Special Program of District 95 Draws Criticism
Miss Martha Black Illinois assistant director of special education criticized Carbondale public grade schools for poor speech correction rooms and cluttered conditions. She warned the district may lose state aid to the special education program if rooms are not set aside in new schools.
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Carbondale
Martha Black
Illinois
Miss Black
Clyde V. Winkler
District 95
Black
Winkler
District 95 Board of Education
West Frankfort
Harrisburg
Centralia
Sparta
Marion
Anna
du Quoin
Zeigler
Christopher
Loren George Dies Funeral Services Monday
Loren C. George 49 of Johnston City died Friday night at home from a cerebral hemorrhage after three weeks of illness. Born November 6 1906 he was a coal miner and United Mine Workers member. He leaves wife Amby mother Bertha Price a son Paul E. of Lemont sisters Mrs Luis Hewlett and Mrs Irma Taylor. Funeral 2 pm Monday at Washington Avenue Baptist Church Johnston City with Rev. Vernon Moore officiating. Burial Old Rose Hill Marion. Murman Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City in charge.
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Loren C. George
Benton St
Johnston City
George Was
C. W. and
Bertha Clark George
Amy Meadows
George
Old Ben 15
United Mine Workers
Herrin Eagles Lodge
Amby
Bertha Price
Paul E
Lemont
Luis Hewlett
Herrin
Irma Taylor
Washington Avenue Baptist Church
Vernon Moore
Old Rose Hill
Marion
Murman & Wilson Funeral Home
Souigern Illinoisan newspaper masthead and notes
Published Sunday and daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinois Publications Inc with offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office of Herrin TL and Murphysboro Illinois The Southern Illinoisan succeeds the Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent The Associated Press is entitled to exclusive use of local news and AP dispatches for republication.
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Souigern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Tional
Southern Ilincisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
SIU VTI graduate proves unique coop program path
Elizabeth Ballance, 17 years after Cobden High, earns an associate degree from Southern Illinois University's Vocational Technical Institute. She trained two years in cooperative medical and legal secretarial curricula, while working at Doctor's Hospital in Carbondale. The program blends on campus study with half-time work to prepare students for demanding secretarial roles.
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Elizabeth Ballance
Cobden Community High School
Southern Illinois University
Vocational-Technical Institute
SIU
VTI
Miss Ballance
Doctor’s Hospital
Carbondale
Halliday Case Set Monday for Sanity Hearing
Norman Halliday a 33 year old Cairo murder suspect will have a sanity hearing at 9 30 a m Monday in Pulaski County Circuit Court at Mound City. Judge Harold Zimmerman of Marion will preside after a jury was impaneled Friday following two days of challenges. He is indicted for the February 23 killing of 57 year old Clare Adams Omstead tavern owner.
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Norman Halliday
Cairo
Pulaski County
Mound City
Harold Zimmerman
Marion
Halliday
Clare Adams
Omstead
Chester High Student Wins Leadership Prize
Helen Francis Smith valedictorian of the 1956 class at Chester High School is named winner of the Reader's Digest award for school work and leadership. She will receive an honorary subscription to the magazine and an engraved certificate, and also earned the DAR good citizenship award.
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Helen Francis Smith
Chester High School
Miss Smith
William O. Smith
DAR
Kiwanis Plan Herrin Parade Before Donkey Softball Game
Kiwanis will stage a parade at 3 p m Saturday June 30 before the Herrin Donkey Softball game. The match starts at the Presbyterian Church and ends near the Herrin Elks home with donkeys in the parade. Free ice cream tickets will be distributed to parade participants at Gilbert's Drug Store. Probable starters for the 7 30 p m game at the High School include Bob White Chet Towns and former Police Chief Fred Henderson. The Kiwanis oppose the Herrin Business and Professional Women's Club. Kiwanis managers are Bill Hopp er and Melvin Bandy.
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Herrin Kiwanis
Bob Jeralds
Presbyterian Church
Herrin Elks
Gilbert’s Drug Store
Kiwanis
Bob White
Chet Towns
Fred Henderson
Herrin Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Bill Hopper
Melvin Bandy
Former Cutler Woman Mabel Blair Woodward Dies in California
Mrs. Mabel Blair Woodward a former Cutler area resident died in California this week according to relatives. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Blair. Survivors include nieces Helen McIntyre and Marguerite Brown and nephews George and Harvey Blair, all of Cutler. Funeral services were held in California.
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Mabel Blair Woodward
Cutler Area
California
Cutler
Woodard
William Blair
Helen McIntyre
Marguerite Brown
George
Harvey Blair
Steeleville Church to Sponsor Social Program
The Ladies Aid of St. Mark's Lutheran Church of Steeleville will sponsor a church social June 24 at Z. Legion Park in Steeleville. Food service will start at 3 30 p m. The program will include two ball games. The Steeleville band will provide a musical program.
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Ladies Aid of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church of
Steeleville
Z. Legion Park
New Dog Warden Takes Charge in Jackson County
Lewis W Mills of Carbondale is named Jackson County dog warden by Dr R F Sondag. He starts Monday and will patrol countywide to round up unlicensed dogs at 25 cents per animal, funded from the rabies control fund. Glen Wade had been named earlier but could not serve for medical reasons.
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Lewis W. Mills
Carbondale
Jackson County
R. F. Sondag
Leon Striegel
Mills
Striegel
Glen Wade
Freeman Spur
Foster to Attend NEA Oregon Meet
Raymond L. Foster a chemistry lecturer at Southern Illinois University travels to Portland Oregon for the National Education Association annual conference on July 16. He will speak as a state debater representing the Southern Division of the Illinois Education Association Herschel Ellis principal of Herring Junior High School serves as the Southern Division delegate.
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Foster
NEA Oregon
Raymond L. Foster
Southern Illinois University
National Education Assn
Portland
Illinois Education Assn
Herschel Ellis
Herrin
Summer Session At Southern Illinois University Begins Monday
Summer classes at Southern Illinois University start Monday. A dog vaccination event notes dogs with yellow county rabies tags are eligible for pickup. Dogs without city dog licenses will not be handled.
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Southern Illinois University
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