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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1966
Page
10
At St James's Palace a Nevill dinner for their 18 year old daughter Angela ran late after a wardrobe mix up. Queen Elizabeth correcting Prince Philip over attire led to a brief delay before 900 guests gathered.
Jackson County coroner's jury rules Sally Gloe death accidental from massive intracranial hemorrhage after a car rollover near Carbondale. Miss Gloe 18 from Rockford was an SIU coed who died April 10. Driver Carl D. Kiefer, 24, charged with reckless homicide. alcohol not a factor.
Jay Etherton aged 66 of 406 North Smith Street Carbondale died Thursday at Doctors Hospital. He served seven years as night communications officer with the Carbondale police. Born August 17 1899 in Carbondale he was the son of Dr. Monroe Etherton and Sophronia Snider Etherton. He is survived by wife Lucile Hale daughter Jeanne Souther of Baltimore brother Cyrus Etherton of Shelbyville and two grandchildren. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St Andrews Episcopal Church burial in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation at Huffman Funeral Home after 4 p.m. FridayMemorials may go to St Andrews Episcopal Church memorial fund.
Funeral services for Arlen Browning 74 formerly of Zeigler will be 1 p m Saturday at Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler He died Wednesday in Decatur The Revs Vernon Brown and Paul Barton will officiate Burial will be in Zeigler Cemetery
Mrs. James S. Giles formerly Mary Hodge of Carbondale died in Natchez Mississippi where she had made her home. She was the aunt of Mrs. Monroe Myers of De Soto and sister of the late Mrs. William T. Felts, formerly of Carbondale.
Harold R. Knox fined 15 dollars after fire apparatus incident in Carbondale. Elroy W. Grob fined 15 dollars for speeding. Robert W. Gore fined 15 dollars for improper passing.
Burglars stole at least 50000 dollars in jewelry from Mrs Ford wife of Henry Ford II while she attended a cocktail party in her New York penthouse suite. She reported the theft Thursday as police investigated. The jewelry was insured and Ford was in Washington at the time.
Donald Scott petitions the Superior Court for 878000 damages claiming he supplied lavish gifts to actress Corinne Calvet to keep their affair secret from his wife. The suit lists a 205000 Beverly Hills home and 100000 in furnishings plus mortgage and living expenses. Scott, 31, is divorced from Rosalind since March 16.
Carl Williams of Carbondale 36 died Thursday evening at Doctor's Hospital after a long illness. He was a 1949 husband of Mary Barnes and father of Scott Edward. He worked as an Electrolux salesman for five years and previously at Entsmingers grocery. He leaves parents Fletcher and Harriet Williams, siblings Jennie, Ethel, Wayne, Walter, Jim, Jack, Donald, and Charles, plus a wide circle of relatives. He belonged to Carbondale Masonic Lodge Shekinah 241 and Reynolds Chapter 74, Lions Club, and Elks. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. at Huffman Funeral Home with Masonic rites at 7:30 p.m. Burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery.
The Jackson County Humane Society will hold an open house on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. instead of Sunday as previously announced. Roy Weshinsky, the society president, invites the public to visit. admission is free.
The July draft quota for Illinois is 1 755 men, up from 966 in June. The Army will take all July draftees as announced by state Selective Service headquarters on Thursday. The report also notes a July call and local details from Bellwood Champaign St Elmo and other places.
Herbert Whitcher 76 of 1224 Opdyke Street Chester died Thursday in Memorial Hospital Chester after a long illness. Born in Manitoba August 21 1889 he married Estella Kelly in Seattle. He was a retired heating engineer and sheet metal worker and a member of Elks Lodge Optimist and Rotary. He is survived by his wife a sister a stepson and stepdaughter five grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Welge Funeral Home Chester burial Evergreen Cemetery Chester. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today.
Teresa Ann Watkins aged 19 months of Rt. 2 Carbondale died Thursday after being struck by a truck in front of her home. Survived by parents Michael C. and Carolyn Harris Watkins paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Ben P. Watkins and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Stanley Harris born Sept 15 1964 in Carbondale.
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