Deaths and Roy Marshall Funeral Sunday In Oklahoma
Roy Marshall of Sentinel Oklahoma died Friday at his home after living in Sentinel for 26 years and formerly in Mt. Vernon. He was aged 4 and had been assistant manager of the Western Auto store in Mt. Vernon. He belonged to the Careenters Union local. Funeral services were held Sunday at 1 p.m. in Sentinel with burial there. Survived by three daughters Elena Nelson Byron Calif Iris Martin Tulsa Alene Barnes Sentinel a daughter in law Betty Marshall Mt. Vernon and 13 grandchildren including three of his deceased son Roy Jr. who died in 1958.
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Roy Marshall
Sentinel
Okla
Mt. Vernon
Marshall
Western Auto Store
Careenters Union
Elena Nelson
Byron
Calif
Iris Martin
Tulsa
Alene Barnes
Betty Marshall
Roy
Funeral for Howard Burgin 47 in California
Howard Burgin 47 of Santa Ana Calif a former resident of Belle Rive and Mt Vernon died of a heart attack Saturday night in Santa Ana He was born in Belle Rive the son of Grant and Alma Burgin He is survived by his father wife Helen one brother Harold Burgin and one sister Thelma Davis Funeral services and burial will be held in California The Burgins moved to California about seven years ago.
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Howard Burgin
Santa Ana
Calif
Belle Rive
Mt. Vernon
Alma Davenport
Raymond Robertson
Burgin
Grant
Alma (Robertson) Burgin
Grant Burgin
Los Angeles
Helen
Harold
Vesta Gaddis Dies In Waltonville Funeral Rites
Mrs. Vesta Gaddis of Ashley died at 8 15 am Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 65 years 10 months 15 days Funeral services set for Tuesday 2 00 pm Fry Funeral Chapel Waltonville with Rev E L Gulley officiating Burial in Minson cemetery body lies in state after 5 pm today She was born September 2 1900 in Jefferson County daughter of Charles and Laura Lemmon Married January 17 1924 at Pinckneyville to Fred O Gaddis who died in 1953 Surviving Roe Gaddis Mt Vernon area siblings Gale Lemmon Waltonville Joy Johnson and Glada Johnson Waltonville plus other relatives Preceded by parents husband one brother and one sister.
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Vesta Gaddis
RFD
Ashley
Good Samaritan Hospital
Fry Funeral Chapel
Waltonville
E. L. Gulley
Minson
Fry Funeral Home
Gaddis
Jefferson County
Charles
Laura
Newell) Lemmon
Pinckneyville
Fred O. Gaddis
Roe Gaddis
Gale Lemmon
Mt. Vernon
Joy Johnson
Glada Johnson
James H. Dennis of Sesser Dies at 68 Funeral Today
James Herbert Dennis of Sesser died at Franklin Hospital in Benton after a lingering illness. A retired coal miner and farmer, he was born September 13, 18%, in Jefferson County and was WWI veteran. Funeral services 2:00 p.m. at Apostolic Church, Sesser, Rev. Paul Worley officiating. burial Maple Hill Cemetery, Sesser. Survived by wife Myrtie, four sons Verner Ralph Sidney Roscoe, four daughters Dorothy Marie Leona Ellen, one brother Allison Dennis, 24 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren.
