Deaths James R. Young 73 Evansville railroad conductor
James R. Young of Evansville Indiana died at 7:15 am Friday at Welborn Hospital. He was born September 15 1890 in Jefferson county and was a retired L and N railroad conductor. He is survived by his wife Frances and a niece Mrs Phil Baize of Mt Vernon. Funeral services are Monday at 10 am at Robert Greek Funeral Home with burial at Park Lawn Cemetery. The body will lie in state with viewing today 4 to 9 pm. no calling hours Sunday.
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James R. Young
Evansville
Ind
Welborn Hospital
Mr. Young
Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon
S. E. Riverside
Robert Greek Funeral Home
Park Lawn Cemetery
Frances
Phil Baize
Dick Spencer of Whittington Dies Early Today
A. L. Dick Spencer 80 of Whittington died at 6 45 am today in Franklin County Hospital Benton. Funeral services set for 2 pm Monday at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington with burial in Shiloh cemetery. He was born January 3 1884 and survived by a widow Sadie Campbell two sons five grandchildren and two great grandchildren plus several siblings and a daughter in law.
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A. L
Dick Spencer
Whittington
Franklin County
Benton
Johnston Funeral Home
Shiloh Cemetery
Johnston Funeral
Mr. Spencer
Andrew Jackson
Melissa (Phillips) Spencer
Marshall Mary Young
Sadie Campbell
Glenn Spencer
Brookfield
Ill
Melvin L. Spencer
Fairfield
Verda House
Florissant
Leota Goldschmidt
Chicago
Mona Johnston
West Frankfort
Otto Spencer
Edna King
Ewing
Lou Stiner
Little Rock
Ark
Lydia Whittington
Local Births Report Mixed Into City Notes
Mr and Mrs Okla Scar brough of RFD 1 Johnsonville welcomed a son at 9 41 PM in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds one half ounce named Michelle Lynn. Mr and Mrs Jerry Hopper of 2801 Mannen welcomed a daughter at 3 55 AM in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds nine ounces named Traci Lynn. Mr and Mrs James West of San Jose California welcomed a son at 6 45 PM in a hospital there weighing seven pounds six ounces named James Loren. The mother is Miss Helen Fuller and grandmother is Mrs May Fuller of this city.
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Okla Scarbrough
RFD
Johnsonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Michelle Lynn
Jerry Hopper
Mannen
Traci Lynn
James West
San Jose
Calif
James Loren
Helen Fuller
May Fuller
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Names
Jefferson Memorial reports admissions for Karen Jenkins and Johny Mae Singleterry and discharges for Ronald Isaac. Good Samaritan lists many admitted: Lily Maude Adams, Callie Fern Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Barker, Ruth Charlene Hodges, Dora Mae Kinison, Nell King, Russell Gene Roeder, Jennie Rollinson, Asa Knowles, Trula Ranea Mays, Mamie Pearl Simmons, Walter Gulley, Nellie Traughber. Discharged include Minnie Bullock, Della Louise Lowry Lille Florence Arnett, Viola Roslyn Barnett, Alice Annette Hall, Jean Scott, Richard Alan Moore, Patricia Rae Smith, Mike Vidakovich, Myrtle Lou Henderson, Kathleen Peek, Mrs Gloria Leona Shelton and baby, Jeffrey Ray.
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Jefferson Memorial
Karen Jenkins
Johny Mae Singleterry
Ronald Isaac
Good Samaritan
Lily Maude Adams
Callie Fern Kirkpatrick
Lawrence Barker
Ruth Charlene Hodges
Dora Mae Kinison
Nell King
Russell Gene Roeder
Jennie Rollinson
Asa Knowles
Trula Ranea Mays
Mamie Pearl Simmons
Walter Gulley
Nellie Traughber
Minnie Bullock
Della Louise Lowry
Lille Florence Arnett
Viola Roslyn Barnett
Alice Annette Hall
Jean
Fines in circuit court for several traffic charges
Donald Marion Hughes 35 dollars intoxication. John L Young Waukegan Illinois 12 dollars speeding. Virgil R. McKinney Stevensville Michigan 15 dollars speeding. James J. Young Benton Harbor Michigan 15 dollars speeding. Earl C. Wright 10 dollars failure to yield right of way. Katie F. Phelps 10 dollars disobeying a traffic signal.
