Graveside rites for Leamon L. Wingo set at Kirk cemetery
Leamon L. Wingo of Phoenix formerly Mt. Vernon dies in Phoenix. Graveside services will be at 10 30 a m Thursday at Kirk cemetery near Ina with Rev. Robert Freytag officiating. Masonic rites at Myers Chapel at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Wingo was an industrial arts instructor at Mt. Vernon Township High School and later with the Illinois Department of Registration and Education. He was born in Ina to Thomas and Artemissa Wingo and survived by his wife Marjorie Weirich and two sisters Mrs A G Packwood of Mt. Vernon and Mrs William Schneider of Los Angeles. He belonged to A F and A M Lodge No 31.
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Leamon L. Wingo
Kirk Cemetery
Ina
Robert Freytag
Myers Chapel
Wingo
Phoenix, Ariz
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Township
Department of Registration and Education
Springfield
Thomas and
Artemissa
Wyatt) Wingo
Marjorie Weirich
A. G. Packwood
William Schneider
Los Angeles
Calif
Belle Rive Man F. G. Carpenter Takes Own Life
Frank G. Carpenter a 63 year old Belle Rive resident died this morning at his home from a shotgun wound in the chest. Corner Ray Hefley said the death appeared to be a personal safety related incident. The body was taken to Gholson Funeral Home.
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Frank G. Carpenter
Belle Rive
Ray Hefley
Gholson
Divorce Granted In Circuit Court Balakhani and Balakhani case
A divorce for Patricia Balakhani versus Reza Balakhani was granted yesterday in circuit court by Judge Caswell J. Crebs. Another divorce suit, Fae Sledge versus Thomas F. E. Sledge, was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff.
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Patricia Balakhani
Reza Balakhani
Circuit Court
Caswell J. Crebs
Fae Sledge
Thomas FE. Sledge
Vandals Damage Parked Auto Reported to Police
Wilbur W. Davis of 2003 Man nen told police Monday that vandals slashed the front seat of his parked car with a knife, causing $23.50 in damage.
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Wilbur W. Davis
Mannen
Births in local hospital list several newborns
Mr and Mrs Donald Fitts welcome Thomas Michael at Good Samaritan at 12 58 PM weighing nine pounds 15 ounces. Larry Phelps adds Donald Robert at 1 15 PM. Kenneth Osborn twins Paula Jo and Paul Jay arrive at 3 19 PM and 3 21 PM. Irvin Langa introduces Mary Lynn at 7 07 AM. Marvin Richardson’s daughter Lavanna Gail born at 1 15 AM. Jacksons welcome Maurina Merle at 2 30 PM at Jefferson Memorial hospital.
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Donald Fitts
Pace
Good Samaritan Hospital
Thomas Michael
Larry Phelps
South 13Th Street
Donald Robert
Kenneth Osborn
South 18Th Street
Paula Jo
Paul Jay
Irvin James Langa
South Fourth Street
Mary Lynn
Marvin Richardson
RFD
Vernon
Lavanna Gail
Jackson
Perkins
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Maurina Merle
Hospital Notes and Admittances at Jefferson Memorial
Admission and discharge lists from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospitals include Pauline I Robinson Leon E Shreve Eugene Palmiter Edgar Walter Over turf Ina Joan Hale Lewis Levin and others. Discharged names include Edgar Walter Over turf Joseph Jenkins O A Good Ruth Rosenburgh and Mary Melissa Friedrick.
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Jefferson Memorial
Pauline I. Robinson
Leon E. Shreve
Belle Rive
Eugene Palmiter
Edgar Walter Overturf
Ina Joan Hale
Lewis Levin
Joseph Jenkins
O. A. Good
Ruth Rosenburgh
Mary Melissa Friedrick
Good Samaritan
Aline Louise Murphy
Geraldine Bushong
Mary Magdaline Compton
Wayne Lee Cherry
Iva Dixon
Norma Maxine Bond
Mary Evelyn Peterson
Edward Dewayne Hiatt
Local Livestock Prices Rise at Market Session
Prices on the local livestock market rose with hogs up 65 cents and top at 17.65 for 190 to 220 pound animals. Sows gained 25 cents with 300 weight and lighter at 14.50, 300 pounds and up at 14.00. Boars listed at 8.50 and 9.50.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon saw grain prices quoted including Wheat at 1.71, Soybeans at 2.50, and Corn at 1.27. No further market context or additional commodities were listed in the readable text.
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Mt. Vernon
Poultry Price List From St. Louis Markets
AP report from St. Louis lists poultry and egg grades with price ranges for various sizes and types. It covers consumer grades A large to B large, standard wholesale grades, farm run, checks, hen weights, and commercial broilers and fryers with multiple price bands.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Prices and Poultry Markets Steady
Chicago wholesale prices for produce and live poultry show little change. Market segments include eggs firm with varied grades and weights, while live poultry roasters and fryers range modestly lower or steady, reflecting current demand.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Butier
USDA
Livestock Prices At National Stockyards Report
Nationwide stockyard figures list hogs and cattle with price ranges for barrows and gilts, mixed loads, and weights from 150 to 625 pounds. Cattle include slaughter steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and feeder calves. sheep figures cover spring lambs, ewes, and utility stock with varied quality.
