Deaths Clarence Bushong 62 former Mr Mermon t
Funeral services for Clarence Bushong a former resident of Waltonville will be held at 1 30 p m at Myers Chapel Everett Lemay officiating burial in Bethel Memorial Cemetery friends may call today Bushong age 62 died Tuesday at home 4400 A Laclede St St Louis he was born November 2 1898 in Waltonville married Fern Krinkle survivors include two Raymeng and Clarence Ong of St Louis four Audrey Rich Nina Rich of Mt Vernon Donna and Gloria of St Louis his mother Inez Johnson of Mt Vernon and several grandchildren
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Mermont
Lgehoteey
Myers Chapel
Everett Lemay
Bethel Mervorisk
Erater
Bushong
Laclede
Og St
Waltonville
Fern Krinkle
Raymeng
Clarence Ong
St. Louis
Audrey Rich
Nina Rich
Mt. Vernon
F Donna
Gloria
Inez Johnson
Sister Mary Anastasia Dies at Good Samaritan Hospital
Sister Mary Anastasia, of the Good Samaritan Hospital, died last night at 11:50. The body will be returned to the Mother House at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for burial.
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Mary Anastasia
The
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Mt Vernon Y M C A board named for 1961
The Mt Vernon Y M C A board of directors was named at a meeting this week. Demetri Hassakis was elected board chairman for 1961. The current board includes Indian Guide Chiefs Carl Johnson Bob Jenkins Andy DeVivo Dan Sonsini Bill Steffy John Weaver Rolland Lewis Ashley Road Bob Dulaney Silas Bigverstaff Harold Enslen B E Davis Roy Brown Don Durham Fairfield Road and Joe Martin. Other members are John Reichling Edward Lively R J Kraft Bob Rawlings Malcolm Hirons Harold Dycus and Demetri Hassakis. Robert Rawlings reported on the annual pow wow set for June and a city wide pow wow at Mt Vernon city park. Demetri Hassakis reported on the adult physical recreation group which now has 27 members. Harold Dycus was appointed of the adult physical recreation program. Officers for 1961 were elected Demetri Hassakis chairman Harold Enslen vice chairman Harold Dycus secretary-treasurer.
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Mt. Vernon Y.M
Ashley Road
Bob Dulaney
South 20Th Street
Silas Bigverstaff
South 15Th
Harold Enslen
Mannen
B.E. Davis
Nora
Roy Brown
Dewey
Don Durham
Fairfield Road
Joe Martin
Pine
John Reichling
Edward Lively
Warren
R. J. Kraft
Homestead Hills
Bob Rawlings
Oakland
Demetri Hassakis
Northbrook
Malcolm Hirons
S. 19Th
Harold Dycus
Robert Rawlings
Timnois
Mt. Vernon
Wanes Ceuta
Demetri Ahanakis
Taxi And Auto In Collision On Salem Road
A taxi driven by Leslie W. Mc Gehee collided with an automobile yesterday at 3 05 p m in the 900 block of Salem Road. No injuries were reported. McGehee 720 Conger faced charges for failure to yield right of way. Car owner Al fred E. Hale Route 1 Bonnie sustained about 75 dollars in damages while the taxi suffered about 20 dollars in damage.
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Salem Road
Leslie W. McGehee
Conger
Alfred E. Hale
Route 1
Bonnie
McGehee
Hospital Notes and Discharges Across Jefferson Memorial
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. Included are Mrs Zelma Sanders Mrs Bessie Ricchetti and several others admitted, with Clyde Beckham Eugene Ferguson Barbara Davis Myrtle Thomas Rose Herrod discharged. Good Samaritan also records admissions Elva Farlow Connie Pribble Velma Shelton Ransom Doty and others, with discharges including Vern Rogers Betty Griffin and Mary Draper and baby.
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Jefferson Memorial
Zelma Gladys Sanders
Keenes
Bessie W. Ricchetti
Marshall Marion Cross le Rive
Clyde Newman Beckham
Eugene Ferguson
Barbara Sue Davis
Myrtle Mae Thomas
Rose Bud Herrod
Good Samaritan
Elva May Farlow
Connie Jane Pribble
Velma Leta Shelton
Ransom Clarence Doty
Joyce Nadine Gatewood
David Alan Holdman
Charles Francis Barker
Cathleen B. Davis
Vern Edward Rogers
Demerial Feggins
Betty Jean Griffin
Dolores Mae Joyce
Marilyn Sue Lowry
Naomi Faye Adomat
Albert Thomas
Mary Anne
Barbara Jean Draper
Teresa Diane
Marvin Chapman Rust
Births Lindel Somers Couple Welcomes Baby
Mr and Mrs Lindel Somers of 718 Salon Road announce the birth at 4 12 this spring of a healthy baby weighing eight pounds one half ounce at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Lindel Somers
Salon Road
Fern Leaf Camp Hosts Officers Installation Meeting
Members of Fern Leaf Camp and neighbors of America House plan an evening meeting at 7 30 with social hour and refreshments followed by an installation ceremony. Oracle Buriz Price will preside as officers are installed.
