Carterville Funds Library With 12 Cent Tax
Carterville council approved a library tax of 12 cents per $100 of equalized valuation. The measure, supported by a petition from 63 residents, would raise about $4,400 if fully collected next year for a new building and a part time librarian. The city, with an estimated equalized value of $3.7 million, previously relied on donations.
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Carterville
Frank Samuel Jr
Samuel
Bill McKenzie
Marion
McKenzie
East Grand Avenue
Crainville
State Division of Highways
James Bleyer
West Idaho
Illinois
Grand Avenues
Jack McGowan
Great Teacher Award Nears at SIU Alumni Dinner
The sixth annual Great Teacher award by the Southern Illinois University Alumni Association will be announced June 12 at 6 30 p.m. during the alumni dinner in the University Center. Last year's winner was Robert D Faner, chairman of the English department. Alumni Day events begin at 9 30 a.m. with meetings of the association legislative council and the SIU Foundation Board of Directors plus guided tours a luncheon and class reunions.
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Southern Illinois University Alumni Association
University Center
Robert D. Faner
Douglas E. Lawson
E.G. Lentz
Thomas E. Cassidy
Georgia Winn
SIU
Association
SIU Foundation
Crenshaw Rites Set Thursday
Funeral services for Jordon Crenshaw 50 of Murphysboro will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Jackson Funeral Home Carbondale. Crenshaw was struck and killed by a car on Rt. 13 two miles east of Murphysboro Sunday night. Rev. S. McQueen will officiate. Burial is in Oakland Cemetery Carbondale. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
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Jackson Funeral Home
Carbondale
Jordon Crenshaw
Murphysboro
Crenshaw
Rt. 13
Rev. S. McQueen
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Air Show Marks 15th Anniversary at Southern Illinois Airport
Open house at Southern Illinois Airport marks 15th anniversary with parachute jumpers and a space capsule on display. The event runs from 1 to 6 p m with activities for visitors and aviation demonstrations.
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John C. Taylor
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Airport
Southern Illinois University Parachute Club
Bernie Nei
Bur
Pat Meiron
James Hall
Dave Barker
Frank Shepris
al Slowik
John Glenn
TWA
Delta Airlines
Sky Room
Mrs Swindell Elected to Illinois Principals Group
Mary Swindell of Carbondale principal of Brush School was elected to the board of directors of the Illinois Elementary School Principals Association. She holds degrees from Southern Illinois University and serves on the IESPA Southern Division committee. She will host the IESPA fall conference in Peoria next fall.
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Mary Swindell
Carbondale
Brush School
Illinois Elementary School Principals’ Association
Southern Illinois University
IESPA
Johnston City High School 89 Graduates Named
Johnston City High School graduates 89 seniors with Jane Ann Hyden as valedictorian and Donna Fehrenbaker as salutatorian. Principal George Kee presented diplomas as Mary Jane Sellers and Billie Lee Singer earned four year all Averages.
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Johnston City High School
Jane Ann Hyden
Donna Fehrenbaker
George Kee
Mary Jane Sellers
Billie Lee Singer
Miss Hyden
Michael Smith
American Legion
Miss Fehrenbaker
Miss Sellers
Miss Singer
Bob Dobroski
Karen Sue Brace
Linda Phipps
Committee Approves Juvenile Court Bill in Illinois
Springfield June 2 AP reports the Judiciary Committee approved a bill to replace the family court with a juvenile court for youths under 17 and girls under 18 who commit offenses. The measure cleared the committee unanimously despite opposition from state’s attorneys.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Judiciary Committee
War On Ugliness Midwestern Meet Planned at SIU
SIU prepares a September regional conference on beautification as a follow up to a White House meeting. Landscape architect John Lonergan, among 800 delegates, leads planning with Stephen Colby. Officials from five states may attend, with a possible 2000 participants, and Rep Kenneth Gray will attend. The event aligns with Johnson administration efforts to curb blight and boost scenic improvements.
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White House
Johnson
Lonergan
Congress
Kenneth Gray
D-West Frankfort
Couple Returns from Florida Visit with Lipe Family
Mr and Mrs Ardell Shamblin of Carbondale visited St Petersburg Florida with Mr and Mrs Bert Lipe and Mr and Mrs Robert Lipe and family The Lipe families are former residents of the area Detailing the friendship and travel together they completed their Florida trip with shared stories and plans to keep in touch.
