Commodity and stock market snapshot from Mt Vernon to New York
Mt Vernon quotes soybeans and grains at 5.47 3.15 2.73 while St Louis lists grain grades for consumer and wholesale goods. Wheat prices No 2 hard winter 3 41 to 3 36 and corn No 2 yellow 2 92 4n. NYSE shows Dow up about 4.5 points after gains from Friday and ongoing market strength amid oil news. big boards report mixed moves and daily indices.
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Chicago
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Organization of Petroleum Exportingountries
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Joy Manufacturing
Warner-Lambert
Quaker State Oil
J. Ray McDermott
Dow Jones
NYSE
Mt Vernon man H Russell Quinn dies at 71
H Russell Quinn 71 of 608 S 19th St Mt Vernon died yesterday at 12 40 pm at St Luke s Hospital St Louis He owned Mt Vernon s first self service IGA food shop from 1936 to 1948 was a retired Royal Wholesale Co salesman He was a member of Logan Street Baptist Church born Aug 21 1904 in Mt Vernon survived by wife Marie two sons Jack and Ted one brother Harold Quinn Tucson Ariz one sister Charlene Toney Tucson five grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral Thursday 1 30 pm Myers Baril Chapel with Rev Russell Richardson officiating Burial Bethel Cemetery. He was preceded in death by two sisters and one half brother.
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H. Russell Quinn
S. 19Th St
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Louis
Anna
Fleener) Quinn
Myers-Baril
Russell Richardson
Bethel Cemetery
Quinn
Marie Bumpus
ME. Vernon
Jack Quinn
Jack Quinn, Mr. Vernon; Ted Quinn
Graveside funeral for Chad Robertson at Mt Vernon Gardens
Eric Robertson Belle Rive graveside services were held at Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens for Chad Robertson who died at 12:01 a.m. Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was the infant son of Earl A. and Idella Lane Robertson of Route 1 Belle Rive. Rev. Robert Weingartner officiated Hughey Pulley Funeral Home directed the arrangements. Surviving are his parents paternal grandparents John and Helen Robertson Jr. Bluford maternal grandparents Harvey and Betty Lane Opdyke maternal great grandmother Mrs Josie Buchanan Keenes and several aunts uncles and cousins.
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Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens
Chad
Eric Roberson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Earl A
Idella (Lane) Robertson
Route 1
Belle Rive
Robert Weingartner
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
John and
Helen Robertson, Jr
Bluford
Harvey
Betty Lane
Opdyke
Josie Buchanan
Keenes
Meurer Florence A Texico death and services
Florence A Meurer 72 of Texico died at 9 55 am Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital She was born October 25 1903 to George and Virginia Wells Woodward Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Panther Fork Church with Reverend Melvin Chambliss officiating Friends may call at Osborn Funeral Home in Hell after 6 pm today Burial will be in Panther Fork Church Cemetery Her husband John Meter preceded her in death in 1970 She is survived by two sons Jesse L Pat Flanigan Mt Vernon Ind and Cecil Flanigan Rochelle one daughter Virginia Lite Texico 13 grandchildren 2 great grandchildren four half brothers Alford Woodward Texico William Woodward Crossville Harold Woodward Flora and Ben Woodward Texico a sister Mrs Sagal Ferguson Midwest Okla and three half sisters Virginia Gregory Texico Mrs Frances Schaller McAllister Okla and Mrs Georgia Bell Braehsear Lynden Calif
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Florence A.meurer
Texico
Good Sanaritan Hospital
Sagal Ferguson
Midwest
Okla
Virginia Gregory
Frances Schaller
McAllister
Georgia Bell Braehsear
Lynden
Calif
Weather Outlook: Fair Thursday with Partial Clouds
A brief forecast notes a fair Thursday with partly cloudy conditions. Daily highs are projected around the mid 70s, with variability across regions, generally mid 60s to mid 70s.
