Deaths Fred McMeen Dies Suddenly
Fred B. McMeen 64 died suddenly at his Salem Road home two miles north of Mt Vernon today from a heart attack. Rural fire department emergency crew aided with oxygen. Funeral home is L. R. Osborn and Son in Kell. Survived by wife Lizzie, son Barney B. McMeen of Evanston Illinois, daughter Doris Harvey of Mt Vernon, brother Harry McMeen of Milwaukee, sister Mamie Combs of Phoenix and five grandchildren.
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Fred B. McMeen
Salem Road
Mt.fernon
Kell
Lizzie McMeen
Barney B. McMeen
Evans
Coffin Funeral Friday for Mrs. Lora Coffin
Mrs. Lora Mae Coffin aged 68 of Bonnie passed away early Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services are set for 4:30 p.m. Friday at Myers Chapel with Rev. Marsh Harpole officiating. Burial will be in Dublin Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel after 4:00 p.m. today for visiting friends.
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Lora ‘Mae Coffin
Myers Chapels
Marsh Harpole
Dublin
Mass for Googie Kiercarius Draws 1000 In Brooklyn
An overflow crowd of more than 1,000 attended a Mass of Angels for Edith Googie Kiercarius at St. Rose of Lima Church in Brooklyn. The service followed the rape and murder of the 14 year old in Manhattan. Her coffin and burial plans were noted. the suspect Fred J. Thompson remained jailed in the Bronx awaiting a murder indictment.
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Irish Donnelly
NEW York
Edith
Googie) Kiercarius
Joseph Iw. McCarthy
Brooklyn
St. Rose of Lima i
Tot
Manhattan
Chelsea
Kiccorius
Farmingdale
Long Island
St. Charles Cemetery
Fred J. Thompson
Farmangdale
Thompson
Bronx
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wilson of 1305 south 25th street welcomed a son Kevin Ray born at 1 30 this morning weighing seven pounds 12 ounces Mr and Mrs Robert Webb of 13 S E Crescent Drive welcomed a son Brian Andrew born at 6 56 last night weighing six pounds four ounces and Mr and Mrs Edward Russell of RFD 2 Bluford welcomed a daughter Brenda Elaine born at 3 47 this morning weighing seven pounds 2 ounces all at Good Samaritan hospital
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Kenneth Wilson
South 25Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kevin Ray
Robert Webb
S. E. Crescent Drive
Brian Andrew
Edward Russell
RFD 2
Bluford
Brenda Elaine
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan List Admits and Discharges
Admitted: Edith Odle Evan Donald Pearson Helen Imogene Lance Mae B Renfroe George Exagan Margaret Loehr James G Harelson. Discharged: Guido Pigg Anna Stallings Dean Newell Jessie OBryant Marjorie Ruth Hilliard Mrs Mary Ann Minor and baby Rita Rosemary Mrs Doris Janet Kemp and baby Michael Leslie Jessie Lee Winker Eva Mae Milner. Jefferson Memorial i Admitted Lorene Ray Phillips i Discharged Richard Hertchel Garrison Ina Una Deloris Jackworth and baby Gayla Glee at Ewing.
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Good Samaritan
Edith Odle
Evan Donald Pearson
Helen Imogene Lance
Mae B. Renfroe
George Exagan
Margaret Alice Loehr
James G. Harelson
Guido E. Pigg
Anna Mattie Stallings
Dean Lloyd Newell
Jessie O'Bryant
Marjorie
Ruth Hilliard
Mary Ann Minor
Rita Rosemary
Doris Janet Kemp
Ichael Leslie
Jessie Lee Winker
Eva Mae Milner
Jefferson Memorial i
Lorene Ray Phillips
Richard Hertchel Garrison
Ina
Una Deloris Jackworth
Gayla Glee
Ewing
A M AF and AM Mt Vernon No 31 Meeting Friday
A M and AF and AM Mt Vernon No 31 holds a meeting Friday for the third degree. Members urged to attend and visiting brethren welcome.
