Death of Mrs Recy R Ham at 78 in Opdyke
Mrs Recy R Ham of 730 Harrison street died at 9 35 p m Tuesday in Good Samaritan Hospital aged 78 years nine months and 15 days widow of John A Logan Ham a major Dodds township farmer and former president of Security Bank Opdyke funeral set for 2 00 p m Thursday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Hurt Wilson officiating burial in Opdyke cemetery body lies in state at Pulley Funeral Home after 4 00 p m today survivors include two sons Roy Ham Opdyke and Curt Wam Mt Vernon a brother Fred Kniffen Hot Springs Ark six grandchildren and five great grandchildren member of Central Church of Christ and Royal Neighbors Lodge of
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Harrison Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hert Wilson
Opdyke
Pulley Funeral Home
Ham
Hamilton County
John
Ella
Jordan) Kniffen
Austin Kniffen
Roy Ham
Curt Wam
Mt. Vernon
Fred Kniffen
Hot Springs
Ark
Central Church of Christ
The
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Edgar L. Riddle Dies in Florida Former Mt Vernon Resident
Edgar Leland Riddle, 46, of Ft. Lauderdale Florida, died Tuesday in a hospital there. A former Mt. Vernon resident, he was born November 9 1918 in Casner township, son of E. G. and Mrs. Riddle. He is survived by his mother of Mt. Vernon, a son Rodney Leland Riddle of Ft. Lauderdale, a brother Earl E. Riddle of Woodlawn, and two sisters Florence Holbrook of Nashville Tennessee and Alma Louise Curtis of Carbondale. Burial will be in Pompano Beach, Florida, after services at Krazer Funeral Home.
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Edgar Leland Riddle
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Mt. Vernon
Kracer Funeral Home
Pompano Beach
Florida
Mr. Riddle
Casner Township
E. G. Riddle
Rodney Leland Riddle
Earl E. Riddle
Woodlawn
Florence Holbrook
Nashville, T
Alma Louise Curtis
Carbondale
Mollie Stille Dies Rites Set For Saturday
Mollie Stille 94 of Oakland died today at Good Samaritan Hospital after a life linked to Ed wardsville and St. Louis. Services 10 a.m. Saturday Myers Chapel, burial Memorial Park St. Louis. Call chapel after 4 p.m. Friday. Survived by two daughters Edna Richter and Lydia Bass, a son Gilbert Schlewing, a son in law Vernon, and four generations of grandchildren.
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Oakland
Good Samaritan Hospital
Edwardsville
Myers Chapel
Memorial Park
St. Louis
Stille
William Beckstiegel
Annie Limberg
Henry Schlewing
Charles Stille
Edna Richter
Vernon
Lydia Bass
Renton
Wash
Gilbert Schlewing
Births in local hospitals mark new arrivals
Mr and Mrs Billy Bradford of 608 East Harrison welcome a daughter named Jodi Lynn born at 1 40 AM in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing six pounds eight ounces. Mr and Mrs Frank Piershy of 1512 Salem Road have a son born at 3 28 AM in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds four ounces. Mr and Mrs John Boyer of No Two Circle Drive welcomed a baby girl weighing seven pounds seven and a half ounces born at 1 10 PM yesterday in Good Samaritan hospital. Mr and Mrs Garlin Burris of RFD 4 Mr Vernon have a son born at 10 15 AM yesterday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing nine pounds twelve ounces.
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Billy Bradford
East Harrison
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Jodi Lynn
Frank Piershy
Salem Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
John Boyer
No, Two Circle Drive
Circuit Court fines six defendants for traffic offenses
Circuit Court yesterday fined six people for traffic and related offenses. Sharon L. Cooper of Mt. Vernon received $10 for no driver's license and $10 for careless driving. Clayton L. Sledge of Bluford paid $10 for intoxication. Philip Pruitt of Pella paid $18 for speeding. Gladys Ogyntha Al- Ten of Oakland, Tenn., paid $10 for improper passing. James W. Day of Bourbonnais paid $20 for speeding, plus a separate intoxication fine for Charles Warren of Vernon was listed as $10.
