Milton Berle to Head Labor Day Du Quoin Fair Stage
Milton Berle headlines the Du Quoin State Fair Labor Day night show with a star lineup including Delage and Shirley, Lil Ann Carroll, Leonard Sues, Fatso Marco, Son and Sonny, The Mountaineers, Sid Gary, and others. The event runs five days with races, motorsport events, and a grandstand revue featuring Margaret Whiting and Joe Carr.
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America
Milton Berle
Middlewest
du Quoin State Fair
Delage and
Shirley
Lil Ann Carroll
Leonard Sues
Fatso Marco
Son and
Sonny
The
Mountaineers
Sid
Gary
Berle
Ted Horn
Margaret Whiting
Joe “Fingers” Carr
Grubb SIHSPA Director to Host High School Press Convention
Southern Illinois University will host the Southern Illinois High School Press Association convention on Sept. 26 27. Donald R Grubb SIHSPA director and acting chairman of the journalism department says invitations go to all high schools in 31 southern Illinois counties. The two day program expands with more panel discussions and sessions begin at noon Friday with meetings at SIU School of Journalism.
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Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois High School Press Association
Donald R. Grubb
Sihspa
SIU
Southern Illinois
Southern’s
University School
Little Red School Pioneers Gather at Reunion
Pupils from the Little Red School near Mt. Dana Church held their annual reunion at the Cottage Home Church south of Carterville. Williamson County residents and visitors from out of state reflected on life in the late 1800s and early 1900s, with descendants of the Smith, Jones, Radford Patrick, Ervin, Bradshaw, Bain Darmron, Clark, Mann, Davie, Greer, Skinner and Brandon families listed among attendees.
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Little Red
Mt. Dana Church
Cottage Home Church
Carterville
Williamson County
Smith
Jones
Radford Patrick
Ervin
Bradshaw
Bain Darmron
Clark
Mann
Davie
Greer
Skinner
Brandon
August Gun Layaway and Firearm Accessories
A shopper notice lists items including an August gun layaway for $2 with payment to Sept. 15, a complete line of Western field and national guns, a sun laminated rubber item, a regular 1.89 sweatshirt, socks at 2 for 88 cents, a cleaning kit for .22 cal at 1.88, a 3 piece aluminum cleaning rod set, and a gun cover all in a single miscellaneous sale lineup.
Pinckneyville Man Frances Suchomski Dies After Illness
Alexander Frances Suchomski 24 of Pinckneyville died Wednesday after four months illness. Born April 6, 1928 he was an electrician and son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Suchomski. Funeral services were at Todd's Mill church with burial at St Mary Magdalene Cemetery. Robert N. Smith Funeral Home arranged the services. Johnston City resident Gambill, a tractor-scraper operation course graduate from Army Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri entered the Army in February 1952 and previously farmed.
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Alexander Frances Suchomski
Rt. 2
Pinckneyville
Michael Suchomski
Todd’s Mill Church
St. Mary Magdelin
Robert N. Smith
Johnston City
Army Engineer Specialist School
For Leonard Wood, Mo
Ing
Gambill
Army School
James D. Gambill
Cayn Gambil
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Rex Easton
Cal Niday
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Canada
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First Baptist Church
Carbondale
Alyce Fly Shop
S. Ilinois
Hotel Roberts
Caralee Rombach
Sidney Mofield
Sally Lewis
Helen Nance
Joe Pugh
Ann Hewitt
Nancy Forsythe
Barbara Brooks
Shirley Bridges
Judy Barrett
Litthy Mars
Sarah Floyd
Sally Schwartz
Laurie Kunz
Pat Kunz
Pat Goodman
Roberts Hotel
Organ Music
Helen Eads
Sa Smithalsop
Tin Ee
Ford
Studebaker
Regula
Genfilm
Bobby Layne
Shekerekel
Koot Ata
Koova
R. E. Thompson
R. B. Mills
Walter G. Amerman
Walnut ST
Murphysboro
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