Wrights obituary and mixed market news brief
Elsie Marie Wright 86 of Hampshire Illinois died at Bowes Nursing Home Elgin on Monday. Funeral at 9 a.m. Saturday graveside Odd Fellows cemetery McLeansboro Rev Joseph Wright officiating. Survived by two sons four grandchildren and one great grandchild. MT VERNON GRAIN prices quoted followed by Chicago weather and National Stockyards data. market summary notes declines in leading indicators and a mixed Dow Jones opening.
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Elsie Marie Wright
Hampshire
Bowes
Elgin
McLeansboro
Illinois
Julius and
Wilhelmina (Rademacher) Woight
Edward Wright
Oddfellows
Joseph Wright
Wall Street New York
New York Stock Exchange
Commerce Department
New York
First National City Bank
Otis Elevator
Empire Financial
Crown Cork & Seal
Down
Lynch Communications Systems
Dow Jones Industrial
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Anti Choate Bandwagon Grows In Springfield Action
In Chicago AP dispatch Rep Daniel M Pierce vows to resign as House whip if Clyde Choate becomes speaker. He condemns Choate leadership and cites backroom deals. Democrats discuss ousting current leadership amid a reform mood post Watergate. Pierce asserts unity behind alternative candidates and urges solidarity before Jan 8 vote.
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Chicago
Clyde Choate
Kinois House
Choate
Daniel M. Pierce
Highland Park
Paul Powell
Pierce
D-Anna
W. Robert Blair
Joseph Lundy
Devanston
House
Lundy
Richard J. Daley
Richview matron Cliffie Stephens dies at 91
Mrs Cliffie Stephens 91 of Richview died at home at 6 p m. Funeral 2 p m Sunday at Richview Baptist Church with burial in Richview Cemetery. Visitation Hogan Funeral Home Ashley after 4 p m Saturday and at church after 1 p m Sunday. She was born Oct 27 1883 near Richview daughter of Alfred and Eliza Pitchford. She married Collie Stephens in 1906. he died in 1966. Survived by son Virgil Stephens daughter Mildred Newman Hallie Stephens and Gladys McClelland, two brothers Raymond Pitchford Glen Pitchford, 12 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.
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Cliffie Stephens
Richview
Richview Baptist Church
Hogan Funeral Home
Ashley
Stephens
Alfred and
Eliza (Tate) Pitchford
Collie Stephens
Funeral services held for Mrs. Letha Howell Mt Vernon
Funeral services for 76 year old Mrs Letha Maude Howell of 815 North 6th Street Mt Vernon will be conducted Saturday at 1 30 p m at Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Irverett Lemay and Rev Ross Partridge officiating Burial will be in Black Oak Ridge Cemetery She died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital She was born in Mt Vernon married George Robert Howell in 1918 who preceded her in death in 1973 Survivors include four sons Clyde Gale Harold and Homer Howell 13 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by her husband her parents and five sons including Claude killed in World War II.
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Letha Maude Howell
N. 6Th St
iughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Irverett Lemay
Ross Partridge
Black Oak Ridge Cemetery
Hughey-Pulley
Mt. Vernon
Charles James
Evaline hIcNew) Moore
George Robert
Bob) Howell
Howell
Illinois Power Co
Park Avenue
Vernon
Harold Howell
Paducah
Homer Howell
Belleville
Elizabeth Cook Christopher dies at 69 in Christopher
Mrs Elizabeth Cook Christopher 69 of 720 W Market Christopher died at 5 45 p m Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital She will lie in state at Gilbert Funeral Home Saturday with Rev John O Keefe officiating Burial will be in Zeiger cemetery She was born April 4 1905 in Ireland Married to J Earl Cook who died in 1964 Survivors include two daughters Patricia Frank Mt Vernon and Mary Bentlay Aurora one sister Evan LaGratto California and four grandchildren She was a member of St Andrew s church of Christopher.
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Elizabeth Cook
W. Market
Christopher
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gilbert Funeral Home
John O'Keefe
Zeiger
Cook
Illinois Weather Outlook Brightens With Partly Cloudy Days
Illinois extends forecast with partly cloudy conditions Sunday through Tuesday. Northern regions see lows in the 20s to 30s and highs in the 30s to 40s, while southern areas enjoy milder 40s to mid 50s by midweek, with a colder trend returning Monday and Tuesday.
