Deaths and Funerals Mrs Mabel Hayes
Mrs Mabel Hayes of 3 South Seventh Street died at Hickory Grove Manor. Funeral Friday at 3 PM at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev Herbert Wilson. burial in Oakwood Cemetery. She was born in Philo Illinois and was a former Hayes grocery owner. Visitation after 4 PM today at Pulley Funeral Home. She leaves a sister Helen Firebaugh two nephews Max and Henry Firebaugh and a niece Cindy Cummins. Her daughter Kelley Louise Simmons preceded her in death.
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Mabel Henrietta Hayes
South Seventh Street
Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home
Hayes
Philo, IL
Henry
Louise (Miller) Johnson
Central Church of Christ
J. K. Simmons
Lee Hayes
Helen Firebaugh
Mt. Vernon
Max
Henry Firebaugh
Cindy Cummins
Kelley Louise Simmons
Catherine May Parker Dies Funeral Friday
Catherine May Parker of Stez er TH died Tuesday at St James Hospital Chicago Heights aged T1 years. Funeral 2:00 p.m. Friday at Kringer Funeral Home Ashley Rev John Nall officiating burial Ashley cemetery body lies in state 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. today. Born September 18 1896 she was the daughter of James Floyd and Emma Zula Carter Parker. Survivors include brother Carter Parker Mendota four sisters Mrs Fred Howard Ashley Mrs George Hinkley Nashville Mrs William Bedicott Washington DC and Mrs Esco Estes Berwin Illinois with nieces and nephews.
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Catherine May Parker
Stezer, TH
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Kringer Funeral
Ashley
John Nall
Ashley Cemetery
Kringer
James Floyd
Emma Zula (Carter) Parker
Carter Parker
Mendota
Fred Howard
George Hinkley
Friendship Manor
Nashville
William Bedicott
Washington, D.C
Esco Estes
Berwin, Il
James Summers Ashley resident dies at 57
James E. Summers of Ashley died Wednesday afternoon at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville at age 57. Funeral services will be held at Kringer Funeral Home in Ashley at 2:00 p.m. Saturday with Rev. John Nall officiating. Burial will be in Ashley cemetery. Friends may call after 7:00 p.m. Friday at Ashley Funeral Home. He was born December 3, 1910 in Ashley, son of James McHenry Summers and Fannie Prinnell Summers. He is survived by his mother, a brother Willard of Ashley, and two sisters Mrs. Ida Reuss of Pueblo Colorado and Mrs. Mae Funke of Centralia.
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James E. Summers
Ashley
Greenville Memorial Hospital
Greenville
Kringer
John Nall
Ashley Cemetery
Ashley Funeral Home
James McHenry
Fannie (Prinnell) Summers
Willard
Ida Reuss
Pueblo
Colo
Mae Funke
Centralia
Graveside Rites For Rogers Baby
Graveside services were held for the infant son of Sgt and Mrs Stephen Rogers of Rantoul Wisconsin at Hopewell Cemetery at 2:00 PM with Dr Don Crocker officiating. The infant was born at Chanute Hospital in Rantoul and is survived by the parents grandparents and great grandparents including Proctor Phillips Seattle and Wm Hayman Mt Vernon with further relatives listed.
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Stephen Rogers
Rantoul
Hopewell Cemetery
Don Crocker
Chanute Hospital
Proctor Phillips
Seattle
Wash
Wm. R. Hayman
Mt. Vernon
Mabel Yandel
Emma Hayman
Dan Skinner
Albion, Tr
Herschel Rogers
Harvey, I
Funeral Friday for Edith Lewis of Sesser
Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Clayton Lewis, 68, of Sesser will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Horse Prairie Baptist Church near Sesser. The Rev. Wayne Thomas will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Lewis died at 1:10 a.m. yesterday at Franklin Hospital in Benton.
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Edith
Clayton) Lewis
Sesser
Horse Prairie Baptist Church
Wayne Thomas
Lewis
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Porter couple welcome a son at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Richard Porter of RFD 2 Bluford are the parents of a son born Wednesday at 7 56 am at Good Samaritan Hospital. The newborn weighed eight pounds one and one half ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Porter
RFD 2
Bluford
Wenesday
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jack E. Tuttle dies suddenly in McCook at 38
Ned, a former resident, died Tuesday at his home in McCook from an apparent heart attack. He was 38. Survived by his wife Catherine and six children, his mother Mrs. Georg Burgin of Mt. Vernon, and two sisters Mrs. Gilbert Sulcer of Waltonville and Mrs. Gerald Artis of Deriver, Colo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack E. Tuttle
McCook
Ned
Hin
Catherine
Georg Burgin
Mt. Vernon
Gilbert Sulcer
Waltonville
Gerald Artis
Deriver
Colo
Ammonia Gas Cloud Released Near Scandia Kansas
A ruptured hose at a fertilizer storage facility southwest of Scandia releases a large cloud of anhydrous ammonia. One injury reported, operator Clete Stroud treated for eye burns and released. Main tank 12,000 gallons, 65 percent full. cloud forced residents to flee to hilltops but they returned within two hours as gas dissipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia
Kan
Kansas
Clete Stroud
Belleville
Stroud
Carpenters Accept Two Year Will County Contract
Will County carpenters ended a three week strike by accepting a two year contract from two construction groups. The deal gives 50 cent an hour raise in year one and 45 cent in year two, retroactive to June 1 when the strike began. Base pay rises to 6.40 per hour for journeymen in year one, the highest in the state.
