Deaths and Funerals Mrs Cora Moore Taylor
Mrs Cora Moore Taylor widow of Dr G L Taylor died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Sunday after a prolonged illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 p m Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Rev Larry Bailey officiating. Burial in Oakwood cemetery. Friends may call Myers Chapel after 4 30 p m Tuesday. She was born March 21 1879 in Jefferson County, daughter of Thomas Franklin and Catherine Scrivner Moore. Her grandfather Alexander Moore, an early settler of Jefferson County, emigrated from Tennessee. She married Dr G L Taylor July 23 1900. he died December 28 1937. Survived by a daughter Mrs Harry ONeill of St Louis and a foster son Charles Curry of Mt Vernon.
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Cora Moore Taylor
Broadway
G.L. Taylor
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
Larry Bailey
Oakwood Cemetery
Taylor
Jefferson County
Thomas Franklin
Catherine (Scrivner) Moore
Alexander Moore
Tennessee
First Baptist Church
Harry O'Neill
St. Louis
Charles Curry
Mt. Vernon
Mrs. Elisabeth Whittington Benton Dies at 53
Elisabeth Whittington 53 of 207 N DuQuoin Benton died Monday night at Franklin Hospital Benton Born in France Feb 9 1919 daughter of Alfred and Mary Denise Den ise married Aug 7 1945 Paul Whittington survive Also surviving son Patrick Paul at home daughter Mary Roche France two brothers Henry and John Denise both of France sister Miss Gosette Denise France Funeral Mass Thursday 10 am St Josephs Benton Rev Paulin Dobkowski officiating Burial Shiloh Cemetery Whittington Rosary 8 15 pm Wednesday Johnston Funeral Home Whittington after 4 pm Wednesday
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Elisabeth Whittington
N. DuQuoin St
Benton
Franklin Hospital
France
Alfred
Mary (Cornaille) Denise
Paul Whittington
Mary Roche
Henry
John Denise
Gosette Denise
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Paulin Dobkowski
Shiloh
Whittington
Johnston Funeral Home
Funeral
James Owens Waltonville dies at 45 in Bonnie home
James Marvin Owens 45 of Route 1 Bonnie died at 8 45 am Monday at his home He was born April 10 1927 in Marion son of James Dalton and Alta Gower Owens He was a welding engineer veteran of World War Two and the Korean War and a member of the Mt Vernon VFW and Waltonville Universalist church Surviving: his mother Alta Owens three sons Chris of Mt Vernon Corey and Colby at home one daughter April at home two brothers Lawrence of Bonnie and Lowell of Denver and two sisters Mrs Florence Bennett of Nason and Mrs Delores Fite of South Roxana Memorial services 2 pm Thursday at Waltonville Universalist church Cremation in St Louis Cremation handled by Fry Funeral Home Waltonville In lieu of flowers the family requests the American Cancer Society There will be no visitation
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James Marvin Owens
Route 1
Bonnie
Marion
James Dalton
Alta Gower Owens
Mr. Owens
Chicago
Peggy Smith
Mt. Vernon
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Waltonville
Edward Sausaman
St. Louis
American Cancer Society
Fry Funeral Home
Infant Kevin Sutherlin Dies 36 Hours After Birth
Kevin James Sutherlin infant son of Richard J. and Judith Harmon Sutherlin died Sunday April 9 at St. Anthony's Hospital Michigan City Ind 36 hours after birth Graveside services were held Tuesday April 11 at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens officiated by Rev R A York Survivors include grandparents Forrest Harmon Mt Vernon and the parents Funeral details appeared in the local obituary column
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin James Sutherlin
Richard J
Judith (Harmon) Sutherlin
St. Anthony's Hospital
Michigan City
Ind
Swan Lake Memorial Gardens
R. A. York
Forrest Harmon
Mt. Vernon
Funeral services for Gladys McPeak Broughton
Mrs Gladys McPeak Broughton 49 of Broughton dies at Ferrell Hospital Eldorado. Funeral 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev Irvin Turner officiating. Burial in I O C F cemetery McLeansboro. Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home after 3:09 p.m. today. Survived by husband Ired McPeak two daughters Kay Lucke and Sharon Wellen mother Flora Ann Rich siblings Earl Rich Edith Zachman Helen Schuster Opal Heil and three grandchildren. She was a nurse at Ferrell Hospital Eldorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys McPeak
Broughton
Gholson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
Irvin Turner
Ferrell Hospital
Eldorado
Hamilton County
George
Flora Ann (Manning)Rich
Ired McPeak
Kay Lucke
Sharon Wellen
Norris City
Flora Ann Rich
Dahlgren
Earl Rich
Evansville
Ind
Edith Zachman
Helen Schuster
Mt. Vernon
Opal Heil
Pekin
Campus Protests Against the War Turn Violent on West Coast
Demonstrations across California and Wisconsin turn confrontational as 69 arrests occur on the West Coast with a station wagon set ablaze in San Francisco and 28 more arrested there. At Stanford and Alameda 450 attendees heard a peaceful antiwar meeting then 250 protesters damaged six buildings with rocks. In Madison, 3000 rallied at Bascom Hill prompting leaflet distribution and arrests during a ROTC clash with police.
