Local Calendar Highlights In Cobden Carterville Herrin And More
Monday events across Cobden Carterville Herrin Jonesboro Johnston City Benton and nearby areas include school board meetings council sessions library programs and a smoke hazards talk. Performances at Marlow’s Murphysboro feature The Taming of the Shrew and film showings at Var sity Carbondale Fox Carbondale with Cool Hand Luke Valley of the Dolls.
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Cobden
Carterville
American Legion
Jonesboro
Hurst
Herrin
Johnston City Council
Benton City Council
City Hall
James Gladson
Energy Grade School Parent-Teachers Association
Herrin Public Building Commission
Kinkaid and
Reed’s Creek Conservancy District Board
Conservancy
Jackson County
Shawnee District Library Board
N. Park Ave
Sparta
Little Egypt
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A
Mothers
Murphysboro
Rodgers
Anna
Marlow’s
Varsity
Carbondale
Cool Hand
Luke
Fox
Tuesday Public Meetings In Carbondale And Nearby
Carbondale City Council and Human Relations Commission meet at 7 30 p m in city hall. Murphysboro planning commission holds an 8 p m Tuesday session at city hall. Williamson County Red Cross meets 7 p m Tuesday at Herrin Hospital cafeteria. Porter Heaps organ concert at Benton Community High School 7 30 p m Free. Herrin Senior Citizens knit and crochet 10 a m and pinochle 2 p m at center 211 N 14th St.
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Carbondale
Porter Heaps
Benton Community High School
Herrin Senior Citizens
N. 14Th St
Sanders named editor of DAV monthly newsletter
James LaVern Sanders of West Frankfort is appointed editor of a new monthly DAV Illinois Disabled American Veterans newsletter by State Commander Mario G. Tonelli. Sanders also becomes chairman of the state public relations department and will resign as Egyptian District commander to focus on statewide DAV activities and liaison among chapters and department officers.
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James LaVern Sanders
West Frankfort
Department of Illinois
Mario G. Tonelli
Sanders
DAV
Retired Herrin Lawyer William R. Kee Dies at 75
William R. Kee a 75 year old Herrin attorney died at 4 15 p m Sunday at his home 612 S 14th St Herrin He retired in 1960 and had long served as general and special counsel to multiple firms and unions He was born August 14 1892 in Murphysboro and married Stella Master April 28 1913 in Union City Tennessee Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at George Van Natta Funeral Home with burial in East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m Tuesday at the funeral home
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William R. Kee
Herrin
S. 14Th St
Kee
Murphysboro
John
Josephine Truelove Kee
Stella Master
Union City
Tenn
Federal
National Paying Brick Association
United Mine Workers of America
Old Ben Corp
Illnois Miners Legal Dept
Southern Illinois
Doyle O’connor and Co
Office of Price Administration
Springfield
Camden and Co. Investment House
Chicago
Wilson and Co. Investments
Sarah Long
Modesto
Calif
Lan Haney
George van Natta
Robert Walther
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Substitutes Pay Raised Along With School Board Actions
The Carbondale grade school board boosts substitute pay from 15 to 20 dollars per day effective February 1. They also remove the prior plan paying substitutes over 20 days at a $5 000 yearly salary. Other actions include hiring Mrs Katherine Havens to teach Spanish at Lincoln Junior High School and issuing legal notices for two school board vacancies.
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Carbondale
Kathryn E. Havens
Lincoln
Havens
Haynes Reese
Fred Nolen
Springmore
Jane Frick
Susan Bland
Bloodmobile meets quota in Sparta with 88 pints collected
The Red Cross Bloodmobile met its quota in Sparta, collecting 88 pints from 117 donors while 17 were rejected. Open heart surgery patient Bill Middendorf, 38, in St. Louis requires at least 30 pints from the blood collected, with earmarked portions for him and assistance from local workers. Randall Griffith, 63, Cobden native and state official, died at Union County Hospital after a career with the Department of Conservation. funeral services are planned in Cobden with burial at Cobden Cemetery.
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Red Cross
Sparta
Chester
Jewish Hospital
St. Louis
Joan Clark
Sparta Community Hospital
Bill Middendorf
Spartan Printing Plant
Carolyn
Middendorf
George Middendorf
Ella Fitzgerald to perform at Southern Illinois University Arena
Ella Fitzgerald, acclaimed American vocalist, appears Sunday at Southern Illinois University Arena. The Times notes she bridges old and new tunes, mixing standards with contemporary hits like Sonny Hello Dolly and Ode to Billy Joe. Tickets range 1.50 to 3.50 and can be bought or reserved by phone.
