Deaths Mrs Neva Prince of McLeansboro
Mrs Neva Prince 73 of McLeansboro died 8 03 p m at Hamilton Memorial Hospital Funeral services 2 00 p m Tuesday at Gholson Funeral Home Rev Joe Savage officiating Burial Hopewell Cemetery body lies in state at Gholson after 2 00 p m Monday Survived by husband Delbert Prince two sons Eldon Mt Vernon Gerald McLeansboro two daughters Irma Nelson and Audry Webb four brothers and three sisters five grandchildren Member of Lick Creek Baptist Church near McLeansboro.
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Neva Prince
RFD
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson Funeral Home
Joe Savage
Hopewell Cemetery
Hamilton County
George
Aldata (Fitzpatrick) Campbell
Delbert Prince
Eldon Prince
Mt. Vernon
Gerald Prince
Irma Nelson
Audry Webb
Oklahoma City
Okla
Doe
Harry Campbell
Norris City
Claud Campbell
Eldorado
Frank Campbell
Eliza Griffeth
Madison , Ill
Gladys Heserd
Annabelle Roy
Prince
Lick Creek
Rena A Lewis of McLeansboro Dies at 65
Rena A. Lewis 65 of Route 3 McLeansboro died at 6 15 am today at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral arrangements are in complete The body was taken to Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro She was born February 27 1903 in Hamilton County daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Finn On April 21 1922 she married Leonard Lewis who survives Sons David Jerrial Lewis Overland Missouri James Franklin Lewis Glen Burnie Maryland Three daughters Mrs Mary Glenn Dahlgren Mrs Earle ne Williams Mt Vernon and Mrs Georgia Moss Normand Mo Three brothers Frank Finn Dahlgren Pur Finn Thompsonville and Revell Finn West Frankfort and 13 grandchildren
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Rena A. Lewis
Route 3
McLeansboro
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gholson
Lewis
Hamilton County
Jim Finn
Leonard Lewis
David Jerrial Lewis
Overland
James Franklin Lewis
Geln Burnie
Mary, Glenn
Dahlgren
Earlene Willams
Mt. Vernon
Georgia Moss
Normurray
Frank Finn
Pur Finn
Thompsonville
Revell Finn
West Frankfort
Antonia Korpal Dies at 80 in St Louis and Radom
Mrs. Antonia Korpal, 80, of 604 Deacon Street, St. Louis, died at 2 15 am Sunday at Christian Hospital. Rites set for 10 am Wednesday at St Michael's Church in Radom with Rev. Stanley Ksycki. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Kringer Funeral Home in Ashley to host calling after 1 pm Tuesday. Rosary 8 30 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Born April 44 1888 in Radom daughter of Victor and Antonette Wisniewski. Married 1913 to John Korpal who survives, with brothers Theodore Wisniewski of Radom and Paul Wisniewski of Milwaukee and sisters Cecilia Rozanski of Ashby and Mary Banza of Centralia. Member of Nativity Catholic Church in St. Louis.
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Antonia Korpal
Deacon Street
St. Louis
Christian Hospital
St. Michael’s Church
Radom
Stanley Ksycki
Kringer
Ashley
Korpal
Victor and
Antonette
Trock) Wisniewski
John Korpal
Theodore Wisniweski
Paul Wisniewski
Milwaukee
Wis
Cecilia Rozanski
Ashby
Mary Banza
Centralia
Morpal
Nativity Catholic Church
Lithium: lightest metal discovered in 1817
The World Almanac reports lithium, weighing 33.32 pounds per foot, was discovered in 1817 by August Arfwedson. It is over 42 times lighter than osmium and used in alloys to boost tensile strength and corrosion resistance.
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August Arfwedson
PTA Approves Movie Series For Summer
The Mt. Vernon City School PTA Council approves 10 Wednesday afternoon matinees for summer at the Granada. Season tickets go on sale to students with the PTA sharing proceeds. The first showing is a matinee on June 19. Kathryn Puckett serves as PTA Council president.
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Mt. Vernon City
Parent - Teacher Association Council
PTA Council
Granada
Kathryn Puckett
Pro Athlete Shot Dead in Liquor Store Holdup
Ted Watkins, a Negro Canadian football end and black power advocate, was shot four times and killed during a liquor store holdup in Stockton. His brother Clifford, age 24, was wounded. Police said a white clerk fired, the incident occurred in a minority area amid racial tensions.
