Deaths Pearl Fisher Dies At Age 73
Pearl Fisher 73 of 825 Jordan Wayne City died at 11:20 am Monday in Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services set for 10:00 am Wednesday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev Bob Sledge officiating Burial in Thompson cemetery Body lying in state at Richardson Chapel friends may call anytime Mrs Fisher born November 7 1888 in Wayne City survived by three sons Vernon Fisher Topeka Iran Noel Hood Kel and Glenn Hood Wayne Mich four sisters Ethel Rice Hot Springs Ark Bonnie Wood Mt Vernon Ada Kittle Wayne City Mamie Maulding Indianapolis Ind and five grandchildren Member of First Christian church.
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Pearl Fisher
Jordan
Good Samaritan Hospital
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Bob Sledge
Thompson Cemetery
Fisher
Vernon Fisher
Topeka
Iran
Noel Hood
Kel
Glenn Hood
Wayne, Mich
Ethel Rice
Hot Springs
Ark
Bonnie Wood
Mt. Vernon
Ada Kittle
Mamie Maulding
Indianapolis
Ind
First Christian Church
John M. Fitch Dies at 74 in Whitehall area
John M. Fitch, 74, died at 12 30 pm at his Whitehall home. A longtime C&EI station agent in Texico, he will be laid to rest with funeral services at 10 00 am in Whitehall and graveside rites at Jordan Chapel east of Dix at 3 00 pm. Survived by wife Martha Fitch, daughter Evelyn Backs of Whitehall, son Byron Fitch of Atlanta, sister Prentiss Puffer of Centralia, nephew Paul Fitch of Mt Vernon, and two grandchildren.
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John M. Fitch
Whiteall
Fitch
Texico
Whitehall
Jordan Chapel
Dix
Martha Fitch
Evelyn Backs
Byron Fitch
Atlanta, Ga
Prentiss Puffer
Centralia
Paul Fitch
Mt. Vernon
Funeral Held for Metropolis Man 86
Funeral services were held in Metropolis Illinois yesterday for 86 year old O R Leen who died last Saturday. The late Mr Leen was a lifelong resident and father of Mrs Norman Eddings of 715 South 24th Street and a well known local figure.
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Metropolis
Ill
R. Leen
Compton
Norman Eddings
South 24Th Street
Rites Held for Helen Smart Former Waukegan Resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Y. Smart were held at Immaculate Conception Church in Waukegan with burial in Ascension Cemetery near Libertyville. She died July 2 at 2214 Catalpa Avenue after a six month illness. Survived by husband Charles Wendell Smart and five sisters and three brothers. preceded in death by her parents Frank and Mrs. Galiger of Lake Villa. formerly of Mt. Vernon.
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Helen Y. Smart
Immaculate Conception Church
Waukegan
Ascension Cemetery
Libertyville
Frank Galiger
Lake Villa, Ill
Chase Park Plaza bid wins Lambert field hotel deal
The St. Louis Municipal Airport Commission approved an eight story 24 room hotel at Lambert Field for Chase Park Plaza operators in a closed meeting. Commission chair Malloy noted International Airport System of Miami offered higher city return but favored the Chase bid for better city service.
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Lambert Field Hotel
ST. Louis
Hog market prices fall at Mt Vernon market
Markets report Mt Vernon hog market prices were down 10 cents today. Top price reached 17.65 for hogs weighing 190 to 220 pounds. Sows at 300 pounds and down fell to 14.75, sows 300 pounds and over dropped to 2. Boars offered at 8.50 and 9.50.
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Hock
Market Wheat Soybeans and Corn Prices Quoted
Mt Vernon prices listed this afternoon show Wheat at 1.99 Soybeans at 2.37 and Corn at 1.09.
