Calendar of public meetings and cultural events in Southern Illinois
Public meetings listed include Alto Pass High School District budget hearing at 8 p.m. at the school and other sessions in Carbondale Vienna Herrin Murphysboro and Williamson County. Cultural items include soprano Dolores Cohen recital at SIU, a Pulaski County fair program, graduate art exhibit at SIU, and various movie showings across Carbondale Marion Herrin Murphysboro. Campaign train for William G. Clark stops in several cities.
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Alto Pass
Carbondale Library Board
Carbondale Park District Board
Park Board
W. Elm St
Vienna
Herrin Park Board
Murphysboro Water and Sewage Commission
City
Williamson County Public Building Commission
Courthouse
Marica
Pulaski County Fair
Dolores Cohen
Bach
Schubert
Brahms
Strauss
Schuman
Dupare
Wagner
Mozart
Home Economics
SIU
Rt. 51
Pulaski
Southern Illinois University
Roger Dade
Cyril Rennels
Mitchell
STU
Former cafe owner dies in Herrin at 82
Caesar Lualdi 82 who ran Arcade Cafe at 417 E Monroe St Herrin for 21 years died Tuesday at Herrin Hospital. Born Sept 4 1885 in Marcallo Italy he married Maria Ballini in 1911. He and son Louis ran the cafe 1938 1959. the family also ran a confectionary from 1923 to 1938. He leaves wife two sons a sister and three grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Our Lady of Mt Carmel with burial at St Carlos Cemetery.
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Caesar Lualdi
Arcade
E. Monroe St
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Marcallo
Italy
Louis
Maria Viola Lualdi
Maria Ballini
Lualdi
Arcade Cafe
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic
Maria
James
Gina Morani
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Bernard P. Mongan
Johnson Funeral Home
St. Carlos Cemetery
SIU Outdoor Lab to host Indian Pow-Wow event
Southern Illinois University Outdoor Laboratory at Little Grassy Lake will host an Indian Pow-Wow at 8 p.m. Thursday with a narrated story and dances performed by recreation classes from SIU and handicapped children from the lab. A mixer and refreshments follow in the dining hall, open to the public free of charge. De Soto: Imogene L. Hughes, 30, $15 improper left turn. Carbondale: John D. Quandt, 27, $15 improper left turn.
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Southern Illinois University
Little Grassy Lake
Pat Frattini
SIU
de Soto
Imogene L. Hughes
Carbondale
John D. Quandt
Forum
Muckelroy
SIU Agriculture Building
University Center Information Desk
Communications Building
Murphysobro
Murphysboro City National Bank
Singing Pig Oink Headlines Murphysboro Apple Festival Show
Oink the singing pig stars in Uncle Heavy's Pork Chop Review during the Murphysboro Apple Festival on September 12 13 and 14. The act with trainer Uncle Heavy has appeared on national TV and a national magazine. Oink will perform Popeye the Sailor Man and Home on the Range.
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Oink
Uncle Heavy
Popeye the Sailor Man
Chester L. Treece Dies at 82 in Carbondale
Chester L. Treece of Makanda Jackson County died at Doctors Memorial Hospital after about two months illness at age 82. Born Sept. 27, 1885 in Union County to Silas and Maude Treece he worked for Illinois Central railroad and lived in Makanda his whole life. Surviving are daughters Wanda Patrick Cambria Marjorie Ruth Aline Logan Charlene Logan Hammond Ind Irene Fliener Zeigler Mary Wagster Trenton Tenn and sons Ralph Treece Varna Mt. Era NC 17 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Friday Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale Rev Bruce E. McNeely officiating burial Evergreen Cemetery Makanda. Calling after 5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Charles Elmer Crouch
N. Allyn St
Carbondale
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Jackson County
Howard
Laura Glenn Crouch
Martha Ellen Walker
Crouch
Illinois Central Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
Carmen
Anthony Puleo
West Islip
N.Y
Harry Bateman
East St. Louis
Raymond Crouch
Kirkland
Wash
Huffman Funeral Home
George C. Jurrens
First Baptist Church of
Carterville
Oakland Cemetery
Union County
Silas and
Maude Crowell Treece
Makanda
Estella
Wanda Patrick
Cambria
Marjorie Ruth
Aline Rude
Charlene Logan
Hammond
Ind
Irene Fliener
Zeigler
Mary Wagster
Trenton
Tenn
Ralph Treece
Varnia
E. W. Treece
Mt. Era
N.C
van Natta Funeral Home
Bruce E. McNeely
Evergreen Cemetery
Fire damages home in West Frankfort blaze
A fire at 807 E Summers St West Frankfort caused about 2000 in damage to the Charles E Avery residence. The flames started in a bathroom when a gas water heater ignited cement used for floor tiling. Firemen controlled the blaze in a half hour with no injuries.
