Deaths Gene Chrisman of Mt Vernon Area
Gene Chrisman credit manager at Mt Vernon Tire Service died at Good Samaritan Hospital at 2 55 pm age 45 years two months 18 days funeral Saturday 1 30 pm Myers Chapel officiant Rev Everett LeMay burial Oakwood cemetery American Legion military rites Masonic service Friday 7 30 pm body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 2 00 pm Friday survivors include Betty Faas wife two daughters Barbara Pace Nancy two sons Ronald Richard his father George Chrisman brother Bert Chrisman one granddaughter born April 22 1918 in Jefferson county lifetime resident of the county married March 9 1947 in Morganfield Kentucky
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Gene Chrisman
South 29Th Street
Mt. Vernon Tire Service
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Everett Lemay
Oakwood Cemetery
American Legion
Chrisman
The
Anivers
Jefferson Lodge 368
A. F
A. M
Opdyke
Jefferson County
George
Nannie (Leasure) Chrisman
Morganfield
Betty Faas
Barbara Pace
Mt. Vernon
Nancy
Ronald
Fort Knox
Richard
George Chrisman
Bert Chrisman
New York, N.Y
J L McDonald Mt V Minister Dies At 70
The Rev James L Lennie McDonald a Mt Vernon car shop worker and minister died at 606 South 23rd Street at age 70 years seven months and six days His funeral is set for Sunday at 2 00 pm at First General Baptist Church with burial in Oakwood cemetery He was born December 5 1892 in Randolph County Illinois and leaves wife Mattie Troutman daughter Alma Milton two brothers Bert and Floyd Lee McDonald a sister Faye Held two granddaughters and three great grandchildren
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James L
Lennie” McDonald
Mt. Vernon
South 23Rd Street
First General Baptist Church
Jesse Miller
John Hurt
Oakwood Cemetery
Myers Chapel
Union Grove
Randolph County
Ill
James H
Ida (Huntsinger) McDonald
Mattie Troutman
Alma Melton
Denver
Colo
Bert McDonald
Floyd Lee McDonald
Terre Haute
Ind
Faye Held
Centralia
Father Of Mrs. Myers Is Dead
George Hughes, 80, of Murphysboro, father of Mrs. William H. Myers of Mt. Vernon, died at noon Wednesday in Doctors' Hospital in Carbondale. Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Friday at Meyer-Denny Funeral Home in Murphysboro with burial in Tower Grove Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Notha Hughes, two grandchildren, and two nieces.
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George Hughes
Murphysboro
William H. Myers
Mt. Vernon
Doctors’ Hospital
Carbondale
Meyer-Denny Funeral Home
Tower Grove Cemetery
Meyer-Denny
Ange
W. H. Myers
Notha Hughes
Murphysoro
Benton Veteran Robert R. Webb Dies
Friends report the death of Robert R. Webb of Benton who died Tuesday night at the Veterans Hospital in Marion. A World War I veteran, he served with Mt. Vernon men in Co. F 130th Infantry of the 33rd Division. Funeral services will be Friday at 2:00 pm at the Drake Funeral Home in Benton.
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Robert R. Webb
Benton
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Webb
Mt. Vernon
F 130Th Infantry
Drake Funeral Home
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions And Discharges
At Jefferson Memorial Hospital admissions include Albert FE Beuscher Adra Holman Anton J Lucke of McLeansboro and Barbara Jean Williams William Leslie Staley Elisha Oscar Dixon Stanley McCowen Barbara Jean Anglin James Homer Cates. Discharged are Doris Roeder Minnie Maude McKitrick Pauline May D eadmond Patricia Ann Sager Minnie Augusta Bechtel Amy Ellen Greer Michael Lee Marlow Wilma Iva Williams Fred William Beal.
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Jefferson Memorial
Albert FE. Beuscher
Adra Holman
Anton J. Lucke
McLeansboro
Doris Roeder
Good Samaritan
Barbara Jean Williams
William Leslie Staley
Elisha Oscar Dixon
Stanley McCowen
Barbara Jean Anglin
James Homer Cates
Minnie Maude McKitrick
Pauline May Deadmond
Patricia Ann Sager
Minnie Augusta Bechtel
Amy Ellen Greer
Michael Lee Marlow
Wilma Iva Willams
Fred William Beal
Birth of a son for Dwight and Chambliss
Dwight Howard Chambliss of MRED 4 Mt. Vernon and his wife welcomed a son born in the afternoon of 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital. The child was named Dulent Hi Howard.
