Deaths Mrs Elizabeth Sheldon Dies Rites Saturday
Mrs Elizabeth Sheldon 79 of Woodlawn died at 6 00 am Wednesday at her son Glen Payne s Woodlawn home Funeral services will be at Mt Catherine Christian church near Woodlawn at 2 00 pm Saturday Rev Merrell Elton to officiate Burial will be in Mt Catherine Cemetery The body lies in state at Queen Boggs Funeral Home Centralia after 6 00 pm Friday Survivors include two sons Glen and Claude Payne of Woodlawn, Opal Foutch of Dix, sister Mrs Cora Lippert of Centralia, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren
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Elizabeth Sheldon
Woodlawn
Glen Payne
Mt. Catherine Christian Church
Merrell Elton
Mt. Catherine
Queen-Boggs
Centralia
Rites Friday At Dahlgren For Doc Scrivner
Funeral services for C. L. Doc Scrivner will be at 1 00 p m Friday at the Baptist church in Dahlgren with Rev Kenneth Holland officiating Burial is in the L O C F cemetery at Dahlgren Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren handles arrangements Survivors include wife Sylvia Linville a daughter Mrs Clarence Pepple of McLeansboro a brother Riley Scrivner a sister Mrs Mary Stoltz and several nieces and nephews He was a farmer and was born December 10 1898 in Hamilton county He was preceded in death by two brothers Elmer and Mosie Scrivner and a sister Mrs Leah Garrison
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C. L
Doc) Scrivner
Baptist Church
Dahlgren
Kenneth Holland
Gholson
Mr. Scrivner
Hamilton County
John
Ellen Scrivner
Sylvia Linville
Clarence Pepple
McLeansboro
Riley Scrivner
Mary Stoltz
Scrivner
Elmer
Mosie Scrivner
Leah Garrison
Regina Konert Dies in McLeansboro Funeral Set
Regina Konert 79 of RFD 1 Dahlgren died 3:40 am Wednesday in Vickers Hospital McLeansboro. Funeral 9:00 am Friday at St Joan's Piopolis with Rev Edmond Schumacher officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Rosary at 7:30 pm today at Donelson Funeral Home. Born Sept 21 1884 in Hamilton County to Benard and Elizabeth Beck Konert. No survivors.
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Aliss Regina Konert
RFD
Dahlgren
Vickers Hospital
McLeanshboro
St Joan’s Catholic Church
Piopolis
Edmond Schumacher
Donelson Funeral
McLeansboro
Miss Konert
Hamilton County
Benard and
Elizabeth (Beck) Konert
Former Mt Vernon Resident Luther Smith Dies in Ohio Oil Field Accident
Marion Luther Smith aged 59, formerly of Mt Vernon and Fairfield, was fatally injured Tuesday afternoon near Marion Ohio while moving a rig for Roy Thompson Oil Company. He died at Marion Hospital at 4:00 p.m. Funeral set for Friday at Nales Funeral Home Fairfield with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Alma two sons Rev Maxey Smith Glen Ellyn IL and Eddie Ray Smith with Marines at Cherry Point NC three daughters Mrs Robert Hill Fairfield Mrs Jack Cox Crossville and Mary Jo Smith a student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale one brother Frank Smith Gladewater Texas half brother J D Adams Marion Ohio and half sister Mrs Joe Wilcox Munster Texas.
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Marion Luther Smith
Mt. Vernon
Marion
Ohio
Roy Thompson Oil Company
Flora
Marion Hospital
Smith
Fairfield
Nales
Maple Hill
Alma
Maxey Smith
Glen Ellyn
Eddie Ray Smith
U. S. Marines
Cherry Point
N. C
Robert Hill
Woman files for divorce seeking child custody and alimony
Donna Eskew filed suit for divorce against Kenneth Eskew in circuit court here yesterday charging cruelty. She seeks custody of three minor children and alimony for their support. The couple married October 22, 1957 and lived together until June 1, 1964.
