Oldest living US miner Jackie Hughes dies at 101
John Jackie Hughes 101 of Johnston City Illinois died at 12 10 am August 4 1978 at Marion Memorial Hospital He began mining at 13 in England came to the US in 1907 settled Williamson County worked mines until 1935 He was a member of the First United Methodist Church Johnston City Funeral set for Sunday at the church Burial in Lakeview Cemetery Memorials to American Cancer Society.
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John
Jackie” Hughes
Noah St
Johnston City
Marion Memorial Hospital
Mr. Hughes
United States
United Mine Workers of America
England
Williamson County
First United Methodist Church
Woodlesford
Arthur
Elizabeth Hughes
Frances Adcock
Lakeview Cemetery
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Andrew Bochantin
Tamaroa
Friendship Manor
Nashville
Mr. Bochantin
American Legion Post
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church
Toddsmill
Washington County
Anthony and
Catherine Szerpanski Bochantin
Agnes Kuberski
du Bois
Oley
Nick
Clarence
Randolph
Viola Pero
Jerseyville
Amelia Lynn
Freemont
Neb
Clara Haines
Mt. Vernon
Marcella Rogawski
Kringer-Searby
Trinity Lutheran Church
Clara Droste
W. Maple
St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery
Krupp Funeral Home
Droste
Washington County Hospital
Ladies Aid
Covington Township
Henry
Anna Luebke Going
William Dorste
Edward Going
Stella Going
Mary Droste
Mary Hemminghaus
Belleville
Henry Droste
Edwin Backs
Okanville
Ruby Hazel Kern
Styrest Nursing Home
Carbondale
Zeigler and Cambria
Memorial Hospital
Kern
Zeigler
Hamton County
Joseph Smithpeters
Owen Kern
Ruby Kay Kern
Joe
Metropolis
Willard
Carson City
Nev
Ted
Alexandria
Bob
Carterville
Owen, Jr
Shawneetown
Patty Gilmore
Murphysboro
Leland Smithpeters
Marshall, Mo
Vantrease
Gorham
Mary “Angie” Tindall
Granite City
Eunice Winfield
Ina Stevens
Ashland
Jack Sheppard
Earl Sheppard
Baltimore
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Rockwood
Funeral
Onieda Burton Davis
Orient
Union Funeral Home
West Frankfort
Denning
Davis
Union Hospital
Murray, Ky
Harry and
Elsie McElyen Burton
Wavell Burton
Jerry Burton
Charleston
John Burton
Aiken
S.C
Gloria Griffith
Shirley Shostrum
Lela Raffino
Barbara Burton
Daytona Beach
Fla
Patricia Cantrell
Anna Vista
Anna
Hillcrest Cemetery
Riggin-Pillatsch
Cantrell
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Tulsa
Ohia
Roy Cantrell
Baptist Church and
Eagles Auxiliary
Anna Survivors
Jerry Spiller
West Memphis
Ark
Stanley Daniels
Oklahoma City
Okla
Edna M. Black
Edna Marie Black
High St
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Energy
Black
Firmin Desloge Hospital
Illinois
William J
May B. Davis Leyerle
William Black
Bill Leyerle
Michael Leyerle
du Quoin
Susan Rogers
Christopher
Mary Leyerle
Carol Partee
Janet Ladd
Obituary notices from Carbondale and nearby towns
Obituaries and funeral records for Martha Bond of Carbondale and others from the region outline deaths on Aug 3 1978 and Aug 4 1978. Included are survivor details spouses children and funeral arrangements with church and cemetery locations across Carbondale Toddsmill Nashville Gran ite City and Anna areas.
Community events and talks in Carbondale area Saturday
Congressman Paul Simon discusses nuclear disarmament at Unitarian Fellowship Meeting House in Carbondale at 2 p m with public discussion to follow. Evening AA and Al anon meetings at St Joseph Hospital Cafeteria Murphysboro. Giant City State Park offers geology hike and candle dipping and a live snake program at the Interpretive Center Amphitheater all free. Promenaders Square Dance at Carpenter's Hall Carbondale with Ben Eicher calling. SIU Alumni reception at Student Center Ballroom D noon to 6 p m. Play The Man of La Mancha runs 8 p m Sat and Sun at University.
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Paul Simon
Unitarian Fellowship
West Elm
South University
Carbondale
Alcoholics Anonymous
al- Anon
St. Jopseh Hospital
Murphysboro
Giant City State Park
Giant City
W. Willow St
Ben Eicher
Student Center
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
SIU Carbondale Offers Free Motorcycle Safety Course
The Safety Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will run a free motorcycle course from Monday through Friday August 18. Course No 14 meets 6 to 9 30 p m on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Registration is at the Continuing Education office in Washington Square Complex Carbondale. Motorcycles and helmets are provided. Participants must be at least 15 years old.
