Fire destroys storefronts in Carbondale business row
Fire raged through International Fashions and Golde's Store for Men on South Illinois Avenue as Waterbed Store and nearby shops suffered smoke and heat damage. Firefighting, traffic diversions, and a knife attack at the Varsity Grill disrupted noon shopping during the Christmas rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mughal
Steve Davis
Carbondale Trophy Co
Davis’ Store
Williams
Carbondale
University Avenue
Main
Jackson Streets
Poplar Street
Walnut Street
Illinois Avenue
Varsity Grill
Melvin Dysart
Brookside Manor
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Frank Hiller
Hiller
Dysart
Memorial Hospital
Fire site eyed for Carbondale convention center plan
Fire at 200 to 210 S. Illinois Ave. in downtown Carbondale overlaps with proposed convention center site on the west side of Illinois Avenue between Elm and Monroe. City officials have been moving to apply for a federal grant to cover part of the project and survey the site while considering multiple development options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Illinois Avenue
Elm
Monroe Streets
S. Illinois
Monroe
Illinois Ave
Manger Carrol Fry
Luctant
Residents reflect on what Christmas means to Southern Illinois
In Southern Illinois residents share personal meaning of Christmas amid holiday bustle. Church, family togetherness, and gratitude dominate views with stories from Carbondale Benton Christopher and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grupp
Southern Illinois
Janice Freeberg
Carbondale
Illinois
Christ
Pauline Bower
Benton
Tom
Susan Vaughn
Christopher
Ryan
Vaughn
Needy kids to receive bikes from local police lodge
Eight Illinois children in District 13 will receive new bicycles donated by a local manufacturer. The gifts, given to District 13 troopers of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 41, will be distributed on Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Police District 13
District 13
Order of Police Lodge 41
Paul Clark
Herrin
Cleanup costs rise from coal spill vandalism at Lesser
Burlington Northern officials estimate salvage and cleanup from the Lesser coal spill will run from 10 000 to 15 000 dollars after vandals opened train doors at 4 a m on the Burlington Northern coal train stored there. Investigators probe damage to a spur switch at Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern
United Mine
Mem
Bers
Wyoming
UMW
M.C. Collins
Midwest
Weston
Collins
Lesser
Sesser
Christmas mail on track for Carbondale post office
Carbondale Regional Post Office will deliver all mail received by Saturday morning. Postmaster Hubert Goforth says a large morning shipment will go out today and Saturday, including late deliveries. The office handled 1.7 million pieces in early December and over 2.5 million in the second week, with an expected 2 million weekly through the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Hubert Goforth
Goforth
Marion Searcy
Blockade hits Bunny Bread amid Illinois disruption
Area bread deliveries and sales were normal today after earlier brisk buying and pantry shortages due to a blockade of Bunny Bread’s Anna bakery and Sikeston distribution center by striking American Agriculture Movement members. Bakery deliveries resumed on schedule. local stores reported adequate stock and added loaves to meet demand. AAM spokeswomen said picketing continued at the Cairo grain facility while Illinois livestock sales stayed inactive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Arimond
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Bunny Bread Company
Anna
Sikeston
American Agriculture Movement
AAM
Bunny Bread
David Pulcher
Boren
IGA Foodliner West
Carbondale
Pulcher
Tony Montgomery
Krogers
Arvel Nance
National Food Store
Bunge Corpo
Russell asks trial be out of area
Former Herrin Water Superintendent Basil Russell seeks a change of venue for his federal extortion and perjury trial in Benton court. His Marion lawyer cites unfavorable publicity and notes no trial dates set, as co-defendants face related charges and potential cooperation deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Water
Basil Russell
Illinois
Russell
J. C. Mitchell
Marion
U.S. District Court
Benton
Mitchell
Russell, McVey
Wiliam Humphrey
Thomas Shoemake
Herrin
City Water Department
McVey
Humphrey
Busy Lois Qualls Balances Work Family and Neighbors
Lois Qualls of Murphysboro works at Cal Crest Outwear since August and juggles eight hour days with family duties and neighborly help. Her husband Jerry coaches Gorham High School teams, and the family attends games after her 4 p.m. work finish. Stacy, her six year old daughter, required special care after a tracheostomy during infancy, making Lois especially close to neighbor Willa Addison, an inhalation therapist who nominated her as a Good Neighbor. The Qualls family values sports, PTA activities, and Saturdays and Sundays as quiet, with Lois relaxing through Scrabble, piano, and time with her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Burgess
United Mine Workers
James Allen
Marion
Carbondale
Allen
Elaine Deighan
Washington State
Quoin
Chicago
Mark Pierce
Freinds
Romney Rogers
Santa Claus
Scott Robinson
Jesus
Scott
Shirley Robinson
Christ
Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
Lois Qualls
Cal-Crest Outerwear
Murphysboro
Qualls
Jerry
Gorham
Stacy
Willa Addison
Mrs. Qualls
Addision
Michael
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Bashir Mughal
International Fashions
S. Illinois Ave
Gary Foreman
Maghal
Golde’s
Dwight Jones
Mary Gladson
Janice Freeburg
Carbondle
Ration
Ohio River
Cairo
Bonnie Goddard
Mt. Pleasant
Illinois Producers Livestock Association
Goreville
Bunny Brad
Bread Company
R. J. Lewis
Lewis
Washington
Springfield
John McVey
Butch Nevious
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