Obituary notices for Nellie Mays and William Cullins
Nellie G Mays 82 of 1209 south 12th street died at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Saturday Myers Chapel burial Memorial Gardens. Survived by daughter Mrs Thomas Gregory two sons George Paul Kenneth Herman nine grandchildren and siblings. William H Cullens of lodi St Charles McLeansboro died at Pearce Hospital Colorado at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. Retired teacher and administrator former Mt Vernon principal of Bethel School and Cullinsville. Burial at Blooming Grove Baptist Church cemetery with service by Revs Gene Rister Bill Auxier Luther Updon. More details given by Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro. Survived by wife and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie G. Mays
South 12Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Memorial Gardens
Friends Mey
Mays
Jefferson County
Benjamin and
Anna Kirki Rogers
John A. Mays
William H. Cullens
Lodi
St. Charles St
McLeansboro
Pearce Hospital
Oloorado
Culling
Mt. Vernon
Bethel School
Cullinsville
Dhamilton County
Lafayette
Elnora (Hongate) Cullins
Lurene
Blooming Grove Baptist
Gene Rister
Bill Auxier
Luther Updon
Benton woman Mable Robbins Benton dies at 54
Mable Robbins Benton 54 of 22S 6th St Benton died at 9 45 am Wednesday at Franklin Hospital Benton born Whittington Dec 20 1917 daughter of William G and Mary Flach She is survived by husband Olyn Robbins mother Mary Flach of Benton one son Johnny two daughters Rosemary Hewett and Remona Richter one brother Leonard Flach and one sister Ruby Jones services Friday 2 pm at Johnson Funeral Home Whittington Rev Ruth Hayes officiating burial in Shiloh Cemetery Friends may call after 4 pm today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Robbins
6Th St. Benton
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Whittington
Dee
William G
Mary (Rensehler) Flach
Olyn Robbins
Ett
West Frankfort
Remona Richter
Leonard Flach
Decadur
Ruby Jones
Mt. Vernon
Johnston Funeral Home
Ruth Hayes
Shiloh
Mrs Williamsons Dies After Long Illness in California
Mrs Margaret Osborn Williamson 53 of Richmond California died Wednesday night at Brookside Hospital San Pablo after a long illness. Born March 13 1919 in Twin Falls Idaho she was married in 1936 to Leslie D Williamson. Survived by two sons Donald Steven three daughters Nancy Sproule Peggy Hickson Joanne Greenwood seven grandchildren father Curtis B Osborn Mt Vernon step mother Elsie Martin Osborn Mt Vernon two brothers Thomas Mt Vernon Ben Fullerton three sisters Edna Bickley Iola Wisconsin Janet Sallee Norris City Helen Hamilton Mt Vernon. Funeral arrangements completed at Wilson and Kratzer Chapel Mission Bells San Pablo. Burial Rolling Hills Cemetery El Laboronte California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Osborn Williamson
Richmond
Calif
Brookside Hospital
San Pablo
Williamson
Twin Falls
Idaho
Curtis B
Ana (McKenzie) Osborn
Mt. Vernon
Leslie D. Williamson
Donald
Steven
Nancy Sproule
Peggy Hickson
Joanne Greenwood
California
Curtis B. Osborn
Elsie Martin Osborn
Thomas
Ben
Fullerton
Edna Bickley
Iola
Wis
Janet Sallee
Norris City
Helen Hamilton
McArth
Springerton farmer Gilbert Thomas "Bunk" Thomas dies at 66
Gilbert Thomas "Bunk" Thomas 66 of Route 1 Springerton died Wednesday at his home. Born March 18 1930 in White County to Sylvester and Caroline Rankin Thomas he married Callie Cook in 1931 who survives. A retired farmer and deacon at Christian Chapel church services Friday at 1 pm with Rev Glen Means. burial Old Springer cemetery. Survived by wife Callie one son Lloyd Route 1 Springerton one foster son Larry York Route 2 Enfield one daughter Deloris Knight MacLeansboro six grandchildren two sisters Rozella Gaultney Crown Point area. Funeral home visitation after 4 pm today and at church tomorrow noon until funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White County
Sylvester
Caroline ( Rankin) Thomas
Callie Cook
Christian Chapel Church
Springerton
Glen
Old Springer Cemetery
Gholson
Thomas
Callie
Lloyd
Larry York
Enfield
Deloris Knight
Bridge Renamed in Honor of Dr. King in East St. Louis
The Est St. Louis City Council final action renames Veterans Bridge to honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The council ordered the renaming of the span between St. Louis and East St. Louis on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis, TH
Est
St. Louis
Veterans Bridge
Martin Luther King Jr
East St. Louis
Mrs Flora Stewart Centralia Dies at 79
