Deaths and Funerals William A. Howe Dies at 54
William A. Howe a former SIU engineer and 15 year director of the physical plant died at 11 45 am Wednesday in Holden Hospital Carbondale of a heart attack He resided at 1314 S Thompson Carbondale Born January 18 1910 in Woodlawn he was married to Eleanor Clements Survivors include wife three sons and five siblings Funeral Friday 2 00 pm at First Methodist Church Carbondale with burial in Murdale Gardens of Memory He held leadership roles with Boy Scouts Egyptian Association for Mentally Retarded Children and Delta Chi Fraternity and served in WWII at Orchill Ordnance plant Also taught at Texas A M College and held SIU and IL universities ties.
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Holden Hospital
Carbondale
S. Thompson
Browe
Works Project Administration
Mt. Vernon
Orchill Ordnance Plant
SIU
Texas A. & M. College
College Station
Texas
Intercollegiate Athletic Council
Carbondale Elks
Delta Chi Fraternity
Carbondale Park Board
Richard Samuel, W. Gerry
Donald Macke Howe
Jacob R. Howe
Denver
Colo
L. Mark Howe
Centralia
Paul G. Howe
Beardstown
Samuel
Mrs Nola Frances Galbraith Dies at 80 in Mt Vernon
Mrs Nola Frances Galbraith died at 7:00 am at her rural Mt Vernon home. Funeral service set for 2:00 pm Sunday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Rev Ross Partridge officiating. Burial follows in the adjoining cemetery. Osborn Funeral Home in Dix to handle arrangements. She was born September 11, 1883 in Dix and married Ashley A. Galbraith on November 4, 1906. Survived by two sons George of Detroit and Jim of Salem a daughter Myrtle Beal a brother George Earl Jennings a sister Grace Moss 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents two brothers a sister two infant daughters and a granddaughter.
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Nola Frances Galbraith
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Ross Partridge
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Galbraith
James M
Alzora (McMeen) Jennings
Ashley A. Galbraith
George Galbraith
Detroit
Mich
Jim Galbraith
Salem
Myrtle Beal
George Earl Jennings
Grace Moss
Radar Patrol Yields One Arrest in Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon police used radar for ninety minutes yesterday afternoon and made one arrest. Checks occurred in the 2200 block of Perkins, the 1300 block of Wilshire, the 500 blocks of South 2nd and Perkins.
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Mt. Vernon
Perkins
Wilshire
South 2Th
Estella Eliza Farmer of Keenes Dies At 83
Estella Eliza Farmer of Keenes died at 1 10 p m at St Marys Hospital Centralia. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Friday Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev C C Graham officiating. Burial in Thomason Cemetery. She was born June 19 1881 in Wayne County daughter of Hugh and Mary Lyons. She married George Farmer January 24 1900. he preceded her March 4 1946. Survived by son Charles Farmer DeKalb two daughters Pearl Ulmer Maywood Illinois and Otte Wood Sandoval a sister Mary Cook Seeley California 14 grandchildren 29 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. Member of Keenes Baptist church.
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Estella Eliza Farmer
Keenes
St. Mary's Hospital
Centralia
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
C. C. Graham
Thomason Cemetery
Hugh and
Mary
Barnhouse) Lyons
George Farmer
Charles Farmer
DeKalb
Pearl Ulmer
Maywood
Ill
Otte Wood
Sandoval
Mary Cook
Seeley
Calif
Williford Dies in Decatur Former Resident 79
E B Williford 79 of Decatur died at 2 55 am in a Decatur hospital. Funeral at Dawson Wycoff Funeral Home at 3 pm Saturday with burial in Decatur. Body in state after 6 pm Friday. Survived by wife Hazel two sons Harry of Wayne Ill S E of Decatur a brother J F Williford Mt Vernon sisters Mrs Eula Jones Mrs Velma Brown and several grandchildren He was a member of Decatur Baptist Church.
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E. B. Williford
Decatur
Dawson-Wycoff Funeral Home
Dawson - Wycoff
Mr. Williford
Jefferson County
Eugene and
Louisa (Adkins) Williford
Hazel Wilburn
Harry Williford
Wayne, Ill
S. E. Williford
J. F. Williford
Eula Jones
Velma Brown
Mt. Vernon
Williford
Decatur Baptist Church
No Car Theft Just A Mistake
Mt Vernon police reported a car reported stolen yesterday was taken by mistake and returned to the owner. At 11 10 am Joseph Kaminski of Woodlawn reported his car missing from near 15th and Main. By 5 pm a Mt Vernon man said he had taken the wrong car after his daughter’s vehicle broke down and used the keys.
