Susie Thompson McLeansboro obituary announced
Susie C Thompson 88 of 512 E Olive McLeansboro died at 1255 am Monday at her home Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Gholson Funeral Home in Me Leansboro with Rev R Schlag officiating Burial in I C O F cemetery McLeansboro Viewing after 6 pm Wednesday at Gholson Funeral Home She was born May 1 1882 in Hamilton County daughter of John and Malinda Absher Vaughn married to Omer Richard Thompson who preceded her in death Survivors include five sons Robert Alton Ishkosh Mich Lorence Carl all of McLeansboro 11 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren She was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister Member of Church of God of McLeansboro.
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Susie C. Thompson
E. Olive
McLeansboro
xGholson Funeral Home
Leansboro
Rev. R. & L. Schlag
I.C
Gholson Funeral Home
Thompson
Hamilton County
John and
Malinda (Absher) Vaughn
Omer Richard Thompson
Robert
Alton
Johnnie
Ishkosh
Wis
Kalama- 00
Mich
Lorence
Carl
Church of God of
Ray R Reynolds 82 dies at Good Samaritan Hospital
Ray R Reynolds aged 82 of 1416 Westcott died yesterday at 10 00 am in Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral Wednesday at Myers Chapel at 2 00 am with Rev Frank Tittle. Burial in Abner Cemetery Nason. Survived by wife Etta six daughters two sons three brothers three sisters nine grandchildren four great grandchildren plus numerous relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray. R. Reynolds
Westcott
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Frank Tittle
Abner Cemetery
Nason
Mr. Reynolds
Inn
Jim
Anna
Dunn) Reynolds
Etta Sudduth
Reynolds
The
Apostolic Church
Etta
Gladys Buchanan
Alice Hall
Maudie Harvey
Barbara Fields
Mt. Vernon
Sadie Hibbard
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Mary Graham
Centralia
Bobby
Ray Reynolds
Woodlawn
James Reynolds
Ralph
Basil Reynolds
Swifton
Hershel Reynolds
California
Sybil Sholts
Gloria Yarbough
Flint
Mich
Eve
Byers
Cleveland
Ohio
Garlinghouse Rites Planned After Oklahoma Death
N Garlinghouse 69 of Bartlesville Okla died Sunday from an apparent heart attack at Good Samaritan Hospital while visiting son Morris Garlinghouse a patient in Mt Vernon He survived by wife Edna McAlister two children Morris and Dorothy Ford of Midland Texas and a sister Mrs Collinsville Okla friends may call at Osborn funeral home Kell after 4 pm with services planned Jan 7 in Collinsville Okla
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Garlinghouse
Dorothy Ford
Thing
Midland
Texas
Kell
St Collinsville
Okla
Canadian Boy Killed By Cougar
LYTTON B C AP Law rence Wells 12 was attacked and killed by a cougar Saturday near his home in the Fraser Canyon community about 100 miles northeast of Vancouver The boy s father John Wells raced to the scene and wounded the animal as it dragged the boy from a culvert near railroad tracks He was dead when Wells reached him
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Lytton
B.C
Lawrence Wells
Fraser Canyon
Vancouver
John Wells
Wells
Hospite Notes Admitted and Discharged List
A hospital register lists admitted and discharged patients with names and addresses. The long roster includes Lula C. Kelley Alice A Rutherford Larry W Bailey and many others with addresses in Mt Vernon Cisne Mt. Vernon Wayne City Harrisburg Pinckneyville Bluford St. Louis and Chicago among locations. The entry shows numerous patient dispositions and family mentions in a dense community record style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula C. Kelley
Alice A. Rutherford
Route 5
Mt. Vernon
Larry W. Bailey
Cisne
Morris A. Sledge
Agnes Strong
Herbert Osie Thompson
Wayne City
Barbara Allen
Marie Jackson
Crownview
Howard Williams
Leonard Denning
Casey John Fleener
Bluford
Sally Malone
South
Ann Peay
Carolyn Shehorn
Park Julie Wager
Cherry Mary Payne
Ina
Alva Highsmith
North
Violet Claxton
Woodlawn
Raymond Paul
Harrisburg
Kathlene Dunn
Royal Place
Rosetta Meyers
Earl Allman
Kinmundy
Jim Kluck
Opdyke Milburn Smith
Michael Stewart
Herbert Throgmorton
Orville McGill
Bonnie
Chicago
Chinda Lewis
Ernestine Lewis
Judy Hayes
Kiowana Kaye
Vernon
Brenda Simpson
Charles Robert
Balloon from Pasadena may hold Rose Bowl record
Donald Quick a farmer northwest of Salem Illinois found a medium sized polka dot balloon labeled victory Park Pasadena California. If tied to balloons sent east before last Friday's Ohio State Stanford Rose Bowl game it may have traveled 2400 miles from Pasadena to Salem at about 33 miles per hour over three days.
