City and School Meetings and Drive-In Film Schedule
Tuesday listings show Carterville City Council and Vienna Township High School Board meet at 7 30 p m and 7 30 p m respectively at City Hall and High School. Jonesboro Grade School Board meets at 8 p m. Marion Drive-In screens Dimension 5 with Jeffrey Hunter and Cyborg 2087 with Michael Rennie.
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Alto Pass
Johnson County Housing Authority
N. Fourth St
Vienna
Cobden
Carbondale
Jonesboro
Anna City Council
Carterville
Vienna Township
Marion Drive-In
Jeffrey Hunter
Michael Rennie
West Frankfort Fourth annual homecoming and crafts fair
The West Frankfort community hosts a fourth annual homecoming with a carnival contests and beauty pageant running Wednesday through June 10. The Downtown Southern Illinois Arts and Crafts Guild Fair accepts entries both competitive and non competitive with a 25 cent fee and due by noon June 10. Contact Gertrude Bennett Royalton. The fair takes place June 10 11 at West Franklin High School Rt 148 south of Christopher.
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West Frankfort
Southern Illinois Arts and Crafts Guild
Gertrude Bennett
Royalton
West Franklin High School
Rt. 148
Christopher
Three Hurt In Two Car Collision Near Alto Pass
State Police report a two car crash on Rt 127 near Alto Pass injured three people. Elmer Furlow 48 of Carbondale suffered major critical injuries and was hospitalized in Anna. Thomas Boswell 42 of Carbondale was unharmed. his passenger Ruby Bleam 52 of Cobden and Jewell Sasser 61 of Lesser had minor injuries and were treated at Union County Hospital. Boswell faces charges of driving while intoxicated driving without a license and wrong lane usage.
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Rt. 127
Alto Pass
Elmer Furlow
Carbondale
Union County Hospital
Anna
Furlow
Thomas Boswell
Boswell
Ruby Bleam
Cobden
Boswell Auto
Jewell Sasser
Lesser
Autocycle Collision Injures Two Near Du Quoin
State Police report two young men, Ariel Bryant 21 and Theodore Lamum 21, injured in a motor cycle and car crash on Rt 51 near Dowell. Driver John Liska 59 not hurt. both riders treated at Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin.
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du Quoin
Ariel Bryant
Litchfield
Theodore Lamum
Marshall Browning Hospital
John Liska
Rt. 2
Elkville
Dowell
Liska
Riverside Park Day Camp Sign-Up Extended in Murphysboro
Registrations for Murphysboro's annual Riverside Park day camp are extended to June 17 at the Recreation Center 17 N. 14th St. from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Four two week sessions run June 19 to Aug 18 with a $6 fee.
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Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Chester Kessel
N. 14Th St
Kessel
Union charges unfair practice in Carbondale plant
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers filed unfair labor practice charges against Midwest Maintenance Construction Co. at its Carbondale plant. A hearing is set for July 10 at Southern Illinois University. The complaint alleges interference with union rights and failure to bargain after a NLRB election. A Washington D.C. examiner will hear evidence. Also, William A. McBride named Boss of the Year by Carbondale Jaycees. June graduate Frederick Van Lente, chemistry major, Hope College.
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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Afl-Cio
Midwest Maintenance Construction Co., Inc
Midwest Maintenance
Carbondale
Machinists
Southern Illinois University
NLRB
Washington, D.C
William A. McBride
Carbondale Jaycees
McBride
Jim Tarr
Carbondale Community High School
Frederick van Lente
Kenneth van Lente
W. Chautauqua St
Hope College
Holland, Mich
Emeritus honors for three SIU professors
The SIU Board of Trustees granted emeritus status to Henry Wieman John Childs and Eugene Lawlor, retiring faculty leaders in theology philosophy and education. Wieman arrived in 1956 after Chicago Divinity School tenure and may be a dawning ecumenical era prophet. Childs joined from Columbia after 27 years with education focus and Lawlor since 1962 held posts at Northwestern and Florida State University. All three remain active writers and reside in Carbondale.
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Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Henry N. Wieman
John L. Childs
Eugene S. Lawlor
Wieman
Childs
Illinois
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
Grinnell
Iowa
University of Chicago Divinity School
Willis Moore
Lawlor
Jacob O. Bach
Columbia University
Northwestern University
Florida State University
Two Wis men sentenced for car theft in Pinckneyville
Two young Wisconsin men received three to seven year sentences after pleading guilty to car theft in Perry County. Larry Plymesser, 19, Delafield, got three to seven years at St. Charles Boys Reformatory. John Hessnauer, 24, Milwaukee, received three to seven years at Menard Penitentiary. They stole Roger Smiths 1959 Oldsmobile in Pinckneyville May 23 and were captured by state police after a high speed chase up to 110 mph in Washington County.