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Florida
Ardell Shamblin
Carbondale
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bert Lipe
Robert Lipe
Lipe
Murphysboro
SIU Carbondale Enrollment Surges 40 Percent Ahead
Admissions director Leslie J. Chamberlin reports SIU Carbondale is 40 percent ahead in fall enrollment. By end of April, 3,804 freshmen and transfers tentatively accepted versus 2,740 last year. No enrollment cuts planned. in state applicants must be in upper two thirds, out-of-state in top 40 percent.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Leslie J. Chamberlin
SIU
Chamberlin
Woman Killed In Collision Near Bonnie
Indiana woman Lilly Mae Spencer, 45, of Huntington, died Tuesday after a two car crash on Rt 37 north of Bonnie near Mt. Vernon. Her husband Henry Spencer, 47, and Bill Morlan, 37, both of Mt Vernon, were listed with major injuries.
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Indiana
Bonnie
Mt. Vernon
Lilly Mae Spencer
Huntington
Ind
Henry Spencer
Bill Morlan
Good Samaritan
Lorrain Graff
Hazelwood
Rt. 3
Evansville
Rt. 460
Belle Rive
Rosalind P. McWhorter
Savannah
William F. Chaney
St. Petersburg
Fla
Edwin McWhorter
Bessie Chaney
Vivian Barton
Eldorado
James W. Toothaker
Effingham
Harrisburg
Blanche W. Cantrell
Xenia
Carl D. Veith
Rantoul
Rt. 37
Tri-county 4H workshop moved to July 6 in Marion
The recreational workshop for Franklin Jackson and Williamson Counties originally reported for Sunday is rescheduled for July 6 at Logan School in Marion. It invites all 4 H members leaders scout leaders and community group leaders involved with youth.
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Franklin
Jackson
Williamson
Logan
Marion
Marion Seweage Project Access Road Underway
Preparation for a park road in Marion begins to connect the new park to a $133,561 sewage project. Park Supt. Gene McNeely starts laying out and mowing the road as Evitts Excavation Service of Simpson begins lagoon work later this week.
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Marion
Gene McNeely
Evitts
Simpson
E.E. Jeter
State Sanitary Water Board
Jeter
Fern
Laura Lane
Ferne
Safe Driving Test Planned by Jackson County 4H Club
Jackson County 4H members will be judged on skill and safety in an annual auto and tractor driving contest. The event starts at 7 p.m. at the 4 H softball park on the Ava blacktop north of Murphysboro. Teens will navigate obstacles, test braking, and back up. Automotive judge Sgt. C. L. Rockwell of District 13 ISP leads. Tractor tests will cover safe operation and backing a two wheeled implement, with judges Jerry Hagler and Norman Beckman.
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Jackson County
4H Club
Ava Blacktop
Murphysboro
Sgt
C. L. Rockwell
District 13
Illinois State Police
Jerry Hagler
Norman Beckman
Zeigler Approves Fire Code for Recertification Push
The Zeigler City Council approved a fire prevention code modeled after the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Mayor Eugene Prudent said it will take effect in about two weeks to help the city recertify its workable program for community improvement, with certification due Sept. 1. The city will prepare its recertification application.
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Zeigler
City Plan Commission
Eugene Prudent
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Prudent
Former Carbondale Man Edgar Booker Dies at 64
Funeral services were held May 9 in Flora for Edgar Booker 64 a former Carbondale resident and retired school teacher and soil conservationist for the federal government He was married to Lily Meininger of Carbondale and leaves a wife a daughter Oaney Morris of Albion Madison John of Red Bud and three grandchildren He was the brother in law of Mrs D Aaron Phillips of Carbondale
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Edgar Booker
Carbondale
Flora
Mr. Booker
Lily Meininger
Carbon
Three Arkansas Teens Fined for Gasoline Theft
Ricky Garrison Kenneth Williams and Andy Cogins all 17 were fined 55 dollars by Judge John Clayton for stealing gasoline from Barger Roofing Co. in Marion. They were arrested Sunday and said they left Arkansas with about 27 dollars spent on car parts while en route to Fort Wayne Indiana. All three were jailed 30 days for nonpayment of fines.
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Arkansas
Williamson County
John Clayton
Ricky Garrison
Kenneth Williams
Russellville
Ark
Andy Cogins
Londonville
Barger Roofing Co
Marion
Charles Edwards
Fort Wayne
Ind
Former Cobden Resident John H Deal Dies at 42
John H. Deal 42 of Cahokia formerly Cobden died Monday in Cahokia. He was a World War II veteran born in Cobden, son of George and Mamie Turner Deal. He leaves wife Dorothy a daughter Darlene 12 a father George Deal and brother Charles all of Cobden. Services 2:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Cobden with Rev A E Prince. Burial Cobden Cemetery with Cobden American Legion Post 259 graveside rites. Friends may call at Broadway Funeral Home Cobden after 5 p.m. today.
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Cobden
John H. Deal
Cahokia
George
Mamie Turner Deal
A. E. Prince
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