Deaths and funeral for Reba Opal Austin at 54
Reba Opal Austin 54 of 1504 Main Street died on Saturday morning in Good Samaritan Hospital from a stroke. Funeral at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel with burial in Mt. Pleasant cemetery Wayne County. She leaves one son Owen Austin and three daughters plus her mother siblings and eight grandchildren. Born January 17 1915 in Wayne County.
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Reba Opal Austin
Main Street
Good Samaritan Flospital
L. and N. Cafe
Myers Chapel
Mt. Pleasant
Wayne County
Myers
Leta Towns
Mt. Vernon
Myrtle Henson
Xenia
Alivel Burgess
Harlin Burgss
Salem
Emma Woodrome Dies at 76 in Ashley
Emma E Woodrome 76 of Ashley died at 7:00 am at her home after a lingering illness. A retired schoolteacher, she was born September 6 1892 in Ashley, daughter of Abraham Lincoln Sev ers and Martha Jane Bledsoe. She was first married to Fred Smith who died in 1935 and then to Robert Woodrome who died in 1960. Survived by one sister Moe Stabler of Ashley and several nieces and nephews. Funeral 2:00 pm Wednesday at Hogan Funeral Home in Ashley with Rev George Poston and Rev Eugene Marrow officiating. Burial in Prick Cemetery near Ashley. Friends may call after 4:00 pm Tuesday at Hogan Funeral Home. She was a member of Union Church of Christ of Ashley and Royal Neighbors of Ashley.
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Emma E. Woodrome
Ashley
Hogan Funeral Home
George Poston
Eugene Marrow
Prick
Woodrome
Abraham Lincoln
Martha Jane (Bledsoe) Severs
Fred Smith
Robert Woodrome
Moe Stabler
Union Church of Christ of
Royal Neighbors
Charles Solomon rites set in Wayne City funeral
Charles Edward Solomon 76 of Wayne City, a retired IC railroad employee, died Sunday in Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Military funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City, with burial in Thomason Cemetery Veterans Addition. He was born September 2, 1892, in Wayne County, son of John and Mary Mandrell Solomon, married Blanch Shreve in 1925, survived by his wife, two sons Gene of Creve Coeur and Donald of Washington, Ill, three daughters Flora Thomas, Wanda Keen, and Lola Woolever, 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Charles Edward Solomon
Wayne City
IC Railroad
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Richardson Chapel
Thomason Cemetery
Mr. Solomon
Wayne County
John
Mary Mandrell Solomon
Blanch Shreve
Solomon
Gene
Creve Coeur
Ill
Donald
Washington, Ill
Flora Lee Thomason
Peoria
Wanda Louis Keen
Murfreesboro
Ada Russell Dies At 86 In Mt. Vernon Rites Planned
Ada Russell 86 of Route 7 Mt. Vernon and Hearthside Nursing Home resident died at 12 05 am in the nursing home Burial is at Donoho Prairie cemetery Osborn Funeral Home Dix services will be at 3 pm with Rev Olen Weatherford officiating She was born July 4 1882 in Jefferson County to Benjamin and Eliza Nelson She married Earl Russell April 3 1940 in Mt Vernon Survivors include two stepsons Carleton Russell Mt Vernon and Raymond Russell Rochelle two stepdaughters Mrs Maurine Sechrest Verna Ill and Mrs Marion Schmitz Dixon a brother George Nelson Decatur a sister Mrs Doshia Adams Quincy five step grandchildren and four step great grandchildren She was a member of Zion Methodist Church.
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Ada Russell
Route 7
Vernon
Hearthside Nursing Home
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Olen Weatherford
Donoho Prairie
Russell
Jefferson County
Benjamin
Eliza
Minor) Nelson
Mt. Vernon
Earl Russel
Carleton Russell
Raymond Russell
Rochelle
Maurine Sechrest
Verna, Ill
Marion Schmitz
Dixon
George Nelson
Decatur
Doshia Adams
Quincy
Zion’ Methodist ‘Church
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Names
Hospital notes list admitted and discharged patients across multiple facilities. Names include Burval Annis Shaw Blanche Miller Klein Willis Keele Jo Ann Ferguson Howard Flora Callie Jarrell Albert Gibson and many others with addresses or routes in Mt. Vernon Waltonville Dix Opdyke and nearby towns, plus discharges such as Sarah Rich Milhard Parker Mary Ruth Williams Katherine Mae Schnicker and Lucy Shelton.