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Illinois
Eleanore Ballweg Graveside Services Planned
Eleanore Lavelle Ballweg 68 of 212 S 18th St Mt Vernon will be buried at Oakwood cemetery after a 10 am Saturday service officiated by Rev J Howard Kraps. She was found dead at home on December 25 and was an oil painting artist. She was born December 17, 1906, in Vernon to Franz Joseph Ballweg and Anna Lee Cox Ballweg. She is survived by sister Clara Ballweg and nephew Arthur Ballweg.
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Eleanore Lavelle Ballweg
S. 18Th St
Oakwood Cemetery
J. Howard Kraps
Hughey-Pulley
Miss Ballweg
Mt. Vernon
Franz Joseph and
Anna Lee (Cox) Ballweg
Clara Ballweg
Arthur Ballweg
Largo
Fla
Ruth Allen of Mt Vernon dies at Good Samaritan Hospital
Ruth Allen of 121 North 13th Street died at 3 20 p m yesterday in Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral at Myers Chapel at 2 p m Sunday with Dr Clyde Funkhouser officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. She was born in Jefferson county daughter of James W Patterson and Sally Shields. She married Joe Frank Allen in 1922 in St Louis. He died March 6 1970. She held church and library posts and was active in the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include sister Mrs Ruby Maurer and three nieces. Her brothers Kerr and Fred Patterson preceded her in death.
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Ruth Allen
N. 13Th St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Clyde Funkhouser
Oakwood Cemetery
Allen
Jefferson County
James W
Sally (Shields) Patterson
St. Louis
Joe Frank Allen
Vernon
Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
Ruby Maurer
Patricia J.eitzell
Yvonne Norris
Houston
Tex
Jean Green
DuQuoin
Kerr Patterson
Fred Patterson
Armed Robbery False Alarm At Mt Vernon Auto Shop
Police reported a false alarm of an armed robbery at Economy Motors on Broadway at 4th Street. An anonymous caller claimed two men with an automatic weapon took $100 from employees at 2:45 p.m., but officers found no robbery and employees confirmed no incident occurred.
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Mt. Vernon
Employes
Economy Motors
Broadway
4Th Street
Disabled Texan to receive $100000 a year for life
An 18 year old, permanently disabled in a 1972 two car crash that killed four, will obtain a life annuity of $100000 annually under an out of court settlement. A trust funded by multiple insurers will total about $6.5 million for his lifetime with a $1 million bequest for a successor.
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Houston
Tex
James Alexander
Joe Jamail
Alexander
Continental Insurance Co
Los Angeles
Hostage rescue case ends as escapee Mosley freed
Mosley, an inmate at the Indiana prison, was freed after negotiations led by Stephens from his home used as command post. Authorities report Mosley demanded a car and rejected offers of escape accomplices or safe passage. Prison records show his January 1972 term for a $200 knifepoint robbery in Indianapolis.
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Stephens
Mosley
Indianapolis
Stanley Napieala
Indiana State Fair board proposed for continuity
State legislator Jones criticizes past mismanagement of the Indiana State Fair and drafts a plan to replace the governor's appointee with a twelve member state fair board. Agricultural groups in 12 downstate counties would nominate candidates who the governor would appoint to name a fair manager and run the fair.
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Jones
House Appropriations Committee
Downstate
Goveror
Man with 48 parking tickets battles City Hall in Huntington
H Ray Evans, 33, balding and bespectacled, fights a $215 city bill after 48 tickets. He claims double standards hurt locals, is backed by Charles Doorill for Citizens for Responsive Government, and acts as his own attorney. Case continued to Jan 2 after he marries a meter maid.
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Huntington
W. Va
Appalachia
H. Ray Evans
City Hall
Evans
City Finance Department
Charles Doorill
Citizens For Responsive Government
Doorill
Benny Kubelsky to Hollywood. decades of show business
Benny Kubelsky known as Jack Benny was flown to Los Angeles for tests after pain before a Dallas benefit on October 19 but released in five days in good health. His career spanned vaudeville radio and TV, ending with guest spots and specials. Born February 14, 1894 in Waukegan Illinois to Orthodox Jewish immigrant parents, he mentored a long career with wife and Edie Anderson among his troupe, and his hometown named a junior high in his honor.
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Burnie Benny
Los Angeles
Gedars of Lebanon
Dallas
Hollywood Women’s Press Club
Benny
Ed&die
Rochester” Andersons
Dennis Day
Waukegan, Ill
Benny Kubelsky
Russia
Jack Benny
Salisbury and
Navy
Izzy
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