Death notice for Anna Elvira Jones of Waltonville
Mrs Anna Elvira Jones 39 died Friday at 11 45 am at her Waltonville home Funeral services set for Sunday 2 00 pm Fry Funeral Home Waltonville Rev Tracy Dees and Rev Marsh Harpole officiating Burial in Knob Prairie cemetery Body in state at Fry Funeral Home after 4 00 pm today She was born July 30 1905 in Centralia daughter of John Walter and Ina Dell Masters Bravard Married to Dire A Jones survived by five sons three daughters two brothers a half brother 25 grandchildren and one great grandchild She was a member of Long Prairie Christian Church Preceded in death by her parents and a daughter
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Anna Elvira Jones
Waltonville
Fry Funeral Home
Tracy Dees
Marsh Harpole
Knob Prairie
Fry Funeral
Jones
Centralia
Donald Bravard
Cahokia
Bernell Bravard
Chicago
Wendell Wayne Bravard
Mt. Vernon
Long Prairie Christan Church
Alma Mae Lewis Dies At Age 72 Funeral Monday
Alma Mae Lewis, 72, died yesterday at 4 45 pm in Lowry Nursing Home. She and husband Robert R. Lewis lived in Mt. Vernon and she leaves a son and a granddaughter. Funeral 1 30 pm Monday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Dr Don Crocker officiating. burial Bethel cemetery. Body lies in state after 4 pm Sunday. Residence 610 S 20th St.
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Alma Mae Lewis
Lowry Nursing Home
Robert R. Lewis
George and
Martha McNew
Okanville
Methodist Church
Hopkinsville
Mt. Vernon
Milburn McNew
Mrs Margaret Jane Stockett Dies Early Today
Mrs. Margaret Jane Stockett of 1513 South 10th Street died at 3:00 a.m. today at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Myers Chapel with burial in East Lawn Cemetery Salem. Visitation after 3:00 p.m. Sunday. Survived by sister Fiona Cook, son Ray Lollis of Chillicothe, Ohio, daughter Irmabel Garner of Evansville, Indiana, and two brothers.
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Margaret Jane Stockett
South 10Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
East Lawn
Salem
Chillicothe, O
Irmabel Garner
Evansville
Ind
Luther Clark Dies Funeral at Waukegan
Luther Clark 63 former Mt. Vernon resident died Friday at his Waukegan home. Funeral Tuesday at Marsh Funeral Home Waukegan with burial in the city. Survived by widow Lena Lackin two daughters Betty Clark and Jackie Lambert seven brothers and four sisters. Preceded in death by?
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Mt. Vernon
Waukegan
Marsh Funeral Home
Marsh Funeral
Mr. Clark
Jefferson County
Ben
Louisa Clark
Lena Lackin
Betty Clark
Jackie Lambert
Boston
Mass
Frank Clark
Denver
Colo
Fred Clark
Elizabeth, N.J
Champ Clark
Marion
Keith
Jess Clark
Cora Simmons
Mt. Morris
Louise Pierce
Beulah French
City
Pearl Lagan
Iuka
Weather Snapshot MT VERNON Friday Forecast Highs and Rainfall
MT VERNON weather reports a Friday high of 82 and low 52 with rainfall to date at 12.91 inches. Comparative figures show one year ago 91/71, five years ago 84/62, ten years ago 90/66. Sunrise and sunset times listed for Sunday and Monday at 4:31 and 7:32 CST.
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Bank Robber Writes A Note At St. Louis Bank
A thief robbed Chippewa Trust Co. in St. Louis Friday taking 6872 dollars. The robber handed a threatening note to a teller and warned of immediate violence if alarms were raised. The teller complied, the robber fled as an alarm was pressed.
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Chippewa Trust Co
Rend Lake dam project under way in Jefferson County
Bulldozers cut roads through woodland toward the west creek as two subimpoundment dams near Ben ton create small reservoirs to regulate lake levels for Illinois fish and waterfowl conservation. Waltonville hosts an Army Engineer District office with Arthur Robley Jr as project engineer coordinating construction.
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Upper Lake
Benton
Ilinois
Waltonville
Jefferson County
U.S. Army Engineer District
Arthur Robley, Jr
Robley
James B. Meanor, Jr
Waukegan Community Believes Mr Clark Remembered
His parents and a son are noted in a brief remembrance. Mr Clark was a member of the Waukegan Christian church, reflecting a life tied to family and church service.
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Clark
The
Waukegan Christian Church
Federal Funds To Farm Group Grant for Illinois Youth Work Program
The Labor Department approved a $335 448 grant to the Illinois Farmers Union in Springfield to provide work for farm youths. Senator Paul H Douglas announced the grant which will include 500 school youths and 100 non enrolled youths.
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Washington
Illinois Farmers Union
Springfield
Labor Department
Paul H. Douglas
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Police Chief Faces Crooked Patrolmen in Jacksonville
Jacksonville Arkansas police chief Myron Traylor contends two of his five patrolmen are crooks, named Charlie Crook and Eddie Crook, creating a troubling internal trust issue for the department.