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Burval Annis Shaw
Bluford
Blanche Miller Klein
Oakland
Willis Keele
Dix
Sarah Rich
Hickory Grove Manor
Milhard Parker
Centralia
Mary Ruth Williams
Texico
Katherine Mae Schnicker
Opdyke
Jo Ann Ferguson
South
Howard Flora
Mt. Vernon
Callie Jarrell
Albert Gibson
Danny Long
Alford Fairchild
Waltonville
Danny Bundy
Caborn
Idellia McGee
Cleveland
Clara Walls
North 5Th
Elliott Eiler
Park Avenue
Hazel Coyne
Hickory View
Lois McGath
Wreatha Zimmerlee
Darrell Schmidtt
Warren
Lucy Shelton
Earl Head
Dorothy Wehunt
Arthur Ziarnek
Scheller
Beulah Shirley
Charles Lucas
Salem Road
W. C. Howard
Perkins
Effie Irwin
McLeansboro
Johnnie Mayberry
Mary Porter
Jones
Clifford Fields, Sr
North 4Th
Helen Darnell
Linda Wiggins
Joseph Czajkowski
Ashley
Larry Humble
S. E. Crescent
Janette Brashear
Johnsonville
Myrtle Williams
North 15Th
James Jester
Virtus Richardson
Belle Rive
Alma Kraft
Edgewood
Sydney Burnette
South 19Th
Dorothy Kent
Richview
Mt Vernon Shrine No 66 to hold birthday night meeting
The stated meeting of Mt Vernon Shrine No 66, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, will be in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening January 21 at 7 30 oclock. Charter Member and Birthday Night honor Mabel Fulford WHP and Naomi R Bogan WS.
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MT. Vernon Shrine
W. S. OF J
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Mabel Fulford
W.H.P
Naomi R. Bogan
W.S
McLEANSBORO Soldier Sends Christmas Ditty Bag Thanks
Shelby Terry Clark from McLeansboro writes from Vietnam thanking the Red Cross for a Christmas package and describes his unit, the 1st Infantry Division at Lai Khe. He details life in tents, long hours from 7:30 am to 11:30 pm, and looks forward to returning home. He notes family connections in McLeanboro, Erie, and nearby towns.
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Red Cross
Shelby Terry Clark
McLeansboro
Shelby Clark
Melody Dades
McLeanboro
Texaco
Leslie Combs
Lexington
Tampa
Fla
Bendelow Drive
Erie
Vietnam
Robert Joyce
Lai Khe
S. Vietnam
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market Report
Prices held steady at Mt. Vernon hog market with tops of 19.75 and 20.00 for 200 to 220 lb meat hogs and 19.50 for 220 to 230 lb hogs. Sows ranged 12.50 to 15.75 while boars brought 9.00 to 10.00. After 12:30 p.m. prices will reflect next day’s figures.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Reported This Morning
Mt Vernon quotes show Wheat at 1.22 Soybeans 2.51 and Corn 1.12 in morning trading. This bulletin lists grain prices from Mt Vernon market.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Report
National Stockyards Illinois market summary shows Tuesday estimates: hogs 7,000 to 8,000 head, cattle 3,500 to 4,000, calves 150 to 60. Prices listed for hogs include 200-250 lb barrows and gilts at 20.25 to 21.00 and 300-450 lb sows at 16.00 to 17.25. Cattle prices cover prime steers around 39.25 for 1,245 lb, other grades 28.00 to 29.25 for 950-1,250 lb, 24.00 to 28.00 for good to choice, heifers 27.25 to 27.50, cows 16.00 to 17.50, dealers 30.00 to 40.00. Calves slaughter 17.00 to 24.00. Sheep 600 head, lambs 80-110 lb 27.50 to 28.00, 23.00 to 26.50 for good to choice, wooled slaughter ewes 6.00 to 8.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Butter and egg prices steady on Chicago market
Chicago AP reports Butter steady with AA grade 93 score, 66 for AA, 92 A 66, 90 B 63 percent, 8 C 6034. Cars 90 B 64, 89 C 62. Eggs steady with grade A whites 45, mediums 46, standards 41, checks 2814.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain price quotes in AP report
Chicago grain prices list wheat No 2 and No 2 soft red around 1.43 and 1.37, corn No 2 yellow 1.18 with a -16% change, oats No 2 extra heavy white 74.14, soybeans No 1 yellow 2.6314 and No 2 yellow 2.61, and soybean oil at 8.62. The report reflects mixed movements and price levels for grains and oil.