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Salem
Ill
Donald Quick
Quick
Victory Park
Pasadena
Calif
Southcentral
Illinois
Births Report From Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jackie W Mygatt of Lesser are parents of a son born at 3 21 AM Monday January 4 at Good Samaritan Hospital. He weighed seven pounds. Mr and Mrs Donald Byars of Iuka are parents of a daughter born at 4 51 PM Monday January 4 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She weighed nine pounds one ounce. Mr and Mrs Russell Elliston of Texico are parents of a son born at 7 25 PM Monday January 4 at Good Samaritan Hospital. He weighed eight pounds two ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie W. Mygatt
Lesser
Good Samaritan Hospital
Donald Byars
Iuka
Good Samaritan,Hospital
Hog Market Mt. Vernon Opens at 7 00 AM
The Ma ots Hor Market in Mt. Vernon opens at 7:00 am and runs until noon. Prices paid through noon show a 50 cent drop. USDA hog prices for 200 to 220 lb meat types set No 1 at 15.25, No 2 at 14.75, No 3 at 14.25, with sows steady from 9.25 to 11.25.
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Mt. Vernon
D.A
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Read in Mt Vernon Market
Mt Vernon quotes this morning show wheat at 1.49 a bushel soybeans at 2.79 and shelled corn at 1.52 per bushel for the trading day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Livestock Auction Results January 4
Mt Vernon sale reported 312 cattle 9 calves and 170 hogs. Slaughter steers 21.80 to 27.80, slaughter heifers 23.00 to 26.50, cows 17.00 to 22.40, veals 27.00 to 38.25, bulls 23.00 to 21.10, feeder steers 25.00 to 31.80, feeder heifers 22.75 to 29.25, hogs barrows and gilts 14.50 to 15.10, sows 10.20 to 12.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal - State Market News Service
Division For Markets
Springfield
Ilinois
MT. Vernon
Livestock Prices Report From National Stockyards Ill
National Stockyards Illinois reports Wednesday estimates with hogs at 7,000 head and cattle at 900. Market news shows barrows and gilts 25 to 50 lower, various weight ranges cited. sows 25 lower. boars 9.50 to 10.00. Cattle and calves totals set at 3,900, steers and heifers varying by weight and grade with highs in the 29.00 range for large steers, cows utilities around 18.00 to 21.50, Holsteins up to 22.00, bulls 24.00 to 25.00, lambs 25.00 for 80-110 Ibs, ewes 3.00 to 5.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Ill
St Louis Produce Egg Prices and Poultry Grades
AP report lists consumer egg grades for large medium and small sizes with price ranges. wholesale grades standard and unclassified values. hen weight categories and ready to cook broiler and fryer prices for the week’s delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Butter and eggs prices steady with small shifts in Chicago
Chicago wholesale butter prices held steady to 1 cent higher with AA 93 score at 69.71 and A 69.71 while 90-69. eggs showed mixed moves with delivered prices 2 cents lower to 1 cent higher. Better grade A whites 38-41, medium whites 31-33, standards 33-34.
