Deaths and Funerals Aaron Rich, 81
Aaron Rich 81 died at 11 15 last night at Washington County Hospital Nashville He was a brother of Mrs Ann Morgan Mt Vernon He was born in Hamilton county son of Warren and Sarah Elizabeth Rich Raised in Mt Vernon but lived mostly in St Louis Retired Wabash Railroad employee Lived at Friendship Nursing Home Survivors include a son Alva Rich Mount View Alaska a brother Alfred Rich Centra lia a sister Mrs Ann Morgan Mt Vernon and five grandchildren Body to Garnier and Son Funeral Home Centralia Funeral arrangements incomplete today.
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Aaron Rich
Washington County Hospital
Nashville
Ann Morlan
North Eighth Street
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Rich
Hamilton County
Warren
Sarah Elizabeth (McDaniel) Rich
St. Louis
Rich
Wabash Railroad
Friendship
Alva Rich
Mount View
Alaska
Alfred Rich
Centralia
Ann Morgan
Garnier and Son
Curtis Phillips Dies Early Today
Curtis Albert Phillips 58 died at hike a.m. today at his home 316 North Fifth Street He was a Belle Rive native son of Glenn H and Irene Williamson Phillips He married Margrett Trotter May 9 1933 survivors include two daughters Sharon Wilson Mt Vernon and Shirley Ann Hall Placentia Calif a brother Nolen Phillips a sister Gladys Mendenhall four grandchildren and a predeceased son Funeral arrangements are incomplete The body is at Gholson Funeral Home Dahleren
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Curtis Albert Phillips
North Fifth Street
Belle Rive
Gholson Feneral
Dahleren
Glenn H
Irene
Williamson) Phillips
Margrett Trotter
Mt Vernon Shooting Case Ties to Gersbacher in Dragnet
Testimony traced the December 5 shooting with Mrs Eskew and Gersbacher linked by a bloodstained car and a gun found at the Gersbacher residence. Officers described powder burns on the victim and the suspect’s wrist wound, while the doctor testified memory and intellect seemed intact.
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Frank Walker
Nashville
Mt. Vernon
Dedman
Captain Irvin
Gersbacher
Cherry Street
Mrs. Paul Capps Dies At Age 82 In Mt Vernon
Mrs. Bernice Capps of 420 South 18th Street died at 11 40 am Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 82 years two months and 15 days She was the widow of Paul M Capps longtime Mt Vernon school board president and Mammoth Store clothing dept funeral is at 130 pm Friday Myers Chapel with Dr Don Crocker officiating Burial at Oakwood Cemetery She lies in state after 10 am Friday Survivors include two daughters Mrs Charles Hall of Scottsdale Arizona and Mrs Joseph Sibler of Louisville Kentucky a brother Albert Begemann of Lakeland Florida seven grandchildren and one great grandchild She belonged to the First Methodist Church
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Bernice Capps
South 18Th Street
Scottsdale, Ariz
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Paul M. Capps
Mammoth
Myers Chapel
Don Crocker
Oakwood Cemetery
Capps
Steeleville
Frederick
Sarah
Jay) Begemann
James Lisenby 85 Dies. Rites Saturday in Pulley Chapel
James Arthur Lisenby, a Dareville area farmer, died at 2 30 am at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 85 years 8 months 9 days. Funeral at 1 30 pm Saturday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev Leslie Elliott officiating. Burial in East Salem cemetery. Born March 28 1882 in Jefferson county he was married to Viona Taylor who died in 1961. Survived by son Charles Lisenby Marion Indiana daughter Pauline Ruth Rose Orange Park Florida two sisters Nelle King Mt Vernon Stella Humphrey Benton and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Arthur Lisenby
Lowry Hursing
Good Sa Y Maritan Hospital
Dareville
Pulley Funeral
Leslie Elliott
East Salem
Pulley Funeral Home
Mr. Lisenby
Jefferson County
James A
Flora
Short) Lisenby
Viona C. Taylor
Charles A. Lisenby
Marion
Ind
Pauline Ruth Rose
Orange Park
Fla
Nelle King
Mt. Vernon
Stella Humphrey
Benton
Lovene Doepke Dies At Age 89 In Opdyke
Mrs Lovene Lou Doepke 389 of Opdyke died at 2 20 am in Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services were set for 2 pm Saturday at Opdyke Methodist Church with burial in Opdyke cemetery She was born August 13 1878 in Jefferson county to Newton and Caroline Pasley She married Otto Doepke who died March 21 1948 Survived by brother Charles Pasley Opdyke and nephew Clyde Roney plus other nieces and nephews
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Lovene
Lou) Doepke
Opdyke
Good Samaritan Hospital
Opdyke Methodist Church
Opdyke Cemetery
Mrs. Doepke
Jefferson County
Newton
Caroline
Alexander) Pasley
Otto Doepke
Charles Pasley
Clyde Roney
