Randolph County hosts large Fourth of July celebration
Randolph County showcased a state event with a Steeleville parade of 81 units and 15 000 to 20 000 spectators. The Kaskaskia State Park program featured a 1778 reenactment march and Illinois Sesquicentennial tableau. Fireworks closed the day with honors to local sponsors and a Sesquicentennial Queen contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Randolph County
Steeleville
Kaskaskia
Ilinois
D Lumber Co
Haertling Hardware
Tom Boy Market
Wicker’s Department Store
Percy
Peace Lutheran Church
Dot’s Shop
Schaack Funeral Home
Orr Drugs
Wine Hill 4-H Club
John W. Allen
Southern Illinois University
Jean- Louis Mandreau
France
F. Stephen Miles
Great Britain
Parke Rouse Jr
Virginia
Black Knights
Belleville
Marissa
Chester
Trico
Sparta
Red Bud
Waterloo
BBK Post
American Legion
Legion Park
Virginia Marmaduke
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission
Marmaduke
Sesquicentennial Commission
Illinois
Kentucky
Prophetstown
George L. Knop
Kaskaskia State Park
Ralph G. Newman
Mandreau
Miles
House of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Allen
John S. Rendleman
Edwardsville
SIU
Warren Bolton
Harvey
M. A. Ivanuck
Kenneth Blackhorn
BBK Legion Post
Louis Gwin
Earl Wente
Ft. Kaskaskia State Park
Campbell Hill Man Killed in Rt 4 Head On Crash
A Campbell Hill man, Arnold Goetting, 61, died in a head on collision with a car driven by Robert Littick, 53, near Willisville on Route 4. Littick and his wife Donna, 42, were injured and treated at Memorial Hospital in Chester. Goetting, a retired iron worker born July 13, 1902, leaves two brothers. A prayer service is set for Saturday night at Schaack Funeral Home, with burial in Steeleville City Cemetery.
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Campbell Hill
Rt. 4
Willisville
Arnold Goetting
Robert Littick
Percy
Littick
Donna
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Goetting
Jackson County
Louis
Minnie Stellhorn
Henry
Steeleville
Albert
Ava
Schaack Funeral Home
High court clears Rend College bond plan in Illinois act ruling
The Illinois Supreme Court rules the Public Junior College Act constitutional allowing Rend Lake College to stay on revised construction plans and seek bids on 3.1 million in bonds by September. Attorney Donald Musick says plans may move forward. John A. Logan College President Nathan Ivey unavailable for comment.
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State Supreme Court
Rend Lake College
Donald G. Musick
Nathan A. Ivey
John A. Logan College
Supreme Court
Kankakee County
Illinois Association of Community and Junior Colleges
Musick
Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
Benton
Bend Lake District
Rend Lake
Franklin - Jefferson County Line
Carbondale seeks Model City grant for northeast plan
Carbondale hopes to win an 84 435 grant to fund a four year Model Cities program targeting northeast Carbondale. The plan emphasizes social and economic improvement and an involved community, with a new city department and a Northeast neighborhood committee to oversee the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hatton
Carbondale
Metropolis
Frank Kirk
Citizens Advisory Committee
Norman Elkin
Leon Shapiro and Associates of
Chicago
Chiago
East St. Louis
St. Louis
Main Street
Sycamore Street
Illinois Central
Grand Avenue
Washington Street
University Avenue
Increas
Missing tax bills affect Herrin Township residents
An estimated 300 to 500 Herrin Township residents did not receive tax bills, said Williamson County deputy tax collector Adolph Fluck. Most missing bills are for personal property taxes, with a few for real estate taxes. Residents can call the courthouse in Marion for duplicates and amounts. Personal property taxes and the first real estate payment are late after July 13.
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Herrin Township
Adolph Fluck
Williamson County
Fluck
Marion
Herrin
Carbondale
Flack
Girl Falls From Stand Injures At Fireworks Display
A 4 year old girl Leah Williams fell about 30 feet from spectator stands at a baseball field during a fireworks display. She suffered a fractured cheekbone a concussion and lacerations and was hospitalized in St Louis Missouri after first being treated at Doctors Hospital in Carbondale. The incident involved SIU police who provided details. In Johnston City Illinois Mrs Marie E Wallace died at home from a heart attack at age 65. She leaves a husband two sons four grandchildren and a sister. Funeral services are set for Saturday with burial at Lakeview Cemetery Johnston City.
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Mike Batta
Nelson St
Johnston City
Mr. Batta
Hungary
United Mine Workers of America
Lena Batta
Andrew Batta
Springfield
Murman and Wilson
George Jenkins
Lakeview Cemtery
Southern Illinois University
Children’s Hospital
St. Louis
SIU
Leah Williams
Robert Williams
W. Freeman St
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Marie E. Wallace
Grand Ave
Wallace
Williamson County
Philip and
Letha Ann Marks Hayes
John Wallace
Marion
Washington Avenue Baptist Church
Jack
Edward
Carterville
Ida ‘Stroud
Murphysboro
Marion man Dan Williams celebrates 100th birthday
Dan Williams of Marion, born July 4 1868 in Beaumont Texas, marked his 100th birthday at the Suburban Dormitory shelter in Carbondale. A former road grader who worked on Liberty Street and the Public Square, he recalls a hard childhood and long life with family in Illinois and Chicago area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Lavos
Beaumont
Williams
Jackson
Tenn
Marion
Liberty Street
Main Street
Public Square
Busch Stadium
St. Louis
Virginia
Mary
Salima
Mary Alice
Salima Huddleson
Wilmette
Chicago
Huddleson
Alice Barnett
Andy North
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Riverside Park
Booster Club
Bill Crawshaw
Murphysboro Civil Defense
Ted Kortkamp
Neunert
du Quoin
Murphysboro American Legion
Carbondale American Legion
Murphysboro Municipal Band
Shell
Carbondale Lions Club
Black Knight Drum and Bugle Corps
Howard Shand
Lions Club
Rend
ICRR
Kirk
White House
HUD
Raymond Barnett
Pittsburg
Bob” Barnett
Rosetta Hendrickson
Ida Ferrell
Alton
Mitchell Funeral Home
J. D. McCarty
Fred Meece
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Darryl Jones
E. Larch St
East Birch Street
Finis A. Heern
Makanda
Marie Wallace
Dan Williams
United States
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