Deaths Mrs Altha Grammer 80 Ina
Mrs Altha Grammer 80 of Ina died at 6:00 p m Thursday at Underwood Nursing Home in Ina Funeral services set for 2:00 p m Saturday at Ina Free Will Baptist Church Reverend Roy Porter to officiate Burial at Kirk Cemetery She lay in state at the Ina Funeral Home after 4:00 p m today She was born in Jefferson County daughter of H W and Emma Allen Dunbar Married to Robert Grammer who preceded her in death She survived by a son Neff Grammer of Lesser two brothers Luck Dunbar and Gillie Dunbar Ina and two sisters Mrs Pearl Hodge and Mrs Runie Hayes of Ina
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Altha Grammer
Ina
Underwood Nursing Home
Ina Free Will Baptist Church
Roy Porter
Kirk Cemetery
Grammer
Jefferson County
H. W. and
Emma (Allen) Dunbar
Robert Grammer
Neff Grammer
Lesser
Luck Dunbar
Gillie Dunbar
Pearl Hodge
Runie Hayes
Ernest Bloxam Dies at 61 Former Arcola Resident
Ernest Bloxam 61 of Arcola Illinois, a former Vernon resident, died at 10:00 am Tuesday in Jarmer Hospital Tuscola. Funeral services were held Thursday Schrader Funeral Chapel. Burial Arcola Cemetery. Born November 11, 1901 in Toledo NL, he leaves wife Josie Butler Bloxam, daughters Nancy Conner Tuscola Phyllis Mezo Granite City Edith Oslager East St. Louis, one half brother Ode Montfort Arcola, and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by daughter Vivian Eileen.
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Ernest Bloxam
Arcola
Mr. Vernon
Jarmer Hospital
Tuscola
Schrader
Bloxam
Toledo
Josie (Butler) Bloxam
Nancy Conner
Phyllis Mezo
Granite City
Edith Oslager
East St. Louis
Ode Montfort
Vivian Eileen
M G Shurtz Dies at 71 in Tamaroa Funeral Set
Menzo Gale Shurtz, 71, of Tamaroa, died at 8 00 am Thursday in the Marshall Browning Hospital. Funeral at 2 00 pm Sunday at Kringer Funeral Home Tamaroa with Rev Clarence Nelson of Pinckneyville officiating. Burial in Chapel Cemetery Du Bois. Body to lie in state after 6 00 pm Friday at Kringer Funeral Home. Survived by wife Wilma George Shurtz two sons Darrell of Tamaroa and Margie of Roseville Calif two stepsons Frank and Homer George one stepdaughter Helen Tinkham four sisters Frances Shurtz Gemma Hirons Mary Weaver Vada Quinn and one half sister Sarah Carver. preceded in death by parents and two sisters Carrie Spiers Etta Watkins.
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Menzo Gale Shurtz
Tamaroa
Marshall Browning
Mo Euoin
Kringer
Clarence Nelson
Pinckneyville
Chapel
du Bois
Willie
Mre Shurtz
Schellerges
Andrew
Elizabeth
Wilma George
Darrell Shurtz
Margie Shurtz
Roseville
Calif
Buushies
Madalynne Ashley
Frank George
Homer George
Marion
Helen Tinkham
Evergreen Park
Ill
Frances Shurtz
Tulsa
Okla
Gemma
Hirons
Bakerville
Mary Weaver
Vada Quinn
Sarah Carver
Mt. Vernon
Carl Shurtz
Waltonville
Carrie Spiers
Etta Watkins
Otis Lovin 88 Dies in Salem with Rites Planned
Otis Lovin aged 88 died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with burial in West Salem cemetery. Survived by five sons Clyde Oran Don Frank Walter a daughter Mrs. William Shea a sister Mrs. Emma Tucker and six grandchildren. Born June 25 1874 in Jefferson county. Member of Frisco Baptist church.
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Otis Lovin
Herbert
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pulley Funeral Chapel
West Salem Cemetery
Pulley
Levin
Jefferson County
Alice
Francis
Elsie Page
Margaret Neal
Clyde Lovin
Mt. Vernon
Oran Lovin
Detroit
Wis
Don Lovin
Salem
Frank Lovin
Charleston
W. Va
Walter Lovin
East St. Louis
William Shea
Emma Tucker
Dahlgren
The
Frisco
National Association meeting for retired civil employees
Chapter 688 of the National Association of Civil Retired Civil Employees will meet Monday evening July 16 at the west shelter house in city park. A potluck supper at 6 30 o'clock precedes a business meeting. All retired civil employees and their families are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Civil Retired Civil Employees
West Shelter House
City Park
Masonic Temple Meeting Notice With Names
John Kell president and Mae Warren secretary announce a Past Worthy High Priestess cane meeting at the Masonic Temple Monday evening July 16 with covered dish. All urged to attend. Contact Mrs. D A Whitlock at CE 20. Naomi R. Bogan P Nora Whitlock, Bee sy.
