Deaths: Mrs Blanche Wilson 63 Mt Vernon route 2
Mrs Blanche Wilson 63 died this morning at her Mt Vernon home from a heart attack. She was pronounced dead at 8:00 a.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital after being rushed there. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. Born November 20 1904 in Jefferson county she was the daughter of Anthony and Minnie Hoffman. She married Roy H Wilson November 22 1920 in St Louis. Survived by husband three brothers Ralph Hoffman Keith Hoffman Theodore Hoffman two sisters Mrs Arlington Weir Mrs Clarence Gowler and step sister Mrs Alma Hill, all of Mt Vernon.
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Blanche Wilson
Route 2
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Wilson
Jefferson County
Anthony' Am Minnie (Hollenbeck) Hoffman
St. Louis
Roy H.wilson
Ralph Hoffman
Keith Hoffman
Wisconsin
Theodore Hoffman
California
Arlington Weir
Clarence Gowler
Alma Hill
Funeral Sunday for Benton Eckles of Elkville at Brayfield Chapel
Benton Eckles of Elkville Illinois died Thursday night at 83. Funeral services set for 2:00 Sunday at Brayfield Chapel Lesser. Burial in Mt. Pleasant near Walier. Survived by Mary Knox Russell wife, three sons Clifford John Davis, four daughters, sister, three stepchildren, 34 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren.
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Benton Eckies
Elkville
Inl
Brayfiled Chapel
Lesser
Mt. Pleasant
Walier
Brayfield Funeral Home
Mr. Eckles
Tennessee
Jacob and
Alice
Shields) Eckles
Mary Knox Russell
Clifford
McHenry
John
Chicago
Davis
Lake Placid
Fla
Mary Kirk
Morton
Cleta Cable
Los Angles
Cal
Ethel Wingo
RFD
Benton
Betty Stevie
Rockford
Beda Burke
Eugene Russell
Miami, Fla
Charles Russell
Ojai
Betty Jo Terriwilliger
Rites Saturday For Lloyd Davis
Funeral services for Lloyd Davis 61 of 908 Perkins Avenue will be at Myers Chapel at 2:00 p m Saturday. Burial follows at Opdyke cemetery. The body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 6:00 p m today. Davis a construction worker died at 6:55 p m Wednesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Born May 30 1907 in Jefferson county he was the son of Oscar and Allie Davis. Survived by sisters Mrs Mary Thereon of Oaklawn Tennessee and Mrs Gertrude Lete of East Chicago Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Davis
Perkins Avenue
Myers Chapel
Opdyke
Mary Thereon
Oaklawn, T
Gertrude Lete
East Chicago
Ind
Virginia Waugh Dies In Maryland
Mrs Virginia Waugh wife of Perry E Waugh Sr of Pand ywine Md formerly of Mount Vernon died at her home in Chestertown Md on June 2 Survivors include daughter Athleen Diane of the home address and son Perry E Waugh Jr who returned from Vietnam on emergency leave Funeral services were held in Chestertown Md on June .
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Waugh
Perry E. Waugh, Sr
Pandywine
Mt. Vernon
Athleen Diane
Perry E. Waugh, Jr
Vietnam
Chestertown
Ted Kennedy Seen as Likely Next in Race for President
Daily Mail and other papers in Washington speculate that Kennedy, known for charm and a relaxed style, could be the presidential contender next in line. Some say he may be offered the vice presidency as a tribute to his brothers, but observers doubt he will accept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy
Peter Younghusband
Daily Mail
Mail
Bobby
Kennedy
Vincent Ryder
The
Daily Telegraph
John Sampson
Sun
Washington
Sampson
Kennedy Victim Brought to Cathedral in New York
Robert Kennedy lies in state at St Patrick's Cathedral after his assassination in Los Angeles. Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in Manhattan, with his body later to Arlington National Cemetery. The jet carrying Kennedy's casket also carried his widow Ethel and Mrs. King, while Sen Edward Kennedy stayed at his brother's side. The nation grieves as crowds gather outside the cathedral and political figures react to the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Robert Kennedy
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
President Kennedy
California
Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles
Good Samaritan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Jordan
Israel
Sirhan
Peter Hagan
Kennedy
Communist Party of the United States
Samuel W. Yorty
Ethel
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Martin Luther King Jr
LaGuardia
Memphis
Tenn
