Deaths Mrs Ruby Rockett 66 in Mt Vernon Ill
Mrs Ruby Rockett 66 of 103 South 27th street died at 4 55 am at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services set for 1 30 pm Monday at Osborn Funeral Home Dix with Rev George Wolfe Burial in Springer cemetery Hamilton county Body lies in state after 4 pm Sunday She was born January 7 1897 in Ina daughter of Henry and Etna Harmon Farmer She married John Rockett February 3 1923 in Mt Vernon who preceded her Jan 9 1962 Survivors include son Everett Williams Cedar Rapids Ia two stepsons Rufus Rockett Clearwater Fla Ralph Rockett Mt Vernon two daughters Ruthella Crawford Ina and Mayona Cramer Rantoul a stepdaughter Nellie Bertsch Mt Vernon 25 grandchildren nine great grandchildren Member of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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Ruby Jane Rockett
South 27Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Osborn Funeral
Dix
George Wolfe
Springer Cemetery
Hamilton County
Ina
Henry
Etna
Harmon) Farmer
Mt. Vernon
John Rockett
Everett Williams
Cedar Rapids
Rufus Rockett
Clearwater
Fla
Ralph Rockett
Ruthella Crawford
Mayona Cramer
Rantoul
Nellie Bertsch
Rockett
The
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mrs Francis Elizabeth Jones Dies at 80 in Whittington
Mrs Francis Elizabeth Jones of Whittington dies at Miners Hospital Christopher at 1 p m aged 80 over 22 days. Born June 7 1863 to John C Galloway and Julia Ann Veach Galloway. Survived by sister Rhoda Murry two sons Arval Jones and Clarence Jones two daughters Lola Eubanks Myrtle Cross and others. Funeral Sunday 2 pm Apostolic church Sesser with burial Maple Hill cemetery Sesser. viewing after 4 pm today Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser.
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Francis Elizabeth Jones
Whittington
Miner's Hospital
Christopher
Jones
John C. Galloway
Julia Ann (Veach) Galloway
Frank
Apostolic Church
Sesser
Maple Hill Cemetery
Brayfield Funeral Home
Rhoda Murry
Arval Jones
Clarence Jones
Lola Eubanks
Myrtle Cross
Zeigler
Dix Boy Hurt In Car Bike Collision
Roger Allen Fuller, 13, of Route 1, Dix, was injured at 5 00 p m Friday when his bicycle collided with a car in Dix. James L Lacey of Route 2 Woodlawn was the car driver. Fuller spent the night at Good Samaritan Hospital and was discharged the next morning.
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Roger Allen Fuller
Dix
James L. Lacey
Woodlawn
Fuller
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hospital Notes and Good Samaritan Admissions
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions for Sarah Elizabeth Wilson Anna Katherine York of Centralia Betty Jo Page of Mc Leansboro and Ethel Neal of Ewing with Harold Pigg discharged. Good Samaritan records admissions for Doris Witzel Dora Carnahan Karen Brieseacher Daniel Yeager Roger Fuller Thelma Shelton Clarence Hammett Diana Long Nell Grant Jessie Wilson and Fred Clark with Mary Rettig Wayne Cherry Debra Hicks Iva Dixon and Jackie Smith discharged.
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Jefferson Memorial
Sarah Elizabeth Wilson
Anna Katherine York
Centralia
Betty Jo Page
McLeansboro
Ethel Neal
Ewing
Harold Pigg
Good Samaritan
Doris Witzel
Dora Carnahan
Karen Brieseacher
Daniel Yeager
Roger Fuller
Thelma Shelton
Clarence Hammett
Diana Long
Nell Grant
Jessie Wilson
Fred Clark
Mary Rettig
Wayne Cherry
Debra Hicks
Iva Dixon
Jackie Smith
Birth of Son for Cage Couple in McLeansboro
Mr and Mrs Laurice Cage of McLeansboro welcomed a son born at 5 40 AM in Jefferson Memorial hospital. Infant weighed six pounds eight ounces.
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Laurice Cage
McLeansboro
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Vernon Lodge to Hold Stated Meeting July 4
Stated gathering of Vernon Lodge No. 31 will be Monday July 4 at 7 30 p m. The agenda lists work in the third degree. All members urged to attend and visiting brethren are welcome. C Kip Carpenter W M James Apgar Secy.
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Vernon Lodge No
C. Kip Carpenter
W. M. James Apgar
Emma Mercer Reaches 109 In South Dakota Birthday
103 year old South Dakota resident Emma Mercer celebrated her 109th birthday in Sioux Falls. A photo and a letter from President Kennedy were among greetings. She attributed longevity to her father who died at 100 after walking to town in hot sun.
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Sioue Falls
Emma Mercer
South Dakota
Kennedy
North Korea Admits Captured American Pilots Held
After six weeks of silence North Korea acknowledged two U S helicopter pilots were shot down on May 17 and detained as criminals. They claimed the pilots were in normal condition while warning U N officials to stop pressuring for their release. Captains Stutts and Voltz were said to be on a border check when forced down by ground fire. The U N command notes a navigational error. North Korea accuses aggression.
