Mt Vernon Grain and Market Prices Report
Mt Vernon reports today prices for soybeans at 6.44, wheat 2.52, corn 2.32 at 10 00 am. Chicago AP notes eggs prices across consumer grades and wholesale egg and butter quotes, plus No 2 wheat and corn futures. National stockyards hog and cattle figures show modest gains, with receipts forecast for Friday. New York stocks rise on Carter economy optimism as Dow and NYSE indices edge higher.
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MT Vernon
Mt. Vernon
New York
Wall Street
Carter
U.S. Tobacco
LTV
General Motors
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
School Board weighs campus plan and desegregation funds
January presentation outlined creating a student gathering area. possible multiuse asphalt lot for parking and recreation drew cautions about costs and safety. Edison Principal Vernon French warned federal funds require desegregation participation, potentially excluding the district’s attendance center.
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Hodge
Gene Bolerjack
Bolerjack
Edison
Vernon French
French
Chicago
S. 19Th St
Grace Webb
S. 22Nd St
Marti McClure
Lebanon Faces Power Clash Over Technocrats and Clan Leaders
Objections from former President Camille Chamoun and other leaders signal a political rift in Lebanon as technocrats clash with traditional Christian militia influence. The civil war mortality exceeds 37,000 with losses surpassing $10 billion. Tensions rise in Tripoli as Syrian forces clash with pro Iraqi Moslem militiamen and Baath factions face arrests and shelling.
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Camille Chamoun
Chamoun
Hoss
Sarkis
Lebanon
Middle East
United States
France
Tripoli
Baath Socialist Party
Baath Party
Iraq
Baath
Syria
Kite Flyer Ansel Toney Keeps Neighborhood Kites Flying
Ansel Toney, small in stature but large in spirit, repairs and builds kites for local children in a cluttered shop heated by a forge he built. He reflects on debt, resilience, and the joy of watching dirt turn as he tends his land and shares a passion that survives hard times.
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Ansel Toney
Deaths Amos Cockrum Mr Vernon and Alma DeWitt
Amos L. Cockrum 66 of 28 S W Crescent Drive died at 1 37 am at Good Samaritan Hospital He worked 38 5 years for the Minors Department of Mental Health and was chief engineer at Singer Zone Center in Rockford Funeral services 1 30 pm Saturday Hughey Pulley Funeral Home burial Maple Crest cemetery Mt Vernon American Legion Post 141 will conduct graveside rites Masonic services 7 30 pm Friday He was born July 8 1910 at Lesser and married Amanda S Mezo February 12 1949 He served in the U S Navy in World War II VEW Post 1376 He belonged to First United Methodist Church Silvis Lodge 89 48 Rockford Tebala Temple Mt Vernon Shrine Club and other groups He is survived by his widow a step son and step grandson a brother and a sister Numerous relatives and friends note his passing Funeral services for Alma Irene DeWitt 73 of 407 S 24th St held Friday 1 30 pm Hughey Pulley with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Dahlgren She was found dead at home Tuesday evening Survived by a son a daughter four grandchildren and a sister Also survived by eight brothers and two sisters and her husband
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Amos L. Cockrum
S.W. Crescent Drive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cockrum
Minors Department of Mental Health
Singer Zone Center
Rockford
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Clyde Funkhouser
Maple Fit
Lesser
American Legion Post 141
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31
AF & AM
Mr. Cockrum
Lorenzo
Ella
Reeves) Cockrum
Amanda 5S
Silvis Lodge No. 8948
Tebala Temple
Madge Thompson
DuQuoin
Alma Irene DeWitt
S. 24Th St
Robert F. Freytag
Oddfellows Cemetery
Dahlgren
DeWitt
JoAnn Elizabeth Piskos
Vandenburg Air Force Base
Calif
Frank E
Bella) Hays
Henry Manning funeral rites held in McLeansboro
Henry Manning 49 of 110 S Hancock St McLeansboro died Wednesday at Carmi Township Hospital. Funeral held Saturday at 1 p m at Johnson Funeral Home with Rev W C Ward officiating. Burial in Fellows Cemetery. Survived by one brother Doug Manning and five sisters Olive Ingram Emma Sneed Laura Wisley Hazel Allen and Gertrude Hemphill. Preceded in death by wife Nellie McNabb and parents.
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S. Hancock St
McLeansboro
Carmi Township Hospital
Johnson Funeral Home
W.C. Ward
Oddfellows Cemetery
Blooming Grove Missionary Baptist Church
The
Oddfellows Lodge
Doug Manning
Olive Ingram
Emma Sneed
Laura Wisley
Springerton
Hazel Allen
Collinsville
Gertrude Hemphill
St. Louis
Saint Louis hospital death of Mt Vernon man Upcraft
Fred J. Upcraft 50 of 800 N 12th St Mt Vernon died 6 p.m. Wednesday at Barnes Hospital St Louis He was born Jan 10 1926 in Mt Vernon son of Frederick J and Edna Maxey Upcraft He married Huram Turner May 18 1952 in Mt Vernon She survives He was WWII Army veteran member of First United Methodist Church and employed as a counterman for E Blanken ship and Co Funeral by Myers Baril Chapel Saturday 10:30 a.m. Graveside services by American Legion Post 141 Also survived by daughter Beth Upcraft Charleston and son John at home.
