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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1968

Page

2

The Gnomemobile and Snow White showings listed

The calendar lists Jovies Marlow's Murphysboro Fox Carbondale Egyptian Drive in Riviera Drive in Campus Drive in Varsity Carbondale Orpheum Marion Rodgers Anna showing titles including The Gnomemobile Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs Thunderball From Russia With Love The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and The Detective Parent Trap Where Angels Go Trouble Follows Devil's Brigade The Private Navy of Sgt O Farrell and Live a Little Love a Little plus public meetings Energy Village Board Carbondale Citizens Advisory Committee Union County Hospital Board Union County Housing Authority and a Duplicate Bridge Club event set for Thursday evenings

Jovies Marlow’s Murphysboro Gnomemobile Charlie Lonesome Cougar Fox Carbondale Arizona Riviera Drive-in Russia Campus Drive-in Devil’s Brigade O’farrell Varsity Orpheum Marion Energy Village Board Village Hall Carbondale Citizens Advisory Committee City Ffil Union County Hospital Board Union County Housing Authority Anna Housing Development Office

Board Meeting Set At Frank Lincoln Country Club

Friday noon session of Southern Illinois Inc. board of directors convenes at Franklin Country Club near West Frankfort to discuss company matters.

Public Meetings Southern Illinois Inc Franklin Country Club West Frankfort

YMCA Gets New Nine Passenger Station Wagon

The Jackson County YMCA will receive a nine passenger station wagon donated by Jim Pearl Inc. of Carbondale to transport needy Carbondale grade children to its free tutoring service. Delivery is due within two months as the program expands from 65 tutored children.

Jackson County YMCA Carbondale Les Sommers Jim Pearl Inc Sommers Donald Beggs Beggs Satd

Kentucky youth sentenced for armed robbery in Vienna

A 19 year old from Paducah, Donald Wayne Mathis, received two to four years in Menard State Prison after pleading guilty to armed robbery in Johnson County Circuit Court. He robbed Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Allbritten at their Rt. 45 residence threatening with a shotgun. the gun was unloaded when Mrs. Allbritten wrestled it away.

Kentucky Johnson County Menard State Vienna Donald Wayne Mathis Paducah Robert Porter Mathis Clarence Allbritten Rt. 45 Allbritten

Klaus to receive doctorate from Illinois State University

Loren E. Klaus president of Shawnee Junior College has completed a doctorate in educational administration at Illinois State University Normal He will receive the degree January 25 during graduation in Normal Klaus has led the southernmost junior college in Illinois since July He and his wife Norman and three children live in Metropolis His thesis titled Role Expectations of Local Junior College Presidents and Local Junior College Board Members in Class I Junior College Districts in Downstate Illinois analyzes all state junior colleges outside Chicago

Loren E. Klaus Shawnee Illinois State University Normal Klaus Norman Metropolis Downstate Illinois Chicago

Zeigler Native Philip Overturf Killed in Vietnam

Mrs. Dempsey Funk Houser of Zeigler mourns as Marine Pvt. Philip Overturf is killed in action in Vietnam on April 20, 1967. A service is planned at 3 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home in Marion with Rev. Lavern Butler officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.

Fort Dempsey Funkhouser Zeigler Marine Pvt Philip Overturf Vietnam First Baptist Church of West Frankfort Wilson Marion Lavern Butler

Williamson County budget hearing set in Marion Monday

A hearing in a suit against the Williamson County Board of Commissioners over the budget and levy action is scheduled for 1 15 p m Monday in circuit court at Marion Presiding Judge John Clayton noted the case is large and will require further study and a written opinion will follow this week The board adopted a budget Nov 29 for the fiscal year beginning Dec 1 with salaries for the state's attorney at 23000 and the circuit clerk and coroner at 12000, later amended Dec 11 lowering them to 17500 and 10000 respectively State's Atty Kenneth Powless filed for a declaratory judgment Dec 20 challenging post adoption salary changes and legality of altering a budget after official adoption The board argues the Dec 11 action reflected the September board session and that salaries were set by the Nov 29 budget

Williamson County Board of Commissioners Marion John Clayton Atty Kenneth Powless Illinois Powless Robert Butler

Walter Hill Dies in Du Quoin at 72

Walter A. Hill 72 of 619 N Vine St Du Quoin died at 1 20 am Wednesday in Marshall Browning Hospital after months of illness He was a First Christian Church member and a retired Du Quoin Packing Co employee Born July 29 1896 he married Vera Norman in Pinckneyville April 9 1919 Survived by wife three sons four daughters two sisters two brothers and eight grandchildren Funeral at 10 am Saturday in Neal Funeral Home chapel.

Walter Hill DU Quoin Walter A. Hill N. Vine St Marshall-Browning Mr. Hill First Christian Church Charles W. Hill Fayetteville N. C M. G. Hill Vadalia James Hill Garden Grove Calif Eloise Dintleman Red Bud Jewe Dasy Brown Carrie Metten Lincoln George Belleville Lester Granite City Norman Neal Funeral

Prisoner hospitalized with flu amid murder indictment

Leon Alsip 22 of Jonesboro, held in Union County jail on a grand jury indictment, was admitted to Union County Hospital in Anna with the flu. Alsip has been indicted by a Union County Grand Jury on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery.

Leon Alsip Jonesboro Union County Anna Alsip

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