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Mt Vernon Register News

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Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1963

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Deaths Mrs Nellie Edith Tolle 57 in Whittington

Mrs Nellie Edith Tolle 57 died suddenly at home in Whittington from an apparent heart attack. Funeral services set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Whittington Baptist Church with Rev Herold Conroyd officiating. Burial in Shiloh cemetery. Born Franklin County November 5 1905 she was survived by Herman Tolle her husband her mother Gertie Day of Whittington three sisters Aline Holman Ethel Bowman and Marie Kingery and several brothers.

Nellie Edith Tolle Whittington Baptist Church Herold Conroyd Shiloh Johnston Funeral Tolle Franklin County Wilson and Gertie (Thomason) Day Herman Tolle Gertie Day Aline Holman Ethel Bowman Manteno

Pete Bulatovich Dies in Sesser at 75

Pete Bulatovich of Sesser, 75, died at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Veterans' Hospital in Marion. A retired miner, he will be waked at Brayfield Funeral Home in Sesser and funeral services are set for 1:00 p.m. Saturday with Rev. Paul Pyrich officiating. Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Jana Bulatovich of Lesser.

Pete Bulatovich Sesser Veterans’ Hospital Marion Brayfield Funeral Home Paul Pyrich Maple Hill Cemeery Brayfield Jana Bulatovich Lesser

Harold Payne Rites Tomorrow

Funeral services for Harold Payne age 55 of Route 1 Lesser will be held Saturday at 3 00 p m at Horse Prairie church where he was a member The Rev Wayne Thomas will officiate burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery Friends may call at Brayfield Funeral Home in Lesser after 400 p m today The body will lie in state at noon Saturday at the church Payne died yesterday from injuries suffered June 20 at Old Ben Mine 21

Harold Payne Route 1 Lesser Horse Prairie Church

Compromise On Contraceptives Passed By Illinois House

Springfield accord ends clash on state birth control policy. The measure limits advice and materials to married women on relief who request it, suspending services to unmarried mothers and those not living with husbands pending a study. The Public Aid Commission will report March 1, 1965 for further action.

Springfield Ill House Senate Illinois Public Aid Commission

Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Discharged and Admissions

Jefferson Memorial lists discharges including Lewis Levin Myrtie Chamness Wilma Buchanan and Patsy Ann Martin Vickie Lynn Whisenhunt Fred Andrew Holland Geraldine Bushong Sylvia Levin Naomi Levin Nellie Faulkner Linda Darrene Hall Stephen Denton Mrs Wilma Jane Donoho and baby Terry Alan Ora Joy McCraw Lillie Dobbs Yarl Neaville Mabel King Page Kenneth Pennington Mary Schlafly. New admissions include Robert Omer Miller Danny Joe Hamilton Emma Lucille Tinsley Frank Chirk Carolyn Lowery Marcia Crane Patricia McCleary

Good Samaritan Robert Omer Miller Danny Joe Hamilton Emma Lucille Tinsley Frank Chirk Carolyn Faye Lowery Marcia Lynn Crane Patricia Jean McCleary Patsy Ann Martin Vickie Lynn Whisenhunt Fred Andrew Holland Geraldine Bushong Sylvia Irene Levin Naomi Yvonne Levin Nellie Marie Faulkner Linda Darrene Hall Stephen Bruce Denton Wilma Jane Donoho Terry Alan Ora Joy McCraw Lillie Dobbs Yarl Celia Neaville Mabel King Page Kenneth Leroy Pennington Mary Parker Schlafly

Bevises Welcome Daughter Kelly Jean at Good Samaritan

Mr and Mrs Larry Bevis of 317 Main welcomed a daughter born yesterday afternoon at 4 05 in Good Samaritan hospital. The newborn weighed seven pounds two ounces and has been named Kelly Jean.

