Deaths Henry Weir 74 Veteran of World War One
Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 00 p.m. at Dixon Johnson Funeral Home Fairfield officiated by Dr Bradford Curry. Burial in Maple Hill cemetery Fairfield veteran section. Henry Weir 74 of Boyleston died Monday in Wabash Hospital Mt Carmel. Survived by son Bob Weir and sister Mrs Maggie Joslin of Oklahoma City. WWI veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Weir
Dixon-Johnson
Fairfield
Bradford Curry
Maple Hill Cemetery
Weir
Boyleston
Wabash Hospital
Mt. Carmel
Bob Weir
Maggie Joslin
Oklahoma City
Okla
Willie Green Dies at 81 in Mt Vernon
Willie Green 81 of 1015 Bell Street died 6 32 p m yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Services at 2 p m Sunday Mt Olive General Baptist Church with Rev Maurice Paxton and Earl York officiating. Friends may call Pulley Funeral Home after 4 p m today. Body to church noon Sunday for viewing until services. Born Aug 9 1886 in Jefferson County to Thomas and Mahalia Bundy Green. Married Alma Sursa Dec 22 1905 in Mt Vernon. Survived by two sons Ralph of St Charles Ill and Bryan of Mt Vernon, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Preceded in death by an infant son and three brothers.
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Willie Green
Bell Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Olive General Baptist Church
Maurice Paxton
Earl York
Pulley
Mr. Green
Jefferson County
Thomas
Mahalia
Bundy) Green
Mt. Vernon
Alma Sursa
Green
Ralph Green
St. Charles
Bryan Green
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
A list from Jefferson Memorial records shows admissions including Ira Bodine 1406 South 15th Daisy Mae Taylor RFD 1 Ce Estes 2413 Perk and discharges such as Allen Ray Heck RFD 1 Good Samaritan Mary Kathryn Creel Ashley Donna Jean Sandy RFD 4 Minnie Malone 1207 Logan Jessie James Benton Il and others across multiple streets and towns. The note lists numerous names and addresses without additional medical detail.
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Jefferson Memorial
Ira Bodine
South 15Th
Daisy Mae Taylor
Ce E. Estes
Allen Ray Heck
Good Samaritan
Mary Kathryn Creel
Ashley
Donna Jean Sandy
Minnie Malone
Logan
Jessie James
Benton
Zella Kirk
Lesser
Eunice Mays
South
Thrumond Davis
O. H. Dalton
Broadway
We Higginson
North
Tina Morlan
Sandra Downes
Samuel Hart
St. Anne
Jane Hutchens
Robert Martin
Inn
Wilda Green
Birth of Pamela Ann Dunavan in Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Danny Dunavan of RFD 1 Belle Rive welcomed a daughter at 10 12 yesterday morning in Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro. The baby weighed eight pounds ten ounces and was named Pamela Ann.
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Danny Dunavan
RFD 1
Belle Rive
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Pamela Ann
Gray Hails Development in Southern Illinois
Rep Gray outlined progress on interstate traffic lanes and Rend Lake projects in Jefferson and Franklin counties. He cited unemployment drop from 20 to six percent and urged continued development. Illinois officials and local leaders from Mt. Vernon and Bend Lake area attended the event with about 300 of 860 reservations.
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Gray
Rend Lake
Jefferson
Franklin
Southern Illinois
Gene Graves
Ulnos Department of Business and Economic Development
Jefferson County
Mr. Vernon
Joe Martin
Woodrow Burnett
Kenneth Martin
Russell Laur
J. R. Ansley
Paul Tyler
Mt. Vernon
Bob Poisall
Mt. Vernion Chamber of Commerce
Bud Benoist
Jack Garrison
Mt. Vernon Utility Commission
Earl Jamison
Mt. Vernon Realtor
Curtis Parker
Bend Lake College Board
Weather notes for Mt Vernon and region
Friday high 73 and low 50 with rainfall to date 26.92 inches. Historical highs and lows listed: one year ago 80/36, five years ago 64/68, ten years ago 91/71. Sunrises and sunsets given for Sunday and Monday in Central Standard Time.
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MT. Vernon
Weather warms after chill morning in Illinois
The Associated Press reports a warmup after a cold start with highs around 74 or lower across Illinois. Record low Aug 12 were set at Peoria 48 Cairo 57 and Midway 51 with other sites in the upper 40s. Officials forecast fair conditions and continued warming Sunday.
