Death of Lyle McCoy in Ewing
Lyle Martin McCoy aged 56 died Sunday at his home in Ewing from a gunshot wound per Franklin County Coroner Eugene Dorris. Funeral at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Ewing Baptist Church with Rev. Clinton Ing. burial in Ewing Cemetery. Body at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington after 4:00 p.m. today, with viewing until service. Born July 30, 1907 in Jefferson County, son of Edward and Eva McCoy. Survived by wife Beatrice, two sons Earl of Benton and James at home, three daughters Dora McClintock Newton Indiana, Margaret Hines Mt. Vernon, Helen at home, brother Elmer McCoy, sister Mrs John Gifford, eight grandchildren. Preceded by parents and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Martin McCoy
Ewing
Franklin County
Eugene Dorris
Ewing Baptist Church
Clinton Ing
Ewing Cemetery
Johnston Funeral Home
Whittington
Mr. McCoy
Jefferson County
Edward and
Eva (Heck) McCoy
Beatrice Page
Earl McCoy
Benton
James McCoy
Dora McClintock
Newton
Margaret Hines
Mt. Vernon
Helen McCoy
Elmer McCoy
John Gifford
C O Smith 83 Ewing dies funeral Tuesday
C O Smith 83 of Ewing died at 1 00 p m Sunday at his daughter Wanda Michels home in Ewing Funeral service will be at 1 00 p m Tuesday at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington with Rev Fred Beck officiating Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery near Whittington The body lies in state after 3 00 p m today He was born December 11 1880 in Franklin County son of Philip and Agnes Smith He is survived by daughters Fern Clark of Poplar Bluff Mo and Wanda Michel of Ewing and seven ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid Smith
Ewing
Wanda Michel
Johnston Funeral Home
Whittington
Fred Beck
Shiloh
Johnston Funeral
Mr. Smith
Franklin County
Philip
Agnes (Stoops) Smith
Fern Clark
Poplar Bluff
Elsie Smith
Logan Tolley Dies at 53 in Mt Vernon
Logan J Tolley of 1212 south 23rd street died at 7 10 p m Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 53 years one month 15 days funeral arrangements are in complete body at Myers Chapel born March 4 1911 in Jefferson county son of Vince and Clemmie Williams Tolley married in 1931 to Lavon Morgan who survives also survived by mother two sons Bill Tolley Springfield Illinois Johnney Tolley stationed with the U S Navy at Freshwater Newfoundland a daughter Bernice Schuster Mt Vernon five brothers Olin Lawrence Charles Delbert Elbert all Mt Vernon four sisters Ruth Bolling Lucille Elder Vernita Bethel Mt Vernon Violet Chapman Elgin and three grandchildren served in U S Navy during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Johnney Tolley
South 23Rd Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Mr. Tolley
Jefferson County
Vince
Clemmie (Williams) Tolley
Lavon Morgan
Clemmie Tolley
City
Bill Tolley
Springfield
Ill
Johnney Tolley
U.S. Navy
Freshwater
Newfoundland
Bernice Schuster
Mt. Vernon
Olin
Lawrence
Charles
Delbert
Elbert
Ruth Bolling
Lucille Elder
St. Louis
Vernita Bethel
Violet Chapman
Elgin
Tolley
Rites Sunday At Wheaton For Shields Infant
Funeral services were held Sunday for James Mathew Shields in Wheaton. Burial followed at Wheaton cemetery. The year old died April 1 at home. Survived by parents Jimmie R. Shields and siblings Patricia Ann and Peter Scott, plus grandparents Harry Shields Sr and Alice Smith of Mt. Vernon and Madaline Cook of Chicago. All are former Mt. Vernon residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mathew Shields
Jimmie R. Shields
Wheaton
Wheaton Cemetery
Patricia Ann
Peter Scott
Harry Shields
Alice Smith
Mt. Vernon
Madaline Cook
Chicago
Car Stolen Here In Kentucky Found Abandoned
An automobile stolen in Mt. Vernon last Thursday was found abandoned at Murray on Saturday afternoon. The car, owned by Adrian Griffith of Route 1 Mt. Vernon, was taken from a parking space on South Tenth Street and was found in running order.
