Deaths and Funerals John W Boldwyn 69
John William Boldwyn 69 of 501 South 20th Street died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Graveside services at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Old Union cemetery with Rev. Roy Van Horn officiating. Friends may call Myers Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today. Born February 2, 1902 in Willisville he was an interior decorator. Surviving: four sons Harold L. of Mt Vernon Ronnie Johnny Charles all of St Louis. six daughters Roberta Price Houston Mo Cleva Brown Mt Vernon Io Ja Rosen Newark N J Viola Lyons Loretta McGowan Delores Boyles all of St Louis.
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John William Boldwyn
South 20Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Old Union Cemetery
Roy van Horn
Myers Funeral Home
Boldwyn
Willisville
Charles
Nettie Boldwyn
Harold L
Mt. Vernon
Ronnie
Johnny
St. Louis
Robert Price
Houston
Cleva Brown
Io Ja Rosen
Newark
N.J
Viola Lyons
Loretta McGowan
Delores Boyles
William Leonard
Hickory Grove Manor
Good Samaritan Hospital
the Inn Funeral Home
Sidney Patrick
Kirk Cemetery
Mr. Leonard
Annis
Louisa (Mendenhall) Leonard
Nazarene Church
Benton
Bertha Mae
Louise Phillips
Alton
Grace Doxsie
Thelma Stuffings
North Pekin
Mildred Brown
South Roxanna
Bertha Hayse
Vansville
Ind
Ruby Kelly
Drumright
Okla
Ollie Darnell
Inn
Kenneth Bell Robinson Ill Oilman Dies at 78 in Robinson
Kenneth Bell Robinson, 78, of Bell Brothers Oil Co in Robinson Illinois, died yesterday. A noted oil producer active in Jefferson County, his firm operates 400 acres in Field township. He served as a director of the Illinois Oil and Gas Association since its founding until recently. Funeral services are set for 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the Presbyterian church in Robinson, with the body lying in state at Buchanan Funeral Home in Robinson where friends may call.
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Kenneth Bell
Bell Brothers Oil Co
Robinson, Ml
Bell
Jefferson County
Field Township
Ilinois Oil and Gas Association
Presbyterian Church
Robinson
Buchanan
Harry Lynch Bluford obituary notices
Harry Lynch Bluford 89, former printer, died at 5:05 p.m. Friday at Schumm Nursing Home Bluford born in Chicago October 17 1881 to Edgar E and Emma Jane Lynch. Survived by three sons Ashford Mt. Vernon Bart and Bob Chicago and two daughters Harriet Heimeshoff Mt. Prospect and Myrtle Stille Skokie. Body to be moved to Chicago for funeral and burial Monday.
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Harry James Lynch
Schumm
Bluford
Mr. Lynch
Chicago
Edgar E
Emma Jane Thomas Lynch
Ashford
Mt. Vernon
Bart
Bob
Harriet Heimeshoff
Mt. Prospect
Myrtle Stille
Skokie
Funeral for Mrs. Cleo Kennedy Held in Kansas
Mrs. Cleo Kennedy 57 of Wichita died Wednesday and will be buried Monday at Mt. Olive cemetery. The Rev. Oran Breeze will officiate. Friends may view the body at Myers Chapel Sunday after 5 p.m. prior to services.
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Mt. Olive
Cleo Kennedy
Wichita
Kan
Mt. Vernon
Oran Breeze
Myers Chapel
12 KILLED AS TROOPS FIRE ON EL REALITO COMMUNITY
Eyewitnesses describe a deadly clash in El Realito where 12 people died as soldiers faced gunfire from narcotics dealers. Maria Trinidad Paez, 17, recounted fleeing after shots and learning her brother Angel was among the dead. General Rosendo Flores said the incident began when troops were fired upon and that civilians, including women, died in the ensuing exchange.
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Ers
Maria Trinidad Paez
Angel
Miss Paez
Rosendo Flores
el Realito
Huge Everglades Fires Spread Across Dade County
Drought described as the worst in 25 years has fueled fires in the Everglades. A 50,000 acre blaze in northern Dade County is battled by 50 firefighters including personnel from Homestead Air Force Base. A separate 12,000 acre timberland fire reaches the northwest edge of Everglades National Park with crews stretched thin.
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Everglades
Dade County
Homestead Air Force Base
Florida Everglades National Park
Mame on Stage At Rend Lake College Delivers Strong Act II
Review notes initial slow first act with weak music and pacing but praises Act II and standout performances. Angie Garner shines as Mame while Diane Ferreira and Rick Nance deliver strong turns. others like Janet Rainey and Rob Bigham earn solid notices. Audience left at intermission missed the improved second half featuring sharp musical comedy and ensemble recovery.
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Rend Lake College
Cheryl Merkens
Brett Gibbs
Larry Phifer
Susan Schnake
Patrick
Angie Garner
Mame
Rick Nance
Rob Bigham
Janet Rainey
Vera Charles
Dale Hamment
M. Lindsay Woolsey
Bob Hobbs
Kipp Freefrock
Dwight Babcock
Sara Dykes
Gloria Upson
Bronx Teacher Sues City for 32 Million Over Knifepoint Attack
In a Bronx school the injured third grade teacher Ann Anonymous seeks 32 million from New York City and the Board of Education after a 15-year-old attacked her with a knife. A state Supreme Court justice ordered her attorney to disclose records and answer questions for the suit.
