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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1971

Page

2

Public Meetings And Events In Southern Illinois

Public notices list meetings in several towns for Wednesday evening including school boards in Herrin Murphysboro and Williamson County along with planning and zoning briefings in Carbondale and Marion. Special events include Royalton fire station open house and various lectures and musical programs across campuses and venues.

Christopher Community High School Herrin Park Board Tot Lot Murphysboro Unit School District 9Th Walnut Streets Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council Broadway St Steeleville Williamson County Building Commission Marion de Soto Town Hall Carbondale Kinkaid Lake Royalton Village Johnston City High School East Grand Avenue Marion Street Duplicate Bridge Club Carbondale Community Center Franklin County Farm Bureau Benton

Plumbers push for strong local codes in southern Illinois

The Egyptian Association of Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors held a Marion meeting to push for stricter local plumbing codes. State regulators emphasized public education, licensing, and enforcement to protect consumers and ensure durable, cost effective systems statewide.

Amateur Photographers Association Rolando S. Ilinois Ave Carbondale Ilinois Energy Village Board Benton High School Board of Education Benton High School Franklin County Housing Authority Holiday Inn Benton Southern Illinois Association Zelah Scalf Egyptian Association of Plumbing Marion Jack Wilson State Bureau of Environmental Health Springfield Ralph Brown Illinois Brown State Plumbing Advisory Board Acadmic State Board State Department of Registration and Education State Department of Public Health Charles L. Blackman Harrisburg Egyptian Association Blackman Wilson Chicago Evanston Skokie Downstate Tony Favreau Favreau Plumbing Contractors Association

Grade school letters urge action on pollution at Springmore

Third and first graders at Springmore School submit letters and a poem to Southern Illinois urging pollution solutions. An ecology fair Friday features exhibits an art show and a bake sale with proceeds aiding kidney disease victim George Mendenhall.

Traci White Sringmore School Carbondale Traci James Chambers Gary Thomas Springmore School George Mendenall Lewis School

Fire damages three Illinois homes in separate incidents

Marion reports a kitchen fire at Dewey Dumas’s 1100 North Johnson Street caused by paint thinner with damage confined to the area. West Frankfort records an oven grease fire at 204 North Douglas Street injuring no one and about 100 dollars in damage to a Pat Melvin apartment in a Phillip Thompson building. Zeigler notes a Monday fire at 213 Orchard Street from an electric stove short causing extensive house damage. owner’s name unavailable.

Marion Dewey Dumas N. Johnson St West Frankfort N. Douglas St Pat Melvin Phillip Thompson Zeigler Orchard St

Robbery in Carbondale Parking Lot Outside Grocery

An armed robbery occurred Sunday night in a parking lot outside Russell's Grocery at 905 West Cherry Street Carbondale. The Southern Illinoisan misreported the location as inside the store. Becky Edwards of Marion was omitted as first place winner in a science contest at the University of Illinois Saturday.

Southern Illinoisan Southern Illinoisan Inc Illinois Avenue Carbondale North 16Th Street Herrin Wanut Street Murphysboro Ilinois Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal Associated Press AP News Russell’s Grocery Cherry St Becky Edwards Marion University of Illinois

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