Deaths Mrs Cordela Lewis 77 East St Louis
Mrs Cordela Lewis 77 of East St Louis died at 425 am Tuesday in Vickers Hospital McLeansboro. Former Wayne county resident funeral 200 pm Thursday Olive Branch church burial in adjoining cemetery body lying in state at Gholson Funeral Home and at church 1 pm to time of service. Born August 12 1886 in Wayne county daughter of Lafayette and Nancy McCoy. Survived by three sons Archie George Lewis and Berlon Lewis. brother Willard McCoy. three sisters Martha Booher Gertrude Reed and Viola Shelton. four grandchildren ten great grandchildren. Member of Washington Park Baptist church and East St Louis Order of Eastern Star.
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Cordela Lewis
East St. Louis
Vickers Hospital
McLeansboro
Wayne County
Olive Branch Church
Gholson
Lewis
Lafayette
Nancy (Garrison) McCoy
A. E. Lewis
Archie
George Lewis
Berlon Lewis
Overda
Fla
Willard McCoy
Marvel Hill
Martha
Rites Thursday At Wayne City For Ottis Niccum
Ottis Niccum 66 died Monday in Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev H H Mayberry officiating. Burial in Thomason Cemetery. Survives include wife Elsie Miller, son Eldon Niccum, daughters Marilyn Green and Dorothy Legg, brothers A D Niccum Walter Niccum Paul Niccum Tony Niccum, sister Hester Bell, and six grandchildren. He was born March 18 1898 in Cumberland County and was a Pin Oak Baptist Church member.
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Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
H. H. Mayberry
Thomason Cemetery
Niccum
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Cumberland County
Tra and
Flora (Sampson) Niccum
Elsie Miller
Eldon Niccum
Fairfield
Marilyn Green
Dorothy Legg
A. D. Niccum
Walter Niccum
Cisne
Paul Niccum
Kansas City
Tony Niccum
Jacksonville
Ill
Hester Bell
Pin Oak
Johnson Drive Speed Claims Stir White House Guests
A guest writer described Johnson driving at 80 or 90 mph after church, though the president said he never exceeded 70. Time and Newsweek reported speeding and remarks among guests, but statements came from secondhand accounts and were not confirmed by eyewitnesses. Reedy denied personal knowledge of the events.
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Him
Johnson
Church
Time
Newsweek
White House
Reedy
Percy teen dies in train crossing crash near Chester
Tim Coleman aged 17, of Percy, died at a Chester hospital after his car was struck by a Gulf Mobile & Ohio train at a Percy crossing. The incident caused a brief delay to the train en route to East St. Louis.
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Chester
Tim Coleman
Percy
Gulf Mobile & Ohio
East St. Louis
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial records list admitted Leo HL Johnson Sharon White of Carlyle and discharged Sandra Risley James Dunlap Sharon White Carlyle Peggy Sledge. Good Samaritan notes admissions Joyce Alene Gray John Jackson Treat Nick Petsourus Faye Marie Byars Claude Bernice Ganson Anna Helene Wehrer James Elias Barker Hazel Fullerton Mabel Belle Shelton Frances Clara Stich Pamela Nanette Gaje wski Lewis Warren Whittington Pamela Sue Dusharme. discharges Kay Frances Brea zeale Phyllis Eileen Soger and baby Jay Bartley Lucille Ethel Crowder Sarah Lucinda Shelton Lucia Mae Hawkins Madelyn Louise Partridge Lloyd Eugene Tate Norma Kay Pate Gladys Fern Shaw Arthur Robert Joy Virgil Jane Glover Sarah Melinda Shane Minnie Violet McMehan.
