Calendar of public meetings and events across Southern Illinois
Public meetings and special events listed for Cobden Carterville Herrin Johnston City Hurst Benton Jackson County and Carbondale area. Includes school boards councils commissions and a rally with guest speaker Clyde Choate plus chorus rehearsals and orientation programs at local venues. Mon days at 7 to 8:30 pm with various venues and purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobden
Carterville
Chamber of Commerce
Herrin
Benton
Lincoln School
Jackson County
Democratic
Murphysboro
Clyde Choate
Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek
Little Egypt
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A
Herrin High School
W. Main St
Carbondale
Christopher
Valier Plan Commission
Walier Junior High
Herrin Senior Citizens
N. 14Th St
Southern Illinois
The
Illinois Horticultural Experiment Station
Mrs. Verdie Upchurch of Carterville dies
Mrs. Verdie Mae Upchurch, 70, of rural Carterville, died on arrival at Marion Memorial Hospital after a suspected heart attack. Born in Cranton, Kansas, she was a retired elementary teacher and a Lone Oak Baptist member. Survived by husband Floyd and sons Warren and Donald, seven grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Riggin Funeral Home, burial in Scranton, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdie Mae Upchurch
Carterville
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
James Wilson
Upchurch
Cranton
Kan
David
Mary Jane Courtwright Griffith
Floyd Upchurch
East St. Louis
Lone Oak Baptist Church
Floyd
Warren
Lockport
Donald
Vienna
Riggin
Bessie Braden
Wastena Street
Benton
Miners Hospital
Christopher
Saline County
Silas
Josie Wiggins Aaron
Franklin County
Church of God
Braden
John W
James
Joliet
Floyd Jones
Chesterton
Ind
John Carter
Galatia
Poulson - Freeman Funeral Home
Joseph L. Milligan
Tate’s Chapel
Airman J C Russell Barringer Arrives in Vietnam
On duty Airman J C Russell Barringer, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Homan of Murphysboro, arrived in Vietnam May 12. He is stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon. He entered the Air Force in September 1967. A 1965 Murphysboro High School graduate and a 1967 graduate of Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute, his address is AIC Russell L Barringer AF16996387 Box 8717 19ACS APO San Francisco Calif 96307.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Russell L. Barringer
Raymond Homan
Murphysboro
Vietnam
Tan San Naut Air Base
Saigon
Air Force
Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute
AIC
Russell L. Barringer
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Wednesday Herrin Senior Citizens Handiwork Class
A senior crafts session meets Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the center located at 301 North 14th Street. Participants gather for handiwork and social time in a community activity hosted by Herrin seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
N. 14Th St
Coming Events Make Her Wilderness Like Eden Pageant
Illinois Sesquicentennial Pageant by SIU theater department presents two performances on Memorial Day at University Theater. Christian Moe directs with SIU cast. admission one dollar. Also a Marion police report lists Donald Tanner charged with disorderly conduct for $40 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Moe
Southern Illinois University Theater Department
University Theater
Siu
Marion
Donald Tanner
Southern Illinoisan Publication Details and Addresses
The Southern Illinoisan is published daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinoisan Inc with offices at Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent. AP provides exclusive local news reprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Clark promotes reform as state auditor candidate speaks in Marion
Terrell Clark Republican candidate for state auditor toured Marion and Carbondale, urging economy and efficiency in government and backing reorganizing the state. He highlighted his role in creating the General Services Department and continued southern Illinois outreach. Also reported is the death of Mrs. Bessie Braden, 67, of Benton, with funeral arrangements set in Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell Clark
State Auditor
Marion
Carbondale
Clark
Western Springs
Cook County
State Department of General Services
Illinois
Republican Party
Chamber drive nears end with breakfast meeting
