Head Start registrations open in 10 area cities
Area programs under War on Poverty begin seven week sessions to ready low income youngsters for kindergarten. Carbondale, Du Quoin, Randolph and Williamson districts report registrations this week with class openings, transportation, and multi school centers. Budgets range from 8,912 to 72,000 for programs serving 45 to 400 teachers and hundreds of children.
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Carbondale
Lincoln and Thomas
Illinois Central
East Main Street
Thomas School
Lincoln School
Siu
Jackson County
East St. Louis
du Quoin du Quoin
John B. Ward
du Quoin
Randolph
Randolph County
Vincent A. C. Birchler
Court House
Chester
Murphysboro
Logan School
Willimson County
Washington School
Marion
Jefferson School
Johnston City
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Colp
Williamson County
Leslie Stilley
Stilley
Ruby Penrod dies. Murphysboro woman 63
Ruby A Penrod 63 of Murphysboro died Sunday at St Joseph Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born May 8 1902 in Levan Township she was the daughter of Harmon and Ida Thompson Reiman. She is survived by husband Albert Penrod and several children and siblings with 10 grandchildren. Funeral at Centenary Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 pm officiated by Rev W Louis Purcell. Burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call Meyer Denny Funeral Home after 4 pm Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Penrod
Murphysboro
Ruby A. Penrod
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Levan Township
Harmon
Ida Thompson Reiman
Harry E. Ray
Albert Penrod
Centenary Methodist Church
Brown Shoe Co
Harry Ray
Homer Ray
Cape Girardeau
John Ray
Norman
Okla
Ben Reiman
Noah Reman
Herman Reiman
Peoria
Pearl Henry
Jessie Lipe
W. Louis Purcell
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Meyer- Denny Funeral Home
SIU Summer Term Opens With 7000 Students Back
Southern Illinois University Carbondale begins its summer term with about 7000 students returning from break. Exact enrollment awaits late registrations but early figures show more students enrolled than last year. Most courses run 12 weeks with some eight week sessions for teachers and several shorter workshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Police Probe Alleged Rape of 11-Year-Old Girl
Jackson County authorities investigated an alleged rape of an 11 year old girl in Murphysboro on Sunday. State's Atty. Richard Richman said no charges have been filed yet and the suspects may be charged after a medical exam confirms the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Richard Richman
Richman
Harris Charge Is Dismissed In Hearing
A charge of aggravated battery against E. L. Buddy Harris was dismissed in Jackson County Circuit Court Murphysboro after the complainant failed to appear for a preliminary hearing. Harris faced up to five thousand dollars bond. The charge arose from an incident in Carbondale May 19 reported by Donald L. Phillips who fled the state after the case.
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E. L
Harris
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Donald L. Phillips
Downstate
Anna
Cairo
Carbondale
Richard Richman
Phillips
Richman
S. Illinois Ave
Damico resigns from Herrin plan commission group
Bill Damico chairman of the Herrin plan commission street and thoroughfares subcommittee says he will resign at tonight's meeting due to extensive travel between Herrin and Detroit. The commission will also consider replacing Floyd Bracy who died last week. Bracy headed the nominating subcommittee. Damico's group had planned to propose changing traffic in the 100 block of East Harrison street to relieve hospital area congestion, but the subcommittee has not met and no recommendation will be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Damico
Herrin Plan Commission
Commission
Herrin
Detroit
Floyd Bracy
Bracy
Damico
East
Harrison Street
Herrin Hospital
George Montgomery Dies in Marion At 80
George Montgomery 80 of 902 W Prairie St Marion died at 9 p m Sunday in Marion Memorial Hospital He was born in Rockwood Tenn Dec 15 1884 son of John and Nancy Hinds Montgomery He married Lela Shilling in Rockwood April 15 1912 They lived in Marion since 1914 He was a retired miner and WWI veteran A member of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints United Mine Workers Local 9292 and Marion Veterans of Foreign Wars Post He leaves his wife Services 2 p m Tuesday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Officiating ministers Elder Gordon Lambert and Elder R W Poore Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park Nashville Wednesday Friends may call after 6 p m today
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George Montgomery
Marion
Prairie St
Marion Memorial Hospital
Rockwood
Tenn
John
Nancy Hinds Montgomery
Lela Shilling
Montgomery
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
United Mine Workers of America
Marion Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Mitchell Funeral
Gordon Lambert
R. W. Poore
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Nashville
Williamson County to pay commissioners a salary start July 1
Williamson County will switch from per diem to salary for commissioners starting July 1 under a state bill. The minimum salary is 4800 and maximum 5000 for counties over 35000 population. Williamson County, with 46000 in 1960, will implement immediately. Board Chairman Harris says formal notification is pending and meetings were reduced to three days weekly amid prior criticism of daily sessions. Harris, Wright, and Dean, all Democrats, make up the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Boards of Commission
Otto Kerner
Oscar Harris
Jackson County
Board of Supervisors
Charles E. Harris
Omer Sanders
Dcarterville
House
Harris
Marion
Henry Wright
Herrin
James Dean
Johnston City
Herrin Park District Summer Program Opens With Kiddie Flight
Seventy five Herrin youths attend day one of the Herrin Park District summer recreation program in City Park from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. weekdays for three weeks. Activities include swimming crafts and a ride on a merry go round. A bus runs to the park with transportation supplied by the unit school district. The program may expand if interest grows.
