Funeral services for Rufus J. Bogan held in Concord
Rufus J. Bogan died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Concord North Carolina where funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p m He was born near Woodlawn to George and Cynthia Bogan He married Birdie Drye of Concord and survives his wife also his mother Cynthia Bogan of Sturgis South Dakota three sisters two cousins Mrs Henry Kissel and Miss Naomi Bogan of Mt Vernon and three brothers including Carl Bogan who attended the funeral
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Rufus J. Bogan
Concord
N. C
Mr. Bogan
Woodlawn
George
Cynthia (White) Bogan
Birdie Drye
Cynthia Bogan
Sturgis
S. D
Henry Kissel
Naomi Bogan
Mt. Vernon
Carl Bogan
Former Resident Ray Baker Dies in Waterloo Iowa
Ray Baker, former resident of Mt. Vernon, died suddenly at his home in Waterloo last night. He was production manager for the Deering tractor plant. Funeral Saturday at the Catholic parish church in Waterloo. Survived by wife Violet Lowery of Mt. Vernon and sister Mrs. Ronald Holcomb of Waterloo. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Baker, whose father was a former general foreman at Mt. Vernon car shops.
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Ray Baker
Mr. Vernon
Waterloo
Deering
Baker
Violet Lowery
Mt. Vernon
Ronald Holcomb
A. M. Baker
Albert Crouch Dies At 82 Rites Saturday
Albert L. Crouch of 525 South 15th Street died at 11 55 p m Thursday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at age 82 years nine months 27 days He was a former employee of Mt Vernon Car Co and the Master Baking Co and served as custodian at First Baptist Church Funeral services will be held 1 30 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev Eugene Holcomb officiating internment in Oakwood Cemetery The body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 5 p m today He was born March 14 1879 in Jefferson County son of William and Rebecca Harris Crouch He married Ora Lee Barbee in Hamilton County in 1902 She survives along with several nieces and nephews.
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Albert L. Crouch
South 15Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Crouch
Mt. Vernon Car Company
Master Baking Company
First Baptist
First Baptist Church
Eugene Holcomb
Oakwood
Cemery
Myers Chapel
Mr. Crouch
Jefferson County
William and
Rebecca (Harris) Crouch
Hamilton
Ora Lee Barbee
Oust Rita And Gary From Cafe
Beverly Hills California AP reports restaurant owner Jean Leon of AU Petit Jean asked actress Rita Hayworth and actor Gary Merrill to leave Saturday night after they began shouting at each other The proprietor said they were actually fighting and the restaurant drew stares from all present.
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Beverly Hills, Calif
Rita Hayworth
Gary Merrill
Jean Leon
AU Petit Jean
Elizabeth Taylor Insured for 2.5 Million to Finish Cleopatra
Hollywood AP reports actress Elizabeth Taylor secured 2.5 million in insurance to complete the film Cleopatra after illness disruptions. The Lloyds of London firm paid 2 million in production losses from her illness in London last year.
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Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra
Lloyds of London
Miss Taylor
London
Dog Likes To Sleep In Tree In Tampa Yard
Zorro, a two year old mongrel dog owned by Amy Mary Paveveda, naps on a six foot limb of a backyard tree. The dog began perched there about a year ago to keep an eye on the yard.
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Tampa
Fila
Zorro
Amy Mary Paleveda
Hospital Notes and Good Samaritan Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial: Albert L. Crouch. Discharges include Curtis Malin Marguerite Alice Douglas William O Neal Johnson Rand al Woodrow Bigham. Good Samaritan records admissions Earl Estes Veatch Margaret Roberson Beverly Ann Hunt Bernard Alan Hunt Bradley Alvin Hunt Bertie Irene Arnold Frances Alma Gordon Jesse 0 Keiger. Discharges: Dale Omar Stal ions Ransom Junior Prices Madge Marlow Elliott Franklin Ejler Wilma Fern Wilson Darlene Iva Edmison Lillie Dorothy Hensler Mrs. Shirley Nadine Bradford and baby Lise Dawn Helen Frances Wagoner Augustus Edward Thomore Lorraine Dombrowski Alma Dora Dooley Corrine Myrtle Hayse Sadie Loretta Patterson.
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Jefferson Memorial
Albert L. Crouch
Curtis Malin
Marguerite Alice Douglas
William O'Neal Johnson
Randal Woodrow Bigham
Good Samaritan
Earl Estes Veatch
Margaret Roberson
Beverly Ann Hunt
Bernard Alan Hunt
Bradley Alvin Hunt
Bertie Irene Arnold
Frances Alma Gordon
Jesse
Keiger
Dale Omar Stalions
Ransom Junior Prices
Madge Marlow
Elliott Franklin Ejler
Wilma Fern Wilson
Darlene Iva Edmison
Lillie Dorothy Hensler
Shirley Nadine Bradford
Lise Dawn
Helen Frances Wagoner
Augustus Edward Thomore
Lorraine Dombrowski
Alma Dora Dooley
Corrine Myrtle Hayse
Sadie Loretta Patterson
Birth announced for Horace R. Fox's son David Reid
Mr and Mrs Horace R Fox of 906 Wilshire welcome a son born at 4 54 this morning at Good Samaritan hospital. The baby weighs eight pounds nine ounces and is named David Reid.