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Fred J. Upcraft
12Th St
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Mr. Upcraft
Mt. Vernon
Frederick J
Edna (Maxey) Upcraft
Huram Turner
Upcraft
First United Methodist Church
Rose Baechle Piopolis
Rose Baechle Piopolis 86 of Piopolis died at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
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Rose J. Baechle
Piopolis
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Gholson Funeral Home
Fines On Delinquent Parking Tickets Can Be $200 Per Ticket
Police Chief Fred Dedman clarified an error about fines for unpaid parking tickets. City ordinance sets fines from $5 to $200 per ticket upon conviction, with total sums possible reaching tens of thousands for individuals with large ticket counts. Early reports stated $1 to $5 per ticket. Police noted immediate payoff options and reduced 48 hour penalties.
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Fred Dedman
Terry Black
Dedman
Illinois lawmakers to consider curbing executive overtime mandate
Barry Hanson reports that Illinois lawmakers will introduce legislation to soften a Walker administration measure that requires overtime pay for all supervisors and managers, up to the company president. The bill aims to add exceptions. current law broadly covers government workers and many nonmanufacturing roles.
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Illinois
Barry Hanson
Associated Press
Springfield, Ill
General Assembly
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Paul Neal
Daniel Walker
State Department of Labor
Minor Injuries From Deputy Car Collision on Ina Road
Two people sustained minor injuries when their car collided with a Jefferson County sheriff's squad car on Ina Road near the I 57 Ina exit. Deputy Lindel Somers' vehicle skidded on the pavement and could not stop, hitting Charles E. Ambrose and passenger Margaret R. White. Both were treated and released from Good Samaritan Hospital. major damage reported to both cars. Later, at 10th Street and Newby Avenue, Randall R. Henry and Jack D. Brock collided. Henry charged with driving too fast for conditions.
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Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Ina
I-57
Lindel Somers
Charles E. Ambrose
S. 18Th St
Ambrose
Margaret R. White
Carbondale
Good Samaritan Hospital
Randall R. Henry
Lamar, Apt. 2
Jack D. Brock
10Th Street
Newby Avenue
Henry
Shoplifter Panel Here Tuesday For County Retailers
County retailers are invited to a shoplifter seminar on Tuesday December 14 at 10 am at the Ramada Inn. Sponsored by the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. State's Attorney Ed Dull will speak and answer questions.
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Ramada Inn
Greater
Jefferson County
Starr
Dull
Chamber Invites County Officials To Meeting Here
Jeffer son County elected officials are invited to a Tuesday 7 p.m. meeting with the County Chamber of Commerce at the chamber office. County Board Chairman Paul Dickerson and Supervisor of Assessments David Henderson will attend along with clerks, sheriff, treasurer, and other public officials to improve communications between public offices and the chamber.
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Jefferson County
Greater
Frank Wilson
Robert Ruddick
Bill Hill
Wiliam Holloway
Richard Sanders
Ed Dull
John Richardson
Jack Trotter
Everett Mercer Named Interim Pastor At Pin Oak Church
Evangelist Everett Mercer has been appointed interim pastor of the Pin Oak church two miles north of Keenes after the resignation of Pastor Willie Gammon. The notice notes Mercer will lead the congregation during the interim period.
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Everett Mercer
Pin Oak Church
Keenes
Willie Gammon
Illinois plans education budget for farming centers and upgrades
The budget outlines twin 80 acre sites and a 2.3 million expansion for Downers Grove Center, plus 1.5 million to modernize Dixon Springs Agricultural Center in Pope County. Officials emphasize strong research, extension services, and potential federal funding boosts amid a growing Illinois farming economy.
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Downers Grove
Chicago
Dixon Springs
Pope County
Benjamin A. Jones Jr
US Agricultural Experiment Station
Century III
Illinois
City Housing Board Fails To Meet In Quorum Absence
The Mt. Vernon Housing Authority board was set for a regular session Tuesday evening but adjourned for lack of a quorum. Chairman Joe Martin and member Dorothy Glover attended. Fern Watson Clinton Wright and Joe McClure were absent.
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Mt. Vernon Housing Authority Board
Joe Martin
Dorothy Glover
Fern Watson
Clinton Wright
Joe McClure
Burglary Charge Against Local Man Dismissed
James Malone, 18, of 1012 S 12th St, had a burglary charge dropped in circuit court on motion by State's Attorney Ed Dull due to lack of probable cause. The case stemmed from a Jan 21 burglary of Kamper's Skelgas at 1100 St 17th St.
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James Malone
S. 12Th St
Ed Dull
Dull
Malone
Kamper
Skelgas
1100 St
17Th St
Mt Vernon Weather Report and Conditions
Mt Vernon forecast records a Wednesday high of 25 and low of 14 with a morning reading at 7:00 a.m. Rainfall to date for 1976 stands at 29.20 inches. Today's date notes include comparisons to one year ago and multiple prior years. River and lake levels show Bend Lake at minimum dam height and above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Min Dam
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