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Mt. Vernon
Murray
Adrian Griffith
Route 1
South Tenth Street
Hog market prices slip at Mt Vernon auction
Markets at Mt Vernon show hog prices down 25 cents with top at 14.00 for 190 to 220 pound hogs. Sows weigh 300 pounds and up at 12.00 to 12.25, down from prior. Boars quote 7.50 and 8.50.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon markets show Wheat at 1.99 Soybeans at 2.47 and Corn at 1.18 in the afternoon quotation from Mt Vernon. Local buyers watch the grain prices as trading continues into the evening.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Market Prices Report Butter Eggs and Poultry
Chicago AP report shows butter wholesale prices steady with 57R, 74 4, 90 B 58, and 89 C 56 percent. Eggs remain mostly unchanged to higher with A whites at 29 4, mediums 27, standards 28, dirties 2. Live poultry wholesale prices mostly unchanged to 1 lower with roasters 24 4-26 and special fed white rock fryers 18 2-20.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Egg and Poultry Prices Report from St Louis
AP bulletin lists eggs and live poultry prices with consumer grades for large medium and small sizes, wholesale grades including standard and prioities, plus hen weights and fryers. The figures cover large 27-29 for eggs and various price ranges for checks and poultry, reflecting market rates.
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ST. Louis
Livestock Receipts and Prices From National Stockyards
Estimated Tuesday receipts at National Stockyards Illinois list hogs 10 500 cattle 4 000 calves 300 sheep 500. Prices show hogs 14.00 to 15.00 for 180 to 260 pound barrows and gilts and 11.50 to 15.25 for 280 to 650 pound sows. Cattle 5 000 calves 150 with good to choice steers 18.50 to 22.25 and good to choice heifers 18.50 to 20.50. Calves were steady to moderately active. Vealers 22.00 to 29.00. Sheep 600 with choice to prime lambs 25.00 to 26.00 and wethers 5.00 to 8.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Grain futures report quotes mixed corn prices
Chicago AP notes no wheat oats or soybean sales while corn prices edge with No 1 yellow 1.27 1/4 to 1.28 and No 4 yellow 1.2427. soybean oil at 7.90. Market snapshot lacks soybeans sale activity.
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Chicago
Wall Street stocks mixed amid modest trading activity
Wall Street ends mixed with gains and losses in fractional points. Texas Gulf Sulphur surges on mineral fund, American Telephone trims gains, and IBM Xerox Merck rise while Chrysler Pan American Lorillard and Briggs drop. Dow Jones noon averages show slight declines across indices.
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Nw York
Texas Gulf
Canada
American Telephone
Electronic Associates
Chrysler
Pan American World Airways
Lorillard
Briggs Manufacturing
MacAndrews & Forbes
Richfield Oil
Fruehaus
Xerox
IBM
TWA
Merck
Tobaccco
Texaco
Phelps Dodge
U. S
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Mt Vernon Shrine holds April meeting with elections
A stated Mt Vernon Shrine No. 66 meeting will be at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday April 21 at 7 30 p m A special election and installation will fill the stations of Associate Watchman of Shepherds and Worthy Guide Eva Mae Adams and Naomi R Bogan are listed as W H P and W S respectively.
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MT. Vernon Shrine
White Shrine of
Stated meeting of Mt Vernon AF and AM Lodge No 31
A. F. and M. Stated meeting at Mt Vernon Lodge 31 set for Monday April 20 1964 at 730 pm all members urged to attend refreshments visiting brethren welcome Kenneth Adams W M Byron W Weld Jr Secy
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Mt. Vernon
AF and
AM Lodge
Kenneth Adams
W.M
Byron W. Weld, JR
Sec’y
Detailed Weather Report Mt VERNON Saturday 80 high 57 low
Mt Vernon forecasts a Saturday high of 80 and a Sunday high of 79 with mild overnight lows. Rainfall from Saturday 7:00 a.m. to Monday 7:00 a.m. totals 15.53 inches for the year to date, with prior year and decade comparisons noted. Sunrise is 5:13 and sunset 6:44 CST.
