Smith Bulliner Reunion honors Crab Orchard land split by lake
Families tied to Crab Orchard Creek gather in Herrin for the 24th Father’s Day reunion. The Smith and Bulliner clans, dispersed by the 1936 41 million project creating Crab Orchard Lake, recall ancestral lands, graves, and a once thriving farm dynasty ruled by James Smith and George Bulliner.
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Stuart Becker
Crab Orchard Lake
Herrin
Herrin City
Crab Orchard Creek
Illinois
Federal Resettlement Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Dept. of Agriculture
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Smith and Bulliner
Miles Smith
Carterville
James Smith
Bulliners
Crab Orchard
Devil’s Kitchen Lake Blacktop
SIU to run regional police training school this fall
Southern Illinois University plans a police training school as part of the Safety Center to serve rookie and veteran officers in 30 counties. James Aaron chairs a committee of law enforcement and FBI members to design a 40 hour rookie course with future evening sessions and potential year round offerings.
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Jim Wiggs
Southern Illinoisand
Southern Illinois
James Aaron
Southern Illinois University
Don Ragsdale
SIU
Elza Brantley
Earl Pogue
Len Rockwell
Illinois State Police
William Ridgeway
Jackson County
John Wielt
Mt. Vernon
Fred Graper
Carbondale
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles Edwards
Marion
Aaron
Enforcement Peronnel
Illinois
Traffic Institute
Northwestern University
Southern Police Institute
Louisville
Public Safety Institute
Purdue University
Indiana
Michigan State University
University
State Police
Department of Public Safety
Shawnee Division of
Illinois Police Assn
Board of Trustees
Murphysboro
Williamson County Courthouse Deterioration Prompts Repairs Delay
The Williamson County Courthouse and jail are dilapidated with peeling paint, leaky roofs, and malfunctioning lights. Officials cite lack of funds as the main obstacle to needed repairs while water damage and structural wear threaten records and safety.
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Williamson County
Marions
S. van Buren St
John Clayton
Franklin Cancer Drive Exceeds Quota By Big Margin
The Franklin County American Cancer Society drive surpassed its $6,416.39 goal by more than $500, reaching about $6,900 as pledges come in. West Frankfort led with $2,506.87, while towns including Benton Akin Christopher Zeigler Buckner Royalton and others posted varied totals. J. N. Willhite ended the drive June 11 with a parade.
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Franklin County
The
American Cancer Society
Sam Tally
Ewing
J. N. Willhite
West Frankfort
W. G. Billingsley
Benton
Cancer Society
Akin
Buckner
Coello
Christopher
Whittington
Logan
Mulkeytown
Royalton
Lesser
Thompsonville
Walier
West City
Zeigler
Judge Commits Herrin Boy to Youth Commission
A 16 year old Herrin youth was committed to the Illinois Youth Commission by Judge John Clayton. Police picked up the youths after hub cap thefts in the 600 block of South 20th Street and earlier prowling around the city park. This was the first offense for one youth. the second youth case is under study.
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Herrin
Illinois Youth Commission
Williamson County
John Clayton
Roy Cole
South 20Th Street
Cole
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Laverne Patrick
J. F
Madison Coal Co
Martha Smith
Nona Henderson
Dausie Smith
Chester
Miles
Dausie
James Hayton
Dr. Hayton
Mrs. Henderson
Southern Illinoisan
Wayne Booker
Calvin Hazel
Bob Yearack
Maryhysboro
Joe Williams
Jim Hiller
Williams
Hiller
Carl Kirk
Southern Illinois University Police
Saluki
Gary Wilson
Omore
Springerton
Police Training School
Sgt
Carl
Kirk
SIU Police
Martin
Dean West
Carl Miller
Treasuer
State Building
Franklin
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