Deaths and Funerals Bertha J Cullins 83
Bertha J Cullins 83 of Centralia dies at Fireside House Centralia. Funeral at 11:00 a.m. Thursday Queen Boggs Chapel Centralia with Rev J W Clifton officiating. burial Maple Hill Cemetery Fairfield. Body lies in state at Queen Boggs Funeral Home after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. Born July 31 1885 in Dahlgren daughter of Edward H and Mary Tackwell Hughes. Married William D Cullins Oct 1900. he preceded her. Survived by one daughter Imogene Coad of St Louis four sisters seven grandchildren nine great grandchildren and two sons preceded in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha J. Cullins
Centralia
Queen-Boggs
J. W. Clifton
Maple Hill Cemetery
Fairfield
Queen - Boggs
Cullins
Dahlgren
Edward H
Mary (Tackwell) Hughes
William D. Cullins
The
Baptist Church
Imogene Coad
St. Louis
Lucenda Tate
Olney
Bessie Barbee
Ruby Sargent
Daisy Anderson
McLeansboro
Walter Hughes
Manteno
Tll
Rites Wednesday For Clara Lane 64 Of Bluford
Funeral services for Clara Olive Lane 64 Bluford will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Bluford Funeral Home with Rev Orville B Silvey officiating Burial will be in Black Oak Ridge cemetery near Buford Lane died after being found in snow Monday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital cause exposure and injuries from a fall She was born December 22 1904 in Wayne County daughter of George and Florence Harris She married Guy Lane January 16 1925 who preceded her in death Survived by two sons Earl Centralia Harlew Bluford six brothers and two grandchildren She was a member of Bluford United Methodist Church Friends may call at Bluford Funeral Home after 4 p m today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Olive Lane
Bluford
Orville B. Silvey
Black Oak Ridge
Buford
Leslie Harris
Middleton, Sr
Herman Harris
Fairfield
Hershell Harris
Missouri
Victor Harris
Carmi
Harvey Harris
Pensacola
Fla
Otis Harris
Graymount
Bluford Funeral Home
Ethel Glasco Dies At 71 In Ina Funeral Planned
Mrs. Ethel Mae Glasco of Ina died at 7 05 p m Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 71 Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Thursday at Ina Freewill Baptist Church with Rev Leslie Elliott officiating Burial will be in Kirk Cemetery Inn Funeral Home will host visitation after 5 00 p m Wednesday She was born October 12 1897 in Missouri to Mike and Mary Sanders She married Perry Glasco Survivors include two sons James of Bonnie and Melvin of Denver a daughter Betty Williams of Nason five brothers Claude Lester Jack Milo and Cecil Sanders all of Kansas City Missouri a sister Lodean Sears of Kansas City 11 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Preceded in death by a son and a daughter.
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Ethel Mae Glasco
Ina
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ina Freewill Baptist Church
Leslie Elliott
Kirk Cemetery
The
Inn Funeral Home
Glasco
Hollis Kemp Rites At Fairfield
Military services for Hollis Floyd Kemp known as Blackie will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dixon Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield with Rev Elmer Gwaltney officiating and burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. The body lies in state after 6 p.m. today. Kemp, 58, of Fairfield, died Sunday evening at Veterans Hospital Marion. He was born July 17, 1910, in Leola Arkansas. Survivors include his wife Faye and one stepson Ronald A. Doty of Pekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Floyd
Blackie) Kemp
Dixon-Johnson
Fairfield
Elmer Gwaltney
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dixon Johnson
Kemp
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Leola
Ark
Faye
Ronald A. Doty
Pekin
Rites Today for Hopper Infant
Private funeral services for John Calvin Hopper II infant son of Mr and Mrs Richard E Hopper will be held at 1 00 p m at Pulley Funeral Home Rev Clarence Coats officiating burial in Hopewell Cemetery The infant died at birth at 436 am Monday Good Samaritan Hospital Survivors include the parents Richard E and Emmarillis JoAnn Reaney Hopper of Rt 5 Mt Vernon one brother Richard Harold Hopper at home one sister Carole Marie Hopper at home paternal grandmother Mrs Blanche Hopper Mt Vernon maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Harold Viola Reaney Christopher and maternal great grandmother Mrs Mary Dodson Christopher
