Deaths and Funerals Mrs Martha Minor 1870 1955
Mrs Martha Susan Minor of 71st north 1th street died at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 85 years three months four days. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev Everett Lemay. burial East Salem cemetery. Body lies in state after 4 p.m. Tuesday. Born January 11 1870 in Jefferson County, daughter of Henry and Charlotte Lisenby. Married David Minor May 10 1891. he died in 1955. Survivors: son Robert Minor Golconda. daughters Mabel Smith and Maisye Williams Mt Vernon. five grandchildren, one great grand, five great great grandchildren. Member East Salem Baptist Church about 73 years.
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Martha Susan Minor
1Th
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pulley Funeral Chapel
Everett Lemay
East Salem Cemetery
Pulley Funneral Chapel
Minor
Jefferson County
Henry
Charlotte (Warren) Lisenby
David Minor
Robert Minor
Golconda
Mabel Smith
Maisye Williams
Mt. Vernon
The
East Salem Baptist Church
Helen Gilbert Charles Dies In Oklahoma City
Mrs. Helen Gilbert Charles former Mt Vernon resident died at 5 30 am Sunday in Oklahoma City where she had lived for many years She was daughter of George Gale Gilbert Sr and Katherine Hermon Gilbert both deceased Her Mt Vernon home was 312 North 16th Preceded in death by husband John Charles banker and by brother Harmon Gilbert Survived by brother George Gale Gilbert Jr an attorney of Fort Lauderdale Fla two daughters Mrs Merlin Cooper Oklahoma City and Mrs William Porter Norman Okla and several grandchildren Born in Mt Vernon she attended Mt Vernon Township High School and University of Illinois class of 1922 She was member of Phi Beta Phi and an accomplished musician Active in Oklahoma City civic affairs Funeral arrangements pending to be held Tuesday April 16 at Episcopal church in Oklahoma City Condolences to Mrs Merlin Cooper 2533 N W 47th Street Oklahoma City
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Helen Gilbert Charles
Mt. Vernon
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Charles
George Gale Gilbert
Katherine Hermon Gilbert
North 16Th
John Charles
Harmon Gilbert
George Gale Gilvert, Jr
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Merlin Cooper
William Porter
Norman
Mt. Vernon Township
University of Illinois
Phi Beta Phi
Episcopal Church
N. W. 47Th Street
Forest A Cooper Dies In Missouri Rites Here Tues
Forest Asbury Cooper of Lewis town Missouri a former Mt. Vernon resident died at Lewistown Saturday April 13 at age 80 years seven months and 25 days Funeral services set for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Rev Robert Freytag presiding Burial in Memorial Gardens Friends may call from noon Tuesday until the funeral hour Survivors include daughter Sybil Dillon Centralia sister Laura Hartman Lewistown three grandchildren Cooper was a machinist and Christian church member
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Forest Asbury Cooper
Lewistown
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
Robert Freytag
Memorial Gardens
Mr. Cooper
LaBelle
Nathan
Mary Francis
Glythe) Lovell
Clayton
Laura F. Coat Wins
Sybil Dillon
Centralia
Laura Hartman
Christian Church
Meet To Plan Mental Health Drive In Mt V
The Jefferson County Mental Health Association will hold a general meeting this evening at the American Legion Hall at 7:30 to launch its first annual fundraising campaign. President Fred J. Schlosser urges all willing to help in this worthwhile cause, noting mental illness is a major national issue requiring county aid.
