Evans Butter Evans 79 dies in Murphysboro home
Charles Q. Butter Evans a retired Central Illinois Public Service supervisor died Sunday evening June 4 1978 at his rural Murphysboro home on Old Route 13 from natural causes. No signs of foul play were noted and he had a heart history. He was born November 2 1898 in Carbondale and survived by family including two daughters a son a stepson and many grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Denny and Pettett Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Q
Mr. Evans
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Clem
Ellen Laws Evans
Pinckneyville
Dorothy Irene Clements
Ellen Polley
du Quoin
Doris Owens
Joliet
Evert Evans
Chicago
Charles Edward Jenkins
Rushville
Ind
Denny and Pettett Funeral Home
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Roy A. Barth
W. Copeland St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Marlion
Robert
Louisa Funk Barth
Marie E. McCluskie
Harrisburg
Central Illinois Public Service
First United Methodist Church
Illinois Brotherhood Electrical Workers
West Frankfort
Marie
Roy Barth Jr
Mt. Vernon
Sherrie
Bobbie Ann Barth
Mike Barth
Tina Marie Barth
Wilson Funeral Home
Rosehill Cemetery
Funeral
Walter Skritski
Hampton Nursing Manor
Herrin
van Natta
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
South of
Energy
Friends
Mr. Skritski
Nursing Manor
Lithuania
Flossie Thompson
Carlyle
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
American Legion Post
Elizabeth Monroe
Rose Carter Kay
Thompson Terrace
Metropolis
Massac Memorial Hospital
Jackson Funeral Home
Jason Arthur Robinson
Gary
Joyce Robinson
Sesser
Maple Hill
Brayfield Funeral Home
Marshall Browning Hospital
Joyce Green Robinson
Renee Robinson
Arthur Green
Waltonville
Dallas Robinson
Rural Lesser
Verna Jones
S. 19Th St
Lakeshore Manor
Decatur
van Natta Funeral Home
Ivy, Owen B. Funeral services scheduled for 18 year old
Owen B. Ivy of 522 East Green Street Carbondale drowned Thursday night June 1 1978 at Cedar Lake south of Carbondale. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at New Zion Baptist Church Carbondale with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Algee's Funeral Home Carbondale.
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Dollie E. Bugg
Bartonville
Richwood Terrace
Peoria
Renshaw
John
Elizabeth Gilbert Crayton
Vital Alsip
Harold Bugg
Vivian Cornell
Grace Alsip
Vienna
Whitney Funeral Home
Brial
Wartrace Cemetery
Funeral Home
Owen B. Ivy
E. Green St
Carbondale
New Zion Baptist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Algee
Ivy
Cedar Lake
Benton man’s bank break-in trial opens in Benton
The trial of 23 year old David Gary Smothers of 218 S C St Benton opened in U S District Court Benton on possession of stolen money from the Benton Community Bank break in. Four others indicted Feb 8 in East St Louis pleaded guilty including Randall Blaine Little and Randall Joe Gobtop to possession of stolen money. Timothy Eldridge and Cathy Ann Eldridge pleaded guilty to distributing controlled substances. About $1 280 was taken from the bank in the Jan 31 or Feb 1 break in after entry via a door below the drive in window and crawling through a 17 inch square opening.
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Benton
Benton Community Bank
U.S. District Court
David Gary Smothers
S.C. St
East St. Louis
Randall Blaine Little
Route 1
Mulkeytown
Randall Joe Gobtop
E. Bond St
Timothy Eldridge
Cathy Ann Eldridge
W. Division St
West City
Fire destroys Benton trailer home
A trailer home at 300 N Guildheimer St in Benton burned at 7 20 a m Saturday. Fifteen firemen and volunteers fought the blaze of undetermined origin. Pam Blair and her children were not at home. The new trailer was worth about 15000 dollars.
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Benton
Pam Blair
N. Guildheimer St
Community meeting notices dot Carbondale region schedule
Many local boards and organizations in Carbondale Murphysboro Carterville Herrin Benton and surrounding areas hold Tuesday sessions. Include city councils school boards library and bridge club as well as an OA meeting and recycling guidance.