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D. A. Whitlock
Five Day Forecast AIS Northern and Southern Illinois Weather
Northern Illinois will see near normal highs 84 to 88 and lows 61 to 66 with minor day to day changes Saturday to Wednesday. Rain chances bring 0.5 to 1 inch in showers and storms Saturday or Sunday and again Tuesday or Wednesday. Southern Illinois expected 3 to 8 degrees above normal with highs 88 to 91 and lows 67 to 72. Precipitation 0.5 to 1 inch in thunderstorms early in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralbyszyy
Northern
Illinois
Southern
Girl Killed By Short In TV Set
Gloria Sipp eight found dead in Bel Ridge home likely electrocuted by a television set. Daughter of Mr and Mrs John Sipp of St Louis, discovered in brother-in-law Robert Ka ist apartment. County coroner cites a short circuit between a metal TV stand and an insulation pad beneath a gas space heater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Gloria Sipp
Bel- Ridge
John Sipp
Robert Kaist
William Field
Field
Girl Drowns In Strip Mine At Harrisburg Illinois
Harrisburg Ill AP Barbara Ann Thompson 21 of Ledford was found drowned today in an abandoned strip mine pond where authorities say she had apparently been swimming. Neighbors began searchers after she was reported missing Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg, Ill
Barbara Ann Thompson
Ledford
Births in Good Samaritan hospital show multiple newborns
Mr and Mrs Donald Sheldon of 210 north Fifteenth street welcomed a daughter at 12 44 this morning weighing eight pounds 12 ounces at Good Samaritan hospital. Mr and Mrs Ralph Earl Prince of 620 south 16th street welcomed a son at 9 55 weighing seven pounds three ounces at the same hospital. Mr and Mrs Wiley Young Jr of 1103 Bell welcomed a son at 10 03 weighing six pounds 12 ounces. Captain and Mrs Robert Garrison of Sembach Missile Air Force Base in Germany welcomed a son named Ronald Scott born July 12 at Weisbaden hospital weighing five pounds 11 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Paul Fitch and Mr and Mrs Alvin Garrison.
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Donald Sheldon
North Fifteenth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ralph Earl Prince
South 16Th Street
Wiley Young, Jr
Bell
Robert Garrison
Sembach Missile Air Force Base
Germany
Weisbaden
Ronald Scott
Paul Fitch
Alvin Garrison
Hospital Notes and Admitted Patients
Hospital notes list new admissions Jennie Cook and Wea ver Williams of Bonnie under Jefferson Memorial and DeWitt Talmadge Sanderson Robert Walter Johnson and Fred Andrew Holland at Good Samaritan. Discharges include Emma Jane York Thelma Mae Thompson Ruth Irene Douglas Bill Dowell Robertson Anthony Donley Phyllis Marie Bayne Nellie Ann Waters and Anna Lillian Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
DeWitt Talmadge Sanderson
Robert Walter
Ribicoff Quits Cabinet for Senate Run in Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff resigns as secretary of health, education, and welfare to seek the U S Senate nomination at the Connecticut Democratic convention. He faces Frank Kowalski who accuses bossism. convention opens tonight with Mike Mansfield delivering the keynote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Kennedy
Connecticut
U.S
John Bailey
Ribicoff
Frank Kowalski
Kowalski
Thomas Dodd
Congress
Dodd
Bailey
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Senate
Leroy Collins
Floriida
National Association of Broadcasters
Edith Green
D-Ore
John $. Gleason Jr
Robert Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Ben Bella pushes single party rule in Algeria
Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Bella, triumphant on return, calls for a single disciplined party to lead Algeria and reject the old multi party system. He cites the National Council of the Algerian Revolution and notes military officers favor the one party idea while Ben Youssef Ben Khedda remains opposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Angoe Oran
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Fainaa
Larmy
Rance
Ben Bella
National Council
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Rabat
Algiers
Ben Khedda
Tlemcen
France
Vandals Cause Windows Damage and Street Hazards in Mt Vernon
Vandals were active in Mt Vernon last night causing property damage. A BB gun shattered seven church windows at the Church of God on Seventh and Conger. Pranksters blocked a street by dumping concrete blocks in the 2100 block of Conger. A stop sign was uprooted on Logan Street and a tricycle placed atop another sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Church of God, Seventh
Conger
Logan Street
Estes Bankruptcy Hearing Draws Probe Of Assets
The Estes bankruptcy case heats up as creditors push for clarity on farming classification of grain storage and fertilizer operations. Judge Hulse notes lack of contact from Estes’ attorney John Cofer and says no firm asset sale offers exist beyond circulating rumors. Rumors cite potential buyers and bids ranging from 4 million to 3.3 million.