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Calvin Hopper II
Richard E. Hopper
Pulley Funeral Home
Clarence Coats
Hopewell Cemetery
Hopper
Good Samaritan Hospital
Richard E. and
Emmarillis JoAnn (Reaney) Hopper
Rt 5
Mt. Vernon
Bob Hope Eye Trouble prompts treatment
Comedian Bob Hope, 65, will undergo photocoagulation today for a recurring eye hemorrhage suffered Sunday night. He rests at UCLA Medical Center and has canceled all engagements for 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Bob Hope
University of California Medical Center
Hope
Divorce Suit Filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court
Linda Dilg filed a divorce suit in Jefferson County Circuit Court alleging mental cruelty in the action against Dwight Dilg. The couple married August 12, 1966 and separated January 25, 1969. She seeks custody of their one child and requests an injunction to restrain further harm or molestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Linda Dilg
Dwight Dilg
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted list
The Jefferson Memorial hospital admitted Lois Loraine Sapp Claudia Haynes James Eugene Allen Norvella Violet McLean Edna LaVerne Schuster The discharged list includes James Fred Wright Walter Hamilton Anna Marlowe and baby Kathy Jo Good Samaritan Katie Hart James Redpath Vonna Chesney Gail Gordon Lillian Lowry Leffery Swaney Marvin Rust Otto Nolta Beatrice Flora Katherine Waugh Danny Long Cheril King William Hussey Louise Beckley Cecil Moss Irene Davidson Hershel House Sue Adams Richard Earls Jewell Proctor Gladys Donoho Oscar Dixon James Carnahan Hazel Coyne Ruby Bowerman and other listed patients by last name from Mt Vernon Mt Carroll Waltonville Bluford Texico Mason and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Lois Loraine Sapp
Benton Rd
Claudia W. Haynes
Brownsville
James Eugene Allen
West Chicago
Norvella Violet McLean
Edna LaVerne Schuster
South 4Th
James Fred Wright
Forest
Walter W. Hamilton
Anna Marlowe
Kathy Jo
Good Samaritan
Katie Mae Hart
James Riley Redpath
Mt. Vernon
Vonna Lee Chesney
Gail S. Gordon
South 9Th
Lillian Lowry
Belle Rive
Leffery Swaney
Marvin Rust
Bluford
Otto Nolta
Beatrice Flora
Katherine Waugh
Cherry Drive
Danny Long
South 20Th
Cheril King
White
William Hussey
Waltonville
Louise A. Beckley
Caborn
Cecil Moss
Centralia
Irene Davidson
Cherry
Hershel House
South 19Th
Sue Carol Adams
South
Richard Earls
Jewell Proctor
Mason
Ill
Gladys S. Donoho
Texico
Oscar Dixon
James Carnahan
Casey
Hazel Coyne
Hickory Grove Manor
Ruby Bowerman
Wayne City
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital Share Weekend Additions
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Davis of 1308 North 11th street welcomed a son at 5 06 pm Monday January 27 in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing 6 pounds 8 1 2 ounces. Mr and Mrs Roger Kemper of 5 Edgewood Drive welcomed a son at 2 20 am Monday January 27 in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces named Lawrence Joseph. Mr and Mrs Danny Stevenson of Route 1 Wayne City welcomed a baby boy at 11 21 am Monday in Hospital weighing 5 pounds 14 1 2 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Davis
North 11Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Roger Kemper
Edgewood Drive
Lawrence Joseph
Danny Stephenson
Route 1
Wayne City
Hog Market Prices Steady At Mt. Vernon Early Today
Markets at Mt. Vernon show steady prices for meat type hogs with top quotes at 19.75 to 20.00 for 200 to 220 lb, and 19.50 for 220 to 230 lb. Sows brought 12.75 and 15.25, boars 9.00 and 10.00. After 12:30 p.m. prices shift to next day’s basis.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon shows grain quotes with Wheat at 1 25, Soybeans 2 52, and Corn 1 12 as of this morning. Prices reflect local market activity in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock price estimates from National Stockyards report
AP reports Wednesday figures for Hogs Cattle calves and Sheep at National Stockyards. Hogs 9000 head, barrows and gilts mostly lower. cattle 3000 head with steers and heifers steady and prime weights up to 29.50. Sheep lambs higher with choice lambs 28.00 to 29.50.
Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices show butter at scores from 93 down to 89 with thin differentials for AA 66, A 66, B 44, C 60 percent. Cars prices list 90 to 89 with 64 and 62. Eggs grade A whites 45, mediums 43, standards 41, checks 27.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg price ranges listed for St Louis Produce items
AP report details consumer grades for eggs with sizes A large to A small and B large, wholesale grades standard to pullet, plus weights for hens, heavies and fryers. Numbers show price ranges in cents per dozen or pound, with some garbled entries.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Grain prices for wheat corn soybeans and oil
Chicago grain prices list bids and decimals for Wheat No 2 hard yellow at 1.44n No 2 soft red at 1.38n Corn No 2 yellow 1.20n No 3 yellow 1.16-17 No 4 yellow 1.14 Oats No 2 extra heavy white 77n Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.65n Soybean oil 8.70n
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street Stock Market Mixed As Earnings Fail To Boost
Wall Street opened with irregular trading as gains faded and losses edged ahead. The Dow at noon stood 936.41, down 1.06, with mixed results from major names. Armour edged up amid a planned sweetener for Armour stock, Schering rose on a 2-for-1 split proposal, while National Lead and Tishman Realty announced splits but weighed by losses. American Smelting declined about three points following Pennzoil Arco order developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Armour
Schering
Tishman Realty
Pennzoil
Asarco
American Stock Exchange
More Shipments On Great Lakes
Milwaukee harbor will see increased activity as the Defense Department shifts more Great Lakes cargo to military vessels. Acting port director John A. Seefeldt said exact tonnage awaits a study due in February. Senator William Proxmire announced favorable department reaction to moving military cargo by boat instead of rail to coast ports.
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Milwaukee
Defense Department
Great Lakes
John A. Seefeldt
Department
William Proxmire
Dwis
Washington
Midwest
Man Arrested in Bid to Sell Million-Dollar Chemical
FBI agents arrested Steven L. Ellis, 27, a Raychem technician from Menlo Park, California, at O’Hare Airport for attempting to sell a newly developed polymer resin known as Poly X to DuPont. He had 100 pounds of the chemical and faced charges of interstate transportation of stolen property. Tim Ellis, 17, was charged with aiding and abetting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
FBI
Steven L. Ellis
Raychem Chemical Co
Menlo Park
Calif
du Pont Co
Lincolnwood
Ellis
O'Hare International
du Pont
Tim Ellis
DuPont
John Smith
Raychem Chemical
North Viet Nam War Toll Surges Amid Tet Plans
Last Thursday the Vietnam conflict pushed North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses past 436,556 across eight years, dwarfing the Korean War toll of 33,629. Thieu and Huong weigh a possible Tet cease-fire around Feb 17 as Ky hints at a brief truce, while Laos policy draws Soviet criticism over U.S. raids. Gromyko accuses Washington of breaking Laotian neutrality and driving a path to Paris talks.
