Deaths and Funerals Mrs. Marie A Webb 74
Mrs Marie A Webb 74 of South Walnut McLeansboro died 3 10 am Sunday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro Funeral services 2 pm Tuesday at Ghol son Funeral Home chapel Rev Roy Cole officiating burial in I C OF cemetery McLeansboro Friends may call after 2 pm today She was born November 10 1894 in Marion to James and Louvina Worley married December 2 1912 to Wesley Webb who survives She belonged to World War I auxiliary of McLeansboro and Webb's Chapel Methodist Church
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Marie A. Webb
South Walnut Street
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson Funeral Home
Roy Cole
I.c.0.f
Webb
Marion
James
Louvina Knight Worley
Wesley Webb
Webb’s Chapel Methodist Church
Spencer Crane Dies at 83 in Centralia
Spencer Crane 83 retired coal miner died at 12:05 at his Centralia home 312 N Walnut St. Funeral 1:00 p.m. Wednesday Garner and Sons Funeral Home Centralia with Rev. Verniel Garren officiating. Burial in Boyd Cemetery. Lying in state after 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. He was born in Dixon on December 27, 1885. Survived by wife Eva Fyke, two sons Orvis and Russell, a brother Smiley Crane, sisters Gertrude Doris and Ellen Wilson, five grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
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Spencer Crane
Walnut St
Centralia
Garner and Sons
Verniel Garren
Boyd Cemetery
Mr. Crane
Dix
William
Christine
Snow) Crane
Eva Fyke
Crane
Hickory Street Christian Church
United Mine Workers of America
Orvis
Russell Crane
Smiley Crane
Odin
Gertrude Doris
Ellen Wilson
Mt. Vernon
R Gene McClure Dies At 79 In Indiana
R Gene McClure 79 of 1322 Cherry died today at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 1 55 am He was a retired farmer and hospital worker Funeral services will be at Pulley Funeral Home at 11 00 am Wednesday Burial in Bethel cemetery Visitation 5 00 to 9 00 pm Tuesday Born January 2 1890 in Moores Prairie township to Oscar and Arrilla McClure Affiliated with the Baptist church Survivors include daughter Kathryn Linville Evansville Ind brother Clyde McClure Lyons Ill sister Annie Rittmeyer St Louis Mo and two grandchildren
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R. Gene McClure
Cherry
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Pulley Funeral Home
Bethel Cemetery
Mr. McClure
Moores Prairie Township
Viola Green Dies Today At Age 67 Years
Mrs Viola Green aged 67 of 1719 Broadway died this morning at 4 05 at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 00 p m at Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Clifford Burney officiating Burial will be in Kirk Cemetery Friends may call 5 00 to 9 00 p m Tuesday at the funeral home where the body will lie in state She was born October 28 1901 in Whittington daughter of Harvey and Lillian Pettit Sweetin She was married to John Green who survives Also surviving are her mother two uncles Everett Pettit Van Buren Mo Lon Pettit Bonnie and several nieces and nephews and other relatives.
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Viola Green
Broadway
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pulley Funeral Home
Clifford Burney
Kirk Cemetery
Green
Whittington
Harvey
Lillian (Pettit) Sweetin
John Green
Retired Col Walter Wood Dies in Washington DC
Col Walter S Wood senior instructor of the 44th Infantry Division Illinois National Guard died Saturday in Washington DC Burial to be in Arlington on August 5 He served in the 130th Infantry at Carbondale 1925 31 and the 44th at Waukegan 1947 59 A West Point graduate 1917 he held key commands in the Philippines India Burma and China before returning to the 44th Division and retiring in 1950 He leaves his widow and son Robert of Dallas Texas
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Walter S. Wood
44Th Infantry
Illinois National Guard
E. G. Johnston
Mt. Vernon
Washington, D.C
Col. Wood
Gen. Johnston
Arlington Cemetery
130Th Infantry
Carbondale
44Th Infantry Division
Waukegan
West Point
Infantry School
Command and General Staff College
Philippine Islands
Fort Clayton
Canal Zone
Ben Lear
Pearl Harbor
Ramgarh
India
Salween River
Burma
Stillwell
Wood
Chiang Kai-Shek
IX Group of Armies
Asia
G.H.Q
MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Southern Illinois
130Th
Honshu
Kobe
Pacific
Tokyo
States
44Th
Chicago
Cathedral Avenue
N.W
Robert
Dallas
Texas
Services Held For Rosa Bond
Funeral services for Rosa Bond of McLeansboro were held at 9 a.m. today at St. John's Catholic Church in Propolis. Burial was in the Crisel Cemetery in Dahlgren. Mrs. Bond, 80, died Friday at her home in McLeansboro.
