Deaths and Funerals of Mrs LaVerne Shepherd 63
Mrs LaVerne O Shepherd 63 of 704 S 17th Street died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Myers Chapel conducted by Rev Donald Kirst. Burial in Memorial Gardens. Visitation after 6 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel. Memorials to Faith Lutheran building fund American Cancer Society or Heart Fund. Born December 21 1908 in Chester Illinois. Married February 15 1936 in Waterloo Illinois to George R Shepherd who survives. Also survived by half sister Elsie Hooke of Chester and aunt Lena Zang of Steeleville Illinois. Member of Faith Lutheran and charter member of Jefferson County Homerankers Extension Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVerne O. Shepherd
S. 17Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
Donald Kirst
Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Faith Lutheran Church Building Fund
American Cancer Society
Heart Fund
Shepherd
Chester
Ill
Wm. H
Lizzie (Wilson) Oetting
Waterloo
George R. Shepherd
Elsie Hooke
Lena Zang
Steeleville, Il
Faith Lutheran Church
Jefferson County Homerankers Extension Association
Oscar Beal Waggoner obituary notice
Oscar Beal Waggoner 56 of Waggoner Illinois died at 9 a m Saturday at St Francis Hospital Litchfield Funeral services will be held at 1 30 p m tomorrow at Berry Funeral Home Girard burial in Moore s cemetery near Carlinville He was born in Mt Vernon April 2 1016 son of Alva Jake and Bessie Beal He married Violet Eskew March 16 1940 in Jackson Mississippi He is survived by his wife four sons Oscar Lee Beal Mr Pulaski Robert M Beal Stephen Beal and Dale Beal all of Waggoner two daughters Mrs Alice Seago Carlinville and Sheryl Ann at home seven brothers Othello Beal Mort Beal James Beal John Beal and Fred Beal all of Mt Vernon Bob Beal Gary Indiana and George Beal Moneaqua three sisters Mrs Isabelle Champ Brookfield Mrs Bessie Elliott Mt Vernon and Mrs Lillie Arnett Texico and eight grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Beal
Waggoner
St. Francis Hospital
Litchfield
Berry Funeral Home
Girard
Moore’s Cemetery
Carlinville
Mr. Beal
Mt. Vernon
Alva Jake
Bessie Beal
Violet Eskew
Jackson
Miss
Violet
Oscar Lee Beal
Mr. Pulaski
Robert M. Beal
Stephen Beal
Dale Beal
Alice Seago
Sheryl Ann
Othello Beal
Mort Beal
James Beal
John Beal
Fred Beal
Bob Beal
Gary
Ind
George Beal
Moneaqua
Isabelle Champ
Brookfield
Bessie Elliott
Lillie Arnett
Texico
Idella Wells Sesser Dies At 86 In West Frankfort
Mrs Idella Wells 86 of Sesser died Saturday in Union Hospital West Frankfort Born August 29 1885 in Jefferson County daughter of Jerry and Ada Neal Chalfant Survived by two daughters Wartes Harrison Benton and Lynette Chapman West Frankfort a stepson Warren Wells Mt Vernon a stepsdaughter Cecilia Stoafer Centralia a sister Crete House Benton 12 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren 11 great great grandchildren Funeral tomorrow 2 pm at Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser Burial in Old Baptist Cemetery Friends may call after 5 pm today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idella Wells
Sesser
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Jefferson County
Jerry and
Ada (Neal) Chalfant
Wartes Harrison
Benton
Lynette Chapman
Warren Wells
Mt. Vernon
Cecia Stoafer
Centralia
Crete House
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Old Baptist
Nelda Askew Opdyke dies at 85 in Mt Vernon area
Nelda Correne Rash Askew Opdyke 85 of Route 1 Opdyke died at 9 15 p m Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Funeral services 1 30 p m Wednesday at Buss Hart officiating Burial in Old Orchard Cemetery Calling hours after 5 p m Tuesday She was born February 20 1937 in Mt Vernon daughter of Roy and Allie Rash She married Robert Askew November 21 1956 in Mt Vernon He survives along with her parents two sisters Judy Bates and Johnetta Clontz both of Mt Vernon She was a Baptist church member.
