Deaths Henry H Weisbecker longtime Woodlawn teacher dies
Henry H Weisbecker 90 of 1908 Broadway died Sunday 7 30 pm at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after a life as a Woodlawn teacher and carpenter. Funeral 2 00 pm Tuesday Myers Chapel with Rev Harold Williamson. burial Mt Catherine Cemetery. Survived by son Howard Weisbecker Woodlawn sister Mrs Ellen Flanagan brother Jacob Weisbecker and two grandchildren. He was born Feb 1 1873 in McCutcheonsville Ind. Married Lina Coats in Jefferson County July 7 1901. she died Aug 18 1958. He belonged to Masonic Lodge 31 and C C F Lodge of Woodlawn.
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Henry H. Weisbecker
Broadway
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Woodlawn
Weisbecker
Myers Chapel
Harold Williamson
Mt. Catherine
Mr. Weisbecker
McCutcheonsville
Ind
Joseph and
Sophia
Kohl) Weisbecker
Jefferson County
Lina Coats
Nis
Howard Weisbecker
City
Jacob Weisbecker
Ellen Flanagan
Masonic Lodge 31
C.C.F. Lodge
Powers Dies at 81 With Funeral Planned
Henry A Powers aged 81 years nine months six days died at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at Pulley Gutzler Funeral Chapel with Rev Ben Anderson officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. He was born July 15 1881 in Quincy Illinois. Survived by niece Marie Dougherty of Crystal Lake. Member of Moose Lodge and Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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Henry A. Powers
North Ninth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pulley-Gutzler
Ben Anderson
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Powers
Quincy, Tl
Bert
Marjorie Powers
Marie Dougherty
Crystal Lake
Powers
Moose Lodge
Order of Eagles
Rites Today For William E. Howe
Funeral services for William Earl Howe 81 of Waltonville were held at Myers Chapel at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Marsh Harpole officiating. Burial followed in Knob Prairie cemetery. He died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Born March 18 1882 in Jefferson county he married Anna Harpole May 2 1956 who survives along with a daughter Betty Lane of Elmira New York. Howe a retired farmer.
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William Earl Howe
Myers Chapel
Marsh Harpole
Knob Prairie
Mr. Howe
RFD 2
Waltonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jefferson County
Anna Harpole
Betty Lane
Elmira, N. Y
Howe
Shields Name Son James Mathew in Wheaton Birth
Mr and Mrs Jimmie R Shields of Wheaton Illinois welcomed a son born April 16 in a Wheaton hospital. He weighed five pounds seven ounces and is named James Mathew. Grandparents are Harry Shields Sr and Mrs Willis E Smith, all of this city.
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Jimmie R. Shields
Wheaton, Ill
James Mathew
Harry Shields
Willis E. Smith
Local Legion and Eastern Star Hold Evening Meetings
American Legion Post 141 members meet at 8 00 oclock at the Legion Hall Adj Rex Medders The Auxiliary of World War I will meet Tuesday April 33 at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall All members urged to attend and eligible ladies invited Ruth Farthing president Jewel Mosely secretary Mt Vernon Chapter No 23 Order of the Eastern Star meets at the Masonic Temple Tuesday April 23 at 7 30 oclock Hallie Stone W M Naomi R Bogan Sec y
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Jefferson Post 141
American Legion
the Legion Hall
Rex Medders
Adj
American Legion Hall
Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Hallie Stone
W. M
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec’y
Veterans of World War I meet in King City Legion Hall
Barracks No. 102 of Veterans of World War I will hold a regular session at the Legion Hall at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday April 2. All members are urged to attend and others who served in 1917 18 are invited. EE A FELTZ Commander.
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King City
Legion Hall
A. Feltz
Local Livestock Prices Drift Down at Market
Prices paid on the local livestock market edged lower by 25 cents. Hog top reached 13.00 for 190 to 220 pound stock while sows fell to 11.75 for 300 weight down and 11.25 for over 300 pounds. Boars traded at 8.00 and 9.00.
