Benton Prepares July 4 Water Ski Show and Fireworks
The Benton Promotional Association presents a water ski show on July 4 featuring 30 performers with kite fliers clowns and acrobatic acts. Tickets cost 1.25 for adults 1.50 at the gate and 0.50 for children under 12. 2,000 tickets must be sold to cover costs. The event at the overlook east of the dam begins 6 30 p m with a 242 hour show followed by a 9 p m fireworks display donated by local banks and chambers. Tickets go on sale Monday at the chamber office. The EPA seeks a special cancellation stamp from Benton Post Office to promote Bend Lake hospitality and may extend nonprofit permits for future events.
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Benton
du Quoin
Benton Promotional Association
The
Chamber of Commerce
Dave Webster
EPA
Coal Fired Rocket Powers Clean MHD Generator Idea
Washington reports on a magnetohydrodynamic generator renderning coal or natural gas into electricity. Dr William Jackson highlights high temperatures and exhaust cleanup with potassium salts while noting progress toward commercial plants in the late 1980s and Soviet experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medial News Service
Washington
William Jackson
Jackson
U.S
Moscow
Job program patronage alleged in Southern Illinois
Two county commissioners from Union and Alexander counties accuse the Illinois Department of Corrections of using the Comprehensive Employment Training Act to hire guard trainees at the Vienna Correctional Center on political grounds. They say the department rejected consortium approved applicants and hired its own selections, urging more voice and prior consultation.
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Sortium
Department
Alexander Pulaski
Union
Johnson and
Massac
Burglary Arrest Ties Stilley to Local Break-In
Ronald Stilley, 20, of Marion, arrested Friday by Marion police on burglary and theft charges. He allegedly broke into Sam LaSusa's shoe shop on Paradise Ave Thursday night, with a wristwatch and ring reported stolen and coins recovered. Loss estimated at 350 to 400 dollars amid his seventh arrest this year, while awaiting trial on a prior burglary charge at Small's Food Store. He was acquitted March 25 in an armed robbery case at the Gray Plaza Motel based on testimony from two friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Stilley
Marion
Stilley
Sam LaSusa
Paradise Ave
Roger Rich
Rich
LaSusa
Small’s Food
E. Main St
Gray Plaza
Thomas Woolsey
Bruce McRoy
Johnston City
Three-Car Crash Injures Two Chester Women
Illinois State Police reported a 1:50 p.m. Friday three car collision on Illinois 13 two miles west of Carbondale. Millie Jacquot 21 of Centralia ran off the road and sideswiped Edith Harrison 55 of Chester, nearly hitting Vernon Mandrell 49 of Evansville. Edith Harrison and her passenger Wenona Harrison 20 were treated at Doctors Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
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Chester
Illinois 13
Carbondale
Illinois
Millie Jacquot
Centralia
Jacquot
Edith Harrison
Vernon Mandrell
Evansville
Ind
Harrison
Wenona Harrison
Ches
Ter
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Correction on Van Cloostere name in Murphysboro rail tale
The paper corrects the spelling of R. E. Van Cloostere in Tuesday’s report about the link between the old GM&O and Illinois Central tracks near Murphysboro. The record clarifies the proper surname in the historical connection story.
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R. E. van Cloostere
GM & O
Illinois Central Railroad
Murphysboro
Senior Citizens Plan World War I Pot Luck Dinner
In Herrin at 100 S. Park the senior citizens host a Sunday World War I pot luck dinner and meeting at noon. The calendar lists multiple events across Carbondale and surrounding towns including park programs, fairs, sports, and film showings at local theaters.
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Herrin
S. Park
Giant City State Park
Carbondale
University Mall
Mardale
Jaycee
Southern Illinois
Siu-C
Southern Illinois Arts and Crafts
University
Murdale
Lookout Point
Crab Orchard Lake
Ecology Group
Blue Angels
Monday City, School Board Meetings Across Region
Local government and school boards set 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. Monday meetings in Benton Johnston Christopher Zeigler Royalton Thompsonville Randolph County De Soto Carbondale Marion and other towns. agendas include salary requests service programs and community notices.
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Benton City
Benton Grade School Board
E. Church St. Johnston
Hospital
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Thompsonville
Ranndolph County Board of Commissioners
Chreste
DU Quoin
Pinckneyville
Tamaroa High
Shawnee Library System Board
Greenbriar Road
Carterville
Union County Board of Commissioners
Jonesboro
Cobden
Marion
Elkville
Marion T.O.P.S
Presbyterian Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Sacred Heart School Library
du Voin
West Williamson Girl Scout Camp Day Camp Notice
The West Williamson Girl Scout Association hosts a day camp June 16 to 20. Buses depart from Herrin St Marys at 8 40 a m Hurst Christian Church at 8 15 a m Cambria City Hall at 8 25 a m Carterville First Baptist Church parking lot at 8 35 a m and Energy First Baptist Church at 8 40 a m.
