Deaths Mary Dixie Whitson former Sims resident
Mary Dixie Whitson 59 died 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Anna City Hospital Anna. Funeral at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev Oakley Miller officiating. Burial Pin Oak cemetery. Body lies in state after 5:00 p.m. today. Born Greenwood Mississippi Oct 9 1908. Parents Rev James H Whitson and Clara Jones Whitson. Survived by brother James Fred Whitson Los Angeles California and sister Mrs Ruby Neaville Akron Ohio.
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Mary Dixie Whitson
Sims
Anna City Hospital
Anna
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Oakley Miller
Pin Oak Cemetery
Greenwood
Miss
James H
Clara (Jones) Whitsen
James Fred Whitson
Los Angeles
Cal
Ruby Neaville
Akron
Ohio
Opal Mae Newell of Waltonville Dies Suddenly
Opal Mae Newell a Waltonville teacher was pronounced dead on arrival at 8 00 AM at Saint Anthony's Hospital Effingham from an apparent heart attack while en route to Ohio for a vacation. The body is at Fry Funeral Home Waltonville with arrangements incomplete. Survived by husband Kermit Newell of Waltonville.
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Opal Mae Newell
Waltonville
Anthony’s Hospital
Effingham
Newell
Ohio
Fry Funeral Home
Kermit Newell
Moderates Rule NAACP Session in Atlantic City
The NAACP national convention enters its second day with moderates in control after delegates rejected the Young Turks resolution. The militants claimed 150? support but votes showed 432 for the defeat and 288 against the move, amid debate over endorsements of looting and burning.
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Atlantic City
N.J
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions List
A long hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan, with patient names and addresses including Joyce Gressel Edgewood Chan Watts 825 north 8th Printus Hunley Fairfield Loren McBride No 10 Normady Heights and discharges Dewey Badgett 1301 Herbert Tommy Hart Dahlgren Dicky Dennis 1304 north 13th James DuBois 1125 south 13th Beverly Leslie 900 York Road Noel Arthur French RFD 4 Margaret Moyer Schumm Nursing Home Bluford Eva Whitlatch Bonnie Lyndell Cole Belle Rive Gail Wilt 1700 Briarwood Janet McCann RFD 1 W L Hasemeier 401 north Hill Nashville Ti Bob Edwards 325 Pine Drive Ricky Thrailkiel 1510 south Sth street Danny Henry Bluford Dixie Piercy RFD 2 Virgil Perkey Box 81 Ashley Nettie Wooters RFD 1 Les ser Harmon Winfree 1820 Conger Ted Storment 308 south 9th Glada Johnson Waltonville Discharges Joe Rostellan RFD 6 Lucy Skinner RFD 1 Judy Williams 1215 north 9th Bernadine Chrisman 1200 south 12th street Geen Lankford Belle Rive Hazel Memmer RFD 5 Bruce LaRue 426 south 23rd Carrie Glesson Dahlgren William Pemberton Inn Eva Cooper 1180 south 25th Alex Wilmaker 1014 Oakland
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Dicky Dennis
North 13Th Street
James DuBois
South 13Th Street
Beverly Leslie
York Road
Noel Arthur French
RFD
Margaret Moyer
Schumm Nursing Home
Bluford
Eva Whitlatch
Bonnie
Lyndell Cole
Belle Rive
Gail Wilt
Briarwood
Janet McCann
W. L. Hasemeier
North Hill
Nashville
Bob Edwards
Pine Drive
Ricky Thrailkiel
Geen Lankford
Hazel Memmer
Bruce LaRue
South 23Rd Street
Carrie Glesson
Dahlgren
William Pemberton
Eva Cooper
South 25Th Street
Alex Wilmaker
Oakland
Births notice for Goldman and Anderson families
Mr and Mrs Norman Goldman of RFC 2 Box 105 Ashley welcome a daughter born Monday at 8 21 am at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing nine pounds three ounces Mrs Fred Anderson of 4731 North Alley Godfrey Ill is parents of a seven pound four ounce daughter born Saturday June 92 named Sheryl Rose Anderson formerly Annetta Cullins of Mt Vernon. Grandparents include Mildred Brookman Mt Vernon H B Anderson Chicago Adron Cullins and Frank Harlow all of this city.
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Norman Goldman
RFC
Box
Ashley
Good Samaritan Hospital
Fred B. Anderson
North Alley
Godfrey
Ill
Sheryl Rose
Anderson
Annetta Cullins
Mt. Vernon
Mildred Brookman
H. B. Anderson
Chicago
Adron Cullins
Frank Harlow
Minister Supports Street Gang Under Witness Review
Washington AP A Chicago minister Rev John R Fry testifying before a Senate subcommittee said he would continue supporting the Blackstone Rangers if charges against the gang are proven He denied advising on criminal acts and said the church paid 25000 in two years for bail bonds and legal fees He claimed a decline in violence since the UFO program and that weapons found in the church vault were police property stored under an agreement with the Rangers Chicago police and the Treasury Department.