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Hulse
Estes
John Cofer
Goveaase
Hog Market Prices at Mt Vernon Down Slightly
Markets in Mt Vernon report hog prices fell 25 cents with top hogs at 18.00 for 190 to 220 pounds. Sows 300 pounds and over priced at 14.50 to 15.00, down. Boars ranged 8.50 to 9.50.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon price quotes show Wheat at 1 598, Soybeans at 2.39, and Corn at 1.08. Prices reflect local trading in Mt Vernon this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Livestock prices at National Stockyards report
National Stockyards Illinois cattle hogs and sheep figures show 8 500 hogs with varied classes and weights trading mostly in mid to high teens. Cattle calves and vealers listed with ranges from 8 to 29 dollars for various grades while sheep and spring lambs appear moderately active with prices from 5 to 23 dollars and higher for top weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
USDA
Chicago Produce Market Report Butter and Eggs Steady
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter and eggs prices unchanged. Butter prices listed as 93 score AA 5734, 92 A 574, 90 B 5414, 89 C53 with 55% for 90 B and 89 CMM. Eggs show price stability with grade A whites 30, mixed 212, mediums 2543, standards dirties 2114, checks 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Market daily grain quotes from Chicago exchange
AP reports grain prices in Chicago with wheat No 1 yellow hard at 2.24, corn No 2 yellow 1.1412, sample grade yellow 1.06, oats No 2 extra heavy white 69, soybeans sales none, soybean oil 8, barley making choice 1.23 and feed 93-115.
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Chicago
Egg and Poultry Price Listings From St Louis Market
A summary of egg and poultry price grades from St Louis market. Includes consumer grades A large 29 31 A medium 24 26 A small 17 18 B large 24 26 and wholesale standards for various sizes and weights. Also notes commercial broilers and fryers priced 16 17.
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ST. Louis
Wall Street Mixed Late Trading As Markets Waver
The stock market erased earlier losses with a mixed pattern and slow volume about 3.6 million shares. Gains and losses were small across key issues as gold mining stocks rallied on news of a 23 year low in U S gold supply, while Dow components and others traded near unchanged.
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ED Morse
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
U.S
Homestake
Dome
Campbell Red Lake
McIntyre Porcupine
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Studebaker
IBM
Financial Federation
Monsanto
du Pont
Air Reduction
International Telephone
U.S. Steel
Eastman Kodak
Dow Jones
AWOL Marine Is Picked Up
A young Marine Terris Westbrook Phillip Gene West brook 18 Eldorado was found absent without leave and handed to military police here. He had been detained by Mt. Vernon police and transferred to the county jail. MPs said he would be taken to Great Lakes IU for disciplinary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Gene Westbrook
Eldorado
Mt. Vernon
Great Lakes
Police Court Fines Levied for Drunk and Careless Driving
Alfred J. Babinski was fined 10 dollars and costs by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock on a drunkenness charge. One traffic fine applied. James H. Galiher of Aurora Illinois was assessed 10 dollars and costs on a careless driving charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Babinski
Sherman Bullock
James H. Galiher
Aurora
When Meteors Fell In Southern Illinois
In Tilden Illinois on July 13 1927 a hot afternoon and a heat wave marked the day eight billion meteors were estimated to enter earths atmosphere A meteor struck a vacant lot 200 feet away followed by two others in a clover field and pea patch landing across Bendel St Clair and Washington counties The Tilden meteor and the first and last known to have landed in the state drew local men to the scene as Harry Hirte waded through smoke and dust to touch a fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B. Seymour Tilden
Ill
Randolph County
Mississippi
Atlantic
Earth
Illinois State Museum
Bendel
St. Clair
Washingston
Harry Hirte
Sparta
Fourother
St. Clair County
Hirte
Iowa's First Space Visitor Breaks Apart On Earth
Scientists estimate the meteor struck at 108000 miles an hour and split into three pieces. The 9 46 and 110 pound fragments were found buried four feet deep with the University of Iowa receiving the largest shard. Several witnesses kept keepsakes before recovery and shipment to museums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
University of Iowa
Indians Face Encircling Chinese Forces In Galwan Valley
Indian Foreign Ministry says border post in Galwan Valley is nearly encircled by about 400 Chinese troops. Indian soldiers reportedly ready to open fire in self defense if Chinese advance. No clash yet as tensions rise over border claims in Ladakh near Kashmir.
