Deaths Walter Clinton Ledford 60 of McLeansboro
Walter Clinton Ledford 60 of 607 East Jefferson McLeansboro died at 10 45 a m Thursday in Veterans Hospital Marion Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Saturday at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev Bob Campbell officiating Burial in local cemetery He will lie in state at the funeral home after 4 00 p m today Ledford born August 30 1906 in Hamilton County son of John Wesley and Sarah Ledford married to Freda Title He leaves two sons Clayton Ledford Ft Lewis WA Keith Ledford at home three daughters Norma Lee Hart Blue Island Nettie Lou Bayler McLeansboro Doris Marie Stinson Carmi a brother Elmer Ledford McLeansboro a sister Mae Henderson Omaha IL and eight grandchildren A World War II veteran Ledford belonged to First Christian Church McLeansboro
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Walter Clinton Ledford
East Jefferson
McLeansboro
Veterans’ Hospital
Marion
Gholson Funeral Home
Bob Campbell
Ledford
Hamilton County
John Wesley
Sarah (Helms) Ledford
Freda Tittle
Clayton Ledford
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Keith Ledford
Norma Lee Hart
Blue Island
Nettie Lou Bayler
Doris Marie Stinson
Fortune Rites In Kentucky
Funeral services for Edith Dane Fortune 56 of 3116 Apple Ashland Ky will be held there burial in Ashland. She died 11 10 am Wednesday in Good Samaritan Hospital born March 27 1910 Pikeville Ky daughter of Frank and Neil Wayland married May 1928 in Ashland to W G Dick Fortune who survives also a son Richard A Dick Fortune. She was a member of First Presbyterian church and the Mt Vernon Newcomers Club.
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Edith Dane Fortune
Ashland
Fortune
Apple
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pikeville
Frank and
Neil
Sword) Wayland
W. G
Dick) Fortune
Richard A
Charles Gollihur Dies Suddenly at 56 in McLeansboro
Charles Gollihur 56 died at 2:00 a.m. at his home in McLeansboro after a heart attack. Funeral set for Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Larner officiating. burial in I.O.O.F. cemetery. Survived by wife Edna Gib son, son L. C. Gollihur, daughters Clara Nel Butler and Bonnie Sue Gollihur, siblings William, Chester, Hazel, Frances, and four grandchildren. He was an electrician, former McLeansboro firefighter, World War II veteran, and member of the American Legion and Elks Lodge.
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Charles Gollihur
South Third Street
McLeansboro
First Baptist Church
Robert Larner
Donelson Funeral Home
Mr. Gollihur
Henry
Nellie (Coker) Gollihur
Edna Gibson
L. C. Gollihur
Clara Nel Butler
Anna
Bonnie Sue Gollihur
William Gollihur
van Nyes
Calif
Chester Gollihur
Eldorado
Hazel Weaver
Frances Cockrell
Los Angeles
Gollihur
American Legion
The
Elks Lodge
Ten Thousand Dollar Tobacco Cargo Stolen in Hijacking
Three masked gunmen hijacked a yellow delivery truck belonging to Eby Brown Co. of Elgin in Bensenville. They forced driver Thomas C. Vogel into an auto, stole cigarettes and cigars worth $10,000 and $300 in cash, and left him on a rural roadside near Itasca after several hours.
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Bensenville, Ill
Thomas C. Vogel
Bensenville
Vogel
Eby Brown Co
Elgin
Itasca
Mt Vernon Lodge Special Meeting on January 20
Mt Vernon Lodge 31 calls a special meeting Friday January 20 at 7 30 p m to perform work in the third degree. W M Bill Salyer and Secretary Byron Weld announce.
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MT. Vernon
Bill Salyer
W.M
Byron Weld
Carnaby Street Drops Hemlines
London designer Irvine Sellars drops miniskirt hemlines eight inches below the knee, calling it a practical yet sexy move amid wintry weather. Dress designer Susan Delfont notes summer will bring skirts back higher. Sellars targets American markets with knee-length versions for northern and Midwestern shoppers.
