Memorial for Benjamin H. Miller at Mt. Vernon
Benjamin H. Miller aged 16 of 1603 Cherry died at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral at 1 30 p.m. Saturday at Myers Chapel with Rev Dr Don Crocker officiating. Mas onic services Friday 8 p.m. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Maude Martin. brother John E. Miller. sisters Mollie Butz Gert rude Henn. three stepdaughters Helen Harp Dorma Shelton Ruth Connelly. Mt. Vernon Car Co. employee of 36 years. born January 12 1890 in Jefferson county. He was member of First Methodist church and Mason Lodge. Burial details and calling hours noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin H. Miller
Cherry
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Don Crocker
Oakwood Cemetery
Miller
Mt. Vernon Car Co
Dorma Shelton
Ruth Connelly
Mt. Vernon
Hog market prices at Mt Vernon decline for day
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices paid until 12 percent day were down 2c. The top was 24.25 for 200 to 220 lb. Sows were 19.25 for 300 weight down, sows 300 weight and over 19.00, down. Boars were down 1.00 to 12.50 and 13.50. After 12:30 p.m. today prices will be based on next day's prices.
Former Resident Frank Henn Dies
Frank Henn, 78, a former resident of Mt. Vernon, died this morning at the Odd Fellows Home in Mattoon Illinois. The body will be returned to Mt. Vernon for funeral services and burial. Funeral arrangements, in charge of the Pulley Funeral Home, were incomplete today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Henn
Mt. Vernon
Odd Fellows Home
Mattoon
Pulley
William I Glenn Dies at 77 in Dahlgren Rites
William I Glenn 77 of 1726 North street died at 4 20 p m Wednesday Funeral services 1 00 p m Saturday at Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren Burial in the L O O F cemetery Dahlgren The body in state 4 00 p m Friday Masonic rites 8 00 p m Friday Dahlgren He born October 17 1889 in Jefferson county son of George W and Diana Bullock Glenn Survived by sister Phoebe Harper of this city He was a World War One veteran and a member of the Dahlgren American Legion and Dahlgren Masonic Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William I, Glenn
North Street
Gholson Funeral Home
Dahlgren
McLeansboro
R. L. Schlag
I.0.c.f
Gholson
Mr. Glenn
Jefferson County
George W
Diana (Bullock) Glenn
Phoebe Harper
Glenn
Dahlgren American Legion
Dahlgren Masonic Lodge
Margaret Hunt Former Resident Dies in St Louis
Margaret M. Hunt 70 of St Louis died at Hamilton Medical Center at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday. Formerly of Mt Vernon she was a bookkeeper for the International Iron Workers of America. Funeral at Myers Chapel Saturday 3:00 p.m. with Dr Don R Crocker officiating, burial Oakwood Cemetery. Body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 4:00 p.m. Friday. Born May 30 1896 in Evansville Indiana daughter of William and Gussie Manning. She was married to Leland C Hunt who preceded her in death March 2 1959. Survivors include nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. Hunt
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Hamilton Medical Center
International Iron Workers of America
Myers Chapel
Don R. Crocker
Oakwood Cemetery
Hunt
Evansville
Ind
William and
Gussie
Pace) Manning
Leland C. Hunt
Carl Storment Dies at 54 in Belle Rive
Carl Storment, 54, died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at his Belle Rive home after a long illness. Born June 24, 1912 in Jefferson County, he was the son of Ira and Hallie Storment. Survived by his mother Hallie Storment, a son Ronald Storment, a daughter Iris Sermed of Sanford Florida, a brother Wendell Storment of Eugene Oregon, and six grandchildren. He was a World War II veteran and a member of American Legion Post 601 at Dahigres. Burial in Opdyke Cemetery. funeral arrangements at Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Storment
Belle Rive
Gholson Funeral
Dahlgren
Ray Wilkey
Opdyke
Gholson
Mr. Storment
Paul T. Martin Dies Funeral At McLeansboro
Paul T. Martin 38 of Oak Lawn IL died at Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro at 6 50 am. Born Oct 14 1908 in Hamilton County he is son of Thomas M and Sareth Henrietta Pierce Martin. Survived by wife Lavada Johnson seven grandchildren and three daughters Loretta Jean Pierce Mary Jane Sansosti Verna Dean Webb and others. Funeral details include friends calling after 2 00 pm Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul T. Martin
South Harlam
Oak Lawn
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Gholson
Mr. Martin
Hamilton County
Thomas M
Sareth Henrietta (Pierce) Martin
Lavada Johnson
Thomas M. Martin
This City
Loretta Jean Pierce
Mary. Jane Sansosti
Mokena
Verna Dean Webb
Kidnapper sought in Wisconsin Illinois case
Rain soaked woods near Monticello, Wisconsin, were searched for Ronald Brinkman of Lombard Illinois, suspected in the abduction of Elaine McBride and linked to a car theft and home invasion in New Glarus. Police used German shepherds as alerts were issued across border counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glarus
