Distinction for 10 graduates marks Murphyboro 1969 ceremony
Murphysboro Township High School honored 10 distinguished graduates at the Class of 1969 commencement awarding high honors to six students with 4.8 four-year averages and other distinctions for 4.5 plus averages. David Randall won the state VFW oratory contest and was cited for national youth day selection. The event featured awards for service, attendance and scholastic achievement, with diplomas conferred by Board President Harry Rayi as Rev Renschen gave the invocation.
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Murphysboro Township High School
Veterans of Foreign Wars
David Randall
VFW
Ernest Borarth
Robert Holliday
Brent Jones
Galen
Galen Rath
Arlene Will
Bonnie Akin
Mona Berkleigier
Melinda Clutts
Overly Eldridge
Geraldine Higgins
Cathy Hines
Robert
Holliday
James Michael Lewis
Darryl McLaughlin
Elizabeth Purcell
Janice Purcell
Margaret Reeves
Bosch and Lamb
Tom Martin
Karen Stoll
Thomas J. Russell
Randall
Jean Bateman
Springfield
Russell
Houston
Tex
Marcia Weber
William A. Williams
Harry Rayi
Fred Ren
Spray can starts blaze that damages four West Frankfort homes
A spray can exploded from a trash fire Friday in West Frankfort igniting a chain reaction that damaged the Odle residence at 1410 Elm, a garage, a trailer at 1412 Elm, and a Young home. Repairs were estimated at 4 900 in total with no injuries reported.
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West Frankfort
Fred Harkins
E. Elm &T
Justine Odle
B. Elm St
Mary Jane Young
Harkins
H. Elm St
Roy Young
Young
Marion federal penitentiary posts staff promotions and transfers
Marion federal penitentiary announced promotions and transfers of several staff members. Warren F. Forrester advances to associate commissioner of federal prison industries and will operate from Washington. He has led Marion Industries since January 1967. William Deaton moves to Milan Michigan as food service supervisor after serving at Marion since 1966. Dr W H Johnson leaves medical staff to join private practice in Galena after a two year Public Health Service tour. Chief Medical Technical Assistant Dave Mabrey departs in July to join a hospital.
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Marion Federal Penitentiary
Warren F. Forrester
Federal Prison Industries
Washington, D.C
Forrester
Marion
William “Bil” Deaton
Federal Correctional Institution
Milan
Mich
W. H. Johnson
Galena
Public Healthy Service
Dave Mabrey
Hospi
Police briefs promote two to hospital administration roles
Larry D. Kerr assistant chief MTA is promoted to hospital administration officer at federal correctional institutions in Streamwood and Sandstone. The Milan Michigan program receives 18054 federal funds via SIU sociology for aiding disadvantaged students pursuing social welfare careers. Joe Hades Jr. leads the sociology department program opened April 3 1848 in San Francisco.
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Larry D. Kerr
MTA
Federal Correctional In
Streamwood
Theodore BE
Krnstitution
Sandstone
Mich
Aemer
Marion
Murphysboro
Ernie L. Kelly
Isburg
Chaves M. Hum
Southern Illinois University
Sociology Department
San Francisco
Calif
Joe Hades Jr
Cunningham moves on appointive power in Illinois
Springfield lawmakers clash over removing judicial appointment power from boards of special districts. Representative William J. Cunningham pushes bills with bipartisan support to curb judges roles in for profit corporate directorships, seeking Lt Governor Simeon’s aid to move the measure from House to Senate amid opposition from Paul Elward and judiciary committee scrutiny. Illegal parking note appears at Crab Orchard Lake.
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Richard H. Teen
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
William J. Cunningham
Pinckneyville
Retina
Paul Simeon
House
Senate
Simon
Cunningham
Paul Elward
Chicago
Elward
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Murphysboro Unit High School
Milan, Mich
SIU Social Welfare
William Deaton
Carbondale Loan E Improvement Assn
North
Hlinois
Carbondale
Ue Baum
Simon and Gunns Committee
Wasingham
Navend
Jarbondale
Sandra Drucker
Crab Orchard Lake
Hotpoing
Westinghouse
Weller Carbondale
W. Main
Mardale
Iummer
Herrin
North Park
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