Deaths Ray Sweetin of Benton Dies at 79
Ray Sweetin of Route 2 Benton died at 10 15 a m Wednesday at Franklin Hospital. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 00 p m at Ina Funeral Home with Rev Dale Burzynski officiating. Burial in Kirk Cemetery. Survived by wife Eileen Sneed two sons Odus Ray and Vernon Harold and one grandchild. Born Spring Garden to Frances Marion and Sarah Francis Dunbar Sweetin. Friends may call after 4:00 p m today.
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Ray Sweetin
Route 2
Benton
Franklin Hospital
Ina
Dale Burzynski
Kirk Cemetery
Mr. Sweetin
Spring Garden
Frances Marion
Sarah Francis (Dunbar) Sweetin
Eileen Sneed
Odus Ray Sweetin
Vernon Harold Sweetin
Heil, Mt. Vernon, longtime electrician, dies at 66
Fred C. Heil 66 of Route 7 Mt. Vernon died at 1 30 AM at Barnes Hospital St Louis. He was an electrician at the car shops for 30 years. Services 10 30 AM Saturday at Myers Chapel with Rev Roy Van Horn officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 5 PM Friday. Survivors: two sons Fred R. Heil and Donald L. Heil of Mt. Vernon. two daughters Doris White Inglewood California and Eleanor Marshall Opdyke. one brother Ed Heil Taylorville. one sister Minnie Pierce Enfield. seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Fred C. Heil
Route 7
Mt. Vernon
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Myers Chapel
Roy van Horn
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Heil
Enfield
John
Sarah (Hill Heil
Mabel Morgan
Fred R. Heil
Donald L. Heil
Doris White
Inglewood
Calif
Eleanor Marshall
Opdyke
Ed Heil
Taylorville
Minnie Pierce
Allan Waters obituary notes long journalism career
Allan Waters 81 of 720 Harrison Street died at 3 50 p m Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital He was a retired newspaper editor and a writer on several Middle West papers He married Pauline Cleveland in Cairo Illinois January 21 1920 and is survived by a son He served in World War I and was a life member of DAV Chapter 28 Burial at Oakwood Cemetery with services at Myers Chapel led by Rev Clyde Funkhouser.
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Allan Waters
Harrison ‘Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Waters
Middle West
Missouri
Marion Evening Post
Myers Chapel
Clyde Funkhouser
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Waters
Mt. Vernon
Otis and
Berintha
Pace) Waters
Cairo
Ill
Pauline Cleveland
Allan W. Waters
DAV
U.S. Army
Skating Rink East of Mt. V Opens Friday
The Bonanza Roll-a-Rama at Route 15 east of Mount V opened to the public at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Manager Donald Miller announced hours as Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, Saturday and Sunday sessions. Admission is 75 cents, with skates for 35 cents. The rink features a 60 by 120 foot main floor and a 15 by 30 foot beginner area, capacity up to 350.
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Route 15
Donald Miller
Miller
Braddock Named To School Board And More
Braddock was appointed to the school board. The plan includes a summer program for 150 of 700 eligible district students with 10 tutoring teachers focusing on language arts and math. The board approved related expenditures and discussed election dates, lighting upgrades at Buford School, projector bids, and a possible buyer for Washington school. Governor Ogilvie is slated to deliver the keynote at Buford’s February 5 dedication.
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Arthur Edmison
Buford School
Casey Jr. High
Illinois Power Company
Edmison
Washington School
Ogilvie
Wall Street Firms after Early Deterioration in Trade
Wall Street prices firmed after early deterioration as profit taking and stock switching occurred. At noon the Dow Jones average fell 3.21 to 837.90 with declines leading advances on the NYSE. Oil and steel shares moved, and a large Ryder Systems block traded at 33.
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New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Nixon
Associated Press
Ryder Systems
Rink Schedules Reserve Evenings for Groups and Family Night
The rink announces Sunday Monday and Thursday evenings are for special group rentals. Tuesday evenings are adults only and Wednesday night is family night with a special admission price.
Market Hog Prices Reported for Midday Trade
Markets open 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon with prices down by 50 cents. U S C A 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs quoted. No 1 hogs at 15.50, No 2 at 15.00, No 3 at 14.50. Sows down 25 cents, trading 9.00 to 11.00.
