Deaths Nellie J Hale 85 of McLeansboro
Nellie J Hale 85 of 306 South Hancock McLeansboro died 5 25 am Saturday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital Funeral 1 pm today Gholson Funeral Chapel McLeansboro Rev Roy Cole Rev Bill Bohn Elmwood Cemetery near Equality burial She born July 26 1884 Hamilton County daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Merrell Married to Lawrence Hale died survivors include nieces and nephews Member United Methodist Church of McLeansboro
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Nellie J. Hale
South Hancock
McLeansporo
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson
McLeansboro
Roy Cole
Bill Bohn
Elmwood
Equality
Hale
Hamilton County
Thomas
Elizabeth Digby Merrell
Lawrence Hale
Zella Southerd of 1917 Casey Dies at 73
Miss Zella Southerd of 1917 Casey Avenue died at 7 20 p m Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 73 years 9 months 26 days Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Rev I W Gibson officiating Burial in West Salem cemetery Body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 6 p m today Brother William Southerd of Mt Vernon survives born March 1 1896 in Hamilton county to George and Mary Freeman Southerd
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Zella Southerd
Casey Avenue
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
I. W. Gibson
West Salem Cemetery
Miss Southerd
Hamilton County
George and
Mary (Freeman) ‘Southerd
William
Bill) Southerd
Mt. Vernon
Dale Hopkins Former Oil Man Dies At 63
Dale Hopkins 63 well known former Mt. Vernon oil man died Saturday at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus Ohio. He and his son Kenneth operated drilling rigs during the early days of the southern Illinois oil boom. He moved to Ohio four years ago and resided at 6200 Sunderland Drive Columbus at death. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Bayne Wilson officiating burial Memorial Gardens. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and anytime Wednesday until the funeral hour. He was born July 20 1906 son of Goaley and Mary Hopkins. Survived by wife Doris Cates Mt. Vernon two sons Kenneth W. Hopkins Columbus and Jimmie Dale Hopkins Brimfield Ill one daughter Mary Catherine Rutherford Dayton Ohio one stepdaughter Carolyn Arnold Norfolk Va three sisters Rosemary Whisenhunt Belle Rive Dorothy Throkeld Kankakee II and Georgia Corle El Reno Oklahoma and 12 grandchildren.
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Dale Hopkins
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Ohio
Hopkins
Kenneth
Sunderland Drive
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Bayne Wilson
Memorial Gardens
Mr. Hopkins
Goaley
Mary (Lursa) Hopkins
Doris Cates
Carrolyn Arnold
Norfolk
Rosemary Whisenhunt
Belle Rive
Dorothy Throkeld
Kankakee
Georgia Corle
el Reno
Oklahoma
581 Deaths In Holiday Traffic
The National Safety Council reports 581 holiday traffic deaths across a four day period ending Sunday, below earlier predictions due to bad weather. A separate crash near White River South Dakota claimed seven lives in a head on collision involving a family of four and two brothers.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Howard ‘Pyle
White River
5. D
Burglary and Three Thefts Over Weekend
Police logged three thefts and a burglary on Saturday. John Wood reported items stolen from Wood's Used Cars including a tool box, a camera, a radio and case after a Friday night break in. Carl Collins said a spare tire and wheel were stolen from his car Friday night. Leroy Cox reported an army jacket with dog chain and papers stolen from a car at Big Star Market Saturday evening. Lonnie Dennings reported an overcoat taken from the L and N Tavern between 10 and 11 p.m. Saturday netting a $30 value.
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John Wood
Wood
Carl Collins
1020
Perkins
Leroy Cox
North 29Th Street
Big Star Market
Lonnie Dennings
Casey
L. and N Tavern
Israeli Gunboats Escape French Pressure in Middle East Row
News reports describe Israeli gunboats evading French scrutiny as 6th Fleet eyes the vessels. Diplomatic opinions split on effects of their arrival in Israel, with France and Egypt denying protests. A Norwegian firm claims ownership and suggests non Norwegian buyers, amid Arab concern over arms sales. Israeli raids strike Jordanian radar and Sinai targets in retaliation claims. An American tourist killed near Hebron during an ambush as PFLP claims responsibility for the attack.
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Israel
France
Cairo
Gamal Abel Nasser
Ole Martin Siem
Starboat Oil Co
Panama
Cherbourg
Foreign Ministry
Norway
Middle East
Egypt
Jordan
United States
Sinai
Gulf of Suez
U.S
West Bank
Jordan River
Hebron
Leo Holz
Brooklyn
N.Y
New York City
Jerusalem
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Hog market opens in Mt Vernon with steady prices
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market opens at 7:00 a.m. and runs to noon with steady prices. Prices for U S C A 200 to 220 lb meat hogs are No 1 28.50 No 2 28.00 No 3 27.50. Sows bring 19.50 to 22.00. After noon, pricing follows next day’s quotes.