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Mt. Vernon
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Acksonville
Juneau
Percety
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
PuInd
Puund
Ore
Wee
Rapid City
Richmond
St Louis
Sai
San Diego
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipe
Illinois Temperatures and Rain Forecast Across Regions
Northern Illinois will average 58 degrees, above normal, with highs near 61 to 65 and lows around 39 to 44. Warmer Tuesday, showers tonight and early Tuesday, possible again Friday or Saturday, totaling 1 to 2 inches. Southern Illinois will run 4 to 10 degrees above normal, highs in the 60s north to low 70s south, lows in mid 40s to low 30s, with heavy precipitation 1 inch or more and showers and storms likely Tuesday and later in the week.
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Illinois
North Fork River floods Danville area forcing evacuations
In Vermilion County heavy rain caused the North Fork River to overflow near Danville, flooding creeks and streets. About 40 families were evacuated as Lake Vermilion rose three feet over crest. two and a half inches of rain flooded garages, grain cribs, and outbuildings. Power and telephone service were knocked out and insurance claims swamped.
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Chicago
Lake Vermilion Dam
Danville
North Fork
Vermilion County
Lake Vermilion
Mississippi River
South Bend
Ind
Johnson Gets Report On Railroad Talks
LBJ expected to know today if the railroads and unions could settle wage, job classification, and working condition differences. Railroads say rules cost about 600 million dollars annually in unnecessary wages and jobs, while unions contend proposed changes would cut salaries for about 200,000 train operating employees and reduce manpower, risking safe operations.
Two Mt Vernon Men Join U S Marines in 120 Day Delay
Two young Mt Vernon men William Douglas Corder and William Edward Border have joined the U S Marine Corps under the 120 day delay program. They will depart for San Diego this summer for 12 weeks of recruit training. Corder is the son of Mr and Mrs William R Corder of Route 3 Mt Vernon. Border is the son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence E Border of 614 Park Avenue.
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Mt. Vernon
U.S
San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
William Douglas Corder
William Russell Corder
Route 3
William Edward Border
Lawrence Edward Border
Park Avenue
Corder
Border
Buddy
Olney Man Dies Of Viet Nam Helicopter Crash Injuries
David E. Muller of Olney Missouri, a U S Army warrant officer, died from severe burns after a nonhostile UH-1 helicopter crash in Saigon. Three Americans and seven Vietnamese were killed, as the tail section separated mid flight, prompting grounding and a reduced crew of five Vietnamese passengers per helicopter.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
David E. Muller
U.S. Army
Olney
Muller
Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Inpatients admitted to Jefferson Memorial include William Edwards Bessie B Sanders of Belle Rive Dollie Hunt Rodney Wallace of Dahlgren Nelson Keene of Keenes Kenneth Earl Oliver Ralph E Savage of Dahlgren Pete Memmer of Dix. Discharges list several patients including Margaret Frndy Loren McMeen Earl Means and others. At Good Samaritan admissions cover Ruby Bell Eldridge Myrtle Stein Willie Propes Riley Mathews Helen Keller and others with multiple names noted. Discharges include Alice Reid William Bennewate Rob ert Penrod Jimmie Scott Edna Harris and more.
