Franklin County to hold multiple party precinct contests
Franklin County holds 12 primary races across 36 precincts with seven Republican contests and three Democratic battles. Incumbents Bennie Cherry and H L Leeper face challengers in Zeigler and West Frankfort areas, while Joseph Payne and Eugene Puckett seek Democratic seats in Six Mile and Cave townships. Committeemen determine ballot strength for the 58th District.
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Franklin County
Bennie Cherry
Zeigler
Joseph Payne
Six Mile Township
Chevery
Noble Smothers
West Frankfort
Eugene Puckett
Thompsonville
Cave Township
H. L. Leeper
Kenneth D. Cook
Harry A. Riddle
Frankfort
Richard W. Garner
Luther Stevison
George C. Wilson
Whittington
Benton
William C. McKinnon
William E. Ketteman
Bobbie V. Armstrong
Clarence Smothers
Williamson County Democrats See Ten Precinct Committeemen Races
Filing closes for June 11 primary. 10 precinct races to choose committeemen. June 24 convention to select county chairman. Incumbent Omer Sanders faced Garford Gooden before withdrawal. Multi-precinct contests include Blairsville, Carterville, Herrin, West Marion, East Marion, Southern Township, Crab Orchard, and Creal Springs with several unopposed races listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Omer Sanders
Carterville
Garford Gooden
Gooden
John R. Ennis
Robert Lampley
Blairsville
Glenn Samuel
Lee Ollen Taylor
GOP Precinct Contests Set With Filing Close Near Williamson County
Five GOP precinct races wrap up filing with contenders in Williamson County. County Chairman James Sanders faces opposition from Charles Samples in West Marion 5. Others include Minnie Popham vs Charlie Bloodworth in Blairsville. Vernon Lowe and Orval Leukering in East Marion 1 and 6. Earl Jent and Audie Gower in Lake Creek 3. Dee Rodd to run write-in for Blairsville-Wade Rowatt 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Popham
Charlie Bloodworth
Blairsville
Cloud Copher
Gary Hastings
East Marion
Vernon Lowe
Orval Leukering
Earl Jent
Audie Gower
Lake Creek
Dee Rodd
West Marion
Wade Rowatt
Wesley Barr
Pauline Hall
Robert DeHart
Kenneth Hammond
Leroy Robinson
Mayon Duncan
Carterville
Barton Webb
Gerald Choate
Jack Hampton
Beatrice Tanner
Ray McCluskey
Public meetings and events listed for Southern Illinois
A calendar of public meetings and events across Southern Illinois lists Herrin, Carbondale, Murphysboro, and surrounding areas. Topics include school boards, city councils, park districts, zoning, and advisory committees with times mainly Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Local police briefs note minor speeding and stop-sign violations.
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Herrin Park Board
Carbondale Park District
Park District
West Elm St
Greater Egypt
Regional Planning and Development Commission
Coca Cola Co
du Quoin
Murphysboro
LBJ Steak House
Carbondale
Carbondale Neighborhood Resource Center
E. Jackson St
Lincoln Junior High
Lewis School
Marion City Council
City Hall
Williamson Public Building Commission
Marion
Robert P. Torbeck
Jack L. Masters
Edward Stearns
SIU Student Charged After Carbondale Robbery Attempt
Eric Wilson, 20, of Chicago and Southern Illinois University, held on 5000 bond in Jackson County jail after allegedly attempting armed robbery at the Varsity Theater in Carbondale Sunday night. He purportedly handed a note, displayed a pistol, and fled in a car before later surrendering to police.
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Eric Wilson
Southern Illinois University
Chicago
Jackson County
Wilson
Sylvia Mitchell
Varsity
Carbondale
Anton Luckenbach
Luckenbach
Herrin School Board Names McCollum New Principal
Leslie McCollum, 42, chosen to lead Herrin junior high and South Side schools starting July 1. He has 12 years with the district and is currently assistant principal at Herrin High School. Salary set at 11600. National Science Foundation funds total 19150 for a K-3 science program.
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Leslie McCollum
Herrin
South Side
McCollum
Herrin High School
Jack Murphy
Johnston City
Southern Illinois University
Russell Emery
Leone Maurer
West Frankfort
Maurer
Emery
National Science Foundation
Ronald Browning
South Side School
Kentucky
Three file for Herrin school board race
Three men filed petitions for the two seats in the Herrin Unit 4 school board election set for April 13. Candidates are Fred Colombo Dayton Sweeney and Dayton Franklin. Filing deadline is March 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Unit 4
Fred Colombo
Morgan Sweeney
Dayton Franklin
Don McNeill
Franklin
McNeill
Colombo
Moroni’s
Herrin
Sweeney
Olin-Mathiesen Chemical Corp
Ordill
Boren
IGA Foodliner
Unit
Russell Emery
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Cherry
Demos
Southern Township
James
Si” Orr and
Loren Angel
Crab Orchard Precinct
Clyde Kiefer
Lester Woolsey
Frank Lockwood
Harold Powers
Lawrence Followell
Oscar Hogg
Snyder Hampton
Everett Walker
Charles Cox
Grassy — Lloyd Penland
Frances Jeter
Loren Poteete
Fred Schoonover
Clifford Dawe
Edward Carr
William Humphrey
Juanita Garagiola
Carl Miller
Ethel
Creal Springs
Donnie Campbell
Glenn Binkley
Corinth
Ira Harris
Crab Orchard
Ovie Edwards
Stonefort
Robert Parks
Dale Owens
James Sanders
West Marion 5
Charles Samples
Grassy
Oral Futrell
Marguerite Milani
Charles Vansaghi
Lawrence Smothers
G. T. Cox
Grover Haynes
Robert Savant
Elmer Mitchell
Houston Murphy
Lester Neilson
Eva Crain
Bobby Joe Hale
Kenneth Powless
Paul Wheeler
Elbert Dean Melvin
Clara Radford
Robert Connell
Harold Farner
Albert Jones
Southern — L. Wayne Miracle Lake Creek
Garland Rogers
James Shubert
Thomas Arnold
Bessie Simmons
Herman Strobel
Walter Felts
Homer Askew
Robert Butler
Ann Brown
Kendall Webb
George Malone
Johnnie Hill
Troy Lollar
Eloer Segers
Gail Bailey
Southern
Illinois
Rothskeller O
N. Washington
ABC Liquer
Benton High School
Trict
Carruthers High School
Energy Village Board
Herrin Roofing and Siding Co
Crab Orchard Job Corps Center
Chester School Board
School Board
Herrin Senior Citizens
N. 14Th St
Rodgers Theater
Anna
Marlow’s
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Bush's Canned Foods
Navy
Bush
Hunters
Tkage
California
Florida
Washington Apples
Debbie
Aladdin
Hunt
17Th & Tyler
Ill
NSF
Herrin School Board
Billy Graham
London
First Baptist Church
Energy, Ill
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