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Fern Leaf Camp
America
Buriz Price
Oracle
Strong Security Precautions For The Inauguration
Washington AP report outlines unprecedented security for Fridays inaugural crowds estimated at about one million. More than 5,000 total security personnel will be deployed with Secret Service agents on rooftops and manholes. Additional officers from Washington police military service members and plainclothes teams will assist. Spectators are urged to remain vigilant as crowds assemble for John F Kennedy’s oath at the Capitol and parade to the White House.
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Washington
Secret Service
Capitol
White House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Michael Torina
Mt Vernon Market Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Prices listed for Mt Vernon show Wheat at 1.99 Soybeans at 0.30 and Corn at 1.02 this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon hog market steady with strong weights feed
Mt Vernon livestock market shows no change with hog prices at the top 17.25 for 190 to 210 pound hogs. Sows listed around 15.00 for 300 pounds and land boars priced between 10.00 and 11.00.
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Illinois auction
National Stockyards Illinois reports cattle hogs and sheep sales with extensive price ranges. Hog bulk 180-230 lb barrows 17.65-18.00. cattle good to low choice slaughter steers 24.00-26.00. vealers 27.00-36.00. sheep lambs 16.00-17.50. utilities and canners 11.00-16.50. bulls 17.50-19.50.
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National Stockyards
USDA
Chicago Produce Market Reports Butter and Egg Prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange fences Butter steady with receipts at 1,247,000 and wholesale buying prices unchanged. Price scales show 93 score 60, 92 A 6, 90 B 59%, 89 C 58%. Eggs steady with receipts 19,200 and wholesale buying prices unchanged to 1% higher. grade A whites 37, mixed 36 42, mediums 35 14, standards 35, dirties 33, checks 32 14.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Receipts Reported at 18,000 Lbs This Wednesday
Chicago poultry data from AP USDA notes live poultry receipts totaling 18,000 pounds with no price reported due to insufficient receipts. No prices listed.
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Chicago
USDA
Eggs and live poultry hold steady in St. Louis market
In St. Louis, eggs and live poultry prices remained unchanged amid market quiet. Dealers reported stable demand with no significant shifts in wholesale levels as of today.
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St. Louis
Cash Grain News From Chicago Market Brief
AP report from Chicago notes no sales of wheat oats or soybeans. Corn No 5 yellow priced at 9343 minus 1.01. Soybean oil listed 14sb 14a. Barley options include making choice 1.20 to 1.23n and feed 75 to 90n.
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Chicago
Wall Street Mixed After Late Trading Amid Merger Talk
The New York market ended mixed with rails and utilities showing slight edge. Volume neared 4.8 million shares as B&O and C&O merger prospects buoyed prices, while Central edged down and steel, auto, and electrical shares fell amid higher bond activity.
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Lete
Russell aims harsh stock rule for Kennedy aides
Senate Armed Services Committee led by Sen. Richard Russell says top civilian defense picks including Robert McNamara must divest from companies with direct defense business. McNamara proposes a blind trust but faces opposition if the fund could benefit from defense contracts. Final approval hinges on written statements ensuring no conflicts of interest and compliance with a 1873 anti-benefits law.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
John F. Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
Russell
McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Defense
Ito
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
McNamara Trust
The Outside Must Be Wonderful Ike Outside Must Be Wonderful Ike
Article continues from page one detailing a feature on Ike and a discussion of an outdoors themed subject with reflections on scenery and character. It cites anecdotes and quotes, presenting a narrative arc about mood and place.
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Ike
Eisenhower Farewell: End of an Era at the White House
Dwight Eisenhower wraps up a storied presidency with a series of farewells. He has said goodbye to over 1,000 officials and families, signed his final treaties and met with the press for the last time. As furniture is reassigned to government ownership, personal possessions depart for museums and Gettysburg.
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Goodby
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Cuba
White House
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Kan
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Curtain Ready To Rise On New Potomac Drama
Washington scene swells with Kennedy era anticipation as a fresh political drama unfolds. Analysts compare mood to a curtain rising with promises of movement, noting Kennedy's smoother Cabinet path than Ike, Cuba and Laos pressures ahead, and a shift from postinaugural gloom to bright horizons.
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Potomac Drama
Heavy Bombers In Air Around the Clock
U S airborne alert program puts B52 bombers in the air 24 hours with KC135 refueling. SAC commander Gen. Power says crews are combat ready and bases number about two dozen. The training aims to minimize response time to any hostile action.
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Omaha
U.S
SAC
Award of $2,500 in auto accident suit
In circuit court a jury awarded Idell Shick $2,500 after deliberating over an hour and a half in a collision case against Richard Mu vaney. Damages sought were $20,000 for injuries from the February 4 crash on Salem Road at Linnview Drive.
