Deaths and Funerals Chester Moore of McLeansboro
Chester Moore a retired school teacher died at 5 50 p m Thursday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital age 75 Funeral services set for 3 00 p m Sunday at Donelson Funeral Home McLeansboro Rev Robert Larner officiating Burial in Blooming Grove cemetery Body in state at Donelson Funeral Home after 2 00 p m Saturday Born Sept 1 1892 in Illinois son of William and Rosella Todd Moore Married Ruth Boyer June 2 1937 in Mt Vernon Survived by daughter Madonna Linder Springfield a brother Silas Moore McLeansboro and one grandchild World War I veteran Oak Lodge 37 AF and AM and the Baptist church in McLeansboro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Moore
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Donelson Funeral Home
Robert Larner
Blooming Grove
Ilinois
William
Rosella
Todd) Moore
Mt. Vernon
Ruth Boyer
Madonna Linder
Springfield
Silas Moore
Oak Lodge No. 37
Baptist Church
Virgie French of McLeansboro Rites Saturday
Virgie French of McLeansboro died at her home Tuesday morning at 61. Rites will be held Saturday at 1 00 p m at Gilson Funeral Home with Rev Robert Larner officiating. Burial in LOFO cemetery. Visitation after 6 30 p m today. Born May 26 1907 in Hamilton County daughter of Joe and Mary French. Survivors include her mother Mary French and four brothers Vernon Paul Eugene Lester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgie (French) Russell
MecLeansboro
Ghelson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
Robert Larner
Hamilton County
Joe
Mary (Flannigan) French
Mary French
Vernon French
Mt. Vernon
Paul French
Eugene French
East Moline
Ie Lester French
Rock Island
Cora Jane Smith of Dahlgren Dies at 83
Cora Jane Smith of Dahlgren died at 7:15 p m Thursday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital at age 83. Funeral services will be held at 3 30 p m Saturday at Belle Rive Baptist Church with Rev R L Schlagg and Rev John Lee Jr officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery south of Dahlgren. Ghelsen Funeral Home in Dahlgren is handling arrangements with visitation after 6 p m today. She was born September 29, 1884 in Hamilton to Louis and Jane Wilkie and married Silas Smith, who preceded her in death. Survivors include step-son Ray Smith of Peoria, daughter Lois Ripplinger of Dahlgren, stepdaughter Maud Scrivner of Peoria, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was a member of Bell River Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Jane Smith
Dahlgren
Hamilton Memorial Hospita
Belle Rive Baptist Church
R. L. Schlagg
John Lee, Jr
Union Cemetery
Ghelsen Funeral Home
Hamilton County
Louis
Jane (Brumley) Wilkie
Silas Smith
Ray Smith
Peoria
Lois Ripplinger
Maud Scrivner
Bell Rive
Ernest Pittman WWII veteran dies at 59
Ernest Everett Pittman of Zeigler died Thursday night at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 59. Graveside military rites by the American Legion will be held at Oakwood Cemetery after services at Myers Chapel with Rev. Herbert Wilson officiating. Pittman, born November 3, 1908, was a WWII veteran and member of the American Legion and Central Church of Christ. He married Inma Honono in 1947. survivors include son William E. Pittman, daughter Brenda Patterson, brother Clarence Pittman, and sisters Rose Liebengood, Margaret Baird, and Ada Highsmith. Calls allowed at Myers Chapel after 5:00 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Everett Pittman
Jordan
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Herbert Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
American Legion
Pittman
Central Church of Christ
Mr. Pittman
Zeigler
William
Eliza Jane (Dial) Pittman
Inma Honoho
William E. Pittman
Brenda Patterson
Farmington
Clarence Pittman
Vandalia
Rose Liebengood
Margaret Baird
Mt. Vernon
Ada Highsmith
Granite City
Vandalism Reported on Southbrook Car
Mrs Irver Spangler of 31 Southbrook notified police at 11 47 yesterday that her car was sprayed with silver paint during Wednesday night incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irver Spangler
Southbrook
Rue dies suddenly at Kentucky home aged 73
George Welsh Rue of Louisville Kentucky father of Edward E Rue of this city died suddenly Thursday at his Westminster Terrace home in Louisville at age 73. Memorial services at Pearson Funeral Home in Louisville Saturday and burial in Belleview Cemetery in Danville Kentucky. Survived by two other sons George W Rue Jr of Osceola Arkansas and William M Rue of Louisville seven grandchildren and a great.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Welsh Rue
Louisville
Edward E. Rue
Westminster Terrace
Pearson Funeral Home
Belleview Cemetery
Danville
Geroge W. Rue
Osceola
Ark
William M. Rue
McCormack of Newton Dies at Olney Hospital
Harvey A. McCormack of Newton died yesterday at Olney hospital at 2 00 p m. Rites set for Saturday at Newton funeral home. He was married to Lela Partridge formerly of Mr Vernon now a patient in Newton nursing home.