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Charles E. Avery
E. Summers St
West Frankfort
Fire calls in three towns report home damage and accidents
West Frankfort at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday 807 E Summers St saw 92000 in fire damage to a home owned by Charles E Avery. Herrin at 11:50 p.m. Monday reported a grass fire behind Lualdi Distributing Co 417 E Monroe St with no damage. Rockwood incident involved Raymond E Doughty 41 cited for $15 failure to reduce speed to avoid accident.
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West Frankfort
E. Summers St
Charles E. Avery
Herrin
Lualdi Distributing Co
E. Monroe St
Rockwood
Raymond E. Doughty
Murphysboro Tavern Window Smashed by Vandals
Vandals smashed a window at Beasley’s Tavern 902 Walnut St Murphysboro between 3 and 5 a.m. today. Police report no entry attempted. investigation ongoing.
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Murphysboro
Beasley’s Tavern
Walnut St
Murphysboro Apple Queen hopefuls enter festival contest
Janice Purcell and Cynthia Willett join the Murphysboro Apple Festival Queen Contest. Willett, 18, a nursing student and Murphysboro High graduate, is sponsored by the Young American Shop. Purcell, 17, a senior active in clubs and student media, is sponsored by the Murphysboro Business and Professional Women’s Club. The festival runs Sept 12–14 with a Sept 1 deadline. Entry costs 25 dollars. The winner advances to the Illinois Fruit Queen contest and earns a 1000 dollar scholarship.
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Janice Purcell
Cynthia Willett
Murphysboro
Miss Purcell
Joe W. Purcell
Dewey St
MTHS
First Lutheran Church
Luther League
Herrin Man Gale Wakefield 82 Dies in Herrin Hospital
Gale B. Wakefield of Herrin, aged 82, died at 12 30 p m Tuesday in Herrin Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at George Van Natta Funeral Home Herrin.
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Gale B. Wakefield
Herrin
George van Natta
FTC charges Kennecott Peabody merger illegal
The Federal Trade Commission files a Washington DC complaint accusing Kennecott Copper Corp and Peabody Coal Co of an illegal merger under the Clayton Antitrust Act. FTC seeks divestiture of all acquired Peabody plants and facilities if found unlawful, noting potential reduced competition in Utah and the West.
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Federal Trade Commission
Peabody Coal Co
Kennecott Copper Corp
Washington, D.C
FTC
Kennecott
Peabody
Kennecott - Peabody
Ilinois
Kennecott- Peabody
Utah
Southern Illinoisan publication and address note
The Southern Illinoisan provides publication details including daily and Sunday editions, office addresses in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro, and notes on its status as successor to local papers. It states exclusive AP use for local and despatch news.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Ilinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Carbondale,Inc
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Dally Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
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Clark
William G. Clark
Anna
Cairo
Sparta
Anna Drive-in
Ivy
Sebastian
Orpheum
Marion
Varsity
SIU Laboratory
Jackson County Housing Authority
Carbondale City Hall
Zeigler Royalton
Franklin High School
Lincoln Junior High School
Charles Crouch
Outerwear, Inc
Grace Street
du Quoin State Fair
Chester L. Treece
McCann's Market
U.S
Wygal
Blue Bell
McCannburger
Jon
Maxwell House Coffee
Bil
Oneycup
Miss Willett
Mrs
J. L. Willett
Rainbow Dr
University of Evansville School of Nursing
Evansville
Murphysboro Township
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Willett
FIC
West Main
KFC
Sanders
Price
Lake Gillette
Lot-O-Savings
Baby Pi
Lustre Creme
Reg
N. Park- Herrin
Benton
E. Main
W. Frankfort
Nis
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