Carbondale Arts and Events Calendar Highlights
A Sunday lineup features Carbondale High School art show at CCHS East with sculpture and painting, SIU Wind Ensemble concert at Shryock Auditorium, All-Ag Sports Day at Carbondale City Reservoir, Zeigler Youth chicken fry, and an applied design exhibit at SIU Home Economics Building. Also listed are rallies, coin club, rallies, campus plays, and public meetings across Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, and surrounding areas.
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Carbondale
Cchs East
Rt. 13
CCHS
Carbondale City Reservoir
Zeigler
Super-Kol Park
Applied Design
SIU Clothing and Textiles Department
SIU Home Economies
Grand Touring Auto Club of
Epps Motor
Pound’s Hollow
BE. Jackson &J
Pyramid Coin Club
Springmore” School
Springer, Sycamore Streets
Wildcat oil test begins north of Williamson airport
Wildcat drilling starts on land north of Williamson County airport with a test well named Bo yalds Fairchild No 1 planned to reach 2800 feet. A. B. Vaughn Ziegler says current depth over 250 feet and that the Ziegler pool has yielded over 4.5 million dollars in oil since 1964, producing over 800 barrels per day.
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Williamson County
A. B. Vaughn Ziegler
Charles Howaldi
Herrin
Florin Fairfield
West Frankfort
Vaughn
John H. Morgan
Flannigan Drilling Co
McLeansboro
Ziegler
Vaugan
Freeman Spur
Reha
Hudson No. 1
Four Democrats join GOP coroner race in Franklin County
In Franklin County Illinois, four Republicans seek the June 11 primary for coroner, including Clarence Hogan of Benton and Guy Bray of West Frankfort, with Democrat Eu gene Dorris of Benton not seeking re election. Hogan touts 24 hour readiness, office in courthouse, and autopsy staff plans. Bray cites wartime death investigation experience and says duties include determining cause of death and inquests.
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Fou
Franklin County
Clarence 4
Hogan
Benson
Guy A. Bray
Artina Marks
Joseph Williams
West Frankfort
Eugene Dorris
Benton
Laborers International Union
Hod Carriers
Common Laborers Union
Benton High School
GOP
Hor Jgan
United Mine Workers of America
Bray
Germany
Mark
Marks
Be Marks
North Shore
Central Illin Ts
Savetentynois Freight Co
West Frank-cases
West Frank-cases “Nore Thoroughly
Civil liberties Ewing receives 1967 award for Cairo efforts
Preston Ewing Jr of Cairo is one of three Illinois recipients of the Civil Liberties Award. He left a NASA job in California to return home and aid Cairo's black community using legal and political means. The award honor cites his ongoing dedication and sacrifice amid Cairo's racial issues.
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Preston Ewing Jr
Cairo
Ewing
American Civil Liberties Union
Chicago
California
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
NASA
Cairo Unit
Richard J. Nelson
Inland Steel Co
Harry Léviton
Fire destroys Colp building in early Saturday blaze
Firemen answered multiple calls in Herrin area overnight. At 3:20 a.m. a Colp building near the Colp Herrin road was set for a fruit stand and Vegetables owner E R Emery of Dogwalk planned to open soon. A second flare at 7:45 a.m. rekindled flames. Earlier near 1 a.m. Allen Industries plant west of Herrin reported cotton rolls burning in a rail car. eight rolls destroyed. At 9:20 a.m. Friday fog from city mosquito abatement truck was mistaken for smoke at Neon Sign Co., 14th Street, Herrin.
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Colp
Herrin
E.R. Emery
Dogwalk
Herrin- Colp
Allen Industries
Neon Sign Co
Boln
14Th St
Pam
Marquito
Fire calls in Carbondale and Makanda incidents
At 8:57 p.m. Friday a Holden Hospital air conditioner overheated and burned with damage limited to the unit. At 11:45 p.m. Carbondale crews responded to 505 S Graham for a false alarm. At 1 a.m. Makanda police reported a car crash with a train collision, the vehicle burned after the impact.
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Carbondale
Holden Hospital
S. Graham
Makanda
Operation Foul-Up foils Marion burglars at store
Thieves attempted a break-in at Bieder man Furniture Co. in Marion by prying a door and smashing a rear window. Inside they searched the office and cash drawer but found no money. They grabbed two portable TVs then triggered the alarm on fleeing, leaving behind their hammer and the two sets. Police report merchant officer Earl Whitacre.
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Biederman Furniture Co
New RL
West
Marion
Bualadas
Earl Whitacre
SIU to host Reardon Report press and trial symposium
Southern Illinois University will hold a symposium on the Reardon Report focusing on fair trial and a free press at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Morris Library Auditorium. SIU faculty panelists include Irvin Atwood Charles Clayton Ed Brown Robert Dreher Ralph Micken Richard Richman and Marvin Rimerman serving as coordinator. Tapes of hearings will be shown in the Sangamon Room of the University Center. Admission is free.
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Southern Tlinois University
Sangamon
University Center
Student dies of injuries in Ava college area accident
A 19-year-old Ava resident and Central Bible Institute student, Barbara Jo Qualls, died Friday at Burge Protestant Hospital Springfield of injuries from a May 18 two car crash near Springfield. She was born September 21, 1948, daughter of Eugene and Margaret Ward Qualls, and survived by mother, brothers Edward and James, sisters Marjorie Mosbacher, Lucille Holecek, Anne Riggs, and Ava. Burials planned at Pate Chapel Cemetery after services at Assembly of God Church in Ava.
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Ava
W. V. Akins
Pate Chapel
Cemery
Wilsom
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South Side School
Eden
Christian Moe
Southern Wineis University Theater Department
University Theater
Siv
Rodgers Theater
Anna
Anna Drive-in
Petar Sellars
Varsity
Mulberry Bush
Marion Drive-In
Cobden
Carterville Library Board
American Legion
Southern Mlinois Inc
Holiday Inn
Carbonle
Benton Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln School
Jackson County
Democratic
Murphysboro
Clyde Choate
Kinkaid Lake and
Reed's Creek Conservancy District
Conservancy District
Little Egypt
S.p.ebs
QSA
Herrin High School
Herrin Senior Citizens
Savings and Loan Association
Tounge
Southern Ilinois University
Southern Illinois University Laboratory Theater
Communications Building
Franklin
Clarence L. Mogan
Apd
Arthur Marks
Guy E. Broy
Civil Liberties Ewing
Edward Reed
Williamson
Edward R. Reed
Rt. 5
Williatson County
Reed
Cox Addition
Old Ben
Hrammenville High School
Ace
Williams
Wiliams
Marine Corps
Dorothy Bittner
Dorothy W. Bittner
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Bittner
Cal-Crest Outerwear Inc, Manufacturing Company
Kill Meat Market
Immanuel Lutheran Church
VFW
American Legion Auxiliary
Home Extension Club
Donald. Loesch
Pleasant Grove
Meyer - Denny Funeral Home
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Illinois
William Lewis
First Methodist Church
Hubert Goforth
Mths Band
Taps
Ben Daniel
Pleasant Grove Memorial
Coats
Orvin
Buster
Carbondale East Gate
New
Air Force
Howard Davis Jr
Capt. Davis
Howard Davis Sr
Little Grassy
Vietnam
Southern Illinoisan
Hole Saya
Southern Illinoisan Inc
Fieworth
Hines Avenue
North 6Th
Navnut
Iloroland
Southern Windsen
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysbord
Associated Press
Goldsmith’s
Uline
Oxford Sport
Career Glub
W. Frankfort
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