New Year Festivities Grow Across Southern Illinois
Reservations and liquor sales rise as 1976 celebrations loom across Southern Illinois. Elks Club Benton forecasts large crowds with Frank Braden performing. Eastgate Liquor Mart notes champagne demand. Marion Anna area venues report filled reservations and varying cover charges.
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Southern Illinois
Mazie Walker
Elks Club
Benton
Elk’s Club
Joe Mack Sr
Red Top
Herrin
Mack
Tom’s Place
de Soto
Gardens
Carbondale
Seattle
Willisville
Eastgate Liquor Mart
Rick Brzoznowski
France
Marion
Anna
Moose Lodge
Ramada Inn of
Elks’ Club
Twelfth Night Ball crowns cake king in Prairie du Rocher
The Twelfth Night Ball at the American Legion Hall in Prairie du Rocher will crown the first man to find a bean baked in a cake. Ruth Gilster of Chester notes the event re introduces a Randolph County tradition with 18th century costumes and dances. The king selects his queen and attendants from the remaining beans.
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Prairie du Rocher
American Legion Hall
Compagnie Des Amis de
Leaton to Probe Alto Pass Government Allegations
State's Attorney James Leaton will investigate serious complaints about Alto Pass government raised by a citizens' group. The inquiries cover possible conflicts of interest, holding of office by board members, and mismanagement of the water system after a water rate increase prompted the probe.
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Uni County
James Leaton
Alto Pass
Mde
Leaton
Area officer slayer to face firing squad
An Iranian army tribunal sentenced 10 Marxist guerrillas to death by firing squad for the killings of three American colonels and four Iranians including a U S consulate employee. An 11th defendant received 15 years solitary confinement. The group admitted killing May 21 and the 1973 slaying of Lt Col Hopkins and LT Col Shaffer.
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Tehran
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Paul R. Shaffer Jr
Bryan
Ohio
Jack J. Turner
Christopher, Ill
U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group
Lewis Hopkins
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Burglar Steals Medals From St Francis Xavier Church
A burglar stole several religious medals from the gift shop at St. Francis Xavier Church in Carbondale between 6 p.m. Monday and 7 p.m. Tuesday. Entry was gained by breaking a window in a door and then unlocking it. No dollar value was provided for the stolen medals.
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St. Francis Xavier Church
S. Poplar St
Carbondale
Marion youth shot in accident during hunting trip
A 15 year old Marion youth, Richard Mayfield, was seriously injured by a gunshot to the right thigh during a rabbit hunt near Marion. The shot occurred when a 16 year old companion, Bryce Antonacci, attempted to reload a 20 gauge pump shotgun, which discharged without a trigger pull. Mayfield was treated at Marion Memorial Hospital and later transferred to Good Samaritan Hospital for surgery.
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Marion
Good Samaritan Hospital of
Mt. Vernon
Richard Mayfield
Barbara Mayfield
Marion Mobile Home Village
Bryce Antonacci
Calumet St
Williamson County
Mike Wiseman
Antonacci
Mayfield
Wiseman
Marion Memorial Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital
Liquor Sale Status Question Clouds Carbondale Annexes
Carbondale faces a liquor licensing dispute over areas annexed from the township, with petitions filed to reclassify the University Mall zone as wet. Objections by Hoffmanns and Rendleman address residency and voter status, while officials weigh home rule options and pending court action in Jackson County.
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Carbondale
University Mall
Walgreen’s
Walgreen
Stephen
Thomas Hoffmann
John
Charles T. Rendleman
John Rendleman
Walnut St
Rendlemans
First National Bank and Trust Co
J. W. McKinney
Jackson County
David Watt
Hoffmanns
John Womick
Elisabeth Leighty
Twenty Day Suspension At Murphysboro Liquor Store
A 20 day license suspension begins January 20 for Southern Illinois Liquors at 113 N 12th St Murphysboro after a public hearing where three sales to nam ing buyers were testified. The order by Mayor Michael Bowers cites state law allowing an appeal period and lists Murphysboro Liquors Inc as owner with Stephen Hoffmann of Carbondale as president.
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Southern Illinois Liquors
N. 12Th St
Murphysboro
Michael Bowers
City Liquor Control
Bowers
Package Liquor
Murphysboro — Liquors, Inc
Stephen Hoffmann
Carbondale
Hoffmanns control several area stores
Hoffmann brothers in Carbondale own two area package liquor stores and have stakes in others. Applications list Downstate Liquors Inc with Philip Hoffmann as president for ABC Liquor, Stephen Inc with W Stephen Hoffmann for Eastgate Liquor Mart, and Stephen and Thomas Hoffmann Enterprises owning Westmore Liquor Mart in Marion. Stephen owns half of Murphysboro Liquors, operating as Southern Illinois Liquors at Murphysboro.
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Hoffmann Brothers
Carbondale
Package Liquor
Carbondale Package Liquor
ABC Liquor
Washington Ave
Downstate Liquors, Inc
Philip Hoffmann
Eastgate Liquor Mart
Eastgate
Stephen Thomas Hoffmann Enterprises, Inc
W. Stephen Hoffmann
Stephen and
Thomas Hoffmann
Perry County sets test for new assessor appointment
A test on January 12 to pick the Perry County assessor candidate will name the successor to Steve Reel of Pinckneyville who died December 16. The appointee will serve a four year term. The test starts at 10 a.m. in the Pinckneyville courthouse. two years real estate experience required. $12,500 was budgeted for the salary.
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Perry County
Steve Reel
Pinckneyville
Tamaroa Grade School gains extension for temporary classrooms
Tamaroa Grade School District 5 receives extension to use five temporary facilities through the school year while work to meet state safety standards proceeds. Construction bids start January 12 with demolition already underway and a $95,000 bond funds repairs.
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Tamaroa
McCormick
First Baptist Church
The
American Legion
How I Beat That Holiday Clunk This Winter
By Ben Gelman Southern Illinoisan recounts a quiet holiday period at home. The author notes white Christmas, birdwatching, a holiday movie, wood chopping, inventive turkey dishes, Mary Tyler Moore viewing, and playoff losses alongside time spent reading.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Catherine Deneuve
Burt Reynolds
Holiday at Home In My Own Quiet New Year
A writer recounts a cozy holiday with book bylines, solving two NYT puzzles, weatherproofing the garage, locating a misplaced metal strip, exchanging practical gifts, enjoying Bach, and testing a toaster oven and a schoolhouse clock. He notes the clock’s rhythm and ponders the extra syllable while wishing a Happy New Year.
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Elks Lodge
Howard Tuthill
Tuthill
Jackson Country Club
Murphysboro Eagles Aerie 670
Park Place
Mardale
Leighty
Oakland Street
Seereen Womickquor
East Main Street
Womick
Perry
Tamaroa Board
Art McCormick
Illinois Office of Education
Mary Tyler Moore
Cardinals
Vikings
Pierre Salinger
Joseph Wambaugh
John Cheever
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