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James Herbert Dennis
Sesser
Franklin Hospital
Benton
The
Apostolic Church
Paul Worley
James Easton
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dennis
Jefferson County
Oliver
Ellen
Rightnowar) Dennis
Myrtie
Verner Thomas
Ralph Thomas
Lesser
Sidney Thomas
Granger
Ind
Roscoe Thomas
Gary
Dorothy Hazelwonder
Alton
Marie Pitchford
Godfrey, Tl
Leona Hawkins
Route 3
Ellen Anderson
Princeton, Ill
Allison Dennis
Madison, IL
Leslie Harvey of Woodlawn Dies at 54
Leslie Harvey of Woodlawn died at 4 15 p m Saturday at Marion Veterans Hospital aged 54 years one month and 29 days He was a stock clerk at Stewart Warner Corporation in Chicago The body lay in state at Myers Chapel with viewing after 4 00 p m today funeral Tuesday at 11 a m at Myers Chapel and burial in Mt Catherine cemetery Born May 17 1912 in Salem he was World War I Army veteran and a member of the American Legion Survived by his mother one son James Harvey of Chicago one daughter Bunny Judith Moore Centralia one sister Jessie Baldridge Woodlawn three brothers George Harvey Mt Vernon Vance Harvey and Tommy Harvey Woodlawn and seven grandchildren
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Leslie Harvey
Woodlawn
Marion Veterans Hospital
Harvey
Stewart-Warner Corporation
Chicago
Myers Chapel
Mt. Catherine
Mr. Harvey
Salem
Thomas J
Kate (Moore) Harvey
American Legion
James Harvey
Bunny Judith Moore
Centralia
Jessie Baldridge
Woodlawns
George Harvey
Mt. Vernon
Vance Harvey
Tommy Harvey
Divorce Granted To Linda Crunk
A divorce has been awarded in Circuit Court to Linda Crunk from Virgil Crunk. The ruling details indicate the couple has formalized the separation through the court proceedings.
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Linda Crunk
Virgil Crunk
Laura Roach of Woodlawn Dies at 97 in County
Laura M. Roach of Woodlawn died at 2 30 p m Saturday aged 97 years seven months and 24 days Funeral services were at 10 30 a m today at Myers Chapel with Rev Wayne York and Rev Bird Green officiating burial in Woodlawn cemetery She was born November 2 1868 in Farrington township daughter of John and Caroline Johnson married Charles Roach on September 29 1895 he preceded her in death Survived by one daughter Viva Watkins of Woodlawn three grandchildren and three great grandchildren
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Laura M. Roach
Woodlawn
Myers Chapel
Wayne York
Bird Green
Woodlawn Cemetery
Roach
Farrington Township
John
Caroline (Payne) Johnson
Charles Roach
Gemini 10 Launch Set for Rendezvous and Docking
Gemini 10 will launch this afternoon aiming for an in orbit rendezvous with Agena 10. The mission includes onboard navigation tests, two dockings, and a high elliptic orbit to pursue Agena 8 and reach a 468 mile peak.
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Young
Neil Armstrong
Air Force
David R.scott
Agena
Collins
Soviet Union
Voskhod 2
Pavel Belyayev
Alexei Leonov
U.S
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Earth
3 Killed in Crash of Car and Truck
Leona Huffman of McBride Missouri and Lyndelia Hudson of Perrville died in a crash involving a car and a truck. The report notes a son, a mother, and a sister among the deceased and provides birth details for Zimmerman born February 19 1934 in Du Quoin Indiana to Levi and Bertha Peterson. The body will be taken to Miami Beach for services.
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Zimmerman
du Quoin
Levi
Bertha
Peterson) Zimmerman
Miami Beach
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices Unchanged
Prices paid to 12 30 p m today were unchanged with top at 24 00 for 200 to 220 lb hogs Sows 300 weight and under 19 25 and over 19 00 Boars 12 50 13 50 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day s prices
Mt Vernon Grain Prices After Noon in Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon quoted prices include Wheat at 1.76, Old Beans 3.30, New Beans 3.15, Shell corn 1.40, Ear corn 1.38. These values reflect market levels for the post noon period in the city.
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Mt. Vernon
Wayne City grain prices from Pillsbury station
Prices paid by Pillsbury at Wayne City through closing Monday show Old Corn 1.39, Old Beans 3.34, Wheat 1.78, New Beans 3.08, New Corn 1.28.
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Pillsbury
Wayne City
St Louis Produce Standards and Grade Notes
St LouisProduce ST Louis Missouri AP lists consumer grades for eggs and pork, detailing sizes and wholesale grades. The guide covers large medium small egg sizes, broilers and fryers weight categories, and unclassified ranges with corresponding scores and standards.
