28 Jul 1964
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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1964
Page
1
Mrs. Eubah Gage 50 a former Dahlgren resident died at her parents home in Cypress Ill Her prior work was at the state hospital in Man until illness The funeral is set for Wednesday at 2 00 p m in the Joss Ill Baptist church Reverend Rudolph Schlagg will preside Burial will be in Cypress cemetery The body lies in state at Wilson Funeral Home Karnal DL Friends may call She is survived by her husband Herbert Gage and a brother Glenn Hartline of Cypress.
George Acks of Belleville died Sunday in Veterans Hospital St Louis. Former Dahlgren resident and World War One veteran. Funeral at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at St John Catholic Church Dahlgren. Burial in St John Cemetery. Survived by brother Linus Acks Bloomington IL and three sisters Mrs Char and Mrs Clara Loehr Belleville.
Mrs D Frazier 53 of Wayne City died Monday at Richards Richards Chapel in Wayne City. Funeral set for 3 00 p m Wednesday at Richardson Chapel with Gallagher officiating. Burial in Thoma son cemetery. She was born June 32 1811 in Donophan Mo to Ernest and Emma Wheeler. She married Amon Frazier May 12 1982. Survived by husband, father, stepmother, three sons, three daughters, four sisters and 19 grandchildren. She was a member of Wayne City Christian church.
Edgar Spiese of 1008 Wilshire Drive died at 6 05 p m Monday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at age 72 years nine months four days. He retired after 25 years with Wielt Plumbing. Services at 2 00 p m Thursday at Pulley Gutzler Funeral Chapel with Rev Kenneth Holland. Burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Graveside rites by American Legion Post 141. Friends may call after 4 00 p m Wednesday at Pulley Gutzler Funeral Home. He was born October 2 1891 in Marion County, married Hattie Carpenter in 1925, and is survived by brother George Spiese of Kankakee and sister Mrs P J Kuntz of Cincinnati Ohio. He was a World War I veteran.
Patricia LaVon Marshall filed for divorce from Gail Raymond Marshall in circuit court. The couple married March 25, 1933 and separated around April 1, 1962. Marshall now lives in Arlington Virginia. She requests custody of one minor.
Gawain D Frick of Nason pays 10 dollars for a minor traffic violation. Amos A Hatcheld of Centralia is fined 50 dollars for illegal liquor transportation and 100 dollars for driving under the influence. Jimmy D Yowell is fined 25 dollars for reckless driving. Russell L Harrison Lesser, 45, is directed for driving in the wrong lane.
Mt Vernon grain prices were quoted this afternoon with wheat at 1.27, soybeans at 2.36, and corn at 1.17.
Mt Vernon livestock market reports prices down 10 cents with hogs topping at 16.50 for 190 to 220 pound hogs. Sows 13.75 for 300 pounders, boars 8.50. No further details on weights or classifications provided.
St Louis market figures show hens heavy 12 18 pounds and light over 5. weight ranges 7 8 and under 5. live broilers and fryers quoted around 16 to 17 percent.
Chicago AP reports wholesale live poultry prices steady to down slightly with roasters at 23 to 25 cents per pound and special fed fryers around 18 to 14 cents. Butter and eggs quotes are mixed with butter at 92.57 and eggs livening up, whites around 32 cents, standards 27 cents, and mixed car bids around 21 to 23 cents.
Estimated Wednesday receipts: hogs 7,000 cattle 2,500 calves 250 sheep 450. Hogs steady to 15 lower with 190 to 225 pounds. Sows 11.50 to 15.00. Cattle and calves mostly steady to 3 lower. good and choice steers 19.00 to 23.25, good and choice heifers 18.50 to 22.50, cows 9.50 to 13.00. Dealers strong to 1 higher. good and choice 16.00 to 23.00. Sheep 600. all classes steady to 0 higher. prime spring lambs 22.00 to 25.00. ewes 4.50 to 6.50.
Chicago AP reports wheat prices for No 2 hard at 152, No 2 red at 148% and No 1 heavy red at 1.45. Corn shows No 1 yellow at 1.22 to 1.23, No 2 yellow at 1.22. Oats list No 1 heavy mixed at 64 and 4% plus No 1 extra heavy mixed at 64% and white at 65%. Soybean sales none and soybean oil at 8.60.
New York trading slackened with volume around four million shares as stocks retreated. Among big groups motors and chemicals declined while Getty Oil and Tidewater rose. other leading issues such as Eastman Kodak and International Harvester fell. Dow Jones noon averages showed losses across indices.
A rubbish fire at 719 Bell endangered a nearby shed but caused no damage. Rural firemen also quellled a small grass fire near a Salem Road signboard two miles north of Mt. Vernon with no damage reported.
In Newark New Jersey Judge William A Consadine halted a divorce proceeding until a fiftyish woman wearing yellow slacks changed into more suitable attire. He said the remark targets the dignity of the state of New Jersey and not his personal dignity.
Fidel Castro said Cuba would "answer shot for shot" if a Cuban is killed by U S Marines at Guantanamo, during a 34 hour news conference with 33 American and 40 foreign reporters. He rejected U S denials, warned war could follow if forced, and asserted continued alignment with the Soviet Union.
