Deaths Maude Connaway 83. rites set in Mt Vernon
Maude Connaway 83 of 3108 Apple died Tuesday at Jackson County Nursing Home Murphys. Funeral services 3 p.m. Thursday Myers Chapel with burial Pleasant Hill cemetery. Body lies in state after 6 p.m. today. Survived by sons Frank and Omer, daughters Alice Wigington and Bessie Cooper, brother Howard Minor, sister Ellea Estes, six grandchildren eight great grandchildren four great great grandchildren. Preceded by husband Lee F. Connaway and one son.
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Maude G. Connaway
Apple
Jackson County
Murphys
Myers Chapel
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Connaway
Jefferson County
Joel and
Nellie
Howard) Copple
Lee F. Connaway
Logan Street
Ind
Samuel Hamilton Mt Vernon dies at 84 in Mt Vernon IL
Samuel Hamilton 84 of Route 7 Mt Vernon died at 1 40 am today in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral held 2 pm Friday at Zerkle Funeral Home Olney burial in Blains cemetery near Olney. Born April 12 1889 in Bainbridge North Ireland he married Jessie Reever December 24 1916 in Hartley Texas. Survived by two daughters two grandchildren two great grandchildren and one sister in Ireland. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church Olney.
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Samuel Hamilton
Route 7
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Zerkle
Olney
Blains Cemetery
Mr. Hamilton
Bainbridge
North Ireland
James and
Elizabeth (Smythe) Hamilton
Hartley
Texas
Jessie Reever
Hamilton
First Presbyterian Church
Clarence
Sarah) McClelland
Car
Jeannell) Hardesty
Enfield
Ireland
Everett Atchison obituary in Indiana
Everett Walter Atchison, 73, of Cynthiana, Indiana, died at 3 p.m. Monday in an Evansville hospital. A former Belle Rive resident, he was to be laid to rest at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hams Grove Baptist Church on the Log Cabin Road, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville.
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Everett Walter Atchison
Cynthiana
Ind
Evansville
Belle Rive
Hams Grove Baptist Church
Log Cabin Road
Werry
Poseyville
Ray Johnson Oklahoma Ray Johnson Oklahoma Ray Johnson
Ray Johnson, 89, a former Mt. Vernon resident, died Sunday in Oklahoma City. Burial will be in Oklahoma City. He married Gertrude Sargent, who preceded him in death. Survivors include two sons Oreon of Medford Iowa and Max of Detroit Michigan, two daughters Mrs Ruby Linchum of Oklahoma City and Mrs Kathryn Getz of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Ray Johnson
Mt. Vernon
Oklahoma City
Okla
Gertrude Sargent
Oreon
Medford
Iowa
Max
Detroit
Mt. V. Firm Gets State Contract
Southern Trinity Fence Co. of Mt. Vernon awarded a $6,408 contract to fence the yard addition at the state Department of Transportation Harris Klorage sight.
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Southern Trinity Fence Co
Mt. Vernon
State Department of Transportation
Mt Vernon Market Prices for Grain and Beans
Mt Vernon markets report prices for the period with listed commodities including waxy beans at 10.70 per unit, wheat at 2.70, and corn at 2.43. The brief notes indicate local pricing for Mt Vernon, reflecting farm market values.
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MT. ‘Vernon
Mt. Vernon
Hog market quotes for 200 to 240 pound hogs
No. 1 and No. 2 hogs weighing 200 to 220 pounds brought 37.50 to 38.00. No. 1 to 1 and 3 mixed 210 to 240 pounds sold 37.00 to 37.50. Sows traded 28.00 to 31.00.
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MT. Vernon
Stockyards wage talks stall after walkout at National
In National Stockyards Illinois representatives of the National Stockyards and the Livestock Handlers Union Local 25 plan to meet today to resolve a wage dispute that prompted about 130 workers to walk out Sunday. Union president Jack Puckett reported partial progress in a three hour session with mediation service officials, while supervisor Leonard Wittich said operations continue and the union rejected a 5.5 percent raise offer. The average wage cited is 3.25 per hour.
