Commencement Programs and Local Drive-In Lineup
Area schools present commencement programs while local theaters and drive-ins list ongoing film screenings. Venues include ORPHEUM Harrisburg REND LAKE west Frankfort ROXY Coulterville VARSITY Carbondale UNIVERSITY 4 and multiple Harrisburg and Carbondale cinemas showing titles such as Annie Hall Silver Streak Slap Shot The Sting and The Shaggy D A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Orpheum
Harrisburg
Superbug
Rend Lake Drive In
West Frankfort
Roxy Theater
Coulterville
Carbondale
Annie Hall” University 4
Local Obituaries Take Note of James H McDonald Mary Jane Veach Freeman Dorris Roy Worthen
James Hosa McDonald 84 of Jonesboro died May 31 1977 at St Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau He was a retired farmer born July 28 1892 in Union County Survived by wife Clara Anderson three sons Victor Jack Bill and two daughters Gy and Betty ten grandchildren eight great grandchildren and one sister Funeral at 1 30 p m Friday Norris and Son Funeral Home Jonesboro Burial in Anna Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m today Mary Jane Veach 76 of Walier dies June 1 1977 in Miners Hospital Christopher Services 1 p m Friday Brayfield Funeral Home Ses ser Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Sesser Survived by son Marion Louis Veach Jr brother Richard Winn three nephews four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Freeman Dorris 74 Johnston City dies June 2 1977 Union Hospital West Frankfort Survived by two sons Jack Johnston City and Gene Stanton CA one grandchild one great grandchild Funeral arrangements pending at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City Roy Worthen 86 Ava died June 2 1977 Memorial Hospital Chester Funeral arrangements pending at Wilson Funeral Home Ava
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James Hosa McDonald
S. Pecan St
Jonesboro
St. Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau
Union County
Stephen
Sarah Camden McDonald
Clara Anderson
Victor
Anna
Jack
Kankakee
Bill
Cobden
Peggy O
Mary Jane Veach
Walier
Brayfield
Sesser
Maple Hill
Veach
Miners Hospital
Christopher
England
John Thomas
Emily Robinson Winn
Marion Louis Veach
Freeman Dorris
N. Benton St
Johnston City
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Dorris
Church of God
Williamson County
T. J
Rena Jordan Dorris
Verbal Moake
California School System
Gene
Stanton, Calif
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Claude Pinkney Boyett
Hickory St
du Quoin
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Mr. Boyett
Eldorado
John
Sarah Ross Boyett
Sybil Cook
Ruby Ross
Pinckneyville
Ruby
John Boyett
Lesser
Jack Boyett
Lenzburg
Shirley Charles
PawPaw, Mich
Patricia Hackleman
Freeburg
Janet Habighorst
Kansas City
Barbara Bearden
Affton
Judy Anheuser
Louie Ross
St. Louis
Richard Ross
Belleville
Dora Barnett
Kenneth Beyett
Harrisburg
Roy
Harlingen
Tex
Neal Memorial Chapel
Wolf Creek
Pearl McCollum
Wilma
Orlando
Fla
Sandra Vogel
Nancy Cavitt
Bobbie Jean McCollum
Gary Campbell
Makanda
Greg Campbell
Harlingin
Charles Campbell
Carterville
Mary Martha Thomas
Keeling Funeral Home
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
Dewey E. McDonald
Dewey Edward McDonald
E. Boyton St
Marion
Olin Corp
Masonic Lodge No. 89 Afam
Aldergate United Methodist Church
Forrest
Inez Smith McDonald
Mr. McDonald
Florence White
Suzanne Evans
Carol
Mark
Kevin
Clarence
Katherine McDonald
Mitchell Funeral Home
Boner Cemetery
American Cancer Society
The
Kidney Foundation
Schroeder
Chester
Percy H. Garner
Ellis Grove
Barnes Hospital
Mr. Garner
Chris
Luella Humphrey Garner
Frances Dudzik
Lorraine Wisland
Jeannine Staten
Mildred Pelate
Myrna Karr
Faye Rogan
Clearwater
Former mayor McCollum dies in Lauderale Lake Florida
Bobby Gene McCollum 49 of 4400 Northwest 36th Street Lauderale Lake Florida and former Du Quoin mayor died at 9 54 am Tuesday May 31 1977 at his home He served as city commissioner 1957–1961 and mayor 1961–1963 He was a druggist with Super X Drug Co born November 16 1927 in Sunfield Survivors include his parents and several relatives His funeral arrangements were not specified in the readable text
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Gene McCollum
36Th St
Lauderdale Lake
Fla
du Quoin
Mr. McCollum
Super X Drug Co
Memorial and Discharged Patients List Across Southern Illinois
A long hospital register lists hundreds of patients by surname across multiple rural towns including Steeleville Marion Murphysboro and Carbondale. It notes admissions discharges and newborns with details of related families and local facilities such as MEMORIAL and UNION hospitals.
