Deaths Katherine Benson Dies At 93 In Hickory Grove
Katherine Benson aged 93 died at 5:00 a.m. today at Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Myers Chapel with Rev. Clyde Funkhouser officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. She was born Jan 23, 1876 in Indiana, daughter of Peter and Margaret Haller. Survived by nieces and cousins. predeceased by parents husband and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Benson
Hickory Grove
Katherin E. Benson
Casey Avenue
Hickory Grove Manor
Myers Chapel
Clyde Funkhouser
Oakwood Cemetery
Benson
Indiana
Peter
Margaret Haller
Gus T. Benson
Paris Student Unrest Grips Latin Quarter Campus
About 250 student rebels withdrew during the night from France’s newest university after five hours of clashes in the Latin Quarter. Suburban Vincennes University saw police watch as students seized buildings, including administration and communications facilities, with minor fire damage. UNEF urged mass action while teachers at Lycee Michelet protested police actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Vincennes University
UNEF
Las Vergnas
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted
Admitted patients and discharged list include Leta Johnson Route 4 Mt Vernon. Discharges include Henry Richards Box 184 Mt. Burval Shaw Bluford aul Lowery Centralia Leroy Reu 410 South 21st William Robert Kennedy Wayne City Minnie M Rector Route 2 Mt. Vernon Good Samaritan Admitted Melody Dillman Keenes Georgia House 2519 Broadway John Stull Hickory Grove Manor Fern Moreland Hearthside Nursing Home Lena Helverson 606 South 24th Jerry L Sechrest 224 North 7h Correna Smith Cisne Helen Maxey Route 3 Mt. Vernon Lacey Sudduth Mason Tl Fred Wiegand Route 7 Mt. Vernon Crete Williams Hickory Grove Manor Donna Turner Route 5 Mt Marcella Hutchcraft 1417 North 10th Julia Moore 715 North Street Sophia Skortz Scheller Mary Earl Salem Discharged Mayme Backes 1217 South 13th Linda Richardson 700 Opdyke Shirley Moore 516 Bell Ruth Fanning Nason Nancy Neal 802 George Orville Fairchild Waltonville Ezra Herbert 10 Turner Drive Mary Clayton Brownsville Road Mugene Rollins 521 South 13th TuRue Pate 2113 Herbert Idella McGee 913 Cleveland Earl Head Route 1 Mt. Ver non Cora Levault 3112 Peach Tammy Davis Route 7 Mt. Robert Kolkmeier 1014 South 24th Mary Ann Moore 1113 New Ly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Richards
Box 184
Mt. Vernon
Burval Shaw
Bluford
Aul Lowery
Centralia
Leroy Reu
South 21St
William Robert Kennedy
Wayne City
Minnie M. Rector
Melody Dillman
Keenes
Georgia House
Broadway
John Stull
Hickory Grove Manor
Fern Moreland
Hearthside Sursing Home
Lena Helverson
South 24Th
Jerry L. Sechrest
North
Correna Smith
Cisne
Helen Maxey
Lacey Sudduth
Mason
Fred Wiegand
Crete Williams
Donna Turner
Marcella Hutchcraft
North 10Th
Julia Moore
Sophia Skortz
Scheller
Mary Earl
Salem
Mayme Backes
South 13Th
Linda Richardson
Opdyke
Shirley Moore
Bell
Ruth Fanning
Nason
Nancy Neal
George
Orville Fairchild
Waltonville
Ezra Herbert
Turner Drive
Mary Clayton
Brownsville
Mugene Rollins
TuRue Pate
Herbert
Idella McGee
Cleveland
Earl Head
Mt. Ver
Senate leaders reflect little chance of Electoral College change
Washington AP report states a key Senate backer Birch Bayh warns little likelihood Congress will approve Electoral College reform soon. Senator Dominick argues small states resist losing influence. Baker notes the era of intermediaries in elections is ending as public begs for better information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Bayh
Lloyd Bailey
Rocky Mount
N.C
Richard Nixon
George C. Wallace
Peter H. Dominick
Rcolp
Dominick
Howard H. Baker
Rtenn
Hog market report at Mt. Vernon auction
Prices up to 20.25 for 200 to 220 lb meat hogs and 20.00 for 200 to 230 lb hogs. Sows 13.00 to 16.00, boars 9.00 to 10.00. After 12:30 p.m. prices will reflect next day’s market.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon merchants reported grain quotes this morning with Wheat at 1.24, Soybeans 2.52, and Corn 1.12 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Livestock prices at National Stockyards for Monday
