Reverend Walter R. Taylor 66 dies at home
The Rev Walter R Taylor aged 66 died suddenly of a heart attack at his home 4 Turner Drive yesterday afternoon. He was a salesman for J J Holcomb Company nineteen years and a member of Round Prairie General Baptist Church Wayne County. Funeral at Myers Chapel Friday 3:00 pm with Rev Delbert Goff and Rev Alva Merritt officiating. Burial in Memorial Gardens. He lies in state at Myers Chapel after 6:00 pm today. He was born September 22 1900 near Orcardville. Survived by wife Sylvia married October 31 1917, two daughters Lorene LeMar Bluford Marie Shumaker Centralia, a brother Halleck Taylor Centralia, and three grandchildren.
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Walter R. Taylor
Turner Drive
Taylor
Round Prairie General Baptist Church
Wayne County
J.J. Holcomb Company
Myers Chapel
Delbert Goff
Alva Merritt
Memorial Gardens
Mr. Taylor
Orcardville
Henry
Amanda
Forth) Taylor
Sylvia Stevens
Unions Grove General Baptist Association
Lorene LeMar
Bluford
Marie Shumaker
Centralia
Halleck Tayolor
Robert Bechtel Dies in Chicago Former Kell resident
Mrs Allene Anderson of Bonnie reports her uncle Robert Bechtel of Chicago died early Tuesday in a Chicago hospital. The former Kell resident will be cremated or buried after funeral arrangements at Fern Funeral Home, 10001 Western Avenue. He leaves two sons and two daughters in Chicago, a brother Arthur Bechtel of Wisconsin, several grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was widowed with two sisters preceding him in death.
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Allene Anderson
Bonnie
Robert Bechtel
Chicago
Kell
Fern Funeral Home
Western Avenue
Arthur Bechtel
Wisconsin
Minnie Bechtel
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
A list from Jefferson Memorial records shows admissions for Mona M. Clark Mary Evelyn Compton Kevin Kim Alvis Randy Lee Lemay and many others with discharge entries including Orville E. McKiness Willis Keele Harry D Adams Jr and multiple patients tied to towns like Dix McLeansboro Wayne City and Woodlawn. The compiled notes also reference Good Samaritan Otto Laswell Harold Beckham Vera King Page Kenneth Settle and numerous addresses across Illinois communities.
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Jefferson Memorial
Mona M. Clark
RFD
Mary Evelyn Compton
Lamar
Kevin Kim Alvis
Tolle Road
Randy Lee Lemay
South 25Th
Orville E. McKiness
Bluford
Willis Keele
Dix
Harry Donald Adams, Jr
Bonnie Leta Quarterman
Hazel F. Millenbine
McLeansboro
Nina May Taylor
Wayne City
Leona Faye Logan
Perkins
Myrtle Mae Hayes
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan
Otto Laswell
South 12Th
Harold Beckham
South
Vera King Page
Logan
Kenneth Settle
Ezra Herbert
Turner Drive
Charles Earl Champ
Opdyke
Jean Proctor
Elizabeth Ann
Jamison
Eugene Schweiss
North 12Th
Mary Ruth Wood
Donna Sue
Golda Griffin
West Frankfort
Ruth Stephenson
Welk
May Double Size of Atom Smasher
A built in option to double the world’s most powerful atom smasher is being studied by the Atomic Energy Commission. The plan would enable upgrading a Weston Illinois 200 BEV proton accelerator to 300 400 or 500 BEV by adding magnets later. The AEC aims to trade use with the Soviet Union for a 70 BEV machine.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Weston
Ill
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Paul W. McDaniel
AEC
McDaniel
Goldwater Urges Reagan Nixon Meeting to Avoid Romney Challenge
In Omaha at the Young Republican National Federation, Barry Goldwater warned conservatives to keep Reagan and Nixon from clashing to prevent Michigan Gov. George Romney from winning the 1968 GOP nomination. He backed Nixon but said conservatives would support Reagan if Nixon exits. He doubted Nixon can stay out of primaries, while Reagan plans to run as California’s favorite son. Goldwater also predicted Johnson has a solid chance against Republicans, noting Vietnam and Middle East leadership bolster the president.
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Omaha
Neb
Richard M. Nixon
California
Ronald Reagan
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Young Republican National Federation
Reagan
Nixon
Michigan
George Romney
GOP
Barry
Young Republican Federation
Romney
Johnson
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Middle East
Seven Earthquakes Rattle Fairbanks Alaska
FAIRBANKS Alaska AP seven earthquakes shook inland Alaska Wednesday causing cleanup work, mopups, and glass repairs. It was the strongest local tremor in three decades with no injuries or major damage reported. Seismographs in Alaska and Washington State logged the heaviest shocks at 6.7 to 7 on the Richter scale.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Anchorage
Washington State
North America
Sandbag Levee Urgently Expanded In Missouri River Area
St Charles County requests more volunteers to sandbag a mile of levee guarding the Missouri River. A 25-foot levee section on North River Road failed under river pressure Wednesday night. Seven people from Mt. Vernon were fined in circuit court for traffic offenses including careless driving and speeding with fines ranging from 10 to 15 dollars.
