Deaths and Funerals Mt V Dale Warren Dies
Mt Vernon township ex highway commissioner Dave Leon Warren died of a heart attack in Orlando at 56. He moved to Florida seven years ago and was a contract trucker. Survived by wife Nina, one son and three daughters, with services at Myers Chapel and burial in Bethel Memorial Cemetery.
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Dave Leon Warren
Mt. Vernon Township
Orlando
Fila
Warren
South Orange Blossom Trail
Orange Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
South 12Th Street
Florida
Anna Wolfe, 80, Wayne City Resident, Dies
Mrs Anna Wolfe of Wayne City aged 80 died at 7 45 am Wednesday in Fairfield Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for 2 pm Friday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev Stanley Greathouse officiating Burial in Thomason cemetery Friends may call after 6 pm today She was born February 19 1887 in Wayne County daughter of John and Jane Brewer She married Oscar Wolfe in 1908 who survives Also surviving are two sons Urban of Fairfield Lewis of Flora five daughters John Carney Rockford Taylor Stutts Wayne City Clifford Hawkins Mt Vernon Waldo Proctor Florence Ky Verna Wolfe Evansville Ind two brothers Charles Brewer Bluford Forest Brewer Paw Paw t 19 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Mt Vernon.
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Wayne City
Lee
Jane (Redfern) Warren
Nashville, IL
Nina Martin
Sky Lake Baptist Church
The
Masons
White Shrine and Bas- Trucking Association
Fern Star
Florida Surviving
David E. Warren
Orlando
Fla
Russell Campbell
Ernest Lance
Charles Smith
Mt. Vernon
George McComb
Harvey, Ill
Florence Leathers
Pontiac, Il
Anna Wolfe
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Richardson Chapel
Stanley Greathouse
Thomason Cemetery
Wolfe
Wayne County
John and
Jane (Gallespy) Brewer
Oscar Wolfe
Urban Wolfe
Fairfield
Lewis Wolfe
Flora
John Carney
Rockford
Taylor Stutts
Clifford Hawkins
Waldo Proctor
Florence
Verna Wolfe
Evansville
Ind
Charles Brewer
Bluford
Forest Brewer
Paw Paw
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Laura M Downen Dies At Hospital Rites Here
Laura M. Downen born Nov 28 1880 in Jefferson county died at 4 05 pm yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral by Rev Floyd Hartley at Myers Chapel with burial in Old Baptist Cemetery She lived with daughter Mrs Grover Shaw Survived by two daughters Mrs Gladys Phillips and Mrs Hazel Shaw one son Willard Downen a brother Willie Hanna 17 grandchildren 37 great grandchildren 5 great great grandchildren Preceded in death by her husband a son and a sister.
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Laura Mae Downen
North 5Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Floyd Hartley
Myers Chapel
Old Baptist Cemetery
Downen
Jefferson County
Lewis W
Elzine (Clampett) Hanna
William Downen
Sesser's Rend Lake Days Set for Friday Saturday
Sesser's Rend Lake Days hits Friday and Saturday with interior and exterior work, a judged auto show, a 5 p.m. Saturday parade from the gate barn east of Lesser to the new city hall and park, free entry, six prize classes, and cash awards including 25, 15, and 10 dollars for top entries plus bike prizes. Johnny Paycheck and Connie Hall perform, a carnival runs both days, and the Jades of Herrin play music Friday night.
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Stankard
Jades of
Herrin
Johnny Paycheck
Connie Hall
Grand Ole Opry
Gate Barn
Lesser
Main Street
New City Hall
John Boscardin
Sale Barn
Rites Today for Pickerill Baby
Funeral services for two month old Phillip Montgomery Pickerill, infant son of Mr and Mrs Phillip Pickerill of Ina, were set for 2 00 p m today at the Ina Funeral Home. Rev James Benton to officiate. Burial in Kirk Cemetery. The baby died yesterday morning at the family home in Ina.
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Phillip Montgomery Pickerill
Phillip Pickerill
Ina
Ina Funeral
James Benton
Kirk Cemetery
Mariner 5 Sails Toward Venus
Pasadena based reports say Mariner 5 locked onto Canopus after launch from Cape Kennedy and heads toward Venus on a 212 million mile mission. The 540 pound craft aims to pass within about 2 000 miles of Venus by October 19 while continuing radiation studies and solar powered operations.
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Calif
Canopus
Mariner 5
Venus
Space
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner
Earth
California
Soviet Union
U.S
Birth Announcement for LeGrand's New Daughter
Mr and Mrs Harold LeGrand of RFD 5 Mr Vernon welcomed a daughter born at 5 51 yesterday afternoon in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds seven ounces Mother and baby reported in good condition and father described as proud parent.
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Harold LeGrand
RFD 5
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Senators Split on Draft Extension Vote
Washington AP reports the Senate approved the draft extension 72 to 23. Everett Dirksen voted for the extension while Charles H. Percy voted against it, reflecting a Republican split on the measure.