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Nelda Correne Askew
Opdyke
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
Buss Hart
Old Orchard Cemetery
Askew
Mt. Vernon
Roy
Allie (McLaughlin) Rash
Robert Askew
Roy Rash
LaGrange
Ill
Judy Bates
Johnetta Clontz
Vernon
Bernice
The
Baptist Church
Retired Mt Vernon Teacher Dies At 86 In Illinois
A retired teacher died at 86 at Myers Chapel where Dr Clyde Funkhouser officiated. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery. Survived by wife Ruth a daughter Margaret Brewer of Argenta a son Dr Donald F Anderson of Peoria four granddaughters and two grandsons. visitation 7 to 9 p m today at Myers Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Methodist Church of
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Education Association
Myers Chapel
Clyde Funkhouser
Oakwood Cemetery
Anderson
Ruth
Floyd
Margaret) Brewer
Argenta
Donald F. Anderson
Peorla
Two Hurt In Weekend Motorcycle And Car Accidents
Paul Moore, 28, of 1309 Cherry St, in fair condition with facial lacerations after a motorcycle crash Saturday on Old and New Route 15 where gravel and median caused a flip. Another Saturday crash involved four month old Tim Dale Sapp treated for head lacerations and released. Carolyn Sapp charged with failure to reduce speed. Kenneth Graham involved. Gra ham’s car had major damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Moore
Cherry St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Moore
Litton
Kenneth Ray Graham
S. 19Th St
Carolyn C. Sapp
Royalton
Benton Road
Tim Dale Sapp
Good Samaritan
Carolyn Sapp
Graham
Bomb Near Police Station In East St Louis
Police linked a bomb found near the East St. Louis police headquarters to a $16,000 city currency exchange heist two days earlier. The bomb, inside a stolen car from a St. Louis lot, was dismantled by Granite City ordnance troops 19 minutes before detonation. another stolen car tied to the Friday holdup was later found abandoned in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis, Ill
St. Louis
Granite City
Medicare Booklet Explains Extended Care Coverage
A Medicare booklet explaining what care Medicare covers in extended care facilities is available at the Mt. Vernon Social Security Office. It outlines when Medicare pays for skilled nursing services on a continuing basis for a condition treated in a hospital and when it does not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Hog market prices for various hog weights
Hogs weighing 200 to 220 lb sold at 26.75 to 27.26 with No 1 at 27.60. Mixed No 1 and 3 weighing 200 to 240 lb brought 26.25 to 26.75. Sows moved from 20.00 to 24.00.
Market prices quoted in Mt Vernon this morning
Prices listed for soybeans at 3.94 wheat at 133 and corn at 119 were recorded in Mt Vernon this morning reflecting commodity values in the local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Wheat and soybeans market report from Chicago AP
Chicago AP market snapshot lists Wheat No 2 hard red at 1.5634n and No 2 soft red at 1.5434n, Corn No 2 yellow 1.2574n, Oats No 2 extra heavy white 0.7536n, Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.54n, Soybean oil 9.99n, and notes No 2 yellow corn sold Friday at 1.2744n. Prices are shown with fractional indications and market shorthand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Egg price ranges in St Louis by grade and size this week
AP reports egg prices in St. Louis with consumer grades A large 25-35 cents, A medium 23-33, A small 15-25, B large 24-31, wholesale A large 15-17, standard 13-15, medium 11-13, unidentified 8-10, and hens heavy 9, medium 6, leghorn 7 cents, ready-to-cook broilers and fryers 26.00-37.50 per case, this week's delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Butter and eggs market notes from Chicago AP USDA
Chicago wholesale butter prices for all grades were unquoted on Monday while egg prices were issued only on Wednesday and Friday under USDA guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Livestock Receipts at National Stockyards Illinois Report
Estimated Tuesday receipts total 56 000 hogs 2 000 cattle and 200 sheep. Hog receipts 6 500 with prices mostly 50 higher to 25 lower. Cattle 3 500 head trade slow with steers steady heifers steady to 25 lower cows steady to 50 higher bulls steady. Vealers and sheep also listed with varied price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Stock market slightly lower amid slow trading and war concerns
New York stocks showed soft prices in light turnover led by a down Dow at 924.20. Fears about politics, the monetary situation, and Vietnam weighed on sentiment, though gains from encouraging earnings and signs of economic improvement provided limited support. Crocker National slid while Molybdenum rose amid metal-related activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Crocker National
Molybdenum
Engelhard Minerals
American Stock Exchange
Hickory Grove Manor Earns Joint Commission Accreditation
Hickory Grove Manor Inc has Medicare approved skilled care and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. The accreditation follows a field survey by the council for long term care facilities and places Hickory Grove Manor among about 1,600 national facilities meeting high standards of ongoing, patient centered care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Grove Manor Inc
Medicare
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Ryburn A. Alexander
Joint Commission
Accreditation Council
Joint Commission On Accreditation of
American College of Surgeons
American College of Physicians
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
Grove Manor Inc
Walker Wins Chicago IPO Endorsement In Illinois Race
Independent Democrat Dan Walker gained key backing in Chicago as the Independent Precinct Organization endorsed him after hearing Walker and rival Ogilvie. IPO members, 400 strong, debated policy views, with Walker stressing anti waste and grassroots outreach. The session followed Ogilvie’s expressway stance and lettuce boycott positions. The article also notes Antarctica’s average temperature being 35 degrees colder than the Arctic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dan Walker
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ilinois
