Grace Willard of Mt. Vernon Dies at 77
Grace L. Willard 77 of 1415 S 14th St. died on arrival at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral at Myers Chapel Tuesday with Rev. Howard Flora. burial Bethel cemetery. Born Aug 9 1897 in Columbus Indiana, widow of William H. Willard. Survivors include four daughters two sons a sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace L. Willard
S. 14Th St
Good Samaritan Hospital
American Laundry
Myers Chapel
Howard Flora
Bethel Cemetery
Willard
Columbus
Ind
Albert
May
Jones) Stader
William Henry Willard
Waltonville
William Willard
Ohio
Meredith Willard
Ashley
Gladys Oxman
Vincennes
Elizabeth Glenn Mrs Vernon dies at 43 in Herrin obituary
Elizabeth Rae Glenn 43 of 529 Fairfield Road died at 12 56 a m Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital She and husband Densil Glenn operated Glenns Market on Fairfield Road Funeral service 2 p m Tuesday at Wesley Methodist Church Rev Edward Sadler officiating Burial Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens Hughey Pulley Funeral Home after 5 p m today and until 11 a m Tuesday when body lies in state from noon until funeral hour She was born April 24 1931 in Herrin daughter of Cecil R Payne and Wilma E Rudolph Payne Married Densil W Glenn December 10 1948 in Herrin Survived by husband parents two daughters Candy Germann and Charlotte Glenn son Floyd Glenn one grandson John Matthew Germann one brother John Payne and one sister Lucretia Addison Preceded in death by mother.
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Elizabeth Rae Glenn
Fairfield Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Densil
Glenn
Herrin
Cecil R
Wilma E.( Rudolph) Payne
Densil W. Glenn
Wesley United Methodist Church
Cecil R. Payne
Floyd Glenn
John
Candy) Germann
Vernon
Charlotte Glenn
John Matthew Germann
John Payne
Lucretia) Addison
Rightnowar Funeral, Bonnie Man Dies at 30
Garry Rightnowar 30 of Bonnie died Saturday morning at Barnes Hospital St. Louis. An employee of the store foundry he will be buried at South Hickory Hill Cemetery near Bonnie after funeral services at Inn Funeral Home Tuesday. Born June 4 1944 in Illinois he was the son of James W and Lucille (Peterson) Rightnowar. He married Violet Mae Ray on June 28 1974 who survives along with his mother four brothers a twin brother Larry Vernon Charles James and Tom all of Bonnie and one sister Mrs Millie Zumwalt St. Louis.
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Garry Rightnowar
Bonnie
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Store Foundry
the Inn Funeral Home
Ewell Gulley
South
Hickory Hill Cemetery
Mr. Rightnowar
Illinois
James W. and
Lucille (Peterson) Rightnowar
Violet Mae Ray
Lucille Miley
Larry
Vernon
Charles
James
Tom
Millie Zumwalt
Indiana antique dealer Myrtis Brimm dies in Garrett
Mrs Myrtis Piper Brimm of Garrett Indiana died Saturday in a Garrett hospital. A former Mt Vernon resident she was an antique dealer. Survivors include daughters Marguerite Wilcoxson Garrett and Nita Butler California eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren three brothers Edwin Piper Kankakee Harold Piper and Henry Piper Mt Vernon. She was preceded by husband Burrell Brimm son Earl Brimm parents Henry and Mrs Piper and two sisters Leila Gaskill and Pauline Glazebrook. Funeral services were set for 1:30 p m Tuesday in Garrett.
