Washington County Head Start Shows Strong Early Signups
The Washington County Head Start program reports high early demand with 52 children enrolled at Irvington and Okanville each and 44 at Nashville. Director Walter Atchison notes many were turned away due to budget limits, but anticipates expanding to eight weeks next summer to serve more children. The centers provide health, education, and welfare enrichment, with selections made by the community action committee and school system efforts to aid overall child development.
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Washington County
Walter Atchison
Irvington
Okanville
Nashville
Atchison
Ters
Jockey Walter Blum Wins Three Colonial Handicaps
Jockey Walter Blum captured his third straight Colonial Handicap at Garden State Park. He rode Myrtle's Jet to victory in 1956 and followed with Venomous in the next two renewals, extending his dominance in the event.
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Walter Blum
Garden State Park
Myrtle
Jet
Venomous
Local Social Notes and Hospital Entry
Mrs Ben Scheller and several others attended the State Woman's Auxiliary of Free Will Baptists meeting in Benton. James Nehrkorn has entered DuQuoin Hospital. The Stitch and Stir 4-H Club met with Jane Freeman. Emil Lamke and Joe Wojtowicz families visited. David Stelmazewski attended the FFA Convention in Champaign. Marilyn Kabat visited in St Louis, plus multiple visits among Lamke, Radake, Pyszka, Stelmazewski, and Korley families. Timmy Ray and Tommy Joe were baptized twins born June 3. Frequent Sunday visits cited with relatives in Collinsville, Mt Vernon, Du Bois, East St Louis, and Pinckneyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Laur
J. Arthur Smith
Archie Hicks
Gus van Hoorebeke
Frank van Hoorebeke
State Woman's Auxiliary of
Free Will Baptists
Benton
James Nehrkorn
DuQuoin Hospital
Jane Freeman
Emil Lamke
St. Louis
Joe Wojtowiccz
Caseyville
Orville Freeman
Clara Lamke
Roger
Mary Radake
Columbia
Raymond Radake
Rhonda
Diana
Timmy Ray
Tommy Joe
Radake
Marie Freeman
Jane
Franey Walker
Vernon
Lena Pyszka
Anna Stelmazewski
Steve Dressler
East St. Louis
Robert Hebel
Dupe
Albert Pyszka
Wilma Kawinski
Mary Pearl Kern
Robin
Jean Ann Brookman
Mt. Vernon
John B. Quinn
Joe Wright
Clarence Laur
Willard Wright
Mabel Wright
Tillie Bank
du Bois
John Lamke
Sylvester
Raymond Kabat
Philip Corley
Bill Webber
Pinckneyville
Today in History highlights across 1966 events
On this Monday June 27 1966 the year’s day count stands, with notable past events: Hoover arrest of eight trained German saboteurs on Long Island and Florida in 1942, Hickey and others visiting Father’s Day in 1776, and Grace Smith execution in New York for plotting to capture Washington. Earlier and later milestones include Boston New York telegraph link in 1847, Bell Labs color TV demo in 1929, 1940 GOP nomination of Wilkie and McNary, 1950 first aerial shot of Korean War, Eisenhower road bill ten years ago, AMA live polio vaccine endorsement five years back, and Steve Cochran death a year ago.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Long Island
Florida
George Washington
U.S
Boston
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York City
Wendell Wilkie
Charles McNary
GOP
James Little
Wyoming
Council On Drugs of the
American Medical Association
Albert Sabin
Steve Cochran
Pacific
SIU Ranks Third in Turning Out New Teachers
CARBONDALE IL June Southern Illinois University earned third place nationally as a producer of new teachers. Dean Elmer J. Clark said 1328 1965 graduates were produced by SIU with 569 elementary and 611 secondary education majors. First was Michigan State with 2000, San Jose 1361, and other top schools listed. Jocky Bobby Ussery won the Jersey Derby at Garden State Park with Bally Ache in 1960 and Ambiopoise in 1961.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Elmer J. Clark
SIU College of Education
American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
Michigan State University
San Jose
Calif
Western Michigan University
Ohio State University
Eastern Michigan University
Kent
Ohio
Jocky Bobby Ussery
Garden State Park
Bally Ache
Ambiopoise
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Linkon
Kreb’s South Side Drug Store
Scheller
David Stelmazewski
Champaign
F.F.A
Marilyn Kabat
Philip Corley and
THE
Associated Press
Thomas Hickey
Joe
Marilyn
R. J. Kabat
Grace Smith
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Goodby
Ohio State University School of Nursing
Columbus
Neil Hall
Holman Motor Co., Inc
MT. Vernon, Ill
Siu
Garfe
Salem
Dial
PPV
Eaguigh
Ing
Timbretone
Cook's
Ft. Atte
Kinman’s Petrolane Gas Service
Illinois
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