Henry D. Wilson of Bonnie Dies Rites Tomorrow
Henry Dale Wilson 65 of Bonnie died Saturday at the home of his son Elmer Wilson in Aurora. Funeral services at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow at Bonnie Baptist Church, burial in Hick Hill Cemetery near Wallon e. State in Ina Funeral Home for viewing. Survivors include six sons Elmer Samuel Richard Freddie Wilson of Aurora Herbert Wilson of St. Louis Leo Wilson of Ina two daughters Anna Cook of Aurora and Dorothy Johnson of Mt. Vernon a brother Tandy Wilson of Aurora and four sisters Opal Walls Mildred Kries Della McCormick and Srie Beckham all of Mt. Vernon and California, New Mexico and Benton respective places.
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Henry Dale Wilson
Bonnie
Elmer Wilson
Aurora
Bonnie Baptist Church
Hick Hill
Wallone
Ina
Elmer
Samuel
Richard
Freddie Wilson
Herbert Wilson
St. Louis
Leo Wilson
Anna Cook
Dorothy Johnson
Mt. Vernon
Tandy Wilson
Opal Walls
California
Mildred Kries
New Mexico
Della McCormick
Benton
Srie Beckham
Edwin G Norrix Dies Yesterday Funeral Tuesday
Edwin G. Norrix of 109 South 0th Street died at 9 10 p m yesterday in Good Samaritan Hospital He was 54 years 4 months and 20 days old The service will be at 2 00 p m tomorrow at Myers Chapel with Rev Everett LeMay officiating Burial is in Memorial Gardens He will lie in state at Myers Chapel after 4 00 p m today Surviving are his wife Georgia Vaughn Norrix three children and several relatives including his mother Mrs Nettie Mooney and siblings from Dix Zeigler and Mt Vernon He was a former Mt Vernon car shop employee and operated the Phillips 66 Station at 400 East Perkins He belonged to Park Avenue Baptist Church.
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Edwin Guy Norrix
South 0Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Cha
Everett ‘LeMay
Memorial Gardens
Myers Chapel
Norrix
Mt. Vernon
East Perkins
Mounds
Georgia Vaughn
Nettie Mooney
Dix
Carol Elaine
Curtis Norrix
St. Louis
Edith Jahnson
Zeig
Thomas Child Dies Sunday In MecLeansboro
Robert Lee Thomas aged 20 months, son of Alma and Fern Thomas, died at 5 20 am Sunday at Vickers Memorial Hospital in Arisboro. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 00 pm at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with Rev Pelletier officiating, burial in Springerton cemetery. Surviving are parents and a brother Clifford. Born May 9 1959 in McLeansboro.
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Robert Lee Thomas
Alma Thormes
McLeansboro
Vickers Memorial Hospital
Arisboro
Gholson Funeral Home
Rev. Pelletier
Springerton
Robert Lee
Alma and
Fern (Carey) Thomas
Clifford
Hospital Notes Admitted and Discharged List Dense
Hospital notes record admissions and discharges for Miss Barbara Sue Davis and a long list of names including The Rev. Roscoe Martin Hatchcraft Mrs. Edith Osborn of Wayne City William Chalen Huffstuttler and others. Also admitted Estella Gray Quarter Lois Grace Martin James H Clark Walter Scott Toney Nellie Grant Johnson Patricia Ann Green Frank Louis Atkinson Bes Maye Baltzell Lula W Mitchell Elvis George Moore John Carroll Hattie Stovall Harriett Pearl Von Behren. Discharged: Mrs Phyllis Eileen Soger and baby Arliss Jean Mrs Betty Ruth Scrivner and baby Ronald Kent William Donald Williams Mrs Mildred Lucille Trotter and baby Rita Cohen Gary Edward Shelton Elizabeth Nadolski Kenneth Wayne Garrison Samuel M Tolley Alice Brenda Harper Lester Earl Benard Joseph Flamm Herbert Lester Holland Dorothy Mildred Cook Dean Leo Clark Mrs Wynona Iola Schumacher and baby Karen Oleen Eugene Rollins Gladys Imogene McCoy Eva Fay Mc Laughlin Barbara Ann Wright Orville Leonard Maierhoffer Doris Ellen Newell Muriel Elizabeth Nolta Myrtle Jane Gott Clara Elizabeth Harris Aline Dunbar Drennan Edythe Voge Kirchgessner Glenda L Pigqu ard Lois Virginia Firebaugh Imogene Nadine Phelps Thomas Crowder Mrs Rebecca Coleman and baby Mary Juliann.