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Jefferson County Mental Health Association
American Legion Hall
Fred J. Schlosser
America
Schlosser
Bus Jones, Mt. Vernon street sweeper, dies at 52
Henry Edward Bus Jones of Mt. Vernon died at 5 55 pm Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 52 He was born July 25 1915 in Mt Vernon and married Irene Wells in 1940 in St Louis Survived by wife Irene three sons Larry Wayne Tommy Gay and Terry Edward Jones all of Mt Vernon three daughters Lawana Kay Marks Darcel Jones and Kathy Jones a brother Leroy Voyles a sister Clysta Terry step father Thomas Voyles and two grandchildren Funeral at Myers Chapel with Rev Maurice Paxton and Rev William Pribble officiating Burial at Bethel Memorial Cemetery Calling after 4 pm Tuesday
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Henry Edward “Bus” Jones
South 12Th Street
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan
Myers Chapel
Maurice Paxton
William Pribble
Burail
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Mr. Jones
Ira and
Nettie (Tolley) Jones
St. Louis
Irene Wells
Larry Wayne
Tommy Gay
Terry Edward Jones
Lawana Kay Marks
Darcel Jones
Kathy Jones
Leroy Voyles
Clysta Terry
Thomas Voyles
Minnie Phillips Dies At 88. Rites Planned
Minnie Phillips of 701 Herbert died at 3 45 am at Good Samaritan Hospital at 88 years 1 month 10 days. Funeral at My ers Chapel 3 pm Wednesday with Rev Ace Summers Rev E J McClintock and Rev Lloyd Addair officiating. Burial in South Hickory Hill cemetery. Visitation after 5 pm Tuesday. She was born March 5 1880 in Hamilton county daughter of James Huffstutter and his wife. She married Pierce Phillips in St Louis. he died in 1956. She had prior marriages to Howard Belt and Adam Kluck who also died. Survivors include five daughters Lucille Gilbert Lena Webb Zola Griffin all of Mt Vernon Nola Porter of Ellery Nellie Mezo of McLeansboro a son Willis Kluck of Mt Vernon three stepdaughters Mae Nelson Chicago Lou Williford Brownstown Alma Jones Belle Rive two stepsons Dean Phillips and Fred Phillips Hammond Ind a brother Oscar Huffstutler McLeansboro 24 grandchildren and many great grandchildren and great great.
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Minnie Phillips
Herbert
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Ace Summers
E. J. McClintock
Lloyd Addair
South Hickory Hill
Mt. Vernon
Nola Porter
Ellery
Nellie Mezo
McLeansboro
Willis Kluck
Mae Nelson
Chicago
Lou Williford
Brownstown
Alma Jones
Belle Rive
Dean Phillips
Fred Phillips
Hammond Ind
Oscar Huffstutler
John Austin Dies Suddenly at 89 in Rogers Building
John Austin 89 of 1705 South 9th Street, former Hearthside resident, died suddenly at 8:36 a.m. in George D. Williams Real Estate office as he began to sit. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev. George Wolfe. Burial at Orchardsville Cemetery. Born November 11, 1879 in Wayne County, son of Joshua and Martha E. Warren Austin. Survived by son Lawrence of Mt. Vernon, four grandchildren, eight great grandchildren. Retired farmer.
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John Austin
South 9Th Street
Hearthside Nursing Home
George D. William
Rogers Building
Pulley Funeral Chapel
George Wolfe
Orchardsville
Pulley Funeral Home
Mr. Austin
Wayne County
Joshua
Martha E. (Warren) Austin
Callie Wright
Lawrence Austin
Mt. Vernon
Austin
Javits Urges Multibillion Poor Aid Program
Washington AP see Senator Javits predicts Congress will back a King backed plan to enact a multibillion dollar program for the poor. Four religious leaders urged President Johnson and Congress to act urgently to pass the measure, which King estimated at about 12 billion dollars and tied to the President’s Commission on Civil Disorders. Senator Brooke also commented on the push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Martin Luther King Jr
Jacob K Javits
R-N.y
Johnson
King
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Sen
Edward W. Brooke
Nine Easter weekend accidents injure five in Mt Vernon county
Nine accidents reported across Mt Vernon and Jefferson counties over Easter weekend left five injured. Incidents ranged from a Spring Garden Road collision south of Route 460 to multiple fender benders in Mt Vernon and surrounding streets, with several drivers cited for failures to yield, disobeying traffic signals, or careless driving.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Spring Garden Road
