Deaths Cindy Ann Lane dies at three months old
Cindy Ann Lane, three months old, daughter of Leonard Earl Lane and Donna Marie Lane, died at 6 00 p m yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services set for Sunday at 1 00 p m at Osborn Funeral Home Dix with burial in Boyd Cemetery. The body remains at Osborn Funeral Home after 4 00 p m Saturday for viewing. Cindy Ann born October 29 1964 in Mt Vernon is survived by parents a sister Lymmie Sue and grandparents Sam Lane, Walter Chery, Luther Bodine, Margaret Ilbery.
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Leonard Earl Lane
Opdyke Avenue
Good Samaritan Hospital
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Roy Jewell
Boyd Cemeery
Cindy Ann
Mt. Vernon
Leonard Earl
Donna Marie (Ilbery) Lane
Lymmie Sue
Sam Lane
Opdyke
Walter Chery
Luther Bodine
Waltonville
Margaret Ilbery
Pure Oil weighs merger as board calls meeting
Pure Oil Co. called a special board meeting for Thursday to weigh merger possibilities. Interest from several parties centers on Pure Oil, an integrated firm with products sold in 24 states. Offers have reached as high as $750 million for the company’s assets.
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Palatine
Til
Pure Oil Co
Pure Oil
Will Speed Succession Amendment Considered by Congress
The piece details amendments to ensure presidential succession and prevent electors from diverging from the people’s choice. It notes Senate approval 65-0 last Sept. 29, lack of House action, and President Johnson’s push for a constitutional fix to eliminate independence of electors, amid broader electoral reform debates.
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House
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Johnson
Forty to Hide in Old Coal Mine
A woman claims a apocalyptic vision directing a gathering to a coal mine. She says 69 people can hide there, with warnings sent to 48 states of a March 6 earth upheaval. The message urges stockpiling food and water and lodging deep within the earth.
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Job
Huntingburg
Kendall
Hospital Notes and Discharges Summary
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions Kenneth Eugene Davis and Gloria Jeannette Rainey and discharges Ida Pauline Hall Walter Garrison Voyle Augustus Gorham Wilma Marie Barger Doris Campbell. Good Samaritan records admissions Marjorie Doris Stoves Velma Pearl Sheldon Frank Holmes Mayme C Dyer Ivory Lee Taylor Guida Etiola Pigg Oscar Dixon Anna Ethel Williams Blanche K Mathis and discharges Eva A Dobbin Grove B Catron William Robert Rapp Carrie Marie Campbell Louis Allen Beckley Hel Pigg Oscar Dixon Anna E Boldrey.
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Gloria Jeannette Rainey
Ida Pauline Hall
Walter Garrison
Voyle Augustus Gorham
Wilma Marie Barger
Doris Campbell
Good Samaritan
Marjorie Doris Stoves
Velma Pearl Sheldon
Frank Holmes
Mayme C. Dyer
Ivory Lee Taylor
Guida Etiola Pigg
Oscar Dixon
Anna Ethel
Williams
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Eva A. Dobbin
Grove B. Catron
William Robert Rapp
Carrie Marie Campbell
Louis Allen Beckley
Hel Pigg
Anna Eth- Boldrey
Birth Announcement for Nan Piper's Son
Mrs Nan Piper of 1008 North Street has a son born at 5 04 this morning in Good Samaritan Hospital. The infant weighed seven pounds seven ounces at birth.
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North Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Markets Prices Steady as Hogs Top at 16.25
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were steady today with hogs at 16 25 for 200 to 220 lb. sows 300 weight and down 13 50 while sows 300 and over were 13 25 down. Boars remained steady at 7 50 and 8 50. After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on Monday s prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon prices for grains were quoted this afternoon with Wheat at 1.40, Soybeans 2.90, Shell Corn 1.25, Ear Corn 1.22, reflecting local market readings for farmers and traders.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and poultry price spreads reported in St Louis AP notice
St Louis AP brief lists eggs and live poultry grades with prices for consumer and wholesale categories. It specifies eggs large A 25-27, medium A 23-24, small A 20-21, B large 3-24, standard 3 1, and unclassified 20-21 percent. checks 14-15. Hens heavy 16-18, light over 5 lb 10-11, under 5 lb 4-434 Lh. broilers and fryers 18-19 percent.
