Deaths Peter Kohl dies at 90 in McLeansboro
Peter Kohl of McLeansboro dies at 11 50 p m Wednesday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Gholson Funeral Chapel with Rev R L Schlag officiating Friends may call after 2 p m Friday Burial in Middle Creek Cemetery Kohl born Blue Grass Indiana April 12 1875 son of Martin and Margaret Kohl A grandchild survives
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Peter Kohl
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memories Hospital
Gholson
R. L. Schlag
Middle Creek Cemetery
Mr. Kohl
Blue Grass
Ind
Martin
Margaret
Paul) Kohl
Harve E. Dorris of Ewing Dies at 76
Harve E. Dorris of Ewing died at 11 30 a m Wednesday at his home aged 76 Funeral services were set for 2 p m Friday at Williams Chapel Church with Rev Ernie Tate officiating Johnston Funeral Home in Whitttington will handle arrangements Burial will be in Williams Chapel Cemetery He was a longtime member of Williams Chapel Church born October 13 1889 in Illinois son of Monroe and Mary Dorris He married Carrie Taylor on October 30 1910 and survives Also surviving is a brother Herstel Dorris of St Louis
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Harve E. Dorris
Ewing
Williams Chapel
Ernie Tate
Johnston Funeral Home
Whittington
Dorris
Illinois
Monroe and
Mary (Vaughn) Dorris
Carrie Taylor
Herstel Dorris
St. Louis
Milner 76 Retired Businessman Dies at Good Samaritan
J A Joe Milner 76 a retired Mr Vernon businessman died at 2 45 am today at Good Samaritan Hospital He owned Fair Feed Company and King City Elevator and lived at 1917 Richview Rd Funeral set for Saturday at 1 30 pm Myers Chapel with Rev Fred E Kern officiating Burial in Memorial Gardens He born Dec 2 1889 in Marion Iowa survived by wife Iva Jones Colyer a brother A E Milner of Marion and sister Pearl E Ross of Pasadena California.
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J. A
Joe” Milner
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Milner
Fair Feed Company
King City Elevator
Richview Road
Myers Chapel
Fred E. Kern
Memorial Gardens
Mr. Milner
Marion
Iowa
William T
Mary E. (Ford) Milner
Center Point
Iva Jones Colyer
Methodist Church
A. E. Milner
Marion, Iowa
Pearl E. Ross
Pasadena
Calif
Mrs Williamson Dies Former Lesser Resident at 79
Mrs Via Williamson, 79, formerly of Sesser, died yesterday in Chicago where she had lived five years. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lesser Baptist Church with Rev. E A Somers officiating. Burial in Maple Hill cemetery. Calling hours Friday after 6 p.m. at Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser. Born April 15, 1886 in Pinckneyville, daughter of John and Sarah Barber. Widow of Henry Williamson who died Sept. 11, 1961. Survived by three daughters Lucille Roberts Mooseheart Ill Nora Amadei Chicago Betty Melchiori Chicago. one son Leo Williamson Manteno. four grandchildren. nine great grandchildren.
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Via Williamson
Sesser
Chicago
Lesser Baptist Church
E. A. Somers
Maple Hill Cemetery
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Pinckneyville
John and
Sarah (Campbell) Barber
Henry Williamson
Williamson
Lucille Roberts
Mooseheart
Ill
Nora Amadei
Betty Melchiori
Leo Williamson
Manteno
Long Haired Briton Barred by France
A 20-year-old British student, Robert Reid of Edinburgh University, said he was refused entry into France because his hair was too long. He had arrived in Calais en route to a training camp for a youth organization similar to the Peace Corps. French officials cited concerns over public disturbances caused by untidy appearance and shaggy hair, refusing admittance to moneyless tourists.
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London
France
Robert Reid
Edinburgh University
Calais
Dijon
Peace Corps
Reid
Passport Office
Weather snapshot for MT. VERNON
Wednesday forecast shows a high of 34 and a low of 35 with rainfall totaling 6.19 inches year to date. Historical highs and lows listed include one year ago 78/58, five years ago 51/33, and ten years ago 56/32. Sunrise and sunset times are 5:35 and 6:31 CST on Friday.
