Deaths and Funerals Wilford F. Martin, 73
Wilford Franklin Martin 73 of McLeansboro died at 8 45 p m Friday in Hamilton Memorial Hospital. Retired railroad employee and farmer he will lie in state at Gholson Funeral Home after 6 p m today with services at 2 p m Sunday. Burial in I O C F Cemetery. Born July 31 1892 in Hamilton County son of John G and Jane Rohrer Martin married to Geneva Webb survives with two daughters Lois Keiger Waltonville Betty Taylor Canton Ga four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Member of Methodist church and Modern Woodmen Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Franklin Martin
RFD
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson Funeral Home
R. L. Schlagg
C.F
Gholson
Martin
Hamilton County
John G
Jane (Rohrer) Martin
Geneva Webb
Lois Keiger
Waltonville
Betty Taylor
Canton
Methodist Church
Modern Woodmen Lodge
Samuel Coil, 91, Dies in Orchardville Today
Samuel Coil of Orchardville died at 6 30 a m today in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. The body is at Richardson Chapel in Wayne City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Coil
Orchardville
Jefferson Memorial
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
George Johnson Funeral Monday In McLeansboro
Funeral services for George Lewis Johnson 68 of Broughton will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Gholson Funeral Chapel in McLeansboro with Rev. Ned Sutton officiating and burial in Douglas cemetery. Mr Johnson died Thursday in an Eldorado hospital after services were moved from Sunday to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lewis Johnson
Broughton
Gholson Funeral Chapel
McLeansboro
Ned Sutton
Douglas Cemetery
Gholson Funeral Home
Johnson
Eldorado
Rites Sunday For Mrs. Carnahan
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Hazel Carnahan 63 of Route 7 will be Sunday at 1 30 p m at Pulley Funeral Chapel The Rev Herbert Wilson will officiate and burial will be in Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens She was the wife of Guy Carnahan and a member of the Central Church of Christ She died Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hazel Carnahan
Route 7
Pulley Funeral Chapel
Herbert Wilson
Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens
Pulley Funeral Home
Carnahan
Guy Carnahan
Central Church of Christ
John Kovach 51 Bluford dies after long illness
John Kovach of Bluford died at 6 40 this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital after a long illness. He was a carman for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He is survived by his wife Zelma. two sons Jimmy and Randy. a brother Fred Kovach. a sister Mrs Tony Kaneversky. and one grandchild. Funeral Monday at 1 80 p.m. at Bluford Funeral Home. Rev Steve James officiates with burial in East Hickory Hill cemetery. He was born August 1 1914 in Cole County Oklahoma and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kovach
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tlimeis Central Railroad
Bluford Funeral Home
Mr. Kovach
Cole County
Oklahoma
John
Elizabeth (Eulaga) Kovach
Zelma Bell
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Jimmy
U.S
Germany
Randy
Fred Kovach
Oak Lawn
Tony Kaneversky
Los Angeles
Calif
Ferne Wakefield Dies Former Keenes Resident at 71
Ferne A Wakefield 71 a former Keenes resident died Friday at her Plano home at 1 00 pm Tuesday at Zion Church near Keenes Burial will be in Miflin cemetery She was born October 13 1894 in Williamson County daughter of George and Martha Kyle She married Calvin R Wakefield who died March 25 1950 She was preceded by her parents a brother and a sister Survivors include a son Robert Wakefield of Elburn three daughters Mrs Robert E Frances of Sandwich Mrs Charlie Crash of Keenes and Mrs James A Jiles of Millington US 16 grandchildren and more great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferne A. Wakefield
Keenes
Plano
Zion Church
Miflin
Wakefield
Williamson County
George
Martha Kyle
Calvin R. Wakefield
Robert Wakefield
Elburn
Robert E. Frances
Sandwich
Charlie Crash
James A. Jiles
Millington
Eme
Archbishop Ramsey to visit Pope Paul VI in Vatican
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Michael Ramsey will visit Pope Paul VI in March in a largely courtesy trip shared with Anglican observers. Ramsey, 61, leads the Lambeth Conference and speaks for about 44 million Anglicans, while pursuing dialogue on Roman Catholic relations with Dr John N. D. Kelly and other church figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey Anderson
London
Canterbury
Paul VI
All England
Vatican
Geoffrey Fisher
John XXIII
Church of England
Rome
Michael Ramsey
Lambeth Conference of
Anglican Communion
John N. D. Kelly
Anglican Commission On
Ralph Dean
John Moorman
Ripon
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Ramsey
Missouri OKs Remap Plan
