Mine safety course set at Benton
A seven week coal mine safety and accident prevention course begins Saturday at Springfield and Benton. Benton classes meet at the Illinois Mine Rescue Station with sessions at 10 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. and 6 30 p.m. Mondays. Director L Leon Ruff notes topics include ventilation gases mining law safety devices and first aid plus mine rescue. There is no fee. Exams for mine examiners managers hoisting engineers and inspectors are scheduled for April 29 and 30.
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Springfield
Benton
Illinois Mine Rescue Station
E. Main St
Leon Ruff
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Ruff
Christopher Elementary seeks bids for 60 passenger bus
Christopher Elementary School District 34 invites bids for a 60 passenger bus. Interested bidders may obtain specifications from Superintendent G. R. Byers at 501 S Snyder St Christopher. Bids will be opened at the district board meeting on March 26. Separately, most of the nation’s mushroom industry is centered in Pennsylvania around Kennett Square, Chester County, about 30 miles from Philadelphia.
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Christopher Elementary
G. R. Byers
S. Snyder St
Christopher
Pennsylvania
Kennett Square
Chester County
Philadelphia
Mrs Eileen Swain Named Illinois White House Conference Consultant
Eileen Swain, science consultant at Little Egypt Development Center in Metropolis, is appointed technical consultant to Illinois for the 1970 White House Conference on Children and Youth. A 12 year classroom instructor, she taught science and girls PE at Franklin School, Massac County, and served as an elementary science demonstration teacher at Bradley University in 1965. She participated in Gifted Children programs at University of Illinois in 1964 and helped write Illinois health education curriculum. Swain is a graduate of Southern Illinois University.
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Eileen Swain
Little Egypt
Metropolis
Illinois
White House
Swain
Franklin School
Massac County
Bradley University
Institute For
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Murphysboro bids drive courthouse interior painting project
Jackson County awards Ken Dobbs Painting Service the low bid of 8907 to paint the interior of the courthouse as part of a four year remodeling program funded by sales tax receipts. Work targets six weeks with a white ceiling and green tones on first and platinum and tan on second floor.
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Jackson County
Board of Supervisor
George Bergsmiller
Ken Dobbs
Servce
Murphysboro
Borgsmiller
Koenig Chevrolet
Carbondale
Tradein
Colonial Bread Method Takes Longer But Worth It
The speaker notes a roughly three hour extension per loaf in making Colonial Bread, justifying the longer process as yielding better results and questioning why more people do not adopt this method.
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Christopher School
Corte
Barad
Babydoll
Philco
State of Illinois
William Wanstreet
Rt. 127
Egypt
Limpus
Southern Illinois
Federal Savings & Loan
North Park
Herrin, Ill
Sponge
Tote
Cripps’ TV
South Park Ave
Post Office
Herrin
Smith-Alsop
Sawyer
Helleny
Herrin Smith-Alsop West
Anna
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