Eighth candidate files for Du Quoin unit district board
Du Quoin resident Joe A. Siefert joined eight contenders seeking seven seats on the newly formed Unit District 300 board. Other filings include Jackie Bishop Harold E. Rice Clarence Zoller Robert W. Miller Dr Ben Kinsman Russell Emling and Marion Harrison. Election is August 1 at Du Quoin Township High School from noon to 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe A. Siefert
du Quoin
Siefert
Siefert Trucking Co
Jackie Bishop
Route 3
Bishop
Sunfield
Harold E. Rice
Rice
Clarence Zoller
Zoller
Robert W. Miller
Miller
Ben Kinsman
Kinsman
Russell Emling
Emling
Marion I. Harrison
Old du Quoin
Harrison
Perry County
Phillip Provart
Provart
Unit District
du Quoin Township High School
Carterville man wounded in accidental self‑shot incident
A 19 year old Carterville man Dave Gray injured his leg Saturday night while practicing a fast draw with a .22 caliber pistol. He received treatment at Herrin Hospital. A separate California welfare ruling creates a guaranteed annual wage, boosting income for about 3,000 families by an estimated half a million dollars yearly. The Salinas Rural Legal Assistance office challenged the regulations, while the Office of Economic Opportunity argued for the supplement to reach essential support levels. The farm worker received retroactive benefits of 1,750 dollars and the policy was extended statewide. Mine report notes Burning Star on vacation with all other mines operating Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Herrin
Dave Gray
Gray
Herrin Hospital
California
State
Welfare Department
Salinas
California Rural Legal Assistance
State Welfare
Office of Economic Opportunity Agency
Perry County Fair opens its 112th season in Pinckneyville
The 112th Perry County Fair begins at the Pinckneyville fairgrounds with a Miss Perry County Fair contest, farm and home exhibits, nightly shows, and a four day racing program through Saturday. Highlights include calf scramble, twilight horse racing, Sesquicentennial events, horse and garden tractor shows, and $35,000 plus in prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckneyville
Illinois
Leanna Rice
Springfield
Benton
American Legion Post 587
Perry County
Fire destroys two buildings in Marion
A shed and a vacant house at 505 North Madison Street in Marion were destroyed by separate fires. Firefighters were called at 2 45 p m Friday to the shed blaze and again at 4 a m Saturday to the vacant house. Nearby properties were protected. Both structures were owned by Charles Jennings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
N. Madison St
Charles Jennings
Trespass case continued for former SIU student
A circuit court in Murphysboro continued the criminal trespass to land case against Stuart Novick, 23, until Aug 21. Novick, free on a $300 bond, was picked up by SIU police after entering the campus for a student government dinner and had been banned from campus on May 7 for inflammatory remarks. He was denied permission to register for the summer term for the same reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Murphysboro
Stuart Novick
Novick
SIU
Five county health district plans seek HEW funding
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission may submit this fall for HEW funds to form a five county health planning district. A three member subcommittee will guide data gathering while a September meeting will outline public and private health needs and potential $50 000 federal seed money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plan Commission
Roger Hughes
Southern Illinoisan
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Greater Egypt
Carterville
Lesley R. Miller
Jackson County
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Greater
Egypt
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Jefferson
Theft case continued in Benton circuit court
The preliminary examination for Billy Don Stewart and Douglas Hefley both 26 and 24 of Mt. Vernon was continued to 9 30 a m on August 6 in Benton circuit court. Two witnesses testified and Judge William G Eovaldi heard the testimony. They are accused of taking 3000 in cash and 15000 in bonds from a Benton home April 8. They are free on 10000 bond. Nearby, a Friday mobile collision on Route 3 near Rockwood injured Olen Gibson 42 Mineral Point and Dolores Gibson 29. Bruce Tucker 27 of Belleville was not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Don Stewart
Douglas Hefley
Mt. Vernon
Benton
William G. Eovaldi
Missouri
Rt. 3
Rockwood
Olen C. Gibson
Mineral Point
Bruce D. Tucker
Belleville
Teamsters to Meet City Officials in Carbondale Contract Talks
Teamsters Union Local 347 business agent Sam Trefts will join city officials and city attorney George Fleerlage in a Tuesday afternoon session to finalize contracts for street, sanitation, and cemetery workers. Fleerlage said the city is near agreement, after workers met Saturday to review the latest offer. Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 160 has not signed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Sam Trefts
Teamsters Union
George Fleerlage
Teamsters
Fleerlage
Trefts
C. William Norman
Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 160
William J. Held
Seven children escape injury in dam crash at Little Grassy Lake
Counselor Paul Hickman led seven camp children to safety after a small Foreign car and trailer went off the back side of the Little Grassy Lake dam. The group, from a SIU Little Grassy camp for underprivileged youths, received hospital checks with one child kept overnight. Five children were kept from a Saturday water carnival as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Grassy Lake
Little Grassy Lake Dam
Paul Hickman
Carbondale
Hickman
Tors Memorial Hospital
Health Service
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Goodie Bags Prepared for Campers at National Convention