Mary E. Adams
RFD
Bonnie
Elizabeth Fenton
Bluford
David Wayne Fenton
Mary Adams
Keith Adams
Robert Vincent
Kewanee
Don L. Wall
Route 7
Johnson and Maple
David M. Owens
North Seventh
Seventh
North Streets
James A. Scott
Dallas Burgesser
North Fourth Street
Scott
North Tenth Street
Doris J. Carman
Mannen
John W. Grimm
Bellevue
Ohio
Ernest A. Waller
Bradley
Tenth
Jones
Carl E. Vail
Weston
Harry D. Warren
Benton
Broadway
F. Lomax
Route 1
Joe Boyle
Hillside
Boyle
Sharon A. Reese
Salem
David E. Owen
McLeansboro
Jordan
Sharon Reese
Tri- City
Earl J. Bradford
Castleton
Mack Wilson Jr
Bell
South 12Th Street
Terry M. Lowery
Maple
Frankie L. Hart
Lamar
Lowery
Hog prices update midday bids and next day rules
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were 25c higher with top hog bids at 19 25 19 50 and 19 75 for 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs Sows 16 75 for 300 lb down and 16 25 for 300 lb and over Boars 12 00 and 13 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon Grain quotes show Wheat at 1.28 and Soybeans at 2.56 with Shelled Corn at 1.11 quoted this morning in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Grades and Egg Sizes Listed
St Louis Produce reports consumer grades for eggs and poultry including large medium and small egg sizes with A and B grades. It lists weights for hens heavies heavies light and fryers as well as wholesale standards and unclassified categories.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Market Report From Chicago AP
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter prices steady with several grade levels listed. Eggs show nominal stability with wholesale buying prices for various grades. Live poultry wholesale prices mix lower to higher with roasters and special fed white rock fryers cited.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Livestock Prices at National Stockyards Tl AP
Estimated Tuesday receipts in Texas show hogs 7 500 cattle 3 500 calves 150 and sheep 400. Hogs priced across U.S. 1 and 2 grades 19 50 to 20 75 per cwt with various weights. Cattle market reports slaughter steer, heifer and cow ranges with prime through good classifications and vealers 21 to 36 dollars per hundredweight. Sheep offerings include spring slaughter lambs and woolly loading grades around 27 50 to 32 00 per cwt.
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National
U.S
Chicago grain quotes and prices roundup
Chicago AP reports grain prices with No 2 hard wheat 1.4644n and No 2 soft red 1.4034n. Corn values include No 2 yellow 1.12- 1342 and No 3 yellow 1.07%4-11% with No 4 yellow 1.0734 and No 5 yellow 1.01%-04%. Oats No 2 heavy white 79n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.69n and soybeans oil 8.70n.
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Chicago
Wall Street sees uneven decline amid Vietnam peace moves
The Dow fell to 602.50 at noon, down 2.89, with the AP average at 320.8 as investors adopted a wait and see stance. General Motors slid after April sales lagged 3.2 percent from last year while civil disorders in major cities were blamed for softer demand. General Time announced a potential Seeburg acquisition but faced opposition from Talley Industries, which holds 12 percent of General Time stock.
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New York
Wall Street
Vietnam
Associated Press
General Motors
General Time
Seeburg
Talley Industies
Mass to introduce post Easter welfare package
Mass, a member of the riot commission, plans to introduce after the Easter congressional recess a package of legislation incorporating many commission proposals on employment housing and welfare.
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Mass
Commission
Runaway Girls Detained by Mt Vernon Police
Mt Vernon police picked up two runaway girls Sunday morning and held a boy with them for a time. The girls, one from upstate Illinois and the other from Louisville, Kentucky, were returned to their parents. The boy was released when the parents refused to press charges.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Louisville
Stocks Slip On Exchange News and Mixed Dow Averages
Dow Jones noon report shows declines across major names with Polaroid IBM and Xerox leading losses while Lorillard Schule and Schenley react to possible immediate term exchanges. Utilities and rails fall as industrials retreat, totals show down across all indexes.
