Area Girls In Final Rounds Of Beauty Show
Three area contestants advance to final judging in the Miss Illinois pageant at Mt Vernon High School. Jane Crusius Miss Carbondale and Miss Southern Illinois University 19 and Vivian Waller 18 Miss Christopher perform in talent and evening wear. Joanna Gentry Miss Carterville and Miss Marion also competes in talent and other categories. Finalists to be announced before Saturday 7:30 p m judging. Miss America Parade with Chanute AFB band precedes events.
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Jane Crusius
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Vivian Waller
Miss Christopher
Joanna Gentry
Carterville
Marion
Miss Crusius
SIU
Miss Waller
Christopher
Gentry
Carterville Community High School
Mt. Vernon High School
Mt. Vernon Moose Lodge
Suzanne Johnson
Chanute Air Force Base
Murphysboro Police Briefs Fine Two Men for Offenses
Homer R. Asbury of Murphysboro was fined 15 dollars plus 5 costs by Police Magistrate Charles Helwig Sr. for being on city streets while under the influence of alcohol. Roger Camden of Murphysboro received 5 dollars plus 5 costs for parking a motorcycle on the sidewalk on 21st Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Homer R. Asbury
Charles Helwig Sr
T. Berger
J. Minard
Roger Camden
21St St
Mt Vernon Jaycees Describe Luring Beauty Pageants to Southern Illinois
The Mt. Vernon Junior Chamber of Commerce reveals the inside story of attracting beauty pageants to Southern Illinois. At the Illinois Jaycee Board meeting in October 1959, a hospitality room in a Rockford hotel dispensed $600 worth of refreshments donated by Mt. Vernon merchants. Eleven local Jaycees and spouses staffed the room while refreshments and favors went to visiting Jaycees whose votes could affect bidding outcomes. Mt. Vernon also contributed $150 for expenses. The group praised 40 participating young women in parades and events, noting the substantial labor behind the bid and hospitality effort, including 1 000 hours for the bid and room, 500 hours for the stage, and 4 000 total donated hours.
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Southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Jaycee
Herrin CD Finds Three Possible Sites
Herrin Civil Defense workers identified three potential sites for a downtown headquarters. Leon Wilcox, new CD director, noted all sites are offered at no charge and the unit must raise funds for a telephone. The HQ needs radios and an emergency generator, with heating to keep equipment from freezing.
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Herrin
Herrin Civil Defense
Leon Wilcox
Wilcox
Strike Hits Packing Plant In Du Quoin
A 220 member United Packinghouse Workers of America strike closed the Du Quoin Packing Co. Local 157 president William O. Stanhouse cited grievances over meat hauling by outside drivers, against the contract requiring firm employees to haul. Company gave no comment. Previous 1959 settlement raised about 27 cents an hour per worker.
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United Packinghouse Workers of America
DuQuoin Packing Co
William O. Stanhouse
Local 157
Stanhouse
TB Tax Renewal Slated in Jackson County Vote
A tuberculosis tax renewal appears on a separate ballot in Jackson County's judicial race Monday. The levy, currently .047 per $100, funds TB care, case finding, home nursing, and X-ray services. If not renewed, patients would face high treatment costs and continued disease spread control would end.
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Jackson County
Tuberculosis ‘Care Fund
Jackson County Tuberculosis Sanitorium Board
Jackson Board of Supervisor
Dorothy Muckelroy
Walter King
Miss Bellamy
Lax
Gray Defends Public Funds Use After Life Magazine Claims
Rep. Kenneth Gray denies magazine allegations that taxpayers funded his family's New York trips. He says he paid all bills with his own checks and plans legal action for an apology. The article cited eroding beach proposals and harbor inspections as context for debates over federal aid and costs. A parallel effort underway in Williamson County targets welfare eligibility reviews and work programs for able bodied recipients as part of the new plan.
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Kenneth Gray
West Frankfort
Life Magazine
New York
Gray
Walter Pincus
Don Oberdorfer
House Public Works Committee
Long Island
New York City
New York Thruway
New York Port Authority
Williamson County
General Assembly
Dwayne Linton
Linton
Illinois Public Aid Commission
R. G. Crisenberry
Murphysboro
Springfield
County Board Lets Road Contracts
The Franklin Asphalt Co. and Wilson Asphalt Co. won bids for asphalt materials and aggregate spread. Egyptian Concrete Co. secured concrete materials, with pipe bids going to Nelson Concrete Co. and others for gravel hauling. Work covers several roads including Herrin Johnston City and Crab Orchard Lake area. start soon per Supt. Fred Thane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Board of Commissioners
Franklin Asphalt Co
Benton
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
Egyptian Concrete Co
Salem
Nelson Concrete Co
Mt. Vernon
Glenn Adams Trucking Co
Herrin
Wolf Creek
Grange Hall
Fred Thane
Herrin - Johnston City
Johnston City-Corinth
Carterville Blacktop
Rt. 37
Rt. 13
Crab Orchard Lake
Crab Orchard
Creal Springs
Stonefort
Corinth
Fathers and Indian Guides to Camp at Southern Illinois
More than 240 Indian Guides and their fathers will camp out at Little Grassy Lake for a district session hosted by the YMCA. The event at Southern Illinois University handicapped camp begins noon Saturday with swimming canoeing and an evening Indian Dancers campfire. Charles Merriman is district chief Doyle Volner assistant and Frank Gumm district director.
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Little Grassy Lake
YMCA
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Mt. Vernon
Charles Merriman
Centralia
Doyle Volner
Carbondale
Frank Gumm
Y’s
Mines Report: Saturday Work by Old Ben and Orient
A brief mine report shows Old Ben and Orient workers on Saturday shifts with nine and three units active respectively while Freeman and other mines are idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Ben
Orient
Freeman
Wisconsin Twister Hits Two Farms Near Black Creek
A tornado battered buildings on two farms near Black Creek Wisconsin on Wednesday night. No injuries were reported.
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Black Creek
Wis
Attitude Toward Business Draws Industry to Carbondale
James Cannon of the state division of industrial development and planning urged Carbondale to maintain a pro industry climate. He cited proximity to St. Louis and Chicago, strong railroads, highways, utilities, labor skills, and city planning as key factors for attracting firms. He projected the Kroger property could be occupied within six months with proper cooperation.
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Carbondale
James Cannon
State Division of Industrial Development and Planning
Cannon
St. Louis
Chicago
Illinois Central
Marion
Ilinois
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Kroger
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Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Trailer
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Dium
Jean Hoxie
Hamtramck
Mich
Seabad
Jackson
Mt. Vernon State Sanatorium
Kathleen Bellamy
Jackson County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Board
Refutes Magazine
Eisenhower
Augusta
Mamie
Crisenberry
Wanlstreet
June T. Snider
Sandy Ridge
Hallie Parrish
Necesary
George Borgsmiller
Bergsmiller
William Wanstreet
IPAC
Wanstreet
County Board
Wisconsin Twister
Illinois
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