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New Delhi
India
Foreign Ministry
Galwan Valley
Galwan
Ladakh
Kashmir
Red China
Sinkiang
Peiping
Winkler Wins National Award for Public Relations Booklet
H Donald Winkler editor of a pictorial booklet for Randolph Macon Woman's College received the 1962 National Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Relations. The Dover resident previously led local publishing at Dahlgren and Mount Vernon area schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Donald Winkler
Mt. Vernon
American College of Public Relations Association
Washington, D.C
Winkler
Association
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Chicago
New York
Libraries of Ideas
Mead Paper Co
Randolph-Macon
Baltimore
Art Directors’ Club
Dahl[aren High School
McKendree College
Ohio University
North Dakota State University
Concern
U.S
Glamodour Magazine
New Minister For Bluford And Oakdale Circuit
The Sinois Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church assigned Rev. Wilson W. White to the Bluford Oakdale circuit. He and wife Mrs. White moved from a ten year pastorate in Chicago and began their ministry on July 1. He holds BA from Westman College and BD from Evangelical Theosogians Seminary. she is a Dixon College of Music graduate with organ and voice study at Westmar College. They have worked with the Chicago Christian Industrial League and Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinois Conference
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Wilson W. White
Bluford- Oakdale
White
Immanuel, Evangelical United Brethren
Chicago
Westman College
Lemars
Iowa
Evangelical Theosogians Seminary
Naperville
Dixon College of Music
Westmar College
Chicago Christian Industrial League
Women's Christian Temperance Union
W.C.T.U
State of
Illinois
Bluford-Oakdate
Three Area Men Enlist In Army
Mt. Vernon area youths enlist in the U S Army announced by local recruiter M Sgt Richard Dugger. John Dress of Route 1 Ashley Lyle Utant of Route 1 Bonnie and Edward Brown of Waltonville are the enrollees. Dress and Utant join for three years for service at Scott AFB Illinois after basic at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and leave home for two weeks before reporting to Scott AFB for missile site duties near St Louis. Brown graduates Waltonville high school and enters three year service in the supply field after basic and two weeks leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Area
U.S. Army
Richard Dugger
John Dress
Route 1
Ashley
Lyle Utant
Bonnie
Edward Brown
Waltonville
Dreas
Utlant
62Nd Artillery
Scott Air Force Base
Fort Leonard Wood
Scott Afb
St. Louis
Brown
Waltonville High School
Eaining
Scouts and police hunt for missing 3 year old girl
State police, blood hounds, Boy Scouts, and volunteers searched a rural Braceville Illinois farm for Lisa Shackelford missing since Thursday afternoon. Family and emergency operator Forrest Gray said the child wandered away from home around 1 p.m. Residents aided by several hundred searchers dragged ponds and ditches near the Grundy County home but found no trace by nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braceville, Ill
Lisa Schaeckelford
John D. Shackelford
Forrest Gray
Lisa
Joliet
Grundy County
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John Kell
Mae Warren
Naomi R. Bogan
Nora Whitlock
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Peeters Tretsy
Washington
Reneetee
Short
Jefferson Memorial
Jennie Cook
Weaver Williams
Bella
ASK Estes
Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
Awol Marine
Lake Odessa
Mich
Woodbury Grain Co
Commodity Credit Corp
Bremerhaven
Bremen
Pamiela, Benton
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Mase
Boston & Maine Railroad
Hudson River
Manhattan
Informaton
United States
Encyclopedia Britannica
China
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William K. Koches
Centralia
John R. Varidever
Texas Cementing Co
Kroger
Malcolm Kern
Koches
Vandever
Parole Board
Menard Penitentiary
ACPRA
Rde
Bluford and Oakdale
Livingston
J. C. Livingston
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