Deaths and Funerals Robert Carroll Fairfield MO
Funeral services for Robert Carroll will be held at 1 30 p m Sunday at Dixon Johnson Funeral Home in Fairfield with Rev Robert Reeves officiating Graveside rites are set for 10 30 a m Monday at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Paris Mo The body lies in state at the funeral home after 4 00 p m today Mr Carroll 76 of Fairfield died 6 30 p m Thursday in an Alton hospital He is survived by his wife Bessie Carroll of Fairfield
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Robert Carroll
Dixon- Johnson
Fairfield
Robert Reeves
Walnut Grove
Paris
Carroll
Alton
Bessie Carroll
Laura Hinkley Dies At 70 In Overland Rites
Mrs. Laura M. Hinkley 70 of Overland Missouri died at 5 30 am Friday at St Luke s Hospital St Louis. Funeral services set for 10 00 am Monday at Wesleyan Methodist Church Overland with burial at Ashley cemetery. Body to lie in state after 1 00 pm Monday at Kringer Funeral Home Ashley until the service at 3 00 pm Monday. She was born November 22 1906 in Tamaroa daughter of John and Grace Wynn. She married James Hinkley June 22 1916 in Danville Illinois and he survives along with two daughters Mrs Johnnie Schaefer and Mrs June Anslen and four grandchildren.
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Laura M. Hinkley
Overland
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Louis
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Lockland Road
Kringer Funeral Home
Ashley
Ashley Cemetery
Hinkley
Tamaroa
John and
Grace (Greer) Wynn
Danville
Ill
James Hinkley
Johnnie Schaefer
June Anslen
Ruby O McAtee Dies at 82 in Waltonville Funeral Set
Ruby O McAtee, 82, of Waltonville, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral at Fry Funeral Home Monday at 2 PM with Rev Jim Piercy officiating. Burial in Knob Prairie cemetery. Calling after 5 PM Sunday. Survived by husband Edward McAtee and sister Opal Elliston. Preceded by parents and a sister. Member of Long Prairie Christian church.
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Ruby O. McAtee
Waltonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Fry Funeral Home
Jim Piercy
Knob Prairie
McAtee
Ballard County
Kentucky
George
Mary E. (Laur) Muray
Wycliffe
Edward McAtee
Opal Elliston
Long Prairie Christian Church
Baldridge Dies at 66 in Centralia Illinois
Lou M Baldridge 66 of RFD 5 Centralia Ill died 6 30 pm Friday at Washington County Hospital Nashville. Funeral 1 30 pm Monday at Queens Boggs Funeral Home Centralia. Burial in Fouts Cemetery near Centralia. Burial details call after 6 pm Sunday. Born Oct 1900 on RFD 5 Centralia. Survived by brother Lyle F Baldridge RFD 5 Centralia. Member of Fouts Christian church.
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Lou M. Baldridge
RFD
Centralia
Ill
Washington County Hospital
Nashville
Queens Boggs Funeral Home
Fouts
Mr. Baldridge
Jefferson Chapter O.E.S. Stated Meeting Notice
A stated meeting of Jefferson Chapter No 686 Order of Eastern Star will be held Tuesday night August 1 at 700 pm at the Masonic Lodge in Opdyke Marguerite Piper Worthy Matron Flossie Harriman Secretary
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Jefferson Chapter
O.E.S. Opdyke
Jefferson
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
Opdyke
Marguerite Piper
Flossie Harriman
Jefferson County Farmers Meet Set for August 2
Jefferson County National Farmers Organization announces its August meeting on August 2, 1967 at 7 30 p.m. in the housing authority meeting room.
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Jefferson County National Farmers
Jeffersoon Co. N. F. O
Housing Authority
Motorist Killed In Highway Rollover Near Dixon
Richard Rhodes, 17, of Dixon died when an automobile rolled over on a highway four miles north of Dixon. Driver Herschel Hamilton, 19, was unhurt, while passenger Sandra Flecker, 18, of Mount Morris, sustained injuries.
