Deaths: Paul Nickens of McLeansboro dies at 60
Paul Nickens born April 5 1904 in Indiana died Monday at St Marys Hospital Evansville Indiana. Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Gholson Funeral Chapel McLeansboro with Rev Bill Auxier officiating. Burial in Maple Ridge Cemetery Carmi. He was a retired bricklayer and is survived by his wife Emma Bramlet and sisters Irma and Dorothy Nickens of Evansville.
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Paul Miller
McLeansboro
St. Mary’s Hospital
Evansville
Ind
Gholson
Bill Auxier
Maple Ridge
Carmi
Nickens
Indiana
George
Lillian (Miller) Nickens
Emma Bramlet
Mr. Nickens
Irma Nickens
Dorothy Nickens
Elmer M. C. Ewing Dies at 67 in Ewing Illinois
Elmer McCoy Ewing 67 of Ewing died Monday evening at Franklin Hospital Benton. Funeral held 2 p.m. Thursday at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington with Rev. Earl Harris officiating. Burial in Thurmond cemetery near Ewing. In-state at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Wednesday. WWII veteran, retired welder and blacksmith. Member of Ewing Baptist Church. Born Feb 16 1906 in Illinois son of Ed and Eva McCoy. Survived by wife Mae Wyrick, one foster daughter Fae Campbell of Los Angeles, six grandchildren and sister Mrs John Gifford of Ewing. Preceded in death by one infant child.
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Elmer McCoy
Ewing
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Johnston Funeral Home
Whittington
Earl Harris
Thurmond
McCoy
Ewing Baptist Church
Mr. McCoy
Ilinois
Eva (Heck) McCoy
Mae Wyrick
Fae’ Campbell
Los Angeles
Cal
John (Vergene) Gifford
Public Meeting On Interaction At Mt V Church
A public meeting is set for Thursday at 7 p m in First United Methodist Church to discuss Interaction the Youth Service Center of Jefferson County Comprehensive Services JCCS Director Walt Wildman says staff will explain activities and seek community suggestions to improve responsive service to county residents
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Mt.v. Church
First United Methodist Church
Jefferson County Comprehensive Services
JCCS
Walt Wildman
Wildman
A Busy Place 300 Swimmers Every Day At City Park Pool
City Manager reports Mt. Vernon City Park Pool drew 6 329 swimmers in 21 days averaging just over 300 daily. Adults totaled 706 while 105 children joined the eight week recreation program. Registrations remain open at the Park Edison and Tincoln Schools.
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City Park
Botch
Edison School
Tincoln
Mt Vernon Hog Market Summary
Mt Vernon hog market report lists No 1 and 2 hogs priced 37.00 to 37.50 per hundred pounds. Mixed No 1 and No 3 hogs 210 to 240 pounds 36.50 to 37.00. Sows range 28.00 to 31.00.
Mt Vernon Il Livestock Auction Results June 18 1973
Mt Vernon Illinois livestock sale on Monday June 18 1973 saw receipts of 260 cattle 6 calves and 77 hogs. Slaughter steers and heifers dominated by feeders with detailed price ranges for cows calves bulls and feeder cattle. Hog market cited fat hogs sows and boars with price ranges.
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MT. Vernon
Ill
Market Price Report for Eggs and Grains
ST LOUIS AP lists egg grades with large and medium sizes and ready to cook broilers at 40.00 to 43.00 for this week. CHICAGO AP shows wheat No 2 soft red at 2.88, No 2 hard red 2.78, corn No 2 yellow 2.38, oats No 2 extra heavy white 0.994, soybeans No 1 yellow 10.85, and No 2 yellow corn sold Monday in a 2.37 range.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Chicago and National Stockyards market roundups
Chicago dairy and eggs unsettled with wholesale prices steady. Butter 93 score AA at 61.00, 92 at 61.00, 90 B unquoted. Chicago delivered eggs 2 to 3 lower with 85% better grade A whites 55-57 cents, medium whites 50-53 cents. National Stockyards receipts estimated: hogs 5,000, cattle 500, sheep 100. hogs mostly 50 cents lower, boars 32.50-35.00, cattle slaughter steers 44.00-47.10, heifers 42.50-50.00, cows 30.00-35.50, bulls 38.00-42.00. Sheep 250, lambs 37.50-39.00.
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Chicago
USDA
National Stockyards
U.S
U. S
Slaughter
Ewes
Five Days At Mt W Fairgrounds Fourth At Mt W Fairgrounds
UPI reports a large walkout by Local 318 of the Operating Engineers across 13 southern Illinois counties halting hundreds of construction projects. About 600 union members participated, affecting work on Interstate 24, SIU campus projects, and a new lake south of Carbondale. Festivities for the Mt W fair include the Midway of Mirth carnival July 3 to July 7 and a July 4 fireworks display on the race track area. Commander Martin of Jefferson Post 141 announced the event timings and promised more entertainment details.
