Calendar of public meetings and events in southern Illinois
Public meetings across De Soto Marion Hurst Johnston Herrin and other towns set for Monday evenings. Included are school boards city councils and a county airport authority. Special events feature a chorus rehearsal and a Christmas concert with Mt Vernon and Rend Lake College groups plus multiple movie showings.
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Herrin Little Egypt
S.pebs
Hertin High School
Rend Lake College Community
Salem Community Chorus
Mt. Vernon
Tuesday local meetings and social security visit schedule
Tuesday agenda items include Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development Project committee at 7380 p m at the USDA Building Marion crab Orchard Unit Board of Education at 7 30 p m at the high school Herrin Unit Board at 8 p m at the unit office high school Sarbondale City Council at 7 30 p m at city hall Flant City School District 130 Board at 7 30 p m at the school Vienna Township High School Board at 7 p m at the school Center Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission at 7 30 p m at Williamson County Courthouse Marion A Social Security representative will be at Herrin Senior Citizens Center 301 N 1th St 9 a m Tuesday with pinochle at 1 30 p m Tuesday.
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Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development Project
USDA
S. Court St
Marion
Crab Orchard
Herrin
Sarbondale
Flant City
Vienna Township High School
Center Egypt
Social Security
Herrin Senior Citizens Center
N. 1Th St
Wednesday Jackson County action panel meeting notice
A technical action panel will convene on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at the United States Conservation Service office in Murphysboro to discuss county projects and coordination. The meeting aims to align conservation efforts and review ongoing initiatives in the county.
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Jackson County
United States Conservation Service Office
Murephysboro
Carterville Fire Damages Apartment On McNeil Street
A Sunday night apartment fire at 232 McNeil St. Carterville damaged a unit and spread to a utility room. Firemen fought the blaze for almost three hours with lowered ceilings hindering extinguishment. No injuries were reported. a damage estimate and cause were to be determined. The building is owned by D. L. Smith.
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McNeil St
Carterville
Everett Walker
Walker
Police relations board to meet in Carbondale
Carbondale's Police Community Relations Board will hold its second public meeting at 7 p.m. today in the Jackson County Housing Authority Community Center at 207 North Marion Street. Rev Lenis Turley, board chairman, said the open meetings aim to inform the public about the board's work and to enlist citizen support for improving police community relations. The board began earlier this year as a subcommittee of the Carbondale Human Relations Commission.
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Carbondale
Police-Community Relations Board
Jackson County Housing Authority
Marion St
Lenis Turley
Carbondale Human Relations Commission
Two Televisions Stolen From Merion Residence
Billie Davis reported two 17 inch portable television sets stolen from 504 W. Bentley St. Merion Saturday night at 10 30 am Sunday. James Hoeland reported a suspicious car on Copeland St between Aikman and Bentley at 11 20 p m Saturday. The car, a white over maroon 1964 Oldsmobile, left without lights as police arrived. A man wore a hooded jacket and a woman wore a fur coat and slacks.
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Billie Davis
W. Bently St
Merion
Davis
James Hoeland
S. Aikman St
Copeland Street
Aikman
Bentley Streets
Carterville man charged with carrying loaded weapon
Joel A. Penrod 26 of 116 Main St Carterville was arrested by Carbondale police Saturday and charged with carrying a loaded uncased weapon in his car and illegal parking after his vehicle was seen parked at West College Street with a flat tire. He was released on a 50 dollar cash bond. Also in Benton, 85 year old Malissa Delay died after illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday at Hobbs Johnson Funeral Home Benton with burial at Jackson Grove Cemetery. John H Erickson of Southern Illinois University helped prepare a new guide for the American Vocational Association on improving instruction in industrial arts. Police brief notes include penalties for stop sign disobedience and improper left turn in Carterville.
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Joel A. Penrod
Main St
Carterville
Carbondale
Penrod
West College St
Jim
Malissa Delay
Glendale St
Benton
Franklin County
John
Margaret Lance Overturt
Presley
Jackson Grove
Baptist Church
Amos
Hosea Dillon
Kalaynazoo
Mich
Paul Dillon
Ruth Moore
Helen Buntin
Hobbs- Johnson
Charles Hausser
SIU
John H. Erickson
Southernlinois University
School of Technology
American Vocational Association
Erickson
Lester Cox
Indus
Clifton E. Lawrence
Obituaries and academic papers in regional notices
Mrs Rosa Liefer 76 of Campbell Hill dies at Memorial Hospital Chester born June 15 1892 Macystown daughter of William and Fred Wintzel married Theodore Liefer Sept 22 1940 survived by husband four stepsons one stepdaughter a half sister eight step grandchildren and eight step great grandchildren services at St Peter Lutheran Campbell Hill with Reverend Welp officiating funeral arrangements listed. obituary also notes Harold Doctorman of Christopher died and services held with burial at Harrison Cemetery. two Southern Illinois University history professors to present papers at the 83rd American Historical Association in New York City Dec 28-30 Donald S Detwiler on Franco-Spain and the Axis and Stanley Zucker on Ludwig Bamberger.
