Deaths James Viers of McLeansboro Dies at 74
James Monroe Viers 74 of Rowe 4 McLeansboro died at 11 12 a m Tuesday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p m at Gholson Funeral Home with Rev Carl Davis officiating burial in Concord Cemetery He lay in state at the funeral home after 6 p m today Survived by wife Inez Oldham three sons Vernon James and David all of McLeansboro five daughters Bordella Hood St Petersburg Fla Wanda Lee Hartman Lansing Mich Joan Deitz Mt. Vernon Thelma Clark and Peggy Link McLeansboro 11 grandchildren one great grandchild one infant daughter and one brotherJohn Viers Eldorado Preceded in death by infant daughter and one brother.
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James Monroe Viers
Rowe 4
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Carl Davis
Concord Cemetery
Mr. Viers
Hamilton County
David
Nancy
Nipper) Viers
Inez Oldham
Viers
Concord Methodist Church
Vernon
James
Bordella Hood
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wanda Lee Hartman
Lansing, Mich
Joan Deitz
Mt. Vernon
Thelma Clark
Peggy Link
John Viers
Eldorado
Heber Goddard Funeral Friday
Funeral services for Heber Goddard 69 of 607 North Seventh Street will be held Friday at 1 30 p m at Myers Chapel Burial will be in Zion Grove County Line cemetery The body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 4 00 p m Thursday Goddard a retired C E I Railroad agent died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital He was born May 31 1896 at Creal Springs Ill son of George and Nica Wickham Goddard He married Irene Templeton August 12 1918 at Fort Leavenworth Kansas She survives Also surviving are one son Jack C Goddard of Fort Lauderdale Fla three daughters Mrs Carl White Mt Vernon Mrs Herman Graham Jr Salem and Mrs Ted Dearinger Rock Hill Mo two brothers Harry Goddard Miami Fla and Cecil Goddard Manteno Ill and 13 grandchildren.
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Heber Goddard
North Seventh Street
Myers Chapel
Zion Grove
County Line
Goddard
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr. Goddard
Creal Springs, Dl
George
Nica (Wickham) Goddard
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Irene Templeton
U. S. Army
American Legion
Modern Woodmen
Jack C. Goddard
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Carl §, White
Knauss Dies At 26 Rites Planned At Local Church
Charles Leon Knauss 26 of Route 4 Texico dies Monday in Chicago. Funeral Thursday at Donoho Prairie Christian Church at 2 PM with Rev. Wantland and Rev. Gill officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survivors include wife Patsy Ann, son Kevin, daughter Lynn Ann, parents Chester and Mabel Knauss, siblings John Knauss and Mrs Gary Soger, and grandmother Maggie Knauss. He served in the U S Army with the 130th Infantry. Burial arrangements by Osborn Funeral Home in Dix.
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Charles Leon Knauss
Route 4
Tuka
Donoho Prairie Christian Church
Burdette Wantland
Columbia
Roy Gill
Kansas
Church
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Knauss
Illinois Central
Centralia
Tinois Central
Chicago
Farrington Township
Jefferson County
Chester and
Mabel (Waite) Knauss
Patsy Ann Wilson
U. S
130Th
Mt V Man Fair Gunshot Wound In Chest
Delvin Mullinax aged 36 of 915 South 17th was in fair condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after a gunshot wound to the chest last night. Police say the wound came from a .32 caliber pistol and the minister who called police reported Mullinax threatened self harm.
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Delvin Mullinax
South 17Th
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Mullinax
Two men fined in circuit court for traffic offenses
In circuit court yesterday Robert L. Keef of Route 7 faced a $20 fine for no muffler while Jerry H. Towns of Route 7 was fined $10 for speeding.
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Robert L. Keef
Jerry H. Towns
Mt Vernon Weather Tuesday High 87 Low 67 Rainfall Details
Weather summary for Mt Vernon reports Tuesday high 87 and low 67 with rainfall from 7:00 a m Tuesday to 7:00 a m Wednesday totaling .50 inches. Year-to-date rainfall 13.66 inches. Previous years listed. sunrise 4:32 and sunset 1:33 noted.
