Deaths Glen C. Bathen Dies in Minneapolis
Glen C. Bathen eight of Minneapolis Minn died at 7 30 am in that city after a long illness Funeral services will be in Minneapolis with burial at Ft Snelling cemetery He was born Sept 1 1906 in Woodlawn son of Marsh and Lola Bathen He survived by wife Dorothy Bathen of Minneapolis mother Lola Bathen of Woodlawn brother Harold Bathen of Winona a niece and two nephews He was a World War II veteran.
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Ft. Snelling
Mr. Bathen
Woodlawn
Marsh
Lola Bathen
Dorothy Bathen
Harold Bathen
Winona
Minn
Bathen
A R Robinson Dies at 68 with Rites Thursday
Adolphus Dolph Ray Robinson of RFD 4 Mr Vernon died at 9 35 p m Monday in Good Samaritan Hospital aged 68 years one month Retired farmer Funeral set for 1 30 p m Thursday at Myers Chapel body lies in state after 4 p m Wednesday Born March 18 1898 at Woodlawn son of Bradford and Margaret Robinson Married May 9 1925 Crown Point Ind to Ooal Piper survived by two brothers and two sisters He attended Second General Baptist Church.
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Dolph
Ray Robinson
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Mr. Robinson
Woodlawn
Bradford
Margaret (Meltebarger) Robinson
Crown Point
Ind
Ooal Piper
Brady Robinson
Ina
Herbert Robinson
Dix
Cela Sorenson
Nona Lafferty
East St. Louis
Robinson
Second General Baptist Church
Dies in Dahlgren: C G Harrison Rites Thursday
Clarence Gilbert Harrison 73 of Dahlgren died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 7:30 am. Funeral services set for 2:00 pm Thursday at the M E Church in Dahlgren with Rev Ed Minor officiating. Burial in I C C F cemetery at McLeansboro. He was born Aug 23 1892 in Hamilton County. Survived by wife Carrie and five daughters plus two sons, brothers and a sister and seven grandchildren.
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Dahlgren
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
M. E
Ed Minor
I.C.C.F
McLeanshoro
Gholson
Mr. Harrison
Hamilton County
Hiram and
Flora
Malone) Harrison
Carrie Higginson
Wilma
Mona
Juanita Nation
Rosemary Faught
Peoria
Pauline Kennedy
Chalon Harrison
Hampton, Va
Clem Harrison
Wyandott
Mich
Helen Bryant
Norris City
Graydon Smith Dies Early Today at 67
Graydon H. Smith of 126 North 18th Street died at 1 43 am in Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 67 years old. A retired riveter at Mt Vernon Car Company he will lie in state Thursday at noon followed by funeral at 2 pm at Central Church of Christ officiated by Herbert J. Wilson. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Ethel Frazier two marriages two children one grandchild a brother Harry Smith and a Tulsa son Harold Smith.
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North 18Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Smith
Mt Vernon Car Company
Central Church of Christ
Herbert J. Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Myers Chapel
Norman
Cora
Maynor) Smith
Elizabeth Shores
Ethel Frazier
Harold Smith
Tulsa
Okla
Harry Smith
This City
Mr. Smith
Fifteen Miners Die in Czech Gas Explosion
In Ostrava at the Zurubek pit a methane gas explosion killed 15 miners. Rescue squads recovered the bodies as officials opened an investigation into the cause per CTK.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
CTK
Zurubek
Ostrava
Weather Update for MT VERNON and Surroundings
Weather report for MT VERNON notes Monday high 78 and low 48 with rainfall from 7:00 a.m. Monday to 7:00 a.m. Tuesday at .43 inches. It lists historical highs for comparison and provides sunrise at 5 16 a.m. and sunset at 6 53 p.m. CST. The column also records year to date and past precipitation figures and a five and ten year lookback.
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MT. Vernon
Mt Vernon Musicians take runner up in state music sweepstakes
Mt Vernon high school earned second with 208 points at the Illinois high school music sweepstakes held in Taylorville. Moline led with 248 points as about 140 Mt Vernon students and adults traveled to the event featuring bands orchestras and choirs.
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Mt. Vernon High School
Taylorville
Moline
Mt. Vernon
Ilinolg
Quincy
Decatur
Springfield
Champaign
Belleville
Alton
East Peoria
Jekin
Galesburg
Danville
Centralia
Chicago Area
Births in Fairfield and Collinsville announce new arrivals
Mr and Mrs Terry James Legg of RFD 4 Fairfield welcome a son born at 7 47 this morning at Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing seven pounds two and one fourth ounces. Mr and Mrs Kenneth W Beal of Collinsville announce a daughter born Sunday April in a hospital there weighing eight pounds fifteen ounces named Donna Lorene.
