Deaths Mrs Julia Moore 82 of 715 North Street
Mrs Julia Moore 82 longtime retired school teacher died at 4 20 a m today at Good Samaritan Hospital She was born September 23 1886 in Mt Vernon daughter of John and Mollie Carlisle She is survived by two nephews Edward C Hill of Mt Vernon and Ellis Roberts of Brook Haven Miss and sister in law Mrs E B Wells of Memphis Remains lie in Myers Chapel after 4 p m Tuesday funeral Wednesday at 10 30 a m at Myers Chapel with Rev Father Eckford de Kay officiating Burial in Oakwood cemetery She was a member of First Presbyterian church and the Monday Club and a past matron of Eastern Star.
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Julia Moore
North Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Father Eckford de Kay
Oakwood Cemetery
Moore
Mt. Vernon
John and
Mollie (Ely) Carlisle
Warren Moore
Edward C. Hill
Ellis. Roberts
Brook Haven
Miss
Inlaw
E. B. Wells
Memphis
Tenn
Alex Kiselewski of Sesser Dies of Heart Attack
Alex Kiselewski 56 of Sesser died Sunday evening at home from an apparent heart attack. Services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sesser with Rev. Peter Hsu officiating. Burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. Brayfield Funeral Home, Sesser, to receive callers after 4 p.m. Tuesday. Survived by wife Clara. daughter Doris Perjak. sister Ethel Hofstetter. six brothers Frank Joe John Vince Leo and Adam. one grandchild.
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Alex Kiselewski
Sesser
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Peter Hsu
Maple Hill
Brayfield
Mr. Kiselewski
Jefferson County
Adam and
Francis
Buretta) Kiselewski
Clara (Stanioch) Kiselwski
Doris Perjak
Ethel Hofstetter
St. Louis
Frank
Joe
Scheller
John
Vince
Waltonville
Leo
Adam
Kenneth Taylor Dies at 59 in Whittington
Kenneth Taylor 59 of Whittington died on arrival at Franklin Memorial Hospital Benton Saturday evening. Services set for Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home Whittington with burial in Shiloh cemetery. He was born August 3, 1909 in Illinois, married to Edith Erwin Taylor, WWI veteran, and deacon of Hazel Dell Free Will Baptist Church. Survived by two sons Kenneth Dale and Bill, two daughters Carole Jean Rea and Sandra, one sister Fern Pickett, one nephew Orville Jones Jr., and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Bert and Eva Taylor and three sisters.
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Kenneth Taylor
Whittington
Franklin Memorial Hospital
Benton
Johnson Funeral Home
Floyd Hartley
Shiloh
Johnson Funeral
Mr. Taylor
Illinois
Bert
Eva Taylor
Edith
Erwin) Taylor
Taylor
Hazel Dell Free Will Baptist Church
Kenneth Dale Taylor
Bill Taylor
Carole Jean Rea
Sandra Taylor
Fern Pickett
Orville
Suspect Priests Suspended After Cathedral Scuffle
Two Roman Catholic priests, Bernard L. Moyer and Robert T. Begin, were suspended by the Cleveland diocese after an unauthorized Mass and a protest at St. John’s Cathedral led to a scuffle with police. They were booked on trespassing charges, released on bond, with Municipal Court hearing set. The protest was staged by a new group Christians Who Were alleging church complicity with racism and war.
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Cleveland, Ohio
St. John’s Cathedral
Cleveland
Bernard L. Moyer
Robert T. Begin
Clareng Isseqmann
Diocese of
Hospital Notes list many admissions and discharges
The hospital column records numerous admissions and discharges across Mt Vernon and neighboring towns. Names include Jessie Irne Moore, Claude Page, Frank Frost, Neva Morgan, Viola Smith, Grace Haun, Donald Hayes, and Jessie Irene Moore among many others with various street addresses and associated locales. The note also lists several repeat entries for Leona Parker and others, reflecting ongoing patient activity.
