Deaths Nelson Luttrell 67 Fatally Struck By Car
Funeral services for Nelson Luttrell 67 will be at Panther Fork church Saturday at 2 PM with burial in the adjoining cemetery. The Kell resident formerly lived at 910 North Ninth Street and was struck by a car while crossing Broadway at Tenth yesterday morning. He was born April 45 1897 near Kell and survived by a brother, a foster sister, and several nieces and nephews.
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Nelson Luttrell
Panther Fork
L. R Osborn and Son
Kell
Luttrell
North Ninth Street
Tenth On Broadway
Mr. Luttrell
Pares and
Cora (Haney) Lutrell
Ben Luttrell
Edna White
Mt. Vernon
Ida M Darnell dies at 81 in McLeansboro
Ida Mae Darnell 81 of McLeansboro died at Hamilton Memorial Hospital at 9 45 a m Funeral services Sunday 2 00 p m at Gholson Chapel with Rev Oscar Smith officiating Burial in Macedonia Cemetery Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home after 2 00 p m Saturday She was born July 30 1882 in Saline County daughter of Marion and Nancy Gwaltney Married to Harrison Darnell who survives Also surviving are two brothers E H Gwaltney McLeansboro Monroe Gwaltney Sikeston Missouri and one sister Tella Gwaltney Sikeston Missouri
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Ida Mae Darnell
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson Chapel
Oscar Smith
Macedonia Cemetery
Gholson Funeral Home
Darnell
Saline County
Marion
Nancy (Brown) Gwaltney
Harrison Darnell
The
Primitive Baptist Church
E. H. Gwaltney
Monroe Gwaltney
Sikeston, Mo
Tella Gwaltney
Albert Williams Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Albert Thomas Williams will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday at Myers Chapel with the Rev Eugene Holcomb officiating. Burial will be in Old Union Cemetery. He died Thursday at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy Illinois at age 80. Born September 23 1883 in Jefferson County he was married to Lula Hicks and survived by several relatives. He was a World War veteran.
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Albert Thomas Williams
Myers Chapel
Eugene Holcomb
Old Union Cemetery
Williams
Eldorado
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Quincy
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
William T
Irena (Jarrell) Williams
Lula Hicks
W. Wallen
Sanford, Fla
Viper
Frances McMeen
Bellingham
Wash
Maude Hershey
Gertrude Chapman
Pomona
Calif
Jennie Grgory of Bluford Dies Funeral Monday
Jennie Grgory 76 of Bluford died 8 15 Thursday night at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services 2 p.m. Monday at Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Leonard Wood officiating. Burial in Garrison Temple cemetery. Visitation after 2 30 p.m. Sunday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City. Born July 24 1887 in Jefferson County to Frank and Ellen Ziegler. Survived by two sons George and William of Bluford. four daughters Louise Huff Albuquerque NM Lucille Sterting Toledo OH Fern Taylor Mt. Vernon Tina Garrison Keenes. 15 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Jennie Gregory
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Zion Baptist Church
Leonard Wood
Garrison Temple Cemetery
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Gregory
Jefferson County
Frank and
Ellen (Davis) Ziegler
Samuel Harvey Gregory
George
William
Louise Huff
Albuquerque
N. M
Lucille Sterting
Toledo
Ohio
Fern Taylor
Mt. Vernon
Tina Garrison
Keenes
Radom Funeral for Haun Baby
Funeral services for Craig Stevens Haun, 13 months old son of Mr and Mrs Orland Haun of Lyons I, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at St Michael's Catholic church in Radom with Rev John Terapka officiating. Burial will be in St Michael's cemetery. Friends may call at Hogan Funeral Home in Ashley. The infant died Wednesday at St Elizabeth's Hospital in Granite City.
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Craig Stevens Haun
Orland Haun
Lyons, I
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Radom
John Terepka
St. Michael's Cemetery
Hogan Funeral Home
Ashley
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Granite City
Schildkraut Signs In Broadway Musical Cafe Crown
After fifty years in acting Joseph Schildkraut signs for his first musical Cafe Crown based on a 1942 comedy about a Lower East Side restaurant. He last appeared in The Diary of Anne Frank in 1955 and the show is set for Broadway this season.