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U.S
Nguyen van Thien
Saigon
Thieu
Tran van Huong
Nguyen Cao Ky
Paris
Laos
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Pathet Lao
Tass
Gromyko
Indochina
Washington
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Peak in Frauds in United States during 1920s
Financial frauds peaked in the United States between World War I and 1929 with an estimated annual loss of about $1.7 billion in financial ventures, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Arrington Seeks Curbs On Lobbyists in Illinois
Springfield AP W. Russell Arrington, Senate Republican Leader, proposes a stringent Illinois lobbying bill setting reporting on expenditures over 25 and penalties up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 fine. He claims the law would create the strongest lobbying law in the nation, with exemptions for the news media and legislative drafters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Senate
W. Russell Arrington
Arrington
Wllneis
General Assembly
Pocket alarm debuts at Penn bookstore after campus attacks
The University of Pennsylvania bookstore began selling a tiny pocket alarm after several campus attacks and three unsolved slayings. The device, about the size of a cigarette pack, sounds when a pin is pulled and can serve as personal safety gear or a burglar alarm for doors and windows, said store director George Kidd Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
George Kidd Jr
Katzs Serve Island Faith In Maine Community
In Stonington Maine the Rev Saul E Katz pastors the Methodist church while the Rev Eugene Katz, from South Dakota, leads the Nazarene church. During weekdays the Rev Saul Katz teaches the part time organist and on weekends he delivers his colleague’s mail when the Bangor resident visits the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonington, Maine
Saul E. Katz
Methodist
Eugene Katz
South Dakota
The
Nazarene Church
Katz
Judy Garland Marries Again in Secret London Ceremony
London AP report says Judy Garland, 46, returned to Talk of the Town stage with her old verve after a secret marriage announced in her dressing room. She wed 35-year-old Mickey Deans on January 9, her fourth husband, following Vincente Minnelli Sid Luft and Mark Herron.
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London
Judy Garland
Talk of the Town
Miss Garland
Mickey Deans
New York
R Vincente Minelli
Sid Luft
Mark Herron
Two Die In Waukegan House Fire
WAUKEGAN Ill AP two men were killed when a one story four room home burned at the northern edge of Waukegan Larry Gross 21 lived there with his wife and parents and a friend Earl Hogan 26 Hogan resided in Park City while Gross parents were in Virginia Officials said both men died from smoke inhalation the bodies were found in a utility room near a door nailed closed cause of fire undetermined no damage estimate available
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Waukegan, Ill
Waukegan
Larry Gross
Earl Hogan
Gross
Virginia
Hogan
Park City
Fire Destroys 1833 Building on Transylvania Campus
A Monday night fire roared through the basement of Old Morrison Hall at Transylvania College in Lexington causing about 600000 in damage. The three story stone building dates to 1833 and houses administrative offices. Fire officials continued the investigation as Capt James Teifeld received smoke inhalation treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
National Historical
Transylvania College
Morrison Hall
James Teifeld
Turkeys Wheat? Corn called Turkish wheat by Dutch Hungarians and French
The sentence notes that Dutch, Hungarians, and French sometimes refer to corn as Turkish wheat, presenting it as a curious label for America’s staple crop. It reflects a linguistic quirk about a global food gift.
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America
Two Collisions on Mt Vernon Streets Yesterday
Two traffic crashes occurred yesterday on Mt Vernon streets. In one collision at ninth and Jordan a Wood car driven by Lillie M Wood collided with a Creel truck. passenger Dorothy Talbert suffered a non serious injury. In a second crash at Eighth and Maple a Puckett car and Beck’s vehicle were both damaged. no serious injuries reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Lillie M. ‘Wood
South 20Th
Carter L. Creel
Ashley
Ninth
Jordan
Dorothy Talbert
South
Rushton Drive
George R. Beck
Broadway
Police Buy Gas For Motorist In Ohio? Mt. Vernon Note
Mt Vernon police befriended a stranded motorist who said he was broke and out of gas while en route to his Iowa home. Officers purchased gasoline for his car and he continued on his way.
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Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Shotgun Stolen From Parked Car
Larry Irowbridge reported to police yesterday that a Remington 12 gauge shotgun in a brown case was stolen from his parked car at 428 South Vich Street. No suspects listed. Police urge anyone with information to contact the department.
