Gallatin County historic sites route through Equality to Shawneetown
Travelers explore Gallatin County via Illinois 13 from Harrisburg to Equality and beyond to Shawneetown. The narrative notes salt springs, Civil War sites around Henry Eddy and Grierson, old banks in Shawneetown, Bowlesville ruins, New Haven markets, and regional legends tied to Old Slave House and Nigger Spring, ending with Southern Illinois University offering over 120 technical courses.
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Gallatin County
Illinois 13
Harrisburg
Illinois 142
Eldorado
Equality
Saline
Castle
Temple
Halfmoon Lick
Michael K. Lawler
Lawler Market
Shawneetown
Henry Eddy
James Hall
Grierson
Illinois Cavalry
la Grange
Tenn
Baton Rouge
Eddy Farm
Drill
Westwood Cemetery
Thomas Posey
Washington
Illinois
Marshall
Old State Bank
Chicago
America
Bowtlesville
Robert G. Ingersoll
Bowlesville
Big Lake
Round Pond
New Haven
Joseph Boone
Daniel
Dagley
George Washington
Il Illinois 1
Ridgeway
Illinois 1
Old Spring
John Crenshaw
Island Ripple
John Duff
Southern Illinois University
School of Technology
Illinois Mental Health Press Awards Named for 1965 Coverage
The Department of Mental Health will present Golden Key plaques to Illinois daily and weekly newspapers for best mental health coverage in 1965. Five categories include single feature, series, photographs, editorials, and overall excellence. Winners announced March 30, 1966. judging by University of Illinois journalism faculty.
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Department of Mental Health
Illinois
Journalism
University of Illinois
Carbon monoxide dangers and deer radio study updates
Carbon monoxide remains a silent killer with warnings from Dr. Franklin D. Yoder about ventilation failures and risky practices. Last year 24 home deaths were recorded and nonfatal cases are not tracked. avoid running engines or burning coal in enclosed spaces. In Illinois corn and soy bean plowing for 1966 trails last year by about one week. Pope and Johnson counties hosts a deer radio collar study from Dixon Springs, tracking tagged deer with miniature transmitters to aid movement monitoring. Hunters should not remove collars or tags and must check marked deer at Delwood or Golconda stations.
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Franklin D. Yoder
Illinois Department of Public Health
Yoder
Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Pope
Johnson
Dixon Springs Agricultural Research Center
Glendale
Illinois Natural History Survey
Pope County
Delwood
Golconda
Mine Supervisor Exam Set For November 30
The State Mining Board will hold an examination for mine rescue supervisor at the Mine Rescue Station, 609 Princeton Ave., Springfield, at 9 30 a.m. Tuesday, November 30. Applications may be obtained by writing to the State Mining Board, Department of Mines and Minerals, Room 112.
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State Mining Board
Princeton Ave
Springfield
Department of Mines and Minerals
Spring St
L. Leon Ruff
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Illinois counties consider chief administrative officer plan
Legislation could let downstate counties appoint a chief administrative officer and trim county boards in populous townships to boost efficiency. The plan would keep policy with the board while the administrator handles budgeting purchasing personnel and administration.
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Maurice W. Scott
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
County Board
Weather report shows October dry in Southern Illinois area
Southern Illinois University Climatology Laboratory reports October rainfall at 1.52 inches, below the 3.01 inch area average, with variation among stations from .74 at Cobden to 2.49 at Grand Tower. Temperatures ran cooler than normal, with a mean near 57 degrees, and first frosts noted around late October.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University Climatology Laboratory
Cobden
Grand Tower
Mt. Vernon
Carbondale
Climatology Laboratory
Illinois
Benton
Anna
Makanda
Glendale
Brookport
Carmi
Chester
Creal Springs
du Quoin
Elizabethtown
Golconda
Harrisburg
McLeansboro
Shawneetown
Sparta
Retirement and weather terror cannot be avoided says expert
Nelson P. Foster argues there is no safe retirement spot in North America from violent weather. He notes floods, droughts, hurricanes, and tornadoes have hit or will hit anywhere, though forecasts have improved letting two days of worry instead of two hours.
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Adell
Panama City
Fla
Caribbean
Rocket Boys
NASA
Houston
Tex
North America
Nelson P. Foster
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
New York
New Jersey
Northwest
Kansas
Michigan
Teen considers running away from home and friends’ help
A high school sophomore writes of feeling blamed by parents for her younger sister's actions and asks about leaving with two other girls. The reply warns against running away, cites parental responsibility, and urges enduring the problem, noting home life and school impact.
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Sophmore
Count Your Blessing from the Old Timer
Mrs. Mike Windham of San Carlos Arizona shares a humorous old time laundry recipe column titled Count Your Blessing. The piece lists simple steps for washing clothes from heating water to starching and hanging rags, ending with a restful pause and a blessing.
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Mike Windham
San Carlos
Arizona
Congress of Fulfillment: 89th session achievements praised
A Washington report lauds the 89th Congress as a Congress of fulfillment, noting laws on housing, education, Appalachia aid, manpower training, and the Voting Rights Bill. It highlights funded programs, tax removals, arts support, and expanded poverty and healthcare efforts shaping national progress.
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Congress
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Nomniv
America
Appalachia
President Johnson
National Arts and Humanities Foundation
Wild mushrooms warned as deadly garden roulette risk
The American Medical Association cautions that foraging and eating wild mushrooms is a high risk activity. Only experts can sometimes distinguish safe from poisonous varieties, urging people to favor commercially grown varieties for consumption while warnings about misidentification persist.
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American Medical Association
AMA
University of Chicago
Roscoe E. Braham Jr
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Community and coRuaaAn Press Service
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Washington Report
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