Deaths Rosa Melhiser Dies at Woodlawn at 64
Rosa Viola Melhiser 64 died at 5 00 am today at her Woodlawn home. Born February 21 1898 in Mayfield Kentucky she was the daughter of Ben and Cooney. She married Roy Melhiser September 11 1918 in Owensboro. Survived by two daughters Mary Coleman Ashley and Margaret Reeves St Louis seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was a Woodlawn Methodist Church member.
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Woodlawn
Myers Chapel
Melhiser
Mayfield
Ben Cooney
Owensboro
Roy Melchiser
Mary E. Coleman
Ashley
Margaret Reeves
St. Louis
Melchiser
Woodlawn Methodist Church
Roy Fitzgerrell Dies At Sullivan Funeral At Ina
Roy Fitzgerrell 73 died at 9 30 am Tuesday in Sullivan Illinois. A former Ina resident and retired Kankakee State Hospital employee. Funeral services 4 30 pm Thursday at Ina Funeral Home with Rev James Benton officiating. Burial Kirk Cemetery. Body lies in state at Ina Funeral Home after 11 00 am Thursday. Survived by brother Evan Fitzgerrell of Jacksonville and a niece Mrs Helen Jones.
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Sullivan
Ill
Ina
Fitzgerrell
Kankakee State Hospital
James Benton
Kirk Cemetery
Inn
Evan Fitzgerrell
Jacksonville
Helen Jones A
Kennedy mobbed by foreign students on White House lawn
More than 2,000 foreign high school seniors from 50 countries mobbed President Kennedy on the White House south lawn as he finished a talk. Secret Service cleared a path, a girl fainted and was helped by officers, and Kennedy urged the students to serve as bridges between nations. The event was sponsored by the American Field Service.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House South Lawn
Secret Service
White House
Kenpe
American Field Service
Mt Vernon Fair Adds Horse Racing and Rodeo Thrills
Mt Vernon Fair features a full card of nine pacing harness races on Saturday afternoon and Jefferson County Derby running races on Saturday night. Thursday night showcases McKinley’s Wild West Rodeo returning to the fair, with the Buff Hottle carnival on the midway all week.
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Jefferson County
McKinley
Mternon Fair
Buff Hottle
Hospital Notes Lists Admitted and Discharged Names
Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan notes record multiple patient movements. Admitted include Flora Gentry Mesita Stokes Ralph McGehee Ruby Elizabeth Bruggen Edgar Dale Mendenhall Vicky Jane Quigg Elvis George Moore Marshall N Chapman Anna Lillian Paul. Discharged include Walter York Kathryn Staley Rodney Hickle John McCoy and others.
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Jefferson Memorial
Flora Gentry
Mesita Stokes
Ralph McGehee
Walter York
Katheryn Staley
Rodney Hickle
John McCoy
Good Samaritan
Ruby Elizabeth Bruggen
Edgar Dale Mendenhall
Vicky Jane Quigg
Elvis George Moore
Marshall N. Chapman
Anna
Lillian Paul Discharged
Charlotte Bernice Gream
Carolyn Elaine Maschger
Fred Andrew Holland
Walter Willam Parrin
Etta Myers
Flora Anna Cates
Noble Lee Maxey
Emyna Jean Gray
Ma Ellen Martin
Elizabe Shae
Carolyn Sue Huff
George Vincent
Bornadean Williams
Mary Kathleen
Naomi Myrtle Scott
Mildred Sherrod Federated Club to Meet at Mrs Clin Wright Home
The Mildred Sherrod Federated Club will meet Thursday evening at 718 South 12th Street the home of Mrs Clin Wright Members are asked to be present. The Jane Rebekah Lodge No 296 will hold its regular meeting Thursday July 1 at 8 00 oclock in the I O O F hall Goldie Conn N G Naomi R Bogan Rec Secy.
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Jane Rebekah Tedge No
Thurs
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Rise At Local Livestock Market
Prices paid on the Mt. Vernon hog market were 35 cents higher today. The top was 18.00 for hogs 190 to 220 pounds. Sows rose 25 cents to 15.00 for 300 weight down, sows 300 pounds and over 14.50 down. Boars brought 8.50 and 9.50.
Mt Vernon Prices Quoted For Wheat Soybeans Corn
Prices quoted in Mt Vernon this afternoon show Wheat at 1.98 Soybeans at 2.38 and Corn at 1.08. The figures reflect grain market levels observed during the day.