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Horace R. Fox
Wilshire
Good ‘Samaritan _hospital
David Reid
Detailed Weather Report For Illinois Subzero Readings End
The Associated Press notes temperatures moderated across Illinois with no readings below zero at any station. Snow was scattered with minimal precipitation. highs Thursday and lows Friday ranged in single digits to mid teens, while the South stayed warmer. Forecasts show northern temperatures around five degrees below normal highs and lows, with southern areas near seasonal norms.
Illinois highway report shows ice north of line from Fort Madison to Watseka
The Illinois Highway Division reports as of 6 am today that state highways north of a line from Fort Madison through Peoria to Watseka have icy stretches with pavements about 80 percent bare and light snow flurries with some drifting. East west roads below the line are generally bare with isolated icy stretches west of U S routes.
Five Day Forecast for Illinois Regions
Northern Illinois: temperatures average about 5 degrees below normal with normal highs 27 to 34 and lows 11 to 19. Small temperature changes Saturday through Sunday, colder Monday, minor shifts Tuesday and Wednesday. Snowfall total around 0.25 to 0.5 inch Sunday. Southern Illinois: near to slightly below seasonal normals Saturday to Wednesday, slow moderating trend. Central Illinois highs 35 to 40, lows around 20, others mid to upper 20s. Little or no precipitation anticipated.
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Ilinois
Illinois
Sukarno Cancels Kennedy Gift Helicopter Ceremony
Indonesian President Sukarno abruptly canceled the formal presentation of a luxury helicopter donated by President Kennedy. The press secretary said the event was called off due to the president's heavy workload and mounting duties.
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Janarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Kennedy
Wreck Kills Couple. Ten Children Orphaned Nearby
In Fergus Falls Minnesota a fog veiled county road crash killed Dr and Mrs Wallace Baker both in their forties. The Bakers farmed near Battle Lake and the accident left ten children orphaned the oldest being twelve. Police noted possible frosted truck windows as cause indicators.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Wallace Baker
Battle Lake
Smashing Entrance At East St Louis Police Garage
Police Sgt. Fred C. Sanders crashed his car through the East St. Louis police department garage door after sliding down an icy ramp while attempting to reach a lever to open the door. No injuries were reported.
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ST. ,Louis
Fred C. Sanders
East St. Louis
Mother Reunited After 36 Years Search in Denver Call
Rev. Virginia Johnston 48 of Moline Illinois finds her birth mother Lola Surver 71 in Denver after a 36 year search sparked by adoption at six. A joyous phone call Thursday ends years of longing as they plan an in person reunion. Johnston, an Evangelistic Messengers minister, had hoped for a sign since child life in Glenwood Missouri.
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Aurora, al
Denver
Conn
Virginia Johnston
Lola Surver
Johnston
Evangelistic Messengers
Moline
Ill
Glenwood
U.S. Bureau of Vital Statistics
Surver
Returned Money but Is Arrested
Mrs Barbara Jean Do Puch a former employee of Busey First National Bank Urbana is charged with embezzling 5725 dollars in 1960. She was freed on 1000 bond after custody on a Danville U S Commissioner complaint. A hearing was set for January 16. FBI said the bank did not decide to press charges despite the return of the funds.
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Chicago
Barbara Jean Do Puch
Busey First National Bank
Urbana
Do Puch
U.S
Danville
de Puch
Million-dollar blaze at Ralston Purina in St Louis
A massive explosion and fire at the Ralston Purina industrial complex in St Louis caused over 1 million dollars in damage. Two workers died John Woods 42 and Fire Capt. Raoy Simpson 55. Dozens injured and one employee unaccounted for as two buildings burned and two more heavily damaged. Insurance covers the loss, officials said.
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St, Louis
Ralston Purina
John Woods
Ralston
Raoy Simpson
F.W. Huntington
Deep South icy roads and gas pressure drop amid cold wave
Weather and storm notes report icy highways from South Carolina to Florida slowing travel. Gas pressure falls trigger unauthorised truck movements in Alabama. Schools close early to save fuel as subfreezing temperatures hit Texas grapefruit areas. Heavy snows blanket northwest Lower Michigan while widespread cold grips Dakota to New York. southern New Mexico records near zero, with unseasonable cold across southwest Arizona.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
U.S. 17
Alabama
Highway Patrol
Demopolis
Dothan
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Lower
Michigan
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
New York State
New Mexico
Arizona
Show $260000 Equipment Here At Truck Display
A truck display at Brehm-Hanna Chevrolet showcased over $260,000 worth of equipment. Items on view included equipment from St. Louis with special bodies and truck fleets from surrounding areas. Movies of the Indianapolis 500 race were shown and hot refreshments were served.
