Hospital notes list numerous admissions across multiple Illinois towns
A long hospital ledger lists admissions and discharges across facilities in Carbondale, Murphysboro, Du Quoin, and surrounding towns. Names include Walker Albert Akins Luna Cook Jerry Christopher Porro and many others. Several births are noted at Marshall Browning and Memorial hospitals in Du Quoin and Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DU Quoin
Shockley
Donald
Marshall Browning Hospital
Murphysboro
Hooks
William
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Edward
Ronald
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
West Frankfort
Elimon
Robert
SIU C plans new two year aviation flight program
Southern Illinois University Carbondale seeks a new two year associate in applied science degree in aviation flight to train commercial pilots and flight instructors. The program would operate at Southern Illinois Airport with existing faculty and facilities and enroll about 218 students next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Siu-C
SIU Board of Trustees
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Siu-C School of Technical Careers
STC
Southern Illinois
SIUC
School of Technical Careers
College of Business and Administration
College of Communications and Fine Arts
Siu-C School of Law
Carbondale
Springfield
Warm and wet weather pattern spans plains to coasts
Forecasters expect warm conditions across the Plains to the West and the East. Showers are due in the mid Atlantic while Minnesota and northern Wisconsin may see rain. Southern Illinois reached 81 with a 56 overnight low. 9 am reading was 78. Traces of precipitation were noted from Wednesday morning to today. Sunset is 8 31, Friday sunrise 5 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
mid-Atlantic
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kaplan trial delayed for medical reasons again
Nathan Kaplan former Marion state regional office building manager faces theft charges after a second continuance granted due to hospitalization and a reported cardiovascular accident. Judge William Lewis postponed trial from April to next Monday and likely to September pending health. Kaplan is tied to vending machine owner commissions and alleged improper mower purchase resale.
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Nathan Kaplan
Marion State Regional
William Lewis
Kaplan
Robert Neely
Metropolis
Williamson County
Robert Howerton
Howerton
Republican Central Committee
Carterville Man Reports Theft of 2.5-Ton Tree Saw
Russell Sheppart of Route 1 Carterville reported to Williamson County authorities that a 2.5-ton tree saw, valued at about $2,000, was stolen from his property located one and a half miles west of Illinois 148. The saw was attached to a truck at the time of the theft.
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Carterville
Russell Sheppart
Route 1
Williamson County
Illinois 148
Bicentennial celebration events fill Dixon Springs park
Dixon Springs State Park hosts a week of Bicentennial activities through Sunday with softball, parades, dancing, coronation of queen and Senior Citizen of the Year, Pot of Gold drawing, barbecue, and a community dance. Sesser and Herrin host related events including a bridge club, costume contest, and a bluegrass festival benefiting regional arts. events run Friday to Sunday with multiple venues and admission details.
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DE Soto
Sesser
City Park
Southern Ilinois
HERRIN’ Elks _ Duplicate
Lymar Manor
Dixon Springs State Park
Pope-Hardin Counties Homemakers’ Extension Association
Perry County and Community Meetings Parade Friday Schedule
Public meetings listed include the Perry County Board of Commissioners at 9 a.m. in the Pinckneyville courthouse. The People’s Mart Food Co op of Carbondale hosts a 1 to 6 p.m. session at the Student Christian Foundation basement 915 S Illinois Carbondale open to all. Marion Tops Day Club meets at 9 a.m. in Spillertown School building with Alcoholics Anonymous at 8 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church in Marion.
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People’s Mart Food Co-op
Carbondale
Student Christian Foundation
S. Illinois
Marion Tops Day Club
Spillertown
Alcoholics Anonymous
First United Methodist Church
Marion
Local Theater Listings and Film Showings in Carbondale and Nearby
A compiled listing shows multiple theater venues in Carbondale Marion Harrisburg Herrin and surrounding towns presenting a mix of classic and contemporary films and stage productions. Notable titles include Trackdown The Winds of Autumn The Exorcist Bugs Bunny Superstar I Will I Will For Now and W W and the Dixie Dance Kings along with The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox and The Missour Breakdown. The rundown also includes drive ins and cinemas with various film pairings and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varsity
Carbondale
University
Ben
Marion Drive-In
Marion
FOX
Everest
Starlite Drive-In
Eldorado
Cinema 1
Harrisburg
The
Duchess and the
W. C. Fields and Me
Orpheum
Webster Theatre
Steeleville
Roxy Theater
Coulterville
Riviera Drive-In
Herrin
Texas
New Liberty
Murphysboro
Campus Drive-In
W. W. and
Dixie Dance Kings
Blue Island Man Dies After Illinois 149 Crash
Michael H. Etzkorn, 28, of Blue Island, died at Memorial Hospital after a car he rode in overturned on Illinois 149 five miles west of Murphysboro. Driver John Moskaluk, 21, of Chicago, received minor injuries and was treated at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. The 1:05 p.m. crash occurred when Moskaluk swerved to avoid another vehicle. Etzkorn died at 3:37 p.m.
