Confederate Cemetery in Alton Urged for Tourists
Illinois Expedition Land invites travelers along the Great River Road to visit the Confederate Cemetery at State and Rozier in Alton where a 1910 obelisk memorializes 1 354 soldiers who died of smallpox during 1862 to 1865 while prisoners of war. The piece highlights the prison and island hospital history, the Dix reform view, and urges a solemn visit with a tourism brochure available.
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Alton
Sinois
State Street
Rozier
U.S
Mississippi River
Illinois
Broadway
William Streets
Joliet
Mississippi
Dorothea Dix
Conferate Reservation
State and Rozier
Belleville
Farm Equipment Museum to open at 1965 State Fair
A year around farm equipment museum planned for the State Fairgrounds Springfield will debut at the 1965 Illinois State Fair with the Farm-A-Rama exhibit. Franklin Rust named James Brunk superintendent as Brunk aims to display about 100 pre 1900 machines. State Fair dates.
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Springfield
Franklin Rust
James Brunk
Brunk
Attorney General Clark Outlines Board Vacancy Rule
William G. Clark states a vacancy on an unincorporated area board of education occurs when a member ceases to inhabit the state or relevant area. Remaining members must fill the seat until the next election with a successor meeting the same residency. Clark also details limits on prosecutorial authority and notes a broad anti crime bill moving through the Illinois Legislature.
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William G. Clark
Board of Education
Clark
George E. Sangmeister
Will County
Glen D. Neal
Cumberland County
Illinois
United States
State Fair Sets Aug 13 22 1965 Events and Big Colt Stakes
The 1965 Illinois State Fair in Springfield runs August 13 to 22 featuring a self playing banjo display in the Gay 90s exhibit, a 72 year old Violano Virtuoso, and a Wurlitzer No 157 band organ outside the Coliseum. A Colt Stakes field of 583 trotters and pacers will compete with stakes totaling 248000 dollars.
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Springfield
Coliseum
Hube Elliott
Harses Racing
Social Security Q A for Workers in Private Homes
A reader describes cash wages as a cook and maid with no SS card and asks about eligibility. An official answer stresses obtaining Form SS-5, reporting earnings above $50 in three months, 7 percent tax shared with the employer, and that at 67 the reader may qualify for benefits if earnings are credited. Contact nearest Social Security office and mail questions to Clarion Printing, Columbia Illinois.
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Internal Revenue
O Clarion Printing Company
Columbia, Ill
Harness racing opens with filly division on opening day
The meet runs August 13 14 and 16 with three year old trotters and pacers in the filly division starting opening day for a $24000 purse.
Illinois State Fair Opens with Youth Contests and Stock Car Races
Opening day features a Cavalcade of Music with baton twirling marching bands and vocal groups. New Christy Minstrels and The Kingsmen perform in the grandstand. Stock car and motorcycle races on Aug 20 in Springfield still have tickets left as sales lead the fair’s history. Aug 13 to Aug 22 run this year.
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Springfield
Luke Gleason
Illinois
New Christy Minstrels
Kingsmen
Education Gaps Narrow as Census Shows Shifts
Census figures reveal that over half of men aged 20 to 64 are high school graduates and about 25 percent have attended college for at least a year. The proportions far surpass those of their fathers, indicating a significant education shift.
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U.S
Livestock and Meat Prices Decline in Market Week
Declines in live stock and dressed meats marked the week as hogs led losses with prices down to 25.00 cwt from a 26.00 peak. Cattle began strong then softened with steers steady to weak and heifers down, cows off by about a dollar, while veal calves and spring lambs also eased under buyer pressure.
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Producers Live Stock Marketing Association
Barrow
110 In The Shade Opens at Municipal Opera July 5
The Western musical with a chuck wag on atmosphere debuts at Forest Park for one week starting July 5. Gretchen Wyler Bruce Yarnell and Art Lund head the cast with a supporting lineup, while Lizzie Curry seeks a husband as rain comes to town.
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Municipal Opera
Forest Park Theatre
Meredith Willson
Gretchen Wyler
Bruce Yarnell
Art Lund
Miss Wyler
Municipal Opera Dancing Chorus
Molly Brown
Li'l Abner
Lund
Benny Goodman
Robert Shafer
Joe McWherter
Susan Kennedy
Thomas Head
Shafer
N. Richard Nast
The
Lizzie Curry
Lizzie
Bill Starbuck
Starbuck
Harvey Schmidt
Tom Jones
Picnic Prelude for Spur of the Moment Outdoors
The article advises simple hearty foods for picnics with practical prep tips. It suggests turning luncheon meat with baked beans and vegetables for sandwiches, keeping boiled potatoes, marinating in French dressing, and using deviled eggs as a tasty add. It also offers fruit skewers on wooden skewers, serving on crushed ice, and transporting cake in a covered pan.
Opera Tickets By Mail At Forest Park
Performance information lists mail orders to Municipal Opera in St. Louis Missouri with a self addressed stamped envelope for ticket return. Prices span 75 cents 1.50 2.25 3.00 and 4.00 dollars.
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Municipal Opera
Forest Park
St. Louis
Bid notice for school supplies and services 1965
Regular bid forms available at the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. Bids sealed and returned to B D Middleton by 12 00 Noon on July 13 1965. John L Gummersheimer Secretary of the Board of Education.
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Board of Education of
Columbia Community Unit Novo
Monroe and
St. Clair
Illinois
Board of Education
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General Insurance - Real Estate
South Main Street
Columbia, Illinois
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Patrick Henry
Virginia
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Columbia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Kenneth G. Haller
Strassenfest
Rapp Avenue
Richard Stengel
Rock Island County
Richard R. Cross
McHenry County
Ilinois
House of Representatives
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Sebastian J. Valle
Office of
Norman W. Beck
Monroe County
Court House
Waterloo
Edgar O. Zimmer
N. Main Street
Ghent
F. L. Smith
S. Main Street
Floyd E. Crowder
H. A. Matthews
Optometrist
West Legion
Main Street
Thurman's Coffee Shop
Helen Hale
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Columbia Star
George W. Smith
Roy P. Conrad
Clarion Patg. CO
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Wilimgts Et Ee Associatioa
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Board of Education of Columbia Community Unit
Columbia, Ilinois
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Creative Designs
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Clarion Printing Co
N. Rapp
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