Taverns Told of Responsibility in Halting Underage Liquor
Jackson County liquor license holders met in Murphysboro to hear William Ridgeway outline proposed laws to curb illegal sales to minors. Bills would create a minor age form with witnesses, require photos on licenses, and penalize adults who buy for underage drinkers. SIU officials noted drops in violations since a 1961 program.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
William Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Illinois
Roger W. Powers
Illinois Beer Industry Committee
Powers
Joseph Zaleski
Southern Ilinois University
SIU
Zaleski
Thomas Leffler
STU
University
Roy
Gilbert
County Board of Supervisors
Joe Williams
D. Blaney Miller
Carbondale
Arch Edwards
Freeman Spur Soldier Dies in Army Hospital
A Freeman Spur youth, Pvt. Charles L. Gray, 20, died in the Army Hospital at St. Polk, Louisiana, from spinal meningitis after admission Monday. A 1962 Herrin High School graduate, he had been at Ft. Polk since enlisting two months earlier. Funeral arrangements are pending with Keathly Funeral Home Colp in charge.
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Freeman Spur
St. Polk
Charles L. Gray
Bernice Nickens
Gray
Herrin High School
Ft. Polk
Rencola Brooks
Funeral rites for Mrs Me Nisa Ward held Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Me Nisa Ward of Mulkeytown are set for 1 30 p m Friday at Greenwood Methodist Church near Mulkeytown. She died Wednesday at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin aged 8 years. Born May 23 1876 to Barton and Nancy Purcell she was a lifelong Franklin County resident and church member. She leaves a daughter Mrs Lenora Peel and sister Mrs Olive Avtersberry. Rev Charles Holloway will officiate and burial will be Ward Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 30 p m today at Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher. Regular US Golf Assn dues are listed.
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Me Nisa Ward
Rt. 1
Mulkeytown
Greenwood Methodist Church
Lenora Peel
Olive Avtersberry
Charles Holloway
Ward Cemetery
Gilbert
Christopher
Marion Lions Club honors Marion high track team
The Marion Lions Club recognized the high school track team for state meet participation. Speaker Harry B Bauernfeind, Southern Illinois University assistant dean, praised athletes Vern Rodgers Gary Clark Jack Smathers Jim Giles Mike Burgener Sonny Wilson Steve Halliburton and Mike Forbes. Halliburton noted as Marion s first blue ribbon winner in decades. Coaches Wendell Starrick and Dick Jones were introduced. A letter from Adolph Rupp read by J Paul Smo...
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Marion Lions Club
Southern Ilinois University
Bob Bradley
Vern Rodgers
Gary Clark
Jack Smathers
Jim Giles
Mike Burgener
Sonny Wilson
Steve Halliburton
Mike Forbes
Bradley
Halliburton
Marion
Robert Hudgens
Wendell Starrick
Dick Jones
Adolph Rupp
University of Kentucky
J. Paul Smothers
Rupp
Bauernfeind
Ilinois
Reeves Services Set at Christopher Reeves
Funeral services for Dewey Reeves a former Christopher resident will be at 2 pm Friday at Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher. Mr Reeves 64 of Carlsbad New Mexico died Monday. He was born June 13 1898 in Lincoln the son of Sylvester and Della Reeves. He was a retired coal miner last working at the Walier mines. He leaves a son Jack of Chicago and sisters Mrs Nellie Stanfield of Pasadena Texas and Mrs Pauline Hildebrand of East St Louis. Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 am Friday Burial will be in the Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery Benton.
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Dewey Reeves
Christopher
Gilbert Funeral Home
Reeves
Carlsbad
N. M
Lincoln
Sylvester
Della Reeves
Walier
Jack
Chicago
Nellie Stanfield
Pasadena
Tex
Pauline Hildebrand
East. St. _ Louis
Masonic and Oddfellows' Cemetery
Benton
Diamonds in Our Own Backyard at SIU Tech Institute
Bauernfeind praised the SIU Vocational Technical Institute as a diamond, noting it offers one and two year courses for non four year college seekers. Since its 1951 start with 500 students, enrollment has exceeded 8,000 annually in the past five years.
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SIU Vocational Technical Institute
Bauernfeind
Martha Junger Dies at 71 in Ellisgrove
Martha Ellen Junger, 71, of Ellisgrove, died Tuesday after a short illness. Born May 11, 1892 in Chester, she married Nick J. Junger in 1911. Funeral services set for 9 am Saturday at St. Marys Catholic Church, Chester, with burial in the church cemetery. calling hours begin after 5 pm today at Schroeder Funeral Home.
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Martha Junger
Ellisgrove
Martha Ellen Junger
Chester
Roman
Teresa Hess Grott
Nick J. Junger
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Graymor
Newman Foundation
Junger
Harold Wesbecker
Evansville
Stephen and
Jerome Grott
Frank Grott
Ohio
Anna Poniske
Teresa Sebastian
Eugene
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Davies and Save
Pioneer Bacon
Rend Lake
Wieners
Pevely Milk
Old Judge Coffee
Freeman
SIU Library
Muskeytown
Melisa Ward
Southern Illinois University
California
Morris Library
George HI
Lord Palmerston
John Cam 'Hobhouse
Lord Byron
Willoughby Gordon
Charles Stuart
Joseph Planta Jr
Charles William Doyle
William T. Pole
United States Golf Association
Reeves Services
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Joseph R. Sense
Church
Schroeder Funeral Home
Johnny Walker
Bronson
Dupont Delrin
Ocean City
Wilson Sport
Wilson
Harvey Kuenn
Macgregor Baseman
Bouchee Autograph
Wilson, Spaulding
MacGregor
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