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Light Side
New York
Joseph Schildkraut
Cafe Crown
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Schildkraut
Anne Frank
Viet Rangers Hit In Red Ambush Near Saigon
A South Vietnamese ranger battalion waded across the Saigon River and engaged a Viet Cong battalion in Binh Duong Province. Though the rangers broke through early, Communist positions trapped them for six hours with mortars and heavy fire before retreating. Four rangers were killed and 17 wounded, including a U.S. sergeant. 30 remained missing.
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Horst Faas Ben Sac
Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
Binh Duong
Firemen Called Out Five Times In Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon firemen were called out five times yesterday to combat four grass fires a rubbish fire and a blaze in a two wheel trailer. At 2 20 p m they were summoned to the 200 block of north Tenth street where gasoline caught fire in a two wheel trailer pulled by Harold Maxfield Centralia. A pump and the trailer were damaged by the flames. The grass fires caused no damage.
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Mt. Vernon
North Tenth Street
Harold Maxfield
Centrlaia
Hospital and Good Samaritan Admissions and Discharges
In Jefferson Memorial unit ad treatments admitted Vernie A Starkey Randall McKinley Smith Patricia Ann Gream Hazel Emma Yost. Discharged Curtis Grothoff John Vaught. Good Samaritan unit admitted Harold E Talbert Alma Frances Schlau Peggy Lynn Haynes Mary Olga Cook Elliott Franklin Eiler Neva Nadyne Denham Clara E Harris Roy Lee Linson Joyce Alene Gray Blanche Hyde Paul Albert Duncan Freda Mae Hall Lillian Elizabeth Shehorn Herold Eugene Starnes. Discharged Margaret Virginija Smith Harold Hayes Beckham Joel Sanders Mrs Dorothy Elizabeth Kennedy and baby David Wayne Roger Dale Delvenger Mrs Phyllis Ann Rector and baby Julie Anne James Cassel Rogers Lulu M Barnett.
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Good Samaritan
Harold E. Talbert
Alma Frances Schlau
Peggy Lynn Haynes
Mary Olga Cook
Elliott Franklin Eiler
Neva Nadyne Denham
Clara E. Harris
Roy Lee Linson
Joyce Alene Gray
Blanche Hyde
Paul Albert Duncan
Freda Mae Hall
Lillian Elizabeth Shehorn
Herold Eugene Starnes
Margaret Virginija’ Smith
Harold Hayes Beckham
Joel Sanders
Dorothy Elizabeth Kennedy
David Wayne
Roger Dale Delvenger
Phyllis Ann Rector
Julie Anne
James Cassel Rogers
Lulu M. Barnett
New Budget Aims for 100 Billion Expansion Plan
President Johnson previews a 100 billion budget with Robert C. Weaver detailing a broad housing bill. Proposals include funding for public housing, FHA expansion, cheap credit for subdivisions, water and sewer line development, and aid for low income families displaced by slum clearance. Wirtz and Peterson to LBJ Ranch for discussions. Peterson to take on consumer affairs role. Shriver to deliver Pope Paul VI letter. Kru shchev sends a 21 page message urging leaders pledge to avoid force in disputes.
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Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Weaver
LBJ Ranch
W. Willard Wirtz
Esther Peterson
Johnson
Pope Paul VI
Holy Land
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Krushchev
State Department
Mt Vernon Hog Market Update Prices Rise Across Hog Classes
Prices paid on the local live stock market were 25¢ higher today. The top was 14.50 for hogs weighing 190 to 220 pounds. Sows 300 pounds and over sold for 11.50 to 11.75, down from prior. Boars ranged 7.00 to 8.00.
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MT. Vernon
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted for Wheat Soybeans and Corn
Mt Vernon reports grain prices with Wheat at 2.09, Soybeans at 2.63, and Corn at 1.17 per bushel as quoted.
