Diplomas Awarded to 189 Students at Herrin Township High
Herrin Township High School Friday night awarded diplomas to 189 graduates. Notables include Jane Dohanich Quin Rostetler and Larry Jacobs for top scholastic averages, David Sauer received Lions Club Award, and Dohanich Hostetler honored with Bausch and Lomb Science Award. Various club and athletic honors named, with several 4.5 plus four-year averages highlighted among 15 piano and chorus award recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Township
Jane Dohanich
Quin Rostetler
Larry Jacobs
David Sauer
Lions Club
Dohanich
Hostetler
Bausch and Lamb
Eral
Marion High seniors receive diplomas at 232-graduation
Marion High School awarded diplomas to 232 seniors in the gym. Rev. Robert Bruce Pierce spoke. Terri Crawford and James Burns received $500 Paul and Louise Grady Scholarships presented by trustee Kenneth Powless. Stephen Browder earned a $100 student council scholarship from President Joe West. Crawford and Burns plan to attend SIU this summer. Browder will enter SIU in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Southern Illinois University
Straigh School
Marion High School
Robert Bruce Pierce
Chicago Temple First Methodist Church
Terri L. Crawford
James P. Burns
Paul
Louise Grady
Kenneth Powless
Stephen L. Browder
Givnn
Joe West
Miss Crawford
Paul Crawford
W. Market St
Miners Strike Continues at Delta Mine in Marion
Eighty five miners joined a wildcat strike Thursday protesting use of non union workers moving a Crab Orchard Coal Co dragline across Delta Mine property. Harold Nipper, pit committee man at Delta Mine, said Crab Orchard men stopped work after the strike. The dragline remains on Delta Mine property as Crab Orchard Coal Co moves it from a south strip mine to a new area north of Rt. 13. Nipper said no meetings with Delta Mine officials are planned. Crab Orchard Coal Co holds a United Mine Workers contract signed in January after a month long strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
Carmac Coal Co
Asl
Marion
Crab Orchard Coal Co
Harold Nipper
Delta Mine
Nipper
Rt. 13
United Mine Workers
Lon Fox 87 former West Frankfort resident dies in Champaign
Lon Fox, 87, died at Mercy Hospital in Champaign at 4 a m Saturday after four days in the hospital. Born in Walpole November 21, 1876, he was the son of William and Jane Dunbar Fox. He married Bessie Jones, who preceded him in death. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Raymond Dorris of Champaign, three sons Raymond and Ellis of Chicago and Lonnie of Her, 10 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services at 2 p m Monday at the Signe Funeral Home in West Frankfort with Rev. Lavette Biller officiating. Burial in Tower Heights Cemetery. Friends may call after 6:40 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Fox
Champaign
West Frankfort
Mercy Hospital
Mir. Fox
Walpole
William
Jane Dunbar Fox
Bessie Jones
Raymond Dorris
Raymond and
Ellis
Chicago
Lonnie
Yin
Weat Prankfort
Lavette Biller
First Baptist Church
Tower Heights
Edna Rendleman
Eday Rendleman
W. Monroe St
Carbondale
Jackson County Nursing Home
Murphysboro
Rendleman
Makande
James McGregor Sr
Mur‘olyshare
Huffman Puwers
Evergreen Cal Il Makanda
Murphysboro Deaths and Graduates Highlight City News
A Murphysboro High School graduation set a record with 160 graduates as 1,200 attend the gym exercises. Valedictorian Mary Carol Wright and salutatorian Edward Joe Heller led the class, with multiple honors awarded and perfect attendance Minuteman awards going to four students. The event included the Bausch and Lamb science award to Richard Green and remarks by Board President J. E. Fisher and Rev. Gene McIlroy. A separate note announces the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers meeting in Simpson on June 41 and 12 with a tour of Dixon Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Township High School
Mary Carol Wright
Jack Wright
Herbert St
Edward Joe Heller
Lowell Hellar
Rt. 1
Jackie Horsley
