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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1965

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Deaths Frank Copple 73 Centralia

Frank Copple 73 of Centralia died at 10:00 a.m. Friday in St. Marys Hospital Centralia. Former Walnut Hill resident, body at Queen-Boggs Funeral Home Centralia. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Survived by wife Myrtle Copple Centralia, three daughters Floyd Pigg Mt Vernon, Walter Gean Centralia, Jack Habrock Centralia, a sister, 10 grandchildren, one great grandchild.

Frank Copple Centralia St. Mary's Hospital Walnut Hill Queen-Boggs Copple Myrtle Copple Floyd Pigg Mt. Vernon Walter Gean Jack Habrock

President Johnson Pushes Coin Reform and Jobs Plan

The piece notes President Johnson asking Congress to remove all silver from dimes and quarters and reduce silver in half-dollars, a major coinage change since 1792. It also reports May unemployment at 4.6 percent, with teen unemployment high, and details a Bogalusa shooting that killed Deputy Moore and wounded Deputy Rogers, with suspect McElveen arrested in Mississippi.

Johnson Congress United States Labor Department

George Stelmar of Sesser Dies at 83

George Stelmar 83 of Sesser died 11 05 am Friday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral 10 00 am Monday Fry Funeral Home Waltonville with burial Maple Hill cemetery. Body lies in state after 6 00 pm Sunday at Fry Funeral Home. He was born March 6 1882 in Jefferson county to Michael and Mary Stelmashewski. Survived by three nieces and one nephew and six cousins.

George Stelmar Sesser Jefferson Memorial Hospital Fry Funeral Home Waltonville Maple Hill Cemetery Mr. Stelmar Jefferson County Michael and Mary (Stoninsky) Stelmashewski

Luci Johnson Seen At Milwaukee Marquette Prom Night

AP report notes Luci Johnson, 17, daughter of the President, attended a Marquette University prom in Milwaukee with Marquette student Patrick Nugent. John Dunn confirms the sighting. Luci did not comment. Details place her earlier plans shifting from Whitefish Bay to Chicago.

Milwaukee Wis Marquette University Luci Johnson John Dunn Luci Patrick J. Nugent Marquette Waukegan Beth Jenkins White House Miss Johnson Nugent William J. Feldstein Whitefish Bay Chicago Washington

Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged

Jefferson Memorial admits John Kelso Webb Elizabeth Hardin. Discharges include Marie Campbell George Roy Winegartner and Donald Ray Williams. Good Samaritan admits Cynthia Louise Harrison Helen Geraldine Taylor Fred Smith Juanita Lee Rich Lois Marie Koerner Karen Sue Hopper Joseph G Schilling Debra Kay Morlan Charles Thomas Braddy Clara Angline McKenzie Mary Joyce Laur Nancy Elizabeth Mygott Anna Mae Crow. Discharged include Robert Michall Zeraldine Jackson baby Kenneth Robert Bill Mor Jan William Schuster Mary Frances Kujawa Clifford Louis Stafford Goldie Elizabeth Huntman Clara Angline McKenzie Martha Louise Womack Jury Francis Smith.

Good Samaritan Cynthia Louise Harrison Helen Geraldine Taylor Fred Smith Juanita Lee Rich Lois Marie Koerner Karen Sue Hopper Joseph G. Schilling Debra Kay Morlan Charles Thomas Braddy Clara Angline McKenzie Mary Joyce Laur Nancy Elizabeth Mygott Anna Mae Crow Robert Michall Zeraldine Jackson Kenneth Robert Bill Mor Jan William Schuster Mary Frances Kujawa Clifford Louis Stafford Goldie Elizabeth Huntman Martha Louise Womack Francis Smith

Rome Chapter of Eastern Star to Meet Monday Night

Members of Rome Chapter Order of Eastern Star will meet Monday at 8:00 PM in the Masonic Temple at Dix. Laving Keele serves as W M and Nellie Hawkins as secretary.

Rome C. E Order of Eastern Star Masonic

Jerseyville Officials Ordered To Appeare At Sewage Hearing

Jerseyville village officials must appear at a hearing on the discharge of sewage into the D Arcy branch. The Illinois Sanitary Water Board announced the action on Friday.

Springfield, I Jerseyville D-Arcy Branch Illinois Sanitary Water Board

Fulbright Proposal Would Give OAS Foreign Aid Power

Senators split over J W Fulbright plan to route Latin American military aid through the OAS under joint plans. The amendment, part of a two year 3 35 billion aid bill, would authorize up to 25 million for an inter American force under OAS control and require maximum feasible disbursement with internal security defenses. многие

Washington J. W. Fulbright Organization of American States U.S Latin America Arkansas Democrat Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate OAS John Sparkman Dala Fulbright Sparkman John Sherman Cooper R-Ky Frank E. Moss Utah Sen Clifford P. Case R-N.j

Weather Roundup Mount Vernon Friday Forecast High 85

Mt. Vernon weather reports a Friday high of 85 and low 66 with year to date rainfall at 11.93 inches. Historical highs and lows are noted: past day 72/62, five years ago 90/68, ten years ago 83/63. Sunrise and sunset times are listed for Sunday and Monday.

