Festival Flea Markets and Show Schedule
DEDICATION ceremonies for the Grand Tower Elementary School at Shawnee High School auditorium in Wolf Lake with a reception follow. The school is named for Marylee Keneipp. Various community events include a music show by Wesley and Faith United Churches, a Marion Junior High band concert, Herrinfest activities, multiple flea markets, an antique show, muzzle loading demonstration, and numerous local government meetings and club gatherings scheduled across the region.
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Grand Tower
Shawnee High School
Wolf Lake
Marylee Keneipp
Wesley and Faith United Churches
Fellowship Hall
United Methodist Church
Murphysboro
Marion
James E. McNary
Harrisburg
Saline County Historical Society
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Makanda
Fire Department
Saline County Fairgrounds
Illinois
Illinois 13
University Mall
Carbondale
Fort de Chartres State
Southern Illinoisan Public Calendar Notice for Open Meetings and Events
The Southern Illinoisan will publish free items on public meetings and entertainments. Send calendar details one week in advance to Calendar, The Southern Illinoisan, 710 N Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901. Include date time place brief description and admission charge if any.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Ill
Cardboarde council and TOPS meeting lineup
The schedule lists Carbondale City Council at 7 p.m. at the Community Center within the city hall complex on East College Street. MARION TOPS meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Marion Carnegie Library on South Market Street. Carbondale TOPS convenes at 7 p.m.
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Carbondale Community Center
Carbondale City Council
East College Street
Marion
Marion Carnegie Library
South Market Street
Carbondale Tops
Gas line cut prompts Benton evacuation near Enterprise Street
A backhoe severed a natural gas line at a house under construction in Benton around 11 30 a m prompting a 15 minute evacuation of residents on Enterprise Street. Firefighters used a water fog to vent fumes and service was not disrupted. Nearby, two Benton fire trucks waited during a West City vehicle fire on I 57 that damaged a $12 000 camper. Owners and cause unavailable.
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Benton
Enterprise Street
Enterprise and
Stotlar Streets
Bend Lake Parade
West City
Interstate 57
Lottery Daily games Drawn Friday and 752 Drawn Saturday
Friday draw of Lottery Daily games 752 results announced last night with the numbers matching several players. Saturday draw followed, listing winning numbers and prize tier outcomes for the bet types offered by the state lottery.
Correction clarifies Goreville Orchard and marital rumor
The notice corrects two points from Friday’s issue. East man’s Orchard in Goreville is a pick your own apple orchard, not strawberry beds at Cet. Cathy Carr of Benton denies marital problems and confirms she and her husband Mark have no such trouble following Cathy’s May 6 gunshot wound in West Frankfort. she is recovering at West Frankfort Union Hospital.
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Eastman
Goreville
Cathy Carr
Benton
Mark
Carr
West Frankfort
West Frankfort Union Hospital
Elm St. Bobby Newman leads SPEBSQSA rehearsal in Carbondale
LITTLE Egypt Chapter of SPEBSQSA barbershop chorus will rehearse at East High School Art Room at 8 p.m. Open to area men. Motorcycle classes start at John A. Logan College. Contact 985-3741 or 549-7335 for details.
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Elm St
Bobby Newman
Little Egypt
Spebsqsa
Carbondale East High School
John A. Logan College
Deaths Asa Ellis and Russell Vick
Asa Ellis 67 of 1113 South Webster Street Harrisburg died 11 a.m. Saturday May 16 1981 at Doctors Hospital Harrisburg. A retired coal miner born in Pike County to James William Ellis and Lillie Stevens he married Aileen Strupe. Survivors include his wife one son Jim Ellis of Marion one brother Bob Ellis of Spurgeon Ind and five sisters Hilda Bander Irma Smith Jane Carroll Ellis Gilliam and Evelyn Ellis. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Harris Funeral Home Petersburg Ind. Visiting after 6 p.m. Monday at Gaskins Funeral Home Harrisburg or after 6 p.m. Tuesday at Harris Funeral Home Peters burg Ind. Burial Walnut Hill Cemetery Petersburg Ind. Russell C Vick 76 of Route 1 McClure funeral 3:30 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home Tamms. Burial St Johns Cemetery. Died 7:46 p.m. Thursday May 14 1981 at St Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau Mo. Retired farmer and teacher attended Baptist Church member Farm Bureau born March 28 1905 in Delta to J Henry and Susie Caldwell Vick. Married Lucille Sams in Cairo Oct 7 1933. Survivors include his wife a daughter Sue LaBruyere of Cape Girardeau a son Bruce of East Cape Girardeau five grandchildren two brothers Lawrence K of Vergennes and J Henry of Cedar Rapids Iowa a sister Edith Robison of Cheverly Md and several nieces and nephews.
