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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1965
Page
2
The Christopher City Council endorsed a program to teach planning goals and methods to residents in Christopher and Murphysboro, set Jan 10 to Feb 14 with 2.5 hour sessions weekly and certificates from Southern Illinois University. The council also renamed a street Green Acre Drive and approved a $10 Christmas bonus for city workers.
Mrs Florence E Redd a Carbondale native and longtime resident of 318 West Pecan Street died early today in Holden Hospital at age 92 after a three month illness. Born June 25 1873 she was a daughter of Isaac and his wife. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Carbondale and the Royal Neighbors and Eastern Star of De Soto. Surviving are daughters Mildred Redd Myrtle Higgins Lillian McRoy a son Dr Lewis H Redd six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren along with sisters Ruth Martin Maggie Foster and brothers Norman Wood Fred Wood. Services will be at 2 p m Thursday at Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale Rev William Longman officiating. Friends may call after 4 p m Wednesday. Burial Oakland Cemetery.
The Carbondale Memorial Day Association seeks about $10,000 to fund a May program marking Carbondale as the site of the nation’s first Memorial Day observance in 1866. John Allen, president, says businesses and individuals will be asked to contribute. Final plans and door to door drive are not set. The group aims to have Woodlawn Cemetery designated a national monument and monitors Rt. 13 widening plans to preserve the site.
Vienna and Mt Vernon libraries become the first in Illinois to receive direct state financial aid under a new law. Vienna gets a $136 voucher and Mt Vernon a $1,380 grant as part of a program to boost library services statewide.
John C. Failing 82 of Roscommon Michigan died about 1 a.m. at his home after a five year heart illness. Retired DuPont executive, he is survived by wife Anna and children John Jr. of Paulsboro New Jersey Mrs. John Pardon Gibbstown New Jersey Mrs Dorothy Hougas Elgin Illinois Mrs Lloyd Johnson Seneca and Mrs Olson. Services Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home Seneca with burial in Marseilles Cemetery.
Funeral services for John B. McAdory 46 of 605 E Searing St Carbondale will be at 1 p m Thursday in the Church of God in Christ Carbondale. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. He was born May 1 1919 in Sturgis Ky and moved to Carbondale as a youth. He was an American Legion member and leaves his mother Mrs Davie McAdory and a step sister Mrs Hanna Murphy of Memphis Tenn.
West Frankfort voters await second reading on a five cent per hundred tax on telephone electric and gas company gross receipts to fund city operations. If approved the tax becomes effective April first and would be collected quarterly. The ordinance faces potential repeal if sales tax expansion occurs and carries fines from one hundred to two hundred dollars for violations.
George D. Ede 68 of Cobden died Monday in Union County Hospital Anna after a three day stay. Born July 25 1897 in St Louis he married Eloise Goodman in 1918. He led Ede Machine Shop and was active in Cobden Masonic Lodge IOOF and Lions Club. Funeral Thursday 2:30 p.m. Broadway McCarty Funeral Home Cobden with burial in Cobden Cemetery. Masonic services Wednesday 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Mattie K. Ray 84 of 10242 N Victor Ave Christopher died at 12 10 am in Miners Hospital Christopher after a long illness She was born January 14 1881 in Christopher daughter of William and Kanzadea Rogers Her husband John Hilden Ray preceded her in death She leaves daughters Fern Peterson of Christopher son Ralph of Chicago a grandchild and sisters W J Foster Emma Whited and Mrs John Tahalgott Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Christopher Christian Church Gene Fox pastor will officiate Burial Mulkeytown Cemetery Friends may call after 3 pm Wednesday Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher
Funeral services for Anastas ia Paulus 62 of Chester were held at 10 a.m. in St. Marys Catholic Church Chester with Rev James McCormick officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. She died Sunday in Anna after a long illness. Born in Chester in 1903 she was the daughter of Herman and Anastasia Paulus. She leaves brothers Lawrence Chester Edward Clearwater Fla and Joseph St Louis Mo and sisters Mrs Rose Amaral San Jose Calif Mrs Catherine Brown Champaign and Sisters M Felecia and M Delores both of the Medical Mission Sisters. Schroeder Funeral Chapel Chester handled arrangements.
The Southern Illinoisan is a daily paper published Sunday and daily except Saturdays and holidays by 710 North Illinois Corporation with offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent and AP has exclusive rights to local news republication.
The city signed a standby water service contract through 1970 paying 7000 dollars yearly to maintain facilities. Districts may draw up to 30 million gallons annually at a 0.23 dollar per 1000 gallon overage rate, with a prior rejected offer for 40 million gallons and higher daily limits. Benton also accepted a similar standby contract last week. In other action the council denied Curtis Reed’s grocery delivery service proposal citing insufficient business and no city ordinance requiring approval.
Funeral services for Jack Mason of Buckner are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Russell Funeral Home in Christopher with Rev. Walker Cutty officiating. Burial will follow in Harrison Cemetery east of Christopher. Mason died Monday at Miner's Hospital after a two week illness. He was born January 14, 1892 in Pennsylvania, a World War I veteran, and survived by a sister in Hialeah Florida and other relatives.
West Frankfort officials and urban renewal advisers from the HHFA plan a Jan 13 meeting to discuss government financed renewal procedures. Mayor Finazzo seeks Rohrbach guidance after council approvals, as HHFA requests analyses of neighborhood plans and expanded Citizens Advisory involvement. The council also signs a $500 annual contract with Globe Industrial Contractors for elevated tank maintenance following recent repairs.
A Marion man was hurt in a collision Monday afternoon near the Rt 13 148 junction. Kenneth Tanner 27 of Creal Springs and Walter Whiting 52 of Marion collided at 1 20 p m Whiting was treated for minor injuries at Marion Memorial Hospital Police said Tanner was not hurt
Henry Arthur Doron 47 died at 11 45 p m Monday at his parents home in Creal Springs Rt 3 He was born August 9 1918 near Creal Springs married Sylvia Almaroad May 17 1946 a farmer formerly with Olin Mathison Corp He leaves wife three daughters Lela Mae Connie Sue and Vicky Jo and brother James Lowell Doron Services set for Thursday at Cosby Funeral Home burial County Line Cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m today
Gummed postage stamps began use in the United States in 1847 marking a shift from cash payments for mail.
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