Deaths and Funerals Mrs Annie Graves J
Mrs Annie Graves J of 1325 North Tenth Street died at 6 15 pm Wednesday at YW Good Samaritan Hospital. Born April 9 1874 in Marlow Jefferson County she was a member of First United Methodist Church. Funeral services set for 10 30 am Saturday Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. She is survived by nephews and nieces including Lois FitzGerrell Mt Vernon.
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Annie Newbon Graves
North Tenth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jefferson County
J. and
Lavina (Starner) Newton
First, United Methodist Church
Lois
Katherine) — Fitzgerrell
Mt. Vernon
Bell, California Woman Lillian Sanders Dies at 59
Lillian Sanders 59 of Bell California former Mt. Vernon resident died at 6 05 am yesterday at City of Home Medical Center Duarte California. She was born August 11 1912 daughter of Edward and Ellen Mann married June 1 1957 to Elmer Sanders who survives. Funeral 1 pm Saturday Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Ross Partridgs officiating burial Kirk Cemetery Ina Illinois. She is survived by her mother Ellen Mann husband Elmer of Bell sister Wanda Border Chicago sister Rachel Mann Chicago and foster sister Velva Moore Chicago plus several nieces and nephews.
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Lillian Sanders
Bell
Calif
Mt. Vernon
City of Home Medical Center
Duarte
Sanders
Johnson and Johnson Co
Edward and
Elen (Eason) Mann
Elmer Sanders
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Ross
Kirk Cemetery
Ina
Ellen Mann
Vernon
Elmer
Osro Mann
Chicago
Lawrence
Wanda) Border
Rachel Mann
Velva Moore
Hester and Garrison Rites Noted in Elgin Area Obituaries
Gordon Hester 77 of Elgin a former Jefferson county resident died Wednesday after leaving Sherman Hospital. Funeral Saturday at ledgin with burial in kelpin. Survived by wife Hattie a son Gordon Hester Jr one granddaughter and three sisters. Minnie Garrison 89 of 801 George St died Wednesday at Hickory Grove Manor. She was cousin of William Jennings Bryan and member of First Baptist church. Surviving: three daughters two sons 12 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev Larry Bailey and Rev Everett Lemay. Burial Pleasant Hill cemetery. Friends may call Myers Chapel after p.m. Friday. Body lies in state Saturday noon at church until funeral.
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Gordon Hester
Elgin
Jefferson County
Sherman Hospital
Ledgin
Surial
Kelpin
Mr. Hester
Johny S
Addie Iove Hester
Hattie Martin
Hattie
Gordon Hester Jr
Martha Shmels
Least St. Louis
Mars Ruth Johnson
Benton
Juanita Kelley
Mt Ver
Minnie Garrison
George Sr
Hickory Grove Manor
Clay County
Daniel S. and
Helen Bryan
Garrison
Joseph FF. Garrison
William Jennings Bryan
First Baptist Church
Kula McQoy
Myers Chapel
George Gambill Benton Funeral Rites Held
George Cecil Gambill 73 of Benton died in an automobile crash on Route 37 near Whittington Curve Tuesday night. Funeral services are at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Hobbs Johnson Funeral Home in Benton with burial in Lake Creek cemetery. Masonic rites are planned and Gambill is noted for active roles in Masonic and related orders. He was a retired Illinois Central Railroad engineer.
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George Cecil Gambill
South Pine
Benton
Hobbs- Johnson Funeral Home
Lake Creek
Johnston City
Hobbs-Johnson
Gambill
Whittington Curve
Masonic Lodge
Mt. Vernon
Faith Court
Order of the Amaranth
Centralia
Shepherds
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Eastern Star
Illinois Central Railroad
Reds Say There's No Invasion
The Red side rejects the invasion charge and reiterates long standing demands for a fixed U.S. withdrawal date and a coalition Saigon government. Thuy and Viet Cong leader Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh denounced Nixon's Vietnam speech as padding the war and asserted no shift in policy.