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Donald Marion Hughes
John L Young
Waukegan
Virgil R. McKinney
Stevensville
Mich
James J. Young
Benton Harbor
Earl C. Wright
Katie F. Phelps
Farm Machinery Maintenance Equipment Hiring Ad
District seeks applicants with farming selling or mechanical repair experience to demonstrate and service farm machinery maintenance equipment.
Allies Hold Normandy Invasion Observances
Veterans from American British Canadian French Belgian and Norwegian forces gathered at Gold Juno Sword beaches and Sainte Mere Eglise for memorial ceremonies in Normandy. A CBS Cronkite interview with Dwight Eisenhower aired recalling D-Day memories as crowds and officials reflected on the invasion.
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Montgomery
Eisenhower
Normandy
U.S
Gettysburg
D-Day
Gold
Juno and Sword
Hermanville sur-Mer
America
Utah
Omaha
Sainte-Mere- Eglise
Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer
Omaha Beach
Douvres-la-Delivrande
France
Canada
United States
Britain
Walter Cronkite
Columbia Broadcasting System
President Stops Turkish Invasion Report Details
The article reports President Johnson inviting Turkish President Inonu to Washington after canceling a trip, with discussions on a possible Turkish landing on Cyprus. It notes U S officials avoided comment while confirming talks, and Cyprus rumors placed 30 000 National Guardsmen on alert and movements near Mansoura Morphou Bay as Turkish Cypriots were linked to arms trips from Istanbul.
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Inonu
Johnson
United States
Lemnitzer
Washington
White House
Nicosia
Turkey
Cyprus
Mansoura
Morphou Bay
Istanbul
Albanian Leader Accuses Khrushchev Plotting Stalin Murder
Enver Hoxha charged that Khrushchev and his followers plotted Stalin’s murder. Radio Peking quoted Hoxha speaking at a Tirana banquet on May 24. The report cites Albanian and Soviet-era diplomatic tensions as context for the claim.
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Tokyo
SAP
Enve
Record High 71.1 Million Jobs In U S
President Johnson welcomed May unemployment at 5.1 percent and a new employment high of 71.1 million as proof the tax cut boosts the economy and creates jobs. He warned youths may swell job competition next month and urged anti poverty legislation for training and opportunities.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Johnson
Tl Am
Labor Department
Department
Congress
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Two Killed In Route 50 Wreck Near Trenton
Two people died in a two car crash on US Highway 50 about two miles east of Trenton. Dennis Lappe, 10, of Breese and Donald Rickoff, 22, of Germantown died at St Josephs Hospital in Breese. Rickoff rode with Franklin Dierkes, 26, of Germantown when his car struck the elder Lappe’s vehicle. Dierkes and another passenger were hospitalized along with three others.
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Trenton
Dennis Lappe
Breese
Donald Rickoff
Germantown
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Rickoff
Franklin Dierkes
George Lappe
Dierkes
Lappe
Farewell Services At First Baptist Church
A history of First Baptist Church notes growth leading to remodeling in 1994 1909 and 1916 and describes the 1916 building as a modern South ern Illinois house of worship. As needs outgrew the space a new church site on Salem Road between Briarwood and Homestead Drives was purchased with cornerstone dedicated June 30 198. Construction is largely complete.
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Illinois
Salem Road
Briarwood and
Homestead Drives
Strike ends as Romney lifts curfew in Michigan
Governor Romney ends the curfew after two nights of violence in southeastern Michigan. The strike leader says the pany will limit employment to regular employes until all such workers are recalled. Five pickets will be removed tonight as tensions ease after May 28 incidents in Hillsdale.
