Deaths Frank Taylor Rites Saturday
Frank Taylor aged 76 of 708 Bell street died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 2 a m. Wednesday. Funeral services set for 11:00 a m Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church, where he was a member, with Rev A L Dawson officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Body to be moved from Parker Funeral Home to church after 9:00 a m Saturday. Born May 13, 1888 in Pulaski county and resident of Mt Vernon for 20 years.
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Frank Taylor
Bell Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Shiloh Baptist Church
Taylor
A. L. Dawson
Oakwood Cemetery
Parker Funeral Home
Mr. Taylor
Pulaski County
Mt. Vernon
Oliver Minor Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Oliver Minor set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Wells Chapel church with Reverends James Clark and Oakley Bradford presiding. Burial will follow in McConnoughhay cemetery. The body lies in state at L. R. Osborn and Son Funeral Home in Kell after 4:00 p.m. today for viewing. Minor, 53, of RFD 7 Vernon, died in a tractor rollover at 7:10 a.m. Thursday about two and a half miles east of Divide. He was born July 12, 1811 in Jefferson County, son of John and Lydia Minor. Survived by wife Eric Donoho and three sisters Susie Blake, Della Poore, and Mildred Bradford.
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Oliver Minor
Wells Chapel
James Clark
Oakley Bradford
McConnoughhay Cemetery
L. R. Osborn and Son
Kell
Minor
RFD
Vernon
Divide
Mr. Minor
Jefferson County
John
Lydia
Wood) Minor
Eric Donoho
Susie Blake
Muscatine
Della Poore
Waynetown
Ind
Mildred Bradford
Keenes
Julius Merchel of Nason Dies at 88
Julius Merchel aged 88 died at 3 00 p m Thursday at his home in Nason He was a retired coal miner Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Saturday at Fry Funeral Home Waltonville Rev Tracy Dees to officiate Burial in Abner Cemetery Nason He was born October 23 1875 in Poland to Tony and Maria Merchel He married Aurelia Jura on November 28 1910 in Centralia She survives with a son George Merchel of Nason and four grandchildren.
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Julius Merchel
Nason
Merchel
Fry Funeral Home
Waltonville
Tracy Dees
Abner
Fry Funeral
Mr. Merchel
Poland
Father of Mt. V. resident dies in Wilsonville
Frank Bocchiardi age 73, father of Mt. Vernon resident Joe Bocchiardi, died Wednesday at his Wilsonville home. Services set for Saturday at 2 pm at Union Funeral Home Beald Illinois. Body lies in state and may be viewed by friends. He is survived by wife Marie, son Joe and one grandchild.
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Frank Bocchiardi
Joe Bocchiardi
Mt. Vernon
Wilsonville
Union Funeral Home
Beald
Mr. Bocchiardi
Marie
Joe
Vernon
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospital notes list multiple admissions and discharges. Admitted at Jefferson Memorial are Grace Riggs and William R. Taylor. Discharged include Ida Sandusky Victor Walker Randall McKinley Smith Virgil Johnston and Dorothy Mae Coats of Bluford.
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Jefferson Memorial
Grace Riggs
William R. Taylor
Ida Sandusky
Victor Walker
Randall McKinley Smith
Virgil Russell Johnston
Dorothy Mae Coats
Bluford
Good Samaritan
Nancy Mygott
James Hefner
Rebecca Pasley
George King
Eula Schultz
Harold Hall
Gladys Cummins
Wilma Keele
Brian Ramsey
Michael Earl
Minnie Flanagan
Elliott Eiler
Ruth Bautista
Smiths welcomed daughter Kimberly Renee at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Maurice Leroy Smith of 1021 South Seventh Street are parents of a daughter born yesterday at 2 06 PM in Good Samaritan hospital. The infant weighs seven pounds fifteen ounces and is named Kimberly Renee.
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Maurice Leroy Smith
South Seventh Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kimberly Renee
Horse Show Opens at NT V Fair Sunday
The schedule lists events for the NT V Fair horse show with Egyptian Cost Stakes. Thursday features harness racing at 1 30 and running races plus pony show at 8. Friday has a horse pulling contest at 2 and a square dance at 7. Saturday includes running races, pony show at 1 30 and Jefferson County Queen Contest at 8.
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Jefferson County
Livestock Market Slips As Hog Prices Lead Decline
Prices on the focal Livestock market were 100 lower today. The top was 16.90 for 190 to 220 lb. hogs. Sows were steady at 13.75 for 300 weight down, sows 300 weight and over were 13.50 down. were 7.50 and 8.50.
