Rites Sunday at Clay City for Howard Pilson
Funeral services for Howard Evan Pilson will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Padgett and Easley Funeral Home in Clay City with burial in Opdyke cemetery. The body lies in state after 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Pilson, 34, of San Francisco, California, died Wednesday in that city after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Evan Pilson
Padgett and Easley
Clay City
Opdyke
Mr. Pilson
San Francisco
Calif
Edna Jennie Kinison Dies Rites Saturday
Edna Jennie Kinison 204 North Fourth Street died at 7 10 p m Thursday in Good Samaritan Hospital at 73 years four months 26 days Funeral services 3 00 p m Saturday Myers Chapel with Rev Milton Connett officiating burial Oakwood Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m today Survivors include son Raymond F Kinison of Danville IL three daughters Margaret Potts Pauline Atkinson and Mary Lou Eubanks a brother Claud Henry 13 grandchildren She was born December 2 1892 in Jefferson County and married J Paul Kinison August 9 1914 in Mt Vernon He was deceased October 15 1956
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Jennie Kinison
North Fourth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Milton Connett
Oakwood Cemetery
Kinison
Jefferson County
James W
Cartle (Oakley) Henry
Mt. Vernoon
J. Paul Kinison
Raymond F. Kinison
Danville
Margaret Potts
Pana
Pauline Atkinson
Mary Lou Eubanks
Claud Henry
Mt. Vernon
Funeral Sunday for Richview resident C H Stephens
C H Stephens 88 of Richview died Thursday in Fireside House Centralia. Funeral at Richview Baptist Church Sunday at 2 PM with Rev. Bert Watts and Rev. Lindell Bruce officiating. Burial in Richview Cemetery. Hogan Funeral Home Ashley in charge. calling after 2 PM Saturday. Born October 25 1877 in Ashley township. Survived by wife Cliffie Pitchford a son Virgil Stephens three daughters twelve grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.
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Collie Henry Stephens
Richview
Fireside House
Centralia
Richview Baptist Church
Bert Watts
Lindell Bruce
Richview Cemetery
Hogan Funeral Home
Ashley
Mr. Stephens
Ashley Township
David and
Frances (Swartzberger) Stephens
Cliffie Pitchford
Virgil Stephens
Grand Blanc
Mich
Mildred Newman
Hallie Stephens
Gladys McClelland
Mattie Rich Dies At South Elgin Funeral Rite Set
Mrs. Mattie Rich of 250 East Avenue South Elgin died Thursday in Sycamore hospital at 92 years 3 months 1 day. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Monday Myers Chapel with Rev. W A Gardner Assembly of God Jacksonville. Burial Williams Cemetery. Survived by four daughters 26 grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Belonged to Assembly of God Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Rich
East Avenue
South Elgin
Sycamore
Ill
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
W. A. Gardner
Assembly of God Church
Jacksonville
Williams Cemetery
Rich
Seneca, Kan
William and
Mary Dennis (Highsmith) Henry
William Robert Rich
Mary, Bannister
Greenfield, Tenn
Linda Thompson
Jessie Kelley
Canaloa
Rev Fred Kern Dies and Funeral Planned Saturday
The Rev. Fred E. Kern of 2802 Loganstreet a retired Methodist minister died suddenly at 5 10 p m and died at Good Samaritan Hospital He was 76 years nine months and 29 days old A member of the Illinois Conference he served six years as associate pastor of the First Methodist church in Mt Vernon Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Saturday at the First Methodist church with Dr Don Crocker and the Rev Earl Myers officiating Burial will be in Fairview cemetery at Kansas Ill Friends may call at Myers Chapel after 4 00 p m today The body will be moved to the church at 9 00 a m Saturday to lie in state until the funeral time He was born June 29 1889 in Philadelphia Pa and married Sadie Grasse March 4 1912 They observed their 54th wedding anniversary earlier this year He was a member of the Scottish Rite of the Masonic Order Peoria Tl Consistory Surviving are his wife two sons Luther Kern of Kansas Ill and Elmer Kern of Fontana Calif two daughters Esther Watts of Rossmore Calif and Dorothy Barnes of Rosedale Mich and ten grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Kern
