Deaths A P Allen 92 Dies in Centralia
A P Allen age 92 of 935 South Poplar Centralia died at 11:00 p.m. Monday in St Marys Hospital Centralia. He leaves 64 descendants including two sons Edward and Harold, three daughters, 24 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. He was born in Jefferson County, retired employee of the C B Q Railroad, and a Pentecostal church member.
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Anderson Piercey Allen
South Poplar Street
Centralia
St. Mary's Hospital
Jefferson County
Garnier and Sons
Mr. Allen
Burton
Catherine (Piercey) Allen
Bertha E. Kepcha
Edward Allen
Joshua Tree
Calif
Harold Allen
Lynn Perkins
Mildred Kieth
Neema Simmons
Allen
C Bb. & Q. Railroad
Pentacostal Church
Frank Gillespie Ex Theatre Man Dies at 90
Word comes of the death of Frank Gillespie a former Mt. Vernon theatre man who opened early cinemas in Edwardsville and at the Gem Theatre in Mt. Vernon He died June 10 in Greensburg aged about 90 He is survived by three daughters and a son
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Frank Gillespie
Mr. Vernon
Gillespie
Mt. Vernon
Gem Theatre
Public Square
Greensburg
Southern
Linois
Edwardsville
Harry
Cecile) Montgomery
Waldron
Ind
Harry Heidler dies at 76 longtime Vernon grocer
Harry H Heidler desk clerk at Hotel Emmerson was found dead at his Salem Road home. He was a prominent Vernon grocer for years and died of an apparent heart attack aged 76 years seven months and 19 days. He was born October 28 1886 in Mt Vernon to Michael R and Martha Heidler. He married Ethel Barton October 7 1908 in Mt Vernon. she preceded him in death. Survived by five daughters Mrs Mildred Kimball Mrs Frances Hightower Mrs Harriet Sessums Mrs Mary Kessinger and Mrs Louise Nelson, one sister Miss Mary Heidler, 18 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Harry H. Heidler
Hotel Emmerson
Salem Road
Heidler
Vernon
Ray Hefley
35Th and Broadway
Myers Chapel
Mr. Heidler
Mt. Vernon
Michael R
Martha (Gore) Heidler
Ethel Barton
Mildred Kimball
San Diego
Calif
Frances Hightower
Sta Bena
Harriet Sessums
Annandale
Mary Kessinger
Ocean Springs
Miss
Louise Nelson
Decatur
Mary Heidler
Hospital Notes at Jefferson Memorial Admits List
Hospital notes from Jefferson Memorial show admissions including Walter Spangler and Lomas of Operks, with discharges like Earl Shous Macon Harvis and Evelyn ipnone Glenn Willeman. GOOD SAMARITAN section lists admitted patients such as John Kase Wager and James Dean Hughey and discharge of Walter Raymond Wurper and Veru Melinda Pace.
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Jefferson Memorial
Walter Spangler
Luka
Dennis Lee
Ruth «Ann Hoffman
Lizzie Sigworth
Arlene Kathy Lomas
Operks
Earl Shous Macon Harvis
Evelyn Ipnone
Glenn Willeman
Aline Moss
Byford Medlin
Good Samaritan
John Kase Wager
Charles Henrys Elliston
Douglas Eur
Prince
Julu Jordan Puntney
James Dean Hughey
Debra Jean Hicks
Emma Susan Klein
Jesse Alfred Skinner
Walter Raymond Wurper
Veru
Melinda Pace
Doris Irene Davis
Babs
Sarah Ruth
Births in Wakefield and Omaha area share twin arrivals
Mr and Mrs Neil Killion of Wakefield Nebraska welcomed a son named Paul Edward born Monday morning in Wakefield. The mother is Beatrice McPherson of Harlingen Texas and grandmother Pearl McPherson of this city. Mr and Mrs Melvin Hoffman of 522 North Fifth Street welcomed a daughter named Trina Sue born at 3 20 this morning in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing six pounds six ounces.