Union County deputies capture man sought after Missouri slaying
Bill Henson, 28, wanted in Missouri for a deputy sheriff murder and on parole violation in Michigan, was flushed from woods near his parents' rural Jonesboro home after a six hour manhunt. He surrendered after warning shots. to be questioned by a Missouri detective and then turned over to Michigan authorities.
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Missouri
Michigan
Union County
Larry Tripp
Bill Henson
Jefferson County
Tripp
Henson
Michigan State Penitentiary
Jonesboro
Boyd Henson
Sheriff’s Department
Rural Anna man charged with attempted murder in shooting
A 43-year-old Union County man Paul Hadley is charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting Charles Darnell 34 in the left jaw with a .22 rifle at Hadley’s Hart Line Farm home. Darnell remains in serious condition at St. Louis University Hospital. Hadley was arrested Sunday near his home north of Anna. He also faces aggravated battery and armed violence charges and is held in Union County jail with bond pending.
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Anna
Union County
Paul Hadley
Charles Darnell
Hadley
Old
U.S. 51
Union County State’s
Harry Johnson
Jonesboro
Fire causes $30,000 damage at West Frankfort home
Fire Friday at the home of Loren Short at 712 East Fifth Street West Frankfort caused about 30 000 in damage. Firemen arrived at 9 20 p m and fought the blaze for about two hours. The fire started in the kitchen spread to the attic and damaged the interior though the structure was saved. Damages were 20000 to the house and 10000 to the contents. The Shorts were away at the time.
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Loren Short
Fifth St
West Frankfort
Fire damages Marion home
A Saturday fire at 800 South Court Street Marion damaged the front and attic of Richard Emery’s home. Firemen arrived at 9 21 p m and fought the blaze for about two hours. No one was home. Emery returned during the firefighting. Cause and damage estimate are not known.
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Richard Emery
South Court St
Marion
Emery
Plane crash injures daughters of Illinois official near Knoxville
April Eatherly and Deborah Davenport, both with family ties to Illinois politics, were two of four aboard a light single-engine Cessna that forced an emergency landing in a Knox County field. All occupants, including 22 month old Natalie Davenport, suffered minor injuries and were treated at St. Mary’s Medical Center. The FAA said engine failure cause is undetermined.
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Knoxville
Tenn
April Eatherly
Galatia
Deborah Davenport
Santa Rosa
Calif
Knox County
Davenport
Richard Davenport
Davenports
Natalie
James Eatherly
Illinois
House of Representatives
Galatia High School
McGhee Tyson
Powell
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Harrisburg
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Federal Aviation Administration
Kirkwood Can Buy Pool But Not Run It Judge Rules
St Louis County Judge Drew W Luton Jr says Kirkwood may purchase the $212,500 swimming pool and 14 acre tennis club but cannot create maintain or operate a public recreational facility. City officials plan an appeal.
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Cy Ivton Mio
Kirkwood
St. Louis
Drew W. Luton Jr
Weather forecast covers wide region with showers
Showers are forecast today from northern Texas and the central Plains to the lower Midwest and the Southeast with warm weather expected across most areas. North Dakota and northern Minnesota also expect showers. Southern Illinois reported 83 degree high Sunday, and the low from 7 a.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. today was 55 with no precipitation. The 9 a.m. temperature today was 76, with sunset at 8:16 p.m. and sunrise Tuesday at 5:23 a.m.
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Texas
Central Plains
Lower Midwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Illinois
Varsity Bands Clip Notes From Carbondale Concert
Readable fragments show two Carbondale performances labeled VARSITY 1 and VARSITY 2. The first mentions I Wanna Hold Your Hand and the second That Ob- suggests a cut version of a set list. No further context or outcomes are provided in the fragments.
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Carbondale
Calendar scare Object of Desire
A compact cinema listing from Carbondale and Harrisburg shows a mix of features and drive-ins. Titles include The Gauntlet The Enforcer The End Coming Home Capricorn One Rabbit Test Blue Collar Harper Valley PTA and more across SALUKI EGYPTIAN and CINEMA venues with multiple locations in Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Marion Harrisburg.