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Brehm-Hanna Chevrolet
St. Louis
Police Court Fines Listed by Magistrate Bullock
Police Court records show fines assessed by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock. Charles Huddleston paid 25 dollars plus costs for disturbance by fighting. Wilburn S. Toney of Bonnie paid 310 dollars plus costs for a drunk charge. Claude E. Wilson of Whitehouse Texas paid 65 dollars plus costs for disobeying a traffic signal.
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Sherman Bullock
Charles Huddleston
Wilburn S. Toney
Bonnie
Claude E. Wilson
Whitehouse
Texas
Market Hog Prices Dip On Local Livestock Market
Prices on the local live stock market fell by 35 cents. Top hogs weighing 190 to 220 pounds brought 17.25, while lighter hogs under 300 pounds sold around 15.00. Boars ranged from 9.75 to 10.75, reflecting softer demand across categories.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Reported This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quotes show Wheat at 1.88 Soybeans at 2.32 Corn at 1.03 in the afternoon market update.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Markets Report Amid Mixed Wholesale Changes
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter steady as wholesale demand shifts. Prices show mixed movement across grades with AA, A, and B lines cited. Eggs hold steady to higher in wholesale trades with above average grade whites and various mixtures showing movement.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
St Louis Produce Prices and Grades Adjusted
St Louis AP reports Consumer grades for eggs and live poultry with updated sizes. Large 34 to 36, medium 32 to 34, small 24 to 27. Other prices remain unchanged.
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ST. Louis
Chicago grain quotes show mixed demand
In Chicago market notes from AP no wheat or corn sales. Oats No 1 extra heavy valued at 7614. Soybeans No 2 yellow and soybean oil at 10 5/8. Barley offerings include making choice 1.35 to 1.62 and feed 1.00 to 1.25.
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Chicago
Livestock Prices at National Stockyards NL Uborinda
Livestock sale at National Stockyards shows mixed 180 to 280 lb hogs trading 16.25 to 18.75 per cwt with few at 23. Calves and cattle move at 12.00 to 38.00 per cwt, including slaughter steers around 26.50 and high tier cows 32.00 to 37.00. Sheep and lambs mostly in the 16.00 to 18.00 range for light lambs, with heavier lambs around 17.00 to 18.00 per cwt.
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Albuquerque
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Wall Street Firms Gain as Trading Slacks Loom
Wall Street remained higher late in the afternoon with gains concentrated in key issues. Volume was about 3.5 million shares, vs 3.39 million Thursday, as IBM rose 3, Deere 3, Amerada over 2, and several others in mixed gains and losses.
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Ikimmed
Deere
Amerada
Brunswick
Kennedy
Boeing
North American Aviation
Ford
Motors
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
Radio Corp
International Harvester
Sears Roebuck
American Can
Pan American World Airways
Thiokol
United Aircraft
Anaconda
American
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Water, Not TNT Found in Miami Department Store
In Miami Florida a gallon jug of murky liquid with a clock and batteries was found in a downtown Sears Roebuck. Store officials feared a bomb during a civil defense drill. Bomb experts removed the device from a restroom and later confirmed by crime lab that the contents were water.
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Miami
Fla
Sears Roebuck
Crime Laboratory
Navy Slashes Enlistment Period Amid Readiness Push
The Navy cut its minimum enlistment from four to three years and allows releases over three months to re enroll for two or three years. The pilot program runs through June 30 to boost readiness for the Navy and the nation.
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Washington
Navy
Soil Conservation Dinner At Waltonville Jan 15
Jefferson County Soil Conservation District dinner meeting set for 6 30 p m January 15 at Waltonville grade school. George D Gettinger of Sullivan County Indiana to speak. attendance open to farmers businessmen and residents by ticket. program includes board elections and district progress report with three terms expiring for Stanley Rosenberger Maxey Pepple Cyril Barton.
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Jefferson County Soil Conservation District
Waltonville
George D. Gettinger
Wabash Valley Association
Mr. Gettinger
Sullivan County
Ind
National Farm Loar Association
Production Credit Association
Indiana
ASC
PTA
Stanley Rosenberger
Shiloh
Maxey Pepple
Webber
Cyril Barton
McClellan
Bob Baker
Dodds
C. J. Badger
Thompson Talks With Gromyko on Berlin Talks
U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson met for three hours with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Moscow on Berlin issues. Thompson refused to disclose details and said more talks are expected without a set date. He did not comment on the Soviet memorandum to West Germany. Thompson will brief British French and West German colleagues Saturday.
