Mifflin Receives Top State FFA Honor
Dale Mifflin of Murphysboro FFA will receive the State Farmer Degree at the Illinois State FFA Convention in Urbana on June 17. The award, the highest in Illinois FFA, honors leadership, activity, and FFA program impact. about 2 percent earn it each year. Dale served as chapter treasurer and led several teams, earning the Dekalb Award as top senior in Agriculture.
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Dale Mifflin
Grover Mifflin
Murphysboro
Urbana
Illinois Ffa Association
Dale
Scholarship for Carbondale Student Wins FHA Award
Janice Penry a Carbondale Community High School graduate is one of four recipients of a 250 Future Homemakers of America scholarship in the state Daughter of Mr and Mrs Hancel Penry 1126 W Main St Carbondale active in FHA She earned a home economics certificate and will study home economics at Southern Illinois University.
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Janice Penry
Carbondale Community High School
Hancel Penry
W. Main St
Carbondale
FHA
Southern Illinois University
Julia Kelley
Homemakers of America
Normal
Miss Kelley
CCHS
Music camp winners told at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Eric Jodner of Belleville and Bill Schlitt of Cape Girardeau won top divisional honors in the Egyptian Music Camp's 30th annual talent show at Du Quoin. Jodner took the junior high piano and clarinet win. Schlitt the senior high trumpet. Second and third place finishers included Scott Waller and Diane Daniels. Also noted is a planned 3600 foot airstrip at Pipestem resort in West Virginia slated for 1972.
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Eric Jodner
Belleville
Bill Schlitt
Cape Girardeau
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Scott Waller
Vermont
Lisa Slater
Caseyville
Joe Wolfe
Hammond
Diane Daniels
Overland, Mo
Community youth events and fundraisers listed for area clubs
A roundup of activities at Winkler School, Carterville Teen Center, Lesser Youth Center, West Frankfort Youth Center, Johnston City Jaycee Youth Center, Herrin Teen Town, Marion Youth Center, and Creal Springs Youth Center. Include dances, drives, and a car wash plus a note on a German trip fundraiser and a biology class remark about photosynthesis.
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Winkler
Carbondale Community High School
Germany
Carterville
Lesser Youth Center
West Frankfort
Johnston City
Marion Youth Center
Coal Kitchen
Johnston City High School
Howard’s
Sunoco
West Broadway
Creal Springs Youth Center
Herrin
Evansville
Ind
Art award presented to Herrin junior high student
Herrin junior high student Gregory DeBow will attend the Midwestern Art Camp at the University of Kansas in Lawrence June 9 to 18. The 15 year old, son of Corrine DeBow, is sponsored by the Herrin Rotary Club and the Herrin Business and Professional Women's Club. He is the first Herrin pupil chosen for the camp.
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Herrin
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
Gregory DeBow
Corrine DeBow
Herrin Teens Fundraise For Ridgecrest Bible Camp
Herrin Second Baptist Church youth group plans a Ridgecrest North Carolina camp trip with 21 youths and four counselors. They aim to raise 1500 dollars, have earned over 600 since May, and receive support from a local anonymous donor. Other Herrin churches plan similar fundraising activities.
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Margaret Hunt
Southern Mindisa
Herrin
Herrin Second Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Assembly
Ridgecrest
N.C
John D. Gilmore
Second Baptist Church
S. 11Th St
Second Baptist
Tom Phelps
Phelps
Explorers Attend National President's Congress in D C
About 2,500 scouts joined the first National Explorer President's Congress in Washington. Bill Yauch of Marion Post 140 and Michael McNeely of Anna Post 44 attended the five day event chaired in honor by President Richard Nixon.
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Washington, D. C
Bill Yauch
Marion
Michael McNeely
Anna
Richard Nixon
Murphysboro girls take second in state Postal Basketball Tourney
Murphysboro High School placed second out of ninety one schools in the state Postal Basketball Tourney. Ten players competed with Brenda Boese and Debra Crayton posting perfect eight of eight scores. Team score 1.250 near the top behind Watseka Community High School.
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Girls Athletic Association
Murphysboro High School
Murphysboro
Watseka Community High School
Brenda Boese
Debra Crayton
Sandy Boese
Beverly Boyer
Debbie Brandford
Mae Clemons
Nancy Hailey
Christine Reiman
Mary Patter
Murphysboro Township High School crowns EvAnn Butler band queen
EvAnn Butler was chosen band queen at Murphysboro Township High School daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Butler of Murphysboro Miss Butler received her crown from retiring queen Sandra Koehn She was selected from finalists based on talent poise and beauty Butler plays the flute and bells and performed a piano solo for the talent portion of the contest
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EvAnn Butler
Murphysboro Township High School
Bill Butler
Murphysboro
Miss Butler
Sandra Koehn
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Kevin Patmas
Debbie Bloodworth
Trip
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Pipestem Resort
Nixon
NATO
Cyprus
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Willie Mays
Junket
Nicolae Ceausescu
Wisconsin
Warren Burger
Hussein I
Ccee
Patrick Lucey
King
Saudi Arabia
U.S. Supreme Court
Romania
Jordan
VEC, Inc
Madison, Wisconsin
Southern
Cambodia
Chicago
Richard Daley
The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Mars
Secretary of State
William Rogers
Egypt
Israel
United Nations Children’s Fund
Mariner
Soviet Union
Suez Canal
Abba Eban
Winton Blount
Paris
Japan
Velnate
Havecen
Marcel Forams
Giant City
GAA
Gary Boyd
Southern Illinoisan
Anna Marie Williams
Jimmy Weber
Gene L. Weber
Murphyshoro, Illinois
Jimmy
St. Andrew’s School
New Jersey
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Kaleidoscope
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Mrs. Weber
Art Brandon
Rieck Lynn Gary Brandon
Jerald Sims
Gary Buckles
Duane Uhis
Jim Patrick
Moroni
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Pharmacists
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