Deaths Earl M Morlan Father of 15 Dies at 47
Earl Maxey Morlan 47 a salesman for Welker Oil died at St. Anthony's Hospital Effingham from an apparent heart attack. Former Mt. Vernon resident and World War II veteran and Park Avenue Baptist church member leaves wife Shirley Justice and ten daughters and five sons. Funeral Saturday at Myers Chapel with burial in Sursa Cemetery. viewing after 4 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Maxey Morlan
St. Anthony's Hospital
Effingham
Morlan
Mt. Vernon
Welker Oil Company
Myers Chapel
Ace Summers
Sursa Cemetery
Mr. Morlan
Jefferson County
Jesse R
Nellie (Hogue) Moclan
Shirley Justice
American Legion
V.F.W
Park Avenue
Joliet
Richard
Michael
Jess Morlan
Bill Morlan
Walter Morlan
Michigan City
Ind
Maxine Davis
Velma Morlan
Cisne
Salem feed salesman Jack Baker dies of heart attack
Jack Baker age 39 of Route 2 Salem dies Friday at Salem Memorial Hospital from an apparent heart attack. He was a feed salesman for Mormon Manufacturing Co of Quincy. Funeral services were held Sunday at McMackin Funeral Home Salem with Rev. Ross Partridge officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Baker
Route 2
Salem
Jefferson County
Baker
Salem Memorial Hospital
Mormon Manufacturing Co
Quincy
McMackin Funeral Home
Ross Partridge
Graveside Rites At Knob Prairie For Hester Baby
Graveside rites for Jeffrey Raymond Hester two day old son of Mr and Mrs Tommy Bester of Waltonville were held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Knob Prairie cemetery. The infant died Monday in Good Samaritan Hospital. Survivors include the parents and grandparents C C Hester of Waltonville and Gene Simmons of Texico.
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Jeffrey Raymond Hester
Tommy Bester
Waltonville
Knob Prairie Cemetery
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tommy
Linda (Simmons) Hester
C.C. Hester
Gene Simmons
Texico
Funeral Friday At Sesser For Ceasar Marlo
Funeral services for Ceasar Marlo will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Brayfield Funeral Home in Sesser with the Rev. Peter Hsu officiating Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery The body will lie in state at Brayfield Funeral Home after 2:00 p.m. today Mr Marlo age 53 of Lesser died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Franklin County Hospital at Benton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceasar Marlo
Brayfield Funeral Home
Sesser
Peter Hsu
Maple Hill Cemetery
Marlo
Lesser
Franklin County Hospital
Benton
Notable Admitted Names In City Hospital Records
A list of individuals admitted to Hasnital and Good Samaritan hospital facilities includes Sylvia Noreen Arnold 2516 College Monty Gay Throgmorton 306 Harrison Lizzie Nadolski 120512 south 15th Doris Beers Harrisburg Della Clark 900 North William Trowbridge 910 south 23rd Ivory Taylor 1113 Newby Lorene Mays 1209 south 12th Archie Dunbar Inn Carl Hongsemeier 417 south ih Dale Brookman Dix Gary Boles Bonnie Wiliam Shields 621 south 12th Albert Braddy 2105 Jones William Muhlenbruch Bhuford Mrs Elberta Piper and baby Gary Ray Woodlawn Linda Hester Waltonville John Muth Colonial Hotel Richard Gangner 2329 Logan Nick Petsouras 812 Main. The trade of the pawn broker is one of the oldest in the world according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Jefferson Memorial
Sylvia Noreen Arnold
College
Monty Gay Throgmorton
Harrison
Good Samaritan
Lizzie Nadolski
South 15Th
Doris Beers
Harrisburg
Della Clark
North
William Trowbridge
South
Ivory Taylor
Newby
Lorene Mays
Archie Dunbar
Inn
Carl Hongsemeier
South Ih
Dale Brookman
Dix
Gary Boles
Bonnie
Wiliam Shields
South 12Th
Albert Braddy
Jones
William Muhlenbruch
Bhuford
Elberta Piper
Gary Ray
Woodlawn
Linda Hester
Waltonville
John Muth
Colonial Hotel
Richard Gangner
Logan
Nick Petsouras
Main
Weather Note Mt Vernon Today and History
MT VERNON weather report shows Wednesday high 40 and low 25 with CST sunrise at 7 22 and sunset at 4 49. Historical wrappings list past years high and low temperatures including one year ago 51 25 five years ago 54 39 and ten years ago 37 22.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Weather Watch As Snow Thickens For Friday
The Associated Press reports flurries left an inch or more of new snow in northern Illinois, with a major storm’s outer fringe expected Friday afternoon. Rain possible in the south as warmth returns, while the north braces for a chilly night with lows from 12 to 27 degrees. January thaw persists in the south with highs around 40s below St. Louis and Vandalia.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Vandalia
