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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1973
Page
18
Cooler air follows showers forecast for southern Florida, the Northwest, the Southwest, and the Dakotas. North central areas are headed for cooler conditions while warmer air lingers elsewhere.
Funeral services for Mildred Yuill 74 of 208 S 10th St Herrin will be at 11 pm Tuesday at Johnsons Funeral Home Herrin. Burial in East Lawn Memorial Gardens. She died Sunday at Herrin Hospital after months of illness. Yuill owned Yuill Music Co, taught piano and organ, and wrote the state American Legion song. Survivors include son Robert and granddaughter Sonja Yuill.
James C. Ellis 62 of Carbondale died Sunday after a three month illness. He was a former precinct committeeman and a Jackson County deputy sheriff, retired from the District 9 Highways. Also noted are obituaries for Chris N Poggas 90 of Zeigler a World War I veteran and coal miner his Greek origin and family, Roman F. Jany 76 of Chester a farmer with many children and grandchildren, and funeral details for each including church services cemeteries and survivors.
Livestock receipts for Tuesday show 4 000 hogs 1 000 cattle and 200 sheep with hogs mostly 1 50 higher than Friday mids. Cattle trading slow with limited sales and falling 2 00 to 3 00 on steers and heifers. cows and bulls also down. Multiple obituaries listed including Mary Pearle Blair 93 Buckner Nellie Mathas 70 Jonesboro and Earle Batson 73 Carbondale with funeral details and church affiliations.
Weather summary notes a high near 91 degrees on Sunday with an overnight low around 58. At 9 am today the temperature is 82 as no precipitation occurred from 7 am Sunday to 7 am Monday. Sunset today is 7 49 with sunrise Tuesday at 6 17 and sunset Tuesday at 7 42.
Lyle W. Appuhn 51 of 944 S Lake Drive Du Quoin died of apparent natural causes at Marshal Browning Hospital Sunday around 4 p.m. He owned Du Quoin Tire Mart serving mining firms in Southern Illinois. He was WWII veteran, member of First Presbyterian Church and Elks Lodge 884. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Presbyterian Church Du Quoin. Burial at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
Correction to an area report on school registrations states registration at Giant City School will be from 8 15 to 10 a m on Aug 28 not Tuesday. Buses will run a regular route that day.
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