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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1968

Page

14

Graveside rites for Mrs Helen Lawder held near Rockwood

Graveside services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer Cemetery near Rockwood for Mrs Helen Margaret Lawder 56 of Jerseyville who died from fatal burns when an apartment fire swept through her building. She was born September 19, 1911 in Springfield Missouri and married Dr Homer Lee Lawder who died in 1956. She leaves two daughters and a brother and mother, with funeral via Schroeder Chapel Chester and Rev Frank McLaughen officiating.

Ebenezer Cemetery Rockwood Helen Margaret Lawder Jerseyville Rodney C. Jacoby Jersey County Springfield Homer Lee Lawder Lawder Presbyterian Church Robert Cousins Joseph Miller Champaign Robert McIntosh Liberty Ollie Goode Frank McLaughen Schroeder Chester Mary Ethel Finley Marion Sparta William Marion Martha Jane McDonald Huey William T. Finley First Presbyterian Church Finley W. W. Finley Helena Mont Marguerite Keeneman Opal Finnegan Clarence Huey St. Louis Frank Huey Walsh Everett Huey Steeleville John Dave Huey J. P. Cox E. P. Wente Frank W. McLaughen Ivan Clayton Union Cemetery

Obituary notices for Bueschel Milburn Eisenhauer and census update

Obituaries list Martin W Bueschel 68 of Cobden former Chicago resident died Sunday in Union County Hospital Anna. Also funeral notices for Otis Milburn 47 Marion and Carl Eisenhauer 59 Du Quoin with services planned and survivors named. A census interview will collect employment data with William Whittington Carbondale as interviewer.

William C. Whittington McKinley Carbondale

Floods rage in Arkansas evacuations across Little Rock areas

Flood warnings spread as two creeks overflow in Little Rock forcing evacuations of about 60 families in the city and 23 more from an apartment complex. Rain totals exceed five inches in 24 hours, with water depths reaching knee to four feet in some buildings. Also, heavy rain floods Fort Smith housing project, and cattle losses rise on Rolling Fork and Cossatot Rivers. The Saline River bridge near Dierks collapses cutting US 70. In Marion, Carnie L. Parks, 17, fined for no tail lights after a hayride incident injuring three.

Little Rock Gus Wynn Wynn Fort Smith Rolling Fork Cossatot Arkansas Saline River de- Queen Dierks U.S. 70

Daily Livestock Market Report Prices at Bu Quoin Packing

Hogs 50 cents lower with practical top at 18.00, choice 18.50, meat type 19.00. Sows range 13.00 to 16.25, canner and cutter cows 13.00 to 17.75.

Bu Quoin Packing Co U.S

Multi-county economic district idea urged nationwide expansion

Brookings Institute reports on Community Planning Problems in Federal Grant Programs calls for extending non metropolitan districts across the nation. The study recommends a single agency manage federal aid and coordination to reduce overlap among EDA Agriculture and HUD programs. Sundquist notes federal aid consolidation would create a one stop clearinghouse for information and planning.

Roger Hughes Southern Illinois Commerce C. R. Smith James L. Sundquist Brookings Institute America Economic Development Administration Illinois EDA Greater Egypt Agriculture Department Soil Conservation Office of Economic Opportunity Brookings Sundquist Washington National Public Advisory Committee On

Williamson Agency shifts to quarterly meetings and stamp drive

The Williamson County Community Action Agency votes to hold quarterly meetings instead of monthly and to start collecting trading stamp books to redeem for an automobile. Regular meetings are set for January April July and October with a tentative July 8 gathering in Marion.

Williamson County Community Action Agency War On Poverty Agency Frank Shelby Herrin WCAA Marion Shelby Jerry Lacey Jackson-Williamson Community Action Agency Lacey Carbondale Carbondale Center

Illinois suspends licenses for 14 drivers including two revoked

The Illinois Secretary of State reports revocation of Michael L. Impson of Carterville and Audrey M. Coleman of Anna for driving while intoxicated. Three-violation suspensions include Bennie Gardner West Frankfort Danny Shelton Christopher Shirley Wallace Zeigler Gary Carico Carbondale James Kimmel Murphysboro Jerry Miller Carbondale George Sargent Carbondale Richard Bruno Pinckneyville Charles Jackson Du Quoin Steven Thomas Sparta Charles Welsh Pittsburg. Terry Stewart of West Frankfort has a suspension for attempting to flee or elude a police officer.

