Memorial service for Dr Andy Hall Jr held in St Louis
A memorial service for 68 year old Dr Andy Hall Jr was held Friday at West Presbyterian Church St Louis of which he was an elder and longtime member The Reverend Doctor Yarry Phillips Jr officiated His body was donated to Washington University Medical School in accordance with his wishes He died suddenly Tuesday at his home in University City Missouri from a heart attack.
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Andy Hall Jr
West Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
Migsoul
Yarry Phillips Jr
Hall
Washington University Medical School
Phillips
University City
Mrs Katherine Severs Dies in McLeansboro Rites Planned
Mrs Katherine Severs of McLeansboro died at Welborn Baptist Hospital Evansville Indiana at 9 00 p m Friday The body is at Donelson Funeral Home McLeansboro Funeral arrangements are incomplete She is survived by her husband E W Severs of McLeansboro
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Katherine Severs
McLeansboro
Welborn Baptist Hospital
Evansville
Indiana
Ben
Donelson Funeral Home
Severs
E. W. Severs
Mary A Jamison Dies at 81 in Dale Illinois
Mary Alice Jamison age 81 of Dale Illinois died Friday at Good Shepherd Hospital Eldorado. Funeral 1 PM Monday at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev Mary Erwin. burial in Lawrenceville Illinois. Survived by husband William Jamison and two sons Lyman Gillespie and W L Jamison, a daughter N A Harkey Jr, and four grandchildren.
Alva Cook 59 Dies. Rites at Whittington Bethesda
Alva Cook a prominent farmer of Whittington died Friday night at Bethesda Hospital in St Louis at 2 00 p m Sunday services will be held at John Stow Funeral Home Whittington with Rev Harold Conroy officiating Burial will be in Shiloh cemetery near Whittington Friends may call at Johnston Funeral Home after 6 00 p m today He was born March 1 1906 in Franklin county son of Alva and Rose Elkins Cook Married to Pearl House who survives Also surviving are two sons Lowell Cook of RFD 1 Benton and Bobby at home four daughters Mrs Peggy Womble Ballwin Mo Mrs Louise Kramer Mrs Mary Lou Kramer and Mrs Eloise Lucini all of Benton five brothers Charlie Everett and Leslie Cook all of Benton Arlie Cook of West Frankfort and Yallie Cook of Chicago a sister Mrs Vernette Hill Warren Ohio and nine grandchildren
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Alva Cook
Whittington
Bethesda
St. Louis
Johnstow
Harold Conroy
Shiloh
Johnston
Cook
Franklin County
Alva and
Rose (Elkins) Cook
Rites Today For A W Harrawood
Funeral services for Augusta Williard Harrawood were held at 2:00 p.m. at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev Frank Griffith officiating. Burial followed in Prospect Cemetery. Harrawood, aged 65, of RFD 3 Broughton, died Thursday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born September 22, 1899 in Hamilton County, son of Carl os and Minerva Harrawood. Survived by a sister Daisy Pyle of Norris City.
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Augusta Williard Harrawood
Gholson
McLeansboro
Frank Griffith
Prospect Cemetery
Harrawood
RFD
Broughton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hamilton County
Carlos and
Minerva
Frazier) Harrawood
Daisy Pyle
Norris City
Services Set For Mrs Kern
Funeral services for Mrs Alma Lorene Kern 49 will be held at 2 p m Monday at Frisco Baptist Church. She died Thursday in an Omaha hospital. Mrs Kern formerly resided in Ewing and moved to Omaha five years ago. Marvin Richardson will officiate. Friends may call at Mitchell Funeral Home Benton after 6 p.m. tonight.