Loganstreet
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr. Kern
Methodist Church
Illinois Conference
First Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
Don Crocker
Earl Myers
Fairview Cemetery
Kansas
Myers Chapel
Philadelphia
Edward
Matilda (Schoenberg) Kern
Pennsylvania
Sadie Grasse
Peoria
Luther Kern
Ill
Elmer Kern
Fontana
Calif
Esther Watts
Rossmore
Dorothy Barnes
Rosedal
Migs
Gerald L. Elder Dies in Salem Rites Held Saturday
Gerald L. Elder, a certified public accountant noted in the Mt. Vernon oil fraternity, died yesterday in Salem. He was a partner at Gauger and Diehl. Friends may call at Bowman-Hancock Funeral Home in Salem. services scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald L. Elder
Mt. Vernon
Salem
Gauger and Diehl
Bowman-Hancock
School Girls In vice case Ring
EAST ST LOUIS IL AP A three month investigation led to the arrest of five teenage girls aged 14 to 17 and two adults in a prostitution ring. The girls, all high school students, were booked under juvenile code and turned over to parents for juvenile authorities. Fred Brown 47 and Elnora Fleming 37 charged with pandering for operating a bawdy house. Both held on 2500 dollar bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis, Il
Fred Brown
Elnora Fleming
Brown
Miss Fleming
Weather roundup for Here And Elsewhere Vernon
Thursday high 6, low 50 with rainfall from 7:00 a.m. Thursday to 7:00 a.m. Friday totaling .26 inches. Year to date rainfall 12.60 inches. Comparisons show five years ago 6 and 36, ten years ago 75 and 50. Saturday sunrise 5:02, sunset 6:53.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MY. Vernon
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois cools into week
Temperatures in Southern Illinois will run two to eight degrees below normal from Saturday to Wednesday with normal highs in the low to upper 70s and lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. Expect continued cool conditions with only small daily changes. Precipitation is likely Saturday night and again around Wednesday, averaging about 0.45 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Hog market prices at Mt Vernon update
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were 250 higher with top at 21 75 for 200 to 220 lb hogs. Sows 300 weight and over 17 50 to 17 75, down. Boars 14 00 to 14 50. After 12 30 p m prices shift to next day's basis.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon grain prices listed this afternoon with soybeans at 2.95, shell corn at 1.28, and ear corn at 1.26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Weather Offers Sun and Showers Across Regions
The Associated Press reports a mix of showers and sunshine across Illinois with temperatures in the 60s. Rockford logged a 32 degree low while most areas stayed in the 40s overnight. Saturday forecasters predict mostly cloudy conditions with possible showers and a warming trend in southern Illinois. Temperatures Thursday near 70 in the south, 69 along the Ohio River, 67 at Belleville, and Quincy peaking at 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Rockford
Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Ohio River
Belleville
Quincy
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Names List
Hospital notes list admitted and discharged patients at Jefferson Memorial. Names include Mildred McMillan Ada Spicer Vermadel Meeks Mary Jane Levin Charlotte Tolley Rosa Williams Rosemary Skurat and baby James Dubois George Bailor Jessica Clark Kenneth Cannon Johanna Spangler Helen Witges Brenda McCoy Grace Dodson Elmer Bolerjack Ada Peraino Van Black Clarence Brehm Edward Dare Anna Loman Anna Falls Helen Walker Bonnie Farthing Sandy Jackson Judith Philp Bertha Brown Ruth Wright Leona Levin Stanton Bean Shirley Fisher Rosalie Vosburgh Leon Wright Taylor Ayers Carl Fitzjerrets Hester Patterson Raymond McCoy Larry James Pau Lovan Leeta Casada and baby John Russell listed among admitted and discharged patients.
