Deaths of Thomas Choisser in Sulphur Louisiana
Thomas Choisser a former Ewing resident died at his Sulphur Louisiana home on Monday. Funeral services set for 2:00 p.m. Thursday at John ston Funeral Home Whittington with burial in Ewing cemetery. Body lies in state at Johnston Funeral Home and friends may call after 6:00 p.m. today. Survivors: wife Ethel two brothers Harry of Ewing and Bill of Branchville New Jersey, three sisters Mrs Allen Owen Mrs Claude Deering of Gary Indiana and Mrs Cecil Mead of Sulphur Louisiana.
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Thomas Choisser
Ewing
Sulphur
Louisiana
Johnston Funeral Home
Whittington
Ewing Cemetery
Ethel
Harry
Bill
Branchville
New Jersey
Allen Owen
Claude Deering
Gary
Indiana
Cecil Mead
Edith Lewis of Benton Dies at 68
Edith Lewis 68 of RFD Benton died at 1 10 a m today in Franklin Hospital Benton. Services 2 p m Friday at Horse Prairie Baptist near Lesser with Rev Wayne Thomas officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser. She born Jan 8 1900 daughter of Elmer and Clara Clayton. Survived by husband John Lewis a son Eddie Lewis five daughters Eva Lewis Irma Simmons Maxine Connor Margaret Purdy Leota Guthrie a sister Archie Lewis 16 grandchildren four great grandchildren.
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Edith
Clayton) Lewis
RFD
Benton
Franklin Hospital
Horse Prairie Baptist Church
Lesser
Wayne Thomas
Church
Brayfield
Lewis
Elmer
Clara (McGinness) Clayton
John Lewis
Eddie Lewis
Eva Lewis
Evansville
Ind
Irma Dean Simmons
Halbert
Maxine Connor
Mulkeytown
Margaret Purdy
Elkhart
Leota Guthrie
St. Louis
Archie Lewis
RFC Lesser
Maxie Wood Dies A Wayne County Native
Wayne County native Maxie A Wood of Streamwood Illinois died suddenly at his home at 7:00 a.m. aged 55. Funeral services will be at Richardson's Chapel Wayne City at 1 30 p.m. Friday with Rev Charles Webb officiating. Burial in Thomason Cemetery. Friends may call after 7:00 p.m. Thursday Richardson's Chapel. Wood was a postal supervisor at O'Hara Field Chicago. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War I. Born October 24 1914 in Wayne County he was the son of Samuel E and Laura Wood. He married Imogene Morlan who survives, plus two sons Richard of Atlanta Georgia and David at home, two daughters Patricia Slach of Bensonville Illinois and Cynthia Wood at home, and a sister Maxine Wood of Decatur.
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Maxie A. Wood
Streamwood
Illinois
Wayne County
Richardson’s Chapel
Wayne City
Charles Webb
Thomason Cemetery
Richardson's Chapel
Wood
O’hara Field
Chicago
Army Air Force
Samuel Edward
Laura Wood
Imogene Morlan
Richard
Atlanta
Gorgia
David
Patricia Slach
Bensonville
Cynthia Wood
Maxine Wood
Decatur
Opal Mae Newell rites Thursday in Waltonville
Funeral services for Opal Mae Newell 61 of Waltonville will be held at 2 00 p m Thursday at the Waltonville Methodist church with Rev Tessie Minor officiating Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery at Lessor Fry Funeral Home in Waltonville where friends may call after 6 00 p m today At noon Thursday the body will be taken to the church where it will lie in state until the funeral hour She was born May 9 1907 in Jefferson County daughter of William Alexander and Cora Belle Mannen Hodge She married Kermit Newell on June 15 1926 who survives Also surviving is brother Guy Hodge of Mt Vernon Two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death She was a member of Waltonville Methodist church and the Rebekah Lodge and attended Southern Illinois University.