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West Coast
Navy
Federal Building
San Francisco
Alameda Naval Air Station
Stanford University
Alameda
Stanford
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Bascom Hill
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Mt V Moving On Huge Sewer Job
The city weighs a massive sewer project with federal 55 percent, state 25 percent, city 25 percent. City share nears 1 million dollars under the plan. Bay Street Materials City awards contracts totaling 73,848 for summer street materials and rejects 52,763 bid for other materials. Jax Materials Co. wins 44,623 to supply 75,000 gallons oil and 3,700 tons rock for dirt street oiling and chipping. Jax also gets 18,518 for asphalt on south 12th street and 13,107 for Richview Road. Jax bid 52,763 for asphalt on other city streets, paid from general funds, rejected. Jax’s asphalt bid was 9.80 per ton. City rejects general corporate portion because Jax plans a new asphalt plant not yet installed. Fears late material delivery.
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Jax Materials Co
Jax
South 12Th Street
Richview Road
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Move Hogs by Weight
Market notes show No 1 and No 2 hogs at 200 to 220 lb selling 22.75 to 23.25 with a 23.50 for Sorted No 2. Mixed No 2 and No 3 hogs at 220 to 240 lb brought 22.25 to 23.00. Sows sold 17.50 to 20.00.
Mt Vernon Market Prices for Wheat Soybeans and Cattle
Mt Vernon reports morning trading prices for wheat at 1.52 soybeans 3.45 and corn 1.7. Receipts total 258 cattle 23 calves 85 hogs. Slaughter steers 28.00 33.10. slaughter heifers 28.00 32.90. cows 18.60 25.00. bulls 26.75 28.20. Feeder cattle steers over 550 lb 30.30 39.50. steer calves 33.50 44.50. heifers over 500 lb 28.00 36.75. heifer calves 30.75 39.75. Hogs barrows and gilts 22.00 23.00. sows 20.00 21.00.
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Federal State Market News Service
Division of Markets
Springfield
Mt. Vernon
Egg, Hens and Broiler Prices In St Louis Delivery
AP reports eggs by consumer grades and wholesale grades with sizes and prices. Ready-to-cook broilers and fryers listed at 24.50 to 25.50 per week’s delivery amid varied weights for hens leghorns and ready-to-cook poultry.
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ST. Louis
Grain futures prices report from Chicago market
AP report from Chicago lists No 2 hard red wheat at 1.68 per bushel, No 2 soft red at 1.6434, No 2 yellow corn around 1.25, No 2 extra heavy oats at 0.69, No 1 yellow soybeans at 3.5534, and soybean oil at 12.95 per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Butter and eggs pricing update from Chicago market
AP reports USDA wholesale butter prices held Tuesday with 93 score AA at 67.708, 92 A at 67.708, and 90 B at 65.708. Egg pricing information is issued only on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Chicago
USDA
National Stockyards hog cattle and sheep receipts and prices
National Stockyards Illinois reports Wednesday receipts of 6 000 hogs 600 cattle and 100 sheep with hogs at 23.75 to 24.00 per cwt for 200 230 lb butchers and 21.00 to 21.50 for 300 400 lb sows. Cattle show steady to higher futures with steers 33.75 to 35.00 for 950 1100 lb US 2 4, heifers 34.25 to 34.50, cows 23.00 to 25.00, bulls steady. Sheep receipts 25 head with slaughter lambs 30.50 100 lb. New York stocks higher on earnings outlook Dow at 972.08 up 5.49. Vietnam war news limits gains.