IPO
Walker
Ogilvie
Independent Voters of
Illinois
North Side
Bruce Douglas
Nixon
Donald Page Moore
Cook County
William S. Singer
Richard J. Daley
Antarctica
Arctic
SIU Choir Programs Schedules Tuesday Concert
The Summer University Choir of Southern Mingis University Carbondale presents a program Tuesday at 8 pm in the Lutheran Student Center. Pieces include Schubert Mass in G, Vivaldi Gloria, and Bach Trio Sonata No. 1 in E flat. Soloists include Cassandra Carter Frank Gibbard William O'Brien Marilyn Meador Ann Osborn and Joyce Harllee. An instrumental ensemble conducts and Kathleen Warner Tate is accompanist. Public invited free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Mingis University
Lutheran Student Center
Cassandra Carter
Bessemer
Ala
Frank Gibbard
William O'Brien
Chicago
Marilyn Meador
Centerville
Tenn
Vivaldi
Ann Osborn
Joyce Harllee
Carterville
Robert Kingsbury
School of Music
Kathleen Warner Tate
wWijin
Stig
Richard Strawn
Carolyn Hooker
Clyn Barrus
Arnold Barton
Gretchen Hindersman
Alan Oldfield
Gregory Largent
Ice Desert of Antarctica Sustains Minimal Life
A study notes the Antarctic ice desert holds far less life than any other desert area examined on Earth, highlighting extreme conditions that limit biological activity across the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antarctica
Earth
You're never too old to hear better Beltone free offer
A Beltone advertisement promises a free non operating model of the smallest Beltone aid ever made for readers who hear but do not understand words. The device weighs under a third of an ounce, sits at ear level in one unit with no body wires, and is offered with no cost or obligation. Write to Dept. 2347 Beltone Electronics Corp Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
W. Victoria
Ill
Hospital daily care cost up 13.9 percent in 1971
The American Hospital Association reports that one day’s hospital care averaged 92.31 dollars in 1971, up 13.9 percent from 1970. Total community hospital expenses rose 14.5 percent, payrolls up 14.3 percent, and outpatient visits climbed 10.1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Hospital Association
AHA
United States
Association
Madison B. Brown
New Cabinet In Greece Under Papadopoulos Regime
Athens AP reports Premier George Papadopoulos reshuffled the army-backed government adding two ex-Parliament deputies who had been dissolved by a prior takeover. Cleanthis Damianos becomes undersecretary of national economy and Spyro Katsotas an assistant to the premier. The move aims to bridge old and new political orders ahead of elections and restoration of democracy. This is the regime’s second major reshuffle since January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
George Papadopoulos
Cleanthis Damianos
Spyridon Katsotas
Service clubs in semirural U.S. areas small groups
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes about half of U S service clubs lie in semirural areas and have memberships under 50, reflecting limited size but widespread geographic reach across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Black Leaders Say Eagleton Must Go, Jackson Says
Nine black leaders met in Chicago and urged McGovern to drop Sen. Eagleton amid questions about his psychiatric history. Rev. Jesse Jackson, head of Operation PUSH, described blacks as fearing McGovern backslid on reform. The group pressed that McGovern must resist deals with Daley and defend Jackson’s influence in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George McGovern
Jesse Jackson
Sen. Eagleton
Jackson
Operation Push
People United To Save Humanity
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
Eagleton
Carlton Goodlet
National Negro Publishers’ Association
McGovern
Richard Daley
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Daley
Illinois
Stokes
Miami
Walter Fauntroy
Congress
District of Columbia
Fauntroy
Capture 2 Men Who Fled Marion Prison Camp
Two inmates escaped Marion Prison Camp in Illinois were recaptured about three hours later after correctional officers spotted them hitchhiking on Illinois 148 five miles north of the facility. Robert Hauck, 32, serving 18 months for altering a treasury check, and Jimmy Henry, 36, serving four years for counterfeiting, faced return to custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
U.S. Treasury
Henry
Water Safety Classes Begin At Park Pool
Local Red Cross instructor Bob McCarter led 14 students in morning water safety classes at the park pool this week. Sessions run 9 am to 12 noon daily, with Ronnie Robinson supervising last week's WSI courses and students earning certificates upon completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Division
Bob McCarter
Ronnie Robinson
Red Cross
WSI
City Park
Funeral Today For Sen Allen Ellender In Houma
In Houma Louisiana President Nixon and a Washington delegation attend the funeral of Sen Allen Ellender aged 81. The group includes top leaders Spiro Agnew James Eastland Carl Albert McGovern Eagleton Kennedy and others. Ellender had chaired the Appropriations Committee and served as president pro tem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houma
Nixon
Washington
Allen Ellender
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
Proten James O. Eastland
D-Miss
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Air Force One
Senate Agriculture and Appropriations Committees
Ellender
Pro ‘Err
Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Committee
Alvin Callender Field
U.S. Naval Air Station
New Orleans
Trumanage: A Young President After FDR's Death
Harry S. Truman assumed the presidency at age 60 years and 339 days following Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. In the All-Star game rules, no pitcher may pitch more than three innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Nelda Askew
Public Library
MT. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Hickory Grove Manor
SIU
Indus
Sledge
Richardson Funeral Home
Greece
Hlensle- Magee
Daniel A. Covelli
Martin Luther King
William Daly
Warren Widener
Berkeley
Calif.rary
Richard Hatcher
New York State
Arthur Eaves
Park Pool
Sen. Ellender
Leonard
W-G Motors
W-G
Leonard Wood
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