Deaths and Funerals of Mrs Inez Ruth Prudent
Mrs Inez Ruth Prudent sister of Clarence Leslie of Waltonville died at 9 20 am yesterday at St Anthony's Hospital Columbus Ohio She was a professor at Ohio State University since 1945 taught previously at University of West Virginia and Cornell University A former Zeigler resident widow of Richard Prudent born Toledo Ohio 1931 Illinois graduate master Iowa PhD Iowa State Surviving brothers and sister are Dorothy Leslie West Frankfort Clarence Leslie Waltonville Edwin Leslie Chesterfield Missouri Funeral services Monday 2:00 pm Stone Funeral Home West Frankfort Rev T H King Carmi officiating burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows cemetery Benton Body lies in state after 7:00 pm Sunday
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Inez Ruth Prudent
Clarence Leslie
Waltonville
St. Anthony's Hospital
Columbus
Ohio
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
Frank LeSeur
Elizabeth Henriot
Toledo
Dorothy Leslie
West Frankfort
Edwin Leslie
Chesterfield
Stone Funeral Home
T. H. King of
Carmi
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Benton
Mrs Mildred F Alexander Dies in Bluford Funeral Planned
Mrs Mildred F Alexander 59 of Bluford died at 5 20 am today at Good Samaritan Hospital A funeral service will be at 2 pm Monday at Bluford Funeral Home with Rev Frank Brookman officiating Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery Mt Vernon The body will lie in state at the funeral home after 3 pm Sunday She was born June 2 1908 in Jefferson county daughter of Charlie Williams and Myrtle Glover She married Olen Alexander in 1962 who survives Also surviving are her mother a Mt Vernon area stepson George Ulrich one brother and one sister She was a member of the Mt Vernon American Legion auxiliary
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Mildred F. Alexander
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bluford Funeral
Frank Brookman
Oakwood Cemetery
Mt. Vernon
Alexander
Jefferson County
Charlie Williams
Olen Alexander
Myrtle Glover
George Ulrich
American Legion Auxiliary
Funeral Today for Geff Resident Ross L. Johnson
Ross L. Johnson of Geff died at Memorial Hospital in Fairfield at 79. Funeral service 2:00 p.m. today at Geff Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Hutson officiating. Burial in Maple Hill cemetery. Born October 6, 1888 in Wayne County. Survived by wife Elizabeth Molt, son Charles Johnson of Phoenix, daughter Mrs. Clarence Scott of Geff, two sisters, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Member of Geff Methodist Church.
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Ross L. Johnson
Geff
Memorial Hospital
Fairfield
Geff Methodist
Charles Hutson
Maple Hill Cemetery
Mr. Johnson
Wayne County
Elizabeth Molt
Charles Johnson
Phoenix
Ariz
Clarence Scott
Lucy Hubble
St. Louis
Maude Hill
Palatine
Johnson
Geff Methodist Church
Harlan M Dickey Rites Pending
Harlan M Dickey of St Louis Missouri a former Fairfield resident died at 9 00 am Friday at Veterans Hospital in St Louis at age 69 The body has been taken to the Dixon Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield Funeral arrangements are incomplete
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Harlan M. Dickey
St. Louis
Fairfield
Veterans Hospital
Dixon - Johnson Funeral Home
Lawrenceville Planes Delayed By FAA Rules
The Civil Aeronautics Board allowed Lake Central Airlines to defer Lawrenceville Vincennes service until 30 days after FAA authorization for instrument flight rules. Service authority began Jan 18, with normal start by April 17 and a projected FAA approval in May or June. CAB requires start by July.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Lake Central Airlines
Lawrenceville
Vincennes
Ind
Federal Aviation Administration
Lake Central
Lawrenceville-Vincennes
CAB
Hazel A Braden of Broughton Dies Early Today
Hazel Amy Braden of RFD 2 Broughton died at 6 40 a m in Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro. Funeral set for 2 00 p m Monday at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with burial in I O O F cemetery. Born June 11 1896 in Hamilton County she was survived by Ernest Braden her husband a son Harold Braden a daughter Myrtle Johnson in Chicago three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Hazel Amy Braden
RFD 2
Broughton
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Gholson Funeral Home
Braden
Hamilton County
Columbus
Julie (Johnson) Johnson
Ernest Braden
Harold Braden
Myrtle Johnson
Chicago
Brother of Mt. Vernon Area Resident Dies
Harry O. Reese aged 7, brother of Mrs. George Grissom of 904 Wilshire, died at 4 00 p m yesterday in a Columbus Ohio hospital. He formerly resided in Mt Vernon as a boy and was a son of the late Mr and Mrs H E Reese lifelong Mt Vernon residents. Services were held Tuesday afternoon in Sunbury Ohio.