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Jefferson Memorial
William Edwards
Bessie B. Sanders
Belle Rive
Dollie Hunt
Rodney Wallace
Dahlgren
Nelson Keene
Keenes
Kenneth Earl Oliver
Ralph E. Savage
Pete Memmer
Dix
Margaret Frndy
Loren McMeen
Earl Means
William Arnold
Nell Yates
John McNutt
Bluford
Michael Eugene Hays
Good Samaritan
Ruby Bell Eldridge
Myrtle Stein
Willie Franklin Propes
Riley Wilson Mathews
Helen Louise Keller
Helen
Arlene Hite
Mary Ruth Garrison
Mary Margaret Rawlinson
Alvin Fenton Merriman
Kevin Wayne Groves
Pete Thomas Johnson
Lillian E. Berry
Pauline Pearl Alexander
Roberta Mae Kelley
Henry Jackson Walker
Alice H. Reid
William Henry Bennewate
Robert Leslie Penrod
Jimmie Dean Scott
Edna Marie Harris
Nancy Alice Peyton
Marion E. Reynolds
Leesa Sue Wood
James Douglas Bain
Ruth Ann Bain
James Elias Barker
Charles Amos Bravard
Virginia Rixmann
Norma Wilson
Christopher Scott
Frank Ivan Richey
Robert Donald Wright
Ernest F. Trotter
Billy Earl Brown
Herrin Norge Walkout Ends
A Wasch ing machine plant employing 1600 workers resumed production after talks were scheduled to discuss accidents that triggered a walkout by nearly 1400 International Association of Machinists members. Management had refused talks until work resumed and did not comment on reports that six leaders were dismissed. The union urged a return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin, II
Borz Warner Corporation
Norge
International Association of Machinists
Illinois toll of 11 in weekend highway crashes
Eleven people died in Illinois traffic accidents over the weekend. Fatalities included a three youth crash near White Hall and separate deaths in Hamel Alton Grafton and Danville incidents. Others were Lemont residents and White Hall residents among the deceased or injured.
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Illinois
White Hall
Audra B. Hauke
East Alton
Hamel
Grafton
Madge E. Wutzler
Alton
John E. Ogren Jr
Weston Springs
Kankakee
Ogren
Jennifer Rae Cottle
Danville
Caroline Jane
Guy Berlin
Lemont
Tlinois
Nancy
Forrester
Carrollton
Bryan E. Prid‘Ne
Stacey Briggs
Chicago
Elsa Torres
Oine
Jack L. Howard
Perrysville
Ind
Georgetown
Howard E. Sherman
Pittsfield
Illinois River Bridge
Detroit
Mini Hospital
Donald Lyons
Springfield
Laos Neutralist Govt Restored After Coup
Gen Kouprasith Abhay led 76 officers in a coup against Premier Souvanna Phouma. Rusk and Britain France opposed. Talks at Plaine des Jarres failed. Souvanna seeks removal by King Sevang Vathana as coalition folds.
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Kouprasith Abhay
Souvanna
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
Washington
United States
Geneva
Laos
Britain
France
Plaine Des Jarres
Phoumi
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Sevang Vathana
Kouprasith
Mt Vernon Musicians Sweep To State Sweepstakes Win
Mt. Vernon high school musicians won the 1961 state Sweepstakes Award in Class AA at Centralia. Four of the five organizations earned Superior ratings and the girls chorus received Excellent. The total score reached 249 points, surpassing last year’s 238 and marking a near-record performance by the Mt. Vernon music department.
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Mt. Vernon High
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Tal Smith
Gene Moore
Charleston
Vernon
Fairfield
Anna-Jonesboro
Herrin
Mattoon
Metropolis
Carmi
Flora
Robinson
Vandalia
du Quoin
Kingsbury
St.u
Hallmark
Anna Jonesboro
Salem
Collinsville
Sparta
Effingham
Mt Vernon
Evansville
Indiana
Madisonville
Kentucky
Pinckneyville
Illinois
St. Louis
Edwardsville
Carbondale
I. A
Births in county parents welcome three new sons
Mr and Mrs William PD Cook of 307 south 24th street have a son born at 9 48 am Sunday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds one ounce named Robert Michael. Mr and Mrs Carl T Woodley of Wayne City have a son born at 9 08 pm Saturday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds three ounces named Carl James. Mr and Mrs David Sechrist of Mentor Ohio have a son born April 19 in a hospital in that city weighing six pounds eight ounces named Jeffry Alan. Grandparents are Rev and Mrs William Pribble of Mt Vernon and Mr and Mrs D Sechrist of Tunkhannock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William PD. Cook
South 24Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Robert Michael
Carl T. Woodley
Wayne City
Carl James
David Sechrist
Mentor
Three Injured In Weekend Auto Accidents Here
Six Mt area crashes over the weekend left three injured. Stephen Smith, 20, and Elizabeth Baltzell, 19, were hurt in a noon Sunday collision on state route 37 near Linn Motel. Baltzell was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital and released. Smith did not require hospitalization. Other incidents involved Jackie L. Jones and Larry Tate, with Tate charged with driving while intoxicated. No fatalities reported and several drivers faced traffic charges.
