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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1968
Page
21
Wests two club call leads to a spade slam in a tense bridge deal. South overbids, counts 12 tricks, ruffs three hearts and discards, then ruffs clubs and finally seals the contract after a sequence of careful plays and a key spade ace.
Mrs Edna Snider 69 Mulkeytown died Friday at Miners Hospital Christopher born March 31 1899 to James and Ellen Browning widow of Harvey Snider funeral 2 p m Monday Mulkeytown Christian Church burial Mulkeytown Cemetery the Rev Frank Davis officiating. Harold J Mirisch 61 head of Mirisch Company died of a heart attack Beverly Hills California producer of West Side Story and In the Heat of the Night both Oscar best picture recipients.
Mrs Viola South 86 of 203 W 4th St Johnston City died Friday at Marion Memorial Hospital born September 9 1882 in Williamson County daughter of Willis and Missouri Clayton Arms first husband John Martin died 1929 second husband Truman South died 1958. Funeral today at 2 p.m. Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City with Rev Wayne Warren and Rev George Flanagan officiating burial East Fork Cemetery east of West Frankfort.
A 37,000 dollar contract goes to Haden Lumber and Wrecking Co of East St. Louis to demolish a 75 year old three story former patient residence hall at Anna State Hospital and wings 14 15 and 16. Bids opened in June. Police brief notes James Bandy 23 of Johnston City fined 15 dollars for speeding.
Chancellor Robert W. MacVicar of Southern Illinois University Carbondale will address Reflections on the Chancellorship at a noon Faculty Christian Fellowship lunch in the Student Christian Foundation. Lunch is $1.25, part of fall quarter seminars. Jon D. Muller, assistant professor of anthropology, is named associate editor of the Journal of Iconics, first issue Sept 1969.
All officers of Murphysboro Typographical Union 217 were re elected at a recent meeting. They are Art Pate president Mike Waskie vice president Bill Dun can secretary treasurer and Jim McGinnis sergeant at arms. The unit is affiliated with the International Typographical Union.
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