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Harry O. Reese
George Grissom
Wilshire
Columbus
Ohio
Reese
Mt. Vernon
Plant City
Fla
H. E. Reese
Sunbury
Appellate Court Affirms Verdict In Accident Case
The fifth district Appellate Court in Mt Vernon affirms a $26,000 judgment against Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co. from a Madison county death case. Bonnie Delores Gilson, 17, died January 21, 1965 at Hartford NL in a collision involving her car and the railroad train.
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Madison County
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Fifth District
Mt. Vernon
Bonnie Delores Gilson
Hartford
Order Restored In U S Capital After Curfew Lift
Washington reports a first night without a curfew as Mayor Walter E. Washington asks President Johnson to authorize withdrawing about 14,000 troops. The capital faced three nights of violence after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. Curfew lifted with limits on gun sales and gasoline in containers.
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Washington
Johnson
Walter E. Washington
District of Columbia
Martin Luther King
Memphis
Tenn
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admission List
Admission entries include Mayme Shelton from Hickory Grove Manor and Ruby J. Burton at Inn, Estella Stokes at 1105 Conger, and Judy Mae Woodward at 310 south Third. Discharged names feature Teresa Wilson Woodlawn Arline Grant 1711 south 15th Sandra Lee RFD 1 Mrs Barbara Ann Hayes and baby Stoney Lee 509 Meadow brook and more.
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Jefferson Memorial
Mayme Shelton
Hickory Grove Manor
Ruby J. Burton
Estella Stokes
Conger
Good Samaritan
Judy Mae Woodward
South Third
Cora Beatrice Johnson
Cherry
Louis Hermes
Rushton Drive
Helen E. Johnston
Meadowbrook
Terry Ray Flanagan
Howard O. Connelly
Jefferson
Alice Edwards
Jordan
Teresa Wilson
Woodlawn
Arline Grant
South
Sandra Lee
Barbara Ann Hayes
Stoney Lee
Florence Woodworth
Karen Garner
Barbara Ann
Bluford
Clara Miller
Gilbert Heck
Alice Williams
Harold Clarke
North
Dorothy Huffman
Newark News directors cancel Time Inc. sale plan
The Newark News board in Newark New Jersey has canceled plans to sell the paper to Time Inc. The move halts the anticipated acquisition by the national publisher and preserves the local newspaper's independence for now.
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Newark, NJ
Newark News
New Jersey
Time Ino
Weather Roundup From MT VERNON To ILLINOIS
Weather notes report Friday highs near 80 with 57 at MT VERNON. Illinois headlines show warm, unsettled conditions with showers. City temps included 84 in St Louis 80 in Chicago and Quincy and 81 in Belleville. Rockford at 52 the coldest in Illinois this morning.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois
Associated Press
Midwest
Ilinois
Mercury
St. Louis
Chicago
Quincy
Belleville
Rockford
Moline
Peoria
Springfield
Vandalia
Mid
Midwest Dubuque
Madison
Ain
South Bend
Burlington
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Aeetee Wen
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla. City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
Salt Sk
City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Nine Million Dollar Loss In Chicago Riots
Insurance investigators estimated Chicago riot damage at 9 million dollars, two thirds insured. The assessment covered 452 affected buildings, including 162 destroyed and 22 partially burned, with clothing liquor and food stores most affected. With federal troops withdrawn, police took over security as Deputy Mayor Stahl called it a quiet Good Friday.
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Chicago
Sinois National Guard
John Wrench
Mutual Loss Research Bureau
David Stahl
Timely Quotes From Fulbright on Johnson Victory Claims
The quotation criticizes the Johnson administration for self-delusion about victory whenever disaster strikes. Sen. J William Fulbright, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, frames the critique as a persistent pattern in official rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Administration
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Funeral usher helped guide dignitaries at King service
An encyclopedia salesman, Floyd Ayers of Stone Mountain, who seated MLK mourners and VIPs at the Atlanta funeral, was not part of official security. FBI found he sought attention. authorities say he had no security clearance. Illinois Bell announces new long distance rates from April 14, trimming night rates and expanding holiday periods, with overall annual savings projected at about 450000.
