Deaths and Funerals Roy E Cobb 63 Walnut Hill
Roy Earl Cobb 63 died at 4 30 am at his Walnut Hill home after a heart attack. Retired blacksmith with Illinois Central Railroad. Private funeral Saturday at Keith Funeral Home Centralia with Rev Wernell Garren. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery Centralia. In state after 6 pm Friday at Keith Funeral Home. Born June 17 1903 in Jefferson County to John and Inez Dobbs Cobb. Survived by wife Leola Oldfield a daughter Janet Cobb Mt Vernon sister Lethel Burns Mt Vernon. Member Boyd Christian Church.
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Roy Earl Cobb
Walnut Hill
Mr. Cobb
Illinois Central Railroad
Keith
Centralia
Wernell Garren
Hillcrest Cemetery
Jefferson County
John and
Inez (Dobbs) Cobb
Leola Oldfield
Janet Cobb
Lethel Burns
Mt. Vernon
Friedman 66 Dies. Rites Set Saturday at Myers Chapel
Barnett McCoy Friedman of Brownsville Road died at 7:00 am in Good Samaritan Hospital at age 66 years five months and three days. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday at Myers Chapel with burial in Bethel cemetery. He was born January 28, 1901 in Owensboro Kentucky and married Inez Mill in 1931 in this city. Surviving are three daughters, two sisters, two brothers, and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnett McCoy Friedman
RFD
Brownsville Road
Good Samaritan
Friedman
International Shoe Company
Myers Chapel
Bethel Cemetery
Mr. Friedman
Mrs Henry Pigg Dies At 73 Rites Saturday
Mrs Mary Estelle Pigg died at 5 15 pm at her home 824 Warren Avenue at 73 years 11 months 12 days Funeral 2 00 pm Saturday at Park Avenue Baptist Church with Rev Everett Lemay and Rev Ross Partridge officiating Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Friends may call Myers Chapel after 4 pm Friday Body will be moved to church at noon Saturday for viewing until the funeral Mrs Pigg born June 19 1893 in Washington County daughter of Frank and Flora Ann White She lived in Mt Vernon five years married Sept 24 1912 in Nashville to Henry B Pigg who survives Also surviving are two sons Henry Pigg Jr of Decatur Billy Eugene Pigg of Centralia two daughters Jerrie Pauline England Clay City and Elva Louise Clark Mt Vernon one brother William White Mt Vernon two sisters Sadie Wielt West Frankfort and Lula Mee Meens Mt Vernon eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren One grandson Charles Brown reared in her home She was preceded in death by three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Estelle Pigg
Warren Avenue
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Everett Lemay
Ross Partridge
Oakwood Cemetery
Myers Chapel
Pigg
Washington County
Frank
Flora Ann (Lawson) White
Mt. Vernon
Nashville
Henry B. Pigg
Henry Pigg, Jr
Decatur
Billy Eugene Pigg
Centralia
Jerrie Pauline England
Clay City
Elva Louise Clark
William White
Sadie Wielt
West Frankfort
Lula Mee- Meens
Charles Brown
Mrs Iva Frost Thompson Dies Funeral Friday
Mrs Iva Frost Thompson 87 of Pearl City TL died. Youngest member of a Jefferson County pioneer family. Survived by two daughters and three sons. Funeral services and burial will be Friday in Chadwick Illinois.
