Deaths and funeral notices from Murphysboro and surrounds
Deaths include Henrietta Hunziker 64 of Murphysboro who died July 5 1978 after a long illness Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Denny and Pettett Funeral Home Murphysboro with burial at Murdale Garden of Memory Survivors include her husband 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Also noted Walter Malkowski 67 of Cobden died July 6 1978 funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home Cobden Burial Casper Cemetery Lora L Prudent 84 of Zeigler died July 7 1978 funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler burial Harrison Cemetery Christopher Guy Earl Davis 78 of Marion formerly Creal Springs funeral 2 p.m. Saturday Cosby Funeral Home Creal Springs burial Coal Bank Springs Cemetery Ben Ellis 67 of East Moline funeral 1 p.m. Monday Aly Funeral Home Golconda burial Mt Zion Cemetery Dorothy King 55 of Anna dies July 7 1978 pending arrangements Ross Young of Metropolis dies July 6 1978 funeral services pending
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Denny and Pettett Funeral Home
Murphysboro
Henrietta Hunziker
Route 1
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Hunziker
First Christian Church
William and
Ivo McCoy Manson
Ala
Harold Hunziker
Helen McDaniel
Pomona
Mary Cripps
David
Bill
Paul
Bob
Terry Hunziker
Ivo Manson
Doris Mitchell
George Manson
Columbia
Tommy Manson
Collinsville
Murdale Garden of Memory
Walter Malkowski
Cobden
Chicago
Frank
Sophia Seynorgh Malkowski
Lutz and Rendleman
Casper Cemetery
Anna
Lora L. Prudent
S. Pine St
Zeigler
Herrin Hospital
Prudent
Kohlsdorf’s
Benton
Ed Prudent
Dorothy
Randall Haggard
Vantrease
Harrison Cemetery
Christopher
Guy Earl Davis
N. Vicksburg St
Marion
Creal Springs
Cosby Funeral Home
Coal Bank Springs
Mr. Davis
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
Aaron
Sarah Smith Davis
Mae Tanner
Davis
Spring Hill
Ben Ellis
East Moline
Aly Funeral Home
Golconda
Mt. Zion
Mr. Ellis
Millie Parmley Ellis
Alvie Parmley
Metropolis
Dorothy King
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Crain Funeral Home
Ross Young
W. 9Th St
Jackson Funeral Home
Five sentenced in Benton bank break in case
Five persons convicted or who pleaded guilty for a January break in at the Benton Community Bank were sentenced in U S District Court in Benton. Sentences range from probation and fines to prison. Names include David Smothers Randall Gobtop Randall Little Timothy Eldridge and Cathy Eldridge with varied penalties and dates to report. About 1280 dollars was taken after suspects broke a door near the drive in and crawled through a small opening to enter the bank.
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Benton Community Bank
U.S. District Court
Benton
David Gary Smothers
East St. Louis
Randall Joe Gobtop
E. Bond St
Randall Blaine Little
Mulkeytown
U.S
Jim Villani
Gobtop
Little
Timothy Eldridge
Cathy Ann Eldridge
Division St
West City
Smothers
Eldridge
Steeleville Woman Injured In Three Car Crash
Elda Walters 61 of Steeleville sustained injuries and was admitted in satisfactory condition to Sparta Hospital after a three car collision at Illinois 4 and Blair Road south of Sparta. The crash occurred when a car carrying Walters was hit, sending a vehicle into a second car driven by Virginia Williams 16 who was pushing it after running out of gas with Cecil Shockley 20 of Sparta also involved. None of the drivers Hartman 70 Williams or Shockley were hurt.
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Steeleville
Sparta
Illinois 4
Blair Road
Elda Walters
Virginia Williams
Cecil Shockley
Ms. Williams
Shockley
Sigmund F. Hartman
Cable explosion disrupts power near Carbondale center
An underground cable explosion near New Haven Center nursing home on Lewis Lane around 1 32 p m cut electric service for up to two hours in a one half square mile area. With 90 degree heat, residents including the nursing home Lake Heights housing project Lewis Park and Georgetown apartments lost power until about 3 30 p m. CIPS district supervisor James O Dan el said some areas restored power within an hour and the cause remains undetermined pending inspection by crews who dug up cables this morning amid extensive trenching.
