Local Kids Host Herrin Jaycees Fishing Contest
Steve Kneale, 10, thought he caught the biggest fish at Herrin City Pond on Saturday until the prize catch turned out to be an unwanted shoe. The event crowned winners across two age groups with grand trophy winner Mike Lukens, 12, for most fish, plus trophies for firsts and runners-up.
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Steve Kneale
Herrin
Herrin City
Herrin Jaycees
Gregg Beach
Jeff Hammonds
Missy Trout
Dusty Hopkins
Rick Ritter
Anita Stoner
Mike Lukens
Kneale
Butch Nevious
Break-in at Marion Shell Station Reported
Lawrence Erwin owner of Erwin's Interstate Shell Station reported a break-in at the Marion site near the I 57 and old Illinois 13 intersection. Police found a broken glass pane, a damaged west door glass, and an interior door forced entry. Inventory to determine loss.
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Lawrence Erwin
Erwin
Interstate Shell Station
Marion
Illinois 13
Delays Expected As Kinkaid Creek Bridge Work Begins
Motorists should plan for delays of up to 30 minutes starting Monday as the Kinkaid Creek bridge on Illinois 149 near Murphysboro undergoes strengthening. The bridge will stay open during construction with delays anticipated from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Work is expected to finish by July 4.
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Kinkaid Creek
Illinois 149
Murphysboro
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
Senate approves refugee aid bills for Vietnamese and Southeast Asians
The Senate passed a 77 to 2 measure granting 405 million dollars through Sept 30 1977 for resettlement and aid to Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees in the United States with President Ford backing the plan. Illinois senators Stevenson and Percy supported the measure. A second bill cleared 79 to 2 authorizing 405 million dollars through June 30 1976 for Southeast Asian refugee aid. Ford had requested 507 million. Stevenson and Percy voted in favor.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Senate
United States
Ford
Illinois
U.S
Adlai Stevenson Iii-D
Charles Percy R
Stevenson
Doctors Memorial Hospital Admits and Discharges List
A lengthy Doctors Memorial Hospital, Carbondale roster lists admitted and discharged patients across multiple facilities including Herrin Hospital, Marion, Du Quoin, and West Frankfort. Notable entries include names such as Grissom, Hefler, Cain, Carrier Mills, Kombrink, Kombrink Kyle, and Jefro Melanie. The note records new admissions and recent discharges with associated towns and hospitals.
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Doctors Memorial
Carbondale
Grissom
William Hefler
Gary Cain
Dawn
Carrier Mills Smith
Charles Holmes
Linda
Marion Taylor
Blake
du Quoin Rehlmeyer
Carolyn
Metropolis Kombrink
Nancy Kombrink
Kyle Jefro
Melanie Powell
Bertha
Croft
Elsie
Dongela Johnson
Jami
de Soto Peterson
Robert
Hoopeston Brunke
Susan
Murphysboro Johnson
Charles
Eric Matchett
Pamela
Murphysboro Carter
Annete
Anna Keller
Verna Borger
Patricia Clark
Cynthia Bateman
Suzanne Marler
John
du Quoin Fisher
William
Grand Tower
Dahmer
Adolph
Marion Howerton
Marion
Herrin Hospital
Herrin
Faro
M. Pauline
Johnston City
Vancil
Carl E. Strunk
Vivian
Sample
Beecher
West Frankfort
Jennings
Mary
Marion Jackson
E. Katherine
Buncombe Kent
Tina
Buckner Vick
Joann Collins
Barbara
Baby
Zeigler Butler
Amanda
Lethal gas bottles stolen from Pinckneyville hospital
Five metal nitrous oxide bottles were taken Friday night from Pinckneyville Community Hospital. The four two foot tall bottles and a five foot tall bottle are painted blue. Nitrous oxide is harmless in small medical doses but dangerous if inhaled concentratedly. Hospital administrator George Ranta urged anyone who finds them to contact the hospital at 357 2187 or Pinckneyville Police at 357 8231.