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Frisco Baptist Church
Alma Lorene Kern
Omaha
Neb
Francis Yeager Dies At 89 Funeral Monday
Mrs. Francis Yeager of 1113 Perkins Avenue died at 5 25 am in Good Samaritan Hospital aged 89 years 20 days Funeral set for 2 pm Monday at the Church of The Nazarene with Rev Ray Jewell officiating Burial in Bethel Memorial cemetery Pulley Funeral Home will receive visitors after 2 pm Sunday and the body will lie in state at noon Monday at the church She was born July 29 1876 in Bonn Germany daughter of Quinn and Ollie Bohn She was first married to Millard McGhee later to Adolph Yeager and preceded in death by several relatives including a brother and an infant child Additional survivors include Arthur McGhee and James M McGhee two step sons Herman and John Yeager a daughter Mrs Henry Bonham two step daughters Mrs Trene Braddy and Mrs Lucy Edmondson a sister Mrs Mary Woolridge and 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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Francis Yeager
Perkins Avenue
Good Samaritan Hospital
the Nazarene
Ray Jewell
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Pulley Funeral Home
Mrs. Yeager
Bonn
Germany
Quinn
Ollie Bohn
Millard McGhee
Adolph Yeager
Arthur McGhee
Bossier City
James M. McGhee
Mt. Vernon
Herman
John Yeager
Henry . Bonham
Lawrenceville
Trene Braddy
Lucy Edmondson
This City
Mary Woolridge
Hopkinsville
Anna Stanioch Dies at 77 in Waltonville
Anna Stanioch 77 of Waltonville died at 8 05 am Friday at Lutheran Hospital St Louis Funeral services set for St Marys Catholic Church Lesser with Rev Peter Shu officiating Burial in St Barbara cemetery Scheller Fry Funeral Home Waltonville where friends may call after 2 00 pm Sunday Rosary 7 00 pm Sunday She was born January 4 1888 in Jefferson County daughter of Adolph and Barbara Labuda Gajewski widow of August Stanioch Survived by son Andrew Mt Vernon and four daughters Mrs John Faryan Chicago Mrs Joe Ulis Palatine Mrs Andrew Barcieszewski Arnold Mo and Mrs Alex Kiselewski Lesser
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Anna Stanioch
Waltonville
Luthern Hospital
St. Louis
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Lesser
Peter Shu
St. Barbara Cemetery
Scheller
John Faryan
Chicago
Joe Ulis
Palatine, T
Andrew Barcieszewski
Arnold, Mo
Alex Kiselewski
LBJ Birthday Gifts From Mrs Johnson Daughters
Mrs Johnson and the two Johnson daughters Lynda and Luci presented birthday gifts Friday night with congratulations from around the world. A metal waste basket gag gift marks Mrs Johnson’s campaign while other presents include a scrapbook on Sam Johnson Jr. and an album about the LBJ Ranch. Eisenhower and H H Cheeley sent messages, Cheeley noting he is 102 and Johnson replying with birthday wishes.
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Grampy Cheeley
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
H. H. Cheeley
Iuka
Ill
Cheeley
Harrisburg Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport funding approved
Gov Otto Kerner approved releasing 65328 dollars for construction and improvements at the Harrisburg Raleigh Airport in Saline County Springfield Illinois the office announced Friday
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Springfield, II
Otto Kerner
Harrisburg-Raleigh
Saline County
MT VERNON WEATHER REPORT FOR FRIDAY
Friday high 82 and low 61 with rainfall to date 22.12 inches. Historical comparisons show recent years with higher temperatures: one year ago 85/62, five years ago 89/67, ten years ago 94/66. Sunrise and sunset times listed for Sunday and Monday in CST.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Faces Record Cold After Severe Thunderstorm
An intense storm system drove a deep cold air mass into Illinois, setting a new record low of 48 at Chicago Midway Airport. The prior record for this date was 49 in 1891, with only traces of rain reported in the state. The low pressure system moved east into Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, keeping the northern part cool and the south mildly cooler with highs 75 to 80. Partly cloudy conditions were reported across most of Illinois.
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Illinois
Canada
Chicago
Midway Airport
Ilinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Sone Boise
Aese Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
Okla City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptlnd
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
Seattle
Correeneee
Tampa
Washington
Srerasee
Winnipeg
Belleville
Moline
Peoria
Quincy Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
East Dubuque
Chicago Midway
Chicago O*hare
Airlines keep free baggage by count not weight
Washington AP reports the Civil Aeronautics Board denied petitions from Eastern and Delta to change the rule allowing each passenger to carry two suitcases free. The board stands by a regulation permitting two bags per passenger without regard to weight.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Eastern
Delta Airlines
Salvaged rocket may be Atlas-Centaur not Gemini 5
Aboard the USS Lake Champlain the Gemini recovery chief said the large rocket section recovered at sea last Saturday is unlikely to be part of the Titan 2 booster for Gemini 5. He stated it more likely stems from an Atlas-Centaur rocket fired recently from Cape Kennedy.
