Deaths: Chalmus Allen 77 of McLeansboro
Chalmus E. Allen 77 of 302 West Jefferson McLeansboro died at 10 46 a m Sunday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. Funeral services will be held at 2 00 p m Wednesday at the McLeansboro Methodist church with Rev Carl Davis officiating. Burial in Enfield cemetery. Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home after 6 00 p m today. Survived by wife Ethel. son Cecil R. Allen stationed with U S Air Force at Shreveport La. daughter Mrs George J Biggerstaff Eldorado. eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. A member of the McLeansboro Methodist church Men’s Organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalmus E. Allen
West Jefferson
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Methodist Church
Carl Davis
Enfield Cemetery
Gholson
Mr. Allen
White County
Milas S
Frances (Winkler) Ren
Carrie S. Rice
Ethel F. Walters
Cecil R. Allen
U. S. Air Force
Shreveport
George J. Biggerstaff
Eldorado
Allen
McLeansboro Methodist Church
Estella Carter Dies Rites Set For Wednesday
Estella Carter 65 of 408 North 8th Street died Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. A retired Tuberculosis Sanitarium employee, she lived in Pinckneyville 30 years and Mt Vernon earlier. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev. Herbert Wilson, burial Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include husband Ivan R Carter, son William Gale Rogers, daughter Mary Rogers Keller, sister and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estella Carter
North 8Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Pulley Funeral
Herbert Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Pulley Funeral Home
Carter
William Gale Rogers
St. Louis
Myrtle Bell Loudermilk Gray
First Methodist Church of
Pinckneyville
Royal Neighbors
Business and Professional Womans Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of
Frank Higgins
Fort Davis
Tex
Paul Newman
Paducah
Hattie Glenn Dies At Home In Mt Vernon
Mrs. Hattie Glenn aged 89 of 1024 South 6th street died Sunday at home after 44 years in Mt Vernon. Born July 25, 1875 in Franklin county she was a daughter of Edwin H Learned and Mary Jane Levin Learned. She married Merritt Glenn December 9, 1904 in Hamilton county. he died in 1944. She was a First Baptist Church member. Surviving are four daughters Alice Zachman Mary Henn Wilma Cash and Carolee Pierce a sister Bessie Duncan three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Myers Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Glenn
South 6Th Street
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
Glenn
Franklin County
Edwin H. Learned
Mary Jane Levin Learned
Merritt Glenn
Hamilton County
First Baptist Church
Alice Zachman
Mary Henn
Wilma Cash
Mt Vernon
Carolee Pierce
Rock Island
Bessie Duncan
Dahlgren
Father of Mt. Vernon Resident Dies at 9:30 A.M.
Robert L. Wilson of Centralia, father of Mrs. Warren Hardy of Mt. Vernon, died at his home after a long illness. Services will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Wilson
Centralia
Warren Hardy
Mt. Vernon
Weather Here And Elsewhere In MT VERNON And Illinois
MT VERNON weather reports a Saturday high of 89 and a Sunday high of 90 with lows 34 and 70 respectively, rainfall for 1965 to date at 14.67 inches. Illinois overall was hot and humid with mid 90s in Chicago area, a cool front moving in, and 500000 residents at Lake Michigan beaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.S.T
Chicago
Illinois
Midwest
Lake Michigan
The
Mercury
Midway Airport
Rockford
Moline
Springfield
Peoria
Vandalia
Quincy
Dubuque
Towa
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptland
Puund
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Renee
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Belleville
Peoria Eeeaunees
Quincy Ac
Southern Illinois Temperatures Near Seasonal Norms
Temperatures in Southern Illinois will average near seasonal norms for Tuesday through Saturday with warm start, midweek showers, then cooler days. Normal highs reach the upper 80s to low 90s and lows mid to upper 60s. Precipitation totals around one inch with local variation. Northern Illinois will run 2 to 4 degrees below normal with little change until a warming trend late week. normals are 61 to 63 for lows, up to 87 for highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Wlinois
Mt Vernon Lodge 31 AF and AM Special Meeting
Special meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge 31 AF and AM to be held Monday June 28 1965 at 7 30 p m. Work in First Degree. W M Joe Claxton and Secretary Byron G Weld Jr. 6 B
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Lodge
Joe Claxton
W. M
Byron G. Weld, JR
Funeral services note at Garnier Funer al Home
A brief notice indicates an event to be held at Garnier Funeral Home. Details of date time and attendees are not fully readable in the fragment. The item likely records a funeral service arrangement and relations linked to the decedent.