Illinois S of State Michael L. Impson N. Olive Carterville Audrey M. Coleman Apple Lane Anna Bennie R. Gardner Rt. 1 West Frankfort Danny L. Shelton S. Bibey St Christopher Shirley A. Wallace N. Pine St Zeigler Gary L. Carico Carbondale James C. Kimmel Murphysboro Jerry L. Miller N. Allyn George W. Sargent Richard J. Bruno Pinckneyville Charles A. Jackson Box du Quoin Steven D. Thomas N. Market St Sparta Charles R. Welsh Pittsburg Terry V. Steward W. Lindell

Weather synopsis for Great Lakes to Tennessee region

Partly cloudy and mild tonight across the Great Lakes region south into Tennessee with a cooler start in the Rocky Mountains. Highs near 72 and 56 overnight with 63 in some areas. precipitation total around 0.44 inch from Monday morning to today. Lake level readouts show Crab Orchard Lake 4 inches above spillway and others accordingly.

Illinois

Chester Joining 3 County Special Education District Perandoe

Chester Community Unit Board of Education votes to join the Perandoe three county special education district covering Perry Randolph and Monroe counties to ensure compliance with state law requiring programs for all special education students.

Chester Community Unit Board of Education Perandoe Holly Marchildon Chester Marchildon Perry Randolph Monroe Representative Assembly

Former cafe operator dies in Carbondale

Robert B. Phillips 58 of 811 N 14th St Murphysboro died Monday at Doctors Hospital Carbondale after a three day illness due to heart complications. He was former owner of Modern Drive-In Restaurant and a supervisor for the National Youth Administration. Survived by Evelyn Bitter wife a daughter Mrs Frank Borgsmiller Energy a brother Otis D Phillips St Louis and sister Mrs Francis K Phillips Carbondale Funeral Thursday 2 pm Crawshaw Mortuary Murphysboro with burial at St Andrew Cemetery Elks services Wednesday 7 30 pm.

Carl G. Eisenhauer Rt. 1 du Quoin Sacred Heart Catholic Church Joseph Duehren Sacred Heart Cemetery Weinberg Eisenhauer Marshall Browning Hospital Carpentersville Lillian Eichholz Belleville Robert B. Phillips 14Th St Murphysboro Doctors Hospital Carbondale Mr. Phillips Otis B Nellie Blanche Bauder Phillips St. Louis Evelyn Bitter Phillips St. Andrew

SIU Student Reports Car Break-In At Wall Street Quads

John W. Schutt of Marion told SIU security police his car was entered at 12:05 a.m. Monday while unlocked at the Wall Street Quads. Seven cartridge tapes and a camera were taken with no value estimate provided.

Southern Illinois University John W. Schutt Marion SIU Schutt Wall Street

Shapiro to Take Governor Oath in Illinois House

Lt Governor Samuel H. Shapiro will take the oath as the 36th Illinois governor at 1:30 p.m. next Tuesday in the Illinois House chamber. Gov Otto Kerner will administer the oath and Shapiro will deliver a brief address before greeting friends in the governor’s office.

Samuel H. Shapiro Illinois Illinois House of Representatives Otto Kerner U.S. Court of Appeals Shapiro Capitol Illinois House

JWCAA Reviews Summer Head Start Job Bids Tonight

A Jackson Williamson Community Action Agency JWCAA executive board reviews Summer Head Start job applications after a prior screening. Bert Shemwell Ava chairs the process with eight week program set to start June 17. Board members Stilley Herrin Dennstedt McClure Johnson are named to the JWCAA committee. Meeting at Carbondale City Hall JWCAA headquarters third floor.

Jackson- Williamson Community Action Agency JWCAA Bert Shemwell Ava Head Start Advisory Council Leslie Stilley Marion Audley Dennstedt Herrin Clara McClure Carbondale Estelle Johnson Murphysboro Carbondale City Hall Shemwell

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