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Lake Champlain
John Stonesifer
Atlantic
Cape Kennedy
Great River Road Three Mile Segment Opened
In Springfield Illinois the final three mile stretch of the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton will be dedicated and opened to traffic Tuesday. State Public Works Director Francis Lorenz will cut the ribbon signaling completion of McAdams Parkway which runs nearly fifteen miles along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers.
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Springfield, Ill
Alton
Grafton
Francis Lorenz
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
McAdams Parkway
Illinois
Monetary Talks On U S Dollar Loss Halted In Quarter
Washington AP Secretary of the Treasury Henry H Fowler heads to Europe to discuss easing reliance on the U S dollar in international payments. He plans three days in France and stops in Rome Bonn Stockholm Brussels The Hague Amsterdam and London for talks with key officials on a possible new monetary framework.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Europe
U.S
Fowler
Johnson
United States
Free World
France
Paris
Rome
Bonn
Stockholm
Brussels
Hague
Amsterdam
London
James Callaghan
George Brown
Lord Cromer
Bank of England
Births Timothy Eugene Richard and Sarah Jane Standerfer
Mr and Mrs Terry Richard of Wayne City welcomed a son Timothy Eugene born 8 30 PM Friday at Fairfield Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds five and one half ounces. Grandparents are Ernie and Lona Richardson and Charlie Richardson. Rev and Mrs Ernest D Standerfer of Sterling Illinois announce a daughter Sarah Jane born Thursday evening in Sterling hospital weighing seven pounds 12 ounces. Grandparents Fred Vallowe and Ernest Standerfer and great grandparents Milton Standerfer of Mt Vernon.
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Terry Richardson
Wayne City
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Timothy Eugene
Ernie Richardson
Charlie Richards
Keenes
Ernest D. Standerfer
Sterling
Sarah Jane
Fred Vallowe
Ernest Standerfer
Milton Standerfer
Mt. Vernon
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged
Jefferson Memorial records show admissions including Howard Ray Kagy of Salem Ross L Payton and multiple others. Discharges list Sherry Dean Wade Harold Leo Baldwyn Helen Geraldine Taylor and more.
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Jefferson Memorial
Howard Ray Kagy
Salem
Ross L. Payton
Ord Carol Carter
Good Samaritan
Larry Bell
Maria Jean Peterson
Ollie Robert Sheridan
Clarence Michael Hall
Dorothy Gordon
Eva Mae Milner
Dama R. Moore
Nancy Peeples
Sherry Dean Wade
Harold Leo Baldwyn
Helen Geraldine Taylor
Frederic Richard Markham
Robert Raymond Mitchell
Josette Yvonne Ward
Beulah Bledsoe
Marla Jean Peterson
Circuit Court Fines for Traffic Violations
Joseph C. Lower of Salem Road was fined $10 for disobeying a stop sign and William E. Hicks of 1500 Main was fined $10 for failure to yield right of way in circuit court here yesterday.
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Joseph C. Lower
Salem Road
William E. Hicks
Main
Talent Entries Needed For Labor Day Show
Delbert Sigworth announces Labor Day at city park on Monday September 6 with music by Recording Industries funds and Local 465 AFM cooperation. Con gressman Kenneth Gray speaks at 3 30 PM followed by talent square dance and jitterbug contests from 7 PM. Ogie Ellis MC. bicycle parade at 10 AM. drawings for ladies garments. favors by ILGWU Local 372. entry info at 244 2064.
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Delbert Sigworth
Kenneth Gray
Recording Industries
American Federation of Musicians
Mt. Vernon
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Modern Woodmen of America
Ogie Ellis
Jefferson County
California Tot Dies Of Leukemia
In Ventura California a grieving mother who sought to extend his life by exposing her leukemia stricken daughter to chicken pox was at her bedside when four year old Joy Evans died Friday. Doctors warned the risk but Mrs Evans believed some terminal leukemia cases were arrested by chicken pox and hoped for more time. Joy had leukemia since January and exposure attempts began Aug 1.
