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Mt Vernon Register News

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Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1968

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Funeral services for Clyde Hutchison held in Marion

Clyde M Hutchison 74 a former Mt Vernon resident fatally injured in an auto accident Monday funeral services set for 11:00 am Thursday at Wilson Funeral Home Marion Rev Jack Cathcart officiating burial in Oakwood Cemetery Mt Vernon graveside service with casket opening Mr Hutchison resident Route 5 Marion

Clyde M. Hutchison Mt. Vernon Wilson Funeral Home Marion Jack Cathcart Oakwood Cemetery Hutchison Route 5

Helen Aldridge Dies at 87 in Wentworth Missouri

Helen Aldridge a former resident of Mt. Vernon Missouri died Monday evening at the home of her daughter Lola D Severs of Wentworth She was 87 Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at Wentworth Park Avenue Baptist Church where she was a member

Helen Aldridge Wentworth Mt. Vernon Lola D. Severs Park Avenue Baptist Church

Father of Mt. V. Resident Dies

Joseph L. Nickelson of De Soto Missouri, father of Mrs. Donald Durham of Mt. Vernon, died at 7 15 am Tuesday at age 66 in De Soto. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday at Friendship Baptist church in Potosi. Burial in Horine cemetery Richwood. Body in state at Sparks Funeral Home Potosi. Masonic services at 8 pm tonight at the funeral home. Survived by four other daughters, all from Missouri.

Joseph L. Nickelson DeSoto Donald ¥. Durham RFD Mt. Vernon Friendship Baptist Church Potosi Horine Cemetery Richwood Sparks Funeral Home Missouri

Walls Attends State Meeting

Don R. Walls personnel manager of General Radiator Inc returned to Mt Vernon after attending an Illinois State Chamber of Commerce workshop on evaluating local criminal justice systems. He joined more than 100 businessmen and local Chamber officials at the session sponsored by the state Chamber's committee on respect for law and order.

Don R. Walls General Radiator, Inc Mt. Vernon Illinois State Chamber of Commerce State Chamber

Hospital Notes Sefferson Memorial Admissions

The hospital notes list admissions and discharges for Sefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan Hospital. Names include Edith Cockrum, Larry Thomas Hart, Frank McKenzie, Elizabeth Watts, Nona Estelle Carlton, and many others with street addresses and towns such as Springerton, N. Frankfort, Woodlawn, Belle Rive, Fostoria, Ohio, and Roy Smith.

Sefferson Memorial Edith Cockrum South 25Th Street Larry Thomas Hart Dahlgren Frank McKenzie Springerton Elizabeth Watts South Johnson Nona Estelle Carlton North 9Th Street Larry Ray Heck South 13Th Street George William Heilig Woodlawn Ellianor Ruth Little East Main William Boudinot Belle Rive Good Samaritan Hospital Fred Jones North 4Th St Willy Harris Forrest Mary Compton Perkins Linda Raney Salem Sandra Raney Elizabeth Long South 15Th Street Mary Ann Kleyborn Oakland John Richmond West Frankfort Brad Scrivner Ota Duncan Hickory Grove Manor Timothy ‘Tobin Fostoria Ohio Robert Lee Miller Werkins Joseph Mays Park Avenue Roy Smith South 11Th Street Eddie Hill Cleveland Rosalee Faulkner North 12Th Street Norman Fowler Everett Waters Patricia Gordon Bryan Keith North 9Th Lola Denham Christine Patterson RFD Greta Gregory Daniel Wayne Belle Aire Geneva Ingram Dix William Conner Ashley Gerald Brown Casey Tom Mygott Lesser Grace Champ North St Birdie Crunk South 18Th Street Charles Andaski Castleton Sherry Cramer William Desch Decatur Daigy Rutherford Sims

Illinois convict shot in St Louis in tavern incident

James E. Stephens 31 of St Louis was critically wounded by a burst of gunfire as he and his brother William entered a tavern in Overland. Williams 35 was shot. Police seized a car linked to Stephens' wife and found a .45 semiautomatic plus three .38 pistols. Stephens had recent release from Menard State Penitentiary and a prior armed robbery sentence.

ST. Louis James E. Stephens William Overland Stephens St. Louis County Hospital Williams Menard State Penitentiary Chester Ill East St. Louis Cairo

Interstate Extension Plan Approved by House Committee

Washington AP A bill to enlarge and extend the interstate highway program, authorize two more years of state federal primary secondary and urban system appropriations, add highway beautification funds, and broaden aid for displaced persons was approved by the House Public Works Committee. It would extend end dates to 1974 and add 4 billion for 1973 and 2.2 billion for the year ending June 30, 1974, expanding total system mileage to 41,000 miles and setting annual primary and secondary funding at 1.1 billion with state matching.

