Housing For Senior Citizens In Herrin Opens
Residents of the Williamson County Housing Authority’s new elderly complex in Herrin praise their low rent, safety features, and compact apartments. The 16 units on North 17th Street and 24 on South 22nd Street cater to seniors mostly in their 70s, many widowed, with rents from 34 to 50 dollars monthly based on income. Residents describe a quiet, neighborly, convenient community near downtown, with tenants contributing ideas for unit names.
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Marta Bender
Ilinois
Williamson County Housing Authority
Herrin
North 17Th Street
South 22Nd Street
Housing Authority
Julius Steinmarch
Ethel Vaughn
Sea
17Th Street
Tolman
Designed For Elderly Housing Is Handy Safe Tenants
New William County Housing Authority projects for the elderly feature red light rescue buttons in each apartment with an outside signal and buzzer. Bathrooms have supportive bars, tubs with seats, ceiling pull fixtures for bulbs, crank windows, casement sashes, marble sills, and elbow friendly panels. Central gas and hot water controls are secured, floors are non skid vinyl, and units include large refrigerators and stoves with folding doors to separate living and sleeping areas.
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Browler
Oldsters
Readers Tastes Wide Variety In Murphysboro Library
Marie Volkert profiles Murphysboro library patron habits under librarian Emma Hough. Patrons pick own books from shelves from biographies to Civil War titles, with popularReads like Legends and Lore and movies inspired works. The library holds nearly 10 000 volumes, circulates about 2500 books monthly, and adds ~40 new titles every four weeks.
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Marie Volkert
Murphysboro
Emma Hough
Ati Sallie
Logan “Library
Southern Illinois
John Allen
Hough
Pat
Audio Lingual French Class At Herrin High School
At Herrin High School Anthony Venegoni piloted the audio lingual method in beginner French, teaching entirely in spoken French. Students imitate and repeat phrases, with writing limited to copied words, as the class aims to improve speaking ability and ear training through active listening.
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Martha Moser
Southern
Iindsan
Herrin High School
Anthony
Venegoni
Modern Language Association
Herrin High
Minimus
Eleeny Ieee
Malsy
Dogram
Rosary
College
French Forest
Skepti
Pak Farsa
No Rabies Shots for Herrin Boy Highlighted
John Walker, 15, of Herrin, was bitten on the leg by a dog on August 28. The incident raises questions about required rabies vaccination for the boy and potential medical actions.
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Herrin
John Walker
Mill
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Anna Pierson
North 17Th Street Project
Mrs. Piersot
Vaughn
Wen
Jerrin
Lee Tolman
Louisa Berolatt
William
Son’ County Housing, Authority
Rons
Daphne du Maurier
Taylor’ Caldwell
Jack Fishman
Clementine
Lady’ Churchill
Fletcher
Knebel
Charles W. Bailey
Haugh
Ular
Town
Crews
Outer Space
Dr. Seuss
Winnie’ the’ Pooh
Ike
Terry Cottenare
Saltie Logan Library
Murphysbere
Mort
Anthony Venegeni
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