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Ilinois
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Belleville
Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
Chicao Lake Front
Chicago O'Hare Airport
Chicago Midway
Midwest Paducah, Ky
Milwaukee
St. Louis
South Bend
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Clr
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Orawnee
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Montreal
St. P
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Wee
Ftind
Piland
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
Salt Sk. City
Eldy
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Clear
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Mercury
O-Hare
Cairo
Midway Airport
Midway
Ohio River
Mississippi
Open Heart Surgery For City Manager's Granddaughter
Little Linda Pell five year old granddaughter of City Manager and Mrs. Chester Lewis is recovering well after open heart surgery at Billings Hospital in Chicago Wednesday. Surgeons repaired a hole in her heart about half a dollar in size. Linda's parents are Robert and Jane Pell of Chicago Heights. Mrs. Lewis is visiting Chicago with Linda and will stay during recuperation.
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Linda Pell
Chester Lewis
Billings Hospital
Chicago
Linda
Robert
Jane (Lewis) Pell
Chicago Heights
Pell
Mt. Vernon High School
Lewis
Laver Dazzles Olmedo to Reach Tennis Semifinals
In Fort Worth Australia’s Rod Laver defeated Peru’s Alex Olmedo 6-2 6-4 on Friday to move into the semifinals of the Colonial National Invitation tennis tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Appaloosas Featured In Western Jamboree At Mt Vernon
The Mt Vernon Fairgrounds hosts a three day Western Jamboree sponsored by the Jaycees with 36 events. Tonight at 7:30 a pony show and races light the crowd followed by a 10:00 a.m. Sunday Appaloosa horse show featuring 20 halter classes and 15 performance events.
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Fairgrounds
Jaycees
Xerxes
Appaloosa Horse Club
Family Trapped On Mountain Rescue Reaches Oregon Site
A California family of five was rescued after a rock slide at about 8,500 feet on the Three Sisters in Central Oregon. J George Schultz of Sacramento suffered serious head injuries. son Robert G., 11, was also hurt. The other children Marie 10 Paul 8 and Tommy 7 were not believed injured.
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Three Sisters
Oregon
Lane County
Governor Signs Bills Prohibit Concealed Identity in Firearm Rules
Governor signs a batch of bills including prohibition on possession of firearms by those hooded or masked, rules denying bet money, making Columbus Day a school holiday, requiring consumer education courses in high schools, and integrating the Fair Employment Practices Act with federal standards. Other measures set laser device registrations, raise penalties for unlawful weapons, fund Waukegan Port District, raise education for police, cap travel expenses for lawmakers, allow health facility work pay, and adjust grand jury terms in Cook and Downstate counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Department
Waukegan Port
General Assembly
Mental Health Department
Meadowland Zoo Seeks 1000 Acres in Illinois Help
Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce reports Brookfield Zoo seeks 1000 acres free of charge to establish a new home for certain animals outside Chicago. Potential sites include Peoria and Marion, with 60 staff envisioned for maintenance. Directors will decide at a late August meeting.
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Mt. Vernon
Peoria
Zoo
Illinois
Denver Stores Fire Bombed
Fire bombs exploded in a Denver shopping center in a predominantly Negro neighborhood late Friday night. Police moved in quickly, sealing off the area and preventing crowds. Gasoline bottles started fires in an auto parts store and a clothing shop, but damage remained confined to the front display windows.
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Denver
Colo
Blue Bell to Close Two Plants Over Labor Shortage
Blue Bell Inc will shut its Abingdon and nearby Bushnell plants next month due to a shortage of help. President R S LeMatty told 225 employees they may take expense-paid transfers to other Blue Bell plants, with 55 plants nationwide and the nearest at Columbia City Indiana.
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Abingdon, I
Blue Bell, Inc
Abingdon
Bushnell
R.S. LeMatty
Blue Bell
Columbia City
Ind
McAdoo Elected Vice President of International Auxiliary Police
Carroll McAdoo Jr of 710 South 15th Street has been elected vice president for Illinois of the International Association of Auxiliary Police. A ten year Mt. Vernon Auxiliary Police veteran, he also serves as secretary of the local organization and will serve two years on the international board. The association, with members from the United States and 29 other nations, aims to aid police authorities, promote ethics, and advance member training.
