Maude Whitlock of Mt Vernon Dies at 89
Funeral services for Maude Whitlock 89 of Route 6 will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Osborn Funeral Home Dix with Rev. Ross Partridge officiating. Burial in Union Chapel cemetery. She died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Born Texico Jan 5 1887 she was married May 1903 to Harley Whitlock who died 1950. Survived by son Wilbur Whitlock Belle Glade Fla daughter Ile Mae Hughes Mt Vernon 11 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded by her husband two sons Ray and Harvey and daughter Aurel Whitlock four brothers and three sisters.
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Maude Whitlock
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Ross Partridge
Union Chapel
Whitlock
Good Samaritan Hospital
Texico
Thomas Harvey
Nancy Marinda (Myers) Wimberly
Harley Whitlock
East Salem Missionary Baptist Church
Wilbur Whitlock
Belle Glade
Fla
Lawrence
Ile Mae) Hughes
Vernon
Ray
Harvey Whitlock
Aurel Whitlock
Vernon Inc. pattern maker Eurage Witter dies at 71
Eurage Witter 71 of 2110 Cherry St. died after collapse while working on a ladder at 2800 College St. He retired after 43 years with Vernon Inc. Born July 22, 1905 in Wayne County to Samuel and Nevada Witter. Survived by wife Noma. two daughters Doris Reynolds and Audrey Lindsay. five grandchildren. five great grandchildren. siblings and nieces. Funeral at Logan Street Baptist Church with burial at Memorial Gardens.
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Eurage W. Witter
Cherry St
Vernon Inc
Good Samaritan Hospital
Witter
College St
Wayne County
Samuel
Nevada
Bond) Witter
McLeansboro
Noma Deitz
Logan Street Baptist Church
Kingdom Builders
Russell Richardson
Memorial Gardens
Hughey-Pulley
Noma
Harl E
Doris) Reynolds
Mt. Vernon
Theodore R
Audrey) Lindsay
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Herbert Witter
Helen Bayer
Mary Brill
Panama City
Rena Bilecki
Chicago
Mt Vernon and National Markets Roundup
Mt Vernon grain prices at 10:00 am list soybeans 6.02, wheat 2.75, corn 2.69 with separate Chicago quotes for No. 2 hard winter 13.18 and No. 2 soft red 3.02. National Stockyards reports hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts and prices with notable shifts while New York stocks drift as traders await July wholesale price data. Dow Jones nudges higher early. ex-dividends trim some gains. volume totals around 11.7 million shares on Big Board and 103.23 on the AMEX index.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
Sony
Standard Oil
California
Dow Jones
Dow
Mt Vernon Woman Ina Shaeffer Dies at 73
Ina Shaeffer of 1414 North 10th Street Mt Vernon aged 73 died this morning at Memorial Hospital in Fairfield. Funeral arrangements are pending at Osborn Funeral Home in Dix.
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Ina Opal Shaeffer
North 10Th Street
Mt. Vernon
Memorial Hospital
Fairfield
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Texico woman Faye Byars Byars dies at 63 in Kell
Marie Byars 63 of Texico died at 1 p m. She was a member of Panther Fork Baptist Church where funeral services will be held at 2 p m Wednesday with Rev. Melvin Chambliss officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation after 6 p m today at L R Osborn and Son Funeral Home Kell. Born December 15 1912 in Illinois daughter of Mort and Winnie McMeens. Married November 4 1934 in Marion County to Wallace Byars who survives along with son Donald Byars Kell two daughters Shirley Wilson Dix and Phyllis Chambliss Mt Vernon six grandchildren and three sisters Opal Sechrest Chester Audrey Edwards Catron and Alice Whitlock Texico. Bill a son preceded in death.
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Kaye
Marie Byars
Texico
Good Samaritan Hospital
Panther Fork Baptist Church
Melvin Chambliss
L. R. Osborn and Son Funeral
Kell
Mrs. Byars
Illinois
Mort
Winnie (Pigg) McMeens
Marion County
Wallace Byars
Donald Byars
Shirley Wilson
Dix
Phyllis Chambliss
Mt. Vernon
Opal Sechrest
Chester
Audrey Edwards
Catron
Alice Whitlock
Bill
Mildred Buchanan obituary in Evansville Indiana
Mildred Altice Buchanan, 72, of Evansville Indiana, died at her home Sunday morning. Services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Richardson Chapel in Wayne City with Frank McDuffee officiating. Burial will be in Thomason Cemetery. Born February 22, 1904 in Keenes, she was the daughter of Granville and Mary Emma Tyler. She was married to Kenneth Buchanan who survives. A daughter, Kathlene Thacker, and three sisters Cleo Garrison, Lucille Coil, and Regena Harmon also survive.
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Mildred Altice Buchanan
Evansville
Ind
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Frank McDuffee
Thomason Cemetery
Buchanan
Keenes
Granville
Mary Emma (Thompson) Tyler
Kenneth Buchanan
Lorraine Grimes Cisne dies at 58 in Cisne Illinois
Lorraine Grimes Cisne 58 of Route 2 Cisne died at 1 30 a m at Fairfield Memorial Hospital She is survived by her husband Gene and daughter Ladina at home Services were incomplete at the Richardson Chapel Wayne City
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Lorraine Grimes
Cisne
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Minnie Mae Smith Wayne City Dies at 86 in Mt Vernon
Minnie Mae Smith 86, a Wayne City housewife, died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital Mt. Vernon. Born Sept 16 1889 in Jefferson County to Alexander and Mahalia Gilligan she wed William E. Smith who died in 1967. Funeral Thursday at Wells Chapel with Rev Allen Weatherford. burial in church cemetery Richardson Chapel Wayne City after 6 PM Wednesday. Survived by four sons Earl Bluford Kenneth Roy. three daughters Elsie Coil Flora Wilma Porter Lorene Donoho. 19 grandchildren 45 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. two sisters Mattie Stephens Aurora and Flossie Siverly Terre Haute Ind.
