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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

10 Mar 1968

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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1968

Page

10

Capitol Theater in Benton recalls vaudeville era glory

Peyton Burkitt, a Capitol Theater projectionist since 1923, recalls the golden age of the 1920s when capacity crowds filled the 1200 seat venue, staged shows and silent films between vaudeville acts, and faced changing entertainment with the arrival of talking pictures and later television.

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Page Ten Southern Illinoisan Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro Dave Hurst Capitol Theater Benton Peyton Burkitt Burkitt Benton Theater Capitol David Wark Griffith Fred Niblo George White Tobacco Road Georgia al Jolson Vitaphone Harry Morris Morris Capitol Includ
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Final brick highway sections on Rt. 148 slated for removal

Southern Illinois to replace 0.59 mile and 1.73 mile brick stretches on Rt. 148 between Zeigler and Christopher with wider paving. Officials praise brick’s durability but modern 24 foot roads require the change. Brick roads date to 1928 with local bricks from Murphysboro.

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Southern Illinois Rt. 148 Zeigler Christopher Old Murphysboro Paving Brick Co Anna Dongola
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