Public Meetings And Arts Events In Southern Illinois
Anna Jonesboro Water Commission meets 7 30 p m in American Legion room. Carbondale Citizens Advisory Council 4 p m Thursday in city hall. Murphysboro Community Action Agency 7 30 p m Thursday at the Thrift Shop 1107 Locust St. SIU art exhibit by Charles V Hitner and Bonnie Slocum at Mitchell Gallery August 17. SIU Summer Music Theater West Side Story 8 p m Friday Saturday Muckelroy Auditorium Tickets 150 students 225 non students. The Sallie Logan Public Library Board 7 30 p m Thursday. Herrin City Council 7 p m finances discussion. Various drive ins show Yours Mine and Ours and The Hour of the Gun July 31–Aug 6. Public notices of obituaries and funeral arrangements follow.
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Anna Jonesboro Water Commission
American Legion
Carbondale Citizens Advisory Council
City Hall
Murphysboro Community Action Agency
Thrift Shop
Locust St
Herrin
Southern Illinois University
Charles V. Hitner
Bonnie Slocum
Mitchell Gallery
SIU
Fox
Carbondale
Rosemarys
Varsity
the Fox
Riviera
Devil’s Brigade
Orpheum
Marion
Family Band
Shaggy Dog
Three Little Pigs
Sallie Logan Public Library Board of Directors
West Side Story
Muckelroy
SIU Agriculture
University Center
Communications Building
van Robinson
Southern [Illinois University
Home Economics
Herrin Senior Citizens
N. 14Th St
McElwain School
Ava Blacktop
Election polls open for unit district board race
Polls will be open Friday noon to 7 pm for seven seats on the newly formed Unit District 300 board in the Du Quoin area. Voting location is Du Quoin Township High School. City council and Pinckneyville meetings follow on Friday evening.
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Board of Education
du Quoin
du Quoin Township High School
Pinckneyville High School
Sidewalk Sales Spark Townwide Bargains in Herrin and Carbondale
Herrin merchants hold sidewalk sales today with at least 21 stores participating. Carbondale retailers plan sidewalk sales Friday and Saturday with more than 41 stores offering special prices on selected items.
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Herrin
Carbondale
Fire crews respond to near smoke at Herrin pharmacy
Firefighters checked LeQuatre Pharmacy at 214 N Park Ave after white mist from the air conditioner resembled smoke. no fire found. A power outage at Millard Brown home during a Wednesday storm was connected to lightning with no major damage. Police briefs list Zeigler William E. Dial 22 cited for failure to yield and Herrin Ronald E Whitecotton 17 cited for speeding along with Flora Ben Phillips 41 for speeding.
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Herrin
LeQuatre Pharmacy
N. Park Ave
Millard Brown
Zeigler
William E. Dial
Ronald E. Whitecotton
Flora
Ben Phillips
SIU Plans Four-Story Biological Science Complex
A major SIU project will rise four stories, about 300 feet long and 100 feet wide, dwarfing the Life Science building. The new facility will house classrooms laboratories and offices for biological and behavioral science departments. A Morris Library segment appears in the upper right as the view faces east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Science
SIU
SIU Morris Library
Welfare board names appointments in four Southern Illinois counties
Harold O Swank announces appointments to county welfare services committees in 65 downstate counties on the recommendation of county boards. In Jackson County Rev William Lewis replaces Laurence W Martin in Carbondale. Bert Shemwell to replace Rev Edward L Hoffman. Mildred Benz and Joe Eades reappointed. In Franklin Clyde Nicholson to replace Lloyd Pickard. Burton Crocker Lesser Eddie Griffin West Frankfort and Ronald Hampton Christopher all reappointed. Union Cecil Dillon replaces Jean Dulenwid er term expired. John N Highland and George H Otrich reappointed.
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Downstate
Harold O. Swank
Illinois Public Aid Department
Illinois
Jackson
William Lewis
Murphysboro
Laurence W. Martin
Carbondale
Bert Shemwell
Ava
Edward L. Hoffman
Mildred Benz
Joe Eades
Franklin
Clyde Nicholson
Thompsonville
Lloyd Pickard
Burton Crocker
Lesser
Eddie Griffin
West Frankfort
Ronald Hampton
Christopher
Bill to make federal buildings accessible for handicapped
Rep Kenneth Gray steered a design bill through the House and Sen E L Bartlett through the Senate to require federal public buildings funded with tax dollars be accessible to the physically handicapped. Gray said about 22 million people have some disability and many buildings block entry. Rep Charles Bennett urged architects to apply the accessibility standard widely on voluntary basis.
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White House
Kenneth J. Gray
Dwest Frankfort
House of Representatives
Sen
E. L. Bartlett
Alaska
Senate
Afghanstan
West Frankfort
Gray
House
Southern Illinois
Charles E. Bennett
Dfla
United States
Teen Richard Treece Fined in Marion Circuit Court
Richard A. Treece aged 19 of John Street Marion was sentenced in circuit court on a reckless driving charge. The prior drag racing charge, reduced to reckless driving, was misreported in Tuesday’s Southern Minnesotan.