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Mt. Vernon
Joseph Kaminski
Woodlawn
15Th and
Main
Family ages listed in Pueblo birthday note
In Pueblo Colorado Betty Jocobson turns 25 on January 25. Her brother Tom reaches 27 on May 27. Brother Frank was 20 last Monday January 20.
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Pueblo
Colo
Betty Jocobson
Tom
Frank
Mt Vernon Lodge Hosts State Grand Lodge School
Mt Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M will host the State Grand Lodge School of Instruction this Friday and Saturday January 24 and 25, conducted for Master Masons by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Illinois. A banquet and reception for all Master Masons Friday at 6 00. Kenneth L Adams Master Byron W Weld Jr Secy January 24
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Mt. Vernon Lodge
A. F
A.M
State Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
Kenneth L. Adams
Byron W. Weld, Jr
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Jefferson Memorial records show admissions for Carolyn Gajewski James Arthur Lipe Elsie Sharp Jona L Vanatta and Francis Marshall Willmore. Discharges include Ida Sandusky Thomas T Piper Aline Moss and Anna Jean Ellis. Good Samaritanam lists admitted Cora Nettie Willough Leon Edgar Hails James Larry Simmons Don Harold Ferguson Leta Thompson Walter Ray Gordon Obe A Grant. Discharged are Harry Shields Betty May Stroud Blanche K Mathis Nora Edith Bobbitt Ruby Howard Donald Richard Fitts Fred Andrew Holland Harley Eugene Morlan Doris Evelyn Cates
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Jefferson Memorial
Carolyn Gajewski
James Arthur Lipe
Elsie Sharp
Keenes
Francis Marshall Willmore
Bonnie
Jona L. Vanatta
Ida Sandusky
Thomas T. Piper
Aline Moss
Anna Jean Ellis
Cora Nettie Willoughby
Leon Edgar Hails
James Larry Simmons
Don Harold Ferguson
Leta Thompson
Walter Ray Gordon
Obe A. Grant
Harry Shields
Betty May Stroud
Blanche K. Mathis
Nora Edith Bobbitt
Ruby Howard
Donald Richard Fitts
Fred Andrew Holland
Harley Eugene Morlan
Doris Evelyn Cates
Markets: Mt Vernon Hog Prices Fall on Local Market
Prices paid on the Mt Vernon hog market slipped 25 cents with top hogs at 14.50 for 190 to 220 pounds. Sows weighed 300 pounds and over fell to 12.25 while sows under 300 pounds were 12.50. Boars ranged 7.00 to 8.00.
Market prices from Mt Vernon include grains and soybeans
Prices quoted in Mt Vernon this afternoon show Wheat at 2.09, Soybeans at 2.59, and Corn at 1.19.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and poultry price listings from St Louis market
St Louis AP reports egg and live poultry classes with consumer grades and weights. Data include eggs large 37 38, medium 36 37, small 32 33. B large 36 37. wholesale standard 33 35. unclassified 28 30. checks 24 26. Hens heavy 14 15 percent, light over 5 lb 8 9, under 5 lb 5 4. broilers and fryers 16 17.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Market Report Sees Butter Prices Steady
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Butter prices hold firm with unchanged bids and varied grade figures. Eggs show volatility with whites and yolk grades listed, while carload and miscellaneous figures appear fragmented amid the volatile market snapshot.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Miernace
Weiss
Livestock Prices Report From National Stockyards Illinois
US pork market shows 10,000 head with barrows and gilts at 14.75 to 15.35 for 180 to 250 pounds and sows 11.25 to 13.00 for 275 to 600 pounds. Cattle and calves steady with steers at 20.50 to 23.00 and good to choice heifers 20.00 to 22.00. Vealers 23.00 to 36.00. Sheep lambs steady at 16.50 to 20.00 with insufficient ewes to establish a market.
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National
Ill
USDA
Chicago Grain prices summary in mixed markets
Chicago AP reports mixed Wheat No 2 at 2.21 percent, Corn No 2 yellow 1.24, No 3 yellow 1.23, No 4 yellow 1.17-18, No 5 yellow 1.21. Oats No 1 extra heavy white 7.54, No 1 extra heavy mixed 7.5. Soybean sales unavailable. Soybean oil 8 percent.
