Deaths John Oscar Trotter at 80 in Belle Prairie
John Oscar Trotter 80 died at his Belle Prairie home. Funeral at Belle Prairie Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Crouch cemetery. State at Richardson Chapel Wayne City after 2 pm Friday. Survived by wife Lillie Gordon, four sons, five daughters, two brothers, two sisters, 30 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren. One son, Oliver Trotter, was killed in World War II over France.
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John Oscar Trotter
Belle Prairie
Belle Prairie Missionary Baptist Church
W. H. Farris
H. H. Mayberry
Crouch Cemetery
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Trotter
Hamilton County
William R
Martha Jane (Thomason) Trotter
Lillie Gordon
Lloyd Trotter
Beryl Trotter
Sauk Village
Delmar Trotter
Sims
Bernard Trotter
Belleville
Ethel Brieseacher
Mt., Vernon
Ruby Weidner
Dayton
Doris Ralston
Warner Robins
Berneice Hater
Houston
Tex
Gregg
Lyman Trotter
Peoria
Jennie Zachman
Anna Maulding
East St. Louis
Oliver Trotter
U. S
France
Industrial park planned for Mt Vernon area
Mt Vernon Industrial Park plan discussed with Roffman urging Chamber leadership to base operations locally. He said no opposition to the plan and stressed community know how and Chamber support are enough to attract industry. Several committee members were absent but expected at the next session.
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Centralia
Roffman
Chamber
Joseph Bradigan
Fred Kinsey
R. C. Crosnoe
Ronald Polston
Kenneth Olson
William Steffy
Guy Wood, Jr
Robert Whitaker
Joseph McGuckin
Wallace Owen
David Bayer
Frank Walker
J. Lester Buford
Bob Poisall
Johnson Misses Funeral to Follow Doctors Orders
President Johnson, weakened by illness, will not attend a funeral as doctors advise rest. Reporters observed medical equipment in his Bethesda era hospital room and noted his condition seemed worse than during Sunday media visits. A hospital bed and steam vaporizer were present as Reedy confirmed the illness is a viral infection.
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Johnson
Bethesda
Naval Medical Center
White House
George E. Reedy
Burkley
Hospital Notes Ins and Discharges At Two Facilities
Weeeren Memorial reports admissions for Armanda Lovella Mile Margie Melvina Fulford Mabel Phillips Esther Jones Leo Witter Ruth Ann Smith and discharges for Edward Hempen Gladys Jackson Newton Jackson. Good Samaritan lists admissions Alan Hale Louie Rector Edna Richardson Thomas Glover George Tepovich Mary Young Joseph Manion Harry Casey and discharges including Roey Edwards Ethel Finn William Bullard Allen Fairchild James Croy Dexter Kelley Russell Laur Elmer Hefley Harriett Sapper Alan Hale Carroll McAdoo Margaret Anderson Clayton Upon Ann Shaw Berce Pigg Velma Kiselewski Patsy Phillips Joan Robertson and baby Danny Joe.
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Weeeren
Armanda Lovella Mile
Wayne City
Margie Melvina Fulford
Mabel Phillips
Esther Jones
Westfield
Leo Witter
Fairfield
Ruth Ann Smith
Salem
Edward Paul Hempen
Gladys Jackson
Newton Jackson
Good Samaritan
Alan Leslie Hale
Louie E. Rector
Edna Lee Richardson
Thomas Owen Glover
George Tepovich
Mary Elizabeth Young
Joseph Michael Manion
Harry Monroe Casey
Roey Edwards
Ethel Finn
William W. Bullard
Allen Merle Fairchild
James Russell Croy
Dexter Alice Kelley
Russell B. Laur
Elmer Hefley, Jr
Harriett Clara Sapper
Carroll A. McAdoo, Sr
Margaret Ann Anderson
Clayton Eugene
Ann Burton Shaw
Berce B. Pigg
Velma Marie Kiselewski
Patsy Florine Phillips
Joan Odella Robertson
Danny Joe
Birth of Carol Elaine Davis in Decatur
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Davis of 1448 West Forest in Decatur welcomed a daughter named Carol Elaine born January 23 at a city hospital. The mother is the former Miss cancern. Grandparents are Mrs. Rutselite of Belle Rive and Mr. Burrell Davis of Mt. Vernon along with Mr. and Mrs. Davis.
