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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1982
Page
11
Herrin city park now offers daily skating until 9 p.m. at a designated area normally used for basketball. Skating is allowed at the rink and not on the pond, with park board warnings that skaters proceed at their own risk.
Gary and Gladys Lesser welcomed a daughter in Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin. Larry and Sandra Dooson had a son in Memorial Hospital Carbondale. James and Penny Tilden welcomed a son in Sparta. Edward and Holly Pavey had a son in St Joseph Memorial Murphysboro. Bertis and Letha Ashby had a daughter in Doctors Hospital Harrisburg. Ron and Cathy Emery had a daughter in Doctors Hospital Harrisburg. Luke Groeninger born in Williamtown Australia to Captain E J Groeninger and Marsha. Ronald and Sheila Emery welcomed a daughter in Herrin Hospital.
A Thursday blaze heavily damaged the Dick Drain Co grain elevator office north of Du Quoin. Owner Oh mann Dick said he was away at lunch and the fire started under the office, with water damage and weakened floors. Tamaroa firefighters assisted. the plant sits on U.S. 51 at the Kimmel crossing.
Police report John J. Kelly and Rufus Sanford, both of Scott City Missouri, are in Union County jail on burglary connections in Anna Johnson County and Pope County. Authorities traced a Pope County burglary and a Johnson County gas station break in after stakeout on highways. The suspects were spotted by Jonesboro police and arrested after allegedly breaking into Buckeye gas station in Anna. Also reported, Jerry Stone of Wyoming said $1,400 of furniture vanished from a trailer near Stonefort, and William Marion Veach reported a break in at his Marion trailer home with $4,000 in valuables taken. Betty Henshaw reported wiring cut at her home on W Chestnut Street.
Hogs: 4,500 trade active. Barrows and gilts up 1.00 to 1.75. Most gains on 210 to 260 lb. Prices: 1-2 210-250 lb 47.50-48.00. 1-3 200-260 lb 47.00-47.50. 2-3 250-270 lb 45.50-47.00. 270-290 lb 44.50-45.50. Sows steady to 50 higher early, then steady to 50 lower on over 500 lb. 1-3 300-500 lb 38.25-39.50. over 500 lb 40.50-43.50. late 40.50-42.50. Boars over 250 lb 38.50. 200-250 lb 34.00. Cattle-calves: 50 head not enough to test prices.
Members of the BASH group in Southern Illinois will travel to St. Louis for a Saturday meeting. An endocrinologist will discuss bulimia and anorexia biochemistry at 9 a.m. to noon at the Doctors Building near St. John's Mercy Hospital. For details call Peggy at 457-5574. The Southern Illinois group also meets next Saturday January 23 from 9 a.m. to noon at University Baptist Church in Carbondale.
The Herrin Newcomers group hosts a dinner on January 30 with a five dollar per couple charge. Attendees should bring a gag gift. Reservations are due by January 18. For more information call 988 8858.
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