Deaths and Funerals of Mrs Ollie Ann Pigg in Mt Vernon
Mrs Ollie Ann Pigg 90 died Thursday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Myers Chapel with Rev. F L Trotter officiating. Burial in Opdyke cemetery. Lying in state after 5 p.m. Saturday at Myers Chapel. Born Oct 15 1877 in Franklin County to Newton and Belle Levin. Survived by six daughters, four sons, a sister, three brothers, 20 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Member of Logan Street Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Ann Pigg
South 22Nd Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
F. L. Trotter
Opdyke Cemetery
Pigg
Franklin County
Newton
Belle (Heck) Levin
Isaac N.duncan
Tom Pigg
Vera Huston
Grace Campbell
Gladys Dodson
Mt. Vernon
Bonnie Hopkins
Belle Rive
Chloe Kelsey
Tacoma
Wash
Carrie Hanen
Portland
Oregon
Owen
Frank Duncan
Newt Duncan
Eau Claire
Wis
Dorsey Duncan
Bristow
Okla
Josie Carlton
Floyd Lovin
Oscar Lovin
McLeansboro
H.C. Lovin
Bluford
Logan Street Baptist Church
Almeda Propes of Bluford Dies at 95
Almeda Propes of Bluford Route 1 died at Good Samaritan Hospital at 11 00 a m Thursday She will lie in state at Bluford Funeral Home after 2 00 p m Saturday and at Mt Zion Baptist Church from noon Sunday until funeral services Rev Roy Beal will officiate Burial is in the adjacent cemetery Survivors include three daughters eight grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and 17 great great grandchildren born April 3 1873 in Jefferson County to Martha Minor She was twice married first to Sheridan Wiggins who died May 11 1932 and then to Willie Propes who died June 1 1964 One son one daughter and two sisters preceded her in death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almeda (Wiggins) Propes
Route 1
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt Zion Baptist Church
Roy Beal
Propes
Jefferson County
Martha Minor
Sheridan Wiggins
Willie Propes
Pearl Fry
Garrod, Til
Effie Fry
Minnie Bradford
Pearl Holloway
Wayne City
Jennie Youngblood
Mt. Vernon
Joseph A Denton dies at 78 in Bloomington, rites set
Joseph A Lonnie Denton 78 died 6 10 p m Wednesday in Brokaw Hospital Normal formerly of 1125 North Street Bloomington He retired in 1960 as chief tie and timber inspector for C B I Railroad He was born July 18 1889 in Alexander County He married Bertie F Bradshaw April 22 1926 Cairo Surviving are a son William J Denton Mt Vernon a daughter Brenda K Curtis Bloomington and four grandchildren He was a WWI veteran and member of King City Barracks Veterans of WWI and the local American Legion Burial cemetery Memorial Gardens Pulley Funeral Home military rites by Jefferson Post 141 American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. ‘Lonnie
Denton
Pulley Funeral
Don Crocker
Burrial
Memorial Gardens
Jefferson Post
American Legion
Pulley Funeral Home
Rutledge Road
Bloomington
Inl
William J. Denton
Mt. Vernon
Brenda K. Curtis
Mr. Denton
King City Barracks
Former Mt Vernon Resident Nellie Gray Dies in Oregon
Word reached here of the death in Dalles Oregon of Mrs Nellie Gray 80 a former Nellie Levin of Mt Vernon She was first married to the late Claude Ralston a native of Mt Vernon Her death marks the passing of a longtime area resident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Gray
Dalles
Oregon
Guy Loman Dies at 72 in Sesser Rites Saturday
Guy Loman 72 of Sesser died Thursday morning in Franklin Hospital Benton. A retired painter he will be buried at Maple Hill Cemetery after a 2:00 p.m. Saturday service at Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser. Survivors include Velma Davis wife three sons Leon Leo Wayland Velma Lea Severs one brother Homer nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was a World War I veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Loman
Sesser
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Brayfield Funeral Home
Maple Hill Cemetery
Lesser
Mr. Loman
William
America (Brown) Loman
Velma Davis
Leon Loman
St. Louis
Leo Loman
Granite City
Wayland Loman
Steger, Il
Velma Lea Severs
Homer Loman
Loman
Four Glendale Men Arrested In Gun and Whisky Case
Four Glendale West Virginia men were arrested Thursday night and charged with illegal possession and transport of firearms and whiskey. Sheriff Donald Threlkeld said the suspects tied to a Glendale hardware store burglary include Raymond Jenkins 17 Eugene Turner 20 James Salbino 33 and Andrew McCullogh 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golconda, Ill
