Dole Family Brings Back Carbondale Roots Visit
John Van Hanford Sr. visits Carbondale with wife and son John Jr. and meets Robert and Elizabeth Dole. The party at John Gilbert’s home marks Hanford’s 1893 birthplace and reflects changes since his childhood, noting Carbondale’s growth and the Dol es’ public roles.
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Henry de Fiebre
John van Hanford Sr
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Hanford
John Gilbert
Gilbert
West Walnut Street
John Jr
Carbondale reminiscence and national politics mix in talk
John Van Hanford Sr. visits old Carbondale friends Julia Etherton and May Dorsey, recalling childhood fights and a long friendship. They discuss Ruffin Mitchell, Jackson County treasurer, and Hanford’s family ties as his son in law considers a 1980 GOP presidential run with names like Dole, Thompson, Percy, Baker and Connally weighed for the ticket.
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Jams E
Julia
John van Hanford Sr
Robert Dole
Butch Nevious
Etherton
May Dorsey
Genevieve Myers
Carbondale
Hanford
Julia Mitchell Etherton
Miss Dorsey
Emma
Indiana
Senate
Gilbert
Dole
White House
Illinois
James Thompson
Charles Percy
Howard Baker
Tennessee
John Connally
Ford
Cole
Carter
Paradise Alley Players aim for lasting regional theater impact
A new area-wide community theater group the Paradise Alley Players based at Marion Cultural and Civic Center gathers members from Southern Illinois towns. The 1000-seat venue offers professional support staff and a renovated stage. Their first production Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer directed by Robert Gottlieb runs July 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. with tickets at $2. Cast includes Bonica Poynor Duane Reed Gail Tennies Brad Faughn and Alberta.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Eva le Gallienne
Civic Repertory Theater
New York
West 14Th Street
Josephine Hull
Jean Adair
Boris Karloff
John Alexander
Allyn Joslyn
Elks Lodge
Marion
Paradise Alley Players
Civic Center
Southern Illinois
Orpheum Theater
Michael Bennett
Robert Gottlieb
Robb Pocklington
Peter Shaffer
SIAC
Gottlieb
Bonica Poynor
Duane Reed
Gail Tennies
Brad Faughn
Cambria
Alberta
Local theater plans two shows in Marion
Humble of Carterville Michael Myers of Benton and Gary Kent of Herrin share casting for Black Comedy. Marion Memorial Hospital Auxiliary funds a second production, the melodrama She Is More to Be Pitied Than Censured, August 13 and 14, with auditions July 11 to 13 at the civic center.
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Kur Therlémvie Vednter Board
Marion Memorial’’Hospital Auxiliary
Civic Center
Tevapply
Pocklington
Iow
Obedience and Guard Dogs Lead to Dual Personalities
Richard Schair opens Southern Illinois K-9 Command Dogs in Carbondale to teach obedience and guard work. Trained dogs will heel sit lie down stay come, with an optional attack command for protection. Experts warn of risks, licensing debates, and legal considerations for owners of home protection dogs.
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Joanne Wood
Southern
Schair
Robert and
Diane Moorefield
Bad Dog, Inc
Atlanta
New York State
Everett Campbell
Murphysboro
Crab Orchard Kennel Club
Campbell
Dog World
Joan Fairbanks
Hood
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Sen. Dole
Elizabeth
U.S
Kansas
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
Bondale
Doles
John
Susan Vogel
Salisbury
N.C
Gilberts’ Porch
Brewster
Brooklyn
Southern Illinois University Theater
University Theater
Siu-Carbondale
Siu-C Laboratory
Shryock
Muckelroy
University
Ly-Mar
Herrin
Murphysboro Township High School
Humble of
Carterville
Ael Myers
Benton
Gary Kent
Shair
Ms. Fairbanks
Jackson County
Howard Hood
Hos
Sabre
Hercules
Chad
York Weatherford
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