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Iva Frost Thompson
Pearl City
Jefferson County
C. D
Martha (Maxey) Frost
William T
O.D
A. M
Angus Frost
Lou Ward
Charles M. Thompson
Bert
Roy
Father Of Billye Barth Is Dead
William Bernard Newby Sr. 70 died at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield on Wednesday at 1 30 p m He was former pastor of the Christian church in Lesser and father of Billye Barth former Register News Society editor He had long illness Burial services Friday at 3 p m from Marks Mortuary Wood River with interment in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens Bethalto Surviving are wife Aline Aldridge and three children plus three grandsons He resigned from Western Cartridge Co in 1945 to enter Cincinnati Bible Seminary and was ordained in Cincinnati The churches he served included Lesser Elizabethtown T Bowersville Ohio and Walnut Ridge Ark
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bernard Newby Sr
St. Francis Hospital
Litchfield
The
Christian Church
Lesser
Billye Barth
Register-News Society
Newby
Marks Mortuary
East
Lorena Avenue
Wood River
Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
Bethalto
Nuns Leave Shreveport for Milwaukee Experimental Life
Twenty nuns of the Roman Catholic Order of Daughters of the Cross will depart Shreveport to form an experimental religious community in Milwaukee Wisconsin. They will wear modern dress use secular names live in groups and share earnings none of which comes from the church. The move follows Vatican II urging new expressions of life and aims to educate and serve in schools and other fields while maintaining faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Order of Daughters of the Cross
Wisconsin
Mary Michael
Milwaukee
John Roberta
Daughters of the Cross
Oklahoma City
Connecticut
United States
United Network drops Bill Dana TV show from Las Vegas
The United Network said it is dropping its televised night variety show from Las Vegas. The program starred Bill Dana and aired its last episode Wednesday night, a network spokesperson said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Network
Las Vegas
Bill Dana
Weather Update From MT VERNON AND ILLINOIS
MT VERNON high 62 low 52 with rainfall 31 from 7 am Wed to 7 am Thu. Year-to-date rainfall 15.86 inches. Illinois: mostly 60s with warmer Friday. northerns sunny, southern partly cloudy with light showers. Moline 71, overnight low 48 at Chicago Grant Park and East Dubuque.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois
Associated Press
Ilinois
Weather Bureau
Moline
Chicago
Grant Park
East Dubuque
Belleville
Peoria
Quincy
Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
Chicago Grant Pk
Chicago Midway
Midwest Madison
South Bend
Paducah
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. P
Montreal
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Divorced Man Adopts 2 Boys in Oregon
Tony Piazza, a 39 year old divorced music teacher, was approved by Circuit Court Judge Jean Lewis to adopt his second son, Anthony Eric, age 3, and his new brother Christian William, 15 months, in Lake Oswego Oregon. Piazza said he wanted Eric to have a brother and noted he had no children from his marriage. He previously became a pioneer as the first single male in the United States to adopt a child through a licensed agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Oswego
Ore
Tony Piazza
United States
Circuit Court
Jean Lewis
Eric
Piazza
Anthony Eric
Christian William
No Minke in This Airline Capetown Freight Refusal
Cape Town AP reports South African Airways refused to air freight mink pelts describing strong odors from their fur as offensive. Transport Minister Ben Schoeman told Parliament that mink odor could permeate baggage and cargo and air holds, requiring selective acceptance of animals for air transport.
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Cape Town
South Africa
South African Airways
Ben Schoeman
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices Unchanged
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were unchanged with top hogs at 22 25 to 22 50 for 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs Sows fell to 19 00 for 300 weight down Sows 300 Weight and over 18 75 down Boars 13 50 and 14 50 After 12 30 p m today prices based on next day’s prices
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Reported This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quoted prices show soybeans at 2.71, shell corn at 1.30, ear corn at 1.27. These figures reflect market activity in the Mt Vernon area this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
Grain futures prices listed for Chicago commodities
In Chicago cash grain prices, Wheat No 2 hard about 1.70, No 2 red around 1.6636, Corn No 2 yellow 1.39 to 1.40, Oats No 2 heavy white about 77, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.90, Soybean oil 10.29.
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Chicago
Egg and poultry price table from St. Louis AP listing
A market listing from St. Louis shows consumer grade eggs with A large 22-25 cents per dozen and A medium 17-21 cents while A small 12-17 cents and B large 18-22 cents. Hens heavy 12-13 cents and light 8-9. under 5 lbs 5 cents. broilers and fryers 24-25 cents per pound.
