Deaths and Funerals Ex-Mayor's Widow Dies At 85
Mrs Iva Lillian Smith widow of Hal Smith former Mt Vernon mayor and police chief died at Good Samaritan Hospital at 2 40 p m Sunday aged 85 funeral Tuesday at Pulley Funeral Chapel Rev Carl Whittington to officiate burial in Memorial Gardens body lying in state after 6 p m today at Pulley Funeral Home born April 13 1882 Jefferson County daughter of Henry and Mary Jane Gaston survived by son Dr Stanton G Smith of Decatur a brother William Caston of Woodlawn two grandchildren and five great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Lillian Smith
South 19Th Street
Good Samai Jan Hospital
Hal Smith
Mt. Vernon
Smith
Pulley
Carl Whittington
Memorial Gardens
Pulley Funeral Home
Mrs Smith
Jefferson County
Henry
Mary Jane (Harvey) Gaston
Thomas Wal Smith
Stanton G. Smith
Decatur
William Caston
Woodlawn
Mrs Mable Sursa Dies At 84 In Huskory Grove Manor
Mrs Mable Sursa age 84 of 1500 Salem Road died 9 00 p m Sunday in Huskory Grove Manor Nursing Home Burial at Oakwood Cemetery Wednesday at Logan Street Baptist Church with Rev Frank Lloyd Trottes officiating Services at 7 00 p m Tuesday at the funeral home Order of Eastern Star to conduct services, survived by four daughters, twelve grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, two late husbands and extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Sursa
Salem Road
Huskory Grove Manor
Logan Street Baptist Church
Frank Lloyd Trottes
Oakwood Cemetery
Pulley Funeral Home
Louisville
Charles N. Surga
Bert Borden
Frank Henry
Owentin
Wassella Haden
Carbondale
Sursa
Order of Eastern Star
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Theodore Eckerle Dies at 81 in McLeansboro Rites Planned
Theodore Eckerle 81 of Route 3 MecLeansboro died 8 35 p m Sunday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital Funeral will be 9 a m Wednesday at St John s Catholic Church Proppolis with Rev Meinrad Dunn officiating Friends may call after 2 p m Tuesday at Donelson Funeral Home in McLeansboro Burial will be at St John s Cemetery Rosary 7 30 p m Tuesday at Donelson Funeral Home Survivors include two brothers Tony Eckerle and Val Eckerle both of McLeansboro Born Oct 9 1885 in Hamilton County son of Louis and Clara Schultz Eckerle He was a member of St Johns Church of Propolis.
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Eckerle
Route 3
MecLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
St. John’s Catholic Church
Propolis
Meinrad Dunn
Donelson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
St. John’s Cemetery
Mr. Eckerle
Hamilton County
Louis
Clara
Schultz) Eckerle
St. Johns Church
Picpolis
Toney Eckerle
Val Eckerle
Lora J. Boyer Funeral Today At McLeansboro
Funeral services for Mrs. Lora Jane Boyer were to be held at 2 00 p m today at Brush Harbor General Baptist Church with Rev. Ralph Upton and Rev. Jack Weasel officiating Burial will be in Concord cemetery near McLeansboro She was 73 and died at 555 a m Saturday in Hamilton Memorial Hospital She was born March 31 18 70 in Hamilton County to John and Rosetta Williams Mayberry Married to John Boyer who preceded her in death Survivors include two sons Hershel of Mt Vernon Milford of McLeansboro a daughter Rosalee Tuggle of McLeansboro three brothers Roy Mayberry of Atlanta IL Mike of Benson Ill and Cecil Mayberry of McLeansboro two sisters Mrs Nora Taylor and Mrs Ada Bradford both of Anderson Ind two grandchildren and a great grandchild
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Lora Jane Boyer
Brush Harbor General Baptist Church
Ralph Upton
Jack Weasel
Concord Cemetery
McLeansboro
Boyer
RFD
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Hamilton County
John
Rosetta (Williams) Mayberry
John Boyer
Herschel
Mt. Vernon
Milford
MclLeansboro
Rosalee Tuggle
Roy Mayberry
Avlanta
Mike
Benson, Ill
Cecil Mayberry
Nora Taylor
Ada Bradford
Centralia Rites For Mrs. Meyer
Mrs. Mary Meyer 58 of Joliet died 6 45 p m Saturday at Cole Hospital Champaign. Sister of Rev Lloyd Burge Mt Vernon. Funeral 10 30 a m Wednesday Queen Boggs Funeral Home Centralia Rev Ward Fry officiating Burial Hillcrest Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 00 p m Tuesday. Born Sept 6 1908 in Centralia daughter of Silas and Rose Burge. Survived by husband Charlie Meyer and two brothers Harry Taylorville Roy Deevatur and two sisters Mrs Robert Morton Salem and Mrs Estelle Luttrell Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Meyer
Joliet
Cole Hospital
Champaign
Lloyd Burge
Mt. Vernon
Queen Boggs Funeral Home
Centralia
Ward Fry
Hillcrest Cemetery
Meyer
Silas
Rose Burge
Charlie Meyer
Harry Burge
Taylorville
Roy Burge
Deevatur
Robert Morton
Salem
Estelle Luttrell
