Deaths and Funerals Miss Pauline Sturman of Dahlgren
Miss Pauline Sturman of Dahlgren died at Hamilton Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services 11:00 am Wednesday at Dahlgren Methodist Church with Rev. Edward Minor. interment in ICCF Cemetery. Body lies in state 10:00 am Wednesday at the church. Survived by two sisters Kathryn Hamilton Golconda and Lucile Gray Dahlgren, two brothers Paul Williams Sturman and Dale V. Sturman Berwyn, and others. Memorials to Perpetual Care Fund Dahlgren IOOF Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Sturman
Dahlgren
Chicago
Illinois
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Edward Minor
1.C.C.F
Gholson
Miss Sturman
Martin N
Mary Etta (Williams) Sturman
Kathryn Hamilton
Golconda
Lucile Gray
Paul Williams Sturman
Dale V. Sturman
Berwyn Illinois
Alice J. Sturman
Woodlawn
C.E.S
Perpetual Care Fund
Rites At Ina For J R Willis
Funeral services for John Richard Willis are set for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Ina Funeral Home with burial in Kirk Cemetery. The body lies in state from noon until the service hour, and friends may call at the Ina facility. Willis, 67, of East Alton, died Friday evening in a Wood River hospital. He was a former Jefferson County resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Richard Willis
Ina
Kirk Cemetery
Mr. Willis
East Alton
Wood River
Jefferson County
Former Akron resident Mrs Cecil Dunn dies at 67
Mrs. Cecil Dunn 67 of Akron former resident of this city died Saturday at her daughter Mrs Eleanor Hornick's home in Akron. She was born Oct 12 1898 in Jefferson county daughter of James and Della Derrington. She was first married to Arley Hughes and later to Frank J Dunn both preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters Gwendolyn Loomis Garden Grove Calif and Eleanor Hornick Akron three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Long Funeral Home Akron with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Dunn
Akron
Eleanor Hornick
Roy McPherson
Long Funeral
Dunn
Jefferson County
James and
Della (Roberts) Derrington
Arley Hugher
Frank J. Dunn
Earl
Lloyd Hughes
Gwendolyn Loomis
Garden Grove
Calif
Christine Meyer Dies Former Mt Vernon Resident
Christine Meyer formerly of Mt Vernon died Sunday in Staunton Illinois. She was the mother of Mrs Kermit Passley Route 4 Mt Vernon. Services will be held Wednesday at Fritz Chapel Staunton. She was a member of St Paul Evangelical Church. She was married to Bruno Meyer who preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Gus Hasse of Staunton and Mrs Passley three sons Charles and Walter Meyer both of St Louis and Fred Meyer of Beckley WV twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Meyer
Mt. Vernon
Staunton
Ill
Kermit Passley
Fritz
Meyer
St. Paul
Glen Ward
Nasan
Kansas City
Mr. Ward
Bryant
Richard M
Emma Jane (Reynolds) Ward
Ada Baker
Ward
First Methodist Church
Canton
Helen Munshower Dies At 43 In Rock Island Iowa
Mrs. Helen L. Munshower 43 of Rock Island Iowa died Sunday at 10:30 am in Rock Island. A former resident of Mt. Vernon she was born November 22 1922 in Findlay Illinois to Austin and Opal Holland. Survived by husband William Munshower one daughter Ruth Ann and parents. Funeral 2:30 pm Tuesday at Dudgeon Funeral Home Wa pello Iowa with burial in Wapello Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen L. Munshower
Rock Island
Mt. Vernon
Dudgeon Funeral Home
Wapelo
Towa
Wapello
Munshower
Finlay
Austin and
Qual ‘Holland
William Munshower
Ruth Ann
Opal Holland
Austin Holland
Carmi, DL
Funeral Today At Whittington For Anna Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Pearl Johnson were to be held at 2 00 p m at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington Burial in Williams Chapel cemetery near Ewing The 77 year old Whittington resident died Saturday morning in Franklin County Hospital Benton Born November 12 1888 in Franklin County she was daughter of William and Flora Baxter She was married to Elijah Johnson who preceded her in death Survivors include three sons Charles Johnson Buckner Kenneth Johnson Benton Loyd Johnson Ewing two daughters Althea Hancock Murphysboro Delphia Whitlow Whittington two brothers Willie James Baxter Mt Vernon a sister Alice McMahon California 16 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Pearl Johnson
