Southern Illinois public meetings and a busy film and fair calendar
The Southern Illinoisan lists a constitutional convention planning session at SIU Carbondale on Friday at 7 30 p m, Murphysboro council Friday 7 p m, plus art exhibit August 21 27 at Mitchell Gallery. Also features films at area drive ins and theaters, a Du Quoin State Fair schedule, and a Du Quoin Township High School parent meeting at Paradise Consolidated School. Summer music theatre West Side Story at SIU Muckelroy Auditorium with ticket prices. Community events include a Golden Age Club potluck and a Legion post gathering with a dance.
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Southern Illinois Committee For A
Mississippi
University Center
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Barbara Wiliams
Marci Zelmanoff
Mitchell
SIU
Johnston City
Housing Project Recreation Center
Paradise Community Consolidated School
American Legion Paul Stout Post
Legion Home
Sunday Picnic and Big Racing at Fern Clyffe Park
Sunday events at Fern Clyffe State Park near Goreville include worship at 10 30 a m lunch at noon gate admission with 1 parking fee per car midway open all day and racing featuring a 116 000 Hambletonian for three year olds a 23 000 Castleton stake for two year olds and the Geers stake for three year old pacers. Teen Age Go Battle of the Bands with the Sting Rays of Mt Vernon entries 17. Special music by The Turks of Evansville Indiana plus a Grand Ole Opry show with a star lineup. Movie listings include With Six You Get Eggroll and Dr Zhivago ends Wednesday.
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Southern Illinois University
West Side Story
Muckelroy
SIU Agriculture
University Center
Communications Building
du Quoin State Fair
Sting Rays
Mt. Vernon
Grand Ole Opry
Buck Jones
Buckaroos
Lynn Anderson
The
Homesteaders
Red Foley
Southern Illinois Masonic
Fern Clyffe State Park
Goreville
Hambletonian
Castleton
Geers
Anna Fair draws 6000 as Tex Ritter headlines in Nashville breeze
A crowded Anna Fair in Tennessee attracts more than 6 000 fans with Tex Ritter and the Boll Weevils. Harness racing results include Grace Lieutenant driven by Van Carter winning heat one with a 2 12 time and Frolic Time taking both heats in the non winner pace. The queen contest for Miss Union County 1968 shifts to 7 p m for a double show, with the Johnny King Jr Auto Thrill Show replacing Eldon Daniel, whose act was canceled after a Tuesday equipment breakdown in Cleveland.
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Tex Ritter
Boll Weevils
Nashville
Tenn
Anna Fair
Jonesboro
Grace Lieutenant
Homer Morgan
van Carter
Jack
Joyce Hawkins
Hawkins
Trenon
Union County
Fairgrounds
Johnny King Jr
Eldon Daniel
Daniel
Cleveland
Ohio
Barney Lentz
Chester Man Hurt In Fall From Scaffold
John Rodewald of Chester was injured Thursday when a scaffold failed and he fell two stories in the Gilster Milling Co. building at 1037 State St. He was in good condition at Memorial Hospital, Chester, after being brought there. Carl Ebert also on the scaffold slid to safety and was not hospitalized.
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Chester
John Rodewald
Memorial Hospital
Carl Ebert
Gilster Milling Co
State St
Rodewald
Carbondale Budget Set for 1968 69 Review
Copies of the proposed Carbondale city budget for 1968 69 are on display in the Carbondale Public Library and in the city clerk's office. City Manager C William Norman submitted the budget on Tuesday and it will be discussed at the next Tuesday informal council session. Final action is expected after a public hearing September 3.
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Carbondale
C. William Norman
Graves Says Minor Delays Leave Classrooms Ready
Graves notes a few inconveniences but assures the classrooms will be ready for use. He frames the work as a matter of steady effort by the school staff to complete the project.
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Graves
Colp housing project near occupancy deadline set
Williamson County Housing Authority executive director Julius Steinmarch says a 10 unit Colp public housing project should be ready for occupancy by Sept 1 with final inspection within a week. Donald Quaglia of Herrin is general contractor for the $140000 project.
