Deaths and Funerals Mrs Elizabeth Wilbanks Dies
Mrs Elizabeth B Wilbanks of McLeansboro died at 30 a.m Tuesday at her daughter's home in McLeansboro. Funeral Friday 12 00 pm at Gholson Funeral Home with Rev Carl Avis officiating burial at ICCF Cemetery. She was born July 4 1876 at Belle Rive, survived by son Charles Wilbanks of Vancouver, two daughters Florence Daniel and Hallie Sorenson, a sister and many grandchildren. She was a Methodist and member of the Eastern Star.
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Elizabeth Wilbanks
Elizabeth B. Wilbanks
McLeansboro
Florenceaniel
Holsonneral
Meansboro
Carlavis
I.C.C.F
Mceansboro
Gholson
Wilbanks
Belle Rive
Timothy
Sarah
Robert Wilbanks
Harles Wilbanks
Vancouver
Florice Daniel
Hallie Sorenson
An Diego
Calif
Jank Davis
Meridian
Miss
Methodist Church
Aeborwoty Order of
Anderson Allen Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Anderson Allen, 92, will be held Thursday at 2 00 p m at Farmer and Sons Funeral Home in Centralia. The Rev Allen England of St Vernon and Rev Jonathan Urshan of Centralia will officiate. burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Centralia. The body will be in state at the Centralia funeral home. friends may call after 7 00 p m today. Mr Allen, a former Jefferson County resident, died Monday night in Centralia.
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Ander
Allen
Armer and Sons
Centralia
Allen England
St. Vernon
Jonathan Urshan
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Jefferson County
Monay
Harry H Heidler Funeral Friday
Funeral services for Harry H Heidler 76 will be held Friday at 4 00 p m at Trinity Episcopal Church Father Viton Rill officiating with burial in Oakwood Cemetery Friends may call at Myers Fenpel after 4 00 p m Thursday The body will be moved to the church at 3 00 p m Friday to lie in state until the funeral hour Heidler was a desk clerk at the Emmerson and a former peer died Monday at his time on the Salem Road
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Harry Heidler
Fuiay
Trinity Piscopal
Viton Rill
Oakwood Cemetery
Myers Fenpel
Mr. Heidler
Ote
Emmerson
Salem Road
Rites Thursday For J. R. Warren Accident Victim
Funeral services are set for John Robert Warren 26 killed in a motorcycle car crash. Osborn Funeral Home 2:00 p.m. Thursday officiated by Rev. Mrs. Rosemary Harris. Warren survived by wife Janet Mathus Warren and daughter Janet Marie. he had served in the Illinois National Guard and attended Southern Illinois University.
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John Robert Warren
Christopher
Osborn Funeral
Rosemary Harris
Oakwood
Vernon
Mr. Warren
Janet Marie
Mt. Vernon
Jim Tom
Lucille Barker Warren
Janet Mathus
Atlanta
Juanite Irby
Dix
Centralia Junior College
Southernlinois University
Illinois National Guard
Royal Neighbors Camp 694 Meeting Acknowledged
Members of Fern Leaf Camp 694 Royal Neighbors of America meet Thursday evening June 20 at the I.C.C.F. Temple. All members urged to attend. Geneva Newman oracle.
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Royal Neighbors
Fern Leaf Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
1.C.C.F. Temple
Geneva Newman
Oracle
Police Court Fines for Drunk and Disorderly Drive
Laura Lee Meredith was fined 25 dollars and costs by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock on a charge of drunk and disturbance. There was one traffic fine. Judy A. Marvel was assessed 10 dollars and costs on a careless driving charge.