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National Stockyards
Ill
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Rend Lake College to stage You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
Rend Lake College students star in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown to be performed Friday April 21 and Saturday April 22 at First United Methodist Church Mt Vernon with a third show April 28 at Westminster Presbyterian Benton. Tickets are available from cast members or at the door. The production, directed by Cheryl Foley, features Charlie Brown Lucy Snoopy Linus and others in a mix of comedy and song derived from the Peanuts comic strip.
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Rend Lake College
Charlie Brown
First United Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
Westminster Presbyterian Church
North du Quoin St
Benton
Charles Schultz
Lucy
Schroeder Snoopy
Patty
Linus
Cheryl Foley
Schroeder
Snoopy
Apollo 16 Crew Clears Moon Lander For Thursday Moon Landing
John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. monitored systems as the command module realigned. Mattingly confirmed a safe status with optical sightings while Mission Control urged eight hours rest. The two-hour tunnel transfer to the lunar lander Orion yielded a "super" rating despite flaking paint, deeming it ready to transport to the moon’s mountains on Thursday.
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John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Mattingly
Earth
Moon
Mission Control
Young
Duke
Orion
Graf
Photos of 35 ex mayors listed with dates and names
The article lists ex mayor names with service years from 1897 to 1969, including Dr. Andy Hall, W.T. Estes, G.F.M. Ward, M.R. Heidler, and many others. It also briefly notes mixed order retail and stock category changes with Dow Jones noon averages showing mixed results: Indus up, Trans up, Util down, overall stock index higher.
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Andy Hall
W.T. Estes
G.F.M. Ward
M.R. Heidler
A.C. Johnson
W.B. Williams
L.G. Morgan
H.M. Swift
Frank E. Foster
W.S. Payne
J. Cyril Begg
L.C. Alexander
Charles R. Keller
Youth Hurts While Horse Collides With Car In City Crash
A 17-year-old Vernon youth, Mark A. Sheets, riding a horse that bolted, ran into a car driven by 16-year-old Greg Beaty at 11th and Harrison. Sheets sustained injuries not requiring hospital care. Beaty’s car suffered major damage. the horse appeared unharmed. Police also logged three major damage auto crashes, including 7th and Jordan and 10th and Prairie incidents, with one ticket issued for failure to yield.
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Vernon
11Th
Harrison Streets
Mark A. Sheets
North ‘St
Greg Beaty
Main St
Beaty
7Th
Jordan Streets
Allen McMorrough
Opdyke
Larry B. Williams
Route 5
Williams
Ralph R. Cox
St. Louis
Ralph K. Carpenter
Eldorado
10Th
Prairie Streets
Cox
Homer E. Rightnovar
Benton Man Killed By Car
Dudley W. Webb, 78, of Benton was killed when struck by a car on Illinois 183 four miles east of town. The driver, William B. Kirkpatrick, 70, of Lesser, was not injured. Police said Webb was walking on the road shoulder and stepped into the path of the vehicle.
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Lesser
Iil
UPT
Dudley W. Webb
Benton
Illinois 183
Here
Webb
William B. Kirkpatrick
Young man found dead at General Radiator
A young man, Keith Michael John Savage, was found dead at General Radiator. The service was held Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Rev. Leroy Dude officiating and burial in West Salem cemetery. Survivors include his wife Betty and their son, his father Sam Savage of Youngstown, Ohio, grandmother Mrs. Lewis Damitz, aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Harry Hamilton, and uncles Kenneth Damitz and Dick Savage.
