Deaths and Funerals Marie McNabb 79 of Champaign
Marie McNabb aged 79 of Champaign died this morning at Mercy Hospital. Former Hamilton County resident. Graveside services Wednesday at 1 30 p m Blooming Grove Cemetery near McLeansboro with Rev Bill Auxier officiating. Gholson's Funeral Home McLeansboro in charge. Survived by daughter Mrs Wilma Day of Champaign brother Raymond Mauldin of Rantoul sister Emma Mauldin Effingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie McNabb
Champaign
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton County
Blooming Grove
McLeansboro
Bill Auxier
Gholson
McNabb
Edward McNabb
Wilma Day
Champaigh
Raymond Mauldin
Rantoul
Emma Mauldin
Effingham
Wayne City Woman Etta Hall Dies at 85
Wayne City resident Etta Permelia Hall aged 85 died Saturday evening at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Funeral services set for 10:00 a.m. tomorrow at Richardson Funeral Home Wayne City with Rev. Luke Clark. burial in Garrison cemetery. She was born February 27, 1884 in Hamilton County to Thomas Lane and Elizabeth Sharp and married Leo Hall in 1905. Survivors include three sons Dain, Marshall, and Lelan Hall. one daughter Doris McCullough. a half-brother John Lane. a half-sister Katherine Nevins. eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Etta Permelia Hall
Wayne City
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Richardson Funeral Home
Luke Clark
Garrison Cemetery
Richardson
Hall
Hamilton County
Thomas C. Lane
Elizabeth Jane Sharp
Leo Hall
Mill Shoals Missionary
Grace Jones Dies at 80 in Sims Residence
Grace Olive Jones 80 a Sims resident died at home Saturday morning. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 00 pm at Sims Christian Church. Burial in Pin Oak cemetery. She was born January 5 1889 in Wayne County daughter of William and Mary Smith. Survived by son Edwin Borah three step children two daughters and two grandchildren. Burial at Richardson Chapel Wayne City. Friends may call after 4 00 pm today.
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Grace Olive Jones
Sims
Sims Christian Church
Charles Marshall
Glen Thomas
Pin Oak
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Jones
Wayne County
William and
Mary (Marshall) Smith
Jep Borah
John Gregg
Homer Jones
Edwin Borah
Russell Gregg
Jim Gregg
Earl Jones
Hazel Weaver
Golda Menton
Fairfield
Glen Willi
Edna Gregg
Fred Smith
Springfield
Jake Smith
Davenport
Charles Karcher of Dahlgren Dies at 73
Charles Gus Karcher 73 of Dahlgren died at 1238 a.m. today in Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Catholic Church Propolis with Rev. Meinard Dunn officiating. Burial in St. John's Cemetery. Survived by wife Agatha Coffman. three daughters Lorene Audt Norma Collins Matilda Miller. five brothers Ted John Joe Raymond George. four sisters Emma Zachman Clara Audt Isabel Wellen Olivia Aug. one son predeceased. He was a World War I veteran.
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Charles Gus Karcher
Dahlgren
Good Samaritan Hospital
St. John’s Catholic Church
Meinard Dunn
Gholson Funeral Home
Gholson’s
St. John’s
Propolis
Mr. Karcher
August and
Mary (Coffman) Karcher
Agatha Coffman
Lorene Audt
Vernon
Norma Collins
McLeansboro
Matilda Miller
Dahleren
Ted McLeansboro
John
Joe
Raymond
Dayton
George
Bloomington
Emma Zachman
Clara Audt
Isabel Wellen
Olivia Aug
California
Special meeting of Local 50 Teamsters Construction
A special meeting of all Local 50 Teamsters Construction Members is scheduled for Wednesday July 30 at 8 p.m. at the Union Hall. Rudolph Nordin serves as Business Representative.
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Teamsters
Union Hall
Rudolph Nordin
Rend College Trustee And Mother Die
Franklin County board of supervisors mourns as a college trustee and his mother pass away. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Benton with Rev. William Bohn officiating. Burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows cemetery. Visitation at Poulson Freeman funeral home after 5 p.m. Tuesday. Survived by wife Marie Rice Simmons, three brothers and three sisters.
