Deaths Rev Bledsoe Dies Funeral Here Saturday
The Rev. Cass M. Bledsoe, 67, pastor of the AME Zion Church, died unexpectedly at his home 1219 Cherry. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the AME Zion Church with Rev. Benjamin Pierce and Rev. James Longmire officiating. Burial in Bethel Memorial Cemetery. Visitation 6–9 p.m. Friday at Parker Funeral Home. Surviving widow Bessie L. Simmons, married June 8, 1954, in Pinckneyville, plus five sons, six daughters, a brother, three sisters, and seven grandchildren. two children preceded him in death.
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Cass M. Bledsoe
AME Zion
Cherry
AME Zion Church
Benjamin Pierce
James Longmire
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Parker Funneral Home
Mr. Bledsoe
Pinckneyville
Bessie L. Simmons
Inllinois
Indiana
Ohio
Indiana Central College of Religion
Central Baptist Seminary
Southernllinois University
Maryland State College
Cass William Bledsoe
California
Homer Bledsoe
Indianapolis
Ind
Roger
James
Charles
Bledsoe
Hallie Mae Carter
Barlee Garrette
Ruthalee Cunningham
Barbara
Gloria Jean
Betty Jean Bledsoe
Charlie Bledsoe
New Albany
Lilie Robinson
Lennie Bell Malone
Chatie Mae Bledsoe
Cairo
E Q Cunningham Dies At 72 Rites Thursday
Everett Q Cunningham, 72, died at his home 2916 Peach at 10 10 am Monday. Funeral 1 30 pm Thursday at Myers Chapel with Rev Vivian Threlkeld officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. Born June 20 1893 in Jefferson County he was a World War One veteran and a retired Fox Theatres employee. He leaves a sister Charline Toney and brothers Russell Quinn and Harold L Quinn.
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Everett Q. Cunningham
Peach
Myers Chapel
Vivian Threlkeld
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Cunningham
Jefferson County
John and
Anna (Fleener) Cunningham
Charline Toney
Russel Quinn
Harold L. Quinn
Tucson
Ariz
Cunningham
V.F.W
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Fox Theatres
Pemberton Native Of Mt. Vernon Dies In Evansville
O K Pemberton 83 native of Mt. Vernon died yesterday in Evansville Indiana where he had lived for years. He was born December 1 1882 to John W and Jemima Pemberton and married Fannie Hartman who died in 1963. Survivors include three sons Max Duwayne and Charles, a stepson Ted Herring, two brothers and two sisters. Arrangements incomplete at Alexander Funeral Home in Evansville.
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O. K. Pemberton
Mt. Vernon
Evansville
Ind
Arthur Pemberton
Oakland
Mr. Pemberton
John W
Jemima Pemberton
Fannie Hartman
Max Pemberton
Owensboro
Duwayne Pemberton
Charles Pemberton
Indianapolis
Ted Herrin
California
R. E. Pemberton
Los Angeles
Arthur
Nora Ward
Gary
Clara Grant
Pasadena
Calif
Alexander
Evaneville
Irvin and Opdysee Reported to Sheriff Monday
Boole and Irvin reported to the sheriff's office Monday at Menetea. The report mentions a local incident investigated by law enforcement with no further details provided.
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Irvin
Boole
Sheriff's Office
Vernon MT Weather Report Highlights Seasonal Shift
Here and elsewhere in Vernon Montana the forecast shows a high of 51 and a low of 16 with ongoing rainfall contributing to a season total of 33.54 inches. Historical comparisons note one year ago high 41 and low 25, five years ago 38 and 28, ten years ago 54 and 30. Wednesday brings sunrise at 7 09 and sunset at 4 35 CST.
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Mt, Vernon
C.S.T
Belleville
Coneneteneces
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Seermscosrewererres
Ae Ssreennmene OO
Springfield
Vacucunons Cues
Vandalia Seeene Svese Tees
Pees Chicago Midway Eyverere
Chicago Grant Park
Wee Dubuque
Rsesenneseare
Madison
Samme
South Bend
Rosnens
Paducar A
Smenessermenn
Wwe
Associated Press
Albany
Clear
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Aevtewat
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
A . Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Hewes
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Wory Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Money Salt Sk
San Diego
Wase
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Markets update from Mt. Vernon hog market
Prices paid through 12 30 p m rose with hogs up 75 cents to a top of 28 50 for 200 to 220 pound hogs Sows gained 30 cents to 22 75 for 300 weight down Sows 300 weight and over 22 50 down Boars up 80 cents to 15 00 and 15 50 After 12 30 p m prices shift to next day basis
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon prices reported this afternoon show soybeans at 2.50 per bushel and shell and ear corn both at 1.15. The figures reflect market conditions for local traders and producers.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Prices Hold on Mixed Poultry Markets
Chicago AP report notes butter and egg price standings with letter grades and percentile marks. Live poultry wholesale prices show minimal changes with roasters at 34 to 44 cents per pound, red white rock fryers quoted around 18 to 19 cents, heavy hens near 18 to 45 cents, reflecting a stable but segmented market.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S. Egg and Poultry Prices Reported by St Louis
St Louis AP details wholesale and consumer egg and poultry grades with price ranges for large medium and small eggs A and B classifications and live hens heavy and light weight categories for broilers and fryers. Prices include wholesale standard and unclassified ranges and checks.