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Laura Lee Meredith
Sherman Bullock
Judy A. Marvel
Jesse Skinner Dies At 78 In Mt Vernon
Jesse A Skinner of Route 1 Mt Vernon died at 7 08 am at Good Samaritan Hospital He was 78 years 10 months 2 days old and longtime employee at the Mt Vernon car shops He served as foreman of the wood erection department Funeral Friday at 2 pm Myers Chapel with Rev Marsh Harpole and Rev Oran Kersh officiating Burial in Bethel Memorial cemetery Friends may call after 4 pm Thursday He was born July 2 1884 in Edwards County Illinois son of Henry T Skinner and Nettie Scott He married Sarah Ida Potoma December 3 194 He survived by his wife one son Vance E Skinner Mt Vernon one daughter Beatrice EX Flora Mt Vernon one brother Henry Skinner Peoria IL one sister Lillian Wigfield Mt Vernon 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren A daughter preceded him in death
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Jesse A. Skinner
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Skinner
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
Marsh Harpole
Oran Kersh
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Mr. Skinner
Edwards County
Til
Henry T
Nettie (Scott)Skinner
St. Louis
Sarah Ida Potoma
Ideath
Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Admitted patients at Jefferson Memorial include Dennis Richardson and Carolyn Gajewski. Discharges list Clarence Harper Arthur Robinson and Judy Young. Good Samaritan admits Dora Carnahan Oliver Morton Jackson Metba Dean Nowicki Bryan Wade Bit ner Muriel Elizabeth Nolta Lawrence Tillman Guffey Maxine Marshall Eney Louis Abraham Ruby Jane Rockett Darlene Bruell. Discharged are Elvis George Moore Mildred Juanita Kolmer Claude William Haddock Jean Haddock Daisy Rae Fitzgerald Robin Gay Fleener James Dean Hughey Imogene Laura Fairchild Florence Estes Johnson Geraldine Mae Scott Cora Belle Dougherty Irene Gertrude Colgrave and baby John Alan.
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Good Samaritan
Dora Carnahan
Oliver Morton Jackson
Metba
Dean Nowicki
Bryan Wade Bitner
Muriel Elizabeth Nolta
Lawrence Tillman Guffey
Maxine Marshall
Eney Louis Abraham
Ruby Jane Rockett
Darlene Bruell
Elvis George Moore
Mildred Juanita Kolmer
Claude William Haddock
Jean Haddock
Daisy Rae Fitzgerald
Robin Gay Fleener
James Dean Hughey
Imogene Laura Fairchild
Florence Estes Johnson
Geraldine Mae Scott
Cora Belle Dougherty
Irene Gertrude Colgrave
John Alan
Birth of son for Mr and Mrs Harold Eugene Elliott
Mr and Mrs Harold Eugene Elliott of 100 Opdyke welcomed a son born at 6 20 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital. The baby weighed six pounds three ounces and was named Christopher Eugene.
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Harold Eugene ‘Elliott
Opdyke
Good Samaritan Hospital
Christopher Eugene
House Votes Hire in Legislature Pay
After a bitter debate the House approved bills to regulate small loan agencies by the Department of Financial Institutions. Rep Abner Mikva opposed noting 8.5 percent rates would rise. Rep Paul Powell said the measure brings lenders under state control for the first time and must cover risks. The House also passed a bill restricting police transfers without a hearing by the police merit board.
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House
Senate
Department of Financial Institutions
Abner Mikva
Chicago
Paul Powell
Vienna
Powell
Police Merit Board
Hog market report Mt. Vernon prices rise
Markets report Mt. Vernon hog market prices were 35 cents higher today with top hogs at 17.00 for 190 to 220 pounds. Sows weighed 300 pounds and up brought 13.50 to 14.00, down from earlier. Boars sold for 8.30 to 9.50.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Reported This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quoted prices include wheat at 1.74, soybeans at 2.50, and corn at 1.25 per bushel or unit. Prices reflect a market snapshot from Mt Vernon this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock prices at National Stockyards report
AP USDA cattle hogs and sheep prices listed for National Stockyards TH. Hogs 1 1 1 2 190 240 lb 17.65 18.00 250 270 lb 16.50 17.25 sows 275 350 lb 15.00 15.50 400 500 lb 13.25 14.00 boars 10.75 12.75 cattle 2 000 calves 200 slaughter steers 1 000 1 175 lb 22.50 23.00 good 21.00 22.25 mixed good 22.25 23.50 cows utility 14.16 bulls utility 17.00 19.60 good choice feeders 700 lb 24.00 good choice weaners 24.00 28.00 good choice calves 19.00 24.00 sheep 600 spring lambs good choice 80 105 lb 19.00 21.00 choice prime 85 100 lb 21.50 22.00
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USDA
Chicago Produce and Live Poultry Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter prices steady with mixed grading data. Eggs show wholesale prices up to 114 with varied grades including 70 percent or better grade A and mixed lots. Live poultry wholesale prices unchanged with roasters at 25-26 cents per pound and fryers varying by breed from 19 to 21 cents.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago
USDA
Egg and poultry price report from St Louis market
AP reports prices for eggs and live poultry in St Louis. Consumer grades show A large 29-30 cents, A medium 24-25, A small 19-20, B large 26-27. wholesale standard 25-26, farm run 34-42, checks 18-20. Hens heavy 12-15, light over 5 lb 9-10, under 5 lb 7-8. Commercial broilers and fryers 16-17. Prices reflect market fluctuations.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Grain Market Report Indicates Mixed Commodities
Chicago area AP notes corn prices for No. 1 and No. 2 varied, yellow soybean futures show modest gains while soybean oil futures rise. No sales reported for wheat or oats.
