Deaths Simon G Yoder Dies At 82 In McLeansboro
Simon G Yoder 82 of McLeansboro died at Vickers Memorial Hospital. Funeral 2:00 PM Wednesday at Donelson Funeral Home with Rev Hugh Widick officiating. Burial in LOOF cemetery. Born March 7 1880 in Minot, son of Solomon and Catherine Yoder. Survived by wife Iva Van Horn and eight grandchildren. Active in local families, with children Aubrey Kermit Ira Gilbert Mace, siblings William M H Yoder, Della Cross, Fannie Ward, Francis Yoder.
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Simon G. Yorter
South Hahcock
Mes Leansboro
Vickers Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Donelson
Hugh Widick
Lo.o.f
MecLeanaboro
Mr. Yoder
Minnots
Solomon
Catherine (Eicher) Yoder
Iva van Horn
Fou
Aubrey Yoder
Kermit Yoder
Ira Yoder
River Rouge
Mich
Gilbert Yoder
Allen Park
Mace Gunter
William Yoder
Moline
M. H
Bud) Yoder
Della Cross
Waterloo
Fannie Ward
Francis Yoder
Bob Trotter Dies at 79 Wayne City Area
Bob Trotter 79 died at 4 15 p m Monday at his Wayne City area home. Services were set for 2 p m Thursday at Olive Branch Church with Rev Ver nard Tile officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. He was born November 13 1882 in Wayne County and married Amy Taylor in 1903 who survives along with two sons a daughter a brother a sister 16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. He was a member of Olive Branch Church.
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Bob Trotter
Wayne City
Olive Branch Church
Vernard Tile
Richardson
Mr. Trotter
Wayne County
George Washington
Martha Jane (Walker) Trotter
Amy Taylor
Lloyd Trotter
Benton
Bobby Gene Trotter
Phoenix
Ariz
Gladys Thomason
Shirley Trotter
Maggie Williamson
Belle Rive
Death of Paragould resident Joe H Slatton at 74
Funeral services will be held in Paragould Arkansas tomorrow for Joe H Slatton age 74 father of Mrs William M Creel of 320 North Seventh Street He died Saturday in Paragould He is survived by five daughters and one son
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Paragould
Ark
Joe H. Slatton
William M. Creel
North Seventh Street
Slatton
Noble E. Cook Dies in Florida
Noble E. Cook dies Monday at his Florida home in Pinellas. A retired Southern Railroad conductor and former Mt. Vernon resident, he will be laid to rest at Myers Chapel as funeral plans are set. He was married to Nora Lawson Harlow and survived by a daughter Lucille Lemme, a son Noble Cook, two stepsons Harley Harlow and Everett Harlow, and four grandchildren.
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Noble E. Cook
Pinnellas
Fla
Cook
Southern Railroad
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
Nora Lawson Harlow
Lucille Lemme
Normal
Noble Cook
Detroit
Mich
Harley Harlow
Abilene, Tex
Everett Harlow
Chicago
Rites Here For 17 Year Old Boy Who Drowned
Funeral services are set for James Warold Coleman 17 Route 1 Ashely who drowned in a small lake west of Mt Vernon. The service is at 2 00 p m Thursday at Myers Chapel with Rev C W Coats officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Gardens. The body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 11 00 a m Wednesday for visitation. Coleman a Memorial Gardens Cemetery assistant sexton was born Feb 4 1945 in Woodlawn to Henry and Mary Melchiser Coleman. Surviving are brother Kenneth Coleman of St Louis three sisters Helen Arnold Salem Rena May Sanders Sycamore and Betty Ruth Miller Alameda California and grandparents Roy Melchiser Woodlawn and Druccilla McElwain Louisburg Ky.
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James Warold Coleman
Route 1
Ashely
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
C. W. Coats
Memorial Gardens
Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Woodlawn
Henry
Mary (Melchiser) Coleman
Broter
Kenneth Coleman
St. Louis
Helen Arnold
Salem
Rena May Sanders
Sycamore
Betty Ruth Miller
Alameda
Calif
Roy Melchiser
Druccilla McElwain
Louisburg
Pete Leuty Dies Rites At Kell Thursday
Lawrence Pete Leuty 78 of Kell dies at Salem Memorial Hospital. Retired farmer. Funeral 2:00 p.m. Thursday Osborn Funeral Home Kell Rev Ross Partridge officiating. Burial Jordan Chapel cemetery. Body lies in state after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday. Survived by wife Emma Harlow Leuty and six sons Hershel and Shirley among others.