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Prices Steady to Noon
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were unchanged top hogs 20 25 20 50 20 75 for 200 to 20 lb meat type sows 13 50 and 16 73 boars 11 00 and 13 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next days prices
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Listed for Morning Trade
Mt Vernon readers learned grain quotes this morning with Wheat at 1.12 Soybeans at 2.54 and Shelled Corn at 1.0 This brief market note notes values for local farmers and merchants in Mt Vernon for the day.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg price guide and grades in St. Louis market
St Louis market report lists consumer grades for eggs: A large 27 to 30 cents, A medium 20 to 23, A small 13 to 15, B large 21 to 23, wholesale Standard 20 to 22, unclassified 20. Hen weights noted heavy 11 to 12, light over 544 pounds 8, under 5% lb 5, and poultry brooders and fryers 28 to 2814.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Prices Reported By Mercantile Exchange
Chicago AP notes Mercantile Exchange butter grades AA to B and Y values, with scores 93 to 89 and prices 66 to 60. Cars show 90 B at 65 and 8 C at 62. Eggs remain steadier with wholesale prices unchanged at 2 higher levels and grade A whites at 30, mediums 3, standards 23, checks 18.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
B &Y
Peoria
Springfield
Rockford
Quincy
Vandalia
Belleville
Grant
Chicago Midway
Midwest Dubuque
Madison
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Ore
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Richmond
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Ertyen
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San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Livestock Prices At National Stockyards Friday Estimates
National Stockyards Friday estimates list hogs at 5 000, cattle 100, calves 25, sheep 50. Hogs in various weight ranges show 21.00 to 21.75 for 215-220 Ib barrows and gilts, up to 21.50 for 200-240 Ib, with other ranges 19.00 to 21.25. Cattle includes steers 900-1 050 Ib 25.00-26.50, slaughter heifers 24.00-25.75, cows 17.50-18.80, bulls 19.00-23.00. vealers 30.00-34.09. Sheep 300 head, lambs 25.90-27.00, ewes 6.00-8.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Chicago Grain Prices Reported for Wheat Corn and Soybeans
Chicago AP notes Wheat No 2 hard 1314 n, No 2 soft red 1.2534 n, Corn No 2 yellow 1.12 n, Oats No 2 extra heavy white 75 n, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.68 n, Soybean oil 0.574 n.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street mixed at noon as stocks shift in late trades
The Dow rose 1.02 to 902.43 at noon while the Associated Press average dipped .3 to 340.3. Trading featured large blocks as mutual funds and institutions adjusted portfolios near quarter’s end, with Penn Central up nearly 2 points and Kayser Roth down over 1 amid merger talk and bids.
