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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1965
Page
3
Planting By The Moon explores yearly almanac readings including planting days weed destruction and harvesting tips for 1966. It also shares quirky lore about UFOs bed orientation left side superstitions and birthday horoscopes with light humor and local color.
A Marion woman, Mrs. Charles Van Dyke, was injured Saturday in a two car collision at Jefferson and Ninth streets in Johnston City. She was thrown from the vehicle and taken to Marion Memorial Hospital in good condition. Police said both cars were southbound and the Gamble car struck the Van Dyke car after it slowed for a left turn. No tickets were issued.
Minnie E. Davis died after a long illness at Jackson County Nursing Home Murphysboro. Born January 20 1882 in Cincinnati she was married to Charles Davis who died in 1949. She leaves a daughter and four grandchildren. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St Francis Xavier Church Carbondale with burial at Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call 7:30 to 10 p.m. today at Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel Murphysboro.
Rodellius D. Guthrie, 100, of Anna, died at 8 15 p m Saturday in Union County Nursing Home Anna He was born July 16 1865 in Tennessee and had no known living relatives A funeral service will be held at Crain Norris Funeral Home Anna at 10 a m Tuesday with Rev John Ruzich officiating Burial will follow Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p m today
Murphysboro officials approve eight street changes and set a two hour parking zone on Manning street. The ordinance bans parking on Manning 13th to 15th, 15th from Walnut to Manning, South 13rd to 15th, Hanson 13th to 14th, Eighth from Chestnut to Division, 14th Manning to Hanson, and North 12th Locust to Hanson. Restrictions run 8 am to 6 pm daily except Sundays to ease traffic near the business district.
The Illinois Sanitary Water Board seeks 600 damages from Big Muddy Coal Co for discharging mine refuse into tributaries of the Big Muddy River near De Soto. It also asks an injunction to stop further waste discharges. A Williamson County suit was filed Nov 30 claiming operation without state permit under open cut land reclamation act. the state later moved to dismiss after compliance. Ed Farley of Herrin is listed as registered agent.
Alfred L. Blackburn 79 formerly of Sesser died Friday at his home in Sophia West Virginia Born November 8 1886 in England the son of Robert and Eliza Minns Blackburn He worked as a coal miner in the Sesser area He was married to the late Sarah Ann Paddison He leaves a daughter Lavina Stubblefield of Sesser sons Thomas of Ravenwood West Virginia and John of New Matamoras Ohio three sisters and five brothers in England six grandchildren and three great grandchildren Services set for 11 am Tuesday at Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser with Rev McKinley Crabtree officiating Burial in Maple Hill Cemetery Friends may call after 2 pm today at the funeral home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders 89 a former Union County resident who died Wednesday in Anna State Hospital were set for 2 p m today at McCarty Funeral Home Anna with Rev. Richard Teaford officiating Burial was planned at Mount Pisgah Cemetery Wetang She was born February 6 1876 in Union County a daughter of Thomas and Lazina Milford Lackey and she leaves several nieces and nephews
Ella Rose of 615 East Market Street Du Quoin dies Saturday after a yearlong illness. Born January 18 1895 in Buncombe she was married to Roy Rose who preceded her in death. Survived by six daughters two sisters twenty two great grandchildren and twenty grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 PM Neal Funeral Home Du Quoin with Rev John Turner and Rev C L McKinnies officiating burial Sunset Memorial Cemetery Du Quoin.
Harry E. Hacker, 72, of 303 N Jasper St Jonesboro died 11 15 p m Friday at Union County Hospital Anna He was born Oct 20 1893 son of Douglas Deshon and Emma Martin Hacker He worked at Anna State Hospital Funeral 2 p m Tuesday Norris and Son Funeral Home Rev H Benear officiating Burial Jonesboro Cemetery Military rites at grave by Carroll P Foster Post VFW Memorials to Baptist Children's Home Carmi suggested
Readout lists mine names Fidelity Burning Star 1 Burning Star 2 Old Ben 9 Old Ben 21 Orient 3 Orient 4 Orient 5 EI B 1 Zeigler 3 Zeigler 4 with no report for Zeigler 1 or Zeigler 2. The document notes activity on Tuesday across several sites.
A January 10 hearing at 7 30 p m in Jackson County Office will review annexing parts of four and a half sections in Hurst-Bush High School District 206 to Carbondale Community High School District 165. The plan also involves Hurst-Bush Grade School District 127 and parts of De Soto and Glendale district areas to Herrin Community Unit District 4, with boundaries south and west of Hurst and Bush in Township 8 South Range 1 West.