MT. Vernon

Severe Thunderstorms Hit Central Kansas and Missouri

Severe storms with damaging winds hail and heavy rain swept central and eastern Kansas into north central Missouri. Eleven people died in highway accidents as trees and power lines downed and windows shattered. Flooding closed highways and prompted evacuations while Wichita saw nearly four inches of rain in six hours and Haven area farms suffered damage including one home destroyed.

Associated Press Kansas Missouri Wichita Kansas City Haven Kan

Illinois Weather Report Clouds and Storms Across State

The report notes northern Illinois mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms spreading from the south tonight and Sunday. Southern Illinois remains partly cloudy and humid through Sunday as showers grow, with a sudden storm at Quincy Municipal Airport dropping half an inch of rain in 15 minutes but causing no damage. Daytime highs range from the upper 70s in the north to the 80s in the south, with tonight in the 60s statewide.

Illinois Weather Chicago Ilinois Missssippi Olinois Tlinois Dlinois Quincy

Gemini 4 astronauts plan seven day spaceflight challenge

NASA prepares for a seven day mission as Cooper and Charles Conrad aim to surpass the Soviet Bykovsky flight. Medical data from McDivitt and White will determine August timing. Recovery aboard the carrier Wasp, artificial gravity talks, and radar rendezvous readiness shape the plan.

Atlantic Ocean Bermuda Valery Bykovsky United States Cooper Charles Conrad McDivitt White Earth Wasp Bykxovsky Bykovsky Christopher C. Kraft Jr U.S

Reports Sale Of Horse Plasma To Dr Durovic

In Chicago AP report, Rockford scientist Winfield Foster testifies about preparing horse blood plasma for Dr. Stevan Durovic as part of Kre biozen fraud case. Foster details 400 horses treated in 1959 1960, plasma held for delivery, invoices link to Duga Laboratories and Promak Laboratories. Trial resumes Monday before Judge Julius Hoffman.

Durovic Chicago Rockford Stevan Durovic Krebiozen Winfield Foster Kennel Products Division Quaker Oats Co U.S. District Court Foster Dr. Durovic Pittman-Moore Division Dow Chemical Corp Duga Laboratories of Promak Laboratories

Brooklyn coin collector dies. $13,000 saved in coins found

Dominick Berlingieri, 68, a longtime Brooklyn waterfront restaurant operator, was found dead of natural causes in his two room apartment. Neighbors discovered the scene amid jars and bottles containing $13,000 in quarters dimes and nickels. Police borrowed a coin counter from the Transit Authority to tally the sum.

NEW York Dominick Berlingieri Berlingieri Brooklyn Transit Authority

Bank Hold-Up Slays Three In Nebraska

A gunman killed three people during a bank hold-up in Nebraska. He exited the bank and, after a casual greeting to farmer Otto Mauser, climbed into a 1965 model car and drove away.

Nebraska Bank Otto Mauser Mauser

Malaysian forces capture three Indonesian raiders in Johore

Malaysian troops in southwest Johore State captured three armed Indonesian raiders today and searched for others. Defense Ministry said the raiders were part of a small band that landed on Johore's coast May 30.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Johore Defense Ministry

Copper Wire Theft At Mt. Vernon Drive-In Theate r

The Jefferson County sheriff's office investigated a theft of copper wire from the Mt. Vernon Drive-In Theater on Waltonville Road. No arrests reported at this time.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Mt. Vernon Drive-In Waltonville Road

Alarm Clocks In Space Helmets For Astronauts

Houston AP reports astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II have built in alarm clocks in their helmet visors for synchronized wake up. Ground stations worldwide can trigger the buzzer to summon them via radio signal.

Houston, Tex James A. McDivitt Edward H. White II

Johnson urges rights action for equality at Howard

President Lyndon B. Johnson urged a renewed civil rights push to turn equality from theory into fact at Howard University. He announced a White House conference for next fall and pressed for swift voter rights legislation and a broad registration drive, framing equal opportunity as essential and not enough on its own.

Washington Johnson Howard University White House All America National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Hubert H. Humphrey University of Maryland Humphrey

Two More Mt Vernon Boys Charged In Burglary

Mt Vernon police charged two additional boys ages 15 and 16 with involvement in a May 16 burglary at Krebs Drug Store. They allegedly helped dispose of stolen items. Jerry Taylor, 14, previously charged in the case, awaits delinquency proceedings as bonds for the other two minors stood at 1000 dollars.

