July 4 salutes fill Southern Illinois towns
Bells ring and fireworks burst across Southern Illinois for Independence Day. Ceremonies include bell-ringing at 1 p.m., parades, baseball games, carnivals, and a large Miss America appearance in Johnston City on July 5. SIU Diamond events, Murphysboro shell show, Herrin dinners, and Steeleville and Marion celebrations feature parades, games, concerts, and fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Johnston City
Carbondale
David Keene
Keene
Pate
SIU
Carbondale Lions Club
Bob Coatney
Carbondale American Legion
Dongola American Legion
Tigers
Bears
Stars
Burns
Pete Kost
Joe Goodman
Murphyshore
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Murphysonra Booster Club
Highland
Perk
Murphysboro Boosters
Martin Oilers
de Soto
Pars Diamond
Shell
Joe Gilliam
Jim Greer
T’e MurphysSore Municipal
Gand
Herrin
Herrin City Park
Ron Waldrop
Prevent
Kiwanis Club
Judi Ford
Belvidere
Lions Club
Tinois
Steeleville
American Legion Bbk
Black Knights
Belleville
Legion 1 Park
Hank Kuykendall
Border Collies
Kuykendall
Montana
The
Sunsets
Legion Park
Park
Dim Beattie
Legion
Rend Lake Board cancels interim water impoundment plan
The Rend Lake Conservancy District votes to drop an interim impoundment for the Rend Lake Intercity Water System saving 212200. With Dane Corps estimates, the dam should be ready by Oct 1970 and water serving to begin Jan 1 1971. Major contractors include Benton Mt Vernon West Frankfort Herrin Johnston City Carterville and more across 44 communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend Lake
Bend Lake
Jones
Ina-Wewing Water Commission
Rend’ Lake Junior College
Tna-Ewing
Thompsonville
Rend Lake College
Benton
Mt. Vernon
Ina
Ina-Ewing
Lake Intercity
West Framkefort
Herrin
Johnston City
Carterville
Crainville
Zeigler
Christopher
Lesser
du Quoin
McLeansboro
Macedonia
Dahlgren
Trade unions train Negroes program faces uncertain fate
A two part Southern Illinois feature follows ARTS funding and recruitment for minority workers in 18 to 30 age group. Burton Bond Jr. reports 26 Negroes placed in union programs with a $48,000 DoL grant ending in August. He cites travel costs, space, and staff needs, while unions debate continuation and reorganization to broaden access and reduce expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Burton Bond Jr
East St. Louis
East St.Louis
Bond
Southern Tiingis University
Car ‘Bondale
Band
Wall Street
Carbondale
Pack
Southern Illinois Business Agents Conference
Southern Illinois bids 1970 Wally Byam Caravan Club meet
A Southern Illinois group travels to Laramie Wyoming to invite the Wally Byam Caravan Club International to host its 1970 convention at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Virginia Marmaduke was to present, with Goffrey Hughes John Alongi Ralph Dunnarion Tari son and Walter Walker also lined up for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyc
Wally Byam
Club International
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Virginia Marmaduke
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois, Inc
John Alongi
Passerby credited with saving life after motorcycle crash
An 18-year-old motorcyclist was critically injured on Rt 13 near Carterville when his bike collided with a car. John Williams, 317 W Walnut St Carbonale, applied pressure to a neck wound with another passerby, likely saving his life until EMS arrived. Williams, with prior first aid training, noted the youth was not wearing a helmet and later said he only did what any father would do. The youth remained in critical condition at Herrin Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Sambody
Gram
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Bethel Ame Church
United Methodist of Carbondale
Roger Stafford
John Williams
Walnut St
Carbondale
Williams
Carterville
Morris Smith
Boryl Line
Johnston City
Smith
Die Crowell
Wilams
Herrin
Willams
Will Cairo overcome? A 1963 view from Cairo and Seeger
George Willhite reflects on Cairo Illinois as of 1963. He recalls Pete Seeger’s Carnegie Hall verse about integrating the municipal pool and notes Cairo’s economic decline, fires, and boycotts. He discusses white oppression, black frustration, and a fragile future if racism persists, urging recovery through unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willhite
Southern Trinoisan
Cairo
New York City
Carnegie Hall
Pete Seeger
Harvard
John F. Kennedy
Seeger
South
Mississippi
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Michael Miles
Murphysboro Pick
Miles
Pate Chapel
Circle Drive
Civil Defense Unit
Herrin Park
Union County
Anna Vity Park Fairgrounds
Dallas West
West
Dallas
Goreville
Ferne Clyffe State Park
Marion
Marion Jaycees
Irwin
Interstate Shell Station
Rt 13
Interstate 37
Leo J. Dingrando
Richard L. Dawson
Paul Hethman
Grace Laughman
Hortense
St. Jo ‘Seph’s Memorial Hospital
Crawshaw Mortuary
Rend
Burton Bond
David Walls
Passerby
Simon Rettberg & Garrison Architects
State Bureau of Mines and Minerals
the Times
Caird
Orman
Brown
Ana
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