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Wisconsin
Pinckneyville
Larry Paul Plymesser
Delafield
Wisc
St. Charles Boys Reformatory
John H. Hessnauer
Milwaukee
Menard Penitentiary
Perry County
Roger Smith
Washington County
Deaf Man Perfects Midget Transistor Hearing Aid
An advertisement announcing a tiny powered hearing aid perfected by a hard of hearing inventor. It claims whispers become crystal clear and offers free information by writing Hearing, P. O. Box 154, Florrisant, Missouri.
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P. O. Box
Florrisant
Davis named to Region Six Title I post in Southern Illinois
Davis, 17 year educator, is appointed supervisor of Title I programs for 20 counties in Region Six by Ray Page. He resigns Crab Orchard Unit superintendent post effective June 30. Gene Stettler of Marion to replace him. Davis previously served as Williamson County superintendent and Crab Orchard leader, with degrees from Southern Illinois University. Clyde House, 82, of Taylorville died Saturday at Meadow Manor Nursing Home. service Tuesday at Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher. Burial Harrison Cemetery.
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Charles W. Blake
E. Garland Sr
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Johnston City
Charles E
Bertha Williams Blake
Aldine Thompson
Blake
Hulburt Oil and Grease Co
Franklin County
Old Bend
Second Baptist Church of
Masonic AF
AM Lodge
United Mine Workers
Bertha Blake
Charles H
Ontario
Canada
Billy Joe
U.S. Marines
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Sharon
Cheryl Lynn
Chicago
Billie E
San Leandro
Virginia
Second Baptist
Mont Davis
Crab Orchard Unit
Illinois
Davis
Ray Page
Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction
Crab Orchard
Board of Education
Gene Stettler
Marion
Stettler
Marion High School
Southern Illinois University
Williamson
Clyde House
Taylorville
Meadow Manor
Christopher
First Baptist Church of
Carol Jones
Robert M
Grand Island
Neb
Herbert H
du Quoin
Harley M
Tamaroa
William B
Tampa
Fla
Grace Hill
Pinckneyville
Lula Edie
Beulah Sawyer
Gilbert Funeral Home
Gene Fox
Harrison Cemetery
Clean-up group meets Friday in City Hall
Committees organizing Carbondale's summer clean-up and beautification will meet at 7 30 p m Friday in City Hall. Clark Vineyard Mosquito Abatement District manager Randall Nelson city councilman lead the effort with several committees handling resident leaders volunteers and removal of junked cars and heavy trash. Police briefs note fines for speeding in Dowell and Grand Tower.
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Carbondale
Clark Vineyard
Randall Nelson
Richard Hayes
Archie Jones
Charles Taylor
John Mars
William Volk
George Jessop
Vineyard
William Eaton
John Lannin
Shawnee Port Bill Advances to Governor
The Illinois state Senate approved a bill allocating 50 000 for the Shawneetown Regional Port District for 1967 69. Port director John Thomas says the district, currently funded at 50 000 since 1963, will become self supporting once revenue bonds finance permanent coal loading facilities for the Peabody Eagle mine. First coal from the new mine was loaded onto barges Friday at temporary facilities.
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State Senate
Otto Kerner
Shawneetown
John Thomas
Eagle
Peabody Coal
Thomas
Murphysboro woman fined in traffic case
A 20 year old Murphysboro woman Sherry Gentry was fined 75 including costs after pleading guilty to two traffic tickets in Jackson County Circuit Court. She received six months probation to pay the total fines. Gentry ran off Old Rt. 13 north of Murphysboro hitting an abutment and was treated for minor injuries.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
Sherry Gentry
Everett Prosser
Miss Gentry
Rt. 13
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
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Hombre
Paul Newman
Varsity
Sound of Music
Julie Andrews
Herrin
Rodgers
Robert Morse
Michele Lee
Poppy
Yul Brynner
Angie Dickinson
Anthony Quinn
Virna Lisi
the Arts
Paul J. Wheerler
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Ilinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
Walnut Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Edward L. Fear
U.S. Navy
Wedderburn
South China Sea
Vietnam
Cecil D. Fear
Rt. 3
S. Illinois Ave
Imperial Apartments
South Wall Street
Jaycee
North Carrio Street
Theodore W. Rose
Podiatrist
Ronald F. Johnson
Harriet Simon
Glenview Dr
Menard State Penitentiary
New School and Industry
Simon’s
Roger D. Stewart
Grand Tower
Orville F. Wright
Orelco
North Park Ave
Herrin, Ill
Norelco
Norelo
North American Philips Company, Inc
East 42Nd Street
New York
N.Y
Shawnee
Senate
Carterville Library
Goodspeed
Gallatin
Hamilton
Saline
Franklin and
Cavanas Scoby
Miss Scoby
Haggar
Weber’s Men’s Wear
Walnut Murphysboro
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