William Carrell Dies At 84 in Indiana born man obituary
William Q. Carrell of 1613 South 12th Street died at 11 30 p m Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital at the age of 84 years two months and 14 days Funeral services 1 30 p m Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Rev Carl Whit tington officiating Burial will be in West Salem cemetery He was born April 10 1883 in Indiana, son of Louis and Jennie Carrell Survived by three nephews including Leonard Carna han of Mt Vernon and three nieces
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William Q. Carrell
South 12Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Carl Whittington
West Salem
Mr. Carrell
Indiana
Louis
Jennie Carrell
Leonard Carnahan
Mt. Vernon
Kosygin Flies to Cuba After Talks with Johnson
Soviet Premier Kosygin prepared to join President Johnson in Cuba while reiterating his plan for Israel to withdraw from Egypt Jordan and Syria. He urged a Security Council backed decision with sanctions if not obeyed and tied arms limits and freedom of passage to a broader Middle East peace. The United States backs a resolution for negotiations on withdrawal and related points.
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York
Johnson
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Assembly
General Assembly
Security Council
Middle East
United States
Powell Plans News Conference From Exiled Island
Powell aides say the Harlem congressman excluded from Congress and re elected intends to hold a news conference Tuesday to discuss his situation and the censure of Sen. Thomas Dodd. Powell remains in self exile on Bimini Bahamas after a run of brief mainland trips and renewed candidacy filings in Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bimini
Bahamas
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Harlem
Thomas Dodd
Powell
Coral Island
Dodd
Miami
Weather snapshot for MT VERNON and region
MT VERNON Weather shows Saturday high 86 and Sunday high 82 with 53 low. Rainfall from 7 am Saturday to 7 am Monday totals .32 inches, with 1957 year to date rainfall at 18.76 inches. Additional notes include past comparison highs and a Tuesday sunrise at 4 33 and sunset at 7 33 CST.
Illinois Weather Basks in Ideal Summer Day
Illinoisans enjoyed warm pleasant weather with light northwest breezes. Temperatures rose toward 74 in Moline Quincy and Springfield as a warming trend was forecast to continue through Tuesday with a chance of showers in southern Illinois.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Five day Southern Illinois forecast cools after Tuesday
Southern Illinois temperatures for Tuesday through Saturday will run 2 to 8 degrees below normal with a warm start on Tuesday then turning cooler by midweek. Normal highs are in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s to around 70 in the southeast. Precipitation is expected to total one to two inches from several showers and thundershowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Albania Charges USSR Backstabs Arabs at UN session
Albania, speaking at the United Nations, accused the Soviet Union of using an emergency General Assembly session to mask treachery against Arab nations and to seek a deal with President Johnson. Foreign Minister Nesti Nasi condemned Kosygin’s visits as a betrayal of Arab allies and criticized Soviet aid as a fraud.
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United Nations, NY
Albania
U.N. Voice
Red China
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Moscow
Havana
Nesti Nasi
Assembly
Kosygin
Middle East
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Mark Morning Quotes
Markets in Mt. Vernon show wheat at 1.36, soybeans at 2.71, and shell corn at 1.35 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernor Hog Market Prices at 12 30 PM
Prices paid until 12 30 pm today rose with top hogs at 21.00 to 21.35 for 200 to 220 lb. sows up to 18.00 for 300 lb down, 17.75 for 300 lb and over. Barrows traded 12.50 to 13.00. After 12 30 pm today pricing will reflect next day’s levels.
Commodity quotes from Chicago grain market report
AP Chicago notes advance mix for grain futures with wheat No 2 hard at 1.60 and No 2 red at 1.538, corn No 2 yellow 1.38, oats No 2 heavy white 77, soybeans No 1 yellow 2.38 with percentage changes indicated.
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Chicago
Eggs and live poultry price lists from St. Louis
In St Louis produce news eggs and live poultry show consumer grades with large A 20 to 24 and 17 to 20 for medium, small 10 to 13, B large 18 to 20 and unclassified 18 to 19. Hens heavy 12, light over five pounds 7 to 8, under five pounds 7 to 8, broilers and fryers 26 to 34.
