Father's Day Ohio River Cruise Opens Spring Auto Tour
Southern Illinois Inc sponsored Sunday Auto Tours offer a Father s Day cruise on the Ohio River from Cave In Rock Landing. Guides Amos Hill C C Kerr Floyd Callahan Woodrow Milligan assist at Rt 145 and Rt 45 rendezvous at 9 am. Admission about 1 for adults 50 cents for children. A religious service will be held aboard.
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Cave-In-Rock
Hardin County
Amos Hill
C. C. Kerr
Floyd Callahan
Woodrow Milligan
SII
Carterville
Southern Ilinois University
Chamber of Commerce
Talkathon Record Falls After 53 Hours in Fayetteville
Fayetteville North Carolina June 13 AP TV host Ernie Eye breaks endurance record by talking 53 hours one minute forty seconds in a teen town promotion. Contestants received breaks and meals while the prize totaled appliances and first prize money.
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Frank Williams
Fayetteville
Ernie Eye
Ernie
Coello Approves 1958 59 Budget Allocation
The Coello village board approved an $11,200 appropriation for the fiscal year May 1958 to May 1959. Of this total $8,900 funds general corporate purposes and $2,300 covers special purposes.
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Coello
Mrs Biggs Dies At 86 In West Frankfort
Mrs Minnie Jordan Biggs 86 of 2001 E Elm Sr West Frankfort died at 6 p m in Union Hospital West Frankfort after a fall in her yard She was born January 30 1872 in Parrish Franklin County widow of Elijah Biggs She leaves sons Albert E Biggs and Samuel Jordan Biggs a sister stepsons and stepdaughters and many grandchildren Funeral services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church at 2 p m Saturday with burial in Hertin City Cemetery Friends may call at Reedy Funeral Home West Frankfort
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Minnie Jordan Biggs
E. Elm Sr
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Elijah Biggs
Albert E
N. 13Th St
Herrin
Samuel Jordan Biggs
Midway
Blanche Phelps
Johnston City
Leo
Theodore
Otto
Benton
Alta Biggs
Saddie Wingo
Lonetta Parham
Dixon
Narrciss Cunningham
San Diego
Calif
Trinity Lutheran
Frontiers in Fitness Conference Aids Youth Programs
Southern Illinois University hosts a July 8 9 conference on Frontiers in Fitness to boost youth recreation. Keynote Shane MacCarthy of Eisenhower Council on Youth Fitness. Local committees urged from schools churches health agencies and clubs with free consults from the university to serve all youths.
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United Action of Service Clubs
Southern Ilinois University
Frontiers In Fitness
Shane MacCarthy
Eisenhower
Council On Youth Fitness
Southern Illinois
Chambers of Commerce
Jay A. Bender
STU
Bender
Khrushchev presses for speedier summit talks
The State Department studied a lengthy 18 page Russian letter plus 20 pages of annex sent to Washington by the Soviet embassy. Khrushchev's impatience with slow progress in East-West talks fuels the move as Gromyko and Western envoys pursue a summit session.
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State Department
White House
Eisenhower
Jetesa
Khrushchev
State
Lincoln White
White
Robert Murphy
Sergei R. Striganov
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
U. S
Llewellyn Thompson
Britain
France
Washington
Mrs Newton dies former McClure resident 84
Mrs Mary Frances Newton 84 longtime McClure resident died Wednesday at her daughter’s home in Chicago Heights She was widow of James Newton born March 17 1874 in Johnson County She leaves sons Webb John James. daughters Lillian McRaven Hazel Ford Alice Hillman Pauline James 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Funeral 2 30 p m Saturday Norris Son Chapel Jonesboro Rev Gene Pribble First Methodist officiating Burial Anna Cemetery
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Mary Frances Newton
McClure
Chicago Heights
James Newton
Johnson County
Webb
John
Dallas
Tex
James
St. Louis
Lillian McRaven
Hazel Ford
Alice Hillman
Willmore
Pauline James
Rendleman Resigns as Union County Tuberculosis Chief
Russell D. Rendleman of Anna, 64, resigns after 15 years as president of the Union County Tuberculosis Association. Elected in 1943, he steps down this week and is succeeded by Rev. Kermit Prince of First Presbyterian. Sidney Grear stays as vice president and Mrs Lewida Reppert becomes secretary treasurer.
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Russell D. Rendleman
Anna
Union County Tuberculosis Assn
Rendleman
Association
Kermit Prince
First Presbyterian
Sidney Grear
Lewida Reppert
Reppert
Zoe Ann Nicolaides
Union County
SIEA MEETS SATURDAY IN GRAYVILLE PARK
The Southern Illinois Editorial Association plans a Saturday picnic and fish fry at Grayville Park hosted by Noland B Seil publisher of the Grayville Mercury Independent. Activities include a two hour Bash River barge trip boat racing and water skiing by Grayville Boat Club members. W J Seil 91 retired Grayville publisher is the oldest member and was president 1903 07 09.
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Southern Inois Editorial Association
Grayville Park
Noland B. Seil
Grayville Mercury Independent
Wabash River
Grayville Boat Club
W. J. Seil
Grayville Published
Growing Hambletonian Field Seen At DuQuoin Ride
E. J. Hayes, U S Trotting Assn president, reports 571 yearlings nominated as initial payments were made May 1. Last year 478 nominations occurred when Hambletonian ran at Goshen. Hayes expects at least 20 three year old trotters for the 1958 Hambletonian at DuQuoin, noting a near 20 percent gain over 1956.
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E. J. Hayes
DuQuoin
U. S
Hayes
Kaminski Named Christoper Cop Merchant Policeman
Kaminski was appointed merchant policeman for Christoppher this week by the city council. He will replace Harley Kirkpatrick who has held the job for three years. The council also approved widening State Street sidewalk from Market to East Washington from four to six feet. Aug. 27 final eligibility hinges on two days before the race. A yearling nominating a horse sets payments on Jan 1 in later years, with final payment two days before the race.
Railways in India Boost Coal Use and Electrification
Railways in India consume about one third of the coal produced in the country. Many rail lines are now being electrified to improve efficiency and reduce emissions.
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India
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