Flora May Stewart 79 of 1321 E 3rd St Centralia died at 8 10 p m in her home after two years of declining health born August 10 1892 in Jefferson County daughter of Elijah and Isabelle Riely married Frank B Stewart August 12 1914 in Mt Vernon he preceded her in death November 12 1970 a Church of Christ member survived by two daughters Hazel Benjamin and Violet Harris both of Centralia one sister Anna Corners of Centralia three grandchildren and eight great grandchildrenervices 1 30 p m Saturday at the Church of Christ Centralia with James D Burns officiating burial Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery friends may call Queen Boggs Funeral Home Centralia 6 p m to 9 p m Friday and until 10 a m Saturday and at the church after 11 a m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora May Stewart
E. 3Rd St
Centralia
Jefferson County
Elijah
Isabelle Riely
Mt. Vernon
Frank B. Stewart
Stewart
Centralia Church of Christ
Obituary for Arthur H. Luechtefeld of Nashville
Arthur H. Luechtefeld 54 of Nashville died Wednesday at Washington County Hospital. Born April 13 1918 in Lively Grove he was son of John and Mary Luechtefeld. Survived by wife Regina Pedtke two children Mary Czer hennejski and Sidney one sister: Harold Luessenheide. Mass 10 a.m. Saturday at St Ann Catholic Church. Visitation at King Funeral Home after 6 p.m. today with rosary at 8 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Luechtefeld
Nashville
Washington County Hospital
Lively Grove
John
Mary (McLaughlan) Luechtefeld
Regina Pedtke
Luechtefeld
St. Ann’s Roman Catholicourch
Richard
Mary) Czerniejewski
Scheller
Harold Luessenheide
Princeton
Orother
Sidney
John O'Keefe
King Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Myrtle Webb Kell obituary notices Kell
Mrs Myrtle Webb 88 of Kell died Thursday at Osborn Funeral Home Kell with Rev Roy Gill officiating Burial in Union Chapel cemetery Friends may call after 6 00 p m Friday She was born in Illinois December 14 1883 daughter of John and Lucy Purdue She married Arthur Webb who preceded her in death Survived by two nephews Jesfe Purdue Cedarville Illinois Floyd Purdue Kell and one niece Mrs Gertrude Riley Centralia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Webb
Kell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Osborn Funeral Home
Roy Gill
Union Chapel
Webb
Illinois
John and
Lucy
Fairchild) Purdue
Arthur Webb
Jesfe Purdue
Cedarville
Ill
Floyd Purdue
Gertrude Riley
Centralia
Reds Attack Ships of U S 7th Fleet
A combat report describes North Vietnamese forces pressuring An Loc and other fronts with heavy artillery and tank incursions. Saigon claims hundreds of enemy dead, while U S and South Vietnamese losses are noted along with aerial strikes. Stock market dips amid inflation and Vietnam concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REDS
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Hill 169
Saigon
An Loc
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Bastogne
Hue
U.S. Command
T No
Qui Nhon
Highlands
Campus Violence Breaks Out Across Nation
Mass antiwar protests erupt at Madison state capitol as about 20 protesters meet Gov. Lucey after a stalled call for a war resources shutoff. A Navy ship at Leonardo delays docking due to a five-canoe flotilla. Rutgers students at Newark arrest as they protest Prudential Insurance Co, seen as symbol of wartime economic power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Patrick J. Lucey
Leonardo
N.t
U.S. Navy
Navy
Newark
Njj
Rutgers University
Prudential Insurance Co
Prudential
New Jersey
Apollo 16 moon mission aims for high Descartes plateau
John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. plan an afternoon descent to a rugged plateau in the Descartes Mountains to seek evidence of ancient volcanic activity and locate sources of lunar rocks. Mission Control notes potassium levels were low and advises orange juice and additional food for the astronauts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Mission Control
Don Peterson
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Descartes Mountains
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices and Weights
Market report lists No 1 and No 2 hogs at 200 to 220 pounds priced 23.25 to 23.75, No 1 at 24.00, mixed No 2 and No 3 at 220 to 240 pounds ranging 22.76 to 28.50, and sows at 18.25 to 20.00. It notes market activity at Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Ill
Market Prices From Mt Vernon Morning
The Mt Vernon morning price quotes show Wheat at 1.50 Soybeans 3.37 and Corn 1.17, reflecting commodity values for the day. These figures indicate current grain costs for producers and traders in the region.