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Harvey A. McCormack
Newton
Olney Hospital
Mr. McCormack
Lela Partridge
Mr. Vernon
H J Miller Funeral Sunday in Centralia
Funeral services for Herman Jesse Miller of Centralia who died Thursday at St Marys Hospital after an extended illness will be held at 3 00 p m Sunday at Queen Boggs Chapel in Centralia with Dr Louis W Bean officiating Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery Queen Boggs Funeral Chapel where friends may call after 600 p m Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Jesse Miller
Centralia
St. Mary's Hospital
Queen Boggs Chapel
Louis W. Bean
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Queen Boggs Funeral Chapel
South Africa to resume overseas gold shipments
Finance Minister Nicolaas Diederichs announced that South Africa will resume gold shipments abroad. The government will make 19 million in gold available to the IMF for France and 23 million to Britain, reducing reserves held outside the country. He said replenishment would follow resumed overseas sales, but gave no timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Nicolaas Diederichs
South Africa
International Monetary Fund
France
Fund
Britain
Diederichs
Balthazar J. Vorster
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions
Admissions and discharges listed for Jefferson Memorial Good Samaritan and related facilities. Patients include Larry Hart Dahlgren Stella Harrison Marjorie Dagg Burton Williams Harold Beal Margaret Dared Rebecca Boles James Carnahan Patricia Mygott Clara McDaniel Willy Harris Beulah Bledsoe Mary Lou Morgen Nellie Johnson Vickki Flora and baby Elliott Eiler Shirley Gregory and baby Jerry Lee Dennis Porter Ernest R Hale Janet R Little Dorothy Scott Arthur Strain Myrtle Hicks plus numerous street addresses and rural routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Larry Hart
Dahlgren
Stella Harrison
South 24Th Street
Marjorie Dagg
South 3Rd Street
Burton Williams
Welkins
Harold Beal
Opdyke
Margaret Dared
South Sth
Rebecca Boles
Herbert
James Carnahan
South 12Th Street
Patricia Mygott
Clara McDaniel
Grove Street
Willy Harris
Forrest
Beulah Bledsoe
South 20Th Street
Mary Lou Morgen
South 19Th Street
Nellie Johnson
Bluford
Vickki Flora and Baby
Kelley Dawn
North 8Th Street
Elliott Eiler
Park
Shirley Gregory
Baby
Jerry Lee
RFD
Dennis Porter
Centralia Road
Ernest R. Hale
McLeansboro
Janet R. Little
Benton
Dorothy Scott
Park Avenue
Arthur Strain
Hickory Grove Manor
Myrtle Hicks
Salem Rd
Hog Market Prices Near Mt Vernon After Noon
Markets Mt. Vernon hog market prices through 12 30 p m today were 59 cents higher. Top weights 200 to 226 pounds meat type hogs brought 21 50 to 21 75 with 21 00 for 21 00. Sows sold from 14 00 to 17 00 while boars ranged 11 00 to 13 00. After 12 30 p m today prices paid will be based on next day prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon reported prices for market grains including Wheat at 1.13 Soybeans at 2.55 and Shelled Corn at 1.08. The figures reflect early trading activity in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Prices And Grades
St Louis Produce lists consumer egg grades and weights. A large eggs 27 to 30 cents per dozen, A medium 19 to 22, A small 13 to 15, B large 21 to 23. Wholesale standard 21 to 22, unclassified 19 to 20. Hens heavy 11 to 12, light under 5 pounds 4. Broilers and fryers 28 to 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Market Butter and Egg Prices Listing
