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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1962

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Deaths of Mrs James McBrian in Shawnee Oklahoma

Mrs James McBrian 86 died Tuesday night at her Shawnee home. Former Jefferson county resident born to Henry and predecessor spouse James McBrian. Funeral and burial in Shawnee. Survivors include sons Ray of Denver and Joe of Washington DC and brothers Homer of Inn near Malden.

James McBrian Shawnee Okla Jefferson County Henry Book Ray McBrian Denver Colo Joe McBrian Washington, D.C

Lloyd Cooper Dies At 49 Funeral Friday

Lloyd Cooper died at 12 30 a m Wednesday at his home 1110 south 25th street he was 49 years ten months and 25 days old funeral Friday 2 p m at East Salem Baptist church with Rev Roscoe Gant officiating burial will be in adjoining cemetery Osborn Funeral Home in Dix where friends may call after 6 00 p m today born Aug 9 1912 in Jefferson county son of Walter and Clara Dell Cooper married Eva Naomi Mackie December 12 1937 at Benton survivors include wife four children Harold Wayne Larry Robert Sharon Lee Marilyn Fay both at home parents three brothers and three sisters World War II veteran

Lloyd Cooper South 25Th Street J. Cooper East Salem Baptist Church Mt. Vernon Roscoe Gant Cempetre Osborn Dix Mr. Cooper Jefferson County Walter Clara Dell (Howard) Cooper Benton Eva Naomi Mackie Harold Wayne Larry Robert Sharon Lee Marilyn Fay Walter Cooper RFD 7 Chester Cooper Lowell Cooper Decatur George Cooper el Paso Tex Effie Daniels Texico Pansy Tate Juanita Davis West Palm Beach Bobby Gene Cooper Cooper

Otto Holt 78 Dies. Rites Planned at Dahlgren Church

Otto Holt died at 6 15 p m at his home 221 Op dyke avenue aged 78 years seven months and 14 days funeral services set for 1 30 p m Saturday at Dahlgren Methodist church burial in Bethel cemetery body lies in state Myers Chapel Friday after 2 p m and again at the church noon Saturday before funeral. He was born November 20 1883 in Hamilton county and married Anna Lynch Campbell in Paxton Illinois in 1920. Survived by four daughters Effie Miller Milford Hazel Miller Rochester Rachel Wise Paris France Laura DeWell Melvin Illinois two sons Paul Holt Orlando Florida Otto Holt Jr Indiana two brothers Lawrence Holt Los Angeles Floyd Holt Cropsey a sister Grace Wright Benton 19 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Otto Holt Opdyke Avenue Dahlgren Methodist Church Bethel Cemetery Myers Chapel Holt Hamilton County Fort Jess Rachel Dines Paxton, Il Anna Lynch Campbell Effie Miller Milford Hazel Miller Rochester Ind Rachel Wise Paris France Laura DeWell Melvin, NL Paul Holt Orlando Fra Otto Holt, Jr Indiana Lawrence Holt Los Angeles Calif Floyd Holt Cropsey Ill Grace Wright Benton Harry Schmidt Mt. Vernon Lucille Miller Paso Wash Harry Dain San Francisco

Sesser Funeral for Benny Isom Accident Victim

Benny Isom 73 of Sesser died at 8 30 p m Wednesday from an automobile accident Burial will be at Horse Prairie Cemetery at Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser services set for 2 00 p m Saturday officiating Rev Bill Chri st off calling at Brayfield after 9 00 a m Friday Survivors include three sisters Agnes Dennis Mt Vernon Anna Sheriff and Allie Blythe of Lesser born November 6 1888 in Jefferson County to Jasper and Adaline Isom

Benny Isom Sesser Brayfield Funeral Home Bill Christoff Horse Prairie Brayfield Mr. Isom Jefferson County Jasper and Adaline (Fore) Isom Agnes Dennis Mt. Vernon Anna Sheriff Allie Blythe Lesser

Separate maintenance suit filed in circuit court

Glads Costley filed for separate maintenance against Herman Costley in circuit court Tuesday. The complaint states the couple married March 3, 1956 and separated June 9, 1962, and asks for relief for Costley and two children.

Glads Costley Herman Costley

Itch relief ad promising fast quieting of itching

A fragmented advertisement claims scratching spreads infection and promises instant relief with Itch products Itch ME NOT and Instantedrying Itch for bites surfaces and rashes It ends with a store offer and a vague satisfaction promise.