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D Mass
Kennedy Brothers
New York
Ean Joseph
Art Robert Jr
Police Help Stranded Motorist With Gas Purchase
Mt. Vernon police befriended a motorist in distress yesterday afternoon. The man said he was broke and out of gas while enroute to Magnolia, Kentucky. Officers bought $3.00 worth of gas, enabling him to resume his trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Magnolia
Car strike injures 14-year-old on Perkins Avenue
Anthony Sawyer aged 14 of 1014 Forest Avenue was injured when a car struck him at 3 00 p m yesterday in the 1000 block of Perkins Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Sawyer
Forest Avenue
Perkins Avenue
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Remain Steady
Prices paid at Mt Vernon hog market through 12 30 p m were unchanged with top quotes at 19 75 20 00 and 20 30 for 200 to 220 lb meat hogs. Sows ranged 250 to 13 00 and 16 25 while boars sold 11 00 and 13 00 with post noon pricing tied to next day figures.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon market notes show prices for Wheat at 1.18 Soybeans at 2.57 and Shelled Corn at 1.08 quoted in Mt Vernon this morning.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Prices Listed for Eggs and Poultry
St Louis Produce lists consumer eggs by grade and size with A large 26 2, A medium 19 22, A small 13 15, B large 21 23, standard 20 22, unclassified 19 20. Hens heavy 13, light over 5 percent pounds 9, under 54 pounds 4, broilers and fryers 27 4 2T percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago Market Butter and Egg Prices Report
Chicago CHICAGO AP Mercantile Exchange Butter 93 score AA 66 92 A 66 90 B 63% 89 C 60% Cars 90 B 64% 89 C 62% Eggs grade A whites 33 med iums 25 standards 25.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Livehog and cattle price estimates from National Stockyards Illinois
National Stockyards Illinois price estimates list Monday totals for hogs cattle calves and sheep. Hogs quoted 21.00 to 23.00 per 100 pounds for various weights with barrows and gilts in the 200 to 230 and 250 to 270 pounds ranges. Cattle show choice vealers 32.00 to 36.00 and calves 21.00 to 24.00 with good 19.00 to 21.00 while sheep volume is 75 with no test market.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Chicago Grain Prices Reported By AP
Chicago market notes show wheat No 2 hard 1.37 percent No 2 soft red 131 percent corn No 2 yellow 1.154 percent No 3 yellow 1.14 percent No 4 yellow 1.11 percent oats No 2 extra heavy white 79 percent soybeans No 1 yellow 2.7344 percent soybean oil 8.12 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street gains widen on heavy trading to start week
Wall Street rose in brisk trading with the Dow up 3.13 at 913.26 at noon. The Associated Press average gained 1.6 to 340.1 as industrials and rails led advances across a broad mix of blue chips and speculative issues. Treasury bonds rallied on tax bill optimism as Diamond Shamrock moved higher on a large block, with other names like Hooker Chemical Ashland Oil Sperry Rand Occidental Petroleum McDonnell Douglas Advressograph Gulf & Western and Southern Railway posting gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
U.S. Treasury
Hooker Chemical
Ashland Oil
Sperry Rand
Occidental Petroleum
McDonnell Douglas
Gulf & Western
Diamond Shamrock
American Motors
Southern Railway
Xerox
International Nickel
Goodrich
American Stock Exchange
Fire Crews Responded to Three Minor Blazes
Mt. Vernon firemen made three runs yesterday on minor fires. They battled blazes in the 1000 block of Broadway and at Tenth and Newby causing minor car damage. An air conditioner was damaged at the Illinois Power Co. office on North Ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Broadway
Tenth and
Newby
Illinois Power Co
North Ninth Street
Youth Struck by Car Injuries Reported Minor
Police investigated an accident in which a youth walked into the path of a car driven by Bernie S Shell of Route 4 Mt. Vernon. The youth received treatment from a physician for injuries described as minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie S. Shell
Route 4
Mt. Vernon
Weather Snapshot for Here And Elsewhere
Thursday forecast highs 89 and lows 62 with rainfall to date 1968 17.56 inches. Compare recent years shows 87/69 today, 95/70 five years ago, and 83/53 ten years ago. Saturday sunrise 4 31 and sunset 7 20 CST.