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Chicago
USDA
Grain prices in Chicago market report
Chicago grain prices show Wheat No 2 soft red at 1.74 and No 2 hard red at 1.70. Corn N 2 yellow at 1.58 and Oats No 2 extra heavy white listed. Prices reflect early AP wire details for commodities trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Grain
Chicago
Powell estate cache of cash and securities found
John Aademan acting as executor of Powell’s estate announced initial cash of 800000 pounds, with a larger sum of 700000 pounds plus securities placed in Edwardsville National Bank after Powell’s funeral. Rendleman said money came from Powell’s personal effects and was delivered by Powell’s secretary. Authorities plan an investigation under Illinois tax and inheritance law to determine state revenue.
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Chicago Downs
Powell
John Aademan
Southern Illinois University At
Edwardsville
Rendleman
Illinois
Rendieman
Paul
Soybean Prices Listed in Grain Report
The report lists No 1 yellow soybeans at 2.91 and No 2 yellow at 2.92, with a soybean figure of 11.63. Prices reflect market values for nearby contracts and grade distinctions.
Wall Street Gains Moderate Ground After Nixon remarks
Wall Street moved higher in early trading as President Nixon said he would not seek new taxes or wage controls and predicted improvements in 1971 and 1972. The Dow rose 4.04 to 834.61, and the Dow Jones 60 average gained 0.9 to 89.0 with broad participation across steels, farm implements, aircraft, electronics, chemicals, and airlines. Big blocks traded included Whirlpool and Texas Eastern Transmission as Tenneco led the active list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nixon
Associated Press
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Whirlpool
Texas Eastern Transmission
Tenneco
City Council Plans January Action on Local Projects
Mt Vernon officials unveil a January slate of reports on a long range street program, Summersville sewers bond financing, a city park swimming pool, beautification grants, and Jaycee Lake improvements. City Manager Ray Botch says a Carbondale study informs costs and methods for asphalt overlays as a future 1971 72 plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summersville
Jaycee Lake
Botch
Rolland Lewis
Harold Roffmann
Carbondale
Mt. Vernon
Lewis
Mana
Summersville vote ward to city in Mt Vernon plan
Mt Vernon council discussed adding Summersville ward voters to city boundaries and hiring a recreation director. Salary debates showed $9,000 target clashes with local cost of living, while other towns pay higher. Equal Opportunity concerns urged more black applicants. three fire department openings noted. Council also reappointed Sam Blackard, approved several bills and a city engineer contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botch
Mt. Vernon
Boteh
Gale Martin
Centralia
Equal Opportunity
Mose Stokes
Equal Opportunity Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Stokes
Sam Blackard
Police Pension Board
Harold Roffmann
Two Mt Vernon break ins report no missing items
Police report two overnight break ins in Mt Vernon found forced entries at Browning Coal Company 421 South 12th and at Southern Illinois Asphalt Company 1209 Casey. In both incidents offices were ransacked but nothing appeared to be missing according to police.
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Mt. Vernon
Browning Coal Company
South 12Th
Southern Illinois Asphalt Company
Casey
Gasoline theft at Tolle Road farm reported
Clarence Stroud told the sheriff’s office that 150 gallons of gasoline were stolen from his farm on Tolle Road over the weekend.