Larry Bevis Main Good Samaritan Hospital Kelly Jean

Market roundup of local live stock prices today

Prices paid on the local live stock market were 15 cents higher today. The top traded at 17.65 for 190 220 lb hogs. Sows were steady with 14.50 for 300 lb down, 14.00 for down 300 lb and up. Boars ranged 8.00 to 9.50.

Commodity Prices Quoted In Mt Vernon This Afternoon

The Mt Vernon market posted prices for grains with Wheat at 1.69, Soybeans at 2.50, and Corn at 1.28, reflecting agricultural values discussed this afternoon.

Mt. Vernon

Chicago mercantile notes on butter eggs and prices

Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports steady butter with wholesale buying prices mostly unchanged to higher and ranges by grade, while eggs show variation with grades A whites, mixed, mediums, standards and dirties priced. cars and check values noted, rough market figures indicate wholesale price movement across grades.

Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Egg and poultry price listings from St. Louis market

St Louis AP report notes egg and live poultry price grades and weights. Consumer eggs listed in grades A large to B, with several size weights and wholesale standards. Hens and broilers prices shown for various weights, reflecting regional market quotes.

St, Louis

National Stockyards livestock prices AP US cattle hogs

National Stockyards Illinois auction Tuesday sees hogs 5,500 head 1 2 190 240 lb at 18.60 19.00, lighter 150 170 lb 13.00 16.00, sows 275 350 lb 15.50 16.00, 350 100 lb 14.50 15.50, boars 11.00 13.00. Cattle 350, calves 100. steers 1,050 1,125 lb 23.00 35.00, mixed good and choice 1,000 1,125 lb 22.50 22.75, heifers 723 850 lb 21.00 22.00, most choice 22.00, cows 14.00 16.00. Sheep 150 head. spring lambs 80 110 lb 19.00 21.50, 80 105 lb 21.50 22.00, ewes 4.50 6.00.

National Stockyards USDA

Chicago Grain Report Lacks Clear Market Moves

Chicago AP notes wheat No 1 red 1.89, corn No 2 yellow 1.324, and soybean oil 9b-St4a with no oats sales reported. The terse item records minimal trades or quotes and notes no oats transactions.

Chicago

Wall Street stalls in slow trading on Friday

Wall Street edges higher in slow afternoon trading with volume around 3.2 million shares. Standard Oil New Jersey hits a high, IBM and Polaroid gain, Pan American weak, FMC falls on merger block, bonds mixed as rails and utilities move.

New York Standard Oil New Jersey Chrysler General Motors Ford IBM Polaroid Xerox U.S Rock Island Railroad Chicago & North Western Homestake Anaconda Kennecott Phelps Dodge Pan American American

Slays 3 Next Door Neighbors in New London

A 6 year old Nicholas Ukraine killed 45 year old mail carrier Robert Reidy, his wife Mary 43, and their 10 year old son Mark in their home, then reenacted the crime for police. He was booked for murder and claimed harassment as motive.

New London Ukraine Anthony Ukraine Reidys Reidy

Seeks Divorce and Custody in Circuit Court

Marie Johnson filed for divorce from Denny Johnson on cruelty grounds in circuit court here. She seeks custody of their minor child and alimony for support. The couple married March 25 1961 and separated June 22 1963 per the complaint. The plaintiff requests a temporary injunction restraining the defendant from molesting her.

Marie Johnson Denny Johnson

Weather report shows 95 high with 67 low and rain totals

Detailed weather report notes Thursday maximum 95 degrees minimum 67. Rainfall from 7:00 a m yesterday to 7:00 a m today is .44 inches. Year to date rainfall 15.93 inches. Historical highs and lows listed for prior years. Saturday sunrise 4:33 and sunset 7:33.