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Neil Killion
Wakefield
Nebraska
Paul Edward
Beatrice McPherson
Harlingen
Tex
Pearl McPherson
Melvin Hoffman
North Fifth Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Trina Sue
Illinois Weather Forecast Signals Warming Trend
The Associated Press reports sunny weather lifting temperatures into the middle and upper 80s across central Illinois with a warming trend continuing into Wednesday. Clouds appear in southern sections with possible scattered thunderstorms in the northwest and west central areas. Monday highs in the low 80s and Chicago reached 85 as night temperatures dropped to the 30s.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Dirksen Seeks Home Rule On Private Business Integration
Washington AP Senate Republicans split over a leadership effort to remove private business segregation from Kennedy civil rights plans. Dirksen backs a voluntary community approach for business integration while Case argues Congress can ban discrimination by public-facing firms. Kennedy plans to discuss the proposals with leaders and governors before a larger rollout.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
H-Ariz
Dirksen
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Civil Rights ‘Commission
Ray Herbert's errorless run spans 71 chances in 1962
Pitcher Ray Herbert of the Chicago White Sox handled 71 chances without an error during the 1962 season, highlighting his reliable defensive work on the mound and in the field for Chicago.
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Ray Herbert
Chicago White Sox
Vernon Hog Market Prices Slightly Lower Today
Markets MT reports the Vernon live stock market showed a softer tone with hog prices easing. Top for 190-220 lb hogs reached 16.65, sows 300 lb and up were 13.25, down from higher prior levels, while boars ranged 8.50 to 9.50 with 300 lb sows excluded.
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Mt, Vernon
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted this Afternoon
Mt Vernon reported grain quotes for the afternoon with Wheat at 1.74, Soybeans at 2.51, and Corn at 1.25 dollars per bushel reflecting local market activity.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Report
AP cattle and hog market report from National Stockyards Indiana shows hogs 10,000 head with various weight classes quoted 12.23 to 18.75 per hundredweight, cattle 4,000 head including slaughter steers 23.00 to 30.00, good and choice vealers 24.00 to 28.00, feeders 22.50 to 23.00, and sheep 1,000 head with spring lambs 19.00 to 21.50 and ewes 4.00 to 5.50.
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USDA
Chicago Produce Butter and Poultry Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter prices hold steady with wholesale buys mostly unchanged to up slightly. Figures show 93 score AA, 92 A, 90 B, and 89 C viably listed. Live poultry wholesale prices also steady to higher with roasters at 23 to 26 cents per pound and special fed white rock fryers at 120.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago
APY
USDAY
Egg and poultry price report from St Louis market
St Louis AP reports egg prices by grade and size and poultry rates. Consumer grades show A large 29.30, A medium 24-25, A small 19-29, B large 26-27, wholesale 25-26, farm run 24-25. Hens heavy 12-13, light over 5, sell 9-10, under 5 lbs 7-8. Commercial broilers and fryers 16-17.
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St. Louis
Chicago Grain Trade Notes Market Quotations
The Chicago Grain market reports no wheat or oats sales. No. 2 yellow corn trades around 1.3. Soybean futures drop about 9 a.m. with bids around 1.23 to 1.26. Market activity remains light as traders await further leads. Individual figures include sample grade 1.23 to 1.26 and nearby price shifts.
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Chicago
Wall Street gains mixed as stocks move higher
Wall Street opened with irregularly higher trade led by gains in Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, American Motors and Studebaker. Polaroid and Xerox rose while IBM and Pfizer posted solid increases amid a broad but uneven market rally on moderate volume.
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New York
Motors
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
American Motors
Studebaker
Kellogg Co
Eversharp
Kellogg
Polaroid
Xerox
IBM
Pfizer
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
American Stock Exchange
Cairo pool faces possible closing over finances
Cairo Illinois AP reports a men’s club will meet Saturday to discuss closing the semipublic pool opened this year to Negroes. Club president Clayton Boone says season ticket sales are too few to cover costs as the pool remains the city’s only swimming facility aside from two nearby rivers.