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Dwight Howard Chambliss
MRED
Mt. Vernon
Eldok Poe
Samaritan Ospital
Dulent Hi Howard
Local Livestock Market Sees Gains In Hog and Sow Prices
Prices paid on the local live stock market rose today with hogs at 18.00 per 190 to 220 pounds up 25 cents. Sows strengthened to 14.75 for 300 pounds, with 300 weight and over at 14.25. Boars quoted at 8.00 and 9.50, overall market up.
Grain prices quoted in Mt. Vernon region
The Mt Vernon market reported afternoon quotes for Wheat at 1.67 Soybeans at 2.49 and Corn at 1.30 reflecting local agricultural trading activity with prices listed for the three staple crops.
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MT V Grain
Mt. Vernon
Egg and poultry price listings from St Louis market
In St Louis reports the AP lists egg and poultry grades with price ranges for consumer and wholesale categories. It covers large medium and small egg sizes, Hens, and broilers and fryers with weight-based pricing across standard and miscellaneous classifications.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Butter and Egg Prices Steady on CME
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices steady with wholesale buys at 93 score AA 5734, 92 A at 5734, 90 B 55 percent, 89 C 54 percent. Eggs show steady wholesale prices with grade A whites at 30 percent, mixed 30 to 44, mediums 25, standards 28 to 44, dirtiest 25 to 44, checks 24.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
National Stockyards cattle hogs sale report
National Stockyards listings report mixed hogs and cattle prices with hogs 190-240 lb mostly 18.65-19.00 per cwt and boars 10.75-13.25. Cattle include steers near 1000 lb at 25.00, good to low choice 1000-1200 lb 22.50-24.50, cows utility 14.00-15.50, bulls 17.00-19.50, calves 19.00-24.00. sheep and lambs show 18.50-21.00 for 80-110 lb lambs and 21.00-50.00 for 85-100 lb prime.
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National Stockyards
USDA
Chicago Grain Market Report Summary
Chicago AP notes no wheat or oats sales. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.3514, soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.673, soybean oil priced at 94gn.
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Chicago
Wall Street Giants Edge Higher in Moderate Trading
Wall Street held a higher edge in moderate afternoon trading with 3.7 million shares estimated. Polaroid jumped about 5, Electronic Specialty rose 2, IBM Xerox and others gained a point or more. Rails gained slightly, Gulf Oil rose near a point, and oils and chemicals edged higher while many issues were unchanged.
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New York
Polaroid
IBM
Xerox
Electronic Associates
Western Union
Chrysler
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Dog walks on two legs puzzles Danish doctors
In Odense Denmark the year old poodle Pucki astonishes observers by walking upright on his hind legs since three months old. Owner Carl W Soelling says the dog often stays upright for over five minutes. A Danish surgeon seeks xrays of Puckis pelvis to learn why he imitates humans.
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Odense
Denmark
Pucki
Carl W. Soelling
Stold
Spelling
Tragic Fire Kills Bill Adams In Bridge Crash
East St Louis police report Bill Adams a 20 year old from St Louis died when a car he was in burned after overturning on the MacArthur Bridge on the East St Louis side. Vehicle pinned him as flames trapped him at the scene.
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East ST. Louis
Til
Bill Adams
St. Louis
MacArthur Bridge
Girl Scouts Attend Shagbark Camp at Cedar Point
Ninety one Girl Scouts enjoy the second session at Camp Cedar Point on Little Grassy Lake near Carbondale. Independence Day observances include bell ringing, a Freedom Trail game, and a patriotic beach program with candlelight wishes. Special guests include W Waldo n Shaver and Vola Hays as finance advisors. Third session begins July 15 with limited vacancies.
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Cedar Point
Shagbark Council
Little Grassy Lake
Carbondale
Shagbark Finance Committee
W. Waldon Shaver
Girl Scouts of the U
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A
Vola Hays
Region VII
John Hays
Janette Birkner
Nancy King
Mt. Vernon
Ing
Camp Cedar Point
Capsule Flush Triggers $7000 Radium Capsule Drama
Two ceilings and plumbing were torn out at St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville as workers recovered a $7,000 radium capsule that was accidentally flushed down a toilet. A Geiger counter pinpointed the capsule within the hospital plumbing system.
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Jacksonville
Fla
St. Luke’s Hospital
Call Firemen To Waterworks After Shorted Transformer
An electrical short at the Mt. Vernon city waterworks on the west edge of town caused a late yesterday response by firemen. Fire officials said only a transformer and a light fixture were damaged.