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Michael H. Etzkorn
Blue Island
Illinois 149
Murphysboro
John Moskaluk
Chicago
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Moskaluk
Mr. Etzkorn
Obituaries and notices from Tamaroa and vicinity
Deaths and funeral notices from Tamaroa and nearby towns list Leo Zelasko 83, of Route 3 Tamaroa, dead on arrival at Pinckneyville Hospital June 15 1976, with services at St Charles Church Dubois. Other obituaries include Sallie Branigan, Sylvia Owen, Anna Atchison, Wayne Jones, Dausey Shasteen, Rudolph Schrader, Sallie Carson, and Earl Wente with burial plans and service details. Local tributes note survivors, dates, and funeral home arrangements across multiple communities.
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Leo Joseph Zelasko
Route 3
Tamaroa
Pinckneyville Hospital
St. Charles Catholic Church
Dubois
Tony
Eleanor Ryterski
Westmont
Victor
Nashville
Veronica Przygoda
St. Louis
Helen Przygoda
Pinckneyville
Frances Lord
Denver
Colo
Clara Pelczynski
St. Charles Cemetery
Kringer- Searby
Sylvia Owen
Normal
Herrin
Brokaw Hospital
Ellisgrove
Harvey
Lucy Frizzell Wallace
Otto Owens
Owen
Illinois State Sailors and Soldiers Childrens School
American Legion Auxiliary
First Baptist Church In
Ottilie Womack
Towanda
Wallace
Stubblefield Funeral Home
Herrin City
American Cancer Society
First Baptist Church
Johnson’s Funeral Home
Anna M. Atchison
Opdyke
Hickory Grove Manor
Mt. Vernon
Atchison
Hams Grove
John
Elle Jordan Kniffen
Larned
Kan
Charlie R. Atchison
Salem
Raymond E. Atchison
Marion
Mildred Atkinson
Hughey Pulley Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Carterville
Wayne E. Jones
Joplin St
Benton
Henry and
Elizabeth Fowler Jones
United Mine Workers
American Legion
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
North Benton
Miriam Stewart
Clara Price
Galatia
Lula Akins
Pearl McCarty
Maude Biggs
West Frankfort
Dausey Shasteen
Rt. 3
Herrin Hospital
Williamson County
Hardy
Lisa Stilley Shasteen
Mary Goforth
Marvin Hickey
Dausey Ray Shasteen
Delbert Gene Shasteen
New Rose Hill Cemetery
Funeral
Rudolph H. Schrader
Steeleville
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Mr. Schrader
St Mark’s Lutheran Church
Fritz
Marie Lueders Schrader
Elizabeth Dierks
Lesia Ebers
Rudolph
Gifford
Idaho
Mildred Lewary
Irene _ Stillyes
Lewisted
Lewis
Arnold Ebers
Sparta
Wilburn
Nor Ebers
Edell Fedderke
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Memorial Gardens
Lewiston
Schaack Funeral Home
Sallie Carson
Holly Hill
Fla
Ray Carson
Ormond Beach
Fila
Pyatt Funeral Home
Correction notes in Obituaries for Samuel Williamson Jr and Theodore Sanders
The Wednesday obituary for Samuel Williamson Jr corrects the funeral home location to Royalton, not Zeigler. It also notes an omission in Theodore H. Sanders's obituary: daughters Kathryn Smith of Buckner and Margaret Lant of Cahokia.
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Samuel Williamson Jr
Moeller-Vantrease
Zeigler
Royalton
Theodore H. Sanders
Buckner
Kathryn Smith
Margaret Lant
Cahokia
Bicycle safety test and trail ride set for Saturday in Jackson County
A combined bicycle safety testing program and trail ride is planned for Saturday in Jackson County. The event starts at 8 a.m. at the Jackson County Extension Service office parking lot next to the 4-H softball park on Ava Blacktop road, with mechanical checks for riders of all ages and a skill riding test. At 10 a.m. groups will embark on trail rides organized by 4-H Club members to Lake Murphysboro and Riverside Park.
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Jackson County
Jackson County Extension Service Office
Ava Blacktop
Murphysboro
Lake Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Grande Levee at Old State Capitol Weekend
The Old State Capitol at Vandalia hosts a Grande Levee celebration from Friday to Sunday featuring early American crafts music and foods. The weekend party begins Friday night with an ice cream social and a German band concert sponsored by the Illinois Division of Historical Sites and the Friends of the Old Capitol.