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Washington
Chicago
Senate
John R. Fry
First Presbyterian Church
Mondey
Blackstone Rangers
Fry
George Rose
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Rangers
Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Office of Economic Opportunity
Saya
Chicago Police
U.S. Treasury Department
High School Prom On Train Ends In Rowdy Disarray
Westhampton AP The Long Island Rail Road train prom to Montauk sparked rowdyism and drinking. The four car train returned to Westhampton with 14 police cars. 185 aboard versus 100 contracted. No arrests reported.
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Westhampton
N.Y
Long Island
Montauk
Missile Defenses Battle Fends Off Delay Push
Mansfield urged delay but the plan for a 50 billion dollar defense system advanced. Everett Dirksen voiced cautious support, saying the country’s security outweighed doubts. Senators noted possible cuts to other defense programs to meet a six billion dollar spending reduction and a 10 percent income surtax awaiting the President’s signature.
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Everett Dirksen
Defense Department
Vietnam
Hog Market Prices in Mt Vernon Unchanged
Markets Mt Vernon prices paid until 12 30 p m were unchanged with top quotes 20 75 21 00 and 21 25 for 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs Sows sold 14 00 and 17 00 Boars 11 00 and 13 00 After 12 30 p m today prices revert to next day base values.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Aired This Morning
Mt Vernon quotes show Wheat at 1.18 Soybeans at 2.55 and Shelled Corn at 1.08 in morning trading update.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Prices Reported by AP
The St Louis market lists consumer eggs by grade and size with prices for A large 27-30 cents per dozen A medium 19-22 cents A small 13-15 cents B large 20-23 cents wholesale 20-22 Cunts hens weights and broilers fryers price points included for standard unclassified and other categories.
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ST. Louis
Chicago poultry and butter markets report unchanged prices
Chicago(AP) wholesale buying prices for live poultry remain steady with roasters at 24 to 2644 and special fed white rock fryers at 20 to 22. Mercantile Exchange butter prices steady with grade scores listed. eggs also steady with grade A whites at 30, mediums 23, standards 25, checks 18.
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Chicago
USDA
Mercantile Exchange
Livestock prices at National Stockyards report
Estimates show Wednesday figures for hogs cattle calves and sheep at National Stockyards AP data lists hogs 6 500 cattle 3 500 calves 200 sheep 500 with price ranges for barrows gilts sows boars slaughter cattle steers heifers cows vealers and slaughter lambs reflecting market activity and declines in lamb demand.
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National Stockyards
U.S
Wall Street dips amid mixed activity with narrow market moves
Wall Street slid modestly in the afternoon with more losses than gains among 60 Dow components. The AP average was down 5 at 341.7 at noon as rail stocks rose slightly and utilities eased. Delta Airways and IBM led gains while American Smelting and Phelps Dodge fell after Monday’s merger chatter. Airlines posted small gains despite tax talk on overseas spending.
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NEW York
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Dow
American
Phelps Dodge
Rayteen
IBM
Xerox
Delta Airways
Anderson-Clayton
Pan American
United
Eastern
Commonwealth Edison
Sperry Rand
Westinghouse Electric
American Stock Exchange
McHenry County considers bond to build courthouse at fairgrounds
Woodstock Illinois AP reports the McHenry county board directed to place a November 5 referendum on a 3.75 million dollar bond for purchasing a site and erecting a new courthouse. The public building commission recommended a 20 acre site at the county fairgrounds.
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Woodstock
McHenry County
Board of Supervisors
Public Building Commission
McHenry County Fairgrounds
Weather update from MT VERNON and Illinois area
The MT VERNON forecast shows Monday high 90 and low 70 with rainfall 1.67 inches from 7:00 a.m. Monday to 7:00 a.m. Tuesday. Tropical storm Candy brought over 3 inches of rain across Illinois, with Quincy and Starved Rock seeing around 3% inches and Marseilles Lock reporting varying temperatures mid 60s to lower 70s as warm southern air moved through.
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Associated Press
Candy
Finois
Quincy
Starved Rock
Marseilles Lock
Ilinois
Pizza Tosser Wins $335000 Injury Award
Camillo Calogero, a Lynbrook pizza maker who tossed dough in the air to flavor it, was awarded $335,000 after a jury found an auto crash left him with a broken neck and other injuries. He sued for $500,000 after a stop-sign collision involving a tow truck and his delivery vehicle.