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Thuy
Nguyen Thi Binh
Viet Cong
U.S
Neuyen van Thien
Saigon
Nixon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Clarence Laird 69 Mitchel South Dakota dies after heart attack
Clarence R. Laird 69 of Mitchell S D and former Jefferson county resident died at 5 00 am Wednesday at his home after an apparent heart attack Milletan Funeral Home Mitchell burial in Graceland Cemetery Mitchell He was born Jan 29 1903 in Jefferson County son of Samuel T and Nellie Davenport Laird Survived by wife Helen two daughters Shirley Green Fedora and Gloria Jones Mitchell one sister Gladys Baker Belle Rive two brothers Raymond Fulton and Wilbur Laird Mt Vernon and four grandchildren He was preceded in death by parents three brothers and two sisters He belonged to the Church of Christ of Mitchell S D
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Clarence R. Laird
Mitchell
S.D
Jefferson County
Milletan Funeral Home
Graceland
Mr. Laird
Samuel T
Nellie (Davenport) Laird
Helen Laird
Shirley Green
Fedora
Gloria Jones
Frank
Gladys) Baker
Belle Rive
Raymond Laird
Fulton
Wilbur Laird
Mt. Vernon
Laird
Church of Christ of Mitchell
Regular Chapter Meeting of Home Chapter TLD Dix
A regular stated meeting of Home Chapter TLD Dix will be held on Monday May 1 at 000 pm Ruth Ann Riley presiding WM Lois McDaniel secretary duties noted.
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Dix
Pam
Ruth Ann Riley
Lois McDaniel
Mt Vernon Hog Market and Prices in Mt Vernon Grain
Mt Vernon hog market reports No 1 and No 2 hogs 200 to 220 lb at 23.75 to 24.00, No 24.28, mixed lots 220 to 240 lb 22.75 to 23.75, saws 17.50 to 20.00. Mt Vernon grain quotes Wheat 1.50, Soybeans 3.39, Corn 2.17. St Louis AP eggs and butter prices, Chicago wholesale eggs and butter. National Stockyards Illinois hog and cattle receipts, prices for US 1-2 200-280 lb hogs 24.75-25.00, 1-3 200-240 lb 24.25-24.75, 230-260 lb 23.50-24.25, 350-600 lb sows 20.00-20.75, boars 21.00, cattle receipts 1,000 head, feeder buyers, commercial cows 23.50-25.50, calves 44.00-48.00, prime 50.00. Sheep 25 head not testable.
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MT. Vernon
Muskie's Delegates Hold Fast Amid Convention Strategy
Musk ie stops race is out of money as Nixon troop withdrawals and a blunted Vietnam offensive buoy sentiment. Dow Jones edges higher on led by Polaroid gains while markets react to trade deficit data and leading indicators. Muskie maintains 128 delegates and seeks a convention compromise.
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New York Stock Exchange
Nixon
Vietnam
Commerce Department
Polaroid
Muskie
George McGovern
Massachusetts
Hubert Humphrey
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Sandusky Creek Recreation Area to Open at Rend Lake
Colonel Guy I Jester said the Sandusky Creek Recreation Area at Rend Lake will open for public use on May 19 with two multi lane boat ramps, a trailer dump station and a sand swimming beach. The area includes five picnic shelters and 80 sites plus 200 campsites, all first come first served as Rend Lake is expected to be below normal pool that day. Visitors should watch for submerged objects debris and shallow water due to low water conditions.
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Guy I. Jester
U.S. Army Engineer District
St. Louis
Sandusky Creek
Rend Lake
Jester
Blood Drive Slated For Fran cis Gene Taylor Name
Jefferson county residents are urged to donate blood in the name of Fran cis Gene Taylor of Route 1 Bonnie. Taylor recently underwent open heart surgery with 26 pints used. Blood donated during the Red Cross Bloodmobile will serve as replacement and be collected at Mt Vernon Central Church of Christ on May 1 2 and at Rend Lake College on May 3.