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ST. Louis
Chicago market report details and livestock receipts
Chicago AP notes butter steady with AA 93 score at 57 percent and other grades. Eggs steady with A whites 70 percent or better and assorted grades. cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts estimated for Monday at 13,000, 9,000, and 700 respectively.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Report
Hogs about 6,000 head steady to 25 lower with 190 to 240 pound barrows and gilts at 16.50 to 17.10 and 280 to 600 pound sows at 12.50 to 14.73. Cattle count around 300 with calves 100, good to choice steers at 22.75 and vealers 20.00 to 34.00. Sheep about 100, no test, best woolled lambs at 24.50.
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Til
Chicago Grain No Wheat Oats or Soybean Sales
Chicago market report notes no sales of wheat oats or soybeans. Corn No 2 yellow priced at 130. Soybean oil quoted 12.30 to 12.35 per unit.
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Chicago
Wall Street advances to new highs amid brisk trading
The New York market pushed further into record territory with heavy volume about 7.2 million shares. The Dow climbed beyond 900 as blue chips led gains, while a mix of winners and losers appeared among Industrials, Rails, and Utilities with notable moves by American Cyanamid Eastman Kodak Union Carbide and Westinghouse Electric.
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Eastman Kodak
Union Carbide
Chrysler
General Motors
Kennecott
Anaconda
Liggett & Myers
General Electric
Goodyear
Westinghouse Electric
Jersey Standard
Homestake
Bethlehem
Commonwealth Edison
American Airlines
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Radio Corp
Boeing
U.S
American Stock Exchange
Wham Named SIU Board Chairman for 12th Term
John Page Wham of Centralia was named today as chairman of Southern Illinois University's board of trustees for his 12th term since 199. Kenneth L. Davis, former Saline County school superintendent, was named to a fifth term as vice chairman, and Melvin Lockard, a Mattoon banker, was chosen for a 12th term as secretary.
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Carbondale, Ill
John Page Wham
Centralia
Southern Illinois University
Kenneth L. Davis
Saline County
Melvin Lockard
Mattoon
Procession and Funeral Tomorrow Worldwide Tribute
The article notes a global procession and state funeral for Sir Winston with guests including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. King Baudouin and Queen Juliana lead international representation alongside 111 nations, four heads of state, and 16 prime ministers. Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret visited Westminster Hall, honoring the long-serving leader as royal condolences continue.
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Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Baudouin
Juliana
Netherlands
Britain
Queen Victoria
Princess Margaret
Westminister Hall
Prince Junior
Bill Clark
Lady Churchill
Sir Winston
Weather outlook for Northern and Southern Illinois
Detailed forecast shows Thursday highs near 38 and lows around 15 with 2.25 inches of year to date rainfall. Northern Illinois will be 4 to 7 degrees below normal with light precipitation mainly as snow midweek and two tenths of an inch overall. Southern Illinois expects highs in the upper 30s to upper 40s with light snow Saturday and Wednesday and colder weekend conditions.
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Auto Graveyards Seen Along Illinois Highways
Springfield Illinois AP reports there are 581 auto junkyards visible from federally aided roads in Illinois. The state highway division shares 174 urban and 393 rural sites with 14 on interstates as Gov. Otto Kerner proposes landscaping to hide unsightly dumps amid rising auto salvage and falling scrap prices.