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Safety Center
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Washington Square Complex
Carbondale
Fall registration advisement at Kaskaskia College
Students plan to register for fall semester at Kaskaskia College on August 22 23 and 24 must schedule an academic advisement appointment with Charlotte Korte at 532 1981 ext 243. Those without an appointment will register the week of August 28. Local movie listings include SALUKI 1 and 2 in Carbondale and several theaters in nearby towns showing popular titles.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Kaskaskia College
Charlotte Korte
Farmers Market of
Carbondale
Main
Washington Streets
Indian Culture Hike at Devil's Standtable Nature Trail
Sunday program at 10 a.m. offers a free public hike along the Devil's Standtable Nature Trail. Meet at the train entrance sign for the guided walk celebrating local culture.
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Giant City State Park
Devil’s Standtable
Varsity 1 and 2 in Carbondale vent to Heaven Can Wait Corvette
Two Carbondale teams, Varsity 1 and Varsity 2, are noted for upcoming events Heaven Can Wait and Corvette. Details are sparse in the fragment, but the item signals local high school athletics with two programs and named works or themes.
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Carbondale
Corvette
Woman charged with fraud sentenced to jail probation
A 25 year old Murphysboro woman, Bessie Evans, was sentenced to two years probation and 30 days in the Jackson County Jail after pleading guilty to public aid fraud. She had been charged in 1975 with obtaining 3070 dollars in aid she did not deserve and faced additional charges of double payments.
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Murphysboro
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Jackson County
Bessie Evans
Seventh Street
Jomac Products, Inc
Public Aid Department
John Clemons
Miss Evans
Robert Schwartz
SIUC law building funded. Thompson may sign by Aug 15
Illinois Governor James Thompson is expected to sign a measure by August 15 to provide 7.6 million dollars for a 109000 square foot law school building at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The project aims to secure full ABA accreditation, with bids planned for a February start and an 18 month completion. Architects include Fischer-Stein Associates and partners from Mt Vernon and St Louis.
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Illinois
James Thompson
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale School of Law
Hiram H. Lesar
Law School
American Bar Association
Lesar
Law Library
Fischer-Stein Associates
Carbondale
Fields
Goldman and Magee
Mt. Vernon
Anselevicius-Rupe
St. Louis
Stephenson Named Beck Center Director in Sparta
Ronald Stephenson of Sparta has been appointed director of Beck Area Vocational School by the board. He has served as interim director for two months and replaces Alfred Redding who retired June 2. Stephenson led the Sparta High School Vocational Education Program for five years and has 11 years with the program. He resigned from Sparta High School Monday night.
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Ronald Stephenson
Sparta
Beck Area Vocational School
Stephenson
Alfred Redding
Red Bud
Sparta High School
How to Submit a Public Calendar Item
The Southern Illinoisan prints free calendar items for public meetings and entertainments. Send date time place brief description and admission charge to Calendar The Southern Illinoisan 710 North Illinois Carbondale IL 62901 one week before the event.
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Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
Scientists gather for 11th annual reproduction meeting at SIUC
About 600 scientists are expected to attend the 11th annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The event runs Monday through Thursday with papers on animal and human reproduction. Attendees include physiologists biologists zoologists and NIH researchers. Local chair is Richard E Falvo SIUC School of Medicine.
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Society For the Study of Reproduction
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
National Institutes of Health
SIUC
University of California At Davis
University of Pennsylvania
University of Texas At Austin
Richard E. Falvo
Siuc School of Medicine
Marion chamber plans meetings on candidates
The Greater Marion Area Chamber of Commerce schedules two meetings for a closer look at political candidates. The first session on Tuesday at noon at the Ramada Inn invites Democratic candidates for state and county offices with a Q&A. The second session for Republican candidates is set for Aug. 15 at the same time and venue.
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Greater
Marion Area
Witt
Correction recalls missing brother in McConkey obituary
A Thursday obituary for Lacy McConkey failed to name his brother Russell McConkey of Chester, prompting correction. Russell McConkey, of Chester, is identified as the departed's brother in the updated notice.
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Lacy McConkey
Russell McConkey
Chester
Lottery Big Pay Day Gold Strike
Lottery results announce a big pay day with prize figures 21 16 36 30. Players across regions anticipate potential winnings, as numbers drawn spark interest in local communities and betting circles.
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Jackie’ Hughes
Alice Swift
Esther Kucera
St. Louis, Mo
Elizabeth Wright
Mary Timmins
Ferndale, Mich
Edith Ellsthorpe
Northlake
Frances
American Cancer Society
Martha Bond
Martha E. Bond
Route 1
She
Luther
Irene Click
Burton Bond Jr
Joseph
Mark
Dughter
Amy Bond
First Baptist Church
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Meredith Funeral Home
Heart Fund
Ruby H. Kern
Simon
NEW Liberty
Starlite
Eldorado
Orpheum
Harrisburg
FOX
Herrin
Martha Naomi Pentecost
N. Garfield St
Marion
Herrin Hospital
Mitchell Funeral Home
SIU C Law School
Siuc Law Building
National Weather Service
New Mexico
Atlantic Coast
Washington
Pacific Coast
Shrarwer
NOAA
US Dept of Commerc
Marion Chamber
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