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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1969

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Death of Oscar L. Milliner 82 at Good Samaritan Hospital

Oscar L. Milliner aged 82 of 1300 Broadway died yesterday at 4 45 p m in Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral set for 3 00 p m Thursday at Myers Chapel Burial in Bethel Memorial Cemetery Friends may call after 5 00 p m Wednesday Milliner born June 27 1887 in Jefferson county son of John and Paulina Hes ter Milliner a retired farmer married to Iva Campbell who preceded him in death Survived by five daughters Jewel Jones Sue Haney Hammond Ind Ila Mae Schrum Lockport Mary Gowler Mt Vernon Norma Jean Jones Belle Rive two stepdaughters Frieda Donnelly Logansport Ind Dorothy Leathers Mt Vernon one brother Dave Milliner Mt Vernon twenty grandchildren ten great grandchildren and three brothers and one sister preceded in death

Oscar L. Milliner Broadway Good Samaritan ‘Hospital Myers Chapel Bethel Memorial Cemetery Milliner Jefferson County John and Paulina (Hester) Milliner Iva Campbell Jewel Jones Sue Haney Hammond Ind Ila Mae Schrum

Navy Man Dies in California Centralia Rites

Allen Bartelmey 24 stationed at U S Navy Base Lemoore California died after six weeks illness in Oakland California hospital. Funeral Sunday 1:00 p.m. at Queen Boggs Chapel Centralia with full military rites at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Body lies in state at Queen Boggs Chapel after 2:00 p m Saturday. Born Chicago son of Theodore A and Juanita Bartelmey married 1966. Survivors include wife three daughters two brothers three sisters and grandmother.

Allen Bartelmey US Naval Base Lemoore Calif Oakland Queen Boggs Chapel Centralia Hillcrest Memorial Park Queen-Boggs Chapel Bartelmey Chicago Theodore A Juanita (Phelps) Bartelmey Bridgeview Juanita Allen Pat Bartelmey Charlene Rhonda April Melvin Teddy Shirley Perkins Ruth Roxanne Bartelmey Minnie Phelps Walnut Hill

Maude Spillman Dies at 79 in Evansville

Mrs. Maude Spillman 79 of 709 S 24th Street died yesterday at 7 20 p m at home. Funeral services set for Saturday 1 30 p m at Myers Chapel with burial in Enfield cemetery. She was born November 24 1889 in White County to Ira and Jennie Miller and was married to Harry Spillman who died in 1946. She was a Hopewell Methodist parishioner. Survived by son William Spillman and one sister. two sisters Bertha Crouch Detroit and Margaret Thurmond Evansville. One daughter preceded her in death.

Maude Spillman S. 24Th Street Myers Chapel Enfield Cemetery Spillman White County Ira and Jeannie (Qualls) Miller Harry Spillman Hopewell Methodist Church William Spillman Vernon Bertha Crouch Detroit Mich Margaret Thurmond Evansville Ind

Holiday Traffic Deaths Expected Over July Fourth Weekend

The National Safety Council estimates 550 to 650 deaths from automobile crashes over the July 4 weekend from 6 p.m. July 3 to midnight July 6. The Associated Press counted 597 fatalities during the Memorial Day weekend with the same timeframe.

Chicago National Safety Council The Associated Press

Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Steady Through Noon

Markets Mt Vernon hog market prices paid until 12 30 p m today were steady. Hogs were 25 25 with lows 18 25 and 21 25. Boars were 14 50 and 15 50. After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day prices.

Mt. Vernon MT. Vernon Grain

Grain Prices Quoted in Mt Vernon Morning

Prices listed in Mt Vernon show Wheat at 1 11 a bushel Soybeans at 2 52 and Corn at 1 24 as quotes for the market today.

Mt. Vernon

Livestock Prices at National Stockyards Illinois Report

Estimates for Thursday show hogs 6,500 head, cattle 600, calves 100, sheep 150. Hogs mostly 1-2 250 head 220-225 pounds at 26.50-26.75, 1-3 200-250 pounds 25.76-26.50, sows 21.00-23.25, boars 18.50-22.00. Cattle 2,000 head, calves 100, steers 900-1,175 pounds 32.50-34.00, heifers 28.00-32.50, cows 19.00-21.00, bulls 21.00-25.00, vealers 28.00-36.00, calves 20.00-28.00. Sheep 200 head, spring lambs 28.50-30.50, ewes 7.00-9.00.