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Sharon L. Cooper
South 25Th
Mt. Vernon
Clayton L. Sledge
Bluford
Philip Pruitt
Pella
Gladys Ogyntha
al- Ten
Oakland
Tenn
James W.] Day
Bourbonnais
Charles Warren
Perne Vernon
Weather summary for Mount Vernon and Illinois
Mount Vernon reports Tuesday high 88 low 66 rainfall from 7 am Tuesday to 7 am Wednesday .98 inches, 1965 to date 17.66, year ago high 96 low 68 five years ago high 81 low 61 ten years ago high 91 low 69 sunrise 4 38 sunset 7 31 CST. Chicago area cleared after severe weather with tornado damage near Milledgeville and Crystal Lake, two inches of rain, strong winds. Daytime highs 78 to 80s. lows 57 to 63 northern Illinois and southern Illinois fair and cooler tonight and Thursday.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
Illinois
Milledgeville
Carroll County
Crystal Lake
Ilinois
Temperature Outlook for Illinois Regions
Northern Illinois highs near 85 with lows around 66 expect a dip to the 60s later in the week. Showers are possible Sunday and Monday totaling about half an inch. Southern Illinois will see highs near 90 and lows around 70 with showers and thunderstorms late this week and early next week.
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Ilinois
Stroessner regime arrests dozens in Paraguay plot
In Asuncion police say they thwarted a communist conspiracy to revolt. President Alfredo Stroessner’s government announced Tuesday night that the crackdown rounded up many Red agents and foiled plans to turn Paraguay into a satellite state aligned with Cuba.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
Ramon Vera
Cuba
Disability Amendment Plan Clears Senate Amid Disability Debate
Congress approved a proposed 25th Amendment style disability plan for the presidency, sending it to state legislatures for ratification. The measure would allow Congress to establish a line of succession and a mechanism for determining presidential disability, with detailed procedures for temporary transfer and restoration of power. Senators debated the risk of abuse while proponents argued the need for clear continuity. President Johnson urged action.
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Congress
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Delaware
Senate
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D-Tenn
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Ohio
Eugene J. McCarthy
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
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Rtex
House
Johnson
Gore
Sen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Everett M. Dirksen
Resor Sworn In as Secretary of Defense? Washington
AP states Stanley R. Resor, a New York lawyer, was sworn in as secretary of the...
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Washington (Ap
Stanley R. Resor
New York
Fellinger Heads Mt. Vernon Camera Club
The Mt. Vernon Camera Club elected new officers at the July meeting with Paul Fellinger as president and Martin Hampton as vice president. Mrs. Paul Fellinger became secretary treasurer and Lloyd R. DeWitt was named program chairman, replacing Warren Jolly and others. The program featured color slides of close up indoor and outdoor photography.
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Paul Fellinger
Mt. Vernon
Ray Bain
Art Schmidt
Warren Jolly
Lowell Dearinger
W. M. Nelson
Orville Kent
Peter Lauris
Housing Authority
South Ninth Street
Delinquency Petitions Dismissed for Mt Vernon Boys
Two Mt Vernon juveniles faced delinquency petitions in circuit court but the cases were dismissed on the Illinois Youth Commission recommendation. One boy, 14, Jerry Taylor of 907 Cleveland, had been accused of burglaries at Krebs Southside Drug Store and three other sites.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois Youth Commission
Krebs Southside
Jerry Taylor
Cleveland
Taylor
Gingham Kitchen Tavern
Home Beverage Co
Rankins Falstaff Distributors
Krebs Drug
4500 More to Go Afloat Next Week in Vietnam
A U S spokesman said 28 Viet Cong were killed and 280 buildings destroyed by air strikes in South Vietnam. About 2,000 Marines landed near Da Nang and 1,400 at Qui Nhon to replace others, beefing up coastal defenses along a strategic strip. Viet Cong fighters attacked Da Nang guard posts, killing one American and destroying three Air Force planes, as authorities brace for a possible major offensive in central Vietnam.
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Egyptian Plane Crash Kills 30 Men
A Soviet-built Egyptian air force Antonov transport crashed in the desert near Suez, killing 30 of 31 aboard. A Russian gunner bailed out and reached a military post to report the event. The aircraft carried one Egyptian officer 21 soldiers and a nine-man Soviet crew en route to Yemen.
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Starman Named State's Attorney Interim Appointment Hinted
Circuit judges urged the county board to appoint Starman as state’s attorney after Taylors term. The court noted the clerk may call a special election, possibly aligning with April primary and November general polls. No decision made, but Starman’s term could extend to November 1966 or through 1968. He previously served 1956 to 1960.