About 6,000 goodie bags stuffed with 300000 items including first aid kits maps and donations from area groups will be distributed to campers at the National Campers and Hikers Association convention at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds Southern Illinois July 15 18. An estimated 24000 people are registered with hundreds already arrived and as many as 35000 may attend as the opening date nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
South
Illinois
Marion waits on state building orders amid budget stalemate
Illinois Director John Kennedy halted contracts for regional offices in Collinsville and Marion due to funding limits. The move delays Marion’s project until a special session, with lawmakers expected to appropriate more funds to allow both offices to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Illinois
General Services
John Kennedy
Collinsville
Illinois Building Authority
Illinois Budgetary Commission
Clyde Choate
Anna
Delmer Mitchell
Johnston City
Governor
S. Marion
Kennedy
Samuel Shapiro
Shapiro
Du Quoin seeks water tanks for campers at fairgrounds
Du Quoin state fairgrounds need drinking water tanks for the National Campers and Hikers Association convention. Tanks must hold at least 1,000 gallons each. Ralph Dunn says at least 15 tanks are needed and 10 have been gathered. interested persons should call Dunn in Du Quoin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Ralph Dunn
Dunn
du Quoin
Murphysboro Dentist Burns Improve After Fire Incident
Dr. H. W. Willis, Murphysboro dentist, improved today at St Joseph Memorial Hospital where he is treated for second and third degree burns after his clothing ignited from a trash fire at his Elm Street home. Richard Bierman, Sparta, elected president of the Student Center Programming Board at Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute. Vandals damage window at Stevens Rosing Co. in Carbondale. police investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Willis
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Richard Bierman
Sparta
Southern Illinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
Bierman
Southern Acres
VTI
Stephens Rosing Co
E. Oak St
Carbondale
Missing Saluki Sarra Elusive Mascot Traced Near Carbondale
SIU missing Saluki Sarra, 18 months old and reddish, reportedly eluded two student handlers near Carbondale on May 11 and may have headed toward St. Louis. Tim Turner of SIU News Services coordinated with Brentwood shelter and the Associated Press to verify a Borzoi sighting, with breeder Norman Hagan in St. Louis weighing in. authorities plan to inspect the Brentwood shelter in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarra
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
St. Louis
Tim Turner
SIU
Turner
Brentwood
Animal Protective Association
Associat
Ed Press
Norman Hagan
Leon Striegel
Jackson legal bureau to expand with federal grant
A federal grant of 90263 for the Jackson Legal Services Bureau, announced by Rep. Kenneth J. Gray, will fund expansion into Williamson County with a Marion office. J. Edward Helton will remain director as staff grows. local contributions bring the bi-county budget near 110000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Legal Services Bureau
Office of Economic Opportunity
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Williamson County
Marion
Carbondale
Murphysboro
J. Edward Helton
Williamson
Gray
Bureau
Ullery case continued in Chester circuit court
Lee Ullery Jr. 46 of Carbondale faces voluntary manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Raymond Koerber 45 of Du Quoin near the Du Quoin Post Office on December 17 1967. Trial was moved to Sept 9 with juror examinations to start at 9 a.m. Judge James W. Gray presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Ullery Jr
Rt. 4
Carbondale
Circuit Court
Chester
James W. Gray
Belleville
Allery
Raymond E. Koerber
Hickory St
du Quoin
Marion man earns rare Illinois GED scholarship
Marion resident Don D. Holland 64 on the GED test ranking 90.8 percentile wins one of 15 Illinois state scholarships. A Marion sewer department assistant supervisor, he studied two nights weekly in adult education and plans to enter Southern Illinois University in the fall with no declared major. He is married to Patsy Askew and they have a son, Brett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Don D. Holland
W. Patrick Sr
Holland
United States
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Patsy Askew
Homer Askew
Brett
SIU students face charges in Carbondale alcohol incident
Carbondale police arrested Southern Illinois University students Stephen Hansen and Charles Dixon after they were found with alcohol near University and College streets at 1 30 a.m. Hansen fled and was subdued. both face charges of illegal transportation and underage acceptance with Hansen also charged with resisting arrest and drunk and disorderly conduct. A Herrin City Park concession stand was broken into over the weekend, with police noting a break in on Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
University and
College Streets
Stephen P. Hansen
Charles L. Dixon
Snyder Hall
Dixon
Hansen
Herrin City Park
Herrin
Reba Boles
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Burning Star
Perry County Fair
Eden
University Coordinating Committee For
James C. Callanan
Edwardsville
Hellmut Hartwig
Frederick Schmidt
Baren Robbins
John Kurtz
Rex Karnes
Paul Wendt
Jerri Johnson
Ronald Allen Cross
Ava
Lake Murphysboro
Lewis G. Clyburn
Lucier St
Walter J. Ziegler
Granite City
John L. Duever
Robert G. Calvert
Ninth St
John T. Stoffer
Dupo
Murae
Cross
Glenn Smith
Smith
Harold McGee
E. Park St
McGee
Bruce Kurtz
Feign
Chicago
Kurtz
de Soto Township
Kenneth Bradley
Thompsonville
Cletus Grimes
Shaggy Dog
Jackson Legal Bureau
Ullery
Marion Man
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