Deaths George Farris 85 of McLeansboro
George Farris 85 of Route 2 McLeansboro died at home Tuesday at 12 50 am a retired farmer born April 2 1882 in Hamilton county son of John and Mary Wheeler Farris married to Hazel Pearl Hunt survives funeral Friday at 1 30 pm at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro Rev John Deen officiating burial Enfield city cemetery friends may call after 1 pm Thursday survivors include seven daughters and four sisters two brothers 25 grandchildren 49 great grandchildren
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George Farris
Route 2
McLeansboro
Mr. Farris
Hamilton County
John and
Mary
Wheeler) Farris
Hazel Pearl Hunt
Farris
Hazel Ridge Presbyterian Church
Gholson
John
Harrisburg
Nora Ross
Sterling Heights
Mich
Della Canerburry
Eldorado
Myrtle Webb
Southfield
Gladys Davis
Detroit
Dorothy Rhine
California
Johnny Farris
Johnston City
Kenneth Farris
Stephen Farris
Joe Norris Sesser Dies at 69 In Christopher
Joe Norris Sesser 69, of Sesser, died Monday night at Miners Hospital in Christopher. He was a retired C B and Q Railroad agent and billing clerk born February 7, 1903 in Waltonville, son of Wayman and Anna Norris. Survived by wife Dorothy Harris, two sons Wayman and Robert, a brother Royal Norris of Mesa Arizona. Funeral held Thursday at Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser with Masonic rites at 7 p.m. Burial in Knob Prairie cemetery Waltonville.
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Joe Norris
Sesser
Miners’ Hospital
Christopher
Norris
C.B. & Q. Railroad
Waltonville
Wayman
Anna (Mannen) Norris
Dorothy Harris
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Cecil Martin
Knob Prairie
Dorothy
Robert
Royal Norris
Mesa, Ariz
Schools Chief Tours Southern Illinois Region
The schools chief toured Southern Illinois to acquaint himself with the area. Jay presented Cronin with a copy of Land Between the Rivers, a pictorial and narrative history of Little Egypt, on behalf of the entire office.
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Illinois
Jay
Cronin
Little
Egypt
Grateful Acknowledgement From Barbee Family
The family of Samuel Otto Barbee expresses sincere thanks for comforting sympathy assistance and floral offerings during their recent sorrow. They are deeply grateful for the kindness shown.
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Samuel Otto Barbee
Markets Mt Vernon Grain and national price roundup
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 6.40, wheat 3.90, corn 3.20 while eggs vary by grade in St Louis. Chicago prices list wheat and corn ranges, with butter and eggs details. National Stockyards reports hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts with price ranges. New York stock market mixed amid profit taking and Fed policy cues, Dow at 641.19 after a 3.99 point rise.
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MT. Vernon
National Stockyards
Ill
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve
Ford Administration
U.S
Atlas Corp
Chemetron
American Telephone & Telegraph
Dow Jones
Choate faces uphill battle for speakership on first ballot
House Speaker race remains unsettled as Choate concedes victory may not come on the initial ballot. Walker aides warn against Choate’s ties, while Democrats clash over patronage threats and support shifts. Caucus vote tallies show Bradley leading with 11 votes, Tipsword 7, Washington 4, Matijevich 2, with several legislators undecided or absent.
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Norton Kay
Walker
Choate
House
Cheatte
Matijevich
W. Robert Blair
Park Forest
Answers On Agronomy Day And Armed Robbery Report
Answers to many farmer questions on agronomy day will be provided by University of Illinois Extension Specialists at the Jefferson County event in Mt. Vernon January 15. Topics include weed control soybeans fertilizer efficiency soil insect problems nitrogen applications and disease management. A separate report notes the arrest of William Ray Edwards in the Oct. 25 Bank of Lesser robbery. he faces $50,000 bond and transfer to Franklin County jail. Police say the suspect used a revolver and fled in a green 1974 Monte Carlo.
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Scheller
Bank of
Lesser
Bill Hill
Hill
I.B.I
Jefferson County
William Ray Edwards
Franklin County
Edwards
Cletus McBride
Bowlin
Foodland
McBride
Jefferson County Agronomy
First Presbyterian Church
Mt. Vernon
University of Illinois Extension
U. of 1. Departments of Entomology
Jefferson County Agriculture
Frank Brewer
Boston Schools Reopen Under Police Escort
Boston classes resumed at the South Boston High complex with hundreds of officers present. About 300 to 400 white pupils and 50 to 75 black children entered under protection of roughly 400 state, metropolitan, and local police. Pupils passed through metal detectors. only students and newsmen were allowed nearby as four schools reopened after Dec 11 racial violence.