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Moscow
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Thompson
West Germany
Thousands Free Yugoslav Quake
In Makarska Yugoslavia only about 200 of 4000 residents remained as a series of destructive earthquakes rocked the summer resort. Quakes persisted through the night with eight tremors reported. one death confirmed. Evacuations center on Makarska as sea contact remains limited by rain and wind. Naval and civilian rescue ships struggle to enter the port amid worsening conditions.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Makarska
Riviera
Tanjug
How To Treat Gabby Patients At Vanderbilt
A Pennsylvania medical educator outlined techniques for handling over talkative patients to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students. Dr Francis C Wood suggested a long look at tongues as one method and offered alternatives such as using a mouth thermometer or sending the patient to the waiting room with pencil and paper to list symptoms.
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Nashville
Luty Hawkins Hospitalized in Phoenix Arizona
Luty Hawkins, a well known former Mt. Vernon businessman, is ill and a patient at St. Luke's Hospital in Phoenix. He is listed as a patient at 820 E. Polk Street.
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Luty Hawkins
Mt. Vernon
Phoenix
Arizona
Mr. Hawkins
St. Luke's Hospital
E. Polk
Schoch Seeks GOP District Committeeman Role in 21st District
Claude E. Schoch of Mt. Vernon Illinois, Jefferson County Republican chairman, announced his candidacy for Republican state central committeeman from the remapped 21st Congressional district. A longtime GOP activist and WMIX manager, Schoch highlights building a strong southern Illinois party and influence in state and federal recognition. He resides at 612 South 20th with his wife and three children and heads C Schoch Advertising and Merchandising Co.
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Claude E. Schoch
Mr. Vernon
Republican State Central
Schoch
Jefferson
Illinois
Mt. Vernon Radio and Television Company
WMIX
G.O.P
Mr. Schoch
South 20Th Street
C. Schoch
Mike Chaney enters race for Jefferson County Clerk
Vaughn N Mike Chaney today announced his candidacy for county clerk of Jefferson County subject to the Republican primary on Tuesday April 10 1962. Chaney a lifelong Belle Rive resident age 33 years, previously operated Chaney's A G Grocery in Belle Rive for 33 years and later worked for D H Wise Clothing Co Mt Vernon. he is married to Helen Mannen with two daughters, Janice 12 and Ann 19, and belongs to several local organizations.
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Vaughn N
Mike” Chaney
Jefferson County
Mr. Chaney
Frank and
Dessie Chaney
Jefferson Co
Belle Rive
Opdyke
Helen Mannen
Janice
Annn
University of Illinois
Mike
Chaney’s A.G
Bellé Rive
D. H. Wise Clothing Co
Mt. Vernon
Chaney
First Methodist Church of
Masonic Lodge
Belle Rive Ruritan Club
George Tyler Announces Sheriff Candidacy in Jefferson County
George Tyler declared his bid for sheriff of Jefferson County pending the Republican primary. A Mt. Vernon resident for 30 years, he and wife Mable live at 6 Lincoln Drive. With 25 years in the local auto trade, his son Paul runs the Jefferson Motor Company.
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George Tyler
Jefferson County
Wayne County
Lovin Sues for Divorce from Emma Jean Lovin
William Odell Lovin filed suit for divorce in circuit court yesterday against Emma Jean Lovin charging desertion. He seeks a property settlement. The couple married October 5, 1946 and separated September 26, 1961, the complaint states.
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William Odell Lovin
Emma Jean Lovin
Man Injured In Collision Involving Two Cars
Charles Edward Harrison aged 69 of 1210 South 24th was injured in a two car collision at 3 40 p m yesterday at 20th and Logan Streets. Jewel A McKittrick of 602 South 22nd drove the other car which skidded on an icy street. Harrison’s car suffered about 500 dollars in damage.
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Charles Edward Harrison
South 24Th
Logan
Jewel A. McKitrick
South 22Nd
Harrison
McKitrick
Boy Breaks Arm In Fall On Ice
Stephen Ray Patterson ten year old son of Mr and Mrs George Robert Patterson of 2506 College is recovering from an arm fracture caused by a fall on an icy street Wednesday on his way home from Field school the left arm was fractured.
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Stephen Ray Patterson
George Robert Patterson
2506 College
Stephen
Firemen Responded To Three Alarms In City
Firemen answered three alarms yesterday and last night. An overheated flue caused minor wallpaper damage at 424 North Tenth Street. A wiring short damaged an outside wall at 200 North Fourth Street. Firemen were called to 1717 Broadway where a furnace blower motor burned out at the home of Shorty Dare.
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