Starkey Rites Planned After Death in Wayne County
Henry May officiates at a funeral service tomorrow at Myers Chapel with the body remaining in state at va Chapel until friends may call after 4:00 p m. Starkey, 74, of 911 Welkins, died at Jet Memorial Hospital. Born May 2, 1874 in Jefferson county, he was married March 5, 1907 to Sarah ee. Survivors include son Vernie Starkey. daughters Delia Dove, Ola Marie Spangler, Dorothy Hensley. brother Jesse Starkey. three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
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Henry May
Myers Chapel
Mateer Cemetery
Wayne County
Va Chapel
Starkey
Welkins
Jet Memorial Hospital
Jefferson County
James Starkey
McLeansboro
Sarahee
Vernie Starkey
This City
Delia Dove
Chicago
Ola Marie Spangler
Mt. Vernett
Dorothy Hensley
Lansing, IL
Jesse Starkey
Mt. Vernon
Nina Files Dies After Fairfield Residency
Mrs. Nina Files 72 former Fairfield resident died at 1:00 pm yesterday at Letzekorn Nursing Home Funeral services set for 2:00 pm tomorrow at Nale Funeral Home Fairfield The body lies in state with calls welcome Survivors include daughters Mrs Hattie Meserole of Fairfield and Mrs Forestine Meritt of Decatur Five grandchildren and four great grandchildren listed
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Nina Files
Fairfield
Letzekorn
Nale Funeral Home
Hattie Meserole
Forestine Meritt
Decatur
J R Carey of McLeansboro Dies at 64
James Raleigh Carey 64 of RFD 3 McLeansboro died at 1 40 pm at Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro Funeral 2 pm Thursday at Mt Olivet Church Rev N C Henderson officiating Burial in adjacent cemetery Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro callers after 6 pm today Born October 23 1896 in McLeansboro son of William and Sophia Carey Married Marie Heller in 1936 Survived by brother H Arthur Carey of St Louis and sisters Pearl and Alma Carey both of McLeansboro
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RFD
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Mt. Olivet Church
N. C. Henderson
Gholson Funeral Home
Mr. Carey
William and
Sophia (Suttle) Carey
Marie Heller
H. Arthur Carey
St. Louis
Pearl
Alma Carey
L S Robertson 45 Dies At Hospital
Leslie S Robertson of 236 South 16th Street died at 7 30 am today at Veterans Hospital Marion He was 45 years five months and one day old Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev Earl Michels of Bluford officiating Burial will be in East Hickory Cemetery Friends may call after 2 pm tomorrow He was born Aug 20 1915 in Desoto IL to Leroy and Flora Robertson He was preceded in death by his father and a brother Survivors include his mother Flora Robertson of this city a son Johnie Lee Robertson of DeSoto IL two brothers Claude Robertson of Bluford and William Robertson of this city He was a member of Bethel Tabernacle A World War III veteran American Legion Post 141 will conduct military rites at the grave.
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Pulley Funeral
Earl Michels
Bluford
East Hickory
Pulley Funeral Home
Mr. Robertson
Desoto, Ill
Leroy and
Flora
Lockeby) Robertson
Flora Robertson
City
Johnie Lee Robertson
DeSoto
Claude Robertson
William Robertson
Robertson
Bethel Tabernacle
American Legion Post 141
Funeral At 11 Tomorrow For Melissa Carter
Mrs. Melissa Carter of 803 Youth 24th Street died at 11 30 a m yesterday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital She was 77 years four months and 25 days old A funeral service will be held at 10 00 a m tomorrow at Myers Chapel with the Rev Sam Mc Coy officiating Burial will be in Ingraham Cemetery at Ingraham Ill The body will be in state at Myers Chapel where friends may call after 4 00 p m today Mrs Carter was born Sept 1883 in Richland County the daughter of Henry and Clatinda Foreman She was married to Alfred Carter who survives Also surviving are several nieces and nephews
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24Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
Sam McCoy
Ingraham Cemetery
Ingraham
Ill
Carter
F M Cross Dies at Wayne City Funeral Thursday
F M Cross died yesterday morning in Carmi and funeral services are planned for Thursday at Wayne City. The death was reported from Wayne City and interment will be in the local cemetery with arrangements awaiting final details. Local officials noted the passing of a longtime resident and farmer, with friends preparing to honor his memory in a community service.
