Annual Christmas Oratorio Set At SIU Sunday
A massed choir of more than 950 voices featuring soloists from St Louis and area famed choirs will perform Bach Christ*mastime Oratorio in a public concert Sunday at 3 p.m. in Shryock Auditorium with SIU choir and music faculty joined by regional ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Southern Illi
Chabay
South Jor
St. Louis
Carolyn Hackern
Illinois University Choir
Cook MacClintock
SIU
Bach
Charles Kelleys
Southern Music Faculty
STU
Shryock Auditorium
Williamson Teachers To Meet In Herrin
Williamson County teachers gather at Herrin Township High School for a Friday program featuring Rev Ben Swipling Helen Keller narration by Muriel Wolfson and a class to discuss retirement and positive teaching themes with J Lester Buford. The schedule includes a 9 am invocation, 9 30 narration, music, talks, and an 11 20 address with 1734 Bach Christmas oratorio parts to be performed Sunday by STU choirs and Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Teacher's Institute
Herrin Township
Ben Swipling
Herrin First Baptist Church
Herrin High School
Muriel Wolfson
Chicago
Helen Keller
Anne Sullivan
Miss Wolfson
Caelian College
Northwestern School of Speech
Ratio
Jody Adams
Hurst
Flaine Etherton
Marion
Helen Furlong
Audrey Halmes
Springfield
Department of Public Instruction
J. Lester Boford
Vernon
Buford
Mt Vernon
National Education Association
Reformed Church of
North Germany
Robert Hines
STU
Rutland Boughton
Pantasia
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Southern
Ilinois Sempiony Orchestra
Carimine Ficocelli
Former Area Coal Mine Official Dies
William Smith 75 of Herrin died at home Wednesday after a three year illness. Born February 9 1885 in Taylor Mines he was general superintendent of Franklin County Coal Co until retirement. He lived at 600 South Park Herrin married Lena Taylor Mines. Survived by wife daughter Mrs Millage King grandson Billy Joe King and granddaughter Mrs Richard A Emerson. Funeral Friday 2 pm at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin with burial Bask Lawn Memorial Gardens. Reverend Ben R Stripping will officiate. Friends may visit at the funeral home until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith
Carterville
Herrin
Mr. Smith
William
Mary Rose Smith
Taylor Mines
Lena
Millage King
Sneed Highway
Billy Joe King
Hersin
Richard A. Emerson
Louisville
Johnson Funeral Home
Bask Lawn Memorial Gardens
Ben R. Stripling
Herrin First Baptist Church
Murphysboro permits show drop in November figures
Construction dropped in Murphysboro during November with only two building permits issued. Estimated costs totaled 2250 dollars. Permits were issued to Joseph P. Vasquez for 2000 dollars to remodel a house at 2037 Finn Street and to Bert Swafford for 250 dollars to remodel a house at 2018 Clay Street. In October, Murphysboro building permits totaled 86400 dollars.
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Murrysboro
Joseph P. Vasquez
Finn St
Bert Swafford
Clay St
Murphysboro
Marion Elks Memorial Service Planned by Lodge
Marion Elks Lodge 800 schedules a memorial service for deceased members at 2:40 p.m. Sunday at the Elks home. The program includes songs by Mrs J M McAlpin and a memorial address by Gordon Franklin. Several lodge members who died in 1960 are named, and 307 others are remembered since 1902. Also noted is a Christmas party for the Junior Deputy Sheriff's League of Jackson County set for Monday night in Murphysboro at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Elks Lodge
Elks
J. M. McAlpin
J. McAlpin
Betty Bootrigh
Gordon Franklin
Jack ‘Brown
William Harwell
George Cunnningham
Sheriff's League
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Needy Children Abroad Aid Float From Local Farmers
A group of regional workers and farmers gathered to send corn and supplies to Decatur for needy children abroad. Participants included Charles Burroughs Elkville RL Parrish Vergennes Rev W D West De Soto Eldon Starkweathers Farm Adviser Edgar Kuehn De Soto Charles C Young Carbondale Frank Whisler Ava and Rev W A Thurman Ava CROP chairman. Local farmers donated the corn to support the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Charles Burroughs
Elkville
RL. Parrish
Vergennes
W. D. West
de Soto
Eldon Starkwea
Ther
Edgar Kuehn
Charles C. Young
Carbondale
Frank Whisler
Ava
W. A. Thurman
Corn Shipment From Jackson County Aids Korea Relief
Jackson County Christian Rural Overseas Program workers shipped a carload of corn to Decatur for processing. The Rev Wallace A Thurmond led the drive, with donations totaling 1400 dollars from about 500 contributors. About 100 volunteers carried out the year long effort, keeping expenses to about nine percent. The corn will fund food relief in Korea and other Asian nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Decatur
Wallace A. Thurmond
Korea
Pharmond
Chili Supper Benefiting Senior Class Held at School
A chili supper sponsored by Mrs Marsha Miller 65 214 Monroe St Carbondale will run from 6 to 830 p m in the school cafeteria Proceeds will fund a trip for Frank Eugene Miller and the senior class from Carbon High School The cost is 360 and the event precedes the basketball opener
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsha Miller
Monroe St
Carbondale
Miller
Frank Eugene Miller
Carbon ‘S
Post Offices Rush to Meet Christmas Mail Demand
Post offices in Carbondale Marion Herrin and Murphysboro plan extra hiring and extended hours to handle an anticipated Christmas mail surge. About 22 to 23 extra men will work Dec 12 to 23 at Carbondale with more inside staff and city carriers added in Murphysboro. Delivery will occur on Dec 25 and 26 with no Dec 26 post-Christmas delivery. Packages overseas deadlines and broad mail volume expectations are noted.
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Jonesboro
Mohlen
Com Rock
Cart
Bondale
Post Office
Carbondale
Murghysbovo
Mohlenarack
Marion
J. Paul Smothers
Herrin
Lee Herrin
Wun Sayesee
Robert Mohlenbrock
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Marilyn Bagwell
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Robert Walker
Herein
Robert Wheeler
Bil Crawshaw
Jackson County Christian Rural Overseas Program
Egyptian Heights Hearin
L. Mang
Phare WI
Maxwell House Coffee
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Swanson
Kraft
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Jonathan
Pevely Milk
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Merrinds
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