Johnston Funeral Home
Whittington
Williams Chapel
Ewing
Johnson
Franklin County Hospital
Benton
Franklin County
William and
Flora (Holman) Baxter
Elijah Johnson
Charles Johnson
Buckner
Kenneth Johnson
Loyd Johnson
Althea Hancock
Murphysboro
Delphia Whitlow
Willie
James Baxter
Mt. Vernon
Alice McMahon
California
Georgia Jones Dies In Indiana
Mrs. Georgia Jones formerly of Mt. Vernon died last Thursday in Indianapolis Indiana. Funeral arrangements are pending at Parker Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Lucy Avant and Mrs Bertha Jones both of Mt. Vernon and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Jones
Mt. Vernon
Indianapolis
Ind
Parker Funeral Home
Lucy Avant
Bertha Jones
Glen Ward Dies In Kansas City
Glen Ward a native of Nasan died Sunday in Kansas City Missouri. Survived by nieces and nephews in Mt Vernon area and by two sisters and a brother with several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 p m Wednesday in Canton with his children Gale Ward Hers in Rin and Jack Ward Napa among survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Ward
Kansas City
Farthing Child Is Born Dead
Jill Allenia Farthing infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry R Farthing of 120 North 14th Street was born dead at 640 Sunday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital. Graveside services were held at Oakwood Cemetery at 11 this morning with Rev Herbert J Wilson officiating. Surviving are the parents and grandparents Melvin Farthing and Jay Sherwood of Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill Allenia Farthing
Jerry R. Farthing
North 14Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Oakwood Cemetery
Herbert J. Wilson
Jill
Jerry Robert
Bonnie (Sherwood) Farthing
Melvin Farthing
Jay Sherwood
Mt. Vernon
Five Major Illinois Pits Idle As Union Talks Continue
Miners press wage hikes, vacation pay, holidays and shift differentials in a new UMW agreement. The talks contrast with an April 8 contract with Peabody Coal Co. and others, which triggered strikes. In southwestern Pennsylvania about 4,000 miners stayed out awaiting terms, while Kentucky and West Virginia locals reported mixed returns and continued walkouts, with 10,000 strikers in eastern Kentucky unlikely to return before a signed contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UMW
Peabody Coal Co
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
E. Kentucky
C. E. Bean
UMW District 30
Weather Forecast For Southern Illinois And Mont Vernon
Five day forecast shows highs in upper 60s to mid 70s and lows in mid 40s to low 50s across Southern Illinois. A cooler Wednesday with showers midweek and toward week end. Mt Vernon: Saturday 70/44, Sunday 70/52 with rainfall totals from 7 am Saturday to 7 am Monday around 1.01 inches. year to date 11.27 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
MT. Vernon
Cool air follows warm weekend in Illinois
The Associated Press reports cooler conditions spread across northern Illinois after a sunny weekend. Temperatures rose into the 70s in Southern Illinois while central and northern areas cooled from the 60s. Drying skies predominate with some local showers in the far south. Last week rainfall caused river rises. Sangamon and Vermillion rivers remained high and Horse Creek flooded southeast Sangamon County, driving families from homes in Pawnee. Moline reached 74, O'Hare Airport noted 39.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Mercury
Sangamon
Vermillion
Horse Creek
Sangamon County
Pawnee
Moline
Chicago
O'Hare
Pilots Here To Plan May Trip
A Mt. Vernon Pilots Association meeting will be held at 7 30 p m Thursday at the local airport. Members will organize a flying trip in May and all area residents are invited to join the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Veterans of World War I Meeting at Hotel Emmerson