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Donna Eskew
Kenneth Eskew
Meetings Notice for Old Simmons Town Cemetery Work
Town residents invited to join work at Old Simmons town cemetery on June 27 at 8 a m. Labor and finance help requested. Donations to Fern Woodrome Myrtle Hanes Rolla Myers Texico.
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Old Simmons Town Cemetery
Fern Woodrome
Myrtle Hanes
Rolla Myers
Texico
Hog market prices dip on Mt. Vernon market report
Local live stock market reports a 10 cent drop with hog prices down. Top price reached 15.15 for 190 to 220 pound hogs. Sows weighed 300 pounds and over quoted at 12.50 to 12.75, down. Boars sold at 7.50 and 8.50.
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon reported afternoon price quotes for Wheat at 1.37, Soybeans at 2.39, and Corn at 1.20 reflecting local commodity markets.
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Mt. Vernon
Butter firmness and eggs mixed at Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago AP reports at the Mercantile Exchange butter held steady with wholesale prices unchanged for several grades, while eggs showed irregular movement. Listings show various 93 score AA, 92 A, 90 B, and 89 CHS for butter, with egg whites and other grades fluctuating within narrow ranges amidst mixed trading.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
National Stockyards market summary from Friday report
National Stockyards Illinois Friday estimates show cattle 1,000 calves 125 steers 16.50 to 20.50 heifers 17.00 to 19.00 cows 11.00 to 14.00 bulls 16.50 to 19.00 choice vealers 15.00 to 24.00. Hogs 6,000 with various weight ranges from 10-15 lower and prices from 14.00 to 16.25. Sheep 500 steady lambs 20.00 to 24.00 shorn lambs 17.00 to 21.00 shorn ewes 4.00 to 5.00.
St Louis Produce Trade Prices Summary
St Louis market brief lists egg and poultry items with assorted crate sizes and wholesale class ranges. Varied prices given for hens heavy and light weight categories, broilers and fryers, checks and unclassified lots, plus standard and mixed lots.
Wheat sales pause and grain quotes from Chicago
Chicago grain market report shows no wheat sales. Corn No 1 Yellow at 1.29, No 2 Yellow 1.29, No 4 Yellow 1.2514, sample grade yellow 1.25. Oats No 2 heavy white 64n, No 2 extra heavy white 67, sample grade extra heavy white 62 18. Soybeans No 2 Yellow 2.54, Soybean oil 1.40n.
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Chicago
Wall Street Slumps Late Trading Deepens Index Drop
New York AP reports a sharp late-afternoon decline in the stock market with moderate volume around 4.7 million shares. Key stocks fell several points, dragging major indices below three months of support and touching losses across autos, steels, rails, oils, and other sectors.
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New York
du Pont
International Harvester
Chesapeake & Ohio
Wendworth
Jersey Standard
Texas Gulf
Chrysler
General Cigar
Delta Airlines
U.S
Briggs & Stratton
Johnson & Johnson
American Stock Exchange
Court Ruling Against Pickets Evokes Steel Plant Standoff
An injunction by Vanderburgh Superior Court restrained pickets at International Steel Co after a week of clashes. Judge Benjamin E Buente ordered traffic protection around the plant at the request of company officials as Teamsters Local 215 had been on strike for eight weeks. The plant closed following Tuesday’s fight between pickets and supervisors and office staff attempting entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
API
International Steel Co
Benjamin E. Buente
Vanderburgh Superior Court
Teamsters Union Local 215
Four Year Old Girl Drives Car in Evansville
Patrol officers on Evansville's near East Side investigated a scene where a 4 year old girl casually drove a station wagon, completed a turn and paused before a yard. The girl was with her father and others. officers warned to keep driving to farm use only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Charles Henderson
Near East Side
Henderson
Flores Scales
Scales
Two Miners Die In Utah Coal Mine Cave-In
Sunnyside Utah workers identify victims Morris Marzo 47 Leland Huntsman 49 both of Price and Castle Dale miner Paul Pero 55 survivor. Four rescuers injured minor while digging six hours to reach bodies in 1500 foot shaft after second rockfall.
