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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1978
Page
11
Multiple obituaries from Carbondale West Frankfort Herrin and Christopher detail services for Betty Bessie Brooks Lina Sweet Sally Larkin Williams Maude Messer Ray Tackitt Nettie Files Lydia Allen Nancy Allman and others. Services span Bethel AME Church Union Funeral Home Gilbert and Parker Reedy with burial in local cemeteries. Survivors include children grandchildren and relatives with dates and locations in Illinois and Tennessee.
Mt Vernon man Charles Wilson 38 was reported in critical condition after falling from a motorcycle on Interstate 57 near Mt. Vernon at 9 05 p m Police said his front wheel wobbled causing the loss of control Five other accidents Monday sent five people to area hospitals Three other crashes involved a Benton driver Jeanine Linn 43 and three passengers from West Frankfort minor injuries were treated at Union Hospital in West Frankfort A Sparta man James Wilson 22 suffered minor injuries after a collision with J D Shaw 16 of Steeleville at Illinois routes 150 and 4 An additional collision on Blair Road near Sparta involved Gary Hartmann 24 and Carl King 21 with King suffering minor injuries
The Herrin Fire Department joined Johnston City and Carterville to battle a smoldering coal chute fire at a Burlington Northern Railroad roundhouse in Chittyville. Reported around 8:15 p.m. Monday, the blaze damaged the platform with no injuries. Fire crews remained on site into the next morning before resuming efforts.
A former Carbondale business owner, Diane Oltman, was convicted in Murphysboro by a Jackson County Circuit Court jury of obstructing justice after she allegedly gave a false name to a deputy sheriff serving a small claims summons. Judge Bill Green will sentence her on September 5.
About 1500 dollars in office equipment was reported stolen Sunday from the State Farm Insurance Co in Du Quoin police said Two electric typewriters valued at 900 and other items including manual typewriters an adding machine a stereo tape deck an antique clock and a binder containing 300 checks were taken none recovered so far. Christina Lynn Germann infant daughter of Richard and Ethel Diamond Germann of Percy died Sunday Aug 13 1978 at Cardinal Glennon Hospital St Louis She is survived by her parents Graveside services set for 10 30 a m Wednesday at Cutler Cemetery Hill Funeral Home of Cutler in charge
Water quality and health councils plus city and school boards meet Wednesday at multiple sites including Holiday Inn Muddy Harrisburg Herrin Campbell Hill Junior High Carbondale and Carrier state offices. Public programs include Parenthood classes at the Emma C Hayes Center with free films food and child care.
The Southern Illinoisan will print free items open to the public. Send calendar notices to Calendar, The Southern Illinoisan, 710 North Illinois, Carbondale, IL 62901, one week before the event. The list includes cinema screenings at multiple theaters in Carbondale, Harrisburg, Marion, Eldorado, Murphysboro and Coulterville with titles such as Jaws 2, Revenge of the Pink Panther, Grease, Death Sport, Eat My Dust, Hooper, Corvette Summer, Star Wars, Inter national Velvet, and others.
A concise listing of upcoming events includes dates times and locations for each item. Brief descriptions outline the event nature and any admission charges where applicable.
The annual pageant will be held September 5, 1978 at 7 p.m. at the Williamson County Fairgrounds Marion. Delta Theta Tau Sorority and the Williamson County Fair sponsor. Entries through August 26. Prizes include a trip for winners and families and an AM FM radio donated by local merchants. Entries to Shari Jeter 600 S Market Marion 62959. For details call 993-8464.
The Southern Illinois Backgammon Club will hold a backgammon tournament Saturday at Quarto's Restaurant. Registration at 11 a.m. costs $2 per person. Cash prizes and trophies await top finishers. Players are asked to bring boards if possible. For more information, call 529-1667.
Leonard Rhine seeks 1 million dollars in Jackson County Circuit Court alleging Dr. Roy Kishore failed to diagnose throat cancer after exams on September 2 and September 24 1976. The suit claims negligent tests and treatment omissions led to radical laryngectomy and neck surgery around September 28 1977 and damages of one million plus costs.
The National Weather Service expects showers through early Wednesday across Wisconsin and parts of Iowa Illinois Indiana Michigan. Showers also loom in Washington Idaho and Montana. Southern Illinois hit 94 degrees Monday with a low of 70 and no rain up to today. By 9 am today the temperature stood at 81 with sunset at 7 48 pm and sunrise at 6 11 am.
Larry D. Miller, 20, of Murphysboro, was sentenced in Jackson County Circuit Court to six years in prison for armed robbery. Judge Richman handed down the minimum under new Class X fel ony laws. Miller was arrested May 22 at his Route 4 home after a service station attendant he allegedly robbed identified him. The .38 caliber gun and about $150 in cash were recovered, with two related charges dropped after the conviction.
Perry County Commissioner John Barber says he will sue Perry County and the state's attorney if not reimbursed for legal expenses from a lawsuit by former assessor Charles Macaluso. He clarifies he meant former State's Attorney Michael Grabowski, not current Lloyd Middleton. A rosary for Monica Lynn Irwin will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday at Huffman Funeral Home in Carbondale. the obituary Monday omitted the funeral home name.
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