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RFD 4
Fairfield
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Kenneth W. Beal
Collinsville
Donna Lorene
Illinois Weather: Scattered Showers May Move South
In Illinois today, moisture lingered with sporadic rain and drizzle in the northeast. The Weather Bureau projected the precipitation to end by Wednesday with cooler temperatures and daytime highs mostly in the 70s. Nighttime lows were expected in the 50s in northern Illinois and around 60 in southern Illinois.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
Weather Bureau
Sound of Music voted best picture at Oscars
The Sound of Music won best picture as Doctor Zhivago also took five awards. Bob Hope hosted for the 12th time and received a special Oscar Gold Medal for distinguished service to the industry. The Shop on Main Street won Best Foreign Language Film. The Shadow of Your Smile led with Best Song from The Sundpiper.
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Quipmaster
Bob Hope
George Hamilton
Lynda Bird Johnson
Hamilton
White House
Lynda Bird
Washington
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India
Hope
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Czechoslovakia
Doctor Zhivago
Robert Bolt
Darling
Frederick Raphael
Fewer Viet Nam Volunteers Decline in Draft Volunteering
Washington AP reports a sharp drop in Army volunteers for Viet Nam since December as soldiers see a high likelihood of entering the war anyway. Monthly requests fell from 4,492 in December to 2,568 in January, 2,228 in February, and 1,710 in the last month. Over the past year 26,342 soldiers volunteered.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Three Riding Pickup Killed in U S 90 Crash
Three youths died Monday night in a collision on U S 90 west of Belvidere when a pickup truck and a semi trailer crashed. Police identified victims as Terrall Listenberger 18 and Robert Singleton 2 of Rockford and Albert Porter 2 of Chicago who were in the pickup. the semi driver Charles Rahn 32 of Ho comb escaped injury.
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Belvidere, Ill
U. S. 90
Belvidere
Terrall Listenberger
Robert Singleton
Rockford
Albert Porter
Chicago
Charles Rahn
Hocomb
Not Original: Sign Parody From Hammersmith Dealer
A second hand furniture dealer in suburban Hammersmith posted a playful sign reading We buy funk. We see antiques. The garbled wording imitates a streetwise bargain tone and adds local humor to a daily business scene.
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Hammersmith
Markets Mt Vernon Grain Prices This Afternoon
Prices quoted in Mt Vernon include soybeans at 2.80, shell corn at 1.27, and ear corn at 1.25, reflecting local grain trading activity this afternoon.
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Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Hold Through Noon
Prices at Mt. Vernon Hog Market through 12 30 p m today were unchanged with hog tops at 22 50 for 200 to 22 lb hogs. Sows ranged at 19 50 for 300 weight down, sows 300 weight and over 19 25, down. Boars were 14 50 and 15 50. After 12 30 p m prices will be based on next day’s.
Cash Grain Prices Chicago AP Wheat and corn quotes
Chicago AP reports cash grain values with No 2 hard wheat at 1.63 per bushel No 2 red wheat 1.63 No 2 yellow corn 1.27 to 1.28 No 4 yellow 1.25 No 2 heavy white oats 0.75 to 0.85 Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.99 Soybean oil 11.55 per unit.
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Chicago
Chicago market notes on live poultry butter and eggs
Chicago wholesale live poultry prices hold steady with roasters around 49 to 31 cents, special fryers 14 to 34 cents, and young hens near 28. Butter on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange shows mixed 93 score AA at 62, 92 A at 62, with other grades near 60. Eggs remain steady with grade A whites around 37 to 42 cents and mixed and medium grades near 36.
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USDA
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
St Louis Produce Prices: Eggs Hens and Poultry Grades
AP report from St. Louis lists consumer eggs in grades A large 36-58 A medium 33-35 A small 25-27 B large 33-35 standard 33-35 unclassified 31-3 checks 24-26 Hens heavy 19-21 light over 3 lb 14-15 under 5? 10 broilers and fryers 19-21 42.
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ST. Louis
Livestock prices at National Stockyards estimated
AP reports Wednesday estimates for hogs cattle calves and sheep at National Stockyards. Hogs 6 000 head. barrows and gilts 290 340 pounds 22.50 23.60. sows 18.00 20.00. Cattle 3 000 head calves 200. Good and choice steers 2.50 2.71 1/2 per pound. heifers 23.00 26.00. cows 18.50 21.00. calves 25.00 35.00. Sheep 300 head. lambs 27.00 28.00. ewes 4.00 7.50.
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National Stockyards, Ll. (Ap
Wall Street slips as market enters correction phase
Wall Street moved lower in thin trading midday as glamor stocks fell moderately after sharp gains earlier year. Dow industrials shed 3.62 to 939.36 and the Dow Jones average for 30 industrials stood at 938.36 off 3.62 while rails and other groups showed mixed moves amid a broad price retreat. Boeing fell after reports about checks for fatigue in the 707 tail section.
