Deaths Tony Schuster 73 of Piopolis dies in McLeansboro
Tony Schuster 73 of near Piopolis died at 9 30 am Sunday in Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro. Funeral services will be at 9 00 am Wednesday at St John s Catholic church Piopolis with Rev Fr Ed Schumacher officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro after 6 00 pm today. Rosary 8 00 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Schuster born March 30 1890 in Propolis son of Joseph and Elizabeth Graf Schuster. Married to Louise Waufman, who survives, plus six sons George Schuster Los Angeles Cletis Linus William Clemens and Sam Schuster all of Piopolis, three daughters Mrs Gertrude Heil Piopolis Mrs Lorene Zachman Decatur and Mrs Lucille Herzing Industry Ill. Twenty three grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents and one son.
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Tony Schuster
Piopolis
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
St. John's Catholic Church
Ed Schumacher
Gholson Funeral Home
Gholson
Mr. Schuster
Propolis
Joseph
Elizabeth (Graf) Schuster
Louise Waufman
George Schuster
Los Angeles
Cletis
Linus
William
Clemens
Sam Schuster
Gertrude Heil
Fred Stull 77 Dies Funeral At Dahlgren
Fred Stull 77 of 312 South 12th Street died at 6 30 am Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at the Baptist church Dahlgren with Rev Kenneth Holland and Rev Ray Wilkey officiating. Burial in Lutheran cemetery at Dahlgren. Body in state after 2 pm today at Dahlgren. Born March 4 1886 in Franklin County son of Marshall and Nancy Stull. Survived by wife Matilda Kieffer a son Homer Stull two brothers Ed Stull Hammond Ind Dan Stull Danville Jr a sister Mrs Elsie Nation Mt Vernon four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Fred Stull
South 12Th Street
Good Samaritan Hestial
Baptist Church
Dahlgren
Kenneth Holland
Ray Wilkey
Mr. Stull
Franklin County
Marshall
Nancy
Hooper) Stull
Matilda Kieffer
Homer Stull
Carpentersville
Ed Stull
Hammond
Ind
Dan Stull
Danville
Elsie Nation
Mt. Vernon
Wm. E. Brown Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for William E. Brown 46 will be held Tuesday at 1 00 p m at the Church of The Nazarene Rev Ray Jewell and Rev Carl Whittington will officiate with burial in Bethel Memorial cemetery Friends may call at Pul ley Gutzler Funeral Home until 11 a m Tuesday when the body will lie in state Military rites will be provided by American Legion Post 141 Brown a former resident of Mt Vernon died last Thursday in Pocatello Idaho
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William E. Brown
Church of the Nazarene
Ray Jewell
Carl Whittington
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Pulley-Gutzler
American Legion Post
Brown
Mt. Vernon
Pocatello
Idaho
Elizabeth Ann Davis Dies in Chicago Funeral Arrangements
Elizabeth Ann Davis died Sunday evening at 7 at her home 16 Maple, age 78 years 3 months and 8 days. Funeral plans, pending, will be held Thursday in Chicago with body moved from Myers Chapel to John Maloney Funeral Home. Burial at Calvary Cemetery Evanston. She was born March 1879 in Shawano Wisconsin. Survived by two sons William C Davis administrator at Mt Vernon State Tuberculosis Sanitarium and Robert D Davis of Chicago a daughter Ruth Haussman of Chicago two sisters Petronella Cain Morton Grove Illinois and Miss Cecil McDonnell Chicago five grandchildren and three ...
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Elizabeth Ann Davis
Chicago
Myers Chapel
John Maloney
Calvary Cemetery
Evanston
Davis
Shawano
Wis
Albert D. Davis
William C. Davis
Mt. Vernon State
Robert D. Davis
Ruth Haussman
Petronella Cain
Morton Grove
Cecil McDonnell
Harry Snodsmith Dies at Manteno Former Resident
Harry Snodsmith 77 a former Jefferson County resident died at 8 00 am today at his Manteno Indiana home He was retired from Manteno State Hospital Services include viewing after 6 pm Tuesday at Harvey Funeral Home and burial in Elmwood Cemetery He was born near Bluford son of Henry and Julia Snodsmith He married Pearl Stanley who survives and he leaves two sons James of Florida and Forest of Manteno two brothers Ralph of Bluford Route 1 and Guy of Mount Vernon and seven grandchildren
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Harry Snodsmith
Jefferson County
Manteno
Manteno State Hospital
Harvey Funeral Home
Elmwood
Mr. Snodsmith
Bluford
Henry
Julia Snodsmith
Pearl Stnley
James Snodsmith
Florida
Forest Snodsmith
Ralph Snodsmith
Route 1
Guy Snodsmith
Mt. Vernon
Pollution Bill Faces Federal Damage Suits for Wildlife
Washington AP reports a proposed pollution bill would authorize the government to file damage suits for destruction of fish and waterfowl due to eel farming and navigable waterways. The measure aims to hold violators accountable and protect critical aquatic habitats.