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Cairo, Ill
Clayton Boone
Cairo
Father's Day Prize Winners Announced This Year
A long list of merchants and individuals awarded Father’s Day prizes in Mt Vernon and surrounding towns. Prizes include cash, gift certificates, radios, watches, furniture, and various goods from local retailers such as Kroger, Montgomery Ward, Sears, and Reed’s departments. Notable names include Ansel Stanley, Charles Lusby, Gilbert Paston, Roy E. Mannen, and Ellison Phillips among many others.
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Kings City
B&b
Ishoes
Wille Johnson
Bluford
Benoist Bros
Ace Tldwe
Ansel Stanley
St. Carp
Douglas Drug
A. C. Burke
Rt. 7
Mt. Vernon
First National Bank
Henry Rockenmeyer
Oakland Avenue
Ford
George Morgan
Salem Road
Granada Theatre
Henry Davis
Dix
Minois
Sth St
Onnie Pierce
S. 24Th Street
Winois
10Th St
Norelco Razor
Clifford Karch
Main Street
Jackson Jewelry
Andy Webb
N. 1Th Street
Jordan Furniture
Robert C. Moorhous
Bel Aire Drive
Kroger Grocery Co
Breazcale
Laird Jewelers
Elgin Watch
Gilbert Paston
Belle’ Rive
Livingston Drug
Westclox
Tommy Hayes
Webb’s
Kodak
Ellison Phillips
Richview Rd
Car Heavily Damaged By Fire in Bruford Street Blaze
A 1957 model car owned by Virgil Scott of Bruford was heavily damaged by fire at 6 20 Monday at Seventh and Main streets. Firemen said the blaze started in the carburetor and caused heavy damage to the motor and wiring.
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Virgil Scott
Bruford
Seventh
Main Streets
Wirkig
Brazilian Finance Minister Dantas to resign for missions
Brazil’s Finance Minister Francisco Sanitazo Dantas will resign to lead an economic mission to Europe and the United States, signaling a shift in policy as Brazil pursues a three year development plan. He is credited with sparking the plan’s inception.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Francisco San Ti‘azo Dantas
Europe
United States
States Attorney Files Complaint Against Local Pharmacist
States Attorney Jay B Stringer filed a misdemeanor complaint against Robert Anderson a pharmacist at Marco Pharmacy at Doctors Park for substituting prescriptions without consent of the prescriber. The charge carries up to a $200 fine and stems from an investigation by the Public Aid department.
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Jay B. Stringer
Robert Anderson
Anderson
Marco
Doctor's Park
Stringer
States Public Aid Department
Traffic fines from Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock docket
Vern M. Nelson fined $5 and costs for failure to yield right of way Marion N. Russell fined $15 and costs for failure to yield right of way Leonard A. Audt fined $10 and costs for careless driving Jerry R. Lee fined $5 and costs for driving too fast for conditions Fordyce Parker fined $5 and costs for failure to yield right of way Glenn E. Moore Jr fined $5 and costs for following too close
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Sherman Bullock
Vern M. Nelson
Marion N. Russell
Leonard A. Audt
Jerry R. Lee
Fordyce Parker
Glenn E. Moore, Jr
Mt V Residents Urged To Fight Double Fire Taxes
Mt. Vernon councilmen urged residents taxed by both city and rural fire districts to contact state representatives about House Bill 1480. The bill would remove annexed property from rural fire taxes while ensuring city fire protection, addressing overlapping charges on about 20 cents per $100 valuation.
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Mt. Vernon
Chester Lewis
Still Raising Levies Decision On Tax Cut Is Three Weeks Away
Washington AP reports House tax writers shuffle schedules to decide on rate cuts and offsetting revenue. Kennedy proposes 14 to 65 percent with gains and losses. committee weighs oil and gas tax changes and potential repeal of the 4 percent dividend tax credit. Overall, proposed changes yield modest net gains or costs, with broad considerations of middle income relief and business impact.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Eisenhower
House
Congress
Treasury
Hits Parked Car On W Broadway
Judy A. Marvel 18 of 2811 Mannen struck a parked car in the 1800 block of Broadway at 855 pm. The parked car owned by G W Phebus Route 4 Mt Vernon sustained over 250 dollars damage. Marvel’s car sustained over 300 dollars damage. Police charged Marvel with careless driving.
