Deaths Fete Memmer of Mt Vernon RFD 2
Memmer died at 82 years 10 months 8 days at Letzekorn Nursing Home Mt Vernon. Services at Osborn Funeral Home Dix at 2 PM Wednesday with Rev Partridge. Burial Pleasant Hill cemetery. Lying in state Osborn until after 4 PM Tuesday. Survived by four sons Willie Frank George and Johnny Memmer of Mt Vernon. three daughters Bernice Morgan Dix Josephine Barnett Dade City Fla Ellora Hall West Frankfort. half-brother Frank McKinney Denver. sister Kate Franklin Sailor Springs.
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Fete Memmer
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Letzekorn
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Ross Partridge
Pleasant Hill
Osborn Funeral
Memmer
Noble, Ill
Peter
Josephine (Eckart) Memmer
Louisville
Rosa Seesengood
Willie
Frank
George
Johnny Memmer
Bernice Morgan
Josephine Barnett
Dade City
Fla
Ellora Hall
West Frankfort
Frank McKinney
Denver, Colo
Kate Franklin
Sailor Springs, Il
Mrs. Clara Horn Dies in McLeansboro Funeral Set
Mrs. Clara Katherine Horn 77 of McLeansboro died at 6 10 p m Sunday in Hamilton Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 9 00 a m Wednesday in St Clement s Catholic Church McLeansboro with Rev Meinard Dung officiating. Burial in St Clement s cemetery. Rosary recited 8 00 p m Tuesday at Gholson Funeral Home. Born May 28 1889 in Hamilton County to Charles and Elizabeth Frey. Survived by half brother Lawrence Frey of McLeansboro and sister Teresa Horn of St Louis. }
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Clara Katherine Horn
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
St. Clement's Catholic Church
Meinard Dung
St. Clement's Cemetery
Gholson
Mrs. Horn
Hamilton County
Charles
Elizabeth C. (Elwine) Frey
H Horn
Lawrence Frey
Teresa Horn
St. Louis
Pearl Thomas Dies Sunday At McLeansboro
Miss Pearl Thomas 70 of Mc Leansboro died at 7:00 a.m. Sunday in the McLeansboro Nursing Home. The body is at Gholson Funeral Home. Funeral plans are incomplete. She was born in Hamilton county, daughter of Joe and Margaret Douglas Thomas, and is survived by brothers Mat Thomas of Enfield and Harl Thomas, and sisters Mrs Sarah Wilson of Belle Rive and Mrs Mary Osborn of Newton, Ill.
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Pearl Thomas
McLeansboro
Gholson
Miss Thomas
Hamilton County
Joe and
Margaret
Douglas) Thomas
Mat Thomas
Enfield
Harl Thomas
Sarah Wilson
Belle Rive
Mary Osborn
Newton, Til
E G Livanos Dies Graveside Service Tuesday
Emanuel G. Livanos 87 formerly of Mt Vernon dies Saturday in a Bowling Green Missouri nursing home Graveside rites are set for about 130 p m Tuesday at Oakwood Cemetery In St Louis the funeral mass is at 130 a m at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Lydia Livanos his wife had preceded him in death
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Emanuel G. Livanos
Mt. Vernon
Oakwood Cemetery
Livanos
Bowling Green
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
St. Louis
Lydia
Library Opens After Shutdown With 1967 Books Due
The Mt. Vernon Public Library reopened after a two week shutdown for vacations with 1 967 books due today. Librarian Mildred Metcalf noted staff will process returns and the sidewalk depository has aided flow. Improvements include new main floor desks remodeling of the librarian's office and a processing room for handling new books.
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Mt. Vernon Public Library
Mildred Metcalf
Joan
Mt Vernon Shrine No 66 Set June Meeting Ceremonial
The stated meeting of Mt Ver non Shrine No 66 White Shrine of Jerusalem will be at the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening June 21 at 7 30 o clock There will be a ceremonial Geraldine Wilson WHP Naomi R Bogan W included.
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White Shrine of
Weather Summary for Illinois and Southern Illinois
Partly cloudy and warm with highs in the 80s to 90s and lows in the 60s across most areas. Southern Illinois expects upper 80s to 90s with light precipitation, while the northern counties remain mostly dry aside from afternoon storms. The week trends warmer with minimal showers, and Tuesday forecasts call for continued mild nights in the 60s.