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Barbara Sue Davis
Roscoe Martin Hatchcraft
Edith Osborn
Wayne City
William Chalen Huffstuttler
Bertice Geneva Miller
Centralia
Good Samaritan
Estella Gray Cuarter
Lois Grace Martin
James H. Clark
Walter Scott Toney
Nellie Grant Johnson
Patricia Ann Green
Frank Louis Atkinson
Bes Maye Baltzell
Lula W. Mitchell
Elvis George Moore
John Carroll
Hattie Stovall
Harriett Pearl von Behren
Phyllis Eileen Soger
Arliss Jean
Betty Ruth Scrivner
Ronald Kent
William Donald Williams
Mildred Lucille Trotter
Rita Cohen
Gary Edward Shelton
Elizabeth Nadolski
Kenneth Wayne Garrison
Samuel M. Tolley
Alice Brenda Harper
Lester Earl Benard
Joseph Flamm
Herbert Lester Holland
Dorothy Mildred Cook
Dean Leo Clark
Mt Vernon Lodge Meets January 16 1961 At 7 30 P M
A stated Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F A M will hold a meeting Monday January 16 1961 at 7 30 PM All members urged to attend visiting brethren welcome Gill Harlow W M James Apgar secretary Also Vernon Shrine No a White Shrine of Ne Im Toesiay peaiyie evening at 7 30 o clock Bogan W P Tindle W in P a
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AF. RX
Mt. Vernon
Chithren
Gill Harlow
W.M
James Apgar
Egg
Vernon Shrine
Charterm T
Bogan
Tindle
Kennedy lunch with Billy Graham amid prep for inaugural
Palm Beach AP report notes President-elect John F Kennedy dining with Baptist evangelist Billy Graham as he briefs on appointees and speech writing. Kennedy plans to depart Palm Beach Tuesday afternoon for Washington and New York and to deliver his oath address Friday.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Billy Graham
Kennedy
Washington
New York
John M. Leddy
the Treasury
Leddy
State Department
Douglas Dillon
Secretary of the Treasury
Crab Orchard Jobs For 300 Men
Crab Orchard officials study a construction schedule to provide 300 jobs east of Carbondale as part of a refuge development plan. The five year recreational-improvement proposal for the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge has been submitted to the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service as input to Kennedy administration discussions.
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Carbondale, Til
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Carbondale
Kennedy
Mlinois
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Eisenhower outlines 1962 budget with higher postal rates and defense rise
President Eisenhower presented a plan relying on urgency and necessity to curb deficits, forecasting a 1962 budget with a 1.9 billion spending increase and higher postal rates by April 1. Defense outlays rise to 42.9 billion, atomic energy spending remains similar, and space, health and agricultural programs show gains, while interest costs fall. The debt limit is extended temporarily to 292.3 billion, with a June 30 expiry.
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Eisenhower
Defense
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Blue Fireball Seen Over California and Oregon Sky
Ground observers in northern California and southern Oregon plus pilots as far south as the San Francisco Bay area reported a mysterious blue fireball in the sky Sunday night. A Grants Pass policeman said he saw the bluish fireball moving west shortly after 10 pm, and other Oregon observers noted it appeared to disintegrate.
