Death notices for Ogie Rutherford in Wayne City area
Funeral services for Ogie Rutherford aged 52 of Sims will be at 2 pm Sunday at Richardson Funeral Home Wayne City with Rev Charles Marshel officiating. Burial follows at Thomason Cemetery. Friends may call after 6:30 pm today at Richardson Funeral Home. Rutherford died from injuries suffered Tuesday evening while helping a stalled motorist.
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Ogie Rutherford
Sims
Richardson Funeral Home
Wayne City
Charles Marshel
Thomason Cemetery
Rutherford
Rites Today for Roy Stanford Near Iuka
Roy Stanford 77 of near Iuka was found dead in his automobile from an apparent heart attack at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday. He was a timber worker. Funeral services were set for 2:00 p.m. today at Osborn Funeral Chapel in Kell with burial in Palestine cemetery. Survivors include his wife Laura Stanford of Iuka, a son Raymond Stanford of Iuka, and two daughters Mrs. Freda Smith of Mendota and Mrs. Hattie Tinkler of Salem.
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Roy Stanford
Iuka
Osborn
Kell
Palestine Cemetery
Laura Stanford
Raymond Stanford
Freda Smith
Mendota
Hattie Tinkler
Salem
Mother Of Joyce Peek Dies Friday
Leota Flanigan mother of Mrs. Clinton Joyce Peek of Opdyke died Friday at St Marys Hospital Centralia at age 59. Funeral arrangements are pending at Queen Boggs Funeral Home in Centralia.
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Leota Flanigan
Clinton
Joyce) Peek
Opdyke
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Queen-Boggs
Victor Knodell of Fairfield Dies at 95
Victor Knodell, 95, of 111 W Douglas Fairfield, died at 5 50 p m Friday at Fairfield Memorial Hospital He was a farmer Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Sunday at the Dixon Johnson Funeral Chapel Fairfield with Rev Robert Krause officiating Burial at Maple Hill Cemetery near Fairfield The body lies in state at Dixon Johnson Funeral Home after 3 00 p m today He was born September 21 1873 in Fairfield son of William and Christina Melrose Knodell Survived by two brothers J D Knodell Fairfield and Roscoe Knodell Winner S D
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Victor Knodell
W. Douglas
Fairfield
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Dixon- Johnson Funeral
Robert Krause
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dixon-Johnson
Mr. Knodell
William and
Christina (Melrose) Knodell
J. D. Knodell
Roscoe Knodell
Winner
S.D
Hilda Lamp of Iuka Dies at Salem Hospital
Hilda Lamp of Iuka died last night at Salem Memorial Hospital at age 67. Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Monday at Do noho Prairie Christian Church with Rev. Roy Gill officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Osborn Funeral Home of Kell handles arrangements. friends may call after 3:00 p.m. Sunday. Survivors include her husband Emil Lamp a brother Arthur Nelson of Tampa Florida and a sister Mrs Emma Franda of Racine Wisconsin.
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Hilda Lamp
Iuka
Salem Memorial Hospital
Donoho Prairie Christian Church
Roy Gill
Osborn Funeral
Kell
Emil Lamp
Arthur Nelson
Tampa
Fla
Emma Franda
Racine
Wis
Illinois congressmen vote on Powell seating and fines
AP reports that Friday votes to seat Adam Clayton Powell included Illinois Democrats Frank Annunzio William Dawson Kenneth Gray John Kluczynski Abner Mikva William Murphy Charles Price Roman Pucinski Daniel Rowan Daniel Rostenskowski? Daniel Rostenkowski and Sidney Yates. Republicans John Anderson Leslie Arends Harold Collier Edward Derwinski John Erlenborn Paul Findley Robert McClory Thomas Railsback Donald Rumsfeld William Springer. George Shipley opposed seating. Robert Michel and Charlotte Reid also opposed.
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Washington
Illinois
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Frank Annunzio
William L. Dawson
Kenneth Gray
John Kluczynski
Abner Mikva
William T. Murphy
Charles M. Price
Roman Pucinski
Daniel J. Rowan
Daniel D. Rostenkowski
Sidney Yates
John Anderson
Leslie Arends
Harold Collier
Edward J. Derwinski
John Erlenborn
Paul Findley
Robert MecClory
Thomas J Railsback
Donald Rumsfeld
William Springer
George Shipley
Robert Michel
Charlotte Reid
Jefferson Chapter 686 Opdyke A stated meeting announced
A notice announces Jefferson Chapter 686 E.S. will hold a stated meeting on Tuesday night January 7 at 7:00 at the Masonic Hall in Opdyke. The session includes a school of instruction led by Arline Dare W.M. and Marguerite Piper, Sec.
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Jefferson
Opdyke
E.S
Masonic Hall
Arline Dare
W.M
Marguerite Piper
Subway Panic Slows City as Passengers Wander Tunnels
In Manhattan a stalled IRT Seventh Avenue train at 110th Street and Lenox Avenue sparked a massive rush hour tieup. About 50,000 riders were stranded in ten tunnels as crowds moved onto tracks, power was cut for safety, and four hours passed before the underground backlog cleared. Police and Transit Authority workers herded people to safety amid reports of panic and window smashing.