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Springfield
Ilinois
Illinois Division of Highway
Otto Kerner
Highway Division
Standard Oil Earnings Rise 1964 Profit Sets Record
CHICAGO AP Standard Oil Co Indiana reports a 6.4 percent rise in consolidated net earnings for 1964 to a record 194.8 million dollars or 92.75 a share. 1963 earnings were 183.1 million or 2.58 a share after a 2-for-1 stock split. 1964 revenues hit 2.856 billion dollars, up from 2.746 billion. Dividends per share, adjusted for the split, were 1.325 dollars vs 1.266 dollars in 1963.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Standard
John E. Swearingen
Meetings Past Matrons' Club of Mt Vernon Chapter
The Past Matrons' Club of Mt Vernon Chapter C E S will meet at 1924 Richview Road the home of Mrs Nelle Thomas on Monday February 1 at 7 30 p m Hostesses will be Nelle Thomas Nora Whitlock and Ruth Farthing Nelle Thomas Pres Naomi R Bogap Secy
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Nelle Thomas
Richview Road
Nora Whitlock
Ruth Farthing
Naomi R. Bogap
Sec
Opponents Back VA Administrator Driver Amid Closings Debate
Washington AP Opponents of veteran hospital closings back acting VA Administrator William J Driver amid Senate hurdles. Sen Mike Mansfield plans to support Driver when his nomination rises, noting the plan originated in the Budget Bureau. Closings include Dwight MI, with critics saying the project shifts blame up the chain.
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William J. Driver
Veterans Administration
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Driver
John S&s. Gleason Jr
Budget Bureau
Senate Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
Charles L. Huber
Disabled American Veterans
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Bureau of the Budget
Francis W. Stover
The
Veterans of Foreign War
Dwight, Ml
Snow and Ice Across Regions Bulk Weather Patch
Snow fell again in the Rocky Mountains and up to 4 inches were possible in West Virginia. Temperatures plunged into the teens in Arkansas while the Southland chilled. Flooding worsened in Washington and Oregon with Oregon rivers rising from December floods. A landslide hit Mapleton near Eugene with no injuries. A main line washed out north of Albany after heavy rains. nine inches fell in Toledo, Oregon, in 42 hours. Snoqualmie River forecast to rise to 53 feet at Carnation. A Midwest power outage affected five states, with outages in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Northwest
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Oregon
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Mapleton
Eugene
Albany
Southern Pacific
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Ore
Blodgett
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D.C
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Earl R Brake to retire from Public Aid office
Paris AP reports Earl R Brake, a Mt Vernon Township Public Aid caseworker, will retire at end of business January 29. He will stay in Mt Vernon with wife Irene after 25 to 42 years of service, praised by Supt Elmer Gentle for a creditable career and active Rams booster role.
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Earl R. Brake
Public Aid
Elmer C. Gentle
Brake
Mt. Vernon Township
Southern Iinois University
Washington and Jefferson Counties
Illinois Emergency Relief Commission
Gentle
Irene
Vernon
Ram
E. H. Klein
Department of Public Aid
Taylor and Khanh hold conference amid Vietnam unrest
Vietnamese Buddhist monks and political factions clash as Taylor faced criticism for backing Huong. Acting Premier Nguyen Xuan Oanh, installed Thursday by Khanh, ordered the release of detainees since Jan. 20. In Saigon, authorities freed 85 Buddhist nuns, 79 monks, 132 students and 153 others. Thich Tri Quang denounced anti Americanism while noting U.S. misinterpretation of Viet Nam’s internal politics and the ousting of Huong.
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Khanh
Saigon
Thich Tri Quang
Huong
America
Viet Nam
Hung
Mt. Vernon Band Joins Centralia for Evening Concert
The Mt. Vernon City School band, 95 members, travels to Centralia for an afternoon rehearsal with the Centralia Band and a joint concert at Central School at 7:30 PM. Afterward, members will visit host homes for food and recreation. the public is invited.
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Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Central School
Duke of Windsor Says Churchill Helped With Abdication Speech
The Duke of Windsor told AP that Sir Winston Churchill helped write his abdication speech in which Edward VIII gave up the throne to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. He abated on Dec 11, 1936 and sailed with the duchess to Le Havre en route to Paris. The duke cited doctors orders keeping him from Churchill's funeral after serious surgery.