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Thomas Waters
Marion
Thomas H. Waters
Vicksburg St
Marion Memorial Hospital
United Mine Workers of America
First United Methodist Church of
Modern Woodmen of the World
Waters
Pope County
Spencer J
Acenith Fragzell Waters
Alaminta Texas Smart
Johnson County
Pauline Spiller
Dorothy J, Spencer
Kentucky
Rosa Liefer
Campbell Hill
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Liefer
Macystown
William
Fred Wintzel
Theodore Liefer
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Herbert Liefer
Arnold Longe
Rudolph Ehlers
St Johns
iMo
H. C. Welp
Wilson Funeral Home
Russell Funeral Home
Christopher
Harold Doctorman
Washington St
W. D. Berry
Eugene” Fox
Harrison Cemetery
Doctorman
Golconda
George
Daisy Mitchell Doctorman
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
First Baptist Church of
Twa
Southern Timois University
Department of
American Historical Association
New York City
Donald S. Detwiler
Stanley Zucker
Ludwig Bamberger
Family of three injured in West Frankfort crash
A three person Frankfort family sustained injuries in an auto crash on Route 149 near Plum Field Road Sunday afternoon. Mrs Melva J Ensinger 21 in fair condition at Union Hospital West Frankfort her husband Harvey 25 and their 13 month old daughter Michele were reported in good condition. Edward F Lyday Jr 41 West Frankfort driver of the other car was hospitalized. State police said Lyday was at fault and both cars were badly damaged. Also Alice Bowers 17 West Frankfort listed in fair condition at Union Hospital for injuries possibly from a separate county road crash near West Frankfort. Two others Charles Webster 24 and Audie Cox 16 Benton had minor injuries in a collision on Route 27 near Benton Saturday night.
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West Frankfort
Plumfield Road
Melva J. Ensinger
Union Hospital
Harvey
Michele
Edward F. Lyday, Jr
Ensinger
Lyday
Alice Bowers
Charles Webster
Aude
Cox
Benton
Rt. 27
Southern Illinoisam
Southern —Llinois Inc
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
AP News
Two Charged After Crash In Murphysboro
Murphysboro youths Stephen Palmer 19 and Larry Wachsnicht 19 were charged with underage drinking after a Saturday morning crash in Murphysboro. Palmer also faces driving while intoxicated charges. Minor injuries to both Palmer and Wachsnicht. Donna White 16 sustained major injuries. Police report the Palmer car, a small sports car, ran off the road and struck two parked cars at 308 N 15th St. The vehicle, owned by Paul C Trojan of Berwyn, was heavily damaged.
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Murphysboro
Stephen ©. Palmer
Larry Wachsnicht
Benton man sentenced for forgery in Union County
Richard Carlyle, 46, of 411 Akin St Benton, was sentenced to 4 to 6 years at Mendard State Prison in circuit court at Jonesboro for forgery and cashing federal government postal money orders. He faced charges in Union, Ferry and Johnson Counties, with arrest tied to a Walpole residence theft. Union County sheriff said Carlyle is in Mendard prison.
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Richard Carlyle
Akin St
Benton
Mernard State Prison
Union County
Jonesboro
Robert Porter
Vienna
Carlyle
Ferry
Johnson Counties
Walpole
Union County Sheriffs Office
Menard Prison
Fire calls Marion and Herrin incidents briefed
Fire dispatches report a 3 30 p m Saturday call in Marion at Bill Wiese two miles south east for a flue fire with slight damage. Herrin produced a 9 p m Sunday false alarm at 213 S Park Ave and a 10 p m Sunday blaze near Herrin City Park that destroyed a shed owned by Rice Milton with unknown cause and undetermined damage.
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Marion
Wiese
Herrin
S. Park Ave
Herrin City Park
Rice Milton
Basin plan to be reviewed by regional commission
Commissioners of a five county regional planning agency will hear details on an improved basin plan at a 7 30 p m meeting in Marion. Corps planner James Maas will discuss the intergovernmental coordinating committee plan, following a public hearing in Carbondale at Williamson County Courthouse.
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Big Muddy River
Marion
James Maas
Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee
Carbondale
Greater Egypt
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Village Hall
Marion City Council
Marion Recreation Board
B. Boulevard
J. Kinkaid Lake
Reed Creek
Hurst
Johnston
Williamson County Airport Board Authority
Frankfort
St. West Frankfort
Unity Point
Louis ‘St
Shawnee Junior College
Karnak
Police
Marion and Jackson Atrests
Valier Plan Commission
Marlow’s
Murphyshoro
Rodger’s
Anna
Irpheum
Varsity
Camelot
Fox
Mitchell Funeral Home
Henry Clay Wright
New Rose Hill Cemetery
Police Relations Board
The
Herrin Jaycees
Jaycees
Busters
DRY Cleaners
Wicarsonox
Bal
Kelley’s
O’dale Bowl
POST
PTE Tpe
Kohler & Campbell Spinet
Baldwin Acrosonics
Thomas Spinet Organs
Baldwin Spinet Organs
Sterling of
Masterworks Stereos
Wollensak Tape Recorders
Masterworks
Baldwin
Herrin, Hingis
Hamilton County
Rembrandt Fashion
Mardale Shopping Center
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