Trucks Collide on I-57 Killing One Driver
A truck driver, Billy J. Pender, 45, of Blytheville Arkansas died after his truck rear ended a slowly moving semi on Interstate 57 in Franklin County. David E. Bayne 32 of Springfield Ohio and Barry S. Sisk 22 of Louisville Kentucky were uninjured. Pender's truck belonged to Meyer Baking Co. of Blytheville. Bayne's vehicle was tied to Midwestern Distributing Co. of Fort Scott Kansas.
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Franklin County
Billy J. Pender
Blytheville
Ark
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
David E. Bayne
Springfield
Ohio
Illinois 149
Mr. Pender
Bayne
Barry S. Sisk
Louisville
Midwestern Distributing Co
Fort Scott
Kansas
Pender
Meyer Baking Co
Lonnie W. Ray
Christopher
Belleville Street
Illinois
Ray
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Hospital Admission and Discharge Ledger Fragments
Postings list multiple admitted and discharged patients across Herrin Memorial Memorial Carbondale Murphysboro and surrounding towns. Names include Jones Donald Rusher Jack Quinn Martin Kent Marguerite Morris Loretta Williams Hollis Smith etc. The fragmentary notes show patient entries by hospital and locale with scattered counts and family mentions.
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Franklin
Benton
Jones
Donald Rusher
Jack Quinn
Martin
Christopher Kent
Marguerite Morris
Loretta Williams
Robert Smith
Hollis Laws
Lorna
Zeigier
Mallory
Lydia
Lesser Ramsey
Semuel
Barney
Stella
Buckner Bradley
Ethel
Lesser Newman
Lillian Quinn
Christopher
Seasonably warm weather forecast across the nation
Seasonably warm weather is forecast for the nation with rain expected in the central and northern Plains and Northeast coastal areas. Southern Illinois reported a Monday high of 75 and an overnight low of 53 with a trace of precipitation from 7 a.m. Monday to 7 a.m. today. Sunset today is 8 33 p.m. with sunrise at 5 32 a.m. and sunset at 8 33 p.m.
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Nation
Plains
Illinois
Marion woman sentenced for golf club burglary
Cecilia Henry, 20, of Marion, pleaded guilty to burglary and theft of the Fairway Golf Club on May 10 1974. She received a 1 to 10 year sentence and was sent to Dwight reformatory. Co-defendants Jackie Whitehead and Billy Norris faced similar charges earlier with probation and fines. Henry failed to appear in court on May 21.
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Cecilia Henry
Marion
Dwight Reformatory For Women
William Lewis
Williamson County
Fairway
Jackie Whitehead
Billy Norris
Whitehead
Norris
Miss Henry
Theft charges after coal equipment found near Peabody mine
Randolph County deputies found mining gear in a privately owned truck impounded near the Peabody Coal Co. Bald win mine. Three men Nathan R. Thomlinson Lynn M. Tucker and Doyle D. Creek face theft by possession charges with $2 500 bonds posted. Equipment bears Peabody markings and value was not yet set.
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Randolph County
Peabody Coal Co
Baldwin
Ardell ‘Snap
Nathan R. Thomlinson
Lynn M. Tucker
Caseyville
Doyle D. Creek
Centreville
Currat
Vandals strike Herrin veterans monument flowers damaged
Herrin police report vandals stepped on Memorial Day flowers around the veterans’ monument at Herrin City Park. Park Supt. John Berra found the flowers ruined and a storage shed broken into. A peahen worth 70 dollars was stolen. Police have no leads. Chief Humphrey suspects anger from rejected park applicants may drive the vandalism.
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Herrin City Park
Veterans’ Monument
Herrin
John Berra
Berra
William Humphrey
Local drive in listings show 14 film screenings today
Multiple venues in Carbondale Marion Harrisburg Collinsville Murphysboro Benton and other towns present a mix of classic and new releases including The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Sleazy Rider The Exorcist Bugs Bunny Superstar One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Blazing Saddles All the President's Men and Return to Macon County with showtimes across Saluki 1 Saluki 2 and campus drive ins.
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Carbondale
Marion Drive-In
Marion
Harrisburg
Roxy Theater
Coulterville
Riviera Drive-In
Herrin
Texas
New Liberty
Murphysboro
Campus Drive-In
W. W
The
Dixie Dance Kings
University Four
W.C. Fields
Bad News Bears
Manson
FOX
Blazing Saddles
Toler Cinema
Benton
President’s Men
Starlite Drive-In
Eldorado
Macon County
Obituary notices list multiple local deaths and services
Obituaries from June 21 1976 report Albert E. Stallings 62 of Carlyle and Gilbert Hensley 63 of Phoenix former Herrin resident, Mike Nickelvich 67 of West Frankfort, and other deaths in Benton Christopher Don Ola Huffman and more. Funeral details include dates times burial places and call hours. Additional notices cover Dewey G. Stewart Ona Huffman Bonita Asbury Glenn Mowery Leonard Huggins Francis Ogilvie Mary Harre James Jones with churches and cemeteries named.
