Southern Illinois Calendar Movie Listings and Meetings
The Southern Illinois schedule lists Orpheum Marion showing Corrup tion The Mad Room and Payment in Blood starting Wednesday. Fox Carbondale screens Medium Cool along with Varsity Carbondale showing 3 in the Attic and Hell's Angels 69 through the weekend. Campus Drive-In presents The Boston Strangler and Bandolero Friday to Sunday. Egyptian Drive-In shows Marlowe and The Maltese Bippy. Riviera Drive-In features The Detective and Staircase. Rodgers Anna screens Alfred the Great Sunday through Wednesday, and Liberty Murphysboro books Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Sunday. Public meetings include Herrin City Council at 7 p.m. Monday, Benton City Council at 7:30 p.m., Turst City Council at 7:30 p.m. Montay City Hall.
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Orpheum
Marion
Fox
Carbondale
Rodgers, Anna
Alfred the Great
Weeks to take health post with state department
Harry Weeks steps down this year after 644 years as executive director of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce and will start work January 3 with the state health department Bureau of Health Care Facilities. He plans training January 5 in Springfield then will serve at the Southern Kinois regional office. He is unsure of exact duties but expects work in nursing homes and similar facilities. Open to all area men. The Murphysboro Township High School concert band will present its annual Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the high school auditorium.
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Harry Weeks
Carbondele Chamber of Commerce
State Health Department
Bureau of Health Care Facilities
Weeks
Springfield
Health Department
Southern
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S
Herrin
Murphysboro Township
Chicago merchant elected new retail association president
Hugh E. Muncy of Chicago was elected president of the Kinois Retail Merchants Association. He will succeed Joseph Meek on January 1. Krill, IBM board chairman, announced the selection Saturday. Muncy has been with the association since its 1957 founding.
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Chicago
Hugh E. Muncy
Kinois Retail Merchants Association
Robert J. Krill
IBM
Muncy
Joseph Meek
Murphysboro Lake plan faces potential abandonment
Murphysboro park officials reviewed an engineering study on a proposed lake for the northwest area of Riverside Park. The Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development Project found possible construction issues for the dam, with test borings hitting sand at 11 feet. No decision was made.
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Riverside Park
Murphysboro
Park Board
Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development Project
Eldorado Man Killed Near Shawneetown Bridge
Gary Nunley age 27 of Eldorado died from injuries after his car swerved off the road by the Shawneetown bridge and plunged down a 300 foot embankment. The accident occurred Saturday, authorities said.
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Shawneetown
Gary Nunley
Eldorado
Shawneetown Bridge
Du Quoin Boys Club adds eight to board roster
Du Quoin adds eight names to its proposed Boys Club of America board, including Mayor Jack Struck and Richard K. Haines, joining 17 others to finalize ground work and raise initial year costs for a center to serve up to 800 local boys. February is eyed for the drive with a $20,000 minimum goal to cover one year of operating expenses.
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Boys Club of America
du Quoin
Jack Struck
Richard K. Haines
W. W. Naumer
Wallie West
Edward Cook
Robert Brewyner
Ewald Pyle
F. Mark Miller
Jerry Smith
du Quoin State Bank
du Quoin National Bank
Deputy Rehires Highlight County Police Shuffle
Sparta man James M. Meigen from Dolph County returns to the sheriff’s staff after two terms as sheriff then deputy. Sheriff Ralph Bollinger names Elmo Morrison to deputy sheriff post. Morrison previously served two terms as sheriff and as deputy.
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Sparta
Jonesboro
James M
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Turst City
Montay
Murphysboro Lake
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Banks Carbondale
West Main
Smith
Joel Morris
Perry County
Jack Barber
du Quoin High School
Paul Lemmon
Boys Clubs of America
du Quoin Group
J. G. van Keuren
South Wall Street
C’dale Bowl
Lloyd’s
Mardale
DU Pont
NYLON
Purcell
de Sote
Shied Hol
Simmons
Hamilton
Stockbridge
Beautyrest Back Care
Twin Size Foundation
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