Washington House Public Works Committee

Steals Liquor From Governor at Hospitality Room

In Charleston AP report an hotel employee at the Southern Governors Conference venue slipped liquor from Governor Robert McNair's hospitality room. Security agents nabbed him as he tiptoed away. He faced petty larceny charges. Judge I M Goldberg suspended the sentence, noting the unlikely sight of the governor with liquor in his hospitality room.

Charleston S.C Robert McNair I. M. Goldberg

Sternberg Named President of Optimist International Club

Gene H. Sternberg Sr. of Granite City Illinois was named president of Optimist International at its 50th annual convention in Louisville. Mark H. Brooks Jr. of Oak Park Illinois was named regional vice president as Optimist International with nearly 100000 members marks its anniversary.

Louisville, Ky Gene H. Sternberg Sr Granite City Ill Optimist International Club Mark H. Brooks, Jr Oak Park Optimist International Louisville

Interstate to Chicago Area Expansion Planned

Chicago AP An announced $20 million plan calls for a 12.3 mile North from the Eisenhower end to the Northwest Tollway near Rollins Meadows. The new highway will carry Interstate 9 along the Tri State and Northwest Expressway corridors. Right of way purchase and initial contracts are set this year, with completion planned for late 1970 per Francis S. Lorenz, state director of public works.

Chicago Rollins Meadows Francis S. Lorenz

Shotgun death at Lake Island injures teen helper

In Island Lake, Illinois, 12 year old Larry Stewart, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Stewart, was killed by a accidental shotgun blast during a planned target practice. Police report that a 15 year old friend, George Hamen, said the gun discharged when Larry pulled it from him.

Island Lake Larry Stewart Robert Stewart George Hamen Larry

Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices Report

Prices paid until 12 30 p m were unchanged with top hogs at 19 75 to 20 25 for 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs Sows ranged 13 50 to 16 50 Boars 11 00 to 13 00 After 12 30 p m prices will be based on next day’s figures

Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning

Mt Vernon markets quoted grain prices this morning with Wheat at 1.13, Soybeans at 2.57, and Shelled Corn at 1.08. The figures reflect current trading in the Mt Vernon area.

Mt. Vernon

St Louis Produce Egg and Poultry Grade Prices

ASP report from St Louis lists consumer grade eggs by size and grade ranges for large medium and small eggs, wholesale standards, and poultry weights for hens and broilers. Prices appear as ranges per dozen or pound with weight categories noted.

St, Louis ASP

Chicago Produce Prices on Butter Eggs and Cars

AP report from CHICAGO lists Mercantile Exchange quotes for butter with grades AA to C, car values at 90 B and 89 C, and eggs grade A white 31, mediums 27, standards 26, reflecting day’s market rates and quality tiers.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Livestock prices at National Stockyards AP report

Estimates for Thursday show hogs 6,000, cattle 805, calves 75, sheep 100. Hogs range 20.25 to 21.25 per cwt for various weights, sows 16.50 to 17.75, U S 2 3 450 to 650 pounds 15.00 to 16.50. Cattle 1,501, calves 150 with steers 26.00 to 26.50, near 1,050 pounds 27.00, heifers 26.00, calves 19.90 to 24.00. Sheep 350 with lambs 26.50 to 28.00, ewes 4.00 to 7.50 per head.

National Stockyards U.S

Grain Prices in Chicago Market Report

Chicago AP reports wheat No 2 hard at 1.37n and No 2 soft red at 1.31n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.13%n. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 75%n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.69%4n. Soybean oil 7.70n.

Chicago

Gas station owner says he knew winning slips in contests

Nicholas del Spina, owner of a Mobil station in Orange, testified in Newark that he knew in advance which contest slip would win. He sought permanent injunctions to bar four other firms from running the giveaways and did not reveal how he identified winners.

Newark N.J Nicholas del Spina Mobil Orange Nelson Mintz del Spina

Spoon River Junior College Named for District Area

Spoon River College was named Tuesday night by the District Board of Education for the new Class 1 junior college serving Fulton Mason and Knox counties. It replaces Canton Community College, a Class 2 college operating since 1960. The Spoon River flows through most of the district.

