Navy board rules death of recruit not due to culpability
Great Lakes Illinois June 14 AP the Navy board of inquiry said Maurice G Everett 17 of Lan Sing Michigan and McKenzie Tennessee died May 22 eight hours after collapsing during rifle drill at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. The cause was a heart stroke and the board found he had been assigned only to prescribed recruit training duties. Forty four witnesses testified and findings will go to the training center commander and Washington for review.
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Great Lakes, Ill
Navy
Navy Board
Maurice G. Everett
Lan Sing
Mich
McKenzie
Tenn
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Board of
Everett
Recruit Training Command
Lansing
Glen
9Th Naval District
Washington
Herrin Student Named Rocky Mountain YMWCA Co-Chairman
Carl Mitchell of Herrin has been chosen co-chairman of the Rocky Mountain Region YMWYCA Re sona Conference meeting in Park Colorado. A former Washington University YMCA co-chairman and pre medical student he led Thurtene Carnival and the Junior Men’s Honor Group and belongs to Beta Pi Fraternity. The conference spans six states with student delegates from area universities and colleges.
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Carl Mitchell
Herrin
Park, Colo
Washington University
Ymywca
Thurtene Carnival
Beta Pi Fraternity
Schnierles to Operate Marion Motel Dining Room
Mr and Mrs Schnierle will take over operation of the Marion Motel dining room Monday. They previously ran a restaurant on the public square for 20 years and the Beasley Hotel dining room in Mt Vernon since November. The Marion Motel dining room will close Friday and Saturday for changes while Mr and Mrs Wally Thurmond continue to operate the motel.
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Schnierle
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Wally Thurmond
Murphysboro Youths Enlist in U S Navy
Two Murphysboro youths left for naval training at Bainbridge Maryland after enlisting in the U S Navy. The event highlights local recruitment with both teens joining during a period of national service.
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Murphysboro
U. S. Navy
Bainbridge, Md
Instrument aids avoiding hysterectomy via direct uterine vision
An instrument called the hysteroscope uses light and a tiny lens to view the inside of the uterus. Doctors say it helps distinguish benign fibroid tumors from real threats and can spare women unnecessary hysterectomies while guiding medical treatment for hormonal issues.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Chicago
American Medical Assn
William B. Norment
C. Henry Sikes
Greensboro
Norment
Sykes
Fair Festival Plans Made for Cobden Tri-State and Massac County
Plans announced this week set three area fairs including the 19th Cobden Peach Festival on Aug 17 18 at the Cobden High School softball field with Lions Club sponsorship. Cairo prepares for the Tri-State Fair Sept 25 29 with streets blocked and the armory used. Massac County Fair Metropolis July 2 6 features stunt driving greyhound racing horse shows harness racing 38000 in prizes and a tractor pulling contest.
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Cobden
Cairo
Metropolis
Cobden Lions Club
Lions Club
Illinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Jack Volkhamer
Massac
J. H. Wilkins
Local Navy Recruiter Names Murphysboro Recruits
In Murphysboro this week Navy Recruiter Joe Aleksick announces Bruce E. Hanson and Jerry Don Worthen as new enlistees. Hanson is son of Mr. and Mrs. Argel Hanson of 1519 Edith Street, while Worthen is son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Worthen of Route 1.
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Murphysboro
Navy
Joe Aleksick
Bruce E. Hanson
Argel Hanson
Edith St
Cee
Jerry Don Worthen
A. C. Worthen
Rt. 1
Area Teachers Conference Set
Otto L Bettag director of the Illinois Dept of Public Welfare will be keynote speaker at the sixth annual College of Education Conference for area teachers July 10 11 at Southern Illinois University The theme Mental Health in the Schools and an exhibit by the Illinois Bookmen's Club will run with more than 80 firms represented in University School Gymnasium Session opens at 9 am with Bettag Tenney Grinnell and Fitzpatrick among speakers.
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Otto L. Bettag
Illinois Dept. of Public Welfare
College of Education
Southern Illinois University
Chicago
Northwestern University
Illinois Bookmen’s Club
University School
University School Auditorium
Bettag
Charles D. Tenney
SIU
J. E. Grinnell
Eugene Fitzpatrick
Southern’s Guidance
SIU hosts July education demonstrations and health symposium
The Special Education Department schedules an afternoon of demonstrations of educational equipment from phonetics to electronics at Giant City State Park with exhibitors and SIU education faculty. A picnic at 6 p.m. July 10 precedes a July 11 session led by Donald N. Boydston featuring a 9 a.m. symposium and a 10:30 a.m. address "Mental Health and the Teacher" by Walter F. Johnson. The symposium includes R. C. Steck Anna State Hospital superintendent Richard V. Lee SIU Health Service director Albert Shafter and Johnson.
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SIU Education
Giant City State Park
Donald N. Boydston
Southern
Health Education Department
Walter F. Johnson
R. C. Steck
Anna State Hospital
Richard V. Lee
Siu’s Health Service
Albert Shafter
State Dept. of Public Welfare
Johnson
Free Road Maps Given to Millions in US and Canada
About 10 billion dollars worth of free road maps are distributed annually across the United States and Canada to the public through government programs and publishers. The effort helps travelers plan routes and navigate nationwide road networks.
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United States
Canada
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