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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1978
Page
9
Notices list funeral services and burial plans for Cora A. Gordon 94 of Lewistown with services in Lewistown and burial at Oak Hill Cemetery plus memorials to Lewistown United Methodist Church. Also listed are obituaries for C A Carter Arden Cox Nellie Eddy Ody Johnson and Jewel Clark with service details, survivors, birthplaces, and affiliations across several Illinois towns.
Graveside rites were conducted for Christopher James Faverty at 9 a.m. at Mr Summit Cemetery southeast of Chester. He died shortly after birth on Saturday March 4, 1978 at Memorial Hospital in Chester. He was the infant son of Dale and Debra Engel Faverty of Chester. Survivors include his parents, paternal grandfather Louis Faverty of Chester, maternal grandfather Omer Engel of Chester, and maternal grandmother Gladys Marten of Waterloo. Schroeder Funeral Chapel in Chester handled arrangements.
Marvin Beers of 804 Fourth St Johnston City told Williamson County detectives an unknown assailant fired a gun at him Saturday night as he walked the 1000 block of Chestnut Street around 11 p.m. Beers, 31, recently released from Herrin Hospital for a .22 rifle wound to the leg. He said the rifle accidently discharged Feb 26 at 106 W Third St home of James Carroll, who was treated for a battered face. no charges filed in that incident.
A break in at Liberty Service Station at 600 N Park St Herrin occurred Sunday night. A rear window was broken to gain entry and 91 loose packs plus 15 cartons of cigarettes were stolen according to the Williamson County detective unit.
The senior citizens review of Rules of the Road will start at 9 30 a m on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Murphysboro Community Center 17 N 14th St The dates were wrong in Sundays paper Ina Christian of West Frankfort said she found her brother Opie O Young 66 of 901 S Emma St Christopher dead in his car Thursday near his home The obituary note adds he was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Eagles and American Legion all in Christopher Carbondale Police Chief Edward Hogan said a Sunday story about an Illinois State Police report misrepresented his comments He noted the report is a year old and he aims for an open department with nothing to hide Hogan was on vacation last week and unavailable for comment.
Continued cold rain in the Pacific Northwest. Central Gulf showers. A band of rain and snow from eastern Texas and Oklahoma to the Ohio Valley. Warmer weather in the West and Southeast. Southern Illinois high 33 Sunday. Low 7 degrees with no precipitation since 7 a.m. today. 9 a.m. temperature 33 degrees. Sun sets 5:48 p.m. tonight, sunrise 6:16 a.m. Tuesday, sunset 5:49 p.m.
Perry County Board of Commissioners schedules a 9 a.m. meeting Tuesday at the Perry County Courthouse in Pinckneyville. Benton Municipal Airport Board holds an 8 p.m. Tuesday session at Airport Administration.
Special Events notes a Goodwill drive from 11 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Tuesday at Westown Mall parking lot in Carbondale collecting clothing toys books and small household goods for the handicapped. Large furniture and appliances are not accepted.
Calendar listings and notices include THOMAS SCHOOL PTA chili supper at the school from 5 to 7 PM with chili hot dogs and proceeds for equipment. MEMORIAL Hospital diabetic education classes Tuesday evenings. DUPLICATE Bridge Club in Carbondale. SWEET Adelines Chorus at First Presbyterian Church. GLASS Recycling 24 hours with collection points in Carbondale and Murphysboro. Also MURPHYSBOO Township public hearing Tuesday at the Township office seeking input on federal revenue sharing funds. SIUC students receive ticket discounts.
A dense schedule of campus and regional screenings with ROXY Coulterville Teen age Cruiser Varsity 1 and multiple Carbondale venues presenting The Choirboys Julia The One and Only The Goodbye Girl Beyond and Back Close Encounters High Anxiety Semi-Tough The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 Saturday Night Fever Uni 4 and Pete's Dragon among others.