Glendale
W. Va
Donald Threlkeld
Raymond Jenkins
Eugene Turner
James Salbino
Andrew McCullogh
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges for multiple individuals across Jefferson Memorial Good Samaritan and other facilities. Admitted include Flore Ellen Gentry Tina Boldrey Vera Klevorn Jeanne Anne Simpson Steve Benedict Alonzo Dawson Dolly Lowery Elisha Iscar Dixon Alva Cook Harry Olan Borden. discharged include Michelle Humphrey Gaila Morris Carrie Freeman Bernice Muzzarelli Eliza Settle Catherine Kniffen Vera Hays Nancy Weems Willis Porter Maribel Joyce Beal Sherman Shoemaker Alice Bruce Mrs Judy Rogers and baby Tracy Diane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Flore Ellen Gentry
Belle Rive
Alva Diegel
Franklin Marion Robey
Cerro Gordo
Good Samaritan
Tina Boldrey
RFD
Ashley Road
Vera Klevorn
Oakland
Jeanne Anne Simpson
McLeansboro
Steve Benedict
Olive
Alonzo Dawson
Dolly Lowery
South
Elisha Iscar Dixon
Alva Cook
Harry Olan Borden
Gaila Morris
Carrie Freeman
Dix
Bernice Muzzarelli
Pine
Eliza Settle
Hickory Grove Manor
Catherine Kniffen
Vera Hays
Jamison Boulevard
Nancy Weems
Salem II
Willis Porter
Homestead
Maribel Joyce Beal
Sherman Shoemaker
Alice Bruce
Judy Rogers
Tracy Diane
North
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital and families
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rowark of 1104 South 24th street welcomed a son at 2 22 this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Lt. and Mrs. John Reznick welcomed a son born December 26 weighing seven pounds six ounces named Bradley Edward. mother at 914 Burtschi Vandalia father serving in Thailand. Grandparents are Irving Reznick Skokie Illinois and Edward Kuehn Vandalia, Michael Gresham Cape Girardeau Missouri. A daughter born January 6 in a hospital in Cape Girardeau weighed six pounds four ounces named Donna Michele. father serving with the U.S. Navy in the Mediterranean. Grandparents are Charles Smith Cairo and Virgil Gresham Oak Lawn Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rowark
South 24Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
John Reznick
Bradley Edward
Burtschi Street
Vandalia
U.S. Air Force
Thailand
Irving Reznick
Skokie
Edward Kuehn
Michael Gresham
Cape Girardeau
Donna Michele
U.S. Navy
Mediterranean
Charles Smith
Cairo
Virgil Gresham
Oak Lawn, II
Traffic fines in circuit court listed for Brevard Florida
Circuit Court records show Earl R. Mary of Brevard fined 29 dollars for speeding Raymond J. Hannebique Route 7 10 dollars for over taking on the left and Nellie M Poole 1102 Douglas ten dollars for failure to yield right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl R. Mary
Brevard
Fla
Raymond J. Hannebique
Route 7
Nellie M. Poole
Douglas
Hog Market Prices at Mt Vernon Report
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market prices paid until 12 30 p m today were 2c higher The top was 18 00 and 18 25 for 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs Sows were down 250 to 14 00 for 300 weight down sows 300 weight and over 13 75 down Boars were 9 00 and 11 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day s prices
Weather forecast and brief snow in Illinois
A gentle snow drifted into Illinois from the west and south with drizzle in the extreme south. The Weather Bureau expects 1 to 4 inches accumulation in 24 hours. Highs today range from the low 20s to 30, with overnight lows a few degrees lower. Southern Illinois temperatures Saturday through Wednesday stay near normal highs in the low 30s and teens lows. Weekend will be cool with warming early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ilinois
Weather Bureau
Southern
Illinois
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Listed For Wheat Soybeans Corn
Mt Vernon quotes show wheat at 1.33, soybeans at 2.56, shelled corn at 1.07 this morning. Prices reflect local grain market rates for producers and buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Chicago Grain Prices From Chicago Board Markets
