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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1971

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Deaths Charles C Ramsey 84 Lehanan Nursing Home Bluford

Charles Curtis Ramsey 84 of Lehanan Nursing Home Bluford died at 6:20 P.M. He was born July 6, 1886 in Winfield Kansas. Funeral services will be at 1:30 P.M. Saturday at Dunsford Funeral Home Augusta Kansas, burial Elmwood Cemetery. He had a son Charles A Ramsey, a sister Goldie Van Horn, and two grandchildren. He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of Mystic Tie Lodge 74 A F and A M Augusta.

Charles Curtis Ramsey Lehanan Bluford Dunsford Augusta Kaw Elmwood Hughey-Pulley Mr. Ramsey Winfield Kan Jonathan Emma Lee Thomas Ramsey Jessie Marie Ramsey Charles A. Ramsey The Ramsey Realty Co Goldie van Horn Eldorado Mistic Tie Lodge 74 A.F A.M

Mrs W Henson Bonnies Obituary Notice

Mrs Fay Lucille Henson 76 of Bonnie dies at Good Samaritan Hospital at noon yesterday. Funeral held at Hughey Pulley with Rev Jim Piercy, burial Bethel cemetery. Born Aug 8 1903 in Batavia Ohio, married Walter Henson Jan 13 1943 who preceded her in death. Survivors include daughter Norma Lenington, grandson Scott Dale, brothers Vernon Monjar William Monjar Ralph Monjar, sisters Dorothy Shansbrook Velma S Henderson Mildred Nichols, nieces and nephews. She attended Batavia schools.

Fay Lucille Henson RFD Bonnie Good Samaritan Hospital Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home Jim Piercy Bethel Cemetery Henson Batavia Ohio Leonard Bessie Monjar Ammence Walter Henson Norma Lenington Waltonville Scott Dale Lenington Vernon Monjar Tombstone Ariz William Monjar Cincinnati Ralph Monjar Colorado Dorothy Shansbrook Velma Senderson Mildred Nichols

Livestock Receipts and Prices at Wisconsin Yard Sale

US and regional livestock figures show Friday receipts at Wisconsin national stockyards with hops cattle sheep and hogs listed. Prices cover cattle calves cows bulls and sheep with bids by weight and grade. Chicago Mercantile Exchange wholesale prices and egg market figures accompany the report.

Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange

May Gardner Mt Vernon obituary in Mt. Vernon

May Gardner 70 of Rt 5 Mt Vernon died on arrival at Good Samaritan Hospital at 525 PM yesterday. Funeral services 2 PM Saturday Myers Chapel with Rev Glen Hawkins officiating. Burial Mt Catherine Cemetery. Friends may call Myers Chapel after 4 PM Friday. Born November 25 1900 in Jefferson County. Daughter of Joseph C and Davie Chriswell Wilson. Married Ray Gardner September 6 1918 in Mt Vernon. Survived by husband, one son Jack of Peoria, two daughters Marilyn Linn Mt Vernon and Te Mae Sroth Aurora, six grandchildren.

May Gardner Rt. 5 Mt. Vernon Good Samaritan Hospital Davie Chriswell Wilson Gardner Mt Catherine

James Hinkley DAR obituary at Bentonsville Ark

James Hinkley of Bentonsville Ark died Saturday at the Kringer Funeral Home Ashley with the Rev James Fel ridge officiating Burial will be in Site cemetery Ashley where friends may call after 7 00 pm Friday Born August 23 1893 in Dubois he was married to Laura Wynn who died in 1967 Survived by two daughters Mrs June Anselm Rogers Ark and Mrs Johnnie Schaefer Godfrey two brothers George Hinkley Ashley and Olin Hinkley Marietta Ga and five grandchildren

James Thakies Bentonsville Ark Wah Kringer Ashley Revo James [Elridge Site Hiskley DuBois Laura Wynn June Anselm. Rogers Johnnie Schaefer Godfrey George Hinkley Olin Hinkley Marietta Ga

Hog Market Prices Reported by USDA

Markets show hog prices for 21 to 230 pound meat hogs open Monday to Friday from 0 am to 12:00 noon. No 1 hogs fetch 15.40, No 2 hogs 15.00, No 3 hogs 14.50. Sows range from 10.00 to 13.00.

National Lstock Yards WIAP USDA

Mt Vernon Morning Grain Prices Include Wheat Soybeans Corn

Prices quoted in Mt Vernon this morning show Wheat at 146, Soybeans at 2.84, and Shelled Corn at 1.52.

Mt. Vernon

Grain quotes in Chicago markets prompt price notes

Chicago AP reports grain prices with Wheat No 2 soft red at 1.681 and No 2 hard red at 1.61n, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.53, Oats No 2 extra heavy white Lion, Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.908 an, soybeans down 11.21n.

Chicago

Wall Street Pauses After Rally as Nixon Speech Weighs

Wall Street eased after two upward days with the Dow Jones average up 0.50 at 91899. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange remained active, led by gains in aircraft and farm implements while building materials dipped. Investors questioned Nixon’s Vietnam withdrawal timetable and some reduced holdings ahead of the long Easter weekend.

New York New York Stock Exchange Nixon Vietnam Grumman Corp International Paper

Nixon weighs Vietnam pullout pace amid My Lai remarks

Nixon signaled a November review of enemy infiltration levels and the dry season impact to decide whether to accelerate or maintain the reduced pullout rate beyond December. He urged that isolated My Lai atrocity reports not stain the broader service of 22 million Americans in Vietnam.

U.S Nixon My Lai Vietnam

Pilgrims move through Holy Sepulchre amid restoration delays

Pilgrims crowd the Holy Sepulcher as restoration of the earthquake damaged Crusader church drags on for years. Disputes among church groups slow the work while aMoslem guard retains the church key. A monk helps a devout woman light a candle on the altar as prayers rise. Also noted are stock market figures with California Computer and Computer Software among movers.