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Judy A. Marvel
Mannen
Broadway
G. W. Phebus
Mt. Verinon
Marvel
Judy Marvel
Thirty dollars stolen from Lustig Shoe Store
Theft of three ten dollar bills from Lustig Shoe Store at 707 South Tenth was reported to Mt. Vernon police. Owner Sadie Lustig said the money, kept in an envelope, disappeared while she was briefly away. She saw a boy run from the side of the building upon her return.
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Lustig
South Tenth
Mt. Vernon
Sadie Lustig
Illinois Senate Reapportionment Bill Scrapped in 10-5 Vote
SPRINGFIELD Illinois AP Democrats pushed a population based Senate reapportionment bill but the Republican Elections Committee rejected it 10-5. Downstate holds 34 seats to Cook County's 24 under the current 193 constitutional amendment. The Senate also approved raises for downstate magistrates at 10 000 a year and allowed an extra 8 000 in Cook County. A bill to criminalize false crime reports passed, while a death penalty six year ban was withdrawn after a capital punishment study commission was approved. An amendment cut the Illinois Commission on Human Relations budget by 63 000, drawing charges of neglect from Cronin who urged funding due to rising racial issues. The Mt Vernon Camera Club and Chamber of Commerce plan a color photo story covering Mt Vernon points of interest with a joint committee editing. A Public Affairs Committee plan to place a local contestant on a New York TV show in September received approval. A SIU delegation sought chamber help for a summer theatre venue, with Gerald Metcalf presiding in Outland’s absence.
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Mt. Vernon
Webster
Girl Scouts of the
USA
Council
National Board For the Girl Scouts
Shagbark
Bryant
John Baudino
Shagbark Council
National Council
Miami Beach
Mabel Webb
Camp Cedar Point
Mary Brown
Carbondale
David Furnall
H E. Reichert
National Girl Scout Council
Tellers
National
Girl Scout Council
Springfield
Senate
Senate Elections Committee
Downstate
Cook County
House
Paul Simon
Troy
Everett R. Peters
St. Joseph
Illinois
Robert McCarthy
D-Lincoln
Illinois Commission On Human Relations
Peters
A.L. Cronin
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board of Directors
Camera Club
Club
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Snider
John Echols
New York
T.V
Joe
Gerald Metcalf
Earl Outland
Divorce Granted In Circuit Court
A divorce between Wilma Virginia Severs and John Bertie Severs was granted in circuit court yesterday. County Judge Alvin Lacy Williams presided over the brief session.
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Wilma Virginia Severs
John Bertie Severs
Alvin Lacy Williams
Girl Shoplifters At Jewelry Store
Two teenage girls reportedly stole a diamond ring valued at 162 dollars from Jackson Jewelers on Mt Vernon public square. Police described one blonde and one brunette, ages estimated between 13 and 18, as suspects.
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Mt. Vernon
Jackson Jewelers
Public Square
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Ray Optical
Kryptok
Ray E. Dalton
D. D
Mt. Vernon Grain
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Douglas Rexall
South 10Th Street
World News
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Jamaica
Sly Alexander Bustamante
Neville Ashhenheim
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Orleans
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Jerusalem
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Israel
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Ben-Gurion
New Delhi
India
U. S
U. S. Congress
MT. V
MT. V. Girl Scouts
W. Broadway
The
Mt. Vernon Monument Co
Geo. M. Cox
Dial
Kenny Hart
U. of I. Aoee
Gary Ludwig
Hinois Ffa
Illinois Foundation
FFA
McLeansboro
0. V. Hart
William J. Brinkley
Illinois Ffa
University of Illinois Assembly Hall
Mt.v
Murphy Co
Roy
Roy Atkinson
Web. Nite
Vets Reunion
Bill Wood
J. W. Walker & Sons
G. G. Purcell
American Legion
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