Deaths Lesa May Vaughan McLeansboro
Mrs. Lesa May Vaughan 77 of Route 5 McLeansboro died Sunday at 6 35 am in Ferrell Hospital Eldorado Born June 1 1898 to Leonteas and Martha Johnson she was a member of New Salem Baptist Church White Shrine and Walpole Eastern Star Funeral services were held at 2 pm at Gholson Funeral Chapel McLeansboro with Rev Steve Hamson and Rev Irvin Braden officiating Burial was in the International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery McLeansboro She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Vaughan on Sept 30 1971 Survived by two sons Leon O Vaughan McLeansboro Cecil Broyles Grayville a daughter Mrs Charlotte Johnson Zion eight grandchildren three great grandchildren and a brother Elza Johnson Eldorado
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Route 5
McLeansboro
Ferrell Hospital
Eldorado
Vaughn
Leonteas
Martha ( Carey) Johnson
New Salem Baptist Church
Walpole
Eastern Star
Gholson Funeral Chapel
Steve Hamson
Irvin Braden
International Order of Oddfellows
Charles Vaughan
Leon O. Vaughan
Cecil Broyles
Grayville
Charlotte Johnson
Zion
Elza Johnson
Carey Perry of McLeansboro Dies at 74
Carey Perry, 74, of McLeansboro, died yesterday at 1 45 a.m. in Hamilton Memorial Hospital. A retired grocery merchant born January 15, 1902, in Hamilton County, he was survived by his wife Edna Elaine Maulding Perry, a daughter Betty Daniel of Knoxville Tennessee, a grandson Marshall E Daniel IV and a great granddaughter Holly Lynne Daniel, both of Mt. Vernon. The Gholson Funeral Chapel, McLeansboro, will host visitation from 4 to 9 p.m. and conduct the burial at the International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery in McLeansboro with Rev. W C Ward officiating.
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International Order of Oddfellows
McLeansboro
Edna Elaine Maulding
Perry
Betty Daniel
Knoxville
Ethel Quinn Tamaroa dies at 87 in Tamaroa Illinois
Ethel Quinn 87 of Tamaroa died yesterday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital. Born August 27, 1888 in Jefferson County to Ell and Jeanette Dixon Fairchild she was a Missionary Baptist Church member. Funeral by Kringer Searby Tamaroa with Rev Roy Barnes officiating. burial in Knob Prairie Cemetery Waltonville call 5 to 9 p m today. Survived by son Paul Quinn Rochelle eight grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and three daughters Inez Shurtz Ada Eater Avis Novick. Married Harvey C Quinn March 1 1907. he preceded her in death.
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Ethel Quinn
Tamaroa
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Jefferson County
Ell
Jeanette
Dixon
Fairchild
Missionary Baptist Church
Kringer-Searby Funeral Home
Roy Barnes
Knob Prairie
Waltonville
Harvey C. Quinn
Mt. Vernon
Quinn
Paul Quinn
Rochelle
Inez Shurtz
Ada Eater
DuQuoin
Avis Novick
Carrollton
Texas
Mary A Bridwell of Owensboro Dies at 98
Mary A. Bridwell 98 of Owensboro Kentucky died Sunday at Mercy Hospital in Owensboro. Former McLeansboro resident. Funeral at 1 p.m. Wednesday Johnson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev W C Ward officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery at McLeansboro. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survived by daughter Pearl Epper son of Agnew California a grandson Randall Ep per son of Owensboro two great grandchildren and two brothers James Riley and Jeff Riley.
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Owensboro
Mercy Hospital
McLeansboro
Johnson Funeral Home
W. C. Ward
Oddfellows Cemetery
Simon notes inadequacy of black lung rules at Rend Lake
Congressman Paul Simon told a Rend Lake College audience that both legislation and testing fail to fairly determine black lung benefit eligibility. He cited 97 percent rejection of applicants and urged a default eligibility for miners with certain years worked, calling for new federal rules and informing residents about local clinics and expansion plans.
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Paul Simon
Simon
Illinois Department of Public Health
Rend Lake College, Inc
Washington
Herrin
Saint Bernard Pup Stolen In Waltonville Burglary
Deputies report burglars broke into the Orville Waggoner home on Route 1 Waltonville over the weekend stealing decorative bottles valued at about 125 dollars and a nine week old Saint Bernard puppy costing the family about 50 dollars.
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Waltonville
Saint Bernard
Orville
Route 1
Weekend traffic: two minor injuries in seven accidents
City police logged seven weekend crashes causing two minor injuries. Theresa Simmons, 14, McLeansboro, was hurt when a car rear ended a vehicle driven by Herbert W. Buchanan on 10th Street near 1128 S 10th St. Delays and citations followed for various drivers.