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Focal
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market data shows Wheat at 1 27, Soybeans 2 36, and Corn 1 20 as of this afternoon. Prices reflect local trading in Mt Vernon per bushel.
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MT. Vernon
Hogs and cattleMixed results at National Stockyards
Livestock sales at National Stockyards Til. report uneven demand with hogs 15 to 25 lower and prices for barrows and gilts 17.00 to 65, sows 13.75 to 15.50, cattle and calves lighter with steers around 23.00 for top grades and cows 11.50 to 12.50, spring lambs steady with prime lambs 21.00 to 23.50. sheep 150 head noted.
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Til
Chicago Produce Prices Steady on CME Butter Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter wholesale buying prices unchanged with 93 score AA 57 percent, 9 percent A 57, 9 B 57, 8 CSB, and various grades and percentages for carloads and whites. Prices remain steady to firm as grade distributions and dirties shown include 70 percent or better and mixed standards and dirties values.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
St Louis Produce Egg and Poultry Prices Report
St Louis AP notes egg and live poultry price ranges and grades. Consumer grades show A large 34 percent, A medium 29, A small 18-20, B large 27-30, standard 5, unclassified 23-24, checks 16. Hens heavy 20, light over 5 7-8, under 5 55 percent, brooders and fryers 17-18.
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ST. Louis
Grain and stock market update from Chicago and New York
Chicago grain prices show No 1 soft red at 1.45 and No 2 soft red at 1.44 with other wheat and corn figures. soybeans at 2.51 with oil at 8.66. In New York the market rose late on gains in aluminum, oil, autos, and savings and loan stocks. Major averages hit new highs as President Johnson cited notable economic advances and higher earnings from Alcon fueled optimism. General Motors and Chrysler led motor shares higher, with Texaco and Wesco Financial also contributing gains. Government bonds stayed flat while corporates mixed.
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New York
Johnson
General Motors
Financial Federation
American Stock Exchange
Wallace to Run Milwaukee Third-Party Bid
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace will run for president on a third party ticket in Wisconsin and at least 15 other states. Governor Wallace's press secretary William Jones said Wallace would definitely enter the race in Wisconsin and campaign there this fall.
Sheppard Waits For Warrant After Parole Bid
A former Cleveland area resident, James Sheppard, walks out of a penitentiary as a U.S. appeals court stays a district court order forcing custody. He posts a $10,000 bond, asserts an intruder killed his wife on July 4, 1954, and faces possible retrial and death sentence if convicted.
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Cleveland
U.S
Cincinnati
Sheppard
Federal
Detailed Weather Report
Thursday highs reach 91 and 60 for the low with rainfall totaling 26.13 inches year to date. Today’s high near 90 and low 69 compare to last year’s 69, five years ago 85 and 66, and ten years ago 97 and 66. Pata sunshine 4 46 sunset 7 26.
Five Day Forecast for Southern Illinois Temperatures Mild
The five day period ending Wednesday shows little day to day change with temperatures averaging two to five degrees above normal. Normal highs range from 88 to 92 and lows from 67 to 72. Precipitation will total under .2 inch with scattered showers likely across most of the period.
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Illinois
Illinois Weather Chicago AP Bright Sun and Heat Across State
It was sunny hot and humid in Illinois with some clouds in Southern Illinois and scattered thundershowers elsewhere. Temperatures will reach the 90s with overnight lows 60s to mid 70s. Five day outlook shows 2 to 6 degrees above normal and light rainfall across areas.
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Chicago
Nomination Excites Mrs Miller At GOP Convention
Mrs Stephanie Miller, wife of William Miller, reacts to her husband’s nomination for vice president as GOP national chairman. She calls it the most exciting moment, while managing nerves and pride with daughters Elizabeth Ann and Mary Karen watching. The Millers, longtime Lockport residents, have four children and married in 1943 after high school.
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Stephanie Miller
Elizabeth Ann
Mary Karen
William Miller
New York
GOP
Lockport
N.Y
Lockport High School
Miller
Bill
Mary Wagner
Buffalo
Glendale
Calif
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Bth
United States
Henry E. Blaesing
Nan Britton
Harding
James Phillips
Marion
Ohio
Miss Britton
Herald Examiner
Blaesing
Evanston
Mrs. B
Mrs. Willits
4-H Show At Armory Highlights Jefferson County List of Exhibits
Jefferson county 4-H youths staged a large display at the Mt. Vernon Armory featuring agriculture and home economics projects. About 500 participants showcased vegetable garden products, floral arrangements, handicraft, and farm machinery, with livestock shows planned at the Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds next week.
