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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1973
Page
1
The National Weather Service forecasts showers stretching from Arizona northeastward into Canada and along the Northeast coast and Southeast and Gulf coasts today as cold air advances from Idaho into northern California, shaping a mixed conditions day.
A compiled list shows many individuals admitted or discharged at Franklin, West Frankfort, Murphysboro, Herrin Hospital, and other facilities. Names span multiple towns including West Frankfort, Johnston City, Carterville, and Carbondale, with occasional notes on twins and babies. The fragmented OCR preserves numerous patient surnames and origins across counties, reflecting a busy period for local medical centers.
Logan and Sanders have a daughter born Friday at Wolan Hospital West Frankfort Mr and Mrs Jobby Lesser and Sample announce a daughter born Friday at Union Hospital West Frankfort Hussine and family announce a daughter born Tuesday at Memorial Hospital Chesvers CONYERS GA SMITH and Aid Mes Williams report a son born Friday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital Jennings Terry 3 son born Friday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital Hawkins and Mrs Larey have a son born Friday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Community calendar lists upcoming events through Monday with venues including FOX Carbondale and SALUK Carbondale. Notices invite readers to call or drop a note for details. Movie showtimes and ratings are available at See Movie for times.
In Carbondale the collection runs Saturday and Sunday in the Western parking lot west of Mardala Shopping Center and in Winky's working lot near Lewis Park Mall. Tin cans must have end labels removed. In Carterville the drive is Saturday and Sunday south of the Civic Teen Parking Center on South Division Street with jars and tin cans washed and labels removed.
A dense schedule of local meetings fairs and performances spans many towns including West Frankfort Carbondale Elverado DeSoto Pinckneyville Christopher Zeigler Shawnee Marion Cobden Herrin Herrin and more. Highlights include city council and school board meetings at various times plus festivals parades and cultural shows such as watermelon festivals and a baton twirling exhibition.
Film listings from multiple venues include Oklahoma trade, The Poseidon Adventure, Woman for Sale, They Only Kill Masters, and Neptune Factor. Drive-ins at Rend Lake and Grand Theatre feature Paper Nigga, Bad Company, Paar Maan, and other titles. Shows run through midweek with selections changing Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Perry County board passed a resolution urging the American Thresherman Association to position Perry County as the permanent site for the annual Gas and Threshing Show. The event, hosted in Pinckneyville for 12 years, saw approval of a bid from McDaniel Refrigeration of Pinckneyville for a chest tree weed freeze at 269 dollars. The panel planned to open gasoline bids next Friday and directed all local officials to present their budgets. A 911 emergency number is to be installed, with Tamaroa to receive it. Pinckneyville already operates the service. Plans also called for courthouse equipment upgrades and allocated funds for tax extension work and other purposes, with a total spread across upcoming fiscal needs.
A list of marriage license applicants includes Donnie R. Smith and Sharon Smith of Chester, Steven Paul Galden and Audre M. Sienas of Carbondale, Gwendolyn Cheryl Rose Lotquist of Murphysboro, Paul Martin Ite and Linda Shaw of Elkville, Steven W. Kings and Suzann E. Eaton of Carbondale, and other couples with hometowns noted as Carbondale, Murphysboro, and nearby areas.
Publicized notices report multiple deaths across Marion and surrounding towns. Tarlton Ingram, 52, of Marion, died at the Veterans Administration Hospital. several other individuals including Chris Poggas, Charles Covington, Millard McCrary, Ella Frederick, Mildred Barnhart, Violet Smith, Mary Godair, Edward Kousick, Pearlie Blair, Martha May, Virginia Barbaro, Maurice Stith, and Carrie Layman Jackson are listed with funeral arrangements, survivors, and burial details in local mortuaries and churches.
The correction states Robert Rentfro, 59, of 210 W White St Marion, was not thrown through the windshield in the Friday one car crash. Car damage was estimated at 500 dollars and Rentfro’s age was incorrectly reported in Friday’s paper.
Fires across the Northwest and northern Rockies threaten Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest areas. The Montana range blaze near Miles City expanded to about 10,000 acres. About 40,000 acres burned with 7,000 firefighters at work as arson suspicions linger and fire weather remains critical.
Defense Secretary Schlesinger announced that the Soviet Union had flight tested and independently targeted multiple warheads. The development raises questions over whether Moscow aims to catch up or surpass the United States in both number and destructive power, shaping talks on strategic arms limits and verification methods. Iran's 29 million people include substantial pastoral herds of sheep and goats.
President Nixon signed a bill exempting the Delta Queen paddlewheeler from strict fire and safety regulations for five more years. The wooden-constructed boat carries overnight passengers on the Mississippi and inland rivers, with supporters arguing the fire hazard is minimal while planning a new vessel conforming to Coast Guard standards. Also noted is Marine Pfc. Michael E. Brown on a Caribbean training cruise from Camp Lejeune.
Friday high 66 and overnight low 66. Saturday 9 am temperature 74. Precipitation 0.063 inches from Friday 7 am to Saturday 7 am. Sunset today 7 51, Sunrise Monday 6 16, sunset Monday 74.
The Young Americans for Freedom condemned President Nixon at their annual convention for Watergate and demanded full disclosure of his role. A Watergate resolution blamed liberalism, charged Nixon and Congress with failure to uphold conservative mandates, and criticized liberal use of Watergate to thwart voters.
Athens AP reports strongman George Papadopoulos takes the oath as president of the new Greek republic. He pledges to reinstate democratic rule, marking continuity with his 1967 coup era and a referendum critics call rigged that ended the monarchy and exile of Constantine.
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