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Lorillard
Schenley
Polaroid
IBM
Xerox
CIT Financial
Southern Railway
General Electric
General Foods
Zenith
du Pont
New York
Weather Here And Elsewhere Mt Vernon Report
Mt Vernon weather summary shows Saturday high 71 and low 55 with Sunday and Monday temperatures and a 7 percent reading. Rainfall from Saturday 7:00 a.m. to Monday 7:00 a.m. totals .36 inches with historical rainfall figures for 1968 and prior years. Sunrise Tuesday at 5:21 and sunset at 6:39 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Mild Illinois Weather Shifts With Warmer Tuesday forecast
The Associated Press reports a clear chilly day in Illinois as a high pressure system spreads across the Midwest. Early temps ranged from 29 at Peoria to 39 at Vandalia, with highs expected in the 60s in northern and southern Illinois and lows tonight in the 30s to 40s as winds shift.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Midwest
Peoria
Vandalia
Ilinois
Five Day Forecast Temperatures to Trend Near Normal
The forecast covers Tuesday to Saturday with temperatures near seasonal normals. Highs range from the low 60s in the north to near 70 in the southeast, and lows from the low 40s to around 50. A slight warming late week and partial precipitation of about a half to an inch is expected, mainly as showers or thunderstorms midweek.
Grant Divorce To Gunter Glass
A divorce from Gunter McKennie Glass vs Sally Owens Glass was granted in circuit court friday.
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Gunter Glass
Gunter McKennie Glass
Sally Owens Glass
Circuit Court
Easter Sunrise Service Describes Triumph At Mt Vernon
Easter was described as the Christians day of triumph at yesterday's Sunrise Service held at Mt Vernon High School. The Rev Herbert Nobles preached that Christ's resurrection is real not wishful thinking and the world should seek Jesus. The 32nd annual service, sponsored by the Mt Vernon Ministerial Association, drew attendees to 6:30 a.m. in the high school auditorium with scripture readings, prayers and special music.
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Mt. Vernon High School
Jesus
Herbert Nobles
First Church of God
Christ
Mt. Vernon
Bryan Beaty
Rev. Boice
W. H .Beckmeyer
Judgments in Collision Suit Total 5212.33
Circuit court jury awards 5212.33 in a May 6 1966 collision south of Mt Vernon involving a pickup with a house trailer and a car with a U Haul trailer. Charles C. Clark and E G Oliver win against Boyce Dunivan for damage to boats, trailer, equipment and truck components.
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Mt. Vernon
Charles C. Clark
Boyce Dunivan
E. G. Oliver
Oliver
Dunivan
Lakeside Boat and Motor Works
Clark
Jefferson County School Board Winners From Saturday Elections
Jefferson County voters selected winners across multiple districts including Waltonville Unit, Rome-Oran Pittman, Woodlawn, Belle Rive, Grand Prairie, Dodds, Ina, Opdyke, McClellan, Old Union, Summersville, Mt. Vernon area, Bluford, and Webber. Notable names include John Gnevo, George Morgan, Ronald Shurtz, Melvin Mercer, Louis Phelps, Harold Atchison, E. B. Slater, Janice Dixon, and Stanley Brown among many others.
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Jefferson County
Waltonville
John Gnevo
George Morgan
Ronald Shurtz
Rome
George Laskowski
Kenneth Loman
Opdyke
Donald Edmison
Alfred Brookman
Larry Pace
Martin Zedalis Jr. McClellan
E. B. Slater
Oris Flanagan
Old Union
Jean Rettig
Summersville
William Salyer
Herbert Mulkey
Cletus Satterfield
Mt. Vernon
Ferrell Puckett
Robert Krebs
Bethel
Clyde Nadolski
Frank J. Moore
Presley Cummings
Farrington
Glen Pierce
Jerry Ellis
Bluford
Lenty Chambliss
George Byars
Lia Braaten
Delbert Pierce
Woodlawn High
Stanley Brown
Vern Breeze
Robert Draege
Rumor Soviet Spy On Staff Of De Gaulle
Paris rumors claim a former French intelligence official's memoirs implicate a Soviet spy in President de Gaulle's entourage. Le Canard Enchaine cites Life and the Sunday Times teasers. authorities call the tale comic while awaiting possible revelations.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Leon Uris
le Canard Enchaine
Life Magazine
Sunday Times of London
Elysee Palace
Thiraud de Vossely
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
The
Sunday Times
Uris
McGraw-Hill
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Jim Powell Named New Manager at Glidden Paints
Jim Powell resigns as Cook Paint Company manager after three years to take the Glidden Paint Co store manager post at Park Plaza Shopping Center. A 22 year veteran of painting and decorating, he graduated from Southern Illinois University interior decorating. Powell and his wife Delores and son Larry live on Waltonville Road.