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New York
Manhattan
Transit Authority
Seventh Avenue
110Th Street
Lenox Avenue
Three Dixieland Bands Mark Funeral for New Orleans Jazz Icon
George Lewis, famed clarinetist and New Orleans Dixieland figure, was buried after a funeral with three marching bands. Olympia Eureka and a 10-member pickup band led the procession, which featured somber music at the church and a final cheerful blast from the cemetery. Lewis died Tuesday at age 68 after battling pneumonia and flu.
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New Orleans
George Lewis
Lewis
Olympia
Eureka
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted
Admission list for Jefferson Memorial includes Myrtle Mary Taylor and many others with addresses across Mt Vernon, Ashley, Bluford, Waltonville, and nearby towns. The record shows multiple admissions and discharges including Margaret Perky and Valerie Bullock among discharged patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Williamson
Bell
Dufford Fields
North
Dwight York
Hildred Roberts
Waltonville
Mayme Williamson
Hickory Grove Manor
Sturman Smith
Grant
Jack Newlander
Salem
Wiley Bond
South
Sadie Lustig
Nick Petsouras
Teresa Buchanan
Herbert
Howard Allen
Bluford
John Tweedy
Charles Logan
Ashley
Michael Johnston
Wilshire
James Hayes
Opdyke
Noel French
Mt. Vernon
Lisa Sledge
Belleville
Eva Dobbin
Diane Seidel
Margaret Perky
Mary Haley
Valerie Bullock
Main
James Smith
Cherry
Carol Parks
David Thomas
Maxine Flora
George Stovall
Lamar
Beulah Beasley
Donna Green
Willie Webb
Veil Dagg
Gary
Ind
Herbert Mulkey
Fairfield
Violet Willmore
Mary Haynes
White
Albert Gibson
Charles Mays
Clifford Fields
Birth of Roberta Lynn Modglin in Good Samaritan Hospital
Roberta Lynn Modglin was born Friday afternoon at 2 35 in Good Samaritan Hospital. She weighed seven pounds three ounces. The mother is Mrs. Cherryl Ann Modglin of 1009 South 6th and the father is Roger Lee Modglin.
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Roberta Lynn Modglin
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cherryl Ann Modglin
South 6Th
Roger Lee Modglin
Flu Deaths Double Usual Rate In Cities
The Hong Kong flu has claimed 3,594 lives in 122 cities since December 7, nearly doubling normal mortality. Officials warn the peak may come in a week or two with 47 states reporting cases, while Alabama notes 8,000 new influenza like illnesses. Blood shortages delay surgery and surgeons worry vaccine usage is hampering the response.
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Atlanta
National
Hong Kong
Louisiana
Mississippi
Hawaii
Alabama
State Health Department
W.H.Y Smith
Bureau of Preventable Disease
U.S
William H. Stewart
Seniority Lost and a 25000 Dollar Fine Debate
The article describes a $25,000 fine and a House seat purchase claim as part of political maneuvering. It notes Kennedy's Senate wins over Russell B Long in Louisiana and Scott over Roman Hruska, with mixed views on liberal power. McCarthy’s stance, Dirksen’s re-election, and shifts in Senate balance are outlined, along with House leadership changes and party caucus outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Kennedy
Louisiana
Russell B. Long
Scott
Nebraska
Roman Hruska
White House
McCarthy
Teddy Kennedy
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
Adlai Stevenson
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Iinois
Hruska
California
Thomas Kuchel
Griffin
Michigan
Robert Pp. Griffin
Colorado
Gordon al Jott
Republican Policy Committee
Georgia
Richard B. Russell
United States
Russell
John M. McCormack
McCormack
Gerald Ford
Pink Castle in Arizona Tells Ancient Fortified History
Montezuma's famous pink castle sits in Arizona. Built about nine centuries ago it served as a fortress home for roughly 300 years. The Aztec leader after whom it is named likely never knew of its existence.
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Montezuma
Arizona
Hijacker Uses Baby as Hostage on Cuba Flight
An oddly dressed man hijacked an Eastern Air Lines stretch jet to Cuba using a squirming toddler as a hostage. The woman accomplice carried a six month old child. The child Allan was released unharmed in Havana with 21 passengers and crew arriving in Miami earlier.
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Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Cuba
Linda Abbott
Hong Kong
Havana
Miss Abolt
Allan
Kathy McCormack
Marriage Licenses Report January Names and Partners
January licenses list Dennis L. Gullett of Collinsville and Trena Ann Medders of Granite City Illinois. Dennis D Moore and Shirley Ann Green of Mt Vernon. December 380 Lewis E Kincheloe and Helen M Sutton of Walnut Hill.
