Deaths and funerals of Mrs Anna Funkhouser widow teacher
Mrs Anna Lurene Funkhouser 54 died at Good Samaritan Hospital. Jefferson county educator for 20 years taught at Bonnie grade school this year. Funeral 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Second Baptist Church with Rev Carl Whittington. Burial Kirk Cemetery. In state at Myers Chapel after 5 p.m. today. Born Aug 8 1909 Salem Indiana. Married Stanley Funkhouser July 18 1931. he died 1963. Survived by sons John Rochester New York Robert Peoria. daughters Annette Mt Vernon and Mrs Louis Gray Herman Mo.. brother Russell Lee Lincoln Tri.. sister Mrs James Tuttle Inn. six grandchildren. Alpha Delta Kappa member.
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Funkhouser
Jefferson County
Bonnie
Second Baptist Church
Carl Whittington
Kirk Cemetery
Myers Chapel
Salem
Inl
Roy
Lula
Pitchford) Lee
Stanley Funkhouser
John Funkhouser
Rochester
N.Y
Robert Funkhouser
Peoria
Loyd F. Askew Dies at 72 in Mt Vernon
Loyd Forrest Askew died at 12 30 pm Saturday at his home on RFD 4 Mt Vernon aged 72 He was born May 4 1891 in Jefferson county son of Sanford and Anna Askew He married Ruby Bayne February 6 1920 who survives Also surviving are two sons James L and Robert L Askew both of Opdyke a brother Hall Askew of Troy four sisters Hazel McBride Amy Steward both of Mt Vernon Alice Voyles of Belvidere Ruth Lisenby of Alton two grandchildren and three great grandchildren He was a World War I veteran and funeral services are set for 1 30 pm Tuesday at Myers Chapel with the Rev Olen Weatherford officiating Burial will be in Old Orchard cemetery The body will lie in state.
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Loyd Forrest Askew
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
Olen Weatherford
Old Orchard Cemetery
Mr. Askew
Jefferson County
Sanford and
Anna Askew
Ruby Bayne
James L
Robert L. Askew
Opdyke
Hall Askew
Troy
Hazel McBride
Amy Steward
Vernon
Alice Voyles
Belvidere
Ruth Lisenby
Alton
Askew
Grace Peyton Dies At 65 In Mt Vernon
Grace C. Peyton 65 of 1140 Welkins Street died at 12:45 am at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral at Myers Chapel Wednesday at 1 30 pm with Rev. Russell Monroe and Rev. Glen Johnson officiating. Mrs Peyton born July 16 1898 in Belle Rive daughter of Logan and Alice Richardson. Survived by husband Elisha Peyton a daughter Salenia Birkner Mt Vernon a son Clarence Peyton Mt Vernon a brother Virtus Richardson Belle Rive seven grandchildren. Preceded in death by one sister and one brother. Member of South Side Baptist Church.
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Grace C. Peyton
Welkins Street
Good Bamaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Russell Monroe
Glen Johnson
Tuesay
Peyton
Belle Rive
Logan
Alice
Cross) Richardson
Mt. Vernon
Elisha Peyton
Salenia Birkner
Clarence Peyton
Virtus Richardson
South Side
Walter Parsons Dies At 89 In Sparta
Walter L. Parsons a retired coal miner died Sunday afternoon at his home 718 S 12th St Sparta at age 89 He was longtime Sparta resident active in the miners union serving as local president and district official The body lies in state after 4 pm Tuesday with funeral Wednesday April 29 at 2 pm at Walker Colonial Funeral Home Sparta burial in Caledonia Cemetery Rev W H Fuqua conducts services He was born March 14 1875 in Madisonville Ky married Minerva Edwards in 1911 in Sparta survived by daughter Ruth Wright three grandchildren and three great grandchildren He had lived in Mt Vernon since 1958
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Walter L. Parsons
S. 12Th Street
Mr. Parsons
Sparta
Miners Union
Walker Colonial Funeral Home
Caledonia
W. H. Fuqua
Corinthian Baptist Church
Vernon
Madisonville
Minerva Edwards
Ruth Wright
Clinton Wright
Mt. Vernon
Pauline Crossey Dies In Florida
Word was received Saturday night of the death of Mrs. Pauline Crossey of West Palm Beach Florida mother in law of Bob Holland former Register News printer now with a Springfield newspaper. Holland and his wife Patricia were in Mt Vernon for the funeral of his uncle Logan Tolley when word arrived of Mrs Crossey's death. They flew to Florida to attend the funeral in West Palm Beach.