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Randall Quindry
Williams
Judge Williams
Ted Marlin
Marlin
Starman
Taylor
New Bonnie Nason Road Pass Over Arm of Bend Lake
County actions include approving an added 800 to the treasurer's budget and reporting 100.45 collected in delinquent personal taxes. The meeting adjourned to August 4. A treasurer predicted higher earnings from similar time deposits this year.
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Bonnie-Nason
Bend Lake
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged
Jefferson Memorial records list admitted Willis Kelle Dix Frank Colman Belle Rive Johnnie Mae Single terry Carlyle and discharged Elizabeth Ann Gunther Frank McCulli Mc Kenzie Ella Crash Anna Mc Coy Good Samaritan admits Eunice Morlan Avanell Baldwin Glen da Lee Garrison Lester Ray Phillips Donald Ray Johnson Orville Strobel Rosetta Thomason Emeline Klinger Sophia Keiser Edith James Kelvin Mayberry Ruth Smith Nell Smith and discharged Thomas Lesposky Sylvia Baird Clarence Phelps Patricia Smith Rosalie Martin Walter Whitlock Eugene Bean Melody Brumley Michael De Vivo Ernest Meador Exfie Mariow.
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Dix
Frank John Colman
Belle Rive
Johnnie Mae Singleterry
Carlyle
Elizabeth Ann Gunther
Frank McCulli McKenzie
Ella Crash
Anna McCoy
Good Samaritan
Eunice Blanche Morlan
Avanell Baldwin
Glenda Lee Garrison
Lester Ray Phillips
Donald Ray Johnson
Orville Ira Strobel
Rosetta Chloe Thomason
Emeline Eleanor Klinger
Sophia B. Keiser
Edith Owen James
Kelvin Mayberry
Ruth Gaynelle Smith
Thomas Lesposky
Sylvia Bell Baird
Clarence Alva Phelps
Patricia Rae Smith
Rosalie Leona Martin
Walter P. Whitlock
Eugene Belle Bean
Melody LaVonne Brumley
Michael Andrew de Vivo
Ernest Joe Meador
Exfie Lee Mariow
Public hearing on Mt. Vernon zoning set
City council considers annexation of the 100-acre Poly Services tract at 42nd and Broadway once plats are filed. Urban renewal consultant contract approved at 15,500 with Rohrbach firm. project cost estimated at 450,000 with a 59,000 loan. Widening projects for Broadway and Salem Road lay out 1966 67 timelines.
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42Nd and
Broadway
Tie Rohrbach Firm
St. Louis
Gerwin Rohrbach
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon High School
South Tenth Street
Gene Cox
Evan R
Bessie Lee
East Perkins Avenue
Chester Lewis
Missouri - Pacific
17Th and
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L. & N. Railroad
Shawnee Street
Fishers Lane
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Fisher's Lane
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Meetings Varnell Rebekah Lodge July 8 Evening
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 296 will be held in the IOOF hall Thursday evening July 8 at 8:00 o'clock. Lois Moore N. G. Naomi R. Bogan Sec’y.
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Naomi R. Bogan
Sec'y
Federated Club Plans Meeting at Mrs Sydes Home
Mildred Sherrod Federated Club members will meet Thursday at 8 PM at 530 Grand Avenue in the home of Mrs Edward Sydes. Nettle Lee Porter is listed as president.
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Mildred Sherrod
Market Hog Prices At 12:30 P M Today
Prices paid at 12 30 p m today show hogs at 23 85 for 200 to 220 pounds top, sows at 20 25 for 300 weight down, sows 300 pounds and over at 20 00, down, boars 11 50 and 12 00. After 12 30 p m today pricing will follow the next day.
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Listed for Wheat Soybeans and Corn
Mt Vernon market notes show Wheat at 1.33 Soybeans 2.74 shell corn 1.35 ear corn 1.32 quoted this afternoon in Mt Vernon Iowa.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Prices For Eggs And Poultry
St Louis market notes show assorted egg and live poultry prices across consumer grades and wholesale standards. Included are grade A large to tiny, B, standard and unclassified categories, plus weights for hens and broilers and fryers.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce and Market Prices Report
Wholesale live poultry prices are steady to four higher with roasters at 24 to 254, special fed white rock fryers 1914 to 21, few heavy hens 1814. Butter at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange remains steady with 93 score AA 58 percent, 92 A 58 percent, 90 B 57 percent, 89 C 57. Eggs steady with grade A whites 29, mixed 29, mediums 2 percent, standards 27.