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Linn Motel
Mt. Vernon
Stephen Smith
Route 4
Elizabeth Baltzell
Jones Street
Miss Baltzell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Smith
John B. Hartline
Route 1
Anna
18Th
Broadway
Jackie L. Jones
Herbert
Larry L. Tate
Route 3
Jones
Tate
Park Avenue
Likens
Tenth
Newby
James L. Rasmussen
Paxton
Arthur Hamilton
South 30Th Street
Oscar Murray
Granite City
Ill
Randall Smith
New Harmony
Ind
U. S. 460
Rusk Ends Vietnam Visit After Saigon Post Attack
Secretary of State Dean Rusk wrapped up a three day fact finding mission in South Vietnam pledging U S aid until peace returns. The Communist assault on a suburban post near Saigon during his talks highlighted the ongoing conflict as he departed for home after security precautions and discussions with Premier Nguyen Khanh.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
U.S
Oace
Rusk
Nguyen Khanh
Taipei
Formosa
Shen Chang-huan
Adm
Jerauld Wright
Shen
Circuit Court Fines Reported for Drunk and Traffic Offenses
Fines assessed in circuit court include Loyd Bradford ten dollars for a drunk charge and James Walter Wilson twenty dollars for a drunk and disturbance offense. Traffic penalties list James T. Fisher Route 1 Opdyke ten dollars for lacking a valid chauffeur's license and Jerry R. Lee fifteen dollars for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd Bradford
James Walter Wilson
James T. Fisher
Opdyke
Jerry R. Lee
Cancer Crusade Benefit Tuesday At Camp Ground
American Cancer Society volunteers from the Camp Ground area sponsor a benefit program at Camp Ground school on Tuesday evening April 21. An educational film strip will be shown along with a cake walk white elephant sale and bazaar items. Refreshments and take-home foods will be sold. All sale items are donated by Camp Ground residents. No admission charge. Volunteers include Mrs. Aine Buchanan Mrs. Margie Williams and Mrs. Leroy Rueffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Camp Ground Area
Camp Ground School
Camp Ground
Aine Buchanan
Margie Williams
Leroy Rueffer
Lightning Strikes Home Near Mt Vernon Cause Minor Damage
A thunderstorm Sunday afternoon struck the home of Billy Bob Badgett about five miles northeast of Mt Vernon on Tolle Road. Firemen were called at 2 49 p m but no fire resulted. plaster was knocked from walls and the TV rotor rug and telephone line were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Billy Bob Badgett
Tolle Road
$30 Stolen From Mt. View Home
Mrs. Rowland Clark reported a $30 billfold stolen Saturday afternoon from her home at 312 North 16th Street after a young man selling light bulbs entered the house. She described the suspect to police and stated the man left without returning the billfold.
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Rowland Clark
North 16Th Street
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Lyle M. McCoy
Ewing Home
C. O. Smith
Logan J. Tolley
Shields
Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
A. F. v6
A. M
Belleville
Moline Q
Peoria Aeneree
Aston Ree
Rockford
Quincy Peek Eneen
LBJ
Boller & Stoker
Hamilton County Telephone Co-Op
Dahlgren High School
Ronald DiLorenzo
Ricky
Hudson River
Corinth
N.Y
Mt. V
U.S. Marines
Til
Southern Illnois University
Otto Kerner
SIU
Bill Beck
Bob Cavitt
Bill Bodaford
Federal
Wm. E. Border
Win
D. Corder
Herrin Norge
THE
Gov’t
Jansen’s
Jim Jansen
South 10Th
Circuit Court
Cancer Crusade
Mt. V. Home
Russell R. Robinson
Lyle
Pontiac
Lyle Wood
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