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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1981
Page
8
Deaths include Anna Niederbrach 79 of Waterloo and formerly Steeleville with services at Wilson Funeral Home Steeleville. Effie Browning 94 Benton, Jesse Vaughn 88 Anna, Kate Blount Coleman 61 Simpson, Ruth Walker 90 Murphysboro, Wandaree Hudson 64 Herrin. Obituaries list birthplaces, spouses, survivors, and funeral details.
Obituaries list Lawrence N Gaertner of Evansville who died Feb 16 1981 at Sparta Hospital with services at St Pius Walsh. Also Elsa Kowalsky Stanley of Carbondale died Feb 17 1981 with services Feb 19 at Meredith Carbondale. Freda L Schoenberger 84 Evansville died Feb 16 1981 with service at St Boniface Evansville. Rosa White Willis 88 Elco died Feb 18 1981 with service at Crain Tamms. Minnie Hartline 82 Mill Creek with service Feb 18 1981 at Crain Anna. Surviving relatives and burial details noted.
Edward E Tanner 84 of Route 1 New Burnside died Feb 17 1981 at Doctors Hospital Harrisburg born Sept 29 1896 in Johnson County married 1919 to Eulalia Ross survived by wife son Robert and daughter Mary Ellen plus siblings. Burial Robinson Cemetery with calling hours 5 to 9 pm at Cosby Funeral Home Creal Springs. Joseph Durant Sr 76 Route 2 Harrisburg died Feb 1981 survived by three daughters two sons ten grandchildren five great grandchildren funeral 1 pm Thursday Gaskins Funeral Home Harrisburg burial Sunset Lawn Cemetery. Ava Johnson Hunt 90 Tryson S C formerly Marion funeral 11 am Thursday Maplewood Cemetery Mitchell-Hughes & Lemasters Funeral Home Marion. Quentin R Adams 74 Jonesboro died Feb 18 1981 Hillside Terrace Nursing Home Cobden funeral arrangements pending at Norris & Son Funeral Home Jonesboro. Margaret Perkins 57 Hurst died Feb 18 1981 Herrin Hospital funeral arrangements pending at Riggin-Pillatsch Funeral Home Carterville.
Sierra Club hosts a program at Carbondale Savings and Loan on surface mining regulations under attack with Michael Schechtman of Illinois South Project as speaker. Other notices include community meetings in Pinckneyville Johnston City and Thompsonville and a panel on tolls and billing at SIU Carbondale.
The correction clarifies that a fire did not occur in an engine of the plane carrying the SIU basketball team. at least one engine backfired due to a valve issue. It also corrects multiple errors in the Williamson County school annexation piece, noting no admission of mislearning on Patchett’s part and correcting the tuition and state aid figures tied to Johnston City and Marion districts.
Investigations into two Benton house fires ongoing after they damaged residences Tuesday and today. Firefighters responded to 416 Madison Street at 11 20 a m Tuesday where a vacant unoccupied structure with no utility service burned. Thirteen firefighters controlled the blaze by 12 50 p m with damages listed at 3500 dollars. Fire units were sent again at 2 50 a m today to 502 East Webster Street the Warren home where a family is on vacation. The single story two bedroom frame house sustained about 25000 dollars in damage as seventeen firefighters worked until 6 45 a m.
Hogs: trade fairly active with barrows and gilts 50-1.00 higher, weights over 250 lb advanced. 200-240 lb 44.00-44.25, 220 lb 44.50, 220-260 lb 43.00-44.00, 250-270 lb 42.50-43.00, 270-290 lb 41.50-42.50, sows steady 36.50-38.00 under 500 lb 41.00-43.00, boars 300+ lb 36.75-37.00, 200-300 lb 35.00-36.00, small lot 36.50. Cattle and calves: 400 head, slaughter steers steady. cows weak to 1.00 lower. bulls steady. Slaughter steers 965-1,225 lb 61.00-61.75. 1,200-1,250 lb 55.75-57.50. Holsteins 54.50-54.75. heifers 905 lb 59.50. cows 40.00-44.00. boning 44.00-45.00. canners 35.00-39.00. bulls 1,150-1,550 lb 50.75-56.00. some 1,890 present.
A burglary at the 105 Lounge on Rail road Street in Benton was discovered by a patrol officer early today. Police say money was taken from a cigarette vending machine a jukebox and a pool table.
The SIU Carbondale Department of Religious Studies hosts three lectures titled Religion in Contemporary America. The first lecture, A Transitional Generation by Dale Bengtson, is at 7:30 p.m. in Faner Hall room 1005.
Carbondale calendar notices invite duplicate bridge players to meet at 7 p.m. at the Carbondale Park District Office located at 206 West Elm Street. For more information, calls can be directed to the Newman Center at 529 3311.
A reader-aware capsule lists film titles and venues across Carbondale Murphysboro Harrisburg Benton Marion and Coulterville including The FOX The Aristocats Popeye and the Curse of the Dragon Queen The Incredible Shrinking Woman Nine to Five A Change of Seasons The Devil and Max Devlin and more at venues Saluki Cin Cinema Roxy University Fort Apache Stir Crazy Seems Like Old Times and Super Woman among others.
Public calendar items are printed free of charge. Send details to Calendar The Southern Illinoisan 710 N Illinois Ave Carbondale IL 62901 one week before the event. Include date time place brief description and any admission charge.
The Carbondale Community High School Music Boosters host a mid winter flea market from 8 30 a m to 4 p m Saturday in the girls gym on North Springer Street. Admission is 25 cents for buyers. Proceeds support young musicians. Call Jane Spalt at 549 4748 for booth information.
Harrisburg AP reports 22 year old Lennita Yarber is charged with murder in the Sunday shooting death of Billy Eugene Mal lady, 42, found in his Carrier Mills area home. Yarber arrested at her sister's Harrisburg residence. A .16 gauge shotgun was located near the scene. Preliminary hearing set for February 27.
Area woman Gayle Hilliard, 24, Benton, was found guilty by Judge Loren Lewis in a bench trial in Franklin County Circuit Court on deceptive practice for passing bad checks over 150 dollars. Sentencing set for March 20.
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