Deaths and Funerals Caryl S White
Caryl Stanton White 48 of 506 North Eighth Street oper ations manager for Liberty Petroleum died suddenly yesterday from an apparent heart attack. He was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital where he died on arrival. Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Myers Chapel with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. The body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 4:00 p.m. today. White, born December 28, 1918 in Williamson County Illinois, married Laura Goddard July 25 1942 in Mt Vernon. He is survived by his wife, his parents B V and Golda White, two sons Randy and Virgil, two daughters Linda and Carla, two grandchildren Sonialet and
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Caryl Stanton White
North Eighth Street
Liberty Petroleum Company
White
Liberty Petroleum Co
Broadway
Myers Chapel
Oakwood
Linda White
Ghucego
Carla White
Aro
Virgil White
Sonialet
Velma Scott Dies at 86 in Fairfield Rites Set
Funeral services for Velma Scott, 86, will be Sunday at 700 p.m. at Dixon-Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield with Rev. C. S. Heflin and Rev. W. E. Courtright officiating. Burial in Oak Valley Cemetery Geff. She died Thursday at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Born May 24, 1881 in Fairfield. Survivors: three sons Clarence of Geff, Roy of Fairfield, Ruel of Hammond Ind. four daughters Henrietta Holstein of Fairfield, Alia Fearn of Geff, Leota Tannahill of Rockford, Hazel Grubb of St. Louis. 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
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Velma Scott
Dixon-Johnson
Fairfield
C. S. Heflin
W. E. Courtright
Oak Valley
Geff
Scott
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Clarence Scott
Roy Scott
Ruel Scott
Hammond,Ind
Henrietta Holstein
Alia Fearn
Leota , Tannnahill
Rockford
Manford Logan's Brother Dies in Auto Crash
John Veiles 61 of Carrolton Illinois was killed Friday afternoon when his car went out of control and struck a culvert on a highway near Carrolton. Funeral plans are incomplete, with services expected in Carrolton at Mehl Funeral Home. Veiles, born March 22, 1906 in Greene County, was married to Gladys Brooks and survived by multiple brothers and sisters including Manford Logan of Mt. Vernon. He belonged to the Carrolton Masonic Lodge.
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Manford Logan
John Veiles
Carrelton
Ill
Carrolton
Carrolston
Mehl Funeral Home
Car‘rolton
Mr. Voiles
Bottle Thrown Through Window Incident Reported
Dorothy Jackson of 616 A South 12th street told Mr. Vernon that police were informed early today a whisky bottle had been thrown through her bedroom window.
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Dorothy Jackson
South 12Th Street
Vernon
Wilkerson of Dahlgren Dies and Funeral Planned
William A Wilkerson 176 of Dahlgren died at 9 40 p m Friday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital Funeral will be at 2 00 p m Monday at St John s Catholic church Dahlgren with Rev Timothy Foley officiating Burial will be in the OLFC cemetery at Dahlgren Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren Friends may call after 3 00 p m Sunday He was born August 27 1890 in Hamilton County son of Grundy and Mary Garrison Wilkerson He is survived by one son William Louis Wilkerson of Cheney Washington a sister Florence Wilkerson of Dahlgren and two grandchildren He was a retired accountant.
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William A Wilkerson
Dahlgren
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
St. John’s Catholic Church
Hamilton County
Grundy
Mary (Garrison) Wilkerson
William Louis Wilkerson
Cheney, Wash
Florence Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Illinois Weather and Temperatures Across Cities
Generally clear and warm across Illinois with mid 60s mornings and highs near 90. Frontal activity sparked thundershowers in northern counties and the far south, with fog in Peoria and Vandalia. Calendar readings note sunrise 4 49 and sunset 1 23 CST for Sunday.
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C.S.T
Illinois
Associated Press
Ilinois
Peoria
Vandalia
Weather Bureau
James W. Francis Funeral Sunday at Kirk Cemetery
Graveside services for James William Francis 57 of 106%4 Op dyke Avenue will be at 1 30 p m Sunday at Kirk Cemetery with Rev Marsh Harpole presiding. An autopsy cites natural causes. Francis born January 30 1910 in Jefferson county was a welder. survived by daughter Dottie Jo Palmer two brothers two sisters and one granddaughter.