Local live stock market price report

Prices paid on the local live stock market were 100 higher today. The top was 18.00 for 190 to 220 lb hogs. Lows were 14.75 for 300 weight down, one 300 weight and over 14.25 down. Boars were 8.50 and 9.50.

Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon

Mt Vernon quotes show wheat at 1.99 soybeans 2.37 and corn 1.09 in a brief agricultural market note.

Mt. Vou

National Stockyards hog and cattle markets report

AP notates National Stockyards activity with hogs listed 7 500 head including No 1 2 185 230 lb hogs at 18.65 to 19.00 and mixed 1 3 180 240 lb hogs at 18.25 to 18.75. cattle 1 400 and calves 150 with slaughter steers 900 1 200 lb at 24.75 to 25.50 and heifers 24.00 to 25. sheep about 400 with spring lambs 80 105 lb at 18.00 to 22.50 and prime around 90 105 lb at 22.50 to 23.00.

USDA

St Louis Produce Prices Reported by AP

Eggs and live poultry prices listed with consumer grades from A large to A small and B, wholesale standards, and farm run ranges. Includes hen weights and commercial broilers and fryers price figures.

ST. Louis

Chicago butter and eggs price report steady mixed

Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter wholesale selling prices steady with grade AA 93 score at 57 percent, grade A 92 at 57 percent, and other grades varied. Eggs wholesale buying prices mixed with whites grade A at 28 and eggs across grades from 21 to 27, indicating a broad price spread.

Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Grains Prices Reported for Wheat Corn and Soybeans

Chicago prices show No 1 red wheat at 2.16 to 2.17 and No 1 yellow hard at 2.22 per bushel. No 2 corn at 11614, oats at 69% to 1.05n, barley malting 1.05 to 1.25n, and soybeans oil at 7b.

Chicago

Wall Street NUDGES HIGHER IN QUIET AFTERNOON TRADE

The stock market moved up modestly in subdued late trading led by gains in gold mining stocks such as Homestake and Dome Mines. Studebaker rose near a point amid mixed autos while Eastman Kodak and Air Reduction advanced. IBM and Xerox slipped about a point as Polaroid fell then recovered slightly. Corporate bonds fell slightly with little change in Treasuries.

ED Morse AP Business News NEW York (Ap London Homestake Studebaker Bethlehem U.S. Steel Eastman Kodak International Business Machines Xerox Polaroid U.S

AWOL Marine Picked Up Here

A California youth reported as absent without leave from the U S Marines was arrested at Mt Vernon city park. He was lodged in the city jail and held for military authorities. Patrolman Philip Gene Westbrook, 18, of Barstow, Calif., assisted in the arrest.

California U. S Mt. Vernon Philip Gene Westbrook Barstow Calif

4-H Share-The-Fun Festival Friday at Mt. Vernon High

The Jefferson County 4-H Share-The-Fun Festival will be Friday July 6 at 7 30 p m in the Mt Vernon high school auditorium Kenneth R Bolen says the event showcases 25 acts with 5 masters of ceremonies and 437 club members. The winning act will perform at the Illinois State Fair on August 16 and the winning MC will enter a preliminary contest there.

Jefferson County Mt. Vernon High School Kenneth R. Bolen Iunois

Purse Stolen At Park Carnival Returned With Cash

Noma Malcom reported a billfold stolen from her purse at the city park carnival last night. A young couple told a park officer they found the billfold and turned it over, with $35 intact, and it was returned to the owner.

Noma Malcom Fourth Street City Park

Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients

Jefferson Memorial records list admitted Geraldine Boyer Charles Strain Charles Gerald Gowler Bertha Chambliss Opal Fuqua James Freddie Grahberr and others. Discharged include Jane Marlowe Richard Ames Ida Sandusky Good Samaritan shows many admissions and discharges including Barbara Johnson Ruth Douglas Randall Britton and others.