Illinois Weather From Storms Then Heat Remains High

Thundershowers moved into Illinois with little relief to extreme heat and humidity. Northeast counties saw two squalls dropping temperatures by 13 degrees in 20 minutes, while Chicago area clouded skies but temps rose into the 90s elsewhere. Forecasters predicted more heat through Saturday and Sunday with scattered moisture in the northeast. Coast Guard rescued four from a capsized sailboat on Lake Michigan as several other craft were towed to safety. O’Hare delays due to rain and hail persisted, with precipitation totals ranging from .03 to .65 inch across airports and cities like Des Plaines, Elgin, Glenview, and Highland Park.

Illinois Chicago Waukeran McHenry Highland Park Coast Guard Lake Michigan O'Hare Des Plaines Elgin Glenview Midway Airport Ilinois Ohio River

Unseasonably Warm Midwest and Southern Illinois Outlook

Northern Illinois expects eight degrees above normal with highs near 87 and lows around 61 to 65, a warm spell through midweek with light rain in scattered afternoon or night showers. Southern Illinois sees two to eight degrees above normal, with highs 86 to 91, lows 62 to 70, and variable precipitation about a quarter inch from scattered showers.

Illinois

Lynda Bird Engaged To Wed Bernard Rosenbach

Washington AP Lyndon B Johnsons daughter Lynda Bird, 19, is engaged to Navy ensign Bernard Rosenbach on leave from the destroyer Jonas Ingram at Mayport Florida. The couple, who have known each other for years, showed an engagement ring at a Johnson party. no wedding date has been set.

Washington Lyndon B. Johnson Lynda Bird Bernard Rosenbach Johnson Rosenbach Jonas Ingram Mayport Fla Lynda Byrd Comfort Tex Johnson Ranch iLynda Bird

First Presbyterian Church Loses Mrs Hazel Cosby

Mrs Hazel Cosby resigns as director of Christian Education at First Presbyterian Church Mt Vernon effective June 30 after fourteen months in post to join Fourth Presbyterian Church Chicago. She will serve as director of women s activities, previously served five years on national board in Philadelphia.

Irsl Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church Hazel Cosby General Assembly of The United Presbyterian Church

Moderate Upper Congo Assembly ousts Grenfell in Stanleyville

In Stanleyville the moderate faction of the Upper Congo Provincial Assembly reportedly ousted Georges Grenfell ex tremist president after his election sparked riots. Grenfell, a Lumumba follower, led the province briefly before the upheaval.

Leopoldville The Congo Upper ‘Congo Stanleyville Georges Grenfell Grenfell Patrice Lumumba

Goldwater Attacks Dems in Frisco Convention Talk

Goldwater assails liberalism and Marxist ideas while blasting Kennedy’s Europe trip. He brands Cuba a dangerous defeat and questions national leadership. On the floor, a dispute grows over civil rights language, pitting a broad statement against New York’s specific proposals aligned with Kennedy’s bill.

Goldwater Chicago Philadelphia New York Kennedy Ireland Cuba Young Republican National Federation Charles McDevitt Idaho Donald Lukens House of Representatives California Robert Gaston Resolutions Committee

JFK Names Lodge Envoy To Viet Nam

A Lodge named envoy to Vietnam is depicted as related to Henry Cabot Lodge but from a different political mold. The younger Lodge, a GOP liberal, has been Time Inc. consultant and Atlantic Institute director general. He travels Wednesday with wife Emily George Cabot and Henry Sears.

Henry Cabot Lodge Lodge GOP Time, Inc Atlantic Institute Europe Emily George Cabot Henry Sears

Eugene Wells Elected to National Board

Eugene Wells of Route 1 Mt Vernon has been elected to the executive board of the Intern ment Exchange of America, an association of memorial gardens in the United States and Canada. He was chosen at the annual meeting in Cincinnati Ohio concluded yesterday. Wells is co owner and manager of Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens and co owner of gardens at Carbondale and Hervin.

