Union County Miss Union County Fair pageant contestants
Thirteen Union County young women compete for Miss Union County Fair. 1970 queen Melody Nickles will crown Thursday night winner. Contestants include Becky Stubbs Jonesboro Susan Kroeger Anna Vicki Parott Anna Paula Bauer Jonesboro Gayle Ann Lingle Dongola Brenda Tygett Jonesboro Cindy Dillinger Alto Pass Marilyn Tweedy Wolf Lake Marilyn Treece Jonesboro Janice Taylor Anna Mary Jo Kula Anna Donna Corbit Buncombe.
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Union County
Union County Fair
Melody Nickles
Becky Stubbs
Jonesboro
Susan Kroeger
Anna
Vicki Parott
Paula Bauer
Gayle Ann Lingle
Dongola
Brenda
Thirteen vie for queen at Union County Fair opening
The 91st Union County Fair runs August 22 to 27 at Anna City Park with a Queen contest and events including carnival rides harness races a tractor pull a western horse show a demolition derby and livestock shows. Thirteen women enter the queen race with crowning set for Thursday night.
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Anna City Park
Walter M. Bartels
First Baptist Church
Anna
Union County
Jimmy Curry
Henry Don Dillon
Presidnt
Norman Bauer
Albert Lence
Howard Lam
Robert Rich
Police Briefs From Pinckneyville And Stonefort
Annie M. Wright, 67, Pinckneyville, fined $10 and costs for making improper signal. Curt Tanner, 73, Stonefort, fined $15 for driving in the wrong lane.
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Pinckneyville
Annie M. Wright
Stonefort
Curt Tanner
Kunstler visits Koen in Missouri workhouse
New York attorney William M. Kunstler visited Charles Koen in a Cairo Illinois area workhouse where Koen serves six months for assaulting a policeman. Koen weighs 128 pounds after a month on a water diet and is described as spiritually high.
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St. Louis
New York
Wiliam M. Kunstler
Charles Koen
United Front
Cairo
Koen
Kunstler
H. Rap Brown
Stokley Carmichael
Chicago Seven
Bob Williams
United Front Office
Philip Berrigan
Berrigan
Federal Medical Center
Springfield
Fire calls report on three incidents in Southern Illinois
Benton 4 p m Thursday electrical fire in a fuse box at 208 W Washington St in Ralph Stockton home minor damage Du Quoin 7 p m Thursday Turco Manufacturing electrical fire in paint department minor damage to wiring Carbondale 11 40 p m Thursday McGuire's Orchard packing shed false alarm
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Benton
Washington St
Ralph Stockton
du Quoin
Turco Manufacturing Co
Carbondale
McGuire
News Circulation Advertising Telephone Lines
Local newspaper ad lists contact numbers for circulation and advertising services in Carbondale Marion and Murphysboro with phone lines for reader access and sales inquiries.
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Carbondale
Marion
Murphysboro
Williamson inquests rule three deaths accidental
Williamson County coroner juries ruled three Marion deaths accidental in separate July accidents. Randy Gaschk 9 died when a 55 gallon drum exploded in a subdivision. Wendy 11 and Ben Schulmeister 9 died when a dump truck hoist activated under an underpass. Eyewitnesses were limited and reasons for the hoist activation were unclear.
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Williamson County
Marion
Randy Gaschk
Wendy
Ben Schulmeister
Rt. 5
Gaschk
Blake Layton
E. Boyton St
Walter Gaschk
Billings
Mont
Schulmeister
Little Grassy
Rt. 37
A. N. Baker
E. R. Griffith
Griffith
Terry Anderson
Cook Construction Co
Delta Queen bill aims to keep steamboat exempt from Safety at Sea Law
Senate legislation to permanently exempt the river steamboat Delta Queen from the 1966 Safety at Sea Law gains sponsor Sen. Robert Taft. He asserts the Delta Queen operates on inland rivers and should not be subject to open sea safety rules. The effort follows three Congress extensions since 1966 with safety upgrades costing about half a million dollars. Police brief notes Bobby L. Prather, 17, cited for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident in Herrin.
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Senate
Mississippi River
Chester
Grand Tower
Robert Taft
Ohio
Mississippi
Congress
United States
Herrin
Bobby L. Prather
Children and Childishness in Albee Plays
Marie J Kilker a doctoral student at Southern Illinois University authors an article in the August September issue of Players on Edward Albees works including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
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Marie J. Kilker
Southern Illinois University
National Theatre Magazine
Players
Edward Albee
Albee
Virginia Woolf
GE Sues Illinois EPA Over Nuclear Plant Control
General Electric filed suit against Illinois and its EPA to block state regulation of emissions from GE's nuclear reprocessing plant near Morris Grundy County. The case names the Pollution Control Board and the PPA seeking to halt state control of radioactivity emissions.
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Chicago
General Electric Co
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
Morris
Grundy County
Illinois Pollution Control Board
PPA
De Soto Lions Club Prepares Barbecue Pavilion
De Soto Lions club members clean the new pavilion in De Soto City Park as they plan a barbecue dinner and dancing event beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday. Pictured left to right are Lawrence Dietz Edgar Kuehn and Stan Copeland.
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de Soto
Lawrence Dietz
Edgar Kuehn
Stan Copeland
Public Meetings and Weekend Events in Southern Illinois
Carbondale City Council 4 30 p m Friday at city hall to discuss Goals for Carbondale program with citizens advisory committee. Cobden Peach Festival Friday and Saturday at Cobden Ball Park features food displays, Queen contests, and carnival rides. The Arts Dracula at SIU Summer Theatre 8 p m Friday to Sunday at the SIU Communications Building tickets listed. multiple local theatres show films through the week. De Soto Lions Club holds celebration 4 p m to midnight Saturday at De Soto City Park with meals and dancing.
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Carbondale City
City
Citizens Advisory Committee
Cobden
Cobden Ball Park
Yorktown
Herrin
Southern Illinois University
SIU Communications
Dents
Murphysboro City
Murphysboro
Ferne Cliffe Run and Picnic by Harley-Davidson Club
Sunday event for the Sons of David Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Club of Southern Illinois holds their fourth Ferne Cliffe run and picnic. Meeting at Saw-Mart Sunday morning, depart at noon. Donation one dollar per person. Old Fashioned Basket Picnic at Lake Murphysboro State Park at 1 p.m. Open to public with speakers starting 2 20 p.m. Senators representatives and party officials invited.
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Sons of David Harley - Davidson Motorcycle Club
Southern Illinois
Ferne Cliffe
Saw-Mart Fot
Lake Murphysboro State Park
Threshers push full steam ahead at Pinckneyville Show
The American Threshermen Association annual Power Progress Show roars at Pinckneyville fairgrounds with steam threshers and vintage tractors. Wheat threshing demos run daily at 11 3 and 5 with a 3 30 parade. night pulls and gospel performances amplify the weekend. Sunday features antique auto show with judging at 3 30. A new German gas powered heavy duty tractor is on display.
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American Threshermen’s Association
Pinckneyville Fairgrounds
Kentucky Hillbilly Moonshiners
Kentucky
Fairgrounds
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