Pinckneyville Thresherman Show Draws Steam Power Fans
Pinckneyville hosts the 19th annual Thresherman Steam-Gas threshing show at the fairgrounds with crowds exceeding 8,000. Don Braun, chairman, expects more as 4,000 attend the tractor pulls tonight. The event features old equipment parades, wheat threshing, steam sawmill, shingle mill, and corns shredding exhibits, with antiques from several states and a flea market. Church services, an antique car parade, and car races cap the weekend program.
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Pinckneyville Fairgrounds
Don Braun
Braun
Williamson County seeks tax rolls for every tract
Williamson County officials aim to list every parcel on tax books even when exempt to curb unrecorded deeds and lost taxes. Chairman William Humphreys and Judy Whitson note past misses and emphasize auditing exempt parcels, including church property and hospitals, to reveal true valuations and ensure fair tax burdens while preserving economic benefits from exempt lands.
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Williamson County
Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
William Humphreys
Herrin
Humphreys
Judy Whitson
County Board of Review
Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs
County Program On Aging
United Fund
Board of Review
Blairsville
Masonic Lodge
Lake Creek Township
Oddfellows
Herrin Township
Johnston City
Slovenian Home
Whitson
Marion
Knights of Columbus Club
Crab Orchard National Widlife Refuge
U.S
Illinois Department of Conservation
Carterville
West Marion
Grassy Townships
Southern Illinois University
School of Technical Careers
Crab Orchard
Humphrey
Lemonade Kid Donates Profit To Local Women's Center
Paul Cook, a 10-year-old Carbondale resident, sold lemonade with two friends on a hot day to raise funds for Archway and the Carbondale Women’s Center. He donated 5.50 from sales to stock the food cupboard, saying he wants to help those in need. Paul has also supported a 10-mile walk for Archway and plans another 10-mile event for the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Sherrie Good
Paul Cook
Carbondale
Paul
Southern Hills
Ilinois University
Carbondale Women’s Center
Ellen
Lillian Adams
Women’s Center Board
Women’s Center
Archway
McAndrew
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Walnut Street Baptist Church
One campus plan eyed as CCHS finances rebound
Superintendent Reid Martin told the Carbondale Community High School District 165 board that the district shows a strong financial turnaround from a 1976教育 fund deficit of 696,705 to a 1978 balance of 129,000. He cited belt tightening, the lowest tax levy since 1963, and proposed a single campus with future building reviews and a community committee to assess needs and costs.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois
Reid Martin
Board of
Carbondale Community High School
Martin
Officials reinstate six administrators after oversight fix
Carbondale Community High School District 165 officials corrected a lapse in 1978 statements of economic interest. Board member Roy Weshinskey and six administrators failed to file before the April 30 deadline and were temporarily ineligible. All seven subsequently filed, and the board voted 5-0 to reinstate Weshinskey and to reappoint the six administrators for 1978 79.
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Carbondale Community High School
Carol McDermott
Roy Weshinskey
Margaret Hollis
Don Yost
Charles Warren
Noble Thomas
Paul Karber
Marvin Ott
Weshinskey
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Threshing Show
Joe Michalski
Radom
ED Greer
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