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Ilinois
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Springfield
Mercury
Vandalia
Boy Pickets His Busy Mother in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh Brentwood, 14 year old Tommy Piso led a line of peers with signs such as Mother Will Not Negotiate and Only Kids Once. His mother Dee Piso could not take him to the school picnic because she needed to accompany his sister Billie Jean to wedding portraits. After Tommy explained the story from the paper, his protest prompted a partial concession from his mother who said she would try to take him if she returned home from the photographer in time.
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Pittsburgh (Ap
Pittsburgh
Brentwood
Tommy Piso
Dee Piso
Billie Jean
Tommy
Hedge Trimmer Killed by Wasps in Miami
In Miami a construction worker named Will Parks, 55, was stung to death by wasps while trimming a hedge. He was attacked by a wasp colony in the trellis on the side of his house and died about five minutes later.
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Miami
Fla
Will Parks
Intra State Toll Cuts Head Toward July Effect
Lowell Bender of Woodlawn Telephone Co and Illini State Teleco district manager says Illinois intra state toll reductions totaling about 815 million will take effect July 2. Approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission, the cut targets Illinois to Illinois calls 37 to 100 miles and shortens initial talking time for Station calls while trimming overtime charges.
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Lowell Bender
Woodlawn Telephone Co
Southern Tlinois
Illini State Telephone Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois
Forest Fire Contained Near Santa Barbara
Fire crews set a line on the 123 mile perimeter of a week-old mountain fire in Los Padres National Forest, containment announced but control not yet assured. The blaze, started June 11 by a light plane crash, scorched 92,000 acres. two Air Force enlisted men were killed, two injured, and 15 others hurt in treacherous terrain as 1,800 firefighters held the line amid near 100 degree heat.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Los Padres National Forest
Air Force
John Wayne Escapes Viet Cong Sniper Fire
Veteran actor John Wayne, visiting Marines in Viet Nam, narrowly escaped sniper fire as three to five rifle rounds struck near him while he signed autographs. Marines said Wayne ignored the danger and continued signing during his visit after completing narration on a Viet Nam documentary.
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Chu Lat
Viet Nam
John Wayne
U.S
Wayne
Hospital Notes shows multiple admissions and discharges
The Jefferson Memorial lists admissions including Edina Ruth Bailey of Fairfield and Darlas Schmitt, with others. Discharges include Mildred P. Wood of Bluford and Samantha Smith, 1307 Cherry, plus many named residents such as Viola Logan, Charles Logan, Mary Shields, Lillie Gullie, Ruby Slaton, Betty Sharpe, Vera Eller, Cyril Cates, Wanda White, and more, detailing numerous local residents and addresses in a long roster.
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Jefferson Memorial
Edina Ruth Bailey
Fairfield
Darlas Schmitt
South 17Th
Mary Jane Clevenger
Mildred P. Wood
Bluford
Good Samaritan
Idella Lowry
South
Viola Logan
Ashley
Charles Logan
Joseph McCandrew
Westcott
George Auxier
Dahlgren
Mary Shields
Lillie Gullie
Castleton
Trene Scarber
Liebengood
Lois Galbreath
Marion
Ruby Slaton
Marien
Betty Sharpe
North
Vera Eller
Cahokia
Cyril Cates
Lamar
Samantha Smith
Cherry
Wanda White
Wihna Calhoun
Ernest Heinrich
West Frankfort
Beulah Guthrie
Ira Baldwin
Laura Johnson
Waltonville
Gale Allen
Hilda Southerd
Mary Louise McCoy
Margaret Anne Parker
Susan Elizabeth
Oakland
Owen Wells
Geraldine Jackson
Norma
Births include two newborn sons in local hospitals
Mr and Mrs James Smothers of 1123 Oakland welcomed a son at 7 11 Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing 10 pounds 4.5 ounces. Mr and Mrs Jay V Prince of 4th Street Carlyle NL welcomed a son at 9 50 Saturday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing 7 pounds 7.5 ounces and named Devan Jay.
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James Smothers
Oakland
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jay V. Prince
Lis Fourth Street
Carlyle, NL
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Devan Jay
Hog Market Prices at Mt Vernon After Noon
Markets Mt Vernon hog prices rose to 4.00 per 200 to 220 pound hogs with sows at 19.25 for 300 weight and under 19.00 for 300 weight and over. Boars fell to 14.00 and 15.00 as prices were noted to change based on next day's values after 12:30 p.m.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Mowed Out
Mt Vernon patrons noted mowing time pricing in the afternoon with wheat at 1.70, soybeans 3.19, and shell corn 1.28 per bushel.