American War Death Toll Rises Despite Casualty Decline

U S military counts show first quarter U S battlefield deaths down about 50 percent from a year earlier and 80 percent from early 1969 President Nixon says casualty declines reflect progress in disengaging from Indochina. Last week 88 Americans killed, 347 wounded, amid fierce fighting near Fire Base Mary Ann and near Saigon with losses on both sides.

U.S Nixon Indochina Mary Ann da Nang U.S. Command Central Highlands Saigon

Two New Principals Appointed for Local Schools

The board announced two new principals James Upchurch from Ew ing and Nicky Osborne from Prom pected to teach science at Jun Pikeville Ky Osborne is ex tor High. The meeting approved April 12-16 rest days and a 1971-72 calendar, authorized dealings with federal and state agencies, added an alternate election judge Carrie Lee Randall, and awarded bids for gas boilers and smoke screens. Additional items covered include school equipment purchases totaling 4,000, summer school plans, consulting architects Fields Goldman and McGee, resignations of three teachers, a yearlong nurse leave, potential nurse elimination, and a language arts oriented Summer program with Start Head funding.

James Upchurch Ewing Nicky Osborne Jun- Pikeville, Ky Osborne Admison Carrie Lee Randall Huston Plumbing Company Andy Hall Illinois Power Co East Side Lumber Company Franklin School Hall School Hall Station Lipps Buford School Bell and Howell Lincoln School Edison Fields Goldman and McGee Dianne Cummings Lake Edmison

New York Welfare Reform Requires Work for Able Bodied

The New York Legislature approved a 10 bill welfare reform package, signed by Gov. Rockefeller, mandating work for able bodied recipients and creating public works programs. The plan includes a statewide payment standard, wage caps, and residency rules, with broader proposals pending after the April 20 return.

Albany N.Y New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Assembly Senate Rockefeller Albert H. Blumenthal New York City Upstate

Ogilvie Proclaims Day Honor Nation April 30

Governor Richard B. Ogilvie declared April 30 Honor Our Nation Day in Illinois in response to a letter from Lori Mazza a third grade student at Cleveland Hill Primary School in Cheektowaga New York. The proclamation coincides with similar actions by eight other states and notes the 1789 date when Americans had their first president.

Springfield Ill Richard B. Ogilvie Illinois Lori Mazza Cleveland Hill Cheektowaga N.Y Nixon U.S Ogilvie

Nixon remarks fail to calm war critics and troops debate

Senators Kennedy and Ford react to Nixon speech with mixed signals on war ending and troop withdrawal. In Vietnam, GIs offer varied views from immediate pullout to cautious support, while Alaska sergeant Jack Silver questions progress and casualties.

Edward M. Kennedy Dmass Southeast Asia United States House Gerald Ford Michigan Vietnam Saigon Nixon Jack Silver Anchorage Alaska

Bomb Hit Saigon Dance Hall Killing Yank

An explosion struck a discotheque on the Saigon waterfront crowded with U S soldiers and Vietnamese. Initial reports said at least two killed including an American, with about a dozen admitted to U S military hospitals, many of them American soldiers.

Saigon U.S

Bound Over To Grand Jury In Marijuana Case

Two Mt. Vernon residents were bound over to the grand jury after preliminary hearings in circuit court yesterday. Allen Bourque, 7, of 304 North 16th Street and Mike Gangner, 20, of 303 South Ninth Street, face charges of illegal possession and sale of narcotic drugs.

Mt. Vernon Allen Bourque North 16Th Street Mike Gangner Ninth’ Street Bourque Gangwer

Three Die In 2 Accidents In Clinton County

Two fatal crashes in Clinton County claim three lives. In the Highland to Breese route crash ten women died when their auto left the road. Victims Mary Kleekamp 79 and Clara Schweppe 69 were residents of New Douglas IN. A second fatal crash near Bartelso injured a brother Robert 15 and passenger Alfred Kleibocker 18 while Leonard Becker 18 died when his car struck a bridge abutment south of Bartelso.

Breese Clinton County Highland Mary Kleekamp Clara Schweppe New Douglas Leonard Becker Bartelso Ill Robert Alfred Kleibocker

Lindsay for President Committee Forms in Illinois

A group of Illinois citizens announced formation of a committee to coordinate efforts to nominate Mayor John V. Lindsay of New York for president in 1972. The statement said Lindsay is capable of winning the election if nominated and the only man who can unite the nation if elected.

Chicago Illinois John V.” Lindsay New York John V. Lindsay

State asks hospital about financial plans for new facility

The state sought details on how a proposed hospital would be financed as officials indicated three or four potential sites. A land option at South 42nd Street was dropped after Dr. R A Alexander’s land option was canceled when the Jefferson Memorial facility permit was denied by the state licensing board in March 1970.

South 42Nd Street Powell R. A. Alexander State Licensing Board Jefferson Memorial

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C. C. Ramsey Mrs. W. Henson Bonnie St. Louis St, Louis James Hinkley Godfrey, Sir Mt. Vernon Grain Chicago Grain Wall Street Charglhe Chan Ross Martin Earl Derr Biggers Charlie Chan NBC Martin Second Banana Comsat Telex J.P. Morgan Iexcharge California Felmont Up la Howard Clark Associated Press Don Musick West Salem Musick V.F.W. Dance Saigon Dance Hall Say Yank Episcopal Church Harrison Institution of the Blessed Sacrament of the Our Lord Cross Boom Lindsay STATE Hospital Glen Marvelous Monaco Dodge A.D Glen Hayes
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