Deaths Gideon Miller Rites Friday At Dahlgren
Funeral services for Gideon Miler will be at 2 00 p m Friday at Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren with Rev Leroy Dude officiating. Burial in Richardson Hill cemetery. Body lies in state after 4 00 p m Thursday. Died 5 00 a m Tuesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Born Feb 20 1896 in Dahlgren. Survived by wife Myra Bennett Hargis a son Robert W Miller of Houston two brothers John Miller of Valier Hugh Miller of St Anthony Ia and sister Miss Inez Miller of Yucapia Calif. Member of Masonic Lodge.
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Gideon Miller
Dahlgren
Gideon Miler
Gholson
Leroy Dude
Richardson Hill Cemetery
Mr. Miller
South 32Nd Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
George W
Flora
Heatherington) Miller
Myra Bennett Hargis
Robert W. Miller
Houston
Tex
John Miller
Valier
Hugh Miller
St. Anthony
Inez Miller
Yucapia
Calif
Miller
Masonic Lodge
Rama P. Wells Dies at Aurora Funeral Planned
Rama P. Wells, 63, of Aurora died Tuesday in Copley Hospital. Former Jefferson county resident, he was a member of Bonnie Baptist Church. Funeral Friday 2:30 p.m. at the church, Rev. Glen Martin officiating. Burial in South Hickory Hill cemetery near Bonnie. Body in state at Inn Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Thursday. 1 p.m. Friday taken to church to lie in state. Born Sept. 26, 1902, in Jefferson county to Frank and Nebraska Wells. Survived by three brothers James, Aven, Oval and four sisters Iva Merriman, Mina Williams, Louisa Brown, Dorothy Odle.
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Aurora
Copley Hospital
Jefferson County
Bonnie Baptist Church
Glen Martin
South Hickory Hill
Bonnie
the Inn Funeral
Mr. Wells
Frank
Nebraska
Hutchinson) Wells
James Wells
Aven C. Wells
Waltonville
Oval L. Wells
Gallup
N.M
Iva L. Merriman
Mina Williams
Louisa Brown
Dorothy Odle
Mt. Vernon
Percy Beats Douglas in Illinois GOP Senate Primary
In Illinois Charles H. Percy won the Republican Senate nomination with 469,139 votes from 9,090 precincts, while Sen. Douglas, unopposed, led with 572,992 votes from 7,019 precincts. Percy warned against linking primary results to November outcomes, citing past mismatches. Douglas, 72, seeks a fourth term and emphasized prosperity under current administration, as Percy pressed inflation and Vietnam policy.
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Chicago
Charles H. Percy
Paul H. Douglas
GOP
Percy
Sidney Yates
U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Douglas
University of Chicago
Howard J. Doyle
Lar Daly
Bell and Howell
Republican Platform Committee
Otto Kerner
Senate
Viet Nam
White House
Graham to Meet Prime Minister Wilson in Commons
In London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson will meet evangelist Billy Graham Thursday afternoon at the House of Commons. An aide said Wilson expressed interest and the meeting is definite. The crusade is about halfway completed as Graham rested at his hotel and welcomed friends.
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London
Harold Wilson
Billy Graham
House of Commons
Graham
Weather Update From MT VERNON
Here and elsewhere MT VERNON reports Tuesday high 84 and low 55 with rainfall to date at 17.36 inches. Compared with last year’s 80 and 56, five years ago 74 and 50, and ten years ago 82 and 66. Thursday sunrise 430 and sunset 731 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Associated Press
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Albuquerque
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Boise
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Salt Sk. City
San Diego
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Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Tornadoes Reported in Texas Towns Amid Severe Storms
Violent weather battered Texas with strong winds hail and rain. The Weather Bureau said tornadoes touched down near Pampa and Damascus causing property damage. Hail the size of pears fell in Pampa with over 2 inches of rain. Winds reached 7 mph near Amarillo as storms moved across the region from the Southwest Plains to the Missouri Valley.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Pampa
Damas
Amarillo
Tex
Southwest Plains
Missouri Valley
Hospital Notes List of Admitted and Discharged Names
Hospital notes show multiple admissions and discharges across Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan with patient names and partial addresses. Included are Laurel F Huggins and Cynthia Galloway among others, plus several listed as discharged or treated at various locations such as Mt. Vernon Belle Rive and St. Louis.
Guggenheim Curator Lawrence Alloway Resigns Post
Lawrence Alloway, curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum since 1962, resigns to join Southern Illinois University as artist-in-residence in the fall. The resignation follows his move to an academic role.
