Deaths Mattie Howell Bluford
Mattie A Howell 73 of Bluford died at 10 27 am Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services 2 pm Thursday Bluford Funeral Home Rev David Jones Rev Ross Partridge officiating Burial East Hickory Hill Cemetery Bluford. she was born Oct 11 1898 in Jackson County daughter of Frank and Amelia Fletcher married Everett Howell June 30 1924 in Jefferson County. survived by husband two brothers John Fletcher Lockport IL Jess Fletcher Dayton OH one sister Florence Green Mt Vernon. preceded in death by her parents a son Donald Everett and one brother Robert.
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Mattie A. Howell
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bluford Funeral
David Jones
Ross Partridge
Hickory Hill
Howell
Jackson County
Frank
Amelia
Britton) Fletcher
Jefferson County
Everett Howell
First Baptist Church of
Death Notice for Mrs. Marie Stubblefield Sesser Illinois
Mrs. Marie Stubblefield 59 of Sesser died yesterday morning at Pinckneyville Community Hospital. Born August 7 1912 in Franklin County she was daughter of John and Cora Dilliner. Survived by husband Lee Stubblefield a son Jack Elkville a daughter Neema Mandrell Rock Falls seven grandchildren one great grandchild a brother Carroll Dilliner Lesser and six sisters. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser with burial Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today.
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Marie Stubblefield
Sesser
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Franklin County
John and
Cora
Forrest) Dilliner
Lee Stubblefield
Brayfield Funeral Home
Maple Hill
Norma Swisher
Mulkeytown
Doris Carman
Mt. Vernon
Death notices: John Ksycki DuBois dies at 68 in Mt Vernon
John Ksycki DuBois 68 of DuBois died last night at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt Vernon. Retired merchant, born 1909 in Posen. Survived by wife Josephine and children Charles, Daniel, Patricia. siblings and four grandchildren. Service Saturday 10 a.m. at St Charles Catholic Du Bois. Visitation Friday after 2 p.m. at WKrm eer Funeral Home Ashley. Family requests prayers and appropriate contributions in lieu of flowers.
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John
Ksycki
DuBois
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Posen
Josephine Mossa
St. Charles Catholic Church
Wkrmeer Funeral Home
Ashley
Josephine
Charles Ksycki
Waltonville
Daniel Ksycki
Patricia Corzine
St. Louis
Stanley J. Ksycki
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Radom
M. Joecile
M. Martin
San Antonio
Texas
Mary Ksecki
Mrs Birtcher of Houston Rites Planned
Mrs Marjorie Birtcher 46 of Houston Texas died in a Houston hospital yesterday She was a former Bluford resident born October 18 1925 in Opdyke daughter of J R and Bertha Bundy Funeral services and burial will be in Houston She is survived by her husband Homer Birtcher a son Rodney Faulk Houston a daughter Mrs Carolyn Kiner Houston two grandchildren three brothers Owen Bundy Seattle Burrell Bundy Lombard Morrison Bundy James Bundy Jacksonville Fla three sisters Mrs Naomi Scott Mrs Mary Maxey of Bluford and Mrs Lois Castano of Rockford
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Marjorie Birtcher
Houston
Texas
Bluford
Opdyke
J. R
Bertha Bundy
Homer Birteher
Rodney Faulk
Carolyn Kiner
Owen Bundy
Seattle
Wash
Burrell Bundy
Lombard
Morrison J. Bundy
Vernon
James KE. Bundy
Jacksonville
Fla
Naomi Scott
Mary Maxey
Lois Castano
Rockford
Hog market report with hog and sow price ranges
No 1 and No 2 hogs weighing 200 to 220 pounds sold for 28.00 to 28.50 per cwt. Sorted No 1 hogs brought 28.75, Mixed No 1 and No 3 at 200 to 240 pounds sold 27.50 to 28.00 per cwt. Sows ranged from 20.00 to 23.50 per cwt.
Grain prices quoted in Mt Vernon market morning
Prices quoted in Mt Vernon show soybeans at 3.38 wheat at 1.33 and corn at 1.19 as the market opened.
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Mt. Vernon
Wheat and grain prices update from Chicago market
Chicago AP reports No 2 hard red wheat at 1.57 and No 2 self red at 1.5534. No 2 yellow corn at 1.30, oats at 77 cents, soybeans No 1 yellow at 3.47 and soybeans all at 10.17. No 2 yellow corn sold on Wednesday at 1.30.
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Chicago
Egg price ranges and grade standards from St. Louis market
AP reports at St. Louis produce prices for consumer and wholesale grades. Egg grades include A large, A medium, A small, B large with specified price ranges. Hens and leghorns listed by weight class. Ready-to-cook broilers and flyers priced at 27.50 to 28.50 for this week’s delivery.