Canton, Til Spoon River College Fulton Mason Knox District Board of Education Canton Community College Spoon River

Two Accidents In Mt Vernon Involve Four Drivers

Two accidents yesterday in Mt Vernon left four drivers named Rubenacker Waters White and Lacey involved. At 9 30 p m a car driven by 18 year old David L Rubenacker struck in the rear by Robert H Waters 38 of Cooter Missouri Waters charged with following too closely. The crash on Salem Road caused about 100 dollars damage to the Rubenacker vehicle. Earlier at 3 19 p m in the 7th and Main area Lynne M White 21 Benton was charged with failure to yield when her car rear ended Fay H Lacey 67 Rt 6. Damage to the Lacey vehicle exceeded 100 dollars. White's car about 100 dollars.

Mt. Vernon David L. Rubenackeer Robert H. Waters Cooter Missouri Waters Rubenacker Salem Road Lynne M. White Benton Fay H. Lacey Rt. 6 Lacey 7Th and Main Yesternday

Weather Report From MT. VERNON This Week

MT VERNON weather notes Tuesday high 81 and low 62. Year to date rainfall 1968 17.84 inches. Comparison figures show past years with highs 86 and lows 67 five years ago 86 and 58 ten years ago 86 and 65. Thursday sunrise 4 31 CST and sunset 7 32 CST.

MT. Vernon

Illinois Weather Ahead as Thunderstorms Possible

Cooler air moved into northern Illinois while the south stayed warm with highs in the upper 70s to upper 80s. Thunder showers were possible statewide Thursday into Thursday night as temperatures lingered in the 60s overnight and highs reached the 80s in many areas. Moline reported 88 and Belleville 87 earlier in the week.

Illinois Associated Press Moline Belleville

Southern Illinois Weather Outlook This Week

Temperatures Thursday through Monday will run near normal with highs in the mid 80s in the north and upper 80s to lower 80s in the southeast, with lows mid 60s to around 70 in the southeast. Precipitation expected from three quarters to one inch as scattered showers and thundershowers mid to late week and weekend.

Illinois

Escape From Burning Hotel in Chelaning Mich

A fire destroyed an 80 year old hotel in Chelaning Michigan injuring two and leaving up to six residents initially unaccounted for. Firefighters contained the blaze in about two hours. Owner Henry Moldenhauer arrived to help locate residents and all 18 occupants were later reported to have escaped unharmed. Damages were estimated at 160000 dollars. Cause was not immediately known.

Chelaning Mich Saginaw Saginaw County Henry A. Moldenhauer Owosso General Hospital Moldenhauer

Rend College Pursues Phase One Air Conditioning

The board discussed funding for the first phase of Rend College construction at 2,973,300 with the local share from a 3.1 million bond issue totaling 926,300. Plans include air conditioning the gym and shifting funds from site development to meet the budget.

Goldman Tri- County Electric Cooperative Snyder Ilinois Iilinois Junior College Ilinois Supreme Court High Court Rend College Herbert Downey C.lp.s Tri- County Downey North Central Association Howard Rawlinson Board of Education Neil Smith First National Bank and Trust Co

Seek Bids For Work At Mt. V. T.B. Hospital

Proposals for an improvement project at the Mt. Vernon State T B Sanitarium will be received July 9 by the state Department of General Services. The work includes miscellaneous alterations to the electrical system at the hospital. Proposals also due July 9 for electrical work to replace primary underground cables at Warren G. Murray Children's Center in Centralia. Plans and specifications from the Office of Supervising Architect, Department of General Services, 703 State Office Building, Springfield, TH. 62706.

Mt. Vernon State T.B. Sanitarium State Department of General Services Warren G. Murray Children’s Center Centralia Office of Supervising Architect Department of General Services State Office Building Springfield

Viet Cong shells Saigon amid mass surrender in Gia Dinh

The city faced the first shell hits since Sunday as Viet Cong threats loom. A mass surrender near Gia Dinh brought 178 enemy troops to give up since Tuesday morning, while U.S. and South Vietnamese forces repelled pockets of resistance and hunted holdouts.