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Dixon, Ill
Richard Rhodes
Dixon
Herschel Hamilton
Sandra Flecker
Mount Morris
Dies Early Today Joseph R Hunt Funeral Monday
Joseph Roy Hunt 62 of 408 Opdyke died at 4 30 am today at Good Samaritan Hospital. He worked as an attendant at Dixon State Hospital until retirement. Funeral at 130 pm Monday Myers Chapel with Rev Dale Brown and Rev Wilbur Karch officiating. Burial in Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 4 pm Sunday. He married Maude Eccles in Mt Vernon in 1936. survived by step son Herman Merriman Jr and five grandsons. He was a member of Church of God.
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Joseph Roy Hunt
Opdyke
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dixon State Hospital
Myers Chapel
Dale Brown
Wilbur Karch
Memorial Gardens
Mr. Hunt
Jefferson County
U. S
Mary Etta (Reed) Hunt
Mt. Vernon
Maude Eccles
Herman Merriman, Jr
Dixon, Ill
Mildred Miller
Niles, Mich
Mabel Stewart
Mae Sechrest
Conley Hunt
Evansville
Ind
Hunt
The
Church of God
Henry Smith 84 Former Car Shop Employer Dies
Henry Smith aged 84 a punch operator for 39 years at Mt. Vernon car shops died at 6 30 am at his home 1215 south 23rd street. The service is 1 30 pm Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Rev Roy Van Horn officiating and Oakwood cemetery burial. He was born March 8 1883 in New Jersey. Survived by wife Laura Schmidt a daughter Jeannette Joy and three grandchildren. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Car Men of America. Burial at Oakwood cemetery.
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Henry Smith
Mt. Vernon
South 23Rd Street
Myers Chapel
Roy van Horn
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Smith
New Jersey
Andrew and
Anna (Chammer) Smith
Dave Bond
St. Louis
Laura Schmidt
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Admitted: Ollie Ann Pigg 101 north 2yth Priscilla Glick Fairfield MN Cindy Lynn Hurt Dahlgren Beverely Jean Kissner Wayne City Discharged: Robert F Patterson Walton ville Myrtle Mae Thomas 714 south 25th Sharon Heuser 62514 south 1th Charles W Hutsel 903 Lamar Good Samaritan Harold Power 2231 Broadway Lawrence Waters Centralia NJ Chester Peek RFD 4 Howard Paisley 1717 Warren Charles Ilbery RFD 3 Arletta Elzy 2813 College Eva Apgar Bluford Mrs Evelyn Fairchild and ba by Paula Beth 1917 south 9th Kimberly Cato RFD 2 Gordon Landgraf Hearthside Nursing Home 318 north 9th Imol Davis Waltonville Naomi Brookman Bluford
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Ollie Ann Pigg
North
Priscilla Glick
Fairfield
Cindy Lynn Hurt
Dahlgren
Beverely
Jean Kissner
Wayne City
Robert F. Patterson
Waltonville
Myrtle Mae Thomas
South
Sharon Heuser
Charles W. Hutsel
Lamar
Good Samaritan
Harold Power
Broadway
Lawrence Waters
Centralia
Chester Peek
Howard Paisley
Warren
Charles Ilbery
Arletta Elzy
College
Eva Apgar
Bluford
Evelyn Fairchild
Paula Beth
South 9Th
Kimberly Cato
Gordon Landgraf
Hearthside Nursing Home
Imol Davis
Naomi Brookman
Nine Negroes Arrested in Chicago Riots Continue
A renewed wave of unrest in Chicago left several buildings set afire and looted. a search found a shotgun in a building. Police noted near total cooperation from gun shops with Mayor Daley’s appeal to curb firearms sales. a 300-person independent patrol of West Side residents works with police to deter disturbances, part of a church-led program begun by 70 Negro West Side churches.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
West Side
Henry Mitchell
North Star Missionary Baptist Church
Detroit riot aftermath spans relief and reform efforts
Detriot unrest prompts federal housing leases to the Detroit Housing Commission and plans to demolish unsafe buildings. Courts move to release up to 1000 minor offenders, while lawyers rally 300 to 500 volunteers. Community groups work for peace as 800 buildings are deemed unsafe and 38 interfaith food distribution points open.