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St, Louis
Livestock Prices at National Stockyards Records
AP estimates for Tuesday show hogs 7,500 head, cattle 3,590, calves 200, sheep 500. Hogs 200-260 lb barrows and gilts 21.25-22.60, sows steady to 25 higher. 300-650 lb hogs 16.25-19.00. Cattle 5,000, calves 150, good to choice steers 23.50-26.00, good to choice heifers 22.50-25.25, cows 17.00-19.59, good and choice cows 24.00-22.00, good and choice calves 18.00-24.00. Sheep 690, good to prime spring lambs 19.00-25.00, choice shorn lambs 20.00-24.50, shorn ewes 4.00-6.59.
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National
Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Market Snags Mixed Signals
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes steady butter with unchanged wholesale prices across grades AS to C, while eggs weaken with prices 12 to 1 lower and whites and mediums showing reductions. Live poultry stays flat with roasters at 27 to 29 cents and special fed white rock fryers 19 to 21 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Asda
Wall Street weak action muddles stock market trend
Wall Street reports a mixed midday. the Dow Jones industrial average stood at 876.91, down 0.46, while the Associated Press average of 60 stocks rose 0.5 to 326.5. Industrials gained, but losses in prominent names like Eastman Kodak and General Motors weighed on the averages. IBM moved up several points and Pan American World Airways fell slightly. Marriage licenses and other local notices follow in this edition.
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NEW York
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Astman Kodak
du Pont
Union Carbide
General Motors
IBM
Lorillard
U.S. Smelting
Owens-Illinois
Ford
Pan American World Airways
Eastern Air Lines
American Stock Exchange
Special Meeting of Mt Vernon Lodge No 31
A M Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 calls a special meeting Monday June 26 at 7 30 P M. Work in the third degree. W M Bill Salyer and Sec Byron Weld signers.
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Mt. Vernon
Bill Salyer
W. M
Byron Weld
Eastern Star Mt Vernon meeting and WWI vets session
Mt Vernon Chapter 233 Eastern Star will meet Tuesday June 27 at 4 30 PM in the Masonic Temple. Veterans of World War I King City Barracks 102 will hold their regular monthly session at the Legion hall 7330 ppm Tuesday June 27. Attendance urged. Delta Queen first Cumberland River trip after new locks at Barkley and Cheatham dams. Columbia University tests drivers by puzzle like hazard spotting.
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Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Jean Carpenter
W. M
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec'y
King City Barracks No
Legion Hall
D. E. Brunmett
Comdr
Nashville, Tenn
Barkley
Cheatham
Cumberland River
Ohio
Mississippi
Eight Of Area Earn Honors At Murray State
Murray State University honors list for spring includes eight area students, five from Mt. Vernon, with GPA above B. Named students include Sandra Breeze, Karen Gaston, Jeane Howie, Roy Taylor, Karen Walker, Glenda Osborn, Charles Moore, and Janet Thornton. Wilson Gantt notes the criteria and registrars confirm eligibility.
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Fight Area
Mt. Vernon
Murray
New York grocer notes Russian shoppers resemble locals
Gil Shapiro, manager of a grocery near the Soviet U.N. mission on 67th Street, says Russian shoppers are like everyone else but spend more. The remark reflects daily life and attitudes in a busy Manhattan neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gil Shapiro
U.N. Mission
67Th Street
Summit Talks End Amid Rain and Quiet Hopes for Peace
In front of the college president’s house, several women fainted among steamy onlookers as Johnson and Kosygin met. They lunched and spoke privately until 6:25 p.m., then faced microphones as a thunderstorm drenched the town for ten minutes before the pair walked to the edge of the grounds and addressed the crowd about hopes for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Kosygin
Newsman Elected Vice President of National Newspaper Association
Verle V. Kramer of the Gibson City Illinois Courier was named vice president of the National Newspaper Association at the association’s annual convention over the weekend in Richmond Virginia AP reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsman
Richmond, Va
Verle V. Kramer
Gibson City
Ill
Courier
National Newspaper Association
Association
Navy destroyers shell coast as convoy losses rise
South Vietnamese and Korean forces report 148 dead as convoys are attacked off the coast near Dong Hoi. Navy destroyers sink seven barges with five inch guns. In the northwest, B52s hit enemy concentrations, emplacements and tunnels 62 miles northeast of the Saigon area.
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Dong Hoi
Navy
South Vietnam
The
Sanh
Origin of slogan tied to Scottish clans war cry
The term slogan traces to a war cry of Scottish clans while Blue Birds marks a junior Camp Fire Girls organization with a distinct youth program.
