Death of William Frank Donelson 75 in Wichita Falls
William Frank Donelson of 609 Harrison died Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at age 75 years eight months and 25 days. Funeral services set for 2:00 pm Tuesday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Herbert Wilson officiating. Bur ial in Memorial Gardens. He leaves two sons William and Donald Joe Donelson, a step-son Morris Hutchison, three daughters, two brothers, five sisters, ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was a member of the Central Church of Christ.
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William Frank Donelson
Harrison
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Pulley Funeral Chapel
Herbert Wilson
Memorial Gardens
Pulley
Mr. Donelson
Gallatin County
Dies in Minnesota Navy Air Corps veteran S T Alsup
Sidney Talbert Alsup of Duluth Minnesota died at 2 30 a m Saturday in that city He was 38 years seven months seven days old A retired veteran of the U S Navy and Air Corps he was born November 4 1927 in DeWitt county and formerly lived in Mt Vernon He is survived by wife Mildred Sachteleben mother Mrs Ray Harvey two brothers and two sisters Burial will be in Memorial Gardens with graveside rites and the Scott Air Force Color Guard guiding the service
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Sidney Talbert Alsup
North Sixth Avenue
Duluth
Minn
Mt. Vernon
Alsup
U. S. Navy
Air Corps
Pulley Funeral
Memorial Gardens
Scott Air Force Color Guard
Pulley Funeral Home
Mr. Alsup
DeWitt County
Harry W
Frances (Dearing) Alsup
Mildred Sachteleben
Ray Harvey
Harry Alsup
Paramount
Cal
John Kingston Dies at 70 in Bartonville Rites in Wayne City
John Kingston 70, of Peoria, died Saturday in a Bartonville hospital. Former Wayne City resident born July 10, 1895, in Wayne County. Services set for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with burial in Garrison Cemetery. He is survived by several nieces and nephews.
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John Kingston
Peoria
Bartonville
Wayne City
Richardson Chapel
Garrison Cemetery
Mr. Kingston
Wayne County
John
Lizzie
Ray) Kingston
Births Report From Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Larry Alvis Kell welcomed a daughter at 4 15 am weighing seven pounds. Mr and Mrs Gary Melton 709 South 15th Street welcomed a son at 6 17 am weighing six pounds one ounce. Mr and Mrs Gaylord Douglas Shehorn of Houston Texas welcomed a son born Saturday June 1 weighing six pounds three ounces named Gaylord Douglas Jr. The father is the son of Mrs Lucille Shehorn of Houston, a former Mr Vernon beauty operator.
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Larry Alvis
Kell
Horn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gary Melton
South 15Th Street
Gaylord Douglas Shehorn
Houston
Texas
Gaylord Douglas, Jr
Lucille Shehorn
Vernon
Rural theft report from Farrington township
Frankie Ward reports to the sheriff that a full set of bearings for a disc was stolen from his home in Farrington township.
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Frankie Ward
Farrington Township
Sheriff's Office
Weather snapshot for MT and Vernon area
Weather notes show Saturday with a high of 78 and a low of 64 in MT and Vernon. Sunday forecast calls for a high of 88 and a low of 6. Yearly rainfall totals to date reach 17.31 inches, with past comparisons: one year ago 8 and 61, five years ago 90 and 69, ten years ago 8 and 65. Sunrise is 4:30 and sunset 7:30 CST Tuesday.
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Mt, Vernon
Midwest Rainstorm Drenches Cities With Heavy Showers
The Associated Press reports showers and thunderstorms hit Molinois Sunday night into Monday morning. Widespread rain spared Molinois with Quincy at 1.71 inches, Peoria 0.85 and Moline 0.82. Lows in the mid to upper 60s followed humid weekend warmth as the Weather Bureau warned of more rain and strong winds, with clearing and cooler air expected Tuesday as a cold front moves in.
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Associated Press
Molinois
Quincy
Peoria
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Five-Inch Rain In Kansas City Brings Flooding
A severe thunderstorm watch stretched across eastern Kansas and west central Missouri as Alma weakened to a tropical storm. Five inches of rain flooded the Little Blue and Blue rivers in Kansas City forcing evacuations. Tornado activity continued in parts of Texas and the Plains with gusts reaching 25 mph in North Central Texas and damage reported near Hamlin and Possum Kingdom Lake. The weather map showed widespread rains and warm, bright conditions in much of the East and Far West. The national low stood at 36 in Montana towns and the high reached 90 in California.
