Deaths Maggie Carey 79 of McLeansboro passes away
Mrs Maggie Carey 79 of 1216 South 15th Street McLeansboro died yesterday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for Saturday 3 30 p m at Gholson Funeral Chapel McLeansboro burial New Hope Cemetery body lying in state at Gholson Funeral Home friends may call Surviving are six sons Ira Sterling Richard Rock Falls Willie Houston Aaron Lockport Frank Elmwood Lee Mt Vernon and four daughters Opal Rankin Champaign Ela Moore Mt Vernon Mary McWirter Phoenix Arizona Fern Thomas McLeansboro.
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Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Gholson
New Hope Cemetery
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Hamilton County
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Willie Carey
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Sterling, I
Richard
Rock Falls
Willie
Houston
Texas
Aaron
Lockport
Ill
Frank
Elmwood
Lee
Mt. Vernon
Opal Rankin
Champaign
Ela Moore
Mary McWirter
Phoenix
Arizona
Fern Thomas
Nixon Tells How To Win By Barber At Chicago Meet
Nixon outlined a nationwide campaign plan emphasizing precinct workers as the decisive factor in a close race with Kennedy. He said he will push campaigns through all 50 states before election day, with stops in Hawaii Reno Seattle and Southern California as part of a broad strategy to energize volunteers and schedule key strategy sessions.
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Chicago
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Honolulu
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Massachusetts
Reno
Pat
California
Washington
Senate
Seattle
Wash
David Campbell Hurt In Centralia Lake Skiing Incident
David Campbell 16 son of Howard and Mrs. Campbell of 1881 Richview Road sustained a compressed vertebra fracture after a water skiing mishap at Centralia Lake this week. He initially thought it was a muscular injury but X rays showed the break. He will stay at Jefferson Memorial Hospital for a few days and wear a cast during recovery.
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David Campbell
Howard Campbell
Richview Road
Centralia Lake
David
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Clothing Theft Reported In Mt Vernon Incident
Mrs Eveline Hallgren of 1016 North 13th reported to Mt Vernon police yesterday that a clothing theft occurred three weeks ago. She said she washed several baskets of clothes at the self help laundry at 15th and Broadway in early July and only recently missed the items.
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Mt. Vernon
Eveline Hallgren
North 13Th
15Th and
Broadway
Ice Cream Supper for Jeffer son Lodge No 368
Members and families invited to ice cream supper at Opdyke Illinois Saturday evening July 30 at 7 30 p m. Lodge provides drinks. please bring cake and ice cream. Guests welcome. Dean Shaw W M Frank Green Sec
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Jefferson Lodge No. 368
Opdyke
Dean Shaw
W.M. Frank Green
Disabled American Veterans Meet at Legion Hall August First
Disabled American Veterans Gold Stripe Chapter No 28 will meet Monday August 1 at the American Legion Hall at 7 30 p m After the meeting a social hour will be shared with the Ladies Auxiliary at the home of Joe Biagi Adjutant Victor Hundley
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American Legion Hall
Ladies Auxiliary
Joe Biagi
Victor Hundley
D A V Auxiliary Meeting Set for August First Evening
The Auxiliary to Gold Stripe Chapter No 28 will meet Monday August 1 at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Joe Biagi Benton Road Adjutant Esther Kamper announced this notice.
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D.A.V
Joe Biagi
Benton Road
Esther Kamper
Nixon Sees Fighting Chance to Win House in Farm Vote
Nixon said Republicans have a fighting chance to control the House but must win farmer support amid erosion in the farm belt. He warned Senate gains are unlikely and stressed a major farm program as crucial. He praised Lodge and backed Eisenhower in Congress decisions.
Release Youth After Break In
A 13 year old boy who broke into the city ball park concession stand and took soda pop and cracker jacks was released without charge yesterday. Police said the boy's father arranged to make restitution.
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T the City Ball Park
Probe seeks cause of worst U.S. helicopter crash
Aviation experts study fire charred remains of a Sikorsky S-38 in Forest Park Chicago as investigators weigh blade separation and metal fatigue. Thirteen dead include Captain Robert Meyer and Co-pilot John Walker among eleven passengers awaiting formal grand jury inquest.
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Chicago
Chicago Helicopter Airways, Inc
Federal Aviation Agency
U.S
Cook County
Walter E. McCarron
Robert E. Meyer
John Walker
Weather keeps heat at mid 80s to 90s across Illinois
Sunshine returns as warm muggy air settles over Illinois with a strong late day chance of scattered thundershowers. Thursday highs ranged 86 to 91 across Chicago Belleville and Peoria, with overnight lows from 62 to 73 as winds from the southwest persisted.
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Associated Press
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Belleville
Peoria
Vandalia
Submarine sighting rattles Gulf shrimpers near Aransas Pass
Morgan City shrimp boat captain John E. Daisey says he and two crew saw a large dark green submarine approaching at dawn near Aransas Pass in the Gulf of Mexico. Navy officials say they are not admitting the existence but are pursuing standard investigative procedures.
