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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1981
Page
9
A 1977 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was reported stolen from the rural Marion residence of Barry Weieland on Saturday. A three wheeled all terrain cycle stolen from Deborah Hess’s Cambria residence was recovered Saturday floating in a nearby strip cut.
Charles Chuck Pere 60 of 810 East Main Street Du Quoin will be laid to rest at 10 30 a m Tuesday at Searby Funeral Home Du Quoin burial in Old Du Quoin Cemetery He died 11 20 p m Saturday May 2 1981 at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin He owned Chuck s Barber Shop Navy veteran World War II First Baptist Church member International Barbers Union He was born August 23 1920 in Divernon to Charles Pere Sr and Fannie Kady Pere He married Sarah Coffel October 19 1946 in Du Quoin Survivors include wife two sons Rick Riverside and Charles III Du Quoin one sister Mary Polanowski Dowell He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
Curtis Howell Jennings 81 of Zeigler died May 3 1981 in Herrin Hospital He was a retired teacher and school administrator in Williamson County Five years in Bell City Mo and Zeigler 1925 1961 He was born Feb 9 1900 in Johnson County to Otto and India Jennings and married Amy Van Cleve Also listed are Joseph J Vincent 80 of Maywood and William J Bender 78 of Pinckneyville with service details and burial plans plus other area deaths with family survivors and funeral arrangements.
Anthony Heaney 21 of Du Quoin hurt his knee in a baseball game Sunday. Early today his injured knee gave way while driving a Du Quoin Termite and Pest Control pickup on South Walnut to Main Street. He lost control, hit a utility pole, and the truck had moderate damage. Heaney was at Centralia hospital for the knee injury.
The Washington School PTA in Marion will hold its final meeting of the year at 7 p.m. today. Topics include standardized testing Title I special education and the gifted program. The public is invited. For information call 993-6156.
Lowell Summers of 1414 East Main Street West Frankfort was arrested by Benton police on a criminal damage to property charge. Witnesses say Summers poured sugar into the gasoline tank of Cathy Darnell a car parked outside her home at 1012 East Main Street Benton. The pair are former spouses.
De Soto resident Ron Reams, 21, pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to two counts of illegal delivery of cocaine. He admitted delivering one gram to a Southern Illinois Enforcement Group agent on May 14 and 0.04 of a gram on May 28. A third charge for 1.3 grams on May 16 was dismissed. Judge Richard E. Richman imposed a conditional discharge, a $300 fine, and $190 in court costs.
Murphysboro police logged two thefts within five minutes on Sunday night. At 9 03 p m Scott Schneider on North Street reported red and reel gas can two JC Penney boys 20 inch bicycles stolen from his shed valued at about 500 dollars. Four minutes later Mark Stratton of Du Quoin said 150 dollars of fishing gear and 100 dollars in tape casettes were taken from his car in Green s IGA lot.
Richard L. Martinson, 31, returned to Johnson County to face charges of bringing contraband into the Vienna Correctional Center. He is held on $1,000 bond in Williamson County Jail awaiting circuit court initial appearance. Martinson allegedly smuggled contraband into the institution on April 27.
A vacant trailer at Draper Trailer Court on Pleasant Hill Road was destroyed by fire at 12 40 p m Sunday. Jackson County deputies reported the blaze began in the furnace area of the trailer.
The Herrin Carbondale girls high school softball game will be at 4 p.m. in Herrin not Carbondale. It will be on Diamond 1 near Herrin City Park.
Rend Lake College and SI Hospital Personnel Assoc host a two day seminar for head nurses and supervisors in Room 201 of the Learning Resource Center. Sheila Lenkman of Lindell Hospital Ferguson MO will cover management theory federal personnel laws budgeting staffing patient care and role education. Janna Medical Systems arranges the event with lecture and practice exercises from 9 am to 4 pm both days. For details call the Rend Lake College Community Services office at 437 5321 Ext 233 or toll free 800 642 7776.
Hospital notes show admissions and discharges across Memorial in Carbondale Franklin Benton Union Herrin and surrounding areas. Names of patients admitted include Skidmore Vergennes Harner Goreville Hagier Edna Neetey Aileen Storey Ruth Rushing Julia Williams Arthur Duncan Traytor Burlison Dennis Morrid Sortnac Roy Ollis Anges Krump Emmett Makanda Cox Marocco Christopher and others. Discharged patients include Stella Simpson Velma Griffith McGhee Fleming Towns Walker Van Meter Headrick Raper McNew Parkinson Lorge Roy Little Lane Beasley Watson Ferrer Veatch Hicks Thompson Munger McCluskie Harper Taylor ONeal Groves Sehtinger Albright Ichendahl Wilson Burnett Blumenstock Bradley ONeal Sehtinger etc.
Goreville Robert and Theresa Harner welcome a son born May 2 1981 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Carterville Donald and Dora Samuel a daughter born May 3 1981 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Carterville Wendell and Kimbra McDaniel a son born May 3 1981 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro. Marion Lynn John and Patricia Marion a daughter born May 3 1981 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro. Harrisburg Shannah an Mike and Paulette Shanahan a son born April 30 1981 at Doctors Hospital Harrisburg. Herrin Jeffrey and Elizabeth Kirby a son born May 1 1981 at Herrin Hospital. Herrin Stacy and Jacqueline Holmon a daughter born May 2 1981 at Herrin Hospital. Marion Jim and Jane Williams a son born May 3 1981 at Herrin Hospital. Union County includes many listed names and places such as Memorial Chester Eastwood Willisville Welge Henry Hornagel Otto Piosik Catherine Castens Walter Bockhorn Maggie Simmons Jimmie Runge and others.
Showers are forecast through Tuesday for Wisconsin and parts of the Gulf Coast from Texas through Louisiana and across Mississippi, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky and Indiana. In Southern Illinois Sunday reached 77 degrees with a low of 57 degrees and no rain. The 9 am temperature was 66 degrees with sunset at 7 48 pm and sunrise Tuesday at 5 46 am.
Norman Lewis Houston, 22, of Carbondale, charged in circuit court with burglary and two counts of theft under 150 dollars. He allegedly burglarized an apartment at 311 West Main Street, taking a camera a tan jacket a knapsack and its contents. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Preliminary hearing set for 1 p.m. May 12.
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