Quincy
Ohio River
Love across the age gap plans Kentuckian wedding
Cincinnati report says 19 year old Irene Moseley plans to marry 71 year old John H Napier after years of knowing each other. Napier manages an apartment building and the couple will wed in Manchester Kentucky Irene's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, Ohio
Irene Moseley
John H. Napir
Manchester
Irene
Napier
Powell Defends Harlem Win After Anti Negro Conspiracy
Powell says Harlem voters re-elected him to a 12th term with 74.1 percent, calling it a vote of confidence in his seniority and record. He asserts the endorsement across most American Negroes, pledging to remain chairman of the Education and Labor Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Education and Labor Committee
America
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were 250 higher. The top was 19.50 for 190 to 220 lb hogs. Sows were 14 50 for 300 weight down sows 300 weight and over 14 25 down. Boars were 12 00 and 13 00. After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day s prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon farmers note quotes in the market update showing soybeans at 2.79, shell corn at 1.34, and ear corn at 1.29 in Mt Vernon this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg price grades and weights listed by St Louis Produce
St Louis Produce in St Louis lists egg consumer grades for large medium and small sizes with price ranges. Wholesale grades standard and unclassified and checks are noted along with hen weights heavy and light categories. Under 5 pounds hens have no price and broilers and fryers are listed as no price.
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ST. Louis
Market Prices for Wheat Corn Soybeans and Oils in Chicago
Cash grain quotes from Chicago list No 2 hard wheat at 174 and a half percent, No 2 red wheat at 174 percent, No 2 yellow corn at 1.4234, No 2 heavy white oats at 78.34 to 79.6, No 1 yellow soybeans at 2.973, and soybean oil at 10.40 percent. The figures reflect current cash markets and commodity values.
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Chicago
Wall Street Advances On Reinvestment Demand Rally
Wall Street, led by rebounding institutions with abundant funds after tax selling, surged early in trading. The Dow climbed 9.24 to 800.38 at 12:30 p.m. EST, the Associated Press average rose 2.7 to 297.4, and steel and auto shares supported gains amid heavy volume and large block trades.
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New York
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Wall Street
American Stock Exchange
Chicago Produce Grades and Prices Summary
Chicago AP report lists CME butter grades AA A and B with scores 98 92 90 and 8 6244, cars 90 B and 89 C. Eggs show Grade A whites 3644-37 percent, mixed 36, mediums 33, standards 34 percent.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock price estimates and Dow Jones noon data
Estimates from Livestock National Stockyards Illinois show hogs at 6,000 head with barrows and gilts at 19.50 to 21.00 for 190 to 250 pounds and 300 to 600 pound sows at 14.00 to 16.25. Cattle and calves steady with steers 23.50 to 25.00, heifers 21.50 to 24.25, cows 15.50 to 18.00. vealers 25.00 to 36.00, slaughter calves 19.00 to 23.00. sheep 500 head with lambs at 20.00 to 23.50. In New York, Dow Jones noon averages show Ind 30 at 799.55 up 8.41, Rails at 207.95 up 2.64, Util at 137.26 up 0.70, Stocks at 286.72 up 2.96.
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Chicago Grant Park
Chicago O'Hare
Chicago Midway
Belleville
Enet Roan
Moline Neonmen
Peoria
Quincy
Eeprecessene Eed Seaneee
Rockford Rroretend
Springfield
Vandalia Borseerbecenecctesenenemneneaees
Midwest Dubuque
Green Bay
Juneau
Kansas City
Omni
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
National Stockyards
Ill
Indus
Births in Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Jack Bain of 508 Conger welcomed son Jackie Paul at 11 22 yesterday morning weighing eight pounds three ounces. Mr and Mrs Donald Willis of 81242 South 24th Street welcomed son Robert Joseph at 3 19 yesterday afternoon weighing six pounds fourteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Jerry Carpenter of Kirkwood Missouri welcomed son Douglas Scott at 8 34 yesterday evening weighing eight pounds one ounce. Creole Cajun cuisine boosts Louisiana per person rice use to 30 pounds yearly, five times the national average.
