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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1976

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Obituary: Maude Glatz 82 of 2900 Broadway dies

Maude Ruth Glatz 82 of 2900 Broadway died at 6 30 a m at Good Samaritan Hospital. She worked 35 years in the fitting room at the local shoe factory. Funeral services 1 30 p m Wednesday at Dahlgren United Methodist Church with Rev Kenneth Holland and Rev Mary Erwin officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation at Hughey Pulley Funeral Home after 6 p m Tuesday until 10 a m Wednesday when body lies in state at the church 12 noon until funeral hour. Born March 15 1894 in Nokomis daughter of Mike and Georgia Baisch. Married Jan 3 1918 to Edgar J Glatz who survives. Also survived by a sister Mrs Maude Whitlock of Grace Miller Mt Vernon Route 6. She was a member of Dahlgren United Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements are pending at Osborn Funeral Home.

Maude Glatz Vernon Maude Ruth Glatz Broadway Good Samaritan Hospital Glatz Nokomis Mike Georgia James) Baisch Edgar J. Glatz Dahlgren United Methodist

Mt Vernon grain and market update MT

Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 6.00 and wheat at 2.75 at 10:00 am with corn omitted. Livestock listings from National Stockyards include hogs 5000 head, cattle 3200 head, with prices for slaughter steers and heifers up 1.00 to 1.50 and cows up 50 cents. Estimated Tuesday receipts: 4000 hogs 1800 cattle 200 sheep. The New York stock market was mixed today, continuing.

MT. Vernon New York

Montie McDaniel death announced in Dix area

Montie McDaniel aged 62 of Salem Road died at 3 05 am at Good Samaritan Hospital The service was set for 2 pm Wednesday at Osborn Funeral Home in Dix with burial at Panther Fork cemetery He is survived by his widow Rose and a sister Flossie Bruce and an aunt Winnefred Spangler of Mt Vernon He was a World War II veteran Contributions may be made to the Cancer Fund

Wien Mt. Vernon

Elma Ellis 83 of Mt Vernon dies at Good Sa

Elma Ellis 83 of Hickory Grove Manor Mt Vernon died at 6 20 p m Saturday. Born May 12 1893 in White County to Enoch and Mary Jane Thompson she married Adolph John Ellis March 7 1910 in Carmi. Funeral 1 30 p m Tuesday Myers Baril Chapel with Layton Hall officiating. Burial Carmi Cemetery. Survived by three sons Loren Virgil and Jesse Ellis two sisters Pearl Bellamy and Ruth Hay seven grandchildren eight great grandchildren. one son preceded in death.

Elma Ellis Hickory Grove Manor Mt. Vernon Good Samaritan Hospital Ellis White County Enoch Mary Jane (Justice) Thompson Adolph John Ellis Carmi Cherry Street Church Myers-Baril Chapel Layton Hall Carmi Cemetery

Oak Lawn Woman Joan Bushong Dies. Rites Held Tuesday

Joan E. Bushong, 45, of Oak Lawn died last Thursday in an Oak Lawn hospital. Services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Zimmerman-Sandeman Chapel in Oak Lawn with burial in Evergreen. She is survived by husband William Bushong formerly of Waltonville and two children Peggy Jo and Richard Allen at home.

Joan E. Bushong Oak Lawn Oak Lawn Hospital Zimmerman-Sandeman Chapel Evergreen Cemetery

City seeks removal of Stulls junk cars in Mt Vernon

The City of Mt Vernon filed suit to force Loren and Mary Stull to remove 30 to 40 junk cars from 1000 Warren Avenue, saying the cars create a nuisance and violate zoning ordinances. The city seeks an order to remove them, potential fines, and permission to move the vehicles at the Stulls' expense if they do not respond within 30 days.

Mt. Vernon Loren and Mary Stull Warren Avenue Stulls Terry Black Black

Comic strip bids at Chicago con raise brisk prices

At the Chicago Comicon a Dave Graue Alley Oop drawing sold for 6 while a Charles Schulz Peanuts strip fetched 45 and a Wizard of Id panel by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart brought 60. About 3 000 fans attended the three day event with displays of old comics and posters at a Near North Side hotel. In Kankakee a man shot dead his wife and then killed himself in a downtown bar after a quarrel, police said identifying the victims as George Sheldon 50 and Marge 48.

Chicago Alley Oop Dave Graue Charles Shultz Brant Parker Johnny Hart Near North Side Kankakee, Ill Kankakee George Sheldon Marge Sheldon

Bluford Man Injured In Sunday Morning Pickup Mishap

A 20 year old Bluford man, Robert Knauss, was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital after his pickup was demolished in a 12:29 a.m. crash east of Bluford on New Route 15. Witnesses called it a total loss.

