Five Republican hopefuls vie for 58th District
Five candidates seek the June 11 GOP nomination for Illinois 58th District representing Franklin Hamilton Jefferson Marion Saline White and Wayne counties. Incumbents Blades and Eatherly join Emil Hoffman Verron McClatchey and Robert Redfern in a race focusing on income tax revenue and crime policy.
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General Assembly
Ben. C. Blades
Fairfield
James D. Eatherly
Galatia
Emil J. Hoffman
Verron
Mike McClatchey
West Frankfort
Robert S. Redfern
Blades
Districts mull shared teaching in certain subjects
The Zeigler-Royalton Unit School Board discusses sharing teachers with Christopher High School in band Spanish and girls physical education to cut costs. Board president Charles Smith says talks are preliminary. Meetings planned between Roy Belcher and Bob Huffman to discuss details.
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Zeigler - Royalton Unit
Christopher High
Charles Smith
Smith
Ransom Frazier
Doris Wells
Pedigo to be new Royalton fire chief
Bob Pedigo will be appointed Royalton fire chief at the next village board meeting June 1. He will succeed Carl Baggett who resigned due to business demands. Pedigo, 57, operates Pedigo's Garage and previously served as fire chief from 1955 to 1959. He will be paid $15 a month, the chief position being Royalton's only salaried role.
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Bob Pedigo
Royalton
Carl Baggett
Baggett
Pedigo
SIU Opera Workshop and Local Concerts Sunday
SIU Opera Workshop directed by Marjorie Lawrence presents at 4 p.m. Sunday in Shryock Auditorium with free admission. Murphysboro High School chorus gives a 4 p.m. Sunday public concert in the high school auditorium with no charge. Thompsonville High School holds a 7:30 p.m. baccalaureate in the high school gym. Motorcycle Scramble Races at Williamson County Fairgrounds in Marion start 2 p.m. Sunday. SIU Forestry Club Jubilee contests at 12 p.m. Sunday at SIU Little Grassy Outdoor Laboratory with free admission.
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Metropolitan Opera
Shryock
Murphysboro High School
Thompsonville High School
Williamson County Fairgrounds
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Star of Egypt Motorcycle Club, Inc
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SIU
Little Grassy Outdoor Laboratory
Little Grassy
Four Marion youths injured in one car crash near Jonesboro
Four Marion youths suffered major injuries in a Saturday one car crash on Rt 146, four miles west of Jonesboro. Driver Thomas G. Dial 21 of 402 S Van Buren St was listed in fair condition at Union County Hospital in Anna along with passengers John A. Hudgens 18 of 1707 W Chestnut St Thomas J Marshal 18 of 502 S Vicksburg St and Mark A Bradley 18 of 1410 W Chestnut St. Police said the vehicle left the roadway struck a post and then the embankment at about 1 am.
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Jonesboro
Union County Hospital
Anna
Thomas G. Dial
S. van Buren St
John A. Hudgens
W. Chestnut St
Thomas J .Marshal
S. Vicksburg St
Mark A. Bradley
Rt. 146
Dial
Chorus to perform free concert at Murphysboro High
Murphysboro High School chorus will present a free public concert at 4 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The 45 member group will perform popular and classical works including Schubert Mass in G and selections like Downtown Impossible Dream and Michael Row the Boat. Kupferer will accompany on guitar for the latter piece. Janet Nobel and Susan McClary will assist as accompanists.
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Murphysboro High School
Shubert
Robert Frost
Randall Thompson
Impossible Dream
Michael Row
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