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West Williamson
Girl Scout Association
Herrin St. Mary’s
Hurst Christian Church
Cambria City Hall
Carterville First Baptist Church
Energy First Baptist Church
Nameless 22 Year-Old Mixed Breed Dog Seeks Home
A gentle cocker spaniel beagle mix, nameless and homeless, is described as good with children and seeks a permanent home. The dog is 22 years old. Available for adoption.
Housing Authority Employee Robbed In Carbondale
LeVonne Hunter of the Jackson County Housing Authority was robbed of more than $2,000 as she left the high rise housing office at 300 S Marion St Carbondale. A man entered the office and grabbed the deposit bag before fleeing on foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Housing Authority
S. Marion St
Carbondale
LeVonne Hunter
Housing Authority
Youth Hurt In Wreck Near Ava
A year old Murphysboro youth was injured Friday in a one car crash on the Ava blacktop eight miles south of Ava. Dennis Benson from Murphysboro 7 was driving when the car left the road and overturned according to Jackson County police.
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Murphysboro
Ava Blacktop
Ava
Jackson County
Dennis Benson
NIU Student Wins Grand Slam Lottery at Arlington Park
Stanley E. DeKiel a 26 year old industrial arts major from Niles Illinois won the Illinois Lottery Grand Slam at Arlington Park race track He will receive 50000 annually for life plus at least one million dollars If he lives to age 72 his total earnings reach about 2300000 The winning Spring Stampede number was 04618 drawn Saturday June 5 Ticket holders with that number win 250 and further winners advance to a later showdown drawing
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Arlington Heights
Niles
Ill
Arlington Park Race Track
Stanley E. DeKiel
Northern Illinois University
DeKiel
United States
Death notices and obituaries from Du Quoin and Anna
Several obituaries and notices: William Kearbey 64 of Du Quoin funeral Monday in Neal Memorial Chapel with burial at Paradise Cemetery. Dora Rinne 90 of Steeleville burial at St John’s Lutheran Church Bremen. Frank Wheaton 58 of Elco obituary with service Monday in Jonesboro and burial at Jonesboro Cemetery. Antoinette Dal Santo 60 of Anna graveside Monday at Anna Cemetery. Mabel Petty 71 of Anna funeral plans incomplete. Survivors include spouses children and multiple relatives. Paraphrase of death notices from local area churches and funeral homes.
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William Kearbey
du Quoin
Popular Bluff
Link
Susan Daughette Kearbey
St. Louis
Isabel O’keefe
Sunfield
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
John Kearbey
Kay Marlow
Becky Bledsoe
St. Francisville
Jonnie Kay White
Homer
Grandin
Everet
Ellington
Albert
Jackson
Mich
Dorothy Hansford
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Neal
Frank Pierce
Paradise Cemetery
Tamaroa
St. John’s Luther Church
Bremen
Dora Rinne
Steeleville
Frank Wheaton
Elco
Union County
Frisby
John Harrison
Elvira Arnold Wheaton
Jonesboro
Edna Wright
Shirley Vines
Anna
Sheila Butler
Cobden
Ronald Smith
Alfred
Lester
Mill Creek
Luther
Goreville
Dorothy Anderson
Olive Branch
Faye Childers
Elgin
Ida Childers
Plato Center
Florence Smith
Norris and Son
William Pribble
Carroll P. Foster
VFW
Miss Dal Santo
Charles Dal Santo
Chicago
Anna Cemetery
Peter Hsu
McCarty
Memorial Hospital Admits and Discharges Listed by City
A整理 of hospital admissions and discharges across multiple facilities includes names of patients admitted and later discharged in towns such as Carbondale Benton Murphysboro Marion Herrin West Frankfort Carbondale and surrounding areas. The lists group by facility and state there is ongoing patient movement across Memorial Herrin Saint Joseph and other institutions with numerous individuals named.
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Harrisburg
W. W
Second Avenue
Liberty
Murphysboro
Doctors Memorial
Carbondale
Harben
Becky
Benton Foli
Mario
Dunaway
Samuel
Marion Calloway
Edith
Christopher Cooper
Lloyd
Vienna Bower
Barbara Berry
Russell
de Soto Stanton
George
Aronson
Knute
Herrin
Mary
Carterville
Kneezer
William
Marion Bertino
Anthony
Muddy Brown
Janet Mifflin
Guy
du Quoin Freese
Robert Caravalla
Rhonda
Royalton Ketteman
Kimberly
Benton Giesler
James
Simmons
New Burnside Browning
Vallie
Royalton Hoover
Jewel
Oraville Dunivant
Ula
Allin Brown
Oscar
de Soto
Derrick
Brenda
Zeigler
Herrin Hospital
Felt
Cheryl
Baby Crain
Leon Yearack
Christopher Shawn
Marlon Houghland
Debra
Johnston City
Murphy
Denise Cuchetti
Lovie Woolard
Arthur Ray Hunsaker
Katherine Waugh
Marcella Little
John R. Stubberfield
Beulah
Births Across Regions Add Members To Local Families
The report lists multiple newborns from families in Benton Carbondale Marion Pinckneyville Chester Sparta and other areas. Babies born to Benton Harben Bailey Herring Nolen Wilt Morganthalter Stiman Pierce Anderson High and their spouses occurred on various days in June at local hospitals and military medical centers.
