Public Meetings And Local Entertainment Listings
On Quoin City Council meets at 7 p.m. Friday in city hall. SIU Summer Music Theater opens with Bye Bye Birdie at Muckelroy Auditorium 8 p.m. Friday to Sunday, admission 2.25 for students and under 18, 2.75 others. Movie listings include Gone With The Wind in Anna and Barbarella at various U.S. theaters and drive-ins through the weekend. Special Events note a Carson cheerleaders car wash at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Kings Shell Service Station 705 Park Ave, 130 per car, to fund a cheer camp in Indiana. Additional drives-in showings run through the week at Anna Drive-In and Marion Drive-In. Public coin club activities Sunday at Springmore School with auctions, bourse, and admission free.
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Quoin City
City Hall
SIU
Muckelroy Auditorium
Hertin High School
King’s Shell
Park Ave
Indiana
Pyramid Coin Club
Springmore School
North Springer
Carbondale
Pinckneyville board contracts teacher. bids sought for supplies
Pinckneyville High School offered a contract to Mrs Shirley Bigham for special education duties after she previously taught at Pinckneyville Grade School. The board will seek bids for bread milk gasoline and coal. Abigail E Jacobs 80 of 306 E Roosevelt St Du Quoin died in Marshall Browning Hospital after six days illness. Funeral services set for Sunday 2 p.m. at Maxton Funeral Home Du Quoin with burial in Oak Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday.
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Shirley Bigham
Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville High School
High School Board of Education
Southern Winvis University
Abigail E. Jacobs
Arthur Foster
du Quoin
Paul McéKinnis
Palatine
Val Rogers
Lucy Catanzaro
Maxton
Marion Rannabarzer
New bids sought by Zeigier-Royalton Unit 133 Board
The Zeigier-Royalton Unit 133 School Board voted Thursday to seek new bids on several items. Only one bid for liquid propane gas milk and a 21-cubic-foot deep freeze were received while none for gasoline or bread. A second bid round will open July 17 with hopes for bids on oiling and chipping the West Franklin High School drive. The board also selected Bethalto Student Insurance Co for student accident coverage with rates 8.50 for grades through six and 4 for grades seven through 12. The 1969-70 calendar was approved with classes set from August 23 to May 29 and Belcher was instructed to draft a tentative budget starting July 1.
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Zeigier-Royalton
Roy Belcher
West Franklin High School
Bethalto Student Insurance Co
Belcher
Project Helping Hand Scout Camp Seeks Adult Counselors
The Egyption Council of the Boy Scouts of America seeks adult volunteer counselors for Pine Ridge Scout Reservation on Little Grassy Lake from July 1 to July 19. Experience in camping and outdoor skills is helpful and contact Charles Carter at 942-4863. The Council also asks local institutions to sponsor Cub Packs Scout Troops and Explorer posts and to contact the Boy Scout Service Center at 942-4863.
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Egyption Council
Boy Scouts of America
Herrin Street
Herrin
Pine Ridge
Little Grassy Lake
Charles Carter
Churchire
Boy Scout Service Center
Former Benton postmaster sentenced to probation
Harald Fred Hollaway, former Benton postmaster, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to three years probation and restitution after pleading guilty to misappropriating $8,246 of postal funds between September 15, 1968, and February 19, 1969. He also admitted making a false entry overstating cash in bank.
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Harald Fred Hollaway
Benton
U.S. District Court
Hollaway
Chester High to Continue Sandwich Program Plan
The board of education of Chester Unit District No. 129 voted to continue the sandwich program at Chester High School for another year with changes. Sandwiches will be bought from a company and some homemade options will remain. chili will be served at least weekly. fruit, pie, cakes and cookies will be offered as possible to offset rising costs. Funeral services for Mrs. Cora McRoberts are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Crain Norris Funeral Home in Anna with burial in Alto Pass Cemetery. she died Thursday at 87.