Market Prices Reported From Mt Vernon Area
Prices quoted in Mt Vernon include Wheat at 2.06 dollars Soybeans at 2.18 dollars and Corn at 1.15 dollars. Cattle and hogs markets show ranges for feeders slaughter cattle and calves with various weights and quality grades and lambs and sheep values listed.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce prices steady with mixed poultry shifts
Chicago data from AP shows butter wholesale prices largely unchanged with grade distinctions and cuts noted, eggs hold steady across grades, and live poultry prices moving narrowly down or up in the wholesale market.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain Market Update Short on Wheat Sales
Chicago AP reports no wheat sales. Corn values include No 3 yellow at 1.17 and No 4 yellow at 1.1844 with sample grade yellow 1.19 to 1.20 percent. Oats No 1 extraheavy white at 75, soybeans No J 1 yellow at 2.59. Soybean oil 8 percent. Barley malting choice 1.03 with feed 1.00 to 1.08.
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Chicago
Egg and poultry price ranges in St. Louis report
AP reports ERS consumer grades with prices for eggs and poultry in St. Louis. Large and medians listed for eggs and live birds, wholesale and standard grades, hens heavy and light categories, and commercial broilers and fryers priced across several weight classes.
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ST. Louis
Wall Street gains widen in active trading on Friday
Wall Street rose in active trading with volume around 5.2 million shares. IBM gained about 9 points while Chrysler rose about 2 after a new yearly high. Xerox and Purolator advanced, with several stocks up a point or more, as gains outpaced modest declines amid profit taking after weeks of gains.
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New York
IBM
Chrysler
Texas Gulf
Socony- Mobil
Xerox
Purolator
Judas Tree Blossoms Linked to Judas Legend
The redbud tree, commonly called Judas tree, is tied to a legend of Judas Iscariot. It is said the blossoms turned pink from blushing over his deceit, coloring the tree with symbolic meaning in ancient tales.
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Judas
Paintings at Library Week Highlighted by Mt Vernon Artists
Shaving of paintings by Mt Vernon artists tops National Library Week at the public library in Mt Vernon. Works by Ruth Simpson, Jo Modert, W W Bell and Leo Gregg on display in the adult room, with a listening hour featuring a 60 piece Columbia Master Works gift collection.
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Mt. Vernon
National Library
Public Library
Library Week
Columbia
Ruth Simpson
Jo Modert
W. W. Bell
Leo Gregg
Ruth Bush
Roy J.) Simpson
Whitfield
Camp Quatoga
Pere Marquette Park
Khrushchev Says Germany Main Issue In Cold War Tensions
Khrushchev asserts Germany remains central to peace or a deepening cold war. He argues Cuban crisis relief did not ease tensions, blames United States for a hard line stance and maritime piracy in the Caribbean. He condemns NATO armament and urges limited inspections for a test ban.
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Caribbean
China
Khrushchev
Moscow
Peking
United States
NATO
Committee of 18
Geneva
Soviet Union
Time Does Fly at Police Roadblock
Abe Eisenberg stopped at a police roadblock and handed a tattered license reading expires Jan 31 1918. The officer misread the date and, after a pause, Eisenberg handed a current license. The incident left both amused.
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Miami
Abe Eisenberg
Eisenberg
Black bear from Ada ends up at Oklahoma City zoo
The lone Oklahoma black bear in captivity was captured near Ada, kept overnight in a jail, then moved to Lincoln Park Zoo in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Wildlife Department confirmed the sequence of events.
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Oklahoma City
Lincoln Park
Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Ada
Two Injured As Car Overturns North Of Town
Two Mt. Vernon men aged 19 and 18 were injured when a 1954 car driven by Rodney S. Lowery overturned on a rural road four miles northeast of town at 8 30 pm Saturday. They received emergency treatment at Good Samaritan Hospital and were released. Their injuries were not serious. County officers reported the wreck.