Chicago AP reports Mercantile Exchange price grid for butter and eggs with grade distinctions. Butter scores range 93 to 89 across AA A and B categories. Eggs grade A whites, mediums and standards priced, with a wide spread.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Livestock prices at National Stockyards estimates for Monday
National Stockyards estimates list hogs at 4,000 head with 1 2 200 250 lb at 21.25 22.50 and sow 300 450 lb at 17.00 18.50. Cattle 150 head calves 25 vealers 28.00 34.00. Sheep 75 head not established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards, II
U.S
Chicago Grain prices summary in AP report
Chicago AP notes Wheat No 2 hard 1.32 per bushel No 2 soft red 1.2644 Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.672 Soybean oil 7.70 with Corn No 2 yellow 1.13 No 5 yellow 1.0614 0714 Oats No 2 extra heavy white 73. Market figures reflect terse grain price quotes from Chicago grain market report.
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Chicago
Wall Street Gains Extend Into Noon Trading
The Dow Jones average at noon rose 3.19 to 901.47, the session high to that hour, as the market broadened gains with utilities and Treasuries rising on anticipated benefits from the tax bill. The Associated Press average advanced 1.1 to 340.9, led by American Telephone, Ashland Oil, and National General amid merger rumors and ongoing volume on a busy trading afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dow Jones
U.S. Treasury
Associated Press
American Telephone
Ashland Oil
National General
Hooker Chemical
Occidental Petroleum
General Foods
Lorillard
Polaroid
Xerox
IBM
American Stock Exchange
Two Illinois War Deaths
The Defense Department announced the deaths of two Illinois servicemen in Vietnam. Both men died not as a result of hostile action. Army Pfc. Charles F. Landers, husband of Mrs. Raita E. Landers of DeKalb, and Marine Pfc. Doyle W. Overton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard D. Overton of Chicago, are named with their hometowns and addresses.
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Washington
Defense Department
Illinois
Vietnam
Army
Charles F. Landers
Raita E. Landers
N. 14Th St. de Kalb
Marine
Doyle W. Overton
Willard D. Overton
S. Emerald
Chicago
Weather Summary for Mt Vernon and Region
Mt Vernon Thursday high 83 low 63 with rainfall to date 1968 at 17.84 inches. One year ago high 82 low 63. five years ago 76 49. ten years ago 79 59. Saturday sunrise 4 32 sunset 7 33 CST. Southern Illinois five day forecast: temperatures 2 to 7 degrees above normal. cooler Saturday with warming by week’s start. Normal highs mid 80s north to around 90 southeast. normals lows mid 60s north to around 70 southeast. Precipitation average three quarters to one and a half inches, mainly showers Saturday and again early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Dlinois
Mid &S
Cars Collide At 20th and Broadway
At 7 53 p m Thursday a two car collision at 20th and Broadway caused over 100 dollars damage to each vehicle. Drivers were Mark E Holloway 18 of 2208 College and Julia E Feltmeier 46 of Salem Road. Feltmeier, who was pulling toward the curb to pick up a passenger, suffered a minor injury. Holloway was charged with careless driving.