Veterans of the King City Barracks No. 102 will hold a meeting for World War I veterans at Hotel Emmerson at 7:30 Tuesday, April 26. Attendance of all members is urged. W.D. Isaac, Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King City Barracks
Hotel Emmerson
W.D. Isaac
Stated Mt Vernon Eastern Star Meeting Tuesday April 26
A stated meeting of Mt Ver non Chapter No. 233, Order of the Eastern Star, will be held in the Masonic Temple, Tuesday evening, April 26, at 7:30 o'clock. There will be initiation Mary Blades, W. M. Naomi R. Bogan, Sec'y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Mary Blades
W. M
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec’y
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Dip at Noon
Markets Mt Vernon reports prices paid to 12 30 pm down 25 cents. Top hogs 200 to 220 pounds bring 22 3 per cwt. Sows drop 23 cents to 18 50 for 300 weight, and over 18 25. boars 14 00 to 15 00. After 12 30 pm, prices set by next day’s market.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 2.84 a bushel shell corn 1.27 and ear corn 1.25 in a brief market report dated this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Egg and Poultry Pricing List
AP listing shows egg grades and weights with consumer and wholesale ranges. Hens heavy and light categories priced, under and over 5 pounds, and broilers and fryers priced within stated ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Broilers
Fryers
Chicago Market News Butter and Poultry Prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange and USDA reports show butter steady to firm with wholesale prices unchanged, eggs easier with high grade whites at 3734 and mixed 3742, meat and live poultry prices mostly unchanged or slightly lower, roasters 2815-31 and special fed white rock fryers 1914-2049.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Livestock price estimates at National Stockyards
AP reports Tuesday cattle hogs calves and sheep estimates at National Stockyards Tl. Hogs 8,000 capacity with barrows and gilts 22.00 to 23.25, sows 17.00 to 19.25, cattle 5,000 with steers 24.00 to 27.25, heifers 22.00 to 26.00, cows 18.00 to 20.50, vealers 25.00 to 35.00, sheep 600 with spring lambs 27.00 to 28.00, old crop wooled 25.00, shorn ewes 4.00 to 7.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Grain prices in Chicago futures and cash markets
Cash grain quotes from CHICAGO AP show Wheat No 2 hard at 1.653n and No 2 red at 1.65 3an. Corn No 2 yellow 1.32 and lower grades 1.28-1.30, No 4 1.27, No 5 1.20%. Oats No 2 heavy white 14%-75% and Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.98%n, No 2 yellow 2.99, Soybean oil 11.60n.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street moves irregularly lower as markets soften
Irregular early trading sees the stock market slide from last week's pace after new exchange credit limits take effect. Copper gains fade as zinc and Chile influences push prices. steel orders cut by autos weigh on metals. Dow and AP average dip while Boeing and Sperry Rand show mixed moves amid bond shifts.
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New York
Zambia
Chile
Federal Reserve Board
Boeing
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Sperry Rand
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Fines in circuit court for careless driving and licenses
James E. Wilson of Woodlawn was fined $10 for driving too fast for conditions. Patricia K. Englemann of Route 3 was fined $10 for careless driving. Oscar G. Gover of 1322 South Ninth Street was fined $10 for careless driving and $10 for failing to carry a valid driver's license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Wilson
Woodlawn
Patricia K. Englemann
Route 3
Oscar G. Gover
South Ninth Street
Sebel's Shoe Store Sign Remains as a Landmark
The former Sebel's Shoe Store site shows only a ghost sign after 38 years since its 1928 closing. Mt Vernon area recalls Bill Sebel, once a leading local shoe merchant with four shops, while 115 South Tenth now reads Lebel's Shoe Store, yet no shoes are sold there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebel's Shoe Store