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Mt. Vernon
Rodney S. Lowery
Jamison
Clinton Dethrow, Jr
North Ninth
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lowery
Hospital Notes lists multiple admissions and discharges in two facilities
Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan Hospital record numerous admitted patients including Mary Louise Midgette Beatrice Johnson and Tyler of Bluford along with discharges such as Randall McKinley Smith Sylvia Atchison and Nora Chesney. The lists include many names with families and newborns noted among the discharged.
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Jefferson Memorial
Mary Louise Midgette
Whittington
Beatrice Johnson
Jerry Thomas Neal
Thomas Dean Baker
Bluford
Glenda Mae Jackson
Lula Marlow
Dorothy Mae Richards
Joliet
Harvey
Tyler
Randall McKinley Smith
Sylvia Atchison
Nora Chesney
Grover Chesney
Martin Henn
Glenda Jackson
Good Samaritan
Shirley Ann Gant
Marie R. Freeman
Maxine May Gallagher
Kenneth E. Johnson
Clara Elizabeth Harris
Helen Katherine Oslager
Mary Ann Patterson
Mary Belleretta Swift
Judith Ann Baker
Octavia Garrison
Anna Pearl Beckley
Virginia R. Helsing
Opal Hazel Stuthers
Jesse John Hart
Betty Jane Shurtz
Bernice Elsie Pigg
Floyd Stafford
Jean Ann Wolf
Deborah Sue
Janice Mary Whittington
Jeffrey Lee
Elizabeth Ann Devoy
Julianne Marie
Charles A. Moore
Norman Levi Capps
Paula Rae Edmison
Stella Marcella Mamer
Lawrence Tillman Guffey
Joan Margaret White
Lou ‘Harrison Drennan
Zelda Hazel ‘Fullerton
Hattie Meadows
Gaylord Bernard Brown
Dollie Grace Jones
Arthur Alexander
Maurine Nell_ Newell
Leonard Warner Rasch
Viola Ophelia Stroud
Patrick Kevin Richard
Arnold James Goffinett
Ronald Dean Elkins
Ruth Collins
Marilyn Jean Sisson
Ruth Evelyn Connelly
Allen Murel Fairchild
Fannie May Wright
Kelley Joe
Weather report with weekend temperatures and rainfall
Detailed weather report notes Saturday high 79 and low 47, Sunday high 85 low 55, with rainfall from 7:00 p.m. Saturday to 7:00 a.m. Monday totaling 0.03 inches. It records rainfall for 1963 to date 9.07 inches, compares past years highs and lows, and lists Tuesday sunrise at 5:12 and sunset at 6:46.
Illinois five day weather outlook temperatures near normal
Northern Illinois will see average highs of 60 to 67 degrees with lows of 40 to 45 as a slow warming trend begins midweek and about half an inch of precipitation is expected mostly with showers late in the week. Southern Illinois temperatures range from the mid 60s in the north to the low 70s in the south with mid 40s to low 50s lows and little or no rain through midweek and into the latter part of the week.
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Fliarg
Monmouth
Romano
Little York
Knox County
Galesburg
Ilinois
Weather Bureau
Moline
Peoria
Dubuque
Belleville
Chicago
Rantoul
Iinois
Illinois
Three Cars Damaged In Accident At Fourth and Opdyke
Three cars were damaged Saturday at Fourth and Opdyke. Harriet J. Kelley and Andy H. Marlow collided, sending a hub cap into a parked car owned by John Beard Jr. Minor damage cited for the Beard vehicle. Kelley billed over $150 and Marlow over $200. Kelley charged with disobeying a stop sign.
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Fourth
Opdyke
Harriet J. Kelley
Tolle Road
Andy H. Marlow
Main
Marlow
John Beard, Jr
Kelley
Blood drive short of quota in Mt Vernon visit
During a two day Red Cross Bloodmobile tour in Mt Vernon only 142 pints were donated, well under the county quota. The next bloodmobile stop for Mt Vernon and Jefferson County is set for June 24 and 25, the final visit of the fiscal year and the last chance to meet the annual target.