Missouri voters approved a constitutional change to let a bipartisan 20 member commission reapportion the House after a federal one man one vote order. Gov. Warren E. Hearnes will name members from 40 nominees by both parties. A supporter victory margin also extended to pension systems and a school tax rise as turnout topped 300000. The Senate already redistricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Missouri
House of Representatives
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri Senate
Fires Rifle At White House Near Pennsylvania Ave
A man named Torres was spotted by a Washington officer with a rifle near the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. He slipped cartridges into the gun and fired after a scuffle, then was seized by three policemen. He faces possession charges and was taken to St Elizabeth's Hospital for examination. His wife and young daughter were present. they planned to return to Yonkers with another son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ters
Torres
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
15Th Street
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Yonkers
New Office Building Planned on West Broadway Site
The project will replace the wrecked structure with a new office building. Lowery said demolition is ongoing and construction will start soon after. The goal is occupancy in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Broadway
Lowery
Weather—Here and Elsewhere MT. Vernon Forecasts
Weather notes for MT VERNON show Friday high 44 and low 23 with rainfall to date 0.38 inch. Comparison data: one year ago high 36 low 1, five years ago high 38 low 33, ten years ago high 41 low 24. Times for Sunday and Monday given. The Weather Elsewhere by The Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Yanks Trained For Jungle Fight Dust
A U S Army unit at Pleiku Vietnam, the 1st Cavalry Division, adapts to jungle warfare amid a barren highland camp 60 miles east of Pleiku. Sentries report repelling intruders while veterans like S Sgt Willie Brammer recall Ft Benning ties and reunite with old friends as the Ho Chi Minh trail supplies the area nearby. The 25th Division trains for jungle combat, though the region has little jungle, with nights cooler than Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Brammer
Columbus
Brammer
Pleiku
U.S. 1St Cavalry
1St Cav
An Khe
Here
Viet Nam
Ft. Benning
Lawrence Kennedy
Amory
Miss
Kennnedy
3Th Cavalry
U.S
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Laos
Auto Theft Charge Filed Against Rickie Moore
A warrant for auto theft was filed yesterday afternoon for Rickie D. Moore, 20, of 1601 South 29th Street. Bond set at $2000 and he is jailed. Police say Moore took a 1953 model car from the W G Motors lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rickie D. Moore
South 29Th Street
Cits
Moore
W-G Motors
Mississippi Klan Linked To Killings
House investigators tied the Ku Klux Klan to murders of two Mississippi Negroes and brutal beatings among Klansmen. Natchez area figures including policemen and the mayor’s sons were named as Klansmen, with police reports and FBI records cited. One victim, Earl Hodges, was described in grisly detail by chief investigator Appell, though medical evidence cited a heart attack. Clyde Seale declined to answer when asked about Hodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Natchez
Miss
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Nosser
James K. Greer
Mississippi Highway Patrol
FBI
Clyde Seale
Meadville
Appell
Hodges
Seale
Ray Page Seeks Second Term As State Schools Chief
Springfield AP Ray Page the 44 year old Republican state school superintendent announced his bid for a second term. He faces no GOP primary opposition and is expected to win endorsement at the statewide Republican conference in Springfield Jan 28-29. Page highlighted gifted programs adult education and citizenship education as key past achievements and noted his plan to push educational excellence for Illinois students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ray Page
Illinois
Page
Tinois
Williamsville
George Wilkins
Edwardsville
Mumps Outbreak Hits Amador County Officials
Jackson Calif AP A mumps outbreak in Amador County has officials in a bind with Myron Questo chairman of the County Board of Supervisors among those infected. Also affected are a city councilman a highway patrolman two sheriff's deputies and the courthouse caretaker in addition to private residents including Diane Smith who has contracted the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Calif
Amador County
Myron Questo
County Board of Supervisors
California
Diane Smith
Diane
Tov
Moro Takes On Foreign Minister Role In Viet Peace Drive