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Jefferson Memorial
Jessie Irne Moore
Mt. Vernon
Claude Page
Cherry
Frank Frost
Neva Morgan
Viola Smith
South 27Th
Grace L. Haun
Richview
Donald Hayes
Belle Rive
Jessie Irene Moore
Sam Thompson
Wilshire Drive
Victor N. Britton
Woodlawn
Willis Keele
Dix
Marion Pen Guard Fatally Wounded in Illinois Prison
Marion Federal Prison guard Vern M. Jarvis, 43, of Goreville, died in a prison hospital after a noon assault in the living quarters. Warden C E Harris said a suspect is in custody but declined to release details. Jarvis, from Terre Haute Indiana, had two years on the job and is survived by his widow and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ill
Marion Federal
C.E. Harris
Vern M. Jarvis
Goreville
Jarvis
Harris
Terre Haute
Ind
Red Cross Board Meets Tuesday at Mt Vernon TB Sanitarium
A Red Cross Board of directors meeting is scheduled for 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Mt Vernon TB Sanitarium. William Davin, chapter chairman, will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Board of Directors
Mt. Vernon TB. Sanitarium
William Davin
Hog market summary with price ranges and daily rule
Markets until 12 30 p m today prices were down 25c The top was 19 75 and 20 00 for 200 and 220 lb meat type hogs The top was 19 50 for 200 to 20 lb meat type hogs Sows were 13 00 and 16 25 Boars were 9 00 and 10 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day's prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices This Morning
Mt Vernon quoted grain prices this morning for Wheat at 1.25 Soybeans at 2.53 and Corn at 1.12. Local buyers noted steady demand as traders watched the market.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Illinois
National Stockyards Illinois cattle hogs and calves auction estimates for Tuesday list hogs 7 000 head cattle 3 500 calves 200 sheep 500. Barrows and gilts mostly 25 cents lower with prices 21.10 21.25 per 100 pounds for 1 2 loads. Cattle 3 500 calves 50 with steer and heifer prices 28.00 29.00 for top 950 1 175 pounds. Sheep 700 with lambs 28.00 28.50 for choice prime and 24.50 28.00 for good and choice. Ewes 7.00-8.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards. Ill
Chicago Produce Butter and egg prices steady at CME
Chicago AP notes butter wholesale prices at CME hold steady with 93 score AA at 66 and 92 A at 66. Eggs grade A whites 45, mediums 43, standards 41, checks 27 percent.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg price grades and weights listed in St Louis
St Louis Produce ST lists consumer grade eggs with sizes A large 43 to 47 cents, A medium 41 to 46, A small 28 to 31, B large 35 to 39, standard 39 to 40, unclassified 22 to 93, pullet 24 to 25. Hens heavy 14, light over 5 pounds 9, under 5 pounds 6. Broilers and fryers 26.50 to 27.25.
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St, Louis
Chicago Grain price list for wheat corn oats and soybeans
Chicago AP reports grain quotes with Wheat No 2 hard yellow at 1.44 percent No 2 soft red at 1.38 percent. Corn No 2 yellow 1.19 percent No 3 yellow 1.1644 percent No 4 yellow 1.141 percent. Oats No 5 extra heavy white 78. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.64 percent.
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Chicago
Wall Street Holds Ground After Nixon News Conference
Shares showed hesitation after President Nixon's first news conference but stayed ahead overall. Trading was active as gains exceeded losses on the New York Stock Exchange, with the Dow down 0.69 at noon. Chrysler dipped on February production cuts while General Motors remained steady. The AP average rose modestly as industrials and rails gained and utilities were flat amid market digestion of Nixon remarks.
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NEW York
Nixon
New York Stock Exchange
Chrysler
General Motors
Associated Press
Wall Street
American Stock Exchange
Fire Destroys Gasoline Storehouse After Train Wreck
Firemen from four communities battled a Sunday blaze sparked when three cars of a Norfolk and Western 23 car freight train derailed near Kinderhook Illinois. The wreck halted Illinois 96 for about nine hours. No injuries were reported. The train was en route from Decatur to Hannibal Missouri and carried general cargo including new motor vehicles. Cause of the derailment remained unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinderhook, Til
Norfolk and Western
Decatur
Hannibal
Illinois 96
Kinderhook
The Argonauts of 49 Seek California Gold
The term Argonauts of 49 refers to those who traveled to California in 1849 in search of gold, enduring hardships for fortune. The phrase captures the era's migration, optimism, and the pursuit of wealth amid vast journeys and uncertain outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Cleaning Up After Nine Days Of Rain
California suffers nine days of severe storms with 34 inches of rain in spots. About 9,000 residents return to mud damaged homes as floods and mudslides claim lives and disrupt transport. Gov. Reagan and President Nixon declare disaster areas with federal aid, while emergency funds are allocated for rebuilding and relief efforts. National Guardsmen assist in Santa Barbara County as evacuations continue and looting reports surface.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Reagan
