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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1957
Page
5
The church plans to remove the cross and place it on Nargle’s lot in the cemetery after St Paul’s tears down the old church to construct a new building.
Seventy six area Boy Scouts join a dry run this weekend at Herrin High School to study Jamboree procedures and set up a camp similar to Valley Forge. Three Egyptian Council Scouts Joe Scot Jr Rosiclaire Wendell Winters Marion and John Lee Marlow will attend the World Jamboree in Birmingham and then visit France and Italy after. They depart Herrin July 9 return July 21 with trips to New York City and Washington, D. C. Leaders R. A. Gidcomb Loyde Marks Rex Presson and Earl May accompany the group.
The Egyptian Boy Scout Council seeks a camp name from entrants. A $50 equipment certificate will go to the winner and another $50 to the winning scout unit. Entries are open with a July 15 deadline.
The 1,370 passenger steamer Avalon Steamer will stop at Chester on July 24 with ports nearby in Southern Illinois. The ship will offer day or moonlight cruises and charters for sponsored parties or events in the area.
Marion Jaycees honored Speers as outstanding chairman of the Marion Junior Chamber of Commerce for the past year during the officers installation day. Thomas Wimberly won the installation event and later claimed the state championship at Olney and will compete nationally in August. Spark plug live wire awards went to Don Harris Gene Vaughn and Gil Harlan who was installed as president. Charles Turner national Jaycee director Centralia was speaker.
A newspaper note cites a primitive word meaning wild land good only to be crossed. John Flimak, 70, West Frankfort, a retired coal miner born in Poland in 1887, dies at Union Hospital after months of illness. Funeral Saturday at St. John's Church West Frankfort, Fr. Klimas officiating. burial in St. John's Cemetery. Rosary Friday at 7 p.m. at daughter Doreen Massey's home.
Bob Heins at the Jackson County drivers license examining station says many licenses are returned because applicants omit required data. Specifically middle names. if none, the applicant must note that on the application.
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