Deaths Willard Redmon 62 East Peoria Illinois
Willard Redmon a railroad engineer died at 6 a m today in Methodist Hospital Peoria He was born March 7 1904 in Hamilton county and lived in East Peoria He is survived by Hazel Sneed his wife three brothers three sisters and an uncle Funeral is Tuesday at 1 p m at Gholson Funeral Chapel McLeansboro with burial in Springer Cemetery northeast of McLeansboro
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Willard Redmon
East Peoria
Ill
Methodist
Peoria
Hamilton County
Gholson
McLeansboro
Springer Cemetery
Redmon
Orville
Emma (Sneed) Redmon
Hazel Sneed
Normal Redmon
Wayne City
Noble
Leonard Laws
O'Fallon
Opal Garner
E. Peoria
Daisy Maurer
Granite City
Georgia Hodge
O’fallon
Cloyd Sneed
Mt. Vernon
Louise Beck 60 Dies. Rites Tuesday at Myers Chapel
Louise F. Beck of RFD 6 dies at 6:00 am in Jefferson Memorial Hospital at age 60 years seven months five days. Funeral 1:30 pm Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Dr. Don R. Crocker. burial Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation after 4 pm Monday. Survived by husband John F. Beck, daughter Bernadine Tucker, mother Grace Coleman, two grandchildren, brother Edward Coleman. Member First Methodist Church.
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Louise F. Beck
RFD
Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
Don R. Crocker
Oakwood Cemetery
Beck
This City
Eddie C
Grace (Jines) Coleman
John F. Beck
Bernadine Tucker
Champaign
Grace Coleman
Edward Coleman
Boulder
Cole
Silas E. Riggs Dies at 79 in Mount Vernon
Silas E. Riggs of 1615 South 10th Street died at 4 45 p.m. Friday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at age 79 years six months and 13 days. He was a retired Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. Co. employee and operated a used furniture store. Funeral at Myers Chapel at 2 00 p.m. Monday. Burial in Williams Chapel Cemetery Franklin County. He was born December 18 1886 in Franklin County. He married Lillie Harmon in Mt. Vernon in 1930. she died August 20 1959. Survived by two stepdaughters, a brother Burt Riggs and several nephews and nieces. He was a member of the B R C A.
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Silas Ed Riggs
South 10Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Riggs
Mt. Vernon
Franklin County
Silas M
Pearney Thomas Riggs
Lillie Harmon
Virginia Boyd
du Quoin
Ruby Brasel
Sumner, Jr
Burt Riggs
Ina
Greta Fitzgerrell
B.R.C
William E. Allen 80 dies in McLeansboro
William Edwin Allen aged 80 of McLeansboro died at midnight at the Wilmar Restorium in Carmi. A retired farmer, he is survived by two sons Edwin L. Allen and William G. Allen of Belleville and four grandchildren. Born August 4, 1886 in Hamilton County, he was married to Carrie Butler who preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and the body is at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
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William Edwin Allen
McLeansboro
Wilmar Restorium
Carmi
Gholson Funeral Home
Edwin L. Allen
William G. Allen
Belleville
Mr. Allen
Hamilton County
Carrie Butter
Johnsons Settle Down At Ranch
President Johnson and Lady Bird plan a quiet family party at the LBJ Ranch for Luci Johnson on her 19th birthday. Luci’s fiancé Pat Nugent, 22, attends and the couple will wed August 6 in Washington at Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Texas White House notes the event will be a family affair with cake and candles. Luci, raised Episcopalian, was baptized Catholic on her 18th birthday. Nugent is Catholic.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Lady Bird
Luci
Pat Nugent
LBJ
Washington
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Texas White House
Nugent
Weather Card MT VERNON Friday Forecast High 94
MT VERNON weather shows a Friday high near 94 and low 68 with year to date rainfall at 17.45 inches. Comparisons note last year’s high 86 and low 66, five years ago 88/70, ten years ago 89/63. Sunrise and sunset times: Sunday 4 36 and 7 32, Monday 4 36 and 7 32 with slight sunacy at 4 37 and 1 32.
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MT. Vernon
Sunacy
Heat wave bakes Illinois on Fourth of July weekend
Illinois endures a 12th straight day of 90s with southern regions in the low to mid 90s and northern areas near 100. Skies are mostly clear with scattered thundershowers in the south. Sunday looks hot and humid with little relief for holiday revelers as readings dip to about 70 statewide. Springfield hits 97 under partly cloudy skies as Vandalia and Moline report 96 and 95. Chicago area highs reach into the 70s with nights around 70.
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Chicago
Illinois
Springfield
Vandalia
Moline
Chicago Area
Motor Destroyed In Fire Alarm At Theater Here
A motor in a compressor shorted out and filled the Granada Theater with smoke yesterday. Firemen answered the alarm at 12:40 p.m. The compressor sat in the basement. Slight smoke damage reported.
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Granada
Mishap Causes Over $175 Damage In City Collision
Two cars collided at Casey and South 10th around 5 37 p m yesterday. Helen L Dare 41 of 1413 South 12th and Vern C Huff 68 of Bluford drove the autos. Huff car sustained over 100 in damage and Dare’s car about 75 police estimated.