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Jim Powell
Cook Paint Company
Glidden Paint Co
Park Plaza
Southern Illinois University
Interior
Powell
Waltonville Road
Delores
Larry
Arrest Made in Delinquency Case Involving 16-Year-Old
Tommy Lee Thompson, 21, of 117 Westcott, was held in county jail on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The warrant says he caused a 16-year-old boy to be absent from home without parental knowledge or consent. Bond set at $3,000.
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Tommy Lee Thompson
Westcott
King suspect widening search underscores civil rights leader death
Authorities pursue a broad search as the King assassination remains unresolved. King, leader of nonviolent civil rights forces, was shot on a second floor balcony in a rundown rooming house. FBI described the suspect as a 30 to 32 year old man, 5-10, 165 pounds, with a receding hairline and a long thin nose. Prints of the FBI drawing were denied to newsmen. No clear photo of missing Eric Starvo Galt, linked only to ownership of a white Mustang found in Atlanta.
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King
FBI
Eric Starvo Galt
Atlanta
Illinois Weekend Traffic Toll Includes Multiple Fatalities Near Greenup
A busy weekend on Illinois roads left 13 people dead across the state. Notable incidents include Carmi resident Larry L. Hughes, 24, killed Sunday in a head on crash on Illinois 130 near Greenup while returning from spring break. Other fatalities occurred in rural areas near Carbon Dale, Indianola, Westfield, Altona, Richmond, Havana, South Beloit, and Chicago area locations, with several additional injuries reported and drivers ranging from teens to seniors among the victims.
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Llinois
Associated Press
Illinois
Larry L. Hughes
Carmi
Eastern Illinois University
Greenup
Rhoda B. Osten
Chicago
Carbondale
R. Taylor
Indianola
Lee Ann Biggs
Westfield
Forrest Boaz Jr
Galesburg
U.S
Altona
McHenry County
Richmond
Darrell D. Bathke
Edmund P. May
Woddstock
Casper Cadiuar
Havana
U.S. 136
South Beloit
Jerry L. Johnson
Janesville
Wis
Campground Homemakers Meeting and Shrine Session
The Campground Homemakers Extension will meet Tuesday April 16 at 7 30 p m in Mrs Pauline Harmons home visitors are welcome The Mt Ver non Shrine No 66 White Shrine of Jerusalem will hold its stated meeting in the Masonic Temple Tuesday April 16 at 7 30 p m Mabel Fulford H P Naomi R Bogan W S
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Campground Homemakers
Pauline Harmon
Mt. Vernon Shrine No
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Mabel Fulford
H.P
Naomi R. Bogan
W.S
Mt Vernon Lodge Plans Second Degree Tonight
A. F. AM Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 AF and AM will work the second degree at 7 30 p m Brethren are urged to attend Visitors welcome Chas G Bainey WM Byron Weld Secy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
AF & AM
Chas
G. Bainey
Ww.m
Byron Weld
Sec'y
Columbia River Flow Rise Aims at Filling Lake Fast
The Columbia River flow will top 250000 cubic feet per second at McNary Dam after drawing water from upriver reservoirs. Last week it was 130000. This spring the first turbine power will feed lines and the dams are slated for dedication in September.
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Columbia
McNary Dam
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Lillie Mae Jones
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