Deaths Nelson Keen services set at Garrison Temple
Funeral services for Nelson Keen will be held at 2 00 p m Thursday at Garrison Temple church with Rev Tom Richards officiating Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery The body will lie in state at Richardson Chapel in Wayne County after 330 p m Keen 58 of near Keenes died Tuesday morning at Jefferson Memorial Hospital He was born July 12 1905 in Jefferson county son of Walter and Millie Keen He married Edith Wilson October 9 1932 who survives Also surviving are a daughter Mrs Madame Waddell of Opdyke a brother Woodrow Keen a sister Mrs Reba Burgess both of Vernon three grandchildren and three great grandchildren He was preceded in death by his father a brother Howard Keen and a sister Mrs Freda Rector.
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Nelson Keen
Garrison Temple Church
Tom Richards
Richardson Chapel
Wayne Cty
Keen
Near
Keenes
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Jefferson County
Walter
Millie
Bradford) Keen
Edith Wilson
Madame Waddell
Opdyke
Woodrow Keen
Reba Burgess
Vernon
Bessie Sanders Dies At 76 In Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Bessie B. Sanders 76 of Belle Rive died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral 2:00 p.m. Friday at Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren with burial at Flint Cemetery near Belle Rive. Visitation after 2:00 p.m. Thursday. She was born January 8, 1888, in Jefferson County, daughter of George W. Bennett and Mollie Ethington Bennett. She married Otto Sanders, who preceded her in death. Survivors include a son Alfred Sanders of St. Louis and three daughters Mabel Gill Leather Irwin of Belle Rive and Ethel Sanders of Anna, five grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
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Bessie B. Sanders
Belle Rive
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Gholson Funeral Home
Dahlgren
Flint Cemetery
Gholson
Sanders
Jefferson County
George W. and
Mollie
Ethington) Bennett
Otto Sanders
Alfred Sanders
St. Louis
Mabel Gill
Leather Irwin
Ethel Sanders
Anna
Rites Friday For The Rev. Johnson
Funeral services for the Rev. Walter C. Johnson will be conducted at 1 30 p m Friday at Myers Chapel with the Rev Loy A Shaw officiating Burial will follow at Koontz cemetery in Wayne county Friends may call after 4 p m Thursday at Myers Chapel The Rev Johnson aged 55 of 1200 North 25th Street died at 7 25 p m Tuesday in Good Samaritan Hospital
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Walter C. Johnson
Myers Chapel
Loy A. Shaw
Koontz
Wayne County
Thursoe
Johnson
Novth 25Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Funeral Friday for L. J. Tolley
Funeral services for Logan Johnney Tolley will be held Friday at 3 00 p m at Myers Chapel Burial will be in Bethel Memorial cemetery May call after 2 00 p m Thursday Tolley 53 of 1212 South 23rd Street died at 710 p m Sunday in Good Samaritan Hospital
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Logan Johnney Tolley
Myers Chapel
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Mr. Tolley
South 23Rd Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Inis Rose Riley Dies Early Today
Mrs Inis Rose Riley 36 of Kell died at 540 am today at Good Samaritan Hospital. Body taken to Osborn Funeral Home in Dix. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Survived by husband W D Don Riley of Well.
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Inis Rose Riley
Kell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
W. D
Don) Riley
Well
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Jefferson Memorial admitted Perry Allen Sexton of Belle Rive Kenneth Bowers Famine Frances Russell and discharged Kenneth Oliver Ralph Savage Good Samaritan admitted Albert Lee Ohms George Nukulinec Thelma James Peggy Shannon England Donna Mae Smith Vivian Edna Shelton Betty Lorraine Reynolds Leona Pugh Anna Funkhouser Robert Glenn Snyder William Oscar Smith Discharged Myrtle Stein Mrs Kathleen Woodley and baby Carl James Bertie Irene Arnold Mary Margaret Rawlinson Pete Thomas Johnson Pauline Pearl Alexander Arthur Robert Joy Roberta Mae Kelley Mrs Rose Mary Skurat and baby Thomas Orval William Skurat Herman Jacob Wagner
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Albert Lee Ohms
George Nukulinec
Thelma James
Peggy Shannon England
Donna Mae Smith
Vivian Edna Shelton
Betty Lorraine Reynolds
Leona Pugh
Anna Funkhouser
Robert Glenn Snyder
William Oscar Smith
Myrtle Stein
Kathleen Woodley
Carl James
Bertie Irene Arnold
Mary Margaret Rawlinson
Pete Thomas Johnson
Pauline Pearl Alexander
Arthur Robert Joy
Roberta Mae Kelley
Rose Mary Skurat
Thomas Orval
William Skurat
Herman Jacob Wagner
Amvets Schedule Weekly Meeting Tonight at 7:30
The Amvets will meet Wednesday night at 7:30 in the club rooms. All members are asked to attend.