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Jack Bain
Conger
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Jackie Paul
Donald Willis
South 24Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Robert Joseph
Jerry Carpenter
Kirkwood
Douglas Scott
Kerner's State of State Message Receives Mixed GOP Reaction
Illinois lawmakers from both parties weighed Kerner's agenda after his 1967 address. Republicans faulted omissions and praised budget balance while Democratic leaders supported open occupancy and higher education measures. Open occupancy bill, constitutional overhaul, and annual sessions drew cross-party support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L
Kerner
GOP
National Guard
William Pollack
Chicago
House
Michael Howlett
William G. Clark
Senate
Ilinois
Everett R. Peters
Rst
Joseph
Peters
Arrington
Cecil Partee
Rome woman marks 190th birthday with apple diet
Letteria Zuc caro Pezzinga celebrated her 190th birthday in Rome and credited longevity to eating an apple daily. She added that spicy foods and occasional wine aided her long life.
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Rome
Letteria Zuccaro Pezzinga
The Londons To Play Plan Dance Friday Night
The Londons, a southern Illinois band, will headline a Friday night dance at Mt. Vernon Community Center in the old post office building. The six member group led by Lewis Ratcliff will perform from 8 to 11 15 with prior shows in Flora Centralia Salem and Mt. Vernon noted. The event is sponsored by the American Congress of Teenagers Inc.
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Southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Lundons
Lewis Ratcliff
Steve Finney
Junior Williams
Russell Hart
Nash New
Allan Rister
Flora
Centralia
Salem
Fairfield
Albion
Grayville
Newton
M. Carmel
Olney
Carbondale
The
American Congress of Teenagers, Inc
Illinois traffic fatalities top two thousand for fourth straight year
Springfield Illinois tolls rose above 2,000 for the fourth consecutive year as 1956 traffic fatalities reached 2,013, a gain of 256 from 1955, per the State Highway Division report released Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
State
Gale Wilkey Estate settlement reached in death case
In Mt Vernon circuit court the concessionaire Dana Pickett and the city of Mt. Vernon agreed to pay 6000 and 6500 respectively in a civil suit over Gale Lee Wilkey's death. Margaret Wilkey administrator filed to stay the case pending settlement. The wheel incident occurred November 26, 1965 at City Park.
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Mt. Vernon
Margaret Wilkey
Dana Pickett
Gale Lee Wilkey
Pickett
Clergy-Business Open House Hosted by Mt Vernon Rotary
Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce announced its second annual Clergy-Businessman Open House to be held Tuesday March 7. The Rotary Club will co-host during the 11:45 a.m. lunch at Loyal Order of Moose hall 800 Broadway. A county wide clergy invitation and a Chicago business executive speaker were planned with a 9:30 a.m. coffee and donut meet and a tour of local industrial plants before luncheon.
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Mt. Vernon
Minnesota Couple Marks Quiet 81st Anniversary
Ole and Otilla Sholberg, aged 104 and 102, plan a quiet 81st wedding anniversary in Fergus Falls Minnesota with their eight children, twenty grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. They immigrated from Norway and helped build the local Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Their daughter Clara and the widowed Mrs Frank Meter live with them.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Ole
Otilla Sholberg
Otilla
Sholberg’s
Sholberg
Minnesota
Norway
North Sea
Kristiansund
Skarnes
Underwood
Clara
Frank Meter
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Shelberg
JuHus Sholberg
Elizabeth
Horse Struck by Coal Truck Near Mt Vernon
A Mt. Vernon area man in fair condition at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after his truck hit a loose horse on Highway 148, two miles southwest of Mt. Vernon, Tuesday about 6 15 p m. The coal truck driver is Milton Mc Cormick, 26, Route 2. One of three horses escaped from a nearby farm.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Highway 148
Milton McCormick
Route 2
Here
Mary Garden Dies Former Opera Star
The noted soprano Mary Garden, once with the ChicagoOpera Company in 1921, resigned after a year of clashes and deficits. She retired to Aberdeen yet kept concert lectures and broadcasts, returning to the United States several times, most recently in 1954.
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Mary Garden
OPERA
Chicago
Miss Garden
Aberdeen
United States
Retailers To Elect Officers On January 10
King City Retailers Association will elect 1967 officers at the January 10 meeting at 10 a.m. in the chamber conference room. Retiring president James Jackson of Jackson Jewelry Store says the vote will choose a president, vice president and treasurer with newly elected, retiring and holdover directors present. New directors include Vaughn Chaney Wise clothing store William Ezell Montgomery Ward and Bill Steffy Mitchell Home Furnishings. Continuing directors are Clifford Bell Mam moth Department Store Jackson Allison Easton Miles Chappell Rose Hirons Densil Flora and Kermit Willmore. Retiring directors are Fred Ballard Ben Franklin store Arthur Laird and Albert Parker. A committee report on a proposed 1967 retail promotion program will be given.