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MT. Vernon
Cc. S. TA
Chicago storm knocks out power and sails rescued
Emergency crews from Commonwealth Edison repaired storm damage after a Tuesday night weather system caused 35 blocks of blackout and 70 mph gusts. A 43-foot sailboat with 10 aboard was feared lost, later found and towed into Montrose Harbor by the Coast Guard. Rain and cool, variable temperatures were forecast with highs around 56 to 60s and lows in the 60s to 70s.
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Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Co
Midevening
Servic
Montrose Harbor
U.S. Coast Guard
Chicago Weather Bureau
Weather Outlook For Northern Illinois And Southern Tunnels
Northern Illinois temperatures are expected to average 3-5 degrees above normal with highs in the 80s and lows in the mid 60s to low 70s. Cooler Thursday, warmer Friday or Saturday, then cooler Sunday or Monday. Rainfall totals around 1.32 inches in occasional showers or thundershowers. Southern Tunnels temperatures will average 2-7 degrees above normal with highs in the mid 30s to 90s and lows in the mid 50s to 70. Precipitation will average 1-2 inches in occasional showers and thundershowers.
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Illinois
Tractor Death in Dongola District Two Fatalities Near Town
James Bracken aged 14 of Dongola died after a tractor overturned on a rural road. It marked the second tractor fatality near the Union County town within two hours.
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Dongola
James Bracken
Union County
Var nell Rebekah Lodge to Meet Thursday Evening
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 2% will be held in the C.C.F. hall on Thursday June 24 at 8:00 p.m. Lois Moore N. G and Naomi R. Bogan Secy.
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Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Hog Market Prices At Mt Vernon This Morning
Market reporters in Mt. Vernon note prices paid until 12 30 p m today were down The top for 200 to 220 lb hogs was 24 50 Sows at 300 lb and under were 20 50 and 300 lb and over 20 23 down Boars were 13 50 and 14 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day's pricing
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon traders received quotes for Wheat at 1.26 Soybeans 2.83 Shell corn 1.33 Ear corn 1.32 during this afternoon trading session.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce price report on butter eggs and poultry
Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices show butter steady with wholesale bids listed as 93 score AA 5844 92 A 5815 90 B 56 percent 89 CH percent. Eggs mixed with wholesale buying down 12 or up percent with grade A whites 32 mixed 32 mediums 24 12 standards 28 dirties unquoted checks 21 14. Live poultry prices unchanged with roasters 24 26 and special fed fryer rock fryers 19 20.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Asda
Chicago Grain prices from AP report
Chicago market notes show wheat No 2 hard at 1.45 cents a bushel and No 2 red at 1.41. Corn No 2 yellow 1.3614 and No 4 yellow 1.32. Oats No 2 heavy white 0.735. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.9934 and soybeans oil 10.10.
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Chicago
Egg and live poultry price report from St. Louis
AP bulletin lists egg and live poultry wholesale and consumer price ranges by grade and size. Eggs range from A large 30 to 31 cents to B large 8 to 27, with various grades and checks. Hens and broilers show prices from 5 to 14 cents per pound depending on weight and category.
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ST. Louis
Livestock Receipts at National Stockyards on Tuesday
Estimated receipts totaled 1,000 cattle 200 calves 6,500 hogs and 200 sheep. Hog prices ranged 21.50 to 23.50 for barrows and gilts and 19.00 to 22.25 for sows. Cattle and calves showed mixed ranges with steers 21.00 to 27.50, heifers 21.00 to 26.20, cows 11.00 to 16.00, vealers 20.00 to 30.00, and calves 18.00 to 22.00. spring lambs 22.50 to 25.00, ewes 4.00 to 7.00.
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National Stockyards
Wall Street fades from early gains to mixed close
The New York market opened higher but slipped into a lower, slow session with about 3.8 million shares traded. Losses ranged from fractions to about a point as U S Smelting fell on merger news with Mueller Brass, while Eastern Air Lines rose over 2 points and Polaroid gained.
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Jower
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Dow Jones Noon Averages Edge Lower In Mixed Trading
New York AP reports Dow Jones noon stock averages show mixed moves with 30 Industrials at 874.72 down 0.71, rails up 0.20 at 419.38, utilities up 0.31 at 155.03, and the overall market at 302.37 up 0.06.