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Rosa Bond
McLeansboro
St. John’s Catholic Church
Propolis
Crisel
Dahlgren
Bond
Radar Here Issue 3 Tickets In Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon police used mobile radar Saturday afternoon in multiple areas issuing three speeding tickets.
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Mt. Vernon
Circuit court fines listed for traffic violations
Circuit court fines were issued to Ronald Wilson for backing without due caution, Phyllis Waters for speeding, Das ie Morris for failure to yield, Robin Cooper for careless driving, George Heckler for no valid license, Joe Ledbetter for driving too fast for conditions, and David Flanagan for speeding.
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Ronald Wilson
York Road
Phyllis Waters
1804
Forest
Dassie F. Morris
Humboldt
Tenn
Robin Cooper
Lake
George Heckler
Burnt Prairie
Ill
Joe Ledbetter
Gary
Ind
David Flanagan
Market hog prices update at midafternoon
Prices to 12 30 p m show gains with U S C A No 1 hogs at 26 50 No 2 at 26 00 No 3 at 25 50 sows 18 75 to 22 75 boars 14 50 to 15 50 After 12 30 p m prices will reflect next day figures.
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U.S.C.A
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon grain prices were quoted this morning with Wheat at 1.08, Soybeans 2.48, and Corn 1.25. The report lists the grain prices for local traders and buyers in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Market Updates and Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Butter steady and wholesale prices unchanged with grades AA to C listed. Eggs show mixed movement with grades and weights. A whites at 46, mediums 37 34, standards 36, checks 22 14.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain Prices Summary
Chicago AP reports grain prices with Wheat No 1 yellow hard 1.27 percent No 2 yellow hard 1.27 percent No 2 soft red 1.27 percent and Corn No 2 yellow 1.264-27 Oats No 2 extra heavy white 6 142 Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.69 percent Soybean oil 8.65 percent.
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Chicago
Egg Prices Listed by St Louis Produce
St Louis Produce lists consumer egg grades A large 42-46 cents, A medium 32-37, A small 15-20, B large 33-37. Wholesale grades standard 25-27, medium 21-23, unclassified 20-21, pullet 12-14, graded large 29-31. Hens heavy 12, light over 42 lbs 10, under 5% 6. Broilers and fryers 29.75-30.25.
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St, Louis
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Illinois sale notes
Estimates for Tuesday show hogs 7,000 head cattle 3,000 calves 150 sheep 400. Hogs ranged 22.50 to 27.00 per 100 pounds with various weights and sow boar adjustments. Cattle and calves priced from 20.50 to 32.00 with steers prime 31.50 to 32.00, slaughter heifers 28.50 to 30.00, cows 20.50 to 21.50, bulls 24.00 to 25.50, calves 20.00 to 27.00. Sheep lambs around 28.00 to 30.00 for prime, others 8.00 to 9.00 for certain grades.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Wall Street mixed as gains fade after early advance
New York AP reports a softer afternoon as the Dow fell 1.75 to 824.84 at noon while the Dow Jones 60 stock average rose 0.4 to 294.4. Industrials, rails and utilities advanced modestly amid profit taking. several issues including GM and IBM moved lower.
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New York
Associated Press
General Motors
Lockheed
Air Force
Occidental Petroleum
Natomas
Motor Bike Stolen Here
The county sheriff reports a Yamaha motor bike stolen from Howard Cantway at 715 Salem Road over the weekend. The theft occurred July 30, per sheriff’s office records.
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Howard Cantway
Salem Road
Sheriff’s Office
Door Broken at Warehouse on South Tenth Street
A door was broken at a warehouse rear building of the Mary Carter Paint Store at 705 South Tenth Street on Saturday night. No items were reported stolen.
