Mormon Church Official Speaks At West Frankfort
LeGrand Richards elder and Council of Twelve Apostle will conduct a 7 p m meeting at the new Mormon chapel south of West Frankfort on Rt 37. He is joined by Mission President Richard C Stratford and Richard W Maycock as the church tours Illinois and Iowa on a 17 day series of 37 conferences. Richards, a high ranking official, comes from a distinguished Mormon lineage and operates LeGrand Richards Realty Co in Salt Lake City and has authored two church books.
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LeGrand Richards
Council of Twelve Apostles
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
West Frankfort
Richards
Richard C. Stratford
Richard W. Maycock
New Mormon Chapel
Illinois
Iowa
Mormon Church
Council of Twelve
Willard Richards
Brigham Young
LeGrand Richards Realty Co
Salt Lake City
Chamber Drive Report Due
A Murphysboro chamber of commerce membership drive report is due at 7 30 pm Thursday. Drive Chairman John Borgsmiller says all committee members must submit reports on contact cards issued two weeks ago. Cards uncontacted will be reassigned to other committee members.
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Murphysboro
Carbondale Man Vokac Elected Historian by State ROA
Carbondale resident Robert B. Vokac 502 Orchard Dr was named historian of the Illinois Department of the Reserve Officers Association at its annual Peoria convention Saturday. Vokac, vice president of the General George Bell Chapter, commands the 825th Replacement at Marion and will lead the Army reserve unit to Camp McCoy Wisconsin for two weeks of training starting June 26. He is assistant placement director at Southern Illinois University.
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Robert B. Vokac
Orchard Dr
Carbondale
Illinois
Reserve Officers Assn
United States
Peoria
Vokac
General
George Bell
Marion
Army Reserve
Camp McCoy
Wis
Southern Illinois University
SIU All Stars Jazz Concert Slated Friday
The SIU All-Stars 17 piece big band at Southern Illinois University performs Friday at Shryock Auditorium at 8 p.m. Admission is 75 cents. Directed by Phil lip Olsson the group features original arrangements by Art Simpson and Louis Rodalbaugh with members from Carbondale Danville Venice and more.
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Southern All Stars
Southern Illinois University
Shryock
Phi Mu Alpha
Phillip Olsson
SIU
All Stars
Art Simpson
NBC
Chicago
Louis Rodalbaugh
Glen Daum
Centralia
Les Brown
Stan Kenton
James Finn
Herrin
Earl Walters
Danville
Henry Taylor
Christopher
Buddy Rogers
Hamiet Bluiett Jr
Venice
Curtis Casper
Anna
Harry Arling
Lenzburg
William Wade
Vandalia
Daum
Fred Berry
Jacksonville
David Friend
Fest
Rid-Dom Rodeo Set In Marion
The third annual Rid-Dom Rodeo in Marion runs June 24 to 26 under Rodeo Cowboys Assn. rules. Top acts include Peter Brown Peggie Castle and Buffalo Gals with performances Friday night Saturday afternoon and night and Sunday night. Purses total 400 across six events and the Governor's Trophy saddle of 450 goes to the all around champion.
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Marion
Peter Brown
Peggie Castle
Johnny McKay
Lily Merrill
Lawman
Buffalo Gals
Vivian Roberts
Charlie Davis
King of Rodeo Clowns
Harry Nelson
Chief White Cloud
Arizona
Southern Illinois
Rodeo Cowboys Assn
Bill Ridlen
Horse Killed By Automobile Near Carbondale
A Cobden resident escaped injuries as a car driven by William E. Crider, 61, struck and killed a horse about five miles south of Carbondale on Route 51 at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday. Bill Tolliver, 22, Christopher, escaped injuries in a separate one car crash on Route 148 three miles south of Christopher at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday.
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Cobden
Rt.51
Carbondale
District 13
du Quoin
William E. Crider
Bill Tolliver
Christopher
Tolliver
Rt. 148
Centralia Sailor Goes Berserk Aboard Edisto
A sailor on the icebreaker Edisto fired 14 shots from two automatic pistols in a berserk incident early today. He was subdued by tear gas and taken to Chelsea Naval Hospital for observation. The Navy identifies him as John W. Davidson of Centralia, Illinois, a Seaman Second Class.
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Boston
Edisto
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Navy
Yeoman
John W. Davidson
Centralia, Ill
Baltic Sea Area Reported At One Hundred Sixty Thousand Square Miles
A Baltic Sea area figure is given as 160 000 square miles. No further context or supporting details provided in the snippet.
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Baltic Sea
SIU Asian Studies Series End Lecture With Levine
Solomon B. Levine associate professor at the University of Illinois will give the final lecture in SIU’s Asian Studies Series on Labor Movements in Asia. He served as a Navy officer 1942 to 1946 and spent time in Japan on Fulbright fellowships. The free talk is at 7 p.m. in Muckelroy Auditorium Agriculture Building.
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Japan
Ford Foundation
Southern Illinois University
Solomon B. Levine
University of Illinois
Asia
SIU
Muckelroy
Agriculture
Levine
Navy
Okinawa
Keio University
SIU Committee On Asian Studies
Division of University Extension
Coroner's jury rules Lyell death suicide in West Frankfort
A coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by own action in the death of Gordon Lyell 64 of West Frankfort found shot in his bedroom May 23 with a .22 rifle nearby. Coroner Jess Britton led the inquest at West Frankfort City Hall.
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Gordon Lyell
West Frankfort
Lyell
Jess Britton
West Frankfort City Hall
Little Joe Fund Reaches 222 for Hoover Child Surgery
Marion residents report 222 raised for Joe Hoover, a five year old awaiting heart surgery June 20 at Roberts Hospital Chicago. Mrs Eugene Woods and Mrs Stanley Hawkins lead a drive begun in May with coin canisters in local businesses and a final pickup planned next Tuesday.
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Marion
Little Joe Hoover
Eugene Woods
Joe
Otto Hoover
Roberts Hospital
Chicago
Woods
Stanley Hawkins
Hoovers
Former Marion instructor and Marion hospital nurse named Hoover
Hoover a former Marion driving instructor now works at a Belleville service station. Mrs Hoover serves as head nurse at Marion Veterans Hospital. People wishing to contribute may contact at WY 3-4091 or WY 3-3800.
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Hoover
Marion
Belleville
Marion Veterans Hospital
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