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Stockton
Calif
Ted Watkins
Canada
Hamilton
Tiger-Cats
Watkins
Clifford
Hospital Notes at Jefferson Memorial
Admitted patients include Zelma Warren at 1019 Pace and Robert Ray Smith in Salem plus Mary Ann Bean on 22nd Street and Maxine Adams on Forrest Road. Discharged patients include William Howard Bain of Shawnee Myrtle Hall and 2500 Logan addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Zelma Warren
Pace
Robert Ray Smith
Salem
Mary Ann Bean
South 22Nd Street
Maxine Adams
Forrest
William Howard Bain
Admitted. Names and addresses listed alphabetically
A long list of individuals and addresses from various towns including Wildwood McLeansboro Bluford and Belle Rive. The items include residents at RFD routes street addresses and apartment numbers with several up to 20th and 25th streets and several in Bluford and Centralia. Some entries mention courts buildings and appellate court. No narrative or event described.
Stoner Baby Born at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Richard Stoner of 1026 Maple welcome a daughter born Saturday June 1 at 12 36 p m at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds nine and a half ounces
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Richard Stoner
Maple
Good Samaritan Hospital
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Down At Noon
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were down 25 cents. Top hog prices ranged 18 50 18 70 and 19 00 for 200 to 220 pound meat hogs. Sows sold 12 70 and 15 50 while boars brought 11 00 and 13 00. After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon prices show wheat at 1.20, soybeans at 2.57, and shelled corn at 1.08.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Egg and Poultry Grade Scale Listed
St Louis producer lists consumer egg grades for sizes large medium and small with A rating and B grade. Heavy hens and light hens specified by weightPercentages and wholesale standards given for broilers and fryers alongside standard grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Livestock prices and offerings at National Stockyards
AP reports Tuesday estimates at National Stockyards show hogs 8 500 head and cattle 3 500 with price ranges for barrows gilts sows and calves. Cattle include steers and heifers at 24.50 to 26.25 while cows run 18.00 to 19.50, vealers 31.00 to 36.00, and lambs 27.00 to 30.00 with ewes 4.00 to 8.00.
Chicago Produce and Mercantile Exchange Prices Noted
AP wired report from Chicago shows live poultry roasters listed at 2444 to 264, special red white rock fryers at 20 to 2144. Also Mercantile Exchange prices for butter scores AA 66, A 66, B 63.5, eggs grade A whites 28, yolks unknown. standards 24.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Chicago grain prices and soybeans report
Chicago AP markets show Wheat No 2 hard 141 n, No 2 soft red 135 n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.16, No 4 yellow 1.10, sample grade yellow 1.0544. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 81%, n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.72, Soybean oil 8.35 n.
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Chicago
Wall Street gains lift market on tax spending outlook
Wall Street rose sharply at noon as the Dow Jones industrial average gained 5.36 to 904.36 and the Associated Press average of 60 stocks climbed 2.1 to 334.4. Industrials up 2.6, rails 1.7, utilities 0.4, with volume heavy and merger activity notable among Glen Alden, Schenley, Hooker, Occidental, Amphenol, Bunker-Ramo, Teledyne, Inland Steel, U.S. Steel, Xerox, and Control Data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Congress
Dow Jones
Glen Alden
Schenley
Hooker Chemical
Occidental Petroleum
Libya
Amphenol
Bunker-Rane
American Stock Exchange
Teledyne
Inland Steel
U.S. Steel
Steels
Bethlehem, Jones & Laughlin
Republic Steel
Xerox
Homestake
Varian Associates
Raytheon
Alcoa
American Smelting
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
High Voltage Engineering
Anl U.S. Smelting
Weather snapshot for Mt Vernon and Illinois Saturday highs
Mt Vernon forecast shows a Saturday high of 77 and a Sunday high of 83 with lows of 63 and 58 respectively. Rainfall to date for 1968 stands at 17.56 inches inches. Illinois today records clear skies and warm readings with highs mostly in the upper 70s to mid 80s and overnight lows in the 50s and 60s.
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Mt. Vernon
Associated Press
Ilinois
Mercury
Belleville
Moline
Vandalia
Chicago
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
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Juneau
Kansas City
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Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
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New York
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City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Dentist sacrifices life to save children on Mt Rainier
Paradise Washington AP reports Seattle dentist Dr James M Reddick died at the entrance of a self dug cave on Mt Rainier while shielding his two children Sharon 12 and David 11 from a brutal snowstorm. Lou Whittaker of the rescue party said Reddick placed the kids in a warmer spot and sacrificed himself. The children were unharmed after huddling in the cave since Friday as winds 50 to 60 mph battered the peak.