Estimates show hogs 9,000 head and cattle 5,000 with calves 100 and sheep 400 on hand. Prices list U S 1-3 hogs 200-250 lbs at 20.50-21.25, U S 24 210-270 lbs at 19.50-21.00, sows U S 1-3 300-450 lbs 16.25-17.50, U S 2-3 450-600 lbs 16.00-16.25, boars 13.50-15.00. Cattle 200, calves 25, utility and commercial 16.00-18.50, canner 14.00-17.00. Few choice dealers 38.00-40.00, good 30.00-35.00. Sheep 25 listed but not enough stock to test prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
U.S
Butter and eggs steady in Chicago wholesale prices
Chicago AP reports on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with butter prices holding steady across grades AA to C and cars at mixed B and C levels. Eggs show barely steady wholesale pricing with grade A whites at 47 to 48 cents, mediums 46, standards 41, checks 28 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
St Louis Produce Prices Briefly Listed
AP report lists consumer grades for eggs and poultry. Large eggs 43-47, medium 41-46, small 28-31. Broilers and fryers priced 26.50 to 27.25. Wholesale grades shown as Standard 39-40, medium 35-37, unclassified 22-23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago Grain prices report gains and quotes
Chicago grain markets show Wheat No 2 hard yellow at 1.44n and No 2 soft red at 1.387. Corn No 2 yellow 1.18n and No 3 yellow 1.16% Oats No 2 extra heavy white 76% N. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.6414.N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Six Juries Chosen For Clay Shaw Trial In New Orleans
Judge Edward A. Haggerty continues screening jurors for the Clay Shaw case. Of 169 names drawn, 76 remained as the fourth day opened, with 12 jurors and two alternates to be chosen before testimony. Shaw, 55, is charged with conspiring to assassinate President Kennedy, a central point in Jim Garrison's Dallas conspiracy theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Edward A. Haggerty
Clay Shaw
Criminal District Court
Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Atty
Jim Garrison
Dallas
Garrison
Hamprty
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Joy Adamson Survives Narrow Escape Near Nairobi
Kenyan author Joy Adamson of Born Free fame escaped serious harm when her Landrover plunged about 40 feet down a steep escarpment on a road from Meru National Park toward Nairobi. Thick brush saved it from tumbling a further 80 feet to the ravine bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
Kenya
Joy Adamson
Meru National Park
Here
Danville Motorist Killed in Crash at Illinois 136
William B. Gideon aged 58 of Danville was killed when his car pulled into the path of a car driven by James Allen 24 of Covington Kentucky at the intersection of Illinois 136. Lynch Allen suffered facial lacerations and a possible concussion and was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville, al
William B. Gideon
Danville
James Allen
Covington
Intersocuat of
Illinois
Lynch Allen
Wall Street gains hold amid technical rally pause
Wall Street saw a continuing rally soften at noon with gains still wider than losses. The Dow rose to 940.33, up 0.13, as advances outnumbered declines about 170 on the New York Stock Exchange amid profit taking and tepid factory orders. The AP average gained 0.3 to 357.4 as rails were flat, utilities up, and VNA Corp led most active trading with a 1-point drop and a 125,000 share block trade amid a Levin Townsend bid facing government objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Dow
Associated Press
VNA Corp
Levin- Townsend Computer
American Stock Exchange
Weaving a New Life Paula Kay Weaver Cockrum Born
Mr and Mrs Weaver Cockrum of Dahlgren announce the birth of a daughter at Good Samaritan Hospital at 4 29 o clock Thursday evening January 23. The baby weighed seven pounds six ounces and is named Paula Kay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver Cockrum
Dahlgren
Good Samaritan Hospital
Paula Kay
OHea’s Deed Spurs Cost-Reduction Award Tale
Eugene J. OHea of Kirkland Air Force Base Albuquerque earned praise after suggesting a cut in computer operations saving about 26000 annually at an Asheville North Carolina weather center during a May visit. He returned to Dover Air Force Base while officials considered a cost-reduction award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N.M
T. Set
Eugene J. O'Hea
Kirkland Air Force Base
O’hea
Asheville
N.C
Military Airlift Command
Dover Afh
Delaware
Pilots receive hijack response cards for Cuba detour