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Tee
Franklin County Board of Supervisors
Mons
First Baptist Church
Benton
William Bohn
Burja
Masonic and Oddfellows
Poulson-Freeman Funeral Home
Mr. Simmons
Marie Rice Simmons
Hospital Notes lists many admissions and discharges across towns
The Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan notes show numerous admissions and discharges across Dahlgren Bluford Salem Road Dix Herrin McLeansboro Centralia and nearby areas including Connie Davis Henry Eugene Rawls Norma Jean Crask and many others with addresses on Route 4 6 1st 10th and South 13th plus nursing homes Letzekorn and Letzekorn Nursing Home and individuals such as Arline Dare Martha Wells and August Trader among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Connie Davis
Henry Eugene Rawls
Dahlgren
Norma Jean Crask
Mark Allen
Wayne City
Ona Ann Sledge
Bluford
John W. Sledge
Glen Gowler
James E. Stinson
Salem Road
Good Samaritan
Millard Allen
Walnut
James Upchurch
South 10Th
Fay H. Lacey
Charles Lenard
Alvin R. Reynolds
Hickory View
Melvin Hyde
Myrtle Wheeler
Stella Hatchett
Conger
Mary Reeves
Madge Southerd
Castleton
Teddy Wood
North
Joann Ferguson
Centralia
Betty Hooper
Perkins
Carolyn Hankin
Fults
Duane Kirkland
Dennis Hall
June Turner
Luria Moore
South
Irene Bube
South 9Th
Arthur Buller
Cisne
Tom Bolerjack
Cherry
Leland Brown
Benton
Dale Jones
Dix
Clyde Marlow
Opdyke
Ottis Coil
Keenes
John Mulligan
Case
Agnes Parker
Letzekorn
Arline Dare
Martha Wells
South 22Nd
Fdna Voyles
Jones
August Campagna
Edward Hofer
Virginia
Mattie Howell
Everett Howell
Chris Langdon
North 6Th
Phyllis McGinley
Frank
Hazel Mammer
Tom Denny
Herrin
Belinda Johnson
Mary Johnson
South 17Th
Linda Rubenacker
Kris Tina
Mc Leansboro
Minnie Wilson
Margaret Nolen
William Howard
Mary Lynn Yates
Patrick William
Douglas
Harold Steinkamp
Wenedy
Hazel Fullerton
Norma Dunbar
Lee Ann Downey
Meadowbrook
Gertrude Severs
Grove
Harry Sullivan
McLeansboro
Minnie Borman
Highland
Cooley Baby Born At Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Thomas Cooley of 904 Taylor are the parents of a daughter born at 2 o'clock this morning July 28 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She weighed seven pounds eight ounces.
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Thomas Cooley
Taylor
Good Samaritan Hospital
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Steady
Markets Mt Vernon reports hog market prices steady through 12:30 p m with USDA No 1 hogs at 26 00 No 2 at 25 50 No 3 at 25 00 sows 18 50 22 50 boars 14 50 13 50 After 12 30 p m prices shift to next day's basis for pricing and markets.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Report Morning Quotes
Prices quoted in Mt. Vernon show Wheat at 1.10, Soybeans 2.52, and Corn 1.25 this morning. Grains trading at local market levels with no additional commodities listed.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Prices and Commodities Report
Chicago wholesale prices steady across butter eggs and wheat corn soybeans. Butter grades AA 93 score and 674 price levels. eggs whites 80 percent or better and mediums 48. wheat No 1 yellow 1.28 percent, No 2 yellow 1.28 percent. corn No 1 yellow 1.26 percent. soybeans No 1 yellow 2.69 percent. soybean oil 8.20.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg and poultry price report from St Louis Produce ST
AP notes market ranges for consumer eggs by size from large to small and B grade, wholesale eggs with standard and pullet grades, hen weights and gains, and broiler fryer price in St Louis. Prices include: consumer large 42-47 cents, medium 30-35, small 15-20. wholesale standard 25-27, medium 21-23, unclassified 20-21, pullet 12-14. hens heavy 12, light over5% 10, under5% 6. broilers/fryers 28.50-29.25.