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New Oleans
John E. Daisey
Morgan City
Navy
Daisey
Linda Mae
Aransas Pass
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Julius
Gene Wilson
Five Day Forecast for Mindis Area
Normal temperatures with highs near 85 to 90 degrees across regions. Rainfall forecast around a quarter inch overall with some locales receiving more and others little or none. Scattered showers or thundershowers expected mainly in the afternoons or evenings over the next five days.
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Mindis
Lome
Escapees From Lincoln State School Nabbed in Jefferson Jail
Two young men escaped from the Lincoln State School at Lincoln Tl were captured yesterday afternoon and confined in Jefferson County Jail. Rodney Lipe, 22, of Mt Vernon and Robert Collins, 18, of Springfield were apprehended after a state police pursuit north of Mt Vernon and a collision near Ashley. The car used in the escape was reported stolen in Virginia Til.
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Mt. Vernon
Rodney Lipe
RFD
Robert Collins
Springfield
Lipe
Collins
Ashley
Virginia
Til
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admissions and Discharges
Good Samaritan lists admittees Fred M Beeker Everett Lawrence Carlton Lois Ann Sigworth Joseph Kelley Wright Etta A Highsmith Larry Loren Scrivner Edman Arnold Merriman John Kiehn Henry H Weisbecker also discharged Barbara Jean Hughey and baby Paula Jean Mildred Stuckey and baby Alma Anita Louise Huston and Hattie Evelyn Buhler Jefferson Memorial shows admitted David Anderson Camp Bel Robert Lee Greenwalt Keenes Rushian B Pierce Bonnie
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Good Samaritan
Fred M. Beeker
Everett Lawrence Carlton
Lois Ann Sigworth
Joseph Kelley Wright
Etta A. Highsmith
Larry Loren Scrivner
Edman Arnold Merriman
John Kiehn
Henry H. Weisbecker
Barbara Jean Hughey
Baby Paula Jean
Mildred Stuckey
Baby Alma
Anita Louise Huston
Hattie ‘Evelyn Buhler
Jefferson Memorial
David Anderson Camp
Bel
Robert Lee Greenwalt
Keenes
Rushian B. Pierce
Bonnie
Koreans Scuffle After Election Ballots Burned
In South Korea the first free election in a decade saw violence as more than 2 000 people seized and burned ballot boxes near Masan. Police considered troops as students and citizens cut power and attacked the counting place at Sam Chon Po.
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John Roderic
Seoul
South Korea
Masan
Syngman Rhee
Liberal Party
National Assembly
Rhee
Sam Chon Po
Pusan
Chicago Produce Markets Report Butter and Eggs Steady
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter receipts 1,058,000 with wholesale buying prices unchanged. Grades shown include 93 score at 573 percent, 92 A 57 percent, 90 B 57 percent, 89 C 46 percent. Eggs steady with receipts 121,900 and wholesale prices unchanged. grade breakdown shows A whites 60 percent or better, with mixed 34, mediums 33, standards 29, dirties 26 42.
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Chicago (Ap
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Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Ill
US livestock figures from National Stockyards show hogs 8,000 head with mixes of No 1-2, 180-290 lb animals trading around 16.25 to 18.50 per cwt and lighter weights down to 13.75. Cattle and calves include utility and commercial cows around 12.00 to 15.00, slaughter calves 18.00-22.00, and sheep with spring lambs 14.00-19.50 and ewes 3.00-5.00.
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USDA
Chicago Poultry Receipts Reported At 16000 Lbs Yesterday
Chicago poultry market report shows live arrivals totaling 16 000 pounds with no prices reported due to insufficient receipts. No further price data available from yesterday's trading.
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Chicago
USDA
Wall Street Ends Mixed, Rises Late On Heavier Volume
The New York market advanced late afternoon after a choppy session in moderate turnover. Major issues gained fractions to about two points while high priced names like IBM rose up to 13, with Ford Kodak Merck Westinghouse and GE also higher. Several steel and auto shares moved up as Capitol Airlines slid on merger news and United Air Lines inched higher. Government bonds gained notably as corporate issues showed a mixed picture.
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Eastman Kodak
Merck
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
Zenith
Texas Instruments
Vendo
Polaroid
Lukens Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Allied Chemical
Vick Chemical
Capital Airlines
United Air Lines
Woolworth
Goodyear
DuPont
Universal Match
Johns- Manville
International Telephone
Texaco
Grain prices and soybeans from Chicago market notes
AP reports bid prices for wheat No 1 red at 1.85 and No 3 red around 1.74 with various hard and yellow hard grades from 1.35 to 1.95. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.20. Oats ranges from 0.70 to 1.09. Soybean sales unavailable. Soybean oil 9 percent. Barley prices show choice 1.15 to 1.25 and feed 0.85 to 1.02.
