Deaths Mrs Whittington Dies Funeral Here Thursday
Mrs Emma Stone Whittington aged 86 dies at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev C W Coats officiating. Burial at Oakdale Cemetery north of Bluford. Survived by two sons, three daughters, three sisters, two brothers, two grandsons and 35 grandchildren.
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Mr. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pulley Funeral Chapel
Jones) Billup
Edward Stone
Charles G. Whittington
Whittington
East Side Baptist Church
Lee Edward Stone
Mt. Vernon
Lyman Stone
Corpus Christi
Tex
Mary Elkins
Nyssa
Ore
Peggy Dunlap
Worth, I
Rites Thursday For Mary Dalton
Funeral services for Mary Dalton will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Richardson Chapel in Wayne City with Rev. Jesse Miller officiating. Burial will be in Arrington Prairie cemetery north of Sims. Miss Dalton of Route 4 Mt. Vernon died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the home of her nephew Kenneth Johnson. She was born November 29, 1881 in Wayne County. She is survived by nieces and nephews and was a member of Star General Baptist church of Wayne City.
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Mary Dalton
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Jesse Miller
Arrington Prairie
Sims
Miss Dalton
Route 4
Mt. Vernon
Kenneth Johnson
Wayne County
David and
Phoebe (Anderson) Dalton
Star General Baptist Church
Funeral Friday At Sesser For John W. Watson
Funeral services for John W. Watson 54 will be held at 2 p m Friday in the Methodist church at Sesser. He died yesterday in a Washington hospital after a long illness. Burial is in Maple Hill cemetery. Survivors include Lena Watson widow John W Watson Jr Jean Louise Watson sister Susan Ford Rochester Ky and one grandson. Burial and viewing details announced.
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Sesser
John W. Watson
Washington, D. C
Lena (van Hoorebek) Watson
Watson
Charles Hill
Alton
Maple Hill Cemetery
Brayfield
Lesser
Mr. Watson
Marion, Ky
John W. Watson Jr
Jean Louise Watson
Susan Ford
Rochester
Rites Held For Morgan Infant
Graveside services were held at 10 this morning in South Hickory Hill cemetery for David Vernon Morgan infant son of Mr and Mrs Dan Morgan of RFD Ina. The child was born dead Monday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Survived by parents two brothers three sisters and grandparents Mr and Mrs Bill Morgan of Ina and Mrs Flossie Humphrey of Mt Vernon.
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Hickory Hill Cemetery
David Vernon Morgan
Dan Morgan
RFD
Inn
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Dan
Ettie Marie (Humphrey) Morgan
Bill Morgan
Ina
Flossie Humphrey
Mt. Vernon
Land slide drives 10000 more from Agrigento town
In Agrigento Sicily a fresh landslide forced 10000 residents to flee amid rising fears after 5000 were already homeless. The disruption threatened the southwest third of the hillbound city near the Greek temple as slow earth movement continued since Tuesday morning.
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Sicily
Sicili
Cer Scien
Sonora
Weather Report From MT VERNON Area
Weather bulletin lists Tuesday high unknown degrees with a 65 degree low. Rainfall from 7 am Tuesday to 7 am Wednesday measured 0.02 inches. Year to date rainfall totals 18.81 inches. Historical highs and lows listed: one year ago 82 and unknown low, five years ago 89 and unknown low, ten years ago high 2 and low 1. Sunrise 4 48 CST and sunset 7 24 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Weather Update From The Associated Press
Cool dry air brings comfortable conditions across Illinois with sunny skies and a risk of thunder showers in the far south. North expected to reach the low 80s while the south climbs into the 90s with humidity dropping from 85 percent to about 30 percent. Overnight lows in the mid 50s to low 60s under mostly clear skies. Thursday looks similar with fair to pleasant conditions in the north and fair to partly cloudy skies in the south.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Ilinois
Dinois
Southern Illinois Weekend Temps With Scattered Storms
Temperatures in Southern Illinois will run near normal with a cool start, a warming trend through the weekend, then cooler by Monday. Normal highs reach 87 to 91 and lows 66 to 72. Expect 0.25 to 0.50 inch of precipitation in scattered showers and thunderstorms over the weekend.
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Night of Rioting in Hough Area Escalates
Mayor requests National Guard after a bar dispute in Cleveland’s Hough district sparks clashes. Residents, including 75,000 Black Clevelanders in a two square mile area, report rioting and threats as guards are urged to restore order.