National Ill

Chicago Commodity Prices Snapshot

Chicago Mercantile Exchange wholesale bids show butter grades AA 67 percent, A 67 fourteen, B 65, C 60 percent. Eggs report white, medium, standards at 39, 33, 33 percent. Wheat No 2 hard yellow 1.31, No 2 soft red 1.24. Corn No 1 yellow 1.29, No 2 1.29, No 3 1.27. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 63. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.70. Soybean oil 8.05.

Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange

St Louis Produce Prices and Grades Update

AP report from St Louis lists consumer egg grades with sizes and prices. Large eggs A grade 37 to 40 cents, medium 29 to 32, small 15 to 20. Wholesale standards 24 to 25, medium 19 to 21, unclassified 20 to 21. Hens heavy 12, light over 5 percent is 10, under 5 percent 6. Broilers and fryers 32.50 to 33.25.

ST. Louis

Wall Street Buoyed by Bargain Hunting in Active Trading

New York AP reports steady early trading lifting the Dow to 878.75 at noon, up 2.85, with gains leading losses and a sense the market may have found a bottom after weeks of decline. Big blocks crossed the tape including Boeing and American Cyanamid as Kingsford Co. led the active list. Dow Jones at 1 p.m. shows Industrials 879.72, Rails 212.78, Utilities 122.86, Stocks 298.13, all higher.

NEW York Boeing U.S. Shoe H. J. Heinz New York Stock Exchange Kingsford Co American Stock Exchange Kingsford Dow Jones

One Thousand TV Sets Stolen From Truck in Chicago

Police report the theft of a truck carrying about 1000 portable television sets and numerous tape recorders valued at more than 100000 dollars. The truck trailer and cargo were stolen from a Southwest Side street while the driver was in a restaurant. The shipment belonged to Selectron International Corp and had just arrived from Los Angeles.

Chicago Selectron International Corp Los Angeles

Civic Club Donates Cash To Good Samaritan ICU

The Federated Civic Club of Mt. Vernon contributed 100 dollars to the Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary for its intensive care unit. Mrs. W F Holt presented the check to Auxiliary president Mrs. Wendell Taylor. The unit has treated 19 patients in its first month, including coronary, burn, tetanus, poisoning, and auto injury cases.

Federated Civic Club of Mt. Vernon Good Samaritan Hospital W. F. Holt Wendell Taylor Holt Federated Civic Club

Bloodmobile below quota in Mt Vernon drive

Red Cross Bloodmobile visit to Mt Vernon yesterday collected 48 pints of blood, far short of the 100 pint quota for this one day drive. Organizers urged donors to participate in future drives.

Red Cross Mt. Vernon

Astronaut Borman Arrives in Moscow for Historic Visit

Col Frank Borman became the first American astronaut to visit the Soviet Union arriving in Moscow with his family after an 18 hour delay due to engine trouble. He was welcomed at Sheremetyevo by Soviet cosmonauts and expressed hope for increased space exchange between nations.

Moscow Frank Borman Soviet Union Sheremetyevo Borman New York Earth Moon Susan Frederick Edwin Greman Titov Konstantin Feoktistov Georgi Beregevoi United States

Illinois tax withholding booklets mailed explain new state rules

The article outlines how Illinois residents face higher withholding with the standard deduction on the state tax. It notes that dividends long term capital gains and interest are taxed as income by the state, unlike federal rules. An estimated $83 per dependent is subtracted from monthly earnings, then multiplied by 0.025 to approximate state tax. Self employed and corporate filings are quarterly. The IRS will share filing names with the state. Pro-rating applies to those with irregular pay.

Illinois Internal Revenue Service

Fire at Delyte Morris home spurs student aid effort

About 200 Southern Illinois University students gathered outside the Carbondale home of President Delyte Morris to rescue furniture from a smoky fire. An alarm sounded around 10 am, neighbors reported a lightning strike, and rain hindered firefighting. Morris was at the Edwardsville campus.

