Deaths and funerals for James Edgar Easley 74
James Edgar Easley 74 of 1122 South 24th Street died at 7:15 p m today in Good Samaritan Hospital He was a machinist and tool maker for 47 years at Mt Vernon car shops Funeral services 3:00 p m Saturday at Myers Chapel Burial in West Salem Cemetery He lay in state after 5:00 p m Friday at Myers Chapel Survived by wife Isabel Lanyon district incl three sons Gerald Bil Ted Easley five daughters and extensive grandchildren Great and great great grandchildren Also survived by two brothers and a sister He was born June 24 1893 in Jefferson County and was a member of the Methodist Church.
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James Edgar Easley
South 24Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
West Salem Cemetery
Mr. Easley
Jefferson County
Drew
Effie (King) Easley
Piggott
Ark
Isabel Lanyon
Gerald Easley
National City
Calif
Bil
Ted Easley
Helen Wilson
el Paso
Tex
Mickylaird
Key West
Fla
Ruby Wiliams
Evansville
Ind
Berneice Smith
Peoria
Marie Easley
San Angelo
Walter Easley
Bruford
Charles H. Easley
Chula Vista
Easley
The
Methodist Church
Ora M. Keefe Dies Early Today Rites Saturday
Mrs. Ora May Keefe 75 of 802 South 19th Street died at 8 27 am today in Jefferson Memorial Hospital Burial set for 1 30 pm Saturday at Myers Chapel Rev Everett Lemay to officiate with burial in Oakwood Cemetery She was born October 14 1892 in Mt Vernon daughter of William A and Ardine Pittman Married Roy Keefe in 1913 in this city Survived by two sisters Zora Hutchison and Venita Trebilcock both of this city She was a saleslady at Carp s Store for many years and a member of Pleasant Grove Church and the Rebecca Lodge.
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Ora May Keefe
South 19Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
Everett Lemay
Oakwood Cemetery
Dee
Keefe
Mt. Vernon
William A. and
Ardine (Thompson) Pittman
Roy Keefe
Zora Hutchison
Venita Trebilcock
Golden Wallace Dies At 76 Former Centralia Resident
Mrs Golden Wallace of 34 Arline Drive Centralia died at 5 20 p m Wednesday at St Marys Hospital Centralia aged 76 years three months and seventeen days She was a former Mt Vernon resident Funeral 3 00 p m Friday Myers Chapel Burial Oakwood Cemetery Call after 6 00 p m today Born Oct 20 1891 in Jefferson County daughter of John and Elisa Fleener She married Charles N Wallace in Mt Vernon 1916 He died in 1957 Survivors include daughter Mrs James E Hill of Centralia three brothers Ernie Willie and Leonard Fleener all of Mt Vernon one sister Mrs Essie Shields of Mt Vernon three granddaughters and eight great grandchildren
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Golden Wallace
Arline Drive
Centralia
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mr. Vernon
Myers Chapel
Oakwood Cemetery
Wallace
Dora O Wheeler of Woodlawn Dies at 75
Dora Otis Wheeler of Route 1 Woodlawn died at 9 50 am Wednesday at Hickory Grove Manor at the age of 16 years four months five days She was born October 2 1892 in Fulton county the daughter of Edd and Ella Wheeler She had two marriages first Lena Neuaker who died in 1939 then Myrtle Howell in Evansville Indiana in 1939 Surviving are husband Myrtle Howell son Eugene Wheeler Tacoma Wash daughter Bettey Glover Woodlawn stepson William Howell Pacifica Cal two sisters Crete Pruett Fayette Mo Pearl Lance Bushnell and 17 grandchildren Tabs on burial and visitation listed in local obituary.
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Dora Otis Wheeler
Rt. 1
Woodlawn
Hickory Grove Manor
Myers Chapel
Everett Lemay
Mr. Wheeler
Fulton County
Edd
Ella (Solomon) Wheeler
Lena Neuaker
Myrtle Howell
Evansville
Ind
Eugene Wheeler
Tacoma
Wash
Bettey Glover
William C. Howell
Pacificia
Cal
Crete Pruett
Fayette, Mo
Pearl Lance
Bushnell
Terry
Frank Decker Dies in St. Louis Rites Planned
Frank Decker 62 of St. Louis former Mt. Vernon resident died 9 30 a m Wednesday at Homer G Phillips Hospital He worked as a mechanic for Ford Funeral services set for 11 00 a m Saturday at Bucholtz Funeral Home St Louis burial in National Cemetery Friends may call after 4 00 p m today He was born 1906 in Mt Vernon son of John and Maude Decker survived by wife Pearl a son James a stepson Gene Grinn a daughter Vernadine two brothers and three sisters and several grandchildren He was a member of the Masonic Lodge He was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters.