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South Tenth Street
Mary Carter
Widen Probe Hints at More Than One Coed Killer
Eastern Michigan University official Curts Stadtfeld says the widening probe may involve suspects connected to Canadian deaths. Salinas police report two unsolved slayings under study, including a 17 year old Milwaukie Oregon victim found on a Carmel California dump and an unidentified woman under a Salinas bridge. Michigan authorities will probe the 13 year old Claremont California victim found June 23 after kyauing. Miss Beineman was last seen leaving a wig shop and getting on a motorcycle with a youth. Harvey notes Collins, a strong 170 pound athlete, was positively identified by three witnesses in a lineup.
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Ontario
Curts Stadtfeld
Eastern Michigan University
Salinas
Roxie Phillips
Milwaukie
Q.c
Carmel
Calif
Michigan
Virginia Lynn Smith
Claremont
Los Angeles
Beineman
Harvey
Collins
Mystery blast shatters town and freight train
In Ville Arkansas a blast damaged railroad cars carrying dehydrated alfalfa and ammonium perchlorate triggering a fire that endangered a 12 500 gallon propane tank next to the tracks. Evacuation ordered at 2 pm and propane released into a 30 foot flame by 6 pm. No injuries reported as tourists continued river activities nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Gas Co
Fighting on Hamburger Hill Again
AP reports renewed fighting on Hamburger Hill near the A Shau Valley as North Vietnamese forces attacked a U S base camp and tank column. U S 5th Mechanized Infantry units and armored columns responded, with heavy air and artillery support and nine NVA killed. Massive B 52 raids followed to disrupt any enemy buildup.
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Saigon
Hamburger Hill
U.S
A Shau
U.S. 5Th Mechanizedz Infantry
Divio
Laos
Nixon Back More GIs Coming Home After 60-Country Trip
President Nixon returned to Amens Air Force Base after a 27 hour journey through eight nations including Romania. He praised Apollo 11 unity, noted moving scenes in Romania, and urged peaceful coexistence beyond political ideologies. Talks with Nicolae Ceaușescu yielded plans for exchange libraries and resumed diplomatic negotiations on consular and aviation accords.
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Nixon
Amens Air Force Base
Romania
House
Senate
White House
Philippines
Indonesia
Thailand
South Vietnam
India
Pakistan
England
Nicolae Ceausescu
Bucharest
United States
U.S
Illinois Over Weekend Six Die In Wreck
Over the weekend six people died in a series of traffic crashes across Illinois and nearby Missouri. Victims include Mary Reid and two daughters from Ferguson Missouri. Rickey and Ronnie Shaw from Godfrey and East Alton. Lilly Childs of Waukegan. James Nugent Vernon Carlow and Michael Kuenz near Venice. Sondra Brown of Red Bud. Charlene Johnson of St. Anne. Eva Malone and Donald Lee from Mattoon and Shawneetown. Michael O Connor and Betty O Connor near Chebanse. Mike Massich and Debra Baird near Virden. James Meyers and Judith Warner near Carpentersville. Terry Neuzio near Elk Grove Township.
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Brighton
Mary Reid
Ferguson
Linda
Mary
Rickey Shaw
Godfrey
Ronnie
Evalena Kern
East Alton
Waukegan
Lilly Childs
Pershing Road
Illinois
McKinley Bridge
Venice
James M. Nugent
North St. Louis County
Vernon L. Carlow
Florissant
Michael J. Kuenz
St. Charles
Sondra Brown
Red Bud
Charlene Johnson
St. Anne
Eva L. Malone
Mattoon
aDnville
Donald Lee
Illinois 13
Shawneetown
Fiorissant
Michael J
Chebanse
Clifton
Michael O'Connor
Betty
Virden
Mike Massich
Debra Baird
Cemetery Road
Carpentersville
James Meyers
Judith Warner
Des Plaines
Terry Neuzio
Illinois 53
Elk Grove Township
Three Accidents Three Injuries Weekend Mt Vernon
Three accidents on Mt Vernon streets left three people hurt over the weekend. Wayne Tisdell 17 of Elm Circle Drive was injured when his car hit a parked vehicle owned by Rena Harriman damaging both cars. Clara Fuller 50 riding with Theodore Fuller was injured in a second crash on South Tenth Street. Mildred Balston 62 of Wentzville was injured in a collision at Tenth and Conger for which she faced a failure to yield right of way charge.
