Died Oct 12 1981 Bert Angell 84 Marion miner
Death notices from a Marion area newspaper list Bert Angell 84 of 305 N Vicksburg St died 10 45 a m Monday Oct 12 1981 at Marion Memorial Hospital Born May 9 1897 in Williamson County son of James Angell and Mary Elizabeth Handkins Angell widowed twice first to Chloe Hickey 1917 then Alice Hickey Porter 1955 Retired coal miner with Old Ben Mine awarded safety and life saving medals Member White Ash Baptist Church Survived by wife a son a granddaughter three grandsons and nine great grandchildren Funeral 1 30 p m Thursday Mitchell Hughes Lemasters Funeral Home Marion Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m Wednesday at the funeral home
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Bert Angell
N. Vicksburg St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
James
Mary Elizabeth Handkins Angell
Chloe Hickey
Alice Hickey Porter
Angell
Old Ben
White Ash
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Funeral
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home
Benton
Abbie Somers
Rockford
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Thompsonville
Roy
Georgia Noble
Audrey Worrell
Westmont
Walter
Waukegan
Marie Cool
Livingston
Mont
Ruby Enders
South Lyon
Mich
First Baptist Church
Pinckneyville
Wilma L. Kennedy
Trenton
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Belleville
Westgate Baptist Church
Gilbert
Mary Cross
Lena Gualdoni
Elkhart
Ind
Lesser
Elkhart General Hospital
Theresa Toby
Ronnie
Chicago
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
Herrin
San Carlo
Johnson Funeral Home
Guy Rea
Route 3
Sparta
Rea
Andrew
Flora Mosley Rea
Robert Eugene Rea
Valerie Ann Rea
Kansas City
Kimberly Ruth
Melanie Lyn
Robert Eugene Rea Jr
St. Louis
Verble
Andrew Rea
Audrey Grusha
Juanita Baur
Washington, Mo
Pauline Jones
Jefferson City
Morton and Johnston Funeral
Masonic and
Homer Russell Williams
12Th St
Johnston City
Herrin Hospital
Williams
Elgin State Hospital
Lake Creek
Mary Louise Knight
South Elgin
Virginia Edgecombe
Troy Grove
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Lakeview Cemetery
Bobbs-Johnson Funeral
Millard G. Summers
Route 2
Masonic and Odd Fellows
Summers
Franklin Hospital
Steel City Baptist Church
Four inmates placed in detention after Marion escape attempt
At Marion the four inmates who hacked from C-Unit with saws were spotted on the roof and caught in the yard. Ronald Del Raine, 50, Chicago, was shot in the arm during the escape and remains with a metal fragment embedded. Also named are Willie Maggard, 31, Stanton Ky. Leon Johnson, 42, transient. Paul Scott, 54, Decatur Ga. All are serving 25 years plus. No staff injury reported.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Marion
Ronald del Raine
Chicago
del Raine
Ron Beai
Bear
Willie Maggard
Stanton
Leon Johnson
Paul Scott
Decatur
Rain Likely Across Wide Midwest to Deep South
A broad weather forecast calls for rain on Wednesday stretching from Arkansas through Mississippi and Alabama to Wisconsin and Michigan. Warm conditions prevail in the Southeast. In Southern Illinois the Monday high was 67 with a 58 degree low at 7 am today and a trace of precipitation. By 9 am the temperature reached 65 as sunset today was 6:15 pm and Wednesday sunrise is 7 am with sunset at 6:13 pm.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Grizzlies Roam Yellowstone Area In Wide Range Found
Some 200 to 400 grizzly bears roam Yellowstone Park and nearby wilderness, one of their last holdouts in the lower United States.
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Yellowstone Park
Lower
United States
Workshop on facts and fallacies about sugar
A Wednesday evening workshop at 7 in the SIU Carbondale Student Center explains sugar facts and fallacies. The event is hosted by SIUC Student Wellness Resource Center.
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Kaskaskia Room
Southern Illinois
Univesity
Carbondale
SIUC
Unitarian Church
Elm
South University Streets
Milton Zukor
Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety
Cathy Spofford
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Schedule in Three Towns
Alcoholics Anonymous sessions listed for Marion Carterville and Du Quoin. Meetings include Marion Friendship Group at 1001 North Court Street in the rear at 8 p.m. at American Legion Hall on North Division Street in Carterville. Du Quoin hosts a session in the basement of the United Church of Christ at 20 South Hickory Street at 8 p.m.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Marion
Local theater listings with titles and venues in Carbondale and Murphysboro
The listing shows Fox and New Liberty presenting a slate of stage offerings in Carbondale and Murphysboro. Titles include Only When I Laugh Paternity Rich and Famous and Body Heat Mommie Dearest True Confessions Dragonslayer.