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St, Louis
Livestock prices and demand at National Stockyards
Nationwide cattle hog and sheep quotations with early and late trading notes. Hogs steady to weak for barrows and gilts, U S 1-3 190 240 lb 25 26 50. Sows up to 25 higher. Cattle and calves show mixed trends with steers steady to weak and cows steady to higher. Slaughter calf values and vealers cited. sheep and lambs higher on spring slaughter grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Ill
U.S
Wall Street by noon sinks as tax fears weigh market
Wall Street traded sharply lower with more than 800 issues down. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 8.86 to 809.20 at noon as investors weighed uncertainty over income tax surcharge extension and tax reform plans. Major groups including motors and tech declined while a few oils and chemicals showed softness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dow Jones
DJI
Associated Press
Natomas
Benguet
Motors
General Motors
Chrysler
Astronauts Joke To Ease Quarantine
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins reach Houston after lunar mission. They enter quarantine with 14 others at the lunar receiving laboratory while tests on moon dust and rocks proceed. Release planned August 11 if no illness or harmful findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Benedict
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Houston
Lunar
Weekend Fire Call At City Ball Park
The city fire department reported one weekend call. An electrical short in the public address system at the city ball park caused a fire just before 8 30 p.m. Saturday. Fire crews arrived to find the fire already out.
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City Fire Department
City Ball Park
Ex Mt Vernonite Walks The Trail Of Tears
Ex Mt Vernonite Reverend Billy Richardson plans a seven state walk following the Trail of Tears route to raise gospel awareness. He has previously preached in slums and staged equestrian and pony express journeys, and will begin in Cape Girardeau with future legs through Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma ending at Talequah. He aims to preach nightly in churches and outdoor gatherings as part of the trek.
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Georgia
Mississippi River
Indian Territory
Talequah
Okla
Oklahoma
Richardson
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Springfield
Rogers
Ark
Christ
Ivory Tower
Billy Richardson
St. Louis
Omaha
Baltimore
St. Joseph
Casper
Wyoming
Rainy Bangkok visit unsettles crowds and nuclear warning
President Nixon and King of Thailand greeted by festive guards as rain dampens reception. Jakarta talks with Suharto on aid and Southeast Asia stability precede Indonesia visit. Nixon hints at U S nuclear umbrella and cautions on future commitments amid growing China threat.
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Nixon
Sirikit
King
Nixons
Thailand
Indonesia
Bangkok
Jakarta
Suharto
U.S
Southeast Asia
China
Manila
Asia
United States
Red China
Suffer heavy losses in aircraft and troop withdrawals report
An SAC spokesman tied a Pease AFB crew to a B52 loss while a 4133rd Bomb Wing unit suffered war casualties. Concurrently 750 soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division prepared to fly home from South Vietnam as Nixon orders continued troop withdrawals totaling about 25,000. Saigon reports a police inquiry into Nguyen Van Trong amid intelligence concerns. Drillers in Sudan reached 256 feet to locate water.
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Strategic Air Command
Pease Air Force Base
New Hampshire
4133Rd
America
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
39Th Infantry Regiment
Ronald W. Crooks
Albany
Calif
South Vietnam
9Th Division
Nixon
Saigon
Huynh van Trong
Nguyen van Thieu
National Police
Trong
Body of seventh Michigan coed found near Ann Arbor
A brown haired coed was dumped from a car and found in a wooded ravine near Ann Arbor after being beaten and strangled. Autopsy planned to determine time of death and possible sexual assault. Prosecutor says the slaying appears sexually motivated. previous victims in the area suffered sexual crimes. EMU weighs stricter dorm access as fear spreads. Police charged a local laborer in another related case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Delhey
Washtenaw County
Miss Beineman
Ann Arbor
Harvey
Circuit Court Fines For A Range Of Traffic Violations
Circuit court fines listed for numerous drivers from Mt. Vernon Waltonville Louisville Ky St Louis and surrounding towns. Amounts range from 5 to 25 dollars for speeding disobeying traffic signals improper lane usage and careless driving. Names include Nelson Bravard William Newbury Gary McVey Robert Talbott Pearce Bybee Aaron Thomas Rutherford Allen Hurt Arrol Shehorn Roger Bricket William Neal Wilma Hawkins Karl Powers Ramona Douthit Leonard Neideffer Irene Riggs among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Bravard
Mt. Vernon
William G. Newbury
Waltonville
Gary P. McVey
Louisville
Robert Talbott
St. Louis
Pearce C. Bybee
McLeansboro
Aaron J. Thomas
Route 1
Dahlgren
John H. Rutherford
Tuscola
Allen R. Hurt
Jordan
Arrol G. Shehorn
Route 3
Roger. Bricket
Geff
Ill
William M. Neal
South 22Nd Street
Wilma J. Hawkins
Jones
Karl M. Powers
South 16Th Street
Ramona Douthit
Dix
Leonard M. Neideffer
White
Irene Riggs
Millard Fillmore Opens First Official White House Library
President and Mrs Fillmore established the first official White House library. The note adds that Communist China holds the world’s largest population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Fillmore
White House
China
Arrest Youth For Leaving Accident Scene
James R Laughmiller an 18 year old of R R 2 confessed to police he ran a red light on 10th Street at Main causing a collision with David Keen's car on Main Street at 11 30 p m Friday. Laughmiller was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage. Laughmiller's car damage about 240 Keen's over 100.
