Deaths Gregg Ellis 76 Dies Yesterday Rites Tomorrow
Gregg Ellis of 2702 Cherry street died Friday at the Allen Nursing Home at age 76 years nine months and 28 days. He was a painter. Funeral services set for Sunday at 1 30 p.m. at Myers Chapel with Rev. Bird Green officiating and burial in Garrison Temple cemetery. The body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 4 p.m. today for friends to view. He was born August 3 1881 in Wayne county Illinois, son of Alfred and Nancy J Melton Ellis. Surviving are two brothers David of Mt Vernon and Hallick of The Dalles Oregon, and a sister Mamie Stone of Mt Vernon.
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Gregg Ellis
Cherrytreet
Allen Nursing Home
Ellis
Myers Chapel
Bird Green
Garrison Temple Cemetery
Mr. Ellis
Wayne County
Ill
Alfred and
Nancy J. (Melton) Ellis
Lulu Jacobs
David
Mt. Vernon
Hallick
Dalles
Oregon
Mamie Stone
Rites for Hilda White Held Sunday at Belle Prairie
Funeral services for Hilda Jean White, one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack White of Benton Road, will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Belle Prairie church in Hamilton county. Burial in church cemetery. Body to be at Myers Chapel after 1:00 p.m. today and to church at 1:00 p.m. Sunday. She died today at 10:00 a.m. at age one year, three months and fourteen days.
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Hilda Jean White
Jack White
Benton Road
Belle Prairie Church
Hamilton County
Myers Chapel
Hilda Jean
Lena Fields 83 Dies After Centralia Auto Crash
Lena Fields 83 of Centralia died after being struck by a car at 9:00 p m near her home. She died at St Marys Hospital at 12 45 a m today Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 00 p m at Osborn Funeral Home in Dix with Rev Farrell Jenkins officiating Burial will be in Jordans Chapel Cemetery She was a longtime Centralia resident born November 23 1873 and survived by a sister and several nieces and nephews The driver Norman Mathews 18 of Odin was not charged.
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Lena Fields
Centralia
Dix
St. Mary’s Hospital
Osporn
Farrell Jenkins
Centrala
Jordans Chapel
Fields
Osouth Maple
Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Jefferson County
John “Hocko
Julia Ann (Wimberly) Hawkins
W. O. Fields
Emma Jennings
Norman Mathews
Odin
Bathing Suits Subject To Tax
Harrisburg report says Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Gerald Gleeson rules bathing suits are athletic equipment and taxable at 3 percent sales tax. The ruling treats swimsuits as equipment even when used only for sun tanning, placing them under the Key State tax.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Gerald A. Gleeson
Gleeson
Ind
Toddlers Lost In The Woods Near Orting Washington
Twin 21 month old boys Kevin and Kerry Yanasak disappeared from their home in the wooded foothills south of Orting Washington on a Friday afternoon. Hundreds of searchers scoured the area near a sheer bluff that drops several hundred feet. The boys were last seen about 3 p.m. Their home lies 24 miles south of Orting and about 35 miles southeast of Seattle in a wooded hilly region with streams and rivers.
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Oating
Here
Tony
Kevin
Kerry Yanasak
Edward Yanasak
Yanasak
Orting
Seattle
Birth of Son to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Norris
Mr and Mrs Patrick Norris of 1016 Pace welcomed a son born at 9 37 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds mother and baby are reported in good condition father is employed locally at Pace Street Works
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Patrick Norris
Pace
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hospital Notes and Police Court Briefs
Hospital notes record admissions at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial including Blanche Hyde Shirley Jones Bender Sharon Caufman Dennis Caufman Patricia Oliver Mildred Talbert and discharges for Donald Horton Patricia Henry Master David Kniffen Julis Miller Dora Johnson plus admissions for Miss Rena crioner and discharges for Clarence Hunter Minnie Wells. Police court fines listed before Police Magistrate J R Thomas include Larry Roger Jones 25 for reckless driving Donald D Dahlgren 5 plus costs for failure to have a driver's l er toe Mary Ann Green 5 for following too closely.
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Good Samaritan
Blanche Hyde
Shirley Jones Bender
Sharon Caufman
Shelia Caufman
Dennis Caufman
Patricia Oliver
Mildred Talbert
Donald Horton
Patricia Henry
David Kniffen
Julis Miller
Dora Johnson
Jefferson Memorial
Rena ,Crioner
Clarence Hunter
Minnie Wells
J. R. Thomas
Larry Roger Jones
Donald Dt. Dahlgren
Mary Ann Green
Vast TV Schedule Across Channels and Times
A dense listing of weekday and Sunday television lineups for channels 4 5 2 12 22 across St Louis Cape Girardeau and Harrisburg. Programs span news weather sports dramas comedies cartoons variety talk shows game shows films and theater with many titles including Gunsmoke Master Plan Hudsons Bay The Beverly Hillbillies Ed Sullivan Lawrence Welk and more.