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Washington
John P
Deich
Detailed Weather Report MT Vernon Saturday and Sunday Temps
Weather summary for MT Vernon covering this weekend with highs of 83 and 77 and lows near 59. Rainfall recorded from Saturday morning to Monday morning totals 15.43 inches for the year to date. Sunrise Tuesday at 4:31 and sunset listed as 7:82 CST.
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Mt, Vernon
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon prices for the afternoon show Wheat at 1 74 Soybeans at 2 53 and Corn at 1 25 across local markets.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois livestock market report amid variable regional temps
USDA livestock quotes from Saint Louis and Illinois towns show hogs sold 150 to 350 pounds with mixed lots at 13.00 to 18.00 per hundredweight and cattle about 22.00 to 23.00 for slaughter steers. Egg and poultry prices in St. Louis reflect consumer grades and farm runs with broilers and fryers at 16 to 17 cents per pound.
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Illinois
Belleville
Peoria
National
St. Rockford
USDA
Bar- Springfield
Jorge- Vandalia
Slaughter Rewes
ST. Louis
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Prices Steady Across Weights
Hog market at Mt Vernon shows steady prices with top at 16.75 for 190 to 220 pound sows. Sows 300 pounds and up priced at 13.25 to 16.75, boars ranged 8.50 to 9.50, reflecting stable demand and steady compare to prior.
Five Day Forecast Northern and Southern Illinois
Northern Illinois shows temperatures 2 to 6 degrees below normal with normal highs 79 to 86 and lows 57 to 61. A midweek warming trend gives way to cooler conditions with about one tenth inch of precipitation and showers near week end. Southern Illinois runs below normal with highs mid to upper 80s and lows mid to upper 60s. precipitation ranges from one tenth to three fourths of an inch and showers likely toward the weekend.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Hospital Notes list admissions and discharges across three facilities
At Jefferson Memorial Good Samaritan and others, multiple patients are admitted and discharged. Names include Esther Ruby Wines Arthur Webb Oral Dean Good Ralph F Harrel Agnes Marie Frantz Donna Kay Steele Elvis George Moore Isobel Lowry Ruby Jane Rockett Isadore Greer Elvis Daniel Nolan Ada Louise Diehl Vena Davis Pace Edna Mae Hale Calvin Meador Geraldine Mae Scott Joseph George Baldwin William Bradley Wilson Floyd Dethrow many others appear in discharge lists.
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Jefferson Memorial
Esther Ruby Winesburg
Wayne City
Arthur Webb
Oral Dean Good
Ralph F. Harrelson
McLeansboro
Agnes Marie Frantz
St. Louis
Donna Kay Steele
Alva Estes
Roy Gill
Billy Joe Meier
Donald Meier
Donna Wells
Lizzie Sigworth
Lewis Abel
Anna York
Carlene Wagner
Leah Clarke
Good Samaritan
Elvis George Moore
Isobel Lowry
Ruby Jane Rockett
Isadore Greer
Elvis Daniel Nolan
Ada Louise Diehl
Vena Davis Pace
Edna Mae Hale
Calvin Meador
Geraldine Mae Scott
Joseph George Baldwin
William Bradley Wilson
Floyd Dethrow
Amylee Orvetta Martin
Baby
Sonja Dee
Marilyn Jean Burns
Walter Simpson Rice
Lila Fern McAdoo
Margaret Fern Smith
Leroy Leonard Reuffer
Alice May Kelly
George Harry Bryant, Jr
Loris
Virginia Firebaugh
Evelyn Lorraine Fisher
Foster Shelton Fined For Unvaccinated Dogs At Large
Foster Shelton of 13525 North 11th Street was fined $25 plus costs in a justice court for permitting unvaccinated dogs to run at large.