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F. M. Cross
Wayne City
Kennedy Faces GOP Roadblock On Economic Plan
President Kennedy’s State of the Union sought immediate economic remedies, but Republicans signaled extensive hearings to slow the agenda. Sen Dirksen warned against rushing in ill digested proposals while Morton criticized the speech as cynical and overly cautious.
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Kennedy
U.S
GOP
America
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Senate Gop
Congress
Dirksen
Illinois
Peace Corps
Conservation Corps
Morton
Thruston B. Morton
Richardson Chapel Services For Mr Gross
Mr Gross born June 7 1904 in Hamilton county was son of Thomas Marshall and Anice Jane Davis. Survivors include three brothers Culver Hartford Mich Harley and Felix Wayne City and four sisters Bessie Smith Webbersville Fla Mourie Taylor Clarice Peters Piggott Ark Edith Carlson Palos Park IL. He belonged to the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Carmi.
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Gross
Hamilton County
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aAnice Jane (Davis) Gross
Culver Gross
Hartford
Mich
Harley
Felix Gross
Wayne City
Bessie Smith
Webbersville
Fla
Mourie Taylor
Clarice Peters
Piggott
Ark
Edith Carlson
Palos Park
Grogs
Order of Eagles
Carmi
GOP Sets Up 18 Member Policy Committee in Illinois House
Illinois House Republicans formed an 18 member committee to coordinate GOP policy after Democrat Paul Powell was elected speaker despite the 89 to 88 party split. Notable appointees include Rep. William Pollack and Rep. Robert T. McLaskey.
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Illinois
House
Paul Powell
William Pollack
Chicago
Robert T. McLaskey
Monmouth
G. William Horsley
Charles W. Clabaugh
Champaign
Marion R. Burks
Evanston
Wayne Fitzgerrell
Lesser
Elmer Conti
Elmwood Park
S. O. Dale
Fairfield
Clayton C. Harbeck
Utica
Peter Granata
Noble W. Lee
W. J. Murphy
Antioch
Walter J. Ream
Ben Rhodes
Normal
William H. Robinson
Ralph T. Smith
Alton
Warren L. Wood
Plainfield
Rollow R. Robbins
Augusta
King City Area Gas Rate Cut Proposed
Illinois Power plans a 125000 dollar yearly natural gas rate reduction for Aviston and adjacent towns pending Commerce Commission approval on March 1 1961. The change follows a Nat Gas Pipeline Am erica Peoples Gulf Coast merge approved by the FCC. Some customers face small increases up to 35 cents monthly while most firm service rates fall or stay the same.
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Breese
Carlyle
Central City
Centralia
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Junction City
Mahomet
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Monticello
Mt. Vernon
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Womac
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Ilinois Commerce Commission
Fred Kinsey
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
Peoples Gulf Coast Natural Gas Pipeline Company
Federal Power Commission
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Kinsey
IPO
Belleville
Granite City
Kewanee
LaSalle
June Allyson Divorces Dick Powell in Custody Settlement
Santa Monica AP reports actress June Allyson divorced actor Dick Powell after a 15 year marriage. Allyson won a 2.5 million property settlement and custody of children Pamela 12 and Richard 10. She testified Powell’s work kept him away from home and meals.
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June Allyson
Dick Powell
Pamela
Richard
Miller Denies Riding Dems He Was Really Sick
In Springfield Illinois AP Miller Chicago Republican Rep Peter Miller says he did not help Democrats seize control of the Illinois House and that his absence was due to illness. He was censured by his party over alleged aid to Democrat Paul Powell in the House leadership fight. He says he was hospitalized 18 days starting December 30 and held no connection to his job with the Chicago Sanitary District.
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Peter Miller
Chicago
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Cook County
GOP Committee
Paul Powell
Bevnahont
Bond Set On Charge Of Assaulting Officer In Du Quoin
Lucius Weaver 38 of Chicago was bound over to the circuit court on a charge of assaulting a police officer who took him from an Illinois Central passenger train in Du Quoin. Police Magistrate John Ritter Sr set bond at 3000 dollars Monday.
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DU Quoin
Lucius Weaver
Chicago
Illinois Central
John Ritter, Sr
Weaver
Interstate Highway Land Purchase and Road Design Details
Officials outlined land acquisition for the Mt. Vernon area beginning 1962 with construction in 1963. The plan includes two 24 foot pavements, wide medians, 12 foot right shoulder and 8 foot left shoulder, right of way about 300 feet wide, and optional frontage and cattle passes. Traffic studies will guide road closures after public hearings.