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Mt Etna Eruption Spreads Ash Beyond Slopes
Mt Etna in Sicily belched fumes and ash today as officials at the volcanology center warned there was no danger to villages on the slopes. The brief report notes ongoing activity and monitoring by authorities.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Elma
Rotarians Back V Man For State Library Honor
The Mt Vernon Rotary Club endorsed Leo Heffington for the 1963 Illinois Trustee of the Year citation. Heffington, president of the Mt Vernon Public Library Board, was reappointed to a full term by Mayor Joe Martin.
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Mt. Vernon
Heffington
J. L. Buford
Mt. Vernon City
Rotary Club of
Mildred Metcalf
Mt. Vernon Public
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted
Jefferson Memorial admits Clay Kennedy of Dahlgren and Betty Jane Combs of McLainsboro. Discharges include Leroy Gover of Centralia Mary Ann Decker Darlene Pickett. Good Samaritan admits a long list of patients led by Reba Louise Poole and Charles H Shannon. Discharges include Alice Anie Striplin Ronald Gene Dixon Omar Marlon King and Kimberly Ellen Lowery.
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Jefferson Memorial
Clay Kennedy
Dahlgren
Betty Jane Combs
McLainsboro
Leroy Gover
Centralia
Mary Ann Decker
Darlene Pickett
Good Samaritan
Reba Louise Poole
Charles H. Shannon
Alfred Eugene Piper
Opal Everett Anderson
Ruth Marle Wood
Debra Ann Ellis
Lenore Myrttle Lane
Marvin Chapman Rust
Stephen Wayne Rightnewar
Delvin Max Mullinex
George Edgar Felty
Patsy Florence Phillips
Frank £. Rogers
Alice Anie Striplin
Ronald Gene Dixon
Omar Marlon King
Kimberly Ellen Lowery
Robert Elwood Bullock
Goldie Mae Beckham
Theodore H. Easley
Illinois Amvets in Mt Vernon Set To Host State Officials
The Illinois AMVETS at Mt Vernon will host state officials including Secretary of State Paul Powell who will present a state flag at a Saturday banquet. Superintendent Ray Page will speak as part of a four day convention featuring officer elections, a joint Amvet and Auxiliary luncheon, the Miss Illinois Amvet contest, and weekend installation ceremonies.
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Amvets
Mt. Vernon
Paul Powell
Ray Page
State Department of Public Instruction
Amveta
L and N. Cafe
Haak
Man Arrested After Threat With Gun Near Home
Sheriff reports arrest of Boyd after he was ordered to exit his car with hands up. A gun is found in the vehicle. Boyd faces charges of disorderly conduct resisting arrest illegal use of a gun and a second disorderly conduct count. He remains in Hamilton County jail for failure to post bond.
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Boyd
Hamilton County
County city meeting urges county wide zoning action
Jefferson county leaders from the county board Mt Vernon city council Rend Lake Conservancy District and Chamber of Commerce called for immediate county wide zoning to guide growth. Officials said zoning and a central debris dump would aid development with hearings planned and representation planned beyond Mt Vernon limits. County leaders stressed coordinated efforts for roads parks health and recreation and attracting new industry.
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Mt. Vernon City
Bend Lake Conservancy District
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Joe Martin
Mt. Vernon
Terry Marlin
Shiloh
Martin
Charles Covington
Rend Lake Conservancy District Board of Trustees
Denzer Electric Machinery Works
Rend Lake
Leslie R. Sheldon
Grand Prairie Township
Richview Road
Albert Ansorge
City Park Board
Charles Waite
County Board of Supervisor
Chamber
Malcolm Henning
General Radiator
Need Health Dept
Lewis
Waite
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Jinois
Vance Skinner
Dobbs Township
Ivan Gersbacher
Wallace Owen
J. Russell Stewart
Joseph McGuckin
Earl Krueger
John Echols
Herbert Page
Mr. Henning
Jack Trotter
Richard L. Cameron
United States Army Corps of Engineers
St. Louis
Arnold Kugler
Thaois Department of Conservation
Floyd Kringer
Department of Conservation
Anthony F. Giardina
Stewart Chambers
Corps of Engineers
Joseph Bradigan
Ilinois State Employment Service
Screen Junk Yards On Benton Road Ordinances Urged
Highway department officials told a committee that roadside space limits landscaping on Benton Road and urged voluntary merchant action or a zoning ordinance to screen junk yards from travelers. Route 37 widening to 1969 schedule, with limited right of way for landscaping, prompted calls for countywide zoning to regulate growth. Tipsword noted an ordinance banning highway signboards within 100 feet in at least one county and praised Fairfield Carmi efforts to beautify entrances. Lawrenceville was commended for effectively screening junk yards from the highway.