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King City Retailers Association
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce
James Jackson
Jackson Jewelry Store
Vaughn Chaney
Wise Clothing Store
William Ezell
Montgomery Ward
Bill Steffy
Mitchell Home Furnishings Store
Divorces Sought by Clark and McGehee Couples
Larry D Clark petitions for divorce from Arlyne Kathryn Clark in Circuit Court Mt Vernon citing adultery and seeks custody of two minor children. the couple married June 1 1963 and separated December 29 1966. Jo Ann McGehee seeks divorce from Gleason Wayne McGehee alleging cruelty. a temporary injunction granted restrains him from molesting or harming her and assigns custody of a minor child. The couple married June 22 1962 and separated June 17 1966.
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Larry Dean Clark
Arlyne Kathryn Clark
Circourt Court
Mt. Vernon
Clarks
Clark
Jo Ann McGehee
Gleason Wayne McGehee
Dog Complaints At Lincoln School
Police received complaints about dogs near Lincoln School. Rabies control officer Merle Williamson said dogs have chased children and in some cases knocked them down. He warned owners they are responsible for their dogs.
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Lincoln School
Merle Williamson
Ten people fined in Circuit Court for traffic offenses
Ten persons were fined in Circuit Court. Charles R. Raney of Lamar paid 20 dollars for following too close and no muffler. David Rollinson Roger Adams and Bill Dean LeSson of Centralia paid 10 dollars each for curfew violation. Loren R. Walker of Wayne City fined 35 dollars for reckless driving. Charles Dixon of Kansas City Missouri paid 10 dollars for speeding. James E. Sumrall of Richton Mo paid 25 dollars for running a red light. George R. Morgan Jr. of South 13th street paid 10 dollars for following too close. Paul R. McLane of Arcola Illinois paid 10 dollars for speeding. Billy D. Robertson of South 25th street paid 25 dollars for disturbance.
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Charles R. Raney
Lamar
David Rollinson
Roger Adams
Bill Dean LeSson
Centralia
Loren R. Walker
Wayne City
Charles Dixon
Kansas City
James E. Sumrall
Richton
George R. Morgan Jr
South 13Th Street
Paul R. McLane
Arcola
Ill
Billy D. Robertson
South 25Th Street
Three Mt. V. Area Men Join The U.S. Army
Mt. Vernon area men join the U S Army announced by recruiter Set Andrew Carter Terry L Krause son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Krause of Mt Vernon enlisted for intelligence school Ernest K Lankford son of Mr and Mrs Harry E Lankford of Belle Rive enlisted for construction specialist Bobbie G Lee former Army serviceman enlisted as field artillery operations and intelligence assistant He will serve as a sergeant son of Maud Lee Mt Vernon and husband of Viola Lee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
U.S. Army
Set
Andrew Carter
Terry L. Krause
Lewis Krause
Ernest K. Lankford
Harry E. Lankford
Belle Rive
Bobbie G. Lee
Two Non-Injury Auto Accidents Reported in Mt Vernon
Yesterday two non injury auto accidents were reported in Mt Vernon. At 11 10 a m on Seventh street and Park Avenue a collision involved Marian ne Gockel 38 of 700 Dewey and Rowland F Clark 66 of 312 north 16th street with over 100 dollars damage to each car. Earlier Wednesday Lina A Hill 30 of 310 south 18th street backed into a parked car owned by Judith Stovall 22 of 315 south 18th street in the 300 block of south 18. Stovall car damaged about 60 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Seventh Street
Park Avenue
Marianne Gockel
Dewey
Rowland F. Clark
North 16Th Street
Lina A. Hill
South 18Th Street
Judith Stovall
South 18
Stovall
Fire damages garage at Roy Brown home
Fire at 7 40 last night damaged the garage at 310 North Seventh Street. Firemen said straw at the rear ignited and started the rear wall fire. Damage was not heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Brown
North Seventh Street
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Earl M. Morlan
Knob Prairie
Hester Baby
Hasnital
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Powell
Mt. Vernon Grain
Ralph Smith
Alton
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
Longeviey
Londons
Baltimore
Penthouse
Jay Cornell
U.S. District Court
Cornell
Saga Magazine
Joyce
Bailey
Joyce Bailey
Alma Mills
Gale Wilkey
Grigg
Larry D. Clark
Circuit Court
Mt. V. Area
Marvin
Marvin Dye
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