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Pauline Crossey
West Palm Beach
Fla
Bob Holland
Register News
Springfield
Holland
Patricia
Mt. Vernon
Logan Tolley
Fred Goodin 73 Benton's longtime resident dies
Fred Goodin 73 of Benton died Sunday in Franklin County Hospital Benton. Body sent to Mitchell Funeral Home Benton. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Survived by wife Blanche Munday Goodin Benton and brothers Charles Goodin Mt. Vernon and Roy Goodin Benton.
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Fred Goodin
Benton
Franklin County Hospital
Mitchell Funeral Home
Blanche (Munday) Goodin
Charles Goodin
Mt. Vernon
Roy Goodin
Florida Race Marriage Ban Seen As Court Test
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on Florida laws banning marriages between Negroes and whites and criminalizing cohabitation by mixed-race couples. Dewey McLaughlin and Connie Hoffman, jailed in 1962 after a Miami Beach conviction, challenge whether states can bar intermarriage and then punish cohabitation. The NAACP argues the convictions violate equal protection and due process.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Florida
Dewey McLaughlin
Connie Hoffman
Miami Beach
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
McLaughlin
Births for Keele Burns Mitchell and Risley families
Mr and Mrs Jerry Dee Keele 228 Burns welcomed a son Todd Dean born 842 am at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds. Mr and Mrs William Ray Burns Woodlawn welcomed a daughter Carla Sue born 1044 am Sunday at Good Samaritan weighing seven pounds seven ounces. Mr and Mrs Byford Mitchell 225 South 19th welcomed a son Philip Dean born 1232 pm yesterday at Good Samaritan weighing nine pounds four ounces. Mr and Mrs Larry Risley Ewing welcomed a son Larry Dale born 800 am Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds 15 ounces.
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Jerry Dee Keele
Burns
Good Samaritan Hospital
Todd Dean
William Ray Burns
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospitas
Carla Sue
Byford Mitchell
South 19Th Street
Philip Dean
Larry Risley
Ewing
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Larry Dale
Legion Post 141 Meeting Tonight at the Legion Hall
Members of Jefferson Post 141 American Legion will meet at a o'clock tonight at the Legion Hall. Rex Medders, adjutant.
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American Legion
Jefferson Post 141
The
Legion All
Mt Vernon Lodge Set to Meet in April Work Session
Special meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M convenes Monday April 27 at 7 30 p m. Work in the first degree. Kenneth Adams W M Byron Weld Secy.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Kenneth Adams
W. M
Byron Weld
Veterans of World War I to Meet at Legion Hall
King City Barracks No 102 will hold a regular session at 7 30 p m Tuesday April 28 at the Legion Hall All members urged to attend and others who served in 1917 18 are invited to visit us Joe Mosley Commander
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King City Barracks No
Legion Hall
Alll
Joe Mosley
Comdr
Friends Night at Mt Vernon Chapter 233 Eastern Star
Stated meeting held in Masonic Temple on Tuesday April 28 at 7 30 p m with Jean Carpenter as guest of honor. Regular officers to meet at 7 00 p m for instruction. Myra Murray W M Naomi R Bogan Secy. Pacific Ocean covers about one third of the globe. On Sept 28 1904 New York City police arrested a woman on Fifth Avenue for smoking a cigarette.
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Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Jean Carpenter
Myra Murray
W. M
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec’y
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Markets Hold Narrow Gains on Local Livestock Prices
Prices were unchanged on the local livestock market today with hogs 190 to 220 pounds at 14.20. Sows weighed 300 pounds and under 12.25, over 12.00. boars fetched 7.50 to 8.50.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon traders quoted Wheat at 1.98 Soybeans at 2.42 and Corn at 1.18 this afternoon in Mt Vernon reflecting market activity and price levels for staple grains.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and live poultry price report from St Louis
AP report from St Louis lists consumer grade eggs with sizes A large 27 28 A medium 24 25 A small 21 22 and B large 26 27. Wholesale grades shown as standard 24 Ye 254 percent, unclassified 23 24 percent, checks 17 20. Hens heavy 15 16, light over 5 lb 10 11, under 5 lb 5 4. Broilers and fryers 16 17.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce and Live Poultry Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices for butter show steady wholesale buying with 93 score AA and 92 figures. eggs unsettled with mixed grade breakdowns. Live poultry wholesale prices largely unchanged to slightly lower, roasters 23-26 cents, special fed white rock fryers 18-19 cents, heavy hens 19 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
C&s
Ralbylaggee
USDA
Livestock receipts and prices at National Stockyards II
AP reports Tuesday receipts at National Stockyards II with hogs 9,300 cattle 3,000 calves 250 and sheep 500. Hog offerings 11,500 with barrows and gilts 14.00-14.90 and sows 11.25-13.25. Cattle 6,500 calves 200, steers 18.00-21.50, heifers 18.00-21.25, cows 13.50-15.50, vealers 22.00-30.00. Sheep 900 with lambs 21.75-22.00, spring lambs 24.00-35.00, ewes 5.00-6.00.