Saigon U.S. 25Th Infantry Division James N. Brown Mansfield Ohio Gia Dinh U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade Phan Thiet U.S Hobart

Charges Fly At Viet War Peace Talks

In Paris North Vietnam accuses the United States of bad faith at the peace talks while the U S delegation says Hanoi distorts American aims Harriman cites a rise in air strikes from 2500 in March to 4700 in May Thuy accuses U S of escalating the war and Saigon bombings Harriman outlines five point Geneva based plan including military disengagement and elections The session lasts 3 hours 45 minutes and the negotiators plan to reconvene next Wednesday

Paris North Vietnam United States U.S Xuan Thuy U. S W. Averell Harriman Johnson Harriman Thuy Saigon Vietnam South Vietnam

Theft Report: Cadillac Stolen From Atla-Seal Front

Paul Tyler reported a maroon 1966 Cadillac owned by Jefferson Motors stolen yesterday afternoon around 3 25. The car was at Atla Seal on North 9th for a windshield replacement and, after completion, parked with keys in the ignition in front of the shop. when Jefferson Motors came to collect it, the vehicle was missing.

Paul Tyler Jefferson Motors Atla - Seal North 9Th Tyler Atla- Seal

Rob Man In Wheel Chair Robbed At O Hare Airport

A man in East Lansing was robbed at O'Hare International Airport while asleep in a wheelchair. Thieves took 3500 dollars in cash and a 1350 watch, reported by his wife Mrs Richard N Cantrell. incident dated June 30.

Cuicago East Lansing. Mich O'Hare International Richard N. Cantrell

Hruska shifts on mail order gun sales amid debate

In a news conference Senator Hruska announced a changed position, signaling support for the administration gun bill despite seeking amendments. He backed outlined limits while opposing Kennedy’s ban on mail order rifles and shotguns. The crime control bill also targets handguns and age limits, amid post Kennedy assassination pressure. A juvenile delinquency subcommittee plans hearings next Wednesday on firearm registration and licensing.

Hruska Congress Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Robert Kennedy Sirhan Kennedy John F. Kennedy

Brandt Meets Russian Envoy in East Berlin Visit

West German Chancellor Brandt met a Russian envoy in East Berlin defying East German rules banning West German officials. The trip, aided by Abrassimov who supplied a car with diplomatic plates, bypassed Berlin Wall controls en route to the envoy’s dacha.

Germany Bonn Berlin Brandt Abrassimov West Berlin Wall

U.S. Grain Loans Total for 1967 Crops Through May

Washington AP. Corn, wheat, and soybeans from the 1967 crop were lent under federal price support loans through May, totaling 427,477,642 bushels of corn, 268,330,219 of wheat, and 195,252,239 of soybeans. A total of 401,800 loans were made for 1987 crops to May, versus 962,111 for 1966 crops, with the program offering farmers security and guaranteed payment rates.

Washington Department of Agriculture Department

Rend Lake water bonds sold from page one

Rend Lake water bonds were sold with allocations for roads and lake features and 25 000 for engineering plus 10 000 for a tractor and attachments for weed control landscaping and related work. Col Edwin Decker Corps of Engineers chief in the St Louis district reported Bend Lake progress is on schedule and satisfactory. Trustees authorized hiring a second full time secretary and granted easements to General Telephone Co for a cable to the water treatment plant area.

Edwin Decker Corps of Engineers St. Louis Bend Lake Dick Jones General Telephone Co

CAPTURES OVER FIFTY DELEGATES

Continued from page one, the McCarthy campaign announced convention arranging plans led by Stephen A. Mitchell. Humphrey won endorsement from the Communications Workers of America, while Rockefeller challenged Nixon’s bid, and Wallace warned of halting aid to North Vietnam and debt demands if elected.

McCarthy Stephen A. Mitchell Minnesota Humphrey Communications Workers of America Union Rockefeller Nixon Congress George C. Wallace North Vietnam

Fines Listed in Circuit Court Hearings

In circuit court Dwight L. Kline of Pato Ka was fined $10 for speeding. James W. Yates of 1108 Douglas was fined $10 for driving with unsafe equipment.

Dwight L. Kline Patoka James W. Yates Douglas

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Clyde Hutchison Mt. V Walls Sternberg Deatie Mt. Vernon Grain Chicago Grain Spoon River Junior College Diane Cilento Sean Connery Mrs. 007 THE Albany Alpuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Boise Poerererery Boston Buffalo Cincinnati Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks New Orleans New York Okla City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Ptind Ore Rapid City Richmond Mt. V. T.B. Hospital Khe Sanh Ed Faulkner Swarthmore College Pennsylvania Rob Man Wheel E. Berlin Stan Dick Pitts General Tire Regier CO Marin Rend Lake Water Circuit Court Roy Roy Atkinson
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