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Jefferson County
Red Cross
Francis Gene Taylor
Route 1
Bonnie
Taylor
Mt. Vernon
Central Church of Christ
Rendlake College
Ford To Cut 1972 Car Prices In Beat Of Rules
Ford Motor Co plans an average $13 cut per 1972 car and truck to keep profits within Price Commission guidelines after reporting a quarterly loss of $252 million or $2.44 a share. Chairman Henry Ford II and President Lee Iacocca cited strong market acceptance and greater market share as the reason for price reductions.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Price Commission
Ford
Henry Ford II
Lee A. Iacocca
U.S. Reconciles To Territory Loss In Vietnam War
President Nixon and adviser Kissinger signaled acceptance of limited territorial loss to North Vietnam in South Vietnam while demanding withdrawal of forces across the DMZ. Kissinger declined to specify if all invading troops must pull back beyond the DMZ.
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United States
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
Dmz
Territoy
Jefferson County Creates Comprehensive Services Agency
The Jefferson County Comprehensive Services, Inc. board elected John Powell president for 1972 73. Uwe Gunnerson was named executive director to start July 1 1972. The new agency will unite five groups to provide social and rehabilitative services, including for mentally retarded residents, with programs like sheltered workshop work activity center and day care center and a $143069 state grant application.
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The
Jefferson County Comprehensive Services, Inc
Uwe Gunnerson
Joliet
Jefferson County
Powell
County to Hire 13 for Road Work Under Grant
Chairman Waite announced the county will hire 13 workers for road projects using a grant that is renewable for next year. No county funds will be spent. Positions start as laborers at 1.75 dollars per hour, with raises to 2.60 dollars per hour as increases occur. The county will use Illinois State Employment Service referrals and aims to retain as many workers after emergency funds run out.
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Waite
Illinois State Employment Service
Moon rocks spark surprise from lunar landing team
Astronauts report unexpected rock types near the landing site after returning to the lab for analysis. Duke notes fewer volcanics than expected, while Young and the team say the rocks are unique and unlike any previously observed in lunar samples, prompting further study.
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Young
Duke
County Board To Meet Here On Tax Problems
Waite, chairman of the county Board of Review, says the county can seek a lower multiplier or pursue township by township multipliers. The board has re entered session to review the tax assessment situation and no definite multiplier yet. tax bills likely mailed late.
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Waite
Jefferson County
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Mr. Vernon
California
Gordon Hester Elgin
Verrion
George Gambill Benton
Thay
Ivasion
Clarence Laird
South Dakota
Alphus
Lowry
Harold Mayberry
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Richardson Funeral Home
Wanda
Billy
Glenn
Kenneth
Ronnie
ST. Louis AP
USDA
Buiter
National Stockyards
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
New York
Dan Jones
Indus
Danner
Max Danner
Good Will Ambassadors Club
Greater
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Down
Moose Lodge
Cletus Andres
Washington
Davis
South Side Drug Store
South 10Th St
John Powell
John Perino
George Waggoner
Sue Price
Rex Hodge
Jeannifer Wiel
Ed Webb
Irene Cochrane
Paul Glemance
Judd DeWitt
Dot Hayman
J. Heersma
Everett Lemay
Nell Cochrane
Cherrie Phifer
Agencies
Jefferson County Association For Retarded Children
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission
Mental Health Center
Mental Health Association
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Leonard
W-G’s
W-G
Leonard Wood
Moon Men
Abc—Jackson Five
Guess Who
Jay
Techniques
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Atlantis
Donovan
BAD Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater
Band OF Gold
Freda Payne
Cathy's Clown
Everly Brothers
Billy Joe Royal
Cheater
Bob Kuban
Simon & Garfunkel
Brian Hyland
Ruby
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First Edition
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Zorba the Greek
Tijuana Brass
Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell
Fifth Dimension
Maria
R. R. Greaves
Dizzy
Tommy Joe Good
the Bad & the Ugly
Hugo Montenegro
Iron Butterfly
Gentle ON
Mind
Ilen Campbell
Grazin IN the
Friends of Distinction
Gloria
Shadows of Night
Beatles
Tom Jones
MR. Tambourine Man
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