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London
Carnaby Street
Irvine Sellars
Sellars
Susan Delfont
Middle West
Hasnital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged Names
A patient list from Jefferson Memorial records admissions and discharges. The notes name many individuals with addresses or routes, including Sharon Kay Marie Atteberry Kell Gloria Jeanette Rainey Opal Marie McPherson Dorothy Duncan and others, with numerous street and route details.
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Sharon Kay Marie Atteberry
Kell
Gloria Jeanette Rainey
RFD
Opal Marie McPherson
Galatia
Good Samaritan
Dorothy Duncan
Birdie Helm
Herbert
Lola Ruth Brown
William Pritchett
Fishers Lane
Irene Fryer
Juanita Smith
South 13Th
June Braddock
Sims
Earl Marlow
Opdyke
Mildred Drennan
Casey
Madonna Poninski
Woodlawn
Mildred Wilson
Alice Prince
South 29Th
Paul Scott
Pamela Rapp
Conger
Adam Troy Smith
Forest
Earl Pigg
John Brown
Fayetteville
N.C
Lorene Mallory
Buckner
Judy Nell Jones
Lesser
Carolyn Ann Riley
Rodney Dewayne
Walter Eugene Weld
South Ath
DeElla Morgan
Joliet
John Apgar
Bluford
Myrtle Wheeler
Michael DeVivo
Belleville
Stanley Nowicki, Jr
Radom
Karen Frazier
Randy Garner
Wilma Donoho
Dorothy Mae Scott
Lula Mae Johnson
Carroll McAdoo, Sr
Plane Crashes in Snow Storm Near Mount Spokane
A KC135 jet, possibly blown off course by winds, crashed or disappeared near Mount Spokane and Mount Kit Carson during a heavy snow storm. Washington and Idaho search teams moved bases to Twin Lakes as residents reported a loud impact and burning sighting, with prior recall of a 1962 wreck nearby.
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Ing
Mount Kit Carson
Ervin L. Stradley
Baker says Johnson sent him to Kerr
Williams questioned Baker about 1961 and 1962 tax evasion totaling about $22,000. Baker testified Kerr, the late Sen. Robert Kerr of Oklahoma, died January 1, 1963 after Baker was sent to Kerr by Johnson.
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Baker
Johnson
Kerr
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Williams
Weather Summary For Here And Elsewhere
Thursday high 38 low 22 with rainfall totaling .54 inches for 1967. Compare past readings: yesterday’s high 35 low unknown. five years ago high 3 low 10. ten years ago high 43 low 33. Saturday sunrise 7 17 and sunset 5 05 CST.
Pleasant Illinois Weather Pattern Continues
Fair skies and southwesterly winds brought warm ing weather to Illinois today with widespread readings in the 50s forecast for Saturday. Tonight will stay above freezing for most of the state except the northern tier, while today’s highs were mainly in the 40s with some low 50s in Southern Illinois. The Cairo area neared 40 Thursday, Vandalia hit 37, East Dubuque logged 2 degrees, and Rockford recorded 18 as one of the coldest overnight readings.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Cairo
Vandalia
Southern Illinois Temperatures Trend Warmer Likely
Weather outlook calls for temperatures 5 to 12 degrees above normal from Saturday through Wednesday. Saturday will be warmest with cooler days afterward. Normal highs reach mid 30s to mid 40s, lows up to near 30 in the far south. Little precipitation expected, a southeast shower chance Saturday, averaging less than one tenth of an inch.
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Illinois
Lynda Bird Johnson Dates Intern in San Francisco
Lynda Bird Johnson 22 slips from magazine work to meet friend Dr Brent Eastman 22 as Secret Service guards patrol her hotel. Johnson interviews college girls in her suite while Eastman interns at UC Medical School. They had dinner in Palo Alto with six agents nearby and a joking note about George Hamilton.
