Death of Ezra Greer at 83 in Broughton area
Ezra Greer 83 of RFD 1 Broughton died 6:00 p m Monday in Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro. Funeral at 11:00 a m Thursday Hickory Hill church near Broughton with Rev Bill Auxier officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro after 7:00 p m today. Born March 10 1878 in White County to William and Sarah Richardson Greer. Widower Lucy Summers preceded him in death. Survived by son Kenneth Greer of Broughton daughter Mrs Melvin Green of Alton brother Grant Greer of Broughton sister Mrs David Gross of McLeansboro.
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Ezra Greer
RFD 1
Broughton
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Hickory Hill Church
Bill Auxier
Gholson
Mr. Greer
White County
William
Sarah (Richardson) Greer
Lucy Summers
Kenneth Greer
Melvin Green
Alton
Grant Greer
David Gross
Mrs. Nola Mays Dies In Mission Texas
Mrs. Nola Newbury Mays 67 of 803 South 19th Street died Monday in Municipal Hospital Mission Texas after an apparent heart attack. She and her husband James Rufus Mays had gone to Mission to visit their daughter Mrs. Dick Hall. Funeral arrangements are in complete and the body will be brought to Mt. Vernon. Survived by husband four sons James Burrell Ravenna Ohio Russell Verner and Robert Mays of this city three daughters Gladys Shultz Margaret Niekrenz and Dick Hall of Mission 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Nola (Newbury) Mays
South 19Th Street
Mission
Texas
James Rufus Mays
Dick Hall
Mt. Vernon
James Burrell Mays
Ravenna
Ohio
Russell, Verner
Robert Mays
This City
Gladys Shultz
Margaret Niekrenz
Tex
Brother of Mt. Vernon Resident Dies
C Phillip Johnson aged 48 of Beloit Wisconsin died at 7:00 pm Monday at Municipal Hospital Beloit He is survived by wife Helen Johnson of 926 Vine street Beloit three sons a daughter and two brothers including Miles D Johnson of 16 Highland Place Mount Vernon He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers Burial will be in Beloit at a Rosman Uehling Kinzer Funeral Home set for Thursday.
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C. Phillip Johnson
Beloit
Wis
Municipal Hospital
Rosman, Uehling, Kinzer
Helen Johnson
Vine Street
Miles D. Johnson
Highland Place
Mt. Vernon
Belle Rive native Anna Ott dies in Council Bluffs
Mrs. Anna Ott 81, former Belle Rive resident, died Monday in a Council Bluffs hospital. She was born in Belle Rive to William C. and Martha Merritt and married to John Ott, who preceded her in death. Survived by a niece, Mrs. Anna Coolfe of East St. Louis. Funeral services will be held in Council Bluffs with burial there. details incomplete.
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Alva Marlow
Anna Ott
Council Bluffs
Ott
Belle Rive
William C
Martha (Lursa) Merritt
John Ott
Anna Coolfe
East St. Louis
JS Pulls Back Berlin Tanks
BERLIN AP U S tanks began withdrawing Monday from the Checkpoint Charlie area where they faced Soviet armor during a tense weekend. They will be stationed about 1.5 miles farther away at Tempelhof Airfield to improve dispositions while training and maintenance continue.
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Berlin
U.S
East Berlin
Tempelhof
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Discharges and Admits
Hospital notes list patients discharged from Jefferson Memorial including Mrs Sarah Jane i arn Frank Dean Decker Miss Deloris Christine Ziarnek Mrs Margie Louisine Frasier and Mrs June Clark Thompson. GOOD SAMARITAN admitted: Jean Huson Dan Silas Milliner Max Woodrow Waltrup Vera Louise Beetsham Lillian Pansy Gatewood June Clifford Hicks Deena Renee York. Discharged: Lynn Moore Dennis Gene Richardson Laura Lee Meredith Hubert Leroy Burgett Venita Jane Fox and baby David Reid Kenneth Paul Wells James Patrick Morgando Mary Alice Ellis.
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Jefferson Memorial
Sarah Jane I<arn
Frank Dean Decker
Deloris Christine Ziarnek
Scheller
Margie Louisine Frasier
June Clark Thomp
Good Samaritan
Jean Huson
Dan Silas Milliner
Max Woodrow Waltrup
Vera Louise Beetscham
Lillian Pansy Gatewood
June Clifford Hicks
Deena Renee York
Jeffrey
Lynn Moore
Dennis Gene Richardson
Laura Lee Meredith
Hubert Leroy Burgett
Venita Jane Fox
David Reid
Kenneth Paul Wells
James Patrick Morgando
Mary Alice Ellis
Birth for Moss daughter at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Dee Moss of 242 South 15th Street are the parents of a daughter born at 12 38 yesterday afternoon in Good Samaritan hospital.
