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Mt Vernon Register News

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Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1963

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Death of Dr Fred M Shupert dentist Centralia Ky 1888 196?

Dr. Fred M Shupert a Centralia dentist since 1914 died at 9 45 am Thursday at his home 338 North Poplar Centralia He retired in 1962 and his funeral will be Saturday at Welth Funeral Home Centralia with Rev Earle Harmon officiating Burial at Hillcrest Memorial Park Friends may call at Keith Funeral Home 7 00 to 9 00 pm He was born September 26 1888 in Owenton Kentucky married Olga Summers in Akron Ohio on October 27 1924 Survived by two daughters three brothers three sisters and a grandchild He graduated from Ohio Dental College in 1914 and was a member of Psi Omega and the Baptist church

Fred M. Shupert North Poplar Cenadie Shupert Centralia Welth Centrala Earle Harmon Hillcrest Memorial Park Keith Dr. Shupert Owenton Findlay Annie (True) Rupert Akron Olga Summers William Isle Mt. Vernon Milburn Kane Mt. Sterling III Roy K. Shupert Lexington Earl Shupert Stamping Ground Robert Shupert Covington Elizabeth Chandler Kate Wainscott Ruth Wainscott Cremons Ky Ohio Dental College Psi Omega Fraternity The Baptist Church

Odd Fellows Official William Wilson Dies in Springfield

Funeral services were held in Springfield Illinois for William Wilson former grand secretary of the Illinois Odd Fellows. He also served as superintendent and his wife Ruth was matron of the Odd Fellows Children’s Home at Lincoln. Wilson resided in Springfield and was well known statewide for visiting lodges across southern Illinois.

Springfield Ill Williiam Wilson The Illinois Odd Fellows

Aluminum Company of America Extends Vacation Pattern

NEW YORK AP The Aluminum Company of America and the AFL-CIO United Steelworkers reached a contract extension establishing long vacation periods for aluminum workers. The plan: 10 weeks off with pay for every five years of service, beginning Jan 1, 1964, covering about 12,000 employees at 11 plants. The deal adds sickness benefits plus $500 life insurance and extends hospital coverage to a full year. Negotiations had been ongoing since July 7 and McDonald hopes to sign similar accords with four other major producers.

New York Aluminium Company of America Afl-Cio United Steelworkers David J. McDonald Alcoa Eli- Bible

Hospital Notes at Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges

Inpatient listings show admissions at Jefferson Memorial for Georgia Anne Kauf man Dahlgren Morris Franklin Bechtel Woodlawn Robert D Jones Nokomis and at Good Samaritan for Susan Lynn Denton Winifred Virginia Eaton Emma Susan Klein Mabel Beatrice Blackard Hazel Rosetta Wyman Alma Mae Lewis William Norval Neeley Henry Cates Henn Thomas Gary Durham Minnie Maud McKitrick Vivian Fickle Discharges include Frank Bean Pearl Mays Everett Graham Jennie Goodrich Sandy Neal Ramona Flanagan Joseph N Payne Elliott Franklin Eiler Alma Frances Byard Lottie May Rofer Charles Williams Jennings Mrs Billie Jean Sheley and baby Jean Ann Philip Degenhart Jane Oliver Helen Louise Keller.

Jefferson Memorial Georgia Anne Kaufman Dahlgren Morris Franklin Bechtel Woodlawn Robert D. Jones Nokomis Frank Bean Pearl Mays Everett Graham Jennie Goodrich Sandy Neal Ramona Flanagan Good Samaritan Susan Lynn Denton Winifred Virginia Eaton Emma Susan Klein Mabel Beatrice Blackard Hazel Rosetta Wyman Alma Mae Lewis William Norval Neeley Henry Cates Henn Thomas Gary Durham Minnie Maud McKitrick Vivian Fickle Joseph N., Payne Elliott Franklin Eiler Alma Frances Byard Lottie May Rofer Charles Williams Jennings Billie Jean Sheley Jean Ann Philip Degenhart Jane Oliver Helen Louise Keller

Births Carrie Lynn James Patrick and Kelley Jean

Mr and Mrs Courtney Leneave of 1207 Logan welcome a daughter Carrie Lynn at 12 17 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Jack Ansley of 2rd street and Jones have a son James Patrick born at 3 41 in hospital weighing six pounds fourteen and one half ounces. Mr and Mrs Larry Lee Wyatt of Steger Illinois greet a daughter Kelley Jean born Sunday July in hospital in that city.