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Sunnyside
Utah
Paul Pero
Price
Marzo
Morris Marzo
Leland Huntsman
Castle Dale
Pero
Malaysia Begins Nationwide Military Draft
Malaysia announced that 12 000 to 15 000 men and women will be called up immediately for military service and civil defense in the first phase. Selected citizens will undergo two weeks of basic training and then serve on active duty or enter reserve. The move follows strains with Indonesia over a tri party summit involving the Philippines and amid Indonesian troop movements near the border.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Khaw Kai Boh
Indonesia
Philippines
C E I Moves To Cut Off Chicago Danville Trains
C and E I Moves To Cut Off Chicago Danville Trains The Illinois Commerce Commission announced that Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad seeks authority to discontinue four of its six daily passenger trains between Chicago and Danville citing a 1963 out of pocket loss of 9620 dollars. Retained are trains 493 and 94 with specific schedules. northbound trains originate in Evansville Indiana and stop at multiple towns including Hoopeston and Chicago Heights.
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Springfield
Til
Chicago and Easterllinois Railroad
Chicago
Danville
Tlinois Commerce Commission
Evansville
Ind
Chicago Heights
St. Anne
Watseka
Milford
Hoopeston
Great Lakes Formed by Glacial Scour, Britannica States
Britannica states the Great Lakes were formed by glacial scour during the last Ice Age. This Encyclopaedia Britannica entry summarizes the geological process shaping the lake basin, noting how advancing and retreating glaciers carved and excavated basins that filled with meltwater to create the Great Lakes system.
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Great Lakes
Encyclopaeda Britannica
Saigon Police Nab Terrorists and Viet Cong Outpost Raid
Saigon police say they arrested four Communist terrorists, including Pham Van Tu, who claimed responsibility for planting a grenade at a Saigon bar on Feb 1 killing one American and injuring another. Police also detained Nguyen Van Cu, a senior Viet Cong agent, while a Viet Cong platoon overran a My Hanh outpost 17 miles northwest of Saigon, killing one defender and capturing 15 others.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Pham van Tu
Nguyen van Cu
Gia Dinh
van Cu
Toay
My Hanh
Water bill shock hits Breeze Illinois dairy
City Atty. Patton faces collecting a $26,300 water bill from O'Fallon Quality Dairy after seven years of meters misread, with the dairy charged only a tenth of the water and sewerage fees due. Settlement expected with the water consumer as authorities review the billing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breese
Ill
Joseph E. Patton
O’fallon Quality Dairy
Breeze Division
Ethiopian Envoy Shot In Sweden
Ethiopian ambassador Abate Agede to Sweden was seriously wounded on embassy grounds as his Polish chauffeur, acting on orders the envoy allegedly gave, fired three revolver shots. The 41 year old diplomat had served with Ethiopia's U.N. delegation before posting in Stockholm. The chauffeur was detained for questioning.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Abate Agede
Agede
Ethiopia
Washington
U.N
Gas Eruption Destroys Oklahoma Farmland
NASH Okla AP Gas eruptions have turned an 80 acre tract in north central Oklahoma into a quagmire farm couple says One cow died and a veterinarian says it was gassed Land about one mile from several oil wells Craters from inches to yards long and up to 30 yards wide filled with water making ground dangerous to walk on Neil Wilkins reports cattle were moved out after the eruption
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Nash
Okla
Oklahoma
Neil Wilkins
Wilkins
Diplomas Will Be Handed From World Fair
Seniors from Choctawa high school will receive their diplomas during a week at the Florida Pavilion of the New York World's Fair. The 15 band members will graduate remotely as Principal Bruner reads names while Band Director Leonard distributes the diplomas in New York via a long distance line.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Florida Pavilion
James Leonard
New York
H. A. Bruner
Wilson Seeks Annual Summit After Moscow Visit
London AP Harold Wilson, Labour leader, returned from a four day Moscow trip and urged Western powers to back annual summit meetings. He said top level talks lead to decisive outcomes based on discussions with Soviet leaders.