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Pinckneyville Community Hospital
George Ranta
Ranta
Pinckneyville
Education official urges early work experience for youth
John Alden of the U S Department of Education told a conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale that formal schooling delays entry into productive citizenship until ages 22 to 25. He urged expanding cooperative education programs to mix study with work and reduce the information gap about work among students.
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U.S. Ofice of Education
Carbondale
John Alden
Alden
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
City Hearing on Carbondale Building Requirements
The Carbondale Planning Department will hold a public hearing at 7 30 p m on June 18 at city hall to discuss problems in the city s building requirements.
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Carbondale
Would-be policewoman will wait
Rebecca Stokes of rural Jonesboro, 18, has not filed police job applications with Jonesboro or Anna departments. She plans to apply in about two years after finishing college law enforcement courses and turning 21. She learned from regulations she cannot become a policewoman until age 20 with two years of college. She hopes to enter Southeast Missouri State College in September as the council reviews applicants after Richard Lingle’s resignation.
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Rebecca Stokes
Jonesboro
Anna
Rebecca
Southeast Missouri State College
Richard Lingle
E Mizel Stephens services set in Chester
E Mizel Stephens 65 of 326 E Buena Vista St Chester died Friday at Memorial Hospital after a monthlong illness. Born July 26 1909 in Blakeley GA he married Anidine Yankey in Las Vegas NV in 1935. He owned a restaurant. survivors include a son Richard and a brother Clayton. Burial Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials to Heart Fund.
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E. Mizel Stephens
Schroeder
Chester
E. Buena Vista St
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Stephens
Blakeley
Gaston Stephens
Las Vegas
Nev
Anidine Yankey
Elks Club
Country Club
Richard
Belleville
Clayton
Evergreen Cemetery
Heart Fund
Ira Cletus Russell
Anna
Union County
William
Alice Russell
Ivy
Norris and Son
William Lively
St. John
Kate Hodge
Sparta
Sparta Community Hospital
Centralia
Charles and
Jane Wooters McBride
Clarence Hodge
Ruth Lucille Loveless
S. Duncan St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Loveless
Johnson County
Charley
Modena
Nancy Jones Morgan
Paducah
Carl Loveless
Carol Freeman
Ruban Morgan
Bruce Morgan
Clifton Morgan
Carl Morgan
Goreville
Iva Lee Morgan
Tunnel Hill
Joy Grant
Afton McKinnies
Carterville
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Roy Cole
Claude Childers
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Mitchell Funeral Home
Mildred H. Nichols
E. Bryan St
Herrin
Peoria
Herrin Hospital
Havana
Clarence A
Marie Aubrey Hall
C. A. Nichols
Barbara A Maloney
Duluth
Johnson
Bernard P. Mongan
Laurel Hill
Rosary
Funeral
Southern Illinois calendar roundup with drives in Carbondale
Calendar notes list recycling pickups in Carbondale and Carterville with washing and labeling instructions. It also catalogs drive-in movie lineups in multiple towns, and a lengthy slate of public meetings, school board sessions, and club gatherings across Southern Illinois for Monday.
Marion Summer School Opens With Day Classes
Marion summer session starts Monday and runs until July 25 under Superintendent A C Storme. Elementary pupils attend Washington School 8 30 a m to noon with classes in reading language mathematics art and physical education. Junior high begins at 8 a m for ninth grade and 8 30 for seventh and eighth graders with noon dismissal. No classes June 30 to July 4 not bus transportation provided.
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Marion
Supt. A. C. Storme
Washington School
Thompsonville former mayor Flannigan dies at 63
Funeral services for Opal E. Flannigan former Thompsonville mayor will be at 2 p.m. at Sloan Funeral Home Galatia with burial at Tate's Chapel Cemetery. Flannigan died on arrival from a heart attack at Franklin Hospital Benton aged 63. He served 1971 to 1975 and helped rebuild after the 1971 tornado. He was a veteran and had a real estate career.
