Deaths of Mrs Ollie Mae Peacock in Vandalia
Mrs Ollie Mae Peacock of 311 South 13th street died at 12 15 am Monday en route to Doctors Hospital in Carbondale She was 11 months and 12 days old Funeral services set for 1 30 pm Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Rev Kenneth Gossett officiating Burial in Hams Grove cemetery Body in state at Myers Chapel after 4 pm today Survived by three daughters six sons four brothers three sisters 27 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Member of Cherry Street Church of Christ
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South 13Th Street
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Myers Chapel
Kenneth Gossett
Hams Grove
Peacock
Fayette County
George W
Mary Etta
Heather) Cook
Orson Peacock
Dorothea Stratton
Marie Justice
Granite City
Vernetta Richardson
Belle Rive
Alice Mae Peacock
Carterville
Raymond, Harrison
Melvin
Francis Peacock
Gail Peacock
San Diego
Calif
Floyd Peacock
Brookfield
Everett Cook
Blue Mound
Clement
Fred Cook
Smithsboro
Biddle Cook
Vandalia
Doris Garrico
Cynthia Bone
Mary Moore
Cherry Street
Eva Johnson Dies In Alabama Fairfield Rites
Eva Johnson of Fairhope Alabama died at noon Sunday in Fairhope. Former Wayne City resident born June 2 in Kentucky to Jerry and ? Settle. Survived by son Stanley Johnson Mobile. daughters Nevalyn Harrison Ray Menette, Ruby Bowen Indianapolis, Bertie Martin Madisonville. brother Grover Settle Clifton. ten grandchildren eight great grandchildren one great great grandchild. Rev Ada de Mechen officiated. Burial followed after 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.
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Fairhope
Ala
Wayne City
Ada de Mechen
Wednes- Johnson
Jime 2
Kentucky
Jerry Sete
LM. Johnson
Stanley Johnson
Mobile
Nevalyn Harrison
Ray Menette
Ruby Bowen
Indianapolis
Ind
Bertie Martin
Madisonville, Ky
Grover Settle
Clifton Ky
Ruby Porter of Dahlgren Dies Rites Thursday
Ruby Florence Porter of Dahlgren, 54, died at 8:20 am Monday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 2:00 pm Thursday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev. Rudolph Schlag officiating. Burial in Salem Cemetery. Body lies in state at Richardson Chapel after 10:00 am Wednesday. call for details. Born June 30, 1910, in Wayne County. survived by husband Joe Porter, mother Hester Patterson, step-son Richard Porter, daughter Betty Mitchell, and three sisters Ethel Allen, Leota Kiinker, and Vivian Winger.
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Dahlgren
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Rudolph Schlagg
Salem Cemetery
Porter
Wayne County
Charles E. and
Hester (Cameron) Patterson
Joe Porter
Hester Patterson
Mt. Vernon
Richard Porter
Bluford
Betty Mitchell
Gladewater
Tex
Ethel Allen
Leota Kiinker
DeKalb
Vivian Winger
Roger Bozarth Dies in Fairfield at 47
Roger D Bozarth 47 of 210 Northwest Fourth Fairfield died at 1000 this morning at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery Fairfield Friends may call after 200 Wednesday at Nate Funeral Home Fairfield Survivors include his wife Melba Collins Bozarth son Ronnie Bozarth father Sheridan S Bozarth Wayne City brothers Robert of Cisne Burrell of Keenes sisters Mollie Austin Keenes Mildred Patterson Wayne City Beulah Austin Fairfield Gladys Donoho Iuka and two grandchildren
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Northwest Fourth
Fairfield
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Nale Funeral Home
Maple Hill Cemetery
Nate
Mix
Bozarth
Wayne County
Sheridan
Essie (Hollingsworth) Bozarth
Melba Collins
Sheridan S Bozarth
Wayne City
Ronnie Bozarth
Robert Bozarth
Cisne
Burrell Bozarth
Keenes
Mollie Austin
Mildred Patterson
Beulah Austin
Gladys Donoho
Iuka
Ken Boyer Wins Gehrig Memorial Award
Ken Boyer of the St. Louis Cardinals, the team’s third baseman, has won the annual Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, officials announced today. The honor recognizes his character, sportsmanship, and contribution to the game.