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Opal Mae Newell
Waltonville
St. Anthony's Hospital
Effingham
Waltonville Methodist Church
Tessie Minor
Maple Hill Cemetery
Lesser
Fry Funeral Home
Newell
Jefferson County
William Alexander
Cora Belle (Mannen) Hodge
Kermit Newell
Guy Hodge
Mt. Vernon
Red Cross Bloodmobile Visits Mt Vernon
The Red Cross Bloodmobile donated 48 pints on the first day of its two day stop at Mt Vernon. Fifty seven donors registered but nine were rejected for health reasons. It resumes today at the Elks Lodge with hours ending at 5 00 p.m.
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Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
The
Elks Lodge
Church minister accused of harboring gang arsenal and marijuana
Mrs. Annabell Martin testified at a Senate hearing that Chicago minister Rev. John R. Fry allowed his First Presbyterian church to be used as a gang arsenal and for marijuana parties. Fry denied the charges and urged a Justice Department probe into who is truthful.
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Washington
Annabell Martin
Chicago
John R. Fry
First Presbyterian Church
Justice Department
Senate
Eugene Hairston
Blackstone Rangers
Fry
Rev. Fry
John Fry
Office of Economic Opportunity
Devil’s Disciples
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions
Admissions list includes Ellis Roane Opdyke Ray Morgan Kansas City Walter Glass Lorene MecNew Sims Fred Rodgers Benton Rd Discharges include Carrie Reynolds Ashley Hattie Cornstubble 517 Fairfield Rd Welsey Jones RFD 7 Matilda Gausman Wayne City Reva Sue Smith and baby Craig Don Wayne City Theodore Patterson 1022 Lamarl Aauoyem Arey James Bright Caro Larry Smith 308 South 18th Edward Hertenstein 1001 Sa jem Road Leon Dobbs Houston Hazel Coyn Hickory View Shelter Care Lucille Blankenship 20 West wood Drive Lutie Rapp Bluford Discharged Brenda Hooker 2021 Richview Clarence Stone Bluford Zelma Warren 1012 Pace Bertha Peddicord Wayne City Bessie Thompson 528 So 20th Ed Staley Rhuford Jewel Laird 915 South 17th Mabel Moore West Frankfort Warren Hasemeier Nashville Janet McCann RFD 1 William Jones 515 Jordan Rosemary Johnston 2410 Col lege Lyndell Cole Belle Rive
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Jefferson Memorial Admissions
Ellis Roane
Opdyke
Ray Morgan
Kansas City
Walter Glass
RFD
Lorene MecNew
Sims
Fred Rodgers
Benton Rd
Carrie Reynolds
Ashley
Hattie Cornstubble
Fairfield Road
Welsey Jones
Matilda Gausman
Wayne City
Reva Sue Smith
Baby
Craig Don
Good Samaritan
Theodore Patterson
Lamar
Dela Dunbar
Alma
James Bright
Caro
Larry Smith
South 18Th Street
Edward Hertenstein
Sajem Road
Leon Dobbs
Houston
Texas
Hazel Coyn
Hickory View Shelter Care
Lucille Blankenship
Westwood Drive
Lutie Rapp
Bluford
Brenda Hooker
Richview
Clarence Stone
Zelma Warren
Pace
Bertha Peddicord
Bessie Thompson
20Th Street
Ed Staley
Rhuford
Jewel Laird
South 17Th Street
Mabel Moore
West Frankfort
Warren Hasemeier
Nashville
Janet McCann
William Jones
Jordan
Rosemary Johnston
College
Lyndell Cole
Belle Rive
Births in Bluford and North Kansas City
Mr and Mrs Edward Russel of Bluford are parents of a daughter born Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds 14 ounces. Mr and Mrs Tommy Joe Bellamy of 528 East 29th Avenue North Kansas City are parents of a daughter born Monday June 24 at North Kansas City Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds seven ounces named Judith Lyn. Grandparents are John Bellamy Jr Inn and John Madden Hannibal Mo. Great grandparents Thurman Bellamy Gillie Dunbar Ina. Great great grandmother Irene Webber Ina.
