West Frankfort Center to reopen under Jaycees plan
Jaycees take over the West Frankfort Youth Center at 502 E Main St to run a self-sustaining teen hub for about 1,200 youths. They outline a $4,400 revamp, $2,485 fixed costs, and aim for an April opening with activities from movies to dances and tournaments in cooperation with local officials.
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West Frankfort Center
John Trimble
Miiheisan
West Frankfort
Teen Town
E. Main St
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Council
Mike MacClatchey
Terry Warren
Witunski
Evansville
Ind
St. Louis
Booth
Ctty
Witanski
High schoolers join UIUC summer engineering program
A six week session at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign invites high school students proficient in science and mathematics to explore engineering with lectures labs discussions and directed research. Forty participants will be admitted from June 17 to July 27 with a 600 fee and need based grants available.
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University of Minois
Urbana-Champaign
National Science Foundation
UIUC
Jerry S. Dobrovolny
Lec
Tures
Study abroad student Nancy Hancock chosen for program
Nancy Hancock 17 of Charleston, a Charleston High senior and Illinois State Scholar, was named a participant in the American Abroad Program for 1973-74. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hancock, she will learn her study location in June and is a National Honor Society and student council member. Hancock previously attended Herrin schools where her father taught mathematics, and she is granddaughter of Pearl Hancock of Herrin.
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Nancy Hancock
Charleston
Harris
Miss Hancock
Charleston High School
Robert Hancock
Herrin
Herrin High School
Pearl Hancock
Johnston City High Carnival at the high school gym
The Johnston City High School hosts its third annual carnival March 30 and 31 in the school gym. Sponsor HMS members of the George R Kee National Honor Society organize events. The midway features a spook house, fishing pond, shooting gallery, casino, basketball free throw, Kitty Kat club for swingers, cake walk, art sale, and penny bake sale hours. Tickets at the door start at 25 cents.
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Johnston City High School
George R. Kee
Teen Center Schedules Open Nights Across Local Towns
Herrin Teen Town opens 6 30 to 11 45 p m Friday and Saturday Johnston City Jaycee Youth Center 7 20 to 11 30 p m Friday and Saturday West Frankfort Youth Center 7 30 to 9 30 p m Tuesday seventh and eighth graders Murphysboro Township High School Beauty and Beast Dance Saturday Teen Center 17 N 14th St Marion Youth Center hours 7 30 to 10 30 p m Tuesday and 7 30 to 11 30 p m Friday and Saturday admission members only 25 cents Carbondale Teen Center open recreation 7 to 10 p m Monday through Saturday Teen Board meeting 7 p m Wednesday Karate classes by Carbondale Park District for ages 6 to 9 and high school pupils at 136 N Hinds Ave Mike Wadiak instructor Marion Youth Center Karate Tuesday 4 5 30 p m at the center for students
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Herrin
Johnston City
Jaycee
West Frankfort
Carbondale Teen Center
Carbondale Park District
N. Hinds Ave
Mike Wadiak
Marion Youth Center
Garner wins Franklin County spelling bee championship
Kevin Garner an eighth grade student at Walter Junior High School claimed first place in the Franklin County Spelling Bee held March 16 at Webster Junior High School Benton He received a gold medal a trophy and his school a large first place trophy Sharron Holcomb and Debbie Miller placed second and third respectively both eighth graders with medals Their sponsors included the Franklin County Volture Forty and Eight American Legion and Elvis Noten superintendent of the Franklin County Educational Service Region London APY notes a separate survey on favorite authors among children crediting parents over professionals.
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Kevin Garner
Walter Junior High School
Franklin County
Webster Junior High
Benton
Kevin
Richard Garner
Les Ser
Sharron Holcomb
James Holcomb
Thompsonville
Debbie Miller
Ewing Northern School
James E. Mil Jex
Macedonia
Volture of the Forty and Eight
The
American Legion
Franklin County Educational Service Region
Elvis Noten
Adventures in Vocabulary booklet offer
A Chicago publisher promotes a self training method to build a 2000 word vocabulary quickly. Readers are urged to request the booklet by mailing name address and zip to Vocabulary Studies Mundelein Illinois 60080, with a postcard acceptable and no obligation.
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Chicago
E. Lange St
Mundelein
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David Bruce
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Choose One
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Wisconsin
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Terry Green
David Gasnell
David Short
Bobby Benefield
Leo Benefield
Anna, Illinois
Bobby
Anna Junior High School
Charles Rich
Mrs. Benefield
Carbondale Dock Wilcox
Rick Lynn
Gary Branden
Marion Harold Sims
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Gary Buckles
Duane Uhis
Robert Hosch
Garner Spelling Bee
London
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