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Wayne Davis
West Forest
Decatur, Val
Carol Elaine
Hog market closes steady with mixed hog prices
Prices paid to 12 30 p m held firm with hogs at 16 3 per cwt for 200 to 220 lb. sows steady at 13 50 for 300 lb down, 13 0 for 300 lb and over. Boars steady at 7 50 to 8 50. After 12 30 p m today pricing will follow the next day's figures.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices In Mt Vernon This Afternoon
The Mt Vernon market shows wheat at 1.39 soybeans at 2.91 shell corn 1.3 ear corn 1.22 quoted this afternoon for local buyers and sellers.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Markets Mixed Butter and Eggs Steady Prices
Chicago reports butter steady with wholesale buying prices unchanged and assorted grade scores. Eggs firm with whites sale buying prices up 1 to 3 cents and grade A whites at 70 percent or better, plus mixed, mediums and standards figures. dirties unquoted.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Receipts and Prices Forecast for Tomorrow
At National Stockyards I AP estimated receipts are hogs 6900 cattle 3530 calves 100 sheep 100. Hogs priced 8000 head at 190 to 250 pounds 16.25 to 17.25, 280 to 600 pounds sows 13.00 to 15.00. Cattle 1000 calves 200 good and choice steers 20.00 to 23.00, heifers 17.00 to 21.00, cows 12.50 to 14.50, vealers 20.00 to 34.00. Sheep 100, lambs 23.50 to 24.50, ewes 4.00 to 6.50.
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National Stockyards
Eggs and Poultry Prices Reported by St Louis
St Louis AP reports consumer egg grades and wholesale standards with price ranges for large medium small and unclassified categories, plus hen weights and fryer listings. The figures cover various weight classes from under 5 pounds to over 5 pounds and include checks on hens and heavy stock.
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ST. Louis
Whrollers and Fryers
Chicago Grain Market Update
Chicago AP reports no wheat oats or soybeans sold. Corn prices listed as No 2 yellow 1.30 No 3 yellow 1.29 No 4 yellow 1721%4. The soybean oil price is 12.30n.
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Chicago
Wall Street Stock Rally Pushes Dow Past 900 in Late Trade
Strong leadership from blue chip issues sent the Dow Jones industrial average beyond 900 as trading remained active. Volume neared 64 million shares, with Westinghouse Electric leading on volume after triple quarterly profits, and gainers included Du Pont, Kennecott, Allied Chemical, Boeing, General Dynamics, Douglas, Polaroid, and Norfolk & Western.
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New York
Westinghouse Electric
du Pont
Kennecott
Allied Chemical
Boeing
General Dynamics
Douglas Aircraft
Polaroid
Canadian Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Richfield Oil
Commonwealth Oil
Schenley
Sperry Rand
Aluminium Ltd
Hazeltine
Holland Furnace Company Fined By U.S. Court
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago fined Holland Furnace Co 100000 for contempt for failing to follow court and FTC orders to change sales tactics. Former president Paul Chett and ex VPs Alvin W Klomparens and Richard B Koerner were penalized. Trynin warned of potential bankruptcy. FTC cited high pressure sales schemes involving interior visits by supposed inspectors.
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Chicago
Circuit Court of Appeals
Holland Furnace Co
Holland
Federal Trade Commission
Paul Chett
Holland, Mich
Alvin W. Klomparens
Richard 8. Koerner
FTC
Mt Vernon Weather Report For Wednesday Details
Weather report for Mt Vernon notes a high of 38 and a low of 29 with rainfall totaling 2.8 inches year to date. Compare past years shows 1965 high 42 low 29, one year ago 42 and 10, five years ago 50 and 37, ten years ago 18 and 1 above zero. Sunrise at 7 12 and sunset at 7 16.
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MT. Vernon
Engéy
Frigid Winds Trigger Deep Freeze Across Illinois
Frigid northwest winds push Illinois into a deep cold snap with northern readings near zero and forecasts of 15 below zero by Friday. Southern areas face cold wave warnings as highs struggle to reach 20 and lows drop to 5 below. Snow scatters statewide, with northern clouds and southern spots seeing snow for the first time in two weeks.
