Merion senior president campaigned hard for pay promises
Ron McDowell, Merion High School senior class president, won with 194 votes to 42 over Nancy Acmitting. He pledged a bench with the class name, a senior trip, and an auditorium podium, while balancing student council work, five clubs, and duties on the school newspaper. He also pursues impersonations of national leaders and plans umpire school after graduation.
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Wanda Barras
McDowell
Lyn-don Johnson
Ted Kenney
Richard Nixon
Marion
Pittsburg
York
Dent McDowell
Burger Chef
Hell
Five MTHS Students Named to All State Band
Five Murphysboro Township High School students will join 125 to 120 other Illinois juniors and seniors in the all state band. Pat Shaw Pam Dreyer Bob Brown Frances Reiman Cindy Powers are among those selected with auditions set for January 22 in Peoria and a concert January 24. The all state chorus and orchestra perform March 6 to 10 in Chicago at the state music educators meeting.
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Murphysboro Township
Pat Shaw
Jean Shaw
Pam Dreyer
Gilbert Dryer
Bob Brown
Robert Brown
Frances Reiman
Gilbert Reiman
Cindy Powers
Richard Powers
Thinois
Peoria
Chicago
Chester girl wins music scholarship at Augustana College
Elaine Uehrmann of Chester earned a piano scholarship to Augustana College in Rock Island after auditioning during a campus visit. She will study music education this fall, having been surprised by a last minute audition. Meanwhile a Jamaica firefly is described with dual headlights and an orange taillight used only in flight.
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Elaine Uehrmann
Chester
Augustana College
Rock Island
Elaine
Jamaica
Student’s essay chosen for state contest by Sparta High
Evelyn Rainey a Sparta High School sophomore has been chosen as one of two students to represent Southern Illinois in the State Alcoholism Essay Contest. Sponsored by the Illinois Association of Alcoholism Programs. State prizes include 100 first, 100 second, and 50 third per category with state winners announced mid January.
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Evelyn Rainey
Sparta
Ilinois
Ilinois Association of Alcoholism Programs
Evelyn
Herrin Teen Town Dance With Egyptian Cubio Event
A Herrin Teen Town dance features Egyptian Cubio performing from 8 to 11:45 pm Friday. Admission is 1.00 for members and 1.25 for non members.
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Herrin
Couibo
Hertin
Zeigler High to Stage Meet Me in St Louis Comedy
Zeigler-Royalton High School Drama Club and Thespian Troupe present the three act comedy Meet Me in St Louis at 8 p.m. Saturday in the school gym north of Zeigler. Directed by Mrs Wilma Snyder admission 7 cents for children and 1.25 dollars for adults. Cast includes Dennis Dinguid Sheila Sparks Jay Williams Becky Moeljer Susan Breeze Rhonda Figs Cathy Johnson Geoff Vickery Christy Vaughn Peggy Arvas Reid Belcher Joe Jadwick Leslie Sheffer Bob Cochran Billy Walker.
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St. Louis
Dramatics Club
Zeigler - Royalton High School
Zeigler
Wilma Snyder
Dennis Dinguid
Sheila Sparks
Jay Williams
Becky Moeljer
Susan Breeze
Rhonda Fig
Mary Beth Reska Named President Of Little Egypt District Councils
Mary Beth Reska of Marion was elected president at the 5th annual convention held at Wolf Lake. Marion Poggas of Zeigler is vice president, Polly Summer of Carmi is secretary, and Tom Ashly of Sparta is treasurer.
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Mary Beth Reska
Marion
Little Egypt
Wolf Lake
Marion Poggas
Zeigler
Polly Summer
Carmi
Tom Ashly
Sparta
UN Budget Panel Backing $80 Million HQ Enlargement
The United Nations Budgetary Committee is set to approve a resolution on Monday to authorize an eighties million expansion of UN headquarters in New York to house all employees based there.
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United Nations
N.Y
UN. Assembly
U. N
New York
Contest winners announced in three area cities
First round winners of the national Voice of Democracy essay contest are named in three area cities. In Herlin, first place goes to Denice McCollum, second to Dennis Sweeney, third to Dan Coyne, and fourth to Toni McCarty. In Zeigler, Jay Williams captures first with Vera Smith second, Lisa Uhls third, and Terry Bagwell fourth. Kathy Williams is the Jone Johnston City winner. Prizes are 25, 18, 15 and 10 dollars in savings bonds for the top four.
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Voice of Democracy
Jessay
Herlin
Denice McCollum
Dennis Sweeney
Dan Coyne
Toni McCarty
Zeigler
Jay Williams
Vera Smith
Lisa Uhls
Terry Bagwell
Kathy Williams
Jone Johnston
Washington, D
Seven Sparta pupils win at Egyptian Forensic League meet
At Trico High School in Campbell Hill on December 9, seven of the 14 Sparta High School students competing won honors. Jaramine Deason and Roberta Deason earned superior in Declamation and Verbal, Trudy De Rousse and Diana Happel earned superior in serious reading, Jo-Ewe Henderson and Carla McCormick earned superior in prose and prose. Barbara Benson and Trudy De Rowse received excellent in prose and verse.
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Trico High School
Campbell Hill
Sparta High School
Jaramine Deason
Roberta Deason
Trudy de Rousse
Diana Happel
Jo-Ewe Henderson
Carla McCormick
Barbara Benson
Trudy de Rowse
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