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National Stockyards, II
Chicago Grain Prices Reported By AP
Chicago market data lists Wheat No 2 red at 2.122% near terms, Corn No 1 yellow 1.2844 and No 2 yellow 1.27 with No 3 yellow 1.25% to 1.26. Oats No 1 extra heavy mixed 68 percent, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.59 and Soybean oil 8.
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Chicago
Wall Street shares slip as market extends losses
Wall Street in moderate trading extends losses amid profit taking and a broad downturn. Texas Gulf Sulphur led advances, while Chrysler and General Motors fell, and Xerox, Merck, and Eastman Kodak declined. Sears Roebuck and Socony Mobil edged up. Dow noon averages show declines across indices.
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New York
Texas Gulf
Chrysler
General Motors
Eastman Kodak
Goodrich and
Jones & Laughlin
Merck
Xerox
Western Air Lines
Sears Roebuck
Socony- Mobil
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Across Two Facilities
Entries list admitted and discharged patients at Good Samaritan and similar hospital units. Admitted include Hazel Yost Joella Foreman Gary Burgess Beatrice Halfacre Stanley Bayne Janice Risley William Barker and others. discharges include Mary Turner Kermet Sanders Dorothy Friedman Ida Sandusky and Beulah McDaniel. Additional lists cover Pur sell facility admissions and multiple discharges of patients such as Paul Kelly Larry Phelps Michael Kirkpatrick and many more.
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Hazel Emma Yost
Joella Foreman
Gary Ray Burgess
Keenes
Beatrice J. Halfacre
Salem
Stanley Bayne
Janice Risley
Ewing
William A. Barker
Texico
Mary Turner
Kermet Sanders
Dorothy Friedman
Ida Sandusky
Beulah J. McDaniel
Good Samaritan
Paul Warden Pursell
Everett Robert Fox
Nell Yearwood
Homer F. Hauk
Richard Charles Johnson
Minnie Belle Wilson
Cora Olive Elliston
Doris Mae Jones
Sarah Edna Smith
Eva Irene Starr
Pauline Kemper
Russell Ward Whitlock
Russell Dean Reynolds
Wilma Lucille Braddy
Gale A. Bullard
Paul William Kelly
Larry Robert Phelps
Michael Marion Kirkpatrick
Qoal Mae Newell
Herman Lloyd Summers
Effie Irene Allen
Kirk Lyle Pennington
Carl David Duncan
Barbara Ann Hunt
Marshall Edward Gregory
Nancy Jean Wilson
Helen Marie Shirley
Verner William Earls Jr
Lana Kay Wegmann
Margaret Virginia Smith
Geraldine Ann Sweetin
Edna Bertha Casey
Nora Ruth Jewell
Dominican Republic Gains Independence in 1844 Rebellion
The Dominican Republic formed in 1844 after Dominicans rose against Haitian rule, establishing a new nation led by local leaders and sparking a long road to sovereignty.
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Dominican Republic
Weather Report Saturday to Monday forecast data
Detailed forecast shows Saturday high 75 and low 52 with Sunday 79 and 60. Rain from 7:00 a.m. Saturday to 7:00 a.m. Monday totals 51 inches with 16.67 inches for the year to date. Historical highs and lows listed: five years ago 72/64 and ten years ago 83/63. Tuesday sunrise 5:00, sunset 6:52 CST.
Illinois Weather Outlook: Showers Damp State This Week
Chicago area reports scattered showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain in the north and lighter activity in the south. Temperatures rise into the 70s with nightly lows 48 to 55 in the north and 50s in the south. The five day forecast calls for near normal highs in the north and 3 to 7 degrees below normal in the south, with frequent showers and heavier rain Friday or Saturday. Continuous precipitation totals about half to three quarters of an inch in the north and one to two inches in the south across the period.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
Tinois
Northern Illinois
Sand damage from vandalized truck in Centralia incident
Centralia officials estimated 900 dollars in damage to a semi-trailer truck engine after vandals poured sand into it as the vehicle was driven 45 miles to Flora. Sand was found in engines of three other vehicles in a salvage yard over the weekend.
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Centralia, Ill
Flora
Lions officer training school draws 91 Lions from 28 clubs
The Mt. Vernon event gathered 91 Lions representing 28 clubs to discuss a community activities program and the role of Lions work in world service. International Counsellor Charles E. Davis led sessions as district officials offered welcome remarks and training details.