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Lynbrook
N.Y
Camillo Calogero
Palermo
Italy
Calogero
Gino
Long Island
Supreme Court
Mineola
Edward R. Lynde
Boy Drowns At Bourbonnais Pond
Patrick Clinton, 15, drowned Monday night while swimming in a pond created by the excavations in Bourbonnais Illinois. Rescue teams and local authorities investigated the accidental death as provide details remained limited.
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Bourbonnais, Ill
Patrick Clinton
Johnson calls for federal registration of all guns
President Johnson urged Congress to adopt nationwide gun registration and strict licensing for all privately owned firearms, with federal standards and a ten year timeline. He framed the plan as a step to reduce gun violence and protect public safety, while drawing immediate opposition from critics.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Robert L. P. Sikes
D-Fla
Sikes
National Rifle Association
L. Mendell
Rivers
D.C
Howard W. Pollack
Alaska
Joseph D. Tydinge
John Glenn Jr
United States
Associated Press
Kill Four Reds Below Truce Line
In a front line report from Seoul the 18th anniversary of the Korean War is marked by ceremonies as four North Korean intruders are killed in two brief firefights 34 miles south of the DMZ with no South Korean casualties. North Korean infiltrators are now tallied at 20 killed in nine days of clashes. President Park Chung Hee in Seoul urges unity to defend the nation from Communist threats while government agencies host anniversary events as North Korea demands U.S. withdrawal.
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Seoul
Demilitarized Zone
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
South Vietnam
North Korea
U.S
Roadway in Bourbonnais Under Investigation by Officials
Authorities reported the salvation of a highway in Bourbonnais as part of a broader investigation. No further details were provided on casualties or specific actions taken.
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Bourbonnais
Mt Vernon Chamber hosts meeting on tourism growth
The Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce announced that Bill and Betty King bought Keele's Market at 407 South 27th Street. An inviting session Monday July 8 7:30 pm at Illinois Power Co aims to outline tourism driven business prospects with state officials invited.
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Mt. Vernon
Opal’s
Radar Here No Arrests Reported In Mt. Vernon
Police set up mobile radar for an hour and a half in the 1200 and 1400 blocks of south Tenth Street. Motorists were driving safely and no arrests were made.
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Tenth Street
Mt. Vernon
Fast action stops Washington riots at Capitol
Police cleared a 15 acre campsite and 540 huts arresting 119 as 261 were taken into custody at the Capitol during a peaceful march led by Ralph Abernathy. Teargas flooded 14th street after riot breaks and storefronts were damaged with a curfew in effect.
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Abernathy
Ralph David Abernathy
Capitol
14Th
U Streets
Poor People’s
14Th Street
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Andrew Young
SCLC
Congress
Young
Jesse Jackson
Resurrection City
Jackson
Southwest
Far West
Garbage Strike Strands Santa Monica Beachgoers
Santa Monica faces fifth day of municipal employee strike as debris piles up on beaches and streets. Over 750 of 1,000 workers stay away, taxi firms rush service to 20,000 riders. City sues five union leaders seeking 37,000 daily damages. beaches near empty with cooling weather and weekend debris.
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Santa Monica
Calif
California
Superior Court
Quebec Riot and Trudeau Campaign Speech Echoes
The report notes a riot in Quebec with a bottle hurled at Trudeau during a Commons session. It highlights Liberal party strength but lack of a majority due to minor-party splits, and Trudeau’s energetic nationwide campaign drawing large crowds. Stanfield, 54, shines in small meetings. his ads present him as a man who appeals to the mind.
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House of Commons
Liberals
Trudeau
Kennedys
Stanfield
Nation enters new era of paper money
Thousands waited to redeem silver certificates as the New York assay office processed about 2 000 orders and kept the window open after 3 p.m. In San Francisco about 400 lined up for the opening. Redemptions were $1.29 an ounce, matching last year’s rate when sales to private industry stopped. Treasury estimates $252.2 million in silver certificates still outstanding as of last Wednesday, with total figures to be tallied next week.
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New York
San Francisco
Treasury
Lorimer Heads Governmental Affairs Group
James Lorimer P E owner of Lorimer Engineers Inc joins as chairman of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs committee. A meeting is set for Tuesday night July 16 at 7 30 p m in Illinois Power Company's meeting room 2610 Broadway. The committee will monitor city county state and federal legislation and aid good governance. Lorimer noted a planned student trip to a state legislature session in Springfield after the January reconvening.
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James Lorimer
P.E
Lorimer Engineers, Inc
West Broadway
Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Lorimer
Champaign
Chamber
Dlinois Power Company
Broadway
Jefferson County
Springfield
Amvets Post No 4 To Hold Regular Meeting
Amvets Post No 4 will hold a regular meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Club Zoom. Ray Baril Adjutant.