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London
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Moscow
Methodist Bishop Voigt to retire and inspire Southern Illinois
Bishop Voigt announces retirement after four years in Southern Illinois. A $25,000 endowment will fund a lectureship, with funds from five districts and private sources supporting the program. He led hymnals and worship reforms and will preside at the Central Illinois Conference in June and the North Central Jurisdictional Conference in July where his successor will be named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
McKendree College
Hurley
Lebanon
Bishop Voigt
Minois
Dakota
Illinois
Voigt
Methodist Church
T Illinois
General Conference
Pittsburgh
Belleville
Central Illinors Conference
Ock Island
North Central Jurisdictional Conference
Cleveland
Ohio
Weather Summary for Mt Vernon
The report shows a Wednesday high of 72 and low of 47 with rainfall totaling 21.45 inches year to date. Comparisons note last year’s high 89 and low 2, five years ago 79 and 51, ten years ago 67 and 50. Friday sunrise at 4:32 CST with sunset at 7:25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Illinois Warmer Weather With 80 Degree Readings
Chicago AP reports fair and warm conditions with 80 degree readings in northern Illinois. Clouds forecast scattered showers later, mainly in the south, with the Weather Bureau predicting showers may spread statewide tonight. Overnight lows fell to Rockford at 43.
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Chicago
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Springfield
Rockford
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Admission and discharge lists from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. Names include Byford Story, Mabel Goddard, Herschel Isom, Lulu Rozena Knollhoff, Chloe Williams, Ray Cherry, Ronald Mann, Camella Harlow, James Walker, and many others with patients admitted or discharged across two facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Byford Story
Ewing
Mabel Goddard
Dix
Herschel Isom
Lesser
Grace McLaughlin
Vera Russell
Bluford
W. A. Barker
Good Samaritan
Lulu Rozena Knollhoff
Chloe K. Williams
Ray Thomas Cherry
Ronald Edward Mann
Fred Albert Peoples, Jr
Jackie Duane Beppler
Jess Lee Harrison
Luella Fultz Hoffman
Teresa Loraine Ray
Camella Jean Harlow
James Arthur Walker
Gloria Jean Brown
Gene Shirley
Myrtle Juanita Williams
John Sherman Wicks
William Robertson
Ida Grinell Pickett
Linnie Wright
Pearline Nan Hall
Gina Diane Wilson
Donald Earl Wilson
Lois Jean Johnson
Timothy Ness
Loris
Virginia Firebaugh
Betty June Pearson
Nelie Bogan
Pauline Pearl Alexander
Pearl Ida Kern
Crystal D. Sumner
Birth of Son to Mr and Mrs Delbert Shelton
Mr and Mrs Delbert Ray Shelton of RFD 7 Mt Vernon announce the birth of a son at Good Samaritan Hospital at 5 02 this morning. The baby weighed eight pounds ten and one half ounces and has been named Jeffrey Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Ray Shelton
RFD 7
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jeffrey Ray
California Party Rule Reshuffle Shapes Post Primary
MORRIE LANDSBERG reports a California party shakeup after Tuesday's primary. Goldwater's victory boosts conservative Republicans toward a state GOP takeover while Brown and Cranston supporters rally for Salinger. Goldwater leads Rockefeller 1,091,291 to 1,031,858 with strong LA County margins and a 50,000 Orange County edge. Anticipated moves place Gaylord Farkinson as state GOP chair and redefine California's national delegates. Democrats vow a united front behind Salinger for November.
