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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1966
Page
16
Rain should sprinkle parts of the middle Atlantic coastal states and the Great Basin. Temperatures remain largely steady with little change elsewhere.
The page records patient movements at numerous facilities including Du Quoin, Pinckneyville, Sparta, Murphysboro, and West Frankfort. Admitted and discharged entries list many individuals by surname and given name across weeks, with clusters in Cardinal directions and surrounding towns such as Chester, Herrin, Marion, and Vienna.
The notices record several newborns by family and location. In Carbondale Gary R Wilson and wife welcomed a son, in Detroit Bruce Stearns and wife had a girl, in Elkv ille Harold Beard and wife a daughter, in Johnston City Homer Stallings and wife a son, in Marion Eu gene Dwyer and wife a daughter, in Murphysboro Vincent Coors and wife a daughter, in Lesser Alvin Curry and wife a daughter, and in St Louis Dr David Wilson and wife a daughter born to former Johnston City residents.
Margaret Turner died at 69 in Anna Heights with a funeral at 10 a.m. Thursday at St Marys Anna burial in Anna Cemetery Rosary at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday at McCarty Funeral Home. John William Vickery 56 died Sunday services 2 p.m. Wednesday Baptist Church Cutler burial in Cutler Cemetery. Orville Anderson 68 died Monday Herrin Hospital funeral 1 30 p.m. Wednesday Johnson Funeral Home burial Herrin City Cemetery.
Peru notes a rare Marvelous hummingbird with only four tail feathers two of which are much longer than the bird and tipped with feathered flags. The remaining two feathers are shaped like long thorn arrows.
The Johnston City American Legion Club sold the burned two story building at Seventh and Washington to Sam Davis of D and C Sheet Metal for one dollar after a club vote. Davis plans to remodel part of the structure for his shop while contractor Delmer Mitchell will rework a smaller east side building into a post and club space at an estimated remodeling cost of about four thousand dollars. The May 12 fire damaged the buildings and state investigators are probing a missing 2400 dollars.
A divided four lane interstate 270 bridge over the Mississippi River north of East St. Louis will open to traffic at 2 p m Friday Public Works Director Francis S Lorenz announced. Another bridge on the same route over the Cabin of Rocks channel also opens Friday to handle Labor Day weekend traffic.
John William Vickery 56 of Cutler died Sunday at Memorial Hospital Chester born Camden Tennessee March 27 1910 son of Lon and Minnie Cox Vickery married Lula Hipps January 8 1932 in Blytheville Arkansas a guard at Menard State Penitentiary survived by wife sons John Clyde Paul Douglas Gerald Kevin daughters Alma Theobald Regina Wanda Linda Debbie Mary brothers Clarence Eulan Clyde sisters Florence Klingman Emma Buchanan Lula Fulton Katherine Peterson funeral 2 pm Wednesday Baptist Church Cutler burial Cutler Cemetery friends may call Lynn Hill Funeral Home Cutler
Jerome Hanna Dean known as Dizzy Dean, former St Louis Cardinals pitcher and baseball announcer, says he has not decided about a Mississippi governor bid. He told Memphis Press-Scimitar by phone there has been interest but he plans to decide in two months and will announce first to Podruh. He was in Atlanta for the Braves series with the Chicago Cubs when discussed possible politics.
The Treasury asks Congress to undo a Supreme Court ruling allowing churches and tax exempt groups to buy business properties for tax advantages. Assistant Secretary Surrey warns of a shift of productive property to tax exempt bodies as groups advertise readiness to buy. A National Council for Young Israel spokesman opposes wiping out the shelter, fearing loss of religious freedom.
Jodrell Bank in England reports Luna 11 started sending pictures from the moon for about 30 minutes on Monday night. Sir Bernard Lovell notes the images resemble those from Lunar and the U S Lunar Orbiter, with no contents confirmed yet. Moscow had not commented on the transmissions from Luna 11.
Leander H. Perez denounces a federal court desegregation order as a worse catastrophe than Hurricane Betsy and promises no clear course of action. Judge Herbert W. Christenberry ordered that grades 1 7 10 12 and two board chosen grades desegregate with freedom of choice starting Wednesday, with Sept. 12 to resolve remaining issues.
Hurricane Faith drifted toward land and the seeding project using silver iodide crystals was cancelled. Gordon Dunn of the National Hurricane Center said there would be no seeding today and unlikely in the future as Faith shifted to a westward course.
Rosetta Adams of East Alton 71 died at Wood River Township Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Donoga on September 14 1894 daughter of Jacob and Mary Dill on Dillon. Survived by daughters Dorleska Noble and Madeleine Harlan son Harvey sister Mae Miles brothers John Illine and Jack New Port Richey Florida mother Mary Ferguson Florida with 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday Norris and Son Funeral Home Jonesboro officiated by Rev. Earl W. Ashley burial in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Precipitation from 7 a.m. Monday to 7 a.m. today is none. Sunset today at 7 36 p m. Sunrise Wednesday at 6 26 a m with sunset at 7 35 p m. Pollen count recorded at 45.
Across multiple regions the forecast calls for mostly sunny and warm weather. Temperatures range from lows in the 60s to highs around 90 with chances of scattered thunderstorms in some areas tonight or Wednesday. Regions include St Louis area and Chicago area with varying cloudiness.
East St. Louis bids show hogs 6 000 head cattle 2 000 calves 150 sheep 500. Hogs 8 000 with 200 260 lb barrows and gilts 24 75 and 300 650 lb sows 19 22 50. Cattle 4 000 calves 300 good to choice steers 25 25 26 00 good to choice heifers 22 50 24 75 cows 17 00 20 00 good to choice vealers 23 00 32 00 good to choice slaughter calves 22 00 25 00.
State probate court announces letters of administration issued to Nora Brown for the estate of W B Brown. Claim date is the first Monday in October 1966. Claims must be filed with the Clerk in Murphysboro and served on the administrator and attorneys.
Notices publish probate action in Jackson County Illinois governing Lloyd L Hewitt estate with filing deadline in October 1966 and adoption petition in Murphysboro. Also public notice of 1966 Illinois migratory waterfowl regulations detailing hunting seasons limits and shooting hours across counties including Jackson and surrounding areas.
Jenny Lind Schumacher files for divorce from George W Schumacher in Jackson County court. Publication states defendant cannot be served as he is out of state. defendant must appear by October 13, 1966 or default may be entered. Dated Murphysboro August 24, 1966. James Kerley Jr, Clerk. Richard E White, attorney for plaintiff.
The document lists daily permit procedures for waterfowl and upland game areas in Illinois, including permit requests, drawing times, and nontransferable permits. It details duck, goose, and pheasant area regulations, hunting hours, mandatory stamps and decoy requirements, and area-specific restrictions across multiple counties and lakes.
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