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Mt. Vernon
Wayne Tisdell
Elm Circle Drive
Young Tisdell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tidsdell
Rena Harriman
Woodlawn
South Tenth Street
Theodore W. Fuller
South 15Th Street
Denver Beliies
Evansville
Ind
Clara Fuller
Fuller Auto
Mildred H. Balston
Wentzville
Richard L. Boone
Nashville
Ill
Tenth
Conger
Mildred Balston
Divorces Filed In Circuit Court In Two Cases
Two divorce suits were filed in circuit court. Janet Sue Isaac seeks divorce from Jerry L. Isaac with custody and support for a minor child amid charges of mental and physical cruelty. married June 13, 1964, separated July 29, 1969. Jacquelyne S. Coniglio seeks divorce from Patrick J. Coniglio on mental cruelty grounds. married December 6, 1964, separated June 2, 1969.
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Janet Sue Isaac
Jerry L. Isaac
Jacquelyne S. Coniglio
Patrick J. Coniglio
They Saw The Rooster And Came Running To Town
Farmers and townspeople prepare for Egg Day weekend in Mt. Vernon with a big merchants event. The store offers merchandise redemption certificates, and cash gift certificates totaling 570 will reward top farm products. The courthouse displays horn of plenty items on both days and invites all, especially early visitors.
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Newspapers
Court House
Mt. Vernon
Past Noble Grand Club Meets Thursday
The Past Noble Grand Club of the Varnell Rebekah Lodge, No. 296, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday August 7 at Edna Benoist's home 1500 Main Street D A V. The Disabled American Veterans will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the American Legion Hall. J K Biagi Adjutant.
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Noble Grand Club
Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Edna Benoist
Main Street
D.A.V. the
Disabled American Veterans
American Legion Hall
J.K. Biagi
July Mt Vernon permits total near 1.5 million dollars
In July 1969 Mt. Vernon issued two building permits totaling an estimated 216,950 dollars and moved the year’s construction toward the 1.5 million mark at 1,499,800, about 483,695 above the prior year’s 1,016,105. Leading project is a medical complex and pharmacy south of Good Samaritan Hospital with an estimated 150,000 dollar cost. Other July permits include one new residence 15,000 dollars, twelve mobile homes 42,000 dollars, one church alteration 5,000 dollars, one residence alteration 500 dollars, one carport 150 dollars, and four signs 4,300 dollars.
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Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hospital Notes and Birth at Good Samaritan Hospital
Admissions list for Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan Hospital includes Myrtle Hayes Irene Burkhart Arthur Ray McLaughlin and others. Discharges include Willard Barksdale Barbara Fullerton Tony Clark and several neighbors. birth announced for Mr and Mrs William J. Loman of Waltonville a son born August 3 at 7 16 AM weighing seven pounds fourteen and a half ounces. A fact note states a worker honeybee has about 5300 units in its compound eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Burkhart
South 21St
Willis Keele
Dix
Carl Lynn Jones
Good Samaritan Hospital
James A. May
Herbert
Charles Robinson
Otto Miller
South 23Rd
Glada Spears
Centralia
Laura Meredith
Lamar
Dorothy Pemberton
Craig Sinclair
Cherry
Harry Dillingham
South 7Th
Harry Spangler
Broadway
Willard Barksdale
Iuka
William Schill
St. Clair Shores
Michigan
Barbara Fullerton
Inn
Tony Clark
Oak
Patricia Smith
Waltonville Road
Stanley Peoples
Wescott
Michael Keele
Paul Young
Perkins
Allene Huber
South 17Th
Millard Allen
Walnut
Otis Coil
Keenes
Osa Grigg
John Mulligan
Pace
Jennell Currie
South
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Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
St. Louis
Wall Street
Ling-Temco-Vought
AMK Corp
Alamera Oil
American Stock Exchange
Four Seasons Nursing
Equity Funding Corp
Elk River
Noel
Courtney
United van Lines
THE
Myer's Funeral
MT. Vernon,ill
Mt. V
Jefferson Memorial
Myrtle Hayes
Arthur Ray McLaughlin
Roy
Beautiful
Mercury
Montclair
Roy Atkinson
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