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Colp
Julius Steinmarch
Williamson County Housing Authority
Steinmarch
Donald Quaglia
Herrin
Gilmore Asphalt Co
Anna
Johnston City
Walter Chestosky
Delmer R. Mitchell Construction Co
Oshel Campaign Caravan Plans Williamson Stops
Republican 21st District candidate Val Oshel announced a multi county tour to meet voters in Williamson and across a 22 county district before the November 5 election. He will visit Creal Springs Crab Orchard Paulton Corinth Pittsburg Spillertown White Ash Johnston City Marion Crainville Carterville Cambria Blairsville Colp Herrin and Energy in scheduled sessions. Oshel challenges Rep Kenneth Gray for the congressional seat.
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Val Oshel
Williamson County
Oshel
Creal Springs
Crab Orchard
Paulton
Corinth
Pittsburg
Spillertown
White Ash
Johnston City
Marion
Crainville
Carterville
Cambria
Blairsville
Herrin
Osher
Kenneth Gray
West Frankfort
Northeast Congress plans expansion with 10 at large seats
Carbondale's Northeast Community Development Congress moves to elect 10 at large delegates, two from each of five districts, to fill a district 4 vacancy created by Rev William Reid's resignation. The body discusses investigations into hiring practices and police brutality, annexation petitions, and remodeling plans for Anderson's Store with SIU involvement.
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Carbondale
Northeast Community Development Congress
Hardin Davis
Congress
Charles Simon
District
William Reid
Simon
Community Conservation Board
Robert Stalls
Shedret McQueen
Walter Robinson Jr
Southern [Illinois University Community Services Department
Anderson
I. Marion
SIU
Northeast
Community information center proposal before Carbondale CAC
A Southern Illinois University student presented a plan for a Carbondale community information center to the Citizens Advisory Committee. The idea, backed by MOVE, envisions a free source of data on city organizations, possible emergency rumor control, a newsletter, and data processing help from SIU. Financing could come from donations or a private foundation grant. The center may be housed in a geodesic dome near the Student Christian Foundation, with staff voluntary or paid.
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Carbondale
Citizens Advisory Committee
Southern Iolinois University
Robert Horton
MOVE
Committee For Study
CAC
Frank Kirk
Citizen’s Participation
Horton
Siu
Student Christian Foundation
Sible Center
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Ilinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Illinoi
Southern Ilinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Saline River channel project breaks ground Saturday
Groundbreaking for a 40 mile Saline River channel improvement project set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Equality High School with Rep. Kenneth J. Gray speaking. Interior Secretary Udall is uncertain. project funded at $679000 this year with total cost near $10 million. A 10 a.m. parade precedes the ceremony and a barbecue follows. The U S Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and Saline Valley Conservancy District supervise the work.
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Saline
Equality High School
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West Frankfort
Interior
Stewart Udall
Washington, D. C
Shapiro
Springfield
Equality
Udall
Harrisburg
Congress
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Louisville
Saline Valley Conservancy District
Herrin district weighs appraisal for old Bandyville school pad
Herrin Unit School District plans an appraisal of the east Herrin Bandyville property to help a public agency’s push to acquire it for a future Red Men lodge relocation. The building commission seeks a price acceptable before potential lease dissolution costs, with terms debated and no $1 sale. The district also approves a new personal leave policy and hires two teachers, Linda Jenkins at West Side and Marsha Wilson at Hurst Grade School.
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Herrin
Woodrow Dann
Bandyville
Herrin Public Building Commission
Red Men’s Lodge
Building Commission
Lodge
Red Men
Russell Emery
Linda Jenkins
West Side School
Marsha Wilson
Hurst Grade School
Book rental fees rise in Murphysboro Unit 186
Murphysboro Unit 186 board approves minor increases in most grade rental fees due to higher workbook costs. Kindergarten to Grade 6 optional insurance set at 2.50, junior high to high school at 4.00. student insurance remains 15.00. Registration windows announced for each grade center and level.
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Murphysboro
James Blackwood
Blackwood
Carruthers
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