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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1976
Page
5
Cathy Wingate and David Wright, both seniors, are named co editors of Ana Jonesboro Community High School A-1 yearbook the Wildcat Lair. Diana Snedon senior becomes business manager. workshops begin late summer at the high school.
The farmer cap craze spreads nationwide from Western ski slopes to college campuses and Willie Nelson concerts. Caterpillar and Louisville Manufacturing push big sales as brands like DeKalb, Co-Op, Mack, Coors appear on hats. A Fort Collins photographer sports a Select Sires themed cap highlighting the novelty trend.
West Frankfort Youth Center schedules a teen program for seventh and eighth graders Tuesdays from 7 30 to 9 30 pm. Herrin Teen Town hosts Friday events from 7 to 11 30 pm with band nights until 11 45 pm.
Jeffery L. Cook son of Mr and Mrs Leon Cook was elected city clerk at the first annual Illinois American Legion Premier Boys State session held at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston He will be a senior The program places three attendees in mythical cities and counties to elect city county and state officials through regular procedures
Franklin Williamson County Youth Services Bureau to run a summer job program for youths ages 12 to 18 in two counties. Bill Young urges interested youths or employers to contact him at 439-6338 in Benton. The aim is about 25 placements with mowing, gardening, babysitting and other tasks to curb juvenile delinquency and match jobs to local youths. The program should start by July 5, with the bureau active since January.
Two participants Becky Bost of Murphysboro and Jeannie Jones of Anna met U S Rep Paul Simon at Jacksonville Airport after Simon flew in from Washington to administer the oath to Girls State officials. The event is part of Girls State activities at McMurray College in Jacksonville.
Dinky Wilkes an 18 year old from Barrington Illinois was named the 1976 National High School Cover Girl last week in New York. She is the 15th winner of the Cover Girl competition which spotlights teenage girls who epitomize charm personality and good looks as the American ideal.
A six member group from the Egyptian Council Herrin traveled to Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron New Mexico for a 10 day hiking and camping expedition. Led by Ron Botwinski the scouts learned wilderness cooking backpacking and hiking techniques sponsored by Post 16. They raised part of their expenses by selling American flags to Herrin downtown merchants.
Drawing ahead Joseph Whalen six of Fort Lee New Jersey checks out the business end of a Revolutionary gun at Fort Lee Historic Park. The gun sits on the site of the historic fort conceived by George Washington in 1776 to deter British forces from crossing the Hudson from Manhattan.
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