Deaths Mrs Leona Payne of Woodlawn 53 in Dix
Mrs Leona Pearl Payne 53 of Woodlawn died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Thursday at 2:00 pm at Mt Catherine Christian church with burial at Mt Catherine cemetery. She was born July 29 1910 in Willow Hill Wisconsin and married Herbert Payne December 24 1928 in Murphysboro. Survived by sons Hurley and Joseph. daughters Helen Flanagan Marjorie Oestreich Virginia Ann Payne and Katherine. two grandchildren. She was member of Dix Christian church.
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Leona Pearl Payne
Woodlawn
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Catherine Christian Church
Mt. Catherine Cemetery
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Payne
Willow Hill
Grover and
Mell
Harmon) Brenton
Murphysboro
Herbert Payne
Hurley Payne
U. S. Navy
Joseph Payne
U. S. Army
Hawaii
Helen Flanagan
Marjorie Oestreich
Centralia
Virginia Ann Payne
Carbondale
Rites Thursday For Effie Huston
Funeral services for Mrs. Effie Huston will be held at 1 30 PM Thursday at East Salem Baptist Church with Rev. William Pribble officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Huston, 82, died Tuesday morning in St. Joseph Hospital Joliet. She was born February 17 1882 in Jefferson County to John and Louisa Owens. Survives include five sons Glenn Emery Russell S Russell Huston all of Mt Vernon and Fred G Huston of Lake Worth Florida. three daughters Lula Stove De Soto Missouri Ardella Carlton West Palm Beach Florida and Gwen H McKenzie Joliet with whom she lived. 28 grandchildren 50 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren.
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Effie Huston
East Salem Aptist Church
William Pribble
Huston
Mt. Vernon
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Jefferson County
John
Louisa (Pigg) Owens
Glenn Huston
Emery E. Huston
Russell Huston
S. Russell Huston
Mr. Vernon
Fred G. Huston
Lake Worth
Fila
Lula M. Stove
DeSoto
O. Ardella Carlton
West Palm Beach
Fla
Gwen H. McKenzie
Rites Thursday For W F Propes Funeral services for William F Propes
William F Propes 75 of RFD 1 Bluford dies Monday in Chicago Illinois Central Hospital. Funeral at 2:00 Thursday at Mt Zion Baptist Church with Rev Roy Seal and Rev Jesse Miller. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Body lies in state at Bluford Funeral Home. Survived by wife Almeda Propes, step son Edward Knight, brothers Tra Propes Bedford Propes, sister Armentha Southerland, 3 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by first wife Susie Knight Propes parents, a brother and a sister.
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William F. Propes
Mt. Zion Bapist Church
Roy Seal
Jesse Miller
Bluford Funeral
Propes
RFD 1
Bluford
Illinois Central Hospital
Chicago
Chicago Rites For F. W. Martin
Funeral services for Frank W. Martin were held Tuesday in Chicago. Burial was in Chicago. Martin, 63, a former McLeansboro resident, died Saturday in a Chicago hospital. Mrs. F. W. Martin and a son, both of Chicago, and brother Thomas Martin of McLeansboro attended, along with his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Martin.
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Frank W. Martin
Chicago
Mr. Martin
McLeansboro
F. W. Martin
Thomas Martin
T. D. Martin
Texas Funeral For W. D. Werner
Waco resident W. D. Werner died May 11 in Waco Texas. Funeral services were held May 12 at First Baptist church Kaufman with Rev. A R Fuller officiating. Burial followed at Wilson Chapel cemetery near Kaufman. Survived by his wife Mrs. W. D. Werner of Waco and son R. E. Werner of Centralia. He belonged to Brook Avenue Baptist church Waco and I O O F Lodge 127 Kaufman.
