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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1964
Page
10
Carbondale Park District reports a growing summer recreation program led by Supt. Jerry Lottmann. Despite rain, enrollment tops last year as 17 staff supervise activities including playgrounds, swimming and lifeguard training, crafts, baseball, softball, band, tennis, day camp and an old timers club.
The Carbondale Park District paid $400 toward extending a water line from Rt. 61 to the Reservoir Park and toward SIU grounds. Two contractors will work on the South Highway Water District extensions. Completion is set for August 1 with the Park District paying 7500 and the university covering the remainder up to an estimated total of 20000 or 21000.
A $169,689 state contract for Cobden Road road work near Cobden was awarded to Denny and Sons Inc of Anna. Francis S. Lorenz, director of the state Dept. of Publics Works and Buildings, said the project covers 54 miles of gravel or crushed stone surface course starting 1.75 miles east of Cobden on Federal Aid Secondary Route 1826.
Etta Strunk, 83, of Herrin died at 3 35 p m Wednesday in Herrin Hospital. Born February 5 1881 in Worley Kentucky she was the daughter of Thomas and Susan King. She married James Strunk in May 1910 and he died in 1990. Surviving are daughters Mrs Louis Carnaghi Seattle WA Mrs Butkus and Mrs Ovedia Bailey Herrin a son James Strunk Herrin stepdaughters Mrs Emma King West Frankfort Mrs Maude Bradshaw Mrs Carrie Hooker stepsons Oscar Strunk Chicago Robert Strunk Rt 1 Marion sisters Mrs Lucinda Smith Cincinnati OH Mrs Creacy Gilmore Pine Knot KY brothers Edward West Frankfort Louis Stearns KY five grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Friday Johnsons Funeral Home Herrin Rev Dennis Lyerla officiating assisted by Rev J E Gray burial East Lawn Memorial Gardens Friends may call at the funeral home.
Marion Furlong aged 63 of Route 2 Marion was found dead at his home near New Dennison on a Saturday around 1 p m. The death was ruled a heart attack by authorities.
Randolph County Circuit Court handed down sentences to two men. Larry Wallace of Sparta received 90 days at Vandalia Penal Farm after pleading guilty to probation violation tied to a gas theft case and alleged threatening calls. William Cathers of East St Louis was fined 138 dollars and jailed two days for driving while intoxicated, plus seven days for driving without a license. Police briefs noted Earl Bernard Lingle's 15 day sentence in Carterville for driving with a suspended license, and Robert H Coatney's 13 dollar speeding fine in Carbondale.
Martha Brown eight of 910 North Van Buren Street Marion was reported in good condition at Marion Memorial Hospital after falling from the high diving board onto the concrete floor of the Marion swimming pool shortly before 3 p m Wednesday. The girl daughter of Mr and Mrs William Brown turned near the board edge and slipped toward the ladder end then fell about 10 feet to the floor. A bruise on her left leg was noted and she was to be X rayed today. The pool manager said this was the second accident in six years of operation.
In Murphysboro, Robert W. Worth was fined $15 for immoderate driving according to a police brief. The incident adds to local enforcement actions targeting unsafe road behavior.
The Williamson County Board of Commissioners approved a set of claims including 029 in general county claims, 324 in county unit special bridge fund claims, and 90 in county motor fuel tax claims.
Three Murphyboro youths were taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the theft Friday of two electric motors from the Bill Kearns residence at 512 Murphy 3t. The motors were taken from the garage. Kearns, in hospital for a week, was identified by a neighbor who saw three boys near the garage. One named the other two. The youths, two 13 and one 12 years old, were released to their parents by States Atty. William Ridgeway pending a probation hearing.
Loren Lawrence age 52 of Colp is listed in good condition at Herrin Hospital after a two car collision at 6 15 p m Wednesday at the corner of South Ish and East Oak streets. One car was driven by Mrs Freda Mize 61 of Herrin.
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