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Lawrence
Pete) Leuty
Kell
Salem Memorial Hospital
Osborn Funeral Home
Ross Partridge
Jordan Chapel
Leuty
Jacob and
Camalla
Clink) Leuty
Emma Harlow Leuty
Hershel
Shirley
Postpone Hearings On Cairo Sit-Ins
Cairo sit in protesters face delayed court dates as hearings for more than twenty defendants are moved to Thursday to untangle multiple charges from a skating rink incident and a swimming pool arrest. Hunger strikes and jail conditions figure in the ongoing demonstrations, with officials noting improved treatment and continued legal actions.
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Cairo
Justice of the Peace Court
County Cott
Peace Court
Wg Twiee Ee Hans
Alexander County
Enloe Jones
James Peane
Otto Kerner
Quarterly Meeting of Local Chamber Planned
Washington AP Kennedy to meet Soviet ambassador Dobrynin at the White House at 6 p.m. EDT for talks on Berlin, disarmament, and Laos. Administration cautions against reading too much into the session while noting ongoing high level contacts. Eleven Mt. Vernon Chamber directors plus officers convened a July board meeting to discuss 50 years of progress, a $60.4 million project, a July 31 Emmers Hotel gathering, and tax policy.
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Washington
Kennedy
Anatoly Dobrynin
White House
Berlin
Disarmament
Laos
Pierre Salinger
Dobrynin
Executive Mansion
Dean Rusk
Moscow
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
J. Marvin Powers
Loren Richard
Mt. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Gerwin Rhor
Commerce and Industry Association of
New York City
Joseph Bradigan
James Carter
Mary, Henn
Hilda Huston
Donald Musick
Don Shafer
Roger Smith
Joseph Snider
Robert Thompson
Russell West
A. Harold Williams
J. Marvin’ ‘Powers
Christopher Man Surrenders After Fugitive Escape Halt
A man identified as Christopher Man surrendered Monday night in Benton after fleeing authorities during transfer to Franklin County Jail. He and two companions, including his brother, faced disorderly conduct charges as deputies searched wooded areas nearby.
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Benton
Christopher
Franklin County
Louis Conner Jr
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Jefferson Memorial admits Jessie McMahan Bele Rive Verner L Williams Woodlawn William Guy Haney luka Lucretia Wolf McLeans boro Discharged Mrs Bobbie Ruth Housley and baby Adrian Eugene Sandoval Good Samaritan admits Dolph Garrison Williams June Hicks Oleta Lois French Ray D Ellis Thelma Davis Addie Dubois Hazel Mooney Eleanore Rankin Janet Owens Honor Padgett Pamela May Brown Marel Allen James Eskew Lewis Shelton Discharged DeWitt Sanderson Greg Stover George Morris Bessie Dilg Marilyn Jones and baby Hen Deane
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Jefferson Memorial
Jessie McMahan
Bele Rive
Verner L. Williams
Woodlawn
William Guy Haney
Luka
Lucretia Wolf
McLeans
Boro
Bobbie Ruth Housley
Adrian Eugene
Sandoval
Good Samaritan
Dolph Garrison Williams
June C. Hicks
Oleta Lois French
Ray D. Ellis
Thelmarene Davis
Addie Adelia Dubois
Hazel Mclean Mooney
Eleanore Louise Rankin
Janet Sue Owens
Honor Padgett
Pamela
May ‘Brown
Marel Violet Allen
James Earl Eskew
Lewis Marlin Shelton
DeWitt Talmadge Sanderson
Greg Franklin Stover
George Lynn Morris
Bessie Marie Dilg
Marilyn Sue Jones
J Baby
kHen Deane
Local Obituary Fragment Names Five Sidelined Individuals
Ridge Ill Redus of Benton Harbor Michigan Everett Kell Archie Deer Lodge Montana and Benny Alhambra California. one daughter Mrs Vera Shanatelt of Salem. extended family listed including grandchildren and great grandchildren.
FARM UNION PRAISES DEMOCRATS, CRITICIZES EXTENSION SERVICE
The Farmers Union denounces GOP policies and supports Democrats while urging broad service for all farmers. Patton criticizes moves to reduce farmer numbers, urging retention on the land. Ralph Bradley stresses abundant food and international trade for county farms, as plans for a foreign agriculture marketing service are outlined. Isaac Lambert presides at the Jefferson County meeting with Farm Union officials and dignitaries present.
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Patton
United States
Ralph Bradley
America
State Agriculture Department
Isaac Lambert
Farmers Union of
Jefferson Count
Farmers Union
Doubleheader Convention For GOP In Illinois
Illinois Republican officials plan a two site state convention with sessions in Springfield on August 24 and a Chicago reconvening at McCormick Place. A platform committee will be formed July 28 with one member from each of 24 congressional districts. Local leaders foresee revived GOP activity in the metropolitan area and strong downstate turnout.