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C.S.T
Cold Illinois Weather With Showers And Snow Flurries
The Weather Bureau reports chilly conditions across Illinois with cloudy skies and showers or flurries. Northerly winds keep temps mostly below freezing in the north, slight warming in the south. Low temps fell to 29 in Vandalia and to 30 in Rockford, 31 in Moline, with a 58 degree daytime high along the Ohio River and a pale Chicago lakefront reading.
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Weather Bureau
Illinois
Vandalia
East Dubuque
Peoria
Rockford
Moline
Ohio River
Chicago Lakefront
Try Star-Gazer Launch Tonight
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports NASA, frustrated by nine postponements in 10 days, again tries to launch an Atlas Centaur rocket for the first double ignition hydrogen engine test in space. Firing set for 8 p.m. EST, weather and a power plug issue caused multiple delays.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
NASA
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
Johnson to spend Easter at Texas ranch with family
President Johnson will fly to his Texas ranch for Easter with Mrs Johnson and their two daughters. Press secretary Moyers said Johnson would likely depart mid afternoon and could stay for an unspecified length of time.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Congress Extends Easter Recess After Major Bills
AP dispatch from Washington notes Congress begins its Easter recess after approving India aid food program and a two month extension in Medicare doctor bills enrollment. The House approved a 2.9 percent pay raise for 1.8 million federal workers and two $8.3 billion Treasury Post Office and Interior funding bills. Senate backs Johnson plan to move the Community Relations Service from Commerce to Justice.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Congress
House
Treasury, Post Office
Interior Departments
Violence Flares as Mob Stones Yank and JEEP Burned in Saigon
Rioters stone Yank soldiers and torch a U.S. jeep as clashes erupt in Saigon amid continued unrest. Paratroopers push rioters back while Buddhist leaders press for a pledge to transfer power to a elected assembly within months. Heavy fighting reported 20 miles northwest near Ho Bo Woods.
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Junta
Saigon
U.S. 2Th Infantry Division
Ho Bo
Birth announced for Cynthia Ann Jones in Chicago
Mr and Mrs James Paul Jones of Chicago welcome a daughter born Thursday March 31 at 11 41 AM in Mt Sinai Hospital weighing nine pounds three ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Pauli Jones of RFD 1 Mt Vernon.
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James Paul Jones
Chicago
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Cynthia Ann
Pauli Jones
RFD 1
Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Grain Prices after Today’s Market
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 2.80 per bushel, shell corn at 1.27, and ear corn at 1.30 for this afternoon trading. The report notes the incomplete ear corn figure due to text cut. Prices reflect local grains trading at Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices So Far Today
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were down 25 cents. The top was 22 75 for 200 to 220 lb hogs. Sows declined to 19 75 for 30 weight and 19 50 for 300+ weight. Boars fell to 14 50 and 15 50. After 12 30 p m prices switch to next day figures.
Chicago Butter and Eggs Market Snapshot
Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices show butter steady to firm with mixed grades noted. Trading data includes AA 62 43 52 AP% 90 B 61% 89 C 60,55 and car grades 90 B 62 45 8 C 61. Eyes steady with 70 percent or better grade A whites 42 and mixed 42 standards 38 mediums 38.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago grain price quotes in daily report
Chicago AP notes no wheat or oats sales. Corn prices for No 2 yellow at 1.29 and No 3 yellow at 1.25 to 1.28, Soybeans No 1 yellow 1.98, soybean oil at 11.45.