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Mt. Vernon
Wayne City Grain Prices Reported Prices by Pillsbury This Afternoon
Wayne City saw grain price quotes reported by Pillsbury this afternoon. Old corn 1.31, old beans 3.24, old wheat 1.69. New beans 2.74, new corn 1.18.
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Pillsbury
Wayne City
Anti Spy Fence Raised On Korean Border
U N Command and South Korean forces are building new anti infiltration barriers along the 155 mile Demilitarized Zone to curb Communist agents. Work began as summer approached and undergrowth used by infiltrators is being cleared. Officials say no current plan for major escalation exists despite heightened vigilance.
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Eugene Levin
Seoul
South Korea
Korea
No Man’s Land
North
United Nations Command
U.N. Command
Viet Nam
Chicago Produce Butter Prices Stand Still
Chicago Mercantile Exchange and USDA reports show butter wholesale buying prices unchanged with grade splits listed. Live poultry wholesale prices also steady to 4 percent lower, roasters and special fed white rock fryers cited with percentage ranges.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
St Louis Produce Egg and Poultry Prices Listed
In St Louis a report lists egg and live poultry grades and prices. Consumer grades show A large 33-35, A medium 26-28, A small 16-18, B large 25-28, with wholesale and unclassified categories given as no price. Hens heavy and light over 5 lb also show no price, under 5 lb not priced, and broilers and fryers likewise no price.
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ST. Louis
Livestock Prices Reported at National Stockyards
National Stockyards Illinois June cattle and hog price estimates and opening ranges for Tuesday show hogs at 25.00 to 26.00 for 190 to 240 pound barrows and gilts, sows 17.25 to 18.50. cattle 24.00 to 25.25 for good steers, 22.00 to 24.50 for good heifers, cows 17.50 to 19.50, vealers 25.00 to 35.00. sheep lambs 23.00 to 24.50, ewes 4.00 to 7.00.
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National Stockyards
Grain price quotes from Chicago markets
AP report lists Wheat No 2 red at 1.87 percent, No 2 hard at 1.91 percent, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.33 percent, Oats No 2 heavy white at 77 percent, and Soybeans No 1 yellow at 3.44 to 3.45 percent.
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Chicago
Wall Street slips as traders await summer rally signals
Wall Street prices edged lower in a quiet session with little selling pressure. Major declines reached 1 to 2 points as chemicals airlines and electronics faced losses while autos and steels held firm. Dow Jones noon average fell 2.90 to 891.36, with mixed moves among leading issues like Sperry Rand IBM Xerox and Ford Chrysler.
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Associated Press
Dow Jones
Sperry Rand
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Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
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Ed Wynn dies at 79 after storied career in stage and screen
Comedian Ed Wynn, famed for a blistering grin and comic timing, dies at 79. Born Edwin Leopold, he rose from vaudeville to Broadway, radio, and early television. Known for The Fire Chief persona and dramatic turns in The Diary of Anne Frank and The Greatest Story Ever Told, he left most of his estate to his son-in-law Keenan. Funeral services are at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. cremation per his wishes. He is survived by Keenan and Keenan's five children.
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Marjorie Morningstar
Wynn
Philadelphia
Edwin Leopold
Ed Wynn
Hollywood
Keenan
Self Young
Associated Press
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Two Youths Drown in Mississippi River Near Ste Genevieve
Ste Genevieve Missouri police report two local youths Norbert Schweigert eighteen and Welton Shuh twenty one are presumed drowned after their boat struck a barge on the Mississippi Sunday. Searchers recover no bodies yet as the river area is scoured by investigators.
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Ste. Genevieve
Mississippi River
Norbert Schweigert
Welton Shuh
De Gaulle Faces Germany Issue On 11 Day Russia Tour
De Gaulle arrives on an 11 day Russia tour as Soviet press praise him for opposing a United States of Europe and military integration in NATO. French diplomats say he prioritizes Germany as the keystone of security and favors neutral reunified Germany without nuclear arms, matching Kremlin views. Washington and Bonn favor a West allied Germany with some nuclear role.
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Gaulle
de Gaulle
United States of Europe
Germany
Kremlin
Washington
Bonn
Eleven Penalized in Circuit Court for Traffic Offenses
Eleven persons were fined in Circuit Court for traffic offenses. Names include Clarence Williams of South 9th intoxication fined $10, Dana Salo mar of South 24th driving with one headlight $20, Gary Pugh of Wescott careless driving $10, Louie Warren of Wayne City driving in wrong lane $10, Maurice Winn of Broadway illegal warning device $10, Ralph Greenwood of Houston illegal transportation of liquor $50, Bornadean Williams of Parker Drive faulty brakes $10, Floyd Prince of Bell Street disturbance $10, Clarence Fitzhugh Jr. of Chicago speeding $10, Truman Baker of Bluford disturbance forfeiting $25 cash bond, and Nolan Payne of Bluford disturbance forfeiting $25 cash bond.
