Death notice for Harry A Bishop Route 7 Mt Vernon
Funeral services for Harry A Bishop 88 of Route 7 Mt Vernon will be held Sunday at 1 30 p m at East Hickory Hill Baptist Church with Rev Ross Partridge and Rev Marshall Scott officiating Burial will be in East Hickory Hill Cemetery Friends may call Hughey Pulley Funeral Home after 3 p m Saturday and until 11 30 a m Sunday when the body will be moved to the church to lie in state from 12 30 p m until the funeral hour Bishop died at 5 25 p m Wednesday at Missouri Pacific Hospital He was born in Roanoke Virginia April 19 1885 son of Edward A and Alice Robinson Bishop He married Linnie King November 9 1932 in Mt Vernon who survives He was a retired stationary engineer at Missouri Pacific Hospital in St Louis He was a member of Camp Ground Baptist Church and an ordained deacon of Water Stower Baptist Church in St Louis He joined the Baptist church at age nine Survived by wife Linnie a niece Bonnie Morgan Roanoke and a nephew Edward Bishop Roanoke Preceded in death by one brother and three sisters
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Harry A. Bishop
Route 7
Mt. Vernon
Webber Township
East Hickory Hill Baptist Church
Ross Partridge
Marshall Scott
East Hickory Hill Cemetery
Hughey-Pulley
Bishop
Missouri Pacific Hospital
Mr. Bishop
Roanoke
Edward A
Alice (Robinson) Bishop
Linnie King
Bonnie Morgan
Edward Bishop
Grace Sullens of Mt. Vernon Dies at Centreville Hospital
Grace Sullens of 308 N Ninth St Mt Vernon died at 5 p m Thursday at Centreville Hospital She born Wayne City daughter of Sylvester and Amelia Withrow widow of William E Sullens died 1940 Member of Community Church Funeral in Myers Chapel burial East Lawn Salem Survived by daughter Aileen Legg Cahokia daughter in law Beulah Sullens Elgin sister Maude Thompson Mt Vernon three grandchildren two great grandchildren
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Grace Florence Sullens
N. 9Th St
Centreville Hospital
Sullens
Wayne City
Sylvester
Amelia (Young) Withrow
William E. Sullens
Community Church
Myers Chapel
East Lawn Cemetery
Salem
Aileen Legg
Cahokia
Beulah Sullens
Elgin
Maude Thompson
Vernon
Mt Vernon man F A Pemberton dies at 47
Frederick Arthur Cedric Pemberton 47 of 1019 Oakland Ave died at 4 am at Firmin Desloge Hospital St Louis He was born Jan 22 1926 in Mt Vernon to Arthur W and Lily Alice Pemberton He married Constance Edelman April 24 1954 He was an accountant member of St Marys Catholic Church Amvets American Legion and Sportsmans Club Funeral arrangements incomplete Survived by wife father five sons Melissa a daughter two sisters.
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Frederick
Arthur “Cedric” ‘Pemberton
Oakland Ave
Firmin Desloge Hospital
St. Louis
Mr. Pemberton
Mt. Vernon
Arthur W
Lily Alice (Cochran) Pemberton
Constance Edelman
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
The
Amvets
American Legion
Sportsman’s Club
Pemberton
Arthur Pemberton
Brian
Gregory
Stephen
Bruce
Christopher
Melissa
Betty Wechsler
Martha Smith
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mt Vernon Area Weather Report and Water Levels
Mt Vernon area forecast for Thursday shows a high of 85 and a low of 58 with 7:00 am temperature at 69. Rainfall to date for 1973 stands at 22.84 inches. Historical highs and lows noted for today include 70/58 one year ago, 91/64 five years ago, and 98/70 ten years ago. Sunrise is at 4:31 and sunset at 7:27 CST. Bend Lake at the main dam reads 409.58 feet above mean sea level.
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Mt. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Nurse Debra Blades dies in childbirth in McLeansboro
Debra D. Blades 24 of Route 2 McLeansboro died in childbirth at 4 25 p m yesterday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. The child Timothy Dean is well. She was born July 28 1948 in McLeansboro to Floyd and Jewel Hampton. Survived by husband Charles Paul Blades two sons John Bradley and Timothy Dean her mother Jewel Hampton grandmother Edna Hampton one brother Danny Hampton and sister Denise Craddock. Funeral Saturday at 4 p m in Gholson Funeral Chapel McLeansboro with Rev H G Halter officiating. Burial in LOCF cemetery. Visitation 6 p m to 9 p m today.
