Local Film Selections and Club Meetings Listed
A list of film showings at theaters in Carbondale Harrisburg Murphysboro and surrounding towns includes titles such as Mahogany Cyrano and The Way We Were plus Joyful church choirs and senior citizen events. Also announced Rockwell seniors program and a Hearts of Egypt Coin Club meeting with prizes and public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart OF Egypt
Harrisburg
Airport
ROXY
Coulterville
Varsity II
Carbondale
Marion
Saluki
George
Anna
du Quoin
Liberty
Murphysboro
Wild Heritage
Community event roundup in Carbondale and nearby towns
Local organizations hold Monday and Thursday activities across Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Zeigler Royalton Marion and Du Quoin. Yoga classes senior lunches craft groups and hobby clubs meet with fees noted where listed and board meetings announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit
Board of Education
Marion T.O.P.S
Presbyterian Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Sacred Heart
du Quoin
Carbondale
T.O.P.S
First Baptist Church
W. Main
Elkville Village
Hospital admissions and discharges across multiple towns
A long list of patients admitted or discharged at several hospitals including HERRIN MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL Chester RDMAITTED, and COMMUNITY facilities. Names span Carbondale to Johnston City with multiple towns represented and numerous infants noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Hospital
Herrin
Craig
Bob Donaldson
Hazel McGee
Clara Welch
Edith
Royalton Parola
Christine Hall
Wendy Stanley
Dennis Holderfield
Mary
Carterville Abbey
Freda
Carterville Whitecotton
Tim Jack
Mae Norman
Carol
Royalton Beal
Jeanetta
Johnston City Bird
Patricia
Births reported in several area hospitals this week
In Carbondale WRIGHTs welcomed a son born Friday at St Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. In Sparta LWISs had a son born Friday at Sparta Community Hospital and GROSSs a daughter born Friday at the same facility. In Tamaroa DOWNENs welcomed a son Friday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital. In Steeleville MEVERTs welcomed a daughter on Tuesday at Memorial Hospital in Chester. In Herrin SIMSs welcomed a son Friday at Herrin Hospital. In Murphysboro TERPENINGs welcomed a son Friday at Doctors Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Ne
Pinckneyville
Illey
Marissa Kahrheoff
ST. Joseph
Memorial
Murphysboro
Kinstler
Jerry
Pinckneyviltle
Campbell Hill Grammer
Louise
Green
Richard
Adams
Darrell Rickenbaugh
Michael Lee
Carl Miller
John Beasley
Ardell Rosson
William
Carbondale
Wright
St Joseph Memorial Hospital
Sparta
LWIS
James
Sparta Community Hospital
Gross
Curtis
Tamaroa
Harflinger Sentenced in Mt Vernon Murder Case
Alfred E. Harflinger of Washington Park received a prison term of 50 to 80 years after a Circuit Court judge imposed the sentence on Friday. A jury convicted the 48 year old on Nov 25 of fatally shooting Marvin Allen during an escape from a house burglary in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Alfred E. Harflinger
Washington Park
Mt.Vernon
Albert McCallister
Harflinger
Marvin Allen
Fire destroys Egyptian Auto Sales office in Marion
A 2 a.m. blaze gutted the Egyptian Auto Sales office in Marion, destroying a motorcycle inside and three used cars nearby. Firemen have not yet determined a cause. Owner Jerry Parks estimates losses at $15,000. operator Charles Ray Samples could not be reached for comment.
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Marion
Jerry Parks
Charles Ray Samples
Weather fronts bring snow across the Northeast and rain on coast
Snow flurries forecast for the Northeast from Maine to North Carolina and Tennessee. Rain expected in New York City Long Island and most of Washington state. Southern Illinois reports a 59 degree high Saturday and a 21 degree low between Friday night and Saturday morning with zero precipitation. Sunset today 4 36 p.m. sunrise Monday 7 17 a.m. and sunset Monday 4 36 p.m.