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National
Ralph S. Locher
National Guard
Cleveland
Red Skelton performs as wife wounded in hotel gun incident
Las Vegas comic Red Skelton entertained Tuesday night while his wife Georgia Skelton, 44, lay seriously wounded in Sunrise Hospital after an apparently accidental chest gunshot in the Sands Hotel suite. Doctors said the wound penetrated no vital organs. The couple’s daughter Valentina, 19, and friend Art Coleman, 19, were in another room when the shot occurred. Georgia’s condition was listed as satisfactory.
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Red Skelton
Georgia Skelton
Sunrise Hospital
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Sends
Skelton
Valentina
Art Coleman
Coleman
Frank Sinatra
Mia Farrow
Sands Hotel
Georgia
Palm Springs
Bel Air
Los Angeles
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged Names
Hospital notes list admitted and discharged patients including John R Richardson Box 29 Mt Vernon Dennis Elmer McLean Salem Archie Hart Dahlgren plus Willie Hutchison Fred Jackson Darlas Schmitt and baby Reta Jo 1029 south 17th Good Samaritan Helen Harlow Mike Gazbik Ralph Shelton Cornelius Bergbower Terry Lowery 809 North St Norman Mount Kell Ethel Robinson Ashley Maxine Henry Ermel Collens No 10 north Highland Ed Staley Edward Dare discharged Sue Stewart and baby Larry Ray 1505 Lamar Charlotte Tolley 1100 Perkins Marsha Johnson Bluford May Maxey Jewell McCormick Alta Mellett Lorene Hayes Route 3 Clara Franks Dallas Cluck Crafford Hancock Tampa Lorene Newby Opdyke Marvin Heise Stella Curtis Leona Lovan 828 south 19th.
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Helen Harlow
South 12Th
Mike Gazbik
Woodlawn
Ralph Shelton
Centralia
Cornelius Bergbower
Bluford
Terry Lowery
North St
Norman Mount
Kell
Ethel Robinson
Ashley
Maxine Henry
Frank Goodart
Cherry
Ermel Collens
North Highland
Ed Staley
Edward Dare
Route 8
Sue Stewart
Baby
Larry Ray
Lamar
Charlotte Tolley
Perkins
Marsha Johnson
May Maxey
Jewell McCormick
Scheller
Alta Mellett
Main
Lorene Hayes
Clara Franks
Dallas Cluck
Crafford Hancock
Tampa
Fla
Lorene Newby
Opdyke
Marvin Heise
Wildrose
Stella Curtis
Wilshire
Leona Lovan
South 19Th
Birth of Michele Kay Pennings ton a baby girl
Mr and Mrs Richard Pennings ton Route 7 welcomed Michele Kay born Tuesday at 1 39 p m the infant weighed three pounds thirteen ounces.
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Richard Penningston
Route 7
Michele Kay
Hog Market Prices at Mt Vernon Until 12:30 PM
Prices were unchanged with top hogs at 24.35 for 200 to 220 lb. sows ranged 19.2% for 300 lb down and 19.00 for 300 lb and over. Boars traded 12.50 and 13.50 as of 12:30 PM with post 12:30 pricing pegged to the next trading day.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Listed At Market Today
Mt Vernon quotes for the afternoon show Wheat at 1.77, Old Soybeans 3.35, New Beans 3.15, Shell corn 1.45, Ear corn 1.13.
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Mt. Vernon
Wayne City Grain Prices from Pillsbury
Pillsbury posted grain prices at Wayne City through Wednesday close. Old corn 1.42, old beans 3.40, wheat 1.79, new beans 3.15, new corn 1.32.
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Pillsbury
Wayne City
Cash Grain Chicago prices recap
Wheat No 2 hard 2.014-02n No 2 red 1.92 %493n Corn No 1 yellow 1.5% No 2 yellow 1.5%n No 3 yellow 143% Oats No 2 heavy white 78n No 2 extra heavy white 7814 Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.55n Soybean oil 13.0n
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Chicago
Livestock prices at National Stockyards exam week
AP reports Thursday totals for National Stockyards cattle hogs calves and sheep with price ranges. Hogs 5 500 head Thursday and 6 500 head next. Barrows and gilts 190 to 250 pounds 23.25 to 25.25. Sows 280 to 690 pounds 17.00 to 21.50. Cattle 2 500 head calves 150. Steers good to choice 24.00 to 25.75. Heifers good to choice 22.00 to 24.25. Cows 15.50 to 18.50. Vealers good to choice 21.00 to 28.00. Calves good to choice 18.00 to 22.00. Sheep 300 head spring lambs good to choice 21.00 to 22.50. Ewes 3.50 to 7.50.
St Louis Produce Prices and Grades Summary
St Louis AP reports egg and poultry pricing and grades. Consumer eggs by size A large 41-43 cents, A medium 28-30, A small 16-18, B large 31-33, wholesale 28-30, unclassified 24-25. Hens over five weeks 13-14, under five pounds 11, broilers and fryers 28 to 24 percent.