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New York
Associated Press
Moore McCormack
Penn Central
Kayser- Roth
Chesebrough- Pond
Atlantic Richfield
INA Corp
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Control Data
Great American
American Stock Exchange
Circuit Court Fines Include Careless Driving and Fast Driving
The circuit court fined Thomas B Atchison Jin Conger 15 dollars for careless driving Richard K Paes of Ellisville Missouri 10 dollars for driving too fast for conditions Russell K Mahlke of Lake Charles Louisiana 10 dollars for improper passing and Ron Lee Moore 43 West Crownview 10 dollars for having too few life jackets in a boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Atchison
Jin Conger
Richardk. Paes
Ellisville
Missouri
Russell K. Mahlke
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Ron Lee Moore
West Crownview
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Admissions list includes Daisy Sanders Walnut Hill Esther Walker 714 Conger Cletia Woolever RFD 4 Elizabeth Mooneaghan 1112 Welkins Walter Compton 1819 Lamar Discharges include Ray Morgan Kansas City Mo Harry Northcutt 812 So 21st Lorene McNew Sims Edith Cochrum 602 South 25th Minnie Cox Centralia Sandra Cooper 1111 Conger Robert Green RFD 6 Sophie Keiser 809 Main Jesse Bryan 2307 Perkins Jess Lowery Jacksonville MI Keira Mack 1109 Lamar Margaret Hays RFD 2 Kell James Hall RFD 6 Ruth Shurtz Walterville Leatha Barbie 810 Conger Howard Colclasure RFD 5 Louisville Dl Jake Wallace 1220 Welkins Emma Pfaffee 322 North 8th Jake Newell 222 South 15th Street Ruth Heiderscheit 800 Harrison Dicky Dennis RFD 3 John Munyon Woodlawn Harmon Winfree 1820 Conger Lucille Auten and baby Lisa Ann McLeansboro Lola M Hutchcraft Fairfield Ollie Donoho 809 South 24th Mary Bannister 305 South 9th Wreatha Zimmerlee RFD 1 Chloe Lowery Ewing Frank King 725 Magnolia Ola Harris RED 1 Dorothy Brummitt Bonnie
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Daisy Sanders
Walnut Hill
Esther Walker
Conger
Cletia Woolever
RFD
Elizabeth Mooneaghan
Welkins
Walter Compton
Lamar
Ray Morgan
Kansas City
Harry Northcutt
21St Street
Lorene McNew
Sims
Edith Cochrum
South 25Th Street
Minnie Cox
Centralia
Sandra Cooper
Robert Green
Sophie Keiser
Main
Jesse Bryan
Perkins
Jess Lowery
Jacksonville
Keira Mack
Margaret Hays
Kell
James Hall
Ruth Shurtz
Walterville
Leatha Barbie
Howard Colclasure
Louisville
Jake Wallace
Emma Pfaffee
North 8Th Street
Jake Newell
South 15Th Street
Ruth Heiderscheit
Harrison
Dicky Dennis
John Munyon
Woodlawn
Harmon Winfree
Lucille Auten
Baby
Lisa Ann
McLeansboro
Lola M. Hutchcraft
Fairfield
Ollie Donoho
South 24Th Street
Mary Bannister
South 9Th Street
Wreatha Zimmerlee
Chloe Lowery
Ewing
Frank King
Magnolia
Ola Harris
RED
Dorothy Brummitt
Bonnie
Varnell Rebekah Lodge Meets June 27 Initiation
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 296 will be held in the I.O.O.F. hall Thursday evening June 27 at 8 00 oclock There will be initiation Mary Gilbert N G Naomi R Bogar g Sec y
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Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
C.F
Mary Gilbert
N.G
Naomi R. Bogarg
Weather snapshot for MT VERNON and past trends
MT VERNON weather reports a Wednesday high of 83 and low of 5. Rainfall to date in 1968 stands at 19.4 inches. Compare past years: one year ago high 82 low 64, five years ago high 98 low 67, ten years ago high 80 low 55. Friday sunrise 4 34, sunset 3%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Three Accidents Reported in Mt Vernon Three Drivers Charged
Three accidents were reported in Mt Vernon with three drivers charged after incidents between noon yesterday and 12:14 p.m. Joyce Baker, 17, backed into a parked car owned by Aurelio Serafini, causing over 100 dollars in damage. Donald Birkhead, 50, was charged with driving while intoxicated after his car hit a wooden post. James Moore, 26, skidded, struck Francis Hunter, 17, in a separate crash. Moore faced careless driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Donald H. Birkhead
Benton Road
Shawnee
Birkhead
13Th and
Cherry
James E. Moore
Francis L. Hunter
Logan
Hunter
Moore
Joyce N. Baker
S. Ltd
Aurelio Serafini
Rushton Drive
Serafini
Col Koziara Promoted to Full Colonel in Air Force
Lt Colonel Stanley V. Koziara of Mount Vernon rises to full colonel in the Air Force with the effective date of June 25. He serves in the Air Force Reserves as liaison officer for the United States Air Force Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley V. Koziara
Mt. Vernon
Department of the Air Force Headquarters
Koziara
Air Force Reserves
United States Air Force Academy
Vandals Break Windows in Local Homes
Golden Hinman of Virgil T. Bailey Real Estate reported to local police that vandals smashed windows at 1404 Cherry, 505 South 24th, and 517 South 2nd streets, prompting a police inquiry into the break ins.
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Golden Hinman
Virgil T. Bailey Real Estate
Cherry
S. 24Th
S. 2Th
Banker Sentenced in Chicago for Embezzlement
A former assistant cashier at Republic Bank of Chicago received a three year prison term after pleading guilty to embezzling 1648 dollars. The case was heard in Chicago with AP reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Republic Bank of Chicago
Extradition battle centers on King case rifle evidence
The defendant Ray Sneyd, alias Raymond George Sneyd, faces extradition in London amid testimony linking a rifle and binoculars to his flight from the U S. The court heard he bought the rifle in Birmingham days before King was killed and that fingerprints and a bullet match point to him. Judgement could delay weeks as prosecutors press the U S case for return.