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St, Louis
Grain futures and commodity quotes from Chicago
AP report lists wheat No 2 red at 2.01 and 4? 02? percent, No 2 hard at 1.93, corn No 2 yellow 1.44, oats No 2 heavy white 77, soybeans No 1 yellow 3.6244, soybean oil 12.80.
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Chicago
Livestock Market Prices Illinois Tues Estimates
Illinois livestock prices list Tuesday estimates for hogs cattle calves and sheep. Hogs barrows and gilts 23.50 to 25.00 for 190 to 250 pounds with sows 17.00 to 21.00. Cattle calves steers good to choice 22.50 to 25.00, heifers 21.75 to 24.00, cows 15.50 to 18.00.
Chicago wholesale poultry and market prices report
Chicago wholesale live poultry prices hold steady with roasters at 25 12 to 27 fed white rock fryers 21 to 23. Butter futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange show 93 score AA 7144 92 A 7144 90 B 7032 and 89 C 69 percent. Egg grades list 70 percent or better grade A whites 43, mixed 43, mediums 34, standards 32.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street mixed as stocks retreat at noon
Wall Street edged lower after a mild afternoon drop with auto shares advancing only modestly. The Dow Jones average slid 1.34 to 888.02 as airlines and electronics faltered and several big names like Polaroid fell, while General Motors Ford and Chrysler posted small gains.
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New York
Associated Press
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
U.S
Goodrich
du Pont
Homestake
International Nickel
Phelps Dodger
Anaconda
Kennecott
Zenith
Eastern Air Lines
American Airlines
Pan American Airlines
Polaroid
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
AAP
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Nsccsene
Largest Balloon Aloft Prepares Voyager Mars Tests
An 815-foot helium balloon rose from a southern New Mexico desert site as part of preparations for Voyager spacecraft tests for unmanned Mars landings. Billed as the largest balloon ever built with 2 million cubic feet of helium, it aimed to reach 130,000 feet before descending over the Tucson Phoenix area in Arizona.
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New Mexico
Voyager
Mars
Air Force
Tucson-Phoenix
Arizona
Mt. Vernon Fair opens strong with national flag race win
Jim Russ of Louisville wins the $500 National Flag Race as Mt. Vernon’s 60th annual fair begins. The four state field includes Bill Cochrane of Gays, Tr. and Earl Euega of Belleville. The fair features a large carnival, top races, and new tents after Lashbrook’s absence.
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Kentucky
Mt. Vernon State Fair
Jim Russ
Louisville
Bill Cochrane
Gays, Tr
Earl Euega
Belleville
Wild West Show At Mt Vernon State Fair
McKinley presents a Western show at the Mt Vernon State Fair tonight with acts on the race track in front of the grandstand.
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Fair Tonight
McKinley
Mt. Vernon State Fair
Western horse show draws big crowd at Marion Fair
Third place went to Bob Jones of Marion with fourth and fifth among finalists. Lee Lawrence, head of the National Flag Race, lauded entries and crowd. Other winners included Junior Pleasure Cathy Hamilton Benton and Senior Pleasure Jan Sallee Norris City. Barrell Race Glen Snider Zeigler first, Handy Horse Pete Brown Terre Haute first, Rescue Race Bill Cochrane Gays, Ind. first. Fair schedule lists nightly events through Saturday with horse shows, harness racing, 4-H Day, tractor pulling, and more.
