Deaths of Mt. Vernon native Mrs. Mary Kite in East St. Louis
Mrs. Mary B. Kite 77 of East St. Louis died today at Christian Welfare Hospital. Widow of Frank H. Kite she resided at 624 North 27th East St. Louis. Funeral Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Dr. W C Dobbs officiating and Oakwood Cemetery burial. She was born December 7 1885 in Jefferson County and had lived in East St. Louis nine years. Survived by two daughters Beulah Ragan Opal Jones. a son Frank Kite. two brothers George Woelfel Jacob Woelfel. nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Mary B. Kite
Mt. Vernon
Christian Welfare Hospital
East St. Louis
Rs. Opal Jones
Frank Kite
Fort Lewis, Wash
George Woelfel
Ina
Jacob Woelfel
Mt. Verton
Spanish War Vet John Fox of Ashley Dies
John Logan Fox 84 of Ashley died 2 15 p m Saturday at Soldiers and Sailors Home Quincy Illinois He was a Spanish American War veteran Funeral 2 00 p m Tuesday at Flogan Funeral Home Ashley Rev Gene Fox officiating Burial in Ashley cemetery Body lies in state Hogan Funeral Home Ashley call after 7 00 pm today Born April 3 1879 in Ashley son of J R and Mary E Howe Fox Married to va Pierson August 14 1950 in Albert a Minn Survived by one son Clifford Fox Oakland California one daughter Mrs Marie pene Sacramento California two brothers Guy Fox Ashley Orville Fox Bradley Illinois two sisters Mrs Pearl Davidson Innebago Minnesota and Mrs Leona Mamer St Louis Missouri six stepchildren and three grandchildren
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John Logan Fox
Ashley
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Quincy
Flogan
Ashey
Gene Fox
Ashley Cemetery
Hogan Funeral Home
Mr. Fox
J. R
Mary E. (Howe) Fox
Alberta Minn
Va Pierson
Clifford Fox
Oakland
Alif
Marie Pene
Sacramento
Calif
Fothers
Guy Fox
Orville Fox
Bradley
Pearl Davidson
Innebago, Minn
Leona Mamer
St. Louis
Former Resident's Mother Is Dead
Emma Matilda Smith aged 81 died at 3 20 p m Sunday in Elkville Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 3 00 p m Wednesday at Evangelical church Bucyrus Ohio with burial at Broken Sword. The body will lie in state at Lutz Funeral Home Bucyrus with viewing after 2 00 p m Tuesday. She was born October 24 1881 in Crawford County Ohio, daughter of Emery and Kathern Brown Sapply. She is survived by her daughter Mrs Earl Myers of Elkville Illinois a brother two sisters and two grandchildren.
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Emma Matilda Smith
Earlyers
Elkville
Ill
Myers
Mt. Vernon
Methodist Conference
Tevangelical Church
Bucyrus
Hio
Brokensword
Ohio
Lutz
Bucyrus Funeral Home
Mney
Tuesay
Smith
Crawford County
Emery and
Kathern (Brown) Sapply
Earl Myers
Elkville, Til
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted list
Jefferson Memorial patients admitted include William Alexander Barker of Texico Rufus Alva commenteed of Keenes Merre ick Donna Isadora Wells Smen Clyde Bumpus and Good Samaritan admissions list Mary Maxine Feidler Walter Gerald Feidler Katie Bumpus Agnes Rosalie Schueler Edward Joseph Hertenstein Carol Willoughby Page Florence Martin Ligon Beulah Pearl Grooms Bessie Jackson Willie Noble Johnson Francis Eugene Simmons Raymond William Wood Barbara Jean Berry William Thill Paul Jr Minnie Catherine Phillips Discharged names include Edward Francis Dooley Almeda Theresa Runnels Ernest Dale Odell Marilyn R Leaneave Cleva Lucille Puntney Stanley McCowen Edna J Winfree Elza Elmer Byars John David Settle Elisha Oscar Dixon Rue Mae Kinison Florence Luke Willie Leroy Browder Wilda Jean Gowler and baby Howard Dustin Barbara Jean Anglin William Leslie Staley Edward Black Ruth Maxine Minor Mrs Lydia Maxine Kern and baby Debra Sue Mrs Nadine Barriett Hefner and baby Thomas Wilson
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Jefferson Memorial
William Alexander Barker
Texico
Rufus Alva
Keenes
Merreick
Donna Isadora Wells
Smen
Clyde Bumpus
Charles Wells
John Reynolds
Arthur Robinson
McLeansboro
Mildred Marteeny
Good Samaritan
Mary Maxine Feidler
Walter Gerald Feidler
Katie Bumpus
Agnes Rosalie Schueler
Edward Joseph Hertenstein
Carol Willoughby Page
Florence Martin Ligon
Beulah Pearl Grooms
Bessie Jackson
Willie Noble Johnson
Francis Eugene
Births At Good Samaritan Hospital Michele Jayne Debra Sue
Mr and Mrs William Tracey of 807 North Sixth Street welcomed a daughter Michele Jayne born at 549 Sunday morning in Good Samaritan hospital. Mr and Mrs John Kern of Ewing welcomed a daughter Debra Sue born at 303 Sunday morning weighing six pounds eight and one half ounces in Good Samaritan hospital.