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ST. Charles, Mo
St. Charles County
Missouri
North River Road
Mt. Vernon
Henry D. Shafer
Route 1
Bluford
Eric J. Burton
Welkins
Bobby R. Rednour
Marteeny
Howard Lancaster
Attalla
Ala
Vernon Vance
Grenada
Miss
Virgil J. Allen
Urbana
Jackie D. Stilley
Marion
Hog Market Prices Down At Mt Vernon Today
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were down 50 cents with top quotes 21 25 and 21 50 for 200 to 220 lb meat hogs Sows 18 50 under 300 weight and over 18 25 down Boars 13 00 to 14 00 Downshift in values noted as of post noon update. next day prices will reflect new figures
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Reported This Morning
Mt Vernon quoted prices show wheat at 1.36, soybeans 2.74, and shell corn 1.35 this morning. The figures reflect regional grain values and were listed for market reference.
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Mt. Vernon
Commodity futures quotes from Chicago grain market
AP report lists wheat No 2 hard at 1.60 per bushel, No 2 red at 1.53, corn No 2 yellow at 1.36, oats No 2 heavy white at 7654-7an, soybean No 1 yellow at 2.89, and soybean oil at 9.65. Prices reflect overnight quotes and market movement.
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Chicago
St Louis Produce Prices Reported by AP
St Louis AP notes consumer egg grades and weights with large eggs in the 20 to 25 cent range for A large and 17 to 20 for A medium. Additional grades cover A small 10 to 13, B large 18 to 20, wholesale standard 19 to 20, and under 5 pounds 4 percent. Hens heavy 12 and light 7 to 8, broilers and fryers 26 to 26.
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ST. Louis
Livestock Market at National Stockyards Ill Friday Estimates
Livestock figures show cattle 150 head, calves 50, hogs 5 000, sheep 100. Hogs 6 500 weighing 200 to 240 pounds at 21.25 to 22.50, sows 300 to 500 pounds at 17.00 to 19.00. Cattle 700, calves 100, slaughter steers good to choice 24.00 to 26.00, slaughter heifers 23.00 to 24.75, cows 17.00 to 19.00, good to choice vealers 24.00 to 82.00, calves 18.00 to 23.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
Chicago Market Prices Incomplete Report From Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange price notes show butter grades AA and A, eggs grade specifics, and car prices with multiple scores. The fragment lists butter scores 93 AA 66 and 90 B 63 percent, eggs grades and whites at 26, with mixed and medium categories, plus cars at 90 B 64 and 89 C 60 percent.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street dips as market opens amid tensions and summit talk
The stock market moved lower early in New York trading with mixed results. Nervousness over Middle East tensions and possible talks between President Johnson and Soviet Premier Kosygin weighed on sentiment, leaving the Dow off 2.66 at noon to 875.00.
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New York
Middle East
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Chicago & North Western
Associated Press
Sears Roebuck
Alcoa
Woolworth
Bethlehem
Xerox
Polaroid
United Air Lines
IBM
American Stock Exchange
Luci Gives Patrick Lyndon First Bottle At Hospital
The article recounts Luci Nugent delivering her first son at a San Diego hospital as husband Gerard Nugent Jr. lines up family visitors and guides the newborn’s care. Nugent also informs reporters and discusses his wife’s recovery over the patient’s menus and hospital routine.
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Luci
Patrick Lyndon
Fied
Nugent
Gerard P. Nugent Jr
San Diego
Calif
Phyllis
Weather Here And Elsewhere Mt Vernon Report
The Mt Vernon area shows Wednesday high 82 and low 65 with rainfall from 7:00 a.m. Wednesday to 7:00 a.m. Thursday at 0.35 inches. Year comparisons note five and ten year highs and lows, with Friday sunrise at 4:32 and sunset at 7:33 p.m. CST.
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MT. Vernon
C.S.T
Summer brings calm after southern Illinois storm
Heavy rains, winds and hail faded as the first full day of summer arrived. Some damage in southern Illinois reported, no injuries. A small Pulaski County church was destroyed by winds while Cairo homes and wires were damaged and trees fell on cars. Highs in 70s to 80s, cool overnight lows 35 to 63 in the north and low 60s in the south.
