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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1973
Page
18
Chance of rain cools Northwest and central regions while Southeast and Southwest stay warm. Rain or showers likely in Pacific Northwest southern Texas Mississippi Valley Midwest and coastal Atlantic areas. High Monday 91, overnight 65, 9 am temperature 83.
Obituaries list death notices for Anderson Mann Doc Thompson Edith Keene Bertha Jenkins Josephine Stewart Cora Clements and others with service details burial sites and surviving family members. The items note occupations church affiliations and additional family relations and call times at local funeral homes.
Estimated receipts show 5 000 hogs 500 cattle and 100 sheep with hogs 50 to 75 higher and cows mostly 75 higher. US 1-2 20-235 lb hogs 41.75 42.00. cattle receipts 1 300 head with slaughter steers and heifers steady and cows steady to strong. Bulls steady to weak. Wealers and other ranges listed with price bands for each category.
Eva M. Spiller 70 of Rt 1 Hallidayboro died today in Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin with services at Elkville Pentecostal Church and burial in Hallidayboro Cemetery. Alice Underhill 92 of Du Quoin died Monday in Marshall Browning Hospital with arrangements pending. Mary Boris 82 of Buckner died Sunday in West Frankfort Union Hospital with services pending.
Admitted list includes Grace Barton Barbara Kobler Robert Diefenbach Louise Howell Delbert Williams Joseph Baker Pearl Nolen Michael Dale Poland Gary Lowe Eva Jean McHenry Ruth Hanks Beavers Green Catherine Eads Edith Dean Ida Fox Sylvester Fox Ida Cox Clara Jennings Vera Fuller Vera Herrin Catherine Eads. Discharged patients include Sylvester Fox Edith Dean Clara Jennings Catherine Eads. Fashion guidance urges wearing white ivory jewelry with tanned skin including earrings a bangle bracelet and long chained pendant in brilliant white.
Olin Misselhorn owner of the Nite Hawk in Chester pleaded guilty to selling alcohol to minors and received the maximum $1000 fine plus $65 costs. Barbara Steele and Pam Niemeyer, waitresses, also pleaded guilty to counts of sale to minors with fines and costs totaling $265 and $45 respectively. The raid occurred June 1. Minors had pleaded guilty earlier. License action may include a 30 day suspension or revocation with appeals to the Illinois Liquor License Commission and circuit court.
The Kinkaid Lake and Reed's Creek Conservancy District approved a local appropriation for the new fiscal year totaling 92 047 dollars, down from 94 314 last year. The plan includes a 5.8 percent cost of living raise for employees, with board salaries unchanged, and funds for salaries and fees, admin expenses, acquisition or construction, and social security and retirement. The district also reported two state grants totaling 50 000 dollars to support the comprehensive lake plan and road work on Mud Line Road, scheduled for rock surfacing along about 5 500 feet from Ava to the lake.
Deputy state fire marshal investigates an Anna house fire blamed on a gasoline can explosion. Owner suffered minor burns and was arrested for disorderly conduct, William Watson 26 of 301 N Green St was treated at Union County Hospital then fined 25 dollars and released. Fire damaged two back rooms and caused smoke in the living room.
Russell L Wood 19 of Chicago had bond reduced from 10000 to 5000 in Jonesboro circuit court on a forgery charge. A 16 year old girl was held. the charges were dismissed and she was released. Wood allegedly cashed a 98 dollar check at an Anna tavern, then tried 124 dollars, and was arrested in Cairo after fleeing toward Interstate 57. A preliminary hearing will be set. Wood remains jailed unable to post the reduced bond.
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