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Chicago
Egg price grades and poultry weights from St Louis report
St Louis produce lists consumer egg grades and sizes with large A 44 47 cents and medium A 42 46 cents and small A 28 31 cents. B large 37 41 and standard wholesale 39 41 with unclassified 22 23. Hens heavy 14 light over 5 pounds 9 and under 5 pounds 6. broilers and fryers 26 27 percent.
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St, Louis
Wall Street mixed as early rise fades at noon
The Dow Jones average slipped 2.86 to 932.68 at noon as gains on the New York Stock Exchange led by United Fruit failed to offset softness in some industrials. AMK Corp tender interest looms, while AP and ASE averages show mixed movement across sectors and overall activity remains fair.
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New York
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
General Electric
Kennecott
Anaconda
General Motors
Woolworth
Wall Street
Richard M. Nixon
United Fruit
AMK Corp
Zapata Norness
Associated
Negroes Picket Bank At Sparta
The Randolph County NAACP chapter picketed the First National Bank of Sparta accusing racial discrimination in hiring after a white applicant was chosen for a job a Black candidate also sought. Bank official John Brown said the white candidate was better qualified.
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Sparta, Ill
First National Bank of Sparta
Randolph County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
John Brown
Birth Announcement for Bert Lappin Family Daughter
Mr and Mrs Bert Lappin of Route 1 Mr Vernon are the parents of a daughter born at 2 25 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Good Samaritan Hospital. She weighed seven pounds four and three quarters ounces.
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Bert Lappin
Route 1
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
New President Promises Peace and Open World Vision
President Nixon pledges a peace driven era with open lines of communication and a world open to ideas goods and people. He cautions unity over division and urges collective effort to rebuild and expand programs without dismantling Kennedy era gains. He envisions a cathedral of the spirit built by ordinary citizens one act at a time.
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Nixon
Cuba
China
Kennedy
Johnson
Mt Vernon Board to Hear County Unit School Report
The Mt Vernon high school board will hear a university survey on forming a Jefferson county unit district. Ogie Ellis will analyze the findings from Eastern Illinois University. The report favors a unit district for the county’s future educational needs and will be shared with other boards in the coming weeks.
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Mt. Vernon
Eastern Ilinois University
Ogie Ellis
Jefferson County
Supt. Ellis
Second L A jet plunges into ocean tragedy claims two lives
A United Airlines Douglas DC-8 crash near Los Angeles left Dr. B Swan 58 president of Iliff School of Theology and Bonnie J Cottle 19 among the victims. The flight originated from Denver with several crew members related to the Le Roy family. Fire warning forced an attempted return before the craft disappeared from radar. Rescue efforts sought the tail section of a Scandinavian Airlines jet nearby as investigators probed whether an explosion occurred.
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Well B. Swan
Iliff School of Theology
Denver
Harvey H. Pothoff
Palos Verdes Estates
Los Angeles
Capt
J. Russell Cottle
United’s
Los Angeles International
West Bend
Wis
Robert K. Schroeder’ Jr
William J. Albrecht
United
Warren H. le Roy
Airlines
Vernon le Roy
Scandinavian Airlines System
Crushed by Car Kills Springfield Man
Wendell William Eck, 64, of Springfield, was killed Friday when an auto slipped from a jack in his son's garage and fell on him.
