Deaths Jack Newel 82 longtime coal miner dies in Illinois
Jack Avery Newel 82 of 222 S 15th St died at 2 20 am at Good Samaritan Hospital He retired after 30 years as a coal miner Born Sept 1 1893 in Glen Allan Mo Married Feb 22 1922 to Alberta Evins She survives He was a member of West Salem Trinity United Methodist Church and Mt Vernon Masonic Lodge 31 AF AM Funeral Friday 1 30 pm Hughey Pulley Funeral Home Burial Bethel Cemetery Masonic services at 7 30 pm Thursday James P Newel Cape Girardeau sister Radie Lincoln Chaffee and other relatives survive He was preceded by three brothers and two sisters.
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Jack Avery Newel
S. 15Th St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr. Newel
Glen Allan
Robert E
Mary (Masters) Newel
Marble Hill
Alberta Evins
West Salem
Alberta
Newel
Harry Ossig
Vernon
James P. Newel
Cape Girardeau
Radie Lincoln
Chaffee
Nashville man Raymond Pitchford dies in California
Raymond Pitchford a well known Nashville resident died Tuesday at Barton Memorial Hospital South Lake Tahoe California where he was on vacation He was a salesman for Country Companies Insurance and served on the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Nashville board Funeral arrangements are pending at King Funeral Home Nashville He is survived by his widow Margaret two sons Lester Pitchford Richview and Wesley Pitchford St Louis and two daughters Viola Reed Centralia and Marie Finke Mt Vernon He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church Nashville.
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Raymond Pitchford
Nashville
Barton Memorial Hospital
South Lake Tahoe
Calif
California
Country Companies Insurance
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
King Funeral Home
Mt Vernon Men Fined For Reckless Conduct In Circuit Court
Three Mt. Vernon men were fined 400 each after plea deals in circuit court Tuesday. Robert B.R. Miller of Route 1 pleaded guilty to reckless conduct before Judge Clarence Partee, with related DUI charges dismissed. Herman D. Yaeger of Perkins Ave. 29 and Hurley Lee Payne of Mt. Vernon 44 also had similar dismissals upon payment of fines and costs, with Partee accepting their pleas.
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Mt. Vernon
Robert BR. Miller
Route 1
Clarence Partee
Donald Irvin
Herman D. Yaeger
Perkins Ave
Hurley Lee Payne
Vernon
Partee
Yaeger
Payne
Market Report from Mt Vernon and New York Stocks
Mt Vernon market quotes report soybeans wheat and corn prices at 10:00 am with notes on hog cattle and sheep futures from National Stock Yards Illinois and New York stocks mixed as Dow slips while blue chip issues retreat and trading volume declines today.
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MT. Vernon
General Motors
Dow Chemical
Dow Jones
West Point Welcomes Women Cadets Ending All-Male Tradition
West Point admitted 118 women among about 1,475 new cadets in a ceremony ending the academy’s 174 year all-male tradition. Women will share barracks, take same courses, and compete in most sports, with some program differences and caution about performance.
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West Point
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
Congress
Air Force Academy
Naval Academy
Brynnen Sheets
Edmond
Oklo
Kimberlyn Coffey
Hinton
Okla
Stephen Tobin
Mt Vernon Mayor Pledges Fair Housing Board Soon
Mayor Rolland Lewis told City Council the fair housing board for Mt Vernon will be appointed within two weeks. Clarence Mays pressed for progress after a resident alleged rental housing discrimination in white sections.
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Tells Mays
Rolland Lewis
Fair Housing Board
Mt. Vernon
Lewis
Clarence Mays
Mays
Mt Vernon Weather and Hydrology Brief
Tuesday high 86 and low 62 with 7:00 a.m. reading at 65. Rainfall to date in 1976 14.59 inches. Temperature comparisons note one day ago 88/68 five years ago 92/68 ten years ago 92/61. Thursday sunrise 5:39 sunset 8:22 DST. Bend Lake main dam at 405.55 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Loar Offers Riders to Jefferson County Housing Meeting
County Housing Agency board member David Loar invited tenants to ride to the Jefferson County Housing Agency meeting in Dix on July 12 at 5 p.m. He urged interested tenants to contact him at 22-7679 for transportation.
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County Housing Agency Board
David Loar
Dix
Loar
Jefferson County Housing Agency
Reagan Targets Democrats in TV Talk Pitch for 1976 Fight
Reagan urged voters to back values over labels in a nationwide televised speech, aiming at Democratic voters as Ford trails in GOP delegates. Carter won near unanimous backing at the National Governors Conference in Hershey, paired with Mondale as a potential running mate, while party insiders eye reshuffles including Clements as a Ford successor.