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Benton Road
Fisher's Lane
Tipsword and Wear
Route 15
Tipsword
Tinois
State Highway Department
Fairfield
Carmi
Lawrenceville
Accident Suit Seeks 276000 in Damages
A circuit court suit filed yesterday seeks 276000 in damages from David R. Green after a March 6 1964 collision on Highway 460 eight miles west of Mt. Vernon. George L. Rowe seeks 136000 for injuries and lost future earnings plus 15000 for his wife s medical expenses and diminished spousal duties. Mrs Mabel Bertha Rowe seeks 125000 for multiple injuries, some permanent, from the crash.
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David R. Green
George L. Rowe
Mabel Bertha Rowe
Rowes
Green
Mt. Vernon
Mabel Bertha -Rowe
Mail Box Destructions Investigated
An investigation into a spree of rural mail box vandalisms intensified after another mailbox on Brownsville Road was destroyed by an explosive around 11 05 p m. Clyde Ward reported hearing an explosion and finding the damaged box. Sheriff Dewey Barton said a cherry bomb was apparently used and noted multiple other mail boxes had been destroyed recently by explosives or other means.
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Brownsville Road
Clyde Ward
Ward
Dewey Barton
Barton
Third raid on N Vietnam base reported by US forces
The report describes a Friday actionnorth of the 1st Parallel with a major South Viet Nam operation by B52 bombers from Guam. It notes brief combat, anti aircraft fire, and results including 8 percent destruction of oil storage tanks 130 miles south of Hanoi and separate ground actions in Thua Thien, Quang Ngai, Moc Chau and near the Chinese border with varying destruction claims.
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Guam
Hanoi
Thua Thien
da Nang
Binh Son
Quang Ngai
Saigon
U.S
Moc Chau
Births of two Newborns at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Dwayne Wickstrom of 90344 South 25th Street welcome a daughter born at 12 31 this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing 6 pounds 12.5 ounces. Mr and Mrs Harold Dean Bates of Ewing greet a son born at 10 18 yesterday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces.
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Dwayne Wickstrom
South 25Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Harold Dean Bates
Ewing
Disputed Land Use Between Highway and Abandoned Vehicles
The state and local residents argue over land use between the highway and discarded automobiles, noting that Benton Road does not share this condition.
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Benton Road
Elect Officers To Red Cross Board Here
Mrs. Jane Sezekorn was reelected chairman of the Jefferson county chapter of the American Red Cross. New members named to the board are Wallace Owen Huel Cross Clarence Mays Mrs Wendell Taylor and Lee Myers. Retiring directors are Ed Curtis J R Lamberson Erwin Lietz and Ruth Pulley. The board discussed the annual budget and heard a water safety progress report. Instructors for the water safety programs are nonpaid volunteers.
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Jane Sezekorn
Jefferson County
American Red Cross
Sam Blackard
Jerome Glassman
Luther Becherer
Red Cross
Wallace Owen
Huel Cross
Clarence Mays
Wendell Taylor
Lee Myers
Ed Curtis
J. R. Lamberson
Erwin Lietz
Ruth Pulley
United Fund Board
Ruth Simpson
High Wind Tops Trees and Towers in Local Storm
A violent wind and rain storm struck at 1 30 PM causing power and phone outages. About 600 customers lost service for an hour as two main cables and 375 lines were knocked out. Four repair teams restored service by night, with 38 workers on site. permanent repairs will take days. Shattered windows and blown roofing occurred across the city. volunteers and city crews organized cleanup efforts.
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Kinsey
Joe McGuckin
Telephone Company
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
McGuckin
South 10Th St
Lewis
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Mt. V. Man Fair
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