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Amvets
Varnell Rebekah Lodge to Hold April Meeting at I.O.C.F. Hall
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 296 will convene in the I.O.C.F. hall on Thursday April 23 at 7:30 p.m. Guests will include the officers of Rebekah District Association No. 25. Edna Woodward N.G. Naomi R. Bogan Sec’y.
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Varnell Rebekah Lodge
I.0.c.f
Rebekah District Association No
Edna Woodward
N.G
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec'y
Treaty Treatis T reaties in Force list of US pacts
Treaty Treatis T reaties in Force is a publication by the U S Department of State listing all treaties and international agreements of the United States. It compiles official texts and records of treaties in force, serving as a reference for diplomats, scholars, and government agencies.
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U.S. Department of State
United States
Markets Hold Steady as Hog Prices Lead Pack
Prices were unchanged on the fotal livestock market today with hogs at 14.00 for 190 to 220 pounds. Sows fell to 12.25 for 300 pounds and down, with 300 pounds and over at 12.00. Boars traded at 7.50 and 8.50, signaling steady demand across categories.
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Fotal
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon area prices show Wheat at 1.96 Soybeans at 2.46 and Corn at 1.18 as reported this afternoon by Mt Vernon market watchers.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and poultry market report from St. Louis
St Louis market notes list consumer egg grades large medium small and wholesale standards with ranges for heavy hens and under five pounds. Broilers and fryers are cited with price ranges. The brief reflects typical trading figures for eggs live poultry and related categories in St Louis.
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St, Louis
Chicago Produce Price Report Includes Butter and Eggs Steady
Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter and egg wholesale prices remain unchanged with grades and counts listed. Live poultry wholesale prices show minor declines for roasters and fryers, with specific price ranges for special red white rock and barred rock fryers noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Chicago Grain Market Update Record
Chicago grain notes report no wheat oats or soybean sales. Corn No 1 yellow price 1.2819 percent, No 2 yellow 1.274. Soybean oil 7b.
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Chicago
Livestock Receipts at National Stockyards Illinois AP
Estimated receipts for Thursday at National Stockyards NL: hogs 9300, cattle 1500, calves 20, sheep 150. Hogs at 9,000 with 10-25 lower. 260 lb barrows and gilts 14.0 to 15.00. sows 11.25 to 13.35. Cattle 3,000, calves steady to 25 lower. good to choice steers 185 to 195. common to good heifers 18.50 to 17.55. cows 13.0 to 15.5. calves generally steady. good to prime dealers 22.00 to 30.00. Sheep 50. lambs steady to about. not enough sales to establish market. choice and prime lambs 3.00 to 3.00.
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National Stockyards, NL
Wall Street Mixed After Strong Afternoon Trading
The New York stock market showed a mixed close with gains and losses varying. Texas Gulf Sulphur rose about four points to reach a high, while airlines and tobacco issues declined. Dow Jones noon averages indicated declines in the industrials and rails with utilities and other groups mixed.
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New York
Texas Gulf
Curtis Publishing
Pennzoil
IBM
U.S
International Nickel
Eastern
American Airlines
Lorillard
Reynolds Tobacco
Liggett & Myers
Soo Line Railroad
Standard Oil
Indiana
Chrysler
American Stock Exchange
GOP Candidate Is In Hospital
Peoria Illinois Republican lieutenant governor hopeful John H Altorfer is recovering from gall bladder surgery at St Francis Hospital He was admitted Sunday and underwent operation Tuesday Hospital sources said his condition is good with no release date announced
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Peoria
TIAP
John H. Altorfer
St. Francis Hospital
Altorfer
Family to settle in Aleutians
Rufus Choate 62 and his family plan to relocate to Unalaska near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians seeking new opportunities. They describe the region as cold and windy but see it as a final frontier. Jim Choate notes Montana’s limited land and rising taxes as factors.