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Mt. Vernon
Meal and market notes from St Louis and Chicago AP wires
Price listings and market receipts for eggs wheat corn oats soybeans butter hogs cattle and sheep across St Louis Chicago and National Stockyards. Includes wholesale and farm values with ranges for grades sizes weights and typical lots. Dates not specified but reflect weekly delivery and Friday receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago
USDA
FTC challenges drug firms over pain relief ads
The FTC targets American Home Products Anacin, Bristol-Myers Bufferin Excedrin, and Sterling Bayer lines in a proposed complaint alleging misleading claims that Bufferin relieves pain twice as fast as aspirin and that Bayer outranks competitors. The order would require corrective ads and 25 percent of ad budgets for two years, with firms defending overall truthfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Bayer
FTC
Robert Pitofsky
Bureau of Consumer Protection
American Home Products Corp
Bristol-Myers Co
Sterling Drug Inc
Sterling
United States
Bristol-Myers
American Home Products
Salem to Lure Homemaker Industries Sportline Plant
The City of Salem plans a 60000 square foot brick and steel plant on a 12 acre site for Homemaker Industries Sportline division in Salem. Financed by industrial revenue bonds, the plant aims for operation by November 1, 1972 with 150 to 200 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem, Till
Salem
Homemaker Industries
Beatrice Foods Co
Chicago
Ill
Homemaker's
Sportline
Earl Moldovan
Salem Chamber of Commerce
Vernon M. Tagner
Ron Cole
Department of Business and Economic Development
State of Illinois
Wagner
City of
Bethel Road man fined for dumping on highway
Larry Gene Rongey of Bethel Road was fined 50 dollars in circuit court yesterday after being convicted of dumping refuse along a public highway. He was charged in a complaint signed by county highway Supt Jack Trotter with dumping on county highway 9 on March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Gene Rongey
Bethel Road
Jack Trotter
State to Buy 300 Breath Analyzers for Police Use
Illinois will provide 300 breath analysis units to law enforcement to enforce implied consent, with one to be placed in Mt Vernon. The devices, funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, must display results visually and in print. The initiative aims to replace old equipment and retrain officers before the July 1 effective date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlinois
Mt. Vernon
Cellini
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Illinois Police Chiefs Association
Sheriff's Office
Dedman
First Hurricane Will Be Agnes First Storms Named
The National Hurricane Center says the first three named storms of the 1972 season will be Agnes Betty and Carrie with Agnes expected to be the first hurricane of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
National Hurricane Center
Agnes
Betty
Carrie
Olivier to step down as National Theatre director
Laurence Olivier will leave the National Theatre when it moves to a new site in 1974. Peter Hall will join next year as director designate after serving as managing director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The board proposed Olivier become honorary life president of the National Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Laurence Olivier
Britain
National Theater
Peter Hall
Royal Shakespeare Company
Lord Olivier
Car driven by Robert Strope skids on wet Route 148
State police report a car driven by 20 year old Robert Strope leaving the roadway on a wet Route 148, spinning into a barbed wire fence near the Nason crossroad. Strope was not injured though the vehicle suffered major damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Strope
Vernon
Nason Crossroad
Sirope
West Frankfort Holmes Safety Ass'n Meeting to April 27
The John E. Jones Council Holmes Safety Association holds its second quarterly meeting on Thursday April 27 at Two Tony's Smorgasbord Restaurant Route 87 North West Frankfort. Dinner at 7 p.m. followed by program. Guest speaker is Ramon Gothard general superintendent central division Peabody Coal Co speaking on New Safety. Members urged to bring Technicalities in Roof Bolting injury frequency rates for January February and March 1972 and their hours of exposure to compete for a wall plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Jones Council
Holmes Safety Association
Tony's
Route 87 North
West Frankfort
Ramon Gothard
Central Division
Peabody Coal Company
Gothard
Coy L. South
50 Percent Personal Property Assessments Described
County officials specify assessments at 50 percent of fair cash value for grain, household furniture, store furniture fixtures, machinery and equipment, and merchandise. Mobile homes to be assessed at 50 percent of manual. All personal property books due by June 17.
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Nellie Mays
Mr. Vernon
Mrs. Williamson
Gilbert Thomas Springerton
Gilbert “Bunk” Thomas
Route 1
Stewart Centralia
A. H. Luechtefeld
Crusade
American Cancer Society
Myrtle Webb Kell
Wall Street
NEW York
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
Commerce Department
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nigw York
Indus
MT. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Broadway
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Nelson McCormick
THE
Country Five
Mt. V
Casey
Mercury
Casey Surdyke
Holmes Safety Ass‘n
Pagera
Roberta Flack
Rockin Robin
Michael Jackson
Joe Tex
America
Golly Wow-Stylistics
DAY Dreaming
Aretha Franklin
Neil Young
Sonny & Cher
Puppy Love
Donny Osmond
Roundabout
Yes
Paul Simon
Paul Simon Harvest
Graham Nash
David Crosby
American Pie
Don McLean
Malo
Badfinger
Sunshine
Jonathan Edwards
Baby
Guess
George Carlin
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