Murphysboro Library Bond Committees Formed
Murphysboro residents organize committees to promote a $259000 general obligation library bond vote. Dan Pautler chairs the campaign with subcommittees on neighborhood information civic meetings and publicity. Absentee ballots available and election set for December 18 with voting in one city precinct at the library.
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Murphysboro
Citizens Advisory Council
Dan Pautler
Pete Sabella
Ted Shoberg
Jack Miller
Pautler
Sallie Logan Library
18Th
Walnut Streets
Kenneth Taylor
Taylor
Plumber and Pipefitter Union
S. 9Th St
Zeigler pair sentenced in weapons case
Two Zeigler men, Donald Lee Edwards and Joseph Rogers both 23, were sentenced in U S District Court East St Louis for unlawful possession and sale of weapons and illegal possession of a bazooka. Edwards got two years Rogers three. They were arrested in an IBI raid in Franklin County in April after pled guilty to attempting to sell a bazooka to an agent. Edwards also faces a separate charge of attempted murder from a August gunfight at a concrete works shop owned by his father along Rt 148. he was wounded by police.
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Zeigler
U. S. District Court
East St. Louis
Donald Lee Edwards
Joseph Rogers
Louise Burkhart
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Franklin County
IBI
Edwards
Rt. 148
Rosenthal Elected Chairman of Carbondale CAC
David Rosenthal of 2013 Norwood Dr, Carbondale, was elected chairman of the Carbondale Citizens Advisory Committee after serving as vice chairman. Other officers for one year are Harry Larimore park district director as vice chairman Candice Leisner secretary and Chester Williams corresponding secretary. The CAC serves as the major advisory group to the city council.
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David Rosenthal
Norwood Dr
Carbondale
Rosenthal
Harry Larimore
Park District
Candice Leisner
Chester Williams
Chester Christmas Parade Sets Sights On Saturday Start
The Chester Christmas parade sponsored by the Chester retail merchants begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at the courthouse, tracing State Street to Stacey Street, Swanwick Street to the post office with Santa Claus and floats. The Chester Steeleville and Red Bud high school bands will march. From Dec 15 stores stay open until 8 p.m. Mon-Sat. Santa visits Friday nights and Saturdays, visiting stores.
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Chester
Courthouse
State Street
Stacey Street
Swanwick Street
Post Office
Santa Claus
Steeleville
Red Bud
Allen Witbart
Chester Chamber of Commerce
Crab Orchard Junior Senior Play Saturday at School Gym
Crab Orchard High School will stage the junior senior play You're Only Young Once at 7 p.m. Saturday in the school gymnasium. The cast includes Doug McCree Elaine Galloway Carol Jordan Tom Cain Larry Mangan Rick ey McAlpin Jeanie Ticer Gayla Mansey Darlene Borum Wayne Burford Paul Stapleton Sue Flannery Nancy Krantz Carla Walker Loretta Evetts Diane Turner Larry McKinney David Teal Ron Sims Sheila Eyestone. Oklahoma City hosts the world’s only capital with a working oil well beneath it.
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Crab Orchard
Doug McCree
Elaine Galloway
Carol Jordan
Tom Cain
Larry Mangan
Rickey McAlpin
Jeanie Ticer
Gayla Mansey
Darlene Borum
Wayne Burford
Paul Stapleton
Sue Flannery
Nancy Krantz
Carla Walker
Loretta Evetts
Diane Turner
Larry McKinney
David Teal
Ron Sims
Sheila Eyestone
Regional legal aid unit seeks broader Southern Illinois reach
The Legal Assistance Foundation of Southern Illinois approved a plan to form a truly regional legal aid service by centralizing administration across 37 southern counties. The move aims to preserve current services while extending access beyond Jackson and Williamson counties, with Champaign and Springfield excluded. No date is set for consolidation and a Feb 1 deadline may not be met.
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The
Legal Assistance Foundation of Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois
Chicago
Office of Economic Opportunity
Legal Service
Carbondale
Marion
Centralia
East St. Louis
Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights
Cairo
Dreher
Illinois
Robert Johnson
Legal Services
Champaign
Springfield
Alton
Johnson
Jackson
Williamson
Board
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Jonesburg
Martin
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Federal Barge Lines
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Eugene E
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Donna Jean Svehla
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McCarty
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Margaret McCarty
Metropolis
Judy Watkins
Yorktown Heights
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Julian T
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Mabel Norris
Marguerite Johnson
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Kathryn Stewart
du Quoin
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Ezra H. Hartley
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Union Hospital
Mr. Hartley
Old Ben No. 15
Pershing
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Mary Moore Hartley
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Leora Lambert
Clovis
Phoenix
Ariz
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Alvah Crim
Bower
Lollie Harry
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Styrest
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the Brotherhood of Railway
Ted M. Hill
Rt. 3
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Merle Melton
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Saline County
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Parathena McKane Kelley
Maggie Cooper
Glen
Elmo
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Lisa
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Wiley
Alfera McDowell
Lula Frey
W. Main St
Marion Memorial Hospital
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Sally Russell Groves
Treacil Frey
Frey
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Larry
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Theo Clendenin
Louis Groves
Clarksburg
N.J
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South Pacific
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Wilson Funeral Home
Bruce Patton
Maplewood Cemetery
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Noble Grand Club
First Christian Church
Loyal Women
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Harvey F. Harry
Virginia Dickerson
Dorothia Boggess
Hillsboro
Lillian Smith
Joliet
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Herrin
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