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Frank Decker
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Homer G. Phillips
Ford Motor Company
Bucholtz
National Cemetery
Mr. Decker
John
Maude
Gerard) Decker
Pearl Grin
Maude Decker
James Decker
Memphis
Tenn
Gene Grinn
Vernadine Decker
Granite City
Robert Decker
Dale
Harry Decker
Plan More Digs In Prison Graves
In Little Rock Arkansas AP report says state prison official Thomas C Morton will resume digging unmarked graves at Cummins and Tucker prison farms. After a January 29 discovery of three skeletons, Morton received a free hand to pursue pauper cemetery plans and uncover additional bodies amid inmate death rumors.
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Little Rock
Ark
Thomas C. Morton
Cummins and
Tucker
State Prison Board
Reuben Johnson
Cummins
Murton
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients List
A hospital notes list admissions and discharges at Jefferson Memorial. Admitted include Nellie Lee Davis, Arley F Rector, Mayme Shelton at Hickory Grove Manor, Henry Edward Jones, Gary Tucker, and others. discharges include Larry Beckham, Grace Anna Bradley, Ray Ellis Smith, Carlyn Dickey, and several named residents and relatives. Additional names appear with addresses across South 7th to College and local nursing homes.
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Jefferson Memorial
Nellie Lee Davis
South
Arley F. Rector
Mayme — Shelton
Hickory Grove Manor
Henry Edward Jones
Gary L. Tucker
Welkins
Larry Beckham
Bonnie
Grace Anna Bradley
Pittsburgh
Ray Ellis Smith
Carlyn Allen Dickey
Sims
Good Samaritan
William McClain
Orval Duncan
RFD
Lloyd Lingle
Wall Street Slips as Vietnam Tensions Weigh Markets
The Dow at noon fell 2.72 to 57.20 as jitters over Vietnam and the Pueblo incident damped confidence. Major tech and glamor issues dipped while Pennzoil and United Gas gained over 2 points each amid uneven trading. The Associated Press index showed declines across industrials and rails, with utilities modestly up.
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New York
Vietnam
Jordan River
IBM
Polaroid
Associated Press
Xerox
Control Data
Gulf & Western
Brunswick
Benguet
United Gas Corp
American Stock Exchange
Car Struck While Parked on Main Street
George M. Cox of 215 North Sixth Street had his parked car damaged in a weekend accident in the 400 block of Main Street. An earlier report wrongly stated he was driving. the Cox auto and two other cars were damaged in the mishap.
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George M. Cox
North Sixth Street
Main Street
Cox
Cox Auto
Hog market report from Mt. Vernon prices rise
Prices paid until 12:30 p.m. today were 50c higher with top hogs at 13.25 and 18.50 for 200 to 220 lb meat types. Sows advanced to 16.00 for 300 weight down and 13.75 for 300 weight and over. boars at 11.50 and 12.50. After 12:30 p.m. today prices will be based on next day's levels.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon markets show wheat at 1.37 a bushel soybeans at 2.61 and shelled corn at 1.07 per bushel.
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Mt. Vernon
Grain prices in Chicago market report
Chicago AP notes wheat No 2 hard 1.59 n No 2 soft red 1.51 n. Corn No 2 yellow 118% No 3 yellow 1.14% 17. Oats No 2 heavy white 82% n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.73% No 3 yellow 2.64%. Soybean oil 8.91 n.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Prices From Mercantile Exchange
Chicago notes from AP show butter scores AA 66 and 92 A 66, with 909 B 63 percent and 89 C 61 percent. Cars listings include 90 B 64 and 89 C 62. Eggs grade A whites 26 mixed 26 mediums 25 percent standards 2414.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Produce price quotes amid mixed egg grade list
St Louis Produce lists consumer and wholesale egg grades with sizes and weights. A large eggs 24 28 cents per dozen, A medium 23 26, A small 14 16, B large 24 26, Standard 21 22, Hers heavy 13, light 7 8, under 5 lbs 4, and broilers and fryers 25 26 cents per pound.
