Harper to Join St Louis Accounting Firm
Donald R. Harper son of Mr and Mrs A R Harper of Patoka has accepted a position as accountant with a St Louis firm. He will receive his bachelor’s degree in accounting at SIU Commencement June 16 and SIU Placement Service notes annual interviews with graduates from schools and industry.
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Carbondale, II
Donald Harper
A. R. Harper
Patoka
St. Louis
Southern Illinois University
Harper
School of Business
SIU
Mary P. Gerrish Begins Teaching at Ladue Schools
Mary Patricia Gerrish daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Gerrish Patoka Illinois accepts a teaching post at Ladue Schools St Louis based on SIU Placement Service records She will receive a bachelor’s degree in elementary education at the College of Educational Commencement on June 16 The SIU Placement Service interviews graduating students from government business and schools each year seeking potential employees.
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Carbondale, Ill
Mary Patricia Gerrish
William J. Gerrish
Patoka
Ladue Schools
St. Louis
Southern Illinois University
Gerrish
College of Educational
SIU
Towler Family Attends Eastern University Commencement
Shobonier Mr and Mrs Elva Towler accompanied Mr and Mrs Carl Towler of Vandalia to Charleston for a Sunday evening commencement at Eastern University where Gary Towler earned a Bachelor of Science in Education. He is the grandson of the Towlers and Mrs. Clara Fields of Patoka. They visited Mr and Mrs Bill Ballance, students at the University. Mrs Darwin Moore of Patoka spent Tuesday with her brother Tom Brewer and Mr and Mrs Bill Gelsinger of Vandalia with Mrs Martha Smick.
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Elva Towler
Carl Towler
Vandalia
Charleston
Eastern University
Gary Towler
Clara Fields
Patoka
Bill Ballance
Darwin Moore
Tom Brewer
Bill
Gelsinger
Martha Smick
Patoka Town Proudly Sings Its Big Hometown Spirit
The poem extols Patoka as a thriving, self sufficient town on route two with lighted streets a dairy plant cash milk checks orchards and fruit ships. It highlights a strong high school and basketball pride along with churches business community and hospitality inviting visitors to stay and join in town life.
Savings Bonds Top $98 291 in Illinois April sales
Marion county residents bought 98291 in series E and H United States savings bonds in April. Illinois sales total 29372046 for the state. National sales reached 390611000 with Illinois four month share 34.7 percent of the state quota.
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Marion County
United States
Ambrose W. Harbert
Centralia
Ilinois
Kenneth Milam
Salem
Illinois
General County
Biles
Illnois
Arnold J. Raven
Treasury
Savings
Illinois lawmakers consider new Department of Business and Industry
Senator James H. Donnewald notes a surge of bills proposing a Department of Business and Industry to aid economic growth in Illinois communities. Measures would create a uniform food law under Public Health, stiffen penalties for illegal livestock slaughter, license livestock dealers and sanitarians, and ban benzoate of soda in meat products. The House also passes a bill for annual automobile safety inspections and a measure allowing animal use.
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Orer
Department of Business and Industry
Illinois
House
Department of Public Health
Department of Agriculture
Maida Quick Joins Carbondale School System
Maida Quick, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Walker of Patoka, will become an elementary teacher in the Carbondale school system. She is set to receive a Bachelor of Education at SIU Commencement on June 16. The SIU University Placement Service notes many graduates seek interviews.
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Carbondale
Maida Quick
Leslie Walker
Patoka
Southern Illinois University
Quick
College of Education
SIU
Terry L. Miller Graduates From Southwest Baptist
Terry L. Miller among 114 graduates from Southwest Baptist College Bolivar Missouri on May 21 earning an Associate in Arts in the colleges last year as a junior college. He plans to study further in Bolivar and join the first senior college graduating class in 1967.
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Terry Senford Miller
Southwest Baptist College
Bolivar
Missouri
Terry
L. F. Miller
Patoka
Ill
Law measures move house to senate funding rehab program
A $500000 appropriation for a pilot rehab program for drug addicts was sent to the Senate by the House under the Department of Mental Health. The stop and frisk bill advancing in the House would let police search suspects of illegal activity. I will be out of town June 20 to July 11 with office hours altered on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Senate
House
Department of Mental Health
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Donald R. Harper
Mary P. Gerrish
Ladue School
Shobonier
Leaders OF Tomorrow
Charles Allen and
Jerry Lynn Maas
Jerry Maas
R.R. 1
Egypt
U. S
Solomon
James H. Donnewald
Terry L. Miller
Southwest Baptist
C. H. Spurgeon
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