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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1957
Page
5
For the first time a selected group of students will undertake an overnight camping experience at Giant City State Park on July 15, marking a new program test.
Seventeen mentally handicapped children from six to 13 years old in Southern Illinois start a camp at Community Park West Frankfort run by Robert Kennedy and Southern Illinois University. Six SIU graduate students assist. five Harrisburg children may join later. Camp runs 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through July 12 with crafts swimming fishing and games. Fee is 5 dollars weekly, with aid for those unable to pay.
Troy Casey 70 retired West Frankfort coal miner died at 6 p m Sunday in Union Hospital He was a member of First Baptist Church Johnston City Survived by wife Bertha two stepdaughters two stepgrandchildren and one stepgreat grandchild Friends may call at Union Funeral Home West Frankfort Services 2 p m today at the funeral home Rev Ralph Boner officiating Burial in Lake Vein Cemetery east of Johnston City
Harry Clark, 73, of near West Frankfort, died Monday in Herrin Hospital. A farmer, he lived three miles east of West Frankfort and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He leaves wife Elizabeth and sister Mrs. Asilla Allen of St. Louis. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Walker Funeral Home, West Frankfort, Rev. Paul Dixon officiating. Burial in East Fork Cemetery, six miles east. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Henry Bruinsma head of the SIU music department opens the first area conference on church music at First Methodist Church in Carbondale. SIU, Carbon dale Ministerial Assn sponsor. Lectures run through Friday in University School auditorium with daily workshops. Public organ recitals highlight the event with Glenn Watkins of SIU at 8 tonight and Prof. Noehren at 8.
Byron Corcoran a Zeigler junior in the Indiana University music school will sing a leading role in Puccini Tosca at the school The opera runs July 5 6 and July 12 13 sung in English at the campus venue
Two recitals will take place, both lasting about four months in the ch poke o are ees attend a dinner in the church before Watkins' recital.
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