Mrs Anna Eliza Howe Dies At 82 In Waltonville
Mrs Anna Eliza Howe of Route 2 Waltonville died at 10 50 p m Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital after a five day stay She was 82 years nine months and 20 days old Funeral services will be Friday at 1 30 p m at Myers Chapel with burial in Sursa cemetery The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel after 4 p m Thursday Survived by two step daughters Marie Dacey of Peoria and Betty Lane of Elmira New York born August 11 1883 in Jefferson County to Adam and Fannie Harpole She was previously married to Frank Mayer who died in 1938 and later to William Howe who died in 1963 She was a lifelong resident of the county.
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Anna Eliza Howe
Route 2
Waltonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Sursa Cemetery
Howe
Jefferson County
Adam and
Fannie (Pierce) Harpole
Frank Mayer
Willam Howe
Thelma Shelton Dies At 52 Funeral Friday
Thelma Mae Shelton of 218 South 17th Street died at 9 45 a m Tuesday at Mt Vernon State TB Hospital aged 52 years 26 days She was a Mt Olive General Baptist Church member and her funeral is set for 1 30 p m Friday at the Mt Olive church with burial in Mt Olive cemetery Survivors include son Robert Shelton Mt Vernon daughter Jo Ann Stearns Mt Vernon four brothers two sisters and eight grandchildren She was born May 5 1914 in Jefferson County parents Earnest and Mina Belle Wilson and was married to Harry Virgil Shelton
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Thelma Mae Shelton
South 17Th Street
Mt. Vernon State T.B. Hospital
Mt. Olive General Baptist Church
Bluford
William Clifton
Fairfield
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Friends
Pulley
Shelton
Jefferson County
Earnest and
Mina Belle (Clark) Wilson
Harry Virgil Shelton
Robert Shelton
Mt. Vernon
Jo Ann Stearns
Edwin Wilson
Gary
Ind
John
George Scott of Broughton Dies Funeral Friday
George W. Scott 58 of Broughton died 10 18 am Tuesday in Spiceland Indiana after an apparent heart attack. Funeral 2 00 pm Friday at Broughton Baptist Church with Rev John Deen officiating. Burial Mt Oval Cemetery near Norris City. Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home Leansboro after 6 00 pm today then at church noon Friday until funeral. Survived by two sons Robert Scott McLeansboro and George Scott Jr Greenfield Ind. five daughters Martha Pingleton Galatia Lela McLeavin Henderson Ky Helen Gray Green Held Ind Kay Sloan Broughton Sue Jerashen Cahokia Ill. sister Ruby Davis Rosedale Ind. 17 grandchildren.
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George W. Scott
Broughton
Spiceland
Ind
Broughton Baptist Church
John Deen
Mt. Oval Cemetery
Norris City
E Gholson
eLeansboro
Mr. Scott
Hamilton County
Elbert
Myra (Hamilton) Scott
Grace Farris
Robert Scott
McLeansboro
George Scott, Jr
Greenfield
Marthe Pingleton
Galatia
Lela McLeavin
Henderson, Ky
Helen Gray
Green- Held
Kay Sloan
Sue Jerashen
Cahokia
Ill
Ruby Davis
Rosedale
Merwin Hampton Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Merwin Hampton of 320 South 13th Street will be held Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in Myers Chapel with Dr. Don Crocker officiating. Burial follows at Opdyke Cemetery. He died yesterday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital and is survived by his son Harold Hampton of Waukegan TH, a daughter Mrs. Melva Marlow of Waukegan, another son Harold D. Hampton of Evansville Ind, and a sister Mrs. Joy Dines of Mr Vernon.
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South 13Th Street
Myers Chapel
Don Crocker
Opdyke
Hampton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Harold Hampton
Waukegan
Melva Marlow
Harold D. Hampton
Evansville, Ind
Slater
Joy Dines
Vernon
Weather and unseasonal wind gusts hit Illinois towns
MT VERNON region reports Tuesday high 72 and low 44 with year to date rainfall 16.34 inches. A cool start to June in Illinois produced a Springfield record low for the date while Chicago area remained clear and forecasts called for warmer weather. A dust devil tore down a carnival tent in Glen Ellyn with $600 damage. no injuries reported.
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MT. Vernon
Associated Press
Ilinois
Springfield
Weather Bureau
Glen Ellyn
Chicago
Temperatures to Rise Across Southern Illinois This Week
Southern Illinois temperatures are expected to average near to slightly above normal from Thursday through Monday with a slow warming trend. Normal highs run from near 80 in the north to mid 80s in the south, and lows from the upper 50s to low 60s. Precipitation averages about a half inch with noticeable local variation and showers possible early next week.
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Driver Cited After Mount Vernon Two Vehicle Crash
Mary Harriman aged 49 of Route 4 Mt. Vernon was cited for Vegal Jane usage after a two car collision with Ethel A. Cox 32 of Belle Rive in the 300 block of Perkins. Damages were estimated above 100 dollars to both cars.