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St, Louis
Chicago Produce Prices From Exchange Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange shows Butter scores AA 66 and 92 A 66 with other grades, Cars at 64 percent for B 66 and 60 percent for C 89, Eggs grade A whites at 24 percent. The data reflects ongoing commodity pricing across dairy, automotive, and poultry grades in Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Live stock price ranges from National Stockyards AP
Livestock market estimates from Friday show hogs 5 000 head and cattle 200 head at National Stockyards with calves 50 and sheep 100. Thursday figures list hogs 8 000 with barrows and gilts 22.25 to 23.50 and sows 17.00 to 20.00. Cattle 1 000 with steers 23.50 to 26.00, heifers 23.00 to 24.75, vealers 26.00 to 34.00, calves 18.00 to 24.00. Sheep 100 with lambs 24.00 to 27.00 and ewes 5.00 to 7.00.
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National
Wall Street Rebounds Amid Broad Market Gains
Wall Street rose after a mixed start with heavy trading. The Associated Press index gained 2.4 to 319.2, with industrials up 4.3, rails up .9 and utilities up .6 at noon. Dow Jones average up 6.57 to 59.13. IBM Xerox and Polaroid led a recovery from Wednesday losses.
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New York
Middle East
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Chicago & North Western
Milwaukee Road
North Western
IBM
Xerox
International Telephone
Justice Department
ITT
ABC
Polaroid
Control Data
American Motors
Essex Wire
New
Bristol Myers
Occidental Petroleum
Fairchild Camera
Lorillard
American Stock Exchange
Local Births Recorded At Two Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Donald Hayes of 501 South 19th welcomed a son named James Marion born at 1 52 PM yesterday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing ten pounds three and one half ounces The Rev and Mrs Walter Calvin Jones of 700 South 15th Street welcomed a daughter named Tammi Hiaine born at 6 46 PM last night in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing seven pounds five ounces.
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Donald Hayes
South 19Th
Good Samaritan Hospital
James Marion
Walter Calvin Jones
South 15Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Tammi Hiaine
Ex Mt Vernon ROTC Major Cullins Returns From Vietnam
Major Thomas E. Cullins, former Mt. Vernon resident and UI graduate, will join the University of Oklahoma Army ROTC as associate professor of military science in Norman. He completed a 12 month Vietnam tour as S4 for Headquarters Special Troops US Army Vietnam, serving from June 1966 to June 1967. He is married to Margaret and has two children, Cindy and Scott, with family in Kankakee Illinois.
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Thomas E. Cullins
Mt. Vernon
University of Oklahoma Army Rotc
Norman
Okla
Cullins
Paul T. Cullins
Cherry Street
Vietnam
Headquarters Special Troops
United States Army
USARV
Univesity of Illinois
Fort Benning
Fort Lee
Germany
Mannheim
7Th Army Headwarters
Stuttgart
National Defense Service
Mt. Vernon High School
Kappa Sigma National Faternity
Major
Margaret
Cindy
Scott
Kankakee, Ill
Leo Dace
Kankakee
Three Traffic Accidents Here Hurt Two Drivers
Mt Vernon police investigated three traffic accidents yesterday. Bernice Riley and Edward Rowx, both with minor injuries, were in separate crashes on Salem Road. Damages exceeded 100 dollars for each car. A third collision at 10th and Newby involved Paul Bernard and Floyd Shelton, with Shelton cited for failure to yield. Poole and Robinson collided at 10th and Broadway causing over 100 dollars damage to Poole’s car and about 50 to Robinson’s vehicle.
