Mt Vernon Man Harold Mount 78 Dies at Jefferson Memorial
Harold Mount of 1305 George Street died at 2 p.m. Monday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church near Dix with Rev. Ross Partridge officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. The body lies in state at Osborn Funeral Home in Dix after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Born December 31, 1893 in Marion County, he was the son of Jeptha Martin Mount and Louisa Jane Simer Mount. He married Mabel Scott February 25, 1917 in Mt. Vernon, who survives, along with four daughters Velma McCann of Mr. Vernon, Maxine Sallee of Decatur, Edna Tate of Dix, Joann Payne of Wayne, Michigan. a brother Roy Mount of Champaign. 16 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.
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Harold Mount
George
Louisa Jane (Simer) Mount
Mt. Vernon
Mabel Scott
Mr. Mount
Pleasant Hill
Cockrum of Hialeah Dies. Rites Planned in Whittington
William Cockrum 48 of Hialeah Fla former Whit tington resident died Monday in a Hialeah hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington with Rev Dwight Dame officiating. Burial at Maple Hill cemetery Lesser. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Born Feb 22 1924 in Illinois to William S and Edith Hall Cockrum he was married to Geraldine Farr who died in 1963. Survived by mother Edith Mt Vernon a sister Mrs Morton Fred Mt Vernon a half sister Hia Hart Sesser and niece Marlene K Fred Mt Vernon.
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William D. Cockrum
Hialeah
Fla
Whittington
Mr. Cockrum
Johnston Funeral Home
Dwight Dame
Maple Hill Cemetery
Lesser
Illinois
William S
Edith
Hall) Cockrum
Geraldine Farr
Sesser Vfw
Cockrum
Edith Cockrum
Mt. Vernon
Morton Fred
Hia Hart
Sesser
Marlene K. Fred
Quillman Rites Set for Christopher Native 81
W E Quillman Christopher Earl Quillman 81 of Christopher died Monday at Miners Hospital. Funeral arrangements include Brayfield Chapel service Thursday at 2 p m with burial in Mount Pleasant near Walier. Born May 20 1891 in Franklin County he was a retired coal miner and farmer. Survived by wife Ina Purcell two sons John Shannon and Jake two daughters Lillian Lesser and Mary Rinebarger seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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William Earl Quillman
Christopher
Miners Hospital
Brayfield Chapel
Lesser
Mount Pleasant
Walier
Brayfield
Mr. Quillman
Franklin County
Jacob
Josephine
Jones) Quillman
Ina Purcell
John Quillman
Shannon
Miss
Jake Quillman
Danville
Lillian Jones
Mary Rinebarger
Alamosa
Col
Mrs. Ota Marshall of Mt. Vernon dies in Florida
Mrs. Ota Leona Marshall 72 a former Mt. Vernon resident died yesterday in Ft. Myers Florida She was born November 3 1899 in Mt Vernon daughter of Joel and Frances Gentile Scrivner Funeral services set for 1030 am Friday June 16 at Oakwood Cemetery Mt Vernon with Rev Larry Bailey officiating Friends may call Myers Chapel after 5 pm Thursday Surviving are her husband Vivius O Marshall a brother Homer L Scrivner Mt Vernon a sister Mrs Tara Belle Drew Decatur a daughter Mrs Charles Bedeniyeugh Arusha Tanzania and three grandchildren
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Ota Leona Marshall
Mt. Vernon
Ft. Myers
Fla
Marshall
Joel and
Frances Gentile Scrivner
Oakwood Cemetery
Larry Bailey
Myers Chapel
Hog market quotes for typical weights and grades
Hog market reports show No1 and No2 200 to 220 lb hogs selling 26.25 to 26.75 with No1 at 27.25. Mixed No2 and No3 220 to 240 lb hogs brought 25.79 to 26.25, while sows traded 19.00 to 22.00.
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MT. Vernon
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon prices for Wheat 1.25 Soybeans 3.42 and Corn 1.17 were quoted this morning in Mt Vernon.
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MT. Vernon
Vernon MT Livestock Auction Receipts and Prices
Federal state market news reports Vernon MT auction Monday June 12 receipts 264 cattle 23 calves 85 hogs Slaughter cattle steers 29.60 37.00 heifers 29.10 36.00 cows 19.30 27.20 veals 36.75 50.00 bulls 29.10 31.60 feeders steers over 550 lbs 30.00 42.00 steer calves 33.00 44.00 heifers over 500 lbs 30.00 34.00 heifer calves 32.00 37.50 replacement cows good and choice bread 192.00 225.00 hogs barrows gilts 25.00 26.60 sows 20.50 22.20
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Division of Markets
Springfield
Mt, Vernon
National Stockyards
Ill
Chicago grain prices show mixed gains and declines
Wheat No 2 hard red 1.4544n No 2 soft red 1.4744n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.26n. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 775sn. Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.49%4n. Soybean oil 11.13n.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Egg price ranges and hen weights in St Louis market
AP reports egg prices by consumer and wholesale grades in St Louis with sizes from large to small and standard weights. Hens are categorized heavy and medium by weight. Ready-to-cook broilers and flyers priced 27.00 to 27.75 per week’s delivery.
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ST. Louis
Butter and Egg Prices Held Steady in Chicago Trading
In Chicago the USDA reports wholesale butter prices unchanged with 93 score AA and 92 A both at 67.708, and 90 B at 65.708. Eggs are issued only on Wednesdays and Fridays, per the note.