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Ella Fitzgerald
America
Southern Illinois University
Ella
New York Times
John S. Wilson
Cess
Harper's Bazaar Magazine
National Association of Television and Radio Announcers
Times
Wilson
Fitzgerald
Sonny
Dolly
Billy Joe
Obituary of John Moore 77 of Sesser
John Moore 77 of Sesser died Saturday at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin born May 31 1890 son of William and Nancy Moore retired coal miner. Survived by wife Aliie Loucks daughters Helen Jennings Margaret Meents Bess Reid Maxine Bullock Milda O Hara Irma Wilson sons Ward Gene Wayne brothers Sam Alfred sisters Minnie Davis Mary Gruchala 25 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren. Funeral 11 am Tuesday at Sesser Baptist Church Rev Somers officiating burial Forest Prairie Cemetery Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser.
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William
Nancy McFatridge Moore
Moore
Aliie Loucks
Helen Jennings
Homewood
Margaret Meents
Kankakee
Bess Reid
Maxine Bullock
Sesser
Milda O’hara
Irma Wilson
Bourbonnais
Ward
Benton
Gene
Wayne
Mulkeytown
Sam
Alfred
Minnie Davis
Mary Gruchala
Sesser Baptist Church
E. A. Somers
Forest Prairie Cemetery
Brayfield Funeral Home
Carbondale Women Set First Aid Class at Hospital
A first aid course for Carbondale women will take place at 7 p.m. January 24 in Doctors Hospital conference room. Dr. John B. Taylor will lead the session, with Safety Director Richard Wilhelmy presenting. Interested women should contact Mrs. Davie M. Vieth at 50 Hillcrest Drive.
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Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
John B. Taylor
Richard Wilhelmy
Davie M. Vieth
Hillcrest Drive
Altgeld Wind Quintet to Open SIU Season
The Altgeld Wind Quintet of Southern Illinois University will give its season opener on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the chapel of the old Baptist Center on Grand avenue and Thompson street. The program includes Kauffmann Quintet and Pistons Quintet with members Bottje Hussey Resnick Nadal Intravaia. The concert is free and open to the public.
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Altgeld
Southern Silinois University
Chapel of the Old Baptist Center
Grand Avenue
Thompson Street
SIU
Lee Justinus Kauffmann
Walter Piston
Will Gay Bottje
George Hussey
Robert Resnick
George Nadal
Lawrence Intravaia
Two High Schools Consider Joining Rend Lake College District
Fairfield Wayne County and Mills Prairie High School boards met Rend Lake College officials led by President J M Sayer to discuss joining the district. No action was taken with a rescheduled meeting planned. annexation would add 31.2 million assessed valuation and could cut residents tax bills by about 13 percent.
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Rend Lake College
J. M. Sayer
Fairfield High School
Wayne County
Mills Prairie High School
White County
Rend Lake
Weldon Kendrick
Break-ins net equipment and gas at Marion and Crab Orchard
Marion Williamson County authorities investigated two weekend burglaries. About $1,800 in goods were stolen including seven chain saws worth $800 and two tool sets worth $1,000 from Dan Chamness Farm Equipment Co. East of Marion. Burglars broke a rear window and carried items out the shop door. 31 gallons of gasoline were also taken. At Teddie Odum Shell Service Station in Crab Orchard, a front door window was broken to gain entry. 12 gallons of gasoline and cash from the register were stolen. A witness found the damaged site Saturday morning three miles north of Crab Orchard on the Paulderson blacktop road. Funeral services for Ida Wilma Glasscock, 67, Sparta, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McDaniel Funeral Home in Sparta. She died Saturday. she is survived by sons Ora Russell, Roy G., Robert E.. daughters Betty Thomas and Jackie Kessel. 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Williamson County
Vernon Lowe
Dan Chamness Farm Equipment Co
Old
Rt. 13
Marion
Lowe
Teddie Odum Shell
Crab Orchard
Richard Rebecca
Paulton Blacktop Road
Robert E
el Paso
Tex
Betty Thomas
Jackie Kessel
Sparta
William H. Hughes
Caledonia Cemetery
Rend Lake College Announces Spring Registration
Rend Lake College schedules spring registration from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Mt. Vernon campus 315 S. 7th St. Evening registration starts Thursday with courses in Accounting I 102 Hospital Management 102 and other sessions.
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Rend Lake College
S. 7Th St
Mt. Vernon
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Bloodmobile
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Union County Hospital
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State Dept. of Conservation
Toledo Christian Church
Lyman S. Allen
First Baptist Church
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Miss Fitzgerald
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New York City
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Marshall Browning Hospital
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