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Myrtis Piper Brimm
Garrett, Ind
Mt. Vernon
Marguerite Wilcoxson
Garrett
Ind
Nita Butler
California
Edwin Piper
Kankakee
Harold Piper
Henry Piper
Burrell Brimm
Earl Brimm
Leila Gaskill
Pauline Glazebrook
Boots Redmon dies at 73 in Wayne City area
George Boots Redmon 73 of Route 1 Wayne City died at 6 25 pm Saturday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro Retired farmer born Oct 21 1901 son of Orville and Emma Redmon married to Mary Wilson who survives He was a member of Ellis Mound Baptist church Funeral at 1 pm today at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro Rev Bill Auxier and Rev John Lee Jr officiating Burial in Old Springer He is survived by wife four sons six daughters a half brother a sister two half sisters and 24 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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George
Redmon
Route 1
Wayne City
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Mr. Redmon
Hamilton County
Orville
Emma (Sneed) Redmon
Mary Wilson
Redman
Ellis Mound
Gholson
Bill Auxier
John Lee Jr
Old Springer Cemetery
Mary
Everett
Ronnie Redmon
Springerton
Roy Redmon
Marvin Redmon
Dahlgren
Ruby Jean Sefried
Helen Coker
Floann Hart
Shirley Telford
East Alton
Hazel Buchanan
Carl Junction
Linda Dickey
Leonard Laws
O'Fallon
Opal Garner
Peoria
Georgia Hodge
O’fallon
Daisy Hitchcliff
Murphysboro
Death of Florence Pfeiffer in Chicago and Ashley ties
Mrs Florence Pfeiffer 57 of Chicago died Saturday at St Francis Hospital Chicago She had long lived in Ashley Born December 6 1917 in St Louis Missouri daughter of Frank and Christina Czajkowski She married Joseph Pfeiffer in May 1942 He survives The rosary is Wednesday and the funeral Thursday at St Michaels Radom with burial in the church cemetery Hogan Funeral Home Ashley handled arrangements
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Florence Pfeiffer
Chicago
St. Francis Hospital
Ashley
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Radom
Stanley Ksycki
Hogan Funeral Home
Pfeiffer
St. Louis
Frank and
Christina (Schrodi) Czajkowski
Joseph Pfeiffer
Grace Dillinder dies at 76 in Belle Rive
Grace Dillinder 76 of 1204 Polk St. died at 2 05 p m Sunday at Jeffersonian Nursing Home. Services held at Sugar Camp Baptist church Belle Rive with Rev Terry Clark and Rev Garland Burris officiating. Burial in Sugar Camp Cemetery. Born Oct 1 1898 in Belle Rive she was married twice first to Lloyd Kern and then to Troy Dillinder both preceded her. Survived by three stepsons three stepdaughters two daughters a brother and a sister.
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Grace M. Dillinder
Polk St
Jeffersonian Nursing Home
American Laundry Co
Sugar Camp Baptist Church
Belle Rive
Terry Clark
Garland Burris
Sugar Camp Cemetery
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Dillinder
Thomas A
Mary E. (Heck) Heck
Lloyd M. Kern
Troy A. Dillinder
Sugar Camp
Opdyke
Lee
Eloise) Sutton
DeKalb
Verna Lee Dodge
California
Erma Schoenholtz
Neenah
Wis
Nana Coolidge
Shullsburg
Ray Heck
Galesburg
Dottie Clark
Maqnon
Aggravated Battery Charge Is Dismissed
A 1971 aggravated battery charge against Fred Everett Deitz, 39, was dismissed in circuit court. Deitz faced accusations of attacking City Police Captain Harold Albright on August 8, 1971. Public defender Dennis Hogan moved for dismissal citing lack of counsel during questioning and an irregular arrest warrant. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams granted the dismissal after arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Everett Deitz
Deitz
Harold Albright
Dennis Hogan
Alvin Lacy Williams
Simon named to seven House subcommittees
Rep. Paul Simon of Carbondale announced appointment to seven House subcommittees, four on Education and Labor and three on Post Office and Civil Service. He said the panel duties will let him tackle issues in Southern Illinois, including black lung benefits, vocational education in high schools and junior colleges, and rural postal service.
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Paul Simon
Washington
UPI
D-Ir
House of Representatives
Simon
Carbondale
Ilinois
Education & Labor Committee
Post Office & Civil Service Committee
Illinois
Illinois Outlook Shifts to Cloudy Days and Cold
Illinois extended outlook forecasts partly cloudy conditions Wednesday turning to mostly cloudy Thursday and Friday. Temperatures remain seasonably cold with highs in the 20s to 30s and lows from 8 to 25 depending on region, north versus south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Mt Vernon Market and New York Stock Action
Mt Vernon prices quoted for soybeans wheat and corn. Butter eggs and poultry prices listed for Chicago St Louis and national markets. Stock market rally tied to expected prime rate cuts and IBM antitrust ruling referenced by the SEC.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
Disturbance charge dismissed in tavern fight case
A disturbance charge tied to a January 4 tavern fight at Inn Crowd was dismissed in circuit court when the signing deputy failed to appear. Stephen P. Evanchik, 25, of 1800 Jefferson, received 30 days leave to reinstate the charge. Market and stock data follow, noting Dow Jones noon averages and sector changes.
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Inn Crowd Tavern
Charles Quindry
Stephen P. Evanchik
Jefferson
Evanchik
Truman Tucker
Busy Weekend For Police Burglary, Theft File Across City
Carl Gene Dunn, 19, of Carmi, began a 1 to 3 year sentence for probation violation after pleading guilty to forgery. A series of weekend burglaries included Highlander Laundry at 813 Newby St where $63.55 was stolen from a dry cleaning machine, a missing citizen’s band radio from a home on 302 S 28th St, and gun and pistol thefts at multiple addresses on 21st and 17th Streets. Police reported bloodstains at the laundry window and multiple porch and door break-ins with no conclusive recovery of all items.