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20Th
Broadway
Mark E. Holloway
College
Julia E. Feltmeier
Salem Road
Feltmeier
Holloway
Julia Feltmeier
Fines in Circuit Court Listed by Case and Amounts
Circuit Court fines include George E. Troutt 812 South 18th ten dollars for speeding Joe Wood ward Iuka twelve dollars for speeding William E. Rodgers RR 1 West Frankfort ten dollars for no valid safety sticker Gary W. Huntman 500 South 19th ten dollars speeding Lynn M. White Benton ten dollars failure to yield Walter E. Cair Child 907 Gilbert ten dollars intoxication Joseph C. Hofstetter Mt. Vernon ten dollars disturbance Oscar Grigg Mt. Vernon ten dollars disturbance Sue Grigg Mt. Vernon ten dollars permitting dogs to run at large Ronald E. Mahnke Mt. Vernon seventy five dollars for lack of valid motorcycle registration seventy five for tail light failure seventy five for failure to wear protective head gear
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George E. Troutt
South 18Th
Thomas E. Woodward
R. R
Iuka
William E. Rodgers
West Frankfort
Gary W. Huntman
South 19Th
Lynn M. White
Benton
Walter E. Cairchild
Gilbert
Joseph C. Hofstetter
Mt. Vernon
Oscar Grigg
Sue Grigg
JM. Vernon
Ronald E. Mahnke
Johnson Can Name Successor and Warren Legacy
The piece discusses potential successors to Justice Warren and the impact of a Johnson appointment on the court’s liberal conservative balance. It profiles Abe Fortas as a leading candidate, Warren’s background from California, and his family, including daughter Virginia’s marriage to John Charles Daly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Earl Warren
Abe Fortas
Johnson
Fortas
California
University of California
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Truman
Los Angeles
Mathias H
Christine (Hernlund) Warren
Nina E. Meyers
Virginia
John Charles Daly
Voice of America
Poor clash with Washington police ends in bloodshed
Demonstrators marching between intersections faced police with nightsticks as they surged toward the Agriculture Department. A blow struck a man to the ground spilling blood, sparking violence. About 20 arrests followed before order was restored and Rev. Jesse Jackson urged calm amid ongoing tension around Resurrection City. Police later fired tear gas as youths threw sticks and bottles outside the camp, prompting a riot control response from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Jesse Jackson
Resurrection City
SCLC
Driver Killed Near Oblong in Illinois 33 Crash
Linda Midgett 19 of rural Oblong died after the car she drove lost control and overturned on Illinois 33 one mile east of Oblong. Police report the fatal Thursday crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oblong
Linda Midgett
Illinois 33
Neighbors Pitch In To Help Sick Bonnie Friend
Southern Illinois Tourism Council meets June 26 at Lake of Egypt near Marion with joint planning by Southern Illinois Recreation Council and Shawnee Hills Recreation Association. A box lunch, boat trip, and 1:30 p.m. start mark a community gathering as neighbors plant fall crops for Fred Modlin, currently recovering at home after major surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Tourism Council
Electric, Power Cooperative
Lake of Egypt
Marion
Big Lake
Southern Illinois Recreation Council
Shawnee Hills
Charlotte
Jim Modlin
Mary
Harold Atchison
Clifford Martin
Fred Modlin
Bonnie
Mr. Modlin
Loran Bumpus
Ronald Frailey
John Modlin
Ivan Bumpus
Charlotte Modlin
Charles Eldridge
Jim Beaty
Vendl Pierce
Cecil Modlin
David Pierce
Lloyd Bean
Delbert Keef
Paul Bernard
Freda Pierce
Betty Trotter
Ava Frailey
Diane Trotter
Wanda Suliock
Sue Beaty
Brenda Pierce
Darlene Modlin
Dorothy Terry
Mary Atchison
Seba
Opal Wangler
Harold
Georgia Wangler
Merle
LaVern Bernard
Erma Lee Bernard
Joe
Ann Beckham
Conoco Oil Company
Howard
Lane
Fred
Injury lawsuit settled in circuit court near Mt. Vernon
An auto accident injury suit named Dominic Betle jewski versus Forest P. Stewart was settled out of court. The suit, dismissed after parties announced compromise, involved a March 1 1966 collision on U S Route 60 three miles west of Mt. Vernon seeking 25000 dollars in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominic Betlejewski
Forest P. Stewart
Mt. Vernon
U.S. Route 60
Maverick Locomotive Run Goes Wild In Kansas
A runaway Santa Fe locomotive at Hutchinson nearly struck a pedestrian and cars as it sped along the river branch. With brakes failing and the dead man throttle malfunctioning, it ignited grass fires and prompted agents to derail it near Kinsley, causing track and pole damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J R. Fitzegrald
Hutchinson
Arkansas River
Harold Crain
Division
Newton
Crain
Stanley Stout
Sterling
Santa Fe
Larned
Kinsley