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Panmunjom
South Korea
North Korea
Red Territory
U.N
Ren. W. Stutts
Florence
Ala
Charleton A. Voltz
Frankfort
Mich
U.N. Command
Kennedy closes Irish tour with tributes and talks
President Kennedy drew crowds in Galway Shannon and Dublin and visited his sister Kathleen's grave near Chatsworth He pressed Ireland to halt nuclear spread and urged disarmament in Parliament before flying to England for talks with Prime Minister Macmillan on a nuclear test ban and NATO fleet plans
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Galway
Shannon
Gatwick
England
Macmillan
Royal Air Force Base
Chatsworth
Eingland
Kathleen
Marquis of Hartington
Duke of Devonshire
Lady Hartington
Devonshire
Kennedy
Dublin
Eyre Square
Dunganstown
Dublin Castle
Ireland
Unitied
Kennedy-Macmill
Russia
Sennedy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Seven Killed In City Bus Crash Overpass Wreck
A city bus from Inter City Transportation Co. crashed after cresting a hill near an underpass entrance. Seven people died and two cars were involved as wreckage spread across the six foot wide center island.
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Inter- City Transportation Co
Mt Vernon Weather Summary Friday High 92 Low 65
Detailed weather report notes Friday high of 92 and low of 65 with rainfall 0 yesterday to today 0.17 inches. Year to date rainfall 16.10 inches and comparison figures for past years. Sunrise and sunset times listed for Sunday Monday with slight changes.
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MT. Vernon
Battle for Rock Island Railroad clash across the Midwest
New York AP reports a high stakes showdown over the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad with Union Pacific as a dominant bidder and Chicago & North Western led by Ben W Heineman countering. Heineman’s bid valued at about 115 million sparks directors choosing Union Pacific while Heineman vows to push his plan to stockholders.
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Hills
Vanderbilts
Harrimans
Jay Gould
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago
Union Pacific Railroad
Golaith
Chicago & North Western Railway
David
North Western
Ben W. Heineman
Heineman
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Random
Heinemin
Ceremonial Fire Ends Four-Week Girl Scout Camp
Four fun filled weeks of camping at the local Girl Scout House ended with a camp wide ceremonial fire. Sixty five intermediate scouts in fifth and sixth grade slept in tents despite a cloudburst. Units named Hilltop North Wind Lakeview and Great Plateau cooked their own meals and crafted handmade soap.
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Little House
Hilltop
North Wind
Lakeview
Great Plateau
Girl Scouts
Mt. Vernon
Dixon Springs
Mobil
Girl Scout
Jefferson County
Shagbark
Non skid turkeys for amateur carvers proposed
A quirky editorial note urges raising non skid turkeys for home carvers. A hypothetical remark imagines the Statue of Liberty speaking from a youthful perspective, suggesting she would claim she remained in her twenties.
Foreign students visit Waltonville farms on orientation tour
Visiting agriculture students, arriving from abroad, toured John Norris livestock farm Ed Lacey dairy farm and Wilbur Shurtz farm to learn about part time farming. James Lipe led the Waltonville high agriculture class along with Allen Halley David Minor and Ernie Dees. Dr. David Armstrong SIU praised Waltonville families hospitality and noted the trip left lasting impressions.
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Ed Lacey
Wilbur Shurtz
United States
SIU
Norris Farm
Lacey Farm
James Lipe
Waltonville High
Allen Halley
David Minor
Ernie Dees
David Armstrong
Waltonville
Waltonville Area
Southern Ilinois University
Renda Shurtz
Chujit Sampanpanit
Thailand
Soze Ozekok
Turkey
Wilfred Chirwa
Nyasaland
Yakitaka Kinoshita
Japan
Nehemia Onyenke
Nigeria
Marc Antonio Hidalgo
Mexico
Paul Gill
Javier Gil
Felipe Vasquez
Marina Clara Stiefel
Argentina
Mike Minor
Jacoby on Bridge Blank Suit Complicates
Oswald Jacoby explains handling a void suit when partner uses Blackwood. The approved procedure is to jump to six in the void suit, though complications arise if you are void elsewhere.
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Oswald Jacoby
Newapaper Enterprise Assn
Seven Hearts Triumph in Curious Bridge Hand
In a bridge hand North shows two aces and a void after a jump to six hearts. South, optimistic, risks seven hearts, plays through diamond and club sequences, and executes a successful squeeze on East to secure the isle of spades and south’s claim.
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South
East
Dummy
West
Shopping Center Becomes Multimillion Dollar Ghost
A once bustling Midway Plaza north of Peru Illinois sits silent with 15 empty store spaces after tenants left following economic trouble and foreclosure. Don Chonowski led the development backed by Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance with parts of the complex failing to attract business or access routes.
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Peru, Ill
Peru
Midway Plaza
U.S. 51
Midway Plaza Building Corp
la Salle-Peru
Don Chonowski
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co
Field Office
Chonowski
Princeton
Burning Cross Found By Ditch In Prank Incident
Police were called at 1 45 am to an area between Bell and Forest where a crude wooden cross burned beside a ditch. Chief John Wielt said it was not near a home and appeared to be a prank. Investigators removed the cross to city hall.
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Bell
Forest
John Wielt
City Hall
Republicans warned against civil rights clash splitting party
Senator Jacob Javits of New York and Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania urged GOP members not to tear each other apart over civil rights. Javits warned a lily white party would threaten the country, while Scott cautioned against violent clashes that could cost the next election.
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Lily White
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Senate
Republican Party
San Francisco
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Young Republican National Federation
Scott
Congressional Record
Javits
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Kennedy
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