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Bronx
Board of Education
Supreme Court
Ann
Contractors position clarified on Mt Vernon walkout
Project engineer Tells position of Bauer Brothers Construction on Local 1136 Laborers walkout at Good Samaritan Hospital. He cites union demand of a two year contract with a 2.50 wage rise, including phased 90 cent, 50 cent, and 1.10 dollar increases, totaling 34 percent now and 20 percent next year, exceeding presidential guidelines. Contractors counter with 19.7 percent initial rise and planned increases, arguing regional wage differences. Union officials unavailable for comment.
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Don Schubert
Bauer Brothers Construction Company
Mt. Vernon
Laborers International Union of North America
Schubert
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ilinois
Mayor Stokes May Seek National Role Beyond Cleveland
Cleveland mayor Carl B. Stokes, 43, said he will not seek re election and aims to expand his work beyond Cleveland to assist minority groups. In a recent interview he denied national ambitions but left open a possible run for vice president, amid speculation as a first national black candidate for that post.
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Cleveland
Carl B. Stokes
Stokes
Stalins
Woman Loses Life Savings Hidden In Home
CHICAGO AP Mrs Net tie Spiewak 65 says two women posing as a friend's daughters swindled her out of 23000 dollars. She withdrew the money from three banks, hid it in a dresser, and after three days as guests the women left with the cash.
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Chicago
Nettie Spiewak
Spiewak
Woman In Serious Condition After Self Inflicted Wound
A 39 year old Jefferson County woman Doris Hast of Rt 7 was in satisfactory condition at Barnes Hospital St Louis after an apparently self inflicted gunshot wound. Deputies say she told them she shot herself about 6 pm Friday with a .22 calibre pistol and was moved from Good Samaritan Hospital to the Barnes ICU.
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Jefferson County
Doris Hast
Rt. 7
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Sheriff's Office
Train engineer hurt in Illinois Central collision north of Effingham
The Miami bound Illinois Central passenger train collided with a trailer truck injuring engineer Carl H. Williams, 57, of Savoy. Driver William S. Newman, 47, of Enfield and all 30 passengers were uninjured. Train No. 53 resumed to Miami about three hours late after locomotive repairs. Three Mt. Vernon accidents reported and a stolen Honda 350 motorcycle case noted.
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Effingham, Ill
Illinois Central
Effingham
Carl H. Williams
Savoy
William S. Newman
Enfield
Chicago
Miami
Mt. Vernon
Donald FE
Cunningham
Columbis
Ohio
Lindell Petty
Waltonville
Tenth
Broadway
14Th
Diane M. Cook
Dahlgren
Roy E. Wente
South 26Th Street
Shawnee ecology club bills truck firms for cleanup
The Shawnee High School ecology club sent $20.80 cleanup bills to Colonial Board Co of Covington Tennessee and Midwestern Express Inc of Fort Scott Kansas. The charges cover 13 hours of work at the $1.60 minimum wage after trucks in accidents spilled cargo and debris was cleared following the winter thaw.
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Wolf Lake, Ill
Ecology Club
Shawnee High School
Colonial Board Co
Covington, Tenn
Midwestern Express, Inc
Fort Scott
Kan
Illinois bill shields reporters notes sources appeal option
The measure by Rep. Arthur Berman would require a court to find all other sources exhausted and public interest shown before a reporter must reveal sources. The bill allows appeal to higher courts and aims to spare media from investigative work.
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Illinois
Arthur Berman
Chicago
Berman
74 Year Old Father Of Triplets in Illinois
Henry Bagley, 74, and his 41-year-old wife Louella welcomed triplets in East St. Louis. The surprised father, who married Louella 25 years ago, initially thought the nurse was joking and did not believe the birth until he saw the newborns.
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East St, Louis, Ill
Henry Bagley
Louella
Bagley
Mt Vernon Lodge Announces April Degree Meetings
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F A M holds a First Degree after the April 19 stated meeting. A special meeting on April 17 at 6 p m will work in the Third Degree. Byron Weld secretary notes Women's Democratic Organization meets April 19 at 7 30 p m in the courthouse small court room.
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Mt. Vernon
A.F
A.M
Oral Stimson
W.M
Byron Weld
Sec’y
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
See’s
Women’s Democratic Organization
Little Court Room
Court House
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Thomas Bryant
Dix
Thomas E. Bryant
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Mr. Bryant
Bokoshe
James R
Jeane Katherine (Barkley) Bryant
Spiro
Mma Louise Ragan
Humble Oil Company
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and, of the A.f.&a.m. Lodge
Kenneth Bell Robinson
Ill
Harry Lynch Bluford
Kansas
Brom
Northern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Ra Nae Jones
Bloomington
Elizabeth A. Baron
Hinsdale
Mariann T. Bullen
Palatine
New York
Josef
Bank & Trust
THE
Prophets
California
Glen
Mercury
Comet
Monterey
Marquis
Glen Hayes
Mayor Stokes
Register-News
I.C
12Th
Casey
Southern Illinois Asphalt Co
Richard P. Rider
Main Street
Bill Truck Firms
FOX Alm
Marta
Mit
Vernon
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