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Amvets
Amvet
Zoom
Ray Baril
Mt Vernon Students To Fly To France For IMEA Tour
A group of Mt. Vernon high school students won a place to Dijon France as representatives of Illinois music education. The trip is part of an all American Contemporary Music program funded by a 200000 budget. Donations from local clubs and individuals supported the 1967 68 selection and trip preparations.
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IMEA
Dijon
France
Ilinois
Mt. Vernon
Kinards
Optimists
Moose Lodge
Newcomers Club
Breakfast Optimist
Amvets Auxiliary
American Legion
Jefferson Post
Knights of Columbus
Paul and Helen Carr
Central Church of Christ
A.U.W. of
Waltonville
Malcolm Henning
W. H. Beckmeyer
Ann Schmidt
Walkers Market
Lambda Rho
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Eta Beta
Xi Gamma Bota
Mt. Vernon Lions Club
Mt. Vernon Mothers Club
Charles Gregg
Charles Sword
American Legion Auxiliary
Ellis Lodge
Bank of Illinois
Max Cornick
J. T. Stanford
H. S. and Community College
Future ‘Teachers of America
H. S
Nancy Jarrell
Sherry McKay
Stacie Smith
Chuck Smith
State of Illinois
Two Accidents Reported in Mt Vernon Yesterday
Two automobile accidents occurred in Mt Vernon yesterday. At 12th and Main a collision between James P Clark and Junior A Phipps caused damages over 50 dollars to Clarks car and over 100 dollars to Phipps vehicle. No injuries. Later Sonya J Brinkman backed into a parked car owned by Susan Sammons in the 700 block of S 10th, both cars sustained more than 100 dollars in damage.
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Mt. Vernon
James P. Clark
Sunset Drive
Junior A. Phipps
Granite City
12Th
Main
Clark
Phipps
Sonya J. Brinkman
Logan
Susan Sammons
S. 10Th
Theft of Auto Reported From Local Lot
A red 1967 two door Chevrolet was reported stolen from the Brehm Hanna Chevrolet lot. The vehicle, owned by First National Bank and Trust Co., was reported to Mt. Vernon police yesterday afternoon.
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First National Bank and Trust Co
Mt. Vernon
Brehm-Hanna Chevro-let
Two Illinois War Deaths Reported in Vietnam
The Defense Department announced two more Illinois servicemen killed in action in Vietnam. Sgt. William J. Van Gorder, son of Charles H. and Mrs. Van Gorder of Markham Cook County, and Marine Pfc. Ronnie D. Davis husband of Mrs. Davis of Pleasant Plains Sangamon County.
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Washington (Ap
Defense Department
Vietnam
Amy
William J. van Gorder
Charles H. van Gorder
Trumbul Ave
Markham
Cook County
Ronnie D. Davis
Pleasant Plains
Sangamon County
Sight Wreckage Of Lost Plane Near Denver
The Colorado Civil Air Patrol said heavy rain and darkness prevented search parties from reaching a wreckage site spotted in South Park about 100 miles west of Denver. The craft vanished January 12 on a Denver to Aspen flight carrying four Chicago area residents: Donald Darfler a 45 year old banking executive, his 14 year old daughter, his brother Charles 40, and Charles Walter 15.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Civil Air Patrol
Chicago
South Park
Circuit Court fines listed for nine offenders in Enid and Mattoon
Fines levied in circuit court include Mervin J. Garrison of Enid Oklahoma $45 for reckless driving David E McNealey of Waltonville $10 for driving with faulty brakes Randy C Allen of Mattoon $10 for faulty equipment Joseph J Summer 45 Normandy $20 for careless driving Ralph W Green $10 for intoxication Jackie L Rutherford 806 Park Ave $10 for no running lights on a boat and insufficient life jackets Larry C Stewart 613 Herbert $25 for unregistered boat and skier towing without an observer David R Atkinson 3 Linnview Drive $10 for using an unapproved life saving device Jackie E Cates 1625 Forest $10 for driving too fast for conditions.
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Mervin’ J. Garrison
Enid
Oklahoma
David E. McNealey
Waltonville
Randy C. Allen
Mattoon
Joseph J. Summer
Normandy
Ralph W. Green
Jackie L. Rutherford
Park Ave
Larry C. Stewart
Herbert
David R. Atkinson
Linnview Drive
Jackie E. Cates
Forest
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North 8Th Street
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Normandy Heights
Dewey Badgett
Tommy Hart
Samaritan
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Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
Fairgrounds Courthouse
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Bill King
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Ilnois Power Co
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce
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Ilinois Restaurant Association
Quebec
MT. V
Donald E. Reid
Pulley Funeral Home
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