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Benton
Bagwell
Gene
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Belleville
Harben
Mark
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Bailey
Stephen
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Chester
Herring
William
Memorial Hospital
Christopher
Nolen
Gregory
Franklin Hospital
Marion
Wilt
Richard
Marion Memorial Hospital
Pinckneyville
Morganthaler
Rick
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
San Antonio
Tex
Stiman
Kerry
Wilford Hall Medical Center
Lackland Air Force Base
Sparta
Pierce
Norge Herrin plant lays off about 25 management workers
About 25 salaried personnel at Norge Co. plant in Herrin were laid off. Charles H. Burger Jr. said they were valued employees but needed to cut for a competitive situation. The layoffs affect supervisors and foremen across plant areas, with hope of recall if conditions improve. Burger said no known salary cuts among others. The workers were informed Friday.
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Norge Co
Herrin
Charles H. Burger Jr
Burger
EPA charges Carterville man with unpermitted landfill
The Environmental Protection Agency accuses Russell Sheppard of operating a solid waste landfill northwest of Carterville without a permit. A complaint was filed with the Pollution Control Board, which will hold a hearing on the landfill. Fines up to $10,000 plus $1,000 per day of illegal operation are possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Environmental Protection Agency
Carterville
Russell Sheppard
Rt. 2
EPA
Pollution Control Board
Weather Roundup Forecast For Nation Is Sunny Then Cool
The national forecast calls for sunny skies and cooler temperatures across most of the nation. Rain is expected in parts of the Midwest, Washington, and a band from Michigan to Texas. In Southern Illinois the Saturday high reached 89 with a Friday overnight low of 64 and 78 at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. no precipitation occurred from Friday 7 a.m. to Saturday 8:30 p.m. Sunset is 8:30 p.m. today and 8:31 p.m. Monday with Monday sunrise at 5:30 a.m.
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National Weather Service
Midwest
Washington
Michigan
Texas
Illinois
Burger Denies Statement Citing General Economic Situation
The article notes Burger said he did not make the stated remark and framed it as a reference to the broader economic climate. No direct quote is provided and context remains unclear.
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Burger
Genera
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Webster
Bank of Benton
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Chamber
N. Main St
U.S. Postal Service
Suilley
Public Services
Westown
Sukee
Lewis Park Mall
Nazareth Church
Saluki
University Four
Alice
Orpheum
Little Egypt
S. Ae Barber Shop
Carbondale East High School
W. Freeman
Carbondale Park District
W. Elm St
N. 14Th St. Herrin
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Nmineois 13
Antoinette Dal Santo
Mabel Petty
Annavista
Southeast Missouri Hospital
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McGlasson
Bernice
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Ruby
Sesser Shaw
Hannah
Frier
Betty Summers
Kenneth Dodd
West Frankfort
Hester
Aretha Vickers
Dollie Odum
Jessie Devore
Vena Davis
Lynne Bowers
Charles
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Danny Hazel
Ethel
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Hartsock
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Lewis
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Christopher Longshore
Sherman Webb
Howard
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Tamaroa Brake
Wanda English
Mrs. Rex
Baby
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Vogler
Eileen du Rail
Tillie
Thompson
Christine Pike
Golda
Hawk
Charles Bailey
Joyce
de Soto Groh
Kenneth
Marissa Ozburn
Margaret
du Quoin Jackson
Counterville
ST. Joseph Memorial
Rushing
Minnie
Hoover
Oraville Lehman
Vernon Bailey
Carbondale Snider
Dean Bergsmiller
Joseph Carter
Billie Eugene
Johnson
Ava Hatley Theodore
Gorham McCann
Cheryl Crawshaw
William Dominick
Daniel J. Bemus
Mary L.irkbigler
Julius Goodknight
William E. Puttmann
Henry Ward
Kenneth Cole Brown
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Nashville
Hale
Sidney Harrison
Ira Spinnie
Joan
Coulterville Groves
Richview
Admitte Lee
Gail
Foutch
Hiley
Marissa Williams
Rosemary Mitchell
Vivian
Coulterville
Stewart
Robert Wolters
Edwin
Aaron
Phyllis Bivens
Melissa
Livesay
Whiteside
Retta
Vienna Sickling
Fred
Dongola Avey
Bert Marshell
Larnie
Yost
Leota H. Orr
Carl Chandler
Mary Lee
Tamms
Pole
Darnell Greer
Frank
Vienna Danginis
Anna Joplin
William Inze
Zeigier Hale
Katherine
Holtz
Virginia Wilson
Verna Juenger
Irene Lamp
Donald Brang
Louise
Sima
McClerren
Galatia Hooker
Pearl Barber
Norge
Sheppard
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