Death of Violet Underwood 65 of 1004 S 20th St
Violet Irene Underwood 65 of 1004 South 20th Street died at 10 a.m. Monday at Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home. Born April 23, 1907 in Waverly Washington to Horace and Violet Fike, she was a former registered nurse and longtime worker at Hawkins Million Dollar Hen. Funeral at Myers Chapel Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Rev. Robert Freytag officiating. Burial in Dahlgren I.O.C.F. cemetery. Visitation after 5 p.m. today. Survived by son John Underwood, Mr. Vernon, two sisters, two half-sisters, a half-brother and sister-in-law Mrs. Frank Hayes of Mt. Vernon.
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Violet Irene Underwood
S. 20Th St
Hickory Grove Manor
Underwood
Waverly
Wash
Horace
Violet Irene
Junicon) Fike
Irvin Underwood
First Presbyterian Church
Hawkins Million Dollar Hen
Myers Chapel
Robert Freytag
Hamilton Rites Held for McLeansboro Man
Thomas L Hamilton 73 of McLeansboro died Sunday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. Rites held 1 PM Wednesday at Gholson Funeral Chapel with Elder Oscar Smith officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery after 2 PM. Born November 11 1899 in Hamilton County to James and Mary Hamilton. Survived by son Set Maj William Hamilton of Camp Lejeune NC and brother Arthur Hamilton of Belleville.
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Thomas L. Hamilton
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Oscar Smith
Oddfellows Cemetery
Mr. Hamilton
Hamilton County
James
Mary
Jones) Hamilton
Clara Clark
Set
Maj
William Hamilton
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Arthur Hamilton
Belleville
Death of G. W. Reid Reid Marshall Mo Mt Vernon jeweler
G W Reid Marshall formerly of Mt Vernon died April 1. Born February 14 1886 in Mt Vernon he became a noted jeweler and watchmaker. Survived by wife Pansy four children eleven grandchildren eleven great grandchildren a sister and nieces including Mrs Marie Anderson.
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Mt. Vernon
Pansy L. Aker
Masonic Order
Court of Honor
Order of the Eastern Star
Vernon Post 1376 VFW Meets April 12 at 8 PM
Vernon Post No 1376 Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a regular session at the post home at Eighth and Broadway at 8:00 p m Thursday April 12 All members are urged to attend A lunch and social hour will follow the business meeting Walter L Douglas Commander
Hog market report Mt Vernon KOG markets
Markets MT VERNON KOG MARK. No 1 and No 2 200 to 220 lb hogs traded 35.75 to 36.25 with No 1 at 36.50. Mixed No 2 and 3 200 to 240 lb hogs moved 35.25 to 35.75. Sows sold from 28.00 to 31.00.
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MT. Vernon
Mt Vernon grain and St Louis egg prices quoted
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 6.10 wheat 2.17 corn 1.57. St Louis AP reports consumer eggs graded A large 43-53 A medium 40-50 A small 25-37 B large 38-49 wholesale A large 28-36 standard 22-26 medium 26-34 unclassified 8-10. Ready to cook broilers and fryers delivering this week priced 44.50-46.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
ST. Louis
Springfield livestock auction results April 9 1973 Mt Vernon IL
Receipts 132 cattle 10 calves 102 hogs and sheep details. Slaughter steer prices 40.50 to 43.40 per hundredweight heifers 37.00 to 43.30 cows 23.10 to 35.50 veals 50.75 to 55.25 bulls 36.80 to 39.40 feeders steers over 550 pounds 38.25 to 46.40 steer calves 45.00 to 56.25 heifers over 500 pounds 37.75 to 44.00 heifer calves 42.00 to 45.28 hogs barrows and gilts 33.50 to 37.10 sows 32.10 to 33.50 boars 28 to 29 lambs and ewes details omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal State Market News Service Division of Markets
Springfield
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Ill
National Stockyards
Butter and Eggs Prices Steady in Chicago Wholesale Market
USDA reports butter barely steady with wholesale prices unchanged in Chicago. AA unquoted 93 score, 92 A at 61.25 and 90 percent unquoted. Eggs firm with delivered prices to Chicago unchanged to up two cents. 80 percent or better grade A whites 48-51, medium white extras 46-46 percent, standards unquoted.