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Washington
Tmllinois
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Charles H. Percy
Weather snapshot from Mt Vernon and region
The day features a sticky humid sky with sun in Iinoishot, a chance of late thundershowers in the northwest and extreme north. Temperatures topped 90 statewide, with peak highs of 95 in Belleville and 93 in Vandalia. Chicago and Peoria reached 91. Overnight cooling stayed under 20 degrees as forecasts call for more of the same Friday.
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Associated Press
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Belleville
Vandalia
St. Louis
Ohio River
Chicago
Peoria
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
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Des Moines
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Midwest
Madison South Bend Paducah
Fines in circuit court listed for various driving charges
Arshel Ruperd Jr Escanaba Michigan $15 for no reciprocity plate on a truck Denny L Johnson Route 4 $15 for intoxication Henry Duttweiler Orlando Florida $15 for improper passing Mile East North Little Rock Arkansas $15 for no reciprocity plate on a truck Fanklin F Tittle 1415 South Tenth $13 for speeding Willard L Baker Route 2 Bluford Illinois $10 for careless driving Howard A Ferguson 1611 South 15th 719 for driving from driveway without caution Robert L Jones Dahlgren Illinois $25 for careless driving leaving scene of an accident and failure to report Thomas Lastram Bridgeport Connecticut $15 for failure to have valid Illinois vehicle license C H Smith Delhi Louisiana $15 for truck failure William C Clark 700 Magnolia $10 for failure to yield right of way Robert H Kolkmeier 1014 South Th $15 for failure to yield right of way
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Arshel Ruperd Jr
Escanaba
Mich
Denny L. Johnson
Route 4
Henry Duttweiler
Orlando
Fla
Mile East
North Little Rock
Ark
Fanklin F. Tittle
South Tenth
Willard L. Baker
Bluford
Howard A. Ferguson
South 15Th
Robert L. Jones
Dahlgren
Claire R. Adams
Homestead
Jimmie E. Boone
Donald C. Lowery
Richview Road
Thomas Lastram
Bridgeport
Robert H. Kolkmeier
South Th
Tornado Watch Issued Across Four States
A tornado watch was issued today for parts of southwest Minnesota southeast South Dakota northwest Iowa and extreme eastern Nebraska until p m CDT, prompting caution for residents and officials across the region.
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Kansas City
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Rise At Midday
MarketsMt Vernon hog market reports prices paid until 12 30 p m today up 10 cents with tops 21 60 and 21 85 for 200 to 220 lb meat type nogs sows up 25 cents to 18 50 for 300 weight down sows 300 weight and over 18 25 boars 13 50 and 14 50 after 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon quotes for grain show Wheat at 1.36 Soybeans at 2.72 Shell corn at 1.35 this morning. The figures reflect market rates and indicate price levels for farmers and buyers in the Mt Vernon area.
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Mt. Vernon
Grain price report from Chicago markets
AP notes bid quotes for wheat No 2 hard at 1.61 and No 2 red at 1.53, corn No 2 yellow 1.36, oats No 2 heavy white 767, soybeans No 1 yellow 2.90 to 2.90 and soybean oil 9.90.
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Chicago
St Louis Produce Prices and Grades
St Louis AP notes egg consumer grades for sizes A large 22-25, A medium 17-21, A small 12-15, B large 18-21, wholesale 19-20, unclassified 18-19 with no price. Hens heavy 12, over 5 lbs 9, under no price. Broilers and fryers 24-25.
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ST. Louis
Chicago produce market quotes and egg listings
Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices show butter scores and grade ranges. Egg whites, mixed, mediums and standards quantities are listed with numeric values.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Price Report From National Stockyards Ill
Estimates for Friday show cattle 700 with calves 75 and hogs 5 500. Hogs mainly 21.50 to 22.75 per 100 pounds for 1 2 weights, sows steady to 25 higher under 400 pounds and 25 lower over 400 pounds, 300 to 600 pounds 15.75 to 19.25. Cattle 700 with calves 75. steers 24.00 to 25.50, heifers 22.50 to 24.25, cows 17.00 to 18.50, calves 24.00 to 32.00. Sheep 200 with spring lambs good to choice 23.00 to 27.00 and shorn ewes 5 00 to 6.50.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Wall Street advances as aerospace leads gains
Wall Street moved higher in early trading after a hesitant start. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.41 to 884.02 at noon, with the AP index up 0.7 to 327.2 as industrials climbed and utilities edged lower. Aerospace stocks, led by Martin Marietta, and firms like Chrysler and Pan American Sulphur posted gains amid broad activity.
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Tosers
Dow Jones
Associated Press
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Pan American Sulphur
Magnavox Standard Killsman
Rohr Corp
American Stock Exchange
Vernon girl Judy Bailey on TV show Whats My Line
Judy Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil T Bailey of Mt Vernon will appear on the What's My Line TV show this Sunday evening. She lives in New York City and the panel will guess her occupation on the nationwide telecast seen in Mt Vernon at 9 30 p m on channels 4 and 12. Judy's brother Roger will travel to New York to be in the audience.
