Deaths and Funerals John I Morgan of Route 5
John Isaac Morgan died at 38 after living two years on an artificial kidney machine. He died on arrival at 5:45 a.m. en route to St Louis for treatment. Born November 19, 1933 in Jefferson County, he served in Korea and was a member of South Hickory Hill Christian church. Survived by wife Carrol Gilbert, two sons Kevin and Darin, one daughter Johnetta, parents Lewis and Opal Morgan, seven brothers and seven sisters. Funeral at Fry Funeral Chapel Waltonville, 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. burial South Hickory Cemetery. Body lies in state after 6:00 p.m. Tuesday.
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John Isaac Morgan
Route 5
Vernon
St. Elizabeth
St. Louis
Morgan
Fry Funeral Chapel
Waltonville
Glenn Hawkins
Hickory Mill
Fry Funeral
Mr. Morgan
Jefferson County
Lewis and
Opal (Beckham) Morgan
Carrol Gilbert
Korea
South Hickory Hill Christian Church
Mt. Vernon
Lewis Morgan
Mt. Veron
Kevin
Darin
Johnetta
Van
Enoch
Robert
Charles
Terry
Jim
Bonnie and Lewis
U.S. Army
Germany
Mabel Cates
Lucy Webb
Jane Melton
Pat Melton
Martha Ellis
Linda Jolly
Virginia Wheeler
Miles Lester obituary in Wayne City services today
Funeral services for Lester Miles, 67, of Wayne City, were to be held at 2 00 p m today at Richardson Funeral Home Wayne City Burial was to be at Thomason cemetery Wayne City He died at 6 00 a m Saturday at his home Born March 29 1905 in Wayne county he was the son of Alonzo and Minnie Miles Survivors include his wife Mabel Miles of Wayne City his mother Minnie Miles of Wayne City one son Richard of Glendale California two daughters Ann Condon of Glen Ellyn and Barbara Feece of San Jose California two brothers Kenneth Miles of Wayne City and Maurice Miles of Sims one sister Ethel Hill of Fairfield and nine grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Miles
Wayne City
Richardson
Thomason
Miles
Wayne County
Alonzo
Minnie
Johnson Miles
Mabel Miles
Minnie Miles
Richard
Glendale
Calif
Ann Condon
Glen Ellyn, Jr
Barbara Feece
San Jose
Kenneth Miles
Maurice Miles
Sims
Ethel Hill
Fairfield
Mary Hardyman Homer 83 of Homer Illinois dies at Jefferson Memorial
Mary Hardyman Homer 83 of Homer Illinois died at 10 15 a m Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Mt Vernon Burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery Osborn Funeral Home Dix Rev Ross Partridge officiating She was born April 12 1889 Mt Vernon daughter of John and Mariah Riley Married December 8 1915 to Arthur J Hardyman survivors include husband son Stanley Davenport Florida daughter Jeanette Anderson Davenport Iowa brother Pat Riley Chicago sisters Lola Osborn Dix Texas Jewel Shee Oak Texas five grandchildren five great grandchildren
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Mary Alice Hardyman
Homer
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Ross Partridge
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Osborne Eameral
Hardyman
John
Mariah
Hawkins) Riley
Arthur J. Hardyman
Stanley
Eau Gallie
Fla
Vernon
Jeanette) Anderson
Davenport
Iowa
Pat Riley
Chicago
Lola Osborn
Dix Vd Jewel Shee Oc
Texas
Mt Vernon Hog Market and Grain Prices Summary
Mt Vernon hog market reports No 1 and No 2 hogs at 26.00 to 26.50, with No 1 at 26.73, and mixed No 2 and No 7 at 25.50 to 26.00, sows 20.00 to 22.00. Mt Vernon grain quotes Wheat 1.46 Soybeans 3.41 Corn 1.18. Chicago grain shows wheat No 2 red 1.33–1.49, corn No 2 yellow 1.27, oats No 2 extra heavy white, soybeans No 1 yellow 3.46, soybean oil 11.25. Chicago produce reports butter and egg pricing notes.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago Grain Chicago
Livestock receipts and prices at National Stockyards
Estimated Tuesday receipts include 6,000 hogs 3,500 cattle and 200 sheep with hogs steady to higher on butchers and sows. Prices listed for US 1-3 200-230 lb hogs 27.25-27.75 and cattle slaughter values across grades. sheep slaughter lambs 50-1.00 higher. Also St Louis produce and stocks wrap with egg and poultry quotes and a wider market downturn in airlines and glamour issues.
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National Stockyards
American Airlines
Control Data
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
Hospital and Jefferson Memorial Birth Notices
Hospital notes list multiple admissions and discharges across Hamilton Jefferson and Good Samaritan facilities with names and towns. Two births at Jefferson Memorial noted: Tawny Deloris to Everett H Page and Bonnie Greenwalt of Keenes, and Thelma Rena to Marvin Martin and Mary Elizabeth Gream of Bluford, with times and weights.