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ST. Louis
Cardinals
Lou Gehrig
Todas
Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices Report
Prices paid until 12:30 p m today were down 40c with hogs top at 16 55 per 200 lb. Sows 300 weight and over 38 25, down. Sows 300 weight and under 13 50, boars 7 50 and 8 50. After 12:30 p m prices to reflect next day.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Reported This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quotes show Wheat at 1.36 Soybeans at 2.81 Shell corn at 1.25 Ear corn at 1.22 as the latest local grain prices for today’s trading window.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock Receipts Lower at National Stockyards
National Stockyards Illinois AP reports Wednesday receipts of hogs 7000, cattle 2500, calf 2000, sheep 600. Hogs 950 to 7% lower, feeders 150-300 lb 14.00-17.35, sows 280-600 lb 13.25-15.00. Cattle 4000, calves 300, steers good to choice 23.00-23.75, heifers 15.50-22.50, cows 12.00-14.00, vealers 20.00-34.00, calves 14.00-20.00. Sheep 450, lambs up to 30 higher, wool lambs 17.50-24.00, shorn 23.75-24.00, ewes 4.00-
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National Stockyards
Sheen
Chicago live poultry and dairy markets notes
Chicago wholesale buying prices for live poultry are unchanged to up modestly with roasters at 23 to 26, special fed fryers 39 to 40, few heavy hens at 18 to 44. Butter on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange steadies across grades with prices around 57 percent for 93 score AA and 56 percent for 90 B. Eggs remain firm to higher with whites quoted at 26 to 45, mediums 23 to 34, standards 24.
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Chicago
USDA
WE Rev Vyyx
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
OC SK
Egg and live poultry price standings in St Louis
AP report from St Louis lists egg grades and weights with consumer grades A large 25 26 A medium 23 24 A small 20 21 B large 23 24 standard 20 21 14 checks Hens heavy 16 18 light over 5 lb 10 41 under 5 lb 4 4 percent. Broilers and fryers price range 18 20.
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ST. Louis
Chicago grain and soy markets report summary
Chicago AP notes limited trading with no tent or soybean wales. Corn prices for No 4 and No 5 grades listed near 1.17. Oats show No 1 and No 2 grade prices around 77% and 75%. Soybean oil price noted at 11.75.
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Chicago
Wales
Wall Street Mixed in Active Afternoon Trading
Wall Street turned mixed in active trading with about 5.7 million shares that day. Morning gains faded as losses of around a point hit Consolidated Natural Gas Du Pont Homestake Dome Mines Sunshine Mining and Polaroid.
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Consolidated Natural Gas
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Homestake
Dome Mines
Sunshine Mining
Polaroid
United Aircraft
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Zenith
Xerox
Pfizer
Food Fair
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Texas Instruments
Simmons
Airlines
Ford
General Motors
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Curtis Publishing
Great Western Financial
Ampex
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Singer Jeanette MacDonald Laid To Rest At Forest Lawn
Hollywood mourns as singer Jeanette MacDonald 57 is buried in Forest Lawn Glendale after a Monday funeral. Her bronze casket is sealed between Alan Ladd and Gracie Allen, who died last year. She died January 14 in Houston Texas from a heart ailment.
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Hollywood
Jeanette MacDonald
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Alan Ladd
Gracie Allen
Miss MacDonald
Houston
Tex
Churchill Also Known for Humor in House Quips
The piece recalls Winston Churchill’s wit despite illness. During a House of Commons moment, two MPs mock his condition. Churchill swivels, eyes them, and with a raspy tone quips about his supposed deal as they gasp.
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House of Commons
Mt Vernon Weather Report Reveals Rainfall Totals
Detailed weather note for Mt Vernon shows Monday high 60 and low 43 with rainfall from 7 00 a m Monday to 7 00 a m Tuesday totaling .09 inches. Year to date rainfall reaches 2.25 inches. Last year’s high 47 and low 33, five years ago 45 and 10 years ago 48. Wednesday sunrise 7 13 and sunset 5 13 CST.
