Deaths Ellen Neff 67 of McLeansboro
Mrs Ellen Neff died at 9 35 a m at her home in McLeansboro born June 19 1904 in Marthasville Missouri daughter of George E and Alice Lewis widow funeral arrangements pending at Gholson Funeral Home Survived by son Richard L McAllister Louisville Kentucky three grandchildren one great grandchild brother Ed N Lewis Dundee Mississippi and sister Mrs Gertrude Cline McLeansboro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Neff
Mcleansboro
Marthasville
George E
Alice, (Ferguson) Lewis
Gholson Funeral Home
Richard L. McAllister
Louisville
Ed N. Lewis
Dundee
Miss
Gertrude Cline
Bevis Ina farmer dies at 76 in Ina
Glen Bevis Ina 76 retired farmer died at 4 a.m. today at Good Samaritan Hospital born Winds December 24 1894 son of Princeton and Delia Bevis married Alma Qathout who died October 22 1967 World War I veteran member of New Hope Free Will Baptist church survived by four sons one brother 15 grandchildren two great grandchildren funeral 2 p.m. Monday New Hope church burial in church cemetery calling hours 4 p.m. Sunday Inn Funeral Home
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Glen Bevis
Ina
Good Samaritan Hospital
Winds
Princeton
Delia Peaveter Bevis
Bevis
Alma Qathout
New Hope Free Will Baptist Church
Wilburn
Mt. Vernon
Clayburn
Paris
Donald
Jack
Mattoon
Paul B
Oran Kersh
Church
The
Inn Funeral Home
Death Notice for Claude Ritcheson of Arkansas
Claude Ritcheson 77 of Ropers Arkansas died Monday at his home born July 4 1894 in Dale Illinois son of Harvey and Amy Ritcheson. Funeral 2:00 p.m. at Gholson Funeral Home Mc Leansboro burial Odd Fellows cemetery visiting after 6:00 p.m. Sunday. Survived by wife Frances Rogers Arkansas and three sisters Lillie Kerr Wal e Golda OBryan Mc Leansboro and Nellie Ritcheson Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude R. Ritcheson
Ropers
Ark
Dale
Ill
Harvey
Amy
White) Ritcheson
Gholson
McTeansboro
Odd Fellows
Frances
Rogers
Arkansas
Lillie Kerr
Wale
Golda O'Bryan
Mc Leansboro
Nellie Ritche
Elgin
Agnew Visits King Hassan in Morocco
Vice President Spiro Agnew cut short his Mediterranean trip to visit King Hassan in Rabat after Morocco survived a coup attempt. He flew from a Spanish resort to Malaga then Rabat for a luncheon, palace meeting, and a dinner at the U.S. Embassy before continuing to Lisbon and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sotogrande
Spain
Spiro T. Agnew
Morocco
U.S
Hassan
Agnew
Gibraltar
Malaga
Air Force Two
Rabat
United States
Lisbon
Portugal
Washington
Pubs Said to Support Families in London Church Study
A Christian Economic and Social Research Foundation survey of 400 families in a Cardiff suburb reports regular weekly pub nights by fathers reduce domestic problems. The study to be given to government as it considers liberalizing pub hours notes pubs as local amenities with therapeutic value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Christian Economic and Social Research Foundation
Cardiff
Wales
Gwyimor Prys Williams
The
Independent Church Organization
Nixon China Trip Favored By 67 Percent
Denver AP reports 67 percent of Americans back President Nixon’s plan to visit Communist China per a public opinion survey. The poll of 1,002 adults, July 20–21, shows 20 percent opposed and 13 percent undecided. It also finds 68 percent expect closer U S China ties to promote world peace, while 41 percent favor and 40 percent oppose UN entry for Communist China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Nixon
China
Republican National Committee
Opinion Research Corp
Princeton
N.J
United States
United Nations
City discusses phase out of Mt. Vernon real estate tax
Mt Vernon officials and the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will discuss a proposed phase out of the city's real estate tax at an informal meeting next Thursday night. The chamber urged eliminating the city share due to state income tax funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Greater
Jefferson County
Two Die In Small Plane Crash Near Springfield
A single engine Cessna traveling from Atlantic Iowa to Mattoon Illinois crashed and exploded in a cemetery north of Springfield during a rain storm. Kansas pilot Arthur H. Nelson and North Carolina resident Albert D. Ellis 34 of Greensboro died in the wreck. Federal Aviation Administration investigators work to determine the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Atlantic
Iowa
Mattoon
Ina
Kansas
North Carolina
Arthur H. Nelson
Wichita
Kan
Albert D. Ellis
Greensboro
N.C
Federal Aviation Agency
Plane crash triggers fire at Mt. Vernon lodge meeting
Wreckage from a plane explosion scattered near a Wichita lodge meeting night. Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 of Wichita ordered a special session as a small fire erupted after the blast. The incident disrupted First Degree work and prompted emergency response. Byron Weld served as secretary.
