Community thanks for sympathy after loss of husband and father
The Drake family expresses gratitude to Rev Harold L Crowell Assembly of God Church and Huffman Funeral Home for sympathy after the death of their husband and father.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1966
Page
18
The Drake family expresses gratitude to Rev Harold L Crowell Assembly of God Church and Huffman Funeral Home for sympathy after the death of their husband and father.
On August 17 1966 a certificate was filed in Jackson County Illinois listing the owners and operators of Corner Cafe at 101 West Walnut Carbondale. The notice is dated August 17 1966 and signed by Delmar Ward County Clerk with publication August 19 26 and September 2.
Court notices that in the estate of Helen M Val lo deceased number 66 P 59 letters testamentary issued August 8 1964 to Anthony Esichenseer 215 Goldman Building East St Louis IL with attorney John L Stewart 907 Chestnut Murphysboro IL and a claim date of October 3 1964 filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Murphysboro Illinois including copies mailed to the representative and attorney Dated August 8 1966
A list of marriage licenses from Marion and nearby towns includes couples such as Clarence Talley and Glenna Jobe both in Marion, John Baker and Norma McFheron of Marion, and Jerald Combs with LaDonna Fite. Additional pairs cover Carterville, Cambria, Energy, Herrin, Granite City, and other locales with ages ranging from teens to senior citizens.
In Benton and Carbondale areas a series of births occurred on Thursday at Franklin and Doctors Hospital. Du Quoin mourns Alta Mae Reel 73 who died Wednesday with services planned Saturday at Keeling Funeral Home. A daughter was welcomed to the Dailey and Hawkins households Thursday in Franklin Hospital and Marshall Browning Hospital respectively.
The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America board voted to authorize a strike against Western Electric Co after rejecting a three year contract offer. The proposed deal would raise wages 3.4 percent annually for three years, above the 3.2 percent guideline.
About 1,000 registered nurses in 23 state institutions asked for raises between 135 and 440 dollars a month. A new scale would run from 540 dollars for beginners to 1,470 dollars for top administrators, presented to Department of Mental Health officials. Dr. Harold Visotsky said officials favor the proposal.
Eleven state mental hospitals and schools for the retarded in Illinois received federal grants totaling 1,372,000. Gov Otto Kerner announced the awards on Thursday, funding three to five years to speed training of state employees treating mentally ill and retarded persons.
Calumet City Mayor Joseph W. Nowak suspended building commissioner Joseph Milda after charges allege he offered to help a Hammond plastering contractor avoid an out of state permit in return for money. Milda, 59, was arrested by Illinois Crime Investigating Commission head Charles Siragusa.
Land of Lincoln Junior College Association circulates petitions for a comprehensive junior college to serve 25 school districts in central Illinois. The proposed district spans Sanganon, Cass, Christian, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan and Logan counties.
Five people were killed and two wounded when a jilted man fired on a six room New Haven apartment occupied by Mary McClease and friends. Police later captured Willie J. Davis of New Haven, linked to a multi state alarm. Names include Neil White 55 Dover North Carolina, Richard Leathers 27 New Haven, Caroline Sykes 24, and her son Michael 5.
Haider Nawab a Pakistan born doctoral math student at Southern Illinois University displays a summer project blending sculpture and painting. His piece Death depicts realistic limbs on an abstract background using clay and paint. The exhibit in Magnolia Lounge runs until Monday with free admission.
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