The Sting and Other Screens at Area Drive-Ins and Theaters
Graduation exercises are set Friday for area high schools including Sparta Benton Chester Red Bud Royalton Zeigler Coulterville Christopher and Tamaroa with 7:30 to 8 p.m. ceremonies at their respective gymnasiums or fields according to the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta High School
Benton Consolidated High School
Tabor Field
Chester High School
Colbert Memorial
Red Bud Community Unit High School
Locust Street
Royalton-Zeigler
Coulterville High School
Christopher Community High School
Tamaroa High School
Public meeting on Carbondale railroad relocation project
Residents invited to a 7 p.m. meeting at 607 E College St Carbondale to hear a status report from city officials on the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad relocation. Council member Helen Westberg requested the session to inform residents before a formal council meeting. The project costs exceed 52 million dollars, with plans for a new rail depot and an overpass at Pleasant Hill Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. College St
Carbondale
Helen Westberg
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Pleasant Hill Road
Man gets 50-75 years on murder conviction
Clarence Eugene Wilson, 49, of St. Louis, was sentenced in Williamson County Circuit Court to 50 to 75 years for murder in the 1970 killing of Oblong police officer Jack Fancis during a burglary attempt. The case, moved from Crawford and Wabash counties, involved multiple trials and a related attempted burglary sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Eugene Wilson
St. Louis
Williamson County
Marion
Wilson
Jack Fancis
Crawford County Circuit Court
Wabash
Fancis
William Lewis
Murphysboro Downtown Redevelopment Tour Highlights Work
Murphysboro Downtown Redevelopment Committee, ten members, toured Olga's Art and Gift Gallery at 1401 Walnut St in the former Post Office. Olga Todd expanded the shop moving from basement offices to the main floor and plans an art gallery area as fires and business migration challenge the downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Olga
Walnut St
Olga Todd
theft reported at Bob's Shell in West Frankfort
West Frankfort police said about 500 dollars in a cash drawer was stolen from Bob's Shell at 1202 E. Main Street after closing hours Tuesday. Entry was gained by breaking a window in the garage section. the theft was found when the station opened Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob’s Shell
E. Main St
West Frankfort
Mississippi Valley district to seek school tax hike vote
Mississippi Valley Unit School District 166 voters will decide Saturday on increasing the educational fund rate from 2.06 to 2.71 per 100 valuation. Superintendent Bernie Weithorn warns of a 23 thousand dollar year end deficit and criticizes current budget cuts as insufficient. Polls open noon to 7 pm at Town Hall Jones Ridge, Town Hall Jacob, and Gorham High School.
