West Frankfort Museum project starts Monday
Operation Mainstream crews from the Illinois Farmers Union will convert the old Logan School into the Frankfort Area Historical Museum. A 5 to 7 member team will repair, repaint, and install exhibits at 2000 E St Louis St, with work from elders 55 and up continuing as needed. The project aims to restore the building for Franklin County history.
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Logan School
West Frankfort
Frankfort
Illinois Farmers Union
Mainstream Crew
St. Louis St
Earl Pate
Mainstream
Eldorado
Pate
Jers
Illinois
Saline County
Selective thief nabs jackets during Murphysboro sidewalk sale
At Weber's Mews Store in Murphysboro a white male about 35, six feet tall and 210 pounds walked off with four jackets from a display. Clerk Bob Wilson chased as the man fled in a white 1963 Ford with concealed license. Store owner Ed Althoff noted the thief had appeared previously, trying on coats Thursday.
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Murphysboro
Weber’s Mews
Walnut St
Bob Wilson
Ed Althoff
Kentucky man crashes into public plaza in Marin
Duane H. Lowery, 26, of Murray Kentucky, driving west on East Main Street, could not decide which direction to take when the road split. He braked, slid into a construction plaza, smashing a fence and tearing out a 30 foot section. The car halted short of a brick tower under construction.
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Kentucky
East Main Street
Marin
Duane H. Lowery
Murray
Lowery
Herrin Jaycees Sponsor Walk for Mankind Fundraiser
The Herrin Jaycees will sponsor a Walk for Mankind to raise funds for Project Concern hospitals and local projects. walkers travel 18.2 miles round trip from Westside School to Wolf Creek road. sponsors pay per mile. National project headquartered in San Diego. 35 percent to local projects, 65 percent to the national program. Henry Nix serves as Jaycee project chairman.
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Joe Satterfield
Club
Westside School
Wolf Creek Road
Orchill
Walk For Mankind
San Diego
Calif
Henry “Tiney”’ Nix
Jaycee
Two Suspects In Custody In St Marys Bank Robbery
Two suspects are in custody in Randolph County jail after a Thursday bank robbery in St Marys Missouri. Harold Jeffries 37 Willisville and Lewis Howell 37 are held while a third suspect remains at large. Authorities including the FBI pursue the getaway driver and the $38000+ heist.
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St. Marys
Randolph County
Chester
Harold Jeffries
Willisville
Lewis Howell
Mississippi River
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Randolph County Cornfest at Charter Oak School
The Randolph County Historical Society held its annual cornfest at Charter Oak School on Saturday. Harold Affleman of Chester was among attendees and participants in the event.
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Randolph County Historical Society
Charter Oak
Harold Affleman
Chester
United States
Bowen Center Loses Accreditation Under New Standards
The ACFMR declined accreditation for the A.L. Bowen Children's Center in Harrisburg after June surveys, citing inadequate direct care staffing and facility design. Officials warn loss could threaten federal Title I funds and impact other state mental health facilities.
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Bowen Children's Center
A.L. Bowen Children’s Center
Harrisburg
Accreditation Council For
Albert J. Shafter
Shafter
Bowen
Illinois
ACFMA
Council
ACFMR
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
American Psychiatric Association
The
Council For Exceptional Children
American Association On Mental Deficiency
AAMD
National Association For Retarded Children
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
Acfima
Jack Roberts
Tor
Lincoln State
Dixon State
Roberts
U.S. Senate Committee
AFCMR
Anna State Hospital
Shaffer
Shafer
Bank president Newman Harris dies at 52
Newman Harris, 52, president of the University Bank of Carbondale and the Bank of De Soto, died of a heart attack at Doctor's Memorial Hospital. He lived at 106 Pinewood, Carbondale, owned Southwestern Illinois Supply Corp., and ran a realty and insurance firm. He was born October 4, 1919, in Arcadia Kansas and married Janet Lippert. Funeral services will be Tuesday at Van Natta Funeral Home with Masonic rites Monday evening. banks will close Tuesday afternoon for the funeral.
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Newman Harris
University Bank of Carbondale
Bank of de Soto
Doctor’s Memorial Hospital
Harris
Janet
Ronald
de Soto
Bruce
Elwood
Ned
Susan Fitzinger
Orinda
Calif
Norman Harris
Carbondale
Ethel Harris
Pinewood
Southwestern Illinois Supply Corp
Arcadia
Kan
Janet Lippert
Logan College Foundation Event Noted
A fragmentary report references a Logan College Foundation event or fundraiser. Details are unclear but the note preserves a connection to the college foundation and its activities.
Southern Illinois Sees Fatal Automobile Toll Reach Ninety Nine
The count of deadly car crashes in Southern Illinois rose to 99 this year from 80, with Sgt. Andy Muzzarelli citing multi casualty collisions as a key factor. Fred Willis of Carbondale and Velma Presswood of Chester were among the recent fatalities, as officials expect the toll to climb.
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Illinois
Andy Muzzarelli
Ilinois
du Quoin
Fred T. Willlis
Carbondale
Velma Presswood
Chester
Muzzarelli
Willis
Oakland Street
Presswood
Mazzarelli
Jackson County Considers Three Bids for Automated Voting
Jackson County officials review three bids for 210 automatic voting machines and 50 demonstration units for the November 7 General Election. Proposals include purchase or rental, plus instructional services and punch card ballot setup. Demonstrations across 50 precincts planned ahead of the vote.
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Jackson County Board
Neel Stallings
Election Committee
Iesetion Systems
Park Ridge
Illinois Records Division
Moline
Illinois Office Supply Co
Ottawa
Chase
Southern Illinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
CES
Stal
Stallings
Delmar Ward
Dixon elected president elect of Illinois Teachers Association
Billy G. Dixon of Southern Illinois University Carbondale has been elected president elect of the Illinois Association of Teacher Educators. He will assume the presidency in 1973 74 after four years on the association’s executive council and two on the National Association of Teacher Educators council. Dixon has taught at SIU since 1967 and resides in Benton.
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Billy G. Dixon
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Illinois Association of Teacher Educators
Dixon
National Association of Teacher Educators
SIU
Rt. 2
Benton
University School
Bowen Receives About 500000 in Federal Aid
Bowen has received approximately 500000 in federal aid. The notice mentions a large sum from a government program and identifies Bowen as the recipient. Further specifics are not provided in the fragment.
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Bowen
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Herrin Jaycees
Shuline
Charles Knop
Sparta
Schuline
Rt. 4
Steeleville Wye
Carbondale, de Soto Bank President
Erro
Logan College
Founda
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Illinois Association
Joseph Garfunkel
Department of Pediatrics
Southern Ilinois University School of Medicine
American Academy of Pediatrics
Garfunkel
Miami, Fla
Dr. Garfunkle
School of Medicine
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