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Walter Marvin Martin
Route 2
Bluford
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Thelma Rena
Mary Elizabeth Gream
Private Funeral Today For Duke Of Windsor
Windsor England AP funeral services held at Windsor Castle for the former King Edward VIII who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson. The private service in St George's Chapel was led by the Dean of Windsor with Ramsey and Coggan officiating. Royal family attendance included Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The coffin bore the long name of Edward VIII. the ceremony was not televised. The duchess planned to fly to Paris afterward. Critics voiced discontent over royal treatment.
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Windsor
England
Windsor Castle
Duke of Windsor
Edward VIII
St. George’s Chapel
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Launcelot Fleming
Canterbury
Michael Ramsey
York
Donald Coggan
Ramsey
Cosmo Lang
Edward
Wallis Warfield
Spencer Simpson
Paris
BBC
Buckingham Palace
Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
King Edward VII
Big Push in Que Son Valley Near Da Nang
North Vietnamese forces press a 56 day offensive in Que Son Valley south of Da Nang, capturing a neighboring district and threatening another while South Vietnamese fire bases fall. Maj. Nguyen Cong Chinh and four American advisers bunker up as 2nd Infantry Division regiments guard the area amid rising unease and forecasts of a looming major push.
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Que Son
Vietnam
An Loc
Kontum
Hue
da Nang
Nguyen Cong Chinh
Chinh
2Nd Infantry Division
Highway 1
South China Sea
Death of Evelyn Karcher Dahlgren at 53 in Dahlgren
Evelyn Karcher Dahlgren, 53, of Dahlgren, died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral Tuesday at St John’s Catholic Church Dahlgren with Rev Joseph Trapp. burial at St John’s Cemetery. Visitation after 4 p.m. today, Rosary at 8 p.m. at Ghorgon Funeral Home. Born June 11 1915 in Hamilton County. survived by husband Frank L. Karcher, mother Kate Stich, three sons Donald Frank Kenneth, one daughter Marilyn, two brothers Clarence and Orville, one sister Mrs Helen Audt, and ten grandchildren.
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Evelyn Karcher
Dahlgren
Good Samaritan Hospital
St. John’s Catholic Church
Joseph Trapp
St. John’s Church
Ghorgon Funeral Home
Karcher
Hamilton County
Joseph Louis
Katherine
Frey) Stich
St. John’s
Blue Island
Frank
Kenneth
Mt. Vernon
Marilyn Davis
Tuscola
Clarence
Greenville Ill
Orville
U.S. Marine Corps
Helen Audt
26 Billion Deficit for Fiscal 1972 in New Estimate
Washington officials said the 1972 federal deficit is now projected at 26 billion dollars, the highest since World War II, 12.8 billion more than January forecasts. The Nixon administration also asked Congress to raise the national debt limit by 15 billion to 445 billion. The 1973 deficit is now seen near 27 billion, up from an earlier 25.5 billion estimate.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Office of Management and Budget
Man Dies In Fall At Mt V Home
A man died after a fall at a Mount Vernon residence. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene, and authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. No further details were released.
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Mt.v. Home
Benton Man Dies Water Skiing at Crab Orchard Lake
Arthur Williams Benton 36 of Route 87 near Benton died after suffering a heart attack while water skiing at Crab Orchard Lake. He was born July 30, 1935 in Illinois, served in Korea, and was a member of several veterans and fraternal organizations. Burial at Abner Cemetery. viewing at Ina Funeral Home after 5 pm. He is survived by his wife Mona, son Dwayne, daughter Pam, and his mother Ruby Williams.
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Arthur W. Williams
Nath
Bato
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Williams
Crab Orchard Lake
The
Inn Funeral
Grant Hawkins
Abner
Nasan
Ina
Mr. Williams
Illinois
Kenneth
Ruby (Grahberr) Williams
Mona Galloway
Korea
American Legion
V.F.W
DuQuoin
Eagles Lodge
Benton
Elk Prairie Christian Church
Ruby Williams
Route 37
Mona
Dwayne
Pam
Pick Up Mt. V. Garbage On New Routes Today
Mt. Vernon sanitation crews started collecting residential trash on redesigned routes under City Manager Ray Botch economy plan. Today’s collects cover east of Wilshire Drive and north of Main Street, with weekly areas mapped for Tuesday to Friday across central, Summersville, and railroad-adjacent sections.
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Mt. Vernon
Ray Botch
Wilshire Drive
Main Street
Summersville
Appellate Court House
27Th Street
2Nd Street
College Street
22Nd Street
1Th Street
L&n
Missouri Pacific
4Th Street
Logan Street
25Th Street
City Park
29Th Street
Broadway
Jones Street
Park In Lot At Swimming Pool
City Recreation Director Jerry Smith asks police to ticket cars parked illegally along the road near the city swimming pool at city park. A new 75 car lot should be used by motorists visiting the pool and park. No parking signs are posted along the pool road.
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City Recreation
Jerry Smith
City Park
Smith
Jubiliant Angela Davis acquitted and celebrated outside courthouse
Angela Davis and supporters celebrate her acquittal after a 13-week trial in California. Jurors, witnesses, and defendants tied to the George Jackson case attended a private post-verdict gathering. The outcome ends a highly publicized proceeding cited as a people’s victory by Davis and sparked debate on justice and persecution.
