Village and City Calendar Highlights Movies and Events
Murphysboro council meets Friday at 7 p.m. in city hall. Film showings include The Thomas Crown Affair at Murphysboro. Don't Raise The Bridge and Three Guns for Texas at Marion Orpheum. From Russia With Love and Thunderball at Carbondale venues. Night of the Living Dead at Campus Drive-in. and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and The Christmas That Almost Wasn't at Rodgers Theater Anna and Varsity Carbondale. Illinois draft call February quota 2043.
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Marlow
Murphysboro
Marion Orpheum
Texas
Fox
Carbondale
Varsity
Russia
Rodgers
Anna
Paper Lion
Egyptia
Knack
Campus
Riviera
Rodgers Theater
Rudolph the
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Jackson County outlines roads bridges health facilities needs
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission presents a capital improvement outline to the Jackson County Board of Supervisors. It highlights roads and bridges as the main need with a suggested 975000 bond and calls for extensive bridge work and road reconstructions. It also urges nursing home expansion and adequate health department quarters with a 1968 1974 investment plan.
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Tony Stevens
Jackson County
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Greater Egypt
Ava Blacktop
Sand Ridge
Murphysboro
Vergennes
Elkville
Makanda
Nursing Home
County Health Department
West Frankfort chamber names new directors
Seven new members were elected to the West Frankfort Chamber of Commerce board joining 36 total. Re-elected directors and executive officers were listed, with the annual dinner set for January 16 at the Franklin County Country Club. Discussion covered the Frankfort district school referendum of 1.8 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort Chamber of Commerce
David Barrow
Bob Caraway
Robert Dorris
Lawrence Finazzo
L. R. Hanover
James Terry
Jack Woolard
Roger Boner
R. A. Bonifield
Clyde Day
Roger J. Dorris
Clifford Greenwalt
Daisy McGlasson
R. L. Odum
Vernon Peak
Victor Penrod
Chamber
Wayne DeLap
Art Smith
Brent Coleman
Raymond Simmons
Franklin County Country Club
Board Member Resigns from Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council
The Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council at Steeleville accepted a member’s resignation Wednesday night. Edward Maddox resigns due to relocation making him ineligible. Vernelet Peters of Du Quoin named to the executive committee to represent Perry County, replacing Izas Mae Stanley who resigned in November. Mildred Heck of Evansville was hired as a community aide for Evansville and Prairie Du Rocher. Dick Walz, Sparta project director, granted leave until January 8. project remains run by volunteers.
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Board of Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council
Steeleville
Edward Maddox
Monroe County
Vernelet Peters
du Quoin
Perry County
Izas Mae Stanley
Mildred Heck
Evansville
Prairie du Rocher
Dick Walz
Sparta
Frankfort district votes on 1.8 million bond for two new grade schools
Residents of Frankfort Community Unit School District vote Saturday noon to seven at six polling places on a 1.8 million bond issue to fund two new grade schools. If approved, funds would finance east side classrooms first and west side expansion later, with interest around 4.75 percent and total repayment near 1.9 million over 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hagen
Frankfort Community Unit
St. Louis
Herrin United Fund drive closes with final tally
Herrin's 1969 United Fund drive officially ends this Saturday with volunteers reporting $32,292 raised, $297 over the goal. Three more groups achieved 100 percent employee participation: Town Shop, Hays Chevrolet, and Herrin Street and Alley Department, joining 48 previously listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
United Fund
Drive
Hays Chevrolet
Herrin Street
Dorothy Bailey
United Fund Board of Directors
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Murphysbor City
City Hall
Southern Ilinois University
Board of Trustees
Senior Citizens
N. 14Th St
Johnston City
Palace Theater
Illinois
Springfield
Selective Service
Marlows
al Hoover
Cordon
S. Illinois
West Frankfort Chamber
Warren Jennings
Charles Garrison
Simon Rettberg and
Garrison, Carbondale Architects
Council Board
West Frankfort
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Iinois Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Edwards
Franklin
Joiner
Lincoln
Logan
Robert Bruce
DuPont TM
DuPont
Sohns
Robert E
Herrin UF
Capyeavne State
Savines
Banarlerilla, Nlinmors
FDIC
Goldsmith's
Goldsmith’s
Alan Paine
London
Botany
Goldsmiths and Lady Goldsmith
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