Deaths Bertie Gaskell of Mt. Vernon
Bertie Gaskell 85 of Mt. Vernon died 4 30 p m Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital He was a retired farmer Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at L K R Osborn and Son Funeral Home Kell Rev J C Greer officiating Burial in Zion Grove cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m today He born December 1890 son of Melvin and Cynthia Ann Stanford Gaskell Survived by two half sisters Opal Hall Cen tralia and Pearl Langa Mt Vernon plus nieces and nephews
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Bertie Gaskell
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
L. KR. Osborn and Son Funeral
Kell
J. C. Greer
Zion Grove
Mr. Gaskell
Melvin
Cynthia Ann
Stanford) Gaskell
Opal Hall
Centralia
Pearl Langa
Bonni e Hopkins Belle Rive Funeral Services
Funeral services for Bonnie C. Hopkins 79 of Belle Rive will be at 2 p m Saturday at Belle Rive Missionary Baptist Church with Rev Rudolph Schlag and Rev Richard McCormick. Burial in Flint Cemetery. Visitation 6 to 9 p m today at Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren. Hopkins a housewife born May 23 1897 in Jefferson county married in 18 to Roy Hopkins who preceded her in death survived by son Mitchell daughter Fern Hines three grandchildren five great grandchildren.
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Bonnie C. Hopkins
Belle Rive
Belle Rive Missionary Baptist Church
Rudolph Schlag
Richard McCormick
Flint
Gholson
Dahlgren
Hopkins
Mary Lou Hampton obituary in McLeansboro
Mary Lou Hampton 49 of McLeansboro died at 1 p.m. Thursday at Baptist Hospital in Memphis Tennessee. She operated the Hampton Insurance Agency in McLeansboro and was a Trinity Lutheran Church member. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Oddfellows Cemetery. She is survived by sister Vera Goss Mt Vernon and brother George L Hampton Millington Tennessee.
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Mary Lou Hampton
McLeansboro
Baptist Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Hampton Insurance Agency
Johnson Funeral Home
Oddfellows Cemetery
Miss Hampton
Earl Hampton
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Vera Goss
Mt. Vernon
George L. Hampton
Millington, Tenn
Chicago Woman Wins 300000 In Illinois Lottery
A Chicago insurance company employee, Lorretta Farin, 34, won 200000 as a Illinois State Lottery Bonanza winner. She and her husband Arthur, 54, plan a European vacation. Margaret Johnson of Allendale won 30000 and Leonard O'Brien of Rock Island was among 75 dollar prize recipients.
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Chicago
Lorretta Farin
Arthur
Ilinois Veteran Affairs Department
Margaret Johnson
Allendale
Wabash County
Leonard O'Brien
Rock Island
Here Are Winning Lottery Numbers
Chicago AP reports the Illinois State Lottery results for Thursday with winning numbers and color details. The listed numbers include 24 3d 41 16 and the color red associated with the draw.
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Chicago
Mt Vernon Market and National Stockyard Prices Mixed
Mt Vernon quoted grains soybeans at 6.08 wheat 2 78 corn 2 2 across the morning. At St Louis prices for meats and poultry show wholesale and consumer ranges, ready to cook broilers and fryers listed. National Stockyards notes hogs steady to 25 higher and cattle receipts small. New York open shows stock prices higher with inventories rising in June and the Dow inching up amid mixed volume.
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MT. Vernon Ghain
Mt. Vernon
ST Louis Ars Hees and Poultry Buus
National
Shea
Hood Hows
Nyse Hicker
Commerce Department
Tandy Carp
Amax Inc
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Fall of Tal Zaatar sparks revenge vows in Lebanon war
In Beirut and surrounding regions the collapse of the Tal Zaatar camp triggers vows of revenge from Palestinian and Muslim Lebanese allies. Leftist leaders warn of a protracted conflict as fighting shifts to Christian-held areas. casualties rise above 186 killed and 215 wounded, with thousands evacuated from the camp.
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Tal Zaatar
Lebanon
Beirut
Farouk Kaddoumi
Kamal Jumbhatt
Israel
Jezzine
Dhahr Ramleh
Sidon
Tal Zuatar
Wostern West Beirut
Arab League
Hassan Sabri Khali
Red Cross
League
Christian Phalange
Thompsonville Man Cleared in 1975 Burglary Trial
Jefferson county jurors found Richard Summers not guilty of burglary in the November 25 1975 break in at a Route 6 building owned by Lawrence Wood. The jury deliberated 25 minutes after hearing testimony. Summers 22 of Route 3 Thompsonville faced charges and was defended by Roy Eugene Clark.
