Deaths Martha Endicott 87 in Mt. Vernon
Martha Endicott 87 of 201 N 16th street died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral at 2:00 p.m. Sunday Myers Chapel with Dr Clyde Funkhouser officiating, burial Oakwood cemetery. Survived by two sons James Endicott Escondido and Harold Endicott Birmingham, one daughter Pauline Kent, Mt Vernon, seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. one daughter Freda Partridge preceded her in death.
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Martha Endicott
N. 16Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Clyde Funkhouser
Oakwood Cemetery
Mrs. Endicott
Evansville
Ind
Franklin
Elizabeth Ellen White
James A. Endicott
Endicott
Mt. Vernon
L. & N. Railroad
First United Methodist Church
Escondido
Galif
Harold L. Endicott
Birmingham
Ala
Pauline Kent
Mabel Holland
Freda Partridge
Astronaut Borman Returns Home From Russia After Visit
Frank Borman wraps up a 10 day Soviet tour calling it a complete success and personal assurance. He and his family depart Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport aboard a Soviet airliner bound for New York with a London layover. Borman praises the warmth and friendship shown by Russians and says he will seek to invite Soviet cosmonauts to the United States though Apollo 11 timing may limit attendance.
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Moscow
Frank Borman
Borman
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
World's Greatest Coin Counterfeiter Sentenced in London
London report says Anthony Dennington, 33, dubbed the world’s greatest counterfeit, was sentenced to two years in prison after flooding the world coin market with forged pieces. Police found 2,000 coins and 500 moulds in his Chelsea flat, including coins from William I to George III and a 1543 Mary I sovereign. The army chief of staff fled the country after the raid.
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London
Anthony Dennington
Scotland Yard
Dennington
Chelsea
William I
George III
Swimmer Loses Shoes At Lake Jaycee Beach
Larry Beal reported to police that someone swapped his shoes while he swam at Lake Jaycee Beach north of Mt. Vernon. Beal said the lost shoes were worth about $12.
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Lake Jaycee Beach
Mt. Vernon
Larry Beal
Beal
Shaw couple welcomes son born at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Jere Shaw of 408 North 16th Street are the parents of a son born at 11 10 oclock Wednesday evening July 9 in Good Samaritan Hospital. He weighed seven pounds six ounces.
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Jere Shaw
North 16Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Markets Prices Steady at Midday Hog Prices
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were steady with U S D A 1 hogs at 26 U S D A 2 hogs at 25 50 and 3 hogs at 25 Sows ranged 18 50 to 22 25 Boars 14 50 to 15 50 After 12 30 p m prices shift to next day basis.
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U.S.D.A
Mt Vernon Grain Prices This Morning
Mt Vernon pricing shows Wheat at 1.16 Soybeans at 2.54 and Corn at 1.25 quoted in Mt Vernon this morning.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Market Prices Update From Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange price snapshot shows butter steady with 93 score at 67 percent 92 A 67 90 B 65 89 C 60 percent. Eggs grade A whites 44 to 45 mediums 34 percent up 1 standard 338 checks 21 percent. Wheat No 2 hard yellow 1.34n No 2 soft red 1.33n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.29%4n. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 65 4n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.70%n. Soybean oil 7.95n.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock figures from National Stockyards auction
National Stockyards Illinois auction estimates list Friday totals of hogs 5500 cattle 200 calves 50 sheep 50. Hog prices show barrows and gilts mostly steady and ranges for 60 head 210 220 pounds at 26.75 25.75 26.50, sows 21.75 23.50, boars 18.75 22.50. Cattle 700 calves 100 steady with steer 900 1000 pounds at 30.00 32.00, heifers 27.00 30.00, cows 20.00 22.00, bulls 24.50 25.00, calves 23.00 26.00. Sheep 200 spring lambs 28.50 31.00 and ewes 7.00 9.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
St Louis Produce Prices and Grades Report
St Louis Produce lists consumer and wholesale egg grades with sizes A large to A small and corresponding price ranges. Hens, broilers, and fryers are also noted with weight and price figures, including heavy and light hen classifications.
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ST. Louis
Wall Street slips as Dow falls amid credit crunch fears
The Dow Jones drops over 10 points early in trading as chartists react to the 860 level while analysts cite a credit crunch and high rates hurting stocks. Chrysler falls about 4 as expansion plans lag and motor shares dip. steel and electronics sectors soften, with Continental Telephone leading NYSE activity after a large block trade.
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New York
DJI
Chrysler
Republic
IBM
National General
Continental Telephone
New York Stock Exchange
Britannica Says Most US Buses Are School Buses
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes about 205000 of over 280000 buses in the United States are school buses. The statistic highlights the dominance of school buses in the national fleet and reflects transportation priorities for students.
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United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Marines Pulled From Vietnam Amid Broad Cutback
The 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry of the 9th Infantry Division flew to Ft. Lewis for demobilization as part of President Nixon's 25,000-man withdrawal. Marines will depart Okinawa as intact units. Meanwhile, U S forces reported 29 overnight rocket and mortar attacks, with 22 North Vietnamese and 4 Americans killed in separate ambushes near Saigon and Da Nang as convoys faced mine and automatic weapon fire.
