Deaths Sgt Paul Hale Rites Set In Waltonville
Funeral services for Sgt. Paul Edward Hale 26 of Mt. Vernon a paratrooper killed June 28 in Vietnam will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Fry Funeral Home Waltonville with an Army chaplain officiating burial in Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens. Hale born March 22 1941 Bluford married Janice Duncan August 12 1966. survived by his wife infant son Paul Gregory, parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fico of Nason six brothers and two sisters.
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Paul Edward Hale
Mt. Vernon
Vietnam
Fry
Waltonville
Scott Air Force Base
Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens
William Duncan
Richview Road
Duncans
Hale
Fry Funeral Home
Set. Hale
Bong Son
69Th Armored Tank Division
Set
Bluford
Janice Kay Duncan
Paul Gregory Hale
Arthur Fico
Nason
Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges list
Fesvital Notes at Jefferson Memorial show admissions for Retha Pearl Bundy Walnut Hill Pearl Sigworth Cynthia Marie Adcock Paul Lovan Wallace Wimberly John Lloyd Davis and Edna Riley and 1916 Perkins Charles L Ledbetter and Dix. Discharges include Eugenia J Wilkey Dahlgren Forest Glen Lathrop Wayne City and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retha Pearl Bundy
Walnut Hill
Sigworth
Inn
Charles L. Ledbetter
Perkins
Edna Riley
Dix
Cynthia Marie Adcock
Fairfield Road
Paul Lovan
Wallace Wimberly
Texico
John Lloyd Davis
1100 North 11Th
Eugenia J. Wilkey
Dahlgren
Forest Glen
GOOD SAMARITAN LIST OF ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES
Admission list includes Nancy Cunningham 1917 Casey Marion Sneed Jr Bluford Earl Thomason Sims Clara Miller 404 south 22nd Hampton 416 south th Vera Huffstuttler Opdyke Pansy Gutzler 319 Opdyke Norma Kniffen Route 4 Noma Williams Route 6 Glenn Harman 208 Main Shirley Morgan Route 1 Daisy Taylor 1519 south 9th Janet Czerwinski Ashley Paul Young Wayne City Jeffrey Carson Chicago Geraldine Garrett Chicago Merida Garrett Chicago Ricky Carson Chicago Mattie Dawson Chicago Glen Vester Garrett Chicago Latonya Garrett Chicago Larry Dawson Chicago Treasa Beasley Chicago John Lewis 100 south 34th Discharged Vera Mae Ellis Route 7 Marion Starr Jr 235 south th Hiram Adams Dahlgren Alma Flowers Ft. Knox Ky Hazel Memmer Route 5 Wayne Cherry Route 2 Jackie Michels Bluford Charles Tiberry Route 3
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Nancy Cunningham
Casey
Marion Sneed, Jr
Bluford
Earl Thomason
Sims
Clara Miller
South 22Nd
Hampton
Vera Huffstuttler
Opdyke
Pansy Gutzler
Wayne City
Jeffrey Carson
Chicago
Geraldine Garrett
Merida Garrett
Ricky Carson
Mattie Dawson
Glen
Vester Garrett
Latonya Garrett
Larry Dawson
Treasa Beasley
John Lewis
South 34Th
Vera Mae Ellis
Marion Starr, Jr
South
Hiram Adams
Dahlgren
Alma Flowers
Ft. Knox
Hazel Memmer
Wayne Cherry
Jackie Michels
Charles Tiberry
Births of Casada's Baby Girl at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jack Casada of 708 South 29th welcomed a baby girl born Wednesday July 5 at 9 50 p m in Good Samaritan Hospital She weighed eight pounds three ounces
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Jack Casada
South 29Th
Cood Samaritan Hospital
Sting Rays Set for Teen Dance Saturday Night
The Sting Rays led by Steve Allen will play at Teen Beat 67 this Saturday in the Bank of Illinois parking lot. The Mt Venon rock band, with Al Bruzan Terry Kent and others, recently expanded their circuit across southern Illinois and nearby states and added a British electronic organ for a sharper English sound.