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William Tracey
North Sixth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Michele Jayne
John Kern
Ewing
Debra Sue
Live Stock Market Prices Rise On Hog And Sow Values
Markets show gains with hog top at 18.25 for 190 to 220 pounds, up 50 cents. Sows firm at 15.00 for 300 weight with 300 weight and over at 14.50, while boars range 8.00 to 9.50.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted In Mt Vernon
The Mt Vernon market reported afternoon quotes for wheat at 1.68, soybeans at 2.42, and corn at 1.30. Prices reflect commodity values in the local grain trading scene.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Market Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter and eggs show mixed moves with butter steady to slightly higher as wholesale prices edge up. eggs mostly steady or a touch lower amid grading slim gains in some categories. Live poultry wholesale prices range from 23 to 26, roasters and fed white rock fryers detailed.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Ill summary
USDA market report from National Stock Yards Illinois lists hogs, cattle and sheep prices. Hogs 180-240 lb 18.75-19.00, 150-170 lb 16.00-17.50, 120-150 lb 13.00-16.25, cows 16.00-16.00 for 275-350 lb, bulls 17.00-19.95. Cattle slaughter steers 975-1,250 lb 24.50-25.25, mixed 24.00-24.50, slaughter heifers 23.50-24.00, cows 14.00-15.50, bulls 17.00-19.95. Sheep spring lambs 80-110 lb 19.00-21.00, 90-105 lb 21.00-22.00, utility 15.00-18.00.
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National
Ill
USDA
Egg and live poultry grading notes from St Louis
St Louis AP reports on egg and live poultry grades with ranges for consumer and wholesale categories. Notes list large medium and small egg sizes, hen weights, and commercial broilers and fryers price ranges and classifications.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Grain market price report summary
Chicago AP reports grain prices with No 1 red wheat at 1.84 and 8444, No 2 red 1.844, No 3 red 183%, No 1 hard 1.9544, No 5 hard 1.92%, No 1 yellow hard 1.954444, corn sample grade yellow 1.224%, oats No 1 extra heavy white 69% and soybean sales none, soybean oil 874b-9a.
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Chicago
Wall Street slips for fourth straight session
The stock market fell sharply in moderate trading with the Dow and other major indexes dipping about a point as losses spread across most sectors. Xerox tumbled several points while Control Data and Texas Instruments dropped over two. Beckman and Chrysler showed partial recoveries amid thin volume.
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New York
Xerox
Control Data
Texas Instruments
Beckman Instruments
Chrysler
Lockheed
du Pont
American Telephone
International Harvester
Eastman Kodak
Texaco
iPolaroid
IBM
Merck
U.S
Couple Slain In Lovers Lane In Pittsford
Police sought motive in the double murder of Shari K. Smoyer an Ithaca College sophomore 18 and Jack King 17 a recent graduate found shot lying side by side in a Pittsford lovers lane Their bodies lay in front of Kings car with five empty cartridges and a 45 caliber bullet recovered nearby.
