Rules Relaxed for Grand Tower July Indian Campout
Tony Stevens reports the July campout during the Tinsis Tricentennial will admit any participant, lowering the Indian blood requirement to welcome all. The event runs July 6 to July 7 on Sandy Island near Grand Tower with lean-to camping and meals, ending before the Joliet and Marquette arrival.
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Grand Tower
Weyman Presley
Sandy Island
Presley
Louis Joliet
Jacques Marquette
Retired Teacher Erma Benard Persists In Classrooms
Erma Benard of Sneed Highway continues teaching first graders at South Side School Herrin, decades after retirement. She began in 1927 after being picked by teachers as a future educator, taught 45 years, briefly retired in 1970, returned for maternal-leave substitutes, and remains active into a 46th year.
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John Miller
Erma Benard
Benard
South Side School
Herrin
Jackson County Public Meeting on Revenue Sharing Spend
Jackson County and the board will hold a public meeting to discuss how revenue sharing funds should be spent. The session takes place Wednesday May 16 in the board room of the Jackson County courthouse.
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Jackson County Board
Jackson County
Jackson County Court House
Bedroom Extensions Cut Kitchen Phone Clutter
A home ad pitches a bedroom extension to avoid using the kitchen phone. It touts inexpensive daily cost, multiple colors and decorator styles, and easy placement in any bedroom to reduce kitchen interruptions.
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Shaun Wharton
Chris Cain
Kim Richardson
By Tony Stevens
Southern Ilinois University
Aeterminix
Herrin Lumber
Murphysboro
Herrin, Ill
Beasley Lumber Combine
Ill
COX Lumber
Carterville, Ill
Country Mutual
Agent Contry
Country Casualty
INSA
James O. Williams
Mokanda
David Baagett
Robert Warner
Weller
W. Main, Carbondale
Moroni Drugs
W. Morrin
Pharmacy Service
Are Rogers
Roger
General Telephone
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