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Chicago
Steel gains lift Wall Street amid labor talks
Wall Street mixed pattern improved in afternoon trading with steel stocks rising as unions and management meet on a basic labor settlement. Youngstown Sheet led gains, U.S. Steel and others added about half a point while airlines and motors held some gains before profit taking. RCA and Raytheon advanced, and electronics firms like Zenith and CB around steady.
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NEW York
Youngstown Sheet
U.S. Steel
Airlines
Motors
American Medical Association
RCA
Raytheon
Columbia Broadcasting
Zenith
Control
American Stock Exchange
Urgent Bloodmobile Visit Planned for Mt Vernon
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will staff Elks Lodge on Monday and Tuesday June 24 and 25 from 12 noon to 5 pm. The county needs 125 pints daily to reach an annual goal of 1,375 pints, with 500 pints still needed. Community groups and individuals pledged 467 pints at a polio vaccine drive and continue donor recruitment through June August October and December.
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Red Cross
Elks Lodge
Jack Crouch
Ruth Maxwell
Health Improvement Assn
Forrest Stewart
King City Garden Club
David van Sluyters
L. A
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Wiretap bill fails in Senate
Senate rejects bill intended to curb wiretaps despite safeguards. Lawmakers discuss tourism promotions with a proposed 700000 appropriation funded by hotel and motel taxes and measures to sanction schools teaching racial hatred alongside rules for state vehicle use.
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Senate
Child killed by car on U S 50 near Lebanon
Francis Logan a 12 year old Lebanon girl was struck by a car while riding her bicycle on U S 50 near Lebanon and died. The driver Edward Miller 58 of Beckemeyer was not held. The article also notes an unknown sculptor of the famous Greek statue and its possible date.
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Lebanon, Ill
Francis Logan
Lebanon
U.S. 50
Edward Miller
Beckemeyer
Niki
Daley Returns From Hawaii Attacks Illinois Legislature
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, back from Hawaii, blasts the Illinois General Assembly as anti Chicago after its rejection of his municipal tax plan. He says downstate lawmakers should not govern Chicago and cites hearings he says were unfair. Daley defends the sales tax, cigarette, and beverage taxes proposed to relieve real estate taxes.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Inois Senate Revenue Committee
Daley
Hawaii
General Assembly
Illinois
Senate
Conference of American Mayors
Threatened Demonstration Over School Integration in St. Louis
St Louis school board president sent a deep regret telegram after a Negro group refused to meet over grievances. A mass demonstration was planned for Thursday at 4 p.m. CDT unless the board agrees to three demands: full classroom integration, racial mixing of faculty, and redrawing district boundaries to maximize integration.
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ST. Louis
Jerome Williams
Williams
Frank Reid
Daniel L. Chiafly
Raymond R. Tucker
John J. Hicks
Board of Education
James E. Hurt Jr
James S. McClellan
Dr. Williams
School Board
Weather Satellite In Orbit From Cape Canaveral
Tiros 7 weather observation satellite launched on a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral at 4 50 am. It joins Tiros 6 to provide extensive cloud cover photos of Atlantic Caribbean hurricane zones and typhoon areas with planned cycles over the next two months and again in August and September.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Tiros 7 Weather Observatory
Neek Robot ‘Weatherman
Tiros 6
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Island
Delta Space
Tiros 7
Atlantic
Caribbean
Tiros
Marriage Licenses Reported for Six Couples
Ed H. Fairchild age 63 of Route 4 Vernon and Wilma V. Severs age 34 of Route 4 Mt. Vernon. Kay Don Norman age 22 of Bluford and Marianne Helms age 17 of 1115 south 23rd street. Daniel Leroy Spangler age 27 of Route 12 Woodlawn and Nancy Jane Tate age 20 of Route 2 Bluford. Charles Richard Baer age 25 of Goshen Indiana and Clara Pauline Bassett age 32 of 820 Dewey. Billy Don Stewart age 22 of 613 Herbert and D En a Mae Rogers age 21 of 405 Castleton.