Courtney Leneave Logan Good Samaritan Hospital Carrie Lynn Jack Ansley 2Rd Street Jones James Patrick Larry Lee Wyatt Steger, Lll Kelley Jean

Disabled American Veterans Picnic Plans This Sunday

Meetings Day notes Chapter 28 Disabled American Veterans will hold their annual picnic on Sunday July 28 starting at 11 00 at the Mt Vernon end of town.

Mt. Vernon

Local Livestock Market Steady as Hog Tops Hit 18.60

Prices were unchanged on the local livestock market today with hogs 190 to 220 pounds at 18.60. Sows weighed 300 pounds and over priced at 15.25 to 15.75 while smaller sows were 15.25 down. Boars ranged from 850 to 10.50.

Mt. Vernon Grain Prices in Mt Vernon This Afternoon

Mt Vernon grain traders quoted Wheat at 1.63 Soybeans at 2.51 and Corn at 1.27 this afternoon with prices listed for local buyers in Mt Vernon.

Mt. Vernon

Chicago grain market summary report

Chicago AP notes no wheat or soy sales. Corn No 1 yellow 1.3044. Oats No 2 heavy white 67 1, No 1 extra heavy white 6734, No 1 extra heavy mixed 6714, Soybean oil 8 % b.

Chicago

Egg and poultry price listings from St. Louis market

AP report from St. Louis shows consumer grades for eggs and poultry. Large and small eggs priced 27 to 35 cents, medium 27 to 29, B large 28 to 29, wholesale 27 to 28, farm run 24 to 41. Hens 12 to 13 cents, light over five pounds 9 to 10, under five pounds 7 to 8, commercial broilers and fryers 15 to 16 cents per pound.

ST. Louis

Chicago Produce prices at Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Butter steady with wholesale buying prices unchanged to 5 percent higher. Grades AA through C listed with scores and percentages. Eggs mixed with wholesale prices unchanged to 1 percent lower. Grade A whites and various egg quality categories shown with moisture and standard values.

Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Livestock market report from National Stockyards AP summary

National Stockyards cattle and hog sale results report buyers bid on hogs and cattle with varied weights. Prices ranged for No 12 hogs 190 240 pounds at 19.00 to 19.15 early 19.25, lighter 150 170 pounds 16.00 to 17.75, sows 275 350 pounds 16.00 to 17.00, calves and vealers mixed around 18.00 to 28.00, lambs 80 to 110 pounds 19.00 to 20.50 with some 20.50 to 21.50 for prime lots. Cattle and sheep values shown across utility to good grades and smaller lots.

National Stockyards USDA

Oil and Auto Shares Edge Up In Uneven Wall Street Session

Oils and the Big Three autos posted modest gains as trading slowed on a choppy market. Chrysler recouped most of Thursday’s loss while Ford and GM rose fractions. Major oils rose slightly on steady demand as IBM and Electronic Associates gained.

NEW York Big Three Motors Chrysler Ford General Motors Jersey Standard Texaco Royal Dutch Indiana Standard General Finance DuPont American Stock Exchange U.S

Dead, wounded as quake hits Skopje area

Tanjug reported Skopje hospitals were badly damaged and crowded with injured after a strong quake. German tourists Ingeborg Weiss and Ingeborg Schuppke described fleeing the New Macedonia hotel as it collapsed, tiles and panes crashing down while crowds gathered in the square.