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Mt. Vernon
Bernice K. Riley
Route 1
Texico
Edward Rowx
Champaign
Salem Road
Paul E. Bernard
Bonnie
Floyd R. Shelton
Opdyke
10Th
Newby
Shelton
Bernard
Broadway
Katherine Robinson
Route 5
Robert E. Poole
Douglas
Poole
Cobb obituary invitation cites Elks lodge attendance
Kentucky author Irvin S. Cobb, shortly before his death, directed that members of Paducah Elks lodge attend his funeral. He joked that visitors from the Elks basement should step into the open air and take a trip to the cemetery.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Irvin S. Cobb
Paducah Elks Lodge
Elks Club
Hospital Notes at Jefferson Memorial Admits List
A hospital notes list admits many patients with scattered addresses including Georgia Ruth Risley 1103 South 26th Jean Carpenter 1313 Wilshire Joyce Elaine Jones 700 South 15th Brande Kay Martin Walton ville Ruth Ann Smith Salem Til Discharged: David Leslie Jennings 1912 Perkins Melinda Sue Jennings 1912 Good Samaritan Hallie Mae East 1413 North 1th Ezra Herbert 10 Turner Drive Howard Hollenbeck 305 South 11th Edith Lehr 1917 Casey Wanda Wood West Frankfort Wandalee Peper RFD 6 Eula Cagle Inn James Claude Dubois 1125 South 13th Mary Albright 412 South 20th Mary Healy 1301 Park Danny Hester 504 North 12th Campbell 1010 South Robert Goss Benton Tl Lewis Flanagan 1005 South Maude McDaniel 1811 Stanley Erma Curlock Bonnie Scott Allen Inn Randy Rector Keenes Ruby Slaton 2815 Mannen Estella Page 506 South 7th Harold Hutchinson RFD 5 Chloe Thomason Bluford Gary Lemay Newton Til Mrs Margaret Rich and baby Timothy Bruce 700 Conger William Stroud 1303 Main Hattie Buhler 1504 Perkins
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Georgia
Ruth Risley
South 26Th
Jean Carpenter
Wilshire Drive
Joyce Elaine Jones
South
Brande Kay Martin
Waltonville
Ruth Ann Smith
Salem
Til
David Leslie Jennings
Perkins
Melinda Sue Jennings
Good Samaritan
Hallie Mae East
Ezra Herbert
Turner Drive
Howard Hollenbeck
Edith Lehr
Casey
Wanda Wood
West Frankfort
Wandalee Peper
RFD
Eula Cagle
Inn
James Claude Dubois
Mary Albright
Mary Healy
Park
Danny Hester
A Campbell
Robert Goss
Benton
A Lewis Flanagan
Maude McDaniel
Stanley
Erma Curlock
Bonnie
Scott Allen
Randy Rector
Keenes
Ruby Slaton
Mannen
Americans Attack Guerrilla Fortresses in Vietnam Action
American forces report heavy bombardment and ground assault near a bunker complex east of a coastal highway in Binh Dinh Province. U S troops say over 300 swept the area with armor and air support, killing at least 18 enemy soldiers with no American losses. In separate action, the 1st Cavalry Division pursued and engaged a North Vietnamese force near the DMZ, suffering four killed and 35 wounded. Marine units then moved to Hill 1% and surrounding terrain with ongoing sporadic contact.
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U.S
Binh Dinh
1St Cavalry Division
Red Force
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Hill 1
Airliner Guides Private Plane to Safe Landing in Fog
Delta Airlines reported one pilot led a small private plane through heavy overcast from Centralia Illinois to a safe landing at Decatur. Hugh Morris piloting a Memphis to Chicago flight diverted from his route to assist after hearing the other pilot request help on radio. Flight 772 was 50 minutes late. The private pilot remained unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Delta Airlines
Decatur
Hugh Morris
Centralia
Ill
Morris
Delta
Death at Fort Bragg tied to prop blast ritual
Reeves, a Clemson graduate, died after a prop blast ritual at Fort Bragg the night of April 14. An autopsy found a high blood alcohol level. the inquest ruled the death accidental. The Washington Post reported that refusals to drink could affect promotion.
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Reeves
Clemson University
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
Cumberland County
Rich Clark
Army
Resor-Johnson
Dr W H Ward Honored On 77th Birthday In Lesser
Residents from Southern Illinois gathered at a local restaurant to honor Dr W H Ward of Lesser on his 77th birthday. About 550 signed the guest book as the longtime physician, who has delivered roughly 1800 babies in 53 years, was praised for service and community involvement with the Masonic Lodge American Legion Elks and Veterans of Foreign Years. He and his wife Irene have three children and five grandchildren. Ward was also honored during the 1960 Lesser Homecoming.
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Ilinois
W. H. Ward
Lesser
Ward
Nando Marlo
Emma Ward
Masonic Lodge
American Legion, Elks
Veterans of Foreign Years
Recruit Young Women Here For The Job Corps
Illinois State Employment Service begins statewide campaign to recruit young women 16 to 21 for the Job Corps. Centers in 12 states offer room, board, medical care, stipends, and training in varied trades plus basic education and home skills. Visit local VSO at 225 S Ninth St Mt Vernon for details.
