All Jefferson County Day reservations grow for Busch Stadium event
The Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce reports 42 reservations for All Jefferson County Day on August 12 at Busch Memorial Stadium, with expectations to double by the August 5 deadline. Tickets are $4 for seats and $5 for a round trip air conditioned bus. Nancy Schutte of Woodlawn will sing the national anthem. The Illinois Farmers Union Green Thumb program expands statewide with 642 positions July 1, active in over 60 counties. Mt Vernon details: four men and one woman employed in the program. contact Eldorado state office at 273-8127.
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Greater
Jefferson County
Nancy Schutte
Woodlawn
West Salem Methodist
First Presbyterian Church
Ilinois Farmers Union
Green Thumb
Department of Labor
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Eldorado
Former SIU Chairman Dies At Carrier Mills
Kenneth L. Davis 68, former chairman of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, died Tuesday in a Carrier Mills nursing home. Appointed in 1949, he served on the board until 1969 and led as chairman from 1965 to 1969. He was Saline County Superintendent of Schools from 1938 to 1946. He is survived by his widow Adelin and a daughter.
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Carrier Mills
Kenneth L. Davis
Southern Ilnois University Board of Trustees
Davis
Reorganized Board
Saline County Superintendent of Schools
Adelin
Beer Deliveries Set for St. Clair County Strike
Deliveries of beer to liquor stores and taverns in East St. Louis Belleville Mascoutah Red Bud and Millstadt were expected to stay suspended today after a Teamsters Local 50 strike over contract expiration. A distributor spokesman cited the June 30 end of the contract as the strike cause.
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East ST. Louis
St. Clair County
Teamsters Union Local 50
Belleville
Mascoutah
Red Bud
Millstadt
Treatment Plant Opens in Granite City Ill
Gov James R Thompson hails the commissioning of a wastewater plant in Granite City capable of chlorinating and filtering 25 million gallons daily from Granite City Steel industrial discharges. The AP report notes the plant's startup marks a milestone in local water treatment and pollution control.
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Granite City, Ill
Granite City Steel
James R. Thompson
Unclear numeric sequence noted in report
The provided OCR fragment lists a sequence of numbers 86 70 0 00 89 68 0 00 90 65 0 00 97 77 0.00, without readable context or identifiable entities. No event or names to anchor a full summary.
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Illinois
Decatur
Pteidy
Moline
Pleidy
Peoria
Shwr
Quincy
Cldy
Rockford
Springfield
C.gr.pk
Pteldy
Honor Jake Byars at Illinois Engine Show
Jake Byars of Route 7 will be honored as Old Time Thresherman of the Year at the Bluford Illinois Engine Show this weekend. The event, run by Bluford Raritan Club, features parades, tractor pulls, live music, and demonstrations of antique machines including a 1919 Autman Taylor tractor and a 90 horsepower Big Bertha engine.
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Jake Byars
Bluford
Route 7
Illinois Engine Show
Jefferson County
Bluford Raritan Club
Lee Donoho
Byars
Albert Woodworth
Tommy Harper
Steve Allen
Southern Illinois Audio
Ernie Ryan
Autman Taylor
Bluford Show
Mt Vernon grain and Chicago price roundup report
Mt Vernon at 10 am quoted soybeans 5.65, wheat 1.97, corn 1.95. Chicago AP bulletin shows Wheat No 2 hard red winter near 2.30, No 2 soft red winter 2.26, Corn No 2 yellow 2.15 picked 2.09 for hopper, 2.10 box. Oats No 2 heavy 1.30. Soybeans No 1 yellow 6.07, No 2 yellow corn Thursday 2.16 hopper 2.10 box. Butter steady, eggs steady with consumer and wholesale grades listed. Ready-to-cook broilers and fryers 46.00-47.00 for next week’s delivery.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
ST. Louis
Markets widen gains as stock indexes rise on price drop
New York stock markets extended an advance after the wholesale price index fell 0.6 percent in June, led by gains in Sony Citicorp and General Dynamics. Dow up 1 point, NYSE issues outpacing losers, volume strong. CSA REPORT: Rockefeller Commission's CIA probe final report released June 10, 1976.
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New York
Sony
Citicorp
General Dynamics
Dow Jones
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
CSA
Rockefeller Commission
CIA
Heat Causes Roads To Buckle In Area
Heat buckling on state concrete highways causes blow ups that rise several feet, creating rubble hazards. Officials say temporary patches can hold until permanent fixes. report spots to local highway offices or state troopers. Joints near bridges limit expansion and contraction during heat.
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Bruce Neunaber
Effingham
Division of Highway’s
Mt. Vernon
Marion County
Neunaber
Jack Trotter
Mt Vernon exhibition salutes city with 1924 souvenir brochure
Mt Vernon will be saluted July 29 at the grand opening of the St Louis convention and exhibition center. The 1924 Souvenir of Mt Vernon and Jefferson County in Illinois is on display, showing an aerial view of the business district, landmarks like the Appellate Court House, and lists of officials, merchants, clubs, and hotels from that era.
