Deaths Mrs Ella May Gilbert of Wayne City
Mrs Ella May Gilbert aged 82 of Wayne City died at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev. Lloyd Trotter officiating and burial in Olive Branch Cemetery. She was born April 15, 1880 in Wayne County, widow of Alvin Taylor Gilbert, survived by two daughters Pearl Stroud and Blanche Buchanan, one sister Edna Headley, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella May Gilbert
Wayne City
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Theichardson Chapel
Wayne Cty
Lloyd Trotter
Olive Branch
Fe Richardson Chapel
Iends
Gilbert
Wayne County
Enoch and
Amelia
Harlan) Miller
Alvin Taylor Gilbert
Pearl Stroud
Mternon
Blanche Buchanan
Edna Headley
Fairfield
Mrs Maude Maxey Dies at 64 Funeral Sunday
Mrs Maude Maxey died at 7 00 p m Thursday at her home 824 Oakland at the age of 64 years four months and 20 days Funeral services are set for 1 30 p m Sunday at the Pulley Gutzler Funeral Chapel with Rev Robert Freytag officiating Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery Friends may call after 4 00 p m Saturday Mrs Maxey was born November 4 1898 in Mt Vernon the daughter of Clarence and Sarah Partridge Prowell She married Vernon Maxey on April 15 1949 at Morgan Field Ky He survives along with a brother Oden D Prowell of St Louis She was a member of the First Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Maxey
Oakland
Pulley- Gutzler
Robert Freytag
Oakwood
Pulley - Gutzler
Mt. Vernon
Clarence
Sarah (Partridge) Prowell
Morganfield
Vernon Maxey
Oden D. Prowell
St. Louis
Anna Kissel Ex-Relief Office Head Dies at 67
Anna E Kissel of 404 Harrison street died at Good Samaritan Hospital at 5 50 am today age 67 11 months 29 days Funeral Sunday at Myers Chapel at 2 pm Rev Ross Partridge officiating Burial in Memorial Gardens Body in state at Myers Chapel after 400 pm Saturday She was born April 6 1895 in Jefferson county daughter of John H and Louise White married Henry M Kissel February 12 1918 who died January 14 this year Survived by two sons Glenroy and John M Bus Kissel and three brothers Wilton Russell and Simon White all of Mt Vernon She belonged to Amvets auxiliary American Legion auxiliary Eagles auxiliary Mose auxiliary and Royal Neighbors of America Lodge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna E. Kissel
Harrison Street
St Good Samaritan Hospital
Kissel
Mt. Vernon Township Relief Office
Myers Chapel
Ross Partridge
Memorial Gardens
Kisse
Jefferson County
John H
Louise (Weingartner) White
Henry M. Kissel
Glenroy
John M
Bus” Kissel
Wilton
Russell
Simon White
Mt. Vernon
Amvets Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Eagles
Mose Auxiliary
Royal Neighbors of America Lodge
Bennett Dies in Florida Former Mt. Vernon Resident
Everett L. Red. Bennett died at :00 p.m. Thursday at his Winter Haven home in Florida. He was a former Mt. Vernon resident. The body will be brought to Mt. Vernon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Everett L. Red. Bennett
Winter Haven
Fla
Mt. Vernon
Hospital Notes Counts Admits and Discharges At Two Hospitals
Jefferson Memorial admitted Ira A Bodine Vern Mitchell Lemuel Herbert Gage John Robert Latta June Maxine mCe Discharged James O'Brien Good Samaritan admitted Ed Robert Staley Inez Edna Flanagan Ronald Garrison Charles Clarence Mays Harl Woodworth Frank Barry Blue Doris Mae Jones Clarence Edwin Merrett Discharged Mrs Virginia Ann Deley and baby Anthony Louis Barbara Joyce Smith Sarah Elmna Hofer Orley Nelson Kniffen Helen Harriett Rainey Donnie George Nichols Pleasant O Neal Tate Robin Leslie Penrod Hattie Clarissa Laur Lora Veneta Shull Sharon Elaine Flota Arthur Lee Flota Edith Lenore Chambers Ruth Evelyn Connelly More confusion Olympia State Sen Reuben Knoblaugh gets note as session ends third week of special session Keep up the good work.