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Sting Rays
Mt. Venon
Steve Allen
al Bruzan
Charles Smithpeters
Mike Miller
Terry Kent
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Kentucky
Great Britain
Bank of Olinois
Illinois Weather Clears After Cool Independence Day Weekend
Skies cleared and temperatures rose across Illinois after a cool, gray weekend. Chicago logged a record low of 51 degrees for the second straight night as a cool high pressure system from the Great Lakes moved eastward, easing the chill state wide.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Mercury
Illnois
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Weather report notes rainfall and temps through Thursday
Wednesday high 73, low 55. Rainfall from 7:00 a.m. Wednesday to 7:00 a.m. Thursday totals 0.16 inch. Year to date rainfall 19.12 inches. Temperatures: one year ago high 97, low unknown. five years ago high 50, low unknown. ten years ago high 89, low 63. Friday sunrise 4:38, sunset 7:3? (C.S.T.)
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C.S.T
Two Injured In Mt. Vernon Accidents
Two accidents in Mt. Vernon yesterday left Dorothy R. Smoot 30 and Grace Anthony 65 with minor injuries from a collision at Tenth and Jordan. Byron C. Kirkland 17 faced charges for faulty brakes as both cars sustained over $100 damage. A second collision at 7:30 p m at Tenth and Newby damaged two cars driven by Douglas O Son 52 and Donald I Peterson Jr 21. Peterson was charged with driving too fast for conditions.
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Mt. Vernon
Dorothy R. Smoot
North 12Th Street
Tenth
Jordan
Grace Anthony
North 12Th
Byron C. Kirkland
Castleton Avenue
Newby
Douglas O. Son
White
Donald I. Peterson, Jr
Shawnee
Peterson
Not Asking Surrender Quote From Dean Rusk
Dean Rusk insists the United States seeks no surrender in Vietnam. He argues the aim is to halt North Vietnamese forces and supplies entering Laos and South Vietnam to seize the nations by force. He calls labeling this stance as an unconditional surrender a serious abuse of language.
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Der
Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
Hog prices slide to 12:30 p.m. report
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were down 50c The top was 22 50 and 22 75 for 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs Sows were 19 00 for 300 weight down sows 300 weight and over 18 75 down Boars were 12 50 and 13 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day s prices
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Prices quoted in Mt Vernon this morning show wheat at 1.29, soybeans at 2.69, and shell corn at 1.35.
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Mt. Vernon
Grain futures mixed on Chicago price report
Chicago report shows Wheat No 2 hard at 1.56 percent, No 2 red at 1.49, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.35, Oats No 2 heavy white at 77, Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.86, and Soybean oil at 9.15 with a general market movement indicated by AP wires.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Market Notes
Chicago Mercantile Exchange report lists butter at scores AA 66 92 90 with 9 cents and 59% price, cars at 9 B 64, eggs at 7 percent or better grade A whites 2814 mixed 2844 mediums 20 percent standards 24 percent.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg and poultry price ranges listed in St Louis dispatch
The St Louis AP dispatch lists consumer grades for eggs with sizes A large at 21 to 27 cents per dozen and A medium 17 to 20, A small 10 to 14, B large 18 to 21, wholesale standards 17 to 18, unclassified 16 to 17. It also notes hen weights and broilers with price ranges 12 for heavy hens, 7 to 8 for light hens, under 5 pounds at 4 percent, and broilers and fryers 26 to 27 cents.
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ST. Louis
Market Summary at Livestock National Stockyards
Estimates for Friday forecast hogs at 5,500 cattle 200 calves 25 sheep 100. Futures show hogs at 23.00 to 24.00 for 195 240 pound barrows and gilts and 17.25 to 20.00 for 300 650 pound sows. Cattle include 900 head good to prime steers 24.00 to 27.00 and good to choice heifers 23.00 to 26.90 with cows 17.00 to 19.50. Vealers and calves range 18.00 to 32.00 with good to choice 25.00 to 32.00. Sheep totals 300 with spring lambs 27.00 to 29.00 and shorn lambs 24.00 while shorn ewes bring 4.00 to 7.00.