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Makushin
Unalaska
Dutch Harbor
Aleutians
Rufus Choate
Jim
Montana
Three Killed In Jet Crash In Alaska
A WB-47 weather reconnaissance plane crashed on takeoff at Eielson Air Force Base Alaska. Three crew members were killed Capt Warren S Hillis navigator from McClelland AFB Maj Conrad L Lienhart Jr instructor navigator Fairbanks and T Sgt Charles F Heckman crewman Fairbanks. Maj Franklin A Ross and 1st Lt Harry A Lagerwell survived with burns considered not too serious. Two others walked away from the wreckage. The aircraft from McClelland AFB near Sacramento California.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Air Force
Franklin. A. Ross
Harry A. Lagerwell
McClelland Ai Force Base
Sacramento
Calif
Boy Steals Plane And Wrecks It
In Montgomery Alabama a 16 year old, Jimmy C Willis, took a plane from a hangar after midnight. He started the aircraft and flew for about three hours despite no prior experience at the controls. He nearly crashed twice, clipped trees, and badly damaged the plane but escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Jimmy C. Willis
Willis
Ban spike heels from schools in Trondheim
Norway's third largest city, Trondheim, banned spike heels in all its schools for students, teachers, and any women using school buildings. The school board cited mounting floor repair costs as the reason for the prohibition.
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Trondheim
Norway
Proposed State Junior College Plan Moves Forward
Illinois considers a master plan to create a separate Junior College Board replacing the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for junior colleges. Proposals call for 2,000 metropolitan students and five years to reach capacity. financing of new construction remains controversial. Enrollment growth and statewide need drive action as Illinois lags behind California in college access and facilities.
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Junior College
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Citizens
Illinois Association of Junior Colleges
Illinois Association of School Boards
Board of Higher Education
Chicago
California
Denies Prison Escapees Terrorize Marion Area
A Marion hearing debated escapees from a minimum security prison. Officials described escape incidents as minor, with several inmates lost while on work detail. The project aims to secure the site with a double fence at a cost of 318,000, targeting July operation.
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Marion
Capes
Rooney
Wilkinson
Bennett
Ambulance Collides With Car At Tenth and Broadway
An ambulance on an emergency call and a car collided at the Tenth Street and Broadway intersection near the Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds at 9 35 this morning. Both drivers escaped injuries. ambulance damage about 250 dollars, car about 150. Another ambulance took William Oscar South 81 of 1212 North 12th Street to Good Samaritan Hospital after he collapsed at the fairgrounds. He was reported in satisfactory condition later.
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Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds
Tenth
Broadway
Loren
Tine" Dodson
Myers Funeral Service
Kenneth Fry
South Sith
Dodson
South 23Rd Street
Fairgrounds
William Oscar Soulth
North 12Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Smith
Blockade plans fail at New York World’s Fair protests
Demonstrations against racial discrimination surface at the Queens fair site. Subways see violence with commuters blocked and more than 20 arrests, including three women. CORE leaders, led by James Farmer, plan peaceful action inside the exhibit and outside, citing the contrast between the fair’s glamour and the civil rights struggle. Farmers bring a cattle prod and a placard linking Louisiana police to the device. Officials report police presence along fair approaches.
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Birmingham
New York City
Richard Whalen
Associated Press
Pass
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Farmer
mid-Manhattan
Pennsylvania Station
Fairgrounds
Louisiana
Missouri
Mississippi
Florida
Loouisiana
Mount Vernon Theatre Backs Tom Jones Film
The Mt. Vernon Drive In Theatre promotes Academy Award winner Tom Jones as a must see. The note hails the film as thrilling and romantic and recommends Spencers Mountain and the Mt. Vernon venue as the place to enjoy a memorable experience.
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Tom Jones
Mt. Vernon
In Theatre
Dirksen and Halleck Attack Viet Policy From Washington
President Johnson faced Republican criticism over Vietnam policy as Senate leader Dirksen and House leader Halleck pressed that Americans must actively participate in the fighting. They questioned whether the President prioritizes politics over the economy and welfare programs while Lodge remains in Saigon amid GOP pressure.
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Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Viet Nam
Lodge
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Dirksen
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Richard M. Nixon
Halleck
Trial Over Contested Will Ends Abruptly in Circuit Court
In Rome Township, a 12 member jury halted testimony on the George A. Sargent will dispute as Ethel Davidson and others announced a settlement to Judge Randall Quindry. The case had begun Monday with jury selection and evidence, but no testimony was presented yesterday before dismissal.
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Randall
Quindry
George A. Sargent
Rome
Township
Ethel Davidson
Parker H. Sargent
Two Accidents Here Tuesday
Two noninjury accidents were reported on Mt Vernon streets. At 8:05 p m a pickup driven by Gary D Bruce backed into a parked car owned by Thomas R Peterson in the 900 block of Conger Avenue causing about 150 dollars damage to the car and 50 dollars to the truck. At 3:55 p m Howard R Willis reported a hit and run at Tenth and Jordan involving his pickup truck.