Skopje Tanjug Ingeborg Weiss Ingeborg Schuppke Belgrade New Macedonia

Cop Killer Dies In Gas Chamber

Sammy Alr Tucker, convicted cop killer, died in Missouri's gas chamber at 12:10 am. Warden E V Nash pulled the lever at 12:07 am releasing cyanide into acid under the death chair. The condemned man was pronounced dead by Dr H W Maxey.

Jefferson City Sammy Alr Tucker Missouri E.V. Nash H.W. Maxey Ng the Iaienteert Geettendon Cape

President on TV Seeks Pact Backing for Test Ban

The article reports on U S British and Soviet diplomats scrambling over a nuclear test ban treaty. Delegations debated linking a nonaggression pact to the accord while Harriman and Lord Hailsham witnessed a four hour delay before a partial boan was initiated. The Moscow communique hailed the step toward reducing tensions and urged broader progress though Senate and Parliament must approve.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Usnato Spridonovka Palace U.S W. Averell Harriman Britain Lord Hailsham Gromyko Harriman Hailsham iMoscow Moscow U.S. Senate Supreme Soviet House of Commons Labor Party United States Kennedy Rusk Hyannis Port Mass Soviet Union

Wayne City Post Office Bid Notice Published

The Post Office Department invites competitive bids to build and lease the Wayne City Illinois post office. Site on Main between Mill and Meadow chosen. bidder buys property constructs to specs and leases to the department for five years with options for ten more. Bidding docs available around August 1 1963 from L K Schwab Peoria IL. Bids due August 31 1963.

Post Office Department Wayne City Illinois J. Edward Day Main ‘Street Mill Street Meadow Street L. K. Schwab Peoria

Peters Loses Budget Post

CHICAGO AP Senator Everett R Peters announces he is reconciled to no longer serving as Illinois Budgetary Commission chair after a GOP meeting signals he may lack votes to retain the post. Rep W J Murphy of Antioch is named as the likely replacement. full commission vote due August 5 in Springfield.

Chicago Everett R. Peters R-St. Joseph Illneis Peters GOP Senate Appropriations Committee Arthur J. Bidwill River Forest Dwight Friedrich Centralia John Graham

Two Men Held In $62,000 Cash Theft

Danville Illinois authorities charged Albert L. Gray and Joseph Porter with theft after they confessed to taking $62,000 from Mrs Isabell P Brown in her apartment following a quarrel. Bond was set at 5000 for Gray and 2500 for Porter.

Danville, Ir Danville Albert L. Gray Joseph Porter John Clark Vermilion County Isabell P. Brown Gray Porter Springfield Sangamon County Clark Brown Sangamon

Delta Theta Tau Runs Refreshment Stands for Water Carnival

Delta Theta Tau Sorority will operate refreshment stands at Lake Jaycee Sunday for the Jaycee Water Carnival to raise funds for the Loan Closet in Jefferson county. The loan program offers hospital beds crutches walkers and wheelchairs on loan to residents. Stands open at 11 a.m.

Delta Theta Tau Sorority Jefferson County

Widow Who Stole Baby Kills Self

A Chicago case reports Mrs. Dunlap, linked to kidnapping charges after turning over a baby to Metropolis, later killed herself. Coghlan said she showed no fear about an August Metropolis trial and planned to advise a not guilty plea based on alleged lack of criminal intent.

Metropolis

Two Divorces Granted by Mt Vernon Court in Session

Circuit court in Mt Vernon granted two divorces yesterday under County Judge Alvin Lacy Williams. Cases included Dorothy Gene Long versus Kenneth Howard Long and Lois Verdean Lomax versus Maurice Eugene Lomax.