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Pany
Romney
Michigan
Hillsdale
Amateur contest at Mt. Vernon Veterans Reunion
Jefferson county amateur performers of all ages may enter a contest at Mt. Vernon city park during the Veterans Reunion on June 30. Entrants sign up at J W Walker & Son with name address and act. Entries close June 27. Cash prizes awarded in two age groups.
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Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon
J. W. Walker & Son
Glenn Purcell
The
American Legion
Modernize Post Office At Bluford
Bluford post office modernization advances as B T Mathus of Bluford lands contract to remodel the East Second Street building for use by the post office department. The one story, 1057 square foot space will be air conditioned. owner retains private ownership and pays local real estate taxes. The department’s capital investment focuses on postal equipment with a five year term and renewal options to ten years.
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Bluford
B. T. Mathus
Post Office Department
East Second Street
Department
Gronouski
Eisenhower Had Failure Note Ready Invasion Debate
The article discusses wartime contingency thinking during the Allied invasion of Europe. It mentions Eisenhower’s readiness to mobilize reserve forces to respond to landing developments, Rommel’s insistence on a reserve immediately behind the beaches, and Hitler's indecision at the onset of the invasion.
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Europe
Fawin Rommel
Hitler
Texico Youth Enlists in United States Navy
Robert Newton Mount, son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Mount of Route 1 Texico, enlisted in the Navy's high school graduate training program in St Louis. He is training at Great Lakes Illinois as a high school seaman recruit and will receive 11 days leave after nine weeks. Information on Navy programs available through local recruiter at 1116 Main Mt Vernon or 242-1779.
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Robert Newton Mount
Harvey Mount
Route 1
Texico
United States Navy
St. Louis
Navy
Mount
Main
Mt. Vernon
Mt. V. Student Commissioned as Army 2d Lt at UIUC
Lynn J. Snyder of Mt. Vernon will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U S Army at the University of Illinois ceremony June 12. He is among 137 graduates from the university ROTC units and the Marine Corps platoon leaders class. The 10 am event will be in Lincoln Hall Theater.
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Lynn J. Snyder
Fairfield Road
Mt. Vernon
U.S. Army
University of Illinois
University
Army
Naval
Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Marine Corps
Lincoln Hall
American Legion Post 141 Plans Monday Meeting
Members of Jefferson Post 141 American Legion will meet at the Legion hall Monday evening at 8:00. All members are urged to be present. Rex Medders, acl.
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American Legion
Jefferson Post 141
Othe Legion Hall
Rex Medders
Jewel Tea Co Annual Meeting in Mt. Vernon Today
Forty Jewel Tea route men and their wives gather in Mt. Vernon for the annual June meeting at the Elks Lodge. A luncheon and business session precede a Christmas ordering brief. Richard J. McCowen notes routes span northern Kentucky southern Winds from Pana and parts of Indiana. The World’s Fair Campaign yielded $67,000 across 65 routes, averaging $1 031 per route. branch manager R B English earns a week’s trip to New York. Howard Stone serves as Mt. Vernon operating manager.
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Jewel Tea Company
Mt. Vernon
Elks Lodge
Richard J. McCowen
Kentucky
Pana
Indiana
R. B. English
New York
Howard Stone
Jewel Tea Co
Car Not Stolen Here It Was Just Getting Washed
Douglas Sapper reported a 1962 model car stolen from the Elks Lodge lot at 5 15 p m yesterday. Fifty minutes later the vehicle was found at the lot, washed and returned. Sapper said his grandson took the car to wash it and forgot to tell Mrs Sapper.
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Douglas Sapper
Lake Street
Sapper
Elks Lodge
County Youth Markets Lambs Wins A Prize
Roger Herriman, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Herriman of Route 4, exhibited and sold five spring lambs at a lamb-marketing day in East St. Louis. The event for 4-H members from Illinois and Missouri featured lamb grading demonstrations by University of Illinois and University of Missouri specialists, a lamb grading contest, and the sale. Herriman won a second place trophy in the grading contest and was accompanied by Tracy Rawlings, assistant farm adviser.
