City Calendar Lists Local Government Meetings
Marion area officials schedule meetings Monday and Monday evening across city hall airport authority library system and school boards. Town councils in Hurst Benton Carbondale Herrin and fringe sites, plus driving to view films and local recitals at area venues.
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E. Church St Hurst
Benton City Council
City Hall
Herrin City
Carbondale Community High School Central
Herrin Little Egypt
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A
Herrin High School
Tuesday school boards set special meetings across the county
Multiple district boards schedule Tuesday sessions at 6:30 to 10 a.m. in offices and schools including Herrin Unit District, Rend Lake College, Thompsonville Grade School, Williamson County Courthouse, Marion schools, De Soto Grade School, and Marion Unit District Two.
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Herrin
Rend Lake College Board
Thompsonville Grade School
Williamson County Board Commissioners
Marion
Marion Unit District Two
de Soto Grade School
Council of 100 to Meet District VI Members
The Educational Council of 100 District VI will convene at noon on June 22 at the Ramada Inn near Marion. Harriss C. Malan said district members will inventory local projects suitable for council aid. Members include Miller Elkville Lewis Lesser Otrich Benton Allen Lewis Whiting Bigler Anna Clarida Herrin Fine Carterville Moskoff Zeigler Patton West Frankfort Dodds Corder Crisp Marion Moore Turner Carbondale.
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Educational Council of 100
Jackson
Franklin
Union
Williamson
Ramada Inn
Marion
Harriss C. Malan
Gerald Miller
Elkville
Claude Lewis
Lesser
George Otrich
Jonesboro
William Allen
Benton
Jack Lewis
William Whiting
D. D. Bigler
Anna
William Clarida
Herrin
H. W. Fine
Carterville
Basil Moskoff
Zeigler
Goebel Patton
West Frankfort
George Dodds
William Corder
Harry Crisp, Jr
Norman Moore
Archie Moore
W. K. Turner
Carbonidale
Incinerator smoke and fires reported in southern union area
Fire calls show smoke from an incinerator at Smith Hall Thompson Point with no damage and a grass fire on 624 Glenview Dr. at Carbondale with no damage. A false alarm at Stevenson Arms dormitory followed. Herrin saw a storage building destroyed behind Liberty Service Station with unknown cause. Minor incident on West Monroe Street involved a broken guy wire hitting a power line with no damage. Court records list Edward M Sausaman 61 charged with speeding and Jetta Smith 56 cited for disobeying a stop sign. Vallie F Somers 55 cited for speeding.
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Carbondale
Smith Hall
Thompson Point
Glenview Dr
Stevenson Arms
Herrin
N. Park Ave
Liberty Service Station
Murphysboro
Edward M. Sausaman
Jetta Smith
Vallie F. Somers
Randolph County Fair kicks off with auto thrill show
The Randolph County Fair in Sparta opens July 6 with an 8 p.m. auto thrill show. Entries are accepted 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 6. The schedule adds thoroughbred racing July 7–8, pony shows, compact sprint auto racing July 9, and a 3 p.m. tractor pull July 10 followed by a demolition derby. The Midway of Mirth Carnival will be on the grounds.
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Randolph County
Sparta
W. John Brown
Counterfeit $20 Bills Falsely Claim The White House
Police warn that counterfeit twenties may be in circulation in Carbondale. Ray Lech, Chamber of Commerce executive director, notes the absence of the word The on the back is a key detector for phony bills.
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White House
Carbondale
Ray Lech
Chamber of Commerce
Tough Safety Test for Carbondale Riders
Vince Rosenthal 5 contends with a 10 event safety course as Carbondale police supervise a program where 21 children participate. Fourteen will get gold cups and two winners receive bicycles donated by Ed Rosen after point deductions for mistakes.
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Vince Rosenthal
Carbondale
Reggie Cochran
David Rosenthal
Ed Rosen
Lice
Carbondale Police Department
Services for Mrs. Lora Hicks Planned in Herrin
Funeral services for Mrs. Lora Hicks 77 of Herrin will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at John son’s Funeral Home Herrin with the Rev Dan Hock officiating. Burial will be in Herrin City Cemetery. She died Sunday at Herrin Hospital after a five month illness. She was born May 31 1894 in Marion daughter of Thomas and Ellen Williams Council. Her husband Floyd Hicks died earlier along with three children. She leaves two sons Floyd and Lowell Hicks of Herrin and Vernell of Peoria, six sisters 16 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.