Don Cargill
George Stone
Musicians at Mt. Vernon TB Sanitarium Next Tuesday
Patients at Mt. Vernon State TB Sanitarium will receive musical entertainment next Tuesday. The program is provided by the Musicians' Protective Association Local 465 of the American Federation of Musicians, made possible by a grant from trust funds of the recording industries obtained through Local 465.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon State TB Sanitarium
Musicians’ Protective Association
Radar errors trigger U S fire on allies during Saigon raid
Rockets killed six civilians and wounded 23 as Viet Cong rockets hit near two hospitals in Saigon. U S air forces bombed rocket storage areas north of Saigon while missions targeted trucks and boats in North Vietnam. U S Command reports 856 American warplanes downed in combat over North Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
U.S. Command
SII Board To Hear Report On Water Projects
Southern Illinois Incorporated board will hear a progress report on water projects in southern Illinois at a dinner meeting next Monday. The 6:30 p.m. session at the Holiday Inn in Benton will feature James Gillobly of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service presenting the water projects report. Robert Carlock, development director of the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission, will discuss community surveys covering five counties including Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois Incorporated Board
Holiday Inn
Benton
James Gillobly
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Robert Carlock
Greater Egypt
Tax Increase Adopted With Surcharge and Provisions
Congress approves a retroactive tax surcharge for individuals and corporations to raise about 15.5 billion dollars. The measure delays welfare provisions, extends tax credits, and orders a plan for comprehensive tax reform by year end. It also shifts aid timing and curbs antipoverty funding in the funding bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate House
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
Dtex
Ways and Means
House
United States
Millis
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
AFDC
Congress
Bobby Bowden's String Band Plays for LBJ in Texas
Bobby Bowden age 20 leads his group The Pacesetters to Johnson City Texas to perform for President Lyndon Johnson and guests at a barbecue on the Johnson ranch. He is the son of Eldry Bowden formerly of Mt Vernon and grandson of Venita Pappas of Woodlawn. The Bowdens moved to Bedford Texas about 20 years ago and he studies for the ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
United States
Bobby Bowder
Johnson City
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson Ranch
Bobby
Eldry Bowden
Venita Pappas
Woodlawn
Bowdens
Bedford
Tex
Bobsby
Thieves Tie Up Maureen Farrow and Steal Mia's Jewelry
In Weybridge England two men broke into Mia Farrow's home and fled with jewelry after tying up her mother Maureen O'Sullivan. They ransacked two bedrooms and took a passport. Farrow said one robber wore a stocking mask and the loot's value was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weybridge
England
Mia Farrow
Maureen O'Sullivan
Miss Farrow
Frank Sinatra
Surrey
London
Miss O'Sullivan
Mt. V. Firemen Report Two Runs
Firemen were summoned to Waltonville Road and 12th at 2:55 p.m. yesterday when grass ignited from burning rubbish. no damage. At 6:20 a.m. today the carburetor of a car at 115 Oakland Avenue ignited, fire out upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltonville Road
12Th
Oakland Avenue
World War I Veterans Auxiliary to Meet Tuesday
The Auxiliary of World War I Veterans will meet on Tuesday June 25 at 7 30 p m at the American Legion hall. All members are invited and eligible members are welcome. Refreshments will be served by the committee Mrs Dexter Kelley President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxiliary of
American Legion Hall
Dexter Kelley
Mt Vernon Lodge holds special meeting this evening
A. M. A special meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 AF and AM will meet tonight at 7 30 p m. All members are urged to attend. Visitors are welcome. Charles Raieny W M Byron Weld Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31
Charles Raieny
W.M
Byron Weld
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Ernest Pittman
George W. Rue
Kentucky Home
H. A. McCormack
H. J. Miller
Samaritan
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Wall Street
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General Tire Rubber CO
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LBJ
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Mia
Mt. V
A. M
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