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Ada May Spicer
Johnsonville
Vermadel Joan Meeks
Herbert
Mary Jane Levin
Belle Rive
Charlotte Marie Tolley
Perkins
Rosa Leota Williams
North 13Th
Rosemary Skurat
Rocky Robert Dale
Dubois
Good Samaritan
James Claude Dubois
South 13Th
George
Red) Bailor
Lamar
Jessia Clark
RFD
Kenneth Cannon
Magno
van Black
Clarence E. Brehm
Wilshire
Edward Dare
Anna Loman
Waltonville
Anna Falls
Opdyke
Helen Ada Walker
Bonnie Farthing
Sandy Jackson
Brett Owen
Bluford
Judith Diane Philp
Bertha Brown
Ruth Mae Wright
Leona Levin
Stanton O. Bean
Shirley Fisher
Rosalie Vosburgh
Woodstock
Leon Wright
Apricot
Taylor Ayers
Hillcrest
Carl Fitzjerrets
Hester Patterson
South 23Rd
Raymond McCoy
Larry James
Pau
Lovan
South 19Th
Leeta Casada
John Russell
Mannen
Earthquake Ruins 4000 Homes in Tashkent
AP reports about 4000 families lost their homes after the Tashkent earthquake on Tuesday per Tass. The disaster severely damaged residential areas, prompting relief efforts and assessments by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Tashkent
Tass
Births in Belle Rive and Reynolds families
Mr and Mrs John Kiefer of Belle Rive welcome daughter Anna Marie born Wednesday night at 7 03 in Good Samaritan hospital weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces. Mr and Mrs Jerry Lilly of Reynolds Ind greet son Stephen Bruce born April 22 in a Reynolds hospital. Mother is Diane Pifer of this city. her father Lester Pifer former Mt Vernon Central Church of Christ pastor now living in Lancaster Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kiefer
Belle Rive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Anna Marie
Jerry Lilly
Reynolds
Ind
Stephen Bruce
Diane Pifer
Lester Pifer
Mt. Vernon Central
Traffic fines listed in circuit court
John E. Parker of West Point Mississippi faced a $10 fine for following too close. Wayman R. Harlan of Route 3 was fined $15 for reckless driving. Marvin G. Dixon of Route 3 paid $10 for failure to yield right of way. Larry D. Randall of 824 Pace was fined $10 for inadequate splash guards in a vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Parker
West Point
Miss
Wayman R. Harlan
Route 3
Marvin G. Dixon
Larry D. Randall
Pace
Cash grain prices reported in Chicago markets
AP reports cash grain values from Chicago: Wheat No. 3 hard 1.64 to 1.65 dollars per bushel, No. 2 red around 1.44. Corn No. 2 yellow about 1.32 to 1.34, No. 3 1.28 to 1.31, No. 4 1.25 to 1.27. Oats No. 2 heavy white about 1.45. Soybeans No. 1 yellow around 3.08 to 3.14. Soybean oil about 1.15 dollars per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St Louis Produce Price Listings From AP Report
St Louis produce data lists egg grades with weights for consumer and wholesale categories. Hens and broilers prices are noted across size and weight classes.