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Morrie Landsberg
San Francisco
California
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Edmund G. Brown
Alan Cranston
U.S. Senate
Pierre Salinger
United Front
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Arizona
Associated Press
Los Angeles County
Orange County
Republican State Central Committee
Nake
Gaylord Farkinson
la Jolla
Joseph Martin Jr
Patricia Hitt
Orange
Senate
Salinger
Cranston
Brown
Fines listed in circuit and traffic court
Circuit court fines include Gerald Reed and Marie Reed of Route 4 for liquor transport and intoxication. Elwyn Cates, James Francis, Kenneth Eskey, Norma Jean Goddard, and others with various intoxication or disturbance charges. Traffic fines feature Wolff of Centralia, Graham of Effingham, Page, Whipple, Reid, Proefrock, and Morgan for speeding, failure to yield, disobeying stop signs, and license issues.
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Gerald L. Reed
Route 4
Marie Frances Reed
Elwyn F. Cates
James William Francis
Kenneth Eskew
Norma Jean Goddard
Roger Dodson
Gary L. Wolff
Centralia
Jack W. Graham
Effingham
Wretha l L. Page
Gary O. Whipple
Dahlgren
Andrew K. Reid
Ellen M. Proefrock
Brenda J. Morgan
Final Cancer Crusade Report raises $8268 in Jefferson County
The Jefferson County American Cancer Society unit reported a final Crusade total of 8268.88 plus 65 in memorials, with expenses of 295.15. The 6th District, 24 Southern Illinois counties, noted this year as the third largest effort.
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Jefferson County
American Cancer Society
Lawrence
Rob Schalter
Jay A. Guggenheim
Illinois
Mastely
Beavin Parson
Herrin
Ron Wilson
Public Education
Wilson
Voluntary Health Organization
Robbie Terebaugh
Tevebaugh
Damage in Mt Vernon Three Accidents Total Over 500
Property damage exceeded 500 dollars as three incidents occurred in Mt Vernon yesterday. Vivian Boyer of 102 North 16th Street struck a power pole and a tree near Seventh and Harrison, causing about 350 dollars in damage. Roy L Rueffer of Route 7 and Bert H Roby of Olney were involved in a second collision at 12th and Broadway with roughly 120 dollars damage here. Roby was charged with making an illegal left turn. John W Harms of Auburn reported a hit and run on his parked car in the 800 block of Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Vivian Boyer
North 16Th Street
Seventh and Harrison
12Th and Broadway
Roy L. Rueffer
Route 7
Bert H. Roby
Olney
Rueffer
Roby
John W. Harms
Auburn
Main Street
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Three Couples
Larry E Hayes aged 19 of 208 Grant and Becky Jane Moore aged 18 of 6 Turner Drive shown as a couple. Jim Harold Moore 23 of 1012 Westcott weds Glenda Sue Stanley 23 of 216 south 18th. William Perry McKenzie 26 of 170912 Oakland marries Martha Evelyn Chambers 22 of Route 4 Mt. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry E. Hayes
Grant
Becky Jane Moore
Turner Drive
Jim Harold Moore
Westcott
Glenda Sue Stanley
South
William Perry McKenzie
Oakland
Martha Evelyn Chambers
Mt. Vernon
Suit Filed Here After Accident
Louis Schrum sues Barbara Dulaney and John Dulaney in circuit court over a December 28 auto collision at Tenth and Main. Schrum seeks 400 in damages for damage to his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth and
Main Streets
Louis Schrum
Barbara Dulaney
John Dulaney
Man Stabbed By Negro In Subway
Ismael Valez a 42 year old man was stabbed in the chest at an IRT station at 72nd Street and Broadway. The unidentified assailant fled after the attack. Valez was hospitalized in satisfactory condition and said the man struck without a word after he got off a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ismael Valez
72Nd St
Broadway
Valez
Divorce Granted in McCandrew Case With Name Restoration
A divorce was granted in the circuit court for Mary Ann Mc Candrew versus Edward C Mc Candrew. The decree includes restoration of her former name Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann McCandrew
Edward C. Mce Candrew
Taylor
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