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Jefferson Memorial
Ira A. Bodine
Vern Mitchell
Lemuel Herbert Gage
John Robert Latta
June MaxinemCe
James O'Brien
Good Samaritan
Ed Robert Staley
Inez Edna Flanagan
Ronald Garrison
Charles Clarence Mays
Harl Woodworth
Frank Barry Blue
Doris Mae Jones
Clarence Edwin Merrett
Virginia Ann Deley
Anthony Louis
Barbara Joyce Smith
Sarah Elmna Hofer
Orley Nelson Kniffen
Helen Harriett Rainey
Donnie George Nichols
Pleasant O'Neal Tate
Robin Leslie Penrod
Hattie Clarissa Laur
Lora Veneta Shull
Sharon Elaine Flota
Arthur Lee Flota
Edith Lenore Chambers
Ruth Evelyn Connelly
Installation of Mt. Vernon Shrine No 66 Officers
The White Shrine annual installation of officers for Mt. Vernon Shrine No 66 will be at the Masonic Temple on April 6 at 8:00 PM. Masons, Eastern Stars and families of the officers are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Shrine
Mt. Vernon
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Pene
Pigg
W. H. P. Ngom
R. Bogan
Lions Club Festival and Style Show Saturday
Final rehearsals today for the annual Lions Club Festival and Style Show. The event, set for April 6 at the auditorium at 7:30 PM, features extensive planning and a long program including fashion acts, skits, music, and prize drawings. Packages and sponsors include Carp's Department Store, Musgrove Shoe Store, Mitchell's Home Furnishings, Ozark Airlines, Montgomery Ward, and more with committee leadership led by Rev. James P. Burke and Kenneth Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Ward
Kenneth Mills
Lions Club
Mt. Vernon High School
John Rumsey
H. C. Griffith
Jack Benoist
Paul Boyt
Jim Burton
Jim Browning
Gary Chesney
Roger Garbers
Gary Gregory
Richard Hodge
Patrick McManamy
Gene Miller
John Ramsey
Gary Schuh
Mike Stelzer
Roger Taylor
Ronnie Simms
Susan Thompson
Steve Allen
Act TV
Bob Whittaker
Muscrove
Don Shafer
Joe Martin
Bill Beste
Elmer Snowsmith
Marksman
Jack Cassada
Glenn Moore
Paris
Monsieur Dior
Princess Radziwell
Elmer Snodsmith
Prince Radziwell
Delores Wilson
Charles Inskeep
Carp's
Crystal
Montgomery Ward
J. W. Walker & Sons
Tonigat
Pat Williamson
Dee Ann Ford
Jeanne Dunham
Linda Williams
Kenneth Olson
Ogie Ellis
Rowland Clark
Bill Trini
Charles Pardee
Ray Russell
George Heidenreich
Mary Livingston
Kenneth Mills II
J. Wilson
James P. Burke
Bob ‘Thompson
Louis Pavledes
Ora Owens
Ear Outland
Dale Carpenter
LeBen Garrison
Archie Whitlock
Jerome Glassman
Bob Norris
A. Pauw Fellinger
Clarence Pearson
al Schroeder
Claude Henry
A. G. Packwood
Bill Steffy
Carp
Crystal's
Jo-Ella’s
Musgrove Shoe Store
Carps Inc
Mitchell's
N. Cafe
Security
Savings Bank Easton Florist
Ozark Airlines
Ozark
Sears Roebuck and Co
Mammoth Department Store
D. H. Wise Clothing Store
First National Bank
Ford National Auto
DeMent
Ben Franklin
Livingston's
Births Todd Ward Son and Beal Daughter Named
Mr and Mrs Todd Ward of 14 S W Crescent Drive welcomed a son at 4 25 this morning in Fairfield Memorial Hospital weighing nine pounds ten and a half ounces and named Todd P III Mrs Barrell Eugene Beal of 728 Perkins welcomed a daughter at 1 12 yesterday afternoon in his common hospital weighing seven pounds zero ounces and named Jean
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd Ward
S. W. Crescent Drive
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Todd P. III
Barrell Eugene Beal
Perkins
Common Hospital
Nam Jean
Hive Market Prices Advance on Hog Quotes
Prices paid on the local Hive stock market rose 15 cents today. Top hog price at 13.25 for 190 head of 220 lb hogs. Sows traded at 11.75 for 300 weight, with down adjustments to 11.25. Boars ranged 8.00 to 9.00.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market notes quoted wheat at 2.05 soybeans 2.50 and corn 1.16 in the afternoon session.