Santa Barbara County
National Guardsmen
Santa Ynez
Cucamonga
San Bernardino
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Nixon outlines urgent priorities and peace moves in White House briefing
In a jammed White House news conference Nixon outlines his first week priorities including foreign policy, urban and economic challenges, and a major legislative program. He vows to oppose Communist China’s UN admission, supports the nuclear nonproliferation treaty with timing yet undecided, and seeks arms talks with the Soviet Union while pursuing Four Power options for the Middle East. He notes potential budget cuts and new inflation strategy, stressing sufficiency over superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ments
Paris
Congress
Nixon
National Security Council
China
United Nations
White House
Soviet Union
Middle East
Mideast
United States
Johnson
Rend College Registration Ends Monday
Rend College announces final day of spring day class registration on Monday February 3 with hours 8 30 a m to 4 p m. A 10 late fee applies for registrations after the deadline. Evening class registration runs February 3 to February 7 with final enrollment limited to the second class meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend Lack College
James F. Yates
Absentee First Vote Cast in Mt Vernon City Election
Harry Ossig of 320 South 15th Street became the first voter in Mt Vernon’s 1969 city primary. Absentee voting started this morning at the City Clerk’s office. The February 25 primary includes mayoral, council, city clerk and treasurer contests and a proposal to annex the Summersville area. The last day for mail ballots is February 20 and in person absentee voting ends February 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ossig
South 15Th Street
Mt. Vernon
Ossig
Paul Hayes
East St. Louis Acts To Stop Bus Robberies
The Bi-State Transit System in East St. Louis will launch an exact fare plan on Feb 3 to curb bus robberies. Passengers must insert exact fares into locked boxes and drivers cannot make change. The current fare boxes will be replaced, at a cost of 350000 dollars, with locked boxes and the plan will roll out to St. Louis routes as more boxes become available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
St. Louis
Prague Palach memorial protests lead to arrests in Wenceslas Square
About three dozen people were arrested as police clashed with mourners in Wenceslas Square while paying tribute to Jan Palach. The Czechoslovak Interior Ministry reported 13 arrests in the afternoon and several more detained at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Jan Palach
Wenceslas Square
Interior Ministry
Two Killed In Collision Today
Tremont Illinois reports a two car crash on Illinois 121 south of Tremont in Tazewell County killed Calvin C. Walpole 54 of Kennett Missouri and Randall G. Jackson 28 of Decatur Illinois. Sharon Jackson 24 and children Sandra 7 and Michael 3 were hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont, Ill
Illinois 121
Tremont
Tazewell County
Calvin C. Walpole
Kennett
Randall G. Jackson
Decatur
Ill
Jackson
Sharon
Sandra
Michael
Eight to sixteen dead in Victo ria Hotel fire
In Dunnillie Ontario, firemen comb the icebound rubble of the Victo ria Hotel after a 12 hour blaze. Police estimate eight to sixteen dead as 43 guests registered, with many residents away. Two bodies recovered, four injured. Chief Rowe says the building will be torn down stone by stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunnillie
Ont
Victoria Hotel
the Hote
R.G. Rowe
Elizabethtown Woman Found Dead in Colorado Mountains
The body of Miriam E. Morgan 45 of Elizabethtown Illinois was found by picnickers at the foot of an embankment along Gold Camp Road. An autopsy found death from exposure with bruises on her hands and knees suggesting she tried to walk and fell multiple times. Authorities investigated her presence in the area and possible stays during the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado -Springs, Col
Here
Miriam E. Morgan
Elizabethtown
Ill
Raoul W. Urich
el Paso
Seven Mt Vernon Snow Weekend Accidents Injure Two
Seven major property damage crashes occurred in Mt Vernon over a snowy weekend. Stella F Wood 64 of 616 So and Street was hurt in a Broadway collision with Velma B Flanagan 43 of 1715 Broadway. Both cars damaged over 100 dollars. Stella Wood charged with following too close. Pauline H Weems 54 of 317 South 13th Street hit a power pole injuring Viola Smith 65 a passenger. Weems car damaged over 100 dollars. Merritt Kirkpatrick 35 and Robert L Pemberton 22 were in a fourth accident with cars damaged over 10 dollars and Pemberton charged with reckless driving and leaving the scene. Keith W Brown 16 and Rudolph Lawrance 24 collided on Salem Road with Lawrance charged with leaving a drive without due caution. A hit and run occurred on North Tenth Street injuring Paula Ossig 17. Ossig car damaged over 100 dollars. George W Harlow 49 and Ronald Lt Watson 26 sustained about 100 dollars damage in a Route 460 crash near the Ramada Inn. Charles Ray Rice 16 skidded on snow and ice, struck a curb at 12th and Conger.