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Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Valley Unit
Jackson County
Bernie Weithorn
Weithorn
Town Hall
Jones Ridge
Jacob
Gorham
Mace Starts Six-Week Convalescence Leave
George R. Mace vice president for university relations at Southern Illinois University Carbondale begins a six week convalescence leave today and will be absent until July 15 after a neck injury from a December automobile crash. Jerry Lacey will run the office during his absence and Mace plans to work on a manuscript in Carbondale and then be away from town using vacation time and sick leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Mace
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Mace
Jerry Lacey
Ant
Carbondale
Break-ins Reported in Herrin
Herrin police investigate two break ins from Wednesday and early Thursday. A living room window allowed entry at Gerald Wharton’s home 421 S 6th St where over 700 dollars was taken from a jewelry box. A second entry at the former Elks Home 1901 N Park Ave saw a cigarette machine pried open and an undetermined amount of money taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Wharton
S. 6Th St
Herrin
Elks Home
N. Park Ave
Czech children’s feet outsize earlier generations
An AP report from Prague notes a market research study showing that over half of 13 year old boys and more than 80 percent of 14 and 15 year olds must buy men’s shoe sizes. In Czechoslovakia children’s clothing and shoes are state subsidized and price gaps between child and adult footwear are larger than in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
West
Correction to Hudson obituary misprint in May 1977 notice
Surviving daughter Mil dred Puckett of Tremont was listed with the wrong sister name in the May 31 1977 obituary for James R Hudson. The notice also states Hudson died at 1 40 p m May 31 1977 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro and incorrectly listed Rose Taylor instead of Rose Tyler as a sister in Ollie Mae Crain obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R
Dick’’ Hudson
Mildred Puckett
Tremont
Hudson
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Ollie Mae Crain
Rose Taylor
Rose Tyler
Mt. Vernon Man Placed Under Court Supervision in Indecency Case
Michael S. Cox, 23, of Mount Vernon, was placed under court supervision and ordered to receive psychiatric treatment after pleading guilty to public indecency in Jackson County Circuit Court Murphysboro. Charged by Carbondale police for incidents March 13, he exposed himself to a girl on a bicycle and to a female hitchhiker, facing a $250 fine plus costs and two years of supervision with no criminal record if completed without further issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael S. Cox
Mt. Vernon
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Cox
Carbondale
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Roy Worthen
Wilson Funeral Home
Ava
Memorial Hospital
Mary Tanner
Maryland St
Zeigler
Mrs. Tanner
Cutter
Mitzie Taylor
Donald Sparks
Killeen, Tex
Vantrease
Mr. Boyettin
Parkison
Michael Williams
Glenn Ewell
Lola Pike
Doris Velho
Maude Bryant
Wanda James
Carol Pate
Betty
Twins Short
George Douglas Reed
Jason
Herrin Hospital
Grogan
Rebecca
Baby
Christopher Pierson
Helen Watkins
Roger Wright
Sarah Williams
Lavona Davie
Dollie
Colp Baldwin
Judy Cotson
Barry
Royalton
Marshall Browning
Muir, Morgan
Elkville
Wiswell
Vera Fleming
Johnnie Maynavich
George Krug
Wilfred G. Barnett
Tamaroa
Lefier
Cleo
Coello
Satiea
Josephine
Lunnemann
John Burton
Vickie Bailey
Della Szczeblewski
Ronald
Tamaron Crockett
Elmus Guenther
Nora
Swanwick
Sparta
Gremmels
Jeffrey
Percy Biermann
Willard
Steeleville Montgomery
Stella Harmon
James
Baldwin Sawyer
David
Fortner
Lucille Henderson
Florence
Marissa Boyd
Annie Keppel
Goldie Wehrheim
Sue
Baldwin
ST. Joseph Memorial
Russell
Mrs
Grand Tower
Gallacher
Leonard
de Soto Rippelmeyer
Lowell
Ava Perkins
Perks Thomas
Gary
Makanda Estes
Kathryn Buchholz
Alden
Angel
Ruth
Cord
Carla Newberry
Bobby
Washington County
Nashville
Hug
Randy
Ashley Stein
Henry
Oakcale Geimer
Wanda
Okawville
Kraus
Elsie
Woxer
Glenn
Kee
Brown
Allen
Marshall Browning Hospital
Toler Cinema
Benton
Winnie the Pooh
Network
University 4
Wizards
Sting
Fox
Gene Goss
J. T. Blankinship Consulting Engineers
S. Illinois Ave
Butch Nevious
Donald Mitchell
James Sharp
Mitchell
Sharp
Murphysboro Committee Tours
Robert Streuter
Murphysboro Water and Sewer Department
Rowland & Co
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