MIAMI AP pilots likely to head toward Cuba were issued bilingual hijack response cards listing eight phrases in English and Spanish. The cards show how to signal specific actions, including circling for fuel, landing constraints, or emergency landing options, under guidance from aviation authorities. Nixon withdraws 155 Johnson nominations, with review planned case by case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Cuba
Havana
Taffic Control
Vatican Praises Czech Protest Fires Amid Vatican Stunned
Vatican radio praised Czech youths who set themselves on fire in protest, under direction of the Holy See. The broadcast compared the acts to early Christian martyrs and said they deserved world gratitude, shocking many priests and prel ates within Vatican circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
Secretariat of State
Vatican Radio
Jan Paach
South Vietnam
Burns Named White House Staff Chief
Nixon chose Burns, a 64 year old Columbia University economist, as White House staff chief to oversee functions in departments and maintain a continuous inventory of plans for legislative and executive action. Nixon also said he would withdraw Johnson era nominations including ambassadors judges postmasters and other federal appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Lewine
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald L. Ziegler
Zieggler
Robert W. Komer
Johnson
Turkey
Albert W. Sherer Jr
Foreign Service
Equatorial Guinea
U.S
California
D.C
Guam
Ziegler
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Law Enforcement Assistance Agency
Patrick V. Murphy
Ralph G. H. Liu
Hawaii
Wesley A. Pomeroy
Texas
White House
Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr
U.S. District Court
District of Columbia
David G. Bress
William M. Byrne Jr
Cecil F. Poole
James P. Alger
Utah
District Court of
Burns
Columbia University
Bucher Recalls Forced Confession During North Korea Interrogation
In fourth day of testimony Captain Bucher described his ship entering North Korean waters and his plea to spare crew. He said a North Korean officer pressed him to sign a confession or face execution, while he trembled and recalled whispering I love you to his wife Rose as she cried in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucher
Super Colonel
Super C
Rose
Award Reaches Recipient After Delayed Journey
A note indicates the award finally arrived at the recipient in Kirtland after an extended transit, marking the end of a delayed delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirtland
Czech Students, Fire Memorial for Palach in Prague
Prague observes a мemorial for Palach with a coffin on display and a private funeral planned. About 400,000 students expected to attend in the capital. Officials warning against provocateurs as demonstrations flare in Bratislava Ostrava and Brno while hunger strikers vanish from the fountain. Palach died after setting himself ablaze on January 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sive
Prague Radio
Interior Ministry
Palach
Bratislava
Slovakia
Brho
Ostrava
Intrior
Levice
Sirhan Case Prosecution Wins Point in Jury Questioning
Los Angeles AP says the Sirhan Bishara Sirhan murder trial moved to its ninth day of jury selection with nine men and three women seated and about a week to go. Attorney Grant B. Cooper pressed a prospective juror on death penalty preferences, but Deputy DA David N. Fitts objected and Judge Herbert V. Walker sustained, noting the facts were not in evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Siran
Grant B. Cooper
Robert F. Kennedy
Cooper
Herbert V. Walker
Ford Capri debuts in Britain and Germany
Ford introduces the Capri a sporty four seat fastback sedan built jointly by British and German plants to challenge European markets. Not expected for US export the car offers six engine options and prices in Britain from 2136 to 2609 dollars including tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ford Motor Company
United States
Britain
State's Attorney explains dismissals and docket cleanup
The Jefferson county official outlined that five John Doe warrants for felonies were not arrests and the involved individuals unidentified. He cited a bad check case where a transient left town before a warrant. Inactive cases are removed to curb overload and may be reinstated. the move aligns with Roy Gulley’s directive to ease future prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doe