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ST. Louis
Livestock prices at National Stockyards on Wednesday
Estimates from National Stockyards list hogs at 6000 cattle 2000 calves 200 sheep 500. Hogs at 8000 with barrows and gilts 28.50 to 29.50, 300 to 630 lb 21.50 to 24.50. Cattle 4000 calves 300 with various grades. steers and heifers ranges. Vealers and calves show wide ranges. sheep with lamb prices and ewe range noted.
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National Stockyards
TL (Ap
Giles
Chicago Grain price report excerpt
Chicago report lists Wheat No 2 red 1.67 no 2 hard 1.67. Corn No 2 yellow 1.27 and No 5 yellow 105-09 sample grade 1.01. Oats No 2 heavy white 71 44. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.67 4n. Soybean oil 11.50.
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Chicago
Cold snap drops Illinois to near freezing highs
Chicago and northern Illinois endured the coldest late fall readings with several spots at or near 20 degrees. Rockford Vandalia and other cities reported 16 to 19 degrees while Peoria and O’Hare logged 18. Daytime highs barely reached the 40s as a warming trend is forecast with lows in the 20s to 30s and Wednesday expected to be fair and warmer with highs in the 50s.
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Chicago
Illinois
Rockford
Vandalian
Springfield
Moline
Peoria
O’hare International
Quinch
Belleville
Midway Airport
Poverty War Grant Approved by Two-County Officials
Appellate Court Clerk James R. McLaughlin Arnold Ross Mrs. Alice Williams Elmer Gentle and other local officials including Mayor Joe Martin and County Supt. Ogie Ellis react to a $46 650 poverty war grant for Jefferson and Marion counties. An executive committee meeting is planned for December 15 in the Jefferson County courthouse. Officials aim to open offices in Mt. Vernon and Salem soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. McLaughlin
Arnold Ross
Alice Williams
Elmer Gentle
Illinois Public Aid Office
Gaylord McReynolds
Joe Bradigan
Illinois Employment Service
Joe Martin
Lester Shelton
Ogie Ellis
Lester Davis
Ellis Henson
Mt. Vernon High School
Ernie John Alford
Mt. Vernon Town- Harlow
Charles W. Waite
Max Garrison
Raymond Bejma
Eddie M. Self
Igo
Jefferson
Marion
Jefferson County Court House
Mt. Vernon
Salem
Circuit Court Fines For Various Traffic Charges
Circuit court fines listed include Charles W Lowery of 520 Jordan with 10 dollars for intoxication, Harley W Martin of Bartonville with 10 for improper passing, Av for curfew violation, Orar C Peterson of Woodlawn with 20 for curfew violation, David Schmitt of 1029 South 17th Street with 10 for improper lane usage.
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Charles W. Lowery
Jordan
Harley
W. Martin
Bartonville
Avon
Orar C. Peterson
Woodlawn
Bennen
Ny Irish
David Schmitt
South 17Th Street
Wall Street Rebounds as Market Recovers From Monday Selloff
Wall Street rose sharply led by the Dow Jones industrial average up 11.02 to 950.55 as high volume trading returned after news of higher interest rates. Du Pont helped the gain with a six point rise. electronics, aerospace, airlines, and brands like Sperry Rand, IBM, Xerox, Magnavox and Polaroid contributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
du Pont
Associated Press
Sperry Rand
Boeing
IBM
Xerox
Fairchild Camera
SCM Corp
Magnavox
Zenith
Polaroid
Douglas Aircraft
United Air Lines
Eastern Air Lines
Schering
Chrysler
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Lost and found two twenties end with one return
David Higgins of 316 North 16th street reported losing two $20 bills in the Walgreen area yesterday afternoon. Harold Clarke of 500 South 18th street found a $20 and turned it in, claiming it as found money. Higgins later claimed the found bill was his, while the other $20 remained lost. No official report was filed.