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Kansas
Missouri
Alma
New England
Great Lakes
Plains
Kansas City
Texas
Hamlin
Possum Kingdom Lake
Denton
Butte
Bozeman
Mont
Needies
Calif
Yanks Down Mig in Vietnam Air Battles
A US Navy carrier group reports MIG losses and two planes downed. Commander Marr of Fighter Squadron 211 aboard the Hancock damaged a MIG with 20mm cannon but ran out of ammo. A B57 Canberra and a Phantom were downed, with two airmen missing. In central Vietnam, the 101st Airborne fought a North Vietnamese regiment, counting 377 enemy dead and 425 more estimated. Air raids across North Viet Nam totaled 77 missions with multiple targets destroyed or damaged. Marines concluded Operation Apache near Chu Lai. Hue tensions rise as police press Buddhist dissidents, while Catholic anti-communist demonstrations surge in Saigon and Pleiku.
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Marr
Hancock
Mu Gia Pass
Dong Hoi
South Viet Nam
U.S
101St Airborne Division
101St
Kontum
Saigon
Hanoi
Red China
Peking
United States
Viet Nam
Central Highlands
U.S. 1St Marine Division
Chu Lai
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
1St Division
Johnson
Thich
Tri Quang
Pleiku
Quang Ngai
Ann
South Korea
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois Tempera Sees Warmth Return
Southern Illinois temperatures through Saturday will average 2 5 degrees below normal with mid 80s highs and mid 60s lows. Gradual warming toward week’s end. Precipitation totals one half to one inch in showers Wednesday and again over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Angels Sign Joe Gordon as Spring Scout
Joe Gordon has signed a contract to serve as a spring batting instructor and scout for the California Angels, bolstering the team’s scouting and hitting instruction staff. The veteran figure formerly known for his major league playing career joins the Angels for the upcoming season.
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Joe Gordon
The
California Angels
Hog Market Prices at Mt Vernon Down at Noon
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market prices paid to 12 30 pm today were down 25 cents. Top was 24.25 for 200 to 220 pound hogs. Sows at 300 pounds down to 19.00, over 18.75. Boars 15.00 to 15.50. After 12 30 pm prices set by next day’s figures.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quoted prices for soybeans at 3.05 dollars per bushel shell corn at 1.28 ear corn at 1.26 dollars per bushel reflecting local market activity this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
Cash Grain Chicago AP No Wheat or Soybean Sales
Chicago AP reports no wheat or soybean sales. Corn No. 2 yellow priced at 1.31 32. sample yellow 1.21. oats No. 1 extra heavy white Ts. Soybean oil 10 percent.
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Chicago
St. Louis Produce Prices Reported
AP brief notes egg and live poultry pricing by grade and size in St. Louis with consumer grades A large 30-33 A medium 24.26 A small 16-18 B large 25-26 and wholesale or unclassified categories listed with no prices for hens broilers and fryers under 5 pounds and over 5 pounds.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce and Market Prices Report
AP reports wholesale prices for live poultry steady to below prior levels with roasters at 26 to 28 percent, special fed white rock fryers down 21 to 23, and eggs steady to firm with higher whites grades around 32 to 44 cents. Butter and car prices mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with various grade scores quoted.
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Chicago
USDA
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock prices at National Stockyards on Tuesday
Estimates show hogs about 8,000 and cattle around 4,000 with calves near 200 and sheep near 400. Barrows and gilts at 25.00 to 25.50 for 190 to 230 pounds, sows 17.00 to 20.50, cattle 5,000 and calves 150. Steers good to choice 23.50 to 24.00, heifers 29.0 to 24.50, cows 17.50 to 19.50, vealers 26.00 to 36.00. Sheep 500 with spring lambs 24.00 to 26.00, ewes 4.00 to 7.00.
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National
Wall Street gains pause as profit taking trims early rally
Wall Street opened strong with a brisk rally lifting the Associated Press average to 322.9 and the Dow to 897.27. Gains narrowed after the first hour as traders booked profits in steels and defense oriented issues while industrials, rails, and utilities held higher. American Telephone and General Motors led early volume with notable price moves amid broad stock advances.