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Herrin
Herrin Park District
Karla Garnatl
Tion
Ed Greer
Year of RAM at SIU sparks student rights push
The Rational Action Movement at Southern Illinois University involved campus demonstrations a 16 hour conference with President Morris and a petition stating student dignity was low. RAM drew about 150 at its first meeting and up to 3 600 signed the dignity petition as RAM pressed for cross campus participation and governance reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Ram
Rational Action
Southern Illinois University
Delyte W. Morris
SIU
Carbondale
Carter Davidson
Association of American Colleges
SIU Carbondale
Davidson
Sons of
Studnt Life
Student Peace Union
Young Americans For Freedom
Student Nonviolent Freedom Committee
Morris
Police Crack Down On Fireworks Sales and Use
State and city police launch a crackdown on illegal fireworks with caps allowed only. Herrin Police Chief Roy Cole says confiscation of fireworks will occur and penalties reach up to a year in jail or a $500 fine. State Fire Marshal Al Phillips notes prior seizures in Franklin County at police request to curb imports from Missouri and Kentucky.
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Herrin
Roy Cole
al Phillips
Franklin County
Missouri
Kentucky
Woman Detains Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Report
A 21-year-old West Frankfort woman Linda Jurjens was treated at Franklin Hospital Benton for a self-inflicted gunshot to the stomach. She was brought by ambulance at 6:25 p.m. Saturday in satisfactory condition. police expect determination if the shooting was accidental.
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West Frankfort
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Linda Jurjens
Oak Lawn Addition
Herrin Gears Up Street Improvements This Summer
Herrin street department began preparatory work on arterial streets for summer upgrades. Crew of three plus later hires will clear ditches and reshape roads while Franklin Asphalt Co. supplies materials. Bids opened June 28 for patching. over 12 miles to receive major repairs and 23.5 miles surface work.
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Herrin Street
Charles Galli
Franklin Asphalt Co
Benton
Carbondale Crash Involves Hudgins And Gilmore
A Columbus style correction notes a collision at West Main and Sycamore in Carbon dale between John Hudgins of Carbondale driving north and Hugh Gilmore of Murphysboro driving west. The Southern Illinois on Thursday reported Hudgins south and Gilmore east.
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John O. Hudgins
Carbondale
Hugh J. Gilmore
Murphysboro
West Main
Sycamore
Illinois
Hudgins
Gilmore
Subdivisions to Clear Plans with Greater Egypt Group
Jackson County plans for subdivision control will be checked by the Greater Egypt Regional Plan Commission before county approval. W. S. Brandon says Greater Egypt review ensures compliance with county plans and upcoming subdivision ordinance. Action expected in two to three months.
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Greater Egypt
Jackson County
County Board of Supervisors
Greater
Brandon
Genter Egypt
County Board
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Ercie Sumner
Jane Charles
Right
Steeleville
Sparta
Tilden
Red _ Bug
Prairie du Rocher
Kaskaskia Island
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