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FOX
Carbondale
Varsity
Mommie Dearest
NEW Liberty
Murphysboro
Dragonslayer
Rodgers
Anna
Toler
Benton
Harrisburg
Carbon Cine
Starlite Drive
Georgia
ROXY
Coulterville
University 4
London
Cinema 4
Marion
Correction in obituary for Eva Rees corrects survivor name
An obituary correction notes Eva Bierman of Willisville is the surviving daughter. It states Elza Rees, who preceded her in death on October 1, 1962. Eva Rees died Sunday October 11, 1981 at Memorial Hospital in Chester.
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Eva Rees
Eva Bierman
Willisville
Elza Rees
Rees
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Livestock National Stockyards Hog and Cattle Results
Hogs: 5,000 head with slow trade. Barrows and gilts steady to weak. various weights priced from 39.00 to 47.00. Sows uneven. 300-500 Ib steady to 50 lower. over 500 Ib 50-1.00 higher. Boars: over 250 Ib 39.50. 200-250 Ib 39.00-39.50. Cattle and calves: 500 head. slaughter steers steady in slow trading. limited heifer testing. Cows up to 1.00 higher. bulls steady. Notable bids include 2-3 950-1,150 Ib at 63.50. 975-1,200 Ib at 62.00-63.00. 900-1,100 Ib at 60.00-61.00. Heifers 950 Ib at 60.50. 800-900 Ib 57.00-58.00. Cows 39.00-42.00. canner and low cutter 33.00-37.00. Sheep: No trading.
Marion man fined $2,000 in drug case
A rural Marion man, Martin P. Truan, 18, of Route 4, Marion, was fined $2,000 and placed on two years probation after pleading guilty in Williamson County circuit court to unlawful possession of methaqualone and cannabis. Police stopped his auto on July 14, leading to the charges.
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Marion
Williamson County
Martin P. Truan
Route 4
Donald Lowery
Truan
Local Calendar of Movies and Public Notices
The Southern Illinoisan will publish free listings for meetings and entertainment open to the public. Send date time place description and any admission charge to Calendar at 710 N Illinois Ave Carbondale IL 62901 one week in advance.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Ill
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Friday at First Baptist Carbondale
AA will meet at 8 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church at University and Main. Two AA speakers and one Al Anon speaker will share experiences. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
First Baptist Church
University and
Main Streets
Carbondale
Ers
Al-Anon
Quilt Show Opens in Cobden for Illinois Arts Month
Union County Arts Council sponsors a quilt show at Cripple Creek Antiques Cobden with opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Nancy Antonelli exhibits paintings and Jill Skinner with Jim and Red provide music. Show runs through Sunday Oct 25 with weekend hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and midweek noon to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
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Union County Arts Council
Cripple Creek
Cobden
Nancy Antonelli
Union County
Regional College Fair at SIUC Wednesday
Regional College Fair at Southern Illinois University Carbondale brings Illinois Kentucky Indiana and Missouri colleges to discuss programs admissions housing and financial aid. Representatives from Eastern Illinois Illinois State Sangamon State SIU Edwardsville and others join private colleges and out of state schools Fontbonne Murray State Southeast Missouri State and Evansville. The free event runs 10 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at the SIUC Student Center.
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Illinois
Kentucky
Indiana
Missouri
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Debbie Perry
Siuc Office of Admissions and Records
Eastern Illinois
Illinois State
Sangamon State
Siu-Edwardsville
University of Illinois At Urbana
Western Illinois
SIU- Cs
Illinois College
MacMurray
McKendree
Quincy
Illinois Wesleyan
Millikin
Kaskaskia
John A. Logan
Rend Lake
Shawnee
Southeastern Illinois College
Fontbonne College of St. Louis
Murray State University
Southeast Missouri State
University of Evansville
SIUC
Old Ben Coal Team Finishes Ninth in National Mine Rescue
The Old Ben Coal Co. Red Team from Benton placed ninth out of 112 teams at the National Mine Rescue Contest held September 24 and 25 in Louisville Kentucky. Captain Phillip W. Long led the team which earned the Illinois Governor's Trophy as the top Illinois squad, ending a 53 year drought with Illinois teams finally placing.
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Old Ben Coal
Old Ben Coal Co
Benton
Louisville
Old Ben
E-B. Layne
Illinois
Ben
Ben Red
Phillip W. Long
Richard Helcher
Harry Wilcox
Steve Willis
Jack Logsdon
Gary Brandon
Bruce Harris
Jerry Conner
Benton adopts new purchasing system for more controls
Benton City Council on Monday night approved a department based purchasing system to tighten city finances. Purchases require council pre approval except in emergencies. a city clerk outlined the rule. The council also ordered debris clearing at the Center Building site owned by Joseph Hickman, advertised bids for a water department van, set the November 25 Homecoming parade, and authorized a $4500 methane gas device at the sewage plant. Zoning changes let Guy Reed place a mobile home on Burkett Street and permit Ralph Smith unrestricted land use east of Benton.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Benton City
Center
Joseph Hickman
Water Department
Benton
Water and Sewer
Earvin Simpson
Guy Reed
Burkett Street
Ralph Smith
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