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Dennis L. Gullett
Collinsville
Trena Ann Medders
Granite City
III
Fred Daniel Moore
Shirley Ann Green
Mt. Vernon
Lewis E. Kincheloe
Helen M. Sutton
Walnut Hill
Towboats Battle Mississippi Ice
The Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers warned of a prolonged cold spell that could halt barge traffic on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Towboats north of St. Louis faced slow movement amid thick ice between Lock 26 at Alton and Portage Des Sioux, with further ice gorges about 200 miles north.
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ST. Louis
Coast Guard
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Illinois
Lammert Buchhold
Corps of Engineers
Alton
Portage Des Sioux
Illinois River
Pere Marquette State Park
Illini servicemen killed in Vietnam named
The Defense Department released the names of two Illinois soldiers missing in action who died in Vietnam. Army Spec. 4 Stephen White, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. White of Chicago, and Army Pfc. Ronald E. Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Roberts of Belleville, were confirmed dead.
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Washington
Defense Department
Illinois
Vietnam
Army Spec
Stephen ©. White
William J. White
Campbell Ave
Chicago
Army
Ronald E. Roberts
William H. Roberts
Meta Drive
Belleville
Lincoln Earned Rail Splitter Nickname in 1860 Convention
At the Illinois State Republican convention in 1860 two men entered the hall bearing fence rails with the placard Abraham Lincoln, the Rail Candidate for President in 1860, marking Lincoln's sobriquet Rail Splitter.
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Abraham Lincoln
New Smaller U S Currency Introduced In 1929
The World Almanac notes that on July 10 1929 smaller sized bills entered circulation. The shift reduced bill size by one third to ease handling and improve durability for folding.
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U.S
World Almanac
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Marchers Clash Near Londonderry
About 150 Roman Catholic marchers clashed with Protestants six miles outside Londonderry during a four day protest. At least 12 injured by rocks and gasoline bombs. police charged protesters at a bridge as others scattered. Belfast MPs urged O Neill to recall the assembly for talks on unrest.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Ulster
Terence O'Neill
Republic of Ireland
Britain
Two Accidents Reported in Mt Vernon Yesterday
Two major damage accidents occurred in Mt Vernon yesterday afternoon and last night. At 3 45 p.m. a collision in the 200 block of north Tenth Street involved Stephen B Jones 17 Route 5 and Linda S Alexander 17 2208 Olive with Alexander’s car damaged over 100 Jones charged with following too close. A Sleepy Hollow Drive accident involved Richard D Hunt 16 2400 Pace and Robert A McLaughlin 17 Inc with Hunt backing into the parked McLaughlin car. Hunt’s car damaged about 100 the other about 50.
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Mt. Vernon
Stephen B. Jones
Route 5
Linda S. Alexander
Olive
North Tenth Street
Alexander
Jones
Sleepy Hollow
Richard D. Hunt
Pace
Robert A. McLaughlin
17, Inc
Hunt
McLaughlin Auto
Two Thefts Reported In Mt Vernon Area
Mt Vernon police logged two thefts yesterday. Phillip Browning of 103 S Burns said a 17 jewel watch was stolen from a gym locker at Mt Vernon High School. Paul Strickland of 817 S 20th St reported an antique chair stolen from his home.
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Mt. Vernon
Phillip Browning
S. Burns
Mt. Vernon High School
Paul Strickland
South 20Th Street
60 Resignations At Bell Wood Nursing Home
PEORIA Ill AP seventy new employes are being sought as 60 of 88 striking workers at Bell Wood Nursing Home resign after a union vote. The AFSCME members, on strike since Nov 30 for higher wages, faced court actions with fines and a jail sentence for their representative. Seventeen union members have returned to work. the county-run home had 150 patients, down from 933 at the start of the strike.
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Peoria
Ill
Bell Wood
American Federation of State
Harold Benedict
Benedict
Campaign volunteers urged for March of Dimes drive
A campaign led by Shir ley Hertenstein and partners seeks donors and volunteers for the March of Dimes. Sharon Davis and teen advisor Paula Puckett appeal to help prevent birth defects, noting 250000 American infants affected annually and optimistic plans to boost Mt Vernon and Jefferson County funding beyond last year.
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Cannister
Shirley Hertenstein
Mailers
Sharon Davis
Paula Puckett
Phyllis Adcock
J. D. Shields
Dorma Beck
March of Dimes
Davis
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Harriman Says New Team Could Lead Paris Talks
In a timely quote, W Averell Harriman rejects the notion that Cyrus Vance and he are the sole negotiators. He argues a new team can take over without substantial Joss, asserting no need for a single negotiator monopoly.
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Cyrus R. Vance
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Paris
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Salem Hospital
Shipley
N.Y
Jefferson Memorial
Myrtle Mary Taylor
Good Samaritan
Pink Castle
Nixon
Whittier College
Wallace
Newman
Anaheim
Calif
Wicephofs
Rep
D-Mass
Gavel
House
Baby
By Frank Murray
Associated Press
Bill
Bill Kniffen
Lincoln
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Main Street
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