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Con
Vietnam
Nixon
60Th Infantry
9Th Infantry Division
United States
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Marine Regiment
Okinawa
U.S
Saigon
da Nang
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Quang Loi
7Th Division
Edgar Hall Con Con Candidate and WWII Pilot
Edgar Hall, from Olney, pursued oil drilling before World War II. In 1941 he joined the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadets, trained at Syracuse University, earned a multi engine pilot commission, and served until 1945. After flight instructor duties, he spent 12 years in oil refining and petrochemicals, ending seven years in a supervisory role before returning to farming in 1960.
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Olney
Buffalo
N. Y
Bell Aircraft
Army Air Corps Aviation Cadets
Syracuse University
Mt. Vernon Boy Drowns In Casey Creek
Andrew Patterson a Mt. Vernon youth, age 7, drowned while near Casey Creek at a pumping station where water depths reached 15 feet in places. Funeral at Calvary Apostolic church Saturday 10:30 a.m. with Rev. E J McClintock officiating. Burial at South Hickory Hill Cemetery. He was born October 20, 1957 and survived by parents Andrew and Lucy Patterson, four brothers, two sisters, and grandparents.
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Tolle Road
Fairfield Road
Andrew
Lucy Dobbs Patterson
10Th Street
Calvary Apostolic Church
E. J. McClintock
Hickory Hill
Myers Funeral
Charles
Donald
Bobby
Jerry
Carolyn
Nancy
Andrew Patterson
Lillie Dobbs
Mt. Vernon
Mt V Schools to Get $250 000 More
The Mt V school board approved several contracts and a new assistant board secretary position. Fitch was hired at 4.40 per hour to prepare reports, a task done previously for 4 per hour totaling 162. The board awarded bus transportation to Max Dyer at 780 per month for three years, bread to Bunny Bread Co, and spelling books to Houghton Mifflin Co. They also hired Aline Kane to replace a cafeteria worker, raised daily substitute pay to 20, approved bills of 244143.43, noted storm damage delaying summer maintenance by two weeks, discussed a dietitian and centralized purchasing, and postponed Horace Mann library carpeting bids until August.
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Fitch
Robert Krebs
Max Dyer
Bunny Bread Co
Houghton- Mifflin Co
Aline Kane
North St
Casey Junior High
Arthur Edmison
Horace Mann
School Contract Payments Stall On Supervision Fees
The board debated delaying payment for supervisory work as contractors plotted monthly payments beyond project pace. Puckett warned cashing in upfront could bankrupt the firm, leaving bonding to finish. Musick and the board sided with completing work before payment, pushing the new grade school opening to fall 1970. Additional kitchen contract increases totaling 18077.37 were approved in principle.
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Puckett
Paymnet
Musick
Haege Construction Co
H & H Plumbing
Myers
Sutton to visit Far East for poultry talks
Joe Sutton, rural specialist from Vernon, has been invited by the State Department in Washington to make quarterly trips to the Far East over the next two years. Each trip would last about 40 days and focus on agriculture and poultry production.
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Joe Sutton
Vernon
State Department
Washington, D. C
Far East
Savage storms sweep Missouri and Illinois
Savage thunderstorms plowed across Missouri and western Illinois, with winds over 80 mph in Kansas City and 60 mph gusts near St. Louis. The storms caused widespread damage, power outages for thousands, flash flooding, and extensive crop and levee flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, with crests forecast from Quincy to Alton and floodwaters spreading through Ste. Genevieve and Alexander counties.
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Belleville
East St. Louis
Missouri
Cross River
ST. Louis
Illinois
Kansas City
Union Electric Co
Lambert - St. Louis
Mississippi River
Ill
Mississippi
Hannibal
Weather Bureau
Quincy
Alton
Army Corps of Engineers
Louisiana
Ste. Genevieve County
Civil Defense
Cairo
Dogtooth Bend
Alexander County
Death of Herbert Hoover Jr. noted in Pasadena
Herbert Hoover Jr. died at 65 in Pasadena after a brief illness, announced only via a paid classified. He helped in petroleum geology and held posts including undersecretary of state from 1954 to 1957, with a career in research and engineering at Harvard Business School and various airlines. A private funeral is planned at All Saints Episcopal Church. Contributions are requested to Huntington Memorial Hospital’s Patient Assistance Fund.
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Huntington Community Hospital
Hoover
Harvard Business School
Western Air Express
Transcontinental and
Western Air
White House
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
London
Stanford
Harvard
International Radio Relay League
International Amateur Radio Union
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Pasadena
All-Saints Episcopal Church
Astromonk Benny Dies After Autopsy Delay
Honolulu AP reports Benny the astromonk died of a heart attack likely linked to lowered body temperature. A six hour autopsy by twelve scientists is complete, with final results not expected for months according to NASA.
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Honolulu
Benny
Ogilvie Declares Dem Power Ended In Illinois
Gov Richard Ogilvie told about 1000 Young Republicans at a Chicago convention that the recently finished legislative session ended Democratic dominance in Illinois. He urged that the party responsible for education decline and bad roads deserve defeat and praised Republican gains and reform. Julie Nixon Eisenhower and six Republican congressmen attended a reception for delegates before flying back to Washington.