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Carbondale
UPI
Illinois
Engineers'of America
Iinois University
Tammel Cat Vertondoe
Martin
Jefferson Post 141
Power Lines Down_after Thunderstorm in New York Area
A late night thunderstorm knocked down power lines and limbs across the county. Utilities report outages in Marlow and Rend Lake College areas, with restoration underway and hospitals briefly relying on auxiliary power. Five trees fell, but no building damage reported. cable TV service affected in several city areas. Local crews, including Illinois Bell and Public Works, coordinate repairs and clearing.
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Herbert G. Downey
Tri-County Electric Cooperative
Marlow
Rend Lake College
William R. Hughes
Illinois Power Co
Good Samaritan Hospital
James Anderson
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Dow Jones Noon Averages Report Small Declines
New York AP reports Dow Jones noon stock averages with 30 Industrials at 837.49 down 1.59, 20 Transportation at 158.19 down 0.66, 15 Utilities at 104.93 down 0.32, and 65 Stocks at 269.69 down 0. The brief table shows overall market softness with all major indices lower at midday.
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Europe
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Washington
New York Stock Exchange
White House
John W. Dean_ III
U.S
U.S.S.R
Brezhnev
Dorsey Corp
Dennys Inc
Redman Industries
Chicago
American Stock Exchange
Amex
Mt Vernon Board approves pay raises and track bid
Mt Vernon school board boosts salaries for support staff and administrators with raises up to 15,200 annually and a 60,000 to 65,000 estimated cost for an all weather track around the high school field. The measure also funds library carpeting, staff appointments, and a convention center study.
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Wilson, Hodge,and Groh
Jordan, Opdyke
7Th
Carpet Library
van Gay Carpet World
Mt. Vernon
Aubérin
Yaik
Aseball Gredd
Jamison Blvd
Nobbt Joyn
Bop
Alfred Briel
Kirk and Musick
Shields
Pat Garrett
John Wielt
Weather Summary For Bend Lake Region
Monday high 91 low 64 with 70 degrees at 7:00 am rainfall 1.20 inches on Monday and 24.83 inches year to date. Water level at the main dam 409.39 feet above mean sea level. Illinois extended outlook calls for Thursday partly cloudy and cooler with lows in the 50s to 60s and highs in the 70s. Friday and Saturday expect mostly sunny and warm with lows in the 60s and highs in the 80s.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Tllinois
Watergate tapes and testimony implicate officials
The discussion covers Dean and Nixon in the Watergate influence and wiretap saga. It notes a Sept 15 meeting with H R Haldeman, seven indictments the same day, and Dean recalling Nixon and Haldeman as “all smiles.” Logs show 37 talks this year as the scandal heated up. Dean faced evolving privilege claims and testified after White House shifts.
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Dean
Clea
H.R. Haldeman
Nixon
Haldeman
L. Patrick Gray II
Senate Judiciary Committee
White ‘House
Gerald L. Warren
White House
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Council approves readings and street work in busy session
The council conducted first readings on four ordinances including a dramshop liquor license for a hotel establishment and a rezoning request for Peggy Flora at 605 S 23rd St to RM-4 mobile home. The Emmerson Hotel seeks the license while South Side Baptist church requests annexation on S 15th St. A stop sign ordinance for Cherry Street and Jamison Boulevard was read. Five streets join the permanent paving program this week: 23rd La mar to Conger, Main 17th to 18th, Forest 26th to 27th, 27th Forest to Jamison, and Perkins 24th to 26th. Residents voiced sewage and drainage concerns. plans for a ditch on S 23rd Street were noted and the sewer cleaner program is to address the area. City Engineer Harold Roffmann said the Logan Street area needs cleanup after years of buildup. Canadian city weather figures then follow.
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David. A. _Bayer
Mt. Vernon
Airport Authority
Dramshop
Em‘merson
Peggy Flora
S. 23Rd St
South Side Baptist Church
S. 15Th Street
Fisher’s Lane
Cherry Street
Jamison Boulevard
Ray Botch Jr
23Rd Street
Lamar
Conger
Main Street
Forest Avenue
27Th
Forest
Jamison
Perkins Avenue
Lewis
S. 23Rd Street
29Th
Logan Streets
Logan Street
Harold Roffmann
Fragmentary OCR Card Truncated Text From Local Page
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