Deaths and Funerals Vanatta and Propst Obituaries
Leon Lestey Vanatta 84 of Mount Vernon, a World War I veteran and retired carpenter, died today. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Monday Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home with burial at Oakdale Cemetery. VEW rites by Mt. Vernon post. Survived by wife Viola, son Timothy, brothers Ernie and George, sisters Ethel and Iva, and several relatives. Esmal Propst 66 of West Frankfort died Sunday. services 2:00 p.m. Monday Reedy Funeral Home, West Frankfort, burial Tower Heights Cemetery. Survived by daughter Bernard Forester, brothers Earl and Harry, sister Roger G. Kelly, and three great grandchildren.
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Leon Lestey Vannnatta
North Tenth Street
Carpenter
Hughey - Pulley Funeral
Tracy Dees
Arthur Smith
Oakdale
VEW
Mt. Vernon
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Mr. Vanatta
Jefferson County
George E
Rosanna (King) Varnatta
Viola B. Palmer
Howard Chapel Church
Timothy Lee Vanatta
Ernie Vanatta
Marshalltown
Iowa
George F. Vanatta
Ethel Jackson
Iva Stone
Bluford
Esmal Propst
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Reedy Funeral Home
Charles Donahue
Tower Heights
Propst
Eddyville
Ethel Broyles of McLeansboro Dies at 77
Mrs. Ethel Delores Broyles 77 of McLeansboro died at 6 55 a m today at Hamilton Memorial Hospital Funeral arrangements are incomplete The body was taken to Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro
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Ethel Delores Broyles
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson Funneral Home
Dorsey of LaRue Missouri Dies in St Louis Hospital
Elvin Dorsey of LaRue Missouri died at 9 10 Friday in a St Louis hospital. He was the son in law of Mrs Ollie Hardy former Mr Vernon resident and manager of the Fashion shop. The funeral is set for 11 00 a m Monday at the Krieghauser South Funeral Home in St Louis. The body will lie in state there after 4 00 p m today Survivors include his wife Alice and two children Free and Pam both of Lahue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvin Dorsey
LaRue
St. Louis
Ollie Hardy
Vernon
Kiresghouser—South Funeral Home
Alice
Free
Pam
Lahue
Isabelle Hass Dahlgren dies at 87 in Dahlgren Illinois
Mrs. Isabelle C. Haas 87 of Route 2 Dahlgren died at 8 15 pm Friday at her daughter’s home in Dahlgren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ghelson Funeral Home. Born September 4 1883 in New Baden IL she was the daughter of Anton and Victoria Hopfinger and widow of Joseph Haas. Survived by son Oswin Haas three daughters Victoria Wellen Carolina Roesch Mary Rapp two brothers Arthur Hopfinger Serphine Hopfinger four sisters Sister Ildephonsa Sister Agapita Mrs Katie Gass Gertrude Solger 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She was a member of the Altar Society of St Johns Catholic Church Piopolis.
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Isabelle C. Haas
Route 2
Dahlgren
Carolina Roesch
Ghelson Funeral
Haas
New Baden
Anton
Victoria
Muller) Hopfinger
Joseph Haas
Oswin Haas
Victoria Wellen
Mary Rapp
Arthur Hopfinger
Mascoutah
Ser‘phine Hopfinger
Ildephonsa
Agapita
Katie Gass
Gertrude Solger
Altar Society of
St., John's Catholic Church
Piopolis
Birger Helberg Dies in Tulsa Hospital at 77
Birger C. Helberg 77 of Tulsa Okla died Friday in a Tulsa hospital. He was the brother of Mrs. Tillie Sledge of Mt Vernon and survived by his wife Jentie a daughter Mrs Clifford Williams four grandchildren a sister Louise Kelberg all of Tulsa and a sister Mrs Florence McConnaughay of Batavia Ill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birger C. Helberg
Tulsa
Okla
Tillie Sledge
Mt. Vernon
Jentie
Clifford Williams
Louise Kelberg
Florence McConnaughay
Batavia, Ul
Lennon and Yoko Deny Taking Yoko's Child in Majorca
In Palma de Mallorca a spokesman for John Lennon described reports that Lennon and Yoko Ono took Yoko's daughter from a previous marriage as a tempest in a teapot. Lennon and Ono appeared before a Spanish court and returned to their hotel. no arrest occurred per aide Dan Richter, while British officials confirmed a statement was made to the court. The situation arose after Anthony Cox alleged his 7 year old daughter Kioko was missing. The Lennons arrived in Majorca on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palma DE Majorca
Spain
John Lennon
Lennon
Yoko
Dan Richter
Anthony Cox
Kioko
Lennons
Majorca
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting At Mt Vernon Church
Public invited meeting at 8:00 tonight hosted by Alcoholics Anonymous of Mt Vernon. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Sunday School room at 32nd and Broadway to hear two visiting speakers discuss alcohol use, health risks, and recovery methods. Open to anyone with a drinking problem or concern for a problem drinker.
