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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1978
Page
11
Obituaries for W L Smith of Sparta a former Ben Franklin Store owner and longtime Sparta Bank director. Archie Covington of Carbondale a retired Illinois Central Railroad car transfer man. Eva M May Nashville. Lester Fowler Nashville. Paul Bruce Johnston City. James Alexander listed as pending. Rachel Shoemaker Buckner. Vera Sutherland Chicago. Frank Rendleman Jonesboro. Funeral and burial details given.
Mack A Eldridge 56 of 901 S Thomas St Christopher died 9 am Monday July 24 1978 at Franklin Hospital Benton He was a carpenter veteran of World War II and member of Southside Baptist Church American Legion Waltonville VFW Survived by wife Irene Phillips son Allan Franklin Tenn daughters Rhonda Craig Lynda Ensinger five grandchildren Funeral 1 pm Thursday Gilbert Funeral Home Maple Hill Cemetery Lesser Friends may call after 2 pm Wednesday Ruby Hunt 77 of 228 Maryland St Zeigler died 9:08 am today July 25 1978 Herrin Hospital Johnsons Funeral Home Herrin
A 20 year old Carbondale man Anthony Neal was charged with aggravated battery and battery in Jackson County Circuit Court for allegedly biting his girlfriend Madeline Freeman, striking her with fists and slashing her with a butcher knife. Neighbors reported the early morning disturbance at 401 E Chestnut. Freeman treated and released at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. Bond set at 4000 with three additional charges pending including a March 11 knife attack on Walter Brown and a May 7 gun incident involving Tracy Jones.
Two obituaries appear for Mary Yanulavich and Tiny Fricker. Yanulavich, 88, of Zeigler, born 1890 in Lithuania, survived by two daughters and two sons, services pending at Vantrease Funeral Home. Fricker, 57, of Harrisburg, born 1910 in Arizona, a retired construction equipment operator, survived by wife, three daughters, two brothers and four sisters, services at Sand Street Church of God and burial at Sunset Lawn.
An armed robber took about $50 from attendant Tom Faitz at the Clark Service Station, 801 E Walnut St in Carbondale, at 10 45 p m Sunday. Police describe a white male wearing a red bandanna over his face and brandishing a revolver. The suspect fled north on foot after the theft.
Hogs: 6 000 head, moderate trade. Barrows and gilts 50 75 lower. Price ranges for 200 290 lb include 46.00 47.25. Sows steady to 50 lower. 300 450 lb 39.50 40.50. Boars over 300 lb 37.00 37.50. Cattle: 1 500 head, trading moderately active. Slaughter steers steady to above Monday close. cows and bulls 1.00 2.00 higher. Mixed good and choice 2 3 1 125 1 250 lb 47.00 53.50. Holsteins 46.00 51.00. Slaughter heifers mixed 2 4 875 1 025 lb 51.50 52.50. Overall, broad price ranges across weights and classes.
Wednesday events include a Matrix concert at CHRISTOPHER High School and Alcoholics Anon meeting at 604 E Jackson County Community Mental Health Center Carbondale. Also on Wednesday, Southern Single Parents group speaks on single parenting at 106 E Allen Marion with Don Campbell. National Organization of Women Shawnee Chapter meets at 7 p.m. New Life Building hosts a cable television commission hearing at 607 E College St Carbondale. ABC's library meeting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Student Mississippi and Illinois Rooms SIU Carbondale.
Special events list a Jackson County Beef Tour from 6 30 to 9 30 p m Wednesday at Southern Illinois University Carbondale with stops at the Agronomy Center Reservoir Road and the Beef Center. Bucks and Does Square Dance Club meets 8 to 11 p m Wednesday at John A Logan College cafeteria Carterville led by caller Earl Johnston. Under the Stars Matrix concert runs 7 to 9 p m Wednesday near SIU Arena. Preparation for Parenthood classes on childbearing and parenthood set 3 30 to 5 p m Wednesday at the Burma C Hayes Center 440 E Willow.
In Harrisburg today CINEMA 1 screens Heaven Can Wait and Jaws 2, while CINEMA 2 presents Jaws 2 and Grease at the Orpheum.