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Chicago
Wall Street gains as Chrysler leads active late trading
Wall Street rose late in the day with Chrysler posting a rebound of about 2 points as volume reached 5.5 million shares. Sperry Rand surged while cigarette stocks lagged and cigar makers advanced on shifting demand, with IBM and Polaroid up strongly and AT&T retreating after profit-taking.
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New York
Chrysler
Motors
Sperry Rand
Lorillard
Philip Morris
Liggett & Myers
Bayuk
Central Aguirre
American Crystal
IBM
Polaroid
American Telephone
At&t
Dymo Industries
Zenith
G. D. Searle
Pennzoil
Consolidated Electronics
Helene Curtis
Parke
Davis
U.S
Phhlps Dodge
Standard of Indiana and Southern Railway
American Stock Exchange
Graduation Dinner for Mt Vernon Area Salesmen
Forty Mt Vernon area professional salesmen will receive diplomas at a dinner Monday January 27 at the Moose Lodge. The graduation marks completion of a fall semester school for professional salesmen run by SIU staff and regional leaders. Ralph Bedwell will present diplomas, Arch Whitlock can confirm reservations, and J W Fort will deliver the address.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Professional Salesmen's Association
Southern Ilinois University
Moose Lodge
Ralph Bedwell
Small Business Institute
SIU
Arch Whitlock
Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Fort
Falstaff Brewing Corporation
American Society of Training Directors
National Sales Executives
St. Louis Sales Managers
National Society of Sales Training Executives
American Management Association
Association of National Advertisers
United States Air Force Recruiter Service
Illinois Weather Returns To Winter In Brief Preview
Illinois sees a quick return to wintry conditions after a brief glimpse of spring. Chicago notes 30s to 40s with a chance of snow or rain in the north. Belleville and Quincy reach 64 and 51 at East Dubuque. Friday may be colder as circuits report speeding fines across multiple counties.
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Illinois Weather
Chicago
Ilinois
Belleville
Quincy
East Dubuque
Try to Force House Vote in Civil Rights Effort
Continued from Page One the effort aims to push Lincoln Day rallies and civil rights action. Bolling told Smith of a plan to avoid forced hearings cuts by moving the civil rights bill forward.
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Bolling
Smith
Seven Grass and Field Fires in Mt. Vernon Area
Mt. Vernon city and rural firemen controlled seven grass and field fires Wednesday. No property damage was reported. The largest blaze, burning over 30 acres on the Howard Clifton and C. E. Brehm properties southeast of town, was contained by rural crews. Three other minor grass fires occurred in the rural area and three in town during the day.
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Mt. Vernon
Howard Clifton
C. E. Brehm
Welds welcome son Byron Albert at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Walter Eugene Weld of 1008 South 24th Street announce the birth of their son Byron Albert at 4 23 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital. The infant weighs four pounds twelve ounces and joins a sister in the Weld household.
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Walter Eugene Weld
South 24Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Byron Albert
Income Tax Cut Bill Nears Senate Floor
The measure would cut individual and corporate taxes retroactively from January 1. Rates fall to a new 14 to 70 percent range replacing 20 to 91 percent. The House had approved an $11.1 billion cut. experts say changes by the Finance Committee lift it to about $11.5 billion.
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Senate
House
Peru Mother Lives With Son She Bore At 5
Lima Peru AP report details Lina Medina born in 1939 who raised her son Gerardo as her brother for years after a Caesarean birth. Gerardo, 29, now works selling newspapers and plans radio mechanics studies while caring for his mother. Separations and work hours kept them apart until schooling may change their lives. Meanwhile Chicago physicians forecast an unidentified 10-year-old girl will become the citys youngest mother in about two weeks, signaling another extraordinary case.
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Lima
Peru
Lina Medina
Lina
Gerardo
Castrovierregna
Here
Chicago
Two Accidents in Mt Vernon End With Injuries
One person is injured after two separate accidents in Mt. Vernon yesterday afternoon. Mrs. John Cannon, 1111 Gilbert, was hurt in a collision on South Ninth Street involving cars driven by her husband and Ruby L. Clinton, Route 1, Inc. The Cannon car sustained over $100 in damage, Clinton auto about $150. Mrs. Clinton was charged with backing without due caution. A second crash at Tenth and Harrison involved Fred B. Deichman, 1615 Franklin, and truck-trailer driver Ralph E. Shook of Centralia. Deichman’s car was damaged over $100. truck damage not reported, and Shook was charged with making an improper right turn.