A faulty tail light led to the arrest of three Murphysboro men on theft charges. Paul Taylor, 34, held on $2,000 bond. Leonard Roach, 17, and Gerald Etherton, 16, released on recognizance for a January 10 hearing. They are accused of stealing a 300 horsepower motor from the Big Muddy Coal Co near De Soto. The trio were stopped Sunday night by State Trooper Charles Brantley who noticed the motor in their car. Taylor is already on probation for prior theft from Leady Meat Market in May 1964.
Fire caused by an over-heated furnace damaged the interior of a Carbondale home at 308 E Larch St. Don Roseman Jr. lived there. No one was home when neighbors reported the blaze at 11 30 a.m. Fire crews confined the fire to interior rooms. damage estimate not yet set. The home is believed insured.
Martha Hankla 85 of Cobden died Sunday evening at Union County Hospital Anna. Born October 7 1880 in Johnson County she married Joseph T Hankla in 1900 in Saratoga he died two years ago. She leaves sons Amos Ray Hiram and Clifton and daughters Rutie Afton Jessie 18 grandchildren 23 great. Funeral 1:30 p m Wednesday at Bethel Baptist Cobden with Rev Joseph Hankla and Rev Clifton Lingle officiating. Burial Kelly Cemetery east of Cobden. Friends may call Broadway McCarty Funeral Home Cobden after noon Tuesday.
Funeral services were held Sunday at First Baptist Church in Sparta for Hazel Robb 56 of Sparta who died Thursday at home. Rev. J. C. Greer officiated with burial at Swanwick Cemetery. Walker Funeral Home of Sparta handled arrangements. She was born August 29 1909 in Randolph County a daughter of John and Elizabeth Huey McConachie. She married Harold J Robb July 29 1936. Survivors include husband three sons John Elgin Lynn Sparta one daughter Karen Robb St Louis and one daughter Olive Stroh Columbia four grandsons and her brothers Lawrence McConachie Monmouth Ralph MacConachie Evansville and George McConachie Sparta.
G James Haas of the SIU Registrar's Office attended a two week training workshop in Honolulu Hawaii on evaluating Asian student credentials. The workshop was jointly sponsored by the University of Hawaii East West Center and the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs.
A 26455 dollar water and sewer extension project in Benton is finished and operational. Mitchell Contracting Co of Herrin built the work in about a month. A new four block water line on Fairland Street extends from Bailey Lane to serve a federal housing project.
Henry Jung 75 of Ellis Grove a retired farmer and merchant died Sunday. Born March 20 1890 in Walsh he married Virginia Schule in Evansville Oct 23 1917. He served in World War I and leaves a wife sons Robert Cletus Loren Henry daughters Mrs Wade Ray Mrs Anthony Duchensky and Mrs Joyce Korando 14 grandchildren. Funeral set 9 am Wednesday at St Marys Church Ellis Grove with burial there. Public viewing at Mathew Funeral Home Evansville after 4 pm today.
Lee Arthur Demick of Red Bud fined $25 for an uncased gun. Larry F. Casswell of Fults fined $15 for speeding too fast for conditions. James Q. Doss of Murphysboro fined $15 for speeding.
Pittsburg Wagon Wheel tavern suffered a break in early today. Five fifths of whisky and 12 cases of beer were stolen along with about $75 from a juke box and a shuffle board box. Deputy Rex Rowland noted smashed panels on an outside storage room door. Owner Norman Sloan found the theft around 7:30 a.m. after opening.
Herrin police plan to ask a coroner to charge Jimmy Warren 22 with criminal negligence in the Christmas morn ing deaths of Daniel DeClue III 21 and Frances Mattingly 18. Warren already faces reckless driving and failure to yield charges and is free on 100 dollar bail. The coroner's inquest set for January 3 or 4 at Herrin City Hall.
Carbondale resident Leon L. Kendrick 20 E Chestnut St pleaded innocent to possessing a loaded sawed off rifle a shotgun and ammunition and to drunkenness and assault after threatening Henry Volliant at the Palm Tavern 310 S Marion St Police said Kendrick fled the tavern drove past officers and was arrested. case continued in Jackson County Circuit Court to January 6.
Minnie Travis 85 of Route 1 Herrin died Sunday at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin after a long illness. Born September 28 1880 in Stoddard County Missouri she married Robert S Travis in 1900 who died in 1942. She was a Gospel Assembly Church member and survived by sons Kenneth Smith Pekin and Robert Travis Du Quoin Glenn Travis Melrose Park a half sister Mrs Luther Brantley Pontiac Mich a half brother Lotus Pry Detroit Mich nine grandchildren one great grandchild and one great great grandchild. Funeral services Tuesday at 1 pm in the Gospel Assembly Church Du Quoin with Rev Beryl Clark officiating. Burial in Herrin City Cemetery. Friends may call Neal Funeral Home Du Quoin after 6 pm today and at the church after 10 am Tuesday.
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