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Eureka
Calif
California
Oregon
San Francisco Bay Area
Grants Pass
Ore
Northern and Southern Illinois Weather Outlook
Northern Illinois will run 4 to 8 degrees above normal with normal highs 27 to 34 and lows 11 to 19. Warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, small changes otherwise, little precipitation. Southern Illinois with 5 to 10 degrees above normal highs mid 30s to upper 40s and lows 15 to 18 north and 29 south, warming early then turning colder, little to no precipitation north to around .25 inch south as rain later in week.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Trains Block Crossing Tragedy in Chattanooga
A Chattanooga ambulance rushing a 17 month old girl from Trenton Georgia to a hospital was halted by two freight trains at a downtown grade crossing. Parhela Jean Clark died in her mother’s arms before reaching the hospital despite the driver’s attempts. The city permits trains to block streets up to 15 minutes. The child’s parents have another son, Michael.
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Chattanooga
Moore
Pamela
Cordell Clark
Clarks
Michael
Jury In Circuit Court Tuesday Session Opens
Judge Randall S. Quindry opened circuit court this morning as jurors prepare to convene tomorrow. He held extended pre trial conferences today with the panel.
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Randall S. Quindry
Circuit Court
Quindry
Vandalism Reported in Mt. Vernon Drive Incident
A vandalism report to Mt. Vernon police describes an unknown person breaking the radio aerial off a car parked at 2501 Broadway on Saturday night. Leo Buchanan notified authorities about the incident yesterday.
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Mt. Vernon
Leo Buchanan
Broadway
Illinois Highways Reports Freezing Rain Slippery Spots
The Illinois Division of Highways reports freezing rain and sleet have produced scattered slippery spots on state highways near Peoria and Effingham as of 6 am. Bridges and overpasses are most affected and conditions are expected to improve with rising temperatures. All other state highways are normal.
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Springfield
Ilinols Division of Highways
Peoria
Effingham
Congo Rebels Hold American Missionaries Update
Rebels with Berean Mission move officers in Congo Ruanda Urundi as 13 adults and 16 children prepare to leave Kivu. Swedes guard a north Katanga train amid Baluba attacks while U.N. refuses to remove Dayal over Bomboko complaints.
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Berean Mission
St. Louis
C. Reuben Lindquist
Berean
Congo
Ruanda-Urundi
Wheaton
Baptist Foreign Missions Board
R. H. Bothwell
Kivu
Paul Hurlburt
Ill
Kenneth Handyside
Webster
N.Y
Bothwell
James Kruetiner
U.S
E. J. Kile
Grenada
Minn
William Battishill
Warren
Mich
Ruth Uhlinger
Mentone
Calif
Katanga
U.N
Baluba
Bukama
Elisabethville
Kamina
Kasai
Justin Bomboko
Dangerous ice slick grips Illinois highways on Sunday
The Associated Press reports slippery bridges and overpasses around Effingham and Peoria as thawing temperatures melt the glaze. Overnight lows dip to near 15 degrees in the northwest and 20s elsewhere, with statewide overcast skies and 30s to 40s daytime readings. Sunday highs reached 40 at Vandalia and Belleville, and 34.2 above freezing at Moline.
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Associated Press
Peoria
Belleville
Vandalia
Moline
Heavy Snow Grips New England and Mid-Atlantic
Two storms pounded the East with heavy snow and gale winds. Caribou Maine saw 16 degrees below zero and 20 inches of snow, Burlington Vermont dipped to 2, New York’s Hudson Valley reported 9 inches, Harrisburg and Warren County 7 inches, while Connecticut and coastal communities faced high tides and flooding.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Mercury
Caribou
Flaine
Burlington
New York
Hudson Valley
Harrisburg
Warren County
Virginia
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
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Carolinas
Two Lifeboats At Tower In Sea Rescue Effort
A Navy distress signal from a tower at sea triggered a rescue operation at 7:15 p.m. The Talk-17, a nearby Navy ship, aided by the carrier Wasp and two destroyers, battled 35 foot waves while maintaining radio contact for ten minutes before the tower’s radar image vanished. Coast guards and other ships joined the search for survivors.