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Mt. Vernon
Red Cross
Jefferson County
Kill Wild Deer Near Scheller Reported
A wild deer was killed on a Jefferson County road near Scheller this morning after a cay struck the animal. The incident was reported to the sheriff's office and the game warden was notified to dispose of the carcass.
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Jefferson County
Scheller
Quiet Jordan Amid Riots After Union Talks
In Amman and Jerusalem unrest eased after King Hussein reshuffled leadership and ordered elections to reflect Arab unity aims. Nasser’s interim government vowed ironed action against disturbances as Jordan weighs joining the United Arab Republic, a move opposed by Cairo.
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Faisal II
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
House of Deputies
Hussein Ibn Nasser
View House
Old Jerusalem
Ramallah
Bireh
Jordan River
Nasser
Rifai
Saudi Arabia
Old Believers seek US haven amid Cold War pressures
Washington reports that 200 to 250 members of the Old Believers sect, descendants who left Russia for Turkey 300 years ago, seek entry to the United States. Sponsorship and resettlement are being handled by the Tolstoy Foundation in New York as they face Soviet pressure to return, with about 1,000 having already done so since 1959.
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United States
Russia
Turkey
Lake Manyas
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Soviet Union
Tolstoy Foundation of
New York
Tiny Tablet Aids Asthma Hay Fever Sufferers
New tablet halts asthma spasms and relieves hay fever attacks in minutes. Tests show fast relief with hours of freedom from recurrence. Doctors prescribe for private patients, and now sufferers can obtain this formula without prescription in New York New Mexico.
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New York
NM. Y
Kennedy's New Home Nearing Completion in Virginia Hunt Country
Former VP Nixon endorses Rockefeller and Goldwater as potential 1964 GOP ticket in Washington remarks. Kennedy family retreat in Virginia, near Cape Cod plans delayed by expected birth, limited bedrooms prompt space reassessment in the seven bedroom, five bathroom weekend home atop Rattlesnake Mountain guarded by Secret Service.
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Washington
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New York
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R-Ariz
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Michigan
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Secret Service
Burglars Hit Store and School in Jefferson County
Burglars broke into the Ross Wimberly store at Divide and stole six watches a large quantity of cigars and tobacco six flashlights six billfolds and four pipes after forcing a rear door lock. They also entered Farrington grade school in northeastern Jefferson county damaging a deep freeze lock but taking nothing.
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Jefferson County
Ross Wimberly
Divide
Farrington
Lightning Destroys Conditioner at 704 South 15th Street
Lightning struck the home of Lloyd Ackley at 704 South 15th Street at 7 30 last night damaging a refrigerator as it entered an electric line. Firefighters reported no injuries and no fire followed the strike.
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Lloyd Ackley
South 15Th Street
Mt Vernon Fire Dept Hailed For Insurance Rating Progress
FireINS from 45 cities gathered at Mt Vernon for the Egyptian Fire fighters Association meeting. Warren B. Little of the Illinois Inspection and Rating Bureau outlined Mt Vernon’s rise from 4000 to 14000 gallons per minute and anticipated class 6 rating. 107 firemen attended as Mt Vernon showcased a new snorkel truck and Capt. John Walsh spoke on arson and homicide.
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Mt. Vernon
Egyptian Firefighters Association
Warren B. Little
Illinois Inspection and Rating Bureau
Little
Mt. Vernon High School
John Walsh
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon students win state scholarships
Two Mt. Vernon Community College students, Linda Mays of 1810 Broadway and Frank Dale Murphy of 1101 George Street, were awarded scholarships from the state pool. County Superintendent Ogle Ellis announced the awards today.
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Mt. Vernon College
Ogle Ellis
Linda Mays
Broadway
Frank Dale Murphy
George Street
Mt. Vernon Community College
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