Prof Would Merge Counties
CARBONDALE Ill (AP) a proposal to reorganize Jackson Williamson Franklin and Perry counties into a single metropolitan complex of 160 000 people was presented to a state government agency on Wednesday Sen Arthur Gottschalk Flossmoor chairman of the Illinois Commission on Economic Development called it a very exciting concept Arthur E Prell head of the Southern Illinois University bureau of business research urged the commission to support the plan which he said would produce the 151st longest metropolita n
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Ill
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Arthur Gottschalk
Flossmoor
Illinois Commission On Economic Development
Arthur E. Prell
Southern Ilinois University Bureau of Business Research
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices Hold Steady
Prices paid at Mt. Vernon Hog Market through 12:30 p.m. were unchanged with top readings at 17.00 to 17.25 for 200 to 220 lb meat hogs. Sows 13.75 for 300 lb down, boars 9.50 to 10.50. After 12:30 prices set by next day figures. NFO hogs at Camp Ground: 200-230 lb base 17.25 top 17.50, 300-330 lb 14.00, boars 10.50 to 12.00.
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Camp Ground
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Billed In Morning Report
Mt Vernon quoted grain prices this morning with Wheat at 1.50 Soybeans at 2.46 and Dry Shelled Corn at 1.04 reflecting local market rates for the period.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Prices Reported by AP
ST LOUIS AP price list notes eggs by consumer grades A large 28 to 30 cents per dozen A medium 24 to 27 A small 16 to 18 B large 24 to 27 wholesale 23 to 24 Hens heavy 11 to 12 pounds light over 5 lbs 7 to 8 under 5 lbs 4 Broilers and fryers 23 to 24 percent to 4
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ST. Louis
Grain price quotes from Chicago markets
Chicago AP reports closing grain quotes with No 2 hard wheat at 154% cents, No 2 soft red at 146% cents, No 2 yellow corn at 1.16 dollars, No 2 heavy white oats at 75% cents, No 1 yellow soybeans at 2.62 dollars, and soybean oil at 8.65.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Prices From Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Butter scores range from 93 to 89 with grades AA to C and 68 percent figures. Cars and eggs show grade A whites near 30 percent and varied percentages for mixed mediums standards and other grades.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Prices at National Stockyards Report
AP reports Friday livestock estimates for National Stockyards I at daybreak. Hogs off 6 000 head with barrows and gilts mainly steady. 200 to 230 pounds bring 18.00 to 18.35, heavier 16.50 to 18.00. Cattle 900 head, calves 125. steers 26.25 for 1,165 pounds, 24.00 to 26.00 for 900 to 1,050 pounds. Vealers 28.00 to 35.00. Sheep 300 head. lambs 22.00 to 24.00 for 85 to 110 pounds. ewes 4.00 to 6.00.
Wall Street rally continues with 7 to 4 gain ratio
Wall Street in an active midday rally as gains outnumber losses about 7 to 4. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 896.04 up 3.76 while inflationary pressure spread through steel, motors, rubbers and aerospace sectors. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks rose 8 to 318.9 with industrials up 1.6, rails down .2 and utilities up .7. Trading was heavy on the New York market and on the American Stock Exchange.
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New York
Dow Jones
Enart
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Six Injured In Auto Collision East Of Town
Six people were injured in a two vehicle collision at 7:30 last night near Mt. Vernon at the intersection of old and new state route 15. One passenger, Nick L. Cooley, 17, was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital. The other injured include Linville Reynolds, 20, Glenda Garrison, 26, Douglas P. Garrison, 10, Kenneth W. Garrison, 8, and Sandra Garrison, 9. Reynolds and Cooley were the drivers.
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Mt. Vernon
Nick L. Cooley
1000 South 2Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Linville S. Reynolds
Westcott
Glenda Garrison
Douglas Paul Garrison
Kenneth Wayne Garrison
Sandra Garrison
Linville Reynolds
Nick Cooley
Midwest metro-lakeland plan pitched as new city showplace
Pre]l and his staff pitched a bold concept for a totally new city in the Midwest area to become a national showplace. The plan would require substantial spending and major governmental reorganization, and has been four years in study before its first presentation to a governmental agency.