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Wall
United Aircraft
American Stock Exchange
U.S. ‘Treasury
Burglary At Jim's Billiards Netted $1235 In Cash
Police reported a burglary at a billiard establishment on Jordan Street where $1235 was stolen. Jim Parsons of Jim's Billiards found an extra $100 missing during inventory after initially reporting $25 stolen and an attempted register break in.
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Jim Parsons
Jim
Jordan
Parsons
Advisory Group Holds Meeting for Special Education
The Jefferson County Advisory Committee for Special Education held its first meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the County Superintendent of Schools office. Kenneth Langford of the State Department of Public Instruction explained the program. Members selected at the meeting include Knox Hirons, Richard Sanders (Chairman), Ogie Ellis (executive secretary), Mrs. Inez Mc Reynolds (assistant secretary), John Alford, Paul Thomas, Father James P. Burke, and Eltis Henson.
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Jefferson County
Advisory Committee For
Plan Commission urged to speed zoning matter
The council faces ongoing controversy after the resignation of planning chair John Stables. Ansley and veteran member Robert D Ward criticized zoning changes including strip zoning along highways. City Engineer Setze Korn urged removing fringe area zoning overlapping Mt. Vernon Airport Authority plans. City Attorney Howard said no public hearing needed, objections allowed at Plan Commission and council after referral. Major codification update passed to simplify laws despite objections to a local improvements board. Wage and liquor license issues discussed alongside water main studies and budgeted savings. May 9–14 cleanup week declared. Mt Vernon Club Council parks suggestions referred to Plan Commission.
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John Stables
Ansley
Robert D. Ward
Commission
Kenneth Setzekorn
Mt. Vernon
Bill Howard
Howard
Martin
Woodrow
Woody) Burnette
Burnette
Woodlawn
Plan Commission
Chester Lewis
West Side
Federal Bureau of Roads
Letzekorn
Bank of
Wm. W. Allen To Speak At CC Dinner May 3
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce announces southern Illinois native William W. Allen will address about 400 at Elks Country Club on May 3 at 6 30 p m. Allen, secretary of information for the Illinois Agricultural Association, will discuss common interests of agriculture and city run businesses with focus on Jefferson County area. He is a WWII veteran, author, and lecturer active in civic and professional groups.
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Southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Allen
Crawford County
Jefferson County
University of Illinois
Paris
Champaign-Urbana
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Flo
National Edu
National Library Week Spends 6600 On New Books
Mt. Vernon Public Library has spent 6600 for acquisitions during the past year, adding about 1300 new books recordings films bindings and magazines. The collection includes large print titles and both fiction and non fiction with a top ten display of best sellers. Illinois Bell directories from multiple cities were added for public use. National Library Week runs April 17 to 23 with hours from noon to 8 pm daily and noon to 6 pm Saturday.
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National Library Week
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Overstreet
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
St. Louis
New York City
N. Y
Chicago
Springfield
Nashville
Salem-Alma-Kinmundy
Centralialinois
National Library
Sees The Sound of Music for the 500th Time
Cardiff widow Myra Franklin attends the film’s Cardiff opening and watches The Sound of Music up to twice daily. After 55 viewings the theater gave her a pass. She knows the script by heart and insists she gains new insights with each viewing.
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Cardiff
Wales
Myra Franklin
Yanks Put Out Lights In Port City
American planes hit Haiphong and a northern Viet Nam storage area northeast of Vinh while also pounding an antiaircraft site near Thanh Hoa and targets around Dong Hoi. Air Force strikes destroyed 21 military buildings two barges two railroad bridges and a highway bridge along the Red River valley between Hanoi and Vinh and near Dong Hoi, a spokesman said.
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Haiphong
7Th Fleet
Vinh
Hanoi-Haiphong
Thanh Hoa
Dong Hoi
Arrest Three Juveniles Here
Mr. Vernon police last night arrested three juveniles and charged each with illegal possession of liquor by a minor. One was also charged with transportation of liquor. All three were turned over to their parents after being found drinking in a car in the 800 block of Williams.
Farm Bureau Rezoning Sparks Debate at Council Meeting
The council heard Farm Bureau supporters and objectors to a rezoning proposal. A 24 name petition opposed the plan while Attorney John E. Jacobsen for the Bureau called it a slight business-area extension. Objector Donald Musick warned it would invade high-value residential property. Bill Steffy supported business or multiple housing for the block. former Mayor John Manion urged approval to keep farm friends. Final action set for May 2 alongside citywide comprehensive rezoning.
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Farm Bureau
Donald G. Musick
Musick
Bill Steffy
Mitchell’s Furniture Store
John Manion
Planning Commission
Woodrow Burenette
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