Deaths of Mrs. Pelegia Zgonina 84 near Ashley
Mrs. Pelegia Zgonina 84 died at 1:00 a m today at her son Edmond Zgonina's home near Ashley. Funeral 9:00 a m Saturday at St Michael's Catholic church Radom with Rev John Terepka officiating. Burial in St Michael's cemetery. Body lies in state at Kringer Funeral Home Ashley after 7 p m today. Survived by four sons Al Chicago Edmond RFD 1 Dubois Frank St. Louis Theodore Beaucoup. four daughters Marie Agnes Frances Rose. three brothers Joe Frank Czajkowski and John Czajkowski. five grandchildren.
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Pelegia Zgonina
Edmond Zgonina
Ashley
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Radom
John Terepka
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Kringer
Beaucoup
Marie Zgonina
Agnes Zgonina
Frances Krawiecki
St. Louis
Rose Zgonina
Joe
Frank Czajkowski
John Czajkowski
Lula M Barnett of Bluford Dies at 86
Lula Mary Barnett, of RED 3 Bluford, died at 9 15 a m at Good Samaritan Hospital age 86 years one month 11 days. Funeral Saturday 2 00 p m at Myers Chapel with Rev Roy Beal officiating body in state at Myers Chapel after 3 00 p m Friday. Born November 28 1877 in Jefferson County daughter of John and Mary Jane Barnett. Survived by brother Luther Barnett Bluford sister Mrs Lydia Prest Coulterville MI and several nieces and nephews.
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Lula Mary Barnett
Red 3
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Roy Beal
Miss Barnett
Jefferson County
John and
Mary Jane (Simmons) Barnett
Luther Barnett
Lydia Prest
Coulterville
Reports Of Hit And Run Accident In City
Robert L. Jarrell reported last night that a motorist struck his car while it was parked in front of his home at 815 South 20th Street. The Jarrell vehicle sustained about $20 in damage.
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Robert L. Jarrell
Thre
South 20Th Street
Jarrell
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admission List
In the Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan Hospitals, patients admitted include Martha Jane Hill of Centralia Curtis Eugene Grothoff Elsie Lureva Lowery Beulah Pearl Davis at Jefferson Memorial and Hubert Dale Dan ner Sandra Anne Sanders Marcella Esther Fico Pansye Magalene Ziegler Ida Mae Shafer Oran Stephen McKin ness Louella Emma McGehee Earl James Delahanty at Good Samaritan. Discharges feature George William Cisco William Thomas Barbee Henry Leng Nava Nadyne Denham Helen W Stelle Zelda Oro Hayes Ivan Gers bacher Lena Elizabeth Minor Almeda Therresa Runnels Mable Marie Smith Elliott Franklin Eiler.
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Good Samaritan
Hubert Dale Danner
Sandra Anne Sanders
Marcella Esther Fico
Pansye Magalene Ziegler
Ida Mae Shafer
Oran Stephen McKiness
Louella Emma McGehee
Earl James Delahanty
George William Cisco
William Thomas Barbee
Henry Leng
Nava Nadyne Denham
Helen W. Stelle
Zelda Oro Hayes
Ivan Gersbacher
Lena Elizabeth Minor
Almeda Therresa Runnels
Mable Marie Smith
Elliott Franklin Eiler
Births in Kell Aurora and Mt Vernon area named newborns
Mr and Mrs Roy G Mount Kell welcomed a daughter Debra Louise born 10 05 Tuesday night at Good Samaritan weighing eight pounds two ounces. Mr and Mrs David Roger Cox 513 Marteeny announced daughter D Anna Kathleen born 3 34 yesterday afternoon at Good Samaritan weighing six pounds 15 ounces. Mr and Mrs Jerry Miller 3209 Morton Ave Aurora Til welcomed Kimberly Sue born January 5 at St Josephs Hospital weighing seven pounds one ounce. Mother is the former Miss Karel Sue Smith of Mt Vernon RFD 2.
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Roy G. Mount
Kell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Debra Louise
David Roger Cox
Marteeny
D'Anna Kathleen
Jerry Miller
Morton Avenue
Aurora
Til
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kimberly Sue
Karel Sue Smith
Charley Smith
RFD 2
Mt. Vernon
Smiths Keep Ahead of Joneses 125 to 68
The piece notes a local census style directory detailing street locations, ownership versus rental status, and household phone numbers for Mt. Vernon. It explains the new directory replacing the 1961 edition in free-reference libraries and that the service is run by the Association of North American Directory Publishers with R. L. Polk & Co. as a member.
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Mt. Vernon
Chambers of Commerce
Association of North American Directory Publishers
R. L. Polk & Co
Local Live Stock Market Prices Rise on Hog Sows and Boars
Prices paid on the local live stock market advanced with hog top at 14.50 for 190 to 220 lb, sows up 25 cents to 12.00 for 300 lb down and 11.75 for 300 lb and over, boars 7.00 and 8.00.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Decline at Afternoon Quotations
Mt Vernon grain prices were quoted this afternoon with Wheat at 2.12, Soybeans at 2.65, and Corn at 1.15 percent. The figures reflect market trading activity in Mt Vernon and show the day’s price levels for key crops.