Wis
Ronald Brinkman
Lombard
Til
Ilinois
Green County
Wisconsin
Brinkman
Hustad
Bernard Tschudy
Elaine McBride
Roscoe
Ill
Tschudy
Husiad
Stevenson Freeway Named for Adlai E. Stevenson
Gov Otto Kerner designated the stretch of Interstate 55 U S 66 between Chicago and East St Louis as the Stevenson Freeway to honor Adlai E Stevenson the former Illinois governor and U N ambassador who died a year ago in London Blue on white markers bearing his profile were being installed along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Otto Kerner
Chicago
East St. Louis
Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
U.S
United Nations
London
Yank Jets Shoot Down Three Migs
Air and ground actions in Vietnam show B52s hammering near Quang Tri and a 85-plane air force presence. Casualties rise with 110 Americans killed and 620 wounded. total allied deaths last week reach 287, while Communist fatalities total 1,349 with 71 Reds captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Viet Nam
U.S
South Vietnamese
Landmark manager dies at 74 in Illinois heat
Henry Nierstheimer, 74, former McLean County treasurer, died Wednesday apparently of a heat stroke. He was resident manager of the David Davis Mansion, a historical landmark in Bloomington Illinois, AP reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington, Ill
Henry Nierstheimer
McLean County
Nierstheimer
David Davis
Heatwave Follows Northern Illinois Tornadoes
Hot and humid conditions prevailed across Illinois with readings ranging from the 80s in the north to about 105 in the southern tier. Tornadoes ripped through the northern part of the state causing downed power lines, uprooted trees, and damaged roofs and hangars at Machesney Airport north of Rockford. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Ilinois
Winnebago County
Chicago
Midlothian
Lansing
Heat Deaths Rise Across St Louis and Illinois
The Associated Press reports a scorching heat wave across the eastern two thirds of the nation. In the St Louis area and two Illinois counties, 87 deaths were recorded, including 54 in St Louis, with hundreds treated for heat exhaustion as heat and humidity persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
Illinois
Mississippi River
St. Louis
The Weather Elsewhere Digest
The Associated Press reports Wednesday high 104 and low 77 with rainfall for 1966 totaling 18.37 inches. Comparisons show last year’s peak 87 and 64, five years ago 83 and 67, and ten years ago 87 and 70. Friday sunrise is 4 43 a.m. and sunset 7 28 p.m. CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla City
Omaha
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Notifies India U S Running Out Of Free Wheat
New Delhi reports US Agriculture Secretary Freeman delivering cautious message on wheat aid. US no longer has large surplus and will ration grain. Congressional bills favor payment in dollars. India seeks more grain while facing limited foreign exchange and rising hunger concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
U.S
New Delhi
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
United States
Congress
Painting Begins At Waltonville Waltonville schools interiors
Superintendent Frank Chornak announced interior painting of Waltonville High School and grade schools is underway this summer for touchups following extensive painting last year. The project continues the district’s ongoing maintenance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltonvile Unit
Frank Chornak
Chornak
Sinatra Engaged to Mia Farrow Amid Career Moves
Frank Sinatra, 50, engaged to Mia Farrow, 21, as both pursue careers in film and television. Farrow plans to keep her Peyton Place role while Sinatra shoots The Naked Runner in London. The pairing echoes his past engagements, including Juliet Prowse, while listing Sinatra's marriages and current earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinatra
Mia Farrow
Hollywood
Peyton Place
London
Miss Farrow
Juliet Prowse
Nancy Barbato
Frank Jr
Nancy Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Miss O'Sullivan
John Farrow
Brigitte Bardot Marries Playboy in Las Vegas
Brigitte Bardot wed Playboy publisher in a quick Las Vegas ceremony at attorney Bill Coulthard’s home. The eight minute marriage linked Bardot with Harry Sachs, who has two children and executive roles. Bardot, already mother to Nicolas, plans a ten day Mexico honeymoon by chartered jet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigitte Bardot
Playboy
Las Vegas
Bill Coulthard
Sachs
Miss Bardot
New York
Washington, D.C
Mexico
Rolf
Nicolas
Jacques Charrier
Paris
Charrier
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quietly Listed This Afternoon
Mt Vernon prices show old beans at 3.14 and 3.46 for new beans. Wheat at 1.79. Old shell corn 1.40 and new corn 1.30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Wayne City Grain Prices Reported by Pillsbury
