Donations Assure Carbondale of Huge Centennial Pageant
Carbondale firms and citizens pledge funds for a mammoth Centennial Pageant produced by Archibald McLeod and her husband from Southern Illinois University. As of August 13 donors include First National Bank Carbondale National Bank New Era Dairy Veterans of Foreign Wars Eagles Lodge and many local businesses and shops. Funds continue to be accepted by Centennial treasurer Tom Kell at the First National Bank.
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Carbondale
Archibald McLeod
Southern Illinois University
Tom Kell
First National Bank
Carbondale National Bank
New Era Dairy Veterans of Foreign Wars Eagles Lodge
American Legion Elks Lodge
Moose Martin Oil Co
Carl
Feirich
Bradley Hardware Public Loan
Carbondale Funeral Home Builders Supply
Wcil Radio
W. G. Cisne
Carbondale Clinic
Mofields Men’s Wear
Murray Furniture
Hudgens Motors
Stallar Lumber Hub Cafe
Kays Dress Shop
Hewitts Drugs
Green Mill Cafe
Potter Motors
Art and Joe Texaco
Ross Store
John Kiriakos Sawyer Paint Brunner Office Supply
J. C. Dillinger Stephens Roofing Bridges Market
Spire’s Wholesale
Kirkpatricks Back Local Leader at Marion and Herrin
The article notes that the victory was achieved Tuesday by a figure held by George Kirkpatrick of C. H. Kirkpatrick and Sons Circle K Farms at Marion and Herrin. Another Kirkpatrick, James, contributes to the effort.
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George Kirkpatrick
C. H. Kirkpatrick and Sons Circle
Marion
Herrin
Kirkpatrick
James
George Fills County Position in Union County Schools
George Fills, 36, of Anna, has been named assistant superintendent of schools in Union County. He succeeds Jack Stephens who resigned for a post at Anna-Jonesboro High School. A SIU graduate, he previously led elementary schools in Shawnee Consolidated District 84 and taught in Balcom. He and his wife Ruth Joiner have a son, David.
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W. E
Webb) George
Anna
Union County
Russell D. Rendleman
Webb
Jack Stephens
Anna-Jonesboro
George
Southern Illinois University
Shawnee Consolidated
Union
Pulaski
Alexander Counties
Shawnee
Balcom School
SIU
Johnson County
Ruth Joiner
Sam Joiner
David
Lunch program head dies in McLeansboro
Stelle W. Graff 46 director of the state school lunch program died after illness from Marion to St. John's hospital in McLeansboro. Funeral services set for Friday. Graff was nephew of former Gov. John Stelle.
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McLeansboro
Stelle W. Graff
Graff
John Stelle
Marion
St. John’s Hospital
Good Old Days Of Knighthood Not So Good
Hal Boyle humorously contrasts romantic knightly life with harsh medieval realities. Knights faced heavy armor and costly gear, brutal punishments, strict gender restrictions, and brutal taxation, while modern comforts and freedoms seem preferable despite today’s hassles.
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New York
Hollywood
Walter Scott
Hoover Flees Night Clothes as Lodge Burns
Former President Herbert Hoover escaped from a burning Silver Lake lodge in night clothes. He joked about being a refugee, a remark quoted by Dr. William Jenny after the luxury mountain home of importer Nate Milner burned. Hoover then flew to San Francisco.
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Herbert Hoover
Bishop
Calif
Silver Lake
William Jenny
Nate Milner
Hoover
San Francisco
Dairy Queen date idea at Carbondale Illinois?
A playful plan suggests visiting Dairy Queen at 508 South Illinois Avenue in Carbondale for a date and a thick malt or shake to impress. The tone hints at a lighthearted proposition to win approval with a dessert treat.
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Dairy Queen
S. Illinois
Carbondale
Illinois Turkey Harvest Seen at Record Levels This Fall
The Crop Reporting Service forecast Illinois will raise about 1,037,000 turkeys this fall, up from 934,000 last year. The national turkey production is projected at 58,956,000, a new record.
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Coulterville
Union Consolidated School District 209
Jacksoré County
Ta‘maroa
du Quoin State Fair
Son County
Alice Morgan
Jackson County
Victor Maze
State Dental Department
Hal Boyle
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Associated Press
Emily Post
Korea
Rolls Royce
Britain
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Stearns
Washington Carbondale
Hyde Park Breweries Association
ST. Louis, MO
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Illinois
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