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Harold Clarke
South 18Th Street
Walgreen
Higgins
Bill Clarke
Gemini 7 Circles Earth As Gemini 6 Prepares
Kraft may set rendezvous a day early with Gemini 7 in a planned circular orbit 185 miles above Earth if Gemini 6 launches sooner. Borman and Lovell carry out orbital maneuvers and photograph landmarks for navigation aids, medical experiments, and laser beam tests while tracking the Polaris missile and enjoying music aboard the ship.
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Kraft
Borman
Lovell
George Page
Cape Kennedy
Air Force
Navy
Carnarvon
Australia
Africa
Central
South America
Ascension Island
Lovel
SIU Head Praises Mt. V. Board Acknowledges Need for Action
SIU department head agreed with Ellis Henson that action is required and plans to confer with chairmen of proposed Class I colleges. He aims to reach a definite boundary agreement after group meetings conclude, targeting a date sometime after December 14.
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Ellis Henson
Hospital Notes Admitted and Discharged Patients Listed
Hospital notes document admissions at Jefferson Memory and Good Samaritan. Admitted include George Ralph Auxier Dahlgren Fred Taylor Floyd Todd Eva Arilla Harding Merwin Hamill Hampton Beda L Connaway Hattie Eloise Clark and others. Discharged include Paul Mick Sylvia Jean Todd Eric Allen Derry Margaret Mary Aberry Anna Lisa Howe and others.
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Ferson
George Ralph Auxier
Dahlgren
Fred Taylor
Floyd Todd
Paul Mick
Sylvia Jean Todd
Good Samaritan
Eva Arilla Harding
Merwin Hamill Hampton
Beda L. Connaway
Hattie Eloise Clark
Charles Jack Gossage
Velma May French
Ruby Slaton
Mildred Kay Bradley
Alfred James Baker
Mildred Crane Rube
Mary Frances Souers
Marian Tennyson
Connie Gail Cato
Jake Wallace
Eric Allen Derry
Margaret Mary Aberry
Anna Lisa Howe
Hattie Evelyn Buhler
Herman Good
Charles C. Mays
Ryan DeAllen Peoples
Sarah Ellen Win- Bo
Mt Vernon to again cut summer water rates
Mt Vernon city officials revealed at a council meeting that the special low summer water rate is likely to be renewed next year. City Manager Chester Lewis reported a revenue drop of about 22,000 over the four month period May through August, but urged continuing study and rate adjustments. Usage totaled 147,592,100 gallons, with June and August rainfall lowering use, and a decade of publicity shaping public belief that rates might not fall.
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Mt. Vernon
Chester Lewis
Pearl Harbor Remembered 24 Years Later At Ford Island
The narrative recalls Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A survivor describes swimming in oily water after the battleships were torched and abandoned. He and a fellow sailor towed a third man to the battleship Maryland moored beside the Oklahoma. Oil slicks persisted on Pearl Harbor’s calm surface.
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Curtis
Maryland
Ford Island
Pearl Harbor
Battleship Row
Arizona
City Board Mulls Zoning Move Along With Water Deal
City officials and Missouri Pacific Railroad reps seek best method to increase the waterway opening under tracks south of Perkins near the International Shoe Co. City manager completes water study for Rend Lake water negotiations and reports a busy inspection bureau with 12 inspections and 12 condemnations. Water access topics, plus council actions: transfer of 40 000 from working cash to general fund and approval of November bills across departments including water and sewer.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Perkins
International Shoe Company
Rend Lake
Rend Lake Water
Fox Street
Lewis
The
Southern Railway Co
Harrison Street
General Corporate
Sanitation Division
Park Department
Civil Defense
Water Department
Sewer Department
Var Nell Rebekah Lodge to Elect Officers Dec 9
The regular meeting of Var Nell Rebekah Lodge No. 206 will be held in the I.O.O.F. hall Thursday evening December 9 at 7 30. The annual election of officers will be held with Lois Moore listed as N G Naomi Boggan as secretary.
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Varnell Rebekan Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
C.F
Lois Moore
N. G
Naomi .Bogan
Sec'y
Johnson weighs options on Vietnam policy at ranch meeting
President Johnson discussed Vietnam policy with Defense Secretary McNamara and Secretary of State Rusk at his ranch. He signaled no decisions yet and stressed continued aid to South Vietnam while Congress reconvenes next month. He also gave a health update after October surgery and called the gathering a preliminary step before the budget debate.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
LBJ
McNamara
Rusk
National Security
Mcr
George Bundy
Mer Namara
Saigon
Federal Reserve Board
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Korea
South Viet Nam
Congress
Rend Lake Junior College District Conflicts Loom
The Illinois Junior College Board moves to settle conflicts among proposed units with Rend Lake among those called to meetings in Carbondale Carmi and Charleton. Dormant counties named include Sangamon Logan Menard Mason Livingston Iroquois Adams Hancock Henderson McDonough Mercer Stark as potential targets for organizing new districts to meet population and valuation thresholds.