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U.S.C.A
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Stir Market Readings
Market notes from Mt Vernon show morning quotes for grains: Wheat 1.37 soybeans 2.35 corn 1.20. Prices reflect local demand and supply conditions for farmers harvesting in the area.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg price guide updates for St. Louis market
AP reports the St. Louis market prints consumer grades for eggs with large A at 56 to 62 cents per dozen and medium A 53 to 59 cents, small A 39 to 42 cents. wholesale standard 49 to 51 cents, medium 44 to 46, pullet 38 to 40, unclassified 34 to 35. hens heavy 15 and light over 5 pounds at 7. broilers and fryers 27.00 to 27.50 for this week's delivery.
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ST. Louis
Livestock price report from National Stockyards Ill
AP reports Tuesday estimates at National Stockyards show hogs 6 000 head cattle 2 500 calves 100 sheep 500 with varied bids across weights. Hogs mostly 24.50 to 29.50 per cwt. cattle 18.50 to 29.50. calves 32.00 to 36.00. sheep 6.50 to 7.00 for ewes and 28.00 to 29.00 for lambs.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Chicago Produce Quality and pricing figures
Chicago AP reports produce pricing with Chicago scores for eggs and grades. Describes grade A whites at 60'4 cents, mediums 57, standards 54, checks 45. Notes overall egg quality and percentage levels, indicating market conditions.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain market prices briefed in report
Chicago AP market note lists Wheat No 2 hard yellow at 1.50, No 2 soft red 1.50, Corn No 2 yellow 119, No 3 yellow 1.1954, Oats No 2 extra heavy white 63, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.4912, No 2 yellow 2.45, Soybean oil 9.25.
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Chicago
Wall Street Falls After Initial Rally On Tax Loss Selling
Wall Street eased into a decline by noon as the Dow Jones industrial average slipped to 794.88, off 2.77, with the broader AP 60-stock average down 1.0. Analysts blamed heavier tax loss selling as a year-end trend while activity remained brisk and several sectors led the downturn. Parke Davis topped the active list as traders watched government money policy signals.
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NEW York
Dow Jones
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Parke, Davis
New York Exchange
Dow Jones Noon Averages Slide On Mixed Trading
New York AP report shows Dow Jones noon figures with declines across major indices. Industrial average at 794.88 down 2.77, Rails 20 at 175.81 off 1.09, Rails 15 at 109.60 down 0.22, and the 65 Stocks Past index down 1.08.
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New York
Indus
Cars Stay Off Icy Streets Seven Accidents Here Saturday
Seven major damage automobile accidents were reported to Mt. Vernon police Saturday. No accidents were reported Sunday as motorists stayed off icy streets. Readable details show multiple incidents with parked cars hit and drivers cited for actions. No injuries occurred.
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Mt. Vernon
Reaban
Terry L. Hall
Nason
South 13Th
Mario D. DiPrimo
Blackberry
Fred Grothoff
Opdyke
North 11Th
Robert C. Deichman
North 13Th
Burl A. Phillips
South 26Th
Bell
James Curtis Burks
Charleston
Pete Johnson
South 10Th
Catherine K. Simpkins
Sparta
Raymond Moore
Carterville
Moore
South 1St
Ray Green
Hickman
Tenn
Elmer Rainey
South 21St
Park Plaza
Darrel Randall
Belle Rive
Karen L. Williams
Nixon to Sign Tax Reform Bill Before Vacation
President Nixon will sign the tax reform bill before leaving for a two week winter vacation in California. The measure is $2.5 billion short of the revenue he sought, prompting plans to trim spending. Key topics included finance and foreign policy with Ehrlichman and Kissinger as aides. He will send the 1971 federal budget to Congress in about a month. Nixon traveled to Camp David and then San Clemente, accompanied by his wife and daughter Tricia.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
California
John D. Ehrlichman
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
San Clemente
Calif
Camp David
Tricia
Catoctin Mountains
Hospital Notes list admissions and discharges across multiple towns
Jefferson Memorial admitted Walter Chase Wayne City Clarence Estes and others. Discharged include Mrs Gladys Smith and baby Robert Lee Salem Pearl Davis Salem E la Crash Keenes Nell Tate 934 Conger and many more from Good Samaritan and area towns. Contacts span Mt. Vernon Dahlgren Texico Woodlawn and Centralia with numerous addresses and families noted.
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Jefferson Memorial
Walter Chase
Wayne City
Clarence Estes
Perkins
Gladys Smith
Robert Lee
Salem
Pearl Davis
E‘la Crash
Keenes
Nell Tate
Conger
Good Samaritan
Mary Robertson
South 12Th
Tours Bay
Peach
Amy Sipes
Lawrence Nadolski
Scheller
Cecilia Bertsch
South 7Th
Laucinda Meadows
Opdyke
William Sanders
South
Wilma Sodduth
Woodlawn
Jennifer Pagel
Logan
Rose Thompson
Mt. Vernon
Beverly McCartney
North
Jim Browning
Casey
Edward Sursa
Carbondale
Roberta Burns
Bernadine Hicks
Bonnie
Media Smith
William Hughey
Frankie Dread
Vera Wicks
Oakland
Lucille Crowder
Main
Cynthia Thacker
Texico
Virginia Thacker
Leona Thacker
Janet Thacker
Marvin Thacker
Judith Pressgrove
Cherry
Marcella Etheridge
Box
Lena Duncan
Castleton
James Tennyson
Dahlgren
Alice Williams
Karen Elder
Streator
Ill
Christopher Smith
Circuit Court Fines Levied for Speeding
The circuit court recently fined Paul V. Bishop of Equality Illinois ten dollars for speeding and Louis E. Schrum of 2230 College twelve dollars for speeding.