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Roger Herriman
Carl Herriman
Route 4
National
East St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
University of Illinois
University of Missouri Livestock Specialists
Young Herriman
Liberty Eagles
Tracy Rawlings
De Gaulle and Ball Debate Southeast Asia Policy
Paris report says De Gaulle backs neutralization as the solution to Southeast Asia conflicts. George W. Ball, envoy for President Johnson, outlined U.S. anti guerrilla stance after Honolulu talks. Ball called the five minute Paris meeting interesting and useful and heads to London for further policy talks with Britain.
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Paris
U.S
Viet Nam
Charles de Gaulle
George W. Ball
Johnson
de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Honolulu
Ball
London
Language Diversity Across Africa South of the Sahara
A statement notes that Africa south of the Sahara hosts about 800 distinct languages. It highlights linguistic variety and regional distribution, reflecting a rich tapestry of speech communities across the continent.
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Africa
Sahara
Mt. Vernon Weather Forecast With Rain Totals
Detailed weather report for Mt Vernon notes Friday high 72 and low 62 with rainfall from 7:00 am Friday to 7:00 am Saturday of .28 inches. Yearly rainfall to date 21.76 inches. Historical highs listed: last year 94/64, five years ago 83/57, ten years ago 81/57. Sunday sunrise 4:31, sunset 7:26, Monday sunrise 4:31, sunset 7:27 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Weather Shifts Toward Warm, Cloudy Weekend
Illinois envisions mid to upper 70s with cloudy skies and morning fog in the south. Scattered thunder-showers likely tonight and Sunday as temperatures hold steady. Friday highs reached 75 in Chicago with varied overnight lows across multiple cities.
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Chicago
Illinois
Paducah
Rockford
Dubuque
Iowa
Belleville
Moline
St. Louis
Vandalia
Springfield
Peoria
Quincy
Mt Vernon student tops Southern Illinois math field day
Stanley Bumpus of Mt Vernon high school won first place in the junior class at the Mathematics Field Day hosted by Southern Illinois University. Bumpus led 30 schools with the highest junior score. honors also went to Clint Jones and Jim Pardee for honorable mentions.
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Stanley Bumpus
Mt. Vernon High School
Southern Illinois University
Bumpus
Robert E. Bumpus
Route 1
Bonnie
Carl E. Langenhop
Department of Mathematics
SIU
Mt. Vernon
Sheila Dodson
Jerry Kimble
Clint Jones
Jim Pardee
Jones
Pardee
John R. Tibbets
Tllinois
Belleville
Fairfield
Cahokia
St. Teresa Academy
East St. Louis
Centralia
Edwardsville
Marion
University High of
Cars Collide On 12th And Broadway Street
An accident at 12th street and Broadway yesterday involved Linda L. Page 24 of Lesser driving a car that struck Lily M. Eaton 64 of 509 South 21st Street. Minor damage reported to Eaton’s vehicle.
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12Th Street
Broadway
Linda L. Page
Lesser
Lily M. Eaton
South 21St Street
Eaton
Pace
Clothing Stolen Near Bonnie Reported To Sheriff
Mrs. Howard Ferguson reported to the sheriff on Friday that a quantity of clothing was stolen from her home northwest of Bonnie, detailing items taken and requesting investigation by law enforcement.
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Howard Ferguson
Sheriff's Office
Bonnie
Auto Stolen From Ninth Street Parking Lot
Harold Phelps of 1901 South Ninth Street reported last night that a dark blue 1954 two door Chevrolet with license 694 313 was stolen from a car parked in the 1000 block of Casey Avenue. The theft description was broadcast over the state police radio system.
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Harold — Phelps
South Ninth Street
Casey Avenue
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