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Mt. Vernon
Stella F. Wood
Street
Broadway
Velma B. Flanagan
Stella Wood
Pauline H. Weems
South 13Th Street
North 11Th Street
Viola Smith
Tenth
Virginia
Merritt Kirkpatrick
South 22Nd
Robert L. Pemberton
Ferkins
Pemberton
Keith W. Brown
North Seventh
Rudolph Lawrance
Lamar
Salem Road
Lawrance
North Tenth Street
Paula J. Ossig
Route 3
Ossig
New Ramada Inn
George W. Harlow
Main
Ronald Lt. Watson
Belleville
Charles Ray Rice
Casey Avenue
12Th and
Conger
Broadways paving bids top large Illinois project list
A Fayette County contract shows Orr Construction Co submitting a 2 141 716 bid for 8 47 miles of earth grading drainage and future pavement on I 57 from Farina to seven miles north of Farina at the Fayette Clay County line. The package includes dual bridges over Dismal Creek and a triple box culvert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raccoon Creek
Communist Command
Paris
FA 13
Fayette County
Orr Construction Co
Chicago Heights
Farina
Fayette- Clay County
Circuit Court Fines Start With Local Docket Roll
Circuit Court fines totaled for numerous defendants across Indiana and nearby states. Names include Larry J. Fieber Evansville and Carter L. Creel Ashley plus Herman A. Lea Monon and Del bert Baltzell Mt. Vernon. Charges range from speeding to disobeying no passing zone and driving too fast for conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry J. Fieber
Evansville
Ind
Carter L. Creel
Ashley
Royal H. Bolding
St. Joseph
James’ E. “Ritchie, Sr
Mathias
Wayne L. Donoho
Salem
Roger .K Roethe
Springfield
Paul R. Williams
Rt. 4
Mt. Vernon
Herman A. Lea Monon
Ricky Mann
Delbert W. Baltzell
R.R. 3A
Gordon D. Smith
Benton
Annual 4 H Meeting Set Jefferson County 4 H Foundation
Wayne Estes announced the Jefferson County 4 H Foundation annual meeting will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Illinois Power and Light Co building on Ashley Road. Leaders, committee members, agriculture and home economics members, 4 H parents and others are invited. A yearly activities report will be given. At 1 p.m. Wednesday a joint agriculture and home economics committee meeting will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Estes
Jefferson County 4-H Foundation
Illinois Power and Light Co
Ashley Road
Welding Units Stolen In Texico
Larry Pierce of Rt. 1 Texico reported to the Jefferson County Sheriff's office the theft of an electric welder and an acetylene welding unit from his home over the weekend, with the theft occurring Saturday or Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Pierce
Rt. 1
Texico
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Pierce
Divorces Granted in Jefferson County Court
Two divorces were granted in Jefferson County Circuit Court Friday. The cases included Harry G. Shehorn versus Theda M. Shehorn and Everett R. Robinson versus Marilyn M. Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Harry G. Shehorn
Theda M. Shehorn
Everett R. Robinson
Marilyn M. Robinson
Veterans of World War I Barracks Birthday Party
King City Bar Racks No 102 Veterans of World War I urge all members to attend the birthday party at the Legion hall 6:00 PM Tuesday January 28. Auxiliary President Mrs Roy Goddard asks members to bring a covered dish and table service. Barracks Commander Earl B Adams joins in inviting eligible members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King City Barracks No
Legion Hall
Roy Goddard
Auxiliary
Earl B. Adams
Mt. Vernon OES Chapter 233 Meeting Notice
The stated meeting of Mt Ver non Chapter 233 Order of the Eastern Star will be held at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening January 28 at 7 30. Velma Sammons W M Naomi R Bogan Secy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Velma. Sammons
W.M
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec’y
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Hickory Grove Manor
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Clifford Fields, Sr
North Ath
Eva Cooper
North St
Sharon Turpin
Orth
Barbara Cochran
Lola Curlock
Lesser
Freda Shehorn
Mildred Drennan
Casey
Michael Gay
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Nellie Webber
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Betty Willis
Maude Mason
Patricia Taylor
Jo Ann Ferguson
Mary Neideffer
John English
Robert Karch
Bell
Alfred Hanes
Dahlgren
Leroy Roberson
Hickory
South 25Th
Kathy Reu
Robyn Marie
Vera Merriman
Melody Dillman
Keenes
John Hurt
Lisa Bailey
A. Beulah Shirley
Lois McGrath
Donna Turner
Anna Beckley
Caborn
Patricia Martin
James
Patricia Porter
Wescott
John Thackery
Ruth Greer
South 24Th
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Red Cross Board
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Dow Jones
Indus
William Davis
Jefferson County Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
T.B
Jefferson- Hamilton Medical Society
Illinois Department of Public Health
T. B. Control
Rend College
Mt. V
Palach
Colorado
Circuit Court
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Basra
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Ibadan
Iran
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Baghdad
Bill
Futura Sports
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Lear
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