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Bob Jones
Marion
Bill Brazier
Shawneetown
Lee Lawrence
Mt. Vernon
Cathy Hamilton
Benton
Dale Allen
Lesser
Jan Sallee
Norris City
Ann Shaw
Walnut Hill
Glen Snider
Zeigler
Handy Horse
Pete Brown
Terre Haute
Ind
Paula Williams
Bonnie
Bill Cochrane
Gays
McKinley
Jefferson County
Births in local area announce seven newborns names and details
Mr and Mrs Paul Richard Schmitt welcome a daughter Reta Jo born Sunday July 17 at 8 42 am in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds eleven ounces. James Wood and Mrs Wood announce twins Troy D Wayne born Saturday at 3 50 pm weighing four pounds eleven and a half ounces and Tawana Dyanne born at 3 56 am weighing five pounds nine and a quarter ounces. Dennis Bryant and Kell residents greet Crystal Edith born Saturday at 1 00 pm weighing five pounds ten ounces. Larry Stewart and 1505 Lamar resident greet Larry Ray born Saturday at 1 54 pm weighing five pounds nine and a half ounces. Ishmael Kennedy and Crownview resident welcome Eric Alan born Saturday at 6 01 pm weighing seven pounds two ounces. Richard Stoner of Route 2 and Mr Vernon announce Philip Nathaniel born Sunday at 4 00 am weighing nine pounds one ounce.
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Paul Richard Schmitt
South 17Th
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Reta Jo
James Wood
911 South 6Th
Good Samaritan Hospital
Troy D’wayne
Tawana Dyanne
Dennis Bryant
Kell
Crystal Edith
Larry Stewart
Lamar
Larry Ray
Ishmael Kennedy
No. 3
Crownview
Eric Alan
Richard Stoner
Route 2
Vernon
Philip Nathaniel
Survivor Con Fronts Murderer Speck Wanted In Dallas Case
The man identified as Richard Franklin Speck applied for a sea job near the nurses town house. FBI prints matched three fingertips from a townhouse door. Speck, tall and acne scarred, is described as a drifter with a violent past and is now considered the FBI’s most wanted. His mother and relatives went into seclusion after the arrest.
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New Orleans
National Maritime Union
Richard Franklin Speck
Speck
Dallas
Tex
William
Monmouth
Carolyn Wilson
Harold Tinder
Mary Margaret Speck Lindberg
Shirley
California
Mt Vernon Arts Panel Names Glass Chair Of Cultural Committee
Mrs. Florence Glass was named chair of a Mt Vernon arts and cultural committee formed to coordinate displays. The meeting at the Mt Vernon Library, called by the Illinois Arts Council, drew representatives from local arts groups and discussed a Rend Lake museum, a center museum, and displays in restaurants. Maurice D. Coats of Flora urged forming a plan to access Arts and Humanities Act funds. experts noted tourism could boost town revenue.
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Florence Glass
Olive Street
Mt. Vernon
Mildred Metcalf
Mt. Verron
Coats
Fern Watson
J. L. Buford
Bank of Illinois
Rend Lake
Alma Biagi
Mt. Vernon High School
Alson Modert
Regina Kuykendall
L. A. Derringer
Jefferson County Historical Society
Frank Kuenz
James Burke
A. E. Schmitt
Sue Strode
The
Art Guild
Metcalf
Vernon Weather: Weekend highs near 95 with mid 70s
Saturday and Sunday temperatures rise to 87 71 and 95 70 respectively. Rainfall recorded since Saturday morning totals 18.58 inches for 1966 to date. Sunrise Tuesday at 4 46 CST and sunset at 7 26 CST.
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Vernon
Illinois Weather Turns Hot As Temperatures Rise
The Associated Press reports Illinois will see temperatures in the 90s today with sunny skies in the north and partly cloudy conditions in the south. Scattered thunderstorms are possible tonight. Low temps Monday night range from 65 to 75 in the south and 67 to 73 in the north. Tuesday should bring cooler air with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Southern Illinois Weather Forecast to Week's End
Temperatures in Southern Illinois through next Saturday should average near to slightly below normal with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and lows in the upper 60s to low 70s Cooler conditions midweek and a warming trend toward the weekend Expected rainfall of about one half inch or more in showers Tuesday and again toward the weekend
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Illinois
Two motorists fined in circuit court for traffic offenses
Circuit Court fined two individuals for traffic violations. James A. Hale of 1011 Lamar disobeyed a stop sign and paid a $10 penalty. Stella N. Fant of Avinger Texas was fined $10 for failure to yield the right of way.
