Fishing tourney entries close soon at Crab Orchard Lake
The Southern Illinois Bass Fishing Team Championship draws 17 teams with April 1 registration deadline. The two day event April 27 28 on Crab Orchard Lake offers cash purse split 60 30 10 among top teams and a special trophy for largest bass. Teams from Danville Carbondale Murphysboro Carterville West Frankfort Marion and Chicago are already registered with 20 to 30 teams expected.
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Southern Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Loren Taylor
Bill Harkins
Illinois
Chicago
Danville
Carvondale
Murphysboro
Carterville
West Frankfort
Marion
Taylor
Harkins
Holiday Inn
Carbondale
Taylor, Harkins
Ed Charles
C. and
F Boats and Motors
Jack Etherton
Arch Mehrhoff
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
John Yates
Williamson County Conservation Department
Hartman On Skeet Book Highlights Record Skeet Champ
Bar ney Hartman presents Hartman On Skeet detailing decades of skeet success with world records in 12 and 20 gauge. The 143 page public tion by A. D. Van Nostrand Company notes a 99.21 percent life time average and a 1 995 of 2 000 in one 12 gauge championship. Hartman price eight ninety five dollars.
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Barney Hartman
North America
Hartman
A. D. van Nostrand Company, Inc
Princeton
N. J
Cyclists Plan Regional AMA Sanctioned Event March 10
Cycle riders from five states compete in the first of 1968 Southern Illinois AMA events at Horseman's Point near Carbondale. Riders face ten terrain sections with 50 to 1200 cc bikes. Sign up at noon with racing starting 1 pm. donations of 1 dollar from riders and spectators aid trophies and meet costs.
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Cyclesport
Southern Illinois
Horseman’s Point
Carbondale City
Illinois
Being Your Own Wilderness Doctor Practical outdoor emergency manual
Dr E Russell Kodet and Bradford Angier co authored a thorough reference for backcountry medicine. It covers bites breaks shock and other injuries with clear guidance on what to do when professional help is unavailable. The 127 page Stackpole book illustrates and explains practical first aid for wilderness settings.
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E. Russel Kodet
Bradford Angier
Kodet
Angier
Stackpole Books
Harrisburg
Dartmouth Name Wallick Offensive End To Captain
Randy Wallick of Dixon Ml will captain Dartmouth's football team next season after catching 13 passes in 1967.
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Randy Wallick
Dixon, Ml
Dartmouth
Wallick
Fishing Picks Up On Crappie At Crab Orchard Lake
Water remains cold but anglers increase along crab orchard lake as crappie remain the main goal through winter. Small fish common though occasional pounders appear. bass near one to two pounds caught with live minnows and some crappie taken with artificial lures. San Remo rally winner Pauli Toivonen scored 5983 points in two day race ahead of Pat Moss Carlsson and Georg Andersson.
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Crab Orchard Lake
San Remo
Italy
Pauli Toivonen
Finland
Toivonen
Here
Pat Moss Carlsson
Britain
Sweden
Georg Andersson
Mississippi River Closure for Bridge Repairs
The Mississippi River will be closed to daylight traffic for seven days starting Monday due to repairs on the Norfolk and Western Railway bridge. The U S Coast Guard said traffic will halt from 7 30 a m to 4 p m during the period.
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Hannibal, Mo
Mississippi River
Norfolk & Western
U.S. Coast Guard
Illinois Fishing Guide Highlights Best Southern Waters for 1968
A state report by A. C. Lopinot and biologists from the Illinois Department of Conservation identifies top fishing waters in Southern Illinois for 1968. Little Grassy Lake leads for largemouth bass up to 10 pounds, with Crab Orchard Lake and Horseshoe Lake also notable. The guide covers crappie, bluegill, red carpsunfish, bullhead, channel catfish, and carp across Lake Mermet, Lake Murphysboro, Mermet Lake, Randolph County Lake, and Carlyle Reservoir, with details on species, sizes, and facilities available in the new publication Illinois Fishing Guide.
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Illinois
A. C. Lopinot
Illinois Department of Conservation
Lopinot
Southern
Little Grassy Lake
Crab Orchard Lake
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Horseshoe Lake
Cairo
Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Lake of Egypt
Lake Mermet
Lake Murphysboro
Mermet Lake
Randolph County
Chester
Carlyle Reservoir
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The
Southern Illinois Bass Fishing
Skeet Shooting Champ
Csonka Records
Larry Csonka
Syracuse
Orange
Boone
N.C
Appalachian State University
Charlotte
Wingate College
Joseph Arthur Geddings Jr
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Geddings
Appalachian
Frank Lovrich
Wingate
Florida
Rockingham
Michaels-Stern
Zeigler, Illinois
Midwest Bank
Robert J .Midnight
Ottawa
Little
Finn
Pat Moss
Mississippi
Ctyligh
Lees Asbury
Carterville, Illinois
Conservation Department
C&f Boats
E. Main
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