Deaths in Southern Illinois Area May 31 1979
Edith Rushing 63 of Johnston City dies at Ohio State University Hospital Columbus after cafe ownership run. Willard Todd 79 of West Frankfort dies Pekin hospital. Sherman McClellan 62 Zeigler, Navy veteran, ex Turco Industries, dies Marion VA. Arzia Glodo 76 Grand Tower dies Murphysboro hospital. Loraine Boner 58 West Frankfort dies Franklin Hospital Benton. Vivian Karraker 64 Dongola dies at home. Leo Jones 63 Phoenix formerly Marion, ex construction worker. Burial and funeral details listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Rushing
Johnston City
Ohio State University Hospital
Columbus
Ohio
Edward Jennings
Energy
Loudean Goldstein
Bensenville
Laurene Swank
Marion
Betty Everly
Murman and Wilson Funeral
Carterville
Parker-Reedy
West Frankfort
Willard J. Todd
W. Elm St
Pekin
Masonic and Odd Fellows
Benton
Todd
Orient No. 3
Waltonville
United Mine Workers of America
Franklin County
Monroe
Nancy Summers Todd
Ruby Clem
Art of
Earl
Canoga Park
Calif
Joe
Thompsonville
Dorothy Spain
Virdilla Tate
Alla Wilson
Edna Duncan
Taylorville
Eugene
Sherman R. McClellan
Walnut St
Zeigler
Coello
Veterans Administration Hospital
Mr. McClellan
Turco Industries
du Quoin
Lesser
Bessie Winemiller McClellan
Mary D'Haillecourt
Arthur
Christopher
Donald
Yvonne Sledge
Mount Vernon
Lorene Ponder
Buckner
Vantrease
Maple Hill
Pettett Funeral Home
Murphysboro
Arzia Glodo
Grand Tower
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Glodo
Raddle
William Albert
Lee Welcher Glodo
Sophia Toler
Trenton
Clara Lee
Effie Biggs
Granite City
Funeral
Tower Grove
Loraine Boner
N. Jackson St
Franklin Hospital
Denning
Vivian L. Karraker
Dongola
Mr. Karraker
Christian Chapel Church of Christ
Sadie Sowers Karraker
Hazel Meisenheimer
Patty Corzine
Ken Corzine
Mark Corzine
Vicki Corzine
Cape Girardeau
Virginia Karraker
Marie Henshaw
Cairo
Crain Funeral Home
Christian Chapel
Leo William Jones
Phoenix
Ariz
Thersday
Mr. Jones
Willis E
Ella Mae Jones
Dorothy Grimes
Ronnie
Terry
Ronnie Jr
Elzie
Bennie
Louie
Maggie Hobbs
Mae Miller
Madge Adkins
Rosco
Grimshaw Funeral Home
End of 10 hour shifts. speed crackdown continues statewide
State police say there will be no letup in enforcing the 55 mph limit despite the end of overlapping 10 hour shifts. Over Memorial Day weekend, 450 traffic arrests and 164 warnings were issued, with 17 personal injury and 24 property accidents. Officials cited a drop in traffic deaths from 31 in 1978 to 10 last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thompson
Andy Muzzarelli
du Quoin
Muzzarelli
District 13
Muzzarellli
Dan K. Lynn E. Baird
Air Police and Transportation Department
Dan K. Webb
State Department of Law Enforcement
Illinois
West Frankfort police investigate beating and robbery
West Frankfort police probe a late night beating and wallet theft from Donald Tate, 45, near Bill Glodich Honda. Two white youths aged 16 to 18 attacked him, took about 60 dollars, and left him with minor injuries. Separately, Michael R. Williams, 19, was arrested for theft under 150 at Mark Twain Marine. a battery theft was alleged by a Mark Twain official. Williams is jailed in Franklin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Late Thay
Lindell Blades
Donald Tate
Bill Glodich
Honda
Michael R. Williams
Mark Twain Marine Industries Inc
Mark Twain
Williams
Blades
Franklin County
Picnic and festival events across Percy and Carbondale area
A busy weekend calendar includes a Percy Park picnic with Friday and Saturday dances, a YMCA yard sale in Carbondale, Alto Pass Strawberry Festival activities from talent show to queen contest, and Dairy Goat Show and Sale at Carmi fairgrounds. Giant City State Park offers free interpretive programs including hikes and a campfire program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alto Pass
Southern Illinois Dairy Goat Association
Fairgrounds
Carmi
Carpenter's Hall
Carbondale
Ben Eicher
Jackson County
YMCA
Sunset Drive
Giant City
Post Oak
Interpretive Center