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Usda Butter and Eggs
Chicago
USDA
Market quotes and livestock receipts from Chicago AP brief
Cash grains prices list wheat corn oats soybeans with readings for No 2 soft red No 2 hard red No 2 yellow corn and No 2 extra heavy white oats. National stockyards IL AP reports receipts for Wednesday with hog and cattle slaughter details including prices for US 1-3 butcher hogs 37.25 to 38.25 and cows 32.00 to 35.00, steers 45.00 to 46.75, hogs 5,000 head, sheep 25. Not enough sheep to test market.
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Cash Grain
Chicago
Dow Jones noon averages rise across all sectors
New York AP reports the Dow Jones noon stock averages showing gains with the 30 Industrials at 958.68 up 11.13, the 20 Transport at 200.52 up 1.24, the 15 Utilities at 107.97 up 0.83, and the 65 Stocks at 302.67 up 2.92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Girl 17 Hit By Car While Crossing Street
Kathy Adams, 17, of Bonnie, was in satisfactory condition at Good Samaritan Hospital with hip contusions after being struck by a car at 4 25 p m while crossing the intersection of 9th and Main. Kevin R Payne, 16, of Ina, was driving the car and was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian.
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Kathy Adams
Bonnie
Good Samaritan Hospital
Miss Adams
9Th
Main
Kevin R. Payne
Route 1
Ina
Good Samaritan
Payne
Private Rites For Pablo Picasso
The body of Pablo Picasso was moved to his chateau near Aix en Provence for burial with a private service expected. He died at Villa Notre Dame de Vie at age 91 after living there 14 years. the burial likely in a vault at Chateau de Vauvenargues. Jacqueline, Picasso’s widow, his stepdaughter, and his son Paulo accompanied the funeral procession. The village was blanketed in nightly snow.
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Vauvenargues
France
Pablo Picasso
Aix En Provence
Cauvenargues
Aix
Provence
Picasso
Villa Notre- Dame-de Vie
Mediterranean
Chateau de Vauvenargues
Jacqueline
Paulo
New York Stocks Open Higher On Market Rally
The New York Stock Exchange opened up as advancers led decliners 256 to 79. Monsanto rose 1 percent to 53, Automation Industries fell, and GE gained. The Dow rose 16.48 to 947.55 as the Amex index edged up 0.05 to 24.11 with subdued trading on both exchanges.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Monsanto
Automation Industries
General Electric
DuPont
Congress
Dow
American Stock Exchange
Amex
Illinois House debates labor bills and shields law changes
In Springfield Illinois the House advances labor measures led by Rep Thomas Hanahan with a plan to create a state labor relations board and let public employers pick a bargaining agent. Bills to curb strikebreakers and require timely employee benefits contributions pass houses while talks on news shield regulations and cervical cancer screening continue. The Senate resumes after recess as real estate disclosure and employment equity bills move forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Ilinois House
Thomas Hanahan
Henry
Hanahan
State Labor Relations Board
House
Senate
Richard B. Ogilvie
Adeline Geckaris
R-Zion
Ate
Leo la Fleur
Bloomingdale
John Hirschfeld
R-Champaign
la Fleur
News Shield
Daniel Walker
City Park Building Rules Outline by Park Board
The Park and Recreation Board proposed rules for the new city park community building. Nonprofit civic groups would use it, for profits barred, and renters pay 5 per hour if not sponsored by the department. Hours set 8 am to 10 pm weekdays and 8 am to midnight weekend, with curfew safeguards. Each user must sign a written agreement and the board will buy tables chairs and machines. Ida Sue Robinson reported Mt. Vernon Junior Women's Club raised 1369 for playground equipment with city matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park and Recreation Board
Bruce Janken
Park and Recreation Department
Ida Sue Robinson
Mt. Vernon
Honor Society Basketball Game Set For Friday
Teachers from Mt. Vernon High School and county grade schools will play an exhibition basketball game at 7 30 p m Friday in the high school gymnasium. Proceeds go to a scholarship fund created by the National Honor Society and to sponsor other society activities. Tickets cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for students. Last year the society netted about 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
National Honor Society
Kids Roundup at First Assembly of God church
Anil Smiley leads a multi city church kids roundup for ages 5 to 14 at 6 30 p m April 10 USA The event features rockets fun puzzles rainbow lighting stories and music by his wife Admission is free and siblings and pre schoolers welcome Call 242 6254 or 242 2838 for roundup rides The Smileys also perform Sunday April 7 at the church services led by pastor W Paul Harrison
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smiley
First Assembly of God Church
17Th
Casey
Smileys
W. Paul Harrison
Rend Lake club meeting set at Elks Lodge
The Rend Lake Lunker Busters formerly the Rend Lake Bass Slayers will meet at 7 30 p m on Wednesday at the Elks Lodge to discuss club matters and upcoming event plans.