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Duke of Windsor
Winston Churchill
Edward VIII of
England
Wallis Warfield Simpson
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le Havre
France
Paris
Optimists Join In Support United Fund Expansion Plans
Five men review Air Cadet case at Air Force Academy as 65 resignations tied to a classroom cheating scandal prompt review of policies. The committee led by Gen. Thomas D. White includes Hardy Dillard and others to find root causes while the academy awaits possible further resignations. Meanwhile United Fund of Jefferson County approves YMCA expansion in unused Washington grade school with support from the Mt. Vernon Breakfast Optimist Club and local schools.
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Eugene M. Zuckert
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Washington
Thomas D. White
Hardy Dillard
University of Virginia
Robert L. Stearns
University of Colorado
Charles B
Zucker
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United Fund of
Jefferson County
Rolland Lewis
United Fund
Herbert J. Wilson
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Mt. Vernon
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Illinois
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McNamara Admitted To Walter Reed For Illness
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara entered Walter Reed Hospital in Washington with an upper respiratory infection after a two day fever, 102 degrees. Asst. Secretary Arthur Sylvester said the condition is not serious and include lungs and chest X rays negative. He was given steam treatment and expected to stay two to four days.
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Robert S. McNamara
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Walter Reed
Arthur Sylvester
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Sylvester
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Frank G. Goss
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Bars Gun Hunt For Martians in Augusta County
Sheriff John E. Kent vows to crack down on residents who arm themselves to hunt alleged flying saucer beings. After reports of unidentified flying objects near Staunton, three boys claimed sighting a small green man east of town. Kent warned that carrying firearms without good reason will be handled by law, questioning who has a right to harm possible extraterrestrials.
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Fire Destroys Building And Car On Perkins Ave
Fire this morning destroyed a paint and repair building at Wood's Used Car lot, 1010 Perkins, heavily damaging a 1963 model car. Firemen said the blaze likely started from an overheated stove or an explosion in paint supplies near the stove, with tools and supplies in the frame building also destroyed.
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Perkins
Fines in Circuit Court List of Defendants and Fees
Fines assessed in circuit court include Oliver M. Jackson 310 for disturbance Noel E. Davis 200 for reckless driving Mary L. Goeckner Effingham 12 for speeding Michael H. Piper 10 for disobeying a traffic signal Ruby N. Cunningham 10 for careless driving Robert E. Rightnowar 10 for speeding H. G. Reynolds Centralia 10 for disobeying a stop sign Merle R. Shurtz Route 1 Scheller 10 for loud muffler Ronald G. Wright Centralia 14 for speeding.
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Oliver M. Jackson
Noel E. Davis
Mary L. Goeckner
Effingham
Michael H. Piper
Ruby N. Cunningham
Robert E. Rightnowar
H. G. Reynolds
Centralia
Merle R. Shurtz
Route 1
Scheller
Ronald G. Wright
Fire destroys wing at Des Moines General Hospital
A fierce blaze hit a Des Moines General Hospital wing in blowing snow with the building evacuated. About 110 patients were moved to safety as firefighters battled stubborn flames. no deaths or injuries were reported. Doctors continued operations on the second floor despite the fire.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines General Hospital
Jury Picked To Try Accident Lawsuit Here
A 12 member jury was selected in circuit court for trial of a $15,000 lawsuit arising from an accident. Judge Roy Gulley continued the case until next Thursday for evidence. Plaintiff Daniel Perjak of Nashville sues Marshall O. Smith of Belleville, then a Jefferson County resident, for injuries from an accident near Pinckneyville in September 1963.
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Daniel Perjak
Nashville
Marshall O. Smith
Belleville
Jefferson County
Pinckneyville
Commit Youth To Commission For Delinquency
Judge Alvin Lacy Williams this week ordered that James Edward Combs 13 of Route 32 be committed to the Illinois Youth Commission. The order followed a delinquency hearing after charges of theft of money last November at Sur dyke's Standard Service Station Wth and Broadway.
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James Edward Combs
Route 32
Iilneis Youth Commission
Surdyke
Wth
Broadway
Robberies Hit Two McLeansboro Businesses
Two McLeansboro business houses were robbed Monday night. The Tie On Roofing Co on W Main was entered and about $55 taken after a glass break. The News Agency across from City Hall was broken into with roughly $75 in silver and cash stolen.
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Chicago
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