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James William Francis
Opdyke Avenue
Kirk Cemetery
Marsh Harpole
Francis
South First Street
Mr. Francis
Jefferson County
John P
Edith (Fitzgerald) Francis
Dottie Jo Palmer
Mt. Vernon
Howard Francis
Bonnie
Glen Francis
Maude Dare
Dottie Crosno
James A. Finn Dies at Benton After Mt. Vernon Career
James A. Finn former Mt. Vernon car shops employee died at 1:00 a.m. at Franklin Hospital Benton. He lived at 207 South DuQuoin Benton was a member of North Benton Baptist Church and Mt. Vernon Masonic Lodge. Funeral Monday 3:00 p.m. at church with burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows cemetery. In state at Mitchell Funneral Home after 11 p.m. Sunday. Survived by wife Ann, son Lowell of West Frankfort, five daughters Jewell Upchurch Peoria Grace Knowles Bonnie Bernice Mitchell Hazel Stewart Benton Donna Barnfield Amotont, one brother William Finn St. Louis, 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Mt. Vernon
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Finn
South DuQuoin
North Benton Baptist Church
Masonic and Odd Fellows
Mitchell
Masonic Lodge
Ann
Lowell ,Finn
West Frankfort
Jewell Upchurch
Peoria
Grace Knowles
Bonnie
Bernice Mitchell
Hazel Stewart
Donna Barnfield
Atamont
William Finn
St. Louis
Hospital Notes List of Admitted and Discharged Names
A hospital notes page lists numerous admitted and discharged patients with addresses and care facilities. Names include Henry L Brookman Ruth Gammon Melton Glen Hampton Georgiana Willmore Jessie Feltz Paul Ward Lovan Delphine Rohde Ora Hogue Julia Davis Kenneth Savage William Johnson Jane Huston Kimberly Cato Earl Hayes Dorothy Burns Mrs Sandra Lee Johnson KhristinaLynn Bluford Edward Harvey Grace Gentle Ina Ricky Johnston Peggy Carr Mary McKowen Frankie Lanham Leta Thompson David Lee Johnson Belle Rive and others with various care settings such as nursing homes and rural routes.
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Brookman
Opdyke
Melton Glen Hampton
RFD
Wayne City
Georgiana Willmore
Bonnie
Jessie Feltz
North 14Th
Paul Ward Lovan
Perkins
Delphine Joyce Rohde
Carly
Darla Downs
RFW
Woodlawn
Curtis Mullinax
RFC
Jane Huston
Harrison
Kimberly Cato
Earl Hayes
South
Dorothy Burns
Hickory Grove Manor
Sandra Lee Johnson
Baby
KhristinaLynn
Bluford
Edward Harvey
Grace Gentle
Underwood Nursing Home
Ina Ricky Johnston
College
Peggy Carr
North Johnon
Mary McKowen
Frankie Virginia Lanham
Kenton Road
Leta Thompson
Main
David Lee Johnson
Belle Rive
Birth Announcement for Witten's Newborn Son
Mr and Mrs James Richard Witten of 502 Salem Road welcomed a son born at 11 52 yesterday morning in Good Samaritan hospital The delivery adds another member to the Witten family with both mother and child reported in good condition at the time of reporting
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James Richard Witten
Salem Road
Good Samritan Hospital
Wife Divorces Bishop Pike
Esther Pike files for divorce from Bishop James A. Pike after three years of marriage citing mental cruelty. A property settlement is reported and a hearing is set before a Superior Court judge Byron Aronold Pike. The couple, parents of three, say they will not remarry and issued a joint statement.
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San Francisco
James A. Pike
Esther Pike
Superior Court
Byron Aronold Pike
Episcopal
California
Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
Santa Barbara
Calif
Pikes
Catherine Patterson
Constance
Christopher
Woman Finds Bag on Street Contains 15000 Dollars
Ruth Weibler found a light colored bag on a Long Beach street marked Bank of America. Bank officials confirmed $15,000 in cash was inside. An armored car official said the bag likely fell from a loading cart. She said she would have fainted if she had known.
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Long Beach
Calif
Ruth Weibler
Bank of America
Cairo's Problem Has Three Sides
Cairo faces civil unrest as Mayor Lee Stenzel aims to calm tensions while Illinois Migrant Council organizer Charles Koen and NAACP leader Preston Ewing weigh peaceful action versus street protests. Ewing condemns violence though questions legality. Koen acts as liaison guiding negotiations. The mayor vows businesslike governance to avert further upheaval.