Carbondale, Ill Southern Illinois University Delyte Morris Morris Carbondale SIU Edwardsville

Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Names List

Hospital notes from Jefferson Memorial list admissions and discharges. Admitted include Anna B Absher McLeanboro Frank Kehrer 1219 South 12th Velma D Trotter 10 Hillcrest Cecil Carnahan Route 1 Mt Vernon Lewis O Morgan Route 1 Mt Vernon Osie K Thomason Wayne City Bessie A Lee 615 Perkins Discharged include Candace Dougherty 204 North 8th Donald Ward Lyons 236 North Alfred A Knowles Bonnie Margaret Mooney 2408 College Good Samaritan Dean Frazier 908 South 21st Sarah Fradenburg 1012 Samar Lena Pittman 2228 College James Biggerstaff McLeansboro Ivan Whitson Route 6 Mt Vernon Mattie Woolley Texico Tammy Groves 1913 Casey Hattie Herring 312 South 12th Sarah E Carver 7 Lakeview Terry Estes Box 228 Mt Vernon Phillip Minor 332 South 4th Walter Boswell Lesser Edward Hertenstein 1001 Salem Road Joe Morgan 716 South 20th James Hunt Maple Grove Shelter Care Marvell Gene McCoy 2403 Wescott Carolyn Hicks 505 Libengood Homer Dagg 219 Casey Amy Summers 515 E Broadway Loyd Hughes Fairfield Road James Upchurch 1604 South 10th Pauline Carroll 715 Lamar

Bessie A. Lee Perkins Candace Dougherty North Donald Ward Lyons Alfred A. Knowles Margaret Mooney College Good Samaritan Dean Frazier South 21St Sarah Fradenburg Samar Lena Pittman James Biggerstaff McLeansboro Ivan Whitson Mt. Vernon Mattie Wooley Texico Tammy Groves Casey Hattie Herring Sarah E. Carver Lakeview Terry Estes Mt. Ver Phillip Minor South 4Th Walter Boswell Lesser Edward Hertenstein Salem Road Joe Morgan South 20Th James Hunt Maple Grove Marvell Gene McCoy Wescott Carolyn Hicks Liebengood Homer Dagg Amy Summers E. Broadway Loyd Hughes Fairfield Road James Upchurch South 10Th Pauline Carroll Lamar

Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs David Mowrer

The couple of 820 Apricot welcomed a daughter born at 8:00 AM Tuesday July 1 in Good Samaritan Hospital. The baby weighed eight pounds nine and a half ounces.

David Mowrer Good Samaritan Hospital

Bells and rides mark Fourth of July events in area

The Daughters of the American Revolution urge widespread bell ringing at 1 p.m. Friday for Independence Day, part of Bells on Independence Day first observed in 1963. Gov Ogilvie and Mayor Lewis issued proclamations. King City retailers offer free 12 passenger limousine transport to Mt. Vernon Outland airport for the Powder Puff Derby, with hourly pickups 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Jefferson County Courthouse.

Joel Pace The Daughters of the American Revolution U. S. Senate Richard Ogilvie Rolland Lewis John Adams Adams Chamber of Commerce Today King City Retailers Association Red Top Cab Co Jefferson County Court House Central Business District Mt. Vernon Outland Airport King City Don Shafer Mt. Vernon

Library Club Enrolls July 7 at Mt Vernon Public Library

The Mt. Vernon Public Library begins enrollment on July 7 for a summer reading club in the Junior department covering July and August. The theme is Build a Library, with a poster chart for each member, a pin, bookmark, and a brick for each book read. Bonus bricks for last year’s members. Diploma certificates and a reading award ribbon will be given on August 26 for completing building a library.

Mt. Vernon Public Library

Burglary Reported At Dean's Trim Shop

The Mt. Vernon police investigated a burglary at Dean's Trim Shop 1701 S. 10th Street. Owner Dean Parker reported the entry at 8:00 this morning through a west window. Thieves took 75 dollars in bills and some change from a drink machine, plus damaged a plate glass front window.