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Charley Byars
Fairfield Road
W. D. Werner
Waco
Tex
Mt. Vernon
First Baptist Church
Kaufman
A. R. Fuller
Brook Avenue Baptist Church
Wilson Chapel
R. E. Werner
Centralia
Werner
Brook Avenue
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Arthur Thompson of Texico Dies
Arthur Thompson of Texico died this morning at Memorial Hospital in Marion. The body has been taken to Dix. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Arthur Thompson
Texico
Memorial Hospital
Marion
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Doc Scrivner of Dahlgren Dies at 9:15 A.M.
C L Doc Scrivner of Dahlgren died at 9 15 a m today at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren has announced the death.
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C. L
Doc) Scrivner
Dahlgren
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Johnson Speaks to Coast Guard Academy Graduates
President Johnson addresses the Coast Guard Academy’s 109 graduates at New London Connecticut the nation’s smallest service school He will swear in the graduates and commission them as Coast Guard officers Afterward he tours Groton and lays the keel for a nuclear submarine SSN650 with welding initials burn in the keel
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New London
Rebels Raid Cuban Coast
Anti Castro forces backed by the United States attacked Cuban coastal cities causing great damage and loss of life per the Cuban Red Cross. The Cuban radio acknowledged attacks and said seven CIA agents were executed in the past week. Manuel Artime warned of a long Vietnam type war against Cuba's regime.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Cuban Red Cross
Fidel Castro
Manuel Artime
Cuba
Methodist conference approves pension plan and grants
The Southern Illinois Methodist conference approves a new Ministers' Reserve Pension Program with 3 percent member contributions matched by 9 percent from conference funds. Initial funding $500,000, amortized over 30 years, plus $37,582 yearly new money. A $906,316 budget reflects increases in disciplinary obligations and benevolences. Grants totaling $149,400 go to educational institutions and foundations, with McKendree College and several Wesley Foundations receiving specified amounts. Town and Country Awards are presented, and pastoral appointments will be announced after the closing session.
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Robert Krause
Board of Pensions
Ilinois Methodists
McKendree College
Wesley Foundation
Carbondale
Urbana
Garrett Theological Seminary
Alton Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Southern Ilinois University
Edwardsville
Voiet
Karnak
Shawneetown
Homer Young
John Hunt
Town and Country Commission
Voight
Hospital Notes and Admitted Names at Jefferson Memorial
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions Vera Russell Lydia Rankin Larry Slover of Xenia L R Osborn Frank Melton and discharges Clyta Crocker. Good Samaritan adds many admissions including Mike Vidakovich Richard Alan Moore Lulu Maves Joe Cephus Tucker Lillie Florence Arnett Cathy Eileen Miller Robert Martin Bechtel Minnie Augusta Bechtel Donald Earl Wilson Gina Diane Wilson Lois Virginia Firebaugh Venita Mae Bethel Deloris Aline Sheridan James William Clark Louise Augusta Newman and discharges William Lawrence Daniels Philip Edwin Thompson Shirley Ann Chapman Richard Aaron Hilliard Ernest Watkins Hails Norma Ruth Farley Velma Sloan Sharp Mrs Alice Louise Phelps and baby David Duane Mary Elizabeth Porter Nita Bernice Valentine Clara Barbara Miller Ruby Bell Eldridge Loretta Maxine Poston Ollie Agnes Starkey Cecelia Evelyn Kniffen Louella Fulton Troffman Daisy Dalby David Jee Bryam Ruby Pauline Germann Nela Hester Place Alleta Hall Carl Oscar Blades.