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Clarence Stroud
Sheriff’s Office
Tolle Road
Cars Involved In Morning Crash At George And 13th
Barbra Allen, 23, of 1215 N. 9th St and Rosalie Faulkner, 37, of 1323 N. 12th St were in an auto accident at the intersection of North 13th and George streets at 7 50 a m Monday according to a sheriff's office report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbra Allen
9Th St
Rosalie Faulkner
12Th St
North 13Th and
George Streets
Sheriff's Office
Fines Assessed in Circuit Court for Various Violations
Yesterday in circuit court the following individuals were fined: John W. Daniels speeding $15 and George E. Leverson speeding $12, Earl Neudecker improper turning $10, Kelly Ray Huff disorderly conduct $25, Larry K. Garrett speeding $10, John W. Brown violating city health ordinance $10, Michael D. Delaney disobeyed stop sign $10, David A. Kniffen following too closely $10, Mark E. Sampson no valid registration $10, Gary E. Melton careless driving $15, Jean Scott failure to report after damaging property $10, Billy A. Carter improper parking on roadway $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Daniels
Chicago
Earl 0. Neudecker
Centralia
George E. Leverson
Kelly Ray Huff
Herbert Sr
Larry K. Garrett
Cicero
John W. Brown
Forest Ave
Michael D. Delaney
Caborn Ave
David A. Kniffen
S. 19Th St
Mark E. Sampson
Pine Dr
Gary E. Melton
S. 15Th St
Jean Scott
Welkins
Billy A. Carter
Marion
Ala
Divorce Granted in Circuit Court for Irene Treat
A divorce was granted in circuit court yesterday to Irene Faye Treat from Kenneth H. Treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Faye Treat
Kenneth H. Treat
Herrin man charged with check forgery in county case
Kenneth Robinson of Herrin was charged in a complaint signed yesterday by Gordon Brockman co-manager of Page's Department Store with forging a check on December 10 for 93.04 drawn on the Bank of Herrin. He is being held in county jail on $2,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Robinson
Herrin
Gordon Brockman
Page’s Department
Bank of
Non-Support Charge Filed Against Robert Davis
Robert Davis of 911 Forest Ave was charged in a non-support case filed yesterday by Rose Mary Davis of 1014 Herbert Sr. with non-support of a minor child. Bond was set at $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davis
Forest Ave
Rosemary Davis
Herbert Sr
Burkett Receives Permit for Office Building at 107 South 2nd
A building permit was issued yesterday to L. L. Burkett for a one story office building at 107 South 2nd. The project is estimated to cost $21,000.
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L. L. Burkett
South 2Nd
Correction issued for misreported auto crash and mail theft tale
The Register-News corrects a Saturday report that a parked car owned by Wayne L. Richard was struck last Thursday. A Thursday story accurately described a one car accident with Richard driving. A Monday item about mail theft from Evelyn Forrester’s mailbox was corrected to state she reported youths seen near the crime were friends, not thieves.
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Register-News
Wayne L. Richard
Register- News
Richard
Evelyn Forrester
900 South 9Th
Forrester
Pleads Guilty to Theft Charge in Circuit Court
James Fleming aged 34 of 1124 South Tenth Street pleaded guilty in circuit court to theft of coal from George Hale of 717 Herbert Street on December 29. He received three months probation from Associate Circuit Judge Alvin Lacy Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fleming
S. 10Th St
George Hale
Herbert St
Fleming
Hale
Alvin Lacy Williams
Burglary Charges Filed Against Two Enfield Suspects
Sammie Lee Taylor aged 18 of 1706 Harrison Street and Charley B Taylor of 1404 South 9th Street face burglary charges for allegedly breaking into a Williams Vending Co truck in Enfield on December 31. They allegedly stole 30 cartons of cigarettes valued at $100. Bond set at $3000 each. Charley Taylor posted bond while Sammie Taylor remains in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammie Lee Taylor
Harrison St
Charley B. Taylor
S. 9Th St
Williams Vending Co
Enfield
Jerry McQueen
Vending Machine Company
Charley Taylor
Sammie Taylor
Mt Vernon police aid stranded traveler from Kankakee
A traveler from Kankakee visited the Mt. Vernon police station seeking help. Officers used three dollars from the police benevolent fund to assist him in returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Mt. Vernon
Police Benevolent Fund
Fighting In Cambodia Calms Amid Vietnam War Actions
AP reports fighting at five points in eastern and northwestern Cambodia and a U S jet fighter bomber lost over southern Laos during bombing runs. Both crewmen aboard the F4 Phantom are missing. In South Vietnam a convoy on Highway 20 in the central highlands was ambushed. one American killed, one wounded, and one enemy killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
Laos
Air Force
South Vietnam
Highlands
Venus Orbits Inside Earth Occasionally Near 26 Million Miles
The orbit of Venus lies inside Earth's orbit and sometimes brings Venus closer to Earth, with a minimum distance of about 26 million miles.
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Venus
Earth
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