Herrin High School honors 28 awards at 173-student diploma line
Herrin High School awarded 28 honors including two $500 scholarships to Bruce Jeralds and Mary Ann Kane during the commencement for 173 seniors. The Class of 1918 held a 50th anniversary reunion and essays on Why I want to go to College were read, with Jeralds and Kane among the top writers.
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Bruce Jeralds
Mary Ann Kane
Herrin High School
Jeralds
Miss Kane
Vicki Brown
Pat Doughty
Becky Binson
Jerry Boren
Bill Jack
Karen Kane
Lois Murphy
Donna Terwilleger
Jean Thomas
Cynthia Turin
Rosemary Winsavage
Tim Walker
Doughty
Lions Club
GOP endorses Dunn and Gullett for delegates
The Jackson County Republican Central Committee endorses Ralph Dunn of Du Quoin and James Gullett of Shawnee for delegates to the national nominating convention. Voters in Illinois 21st District will choose two delegates and two alternates in Tuesday's primary. Dunn is former 21st District finance chairman for Senator Percy 1966. Gullett is secretary for Hardin County Republican Central Committee. Other candidates include Schoeing Brehm Rodd Henneberger.
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Jackson County
Republican Central Committee
Ralph Dunn
du Quoin
James Gullett
Shawneetown
21St
Southern Illinois
Dunn
Illinois
Charles Percy
Gullett
Hardin County Republican Central Committee
Southern Illinoisan newspaper notice and masthead
The Southern Illinoisan publishes daily and Sunday editions with mailing offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It lists addresses and notes AP exclusive republication rights and its successor status to local papers.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
IllInois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Southern Illinoisan Calendar Highlights Local Events
Herrin Senior Citizens hold a noon pot luck Friday at 301 N 14th St. The Sound Trak performs at Herrin Teen Town 8 to 11 45 p.m. admission 75 cents members 1.00 non members Murphysboro High School graduation 8 p.m. Friday in the gym Rodgers Theater shows The Scalp Hunters ends Sunday Marlow's Murphysboro presents A Man for All Seasons through Saturday drive in theaters list multiple films and showtimes Jefferson County activities include Jackson Invitational Tournament at Jackson Country Club and 4-H Federation meeting June 11 in Benton plus staff notes and Vietnam service update belonging to Gary L Wright.
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The
Sound Trak
Herrin
Marlow’s
Murphysboro
Anna Drive-In
San Sebastian
ElIdorado
Riveria Drive-In
Du Quoin Pays Tribute With One in a Lifetime Letter
Du Quoin Mayor Jack Struck received a proclamation urging 11 a.m. May 22 shutdowns and flag displays to honor three local men killed in Vietnam Marine Pfc Cecil Dorsey Jr Lance Cpl Glenn Revelle and Air Force Lt Barry L Brown Captain David W Clark of Travis AFB California sent a heartfelt letter expressing pride and gratitude for the town’s tributes and for Americans’ support of their sons.
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du Quoin
Jack Struck
Struck
Dr. Struck
Barry L. Brown
Lt. Brown
Barry
Vietnam
Pleiku
Patty
Berlin
Dak
America
David W. Clark
Travis Air Force Base
California
Carbondale Adds 536 Prefix For Seven-Digit Dialing
Starting Monday at 12:10 a.m. Carbondale residents must dial seven digits due to a new 536 prefix created for the area. The change affects current exchanges 549 457 and 453 and ties to SIU’s Brush Towers high rise dormitories. A January 1969 directory will list the new numbers.
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Carbondale
Harold D. Howe
The
General Telephone Co
Brush Towers
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Howe
Lincoln piece returns to Illinois amid sesquicentennial
A 14 page Abraham Lincoln address in his own handwriting returns to Illinois as part of SIU’s centennial observance. New York industrialist Alfred C. Berol donated the manuscript to Southern Illinois University’s rare book collection. A facsimile edition with John Y. Simon notes will be published by SIU Press.
