Metropolis student earns college sponsored Merit Scholarship
Leslie McColgin, senior at Metropolis High School, wins a college sponsored Merit Scholarship to Illinois State University Normal. She is among 53 Illinois high school recipients in three scholarship types and plans to major in speech. She is eco valedictorian ISU Scholar NHS member with six consecutive superior ratings in music festivals.
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Leslie $. McColgin
Metropolis
Metropolis High School
Illinois State University At Normal
Ilinois
VEW to Honor 9 Policemen in Herrin Dinner
Herrin Veterans of Foreign War Post 1567 will honor nine members of the Herrin Police Department at a June dinner. A date has not been set, but it will likely be Sunday. Police Chief Bill Humphrey and Assistant Chief Calvin Hazel, seven patrolmen, and their wives will attend. Individual awards will not be given.
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Herrin Veterans of Foreign War Post 1567
Herrin Police Department
Bob Craig
Bill Humphrey
Calvin Hazel
Craig
Marion Youth Baseball Barbecue Benefit Set Memorial Day
The Marion Youth Baseball League hosts a Memorial Day barbecue at Oasis Park Shelter to raise funds for equipment. Tickets run 1.75 for half chicken and 1.25 for a quarter, with proceeds supporting 555 boys across 40 teams. An afternoon auction, music by the Little Egypt String Band, and donations from local figures are planned.
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Marion
Oasis Park
Marion Youth Baseball League
Ray Hancock
Recreation Department
Hancock
Barbe
Cue
al Henniger
WDDD
Diz Carlton
J. P. Smothers
Johnny Goss
League
Little Egypt String Bandy
Black Hawk College Tops SIU List Of Two-Year Schools
Black Hawk College in Mo line heads a top 10 list of two-year schools whose former students excel at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. For 1970-71, Black Hawk transfers show the highest SIU grade point averages among schools with 50 or more attending SIU. Rend Lake College places second and Belleville Area College third.
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Black Hawk College
Moline
Southern
Ilinois University
Carbondale
SIU
Black Hawk
IIU
Rend Lake College
Mt. Vernon
Belleville Area College
The Tribe presented at Carbondale high school
The Tribe an original adaptation of Hair was produced by about 40 Carbondale Community High School students in Project Discovery. Paul Fredrick, a Southern Illinois University student, wrote and directed the show, with Carole Richmond praising the professional quality before an audience of parents and students. Illinois Health Department to cut mobile x ray vans. plans to base out 60 facilities using photofluorographic equipment.
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Carbondale Community
Project Discovery
Paul Fredrick
Southern Iinois University
CCHS
Carole Richmond
Springfield
Illinois
State Health Department
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