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Mt. Vernon
Hogs and cattle prices steady at National Stockyards
Livestock markets report at National Stockyards, USDA notes hogs 6,000 head steady to 25 higher with peasrows and gilts 110 to 260 dollars per hundredweight and sows 275 to 600. cattle scarce with 500 head, calves 125, no full market established, steers 22.50, heifers 22.00, cows 13.00-15.00, vealers steady with 19.00-33.00 for good to choice.
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National
USDA
Chicago Market Prices Report From Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago AP notes butter steady with wholesale prices unchanged showing 93 score AA 57 percent 92 A 57 percent 90 B 56 percent 89 C 55 percent. Eggs steady with wholesale pricing unchanged. whites 70 percent or better grade A 42 percent mixed 41 14 med 30 4 standards 36 dirtles 3244 checks 3144.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg and Poultry Prices From St Louis Market
St Louis Produce ST reports egg and live poultry pricing with consumer grades and weights. Eggs large A 42-43, medium 38-40, small 29-30. A wholesale 38a 28-30. checks 23-? Hens heavy 16, light over 5 lb 8-3, under 5 lb 5-6. broilers and fryers 15-17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Louis
Chicago Grain Market Update
AP report from Chicago shows Wheat No 1 yellow hard at 2.23 percent. No sales reported for corn oats or soybean. Soybean oil priced at 8b.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street Near Record Highs Amid Profit Taking
Wall Street moved toward record highs despite profit taking with volume around 5.2 million shares. Gains led by Johnson Johnson Polaroid IBM U S Smelting American Smelting while Magnavox and Pennzoil slid. Dow Jones noon averages rose with Industrials at 167.38, Rails 179.96, Gold 65 Stocks 269.62.
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New York
G.D. Searle
Dymo
Searle
Korvette
Johnson - Johnson
Polaroid
Corning Glass
Parke, Davis
American Smelting
IBM
ORME
U.S
Magnavox
Xerox
Pennzoil
Tidewater Oil
Tidewater
Woolworth
Pfizer
North American Aviation
Chrysler
General Motors
American Stock Exchange
Three Killed In Tragic RR Crossing Crash
In Shabbona Illinois a father and two of his twelve children died when their car was struck by a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train at the edge of Shabbona. William J Puttbrese 61 his son Heman 14 and daughter Darlene 17 were killed. The train traveled about 80 miles per hour and dragged the car for more than a mile before the engineer Miles F Haas of Au Yor a stopped the train according to De Kalb County Coroner Paul Van Natta.
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Shabbona, II
William J. Puttbrese
Malta
de Kalb County
Heman
Darlene
Shabbona
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
de Kalb
Paul van Natta
Miles Fe, Haas
Auyora
Dump Old Cars Into The Sea? New York AP
The city faces a stock of abandoned cars with 13,600 counted last year. One proposed remedy is sinking old vehicles into the Atlantic off Long Island to serve as artificial wrecks for fish and potentially boost fishing.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Long Island
Detailed Weather Report Thursday High 56 Low 28 Rainfall
Thursday high 56 degrees and low 28 with no rainfall to date this year. One year ago the high was 49 and the low 24. Ten years ago the high 41 and low 24. Saturday sunrise at 7 22 and sunset at 4 47.
Illinois Weather Brief Signals Thaw With Weekend Sun
Mild temperatures across Illinois continued a thaw with freezing expected by Saturday. Highs ranged from 40 to 60 degrees while night lows stayed above freezing. Belleville reached 47 and Springfield 58, with Quincy at 58 and Chicago 41.
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Illinois Weather
Chicago
Illinois
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Belleville
Springfield
Illinois five day forecast with near normal temps
The forecast shows Northern Illinois with normal average highs 28 to 36 and lows 12 to 20, minor daily changes and little precipitation. Southern Illinois starts colder, then warms into Tuesday and Wednesday with normal highs near 35 to 45 and lows 18 to 28, around 30 in the southern tip, with little precipitation expected.