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William Dee Moss
South 15Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Local Livestock Market Steady As Hog Prices Peak
Prices held firm on the local livestock market with hogs at 17.10 for 190 to 220 lb. sows at 15.00 for 300 weight down and 14.50 for 300 weight up. Boars ranged 9.75 to 10.75.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market notes show Wheat at 1.89 Soybeans at 2.32 and Corn at 1.03. Prices reflect Mt Vernon quotations shared for the afternoon trading session.
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Mt. Vernon
Butter and eggs steady at Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago AP reports butter wholesale prices unchanged with 93 score AA and 92 A noted. Eggs also steady to firm with wholesale buying prices holding. grade A whites 36, mixed 35 42, mediums 33 14, standards 31s, dirties 29, checks 29.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street Slumps in Quiet Late Trading
The New York market showed listless trading with about 3.5 million shares traded. Major names fell with U S Steel hitting a yearly low, Ford down, and Du Pont and Eastman Kodak down a few points, while a few issues like Baker Oil Tool and Gabriel rose. The Dow hovered near a 700 support area as news remained sparse and bonds edged lower.
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New York
Ford
U. S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Bethlehem
Republic
Arm¢o
Xerox
Amerada
TXL
Baker Oil Tool
Gabriel
Woolworth
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
Lorillard
American Tobacco
American Stock Exchange
Grain price report from Chicago market flash
AP notes no wheat corn or oats sold. Soybeans at 108. Barley prices vary with choice at 1.35, feed at 1.00 to 1.25. Market activity and pricing reflect limited sales in hopes of better bids.
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Chicago
Livestock Prices At National Stockyards Reported
National Stockyards bid sheet shows hogs 10 000 head with Nos 1 2 180 205 lb pigs at 17 75 18 00. 180 240 lb at 17 23. sow prices 14 95 16 00. cattle 4 000 head with 900 1 250 lb slaughter cattle 25 25 26 25. calves 900 1 250 lb 25 25. heifers 26 00. bulls 18 00 21 00. lambs 15 59 17 50. ewes 6 00 7 5.
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MI. T.ap
USDA
Egg and live poultry price report from St Louis
St Louis produces a price list for eggs and live poultry with consumer grades and weights. Large and small eggs receive A and B classifications with price ranges in cents per dozen or per pound. Hens heavy and light hens have distinct price brackets.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Poultry Prices Mixed Across Live Market
Chicago wholesale live poultry prices show varied bids with roasters and heavy hens trading around 19 to 20 cents per pound and white rock fryers near 20 to 24 cents. The USDA market update notes current bids and shifts in demand affecting price levels.
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Chicago
USDA
Montana Deserts Plunge To 30 Below Zero In Mountains
The Associated Press reports extreme cold sweeping the region with Montana mountains recording 30 below. Readings dropped from the northern Rockies across the plains to the Great Lakes, with Belgrade Drake and Bozeman at 27. Two deaths blamed on shoveling snow. Minnesota Dakota area froze hard, northern Minnesota could hit -33. Subzero temps across Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana. Chicago reports seven inches of snow in frigid air.
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Associated Press
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Mercury
Rockies
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Belgrade
Drummord
Bozeman
Mont
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Minnesota
Hibbing
Minn
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Aberdeen
D.D
le Mars
Iowa
Vero ‘Beach
Fla
Fort Myers
Orlando
Fila
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Iinois
Statewide snow clears as Illinois logs cold week
Temperature drops below zero across Illinois with scattered snow flurries. State Highway Department and county crews push extra equipment to clear highways especially in the east central region. Chicago reports 50 machines in downtown snow removal with few school closures.
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Associated Press
Ilinois
Mmany
State Highway Department
Chicago
Chicago Weather Bureau
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Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford
Joliet
Springfield
Vandalia
St. Louis
Paducah
Illinois Division of Highways
Alton
Robinson
Army to reorganize ordnance and staff under two new commands
The Army will unveil a sweeping plan to streamline ordnance, quartermaster and other technical services and to merge them under two new commands. It shifts training and school operations to the Continental Army Command while preserving combat structure. A Combat Developments Command and a Material Development and Logistics Command would guide equipment needs and supply handling.
