Marjorie Evans Whitlock Dies in Florida Funeral
Former John gum City resident Marjorie Evans Whitlock dies in Florida early this morning. Funeral at First Baptist Church West Palm Beach at 7:00 a.m. Prayers. Survived by three sons John Stanley Roland and Keith of Bellgrade and five grandchildren. Wife of the late Vernon Whitlock.
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Mre
Marjorie Evers Whitlek
Johngum City
Peligiede
Fla
First Baptist Church
West Pabn Beach
Hay Writkey
Toreens
John Stanley
Roland
Keith
Bellgrade
Maude Wihitlocs
Vernon
Mae Rhine 63 Bethalto dies in Alton hospital
Mae Rhine age 63 of Bethalto died at 10 p m Wednesday in Alton Memorial Hospital Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery McLeansboro She was born November 23 1906 in McLeansboro daughter of James Pratt Wilson and Maible Wilson She married Ike Rhine April 9 1927 Survived by husband brother Herbert Wilson of Jacksonville sisters Mrs Gerald Jordan and Mrs Gregory Jordan Both of Mowekua She belonged to Bethalto Methodist Church and taught in Bethalto Schools Friends may call at Smith Funeral Home Bethalto after 4 p m Friday
Hospital Notes Highlights Inpatient and Discharges List
The Jefferson Memorial records admissions and discharges including Mary Beaty Ina and multiple patients discharged or admitted across towns such as Mt. Vernon Bluford Ina St. Louis Mo Constantine Ashley Road Belle Rive Waltonville and others. Notable names include Patricia Ann Reynolds Tillie Halbrook James Edward Merriman and Lila Hamilton among many listed patients.
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Mary Beaty
Ina
Patricia Ann Reynolds
Mt. Vernon
Tillie Halbrook
Bluford
Good Samaritan
James Edward Merriman
North
Alonzo Ramzey
Opdyke
Robert Dunbar
Ray Reynolds
Wescott
Lila Hamilton
Waltonville
Edward Hofer
Virginia
Alvis Conner
South
Ora Thorn Rude
Pace
Florence Adams
Bonnie
Millie Lee McDaniel
Jacob Hirsch
Belle Rive
Eloise Floyd
Linnview
Norma Bradford
Hattie Shehorn
Paul Lovan
Shawnee
Dominic Cheli
St. Louis
Marjorie Mullinax
Jordan
Janice Noecker
Constantine
Mt Vernon Lodge 431 to Hold First Degree Meeting
Mt Vernon Lodge No 431 AF and AM will conduct work in the First Degree on Thursday June 26 at 7 30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Robert Fulford Master Byron Weld Secretary.
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Mt. Vernon
A.M
Robert Fulford
Byron Weld
Sec'y
Nixon Urges End To Literacy Vote Tests
In a heated debate, Mitchell presses five amendments to the 1965 voting rights law. Proposals include a nationwide ban on literacy tests and residency requirements for presidential elections, plus expanded DOJ powers to deploy examiners and sue over discriminatory practices. A national voting advisory commission would study voter discrimination.
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Mitchell
Flep
Emanuel Ceiler
D-N.y
Justice Department
National Voting Advisory Commission
Vietnam Peace Talks Hear Viet Cong Attack Nixon Policy
At the 23rd session in Paris, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese negotiators denounced U.S. policy as deceitful and described Nixon's de Americanization plan as a dead end. They warned that troop withdrawals were an act to appease public opinion. U.S. Lodge dismissed the charges as misrepresentation and insisted on conditions for further withdrawals. Mrs. Binh accused Washington of a warlike deceitful path.
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Vietnam
Saigon
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Mirs
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Ha van Lau
U.8
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nguyen van Thieu
Republic of Vietnam
Lodge
Thieu
Powder Puff Derby Official Programs For Race Guides
Powder Puff Derby guides are now available in affordable program booklets. The pages include photographs and bios of all pilots, past winners, and details on trophies and prizes. Jerome Glassman stresses wide interest as TAR numbers link planes to takeoff positions from San Diego. Local group Red Barons will host each racer identified by TAR number. Programs priced at $1.50 at B and B News and Hobby Shop.
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Jerome Glassman
Peacock Stranded On Telephone Pole In Laredo
A tornado in Laredo, Texas left a peacock perched atop a telephone pole after its wings were clipped to keep it from escaping. Firemen rescued the bird, which remained unharmed but unable to fly. Neighbors alerted authorities to its predicament.
