Deaths of John Irvin Crow of RFD 1 Bonnie
John Irvin Crow 72 died at 11 15 a m Wednesday in Veterans Hospital Marion. Funeral 1 30 p m Friday Myers Chapel burial Hillcrest Cemetery Centralia. He born January 17 1892 in McLean County son of Scott and Emma Crow. Survived by son Robert Crow Topeka Kan a daughter Barbara Smith sister Garnet Elliston Mt Vernon four grandchildren. WWII veteran member of VFW Waltonville and Veterans of World War One Mt Vernon.
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John Irvin Crow
RFD
Bonnie
Veterans’ Hospital
Marion
Myers Chapel
Hillcrest Cemetery
Centralia
Mr. Crow
McLean County
Scott
Emma
Jauntry) Crow
Robert Crow
Topeka
Kan
Barbara Smith
Garnet Elliston
Mt. Vernon
Crow
V.F.W
Waltonville
LaVerne Huss Dies at 66 Rites Saturday
LaVerne Huss died at 8 15 p m Wednesday at her home 2116 Cherry age 66 years 11 months. Rites at 1 30 p m Saturday at Myers Chapel with Rev Frank Trotter officiating Burial in Oakwood cemetery Body in state at Myers Chapel after 4 00 p m Friday Survivors include daughter Doris Pool of Robertsdale Ala two sons Charles Day of Fenton Mo William Day of St Louis a sister Ida Larson of California three brothers Roy Jett and Wiley Tellrop all of California two grandchildren and two aunts Mrs Alta Stewart and Mrs Ida Hughey both of Mt Vernon. She was a Baptist and member of the Order of Eastern Star and the I A M auxiliary.
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LaVerne Huss
Cherry
Myers Chapel
Frank Trotter
Oakwood Cemetery
Huss
Belle Rive
George
Ollie
Fannon Tellrop) Murphy
Jack Day
Harry Huss
Doris Pool
Robertsdale
Ala
Charles Day
Fenton
William Day
St. Louis
Ida Larson
California
Roy
Jett
Wiley Tellrop
Alta Stewart
Ida Hughey
Mt. Vernon
The
Baptist Church
Order of Eastern Star
I.A.M
Evan H Adcock Former Resident Dies in Oregon
Evan H Adcock 57 formerly of Mt Vernon died Tuesday in a Portland hospital. A Swift Co retiree, he moved to Oregon 22 years ago and is survived by his father Joseph Adcock of Mt Vernon two daughters Cora Belle Overturf of Mt Vernon relatives list four brothers Ottie Kern Nelson Tommy of Mt Vernon and one sister plus a grandchild.
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Evan H. Adcock
Portland
Oregon
Mt. Vernon
Adcock
Empre
Swift & Co
Joseph Adcock
On Battershell
Roadhouse
Lionell Surratt
Mrs Ollie Bell Reynolds Dies at 85 in Waltonville
Mrs. Ollie Bell Reynolds of 408 South Fourth Street died at 3 30 a m in Good Samaritan Hospital. She was 85 years, one month, and two days old. Funeral at 3 00 p m Saturday at Myers Chapel with burial in Black Cemetery. She was born June 21, 1879 in Jefferson County to Frank and Harriet Ford and married Charles Reynolds in 1902. Surviving are three sons Ernie Virgil Reynolds Lester, Austin Otis Reynolds Hobart, Loyd Russell Reynolds Mount Vernon. three daughters Pearl Elliston Mount Vernon, Emma Bourland Fontana California, Isa Bell Ferguson Bean Mount Vernon. 12 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. She was a member of the Church of Christ at Waltonville.
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Ollie Bell Reynolds
South Fourth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Black Cemetery
Reynolds
Jefferson County
Frank and
Harriet (Scott) Ford
Charles Reynolds
Ernie Virgil Reynolds
Lesser
Austin Otis Reynolds
Hobart
Ind
Loyd Russell Reynolds
Pearl Elliston
Mt. Vernon
Emma Bourland
Fontana
Calif
Isa Bell Ferguson
Bean
The
Church of Christ At
Waltonville
Marriage Licenses Reported For Several Couples
Local notices list several pairing records including Robert Odle 18 of 1115 south 21st street and Carolyn Louise Eller 17 of 613 east Harrison. Leon Hollingsead 26 of Cen tralia and Judith Carol Burton 20 of 1006 south Sixth street. Richard M. Ellis 21 of 725 south 20th street and Judy Eugene Albert Whiterock 27 of Pueblo. Cole and Rebecca une Ann Wimberly 16 of Sa on.
