Beulah Mendenall Nall 66 Dies at Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Beulah Ograetta Mende Nall aged 66 of Route 2 Old Union Road died Friday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. A former knitting mill employee, she is survived by husband Mendenall, son Larry in Navy at Great Lakes, daughter-in-law Danet Forsythe, mother Alma Hill, sister Catherine Hulbert, five grandchildren, and one grandson predeceased. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Maurice Pax ton officiating. Burial Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens. Visitation after 4 p.m. today at Hughey Pulley. She was born May 24, 1915 in Jefferson County and was a charter member of Old Union Missionary Baptist Church.
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Beulah Ograetta Mende Nall
Old Union Road
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Knitting Mill
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Maurice L. Paxton
Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens
Hughey Pulley Muneral
Bill (Danet) Forsythe
Buford
Alma Hill
Mt. Vernon
Burrell
Catherine) M. Hulbert
ML. Vernon
Funeral services for Richard F Buckham in Mt Vernon
Richard F Dick Buckham 68 of 632 Oak St Mt Vernon died after sudden illness. Funeral Monday at Hughey-Pulley with Rev Everett Lemay. burial in Ham s Grove. Survived by wife Leana two stepsons two stepdaughters one daughter nine grandchildren two great grandchildren. He was born June 30 1903 in Mt Vernon. He worked for Douglas Drug Co and Mt Vernon Car Co. He died at Good Samaritan Hospital. Friends may call after 1 pm Sunday.
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Richard F
Dick) Buckham
Oak St
L P.m
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Everett Lemay
Hams Grove
Buckham
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Richardf
Mr. Buckham
Leona
Lowell Atchison
Carlyle
Richard Atchison
Cynthiana
Ind
Sharon Laswell
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Charles
Carmen) Puckett
Vernon
Norman Atchison
Death of Homer Hefley Jr. of Indiana
Homer Hefley Jr., formerly of Mt. Vernon and later of Ft. Branch Indiana, died suddenly Friday in Ft. Branch. He was born in Mt. Vernon to Homer Hefley Sr. and Maude Cochran Hefley. Survived by wife Marzella Wheeling, son Gerald, daughter Jane Jones, brother Howard of Princeton, and cousins Mable Culli and Loretta Raney of Mt. Vernon.
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Homer Hefley Jr
Mt. Vernon
Ft. Branch
Ind
Mr. Heley
Homer
Maude (Cochran) Hefley Sr
Marzella Wheeling
Gerald
Jane Jones
Indiana
Howard
Princeton
Mable Culli
Loretta Raney
Death of Lester A. Piper Former Mt. Vernon Resident
Lester A. Piper, 57, of St. Louis and former Mt. Vernon resident, died Thursday at Barnes Hospital after a short illness. He owned Neon and Fluorescent Supply Co. in St. Louis since 1944. Services 1:00 p.m. Monday at Drehmann Harrall Funeral Home Normandy. Survived by wife Marcella Keeping Piper, mother Mrs. Lillian Piper of St. Louis, two brothers and three sisters.
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Lester A. Piper
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Barnes Hospital
Piper
Neon and Fluorescent Supply Co
Drehmann Harrall Funeral Home
Normandy
Marcella
Funeral for Ollie Cunningham Held in Fairfield
Funeral services for 89 year old Ollie Cunningham were held at Dixon and Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. John Beck officiating. Burial followed in Ebenezer cemetery. Mrs Cunningham, born March 5 1883 at Mt Erie, died Wednesday at Carmi Restorium. She was survived by one son Leonard of Mt Erie, one brother Frank Gaither of Fairfield, eight grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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Ollie Cunningham
Dixon, and Johnson Funeral Home
Fairfield
John Beck
Ebenezer Cemetery
Cunningham
Carmi Restorium
Mt. Erie
James Monroe
Rachel
Sheets) Gaither
Stewart Cunningham
Charles Stewart Cuningham
Leonard Cunningham
Frank Gaither
Obituary for Alphus C Lowry of Wayne City
Alphus Clifford Lowry 64 of Wayne City died at 8 00 am Friday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for 2 00 pm Sunday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City Burial in Thomason cemetery Body lies in state at Richardson Chapel after 3 00 pm today He was born Sept 13 1907 in Jefferson County son of Silas and Eva Lowry Married Wanda Hutchcraft on Nov 21 1937 she survives Survived by four sons Billy Eugene Glen Kenneth Ronnie ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren Also surviving are two brothers Orville and Clyde and three sisters Lourada Lena Leona Varying spellings in text. note Jerry Lee died in 1961
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Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Thomason Cemetery
Lowry
Jefferson County
Silas
Eva
Cook) Lowry
Wanda Hutchcraft
Keenes
Billy Eugene
Fairfield
Glen
Mt. Erie
Kenneth
Peoria
Ronnie
Mill Shoals
Orville Lowry
Mt. Vernon
Clyde Lowry
Geff
Lourada Hoopengardner
Princeton
Ind
Lena Howard
Kell
Leona Hawkins
Texico
Obituary: Arley Rector of Mt. Vernon Dies at 90
Arley F Rector 90 of 1001 S sixth street died at 12 55 am at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Services set for 2 pm Monday at Osborn Funeral Home Dix with Rev E J McClintock. burial in Union Chapel Cemetery. He was born July 7 12st in Polk county Illinois to Landon Lydge and Rosetta Minor Rector. Survived by two sons Kelley Irvin of Mt Vernon. three daughters Ines Halfacre Bluford Edna Hickey Greenville and Vanetta Pickett Villa Grove. 21 grandchildren 44 great grandchildren.