Cook's Paint Store
Salem Road
Sebel’s Shoe Store
Mt. Vernon
Bill Sebel
Southern Illinois
Sebel
American Shoe Store
Vogue Shoe
12Th Street
Shoe
South Tenth Street
Lebel’s Shoe Store
Admitted and Discharged List at Jefferson Memorial
A printed list shows admitted and discharged patients at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. Notable names include Lewis Charles Sims aged patient at 624 Oak and Grace Marie Robinson at 1906 Conger, with many others from towns such as Bluford, McLeansboro, Dix, and Mt. Vernon. The roster includes addresses like 513 South 19th and 209 North Ninth, plus several entries for family members and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Charles Sims
Trenesia Lewis
Marion
Rosemary Skurat
Dubois
Wallace Stanley Hayes
Mec
Leansboro
Grace Marie Robinson
Conger
Alice Faye Russell
Bluford
Leroy Hunt
Anna Marie Schuster
Herman Ancil Moss
McLeansboro
Michael David Gay
Good Samaritan
Hilery Joe Trout
Fannie Mae Wright
Scheller
Wanda Marie Hayes
Ondyke
Joyce Elaine Gray
RFD
Leland Johnson
East Main
Lucille Hatfield
South
Judy Rapp
Dahligren
Raymond Eatock
North
Norma Shaw
Mt. Vernon
Helen Mescher
Taylor Ayers
Hillcrest
Christopher Butler
Bell
Norma Jean Dunbar
Inn
Stanton Bean
Robert Kay
Woodlawn
Ruth Hume
Maple
Helen Stells
Taylor
Misty Ann Bannister
Castleton
Virgil Hubbard
Kensington
Shirley Darlene Fisher
South 23Rd
Judith Diane Philp
Waltonville
Oscar Dixon
South 10Th
William Wendell Shields
South 12Th
Imo Davis
Arnold Goffinett
Larry Bell
Barbara Joan Duncan
Kimberly of
Dix
Mary Lee Summers
William Thomas Barbee
Jerry Lee Sechrest
Teresa Lynn
Truck crash kills nine children at Belgian safety class
In Walfergem Asse Belgium a baker's truck plowed into a sidewalk safety lesson killing nine children and injuring about 20. Witnesses say the vehicle skidded onto the curb as the class studied crossing streets. A school mistress is hospitalized. The driver is in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Walfergem-Asse
Local births reported at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jack Casada welcome a son born at 8 21 am weighing seven pounds seven and a half ounces. Larry Milner and wife greet a son born at 12 50 pm weighing eight pounds five and a half ounces named Travis Dean. Harry Hicks and wife announce a son born 11 06 pm weighing six pounds fourteen ounces named Charles Lee. Gary Shoemaker and wife welcome a daughter born 10 52 am weighing five pounds thirteen and a half ounces named Cynthia Lynn. Gerald Graham and wife announce a daughter born 12 36 pm weighing six pounds seven and a half ounces named Jana Michelle. Robert Jackson and wife greet a son born 1 04 am weighing seven pounds six ounces named Brett Owen. Robert Skurat and wife announce a son born 6 45 am weighing nine pounds two and a half ounces named Ricky Robert Dale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Casada
Mannen
Good Samaritan Hospital
Larry Milner
Keenes
Travis Dean
Harry Hicks
North 12Th Street
Charles Lee
Gary Shoemaker
Bonnie
Cynthia Lynn
Gerald Graham
RFD
Marion
Jana Michelle
Robert E. Jackson
Bluford
Brett Owen
Robert James Skurat
Dubois
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Ricky Robert Dale
Car Fire at P. N. Hirsch Parking Lot
Firefighters were summoned to the P. N. Hirsch parking lot on South 10th Street at 11 07 a m to extinguish a car fire that erupted after back firing. Damage was minor and the vehicle was operated by Mildred Mays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
P. N. Hirsch
South 10Th Street
Mildred Mays
AWOL Marine Surrenders to Mt Vernon Police
Michael E Hayes 18 of 718 Conger surrendered to Mt Vernon police yesterday and is being held for Navy authorities as AWOL from the Memphis naval air base. He is a Marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael E. Hayes
Navy
Mt. Vernon
Naval Air Base
Memphis
Blood Sample Right Takes Fight On Police To High Court
California appeal seeks to overturn a drunken driving conviction and challenge police blood sampling without consent. Armando Schmercher argues involuntary tests violate rights. LA officials cite evidence gathering. The 1964 and 1957 precedents frame the high court’s likely stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Armando Schmercher