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California
Davis
Timothy
Ruchell Magee
Miss Davis
George Jackson
George
Jonathan
James McClain
William Christmas
Superior Court
Harold Haley
Magee
FBI
New York
Register News Briefs
Deceptive practices charge against Nathaniel Jones dismissed in circuit court on request of Owen Martin of the Jackson and Martin IGA store. Mrs. Vern Bond reports a home entry theft of about $12. Two men admit taking peat moss from Anchor Coal display and damaging Dods Quinn’s auto. Various fines and bonds issued in circuit and Mt Vernon police actions. Charles O Johnson forfeits $35 bond on uncased gun possession.
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Nathaniel Jones
S. 17Th St
Owen Martin
Jackson and Martin Iga
Vern Bond
Pear St
Anchor Coal Company
Dods Quinn
S. 15Th
Illinois
Virginia E. Lugering
Palmyra
Eddie Washington
Jackson
Miss
Clarence L. Kistler
Indian Hills Golf Club
Mt. Vernon
Linda L. Loyd
DuQuoin
Clifford Pardla
Normal
Ronald Amee
Casey Ave
Joseph M. Monari
Chicago
Andrew C. Craft
Paxton
Ronald L. Jolly
Spruce St
Charles O. Johnson
Carbondale
No Swimming At Treatment Plant Dedman
Mt. Vernon Police Chief Fred Dedman announced no swimming is allowed at the pond beside the sewage treatment plant after weekend reports of children swimming there. He said swimming is dangerous and not permitted.
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Mt. Vernon
Fred Dedman
Didman
Dedman
D.A.V. and Eastern Star Meet Tonight and Tuesday
D A V will meet at 7 30 tonight at the American Legion Hall. Jefferson Chapter No 686 Order of Eastern Star to hold a stated meeting Tuesday June at 8 00 p m in the Masonic Lodge at Opdyke. All members welcome.
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D.A.V
American Legion Hall
Eastern Star
Jefferson Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
Opdyke
Cyclist Killed Near Tuscoola Illinois
Arthur Reeves, 39, of Springfield, was killed Saturday after his motorcycle blew a tire on U S 36 west of Tuscola. He was thrown into the path of a car driven by Emery Musselman, 74, of Argenta.
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Tuscola, III
UPI
Arthur Reeves
Springfield
U.S. 36
Here
Emery Musgelman
Argenta
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Mary Hardyman Homer
USDA
Wall Street New York
New York Stock Exchange
Hamilton Memorial
Nadine Thompson
McLeeansboro
Joseph Roy
McLeansboro
Rex Gholson
Broughton
Good Samaritan
Mateeni
Bert Lamkin
Mt. Vernon Manor
Tonya Dennis
Margaret Trausch
Broad
Nellie Bristol
Eldon Moore
South 29Th
LaVerna Tuttle
Lethia Abel
Robert Taylor
Kinmundy
Anna Beckley
Caborn
Jimmy McCauley
Forest
Sandra Pitman
Jordan
Cleora Schneider
Viola
Brian Scott
North 13Th
Gerald Beers
McCauley
Mary Jane Nichells
Artie Austin
Oakland
Brian Spangler
Woodlawn
Ralph Smith
Casey
Kenneth Davis
South
Frank Anderson
Ruby Draper
Betty Sledge
Dorothy Williams
Ferman Sample, Jr
Herrin
Vetra Wells
John A. Green
Centralia
Darlene Bond
Jacqueline Taylor
Forest Robert Jerrel
Cherry
Beverly Adams
Bonnie
Dorothy Palmer
Salem
Gerald Whitley
Duncin
William Hutchagon
Stinson
Quinten Lacey
David Nichols
Susan Phillips
North 4Th
John Deichman
Makanda
Ill
Wilford Tweedy
Herbert
Jean Teal
Belle Rive
Floyde K. Adams
South 18Th
Laura Sk
Keenes
Gary D. Payne
Esther Ruth Wohlford
Omar Browning
Rowena Burge
Xenia
Betty McDonald
Marteeney Terry King
Mt. Verenon
Cornelia Smith
Ashley
Antonio Boba
Gloria Foster
Iulia
Gwenda Heusner
Thompsonville
Dorothy Roane
William Southerd
Everett H. Page of
Tawny Deloris
Bonnie Greenwalt
Richard Ham
Joel Alan
Nancy Lee Hughes
David Hailey Nehme
Brairwood
John David
Linda Schrane
Lloyd Thompson
Olive
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Doris Nadine Parker
N. Viets
Evelyn Karcher Dahlgren
Arthur Williams Benton
Richard and
Frans
Irene Butler
Ethel Overbey
Betle Rive
Judy Jones
Catherine Spradlin
East Peoria
Doris Rusell
Evansville
Ind
Mary Denham
Peggy Bell
Meleunsboro
Main Street Theatre
Neil Simon
Power Building
Mt. V
MT. Vernon Township High School
Guidance Office
Angela
Louis Franco
America
Franco
Albert Harris Jr
Associated Press
MT. Vernon, Illingis
Register
Passionate Capri
Wie
Lurdyke
Loth St
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