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Myers Chapel
Leroy Dude
West Salem
Savage
Betty
Keith Michael John Savage
Woodlawn
Sam Savage
Youngstown
Ohio
Lewis Damitz
Vernon
Harry Hamilton
Kenneth Damitz
Cape Girardeau
Dick Savage
Kansas
Proposal to require more free care from Hill Burton hospitals
Washington reports that the HEW plan would force more than 3,000 Hill Burton funded hospitals to provide free services equal to 5 percent of operating costs or 25 percent of net income, whichever is higher. Noncompliant facilities could lose licenses, lose state aid, or face lawsuits.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Hill-Burton
National Health and Environmental Law Program
Legal Services
Office of Economic Opportunity
Hill- Burton
Bomb Threat at Bluford High Evacuates Students
Webber Township High School in Bluford was emptied for about an hour after a telephone bomb threat. Principal Carl Tennyson said the message arrived near 9 a.m. and sheriff’s officers searched the building while secretary Zelma Kovach fielded the call. Classes resumed around 10:10 a.m. The caller warned of a big explosion in the next few minutes in the utility room.
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Webber Township High School
Bluford
Carl Tennyson
Zelma Kovach
Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Dept Opens For Service
Chief John Claxon states the Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Department is organized and ready to operate with a 500 gallon pumper. They seek a jeep for a grass unit and can be reached at 735-2111 behind the local grocery in Woodlawn.
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Woodlawn
John Claxon
Claxon
War funds cut off in Indochina clash position
Senate Foreign Relations Committee moved to halt all U.S. combat funding in Indochina by December 31 if Hanoi frees American POWs. Secretary Rogers defended bombing near Hanoi and Hai Phong. no renewed Paris talks until North Vietnamese troops withdraw. The panel's 9-1 vote supported the measure, with Aiken the sole dissenter.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Indochina
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
North Vietnam
Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
William P. Rogers
Hanoi
Haiphong
Foreign Relations
White House
Nixon
South Vietnam
Rogers
North
Paris
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
Senate
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Frank Church
D-Idaho
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Red Cross Board Meets Wednesday
The Jefferson County Red Cross board of directors will meet at noon Wednesday at Chef Joseph's Gourmet Restaurant. Local Red Cross chairman Chester Lewis has called the meeting.
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The
Jefferson County Red Cross
Joseph
Red Cross
Chester Lewis
Nixon weighs risk in Vietnam slowing new offensives
In Washington the Nixon administration weighs whether to renew pressure in South Vietnam. A Pentagon spokesman declined to confirm or deny reports that the area above the 20th parallel is off limits again as officials consider if the enemy will retreat or continue fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
Nixon
Washington
Pentagon
20Th Parallel
Close Whiskey Barrel Plant to shut in Peoria
Hiram Walker and Sons Inc a distillery employing 1500 workers announced it will close its barrel making facility in Peoria June 30. Production manager Dr. Ralph J. Claassen said rising overhead has made operations uneconomical and 290 employees will be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Tl
Hirm Walker and Sons Inc
Ralph J. Claassen
School board approves salary hike and staff changes
Supt J D Shields secures $1,000 raise to 19500 under a three year contract. New pay scales raise salaries for teachers with bachelor and master degrees and adds monthly increases for staff including custodial, secretarial, and aides. IRS permission sought for raises exceeding 7 percent. Hospitalization contribution rises to 15 dollars monthly. Board names Don Wayman science chair and endorses 1972-73 calendar. Open campus policy under review. student teachers from Southern Illinois University to continue.
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J. D. Shields
Paul Orrick
Edith Cates
Shields
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Don Wayman
Ann Schmidt
Franklin and
Jefferson County
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G. L. Taylor
Mrs. Whittington Benton
James Owens
Kevin Sutherlin
Indiana
Gladys McPeak Broughton
MT. V
MT. V. Livestock Auction
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Apollo
Bishop
John A. Koons
Hal Smith
M.E. Miller
W.D. Isaac
C.C. Satterfield
Berthold Borden
Harry L. Bishop
Milton Forsythe
O.R. Buford
Virgil T. Bailey
Ivan H. Cox
John J. Manion
Indus
Bank OF Illinois
I. Vernon
Illinois
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Crownview Restaurant
Route 460
Bluford High
Woodlawn Fire Dept
Red Cross Board
Crusade For Christ
Arlene Monson
Gospel
Christian Fellowship
Central Church OF Christ
Mt. Vernon, Ill
Hugh York
Southern Iinois University
Carbondale
Charlie
M Your
Man
Charles York
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