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Carbondale
New Haven Center
Lewis Lane
Nursing Home
Lake Heights Federal Housing Project
Lewis Park
Georgetown Apartments
James O’danel
Central Illinois Public Service
CIPS
O’daniel
O’danel
Stones tickets vanish as 3500 sell fast in St Louis
Rolling Stones Kiel Auditorium tickets for Tuesday sold out in 90 minutes after box office opened at 11 am. 3500 tickets at 10 apiece were gone, leaving over 1000 fans waiting and 40 still in line an hour later. Promoter cites limited tickets and secrecy to avoid camping. Police report well behaved crowd despite disappointment.
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St. Louis
Kiel Auditorium
Mary Riley
University City
Bill Welborn
Christine Price
Kiel
Carterville Adopts $25 Fine For Weeds And Brush
The Carterville City Council amended the weed and brush ordinance to impose a 25 dollar fine plus costs. City Clerk Fred Rudloff said the ordinance previously had no fine but allowed a lien on property. The city also retains the right to remove weeds and brush if needed.
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Carterville
Fred Rudloff
Van Fire Near Southern Illinois Airport Injures Van
A Grand Tower couple escaped injury when their van truck caught fire on New Illinois 13 near the Southern Illinois Airport road. The van, owned by James Sumner, sustained major damage. Harold Maerker of Murphysboro and the Carbondale Township fire department helped extinguish the blaze around 4 p.m.
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New Illinois 13
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
James Sumner
Harold Maerker
Murphysboro
Maerker
Carbondale Township
Car hits girl in Marion injures four year old
Tammy Earl, four, of 301 N Buchanan St Marion, was treated at Marion Memorial Hospital for minor injuries after a car strike. Police say the girl was in the roadway when Wilma Wise, 35, of 416 E Jefferson St, turned from Buchanan onto Jefferson Street.
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Tammy Earl
Buchanan St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Wilma Wise
E. Jefferson St
Buchanan
Jefferson Street
Thefts and Vandalism Reported Near Lake of Egypt
The Williamson County sheriff's office logged thefts and vandalism around Lake of Egypt. Consolidated Engineering Construction Co. and Broyles and Broyles Industries reported losses of about 227 tools and 50 building items valued at 2,500 each. Jerry Gelbaugh found a freezer unplugged on his patio, wasting about 350 in beef.
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Lake of Egypt
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Consolidated Engineering Construction Co
Nashville, Tenn
Broyles and
Broyles Industries
Fort Worth
Texas
Consolidated
Broyles
Jerry O. Gelbaugh
The
Direct sales workforce reaches two million in U S
A report cites two million U S direct sellers generating six billion dollars in yearly retail sales. Water Quality Association notes over 80 percent of sellers are women and that the group skews younger and better educated than the general public.
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Lombard
Iowa
United States
Water Quality Association
Open house and events at SIUC and area venues
Open house scheduled at SIUC Greenhouse. Alcoholics Anonymous and AIAnon meetings at St. Joseph Hospital Cafeteria Murphysboro at 8 p.m. Saturday. BETA Sigma Phi Rho Omega Herrin chapter car wash 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Simms Standard Station Herrin. Summer Playhouse Anything Goes 8 p.m. Saturday at University Theater SIU GIANT City Park programs include geology hike 10 a.m. and pioneer candle dipping 2 p.m. at the Interpretive Center 7:30 p.m. bee demonstration Are the Killer Bees Coming? free. Arts and Crafts Fair 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Washington Park Metropolis. Farmers Market 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. For more info call 549-6151.
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Main
Washington Streets
Carbondale
Beta Sigma Phi
Rho Omega
University Theater
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Giant City State Park
Giant City Nature Trail
Washington Park
Metropolis
Fort Massac
Sunday events at SIU Carbondale and district school
Sunday listings include Logan Consolidated School District 10 at 2 p.m. and Saluki Swingers dance club from 7 to 10 p.m. in the SIU Carbondale Student Center with John McKeague as caller. Open to public with admission $1. Also horticultural open house 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the SIU horticultural station two miles west of campus, plus log cabin programs and a cultural affairs dance at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom D and Anything Goes at 8 p.m. at University Theater.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
John McKeague
Houe
Chautauqua Road
Giant City State Park
University Theater
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Socity of Southern II
Public calendar notice guidelines for events
The Southern Illinoisan invites free submissions for meetings and entertainments open to the public. Send calendar items to Calendar, The Southern Illinoisan, 710 North Illinois, Carbondale, Ill. 62901 at least one week before the event. Include date time place brief description and admission charge if any.