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Illinois
Associated Press
America
Pulaski County
Ilinois
Missouri
Cairo
East Prairie
Charleston
Illinois-Missouri
Coburn Hurt On Set As Fluoridation Bill Passed
Actor James Coburn is cut during a film chase on McDougal Street in Greenwich Village as city police rush in. Coburn, 39, sustains minor facial cuts but filming delays are expected. In Illinois, the House passes a mandatory fluoridation bill 101 to 46 sending it to Gov. Kerner for action. The measure claims safety and dental health benefits while opponents urge local referendums. A separate educational television bill, approved 100 to 16, funds a Western Illinois University station at Macomb after Kerner vetoed a prior version.
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New York
James Coburn
Flint
McDougal Street
Greenwich Village
Melvin Schwartz
David Mahan
Schwartz
Coburn
Paramount Pictures
Springfield
Wil
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Charles Hughes
Aurora
Edward E. Bluthhart
R-Schiller Parc
Hughes
Ilinois Medical and Dental Societies
State Health Department
G. William Horsley
Clifford Latherow
R-Carthage
Western Tinois University
Maccomb
Clarice Neff
R-Stronghurst
Kerner
Ray Page
Macomb
Neff
Desegregation Law Ruled Out by Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the 1963 Armstrong Act unconstitutional, overturning a Barker district ruling that Whittier School District in Waukegan must redraw boundaries to end de facto segregation. The Waukegan Grade School Board appealed to the high court.
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Springfield
Ill
Apthe Ilinois
Supreme Court
Charles S. Barker
Waukegan
Whittier
Birth announced for Indianapolis couple in Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jerry McCombs of Indianapolis Ind are the parents of a son born at 9 05 this morning in Good Samaritan Hospital. The infant weighed six pounds one and three fourth ounces. The parents are former residents of this city and the grandparents are Mr and Mrs Homer Hopper and Mr and Mrs Joe McCombs all of this city.
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Jerry McCombs
Indianapolis
Ind
Good Samaritan Hospital
Homer Hopper
Joe McCombs
Mideast War Links Stir Parliament Charges In Israel
Two Communist deputies in Parliament charged Israel acted recklessly against Arabs in occupied areas. Dayan defended Israel, noting isolated disorderly conduct possible but claimed the army fought humanely and aimed to avoid civilian casualties, contrasting with alleged Jordanian shelling of Jerusalem. Washington says ready to resume Libyan Wheelus Base talks. Wheelus used under a 1971 expiry agreement mainly to train U.S. airmen in Europe. Libya seeks Britain base withdrawal.
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Dayan
Jerusalem
Libya
United States
Wheelus Air Force Base
Washington
Europe
Middle East
Israel
Britain
Eye patches reach Congress in mysterious mail
A Santa Ana California postmark accompanies black eye patches sent to congressmen. The accompanying card titled Win in Vietnam hints at Dayan style tactics for Vietnam. The note cites gunpowder as a historic deadly weapon before TNT's 1902 introduction.
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Washington
Moshe Dayan
Congress
Santa Ana
Calif
Vietnam
United States
Dayan
Vote Saturday On Unit School In Franklin Co
Voters in the Christopher High School district head to the polls Saturday for a third time to create a unit district combining Christopher Mulkeytown Buckner and elementary districts with the high school If approved the area would form a single district Defeated in two prior elections polls run from 12 noon to 7 pm at Christopher High School Christopher grade school Buckner grade school Mulkeytown grade school old Coello grade school building Gene Flowers Urbain residence Noble Smith Buckner home
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Franklin Co
Christopher
Christopher High
Mulkeytown
Buckner
H. L. Browning
Franklin County
Christopher High School
Coello
Gene Flowers
Urbain
Noble Smith
Truck Slams Cars and Wall on Salem Road at Bor Den's Market
A large truck on Salem Road crashed into two parked cars and a circular stone wall at Bor Den's Market, 1500 Salem Road, causing over 3800 dollars in stone damage. Driver Claude E. Carlton, 30, of Malvern Ark., said braking loss led to the out of control incident. Affected vehicles included a 1965 model owned by Samuel M. Stilley of Marion and another owned by A. W. Fairchild of Logan Street. Carlton charged with driving too fast for conditions. A separate collision at Tenth and Perkins damaged two cars, Sharon J. Clark, 22, Belleville, and Ronald L. Almaraod, 22, of North 12th Street, with Clark charged for faulty brakes.
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Mt. Vernon
Borden’s Market
Salem Road
Claude E. Carlton
Route 5
Malvern
Ark
Samuel M. Stilley
Marion
A. W. Fairchild
Logan Street
Carlton
Tenth
Perkins
Sharon J. Clark
Belleville
Ronald L. Almaroad
North 12Th Street
Sharon Clark
Gas Purchase Aids Stranded Family By Police Action
Mt. Vernon police helped a family stranded last night on the way from Hamilton La to Benton Harbor Mich. They were taken to a service station where officers purchased gasoline for the car.
