Public meetings and events listed for Southern Illinois
A long schedule lists Monday events across Southern Illinois including airport authority, multiple school boards, city councils, plan commissions, and RETAP committee at SIU. Open hearings on zoning at Herrin city hall and various senior citizen and community programs are noted along with cinema listings and theater notices. Obituaries announce the death of Mrs. Cleta Davis of Anna and Harold L. Kirby of Carthage with funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Airport Authority
Century High School District Board
Dongola Unit School Board
Jonesboro City Council
Logan College Board of Trustees
E. Cherry St
Herrin
Christopher City Council
Zeigler
Kaskaskia
University Center
Southern Illinois University
Pinckneyville
Elverado Unit
Elverado High School
du Quoin
Ward School
14Th St. Herrin
Little Egypt
S.P.E.B.S
Herrin High School
Margo Hoff
David Slivka
Jeff Hoare
Mitchell
Southern Illinois University Home Economics
Buffalo Tro event set for Thursday at SIU Outdoor Lab
SIU College of Education and Division of Extension sponsor a frontier days eating event called Buffalo Tro for area school administrators. Held at SIU Outdoor Laboratory at Little Grassy Lake, with faculty chefs, plus golf at Midland Hills at 1 p.m. and activities including horseshoe pitching swimming and volleyball at 2 p.m. Chow-time is 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University College of Education
Division of Extension
SIU
Little Grassy Lake
Department of Recreation and Outdoor Education
Midland Hills
Christopher Area poised for industrial growth gains
Christopher Area Betterment Association discussed growth potential highlighting highways and railroads, Rend Lake water plan, local higher education, and state and federal aid. State and regional officials urged data updates, industrial site building, prospect contracting, and planning zoning work to prepare for expansion. Recreation retail housing also noted as focus areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher
Christopher Area
Robert Carlock
Greater Egypt
Weeks named to state advisory council
Harry Weeks executive director of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce is named to the State Advisory Council for the U S Small Business Administration. The two year appointment includes business professionals from across the state and regional trade or labor groups. Weeks and other new members will attend an orientation Friday at the SBA regional office in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Weeks
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
United States Small Business Administration
Weeks
Small Business Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Administrations
St. Louis
SIU honors Amoros couple for crystallography research
A husband and wife team from Southern Illinois University, J L Amoros and Marissa Canut Amoros, receive a citation for outstanding research from the SIU Graduate Council. The award, the first of its kind by the council, recognizes their crystallography work since joining SIU in 1964. Both Spaniards with prior posts in Spain and U S agencies, they have earned previous honors including the 1964 Francisco Franco Science Prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
SIU Graduate Council
J. L. Amoros
Marissa Canut Amoros
David T. Kenney
Amoros
SIU School of Technology
Spain
Head Start Registration Underway in 11 Jackson Williamson Towns
Summer registration for up to 375 children was under way today at schools in 11 communities of Jackson and Williamson counties. At Thomas Grade left Rozelyn Harris aged 5 and Jerry Marable aged 5 joined by Mrs. Marie Harris and Mrs. Pearlie Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Williamson Counties
Rozelyn Harris
Jerry Marable
Marie Harris
Pearlie Johnson
Rend Lake funds boost for Southern Illinois waterways plan
The House Appropriations Committee recommends 24.575 million for Southern Illinois waterway projects, including 5.225 million for Rend Lake reservoir work. Other major items include 11.685 million for Kaskaskia River canalization and 5.845 million for Mound City Lock and Dam planning. The package covers Wabash River basins and several flood control surveys and projects across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Appropriations Committee
Southern Illinois
Rend Lake
21St Congressional District
House
Army Corps of Engineers and
Bureau
Saline
Kaskaskia Island
Grand Tower
Degognia Fountain Bluffs
Mound City
Wabash River
Ohio River
Budget Revision Ordered for Legal Aid Expansion