Albert Galli 44 of West Frankfort and Leland Hall 38 of Johnston City were hurt in a head-on crash on New Illinois 13 east of the Crainville turn-off Friday. Galli listed in fair condition at Herrin Hospital. Hall in fair condition. Carterville police and firemen and state troopers responded. Galli, in a Sears truck, reportedly lost control, crossed the median and struck Hall. Galli’s leg was wedged between the engine and radiator. a wrecker freed him after about 30 minutes. Galli suffered multiple injuries. Hall had a laceration near the neck. Gasoline spread at the scene and firefighters washed the highway.
West Frankfort firemen responded to two weekend blazes. Dennis Behn's 807 N. Columbia St. home and Thomas Freeman's Route 2 rural residence suffered heavy damage. Each fire started in a bedroom with occupants away. Behn's blaze at 10:20 a.m. Saturday may stem from faulty wiring. Freeman's cause is undetermined. Water had to be pumped for the Sunday fire due to no nearby hydrant.
Alison Hoffman, 49, formerly at Vienna Correctional Center, pleaded guilty in Johnson County Circuit Court to escaping on June 28, 1977. Judge Robert B. Porter sentenced him to three years. he will be moved to Menard Correctional Center in Chester to serve. Hoffman had nearly eight years left of a 15 to 30 year armed robbery sentence when he escaped while being escorted to segregation after cafeteria disturbance. he was captured February 3 in St. Louis by the FBI.
Barbara Gray filed a $15,000 lawsuit in Williamson County Circuit Court Marion alleging a dog bite to her face. She names Grover Haynes of 2400 Park Ave Herrin and Paul Haynes owner of the Afghan hound as defendants.
The Lesser City Council will hold a 7 p.m. hearing for suspended Police Chief Frank Haught, with Mayor William Schettler saying a new chief could be named by week’s end. Haught was relieved of duties Jan. 12 after a grand jury indictment on three counts of official misconduct and one of intimidation. He alleges no hearing or grounds were provided, and he seeks pay of 866.77 monthly salary from Jan. 12 pending status.
Michael Wiseman reported a pickup stolen from James L. Fairbanks on Prosperity Road near Johnston City. The recovered pickup was found overturned nearby. Joe Shutter said his 1971 automobile was stolen while he was inside Lineman Lounge. The car remains missing.
An ERA caravan will speak at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Marion Youth Center. Naomi Ross of the Illinois National Organization for Women notes three caravans are touring Illinois to push ratification as 35 of 28 states have done so and Illinois remains among 15 without. The Emmy film How We Got the Vote narrated by Jean Stapleton will be shown. For details contact Carol Farner or Ida Welborn.
Carbondale police investigated a burglary at Lowell's Jewelers and Distributors Inc. on 714 S Illinois Ave. A stereo amplifier worth 300 dollars was stolen after a concrete block was thrown through a display window at about 2 50 this morning. The suspect fled before officers arrived.
Southern Illinois University trustee Carol Kimmel of Rock Island will speak at the Educational Council of the 100 Inc annual meeting at 6 30 p m at the SIUC Student Center. Kimmel, former NCPT president and member of the Education Commission of the States and NSF science education advisory panel, will be honored along with several area education leaders.
Memorial hospital notes list patients admitted recently including Mary Fosse, Manda Turner, Katherine Clarida, Helen Cook, and Cathy Baily under the memorial section. The entry records multiple names in a concise roster style.
CARBONDALE and nearby towns report new arrivals this week with dozens of parents welcoming sons and daughters. Names include Anderson, Kolemeyer, Jamison, Bittel, Ruiz, Bennett, Newton, Ridgeway and Kempfer among others, born at Memorial Hospital Carbondale, Creal Springs, St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro, Sparta Community Hospital and Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin. Discharges list a wide roster of patients leaving area facilities.
Charles R. Brookshire, 41, of Benton, was injured Sunday in a one car wreck on Illinois 14 about 1.4 miles east of Christopher. Brookshire was listed in stable condition at Franklin County Hospital in Benton. Police said he was traveling east at about 2:05 p.m. when he lost control on a curve, the car left the road, went down an embankment and overturned.
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