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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1973
Page
18
Regional update from Southern Illinois covering local events, notes, and briefs. Highlights include community developments, council actions, school activities, and public notices across multiple towns and organizations in the region.
A long list of patients admitted and discharged across multiple towns and counties including Carbondale De Soto Johnston City Murphysboro Pinckneyville Sparta and Union counties. The record shows numerous individuals with first and last names linked to hospitals in the region.
Bruce A. Rotramel of Poplar Bluff Missouri weds Gloria Jean Miscik of West Frankfort. Kirk K. Conley of Zeigler and Peggy Ramsey of Benton. Walter Cook of Mt. Vernon weds Jennie Delano of Centralia. Don C. Collins weds Debra Davis of Benton. Vickie M. Hicks weds Irene E. Alishiski of Mt. Vernon. Timothy E. Kuca weds Janeilyn Brown of West Frankfort. Fred L. Melvin weds Jo Lynn Bailie. Earl E. Kelley weds Dorothy I. Shanta. Marvin R. Howard weds Linda Kay Cash of Marion. Dale E. Schafer weds Mary Ellen Chancery of Benton.
The Southern Illinoisan invites notices for upcoming public meetings. Submit meeting title date time and location with a note confirming open access to the public. Deadline for calendar insertion is standard weekly run.
Public meetings and events are scheduled Tuesday across many towns including Carbondale Sparta Anna Marion Rend Lake Johnston City and Carbondale area. Board meetings school and water district gatherings plus special events and movie listings are noted with times and venues for residents to attend.
Carbondale Planning Commission meets 7 30 p m in city hall council room with zoning committee to follow. Trico Unit School District 176 Board of Education gathers 7 30 p m at Ava Grade School as the final attendance center meeting. Jackson County Housing Authority convenes 5 30 p m at the Authority Office. International Meditation Society hosts an introductory Transcendental Meditation lecture at 7 30 p m at the Du Quoin Boys Club. Women center hosts mom and tot drop in 9 30 to 11 30 a m at 404 W Walnut Carbondale. SIU Bridge Club duplicate tournament at 7 p m in the fourth floor Student Center SIU Carbondale.
The list names individuals from Mulkeytown West Frankfort Benton Centralia Marion Christopher and Benton in paired entries including Kenneth R Benedict with Susan J Kirk Gary L Ellis with Linda L Cluck Donald D Norville with Chole Rita Harrison Charles Barrow with LaDonna Dismore and Charles R Sharp with Jane E Byrn Marvin J Straub and Rose Ann Nathan.
AVA KEEBLER born to Mr and Mrs Rick Keebler a daughter Monday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital. LAMPLEY son born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Lampley Monday at Union Hospital West Frankfort. MCPHERSON daughter born to Mr and Mrs Richard McPherson Monday at Franklin Hospital Benton. MERACLE son born to Mr and Mrs David Meracle Sunday at Herrin Hospital. MCPHAIL daughter born to Mr and Mrs James McPhail Monday at Union Hospital West Frankfort.
At 11 05 p m Monday firefighters responded to a false alarm at 319 Birchlane Drive in Carbondale. No hazards reported and units cleared after investigation.
State police report two Franklin County accidents. A westbound farm implement hit a bridge, pushing into the Lampley car on Rt 34 near Benton injuring William Willett and others. In another high speed collision on Bend City road, John Dodey and Jack Sanders caused injuries to Overton and passengers.
The Benton Grade School Board hired Janet Crocker as learning disabilities teacher and Patricia Jo Norman as educational mentally handicapped teacher for the 1973-74 year. They will start at an annual salary around $7,600 under last year’s schedule.
Betty Mae Smith 25 Crear Springs and Thelma Barra 28 Johnston City face preliminary hearings in Marion circuit court on burglary and theft charges tied to Kenneth Blades trailer home. Smith posted 15000 bond. Barra has bond. Union County case involves Dallas Haacke 33 Aurora slated for motion to dismiss armed robbery charge tied to Martin service station theft. bond 6500. Authorities seek a second suspect in the 218 dollar robbery. Multiple local counts with fines listed follow.