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New York
Lawrence Alloway
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Southern Illinois University
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Hold Steady
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market reports prices unchanged at 12 30 p m top hogs 24 25 for 200 220 lb hogs sows 19 00 for 300 weight down sows 300 weight and over 18 75 boars 15 00 and 15 350 After 12 30 p m prices based on next day's figures Mt Vernon Grain prices quoted in Mt Vernon this afternoon Wheat 1 57 Soybeans 3 6 Shell Corn 1 27 Ear corn 1 25
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Mtt
Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain Prices Reported in Partial AP Dispatch
Wheat N. 2 hard 1765/8 No. 2 red 1735?n. Corn No. 2 yellow 129? No. 3 yellow 130?32% No. 4 yellow 125?27%. Oats No. 2 heavy white T5i4n Soybeans No. 1 yellow 329. Soybean oil 10 Tin.
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Chicago
Chicago live poultry and egg prices report
Chicago AP USDA market note lists live poultry roasters 2615 to 2844 and red white rock fryers 21 to 23. Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter scores AA 65 percent, A 65 percent, B 64 percent, C 6 percent. Eggs grade A whites 34 or better, mixed 33, mediums 28, standards 31.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock prices at National Stockyards report
AP dispatch from National Stockyards lists Thursday estimates for hogs cattle calves and sheep. Hogs 6000 6500 barrows and gilts 190 240 lbs 24.25 25.00 sows 290 650 lbs 17.00 29.25 cattle 1800 steers good to choice 23.00 25.40 heifers 22.50 24.50 cows 17.50 19.50 vealers 26.00 36.00 sheep 400 spring lambs 25.00 25.50 ewes 4.00 7.00.
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National
St. Louis Egg Prices Listed For Various Grades
The St. Louis market lists consumer egg grades with an A large size 32 to 34 cents, A medium 25 to 27 cents, A small 11 to 18 cents, and B large 25 to 27 cents. Wholesale and unclassified grades show no price. hens heavy are not priced.
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ST. Louis
Wall Street Upbeat After Profit Taking Relapses
Wall Street traded heavy for the week with the Dow Jones index above 900 at noon. The Dow rose to 904.17, up 1.00, as rails revived and airlines and aerospace gained while electronics lagged amid continued profit taking. The Associated Press average climbed 0.7 to 324.2 with gains across industrials, rails, and utilities.
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New York
Associated Press
Rails
American Stock Exchange
Births in area include three newborns named Carrie Jean David Eugene and John Bryan
Mr and Mrs Stanley Clark of RFD 6 welcome a daughter Carrie Jean born at 3 06 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds one ounce Mrs and Mrs John Phillips of 1808 South Ninth street greet a son David Eugene born at 5 05 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds 15 ounces The Evelands Mr and Mrs Charles Glen Eveland of 237 Wood River avenue Wood River Illinois announce a son John Bryan born Saturday afternoon June 11 at 4 48 in Memoria Hospital Alton weighing six pounds Grandparents are Bud Eveland and P E Bryant of Dix.
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RFD
Good Samaritan Hospital
Carrie Jean
John Phillips
South Ninth Street
David Eugene
Charles Glen Eveland
Wood River Avenue
Wood River, Ill
Memoria Hospital
Alton
John Bryan
Bud Eveland
P. E. Bryant
Dix
Museum director announces new curator appointment
Museum director Thomas M. Messer announced a major appointment, naming Alloway 39, a London-born art historian, to lead a key gallery program.
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Thomas M. Messer
Alloway
London
Thera
Final State Vote Tables From Illinois Primary
Republican and Democrat nominations tally for superintendent of public instruction state treasurer and U S Senate. Downstate and Cook County totals show candidate names Campbell Prince Stevenson Douglas Daly Doyle Percy Harris Rowe with precinct and pet totals listed.
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Chicago
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Donald M. Prince
Downstate
Cook Co
Prince
U.S. Senate
U.S
Total Press
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Daly
Doyle
Percy
Harris Rowe
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Rowe
Kenneth Bell Retires After Long Textile Career
Kenneth Bell retires as superintendent of the Mt. Vernon plant after a career spanning several Missouri sites from 1940 to 1964. He and wife Ruth Badgett reside in Mt. Vernon with three sons Richard Kenneth Jr and James. International will honor him at a June 22 testimonial banquet at the Mt. Vernon Elks Club with Ed Riley and Virgil Jeffers as speakers.
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Jackson
Missouri
Mt. Vernon
Sullivan
International Shoe Co
Hopkinsville, Ky
Kenneth Jr
Crown Finance
James
Lesser High School Hosts Friday Saturday Homecoming Event
Homecoming weekend at Lesser High School features a Friday start with rides, concessions at the city park and a 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. dance by The Jades. Saturday includes Grand Ole Opry guest Charlie Louvin and Linda Manning, a pony pulling contest, and a queen crowning based on ticket sales.
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Rend Lake
Sheila Cross
Signa Page
Rhonda Thomas
Debbie Eubanks
Galla Galloway
Miami
Fla
Jades
Herrin
Charlie Louvin
Linda Manning
Grand Ole Opry
Cincinnati Boxer Wins Quick Knockout in Title Bout
Billy Joiner of Cincinnati aged 191 knocked out Neil Brownfield of Pittsburgh aged 204 in the first round. Dick Wipperman of Buffalo stopped Ed Fletcher of Niagara Falls in the sixth round.