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ST. Louis
Livestock Prices Enter Friday at National Stockyards
AP reports Friday's estimates at National Stockyards: hogs 5,000. cattle 200. calves 25. sheep 100. Hogs 5,500 with barrows and gilts up 50 to 75. cow and feeder values listed. cattle 700. calves 75. steers 850 to 1,000 pounds 25.50 to 26.00. heifers 750 to 900 pounds 24.00 to 25.00. cows 16.50 to 17.50. vealers 33.00 to 37.00. calves 21.00 to 24.00. Sheep 75, lambs 4.00 to 24.75. ewes 4.00 to 7.00.
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National Stockyards
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital Highlight Three New Arrivals
Mr and Mrs Eddie Higgins of Walnut Hill welcomed a son at 8 27 yesterday morning weighing nine pounds four ounces. Dr and Mrs William Zinzi Lieta of Salem Road had a son at 4 16 yesterday afternoon weighing ten pounds fourteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Donald Jones of South 13th Street welcomed a daughter at 3 02 this morning weighing five pounds fourteen ounces.
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Eddie Higgins
RFD 1
Walnut Hill
Good Smaritan Hospital
William Zinzilieta
Salem Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Donald Jones
South 13Th Street
Weather in MT VERNON AND ACROSS ILLINOIS
Widely scattered light snow fell in northeastern Illinois early Thursday with colder weather expected statewide Friday. Wednesday temperatures stayed below freezing statewide, rising to the 30s today. Peoria touched 20 overnight, among the state’s lowest readings.
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Illinois
Peoria
Girl Injured In Bicycle Car Collision Near Tri City Lot
Blanche Williams nine years old of 1100 south 13th street is a patient at Good Samaritan Hospital today. She was injured when she collided with a car while riding her bicycle. The accident occurred yesterday evening on the Tri City parking lot. James A. Hunt 22 of RFD 3 was the driver of the car which sustained 50 dollars of damage.
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Blanche Williams
South 13Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tri-City
James A. Hunt
RFD 3
Kennedy on Vietnam policy during author luncheon
Kennedy criticized the uprisings in Vietnam calling them a failed tactic and warned against seeing it as victory. He noted wartime costs, questioning who is fighting as U S losses mount and no large-scale popular uprising emerged. He implied the Communist strategy failed and public support was lacking.
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Johnson
Kennedy
Illinois Men Among Dead In Fort Wood Troop Accident
Three Illinoisans are among the eight injured when a personnel carrier returning from maneuvers overturned at Fort Wood Missouri. The long flatbed vehicle jackknifed on a gravel road after an overnight bivouac. Dead names withheld pending relatives’ notification. injured include Clem Brown of Harrisburg Elm er C and Steven A. Lair of Quincy.
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Leonard Wood
Illinois
Bloodmobile to visit Mt. Vernon on Feb 15–16
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Central Church of Christ in Mt. Vernon on Thursday February 15 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Friday February 16 from noon to 5:00 p.m. The Valentine theme Have A Heart Give Blood and walk ins are welcome both days.
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Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
Central Church of Christ
Two Newsmen Wounded in Saigon Street Fighting
Saigon AP report says photographer Dang Van Phuoc and NBC correspondent Howard Tuckner were wounded by rocket fragments while covering street fighting. Phuoc, with five years in war zones, suffered a concussion and Phuoc admitted to U.S. Army 1st Field Hospital. Tuckner, 26, from New York City, struck in the left leg and treated, then released.
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Saigon
Associated Press
Dang van Phuoc
Howard Tuckner
National Broadcasting Co
Phuoc
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Tuckner
New York City
U.S
Green Berets Escape From Near Khe Sanh Ambush
Fourteen Green Berets fought and escaped a bunker surrounded by tanks during a heavy clash at Khe Sanh. Eleven escaped while eight were wounded and ten were dead, captured, or missing. Helicopters evacuated survivors as tanks raked the camp with machine guns and rockets.
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Phillips
Peter Tiroch
Indianapolis
Ind
U.S
Tiroch
Khe Sanh
Laos
Dooms
Lang Vei
Sausage Factory Explosion Kills Six In Residential Area
Police say a gasoline truck hit something in an alley behind the plant and caused a fire leading to a massive blast that ripped the front from the building. Six workers died and 78 were injured as flames spread to nearby homes and stores. About 35 employees were on site. many escaped through a locked exit as rescuers worked to reach trapped office staff.
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Joe Ryan
Bernard de Young
Viet Nam War Casualties Hit New High as Offensive Expands
A weekly U S command report cites 15 515 enemy killed last week with 784 South Vietnamese and 416 Americans killed. The opening days of the Communist offensive in cities produced 17 296 American deaths since Jan 1 1961 and 108 428 wounded. Hue fighting persists as Marines push through the historic city while Saigon sees scattered street clashes. American strength in South Vietnam rises to 500 200 with thousands more in naval and air support in the region. Balsam is a transparent vegetable substance used in optical instrument manufacture.
