Death Notice for James C. Bowman in West Frankfort
Funeral services for James C Bowman will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at St Mark's Episcopal Church in West Frankfort. Burial follows at Maplewood Cemetery in Marion. Bowman 23 of 1210 East Cleveland in West Frankfort died Wednesday in a mine accident at Old Ben No 21 near Lesser. He was born August 20 1944 in Carbondale, son of Harold and Opal Bowman, married to Judy Barioni who survives, also survived by his parents a daughter Peri and a sister Mrs Herman Sarrett of Energy Ill. He lies in state at Stone Funeral Home after 3 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Bowman
St Mark's Episcopal Church
West Frankfort
Daniel Clark
Maplewood Cemetery
Marion
Stone Funeral
Mr. Bowman
East Cleveland
Old Ben No. 21
Lesser
Judy Bowman
Charles Bri
Orient No. 2
Carbondale
Harold
Opal
South) Bowman
Judy Barioni
Harold Bowman
Peri
Herman Sarrett
Energy
Mrs Mildred Hamburger Dies in Michigan
Mrs Mildred Hamburger of Detroit Michigan died Wednesday in a Detroit hospital. She was the mother of Mrs Fern Haynes of Mount Vernon and survived by three other daughters Irene and Dorothy Hamburger of Owosso and Ruth Steinke of Equ Claire Wisconsin and a son Donald Hamburger of Detroit. Funeral services set for 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Jennings-Lyons Funeral Home Owosso with burial in Detroit.
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Mildred Hamburger
Detroit
Mich
Fern Haynes
Mt. Vernon
Jennings - Lyons
Owosso
Haynes
Irene
Dorothy Hamburger
Ruth Steinke
Equ Claire
Wis
Donald Hamburger
Deer Strikes Moving Truck on State Route 37
A deer collided with a moving truck in Bakerville Bottoms Jefferson County late yesterday at 6:25 p.m. The truck sustained no damage, and the incident was reported by the truck driver.
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Jefferson County
Bakerville
Hospital Notes list admissions and discharges across multiple patients
The record enumerates numerous admitted and discharged individuals with partial addresses and care facilities. Entries include Ira Amos Corder and Barbara Jane Burgess among others, detailing names, locations such as Mt. Vernon Belle Rive Opdyke and nursing home sites, with several RFD and street addresses and notes of discharge for some patients.
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Jefferson Memorial
Ira Amos Corder
FRD
Mt. Vernon
Garland D. McKinney
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Kenneth
Compton
RFD
Barbara Jane Burgess
Keer
Judith Kay Stube
South Sixth
Ivan Theodore Pepple
Belle Rive
Hazel Laura Mueller
Delia A. Lemke
Louis J. Stube
Alvin Ray Reynolds
Hickory Grove Manor
Ruth H. Roach
Park Avenue
Good Sanwritan
Christine Harvat
North 3Rd
Maude Miller
Cherry
Martin 4Edalis, Jr
Opdyke
Floyd Freeman
Dix
Ashley
Fred Wiegand
Blanche Mitchell
South
Erma Gustin
Cherry LaVerne Canter
Charles Miller
Bell
Wayne Cooper
Lena Selried
Iva Shirley
College
Delores Little
Blackber
Pope Appeals U.S. to Stop Bombing Vietnam
Pope Paul VI urged the United States to suspend bombing in North Vietnam and offered to mediate the war. He voiced grief at peace offers being rejected and spoke as President Johnson considered a Vatican stopover on his European trip.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
United States
North Viet
Atican
Johnson
Aust
U.S
Vietnam
Pac
Route of His Flight Involves Secret Movements Across Asia
President Johnson explained air power’s role in countering North Vietnamese forces during a 36 hour Australia tour. He met leaders including McEwen Malik Wilson and Yew, and discussed peace talks with Viet Nam’s Thieu while acknowledging ongoing military actions and ally commitments. Holt’s Melbourne service drew Prime Minister's widow support and was marked by Charles attending alongside Johnson.