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Illinois Weather Chicago
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Quincy
Belleville
Rockford
Man with MS shoots self in failed attempt
Robert B. Fulmer, 58, in Santa Barbara, shot himself with a .25 pistol on December 30, narrowly missing the brain. He says he planned action because weakness from multiple sclerosis left him unable to care for himself, but the bullet lodged behind the upper right jaw. He survived with a numb palate and a bandaged brow.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Robert B. Fulmer
General Hospital
Fulmer
GOP Plan Mentions Shipley and Gray in List
A multipart list references Shipley alongside Gray and names numerous counties including Franklin Hamilton White Gallatin Saline Williamson Hardin Pope Johnson Massac Pulaski Alexander Madison Bond Montgomery Christian Macon. Numerical figures 426 849 and 425 457 appear in the fragment.
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Franklin
Hamilton
White
Gallatin
Saline
Williamson
Hardin
Pope
Johnson
Massac
Pulaski
Alexander
Madison
Bond
Montgomery
Christian
Macon
Mt Vernon students named to dean's list for first semester
Seventeen Mt Vernon Community College students earned dean's list honors for the first semester with at least a 3.5 GPA. Janice Abraham led the freshmen with a 4.0, while 16 others in sophomore and freshmen classes achieved high averages from the Mt Vernon area and surrounding towns.
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Mt. Vernon Community College
Janice Abraham
Ency Abraham
Jordan
Marilyn Greer
Everett D. Greer
Linda Lee Cowen
John Nelson Cowen
North Eighth Street
Karen Gaston
H. Bell Gaston
Rushton Drive
Janet Harp
Clifton Harp
Pace Avenue
Ronald Kelley
Stanley Kelley
College
Sherry Ann Simmons
Myron Simmons
Texico
Elaine Faulkner
Frank Faulkner
North Seventh Street
Stratton Tax Case Drama in Illinois Governor’s Tax Evasion Trial
Stratton's tax trial in U.S. District Court heard IRS agent Dehen testify about interviewing Stratton in 1961 and whether he investigated a senator's returns. The agent said Stratton was cooperative yet eager to end the interview. Prosecution seeks to prove Stratton used campaign funds for personal expenses amid claims of unreported income from 1957 to 1960 during his governorship.
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U.S
Dohen
William A. Barnett
Barnett
GOP
Ilinois
Illinois
Republican Party
IRS
Pflasterer Divorce Granted in Circuit Court Session
Jeanette Kay Pflasterer and Alfred Wendell Pflasterer had a divorce granted in a circuit court session held yesterday by Judge Alvin Lacy Williams.
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Jeanette Kay Pflasterer
Alfred Wendell Pflasterer
Circuit Court
Alvin Lacy Williams
Mt V County People At Big NFO Meeting
Mt Vernon and Jefferson county residents joined the National Farmers Organization of Washington County for the annual whole hog sausage feed in Nashville high school. About 600 people were served as the Nashville orchestra provided music and students sang. Vice president Erhard Pfingsten of Sergeant Bluff addressed the Washington county NFO meeting, urging farmers to shift from asking what will you give me to stating the price is.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Nashville
National Farmers Organization of
Washington County
Edgar Hall
Bill Piper
Belle Rive
Henry Piper
Pete Chap
Scheller
Melvin Richardson
Wendell Dunbar
William A. Grant
Melvin Kabat
Wilburn Panzer
Woodlawn
John Norris
Waltonville
Washington
Nashville High School
NFO
Erhard Pfingsten
Sergeant Bluff
Town
National
Ysaiah White Receives 44 Days In County Jail
Ysaiah White aged 40 of 1413 South Street was sentenced this week on multiple traffic charges. He drew 4 days in county jail and $200 in fines, including 100 dollars and 30 days for driving while intoxicated, 50 dollars and 7 days for driving with a revoked license, 10 dollars and 7 days for two revoked license charges, 10 dollars for improper lane usage, and 10 dollars for improper registration plate use.