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Saluki
Carbondale
NEW Liberty
Murphysboro
Herrin
The
Marion Drive-In
Paris
University 4
Benji
Cinema 4
Marion
Blue Collar
FOX
Capricorn
Cinema 1
Harrisburg
Starlite
Harper Valley
PTA
How to Submit a Calendar Item
The Southern Illinoisan prints public meetings and entertainments free. Send calendar items a week in advance to Calendar at 710 North Illinois Carbondale Ill 62901 with date time place brief event description and any admission charge.
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Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
Hospital Notes Union County Patients Admitted and Discharged
Medical log lists multiple admissions and discharges across Union County with names including Minnie Hilda Biehl and Opal Geneva Moore. Locations cited include Johnston City Murphysboro Jonesboro and Carbondale with several patients admitted or discharged by doctors in Harrisburg and surrounding towns.
Woman Injured in Two Car Collision in Marion
Patricia Stapleton of 129 N Seventh St Marion was treated at Marion Memorial Hospital for injuries after a two car crash at 12 50 a m Saturday at the College and Liberty streets intersection She pulled into the path of Walter Holderfield of 906 N Granite St Marion who was uninjured The incident was reported by Officer Ronald Swafford
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Patricia Stapleton
Seventh St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Ronald Swafford
College and
Liberty Streets
Walter Holderfield
Granite St
Births in Herrin and nearby towns
In Herrin a son was born Saturday at Herrin Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth. In Eldorado a daughter was born Thursday to Mr. and Abs. Dan ny McGill at Doctors Hospital of Harrisburg. In Cobden a son was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harvel at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro. In Du Quoin a daughter was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Harrell at Marshall Browning Hospital. In Du Quoin a daughter was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bailey at Marshall Browning Hospital.
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Herrin
Kenneth
Herrin Hospital
Eldorado
McGill
Abs
Danny
Doctors Hospital
Harrisburg
Cobden
Harvel
Charles
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
DU Quoin
Harrell
Clifford
Marshall Browning Hospital
Bailey
Milton
Judges tour Vienna prison and hear residents' gripes
The article notes residents praised the Vienna institution for opportunities it offers. Donna Morgan of Carterville corrected her age to 29 after a Friday two car collision in Herrin left minor injuries. In Carbondale Open Tennis, Jean Jones of Anna defeated by Marcia Huff of Evansville, reversing a photo caption. Consolidation Coal Co land will be turned over to Hurst at the June 12 city council meeting, not tonight.
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Vienna
Donna Morgan
Carterville
Herrin
Marcia Huff
Evansville
Jean Jones
Jones
Consolidation Coal Co
Hurst
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Welge Funeral Home
Chester
Ray Divers
High St
Memorial Hospital
Jason A. Robinson
Benton Man
Overeaters Anonymous
S. Division St
John A. Logan
Christopher Grade
Board of Education
Walnut
9Th Streets
10Th St
Benton Municipal Airport Board
Bush Village Board
Thompsonville
Lewis Park
True Value Store
13Th
Rover
Crab Orchard Community Unit
Duplicate Bridge Club
Carbondale Community Center
W. Klm St
Sweet Adelines Women’s Chorus
First Presbyterian Church
S. University
Eatherly
Tennessee
Maas Abe
National Weather Service
Noaa US
Dept of Commer
Minor
Donald
Karnak Thompson
Gladys Wood
John Bower
Georgia
Brown
Eunice Elder
Lula
Pulaski Stevens
Vassa
Turner
Margaret
Batley
Pamela Buckner
Edna Scott
James Chancey
George Felts
Claude Gaye
Bunial Hale
Jerry Rushing
Debbie Smith
Melissa Street
Arthur Walker
Hazel
Memorial
Brookmyer
Gail
de Soto Burns
Richard O'Connell
Edward
Victor
Donald Rainey
Emma Morgan
Wilma
Cook
Daisy
Christopher Stroud
Jack
Marion Anderson
Dowell Graut
Lyla
du Quoin Johnson
Carolyn
Elkville
Manual
Celena
Newberr
Louisana Cox
Karen
Baby
Herrin Yates
Dorothy
Braumberger
David Rogers
William Williams
Robert Fager
Cynthia
Lowe
Walter
Dowell Dobbs
Kisuna Jent
Mark
Johnston City
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