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Robert Odle
South 21St Street
Carolyn Louise Eller
East Harrison
Leon
Local Livestock Market Prices Slip Across Species
Prices paid on the local livestock market fell by 10 cents today. The top reached 16.75 for hogs weighing 190 to 220 pounds. Feeder sets at 13.75 for 300-pound down, sows 300 pounds and over at 13.50, down. Boars ranged 7.50 to 8.50.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon markets show wheat at 1 27, soybeans 2 36, and corn 1 17 this afternoon, reflecting local trading levels for the day. The figures capture price levels for major grains in the Mt Vernon area.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Market Summary Shows Mixed Prices Across Produce
Chicago wholesale market notes butter and eggs with limited changes as buyers hold steady. Soy products and car prices show uneven results with percentage figures scattered. quality grades and dirties cited alongside incomplete percentages.
St Louis eggs and poultry prices listed by grade and size
St Louis AP wire lists consumer grades for eggs and live poultry. Includes A large 33-36 A medium 26-29 A small 18-21 B large 27-28 wholesale grades standard 2a unclassified 23-24 checks 16- Hens heavy 12-13 light over 5 lb 7-8 under 5 lb 5-5% broilers and fryers 164-17.
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ST. Louis
National Stockyards market receipts and prices reported
Estimated Friday receipts: hogs 5,000 cattle calves 100 sheep 200. barrows and gilts 300-650 lb 11.00. cattle 900 calves 150. good to choice steers 20.00-22.50. choice heifers 20.50-21.00. cows 11.50-12.00. vealers steady 0-21.00. sheep 400 with all classes steady. prime lambs 21.00-24.00. ewes 4.00-6.50.
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National Stockyards
Grain Prices Reported in Chicago Market Roundup
Chicago grain prices show Wheat No 2 red at 1.4, No 2 hard 1.5514-56, No 3 hard Tattytes No 4 hard 1.4%. Corn No 2 yellow 123%. Oats No 1 extra heavy white 64%, No 1 white 63-48%, No 2 heavy white 64%. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.51%. Soybean oil 854.
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Chicago
Wall Street Sees Mild Moves Amid Mixed Earnings
Wall Street failed to establish a decisive trend with narrow changes and light volume around 4.7 million shares. Chrysler and Ford edged up on strong earnings while GM lagged, and savings and loan stocks weakened. Dow noon averages showed modest gains across indices.
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New York
Chrysler
Ford
Savings and Loan
Chicago Yellow Cab
du Pont
United Air Lines
American
Eastern Airlines
American Stock Exchange
Second Death In Speedway Crash in Pottstown
A second person died from injuries after the Grandview Speedway crash on July 12. John Schneider, 38, died at Pottstown Hospital. Two cars driven by Lee Robb and Ben Fazio locked together and plowed into the pit area, striking Schneider. Harvey Marsh, 24, had died at the scene.
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Pottstown
Grandview Speedway
John Schneider
Pottstown Hospital
Lee Robb
Ben Fazio
Schneider
Harvey Marsh
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged
Admitted to Jefferson Memorial: Marion Settle of Inn Betty Onhiser of Salem Timothy David Gajewski. Discharged: Elijah Hayes Barbara Chambliss Clara Whisenhunt Phyllis Haynes Mary Karsh Mrs Juana Walls and baby Donna Lee Mrs Roberta Eaton and baby Cheryl Lynn. Good Samaritan Admitted: Gerilyn Turner Linda Jones Rocco Greco William McKinley Scott Eva Sweetin Alta Williams Violet Willmore Wilma Lowry. Discharged: Eva Cornwell Ronald Weber Necie Starkey Robert Dobbs Loyd Bradford William McKinley Scott Karen Rapp Ira Baldwin Mrs Rosetta Taylor and baby Patricia Kay Eula Schultz Hattie Sanders and baby Judy May Mary Wilson.
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Jefferson Memorial
Marion Settle
Inn
Betty Onhiser
Salem
Timothy David Gajewski
Elijah Hayes
Barbara Chambliss
Clara Whisenhunt
Phyllis Haynes
Mary Karsh
Juana Walls
Donna Lee
Roberta Eaton
Cheryl Lynn
Good Samaritan
Gerilyn Viola Turner
Linda Jean Jones
Rocco Anthony Greco
William McKinley Scott
Eva Marie Sweetin
Alta Geneva Williams
Violet Willmore
Wilma Fern Lowry
Eva
Weather Summary for MT Vernon on Wednesday
Detailed weather report for MT Vernon notes a Wednesday high of 92 and low of 68 with rainfall totaling 26.54 inches year to date. Comparisons show one year ago high 87 low 55 and five years ago high 87 low unspecified. Friday sunrise is 4 51 and sunset 7 21 CST.
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Mt, Vernon
Illinois Heatwave Prolonged With High Temps Across State
The AP reports continued hot and humid weather in Illinois with Southern Illinois near 100 degrees and widespread 90s elsewhere. Scattered showers fell statewide while skies were mostly fair. central and southern areas note some cloudiness. Lows expected in the high 60s to 70s tonight.