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Chicago
St Louis Produce Prices in Consumer Grades
St Louis AP notes egg and poultry price ranges with consumer grades A large 39 41 A medium 35 37 A small 25 27 B large 34 36 wholesale 34 3 standard 34 3 unclassified 32 3 checks 24 26 hens heavy 22 23 light over 5 lb 9 49 10 broilers and fryers 20 214
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Tampa
Eerste US
Washington
Winnipeg
ST. Louis
Livestock Receipts Reported at National Stockyards
National stockyards estimated Friday receipts: hogs 5,000, cattle 200, calves 50, sheep 100. Hog prices ranged 23.00 to 23.75 for 190 to 240 pound barrows and gilts, and 19.00 to 20.00 for 325 to 650 pound sows. Cattle included 1,300 head with 200 calves, good to choice steers 26.00 to 28.00, good to choice heifers 25.00 to 26.50, and cows 16.50 to 21.00. Sheep listed at 25 with no price trend.
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National Stockyards
Wall Street gains amid cautious Easter week end
The AP stock overview shows early gains with the Dow up 0.84 at 946.10 and the Dow Jones average at noon up 0.84, while rails rise about 1.8 and industrials slip slightly. Trading reflects brisk activity ahead of Good Friday and an approaching tax deadline, with mixed early performance turning toward a modestly higher trend.
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New York
Associated Press
American Telephone
Wall Street
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Indus
Flora Soldier Loses Both Legs Hero Fund Campaign Planned
Flora Ill AP Marine Pfc James Patridge, 18, lost both legs March 31 near Da Nang South Viet Nam and is hospitalized at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Clay County neighbors and a Flora newspaper raise funds to send his mother Mrs Lillian Patridge of Clay City to Bethesda to visit him.
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Flora, Ill
James Patridge
Clay County
Patridge
da Nang
South Viet Nam
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Flora
Lillian Patridge
Clay City
Gelaxon Fat Loss Pill Ad Promises Quick Results
An likely old style advertisement claims Gelaxon tablets burn fat without a prescription and promise a full money back guarantee. It lists a South Side Drug Store in Wisconsin and a cash refund if not satisfied, with prices around $3.00 and vague claims of easy consumption and longer life.
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South Side Drug Store
WI South 10Th
Autorama Parade Draws Cars and Pageant in Mount Vernon
Auto enthusiasts will see a mix of custom cars and 1966 models in a downtown Mount Vernon Autorama parade at 2 PM Saturday. The event spans April 9 and 10 at the Armory with a queen contest, Sting Ray band, and drill team performances, followed by hours of displays and prizes.
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Autorama
Mt. Vernon
Armory
Jaycees
Kingsmen Auto Club
Otter
Mt. Vernon High School
Seventh
Main
11Th Street
Broadway
Shortages Hit Home Front Shrinking Civilian Apparel Supply
Shortages ripple through civilian wear as military demand climbs. NRF Bulletin urges restrained stock buildup while industry leaders warn near capacity could cause temporary dislocations. Purchases in many cities show gaps in sheets shirts jeans and wool suits as government orders may reach 1 billion.
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National Retail Merchants Association
Ely R. Callaway
Burlington Industries, Inc
Joseph H. Cohen & Sons Inc
Philadelphia
Robert M. Ferrell
Defense Personnel Support Center
Sears
Uncle Sam
Associated Press
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Ore
Chicago
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Iowa
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Indianapolis
Ind
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N.J
Oklahoma City, Okla
Portland, Maine
Washington, D.C
June Draft Call Is Lower Than May Quota
Washington AP The Defense Department cut the June draft call to 15,000 for Army, the lowest since the Vietnam buildup began last August. May quota was 34,690 and 16,500 last August. Pentagon said June voluntary enlistments rise with school year end. Navy Marines and Air Force will rely solely on volunteers.
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Washington
Defense Department
Selective Service
Army
Pentagon
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Hospital Notes list admitted and discharged patients at two facilities
The record lists admits and discharges across Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospitals. Names include Harry Valentine Hazel Mueller Billy Degenhardt Delvin McCoy Eleanor Dethrow Carl Fitzjerrells John Smith Edna Dirschauer Melba Nowicki Rolla Williams Vincent Leek Rita Karch Beatrice Lott Evelyn Ziarnek Patsy Phillips Mabel Hayes Fred Bayer Cora Johnson Rogers Lowery Panzier Edith Coberly Parker Hayes and others, with multiple street addresses.
