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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1978
Page
5
Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce hosts a fund raising dinner at 6:30 p.m. in Murphysboro High School cafeteria with Miss Illinois Miss Murphysboro Apple Festival and Illinois Secretary of State Alan Dixon headlining. Tickets cost 10 dollars and are sold at City National Bank First National Bank Inco Insurance and at the chamber office.
The Southern Illinoisan will print free listings of public meetings and entertainments. Send date time place and a brief description plus admission charge to Calendar, The Southern Illinoisan, 710 North Illinois, Carbondale, IL 62901 one week in advance.
Thomas B. Griffin 71 of 112 E Elm West Frankfort died Saturday May 20 1978 at home. Retired city clerk he served 12 years as city clerk and two as city commissioner. He was a Masonic Lodge past master and secretary for 32 years. He belonged to the West Frankfort Elks historical society Moose Lodge and Trinity Methodist Church. Born Lyon County Kentucky May 15 1907 to Larkin and Ida Griffin. Survived by four daughters Betty Griffin Marian Thompson Verbal Sue Griffin Judy Pyle one son Thomas B Jr five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 2:30 p.m. Monday Stone Funeral Home burial Tower Heights Cemetery. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today.
State Police report 24 year old Michael E. Burris of Pinckneyville died in a single vehicle crash on Illinois 150 three point seven miles east of Chester at 1 15 a m. The car left the road after losing control on a curve and overturned. Burris survived by wife Rhonda, mother Rose Moore of Simi Valley California, sister Karen Weatherford and brother Randy Burris both of Pinckneyville, plus two nieces and three nephews.
Carbondale New School on Pleasant Hill Road announces three summer programs for six weeks starting June 19. Morning academ ic remedial work, an afternoon creative arts track, and a new environmental day camp offer five day programs weekly. Phone 457-4765 for details and to register by June 1.
Massac County State's Atty. Stephen Spomer said court personnel and a Mon day paper published incorrect information. The trial date is June 26 and no motion to change judges has been filed. A Friday paper's typographical error may have embarrassed Meredith Miller's family, the Alto Pass Strawberry Festival princess.
SIUC Carbondale will host a three day National Manpower Planning and Development Conference featuring nearly 100 representatives from coal industry government and education Monday through Wednesday at the Student Center The theme targets training 200000 coal miners by 1985 Speakers include Peabody Coal president Robert Quenon AMAX Coal senior VP H Elkins Payne Allan Wampler Bituminous Coal Operators Assoc VP Training Dr James Spencer Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Chancellor District 529 keynote and Lowell Hall as coordinator Participants will come from several states and Canada The program is sponsored by SIUC the Illinois Basin Coal Mining Manpower Council Indiana State University Evansville and Wabash Valley College
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