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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 2004
Page
11
Multiple death notices from towns including Herrin Carbondale Shawneetown and Marion report the passing of Joel Watson McPherson Emily Marie Bartar Thomasine Logsdon Bandle Clyde Hinman Ann Smith Elfrieda Turner Ricky Oathout and others. The notices list ages birthplaces service times funeral homes cemeteries and survivor details with military and religious affiliations where given.
Vandalism reported west of Carbondale led to the theft of a pickup truck later recovered by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department south of Murphysboro near Grammer's Orchards. Authorities classify the case as felony vehicle theft and felony criminal damage over 300 dollars with no damage estimate available and no suspects yet.
SIUC alumni from seven states gather under Faner Hall at 1 p.m. to protest the administration’s move to end James Rochman’s Munchie Man vending permit after more than a decade. Student leaders note a 12 to 1 campus vote to keep Rochman, with community support and signatures totaling hundreds, while officials cite safety and concession competition concerns.
A Murphysboro woman sustained minor injuries when a vehicle pulled into her path on Airport Road near Illinois 13. William Wood, 22, of Carbondale, was southbound in a 1989 Chevrolet truck at 6 30 p.m. Tuesday and tried to cross Illinois 13, pulling into the eastbound 2000 Kia driven by the injured woman.
A boil water order issued for South Shork Road customers has been lifted for Crab Orchard water customers in Tatum Heights Subdivision by Michelle McGraw-Hunter of Murphysboro after her vehicle overturned on Illinois 13. She required extraction and was treated for minor injuries at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Citations are pending.
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