Winners crowned after two rodeo days at Du Quoin State Fair
The Du Quoin State Fair rodeo crowned winners across events with Danny Whitely of Poplar Bluff Missouri posting first by lasting eight seconds on a bull. Joe Graham Plainfield won bareback riding while Zane Tibbetts Duncan Oklahoma Calf roping and others including Graham Greer Baton Rouge won saddle bronc steer wrestling and barrel racing. Singer Barbara Mandrell entertained between events with a band while clowns Rick Young Chuck Henson energized the crowd as Leon Adams Stewart Oklahoma rode horses and bulls Roman style.
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DeMaris Berry
du Quoin
Danny Whitely
Poplar Bluff
Joe Graham
Plainfield
Zane Tibbetts
Duncan
Okla
Graham
Mike Greer
Baton Rouge
Norm Dannecker
St. Louis
Marian Grammith
Timber Lake
S.D
Barbara Mandrell
Johnny Cash
Palmer House
Chicago
Leon Adams
Stewart
Rick Young
Chuck Henson
New State Appellate Defender Agency To Begin Oct
A new state appellate defender agency starts October 1 replacing the Illinois Defender Project which provides counsel to indigent appellants. The project, funded by ILEC through July 1973, operates in seven of nine southern counties with offices in Mt. Vernon and Cairo. Governor Ogilvie signed the law August 18 establishing the nine member commission to guide the agency with appointments by the governor, the Supreme Court, and the appellate courts.
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Illinois Defender Project
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Mt. Vernon
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois Supreme Court
John Kolbe
Governor’s
Springfield
Kenneth Jones
Jones
Robert Farrell
Kolbe
Defender Praise
First Judicial Circuit
Cairo
ILEC
Two Cyclists Injured In Separate Crashes in Illinois
State police report two motorcycle crashes injuring cyclists Sunday and Saturday. David Dean Peterson 16 of Bonnie sustained major injuries after his motorcycle collided with a car on Route 51 north of Route 14 and he was taken to Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin. Christopher Johnson 20 of Miami Lakes Florida received major injuries when a car driven by Thomas H. Lee 34 of St. Louis turned left into his path on Route 37 five miles north of Route 183.
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David Dean Peterson
Bonnie
Rt. 51
Rt. 14
Peterson
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Dean
Michael E. Sternberg
Steeleville
Christopher Johnson
Miami Lakes
Fla
Rt. 37
Rt. 183
Thomas H. Lee
St. Louis
Johnson
Jackson County offers exemption forms again
Jackson County residents who did not file the do it yourself personal property tax survey may qualify for exemptions this year. Chairman Charles Gray said about 2,300 taxpayers are eligible to receive notices and obtain a certificate of error to reduce or refund taxes already paid.
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Tony Stevens
Jackson County
Charles Gray
State Supreme Court
Gray
Board of Review
Birthday Gift Unopened as Boy Remains in Coma
Johnny Lindquist 8, in critical condition after a beating, will not open gifts beside his hospital bed at St. Anne s Hospital. His father William 31 is jailed on a 100000 bond. Foster parents will visit. parents barred from contact.
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Johnny Lindquist
Johnny
St. Anne’s Hospital
William
Cook County
State Department of Children and Family Services
Southern Illinoisan local notices and publication details
The Southern Illinoisan lists its publishing schedule and offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and notes its AP affiliation. It identifies it as successor to several local papers and states second class mailing status.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North
Ilinois Avenue
Carbondale
É6th
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Dally Journal
Associated Press
Hamman Sails To 39 Ribbons At Du Quoin Fair
George Hamman of Du Quoin won 39 ribbons from 39 entries across 13 horticulture classes at the Du Quoin State Fair his highest total yet. He earned 12 gold first place ribbons with apples pears and grapes among winning displays from Hartline Orchards Alto Pass. Glen Lilly Granite City took a gold for blue grapes while other winners included Homer Spencer Pin for hickory nuts Octave Lebegue Highland pecans and James Pick Pinckneyville for black walnuts.
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George Hamman
du Quoin
Glen Lilly
Granite City
Hamman
Hartline Orchards
Alto Pass
Fred Hartline
Billie
George
James
Winesap
Jonathan
Homer Spencer
Pin
Octave Lebegue
Highland
James Pick
Pinckneyville
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