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Illinois State Employment Service
ISFS
Job Corps
California
Iowa
Maine
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
Ohio
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Illinois
S. Ninth St
Mt. Vernon
Rend Lake JC board opposes bill cutting building funds
The Rend Lake area junior college board urged residents to contact state legislators to oppose a bill that would reduce building funds. Board secretary Forrest Stewart listed area regents and senators and representatives from Mt. Vernon to Murphysboro as contacts at the state capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend Lake Area Junior College Board
New College
Forrest Stewart
Paul Broyles
Mt. Vernon
John G. Gilbert
Carbondale
Delmer R. Mitchell
Johnston City
James D. Holloway
Sparta
Norbert G. Springer
Chester
Willian J. Cunningham
Pinckneyville
Harold D. Stedelin
Centralia
Ben C. Blades
Fairfield
James E. Eatherly
Galatia
Clyde L. Choate
Anna
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Circuit Court Fines From Local Docket
Circuit Court fines include Robert E. Harris Route 4 Fairfield 10 for intoxication and 10 for disturbance James Snede Brown 74 south 1th 20 for intoxication Ernest H. Williams Elk hart Ind 50 for no driver license Robert H. Cool Benton 10 for no safety sticker Jimmy W. Gowler 1714 Isa bella 10 for backing without due caution Barbara Conklin Chicago 17 for speeding Lester Skinner Jud sonia Ark 15 for no reciprocity plate Denny L. Johnson Route 4 15 for illegal transportation of liquor John H. Walker Little Rock Ark 15 for no reciprocity plate Charles G. Brown Birmingham Ala 15 for no reciprocity plate A W Sessums Archurd Mo 15 for no reciprocity plate Frank E Ziarnek 608 North street 30 for speeding 25 for operating with restrictions Thomas W. Miller Stanberry Mo 15 for speeding Jack D Flanagan 1113 Warren 10 for driving too fast for expeditions
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Robert E. Harris
Route 4
Fairfield
James Snede Brown
South 1Th
Ernest H. Williams
Elkhart
Ind
Robert H. Cool
Benton
Jimmy W. Gowler
Isabella
A. W. Sessums
Archurd
Frank E. Ziarnek
North Street
Thomas W. Miller
Stanberry
Jack D. Flanagan
Warren
Seibert Charged With Disturbance and Resisting Arrest
Gilbert E. Seibert aged 37 of Crown View was charged with disturbance and resisting arrest after police called to 10th and Newby last night. He was booked at the city jail and released to an attorney. Officers Arthur Phillips and Jim Alexander said Seibert refused to acknowledge their right to stop a potential fight and resisted being taken to headquarters, requiring handcuffs to place him in the squad car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert E. Seibert
Crown View
10Th
Newby
Seibert
Arthur Phillips
Jim Alexander
Thefts Reported To Police Here
Two thefts were reported to Mt. Vernon police yesterday. Jefferson Asphalt Co. said seven paddles used for mixing asphalt were taken from a job on South 12th Street, valued at 8.70 dollars each. Mrs. Eugene Schweiss reported two redwood flower pots stolen from her North 12th porch, with two more taken previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Asphalt Co
South 12Th Street
Eugene Schweiss
North 12Th
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B. M. Friedman
D'es
Henry Pigg
Mt. Vernon Grain
St. Louis ‘Produce
Wall Street
Mt. Vernonite
Tom Cullins
Jefferson Memorial
Washington Post
Post
J. M. Bennett
Intrepid
Rael
Hussein
Nasser
Syria
Damascus
Israel
Levi Eshkol
Moshe Dayan
Yigal Alon
Itzhak Rabin
U.N
Security Council
U.N. Council
Arthur J. Goldberg
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Russia
Magomet Gadzhiev
Black Sea
Bosporus
Marmara Sea
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Cairo
al Ahram
Egypt
Rend JC Board
Roy Atkinson
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