Exotic worms and rattlesnake meat banquet shocks diners
A Southern Illinois University professor hosted a "banquet" of exotic foods to test if naming, not taste, triggers aversion. Students like Peter Morris and Joe Selement sampled dishes such as worms and octopus while others avoided the table, with several Illinois History Society members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Paul Hunsinger
Hunsinger
Peter Morris
D. W. Morris
Joe Selement
Illinois Historical Society
Willhite Heads PTA Council in Johnston City
Kenneth Willhite was elected president of the Johnston City School Unit 1 Parent-Teacher Council at a city library meeting. Officers include Mrs. Robert Hopkins as vice president and Mrs. Marie Malone as secretary. Plans were made to use an eye testing machine in schools in November.
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Kenneth Willhite
T Pe
Johnston City
Delbert Williams
Robert Hopkins
Marie Malone
Eldridge Doerring
Williamson
Sailor Hero at Pearl Harbor Stationed Abroad
Pfc. Herman J. Childers son of Mrs. Herman Childers of Herrin Illinois is stationed at Marine Barracks Pearl Harbor Hawaii as a member of Guard Company The Southern Illinoisan announces the Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro areas as home delivery zones and notes publication lineage with Associated Press affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman J. Childers
Herman Childers
S. 10Th St
Herrin
Marine Barracks
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Burglars Take Small Cash From Marion Grocery
Burglars stole $20 to $25 in silver and 15 to 20 cartons of cigarettes from Leland Jackson Grocery at 908 South Court Street Marion Sunday night. Police report a rear door window was broken to gain entry and nothing else was disturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Jackson
S. Court St
Marion
Jackson
Carbondale Man Shot Accidentally
A Carbondale man, Tee Lee Morris, 23, was wounded in the right thigh by a .25 caliber pistol held in his left hand on his porch. He was taken to Doctors' Hospital and reported doing fine. Beatrice Morris and Richard Kin Green Sr. witnessed the incident. police said Morris was showing the pistol to Wright when the accidental discharge occurred.
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Carbondale
Doctors’ Hospital
Tee Lee Morris
N. Barnes Sr
Aptian
Jack Hazel
Moroe
Hazel
Morris
Beatrice Morris
Richard Kin E. Green Sr
Wright
No New Mine Rumors Denied by Old Ben Coal Official
William C. Campbell of Old Ben Coal Corp calls rumors of a Royalton area mine entirely unfounded as officials deny planned openings across Southern Illinois. The piece notes prior and possible future activity, including mines in Hurst and near Pittsburg, and historical openings in 1956 across Williamson, Saline, Jackson, Gallatin, Perry, and Johnson counties.
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William C. Campbell
Old Ben Coal Corporation
Royalton
Campbell
Illinois
Indiana
Hurst
Morgan Mines Inc
Pittsburg
Johnston City
Freeman
Logan
Franklin County
Williamson County
Saline
Jackson
Gallatin
Perry and
Johnson
Johnson County
R. C. Jennings and Son Coal Co
Paducah
Sun Valley Coal Co
Gallatin County
Millspaugh and Henshaw
Saline County
Area counties receive motor fuel funds in May
Jackson County got 9331 dollars and Williamson 11190 as their share of motor fuel tax funds paid into the state treasury in May. Other area counties allocations were Alexander 3960, Franklin 9120, Perry 5753, Pulaski 1951, Randolph 7710, Saline 7335, and Union 5438.
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Jackson County
Williamson
Alexander
Franklin
Perry
Pulaski
Randolph
Saline
Union
Carbondale TV Channel 3 Petition Reaches Deadline
The final day for comments to the FCC on assigning Channel 3 to Carbondale has passed. The FCC will allow 10 days for replies before the petition proceeds to approval or disapproval. WCIL filed the petition, but officials say the original petitioner holds no special advantage in a future license application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Communications Commission
Carbondale
FCC
Louis Rein
Washington, D. C
WCIL
Rein
Funeral for R. E. Cash Set for Wednesday in Carterville
Funeral services for R. E. Cash 79 a former Carterville resident who died Friday in Charleston West Virginia will be held at 9 am Wednesday at Riggin Funeral Home Carterville Rev Barry Jones of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Herrin will officiate Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery He was a former operator of a road building material plant in Charleston He is survived by wife Josie sisters Lina North Zona Watkins of Carterville Mollie Keeth and Bert Griggs of Herrin Ruth Bracy Salt Lake City Utah and Cora McKinnis Troy Missouri Friends may call Riggin Funeral Home Carterville after 2 pm Tuesday.