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Mt. Vernon
Butter and Eggs Prices Steady at Chicago Market
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter steady with wholesale prices unchanged and various grade scores listed. Eggs show firmness with wholesale buying steady or higher and color grades and dirties noted alongside assorted standard grades.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Illinois report
At National Stockyards Illinois US cattle hogs and sheep markets show 9000 hogs up to 15.50 for barrows and gilts 170 to 250 pounds and sows 275 to 650 pounds 11.00 to 13.00. Cattle calves totals 1300 and 150 respectively with steers 20.50 to 22.75 heifers 19.00 to 21.50 cows 12.00 to 14.00 and dealers 28.00 to 35.00. Sheep 600 head steady with ewes up to 50 higher and prime lambs 16.00 to 20.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
USDA
Egg and live poultry prices in St. Louis market
St Louis AP market notes list egg consumer grades A large 38-40 A medium 37-38 A small 29-30 B large 38-39 wholesale grades standard 37-38 unclassified 28-30 checks 23- Hens heavy 1-15 light over 5 lb 8-9 under 5 lb 5-6 broilers and fryers 15-17.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Grain Market Prices Report
Chicago AP market notes show no wheat sales. Corn prices listed for No 2 yellow 1.24 1/4, No 3 yellow 1.21 1/4, No 4 yellow 1.17 4 20, No 5 yellow 1.19 4 20. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.81, No 4 yellow 2.75 4. Sample grade yellow 1.08. Oats No 1 extra heavy white 0.7634. Soybean oil 8% 4N. Estimated receipts wheat 12, corn 98, oats 3, barley 5, soybeans 2, rye none.
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Chicago
Wall Street firms gain as market advances late trading
Wall Street edged higher with selective issues improving amid afternoon turnover. Volume reached about 5.5 million shares as gains and losses were mostly fractional, led by Pendleton Tool and Ingersoll Rand amid acquisition talks, while Chrysler and GM rose modestly and financials stayed mixed.
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New York
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Radio Corp
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
Pendleton Tool
Ingersoll- Rand
Ingersoll-Rand
Pendleton
Automatic Canteen
Universal Match
Vendo
Graniteville
G.D. Searle
Pennzoil
U.S
Treasury
Ten Pass Exam For City Job
Ten of 19 men who took a written examination for a job on the Mt. Vernon street department passed. City Manager Chester Lewis announced an eligibility list will be prepared from the ten. One position in the street department will be filled in March.
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Mt. Vernon Street
Chester Lewis
Bibles chained to walls in medieval churches theme book
G S Wegener recounts in a new Harper book 6 000 Years of the Bible that in the Middle Ages bibles were so costly they were chained to walls or shelves in churches to prevent theft The work highlights the long history of Bible scarcity and value across centuries with emphasis on preservation and access.
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New York
G. S. Wegener
Harper and Ow
Illinois Cold Wave Drives Illinois Weather Shut to Freezing
A cold wave spreads across Illinois ending milder spell. Northern areas to reach 0 to 5 above by Friday morning, southern parts 15 to 20 below. Rain changes to snow flurries as the system moves in with brisk northwesterly winds. Fair weather returns Friday but very cold conditions persist. Springfield hits 40, Belleville 41.
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Chicago
Illinois
Mercury
Springfield
Belleville
Rain and Snow Spread Across Eastern Nation
The Associated Press reports rain mixed with snow across the eastern two thirds of the country as a cold front moves eastward from the Rockies. A Mississippi Valley storm brings heavy rain to the southeast, with over an inch in parts of the rain belt. Light snow falls and near-zero temperatures push into the upper Midwest and Great Lakes area.
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Associated Press
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Mississippi Valley
Gulf
Midwest
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
Dakotas
Upper
Great Lakes
Michigan
Another Deer Killed In County Reported In Jefferson County
Nolan Adams of Log Cabin Road in the county’s southeast told the sheriff late Wednesday that a car driven by his wife struck and killed a deer in Jefferson County.
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Jefferson County
Nolan Adams
Sheriff's Office
Flue Pipe Falls at Crosnoe Home Sparks Wall Fire
Mt. Vernon firefighters were called to 815 South 20th when a furnace flue pipe fell and ignited a partition wall. The fire was extinguished on arrival with no heavy damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Earl Crosnoe
South 20Th
Dahlgren Man Promoted To Colonel At Fort Knox
Colonel French, former deputy commanding officer of the 1st Brigade, named reserve affairs officer at Fort Knox headquarters. A 1940 Illinois graduate, he arrived from Beirut and has Arabic language expertise and Middle East knowledge. His Army career began 1941 with WWII service in North Africa and Italy. He and his wife Jeanne and six children reside at the fort. Jeanne is daughter of Mrs. Vera Laughlin of Mount Carmel Illinois.