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James A. Hale
Lamar
Stella N. Fant
Avinger
Tex
Jefferson County Queen to Be Crowned at Mt. Vernon Fair
A Mt. Vernon region pageant will crown the 1966 Jefferson County queen at the Mt. Vernon State Fair with local merchants supplying the attire. Three members of a former Mt. Vernon family, the Gastons, were hospitalized last week in Rochelle Rockford and Hines facilities for neck back hip surgery and related care.
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MT. V. Fair
Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon
Hazel Gaston
North Seventh Street
DeKalb
Register-News
Walter Gaston
Rochelle Hospital
Donald
Cora Mae) Mickley
Gaston
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Rockford
Ill
Herman Gaston
Hines Hospital
Hines Veterans Administration Hospital
Hines
Hospital Notes list numerous admissions and discharges
Jefferson Memorial Hospital records multiple admissions across towns in Illinois and nearby states including Ferne Leonard Charley Tucker Paul Mays Earlene Schmitt Ted Bond Willie Hutchison and many others. Discharges include Ivan Pepple Beulah Ward Fred Baker Hope Hale James Spangler David Dickerson Grace Georgin and more with addresses noted for each patient.
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Ferne Elizabeth Leonard
Bonnie
Illinois
Charley H. Tucker
Belle Rive
Paul Jeffrey Mays
Mt. Vernon
Darlas Earlene Schmitt
South
Ted Bond
Willie M. Hutchison
Fred Baker, Sr
South 24Th
Hope Hale
Whittington
James Spangler
Letzekorn Nursing Home
David Dickerson
Bluford
Grace Yeorgin
North 6Th
Charlotte Tolley
Perkins
Linda Jacobs
Wilmington
Delaware
Edith Greer
Cherry
Crawford Hancock
Tampa
Florida
Jewell McCormick
Scheller
Albert Kohut
Nason
Lorene Hayes
Imadean Southerd
Amy Bliss
Edgewood
Donna Schelosky
Beech Grove
Indiana
Howard Cantway
Salem Road
Marsha Johnson
Omar King
Centralia
Minnie Ireland
North 12Th
Jessie Montgomery
Bell
Roger Spangler
Iuka
Frankie Virginia Lanham
Bentor Road
Ivan M. Clark
George
Samuel Walter Kelley
Opdyke
Baton Twirling at Mt Vernon Fair Tuesday
Between 20 and 80 baton twirlers will perform at Mt Vernon Fair in front of the grandstand at 2:00 PM Tuesday. Directed by Sue Laird, a Southern Illinois University student, the event is sponsored by the King City Retailers.
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Bewteen
Mt. Vernon
Sue Laird
Southern Illinois University
King City
Pageant to crown Jefferson County queen at fair
Twelve contestants vie on the stage before the grandstand for Jefferson County’s 1967 beauty queen title. The winner will go to the Illinois State Fair next January, with the state queen reigning at the 1967 Illinois State Fair. Dress and accessories funded by local shops and jewelers. Contestants include Janet Harp Lois Wilson Jill Cunningham Marie Little Melody Warren Donna Holt Virginia Danner Sandy Breeze Elaine Faulkner Nancy Sharpe Kay Smith Donna Halliburton.
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Jefferson County
Montgomery Ward
Mammoth
Hoyt
Clark
Janet Harp
Lois Wilson
Jill Cunningham
Marie Little
Melody Warren
Donna Holt
Virginia Danner
Sandy Breeze
Elaine Faulkner
Nancy Sharpe
Kay Smith
Donna Hallibunton
Mt Vernon Pilots Enjoy Great Day at Kentucky Lake
Mt Vernon Pilots Association members from Mt Vernon gathered at Kentucky Lake for the first group flight of the year, using six planes to reach the Gilbertsville Dam area for boating swimming and golfing. The event featured a ping pong tournament and a group lunch with free transport from the airport.
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Mt. Vernon
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Bud” Lashbrook
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