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Dip At Noon
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today fell 35 cents with top hogs at 23 65 for 200 to 220 lb. Sows 300 lb and over quoted at 20 25 to 20 50, down from prior. Boars listed at 13 50 and 14 00. After 12 30 p m prices will reflect next day’s levels.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices From Mt Vernon Market
Mt Vernon quotes show wheat at 1.29 soybeans 2.88 shell corn 1.35 ear corn 1.32 for this afternoon trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Egg and poultry price report from St Louis
St Louis AP notes egg prices across consumer grades A large 20-31 A medium 21-23 A small 18-19 B large 2-26 wholesale standard 2-26 unclassified 21-23 checks 16-17 Hens heavy 13-15 light over 5 lb 9-10 under 5 lb 5 broilers and fryers 18-20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Livestock Receipts at National Stockyards On Tuesday
AP reports Tuesday receipts at National Stockyards: hogs 7,000. cattle 5,000. calves 300. sheep 600. Hogs 195-260 lb barrows and gilts 23.75-24.60. 300-600 lb sows 19.00-22.25. Cattle good and choice steers 24.00-27.50. heifers 23.00-26.25. cows 13.50-15.50. good and choice healers 20.00-27.00. Sheep good to prime spring lambs 23.00-23.50. ewes 4.00-7.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Chicago Produce Markets Report of Butter Eggs and Poultry
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter prices steady with wholesale bids flat to slightly higher across grades AA to C. Eggs show unchanged wholesale bids with A whites, mixed, mediums, standards, and dirties all listed. Live poultry wholesale prices hold steady to modestly higher for roasters and special fed white rock fryers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Chicago Grain market quotes in Chicago AP listing
Wheat No 2 hard 1.47n No 2 red 1.44-45n Corn No 1 yellow 1.3734 No 2 yellow 137-3714 Sample grade yellow 1 26%-32% Oats No 2 heavy white 75n Soybeans No 1 yellow 3 06%4n Soybean oil 10.50n
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street stocks slide as Dow dips after noon
The New York market resumed its decline with heavy volume around 6.8 million shares. The Dow fell about 8.5 points by 2 p.m., led by losses in airlines like United Northwest and National and in aircraft makers Boeing United Douglas and General Dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United
Northwest
National
Pan American
Eastern
Boeing
Douglas
General Dynamics
Motors
General Motors
Chrysler
Jones & Laughlin
American Stock Exchange
Treasury
County Officials to Get Pay Raises in Springfield
Gov. Otto Kerner signed a bill allowing downstate county boards to raise salaries for seven officials including sheriffs and clerks. New ranges vary by county population from 6,300 to 16,000 dollars, with scales tightening as population grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Otto Kerner
Downstate
Actor Steve Cochran Dies Aboard Schooner Rogue Off Guatemala
AP report states film actor Steve Cochran died June 15 aboard his 40 foot schooner Rogue near Champerico Guatemala from an acute lung infection. Three Mexican women hired as maids aboard the voyage said Cochran had become paralyzed, leaving only head movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Steve Cochran
Cochran
Abel Giron
Champerico
Eva Montero Castellanos
Eugenia Bautista Zacarias
Lorenzo Infante de la Rosa
Acapulco
Mexico
Jenna Jensen Cochran
San Francisco
Florence Lockwood
Fay McKenzie
Cab Strikes Cripple New York and Chicago Taxis