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MT. Vernon
C.S.T
Snowbound Illinois Staggers Regions With Ice Storm
A deadly ice storm hit northern Illinois crippling power and transport. More than 2,000 Illinois Bell phones were out as 3,000 to 5,000 families in DeKalb and Belvidere lacked service. Bar rington crews cleared 1,000 fallen trees as residents aided neighbors with improvised lighting.
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Kane County
Arlington Heights
A. Semithan
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Commonwealth Edison Co
Barrington
Chicago
de Kalb
Belvidere
Warn Gasoline Spill Hits Ohio River Area
Coast Guard warned Illinois and Kentucky cities dependent on the Ohio River to watch for gasoline from a barge that rammed a dam near Brookport Kentucky. About 16,000 barrels spilled and could reach Brookport Paducah area tonight while TVA and Army Engineers released extra water to dilute surface gasoline.
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Ohio
Cairo
Premier Mansour in grave condition after assassination attempt
Tehran Iran AP reports Premier Hassan Ali Mansour, wounded January 71 in an assassination attempt, remains in most critical and grave condition as of today.
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Tehran
Iran
Hassan Ali Mansour
Kerner Outlines 2000-Strong Illinois Economic Plans
Governor Kerner proposed creating an Illinois office of economic opportunity and a department of economic development to fight poverty and attract industry and tourists. He urged an $18 million state match for federal Manpower Development and Training Act programs, plus outdoor recreation land acquisitions, billboard controls, and a study on conflict of interest laws. He also endorsed recodifying election laws and establishing a commission to study ethics rules.
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Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial for Charles A. Burke and many others, including Patsy Florine Philips and Otis Leland Johnson, with discharges for Ruth Ann Hall Leoda Poe Smith Louise Jean nette Trotter and several more. Good Samaritan records numerous admissions such as Grover B Catron Edith Marie West Lewis Warren Whittington and others, and discharges including William Jesse Stroud Lila Ferne McAdoo Thomas Dewey Jones and Charles Alan Prince.
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Jefferson Memorial
Charles A. Burke
Ruth Ann Hall
Leoda Poe Smith
Louise Jeannette Trotter
Spencer Benbrooke
Good Samaritan
Patsy Florine Phillips
Otis Leland Johnson
Grover B. Catron
Edith Marie West
Lewis Warren Whittington
William W. Bullard
Velma Marie Kiselewski
Mabel Marie Smith
Carrie Marie Campbell
Joan Odella Robertson
Robert Wagner Crooks
Johnny Bender
Carla Jean Chirk
William Jesse Stroud
Births in Good Samaritan and Valley Doctors hospitals
Mr and Mrs Robert Robert announce the birth of a son at 1 43 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weight eight pounds one ounce. Mr and Mrs Hamp Rush report a son, Dexter Ray, born yesterday at 11 58 weighing eight pounds four ounces. Mr and Mrs Gary Braswell welcome a son born at 9 01 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds ten ounces. Mr and Mrs Ronald Lee Watson announce a daughter Carol Ann born January 15 in Valley Doctors Hospital Valley City. Father a former Mt Vernon resident. grandfather William Watson of Springfield DL.
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RFD
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hamp Rush
South 13Th Street
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Gary Braswell
1804 Forest
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Cartwright Avenue
North Hollywood
Calif
Valley Doctors’ Hospital
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Mt. Vernon
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Springfield
Funeral Rehearsal Triggers Massive London Traffic Jam
Churchill death at 90 sets state funeral plans with Archbishop Ramsey to conduct rites at Westminster Hall and St Pauls. Coffin to lie in state for three days, public viewing opens Wednesday. Military guard, Big Ben chimes silenced, 3000 troops, 10 bands, flotilla to Waterloo Station.
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County Fair Queen Chosen at 1963 State Finals
Donna Collins of Farmer City was named Miss Illinois County Fair of 1963 after a Monday night event. She prevailed from 56 entrants and 10 finalists and will represent the state at county fairs statewide. First runnerup Faye Schwartz of Winnebago County Fair and second runnerup Jocy Conley of McHenry County Fair.
