Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois (2024)

Friday, August 31, 1904 Records Sheriff's coming traffic westbound on Richmond Department and struck a car driven by Marla J. A red and white, three-wheel Honda Williams, of Richmond. motorcycle was stolen from outside the Bill Fuqua Jr. residence, Route 4, Richard D. Bissell, 27, of St.

Louis, was Charleston, sometime Aug. 24 or 25. It is issued a ticket Wednesday afternoon valued at $1,250. following a collision with a car driven by Edward C. Chapman, of rural Oakland.

A vandal drove through two of the The police report stated that Bissell was cornfields of Max Strong, Route 4, attempting a turn from Sixth to Broadway Charleston, sometime Aug. 25, damaging when his car collided with Chapman's, $60 worth of corn. travelling eastbound on Broadway. Mattoon Ronald L. Bly, 29, of 504 Piatt, was police issued a ticket Wednesday afternoon A collision involving three cars oC- following a collision at the intersection of curred at the intersection of 14th and Dewitt and Sixth.

The driver of the Richmond Thursday morning. According car was Tim E. Fickes, of 1201 Wabash. to the police report, David W. Cornell, 29, According to a police report, Bly was of 813 N.

23rd, was issued a ticket after his attempting a turn onto Sixth while Fickes car struck another driven by Paul E. was attempting to make a turn onto Farr, of 1412 Lafayette. After the Dewitt. collision, Cornell's car veered into on- Hospital Notes Admitted Wednesday Marsha Josephine Boswell, and Toledo Carpenter baby boy, Theodore Johnson, Ashmore Neoga Annette Lynch, Charleston Gary Craig, Charleston Gladys Lyons, Oakland David Gerguson, Charleston Charla Midgley, Arcola Debra Hetzel, Effingham Cynthia Selby, Shelbyville Forrest Keown, Sullivan Gordon Temple, Effingham Lori Kimmons and twin girls, Released Wednesday Mattoon Robert Kuhring, Greenup Ryan Blackwell, Mattoon Vivian Mitchel and baby boy, Janet Embry, Arcola Mattoon Sarah Horath, Mattoon Jerry Myers, Mattoon Admitted Thursday Dorothy Seeley, Lerna Sharon Wallace, Windsor Ryan Baugher, Windsor Margaret Walter, Westfield Nancy Brown, Mattoon John Wood, Mattoon Ronnie Kemper, Mattoon Linda Krabel, Neoga Births Thursday Bertie Lanman, Charleston To William and Linda Sue Janes of Tonya Nohren, Casey Lerna, a boy Sylvia Spangenbert, Martinsville To Maurice and Marilyn Midgley April Stout, Charleston of Arcola, a boy Robert Upton, Charleston To Gary and Tonya Nohren of David Cornell, Mattoon Casey, a girl Released Thursday John and Cynthia Selby of Shelbyville, a girl Richard Barber, Mattoon CHARLESTON Drunk driving ar- (CASP), which provides funding for two rests in Charleston have topped the 200 officers to work primarily on drunk mark in 1984. driving cases.

City police made nine driving under the Last week CASP officers issued 13 influence (DUI) of alcohol arrests last citations and wrote 19 warnings for. week, bringing the 1984 total to 205. equipment or traffic violations. They The figure includes 70 arrests by made three of the nine drunk driving officers participating in the Com- arrests. prehensive Alcohol Safety Program County Records John F.

Jacobs et al to Stephen A. Sec 24-12-7 Johnson et al Wd Pt Sec 23-12-9 George P. Roberts et al to Danny H. Lee Adams et al to Kananur Joe Robers et al Wd Pt Sec 26-12-8 Ravi et al Wd Lot 18 Stoner Estates First Nat'l Bank Mattoon to Don 2nd Add Charleston L. Cook F.

Joe Cook Qcd Pt lots Harry D. Sidenstricker et al to 5,6,13,14 BIk 54 Noyes Add Mattoon Jeffrey J. Weaver, et al Wd Pt Sec Dennis W. Beck to Gary C. 26-12-8 Warren Wd Pt- lot 13 Blk 4 Ruth A.