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Eleanor Dethrow
North
Carl Fitzjerrells
RFD
John Bruce Smith
Edna Charlotte Dirschauer
Woodlawn
Melba Dean Nowicki
Radom Rolla Guy Williams
Main
Vincent J. Leek
Gaskins
Herbert Puckett
Hickory Grove Manor
Rita Faye Karch
Beatrice Lott
Evelyn Ziarnek
Patsy F. Phillips
Mabel Henrietta Hayes
South 7Th
Fred John Bayer
Cora Beatrice Johnson
Lamar
Helen K. Rogers
Charles W. Lowery
Ricky Joe Panzier
Westcott
Edith Coberly
South
Margaret Ann Parker
Oakland
William McKinley Hayes
Dix
Benefit Gained Another Lost in Medicare Signup
Clarence Kempter, manager of the Social Security district office, recalls an elderly woman who visited the office to decide on Medicare benefits. She repeatedly sought guidance and, as the registration deadline neared, admitted she would take the benefits but worried about what to do with her Thursday mornings afterward.
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Clarence Kempter
Social Security District
Kempter
Seven school elections list incumbents and seats available
The notice lists candidates in multiple districts with incumbents shown for each race. Several districts note two to be elected while some have three. details include the names Donald Keip Glenn Howard Ann Endicott Sherwood Danner George Germann W. G. Whipple Nolan Adams Silas Ratliff Bill Wilson Eldon Donoho John Kent Everett Greer Ed Stevens Calvin Williams Charles Vasey Bob Watts Leonard Pasley Glen Burnett Roy Hayes H D Piper George McCauley J D Smith Joe Bundy John Howard J Russell Stewart Odie Farris John Lipps Jim Shrum Suzanna Gavette Arnold Burk Eugene Ratajczyk James Lemons James Rightnowar Carl Blankenship Rolla Pierce Martin Manning John White Mt. Vernon entries for 201 and 201 and 204 board members note incumbents. Old Union and Camp Ground notes indicate board service and a sale plan.
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Field
Donald Keip
Glenn Howard
Woodlawn Grade
Ann Endicott
Sherwood Danner
George Germann
Belle Rive
W. G. Whipple
Nolan Adams
Silas Ratliff
Grand Prairie
Bill Wilson
Eldon Donoho
Dodds
John Kent
Everett Greer
Ina
Ed Stevens
Calvin Williams
Charles Vasey
Bob Watts
Opdyke
Leonard Pasley
Glen Burnett
McClellan
Roy Hayes
H. D. Piper
Summersville
George McCauley
J. D. Smith
Joe Bundy
Mt. Vernon
John Howard
J. Russell Stewart
Odie Farris
John Lipps
Bethel
Jim Shrum
Suzanna GaVette
Arnold Burk
Eugene Ratajczyk
Bonnie
James Lemons
James Rightnowar
Farrington
Carl Blankenship
Rolla Pierce
Bluford
Webber High
Robert Catron
W. P. Ellis
Marvin D. McKinney
Woodlawn High
Verlin Pitchford
Darwin Eubanks
Duane Weir
Old Union School
Camp Ground
Loot Recovered From Rend Lake Inn Nason Heist
Deputy Roy Hall reported the Rend Lake Inn theft case in Nason where two boys admitted taking cash, cigarettes, and rifle shells. They returned $9, 10 boxes of rifle shells, and four cartons of cigarettes to Inn operators Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Heck. No charges filed. Part of last December’s stolen money, in half dollar pieces, was also recovered.
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Rend Lake
Nason
Roy Hall
Hall
Theodore Heck
Heck
Porky's Marriage Annulled By Wife
SPRINGFIELD AP A secretary to Gov Otto Kerner had his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Heffernan annulled by Circuit Court Judge Paul Verticchio. Porcaro had been married to Anna Cataldo in Chicago on January 13 1951. He resigned as Paul Powell's chief investigator after criticism over a raid on a Champaign tavern checking licenses of University of Illinois students.