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Nehren
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Weather Hits Warm Spell Across State
The Associated Press reports temperatures rose to the low 30s in northern Illinois and near 40 in the south under partly cloudy skies. A warming trend will continue through Wednesday with overnight lows 15 to 25. Three ice jams blocked Mississippi River traffic near Cairo. a barge official said it would take 10-degree temps and heavy rain to break them up. Readings showed varying highs and lows across Belleville, Quincy, Vandalia, Springfield, Moline, Peoria, Rockford, and Rantoul.
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Associated Press
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Cairo
Belleville
Quincy
Vandalia
Springfield
Moline
Peoria
Rockford
Rantoul
Kennedy to address recession plan and balance of payments
President Kennedy will send Congress a special message on recovery from the recession that has persisted seven months. Next Monday he will send another message on the balance of payments and gold outflow, announced at the White House by House Speaker Sam Rayburn after a meeting with Democratic leaders.
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Kennedy
Congress
Capitol
United States
White House
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Sam Rayburn
Dtex
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Frank Cleveland Wilbanks Belle Rive George Willard Smith and discharges for Mrs. Margaret Jane Stockett James London Johnson. Good Samaritan admission includes Rosalie Dorothy Chesney Henry William Parker Paula Adele Weems Melba Dean Nowicki Raliegh Bryan Shields Randall Owens Kistner Mary Ann Lowery Thelma Fay Shurtz and discharges Dorothy Marie Bramitt Clyde Fredrick Frazier Frankie Earl Raney Wilma Mae Keele Hannah Reba Bradley James Homer Cates.
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Wilbanks
Belle Rive
George Willard Smith
Margaret Jane Stockett
James London Johnson
Good Samaritan
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Henry William Parker
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Raliegh Bryan Shields
Randall Owens Kistner
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Thelma Fay Shurtz
Dorothy Marie Bramitt
Clyde Fredrick Frazier
Frankie Earl Raney
Wilma Mae Keele
Hannah Reba Bradley
James Homer Cates
Jury recommends action in crash death of teacher
A coroner's jury in Wayne City last night urged grand jury action against 17 year old Richard N. Mason after a fatal wreck near Mt. Vernon on December 28. Robert C. Ellis principal of Farrington grade school was killed when Mason's truck collided with Ellis's car on route 15 by East Hickory Hill church. Ellis' wife Margie was badly hurt. The inquest was led by Coroner Ray Hefley at the courthouse.
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Wayne City
Mt. Vernon
Robert C. Ellis
Farrington Ee Grade
Mason
East Hickory Hill
Ellis
Margie
Court House
Ray Hefley
Truck Heater Fire Damages Bottling Company Vehicle
A charcoal heater at Hands Grocery Store east of Mt. Vernon started a blaze that damaged a M and iM Bottling Company truck. Estimated losses were $40 to the truck and $10 to the contents. The rural fire department responded at 10 58 yesterday morning.
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Mt. Vernon
M and Im Bottling Company
Police Court Fines From J R Thomas Docket
Police Magistrate J R Thomas fined Charles MelIntosh ten dollars on costs for driving while intoxicated and ten dollars plus costs for lacking a driver license Opal Porter paid ten dollars and costs for a drunken charge and ten dollars and costs for aiding an unauthorized person Minor fines included Muriel E Wilson ten dollars and costs for failure to hold a state truck license and James J McKeever two dollars and costs for unpaid parking meter fees
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J. R. Thomas
Charles ©. MelIntogh
Opal M. Porter
Muriel E. Wilson
James J. McKeever
Forest Avenue Home Heavily Damaged By Fire
Fire yesterday gutted the four room home of Sam Tolley at 907 Forest Avenue. Flames destroyed the living room and kitchen with estimated damages of 1500 to the house and 500 to contents. Ralph Trout owned the house. Firemen blamed an overheated stove that caught the wall fire while Tolley was away.
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Sam Tolley
Forest
Ralph Trout
Tolley
Mt Vernon Markets Share Wheat Soybeans and Corn Prices
Prices quoted in Mt Vernon after noon show Wheat at 2.01 dollars Soybeans 2.41 dollars and Corn 1.05 dollars.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Hogs Prices Slip at Local Livestock Market
Prices paid at the Mt. Vernon livestock market fell by 25 cents. The top quoted was 18.00 for hogs weighing 190 to 210 pounds. Sows brought 15.50 for 300 pounds and boars ranged from 10.00 to 11.00.