Dean Trim Shop S. 10Th Street Dean Parker Mt. Vernon

Road Open to Ben Het Camp

Tuesday night the road to Ben Het Camp was declared secure by spokesmen and U S command reports light ground fighting with seven enemy rocket and mortar attacks the previous night, the fewest in a month, with only three causing casualties or damage. In Na Xuyen 13 civilians were killed and 16 wounded when Viet Cong terrorists threw hand grenades into two movie theaters. Saigon notes claim 471 civilians killed and 1,521 wounded in May by terrorist actions, as North Vietnamese aggressors show no goodwill toward ending the war. The International Control Commission, with Canada Poland and India, oversees Geneva Accords policing.

U.S Na Xuyen Saigon International Control Commission Canada Poland India

Thefts Reported in Mt Vernon Police Log

Two thefts were reported to Mt Vernon police yesterday. At 10:35 a.m. Chaney Walden of Salem Road Dix reported missing racing harnesses and knee protectors from the north barn at the Mt Vernon fairgrounds. At 3:30 p.m. Farthing Bullard of 620 S 22nd reported a stolen bicycle, a gold three speed Renéga with chrome fenders, from the Jansen's Laundry parking area.

Mt. Vernon Chaney Walden Salem Road Dix North Barn Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds Farthing Bullard Jansen

Driver Cited After Accident on Mt Vernon Streets

Ada B Sodders 45 of 1101 Douglas and Jerry M Sinks 62 of 505 S 7th collided at 10th Street and Casey Avenue. Sodders treated for minor injuries at Jefferson Memorial Hospital and released. Sinks arrested for driving while intoxicated as both cars sustained damages over $100.

Mt. Vernon Ada B. Sodders Douglas Jerry M. Sinks S. 7Th 10Th Street Casey Avenue Ada Sodders Jefferson Memorial Hospital Sinks

Tachometer theft reported from Webb parked car

A tachometer was stolen yesterday afternoon from Marvin Webb's parked car in Opdyke. Webb said the item was taken while the vehicle stood in front of Keith French's home in Mt Vernon.

Marvin Webb R.R. 1 Opdyke Sheriff's Office Webb Keith French R.R. 4 Mt. Vernon

Divorce suit filed in circuit court over mental cruelty

Ber Nice Muzzarelli filed for divorce from Andy Muzzarelli in circuit court on Tuesday, citing mental cruelty. They wed October 26, 1946 and separated April 13, 1969.

Bernice Muzzarelli Andy Muzzarelli

Circuit Court fines listed for traffic violations

Circuit court Tuesday fined Richard J. Ryan twenty dollars for speeding. Charles Southerd nineteen dollars for speeding. Darwin Betteram ten dollars for disobeying a traffic light. Gordon F. Rhyne ten dollars for failure to yield at a stop sign. Arthur Craig Carmi ten dollars for speeding.

Richard J. Ryan Homestead Drive Charles Southerd R. R Mt. Vernon Darwin Betram Princeton Ind Gordon F. Rhyne Rock Falls Arthur Craig Carmi

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Oscar Milliner California Wall Street Civic Club Good Sam Charles Britannia Britain Lucia Santa Cruz Chile London Sybilla Dorman Malta Cambridge Cecil Kerr Lothian Llandudno Wales Royal Progress Prince of Wales Elizabeth II Caernarvon Castle Caernarvon Prince Charles Llanwnda Princess Margaret Lord Snowden Derby Coast - To Jefferson Memorial Anna B. Absher McLeansbo Frank Keherer South 12Th Velma D. Trotter Hillcrest Cecil Carnahan Lewis O. Morgan Osie K. Thomason Wayne Homeowners Lumber Co Mt. Vernon Lumber Co Glendall Davis Ring D.A.R Library Club Trim Bill Bill Kniffen Ben Het Camp Circuit Court PVP Paul Newman Joanke Woodward Robert Wager Heprebpaplihd Onecvinev Dave Crosin Howard Rodmar James Goldstone Jown Foreman Jennings Lang Universal Newman Foreman Panavision Clint East York Clint Eastwood Coogan
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