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Mt. Vernon
National Stockyards hog and cattle trade report
National Stockyards pig and cattle market results show 1,100 hogs sold with slow demand and declines across weight classes. sows steady to lower. boars and lighter hogs varied 11.00 to 25.20. Cattle and calves totaled 4,000 with steers and heifers trading in the low to mid 20s for many weight ranges. veal and calves commanded 19.00 to 28.00. sheep and lambs featured good to choice offerings at 19.00 to 23.50 for light lambs and ewes 4.50 to 6.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
USDA
Chicago Produce and Poultry Prices Quiet at Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports steady wholesale butter with varied scores, eggs hold or rise slightly with grades 70 percent or better A whites at 29, mixed at 28, standards 25, dirties 21 to 49. Live poultry wholesale prices unchanged to 14 lower roasters 22 14 23 45, special fed white rock fryers 18 42 19, hens 16 to 17 4.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Grain price report from Chicago markets
Wheat bids range No 1 red 2.17 to No 2 yellow hard 2.24, Corn No 2 yellow 1.15 to 1.16, No 3 yellow 1.13. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 6.94, Soybean sales nil, Soybean air 74a n. Barley bids making choice 1.23 to 1.43 n, feed 93-1.15 n.
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Chicago
Egg and poultry pricing report from St. Louis station
St Louis AP notes current egg and live poultry price ranges for consumer grade and wholesale categories. Items include large and medium eggs, unclassified farm run, checks, and hens by weight, along with commercial broilers and fryers pricing.
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ST. Louis
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Listed
Hospital notes show admissions and discharges across two lists. Admitted: Laura E Estes Jessica Ruth Barbee Frank Decker Sebel Alfred Davis Orval Elijah Trobaugh Vernon Elmer Coats Lottie Mae Hoffer Naomi Myrtle Scott Carolyn Eleane Maschger W Clement Williamson Clyde Lee Alice Anice Stripplin Laura Nora Salee Della Laura Sev ers John McCarty Carl Eugene Johnson Doris Arline Crowder Leroy Roger tee Mrs Colleen Mae Willard and baby Duane Max Charles Willis Boyd Mrs Pauline Braddock and baby Roy Harold Ronald Everett Mahnke Nora Marie Moore. Discharged: Alice Hill Randall McKinley Smith Lizzie Sigworth Betty Stewart Roger Coleman Hazel Millenbine James Dunlap Della Laura Sev erns John McCarty Carl Eugene Johnson Doris Arline Crowder Nora Marie Moore Clyde Lee.
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Laura E. Estes
Jennie Ruth Barbee
Frank Decker
Alice Hill
Randall McKinley Smith
Lizzie Sigworth
Betty Stewart
Roger Coleman
Hazel Millenbine
James Dunlap
Good Samaritan
Naomi Myrtle Scott
Carolyn Eleane Maschger
W. Clement Williamson
Clyde Lee
Alice Anice Stripplin
Laura Nora Salee
Sebel Alfred Davis
Orval Elijah, Trobaugh
Vernon Elmer Coats
Lottie Mae Hoffer
Della Laura Severns
John McCarty
Carl Eugene Johnson
Doris Arline Crowder
Leroy Roger Tee
Colleen Mae Willard
Duane Max
Charles Willis Boyd
Pauline Braddock
Roy ‘Harold
Ronald Everett Mahnke
Nora Marie Moore
Births Report from Opdyke and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs Ross Poole Opdyke welcomed a daughter Reva Louise born 1 25 pm at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds fifteen and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Robert Harris 805 Oakland welcomed a daughter born 2 47 am at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing four pounds nine and a half ounces. Gerald Odom Ft Smith Arkansas and wife welcomed a daughter born June 10 in that city hospital weighing five pounds 12 ounces named Jan Ruth. Bill Fullerton 312 Chestnut Litchfield Illinois welcomed a son born July 8 in that city hospital weighing seven pounds six ounces named Kevin Dale. Grandparents listed for several births include Virgil Odom Herschel Burge Clifton Blue Alfred Rogers and others.