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Ventura
Calif
Joy Evans
Sharon Evans
Astronauts Near End of Gemini 5 Mission in Orbit
On the eighth day in orbit Gemini 5 astronauts Cooper and Conrad remained alert and cheerful as they approached home. They tracked their orbits past 100 and managed drift with limited maneuvering jets while tracking stations and Kraft prepared for the near‑term return. Music and Texas songs broke the long day as the crew continued to log notes, with house cleaning and on‑board recorder issues adding to the workload.
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Cooper
Conrad
Duane Catterson
Blue Gardenia
Moon
Gemini Control
Christopher C. Kraft
Houston
Texas
Ae Armstrong
Gemini Contr
Police Said Rural Roads Used In Illegal Trailer Transport
A Mt. Vernon court fined Charles A. Jensen for illegal trailer transport on rural Illinois roads. Five drivers were cited for violations of state permit rules governing route and length. Authorities say routes must use designated roads. trailers exceeding limits are fined and halted.
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Mt. Vernon
Andy Muzzarelli
Charles A. Jensen
Elkhart
Ind
Muzzarelli
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Two Drivers Ticketed After Accidents Here
Two drivers were ticketed after two collisions on 12th street. Joyce F Pedigo of Jerseyville Illinois and Henry B Gaston of 17 Sunset Drive were involved at 12th and Main at 6 35 PM with damages over 100 dollars. Pedigo charged with disobeying a stop sign. At 7 05 PM Clair R Porter of Salem and William R Miller of Route 1 Mt Vernon collided at 12th and Perkins with damages about 100 dollars. Porter charged with failure to yield right of way.
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12Th Street
12Th and
Main
Joyce F. Pedigo
Jerseyville
Henry B. Gaston
Sunset Drive
Joyce Pedigo
Clair R. Porter
Salem
William R. Miller
Route 1
Mt. Vernon
12Th
Perkins
Porter
Rum Deal Bottle Is Lost in Mt Vernon
An unknown man suffered a rum deal in Mt Vernon last night when a resident reported a man hiding an object in a ditch on south Fifth street. Police found a half full quart bottle of rum in a sewer tile and confiscated the bottle, disappointing a thirsty citizen in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt.Vernon
South Fifth Street
Staley Seeks Divorce in Circuit Court
Carl W. Staley seeks a divorce from Charlotte A. Staley in circuit court here. He accuses her of desertion. The couple married November 15, 1943 and separated March 16, 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Staley
Charlotte A. Staley
Sir Knights to Form Honor Guard at Collens Funeral
Uniformed Sir Knights meet at the Temple at 6 45 p m tonight to form an honor guard for the body of T Glenn Collens at the funeral parlor. They meet again Sunday at 6 45 p m for the same purpose at the First M E Church. L Williams Commander.
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Temple
T. Glenn Collens
M. E
L. Williams
Rusk Seeks Signals for Peace Overture in Viet Nam
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said no clear indications of a peace overture have appeared from third parties amid UN and Moscow diplomacy. He stressed the U.S. aims for peace in South Viet Nam, leaving options open including a halt to bombing if Hanoi moves toward settlement, possibly a cease fire, and preliminaries to a Geneva talks process. He noted Castro remains in power and urged progress toward India Pakistan peace while stressing U.S. broader regional interests.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
Rusk
United Nations
Moscow
U.S
South
United States
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
325Th Diivision
Southeast Asia
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Americas
Hemisphere
Alliance For Progress
India
Pakistan
Damage suit dismissed after Mt Vernon accident
A damage suit seeking $433.39 for Frank Rogers was dismissed in circuit court yesterday. The case stemmed from a Nov 6, 1962 accident at 12th and Perkins in Mt. Vernon involving Melba A. Carleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rogers
Melba A. Carleton
12Th and
Perkins
Mt. Vernon
Car collision reported near Nason Road and Route 148
Floyd Robertson of Milwaukee and Robert C. Hawkins of Sycamore Illinois drove cars that collided about 9 15 p m yesterday at the intersection of Nason Road and Route 148 according to the sheriff s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Robertson
Milwaukee
Sycamore
Ill
Nason Road
Route 148
Sheriff's Office
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Dale, Ill
Good Shepherd Hospital
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Til
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Herman Gillespie
William Jamison
Summit City
Lyman Gillespie
Dale
W.L. Jamison
N. A. Harkey, Jr
Sanford, Fla
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Robinson, Ill
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