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Mr. Vernon
James R. Laughmiller
R.R. 2
10Th Street
Main
David Keen
Lamar
Laughmiller
Keen
No Injuries Report 3 Auto Accidents Here Over Weekend
Three automobile accidents were reported to city police over the weekend with no injuries. At 3 55 p m Saturday a two car crash occurred at the Park Plaza shopping center lot entrance injuring Gail Smith and Harry Birkhead. Damage to Smiths car exceeded 100 dollars. At 10 49 p m Saturday a Nashville man driven car left roadway and hit a telephone pole injuring no one. Ben A Speck 74 was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Damages exceeded 100 dollars. A hit and run reported Saturday at 12th and Perkins, Frank Kehrer 50 had car damaged about 70 dollars.
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Park Plaza
S. 10Th St
Gail Smith
Grant
Harry Birkhead
R. R
Smith
Birkhead
Nashville
S. 12Th St
Ben A. Speck
Speck
12Th
Perkins
Frank Kehrer
12Th St
Kehrer
Purse Recovered After Local Burglary
City police recovered a purse stolen in a burglary Friday night. A skeleton house key was the only item missing. Floyd Brooks of 415 S. 15th St. reported the loss. the purse was found on a front lawn after entry through a cut storm window on the west side.
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Floyd Brooks
S. 15Th St
Brooks
Taft Era Stables Replaced by Auto Garage Plan
The White House stables were replaced by an automobile garage during the Taft administration marking a shift in presidential support for mechanized transport and updated facilities to reflect growing car usage.
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White House
Taft
Albert Mifflin Sues For Divorce From Charlotte Mifflin
Albert Mifflin filed for divorce against Charlotte Mifflin in circuit court. They married on April 4, 1964 and separated on July 12, 1969, per the complaint.
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Albert Mifflin
Charlotte Mifflin
Nude man reported outside Clint's Coin Wash on Broadway
City police received a report early Saturday of a nude man standing in front of Clint's Coin Wash on east Broadway. Benny Fryar said his wife called him from the laundry at 12:35 a.m. and described the incident. the man was gone when officers arrived. He was about 5 feet 8, heavy, with light brown hair, driving a gold station wagon with a black top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint
East Broadway
Benny Fryar
Harrison
Opdyke Girl Hurt in Car Truck Crash
Starlyn Thompson a 16 year old Opydke resident remains in serious condition at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after a car truck collision on U S Route 460 a mile and a half southeast of Mt Vernon. Her injuries are more serious than first believed with a long recuperation ahead and no visitors allowed. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Thompson of Opydke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starlyn Thompson
Opydke
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Miss Thompson
Frank Thompson
Mt. Vernon
Head of Quincy Newspaper Dies
Thomas C. Oakley, 59, longtime head of the Quincy Herald-Whig, died Sunday at home after a year of illness. He served as general manager and held executive roles with Quincy Newspaper Inc and related outlets. Survived by his widow Mary and three brothers, with all three of his sons also employed at the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy, Ill
Quincy Herald- Whig
Thomas C. Oakley
Oakley
Quincy Newspaper,Inc
Quincy Broadcasting
Quincy Cablevision
Raymond
Thomas
David
Peter Anthony
Mary
Allen
Herald- Whig
Barks
William
Towns Bombed In El Salvador
San Salvador reports Honduran planes bombed five border towns on Sunday while Honduras claims Salvadoran troops have driven over twenty five thousand Honduran civilians from their homes.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Honduras
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Charles Karcher
Rend College
Trutee
Lin
Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
IBM
Xerox
Computer Sciences
New York Stock Exchange
American Telephone & Telegraph
Sperry Rand
Gulf & Western Industries
RCA
Polaroid
Pacific Petroleums
American Stock Exchange
McCulloch
Sudan
Michigan
Circuit Court
Ayers Anne
Arn
Quincy
Roy
Mercury
Montclair
Roy Atkinson
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