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Mt. Vernon
Gary D. Bruce
Route 1
Bruford
Thomas R. Peterson
Conger Avenue
Howard R. Willis
West Frankfort
Tenth
Jordan
Death sentence for Diem's brother in Saigon trial
Ngo Dinh Can, 53, brother of late President Ngo Dinh Diem, was sentenced to death by a Saigon court on charges of murder torture and misuse of power. Can suffered a heart attack during hearings and showed no emotion as the sentence was read on the sixth day of his trial.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Can
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Can
Bee Blamed For Car Wreck In Atlanta
An AP report from Atlanta says a bee caused a six injury automobile crash. Traffic Investigator J N Anderson noted a driver stopped on an expressway when a bee entered the car leading another vehicle to swerve and collide with a third car. The driver stopped to avoid causing an accident.
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Atlanta, Ga
J. N. Anderson
Atlanta
Anderson
Aviatrix Lands Plane on Guam
Joan Merriam a 27 year old housewife from Long Beach California landed her twin engine plane on Guam during a round the world flight. She continued from Iron Lae New Guinea and nears the globe circling finish following Amelia Earhart route.
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Honolulu
KB — Aviatri
Joan Merriam
Pacific
Guam
Long Beach
Calif
Iron Lae
New Guinea
Oakland
Amelia Earhart
Western Pacific
Mt Vernon Weather Report From Tuesday to Wednesday
Detailed forecast for Mt Vernon covers Tuesday high 75 low 52 and 7:00 a.m. Tuesday to 7:00 a.m. Wednesday. Records show 15.88 inches to date this year, with past years listed and sunrise and sunset times given in Central Standard Time.
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MT. Vernon
Aintall
C.S.T
Illinois Weather Outlook Across Regions
Northern Illinois temperatures settle near normal with highs 61 to 63 and lows 40 to 45 for five days. Expect warmer conditions Friday and Saturday and cooler Sunday through Monday. Rain totals reach 1.5 inches in showers across northern Illinois Saturday and Sunday, and in southern sections Thursday. Southern Illinois remains near seasonal normals through Monday with highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s and lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Precipitation here includes heavy showers and thunderstorms likely later in the week, totaling over 7 inches.
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Illinois
Northern Illinois
Illinois Weather Brings Limited Windy Breaks in Chicago
Illinois saw a limited respite from rain with a strong westerly wind cooling northern areas by about 10 degrees. Central regions faced more showers with tonight’s forecast. Temperatures mostly ranged from 60 to the low 70s and trends point to near normal readings through the weekend. Rainfall was heaviest in the southern third, with measurable amounts reported in Vandalia Belleville and Paducah.
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Illinois Weather
Chicago
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Rockford
Moline
Vandalia
Belleville
Paducah
Circuit Court Traffic Fines Incurred By Several Defendants
The circuit court assessed traffic fines against Harry D. Curlock ten dollars for changing lanes without due caution, Roy L. Estes ten dollars for disobeying a traffic signal, Frank Bryant ten dollars for driving too fast for conditions, Lois Butler ten dollars for backing without due caution, Jerald A. Thorn ten dollars for improper passing, Elmer R. Short ten dollars for driving too fast for conditions, and David M. Webb ten dollars for speeding.
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Harry D. Curlock
Roy L. Estes
Frank Bryant
Toolcomb
Miss
Lois Butler
Evansville
Ind
Jerald A. Thorn
Moline
Elmer R. Short
RFD
Fairfield
David M. Webb
British Swap Red Spy For Businessman
In London a Royal Air Force plane repatriated Maynard Wynne from a Moscow prison in exchange for Soviet spy Gordon Lonsdale at the Heerstrasse crossing near West Berlin. Wynne, 45, arrived at Northolt seven hours later and spoke of the swap as surprising. Lonsdale, 40, had been jailed 25 years for masterminding a spy ring at Portland naval research and with Americans Kroger and his wife, later identified as the Cohens.
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London
Royal Air Force
Maynard Greville Wynne
Moscow
Gordon Lonsdale
Heerstrasse
West Berlin
East Germany
Lonsdale
Wynne
Portland Naval Research Establishment
Sheila
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
Budapest
Portland
Peter Kroger
Helen
Morris
Lona Cohen
Illinois Supreme Court upholds at large House election plan
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a 177 member at large election system for the House, striking down challenges to the machinery that nominates and elects candidates. The ruling says the process avoids complexity and guarantees equal voting without discrimination, while limiting each party to 118 nominees.
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Springfield, II
Illnois Supreme Court
High Court
Illinois
Springfield
House
Supreme Court
Lee Daniels
Elmhurst
Tlinois
Daniels
John J. Dillon
James W. Schroeder
Chicago
Otto Kemner
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