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Ross Poole
Opdyke
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Reva Louise
Robert Harris
Oakland
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gerald Odom
Ft. Smith, Ark
Jan Ruth
Virgil Odom
Herschel Burge
Vernon
Bill Fullerton
Chestnut
Litchfield, Ill
Kevin Dale
Clifton Blue
Morganfield
Alfred Rogers
Wall Street Gains After Margin Cut Boosts Buying Power
Wall Street rose after a margin requirement cut to 50 percent from 70 percent, enabling $100 stock purchases with a $50 down payment. Volume reached about 7.1 million shares as gains were led by Ford, IBM, Litton, Beckman, Polaroid, and Xerox, with the Dow up 9.08 at 589.90 by 2 p.m. EDT. Bond issues rose late while corporate issues drifted to mixed levels.
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ED Morse
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
Ford
IBM
Litton Industries
Beckman Instruments
Polaroid
Xerox
Zenith
U.S. Rubber
Boeing
Allied Chemical
Merck
American Telephone
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Jones & Laughlin
Chesapeake & Ohio
Dow Jones
Khrushchev Warns West to Leave Berlin and Nuclear Standoff
Soviet leader Khrushchev denounces Western forces in Berlin and cautions that any nuclear war would ruin both sides. He questions U S war prep and notes Soviet missiles and interceptors, while rejecting limits on nuclear weapons and urging immediate global action to prevent catastrophe.
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United States
Soviet Union
Rodion Malinovsky
U.S
Khrushchev
U.S. Defenge
Robert S. McNamara
New York Passes Law Banning Strikebreaker Recruitment
A law signed by Deputy Mayor Paul R. Screvane prohibits employing or recruiting strikebreakers during lockouts or strikes in New York City. It imposes fines up to 1000 dollars and jail terms up to one year, or both, for violations.
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New York
New York City
Paul R. Screvane
Robert F. Wagner
Weather Snapshot for Montana and Illinois
Montana Vernon area reports Monday highs near 83 and lows around 60 with 24.58 inches rainfall year to date. Illinois forecast notes warmer daytime temperatures with clear skies, nights in the 50s and 60s, northern highs near 85 to 92 across the state.
Mt Vernon High School Band Seeks Public Help For New Uniforms
An appeal from Mt Vernon echoes through the community to raise funds for new band and color guard uniforms. With about 165 band members and 13 color guards, the current outfits are decades old and increasingly unfit for performance. The drive invites donations of Pepsi-Cola caps and seals and Potato Chip coupons, plus bottle caps and coupons collected by students Rowland Cole Danny Bayer Renmel Highsmith and Patrick McManamy from local addresses.
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Mt.v. High School
Mt. Vernon High School
Mt. Vernon
Connecticut Ave
Rowland Cole
South 26Th Street
Danny Bayer
South
84 Tavern Cases Under Advisement
Springfield AP says the Illinois Liquor Control Commission heard 84 tavern operators charged with possessing stamps. Most reported surrendering stamps. two operators denied ever holding federal gambling stamps. Additional cases from Jackson, Jefferson, Marion, Richland and White counties were taken under advisement.
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Springfield
Mlinots Liquor Control Commission
James K. Kodros
Wedge Tavern
Alton
Olaf Berkeland
Saratoga
Palestine
Jackson County
Eagles Aerie
Carbondale
Moose Lodge
Mouth To Mouth Respiration Used To Revive Baby
A one year old boy, Danny Lee Higgins, son of Mr and Mrs James Higgins, nearly died after a fall but was revived by mouth to mouth respiration by his father before firefighters arrived. Firemen reported he was breathing normally again when the emergency truck reached the scene.
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Mr. Vernon
Danny Lee Higins
James Higgins
Settled suit against Spring Garden township over bridge collapse
A damage suit brought by William Grahler and Freddie Grahler against Ray Settles, highway commissioner of Spring Garden township, was settled out of court. The plaintiffs claimed $1,143.40 for damage to a truck after a bridge collapse on a road west of Ina on June 30, 1961.