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Judy Bailey
Virgil T. Bailey
Mt. Vernon
Miss Bailey
New York City
Judy
Roger
New York
Arab crisis deepens as Boumedienne gains leverage in Algeria
Cairo reports say Egypt expects Communist arms shipments and possible Soviet aircraft as Arab leaders Boumedienne and Atassi meet in Algiers. Western oil markets reopen with Kuwait resuming shipments except to Britain and the United States amid a 10 day strike and Arab bans.
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Middle East
Cairo
Egypt
Moscow
Europe
United States
Britain
Houari Boumedienne
Boumedienne
Nasser
Nureddin el-Atassi
Algiers
London
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Hospital Notes listing admissions and discharges across towns
The hospital roster lists multiple admissions including Myrtle Mae Hayes at Woodlawn and Lois Loraine Sapp at Benton Rd. Discharges cover diverse patients such as Ollie Gertrude Hester at Sandown Good Samaritan and Samuel Faulkner at 30 Norman dy Heights. Other names span towns like Bluford Dix RFD 3 and Kell indicating broad patient movement.
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Myrtle Mae Hayes
Woodlawn
Lois Loraine Sapp
Benton Rd
Ollie Gertrude Hester
Sandown
Occupational Levy GOP Kills Kerner's Tax Plan
Springfield Illinois Senate Republicans vow to kill Gov Kerner’s plan to raise 685 million dollars with a tax levy. Democrats press Senate leader W Russell Arrington to reveal a bold alternative revenue strategy as the GOP cites budget shortfalls.
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GOP
Kerner
Springfield
Till
Illinois Senate
Otto Kerner
W. Russell Arrington
Arrington
Two Battles Break Viet War Lull In Major Action
Units from the 21st Division moved by foot and helicopter to encircle and pin the Communist battalion. The clash left Vietnamese forces with five dead and 60 wounded while Americans reported no casualities. A downed helicopter spurred a dramatic rescue by a twin rotor craft before being lifted out after Viet Cong fire. Helicopter pilots praised sharp shooting amid intense air and ground combat.
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Namese 21St Division
21St
Dennis Bolton
Huntsville
Ark
Thomas Beauchamp
Bristol
Revenue panel mulls Kerner tax plan and alternatives
A state Revenue Committee will likely reject Kerner’s 685 million plan to balance the budget. A 2 p.m. Friday meeting will vote on a 342 cent service occupation tax, adding to the 374 cent retail sales tax. Arrington and McGloon comment on alternatives and a bold new scheme hinted by Arrington, with a late or early next week announcement expected.
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Ate Revenue Committee
Kerner
Arrington
Arthur McGloon
Chicago
Witness House
No long hitting streaks amid pitching-change trend
Chicago notes that the longest hit streaks are shrinking as more pitching changes occur. In 1966 Ron Santo of the Cubs had 28 straight games with a hit, the longest since Ken Boyer of the Cardinals had 29 in 1959.
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Chicago
NBA
Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
Santo
Skein
Ken Boyer
Cards
Findley to Speak at Salem GOP Day Reunion Dinner
U S Congressman Paul Findley of Pittsfield will headline Salem GOP Day events on Tuesday June 20 with a 5:00 p.m. dinner at the American Legion Hall and a 7:00 p.m. program in Bryan Memorial Park. Organizer Charles W. Vursell says about 200 will attend the dinner before the park gathering. The Salem Reunion, a 66 year old tradition, draws a large crowd.
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U. S
Paul Findley
Pittsfield
Salem
Marion County
Charles W. Wursell
Rep. Findley
American Legion Hall
Bryan Memorial Park
Vursell
Mt Vernon Scouts head to Camp Joy opening weekend
Mt Vernon Boy Scout Troop 104 will report to Camp Joy near Carlisle for the camping season. Scouts Bernie Hunt Bryan Ferguson Geoff Rarick Bob Jacobsen Bill Box Bradley Arnold John Puckett and Darrell Sigworth join unit leader Wilton Webb in camp from June 18 to 24 with Frank Gregory as camp director. The Order of Arrow plans its first calling out ceremony Friday evening June 23 at 9 o'clock.
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Mt. Vernon
Camp Joy
Carlyle
Bernie Hunt
Bryan Ferguson
Geof Rarick
Bob Jacobsen
Bill Box
Bradley Arnold
John Puckett
Darrell Sigworth
Wilton Webb
Frank Gregory
Order of Arrow
Bloodmobile Returns To Mt Vernon Next Week
Red Cross appeals to Jefferson County residents to meet a daily 100 pint blood quota as the Bloodmobile visits Mt Vernon at the Elks Lodge on Tuesday June 20 and Wednesday June 21. Donor hours run noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday and 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday with walk-ins welcome.
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Mt. Vernon
Red Cross
Jefferson County
Barbara Strattan
Elks Lodge
Reichardt hits two homers in one inning in majors
Anaheim California NBA note recalls Rick Reichardt of the California Angels hitting two homers in one inning against the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston last year. He is the 16th player in major league history to achieve the feat.
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Anaheim
Calif
Rick Reichardt
California Angels
Red Sox
Boston
Feraway Park
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