Livestock price estimates from St Louis market figures
Livestock price data from St Louis AP bulletin lists Monday estimates: hogs 9,000, cattle 5,000, calves 100, sheep 500. Hog breakdown shows barrows and gilts 190-240 lbs at 21.50-23.00, sows 325-650 lbs at 16.25-18.50. Cattle at 20, calves 50, cows 18.00-20.00, wealers good and choice 2.00-34.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, Mo
Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Market Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter at 93 score AA with entries 6214 and 92 A 62 percent, 90 B 61 percent, 89 C 60 percent. Cars listed at 90 B 62 percent and 89 C 61 percent. Eggs steady with grade A whites 3444 mixed 3432 mediums 34 standards 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street gains steady in midafternoon trading
In New York the market steadied after a morning rally with the Dow down 1.61 at noon to 935.80 as gains led by Eastern Air Lines United American and Pan American outweighed by weakness in General Electric and other blue chips. The S&P 500 rose to 91.26 and the AP index to 344.6 as heavy buying appeared in low priced Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Eastern Air Lines
United Air Lines
American Airlines
Pan American
General Electric
Johns Manville
Liggett & Myers
International Nickel
Standard & Poor
Brunswick
American Stock Exchange
U. S. Treasury
Mt Vernon Tag Days End Crusade For Cancer Aid
Mrs Alfred Winter Crusade chairman says Mt Vernon will wind up the American Cancer Society Crusade with tag days tonight and Saturday. About 50 volunteers will stand on street corners collecting donations and handing out tags printed with the seven danger signals of cancer. Each home should have at least one copy of the signals as a protection against cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society Crusade
Mt. Vernon
Alfred Winter
Crusade
Flora Man Heads Library Planners
FLORA IL AP Floyd Henson of Flora was elected chairman of a 12 county library planning system formed under the 1965 Illinois Library Services Act. L A Heffington of Mt Vernon was elected vice president and presided in Henson’s absence. The group adopted by laws and will apply to the Illinois State Library for funds, possibly in the next biennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora, Tl
Floyd Henson
Flora
L. A. Heffington
Mt. Vernon
Henson
Illinois State Library
Hearing on West Broadway widening discussed by residents
At a Mt. Vernon public hearing geology engineer Leon Hall proposed a new east west route from northeast Mt. Vernon toward I 57. The plan would separate inter state traffic from residential traffic and avoid school areas along Broadway. Several residents backed the idea while others warned of limited access and safety concerns near West Salem and Casey Junior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Hall
Broadway
Mt. Vernon
Angle
Salem Road
Taylor and
Pace
Oakwood Cemetery
Hall
Casey Junior High
West Salem
Lewis
157
Mth Street
41St Street
24Th
William Cox
State Highway Department
Effingham
24Th Street
John Alford
Alford
Pearl Edwards
Edward R. Greifzy
31St
34Th
Ray Blades
Kenneth Setzekorn
Cox
U. S
Eddie Self
Judson DeWitt
Roger Webb
Bob Norris
Wilton Badgett
Gale Ballard
Carl Collins
John Sills
Sills
Michigan Osteopath Aids Viet Nam Civilians
Dr. Jerome Robb of Pontiac plans another trip to Saigon May 13 to treat civilians and deliver medical supplies. He spent six weeks there last year at his own expense, aided by a $3400 Jaycee fund as the organized drive lags. He will bring requested hospital equipment and expects to stay as long as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac, Mich
Michigan
South
Viet Nam
Jerome Robb
Pontiac
Saigon
Michigan Jaycees
Robb
Saigon General Hospital
Johnson appeals for unity and America first values
The speaker urges Texans to set party aside and put America first. He says decisions must transcend party, urging citizens to seek peace, freedom, and prosperity, and to place the nation ahead of self and party for the country’s greater victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son
America
No Pay Raise Seen for City Workers
City council months ago changed ordinance text and the zoning map and sent it back to the Plan Commission. Last night councilors indicated a May 16 second reading and possible final action, urging the commission to prepare recommendations before then. Much of the session covered the annual appropriation ordinance, with final decisions made so first reading can occur next Monday. Attending were Mayor Joe Martin, Councilmen Woodrow Burnette Coy Fiota Russell Laur Fred Dodson City Manager Chester Lewis and City Attorney Bill Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plan Commission
Joe Martin
Woodrow Burnette
Coy Fiota
Russell Laur
Fred Dodson
Chester Lewis
Bill Howard
Three Hurt In Chain Reaction Accident Here
A chain reaction crash at Salem Road and Oakland Avenue at 11 05 this morning injured three people and damaged a truck and three autos. L A Adams 70 of 807 South 24th Street suffered whiplash and was admitted to Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Two passengers Elsie Bissonett 72 and Janis Bissonett 46 of Duluth Minn were only slightly hurt and not hospitalized. The truck driven by Robert C Reynolds Route 1 struck a car driven by William Bissonett with the Bissonett car pushing Adams car into Norma Winfree 1701 Grove. The truck and Bissonett and Adams cars were damaged over 100 each. Winfree about 75. Police charged Reynolds with driving too fast for conditions.