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Idell Shick
Richard Mu Vaney
Salem Road
Linnview Drive
Runaway Memphis Girl Searched For by Mt Vernon Police
Mt Vernon police checked buses this morning in a search for 19 year old Patricia Ann Bowen reported as a runaway from Memphis Tennessee. The Tennessee Highway Patrol notified local officers last night about her and she is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall 135 pounds with brown hair and contact lenses.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Patricia Ann Bowen
Lawrenceville Gets U. S. Aid On Sewage Plant
Lawrenceville, Ill. wins federal loan for sewer upgrades as bids total 425,286.61 for disposal plant and sewer improvements. Ralph Redd and Son of Anderson, Ind. bid 146,886.61 for sewer work while C and C Construction of Fort Wayne bid 278,382 for the disposal plant. State-ordered project aims to halt dumping into the Embarrass River, a Wabash tributary.
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Lawrenceville
Ralph Redd and Son
Anderson
Ind
C and C Construction Co
Fort Wayne
Embarrass
Wabash
U S Attorney Raemer Resigns and delays racketeering case
U S attorney at East St. Louis Clifford Raemer announced his retirement effective Friday and requested a trial postponement for rackets boss Wortman and five associates. Judge Juergens continued the trial from February 20 to May 15 due to personnel changes in the U S attorney's office amid a new Washington administration. The defendants are charged with conspiracy to evade federal income taxes. American farmers average 45.6 hours per week.
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East ST. Louis
Clifford Raemer
U.S
Fast St. Louis
Rank
Buster) Wortman
Wortman
Washington
Jungle Doctor Thomas Dooley Dies of Cancer
Thomas Dooley famed jungle physician dies in his sleep at Memorial Hospital aged 34. Born in St Louis he served in the Navy and built medics aid to Laos refugees, founding MEDICO and earning the Legion of Merit and the National Order of Viet Nam.
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Medico
Medical International Cooperation Organization
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California Campus Killer Nab Arrested in Berkeley
Police arrested 34 year old John Harrison Farmer in the Berkeley hills after he confessed to killing University of California graduate student Stephen Mann Thomas 29 and wounding English professor Thomas Parkinson 40 with a sawed off shotgun. Parkinson survived but suffered severe facial injuries.
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Calif
John Harrison Farmer
University of California
Farmer
Berkeley Hills
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Frank Woodward
University Police Department
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Parkinson
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Weather Report: Illinois Highways Face Slippery Roads
The Illinois Division of Highways issues a road report noting light snow last night created slippery spots on state highways. Areas affected lie south of Sterling Joliet line and north of Chester West Frankfort Evansville line, prompting caution for drivers in the region.
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Illinois Division of Highways
Aang
Sterling
Joliet
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West Frankfort
Evansville
Illinois Weather Outlook Closes Snowy Front Across State
Winter brought snow and cold across Illinois with up to 2 inches in Peoria and slick highways. Temperatures fell to the mid teens in Quincy and Belleville, with lows around 18 to 29 and highs from 31 to 48. The Weather Bureau forecast frigid lows near 15 in the north and around 20 in the south by Friday.
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Realty Firm Locates Here
The newest business to move into Mt. Vernon is Southern Realty at 1005 North Street. The firm will operate as real estate brokers and Mt Vernon representative of Southern Homes Inc. Builders of new homes. Moving to Mt Vernon are Bill Winstead Carbondale broker Bill Rea Walter and Robert Philipak Royalton salesmen.
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Southern Realty
North Street
Mt. ‘Vernon
Southern Homes, Inc
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Carbondale
Bill Rea
Walter
Robert iPhilipak
Royalton
Police Court Fines Set by Justice in Disturbance Cases
Police magistrate J R Thomas fined Clayton F Braden 25 dollars and costs for disturbance by fighting. Edward Phelps also 25 dollars and costs for disturbance by fighting. Eugene C Ferguson 10 dollars and costs for failure to hold a driver’s license. Voris Coil 5 dollars and costs for careless emerging from a driveway.
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J. R. Thomas
Clayton F. Braden
Edward Phelps
Eugene C. Ferguson
Voris Coil
Mt Vernon's Mount Vernon Mercury “White Way” progress reported
In Decatur a conference between Mt Vernon City Manager Chester Lewis King City retailers and Illinois Power officials discussed extending the mercury vapor street lighting program. Plans call for main thoroughfare lights and added incandescent lights. details were ironed out with no start date announced. The March of Dimes drive in Jefferson County runs through January 31 with the Mothers March. Bill Howard urges residents to support the 1961 campaign to fund birth defect and arthritis research and polio efforts.
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Jefferson County
National Foundation
Bill Howard
United States
Mt. Vernon
Chester Lewis
Lewis
King City
Decatur
Illinois Power Co
Bill Steffy
Don Shafer
Iinois
The
Power Co
Power Company
Firemen Called To Park Inn Fire
Firemen were called at 7 10 last night to the Park Inn at 1313 Broadway. Firemen said damage was confined to the motor of an electric refrigerator.
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Park Inn
Broadway
The heart’s job to regulate blood flow to the body
The heart functions to maintain the right amount of blood circulating to all body parts, ensuring tissues receive sufficient oxygen and nutrients while avoiding excessive pressure or strain on arteries and organs.
Don’t Get Up Nights Offers Money Back Guarantee
An ad claims a remedy for nocturia due to functional kidney disorders and urging fast action with a money back promise. It promotes a product named BUKETS and directs readers to Ross Drug for purchase and treatment guidance.
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Af Ross Drug
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