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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1963
Page
7
Architect's Sketchbook showcases a Grain Scoop Lamp plan by Bill Meyerbecks. An inexpensive project using a scoop shape, beveled sides and a simple wiring method to create a decorative kitchen lamp with easy patterns and affordable materials. The plan S-126 sells for 50 cents through the paper.
Ozark Air Lines will revise its schedule at Williamson County Airport with delays to Convair service until about Sept 17 due to Kentucky airport construction. Flights operate to St Louis and Chicago with new departure times and a plane change at St Louis, while DC3 service continues until Convairs begin.
You can obtain an architect designed remodeling plan for 50 cents by mailing this coupon with payment to Southern Ilinoisan Box 2215 General Post Office New York New York. Include name address city and the coupon cutout. Contact a contractor or lumber dealer for additional advice on the project.
A picnic for about 150 to 200 employees of Technical Tape Corp. at Madison No. 12 Lake near Blairsville is planned for today, according to a company spokesman.
Washington AP The Agriculture Department will require mechanical weight-recording equipment on scales owned by stockyards live stock dealers market agencies and meat packers under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The rule becomes effective Sept 30 with a Jan 1 1965 deadline to fit devices.
Ohio State University students get a late quarter laugh from a campus paper classified ad reading 52 FORD whole car or any part. The cheeky note reflects cash crunches as the term ends in Columbus.
Esther's Cafe opens in a new Cambria building on the main street. Operated by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Meningo with Mrs. Meningo’s long restaurant background. The cafe seats 40 and serves home cooked meals and short orders. Hours are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily except Tuesday.
Mrs. Wilma Shadowens, 17, Marion, was fined 16.20 including costs by Police Magistrate William Shannon after her car hit the bumper of a Marion man Jerry Yewell on a city parking lot behind the city hall.
The Rehabilitation Administration of HEW awarded SIU grants totaling 168 424 dollars for rehabilitation training over the coming year. The funds include 99 018 for graduate training in rehabilitation counseling and 69 406 for training professionals in job placement for the blind. Three five week courses for counselors from across the nation will enroll about 15 each, with week long follow ups in Boston and Atlanta. SIU has offered 14 training courses since 1958.
Williamson County Farm Bureau Young Peoples Talent Fund contestants won the district contest in Springfield securing entry to the state finals at the Illinois Agricultural Association convention in Chicago November 18 to 21. A soloist Mrs. Robert Brooking of Marion a duet by Mr. and Mrs. Dee Orment of Pittsburg Rt. 1 and a 12 voice chorus earned state finalist spots. Choir members include Mrs. Brooking Ozment Beverly Anderson Louise Anderson Linda Anderson Mary Grant Mary Becker Bob Simpson Mrs. Francis Harvel and Mrs. Dianne Perrow Kenneth Lemaster with Mrs. Lee Chamness and Leon Fosse of Marion guiding the group.
Ralph Siedel of Strongsville near Cleveland earned Wilmington College’s degree as the 28th family member or friend to wear the same graduation cap and gown. His aunt originally wore the garb at Denison University in 1927.
Leroy G. Keith given $15 fine including costs by Justice of Peace Jim Bob Kerley after a ticket issued by State Trooper Ivan Castens for an overloaded truck in Murphysboro.
New federal rules raise interstate commerce minimum wages to 1.25 for a 40 hour week with overtime. A separate 1.00 minimum applies to other workers in firms engaged in interstate trade. Coverage includes construction firms over 350000 gross, retailers over 1 million in sales or 250000 in purchases across state lines, and various transit and service businesses. The plan implements 44 hour weeks, then 42 and 40 by 1965, with age and home work restrictions for certain industries.
Gov Otto Kerner vetoed a bill for 742000 in flood control funds for Richland Creek projects in Randolph St Clair and Monroe Counties The plan would fund the state share of an Army Corps of Engineers project with two reservoirs and channel improvements Kerner said federal planning funds are unavailable and construction costs must await federal money delaying start by at least three years.
Terry Aiken of Eastern Township was elected chairman of the Franklin County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee at a recent ASCS township chairmen convention. Bill Burgoon was chosen as third member, with Earl Payne and Walter Berner named alternates.
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