Poverty War group to set up office in Logan School
The Jackson County Coordinating Agency for the War on Poverty will establish a permanent headquarters at Logan School Logan City in Murphysboro after summer. Temporary offices will operate from Murphysboro Township High School. The agency seeks a project development coordinator to survey poverty and guide local programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
Logan School
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Township
T. Lessley Wilson
MTHS
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Murphysboro Township High School Board of Education
Wilson
Logan
Jackson County
Nathan Nagle
Thomas Starks
Carbondale
Carbondale City Hall
YMCA Plans Youth Meet at Southern Illinois Lake Camp
The YMCA Southern District brings 190 youths and fathers from Mt. Vernon Marion West Frankfort Chester and Centralia to a Pow Wow at Southern Illinois University Little Grassy Lake camp. Activities include handicraft nature studies swimming a state police firearms demo and induction ceremonies. Carbondale YMCA Outing Slated Saturday at Little Grassy Lake Methodist Camp draws 190 members from the town for a 3 to 7 p.m. event.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Southern
Southern Illinois University
Little Grassy Lake
Mt. Vernon
Marion
West Frankfort
Chester
Centralia
Carbondale
Carbondale Ymca
Seven Girls Vying For West Frankfort Queen Crown
Seven area contestants compete for the Queen of the Flame title at the West Frankfort Firemen's Homecoming festival. The four day event runs Wednesday through Friday with the crowning ceremony on Friday evening.
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Queen of
Flame
West Frankfort
Donna Moore
Patti True
Benton
Linda Smith
Mulkeytown
Francesca Lawson
Christopher
Teresa Smith
du Quoin
Barbara Beasley
Johnston City
Carleen Spann
Lesser
Miss Moore
Howard Moore
N. Taft St
Frankfort Community High School
Red Buttons
Johnny Rabbit
KXOK
Carbondale
Red
Community High School
Glover
Main Street
Illinois Avenue
Siu
Mardale Midway
Johnny
Midway
Cambodian Wedding Ceremonies Span Three Days
The wedding rites unfold over three days with the groom resting in a pavilion in the bride's yard between ceremonies, reflecting traditional practices and communal participation.
Gift to SIU Foundation Honors John W Rolofson
Kenneth Miller announces a $300 contribution to the Southern Illinois University Foundation in memory of John W Rolofson, a 22 year old SIU student who died in a May 8 1964 automobile accident. Donors are Mr and Mrs John H Rolofson of Blandinsville publishers of the Blan dinsville Star Gazette. The gift funds the Library Resources Fund to buy economics and statistics books for Morris Library in Rolofson’s majors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University Foundation
John W. Rolofson
SIU
Kenneth Miller
John H. Rolofson
Blandinsville
SIU Concert Set for Sunday at Shryock Auditorium
A chamber music program for wind instruments by SIU students and faculty runs 4 p.m. Sunday in Shryock Auditorium. Highlights include works by Gounod and Stravinsky along with a Gordon Chadwick piece by the SIU graduate assistant. Admission is free. conductors are George Hussey and Warren Van Bronkhorst.
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Southern Illinois University
Shryock
Gounod
Stravinsky
Gordon Chadwick
SIU
George Hussey
Warren van Bronkhorst
Cambodian wedding gifts favor money over odd tokens
The custom favors practical gifts, with weddings avoiding rare items like betel-nut cutters or anteater skins. Celebrants consistently gift money, keeping exchanges simple and valuable.
Things Go From Bad To Worse
Dean Berry of Southern Illinois University photographic service endures a run of misfortunes. A series of accidents and illnesses hit his family including a broken toe, a pneumonia hospital stay for his daughter, an ear infection for his wife, a stolen car, poison ivy, ulcers, and his son Jim breaking an arm in two places after a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Berry
Southern Illinois University Photographic Service
Deborah
Berry
Jim
Chester Plans Summer Class for Remedial Reading
Chester Community Unit District 139 will offer its first summer remedial reading and arithmetic courses. Classes run five days a week for three weeks with a $15 registration fee per course. Arithmetic starts June 14 and ends July 2. reading runs August 2 to August 20. Students enroll through James Howell at the grade school.
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Chester Community Unit
James Howell
Howell
Nola Taylor Rites Planned in Marion Sunday
Mrs. Nola Taylor 45 of Route 3 Marion to be laid to rest Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion with Rev. Raymond Ellis officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. She died Thursday at Marion Memorial Hospital after 10:20 a.m. illness. Born January 10, 1920, she married Kenneth Taylor in Paducah Kentucky on November 7 1938. She is survived by her husband.