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Circuit Court
Paul V. Bishop
Equality, Ill
Louis E. Schrum
College
Five Die In Illinois Auto And Sled Crashes
The Associated Press reports five people were killed in Illinois over the weekend in traffic incidents. An 8 year old girl Tamela Gipe of Pearl City was struck by a car while sledding. Three Chicagoans Leroy Jacobs Anna Syko ra and Timothy Doody died in separate crashes during the holiday period. A Wisconsin family of four also perished when their car struck a parked truck on U S 66 near Divernon.
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Associated Press
Ilinois
Tamela Gipe
Pearl City
Chadwick
Wisconsin
U.S. 66
Divernon
U.S
Saigon
United States
U.S. Command
Firemen Respond Twice for Home Equipment Fires
Firemen were called early this morning to 1315 Wilshire Drive for smoke in the home of Elmer Gentle. At 2:49 a.m. the belt on the furnace blower had slipped, causing minor damage. A second call at 7:35 p.m. Saturday to 1908 Richview Road for a clothes dryer overheating resulted in slight damage.
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Elmer Gentle
Wilshire Drive
Jim Hassakis
Richview Road
Four Foot Snow Clobbers Vermont Weather Rescue Efforts
Heavy snowfall forced rescue fuel cuts and food shortages as helicopters airplanes and snowmobiles searched for stricken areas. Outlying families were urged to use air visible distress signals. Following rain the New England floods overwhelmed ice jammed rivers, displacing hundreds in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine. Utilities gradually restored power and communications as waters receded.
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New England
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Theft From Automobile Report at Bunny Bread Store
The county sheriff’s office received a weekend report of a theft from a vehicle parked at the Bunny Bread store on Route 15. Charles Dame Lesser reported a sports coat and a sweater were taken from his car.
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County Sheriff’s Office
Bunny Bread
Route 15
Charles Dame
Lesser
Sheriff's Office
Special Meeting at Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F & A M
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M will hold a special meeting Monday December 29 at 7 30 p m. Work in the Second Degree. Donald Schutte W M Byron Weld Secretary.
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ALF
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Donald Schutte
W.M
Byron Weld
Sec’y
Eight Yanks Die in Truce Eve Clashes
North and South Vietnamese casualties mount as Viet Cong attacks near Saigon spark heavy fighting. Reports detail 3 American deaths and 16 wounded, with bivouac ambush costing seven U S soldiers. Bombing and ground assaults across the Saigon region yield multiple American and Vietnamese deaths and injuries.
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Saigon
Suoi Ca
U.S
Munitions Ship Blast Dims Hope for 20 Men
AP report from Honolulu details worsening seas and winds hindering rescue of 20 crewmen from the munitions ship Badger State, exploded after cargo shifted near 1500 miles northwest of Hawaii. Navy says surviving chances uncertain. 14 crew rescued by Greek freighter Khian Star and en route to Yokohama.
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Honolulu
Badger State
Hawaii
Navy
Vietnam
Charles Wilson
Yokohama
Japan
Injunction Sought Over College Beauty Course Plan
The Department of Registration and Education allegedly discriminated by applying rules to private colleges but not Bend Lake College. The suit claims a waiver of a rule limiting beauty schools in sparse areas was granted for Mt Vernon operators Mr and Mrs George Hill. Trustees approved a Benton cosme tology course. no classes yet. The suit seeks a temporary and then permanent injunction, plus blocking a state license for the curriculum.
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Department of Registration and Education
Bend Lake College
Paroc Corporation
Mt. Vernon
George Earl Hill
Marriage Licenses for Mt. Vernon and Mt. Ver
December 23 Sammy N Hicks and Carol Lynn Roderick both of Mt. Ver. Gary Lee Stratton and Caro lyn Louise Shehorn both of Mt. December 22 Leland Shepard Bruford and Rita Joan White Opdyke. Jerry lL King and Jacklyn Rae Gardner both of Mt. Ver December 20 Gary Eugene Lankford and Cheryl Frances Peacock both of Mt. Vernon.
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Sammy N. Hicks
Carol Lynn Roderick
Mt. Vernon
Gary Lee Stratton
Carolyn Louise Shehorn
Leland Shepard
Bruford
Rita Joan White
Opdyke
Jerry Ll. King
Jacklyn Rae Gardner
Gary Eugene Lankford
Cheryl Frances Peacock
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Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Steel Pier
Ocean
William Zachmann
Peggy Parker
Jean Freeman
Ruth Ann Shelton
Steven Ray
Reva French
Linda Corrine
Allene Huber
Laura Simmons
Tracy Ann
Brenda Lusby
American Legion
Gene Robke
Vermont
Frbuold Ligne
Pacific
Marvin
Landar
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