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Paradise
Wash
Seattle
Mt. Rainier
Lou Whittaker
James M. Reddick
Sharon
David
Whittaker
Reddick
Camp Muir
Death in collision near Donellson injures many
A 17 year old Dale Sellers of Rural Hillsboro Illinois was killed Sunday when the car he rode in collided with another at a railroad crossing on Hitneis 127 near Donellson Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donellson, I
Donellson
Dale Sellers
Hillsboro
Illinois
Dixon
Rockford
John M. Babcock
Mary
Kelly Marie
U.S
St. Charles
William H. Fimreipe
Thelma Dobrino
Dale V. Sellers
Montgomery County
Lee L. Casey
Sugar Grove
U.S. 30
Kane County
Ilinois
Plan Adult Classes For Dropouts At Mt Vernon Township High
If there is enough interest, Mt Vernon Township High School will offer adult classes for dropouts to earn one credit for 120 hours of attendance. The program, potentially evening or Saturday, depends on community demand. Call the Guidance Office at 244 3700 or visit building A Guidance, 8:30 to 4:00, Monday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Sealed Proposals Open for Grand Prairie Road District
Jefferson County announces sealed proposals for furnishing ¾ inch crushed stone and seal coat aggregate. Proposals due 1:30 p.m. June 7, 1968, in the County Superintendent of Highways office. Forms, bond, and guarantee requirements apply. proposals may be rejected. May 24, 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Superintendent of Highways
Grand Prairie Road District
Jefferson County
Pat
Jefferson County Board OF Supervisors
Jack K. Trotter, Co
Hwys
Mistake firing by helicopter targets church in Gia Dinh area
Vietnamese and U.S. forces clash three miles west of the presidential palace as rangers and tanks strike Viet Cong positions. About 30 guerrillas are squeezed into a four block area with little firing by the enemy reported this morning. The scene recalls the same church once used by Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963 before his assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Gia Dinh
Hub Caps Stolen From Linda Miller’s Car
Linda Miller reports four hub caps stolen from her parked car at 7100 Casey Avenue. Police were notified Saturday. The incident leaves the vehicle missing the four hub caps and under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Miller
Casey Aenue
Northwestern students seek to clarify housing agreement
On Memorial Day weekend Illinois traffic deaths totaled 23 with Dixon and St. Charles head-ons and separate crashes. In Chicago, Northwestern University Negro students agreed to clarify an agreement they say violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act by proposing separate housing and recreation spaces for black students and allowing faculty to study the plan before HEW review.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
James Turner
Afro-American Student Union
HEW
Turner
HEU
Northwestern
J. Rose Miller
Roland J. Hinz
California and four other states vote Tuesday
The report details California's winner take all contest with McCarthy Kennedy and Atty. Gen. Lynch vying for 174 delegates. Reagan seeks 86 Republican votes unopposed. Humphrey grows delegate strength in Michigan Missouri and Texas conventions. Rockefeller says Nixon not yet secured and open convention possible. Percy would accept VP if offered and sees Nixon near assured nomination.
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Lister Hill
Dala
California
McCarthy
Kennedy
Thomas C. Lynch
Lynch
Ronald Reagan
Humphrey
Michigan
Missouri
Texas
Preston Smith
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Wisconsin
Nixon
Rockefeller
Charles H. Percy
Ill
Library Closes On Wednesday Inventory Day
Mt. Vernon Public Library will be closed on Wednesday June 5 for annual inventory, delaying access to books and services for the day. Library staff will conduct catalog checks and shelving, with normal operations resuming the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
City Council To Meet Tonight In Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon city council meets at city hall to adopt the annual tax levy ordinance. Other items include zoning a south town area for a landfill, an annexation matter, and approval of May bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Circuit Court Fines List By Officer Charge
Circuit Court fines include Paul R. Reidy of New Orleans ten dollars for intoxication, Rodger Murphy of Manchester one hundred dollars for driving while intoxicated, Richard P. Ossig of Olney fifty dollars for driving too fast for conditions, Shelia Marie Rector of Salem Road twenty five dollars for illegal possession of alcohol, Ricky W. Milburn of Benton ten dollars for disobeying a traffic signal, Jack E. Laird of Opdyke fourteen dollars for speeding, Wesley C. Noble of Fairfield ten dollars for driving the wrong way on a one way street, Earl M. Johnson of Centralia ten dollars for speeding, and Lee R. Maddox Jr. of Marion ten dollars for speeding.