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Chicago
USDA
National Stockyards hog and cattle receipts report
Estimated receipts for Wednesday at National Stockyards Illinois: 5,000 hogs 2,500 cattle and 200 sheep. Hog and sow prices mixed with gains in some categories. cattle trade slow with steers high choice and prime over 1100 pounds steady. Slaughter heifers and cows mixed with declines noted. sheep at 200 head steady with lambs and ewes priced accordingly.
Market stalls as stocks drift with little change
New York trading showed a nearly flat session as buyers hesitated after last week’s sharp losses and Monday’s indecisive performance. The noon Dow fell 0.90 to 935.81 while declines edged gains. steel shares were steady, some motors rose slightly, and glamour issues mixed. Analysts expect a cautious short term.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Police Chief Considers Curfew in Alton Riot-Torn City
Extra police will be on duty until racial tensions end in Alton Illinois. Mayor Lenz threatens curfew liquor and firearm restrictions after firebombings. Black leaders say lack of Black officers fuels discontent amid 7,000 Black residents in a 60-man force. Illinois National Guard cooperation reported.
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Alton
Madison County
Rudy Sowders
Sowders
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Paul Lenz
Sawders
Chamber of Commerce
Lenz
Illinois National Guard
Milton Lewis
Justice Department
St Charles Man Dies After Car Truck Crash
Walter Isaac Blue aged 37 of St. Charles Missouri died at 8:55 a.m. Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital from injuries from a car truck collision on Route 15 near Wayne City last Wednesday. He lost control on a curve and struck a semi trailer pulled onto the shoulder to avoid the crash. His son Thomas, 12, was treated at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Truck driver Robert Lewis, 27, Flora, sustained minor injuries.
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Walter Isaac Blue
St. Charles
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tinois 15
Wayne City
Blue
Thomas
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Robert Lewis
Flora
Market hesitant awaiting new economic or world shift
Brokers say traders will stay out of the market until an economic or international development provides a new direction. There is concern about renewed speculation in gold prices potentially impacting the U.S. dollar’s position in foreign exchange markets.
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U.S
County Gives Back $75,000 Amid Park Hope
County approved a grant of 75000 dollars but no industrial park has been developed yet. Homes have been built in the area where none stood before. City Engineer Harold Hoffman said the city lacks the funds to carry the project forward.
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Trotter
Harold Hoffman
Rapid City Flood Deaths Burial Begins At Three Cemeteries
Rapid City starts burying flood victims in three cemeteries as survivors search for the missing after rain swollen Rapid Creek devastated the city of 43 000 people. Funeral services will span at least a week with a mass memorial planned for Sunday at a local high school. Official tallies ranged around 175 to 200 dead with hundreds unaccounted for, as officials warned numbers were subject to duplication and error. Authorities moved bodies to nearby towns amid overcrowded mortuaries and farmers in outlying areas were asked to assist in searches. A curfew from 9 pm to dawn was in effect for the third day.
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S.D
Rapid Creek
Black Hills
Civil Defense
Omaha
Neb.) World- Herald
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Arnett Dennis
Duane _L
Corning
South Dakota National Guard
Donald Barnett
Barnett
Boy Drowns In Meramec River Near Times Beach
Divers recovered Harold Gettings a 14 year old from St Louis Monday night in the Meramec River near Times Beach Missouri Authorities said he and his cousin were swimming Sunday when swept by swift current Gettings disappeared underneath and his body was later found by diver searchers
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Times Beach
Harold Gettings
St.Louis
Meramec
St. Louis County
Gettings
County Board Rejects Jaycee Lights and More
Jefferson County Board rejects a proposal for Jaycee building lighting after a split vote. The panel also defeats a change order for Lipps Construction on courthouse remodeling and approves two clocks for the courthouse. A coroner job is not decided. layoffs are addressed for highway staff. a subdivision near I-57 is approved.
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Pple
mThe
Central District
Ted Marlin
Ross Wimberly
North District
South District
Shields
Lipps Construction Company
Wilson
Hodge
Groh
Lipps
Paul Dickerson
Sheriff’s Office
Dickerson
Bob Irvin
Irvin
Jefferson County Farm Bureau Executive Committee
Paul Thomas
Farm Bureau
Merle “Happy” Williamson
Roy Lee Hamilton
Richview Road
I-57
1970 Census Shows County Housing and TV ownership
The 1970 census for Jefferson County reports 11 780 housing units and 10 321 households with at least one television set. It lists air conditioning, washers, dryers, dishwashers, kitchen and bath facilities, gas and electricity usage, and vacancy data, with cost and availability details for the Detailed Characteristics report.
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Jefferson County
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Illinois
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington
D.C
City workers back on jobs after two hour strike in Pana Illinois
About 30 city employees belonging to Local 726 of the AFSCME returned to work in Pana after a two hour walkout. A temporary injunction by Christian County Circuit Judge Daniel H Daily barred further walkouts for one week while wage and benefit negotiations stagnate. Police, water, street and sewer workers in the 6,300 population city had walked out at 7 a.m. and regrouped at 9 a.m. to resume duties amid ongoing contract talks.
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Pana, Ill
UPI
Christian County Circuit Court
Daniel H. Daily
Taylorville
Pana
American Federation of State
Springfield
Ogilvie Predicts Walker Backlash in Governor Race
Governor Ogilvie argues the Walker report may draw criticism before the election while noting he could reconsider its conclusions. He calls the Chicago violence a police riot and says he may attack the report only if needed. Ogilvie hopes to appeal to union and nonunion voters, with a campaign budget near 6 million dollars and a heavy television blitz shaping the race.
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Paul
Ogilvie
Walker
Chicago
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Bob Woods
Ferguson
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First Baptist Church of
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Minnesota Bible College
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