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Alcoholics Anonyogous of
Mt Vernon
Prince of Peacu
Breakthrough Artificial Pancreas Sensor Reported
USC researchers report a fuel cell based sensor that measures blood sugar without disrupting body chemistry enabling an implantable artificial pancreas. If funded with about 1 million dollars, a four to five year path could yield a implantable device with a needle sized sensor a lima bean sized integrator and a thimble sized insulin reservoir implanted in chest or abdomen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
APY
California
University of Southern California Medical School
Writiay
United States
Samuel Z. Bessman
USC Pharmacology Department
Robert Po Schultz
McDonnell-Douglas
Astropower Laboratory
Newport Beach
Ote
Bess
Schultz
USC
Pharmacology Department
Bessman
Israeli Leader Warns of Possible Clash With Soviet Pilots
In a radio interview on Israel's 23rd birthday, Prime Minister Golda Meir warned a clash with Soviet pilots remains possible if Middle East hostilities resume. She added Israel could not carefully identify pilots in combat before acting, while saying renewal of war is not imminent unless President Sadat makes commitments he cannot meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Middle East
Mt Vernon Lodge sets special meeting in April
Mt Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M will hold a special meeting on Monday April 26. Work in the third degree. Oral Stimson, W M. Byron Weld, secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASR Alm
Mt. Vernion
Oral Stimson
W.M
Byron Weld
Sec’y
Glen Ad Campaign Promises Extra Daylight for Car Show
Glen announces one more hour of evening daylight after today to tour a large stock of Mercury and Lincoln vehicles and safe buy used cars. The showroom stays open until 8 p.m. Monday through Friday to serve customers, with a reminder to adjust clocks tonight and visit next week.
Owners Can Reclaim Dogs From Pound In Seven Days
Merle Happy Williamson, Vernon rabies control officer, said owners may reclaim dogs from the local pound within seven days if the dog is vaccinated. Unvaccinated dogs must be vaccinated at the pound before release to the owner.
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Merle “Happy” Williamson
Vernon
Williamson
State Health Department
Willirmson
Milwaukee boy reunited with family in Milwaukee case
The Caputas recount years of denial and a failed attempt to block contact as Siler, a probationer with a car theft conviction, abducted Anthony Caputa. FBI agents arrested Siler on a kidnapping warrant near Des Moines while en route to Los Angeles. Des Moines officials circulated photos and an airline agent helped locate the suspect and boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caputa
Carl
Siler
Des Moines
FBI
Los Angeles
Caputas
Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office
Anthony
Tony
Bomb scare clears G C Murphy store
A bomb report at the G C Murphy store 909 Broadway prompted a police and staff search yesterday afternoon. No bomb was found.
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G. C. Murphy
Broadway
Peace parade capped by veterans casting medals on Capitol steps
About 100000 veterans ended their five day protest against the Vietnam War by discarding medals ribbons and crutches at the Capitol. Organized by former Navy Lt John Kerry the march emphasized peaceful action and perseverance despite court orders barring camping on the Mall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Navy
John Kerry
Supreme Court
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Ethel Broyles
Missouri
Isabelle Hass Dahlgren
Birger Helberg
Deny Lennon
Mt. ¥. Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
KSO St Louis
WCNT
Centralia
Wjpf Herrin
Aaward
Calif
Thomas Henry Hart
Fort Ord
Hart
Army
By Bill Stocaton
AP Science
Berkeley
Lewis Adv. and
Mfg
George Street
No. Bow
Glen
Glen Hayes
Milwaukee
Register-News
Bob Askew
Kroger
Paul Jackson
Jackson Mobil
Route 460
I-57
Jackson
New Mexico
Hazel A. Sutton
South 14Th
Linda Williams
Clint’s
6Th
Salem Road
David Agee
Route 1
Repor
Ted
Steven Morgan
Rt. 1
Steven Clark
Good Samaritan Hospital
Delmar L. Taylor
Betty L. Roberts
Gilbert
Agee
Roberts
Mary R. Loss
Wildwood
Marvin Sylvester Andes
Conneaut
Ohio
10Th
Albert F. Maerzke
Victoria M. Alexander
North 7Th
Jackie ©. Galiher
North 10Th
Roy A. Brown
Galiher
Pmartinae
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