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Rochester
N.Y
Shari K. Smoyer
Ithaca College
Jack King
Pittsford
King
Public Aid Fraud Denied at Benton
Officials said three workers are to share in the sale price of the house they built. The project aimed to provide training experience and qualify recipients for employment to remove them from public aid rolls.
Five Hurt In Mt V Accidents On Weekend
Five persons were injured in three auto crashes in Mt. Vernon during the weekend. Bevis Ashley and four others from Bogalusa La and Tyler Town Miss were treated at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. In the major crash Saturday afternoon at 24th and Broadway Ashley’s car rear ended Judith Wilson, pushing her vehicle into Anna Kehrer’s stopped car. Damages ranged from about $50 to over $300. Ashley was fined $5 for driving too fast for conditions.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Bevis’ Ashley
Elsie Ashley
Bessie Magee
Artena Magee
Bogalusa
Willie Carson
Tyler Town
Miss
Bevis Ashley
24Th
Broadway
Ashley
Judith D. Wilson
College
Wilson
Anna H. Kehrer
Route 1
Woodlawn
Kehrer
Sherman Bullock
Jodie Davis
Prairie
Tenth
Newby
Davis
Conger
Mers
Tommy E. Chizk
Castleton Avenue
Chizk
Britain Warns Guiana Feudists
Britain warns Guiana feuding politicians to end racial turbulence and reach a political settlement before granting independence. Dunstan Sandys, aiming to mediate between Prime Minister Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham, urged peace on radio as he departed for London. He said no move toward independence would occur without internal stability.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Britain
Dunscan Sandys
London
Cheddi Jagan
Forbes Burnham
Sandys
Viewing Eclipse Caution Warns of Blindness
Article explains permanent eye damage from viewing a solar eclipse and offers safe viewing methods. It advocates using a pinhole projector made from two cardboard pieces to project the eclipse image and cautions against watching directly or through improvised devices. Television viewing is recommended as a safe alternative.
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Tck
Harvard climbers press on toward McKinley summit
TALKEETNA Alaska AP seven Harvard University climbers remain in good shape and continue scaling Mt McKinley as bush pilot Don Sheldon reports. He spotted the group at around 17000 feet after a three day search and notes an avalanche may have wiped tracks. Leader Henry L Abrons 22 Scarsdale major in Greek at Harvard.
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Talkeetna
Alaska
Harvard University
Mt. McKinley
Wickersham Wall
Don Sheldon
Sheldon
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
L. Tyree
McKinley
Henry L. Abrons
Scarsdale
Harvard
Bar Krebiozen Distribution Illegal Interstate
The FDA said interstate distribution of the experimental drug krebiozen is illegal without a sponsors' plan under new rules in effect June 7. Chicago backers withdrew their application for experimental status, citing government harassment. Dr Stevan Durovic delivered the withdrawal letter. The drug has spanned about 14 years of clinical testing with claimed benefits for 20 to 70 percent of around 5,000 patients. the AMA says it has no cancer value.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Chicago
Stevan Durovic
FDA
American Medical Association
Lake Dwellings Sewer Survey Planned For Devils Kitchen Lake
MARION Til AP. A survey to be finished by November will study sewerage needs for 800 to 1000 homes around Devils Kitchen Lake without polluting the reservoir. The Interior Department hoped to promote lake development but high costs of water and sewer facilities reduced interest. A St. Louis firm conducts the $14,500 survey, begun last week.
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Marion, Til
Devils Kitchen Lake
Department of the Interior
St. Louis
Tavern Owner Held In Killing In Belleville Illinois
St Clair County sheriff s authorities held Jasper Nunn Sr 38 of Lebanon without bond in Belleville jail in connection with the shooting death of Leon Anderson 28 of Carlyle Illinois The tavern owner said he acted in self defense after an argument in front of his tavern in O Fallon Ohio street in Belleville Nunn surrendered voluntarily.