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Jefferson Memorial
Vera Russell
Lydia Rankin
Larry Slover
Xenia
L. R. Osborn
Frank Melton
Clyta Crocker
Good Samaritan
Mike Vidakovich
Richard Alan Moore
Lulu Maves
Joe Cephus Tucker
Lillie Florence Arnett
Cathy Eileen Miller
Robert Martin Bechtel
Minnie Augusta Bechtel
Donald Earl Wilson
Gina Diane Wilson
Lois Virginina Firebaugh
Venita Mae Bethel
Deloris Aline Sheridan
James William Clark
Louise Augusta Newman
William Lawrence Daniels
Philip Edwin Thompson
Shirley Ann Chapman
Richard Aaron Hilliard
Ernest Watkins Hails
Norma Ruth Farley
Velma Sloan Sharp
Alice Louise Phelps
David Duane
Mary Elizabeth Porter
Nita Bernice Valentine
Clara Barbara Miller
Ruby Bell Eldridge
Loretta Maxine Poston
Ollie Agnes Starkey
Cecelia Evelyn Kniffen
Louella Fulton Troffman
Daisy Dalby
David Jee Bryam
Ruby Pauline Germinn
Nela Hester Place
Alleta Hall
Carl Oscar Blades
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices Unchanged
Mt Vernon hog market held steady with top at 15.25 for 190 to 220 lb hogs. Sows priced at 12.75 for 300 lb, 12.50 for 300 lb and over, down. Boars ranged 7.50 to 8.50.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted After Noon
Mt Vernon markets reported prices for Wheat at 1.37 Soybeans at 2.39 and Corn at 1.20 during the afternoon trading session.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago market bids steady on butter eggs and poultry
Chicago AP reports wholesale buying prices in butter and eggs remain steady at Chicago Mercantile Exchange with scores and grade breakdowns. Live poultry prices also steady with roasters around 24 to 26 cents per pound and fryers 18 to 21 cents, noting light turkey breeder and fryer volumes in 1943.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago
USDA
Livestock Receipts at National Stockyards Details
National Stockyards Illinois AP reports Thursday receipts include hogs 8,000 cattle 900 calves 150 sheep 450. Hogs mostly 15.25 to 15.75 for 180 to 260 lb. sows 12.50 to 14.00. cattle 2,500 calves 150 steady with steers 16.50 to 20.50 heifers 16.00 to 19.25 cows 11.50 to 14.50. wealers steady to weak. calves at 15.00. Sheep 700 and lambs 50 higher with lambs 19.50 to 24.50 and ewes 4.00 to 5.00.
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National Stockyards
Egg and poultry price listings from St. Louis AP report
St. Louis AP dispatch records egg and live poultry price ranges including consumer grades A large 26 27 A medium 21 23 A small 16 18 B large 24 25 wholesale grades standard 14 22 23 checks 17 1 hens heavy 12 13 night over 5 lb 7 8 under 5 lb 5 6 broilers and fryers 16 17.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Grain market quotes and grain prices
Chicago AP reports no wheat sales. Corn values steady with No 1 yellow at 1.29 percent and No 2 yellow at 1.299 percent. Oats No 2 heavy white at 694n. Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.54n. Soybean oil at 8.40n.
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Chicago
Wall Street recovers modestly after late day trading
In New York the stock market steadied after losses with light volume around four million shares. Airlines led gains with Delta up about two points and Pan American up over one. IBM fell about two while Texaco Sulphur led volume.
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New York
Delta Airlines
Pan American
Nevox
Polaroid
U.S
Control Data
IBM
Texas
Three Accidents Reported Yesterday Here
Police reported three traffic incidents yesterday. A bicycle rider, Jim Filberth of Carmi visiting Mt. Vernon, was struck by an unlisted car at Fourth and Broadway with minor injuries and the driver fled. James R. Ham of Opdyke was cited for illegal lane usage after causing a collision on Broad Street that damaged a parked car owned by William W. Wilson. Patricia Ann Taylor of Flint Michigan was fined $10 for disobeying a traffic light in a separate Broad Street collision with Calvin M. Roth of 614 South 25th. both vehicles sustained damage.
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Jim Filberth
Fourth
Broadway
Carmi
Mt. Vernon
James R. Ham
Opdyke
John R. Jones, Jr
South 21St
Cemetery Trustees Meeting At Cub Prairie Cemetery
A community meeting is scheduled at Cub Prairie Cemetery on Saturday June 6 at 2:00 p.m. to elect trustees and officers. Cooperation of all interested persons is urged to ensure continued upkeep, announced by secretary Virgina Keef.