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Myron Traylor
Crooks
Charlie Crook
Eddie Crook
Ex-ruler Ben Bella faces treason charges over Berber revolt
The former Algerian leader Ben Bella contends the Berbers and government reached a peace, while Berber chiefs accuse him of betraying the revolution and pursuing one-man rule. Boumedienne, hailed for quelling the revolt, backs Ben Bella’s hold on power amid dissension within the FLN.
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Ait Ahmed
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Massive price tag changing job begins
The article explains a massive price tag change at the retail level driven by tax shifts. It notes federal tax at the manufacturer level boosted the base for state tax and that firms including electronics manufacturers planned price reductions to match tax cuts. Result is many items will see retail price revisions exceeding the tax reductions.
Hospital Notes Report Admissions and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial admitted Alva Trotter of Dahlgren. Discharged: William J Hartley, Delbert R Carlton, Dorothy Ramseger. Good Samaritan admitted Carla Sue Hall, Franklin Earl Rogers, Hiram Martin Adams, Goldie Mae Beckham, Cynthia Ann Solomon, Gerard Harvey Dion Jr, Michael Kevin Telford, Carrie Eula Hicks, J Harry Laur. Discharged: Jean Cox, Lula Ethel Miller, Walter Wesley Creamer, Ronald Dean Alissie, Gloria Jean DeVivo, Fred Andrew Holland, Alta Ethlyn Best, Bertha Mae Brown, James A Stonecipher.
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Jefferson Memorial
Alva Trotter
Dahlgren
William J. Hartley
Delbert R. Carlton
Dorothy Ramseger
Good Samaritan
Carla Sue Hall
Franklin Earl Rogers
Hiram Martin Adams
Goldie Mae Beckham
Cynthia Ann Soloman
Gerard Harvey Dion, Jr
Michael Kevin Telford
Carrie Eula Hicks
J. Harry Laur
Jean Cox
Lula Ethel Miller
Walter Wesley Creamer
Ronald Dean Alissie
Gloria Jean DeVivo
Fred Andrew Holland
Alta Ethlyn Best
Bertha Mae Brown
James A. Stoneciper
Births in Mt Vernon and Kenosha families
Mr and Mrs Norman Steidel of RFD 5 Mr Vernon welcomed a son at 4 21 am in Good Samaritan hospital weighing nine pounds eight and a quarter ounces. Mr and Mrs Malcolm Hutchison of Kenosha Wisconsin welcomed a daughter named Laura Beth at 6 55 pm Friday June 4 in St Catherine Hospital weighing seven pounds two ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Pearl Hutchison and Mr and Mrs Robert Guerrant of Mt Vernon.
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Norman Steidel
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Malcolm Hutchison
Kenosha
Wis
St. Catherine Hospital
Laura Beth
Pearl Hutchison
Robert Guerrant
Mt. Vernon
Global tensions and Vietnam air raid shocks world
The article reports dissension at a British Commonwealth conference, a large B52 air raid near Saigon with losses, two MIG kills by Navy pilots, and political fallout as Goldwater forms the Free Society Association. It notes the Dominican Republic revolt, a peace proposal by the OAS, and Johnson signing a $4.7 billion tax cut reducing nuisance taxes and excise levies in stages through 1969.
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Congress
Johnson
Titan 3C launches payload as space age opens
The Titan 3C rocket weighing 170 tons launched from Cape Kennedy carrying a 21,000 pound lead payload, a dummy of the manned orbiting lab. Deaths this week include Martin Buber, H. V. Kaltenborn, Carl L. Norden. Quote from Richard Nixon reflects on leadership.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Space Station
Martin Buber
Jerusalem
H. V. Kaltenborn
New York
Carl L. Norden
Zurich
Switzerland
Compton Heads Inspection Bureau Fire Promotions Detailed
Five Mount Vernon firefighters receive promotions by the Fire and Police Commission. Captain Bus Compton becomes head of the new Bureau of Inspections. Donald Hahn and Ed Harrison promoted to captain. Bill Martin and Bob Tucker promoted to lieutenant. Two new members, Jack Weems and Charles Bowles, serving pending appointment, join as vacancies arise from Captain Clinton Dethrow's retirement and Compton's shiftless reassignment.
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Mt. Vernon
Fire and Police Commission
Bus Compton
Donald Hahn
Ed Harrrison
Bill Martin
Bob Tucker
Jack Weems
Gaskins
Charles Bowles
North Sixth Street
Clinton Dethrow
Compton
Ring theft targets Chicago Balaban wife in garage attack
Four men accosted Mrs. Elmer Balaban in a high rise garage as the couple arrived home. They snatched a 2 carat diamond ring valued up to $100,000, forcing the pair and bystanders to lie on the floor. Police say the crime aimed at jewelry, not cash. Mrs. Balaban was shaken but unharmed.
