Public meetings and area film listings in the Southern Illinoisan calendar
Royalton Village Board calls special meeting to decide whether to file suits against delinquent sewer customers. Du Quoin City Council meets at 7 p.m. Friday in City Hall. Theaters in Carbondale Marlow's Murphysboro and Egyptian Drive-In show a slate of films including Born Losers Devil's Angels Water Hole No 3 The Long Duel For a Few Dollars More Eight on the Lam The Girl and The General Jack of Diamonds Gentle Giant Tarzan and the Great River with various start times through Saturday.
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Royalton
du Quoin
Fox
Carbondale
Devil’s Angels
Benton man dies in fire in Lake Benton cabin
Franklin County coroner rules carbon monoxide asphyxiation probable after a fire destroyed a Lake Benton cabin. The victim, 55 year old Douglas Dwight Sullivan, was found in the living room as Benton and nearby fire units fought the blaze begun by a gas heating unit. Inquest planned.
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Douglas Dwight Sullivan
Lake Benton
Franklin County
Eugene Dorris
Barbara Melvin
Dorris
West Frankfort
Benton
Mr. Sullivan
Sullivan
Oscar
Purnie Sullivan
Benton Masonic Lodge
Pauline Webb
Mary Elizabeth Harris
Chester
Edith Sellows
Wood- Stock
Poulson- Freeman
William Bond
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Sunday Special Events across Carterville and surrounding towns
Carterville Jaycees host shooting matches at 1 p.m. Sunday on Old Rt. 13 near Vo Tec. Johnston City High presents Christmas in Other Lands at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Palace Theatre with free admission. Anna Rodgers performs The Naked Runner Sunday and Monday. Marlow's in Murphysboro shows To Bruk and The Plainsmen Sunday through Tuesday with continuous afternoon and evening showings.
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Carterville Jaycees
Petrolane Chemical
Old Rt. 13
Vocational Technical Institute
Johnston City
Palace Theatre
Rodgers
Anna
Marlow’s
Murphysboro
Tobruk
Plainsmen
Illinois Building Authority weighs site options for region office
Walter Daspit Jr of the Illinois Building Authority says site recommendations from Carbondale Marion Murphysboro Herrin West Frankfort Benton Steeleville and Harrisburg are under review. The seven department heads will meet after reviews to name the site with a decision possibly delayed to next week.
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Illinois
Walter Daspit Jr
Illinois Building Authority
Daspit
Carbondale
Marion
Murphysboro
Herrin
West Frankfort
Benton
Steeleville
Harrisburg
IBA
Roby meat trial delayed in Equality
A jury trial for R D Roby of Equality was postponed due to a full docket. He faces charges from the Illinois Agriculture Dept meat division accusing him of slaughtering livestock for public consumption without a state license on November 22. No new date set. John Schroeder 67 of Energy died on arrival after an apparent heart attack at Herrin Hospital while at the Energy Village Board meeting. He served in WWII and belonged to Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Herrin AAA American Legion and United Mine Workers Local 1776. He leaves a sister a half brother an uncle and a nephew. Funeral services Saturday at Our Lady of Mt Carmel with burial at Cartville Cemetery. Rosary tonight at George Van Natta Funeral Home.
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Seth Tobe Roberson
Herrin
W. Monroe St
Jackson County
Frelin
Amanda Russell Roberson
First Baptist Church of
United Mine Workers of America
Myrtle Cannon
Roberson
Keith
Kenneth
de Soto
Lois Murphy
Christopher
Irene Fallowell
Blanche Cagle
Hurst
George van Natta
W.T
Blairsville
R. D. Roby
Equality
Illinois Agriculture Dept.’s Meat, Poultry and Livestock Inspection Division
John Schroeder
Energy
Herrin Hospital
Energy Village Board
New City Hall
William
Ellen Rude Schroeder
Our Lady of
Carmen Walker
William Schroeder Jr
DeKalb
William Rude
Gary Walker
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
B.P. Mongan
Carterville
Southern Illinoisan Publisher Details
The Southern Illinoisan is issued daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinoisan Inc with multiple office addresses in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro Illinois. It claims AP news reports and exclusive local news content for republication.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Illnois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
AP News
Area man dies of wound in Carbondale home
Raymond Corbin 55 was found shot in his 40542 S Washington Do apartment by his wife after a work shift at Italian Village. A 12 gauge shotgun with one live shell was found beside the body. Coroner Harry Flynn set the shooting around 9 p.m. Thursday with an inquest pending. He leaves a wife, father James Corbin of Murphysboro, two daughters, a brother, a sister, seven grandchildren, and funeral plans set for Sunday at Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel Murphysboro.
