Hardcastle declared treasurer in Herrin
Robert Hardcastle was declared the Herrin city treasurer after winning an election contest in Williamson County Court. The 100-vote correction replaced Terry Hughes, with 1,531 to 1,510 and 672 for Marie Propst, and Hughes may appeal within 30 days. The ruling cites a misread 1 in the 100-vote tally on a voting machine as the cause. Hardcastle, sworn in July, will cover attorney fees and seek costs. The post pays about 2,500 annually.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Robert Hardcastle
Terry Hughes
Williamson County
Hardcastle
Bracton Lockwood
Hughes
Marie Propst
St. Mary’s Catholic School
St. Mary’s
Ova Greer
Jack Vaccaro
Greer
Lockwood
John Brewster
Barney Boren
Boren
Saundra Jent
Charles Garnall
Anita Raski
Bertha Oldani
Eleanor Salmo
Homer Askew
Williamson County Leads Illinois Unemployment Rise in 1981 April May
Revised April 1981 figures show Williamson County with 15.5 percent unemployment, the highest in the seven county area, tied to strikes in the region. May 1981 data indicate Franklin Williamson and Jackson counties still rising, with Jackson at 8.9 percent in May and Williamson at 16.8 percent, alongside Franklin 15.9 percent and other counties. The Illinois Department of Labor notes ongoing efforts to collect data and improve manpower planning, inviting area employers to respond to questionnaires.
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Franklin
Williamson
Jackson
Jackson County
Williamson County
Franklin County
Johnson County
Perry County
Randolph County
Union County
Illinois Department of Labor
Ployers
Department of Labor
Bureau of Employment Security
Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Charles M. Vessell
Vessell
Menard gets new ice makers and fans for summer relief
At Menard Correctional Center in Chester inmates and staff will gain relief from heat with 10 new commercial ice machines and unit fans. The machines, costing 23 400, can produce about 1 500 pounds of ice per day and will serve the condemned unit farm area medical department and kitchen with two units in each main cellhouse. Special arrangements will distribute ice after 8 p m lockup.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Menard Correctional Center
Chester
James Grear
Grear
Dongola Teachers Seek Union Recognition Amid Board Resistance
Dongola Unit School District faces a labor dispute as 21 of 27 teachers favor unionizing. Dennis Johnson of the Dongola Teachers Association says the group is recognized by IEA and NEA but not the school board, which cites budget and procedural concerns. Superintendent Gene Mason claims salaries are similar to peers and warns unions threaten finances and stability. no next meeting is scheduled before school starts.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois
Dongola Unit
Dennis Johnson
Dongola Teachers Association
Illinois Education Association
National Education Association
Dongola
Johnson
Gene Mason
Mason
IEA
Alcoholism Workshops At STC In Five Illinois Cities
STC at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will hold five alcoholism rehabilitation workshops for detox center staff across Illinois. July 8 9 Mount Vernon July 13 Jacksonville July 22 23 Champaign August 3 4 Elgin August 6 7 Chicago. Up to 180 counselors nurses technicians and aides are expected to attend.
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Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
School of Technical Careers
STC
Mount Vernon
Jacksonville
Champaign
Elgin
Chicago
Sue Brownlee
Division of Allied Health and Public Services
Division of Alcoholism
Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Two in one family win in rodeo roping
Thomasina and Johnson Bell led a family showing at the University Mall rodeo roping contest in Carbondale. The siblings, ages seven and six, captured their age groups with steady loops as about 20 children competed before roughly 75 spectators.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern
Elsie
Charles Speck
Carbondale
Johnson
Herrin theater project gains pledges and momentum
Herrin's downtown twin movie theaters move forward as the project receives 21 pledges of 500 dollars each. Mayor Swinford heads the committee and forms subcommittees to handle promotion, locations, costs, and legal setup for a stock corporation. The group eyes 150,000 to 200,000 dollars in financing and plans a July 17 meeting at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Donald Swinford
Sara Crawford Clark
J. C. Garavalla
Monty Franklin
Chester Adcock
Jim Bracy
Bill Ivy
Clementine Lenzini
Paul Murphy
Swinford
Kenneth Harper
Garavalla
City Hall
Time of Your Life revival reflects 1939 hopes and fear
In a four day Southern Illinois University Carbondale run, William Saroyan’s The Time of Your Life is examined as a snapshot of 1939 adversity and idealism. The review notes the play’s themes of money, war looming, and the characters’ search for goodness amid hardship, highlighting Saroyan’s wit and lasting resonance.
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Ben Gelman
William Saroyan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
McLeod Theater
Saroyan
Associated Press
Hitler
Europe
Atlantic
Munich
Britain
Austria
Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia
Poland
England
France
Kitty
Tom
Joe
Nick
George Jean Nathan
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Brad Darbutt
Murphysboro
May
Thomasina
Sean Piche
Paul
Babs Piche
Shawn Banks
Kyle Caldwell
Altamont
Herrin Theater
Sky
Krupp
Dudley
SIUC
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