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McLeansboro
Herbert W. Buchanan
30Th St
10Th St
Buchanan
10Th Street
Martin E. Simmons
James O. Leahy Jr
St. Louis
Michael R. Acklin
Pace Ave
Leahy
17Th Street
Broadway
Acklin
Lewis W. Mills
S. 26Th St
Augusta E. Irvin
Hillcrest Drive
11Th Street
Salem Road
Mills
Velma J. McNeil
S. 20Th St
Roger D. Halliburton
Pevan
Oakgrove Terrace
McNeil
Charles E. Phillips
Jones St
Nadine M. Fleener
Woman Shot In Auto Near Carlyle in Illinois
An East St. Louis woman, Karole Densmore, 22, is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. She was shot Monday while riding in a car on Hilinoig 127 about six miles north of Carlyle, according to authorities.
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Belleville, Lll
East St. Louis
Karole Densmore
Hilinoig 127
Carlyle
Memorial Day Holiday Traffic Fatalities Reach Four Hundred
Over the three day Memorial Day weekend traffic accidents killed 416 people. The National Safety Council had estimated 340 to 400 deaths for the 78 hour period from Friday evening to Monday midnight. Earlier years showed higher counts with 425 last year and a record 597 in 1969.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Lightning Blamed In Mt Vernon Power Outages And Fires
Heavy rains and strong winds from Memorial Day weekend caused minor damage in Mt Vernon area. A tree limb fell on a main line in Nason, knocking out power for about 3 1/2 hours. Waltonville circuit outage left about 75 homes without power for an hour. and a Shawnee Street outage affected a small area for two hours. Lightning sparked two fires at Dr C K Wells home and at City Park. a large tree fell at Oakwood Cemetery during the storm.
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Nason
Illinois Power Company
Tri-County Electric
Waltonville
Illinois Power
Shawnee Street
C. K. Wells
Pavey Ave
Oakwood Cemetery
Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting Tonight at Casey Junior High
The Citizens Advisory Committee for Integration of city schools will meet at 7 30 p m tonight at Casey Junior High School.
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Citizens Advisory Committee
Citizens Advisory Committee For Integration of
Casey Junior High School
Weather Summary for Mount Vernon Area
Saturday will reach 79 with 60 at night. Sunday 80 and 62. Monday 79 and 65. Today 7:00 am 65. Rainfall 2.14 inches this period. Water level at Bend Lake main dam 405.78 feet above mean sea level. Sunrise 5:33 sunset 8:15 DST.
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Bend Lake
Main Dam
Myers Funeral Service Sold To New Owner
Baril family completes sale of Myers Funeral Service to Baril and promises continuation of the long standing tradition. Harold Myers will stay on as advisor for at least six months as Baril retains all current staff including long tenured directors and embalmers.
Stillborn Baby Result Of Early Sunday Car Crash
Walworth County authorities said an eight month pregnant Diane Creps and her husband John Creps 24 of Buffalo Grove Ill were in a one car crash near Darien Wisconsin early Sunday The car left the road and struck a utility pole killing the unborn child and injuring none noted for Diane and John Creps details from AP Wisconsin report.
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Darien
Wis
John Creps
Buffalo Grove
Ill
Here
Walworth
Creps
Diane
Memorial Day Program At Mt Vernon Honors Service Members
The annual program featured decoration of miniature crosses by the American Legion Auxiliary Gold Star Mothers and Girl Scouts, a rifle salute by the American Legion Firing Squad, and taps by John Upcraft and Lon Lowery. Participants included Mt Vernon Township High School Band and Color Guards, Chaplain Howard Phillips, and Senior Vice Commander Loran Jones. A drill team arrived after the service and performed at the end.
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American Legion ‘Auxiliary
Girl Scouts
American’ Legion
John Upcraft
Lon Lowery
Mt. Vernon Township
American Legion Color Guard
Mt. Vernon High School
Legion
Howard Phillips
Loran Jones
Franklin, first black police chief, faced scrutiny
Police chief Franklin, appointed November 21, 1974, faced controversy in a Southern Illinois town of 16,000 as an inquiry into allegations was dismissed for lack of evidence. An employee at Big John's gave a written statement but no formal complaint. Franklin denied the accusations in the past.
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Big John's
Franklin
Southern
Illinois
Grant for Illinois to Improve Environment
Dr Richard H Briceland Illinois EPA director says the grant will improve water quality create jobs boost growth. Officials say money speeds pollution control projects aiding cleaner rivers and streams and aquatic life recovery in state waters. Over 400 million dollars in state and federal funds offered since last year.
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Richard H. Briceland
Hlinois
EPA
Briceland
Illinois
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