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Maine
North Carolina
Tennessee
New York City
Long Island
Washington
Illinois
Man Held After Car Is Backed Into House
Phillip R. James, 24, of Tan-Tara Mobile Home Park near Murphysboro, held in Jackson County jail on criminal damage to property charges. He allegedly rammed his car into Lloyd R. Wisely's Carbondale home causing $400 damage, after a threatening call. Wisely and his daughter Janette James were inside when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip R. James
Tan-Tara
Murphysboro
Jackson County
James
Carbondale
Lloyd R. Wisely
N. Davis St
Wisely
Janet E. James
Phillip
Burglary at Rural Creal Springs Home During Christmas Shopping
While family shopped, thieves entered the Beasley residence near Creal Springs and stole a pearl ring wedding ring eastern star ring a loaded .22 revolver a watch a jewelry box tee shirts and $40 in coins police said the entry was through an unlocked backdoor. A second burglary report from Route 3 Carbonale mentions a polaroid camera a fur stole a gold watch and papers taken after pried storm door entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredric Beasley
Creal Springs
Beasleys
Weimann
Sheriff’s Office
Officer Thomas graduates from FBI National Academy
Mikey Cecil Thomas of Southern Illinois University Carbondale security joins 250 law enforcement officers who completed training at the FBI National Academy in Quantico Virginia on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikey Cecil Thomas
Southern [Illinois University - Carbondale
FBI National Academy
Quantico
Man Hurt as Auto Overturns North of Murphysboro
A St. Louis man formerly of De Soto was injured in a Saturday one car crash on Illinois 127 north of Murphysboro. Ricky Pogue, 21, drove off the road, hit a culvert, the car overturned and caught fire before bystanders freed him. He was treated at Pinckneyville Community Hospital and later moved to Barnes Hospital for evaluation. His injuries were not burns and not listed as major.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
de Soto
Barnes Hospital
Illinois 127
Murphysboro
District 13
Ricky Pogue
Pogue
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Pinckneyville Hospital
Death notices for Ralph King and Kenneth Rice in 1975
Ralph Henry King 62 of Murphysboro died December 19 1975 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He owned Polly's Place and is survived by wife Polly King and many relatives. Services Monday at Crawshaw Mortuary with burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Kenneth Rice 63 of West Frankfort died December 20 1975 at Union Hospital after a yearlong illness. He was a hoisting engineer, member of multiple clubs and Masonic bodies. Funeral Monday at Parker Reedy with burial in Brady Cemetery.
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Mayme
Agnes Peterson
Carterville
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Creal Springs
Sam
Angeline Haley Oliver
Fred Peterson
First United Methodist Church
Wilma Porter
River Forest
Carl
Carbondale
Pearl Peterson
Riggin
Hillcrest Cemetery
Ralph Henry King
Rt. 4
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Henry
Bonnie Adams King
Polly McFarland
Cape Girardeau
Elks Club
Eagles Club
Moose Lodge
Cancer Fund
Kenneth Rice
E. Oak St
West Frankfort
Mr. Rice
Union Hospital
Harrisburg
Albert
Annie Baker Rice
Bonnie Waller
Marion
Rice
Old Ben 21
Northern Baptist Church
Franklin County
Clyde Gunn
Thompsonville
Gunn
L.A
Apostolic Faith Assembly
Louis Gunn
Bessie Gunn
Judy Becker
Sheriley Towle
Johnston City
Paul
Frank Gunn
Clydie Mae
William
Parker-Reedy Funeral Home
James Johnson
Tower Heights
Monay
August Spinner
Swanwick St
Chester
Spinner
Memorial Hospital
Rockwood
William Henry
Flora Kent Spinner
Florerice E Fulford
Pinckneyville
VFW
American Legion
Mamie Grant
Herrin
Benton
Charles
Mary Nation Sanders
Herbert Grant
Lola Bandy
Helena Lydell
Mary Ellen Hinckle
Goreville
Viola Jenkins
Ferges
Delores Taylor
Vienna
Prosper Jacquot
de Soto
St. Joseph Hospital
Joseph
Mary Dietz Jacquot
Iva Ruble
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Rose Ellen Coffer
Vergennes
Mary Maurer
Bonnie Fager
Doris Verseman
Wilbur Jacquot
Frank
Dora Kimmerly
Lena Schuster
Spiers
Dora Kimmel
Stella Beasley
Desoto
Ethel Smith
Highland
Ind
Mary
Mann
Portland
Ore
Edith Gordon
Springfield
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
William D. West
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Van-Natta-Meredith
George Ferguson
Herrin Hospital
George
Agnes Ferguson
Mamie Robinson
George van Natta
James Robinson
Deaths and Services Noted in Local Obituaries
A string of obituary notices from December 1975 reports Clyde Gunn of Thompsonville dies at Union Hospital West Frankfort after illness. services set at Parker Reedy Funeral Home West Frankfort. Additional notices embrace August Spinner Chester death, Rosie Etta Fann Hurst, Stella Jane Jeter Marion death, Mamie Grant Herrin death, Prosper Jacquot De Soto death, and George Ferguson Herrin death with service details and burial plans.