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Calcutt
Memphis
King
Missouri State Penitentiary
Dr. King
Ray
U.S
High Court
Milton
United States
Raymond George Sneyd
London
Bow Street
Sneyd
Tenn
Birmingham
Ale
Wood
New Revel Motor Hotel
Lorraine Motel
South Main Street
Stevens
Ami
Bloodmobile over quota boosts donations for Mt Vernon youth
In Mt Vernon an appeal to donate blood to aid Mike DeVivo, a seriously ill local man, drew strong response. Over a two day Red Cross visit the city donated 160 pints, including 112 pints in five hours with 36 in DeVivo’s name, surpassing a 100 pint daily quota. A traffic collision near Mt Vernon injured a teen and damaged a camper, while a Kansas City traveler and a Mt Vernon resident were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Red Cross
Mike DeVivo
Kansas City
Mike
Andy DeVivo
North Fourth Street
GOP and Denis Hold State Conventions
Republicans and Denis hold state party events as Humphrey McCarthy Daley Shapiro loom in Illinois slate scene. Alumni groups back University of Illinois trustee picks with Democrats Kenny Williamson Frances Best Watkins and Timothy Ives, while Republicans Timothy Swain Earl Hughes and Russell Steger are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Daley
Humphrey
Illinois
Samuel H. Shapiro
University of Illinois
Kenny Williamson
Peoria
Frances Best Watkins
Chicago
Timothy R. Ives
Bloomingan
Timothy W. Sw
Yanks Abandoning Khe Sanh Base
U S forces report continued fighting near Khe Sanh as MiGs move north of the 19th parallel. Casualty figures show 299 American KIA the past week, 2,220 wounded, while South Vietnamese say 355 government troops killed and 1,149 wounded. Allied forces say 1,819 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers were killed, down 200 from the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinh
U.S
Force In Riots In Riots Chamber Urges Overwhelming Force
AP Washington report: Winton M. Blount president of the U S Chamber of Commerce from Montgomery Alabama calls for an overwhelming show of force to stop rioting and looting. He says property rights under the 14th Amendment have vanished as government fails to defend against pillage and crime in riot damaged areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Winton M. Blount
Chamber
Montgomery
Ala
House panel Withholds 223 Million for SST Project
The House Appropriations Committee voted to withhold any new funds for the supersonic transport program until a new acceptable design is produced. The panel rejected the 223 million request and urged returning 30 million already advanced to the Treasury. If approved by Congress, the move would delay SST work by at least a year, widening the gap with France and England. The cut affects the 1969 Transportation Department budget totaling 1.358 billion and delays FAA airport grants. The committee also blocked new airport aid funding until the FAA’s revised program is enacted.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson Administration
Treasury
Congress
United States
France
England
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Richmond Fires Quiet After Night of Disorder
More than 400 police cleared Richmond streets to halt snipers and arsonists, as 60 people were arrested during a second straight night of disturbances. Firemen put out a dozen fires including a downtown Travelline furniture store blaze. Police could not estimate injuries or damage. National Guard deployment was not requested after initial consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Calif
San Francisco
Oakland
Travelline Furniture Store
National Guard
Sacramento
Paul Beck
Ronald Reagan
Divorce Suit Filed in Circuit Court for Jerry and Jeanine Bushong
Jerry Bushong filed for divorce from Jeanine Bushong in circuit court here yesterday. The couple married December 99, 1963 and separated February 1, 1968. The plaintiff cites mental cruelty as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Bushong
Jeanine Bushong
Preacher charges gang probe perjury
During a Chicago rioting period a preacher testified about the Ranger gang, alleging two of her ten children were solicited by Eugene Hairston to murder a narcotics peddler. Investigator Pierson described Rangers’ extortion and protection schemes on the South Side, while Fry denied advising such acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Hairston
Ranger
Fry
Chicago
James L. Pierson
State’s Attorney's Office
Cook County
South Side
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Rogers Baby
Edith Lewis
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Circuit Court
Jefferson Memorial
Samaritan
Col. Koziara
Singer
Singer Company
Plaza
Bernard Echallert
North Ninth St
Peopel
Jane Porter
Helen Riddle
Ralph Ht
First National Bank
Bernard Schallert
Harold Howard
Joe Martin
W. J. Pope
Singer Co
Ronald Aissle
Bank of Ilinois
Norman Henshaw
Sandra, Smith
Kroger’s
Fred Poole
X-L Hardware
Thomas Jacobs
Montgomery Ward
Densil Flota
Carp’s
Steve Owen
Nobili Shoes
Mt. V. Man
Mt. V
Raymond West
Mitchell West
Rebecca Pigg
Gop
Denis
Khe Sanh Base
Bob
Fury
Bob Williams
Supersonic Jet
California
Preacher
Jackson's
Jackso
Jackson
South Side Square
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