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Mary Harriman
Mt. Vernon
Ethel A. Cox
Belle Rive
Perkins
Read Ads and Labels Then Shop Continued
The column weighs shopping choices like margarine versus butter and substitutes for poultry, fish, and red meat. It notes the cost of convenient foods and suggests adding cheaper mushrooms as a possible alternative.
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Mercy hospital notes list admissions and discharges at Jefferson Memorial. Names include Wareella Hatchcraft Madge Daughheetee Sarah Stearns Doris Meredith and others with addresses such as 1108 south 21st 1307 Jones and 619 south 13th. Discharged patients include Beulah Mendenhall. New admissions feature Harold Johnston Charles Hefner Joan Spotanski John Stockman Edrie Kluck Barbara Neal Phyllis Newell and several others.
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South 21St
Madge Elizabeth Daughheetee
Hurst
Sarah Stearns
Jones
Doris Meredith
South 13Th
John P. Morgan
RFD
Beulah O. Mendenhall
Good Samaritan
Harold Johnston
Charles W. Hefner
College
Joan Spotanski
Waltonville Road
John L. Stockman
Salem Road
Edrie Alice Kluck
Herbert
Barbara Neal
Conger
Phyllis Newell
North 6Th
Stewart Chambers
Warren
Primary Voter Turnout And District Races Highlight June 14 Elections
Absentee ballots total 25 for the June 14 election as contenders vie in district primaries. In the 55th Senate race Paul W. Broyles faces Roscoe D. Cunningham, while Philip B. Benefiel runs unopposed for the Democratic nomination. In the 58th district Democratic field Roy Taylor leads five contenders for two seats. Republicans Ben Blades James Eatherly and Harold Odle seek two GOP nominations. Jefferson county voters also choose for U.S. Senate state treasurer State superintendent and Congress.
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Paul W. Broyles
Mt. Vernon
Senate
Roscoe D. Cunningham
Lawrenceville
Philip B. Benefiel
Roy Taylor
Bert Baker
Benton
Robert W. Walsh
Grayville
Harold Stedelin
Centralia
Wayne R. Samuels
Lesser
Ben Blades
Fairfield
James Eatherly
Galatia
Harold Odle
West Frankfort
Jefferson County
U.S
Congress
Births Mr and Mrs Willie B Meredith Welcome Son Willie Jr
Mr and Mrs Willie B Meredith of 619 south 13th Street are the parents of a son born at 6 38 last night in Jefferson Memorial hospital. He weighed five pounds fifteen and one half ounces and has been named Willie Jr. Mr and Mrs Melvin Shannon of RFD 2 are the parents of a son born at 12 01 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital. He weighed seven pounds eight ounces.
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Willie B. Meredith
South ‘13Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Willie, Jr
Melvin Shannon
RFD 2
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vandalism Cases Reported In Mt Vernon Area
Mt Vernon police reported a vandalism incident at a building site on Broadway between 25th and 27th streets where grade stakes were pulled and blocks placed in the roadway. Another act found on the south wall of the Montgomery Ward building at the southwest square corner featured the lettering 65 and the name Brenda.
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Mt. Vernon
10Th Street
Montgomery Ward
New Illinois Power Co
25Th
27Th Streets
Broadway
Brenda
South 10Th
Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths set record
CHICAGO AP reports 542 people were killed in traffic accidents during the 78 hour Memorial Day weekend, surpassing the 525 figure from 1963. The count ran from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday, with California leading at 55 deaths, followed by Michigan 40, Pennsylvania 32, New York 29, and Florida 26.
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California
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
Florida
Church Guttering Ripped Loose Reported at Local Church
Children climbing walls of the Second General Baptist Church in the 300 block of Casey have been ripping guttering. Janitor Albert Weaver of 1216 South 23rd told Mt. Vernon police yesterday about the incident.
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Second General Baptist Church
Casey
Mt. Vernon
Albert Weaver
South 23Rd
Neighborhood service centers proposed by University of Tim o
The plan aims to aid low income families with homemaking, budgeting, food buying, clothing, and home management training. It includes senior programs and coordination with governmental agencies to provide job placement, training, and public aid referrals. Local in kind support funds a portion of the $139,757 annual budget with a center building yet to be obtained.
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Shipp
Three Yank Planes Lost as Saigon Tensions Rise
In Saigon, Buddhist protesters clash with security after a grenade injures monk Thich Thien Minh and a driver. Minhs hospitalization follows a vow to enlarge Viet Nam’s leadership body with civilian reps. Buddhist youths burn a U S Navy Jeep as crowds blame government forces.