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Carl Gene Dunn
Carmi
Vandalia
Dunn
Jefferson County
Donald Irvin
White County
Alvin Lacy Williams
Highlander
Newby
David Keen
Bill Walters
S. 28Th St
Eric Frost
S. 21St St
Bob Mays
Mays
Larry Wade
S. 17Th St
Vernois, Inc
S. 1St St
Annie Mays
S. 19Th St
Burglars Take Six Guns From Mt. Vernon Auto Parts
Deputies reported a Saturday burglary at Bud Higginson’s auto parts shop five miles southwest of Mt. Vernon on Route 148. Four shotguns and two rifles were stolen, a camera went missing but was found outside. entry was via a broken window. The heist was reported at 11 40 a.m.
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Bud Higginson
Mt. Vernon
Higginson
Tolle Road
Route 148
Chap Rackaway Hospitalized for Planned Mayo Surgery
William C. Chap Rackaway, business manager of The Register-News, entered Mayo Hospital in Rochester Minnesota on Saturday. He will undergo surgery Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C
Rackaway
The
Register-News
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Tennis Classes At Mt Vernon YMCA Begin Tuesday
The Mt Vernon YMCA will run two beginner tennis classes on Tuesday evenings starting January 28. Sessions at 7 and 8 pm are limited to 10 participants each, taught by Miss Nancy Meggisson. Bring a racket and three tennis balls. registrations are at the Y office on 11th and Vaught Streets.
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Mt. Vernon
Rev Clark Of Mt Vernon Undergoes Eye Transplant
The Rev. William E. Clark of Mt. Vernon underwent a corneal transplant on his right eye at St. John’s Mercy Hospital and will stay about two weeks. He was injured last March when a nail head flew off and struck his eye while the family lived in Amarillo Texas. Doctors cannot confirm success yet as tissue rejection may occur for up to three years. Send greetings to Room 653 St. John’s Mercy Medical Center St. Louis Missouri 63141.
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William E. Clark
Blackberry St
St. John’s Mercy Hospital
Clark
First Nazarene Church
Mt. Vernon
Register-News Today
Clarks
Amarillo
Texas
Rev. Clark
St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
New Ballas Road
St. Louis
Baby Swallows Lighter Fluid, OK After Treatment
A 19 month old boy, Kufunyo Peoples, son of Priscilla Peoples of 1112 Jones St., was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital Sunday after swallowing a small amount of lighter fluid. Fire Department emergency squad assisted at 911 Forest Ave. at 4 07 p.m. The mother said he has shown no further effects since the treatment.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Little Kufunyo Peoples
Priscilla Peoples
Jones St
City Fire Department
Forest Ave
Mount Vernon Weather Summary
Forecast for Mount Vernon shows Saturday high 51 and low 36 Sunday 44/34 with 7:00 am reading 35. Rainfall to date 2.24 inches in 1975. A look at past: one year ago 52/42 five years ago 48/38 ten years ago 38/29. Tuesday sunrise 7:04 sunset 5:10 DST. Bend Lake main dam water level 404.90 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Mt Vernon Chapter Eastern Star Meeting Notice
The stated meeting of Mt. Vernon Chapter No. 233, Order of the Eastern Star, will be held in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening Jan. 28 at 7 30 o clock. Margaret Elliott W M Naomi R Bogan Sec
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Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Margaret Elliott
W.M
Naomi R. Bogan
Hartigan Walker clash over veto and aging relief
Hartigan dodges full support for the Governor’s reelection, citing the Governor’s record. He notes December 1974 Comptroller report projects a $329 million General Revenue Fund balance by July 1. Hartigan says veto hurt over 900,000 who cannot afford relief and would consult with the Senior Action Coalition. Walker defends veto, saying the state cannot afford relief now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Hartigan
Compstroller
General Revenue Fund
Rhodes critiques Congress on gas rationing and veto threats
Rhodes says Democrats push a liberal agenda without cross party consent and vows Republicans will craft their own plan by mid April. He stresses they will not be rubber stamps and will support administration proposals they favor while opposing others.
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Congress
Rhodes
White House
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Grace Willard
Elizabeth Glenn
Mr. Vernon
Myrtis
Brimm
Indiana
Jimmy Wayne
Harold Lee
William Carl Dixon
George Redmon
Rev. Lockhart
Robert Kent
Orvetta Atlant
Harold
Gene & Sterling
USDA
St, Louis
National Stockyards
Choice
New York
New York Stock Exchange
International Business Machines Corp
Telex Corp
Securities and Exchange Commission
Gulf Oil
National Semiconductor
U.S. Steel
Mead Corp
Dow Jones
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Bob's Tinco Service
Perkins
Chap Rackaway
YMCA
Aaron
Rockford
Moline
Quincy
Decatur
Forrest
Ford Motor Co
Forrest Atkinson
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