Murphysboro School Menu Includes Hot Dogs and Turkey Dishes
School menus for Murphysboro Unit 186 show Monday served hot dogs with fruit, Tuesday features turkey and dressing or turkey pie with ice cream, and Christmas vacation runs from Wednesday December 24 through Friday January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Local government meetings listed for Randolph and nearby counties
The calendar lists Monday meetings across Randolph County and nearby areas including Chester, Sparta, Benton, Herrin, West Frankfort, Blairsville, Carbondale, Union County, Marion and Williamson County. Councils and boards meet at city halls, county courthouses, or hospitals at specified times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Chester
Sparta City Council
W. Broadway
Blairsville
Christmas Program At Shiloh Church In Murphysboro
A children's Christmas program will be held at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Murphysboro starting at 7 p m today. The event features the play The Bell that Couldn't Ring.
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Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Murphysboro
Menard journalists win contest awards
Inmates and publications at Menard prison earned multiple awards in the 1975 American Penal Press Contest sponsored by Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Menard Time at Menard Corrections Center took third in overall Sweepstakes and won five other honors including a second place for Best Column, a third for Best Pictures, and three honorable mentions. Jack Simpson, editor of The Menard Time, received recognition among the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard Prison
Competiton
Southern Illinois University -Carbondale School of Journalism
Menard Time
Menard
Jack Simpson
Dial Santa callers get a second chance in Marion
Marion area kids who missed a chance to talk with Santa can call 997-3311 between 7 and 9 p.m. Monday as part of the Marion Jaycees annual Dial Santa program. The entry The Collection of Five Pictures by The Menard Time won third place in a photography competition among 42 entries.
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Marion Area
Santa Claus
Santa
Marion Jaycees
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Rockwell
Handel
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Mulberry
Toler
University Four
Webster
Steeleville
Starlite Drive-In
Revenge
FOX
Town and Country
Fritz the Cat
Orpheum
Sparta Theater
Aloah
Bobby and
Rose
Oapheum
Eldorado
Wild McCullochs
Carbondale Park District
W. Elm St
Sunset Dr
SPEBS
Carbondale East High School
Norman Rockwell
S. University
N. 14Th St. Herrin
Kk’s
Doctors Memorial
Nelson
Linda
Vaio
King David
Otis
Pearl Bobbitt
Fred Hesse
Julia
Cambria
Ion
B Thompson Ri Lkely
Stella Montgomery
Myrtle
Browning
John
Boner
Dorothy
Rothstein
Donald
Biggs
Vernon
Clover
Ethel
Carroll
Steven
Goreville Crain
Reba
Crenshaw
John Young
Helen
Eldorado Baran
Franklin
Summers
Alfred
Aiken Hungate
Harold
McLeansboro
Cohn
Bessie
Lesser
Merkle
Imogene
Sesser Miller
Brenda
Infant Nowikowski
Wallace Loosier
James Wilkerson
Joni Allen
Billy
Christopher Porro
Pearl Duncanon
J. C
McAsoos
Margot
Marshall Browning
Woodsides
Diana
Elkville McChristian
Lovie Martie
Mary Smith
Charlies
Christopher
Miner
Gertie
Muskeytown Border
Chistine
Aiken Watson
Lesser Hicks
Billy Joe
Pearl
Ashley
Catherine Henry
Montgomery
Stella Carter
Gary
Tilden Cox
Marissa Bierman
Gloria Burnett
Wesley
Counterville
Union County
Koehn
Clara M. Sturgeon
Linda Wilson
Thomas
Tamms Coleman
Earl
Millspaugh
Carrie Bower
Ae Ava Coleman
Ma Martin
Robert
Goreville Donahue
Edward
Tamms
Washington County
Nashville
Wishau
Robin Daum
Sharon
Hoyleton Taylor
Shawn
Hoyleton Dahncke
Emma Brown
Ashley Collier
Lucille Smith
Accord- Beasleys
Frank Weimann
Route 3
FBI Academy
Ralph King
Rosie Etta Fann
Hurst
Richard Fann
Bush Pentecostal Church
Raymond Fann
Archie Fann
Floyd Fann
Bush
Clarence Fann
Oklahoma
Robert Fann
Ray Fann
Maggie Barnett
Dolly Barnum
Stella Jane Jeter
Williamson County
Andrew
Frankie Tolbert Craig
Riley Jeter
Mitchell Funeral Home
Albert Burrato
Maplewood
Jonesboro
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Simpson
Tom Butler
James Bullion
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