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Wasp
Births in Carbondale and nearby communities
Mr and Mrs John R Menke of 313 West Freeman Carbon dale welcome identical twin boys Joan Keith born 11 05 weighing 3 11 and James Kevin born 11 09 weighing 4 03. Mother Verda Kay McDonald. grandparents Deave McDonald Harold Menke. Babies to Christian Welfare Hospital East St Louis. Dennis Eric born to Cloyd I Karnes Murphysboro weighing 8 1. Judith Nell born to Joe Gaunt 41 South 18th Street Good Samaritan Hospital weighing 6. Pauwa Faye born to Clyde Nadolski Brownsville Road at 8 09 weighing 7 10.
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John R. Menke
West Freeman
Carbondale
Doctors’ Hospital
Joan Keith
James Kevin
Verda Kay McDonald
Deave McDonald
Harold Menke
Christian Welfare Hospital
Premature Center
East St. Louis
Cloyd I. Karnes
Murphysboro
Dennis Eric
Susan Waters
A. H
Army Provides GI Drivers For Sinatra and Lawford
Rep. H. R. Gross criticized the Defense Department for supplying uniformed military drivers to entertainers Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford for Kennedy era events. He cited a meeting with arriving entertainers at the fitout last week and warned officials to ensure it does not recur.
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Washington
Defense Department
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Frank Sinatra
Peter Lawford
Gross
Department
Air Force
Sinatra
Lawford
John F. Kennedy
Market quotes from Mt Vernon afternoon grains
Prices in Mt Vernon quoted this afternoon show Wheat at 1.99 Soybeans at 2.36 and Corn at 1.02 Each price reflects a live market update for local traders and buyers with regional commodity movements noted.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Hogs Prices Steady on Local Market
Mt Vernon livestock market reports steady hog prices with top at 17.50 for 190 to 210 lb hogs. Sows bring 15.00 for 300 weight and boars range from 10.00 to 11.00.
Gold mining stocks ease after early rally in New York
Wall Street mixed late afternoon as gold mining shares backed away from an initial gain. Volume around 4.5 million shares, with most key stocks moving fractions to about a point. Profit taking followed a three week rise while corporate bonds rose slightly and U.S. government bonds fell sharply.
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New York
U.S
Eggs and Live Poultry Prices Reported in St Louis
AP report lists consumer grades for eggs AA large to B large with weight bands and price ranges. Wholesale grades show large extras and various percent estimates. Hens and broilers prices noted with weights and ranges, plus old roosters listed in rough figures.
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ST. Louis
Livestock prices at National Stockyards report
National Stockyards report shows hogs 13,500 head with varied weights and prices from 16.50 to 18.95 per cwt, cattle 6,700 with steers up to 27.00 and vealers 27.00-36.00, sheep 1,500 with lambs 16.50-18.00 and ewes 25 and higher, reflecting broad market movement.
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USDA
Chicago Poultry Market Receipts Mixed on Friday
Chicago poultry market report shows no live poultry receipts on Friday. Wholesale buying prices stayed unchanged with roasters at 24-25 cents per pound and white rock fryers at 19-20 cents, according to USDA notes.
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Chicago
USDA
White Rock
Chicago Produce Prices Steady Amid Mixed Grain and Egg Totals
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports Butter steady with receipts at 925,000 and wholesale prices unchanged. Grades AA to C show varied scores, while Cars and Eggs stay steady or firm with receipts of 22,100. Prices and grade breakdowns reflect current market conditions and quality distributions.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile L Exchange
Chicago cash grain prices mixed across cereals
AP reports Chicago cash grain values for wheat corn and oats with various No grade figures. No soybean sales recorded and barley prices ranged for choice and feed within the quoted band.
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Chicago
Castro Troops Attack Rebel Bands in Cuba Escambray
Havana reports 10000 to 15000 militiamen clash with rebel bands in the Escambray Mountains south central Cuba. Unclear if part of a broader drive or a targeted cleanup. Civilian evacuations and shelling described. arrests in Cienfuegos tied to rebel activity.