Bluford Good Samaritan Hospital Robert Knauss Litton Bluford Road Bullard Arthur Knauss Danny L. Ellis S. 13Th St John E. Smith Fairfield Road Rend Lake James W. Knuth Galesburg I-57

Logan Street Day Care Center weighs before after school plan

A Logan Street Baptist Church day care center in Chicago is studying a before and after school program for children of working parents. If approved, hours would run 6:45 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 5:30 p.m., with transportation to Mt. Vernon schools and a monthly $20 transport fee. The program targets first to sixth graders and could start August 30, alongside a half day kindergarten session taught by Sarah Martin at 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. (Possible afternoon 1 to 4 p.m.).

Logan Street Baptist Church Cheryl McClure McClure Sarah Martin Ilinois Logan Street

Two Charged In Four Accidents In King City

City police ticketed two drivers during a weekend as four accidents were investigated. Lucrezia M. Wolf 19 of McLeansboro was cited for driving while intoxicated after a collision with Bruce Simmons 17 of Route 5 at 32nd and Broadway. Johnny Powell 17 of 3209 Blackberry Dr and Seaton Piper 55 of Woodlawn collided at the Times Square Mall exit. Powell was charged with failure to yield right of way. Russel W. Snellenberger 70 of Hot Springs Ark and Robert E. Odle 30 of 1005 S 23rd St collided at Broadway and Frontage Road. Odle’s 3-year-old passenger had minor injuries.

Lucrezia M. Wolf McLeansboro Bruce Simmons Route 5 32Nd Broadway Lucrezia Wolf Johnny Powell Blackberry Times Square Mall Powell Piper Russel W. Snellenberger Hot Springs Ark Robert E. Odle S. 23Rd St Sean Odle Odle

Johnston City Man Dies In Park Motorcycle Crash

A Johnston City man, 37-year-old Bill Odel, died after his motorcycle collided with a station wagon in Giant City State Park. He was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale and suffered head injuries along with a broken leg. Odel was the maintenance superintendent for Williamson County Housing Authority.

Giant City Johnston City Giant City State Park Bill Odel Memorial Hospital Carbondale Odel Williamson County

Ford outlines three future periods in campaign plan

Ford confident about winning the GOP nomination but admits the fight was tougher than expected and vows to change his campaigning style against Carter. He would add personnel to the campaign committee and considers debating Carter. Ford declined to detail leadership changes or discuss Connally related funds beyond seeking full disclosures from potential running mates.

Ford Maryland Jimmy Carter Carter Watergate Connally White House William Cohen Maine Tom Rallsback

Vernon Weather Report With Historical Comparisons

Saturday forecast in Vernon shows a high of 79 and a low of 7. Sunday expects a high of 80 and a low of 54. The 7:00 a.m. observation is M4 with year-to-date rainfall 19.99 inches. Lake Bend main dam water level stands at 405.15 feet above mean sea level.

Mt, Vernon Bend Lake Main Dam

Martian Soil Incubation Hints At Life Sign Possibility

Digging on Mars, scientists allowed sample to incubate five days in simulated Martian sunlight to absorb tracer carbon 14. After heating soil above 1150 degrees Fahrenheit, gases and organics were separated and the tracer found abundant, more than six times predicted, prompting cautious interpretation by Dr. Norman Horowitz that life remains a possibility among other explanations.

Mars Norman Horowitz Horowitz

Miners Strike Expands Across Several States

Miller vows to meet with members and return mines to work but may skip large meetings. The dispute began over a job bid posting between Local 1759 and Cedar Coal Co. A federal judge fined the local $50,000 plus $25,000 daily for each day idle. The strike halts all mines in West Virginia and parts of six other states.

Miller 1759 Cedar Coal Co West Virginia Virginia Pennsylvania Kentucky Ohio Illnois Indiana Alabama

Illinois Extended Outlook Predicts Warm Midweek Weather

The forecast calls for partly cloudy and warm conditions from Wednesday through Friday in Illinois. Showers are possible, most likely on Thursday, with high temperatures in the 80s and nightly lows in the 60s.

Mt Vernon Lodge 31 A F and A M Meeting Notice

A special meeting of Mt Vernon Lodge 31 A F and A M will be held Monday evening August 9 1976. Work in the 2nd Degree. All members please note visiting Brethren welcome Loyd G Ragan W M.

Mt. Vernon Lodge Loyd G. Ragan W.M

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