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Clarence Edward Williams
South 9Th
Gary FE. Pugh
Wescott
Dana E. Salomar
South
Louie FE. Warren
Wayne City
Maurice R. Winn
Broadway
Ralph J. Greenwood
Houston
Tex
Bornadean Williams
Parker Drive
Floyd Prince
Bell Street
Clarence Fitzhugh Jr
Chicago
Truman Dale Baker
Bluford
Nolan Ray Payne
Gifts Awarded To Dads In Father's Day Program
Thirty four persons won free prizes for dad in a Father’s Day program by King City Retailers across Mt. Vernon firms. Winners and stores include Ivan's Flowers Bill Carnahan Wise Clothing Co Collins Shoe Store Sears Roebuck and Co Montgomery Ward and Co and many others across Mt. Vernon area.
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King City
Mt. Vernon
Ivan’s Flowers
Bill Carnahan
Westwood
Howard Irvin
Belle Rive
Singer Sewing Center
Howard Hale
Lamar
Collens Shoe
Maurice Yeargin
South 23Rd
First National Bank and Trust Co
A.D. Taylor
South 11Th
Security Bank
R.L. Jerrell
South 20Th
Webb
John L. Simmons
College
Ranmar Standard Tire
Frank W. Kujawa
Ashley
Tri-City Grocery Co
Clyde Ward
Musgrove Shoe
Norval Marlow
Rte
P.N. Hirsch and Co
Neal Wilson
Bluford
Sears Roebuck and Co
Maurice Garlinghouse
Casey
Montgomery Ward and Co
Clarence Hodges
Douglas Rexall Drug
Earl Pierce
Granada Theater
Henry Jones
South
Carl S. White
North
Nestor Sailer
Harold Clayton
Ewing
E.B. Baker
John W. Turpin
Roy L. Minor
Bill Norris
Kenneth Schwartz
Bill Schelosky
Ban On Police Confession Use Is Not Retroactive
Washington Supreme Court ruling says new rules limiting confession use apply only to trials that began after the decisions. Chief Justice Warren notes the retroactivity gap as two New Jersey men Sylvester Johnson and Stanley Cassidy face execution for a 1958 Camden merchant slaying. Justices Black and Douglas dissented, urging full constitutional protections under prior rulings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Earle Warren
High Court
New Jersey
Camden
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
Sylvester Johnson
Stanley Cassidy
Warren
Escobedo
National crime rate climbs in first quarter reports
The FBI says the national crime rate rose 6 percent in the first quarter of this year from 1965. Rapist incidents led the rise with a 14 percent jump, while violent crimes and property crimes increased across regions. Suburban areas and rural zones showed notable gains, with big cities up modestly. Data came from 5,034 agencies covering over 143 million people.
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Washington
FBI
North Central States
Suburbia
Big City
Coal Will Hold Fuel Lead In World Energy Balance
Washington AP reports an international coal authority predicts coal will keep a leading role in future world energy balance. Duflou, head of the UN ECE Coal Committee, led 37 European officials touring U.S. mines and praising American coal growth in utilities and steel. He notes Western Europe has faced under mining due to competition and tech advances in coal use. Rep. Price Dill says coal and nuclear power will grow side by side to meet vast electric demand, with reactors expanding faster than earlier NEA forecasts.
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Washington
Raymond J. T. A. Dufleu
Coal Committee
United Nations Economic Commission For Europe
U.S
National Coal Association
Duflou
United States
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Western Europe
Melvin Price
Dill
Joint Atomic Energy Commission
Price
Atomic Energy Commission
Freedom To Know Bill Up For Passage
The House is set to vote on final passage of a freedom of information bill to strengthen public access to government records. Sponsored by Rep. John Moss the measure would allow court review and place disclosure burden on agencies, with bipartisan support and unclear White House stance. Debates on related labor and health measures continue alongside committee hearings on draft, civil rights, and foreign aid.
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House
Senate
White House
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Johnson
Moss
Rules Committee
House Armed Services Committee
Judiciary Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House Commerce
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Julius Klein
Chicago
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
National Security Subcommittee
U.S
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Robert S. McNamara
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