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Salem Road
Oakland Avenue
L. A. Adams
South 24Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Elsie Bissonett
Janis Bissonett
Duluth
Minn
Robert C Reynolds
Route 1
William
Bissonett
Bissonet
Adams
Norma Winfree
1701
Grove
Winfree
Reynolds
Cars Collide on South 9th Street in Pekin
Police reported two cars collided in the 200 block of South 9th Street around 2 31 p m yesterday. Beatrice L Carper 55 of Pekin and Vernon W Campbell 42 of Pekin drove the vehicles. Major damage occurred to the Campbell car with losses over 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice L. Carpeter
Rushton Drive
Vernon W. Campbell
Pekin
South 9Th Street
Campbell
Local Pilots Plan Sunday Flight To Tennessee
Members of the Mt. Vernon Pilots Association will fly Sunday from Mt. Vernon to Dyersburg Tennessee for a day trip. The group departs at 9 00 am from the local airport lunches at Dyersburg Airport tours historical sites and returns Sunday afternoon. Assigned crew includes Jack Outland as commander Dave Fuer nall co pilot Barbara Strattan navigator Clyde Cooper navigator Russell Calhoun weatherbird and Ellen Robinett purser. Dyersburg is 175 air miles away. Rain date is May 15. Next meeting is May 19 at the local airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Jack Outland
Dave Fuernall
Barbara Strattan
Clyde Cooper
Russell Calhoun
Ellen Robinett
Dyersburg
Slight Fire Causes Wall and Cabinet Damage in Mt. Vernon
Fire broke out around 8 20 p m yesterday at John Woolsey 1505 Viola with waste materials in a paper rack in the kitchen. Firemen reported slight damage to a wall and a cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Woolsey
Viola
Rome Chapter Order of Eastern Star Meets Monday Evening
Rome Chapter 1014 of the Order of Eastern Star holds a stated meeting Monday at 8:00 pm in the Masonic Temple. Sarah Michael serves as Worthy Matron and Nellie Hawkins as Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome CO
E.S
Rome
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Sarah Michael
W.M
Nellie Hawkins
Robinson Held On Two Charges
Arley Robinson, 19, of Bluford, is jailed on burglary charges for breaking into the Brass Key at 919 South 10th and the Jackson and Martin Grocery at 2210 College. Police said he admitted the intrusions in signed statements after being arrested Wednesday following a morning break‑in at the Brass Key where he escaped after warning shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arley Robinson
Route 1
Bluford
Robinson
South 10Th
Jackson and Martin
College
Two Students Advance to Essay Finals in Mt Vernon
Patricia Kay of Woodlawn and Steve Huston of Centralia earned final contest spots from Tri County Electric Cooperative. Essays on Utilization of Electricity in Rural Areas of South Central Illinois in 1980 were judged in Mt Vernon on May 3 at 6 30 p m. Finalists from Jefferson County will compete with semi finalists from Washington and Marion Counties for an expense paid trip to Washington D C during June 4 to June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Kay
Woodlawn
Steve Huston
Centralia
Tri-County Electric Cooperative
Mt. Vernon
Patricia
Alfred Gay
Steve
Charles Huston
Jefferson County
Illinois
Washington
Marion
Washington D. C
Dr Wells Leads Illinois Medical Society Meeting
Dr C K Wells and Mr Vernon joined more than 150 officials at the 1956 ISMS Leadership Conference in Springfield April 27 28. The Holiday Inn East hosted county medical society presidents elect secretaries and executive officers with speakers from the U S Chamber of Commerce the AMA and Medical World News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
C. K Wells
Vernon
Illinois State Medical Society
ISMS
Holiday Inn East
County Medical Society
James P. Low
Association Department
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Cash
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