The Murphysboro breakfast at 7 a.m. Wednesday sets up a last go around for the chamber of commerce membership drive. Teams Wheeler and Dealers exchange contact cards at Logan Hotel then await June 12 end with the winner to be announced and losers paying for the victors. Chamber Secretary Barney Williams notes 268 members so far, trailing last year. 1967-68 membership stood at 376.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Chamber of Commerce
Logan Hotel
Chamber
Gerald Dunn
Barney Williams
Services for Roy Dye Set at Gilbert Funeral Home
Roy Dye, 73, of Christopher, died after a short illness. He was born Oct 31, 1894 in Mulkeytown, a retired farmer, former Tyrone Township supervisor, and a WWI veteran. Services p.m. Wednesday at Gilbert Funeral Home with burial in Mulkeytown Cemetery. calling hours begin after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Carbondale: Terry Hagler $15 improper passing on the right. Marion: Harry Melvin $26 speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Dye
Market St
Christopher
Miners Hospital
Mr. Dye
Mulkeytown
David
Mary Davis Dye
Tyrone Township
Methodist Church of
Modern Woodmen of America
Gilbert Funeral Home
Paul Ott
W.D. Berry
Mulkeytown Cemetery
Carbondale
Terry W. Hagler
Marion
Harry B. Melvin
Thomas
Roy O. Gulley
Joseph W. Hickman
Webb
Benton Township
Benton High School
Prudential Insurance Co
Four vie for Franklin County coroner nomination in June primary
Franklin County voters will choose among four candidates for the Democratic coroner nomination. Zeigler mayor Paul Gayer and Benton figures Kirby Webb Fred Kolisek and Frank L. Thomas seek the post, with incumbent Eugene Dorris not seeking reelection. Each pledges 24 hour readiness to investigate deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Paul Gayer
Zeigler
Kirby Webb
Benton
Fred Kolisek
Frank L. Thomas
Eugene Dorris
Re-dedication in Carbondale to King dream
The Carbondale Poor People’s March backers led by Mack Martin and Norvell Haynes renewed commitment to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s dream. They urged action, noted three weeks on a mule train toward Washington, and called for continued fundraising and local support for the march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Hughes
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Washington
Martin Luther King
Mack Martin
Bethel A.M.E
America
Martin
Rally call to hold June 19 protests in Southern Illinois
Nor vell Haynes of Carbondale urged about 75 people to organize rallies at Congress man Gray's West Frankfort office or the Murphysboro courthouse on June 19 to back the Poor People's March on Washington. He will rejoin the mule train soon while Southern Illinois officials are urged to pressure for change nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ple
Washington
Rubin
Haynes
Barbara Rohrer
John P. Meyer
Carbondale
Canterbury House
Episcopal Foundation
W. Mill St
Mr. Meyer
S. Oakland St
E. Jackson St
Charles Kimbrough
Sparta
John H. Francisco
Bethel A.M.E
Kimbrough
Southern Illinois
Francisco
SCLC
Dr. King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ken Gray
America
West Frankfort
Illinois
Kenneth J. Gray
W. Main St
You Know Where I Stand Clarence Hogan for Coroner
A political endorsement ad promotes Clarence L Hogan as the Republican candidate for coroner in Franklin County. The message urges votes and influence and notes the advertisement is paid for by a sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence L. Hogan
Franklin County
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Verdie Upchurch
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Laboratory Theater
Communications Building
Rodgers Theater
Anna
Anna Drive-in
Marlow’s
Danger
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Blue
Young Warriors
Hell Cats
Riveria Drive-In
Marion Drive-In
Orpheum
Flint
Rt. 148
Peter Sellars
Varsity
Mulberry Bush
Benton City
de Soto School
Frank Bleyer
Lady Goldsmith’s
South Illinois
Roy
Franklin County Coroner
Gayer
Gayer Manufacturing Co
St. Louis
Rend Lake Association
Zeigler High School
Southern Illinois Inc
Southern Illinois Recreational Council
Franklin County Community Action Agency
Dorris
Zeigler Volunteer Fire Department
Kolisek
Orient 4
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Benton Evening News
Benton City Council
Justice of the Peace and Town
Ital
Jackson- Williamson
Lenis Turley
Turley
Harris Rubin
Johnson Publishing Company
Mark I
Uto
Dale E. Sunnquist
W. Main
Coats
Orvin
Buster
Carbondale East Gate
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