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Jefferson Memorial
Leo HL. Johnson
Sharon White
Carlyle
Sandra Risley
Ewing
James Dunlap
Peggy Sledge
Good Samaritan
Joyce Alene Gray
John Jackson Treat
Nick Petsourus
Faye Marie Byars
Claude Bernice Ganson
Anna Helene Wehrer
James Elias Barker
Hazel Fullerton
Mabel Belle Shelton
Frances Clara Stich
Pamela Nanette Gajewski
Lewis Warren Whittington
Pamela Sue Dusharme
Kay Frances Breazeale
Phyllis Eileen Soger
Jay Bartley
Lucille Ethel Crowder
Sarah Lucinda Shelton
Lucia Mae Hawkins
Madelyn Louise Partridge
Lloyd Eugene Tate
Norma Kay Pate
Gladys Fern Shaw
Arthur Robert Joy
Virgil Jane Glover
Sarah Melinda Shane
Minnie Violet Mc Mehan
Market livestock prices slip on local trade day
Prices paid on the local live stock market fell about 15 cents. Hog top moved to 14.00 for 190 to 220 pound hogs. Sows weighed 300 pounds and under were 12.25, sows over 300 pounds were around 12.00, both down. Boars traded at 7.50 and 8.50.
Market Prices Quoted in Mt Vernon This Afternoon
The Mt Vernon market quote lists wheat at 1.97, soybeans at 2.46, and corn at 1.16 as of this afternoon, reflecting grain values in local trading.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and Poultry Prices Reported in St Louis
AP brief lists egg grades and wholesale standards with ranges for large, medium, and small sizes. Poultry prices cover hens heavy and light, broilers, and fryers with weight-based brackets.
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ST. Louis
Chicago butter and eggs steady at wholesale market
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices unchanged with mixed grades A whites at 29 and variances across other grades. Eggs remain steady with wholesale buying prices flat for various quality levels including whites and dirties.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock receipts and prices at National Stockyards
Estimated Thursday receipts at National Stockyards include hogs 7,500 cattle 1,000 calves 150 sheep 300. Hogs 9,000 with barrows and gilts 14.00-15.00 and sows 11.73-13.25. Cattle 2,500 and calves 200 with steers 19.00-21.75 heifers 18.50-21.00 cows 13.50-15.50 and getters 25.00-31.00. Sheep 300 steady with lambs 23.00 and 21.00 for spring lambs.
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National Stockyards
Chicago Grain Market Report Open Trading Prices
CHICAGO AP notes no wheat oats or soy sales. Corn No 13 yellow 1.21 to 1.24 percent, No 4 yellow 1.20. Soybeans at 7.8n.
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Chicago
Wall Street slips as rail strike threat reappears
Wall Street action remains irregular as rails drop on renewed strike threat while airlines, techs, and industrials fluctuate. Woolworth gains on split news. Eastman Kodak and Polaroid rise, IBM falls, and bonds show mixed moves. Dow Jones noon averages list mixed results across indices.
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Woolworth
Eastman Kodak
Polaroid
Xerox
Raytheon
IBM
Standard Oil
Indiana
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Bath room bank stolen rattles Salt Lake City home
Salt Lake City police report Daniel Montoya discovered a large bank of pennies missing from his bathroom after a window was broken, with an estimate of 8,000 to 10,000 pennies removed. The incident occurred on a Tuesday according to Montoya.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
API
Daniel Montoya
Montoya
MacArthur Body Moved to Capitol in Nation's Tribute
Thousands of West Point cadets joined in the funeral procession for General MacArthur. Cadets James J. Muir and John L. Richards walked in the West Point March, recalling the rooms MacArthur and Black Jack Pershing once occupied. General Romulo and other dignitaries observed the ceremony as the caisson carried the general’s personal five star flag.
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Eral
Warold Pau) Kindleberger
el Paso
Tex
West Point
MacArthur
aArthur
Carlos P. Romulo
United States
Ted Shorty
Washington
Norfolk
James J. Muir WI
Alexandria
John L. Richards
Little Silver
N.J
John J
Black Jack Pershin
Mt. Vernon Weather Report Tuesday Forecast
Detailed weather report shows Tuesday high 70 and low 46 with rainfall 14.13 inches so far in 1964. Historical comparison lists last year about 76/36 and 79/52 ten years ago 56/36. Sunrise 5 32 CST and sunset 6 32 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois Temperate Week
Southern Illinois temperatures will run near seasonal normals for five days with a slow warming trend. Highs reach upper 50s to upper 60s depending on location, with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms totaling about a half inch or less. Northern Illinois will stay 1-4 degrees below normal through Monday, with highs 55-61 and lows 34-40. A warm spell Thursday gives way to colder Saturday, then a rebound early next week. Expected rainfall around 0.11 inch via light showers, likely weekend or early next week.