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ST. Louis
Butter and eggs prices steady in Chicago market
Chicago wholesale prices show butter unchanged with AA 93 score and 92 A 68.00, 90 B unquoted. Eggs paid delivered to Chicago hover with grade A whites 33-34 cents, medium whites 27-28, standards unquoted.
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Chicago
USDA
Livestock receipts at National Stockyards and New York trend
Estimated Thursday receipts at National Stockyards Illinois include 5 000 hogs 1 200 cattle and 200 sheep with hog prices mostly steady to 50 cents lower for sows. Cattle receipts 700 head show mixed grade ranges while New York shares ease as trade slows with Dow at 933.93 and steel stocks down on weaker second-quarter results.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Shelly Canner
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Republic Steel
Dow Jones Neon Stock Averages Report Market Fluctuations
New York markets show mixed results as Dow Jones indices post slight changes across sectors. Industrial averages hover around 933.93 with modest gains, utilities rise, and overall stock activity reflects a cautious trading day.
Lanzarote Fiesta Amid Eruptions In 18th Century
Islanders of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands danced at fiestas by volcanic fires as one quarter of the island exploded in 1730 and eruptive activity continued for six years shaping daily life and celebrations.
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Lanzarote
Canary Islands
Two Dollars for Dan campaign drives through Southern Illinois
Democratic candidate Dan Walker opened a fund raising drive in Mt. Vernon for his governor campaign. The plan titled Two Dollars for Dan uses a pyramid scheme where each donor gives $2, starting with 10 regional coordinators and expanding through successive levels to reach potentially 100,000 people in the region within five weeks.
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Dan Walker
Mt. Vernon
Betty Ison
Ashley Road
Southern Illinois
Dan
Walker
Ison
Southern
Illinois
Food Prices Rise Sharply in June Across Groceries
Washington AP data show retail food prices up 0.9 percent in June the largest rise in four months. Beef pork and fresh produce led gains while eggs fell. The market basket for a typical four person family rose by 11 dollars to 1299 annually with farmers receiving 528 and middlemen 771.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Alcoholism Consultation Available at Local Clinic
The Jefferson County Mental Health Center offers outpatient alcoholism consultation for county residents. Clinics run Mondays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Appointments via 242-1510 at 1300 Salem Road.
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Jefferson County Mental Health Center
Salem Road
Millstadt Miners To Vote On Unions Friday
About 150 coal miners at Peabody Coal Co. Midwest highwall mine No 3 in Millstadt Illinois will vote Friday in an NLRB representation election. They may choose United Mine Workers or Progressive Mine Workers Union or affiliate with neither. The mine is the only coal mine in the Illinois part of the St Louis metro not represented by the UMW.
Reventlow Plane Crash Details and Family History
Federal investigators probe the 1962 plane crash of Lance Reventlow after two years of marriage. The heir, son of Miss Hutton and Danish Count Haughwitz Reventlow, faced a custody fight and asthma in childhood. He married three times, including actress Cheryl Holdridge, and later focused on polo and skiing in Aspen. Wreckage at 10,500 feet suggests a nearly straight descent into a wooded canyon.
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Reventlow
Miss Hutton
Haughwitz-Reventlow
Lance
United States
Europe
Miss St. John
Aspen
Box Canyon
Flashing Lights In The Sky Smelly Monster Sightings Twist
Reports from Missouri near Louisiana and Bowling Green describe a circle of flashing lights in a hillside area Monday night. Two anonymous families saw lights hover or land for minutes and a woman reported a scent and a passing figure. Local sheriff notes misidentified tracks in a cowpath. The International Unidentified Flying Objects Bureau head said he cannot rule out an outside origin.
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Louisiana
Mississippi River
Bowling Green
Pike County
Sheriff's Office
International Unidentified Flying Objects Bureau
Hayden Hewes
Bureau
Outer Space
First annual 27 county health group meeting in Mt Vernon
About 200 doctors health care planners medical students and citizens attended the first annual meeting of the 27 county Southern Illinois Health Services Coordination Program in Mt Vernon. Dr Albert Snoke and Sam McVay spoke on regional planning and consumer involvement with regional officers elected including McVay Jannings Rea Horn Taylor and Bittle.
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Southern
Ilinois Health Services Coordination Program, Inc
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Albert Snoke
State of Illinois
Comprehensive State Health Planning Agency
James J. Jannings
Wayne County
Elec
James Rea
Franklin County
James Horn
Fayette County
Jack Taylor
Massac County
Dean Bittle
Saline County
Air Show Golden Knights Parachute into Mt V Show
The Golden Knights parachute team from the United States Army will perform at Mt Vernon Air Show on August 20. They will demonstrate free fall and precision accuracy to raise funds for the local YMCA capital funds drive. The unit is the Army’s official demonstration team with extensive research in parachuting techniques.
