Carbondale Chicago air mail delayed to next Monday
The Carbondale to Chicago air mail service is postponed a week due to Civil Aeronautics Board filing issues. The mail plane will depart 8:45 p.m. Monday through Friday from Southern Illinois Airport, with stops in Centerville and Champaign en route to Chicago, and will carry northbound mail not on earlier flights. Hawkins Air Service of Jackson Mississippi holds a 90 day contract for the run.
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Carbondale
Chicago
Civil Aeronautics Board
Hubert Goforth
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Southern Illinois
Centralia
Champaign
Dark Airlines
Williamson County
Hawkins Air Service
Jackson Miss
Health directors gather for Eighth Directors Day in Marion
About 150 health department officials from southern 16 counties attend the eighth annual Directors Day at the Holiday Inn in Marion. Speeches cover merit systems for funds and coordination of public and mental health, with panel on drugs and alcohol and remarks by Dr. Franklin D. Yoder and SIS president Robert Rees. The article also notes the mute swan’s vocalizations.
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Health Departments
Holiday Inn
Marion
John Yuill
Department of Public Health
Springfield
Health Department
Ben Edwards
State Department of Mental Health
John Amadio
Jackson County Health Department
Marion Poggas
Ken Lollar
Anna State Hospital
Sonny Goldenstein
Synergy of
Carbondale
Maxine Rosenbarger
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois Inc
Public Health
Robert Rees
SIS
Yoder
State Department
Northwestern University
University of California
Wyoming
Armed Services
University of Illinois Center For Zoonoses Research
Northwestern University Medical School
Woman finds egg within egg in breakfast mishap
Mrs. John Judd reported cracking a large egg to reveal a smaller egg about one inch in diameter inside. She bought the dozen from a neighborhood grocery and has not yet cracked the inner egg.
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John Judd
Dongola Board Hires Two Teachers and Approves Homecoming Use
Dongola Unit School Board hires Albert Hamlin from Jonesboro to teach high school social studies and Nina Foster of Rt. 2, Dongola as a part time Spanish teacher. Hamlin would earn $7,000 under last year’s schedule and Foster about $2,200. Smoot Oil Co. wins gasoline bid at 22.99 cents per gallon. The board okays school facilities for a June 26 Homecoming celebration.
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Dongola Unit
Albert Hamlin
Jonesboro
Hamlin
Nina Foster
Rt. 2
Dongola
Smoot Oil Co
Apple Festival bids approved for souvenir booklet
Murphysboro Apple Festival committee accepted Universal Printing Co. bid of 1,588 dollars for 5,000 books, 1,954 dollars for 7,500, or 2,254 dollars for 10,000. Chairman Marion Nash said 5,000 or 7,500 will be ordered based on ad sales and promotions.
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Murphysboro
Marion Nash
Universal Printing Co
St. Louis
Nash
Dongola Plans 11th Annual Homecoming Saturday
Dongola hosts its 11th annual Homecoming at the Grade School with food and entertainment expected to bring 1000 guests. Proceeds, likely around 800 last year, fund village needs such as fire department improvements and Christmas lights, with The Sharecroppers headlining and local entertainers scheduled.
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Dongola
Martha Dillow
Dillow
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Julia Keller
Linda Keller
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