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New York
Associated Press
Dow Jones
American Telephone
General Motors
Nutone
American Stock Exchange
Bahamas Adopts Dollar for Currency Name
Bahamas moves from the pound to the U.S. decimal system naming the basic unit the dollar. Proposed names such as conch carib Bolivar cotón cruzeiro sucre wahoo crown cay angel nobel sovereign mark and sand were rejected. An official quips about the old lady of Mars Bay Andros reacting to chickens and pigs selling for three wahoos five conchs and two cays.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Crown
Cay
Angel Nobel
Sovereign
Mark
Sand
Mars Bay
Andros
Pulliam Hall Dedication Honors SIU Leader Roscoe Pulliam
Mt. Vernon residents J L Buford and Mrs. Alice Williams led a Saturday dedication ceremony at Southern Illinois University for Pulliam Hall the student training center in memory of the late Roscoe M Pulliam sixth SIU president from 1935 to 1944. Speakers noted his years long impact advancing the university including a major building program and the transition from a teachers college to a university. Luncheon speakers included SIU president Delyte Morris and others who lauded his leadership and contributions to faculty and curriculum growth.
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Mt. Vernon
Roscoe M. Pulliam
Southern Illinois University
Pulliam Hall
Southern Waols University
J.L. Buford
Mt. Verizon City
Alice Williams
Alvin Lacy Williams
Pulliam
Southern
Henry W. Shryock
Publiam
University
Buford
Williams
SIU
Teachers College
Southern Illinois Normal University
Southern Ilinois University
State Teacher College Board
Delyte W. Morris
Russell Malan
Charles S. Mayfield
Orville B Alexander
G. Warren Gladders
Richard G. Browne
Illinois voters face tight battles for Congress seats
The Chicago area headlines a youth-versus-age clash with Abner Mikva challenging Barrett O’Hara in the 2nd District while veteran reps Kenneth Gray and George Shipley seek re election amid stiff intra party challenges. Voters also choose Republican and Democratic state central committee members.
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South Side
Chicago
Barrett O’hara
Congress
Abner Mikva
U.S. House
Gray
Shipley
Kenneth Gray
West Frankfort
Victor Drysdale
Herrin
George Shipley
Olney
Allen Radcliff
Alton
Court rules cops cannot grill suspect in custody
The ruling traces the right to counsel to the moment when a suspect’s freedom of action is significantly curtailed, overturning a murder conviction where police blocked a lawyer before a confession. The decision ties the privilege to the initiation of the accusatory process and cites Escobedo in clarifying investigative focus.
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Warren
Escobedo
High Court
Chavis
Danny Escobedo
Mt Vernon Eastern Star Meets June 14 Advance Night
A stated Mt Vernon Chapter 233 Eastern Star meeting will be at the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening June 14 at 7 30. The session is labeled Advance Night with Mary Blades W M and Naomi R Bogan Secretary listed.
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Eastern Star
Mt. Vernon
Traffic fines in circuit court listed for multiple defendants
The record shows fines paid for driving offenses including speeding failures to yield right of way and safety tests. Names span several states with addresses such as Wayne City Evansville and East St. Louis. Amounts range from 10 to 125 dollars for violations like reckless driving improper registration and red tail sight issues.
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Peter S. Trotter
Wayne City
Herman L. Summers
Walter Fehrmann
Evansville
Ind
Ernie Harper
1726
North Street
David C
Roach
Route 6
George R. White
Brodhead
Wis
Morris C. Minton
Eldorado
Donald E. Fuller
Woodlawn
Richard L. Reeves
East St. Louis
Alice Marie Compton
Berkeley
David L. Lipe
South 21St
Kendall C. Hobbs
Salem Road
Edward P. Wasson
Carol J. Monahan
Chicago Heights
Hospital Notes list admissions and discharges across multiple patients
A hospital notes listing shows admissions and discharges for numerous individuals with street addresses and towns, including Gordon Creel Mabel Locher Mildred Merteeny Delmar York Donald Rhodes and many others. The record includes patient names with residences and some associated dates or places such as Good Samaritan and Oak Park areas.
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Jefferson Memorial
Gordon Creel
Colonial Hotel
Mabel Christine Locher
Hamilton
Mildred A. Merteeny
Dix
Delmar York
Opdyke
Donald Dean Rhodes
North 7Th
Leo Walton
McLeansboro
Louise M. Hall
RFD
Charles A. Nagreski
Cherry Drive
George Ralph Auxier
Dahlgren
Jerry Wayne Hopper
Mannen
Connie Denise Poston
Charles Howard Weisbecker
West Broadway
Katherine Reynolds
Herbert
Khrushchev Votes Quietly in Moscow Election Scene
Khrushchev, 72, thinner and subdued, voted for Kosygin as Molotov also appeared to cast ballots in Moscow. Both men, former Soviet leaders, showed cautious smiles while Kremlin watchers noted the ceremonial nature of the vote and high turnout for party candidates. Khrushchev said he is ill but feeling well, and Molotov said he is “working and writing.”