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Chicago
Illinois
Republican Party
Smith
Platform
Platform Committee
Standey H. Guyer
Rockford
Tilmon ‘Kreiling
Peoria
Lambert Eng‘dahl
Monmouth
Wohlwend
Marion
Edgar H. Jenison
Paris
Clinois Agricultural Association
Congres
Mt Vernon Market Prices Fall on Live Hog Market
Markets report Mt Vernon live hog market prices easing. Prices for 190 to 220 pound hogs declined 40 cents to around 17.60. Sows weighing 300 pounds and over traded near 14.50 to 15.00, with lighter sows around 15.00 for 300 pounds. Boars ranged 8.50 to 9.50.
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Mt. Vernon
Focal
Tony
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon markets quoted wheat at 1.97 dollars, soybeans at 2.38 dollars, and corn at 1.08 dollars this afternoon. The figures reflect trading activity in Mt Vernon and list prices for key grain commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Livestock prices at National Stockyards report
National Stockyards AP USDA hogs 11 900 head steady to higher with varied weights 120 150 lb 13 00 16 00, 250 400 lb 14 75 16 25, sows 370 600 lb 13 25 14 50. cattle 4 500 calves 35 50, slaughter steers 24 50 25 50 average to high choice 1 000 1 225 lb 26 00, cows 14 50 16 50, bulls 17 50 19 00. Sheep 1 100 expect slight early activity.
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National
USDA
Wall Street Slips in Moderate Trading After Profit Take
The stock market moved lower in moderate trade with about 3.3 million shares. Major issues ceded a point or more while IBM fell about 3. Time saw mixed moves with gains for Chris Craft and Kodak while government bonds slipped and volume lagged Monday.
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Boeing
IBM
Chris-Craft
Standard CW
Indiana
Eastman Kodak
Polaroid
Zenith
Johns-Man- Wille
United Aircraft
Minors Central
U.S
Chicago Produce Market Report Highlights Mixed Butter and Eggs
Chicago AP notes butter wholesale prices steady with small increases and varied quotes for AA to BOHM grades. Eggs show no change in wholesale buying, with grade A whites and mixed categories listed. Live poultry prices rise modestly with roasters and fryers across several ranges and hens quoted higher in the day’s market summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Eggs and live poultry pricing at St Louis market
St Louis Produce ST reports egg and live poultry price ranges including consumer grades A large 30 31 A medium 23 25 A small 16 18 B large 24 26 wholesale standards 21 12 24 unidentified farm run 20 44 22 checks 17 19 hens heavy 13 14 light over 5 MH 8 10 under 5 lb 6 8 commercial broilers and fryers 24 4 314.
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St, Louis
Grain market report from Chicago AP notes
Grain market report from Chicago lists Wheat No 1 yellow hard at 2.2214, Corn No 3 yellow at 1.11, Oats No 2 extra heavy white at 0.68, Soybeans with no sales, Soybean oil at 8.14, Barley prices for making choice at 1.23 to 1.43, feed at 1.15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Free Rides To Music School For Salem South Association
The music department of Salem South Association offers free bus transportation for all attendees of the State Music School in Carbondale next week. The school covers only room and food costs, and Mrs. Paul Jones can be reached at CH2-2039 to reserve a seat before Poe night.
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Music Department
Salem South Association
Carbondale
Paul Jones
Living Theater actors get second film turn in Strange Silhouettes
Living Theater performers Marilyn Chris and Jamil Zakahi are cast in lead roles for Strange Silhouettes, an experimental film about Manhattan tenements by Ted is. The troupe had earlier acted in the screen version of The Connection, the troupe's international drama success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Living Theater Stage Company
Marilyn Chris
Jamil Zakahi
Manhattan
Tedis
Living Theater
Weather Report for Mount Vernon Area
Detailed weather note reports Monday high 88 and low 63 with rainfall totaling 28.02 inches year to date. Historical comparisons show seven years ago high 87 low unknown and five years ago high 95 low 73. Sunset listed as 7.27 with ambiguous extra data.
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Mt, Vernon
Belleville
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford
Sprinefield
Vandalia
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cloudia
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. New Orleans
Richmond
Souis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
Jou Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Complaint Filed Over Clinic Contract Clause
Marion county officials filed a complaint against the Carbondale Clinic Association alleging a contract clause blocks Dr. Emil A. Fullgrave from practicing within Carbondale area without clinic approval. Coroner Paul Litton says the clause halted post mortem examinations in recent deaths. A declaratory judgment suit was filed in circuit court under the civil practices act.
