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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1976
Page
5
A local notice lists upcoming events and meetings across Jackson County, including the Jackson Democratic women planning officer elections on Monday. It also catalogs drive-in theaters, public meetings, and local civic group schedules through Monday with venue details and times.
Zeigler Royalton unit school board meets 7 30 p m Monday at Zeigler high school. Du Quoin board of education holds 7 p m Monday special meeting at John B Ward School. Sparta city council 7 p m Monday at city hall 132 W Broadway. Memorial Hospital board 7 30 p m Monday at the hospital Chester. Pinckneyville community hospital board 7 30 p m Monday at the hospital. Jackson County Democrat Women 7 30 p m Monday south courtroom Murphysboro regular officers election. Benton school district No 47 board 7 30 p m Monday at Special Education Building 308 E Church Benton.
A fragmented hospital notes page lists admitted and discharged patients across multiple facilities including Herrin Memorial and Memorial Hospital Carbondale. Names span many towns such as Benton, Royalton, Murphysboro, Carbondale, and Vienna with references to wards and units.
CARTERVILLE announces the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. James Harmon Thursday at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. CARBONDALE reports a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Steven Merritt Friday at St. Josephs Hospital, Murphysboro. PINCKNEYVILLE notes a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Randall Holt Saturday at Sperta Community Hospital.
Rain showers are forecast across most of the area from North Dakota to the East Coast with fair weather elsewhere. In Southern Illinois the high Saturday reached 8 degrees, the weekly low and precipitation totaled 0.31 inches, and the 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday temperature range was 56 degrees. Sunset today is 8:33 p.m., sunrise Monday 5:32 a.m., and sunset Monday remains 8:33 p.m.
In Carterville, Jack and Betty Whiting display about 135 rare liquor bottles in their living room, each shaped for events, places, or groups. They bought the set after a neighbor’s death and plan to expand with a reference book, though they do not drink, keeping most bottles full as a unique hobby.
In Indianapolis Indiana senators assailed Interior Secretary Thomas S Kleppe over his opposition to a nuclear power plant beside Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The Indiana Izaak Walton League urged building the plant near the Kankakee River instead as a regional alternative.
Rend Lake College will launch a two year law enforcement program this fall. Public safety crime prevention investigation and retail security are covered leading to an associate of applied science degree or a one year certificate. New courses include criminal behavior introduction to weapons crime control laws of arrest search and seizure juvenile and criminal law and karate.
Synergy in Carbondale receives a $5980 Illinois Dangerous Drugs Commission grant to educate teachers in Southern Illinois over five months. The program aims to update teacher knowledge, develop solid curricula, and present unbiased drug education to improve student credibility and outcomes. Schools in Jonesboro Dongola Pinckneyville De Soto and Harrisburg have enrolled with more to follow.
Mildred Mae Meyerhoff 47 of Percy died June 25 1976 after a two year illness at Memorial Hospital Carbonale. Funeral Monday at Faith Bible Presbyterian Church Cutler burial Paradise Cemetery Steeleville. Survivors include husband Larry mother Florence Baker siblings and five grandchildren. Blanch Clark 55 formerly of Walier died June 24 1976 at Fair Acres Nursing Home Du Quoin funeral today in Lesser. Frank Rumsey 71 of West Frankfort died June 25 1976 at Union Hospital West Frankfort burial Bower Cemetery. Marie Fraembs 70 Chester resident pronounced dead after hospital transfer June 26 1976 funeral plans pending Schroeder Funeral Home Chester.
Eugene E. Stiller 37 of 407 West Monroe Street was sentenced in Murphysboro by Circuit Judge Peyton Kunce after pleading guilty to driving under a revoked license. He received 30 days in county jail plus one year of probation and a $300 fine after missing court appearances and forfeiting a $100 cash bond.
Eight new members have been elected to the John A. Logan College Foundation board. The appointees include Mont Davis from Crab Orchard High School District Mrs. John Hughes Johnston City Harold Koehn Murphysboro Ric hard Shields and Orval Twen hafel of Mississippi Valley William Taylor and Raymond Williams of Elverado and Sam Trefts of Marion. The foundation board assists the college with fund raising activities.
Mary Lou Trammell disputes a Thursday story that credited her with over $80 raised to aid Amy Temple’s medical expenses. The correct figure shows Cheryl Baker and Cal-Crest Outerwear employees in Murphysboro collected more than $23.
Ralph E. Cheatham, 24, of 511 E College St, Murphysboro circuit court judge fined him 10 dollars plus 5 dollars costs for riding a bicycle the wrong way on a one way street in Carbondale. He reportedly dared police to issue a ticket and spent Thursday night in jail prior to Friday court appearance.
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