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Cub Prairie Cemetery
Jaycees Name Officials For Miss Mr. Vernon Pageant
The 1964 Miss Mr. Vernon Pageant officials were named by Vernon Jaycees Chairman Bob Hicks. Mrs Anson Smith and Mrs Hanarose Eschelbacher direct the pageant with Bob Rawlings as master of ceremonies. Eddie Mifflin plays organ and Lynn Vernette sings the Miss Mr. Vernon song. Judges include Faye McCall Marjorie Beiniker Don Russell and John Page Wham. Circuit court fines were listed for multiple defendants with one case dismissed.
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Anson Smith
Hanarose Eschelbacher
Lynn “Tiny” Vernette
Faye McCall
Smart Shop
Centralia
Marjorie Beiniker
Qzark Air Lines Magazine
Don Russell
Ilinwis Javeee
Salem
John Page Wham
Southern Ilinois University
Man Charged With Public Indecency in City Incident
Ben Willie Jones, 29, of Bell Street, arrested on a warrant charging public indecency. Police say he faced lewd exposure at Speedy’s Cat on South Tenth Street.
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Ben Willie Jones
Bell Street
Speedy’s
Cate
South Tenth Street
Wells Divorce Granted in Client Court Session
Gaylord Wells and Sarah Wells were granted a divorce in a court session held yesterday. The proceeding concluded with the dissolution of their marriage and stipulations as filed.
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Gaylord Wells
Sarah Wells
Weather snapshot Mt Vernon shows mild Tuesday forecast
Detailed report notes Tuesday high 74 and low 51 with rainfall 2145 inches year to date. Compares past years with highs 89, 78, 69 and lows 60, 55, M4. Thursday sunrise 4 32 CST and sunset 7 25 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Coldest June 3 on record in Peoria Illinois
Illinois weather report notes Peoria set the coldest June 3 on record with an overnight low of 41. Temperatures across the northern quarter of the state ranged from 42 at Rockford to 43 at O'Hare and in the Dubuque area as a warming trend is expected to begin later in the week. Light scattered rains persisted in the northeast counties with under tenth inch precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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Illinois Weather Chicago
Peoria
Iil
Weather Bureau
Rockford
Chicago
O’hare
Dubuque
Five Day Forecast for Southern Illinois Temperatures
Southern Illinois normal highs reach upper 70s to mid 80s with lows in upper 50s to mid 60s. A slow warming trend through Thursday to Monday. Precipitation averages 0.04 to 0.14 inches with scattered showers possible this weekend.
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Illinois
Call Off Red Cross Meeting
The annual Jefferson County Red Cross meeting scheduled for June 9 has been postponed. A new date for the meeting where directors will be elected will be announced soon.
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Jefferson County
Red Cross Chapter
Violence flares as Guards quell Midwest labor clashes
Nearly 1,000 Michigan National Guardsmen patrolled Hillsdale Michigan as unions and employers battle over Essex Wire Corp reopening after a five day closure. Curfew covered Hillsdale County as IWE and Teamsters clash with police, with injuries reported among strikers and workers. Similar picket violence erupted at West Allis Wisconsin and Evansville Indiana as steel plants faced eight week strikes led by Teamsters Local 215.
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Associated Press
Michigan National
Hillsdale
Mich
Midwest
Essex Wire Corp
George Romney
International Union of Electrical Workers
IWE
Essex
Teamsters Union
Hillsdale County
Romney
Wisconsin
Indiana
West Allis
Wis
Pressed Steel Tank Co
Louis Reinsch
Marquette University
Evansville, Ind
International Steel
Goldwater Leads GOP Delegate Chase In Tight Race
Goldwater holds 436 delegates after Tuesday's New York primary, inching toward the 653 needed for nomination. Rockefeller rises to 118 but faces a sharp setback after Oregon and California contests, with four uncommitted delegates elected and limited wins in 100 battles between rival camps.