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Mt. Vernon
Hamilton
Benton Harbor
Mich
Bloodmobile short of quota at Mt Vernon
The Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 34 pints Tuesday and 91 pints Wednesday in Mt Vernon, totaling 125 pints over two days, seven pints below the 200 pint quota. Officials said Jefferson County must meet 100 pints per day on future visits to preserve the program.
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Red Cross
Mt Vernon
Jefferson County
Open House At Triple A Swift Homes East Of Mt V
Open house by Triple A Swift Homes will run 9:00 am to 8:00 pm this Saturday June 24 at an A frame office half a mile east of Mt. Vernon on new highway 15. Orville Donoho heads the local firm, linked to Donoho Insurance Agency and franchised by Swift Homes Inc of Elizabeth PA. Demonstrations include scale models of ranch style, split level and two story homes with gifts for visitors.
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Triple “A
Swift Homes
Pre-Cut Homes
Mt. Vernon
New Highway 15
Orville Donoho
Donoho Insurance Agency
Mt. Vernon and Bruford
Swift Homes,Inc
Elizabeth
United States
Donoho
Minor Damage In 2 Accidents On Local Highways
Two traffic accidents near Mt Vernon yesterday caused only minor damage. State Police report a collision on Highway 460 east of Mt Vernon at about 10 30 a m involving Loraine M Mann 55 Shawneetown and James E Box 39 Hawaii. Another crash at the Highway 57 connector with Highway 37 near Mt Vernon involved Judith S Hall 27 Mt Vernon and Michael Davis 16 Marysville California. No injuries were reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Loraine M. Mann
Shawneetown
James E. Box
Hawaii
Judith S. Hall
Michael Davis
Marysville
Calif
Autos Collide South Of Sesser
Two cars collided on Highway 148 south of Sesser around 5 50 p m yesterday. Police identified drivers as James Thompson 2 of Sesser and Robert Szczebiewski 17 of Mulkeytown. No injuries reported and minor vehicle damage only.
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Sesser
Highway 148
Here
James Thompson
Robert Szczebiewski
Mulkeytown
Thieves damage parked truck at Mt Vernon Produce
Thieves attempted to break into a parked truck in Mt. Vernon causing more than 100 dollars in damage. Claude Melton notified officers that suspects tied to gain entry to a truck at Mt. Vernon Produce, 826 Harrison Street.
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Aves
Mt. Vernon
Claude Melton
Harrison Street
Egg throwing spree hits Mt Vernon High School
Mt Vernon police investigated vandalism at Mt Vernon High School after eggs were thrown at buildings during the night. School officials confirmed ongoing egg throwing incidents affecting campus property.
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Mt. Vernon High School
Mt. Vernon
Yes
Rural youths warned against illegal gun shooting on roads
Sheriff Bob Ruddick in Jefferson County warns youths not to discharge firearms from moving cars along rural roads and highways. He cites complaints of pets killed by stray gunfire and vows arrests and prosecutions for illegal gun use.
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Bob Ruddick
Jefferson County
Ruddick
Coroner Rules Roy McPherson Death An Accident
A coroner's jury found Roy McPherson 77 of 300 North 5th street was struck by a Southern Railroad freight train while attempting to cross tracks near his Mt. Vernon home. The incident happened June 6 as the northbound train passed the Franklin school grounds. crew members said McPherson hurried across, aiming to finish a conversation with a man washing his car.
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Roy McPherson
North 5Th Street
McPherson
Southern Railroad
John Richardson
Mt. Vernon
Franklin School Grounds
Courthouse Unit School Committee To Meet Friday
A committee to study unification of Jefferson county schools will hold its first meeting Friday at 1 pp in the supervisors room at the courthouse. Representatives from each district include Waltonville Eddie Lacey Rome Carl Maurer Field Byron Hawkins Woodlawn grade Paul Piercy Belle Rive Willard Whipple Dodds Everett Greer Ina James Hawkins Opdyke Leonard Passley McClellan Neal Morgans Old Union Bill Moore Summersville Cletus Satterfield Mt Vernon grade Leon Garrison Bethel Vance Skinner Bonnie Roy Harvill Farrington Neil Wilson Bluford grade Mt Vernon high Webber High Carroll and Woodlawn High.
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Jefferson County
Ogie Ellis
Court House
Waltonville
Eddie Lacey
Rome
Carl Maurer
Field
Byron Hawkins
Woodlawn
Paul Piercy
Belle Rive
Williard Whipple
Paul Fitch
Webber High
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