Geraldine Boyer Richview Charles Strain Charles Gerald Gowler Bertha Chambliss Opal Fuqua James Freddie Grahberr Ina Jane Marlowe Richard Ames Ida Sandusky Good Samaritan Barbara Johnson Ruth Douglas Randall Britton Lolia Tucker Wiliam Taylor Clarence DeWitt Syrus Thomas Orville Hall Jacqueline Lowery Catherine Bosley Maria Garcia Craig Todd Bill Robertson Diane Ward Deloris Phelps Amen Atella Lorinda Jones Gladys Shaw Robert Guerrant Mary Jo Clark Dorothy Baldridge Phyllis Crowe Zola Chapman Johnson Barbara Smith Lloyd Scott Shirley J Bodine Deborah Jean Michael Karl Thelma Jo Hutchison Amy Lenore Selma Walters Harry Reeder Opal Black Norma Brock Willis Williamson Minnie Shelton Jacqueline Simpkins Sharon Alexander James Anthony Wava Blankenship Patricia, Waite Mildred Stuckey Mildred Louise

Older People Doubt Shelter Effectiveness

An MSU developed national poll shows older Americans doubt fallout shelters will save them in a nuclear attack while New England residents doubt a US attack will occur. The 2000 person survey finds 77 percent support a federal shelter program aiding schools colleges and hospitals with shelter costs.

East Lansing Mich Michigan State University Elmer Roper New England United States MSU David Berle U.S. Department of Defense

Firefighters Battle Fourth of July Blazes in Mt Vernon

Mt Vernon firemen responded to two July Fourth incidents. At 8 34 p m a sack of rags at Clifford Farkas home ignited from spontaneous combustion. firefighters broke a rear window to control the blaze, with limited damage while the family was away. Later, at 1812 p m, a dump truck at J L Terry 1300 Shawnee caught fire during welding work. damage estimated.

Mt. Vernon Clifford Farkas Farkas J. L. Terry Shawnee Terry

Divorces Granted in One-Day Circuit Court Session

Judge Roy Gulley granted two divorces Tuesday in circuit court. Divorces awarded include Veneta B. Kohut versus Joseph Kohut and Marion A. Reynolds versus Lester William Reynolds.

Circuit Court Roy Gulley Veneta B. Kohut Joseph Kohut Marion A. Reynolds Lester William Reynolds

Police Court Fines in Local Disturbance and Traffic Charges

Charles Huddleston paid a $25 fine plus costs to Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock for a disturbance charge. Other traffic penalties include John L. Vowell fined $5 and costs for failure to yield right of way and Willard W. Bell fined $5 and costs for missing a safety sticker on a truck.

Charles Huddleston Sherman Bullock John L. Vowell Willard W. Bell

Japan Invited to Build U.S. Factories by Kennedy Admin

The Kennedy administration invites Japan to invest in U.S. factory construction to aid balance of payments. Nihon Keizai reports Tokyo received the offer through the U.S. Embassy. Regions cited include Kansas North Carolina Maine New Jersey and parts of the West Coast.

Tokyo Japan United States Foreign Ministry U.S Southeast Asia Latin America Euan Nihon Keizai U.S. Department of Commerce U S Kansas North Carolina Maine New Jersey

Kennedy Urges Accord With Europe for Atlantic Partnership

President Kennedy urged a voyage toward a United States of Europe as part of a broader plan to merge sovereignties into a larger political unity. He framed Europe as a partner, not a rival, and cautioned that the enterprise would be long term and costly. British and French papers gave wide play to the speech. governors and lawmakers across the U.S. voiced cautious support, with emphasis on action over words and the potential to aid developing nations.

United States United States of Europe Kennedy Europe Times of London Philadelphia Ernest F. Hollings South Carolina David L. Lawrence Pennsylvania John Dempsey Connecticut Edmund G. Brown California John Anderson Jr Kansas Anderson

High Altitude Nuclear Test Planned Tonight

Honolulu AP reports the United States aims for a third high altitude nuclear detonation above Johnston Island tonight after two failed attempts. Weather predicts clear skies with good visibility, but repeated delays raise questions about reducing the planned shots from three or four to two or one. The test seeks to disrupt Pacific communications by piercing the ionosphere and Van Allen belts.