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Shelly
Wall Street Mixed as Rails Lead in Late Trading
Wall Street edged higher in a mixed market with rails leading a steady session. Volume reached about 4.1 million shares, while gains and losses were mostly fractional, with some 1 to 2 point moves.
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Rock Island
Chicago & North Western
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Rock Islad
Chesapeake & Ohio
Ilinois Central
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American Stock Exchange
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Theft Reported of Fairfield Golf Clubs
Leonard Hand of Fairfield Road reported the theft of a set of golf clubs to the sheriff's office yesterday. The incident involved his personal equipment, with details yet to be fully established by investigators.
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Sheriff's Office
Leonard Hand
Fairfield Road
Three Drown In Mississippi River Near Hannibal
A Summer Hill man and two Hull brothers drowned Monday in the Mississippi River below Saverton Dam after stepping into a hole while fishing. Charles Dunne 45 and Danny McFeters 8 and his brother David 11 perished. Earl McFeeters 36 father tried to save them. CT Palmer and Carl Lewis, passing by, rescued the unconscious McFeeters who later recovered. Rescue squads recovered the three bodies.
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Carl Lewis
McFeeters
Illinois
Hannibal
Hannibal Land
New Canton
Kennedy urges Atlantic unity and shared deterrent
President Kennedy outlines a forward looking Europe United in an Atlantic partnership. He argues for a unified deterrent with European participation, economic cooperation to lower barriers, and political unity to ease Cold War tensions. He calls for a multi nation fleet with nuclear missiles and warns against fears of a single European super state.
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United States
Atlantic
America
de Gaulle
France
Kennedy
NATO
Another Million for Rend Lake and State Allocations
Senate approves about 685 million dollars in two year agency budgets. Major totals include 433 million for public education, 251.9 million for the State Mental Health Department, 72.6 million for the State Safety Department, 35.4 million for the secretary of state and 19.8 million for the Illinois Youth Commission. The body also allocates 90 thousand dollars for Charleston water service improvements aiding Eastern Illinois University. The bill to revoke or suspend tavern licenses for unpaid sales taxes passes. An appropriation of 17,500 dollars is given to Luther Frey of Marion, injured at Menard Penitentiary in 1960 while operating a tractor. Frey has since been released.
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Ilinois Youth Commission
Charleston
Eastern Illinois University
Luther Frey
Marion
Menard Penitentiary
Frey
Plan Commission Meets Tonight in Mt Vernon
The Mt. Vernon Plan Commission holds its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 this evening at city hall. City planner Gerwin Rohrbach will attend and discuss the city's transportation plan. Public invited and urged to attend, says commission chairman John Stables.
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Mt. Vernon
Gene Richardson Leaves Hospital After Heart Attack
Gene Richardson, who suffered a heart attack on June 7, has been released and is convalescing at his Belle Rive home. He will remain at home for at least three weeks. Richardson, president of the Jefferson County Democratic Club, is improving steadily.
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Gene Richardson
Belle Rive
Richardson
Jefferson County
Democratic Club
Red Cross Blood Drive Ends After Two Day Mt Vernon Visit
The Red Cross Bloodmobile made its last day stop at the Mt Vernon Elks Lodge with until 5:00 p.m. today. A total of 117 pints of blood were donated yesterday by 133 donors during the two day visit.
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Red Cross
Elks Lodge
Mt. Vernon
Sandoval Man Shot In Head
Herman Flat man 59 of Sandoval was hospitalized at Centralia after being shot in the right temple. Police said the bullet traveled two inches through his head and emerged. His condition was not believed serious. The wife admitted the shooting claiming self defense in a domestic argument. No charges filed. Police Court: Richard McKenzie 19 fined $10 and costs for disturbance by fighting. Other cases continued or fined for traffic violations.
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Richard McKenzie
Sherman Bullock
David Record
James L. Mays
Nola J. Lipe
Harold E. Chambliss
Walter F. Hayse
Myrleen G. Ingram
William W. Dillingham
Rex C. Alexander
Carl Arnaud
James D. Ellis
Ronald E. Pigg
Wrong Way Crash In Mt Vernon Hits 11 Year Old
An 11 year old boy Wayne Lee Cherry of Route 2 was injured in Mt Vernon Monday as three accidents occurred. He suffered a deep laceration to his left leg when his scooter collided with a car driven by Esther L Funkhouser of Harrisburg and was listed in good condition at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Mt. Vernon
Wayne Lee Cherry
Route 2
Esther L. Funkhouser
Harrisburg
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ninth and Broadway
Jack L. Outland
South Tenth Street
Outland
Broadway
Richard R. Ford
Salem
Boy Falls From Starved Rock In Illinois River
An 11 year old Homewood boy, John Kruse, is believed drowned after slipping from the top of Starved Rock, a 125 foot drop into the Illinois River. The accident happened Monday at Starved Rock State Park near La Salle as he and his parents, Mr and Mrs R L Kruse, read a bronze plaque at the overlook.
