Deaths Walter A. Boyd 70 in McLeansboro area
Walter A. Boyd of 2505 Jones street died at 2 52 p m Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 70. Funeral 2 30 p m Wednesday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev A B Clodfelder. burial in Memorial Gardens. Jefferson Post 141 American Legion will conduct military rites at the grave. He lies in state at Pulley Funeral Home. Born June 1 1892 in McLeansboro, he married Leila Abrams in 1929 in Milwaukee Wis. Survived by three sons Robert Lee Boyd of Oconomowoc Wis Charles Thomas Boyd and John Arthur Boyd Mrs Vernon three daughters Mrs Nancy Jean Darneil of MacEdonia Mrs Mary Lou Sigworth and Mrs Betty Ann Mullins of Mount Vernon seven grandchildren and his mother Mrs Nancy Jane Boyd of McLeansboro. Preceded by a son two brothers and a sister. A World War I veteran, he was a member of the VFW American Legion and the McLeansboro Methodist church.
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Walter A. Boyd
Jones Street
Good Samaritan I
Pulley Funeral
A. B. Clodfelder
Memorial Gardens
Jefferson Post 141
American Legion
Pulley
Mr. Boyd
McLeansborn
Daniel
Nancy Jane (Clark) Boyd
Milwwaukee
Wis
Leila Abrams
Robert Lee Boyd
Oconomowoc
Charles Thomas Boyd
John Arthur Boyd
Vernon
Airs
Nancy Jean Darneil
Macedonia
Mary Lou Sigworth
Betty Ann Mullins
Mt. Vernon
Nancy Jane, Boyd
McLeansboro
Boyd
V.fww
Methodist Church of
Rites Wednesday At Madison For Walter W. Keef
Funeral services for Walter W. Keef will be held at 1 00 p m Wednesday at Lahey Funeral Home Madison. Burial will be at St gore cemetery Granite City. Keef 71 died Monday at his Madison home. Former Jefferson county resident he is survived by three daughters Virginia Roberta Keef and Shirley Rector Mt Vernon a brother Earl Keef Blue Island three sisters Gertie Deichman Etta Meyers Mt Vernon Gustie Bruesacher Sunland California and two grandchildren.
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Robert Warner Keef
Lahey
Madison
St. Gore Cemetery
Granite City
Mr. Keef
Jefferson County
Virginia
Roberta Keef
Shirley Rector
Mt. Vernon
Earl Keef
Blue Island
Gertie Deichman
Etta Meyers
Gustie Bruesacher
Sunland
Calif
Imports Hurt Oil Industry Threats from rising imports
John R. Lavens Jr of Evansville Indiana leader of the Independent Oil Producers and Land Owners Association of Illinois Indiana and Kentucky told the Interstate Oil Compact Commission mid year meeting that rising oil imports threaten domestic growth and defense capability. He cited imports exceeding 26 percent of domestic production versus 5 percent before WWI and warned that since 1956 drilling of domestic wells has fallen 30 percent. He noted Texas is limited to eight producing days monthly and other states face uneconomical production levels.
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OMAHA
Ilinois
Indiana
Kentucky
John R. Lavens, Jr
Evansville
Ind
Lavens
Independent Oil Producers and Land Owners Association
Iinois
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Texas
Oil Compac Commision
Byrd Warns Gold Flight Endangers U S Security
Sen. Harry F. Byrd warned at a convention of the National Community Television Association that continuing American gold outflow to foreign central banks and governments imperils U S security like an atomic bomb. He cited deficits as a key cause of the gold flow.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Nation Community Telvision Association
Detailed Weather Report MT. VERNON
Weather summary notes Monday high 82 low 6 with rainfall from 7:00 a.m. Monday to 7:00 a.m. Tuesday totaling 1.09 inches. Year to date rainfall 21.37 inches. Historical highs and lows listed: one year 81/38 and five years ago 8/59. Wednesday sunrise 4:31, sunset 7:32 CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
C.S.T
Fumes Drive 400 From Their Homes
In CHALMERS Indiana dense ammonia fumes from a broken storage tank forced about 400 residents of the town to flee their homes Monday night. Town Marshal Ray Woolridge reported a few were affected temporarily but none hospitalized. The tank is owned by Schrock Fertilizer Co. Ammonia is stored as a gas and liquefied for fertilizer use.