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Lora Hicks
Herrin
Johnson’s Funeral Home
Dan Hock
Herrin City Cemetery
Herrin Hospital
Marion
Thomas and
Ellen Williams Council
Floyd Hicks
Union Gospel Mission
Floyd
Lowell
Vernell
Peoria
Oneita Ivy
Beulah Colson
Ollie Williams
Nellie Williams
Evelyn Ogden
Eva Wilkins
Eunice M. Grubbs
Stone Funeral Home
West Frankfort
Ellis Dugger
Otto Horsley
Tower Heights
Grubbs
E. Oak St
Howard Harkins
Mattoon
Orlan Oliver
Evansville
Ind
Lorin Oliver
Metropolis
Lou Ella Fox
Tulsa
Okla
Pearl Turner
Grace Stull
Benton
Mitchell Funeral Home
Frank Brockman
Masonic and Oddfellows
Stull
N. Ward St
Franklin Hospital
Maple Hill
Brayfield
Lesser
Merkel
The
Apostolic Church
Jefferson County
William
Harriet Pitchford Fisher
Andrew Merkel
Paul Merkel
Columbia
Norma Shinn
Lula Senior
Alma Childers
Granite City
Rosemary Novelli
Chicago
Johnston City
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Raphael Macolm- Hollis
Lakeview Cemetery
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Funeral
Juanita Adducci
Charles Calufetti
Lawrence Calufetti
Harrisburg
West heads Herrin Jaycees in installation ceremony
Edward West, an employee of the state division of highways, installed as Herrin Jaycees president succeeding Henry Nix. New officers include Dave Real and Dennis Avripas as vice presidents, Charles Groves as secretary, Steve Steube as treasurer, with Nix Nelson Clark Nick Smirnes and Bill Bush named directors. Guest national director Clar McClughen attended.
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Edward West
State Division of Highways
Herrin Jaycees
West
Henry Nix
Dave Real
Dnnis Avripas
Charles Groves
Steve Steube
Nix
Nelson Clark
Nick Smirnes
Bill Bush
Clar McClughen
U. S. Jaycees
You're never too old to hear better Beltone offer
Beltone in Chicago offers a free replica of their smallest aid for those who have trouble understanding speech. No cost or obligation, weighs under a third of an ounce, ear level, wireless, and designed for home wear. Write Dept. No. 2858, Beltone Electronics Corp., 4201 W. Victoria, Chicago, IL 60646.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
W. Victoria
Grace resigns as Ozark president amid surprise move
Grace resigns as Ozark Airlines president effective October 1 after a surprise board meeting. A proxy fight loomed with stockholders seeking control. legal actions and an expanded board followed. The airline serves Williamson County airport.
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Grace
Ozark
Thomas L. Grace
Ozark Airlines
Lester L. Cox Medical Center
Springfield
Lester L. Cox
The
Medical Center
Northeast Airlines
Arthur G. Heyne
Airlines
Williamson County
Burglary Reported In Calumet City Car Theft
A Calumet City resident reported a burglary of his car while he attended a wedding at the Lutheran Student Center. The thief stole camera equipment valued at about 350 to 400 dollars. Police investigated the incident and there were several related arrests in Carbondale involving theft and possession of stolen property.
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Raymond Harder
Calumet City
Harder
Lutheran Student Center
Paul DeYoung
E. College St
Carbondale
DeYoung
Michael J. Fingert
Rt. 2
Murphysboro
Fingert
Paul D. Young
George Johnson
E. Oak St
Johnson
Area police report on Jackson County court date
A mobile home resident faced charges of disorderly conduct and resisting officers and was to appear in Jackson County Court today. Police arrested him Sunday night after a complaint about shots fired from a car. a description led to the arrest. Zeigier James H. Sanders cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
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Jackson County Court
Carbondale Pace
King
Zeigier
James H. Sanders
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