Public meetings and Fourth of July events listed for Vienna and area
Vienna and nearby cities schedule Wednesday public meetings in city halls and library. Fourth of July celebrations include parades in Steeleville, events in Murphysboro, Carbondale, Anna, Goreville, and Herrin with fireworks at night and various demonstrations, concerts, and contests across multiple venues and parks. The guide also lists ongoing movie showings at local drive ins and theaters through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
City Hall
Grand Tower
Jackson County Housing Authority
Authority
8Th and
Bridge Streets
Murphysboro
Board of Sallie Logan Public Library
Anna Drive-In
Beach
Marion
O’farrell
Orpheum
Fox
Carbondale
Hangman’s Tree
Herrin
Green Berets
Mary Jane
Glory Stompers
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission
Main
Broadway Streets
Steeleville
Black Knights
Legion Park
Illinois
Kaskaskia State Park
Chester Street
Riverside Park
Municipal Band
Shell
West Lawn
High School
Fitzwilly
Varsity
the Green Berets
Du Quoin City Council Meets Friday Evening
Open House at Golconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center includes dedication of restored Iron Furnace near Elizabethtown at 6 30 p m Friday. Herrin Senior Citizens hold white elephant bingo at 2 p m Friday at 301 N 14th St. Saturday Sparta hosts a Sesquicentennial Parade at 5 p m from business district to fair grounds sponsored by the Sparta Retailers Association.
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Carbondale
Lincoln Recreational Park
Carbondale Fire Department
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale Lions
Black Knight
SIU Arena
Anna
Union County Hunters Association
Goreville
Ferne Clyffie State Park
Golconda
Job Corps
Civilian Conservation Center
Elizabethtown
Herrin Senior Citizens
N. 14Th St
Sparta
Fairgrounds
The
Sparta Retailers’ Association
Fire crews respond to trash fire at Creal Springs site
At 5 30 p m Monday firefighters were called to Golf View Terrace Innc Creal Springs Road Marion. A trash fire spread and burned tires of a tractor scraper causing damage at the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Golf View Terrace Innc
Creal Springs Road
Legal aid expansion hinges on grant for Williamson County
The Jackson Legal Service Bureau may expand into Williamson County if a roughly 90 thousand dollar federal grant is approved. a 52 thousand dollar grant would scuttle the move. JWCAA members, led by acting chairman Robert Dreher, urged board unity, with assurances of cooperation from local officials and space commitments in Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Legal Service Bureau
Williamson County
Jackson - Williamson Community Action Agency
JWCAA
Carbondale
Williamson
Robert Dreher
Jackson Bureau
Dreher
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Chicago Office of Economic Opportunity
Frank Shelby
Herrin
Raymond Davis
Colp
Williamson County Bar
Jackson Bureau Committee
Wiliamson
Marion
Chicago
Drerher
Richman
Helton
Bureau
Fletcher Lewis
Jackson
Jerry Lacey
Herrin City Hall Plans Scale Back Cost Rise eyed for fire dept
Herrin Public Building Commission reviewed preliminary drawings for a new city hall by architect Tom Moyer. The project estimated at 374 339 dollars shows the fire department garage expanding to 3130 square feet and drive through doors. Civil Defense space and treasury offices prompted cost increases, with a drive up window planned for water and sewer office. Moyer will adjust plans after consulting firemen and possible site changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Public Building Commission
Tom Moyer
Clark, Altay and Associates
Urbana
Moyer
Mame Uare
Park Avenue
Madison Street
City and Council
Meyer
Fire Department
Police Department
Treasury Funds
Commission
John McVey
Civil Defense Office
Illinois Grants Total 340000 For SIU Carbondale Students
Illinois Scholarship Commission approved 340000 in grants for 1268 SIU Carbondale students for 1968 69. Frank C Adams said the rise follows higher General Assembly funds. statewide estimates show 29 million for the biennium with equal scholarship and grant halves. Two Carbondale youths from Schneider Hall were fined for underage liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Illinois Scholarship Commission
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Frank C. Adams
SIU
SIU Carbondale
Adams
General Assembly
Silver Star Given to Widow of Viet Nam Hero
Mrs Marian Riley widow of Marine Captain James P Riley was presented the Silver Star by a St Louis Marine delegation at Southern Illinois University Center lounge. Riley a helicopter pilot die ed Feb 22 near Khe Sanh while attempting to evacuate wounded Marines. He was 32 and son in law of Zeigler Mayor Paul Gayer. The award cited his selfless devotion amid heavy enemy fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Riley
James P. Riley
Vietnam
St. Louis
Southern Illinois University Center
Riley
Khe Sanh
Zeigler
Paul Gayer
Henry J. Conlin
Carterville awards for radar unit and park upgrades
Carterville equips police car with a radar unit costing 702 dollars after trade-in and a 278 dollar air conditioning unit funded partly by police and residents. May and June utility tax receipts total 2941.39 dollars. Park improvements since April include 16 lights and moving the ball diamond at 925 dollars. The council approves 100 dollars to the sesquicentennial committee and makes various appointments and policy inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Frank Samuel
Addie Crowell
Randall Cavins
B. D. Cross
Thompsonville woman injured in West Frankfort crash
A 65 year old Thompsonville woman, Bernice Chaplain, suffered minor injuries as a car carrying her and her husband Paul Chaplain collided with a vehicle driven by Monty A. Smith of West Frankfort. Smith was cited for failure to yield right of way. The wreck occurred at 2 25 p.m. at Oak and Rains streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompsonville
West Frankfort
Bernice Chaplain
Paul
Monty A. Smith
Rt. 1
Smith
Oak and
Rains Streets
Comprehensive Marion plan eyes more park land and coordinated upgrades
Marion planners urge early acquisition of recreation lands to curb costs as demand for leisure space grows amid shorter work hours. The city has 67 acres of parks in five sites but needs 133. districts cover 160 square miles serving 17 000 to 18 009 people with a $49 581 470 valuation and 4 153 students across one high school, one junior high and eight elementary centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Walley
Marion
City Planning Commission
Greater Egypt
Unit Two
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York
Dion Boucaiult
SIU Communications Building Playhouse
Ofice
Rodgers Theatre
Shenandoah
West
SIU Muckelroy
du Quoin City Coucil
City
H. J. Conlin
Audley Dennstedt
First National Bank of Carbondale
Bank of Herrin
Herrin City Hall
Johansson
Ingemar Johansson
Walter R. Mansfield
Mansfield
Floyd Patterson
Nellie Thulin
Einar Thulin
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Illnois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associates Press
Richard P. Buehrer
James A. Cade
Schneider Hall
the Public Safety
Arthur Simmons
Roy Evans
Evans
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Benton
Bill Minor
Charlie Brown
Gregory Colvin
Fedders
ST. Illinois
du Quoin State Fair
Zwick’s Shoe Store
Zawick’s Shoe Store
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