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Mt. Vernon
National Stockyards Market Reports Cattle Hogs Prices
National Stockyards market notes show hogs about 8000 head with various weight ranges and prices from 12.35 to 14.90 for different categories. Cattle and calves: choice steers around 725 lb at 24.50 and near 1000 lb at 23.50, vealers 27.00 to 32.00, slaughter calves 19.00-24.00. Sheep 100 head, not enough to quote.
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National
USDA
Egg and Poultry Prices Reported by St Louis
St Louis AP records show farm and wholesale poultry grades with price ranges for eggs and hens. Consumer grades list large A 29-30, medium A 27-28, small A 21-22. wholesale 26-44 for standard. farm run 25-19. checks 22-23. hens heavy 19-21. light over five pounds 12-13. under five pounds 7-14. commercial broilers and fryers 17- Ma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Prices Stay Steady and Weak Across Grades
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices steady with multiple grade scores and wholesale buying levels. Eggs show weakness with price declines across better grades and mixed quality, while standards and dirties also move lower in wholesale markets.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain Market Prices Summary
Chicago grain columns report no sales of wheat oats or soybeans. Corn No 2 yellow 1.21 214 percent. No 4 yellow 1.34. sample grade yellow 1.13 percent. Barley making choice 1.23 1.30. feed 1.00 1.08.
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Chicago
Wall Street sees seesaw rally with mixed handoffs
A renewed buying drive lifted the market late, with irregular trading and a volatile session. IBM hit a yearly high, Chrysler modestly up after a prior loss, Ford up while General Motors slipped, and gains logged by Boeing Xerox Gillette Merck and Du Pont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
IBM
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Boeing
Xerox
Gillette
Amerada
Merck
du Pont
Polaroid
First Charter Financial
International Paper
U.S
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Texaco
Union Carbide
Southern California Edison
J. Ray McDermott
Raytheson
Douglas
Kennedy Leases Summer Home for Cape Cod Stay
Washington AP reports President Kennedy has leased Brambletyde on Squaw Island near Hyannis Port for this summer, replacing last year’s Downey home. The rambling gray structure will serve as a summer White House with weekly Cape trips planned from July onward. The Kennedy family likely spends most of the season there, while other Kennedy relatives reside nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Squaw Island
White House
Worcester
Mass
Louis Thun
Reading
Morton Downey
Falso
Hyannis Port
Joseph P. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
D—Mass
W Island
Caroline
John Jr
John M McCoy Fined For Disturbance By Fighting
Jack M McCoy was fined ten dollars and costs by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock on a charge of disturbance by fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack M. McCoy
Sherman Bullock
Vernon Weather Snapshot With Rainfall Record
Thursday forecast shows a high of 61 and a low of 36 with rainfall totaling 7.71 inches for the year to date. One year ago the high was 55 and the low 45 while five years ago the highs and lows were 68 and 54. Sunrise is 5 37 and sunset 6 29 on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt, Vernon
Five Day Forecast for Northern and Southern Illinois
Northern Illinois sees temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal with normal highs 52 to 59 and lows 33 to 38. Precipitation totals range from 1.0 to 2.6 inches with showers possible Tuesday or Wednesday. Southern Illinois warms 7 to 12 degrees above normals Saturday to Wednesday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. precipitation expected about 0.3 to 1 inch mainly early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Ilinois
Ten Birmingham Sit In Arrests Mark Civil Rights Action
Ten Negroes were arrested in two Birmingham sit ins at downtown drug stores, while Martin Luther King Jr did not get detained despite predicting his own arrest. Spectators watched as police carried out arrests with no violence. Four previously arrested protesters were convicted in City Court, each given 180 days in jail and a 100 dollar fine for trespass after warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Proposes Rent Tax To Boost Tourism