Mt. Vernon Alvin Lacy Williams Dorothy Gene Long Kenneth Howard Long Lois Verdean Lomax Maurice Eugene Lomax

Cruelty Charge In Divorce Suit

Barbara Joyce Smith sues Edwin Arthur Smith in circuit court claiming cruelty. She seeks custody of two minor children and alimony. The couple married May 11 1958 and separated May 13 1963, the complaint states.

Barbara Joyce Smith Edwin Arthur Smith

Police officer Tucker convicted for killing case ends in tragedy

The police officer Tucker was convicted of killing. Before his death Nash said Tucker expressed remorse for a life of crime and told chaplain Warren Wyrick he held no grudge or animosity toward anyone.

Tucker Nash Warren Wyrick

Detailed Weather Report Thursday in Mt Vernon

Mt Vernon weather summary lists Thursday high 88 and low 68 with sunrise at 4 53 and sunset at 7 20 CST. Report cites Haintel data through 1963 to date showing 19 58 inches inches of precipitation for the period and compares to prior years with highs ranging from 82 to 94 and lows from 57 to 68.

MT. Vernon

Weather Outlook for Northern and Southern Illinois

The five day forecast covers Northern Illinois with near normal highs around 8 to 88 degrees and lows 61 to 66, cooler Sunday or Monday, warming by Tuesday or Wednesday, and total rain 0.5 to 0.75 inches in showers and thunderstorms. Southern Illinois shows near normal to five degrees below normal temperatures, highs 89 to 92, lows 64 to 71, with 0.5 to 1 inch of rain through several periods of scattered showers and thundershowers.

Illinois

Illinois Weather Outlook Brings Warmth and Showers

Illinois remains sunny and muggy with highs near 90 as showers approach. Forecasters say scattered thundershowers will develop tonight and linger into Saturday and possibly Sunday. Chicago and Quincy hit 90, Peoria Moline and Rockford at 89, with overnight lows around 70s.

Associated Press Illinois Weather Bureau Chicago Quincy Peoria Moline Rockford

48 Farmers of County Are ASC Committeemen

Jefferson County elected 48 farmers to serve one year as ASC committeemen and delegates to county convention. Committeemen explain programs locally and advise the county office. delegates meet July 30 to select the county ASC Committee. Names and townships listed with chairs, vice chairs, and alternates.

Jefferson County ASC ASCS Bald Hill John Lamke Scheller Richard Witges Sylvester Larvke Alva McKay Jimi Nehrkorn Blissville E. L. Kerry Waltonville John Colgrave Ashley J. H. Norris Steve Buretta R. J I. F. Dycus Casner Frank Hartman Woodlawn Willis Ferguson Marvin Boldt Wayman Hogshead Robert Kay MTV Mt. Vernon David Jones Bonnie Raymond Fitzferrells Opdyke Elk Prairie Dorris Beckham John Gnevo Paul Kiselewski Dean Frick Ina Paul Woelfel Farrington Carl Blankenship R.R Bruford Gale Pierce Bluford Neil Wilson Arthur Knauss Jegs ‘Clark Fields John I. Blankenship Texico Wallace Pierce Kenneth Keele Lloyd Brookman John Byars Grand Prairie H. B. Baldridge Centralia L. R. Witzel Roy Pitchford Blaine Tuttle Raymond Corners McClellan Harold Davis George Taylor Lloyd Davis Maurice Davis Ralph Taylor Moores Prairie Silas Ratliff Belle Rive Harry Lankford Lawrence W. Rapp Dwight Sinks Huel Cross Lyman Pasley Kelly Harlow George Mulch Johnnie C. Smith Richard Buescher Shiloh Sidney Smart Alva Mellett Hubert Payne Melvin Sanders Woodlaw Andie Wilson C.paul Allen

Complaints About Siding Salesmen In Mt Vernon Area

The Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce and police report complaints about a home improvement group selling aluminum siding door to door. Joe Winfrey says local contractors often quote lower than the visiting salesmen and urges owners to verify prices with nearby firms.