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Chester High School
Board of Education of
Chester Unit
Miler
Bmch
Holly C. Marchildan
Marchildon
Salt
Cora McRoberts
Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Tilford
Mary B. Gordon King
McRoberts
First Baptist Church
Floyd McRoberts
Louisville
Roy Deckham
Tolono
Hol King
Middleton
Calif
Rail-auto accident suit settled in Murphysboro
A $50 settlement was reached out of court in Murphysboro for Alla Ruth Elder 14 of Elkville. She was injured December 5 in Du Quoin when a car carrying her was struck by an Illinois Central train at the Franklin Street crossing. A circuit court order names Lomie R. and Alta Elder as guardians of her estate from the settlement.
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Murphysboro
Illinois Central Railroad
Alla Ruth Elder
Elkville
du Quoin
Filder
Franklin Street
Lomie R
Alta Elder
Board votes installation of speed ridges in park drives
The Frankfort Community LP board approved installing four asphalt ridges on park drives to slow traffic at an estimated cost of 15 dollars. Recreation programs are under way for all ages and free to the public. The board also reports expected commissions of 268.75 from park concessions since May 1 and 51.46 from the miniature golf course.
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Frankfort Community LP
Val Stanley
Rend Lake Days festival in Sesser set for Friday and Saturday
Sesser hosts its sixth Rend Lake Days in the city park with free dancing, carnival, parade and queen coronation. Breakfasts in American Legion Hall, admission 50 cents. Sting Rays dance Friday 7:30 to 11 p.m. Billy Grammer and June Moore cap Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Parade at 4 p.m. Saturday. Festival queen crowned 11 p.m. Saturday. candidates include Connie Furlow Marlo Sulcer Debbie Garacia Leslie Eubanks and Sandy Zimbo.
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Sesser
Rend Lake Days
American Legion Hall
Billy Grammer
June Moore
Grand Ole Opry
Connie Furlow
Marlo Sulcer
Debbie Garacia
Leslie Eubanks
Sandy Zimbro
Lesser
Thompsonville Grade School hires two teachers and a cook
The board hired Sondra Hartman for second grade and Norman Sanders as eighth grade teacher and coach. Jean Faucet was hired as school cook. Superintendent Harold Kimmel noted no salary figures yet but they would follow state minimums. Funeral services for Mary Catherine McIntyre, 88, Sparta, are set 2 p.m. Sunday at Lynn-Hill Funeral Home Sparta, with burial in Caldonia Cemetery.
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Thompsonville
Sondra Hartman
Norman Sanders
Jean Faucet
Harold Kimmel
Local News Circulation Advertising Telephone List
Public notice lists advertising telephone numbers for Southern Illinois communities including Herrin Marion Murphysboro and surrounding areas for circulation information.
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Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Marion
Murphysboro
Northeast plant sewer hearing set in Carbondale
City officials and Clark Dietz and Associates will discuss future use and upgrades at the Northeast sewerage plant at a 7:30 p.m. informational meeting in City Hall. The meeting follows a letter from John Law and aims to address odor concerns and capacity, with the plan to keep both the Northeast and the existing plant operating until the new plant opens.
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Carbondale
Clark, Dietz
Henry Gardner
Northeast
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Wingis Inc
North
Illnois Avenue
North 6Th Street
Herrin
Fasteth Denture Fixative Promises Comfort and Fit
Advert says many wear false teeth with more comfort by sprinkling FASTHETH on plates to stop clipping sliding or loosening. Claims dentures stay firmer feel better and prevent odor while promoting health. Available at drug counters with dentistry endorsement.
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Andrers Theater
Anna
Barbarella
Buona Sera
Marlow's
Hellfighters
Fox
Varsity
Belgium
Hannibal Brooks
Marion Drive-In
Hell
Campus Drive-In
Riviera Drive-in
Orpheum
Scout Camp
South Tlinoissa
Haw
Union
Walnut
16Th
Linois Ave
Rahroader
Go-Go Raceway Hobby Center
Mardole Center
Chester
Harry Heiman
Jackson Shows Co
Sesser Festival
Rend Lake
Sparta
Goldsmith’s. Que
First National Bank
Gorham
Lady Arrow
Hou Ia
Jimi
Whitar
Zwick’s Ladies Store
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