Bids Placed for Doctor's Memorial Hospital Expansion
Low bids total 1 937 237 for a three story addition at Doctor's Memorial Hospital Carbondale. General contract lead bidder Minner Construction Co St Louis at 853 777 with other Carbondale bidders 889 900 and 996 180. Plumbing bid Tibco of Illinois 783 460. Electrical bid Peebles Electric Co Murphysboro 300 000. Contracts expected to be awarded next week per hospital administrator John B Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor’s Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
John B. Taylor
Minner Construction Co
St. Louis
R. B. Stephens Co
Edgar Stephens
Peebles Electric Co
Murphysboro
Sullivan Electric Co
Cairo
Carbondale Electric Co
Taylor
Hospital
Minner
General Telephone Co
Southern Illinois University Physical Sciences
Marion man shot in legs eight times
Marion 68 year old George Williams was admitted in fair condition to Marion Memorial Hospital after being shot twice on South Holland Street around 11 p.m. Wednesday. Williams said a 32 caliber pistol opened fire as he walked from a tavern. police noted he had been drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
George Williams
S. Liberty St
Williams
South Holland Street
Annie Mae Williams
Dorothy Carter
South Court Street
Williamson County
Dan Freeman
SIU freshman hurt in campus motorcycle crash
Jerry Chabrian a Southern Illinois University freshman from Barrington was seriously injured when a motorcycle on which he was a passenger skidded on Campus Drive near University Park. He suffered compound fractures to his right arm and was flown to Barnes Hospital St Louis in satisfactory condition. Driver Harold Hartley Jr was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions. Hartley claimed he was blinded by oncoming lights. Chabrian had just addressed a student senate meeting about a campus AM carrier current radio project and faces pending explosives possession charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Chabrian
Southern Illinois University
Barrington
University Park
Wall Street
Chabrian
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Harold Hartley Jr
SIU
Hartley
Chaiman
Wright Hall
Second wreck victim dies in SIU crash
William Conkel, 25, Pekin, died at Barnes Hospital after injuries from the train car crash near Makanda on Saturday. He was the second SIU student to die from the accident after Denise A. Myers, 20, Jer seyville, died earlier. Kathleen J. Callahan of Oglesby received minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Conkel
Pekin
Makanda
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Conkel
Southern Illinois University
Denise A. Myers
Jerseyville
Kathleen J. Callahan
Oglesby
SIU Health Service
Conker
Anna resident killed in late night one car crash near Jonesboro
William Clifford Jones 22 of Rt. 2 Anna died in a one car crash on Rt. 127 two miles south of Jonesboro at 11 05 p m state police said his car hit a guard rail crossed left into a ditch overturned and ejected him from the vehicle He had just returned from Vietnam December 1 1967 and worked as a construction worker He was born July 23 1945 in Cobden and was survived by his parents a sister and three brothers Funeral services will be at 2 p m Sunday at McCarty Funeral Home Anna with military honors by the Carroll P Foster VFW Post 3455. A St Clair county coroner s jury returned a murder verdict in the death of June Reibel 44 of Rt 1 Sparta who was shot while sitting in her car in Centreville The car occupants included Otis Johnston 51 of Centreville shot in the head and later died at Christian Welfare Hospital A inquest date has not been set
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William Clifford Jones
Rt. 2
Anna
Rt. 127
Jonesboro
Jones
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Cobden
Homer L
Sibyl Smith Jones
Saratoga Methodist Church
Carroll P. Foster
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Norma K. Edwards
Villa Ridge
Gilbert L. and
Wendell
Elgin
Jim D
Carrie Jones
McCarty
Wil Lively
Harvey Sulins
June Reibel
Rt. 1
Sparta
Lake Dr
Centreville
Otis Johnston
Christian Welfare Hospital
St. Clair County
C. C. Kane
Johnston
Carbondale talks with union as strike deadline nears
City negotiators and Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 160 press to mid ground on wages before a midnight contract expiration. Norman warns of possible wage tax and water rate rises to cover outlays while 30 workers seek a 75 cent raise. Don Ragsdale, SIU security official and ex trooper, resigns to join Valencia Junior College faculty in Orlando.