Strikes by taxi drivers in New York and Chicago disrupted urban transport. New York drivers halted after midnight, with up to 95 percent of the 12,000 cabs immobilized. In Chicago about 85 percent of licensed cabs, from Yellow Cab and Checker Taxi Co., joined a Saturday walkout over a new contract as some independents remained idle. CTA added buses and elevated cars to move about 15,000 convention attendees between hotels and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U.S
New York
Chicago
Yellow Cab Co
Checker Taxi Co
New York City
Chicago Transit Authority
Conference on Remap Faces Budget Battles
The debate centers on property classifications and tax shifts as Arrington schedules talks with Kerner’s finance team to outline budget cuts. Republicans resist Kerner’s three cent gasoline tax hike and seek a one cent rise with school aid funded by other trims. Kerner argues funding gaps persist without the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrington
Kerner
Finance Department
Senate
GOP
ENGLERS S ELECTED BY AMVETS
AMVETS members select officers for six divisions with Ruth Hansen of Waukegan as Division 2 president Betty Dickerson of Peoria Division 3 president Velma Charaler of Kankakee Division 4 president Mary Rich of Mr. Vernon Division 5 president Helen Pers of Chicago serves as sergeant at arms and Josephine Leonardo of Oak Lawn as executive secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Ruth Hansen
Waukegan
Betty Dickerson
Peoria
Velma Charaler
Kankakee
Mary Rich
Mr. Vernon
Helen Pers
Chicago
Josephine Leonardo
Oaklawn
Mountains Named After Gardiner Hubbard Highlight History
Mt Kennedy is shadowed by neighbor Mt Hubbard at 14,950 feet, named for Gardiner Greene Hubbard, first president of the National Geographic Society. Major league baseball imposes a 25 man roster limit 30 days after opening day through September 1 each season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Kennedy
Mt. Hubbard
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
The
National Georgraphic Society
Major League Baseball
Births Celebrated in Peoria and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs Donald Erdman of Peoria welcomed a son James Joseph born June 26 at St Josephs Hospital. Grandparents are Joseph Erdman of Kewanee and Mrs James Young of Mt Vernon. Kevin David born to Mr and Mrs David Lawson at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds six ounces. Timothy Paul born to Mr and Mrs Herman Audt of Nashville at Good Samaritan weighing seven pounds four. Kevin Lee born to Mr and Mrs Robert Sledge of RFD 7 Vernon at 1:25 yesterday afternoon weighing nine pounds 13 ounces. William Fitch born to Mr and Mrs William Montfort at 729 South 18th Street at 3:12 yesterday afternoon weighing seven pounds ten. Darla Jane born to Mr and Mrs Earl Downes of RFD 2 Woodlawn at 9:59 last night weighing eight pounds nine. Jeannette Lynn born to Mr and Mrs James Calcott of 1317 North 11th Street at 12:17 this morning weighing six pounds six. Emily Ann born to Mr and Mrs Harold Roffmann of 29 Westwood Drive at 9:55 Saturday morning weighing six pounds three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Erdman
Peoria
St. Joseph’s Hospital
James Joseph
Joseph Erdman
Kewanee
Ill
James Young
Mt. Vernon
David Lawson
2405
College
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kevin Lee
William Montfort
South 18Th Street
William Fitch
Earl Downes
RFD 2
Woodlawn
Darla Jane
James Calcott
North 11Th Street
Jeannette Lynn
Harold Roffmann
Westwood Drive
Emily Ann