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Belleville, Ill
St. Clair County
Carlyle
Belleville
Jasper Nunn Sr
Lebanon
Grove Ogden
Nunn
Leon Anderson
China and Russia in Deadlocked Moscow Talks
In Moscow diplomats foresee a soon concluded but meaningless communique to end the split between the Soviet and Chinese Communist camps. Pravda publishes a 35,000 word Soviet open letter accusing China of hypocrisy and warmongering, while also printing the Chinese reply revealing the depth of the breach. The Soviet statement reaffirms opposition to Peking’s hard line and defends Khrushchev’s peaceful path to communism.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Communist Parties
Khrushchev
Pravda
Peking
Moss denounces military curbs on news at air crashes
Rep John E Moss decries military efforts to control reporters at air crash scenes arguing they misuse police powers over civilians. He notes authorities claim but deny civilian rights and urges protective action outside bases.
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Messena
N. Y
John E. Moss
California
Honor Brave Texas Editor Receives Courage Award
W Penn Jones editor of the Midlothian Mirror in Texas received the Elijah Lovejoy courage award. He was honored for civic leadership amid tension after protesting a John Birch Society lecture and facing school friction, a firebombing incident causing $7000 damage to his office.
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Grafton, Ill
Texas
Elijah Nalistic
International Conference of Newspaper Editors
W. Penn Jones
Midlothian
Tex
Mirror
Howard R. Long
Jones
John Birch Society
Long
Lovejoy
Alton
Kennedy Returns to Golf After Back Ailment
President Kennedy resumed duties in Hyannisport Mass after a weekend of golf showing his back pain was not hindering him. He played three straight evenings at Hyannisport Club, delivering powerful drives with a roundhouse swing and no evident discomfort.
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Hyannisport, Mass
Kennedy
Hyannisport Club
Haug Selected Commander Of Illinois WWI Vets
Edward J. Haug of Momence elected commander of the Illinois Department of the Veterans of World War I succeeding Fred Whitlock. Tony C. Robinson and Clyde Miller chosen senior and junior vice commanders. Louise Suzzie elected president of the women's auxiliary. Springfield slated for 1954 convention site. Ottawa hosted the four day ninth annual state convention with a two hour parade.
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Ottawa, Ill
Edward J. Haug
Illinois Department of the Veterans of
Haug
Fred Whitlock
East St. Louis
Tony C. Robinson
Peoria
Clyde Miller
Mount Carmel
Louise Suzzie
Evanston
Women's Auxiliary
Rose Ruark
Silvis
Illinois Department
Springfield
Ottawa
Preacher Marks 10th Anniversary With 200 Orchids
Rev. Carl W. Bloomquist distributed 200 orchids to each family at Pilgrim Lutheran church in Warwick Rhode Island on Sunday to celebrate his tenth anniversary as pastor. The orchids were flown in from Hawaii as he wrote to parishioners that they had given expressions of love and esteem during the decade.
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Warwick
Carl W. Bloomquist
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
Bloomquist
Hawaii
Man Who Got New Lung Dies in Pittsburgh Hospital
A 44 year old patient, the second on record to receive a lung transplant, died at Presbyterian University Hospital. Heart failure from shock and blood pressure changes caused his death. identity was not released. The donor lung was in acceptance, but the remaining lung could not sustain the transition. The previous transplant occurred three weeks earlier in Mississippi, where the recipient died from an unrelated illness.
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Pittsburgh
Presbyterian University Hospital
Mississippi
America Trains German Pilots for Starfighter Program
The Defense Ministry said the United States will train 80 West German pilots annually to fly Starfighters, the backbone of West Germanys atomic capability. The first batch will be trained in the United States, with weapons custody placed under U.S. officers due to American law.
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BOM
Germany
Defense Ministry
United States
West Germany
U.S
Wirtz Sees Compulsory RR Action
Secretary of Labor Wirtz says the four year railroad work rules dispute moves toward compulsory settlement as both carriers and unions show a lack of responsibility. He warns that failure to settle could weaken collective bargaining and notes the presidential panel will prepare a Kennedy report on possible actions.
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Associated Press
Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Congress
Kennedy
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Secret Service nets over 4 million counterfeit dollars
Rochester New York AP report says the Secret Service confiscated more than 4 million dollars in counterfeit currency and arrested 3,400 forgers in the fiscal year ending June 30 Chief James F Rowley announced at the International Association for Identification meeting.