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Ilinois
Illinois
Nation Warms Up By The Associated Press
The nation experiences a warming trend across most areas with relief for the South and East after severe snow and ice. The Weather Bureau reports no severe cold or heavy snow, while light snow falls in the northern Appalachians and central Rockies and light rain along the Washington coast. A dry cold front moves east from Wisconsin to northwestern Texas, with temperatures from the 50s near the Mexican border to the teens in western mountains. a pocket of cold air dips to 27 in Cross City, Florida.
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Weather Bureau
Appalachians
Central
Rockies
Washington
Wisconsin
Texas
Cross City
Fla
House hooked to street lights in Memphis
A Memphis utilities call reports a resident’s house wiring connected to a street light circuit. The wire supposedly feeds power only at night, causing lights to turn on at sundown and radios to play, while daytime service remains dead.
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Memphis
City Utilities Division
Installation of Faith Lutheran Pastor Alfred Winter
The Rev. Alfred F. Winter will be installed as pastor of Faith Lutheran church this Sunday at 3 00 p m. A reception and supper follow in the church basement. Winter, born 1909 in Milwaukee, is a Concordia College and St Louis Seminary graduate who has served at Flora Salem Evansville and the dual Russell parish in Kansas. He married Dorothy Ann Grother in 1936 and they have three children.
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Alfred F. Winter
Faith Lutheran Church
Mr. Winter
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Concordia College
St. Louis Seminary
Concordia College
Flora-Salem
the Redeemer Lutheran Church
Evansville
Ind
Russell
Kansas
Dorothy Ann Grother
Mt Vernon Considers Pest Control License Change
Mt Vernon councilmen discussed amendments to a pest control ordinance at an informal meeting. Pest companies favor a city license and bonding plus liability insurance but oppose per job permits. City officials will consider removing permit requirements while maintaining licensing and insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Goldwater stance on rights, spending and TVA debated
Goldwater outlines views on states rights civil rights and federal spending. He argues desegregation should be state led, calls for balanced budgets except wartime, wants to sell TVA while maintaining some services, and criticizes tax code complexity and inflationary money policy. He also comments on labor and a nonconfrontational stance toward the John Birch Society.
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John Birch Society
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Heart Surgery Patient Returns To Hospital
Shane 30 of Route 7 Mt. Vernon recently underwent open heart surgery on December 11 at Good Samaritan Hospital to repair a heart hole. Although the operation was successful an infection has developed. He will visit Barnes Hospital in St Louis next Tuesday for a check up before continuing treatment at Good Samaritan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Shane
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Shane
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Shooting sparks three investigations into football executive case
"He's been shot" described by a witness as Pete Rozelle orders routine inquiry. DuPage County will present evidence to a grand jury and pursue indictments for reckless conduct and involuntary manslaughter against Winthers. Rosen reported Messmaker sustained injuries and claimed no knowledge of Parrilli, a former Illinois star linked to the 49ers Bears and Redskins, while a fight over eye marks was denied by the salesman.
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Pete Rozelle
National Football League
DuPage County
Winthers
Rosen
Messmaker
Parrilli
University of Ilinois
San Francisco 49Ers
Bears
Washington Redskins
Debate over JFK memorial after Lincoln triumph
Washington AP reports a first post recess House debate on Kennedy memorial proposals. Lincoln Memorial took 57 years to complete, prompting congressmen to question rushing a Kennedy tribute. The bill would rename the Martin cultural center and provide grants and loans for construction.
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Washington
United States
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Congress
House
Maton Cultural Center
Kennedy
Senate
Fred Schwengel
Lowa
Cpt Historic Society
Lights Come Down Feast To Follow A Jaycee Work Party
Mt Vernon Jaycees will remove Christmas decorations from public squares and Santa Claus lanes this Sunday. The Chamber of Commerce directors will host a dinner at L and N Cafe after the work, honoring the Jaycees for keeping Mt Vernon named the most beautiful Christmas city in southern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Ilinois
Chamber
Rockefeller Speaks Tonight in New Hampshire Visit
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller returns to New Hampshire to sharpen his challenge to Barry Goldwater for the Republican nomination as Goldwater prepares to enter the primaries in Arizona. Rockefeller aides push for debates, with a Portsmouth speech and a Concord stay before a New York City trip. Goldwater remains the front runner despite some poll slips, while Kennedy's assassination weighs on local sentiment.