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Foster Shelton
11Th Street
Justice of the Peace Court
Chicago butter and egg prices steady in wholesale report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter shows steady wholesale buying prices with grades AA to C listed. Eggs are about steady with price quotes for grade A whites mixed mediums standards and dirties. Live poultry wholesale prices unchanged to 14 lower with roasters at 25 to 26 and special fed white rock fryers quoted 18 to 20.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Merccantile Exchange
Chicago
USDA
Chicago Grain market snapshot summary
AP report from Chicago shows corn at 192 with 1.31 and 1.3084 readings, soybeans at 2.68, oats at 7.34, soybean oil at 9. sb 44a, and No wheat sales recorded. Includes sample grade 1.2114 and extra heavy white oats 734 in a compact commodity bulletin.
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Chicago
Wall Street Mixed Gains After Rail Intervention
Wall Street advanced unevenly in a sluggish session with 3.7 million shares traded. Gains and losses were modest as rail stocks rose after President Kennedy's intervention to avert a rail strike, while IBM, Du Pont, and Union Carbide slipped.
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NEW York
Rails
Kennedy
New York Central
Illinois Central
Soutern Pacific
Southern Railway
Chrysler
General Motors
Studebaker
IBM
du Pont
Union Carbide
Johns Manville
Montgomery Ward
General Electric
Litton Industries
Motorola
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Dear Blabby Says Look For A Midget
Dear Spinster asks about a nervous condition causing heart flutter around men and fear of heights. Blabby replies to marry a short man and avoid elevators, noting the condition and her ongoing husband hunting. Advertisement for Jordan Furniture Co. MT VERNON IL.
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Jordan Furniture CO
MT. Vernon
Ill
Shagbark Girl Scout Council Services Announced at Mt Vernon
Mrs John Baudino president of Shagbark Girl Scouts Council outlined services for Mt Vernon area. Camp Cedar Point is a 250 acre debt free camp on Little Grassey Lake valued at 150000 with facilities for 85 to 100 girls. The council offers extensive adult training, cross town troop exchanges, and broader program opportunities through the larger council.
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Council
Cookie Sale
Shagbark Girl Scout Council
Mt. Vernon
Shagbark
Shagbark Council
Cedar Point
Mt Vernon
New Golconda Bridge Planned
GOLCONDA Tl AP The State Highway Division final study of an Illinois 146 bridge over Lusk Creek should be concluded this month. Officials said a construction contract could be let July 12. A temporary span replaced a bridge that collapsed last November under a truck. The temporary bridge saves motorists a 30 mile detour but floods easily.
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Golconda
State Highway Division
Lusk Creek
SIU Summer Session Begins With Higher Enrollment
Southern Illinois University's summer session opened today with registration already several hundred students ahead of last year. Officials expect total enrollment to reach about 6000 by Wednesday as an expanded course list attracts more students.
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Carbondale
Til
Southern Illinois University
Mt Vernon Shrine to Meet at Masonic Temple
The Mt Vernon Shrine 66 White Shrine of Jerusalem holds its stated meeting at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening June 18 at 7 30. A ceremonial will follow with Emily Goodin as W H P and Naomi R Bogan as W.
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MT. Vernon Shrine
White Shrine of
Stated Meeting at Mt Vernon Lodge No 31
AF and AM lodge announces a stated meeting Monday June 17 at 7 50 p m in Mt Vernon showing Second Degree work All members urged to attend Visiting brethren welcome Kip Carpenter W M James Apgar Secy
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Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31
A.M
Kip) Carpenter
W. M. James Apgar
Sec’y
Kennedy Urges Swift Action on Civil Rights Push
Washington AP Kennedy meets White House leaders to press Congress and citizens to speed desegregation and voting rights while forecasting a tight Senate fight over cloture. The plan includes federal measures to curb discrimination, speed school integration, and extend the Civil Rights Commission.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Associated Press
Dixie
Civil Rights Commission
South
Births in local hospitals add three newborns this week
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Joe Steele l of McLeansboro welcomed a son at 11 30 this morning at Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing nine pounds height ounces Mr and Mrs John Colgrave of RFD 1 Ashley welcomed a son at 10 06 last night at Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds seven ounces Mr and Mrs Billy Ray Bradford of 1234144 North 10th Street welcomed a daughter at 10 48 this morning at Good Samaritan hospital weighing five pounds five ounces
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Jimmy Joe Steele l
McLeansboro
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
John Colgrave
RFD
Ashley
Good Samaritan Hospital
Billy Ray Bradford
North 10Th Street
Ten On Dean's List At Mt. Vernon Junior College
Mt Vernon Junior College announces the second semester dean's list led by top freshmen Zola Audt Jerry Sammons Jeannette Smith Cleo Tice Roger Woodrome and sophomores Frank Echols Wendell Boutwell Delores Faye Jones Linda Mays Pamela Rackaway. Eligible students must hold a 3.5 average or above a mix of A and B grades.