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Debra D. Blades
Route 2
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Timothy Dean
Blades
Hamilton Memorial
Floyd
Jewel (Riley) Hampton
Charles Paul Blades
Lutheran Church
Gholson
H. G. Halter
Charles
John Bradley
Infant Derick Brock Enfield Dies Days After Birth
Derick Eugene Brock infant son of Charles Albert and Joyce Brock of Enfield died yesterday at Christian Welfare Hospital East St. Louis just two days after birth. He was born June 5 1973 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Funeral held graveside Saturday at 2 p.m. in Enfield City Cemetery with Rev Edward Giles officiating. Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro handled arrangements. Survived by twin brother Erick parents two brothers Bradley and Vincent and two sisters Dixie and Paralee and grandparents Arthur Brock Enfield and Earl Ingram McLeansboro.
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Derick Eugene Brock
Charles Albert
Joyce
Ingram) Brock
Enfield
Christian Welfare Hospital
East St. Louis
Erick
Brock
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Enfield City Cemetery
Edward Giles
Gholson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
Derick Brock
Arthur Brock
Earl Ingram
Bradley
Vincent
Dixie
Paralee
Hearing June 26 Bonds Challenged in Christopher School Vote
Judge Bruce Saxe of Albion schedules a June 26 hearing on allegations of voting irregularities in the 1972 Christopher school bond election after a recount showed no substantial change. The $395000 bond for a new grade school addition was approved 654 to 639 on March 25 1972.
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Benton, WI
UPI
Bruce Saxe
Albion
Christopher
Mt Vernon Market Prices for Soybeans Wheat and Corn
Mt Vernon market note lists soybeans at 9 10 per bushel wheat at 2 31 and corn at 2 11 quoted this morning in Mt Vernon. Prices reflect local grain trading data with no additional details.
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MT. Vernon
Hog market prices for 200 to 240 lb hogs
No. 1 and No. 2 hogs at 200 to 220 lb sold 36.50 to 37.00 with No. 1 at 37.50. Mixed No. 1 and No. 3 at 210 to 240 lb brought 36.00 to 36.50. Sows ranged 28.00 to 31.00.
Commodity Prices and Market Notes from Chicago and St Louis
Chicago and St Louis markets report grain prices for wheat corn and oats with No 2 soft red at 2.7334n and No 2 yellow corn at 2.37n. Soybeans No 1 yellow at 10.44n and No 2 yellow corn sold Thursday at 2.40. Butter prices steady at CAC wholesale ranges 93 score AA 60.14, 92 A 60.42, 90-59. Eggs show consumer grades A large 49-60 and wholesale A large 38-40 with ready-to-cook broilers and fryers at 41.75-43.50 for next week’s delivery.
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Chicago
ST. Louis
National Stock Yards hog and cattle receipts rise Monday
Estimated receipts at National Stock Yards for Monday are 8 000 hogs 2 500 cattle and 300 sheep. Hog receipts run 4 000 head with butchers 50 to 100 higher and sows steady to 50 higher. US 1-3 200-240 lb butchers 39.50 to 40.00, 300-400 lb sows 33.50 to 34.00, 400-600 lb 32.50 to 33.25. Boars 250-350 lb 31.00 to 32.00, under 250 lb 33.50 to 34.00. Not enough cattle or sheep on hand to test market.
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National
Butter and eggs steady in wholesale markets report
USDA notes butter prices steady with AA unquoted and 92-61, 90 percent unquoted. Eggs show firmness with delivered to Chicago prices unchanged to four percent higher. 80 percent or better grade A whites quoted 56 to 59, medium white extras 51 to 54, standards 46.
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Chicago
USDA
Market Surges As Inflation Pressure Grows
New York stock activity moved higher with the Dow up 11.44 points to 109.62 as advancing issues led decliners by more than two to one. Saxon Industries led volume at 6 percent and Winnebago followed at 5 percent while investors weighed a May wholesale price gain of 24 percent and White House inflation priorities.
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New York
Saxon Industries
Winnebago
White House
Dow Jones noon stock averages rise across sectors
New York AP reports Dow Jones noon figures with the 30 Industrials at 920.76 up 11.14, Transport at 1162.41 up 1.93, Utilities 107.30 up 0.29, and 65 Stocks at 281.22 up 2.94.
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New York
Mavis: Alice Jefferson Co. Farmers: Check Your Corn Fields
A married teenage girl reports rape by a man after a late night ride near an old strip mine west of Belle Rive. Deputy Donoho questioned her and she was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for examination. Jefferson County farmers are urged to inspect May planted corn for cutworm damage and apply specified controls. For more guidance contact the Mt. Vernon extension office.
