Union deputy braves drifts to lift pneumonia patient
Union County deputy Lonnie Harvel plowed through five foot drifts in a four wheel drive to reach George Dillow, pneumonia patient, and rush him to Union County Hospital in Anna. The rescue came as the sheriff department launches a ride to work and food and medicine delivery program amid heavy snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman
Union County
Lonnie Harvel
Harvel
George Dillow
Union County Hospital
Anna
Dillow
Union County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff’s Department
George
Hoopital
Larry Tripp
Anna State Hospital
Shelter Care and Nursing Homes
Tripp
Carbondale
Pinckneyville
Fire Department
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
George Ranta
Gene Helfrich
Southern Illinois hospitals contend with snow staffing
Hospital employees around Southern Illinois worked double and unscheduled shifts Tuesday to cover absences from a 16 inch snowstorm. In Carbondale the Carbondale Clinic and many private offices closed, swelling Memorial Hospital ER visits, but administrators said overall service remained normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan Hospital
Southern
Marion Memorial Hospital
Nolan England
Mary Bede
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Premature home birth aided by Carterville firemen
Firemen from Carterville arrived at 732 E. Illinois Ave at 5 15 am Tuesday to assist the Davis family with labor in a home birth. EMT Richard Chamberlain and fireman Sam Ward helped deliver a premature baby girl before mother Lynn Davis and infant were transported to Marion Memorial and then a St Louis hospital by helicopter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Firemen
George Davis Jr
Illinois Ave
Richard Chamberlain
Sam Ward
Lynn Davis
Marion Memorial Hospital
St. Louis
Snow damage at Rexall Drug Store in Herrin
Snow damage halts access at Rexall Drug Store in Herrin as workers Al Chambers and Dick Baker clear a fallen canopy after heavy snowfall. The scene shows snow accumulation impacting storefronts and prompting cleanup efforts in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Chambers
Dick Baker
Rexall Drug Store
Herrin
Winter health tips from a Southern Illinois doctor
Dr Kevin Mooney advises not panicking during severe winter illness and urges contacting a personal physician before calling emergency services. He notes many winter illnesses are viruses needing bed rest, cautions on unnecessary hospital trips, and stresses staying indoors for those with heart problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Rothe
Southern Illinois
Canada
Kevin Mooney
Carbondale
Mooney
Illinois
Kevin Bennerkemper
Jackson
Truckers clear jam after being stranded in Marion
Truckers stranded by heavy snow at Marion Truck Plaza on I 57 left rigs parked along Halfway Road and IL 13 as police failed to close off ramps. By Tuesday drivers began moving out while many waited for fuel. Police described the scene as bumper to bumper with 100 rigs at the peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Truck Plaza
New Illinois 13
L. B. Hunter
Hunter
du Quoin
Skelly
Illinois
Ronald Swafford
Illinois 13
Halfway Road
Fire damages garages and business in Marion area
A state police van was destroyed and the garage of State Trooper Richard Junge at 900 Hadfield Street sustained heavy damage after a backfire and gasoline ignited the fire. Firemen also battled a blaze at Pulley’s Barbecue on Old Illinois 13 east, damaging roof supports insulation and causing water damage, with the restaurant closed for remodeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Junge
Hadfield St
Marion
Charles Heyde
Penyster
Illinois 13
Lip synching and mechanization reshape live theater
In a 1967 column Ben Gelman notes how body mics and studio gadgetry have changed stage entertainment from Dorothy Lamour to Liza Minelli. He cites lip synching, echo chambers and electronic augmentation as routine, raising questions about authenticity and the future of live performance. The piece reflects on audience acceptance and the shift toward technologically enhanced shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Dorothy Lamour
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Shryock
Dolly
Shryock Auditorium
Hollywood Bowl
Woodstock
Liza Minelli
Walter Kerr
New York Times
Liza
Walter M. Miller Jr
Live theater in the age of electronic augmentation
The writer critiques lip synching and electronic augmentation in live performances. They recall Liza Minelli’s electronically enhanced show and Dorothy Lamour’s body mike, arguing that “live” theater is often technically augmented and questioning audience awareness and honesty in staging.
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Tors
Anna Police Department
Lawrence Boyer
George Maroney
Carbondale Memorial Hospital
Maroney
Ed Gree
Ntly
Pomona
Little Grand Canyon
Jackson County
Buenerkemper
Dr. Mooney
Illinois Department of Transportation
Tom Earhardt
Concord St
Seyde
John Barrymore
Katherine Cornell
Mike
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