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Casey
South 10Th
Mt. Vernon
Helen L. Dare
South 12Th
Vern C. Huff
Bluford
Huff Auto
Helen Dare
jRolice
Bomb Accident Kills 8 Viets Near Bien Hoa Village
Eight Vietnamese civilians including seven children died when a U.S. Air Force jet bomb accidentally dropped antipersonnel ordnance on a village near Bien Hoa Air Base north of Saigon. Fifty pupils and a teacher were among the private school victims with many more wounded. an investigation cited a stuck cannister.
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Saigon
U.S
Air Force
Bien Hoa Air Base
Dong Nai
Explorer 33 Moon Shot Ends in Setback at Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Explorer 33 failed to reach lunar orbit as the booster second stage burned too hot during a three day mission. The U S has nine attempts in eight years to reach the moon with American probes while the Soviets achieved Luna 10 last April. Two more tries were planned this year.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Soviet Union
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Freeport Police Threaten Mass Quit Over Pay Demands
Freeport Illinois 29 member police force warns of mass resignation if the city council does not approve longevity pay and clothing allowance increases. Chief Earl Marsh and 28 officers demand 2 percent longevity per three years and a $25 boost to the $125 annual clothing allowance. If they quit, Steопhenson County and Illinois State Police would cover patrols. The council meets Tuesday to discuss the budget ahead of a July 8 decision.
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Freeport, Ill
Freeport
Earl Marsh
Marsh
Joseph Shelly
Stephenson County
Ilinois
Rockford GI Arnoldo Cardenas Killed in Vietnam
Army Pfc. Arnoldo J. Cardenas son of Mr and Mrs Augustin G Cardenas of 518 Winnebago Rockford was killed recently in the Vietnam war the Defense Department said Friday
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Washington
Army
Arnoldo J. Cardenas
Augustin G., Cardenas
Winnebago
Rockford
Defense Department
House Democrats Fear Political Effect Of War
Veteran Democrats in the House worry the Viet Nam war could cost far more seats than the typical off-year loss. They fear impacts on 63 Democrats elected in 1964 with narrow pluralities, while freshmen lawmakers seek district-by-district campaign strategies to blunt the war issue. Inflation and Medicare hospital shortages also threaten incumbents.
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House
Viet Nam
New York
Leonard Farbstein
Edna Keily
Abraham J. Multer
Westchester County
Ogden R. Reid
New Jersey
California
National Democratic Party
Senate
Births of three new babies reported in local hospitals
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bradford of 601 Pace welcomed a daughter at Good Samaritan Hospital at 9 50 last night weighing eight pounds. Mr. and Mrs. James Howard Downey of Crove Cover Mo welcomed a son born June 28 in Deaconess Hospital St. Louis named James Patrick. Dr. and Mrs. Dale Erickson of Flint Mich welcomed a son born at Hurley Hospital at 6 00 last night named Kelly. Grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Inskeep of this city Mr. and Mrs Gilbert Erickson of Hammond Ind and the late Howard Downey of Mt Vernon.
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Roy Bradford
Pace
Good Samaritan Hospital
James Howard Downey
Crove Cover
Deaconess Hospital
St. Louis
James Patrick
Howard Downey
Mt. Vernon
Dale Erickson
Flint
Mich
Hurley Hospital
Kelly
Charles Inskeep
Gilbert Erickson
Hammond
Ind
Jefferson County NFO Meeting at Courthouse
The Jefferson County National Farmers Organization will hold a regular meeting at the courthouse at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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The
Jefferson County National Farmers Organization
Musical Groups Win Firsts In Talent Contest
At the Jefferson County Veterans Reunion in City Park two musical groups took top honors. In the under twelve division Horse Creek Trio members Jim Bob Cates Mary Gregory and Butch Gregory won first place while Jadeane Mestal placed second with an acrobatic dance and Baton twirlers Debbie Anderson Janet Anderson and Libby Spurlock earned third. In the over twelve division Junior Williamson Rick Heaney Terry Kent Jim Tapocik and Frank Jones claimed first with a second by Jackie Kennedy go twirler.
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Jefferson County Veterans Reunion
Horse Creek
Jim Bob Cates
Mary Gregory
Butch Gregory
Jadeane Mestal
Debbie Anderson
Janet Anderson
Libby Spurlock
Junior Williamson
Rick Heaney
Terry Kent
Jim Tapocik
Frank Jones
Jackie Kennedy
Go Twirler
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Silas Ed Riggs 1615 South 10th Thelma M Dulaney Wayne City and Clarence Wilson RFD 4 Fred Ellis St Louis Mo Discharges include Dana Hattie Lambert 607 Salem Road James Harry Stroud Perryville Mo Linda Lee McDonald 501 Mart ee ny Mayme Shelton Inn Donna Jean Buchanan Wayne Good Samaritan E ward A Jones 1301 Park Steven French RFD 3 Ernest Toney 1213 Broadway Dorothy Stewart 2126 Perkins Fred Lowns RFD 7 William McKinley Hayes Dix Lloyd Lingle 524 Leidengood Clarence Williams 1901 South 8th Viola Logan Ashley Alma Callahan 101 South 20th Steven Troutt 621 Lamar Ruth D Thompson 115 North 13th Orval Obermeier Hoyleton Ill Francis Malcolm Belle Rive Charles Densmore RFD 3 Amy Bradley Salem Dr Marilee Summers 715 North 12th John King Thomasboro Ill Wilma Suddith Nason Ill Donna Ellis RFD 2 Fred Thomas Payne Wayne Viola Spangler Kell Myrtle Pigg 325 South Second.