Moro expanded duties by becoming foreign minister on December 29 after Amintore Fanfani resigned amid criticism of his Hanoi peace efforts. Italian Communists and far left tried to derail the shift, but a confidence vote passed with support from four coalition parties the Christian Democrats Socialists Democratic Socialists and Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moro
Amintore Fanfani
Hanoi
Christian Democrats
Socialists
Democratic Socialists
Mount Vernon Jaycee Week Proclaimed for 1966
The mayor proclaims 1966 as Jaycee Week honoring the Mount Vernon Junior Chamber of Commerce. Activities run January 16 to 22 and celebrate the founding of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and its affiliates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Merce
Joe E. Martin
City of
Joe Martin
Mt. Vernon
Jim Bell
Tom Wielt
Kathleen Norris Very Ill at 85 in San Francisco
Kathleen Norris, author of about fifty novels, is very ill with a circulatory ailment. Her son Dr. Frank Norris said Friday night she is in a semi coma at his home and that they are quite apprehensive about her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Kathleen Norris
Frank Norris
Artist Tom Berry to Retire From Illinois Bell
Tom Berry, longtime Illinois Bell communications serviceman and artist, announces retirement in Mt. Vernon. He blended art with his telecom career, won a 1961 portrait award of W. W. Kahler, former Illinois Bell president, and held a one man show in the Mt. Vernon office. Berry helped design a calling stick device for line crews and once saved a drowning boy at DuBois Lake. He plans travel and painting mountain scenes with two gardens at home and a neighbor’s. He and his wife Luthan reside at 2227 College with three sons John, Tom Jr, and James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Kahler
Ilinois Bell
Chicago
Kahler
Berry
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Bell
Vandalia
DuQuoin
DeSoto
DuBois Lake
Luthan
Tye
Berrys
2227
College
John
Peoria
Tom Jr
University of Texas
James
St. Lute Is
Good Samaritan Personnel At Conferences
During January supervisory personnel from Good Samaritan Hospital will attend national and regional seminars. Fred J. Schlosser Jr will speak at a personnel administration seminar in St Louis Missouri January 17 18. Sister M Dotorita and Mrs Helen Stover join an inhalation therapy seminar in Chicago January 17. Sister M Gemma will study institutional food service at Kellogg Center East Lansing Michigan January 23 to March 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan Hospital
Fred J. Schlosser, Jr
Statler Hilton
St. Louis
Missouri
Catholic Hospital Association
M. Dotorita
Helen Stover
Chicago
Knickerbocker Hotel
United States
M. Gemma
Kellogg Center
East Lansing
Michigan
University of Michigan
American Dietetic Association
Food Service
Crippled Children Clinic Coming to Good Samaritan
On Wednesday January 19 the University of Illinois Crippled Children’s Clinic will be held at Good Samaritan Hospital. Orthopedic specialists will assess local crippled children. Parents should contact their family physician to arrange attendance. The state motto of Louisiana is Union Justice Confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illnois
Good Samaritan Hospital
Louisiana
Mt Vernon Eyes East West Air Route Hearing By Spring
Mt Vernon seeks intermediate status on an Ozark Airlines route from Minneapolis to Louisville with Springfield and St Louis as terminals A pre hearing conference will be held likely next month and Mt Vernon hopes to consolidate its bid with Ozark plans The city cites 114 air miles from Springfield and 170 from Louisville and an implied population of 196 000 as contextual points
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ozark Airlines
Minneapolis
Minn
Springfield
Louisville
Chester Lewis
Ozark St. Louis-Chicago
Peoria
Moline
Ilinois
Cedar Rapids
Rochester
Ozark
Lewis
Madison
Wis
Pharmacists Meet at Good Samaritan Hospital Mt Vernon
On January 13 the Southern Illinois Society of Hospital Pharmacists met at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Roger Schnaare from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy spoke on the physical properties of drugs affecting biological activity. This was the first Society meeting at the hospital and administrator Sister M. Joanne invited other professional groups to use the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Society of Hospital Pharmacists
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Roger Schnaare
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
M. Joanne
Eastern Star Chapter 1014 to Meet at Masonic Temple
Rome O E S Rome Chapter 1014 will meet Monday evening at the Masonic Temple in Dix. Sarah Michael is acting W M with Nellie Hawkins as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
O.E.S
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Dix
Sarah Michael
W. M. Nellie Hawkins
Jefferson Chapter 686 to Hold School of Instructions