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San Francisco
Lynda Bird Johnson
Brent Eastman
Miss Johnson
Secret Service
Hamilton
Hog Market Prices in Mt Vernon Down at Noon
Markets Mt Vernon hog market prices at 12 30 p m today were down five cents with top at 19 78 for 190 to 220 lb hogs Sows 16 00 for 300 weight down sows 300 weight and over 15 50 down Boars 12 00 and 13 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day's prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Shown This Afternoon
Mt Vernon reports commodity quotes with soybeans at 2.71 per bushel, shell corn at 1.32, and ear corn at 1.27 in an afternoon listing.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Prices From AP Report
The St Louis Produce bureau reports current consumer and wholesale egg and poultry prices. Egg grades show A large 33 to 35 cents, A medium 28 to 30, A small 18 to 20, B large 26 to 27, standard 26 to 27, unclassified 25 to 26, checks 14 to 16. Hens heavy over 5 pounds 13, light over 5 pounds 9, under 5 pounds no price. Broilers and fryers 25 to 26.
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Albuquerque
Atlanta
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Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
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Des Moines
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St.p
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Ptind
Ore
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Ana
Clear
Aevensee
Auee Salt Sk. City
San Diego
Clear Neon
San Fran
Suaseeenerenee
Seattle
Tampa
Clear Waeneteensne
Washington
Winnipeg
Belleville
Moline
Eereenee
Perry
Peoria
ST. Louis
Livestock Market Estimates At National Stockyards Monday
AP notes Monday estimates for Livestock National Stockyards include hogs at 8,000 head, cattle 5,500, calves 200, and sheep 800. Hogs show barrows and gilts 19.75 to 21.00 for 200-225 lb, sows 14.75 to 16.75 for 300-650 lb. Cattle 175, calves 2, cows 15.00 to 17.50. calves fairly active and steady for dealers at 27.00 to 36.00. Sheep 50 head, insufficient to test prices.
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National
Chicago Produce Market Report Summary
Chicago Mercantile Exchange listing butter and eggs with grade percentages and car ratings. Butter scores range AA to 89 with percentages 65 to 61. Cars show scores around 90 to 64. Eggs show grade A whites 32 percent, mixed 32 percent, mediums 30 percent, standards 2034.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Commodity grain prices in Chicago market report
The Chicago market shows No 2 hard wheat at 1.69 to 1.70, No 2 red wheat at 1.69 to 1.70, No 2 yellow corn at 1.40, No 2 heavy white oats at 0.79, and No 1 yellow soybeans at 2.95 to 2.97 per bushel with soybean oil around 10.15.
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Chicago
Wall Street Holds Ground Despite Profit Taking Rally
Wall Street held firm amid profit taking on the 1967 rally as major indices showed weakness in key stocks. The Dow slipped 2.90 to 843.54 at noon while the NYSE index fell. traders cited profit protection ahead of weekend news. The AP average eased 0.7 to 312.8 with mixed moves across sectors as ITT edged higher and ABC rebounded after a merger challenge news.
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New York
Associated Press
American Broadcasting
Justice Department
ABC
International Telephone
It&t
American Stock Exchange
Careless Driving Charged In Two Accidents Here
Two drivers were charged with careless driving in separate Mt. Vernon crashes. At 12:08 p.m. in the 900 block of South 10th Street Fred A. Karch 80 of 310 Jordan was charged after his car collided with another causing over 100 dollars in damage. At 4:50 p.m. in the 1600 block of South 10th Pleasant Minor 44 of Route 4 Mt. Vernon collided with a parked car owned by Roger A. Whobrey 42 of Route 1 Lesser, with over 100 dollars in damage to both vehicles.
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Mt. Vernon
South 10Th Street
Fred A. Karch
Jordan
Hunter R. Jones
Perkins
Karch
South 10Th
Pleasant Minor
Route 4
Roger A. Whobrey
Route 1
Aboard Unhurt Airliner Slams Into Snow Plow
United Airlines Viscount with 46 passengers and 4 crew crashed head on into a snow plow at Norfolk airport after it had cleared runway snow. Plow driver Charlie Willie Jr. was badly injured, trapped two hours, later freed by cranes. Seven passengers sustained minor injuries. all evacuated via canvas chutes.