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Associated Press
Portsmouth
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
New Hampshire
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz
Hugh Gregg
Gregg
Sen. Goldwater
Portspe Young Republican Club
Concord
New York City
Kennedy
No Boats Planes To Resort Island Mackinac Island News
Mackinac Island, Mich. has lost lake and air transport after the Michigan Park Commission curtailed service on Dec 10 citing unsafe facilities. The last boat left the 64 residents early Tuesday, cutting off regular links to the mainland. Emergency Coast Guard support and a mainland air base aid, but supplies and communications rely on telegraph and telephone.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Iss Atrstria
Michigan Park Commission
Straits of
Mackinac
Michigan
Ray Smith
Plan Fight On Residual Oil Imports Plan Fight On Residual Oil Imports
Charles Haslet reports from Washington that the coal industry plans a new battle over residual fuel oil imports. Joseph E. Moody of the National Coal Policy Conference argues that rising imports keep coal from growing share in the East Coast industrial fuels market. He cites dump gas sales and government aid to civilian nuclear power as issues, and supports proposals to cap residual oil imports at 50 percent of consumption east of the Rockies. Lawmakers in Congress are considering such curbs, with opposition noted.
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Charles Haslet
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Indus
Joseph E. Moody
National Coal Policy Conference
Moody
Congress
Rocky Mountains
Senate
House
New England
East Coast
New Minister At Mt. W Church At Full Gospel Tabernacle
The Rev. Willis H. Page is the new pastor at the Full Gospel Tabernacle 1701 South Tenth Street. He and his wife Opal reside at 917 Gil. Page previously led the Church of God in Galesburg and succeeds Rev. Lloyd Purcell here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis H. Page
Full Gospel Tabernacle
South Tenth Street
Mr. Page
Opal
Gil
Page
Church of God At
Galesburg, Ml
Lloyd Purcell
Indict Three Sinatra Kidnapers
A federal grand jury indicted three men Irwin KeNan and Amsler on six counts including kidnapping conspiracy and ransom money after testimony allegedly including Frank Sinatra Jr. The men will be arraigned Monday and the case is deemed near settlement by U.S. Atty. Francis Whelan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra Jr
John William Irwin
FBI
Irwin
U.S
Mt Vernon Youth Enlists in U S Marine Corps
John Dale Harris son of Mrs Ola Harris Route 1 Mt Vernon enlisted in the U S Marine Corps on December 12 and departed for recruit training December 30 in San Diego California He is a Mt Vernon high school graduate and former Register News carrier boy Training will cover military history physical conditioning field hygiene and other essentials to become a Marine For more information contact Sgt Cavitt at 918 in Mt Vernon or call 242
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dale Harris
Ola Harris
Route 1
Mt. Vernon
U. S. Marine Corps
Register-News Carrier
San Diego
California
John
Corpa
Sgt. Cavitt
Movie Producer Joins The Irish City of Dublin
John Huston, American born film producer and son of Walter Huston, became an Irish citizen in Dublin signing the declaration with Justice Minister Charles Haughey. He has lived in Ireland 12 years on his Galway estate with wife Rici and children Anjelica and Walter. Huston plans Irish citizenship for his wife and children. His great grandfather emigrated from Armagh in 1840.
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Dublin
Ireland
John Huston
U.S
Walter Huston
Charles Haughey
Huston
Canada
Armagh
Couple Files Divorce Suit Over Cruelty Claim
Paula Y Goessman filed suit for divorce against Ronald G Goessman in circuit court here charging cruelty. She seeks custody of two children and alimony. The couple married February 16 1957 and separated January 1 1964. A writ of injunction restrains the defendant from interfering with property or molesting the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Y. Goessman
Ronald G. Goessman
Small Falcons Kestrel Hovering For Ground Insects
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes the small falcon named kestrel refers to about a dozen species known for hovering in mid air to scan the ground for large insects or mice.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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