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Illinois Weather Chicago
Illinois
Sinois
Births Hit Parade of Newborns Across Several Cities
In Ottawa Illinois Rayborn Hospital born triplets to Lyle and wife of Marseilles Clarence Steven five pounds two ounces Clifford Andrew two pounds fifteen ounces Cindy Marie four pounds nine ounces. Ensign Jack Johnston and Patricia Williams of Groton Connecticut greet Linda Sue six pounds five ounces. Larry Scarbrough and wife of Keenes welcome daughter seven pounds two and a half ounces. Marilyn Ann Johnston weights eight pounds three ounces. Dale Stations and Dora Clinton welcome son seven pounds seven and a half ounces. Billy Pace and spouse announce Bradley Duane nine pounds five and a half ounces.
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Lyle Wigens
Marseilles
Ill
Rayborn Hospital
Ottawa
Til
Clarence Steven
Clifford Andrew
Cindy Marie
Mary Polen
Mt. Vernon
Ensign
Jack Johnston
Monument Street
Groton
Conn
Naval Hospital
Linda Sue
Patricia Williams
Norman R. Williams
Larry Scarbrough
Keenes
Flora
Leslie Scarbrough
Johnsonville
Mary Chambliss
Bluford
Donald E. Johnston
Bartlesville
Okla
Jane Phillips Hospital
Marilyn Ann
E. G. Johnston
Ray Duncan
Dewey
Dora Clinton
Dale O
South 25Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Billy Pace
South 2St Street
Bradley Duane
Stelzer Family Safe After Colorado Car Rumor
Rumor of an Earl E. Stelzer family automobile accident in Colorado circulated locally. The Associated Press verification in Danville and Fort Collins reported the Stelzers are well. Mr Stelzer was formerly Mt Vernon High School faculty and now teaches in Danville.
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Earl E. Stelzer
Mt. Vernon
Colorado
Register-News
Associated Press
Danville
Stelzers
Fort Collins
Colo
Stelzer
Mt. Vernon High School
Riots Erupt as Police Face Violent Demonstrations
In Manhattan a clash outside police headquarters left 500 white teens pelting a group of about 200 Negro pickets with eggs bottles and stones while police in helmets charged. Harlem remained quiet with no riot arrests or police gunfire as Brooklyn saw 76 arrests after looting and assaults. Mayor Wagner announced a peace program and police reforms amid accusations of Communist influence.
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Manhattan
Harlem
Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Robert F. Wagner
Law and Order
Europe
Wagner
Congress of Racial Equality
Loaded Bus Hits Utility Pole At Dix In Morning Crash
A bus loaded with farm workers struck a utility pole at Dix at 6:00 a m after colliding with a car. No one was injured. Bus driver Eleazar Canut 20 of Pharr Texas caused major bus damage while Lucas Casey 39 of Allin Ill drove the other vehicle. The crash downed wires and blocked traffic over an hour. In a second accident on Route 460 west of Mt Vernon Harry L Anderson and Jack K Trotter each sustained $50 damage to their cars.
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Dix
Eleazar Canut
Pharr
Texas
Lucas Casey
Allin
Ill
Harry L. Anderson
Ashley Road
Jack K. Trotter
Magnolia
Mt. Vernon
Anderson
Trotter
Sheriff's Office
County Men on Welfare Group Appointments Announced
Three appointments to the Jefferson County Welfare Service Committee were announced yesterday by Harold O. Swank director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid. Named were E. C. Champ Woodlawn Vaughn N. Chaney Belle Rive and the Rev Everett Lemay Mt. Vernon. Appointment decisions come on recommendations of the county board.
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Jefferson County Welfare Service Committee
Harold O. Swank
Illinois Department of Public Aid
E. C. Champ
Woodlawn
Vaughn N. Chaney
Belle Rive
Everett Lemay
Mt. Vernon
County Board of Supervisors
Commissioners
Mrs Stagg Dies in California at 90
Mrs Amos Alonzo Stagg, 90, wife of the University of Chicago’s first football coach, died today in Stockton, California, the university was informed. Her husband will be 102 on August 16.
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Chicago
Amos Alonzo Stagg
University of Chicago
Stockton
Calif
Report From Mt V Scouts At National Jamboree
Mt Vernon Ky owned 2-year-old Pace Bunny Jes ter won heat one while Rex Dale. 2-year-old Trot Unce Alice swept both heats. Overnight Pace Dixie Queen and Trot Eva Darn ley claimed wins. 3-year-Old Trot W T Donlin and 3-year-Old Pace Pride s Boy led day events. Jamboree coverage from Valley Forge reports Kaskaskia Council Scouts advancing in adventure award and Skill O Rama with regional campfire guests Anita Bryant Lorne Greene Dan Blocker and Capt Edward White.