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Jefferson Memorial
Silas Ed Riggs
South 10Th
Thelma M. Dulaney
Wayne City
Clarence
Wilson
Fred Ellis
St. Louis
Dana Hattie Lambert
Salem Road
James Harry Stroud
Perryville
Linda Lee McDonald
Marteeny
Mayme Shelton
Donna Jean Buchanan
Good Samaritan
Eward A. Jones
Park
Steven French
Ernest Toney
Broadway
Dorothy Stewart
Perkins
Fred Lowns
William McKinley Hayes
Dix
Lloyd Lingle
Francis Malcolm
Belle Rive
Charles Densmore
RFD
Amy Bradley
Salem
Viola Logan
Ashley
Marilee Summers
North 12Th
John King
Thomasboro
Ill
Wilma Suddith
Nason
Donna Ellis
Fred Thomas Payne
Viola Spangler
Kell
Myrtle Pigg
South Second
Broughton Post Office Dedication Set for July Event
On Tuesday July 5 at 7 p.m. the dedication of the Broughton post office quarters will occur with Senator Paul A. Douglas and Congressman Kenneth J. Gray expected to attend. Claude Lasater serves as acting postmaster and the building, owned by Ray Abbott, has been remodeled since March with new interior, central heat and air, and ongoing exterior work.
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Broughton
Paul A. Douglas
Kenneth J. Gray
Claude Lasater
Ray Abbott
Joe W. Treat
Methodist Church
Lasater
Elmo Gholson
McLeansboro
U. S
21St Congressional District
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Cong. Gray
Frank G. Sulewski
John K. Deen
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
John Wooldridge
Dean Myers
Annabelle Griswold
Bill Owen
John Deen
Battle 60 Miles Off Haiphong Declarations and US Actions
South Vietnamese decorations award nearly 80 American personnel including Lt. Gen. Lewis W. Walt with the National Order Fourth Class and Gallantry Cross with Palm. B52 strikes near Hue target Viet Cong HQ and Tay Ninh troop concentration as Nathan Hale and Jay operations are terminated. results include 459 enemy killed with 36 captured and 92 guerrillas killed in Jay.
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Lewis W. Walt
Viet Nam
Hue
Tay Ninh
Saigon
U.S. Army
Nathan Hale
Tuy Hoa
Jay
U.S
Reading Club In Junior Dept At Public Library Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon Public Library begins enrollment on July 5 for a summer reading club in the Junior Department covering July and August. Theme builds a library. A poster chart is issued at enrollment and bricks are awarded for each book read. Bonus bricks for last year's participants. Diploma certificates awarded August 27 for completing building a library.
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Mt. Vernon Public Library
Porter Attends U C T Session
W B Bill Porter returned from the 79th annual convention of the United Commercial Travelers of America in Hot Springs Arkansas as delegate of Mt Vernon Council 523 UCT. About 1550 delegates wives and guests attended. UCT reported work on retarded children cancer and youth with the retarded children project as its top priority. UCT has spent 2 million on scholarships for teachers of the retarded in five years. Next year’s meeting will be in San Francisco in late June. Mt Vernon UCT picnic will be at the game farm Sunday July 10 at 1 pm inviting all members and families. The local council has over 1300 members.
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W. B
Bill” Porter
United Commercial Travelers of America
Hot Springs
Ark
Mt. Vernon Council
U.C.T
U.S
Canada
Cancer
San Francisco
Mt. Vernon
Game Farm
Medicare impacts in hospitals across Georgia and Dallas
The report notes six patients checked out, three admitted. E D Rivers of Lakeland, former Georgia governor, 70, is in Parkland for a periodic checkup with Medicare 65 stamp on his form. Madge English, 72, of Dallas, with a broken hip, calls Medicare a blessing. Dr. Fred Bonte says Medicare is easier than expected. Five Medicare patients admitted Friday. 82 other Parkland patients transferred.
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Detroit
Henry Ford Hospital
Thelma Cogswell
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Miss Cogswell
Massachusetts General
California
Queen of Angels Hospital
Los Angeles
Alan Transue
Kansas City
Boston Hospital
Ochsner Foundation
New Orleans
Herbert Leonard
Ponchatoula
St. Joseph's
Atlanta
E.D. Rivers
Lakeland
Georgia
Rivers
Madge English
Dallas
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Medicare
Fred Bonte
Parkland
Lincoln District Paves Street Awaiting Early Occupancy
Paved street in Lincoln School District is in excellent condition and ready for early occupancy. Write immediately to P. O. Box A for details.
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Lincoln School District
P. O. Box A
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