West Frankfort history study uncovers Lincoln links and coal era roots
West Frankfort’s history project traces the town from its 1804 white settlement to the coal era. Researchers cite a possible Lincoln stay at the Dimmick Inn predecessor, the 19th century Shawneetown Kaskaskia Trail, railroad impact in 1895, and a 1925 peak population of 24,000, with current residents about 9,000. Proceeds support the local historical society.
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Jeff Siegel
The
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Abraham Lincoln
Dimmick Inn
West Fransfort
King Coal
Cal Society
Lincoln
Sam
Wilma Childers
Mrs. Childers
Frank Jordan
Frank
Illinois
Frankfort
Franklin
Williamson
Franklin County
Moses Gunn
Society’s Museum
East St. Louis
Shawneetown-Kaskaskia
U.S. Post Office
Chicago
Collie club to sponsor dog obedience classes
The Southern Illinois Collie Club will sponsor an all breed obedience class led by Jim Rounsonville of Kell at Mt. Vernon Township High School starting 7 p.m. June 1 and continuing every Thursday through August 17. The $20 daily fee covers training. registration is available the first night. A collie match and potluck is set for June 11 at Billie Huggins’s home with Ben Orf judging at 2 p.m. and a post-contest picnic. entry is $2 per day. For information contact Jack Traver at Rt. 1 Box 141 Dix, IL 62830 or 1-266-7103.
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Mt. Vernon Township
Jim Rounsonville
Kell
Southern Illinois Collie Club
Collie Club
Billie Huggins
Route 3
du Quoin
Ben Orf
Belleville
Jack Traver
Rt. 1
Dix
Travers
Symposium on River Views at Grand Tower
David Wilson of Southern Illinois University Carbondale will coordinate a Sunday 1 p.m. symposium at the Huthmacher House in Grand Tower. Sponsored by the Jackson County Historical Society and Huthmacher Association, the event explores humanists’ views on the Mississippi River’s influence and future plans for Grand Tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Wilson
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Grand Tower
Huthmacher House
Jackson County Historical Society
Huthmacher Association
Midget Mom syndrome in church sparks humor and insight
In a church scene Erma Bombeck lampoons the nine year old mother syndrome where an older sibling handles younger siblings amid chaos. The piece depicts diapering, nose wiping, purse rummaging, and public outbursts, ending with a reflective question on motherhood and marriage.
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Erma Bombeck
Bleaching babies and CPR class in Albion
Betty Reese uses homemade CPR mannequins crafted from bleach bottles and tubing to teach CPR to hundreds in Michigan. She trains instructors, emphasizes infant CPR differences, and recalls a college gym rescue where timely CPR preserved breathing and brain function until hospital staff took over.
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Albion, Mich
Betty Reese
Reese
Michigan Heart Association
Red Cross
Michigan
Albion College
Miss Reese
Albion Community Hospital
Carolyn Costa
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Childers
Evanston
Emil Spees
American Association of University Professors
Richard Thomas
Siu-C
Nanci Wilson
Crime and Corrections Center
Will Gay Bottie
Marvin Kleinan
SIU C
Herrin
Herrin Newcomers Club
St. Mary’s
W. Monroe St
Dorothy Bailey
Cathy Curtis
S. 14Th St
Peo
Clifford Neill
Eugene Simonds
Carbondale
Illinois Peo
Marriott
O’hare International Airport
Simonds
Knoxville
Neill
United States
Cottey College
Nevada
Little Egypt
Carterville
Historical Society
Wit’s End
NEA, Inc
Gi Bore
Marion
Ted
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