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Preston Ewing
Cairo
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lee Stenzel
Stenzel
Ewing
Charles Keen
Illinois Migrant Council
Koen
Sienzel
Stengel
Ramada Inn To Be Built At Mt. V
Gray announces a Ramada Inn to be built at Mt V with lounge and coffee shop and a total banquet seating capacity of 335. Four beauty shop operators will be housed. Don Williams and Dr Warren Tuttle of Harrisburg join Gray in the partnership. Other motels are listed in Carbondale Harrisburg Benton Marion Cape Girardeau Paducah and Anna. The new motel will employ about 40 people.
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Warren Tuttle
Harrisburg
Gray
Carbondale
Benton
Marion
Cape Girardeau
Paducah
Anna
Basil Rathbone Dies at 75 After Long Acting Career
Actor Basil Rathbone dies at 75 after a career spanning silent film to talkies and television. He appeared in more than 100 films including David Copperfield Anna Karenina and Romeo and Juliet. Survived by wife Ouida Bergere daughter Cynthia and son Rodion from a previous marriage. Funeral service set for Tuesday at St James Episcopal Church.
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David Copperfield
Rathbone
Duke of York
Ouida Bergere
Cynthia
Rodion
Ethel Marian Forman
St. James Episcopal Church
Bluford R R Group to Receive National Charter Next Tuesday
Floyd L. Elliott grand president of the National Association of Retired Railroad Veteran Employes will present the Bluford group’s national charter at 1 30 p m Tuesday July 25 at the Bluford Lake Clubhouse. Elliott will speak on the association’s aims and units nationwide and answer questions. He travels from Kissimmee Florida for the ceremony and charter members are urged to attend.
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Bluford
National Assocition
Floyd L. Elliott
Kissimmee
Florida
Associaton
Bluford Lake
Bluford Unit
Elliott
National Association
Bluford Group
Mt Vernon Area Six Hurt In Flurry Of Accidents
Six persons were injured in a series of traffic crashes in Mt. Vernon and area roads amid thundershowers yesterday and today. Police reported three-car accidents on South 10th Street and at 34th and Broadway with several injured, plus other collisions causing damages. none of the injuries were serious.
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Mt. Vernon
South 10Th Street
Richard R. Morley Jr
Kirkwood
James H. Walter
Equality
Georgia E. Cox
Chicago
Marie Walters
James Walters
Walters
34Th
Broadway
Leslie L. Ganieany
Route 3
Bluford
Ancil O. Kays
Marrietta
Gary L. Johnson
Rockford
Scott Kays
Aline Ganieany
Ancil Kays
Leslie Ganieany
Ganieany
Kays
Johnson Auto
Charles W. Dees
Bonnie
John W. William
Ina
Roe Webb
McLeansboro
Salem Road
Dees
Webb
Williams
Bersnice I. Harper
Fairfield Road
Roy. H. Clemens
Leo Eckles
Salem
William Hall
Mt. Carmel
Danny L. Faughn
Connie R. Braddock
Bruford
Vietnam War Expansion Plans From Ky and U.S.
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky announced a 55,000 rise in South Vietnamese forces to 620,000 and an overhaul of the military as battles raged around Thai Nguyen. He said the war cannot be won with current allied strength. General Maxwell D. Taylor was expected in Saigon to urge greater allied commitments. Pentagon sources project U.S. troops in South Vietnam rising to over 540,000 within a year.
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Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
China
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Vietnam
Saigon
Vietnam
Cat Lai
Pentagon
Washington
Big Color TV recall over radioactive 9000 sets in Syracuse
Nine thousand color televisions with hazardous tubes are being urged for consumer action. GE explains models GEF4 and GLO06 feature a blue fine tune gauge and possible OA or OD serial prefixes. some units bear a red and white label after regulator tube replacement. Local health departments, GE dealers, and service centers are to be notified before use.
Candy Theft Probe at Huston Laundry
Sheriff Bob Ruddick investigated the theft of candy from a machine smashed at Huston Laundry located at 500 Fairfield Road. The incident is under police review as officers collect evidence and seek witnesses.
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Bob Ruddick
Huston Laundry
Fairfield Road
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