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Detroit
International Platform Association
Gregory
George Romney
Atlanta
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Cambridge
Federal Housing Administration
Detroit Housing Commission
Public Works
Robert Toohey
Toohey
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
John Feikens
Detroit Bar Association
Kerner OKs Credit Card Nurse Bills Amid Vetoes
Governor Kerner approved bills allowing emergency care at accident scenes and deferred payment for credit card nurse expenses, while vetoing measures on state employee grievance appeals, cigarette tax stamp deferral, Metropolitan Sanitary District minority representation, and higher special education scholarships. He signed laws enabling state enforcement of federal boat rules, expanding registration to all watercraft, raising fees, and mandating life jackets for boats and children under ten.
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Kerner
Illinois Personnel Department
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Chicago
Grandmother Betty Coffman Killed by Grandson in McLean
AP report says 80 year old Betty Coffman was killed when her 17 year old grandson Mark Langley backed a car from a garage in Mc Lean. Police identified both parties and noted the tragedy occurred Friday.
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Mclean, Til
Betty Coffman
Mark Langley
McLean
Hearing Set At City Hall On L and N Passenger Service
Mt Vernon residents will testify at a City Hall hearing August 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. before ICC officials regarding L and N Railroad passenger service discontinuance. The two trains serve Mt Vernon and McLeansboro, with a possible service removal by November 30 if approved. Mayor Joe Martin welcomed ICC acknowledgment of the city’s resolution opposing the cut.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Nashville, Tenn
City Hall
Mt Vernon
McLeansboro
ICC
Mt. Vernon
Joe Martin
Tomato "Turtle" Grows In Mt. Vernon
The Mt. Vernon area displays the year’s oddest tomato at The Register-News. A turtle shaped fruit grown by John Chirk at 332 South Second Street drew local attention for its unique form.
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Mt. Vernon
Register- News Today
John Chirk
South Second Street
Acquit 2nd Officer in Vietnam Trials
The second officer was found innocent of murder but guilty of an unrelated charge of imposing illegal fines on his men. The captain was reprimanded and ordered to pay a 450 dollar fine. Wood received one year for voluntary manslaughter. Griffer was convicted of unpremediated murder and sentenced to ten years. Neither man was discharged from service.
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Wood
Griffer
Weather roundup for MT VERNON and Illinois Friday
MT VERNON reports a Friday high of 83 and low 6 with .33 inches of rainfall from 7:00 a.m. Friday to 7:60 a.m. today. Illinois outlook from AP notes bright sun, no rain, temps from the low to mid 80s, 60s at night, and highs near 80s Sunday.
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U S Seizes Food Product Over Mislabeling in Indiana
The FDA seized 48 cases of Noodle-Rent Chicken Almonds in Yorktown Indiana on Thursday for mislabeling stating it contained flavorful chicken but little or no chicken meat. Manufactured by Golden Grain Macaroni Co Bridgeview Illinois the seizure may lead to court action under the Food and Drug Act.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Yorktown
Ind
Golden Grain Macaroni Co
Bridgeview
Hog carcass brings record price at Champaign County Fair
At Champaign County Fair Urbana paid a record 850 dollars for the grand champion hog carcass. Hampshire shown by Bob Meeker of Delavan in Tazewell County was purchased by an Urbana restaurant. The previous Champaign County record was 840 dollars, with last year’s Illinois state fair still above all at 1,025 dollars.
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Urbana
Ill
Champaign County
Hampshire
Bob Meeker
Delavan
Tazewell County
Dlinois
Sheriff Pitchess Seeks 200 Deputies With Height Rules
Los Angeles AP Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess announced a new recruitment drive aiming to hire 200 deputies. He indicated applicants must be at least 5 feet 7 inches tall, relaxing the previous minimum height. The push follows ongoing staffing challenges for the department.
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Los Angeles
Peter J. Pitchess
Pitchess
Two Rosy War Losses Reported in Naval Fire Incident and Saigon Shelling
The aircraft carrier Independence suffered a fuel-tank ignition causing 26 killed and 29 jets destroyed but flames were contained. In Saigon, Communist gunners shelled four military posts on the northern route to Saigon from War Zone D, killing three Americans and wounding two, while South Vietnamese losses reached three dead and 47 wounded as ground sweeps found two rocket sites and two Viet Cong gunners killed.
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Independence
Norfolk
Associated Press
Steve Stibbens
Forrestal
Saigon
Commu Nist
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Joseph R. Hunt
Jefferson Memorial
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