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Fred Coleman
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
V.M. Molotov
Khrushchev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Communist Party
Stalin
Molotov
Mt Vernon expands fire radio to cover southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon fire department now has instant radio communication with departments south of the city and with east west and north units. A second frequency enhances direct contact with southern stations Benton DuQuoin McLeansboro West Frankfort Christopher Carbondale Harrisburg and others. Mt. Vernon will relay between stations and monitor both frequencies with a dual frequency mobile unit for the snorkel truck.
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Mt. Vernon
Sydney Burnette
Benton
DuQuoin
McLeansboro
West Frankfort
Christopher
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Mt. Vernon Rural
Saslem
Centralia
Wayne City
Fairfield
Geff
Cisne
Ashley
Sandoval
Odin
Ilinois
Burnette
Man Held While Probe Underway In Jefferson County
Authorities at Pana report George Gary Mays is held pending an investigation of violating a temporary injunction from Jefferson County. The sheriff’s office says Mrs. Janice Mays reported he forced her and their children into his car from Mt. Vernon.
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Pana
George Gary Mays
Mays
Jefferson County
Janice Mays
Mt. Vernon
Newcastle Library Waives Fines During Library Week
Regular Treasure Island Newcastle Wyoming reports the city library suspended overdue fines during library week. A local man returned a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson 40 years overdue, avoiding about $292 in fines if collected.
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Newcastle
Wyo
Robert Louis Stevenson
Las Vegas justice of the peace tired of "Marrying Sam" label
Justice of the Peace James Brennan, famous for marrying 15,000 couples in 17 months, says the nickname hurts his office. He notes celebrity clients like Cary Grant and Jane Fonda, his $5 ceremony fees, and a 24 hour wedding business that ranges from tuxedos to hotel rooms. Brennan plans to seek another office or private practice after his term.
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Richard E. Meyer
Las Vegas
Nev
Justice of the Peace
James Brennan
Sam
Brennan
Cary Grant
Jane Fonda
June Allyson
Roger Miller
Baker
Calif
Two Accidents In Mt V Areas One Driver Hurt
One person injured in weekend crashes in Mt. Vernon area. Delmer D. York, 47, of Opdyke, suffered a head injury on Tolle Road when his car veered off an embankment and was hospitalized. State police charged him with driving while intoxicated. A second one car crash on U S Route 460 left no injuries as James S. Bryn, 25, of Nashville, Tenn., swerved to avoid traffic and struck a field post.
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Mt. Vernon
Delmer D. York
James S. Bryn
Nashville
Tenn
4-H Electrical School Cancelled And Rescheduled
The 4-H electrical activities training school for Home Economics 4-H Club members, set for Tuesday June 14, has been cancelled and moved to June 27 at Tri County Electric Cooperative Electric on Route 460 west. The session runs 1 30 p.m. to 3 30 p.m.
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Tri County Electric Co- Operative Electric
Route 460
Wood Cord Dimensions After Measurement
A standard cord of wood is defined as a bundle measuring 8 feet in length, 4 feet in width, and 4 feet in height, totaling 128 cubic feet of stacked timber.
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Frank Donelson
S. T. Alsup
Minnesota
Mt. V. Funeral
Illinois
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Noo
Albuquerque
Atlanta
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Boise
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Cleveland
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Fort Worth
Helena
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St.p
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Ore
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Richmond
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Avon Washington
Winnipeg
Belleville
Moline
Quincy Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
Downes
Indus
MT. V
Lipetsk
Russia
Circuit Court
Good Samaritan
Martha Stinson
Castleton
Mark Payne
Elm Circle
Gary Stover
South 15Th
Oran Kersh
South 20Th
Gale Allen
Howard Perry
Searcy
Ark
Aleta Clayton
Paul Beeson
North Highland
Orville Pigge
Andrey Gordon
Jamison
Linda Diane York
Neal Drive
Elizabeth Stephens
Hildah Lipe
South
Barbara Sampson
North
Fred Jay, Sr
Leona Mills
John Ayres
Charles Parker
Lena Berry
Francis Lemons
Lester Derry
Casey
Nellis Revis
Barbara Neal
Conger
Paula Jo Talbert
Lois Johnson
Bruford
Ira Baldwin
Lamar
Edith Wooden
Liebengood
Ruth Summers
Bonnie
Gerald Downes
South 17Th
Rose Poston
Alan Brent
Lisbengood
Budapest
Thalyar
Bill
Colony Park
Bill Kniffen
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