Stout to Benny R. Ragle Wampler's 2nd Add Humboldt et al Wd Lot 7 Midwest Park Annex, Larry L. Bridges et al to Paul Charleston Nawa et al Wd Lot 12 Orchard Dr Richard R. Ripley et al to Edgar Charleston Co Bank Trust, Wd in Trust Pt lot Neal Cole et al to Gaylin D. Lack 3,4 Blk Pierson's 1st Add et al Wd Pt Sec 20-12-9 Oakland etc.

James R. Geekie, Trustee to Central Nat'l Bank, Deed of Trustee Charles R. Neff et al to Ruby L. Lot 10 Blk B. Jefferson Add Smyser Wd Lot 2 Blk OT Mattoon Mattoon Fran Foster et al to Frances Same to Same Same Lot 2 Blk 6 Foster Wd Lot 11 Brown's Sub Pt Pine Acres Sub Mattoon Marriages Lottery CHICAGO (UPI) The winning Bruce Woodrow Brown, Oakland, and number drawn Thursday in the Illinois Theresa Ann Flynn, Charleston.

State Lottery's daily game was 871. The John Michael Stewart and Tina Marie winning pick-four combination was 1432. Van Bergen, both of Mattoon. The grand prize for Saturday's Lotto drawing stood at $34 million. TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION 70 70 80 SHOWERS 80 SHOWERS 90 90 100 100 CLOUDY 100 Figures indicate maximum temperatures FRONTAL SYSTEMS AIR FLOW 30.00 30.00 COLD WA -High -Low National Weather Service Forecast to 7 p.m.

EST 8-31-84 UPI Weather Fotocast Extended forecast Sunday through Tuesday: A chance of showers Sunday. Cooler in the north with lows in the mid 50s to mid 608 in the north, mid 608 to mid 708 south. Highs in the upper 708 to mid 808 in the north, 85 to 90 south. Monday and Tuesday partly cloudy. Lows 50s north mid 508 to mid 608 south.

Highs in the upper 70s or lower 80s north lower or mid 80s south. Mattoon data: Temps Low 71 7 p.m. 80 Precip No precipitation was received in Mattoon between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 6 p.m. Thursday.

The total 1 to date this year 20.91 inches, compared to 26.84 inches to this date last year. The 35-year accumulative average is 26.66 inches. Skies Moonrise 11: 56 a. m. on set 1 0: 17 p.

m. Charleston data: Temps .90 Low 75 8:00 p.m. 80 Precip No precipitation was received in Charleston from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 6 p.m. Thursday.

Total precip for July was 1.48. Skies Sunrise .....................6:21 a.m. Sunset 7:25 p.m. Records High 100 in 1943 39 in 1915 National high-low The highest temperature reported Thursday by the National Weather Service, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, was 118 degrees at Palm Springs, Calif. The low was 31 degrees at West Yellowstone, Mont.

National temps City Fost HI Lo Pcp Albuquerque pc 95 Amarillo pc 95 66 .02 Anchorage 55 40 Asheville sy 81 Atlanta 84 68 Baltimore sy 88 66 Billings sh 87 50 Birmingham pc 87 66 Bismarck pc 78. 40 Boise ts 83 60 .04 Boston pc 87 70 Brownsville sy 96 74 Buffalo sy 79 69 .57 Burlington Vt. sy 83 68 .03 Charleston S.C. pc 89 74 Canadian air By United Press International Cold Canadian air swept through the Plains Thursday, dropping temperatures nearly 50 degrees from record highs in the 100s the day before. Gusty thunderstorms blamed for one death roared through Michigan and Ohio.

Thunderstorms flooded a Cleveland intersection with 18 inches of water and dark skies triggered the street lights at 8:30 a.m. Gusty winds knocked down trees and power lines and set off burglar arms TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION Charlotte N.C. sy 87 67 Chicago sy 64 67 Cincinnati sy 87 76 Cleveland sy 75 72 1.08 Columbus sy 84 72 Dallas pc 99 78 Denver sy 85 53 Des Moines sy 83 Detroit sy .18 Duluth pc El Paso Hartford pc Helena sh 82 47 .03 Honolulu sy 75 Houston pc 75 Indianapolis sy 85 76 Jackson Miss. pc 93 71 Jacksonville pc 90 66 Kansas City sy 90 62 Las Vegas 100 75 Little Rock pc 81 70 .21 Los Angeles 89 69 Louisville sy. 89 76 .01 Memphis sy 81 76 .13 Miami Beach pc 85 74 .40 Milwaukee sy 79 66 .91 Minneapolis pc 73 51 Nashville sy 85 73 .31 New Orleans pc 84 .27 New York sy 83 72 Oklahoma City sy 94 52 .71 Omaha 82 61 Orlando pc 92 71 Philadelphia sy 85 70 Phoenix sy 112 83 Pittsburgh pc 77 65 .58 Me.

