Deaths Claude Maxey Bluford
Claude M Maxey 79 of Route 1 Bluford died at 415 p.m. Wednesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for 130 p.m. Saturday at Bluford Funeral Home with Revs Earl Michels and Richard Schorey officiating Burial follows in Oakdale cemetery and body lies in state after 500 p.m. Friday Masonic rites at 730 p.m. Friday at Bluford Funeral Home In lieu of flowers contributions may go to Jefferson Lodge building fund Maxey a retired Illinois Highway Department employee was a lifelong Oakdale United Methodist Church member and a 47 year member of Jefferson Lodge No 368 AF and AM of Opdyke Born May 21 1892 in Jefferson County he married Mercy McCattery on April 2 1913 Survived by wife Mildred Harper of Oklahoma City two sisters Lou Young of Bluford Lena McKenry of Bloomington IL one granddaughter and four grandsons and several nieces and nephews Preceded by parents one daughter one brother one sister
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State of Illinois Highway Department
Oakdale United Methodist Church
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Opdyke
Jefferson County
Ellsie West Sesser dies. services set in Benton
Elsie West 86 of Sesser died Wednesday in Franklin Hospital. Funeral services will be Friday at Brayfield Funeral Home with Rev. Lester Laur presiding. Burial in Dryden Cemetery. Born June 18 1885 she was daughter of Samuel and Mary Davis and widow of Charles West. Surviving children include Charles in Orlando Donald in Mattoon Darvin in Humboldt Clyde in Sumner two daughters Wilma Laur Waltonville Dorothy Kiselewski Margie Risley Litchfield one sister Effie Weller Edwardsville one half brother Clyde Davis Edwardsville 19 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
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Sesser
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lester Laur
Dryden Cemetery
West
Samuel and
Mary (Livesay) Davis
Charles West
Fown
Charles
Orlando
Fla
Donald
Mattoon
Darvin
Humbolt
Clyde
Sumner
Wilma Laur
Waltonville
Dorothy Kiselewski
Margie Risley
Lesser
Effie Weller
Litchfield
Clyde Davis
Edwardsville
Gigi the Whale Moves North Toward Bering Sea
Gigi the gray whale released from a marine park in San Diego appears to be migrating north toward the Bering Sea. Naval researcher W E Evans reports radio signals from Gigi near Santa Catarina Island, indicating a slow northward movement after a March 13 release.
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Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices By Grade And Weight
No 1 and 2 hogs 200 to 220 lb sold from 22.25 to 22.75 per cwt. Mixed No 1 and 2 hogs 220 to 240 lb brought 21.75 to 22.25. Sows traded from 17.00 to 19.00 per cwt.
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Mt Vernon Grain Prices From Morning Report
Mt Vernon prices show wheat at 1.54 soybeans 3.44 and corn 1.17. Chicago reports Wheat No 2 hard red 1.73 and No 2 soft red 1.69, corn No 2 yellow 1.24, oats No 2 extra heavy white 71, soybeans No 1 yellow 3.56 and soybean oil 12.41.
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Chicago
Butter and Eggs Prices From Chicago Market Report
Chicago wholesale dairy and egg notes show butter prices steady with 93 score AA at 67.708, 92 A at 67.708, 90 B at 65.708. Eggs are issued only on Wednesday and Friday, per USDA notes.
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Market snapshot from National Stockyards and New York
National Stockyards Illinois reports Friday receipts 5 000 hogs 200 cattle 25 sheep with hogs at 6 000 head and prices mostly lower. Cattle receipts 1 400 head with slaughter cows and bulls steady to lower. Sheep 25 head not tested. New York stock market mixed with the Dow 30 at 967.56 up 0.60 as gains from chemical and farm implement stocks offset by weaker retail issues amid mixed block trades.
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Rio airliner crash near Rio de Janeiro injures survivors
A twin engine Penziian air liner carrying 25 persons crash landed in the hills near Rio de Janeiro, with several survivors reported by the Air Force. One American aboard. The search extended across beaches and hills to locate the crash site.