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Mt. Vernon
John Cannon
Gilbert
South Ninth Street
Ruby L. Clinton
Route 1, Inc
Cannon
Clinton
Tenth
Harrison
Fred B. Deichman
Franklin
Ralph E. Shook
Centralia
Shook
Germans Cross Ice on West Germany Border Escape
A family of four crossed the frozen Upper Elbe River into West Germany from East Germany, slipping through fog. They transported a few possessions using a sled and a hand cart during the Tuesday night escape, according to customs officials.
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Hannover
Germany
West Germany
Elbe
East Germany
Ogilvie Not In Race For Governor
The article notes Richard Ogilvie not running for governor and recalls Dwight Green’s 1940 primary win in Cook County and Downstate. It mentions Chicago campaign leaders consulting with Percy and Robertson camps as they prepare to announce their gubernatorial support.
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Dwight H. Green
Cook County
Downstate
Richard J. Lyons
Green
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Carpentier
Richard Ogilvie
Percy and
Robertson
Raft Sighted Near Area Where Nine Lost In Plane
Honolulu AP reports a Coast Guard search after five Air Force crewmen sighted a raft 250 miles northwest of Johnston Island, in the same sector where a Globe Master vanished on Jan 2 with nine aboard. Navy planes and ships head to the scene as the missing crew are declared dead.
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
Air Force
Johnston Island
Can't Pick Jury For Hoffa Trial
In Chattanooga Tennessee US District Judge Frank Wilson pressed to finish jury selection for James R Hoffa and five co defendants charged with tempering with a jury in the 1962 Nashville conspiracy trial The judge aimed to conclude by Friday with ten jurors and a woman qualified subject to challenges Hoffa fellow defendants include Thomas Ewing Parks Nicholas J Tweel Larry Campbell Allen Dorfman and Ewing King as the government and defense work through voir dire amid protests and ongoing challenges
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Dist
Frank Wilson
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Nashville
Wilson
Thomas Ewing Parks
Nicholas J. Tweel
Huntington
W. Va
Larry Campbell
Detroit
Allen ‘Dorfman
Chicago
Ewing King
Trash atop congressional records in old House office building
In Washington on the fourth floor of the old House office building a vast stack of congressional records sits beneath a hand lettered sign reading Trash. The visual contrasts the daily ledger of lawmakers with a dismissive label, hinting at neglected archival heritage.
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Washington
Woman Bandit Kills Deaf Mute In Cold Blood
In Buffalo a young woman with a pistol robbed Iggys Tavern and fatally shot Johnkins, a 35 year old deaf mute, after being urged to spare him. Anita Farrow and Robert Hayes were charged with first degree robbery.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John Johnkins
Anita Farrow
Robert Hayes
Johnkins
Iggy's
Miss Farrow
Hayes
Mother Of The Year And Girl Slain In Oakland
Mary Elizabeth Martin 43, Oakland’s 1963 Mother of the Year, and her 18 year old daughter Carolyn were found murdered in their 12 room home. Police said both were strangled and sexually assaulted, with binding in a bizarre pose. The crime occurred after school hours. another daughter Susan 17 found the bodies. No forced entry evident.
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Oakland
Calif
Mary Elizabeth Martin
James Bratton
Bratton
Mrs. Martin
Carolyn
Lt.Bratton
Frank H. Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Goldwater criticizes Rockefeller echo in New Hampshire
Senator Barry Goldwater, campaigning in New Hampshire, says New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller echoes President Johnson on many points and argues voters should have a choice not an echo in 1964. He warns that if nominated he might campaign against Red China in the U.N. and questions Soviet pledges to defend Cuba.
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Walter R. Mears
Goldwater
New Hampshire
Sen
Barry Goldwater
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Johnson
Arizona
Gov. Rockefeller
Laconia
China
United Nations
U.S
New York Stocks Mixed At Noon
Dow Jones industrial average at 782.15, up 0.84. Rails and other major indices show modest gains while miscellaneous stocks slip slightly, with overall market activity muted at midday.
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New York
Indus Nano
Csservesssne
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Southern Illinois University
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Estella Eliza Farmer of
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Wall Street
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J. V. Fort
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Overland
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Benton
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Springfield
Associated Press
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Epee
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Cleveland
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Pensenen
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B&b Shoe Store
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du Quoin
Murphysboro
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East Side Square
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Ice
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DeWitt
Capri Blue
Rocky
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Aslan Eal
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Columbia Pictures
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WARD
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