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Asa Ellis
South
Webster Street
Harrisburg
Doctor’s Hospital
Saxton Coal Company
Pike County
James William Ellis
Lillie Stevens
Aileen Strupe
Jim Ellis
Marion
Bob Ellis
Spurgeon
Ind
Hilda Bander
Irma Smith
Ft. Wayne
Jane Carroll
Ellis Gilliam
Winslow
Evelyn Ellis
New York
Harris Funeral Home
Petersburg
Gaskins
Walnut Hill Cemetery
Russell C. Vick
Route 1
McClure
Crain
Tamms
St. John’s Cemetery
Mr. Vick
St. Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau
Baptist Church
Farm Bureau
Delta
J. Henry
Susie Caldwell Vick
Lucille Sams
Cairo
Sue LaBruyere
Bruce
East Cape Girardeau
Lawrence K
Vergennes
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Edith Robison
Cheverly
Two Carbondale Men Sentenced Over Restaurant Fight
Two 20 year old Carbondale men were sentenced in Jackson County circuit court for a fight over a place in line at Ahmed's Fantastic Falafil Factory in April 1980. Fred Lewis got 30 months in prison for felony aggravated battery and 364 days for misdemeanor aggravated battery plus 250 dollars fine and costs. Anthony Michael received five weekends in jail, 30 months probation, and 250 dollars fine. Judge Richard E. Richman imposed the sentences after a March 25 bench trial found Lewis guilty of felony and misdemeanor aggravated battery and Michael guilty of a felony aggravated battery.
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Carbondale
Fred Lewis
Anthony Michael
Ahmed
William Bert Odom dies at 87 in Du Quoin
William Bert Odom 87 of 109 South Division Street Du Quoin died 4 35 p m Friday May 15 1981 at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin He was a retired mechanic and First Baptist Church member He married Nellie Blessing on Dec 25 1914 in Williamson County Survivors include two daughters Thelma Sprague Guthrie Oklahoma Stella Smith St Louis three sons Herbert Glen Odum Mobile Martin Odum Murphysboro William Odum Chester 17 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Graveside services 2 p m Monday Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery Murphysboro Friends may call after 2 p m Sunday Neal Funeral Home
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William Bert Odom
St. Louis
Herbert Glen Odum
Mobile
Ala
Martin Odum
Murphysboro
William Odum
Chester
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Neal
Noted historian archaeologist Irvin Peithmann dies at 76
Irvin M. Peithmann of Chester, renowned historian archaeologist, died at 7 p.m. Saturday May 16 1981 at St. Ann's Nursing Home. He discovery of the 1951 Modoc Rock shelter yielded oldest eastern U S human remains over 10 000 years. He worked 42 years at Southern Illinois University Carbondale later as curator of archaeology and researcher. He authored seven books and received multiple honors including the Delta Award and SIU recognition. He lived with Seminole and Chickasaw tribes, recorded the Seminole green corn dance, and the Peithmann Museum at Fort De Chartres bears his name. He was born October 10 1904 in Hoyleton and survived by his wife Leona two sons and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Irvin M. Peithmann
Chester
St. Ann’s Nursing Home
Mr. Peithmann
Modoc
Randolph County
Mississippi River
Southern Illinois Univrsity- Carbondale
University Farm
Peithmann
University Museum
Department of Recreation and Outdoor Education
Mississippi
Illinois
Florida
Southern Illinois Inc
National Hall of Fame
Navy Club
United States
Who
Fort. de Chartres
Fort de Chartres
Hoyleton
Edward H. Peithmann
Leona Hendricks
Nashvile
Albert Peithmann
Carbondale
Russell Peithmann
Charlotte
N. C
Weekend Showers Forecast With 70s Temperatures
The National Weather Service expects showers Sunday with highs in the 70s. No rain fell from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. Saturday peaked at 73 F, and Friday morning to Saturday morning lows were 46 F. Sunrise today 5:34 a.m., sunset 8:01 p.m. Monday sunrise 5:33 a.m., sunset 8:02 p.m.
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National Weather Service
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