Percy Park
The
Percy Fire Department
American Legion
Sesser teen charged with trespass in separate incident
Sesser 17 year old Wallie Fabris was charged with criminal trespass after allegedly entering Roger Edwards home late Wednesday. He is jailed in Franklin County with bond set at 100 dollars, following recent grand jury indictments on two counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesser
Wallie Fabris
Roger Edwards
Fabris
Franklin County
Jackson County agencies to share $112684 in federal funds
Four Jackson County agencies handling mental health development disabilities and substance abuse services will receive $28,171 in local funds matched by $84,513 in Title 20 federal money for July 1 1979 to June 30 1980 programs. Final funding decisions to be set at a June 19 708 Board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Perry H. Patterson
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Patterson
Archway
Hill House
Carbondale
Bureau of
Murphysboro
Women’s Center
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
708
Carbondale man faces rape charge in May incident
John F. Glasco, 18, of Carbondale, was arrested Thursday by Jackson County sheriff deputies and charged with rape in the alleged May 18 rape of a 17-year-old Carbondale woman in her home. Glasco was to appear in court for arraignment today, a sheriff's spokesman said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Glasco
Carbondale
Jackson County
Glasco
Sheriff's Office
St Luke's Hospital West Sees Twin Birth Rush
At St Luke's Hospital West three mothers gave birth to twins in four days. Ruth and Gary Jacobs welcomed Luke and Scott, Connie and Jim Wright welcomed Anastasia Marie and Catherine Renee, and Nannette and Ronald Moore welcomed two unnamed girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St. Luke’s Hospital
Luke
Scott
Ruth
Gary Jacobs
Anastasia Marie
Catherine Renee
Connie
Jim Wright
Nanette
Ronald Moore
Bride Month Display At Sunday Huthmacher House
June designated as bride’s month with bridal gowns from several eras on display Sundays 1 to 5 p m. Wedding pictures also shown. On June 24 women still able to wear their gowns invited to a style show. Two Hale’s dinners awarded to the oldest wearer. CRAB ORCHARD High School baccalaureate at 7 30 p m Sunday in the gym. The Rev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huthmacher House
Grand Tower
Hale’s
Steeleville events include speaker and benefit concert
Ivan Ryan will speak at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Interpretive Center near the log cabin as part of a pioneer candle dipping program. A Singelle Swingers Benefit Concert follows at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Steeleville Civic Center with Steeleville area junior and senior high students, tickets 1 for adults and 50 cents for students, under 5 free. proceeds support the Steeleville Teen Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Ryan
Giant City State Park
Log Cabin
Steeleville
Civic Center
Open Public Entertainment Notices for Carbondale Area
The Southern Illinoisan invites notes on upcoming meetings and entertainments open to the public. Send date time place brief description and any admission charge to Calendar, The Southern Illinoisan, 710 N Illinois Ave., Carbondale IL 62901, one week prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Ill
Livestock National Stockyards Hogs and Cattle Report
AP reports hogs at National Stockyards with 4 500 head sale fairly active. Bar rows and gilts 50 lower with various weights priced from 39 to 42 50. Mixed 1 3 230 250 lb at 41 50 to 42 00. Sows 1 50 to 2 00 lower and over 500 lb 35 50 to 36 00. Cattle and calves 100 head not enough on offer to test prices. Sheep none offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Showers forecast for South and Northeast regions
