Instant city of 30 000 campers to descend on Du Quoin
Rev Frank S Wilfinger of Carbondale says the July camp meeting will create an instant city of about 30 000 campers at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Water, toilets, garbage facilities, food and safety services will be provided by the Du Quoin Businessmen's Association with camping areas divided by states and welcoming committees.
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du Quoin
Frank S. Wilfinger
Carbondale
Kansas
Altoona
Wilfinger
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Associa
Tion
Businessmen’s Association
Fairgrounds
Reid's haul tops 12 pounds rainbow trout on White River
Outdoor writer Art Reid of The Southern Illinoisan caught a 12 pounds two ounce male rainbow trout on the White River in Arkansas. Guide Bill Olliverson said it may be the largest male rainbow officially recorded from the river, with about 291% inches length and a 20 inch girth.
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Art Reid
Southern Illinoisan
White River
Arkansas
Bill Olliverson
Flippin
Ark
Reid
Olliverson
Greers Ferry Lake
Crab Orchard Refuge Rules Guide Lake Area Use
The Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge requires an annual seven dollar permit or a daily fee for most areas May through September. Regulations cover swimming beaches with lifeguards, camping limits and fees, boating, fishing, hunting, and trails. Wildlife sanctuary zones restrict activity to daylight fishing only with specific speed and distance rules.
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Art Reid
Southern Illinoisan
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
United States
Crab Orchard Lake
Crab Orchard
Little Grassy Lakes
Crab Orchard Refuge
Pirates Cove Marina
Little Grassy
Devil’s Kitchen Lakes
History of the Kentucky Rifle Reveals American Heritage
A recent book The Kentucky Rifle published by the Kentucky Rifle Association in Washington D C presents the Kentucky rifle as America's first truly home made firearm. It traces its origin to Pennsylvania emigrant gun smiths and notes Lancaster Pa as its birthplace with development across several states. The piece highlights its lighter, more accurate design suited to frontier survival and places full development between the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. It also contrasts European muzzle loaders with the Kentucky rifle and mentions its beauty and craftsmanship.
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Pennsylvania
Kentucky Rifle Association
Washington, D. C
America
Kentucky
Lancaster
Maryland
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Ohio
New York
New England
Calling contest plans by Union County Sportsmen’s Club
The annual Calling and Squalling Contest is set for October 5 and 6 at Union State Forest in Jonesboro as part of Illinois sesquicentennial events. tentative plans include a combined parade and a Saturday night show, with Owen Gould elected president and officers including Ronald Sheppard Maurice Metzger and Blanche Johnson. The piece also notes SIU forestry professor Neil Hosley authored a deer management bibliography issued as Special Scientific Report Wildlife No. 112 by the U S Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife available for 30 cents.
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Union County Sportsmen’s Club
Union State Forest
Jonesboro
Owen Gould
Anna
Ronald Sheppard
Maurice Metzger
Blanche Johnson
Siu Man
Neil Hosley
Southern Illinois University
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
U. S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
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Art
Jay Frields
Physicar
Consumers Digest
Ceara
East Main
Southern
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