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Arley F. Rector
S. Sixth Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
E. J. McClintock
Union Chapel
Osborn Funeral
Rector
Polk County
Ilinois
Landon Lydge
Rosetta Katherine (Minor) Rector
Agnes Sheibley
Florence Wand
Lizzie Burgess
Calvary Apostolic Church of
Mt. Vernon
Kelley
Irvin
Ines L. Halfacre
Bluford
Edna Hickey
Greenville
Vanetta Pickett
Villa Grove
Student Sit In at Champaign Ends in Campus Lounge Takeover
A student war protest in Champaign flared into clashes with police leaving ten students and three officers injured. After windows were broken and fights occurred, demonstrators returned to the University of Tinois campus and occupied the men’s union lounge for the night during centennial engineering celebrations.
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Champaign
University of Tinois
Harvey Schirley
Minit Union
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
Army
Geologists Examine White Rocks On Apollo 16 Mission
Geologists describe blue glasslike rock surfaces found during Apollo 16 exploration. Scientists note the lunar highlands may hold crustal rocks from the moon’s early molten crust, dating back about four billion years.
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Unar
Ina and Mt Y residents air complaints
Ina and Mt Y residents clash over land area and plans as they press officials and engineers. The exchange centers on what land is involved and whether proper submissions were made, with a suggestion to approach state authorities and the Corps to work out a solution.
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Roberson
Eever
Farrell
Ina
Corps
Lake recreation area opens May 19 with new safety rules
Lifeguards on duty at Sandusky beach as three amber storm warning lights will be posted to be visible across the lake. The Franklin County sheriff will trigger lights during storms to steer boaters to shore. Campsites will be free this year with future fees planned for improvements. Park rules and emergency information will be posted. Houseboats require holding tanks and no waste dumping. Pumps to service tanks planned for 1973.
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Sandusky
Franklin County Sheriff Department
Ijames
Farrell
Corps
Notable Family Loss Mention in Obituary Line
The obituary fragment notes the deceased was survived by three great great grandchildren and lists family relatives including his parents wives and four brothers a sister two sons Alvis and George and a stepson Alfred Rector among the deceased's survivors.
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Alvis
George
Alfred Rector
Goodyear Revamps Broadway Building in Jefferson County
Goodyear service at 1212 Broadway to be completely revamped starting Monday under contractor Joe Boyle. While construction lasts the existing operation continues, with Jerry McCracken noting a new 162 by 40 foot one story brick steel and glass structure comprising seven bays near 12th to 18th Streets and a four month timeline.
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McCracken
Broadway
12Th St
18Th St
Goodyear
Illinois tornado kills 3 children
Four people were injured when a tornado tore through a mobile home and farmhouse near Annapolis Missouri, uprooting trees and prompting power outages. Mrs. Kyle's niece Gloria King and her infant were among those hurt, with the baby spared from the wreckage while others endured injuries. Authorities tied the disaster to severe storms causing traffic jams in St. Louis.
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Lewis County
Lowville
New Bremen
N. Y
St. Mary’s Hospital
Moble
Minimum
Annapolis
St. Louis
Plan moves from school to street protests erupt nationwide
Fifteen students including the police superintendent's son were arrested at Boise State College in Idaho as campus sit ins spread to Princeton University Boston University and Colby College Waterville Maine. Demonstrators at Westmoreland in El Paso and air force use in Chicopee and a Navy supply center in San Diego are arrested. Eighteen Vietnam veterans are detained after a New York sit in at the Veterans Administration building. In New Orleans about 100 students lie down in front of Tulane University auditorium during U N Ambassador George Bush speech.
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Boise State College
Idaho
Princeton University
Boston University
Col‘by College
Waterville
Maine
el Paso
Tex
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Chicopee
Mass
Navy
San Diego
Veterans Administration Building
New York
New Orleans
Tulane University
U.N
George Bush
Cancer Crusade Benefit At Bluford Tonight
A chicken and dumpling supper and musical entertainment mark the Cancer Crusade benefit at Bluford grade school gymnasium in Webber township. The Shorey Family, Ronnie Dye, and Flames for Christ perform, with Bruford grade school band members joining. Gilts will be sold during the evening, and continuous entertainment runs from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Bluford
Webber Township
Shorey Family
Ronnie Dye
Flames For Christ Gospel
Bruford
Two Herrin Men Die In Wreck Near Marion
A Champaign woman, Nina Curry Roberts, is jailed in Williamson County after her parked car was struck by another vehicle and burst into flames on Illinois 13 west of Marion. The drivers were Chris A. Draper, 21, and Steven Newbold, 20. Roberts faces drug possession and illegal stopping charges.