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Itan
United States
Metro-Lakeland
Midwest
Weather Report From MT. VERNON
The MT VERNON area records a Wednesday high of 35 and a low of 42 with rainfall from 7:00 AM Wednesday to 7:00 AM Thursday. Rainfall to date in 1967 stands at 39.17 inches, versus figures from prior years for context. Friday sunrise is 7:09 and sunset 4:35 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Weather Update Chicago Skies Clear With Possible Showers
A westerly breeze kept skies nearly clear but showers may return in the Chicago area. Early fog slowed highway travel in the northern quarter and halted operations at Meigs Field, but major airports remained on standard flow. Temperatures rose to the 40s and 50s this afternoon as the Weather Bureau warned of a light freeze later tonight across central parts of the state.
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Finois
Chicago
Meigs Field
Weather Bureau
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. Names include Sherry Schuster admitted. William Hartley discharged. multiple patients with addresses across local streets such as Belle Rive, Brufford, Conger, Taylor, Mt. Vernon, Centralia and Woodlawn.
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Sherry Schuster
Stanley
William Joseph Hartley
Les
Good Samaritan
John Audt
Belle Rive
James Border
South Second Street
Ira Maxey
RFD
Donald Rideout
Bruford
Eunice Rapp
Conger
Eva Cooper
South 25Th
Flora Nina May
Maude Whitlock
Esther Cox
Taylor
Nick Cooley
Salem Road
Richard Wheeler
North 16Th
Albert Bahde
Clyde Wilson
Mt. Vernon
Mayme Barker
South
Angela Wooters
Centralia
David Davenport
Peggy Ann Bullock
Inez Nance
McLeansboro
Charles Ramsey
Rosie Smith
William Purcell
Christopher
Pearl Nolan
Dorothy Lou Williams
Woodlawn
Thelma Boswell
Opdyke
Michael Johnson
James Dubois
White Shrine Ceremonial Practice Held at Masonic Temple
The White Shrine 66 will practice for a ceremonial Friday evening December 8 at the Masonic Temple. Participants urged to attend include Lula Miller WHP Naomi Bogan WS.
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White Shrine
White Shrine 66
Masonic Temple
Lula Miller
W.H.P
Naomi Bogan
W.S
Baby dies after heart transplant in Brooklyn
A transplanted heart from a dead two day old boy into a 244 week old patient failed six hours after the operation. Dr Kantrowitz said the transplant was unequivocally a failure but plans to try again. Preparations began a week before a South Africa success earlier in the week. The newborn’s parents, Keith Bashaw and his wife of Cherry Hill New Jersey, consented to the rushed operation conducted by a Brooklyn hospital team.
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S. Africa
Brooklyn
Kantrowitz
Maimonides
Philadelphia
Cherry Hill
N.J
Cake Chef Die at White House Cake Prep
Clement Maggia, 74, pastry chef and Greenbriar executive, died of a heart attack after dining with family at a Washington hotel. He had been assembling a six foot tall wedding cake for a White House project and arrived Monday to complete the elaborate five layer creation. Earlier Robb paid $2 for a DC marriage license and faced photographers as he went solo.
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Vietnam
Clement Maggia
Maggia
Washington
Greenbriar Resort
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
White House
Robb
District of Columbia
Tinsleys Welcome Son At Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs George Tinsley of Woodlawn are parents of a son born at 5 10 a m today in Good Samaritan hospital. He weighs seven pounds one ounce.
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George Tinsley
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Marines suffer heavy losses and mass Viet Cong surrender
Seven Marines killed and 77 wounded as U S bombers attack routes supplying 35 000 North Vietnamese troops near Con Thien. A Viet Cong platoon of 40 surrendered at a South Vietnamese outpost near Da Nang, the largest mass defection yet this year, aiding the Open Arms program.
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Dmz
Con Thien
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
Leary
da Nang
U.S
Woolworth and Bunny Bread Join Mt Vernon Chamber
Woolworth Department Store at Park Plaza and Bunny Bread Co. on Old Fairfield Road join the Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce. Woolworth operations began in August and Bunny Bread distribution started last February. William Shelton minds Woolworth and Albert Coffman oversees Bunny Bread terminal. both welcomed by Chamber president John Dillingham and membership chair Malcolm Herons.
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Mt. Vernon
William Shelton
Bunny Bread
Albert Coffman
Centralia
John Dillingham
Chamber of Commerce
Nine Cardinal Rites Mark Spellman Funeral in New York
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey attends as nine Catholic cardinals lead the final rites for Cardinal Spellman. Thousands of mourners pass through Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue as officials from four faiths gather for a solemn requiem Mass, absolutions, and interment in the crypt.