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Nola Taylor
Rt. 3
Marion
Mitchell
Raymond Ellis
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Taylor
Marion Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Taylor
Paducah
Garagnani Re elected Grand Knight of Her rin Council 2164
Charles Garagnani was re elected grand knight of Her rin Council 2164 Knights of Columbus. Bernard Bruns elected deputy grand knight with officers including Carl Calcaterra chancellor John Miller advocate Edward Lyday Jr warden. Re elected trustees include Jack Headean Dr E F Lyday John Garavalla Frank Colombo, Steve Raski elected trustee. Installation tentatively set for July 6 with William Ryan Cairo district deputy in charge.
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Charles Garagnani
Herrin
Knights of Columbus
Garagnani
N. 19Th St
Bernard Bruns
Carl L. Calcaterra
John Miller
Edward Lyday Jr
Jack D. Headean
E. F. Lyday
John Garavalla
Cathryn Ferrell Dies Rites Set Sunday For Former Herrin Woman
Cathryn Ferrell 41 formerly of Herrin died at 3 19 p m Thursday in Aurora Missouri after a heart attack She had lived in Gallup New Mexico and worked as a Navajo Indian missionary She was born April 3 1904 in Bardstown Kentucky to Charles and Ella Hall She leaves sisters Christine Calliss Mary Yates and Pearl Baxley a brother Herman and an adopted Indian daughter Darlene Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at George Van Natta Funeral Home Herrin Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery Carterville Friends may call after 2 p m Saturday
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Josies Oyston
Buckner
Franklin Nursing Home
Benton
Franklin County
England
Buckner Mine
Sophis Beck Oyston
Laura Mae Armstrong
Elvina Owens
Doris Parise
Mary Barnich
Chicago
Cathryn Ferrell
Herrin
Aurora
Christine Calliss
Mary Yates
Pearl Baxley
Charleroi
Herman
Darlene
George van Natta
Glenn Hock
Carl Cravens
Oakwood Cemetery
Carterville
Youth Injured In Harrisburg Motorcycle Crash
A Norris City youth, William E Morris, 17, was treated for minor injuries after his motorcycle left Rt 45 one mile north of Harrisburg. He swerved to avoid a piece of equipment fallen from a farm truck.
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Norris City
Harrisburg
William E. Morris
Rt. 3
David Giacone
Benton
Louis Vocel
Swanwick
Cecil N. Flowers
Rt. 13
Coulterville
Giacone
Vocel and Flowers
Girl Injured In Collision In Carbondale
Cynthia Fox eight year old of 107 Brook Lane Drive Carbondale sustained minor injuries in a Thursday collision in Carbondale. She was treated at Doc’s Hospital and released. The girl rode with Barbara Fox fifty two who collided with Jesus S Carlos thirty four of 601 West College Street Sarbon dale at 1120 p.m. Police charged Carlos with failure to yield right of way.
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Cynthia Fox
Brooklane Drive
Carbondale
Doc&rs Hospital
Barbara Fox
Jesus S. Carlos
W. College St
Sarbondale
Main Street
University Avenue
Carlos
Cairo Group Charges Police Brutality Complaints
The Cairo Community Union plans a series of complaints to the Police and Fire Dept. Board. Alan Hopkins says a delegation met Mayor Beadles about alleged police department misconduct. Beadles urged filing with the board. Bill Williams of the state Human Relations Commission advised specifying charges and seeking witnesses.
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Cairo Community Union
Police and Fire Dept. Board
Alan Hopkins
Thomas Beadles
Beadles
Bill Williams
The
State Human Relations Commission
Cairo
Hopkins
William I Page dies at 88 in Alto Pass
William I. Page 88 of Alto Pass dies at home after a long life. He was born January 30 1877 in Lynnville Tennessee son of Isaac and Kathryn Wilcox Page. He married Izora E Wilcox May 13 1898 in Greenville Texas. He leaves a son Louie of Murphysboro a sister Mrs Mary Morris of McKinney and several brothers and grandchildren. Rites set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in the McCarty Funeral Chapel Alto Pass with burial in Alto Pass Cemetery.
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Mr. Page
Lynnville
Tenn
Isaac
Mary Kathryn Wilcox
Page
Izora E. Wilcox
Greenville
Tex
Grace Memorial Church
Louie
Murphysboro
Vivian
Capeville
Grady
Dallas
Emmitt
Tyler
Mary Morris
McKinney
McCarty
Alto Pass
Charles E. Knouse
Grace
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Mt. Vernon Junior College
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