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Rend Lake
Lunker Busters
Bass Slayers
Elks Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge to Meet April Ninth T
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No 296 holds its regular meeting in the I OOF hall on Thursday evening April 12 at 730 pm Guests will be officers of the Rebilitrial Assin ation at Noe Naom Hall NiG Naomi R Bogan, Secy.
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Varnell Rebekah Lodge
C.F
Rebilitrial Assination
Weather Report for Mt Vernon and Area
Weather summary for Mt Vernon with highs around 52 and a low of 30. Rain sleet and snow expected Monday totaling about .07 of an inch. Extended outlook shows a warming trend Thursday through Saturday with chances of rain and temperatures rising from the 40s and 50s to the 60s by Saturday.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Katzir Elected Israel's Fourth President in Contested Race
Dr Ephraim Katzir, a leading bio physicist, was chosen by the Knesset as Israel's fourth president in the first contested election for the post. He will be sworn in May 23 for a five year term, succeeding Zalman Shazar who retires at 73 after two terms. Katzir led Labor party against Ephraim Urbach of National Religious. nine deputies cast blank ballots in protest.
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Marcus Eliason
Associated Press
Jerusalem
Ephraim Katchalski
Israel
Katchalski
Katzir
Zalman Shazar
Shazar
Golda Meier
Labor
Ephraim Urbach
National Religious Party
Labor Party
Everett Wins Unconditional License At Hollywood Park
Los Angeles AP Marjorie Everett ex Illinois race track owner won an unconditional license from the California Horse Racing Board for Hollywood Park after two years of board disputes. Investigator Leonard Foote found no grounds to deny and noted her voluntary testimony in the Kerner case.
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Los Angeles
Marjorie Everett
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Hollywood Park
Threeman
California Horse Racing Board
Leonard Foote
Everett
Kerner
Foote
Surviving Marine recalls Hanoi captivity and napalm death toll
Sgt Ridgeway recounts surviving an initial assault with two other Marines, then a napalm barrage that killed the trio. He survived by brushing off napalm blobs, was captured in Hanoi after a North Vietnamese soldier hesitated to shoot, faced maggot‑ridden wounds, and endured interrogators demanding military information. He credits U.S. freedoms and notes antiwar demonstrations influenced guards in Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeway
Hanoi
Nowicki
United States
To End Strike Contract Vote Wednesday At Wagner Electric
In St Louis, about 3,000 Wagner Electric Co workers face a Wednesday afternoon vote on a new contract after a second tentative agreement. Picketing by Electrical Workers Local 1104 continued as the strike, begun April 2, persists at three St Louis county plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
UPI
Wagner Electric Co
St. Louis County
Electrical Workers Local 1104
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Violet Underwood
Mr. Vernon
G. W. Reid Marshall
Alberta
Litton
MY Fair Lady Beauty Salon
Broadway
Francis Martin
Donna Schelosky
Sue Sammons
Marge Norris
Vienna
Anna Harrisburg
Genton
George Cox
Elkville
Balem Rd
Sp.m
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Honor Society
Anil
Calif
Midwest
Shae
Ea IR
Charles E. Hughey
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Facia
Sgt. Ridgeway
Wagner Electric
Bill
W.G Motors
Bill Kniffen
W-G Motors
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