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Raymond Corbin
Jackson County
Harry Flynn
Corbin
Flynn
Mr. Corbin
Illino
James
Grace Crowell Corbin
Carterville
Loraine Richison
Methodist Church
Illinois Central Railroad
Eagles Club
Carbondale
Moose Lodge
Murphyboro
Brotherhood of Railway
James Corbin
Murphysboro
Charles Moniger
Ronald Casleton
Phoenix
Ariz
Lloyd Corbin
Royalton
Merle Sims
Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel
Harry Chasteen
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Carbondale inaugurates new public works department
William Schwegman began as first director on December 1 guiding a consolidated department with about 75 staff. The water and wastewater divisions, led by James Hughugh and Donald Syfert, oversee treatment plants and distribution while Harold Hill heads street maintenance and landfill operations. Budget tops $500 000 with funding from fuel taxes fees and revenue. The department will operate from the Wallace building on East Main Street opposite city hall.
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Carbondale
New Public Works Department
Public Works
William Schwegman
Old Water and Sewer Department
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Water and
Schwegman
James May
Hugh
South Wall Street
Donald Syfert
Syfert
Effingham
Public Works Department
Wallace Building
East Main Street
City Hall
Marion Girl Hit By Car Near School
A Marion girl about 10 was slightly injured when struck by a car on her way to school at 7:40 a.m. Shirley Stilson of 307 N Bent ley St was hit by Thelma Bearden of 315 N Courtney St at the corner of Vicksburg and Main streets. She was taken to Marion Memorial Hospital with a bruised leg.
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Marion
Shirley Stilson
Bentley St
Thelma Bearden
Courtney
Vicksburg
Hubert Wilson
Marion Memorial Hospital
Randolph men released on bond after assault charges
Two Randolph County men Archie Brunkhorst Jr. and Vernon Anthony Braun were released on $10,000 bonds while awaiting court hearings on criminal assault charges. Authorities say the pair allegedly assaulted a girl after a basketball game in Steeleville. Steeleville Police arrested them.
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Randolph County
Archie Brunkhorst Jr
Vernon Anthony Braun
Steeleville
Canvasses Uphold Defeat In District 165 Tax Vote
Carbondale Community High School District 165 canvass confirms the educational fund tax rate increase failed 742 to 570 with nine spoiled ballots. The same figures were reported as the preliminary count. A separate Carbondale Grade School District tally shows a 605 to 551 approval for the funds, with 16 spoiled ballots in 1321 ballots cast.
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Carbondale Community
Board of Education
Carbondale
Carterville Board Agrees on School Bond Sale Plan
The Carterville Unit District School Board tentatively approved a bond sale resolution with White Phillips Co of Davenport IA after voters approved the issue 781 to 228 with eight spoiled ballots. Architects Simon Retberg and Garrison were authorized to develop workable plans for additions to Cambria Crainville and Carterville schools. Bonds carry 4.50 percent on pre 1975 maturities and 5.25 percent thereafter.
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Carterville Unit District School Board
White-Phillips Co., Inc
Davenport
Iowa
White-Phillips
Carbondale
Simon, Retberg
Garrison
Cambria
Crainville
Carterville
Burglary at Du Quoin High School After Break-In
About 385 dollars was stolen in a break in at Du Quoin High School on 500 E South St. Burglars entered through a broken south side window. Principal Hewey Twe edy said only petty cash was on hand normally but larger sums came from club collections.
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du Quoin High School
E. South St
Hewey Tweedy
Eberle Named Jackson County Delegate to Health Meeting
Kenneth Eberle of Murphysboro was chosen as a Jackson County delegate to the 16th annual Illinois Health Improvement Association meeting January 16 to 18 in Springfield. The appointment was made at a Murphysboro unit meeting by Roy Bechtloff of Campbell Hill. The group, tied to state and national agencies, is linked with Blue Cross and Blue Shield hospitalization programs. The convention theme is Health is a Community Affair, with a Celebrity Night on January 16. Reservations and tickets are available from Mrs. Pauline Barth. Memorial Hospital in Chester hosts an open house for new physiotherapy equipment, with Hugh Lam providing details and Mrs. Jennie Reidelberger assisting in supervision.
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Kenneth Eberle
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Illinois Health Improvement Association
Springfield
Eberle
Roy Bechtloff
Campbell Hill
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Pauline Barth
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Hugh Lam
Jennie Reidelberger
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Rodgers, Anna
Triple Cross
Rt. 148
Virna Lisi
George Hamilton
Mary L. Sronce
Wheaton
South Chase St
Abbey-Winfield
Winfield
Matthew
Susan Roach
First Baptist Church
Leonard Purcell
Samuel Clark
John Sronce
Daniel Flatt
Jess Prindle
Kankakee
Harry Clark
Jack Clark
Robert Sronce
Chicago
Neal
Energy Man
S. Washington
Harold Hill
Wallace
Randolph
Bond
Carterville Board
DU Quoin School
Southern Illinois
Philco
Eaton & Brown Television
S. Illinois
James O. Williams
Makanda
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