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Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
Illinois calendar and film festival at SIU Carbondale
Calendar items listed for Sunday include a 2:15 p.m. event at John A Logar College Library Carterville and a 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. showing of Davy Crockett starring Fess Parker and Buddy Ebsen at the SIU Carbondale Museum Auditorium North Entrances 12 and 13. Free and open to the public. A Southern Single Parents family picnic is at 2 p.m. Sunday at Murphysboro Park with a call for info at 549-8308 or 549-3920.
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Linois
John A. Logar
Carterville
University Museum and Art Galleries
Faner North
Southern Ilinois University-Carbondale
Davy Crockett
Fess Parker
Buddy Ebsen
Murphysboro Park
Local Drive-Ins Showpiece Film Listings Across Region
A trimmed catalog of showings at theaters in Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Marion Harrisburg Eldorado and nearby towns. Notable titles include Grease The Jungle Book Convoy Saturday Night Fever The End Harper Valley P T A and The Goodbye Girl among others.
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Herrin
University 4
Carbondale
F.ls.t
Marion
Harper Valley
P.T.A
Harrisburg
Starlite
Eldorado
30 Day Outlook Shows Widespread Rain and Warm Temperatures
A 30 day outlook shows showers forecast today for Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, with a broad swath from New Mexico to the Plains and Midwest to the Great Lakes. Cooler air is likely from the northern Rockies to the upper Great Lakes, while most regions remain warm. Southern Illinois reported a Thursday high of 92 degrees, with a 7 am to 7 am low of 69 and no precipitation. Today's 9 am temperature was 85 degrees with sunset at 8:22 pm and sunrise Saturday at 5:29 am.
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Florida
Georgia
Alabama
New Mexico
Plains
Midwest
Great Lakes
Rockies
Illinois
Livestock Prices Narrow at National Stockyards Hogs Leads
AP reports 3,000 hogs traded with active bidding. Barrows and gilts up 25 to 50 cents, light 200 to 240 pounds at 48.25 to 48.75, 230 to 250 pounds 47.75, 240 to 250 pounds 47.50 to 47.75, 250 to 270 pounds 46.50 to 47.50, 270 to 290 pounds 45.50 to 46.50, around 320 pounds 43.00. Sows uneven. under 450 pounds steady to 50 higher, over 450 pounds 1.50 to 2.00 lower. 300 to 450 pounds 41.00 to 41.50, 450 to 500 pounds 41.50 to 42.00, over 500 pounds 43.00 to 43.50. Boars over 300 pounds 37.00, 250 to 300 pounds 36.00 to 36.25, under 250 pounds 36.00. Cattle limited at 50 on offer. sheep none.
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National
Cattle Vanish From Marion Farm In June to July
Ten head of cattle valued at 2000 disappeared from a Marion pasture between June 28 and July 2. Wayne Howell of Route 5, Marion, searched for about three days before reporting the loss. The cattle were pastured at Harold Walker's rural Marion farm when they vanished.
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Marion
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Wayne Howell
Route 5
Harold Walker
Correction Notice on Regional Agency Name Spelling
A Thursday story mis spelled Franklyn Moreno's name and gave an incorrect title for the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission. The report corrects both the individual's spelling and the agency's title as published.
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Franklyn Moreno
Greater Egypt
Lottery Big Pay Day 722 31 9 7830
A lottery payout draws heat as players chase a big pay day. Numbers 722 31 9 7830 appear in play, with no immediate jackpot details provided. Officials urge verification and responsible play amid uncertain prize figures.
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Lora L
Villani
Stones
Swift
van Burns
Siuc
Alcoholics Anonymous and
Ailanon
St. Joseph Hospital
Logan Consolidated School District
National Weather Service
NOAA
Dept. of Commerce
Rowland & Co
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