Doerrs open TV store in De Soto
Bob and Chris Doerr opened Bob Doerr T.V. at 105 S. Hickory De Soto a one story showroom and service shop built with their fathers. They sell Zenith and Motorola televisions plus antenna equipment. Hours: 8 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tue Wed Thu Sat and 8 30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon Fri. Opening planned July 1 and 2.
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Doerrs Open TV Store
de Soto
Bob
Chris Doerr
Bob Doerr
T.V
Hickory
Zenith
Motorola
Doerr
Doerrs
Hickory St
Gray Plaza Lounge Opens in Benton Adjacent to Motel
Gray Plaza Lounge opened beside the Gray Plaza Motel at 706 W Main St Benton. Owner Bill Lampley says bands perform Wednesday through Saturday and the lounge will add food later. Don Fiorenzi, Lampley's son in law, owns the lounge which seats 125 to 150 with parking for 75. Hours are noon to 2 a.m. daily except Sunday until midnight.
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Gray Plaza
Benton
W. Main St
Bill Lampley
Lampley
Don Fiorenzi
Fiorenzi
Bend Lake
Mississippi Abolishes Last Anti-Evolution Law
Mississippi Supreme Court struck down the state's anti evolution statute in 1970, declaring it unconstitutional. The ruling ends the last remaining law restricting teaching of evolution in the state.
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Mississippi
Supreme Court
Harvest Moon Ushers Autumn Moonrise Sept 4
The Harvest Moon, the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, occurs this year on September 4, signaling several days of moonrise soon after sunset and marking the start of the fall period.
Precious Stone Term Defined for Jewels
The article explains that precious stone refers only to diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. It notes that pearls, though valuable, are not classified as stones.
Tom's Place Names New Manager Ron Rogers
Ron Rogers, an Interstate United Inc. foods administrator, becomes manager of Tom's Place near DeSoto as it joins Hayes Fair Acres Inc. of Du Quoin on July 1. He will oversee future Hayes Fair Acres operations at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds and provide catering for area events.
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Ron Rogers
Interstate United Ind
Tom’s Place
DeSoto
Hayes Fair Acres Inc
du Quoin
Rogers
Interstate
Southern Illinois University
Erie
Eleanor
Carbondale
Tom’ Place
Hayes Fair Acres
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Roger Kuss
Marion native Gary Clark takes malaria research post
Gary Gene Clark, formerly of Marion, has joined Southern Research Institute in Birmingham Alabama to study drug resistant malaria in monkeys and mosquitoes. He earned a PhD in parasitology from Colorado State University in Fort Collins after degrees from Southern Illinois University and Colorado State, and is a 1963 Marion High School graduate.
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Gary Gene Clark
Marion
Southern Research Institute
Birmingham
Ala
Clark
Champ Clark
Mt. Vernon
John F. Scudder
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Elk
Southern Illinois University
Marion High School
Station man earns Gates service award for quick fix
Earl Worley of Zeigler's Wide Service Station spotted a defective fan belt on a car and offered to replace it, winning a Gates Rubber Co exceptional customer service award. The national contest honors service station staff who spot belts on Gates Mystery Cars traveling nationwide. The plaque includes two silver dollars Kennedy half-dollars and a commemorative coin set in an engine motif.
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Earl Worley
Zeigler
Gates Rubber Co
Gates
Student guide Kathryn Lacy hired by Presley Tours Inc
Kathryn Lacy of Murphysboro has been employed by Presley Tours Inc of Makanda as a student guide. Her tours will visit Florida and Europe with the first European trip departing July 10. She is daughter of Pete and Roxy Johns Lacy of Tilden and belongs to 11 clubs and organizations alongside her main interest in operating and teaching beauty culture.
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Kathryn Lacy
Murphysboro
Presley Tours Inc
Makanda
Florida
Europe
Pete and
Roxy Johns Lacy
Tilden
Miss Lacy
Retires Loren Biddle after 32 years with G T Co Sparta
Loren Biddle will retire June 30 as field engineer for General Telephone Co in Sparta after more than 32 years in the industry. He began as an apprentice lineman in 1939 at Sheldon and later worked as a cable splicer in Paxton before returning to engineering duties in Murphysboro Marion and Sparta. He and wife Loretta plan to live in Brownsville Texas.
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Loren Biddle
General Telephone Co
Sparta
Biddle
Sheldon
Paxton
Murphysboro
Marion
Loretta
Brownsville
Tex
Penn Central Reduces Loss in May and Year to Date
Penn Central Transporta tion Company reduced its May net loss to 13,009,677 dollars, down 29.7 percent from last May. For the first five months, losses dropped to 92,695,469 dollars, a 26.5 percent improvement from 126,127,419 dollars a year earlier.
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Penn Central Transportation Company
Penn Central Company
Largest U.S. Currency Denomination Stays At 100 Dollars
The $100 bill remains the largest denomination in active U.S. currency usage amid a sharp decline in the use of higher value notes such as $500 $1,000 $5,000 and $10,000.
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U.S
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Penn Central
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