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Timois
Illinois
Jet Carrying 145 Lands in Mud in Queens
A Pan American jet carrying 145 passengers landed in mud at Idlewild after missing the runway. Forty eight people were hurt as crew evacuated passengers via hatches. The plane stopped about 1,000 feet from the runway end near Rockaway Boulevard. Captain Herbert H. Dunker, 47, from Milwaukee, piloted the jet.
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Kelsey Cameron
Kelsey
Robert Cameron
Oldwick
N.J
Pan American
Rockaway Boulevard
Queens
Hue
Herbert H. Dunker
Milwaukee
Coral Gables
Fla
Illinois Insurance Department cuts car liability premiums
The Illinois Insurance Department announced a half million dollar cut in private passenger automobile liability premiums tied to two affiliated organizations, effective immediately on new policies and upon renewal for current policies. The change covers about 21.5 percent of liability and 32 percent of physical damage coverage, with varies by area. Premiums were cut in Chicago and many rural areas, while some suburbs and mid-sized cities saw increases.
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Ilnois Insurance Department
Illinois
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
National Automobile Underwriters Association
Chicago
Burns in accident at Precision Engineering plant
Harold Phelps of 1901 South Ninth Street suffered severe facial and right wrist burns this morning while using an acetylene torch at the Shawnee Street plant of Precision Engineering Company. He was rushed to Jefferson Memorial Hospital and remained hospitalized this afternoon.
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South Ninth Street
Shawnee Street
Precision Engineering Company
Phelps
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
SIU Doctorate Programs Approved for Preliminary Accreditation
The North Central Association Commission on Colleges and Universities granted preliminary accreditation to 13 SIU Carbondale doctoral programs. Fields include anthropology, botany, economics, education, English, government, microbiology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, speech, speech correction, and zoology. Programs now undergo continuing review before potential full accreditation.
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Chicago
North Central Association Commission
Southern Ilinois University
Carbondale
Association
Commission On Colleges and Universities
Divorce Granted in Circuit Court for C E Brehm
A divorce between C. E. Brehm and Margaret F. Brehm was granted this week in circuit court. C. E. Brehm received custody of two minor children with Margaret F. Brehm to have visitation and temporary summer custody. A property settlement was approved, details not announced. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams presided.
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C. E. Brehm
Margaret F. Brehm
State CD Chief to Address Mt. Vernon Area Meeting Sunday
Civil Defense officials from southern Illinois gather in Mt. Vernon for the area meeting with D M Vance of Chicago delivering the principal address. Mt. Vernon CD director Jim McKenzie moderates as about 100 attendees hear sessions on administration communications and public safety. A CC storm warning system discussion and federal certificate of appreciation awards for shelter facilities are planned.
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State CD
Mt. Vernon
Ilinois
D. M. Vance
Chicago
City Hall
Jim McWkenzie
Ern
Illinois Civil Defense Association
Billy Graham Urges Bible Readings in Public Schools
Chicago AP Billy Graham calls for a constitutional amendment to allow voluntary prayers and Bible readings in public schools. Speaking at the National Association of Evangelicals convention, he urged Christians to combat racial injustice and support Johnson's war on poverty while acknowledging mixed progress on integration. He warned against relying on demonstrations alone and urged ministers to lead with gospel preaching amid church divisions.
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United States
Billy Graham
Graham
God
National Association of Evangelicals
Johnson
North
Cleveland
George C.) Wallace
Alabama
Burglars Break Into Multiple Mt Vernon Sites
Thieves last night robbed Webb's Shoe Shop at 300 South Ninth Street of about seven dollars in coins and a machine key, tried to crack a rear office safe, and entered a nearby warehouse at 1310 South Tenth, stealing five auto radiators valued at 15 to 20 dollars each. It was the warehouse's second break in in ten days, following a March 30 radiator theft.