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Goldwater
Los Angeles
Rockefeller
New York
Oregon
Henry Cabot Lodge
California
Illinois delegates named to Democratic Convention
Springfield list names Illinois delegates at large to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. Included are Sen. Paul Douglas Adlai E Stevenson Gov. Otto Kerner Lt. Gov. Samuel Shapiro and many others from Winnetka East St. Louis LaGrange Park Dow Springfield and Chicago plus notable figures such as Wirtz Cham berlain Clark and McLaughlin. The Chicago group features James A Rowan Auditor Michael J Howlett and several state leaders.
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Springfield
Illinois
San Francisco
Paul Douglas
Adlai E. Stevenson
Otto Kerner
Samuel Shapiro
William Chamberlain
William G. Clark
Willard Wirtz
Winnetka
John S. Gleason Jr
Alvin G. Fields
East St. Louis
Daniel P. Ward
LaGrange Park
Joseph E. Knight
Dow
Roy R. Anthony
Decatur
Peter FF. Rossiter
Mary White
Normal
Irma Igo
Mount Vernon
Thomas Keegan
Rockford
Leo Fitzgerald
Ashland
Andrew J. Toman
Riverside
Howard Beeney
Peoria
W.Y. Dallman
Robert Gideon
Granite City
Clyde Choate
Anna
Margaret Donovan
Cerro Gordo
Duane “Pat” Greathouse
Ottawa
Bennie Cherry
Zeigler
Walter Simmons
Venice
James L. O’keefe
Skokie
Robert W. Johnson
Park Forest
Willam Pages Jr
Barrington
William S. Miller
William Perkins
Pauline Holland
Metamora
James R. McLaughlin
Joseph Tumpach
Downers Grove
C.T. Anderson
Belleville
Thomas J. Owens
Pleasant Plains
Corneal Davis
William J. Lynch
Earl McMahon
James Murray
Raymond Schoensling
Donald J. Walsh
John P. Touhy
William L. McFetridge
Clarence Cobb
Bailey Howard
Peter P. Kezon
Ruby Ryan
Irma Igo Narrowly Escapes Highway Crash After Convention
Mrs. Irma Igo of 504 South 19th Street, named a national delegate at large and appointed assistant secretary for the Democratic national convention, narrowly avoided being killed when her car was sideswiped on state route 51 south of Vandalia on the way home from Springfield. The other car fled. police hunted for the driver as the vehicle left no plates or identifying papers.
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Irma Igo
South 19Th Street
Narowly
Igo
Vandalia
Mt. Vernon
Springfield
Democrats of
Illinois
Atlantic City
N. J
California vote rough on Texas Goldwater leads
NBC and CBS tally Goldwater strong in California with margins around 32 66 thousand votes as Rockefeller trails. Networks halted counts near midnight Pacific Daylight Time and GOP leaders claim Goldwater closens nomination path while Hatfield asserts momentum. Goldwater flies to Washington.
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NBC
Goldwater
Rockefeller
CBS
GOP
William E. Miller
California
Mark C. Hatfield
Oregon
Washington
GOP Women To Meet Here In Jefferson County
The Republican Women's Organization of Jefferson county will meet Thursday evening June 4 at 7 30 in Room B of Hotel Emmerson. Election of officers for secretary and treasurer will be held. All women are urged to attend. After the business meeting there will be a joint meeting of all Republican men and women. All Republicans are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Women's Organization
Jefferson County
Emmerson
Two Fire Calls In Mt Vernon This Tuesday
Two minor fires yesterday afternoon prompted Mt Vernon firefighters to respond. A short circuit in a light fixture caused slight ceiling damage at L A Sherry’s home, 308 South 22nd Street. Firemen also were called to 113 North 12th Street where a towel burning in a bathroom filled the room with smoke.
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Mt. Vernon
L. A. Sherry
South 22Nd Street
North 12Th
Early vote results put victory claim in Los Angeles
A candidate announced victory at 8 p.m. Tuesday based on electronic vote tallies from his Los Angeles headquarters, signaling a win as results continued to flow in.
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Los Angeles
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