Walker
Illinois
Jefferson County
Roy Gulley
Two Suits For Divorce Filed
Two divorces filed in circuit court. Hettie J. Williams accuses Mack J. Williams of mental cruelty. they wed December 14, 1968 and separated January 9, 1969. Ruth Carolyn Gray sues Noel Eugene Gray for divorce on mental cruelty. seeks custody of four children and support. marriage February 22, 1960, separated January 18, 1969. injunction granted restraining molestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie J. Williams
Mack J. Williams
Gray Vs
Gray Ruth Carolyn Gray
Noel Eugene Gray
999th U.S. Helicopter Shot Down in Saigon Crisis
As Vietnam war analysts see no imminent threat to Saigon they forecast crackdowns near the Cambodian border in Tay Ninh Binh Long and Phuoc Long while Hanoi’s negotiators face pressure in Paris. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces may step up operations as U.S. and South Vietnamese troops report 44 Viet Cong killed in the Mekong Delta and a nearby village siege ends with 26 enemy bodies found and 3 Americans dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Saigon
Tay Ninh
Binh Long
Phuoc Long
Hanoi
Paris
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
3Rd Corps
Mekong Delta
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
11Th Light Infantry
da Nang
11Th Light Infantry Brigade
Traffic fines assessed in circuit court
Russell L. Mc Kinney of Newburgh Indiana was fined 10 dollars for following too close. William P. Lanier of Springfield Illinois was fined 10 dollars for driving too fast for conditions. Kathleen A. Collins of 815 North Street was fined 10 dollars for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell L. McKinney
Newburgh
Ind
William P. Lanier
Springfield
Ill
Kathleen A. Collins
North Street
Ticket Drivers After Accidents
Mt Vernon police reported two accidents on Thursday. At 5 40 p m John W Dorris 20 and Ralph E Baskin 69 collided on Broadway causing over 100 damage with Baskin ticketed for careless emerging from a drive. At 6 52 p m Michael J Best 21 struck a parked car owned by Annie Moore causing over 100 damage to both vehicles and Best ticketed for careless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
John W. Dorris
South 22Nd Street
Ralph E. Buskin
R. R
Broadway
Baskin
Michael J. Best
South 14Th Street
Annie Moore
Cherry
Grand Ave
Best
Moore
Probation Granted for Deceptive Practices in Circuit Court
Charlotte Fairchild aged 17 was placed on probation for three years after pleading guilty in circuit court to deceptive practices. She was to spend the first six days in county jail but was released due to prior 60 days served and paid restitution of forty dollars by wordless check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Fairchild
Vernon
Arrests at San Francisco State Over Illegal Rally
In San Francisco a three hour police operation led to 449 arrests for an illegal rally outside San Francisco State College. By midmorning about half had been released on bond or on their own recognizance as rain drenched pickets resumed their vigil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
San Francisco State College
Hickel Takes Oath Amid Senate Confirmation Clashes
Hickel and Packard were confirmed as cabinet officials amid partisan tension. Democrats opposed Hickel citing conflict of interest while Republicans largely supported him. سایر confirmations faced delay as the Armed Services Committee postponed votes on Navy and Air Force secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickel
Nixon
California
David R. Packard
Defense
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Alaska
Edward M. Kennedy
Fred R. Harris
National Democratic Committee
Edmund S. Muskie
Eugene J. McCarthy
Senate Armed Services Committee
John H. Chafee
Navy
Robert C. Seamans Jr
Air Force
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Senate
Stanley R. Resor
Army
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jefferson Memorial
Leta Johnson
Mt Vernon
Good Samaritan
Cora Levault
Peach
Tammy Davis
Robert Kolkmeier
Mary Ann Moore
New Ly
Jim Adams
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Indus
Merry Chase
Names Burns
Sirhan
Gene Handsaker
Ford
Circuit Court
Ron Meyer
THE
Eagle’s Lodge
Country Squires
S.F. State
Bob
Fords
Bob Williams
Prige
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!