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Bel 12
Cape
Girardeas
Annie Oakley
Three Musketeers
Soldiers of Fortune
Oh, Susanna
R.d.’Playhouse
Jackie Gleason
Gunemoke
Lawrence Welk
Channel 12
Theater
St. Louis
Jack Benn
Ed Sullivan
GE Theater
Dr. Christian
Cape Girardeau
Hitchcock
Monte Cristo
Ed Bullivin
Doug, Edwards
Roblin Hood
Bride
Burns and Allen
Cochise
Jane Wyman
Weather Summary Across Cities From The Associated Press
A nationwide weather digest notes cloudy conditions in Albuquerque and Chicago, rain in Denver and Grand Rapids, and a mix of clear skies in Boston Los Angeles and New York. Temperatures vary, with highs in the 60s to mid 80s and cooler north regions expected tonight through Sunday as a cool front influences much of the Midwest.
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Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fort Worth
Grand Rapids
Helena
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Marquette
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
Ore
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Ste. Marie
Seattle
Tampa
Missouri
Moline
Severe Texas storms bring 11 inch rain near Uvalde
Rains of up to 11 inches flooded areas from Uvalde to Lapriyor as violent weather continued in Texas. Two boys were killed by lightning while farms waited for land to dry. Tornado sighted near Big Spring caused no damage. widespread flooding affected Brackettville and several south and west Texas communities.
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Dallas
Texas
Midland
Tex
Big Spring
Fel Texas
Uvalde
Lapryor
Kingsville
Lubbock
Amatio
Plainview
Sherman
South Plains
Hale
Floyd
Swisher
Panhandle
Brackettville
San Antonio
The
Red Cross
Extension Course At High School Begins Tuesday
An extension course from McKendree College will be offered at the Mt. Vernon township high school starting next Tuesday June 14 The History Education 309 Illinois History course carries four semester hours of credit and meets twice weekly Tuesdays and Thursdays for 16 weeks.
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McKendree College
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Local Youths Attending Boys State This June
Four Mt. Vernon youths will attend Premier Boy's State sponsored by the American Legion at the state Fairgrounds in Springfield June 23 through June 30. They are Glenn Daniel Fleming Richard Rainey Jack Howard Kotter Bill Donovan Randall.
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Mt. Vernon
American Legion
Springfield
Glenn Daniel Fleming
South Tenth
Richard Rainey
Casey
Jack Howard Kotter
South
Bill Donovan Randall
Shawnee
Three Radar Arrests At Ina On Friday
State police checked speeds on Route 37 at Ina in southern Illinois and arrested three motorists for speeding. Most drivers were within the posted limit. Earlier this week, 15 speeders were arrested at Dix.
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Illinois
Ina
Dix
Johnson Urges New Look At U S Foreign Policy
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson calls for a fresh approach to U S foreign policy after Britain relaxes trade with Communist China. He says the move requires re evaluating the Chinese trade stance and remains cautious about U S public stance.
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U.S
Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
U. S
China
Sen
Humphrey
D - Minn
Knowland
California
London
Red China
Russia
Paris
Britain
Peiping
Moscow
United Nations
United States
Hong Kong
State Department
Congress
Bicycle Safety Day draws hundreds at Mt Vernon event
About 600 youngsters attended an annual Bicycle Safety Day at the high school athletic field hosted by the Moose Lodge and Mt. Vernon police. Prizes included ten bicycles and cash awards in age grouped races, with Coca-Cola provided by Starr Brothers. Community groups and sponsors supplied bicycles, refreshments, and prizes to participants and winners. The article also notes the major trade of Honduras and a historical note on Wyoming granting women the vote in 1869.
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Mt. Vernon Area
Moose Lodge and Police Department
Delo
Moose Lodge
Mt. Vernon
Lana Sue Bowlin
Pear
Steve Lewis
Stanley
Joyce Davis
South
Jimmie Try
Kensington
Phyllis Smith
Gary Crocker
Opdyke
Carolyn Joslin
North Fourth
Stanley Bickley
RFD
Deloris Heck
Welkins
Michael Bean
South 15Th
VFW
Amvets
American Legion
Elks
Optimists
Welborn and Carr Insurance Co
Jaycees
Eagles
Lions
Kiwanis
Coca-Cola
Starr Brothers
Permits Approved for 97524 Dollar Mt Vernon Building Projects
Building permits totaling 97524 were issued in Mt Vernon this month announced by Building Inspector Willis E Smith Five new homes accounted for 56000 of the total with additional permits for two commercial buildings 28500 a fireproof vault 5000 an addition to a residence 3000 an addition to a store building 2500 a silo service room and a tool house 400 were also listed
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Mt. Vernon
Willis E. Smith
Onch
Local Flyers Make Short Trips Between Cities
Frank Smoot made a flight to Springfield yesterday and a return trip. Chuck Easton flew to Springfield on Friday. Tom Oakley traveled to Norman Oklahoma today. Frank Smoot also flew to Danville this morning.
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Frank Smoot
Springfield
Chuck Easton
Tom Oakley
Norman
Oklo
Danville
Files Suit for Divorce Here
Aleen Peyton filed suit for divorce against Joe Peyton in circuit court here charging cruelty. She seeks custody of a minor child and alimony. The couple married July 12 1956 and separated December 27 1956. Craig and Craig represents the plaintiff.
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Aleen Peyton
Joe Peyton
Cotaplaint
Craig and Craig
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Oakland Ave
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Tolle Road
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Casey Ave
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