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Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Southern Illinois University
New York
Alfred C. Berol
John Y. Simon
SIU
Berol
Eagle Pencil Company
Delyte W. Morris
Sparta Girl Injured in Rural Road Crash
A 15 year old girl, Sue Brown, suffered serious injuries when a car collided with a farm tractor on a rural road southwest of Sparta. She was treated at Sparta Community Hospital and then transferred to St Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. The car was driven by Forest Price Jr. 16, who had minor injuries. The tractor was driven by James Loesing 53. he was not injured. The crash occurred at 9 15 p.m. a mile southwest of Sparta.
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Sparta
Sue Brown
Sparta Community Hospital
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Belleville
Miss Brown
Forest Price Jr
Price
James Loesing
Loesing
Three Herrin youths in juvenile court for vandalism
Three Herrin youths ages 10 to 15 were to appear in juvenile court in Marion over a theft and vandalism at Herrin High School last weekend. Over $100 was taken, much recovered, and windows and a car were damaged. A soap and water spill occurred in home economics, with minor damage to Lincoln school. No charges filed yet due to ages. the 15-year-old is on probation.
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Herrin
Marion
Herrin High School
Unit School
Russell Emery
Lincoln School
Emery
Unit
Herring
Roy Cole
Cole
Grand Tower approves garbage service and road repairs
Grand Tower City Council votes to start curbside garbage collection by Burris Disposal at 1.75 per month billed with water, eliminates gas hook up fee, and repairs roads from sewer work. Service begins July with weekly pickups and 20 gallon or 75 pound monthly limits plus heavy item collection every 60 days. Gas hook up deposit remains 5. Aggregate bid Froemling Truck Service 2.49 per ton. Carterville and Marion traffic fines noted.
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Grand Tower
Burris Disposal Service
Carbondale
S and L Sanitation Service
Willisville
Marlene Schlimpert
Froemling Truck Service
Ava
Council
Last U High graduation marks end of era in Carbondale
The last senior class of University High School Carbondale lines up for commencement at Farr Auditorium. Fifty six students graduate as SIU phases out grades seven through twelve, ending the U School’s current structure while kindergarten to six continue under SIU’s College of Education.
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University High School
Carbondale
Farr Auditorium
U School
Southern Illinois University
Its
College of Education
Herrin water tank prank tied to graduation night
Herrin police planned to question three high school seniors over a graduation prank after a water storage tank north of Herrin street was painted with the number 68. Commencement occurred Thursday night and no charges were filed. Carterville: Marion Harris, 30, possession of beer at Crab Orchard refuge.
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Herrin
Herrin Street
Carterville
Marion Harris
Benton Chamber Membership Reaches 160
The Benton Chamber of Commerce reports 160 members after a membership drive. The chamber board heard no progress on widening the Big Muddy River bridge on Rt. 14 west of Benton, a site with multiple accidents. A vacation was approved for chamber office secretary Mary Eovaldi.
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Benton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Board of Directors
Big Muddy River
Rt. 14
Benton
Mary Eovaldi
Chamber
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Gary Collard
Ardith Crespi
Dennis Calcaterra
Elks Club
Randy Dooley
Rotary Club
Tony Wood
Wood Shop
Charles Rudolph
Roy Upchurch
Jerry Kenner
Darlene Sizemore
Keneth Rushing
Jack Murray
Kathryn Betterton
Gop
Dunn, Gullett
George B. Schoeing
Columbia
Clarence E. Brehm
Mr. Vernon
Dee S. Rodd
Bob Henneberger
Wabash County
Gordon
Goss
Herrin Senior Citizens
N. 14Th St
Murphysboro High School
Rodgers Theater
Scalphunters
Katie Elder
Harry Sundown
Orpheum
Phyllis Diller
Campus
Marion Drive-In
Fox
Sol Madrid
Power
Jackson
Jackson Country Club
Franklin County
Farm Bureau
Satinder Kaur Cheen
International Foreign Youth Exchangee
India
Sergeant Wright
Gary L. Wright
Ruby M. Wright
Cobden
Duc Pho
du Quoin Officials
F.D.I.C
Abe Lincoln
Plice Briefs
George Hall
Richard Shively
Barbara Anne Wood
George McClure
SSU
Nunn
Bush
N&o
Ghoo
Herrin and
Golden Bear
Dave Peacock
South Wall
Goldsmith’s
Gant
Manhattan
Corbin
London Fog
Pirates Cove
Goldsmith's
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