Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 16

B- Mid-Illinois Newspapers Thursday, December 20, 1990 Siren Report Wednesday in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance parking lot. I Charleston police Tricia Noelle Duzan, 17, of Oakland was cited for failure to JArctic cold grips northern Plains -V; Ji i h. 1 i ches of new snow overnight and it's still coming down, although not as heavily." At noon, no city anywhere in Montana reported a temperature above zero. Kalispell was the warmest at 5 below zero and Great Falls reported 22 below. The low temperatures combined with brisk wind to produce wind chill factors as low as 77 below zero at 10 a.m.

at Dillon, in the state's southwestern corner. Great Falls had a record low of 25 below zero, without the wind factored in. In western South Dakota, the afternoon temperature at the Rapid City airport was 13 below zero, but with wind gusting to more than 40 mph, the wind chill was calculated at more than 60 below. Forecasters issued a winter storm watch for the western part of the state late Wednesday. "Make no mistake.

These are dangerous conditions," the National Weather Service in South Dakota said. "Skin exposed to these elements will freeze in only a few minutes. If you must travel, make sure to carry a winter survival kit." Casper, had a wind chill of 60 below and Dickinson, N.D., felt like 56 below. Volunteer firefighters at Plen-tywood, fought vainly in wind chills of 48 below zero to save the town's high school from flames. School buses stood by with heaters running to give firefighters temporary shelter.

Workers for Mission Valley Power in western Montana struggled Wednesday to restore Eower to about 8,000 homes and usinesses that, lost electricity. In addition to trees falling on power lines, circuit breakers at a substation froze, said Dan Swaney, power company manager in Poison. APLaaarPhoto Pedestrians pass an appliance store in Port Angeles, that may reflect their sentiments about the weather. Hospital Motes Snow storm Kits Northwest By ROGER PETTERSON Associated Press Writer An arctic cold front dropped temperatures well below zero Wednesday on the northern Plains, with wind chill factors down to 77 below, and a snow storm in the Northwest stranded thousands of youngsters in schools. "It's-cold with a capital it's the Arctic Express," said Chuck McCain, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Denver.

The cold and high wind knocked out power for thousands and hampered firefighters battling a schoolhouse blaze in Montana. Accompanying snow cut visibility and made streets and highways slippery. Four traffic deaths in northern California and two in Oregon were blamed on slippery roads. During a sandstorm in southern California's Mojave Desert, a Greyhound bus collided with a truck near Yermo, near Barstow northeast of Los Angeles. At least 44 people were injured, the state Highway Patrol said.

A tour group of 82 people who had taken a dinner cruise on a paddle-wheeler on Lake Tahoe wound up riding buses back to their hotels early Wednesday after raging weather forced the captain to beach the craft in a sheltering cove. Nearby Reno, had wind gusts to 65 mph. "It's going to be a Merry Christmas in the Sierra," said Dan Nourse, of Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in California's Sierra Nevada about 40 miles southwest of Reno. "We got 10-14 in The Accu-Weather forecast for noon, Unas show high FRONTS: 70 COLD WARM STATIONARY E3 3 mm low swowtro rah t-storus flurries Admitted Tuesday Patricia Andrews, Neoga Mary Bartelsmeyer, Mattoon Regina Brummet and infant daughter, Mattoon Gene Buell, Mattoon Jason Fritts, Toledo William Hall, Areola Mary Melton, Areola Mattoon police Todd S. Wright, 16, of Route 5, Mattoon, was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions after a three-vehicle accident at about 3:41 p.m.

Tuesday in the 3300 block of DeWitt Avenue in Mattoon. Vehicles driven by Wright, Wendy K. Dexter of Route 3, Mattoon, and Billie Sue Creek of 221 N. Sixth Mattoon, were damaged. No one was injured.

Marcus A. McQueen, 20, of 3021 Oak Mattoon, was ticketed for improper backing following an accident at about 11:35 a.m. Wednesday on Broadway Avenue west of 16th Street in Mattoon. Vehicles driven by-McQueen and William M. Heselton of 125 Woodlawn Mattoon, were damaged.

M. Ann Brown, 44, of 39 Country Club Road was ticketed for failing to yield following an accident about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on Wabash Avenue near Ninth Street. Vehicles driven by Brown and Virginia A. Andres of 909 Annis Mattoon, were damaged.