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ST Louis
Chicago Produce Market Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange price quotes show butter grades AA to C with 72 to 69 percent scores, cars at 72 to 70 percent, eggs rated A whites and mixed categories at 43 and 34 percent respectively, wholesale live poultry prices holding steady with roasters at 25 and fryers 21 to 23, heavy hens around 18.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Wall Street slips after Britain's austerity plan
Wall Street fell slightly as Britain's new austerity measures to support the pound were announced. Trading was moderate and mixed with some losses across airlines, motors, and rails. The AP average dropped 1.3 to 316.7, while the Dow slid 2.12 to 381.95 at noon amid jitters over Vietnam and sector shifts.
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Britain
Harold Wilson
Viet Nam
London
Associated Press
Dow Jones
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General Dynamics
Douglas Aircraft
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Xerox
Johns-Manville
Eastern Air Lines
Pennsylvania Railroad
Johnson vetoes automatic rural mail carrier raise plan
President Johnson vetoed a bill that would automatically raise rural mail carrier pay in line with consumer price gains, calling the measure a dangerous threat to prosperity. The action highlights ongoing tensions over wage policy and federal payroll costs.
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Washington
Johnson
Powell stops state funded housing in Springfield tenure
Secretary of State Paul Powell announced he will not seek state funds to rent living quarters in Springfield for the remainder of his term. He cited constitutional questions and noted prior practice by a predecessor, stating no rent payments will be requested for Springfield hotel suites. The Mt. Vernon State Fair continues with Egyptian Colt Stakes purses and a schedule of horse and pony races Thursday through Saturday, ending with a Society Horse Show Saturday night.
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Paul Powell
Powell
WTAX
Atty
William G. Clark
Vienna
Chicago
Clark
Charles F. Carpentier
East Moline
Mt. Vernon
Indian on Nickel Is 104 Years Old
Nashville AP report notes Chief John Big Tree, the Iroquois leader who sat for the Buffalo nickel’s 1913 portrait, claims a 104 year birth age and travels to promote a bank. He says his likeness endures on the coin and has worked as a public figure since turning 100.
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Nashville
Tenn
John Big Tree
Big Tree
Syracuse
N.Y
Frank Sinatra Marries Actress at Fifty One
Frank Sinatra, aged 50, wed an unnamed actress aged 21 in a high profile ceremony. The couple confirmed the marriage as fans and media watched, marking a striking age gap and a notable union in entertainment circles.
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Frank Sinatra
Sinatra Weds Farrow In Canadian Reno Nuptials
Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow wed in a private ceremony at a hotel apartment attended by Sands president Entratter and a small circle. The event followed Farrow's mother Maureen O'Sullivan's earlier note that the wedding would occur between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Sands
Sinatra
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Maureen O’sullivan
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William Goetz
Red Skelton
Hollywood
Nancy Barbato
Frank Jr
Nancy
Christina
Tina
Ava Gardner
Deeree
California
Nevada
Las Vegas
Jerry Lewis Yacht Sinks Off California Coast
Monterey California AP reports Jerry Lewis 40 and four companions escaped injury when the 65 foot yacht Pussycat leaked while sailing from San Francisco toward San Diego. The vessel valued at $50,000 sank after seawater flooded the interior off Monterey County.
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Pacific
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San Diego
The Cape Cod Canal Reported Measurements
The Cape Cod Canal is measured at 540 feet igride and 82 gest dean, details unclear from the fragment.
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Nurse Looks at Killer in Chicago Jail
Dr Norcross visited Speck in Cook County Hospital after an attempted suicide. Speck, a former convict, is charged with murdering Gloria Jean Davy, 22, of Dyer Indiana, and is under heavy guard in the jail hospital. A public defender chief counsel Gerald Getty was appointed by Judge Daniel Ryan. Miss Amurao was sedated at South Chicago Community Hospital as the eight nursing students were in training.
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Dyer
Ind
Speck
Cook County Hospital
Plan Restora tion of Appellate Court
The plan calls for removing most wood parts and replacing them with replicas of the original design. East and south gables will be rebuilt with steel lintels and columns, a new sculptured copper and gold leaf justice scale and wreath will replace older ornaments, and twin stairs will be refurbished off site then reinstalled. Two aluminum flagpoles will stand on Main street, the east front will be lit at night, and work aims to preserve Lincoln era character while exterior restoration proceeds as phase one of a southern Illinois rehabilitation.