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Donna Collins
Farmer City
Collins
Faye Schwartz
Winnebago County
Jocy Conley
Mce- Henry
Churchill to be buried near Blenheim in Bladon churchyard
Arrangements for Sir Winston Churchill's funeral reflect a state symbol and national memory. He will be buried in Bladon churchyard Oxfordshire near Blenheim Castle, close to his father and mother, with his wish to rest among forebears honored. Televised coverage will link Britain with the United States and iron curtain states via satellite and European networks.
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Nat King Cole Loses Lung After Surgical Cancer
Hollywood AP reports singer Nat King Cole had his left lung removed after a malignant tumor. Surgery at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica followed months of illness. Actor John Wayne sent an encouraging telegram, boosting Cole's spirits as doctors assessed his condition and potential impact on his career.
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PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SAVE LIVES Hold Driver Refresher Course Here
In Jefferson County 35 residents attended a driver refresher course co sponsored by the Farm Bureau Women’s Committee the National Safety Council and Country Companies. The pilot program aims to refresh already capable drivers to reduce highway crashes. Instructor Daryl Wilson highlighted 1964 highway deaths and the risk to grandchildren while Beth Greer led an initial knowledge test.
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Ohio
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Chicago
Daryl Wilson
Bloomington
Ill
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Wendell Warren
Mt. Vernon
John Howard
Irene Quinn
Clarence McCauley
Mllnois Agriculture Association
Sam Och
Marton-Jefferson Service Co
Vern Bond
The
Country Company Insurance
Don Lee
Paul Thomas
Circuit Court Here Thursday
Judge Roy Gulley of Benton will conduct a circuit court session in Mt. Vernon Thursday. A jury trial is set in an automobile accident suit, Daniel Perjok vs. an accident near Pinckneyville Marshall O. Smith, arising from September 5, 1963. The plaintiff seeks $15,000 for injuries.
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Benton
Mt. Vernon
Daniel Perjok
Pinckneyville
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Stolen Truck Recovered Near Opdyke Avenue
A truck stolen from the M. and M. Bottling Co. plant on east Opdyke Avenue in Mt. Vernon was recovered this morning. It was found abandoned at the corner of Rackaway and Per ns.
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Traffic fines in circuit court list by defendant
Circuit court assessments include Christine D. Matlock of Rantoul Illinois fined 15 for speeding Alberta P Bailey fined 10 for failure to yield Leslie W Kerwick of Evansville Indiana fined 10 for disobeying a stop sign Donald K Rector fined 10 for careless driving James G Knight of Centralia fined 10 for reckless driving Eugene C Ferguson fined 50 for no valid operator's license Billy Gene Smothers Inc fined 25 for illegal transportation of liquor and 20 for no driver license Eddie R Echols fined 10 for improper passing T V Dove of Sulligent Alabama fined 10 for speeding.
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Christine D. Matlock
Rantoul
Ill
Alberta P. Bailey
Leslie W. Kerwick
Evansville
Ind
Donald K. Rector
James G. Knight
Centralia
Eugene C. Ferguson
Billy Gene Smothers, Inc
Eddie R. Echols
T. V. Dove
Sulligent
Ala
Mt. Vernon Firemen Respond to Two Alarms
Mount Vernon firemen answered two alarms on Monday. They were called to 633 LaMar where a car owned by Mike Johnson was slightly damaged after igniting from a carburetor backfire. At 8 30 p.m. they were summoned to 502 South 18th Street where an oil heater flared up. No fire damage reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Lamar
Mike Johnson
South 18Th Street
Lawsuit Filed After 1982 Mt Vernon Accident
A $9,500 lawsuit arising from a 1982 accident near Mt Vernon was filed in circuit court. Plaintiff Robert T. Lane sues Harvey Bodine for injuries and damage to his automobile.
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Mt. Vernon
Robert T. Lane
Harvey Bodine
Lane
Car Hits Pole At Seventh Street Case
William FR Lay of No. 6 Beverly Heights drove on Seventh Street near Casey Avenue and struck a telephone pole while turning a corner. The car sustained more than $100 in damage.
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William FR. Lay
Beverly Heights
Seventh Street
Casey Avenue
Lay
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