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Larry Irowbridge
South Vich Street
Admiral on the Stand in Pueblo Case
The court heard Admiral Bucher defend his surrender of the Pueblo amid court proceedings. Harvey, Bucher’s attorney, said the public is indignant yet Bucher remains in good health and hopes to command another ship. Telegrams in support of Bucher flooded in while the Navy notes the inquiry could last four weeks.
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Bucher
E. Miles Harvey
Pueblo
Harvey
Navy
Becky Collins Fractures Leg In Skiing Mishap
Miss Rebecca Becky Collins daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Collins of 815 North street fractured a leg in a Sunday afternoon skiing accident in Ironwood Michigan and has been moved to Barnes Hospital in St Louis after her parents flew there to accompany her She is a UW Madison junior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca
Becky) Collins
Floyd Collins
North Street
Ironwood
Mich
St. Louis
Public Defender Withdraws From McKinney Case
Jefferson County public defender Joe Frank Allen withdraws as counsel for Leon McKinney in the January 3 robbery of Miss Sadie Lustig. Allen will remain for Jerry Taylor while a new attorney is expected to be appointed for McKinney. McKinney and Taylor are held in Jefferson County jail due to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Joe Frank Allen
Sadie Lustig
Allen
Leon McKinney
South 9Th Street
Jerry Taylor
Cleveland
McKinney
Taylor
December Heart Transplant Dies in Cleveland
Wylie Julliard, who received a heart in a transplant on December 16, died early today at Cleveland Clinic Hospital. He had been discharged January 21 and was staying with an aunt in Parma. His mother Mary Capolino and father Warren H. Julliard were in contact with doctors reporting a circulatory slowdown despite the heart functioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Ohio
Wylie Julliard
Cleveland Clinic
Julliard
Parma
Mary Capolino
Babylon
Long Island
N.Y
Warren H. Julliard
Maple Park
Ill
MT. V. Social Security Head Dies Suddenly
Obituary item notes the sudden death of MT. V. Social Security head, detailing family including son of Milwaukee and Teresa and Valerie, two brothers George Kempter of West Allis and Robert Kemper of Phoenix, two sisters Marie Tinney Pleasanton and Deloris Biedenbender Waukesha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Teresa
Valerie
George Kempter
West Allis
Wis
Robert Kempter
Phoenix
Ariz
Marie Tinney
Pleasanton
Calif
Deloris Bieden Bender
Waukesha
Fines levied in circuit court list several defendants
In circuit court fines were imposed on multiple defendants including David A. Gershenson of Fairfield ten dollars for passing an unloading school bus Gary L Clarke of North 12th Street ten dollars for driving too fast for conditions Kenneth A Jarrell of South 18th Street fifty dollars for driving on a suspended license Gary W Marlow of R R 1 Mr Vernon twenty five dollars for reckless driving and one hundred dollars for illegal possession of liquor by a minor Wayne L Marlowe of 503 Conger one hundred dollars for illegal minor Stella F Wood of 616 South 28th Street one hundred dollars for following too closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A.gershenson
Fairfield
Gary L. Clarke
North 12Th Street
Kenneth A. Jarrell
South 18Th Street
Gary W. Marlow
R. R
Conger
Terry L. Milligan
George
Stella F. Wood
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Bertha Cullins
Clara Lane
Ethel Glasco
Hollis Kemp
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Grumman
Charge
Ellie Sommer
First General Baptist Church
Perkins Ave
Donald Breeze
Calvin Shaw
Alice Wilson
Mattie McDonald
Bill Gilbert
Harley Phillips
Merle Fullerton
Harold ‘Albright
Mae Hart
Spiritualaires
Breeze
Elmer Dodson
Marie Marks
Keith Mills
Albert Braddy
Gene Boyles
William Goff
Mazie Paine
Alice Nelson
William Phelps
Exnie Rhynes
Curt
Bob
Cameron
Jack
Opal Blake
Exw
Hosea. Caldwell
Becky Collins
McKinney Case
MT. V. Social Security
Circuit Court
Marvin
Thrift
Marvin Dye
W-G Motors
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