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Chicago
Richard Ogilvie
Illinois
Cook County
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Washington
Apollo to carry first mail to the moon
Postmaster General Winton M Blount announced Apollo 11 will carry a special moon letter and an engraved master stamp die. Upon return the die will be used for a 10 cent airmail stamp commemorating the first moon landing with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E Aldrin Jr. hand cancelled the letter with a Moon Landing U.S.A. July 20, 1969 postmark.
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Washington
Winton M. Blount
Blount
Neil Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
U.S.A
Snub Nixon On Voting Rights Act Extension
A House judiciary subcommittee bypassed President Nixon and approved a five year extension of the 1965 voting rights act. The administration proposal to shift focus nationwide was not offered. Chairman Emanuel Celler said the approval came by an overwhelming voice vote. The full committee is expected to approve next week.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Judiciary Committee
Mildred Sherrod Federated Club Meeting Notice
The Mildred Sherrod Federated Club will meet tonight July 10 at 7 30 p m at 524 Bell the home of Mrs Esther Mae Turner co hosted by Mrs Celesta Vann Esther Mae Turner president.
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Mildred Sherrod
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Discharges and Admissions
Discharged patients Cecil Carnahan Route 1 Mt Vernon Jackie Paul Bain 1300 South 5th Harry Wyatt Whittington. Admitted patients Gussie Johnson Bluford Tammy Piper 1005 North Virginia Bryant Route 3 Mt Marie Jezewiak Radom Thelma James Orient Wendell Moore Dahlgren Marty Thompson Route 4 Mt John Kowalski Scheller Lillie Dobbs 1412 North 10th June Eubanks Kell Judy Shaw 408 North 16th Malcolm Irving 918 Wescott Angela Langdon 416 North 16th Roy Van Horn 320 Broadway Jeffery Pigg Route 4 Mt James Donoho Salem Albert Jackson 1401 South St Cordelia Fields 2800 Fisher Lane Kip Goat 223 South 18th Steve Capps Belle Rive John O Dycus 6 Northbrook Wallace Johnson Kirkwood Mo Richard Roberts 2606 Main
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Jefferson Memorial
Cecil Carnahan
Mt. Vernon
Jackie Paul Bain
1300 South
Harry Wyatt
Whittington
Good Samaritan
Gussie Johnson
Bluford
Tammy Piper
Virginia Bryant
Marie Jezewiak
Radom
Thelma James
Orient
Wendell Moore
Dahlgren
Marty Thompson
John Kowalski
Scheller
Lillie Dobbs
North
June Eubanks
Kell
Judy Shaw
North 16Th
Malcolm Irving
Wescott
Angela Langdon
Roy van Horn
Broadway
Jeffery Pigg
James Donoho
Salem
Albert Jackson
South St
Northbrook
Wallace Johnson
Kirkwood
Richard Roberts
Cars Collision on Ninth Street in Mt Vernon
A minor car crash occurred at 6:25 p.m. in the 100 block of North Ninth Street Mt Vernon injuring no one. Vehicles driven by Frances Collins 47 of 815 North Street and James R Neunlist 48 of 708 North 11th Street sustained over 100 dollars in damage as Collins backed from a parking space and Neunlist traveled north.
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Mt. Vernon
North Ninth Street
Frances Collins
North Street
James R. Neunlist
North 11Th Street
City job exam dates set in Mt Vernon
The city of Mt Vernon will hold examinations for two positions laborer and clerk stenographer. Exam is at 9:00 a.m. July 16 in the council room city hall. Applications available at the city clerk and must be submitted to the city manager before testing.
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Mt. Vernon
City Hall
Circuit Court Fines Imposed on Various Offenses
A recent circuit court session levied fines on several individuals for offenses including speeding with Henry C. Collins of De Queen Arkansas fined $10, no valid license plates for Francis A. Haney of Iuka $10, driving with license restrictions for Robert L. Young of 2013 College $5, discharging a firearm in the city for Robert E. Rollins of 521 S 13th $15, illegal liquor transportation for James R. Hollenkamp of 913 Salem Rd $25, speeding-related accident risk for Dorothy A. Marshall of 901 S 12th $15 and no reciprocity for Harold L. Willis of Obion Tennessee $15.
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Henry C. Collins
de Queen
Ark
Francis A. Haney
Iuka
Robert L. Young
College
Robert E. Rollins
S. 13Th
James R. Hollenkamp
Salem Road
Dorothy A. Marshall
S. 12Th
Harold L. Willis
Obion
Tenn
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Russia
Anthony C. Collins
Associated Press
Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
Indus
Edgar Hall
MT. V. Boy
Casey Creek
MT. V. Schools
Sutton
Rod Steiger
Napoleon
Uzhgorod
Ukraine
Herbert Hoover Jr
Calif
Uncle Tom
CinemaScopr
Astromonk
Earth
Ogilvie
Apollo
Moon
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
President
Richard H. Allison
Insurance Workers International Union
AFL & Cio
Circuit Court
Marvin
Colony Park Mercury
Marvin Dye
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