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Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King Jr
Hubert H. Humphrey
Floyd
Buddy” Ayers
Stone Mountain
King
Secret Service
Ayers
Richard M. Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Associated Press
Robert
James Venable
National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Inc
Youth Gangs Roam Glasgow Streets In Night Of Violence
A surge of violent attacks hit Glasgow as youths roamed streets after dances and pubs. An 18 year old was killed and more than 20 injured with stabbings, slashings, and beatings. Police cite no clear motive. Glasgow, a major British city, has a history of gang clashes.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Britain
Girl Marine Guilty Refuses War Duties and Gets Punishment
Washington AP reports Cpl Mary Elizabeth Burns a 21 year old Marine from Grand Junction Colorado was found guilty at a summary court martial in Arlington Virginia for disobeying orders and refusing military service. She faced 45 days confinement a $20 fine and a reduction from corporal to private but the sentence was stayed pending appeal.
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Washington
Mary Elizabeth Burns
Arlington
Miss Burns
Grand Junction
Colo
Barbs over the word patient in quest for doctor access
A columnist rails against the term patient used for those seeking care, arguing it reflects barriers to seeing a doctor. The piece frames access to medical services as too difficult, highlighting frustration with appointment wait times and gatekeeping.
Sniper Fire Marks Fourth Night of Kansas City Disorder
AP report details disrupted curfew and ongoing racial unrest in Kansas City. 133 arrests for curfew violations occurred as violence waned, with six Negroes shot to death over the past three nights and fires causing widespread damage estimated at 500000 dollars. Police and guardsmen numbered about 1535 enforcing dusk-to-dawn curfews while negotiations with young leaders continued.
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Kansas City
West Side
Negro East Side
Tus Davis
Clarence M. Kelley
Neroes
Kelley
Two McHenry County Men Die After Car Collision
Police report two men died in a head on crash on Timeis 31, three miles south of Richmond Illinois. Darrell D. Bathke 27 of Richmond and Edmund P. May 54 of Woodstock were identified as the victims.
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Richmond, II. (Ap
McHenry County
Here
Darrell D. Bathke
Richmond
Edmund P. May
Woodstock
State Highway Man To Address Mt Vernon Beautification Panel
Wayne Tipsword landscape architect of the Ili nois Division of Highways will speak at a Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce City County Beautification Committee meeting at 1 p.m. Monday. The panel seeks up to date plans for highway landscape work and will discuss Cleanup Week May 12 18 and the possible free painting of a needy widow’s home. The group will also consider creating a permanent county museum site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Tipsword
Effingham
Ilinois Division of Highways
Mt. Vernon
Purse Stolen Near Ashley Reported to Police
Rhetta Walz of Denver reported a purse theft near Ashley with her car parked nearby. The bag contained $25 and personal papers. Mt. Vernon police notified Washington County authorities about the theft.
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Ashley
Mt. Vernon
Rhetta Walz
Denver
Colo
Washington County
Johnson son-in-law in Vietnam war service
Patrick J. Nugent, 24, husband of Luci Johnson, arrived at Cam Ranh Bay to join the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing as an apprentice weapons mechanic. His Air National Guard unit was called to active duty after the Pueblo crisis, with a one-year Southeast Asia tour planned unless the unit is deactivated. The wing flies F4 Phantom jets on close air support missions.
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Saigon
Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
U.S. Air Force Base
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
Nugent
Luci Johnson
Tan Son Nhut
Air Force
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Washington
North Vietnam
Laos
Illinois Deaths Reported in Fighting Declares Two Service Men Lost
The Defense Department Friday released the names of two Illinois servicemen who died in action. Army Spec. 4 John R. Hendrix, son of Mr and Mrs Russell A Hendrix Route 1 Huntsville, changed from missing to dead as a result of hostile action. Navy Lt jg Brian J Mathison husband of Mrs Patricia A Mathison 300 W Rambleside Des Plaines was reported killed in action.
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Washington
Defense Department
Illinois
Vietnam
Army Spec
John R. Hendrix
Russell A. Hendrix
Route 1
Huntsville
Navy
J.g
Brian J. Mathison
Patricia A. Mathison
W. Rambleside
Des Plaines
Boy Hanged By Power Window in Los Angeles
A two year old boy died after his neck became wedged in a car window in Los Angeles. Arm Cooper said her son Gary was playing in his father's car while the father Jeremiah worked on the engine. She left to answer the telephone and found the child unconscious.