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Edward Russel
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tommy Joe Bellamy
East 29Th Avenue
North
Kansas City
North Kansas City Memorial Hospital
Judith Lyn
Bellamy
Karer Madden
Hannibal, Mo
John Bellamy, Jr
Inn
John Madden
Thurman Bellamy
Gillie Dunbar
Ina
Irene Webber
Circuit Court Fines Levyed in Local Court
Fines assessed in circuit court include Stanley C. Drennan at 815 Williams with 15 dollars for careless driving, Jimmy D Howell at 1215 Polk with 25 dollars for reckless driving, and Richard Harold Sadler of Detroit Michigan with 16 dollars for speeding.
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Stanley C. Drennan
Williams
Jimmy D
Howell
Polk
Richard Harold Sadler
Detroit
Michigan
Hog Market Prices in Mt. Vernon Report
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today fell by 50 cents with top quotes at 20 25 20 50 and 20 75 for 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs Sows declined to 13 50 and 16 75 while boars quoted at 11 00 and 13 00 After 12 30 p m prices will reflect next day’s rates.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Rise in Hot Markets
Mt Vernon quoted morning grain prices show soybeans at 2.55, shelled corn at 1.08, with market heat affecting bids. The figures reflect early trading conditions in Mt Vernon as buyers monitor demand in a hot market.
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Mt. Vernon
St. Louis Produce Prices Summary
St Louis Produce lists consumer egg grades and weights with A large 27 to 30 and A medium 20 to 23. Small eggs 13 to 15, B large 21 to 23. Wholesale standards 20 to 22, unclassified 19. Hens heavy 11 to 12, light over 512 lbs 8, under 544 lbs 4 to 16. Broilers and fryers 28 to 28.12.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Prices on Butter and Eggs
Chicago AP reports Mercantile Exchange quotes for butter at various grade scores and eggs steady with A whites at 80 percent or better, medians and standards listed. Prices shown include 66, 92, 66, 90, 89, 60 and 65 percent figures, plus 30 for A whites and 25 for standards with checks at 18.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
Livestock quotes from National Stockyards market report
National Stockyards Illinois livestock estimates list hogs cattle calves and sheep for Thursday with price ranges for various weight groups and grades. Notable figures include hogs at 17 head 215 pounds 21.73 per hundredweight and cattle segments across mix of good and choice at 24.00 to 27.00 per hundredweight and sheep in the 23.00 to 27.00 range for spring slaughter lambs and whole lots.
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National Stockyards
U.S
Grain prices in Chicago market report
Chicago Wheat No 2 hard 1.32n No 2 soft red 1.26n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.12%n. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 753n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.674n. Soybean oil 7.55n.
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Chicago
Negroes Riot And Loot Stores In California
In Richmond California a crowd of about 250 Negroes fought police and looted two stores after a patrolman shot a teenager fleeing a car believed stolen. A grocery and a liquor store were cleaned out, six officers were injured, and ten people were arrested as officers restored order and patrolled the area for hours.
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Richmond
Calif
Charles Mims
Norman Sullivan
Sullivan
Mims
Burglars Take $600 From Casner Township Home
Thieves broke into Donald Miller's Casner township home nine miles northwest of Mount Vernon last night. They cut a screen to enter, stealing a metal box with $200 in tens, $200 in fives, $100 in ones and $100 in change, plus a ladies watch and two rings. Sheriff Bob Ruddick responded at 12:45 a.m.
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Donald Miller
Mt. Vernon
Bob Ruddick
Miller
Casner Township
Weather roundup from MT VERNON and Illinois forecast
MT VERNON high 88 low 69 with 0.03 inch rainfall through Wednesday. Illinois forecast cooler, 5 to 10 degrees below normal Thursday through Monday, with possible weekend showers and late-week warmup then cooler again. Cities report 24 hour rainfall totals and flooded basements on Chicago's South Side. temperatures mid 50s to 70s statewide.