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Ysaiah White
South Th Street
Bankers Meet in Mt. Vernon Oppose Branch Banking
Southern Illinois bankers will meet in Mt. Vernon next Tuesday to press opposition to branch banking in Illinois. About 50 bankers will attend a noon lunch at the L and N Cafe, as the Bankers Against Monopoly Banking committee leads the discussion. At a Chicago meeting the Illinois Bankers Association said 6 percent supported branch banking, with 102 counties voting overwhelmingly against it. President John F. McCarthy said a small group led by big Chicago loop banks seeks to monopolize banking in Illinois.
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Southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
J. Marvin Powers
Security Bank
L. and N
Powers
Ilinois Bankers Association
Chicago
BAMB
Chicago Loop
Ilinois
Association
John F. McCarthy
Jaycees Back YMCA Fund Drive in Mt. Vernon
The Mt. Vernon Jaycees pledge full support for the YMCA plan to lease the Washington School property and establish a local facility. In a board approved letter they commit monetary and physical support for restoration and maintenance for YMCA use and offer moral backing to the lease acquisition.
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Mt. Vernon
Jaycees
YMCA
Washington School
Churchill coffin lying in state in Westminster Hall
Thousands paid homage as the catafalque stood in Westminster Hall. At eight o’clock the guard changed, guards rapped, and the silence was marked by spur jingles and Big Ben tolling the hours through the night as Lady Churchill and Mrs Soames left the hall to be driven home.
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Catafalque
Lady Churchill
Johnson urges cautious recession plan with tax cuts rejected
President Kennedy seeks standby authority for temporary tax cuts and public works, but Congress rejects the idea. Johnson prefers Congress set its own speed and cites risks to deficits, inflation, and wage-price pressures while urging prudent fiscal measures and adherence to voluntary guides. The Council of Economic Advisers warns steel negotiations may impact 1965 growth and employment.
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Joe Hall Washington
Senate
Appalachian
House
Public Works Committee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Appalachia
Kennedy
West Virginia
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Air Force cadets face cheating scandal resignations
More than 100 cadets at the Air Force Academy are implicated in a classroom cheating scandal. Thirty cadets resigned this week, including many varsity football players, as parents react with mixed bitterness and support. The academy will not release names.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
Academy
Associated Press
Middle West
Baking soda cure proposed for gas well fire
Canton Oklahoma AP report notes firefighters blocked for six months by a burning gas well. A Clendenin West Virginia woman suggested using baking soda after witnessing a kitchen fire extinguished with baking soda, asking where to obtain enough of it for the well fire.
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Canton
Okla
Clendenin
W.va
Cars Collide At 22nd And College Intersection
Two cars were damaged in a collision at 5 25 p m Wednesday at the intersection of 22nd and College. Police said Van G McGill of 2807 Cherry struck the rear of Larry Cooper of 1110 South 25th. Damage was not heavy to either vehicle.
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College
van G. McGill
Cherry
Larry Cooper
South 25Th
Baltimore Dock Walkout Continues Amid Contract Rejection
Baltimore dock workers rejected a contract 1,371 to 1,016 prolonging an 18 day strike by 60,000 ILA members along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. A Labor Department official said he may ask the FBI to probe communist influence in the AFL CIO ILA amid the stalemate and subversion concerns.
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Department of Labor
FBI
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Maine
Texas
Steamship Trade Association of
ILA
JLA
Atlantic
Gulf
Asst
James J. Reynolds Jr
Galveston
Tex
New York
Reynolds
Brownsville
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Port of
Cost Of Living Up In December
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose one tenth of a percent in December, ending a year described as a moderate advance by the Labor Department. The 1957 59 base shows CPI at 108.8, a 1.1 percent increase for 1959, while purchasing power for about 13 million factory workers rose about 4 percent. December pay reached a record 95.13 a week for workers with three dependents and 87.22 for those with no dependents.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Firemen Respond to Morning Washing Machine Fire
At 8 20 this morning Mt Vernon firefighters were dispatched to Burris Reid 2216 Casey Avenue where a washing machine motor burned out Only damage was confined to the appliance according to fire officials.
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Mt. Vernon
Burris Reid
Casey Avenue
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