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Chalmers, Ind
Bob Christopher
Chalmers
Ray Woolridge
Schrock Fertilizer Co
Woolridge
Hospital Notes SEPFERSON MEMORIAL Admissions and Discharges
The record lists admitted patients Lizzie Sigworth Sondra Sigworth Clara Scheppel Charles Richard Gordon Marie Margaret Jezewiak Henry Edward Sursa Patricia Walter Leroy Rosanckis Wayne Alsup Charles Bodine Vesta Turk Nina Long Wayne Gerlach Lucy Hutchinson Henry Weisbecker and others. Discharged include Vernon Nelson Ronnie Adcock Donnie Adcock Randall McKinley Smith Glenn Beal George Willang Reed Lucille Hill Dorothy Mae Seatt Arthur Geerre Bullack Mrs Verna Dean Daniels and Sharen Sue Shelton among entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Nelson
Ronnie Adcock
Donnie Adcock
Randall McKinley Smith
Glenn Beal
Berniece
Jerry Webb
Jeffrey Alan
Twin Births at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs James Jackson of LY Northbrook Drive welcomed a son named James Barrett born at 6 18 last night weighing eight pounds at Good Samaritan hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Phillips of RED 7 Mr Vernon reported a son born at 9 10 this morning weighing six pounds six and a half ounces at the same hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jackson
LY Northbrook Drive
Good Samaritan Hospital
James Barrett
Charles Phillips
Red 7
Vernon
Tie
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market
Prices paid on the local live hog market were down 10e to a top of 17.65 for 190 to 220 lb hogs. Sows were 14.50 for 300 lb and down, sows 300 weight and over 14.00 down. Boars were 8.50 and 9.50.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Shortened in Afternoon Trade
Mt Vernon market notes indicate in the afternoon session prices for wheat at 1.99 soybeans 2.36 and corn 1.08 as reported for the local grain market.
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Mt. Vernon
National Stock Yards cattle and hogs auction summary
National Stockyards report shows hogs at 18.00 to 23.00 per hundredweight with weights from 150 to 250 pounds and sows down to 14.75 on 400 pounds. Cattle and calves total 3,900 head with slaughter steers up to 26.30 per hundredweight at 1,120 pounds and bulk 25.00-26.00 for 900-1,300 pounds. Sheep and lambs list spring lambs 80-100 pounds at 20.00-24.50, prime to 25.00, with varied cattle values across grades.
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National
USDA
Chicago markets hold steady amid mixed poultry prices
Chicago AP reports steady wholesale buying prices at the Mercantile Exchange with mixed grade demands for whites and mixed poultry types. Live poultry prices are expected to rise slightly, with roasters and special feeds noted in the bid ranges.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Baker
Chicago
USDA
Plymouth Rock
Grain market notes from Chicago trading floor
Grain prices and commodity terms appear with corn No 2 yellow quoted 115 1544, soybeans No 3 yellow MAN, soybean oil 8b 12a, barley and feed values listed as 1.23 M3n and 98 1.15n with scattered figures.
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Chicago
Market Prices for Eggs and Poultry Reported
St Louis AP lists consumer and wholesale grades for eggs and live poultry. Grade A large 27 to 29 cents per dozen, A medium 20 to 22, A small 14 to 17, B large 22 to 24, checks 17 to 18, hens heavy 11 to 12, light over five pounds 8 to 9, under five pounds 6 to 7, commercial broilers and fryers at 15 to 15 percent.
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St, Louis
Wall Street Gold Stocks Rise as Market Slips in Quiet Trade
Wall Street mixed as gold mining shares led gains while overall market fell. Volume reached 2.6 million shares versus 4.58 million previously, with notable moves in homesake Yose, Campbell Red Lake, Come, and other gold miners. General Motors dropped after news of a Du Pont plan to sell up to 2.8 million GM shares under a court order. Ford and Chrysler softened while steel shares mostly eased. IBM, Polaroid, and ERO posted small increases amid modest sector shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Campbell Red Lake
Mines
American Tobacco
Goodyear
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Railroads Lay Off Men After Wage Hike
Missouri Pacific will begin laying off non operating workers after a 10.2 cent an hour wage increase, with the St. Louis- San Francisco Railway planning similar cuts. Layoffs to be completed in a few days. exact numbers not disclosed. The wage raise adds about three million dollars to annual payroll. no personnel cuts reported for Missouri Pacific. Frisco Railway cites the same wage increase for planned layoffs.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis- San Francisco Railway
Missouri Pacific
Frisco Railway
Damage Suit Is Dismissed Here
A $45,000 damages auto accident case from July 12, 1960 between Pansy Johnson and Fred Johnson and Howard Rawlinson was settled. Circuit Clerk Jerry B. Gott reports the action is dismissed by stipulation of the parties.
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Jerry B. Gott
Pansy Johnson
Fred Johnson
Howard Rawlinson
Speeding fines set in Mt Vernon police court
Police court fines imposed by Magistrate Sherman Bullock in Mt Vernon include Carmen Self fourteen dollars and costs Forrest Atkinson two dollars and costs James R Carter two dollars and costs Norman Pigg S and costs Jewell Dixon one dollar and costs Byron QC Starbrough Speedway Indiana ten dollars and costs Donald K Russell Opdyke five dollars and costs.
