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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1969
Page
5
A dismal Sunday forecast brings rain for the Great Lakes region and the Eastern seaboard. Snow flurries are possible in the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys as a cold front moves through.
Funeral services for Teddy Crawshaw 68 of Route 4 Carbondale will be Tuesday at 2 pm at Hoffman Funeral Home Carbondale with Rev. Harald Crowell officiating. Burial in Lipa Cemetery. Calling hours after 4 pm Monday at the funeral home. Crawshaw died Saturday at Holden Hospital after illness starting Friday. A farmer and long time Jackson County constable, he served 30 years until the post was abolished. He was a member of Union Hill Christian Church born Sept 25 191 in Jackson County. He married Irene Wright in 1921. Survived by wife Trene four sons and eight daughters, a brother, 34 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
The high Friday was 43 degrees with a low near 31 overnight. At 10 am Saturday the temperature was 34 with precipitation totaling 9 inches from Friday 7 am to Saturday 7 am. Sunset today is 4 35 and sunrise Monday is 7 09 with Monday sunset at 12 35.
Public notices list Sherman 8 Car Barracks meeting at 2 p m Sunday at Paul Stout American Legion Post Murphysboro Carbondale Community High School Christmas Concert 2 30 p m Sunday at Carbondale High School central free admission public welcome. Various movie showings at Riviera Drive In Campus Driven Varsity Fox Orpheum Liberty Rodgers Anna Hurst City Council Monday 7 30 p m Frankfort school board Monday 7 30 p m Murphysboro taxi cab commission Monday 7 30 p m Unity Point district 140 board 7 p m Monday Shawne Junior College district 53t board meeting 7 30 p m Monday Herrin Little Egypt chapter rehearsal 7 30 p m Monday Jackson County Historical Society meeting 7 30 p m Monday Pinckneyville district 1 school board 8 p m Monday Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce 7 30 p m Tuesday
The Franklin County Mental Health Association convenes at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Reed Insurance Agency in Benton hosts a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Herrin City Council also schedules a 7 p.m. session, with Benton City Council holding a 7:30 p.m. meeting.
A meeting of residents opposed to a rock music festival in Carbondale is set for 7 p.m. Monday at Gram City School. The group cites a farm formerly owned by Alex Miller off Giant City Road as the festival site, with promoters predicting up to 125 000 attendees in May. plus court docket note on Clara J. Stratford, 55, $25, no certificate of title.
Several motorists were injured in New Era Road and Rt 13 crashes near Murphysboro Carbondale West Frankfort and Anna. William Danner 22 taken to Doctors Hospital Carbondale. Michele Runion 19 uninjured. Wilabel Freeburg 46 injured at Cousin Fred store lot. Vickie Rushing 18 treated at SIU Health Service after a collision on West Main Street. Police ticketed Betty Miller 18 for yielding rights.
Police investigate after two street lights at the Baptist Student Foundation parking lot in Carbondale were shot out. A report notes two rear car windows broken, likely from falling glass. Vehicles owned by O. H. Nipper Jr. and Van Lewis. The incident occurred about 2 15 a.m. Saturday near Mill street. Also covered are an SIU student robbed near home on Elm street, five youths charged with underage drinking in Murphysboro, and theft charges against Chicago youths in Marion and Murphysboro with radios and tape decks taken.
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