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Australia
Johnson
John McEwen
Vietnam
South Korea
New Zealand
Indonesia
Philippines
America
Harold Wilson
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Viet Cong
Front
Adam Malik
White House
United States
Melbourne
Holt
Nicholas
Andrew
Samuel
Philip N.W. Strong
Kennedy
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Slip at Midday
Markets Mt Vernon reports hog market prices down by 25 cents at 12 30 p m with top bids at 17 25 and 17 50 for 200 to 220 pound meat type hogs. Sows fall 25 cents to 13 00 for 300 pound down and 12 75 for 300 weight plus. Boars drop to 7 50 and 8 50. After 12 30 p m prices shift to next day pricing.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Reported for Wheat Soybeans and Corn
Mt Vernon quoted prices include Wheat at 1.32 Soybeans at 2.52 and Dry Shelled Corn at 1.10 this morning.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Butter and Egg Grades Listed
Chicago Mercantile Exchange releases grade scores for butter and cars with AA 66 percent and 92 A 66 percent. Eye quality categories show whites and mixed grades. standards and mediums given with numerical ranges.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock market estimates from National Stockyards
Livestock at National Stockyards Tuesday estimates show hogs about 10,000 head and cattle around 5,000 with calves 200 and sheep 800. Hogs steady to 25 lower with various weight ranges and prices. cattle with cows 14.50 to 16.50 and dealers 24 to 28. lambs 21 to 22.
St Louis Produce Egg and Poultry Price Ranges
St Louis Produce reports consumer eggs by grade and size with A large 29 to 32 cents per dozen and A medium 24 to 27 cents, A small 17 to 19, B large 24 to 27, wholesale 23 to 24, hens heavy 11 to 12 cents, light over 5 pounds 7 to 8, under 5 pounds 4, and broilers and fryers 23 to 24 cents.
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ST. Louis
Moline
Peoria
Springfield
Rockford
Quincy
Vandalia
Belleville
Chi Grant Pk
Chi Midway
Midwest Dubuque
Madison
South Bend
Paducah
Burlington
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Albuquerque
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I Lismarck
Boise
Areetye Careewen
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Cleveland
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Des Moines
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New Orleans
New Stork
Okla. City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Pilnd
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Wall Street ends year on a mixed note before Christmas
Wall Street edged higher in moder ately active trading before the Christmas weekend. The Dow industrial average stood at 887.60, down 0.75, with 30 industrials at 887.60, 20 rails at 230.38, and 65 stocks at 302.08. utilities rose 0.68 while overall breadth favored gainers. Big issues like American Telephone showed resilience near unchanged amid broad investment activity.
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New York
Wall
Dow Ones
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
International Nickel
du Pont
American Telephone
American Stock Exchange
Runoff Runup Rumors At Centralia Spill Report
A Centralia water runoff report notes the season’s typical start and cites record high runoff at the end of December as the peak event. The spokesman adds that many high runoff periods cluster around year end, with continued coverage on page 2.
MT VERNON WEATHER REPORTS FORECAST AND RECORDS
City temperatures ranged from a high of 61 to a low near 3 percent humidity. Rainfall from Thursday 7 am to Friday 7 am measured 1.02 inches, totaling 43.73 inches for 1967. Illinois reports winter arrival with freezing temps statewide and frost on fields.
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MT. Vernon
Grant Divorce Granted In Local Court
Edith F. Garrison vs Rodger Garrison was granted a divorce in a court session here yesterday. The action concludes the marriage dispute, with the judge issuing the decree amid standard procedural proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith F. Garrison
Rodger Garrison
175 Attend Annual Event Here City Employes Enjoy Yale Party
A town annual party for city employes and officials at the Mt Vernon Moose lodge drew 175 guests. Mayor Joe Martin welcomed attendees and presented service awards to 14 employees, with plaques and five and ten year honors announced by city officials as dinner and gifts were enjoyed.