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Paul R. Reidy
New Orleans
Rodger Murphy
Manchester
Richard P. Ossig
Route 3
Olney
Shelia Marie Rector
Salem Road
Ricky W. Milburn
Benton
Jack E. Laird
Opdyke
Wesley C. Noble
Fairfield
Earl M. Johnson
Centralia
Lee R. Maddox Jr
Marion
Elderly Atwater woman dies after Christmas fall
An 85-year-old Macoupin County resident Mrs. Ethel Ballinger of Atwater died Sunday night after a fall last week near Christmas. She never regained consciousness following the injury. Charles Ballinger was named her husband. The incident occurred near Carlinville, Illinois.
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Carlinville
Ethel Ballinger
Atwater
Lum's and XL Hardware Join Mt Vernon Chamber
XL Hardware store and Lum's join the Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce announced by Membership Chairman Malcolm Hirons. Fred Poole runs XL Hardware at 730 Park Plaza and Ro bert Herrin manages Lum's at 605 South 10th Street with district manager Robert Taylor assisting. Lum's plans 20 stores in Illinois within 18 months and will base Mt Vernon as Illinois operations HQ outside Cook County. Paul Thomas welcomed the newcomers and urged ongoing chamber partnership.
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Mt. Vernon
The
Chamber Today
Illinois
Taylor
Chamber
Lum
Cook County
Paul Thomas
Six Injured In Weekend Mt Vernon Street Accidents
Six people were injured in four major crashes on Mt Vernon streets over the weekend. At 11:55 a.m. Saturday a three car collision on the 1000 block of south Tenth injured Charlene Mattingly and a 10 year old passenger, with Leonard LeMaire and Max Gulley among the drivers also hurt. A Sunday 11:45 a.m. crash at 2st and Perkins left Douglas Newell and Michael Sargent with injuries. Newell charged with careless driving. A 5:25 p.m. Sunday crash on Salem Road injured Brad Scrivner in a collision with Mickey Riley. Scrivner charged with careless driving. No injuries in a separate Saturday afternoon incident on south Tenth Street.
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Mt. Vernon
South Tenth Street
Leonard F. LeMaire
Chicago
Max L. Gulley
Berwyn,tu
Charlene Mattingly
Bluford
Bluford. Mrs. Mattingly and A ‘Passenger In Her Car, Rebecca';Mattingly
Max Gulley
Mary LeMaire
South 24Th
Sargent
Newell
Brad G. Scrivner
Perkins
Salem Road
Mickey’. E. Riley
Route
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Slamn As
Bandit
Samaritan
Donald McKenzie
Wildwood
Rena Lewis
John Anderson
Loren Henson
Sims
Henry Weerts
Crownview
Ben Woodworth
Schrum Nursing Home
Danny Henry
Robert Lee Dread
South $Th
Nichols D. Hassakis
Terrance Randolph
South 9Th Street
Dillard Hall
South 25Th Street
Irene Pigg
East Castleton
Naomi Brookman
Inez Hayes
Sherry L. Ross
Baby
Deirdre Shayne
Jamison Blvd
Kenneth Ramsey
Roberta May Fisher
Meadowbrook
Elliott Eiler
Park Avenue
Pamela Jean King
White Street
Malcolm Irvington
Ethel Swaney
Edna Browning
South Burns
Wildwood Mehl Derry
Benjamin Gray
Charles V. Grant
Cherry Drive
Glenn Lankford
Belle Rive
Linda K. Mendenhall
Bonnie
Linda Sue Burwell
James Michael
Broadway
Patricia Braddock
Wayne Cl
Lily Williamson
Dorothy Zagar
North 7Th Street
Edward Hertenstein
Betty Lou Atchison
South 21St Street
Jane Ann Cochran
Bertha Nelson
Jones St
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Peoria
Springfield
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Belleveille
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Madison
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Cathy Franch
RCA
World News
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Camille Chamoun
Nabil Mustafa Akkari
Israel
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Kyushu University
Genzo Abe
U.S. Air Force
Itazuke
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Yang Cheng-wu
Yang
Lo Jui-ching
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Mao
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Uang
Kwangtung
City Council
Circuit Court
Christman
MT Vernon
Pru Mapne
Bill
Bill Kniffen
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