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Mt. Vernon Community College
Howard Rawlinson
Zola Ann Audt
Dahlgren
Jerry Sammons
Jeannette Smith
Benton
Cleo Tice
Perkins
Roger Woodrome
South
Frank Echols
Wendell Bout- Well
North
Delores Faye Jones
Mt. Vernon
Linda Mays
Colonial Hotel
Pamela Rackaway
Fairfield Road
Grant Divorce in Circuit Court
Dorothy Flota was granted a divorce from Leonard Dwight Lota in circuit court Saturday. County Judge Alvin Lacy Williams presided over the session.
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Dorothy Flota
Leonard Dwight Lota
Alvin Lacy Williams
Soviet Woman Astronaut Tereshkova Rides Orbit With Bykovsky
Miss Tereshkova and cosmonaut Bykovsky circled the globe in Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 missions. Officials reported orbital times decreasing and possible return within 24 hours as Tokyo space experts warned of dangers from sustained high velocities. Tereshkova appeared upbeat, smiling during radio contact and mission observations.
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Tereshkova
Bykovsky
Tokyo
Earth
Yoshiaki Nakata
Radio Research Institute
Moscow
Miss Tereshkova
Debates Open Over Profumo Scandal In Parliament
In London Labour leader Harold Wilson accuses Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of gambling with national security as the Profumo affair rocks Parliament. Macmillan admits a great shock to the nation and says the incident wounds political life and undermines allies.
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London
Britain
Harold Wilson
Harold Macmillan
Wilson
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Macmillan
Tragic Weekend Claims Three Lives and Three Injuries
A weekend crash tally reports three dead and three injured from multiple collisions around town. Drivers faced charges for unsafe driving including following too close, speeding for conditions, and failure to yield. Notable incidents occurred on Route 460 near Bonnie and on Route 37 at town edges, with names and addresses of involved motorists listed.
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Bonnie
Robert B
True
Evansville
Ind
William C. Hames
St. Louis
Hames
Joe Slimack
Salem
George Groothuis
Tolle Road
Slimack
Ester Jr. Rich
Centralia
Harry G. Brinkmeyer
Own
Glenn E. Moore
Champaign
Walter Clausell
Salem Road
Moore
Marion N. Russell
Wathene Kennedy
Russell
Fordyce Parker
Oakland
Betty L. Ross
North Seventh
Eighth
North
Parker
Thieves Prowl In City and County
Thieves prowled through parked cars in Mt. Vernon and Jefferson County during the week. Larry Bordewick reports four hub caps stolen from his car. Jim Fitzgerrells reports two fender skirts taken. Joyce Wade reports a hub cap stolen. Jerry Poole from Festus reports two hub caps a scarf and cigarettes stolen from his car at Bluford Lake.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Larry Bordewick
Main
Jim Fitzgerrells
South Ninth
Joyce Wade
Johnson
Jerry Poole
Festus
Sheriff's Office
Bluford Lake
Man In Hospital After Knife Fight on South Tenth Street
One man with knife wounds and another arrested after a fight on South Tenth Street. Macken Harris, 34, of 910 Bell, is at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition with facial cuts. James Andrew Wood, 50, of 1125 South Ninth Street, was fined $50 and costs by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock on aggravated assault charges.
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South Tenth Street
Macken Harris
910 Bell
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
James Andrew Wood
South Ninth Street
Harris
Wood
Sherman Bullock
Burglary At Local Garage Nets 40 Cents
Thieves broke into Thompson's Garage at 1016 Casey Avenue by a broken window and took only 40 cents from a refrigerator where soft drinks are kept. Owner Ray Thompson of 513 South 22nd reported the loss to police.
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Thompson
Casey Avenue
Ray Thompson
South 22Nd
Police Court Fines Incurred By Speeding Drunk Offenses
Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock assessed fines for Nelson R Bravard ten dollars and costs on a drunk charge Frank McKinney ten dollars and costs for a disturbance offense. Traffic fines include Jack L Johnson three dollars and costs for speeding 38 mph in a 30 mph zone Kenneth E Greene three dollars and costs for the same speeding, Donna J Webb three dollars and costs for the same speeding and Darroll Davis five dollars and costs for speeding 40 mph in a 30 mph zone.
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Sherman Bullock
Nelson R. Bravard
Frank McKinney
Jack L. Johnson
Kenneth E. Greene
Donna J. Webb
Daverell Davis
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