Cash Grain Chicago Report Lapses in Major Sales
Chicago AP wire notes no wheat oats or soybeans sold. Corn prices No 2 yellow 1.17 No 3 yellow 1.13 No 5 yellow 1.02 sample grade yellow 1.13. Soybean oil V112n. Barley prices: making choice 1.20 to 1.28n, feed 0.75 to 0.90n.
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Chicago
Wall Street Mixed After Profit Taking In Sluggish Session
Wall Street in New York ended mixed with profit taking after two days of gains. Trading slowed as volume reached 4.6 million shares versus 5.19 million on Monday. Most major stocks moved fractions to about a point in either direction. Government bond issues declined while most corporate bonds edged higher.
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New York
U.S
Livestock prices at National Stockyards noted for week
In National Stockyards Illinois this week US Hog prices ranged from 18.25 to 18.75 for various weights and grades with bulk No 1-2 barrows and gilts around 18.35 to 18.50. Cattle and calves showed mixed quotes with choice slaughter steers near 27.00 and utility cows around 15.00 to 16.50. Sheep sales featured good and choice wooled lambs at 16.50 to 18.00 and cull ewes 5.50 to 7.50.
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National Stockyards
Ill
USDA
U.S
Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Prices Steady
Chicago AP report shows Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter steady with 1,074,000 receipts and wholesale buying prices unchanged. Egg prices tops easy and balance about steady with receipts at 18,800 and wholesale prices unchanged to lower 134, with A whites 38, mixed 38, mediums 36 45, standards 36, dirtles 35, checks 35.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Receipts and Prices Reported
Chicago AP USDA live poultry receipts Monday totaled 52 000 lbs. Wholesale buying prices remained unchanged to slightly lower at about 22 24 per unit. White rock fryers featured in the market figures with implied price stability.
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USDA
Nea
Egg andPeas prices stabilize in wholesale market
St Louis reports eggs and five Pees consumer grades and wholesale grades with varied percentages. Prices for large extras range 60 to 79 percent A and 40 to 59 percent A. Other prices remain unchanged.
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ST. Louis
Birth of daughter to Mr and Mrs Danny Ray Ross of Benton Harbor
Mr and Mrs Danny Ray Ross of Benton Harbor Mich announce the birth of a daughter January 23 in a local hospital. The baby weighs six pounds four and a half ounces and is named Debora Faye. The mother is Joyce Meador, and the paternal grandparents are Estel Meador.
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Danny Ray Ross F
Benton Harbor, Mich
Debora Faye
Joyce Meador
Estel Meador
City
Kerner Halts $2 Million State Projects in Illinois
Gov. Otto Kerner suspended more than 2 million dollars in general revenue contracts while reviewing the state’s finances. He ordered department financial statements and said highway and mental health programs remain unaffected as he warned the fiscal year may run short. He argued prior fiscal policies led to the bad condition and defended the move as prudent. In Cairo Illinois two towboats were trapped in shifting ice blocking mid Mississippi traffic. The Hamilton and Coleman D faced heavy ice, with a third vessel Sally Polk attempting to free them. Engineers reported a rise in the river and hope that warming temperatures will break the jams.
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Otto Kerner
Illinois
Democratic
Kerner
William G. Stratton
a_ state museum
Springfield
Illneis Public Aid Commission
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Hamilton
Sueczik Marine Corp
New Orleans
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West Towing Co
Greenville
Miss
Cape Girardeau
Sally Polk
Ivan Bradford
Bay St. Louis
Bradford
Thebes
Cair
Dog Tooth
Divorce Granted In Circuit Court
Wilma Keef v Bobby Keef was granted a divorce in a one day circuit court session Monday judge Randall S Quindry presided over non jury matters in the case and others heard in the same session.
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Wilma Keef
Bobby Keef
Randall S. Quindry
Burglary And Bigamy Cases Up In Court
Two men faced circuit court informations filed after waiving grand jury indictments. Willie Miller, 21, of 1418 South 11th, is charged with burglary of Gebhardt Store at 921 South Tenth last August with Public Defender Joe Frank Allen assigned. Fred Vernon Sanders of Centralia is charged with bigamy for marrying a Centralia girl while already married to a Centralia woman.
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South 11Th
Gebhardt
South Tenth
Randall S. Quindry
Joe Frank Allen
Miller
Fred Vernon Sanders
Centrali
Vernon
Centralia
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