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Mt. Vernon
Moose Lodge
Joe Martin
Chester Levis
Russell B. Laur
Eddie Mifflin
Martin
Bob Tucker
Ray Curless
Bob Patterson
Chester Lewis
Mildred Metcalf
Leone Threlkeld
Wilbur Jones
Howard Garrison
Jo Fazekas
Wanda Crivokapich
Stanley Kelley
Mary Kniften
Harl Reynolds
Bob Webb
U.S. Marines Strike North Vietnam Front
A U.S. battalion of about 1,000 landed in Quang Tri Province after dawn. Four Marines were killed and nine wounded in a brief exchange with enemy forces. U.S. ships pounded positions along the northern frontier while Skyhawk bombers hit a SAM site and an artillery post. Total U.S. air losses reached 747 planes in combat over North Vietnam. In Saigon, Viet Cong intensified terror and sabotage ahead of the Christmas truce, with 14 incidents reported in one week. Five American servicemen were wounded by a grenade near a bus stop, and seven others were wounded in the past week.
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Quang Tri
Armnes
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Navy
Dmz
Gio Linh
Panhandle
North Vietnam
Saigon
Red Cross Bloodmobile Exceeds Daily Quota Counts
In Mt. Vernon and Jefferson County residents donated 104 pints of blood over two days. The Red Cross Bloodmobile visit ended with 65 pints donated on Wednesday and 39 pints on the other day, surpassing a 100 pint daily quota.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Red Cross
Woman Rescued After 7 Days Tied in Cellar
Mrs. Keller survived after being bound in her cellar for a week while robbers looted her bedroom and took 270 dollars. Neighbor Mary Stewart recalled calling out and hearing her voice from below. Police say Keller freed herself from a gag and neighbors aided her as authorities investigated.
Airlift Costs on GI Packages Reviewed
Report notes a post office check to determine the least expensive method for sending GI packages via airlift twice. Officials weigh options and potential savings for service members.
Circuit Court Fines For Two Driving Violations
Fines levied in circuit court include William T. Roy of 301 South 19th Street fined $10 for failure to yield right of way and Sue A. Hayes of 1011 Westcott fined $10 for driving too fast for conditions.
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William T.’ Roy
South 19Th Street
Sue A. Hayes
Westcott
Rescue 14 In Tunnel Accident
Seventeen men, trapped for 19 hours behind a cave in inside a snowcapped Tehachapi mountain tunnel, crawled through a narrow passage to safety. Workmen had struggled from three directions before one team broke through 80 feet of debris and found a partial passage.
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Gorman
Calif
Tehachapi Mountains
California
Inland Steel Mine Nearing Final Construction Milestones
Inland Steel reports progress on its mine project with shaft prevei and expected completion by January 1. A dam, spillway, and rock-lined intake support water for processing and potable uses. A 3.5 mile spur, track loading, water treatment, and 100000 gallon tank are underway or in service. Administration and mine service buildings are completed and more facilities, including a coal testing lab, storage, and overhaul shop, are under construction. The coal processing plant is about 75 percent complete and will use heavy media separation and froth flotation to produce steam and metallurgical coal stored in large steel bins. Special trains will deliver 12,500 ton-capacity cars, unloading at Inland Steel mills after automatic weighing. Mining at the man and materials shaft has begun to link underground sections, with full construction targeting March or April 1968 for ramped coal production to 13,000 tons per day on a three-shift basis.
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Inland Steel Co. Steel Mills
Chicago
Heart Man Buried in Capetown Transplant Pioneer
Louis Washkansky, first person to receive a transplanted heart, was buried in Cape Town. Rabbi who married him led the service as hundreds attended at Pinelands Jewish cemetery. The transplant team leader Prof Christian Barnard was absent.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
United States
Christian N. Barnard
Marius
Gerald Ferry
Pinelands
Israel Abrahams
C. Botha
Ann
Barnard
Rescues in Mt V area flood waters praised by victims
Jamison and his wife were rescued after wading through floodwater near Woodlawn assisted by two young men Bobby and Ronald Ferguson who stopped to help. Eugene Fuller 21 of Route 1 Woodlawn also risked waist depth water to reach a marooned car. Jefferson County Civil Defense rescued two men in a truck on East West Muddy. Mt Vernon area saw some damage with trees down and power/phone service disruption.