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Rochester
N. Y
Secret Service
James F. Rowley
International Association For Identification
Marriages Noted For Local Residents In Recent Licenses
Marriage licenses issued include Harry Lymn Shields and Carolyn Kay Sargent both 21 of Dix and Fairfield Road. Albert R. McKiness 28 of 825 South 17th and Terilyn Elaine Shelton 18 Route 3 Mt Vernon. Gary Lee Stanley 20 Route 4 Centralia and Patricia Rose Lambert 27 of Chicago. Allen J. Seism 25 Summit Ir and Nancy Mae Shields 19 Blu er Leroy Underwood 40 1403 South Tenth and Bertha Lee Brown 25 Mt Vernon.
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Harry Lymn Shields
Fairfield Road
Carolyn Kay Sargent
Dix
Albert R. MecKiness
South 17Th
Terilyn Elaine Shelton
Mt. Vernon
Gary Lee Stanley
Centralia
Patricia Rose Lambert
Chicago
Allen J. Seism
Summit
Nancy Mae Shields
Leroy Underwood
South Tenth
Bertha Lee Brown
It. Vernon
Recover Stolen Car Before It Is Missed Here
A Nason man reported his car stolen Sunday morning. Mt. Vernon police located and recovered the vehicle after a chase, then towed it to a garage awaiting owner pickup. Deputy Sheriff Jack Fairchild pursued the car at 1:10 a.m. as it fled on Lamar and Tenth streets. Two suspects fled on foot. the car was later returned to James Cochran of Nason at Wilson Motors.
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Nason
Mt. Vernon
James Cochran
South Mt. Vernon
Jack Fairchild
Lamar
Tenth Street
South 11Th Street
Wilson Motors
Batteries stolen at Woods Used Car Lot
Police report theft at Woods Used Car Lot 1016 Perkins Avenue. Two car batteries valued at 10 dollars each were taken from parked vehicles Sunday afternoon. Local investigations ongoing.
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Woods
Perkins Avenue
Auto Fire On 12th Street Blazes Car Banked by Backfire
Firefighters made a weekend run to a car fire in the 100 block of South 12th Street. The vehicle owned by Raymond Rayburn of Wayne City caught fire from a carburetor backfire, with wiring and the hood severely damaged.
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South 12Th Street
Raymond Rayburn
Wayne City
Boy Injured In Bike Accident On Ninth Street
Freeman Teaberry, 13, sustained cuts on his leg in a fall with his bicycle Saturday evening at Ninth and Bell. He was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital and released.
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Freeman Teaberry
South Ninth Street
Ninth and Bell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vandalism at Tenth and Perkins Reported
Police said a vandalism incident occurred at Tenth and Perkins early Sunday morning. A glass in a public telephone booth was broken, allegedly by someone kicking it.
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Tenth
Perkins
Weather summary for Illinois and Mt Vernon area
Detailed weather report shows Saturday high 85 and low 72, Sunday 86 and 61. Rainfall from 7 00 a m Saturday to 7 00 a m Monday totals 2 01 and year to date 18 94 inches. Northern Illinois will be two to four degrees below normal with cooler midweek. showers or thunderstorms likely Tuesday or Wednesday and again Saturday. Southern Illinois expects cooler than normals with one half to one inch rainfall mainly midweek. Sunrise 4 44, sunset 7 28 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Northern Illinois
Southern Illinois
Police Court Fines From City Magistrate Roster
Fines assessed by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock include James Edward Fitz igearld colored 25 dollars and costs on drunk and disturbance charge Earl Owens colored 25 dollars and costs on drunk and disturbance charge Traffic fines include Thomas E Brown Overland Mo 5 dollars and costs on driving too fast Kay D Norman Route 2 Bluford 2 dollars and costs for double parking
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Sherman Bullock
James Edward Fitzigearld
iEarl Owens
Thomas E. Brown
Overland
Kay D
Norman
Route 2
Bluford
Soldier dies in St. Louis car crash at tree
AP report from St. Louis states Army private first class Daniel Fitz Spear, 20, of Herrin Illinois, died Saturday when his car struck a tree. He was stationed at the Aeronautical Map and Chart Center in St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
Herrin al
Spee
Daniel Fitz
Aeronautical Mapland Chart Center
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