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Mt.Vernon City
New Study of Job Issue by Six Men Continues
A continued page one discussion reports six men reviewing the railroad labor dispute. Senate GOP Leader Dirksen signals opposition to federal seizure or forced arbitration while congressional leaders hope to avoid legislating a solution. Carriers seek work rule changes that could cut about 65,000 jobs including 40,000 firemen. Unions argue those positions are essential for safety.
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Capitol Hill
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
GOP
Congress
Leftists boo Queen of England at theatre rally
Demonstration organized by the Committee of 100 booed Queen Elizabeth at a theatre as Home Secretary Henry Brooke condemned the act. Pictures showed the queen unhappy while Frederika appeared cheerful. Police anticipated further clashes and a planned protest toward Claridges Hotel where the Greek king and queen dine with British officials.
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Henrry Brooke
England
Britain
Greece
Queen Elizabeth
Frederika
Claridges Hotel
Mt Y Street Plans Up For Talks Tonight
Mt Vernon city officials meet with engineers and state highway officials to review the jetty transportation plan guiding future street and thoroughfare improvements. Representatives from Vogt Iversen engineering and the city council will attend, with a public meeting to follow before final approval.
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Mt. Vernon
State Highway Department
Te Vogt, Ivers Engineering
City Council
City Planning Commission
More Cropland Planted In State
The Agriculture Department reports 1963 cropland rose 2 percent from the prior year’s low. Prospects remain less favorable due to drought and poor spring weather. July 1 conditions suggest higher corn for grain, wheat, and dry beans, but lower oats, barley, rye, hay, apples, and peaches. no soybean forecast despite a record soybean acreage. Illinois figures include corn for grain 8,849,000 acres and 690,222,000 bushels. winter wheat 1,735,000 acres. oats 1,414,000 acres. soybeans 5,676,000 acres for fall.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Illinois
Wild riot tale in Savannah and urban protests
A chaotic night in Savannah and elsewhere reports a surge of racial tension. Pickets near a White Castle in the Bronx press for hiring policy changes as five whites suffer non fatal shotgun wounds in an apparent white Negro gang feud. Four Negroes detained. Protests ignite in Omaha Danville Va Columbus Ga Albany Ga Mobile Ala with school desegregation battles and job equity talks. Washington Irving noted as first American author to gain international fame with Knickerbocker History and Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
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New York
White Castle
Bronx
New York City
Omaha
City Hall
Neb
Mobile City Commission
Mobile
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Bowles Arrives in Jakarta En Route to India Post
The Associated Press reports Chester Bowles has landed in Jakarta for a five day stop on his way to become U S ambassador to India. He plans talks with President Sukarno and cabinet ministers during the visit. Bowles arrival marks a diplomatic step ahead of his posting.
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Associated Press
Jakarta
Indonesia
Chester Bowles
U.S
India
Bowles
Sukarno
Divorce suit seeks custody and alimony in circuit court
Dorothy Pennington filed for divorce from Marlin Pennington on cruelty grounds in circuit court here. She seeks custody of a minor child and alimony. The couple married July 18 1961 and separated June 15 1963.
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Dorothy Pennington
Marlin Pennington
Police arrest man after chase ends in larceny larceny case
They found Albert Ballentine, 41, during a chase for a burglar in Miami Beach. He told officers the suspect went that way, but Ballentine was arrested on a charge of larceny and breaking and entering.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Albert Ballentine
Ballentine
Thieves Ransack Home East Of Mt Vernon
County officers report burglars entered the Ivan Lowery home near Hickory Hill church while the family attended services. Drawers were opened and items stolen include a radio clothing costume jewelry bed spreads and other miscellaneous articles valued at 250 to 300 dollars.
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Ivan Lowery
Mt. Vernon
Lowery
Hickory Hill Church
Mt Vernon Scouts Head to Camp Joy Near Carlyle
Mt Vernon Boy Scouts Troop 101 will spend one week at Camp Joy near Carlyle starting Sunday July 14. The list of attending Scouts includes George Campbell Kevin Davis Van Waggoner Nick Haskakis Duane Arnold Mike Gagner Mike Carrel Charles Rohlfing Roger Dixon Don Player Kipp Proefrock Kenneth Cross and Brent Hahn.