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Washington (Ap
Army
Ordnance
Kennedy
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Continental Army Command
Te Army
Congress
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Army Engineers
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Material Development Command
JFK Seeks Ten Billion Dollar Debt Limit Hike
Senate figures warn a continued deficit financing trend with Byrd predicting a potential $10 billion overshoot over receipts amid a $6.9 billion Treasury deficit. The President forecasts a nominal surplus next July 1, but Byrd doubts revenues will meet the $11 billion estimate.
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Byrd
Treasury
Russia Was Jfk S Biggest 1961 Regret
An archival note recalls Kennedy urging a quick agreement to bound wage increases to productivity and price stability to prevent a repeat of 1958 inventory buildup, as negotiations neared in 1961. The piece highlights the perceived regret over past economic stumbles and the push for prompt accord.
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Russia
JFK
Kennedy
Roy L Hall Seeks Sheriff Seat in Jefferson County
Roy LaVern Hall of No 8 Beverly Heights announced today his candidacy for sheriff of Jefferson County, subject to the Republican primary on April 10, 1962. Born on a Bald Hill farm 43 years ago, he served 33 months in the South Pacific before Pearl Harbor. He worked at International Shoe Co and Auto Lite, then ran groceries on Waltonville Road and south Tenth Street. He is married to Louise Rogers and they have a son Thomas.
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Roy LaVern Hall
Beverly Heights
Jefferson County
Mr. Hall
Bald Hill Township
Thomas
Myrtle Mero Hall
U. S. Army
Pearl Harbor
South Pacific
International Shoe Co
Auto Lite
Waltonville Road
South Tenth Street
Louise Rogers
Commercial Credit Acceptance Corp
Thief Locks Girl In Freezer At Tex Drive-In
Sondra Posey a 16 year old girl spent the night in a freezer room after a thief slammed the door and fastened it police say the thief took about 30 dollars from the cash register but left 49 dollars behind morning workers found her shivering with shoes frozen to the floor she was taken to a hospital where her condition was listed as serious the thief turned off most lights to make the cafe appear normal
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Borger
Tex
Sondra Posey
la Hospital
King Leopold of Belgium Heads to Texas on Tour
King Leopold and Princess Liliane departed Brussels for Houston where they will spend a week before continuing to Chile for an official study and information Latin American tour. The royal couple boarded a flight to Amsterdam and are due in Houston tonight.
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Belgium
Leopold
Liliane
Houston
Tex
Chile
Amsterdam
Balloon Breakup Seen From Space Sparks Theories
Cape Canaveral officials say space balloon split above the Atlantic due to possible overinflation. The balloon, stored in a canister aboard a Thor rocket, may have retained air at launch, causing the breakup after takeoff.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Thor
Oil Men Fete King Saud at Boston Private Dinner
King Saud of Saudi Arabia, famed for petroleum wealth, will be honored by oil executives at a private dinner in Boston on Wednesday. He is recovering after medical treatment at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. The dinner is hosted by Thomas C. Barger, president of Arabian-American Oil Co.
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Boston
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Thomas C. Barger
The
Arabian-American Oil Co
Nixon campaign manager named in Los Angeles
Ex Vice President Richard M Nixon's gubernatorial bid in Southern California will be overseen by Harold C McClellan a 64 year old Los Angeles industrialist and former assistant secretary of commerce in the Eisenhower administration He is the immediate past president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
California
Harold C. McClellan
Eisenhower
Birch Society grows to over 200 California chapters
John Birch Society founder Robert Welch said the militantly anti Communist group now has more than 200 chapters in California and members in every state with chapters in most states. He spoke Monday as the three year old organization expands nationwide.
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Los Angeles
Robert Welch
The
John Birch Society
California
Welch
Doolittle Steps Down as Space Technology Labs Chair
Los Angeles AP reports James H. Doolittle, famed World War II air leader of the first U S bombing raid on Tokyo, will retire after reaching age 65 and resign as chairman of Space Technology Laboratories.
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Los Angeles
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Space Technology Laboratories
Portugal Attacked by Reds at UN Angola Debate
At the United Nations General Assembly Portugal faced sharp attacks from the Communist and African blocs over Angola policy. Poland and Bulgaria cosponsored a move to urge penalties, while the former French Congo pressed for Angola's independence. The United States favored a moderate stance and opposed sanctions, as Portugal walked out of the debate and warned of noncompliance with any resolutions.
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N.Y
Portugal
Angola
Poland
Bulgaria
Sercurity Council
Lisbon
General Assembly
Congo
Hef
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NATO
U.S
Portugese
Vasco Vieira Garin
Garin
Congo Premier To Visit U.N. And Washington
Congo premier Cyrille Adoula, amid turmoil in his country, is expected to visit the United Nations and then Washington next week. U.S. officials say the UN, backed by Washington, supports Adoula's efforts to quell Katanga secessionist Moise Tshombe and leftist Antoine Gizenga.