Los Angeles
Schmercher
Tom C. Clark
Yanks Lose 4 Jets in North Viet Raids
Navy planes from Enterprise and Kitty Hawk hit 44 targets in North Vietnam focusing on ferry complexes highway bridges and staging areas near Vinh. Air force pilots reported four surface to air missiles 30 miles northeast of Hanoi. Spokesman refused to say if the two shot down were hit by missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Kitty Hawk
Viet Nam
Vinh
Air Force
Hanoi
Talking Book Machine Aids Blind At Local Nursing Home
A nursing home near Dix hosts new programs for the visually impaired. A talking book machine provides access to books from Readers Digest to the Bible, aided by Illinois Public Aid Services representatives. Miss Marian Bumford, herself blind, leads crafts to train tactile skills, with quilting, leather work, wood work, painting, and indoor gardening. A gift of 60 fiction books from Mt. Vernon Public Library is being cataloged for loan. Church services run Sundays at 2:30 and Sunday School at 9:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Grove Manor
Washington
Illinois Public Aid Services
Champaign
Ilinois
Louis Armstrong
Marian Bumford
Mt. Vernon Public Library
Strike Shuts Down World Journal Tribune in New York Merger
The Newspaper Guild of New York halted publication of the merged World Journal Tribune just before its launch. Four other dailies avoided a voluntary shutdown by continuing operations day to day. Picket lines formed at Journal American World Telegram Sun and Herald Tribune as unions seek layoff protections for about 2,000 of 5,700 workers facing job losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newspaper Guild of
World Journal Tribune
New Corporation
Matt Meyer
World Journal Tribune Inc
Afl-Cio
Journal- American
The
World-Telegram & Sun
Herald Tribune
Divorce suit filed by Emily Ann Wood in circuit court
Emily Ann Wood files for divorce from James Richard Wood in circuit court alleging cruelty. She seeks custody of two minor children, child support, and an injunction restraining him from molesting her or disposing of property. The couple wed April 20, 1959 and separated March 10, 1856.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Ann Wood
James Richard Wood
Two Mt Vernon youths admit burglaries in town
Two 17 year old Mt Vernon youths admitted burglaries at Yarber's Grocery and Jim's Billiards after police questioned them. The billiard parlor was hit April 18 with $125 missing, while Yarber's Grocery burglary on April 12 netted drinks and snacks. Most items were recovered and formal charges were not yet filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Yarber’s Grocery
South 12Th
Jim’s Billiards
Jordan
Yarber's
Wendell Warren
Mexican boxer knocks out opponent in brief report
In Tepic Mayarit Mexico Jesus Pimental 123 Los Angeles knocked out Luis Macias 127 Mexico 2.
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J. R. Willis
Akron, O
Mt. V
Helen Munshower
Anna Johnson
Indiana
Gale Ward
Herrin
Jack Ward
Napa
Violet Meier
Topeka
Kan
Ruby Rowe
Kankakee
Ruth Taylor
Farthing
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Jacksonville
Juneau
Louisville
Miami
Milwaukee
Moss St.p
New Orleans
Okla City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Winnipeg
Belleville
Peoria
Quincy
Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
Veterans OF
Mtt
Vernon Grain
Wall Street
Hasniel Netes
Jefferson Memorial
Donna Sue Sledge
Paula Drive
Glenn Bravard
Stacie Diane Smith
Cessna
John Ward
Cecil Forrester
Ellison Phillips
Verna Buhler
Helen Louise Howell
St. Charles
Jacqueline Lowery
Richview Road
James Richard Gregory
South 17Th
Belgin
Jansen‘s
CTO
VUES
Jim Jansen
Irvin Langa
Mgr
By Barry Schweid
Earl Warren
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
Lehmerber
Mary Sadler
Pontiac
Mich
Thad D. Sadler
Sadler
New York Daily
Collens Shoe Store
Broadway
Mt. V. Police
Bill
Mercury Premier
Oxford
Bill Kniffen
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