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Los Angeles
Arm Cooper
Gary
Jeremiah
Kennedy Campaign Activity and McCarthy Campaign Stops
McNamara works with Bobby Run as Indiana primary politics shift toward Gov. Roger Braginin. Kennedy toured mining counties in West Virginia while McCarthy rested in Washington after Good Friday, criticizing Vietnam policy and signaling a three way Democratic nominating contest with Humphrey expected to enter.
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Work Bank
Washington
Pentagon
Indiana
Roger D. Braginin
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Kennedy
West Virginia
McCarthy
Boston
United States
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Miami Beach
VFW Plants French Poppy Seeds with Help
Poppy seeds from France will be planted today on the Mt. Vernon VFW Post front lawn with help from a local resident who can read French. Veterans asked for assistance after receiving the seeds with unreadable directions. A Mr. Vernonite read the note and suggested broadcasting the seeds like wheat.
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France
Mt. Vernon
VFW Post
Vernonite
Humphrey to Enter Presidential Race But Skips California Primary
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey plans to enter the 1968 race likely on April 17 but will not contest the June 4 California primary. A Times report says aides revealed the decision at a secret meeting with California supporters, noting insufficient time to mount a full California campaign.
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Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Los Angeles Times
the Times
Humphrey
Peril of Massively Disastrous Sheep Deaths Sparks Utah Beef
The Tooele Valley Hospital is about 40 miles northeast of Dugway. Tests on the stricken sheep show a low mood of cholines trase causing spasms and convulsions. Army spokesmen deny human health hazard while Sen. Moss cites government reports from the Public Health Service and Agriculture. Brig. Gen. Stone delivered the reports to Moss. Dugway officials will comment after reviewing the reports, about a week away.
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Tooele Valley
Dugway
Army
Frank Moss
Utah
Moss
William Stone
U.S. Public Health Service
Department of Agriculture
Accident on Old Route 15 injures none minor vehicle damage
Yesterday an accident on Old Route 15 one mile east caused minor damage to two vehicles with no injuries. Drivers were Wayne Cox Jr of Fairfield and Tony J DiPrimo of 3305 Blackberry Street.
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Route 15
Wayne Cox, Jr
Fairfield
Tony J. DiPrimo
Blackberry Street
Coeds in Georgia Campus Rights Protest Ordered to Court
University of Georgia coeds who sat in an administration building to press for equal campus rights have been ordered to court on an injunction request. Superior Court Judge James Barrow issued a restraining order curbing demonstrations and set a Monday hearing to consider making the order permanent. The protest paused briefly to seek good faith actions from officials while noting women cannot drink on campus despite the legal age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens, Ga
University of Georgia
Georgia
Allied Operations Pegasus and Complete Victory Claim Viet Cong Losses
In two major allied ground offensives Pegasus and Complete Victory clash reports describe 53 Viet Cong killed near Khe Sanh and about 20 killed in northwest of Saigon as part of a 100000 man sweep. Hanoi Radio announced a three day cease fire in An Giang Province for Khmer New Year with limited troop travel restrictions.
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Pegasus
Khe Sanh
Saigon
Hanoi Radio
An Giang
South Vietnam
Easter breakfast to be held by Patton Commandery No 69
Patton Commandery No 69 will serve its annual Easter breakfast at 8:00 a.m. on April 14 at the Masonic Temple. Max White serves as committee chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton Commandery No. 69
Masonic Temple
Max White
Dayton pair applies for marriage license in Thursday filing
Claude Meadows and Marie Hatcher both of Dayton Ohio appear in Thursday notice. Willis Glen and Dix Clark and Janice Kay Clark of Mt. Vaughn Vaughn of Ashley and Bobbie Fletcher of Bru ford also listed. Steve Jerome Rodgers of St. Louis Missouri and Patricia Rose Bowlin of Christopher appear in Monday notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Meadows
Marie Hatcher
Dayton
Ohio
Willis Glen
Promise
Dix
Janice Kay Clark
Mt. Vernon
Bobby Joe Vaughn
Ashley
Bobbie C. Fletcher
Bruford
Steve Jerome Rodgers
St. Louis, Mo
Patricia Rose Bowlin
Christopher
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Inez R. Prudent
Hazel A. Braden
Mt. V
SALH
White
Llinois
Bell Telephone
Tlinois
Illinois Bell
Youth Gangs Room
Girl Marine
North Korea
Texas Air National Guard
113Th
Luci
Texas
Air Force One
Bill
Electra
Bill Kniffen
Bank of Illinois Bldg
McNamara
Bobby
VFW
Hubert
Main Street
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