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions for Berton Irvin Rector Donna Isadore Wells Mary Ann Decker Randall McKinley Smith Good Samaritan shows admissions include William Jessie Stroud David Frederick Thomas Minnie Catherine Phillips Thelma Lillian Rainwater William W Greer Harry Alan Borden Joseph Gale Blaston Thomas Leposki Martha Leona Vannatta Dana Webb Lee Wanda June Kapin Rosalie Leona Martin Elmna Sarah Hofer Mark Jerome Hopeman Joseph Wendell Kohut Emma Ruth Henry Treva Mae Jones Alice Bell Hughes Alyce Elizabeth Wetzer Betty Ruth Boyd Discharged include Lee Franklin Connaway Julian Whitfield Smith William Lough Parker Marcella Esther Fico Darrell Lee Black Danny Fay Scarber Michael Todd Badgett Mrs Donna Lynn Mays and baby Rodney Alan Mrs Joann Clara Walker and baby Sally Lynn Mrs Joan Wanda Redmoor and baby Pamela Jo Barbara Lou Price Frank Benjamin Morgan Helen Martha Hampton Ruth Marie Wood Aubrey Neal Nichols Rodney Alan Bernard Eric Maxey Frost Anna Mae Crow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berton Irvin
Donna Isadore Wells
Bonnie
Mary Ann Decker
McLeansboro
Randall McKinley Smith
Good Samaritan
William Jessie Stroud
David Frederick Thomas
Minnie Catherine Phillips
Thelma Lillian Rainwater
William W. Greer
Harry Alan Borden
Joseph Gale Blaston
Thomas Leposki
Martha Leona Vannatta
Dana Webb Lee
Wanda June Kaipin
Rosalie Leona Martin
Elmna Sarah Hofer
Mark Jerome Hopeman
Joseph Wendell Kohut
Emma Ruth Henry
Treva Mae Jones
Alice Bell Hughes
Alyce Elizabeth Wetzer
Betty Ruth Boyd
Lee Franklin Connaway
Julian Whitfield Smith
William Lough Parker
Marcella Esther Fico
Darrell Lee Black
Danny Fay Scarber
Michael Todd Badgett
Donna Lynn Mays
Rodney Alan
Joann Clara Walker
Sally Lynn
Joan Wanda Redmoor
Pamela Jo
Barbara Lou Price
Frank Benjamin Morgan
Helen Martha Hampton
Ruth Marie Wood
Aubrey Neal Nichols
Rodney Alan Bernard
Eric Maxey Frost
Anna Mae Crow
Secret Viet Mission and Toumorong Strike Report
U S spokesmen said Force C123 was damaged as the Vietnamese naval training station near the air base endured heavy mortar fire. US warplanes struck the district capital Toumorong 16 times after heavy overcast delayed operations. One 10mm howitzer captured by the Viet Cong was destroyed. another was damaged. The town's 120 defenders were presumed killed or captured, while relief convoys faced ambush risks in the remote高region 290 miles north of Saigon amid unsuitable helicopter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Toumorong
Air Force Bill
Marine Corps
Toomorong
Highlands
Saigon
Six Chosen To Train For Moon Voyage Mission
Six scientists and specialists named to train for the Apollo moonflight program. Graveline, 34, a weightlessness researcher from Newport, VI, lives in Houston with wife and son. Michel, 31, from La Crosse, Wis., a solar winds researcher, based in Houston, seeks space career. Others: Owen K. Garriott, Edward G. Gibson, Joseph P. Kerwin, Harrison Schmitt, all holding academic and military roles, preparing for the three man flight slated years ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graveline
Michel
Space
Buck Rogers
Flash Gordon
la Crosse
Wis
Houston
Newport
Owen K. Garriott
Stanford University
Enid
Okla
Edward G. Gibson
Ford Motor Co
Newport Beach
Calif
Buffalo
N.Y
Joseph P. Kerwin
Jacksonville
Fla
Oak Park
Harrison Schmitt
U.S. Geological Survey
Flagstaff
Ariz
Santa Rita
N.M
Deaths from Illinois highway crashes rise to eighteen
A two car collision on Illinois 2 north of Athens killed four people including Clifford Bush 35 of Springfield. Separate crashes claimed David Mahmensen 20 of St. Louis on Interstate 70 near Troy and Rosella Fowler 6 on Illinois 136 east of Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effingham
Illinois 2
Athens
Clifford FE. Bush
Springfield
David Mahmensen
St. Louis
Troy
Rosella Amelia Fowler
Illinois 136
Carthage
Firecracker Disturbances Hit Mt Vernon Neighborhoods
Firecrackers were lit and tossed from cars in downtown and a southwest Mt Vernon area prompting police to warn unknown shooters. Police Chief Fred Dedman said it violates state law and any offender will be arrested.