Members of Jefferson Chapter 686 will conduct a school of instructions at the Opdyke Masonic Temple on Tuesday January 18 at 6 30 oclock with Marguerite Piper W M and Flossie Hariman Sec participating in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opdyke O. E. S
Jefferson Chapter 686
Opdyke Masonic Temple
Marguerite Piper
W. M. Flossie Hariman
Invite Nurses To Coffee At Vets Hospital
The Illinois 141th District Nurses Association invites registered nurses who are non-members to a coffee at the Veterans Administration Hospital Marion on January 23 from 1 to 4 PM in the hospital auditorium. Mrs. Theresa Beneke district president and officers will attend. Mrs. Shirley Clayton chairs the membership committee urging attendance. The next district meeting is 7 PM February 10 at the Illinois Cafe Hervin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois 141Th District Nurses Association
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Nurses Association
Theresa Beneke
Shirley Clayton
Illinois Cafe
Hervin
Births in Waltonville and Good Samaritan hospital
Mr and Mrs Jerry Gene Harris of Waltonville welcomed a son named Jerry Gene Jr at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds five and three quarters ounces born at 8 50 last night. Mr and Mrs Cleatus Harlow of 728 Fairfield Road welcomed a daughter at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing six pounds ten and a half ounces born at 2 21 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Gene Harris
Waltonville
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Jerry Gene. Jr
Cleatus Harlow
Fairfield Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hoenitel Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted
Lemuel Herbert Gage of Dahlgren and Agnes Elaine Harris of Waltonville admitted to Jefferson Memorial with several others listed. discharge of Harry Earl Lawson noted. Additional admitted names include Norma Jean Shehorn Stanley Ray Moore Freda Opal Taylor Arlie George Packwood Janet Kay Lyons George Edward Harpole Gladys Garbrough Dorothy Emma Flinn Jerry Wayne Hopper James Michael Lucas Gerald Daniel Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Herbert Gage
Dahlgren
Agnes Elaine Harris
Waltonville
Harry Earl Lawson
Norma Jean Shehorn
Stanley Ray Moore
Freda Opal Taylor
Arlie George Packwood
Janet Kay Lyons
George Edward Harpole
Gladys Garbrough
Dorothy Emma Flinn
Jerry Wayne Hopper
James Michael Lucas
Gerald Daniel Hampton
Myrtle Hall
Mollie Neal Cooper
LaVerne Canter
Willis B. Porter
Nona Emma Dawson
Irma Louise Igo
Sadie Lustig
Patricia Rae Smith
Kathryn Mae Farthing
Mary Lou Waterman
Alma Dooley
Soviet plans for state beau ty culture institute
A Tass report outlines Soviet plans to establish a state operated beauty culture institute, aimed at guiding cosmetics use. The item notes an organized program for education and standards in beauty practices under government auspices.
Church Activities Include Services and Choir Practices
Sunday School 9 30 with Henry Jones as superintendent. Morning worship 10 30 Training Union 6 30 Adult class studies Johns Witness to Jesus. Evening service 7 30. Basketball at Summersville vs Southwest Church of Christ Monday. Wednesday book study 7 00 Young People 7 30 prayer meeting and Bible study. Sunbeams 7 30. Lord's Supper observed after prayer. Senior Choir practice follows. Thursday 6 00 Junior choir 7 30 Brotherhood meeting. TE L class 7 30 with Mary Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jones
Training Union
Kern McCann
Southwest Church of Christ
Summersville
Francis Harvey
Brotherhood
T.E.L
Mary Brown
Shiloh Baptist Church Weekly Schedule and Leaders
Shiloh Baptist Church at 1th and Vaught Street led by Pastor A L Dawson lists 9:30 am Sunday School with Mark Rush as superintendent and 10:45 am Morning Worship with a choir at 11:60 am and sermon by Rev A L Dawson. Family Evening at 3:00 pm and Evening Service at 7:30 pm. Weekly activities include B T A at 6:00 pm with Nettie Power as president, G A Girls at 7:30 pm led by Ledora Wattson, Senior Mission at 2:00 pm Thursday with Estella Stokes, Choir rehearsal Friday at 7:30 pm with Bennett Downey president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Rush
Clarence Mays, Jr
A. Ll. Dawson
Shiloh Mission Society
B.T.A. Nettie Powter
G. A
Ledora Wattson
Estella Stokes
Bennett Downey
Vast French Polynesian Islands Governed From Tahiti
The 130 islands of French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean are administered from Tahiti. Mt Vesuvius erupted in 79 A D and buried an estimated 20 000 residents of Pompeii under hot ash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Polynesia
South Pacific Ocean
Tahiti
Mt. Vesuvius
Pompeii
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George Johnson
Mrs. Carnahan
Ferne Wakefield
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