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Jefferson County
Richard Summers
Summers
Route 6
Lawrence Wood
Route 3
Thompsonville
Roy Eugene Clark
4 H Baby Animals On Display At City Park Saturday
The Ham s Grove Sunny Pilgrims 4 H Club led by Gene Martin will show 4 H baby animals at Mt Vernon City Park on Saturday Aug 14 from 9 00 am to 4 00 pm for Jefferson county residents. Animals include a dairy heifer ponies lambs puppies kittens and more. 4 Hers listed include Lisa Kent Jeff Camp Sandra Allen Kerry Richardson Darrell Wiggins Savanna Richardson Phillip Neal Vicki Neal Susan Flota JoAnn Martin Scott Flota Tommy Martin Rodney Martin Marty Martin.
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Ham's Grove
Sunny Pilgrims
Gene Martin
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Lisa Kent
Jeff Camp
Sandra Allen
Kerry Richardson
Darrell Wiggins
Savanna Richardson
Phillip Neal
Vicki Neal
Susan Flota
JoAnn Martin
Scott Flota
Tommy Martin
Rodney Martin
Marty Martin
Mt Vernon Weather Snapshot and Lake Level Note
Mt Vernon forecast notes a Thursday high near 67 with 0.12 inches rainfall. It records rainfall to date at 20.1 inches in 1976 and lists past highs for today for comparison. Lake Kend Kend Lake water level at 405.05 feet above mean sea level is noted.
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MT. Vernon
Main
Illinois legislators wrestle with school aid and tax bills
In Springfield lawmakers face choices on the governors $95 million school aid plan and tax acceleration bills opposed by business groups. Walker cut 84.5 million from the education budget, with options to restore funds if the tax measures pass, amid GOP opposition and debates over amendatory veto power.
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Barry Hanson
Associated Press
Springfield, Ill
Daniel Walker
General Assembly
Lane
Walker
Ben Polk
R-Moline
House Education Committee
George Lindberg
Michael Howlett
James R. Thompson
Polk
State Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
School of
Aaron Jaffe
Dekokie
Education Committee
Chambers
Glenn Schneider
Wheaton
Kenneth Buzbee
Carbondale
Shakeup in Wardens at Illinois Prisons
In Springfield AP reports four Illinois Department of Corrections prison wards will change. Tom Israel resigns as warden of Menard Correctional Center. Ernest E. Morris, 49, moves from Joliet to replace him. Dennis J. Wolff, 32, moves from Sheridan to replace Morris. Neal D. McDonald, 32, from Joliet Youth Center, will replace Wolff. Morris began as a guard in 1951, became Joliet assistant warden in 1971 and warden in 1975.
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Springfield
Department of Corrections
Tom Israel
Menard Correctional Center
Ernest E. Morris
Joliet Correctional Center
Dennis J. Wolff
Sheridan Correctional Center
Morris
Neal D. McDonald
Ilinois
Joliet
Wolff
Department
Veteran Ina postal carrier bids fond farewell after 31 years
Blessin, a Bend Lake College fixture and longtime Ina route carrier, ends 31 years of service as the Postal Service consolidates routes due to Rend Lake flooding. He cherished college friends and a featured yearbook cameo with Congressman Kenneth Gray and Dr. James Snyder. He plans to visit after final day on the 28th.
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Blessin
Rend Lake
Bend Lake College
Kenneth Gray
Gray
James Snyder
Register-News
Postal Service
Ina
Bléssin
McClellan School Board Sets Special Session Date
The McClellan School board will hold a special meeting on Tuesday August 17 at the school.
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McClellan
McClellan School Board
Ex-Olney City Engineer Indicted on Extortion Charge
Federal grand jury indicted Olney's former city engineer Jack Fagggetti on a two count extortion case involving 700 and 500 dollars tied to Brown Brothers Excavating Co. for the East Fork Lake project completed in 1972. If found guilty he could face up to 20 years and a 10000 dollar fine. Indictment returned Wednesday.
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Olney
Benton, II
Jack Fagggetti
Brown Brothers Excavating Co
Eldorado
East Fork Lake
U.S
East St. Louis
Faggetti
Illinois Miners Credit: Union Walkout Sparks WV Judge Fines
A West Virginia judge fined an United Mine Workers local for pact violations triggering walkouts across nine states. Dawes and other union officers held meetings in Southern Illinois to explain the leadership stance and prevent further flareups. The union faced $660,000 daily wage losses and $800,000 daily pension fundroyalties while operators pursued $2.5 million in damages.
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West Virginia
UMW
Dawes
Illinois
Fulford Receives York Rite Purple Cross Honor
Robert E. Fulford of Mt. Vernon received the York Rite Purple Cross at the General Assembly in Evanston on July 31. The top York Rite award honors outstanding service to York Rite masonry and the community, with 67 masons from the United States and Canada receiving it this year.
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Robert E. Fulford
Mt. Vernon
York Rite
York Rite Sovreign College
Regular stated meeting of Rome Chapter 1014 OES Dix
A regular stated meeting of Rome Chapter 1014 O E S of Dix is set for Monday August 16 at 8 00 p m Amy Bliss W M and Lois McDaniel See will preside or attend as noted in the notice
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Rome
O.E.S
Dix
Amy Bliss
W.M
Lois McDaniel
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