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Madison Avenue
49Th
50Th
Hubert H. Humphrey
Fifth Avenue
Archdiocese of
New York
America
Reagan's Daughter to Speak at Mt Vernon Luncheon
Maureen Reagan daughter of California Governor Ronald Reagan will address a Mt Vernon Republican luncheon at L and N Cafe at 12 noon Monday December 11. State's Attorney Frank Walker announced her topic How Republicans Can Win in 1968.
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Maureen Reagan
Ronald Reagan
California
Mt. Vernon
Frank Walker
Jefferson County
GOP
Miss Reagan
San Diego
San Deego
Republican National Committee
Washington
Two Mt Vernon Car Crashes Leave Drivers Battered
Police report two separate crashes in Mt Vernon yesterday. Donna J Atchison 30 struck a tree on North 12th Street after braking to avoid a northbound turn by Tom Sweet 35. both cars sustained over 100 dollars in damage. Earlier, Dorris D Baker 36 and taxi driver Alfred A North Top 58 collided near Tenth and Newby. Baker faced charges for careless driving as both vehicles suffered over 70 to 100 dollars in damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Donna J. Atchison
Casey
North 12Th Street
Tom Sweetin
South 17Th
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tenth
Newby
Dorris D. Baker
North Seventh Street
Alfred A. North- Top
Baker
No Decisions On Rend Lake Water System Bids
In Chicago yesterday Rend Lake Conservancy District Manager Richard Jones and district officials met with officials from the Economic Development Administration and the Community Facilities Administration. They reviewed options to handle bids about $1 million above estimate, including taking a loan, rejecting bids and readvertising, or redesigning the system to cut costs.
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Chicago
Rend Lake Intercity Water System
Richard Jones
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Economic Development Administration
Community Facilities Administration
Schick Diphtheria Test Pioneered by Name Dr dies
Dr Schick, who earlier created a tuberculosis test, devised a diphtheria test and earned wide medical honors. He continued his work despite fame. He is survived by his wife Catharine Fries. they had no children.
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Picquet
Schick
Catharine C. Fries
Preach on Middle East Crisis at Logan Street Baptist
Rev La Verne Butler will sermon on the Middle East crisis at Logan Street Baptist church Friday night. Butler, pastor of West Frankfort First Baptist, links the Arab Israeli dispute to biblical prophecy. He is a Kentucky native and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate.
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Middle East
la Verne Butler
Logan Street Baptist Church
Butler
West Frankfort First Baptist Church
Kentucky
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Icoland
Europe
Holy Land
Scholarship Awarded to Mt Vernon Student David Morgan
David Lynn Morgan of 1117 South 13th Street has received a teacher education scholarship. A Mt Vernon Township High School graduate of 1965 he attended the local junior college and is now enrolled at Eastern Illinois University Charleston in the college of education.
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David Lynn Morgan
South 13Th Street
David
Mt. Vernon Township
Eastern
College of Education
Charleston
Illinois
New York Cops Head Off Roving Demonstrators
Demonstrators left the park in Lower Manhattan and sent only a token force to the downtown armed forces induction center. Police pursued on horseback and foot as helicopters circled, after two days of failed direct assaults.
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Lower Manhattan
Armed Forces Induction Center
Rumor Plot Involving Arkansas Governor Emerges
A drifter tied to a San Angelo Texas robbery is missing from his cell as a rumor spreads of a plot to kill Rockefeller. The San Angelo Standard Times reported sources claim plans exist, and the FBI confirmed involvement in the investigation.
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San Angelo
Tex
San Angelo Standard: Times
Garoogian
Rockefeller
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
FBI
Draft Burners Fear Sergeant Says Most
A Sears Roebuck employee in Mt Vernon reports fear among draft burners. The individual, identified as Bill Ross with U S 55 872482, HHC 1st Air Cavalry Division, APO San Francisco 96490, provides the claim through military channels.
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Sears, Roebuck
Mt. Vernon
Bill Ross
U.S
HHC
APO
San Francisco
Traffic fines in circuit court listed by charges
Muriel E. Boyd Lesser paid $10 for failure to yield right of way. Lawrence A. Tolley Route 1 Mt. Vernon paid $13 for speeding. W. M. Proefrock 3204 Blackberry paid $25 for reckless driving.
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Muriel E. Boyd
Lawrence A. Tolley
Mt. Vernon
W. M. Proefrock
Blackberry
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Saigon
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Chuck
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Cardinals
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