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Springfield
Ilinois Junior College Board
Carbondale
Rend Lake
Carmi
Charleston
Mattoon
Effingham and
Robinson
Illinois
Ilinois
Gerald Smith
Smith
Sangamon
Logan
Menard
Mason
Livingston
Iroquois
Adams
Hancock
Henderson
McDonough
Mercer
Stark
School Crossing Death in Decatur Illinois
Nine year old Mary Louise Hood was killed Monday while crossing a street on her way home from school. Witnesses say she ran past a school crossing guard and into the side of a truck.
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Death Decatur, Ill
Mary Louise Hood
Local births feature five newborns with weights and names
Mr and Mrs Cedric Gowler welcome a daughter at Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds six ounces. Mr and Mrs Jim Wiggins announce a daughter born Saturday at Fairfield Memorial weighing five pounds six ounces named Annette Raylene. Mr and Mrs Paul Dean Schwenninger welcome a daughter at Silver Cross weighing six pounds five ounces named Carol Jean. Grandparents Ellis Schwenninger Opdyke and Louella McGhee Mt Vernon. Former residents Mr and Mrs Jerry Luger report a son born December 3 in Lincoln Nebraska weighing six pounds seven ounces named Krieg Thomas. Grandparents Arthur Ewers and Anna Stova.
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Cedric Gowler
East Fourth Street
Centralia
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jim Wiggins
Bluford
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Annette Raylene
Paul Dean Schwenninger
Marble Street
Joliet
Silver Cross Hospital
Carol Jean
Ellis Schwenninger
Opdyke
Louella McGhee
Mt. Vernon
Jerry Tom Luger
Cornhusker Highway
Lincoln
Neb
Kreig Thomas
Arthur Ewers
Anna Stova
Omaha
Percy in Argentina says GOP 1968 bid too early
Charles H. Percy Republican leader touring South America says it is too early to discuss a GOP presidential candidate for 1968. He adds in an interview that the party does not lack presidential timber.
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Percy
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Charles ‘H. ‘Percy
South America
State Moves To Condemn Fisher's Lane Property
The state seeks condemnation of land on Fisher's Lane in south Mt Vernon for widening and paving. A petition filed by the Department of Public Works and Buildings against J C and Mary Livingston alleges failure to agree on a price. The project expands Fisher's Lane from Tenth Street east to U S Route 460 and integrates the road into Route 460 while Perkins Avenue from Tenth to Shawnee is removed from the route.
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Toois
Fisher
Tenth Streets
Fisher's Lane
Mt. Vernon
Perkins Avenue
Tenth
Shawnee
Linda Shurtz Sues For Divorce In Circuit Court
Linda Beth Shurtz filed suit for divorce against Roger Shurtz in circuit court here Monday alleging cruelty. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Ward. The couple married January 22 1965 and separated June 24 according to the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Beth Shurtz
Roger Shurtz
Ward
Top Commanders In 1941 Missed Vital Pearl Harbor Notice
The December 1941 memo shows Army chief Gen. Marshall and Navy chief Adm. Stark were not alerted in time about imminent attack. Testimony indicates Stark was away and Marshall at Ft Myer Virginia. A 1944 Ary board found the crucial report reached G 2 by 9 p.m. December 6 but was not delivered to Marshall.
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Washington
Bedell Smith
Smith
Marshall
Col. Bedell Smith
Gen. Marshall
Stolen coin collection valued near 10000 at Carlyle home
Police said Melvin Edel reported his coin collection missing from his Carlyle residence after a break in between Thursday and Sunday night. The dealer noted a separate burglary at his Centralia store last year, when about $600 in coins were taken.
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Carlyle, I
Melvin Edel
Centralia
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Mt. V
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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North 16Th Street
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Moon
SIU
MT. V. Board
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Decisions
By Frank Cormick
Rend College
Southeastern
Harrisburg
Wabash Valley Junior College
Mt. Carmalk
Enfieldee
Rende Feld
Enfield
White County
O. K. Bowen
Carbondale Community High School
Williamson
Franklin
Jackson
Perry
Vincent Birchler
Randolph County
Randolph
Monroe
St. Clair
St. Clair County
Belleville Junior College
Allen
Baker
Stilley
Ic. J. Covington
Rend Lake Conservancy
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