Vehicles driven by Kelly A. Gagnon of 855 15th Mattoon, and Carta J. Yako of 504 Crescent Drive, Mattoon, were damaged in an accident about 8 p.m. Bernice Dewar, Gays Karen Ealy, Mattoon Gertrude Ellis, Mattoon Larry Elmore, Paris Erica Hall, Charleston Melvin Himes Mattoon Janice Karraker and infant daughter, Shelbyville Dorothey Ratliff and infant son, Lerna Gossettotal Wd PtSec3-11-0 Coles County Clerk to Dennis 0. Balllngor, Tax Deed Bike 105, 106 Pt Blk 120 O.T Mattoon Dennis D.

Balllngor to Magna Tax Service Co, Qcd Same Boatmen's Nail Bank, Tr 1063 to Morris Edward Webb, st al, Trust Deed Lot 23 Woodland Hills II, Charleston Frances D. Callahan to Eric D. Fromharz at al Wd Lot 7,8 Blk 34 O.T. Mattoon Ivan' Weaver of Charleston; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Scheuring of Mountain Claire, and two grandchildren.

Mr. Weaver was a retired comptroller for the state of Washington Department of Agriculture and was a veteran of WWII. Memorials may be made to Hospice co St. Joseph's Hospital, 1718 S. I.

Tacoma, 98401 Wisely service The funeral for George Calvin Charles Wisely was held Wednesday afternoon at Schilling's Funeral Home with Lt. Donald Kincaid and Lt. Raymond Daniels officiating. Burial was in Dodge Grove Cemetery. Organist Valerie Gibson accompanied the congregation in singing "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Near To The Heart Of God." Nomalene Daniels sang "Consider The Lillies" and "Strength Of My Life." Pallbearers were James Lev-ington, Ron and John Arthur, Chuck Lucus, Dwain Harvey and Jason Schramm.

Mr. Wisely, 78, of Mattoon died Dec. 16, 1990, at the Convales-' cent Care Center in Mattoon. Comity Records at 3:23 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Seventh Street and Jefferson Avenue.

A car driven by Duzan was involved in the accident with a car driven by Carla L. Turner of Ashmore. A car driven by Orvill Daniel Boyer, 2003 20th Charleston, slid into the wood privacy fence at Taco Bell, 120 Lincoln at aooui noon uec. 4. onerui aepi.

Clem J. Vogt of Effingham lost control of the grain truck he was driving on County Road 420N on the Interstate 57 overpass, about two miles south of Mattoon, at 3:10 p.m. Tuesday. The truck hit a guardrail, causing the grain bed to break loose and slide down an embankment. Georgia Reynolds, 115 W.Madison Charleston, lost control of her car on Illinois 316 near radio station WEIC at 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday. The car hit a newspaper box and two mail boxes. ni f-f 1 Alma Schlabach and infant son, Sullivan Joseph Wade, Mattoon Frank Zeigler Charleston Births Tuesday To Danny and Regina Brummet of Mattoon, a daughter. To Robert and Ateka Piper of Charleston, a daughter. Correction The name of Pam Davis of Mattoon was omitted from the" list of area students who were; named in the 24th annual edition of Who's Who Among: American High School Students.

Lottery SPRINGFIELD (AP) Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the Illinois State Lottery. Daily Game 7-6-5. Pick Four 0-3-5-3. Little Lotto 03-10-11-21-22. LOTTO 10-22-24-30-41-54.

Estimated LOTTO Jackpot $18 million. Marriages Jack Wesley James of Charleston and Bonnie Ruth Gordon of Mattoon. Divorce! Kim A. Hills and Michael L. Hills.

Personals IN LOVING MEMORY Joe M.Tooley, 12-20-86 Vera, Carol, Judy Families Missed By All Yet Only A Thought Away IN LOVING MEMORY Of Mom, 122088 Clara Jane Johnson Her Family Thursday, Dec. 20. temperatures. 01990 Aoeu-WMhar, Inc E3E3 0 dfl snow ice sunny pt. cloudy cloudy -2L Orleans Inc.

VpCTWashlngtonl 48 lT" 48 I JAitt tl8nte58K. I Miami 84 I Weather Watch Thursday, Dec. 20 Dwight Pease, Mattoon Ateka Piper and infant daughter, Charleston Marian Record, Mattoon Dorothea Shoot, Ashmore Alice Walker, Charleston Montreal Williams, Charleston Released Tuesday Cydney Balch, Mattoon William H. Smith IV, Trustee to Harry R. Smith et al, Trustee Deed Same Robert E.