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Springfield
Otto Kerner
Frank
Porky) Porcaro
Paul Verticchio
Circuit Court
Porcaro
Mary Elizabeth Heffernan
Anna Cataldo
Chicago
Secretary of
Paul Powell
Champaign
University of Illinois
Charge Drivers In 3 Accidents
Three drivers faced citations after separate Mt. Vernon accidents. Harold A. Thompson, 50, Christopher, charged with driving while intoxicated after veering into a ditch at Sixth and Herbert. Carl D. Garrison, Hoffman Ull, cited for careless driving after a truck struck a power pole in the 500 block of North 12th Street. Alfred A. Bean, 913 South 22nd Street, and Richard F. Smart, Route 2, Mt, collided at Tenth and Broadway. Smart cited for disobeying a traffic signal.
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Mt. Vernon
Harold A. Thompson
Christopher
Herbert
Carl D. Garrison
Hoffman
U1l
North 12Th Street
Tenth and
Broadway
Alfred A. Bean
South 22Nd Street
Richard F. Smart
Route 2
Smart
Eight Held Fined in Circuit Court for Traffic Offenses
Eight persons were fined in Circuit Court yesterday for traffic violations. The list includes George E. McElroy for careless driving $10, Harry D. Bumpus for driving while intoxicated $100, Richard L. Porter for backing without due caution $10, William Robinson for illegal possession of liquor $10, Carl D. Pace for backing without due caution $10, Frank Kuenz for improper lane usage $10, William H. Palmer for failing to yield at an intersection $10, and Louie E. Schrum for speeding $13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. McElroy
Central
Harry D. Bumpus
South 12Th
Richard L. Porter
Cleveland
William Robinson
Opdyke
Carl D. Pace
South 10Th
Frank Kuenz
Jordan Street
William H. Palmer
South 15Th
Louie E. Schrum
Jordan
Fire Controlled Quick Action Saves House At Bluford
Milneis Central roundhouse foreman J H Womack detected and halted a blaze at a Bluford house used as sleeping quarters for I C crews. He alerted the Bluford fire department, organized a crew and extinguisher, and the fire was under control before firefighters arrived. Damage was light by fire but heavy by smoke. House occupied by Oliver Johnson.
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Milneis Central Roundhouse
Bluford House
I. C. Crews
J. H. Womack
Womack
Roundhouse
Bluford Fire Department
Oliver Johnson
Police Probe 5 More Thefts In Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon police are investigating five additional thefts. Reports include a garage break at 333 north Tenth with boating equipment taken, a $30 walkie talkie stolen from a car at 715 Salem Road, a door glass broken at Hale's garage 1014 Perkins with no loot found, and two bicycle thefts at local schools 2411 Pace and 404 south 17th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
H. R. Bagby
North Tenth
Howard Cantway
Salem Road
Hale
Perkins
Randy Farrar
Pace
Harry Echols
South 17Th
Andy Hall School
Walter Schmid Granted Divorce
Walter R. Schmid was granted a divorce from Gertrude Schmidt in a Circuit Court decree issued here yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Schmid
Walter R. Schmid
Gertrude Schmidt
Divorce Sought by Joan White in Circuit Court
Joan White seeks a divorce from Omer Philbert White in a petition filed in Circuit Court here yesterday. The suit cites a January 6 1945 marriage date and a June 2 1959 separation date with charges of descrecline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan White
Omer Philbert White
Mrs. White
Minor Fire At Bus Station
Mt. Vernon firemen made two runs Wednesday. Last night they were called to the Greyhound bus station on north Tenth street, where grease caught fire on a stove. Damage was minor. They were summoned yesterday to the home of C. E. McMullen, 815 north 11th, where a dry furnace stoker caused a smoke scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Greyhound
North Tenth Street
C. E. McMullen
North 11Th
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Warren
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Centralia
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1710 South 13Th
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Delvin Harold McCoy
Ivan
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