Bell Manager To Start August 1 In Mt. Vernon
James A. Anderson of Kankakee is promoted to Illinois Bell Telephone manager in Mt. Vernon effective August 1. He succeeds Gerald M. Gallina, moving from Kankakee where he was marketing manager. Anderson, Ottawa native and Bradley University graduate, joined Bell in 1969 and has held multiple posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Mt. Vernon
James A. Anderson
Kankaskee
Illinois Bell Telephone Manager
Ottawa
Anderson
Peoria
Kankakee
Bradley Uniersity
Boy Scouts of America
Kankakee Area
Rail strike pressure rises as unions target more lines
Talks edge toward 6 a.m. deadline as United Transportation Union moves to strike Southern Pacific Norfolk and Western and six more railroads. Government pushes for a settlement while carriers seek tougher work rules and job cuts. A 42 month, wage hike driven contract has been reached with Chicago and North Western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Transportation Union
Usery
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Chicago and North Western
Alton & Southern
Atchison,Topeka & Santa Fe
Houston Belt & Terminal
Duluth
Elgin
Joliets Eastern
Hessemer
Lake Erie
IRS to obtain Chicago party records on Danaher
The First National Bank of Chicago must turn over 1988 Democratic party records linked to Matthew J Danaher clerk of Circuit Court. The IRS probes Danaher's tax status and its impact on party leadership, with records held until 1975 per IRS summons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
First National Bank of Chicago
Internal Revenue Service
Democratic Party
Matthew J. Danaher
IRS
Danaher
Bernard M. Decker
U.S. District Court
Laird Backs Aid for Lockheed Amid Administration Rift
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said the administration favors saving Lockheed Aircraft Corp with 24 million dollars in loan guarantees to finish the TriStar jet and avert bankruptcy. He noted a broader plan to aid other major businesses faces internal disagreement within the administration and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.L. Schwartz
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Melvin Laird
Laird
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Eh Alao
David Packard
House Banking Committee
Lockheed
Senate
House
Treasury
John Connally
Packard
Wright Patman
D-Texas
Ogilvie Signs Prison Reforms Package
Governor Ogilvie signs a set of prison reform bills authorizing conditional release for inmates, a voluntary conservation work corps, educational furloughs and field trips for vocational training, and bans on ex convict employment discrimination. Senator John Graham attended and backed some measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogilvie
Sen
John Graham
Carbondale
4-H Livestock and Horse Show At Mt Vernon Fair
Mt Vernon State Fair hosts the 4 H Livestock and Horse Show at the 4 H barn next week with cattle sheep swine dairy cattle and beef judging schedule including sheep on Tuesday swine after and horse show Friday grand parade at 9 30 am and releases after beef show Beef entries total 75 dairy 35 swine 60 sheep 20 horses 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Brehm
Water Sheet Metal
H & H Plumbing and Lipps Construction Company
C.E. Brehm
Luncky
Jefferson County 4-H
New Licensee At Pages Store
WEST HARTFORD Conn Pages Incorporated to day announced an agreement with Unishops Inc Unishops will take over the operation of two departments in each Pages discount stores in Pennsylvania Indiana and Mt Vernon Illinois Leonard Skaletsky chairman of the Board said Unishops would begin to operate Pages men s and boys departments immediately and would assume the operation of the domestics departments by mid August He noted Unishops has 15 years in the fai count industry and operates departments and stores in 35 states The change should improve overall quality and performance of each store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Hartford
Conn
Pages, Incorporated
OTC
Unishops, Inc
NISE
Wherby Unishops
Pages Discount Department
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Leonard Skaletsky
Unishops
Pages
Fai Count
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King Hassan
George M. Trank
Father Trank
Austria
MY Fair Lady Beauty Salon
Marge Norris
Mgr
Gwen Sawyer
Donna Schelosky
Sue Sammons
Mary Ann Page
Virginia Wooley
Gerald M. Gallina
Drckett
James Anderson
Robert Campbell
Main ST
Main Street
Barbara Bouchet
Mt. V. Fair
Bill
Hell
Matthew
Centralia, dl
Stouffer’s Riverfront Inn
St. Louis
Bill Kniffen
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