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Albert E. Stallings
Carlyle
Murphysboro
St. Josephs Clinton County Hospital
Breese
Zieren -Day
Carlyle Cemetery
Gilbert Hensley
Phoenix
Ariz
Herrin
Christian County
Leva and
Seretha Wood Hensley
Nola Mae Lantrip
Everett
Princeton
Eugene
Linton
Ind
Dorothy Ladd
Madisonville
Mike Nickelvich
E. Lindell St
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Jenny Lind
Ark
Mike
Mary Novasot Nickelvich
Old Ben No. 9
United Mine Workers of America
Catholic Church
Katherine Thomann
Benton
Victoria Henneman
St. Louis
George
Oklahoma
William
Fred
Edward
Kansas City
Wilburn
Downers Grove
Union Funeral Home
Tower Heights
Mary E. Harre
Chester
Memorial Hospital
Nashville
Frederick
Louise Paschedag Harre
St. John Lutheran Church
Fred G. Harre
Augusta Harre
Church
Welge Funeral Home
KFUP
Lutheran Hour
James W. Jones
Hickman St
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home
Masonic and
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Mr. Jones
Carbondale
Franklin County
Arthur
Jennie Miller Jones
Lena Eubanks
Jones
Freeman Coal
Waltonville
UMWA
Bob
Albuquerque
N.M
Ellen Androvandi
Ida Mae Mountford
Mollie Samples
Arson hearing set for July 8 for local man
A preliminary hearing was set for July 8 in Murphysboro circuit court for 22 year old Roger L. Ellis on arson charges after a weekend fire damaged a vacant home at 2035 Alexander Street. Bond was set at 2500 and Ellis was arrested at his home on Saturday.
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Murphysboro
Roger L. Ellis
Commercial Ave
Ellis
Alexander Street
The Exorcist at Harrisburg Orpheum and More
Harrisburg Orpheum shows The Exorcist while Webster Theatre in Steeleville screens The Other Side of the Mountain and Carbondale’s Varsity 1 and 2 present A Small Town in Texas and The Missouri Breaks. Payrolls noted.
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Orpheum
Webster Theatre
Steeleville
Mountain
Varsity 1
Carbondale
Texas
Varsity 2
Missouri
Carbondale Chamber Hosts Business Planning Workshop
Carbondale business leaders are invited to a five hour workshop at the Ramada Inn starting at 10 a.m. with a strategy session to follow. Rodney Dempsey says about a dozen economic developers from downstate Illinois will conduct the program with lunch as the only cost.
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Carbondale
Greater Carbondale Area
Rodney Dempsey
Chamber
Downstate Illinois
Wednesday Special Events Offers Training and Law Course
ASSERTIVENESS Training Session at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at 301.2 N Division St Du Quoin. Perry County HELP sponsors a CRIMINAL Law and Justice Course at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at 607 E College Carbondale. Free. information line 549-3306.
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N . Division St
du Quoin
Perry County Help
E. College
Carbondale
Community Board Meets at 7 30 P MWednesday
Franklin County road and bridge committee holds 3 p m Wednesday session at the County Superintendent of Highways Office to sign outside the walls. Pioneer life features include silver smithing rope making soap making wool spinning old time laundry candle dipping weaving quilting wood shingle making butter churning toy carving pewter casting and more activities. Military life features include flag raising opening ceremony fife and drum music highland dancing tomahawk throw and other activities.
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Christopher High School Board
Franklin County Road and Bridge Committee
County Superintendent of Highways
Pioneer Life
Marion park work day at Ray Fosse Park
Wesley Deaton announces a Marion Recreation work day at Ray Fosse Park on Saturday. Baseball team managers and volunteers will spread dirt and sand, repair backstops and pitching mounds, and other tasks from 8 a.m. to afternoon, with lunch provided by the Marion Youth Baseball League Board.
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Ray Fosse
Marion
Wesley Deaton
Deaton
Marion Youth Baseball League Board
Herrin Library to Host Biweekly Story Hours and Bicentennial Event
The Herrin City Library sponsors a story hour for children of all ages from 10 to 11 a.m. starting Saturday. The schedule is irregular with future dates announced. events occur every other week. A special bicentennial story is planned for July. For details, contact the library.
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Herrin City
Ft Massac 1776 Celebration Planned at Metropolis Park
The third annual Ft Massac 1776 celebration will be held at Ft Massac State Park in Metropolis on June 26 and 27. Activities run from 12 noon to 5 p.m. re-creating military life inside the fort and pioneer life outside.
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Ft. Massac State Park
Metropolis
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He Was
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S. Thomas St
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American Beauty
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Compton
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Roy
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N. Division St
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Effingham
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Tamaroa
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Washington, Mo
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Route 1
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Cahokia
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