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Webb
South Ninth Street
Capps and Warren
South Tenth
Free TB Tests Given In Jefferson County Mississippi
A month-long mobile x-ray visit to Mt. Vernon and Jefferson county provided 8,012 free tuberculosis tests. Officials reported 4,853 adults received chest x-rays and 3,159 under 30 underwent tuberculin skin tests, with 119 reactors and 25 not returning for readings. Tests were conducted in county schools Mt. Vernon city schools St Mary's school Mt. Vernon high school and the courthouse.
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Jefferson County
Jefferson County Tuberculosis Board
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Mt. Vernon City
St. Mary’s School
Mt. Vernon High School
The
Court House
Fog Diverts Planes From New York Boston Airports
About 25 jet airliners were diverted to Bradley Field Windsor Locks Connecticut Tuesday night as fog closed New York and Boston airports. Airline spokesmen said 22 buses transported passengers to their destinations. Three other planes were diverted from Boston to Portland Maine.
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Bradley Field
New York
Boston
Portland
Maine
Peter Sellers in Critical Condition After Heart Attack
Specialists say British actor Peter Sellers remains in critical condition after his Monday heart attack. Cedars of Lebanon Hospital says doctors plan to use electrical stimulation to restore heart rhythm. He rallied Tuesday, prompting cautious optimism from his medical team.
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Hollywood
Peter Sellers
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Farrington Show For Cancer Crusade Friday Night
A Farrington consolidated school talent show raises funds for the American Cancer Society. Performers include Field School mixed quartet Prochets Quartet Mt Vernon and Woodlawn choirs with Hat Show by Mrs Earl Hanes. Admission 50 cents adults 20 cents children over 12 free under 12. Sandwiches baked goods sold. Proceeds go to the 1964 Jefferson county Crusade.
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Farrington Consolidated School
Farrington Township
American Cancer Society
Gene Johnson
Field School
Prochets
Mt. Vernon
Theoodlawn Christianaires
Gene Marlow
Woodlawn
Chapelettes
Field Township
Earl Hanes
Crusade
Jefferson County
Man Is New Night Sister at Maidstone Hospital
In Maidstone England AP Richard Hulbert is named assistant matron at Oakwood Hospital and Michael Curtins becomes Oakwood's new night sister, the hospital’s head ward nurse. Hulbert jokes about the title while Arthur Akers notes the rank badges may need design changes to show gender.
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Maidstone
England
Richard Hulbert
Oakwood Hospital
Michael Curtins
Oakwood
Hulbert
Arthur Akers
The
Health Service Union
Storm Warnings Taxi Drivers Here To Assist Civil Defense
Mt. Vernon taxi drivers have pledged to aid Civil Defense by reporting unusual storm conditions and emergencies. Jim McKenzie says both cab firms agreed to cooperate to protect the community. Veteran drivers can distinguish weather patterns and radio dispatchers who alert CD officials. Mel Kenzie notes drivers are eager to serve the public.
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Mt. Vernon
Civil Defense Organization
Jim McKenzie
Civil Defense
MelKenzie
McKenzie
York Named Democratic Committeeman Candidate in Mt Vernon
The Register-News corrects a previous omission listing Virgil York as a Democratic committeeman candidate in Mt Vernon precinct 12 alongside Guy Compton. The primary is next Tuesday and York’s name was omitted in yesterday’s publication.
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Register-News
Mt. Vernon
Virgil York
Guy Compton
York
Girl Injured In Accident On Waltonville Road
Judy C. Farmer 18 of Waltonville Road was slightly injured last night when her car hit an incinerator at Fourth and Casey. She told officers she lost control while stopping at a stop sign. The car suffered damages over $100.
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Judy C. Farmer
Waltonville Road
Fourth
Casey
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