Chicago reports a family of four perished in a North Side apartment fire with three more children escaping. In Springfield, the State Tourist Commission plan would fund promotion with a 10 percent earmark of a 3 percent rental tax, creating an eight member board and an executive secretary salary up to 15000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jear North Side
Belden Hicks
Edith
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
General Assembly
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
House and Son
Dwight Friedrich
R - Centralia
State Board of Economic Development
Cecil Partee
Arthur Gottschalk
Park ‘Forest
South Illinois Firemen To Meet In Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon hosts the Egyptian Fire Fighters Association annual meeting on Saturday April 20 with 11 a.m. registration at Mt. Vernon High School auditorium. After an afternoon business session Mt. Vernon firefighters will demo the snorkel truck while Paul Bolerjack safety director of Illinois Power Co. speaks. Almont Crawshaw presides as Mayor John Manion welcomes attendees. speakers include Captain Frank Rouff Sgt David Redmond of St Louis arson squad and Warren B Little of the state inspection and rating bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Egyptian Fire Fighters Association
Mt. Vernon High School
Paul Bolerjack
Illinois Power ‘0
Almont Crawshaw
Association
John Manion
Bpeaiere
Frank Rouff
David Redmond
St. Louis
Urges Election Of Negro Sheriff At Greenwood
In Greenwood Mississippi an SCLC leader urged the local Negro majority to elect a sheriff of Leflore County. James Forman spoke to about 500 rallygoers at a Baptist church during a major vote registration drive. The case included jailed demonstrators freed after a federal compromise and a DOJ pledge of no interference with registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Miss
Jall
Mississippi
Leflore
James Forman
Southern Christian Ledership Conference
Forman
Justice Department
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Mt Vernon Police Pistol Team Active Again
The Mt. Vernon Police Department pistol team starts a busy year with recent fourth place at Jennings Missouri and fifth at Granite City. Dale Farley took second at Jennings and first at Granite City, while Harold Albright placed second in the expert class at a Missouri state shoot in St Louis.
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Mt. Vernon
Jennings
Granite City
Menard Prison
Dale Farley
Harold Albright
St. Louis
Cairo Cabbie Found Innocent
Cairo Wisconsin AP Joe Louis Nelson a Negro taxi driver accused of abducting a white hitchhiker at gunpoint amid racial tension was found innocent of a kidnapping charge. Circuit Court Judge C Ross Reynolds found him guilty of assault with a deadly weapon fined 50 dollars and sentenced him to 60 days in jail. Nelson waived trial by jury. Max Jordan of Gary Indiana had accused Nelson of forcing him to enter a Nemo church for questioning by integration leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Joe Louis Nelso
C. Ross Reynolds
Nelson
Max Jordan
Gary
Ind
Jordan
New Free Will Baptist Minister Named Pastor in Mt. Vernon
The Rev. Leslie C. Elliott has been called as pastor of the First Free Will Baptist church at 11th and Jordan in Mt. Vernon. He has 12 years in Free Will Baptist work, including service as state director for foreign missions in 1956 and 1957. He previously pastored in South Chicago Heights and St. Charles, Illinois. He will serve the Mt. Vernon church full time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie C. Elliott
First
Free Will Baptist
11Th and Jordan
Mt. Vernon
Elliott
Chicago Area
S. Chicago Heights
St. Charles, Ill
Rec. Elliott
Senate OKs 375 Million City Transit Grant
The Senate approved 375 million dollars in federal transit grants, a partial victory for the administration. The bill, sliced from 500 million, now heads to the House where further cuts are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Oks
City Transit
Washington
Senate
House
Kennedy
Deep South
House Banking Committee
Albert Rains
D-Ala
Stolen Auto Recovered Near Woodlawn
An automobile stolen in Mt. Vernon was found abandoned on a rural road near U. S. Route 460. Donald Birkhead of Route 1, Inc, reported the theft from a south Tenth street parking lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Woodlawn