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Norfolk
Vam
United Air Lines
Charlie Willie Jr
Willie
United Air Lines Flight 701
Washington
Kerner Releases Funds for Dam and Capitol Upgrades
Gov. Otto Kerner released 2,262,485 for the Kaskaskia River Dam near Shelbyville and 163,239 for another Shelbyville project as part of federal cost sharing. He also allocated 97,980 to remodel the state Capitol legislative lounge adding press room space and expanded facilities for the Legislative Council, Defense Bureau, Senate president pro tem, and first aid station.
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Springfield
Ill
Otto Kerner
Kaskaskia River
Shelbyville
Kerner
Legislative Council
Defence Bureau
Senate
Dirksen Urges More Vigorous War Effort
Dirksen and Ford clash with Johnson policy as Dirksen defends a robust Vietnam effort and Ford calls for tax cuts and budget restraint. Ford condemns a 6 percent surcharge and urges reinstating the 7 percent investment tax credit while Democrats attack Republicans as indifferent.
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Dirksen
House
Carl Albert
Congress
Ford
Johnson
Vietnam
Soviet Leaders Meet Russians See Danger Stage In Chinese Struggle
Moscow reports show Brezhnev Kosygin and Podgorny held talks with Polish leaders in Poland on pressing international policy issues. Pravda warns of a serious test for world communism as tensions rise over China. Red Star notes schoolchildren in the Far East undergo military training amid border concerns.
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Moscow
Siberia
Poland
Kremlin
Peking
Red China
Red Star
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Pravda
China
Tass
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikokai V. Podgorny
Mao Tse-tung
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Purged Chinese leaders said to have died by own action
A Beijing wall newspaper alleged that Lo Jui-ching and Po J-po died by suicide after Mao era turmoil. It named Teng Hsiao-ping and Yang Hsiu-feng among targets while Red Flag warned of consequences, with no corroboration from official agencies.
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John Roderick
Tokyo
Peking
Red China’s Army
Lo Jui-ching
Po J-po
235Th Army
Communist Party
Teng Hsiao-ping
Mao Tsetung
Yang Hsiufeng
Supreme People’s Court
Peking People’s Daily
Shanghai Red Guard
Army Wall Paper
Hong Kong
Red Guard
Taipei
China
Po I-po
State Economic Commission
Wall
Belgrade
Tanjug
Yugo Slav
Peking Radio
New China News Agency
Committees Named For Mt Vernon Chamber Dinner
Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce plans its 47th annual membership dinner for April 3. At a chamber committee meeting chairman Herbert Page named subcommittees for site location menu room decorations and entertainment. Next meeting set for Feb 2 at 4 pm with Page and 20 members listed including James Wilson Robert Moorhour Mary Henn Paul Chauncey William Porter James Alexander Steve Elbert Fred Welsh Richard Wiese Drayton Allison W Letzekorn William Edmison Earl Jamison and Felix Frassato
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Herbert Page
Page Insurance Agency
Page
James Wilson
Robert Moorhour
Ozark Airlines
Mary Henn
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Paul Chauncey
Regency Motors
William Porter
Mid-States Chemical Co
James Alexander
Royal Order of Moose
Steve Elbert
Dr Pepper Bottling Co
Fred Welsh
International Shoe Co
Richard
Smith on National Committee Elevation for Illinois GOP
State Republican Chairman Victor L. Smith of Robinson will be elevated to the GOP national committee, Illinois would gain a second seat on the committee for the first time since 1960. The move follows Sen. Charles H. Percy’s election and aims to bolster Illinois’ bid to host the 1968 Republican national convention in Chicago. Smith says he does not plan to resign as state chairman.
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Springfield
Ill
Victor L. Smith
Robinson
Ilinois State Journal
New Orleans
Illinois
Robert Stuart
Chicago
Quaker Oats Co
The
State Journal
Smith
Charles H. Percy
Paul Douglas
Million plan in downtown Mt. Vernon outlined
Mt. Vernon officials discussed a $1.2 million urban renewal project to reshape streets and parking in the downtown area. Off street parking lots would earn credits toward the city’s share, with possible business assessments to raise funds. The plan also called for a professional planning consultant and a Citizens Advisory Committee as street naming and numbering updates proceed with postal assistance.