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Fidel Castro
Escambray
Cuba
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Las Villas
Cienfuegos
Fison
Chages
Robert John Gentile
Osvaldo Corticos
Richard Valeriant
Associated Press
James Wallace
Wall Street Journal
Ike Proposes A Deputy President
President Eisenhower urged Congress to consider creating a first secretary of the government to act as a presidential deputy. He did not attach formal proposals and noted John F. Kennedy would decide his own approach to national security and foreign policy. The plan would outrank Cabinet members and represent the president in meetings with foreign officials, a concept Kennedy had briefly explored.
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Congress
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Sperdki
Kennedy
Senate
Subcommittee On
National Machinery Policy
Pope elevates Ritter and three other cardinals
Vatican City AP reports Pope John XXIII presided over a secret consistory elevating Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter of St. Louis and three other prelates to the College of Cardinals. Cardinals Quintero of Caracas and Concha Cordoba of Bogota were named from Latin America, and Giuseppe Ferrero, secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, was announced as the fourth new cardinal.
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John Xviiie
College of Cardinals
Joseph KE. Ritter
St. Louis
Biglietti
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Biglietto
Pontifical North American College
Jose Humberto Quintero
Caracas
Venezela
Luis Concha Cordoba
Bogota
Colombia
Pontifical Latin American College
Msur
Giusepe Ferrero
Vatican Curia
Pontifical Commission For Latin America
Teddy Bear Fire in Mt Vernon House
A teddy bear on a floor furnace register sparked a blaze at James Acord's home in Mt. Vernon Sunday afternoon. Firefighters evacuated the house and found smoke filling the home after 2:33 p.m. The bear was destroyed. Earlier, Mars Short's home sustained no damage from an overheated oil circulator.
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Mt. Vernon
James Acord
Mannen
Mars Short
South 23Rd
Two Negroes Return Today to Georgia Campus
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, both from Atlanta, were readmitted to the University of Georgia under a federal court order to avoid removal amid protests. An armed prowler threatened a dorm guard as police reinforced the area with state troopers and FBI agents monitored potential violations of federal law.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Shea
Charlayne A. Hunter
Hamilton E. Holmes
Atlanta
U.S. Dist
W.A. Bootle
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Four Weekend Auto Accidents In Mt Vernon Charge Trials
Four weekend auto crashes in Mt Vernon caused about 1500 in property damage and led to four charges against drivers. At 12:48 pm Saturday Henry E Sursa north 1st and Voris Coll Keenes collided on North Tenth Street. Each car about 200 in damage. Coll charged with careless emerging from a driveway. At 1:45 pm Saturday Linda L McDonald 501 Marteeny and Meredith A Willard 2214 Casey collided at 22nd and Cherry. McDonald car damaged over 100 Willard car about 300. McDonald charged with failure to yield right of way Willard with driving too fast for conditions. At 9:12 Saturday E Brodenhausen Evansville Ind and Earl D Wherry Route 3 Mt Vernon collided at Tenth and Main. Indiana car damaged over 200 Mt Vernon car over 75. No charges filed. Cars driven by George Standerfer Route 2 Bluford and Theron P Chapman 1808 Broadway collided at 19th and Broadway 5:15 pm Saturday. Standerfer car damaged over 100 Chapman car over 3800. Police to yield right of way.
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Mt. Vernon
Henry E. Sursa
North Lh
Voris Coll
Keenes
North Tenth Street
Coil
Linda L. McDonald
Marteeny
Meredith A. Willard
George Standerfer
Bluford
Theron P. Chapman
Broadway
19Th
Standerfer
Chapman
Thieves Active Over Weekend
A break-in and a theft were reported to Mt. Vernon police over the weekend. At Top Value Stamp, 222 South Ninth, a G. E. steam dry iron was stolen during the noon hour. Earlier, police investigated a break-in at Illinois Bell Telephone garage, 817 Casey, where a screwdriver forced the rear door but nothing appeared missing.
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Mt. Vernon
Bil Mullinax
South Ninth
Ilinois Bell
Burglars Hit Ina Grain Co. Office in Ina
County officers investigated a Saturday morning break in at the Hlayes Grain Company in Ina. Thieves entered the office and carried off a metal box with about 15 dollars plus around 3 dollars from a soda machine.
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Hlayes Grain Company
Ina
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