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Chicago
Elmer Balaban
H & H Balaban Corp
Balaban
Edward Louis
Louis
Senator Paul Graham Dies in Mattoon After Stroke
State Sen. Paul Red Graham, 45, a Republican from the 8th district, died in Mattoon Memorial Hospital after suffering a stroke three weeks earlier. He had cancer and previously had surgery at Mayo Clinic. Graham served on multiple committees and earlier in the House, with Clark Coles Cumberland and Douglas counties in his district. He was a life member of the American Legion and had held local education and county board posts.
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Paul
Red
Graham
Hth
Mattoon Memorial Hospital
Clark
Coles
Cumberland
Douglas
Agriculture
Board of Education
Coles County
Marchers Rally in Chicago Demand School Integration
Civil rights leaders announced an eighth march in ten days at City Hall with hundreds likely to join protesting de facto segregation. They call for School Superintendent Benjamin C. Willis to resign for slow integration. 500+ protesters have been arrested in prior actions. University presidents were asked to join an advisory panel to suggest Willis replacements, with Beadle accepting after initial refusal and other presidents listed.
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Chicago
Albert A. Raby
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
City Hall
Benjamin C. Willis
Willis
Frank M. Whiston
J. Roscoe Miller
Northwestern University
Whiston
George W. Beadle
University of Chicago
John T. Rettaliata
Illinois Institute of Technology
Beadle
James F. Maguire
Loyola University
John R. Cortelyou
de Paul University
David D. Henry
University of Illinois
James M. Nabrit Jr
Howard University
Washington, D.C
Michigan makes trout the official state fish
Gov George Romney signed a bill declaring the trout Michigan’s official state fish. The measure was introduced by Democratic State Sen Terry Troutt and approved Friday in Lansing.
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Mich
George Romney
Michigan
Terry Troutt
District Welfare Ass'n Meets In Mt. V June 22
More than 400 4-H'ers and leaders left Mt. Vernon for Lake West Franklin for an all afternoon camp outing at Southern Illinois 4-H Club camp with staff on hand and a guard. The Mt. Vernon Elks Club hosts a District 9 Welfare Association meeting next Tuesday with registration at 10 a.m. and a luncheon at 1 p.m. The program includes talks by Jan Perkins and Charles E. Wagner and a luncheon featuring Kenneth Mills and others.
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Mt. V
Mt. Vernon
Lake West Frankfort
Southern Illinois
Roger Whobrey
Connie Hart
H. M. Aiken
Nature Lore Authority
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The
Illinois Welfare Association
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Collinsville
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Charles E. Wagner
Mt. Vernon High School
Mildred Fitts
Charles E. Parr
Everett Lemay
Park Avenue
Kenneth Mills
Casey Junior High
Jean Hart
R. F. Clark
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Son in Colorado Safe From Floods
Mrs. Lora Kernodle reports her son Doran L. Kernodle sent a telegram from Colorado Springs declaring his Colorado home was not damaged by the recent floods that battered Denver and surrounding areas. He is a former Mt. Vernon resident.
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Doran L. Kernodle
Colorado Springs
Colo
Denver
Mt. Vernon
Electrical worker electrocuted installing antenna near Litchfield
Julius J. Chesney, 34, of Litchfield, died Friday night while installing a television antenna on a house five miles southwest of Litchfield. Co worker Donald Savage of Mount Olive suffered burns when the antenna touched a high voltage line and was taken to St Francis Hospital in Litchfield.
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Litchfield
Donald Savage
Mount Olive
St. Francis Hospital
Kerner announces release for dam at Loud Thunder Lake
Springfield IL AP reports Gov Otto Kerner announced the release of 833367 for dam work at Loud Thunder Lake in Rock Island County. The funding covers construction costs and related procedures for the project.
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Loud Thunder Lake
Rock Island County
Otto Kerner
Danger Of Rabies Warn Residents Not To Keep Skunks As Pets
Merle Williamson, county rabies control officer, warns it is illegal to keep skunks as pets in Vernon and Jefferson counties. He notes increasing rabies in local skunks and urges parents to stop confining skunks,Baby or adult, as pets due to health risks.
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Vernon
Jefferson County
Merle
Williamson
Two Hurt In Collision At Tenth Jordan
Two persons injured in a collision at 3 25 p m Friday at Tenth and Jordan streets one seriously enough to be hospitalized Gerard H Dion 27 of 8 Adams Court taken to Good Samaritan Hospital remained as a patient this morning His condition described as satisfactory Eva D Gentry 22 of 1124 North street driver of the other car released after treatment at Good Samaritan Hospital Eva Gentry was charged with disobeying a traffic signal Each car damaged more than 100 A car parked at a gas station was also struck after the first collision Twelve persons were fined in circuit court here yesterday one of them on two traffic counts
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Jordan Streets
Gerard H. Dion
Adams Court
Good Samaritan Hospital
Eva D. Gentry
North Street
Eva Gentry
President Johnson Spends Weekend at Camp David
President and Mrs Johnson retreat to Camp David in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains for a weekend stay. They traveled by helicopter Friday night with unnamed companions.
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Washington
Johnson
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
White House
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