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National
Til
Wall Street Stocks Slip After AT and FCC Move
Wall Street gains faded as American Telephone fell after the FCC cut its interstate return to a 7 percent cap. The Dow at noon rose 0.41 to 865.35, with the Associated Press average up 0.4 at 325.4 as industrials rose, rails and utilities gained modestly. Boeing led a rebound while IBM and Goodrich fell.
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New York
At&t
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Associated Press
Boeing
McDonnell Douglas
Eastman Kodak
International Telephone
Eastern Air Lines
Merck
Stokeley van Camp
Serox
Goodrich
IBM
Control Data
American Stock Exchange
Sandoval awards TV franchise to Mt Vernon firm
The Sandoval village board this week awarded a cable television franchise to Able Cable Inc. of Mt. Vernon. Able Cable had previously been awarded franchises at Centralia, Central City and Wamac. The Mt. Vernon based firm agreed to pay the village 3 percent of gross revenues.
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Sandoval
Sandoval Village Board
Able Cable Inc
Mt. Vernon
Able Cable
Centralia
Central City
Wamac
7500 Acres of Coal in County Options Discussed
The article describes county land options totaling about 7500 acres for coal, with agents James Bell of Ada and Gatewood tied to a potential Humble Oil Co. involvement. It discusses steel plant style coal to petroleum conversion pilots, employment estimates up to 4000, and the need for hydrogen from natural gas, water, power, and coal.
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Hamilton
Franklin County
James Bell
Ada
Oklo
Bell
Gatewood
Humble Oil Co
New Jersey
West Virginia
Ohio
He Lets Taxes Take Estate
London AP reports a wealthy British businessman refused to use legal tricks to lower death duties. Executors must pay about 3.65 million dollars. widow, son, and daughter share roughly 571 thousand. Charles Sykes died at 95 in April after building a wool spinning fortune.
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London
Charles Sykes
Granite City Plant to Close for 1968 Model Conversion
A. O. Smith Corp auto frame plant in Granite City will close Friday to convert its line for 1968 Chevrolet parts. About 1,000 workers will take vacations during the changeover, with production to resume July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite City
A. O. Smith Corp
Motorcyclist Killed Near Carbondale
Steven Kagan aged 23 from New York was fatally injured when his motorcycle on Illinois 13 west of Carbondale was struck by another vehicle, according to state police.
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Carbondale, Ill
Steven Kagan
New York
Ilinois 13
Carbondale
Burglars Steal $947 From Oblong Shuffs Super Market
Oblong Shuffs Super Market in Oblong Illinois was burglarized in the predawn hours Wednesday. Thieves broke open the safe and smashed a plate glass door to gain entry and steal 947 dollars.
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Oblong, Tl
Shuffs Super Market
Oblong
Ill
Fire crews respond to overheated oil heater at Rice home
Firemen were dispatched at 6 30 p m yesterday to Ernestine Rice 522 South 13th Street Mt Vernon where an oil heater overheated but caused no damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Ernestine Rice
South 13Th Stret
County 4-H'ers Win State Judging Honors
Jefferson county 4-H boys and girls from 84 counties took top honors at the University of Illinois state judging contests. Roger Herriman David Kash Rodney Gowler and Sarah Mae Jackson earned blue ribbons and invitations to national finals in August. About 452 livestock contestants and 342 dairy entrants participated in the state events with finalists set for Kansas City Chicago and Columbus.
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Jefferson County
University of Illinois
Roger Herriman
Liberty Eagles
David Kash
Nasan Eagles
Rodney Gowler
Camp Ground Golden Rule
Herriman
Illinois
Kansas City
Chicago
Sarah Mae Jackson
Centerfield Ramblers
Craig Donoho
Farrington 4-H
State banks condition called by Illinois official
The condition of state banks as of June 30 was called for today by Illinois commissioner of banks and trust companies Roland W. Blaha.
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Springfield
Ill
Banks and Trust Companies
Roland W. Blaha
Docket Cleared In Circuit Court
More than 80 cases were handled in non-judy work in Circuit Court yesterday. Some were set for arraignment, continued and set for trial, or dismissed in docket clearing procedures. A number were continued to July 25.