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R. E. Cash
Carterville
Charleston
W. Va
Ital
Riggin Funeral Home
Barry Jones
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Herrin
Hillcrest Cemetery
Josie
Lina North
Zona Watkins
Mollie Keeth
Bert Griggs
Ruth Bracy
Salt Lake City
Utah
Cora McKinnis
Troy
Johnston City Man Receives Fellowship
Tremont High School mathematics instructor Donald Norwood has accepted a National Science Foundation sponsored fellowship at Michigan State University East Lansing from June 24 to August 2. He is the son of Herbert Norwood of Johnston City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Norwood
Tremont High School
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Mich
National Science Foundation
Herbert Norwood
Johnston City
Carbondale Highway Office Addition Opens
A new 338000 addition to the Carbondale Illinois Division of Highways office is now in use per district engineer D W Mac Leod. Built since March 1956 the two story structure houses offices and drafting space on the second floor and a warehouse on the first. The move aims to remold the old building while shifting as much staff as possible to the new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Ilinois Division of Highways
D. W. MacLeod
MacLeod
Infant Stillborn to Former Vergennes Residents
A son was stillborn to Mr and Mrs Emmett Moll of Milwaukee Wisconsin on June 4 relatives in Vergennes report Moll formerly lived in Vergennes and is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Moll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Moll
Milwaukee
Wisc
Vergennes
Moll
Joseph Moll
Woolworth Building Remains Famed NYC Skyscraper
Since 1913 the Woolworth Building a 60 story icon has stood as a landmark in New York City but now stands behind five taller skyscrapers on Manhattan, underscoring how skyline rank has shifted over time.
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Woolworth Building
New York City
Manhattan
Alcoholics Anonymous Group Addresses in Illinois
Listings show COALFIELD group at P. O. Box 542 Carbondale FRUIT BELT group at P. O. Box 94 Anna and FRANKLIN CO. group at P. O. Box 333 West Frankfort all in Illinois indicating regional AA meeting points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholics Anonymous Coalfield Group
Fruit Belt Group
P. O
Carriers Sail to Miami Beach Prize Trip
Ten Southern Illinoisan carriers won a Florida trip valued at 49 points in a Home Reading Club contest for securing new and renewing subscriptions. The group, led by circulation manager Paul Frei and reporter Ben Gelman, will tour Miami Beach staying at the Vanderbilt Pickwick with ocean swimming, a fishing excursion, city tours in Cadillacs, and a return Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Miami
Vanderbilt Pickwick
Miami Beach
Sean
West Virginia Coal Drives State Industry Lead
Coal remains the chief industry of West Virginia with chemicals in second place. The state hosts 34 major chemical plants employing more than 26,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
New Ear Device Frees Users From Dangling Cords
A tiny new hearing device by Tonemaster Mfg Co of Peoria Illinois weighs less than an ounce and sits entirely on one ear. It uses transistor technology with no dangling cords head bands or heavy amplifiers. Marketed as natural and discreet the instrument is adjustable and claimed to be the world’s first of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Ill
Tonemaster Mtg. Co
Peoria
Illinois
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Willhite
PTA Council
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Bondale
North 16Th Street
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ill
Murphys- Tl
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphyspene Associated Press
HFC
America
Household Finance Corporation
Nates Sasare
Cline Bidg
Old Ben Coal
Worthington
Frick Plumbing & Heating CO
Marion, Ill
Carbondale TV
Johnston
Sea Breeze
Alcoholics Anonymous
Unhawin
Alcholic
Anna, Ill
West Frankfort, Ill
Florida
Wainai Ph. Murphysboro
Libya
North Africa
Brown’s Mer'e House
E. R. Brown-Furn
Frankfort
BMA
Business Men’s Assurance Company of Home Office
Union Station Plaza
Kansas City
Ivan Heape
N. Walnut
du Quoin, Illinois
Howard Goin
S. Ash
Carbondale, Illinois
Robert Davison
S. Oak
Sparta
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