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Alice Jefferson Co
Belle Rive
Kelly Donoho
Mt. Vernon
Sheriff’s Office
Howard Wilkey
Wilkey
Etha Stover
Opdyke Road
Donoho
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jefferson County
Agriculture Extension Office
NAACP Jefferson County Branch to Meet Monday Night
The Jefferson County Branch of NAACP will meet Monday June 11 at Pavey Chapter CME church at 7 30 p m. All members urged to attend said John Westbery president.
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Jefferson County
N.A.A.C.P
Pavey Chapter Cme
John Westbery
Ali MacGraw Granted Interim Divorce From Robert Evans
Actress Ali MacGraw wins an interlocutory divorce decree from producer Robert Evans after nearly four years of marriage. Santa Monica Superior Court awards custody of their 2-year-old son Josh.
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Santa Monica, Calif
Ali MacGraw
Robert Evans
Josh
Santa Monica Superior Court
Waste Paper Drive Raises 51.25 for United Fund
Mt Vernon held cleanup week ending May 19 collecting 20 480 pounds of waste paper from residential curbs. Kendrick Paper Stock Co paid 25 cents per 100 pounds, totaling 51 25 for Jefferson County United Fund. Casey Junior High gifted class and area 4 H club youth participated. the Chamber of Commerce thanked participants and Kendrick Paper Stock Co for purchasing the paper.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
To Honor Dirksen Nixon May Visit Pekin Illinois
President Nixon is expected to visit Pekin Illinois next week to honor Everett Dirksen Pekin native and Senate Republican leader. He would attend the June 15 cornerstone laying for the Pekin Public Library and Dirksen Congressional Leadership Research Center per invitation from Dirksen's widow.
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Pekin, Ill
Nixon
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Senate
White House
Dirksen
Pekin Public Library
Dirksen Congressional Leadership Research Center
Convention center plan eyed to boost city revenue
The mayor urged rapid action on a convention center that could serve 500 to 1,500 attendees across southern Illinois. He said the facility would attract visitors who spend money in the city, providing revenue with little ongoing service costs. The center would host conventions and trade shows, plus recreation and city services, including sports and theater facilities, but its primary use would be conventions. The mayor called for public discussion and proactive thinking to meet daily challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Convention and Trade Center
Burglary Reports Hit King City Marine and Other Sites
Burglaries were reported at King City Marine and Harley Davidson on Waltonville Road, the West Salem Cafe on Route 460 West, and a private residence. Marvin Dare said an inboard outboard boat and trailer were stolen after entry through an east garage door. Gale Blanks reported cash taken from a juke box and cigarette machine after a window was broken. Robin Richardson said an unlocked window allowed entry to a residence, with an ashtray and two glasses broken but nothing stolen. Illinois Extended Outlook forecasts fair skies Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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King City Marine
Harley Davidson
Waltonville Road
West Salem
Marvin Dare
19Th St
Gale Blanks
Robin Richardson
Harrison
Illinois junior college district map process outlined
The article explains a proposed sequence for drawing a statewide junior college district map. It covers pre Dec 1 district preferences, Dec 1 to Feb 1 map filing, February hearings, April May hearings, June map reconsideration, final filing by June 30 1974, and a potential July referendum option. A House bill may remove the referendum and make the map binding statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior College Board
Illinois
Ozark pilots delay decision on limited schedule until June 14
Don Burgess of the Air Line Pilots Association says Ozark pilots will not decide on flying a limited schedule until June 14, the bid deadline for about 20 pilots. AMFA Local 24 leader Samuel Smith criticizes the announced schedule as poor, as talks with a federal mediator continue amid a 50 day strike over wages pensions and CCTV use in St Louis.
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Ozark
Don Burgess
Air Lige Pilots Association
Burgess
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
Washington
Samuel Smith
AMFA
St. Louis
FTO FIRED LIQUOR CHAIRMAN OVER PAYMENT DISPUTE
The Governor and aides clashed over Johnson ouster with De Grazia accusing him of administrative failure. Walker said he fired Johnson for not cutting costs and resisting policy implementation. Johnson denied resigning and cited threats and offers to move to other posts.
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Steven) Schwab
de Grazia
Walker
Johnson
Commission
Champaign
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Dirksen Nixon
Pekin, Illinois
Holtman Bros
Moremley
Ozark Flights
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Free Will Baptist Church
van Gay
Rt. 460
George Capps
Pioneer Quartet
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Becky Arnold
William S. Goldberg
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