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National Stockyards
Jack Puckett
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Leonard Wittich
Yards
New York Stocks Open Higher on Inflation Policy Hopes
NYAP report notes Dow Jones 30 up modestly amid light trading as investors expect President Nixon to unveil a tougher anti inflation plan. Royal Industries steady at 654 Alcan Aluminum 30% gain Fannie Mae unchanged at 16%. prior day Dow rose 11.89 to 927.00. Newton Ziner calls market hopeful and eager for policy action. Dow noon averages show 30 Industrials 927.38 up 0.38 20 Transport 167.83 up 1.98 15 Utilities 107.75 and 65 Stocks 284.66 up 0.80.
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New York
Wall Street
Nixon
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Royal Industries
Alcan Aluminum
Fannie Mae
Dow
Newton Ziner
E. F. Hutton & Co
Swim Classes At City Pool Start Monday
The American Red Cross will offer Junior and Senior Lifesaving courses from 8 to 10 a.m. daily June 18 through 29 at Mt. Vernon City Swimming Pool A special class for mentally and physically handicapped individuals runs 10 to 11 30 a.m. Registration by calling the city pool.
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American Red Cross
Mt. Vernon City
City Pool
First Community Church to host Flag Day gospel program
The First Community Church sponsors a gospel and patriotic program at 7 30 p m Thursday to honor Flag Day featuring Shades of Calvary Betty Lipps Donna Bruce James C Hanger and Curt Grothoff with Bobby Peoples piano Gail Jines organ and Wesley Lampp guitar The Talking Flag is included and the public is invited to attend.
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Shades OF Calvary
First Community Church
Ron Donoho
Bob Wheeler
Jeff Wheeler
Carla Wheeler
Curt Grothoff
the Talking Flag
Betty Lipps
Donna Bruce
James C. Hanger
Bobby Peoples
Gail Jines
Wesley Lampp
Benton Court Interstate Contract Stall Delays Highway Award
A federal restraining order halts for 10 days the $11 million Interstate 74 contract in Moline to Edward Kraemer and Sons of Plain Wisconsin. Shappert Engineer Co of Belvidere and eight others were suspended for bid rigging charges, with a June 21 hearing set for a permanent injunction.
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Nolo
Shappert
Moline
Wisconsin
Kraemer’s
Federal Highway Administration
Illinois Department of Transportation
Weather makes MT. VERNON forecast headline
Mt Vernon area reports Tuesday high 92 low 68 with 0.72 inches of rainfall. Today’s morning 74. Year to date rainfall 23.56 inches. Compare five and ten years ago today with highs 81 to 92 and lows 54 to 64. Thursday sunrise 4:30 sunset 7:30 CST. Bend Lake main dam level 409.47 feet above sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Illinois Weekend Weather Outlook Turns Warmer
Mostly sunny and warmer Friday and Saturday with lows in the 60s to 70s and highs in the 80s to 90s. Sunday turns partly sunny and hot with a chance of thunderstorms and highs in the 90s. Lows mostly in the 70s.
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Illinois
Mt V Man Appointed Davis Agency Manager of State Farm
Wilburn Davis of Mt Vernon is named Agency Manager for several southern Illinois counties by State Farm Insurance through A W Tompkins Jr regional VP. Davis has been a State Farm agent since 1954 with 19 years service and over 1 million in 1972 life sales, continuing at 2700 Broadway Mt Vernon where policyholders will receive usual service. He succeeds W M Yarbrough who retired after leading Jefferson Hamilton Wayne White Perry Marion and Washington counties since July 1952.
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Bloomington
State Farm Insurance Companies
A. W. Tompkins, Jr
Ilinois
Wilburn Davis
Mt. Vernon
Davis
State Farm
Broadway
Yarbrough
Jefferson
Hamilton
Wayne
White
Perry
Marion
Washington
Bloodmobile Back June 28 And 29 Blood Is Needed
A record volume of Red Cross blood was used in Jefferson County in May totaling 160 units across Good Samaritan Jefferson Memorial and the Tuberculosis Sanitarium. The Red Cross supplies at no charge. hospital fees apply for lab and administration. Bloodmobile visits Trinity Episcopal Church June 28 1 pm to 5 45 pm and June 29 noon to 4 45 pm.