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Opal E. Flannigan
Thompsonville
Sloan Funeral Home
Galatia
Earl Woods
Tate’s Chapel
Flannigan
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Mr. Flannigan
Hamilton County
William and
Emma Waller Flannigan
Kalamazoo
Mich
American Legion Post
Eastern Star
Akin Masonic Lodge
Helen White
Jerry Cook
Ann Arbor
Ted
Marion
Ind
Elizabeth Hollanda
Ray Woodward
St. Petersburg
Fla
Ava
Creek Pauma
Mr. Woodward
Jackson County
Elva
Alva Woodward
Zola Porter
Murphysboro
Wilson Funeral Home
Sunny cooler weekend nationwide with scattered rain
The National Weather Service reports sunny conditions and cooler temperatures for most of the nation today. Rain is expected in parts of New England and from North Dakota to Louisiana. Highs reach 90 on Saturday with a Friday overnight low of 58 and a 9 am Saturday reading around 70.
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National Weather Service
New England
North Dakota
Louisiana
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Percy
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Miller
Raymond
Royalton Taylor
Blake Tindall
Della
Christopher Bunton
Linda Smolak
Sharon
Hurst
Waddell
Beverly George
Mary Bunce
Elisa George
Mary Crider
George Vaughn
Marie Crider
George Basalo
Virginia
Coello Russell
Cheryl
Dowell
Glenda Crain
Mike Chester
Willie Thaxton
Anna Hilliard
Billy Ray Wilmore
Delores Hilliard
Billy Ray Hoyle
Belle
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Timothy Mann
Ronald
Christopher
Komont
Eva
Lesser Pike
Golda
Brandbias
Mary Peyla
Wilma
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Daisy
Coello Eickelman
Gurtie Rude
Pearl
Lesser
Bulla
Anthony
Christopher Brand
Donald Mathis
Edith
Dowell Presswood
Ruby Poe
Hildegard
ST. Joseph Memorial
Montgomery
Roy
Ava Rodman
Wayne Ripley
Michael
Taticek
Edward
Whittington
Don
Brandson
Earl
Steelevill Rushing
Cynthia
Cutler Conway
Cutler Bierman
Clara
Percy Nehr
Henry Mifflin
Tammy
Coultervill
Martin
Bobby
Tilden Paschedag
Leola
Marissa Laws
Adrian Taylor
Shannon Coke
Wanda
Marissa Hedemann
Marissa Lafker
Edward Schngidt
Dorothy
Keller
Marie Rose
Laura Baker
Rolla
Porchie
Ira Kelley
Elmer
Cobden Gurley
Lorese
St. Louis West
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Lackey
George
Hawkins
Willie
Vienna Kiestler
Mancil McClintock
Vienna Hall
Andrew
Allin Murray
Donald
Washington County
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Wallace
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Hoyleton Weihe
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Union Hospital
Southern
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Carbonale
Westown
Sukee
Lewis Park Mall
Nazarene Church
Saluki
FOX
Webster
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Young Frankenstein
Speiat
Coulterville
Rend Lake Drive-In
Town and Country II
Harrisburg
Rosebud
Orpheum
Frankfort
Lesser Community Unit District School Board
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W. Franklin
Jackson County Board
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Sparta City Council
W. Broadway
Pinckneyville Arena
Tamaroa Grade
Carbondale City Council
University City
Carbondale T.O.P.S
First Baptist Church
W. Elkville
Southern Illinois Clinic
Mt. Vernon
Anna-Jonesboro Water Commiss
Jonesboro City
Shawnee Community Unit School District
Ware
Marion City Council
Union County Board of Commissioners
Williamson County Board of Com
Missioners
Marion Park Board
Bank of Marion
Marion T.O.P.S
Presbyterian Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Sacred Heart School
Little Egypt
Ss. F. E. Be Be
Sh S.A
Larber Shop
Carbondale East High School
W. Freeman
Carbondale Park District
W. Elm St. Herrin
Hampton’s
S. Park
N. 14Th St
Caledonia Cemetery
The
Heart Association
Lula Castleman
County Line Baptist Church
Hillview Nursing Home
Vienna
Flat Woods
Castleman
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis
Miles J
Margaret Brooks Kerley
Roscoe Castleman
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Douglas
Mountain Home
Ark
Bill Christoff
Kerley Cemetery
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