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MT. Vernon
Ilinois
Illinois
Associated Press
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pontiac
Bloomington
Chillicothe
Peoria
Kankakee
Morris
Chicago
Sanitary District
Hazel Crest
Chicago Heights
Not Guilty Of Theft Charge Against Beaner Robinson
Beaner Jean Robinson, 21, of 1221 Lamar, was found not guilty in circuit court yesterday after a trial without a jury. She faced charges of taking two cartons of cigarettes from Tri City grocery and pleaded innocent.
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Beaner Jean Robinson
Lamar
Tri City
Admit Theft At Ball Park
Two 14 year old Vernon boys admitted taking candy and sodas from a Little League concession stand last Thursday. Officers talked with the youths and turned them over to their parents after one parent.
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Mr. Vernon
Little League
Talks Hanoi Puts More Men Into Battle
Paris AP reports the United States accuses North Vietnam of reaching a May troop infiltra tion high of 29 000 in South Vietnam with June showing an abnormally high rate. Ambassador Vance tells Xuan Thuy the U S is willing to cease bombardment if North Vietnam ceases intensified war efforts. Thuy accuses Humphrey of confusing world opinion on cease fire and demands all attacks stop immediately with no reciprocity before discussing other peacemaking questions.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cyrus R. Vance
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Vance
Ocean Sailor On Carpet For Job Absence
Hugo Vihlen, famed multi mile sailor, is suspended from his jet pilot job at Delta Air Lines. Delta officials urge him to report to Atlanta for a conference and to pass a medical and shave before returning to assignment. Vihlen’s absence has been linked to a leave and vacation taken during his Atlantic voyage.
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Homestead
Fla
Hugo Vihlen
Delta Air Lines
Vihlen
Delta
Atlanta
John Crouse
Miami
Africa
Florida
John Pountnny
Hugo
Crouse
Restitution Agreed For Stolen Merchandise
Agreement reached requiring restitution for stolen merchandise. Details of the case and parties involved not fully disclosed in the fragment.
Suit to divorce filed in circuit court Chamness pair
Homer F. Chamness filed for divorce from Ruth H. Chamness in circuit court after their 1948 marriage and 1968 separation. He cites mental cruelty and seeks custody of five minor children along with division of real estate and personal property.
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Homer F. Chamness
Ruth H. Chamness
Sewer system plan expands for Bend Lake east side
Rend Lake officials study shows three smaller treatment plants will lower costs for the East Bend Lake area development. The project would total 970,840 dollars with 200,000 gallons per day capacity in Whittington Point, plus 198,080 dollars for Marcus Branch area serving water plant and resort districts. Trustees also accepted Baker Chevrolet bid for a district car and approved temporary Valier water purchase for Corps of Engineers office until intercity system is ready.
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Whittington Point
Marcum Branch
Benton Lake
Corps of Engineers and Conservancy District
Rend Lake
Baker Chevrolet
Benton
Larry Foster
Conservancy District
Valier
Corps of Engineers
Thornberry Moved Up To High Court
The article notes Thornberry, 59, a former Texas congressman for 14 years, was named U.S. district judge for Western Texas in 1963 and then to the circuit bench in 1965 by President Johnson. It mentions ongoing debate over Johnson’s potential Supreme Court nominations as he seeks confirmations before leaving office.
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Fortas
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldbberg
U.S
United Nations
Thornberry
Congress
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Senate
Trudeau Reelected Landslide In Canada Election
In Toronto, Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s Liberals won a sweeping victory with a clear House of Commons majority. The Conservatives, led by Robert Stanfield, trailed badly, while the New Democratic and Creditiste parties won seats and the Social Credit party was eliminated.