Chicago AP notes mixed grain quotes with wheat No 2 hard at 1.54 percent and No 2 soft red at 1.48 percent n. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.11 percent n, other yellow grades and oats at 80 81 percent. Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.68 percent n. Soybean oil at 8.60 percent n.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Produce Prices Report
CHICAGO AP Mercantile Exchange provides dairy and eggs pricing data. Butter scores range from 90 to 93 with varied letters and percentages. Eggs list A whites and mixed categories with several points indicated and totals for standards. Cars show B and C grade lines with numeric values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
St Louis Produce Egg Pricing and Grades
AP report lists consumer grades for eggs in St Louis with sizes A large 28-31 cents A medium 23-28 cents A small 16-17 cents B large 26-27 cents wholesale 21-22 cents unclassified 17 cents hens heavy 13 cents light over 5 lbs 7-8 cents under 5 lbs 4 cents broilers and fryers 23-26 14 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Livestock market prices at National Stockyards MM
AP reports cattle hogs calves and sheep pricing for Monday Estimates show hogs 8,500 head cattle 4,500 calves 100 sheep 600. Hogs 200-230 lb 18.50-19.25, 230-250 lb 18.25-18.75, 300-400 lb sow 14.25-18.73, 400-600 lb 13.25-14.25. Cattle 300. calves 50. vealers 32.00-37.00, good 28.00-22.00. cows utility 15.50-16.50. Slaughter calves steady with calves 21.00-24.00, good 18.00-21.00. Slaughter lambs 90-130 lb 22.50-24.50. ewes 4.00-6.50.
Wall Street rises amid mixed blue chip action at noon
Wall Street moved higher early afternoon with gains outpacing losses about 7 to 4. The Dow fell 1.39 to 898.40 as profit taking trimmed blue chips while smaller, modestly priced stocks attracted small investors. IBM rose despite overall weakness while Benguet climbed and General Time gained on merger chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Freankess
Associated Press
Goodrich
Goodyear
Sears Roebuck
General Electric
Ilinois Central
Pfizer
IBM
Benguet
General
Armour
American Stock Exchange
Carrier Oriskany Sails Home After Vietnam Cruise
The carrier Oriskany sailed for the United States ending its third wartime cruise against North Vietnam. In seven months its pilots flew more than 9,000 missions, marking a lengthy deployment and return home for the ship and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Station
Vietnam
Oriskany
United States
North Vietnam
Non-Strikers Fined By Union
EAST ST. LOUIS TW AP Members of the American Federation of Teachers who worked during a summer walkout face fines of 20 dollars per day. Local 1220 President Charles Kolker said fines are due May 1. Members may pay or leave the union under the discipline article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
American Federation of Teachers
Charles Kolker
Four Russian Writers Convicted in Moscow Trial
Four defendants in Moscow's literary trial were convicted of anti-Soviet activities with sentences from one to seven years. Pavel Litvinoff and Mrs Yuri Daniel denounced the trial as rigged, urging world opinion to condemn it. Sentences: Galanskov seven years. Ginsburg five. Dobrovolsky two. Lashkova one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Pavel M. Litvinoff
Yuri M. Daniel
Yuri Galanskov
Alexander Ginsburg
Daniel
Andrei D. Sinyavsky
Alexei Dobrovolsky
Vera Lashkova
Ginsburg and
Galanskov
Two More Burglaries Hit Mt Vernon Area
Mt Vernon police investigated two burglaries and two failed break-ins as thieves shattered a front door glass at the Fair Feed Store on Casey Avenue and stole keys and wrenches. A cigarette machine at Sailor's Cafe yielded about $40 after a door glass was broken. Two more attempts at Courtesy Cleaners and the Housing Authority office ended without entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Fair Feed Store
Ith
Casey
Sailor’s Cafe
Casey Avenue
Courtesy Cleaners
South Terth Street
Housing Authority
South Ninth Street
Gasoline Leak Closes Archbold Schools and Downtown
Workmen in Archbold Ohio continued digging in frozen ground to locate a gasoline leak that forced evacuation of three schools with 1250 students staying home for a second day as fumes drifted from sewer lines. crews were removing an underground storage tank at one of six stations to confirm the leak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbold, Ohio
Archbold
Short
Two Accidents Here Yesterday Injure Girl in Mt Vernon