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Marion
Williamson County
Carbondale Clinic Association
Carl Sneed
Emil A. Fullgrave
Carbondale
Fullgrave
Paul Litton
Crewman On Bomber Killed Over Indiana Training Flight
A supersonic bomber crew member, 1st Lt. James P. Estrada of Houston, died after a minor engine explosion hurled debris through the plane during a routine training flight 60 miles northwest of Nashville. The aircraft returned to Bunker Hill Air Force Base where he died en route to the hospital. Estrada served as the defensive systems operator.
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White
Delamar
Nev
Las Vegas
Peru
Ind
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
James P. Estrada
Houston
Tex
Estrada
Nashville
Tenn
Lafayette
Two Railroads Plan Merger to Save 75 Million Annually
Pennsylvanian and New York Central announce a merger plan in Chicago and New York claiming 75 million dollars in annual savings within five years. The plan includes a 70 million capital program to boost the economy, with freight routes optimized and passenger service largely unchanged except for terminal moves in New York and Chicago.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania and
New York Central
New York
Sald
Harmon
Albany
Syracuse
Buffalo
Pennsylvania Station
Ihrovee
Middle West
New York City
New England
Cleveland
Pastor Amos Ledford to Leave Mt. Vernon Church of God
The Reverend Amos A. Ledford, pastor at 7th and Conger for five years, will preach his final sermon July 22. Ledford and family moved to Mt. Vernon Sept. 27, 1957 from Winfield Kansas where he served in evangelistic work. The church has grown despite losing over 100 members, expanded with a radio program, bus, parking lot, and new parsonage. He will become pastor in Rochelle Illinois. A farewell box supper is planned July 21 at City Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos A. Ledford
Church of God
Ledford
Winfield
Kansas
Ogle Ien
Mt. Vernon Ministerial Association
Mark Randall
Ledfords
Sharmin
iDavid
Mt. Vernon
Rochelle
Ilinois
Heavy Clashes In South Vietnam Reported
AP dispatch from Saigon details sustained clashes between Red guerrillas and government troops airlifted by 30 U S helicopters into Communist held territory. Several choppers hit by ground fire with no U S casualties reported. Near 400 miles northeast of Saigon a prior ambush killed 23 Vietnamese and an American adviser Capt Don York. Body recovered of another American from a helicopter shot down. total toll five Americans dead and four missing in three crashes over two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Don J. York
Asheville
N.C
U.S. Army
Border guards flee East Berlin for West in 24 hours
West Berlin police reported that a border guard and a customs official from East Germany escaped to the West within the past 24 hours, highlighting ongoing defections amid the divided city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
Khrushchev Says Global Rocket Could Hit Fly In Space
Premier Khrushchev told 13 American editors in the Kremlin that the Soviet Union possesses a global rocket that cannot be destroyed by any anti rocket means. He stressed Berlin as the core issue, demanding Western troops leave West Berlin and proposing a peace treaty with all Germany to guarantee a demilitarized city and UN guarantees. The interview coincided with renewed talks on four power conversations in Berlin after shootings at the wall. He claimed a fall test series was in response to U.S. tests and denied breaking the moratorium. Editors included Creed Black Robert Estabrook John Harris John Herbert Lee Hills Felix McKnight Paul Miller Michael Ogden Stephen Rosenfeld Vermont Royster Lauren K. Soth Walker Stone and William Woestendiek.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Kremlin
United States
Berlin
U.S
Britain
France
United Nations
East Germany
Germany
Creed Black
Wilcomington
Del
News-Journal
Robert Estabrook
Washington Post
John Harris
Hutchingon
Kan
News
John Herbert
Quincey
Mass
Patriot Ledger
Lee Hills
Knight
Felix McKnight
Dallas Times Herald
Paul Miller
Gannett
Michael Ogden
Providence Journal and Bulletin
Stephen Rosenfeld
Vermont Royster
Wall Street
Lauren K. Soth
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Walker Stone
Scripps Howard Newspapers
William Woestendiek
Newsday
Igarden City
N.Y
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Simon G. Yoder
W. Resident
Florida
Mr. Vernon
Pete Leuty
Bucharest
Romania
Lido
Desert Test Center
JFK
Christopher Man
Mt. Vernon Grain
Monroe
Hayes
John Shackelford
Lisa
Morris
Coal City
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Ford Motor Co
Sparis
Walton Hills
Ohio
7Th Street
S. Viet Nam
Border Guard
By Stanley. Johnson
Defense Department
Robert S. McNamara
Europe
Pantagon Avnavte Ai Alien
Asabaee
Ee Ee Eae
Trav Leling
McNamara
Jerusalem
Israel
Joint Border Committee
Johnson Florist
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