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U.S.C.A
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon traders reported grain quotes this morning with Wheat at 1.55 Soybeans at 2.89 Shelled corn at 1.58 Prices reflect local market activity and may adjust later in the day.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock prices from National Stockyards market report
National Stockyards Illinois Friday kill estimates show hogs 6 500 cattle 200 calves 25 sheep 100. Hogs down 50 to 75 cents with various weights values from 15 75 to 16 50. Cattle 1 100 calves 50 steers high choice near 850 pounds at 28 25, cows 16 50 to 19 50, vealers 38 to 40. Sheep 100 lambs and ewes listed with price ranges.
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National
Ill
St Louis Produce Egg and poultry price report
St Louis market lists consumer egg grades A large to small, A medium, A large wholesale, and B large ranges. Hen weights and broiler/fryer ready-to-cook prices are noted for this week’s delivery with specific price bands.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Egg Prices on Mercantile Exchange Report
Chicago AP notes wholesale egg prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with Grade A whites 39 cents, mediums 34 cents, and standards listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Secret Viet Battle Evidence Shocks My Lai Trial
Six Army jurors reviewed classified Viet Nam war documents in the My Lai case including data on Americans killed in action and engagement rules. Testimony suggested senior officers may have known something went wrong on the March 16 1968 raid as Lt Col Frank Barker was implicated before his death in a helicopter crash.
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FT. Benning
My Lai
Americal
Calley
Ernest Medina
Charley Company
Frank A. Barker
Scott Plans Suits for Powell Papers
The article notes discovery of a concealed board linked to Powell and Powell's race track investments. Rendleman claims he informed Scott, a Republican, of the find in November, while Democrats Simons and Choate were told. Ogilvie reportedly learned of the cash late December. Powell, a Vienna Democrat, had holdings in Cahokia Downs and several racing associations, earning over $100,000 yearly from racing interests.
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Wardsville
Springfield
Rendleman
Scott Rendleman
Scott
Paul Simon
House
Clyde Choate
Richard B. Ogilvie
Powell
Vienna Democrat
Cahokia Downs
Chicago Downs Association
Fox Valley Trotting Club Inc
Egyptian Trotting Association
Chicago Harness Racing Inc
Missippi Valley Trotting Association
Maywood Park Trotting Association
Prison doors close behind Bobby Baker in long legal saga
Baker, once secretary to the U S Senate majority, faces a one to three year sentence after an April 1967 conviction on theft tax evasion and conspiracy. He appeals, claiming wiretap evidence tainted. Baker, now a Maryland real estate developer, is eligible for parole December 28 1971 and could be released by April 23 1973 with good time. The quetzal is Guatemala’s national bird.
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Lewisburg
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Baker
Johnson
U.S. Senate
Ocean City
Tribute to Robert Krebs by Mt Vernon Board
Mt Vernon grade school board paid tribute to Robert Krebs who died December 24 after 30 years on the Board of Education of District 80. Minutes read a statement noting Krebs served from April 1941 until his death and held roles as secretary and president across several years. The resolution thanked Krebs’s family and described his unselfish service to education.
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Tne
Mt. Vernon
Robert Krebs
Krebs
Robert M. Krebs
Board of Education
City County Consider Joint Communications Center
City officials propose a professional joint communications center operated at city hall with county contract. County officials will review cost estimates and efficiency data at the January 25 session before decision by county board and city council. Plans also discuss sharing a county jail for both jurisdictions as county studies jail improvements.
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Thomas W Simpson of Fairfield
Mr and Mrs Thomas W Simpson of Fairfield welcomed a son on Wednesday January 13 at 7 46 PM in Good Samaritan Hospital. The newborn weighed seven pounds four ounces.
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Thomas W. Simpson
Fairfield
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bishop Ndongmo Death Sentence Commuted to Life
AP reports in Yaounde that President Ahidjo commuted the death sentence of Msgr Albert Ndongmo, bishop of Nkongsamba, to life imprisonment. Ndongmo was convicted in 1968 of plotting a coup against the government.
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Yaounde
Cameroon
Ahmadou Ahidjo
Albert Ndongmo
Nkongsamba
Radio Cameroon
Ahidjo
Prisoner Released on Bond in Burglary Case
Darrell Breeze, 16, of 1200 S. 28th St., was released on 7500 dollar bond yesterday from the county jail after being held on charges of burglary and aiding an escape from the jail.
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Darrell Breeze
S. 28Th St
Elliott suit against American Screw Machine settles out of court
A $100000 personal injury lawsuit filed February 20, 1970 by Marvin D. Elliott against American Screw Machine Co and Mary Jane Wilson administrator of Clyde Wilsons estate was dismissed in circuit court yesterday after an out of court settlement. The case arose from an accident on June 20, 1969 between Elliott and Clyde Wilson.