Brenda Row4en
John Wides
Carla Wilton
Bausch and Lamb
Richard Green
Board of Education
J. E. Fisher
Gene Mc@lroy
First Christian Church
Murphysboro
Illinois Society of Professional Farm, Managers and Rural Appraisers
Simpson
Dixon Springs Experiment Station
Mines Working Monday Fidelity Mining Report
A brief mine report lists several mines and statuses including Fidelity Burning Star 1 and 2, Old Ben 9 and 21, Orient 3 4 5, Zeigler entries, and a question mark for Zeigler No Report. The document catalogs active and pending notes by mine name with limited context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity
Burning Star
Orient
Zeigler
Miss Southern Illinois Beauty Pageant set for Herrin High gym
Herrin JCs prep for the Miss Southern Illinois Beauty Pageant at Herrin High School gym Saturday. Tickets 1.50 and 1.00. Twenty four contestants rehearse, with prelims Thursday and Friday and final judging Saturday. Winners include Miss Southern Illinois, Miss Congeniality and Miss Bathing Suit. Maria Beale Fletcher, Miss America 1962, to crown the winner. Contestants from Carterville to Southern Illinois University participants listed. Judges to be named. Chet Townsend MC. Jim Lash staging director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Pam
Herrin High School
Maria Beale Fletcher
Donnal Raye Simpson
Imapgene Maye
Carterville
Judith Robertson
Linda Box
Ginger Houston
Karey Bryents
Maury Gernalti
Betsy Duncan
Herrin
Clyda Spiller
Marion
Becky Robertson
Sparta
Margaret Sanders
Centralia
Patricis McNeat
Zeigter
Frances Sanders
Mulkeytown
Marilyn Hengst
West Frankfort
Jucy Butz
Chicago Heights
Rosanna Sharp
Chester
Carolyn Ward
Alton
Jo Anna Welcome
Crystal Lake
Cheryl Storm
Lakewood
Virginia Tikkala
Rochelle
Pamela Padman
Trenton
Jeromae Clark
Kankakee
Dorothy Elder
Eldorado
Kethleen Slisz
Gloria Balkonis
Southern Ilinois University
Chet Townsend
Hernia
Jim Lash
Tot Siu
Tiny Town Prepares Park To Boost Tourism
In eastern Union County Western Saratoga plans a public park near its mineral spring to attract visitors. Mrs. Henry Capps cites restored sites and two local firms as supporters. Funds are sought for two new pump stations and two platform bases, with donations via Mrs. Selma Duracek or Sitter's General Store. A July 11 homecoming and hootenanny will fund the park.
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Union County
Western
Saratoga
Henry Capps
Joseph Cruse
Crab Orchard Playground Inc
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Winds Inc
Capps
Penover
iCapps
Selma Duracek
Rt. 2
Anna
Sitter's General Store
Rural road signs proposed by Southern Illinois council
The Southern Illinois Tourist Promotion Council seeks a state approved rural road marking system to guide visitors to sites along main roads. Goffrey Hughes, council president, says a rural highway system as well marked as the state system is needed and a meeting with state highway officials is planned. The council plans 40 standard 24 sheet posters bearing Illinois Land of Lincoln and will offer free boards to local advertisers to promote regional scenic spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Tourist Promotion Council
Goffrey Hughes
Land of Lingglp
Hughes
340 Test Area Pools First Day
About 340 swimmers braved chilly waters Saturday to swim in area pools at their openings. A demonstration of swimming strokes and diving techniques was held at the Herrin Park District Swimming Pool. Around 150 swimmers plunged into 60 degree water there, pool manager Wag Austin said. About 30 persons swam at Riverside Pool in Morphyboro and 180 at the Marion pool, according to managers there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Park
Wag Austin
Riverside
Morphysboro
Mariun Pool
Weekend campers share a meal at Pirates Cave Camp Site
Campers at the newly opened Camp Site near Pirates Cave on Rt 13 pause to enjoy a fish fry at Crab Orchard Lake Saturday. The group shares the table and the outing emphasizes communal outdoor activity.
