Community meeting schedule and events in Carbondale area
Public meetings and arts events listed for Carbondale and surrounding towns include city council and board meetings at city halls and schools on Thursday, a diabetes screening at Christopher High School, a bridge club and blood drive, lectures by Donald D. Brand at SIU, and multiple film showings and theatre offerings across Murphysboro, Carbondale, and Marion along with a university arts sale and recital events.
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Carbondale
Hertin
City Hall
Zeigler-Royalton Unit School Board
West Franklin High School
Zeigler
Sallie Logan Public Library Board
Murphysboro
First National Bank
Anna Jonesboro Water Commission
American Legion
Christopher
Christopher High School
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department
Duplicate Bridge Club
Carbondale Community Center
Red Cross Bloodmobile
First United Methodist Church
Saturday Percussion recital at Southern Illinois University
Donald K Kraghess music student at Southern Illinois University presents a Saturday percussion recital at 8 p m in room 114 Altgeld Hall STU Jarbondale Post Office holiday hours are 9 a m to 4 30 p m Saturday Maude Owen 74 of 510 S Madison St Marion died today in Fountain Nursing Home Marion She was born Aug 4 1895 in Williamson County daughter of A P and Fidella Owen Retired legal secretary and notary public She leaves brothers Marvin Clifford and Raymond and sisters Edith Baker and Mary Given Funeral services at 2 p m Saturday Wilson Funeral Home Marion Rev Henry Clay Wright officiating Burial Rose Hill Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m Friday
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Donald K. Kraghess
Southern Ilinois University
Altgeld Hall
Stu
Maude Owen
S. Madison St
Marion
Fountain
Williamson County
A. P
Fidella Blankenship Owen
Marvin
Herrin
Clifford
West Chicago
Raymond
Edith Baker
Kankakee
Mary Given
Howard
Wilson
Henry Clay
Wright
Rose Hill Cemetery
War victim services set in Marion for Vietnam KIA
Services for Pfc. Teddy Leon Hamel a 21 year old Williamson County native killed in Vietnam will be in Marion at Mitchell Funeral Home with military rites by Ft. Sheridan. Burial will follow in Freeman Cemetery south of Marion. Hamel's parents and siblings are listed along with grandparents.
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Williamson County
Vietnam
Marion
Teddy Leon Hamel
Mitchell Funeral Home
Freeman Cemetery
Ft. Sheridan
Braveside
Hamel
Goldman
Neva Clendenin Hamel
Whiting
Ind
Eugene
Cahokia
James
Johnny
Hammond, Ind
David
Valparaiso
Troy Sumey
Hammond
Mitchael
Archer
Dave Clendenin
Fire calls sweep West Frankfort and nearby towns
Fire reports across West Frankfort and surrounding areas include a shed blaze at a mayor’s property on New City Lake with 225 dollars of content damage and 25 dollars to a cabin porch, plus grass and fence fires in Marion Spillertown and Du Quoin. Giguet art show opens at SIU museum with hours Mon to Fri 3 to 5 pm.
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West Frankfort
Mike McClatchey
New City Lake
Marion
Cecil Stroud
Spillertown
Railroad Street
C&et
du Quoin
SIU Educator Jacobs Wins Meritorious Haner Award
Outstanding Southern Illinois University educator Robert Jacobs on leave from SIU posts as professor of educational administration and assistant to the vice president for area services earned the State Department meritorious Haner Award for work with regional programs in Southeast Asia. He served as adviser to the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Council based in Thailand, with programs spanning seven nations including Indonesia Laos Malaysia Philippines Singapore and Vietnam.
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Southern Ilinois University
Robert Jacobs
U.S. State Department
Haner
Southeast Asia
Jacobs
SIU
Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Council
Thailand
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Vietnam
Area Man Fred Fricke Found Dead At Rockwood Farm
Fred Fricke 69 of Rockwood was found dead Wednesday by his brother Charles. Authorities say he had likely been dead since Monday. he lived alone and had heart problems. An inquest will be held. Funeral services are 2 pm Friday at Schroeder Funeral Chapel Chester with Rev. Charles Lively officiating. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery Chester.
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Fred Fricke
Rockwood
Charles
Mrr. Fricke
Mr. Fricke
Schroeder
Chester
Charles Lively
Evergreen Cemetery
Interstate crash injures two drivers in Arkansas and Pennsylvania
A crash on Interstate routes between Arkansas and Pennsylvania left Kurt James M. Yates 41 of Pine Bluff Ark injured after his emi trailer struck the rear of Jacob Baltas 48 of Manhattan following an apparent sleep, with Yates taken to Marion Memorial Hospital. In Harrisburg a 35 year old Bennett Beetta was hurt when his car struck an embankment and rolled across Route 13 near Harrisburg, Holman and Thompson injured in separate Benton incidents and Ralph Craft 38 charged with discharge of firearms in village limits.
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James M. Yates
Pine Bluff
Ark
Rts
Yates
Jacob Baltas
Manhattan
Marion Memorial Hospital
Bennett Beetta
Harris
$8 Million Lock Ready Near Brookport On Ohio River
An 8 million dollar temporary lock and dam is to open Friday on the Ohio River near Brookport. Permanent locks and dams are planned at Mound City and in Kentucky.
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Brookport
Ohio River
Mound City
Kentucky
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University of Texas
Sonora
Mexico
Davis Auditorium
Rodgers
Anna
Liberty
Versity
Fox
Merkin
Mercy Humppe
Orcheum
Alaska
The
Bronx
Israel Horowitz
University Theater
Communications Building
Kazue Nohmi
Lawrence Dennis
Southern Illinois University
Allyn
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
the Arts
Jarbondale Post Office
Giguet
Atsia Southern Ilinois University
Jean Giguet
International Students Center
Ito
Men's Permanent Press
Kurt
Jack Holman
Nelda Holman
Benton
Tthe Holiday Inn
Cambria
Ralph DL Craft
Cleanser Ajax
Aodlgo’s
NBR
American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago Trustes
Illinois
Phyllis Fiorito
Theodore A. Jones
State of Illinois
Circuit Court OF Cook County Chancery Division
Department of Revenue
Circuit Court of
Cook County
Ilinois
American National Bank and Trust Company OF Chicago
State of
State of Ilinois
Chicago
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