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Toronto
Trudeau
Canada
Liberals
Conservatives
New Democratic Party
Creditistes of Quebec
Social Credit Party
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson
House of Commons
Pearson
Quebec
Montreal
Robert Stanfield
North Korea Displays Outboard Boat as U.S. Spy Vessel
North Korea unveiled a 12 foot outboard motor boat at Panmunjom claiming it was a U.S. imperialist spy boat sunk off Korea's west coast. The hull bore Yamaha and Kiekhaefer engines. Seoul and Washington disputed the claim with no sunk vessel found.
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Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
U.S
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Yamaha Motor Co
Kiekhaefer Corp
Fond du Lac
Wis
Five Illinoisans Die in Vietnam Service
The Defense Department announced five Illinois servicemen died in Vietnam. four were killed in action. Names include Army Cpl. Thomas E. Harrison of Granite City, Army Pvt. Gary D. Woods of Moro, Marine Lance Cpl. Calvin Golden Jr. of Chicago, Marine Pfc. Andrew G. Richard of Lincoln, and Army Cpl. Robert D. Janssen of Minoa k whose status changed from missing to dead-hostile.
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Washington
Defense Department
Vietnam
Army
Thomas E. Harrison
Evelyn Fuller
Myrtle St
Granite City
Gary D. Woods
Carvin E. Woods
Vine St
Box
Moro
Marine
Lance
Calvin Golden Jr
Mary McMullen
S. Karlow Ave
Chicago
Marine Pfc
Andrew G. Richard
John C.F. Richard
Washing St
Lincoln
Robert D. Janssen
Arthur A. Janssen
Minoak
Say Reds Marching On Saigon
An explosive hid under a U S Air Force bus dashboard blew up today as the bus crossed a bridge over the Da Nang River. Ten Americans plus bridge guards were wounded and the bridge slightly damaged.
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U.S. Air Force
da Nang River
U.S. Marine
North Vietnam
U.S
Panhandle
Enterprise
Sentence Man In Theft Case
Clifford Dean Curtis twenty two of 1417 North Tenth pleaded guilty to theft and was sentenced to one year in the state farm at Vandalia along with two years probation from release. Larry Wayne Green twenty aged twenty pleaded guilty and received one year probation. They were charged with taking forty six dollars and a transistor radio from Jerry Trotter of 1006 Conger in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Clifford Dean Curtis
North Tenth
Vandalia
Larry Wayne Green
Waltonville
Jerry Trotter
Return of Iwo Jima and nearby isles to Japan marks postwar cooperation
The islands Marcus Rosario and Parcee Vella and others are returned to Japan. Small American detachments on Marcus Iwo and Chi Chi stay for now. Ceremonies in Tokyo with Crown Prince Akihito Prime Minister Sato and Ambassador Johnson praised postwar cooperation. The piece notes Okinawa and Soviet north islands as future targets and recalls Iwo Jima combat. A famed AP photo of the flag raising is highlighted.
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Marcus
Rosario
Parcee Vella
Japan
Iwo
Chi Chi
Tokyo
Akihito
Esiaku Sato
A. Alexi Johnson
U.S
Sato
Islands
Iwo Jima
Fleet Adm
Chester Nimitz
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
Tree Protects His Home From Speeding Cars
SAVILTON N Y AP Ramon Blanco 75 fights to Save a maple tree between Route 32 and his 209 year old home He says the tree saved his life when a car hit it while he was in his yard He and his wife Clara sat beneath the tree while highway crews chose to cut another tree down nearby He plans to hire a lawyer to protect his home as road widening and resurfacing threaten the house he has lived in for nearly 40 years
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Savilton
N.Y
Ramon Blanco
Blanco
State Traffic Department
Clara
Poughkeepsie
IRN
Columbus Not Granted Passage as Indigenous Land Remade
George Crow of the American Indian Poor People's Campaign condemns settlers for dividing and altering Indigenous lands, accusing white settlers of encroaching and carving up the country like a checkerboard during testimony before the Indian Claims Commission.
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Christopher Columbus
George Crow
Poor People’s Campaign
Indian Claims Commission
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