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Ed H. Fairchild
Pe Vernon
Wilma V. Severs
Mt. Vernon
Kay Don Norman
Bluford
Marianne Helms
South 23Rd Street
Daniel Leroy Spangler
Woodlawn
Nancy Jane Tate
Charles Richard Baer
Goshen
Ind
Clara Pauline Bassett
Dewey
Billy Don Stewart
Herbert and
D'Ena Mae Rogers
Castleton
World Christian Population Report
The global Christian population is estimated at 880.8 million, spanning Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox communities worldwide. This figure reflects the broad distribution of core Christian denominations across multiple regions and countries.
Weather shifts as showers hit Illinois with highs in 80s
Rain moved into Illinois from the northwest with little immediate impact on summer temperatures. Highs Tuesday ranged from 82 to 88 depending on location, with 80s forecast to continue and another round of showers expected Friday or Saturday. Overnight lows mostly in the 60s.
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Illinois
Weather Bureau
Moline
Belleville
Dubuque
Vandalia
Five Day Forecast for Southern Illinois Warm with Scattered Showers
Southern Illinois temperatures will run near to above normal for five days with minor day to day changes. Highs in the mid to upper 80s, lows in the mid 60s to near 70 in the far south. Precipitation averaging .5 to 1 inch with scattered showers and storms, mainly over the weekend.
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Illinois
Fined 670.60 In Mt. Vernon Weapon and Driving Charges
Gerald T. Myatt of Granite City Illinois pleaded guilty to three charges. He received fines totaling 670.60 dollars for reckless driving carrying a concealed weapon and improper use of license plates with seven months to pay. County Judge Alvin Lacy Williams levied the penalties.
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Mt. Vernon
Gerald T. Myatt
Granite City, Ill
Alvin Lacy Williams
Myatt
Mt Vernonites inducted into Order of the Arrow Brotherhood
Fifteen Cas casquia Lodge members were inducted into the Brotherhood Honor at Camp Joy on Saturday evening. Lodge Chief Terry Gaunt lists new brothers from Salem Carlyle and others including Mt Vernon Belleville Centralia Lebanon Scott AFB and Pana noting the lodge is operated by the Kaskaskia Council.
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Cascasquia
Order of the Arrow
Camp Joy
Terry Gaunt
Brotherhood
Larry Cruse
Carlyle
Randy McGraw
John S. Hawkins
William D. Hawkins
Salem
William J. Gerrish
Patoka
Gary L. Samford
Arthur A. Samford
Mt. Vernon
Earl Neudecker
Steve Neudecker
Centralia
Robert L. Bromley
Sandoval
Walter K. Atkins
Lebanon
A. R. Wright
Grover Wright
Scott A.F.B
Carl Guthrie
Don Yunker
Belleville
Order of Arrow
Mt. Vernon student wins state scholarship
Doris Jean King of Mt. Vernon has been awarded a special education scholarship. The 193 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School will enroll at Southern Illinois University. The grant was announced today by Ogie Ellis, county superintendent of schools.
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Mt. Vernon
Doris Jean King
Blackberry
Mt. Vernon High School
Southern Illinois University
Ogie Ellis
Autos Collide and Hit Sign in Mt Vernon
Two accidents occurred in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday. Charles W. Cooper of Route 7 collided with Roy D. Long of 118 Opdyke Avenue in the 400 block of Main Street, each vehicle sustaining over 100 dollars in damage. Cooper was charged with carelessly driving. A second crash at Second and Broadway involved a car smashing a street sign and fleeing the scene.
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Mt. Vernon
Charles W. Cooper
Roy D. Long
Opdyke Avenue
Main Street
Cooper
Second and Broadway
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