The National Weather Service predicts showers for parts of the South and Southwest from eastern Texas to Alabama and for parts of New York. In Southern Illinois the high Thursday was 8 degrees with a 66 degree low between 7 am Thursday and 7 am today and no precipitation. Today’s 9 am temperature was 70 degrees with sunset at 8:13 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Texas
Alabama
New York
Illinois
Head-on Collision Leaves Two Hospitalized in Illinois
State police report a head-on crash on Old U.S. 51 one mile north of Illinois 146 in Anna left two men injured. Bob Roberts, owner of Fuzzy's tavern in Cobden, remains in critical condition at Barnes Hospital St Louis. Hubert Rhodes, 24, of Cobden, is listed in satisfactory condition at Lourdes Hospital Paducah with jaw and leg fractures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 51
Illinois 146
Anna
Bob Roberts
Fuzzy
Paducah
Rhodes
Roberts
Union County Hospital
St. Louis
Herrin Woman Escapes Injury In Gasoline Fire
Geneel Baggett escaped serious injury Thursday when a portable gasoline can near a gas hot water heater ignited in the utility room of 612 North Sixth Street in Herrin. Fire Chief Laverne Kerley said she moved the flaming can outside, her slippers burned but she avoided serious burns, and the hot water heater plus clothing were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneel Baggett
Sixth St
Herrin
Federal Housing Project
Laverne Kerley
Kerley
Carbondale pupil suspended after fires at junior high
A Lincoln Junior High School student in Carbondale was suspended for setting three fires in a girls restroom. Two fires were put out by extinguishers, the third by the fire department, causing smoke damage. The student will serve four and a half days and restore the restroom, with repainting and cleanup, plus counseling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Lincoln Junior High School
Larry Jacober
Jacober
Carbondale Fire Department
Correction credits choir music to Good Shepherd
A May 25 church note about an ecumenical family service at the First Unitarian Fellowship of Carbon dale failed to credit the Church of the Good Shepherd for providing the choir music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Unitarian Fellowship of
Carbondale
Church of the Good Shepherd
Births in Various Illinois towns report several newborns
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER GODIER, Mr. and Mrs. Rick, a daughter Thursday at Memorial Hospital of Chester. JACOB KRANAWETTER, Mr. and Mrs. Dale, a daughter Thursday at Memorial Hospital of Chester. PERCY WILLIAMS, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, a son Thursday at Sparta Community Hospital. CARTERVILLE LOVELACE, Mr. and Mrs. Alan, a son Thursday at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. GOREVILLE KELLUMS, Mr. and Mrs. James, a daughter Thursday at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. WEST FRANKFORT MOSIER, Mr. and Mrs. ? a son Thursday at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. MARION YOUNKIN, Mr. and Mrs. Keith, a son Thursday at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. MARION PULLEY, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick, ELKVILLE DUNMEYER, Mr. and Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Rocher
Godier
Rick
Memorial Hospitel of
Chester
Jacob
Kranawetter
Dale
Memorial Hospital of Chester
Percy
Williams
Bruce
Sparta Community Hospital
Carterville
Lovelace
Alan
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Goreville
Kellums
James
West Frankfort
Mosier
Marion
Younkin
Keith
Pulley
Patrick
Elkville
Dunmeyer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edith
Arzia Glode
Loraine Bower
Tate
Alcoholics Anonymous
Aianon
St. Joseph Hospital
Human Service
St. Louis Hospital
Crab Orchard High School
Cinema
Harrisburg
Orpheum
Starlite Drive-in
Marion Drive-in
University 4
Fantastic Planet
Cinema 4
Carmi Theater
Sparta Theater
North Avenue Irregulars
Fox, Carbondale
Little
Saluki
Varsity
Manhattan
Richard Pryor
New Liberty
Cinema 1
Norma Rae
NOAA
Dept. of Comme
Thomson McKinnon Securities
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