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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1968

Page

14

Lena Horne and Richard Widmark Star in Patch Western Affair

Lena Horne will return to film this summer in Patch a Universal western playing Claire a bawdy house madam and later wife of Richard Widmark who portrays the local marshal The film set in Cottonwood Springs Kansas in 1900 depicts an interracial romance without explicit reference to it and follows their characters long time lovers who marry near the end Clifton Daniel criticizes pretrial publicity rules as press guidelines come under fire Zoe Caldwell marries producer Robert Whitehead in Bucks County Pa The piece notes Humphrey and Kennedy campaign stops and confirms Wilbur Cohen as HEW secretary nominee

New York Times Hollywood Lena Horne Richard Widmark Miss Horne Universal Studios Patch Lennie Hayton New York (Ap Zoe Caldwell Jean Brodie Robert Whitehead Mechanicsville Chapel Bucks County C. John Miller

Tories gain in British town voting

London AP reports a sweeping Conservative surge in municipal elections. Labour losses include 560 seats. Conservatives gain 570. London boroughs swing pro Tory while Labour retains a 74 seat Commons majority. Cecil King attacks Wilson amid pound declines and Bank of England resignation.

Harold Wilson Labor Party Britain Wilson Cecil King Daily Mirror Bank of England King Roy Jenkins England Wales London Labor House of Commons

Craft Wagon to Visit Murdale Center for Free Tryouts

The Community Craft Wagon will be at Murdale shopping center Carbondale Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free craft demonstrations hosted by a team from national and local groups including Southern Illinois University and area high schools. Funding from Sears Roebuck Foundation finances materials. no charge to participants.

Murdale Carbondale Southern Illinois University Department of Recreation and Outdoor Education William Ridinger Carbondale Park District Sears-Roebuck Foundation Ridinger

Carbondale to Build Mini Park on City Lot

Carbondale Park District accepts a one year land lease from Carbondale Savings and Loan for a mini park site at Poplar and Main. The district plans landscaping and notes office closings on Memorial Day and May 31. Betty Mileur becomes agent for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, replacing Charles Boudreau who resigns effective June 1.

Carbondale Carbondale Savings and Loan Association Poplar Main Streets The Savings and Loan Association Carbondale Park District Park District Board Park District Board Presi Dent Herb Settle Charles Boudreau Conference of Illinois Park Commissioners Lincoln Betty Mileur Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Boudreau

Stratton Speaker Set for Benton Rally

Edward G. Pree of Springfield will speak for former Gov. William Stratton at a Republican rally at the Franklin County courthouse in Benton at 7 30 p m Monday. Stratton seeks the GOP gubernatorial nomination and the public is invited.

Edward G. Pree Springfield William G. Stratton Franklin County Benton Stratton GOP

Funeral Rites for Ferdin Zeni in Du Quoin

Funeral services for Ferdin and J Fritz Zeni both of Du Quoin take place at Sacred Heart Church with Rev Joseph Duehren officiating. Burial is in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Zeni died at home 405 Winters Ave. Surviving family and community ties noted. background includes Austrian birth and long Du Quoin residence. A separate report lists John Helion Odum recovering from a shotgun wound in Vienna area. investigation by Williamson County Deputy Sheriff Audie Gower deemed wound personal safety related.

Cobden Blanche E. Jungers Doctor’s Hospital Carbondale First Baptist Church Makanda Joe Ella Carpenter Sheppard William Jungers Union County Doris Gartrell Springfield Ore Edna Aldridge Edith Noel Mont Dickerson Broadway-McCarty Funeral Home Cliford Heil Ferdinand J Fritz’’ Zeni du Quoin Sacred Heart Catholic Church Joseph Duehren Sacred Heart Cemetery Weinberg Zeni Winters Avenue Spormagore Austria Joseph Guidetta Zeni Lea Walter Milwaukee Wis Donald Mary) Sartor O’fal Lon George Catherine) Damian Affton Ferdinand Zeni, Jr Chicago Eugene Dario Zeni Knights of Columbus SMAFT John Helion Odum Rt. 4 Vienna Marion Memorial Hospital Williamson County Audie Gower

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