Wayne City this afternoon saw grain prices posted by Pillsbury with old corn at 1.39, old beans 3.48, old and new wheat 1.82, new beans 3.13, and new corn 1.29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillsbury
Wayne City
Egg price and grading scales at St Louis market
St Louis AP reports egg pricing and consumer grades with sizes large A and small A and medium A. Wholesale grades include standard 26 and unclassified 24, with weight-based variations for broilers and fryers at 29-29 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Livestock Prices at National Stockyards Friday
AP reports Friday estimates for National Stockyards show hogs at 4,500 head barrows and gilts 180 to 240 pounds trading 23.25 to 25.50 per cwt and sows 60 pounds at 16.50 to 21.00. Cattle 300 head calves 100, steers 22.00 to 24.00, heifers 21.00 to 22.00, cows 15.50 to 17.50, calves 21.00 to 28.00 for good to choice. Sheep 300 head spring lambs 21.00 to 23.00, ewes 4.00 to 7.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Chicago Market Prices Reported by AP Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter and eggs quotes show scores and percentages. Butter ranges from 90 to 93 with AA to C grades. eggs list 70 percent or better in several grades. Car values appear with 90 and 89 scores, alongside percentage figures for each category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Grain and Stock Market Rally After British Rate Hike
Chicago grain quotes show No 2 hard white wheat at 2.00 to 2.01n, No 2 red at 1.925n, and soybeans at 3.65n. In New York the AP reports a stock rally amid Britain's 7 percent bank rate increase and expected Fed discount rate rise, with the Dow up 3.45 to 884.85 and the AP index at 319.7, led by industrials and aerospace shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Eastern
United Aircraft
Raytheon
Douglas Aircraft
Boeing
du Pont
International Harvester
New York Central
Homestake
Indus
Circuit Court Fines Ralph E. Smith for Vehicle Registration Impropriety
Ralph E. Smith of 223 South 18th Street was fined $10 in circuit court on a charge of improper use of registration on a vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Smith
South 18Th Street
Massacre of Eight Nurses Stuns Chicago Area
Cook County coroner Dr. Andrew Toman described a mass killing of eight nurses in two bedrooms and a bathroom. Victims Marlita Gargullo Valicentia Passion Pamela Wilkening Gloria Davy Susan Farris Patricia Mutuscki Marianne Jordan Nina Schmale were found with stabbings and strangulations. Initial reports suggested shootings, but the coroner noted no bullet wounds and cited a butcher knife as the likely weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Davy
Dyer
Ind
Susan Farris
Chicago
Patricia Mutuscki
Marianne Jordan
Nina Schmale
Wheaton
Miss Amarao
Andrew Toman
Cook County
Night of conflict in Chicago stirs West Side mobs
Lawless mobs of Black youths roam two Chicago neighborhoods injuring people and looting stores. Dozens are arrested or detained as bricks and rocks fly, fire hydrants flood Roosevelt Road, and police clash in streets near the Loop amid fears of further violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West Side
Roosevelt Road
Loop
Pulaski Road
George Sims
List of Dead in Massacre at Chicago Dormitory
A Chicago AP list names victims of today’s dormitory massacre provided by Coroner Andrew J. Toman and Consul General Generoso Provido. Merlita Gargullo 21 an exchange nurse Naujan Oriental Mindoro Philippines Valentina Pasion 22 exchange nurse Jones Isabela Philippines Pamela Wilkenty 22 Lansing Illinois Gloria Davy 23 Dyer Indiana Susan Farris 22 Chicago Patricia Matusek 21 Chicago Marianne Jordan 22 Chicago Nina Schmale 21 Wheaton Illinois
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Andrew J. Toman
Generoso Provido
Merlita Gargullo
Naujan
Oriental Mindoro
Philippines
Valentina Pasion
Jones
Isabela
Pamela Wilkenty
Commercial Ave
Lansing
Gloria Davy
Nondorf
Dyer
Ind
Susan Farris
Ave
Patricia Matusek
Michigan Ave
Marianne Jordan
S. Chappel Ave
Nina Schmale
North Ave
Wheaton
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Adams mixed hospital note lists admissions and discharges at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. Names include Kenneth L Mitchell Vera Russell Minnie Bradford Nellie Durkee George Moore Johnny Risley Sara Harrison Wayne Robinson Ben Miller Ora Rude William Shane Linz Black Peggy Holtz Gaynell Barnard Camilla Stark John Czerwinski Ernest Toney Phillip Shafer Faustina Ewing Lucille Scoville James Harper Jonathan Richardson Frederik Mooney James W Francis Debra Kimble among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Logan Risley
South 26Th St
Sara Anna Harrison
Wayne City
Kenneth Lee Mitchell
South 17Th
Rena Jean Robinson
Lamar
Good Samaritan
Ben Miller
Cherry St
Ora Thorne Rude
North 12Th
William Shane
Main St
Linz Black
South 12Th
Peggy Holtz
Airport Rd
Gaynell Barnard
Belle Rive
Camilla Stark
Bishop Lane