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Minnie Mae Smith
Wayne City
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Smith
Jefferson County
Alexander and
Mahalia (Spangler) Gilligan
William E. Smith
Wells Chapel
Allen Weatherford
Church
Richardson
Mattie Stephens
Aurora
Flossie Siverly
Terre Haute
Ind
Mt Vernon Weather Snapshot and Lake Level
Mt Vernon area forecast notes a Monday high of 84 and low of 54 with current 56. Rainfall to date in 1976 stands at 19.99 inches. Historical highs are listed for the past decade. Wednesday sun times are 6:06 sunrise and 7:55 sunset DST. Bend Lake main dam water level sits 14 feet above mean sea level at 405.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Illinois usury bill ties mortgage rate to national economy
Springfield AP Governor Walker signed a bill linking Illinois home mortgage interest ceilings to the national economy. Effective Jan 1 1977 the ceiling will be 2.5 percentage points above long term federal bonds, replacing the 9.5 percent limit with a 9.5 to 11 percent range.
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Gov. Walker
Illinois
Nat
Springfield
Ill
Daniel Walker
General Assembly
Sam Vadalabene
Dedwardsville
Walker
Pennsylvania
Douglas Kane
Government Rubber Strike Talks Open After 113 Days
Washington negotiators in the 113 day rubber strike prepare to reply to a government proposal aimed at ending the work stoppage. Labor Secretary Usery and FMCS director Scearce expect responses today from United Rubber Workers and industry reps after a 74 hour session. The proposal remains undisclosed and talks were adjourned to study it.
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Washington
W.J. Usery
Usery
James Scearce
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
United Rubber Workers and Industry
Free Lawyer Access Sparks Jefferson County Debate
County board member Terry Marlin blasted the cost of free public defense, noting defendants with incomes from 400 to 750 dollars a month have recently used county paid lawyers. He urged legislative change as judges continue to appoint public defenders based on income affidavits.
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Jefferson County
Terry Marlin
Marlin
Public Defender
Circuit Court
Storm Debris Clean-Up This Week In Mt.V
City crews in Mt V clean up storm debris from a violent thunderstorm ten days ago in King City. Five city trucks collected debris at curbside with 38 truckloads taken to the landfill yesterday as the first day of cleanup. City Manager Ray Botch expects completion by week’s end. Residents needing help may call city hall for assistance with limb and branch curb movement. Trucks will sweep all streets and neighborhoods this week.
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King City
Ray Botch
Botch
HUD REPORT ON HOUSING AGENCY
HUD notes indicate lack of sophistication at the Local Housing Authority with maintenance as the main issue. Inspector states director has not paid submitted bills for extra work. few construction drawings available. A local nonofficial paralegal disrupts meetings. Recommendation urges director training through NAHRO and HUD programs. HUD staff present at a meeting include Lou Ann Dorothy and Edmund Morrisey along with Robert Groh and Margie Womack.
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LHA
Commission
NAHRO
ECHO
HUD
County board to switch to salary plus per-meeting pay
County subdivisions plan a new pay schedule for board members: 150 dollars monthly salary plus five dollars per meeting, replacing the current 25 dollars per meeting. The move aims to equalize pay, with projected annual expenses around 32 thousand dollars, similar to prior years.
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Paul Dickerson
Dickerson
Dave Sargent
Bob Draege
Draege
Terry Marlin
Glenn Burnett
Illinois
Neal Brothers Roofing Company of
Mt. Vernon
Irvin
Crop Prospects Sag Past Month in Iowa and Illinois
In a tour of the Corn Belt National Corn Growers Association officials report heat and drought have cut Iowa and Illinois prospects. Walter W. Goeppinger says the national crop may total about six billion bushels, down 157 million from last month’s estimate. He and others spoke with farmers before releasing the figures.
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Boone
Iowa
Illinois
National Corn Growers Association
Walter W. Goeppinger
Association
Goeppinger
Housing tenants form nine member temporary committee
A temporary tenants committee of nine residents will be created to work with two housing authority members for three months. Mrs Dorothy will appoint the nine tenants, with two commissioners designated by Ed Williams. The agency also amended its rental plan to include an omitted paragraph about 21.8 percent income exemptions for rent calculations. A second social contact worker position will be funded by CETA to assist Rev. John Loving, whose duties limit time for social work. The meeting was adjourned to Sept 13 at 5 p.m. The agency has moved its regular meeting to the second Monday each month.
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Housing Authority
Dorothy
Ed Williams
HUD
John Loving
Loving
Manions sue Puckett over August 1974 motorcycle crash
John J. Manion Jr. filed suit in Jefferson County Circuit Court on behalf of son Joseph against Leo V. Puckett alleging negligence in an August 8 1974 crash in the 500 block North 8th Street. Manion suffered serious injuries including the loss of his left leg and has paid 42389 for medical care with more expected. The case seeks a fair settlement and a jury trial. Possible showers Thursday partly cloudy Friday and Saturday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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Manions
L. V
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