Eugene Wells Route 1 Mt. Vernon Internment Exchange of America Memorial Gardens United States Canada Cincinnati Ohio Wells Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens Carbondale and Hervin

Record motor deaths rise in January May period

The National Safety Council reports 15 190 motor vehicle fatalities from January through May, a record for the first five months of any year. Deaths rose 6 percent while travel grew 4 percent, giving a death rate of 4.8 per 100 million miles, up 2 percent. May reached 3 650, up 13 percent from May 1962, with increases in 17 of the last 19 months and about 100 deaths per day on average.

Chicago National Safety Council

Epileptics Win Mail Prescription Bill Victory

In Chicago the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill allowing epileptics to have medical prescriptions filled by mail. The National Epilepsy League lauds the law exempting the agency from a ban on mail prescriptions. Maurice A. Melford notes the move as a landmark benefit for epileptics nationwide.

Chicago Illinois General Assembly National Epilepsy League Maurice A. Melford League Melford

Train Hits Truck Killing 72-Year-Old in Illinois Crossing

Logan Larrimore 72 of Pana died when his truck was struck by a train at an Illinois Central crossing. One of three passengers, Michael Hebert 3, was in critical condition at a Springfield hospital. His siblings David 8 and Linda 10 were in satisfactory condition at a Taylorville hospital.

Assumption, Ill Logan Larrimore Pana Illinois Central Michael Hebert Springfield David Linda Taylorville

Safety check lanes process 574 cars at Mt Vernon

Continues today as Mt Vernon Jaycees run safety lanes at 12th and Broadway and 12th and Main. Yesterday 612 cars passed. 574 passed tests, 38 rejected, six later returned after repairs to pass. Lanes open until 8 pm today and Saturday for free checks urging drivers to use them.

Mt.v Jaycee Mt. Vernon 12Th Broadway 12Th and Main Jaycees

Pentagon Defends TFX Plane Deal

Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth testifies to a Senate subcommittee on the TFX contract award to General Dynamics over Boeing. McNamara defends the project as essential, with a multibillion dollar, all weather, all mission capable aircraft program.

Washington Navy Fred Korth Capitol Hill Pentagon Senate Investigations Subcommittee General Dynamics Corp Boeing Co Boeing Korth General Dynamics Navy Rand Air Force Eorth Robert §. McNamara United States Subcommittee Kennedy Adm George W. Anderson Naval Operations Anderson

Bombs Kill 10 Civilians and Wound 38 in Saigon

In Saigon the U S Military Advisory Assistance Group compound was hit by bombs planted by suspected Communist terrorists. Ten Vietnamese civilians were killed and 38 injured, including three American soldiers with leg foot and chin injuries. A separate grenade incident near a movie theater killed one government civil guard and wounded 53, mostly children.

Saigon South Viet Nam U.S

Fresno girls vie for queen title at county picnic

Three Fresno women enter a beauty contest to crown Fresno County employees picnic queen. Each contestant holds a department title: Gloria Arnst as Miss Criminal, Brenda Gaddis as Miss Public Works, and Donna Jean Ashsilan as Miss Small Claims.

Fresno Calif Fresno County Picnic Gloria Arnst Brenda Gaddis Public Works Donna Jean Ashsilan Small Claims

Capture Hog On South Tenth

A hog caused excitement on South Tenth Street when it fell from a passing truck. The animal was captured and tied up after a brief disturbance. The truck driver returned, reloaded the hog, and continued on his route.

South Tenth Street

Break-In At Green Hills Country Club Investigated

Sheriff Dewey Barton investigated a break-in at Green Hills Country Club east of Mt. Vernon. The incident occurred last night and nothing appeared to be stolen according to the sheriff.

Dewey Barton Green Hills Country Club Mt. Vernon

New Principal At Bethel School Hired

Robert Lane, former Kell principal for a year, takes the Bethel grade school post south of Mt. Vers non. Previously he taught and coached at Field Township Consolidated School.

Robert Lane Kell Bethel Grade School Mt. Vers Non Lane Field ‘Township Consolidated School

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