Randolph County Studies Standard Testing Plan
Randolph County officials study county wide testing for next year. A Guidance and Personnel Committee led by Adrian Phegley and Vincent Birchler will guide plans and meet June 27 in Chester. A survey of all county schools informs final test selection and future use.
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Randolph County
Sparta
Ned Carlton
Chester
Adrian Phegley
Red Bud
Vincent Birchler
Randolph
T. Lessley Wilson
John Warren
Sparta Township
Chiniversity
Sean Dewwaith
Prairie du Rocher
Felix Williams
Steeleville
Chesterigh School
Mayors tour SIU Carbondale campuses and farms
Before the 7 p.m. dinner session, mayors will tour the SIU Carbondale and Southern Acres campuses and the University Experimental Farms. Tours start at 5 p.m. Plane flights over the area were arranged for 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
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SIU Carbondale
Southern Acres
Library board favors Benton library plan
Carbondale library board members visited the Benton public library and favored its design noting the Benton building cost under 40 000. They asked architects Lee Potter Smith and Keith Underwood to inspect Benton and prepare a cost estimate for a similar Carbondale building as the current bid tops just over 60 000.
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Carbondale
Benton Public Library
Benton
J. W. Barrow
Elmer Tuegel
Lee Potter Smith
Keith Underwood
Bondale
Mayors Association Members Lose Driving Privileges
Four area residents have lost Illinois driving privileges, per the secretary of state. Wayne Greer Belknap Dave Miller Herrin Clyde George Du Quoin Thomas H Fuller Marion and Carbondale mayor John Wright chair session at SIU Cafe. Bedwell to address Small Business Institute.
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Southern Illinoisan
Cerbondale
Herrin
Bedwell
Linois
Ralph R. Bedwell
Southern Illinois University
Accord' Small Business Institute
Southern II
Linois Mayors Assn
Wayne Greer
Belknap
Drivdinner
SIU
Teria
Dave Miller
Clyde George
du Quoin
Carbondale
John Billy G. Collins
Midway
Wright
Court
Marion
Thomas H. Fuller
W. Bedwell
Chestnut
Japan Awaits Land Figures Amid New Agricultural Figures
A government report notes Japan holds seven people per arable acre of land reflecting high population density and limited farming space, impacting food production planning and rural land use.
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Japan
4-H Share the Fun Festival Tonight in Marion
Williamson County 4-H Club members stage the annual Share the Fun Festival at 7 30 PM today in the Marion Junior High School. The event is sponsored by U S Rubber Co and Jake's Tire Service of Marion.
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Williamson County
4-H Club
Marion
U. S. Rubber Co
Jake’s Tire Service
Legless Father Shot by Son in Texas
In Orange Texas on June 14 a 12 year old Bridge City boy shot and killed his father Charles A Lieby a World War II legless amputee aged 41 as he worked in the yard. Sheriff Chester Holts said the shot from a .32 caliber pistol was fired from a window about 70 feet away. Tim Lieby is held in the Orange County jail during the investigation.
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Chester Holts
Bridge City
Charles A. Lieby
Holts
Tim Lieby
Orange County
Mechanical troubles delay Spray Program in Carbondale
Mechanical ailments of a fog sprayer halt an annual summer mosquito spraying effort in Carbondale. Roy McGee of the Jackson County Health Department says the unit is in a Carbondale garage for valve cleaning after winter idleness, with work to resume the program once repaired.
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Carbondale
Roy McGee
Jackson County Health Department
McGee
Southern Illinois University
SIU
American Bible Society Founded in 1816
The American Bible Society traces its start to 1816 when a group of donors and clergymen established the organization to distribute Bibles across the United States. The society launched with missionary aims and authority from emerging religious networks.
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The
American Bible Society
U S Art Self Sufficiency Rises Since 1914
Despite producing only about ten percent of art in 1914 the United States is self sufficient now. The remark references developing domestic art production and reducing reliance on imports.
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United States
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Galion
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Meere
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Orion
Dad
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Edding’s Bros
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