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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1968
Page
2
Daily list of public meetings across Williamson County and surrounding cities for Monday evenings. Includes city councils school boards planning commission and a contrived mix of special events and drive-in movie listings with venues in Herrin Marion Carbondale and nearby towns.
Tuesday events include Perry County planning meeting at 7 30 p m in Pinckneyville with the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission Franklin County Supervisors at 7 30 p m in Benton Bend Lake Conservancy District at 7 30 p m in the Wood Building Herrin City Library Board at 7 30 p m Unit Two Board of Education at 7 30 p m at Unit Administration Building Marion senior citizens pinochle and bridge at 1 30 p m in Herrin Southern Illinois University Summer Orchestra performs Excultate Jubilate Mozart and Haydn Symphony No 45 at 8 p m in University Center Ballrooms free admission.
The Holiday on Ice show visits Southern Illinois University Arena October 3 to 6 with eight 8 p.m. performances and a 2:30 p.m. Saturday matinee plus a 6 p.m. Sunday show, all tickets 1.50 to 3.50 with discounts for groups of 20 or more on Thursday and Sunday. Tickets go on sale September 7 at multiple area outlets and reservations can be made at the arena manager's office.
Zeigler-Royalton Unit School Board considers creating an educable mentally handicapped class at Zeigler grade school pending state approval and a hire. A steering committee led by Charles Smith and Charles Tinsley will study consolidation with five Western Franklin County districts. Public hearing on the 1968-69 budget and tax levy set for Sept. 19.
Park board president Doug Karnes announces an Atom Tournament for 8 and 9 year olds for one week starting today with seven area towns. A softball tourney begins Aug 26 and a tennis event is planned for Sept 1. Lighting, shelter wiring, and door seats upgrades are under way. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Louella Fowler 88 at the Meth odist Church of Marion. Ky. Burial followed in Johnston City cemetery. Tony Hammer of Cobden died today. funeral plans are pending. Police brief reports speeding for Carmen J. Jones 34 in Carterville.
The Herrin Public Building Commission will meet at 7 30 p m today with Red Men Lodge representatives to talk relocating the lodge from the third floor of city hall. Plans consider moving to the old Bandyville School building with Civil Defense space, while city hall plans are drawn by Clark Altay and Associates.
NYSE president Robert W. Haack warned at an SEC hearing that abolishing minimum commissions could destroy the securities markets. He argued negotiated rates invite destructive competition, harming customers and undermining investor protection and market stability. The Justice Department had urged ending minimum charges due to antitrust concerns.
The 88th Anna Fair opens with a $40 977 prize pool across arts crafts animals fruits vegetables sample crops and flowers. Participants file entries by 5 pm while the Lester Family of St Louis sings at the Sunday opening. Judging starts Tuesday morning and a prize cattle mule and horse parade follows at 7:30 pm. At 8 pm a Sesquicentennial Pageant Make Her Wilderness Like Eden by a Southern Illinois University touring troupe will be presented.
Southern Illinois University purchased the Mattie West property at 913 S. Oakland Ave. for 29999 dollars. The SIU Board of Trustees approved the deal Friday as part of campus expansion in Carbondale bounded by Oakland Avenue to the west and Mill Street to the north.
Dr. John Taylor of Carbondale reports his home burglarized Sunday evening. Two shotguns a 12 gauge and 20 gauge Remington, about 75 silver dollars, $35 in quarters, around $30 cash and a GE cartridge tape recorder were taken. Deputy Bryant reported the loss.
An Illinois Bar Association program will be held at the University Center in Carbondale on Sept 5 as part of a 16 session statewide series through Oct 5. Illinois Bar Institute and ISBA Probate and Trust Law section sponsor the event with Haynes E. Reese moderating. Fee is 35 dollars and includes a wills and trusts drafting handbook.
Five programs totaling 325000 in federal Title I aid were approved by Ray Page, state superintendent. The grants include Benton Consolidated High School District 103, Egyptian Community Unit 5, Harrisburg CUSD 3, Metropolis Community High School District 20, and West Frankfort CUSD 168, with amounts ranging from about 26 thousand to 103 thousand dollars.
Vienna Bloomington area soldier Ronnie L. Alsip earns the Bronze Star for heroism during a night ambush south of Lai Khe. Metropolis sergeant Charles D. Cagle receives the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service as an air courier in Vietnam. Additional awardee Sergeant Donald Miller earns the Army Commendation Medal near Quang Tri.
John Kutcosky Sr. 63 of Zeigler died Sunday at Herrin Hospital. Born March 12, 1905 in Du Bois Pennsylvania, he was a retired parts manager for a Chicago auto agency. Survived by wife Bertha, a son John Jr., a daughter Mrs Roy Neitner, two Chicago sisters, a Chicago brother and three grandchildren. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church Zeigler 10 a.m. Wednesday with Rosary at 9:30 a.m. at Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler. Burial at St. Aloysius Cemetery Royalton. The family will receive friends after 7 p.m. today.
Southern Illinois University hosts the 14th annual Institute for Rehabilitation Personnel this week with about 40 participants from eight state agencies. Sessions run 8:30 a.m. daily in Trueblood Hall, University Park Residence Center, covering Rehabilitation Programming Group Procedures in Rehabilitation Transitional Facilities in Rehabilitation Behavior Modification Rehabilitation in Special Populations and Problems of the Disadvantaged.
Jean Burkhart 87 of 902 W Cherry Marion died at 4 40 p m in Marion Memorial Hospital He was a former Marion shoe store owner and Elks 800 member Born November 7 1880 he married Ethel Brows in Lawrenceville February 1 1930 Survived by his wife and sisters Mrs Ethel Colp Marion and Mrs Ruby Johnson Springfield Services 2 p m Tuesday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Burial Rose Hill Cemetery Calling after 6 p m today Also a $136 881 road work contract near Steeleville was awarded to Link Trucking and Construction Co Walsh for 1 85 miles of concrete base course.
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