The Jackson Legal Service Bureau must revise its budget and plan a $90,000 request to expand services into Williamson County. Instructions came from Charles Strubbe of the Office of Economic Opportunity region legal service HQ. A meeting will approve revisions as JWCAA members seek expansion with limited funds and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Legal Service Bureau
Williamson County
Charles Strubbe
Chicago
Office of Economic Opportunity
Legal Service
Robert Dreher
J. Edward Helton
Dreher
Stephen Wasby
Helton
Williamson
Jackson - Williamson Community Actions Agency
OEO
JWCAA
Interstate 24 Bridge Project Starts Over Ohio River
Construction begins on the Interstate 24 bridge over the Ohio River linking Paducah Kentucky to Pulley’s Mill Illinois. The first phase costs 6.65 million dollars with substructure and approaches, 13,000 vehicles daily projected, open to the public in 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Paducah
Pulley’s Mill
Marion
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Kentucky Dept. of Highways
Taylor Brothers Construction Co
Evansville
Ind
Massac
Johnson and Williamson
Illinois
Rt. 146
Vienna
Rt. 4
Rt. 45
Metropolis
Irvin Cobb
Bridgeport
Kentucky
District 9
State Dept. of Highways
Vernon T. Kupel
Day camp opens at Riverside for mentally retarded youths
The Egyptian Association for Mentally Retarded Children sponsors a day camp at Riverside Park Murphysboro starting Thursday, with about 60 Jackson County youths expected. The Kennedy Foundation grant funds a longer camp run through July, bus pickup by Southern Illinois University, lunches at Lincoln School, and support from local park districts YMCA and churches. Tom Ashman directs. volunteers staff the camp with an orientation for junior counselors. In Murphysboro Raleigh Bean faces a $16 speeding fine and Lester Blake a $21 charge in Thompsonville and Murphysboro respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egyptian Association For
Riverside Park
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Association
Kennedy Foundation
Southern Illinois University
Lincoln School
Murphysboro Park District
Carbondale Park District
Marion Park District to Begin Swim Classes in June
Swim instruction at Marion Park District Pool starts June 24 with four 10 day sessions through August 16. Classes run Monday to Friday from 9 to 9:45 and 10:15 to 11. Red Cross method with four classifications. adults welcome. 10 day ticket $2.50. recreational hours vary by day. family season ticket $17.50. Groups may reserve with $0.25 per person fee and adult supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Park District
Don Grisham
Grisham
Red Cross
Youth Corps Employs 31 Youths Across Four Counties
Thirty-one youths in four Illinois counties work on out of school Neighbor hood Youth Corps projects run by the Illinois Farmers Union. The list by county shows Jackson Lake of Murphysboro State Park seven placements Williamson Marion city two Veterans Administration Hospital five U S Army recruiting office one Crab Orchard Unit three Village of Cambria two Creal Springs four Franklin county highway department three Frankfort Park District two Perry Marshall Browning Hospital one Pinckneyville Community Hospital three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Farmers Union
Jackson
Lake of Murphysboro State Park
Williamson
City of Marion
Veterans Administration Hospital
U. S. Army Recruiting Office
Crab Orchard
Village of Cambria
Creal Springs
Franklin
County Highway Department
Frankfort Park District
Perry
Marshall Browning
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marion Drive-in
Dagger
Campus Drive-in
Cincinnati
Riviera Drive-in
Fox Eastgate
Orpheum
Planet of the Apes
Varsity
Carbondale
P. J
Sergeant Ryker
West Frankfort City
City Hall
Bend Lake College Board
Mt. Vernon
Herrin Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Rend Lake Conservancy District Board
Wood Building
Benton
Herrin Unit School Board
Anna City Council
de Soto Grade School
Anna Jonesboro Community High School
Alto Pass
Marion City Council
Marion Unit Two Board of Education
Herrin Senior Citizens
N. 14Th St
Cleta Davis
Church St
Anna
Union County
Davis
George
Anna J. Baker Anderson
William Davis
Big Creek
Harold L. Kirby
Carterville
Barnes Hospital
Kirby
Marie
Donald
Thomas
Michael
Susan
Louis Kirby
Norfolk
West Mill
Col
John Cook
Cherry Home Sales, Inc
Danny Hudgens
Fred Ice
Larry Jones
Deana Reichardt
Rhoda Harris
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Legal Aid
Kupel
Riverside
Thompsonville
Raleigh Bean
Lester Blake
Martinzing
Carbondales & Murdere Shopping
Red
Youth Corps
DU Quoin State Fair
SUN
Grand Ole Opry
Phil Harris
Bobbie Gentry
Lawrence Welk
Hambletonian
Gentle Ben Thurs
U.S.A.C
Labor Day
Man
Ill
W. Main
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