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Mt. Vernon
Eggs and liver poulry grades list from St Louis AP
ST LOUIS AP notes a list of egg and liver poultry grades with ranges for consumer and wholesale standards. It includes A large 28-30 A medium 24-25 A small 17-18 B large 23-25 and various weights for hens heavy light under 5 pounds and commercial boilers and fryers 16.
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St, Louis
Livestock Market Report From National Stockyards I Sera
National Stockyards market notes heavy hogs up to 50 higher with most 25-35. No. 1-2 barrows and gilts 185-230 lb at 18.60-18.65, 215 lb at 18.90, about 200 lb at 19.00. mixed No. 1-3 180-240 lb 18.25-18.65, some 18.75. heavier 240-270 lb 17.50-18.50, lighter 270-300 lb 16.50-18.00. sow values 14.50-16.00 at 400 lb down, boars 11.00-25. Cattle and calves: slaughter steers near 1,000 lb up to 25.75. other weights 23.50-24.95. cows 14.50-16.50. bulls 17.50-19.50. calves 20.00-24.00. Sheep at 75-105 lb lambs 19-23, cull ewes 4.50-6.00.
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I. Sera
Chicago Produce Prices Report From CHICAGO AP
Chicago wholesale markets show butter steady with varied grade prices and eggs firm as grade whites and other grades hold. Live poultry prices move within narrower ranges with roaster and fryer varieties listed alongside hens and Plymouth Rock offerings.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Grain prices mutter figures from Chicago market report
AP Chicago grain report lists wheat, corn, oats and soybeans with price quotes across grades. No. 2 red wheat at 2.1644, corn No. 2 yellow at 114-1445, oats No 1 extra heavy white at 69, soybeans No. 2 yellow at 72, and barley ranges for making choice 1.23 to 1.43.
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Chicago
Wall Street Mixed as Telstar Lift Boosts Some Issues
Wall Street ends mixed with gains in American Telephone after Telstar launch, IBM up several points, Polaroid and Xerox advance about two, Ford active amid dividend news. Du Pont and Air Products fall about a point, Lukens recovers, Bethlehem and U S Steel dip, overall volume around 4 million shares.
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Liggett &Ayers
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U.S. Steel
Tennessee Williams Debuts Milk Train at Spoleto
Spoleto Italy hosts Tennessee Williams new play The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Any More. The American audience gave a cordial reception with applause at intermissions and final curtain. The play concerns a widow living on the Amalfi coast dictating memoirs to a young secretary.
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Italy
API
Tennessee Williams
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Weather forecast for Mt Vernon and Southern Illinois
Detailed forecast notes Mt Vernon region shows highs around mid 80s and nightly mid 60s, with rainfall to date about 24.58 inches. Northern and Southern Illinois expected cooler than normal with isolated thundershowers from Thursday through Saturday and total precipitation up to one inch in the south and half an inch in the north.
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Tlinois
Ilinois
Telstar signals beam TV across sea to Britain and beyond
British viewers stayed up for Telstar's first instant television from abroad with a 1 am signal. AT&T funded 1 million of the 4 million cost for building and tracking Telstar, while Newton Minow of the FCC praised the potential for worldwide information flow and reduced ignorance. Telstar, built by Bell Labs, will have short line of sight between Europe and America, with plans for a satellite chain to relay TV, calls, photos, and messages.
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At&t
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Newton Minow
Federal Communications Commission
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Europe
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Local Coast Guard Auxiliary charter promotes safe boating
The Coast Guard Auxiliary aims to promote safety in small boat operation and marine regulations. It provides training in seamanship piloting motor maintenance lifesaving and accident prevention plus fellowship and public service opportunities with the Coast Guard. Charter members include Cyril Barton Robert S Danner J Kenneth Frost and others.
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John A. Koons
Curtis A. Parker
Edward E. Rue
George W. Taylor
Albert E. Benoist
William D. Edmison
Bernie P. Kelley
Loren E. Osborne
William H. Piper
Allen F. Swartz
Robert W. Williams
U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla
Mt. Vernon
Lawrence
Ensign M. Walker
H. W. Parker
2Nd Coast Guard District
George B. Swingle
Frank W. King
R. B. Snow
St. Louis
Navy
Alford O. Leffler
Jocal
Owen D. Young Dies at 87 Industrialist and RCA Founder
New York AP reports Owen D. Young aged 87, renowned industrialist and international monetary expert, died today at his St. Augustine Florida home after weeks of illness. He chaired General Electric for 17 years and founded RCA, shaping U.S. corporate and radio industry leadership.
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Owen D. Young
St. Augustine
Fla
Young
General Electric Co
Radio Corp. of America
US to close 80 military posts in 29 locations
The Defense Department will shut eight military installations in 29 states and Canada, deemed unnecessary. The sites originally cost $273.8 million, and selling them as surplus is expected to save about $5.41 million annually in maintenance.