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Boston
South Boston High School
Public Safety Department
Var nell Rebekah Lodge to Meet Thursday
Regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 296 will be held at the I.O.O.F. hall Thursday Jan 9 at 7 30 p m Thelma Richards N G Naomi Bogan Sec
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Varnell Rebekah Lodge
C.F
Thelma Richards
Naomi Bogan
Landowners Meet To Discuss Coal Lease Offers
Landowners from Shiloh Rome and northern McClellan Townships who were approached about coal leases will gather Tuesday evening at Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church to learn about coal quantity and value. Forest Brown Myers Ejidson and John Turrel call the meeting to address present offers. Dr M E Hopkins Illinois State Geological Survey will speak on depth thickness and quality of coal formations under Shiloh Rome and McClellan Townships. Roy Webb Franklin County master farmer and Ewing-Northern Coal Association president will also present. A question answer period coal maps and bulletins will be shown and attendees can vote on forming a local group similar to the Ewing group. The meeting starts about 7 15 p m at 2424 Broadway.
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Shiloh
Rome
McClellan
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church
Forest Brown
Myers Ejidson
John Turrel
M. E. Hopkins
Ilinois State Geological Survey
Urbana
Hopkins
Roy Webb
Franklin County
Ewing-Northern Coal Association
Ewing Group
The
Presbyterian Church
Broadway
Mt. Vernon Weather Snapshot
Mt Vernon brief shows Tuesday forecast high 58 and low 52 with 0.02 inch rainfall expected. Earlier today 7:00 am reading 53. Yearly rainfall to date 0.39 inch. Record highs for past years noted and DST sunrise 7:12 with sunset 4:50. Rend Lake main dam water level at 404.46 feet above mean sea level.
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Mt. Vernon
Rend Lake
Main Dam
Belle Rive Drag Line Walks Across Route 460
A massive drag line weighing five million pounds moved slowly across Route 460 near Belle Rive in a carefully controlled operation. Two large hydraulic legs steadied the machine while a ground man guided the operator by bell signals. The crew cleared a path, and bulldozers shored up edges as 7 foot steps were taken every 35 seconds.
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Jefferson County
Route 460
Bomb blast in suitcase kills three in Cleveland home
Police said a suitcase bomb exploded inside a Cleveland frame house late Tuesday night killing three people and injuring three others in critical condition. Victims identified include Maryanne Sigley 21 Burdell Offitt 26 and 9 month old Steven Sigley.
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Cleveland
Ohio
St. Alexis Hospital
Maryanne Sigley
Michael
Burdell Offitt
Metropolitan General Hospital
Steven Sigley
Deborah Slepko
John
Offitt
Gerald Holman
Cleveland Fire Department
DuQuoin Man Arrested in Stolen Car Here
A 33 year old DuQuoin man, William Wayne Knapp, was arrested at the intersection of 11th and Jordan Streets by Police Chief Fred Dedman around noon Tuesday for stealing a car owned by Jim Powell Route 3 from the Bank of Chinois parking lot. He remained jailed under $1,000 bond on a criminal trespass to a motor vehicle charge.
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DuQuoin
Fred Dedman
William Wayne Knapp
11Th
Jordan Streets
Jim Powell
Bank of Chinois
Knapp
Five Illinois road firms plead guilty to bid rigging
Five road building firms admitted guilt in a bid rigging conspiracy involving Illinois projects from 1969 to 1972. Judge Harrington Wood scheduled sentencing for February 21 in Springfield. The defendants include Pautler Brothers of Chester Frank Nutty Inc. of Vienna Johnson County Asphalt Inc. of Red Bud D.M. Lake Construction Co. of Shelbyville and Standard Paving Co. of Chicago.
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Springfield, Jr
Inlinois
Harrington Wood
U.S. District Court
Springfield
Pautler Brothers
Chester
Frank Nutty Inc
Vienna
Johnson County Asphalt Inc
Red Bud
D.M. Lake Construction Co
Shelbyville
Standard Paving Co
Chicago
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