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Mt. Vernon
Golden Knights
United States Army
Knights
Army
College Dean Shot Nab Student
A 20 year old suspended Columbia College student, Eldridge McKinney of Chicago, was sought for questioning after Dean Henry S. Coleman was shot five times in his office following a heated dispute over suspension terms. Coleman was treated at St Luke's Hospital in good condition after surgery for chest and other wounds. Police said the student had planned to confront Coleman about readmission for poor grades, and a campus-wide search failed to locate him. Chicago police were also pursuing McKinney.
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New York
Columbia College
Henry S. Coleman
Coleman
St. Luke’s Hospital
Eldridge McKinney
Chicago
Christopher Trump
Graduate School of Journalism
McKinney
Merlin's Night Club and Restaurant Destroyed by Fire
A grease fire in the Merlin's Night Club and Restaurant kitchen in Carbondale Illinois caused a major blaze that destroyed the venue and damaged nearby shops in The Mall. One firefighter suffered smoke inhalation but was not hospitalized. Damages were estimated at 550000 with the firewall helping contain the fire as five Carbondale engines fought the blaze with assistance from Carterville and Murphysboro trucks.
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Carbondale, Ill
UPI
Southern Illinois University
Merlin’s
Carbondale
Carterville
Murphysboro
Four Harness Race Winners At Mt. Vernon Fair
Four winners in harness racing at Mt. Vernon State Fair Tuesday with straight heats. Egyptian Colt Stakes two year old pace winner Good Lookin with 2:09.2 heat driven by Tex Meals for Emitt Hoffee. purse 2750. Windy Rader trots in 2:15.1 driven by Paul Pasley for Elmer Knackmuhl. purse 2750. Linda's Tess wins Overnight Trot clocking not fully stated. owner Bill Schroeder. purse 500. Flaming Eyre captures Overnight Pace in 2:11.0. driver Ronnie Guhy for Blen Eyre Farm. purse 500.
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Mt. Vernon State Fair
Tex Meals
Emitt Hoffee
Furse
Windy Rader
Paul Pasley
Elmer Knackmuhl
Tess
Linda
Allan Harris
Bill Schroeder
Flaming Eyre
Ronnie Guhy
Blen Eyre Farm
New Trial Bid For Calley Over Hidden Witness
Attorneys for Lt. William L. Calley Jr ask a new trial claiming the Army lied about not locating missing witness Charles Dean Gruver during the 1971 My Lai trial. The petition says Gruver was contacted, and his testimony could lead to acquittal. Gruver was found by the Daily Oklahoman after a long disappearance.
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Washington
William L. Calley Jr
Army
My Lai
Army Court of Military Review
Charles Dean
Butch” Grucer
Stotesbury
Calley
Grucer
J. Houston Gordon
Gruver
Gordon
Navy Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
Ft. Benning
Grover
Daily Oklahoman
VIP Student Carries Out Garbage in Alton
A high school senior named Peter kept his family background secret after a classmate learned his father was the president of Switzerland in 1971. He joked about his father’s role, then insisted on equal treatment when applying for an exchange program.
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Alton
Peter
Switzerland
Ruthie Fritz
New evidence in Hanrahan Panther raid case emerges
Chicago prosecutors unveil documents from Panther survivors challenging the official police version of the December 4 1969 raid. The files claim five Panthers fired and three more shots occurred while the police seized 19 weapons. Defense attorneys say grand jury indictments rested on perjured testimony and seek to cast doubt on the case against eight raiding officers.
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Chicago
Edward V. Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Fred Hampton
Illinois Panther
Mark Clark
Peoria
Thomas P. Sullivan
Barnabas S. Sears
George Catsmles
Panthers
Sears
Benton Shooting: Valier Man Charged With Murder
James Jackson, 43, of Valier, was jailed in Franklin County on a murder charge after the fatal shotgun shooting of Norman E. Teel, 46, found in the kitchen of Winnie LaBotte’s Benton home. Jackson, a guest at the LaBotte residence, surrendered with a shotgun and allegedly told police he shot Teel after Teel forced entry through a back door.
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Jackson
Teel
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Mrs. Birtcher
MT. Vernon Grain
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Wall Street
Dow Jones
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Millstadt, Il
Missouri
Dr. Snoke
County Health Group
Mt. V
Lebanon
Lynchburg Road
the Bookstore
Yarn Sale
Columbia Minerva Mohair
Skein
Mt. V. Fair
Police
Iye
Bill
Mercury
Bill Kniffen
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