4 H delegates attend citizenship short course in Washington
4 H members from Jackson and other southern Illinois counties travel to Washington DC for a nearly week long 4 H Citizenship Short Course. The program by National 4 H Club Foundation and Cooperative Extension Service pairs learning with hands on experiences. Donors include Lastour Corp Murphysboro Jackson County Home Makers Extension Association and Prairie Farms Creamery among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Washington D. C
National 4-H Club Foundation
Cooperative Extension Service of the
United States
Mildred Benz
Jackson County
Somerset Home Extension Unit
Murphysboro
Prairie Farms Creamery of
Livestock Association
Cecil Construction Co
Mary and Martha Club of
Makanda
Twin County Service Company of
Chester Higgerson
Jackson County 4-H Foundation
Linda Burrell Crowned Miss Union County Fair 1968
Seventeen year old Linda Burrell of Dongola won the Miss Union County Fair title at the 88th annual Anna Fair. She is the daughter of Dr and Mrs Marshall Burrell and a Dongola High School senior. Burrell was first runner up last year to Evelyn Huckleberry of Anna who crowned her on closing night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Burrell
Dongola
Union County
Marshall Burrell
Dongola High School
Miss Burrell
Evelyn Huckleberry
Anna
Youth Center Set for Live Music Evenings
The Marion Youth Center will host three live music events. The Apollos of Princeton will perform August 31 from 8 to 11 30 p m. Hoss and the Lords play September 7 and Yesterdays Papers perform September 14, both 8 to 11 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
The
Apollos
Princeton
Ind
Hoss and the Lords
Buckeroos 4-H Camped at Du Quoin City Lake
The Sunfield Buckeroos 4-H club camped at Du Quoin City Lake. Attendees included Danny Holmes Kevin Hampleman David and Dennis Vancil and Donnie and Doug Bishop. Chaperones were Halene Hampleman and Mervin Harold and Peg Holmes. Columbus writes in Spanish with no Lat in language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunfield Buckeroos
Murphysboro Girls Reach France With All-State Band
Frances Reiman and Patty Shaw of Murphysboro were among 289 Illinois high school musicians chosen for the Illinois All-State Band. They spent late June rehearsing at Carthage College before traveling to France to perform in Lyon Paris and Dijon for music educators from 50 nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
France
Frances Reiman
Patty Shaw
Gilbert Reiman
Jean Shaw
Carthage College
Kenosha
Wis
Illinois
United States
International Society of Music Educators
Dijon
Lyon
Paris
Miss Reiman
Eiffel Tower
Arch of Triumph
Miss Shaw
Pat
FHA Fall Rally Plans Set for Trico High School
Section two of the Future Homemakers of America announces a fall rally at Trico High School in Campbell Hill on September 28 with Patricia Galloway as president succeeding Sue Albrecht. The national project is Citizenship Challenges You and the rally theme FHA in the Winners Circle. A skit will be presented and rehearsals set for September 26 at Herrin High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers of America
Trico High School
Campbell Hill
Patricia Galloway
Thompsonville High School
Sue Albrecht
FHA
Herrin High School
Indian couple to graduate at SIU Summer Commencement
A husband and wife from India will attend Southern Illinois University Summer Commencement on August 31. M.S.T. Namboodiri of Kerala will become SIU’s first PhD in mathematics, and his wife Saraswathy is pursuing a Master’s in government. Namboodiri will join Wisconsin State University as assistant professor of mathematics.
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India
Southern Illinois University
M.S.T. Namboodiri
Kerala
SIU
Saraswathy
Namboodiri
Wisconsin State University
Morris
Manfred Landecker
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Bad Godesberg
Germany
Landecker
Civil Air Patrol meets at Williamson CAP building this Tuesday
Civil Air Patrol Williamson County Composite Squadron convenes at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the CAP building at the airport. Marion Youth Center hosts open nights Tuesday and Friday into Saturday with extended hours. Herrin Teen Town offers an 8 to 11:45 p.m. Friday dance with The Wild Honey. admission is 75 cents for members and 1 dollar for non members. NCAR runs a summer program at Boulder for nine students including SIU student Tso Hwa Lee to study high speed computing in atmospheric research. Life expectancy at birth nears 70 years while longevity potential is about 115 years.
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Civil Air Patrol
Williamson County
CAP
Marion
Herrin
the Wild Honey
Southern Illinois University
Tso-Hwa Lee
National Center For Atmospheric Research
NCAR
Boulder
Colo
Lee
4-H Honor Roll at Illinois State Fair
Marcia Mayer of Crabtree Four-H Club won a blue ribbon in clothing construction at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Carolyn White also earned a B rating in clothing construction. Other Williamson County members received B ratings for demonstrations and public speaking, with several 4-Hers modeling garments and receiving participation ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Mayer
Crabtree Four—H Club
Williamson County
Springfield
Miss Mayer
Earl Mayer
Rt. 3
Marion
Carolyn White
Crabtree Club
Miss White
Mabel Ditch
Friendship Club
4—H
Stephen Strobel
Cherry Valley
Tom Davenport
Dykersburg
Angela Blackman
Donna Littlefair
Prosperity Club
SIU honors youth for summer residence hall program
Fifty youths from Carbondale Murphysboro and Colp aged 16 to 19 were commended at a Southern Illinois University luncheon for cleaning residence halls in SIU Housing Business Services summer program. The participants, from economically deprived homes, gained work experience and received counseling as part of the participant program coordinated by Samuel L. Rinella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Murphysboro
Colp
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Samuel L. Rinella
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Buckeroos Club
Columbus
White House
Congress
Credentials Committee
Rissa
Beece
Dark Horse
Eeethomas
Jefferson A
Southern Democrats
Harry Truman
Andrew Jackson
Missouri
VEC, Inc
Madison, Wisconsin
Puerto Rico
Democratic Party
Franklin Roosevelt
Great Society
South Dakota
George McGovern
President Johnson
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Georgia
Lester Maddox
NCAA
Country Companies
Agent
Country Life
Country Mutual
Country Casualty Mid-America Fire and Marine
James O. ‘Williams
Pamela Sue _ Williamson
Metropolis
Association of Illinois
Electric Cooperatives
Charlotte Ritter Chandler
Vandalia
Raymond W. Rusteberg
Valmeyer
Lucinda Guard
Jane White
Vicki McNair
Crabtree
Robbie Blumenstock
Crab Orchard Lassies
Patty Benton
Hudgens
Riverside Park
den No. 4
du Quoin State Fair
Beatty
Hammond
Main St
Bill Beatty
Benton, Ill
Ile Goese le
Mardale
Carbondale
MT. Vernon Loan
FSLIC
12Th and Broadway
Mt. Vernon, Ilinois
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