John Czerwinski
Scheller
Ernest Toney
Broadway
Phillip Shafer
Perkins
Faustina Ewing
South 9Th
Racial Trouble In Brooklyn
In Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant area small bands of Negro teens looted and damaged seven storefronts. Police, aided by 200 officers, detained two youths as residents watched from porches. The unrest followed a bottle-throwing brawl in Coney Island the prior night with more than a dozen injured and 17 arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
Sanford D. Garelik
Garelik
Coney Island
Recluse Gretta Bond Marquis Found Dead
Gretta Bond Marquis, once active in Mt. Vernon business life, is found dead after years of withdrawal. She previously ran the Colonial Hotel near Ninth Street and was married to a Mt. Vernon State Fair secretary and manager. Her death follows the related past death of her husband and marks the end of the Bond family line in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Years
Mt. Vernon
Colonial Hotel
North Ninth Street
Marquis
Ninth Street
Tillie Culli
Rostand Drama Draws On Napoleon II Life
Edmond Rostand based his drama L Aigion on Napoleon II life. The article notes elephants with large ears used as fans for an enknal scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Rostand
Napoleon II
Cyclist Treated At Hospital Here
John L. Risley of 1103 South 26th Street was treated yesterday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital for minor injuries after losing control of his motorcycle. Mt. Vernon police reported the injuries as slight and damage to the motorcycle as minor, with no official accident report filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Risley
South 26Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Fire destroys out building in Mt Vernon blaze
Mt Vernon firemen responded to 1214 South 15th Street where an out building burned. The flames spread to dry grass and endangered a nearby structure as crews battled the blaze yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
South 15Th Street
Progress in Plane Strike Negotiations Continues
Washington AP reports air line talks advance after a week long strike. Asst. Secretary of Labor James J. Reynolds led separate discussions with five struck airlines Northwest Trans World Eastern National and United on wage hikes and benefits in a three year contract. Reynolds cautioned no quick settlement but said a resolution could come within hours if there is real will to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Asst
James J. Reynolds
Northwest
Trans World
Eastern
National
United
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Labor Department
Reynolds
Ozark Airlines Modifies Mt Vernon Flights Schedule
Ozark Airlines announced small changes moving Mt Vernon departures to Chicago and St Louis. A 9:34 a.m. St Louis flight will arrive at 10:15 a.m. daily except Saturday, with a 2:48 p.m. to 5:05 p.m. Chicago flight most days. Saturday patterns shift to a 9:50 a.m. Mt Vernon departure to Chicago arriving at 12:05 p.m. with prior times 10:20 a.m. and 12:35 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark Airlines
Mt. Vernon
Chicago
St Louis
Ozark
St. Louis
Explosion at Bluford area wrecks machine shed
An acetylene torch tank explosion in a machine shed at John Giosta’s home three miles south of Bluford prompted a 5 45 call by Bluford firemen. Damage was not heavy and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluford
John Giosta
Shot Fired Through Windshield Near Mount Vernon
Charles Bishop of Du Quoin told Mt. Vernon police that a shot pierced his car windshield as he neared Mount Vernon on Highway 15 from the east. Police referred the case to the county sheriff since the incident occurred outside city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bishop
du Quoin
Mt. Vernon
Highway 15
Sheriff's Office
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William I. Glenn
Margaret Hunt
U.S. 66
Adlai
YANK
Landmark
THE
St. L
Belleville
Molineeeeenen Senses
Peoria
South Bend Aeeeeneeanemcey A
Paducah Feepeeeeaet
Persusenes
Waltonville
Mtt
Vernon Grain
Wayne City Grain
Circuit Court
Mt. V. District
Prudential
Mass
Prudential Insurance Co
North 9Th St
Paul D. Beoson
James L. Deaton
Richard E. Parker
Michael E. French
Clifton E. Sams
Raymond E. Atchison
Marion
Philip Trapani
Charles D. Reeves
J. Glenn Thurman
Joseph L. Williams
Harvey H. Hughes
Centralia
Roy Crain
Richard L. Bonner
Robert E. Hobbs
Benton
Robin F. Smith
Robert Ewing
Kelly C. Gross
Carl D. Wisely
Philip J. Eigenmann
Jack Wall
Donald E. Howard
Lawrence L. Knutson
Jefferson Memorial
Vera Irene Russell
Bruford
Minnie E. Bradford
Keenes
Nellie Durkee
George Moore
South
Lucille Scoville
N.W
Fairfield
James Harper
Fairfield Rd
Jonathan Richardson
South 1Th St
Frederik Mooney
Harrison
James W. Francis
Bonnie
Debra Kimble
Westwood Drive
Recluse
Gretta Bond Marquis
Ross Drugs
Anna Bond
Rufus Jerry Bond
Bond
Neil K. Bond
Mt. V
Bob
Bob Williams
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