Millard B. Wright 57 of Grand Tower dies at Scott Air Force Base Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel Grand Tower with burial Walker Hill Cemetery. Melba Shimkus 66 of West Frankfort dies. funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday at St John s Church West Frankfort with burial in St John s Cemetery. Eva G. Brown 83 formerly of Anna and Carbondale dies at home in Batavia. funeral 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Calvary Church Batavia. William Franklin Yandell 77 Ozark dies at Marion Veterans Administration Hospital. funeral pending at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion.
Multiple funeral and obituary notices listed. Hal M Frazer 64 of West Frankfort dies at Marion Memorial Hospital with services at Union Funeral Home and burial in Herrin City Cemetery. Claud A Ferrell 84 of Benton dies at Franklin Hospital with services at Mitchell Funeral Home and burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery. Etta Manus 79 of Lick Creek dies at Marion Memorial Hospital with services at Crain Funeral Home near Anna. Peter Foster 92 of Pacific Missouri dies in Valley Park Nursing Home with services at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion. Mardella Cain 22 of Pittsburg Grave services at Coal Bank Springs near Marion. Willard H Grey 65 of Sarasota Florida dies in Sarasota Memorial Hospital with services at Herrin City Cemetery. Multiple survivors and relatives listed in each notice.
The central and southern Illinois region faced thundershowers and cooler air with flash flood risks on several streams. Effingham endured extended power outages amid all night storms. Benson saw a tornado strike a grain elevator causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Bloomington tallied 1.5 inches of rain with 70 mph winds. Quincy drenched by over 5 inches in 24 hours.
The Johnston City School Board accepted a single bid of 900 dollars for a 1964 school bus to the First United Methodist Church of Johnston City. The bid was the only one submitted.
Building permits listed for West Frankfort include Mike Darnell 211 S Douglas St garage 1700, Joseph Serafin 104 E Charles St storage shed 175, Terry Moore 201 S Odle St garage 2000, Ed Thompson 1204 W St Louis St carport porch 500, Larry Perotti 47 Horrell Ave addition 18000, John Chismar 909 E St Louis St house 13665.
Cordell Shepard Jr. 24 of Carbondale was arraigned on a state rape charge in Murphysboro circuit court with bond to be set in a later hearing. He was arrested Sunday after a local woman reported an assault and rape at her home on North Washington Street. Blanche Warner 87 of Sparta died Monday in Sparta. She was born October 14 1885 in Sparta and survived by two sisters. Funeral services are at Hill and Son Funeral Home in Sparta Wednesday at 2 pm, with burial in Caledonia Cemetery.
A correction notes that Wisconsin legislators did not urge Nixon's removal. The Wisconsin State Democratic convention adopted the resolutions. Dr. James Benziger received SIU Alumni Association's Great Teacher award. his name was misspelled in the June 10 issue.
Two Southern Illinois contractors, Frank Nutty and Pautler Brothers Contractors, were fined 500 each by the Illinois Pollution Control Board for open burning on Oct 20 1972 at the Cedar Creek reservoir site. They cleared 1100 acres without a permit and seek EPA variance to continue burning.
Aggravated battery charges against Danny Reynolds and Gary Hileman were dismissed in circuit court by Judge Paul D. Reese after 12 days passed from arrest. Cobden Officer Dennis Ralls had arrested them June 6 after they allegedly struck his patrol car and attacked him during the arrest for aggravated battery and other charges.
A proposed boat launch facility on Kinkaid Lake south of Ava drew no bids at the 10:30 a.m. opening. The Kinkaid Lake and Reed's Creek Conservancy district will re-advertise the project, with a potential $146,000 grant from the State Department of Conservation.
The forecast calls for a high of 90 and an overnight low of 65. Temperature at 9 am is noted with precipitation expected from 7 am Monday to 7 am Tuesday at 0.25 inches. Sunset today is 8:32 pm and sunrise Wednesday is 5:31 am with sunset Wednesday at 8:32 pm.
Jackson County Board of Review in Murphysboro organized with daily hours 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The office is in the county courthouse basement and follows the courthouse schedule 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Board members include Cal Cavaness and Russell Siefert. The board will review township assessor books, prepare new or updated real estate and personal property values, hear objections within 10 days of publication, and accept 1973 homestead exemptions until August 1.
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