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Carroll McAdoo, Jr
South 15Th Street
International Association of Auxiliary Police
McAdoo
Mt. Vernon
International Board of Directors
Former Resident Promoted to Peoria Fire Battalion Chief
Tommy D. Hunt, a Jefferson county native and Peoria Woodruff High School graduate, has been promoted to battalion chief of the Peoria Fire Department Tl He joined in June 1954 as the department’s youngest member after four years in the U S Navy during the Korean War Seventh Fleet Hunt and his wife Patricia live at 900 West Ridge Road with two children Christopher Duane and Mellissa He is the son of Mr and Mrs Roy Hunt of Bluford
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Tommy D. Hunt
Jefferson County
Peoria
Peoria Woodruff High School
U.S. Navy
Seventh Fleet
Hunt
Patricia
Christopher Duane
Mellissa
West Ridge Road
Mt Vernonites to testify on Ozark Air route realignment
Mt Vernon will be represented at a Washington hearing on September 12 on proposed Ozark Air Lines route realignments. Hearing examiner Leslie G. Donahue will preside. Mt Vernon seeks intermediate stop on the Louisville to Minneapolis flight. officials prepare Mt Vernon case.
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Mt. Vernon
Washington, D.C
Ozark Air Lines
Leslie G. Donahue
U. S. Civil Aepronautics Board
Louisville
Minneapolis
County Democrats Head To Illinois State Fair Celebration
A group of Jefferson county Democrats will travel by bus to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Thursday, August 17, for Governor's Day festivities. To reserve a seat, contact County Chairwoman Dorothy Dyer at 244-2818.
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Jefferson County
Tiinois State Fair
Springfield
Dorothy Dyer
Meet The New Teachers Lucy Baker Sharon Hall New To Mt. V High
Mt Vernon High welcomes two new staff members Sharon Gay Hall and Lucy Baker. Hall earned a B S in 1966 at Southern Illinois University after studies at Centralia Junior College and is a Phi Theta Kappa member. Baker holds B S and M S from the University of Illinois and previously taught at University School Carbondale and Mt Vernon District 30.
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Lucy Baker
Sharon Hall
Mt. V. High
Sharon Gay Hall
Ashley Road
Mt. Vernon High School
Miss Hall
Webber Township High
Southern Illinois University
Centralia Junior College
S.I.U
Miss Baker
Mt. Vernon
University of
Driverless Cars In Accident Here
Two accidents near Mt. Vernon on Friday involved driverless cars. Georgia L. Smith’s car rolled from a Tri City Grocery lot striking Noble Crider’s parked vehicle, with Crider’s damaged over 100 dollars and Smith’s about 10. A second collision at 13th and Broadway damaged Ronald Rubin’s car about 400 dollars and Edna Cross’s about 100.
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Mt. Vernon
Georgia L. Smith
South 11Th Street
Tri-City
Noble Crider
Jordan Street
Georiga Smith
Crider
13Th and Broadway
Ronald T. Rubin
University City, Mo
Edna I. Cross
Dahlgren
Old Folks Get Seized Liquor
Police raids on unlicensed taverns seized contraband liquor for four old folks homes. Last month 18 cases of liquor 36 of wine and 109 of beer were delivered. The Masonic Home of Missouri said the liquor is issued twice yearly by the medical director to residents averaging age 82, with others at the Jewish Center for the Aged and two Little Sisters of the Poor homes receiving it.
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ST. Louis
Police Journal
Masonic Home
Missouri
Jewish Center For the
The
Little Sisters of the Poor
Hen placed in cell after wandering Rhode Island Red found
Police in Hull Massachusetts found a Rhode Island Red hen roaming Nantasket Avenue and kept it overnight for safety. The following morning officers discovered an egg in the hen’s cell, confirming the bird’s surprising stay.
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Hull, Mass
Rhode Island
Nantasket Avenue
Man in $781,800 Gem Robbery Questioned
Frank Barnes, 43, of Amityville, was seized near Kennedy Airport and taken to Saratoga Springs for questioning in an extortion attempt over the return of $781,800 in jewelry stolen from the Vanderbilt Whitney Cady Hill estate. Barnes faced Saratoga grand jury on extortion charges as FBI, New York State Police and Saratoga authorities investigated. Whitney had received calls demanding $35,000 for information on the jewels’ return. The theft occurred Aug. 2 and was reported three days later.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Cady Hill
FBI
Frank Barnes
Amityville
Long Island
Barnes
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Della Gowler
Jones
Gladys Ceglinski
Saundra Allen
Betty Brown
Jawana James
Perkins
S. Illinois
C.S.T
Francis
Red
Dawkins
Rolland Helbrook
Jeft
Illinois Power Co
Nashville
Max Harris
Ilinois Power
Schnare
MT. V
Charles Render
Ken Cross
van Waggoner
Ken Sharer
Roy
Roy Aitknson
Marvin Dye
Doctors Park Road
Richard H. Garretson, M.D
Carroll McAdoo
Nat
Peoria Fire Dept
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