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Main
Steffy
Plan Commission
Ansley
Paul Tyler
Citizens Advisory Committee
Commission
Mt. Vernon
W.R. Hayman
Vance Skinner
Hall Cherry
Zora Rainsberger
M.L. Davis
Eddie Allen
Arnold Ross
Corn Drying And Grain Storage Meeting In Mt. Vernon
Farm Adviser Don Lee urges Jefferson county farmers to attend a corn drying and grain storage meeting on Wednesday January 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian church. University extension experts cover drying aeration storage costs and refrigeration of grains. Local specialists will discuss farming economics and harvest season troubleshooting.
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Don Lee
First Presbyterian Church
West Broadway
Frank Andrews
University of Illinois Extension
Farm Management Service
Andy Bird
Tri-County
Lee
District Seeks Name for New Library District
Mt Vernon area librarians discussed district design options with architects while the Illinois State Library sent 15000 volumes from Carbondale to Flora storage for possible purchase. The board authorized joint signatures on checks and investing state funds for operations as a 5525 square mile system serving 210625 residents with tax support. budget plans allocate 100000 for books 20000 for assistants and shelving equipment. West Salem pursues local tax support to join the system, and names for the district are to be proposed at the next meeting.
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West Salem
Mt. Vernon
Shawnee
Alton
Lewis and Clark
Pair fined for speeding in Circuit Court here
Two defendants were fined for speeding in Circuit Court. Alan F. Michener of Tuscola Illinois was fined $13 and Larry R. Moore of Bellingham Washington $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan F. Michener
Tuscola
Inl
Larry R. Moore
Bellingham
Wash
Goldwater declares return to U S optimistic on war
Former Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater said after four days in Vietnam that he feels the United States is winning the war. He spoke at a news conference from his Phoenix hilltop home, expressing satisfaction with progress.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Vietnam
United States
Goldwater Optimistic Amid Mixed Progress
Barry Goldwater voiced cautious optimism about progress compared with a year ago, saying he believes victory is possible while acknowledging that no one is truly satisfied with the current state of affairs.
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Goldwater
Percy Young predicts Percy nominee Nixon as running mate
In Columbus Ohio Senator Stephen M Young a Democrat predicts Charles Percy of Illinois will be the 1968 Republican nominee with Richard Nixon as his running mate He also says Johnson will win another term and urges a Vietnam withdrawal and resumption of Geneva talks with Pope Paul VI and Thant seeking reconvening of the Geneva conference in Asia.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
UuUs
Stephen M. Young
Seni
Charles Percy
Tinois
Richard Nixon
Johnson
Young
Michigan
George’ Romney
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Vietnam
U.S
United States
North Vietnam
Paul VI
U.N
Thant
International Control Com
Peepholes Stolen From Chicago Apartments
In Sandburg Village high rise complex Chicago thieves stole 32 glass and metal peepholes from apartment doors using a screwdriver. Police said the burglaries occurred Thursday and targeted hall peep slots installed by management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Call Sandburg Village
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Walter Ledford
Kentucky
Hasnital
Jefferson Memorial
Page One
Lynda Bird
Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
Dow Jones
Wiese
Power Cores, Inc
Drayton Allison
Dr. W. E. Letzekorn
William Edmison
East Side Lumber Co
John Stables
Mt. Vernon Lumber Co
Earl Jamison
Jamison Realty
Felix Frassato
Frassato Trucking Co
MT. V
Belle Rive
Pad
Dahlgren
Dahlgre
N.Y. Dowell
Belle Rive Village Board
Bill Howard
Harold Roffmann
James Kelsey
Trafton LeMay
Belle Rive Board
Circuit Court
Usic
Zach Smith
Keene
Bank OF
Percy
Nixon
Alvin E. Orton JR
Bob
Bob Williams
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