Last of Geneseo tourist homes as comfort fuels decline
Geneseo resident Pearl Hutchinson runs a bare tourist home since 1937 on Route 6. With no guests for weeks and only two rooms, she laments changing tastes and growth of modern motels on Interstate 80, fearing this summer will be her last.
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Andrew H. Malcolm
New York Times
Geneseo, St. Pearl
Hutchinson
Geneseo
Mrs. Hutchinson
Oscar Caryman
Chicago
Blind coed studies Vietnamese at SIU Carbondale
Rita Dillon a Joliet native and sighted student studying Vietnamese at Southern Illinois University Carbondale under Professor Nguyen Dinh Hoa. The blind student aims to teach early childhood education or work with handicapped children, possibly in Vietnam or the United States, balancing internship options.
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Joliet
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Rita Dillon
SIU
Rita
Daniel T. Dillon, Jr
Joliet Junior College
Upstate University
SIU Center For
Nguyen Dinh-Hoa
SIU Center For Vietnamese Studies
Nguyen Hong Cuc
Vietnamese Studies Center
Vietnam
Inmates plan car wash in Herrin
Six honor camp inmates from Marion Federal Penitentiary will run a car wash Saturday in Herrin from 8 30 a m to 3 p m at Clark Super 100 Service Sta. Proceeds aid Shawnee Forest Service Club benevolent community service activities. Car wash with interior vacuuming priced at 1 50. Nick Smirnes owner laid station for day. The Academy chapel in Colorado Springs holds 17 spires and seats 1665.
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Marion Federal Penitentiary
Herrin
Shawnee Forest Service Club
Buddy Rogers
Nick Smirnes
Chamber Auction Plans Yard Sale in Carbondale
Mammoth yard sale fundraiser by Carbondale Chamber of Commerce to sell parking spaces and accept donated merchandise for a second community auction. Event slated for October with proceeds supporting local programs.
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Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
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N. Park
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East Carbondale
Gary Chamness
Bedroom
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Dogwood Lane
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Newport Royal
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Sebring
Chrysler Motors Corporation
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