Three Car Crash North of Dix Injures 12
A three car collision at 7 05 p m on state route 37 and Walnut Hill Road north of Dix sent 12 people to Good Samaritan Hospital. Injured include Larry Dawson and Glenn Garrett of Chicago and Joseph Plemon of Mt Vernon, with nine admitted and four other occupants lightly injured or not admitted.
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Dix
Good Samaritan Hospital
Walnut Hill Road
Larry Dawson
Chicago
Glenn V. Garrett
Joseph Q. Plemon
Mt. Vernon
Jeffrey Carson
Rickie Carson
Mattie Dawson
Clarence Culp
Glenn Garrett
Laytonge Garrett
Geraldine Garrett
Meredia Garrett
Teresa Beasley
Piemon
William S. Moore
Nations owe US over forty-one billion in war debt
Washington AP reports that foreign governments and organizations owe Uncle Sam about 41 billion including World War I debt. About 20.8 billion in principal and interest existed as of March 31, with World War I debt adding 21 billion. Seventeen nations still owe, Finland is the only country paying on time.
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Washington
United States
Uncle Sam
Finland
Circuit Court sentences motorists and fines in county case
Isiah White of 1410 South Sth street was sentenced to four months at the Vandalia state farm for driving with a revoked license. Nine others were fined for traffic offenses: Dean F. Marshall of Ipava $10 for following too close. Donald G. Wilson $13 for speeding. Alpha A. Winegarner of Carter $10 for failure to yield. Nelson Rey Bravard of Mt. Vernon $50 for intoxication to be served in jail. Joe W. McDermott Benton Road $10 for following too close. Gary L. Jolly of 1126 North street $15 for speeding. Toby Cox of Brighton $20 for driving on the wrong side. James Ed Box U. S. Army Hawaii $10 for following too close. James Fleming of Mt. Vernon $10 for permitting a dog to run at large that killed chickens.
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Vandalia State Farm
Isiah White
South Sth
Street
State Farm
Dean F. Marshall
Ipava
Donald G. Wilson
North 7Th
Alpha A. Winegarner
Carter
Nelson Rey Bravard
Mt. Vernon
Joe W. McDermott
Benton Road
Gary L. Jolly
North Street
Toby Cox
Brighton
James Ed Box
U. S. Army
Hawaii
James Fleming
Senate hearings set on newspapers case in 1965
Justice Department actions target a 1941 arrangement by Tucson papers Citizen and Star to form a single company for printing advertising circulation and operations. Independent staffs remained, while Hayden's bill would allow mergers or joint operations if a paper struggles without violating antitrust laws.
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Justice Department
Tucson
Ariz
The
Citizen
the Star
Independent News
Hayden
Flight Through Mt V Considered To East
A brief notice weighs the feasibility of routing a flight path through Mt V toward the east. Officials evaluate terrain, safety, and airspace constraints impacting proposed direction of travel.
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MT. V
Mt Vernon airport to get F27 replacement and improvements
Vernon Airport plans a major upgrade including runway extension to 6430 feet to accommodate DC-9, with F27 replacing DC3 on the St Louis Chicago route once Bloomington field extension completes. Project cost near 1 million dollars with state and federal grants, plus local funding. ILS installation would drop landing ceilng from 601 to about 200 feet. Koziara notes boosts in Mt Vernon retail sales hotel occupancy and passenger air travel since service began.
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Koziara
Mt. Vernon
Salvation Army Fund Drive Under Way in Mt Vernon
Maj. Howard Froberg of St. Louis will tour Mt. Vernon through July to aid the Salvation Army fund drive directed by Owen Jones. Donations go to treasurer Ron Aissie at the Bank of Illinois. A mobile canteen will be at the fair grounds during Fair Week, as the organization marks over seven years in Jefferson County with limited public attention.
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Howard Froberg
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Salvation Army
Maj. Froberg
Owen Jones
Ron. Aissie
Bank of Ilinois
Fair Grounds
Jefferson County
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