Anderson attacks Mitchell over perjury and government overreach
In a fiery address, Anderson accuses ex-Attorney General John Mitchell of perjury regarding discussions with ITT President Harold Geneen during ITT antitrust probes. He denounces government censorship and vast document classifications as a democratic gamble, calling the administration a bloated corporate monster.
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LBJ Faces Long Road To Recovery
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson battles a long recovery after a major heart attack with doctors optimistic he can resume an active life. He was hospitalized at Brooke Army General after Friday’s attack in Charlottesville.
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Olney Couple In Tax Trouble
Ray mond and Pauline Musgrave of rural Oblong Illinois appeared in Federal District Court in Springfield to answer charges of evading income tax for 1965 1966 and 1967. Indicted March 29 1972 for failing to report about 51488 of taxable income in the three years. Bonds set at 5000 each and case moved to the Eastern District of Illinois at Danville. Storm damage reported from Cassville Missouri to Grayville Illinois with power outages and partial roof loss at Indian Hills golf course clubhouse.
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Fierce Wind Storm Strikes Mt V and County
Illinois Bell manager James Anderson said telephone service was not seriously affected by the wind storm that hit Mt V and surrounding county. The report continues from page 1 detailing remaining impacts and responses.
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Muslims Are Rated Richest Black Group
Sepia Magazine says the Black Muslims race faith group holds assets around 75 million, with dues and Muhammad Speaks sales as main income. It lists over 50 mosques, 25,000 acres of farmland, a restaurant chain, real estate, and a four engine plane, under Elijah Muhammad in Chicago.
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Two Rollbacks On Prices Ordered
Washington AP reports the Price Commission ordered Browning-Ferris Industries in Houston and Harvest Markets in Buffalo to roll back prices within 10 days. They must report monthly profit margins until further notice.
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Judge Bans Off Courtroom Statements in Davis Trial
In San Jose California Superior Court Judge Richard E Arnason barred all attorneys from commenting on the Angela Davis trial outside the courtroom. The ruling issued Wednesday declares there are no more statements from attorneys concerning this trial.
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Natalie Wood Ends Marriage to Richard J. Gregson
Santa Monica California AP reports actress Natalie Wood has ended her marriage to film producer Richard J. Gregson. Gregson aged 41 and Wood aged 33 wed in 1969 ending their union after about four years.
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Bolerjack Heads School Board As New Textbook Series Chosen
Bolerjack, elected school board chief for six in all buildings, announced the selection of a new Macmillan textbook series after months of faculty review from 12 programs. The district will allot 400 per building for science materials to support experiments. Grace Brown retires after 30 years as Lincoln School music and art teacher. The board authorized 150 500 in anticipation warrants to Security Bank and Trust Co. Mt. Vernon at 4 percent, to be repaid after tax settlement this summer. The board adjourned to 7 30 p m to review a legal report, a middle school project update from architect Jack Goldman, and the school loading zone proposal.
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Charles Rohlfing
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Lincoln School
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Mt. Vernon
Arthur Edmison
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Nixon Secret Peace Talk Proposal Revealed in Paris
Ambassador William J Porter, head of the U S delegation, said President Nixon privately proposed resuming negotiations with the North Vietnamese on April 1. He noted the reply was a North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam and offered no reason for the secret channel. Porter spoke at an airport news conference after consultations in the United States to clear away rumors about the Paris talks.
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Special Jefferson Lodge 368 Meeting at Bluford Funeral Home
A special meeting of Jefferson Lodge 368 will be held at Bluford Funeral Home with Masonic rites for Brother Claude Maxey on Friday April 14 at 7 30 p m. Ralph M Young W M and Dean Shaw Secy provide details.
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Mildred Sherrod Federated Club Meeting Postponed
The Mildred Sherrod Federated Club meeting scheduled for Thursday evening April 13 has been postponed to a later date, announced Celesta Vann, president.
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