Honolulu United States Johnston Island U.S. Weather Bureau Pacific Island Pacific

Births Report From Local Hospitals This Week

Mr and Mrs Ralph Henson of 114 Crewe Cover II welcome daughter Lisa Ann born Tuesday morning at Methodist Hospital Peoria eight pounds one half ounce Grandparents Neil Lenington Bluford Also a son Daniel James born July 1 in Maywood Illinois to Mr and Mrs Joseph Venezia former Mr Vernon Rufus Carl Hawkins Lincoln Illinois Bradley Carr born June 26 in Lincoln Illinois grandmother Iola Hawkins A son Mark Allen born at 6 50 in Jefferson Memorial Hospital Richview Ti Six pounds eight ounces Another son six pounds eleven ounces to Mr and Mrs William Chapman RFD 1 Mr Vernon Anita Gail born Good Samaritan Hospital to Mr and Mrs Francis Riley Texico at 6 36 Wednesday morning Twin daughters to Mr and Mrs Harley Morlan RFD 2 Mt Vernon Kelli Renee eight pounds four Shellel Malae six pounds two and one half ounces Robert Eugene born 2 29 in Good Samaritan Hospital Gary Ray born 6 50 Good Samaritan Hospital weighs seven pounds twelve ounces Kennett Wayne nine pounds born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cathout 1601 Cherry at 6 57 last night Mildred Louise seven pounds four to Mr and Mrs Ben Stuckey 1409 south 11th Tuesday afternoon Good Samaritan Hospital

Ralph Henson Crewe Cover II Methodist Hospital Peoria Lisa Ann Neil Lenington Bluford Joseph Venezia Maywood Til Daniel James Vernon Rufus Carl Hawkins Lincoln, IL Bradley Carr Iola Hawkins Howard Boyer Richview Jefferson Memorial Hospital Mark Allen William Chapman RFD 1 Good Samaritan Hospital Francis Riley Texico Robert Short South 25Th Street Robert Eugene Charles Wesley Southerd North 10Th Street Gary Ray Kenneth Cathout Cherry Kennett Wayne Ben Stuckey South 11Th Mildred Louise

Weather Summary Illinois Tuesday to Thursday

The Associated Press reports a muggy Illinois pattern with highs near 90 in the north and low 70s to mid 80s elsewhere. Rainfall totals include .79 inch in Vandalia and .70 inch in Quincy over 24 hours, with thunderstorms and gusty winds noted in spots.

Illinois Miinels Vandalia St. Pos Quincy Spie Belleville Grant Park Chicago Midway Airport Bellaville Peoria Springeld

Firecracker Incident Fines Youth At Mt Vernon Park

Marion W. Moore 18 of Route 3 McLeansboro was arrested at Mt Vernon city park for shooting a firecracker. He paid 10 dollars plus costs after Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock fined him. A bystander was struck but not injured. Two other McLeansboro youths were lectured and not arrested.

Marion W. Moore Route 3 McLeansboro Mt. Vernon Sherman Bullock

Kerner links payoffs to some state police souring

Gov Otto Kerner said truck operators share responsibility for state policemen taking payoffs for overweight violations. He doubted the scandal limited to Chicago’s Irving Park district where sixteen troopers were suspended for taking bribes from about 90 truck firms. He backed police integrity and noted tips appeared in 1960 but called them rumors. Also, L T White of SIU will speak Friday at Moose Hall Mt Vernon to advise about local business operations with 150 attendees expected.

Springfield Otto Kerner Kerner Irving Park Chicago Chamber of Commerce L. T. White Southern Illinois University Mt. Vernon Ralph Bedwell Small Business Institute of Southern Illinois University Joe Winfrey

Mercury drives boost June popularity at W-G Motors

In June Mercury proved its popularity with better car owners as daily deliveries to W-G Motors rose across the Mercury Comet, Mercury Meteor, and Mercury Monterey lines. Roy Atkinson invites weekend test drives with no obligation, reserving a Mercury of the size you prefer for a courtesy drive.

Mercury Roy Atkinson W-G Motors

Dr Martin In Air Force Duty Tour

Dr Bobby A Martin freshly minted D D S from Indiana University plans a VA Air Force duty tour. He is son of Lonnie E Martin and M Vernon, both of Indianapolis. A 1962 class survey shows 32 graduates to private practice, 23 to military service, six in hospital internships, three to U S Public Health Service and one pursuing graduate work.

Indianapolis Bobby A. Martin Indiana University School of Dentistry Air Force Lonnie E. Martin N. Highsand M. Vernon Charles Howell Assistnt Army Navy U.S. Public Health Service

Feet Ache Itch Relief From T-4- Solution Ad

Bathe feet twice daily with T-4- Solution for relief of the 52 bones joints and ligaments. Curbs athlete's foot and sloughs off infection replacing with healthy skin. Available at Ross Drugs. back of any drug store if not pleased in one hour today.

Ross Drugs

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