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U.S
Vietnam
Hue
South Vietnam
Imperial
Perfume River
Enmy
Saigon
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
North
E-5 Gary Davis Home From Vietnam Combat Service
Gary Davis 21, a Mt Vernon combat medic, is home on leave after a year in Vietnam. Son of Mr and Mrs Lester F Davis of 424 S 18th St, he will depart February 14 for a new assignment at Brooks Army Medical Center in San Antonio. He served most of his year in combat and arrived in Oakland January 8 after helicopter evacuation from the front.
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Gary Davis
Mr. Vernon
Vietnam
Davis
Lester F. Davis
South 18Th Street
Brooks Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Texas
E-5
Oakland
Calif
Johnson seeks 3 billion foreign aid in new budget
President Johnson requests 2.9 billion in economic and 420 million in military aid for the coming fiscal year with an additional 120 million in separate arms aid. The proposal boosts overseas programs, prioritizes population control and agriculture, and faces Capitol Hill opposition after a 1 billion cut this year.
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Johnson
Capitol Hill
Congress
South Vietnam
Alliance For Progress
Near East
South Asia
India
Pakistan
Turkey
Africa
U.S
United States
East Asia
Laos
Thailand
Indonesia
Agency For International Development
New York City Striking Sanitation Workers Defy Mayor
New York City's 10,000 sanitation workers stayed off the job as Mayor John Lindsay sought state aid from Governor Rockefeller to handle five foot garbage piles. An executive order moved 3,000 workers to emergency sanitation duty as health officials called a city health emergency amid mounting filth and street debris.
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NEW York
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
National Guard
Rockefeller
Lindsay
Department of Sanitation
Board of Health
Emergency Control Board
Times Square
Mt. Vernon TB Hospital Boiler Repairs Approved
Governor Otto Kerner approved releasing funds to repair the Mt. Vernon tuberculosis sanitarium high pressure boiler. The project received 2,067 dollars for the work, with a prior 2,057 dollars noted for repairs at the Mt. Vernon hospital.
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Mt. Vernon
Otto Kerner
Mt. Vernon State Tuberculosis Sanitarium
County plans study under regional commission funding
Jefferson county will fund a regional planning study with the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission. The federal government covers two thirds of the cost, with one third by the county. Mt. Vernon excluded due to its own plan. Total project cost funds include an interim grant and a final county share of 8173 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ning
Dix
Waltonville
Mt. Vernon
Greater Egypt
Fines in circuit court levied on six Bluford residents
Eddie A. Boesche faced 50 for driving with license revoked or suspended and 50 for improper registration use. Roswell D. Brooks paid 15 for illegal parking. David Michael Flint forfeited 25 bond on disturbance by fighting. John J. Dorothy paid 10 for following too close. Arthur Savage paid 10 for disturbance by fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie A. Boesche
Bluford
Roswell D. Brooks
David Michael Flint
Westcott
John J. Dorothy
Viola
Arthur Savage
Harrison
Nick Adams Dead at 36 in West Los Angeles Home
Actor Nick Adams was found dead in an upstairs bedroom at his West Los Angeles home. Cause of death tentatively natural. autopsy planned. Adams 36, known for The Rebel, had recent film work abroad and upcoming projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Nick Adams
Topsy
Adams
Ervin Rodér
Carol Nugent
Allyson
Jeb Stuart
Miss Nugent
Nanticoke
Nick
Nicholas Adamchock
Grandson of County Couple Dies in Vietnam
Arrangements incomplete awaiting body from overseas. The paratrooper is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Hamilton of Rome a sister Katie at home two half brothers William Ralph Hamilton of Lesser and Tommy Hamilton in the armed forces soon to go to Vietnam his grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Hamilton of Waltonville and uncles and aunts Mr and Mrs John Fagan of Mr Verfon and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hamilton near Scheller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hamilton
Rome
Katie
William Ralph Hamilton
Lesser
Tommy Hamilton
Vietnam
Walter Hamilton
Waltonville
John Fagan
Verfon
Kenneth Hamilton
Near Scheller
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South 18Th
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Jordan
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South 15Th
Virginia Robinson
North 12Th
Olin Hester
J. William McClain
Glenda Weller
Jeffrey Alan
McPherson
James Francis
Park Avenue
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Logan
Wall Street
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
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