Youth Corps program hires Johnston City high school dropouts
Two youths, Bill Benton and Steve Owens, work 25 hours weekly under the Illinois Farmers Union Neighborhood Youth Corps cleaning ditches and mowing along roads. The program, started in mid June and funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, aims to keep dropouts employed through February while some plan to return to school or seek factory work.
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Bill Benton
Johnston City
Illinois Farmers Union Neighborhood Youth Corps
Benton
Steve Owens
Ownes
Tery Sexton
Owens
Norge Division
Allen Industries
Herrin
James Dean Jr
Dean
John A. Logan College
U.S. Dept. of Labor
William Wilson
Franklin
Jackson
Perry
Union
Williamson
Randolph
Teen Centers Open Hours Across Carbondale Area
Carbondale Teen Center hosts a board meeting at 7 p.m. and offers open recreation 7 to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Attucks Multi-Purpose Center lists modern dance at 5 p.m. Tuesday and 1 p.m. Saturday. Other centers show bands, youth activities, and paid or free admissions for youths 10 to 19 on varying evenings. attendance and schedules vary by center.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Attucks
Marion
Sion
Creal Springs
Herrin
Johnston City
Jaycee
West Frankfort
Lesser Youth Center
4 H Softball Park Marks 25th Birthday in Murphysboro
The Jackson County 4 H Softball Park near Murphysboro started as a weed field and has grown into a central county site with 600 players in 4 H leagues this year. It features 13 girls teams, 21 boys teams, 2 women open class teams, and 1 young men's team. The facility began in 1948 with three acres and 15 acres farmed, with lights added in 1950 through Egyptian Electric Cooperative and volunteer labor. A second diamond opened in 1958 with a further lighting purchase, funded by fund drives and donations. The park hosts tractor pulls, cattle and agricultural shows, and family nights, with profits supporting the extension service building project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Illinois
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Ava Blacktop
McElwain Grade School
4-H
Egyptian Electric Cooperative
Share-the-Fun Festival to Showcase 4-H Winners at Illinois State Fair
Four county 4-H groups compete in the Share-the-Fun Festival at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield this weekend. Randolph County sends the Red Bud Wonders with Our County, Right or Wrong. Jackson County features the Jacob Eager Beavers with Oh, Doctor, Oh. Perry County presents the Pyatt Farmerettes. Union County enters the Cobden Happy Four Leaves Jr. 4-H Club with Little Hawk's Real Nightmare. Debby Frischkorn. Patricia Woodard and others to serve as mistresses of ceremonies. Registration at 4:30 p.m. daily. shows start at 7 p.m. in the Junior Home Economics Building auditorium.
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Jackson County
Illnois
Springfield
Mildred Benz
Extension Service
Jackson Club
Diana McCaughan
Rt. 1
Carbondale
Robert David
Campbell Hill
Jane Ann Bryan
Elkville
Donna Smith
Rt. 3
Janet Wright
Dowell
Rosaline Karsten
Rt. 2
Murphysboro
Barry Wesley
Vergennes
David Shewmaker
Terry Rosenberger
Rhonda Jones
Rt. 4
Theresa Crawshaw
de Soto
Kevin Bame
Ava
Kathy Crawshaw
Kenneth Sullivan
Caroline Woodward
Gary Chamness
Alan Reiman
Candance Camphor
Tammy Holt
Gwen Crews
Debbie Verseman
The
Diamond Daisies
Cindy Imhoff
Grange Hall Lassies
Mara Baker
Somerset Cloverettes
Susan Carter
Campbell Hill Cherokees
Debbie Benz
Smilettes
Linda Mueller
Jacob Pager Beavers
Teresa Hollman
Jacob Eager Beavers
Susan Schuetz
Grand Tower Petticoats
Margret Babcock
Red Bud Wonders
Randolph County
Pyatt Farmerettes
Perry County
Debby Frischkorn
Jacob
Cobden Happy Four Leaves Jr
Union County
Little Hawk
Patricia Woodard
Dongola
Williamson County
Happy Hornets
Marion
Junior Home Economics
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Three Troop 77 Scouts Attend Philmont Training
Doug Dennis Chris Gobert and David Falmier from Carterville Troop 77 attend a two week session at Philmont Scout Ranch near Raton New Mexico. Gobert pursues conservation while Dennis and Falmier pursue leadership training as Life rank scouts aiming for Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Dennis
Chris Gobert
David Falmier
Carterville
Philmont
Raton
N. M
Gobert
Dennis
Falmier
Marion High Wildcat Booster Club Sets August 15 Meeting
A meeting to organize and elect officers for the Marion High School Wildcat Booster Club will be held at 7 p.m. August 15 in the school auditorium. The first activity will be a September 10 picnic for football players and their families. Attendees at a prior planning meeting included Kenneth Sims, Don Ridgley, Vernon Bickner, Earl Long, LeRoy Anderson, Clay Hunter, Jack Fletcher, John Koerfig, and Jim Redden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion High School
Wildcat
Kenneth Sims
Don Ridgley
Vernon Bickner
Earl Long
LeRoy Anderson
Clay Hunter
Jack Fletcher
John Koerfig
Jim Redden
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Eevee En
Southern
Trident
Massachusetts
Elin Piao
Muammar Qaddafi
Libya
Chou En-lai
Dim Ryun
International Olympic Committee
VEC, Inc
Madison, Wisconsin
Greece
Munich
Germany
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Edward Brooke
Senate
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
United Nations
Viet Nam
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Gerald Ford
Arctic
James Eastland
Great Britain
UN General Assembly
NATO
Belgium
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Ora Snider
Eacatien
Gram
Ray Jacquot
Ivan Lively
Ava Blacktop Road
Franklin County
Walier
NFL Club
Ba Segal
Son i
Kenny Alexander
Charles Alexander
Carbondale, Hl
Kenny
Jack Wilcox
Alexander
Carbondale Community East High School
Kenney
Rick Lynn
Gary Brandon
Marion Jerald Sims
Gary Buckles
Duane Uhls
Robert Hosch
Scout Ranch
Marion Boosters
Crab Orchard Lake Mobile Home Sales
Sav-Mart
East Carbondale
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