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Lions Club
Mt. Vernon
Delo
Lions Officer Training School
Lions
Lionism
International Counsellor
Les E. Davis
Pinckneyville
Ed Weber
Lebanon
Til. Mt. Vernon
Bill Steffy
Joe Martin
A. G. Packwood
Charles Inskeep
Frank Case
Clyde Miller
Melvin Bayer
Malcolm Hirons
Robert Moorhouse
Ogie Ellis
Zone
Mt Vernon Musicians Win State Contest Honors
Mt Vernon city schools symphony orchestra and concert band directed by Kenneth Mills and Harry Dunham won first place in the state music contest at Centralia. The orchestra has 68 players and the band 96 from grades four through eight. About 3,750 musicians participated as 50 southern organizations traveled by bus and car, with events running from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mt Vernon previously hosted the contest three years ago.
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Mt. Vernon City
Kenneth Mills
Harry Dunham
Centralia
Criticizes Vicar And Is Kicked Out
SONIA Michigan AP An Ionia couple is excommunicated after charging their Episcopal priest with archaic beliefs and moral knowledge for criticizing a high school musical dance. The rector, Rev Raymond Bierlein, excommunicated Robert and ______ Clores after a letter published in the Ionia Daily Sentinel Standard.
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Sonia
Mich
Ionia
Robert Clore
Tonia Episcopal Church
Raymond Bierlein
Clores
Ionia Daily Sentinel Standard
Bierlein
Raymond Monte
Clare
Richard
Charles Bennison
Western Michigan
Anna State Hospital hosts 6028 visitors at open house
Officials at Anna State Hospital reported 6,028 people visited the open house on Sunday, markedly higher than last year when 4,676 visitors attended. The annual event drew local residents to the mental institution for a public tour and information.
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Anna, Tl
Anna State Hospital
Warn Drivers At Mt. Vernon Park
Mt. Vernon park officials warned motorists today to obey traffic rules at the city park or face arrest. Park Superintendent Erwin McKay cited numerous violations with wrong way driving and failure to stop at signs as summer crowds arrive. He urged strict compliance as signs clearly mark the routes and regular police patrols will continue all summer to prevent accidents and injuries.
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Mt. Vernon City Park
Erwin McKay
McKay
Auto And Taxi In Collision On South Tenth Street
A car driven by John E Campbell Route 5 collided with a taxi driven by John E Dycus Route 7 in the 100 block of south Tenth street Saturday. The taxi sustained damages over 100 dollars while the car was about 15 dollars. Campbell was charged with following too close.
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John E. Campbell
Route 5
John E. Dycus
Route 7
South Tenth Street
Campbell
Rights Talk Sidetracks Bible Issue
Washington AP reports momentum stalls for a constitutional change to allow Bible reading or prayers in public schools. House debates 146 proposed changes as Senate filibuster persists, aging the issue amid campaign seasons. Becker leads the effort, while Maryland clergy and multiple churches oppose weakening the First Amendment’s neutrality on religion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Big House
Frank J. Becker
R-N.y
House
Senate
Russia
Congress
Becker
Maryland
Presbyterian
United Church of Christ
Seventh-day Adventists
Society of Friends
Miss Mt Vernon Pageant Names Directors for 1964
Mt Vernon Jaycees announce Mrs Anson Smith and Mrs Hanarose Eschelbacher as pageant directors for 1964. They will coach contestants on poise talent and show presentation. Entry blanks available from Chairman Bob Hicks Entries Chairman Jerry Laur or Jaycee office.
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Mt. Vernon
Supreme Court Firemen Lose Fight For Jobs
Washington AP The Supreme Court refused to review a government arbitration board ruling risking about 48000 railroad firemen and other crew jobs. Four unions challenged the ruling, which stands with an May 7 to May 10 effect date. Only firemen face direct impact as other crew matters were already set in motion. The decision avoids reasoning and notes Goldberg did not participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Johnson
Juse
Arthur J. Goldberg
Secretary of Labor
131st American Viet War Death Near Kien Long
American Lt. Ronald Hines was killed near the southern tip of South Viet Nam as government troops pressed a two battalion Communist force near embattled Kien Long. He is the 131st American to die in Viet Nam and the 35th this year. Two Vietnamese soldiers died and 14 were wounded. U.S. spokesman said 20 Viet Cong died. His wife Harriet joins his parents in Amarillo and Middletown.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ronald Hines
Kien Long
Hines
Viet Nam
Harriet
Middletown
James B. Hines
Amarillo
Tex
U.S
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