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Spring Garden Township
William Grahler
Freddie Grahler
Ray Settles
Ina
Norris and Lynn Granted Marriage License
Billie Lee Norris aged 37 of 242 South 15th Street and Georgia Ann Lynn aged 27 of Route 1 Belle Rive were granted a marriage license. The county clerk recorded the filing and issued the license to both parties for upcoming nuptials.
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Billie Lee Norris
South 15Th Street
Georgia
Mt Vernon Staffers Attend Indiana Conference
Eighteen Mt. Vernon District office staff of Metropolitan Life Insurance travel to French Lick Springs Indiana for a business conference with company officials at the French Lick Sheraton Hotel. Attendees include James N. Henneberry Delmar H. Hiller and others as top performers in a staff of about 30 in the United States and Canada.
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Mt. Vernon
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
French Lick Springs
Indiana
French Lick-Sheraton Hotel
James N. Henneberry
Delmar H. Hiller
Stanton H. Pearce
Cedric L. Clarke
Robert G. Zimmerman
William C. Ervin
Guy Hill
Darrell M. Chapman
Lyle E. Skasick
William D. Thackrey
John E. Mel
Ent
Jefferson County awards 39 scholarships to five more students
Five Jefferson county students were awarded four year special education scholarships announced by County Superintendent Ogle Ellis. Recipients include Susan L. Hayman and Barbara Green, Mt. Vernon High School graduates, along with partial state pool scholarships for John Squibbs, Clifford Christensen of Mt. Vernon, and Brenda Lap pin of Waltonville.
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Jefferson County
Ogle Ellis
Susan L. Hayman
Barbara Green
Mt. Vernon
John Squibbs
Clifford Christensen
Brenda Lap‘pin
Waltonville
Italians Riot For 40 Hour Week
In Turin Italy AP reports a nationwide metalworkers strike ending today after three days of riots and turmoil. The strikers claim to represent over a million workers in steel, automobile, and shipbuilding sectors. Turin houses about a quarter of the nation’s unionized metalworkers.
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Turin
Italy
National Farmers Union Chief To Speak In Mt Vernon
James G. Patton of Denver president of the national Farmers Union will speak at a Mt Vernon area banquet at 7:30 p.m. Monday July 16 in the Mt Vernon Room of the L N Cafe. Other speakers include Ralph S. Bradley Illinois director of agriculture Congressmen George E Shipley and Isaac J Lambert host president. Leaders from ten to twelve southern Illinois counties are expected to attend with some seats possibly available at the door.
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James G. Patton
Denver
Colo
National Farmers Union
Mt. Vernon
Patton
International Farm Organization
United States
Freedom From Hunger Foundation
Ralph S. Bradley
Illinois
George E
ing. _ Isaac J. Lambert
Jefferson County
Amvets to Meet Wednesday Evening July 11
The Amvets will hold a meeting on Wednesday evening July 11 at the club rooms with Commander Charles Howans presiding.
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Amvets
Charles Howans
Governor And 1,500 Friends Attend Stelle Funeral
Lucas of Springfield and CG R. Radcliff of Beardstown led a large funeral gathering for Mr. Stelle with about 1,500 attendees. Illinois Supreme Court Justice Byron House attended among judges and past national American Legion commanders. Pallbearers included Charles Wright, R. B. Stelle, and Charles Ford. other relatives named were Malcolm and Marshall Wisehart, Dr Gil Wisehart, Claude Wisehart, and Joe Wisehart.
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Helen Smart
Mt. Vernon Grain
Jefferson Memorial
Wall Street
West
Berlin
Mt, Vernon
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Alley Salt Lake City
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Rambler
U.S. A
Jefferson Motors
Jordan, Mt. Vernon, Lil
Spring Garden
Mt.w
Pulley’s
Alve Gutzler
Adlitte
Zeus
John
Dollen’s Shoe Store
Broadway
Stelle
Gale
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