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MTV
Ernon
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. P
New Orleans
New York
Okla City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Fittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fan
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Illinois Heatwave Bakes State With 90s In Forecast
Hot humid conditions grip Illinois as a torrid spell persists with 90 degree highs expected across the state. Forecasters project 2 to 7 degrees above normal in Northern and Southern Illinois through midweek, with overnight lows ranging 65 to 73 and only scattered showers possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Associated Press
Mercury
Chicago
Ilinois
Inllinois
McNAMARA TAKES CHARGE OF FUNERAL
The funeral plans center on the Kennedy plot on the River to the Lincoln Memorial where Robert Kennedy may be buried beside his brother in a 30 by 18 foot grave area. Work on the site likely starts after 7 p.m. Friday with burial expected Saturday afternoon. About a dozen workmen and three machines moved dirt and smoothed 11 graves nearby as military officials mapped power lines benches and media coverage plans for the burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Patrick
Metzler
Kennedy Area
Circuit Court Fines From Mt Vernon and Rt T
Ronnie Stewart of Mt Vernon was fined $10 for a disturbance charge and Teddy G Hammer of Rt T was fined $10 for following too closely in traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Stewart
Mt. Vernon
Teddy G. Hammer
Rt T
Sirhan Sirhan under tight guard in county jail
Sirhan Sirhan remains in a blue collar cell on the jail’s second floor under constant guard amid medical treatment for injuries from his capture and a psychiatric assessment. Sheriff Pitchess described the security as intense with an unarmed deputy in the cell and a glass porthole observer, while officials warned against pretrial disclosures that could prejudice the Kennedy case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirhan
Pitchess
Marcus Crahan
Kennedy
Morning
Los Angeles Times
Afternoon Herald Examiner
Samuel W. Yorty
Yorty
Pasadena
Sen. Kennedy
Israel
Younger
California
Thomas C. Lynch
Rockets Set Afire Saigon Street Amid Fresh Fighting
Rockets on Saigon again set afire Westmoreland's Street killing seven civilians and wounding 15. Fighting continued in Cholon and Gia Dinh. A Vietnamese spokesman said government troops killed 146 of the enemy and took 23 prisoners in three days in Cholon. Since May 5 government forces have killed 2,778 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers and captured 313, while losses were 245 killed, 933 wounded, and 26 missing. US 25th Division troops reported 32 enemy killed nine miles north of Saigon. four Americans were killed and 16 wounded. The Air Force conducted a three day rescue over southern Saigon, flying 189 sorties. one pilot was rescued. Total aircraft losses: 848 planes in North Vietnam, 270 in South Vietnam. Helicopters downed: nine in North, 721 in South. Category Two losses include nonhostile actions and mechanical failures totaling 1,063 planes and 989 helicopters.
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Cholon
Saigon
Gia Dinh
U.S
Sa Vietnam
Navy
Kenny D. Fields
Air Force
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Chauncey Attends Dealer Conference in Hinsdale
Paul Chauncey president of Regency Motors attended a week long dealer management conference at the Drake Oakbrook Hotel Hinsdale Illinois. He noted Supreme Court decisions limit what public officials may say and said the trial would not be affected as the public has seen more on television. A police APB was issued for a white woman 23 to 27 seen with Sirhan prior to the shooting wearing a white dress with black polka dots. The alert was informational pending tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Chauncey
Regency Motors, Inc
Volkswagen
Salem Road
Mt. Vernon
Drake Oakbrook Hotel
Hinsdale
U.S. Supreme Court
California Supreme Court
Yorty
Sirhan
Change Of Venue Sought In Mt Vernon Armed Robbery Case
William H. McDowell Jr. 38 of Carterville motions for a change of venue in the armed robbery case filed in Jefferson county jail. He alleges prejudicial publicity in Mt Vernon Fairfield and other southern Illinois newspapers blocks a fair local trial and asks for trial outside the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
William H. McDowell, Jr
Carterville
Jefferson County
McDowell
Illinois
Fairfield
Southern Illinois
Vernon Mandrells sue Continental over home fire loss
Mr Vernon Mandrell and Shirley Mandrell sue The Continental Insurance Company for 8000 dollars claiming an in force policy at the January 14 1968 fire. They seek a jury trial and contend the policy was not canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Vernon Mandrell
Shirley Mandrell
The
Continental Insurance Company
Illinois voters face primary in race for county and state posts
Illinois voters go to polls next Tuesday as Ogilvie challenges Altorfer for Cook County sheriff and board leader, with Stratton stressing experience. The contest features tensions over crime and governance, plus 48 delegate seats to the presidential conventions and open party voting.
