Democrats file for county and school offices in Jackson
In Jackson County Illinois candidates filed on the first day for the March primary. Democrat filings include county superintendent of schools Monroe Deming and County Clerk Delmar Ward seeking new terms. Sheriff Raymond Dillinger and Sheriff candidate Howard Cheatham also filed Democratic nominations. Republican filings include Frank Tebow for county treasurer and endorsements for Sheriff John Hoffman and County Clerk Charles Gray by the Republican Central Committee.
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Jackson County
Delmar Ward
Monroe Deming
Raymond Dillinger
Tressurer
Howard
Cheatham
Frank Tebow
Carbondale
Republican Central Committee
Tebow
John Hoffman
Charles Gray
Jackson Gop
Republican Central
John Gilbert
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Township
Webb Henshaw
Corinth
Marion
Robert Cooksey
Walter Willis
W. Monroe St
Herrin
Allen Cobb
Lee Booth
Charles Samples
Robert Williams
Johnston City
Dee
Feeding soul not enough by a South Carolina writer
A reader argues the church should balance spiritual teaching with action to feed and clothe the hungry. She recalls a sermon praising humanitarian aid and recalls her own experience at a South Carolina orphanage, stressing Christ's commandments to help the needy and show love.
Perry County Primaries Filed Early for County Posts
First day filings for Perry County primaries show nine petitions for nominations by 10 am. Incumbents Frank Keith and John Barber seek Republican terms for clerk and sheriff. Democrats field seven candidates including Eddie Rainwater and Julius Peradotta for sheriff, Winton Bigham for clerk, and Lloyd Lodge for treasurer. Incumbents Provart and Rednour seek superintendent and county commissioner respectively. The primary is set for March.
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Perry County
Frank Keith
Pinckneyville
John Barber
Vergennes
Barber
Eddie N. Rainwater
Sunfield
Julius Peradotta
Finckneyville
Winton L. Bigham
William ©. Heisner
Lloyd T. Lodge
Willisville
Lodge
Philip A. Provart
du Quoin
John Rednour
Cutler
Rednour
Democrat Committee
Randolph County Clerk Candidacy Report
Louis Mannie Harbeau of Prairie du Rocher a Democrat filed for county clerk. J Clyde Hamilton the Republican incumbent since 1960 plans retirement. Oscar Mennerich of rural Chester a Republican also seeks the nomination. Harbeau works at a county license examining station.
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Randolph
Louis "Mannie" Harbeau
Prairie du Rocher
J. Clyde Hamilton
Oscar Mennerich
Chester
Vandals destroy Nativity scene in Lesser city
City officials report minor damage to Nativity figures returned from the site after theft near Lesser City Hall. A 25 foot Christmas tree was wrecked beyond repair. Deputies detained two Lesser residents on property bonds, while a Carbondale suspect remained at large. The Nativity display, set up November 29 by the Lesser Jaycees, faced possible reinstallation as repairs continued.
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City Hall
Franklin County
Robert Ice
Sheriff's Department
Carbondale
Williamson County March primary filings spark early party shows
Ten candidates filed petitions on opening day for the Williamson County March primary. Democrats include Paul Litton a longtime coroner running for sheriff and Dean West a former sheriff candidate. Republicans include Vernon Lowe Walter Willis and several incumbents. filings extend through December 3.
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Williamson County
Paul Litton
Mar‘son
Bam
Litton
Vernon Lowe
Marion
Harald Farner
Dean West
Police review Levering case in Carbondale workup
Carbondale Police Chief Jack Hazel said weekend review by state investigators of the Lisa Levering killing found no conclusive lab reports yet. Investigators took evidence to the lab while three suspects were questioned, one from Jackson County whose car was impounded and later released. Miss Levering was found December 1 near Lake Chaub?taqua, four miles west of Carbondale.
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Carbondale
Lisa Levering
Jack Hazel
Hazel
Milnais
Springfield
State Lab
Jackson County
Miss Levering
Lake Chau
Tauqua
Families Mourn After Bus Crash in Southern Illinois
Nine people still hospitalized from a Route 152 bus crash near Du Quoin that killed three. Victims include Mrs. Robert Darnell and her daughter Tamra Harrisburg, and Mrs. Janet Stinson Rosiclare. Services were held in Harrisburg and at Gaskins Funeral Home with burial at Sunset Lawn Cemetery.