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Fort Knox
Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
American University of Beirut
Brazil
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Dahlgren
Opdyke
Jeanne
Fort
Jeanne Laughlin
Vera Laughlin
Mount Carmel
Illinois
Uel W. French
W. F. French
U.S. Army
Kentucky
U.S. Army Training Center
Armor
Goldwater critiques Johnson on defense and politics
Senator Goldwater, criticizing defense cuts and Johnson's State of the Union, argues missiles are unreliable and alleges communism shaped the Kennedy assassination. He says the Johnson message offers no new ideas, predicting high future debt and federal control. He also notes Margaret Chase Smith may enter the New Hampshire primary.
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Congress
J. Edgar Hoover
Johnson
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
New Hampshire
Arizona
Beckmeyer To Conduct Choral Festival At SIU
W. H. Beckmeyer, Mt. Vernon high school and community college music director, will conduct combined ensembles at a choral festival Saturday at Southern Illinois University. Robert Kingsbury, SIU choral director, was injured in an accident and cannot attend, so Beckmeyer will substitute.
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W. H. Beckmeyer
Mt. Vernon High School
Community College
Southern Illinois University
Robert Kingsbury
SIU
Beckmeyer
Mt. Vernon
Kennedy to Remain Active in Campaign Leaders Say
Bob Kennedy plans to stay active in the campaign and views the Democratic court chairmen’s positive poll as encouragement. He also commented on circulating reports that President Johnson may consider his brother in law Sargent Shriver for vice president, praising Shriver’s performance with the Peace Corps.
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Bob Kennedy
Johnson
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Johnson plan for international observation posts on both sides of Iron Curtain
The Johnson administration drafts a proposal for 20 to 30 military observation posts on each side of the Iron Curtain at key transportation hubs as a safeguard against surprise attack. President Johnson vows new disarmament proposals as Geneva talks resume.
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Washington
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U.S
Johnson
State of the Union
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Charles de Gaulle
Russia
Viet Nam regions compared by size to Georgia state
The report notes that both North Viet Nam and South Viet Nam are each about the size of Georgia. It emphasizes the substantial geographic scale of the two regions within Southeast Asia.
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North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Georgia
Heirens Plea Taken Under Advisement
William Heirens, serving three consecutive life terms for the Degnan dismemberment murder and two Chicago woman killings, had his parole plea heard by the Illinois Parole and Pardon Board. He asked that parole be considered so his sentences might run concurrently, with a Jan. 14 hearing set to decide on concurrent life terms.
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Chicago
Heirens
Otto Kerner
Degnan
Springfield
Charles F. Kinney
U.S. Steel Copt
North Side
Missionaries Arrive In Mt Vernon To Assess Local Activity
Two LDS missionaries arrive in Mt Vernon for several months to survey local religious activity. Mrs Sylvia P Ward of Ogden Utah and Miss Louise Wilcken of Clearfield Utah will host private home and church group showings of What Is A Mormon. They volunteered for a two and a half year mission. Ward is a widow and a former medical receptionist, Wilcken previously worked for the government.
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Mt. Vernon
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Salt Lake City
Tah
Centralia
Illinois
Sylvia P. Ward
Ogden
Utah
Louise Wilcken
Clearfield
South 15Th Street
Termine
Burglars Steal $41 From Mt. Vernon Pool Room
Thieves unlocked a pool room window at 316 South Ninth Street and stole 19 one dollar bills plus $22 in change. Police say entry occurred after hours. Separate reports say Clarence Pearson’s home on White Street lost $50, pennies, stamps and an old coin, while Mike Mateer’s locker at Mt Vernon High School was rifled of a cameo ring valued at 385.
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Clarence Pearson
White Street
Mike Mateer
Taylor
Mt Vernon High School
Local Firemen Elect Officers For 1964 Mt Vernon Unit
Officers of the Mt. Vernon local of the International Fire Fighters Association were elected for 1964. William Martin was chosen president, Raymond Curless vice president, and Andy Marlow secretary treasurer.
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Mt. Vernon
International Firefighters Association
William Martin
Raymond Curless
Andy Marlow
Circuit Court Fines From Local Cases
Verna E. Buhler paid 15 dollars and costs for a drunkenness charge. Roland LaDuke of Mulberry Grove Illinois owes 11 dollars and costs for speeding. Clayton L Sledge faces 10 dollars and costs on a drunk charge. Donald Cleo Smith charged 10 dollars and costs for drunkenness. J D Schwengel of Champaign pays 11 dollars and costs for speeding. Arthur Hagensicker of St Louis Missouri incurs 14 dollars and costs for speeding. Willie B Warren of Trenton Tennessee must pay 10 dollars and costs for speeding.
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Verna E. Buhler
Roland LaDuke
Mulberry Grove
Ill
Clayton L Sledge
Donald Cleo Smith
J. D. Schwengel
Champaign
Arthur Hagensicker
St. Louis
Willie B. Warren
Trenton
Tenn
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