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Gia Long
Buddhist Institute
Saigon Radio
Viet Nam
Buddhist Youth Center
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Tran van Do
Thich Thien Minh
Allied Military Assistance Command
Vernon Hog Market Prices and Closing Rates
Markets MT Vernon hog market reports prices paid to 12 30 p m today. Hogs top at 2 00 per 200 220 lb. Sows up to 19 75 for 30 weight down, 300 lb and over 19 25, down. Boars 15 00 and 15 50. After 12 30 p m prices based on next day figures.
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Mt, Vernon
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices After Noon
Mt Vernon posted quotes for soybeans at 3.07 dollars per bushel shell corn at 1.28 dollars ear corn at 1.26 dollars per bushel as southern Illinois prices.
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Mt. Vernon
Prices for eggs and poultry in St Louis market report
St Louis AP market notes list egg consumer grades A large 28-3, A medium 25-26, A small 17-19, B large 2-26, wholesale grades 24-25, unclassified 24-25, checks 15-17. Hens, broilers and fryers priced too few to report.
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St, .Louis
Grain futures prices for Wheat Corn and Soybeans
Chicago ap reports cash grain quotes for wheat No 2 hard 170 and No 2 red 1704, corn No 2 yellow 129, No 5 yellow 123, oats No 2 heavy white 74, soybeans No 1 yellow 317, and soybean oil 1120.
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Chicago
Livestock prices at National Stock Yards report
AP notes estimated Thursday offerings at National Stockyards NJ with hogs about 6,000 head and cattle 700. Hog barrows and gilts mostly 26.00 to 27.00. sows 18.50 to 21.25. Cattle shows 2,500 head with steers 24.75 to 26.00, heifers 23.00 to 25.25, cows 18.00 to 20.50, vealers 26.00 to 36.00, calves 22.00 to 26.00. Sheep 200 with lambs 26.00 to 27.00, spring lambs 23.00 to 26.00, shorn ewes 4.00 to 7.00.
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National Stockyards
Chicago market report on poultry butter eggs and cars
AP dispatch from Chicago notes live poultry roasters at 26 percent, special reds White Rock fryers around 21 to 23 cents. Chicago Mercantile Exchange quotes butter steady with various scores, eggs unsettled with grades A whites near 29 cents, mixed around 29 cents, standards 28 percent.
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Chicago
USDA
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street Inches Toward Base for Possible Summer Rally
A scattered recovery movement widened in early afternoon trading as the market stayed lower on averages. The Dow slipped 0.78 to 883.29 at noon after an initial drop, while the AP 60 fell 1.0 to 319.4. IBM opened down 14 percent and lagged after rights offering news. Prices were mixed on the ASE.
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Oiling Of Streets Begins In Mt Vernon
City workmen started a summer project to oil and clean about 25 miles of streets in Mt Vernon. Superintendent Bob Dethrow estimates a 90 day timeline with weather delays. initial work covered Conger from 26th to 23rd and 25th from Lamar to Perkins, with plans to reach 17th by day’s end.
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Mt. Vernon
Bob Dethrow
Public Works
City Park
Lamar
Perkins
Conger
Dethrow
Summer School Planned for Lagging Students
The guidance office plans a summer program for about 40 interested students. Registration is advised to tailor courses by need, with a focus on those academically deprived or short on credits. Courses in math English social studies sciences and a new elective are considered, with small classes for individualized instruction and up to 120 class hours offered. The program funded by the grant supporting the instructional materials center will use about 5800 of the 88006.50 total grant.
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Fitzgerrell
Woodrome
Gemini 6 7 Rendezvous And Space Walk On Tap
Stafford and Cernan prepare for a nine-docking plan with the target Agena or ATDA in a three day flight as Surveyor 1 watches. They recall past delays from Atlas engine woes and Agena misfire, aim for an Ocean of Storms landing and a record space walk above the Pacific.
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Stafford
Walter M. Schirra, Jr
Cernan
Surveyor 1
Air Force
Navy
Atlas
Agena
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Kennedy
Space
ATDA
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Amerson Wins Alabama Sheriff Nomination in Macon County
Lucius A. Amerson, 32, the first Negro nominated for sheriff in Alabama since Reconstruction, won the Democratic nomination in Macon County after a runoff primary amid a split Negro vote. While 22 white contests produced defeat for Negro candidates, Amerson faces possible Republican opposition in November, with Alabama's legislature remaining 14 white members until 1970.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Lucius A. Amerson
Macon County
Fred D. Gray
Amerson
Lkelihood
Hervey Sadler
K. L. Buford
Sadler
L. A. Locklair
Harold Webb
Board of Revenue
Peter Kirksey
Greene ‘County
Sentenced For Killing Woman In Illinois Case
Robert Brock aged 36 was sentenced to 14 to 18 years in prison for the murder of Pauline Cohen a 39 year old former night club singer. The body of Mrs Cohen was found July 26 in a corn field north of Springfield and she had been shot in the head.
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Springfield, Ill
Robert Brock
Pauline Cohen
Brock
Joliet
William Chamberlain
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