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Chicago
USDA
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock market receipts at National Stockyards
Estimated Thursday receipts at National Stockyards show hogs 6,500 cattle 1,000 calves 200 sheep 300. Hogs 200-270 lb 24.00-85, sows 300-650 lb 18.25-22.35. Cattle 3,000 calves 200 steers 23.50-27.00, heifers 22.50-26.00, cows 13.50-16.00, vealers 19.00-26.00. Sheep 400 spring lambs 22.50-25.00, ewes 4.00-7.00.
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National Stockyards
Chicago Grain Market Report Summary
Chicago grain prices show Wheat No 2 hard 1.5134 per bushel and No 2 red 1.47. Corn quotes include No 2 yellow 1.34, No 3 1.34, No 4 1.31, sample yellow 1.32. Oats No 2 heavy white 74. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.94. Soybean oil 0.95.
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Wall Street Declines Sharply In Quiet Late Trading
In quiet dealings late this afternoon the stock market fell with about 3.3 million shares traded. Major declines occurred in steels, motors, aircrafts, utilities, chemicals, oils and airlines while rails firmed. Notable losses included General Motors, Chrysler, U S Steel, Jones & Laughlin, United Airlines, Merck, Du Pont and American Telephone. Some gains emerged for Campbell Red Lake, Dome Mines and Grace.
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U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Marshall man drowns after boat overturns on lake
James Shafer, 36, of Marshall drowned when a boat capsized Tuesday night on a lake in Lincoln Trail Park. The body was not recovered immediately.
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James Shafer
Lincoln Trail Park
New Church Establishment On South 11th Street
Elder Walter L. Jones leads the newly formed Church Of God In Christ at 1108 South 11th Street with services each night starting 8:00 p m. The Mt Vernon church plans weekly worship including Sunday school at 10:00 a m and church service at 12:00 p m with evening services at 8:00 p m. Jones comes from Decatur Illinois and is joined by his wife Irmadean and son Kerwin. Free transportation offered by calling 244-1633.
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Mt. Vernon
Church of God In Christ
Terian Church
South 11Th St
Elder Jones
Decatur
Ill
House of Faith Church of God In Christ
Irmadean
Kerwin
Four Mishaps Here Two Drivers Are Accused
Two drivers face traffic charges as Mt Ver non reports four accidents yesterday and today. Orville Somers, 62, of 516 East Harrison, charged with illegal lane usage. Audie Johnson, 23, of Hayti Missouri, accused of driving too fast for conditions. Accidents involved Paul Marks, Wilbur Laird, John Stormont, and others at South 10th, 10th and Jordan, and a city park drive collision with Gene Pickett and Lawrence Turrentine among the drivers.
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Mt. Vernon
Orville Somers
East Harrison
Audie Johnson
Hayti
Somers
Paul E. Marks
South 10Th
Johnson
10Th
Jordan
Wilbur Laird
South 17Th
John W. Stormont
Danville
Charles W. Hall
Lake Geneva
Wis
George M. Hill
Johnson City
Tenn
Hill
Lawrence A. Turrentine
Central
Gene Pickett
South
Lincoln
Man fined $25 for concealed weapon count
James Fleming, 28, of 1124 South 10th, pled guilty in circuit court to carrying a concealed weapon. He was arrested by Mt. Vernon police early Saturday after police said he carried a .25 caliber automatic pistol.
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James Fleming
South 10Th
Fleming
Mt. Vernon
Petition Filed Seeking Divorce Between Griswolds
Anna Mae Griswold seeks divorce from Earl Franklin Griswold in circuit court on cruelty grounds. Married March 7, 1957, and separated July 2, 1965. She seeks custody and support for three children and sole ownership of household items.
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Anna Mae Griswold
Earl Franklin Griswold
U.S. Cash Receipts Up Four Billion Dollars in 1965
Treasury cash deficit for fiscal 1965 was about 90 million, far smaller than 2.5 billion the previous year. Receipts rose to 125.5 billion with outlays at 126.4 billion, while the cash budget neared balance and social trust funds boosted the bank balance to 11.5 billion.
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Treasury
Johnson
Congress
The
New York Times
Washington Dispatch
Divorce Granted To Dale Hopkins
A circuit court granted a divorce to Dale William Hopkins from Diana Maria Hopkins on desertion grounds. They wed Sept 6 16 and separated in May 1964. Major custody of two children awarded to the defendant under agreement with the children to spend non school months with the plaintiff. The plaintiff and defendant will each support one child.
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Dale William Hopkins
Diana Maria Hopkins
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