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Laredo
Tex
Hog market prices advance at Mt Vernon market
Prices paid until 12 33 p m today rose by 30 cents with U S C A No 1 hogs at 25 75 No 2 at 5 2 No 3 at 24 75. Lows ranged 12140 and 2158 Boars quoted 145 and 15 58 after 12 3 0 p m pricing will reflect next day prices
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U.S.C.A
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Report Morning Quotes
Mt Vernon area grain prices were quoted this morning with Wheat at 1.15, Soybeans at 2.43, and Corn at 1.24. Local traders noted steady demand for soybeans and stable corn values amid light market activity in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Butter and eggs wholesale prices listed for Chicago market
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports wholesale butter prices with grades 93 AA 67, 4 cars 9 B 65 and C 62. Eggs wholesale buying quotes show grade A whites 244, mediums 2, standards 2 percent.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
St Louis Market Egg Grades and Prices
AP report from St Louis notes egg consumer grades A large 30-34 A medium 21-25 A small 14-19 B large 22-26 wholesale grades standard 22-24 medium 18-2 unclassified 20-21 hens heavy 12 light over 5 percent Ibs 19 under 5 percent Ibs 10 leghorns 6 broilers and fryers 31-44-32.
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ST. Louis
Livestock prices from National Stockyards Illinois AP report
Estimates show Friday totals with hogs about 6,000 and cattle 900. Hogs with barrows and gilts up to 75 higher, cattle incl 850-1050 lb steers at 30.00-33.00, 650-950 lb heifers at 27.00-31.00, cows 19.00-20.50, vealers 34.00-38.00. Sheep totals 50 with spring lambs 28.00-29.50 and ewes 7.00-9.00.
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National Stockyards
Chicago Grain Prices Snapshot
Chicago grain prices list Wheat No 2 hard yellow 1.33n No 2 soft red 1.291 Corn No 2 yellow 1.28% Oats No 2 extra heavy white 63n Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.67n Soybean oil 7.84n.
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Chicago
Wall Street Off Sharply as Dow Dips at Noon
Wall Street traded lower in active dealings as investors stayed cautious amid tight money. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 869.12, down 4.98, with losses led by broad declines across nine of the 20 most active issues on both the Dow and the broader market.
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Dow
New York Stock Exchange
Martin Marietta
Bloodmobile visit shortened to one day at Central Church
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will stop at Central Church of Christ in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday July 1 from 1 to 6 p.m. after canceling Monday service. Donors were urged to shift to Tuesday to meet quota and avoid inconvenience. The air conditioned basement offers a comfortable 45 minute donation window.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Mt. Vernon
Central Church of Christ
Delbert Richards
Mountains Plane Crash Kills Three in Utah
Three Californians died when their rented plane failed to clear an 11,000 foot cliff near Cedar Breaks Utah while filming Death Valley Days. Survivors include David L. Watson 44 Oswald Simon 3 and Robert L. McCord Jr. 31 rescued after three days in the wilderness.
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Cedar City
Utah
Wild
Cedar Breaks Mountain Arca
David L. Watson
Civilization
Oswald Simon
Robert L. McCord Jr
John Bury
Clarence McLean
Charles Straumer
Watson
In Good Condition Woman Injured In Auto Crash
Mt. Vernon woman Helen Ruth Farris aged 24 is reported in good condition at Good Samaritan hospital after injuries from a collision at 10th and Main. Her car, traveling north on 10th, was broadside by a truck driven by Darwin O. Bertram of Princeton Indiana who ran a red light. Bertram was arrested on a disobeying a red light charge. The crash occurred just after 8 am with vehicle damage over $100 to each.
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Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
10Th
Main
Helen Ruth Farris
Wagner
10Th Street
Darwin O. Bertram
Princeton
Ind
10Th and
Betram
Sheriff Reports Three Break-ins
The Jefferson County sheriff's office logged two burglaries and one burglary attempt Wednesday. Bill Garrison of Rufus Street Holt's addition reported a Tuesday break in by thieves who damaged a front door lock and glass. a 20 by 30 foot tent top and a one-third horsepower mower were taken. At Grand Prairie School, 32 pounds of butter were stolen in a break-in between June 24 and 25. Mt. Vernon airport also reported a Wednesday attempt to break into the east door of the airport garage, with molding around the door and a window pane removed and no other item missing.
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Jefferson County
Joe Louis Financial Troubles End After Tax Compromise
Joe Louis faced IRS back taxes after collapsing $4.684 million in earnings from exhibitions. A government compromise settled the dispute. In 71 pro bouts since the Detroit Golden Gloves, Louis went 68-3 with 54 KOs, losing decisions to Schmeling in 1936 and to Marciano in 1951, plus a 1950 decision to Charles. He had five first round title fight knockouts and stopped Schmeling in the first round in their 1938 rematch.