One person received non serious injuries after two major damage crashes in Mt Vernon yesterday. Marilyn McBride 19 of Dix was a passenger in a Tommy G Smith veters 19 of 1815 Stanley Avenue car when it collided with a Donna K Wilcox 17 of Crownview vehicle at 1202 PM near Broadway and Crownview. Both cars suffered over 100 dollars in damage. A noon hour crash in the 1100 block of Perkins Avenue damaged two more cars and a parked house trailer, involving Chester Taylor 23 of Forest and Jerry Tolley 23 of Perkins Avenue with damage over 100 dollars. Orval Benthall owned trailer also damaged over 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Marilyn McBride
Dix
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Tommy G. Smith Veters
Stanley Avenue
Smithpeters
Donna K. Wilcox
Crownview
Broadway
Perkins Avenue
Chester Taylor
Forest
Jerry 0. Tolley
Perkins
Orval Benthall
Baby Kidnap Suit Settled in Chicago Case
A $1 million damage suit over the Chester Fronczak baby kidnapping from Michael Reese Hospital was settled out of court. Judge Nicholas J. Bua dismissed the case after a stipulation signed by the Fronczaks and hospital officials, with the settlement amount undisclosed. The 1966 suit claimed a woman dressed as a nurse abducted the infant on April 27, 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chester Fronczak
Michael Reese
Fronczaks
William O'Toole
Nicholas J. Bua
Circuit Court
Bua
Vote on New Mt. V. School Delayed by February Session
Benton board discussed a university survey plan for the entire school system in Jefferson County to study unit school possibilities. They agreed to fund part of the survey at either the University of Illinois or Eastern Illinois University and approved shifting custodian salaries to the building fund for the last five months. A Saturday overtime rate was approved to meet federal rules. The group also reviewed a mid year financial report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
MacMurray College
Alford
Jefferson County
University of Ilinois
Eastern Illinois University
Trains Crash Injures 200 in Rapid Transit Area
Rescue crews battled bitter weather and ice as 200 people were injured when rapid transit trains wrecked in a gully near the station. Firemen climbed down icy walls while others ferried victims to a department store over the tracks where staff offered comfort before ambulances moved them to hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ares
36 In Congress Support Nixon
Thirty six House Republicans including Illinois congressmen urged Nixon to announce candidacy. In a Dear Dick letter to Nixon’s New York office the signers said his years in government uniquely qualify him for the job. Signers spanned 22 states. Illinois members were Leslie Arends Robert Michel and Harold Collier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Illinois
Richard M. Nixon
New York
House
Nixon
Leslie C. Arends
Melvin
Robert H. Michel
Peoria
Harold R. Collier
Berwyn
Yanks Brace Against Red Spring Drive
The U.S. Command reports Bd2s unharmed as bombers proceed to their targets. Air Force and Marine-Phantom raids hit two missile sites north of the DMZ while B52s raid central highland staging areas near Saigon. North Vietnam again attempts to reach the Strato Fortress but has not succeeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Dmz
Central Highlands
Saigon
Swap 4550 Arabs for sixteen Israelis in Suez
The Suez crisis exchange moves forward as Egypt plans to free vessels trapped in the canal while Israel, led by Premier Levi Eshkol, considers steps toward a POW exchange proposed by Jarring. Talks aim to ease tensions and repair U N image after Sinai withdrawal controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal
Jarring
Red Cross
Levi Eshkol
New York
United Nations
Israel
U.N
Sinai Desert
Eshkol
U Thant
Burglary Case Hears Motion To Suppress Evidence
Judge Alvin Lacy Williams granted a motion to suppress evidence in a burglary case involving Douglas Hefley 24 Vernon and Paula Manson 801 South 22nd Street. The ruling cites police overreach and lack of consent during a search of the Manson home. Three year accreditation for Mt Vernon s Good Samaritan Hospital renewed by the Joint Commission after a December follow up letter commending facilities and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Lacy Williams