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Red Cross
Jefferson County
M. D. Wilmoth
Good Samaritan
Jefferson Memorial
Father Wilmoth
Wilmoth
Trinity Episcopal Church
Emergency comms plan eyed for 10 county region
The commission authorized a grant application of 200000 to 400000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to build an emergency communications system in Jefferson and nine surrounding counties. The plan calls for dispatch centers for each county linked by a regional system, with a single number guiding responders. A draft plan is due by August 1, with a June 28 conference at the Holiday Inn in Marion featuring executives from General Telephone Bell Telephone General Electric Motorola and RCA.
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Bush
Robert Wood Johnson ‘Foundation
Jefferson County
Rush
Jefferson
Alexander
Massac
Johnson
Franklin
Jackson
Perry
Pulaski
Union
P Pope
Johnson Foundation
Holiday Inn
Marion
General Telephone
Bell Telephone
General Electric
Motorola
RCA
Teachers Meet With Senator Bruce
A delegation of over 20 teachers visited Springfield on Tuesday as part of a statewide lobbying drive by the Illinois Educational Association. They met Sen. Terry Bruce about school funding teacher negotiations and hearing officer bills in the Senate. Bob Laswell praised Bruce as a leader in educational legislation with a strong voting record and advocacy. With the session near end, critical bills affecting schools remain debated.
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Springfield
Illinois Educational Association
TEA
State Capitol
Terry Bruce
Senate
Bob ‘Laswell
Robinson School
Sen
Bruce
IEA
Laswell
Citizens Civic Group Meeting Set for Thursday
The Citizens Civic Group will meet Thursday, June 14, at 7 30 p.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church on Conger Avenue. All members urged to attend as important business will be discussed. The public is invited. Rev. A L Dawson, President. Clara Mays, Vice President. Laura Cheatham, Secretary.
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Civic” Organization
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Conger Avenue
Lesser Lakes REND LAKE DAYS Parade and Tractor Pull
The Lesser community hosts Rend Lake Days with a 6 p.m. Friday garden tractor pulling contest under 1000 pounds open to all. The 4 p.m. Saturday parade from the C B and Q Railroad Depot features floats Shrine Patrol antique cars Volkswagens school bands and queen candidates. Five Lesser High students vie for queen Saturday night with the winner determined by ticket sales for a Disney World trip. Refreshments and visits by boat and camper owners are planned. queen candidates include Vickie Bates Linda West Cathy Basso Debbie Threewitt and Nan Goessman.
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C.B. & Q Railroad
Franklin’ County Shrine Patrol
Homecoming Association
Vickie Bates
Elmer Bates
Melinda Sue West
Leon West
Cathy Basso
Arthur Basso
Debbie Threewitt
Robert Threewitt
Nan Goessman
Robert Goessman
Disney World
Florida
Lesser Homecoming Association
Illinois bill sparks coal use rule debate amid pollution concerns
Ile Velo e OK COAL USE state rules sparked by the bill as proponents argue for workable scrubbing devices and variances from the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Critics cite rail shipments of out-of-state coal for Illinois industry while Sen. Bartulis presses for action in an energy crisis context. Hart says he met Gov. Walker to align coal, utility, and antipollution aims despite EPA resistance.
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Ilinois
Bartulis
Hart
Daniel Walker
Illinois
EPA
Varnell Rebekah Lodge Meeting Details
The regular meeting of the Varnell Rebekah Lodge is set for 8 p.m. Thursday June 14 at the Odd Fellows hall. Ann Hall Noble Grand Naomi Bogan Secretary.
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Rebekah Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellows Hall
Ann Hall
Naomi Bogan
Zoning Changes Proposed for City South Side and Tolle Road
City council approves amendments to zoning map for areas along Fisher's Lane near the Fair grounds and Tolle Road north from Dewey to the railroad. Changes include stricter sign rules and allowing professional offices in R-3 zones, with maps to be sent to the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission for printing and public review at City Hall.
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Fisher’s ‘Lane
Tolle Road
Dewey
Greater Egypt
Planning and Development Commission
City Hall
Cline
Planning Commission
Woman Placed On Probation For Shoplifting
Selma Young known as Teresa Young, 32, of 1100 Jones Sr, pleaded guilty to theft for stealing a dress and slacks from the 3D department store on June 9. She received one year probation and a $100 fine, with one term barring entry to the 3D store. Police officer Carl Williams filed the charge.
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Selma Young
1100 Jones Sr
3D Department Store
Carl Williams
Teresa Young
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Clara Mays
Laura Cheatham
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