Four dead, at least 350 injured, and millions in property damage followed violence in Rochester after police halted a dance hall arrest. 1,500 National Guardsmen were called in by Rockefeller to restore order. curfew and mass arrests, with 800 detained and 250 charged with felonies, dominated the crisis.
Adm. Ulysses S. Grant Sharp arrived in Saigon to confer with Lt. Gen. Westmoreland and review actions in Vietnam. He expressed doubt of a coming general war in Asia and optimism about progress in South Vietnam as U.S. forces total about 16,230 personnel across Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines. The report notes potential expansion of C123 transports and Navy support with small craft patrols against guerrilla supply lines.
Donald Lagerberg, 26, of Ottawa was killed Monday night in a two vehicle crash on a blacktop road north of Ottawa, AP reports.
The Christian Science Monitor reports its correspondents assign Goldwater a lead in 13 states totaling 103 electoral votes. States listed include Arizona Idaho Montana Wyoming Maine Alabama Florida North Carolina Virginia Kentucky Indiana Nebraska and Kansas with margins reflecting reporters and professionals from both parties.
U S federal district judge Frank A. Hooper enjoined Georgia from racial discrimination in state owned Jekyll Island disposals. About 400 homesites are offered for lease, with 40 year leases and 10 year renewals. The ruling covers future disposals and prohibits enforcement of policies excluding Negroes from island facilities.
Jefferson Memorial admitted George R. Auxier Mrs Lee Richardson Eileen Ossig Gene Sargent Dewey Cobb Juanita Harris Discharged Sandra Heil Billie Beckham Good Samaritan admitted Ivonne Evett Houseworth Lottie Gazdik Sharon Elaine Davis Leander Tharp Wooden Ruth Elaine Mullins Cecil Clyde Stinson Mary Elizabeth Porter Letha Ann Hayes Jess Lee Harrison Deborah Ann Szatkowski Discharged Stella Maud Garrison Frank F. Meyer Vickie Lynn Endicott Pamela Sue Tittle Myrtle Mae Beard Mrs Zeraldine Jackson and a baby Carlos Derico
Weather conditions show humid heat with thunderstorms expected across Central Illinois to Chicago tonight. Highs near 97 to 98 in Vandalia and Belleville, cooler by Wednesday near 80. rainfall totals vary with Rockford reporting 0.48 inch and Chicago area light totals. minor damage reported in northern suburbs.
Houston AP reports James A McDivitt and Edward H White II named as the crew for Gemini's second manned flight with Frank Borman and James A Lovell as backups. The mission is planned for next spring, following the first Gemini flight earlier this year.
In South Beloit Illinois Willie Clark 50 of Rockford was killed when a crane block fell 50 feet at the International Pipe and Ceramics Corp. Truett Pittner 21 of Beloit Wisconsin was treated in Beloit hospital for multiple fractures from the same accident.
Predawn raid on a Paris hotel by four bandits netted jewels valued at 300,000. They exchanged fire with police and fled in a black sedan. A stray bullet killed a taxi driver during the escape.
Mrs Joyce L Clark 30 of Delevan Illinois died in a head on crash on a Tremont area county road. Ricky Lusher 2 of Pekin was critically injured and three others sustained injuries not life threatening in the collision involving two vehicles on a rural road.
A federal three judge court orders New York to pass a reapportionment by next April 1 and to base November elections on current districts. Senators and assemblymen elected in November will serve one year instead of two. The ruling implements the June Supreme Court decision requiring fairer representation, drawing praise from both parties.
The Senate defeated a broad plan to require disclosure of outside financial interests and instead backed a 17 member commission to study ethics over two years. The vote scuttled tighter reporting while leaving Baker scandal in focus as Dirksen urged restraint and warned the bill could stall further reform.
Groups in the Mt. Vernon area are invited to tour the Warren G. Murray Children's Center at Centralia. Center officials welcome civic clubs and other groups. contact the Superintendent at 532-1811. Arrangements should be made at least one week in advance. Tours run Monday through Friday at 9 30 am and 1 30 pm.
Mt Vernon and Jefferson county fathers with 8-year-old sons are invited for an overnight Camp Joy trip this Saturday and Sunday. Sponsored by Kaskaskia Council to show Scouting in action and introduce Cub Scouting. Activities include boating and swimming. Cost is $7 per father and son team. Mail form and $7 check to John Boyer, No 2 Circle Drive, Mt Vernon.
Scott Air Force Base Belleville hosts an open house from noon to 430 PM on August 28 featuring facilities and aircraft of the 2 Troop Carrier Group Medium Reserve. Attendees include public guests families employers and dignitaries from city state and national levels. A dedication ceremony marks the unit designation as the Gateway Group approved by Continental Air Command tied to St. Louis Bicentennial events and the Gateway Arch project.
At La Jolla Shores San Diego a 4% foot alligator drifted into the ocean as families fled the surf. George A. Trelikes, 48, of San Diego claimed the animal and secured it with a nylon leash before paddling away on a rubber raft. Lifeguards cited him for possessing an animal in the city limits.
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