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Woodlawn
Bobby
Ronald Ferguson
Jamison
Angels of Mercy
Eugene Fuller
Route 1
Jefferson County Civil Defense
West Muddy
Richview Road
Civil Defense
Wilson Wrecker
Harold Wilkerson
Wayne City
Russell Anderson
Central
Mt. Vernon
Waterhouses Furnace
South 15Th Street
Youth Arrested In Burglary And Forgery Cases
Charles William Jennings Jr., 15, of 601 south 12th street, was arrested by city police yesterday on charges of stealing and forging checks. He admitted taking blank checks during break-ins at the South Side Gulf station and a business at 604 south 12th street and cashing some in recent weeks. He was detained after attempting to cash a check at the Bank of Illinois and released to his mother. Delinquency proceedings are expected.
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Charles William Jennings Jr
South 12Th Street
South Side Gulf Station
John Kendricks
Bank of Illinois
Burglars Hit Legion Club At Bluford
County officers investigated a break in at the American Legion Club in Bluford yesterday afternoon. Thieves took 12 cases of beer, a case of soda pop and numerous other items including 100 bar towels potato chips candy and ash trays.
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American Legion Club
Bluford
Driver Injured In Waltonville Road Accident
William L. Phillips aged 54 of Route 5 Centralia was injured at 7 30 a m today in an auto crash on state route 148 at Nason Road. A car driven by Phillips and a pickup driven by Robert G Irvin Route 1 Bonnie were involved. Both vehicles sustained damages over 100 dollars.
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William L. Phillips
Centralia
Nason Road
Phillips
Robert G. Irvin
Bonnie
Famous hotel on the rocks in Chicago labor fight
The Chicago Waiters Alliance staged a five year nine month four day walkout in sympathy with six striking electricians ending January 25, 1940. In later years James Hoffa used the hotel as his Chicago headquarters while fighting legal action that led to his imprisonment.
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Chicago Waiters Alliance
James Hofta
Teamsters Union
Chicago
Portland Rose Collision With Freight Train
A 70 car Union Pacific freight train en route from Kansas City to Los Angeles collided with the Portland Rose passenger train after the Portland Rose pulled onto a siding to let the freight pass and fouled the main line. The engine and a baggage car on the Portland Rose turned over, as did eight freight cars and all three units of the freight locomotive, with more than a quarter of identified passengers reportedly members of the armed services.
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Union Pacific
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Omaha
Neb
Portland Rose
Armed Services
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Fern Hanes
Michigan
Alice McClain
South 21St
Scott Gordon Wood
Kensington
Maxine Culli
Patricia Long
Denise Lynette
Crownview
D'Ella Dare
Kenneth Wayne
J. T. Stanford
South Vth
Monica M. Audt
Dahlgren
Myrtle Daniel
South 22Nd
Patsy A. Martin
Pope
By Dennis Redmont
Rome
Khorat
Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
Crownview Restaurant
John and
Norabelle Mack
Crownview Phone
Ilinois
Associated Press
Tanois
Climsis
Ulinois
Ilinoi
Mcleansboro
Marvin E. Malone
Rt. 4
Irvin D. Ledford
Ledford
Malone
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Jerry Hall
Ronnie Cantrell
Nancy L. Kinsey
Mildred Frazier
North Pearl St
Pearl Street Crossing
Lavern Peters
Wayne- Hamilton Service Co
Hamilton
McLeasboro
Norval Wright
Janet Wagner
Marion Whetehead
Greenville
Ohio
Barrington
Columbus
Aubrey Yoder
Alicia
William Fisher
Chattanooga
Tenn
Clarksville
Veronica Voss
Loyal Order of Moose
Paul Williams Saba
Circuit Court
F.d.1.c
North Ninth Street
Mt. Vernon, Dl
Inland Steel Mine
Heart Man
Capetown
MT. V. Area
First Presbyterian
Robt F. Freytag
Legion Club
Waltonville
Bill
Parklane Breezeway
Bill Kniffen
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