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Cincinnati
Billy Joiner
Neil Brownfield
Pittsburgh
Dick Wipperman
Buffalo
N.Y
Ed Fletcher
Niagara Falls
Nly
U S Bombs Fall Closer To Haiphong
U S Navy raids pushed air operations nearer Haiphong as weather cleared. The 101st Airborne clashed with North Vietnamese forces on the Saigon plateau, while a dawn South Vietnamese assault near the Cambodian frontier killed eleven communists and captured others. Saigon riot protests continued on a small scale after a two week truce.
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Viet Nam
Hanoi
Navy
Air Force
U. S. 101St Airborne Division
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Saigon
Piero Del Pa Pa Outpoints Clarence James in Turin Fight
In Turin Italy Piero Del Pa Pa aged 177 pounds defeated Clarence James 166% by points over eight rounds in a boxing bout reported by The Associated Press. The card highlighted Del Pa Pa's dominance as he secured the decision in the arena.
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Associated Press
Turin
Italy
Piero del Papa
Clarence James
San Francisco
Illinois State Senate Races See Mixed Chicago Upsets
In Chicago and across Illinois primary contests, incumbent Democrats faced defeats or tight races while Republicans held or won key seats. Notable results include Nathan J. Kinally losing to Richard H. Newhouse in the 24th District and Alder man Charles Chew defeating Russell R. DeBow. Republicans Paul Broyles and Dennis J. Collins won easy victories, with Roy Small challenging in Harrisburg and Robert Austin securing the Democratic nomination in the 4th district. Per reapportionment, several incumbents faced new district dynamics and seating questions lingered into the November election.
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Chicago
Illinois
Nathan J. Kinally
Richard H. Newhouse
Charles Chew
Russell R. DeBow
Richard J. Daley
Kinally
Paul Ziegler
D-Carmi
Ziegler
William L. Grindle
D-Herrin
Roy Small
Harrisburg
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Mount Vernon
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DeKalb
Broyles
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Lawrenceville
Collins
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Hampshire
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Barrington
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Schaumburg
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Evanston
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River Forest
Senate
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East Moline
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Rock Island
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Austin
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D-Lincoln
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Decatur
Macon County
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McCarthy
Lincoln
Sen
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Rockford
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Illnois Crime Commission
West Side
Bernard Neistein
Robert L. Green Sr
Frank M. Ozinga
Evergreen Park
Walter P. Hoffelder
John H. Lanigan
Bloodmobile Returns to Mt Vernon for Donor Drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile is at the Mt Vernon Elks Lodge today from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Walk in donors are welcome. Yesterday only 32 pints were collected, 68 shy of the 100 pint quota, blamed on Election Day low turnout.
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Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
Elks Lodge
Legislature Races 5 Fail To Win House Return Bid
In Illinois primary action several incumbents were denied renomination. Marjorie Pebworth of Riverdale held her seat after facing a Blue Ribbon challenge in the 6th District. Ralph Beezhold and Ronnie Palmer captured GOP nominations, while Oscar Hansen was dead when nominated in the 15th District. Former Mayor Paul Egan and other veterans lost bids, with three legislators to be chosen per district in November.
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Ilinois House
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Riverdale
Ilinors League of Women Voters
GOP
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Oak Lawn
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Blue Island
Beezhold
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Paris
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Dean McCully
Minonk
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Grayville
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Libertyville
Walsh
Bert Baker
D-Benton
Harold D. Stedelin
Centralia
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Antioch
Murphy
Pewter F. Miller
Walter
Babe) Mce Avoy
Louis Capuzi
Peter Granata
Granata
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House
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Kewaunee
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Pontiac
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Utica
John Touhy
Clyde Choata
Anna
Batman Pin Incident Ends With Boy’s Hospital Release
Cincinnati three year old James Moss swallowed a Batman pin during an event. Doctors removed the pin causing a throat scratch and minor bleeding. He was released from the hospital on Tuesday.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
James Moss
Burglar Fails To Open Coin Box At School
Mt. Vernon police investigated a break in at Mt. Vernon High School and Community College campus where a burglar pried open a window on the west side of 7th Street. The intruder attempted to open a coin box on a soft drink machine but the box remained closed and the machine was damaged. Clarence Pearson, the custodian, reported the incident.
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Mt. Vernon High School
Community College
Clarence Pearson
Mt. Vernon
7Th Street
Freddie Little Beats Eddie Pace In Las Vegas Bout
Freddie Little of Las Vegas won a decision over Eddie Pace, listed with a Los Angeles base, in a 10 round boxing match held in Las Vegas. Pace fought hard but Little’s edge showed through across the distance.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Freddie Little
Eddie Pace
Los Argeles
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