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Mt. Vernon
St. Louis Convention and Exhibition Center
Delmar Blvd
Jefferson County
of Illinois
11Th and
Main St
Benoist Bros. Hardware
10Th and Broadway
First Bank and Trust
Bank
Southern Illinois
Appellate Court House
Fourth District
Ilinois
Supreme Court of Illinois
John A. Koons
Vernon
Grant Irvin
Wholesale Prices Fall in June Signalling Slower Inflation
In June the government reported a six tenths of one percent drop in wholesale prices the largest in almost four years. The unemployment rate rose from 6.9 percent to 7.1 percent as farm prices led the decline. The report suggests easing inflationary pressures at the wholesale level and foreshadows consumer price movements.
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Washington
Weather and economy glimpse in MT VERNON bulletin
MT VERNON forecast shows Thursday high 98 and low 75 with morning 76, extended cool spell and chances of showers in coming days. The note links rising food prices to a July jobless uptick, with unemployment up 210,000 to 7.9 million and adult women’s rate climbing to 7.2 percent, signaling slower job creation despite inflation trends.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Carter
Lottery Numbers from Illinois Grand Prix Draw
Quincy AP reports the Thursday draw for the Illinois Grand Prix lottery produced winning numbers. The list includes multiple numbers tied to state games and prize tiers, with participants across Illinois.
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Quincy
Lil
Illinois
Deaths of Brooks and Owens in Illinois and Tennessee
Two obituary notices report the deaths of Harry Don Brooks 57 in Memphis Tennessee and Eva H Owens 82 in Murphysboro Illinois. Brooks, a 28 year United Fruit Co. veteran born in Minor Illinois January 19 1920, leaves wife Marguerite Gerrish two sons Don L and Robert Dale, daughter Martha Stroud and other relatives. services at Patoka Cemetery with graveside rites Sunday. Owens born February 6 1895 in Pinckneyville, widow of Thomas Owens, survived by three daughters six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. funeral Monday at Neal Memorial Chapel Du Quoin with burial at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Memphis
Tenn
United Fruit Co
Mr. Brooks
Minor, Il
Elmer
Dorothy
Delbert) Brooks
Marguerite E. Gerrish
Mississippi
The
Bruford First Baptist Church
Hopkinsville
Warren Brooks
Orenia
Eva H. Owens
Murphysboro
du Quoin
Jackson County
Perrie County
Mrs. Owens
Pinckneyville
Jacob and
Elizabeth
Mueller) Hepp
Thomas Owens
Owens
Woodlawn
Virginia Schneider
Annabell Eisenhauer
Pickneyville
Matilda Dipple
Champaign
Benton man dies after softball game heart attack
Thomas Carter Benton 43 of Benton died on arrival at Franklin Hospital Benton from an apparent heart attack suffered while playing softball in Whittington. He was a miner at Waltonville Orient Mine No 3, born August 15 1934, married to Hazel. Funeral set for tomorrow at Poulson Funeral Home with burial in Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery.
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Thomas B. Carter
Benton
Franklin Hospital
Whittington
Waltonville Orient
Mr. Carter
Randall
Versa
Joy) Carter
Hazel Oliver Carter
Poulson
Adolf Zwingle
Masonic and Oddfellows
Carter
Hazel Carter
Tommy Carter
Fort Leonard Wood
Terry
Karrie Carter
Bob Carter
Vincennes
Ind
Don Harris
Sycamore
Evelyn, Lewis
Pontiac
Dorothy Trybull
Wheaton
June Wyant
Dolores Burke
Janet McClerrin
Patricia Williams
Edith Nall of Louisville Dies at 79
Edith Nall 79 of Louisville Kentucky died Wednesday at St Marys Hospital. Born April 10 1898 in Jefferson County she was daughter of Nelson Scott and widow of Julian E Nall who died January 16 1975. She belonged to First Presbyterian Church. Graveside rites at Oakwood Cemetery Sunday at 2 pm with Dr Clyde Funkhouser officiating. Survived by sisters Nell Wood Mt Vernon and Maude S Hayes Springfield and nephew Guy Wood Jr Mt
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Edith Nall
Louisville
St. Mary's Hospital
Jefferson County
Nelson Scott
Julian E. Nall
First Presbyterian Church
Schoppenhorst Funeral Home
Myers-Baril
Oakwood Cemetery
Clyde Funkhouser
Nell Wood
Mt. Vernon
Maude S. Hayes
Springfield
Guy Wood Jr
Minnie Carlile Ewing obituary summary
Minnie Scarborough Carlile 93 of Route 1 Ewing died Thursday at Franklin Hospital Benton. Born December 8 1883 in Jasper county daughter of George and Martha Lunsford. First husband John Scarborough died 1935. later husband J W Carlile died 1947. Funeral at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington at 2 p m Saturday officiated by Rev C J Ketteman. Burial in Shiloh. Survived by daughter Pearl Meaty Ewing two grandchildren six great grandchildren five great great grandchildren.
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Minnie Scarborough Carlile
Ewing
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Ewing Methodist Church
C.J. Ketteman
Shiloh
Carlile
Pearl Meaty
Death of Sarah Fradenburg in Mt. Vernon
Sarah Etta Fradenburg 58 of 1012 Lamar died at 7:35 a.m. today at Good Samaritan Hospital. Born June 4 1919 in Marion County she was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Survived by son Paul Fradenburg of Mt. Vernon. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Myers Baril Funeral Service.
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Sarah Etta Fradenburg
Lamar
Good Samaritan Hospital
Marion County
Presbyterian Church
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