pc 78 65 Portland Ore. pc 76 59 St. Louis sy 94 78 Salt Lake City sh 94 San Antonio pc 96 San Diego 84 75 San Francisco 72 58 .24 San Juan pc 88 Seattle pc 100. Spokane pc 73 Tampa pc 92 Tulsa sy 98 .15 Washington sy 89 72 Wichita sy 98 68 Illinois temps City Weather HI Lo Pcp Chicago O'Hare cir 84 67 none Decatur moclear 86 73 none Moline ptcldy 85 64 none Peoria ptcldy 86 64 none Quincy ptcldy 83 65 none Rockford moclear 81 64 none Springfield mocler 98 71 none brings relief from heat crops in nearby Ravenna. The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.

said 8,000 customers nearly all in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties were temporarily without service because of the storm. Lightning sparked a fire in a haypacked barn near Kent, Ohio, and killed some dogs that failed to escape. "We've had a lot of lightning here in the last couple days," said a firefighter. Nature must be mad." Temperatures in the Plains dropped some 50 degrees as Canadian air pushed through before dawn. It was 62 at Topeka, Area Deaths Joseph Mayer Miss Knowles was born April 30, 1889, in Charleston; three sons, Bill and Robert of The Decatur.

funeral will be at 1:30 Saturday Martinsville, in with Greenwell the Rev. Funeral Home, MATTOON Joseph L. Mayer, 69, of Alexander and Mary Christiana Howell a daughter, Linda Shook of Sullivan; a Saturday at the McMullen Funeral Home, Ulrey and the Rev. Hugh Smith officiatCrystal, a daughter of Elijah Garden Grove, and Steve of Texas; p.m. Billy Ray 3224 Richmond died his at 4:35 a.m.

Thursday Knowles. She was a retired saleslady for brother, Jack of Woodland Hills, Sullivan, with the Rev. Wayne Turner ing. Burial will be in Lindsey (Aug. 20, 1984) at home.

millinery and laides shops in Detroit, and several grandchildren. officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill rural Martinsville. Friends may call at Cemetery, The funeral will Immaculate be held at 10 a.m. Mich.

She was a member of the First Cemetery, Sullivan. Visitation will be the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. Catholic Church with the Rev. Christian Church of Neoga.

held one hour prior to the funeral service. Mr. Melton was born Nov. 22, 1899, in Saturday in Conception Roman Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Lester Mildred Duke Mrs.

Olson was born March 5, 1923 in Coles County, a son of Frank and Herman Niebrugge officiating. Burial will (Juanita) Burton Sr. of Neoga and Mrs. CHARLESTON Mildred Huddleston Moultrie County, the daughter of Amanda Melton. He was married to Lora be in Calvary Cemetery.

George (Mary) Bartlett of Lake Mattoon; 67, of of Charles- Raymond S. and Alice Arterburn Ulrey in 1917. She survives. Friends may call Schilling's Funeral and a nephew, Kenneth L. Noles of died Wednesday evening (Aug.

29, McDonald. She was married to John Also surviving are two at Duke, Chicago, formerly Home from 5 to 8 p.m. today. The rosary ton, Harrington May 1, 1959. He died in 1971.

of Westfield; sons, Floyd of will be at 7:30 p.m. today. The funeral will be held at 10 She married Clifford H. Olson April 3, ter, Mrs. Lois Adams of Flippin, Ark.

1984) in Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago. Casey and wayne a daughMr. Mayer was born Feb. 6, 1915, in in Caudill-King Funeral Home 1971 in Sullivan. He survives.

sister, Myrtle Melton of a.m. Martinsville; a Mattoon, a son He of Louis was a F. and member Cecilia of William Mattingly with the Rev. Billy O. Hall officiating.