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Richard A. Treece
Johnston City
Marion
Marion teen cited for speeding in police brief
Steven J. King, 17, of Marion, cited for speeding in a police brief published by the Southern Illinoisan. The notice appears in the paper’s police briefs section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Steven J. King
Union Board Appoints Six To County Panels
The Union County board of commissioners fills several terms on welfare services and health boards. Cecil Dillon of Anna replaces Jean D. Fulenwider on welfare services. Fulenwider’s term ended in July. George Otrich of Jonesboro Nancy Finch of Anna and John Highland of Alto Pass are reappointed until 1971. Dr Charles W Neal of Cobden is named to the Tri County Health Department for a three year term. Clem on E Johnson of Dongola is added for a one year term and Thomas Eddleman of Dongola remains as the other Union County representative on the health board.
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Union County Board of Commissioners
Cecil Dillon
Anna
Jean D. Fulenwider
Fulenwider
George Otrich
Jonesboro
Nancy Finch
John Highland
Alto Pass
Dillon
Otrich
Finch
Highland
Charles W. Neal
Cobden
Tri- County
Tri- County Health Department
Union
Alexander
Pulaski
Clemon E. Johnson
Dongola
Health Department Board
Thomas Eddleman
Union County
Union housing office moves to Anna and adds dwelling units
The Union County Housing Authority moved its central office to 131 Hillside Terrace Anna. It accepted 39 new dwelling units and expects 23 more in August and 10 in September bringing Anna totals to 90. Construction began in June 1967. Monthly meetings will be held in the new office. Earl Dallas 53 of Searcy Ark pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was sentenced to six months at Vandalia State Penal Farm with one year probation.
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Union County Housing Authority
Cobden
Hillside Terrace
Anna
Vicki Chamness
Chamness
Earl Dallas
Searcy
Ark
Jackson County
Dallas
Vandalia
Carterville Man Dies in Herrin Hospital
John Walker 62 of 809 Pear St Carterville died at 8 07 p m Wednesday in Herrin Hospital after a three week stay He born May 5 1906 north of Colp son of Joe and Olive Dillard Walker married Mabel Over turf at Herrin in 1936 a retired coal miner Survived by wife daughters Mrs Harold Hamilton Robinson Mrs Jack Lavender Herrin and Mrs Wesley Barnes Mesa Ariz sons John and Jack Carterville sisters Mrs Gilbert Ramsey Carterville Rt 1 and Mrs Perrin Spiller Stuart Fla brothers Joseph and Walter Carterville Rt 1 seven grandchildren Funeral 1 30 p m Saturday Riggin Funeral Home Carterville Rev H O Cook officiating Burial East Lawn Memorial Gardens Ener gy Friends may call after 6 p m Friday
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Thomas Herman Todd
Rt. 1
Pinckneyville
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Todds Mill
Thomas
Nancy Carr Todd
Lillian McIitrath
Todd
Denmark Baptist Church
American Legion
Glenn Wilcox
Cutler
Kenneth Heine
Sparta
Evelyn Hicks
Cecelia Gass
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Richard
Edcouch
Tex
Powell
Wyo
Pyatt Funeral
Harold Hagel
Lloyd Hagel
Paul Holder
Cutler Cemetery
Pyatt Funeral Home
John Walker
Pear St
Carterville
Herrin Hospital
Mr. Walker
Colp
Joe
Olive Dillard Walker
Mabel Overturf
Herrin
Harold Hamilton
Robinson
Jack Lavender
Wesley Barnes
Mesa
Ariz
John
Jack
Gilbert Ramsey
Perrin Spiller
Stuart, Fla
Joseph
Walter
Riggin Funeral Home
H. O. Cook
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
South of Energy
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Thomas Todd
Ray Roberts
Raymond C. Roberts
Cherry St
Crain - Norris Funeral
Roberts
Anna State Hospital
Johnson County
John T
Ida Boner Roberts
Leda Marie Grace
Ida Pulliam
Clara Cook
Lake Charles
Lela Stokes
Buncombe
Clarence Puliam
du Quoin State Fair
John N. Highland
George H. Otrich
Randolph
Fred Budh
Red Bud
Delbert Hayer
Fred Lehmer
Baldwin
Theodore Rohlfing
Frank G. Maybell
Henry Hartmen
O. W. Pflasterer
Coulterville
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North
Ilinois Avenue
16Th Street
Walnut Street
Illinoi
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Country Set
Ruth Church Shop
Union Board
Union Housing Office
Crosby St
Chester
Cleve Wilson
Aenl
Tance
W. Frankfort
Quoin
Eaton & Brown
General Electric
Spacemaker
Philco
Eern S Hints
Shlinois
ICAR
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