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Vandalia
Illinois Division of Historical Sites
The
Friends of the
SIU C exhibits planned at two campus galleries
Carbondale graduates schedule summer art exhibits at Mitchell Gallery and Faner Hall North Gallery on the SIU C campus. Public viewing runs weekdays 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. through Aug 6, with galleries closed Monday July 5.
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Faner~Hall
Siu-C
Bicycle Relay Marathon Set for July 5 by Hamilton County
The Hamilton County Bicentennial Committee sponsors its first bicycle relay marathon race on July 5 with prizes of 100 for first 75 for second and 50 for third. Four man teams must register by June 30 with Ron Webb at 206 S. Washington St. McLeansboro. Entry fee is 2 per person and riders under 18 need parental permission.
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Hamilton County
Gister
Ron Webb
S. Washington St
McLeansboro
IRS Carbondale offers weekly tax help on Mondays and Tuesdays
Federal tax assistance will be available at the Internal Revenue Service office in Carbondale each Monday and Tuesday. Help is for individuals with questions too complex for phone help. The office location is 828 E Main Street with hours 8 11 30 a m and 12 15 4 30 p m.
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Internal Revenue Service
Carbondale
E. Main Street
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Hearin Hospital
Haynes
Cindy
Johnston City
Heilony
Jean Reed
Florenc Bishop
Oscar
Ringo
Ruby Burgess
Myrtle
Cavaker
Albert Gulley
Thomas
Carterville Desert
Ruth Fann
Wanda
Hurst Garavalla
Brian Webb
Veda Earl
Alene Cain
Katherine Lipscomb
Charles
Christopher
Marshall Browning
Bailey
Lyle Waddell
Beverly Overton
Michael
Tamaroa Missavage
Royalton Russell
Loretta
de Soto Martin
William Duncan
Nellie
Noel
James Jr
Christopher Baird
Florence Flint
Alpha
Mulkeytown Craig
Clarence
Elkville Drake
Edith Fuliow
Dorothy
Lesser
Thomason
Beatrice Royster
Harry
du Quoin Capos
Brenda
Crow
Karen
de Soto Pedigo
Royalton Neely
Esther
Alin Crowe
Vinnie
Zimny
Kathryn Clark
Edsel
Evansville
Ind
Inglett
Sidney Hays
Lena
Chapman
James
Coello Smallwood
Henry
Walter Green
Ernest Lewis
Chad
Roy
Benton Boyster
Julia
Coulterville Chapman
Lawrence
Riggle
Patricia
Tilden Barton
Franklin
Tilden McCaharty
Marissa Little
Morrison
Edward Fuller
Hazel
Jalway
Terrace
Townley
Vikki Dintelman
Norma Walters
Billy
Vergennes Carr
Oakdale Graves
Carol
Marissa
ST. Joseph Memorial
Carbondale Derossett
Grand Tower van Neff
Thomas Wilson
Robert Myers
Paul Ray Siefert
Donald Thomas
Frances Wilson
Laura Calandro
Clara Discharged
Hamilton
Ralph Rosson
Linda Swafford
Michael Beard
Evelyn Moritz
Lydia
Jacob Dierks
Carl
Ava
Union County
Anna
Buffat
Rev
Roy Sr
Cobden Hubbs
Hank
Jonesboro
Smith
Claude
Dongela Thornton
Charles A. Holderfield
Harley
Goreville
Roach
Harold
Dongola Henderson
Raymond
Washington County
Rehmer
Alice
Okanville
Conway
Louise Parker
Shirley
Vernon Townsend
Bart Smith
Effie Ruethemeyer
Faye Krug
Okawville
Hackstadt
Kent
Siu-C School of Medicine
Decatur
Quincy
Belleville
Cote
Mahonal Noaa US
Rowland & Co
Dixon Springs
Fred
Bob Wild
Winslow
Birch St
Call Aeon
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Perry County
Frank
Josephine Chapp Zelasko
Anna Kreft
Sallie Branigan
Tower Grove
Branigan
Sugar Lock
Miss
Dempsey
Irene Hill
Tilford Branigan
Annie Wilson
Laura Lee Childs
Carrie L. King
St. Petersburg
Alberta Shaulkin
Emma Brooks
Golden
Minneapolis
Minn
Samson
E. St. Louis
Jesse
Phillip
E. Prairie
Jackson Funeral Home
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home
Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery
Earl P. Wente
Highland
East St. Louis
Mitchell
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