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Marvin D. Elliott
American Screw Machine Co
Mary Jane Wilson
Clyde Wilson
Elliott
Personal Injury Suit Filed Over Dec 19 Rt 51 Collision
Duane Pigg filed a $10,000 personal injury lawsuit in circuit court against Doris A. Black over an auto accident on December 19 on Route 51 about 1% miles north of Route 177. The plaintiff seeks a jury trial.
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Duane Pigg
Doris A. Black
Rt. 51
Rt. 177
Mandrell Sues Over Timber Theft Claim
Harry Mandrell of Rt. 3 files suit against Laverne Conner Conner Lumber Co and Whittington for allegedly cutting 2500 dollars worth of timber from Mandrells land without permission Bond set at 5000 dollars in the case filed in court.
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Harry Mandrell
Rt. 3
Laverne Conner, Conner Lumber Co
Whittington
Mandrell
Non-support of minor child charge filed against Gary Ross
Sandra Ross filed a non support of minor child charge against Gary Ross yesterday at 120 Lou Street Bond set at 2000 dollars in the caseProceedings indicate a formal charges and bond amount set by the court with the involved parties named Gary Ross and Sandra Ross.
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Gary Ross
Sandra Ross
Lou St
Fines Assessed in Circuit Court for Multiple Offenses
Yesterday in circuit court, Denzil L. Lowery of Bluord, speeding, fined 20 dollars. John S. Lovette of Chicago, speeding, 20 dollars. Elmer E. Harris of Centralia, reckless driving reduced from DWI, 100 dollars. illegal transportation of liquor dismissed. Charles D. Groves of Woodlawn, no valid safety test, 10 dollars. Robert E. Robertson of Woodlawn, no taillights, 10 dollars. no valid safety test, 10 dollars.
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Denzil L. Lowery
Rt. 2
Bluord
John S. Lovette
Chicago
Elmer E. Harris
Centralia
Charles D. Groves
Rt. 1
Woodlawn
Robert E. Robertson
Fire destroys garage at Mrs Beulah Jester’s home
Firefighters answered at 3 00 a m and found the garage a mass of flames at 412 South 15th Street Mrs Beulah Jester. The cause of the blaze was unknown and no injuries are reported.
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Beulah Jester
South 15Th Street
Mt Vernon Lodge 41 to hold special meeting January 15
Mt Vernon Lodge No 41 A F and AM will meet Friday January 15 at 7 30 p m. Work will be in the Third Degree followed by a Fifty Year Membership presentation. Oral Stimson W M Byron Weld Secretary. The Mildred Sherrod Federated Club meets tonight January 14 at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Dora Jones 909 Perkins Celesta Vann President.
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Mt. Vernon
A.f.&am
Oral Stimson
W.M Byron Weld
Sec’y
Mildred Sherrod
Royal Neighbors meet at new I.O.C.F. location
The Royal Neighbors of America will meet Friday January 15 at 7 30 p m at the new I O C F location 1107 Jordan. Installation of officers will be held with Lillie Johnson oracle presiding.
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Royal Neighbors of America
I.O.C.F
Jordan
Minor injuries in Mt Vernon accidents reported
A ten year old girl named Dorothy Spearman from Centralia was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital and released after a car driven by Katie Spearman skidded and went off a drop off on West Broadway Crownview causing major damage. An unknown vehicle struck a parked car belonging to Marcella Snider at Ninth and Harrison causing minor damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Dorothy Spearman
Centralia
Good Samaritan Hospital
Katie Spearman
West Broadway
Crownview
Ninth and Harrison
Marcella Snider
Hillcrest
Air Circus Coming To Mt. Vernon In September
An air circus sails into Mt. Vernon on September 19 featuring the famed Air Force Thunderbirds and the Continental Air Show. It kicks off United Fund activities with the Thunderbirds making their first Southern Illinois appearance.
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United Fund Air Circus
Mt. V
Mt. Vernon
Air Force Thunderbirds
United Fund
Thunderbirds
Air Force Crack
Illinois
Max Firebaugh
Head on Collision Claims Sterling Teen Life
AP report says Barbara Thome, 18, of Sterling died in a head on crash on Alternate U.S. 30 east of Sterling Wednesday night. Three others were injured in the collision.
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Sterling
Barbara Thome
U.S. 30
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Walter Ingram
Martha Stoltz
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Allen Waters
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Jamison
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Gretta Brooks
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Lillie Johnson
Oracle
Glen
Misers
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Irvin Mac
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