Mt. Vernon

Ward testimony details Profumo Christine Keeler affair

London AP Stephen Ward testified he had a pretty shrewd idea Christine Keeler was having relations with John Profumo in Ward's apartment. He claimed no direct knowledge while describing meetings at the Cliveden estate and a swimming pool encounter. Ward also said Keeler’s swimsuit was loosening but denied she was nude. Profumo resigned after admitting he lied to the House of Commons about the affair, a scandal that threatened the government. Ward's broader claims included introductions to Marilyn Rice-Davies and Douglas Fairbanks Jr, with Ward denying sexual motives.

London Stephen Ward Christine Keeler John D. Prosad Ward Society Osteopath Profumo Christine Miss Keeler House of Commons House Macmillan Eugene Ivanov Ivanov Marilyn Mandy) Rice-Davies Douglas Fairbanks Jr Fairbanks Mandy Viscount Astor

Beckwith Enters Mental Hospital for Exam

Byron De La Beckwith, smiling and posing for photographers, entered the Whitfield state mental hospital for psychiatric tests. The court ordered examinations to determine if he is competent to stand trial for the June 12 ambush slaying of Medgar Evers.

Jackson Miss Byron de la Beckwith State Mental Hospital Whitfield Medgarvers

Odd Names List From Bluford Area Notice

A fragmented reader list includes multiple names such as Bonnie, Billy R Hayes, Ina Morris Stewart, Wm Hughey, Carl Milliken, Webber Ralph Snodsmith, Jerry Brookman, Maxey Case, Keith Latta, and Walter Scott with various rural route designations in Bluford and Mt. Vernon areas, suggesting a local notice or directory snippet. The OCR yields unclear connections among individuals and addresses, but the surface shows a compilation of residents and routes.

Bonnie Billy R. Hayes Ina Morris Stewart Wm. W. Hughey Carl Milliken Webber Ralph Snodsmith Bluford Jerry Brookman Mt. Vernon Maxey Case Keith Latta Fluford Walter Scott

China May Have Bomb In Near Future

TOKYO AP report quotes Kuo Moto chairman of the China Peace Committee saying China will possess nuclear weapons in the not too distant future. He spoke at a Peking rally commemorating the Kore an armistice, declaring efforts to monopolize nuclear weapons will fail. No timetable given.

Tokyo Kuo Moto China Peace Committee Peking New China Kuo Moscow Soviet Union United States Great Britain China

Thefts Reported To City Police

Two thefts were reported to city police. In Dix, W. M. Michael said hub caps worth 24 dollars were stolen from his car on North Tenth Street. Earlier, Neal Brothers Roofing Co reported a truck ransacked for hammers and roofing tools valued at 40 dollars.

W. M. Michael Dix North Tenth Street Neal Brothers Roofing Co

Fatal Wreck on Highway 15 in Mount Carmel

A St. Louis man was killed when his car skidded off a curve on Illinois 15 and crashed into a concrete building. The victim, Shirley G. Griesmeyer, 22, lived in St. Louis. Passenger Joseph H. Tucker, 20, was hospitalized in serious condition.

Mount Carmel Ill St. Louis Ilinois 15 Shirley G. Griesmeyer Joseph H. Tucker Griesmeyer Geyer St Tucker Nebraska

Boy Strangled by Bandanna in Alabama Bedroom

Maylene youth Steve Sydes aged 15 apparently rolled off a bed Thursday and was strangled when a bandanna he wore caught on a bed post. Sheriff C. P. Walker reported the accident occurred at the boy's home in Maylene Alabama.

Maylene Ala C. P. Walker Steve Sydes

Coal miner crushed in Illinois mine accident

Joseph Nepute Jr. 48 of Collinsville was crushed Thursday by a coal car at the Illinois Coal Co. mine in Collinsville. Officials said the car pinned him against a tunnel wall as he loaded rock into the car.

Collinsville Joseph Nepute Jr Ilumaghi Coal Co Nepute

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