Halloween party in Carbondale under storm threat
Downtown Carbondale prepares for Halloween revelry with police and university patrols at full strength. Federal protection officers and railroad agents add security as Amtrak adds cars. Hospital staff on standby and weather forecasts call for a fair chance of showers Saturday night.
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Tom Woolf
Carbondale
South Illinois Avenue
Edward Hogan
City and Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Atrol
Charles McCaughan
Southern Illinois
Karol Abrams
Shelves Arrive for SIU Law Library Four Months Late
A truck delivered about 7,500 shelves to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s law school, the final piece for the new building after delays from Estey Corporation bankruptcy. Completion requires four more weeks to assemble and install, plus electrical wiring for energy saving light panels. Moving books will occur during Christmas break. until then students use the old library across the street.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Law School
Law Library
Estey Corporation
Red Bank
N.J
Illinois Capital Development Board
Siu-C Law School
Siu-C
Allen Haake
Haake
Beware of LSD treats this Halloween in Carbondale area
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group Director Rick Pariser warns parents to watch trick or treat collections for blotter acid. The paper LSD squares, about one-quarter inch by one-quarter inch, often bear Walt Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse Snoopy and Goofy. Red dragon and five point star embossed blotter acid are also common on the street. Pariser notes skin contact can cause LSD effects even without ingestion.
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Hogan
Illinois Avenue
SIUC
St. Louis
Carbondale
Dairy Queen
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Rick Pariser
Pariser
Mickey Mouse
Snoopy
Goofy
SIU Carbondale draws religious convention business
SIU Carbondale attracts conference groups with its central location, affordable dormitory housing, and a large student center. Six religious groups have booked through 1987, with others possible, as revenue from conventions supports campus buildings and local economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale
Score
Lowell Hall
SIUC
American Baptist Churches Convention
Hall
Carbonale
University
Ratcliffe
Marion council approves industrial bond for Korte Construction
Marion City Council approved an ordinance to issue more than 500000 in industrial revenue bonds for Ralph Korte Construction Company. Don Schubert said the program ends soon and the city sponsors 600000 in bonds for a new 4800 square foot Marion office and a 4000 square foot building on Industrial Park Drive. The city incurs no financial obligation. bonds are tax free.
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Dave DeWitte
The
Southern Illinoisan
Ralph Korte
Marion
Don Schubert
Industrial Park
Marion Plaza
Eds-Federal Corporation
Robert Butler
Vergennes Man Dies in Accidental Shotgun Wound
Eugene D Endres a 53 year old Vergennes resident died Thursday from a chest shotgun wound in what Jackson County deputies call an accidental shooting. Found by his son at 12 45 pm in an equipment shed near his home the death is under investigation with no foul play suspected. Funeral services pending Pettett Funeral Home Murphysboro.
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Vergennes
Jackson County
Eugene D. Endres
Don Ragsdale
Endres
Ragsdale
Pettett Funeral Home
Murphysboro
Edwards Chosen for Jackson County Board Seat
Robert E. Edwards, 68, of Murphysboro, selected by District 3 Republican precinct committeeman to fill a vacancy on the Jackson County Board. He will succeed Kay Blackwell, who resigned for a job outside the area. The appointment awaits board ratification at the November 18 meeting. Edwards is a retired hardware store owner and former member of multiple local boards.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Robert E. Edwards
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Edwards
Kay Blackwell
Egyptian Agency For the Aging
County Board of Review
Herrin business leader Jo V Walker dies at 90
Jo V Walker of Herrin a merchant with stores in ten Southern Illinois towns and a force in attracting industry to the area died Thursday Oct 29 1981 at about 11 45 am after three cardiac arrests He was 90 and lived at 217 S 11th St Funeral set for 1 30 pm Saturday at First Christian Church burial in Herrin City Cemetery Survivors include two sons a daughter seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren Memorials to the church.
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Jo V. Walker
Herrin
Williamson County
Illinois
Mr. Walker
S. 11Th St
Herrin Hospital
Cedar Grove-Spillertown
Carterville
James Vincent
Nelle Spiller Walker
J.W. Walker and Sons
Norge
Ordill
American Red Cross
Walker
First Christian Church
Coal Belt Scout Council
Boy Scouts of America
Jane
E. Mitchell
Ruff Harrison
Fred
Carl Walker
Nelle Foster
Susanne
Jo M. Walker
James C. Walker
Sally Jane Bates
Herrin City
Ozark reroutes Williamson flight to add morning St Louis service
Ozark Air Lines cuts the 10 50 a m Williamson County departure and starts a 5 51 a m DC 9 to Cape Girardeau then St Louis, with a 6 34 p m return from St Louis to Marion Herrin. Airport manager Charles Stoker says the move fits local needs and may spur competition with Air Illinois offering morning St Louis service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Santori
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Ozark Air Lines
Williamson County
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Marion-Herrin
Charles Stoker
Evenin
Air Illinois
Southern Illinois Airport
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Illinois State
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Marilyn Melvin
Jans
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Hal McGehee
Elliot Brown
SIU Law Library
SIU
Robert Ratcliffe
Carbonate Chamber of Commerce
Association of
Illinois Jaycees
Christian Missionary Alliance
SIAC
Church of the Brethren
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Soil Conservation Society of America
Freewill Baptists
Marion Council
Eugene Endres
GOP
Jackson Board
Erty
Murphysboro Water Department
Jackson County Community Mental Health Center Board
Bank of Herrin
Herrin First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Carterville State and Savings Bank
Herrin Elks Lodge
Rotary Club
American Legion Post
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Southern Illinois Inc
Chamber
Johnson Funeral
W. Walker
Ozark
Williamson
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