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Washington
Defense Department
States
Canada
Emotional conflicts in children raise later alcoholism risk
The text notes that ongoing emotional conflicts within a child can make him more susceptible to developing alcoholism in adulthood, highlighting long term behavioral health concerns and the need for early support and intervention.
Tax Depreciation Reforms Cut Business Deductions Time
Washington AP The Treasury will enact tax depreciation guidelines that cut the useful life for plant and equipment. The new system sets industry wide averages, simplifying records and easing IRS administration, replacing the 20 year old method.
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Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
700000 Art Theft Strikes London gallery
In Mayfair London's O'Hana Art Gallery a break in netted 35 paintings worth 700000 dollars after forced entry. Police call it England's biggest art theft since last August when a Goya valued 392000 dollars vanished from the National Gallery.
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O'Hana
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England
Duke of Wellington
National Gallery
Renoir
Elks Scholarships Awarded at 98th Grand Lodge Meet
Doris-Lynne Garter of New York and David Kelly Campbell of California won $1500 first place Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student awards at the 98th grand lodge convention in Qu ing o. The foundation also announced 142 other college scholarships of $700 to $1500. Recipients include Maureen Kulbaitis of Skokie 800 Marily Walthers of Businell 700 Patricia Kane of Her rin University of Alabama 700 and Brian Mathison of Park Hide 300.
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Chicago
Doris-Lynne Garter
Bellerose
N.Y
David Kelly Campbell
Long Beach
Calif
Elks National Foundation
Grand Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Quengo
Maureen M. Kulbaitis
Skokie
Marily K. Walthers
Businell
Patricia K. Kane
Herrin
University of Alabama
Brian J. Mathison
Park Hide
Barbara Jenison Plane Is Third
A Paris Illinois woman piloted her plane to third place in the Powder Puff Transcontinental Air Race. Barbara Jenison aboard with co-pilot Eula Schmidt Robinson II, raced 2547 miles from Oakland to Wilmington. Frances S. Bera of Long Beach won, Betty Miller of Los Angeles finished second as the field of 49 started in Oakland with Wilmington due today.
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Paris
Ill
Barbara Jenison
Eula Schmidt, Robinson
Oakland
Calif
Frances S. Bera
Long Beach
Betty Miller
Los Angeles
ITruckers Gave Christmas Cash Whiskey To Cops
CHICAGO AP A trucking firm gave whisky and ten dollar bills to state police in the Blue Island district during Christmas. Elmer Sims of Sims Motor Transport Line says the payments cost 400 to 2000 dollars yearly. An official police payoff probe has led to suspensions of 20 troopers in northern Cook County.
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Blue Island Dieteet
Chicago Triune
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Riverdale
Minois
Eugenie Money
Peek At Boys Camp Postcards
WESTPORT NY AP notes camp postcards from Corn Dudley Lake Champlain linked to YMCA the nation s oldest boys summer camp. Officials cull humorous lines showing kids missing home and trunk keys while adjusting to camp life. Postcards reveal eager but homesick sentiments as youngsters write to moms about hurry to send items and contact.
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Westport
N.Y
Corn Dudley
Lake Champlain
Young Men's Christian Association
America
Franco Names General as Successor in Cabinet Shakeup
Franco designates Capt. Gen. Augustin Munoz Grandes as vice president, signaling a path toward monarchy restoration. The 66 year old, long tied to Franco, will coordinate national defense while serving as general commander of the high staff following seven ministerial appointments in a February 1957 cabinet reshuffle.
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Augustino Munoz Grandes
Munoz Grandes
Falange Party
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Fuece
Sacre Emt
Seace
Charge Driver After Accident on Main Street
A motorist was charged with careless driving after his car skidded into a auto in the 700 block of Main street. James H. Galiher of Aurora Til collided with Jerry W. Gold of Batavia Til causing about 100 dollars in damage. Police charged Galiher with careless driving. A minor accident yesterday on South Tenth street saw Sylvia Lane of Texico strike a parked car owned by James M. Aaron at 308 South 17th.
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James H. Galther
Aurora
Til
Jerry W. Gold
Batavia
Galiher
South Tenth Street
Sylvia Lane
Texico
James M. Aaron
South 17Th
Illinois Board Approves Two Year Space Tech Program
The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved a two year instruction program at the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation for technicians to work with aeronautical and space engineers. Graduates will receive a certificate in electronic technology.
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Chicago
Clinois Board of Higher Education
University of Clinois
Institute of Aviation
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