A crowded calendar across Carbondale and nearby towns features Star Wars on multiple screens including STARLITE Eldorado and UNIVERSITY 4 in Carbondale. Other titles include Jaws 2 Damien Omen II Coming Home The Swarm and Grease with venues like CINEMA 4 MARION and FOX Carbondale presenting evenings and drive-in showings for weekend audiences.
Public calendar notices can be printed without charge. Send calendar items one week before the event to Calendar The Southern Illinoisan 710 North Illinois Carbondale IL 62901 provide date time place description and admission charge if any.
A warm rain scene spans from the mid Atlantic region to the St Lawrence Valley with showers for southern Florida the western Gulf and from the central Plains to the upper Great Lakes. Warm weather dominates most of the country while eastern northern Plains remain cooler. In Southern Illinois Monday high was 8 degrees with a 69 degree low between 7 a.m. Monday and today and 10 inches of precipitation. The 9 a.m. temperature today stood at 75 degrees with sunset at 8 12 p.m. and sunrise Wednesday at 5 44 a.m.
James Randall Upton, 30, of St. Louis, arrested by Baldwin police and charged with stealing a garden tractor from Hartman Farm Supply Co. in Baldwin. The $2,500 tractor was recovered after Upton fled on a pickup with the trailer. He awaits a bond hearing in Randolph County jail on theft over $150.
Perry County led Illinois coal output in June with 1.2 million tons, 200 000 tons more than a year earlier, while Randolph County produced 810 000 tons and Jefferson County 377 000 tons. Other counties totaled 363 000 in Franklin 177 000 in Jackson 273 000 in Williamson and 138 000 in Saline, with the state mining mix totaling 5.2 million tons. More than 16 000 workers were on coal company payrolls as the Department of Mines scheduled August miners exam board meetings at Benton Coulterville Johnston City Zeigler Harrisburg and Lesser locations.
Don C. Meeker, 32, of 401 E College St Carbondale, was assaulted by three men at 12 15 a m in the 500 block of South Washington Street. They took about 50 dollars, leaving him with severe cuts and bruises. He was treated at Memorial Hospital. Fifteen futures were required for the cuts. No arrests have been made.
Firemen responded to a rural home on New Era Road by Douglas Glenn at 5 15 p m Monday after a wiring short sparked between walls toward the attic. Crews extinguished the blaze with minimal damage to the structure and contents.
A 17-year-old Carterville girl was admitted to Memorial Hospital in Carbondale with major injuries after a one car crash Monday night in Williamson County. Dana R. Morris, 17, reported in satisfactory condition. The driver was westbound on Illinois 13 when the car left the road and struck a tree at about 11 20 p.m. east of Cambria Road. Passengers Randall Smith, 18, Colp, and Ruth Forquer, 15, Carterville, were treated for minor injuries and released.
The Coast Guard Academy in New London Conn will mark its 188th birthday on August 4 with the inauguration of a new visitors center. The center will host exhibits highlighting the academy and Coast Guard history.
CARTERVILLE Mr and Mrs Abbie Winget a son Monday Memorial Hospital Edwardsville. EDWARDSVILLE Finney Mr and Mrs Jack a daughter Monday St Louis mother Patricia Ward of Murphysboro grandparents Eugene Finney Herrin and Deimar Ward Murphysboro. CHESTER Herschbach Mr and Mrs Jack a son Sunday St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro. MARISSA Jones Mr and Mrs Del a daughter Monday Pinckneyville Community Hospital. DU QUOIN Brigman Mr and Mrs Jim a daughter Monday Pinckneyville Community Hospital. MULKEYTOWN Greenfield Mr and Mrs Larry a daughter Monday Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin. ELKVILLE Porter Mr and Mrs Paul a daughter Monday Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin. WEST FRANKFORT Daisy Mr and Mrs Tom a son Monday Herrin Hospital.
A correction notes Amelia J Lipscomb was from Campbell Hill not Cutler. A photo of the remodeled Craine Furniture interior did not show owner Craine but an employee Bennie D Rod man of Murphysboro, pictured on the pen page July 23.
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