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Pinckneyville
Kired
West of du Quoin
Robert Darnell
Tamra
Harrisburg
Janet Stinson
Rosiclare
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Kelley Jean Darnell
Georgianne Oliver
Ruth Stinson
Blanche Summers
Louise McNab
Sally Kessinger
Helen Peak
Golconda
Mary P. Wilmoth
Wilma Clark
Ruby Thomas
Mabel Wallace
Mary Lois Dabney
Mary Hummm
Mau
Ronald Darnell
Horace Mann School
Kellye
Hore
Helen Jackson
Richard Jackson
McLeansboro
John R. Jackson
Stinson
James Stinson
Hardin County Illinois Public Aid Commission Office
Jim
Jeff
Mark
Loretta Perry
Flint
Michigan
Bill Perry
Eldorado
Bob Belt
Charles Perry
Downtown Carbondale Christmas hours begin Dec 13
Christmas shopping hours in downtown Carbondale start Monday Dec 13 with stores open until 8 30 p m on weekdays. On Christmas Eve they close at 5 p m and on Saturdays stores close at 5 30 p m.
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Carbondale
Kiwanians Finish Shelter Management Course
Seventeen Murphysboro Kiwanis Club members completed a three week shelter management course sponsored by Murphysboro Civil Defense. The program trains supervisors for CD shelters in emergencies. Harold Mullins of West Frankfort, coordinator of OD for Southern Illinois, taught the class.
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Murphysboro Kiwanis Club
Murphysboro Civil Defense
Harold Mullins
West Frankfort
Southern Tinois
Arson suspected as Ore Club tavern burns in Colp
Fire destroyed the Ore Club tavern at Colp Crossroads early today. Owner Steve Mintowski said a cigarette matching was pulled from the building and he believes the blaze started in the back and was intentional. He found a box of change from the juke box but the cash register may not have been disturbed. The tavern had been closed recently after previously belonging to Grant Ellet. InColp, two other taverns have burned in past years, with arson suspected in prior incidents.
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Margaret Ann Niceley
Church
Christ
Turkey
James
Jesus
Ore Club
Colp
Steve Mintowski
Mintowski
Tav
Jel
Grant Ellet
Carterville
New Orleans Club
William ‘Junior’ Hatjchett
Calp
Ashcraft
Blue Star
Herrin Man Killed in Vietnam Dies as Army Captain
Army Captain William A. Kuhnke 23 of Herrin is killed in Vietnam. Telegram notified parents Mr and Mrs William K Kuhnke of Johnston City Sunday. Born March 23 1945 he married Jo Ann Detomasi in 1966. Survived by wife son David 18 months, brothers Fritz Keith Mark Kurt, and grandparents. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Murman and Wilson Johnston City.
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Army
William A. Kuhnke
Herrin
Vietnam
William K. Kuhnke
Johnston City
Kuhnke
William K
Wilda Lavender Kuhnke
Jo Ann Detomasi
William David
David
Fritz
Keith
Mark
Kurt
William Kuhnke
Royalton
Southeast Missouri State College
Cape Girardeau
Ft. Sit. Ohda
Ft. Wolters
Tex
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Benton woman dies in Gallatin County crash
A 25 year old Benton woman, Mrs Doneta M Upchurch Gunter, was killed in a one car crash on Rt 13 near Equality at 12 30 am. Ruth A Thomas of Benton, 22, suffered possible head injuries and is in satisfactory condition at Pearce Hospital Eldorado. The car left the road in a curve, struck a tree and sign. Gunter was the daughter of Nob el and Opel Tadlock Upchurch and member of Logan Baptist Church. Funeral services planned for 2 pm Wednesday at Mitchell Funeral Home Benton. She leaves parents a son Timmy Dean four sisters and two brothers.
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Benton
Gallatin County
Laday
Doneta M. Gunter
Ruth A. Thomas
Thomas
Pearce Hospital
Eldorado
Rt. 13
Rt. 142
Equality
Gunter
Daugh
Ter
Nobel
Opel Tadlock
Logan Baptist Church
Timmy Dean
Harristtn Mo. Larin
Brenda Durbin
Virginia
Noble Ray
Erry
Mitchell Funeral Home
John West
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Charges filed in Carbondale shooting case
Mr and Mrs J C Blanton of Carterville were listed in satisfactory condition after a Saturday shooting at 20 Willow Carbondale police filed charges against Mrs Blanton for attempted murder aggravated battery attempted death by own action and possessing a firearm without a card. States Attorney Richard Richman said the case remains under investigation.
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J. C. Blanton
Carterville
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
W. Willow
Blanton
J. C. Blan‘ton “Enterprises Distributing
Ben Gelman cheers as brother Gell-Mann wins Nobel Prize
Gelman's brother Murray Gell-Mann receives the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics in Stockholm. Ben Gelman, Southern Illinois regional editor, will attend with funds raised by SIU staff and friends. The drive, led by Robert Rip Stokes, raised between 650 and 675 dollars, aimed for 1,000 total.
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Ber Gelman
Gelman
Southern Ilingisan
Stockholm
Murrey Gell-Mann
Ben
Sweden
Ilinois
Robert Rip Stokes
Southern Ilnois University
Stokes
SIU
Acs
Tlinoisan
St. Louis
King of Sweden
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