Mt. Vernon Krebs S. 10Th Fred Dedman Jerry Taylor Cleveland Taylor Perkins J. Rex Taylor

Exemptions Lifted In Senate Action On Several Bills

Sen W Russell Arrington GOP leader was cited after the indictment of former State Revenue Director Theodore Isaacs on charges of collusion and conflict of interest in state envelope purchases. A finance department stockroom plan aims to centralize distribution for multiple agencies. A note on budget impact is now required with legislative proposals. Vision service plan corporations may form to offer public insurance and contracts with optometrists and ophthalmologists for eye testing. A Shawnee town Regional Port District gets 50000 for a manager and studies to attract 20 million in private capital for grain and coal facilities. The Illinois Indiana Air Pollution Control Compact was ratified and sent to the governor.

W. Russell Arrington GOP State Revenue Theodore Isaacs Finance Department Vision Service Plan Kerner Senate Shawneetown Roy Small Harrisburg Small

Diver Falls at Mt Vernon Club Leaves Teen In Fair Condition

Roger Glasco 18, Mt Vernon Township High School senior, is in fair condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after a diving board accident at Mt Vernon Recreation Club. He was at an after graduation party when he dove or slipped from a diving board, hitting his head on concrete and suffering skull wrist and vertebrae injuries.

Roger Glasco Mt. Vernon Township High School Good Samaritan Hospital Mt. Vernon Young Glasco Oral Glasco S. 21St

Seabee Beating Victim Tom Henry Talks With Parents

Mt Vernon parents of Seabee 19 year old Tom Henry say they spoke with him by phone last night after he was found unconscious along an Arizona road. He remains blind from a beating and says two men forced him into a car to be taken 400 miles through the desert before dumping him near Prescott.

Mt. Vernon California Prescott Ariz Arizona Tom Henry Lester C

Divorces Sought In Two Petitions In Circuit Court

Two petitions filed in circuit court seek divorces. Leah May Carr charges cruelty by Terry B. Carr. married April 19, 1964 and separated May 22, 1965. Juanita L. Upton charges Clyde David Upton Jr. with cruelty. married November 3, 1952 and separated May 18, 1965.

Leah May Carr Terry B. Carr Juanita L. Upton Clyde David Upton Jr

Tax Delinquency Suit Is Filed Against Knotty Pine Case

A tax judgement suit seeking 1292.89 in taxes and penalties has been filed in circuit court. The state of Illinois sues Lorraine M. Trenary as operator of the Knotty Pine Case Waltonville as defendant for delinquent sales taxes.

Lorraine M. Trenary Waltonville Illinois

24 Injured In Bus Collision Near McClure

A Continental Trailways bus and a car collided on Illinois M46 near McClure. Twenty four people were injured, with one driver, James S. Batson of Jonesboro, Illinois, in critical condition. The bus overturned after the crash. 23 passengers had minor injuries and were treated and released. Passengers were removed through bus windows.

McClure Continental Trailways James S. Batson Jonesboro Ilinois

Summer Speech Correction School To Open

A summer speech correction school sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy of South Central Illinois will open Monday for six weeks at Dr. Andy Hall. Mrs. Mary Ann Piper will be the speech clinician, offering free services to all children with speech defects, regardless of cerebral palsy. Financing comes from UCP contributions. plans were discussed at a Nashville meeting of the UCP board for a July 1930 day camp for handicapped children and young adults.

United Cerebral Palsy South Central Ilineis UCP Andy Hall Mary Ann Piper Piper Dorothy Glover Vernon Nashville UCP Board of Directors

Powell brothers set for June 16 in assaults

Preliminary hearings for Mt. Vernon suspects Edgar Sonny Powell and Jerry Powell on aggravated assault aggravated battery and intimidation charges tied to a May 1 Jaycee Lake incident. They allegedly threatened five young couples with a knife and a bludgeon during an outing. Hearing at 10 am June 16 before Associate Judge Alvin Lacy Williams.

Mt. Vernon Jaycee Lake Edgar Sonny) Powell Conger Jerry Powell South 11Th Edgar Powell Powells Alvin Lacy Wiliams

Youth Arrested On Assault And Liquor Counts

Gary W. Powell age 16 of 1317 N. Ulth was arrested after a complaint of a knife threat in the Bus Depot parking lot near 10th and Main. He was charged with aggravated assault and illegal possession of liquor by a minor. police say a whiskey bottle was found behind his belt.

Mr. Vernon Gary W. Powell

Traffic fines in circuit court for two motorists

Two drivers appeared in circuit court yesterday and were fined ten dollars each for traffic offenses. L. C. Barnes of South Bend Indiana was cited for passing in a no passing zone. Vivian Evelyn Highsmith of Route 7 Mt Vernon faced a $10 penalty for failure to yield right of way.

L. C. Barnes South Bend Ind Vivian Evelyn Highsmith Mt. Vernon

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