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Springfield, Ill
Wendell William Eck
Springfield
Fire Causes Minor Damage At Forest Street Home
Mt. Vernon firemen responded to a 8:15 am blaze at 712 Forest Street. A wall and ceiling around a stove pipe were damaged. The residence, owned by Bernice Rude, was occupied by the William Dunn family.
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Mt. Vernon
Forest
Bernice Rude
William Dunn
Senate confirms Nixon's Cabinet picks
The Senate approved Nixon's 12 cabinet appointees with close scrutiny of David Kennedy and David Packard over holdings. Key selections include Hickel, Kennedy, Laird, Rogers, Stans, Romney, Finch, Volpe, Piount, Mitchell, and Hardin.
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Hickel
Senate
David Kennedy
Chicago
Maurice Stans
Commerce
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Robert H. Finch
John Volpe
Winton Piount
Join Mitchell
Clifford Hardin
Circuit Court Fines and Not Guilty Rulings
In circuit court, Glen William Riley faced a $25 bond forfeiture for intoxication. William Terry Moore and Frank J. Moore both had $25 bonds forfeited on disturbance charges. Earl Owens and Charles Issler were assessed $25 and $10 respectively for disturbance and failure to yield right of way. John M. Murray and John G. Willis incurred $10 and $25 bonds forfeited on tail light and fictitious license plate charges. Lee Kniffen was fined $10 for driving too fast for conditions. Two defendants were found not guilty: George Englemar on leaving curb without due caution and Oggie Atkinson on speeding.
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Glen William Riley
South 12Th
William Terry Moore
Frank J. Moore
Earl Owens
South Ninth
Charles Issler
Mulkeytown
John M. Murray
Dongola
John G. Willis
Centralia
Lee Kniffen
College
George Englemar
Oggie Atkinson
Pueblo Skipper Says No Destruct System Onboard
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher testifies at a court of inquiry in Coronado that the USS Pueblo lacked a destruct system to destroy secret equipment and codes when captured by North Korea. He says the request was deferred due to time and money problems while the Navy notes many items were aboard. He had claimed some classified material was destroyed before boarding.
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Coronado
Calif
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pueblo
North Korea
Navy
Bucher
Marchers Target Agnew Reception in Nation's Capital
About 5,000 demonstrators on a counter inauguration parade on Pennsylvania Avenue jeered Nixon and Agnew, with masks and effigies of Nixon. Police reported several arrests as marchers, largely youths from the Midwest and East, voiced opposition to the Vietnam War and other causes while wrapping up with minimal injuries.
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Nixon
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Smithsonian Institution
Park
Smithsonian
Metropolitan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Capitol Hill
Chicago
David Dellinger
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Pentagon
Liberation
Hijackings To Cuba End Flight in Two Incidents
A Dominican Republic passport holder hijacked an Eastern Airlines jet near New York to Cuba, diverting 257 people to Havana while another Ecuadorian prop-jet with 81 aboard was seized by four gunmen and remained in Cuba. Passengers described the hijacker’s swift dash through cabins and hostage use to reach the cockpit. World events tied to a wave of similar Cuba-bound hijackings in 18 days.
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Miami
Dominican Republic
Eastern Airlines
Cuba
Havana
Eastern
Egypt
Varadero
Pamela Gates
Syracuse
N.Y
Gladys Scheck
New York City
Santo Domingo
Charles Suskind
Brooklyn
Miss Gates
Joan Tougnoli
Edgewater
N.J
R.D. Smith
Atlanta
Smith
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Dean Ricker
Barranquilla
Colombia
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Emma Woodrome
Charles Solomon
Jefferson Memorial
Good Samaritan
McLeansborogi
Terry Clark
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
St. Louis
Sparta
Edward Sweetnam
Denimark
North 9Th St
Don Shafer
Musgrove Shoe Store
King City Retailers Association
Marion Heifner
Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Good Will Ambassadors
Rose Hirons
Sweetnam
Mt. Y. Board
Unit School System Report
L.A
Ocean
Circuit Court
MAR Agnew
John van Giesen
Associated Press
Bob
Mercury
Monterey
Bob Williams
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