Donald Birkhead
Route 1, Inc
South Tenth Street
William Bateman Fined for Reckless Driving in Dix
William Bateman of Route 1 Dix was fined $15 and costs in the justice of the peace court on a charge of reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bateman
Route 1
Dix
Justice of the Peace Court
Young Historians Meet In Carmi Ill
About 400 Southern Illinois teenagers are expected in Carmi for a meeting sponsored by the Illinois Historical Society to foster interest in the state's background. Officials say Carmi's gathering is the first in a planned series of regional sessions statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmi, Ill
Oil Tax Reform Could Boost Oil Industry Burden
The Petroleum Industry Research Foundation says Kennedy's tax reforms would lift the oil sector’s domestic tax burden above the all industry average. The finding highlights potential shifts in oil industry economics and policy impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Petroleum Industry Research Foundation, Inc
Kennedy
Arkansas student fined for dryer mischief
Fayettedville Arkansas AP reports James McCollum 22 of Pine Bluff a University of Arkansas student was fined 10.50 in Municipal Court for riding in an automatic clothes dryer and charged with malicious mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville, Ark
James McCollum
Pine Bluff Ark
University of Arkansas
Angry Woman Blames Nerves On Systone Cure Ad
A city woman blames jittery nerves for a violent temper and says tranquilizers failed. She credits SYSTONE for calming nerves, improving sleep, and well being. The advertisement touts Sys-Tone as a vitamin iron tonic sold at All Drug Stores in Vernon and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Systone
Sys-Tone
Vernon
Chest X Ray Stickers Available at County Office
Food and drink establishments in Jefferson county may pick up the Chest X Ray Stickers at the Jefferson County Tuberculosis office in the basement of the courthouse. Chest x ray cards must be taken to the office when the sticker is collected. The sticker bears the notice We have all been tested for tuberculosis to protect the public health. June 1, 1963 June 1, 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Tte
Court House
Two New Red Cross Leaders Appointed
Two new chairmen appointed in the Jefferson County chapter of the American Red Cross. Mrs. Chris Pearson named vice chairman of volunteers to recruit train and assign volunteers under chairman Mrs. Lyle Snyder. Mrs. C C Conrad appointed chairman of staff aides handling bloodmobile and clerical assignments succeeding Mrs. Tom Puckett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
The
American Redross
Chris Pearson
Turner Drive
Lyle Snyder
C. C. Conrad
Cherry
Tom Puckett
New Study Planned On TFX Cost Dispute
Washington AP reports a GAO audit will study TFX fighter bomber costs over up to 60 days amid a Senate probe into defense contract favoritism. McClellan cites potential taxpayer impact as Pentagon aims for 1700 aircraft costing about 6.5 billion dollars with Boeing and General Dynamics involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
McClellan
Pentagon
General Dynamics Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
Letticens
Boeing Co
Seattle
Wash
Defense
Robert S.mcnamara
Air Force
Navy
Boeing
Frederick L. Ashworth
R. G. Ruegg
Ruegg
General Dynamics
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Reuben Knoblaugh
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Lois Covington
Mary Allen
Jerry B. Gott
Paul M. Fitch
J. C. Livingston
King City Federal Savings and ‘Loan Asociation
Imogene
Paul M, Fitch
Kenneth Randall
Virgil Bailey
Frank Case
Paul Hayes
Ray Helley Herschel
Mick Frank B. Neal
John Boyer
James Bradfield
Jim Apgar
Amos Boyt
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Weather Report
Associated Press
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AL Savermenses
Atlanta
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Boston
Sane
Buffalo
Cleveland
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Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford
Springfield Vandalia
South Illinois
Mt.v. Police
New Free Will Baptist
J. P. Court
Carm
Roy
Roy Atkinson
W-G Motors
Red Cross
Milton G. Kelly
Bos
Black
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