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Blue Birds
Camp Fire Girls
Cemetery Group Meets Tonight At Sesser Park
The Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Association will meet at 7:30 tonight in Sesser city park to plan this year’s fundraiser. Proceeds support cemetery maintenance for the group and church, located northeast of Sesser, Illinois.
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Sesser Park
Sesser
Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Association
Primitive Baptist Church
Two Weekend Fire Alarms Reported in Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon firemen answered two alarms during the weekend with no fire damage. At 10 50 p m Saturday they were called to 1206 South 25th where a pilot pipe to a stove had broken, the damage being limited. At 6 3 p m Sunday they went to Mossberger Road Oil and Asphalt Co 1732 Main Street where a heating generator had caught fire and ignited wood, nothing of value damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
South 25Th
Mossberger Road Oil and Asphalt Co
Main Street
Hospital Notes lists admitted and discharged names and addresses
Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospitals record admissions and discharges. Names include Bertha MerKendree Wayne York Hattie Harshbarger Cecil Trotter and many others with varied addresses across Fairfield Iuka Centralia Pinckneyville and more. The list also mentions babies and multiple named guardians or spouses in mixed public health notes.
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Jefferson Memorial
Bertha Anna MerKendree
Wayne Bruce York
RFD
Hattie L. Harshbarger
South
Cecil Trotter
Dahlgren
Katie Duke
Fairfield
Guy Waller
Lesser
Mary Dorothy Clark
Iuka
Barbara Mitchell
Brian Keith
Sarah Smith
Scuergeli Demetria
Good Samaritan
Laura Lee Meredith
Lamar
Earl Douthit
Dix
Earl Hogue
North
Keith Hoffman
Platteville
Wis
Michael Lemons
Joseph Kohut
Carroll McAdoo
John Stull
Pinckneyville
Kathryn Eddington
Logan
Effie Rector
Linda Sampson
Glenda ‘Jahnson
Dolores Weems
Gaskins
Barbara Davis
Allen Stoeke
Wildrose
Clarence Shane
Park Avenue
Denise Moore
Ruth Gammon
South 9Th
Brends Green
Mt. Vernon
Loris Virginia Firebaugh
Rio
Mac Gregory
Bluford
Hazel Memmer
Hattie Evelyn Epuhler
Perkins
Robert Little
Olive
Golden
Man Held On Deceptive Check Charge In Hoyleton
C E Martin, 19, of Route 1 Hoyleton, held in county jail on a warrant charging deceptive practices. Bond set at 1000 dollars. He is charged with cashing a worthless fifteen cent check. The article notes the equator’s midpoint between poles and mentions the U S silver depositary at West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Martin
Route 1
Hoyleton
Bond
Nine Cars Involved In Three Accidents At Mt Vernon
Nine cars were involved in three weekend accidents in Mt. Vernon. One driver was ticketed and one passenger suffered a minor injury. Collisions at Salem Road and Oak land produced damages over 103 dollars per vehicle. Gale R. Pasley Virginia Hiller Marion D. Mix and Cor a Bulliver sustained minor injuries. A second crash at Salem Road and Stanley injured three drivers with combined damages over 325 dollars. Stanley L. Bise and Joe W. McDermott collided on South 10th street. Bise faced over 100 dollars in damage and McDermott about 35 dollars, with McDermott cited for driving too fast for conditions.
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Mt. Vernon
Salem Road
Oakland
Gale R. Pasley
Route 4
Virginia
P. Hiller
Herrin
Marion D. Mix
Creve Coeur
Ill
Cora Bulliver
Virginia Hilyler
Stanley
Steve Benedict
Olive Street
Pamela K. Easton
Pace Avenue
Sammie O. Bell
Hammond
Ind
Clarence L. Branson
Chicago
Benedict, Easton and Bell
Branson
Stanley L. Bise
Bluford
Joe W. McDermott
Benton Read
South 10Th Street
McDermott
Foreign Objects Found In Meters At Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon police will tighter monitor parking meters after objects other than money appeared in several meter boxes. Chief Fred Dedman said authorities will prosecute those responsible to the fullest extent of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Fred Dedman
Dedman
Car Overturns Injuring Mt Vernon Youth in Accident
Michael E. Lemons, 17, of 1315 North 12th Street, was seriously injured when his Volkswagen overturned on the old Centralia Road two miles north of Mt. Vernon at 11 30 Saturday night. He suffered a ruptured kidney and remained in Good Samaritan Hospital with improved condition. His two female passengers had only minor injuries. County officers said the crash happened after the car hit a hole and went out of control. Lemons had just graduated from Mt. Vernon high school.
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Michael E. Lemons
North 12Th Street
Centralia Road
Mt. Vernon
John Lemons
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lemons
Mt. Vernon High School
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