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Carbondale
C. William Norman
William Held
Norman
Don Ragsdale
Southern Illinos University
Valencia Junior College
Orlando
Fla
Ragsdale
SIU
Jackson County
Illinois State Police
Joseph Ragsdale
Grants aid regional planning in five counties
A $16,436 supplemental planning grant for Jackson and Perry counties was announced by Rep. Kenneth J. Gray. The grants total more than $111,000 for five counties and support planning by the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission. The funding comes from HUD via Illinois agencies. In a separate obituary, Harry L. Stokes, 74, of Du Quoin, died Wednesday at Marshall Browning Hospital after a career in mining and community service. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, a son, a sister, and two grandchildren, with funeral services scheduled Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church in Du Quoin.
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Jackson
Perry
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West
Frankfort
Williamson
Franklin
Jefferson
Jackson - Perry
Greater Egypt
Harry L. Stokes
S. Washington St
du Quoin
Marshall Browning
Jackson County
John
Dorothy Stokes
Katie Doty
Vergennes
First Methodist Church
Mr. Stokes
Masonic Lodge
AF & AM
Scottish Rite
Valley of
Godfrey Urges New Patriotism at Memorial Day Talk
Arthur Godfrey spoke at a 12:30 Memorial Day luncheon in Carbondale praising a new patriotism that honors life over death. He cited a Vietnam veteran who seeks peace and progress, urged citizens to renew city and national priorities, and noted military sacrifices during a sesquicentennial year celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Vietnam
Carbondale Memorial Day Parade Highlights and Funeral Notices
Memorial Day parade in Carbondale featured the SIU ROTC unit six horse-drawn floats and the Black Knights from Belleville with bands from Carbondale Carterville and Marion plus Boy and Girl Scouts and civic groups. First prize went to Crab Orchard Civilian Conservation Center job corps float. second to Cub Pack 60. third to Carbondale League of Women Voters. Parade organizer Bob Bates and 12,000 spectators noted. Funeral services for Julia Iane Ford of Dowell set for Saturday at Neal Memorial Chapel Du Quoin with burial Sunset Memorial Park. Police briefs list speeding arrests in Carbondale and Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Crab Orchard Civilian Conservation Center
Carbondale
Carbondale League of Women Voters
Carbondale Order of the DeMolay
Illinois
Bob Bates
Carbondale Garden Club Council
Neal Memorial Chapel
du Quoin
Julia Iane Ford
Dowell
Marshall Browning
Greenfield
Tenn
John Atwood
Eliza Belle Zora Gorman
Calvin Ford
Ford
Dowell Baptist Church
John
Mascoutah
James
Millard
Collinsville
Helen
Stahlheber
Keith David
Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery
Jackson County 6.5 Million Tax Bills Mailed to Residents
Jackson County residents received 1968 tax bills totaling 6,557,107 based on 1967 assessments. Treasurer Paul Stearns and Clerk Delmar Ward released 16,800 real estate and 14,400 personal property bills with July 1 and Sept 1 deadlines for installments. Delinquent penalties begin July 1. payments accepted at the treasurer’s office or county banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Paul Stearns
Delmar Ward
Stearns
Ward
Westphalian horses parade through Carbondale
Six Westphalian stallions owned by Meisterbrau Brewing Co. of Chicago drew cheers in Carbondale's Memorial Day parade. Trainer Rudy Herzenberger commands them in German. the horses were first brought to the United States in 1963 and are among a small global population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Stafford
Carbondale
Meisterbrau Brewing Co
Chicago
Rudy Herzenberger
Herzenberger
United States
U.S
Springfield
Anheuser -Busch Co
Centenary Celebration At Murphysboro Church Parade
St Andrew Catholic Church marked its 100th anniversary with a Memorial Day centennial homecoming featuring a parade with floats from most classes, a dedication of the new school, and a guest address by State Rep Clyde Choate. Honorary marshals included Vince Gillooly and William S Daniel for the class of 1900.
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St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Murphysboro
Mulberry Streets
Catholic Youth Organization
Vince Gillooly
William S. Daniel
Fred Marlo
St. Andrew’s
Betty Turton
Riverside Park
Clyde Choate
Donna
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tower Grove
Sherman Carr
Also Mentioned on This Page
VFW
Anna Cemetery
Friends
Southern Illinois
Kewanee
Mattoon
Urbana
Mount Vernon
Herrin
Florida
Win Stracke
Stracke
Paul Biggers
Carbondale Memorial Day Association
Godfey
Ver Lynn Sprague
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission
Virginia Marmaduke
Goffrey Hughes
Rue Gene Starr Sr
Paul Randolph
David Keene
J. W. Kelly
Lenis Turley
Kenneth Gray
Ralph Banghardt
Meisterbrau Company
ROTC
DU Quoin Hospital
William D. Budslick
Michael D. Powell
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