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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1972
Page
26
The forecast calls for rain or showers along the Atlantic coast tonight with showers across the southern Plains, Dakotas, Minnesota, and the Pacific Northwest. Cooler air is expected in the East and northern Plains.
The page compiles regional updates from Southern Illinois covering events, actions, and notes that supplement the newspaper’s main coverage. It highlights local developments, community notices, and ongoing stories relevant to readers in the area.
Judge Robert Bastien presided Tuesday in Pinckneyville circuit court. William Koonce of Du Quoin was fined 50 and 15 costs for disorderly conduct at State Police District 13 south of Du Quoin on Monday. Leo J. Povolish of Swanwick was fined 25 and 15 costs for disorderly conduct at his home on Monday. John M. Brohn Sr. of Pinckneyville forfeited 25 cash bond for failure to appear on a disorderly conduct charge.
Obituaries list Opal Beck 77 Murphysboro died in Jackson County Nursing Home. Josie Keys 74 Cambria died at Herrin Hospital. Matthew McPhail 79 West Frankfort funeral at Union Funeral Home. Rita Rich 88 Jonesboro died at Kassel Haven Nursing Center. Mary Aimonette 76 Coello funeral at St Andrews. Georgia Lutz 58 Ellis Grove funeral at Ellis Grove Methodist. Nora Butler 79 Benton died at Franklin Hospital. Funeral services and call times outlined for each.
George Frank Clark 74 of Du Quoin died Wednesday in Marshall Browning Hospital. He was WWI veteran, survived by wife Flo Pearl, daughter Mary Frances Owens, sister Carrie Epperheimer, and a brother. Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery with services at Neal Memorial Chapel. Patsy Pat Rapp 73 of Percy died Tuesday in Memorial Hospital Chester. Retired coal miner, husband of Florence Higgerson, father of six, and grandfather to multiple children. burial at Paradise Cemetery near Chester. Stanley Dixon 63 of Lesser died Wednesday in Pinckneyville Community Hospital. Retired coal miner, husband of Ruby Davis, father of Elane Sesser and Scott Dixon, with five grandchildren. service at Brashfield Funeral Home and burial at Maple Hill Cemetery.
A 9 20 p m hit and run in Murphysboro shows a stolen 1969 Chevrolet and a second stolen car from Grob Motor Sales. The suspect fled on foot after hitting a sign post on Manning Street near North 14th Street. Police identified the stolen vehicle and a missing 1968 Oldsmobile from the same dealership. The report also lists obituaries and funeral notices for Kathryn R. Player and Fred L. Henson with service details and burials set in Du Quoin and Smithland respectively.
A proposed Johnston City elementary school would replace Washington School with 24 classrooms on a 3 acre site awaiting soil analysis. Voters will decide July 8 on the building bond. The program, designed by Fields Goldman Magee, plans 51,900 square feet with a library for 14,000 volumes and spaces for remedial reading, speech therapy, art, music, and a small gym.
The Trico Unit Dist 175 board approved a new salary scale with about a percent across the board increase. Beginning bachelor’s pay rises to 7560 and a master’s start to 8365.14, with 13 year caps of 11854.08 and 12390.84 respectively. Substitute pay climbs to 22.50 daily. a July 6 meeting was set to discuss non teaching staff salaries.
Four young people were injured when a car driven by Gary Wright left a curve and struck a tree on Giant City road three miles east of Route 51. Debbie Freyenberger 18 Linda Clark 21 suffered major injuries while Gary Wright 29 and Stanley Crowell 19 received minor injuries. All were admitted to Anna Memorial Hospital.
A Freeman Spur man, 22 year old Bobby G Johnson, was listed in good condition at Herrin Hospital after a one car wreck on the Freeman Spur road 3.5 miles north of Rt 148. Johnson suffered a left arm injury requiring surgery while his wife Brenda K. escaped injury. State Police said power steering trouble caused the car to swerve into a ditch and overturn. a passerby transported the couple to the hospital.
The center bridal photo on page six in Wednesday's Southern Illinoisan shows Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Burns instead of Genevieve and Glenn Kuhn. The Burns wedding story runs today on page six. the Kuhn feature moves to Friday.
The report notes Wednesday high around 88 and overnight low near 61 with 9 a.m. temperature today. Precipitation totals from 7 a.m. Wednesday to today amount to 0.05 inches. Sunset today is 8:33, sunrise Friday 5:35, sunset Friday 8:32.
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