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Starved Rock
Illinois River
John Kruse
Starved Rock State Park
la Salle
R. L. Kruse
Kerner to Lead Illinois Europe Trade Mission
Governor Kerner announced a fall mission to West Germany and England to promote Midwest manufacturing in world trade. He will lead Illinois delegates to Frankfurt and London to engage business and political leaders about the St Lawrence Seaway and air cargo growth boosting jobs for about 250,000 unemployed Illinoisans.
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Kerner
West Germany
England
Frankfurt
London
Illinois
Midwest
St. Lawrence Seaway
$20 000 Holdup At Steak House
Hooded gunmen robbed a steak house near Antioch waking six employees and locking them in a meat cooler. Officials say more than $17,000 in cash receipts were taken plus jewelry, clothes, and other items from the golf shop and club, with the total haul around $20,000. Victims described sawed-off shotgun, pistols, and a knife used to threaten staff during the operation.
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Antioch
Harold Clunie
George Diamond Country Club
Albert Dallas Fined in JP Court for Missing Safety Sticker
Albert Dallas appeared in a justice of the peace court and was fined five dollars plus costs on a charge of failing to have a safety sticker on a struck vehicle.
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Albert Dallas
Justice of the Peace Court
43 Jefferson Countians At 4-H Summer Camp
Forty three Jefferson county 4-H youths attend week long summer camp at Southern Minors 4-H Club Camp on Lake West Frankfort. Activities include boating swimming nature hikes crafts Indian pageantry and vesper services with names listed for campers and counselors.
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Lake West Frankfort
Jefferson
Glenda Lenington
D’ann Estes
Joy Taylor
Carmen Newton
Terrry Pasley
Janice Wells
Gail Spillman
Marcia Lomax
Teresas Ellis
Toni Ellis
Karen Book
Mt Vernon Weather Detail Report
A detailed weather snapshot for Mt Vernon notes Monday’s high of 90 and low of 62 with rainfall reaching 15.49 inches for the year to date. It recalls last year’s high of 77 and low of 62 and mentions historical highs of 80 ten years ago and 96 explainable by context. Sunrise is at 4 32 and sunset at 7 33 on Wednesday.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Heat Tops Statewide Weather Drags Toward 100
Central Illinois swelters as heat reaches near 100 with 98 forecast for Wednesday and Chicago held to 75 by a Lake Michigan breeze. Southern Illinois may hit 100 before a cooler, showers arrive Thursday. Meanwhile eastern Nebraska endures flooding after days of heavy rain with two drownings near Turkey Creek and Salt Creek inflows.
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Associated Press
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Moline
Peoria
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Nebraska
Ray Divis
Jane Kolar
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Trash Fire Extinguished at City Dump South of Town
Mt. Vernon firemen were called to the city dump ground south of town on Opdyke Road late yesterday to extinguish a trash and rubbish fire. There was no damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Opdyke
Murphy Company Names New Mt. Vernon Manager
A. J. Tony Wisniewski, longtime Murphy manager at Princeton Indiana, promoted to run the Mt. Vernon unit succeeding F. X. Sabson who is no longer with the firm. Wisniewski began as assistant manager at Morris stores in Effingham in December 1946, led Princeton since May 1948, and assumes Mt. Vernon duties on June 27, 1963.
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A. J
Tony” Wisniewski
Murphy
Princeton
Indiana
Mt. Vernon
K. T. Paxton
G. C. Murphy Company
Wisniewski
F. X. Sabson
Murphy Company
Morris
Effinghams
Kennedy dines with 358 troops at Fliegerhorst base
President Kennedy ate steak with 358 Army enlisted men at the Fliegerhorst base mess in Hanau Germany. He remarked that meals at the White House are not this good and invited the soldiers to visit, completing a four hour visit.
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Germany
Kennedy
White House
Judge rules grand jury illegal and quashes indictments
Judge Crebs declared the grand jury illegal and voided indictments against Democrats including Calvin Kirk and Goebel Wood. He released bonds and discharged the defendants amid claims of irregularities and political motivation by State’s Attorney Stringer. The voters and election workers named faced dismissal as the case proceeded.
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Crebs
Calvin Kirk
Goebel Wood
Ruth Wood
Juanita Rich
John Williams
Betty Williams
Helen Greene
Bob Shaw
Herman Davis
Columbus Eggleston
Hal Cope
Orville Rich
Carl Orrick
Kenneth Bowers
eGorge McGill
Stringer
Lomax Divorce Filed In Circuit Court Here
Lois Verdean Lomax filed suit for divorce against Maurice Eugene Lomax in circuit court here charging cruelty. She seeks custody of two minor children, alimony, and court approval of a property settlement. The couple married February 6, 1952 and separated June 24, 1963.
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Lois Verdean Lomax
Maurice Eugene Lomax
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