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Marion, Ill
UPI
Champaign
Williamson County
Herrin
Here
Illinois
Nina Curry Roberts
Chris A. Draper
Steven Newbold
Wayne County Electric Cooperative Gets $390,000 Loan
Rep Kenneth J Gray announces a Rural Electrification Administration loan of 390000 to Wayne White Counties Electric Cooperative Fairfield to fund 20 miles of distribution line for 24 customers and system upgrades including three miles of new tle line and 12 miles of existing line conversion. The cooperative serves Wayne Edwards Franklin Gallatin Hamilton Jackson Jefferson White Clay Mason and Richland counties.
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Kenneth J. Gray
D-10
Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Wayne-White
Two Young Brothers Die in Loami House Fire
In Loami Illinois two Smith brothers aged 8 and 10 were killed when a late night fire swept their two story home. Babysitter Leslin Jerry 17 raced upstairs to warn them but the boys could not escape as Loomi Chatham and Auburns fire crews battled the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loami, IL
Loami
Springfield
Sangamon County
Mike Smith
Jimmy Smith
Paul Smith
Leslin Jerry
Loomi
Chatham
Auburns
Danville Woman Killed in Auto Crash at Trestle
Rose Marie Brown 45 of Danville died when the car she rode in left the road and hit a Milwaukee Road railroad trestle in Danville. Passenger Maurice A. Stonebraker 63 of Petersburg Ind was treated and reported in satisfactory condition at a Danville hospital.
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Danville, Ill
Rose Marie Brown
Danville
Milwaukee Road
Illinois Power Hit With 7.5 Million Gas Contract Suit
A. E. Staley Manufacturing seeks 7.5 million from Illinois Power Co alleging breach of contract over natural gas supply. Staley claims the firm promised gas in September 1968 with no restrictions, prompting a 2.8 million boiler conversion to cut pollution, while Illinois Power later said it could not fulfill the contract in June 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur, Ill
UPI
A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co
Ilinois Power Co
Staley
Illinois Power
Miami Beach delays bid on GOP meeting
Miami Beach officials postponed a bid to host the Republican National Convention after GOP by laws concerns. Mayor Chuck Hall criticized statements causing the postponement while the city weighs a cash offer of 260000 to move the convention to Miami BeachAugust 14 17.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Cornell
Chuck Hall
San Diego
GOP
Calif
Hall
B.L. Herman
General Motors Co
Washington
Republican National Committee
Arkansas
Colorado
Utah
Delaware
Oregon
Row On Bus Causes Wreck
A school bus carrying about 36 Fox High School students from Arnold, Missouri veered off Route 21 and rolled down a 45 foot embankment after a student disturbance in the bus. The driver pulled onto the shoulder before the crash near the St. Louis Jefferson county line. Several teens sustained injuries. The bus was en route to a Jefferson College class in Hillsboro.
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Arnold, Mo
Missouri Highway Patrol
St. Louis
Jefferson County
Fox High School
Arnold
Jefferson Junior College
Hillsboro
Weather roundup for Mt Verizon and Bend Lake area
Last night’s low reached 46 as rainfall on Friday totaled 1.12 inches. Year to date rainfall stands at 13.09 inches with a long term total of 1072 inches. Sunrise is 6 10 and sunset listed. Bend Lake at Malin dam sits 808 55 feet above mean sea level.
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Mt. Verizon
Tvo
Bend Lake
Malin Dam
Hold Up Ban On Coal Use
The Til linoia Pollution Control Board paused adoption of coal ban rules for homes and businesses until May 16. A suit by the Chicago Coal Merchants Association and a coal company was halted in Circuit Court, with parties seeking an out of court settlement due May 15. The suit argues the rules would hurt coal firms and force homeowners to switch fuels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tillinoia Pollution Control Board
Chicago Coal Merchants Association
Reds Evacuating For Bomb Raids
Hanoi's official journal Nhan Dan urged evacuation of women children and the elderly to rural areas and city shelters. It called population dispersion and care for the dispersed the responsibility of all patriots as U S air raids escalate.
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Hong Kong
Hanoi
U.S
Nhan Dan
United
Teen Kewanee Boy Killed in Roadside Crash
William Kirman 15 of Kewanee was struck and killed by a car while walking on a rural blacktop road two miles west of Kewanee. His friend William Yarger 16 said another unidentified car forced them off the road at a blind curve before the fatal impact. The driver David Ballantine 36 was not charged.
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Kewanee
William Kirman
Kirman
William Yarger
David E. Balllantine
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Richard Buckham
Homer Hefley
Carmi
WCNT
Wjpf Herrin
Alphus Lowry
Alphus Clifford Lowry
Arley Rector
Wnalser
Earl Hogue
New Goodyear Building
Cancer Crusade
Young
Duke
Mission Control
Charlie
Marc (Langseth
Marcus Langseth
Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory
Donald Beattie
Neil Armstrong
Wayne County Electric Co-Op
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