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Washington
Cyrille Adoula
Congo
United Nations
U.S
United States
Adoula
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Antoine Gizenya
Mt Vernon teens deny bus force incident after Benton game
Four Mt. Vernon teenagers were released without charges after denying trying to force Benton high school basketball team’s bus off a Mt. Vernon street and on State Route 37. The car reportedly rammed near the game, prompting deputies to detain and lecture the youths before releasing them. Deputy Hughes reported the episode occurred after the Rams Rangers game. Jefferson County officers were involved for a formal talk and naming the youths.
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Mt. Vernon
Benton High
Buster Hughes
Franklin County
Rams
Hughes
Game Farm Road
Jefferson County
Bob Andrews
Seneren County
Benton
Game Farm
Andrews
Richardson to Operate Dixie Mills in Mt Vernon
Basil Richardson acquires lease of Dixie Mills property at Third and Main in Mt Vernon. He will run wholesale Dixie feeds and expand a farm service business with seeds, fertilizers, health products, tools, and mobile milling units already used in southern Illinois since 1956.
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Dixie Mills Co
Third
Main Streets
Mt. Vernon
Basil Richardson
Richardson
Dixie Feeds
Dixie Mills Company
East St. Louis
Illinois
Centralia
Olney
Flora
Dixie
Ilinois
Missouri
Chamber of Commerce to move office to North Ninth Street
The Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce approved a two year lease and will relocate from city hall to first floor quarters at 118 North Ninth Street, next to The Register News. Manager Jo Winfrey said the move, after remodeling, should occur around March 1, improving public access.
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Mt. Vernon
Police Court Fines From City Magistrate Sherman Bullock
Fines assessed by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock include Richard Nash ten dollars and costs for disturbance. Ben Willie Jones five dollars and costs for speeding at forty five mph in a twenty five zone and two dollars and costs for driving without a license.
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Sherman Bullock
Richard Nash
Ben Willie Jones
Three Mt Vernon men enlist in Marine Corps
Three Mt Vernon young men Curtis L Watkins Jerry Lee Bailey and Richard Gerald Mays have enlisted in the U S Marine Corps and are training at San Diego California They will complete recruit training and four weeks of advance training at Camp Pendleton then receive 20 days leave before reporting to a duty station The trio attended Mt Vernon High School and enlisted under the buddy program with a 120 day delay and aviation options contact Sgt Homer Talley for information at Mt Vernon post office rooms and phone numbers provided
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Mt. Vernon
U. S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Curtis L. Watkins
Harvey Watkins
Soak Street
Richard Gerald Mays
James B. Mays
South 20Th Street
Camp Pendleton
California
Mt. Vernon High School
Pvt
Wakins
Bailey
Marine Corps
Buddy
Homer Talley
Chestnut
Wortman Tax Trial Starts
East St. Louis Illinois Twelve jurors and three alternates from a 139 person venire begin evidence in the income tax and conspiracy trial of Frank Buster Wortman and four associates. Judge William G. Juergens presides with government and defense teams. Wortman is charged with evading over fifty thousand dollars in 1953 55 taxes and conspiracies to defraud. Co defendants include Edward Gergory Moore Sam Magin and Elmer Dutch Dowling.
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East ST. Louis
Frank
Buster) Wortman
U.S
William G.juergens
Wortman
Edward Gergory
Red) Moore
Sam Magin
Elmer (Dutch) Dowling
House and Senate Share Top Billing in Record
Washington AP reports a formal change making the House and the Senate equal branches of Congress. The Government Printing Office will rotate first billing in the Congressional Record. This follows Rep. John W. McCormack of Massachusetts, new House speaker, pushing the reform.
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House
Senate
Congress
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Government Printing Office
Phelps Receives One-Year Probation in Check Fraud Case
Dorris A. Phelps, 24, of Webber Township, was placed on probation for one year and fined $5 with 1 costs in county court. Judge Alvin Lacy-Williams ordered restitution for a small check in a case involving issuing a fraudulent check.
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Dorris A. Phelps
Webbers Township
Alvin Lacy- Williams
Burglars Leave Kitchen Sink Behind in Centreville Home
EAST ST LOUIS ILL AP Determined burglars stole nearly all items from Ray Brooks home in Centreville. Missing: hot water heater gas furnace medicine cabinet wash basin two radios record player tools plumbing gear and even the kitchen sink hanging on the wall.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
Ray Brooks
Centreville
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