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Sherman Bullock
Mt. Vernon
Carmen Self
Forrest Atkinson
James R. Carter
Norman
Pigg S
Jewell Dixon
Byron
Starbrough
Speedway
Ind
Donald K. Russell
Opdyke
Mt Vernon Plan For Equitable Taxation Presented
A. Harold Williams leads Mt Vernon Chamber discussion at the regular June meeting on the Mt Vernon Plan For Equitable Taxation and related tax areas. The Budget Committee report was approved, with follow ups on eight chamber objectives and a visit from an industrial representative from the State Board of Economic Development. Directors present included Williams, Musick, Bradigan, and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Harold Williams
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Board of Directors
Mt. Vernon
Jo. E. Carter
Donald Musick
Roger Smith
Joe Bradigan
Mr. Bradigan
State Board of Economic Development
Brocdigan
Illinois
State Board For Economic Development
Junko College
Mary Ann
Hilda Huston
Don Lee
Goh Melcher
Don Musick
Don Shafer
Bob Thompson
Harold Williams
Arrest Man On Larceny Charge
A 21 year old Henderson Kentucky man, Charles William Patterson, was jailed on a theft charge after being accused of taking about $3 from a baby sitter in Ina Illinois. Deputy Sheriff John Richardson arrested Patterson at the Sweetin grocery in Ina following a call by store owner Orval Sweetin.
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Charles William Paterson
Henderson
Patterson
John Richardson
Sweetin
Ina
Orval Sweetin
Illinois
Gene Sweetin
Veterinary student to work with Champaign veterinarian
Ul Veterinary School senior Jimmie Estes, son of Mr and Mrs Roy Estes, suspends the summer in Champaign working in a veterinarian office. He will enter his senior year in September at the University of Illinois Veterinary School of Medicine.
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Jimmie Estes
Roy Estes
Champaign
Veterinary School of Medicine
University of Illinois
Diefenbaker Leads but Loses Majority in Canada Vote
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s Conservatives remain the largest party in Parliament but fall short of a majority. With 217 seats needed, the Conservatives hold 87 plus three undecided, while Liberals gain to 96, Social Credit 30, and New Democratic 19. A future minority government is likely with possible election within a year. Prime Minister re-elected in Prince Albert. four cabinet members defeated.
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Toronto
John Diefenbaker
Canada
House of Commons
Diefenbaker
Government of
Prince Albert
Saska
Liberals
Social Credit Party
New Democratic Party
Ontario
Quebec
New Democratic
Social Credit
Conservatives
Mt Vernon Couples Receive Marriage Licenses
Ansel Eugene Nelson and Joyce Elaine Murburger both of Mt. Vernon obtain a marriage license. William Wayne Hertenstein and Carolyn Renee Coffey, also of Mt. Vernon, receive their license in the same filing.
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Ansel Eugene Nelson
Joyce Elaine Murburger
Mt. Vernon
William Wayne Hertenstein
Carolyn Renee Coffey
I C Lays Off 650 Workers
Chicago AP report notes several railroads begin furloughs to offset a 10.2 cent hourly wage rise agreed by 11 unions for 450000 off train workers. Illinois Central furloughed 650, with total annual costs about 3.8 million. Other lines including Rock Island, Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, and Missouri Pacific report layoffs and projected totals.
Clouds Delay Test Of Atom Bomb Rocket
The United States postspones the Pacific nuclear test due to high clouds over Johnston Island hindering photos. Weather officials warn the 11 p.m. HST start could slip to 2:30 a.m. HST if conditions fail to clear, delaying the most powerful spring test and the highest detonation yet.
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Honolulu
United States
US Weather Bureau
Johnston Island
Johnston Test
Joint Task Force 8
Johnston
Weather Bureau
Pacific
Dahlgren Man Convicted of Obscene Literature Charge
Dahlgren resident R W Linder was found guilty by a county court jury of passing obscene literature. Judge Charles Jones fined him $500 and costs and sentenced him to four months in the state penal farm at Vandalia but suspended the prison term. Linder represented himself at trial.
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Mcleansboro
R. W. Linder
Dahlgren
Charles Jones
Linder
Vandalia
Lightning Strikes Graham Residence Near Salem Road
Rural firemen answered about 10:20 last night to Everett Grahams Route 5 home after a lightning strike spread through the residence. No fire started but damage was estimated at 50 dollars to the house and 50 dollars to contents. The home lies about three miles north and a block off the Salem Road.
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Mt. Vernon
Everett Graham
Lightnin
Graham
Salem Road
Fire damages McLeansboro workshop and equipment
A morning fire at Roll Chapman's home in McLeansboro damaged a workshop behind the residence and caused several hundred dollars in losses to electronic equipment. Chapman resides at 110 North Pearl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcleansboro
Roll Chapman
Chapman
North Pearl
Driver Charged After Collision With Rear End Impact
Ronald G. Dixon age 21 of 1105 South Sixth Street was charged with following too closely after his vehicle hit the rear of Ted W. Mitchell Jr. 20 of Fairfield Road while Mitchell’s car was stopped in the 800 block of South Tenth Street. The crash happened at 1 53 p m yesterday.
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Ronald G. Dixon
South Sixth Street
Ted W. Mitchell Jr
Fairfield Road
South Tenth Street
Mitchell
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Mt. Vernon Public Library
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Mt. V. Chamber
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Ul Veterinary School
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William Hamilton
Noel Dorion
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Washington Springs Nursing Home, Inc
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Illinois Central Railroad
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Rock Island Line
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Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
Santa Fe
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Rusty’s Cafe
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