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Mt. Vernon Armory
Mt. Vernon State Fair
Delo
Jefferson County
High School
Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds
Goldwater Man Takes Party Helm at Convention
Goldwater pressed his case against Johnson’s policies and urged a renewal of freedom. He criticized central planning and war strategy, declaring the U S is at war in Viet Nam while the president withholds victory aims. Nixon introduced Goldwater amid cheers and doubts about polls and opposition.
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Sell
Goldwater
Washington
George Reedy
White House
Johnson
United States
Reedy
Viet Nam
Richard M. Nixon
Miller
Spaceman Hurt On Motor Bike
Spaceman M Scott Carpenter, second US astronaut hospitalized after a mountain bike crash on a Bermuda gravel road. He sustained a compound fracture in his lower left arm, delaying his Sea Lab duties. John Glenn remains under treatment for injuries from a bathroom fall. Bond leads Sea Lab psychology and physiology research. Carpenter will rejoin future Sea Lab tests.
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Houston
Tex
M. Scott Carpenter
U.S
Carpenter
Hamilton
Bermuda
John Glenn
Columbus
Ohio
George F. Bond
Navy Medical Corps
Bond
Navy
U.S. Naval Station
Ham
Carpenter to Be Transported From Bermuda to Houston
A manned spacecraft center said a special plane will fly Carpenter from Bermuda to Houston this Saturday where he is reported resting comfortably.
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Jlton
Manned Spacecraft Center
Carpenter
Bermuda
Houston
Police Shoot Teen in Manhattan Amid Racial Tensions
New York police probe the fatal shooting of 15-year-old James Powell by off duty Lt Gilligan after Powell allegedly advanced with a knife. A street clash followed as about 300 youths, mainly Black, rioted near a public school, pelting police and debris while Patrolman Seabrook was injured. Police say the superintendent sprayed youths with a hose prompting the chase into the building and a confrontation that ended with Gilligan firing in defense after Powell ignored warnings.
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New York
Michael J. Murphy
Manhattan
Edward Seabrook
East 7Th Street
James Powell
Thomas Gilligan
Gilligan
Joseph Coyle
Powell
Coyle
Potluck supper for NARC EL members set at post office
Members of the National Association of Retired Civil Employees will hold a potluck supper on Monday evening July 20 at 6 30 at the post office. Mae Warren is president.
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National Association of Retired Civil Employes
Mae Warren
Tribune raises single copy price to ten cents
Chicago Tribune announces a stand price increase from seven to ten cents starting Monday due to higher labor material and service costs. Home delivery and Sunday editions stay at current prices. Other Chicago metropolitan papers remain at seven cents on the newsstand.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
The
Tribune
Sunday Tribune
Quail Release At Sportsman Club Amid Harding Claim
The annual quail release at Mt Vernon Gun and Sportsman Club is set for Sunday July 19 with over 1800 birds in Lake Miller pens awaiting release. President Lucien Woodall notes preregistration hours 6 to 8 am at the clubhouse for allotments and eligibility.
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Mt. Vernon
Lake Miller
Woodell
Norman Sharpe
Sportsman’s Club
Jefferson County
More Donors Needed Use 87 Pints Of Free Red Cross Blood In Mt. V.
The Red Cross Blood Program supplied 87 pints to Jefferson county patients last month across Mt Vernon three hospitals. Good Samaritan Hospital received 58 pints, Jefferson Memorial 23 pints, and Mt Vernon State TB Hospital six pints. An average of three pints per day was given. The Bloodmobile will be at the Elks Lodge Monday July 20 from noon to 5 and Tuesday 1 to 6. Walk-ins welcome.
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Red Cross
Jefferson County
Mt Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon State TB Hospital
the Elks Lodge
Stolen Watches And Lawn Mower Reported In Mt Vernon
Two thefts were reported to Mt. Vernon police. Jason Stapleton said a Lady Bulova watch and a Timex watch were stolen from his home at 712 South 20th about a week ago, valued at 70 dollars. Howard Hale reported a power lawnmower stolen from his carsport at 1101 Lamar.
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Mt. Vernon
Jason Stapleton
South 20Th
Howard Hale
Lamar
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