Vernon
Douglas Hefley
Paula Manson
south 22nd_ street
Hefley
Manson
Williams
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation
Harland I. Metz
Good Samaritan
John D. Porterfield
Commission
Mary Joanne
Picketing at Rusk Talk Touches on Policy and Peace
Rusk urged restraint at a picketing event discussing wide topics from the balance of payments to the 1967 tax program. He warned against total hostility and warned that careless actions could be fatal, stating that building peace must be the main focus in international relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Transplant News Highlights Surgeries and Advances
Reports from Moscow describe a two headed dog after a head and front legs transplant on a 4 year old, with the dog Mukh tar showing signs of well being. Also noted are heart pump patients Marta Acman and Esperanza Vasquez regaining strength and leading normal lives. In Johannesburg a kidney transplant from twins succeeded, and in Chicago a fatal accident led to kidney and cornea donations aiding other patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keir
Vladimir Demikov
Tass
Mukhtar
Tassssid Demikov
Moscow
Barnard
Marta Acman
Sostany
Yugoslavia
Houston
Tex
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez
Mexico City
Johannesburg
General Hospital
Chicago
Eugene F. Morkes
Brian
Three More Tax Suits Filed Here
State's Attorney Frank H. Walker has filed three more suits to collect delinquent personal taxes in Jefferson county. Targets include Frank E. Creek of Mt. Vernon township for 161.36 covering 1964 and 1965, James R. Duncan of Mt. Vernon township for 159.08 for 1964 and 1965, and Burton of Mt. Vernon township for 97.60 for 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Walker
Jefferson County
Frank E. Creek
Mt. Vernon Township
James R. Duncan
Burton
Fire destroys parked car in 300 block of South Tenth
At 8 45 last night a 1943 Cadillac owned by Douglas Hefley Mr Vernon was burned out. Firefighters, unable to determine the cause, said the blaze destroyed the interior and left the vehicle a total loss on the lot in the 300 block of South Tenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Hefley
Vernon
South Tenth Street
Meetings of Rome Chapter 1014 Order of Eastern Star
Members will meet Monday evening January 15 at 8 at the Masonic Temple in Dix. Lois McBride W M and Sarah Michael secretary announce the gathering ahead of a possible business session. Verne S Melton president notes the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Dix
Lois McBride
W. M
Sarah Michael
National Association of Retired Civil Employees
Verne S. Melton
Man Dies in Farm Accident
Obituary item notes a man killed in a farm accident, survived by three sons Richard L. of Bluford Charles Dale of Iuka and Delbert Euell of Texico one daughter Mrs Glenna Sharon Marlow Route 7 Mt Vernon three brothers Woodrow Paw Paw Ill Glynn Houston Texas and John E Mt Vernon four sisters Mrs Maudie Keele Mrs Nellie Bond Mt Vernon Mrs Olive Fry Bluford and Mrs Eric Wilcox Keenes and ten grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L
Bluford
Charles Dale
Iuka
Delbert Euell
Texico
Glenna Sharon Marlow
Route 7
Mt. Vernon
Wooderow
Paw Paw
Ill
Glynn
Houston
Texas
John E
Maudie Keele
Nellie Bond
Olive Fry
Eric Wilcox
Keenes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Almeda Propes of
Joseph Denton
Pee Michelle Humphrey
Hilinois Weather
Moline
Springfield
Rockford
Quincy
Belleville
Midwest Dubuque
Madison
South Bend
Paducah
Burlington
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Wovere
Boston
Sweeneneone
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Moors
St.p
New Orleans
City
Omaha
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Tholos
National Capitol
THE
mid-Atlantic States
New England
N.Y
Saranac Lake
Ray Brook
Massena
Wanakena
Watertown
Glens Falls
Plattsburgh
Poughkeepsie
Syracuse
Wilmington
Del
Proidence
Baltimore
Saint Marys
Georgia
Witzgerld
Florida
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Neb
Topeka
Kan
Farge
N.D
International Falls
Minn
Hancock
Mich
Missouri
Arkansas
Kentucky
Plains
Rocky Mountains
Northwest
North Carolina
Cynthia Lynn Stott
Littleton
Colo
Congress
SWAP
Loyal Order of Moose Dance
Zach Smith
C.E.8
N.A.R.C.E
Bob
Mercury
Caliente
Bob Williams
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!