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Cook County
Democratic
U.S. Attorney's Office
Ogilvie
Altorfer
Altofer
Downstate
Altoffer
Illinois
GOP
Richard Cain
Cain
Stratton
Arty
Yorty to Attend Kennedy Funeral Amid City Tension
Mayor Yorty said he would lead a five member Los Angeles delegation to Kennedy’s funeral, despite past disagreements with the Kennedy family. Mankiewicz denied remarks about Mrs Kennedy and explained the issue was a private family matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Vanocur
Kennedy
Yorty
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
A hospital report lists admissions including Darrel Rudd James Ferguson Dolly Archambo and others. Discharged patients include Silas Ratliff Delia Lemke Charles Wilcox Neva Jourdan and several more residents from Belle Rive Salem Keenes Waltonville and nearby towns.
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Jefferson Memorial
Darrel Rudd
Jones Street
James Ferguson
Woodlawn
Dolly Archambo
Belle Rive
Silas Ratliff
Delia Lemke
Charles Wilcox
Keenes
Neva Jourdan
Salem
WHO GETS KENNEDYS DELEGATES CONTINUED PAGE
Kennedy delegates will be chosen at the state convention on June 21. In South Dakota Kennedy won 26 votes by primary but the delegates were only morally bound. In Iowa Kennedy had 18 to 28 pledged votes of 46, with a poll under way on their likely move toward Senator Eugene J. McCarthy. In Ohio a 115 member delegation showed considerable Kennedy support.
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South Dakota
Kennedy
Frank Farrar
Iowa
Eugene J. McCarthy
Ohio
Vicious Stray Dogs Roam Dix Area Report
Mrs Prentiss Hawkins of Dix reports packs of vicious stray dogs roaming south of Dix. A trio chased her 14 year old son David in the orchard. he was uninjured. Hawkins says he shot one dog. Rabies officer Merle Williamson has been alerted.
Lawsuit Filed After Accident In Jefferson County
Kelly J. Donoho as father and next friend of Duane Donoho of Texico sues Country Mutual Insurance Co in circuit court over a March 9 burn injury to Duane in a car owned by Norman Hefner at the Hefner farm five miles east of Mt Vernon. Plaintiff seeks 2925 for medical and hospital expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Kelly J. Donoho
Duane Donoho
Country Mutual Insurance Co
Texico
Duane
Norman Hefner
Hefner
Mt. Vernon
Cheryl Skinner Granted Divorce
Cheryl Ann Skinner was granted a divorce from Richard R. Skinner in circuit court, with the session concluding yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Skinner
Cheryl Ann Skinner
Richard R. Skinner
Circuit Court
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Maryland
Ted
St. Patrick's
Joseph P. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy Jdr
Hyannis Port
Mass
Fifth Avenue
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Moline
Peoria
Springfield
Quincy
Vandalia
Wesere
Belleville
Chi Midway
Midwest Dubuque
Madison
South Bend
Paducah
Burlington
McNamara
Mac River
Lincoln Memorial
Bodchet Street
Peter Pitchess
Westmoreland’s Street
Chauncey
Sue Insurance Co
Yorth
Rose Marie Edmundson
Bill Norris
18Th Street
Rosalie Faulkner
North 12Th Street
Mary Page
Odis Armstrong
South 6Th Street
Michael Lee Meyers
East Crownview
Octavia Garrison
Hickory Grove Manor
Ira Marlow
Casey
Hattie Reed
Waltonville
Carl Miller
Spruce Drive
Bill Thomason
Main St
Penny Seagle
Wild Rose
Jean Adcock
Maud Vaughn
South 21St Street
Opal Lee Allen
Belvadine Newland
Flossie Smith
Baby
Ruth Ann
Forrest
Richard Taylor
RED
Fern Haynes
South 15Th Street
Georgie Moore
Edward Renn
Kensington
Anthony Barth
Normandy Heights
Georgia Foster
James E. Eatherly
Jim Eatherly
Afl-Cio
Chicago Sun Times
Illinois Agriculture Assoc
People's Representative
Dix
MT. V. Vets
Jefferson County Legion
Legion Auxiliary
J. W. Walker and Sons
Ninth and
Legion Color Guard
Lumac
Alsatian Shepherds
Mammoth
Greer
Young
Uns
Betty Dunham
Legion
Joe Summer
Lloyd Marlow
Glenn Purcell
John Albright
Jim Kaufman
Fred Minor
Bill Easley
Bill
Bill Kniffen
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