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Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Ford
Carter
Georgia
Robert Strauss
Hershey
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Mondale
Plains
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
House
John Rhodes
Rhodes
ABC News
Rogers Morton
ABC
William Clements
Weather outlook for Uinols extends warm, storm chances
Partly cloudy and warm Friday with a chance of showers and thunder storms. Saturday remains partly cloudy with a southern risk of storms. Sunday stays partly cloudy and warm with northern thunderstorm chances. Lows mid 60s to mid 70s and highs mid 80s to low 90s.
Fire zone dispute shapes city council meeting
Council discussed extending the fire zone beyond the central business district amid claims the current rules exclude several buildings and residences. Parker and others pressed for broader coverage, while officials debated impact on nearby properties and potential committee study.
Frog Divers Raise Funds for Neabuhr Family Benefit
The United Frog Divers of America reports a benefit for Mr and Mrs John Neabuhr raising 191.86 dollars and merchandise valued at about 50 dollars after their home burned. The event thanked participants including Expressions and The Wheeler Quartet, local police, about 22 merchants, and Mt. Vernon for the Community Building use.
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United Frog Divers of America
John Neubuhr
Frog Divers
Benfit
Neabuhrs
Expressions
Wheeler
Mt. Vernon
Firemen Respond To Two Illegal Trash Fires Here
Jefferson Fire Protection District and Burnette Substation crews fought two illegal trash fires Tuesday and today. They were sent to King City Equipment on Salem Road at 12 50 p.m. to extinguish oil filters oil and other trash, and to 1416 S 28th St at 12 12 a.m. today where rubber backed carpeting burned in a barrel. The origin of the fires was not identified.
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Mrs. May
Gale Martin
Billy King
Parker
City Hall
Elk’s Club
Martin
Belleville
Central Business District
Rating Bureau
Warren Little
Vernon
Little
Rolland Lewis
Ray Bolch
Litle
Linda Goza
22Nd Street
Lamar Avenue
Community Development Department
Jefferson
Bonnie Man Jailed After City Police Arrest
A 24 year old Bonnie man Dale A Dudley was jailed after a Tuesday night arrest by city police. He faces two counts of theft on warrants from Washington county and is held on $3,000 bond on each count in the county jail.
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Bonnie
Dale A. Dudley
Route 1
Washington County
Revenue Sharing Details for City Programs and Projections
Public Transportation funds cover snow plows tandem truck chassis and related equipment totaling 158,996.57 with other line items. Social Services allocates 5,000 to Comprehensive Services and 450 for revenue sharing audit. Multi-Purpose Government shows 8,854.79 for microfilm and city engineer vehicle. City forecasts 271,640 in revenue sharing for next year, with potential 78,199 additional if renewed, raising total to 349,839 and leaving 732 balance if not renewed.
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Public Works Department
Botth
Bothh
Lead Poisoning Testing Drive Planned for Children
Margaret Smith district nurse and the Jefferson County ARC urge parents to bring children to free rapid lead tests next Thursday at Hall School Friday at Edison School and Saturday at the Tri City and Burger Chef lot on South 10th Street. A positive screening will be followed by a confirmatory test at Dr Heersma's office.
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Vgnucan
Margaret Smith
Jefferson County Association For
Mt. Vernon
Hall School
Edison School
Tri-City
Burger Chef
South 10Th Street
Klein
Jefferson County
Walker endorses Howlett amid Democrat unity bid in Illinois
Governor Carter urges unity after a hard fought Illinois primary as Walker endorses Howlett with plans to back the entire ticket. Thompson criticizes the endorsement as half-hearted while Howlett welcomes the support and eyes a broader campaign role if funds allow. Walker notes no new debt relief, and stresses two party control, with a possible future candidacy left open. Carter calls for healing and aims to elevate Jimmy Carter to the presidency.
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Walker
Carter
Thompson
Illinois
Howlett
Ford
Reagan
Hershey
Ilinois
Jimmy
United States
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Dubuque
Madison
Bend
Paducah
W. L. Nelson
W. M. Nelson
Chicago
National Stockyards
Ihs
NEW York
Indus
Illinois Bureau of Employment Security
American Federation of State
Bureau
Carmen Cosme
Housing Agency
George Robert Howell
Memory Lane
William J. Kelton
Ira E. Campbell
17Th Street
Triangle Street
Neabuhr
Charles E.hughey
Harry Truman
Charles E. Hughey
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Main
Gov. Walker
Steve
Steve Jones
W& Motors
Broadway
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