Patching Explodes Burns Local Teen At Service Station
David Frederick Thomas, 19, of 2209 Herbert, was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital for first and second degree burns to his face and hands after a patching material can exploded about 3 p m Saturday while he fixed a tire at the Thomas Texaco station he operates at 1701 Broadway. He is the son of Noble Thomas athletic director of Mt. Vernon Township High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Frederick Thomas
Herbert
Good Samaritan Hospital
Thomas
Noble Thomas
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Thomas Texaco
Broadway
Tire Dealers Elect Koziara to National Body
The Illinois tire dealers elected Stan Koziara of Mt. Vernon as a director for a three year term. He will represent the state on the National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association alongside Sam Duxler of Chicago and Olen Keister of Monmouth. The national group has 5,000 members and offices in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tllinnis
Stan Koziara
Mt. Vernon
Sam Duxler
Chicago
Olen Keister
Monmouth
National
Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association
Washington
Autos Collide On Broadway In Mt Vernon Weekend Mishap
The weekend collision on 2th and Broadway involved Karen E Bohlen and Dyer H McCowen. Bohlen faced charges for faulty brakes after police said her brakes failed causing the 4 45 p m crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Karen E. Bohlen
South 25Th
Dyer H. McCowen
Casey
2Th
Broadway
Bohlen
Miss Bohlen
Car Hits Ditch Arrest Driver
Alfred Ray Mason 34 of Palas Hall Illinois was arrested by Mt. Vernon police after his car veered into a ditch at 22nd and Conger. He is lodged in jail on driving while intoxicated illegal transportation of liquors and absence of a driver's license charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Ray Mason
Palas Hall
Ill
Mt. Vernon
22Nd and
Conger
Mason
Talks in Algiers on Asia Africa canceled scheduled
In Algiers talks on Asia and Africa were scheduled to continue Tuesday but no official statement was issued. The report notes the arrival of the first Soviet aid wheat shipment to Egypt aboard the Dubossary, 8,845 tons, greeted by crowds. Earlier, the American freighter Sabrina departed Alexandria after unloading 24,000 tons of U.S. wheat with no crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Egypt
Dubossary
Alexandria
U.A.R
Sabrina
Fires Damage Two Cars In Mt Vernon
Two cars were damaged in separate fires in Mt Vernon. At 7:50 a.m. Sunday firefighters responded to 429 South 13th where the front seat of Jack Farmer’s car burned. The cause was under investigation. At 8:45 a.m. today a blaze at 2nd and Main involved Thelma Hayes’s car, likely started by a leaking gasoline line and a backfire. A tire, firing, battery and hood were damaged. the vehicle belonged to Kenneth Parrish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
South 13Th
Jack Farmer
2Nd
Thelma Hayes
Kenneth Parrish
Tie Plant Burglary At Mt Vernon Office Reported
Burglars broke into the Creosote Forest Products Co tie plant office on the southeast edge of Mt. Vernon. They shattered a door glass, ransacked drawers, and scattered papers while searching for money. A typewriter was carried outside but left on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creosote Forest Products Co
Mt. Vernon
Tie Plant
MT Vernon and vicinity paired residents various ages listed
A list of multiple paired residents from Mt Vernon and nearby areas includes James Hewitt 40 Midlothian Illinois with Beverly Hobby 2% also of Midlothian DeWayne McKenzie 41 Springfield Illinois with Nancy McKenzie 37 Springfield Larry Gill 20 Belle Rive with Neva Denham 21 Mt Vernon Robert J Ferger 22 Rockford with Nora L Davis 18 Rockford Gale Monroe 71 Mt Vernon with Donna K Miller 18 Brownsville Kentucky Robert Lee Flowers 21 Memphis Tennessee with Ruby J McGhee 17 Mt Vernon David W Fredericks 22 Mt Vernon with Jacqueline Sue Lynn 22 Mt Vernon Arthur E Bannister 19 Mt Vernon with Glenda Shelton 19 Opdyke Harold L Salusbury 52 Norco Louisiana with Delia Lucas 41 New Orleans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hewitt
Midlothian
Ill
Beverly Hobby
DeWayne McKenzie
Springfield
Nancy McKenzie
Larry Gill
Belle Rive
Neva Denham
R. R
Mt. Vernon
Robert J. Ferger
Rockford
Nora L. Davis
Gale Monroe
Perkins
Donna K. Miller
Brownsville
Robert Lee Flowers
Memphis
Tenn
Ruby J. McGhee
Westcott
David W. Fredericks
Southbrook Drive
Jacqueline Sue Lynn
Southeast Crescent Drive
Arthur E. Bannister
South 17Th
Glenda Shelton
Opdyke
Harold L. Salusbury
Norco
Delia Lucas
New Orleans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chalmus Allen
Mt. V
Fairfield Road
A. F
Garnier Funeral Home
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Indus
Amvets
Alfred Engler
Mundelein
Edwin P. Fisielski
Arnold Haak
Lincoln
Delo
Courtesy Cleaners
S. 10Th Street
Jefferson Memorial
Register-News
Rend Lake Dam
United States
Moon Voyage
David Thomas
Koziara
Asia
Africa
Algiers
Veronon
Weald
South Viet Nam
Richard B. Steinke
Viet Nam
Lyle
Red
W-G
Lyle Wood
W-G Motors
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