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Main Street
Appellate Court
McLaughlin
Clinois
Cosmos launches 125th satellite from Moscow
AP reports Tass announced the Soviet Union launched the 125th Cosmos satellite. The one manned craft carries scientific equipment and remains in a circular orbit about 155 miles above Earth.
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Soviet Union
Tass
Uplift Board Reports $272119 For Schools Project
The Jefferson county Uplift project board announced 272119 of a half million dollar grant has been received for the instructional aid program serving all county schools under Superintendent Ogie Ellis. Funds come from federal sources under act 89 10 of 1965. $82,368.45 has been obligated leaving 189750.55 on hand. Board members include Ellis Dr Elmer Clark Norman Moore J Murray Lee Ellis Henson John Alford and Fred Hicks with meetings scheduled monthly in Clark office or Uplift HQ.
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Jefferson County
Ogie Ellis
Elmer Clark
College of Education
Southern Ilinois University
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Ellis
Ellis and Clark
Norman Moore
State Office of Public Instruction
J. Murray Lee
SIU
J. Ellis Henson
Mt. Vernon Township
John Alford
Mt. Vernon
Fred Hicks
Bluford
Quick-Thinking Woman Halts Runaway Mt. Vernon Car
Nina L Spangler left three children in a running car in Mt Vernon. The vehicle rolled from 300 block of South 19th to 400 block hitting a mailbox. Sharon Mercer stopped it by jumping in and steering before hitting a house. No injuries reported. Another collision occurred at Tenth and Conger involving Dorris L Hankin and Eval Flannigan.
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Nina L. Spangler
Hell
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19Th
College
Sharon Mercer
Lamar
Eval Flannigan
McLeansboro
Tenth
Conger
Area Meeting of Tri County Co Op July 26
Tri County Electric Cooperative will hold an area meeting for members in Farrington Webber and northern Pendleton townships on Tuesday July 26 at 8 p.m. at the Bluford American Legion Home. Hosts Mr and Mrs John Furby. D E Hanes will discuss refunds to estates patronage credits and financial outlook. Employer staff will answer general questions. Each family gets a gift and refreshments after.
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Tri-County Electric Cooperative
Farrington
Webber
Pendleton
Bluford American Legion
John Furby
D. E. Hanes
Earth Tremor Shakes North Texas Panhandle
An apparent earth tremor woke residents in the Texas Panhandle around 3 a.m. No damage was reported. Police in Borger received calls about a loud rumbling sound and windows shaking for several seconds.
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Texas
Amarillo
Tex
Texas Panhandle
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Here
Cherokee Chief Sequoia’s 85-Character Alphabet Invention
A century ago Chief Sequoia created an 85 character alphabet to simplify writing for Cherokee people. The innovative script aided literacy, aligning with efforts to preserve language and culture.
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Sequoia
RR Wreck Cuts Power Des Plaines Illinois
Fourteen cars of a southbound Soo Line freight train derailed early today in Des Plaines, Illinois, cutting electric power and disrupting commuter service. Seven derailed cars tipped, spilling butter along the tracks. Power lines fell over two square miles, but no homes or businesses were damaged.
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Belt Line
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Des Plaines
Soo Line
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de Plaines
Cascino
Farmers to elect ASC County Committee at Mt Vernon July 29
The AT MT VERNON ASC County Election Convention will be held July 29 at 10:00 a.m. in the ASCS office. Former delegates may participate in the election by secret ballot. observers may attend. Parker Pierce chairs the ASC County Committee and notes terms and eligibility details.
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Jefferson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
ASCS
Parker Pierce
Rev Richardson To Speak At Kell Friday
The Rev. Bill Richardson of the Methodist Conference will speak at Kell Methodist Church Friday July 22 at 8 00 p m He will present slides of his horseback trip from Nebraska to Baltimore Maryland He is an uncle of Mrs Don McDaniel of Kell.
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Methodist Conference
Kell Methodist Church
Nebraska
Baltimore
Maryland
Don: McDaniel
Kell
Little Boys Start Grass Fire in Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon firemen controlled a grass fire on Cherry Drive yesterday. The blaze was accidentally set by two boys playing with matches. No damage occurred. Firemen spoke with the boys and cautioned them against playing with matches.
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Cherry Drive
Four fined in Circuit Court traffic cases
Four persons fined in Circuit Court, three for traffic offenses. Grady J. Green of 307 South Johnson paid $10 for careless driving. Jack E. Callaway of Round Lake Til forfeited $101 for improper left turn. David M. Flint of 320 North 6th paid $25 bond for intoxication. David H. Kirk of Quincy had careless driving and driver’s license forfeited.
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Johnson
Jack E. Callaway
Round Lake
David M. Flint
North 6Th
David H. Kirk
Quincy
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