Also surviving are a daughter, Kathleen grandchildren and eight greatSaturday Casey; six Riley Mayer. Burial will be in Kickapoo Cemetery, Mitchell of Sullivan; a brother, John P. grandchildren. Conception Roman Catholic CHICO, Calif. William Maxwell south of Charleston.

Friends call at. McDonald of Sullivan; a sister, Mildred Mr. Melton was a retired Immaculate may Walker of Sullivan; and three grandsons, farmer. Church. Mattingly, 54, of Chico, died Surviving are a brother, Louis F.

Mayer Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 29, 1984) in the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. today. Brandon, Jason and Erik Mitchell, all of Jr. of Mattoon; and two sisters, Mary and Enloe Hospital, Chicago.

Mrs. Duke was born July 12, 1917, in Sullivan. Hurst services Marjorie Mayer, both of Mattoon. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Edward Milwaukee, and Myrtle a L.

daughter Wright Joseph She She was preceded in death by three CHARLESTON funeral for of Saturday in Hall-VanHook Funeral married to Carlos Huddleston Knight. Feb. brothers. Mark H. Hurst was Thera at 2 p.m.

Effie Knowles Home, Chico, with the Rev. Ken Backlund was on Mrs. Olson served with 13, 1937. He died Sept. 23, 1971.

She later Waves in World War II. She Home with the Rev. Funeral the Navy in the Wednesday in Harper-Swickard MATTOON Miss Effie A. Knowles, officiating. Burial be in Chico married Richard T.

Duke. He died in 1980. was a Harold Bray ofwill 95, of Douglas Nursing Center, formerly of Cemetery. She was a member of the Bethel Chapel member of the First Baptist Church in ficiating. Neoga, died at 9:35 p.m.

Wednesday Coles Mr. County, Mattingly a son was of born Mr. May and 25, Mrs. 1930, Owen in Assembly of God Church. Sullivan.

Mrs. John Swickard, organist, played (Aug. 29, 1984) in Sarah Bush Lincoln Mattingly. He was a member of the Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Jane Perez "It Ring Is Those Well With Golden My Bells" Soul," and "When "Beautiful They Health Center.

Operating Engineers Union and worked in of Chicago; and nieces and nephews. Melton Isle." The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. southern California for 20 years before Joseph Pallbearers were Paul Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Chico in 1972. He served with MARTINSVILLE and John Hurst, Home Saturday with the Rev. Ron Lake.

Burial will moving to Helen Olson Joseph Albert Roger Bailey, William Furry, Merle in Cemetery. Friends the Marine Corps during the Korean Melton, 84, of Route 3, Martinsville, died Lawson and Harry Sidenstricker. be in Campground from Conflict and was a member of the Chico SULLIVAN Helen McDonald Olson, at 6:19 a.m. Thursday in Sarah Bush Mr. Hurst, 74, of may call at the funeral home 1 to 2 Moose Lodge.

61, of Sullivan died at 11:40 a.m. Thursday Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon. died Friday (Aug. 24, 1984) Lafayette Township in Winter p.m. Saturdav.

Surviving are his wife, Pat; parents of (Aug. 23, 1984) at St. Mary's Hospital, The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Haven Fla. and Kansas City, Mo.

Both cities checked in at 110 the day, before. Waterloo, Iowa, which had high of 98 Wednesday, fell to 51. It was 68 at Wichita, where it was 110 Wednesday. Moines, Iowa, dropped to 58 from Wed nesday's high of 99. It was 40 at Bismarck, N.D., and 41 at Glasgow, but forecasters said the heat wave would return by the weekend.

In Michigan, a woman was killed when she lost control of her car on a rain-slick road in Allegan County. Sixty mph winds overturned a semi-tractor trailer truck in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming,.

Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois (2024)

References

Top Articles
Latest Posts
Article information

Author: Duane Harber

Last Updated:

Views: 5767

Rating: 4 / 5 (71 voted)

Reviews: 94% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Duane Harber

Birthday: 1999-10-17

Address: Apt. 404 9899 Magnolia Roads, Port Royceville, ID 78186

Phone: +186911129794335

Job: Human Hospitality Planner

Hobby: Listening to music, Orienteering, Knapping, Dance, Mountain biking, Fishing, Pottery

Introduction: My name is Duane Harber, I am a modern, clever, handsome, fair, agreeable, inexpensive, beautiful person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.