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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1981
Page
19
BLACK AND White CB Club of Herrin hosts a coffee break with a country western band from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Herrin City Park Shelter. Doors prizes trophies food and drinks. proceeds go to the fall telethon for crippled children.
A compilation of upcoming meetings across Carbondale Marion and surrounding towns with times and venues including city councils village boards and county commissions. Notable sessions include Randolph County Commission at 9 am and various 7 pm council gatherings at city halls libraries and churches. For accessibility contact county aides if transportation is needed.
The Southern Illinoisan invites readers to send calendar items open to the public. Include date time place a brief event description and any admission charge. Send to Calendar The Southern Illinoisan 710 N Illinois Ave Carbondale IL 62901 one week before the event.
Creative drama workshops for third grade and older will be held at Carbondale Public Library next month. Lori Frankel, SIU Carbondale speech communication major, will lead storytelling sessions from June 3 to June 20 with Wednesday 1 to 2 PM and Saturday 10:30 to 11:30 AM. No advance registration. For information contact Karen Lewis Folt at 457-0354 or 529-4564.
A condensed flyer lists current films across multiple venues in Carbondale Murphysboro Benton Harrisburg Marion Eldorado and nearby towns. Titles include Bustin Loose Easy Alice Coal Miners Daughter Smokey and the Bandit Friday the 13th Part 2 Legend of the Lone Ranger Fear No Evil Ordinary People Blazing Saddles Night Hawks Happy Birthday to Me and First Family with showings at Varsity Saluki 1 2 NEW LIBERTY TOLER Webster CINEMA venues StarLite Drive-In and Roxy Coupville Sparta Theatre and University screens.
A Friday night blaze at the East Main Street Car Wash in Carbondale caused over 10000 in damage. Earl Sykes of Memphis was treated for minor burns while Tommy Costello also of Memphis assisted and the incident reportedly started from gasoline fumes used to clean a truck. The truck owned by John Costello was a total loss and the car wash roof suffered about 5000 damage.
Harold R. VanHoorebeke, 54, was charged with reckless conduct after firing two shotgun blasts from his home near the American Legion Post 1277 in Tamaroa early Saturday. Pellets struck several vehicles and bystanders but no injuries were reported. bond set at $100. Police reported the incident at 1:40 a.m.
Herrin teen Aaron D. Richardson 19 faces possession of cannabis and other drug counts plus theft over 150 in a Friday night theft at the 7 Up Distributing Co. warehouse in Carterville. He and two others were arrested about 10 p.m. Richardson identified as a warehouse employee at 124 S Division St. Bond for Richardson set to be determined Monday.
Dennis Beckhorn 23 of Walsh area pleaded guilty to theft over 150 dollars in Chester circuit court. He was fined 500 dollars plus costs, placed on two years probation, and ordered to repay 1200 dollars to Mercantile Bank of Perryville to cover a stop payment on the hogs. Beckhorn admitted taking 11 hogs from David Otten near Chester on May 26 and selling them in Missouri.
A 23 year old Benton man remained in the Franklin County jail in Benton Saturday after his arrest on a charge of taking indecent liberties with a child. David Warren Hawkins was arrested Friday in West Frankfort where he had moved. Bond is set at 15000 dollars. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Hawkins May 22 on a charge of molesting an 8 year old Benton girl last December. The indictment was suppressed until Hawkins arrest.
Sam Fowler, 26, of Carbondale, received a two year sentence in Jackson County circuit court after pleading guilty to bail bond violation for failing to appear in court on Nov. 5, 1980. He earns credit for 71 days already jailed. a second charge of attempted murder was dismissed. He was accused of shooting at John Glasco on Aug. 1, 1980.
Firefighters report a trailer at 714 W Eighth St West Frankfort damaged by a kitchen fire Friday night caused by a burner left on in the Cheryl Sanders residence The blaze started about 8 55 p m and caused about 7000 damage to the trailer and its contents with a total value of 13000.
Michael Drabing, 25, of Logan County, awaiting sentencing for attempted murder armed violence and aggravated battery after a jury found him guilty in April for stabbing another resident during an argument at Menard Correctional Center on February 10. Judge Steve Kerran could not attend, pushing sentencing to next Thursday.
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