Murphysboro Dancing Teacher Frances Smith Retires
Frances Smith, long time Murphysboro dancing instructor and vaudeville veteran, retires from teaching after 3 decades guiding hundreds of students across Southern Illinois. Her last recital in May capped a career that included annual Fourth of July shows with her husband Willie and plans to assist past students and manage Willie's Americana Museum at their Walnut Street home.
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Peter Donhowe
Frances Smith
Murphysboro
Ilinois
Billie Brosch
Seli
Billie Hayes
Back Bend
Mammy Yokum
Henardeau
Mrs. Smith
Stu
Joan Davis
Willie
Joan
Sherman Carr
Child
du Quoin
Gram
Smiths
Elks ‘Club
Mrs Smith
Gayle Harry
Jeri Lyma Denny
Mary Smith
Bonfiglio
Beth Pautler
Lisa
Kayen Jacquot
Sandra Koehn
Lacelia Bonfiglio
Mara Baker
Toms Barbecue and Schnierles Listed in National Who's Who
Ronald Ramsey and Jerry Grace run Tom's Barbecue on Route 37 north of Marion. Ramsey notes the two Southern Illinois restaurants are the only ones in the food service industry list among 400 establishments in the 1963 64 edition.
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Tom
Plane showman to crash plane into house at fair
Dick Boyd plans a 75 mph plane crash through a house built mid infield at the Du Quoin Fairgrounds to raise money. A Navy veteran and crop duster, he has survived seven prior crashes into houses and worries about the fair moat. He says profits come from the stunt, not the danger, and plans to build a Greek revival house for a new project.
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Ben Gelman
Dick Boyd
du Quoin Fair Grounds
Cliff Winters
Winters
Boyd
Gene
Don Hays
Lloyds of London
Columbus
Ohio
Frank Samuel
Samuel
Rehabilitation Amputee Walks Again Through State Program
Willie Calvert, once bedridden after leg amputation in 1962, inspires by walking with artificial limbs. Through the Illinois Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and SIU Amputee Clinic, he trained to stand, use crutches, and climb stairs, gaining a job at Southern Illinois University’s Employment Training Center while painting and regaining independence. He now works eight hours daily, repairing bottle cases and learning self care, with continued training ahead.
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Willie Martin Calvert
Calvert
Newton
Olney
State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Mt. Vernon
Ampulee
Carbondale
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Mary Bellus
Miss _Bellus
Vocation
Iollinois University
Eduin
Cation
SIU
Southern Illinois University
Willie
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Vince Farrell
Fayrell
SIU Heart Evaluation Unit Helps Disabled Adults Find Jobs
SIU staff unaffected by Viet Nam conflict. a Carbondale clinic launches a two week evaluation to place heart disease patients in suitable jobs. The unit, the first of its kind in the region, will assess physical capabilities and vocational interests, with referrals from doctors and an advisory board guiding employment. Funding totals include state health dollars, a heart association grant, and SIU support.
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Erik Stottrup
Mindisantors
Diac
Carbondale
Cas Hospital
Illinois
Heart Association
State Dept. of
Carbondale Clinic
Southern Illinois University
Quick
Aba
Wayne M. Quick
State Dept. of Public Health
The
SIU J
Eli L. Borken
John P. Goff
John P. Gibney
Peoria
Chicago
SIU
Items Taken From House in Murphysboro Probe
Police report numerous household items missing from the unoccupied home of W. C. Mc Clure at 2100 Clinvis Ave Murphysboro. About 150 items including dishes silver tools linen and clothing vanished while Mc Clure, a nursing home patient since his wife’s death, was hospitalized. Entry thought through front door possibly unlocked or pryed open. Separate theft involved a car at 214 N 14th St where clothing and bed items were reported stolen.
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Murphysboro
W. C. McClure
Clinvis Ave
McClure
Jackson County
James Hiller
N. 14Th
Ann McNeil
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Doctors Hospital
Quickenia
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Ilinois University
John ©. Anderson
Anderson
State Dept
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