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Mt. Vernon
Camp Joy
Carlyle
George Campbell
Kevin Davis
van Waggoner
Nick Hassakis
Duane Arnold
Mike Gangner
Mike Carrel
Charles Rohlfing
Roger Dixon
Don Player
Kipp Proefrock
Kenneth Cross
Brent Hahn
Equipment Stolen From Car In Mt Vernon
Michael Sumner of Fairfield reported two fender skirts stolen from his car parked on South Tenth Street. Police said a second reported theft involved items missing from a parked vehicle nearby, marking another case of pilfering around parked cars in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Michael Sumner
Fairfield
South Tenth Street
Mt. Vernon Weather Report Highlights Rainfall
Detailed weather report notes Wednesday high 79 and low 53 with rainfall to date 18.19 inches for the year. Compares to last year’s 89/66 high/low and references past years’ figures. Friday sunrise at 4 41 and sunset at 7 30 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Weather Scattered Thundershowers Predicted
Illinois temperatures rise with humidity as the Weather Bureau forecasts scattered thundershowers Friday, especially in the northwest. Wednesday highs reached middle 80s in some areas, while Springfield held at 79 and Belleville at 78. Early lows ranged from 64 in Chicago to 50 in Vandalia and Paducah.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Springfield
Belleville
Ohio River
Chicago
Rockford
Vandalia
Paducah
Kentucky Boys Out Of Jail
Two Kentucky youths from Reed were jailed briefly in Mt. Vernon but released after their father paid total fines of 75 dollars and a tow bill. Tony Beasley, 18, and Darrell Goldsberry, 17, had faced fines 85 dollars for drunk charges and beer in a car with Goldsberry fined 50 dollars and costs plus 10 for the drunk charge, Beasley 10 dollars for a drunk offense.
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Kentucky
Mt. Vernon
Tony Beasley
Darrell Goldsberry
Reed
Goldsberry
Beasley
Court fines in Arkansas drivers face state police actions
J. P. Court, by H. E. Harlow, fines Dallas O Ammons and Henderson Brown of Osceola for missing safety stickers and chauffeur licenses, each $10 and costs. Carl J Altadonna of Sandoval fined $10 and costs for speeding. Ammons and Brown charged for safety sticker and license violations.
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H. E. Harlow
Justice of the Peace
Dallas O. Ammons
Osceola
Ark
Henderson Brown
Carl J. Altadonna
Sandoval
Police Court Fines Kenneth Bowers in Drunk Charge
Kenneth Bowers was fined $100 and costs by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock on a drunkenness charge.
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Kenneth Bowers
Poice
Sherman Bullock
Instant-drying T-4L athlete's foot treatment ad
An advertising note for Ross Drugs promotes Instant-drying T-4L as a remedy for athlete's foot. It claims rapid itch and burn relief within minutes, skin flaking in 3 to 5 days, and healthy skin replacement, with a 48 cent refund if not satisfied within an hour.
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Ross Drugs
Kennedy tax plan back on track in Ways and Means
In Washington, the House Ways and Means Committee plans to resume work on President Kennedy's tax cut bill, reviewing sections and drafted portions to decide the rate reduction and dividend tax questions, despite civil rights debates. Rep. Homer Thornberry’s possible resignation as a federal judge could shift House Rules leadership, with Rep. John Young as likely successor. Kennedy foresees 1962 as a year when global politics leans toward diversity, in a foreword to Public Papers.
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News From
Washington
House
Ways and ‘Means
Kennedy
Rep
Homer ‘Thornberry
D-Tex
Congress
House Rules Committee
Thornberry
Texas
Senate
John Young
Young
Jfk
United States
National Archives and Records Services
General Services Administration
French to repay over 200 million in foreign debt
Paris reports the government will repay more than 200 million dollars of foreign debt before due, with most funds likely going to the United States. Information Minister Alain Peyrefitte announced the decision after the weekly cabinet meeting. no further details were provided.
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Associated Press Paris
United States
Alain Pey
Refitte
Parks Open Order Coed Admission By S Carolina
U S District Judge J Robert Martin ordered the University of South Carolina to admit Negro coed Henri Monteith at the start of the next semester and directed the state to admit Negroes to all 26 state operated parks by mid September. The ruling delays full park integration 60 days and leaves room for appeal by state officials.
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S.C
University of South Carolina
State of
South Carolina
U.S. Dist
J. Robert Martin
Greenville
Martin
Henri Monteith
Daniel R. McLeod
Miss Monteith
College of Notre Dame For Women
Baltimore
Harvey B. Gantt
Charleston
Clemson College
R. R. Monteith
Henri
Monteiths
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St. Francis de Sales High School
Powatan
Parks Stiil
State Forestry Commission
Lincoln Jenkins
Netro
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