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Terday
Bunny Jester
Claude H. Guhy
Arlington
Rex Dale
Bill Hill
Mt. Vernon
Unce Alice
B. E. Downs
Paducah
Paul Pasley
Onzee Fly Queen
Dixie Queen
L. C. Mann
Brownsville
Tenn
Eva Darnley
Walter Young
Morganfield
W. T. Donlin
Jack S. Gray
Lebanon
Robert Thornton
Todd County Girl
D. K. Hart
Elkton
Jodie Lee
Carl R. Dillon
Anna, Ill
Purdue
Auene Barrett
Owensville, Nd
Valley Forge
D. J. Olson
Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia Council
Clint Webb
Eugene Miller
Bud Farrar
United States
Boy Scouts
Ind
Wis
Mich
Illinois man drowns at Vander's Lake near Monroe
Vander's Lake in Green County near Monroe witnesses the drowning of Wayne E. Sturdivant 49 of Freeport Illinois on Wednesday. The AP report identifies the deceased and notes the location of the accident.
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Monroe, Wis
Illinois
Vander’s Lake
Monroe
Green County
Wayne E. Sturdivant
Freeport
Large cabbage weighs twenty one pounds from garden
Wilbert Heintz of 1703 South 12th Street reports an unusually large head of cabbage grown at his home. The cabbage weighs 21 pounds.
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Wilbert Heintz
South 12Th Street
Electricity Use Reaches All Time High In Illinois Power
Illinois Power Company customers used 18,697 kilowatt hours in the 24 hours ending Tuesday, July 21, an all time peak driven by hot humid weather. Demand for any single hour did not surpass the June 22 record of 1,003,000 kilowatts. Last summer’s peak was 17,916,000 kilowatt hours on July 19.
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Illinois Power Company
Eee
Help Pick Circuit Judge Candidate Jefferson Co Democrats
Jefferson County Democrats name 17 delegates to the August convention to choose a circuit judge candidate. Delegates will meet at 2 00 p m in the Wayne County Circuit Courtroom to nominate for the seat left by Judge J Caswell Crebs retirement. Roy O Gulley Randall S Quindry seek re election. Delegates are led by William R Holloway with list of other named delegates and alternates.
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Jefferson Co
Jefferson County
Circuit Court
Wayne County Court House
J. Caswell Crebs
Robinson
Roy O. Gulley
Benton
Randall S. Quindry
Fairfield
Repero
William R. Holloway
George Howard
James McLaughlin
J. Rex Taylor
Lawrence Starman
Glenn Moore
William Hanagan
Donald Musick
Bill Howard
Howard Campbell
William Dousman
Ronald Polston
John Kirk
Leslie Mannen
William L
Court Upholds Civil Rights Act in Hospitality Case
In Atlanta the 5th Circuit upheld the Civil Rights Act citing interstate commerce reach. Operators Lester Maddox and Moreton Rolleston Jr. pledged appeals after injunctions against the Pickrick Restaurant and Heart of Atlanta Motel were issued, delaying enforcement to Aug. 11.
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Atlanta, Ga
Prepa
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Lester Maddox
Pickrick
Moreton Rolleston Jr
Heart of Atlanta Motel Corp
Rolleston
Johnson
Maddox
Justice Department
Elbert P. Tuttie
5Th US
Circuit Court of Appeals
Lewis R. Morgan
Frank A. Hooper
Congress
Name Costume Winners Here In Sidewalk Sale
The King City Retailers today announced major prize winners in the costume contest from last Saturday's Sidewalk Sale. First place went to Gene Jackson of Jackson Jewelers, second to Gladys Shields of Carp's, and third to Dorothy Foster of Hirsch Store. Judges noted many outstanding costumes made selection difficult.
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King City
Gene Jackson
Jackson Jewelers. Com
Gladys Shields
Arp
Dorothy Foster
Hirsch Store
4-H Tractor Driving Contest At Mt W Fair
Ten Jefferson county 4H boys will compete in the 1964 4H Tractor Driving Cone test at 9 30 a m Friday July 24 on the race track infield at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Contest emphasizes safety and features two wheel and four wheel tractor courses with sponsors including Jefferson county machinery dealers and the University of Illinois Extension Service.
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Jefferson County
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Stanley Marlow
Gary W. Pierce
Vince Kiselewski
Joe Norris
Allan Halley
Kent Lankford
Gordon Rhine
Kenneth Hails
University of Illinois Extension Service
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Mt. Vernon State Fair
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Brehm
General Old Field Supply Co
Jim Lipe
Rolla Pierce
Wayne Krehbiel
Brehm Ranch
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L. R. DeWitt
Mt.v. Scouts
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Thrills Fair
Broadway
Bradley
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Andy Anderson
Mt.w. Fair
MT. Vernon Monument Co
Salem Road
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George M. Cox
Verho
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