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Internal Revenue Service
Detroit
Louis
Max Schmeling
Marciano
Charles
Jack Roper
John Henry Lewis
Buddy Baer
Tami Mauriello
Rockefeller Supermarkets Bombed in Buenos Aires
Ten supermarkets controlled by the Rockefeller firm were bombed and burned in Buenos Aires as security was tight for Gov Nelson Rockefeller’s Latin American fact finding mission. Fires struck nearly simultaneously after 1 30 a m with some buildings destroyed. Police arrested over 100 students after Wednesday riots linked to the visit.
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New York
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Police Report Two Car Accidents
Two automobile accidents were reported by city police Wednesday. Roger W. Rice, 22, was arrested for following too closely in a West Broadway at 32nd Street crash injuring Rosa Anderson, 64, as her car waited to turn. Both cars sustained about $100 damage. A second collision on 10th Street near Broadway involved Beulah Rightnowar, 62, and Earl Lewis, 33, with minor damage and no arrests. A final note mentions bitter horse chestnuts.
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Rt. 3
Mt. Vernon
West Broadway
32Nd Street
Rice
Rosa Anderson
32Nd St
10Th Street
Broadway
Beulah Rightnowar
Bonnie
Earl Lewis
Houston
Tex
Israelis Down Two More MiGs Over Gulf of Suez
TEL AVIV AP Israeli warplanes knocked out two Egyptian MIG21 fighters in an air battle over the Gulf of Suez. A spokesman said Soviet built MIG21s over the gulf clashed with Israeli fighters. One MIG plunged into Egyptian territory and a second was hit and evidently destroyed.
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Gulf of Suez
Gulf
Car License Hire Faces Senate Setback
The Senate spent about three and a half hours debating the car license fee increases. Democrats and Republicans attacked the bill with Republicans warning the bond issue could raise costs and invite scandals. Harris defended the plan, saying inflation would raise road costs if delays occurred and that bond program economies could save about $2 billion, with further savings of roughly $750 million in avoiding cost of living increases.
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Senate
Alan Dixon
D-Belleville
Walter P. Hoffelder
Chicago
Hoffelder
Hudson Spurs
R-Peoria
Sours
Harris
Tornadoes In Minnesota And Dakotas
Tornadoes skipped across southwestern Minnesota and the eastern Dakotas causing building damage and trees to fall. In Jasper Minnesota an elderly woman was hospitalized with four others slightly injured as nine blocks were damaged and three trailer homes destroyed. Groton South Dakota saw about 250 thousand to 300 thousand dollars in damage including a leveled Masonic Temple and a heavily damaged elevator.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Dakotas
Jasper
Minn
Groton
S.C
Hall Shella
Salis
Rocky Buntrock
Masonic Temple
Judy Garland Body on View in New York
Judy Garland 47 collapsed and died in a Chelsea bathroom. Her London doctor testified she used barbiturates for life and sedatives were necessary to sleep. The coroner ruled death accidental from fan incautious self-overdose of sleeping pills amid public viewing plans.
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Miss Garland
Chelsea
John Trehearne
London
Gavin Thurston
Circuit Court Fines Levied for Traffic Offenses
In circuit court on Wednesday, ten individuals received fines for traffic violations. Names include Her schel Jones, Clyde Leffler, Patricia Maddox, Steven R. Clark, Lor raine Burns, Seth Ford, Charles H. Short, and Carl Blades Jr. Amounts range from 10 to 45 dollars for speeding, improper lane usage, careless driving, and traveling 55 mph in a 25 mph zone.
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Herschel Jones
White St
Clyde Leffler
S. 25Th St
Patricia Maddox
S. 22Nd St
Steven R. Clark
S. 12Th St
Lorraine Burns
Red Bud
Seth Ford
S. 18Th St
Charles H. Short
Edwardsville
Carl] Blades, Jr
Turner Drive
Thefts From Two Cars Reported In City
City police reported two minor thefts from parked autos. Helen Robinson of Wayne City said an oil measurement stick was stolen from her car parked at the Tuberculosis Hospital lot on Tuesday night. Bill Garrison of 128 East Perkins reported a battery and a radiator, each valued at 15 dollars, stolen from his 1955 car at his home between June 28 and 25.
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Helen Robinson
Wayne City
Tuberculosis Hospital
Bill Garrison
E. Perkins
Heat Drives Rainstorm Across Illinois With Damaging Winds
Rain and heat swept Illinois leaving damp conditions and steamy air. A Chicago area thunderstorm produced winds up to 60 mph, knocking down branches and power lines in several suburbs. A roof was torn from a Wheeling apartment project and about 200 workers were reassigned to utility repairs in Cook County. In the northwest suburbs two people were hospitalized. Moline logged over an inch of rain in 24 hours.
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Associated Press
Ilinois
Chicago
Wheeling
Cook County
Illinois
Moline
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