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Pirates Cave
Crab Orchard Lake
Williamson County 125th Anniversary Week Festivities Begin
The Williamson County celebration runs until June 6 with contests and special events for all ages. A sports start features a golf tournament at Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club Tuesday, with trophies for county residents and finals through June 4. Activities include ladies day, youth contests, a pet parade, greased pig contest, stubborn beards judging, a time capsule, and a nightgown parade. Festivities occur in Marion and nearby towns with organizers Lonnie Depeey, Lloyd McMicheel, Don Ridgley, and Mrs. Lester Brandt coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Bill Brown
Illinois Golf and Country Club
Marion
Lonnie
Depeey
Nate Kaplan
Marion Public Square
Bob Wilson
Marion City Park
Lloyd McMicheel
Don Ridgley
Dick Kent
Dee Redd
J. W. Turguson
Il Ibe
Malve Baker
Sam Sucy
Brown
ARA Advisory Group to Visit Southern Illinois Next Week
The Area Redevelopment Administration plans a Southern Illinois tour led by ARA administrator William L. Batt Jr and national advisory chair Frank P. Graham. Gov. Otto Kerner, congressional delegates, and 53 area mayors are invited. The 25 member National Public Advisory Committee visits Carbondale, Rend Lake, and Hervin to review loans and grants, with meetings at Engel's in Carbondale and Southern Illinois University. The party travels from Williamon County Airport to Washington, DC after visiting Lake of Egypt and a federal prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Redevelopment Administration
Ilinois
William L. Batt Jr
ARA
Frank P. Graham
Otto Kerner
Carbondale
Technical Tape Corp
AFA
Rend Lake
Central Technology Inc
Hervin
Southern Ilinois
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative
Lake of Egypt
Marion
Steeleville Boys Hospitalized After Bicycle Crash
Two Steeleville boys, Earl Ebers age 19 and Billy Ebers age 7, were hospitalized in Chester after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle on Mulberry Street around 12 50 p m Saturday. The driver, Clarence Mathis 39, of Steeleville, remained at the scene as state police at Du Quoin investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steeleville
Chester
Earl Ebers
Billy Ebers
Arnold Ebers
Chester Memorial Hospital
Mulberry Street
Clarence Mathis
District 14
du Quoin
Watermelon Theft Leads to 25 SIU Students Arrested
About 25 members of Southern Illinois University fraternity Phi Keppe Tau were arrested early Saturday at Crab Orchard Lake. Twenty five watermelons were recovered from Pickin's Food Mart on Main Street. They face charges of theft or petty larceny and will appear before Jackson County Circuit Court Magistrate Robert Schwartz at 10 a.m. Monday. SIU officials will decide university action. The group planned a party at Crab Orchard Lake that Saturday afternoon in honor of Aloomi, but it was canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University Fraternity
Phi Keppe Tau
Crab Orchard Lake
Plck'g Food Mart
Jackson County Circuit Court
Robert Schwartz
Carbondale
Jack Hazel
SIU
Aloomi
Lske
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Janet Peffer
Ellis McKenzie
Rotary Club
Marion Rabacchi
Bill Lee Venegoni
Shay
Robert Steinmetz
Elks Club
Jack Finney
Loris Meeks
Byron Kuehner
Ramatic
Carla Brafford
Linda Bruns
Carol Emery
Sondira Richey
Janet Walden
Pivor
Gloria Bond
Linda, Box
Bill Calliss
Sue Colombe
Cathy Cent
Francis Dohanieh
Jessica Fo|gle
Monte Franklin
David Grear
Ruth Ann Jones
Carolyn Merlo
Sharon Rudolph
David Laver
Russell Emory
Jana
Larry
Jacobs
Quin Hostetler
Emery
Donna Sue King
John King
Murphyshore
Ers
Mike Althoff
Ed Althoff
Richard Edward Kraft
Alphott
King
Front
Twin John
Marion High
Burns
Paul Burns
W. Cherry St
Browder
Ray Brawder
1St St
Herrin Jaycees
Jef
Roy Brown
Carmi
William Hood
Granite City
Dewey Simmons
Flo Simmons
Mike Simmons
Vienna
Wil
Liam Heed
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Engel's
Graham and Batt
P.m
Washington, D.C
Wiliamson County
Steeleville Boys
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