Smith at ai Lola Smith to Same Wd Same Harry R. Smith et alto Same Wd Same Oarrell O. Eaton et al to IL DepTof Transportation Wd Pt lot 1 00 O.T. Charleston Gordon Wart el at al to IL Dept of Transportation Wd Pt lot 8,0 Nathaniel Parker Add Charleston Henry Stackhouss st al to John Q. with the Rev.

John Danford officiating. There will be no visitation. Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born July 1, 1905, in Cumberland County, the daughter of Manford and Hattie Pearl Ballanger Lake. She married Ray Shelton Messmore in 1943; he died in 1979.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lois C. Anderson of Champaign; one sister, Ruth Keppel of Denver, one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. She also was preceded in death by one daughter, one brother, and three sisters. Mrs.

Messmore was a retired stitcher with Brown Shoe and Crawford Shoe Company. Thomas Shoot NAPLES, Fla. Thomas H. Shoot; 57, of Naples, formerly of Charleston, died on Wednesday (Dec. 19, 1990).

A Masonic service will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Earl G. Hodges Funeral Chapel. A funeral will not be held. He married Kay Shoot; she survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Larry Shoot of Palm Bay, and Mike Shoot of Boca Raton, two step-sons, Larry and Mike Swope of Tolono; one stepdaughter, Peggy Cain of Robinson; one sister, Patricia Morgah of Charleston; and three grandchildren. Mr. Shoot was a masonry contractor. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 35 of Charleston, the Elks Lodge No.

2753 of Bonita Springs, and Naples Moose Lodge No. 1782. Wayne Weaver TACOMA, Wash. Wayne Weaver, 71, of Tacoma, formerly of the Charleston area, died Tuesday (Dec. 18, 1990) in Tacoma, Wash.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Moutain View Funeral Home in Tacoma. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. He was born Oct. 12, 1919, in Diona, the son of Lester and Victoria Ralston Weaver.

married Lurleen Damien in 1947; she survives. Also surviving are one son, Larry Weaver of Tacoma, one daughter, Linda Nixon of Tacoma, one brother, i Chicago 1 Dora Jean Rlckelman to Wendell H. Adams at alWdPt lot 1 Blk 26 Noyee Add Mattoon Reginald H. Phillips eta! to Daniel M. Abed et al Wd Lot 4 The Arbors Sub Charleston Paul F.

Erlckson at al to Larry M. Miller at al Wd Lot 7 Hickory Hills East Sub Lafayette Twp Harry Smith et al to William H. Smith IV Trustee to Harry a Smith at al, Tr Deed Pt Sec 24-13-0 Harry Smith at al to Robert E. 8mlth at al Wd Sams Area Deaths Katheryn Curry HAZEL DELL Katheryn B. "Kate" Curry, 70, of Hazel Dell died at 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday (Dec. 18, 1990) at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. The funeral will' be at 1 p.m. Friday at Berkley Funeral Home in Greenup with the Rev. Frances Plew officiating.

Burial will be in Brush Creek in Spring Point Township. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. She was born Feb. 3, 1920, in Glasgow, the daughter of Heziakah and Mary Rigney Jackson.

She married Omer Curry in 1940; he survives. Also surviving are one son, Avery Curry of Greenup, and one sister, Jean White of Atwood. She was preceded in death by six brothers and three sisters. Mrs. Curry was retired from Ettelbrick Shoe Company.

George Fetters MATTOON George Carroll Fetters, 84, of Mattoon died at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 19, 1990) at the Douglas Living Center. A graveside funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Bethel Cemetery with the Rev.

Greg Swango officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Friday at the Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 14, 1906, in Edgewood, the son of James William and Ida Catherine Carroll Fetters.

He married Cordelia M. Atchley in 1930; she survives. Also surviving are a son, Vernon Fetters of Mattoon; two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Max-ine) VanMeter and Mrs. Austin (Jeanie) Carter, both of Mattoon; two brothers, James Fetters of Neoga and Willis Fetters of Mattoon; seven grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one son, three brothers, two sisters and one grandson. Lois Messmore CHAMPAIGN Lois Lucille Messmore, 85, of Champaign, formerly of Mattoon, died at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 18, 1990) at Covenant Medical Center in Champaign. A graveside funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m.

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