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Chicago
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Quoted in Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon today quoted grain prices with Wheat at 1.65 dollars per bushel Soybeans at 2.03 dollars and Corn at 1.09 dollars. The report notes these prices were current this afternoon and reflect local market conditions.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois Delegates Back Lodge for VP Nominee
Illinois GOP leaders meet with Nixon and back Henry Cabot Lodge for vice presidency. Gov. Stratton concedes, bowing to Nixon’s choice after urging Dirksen and other Midwest picks. Delegates note Lodge boosts heartland recognition but may not lift November votes.
Mother Hid Six Children for 11 Years in Ontario House
TECUMSEH Ont AP A mother admitted hiding three of her six children indoors for 11 years to avoid landlords and friends learning of a large family. The three hidden kids Gordon Dickerson 15 Connie 16 and Glenda 13 are described as growth retarded and in poor health. The other three children Donna 22 Carroll 20 Donna Veronica 12 led normal lives outside the home. Police said the mother Shirley Leach 38 and her husband were relieved at discovery.
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Glenda
Donna
Carrol
Donna Veronica
Detroit
Windsor
Ont
Hiden
Tecumseh
Goron
Forest Richards
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital in area families
Mr and Mrs Jonathan Page Belle Rive welcome a son born at 12 28 pm weighing seven pounds eleven ounces. Mr and Mrs Billy Campbell Route 4 Mt Vernon announce a daughter Carrie Lynn born 12 50 am weighing six pounds six and one half ounces. Julius Sisson 1112 South 23rd Street reports a daughter Tamara Jane born at 4 54 pm weighing eight pounds three ounces. Kenneth Hall Nason and wife welcome Kathy Ann born July 28 at 3 53 pm weighing six pounds six ounces. Ben Stuckey 1013 Forrest Avenue reports a daughter Alma born yesterday at 1 04 pm.
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Jonathan Page
Belle Rive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Billy Campbell
Mt. Vernon
Carrie Lynn
Julius Phillip Sisson
South 23Rd Street
Good Samaritan
Tamara Jane
Kenneth Hall
Nason
Kathy Ann
Ben Stuckey
Forrest Avenue
Alma
Rockefeller misstates Nixon middle initial at GOP convention
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller introduced the GOP presidential nominee with an exaggerated accent and presented "Richard E. Nixon" to the audience, though Nixon’s middle initial is M for Milhous. The erroneous middle name drew attention as the convention event highlighted Nixon’s candidacy.
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Chicago
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Richard E. Nixon
Nixon
Negro Teen Gangs Clash In Chicago Violence Ends in Death
In Chicago on a West Side street corner, about 25 members of the Egyptian Cobras and Vice Lords clashed with guns and crude weapons. Richard Parks, 16, died from a chest wound and Sammy Mitchell, 16, was wounded. Police seized Robert Lewis, 15, carrying a .22 rifle, who admitted the shootings. Several Cobras were also detained.
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Lincoln Park
Richard Parks
Sammy Mitchell
Vice Lords
Robert Lewis
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Parks
Cobras
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Priton
Eisenhower Bets on GOP Victory After Tough Campaign
President Eisenhower predicts a hard fight through Election Day but pledges Republican triumph with Nixon and Lodge as the ticket. He congratulated Nixon on securing the presidential nomination and Lodge for the vice presidency at the Chicago convention. The President endorsed the campaign’s theme of wisdom and experience in government while approving a Peru loan from the Export-Import Bank as a goodwill step. He planned to depart Denver for Newport, Rhode Island, after a visit with his ill mother-in-law.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Denver
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Lodge
Chicago
U. S
United Nations
Peru
Newport
R. I
Farmers Union Picnic Set for August 6 at Mt Vernon
The Jefferson County Farmers Union annual picnic will be held Saturday, August 6 at the state game farm four miles south of Mt. Vernon. A 12:30 p.m. basket dinner will be served with refreshments free. State president Ralph Bradley will speak, music by the rural fire department band, and farmers and friends are invited to attend. Citizens with talent in song or dancing are encouraged to participate. Isaac J. Lambert, president, and Irene Quinn, secretary, extend the invitation.
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Jefferson County Farmers Union
State
Mt. Vernon
Ralph
Bradley
Rural Fire Department
Isaac J. Lambert
Irene Quinn
Lodge Has New Grandson Amid Nomination Fever
In Boston, Henry Cabot Lodge welcomed his eighth grandchild, a son to Mrs. Henry Sears Lodge, born nine pounds at the hospital as Lodge watched the convention on TV. Vice President Richard Nixon announced the birth at the convention after Lodge’s nomination in Chicago.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Chicago
U. N
Ambassador Lodge
Henry Sears Lodge
Richard M. Nixson
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