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AF & AM Ciel
Mt Vernon
AF & AM
Memweed
Illinois Weather Brisk Springlike Air Sweeps Illinois
Southerly winds bring spring like warmth across Illinois with temperatures in the 50s and higher in places. Clouds and a northwest wind shift tonight should bring slightly cooler weather Friday. Lows early today ranged from 27 at Rockford to 34 at Belleville with Wednesday highs at 45 in Rockford and 51 in Springfield.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Ilinois
Rockford
Belleville
Springfield
Dudley Children Die On Journey Details Emerge
The Dudleys the couple who wandered east and south disposed of their ten children bodies, leaving five dead by January and culminating in the murder of Christene. Debbie died in May 1960 near Jenkins Kentucky, with Debbie later found in woods. Carol Ann died last month, leaving only Christene who is in a foster home in Lawrenceville under Brunswick County Welfare. The parents await Brunswick County neglect charges before murder prosecution proceeds. Christene and two married daughters survive. three other children died in infancy or were buried after earlier years. The father is in Richmond State Penitentiary. mother jailed in Lawrenceville.
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Lake Pontchartrain
Louisiana
Debbie
Gary
W. Va
Dudley
Jenkins
McDowell County
Harry S. Camper
Carol Ann
Christene
Dudleys
Fuquay Springs
N. C
Hanover County
Leslie Campbell
Brunswick County
Fayetteville
N. Y
Edward
Kenneth Jr
New York
Reform School Investigation Opens Today
The investigation into reform school conditions begins today as inmates reportedly face spankings and paddling, with disputes over an order to abolish paddles and the use of double lock time confinement.
Snow falls on Mount Vesuvius above Naples
Snow covered Mt Vesuvius during a Wednesday night event over the upper cone as Naples, famed for sunshine, faced a rare weather surprise near the volcano overlooking the city.
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Naples
Italy
Feed Grain Survey In Jefferson County Next Week
Jefferson County farmers will begin a feed grain survey next week as part of county and state efforts to prepare for possible 1961 feed grain programs. The survey covers corn, grain sorghums, oats, and barley, plus other crops and land uses, to establish base acreages. Meetings are set March 6 and 7 at multiple sites to collect farm data and aid program readiness.
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Jefferson County
Parker Pierce
County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Pierce
End Carbondale Printers Strike Ends in Accord
Carbondale Tl AP printers strike ends after Local 217 ratifies a new one year contract on Feb 22 with international approval delayed until Wednesday night. The dispute centered on reproduction clause wording. Editorial and business office staff return to work Friday. publication resume date not announced. Publication suspended Jan 18 during the 16 member union dispute over hours and holidays.
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Carbondale
Hlay
Carbondale-Herrin- Murphysboro
Izlinoison
International Typographical Union
Idstorial
Printers’ Union
Soviet Editor Leaves Britain for Moscow Trip to Siberia
Izvestia editor Alexei Adzhubaie cut short a Britain visit and flew to Moscow to join Premier Khrushchev on a trip to Siberia. Soviet Embassy officials did not disclose the visit’s purpose.
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Khrushchev
Siberia
London
Alexei Adjubei
Izvestia
Britain
Moscow
Soapy Wants 14 More Embassies
Washington is Pro Asst. Secretary of State t Mennen Williams has asked for more than 6 million dollars to establish 14 new embassies in Africa and strengthen his African bureau. He testified before the House Appropriations Committee and outlined plans for 11 new embassies and three consulates, saying Africa's rapid nation emergence leaves the bureau breathless. He described staffing for each embassy, including an ambassador, deputy mission chief, two secretaries, an administrative officer, a fiscal officer, and a native accountant.
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Washington
T. Mennen Williams
Africa
Michigan
House
Williams
State Department
Theis
Young Mother Jailed Turns Clovis Cell Into Nursery
Betty Raines 26 refused to pay a $10 fine and $5 court costs for expired license driving and was jailed Tuesday in Clovis New Mexico. She nurses her 10 month old son Trevy in a 5 by 10 foot cell turned into a crib with baby supplies. The couple’s son Guy age 5 visits. The fine is served at $1 a day.
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Clovis
N.m.ap
Betty Raines
Trevy
Dennis Raines
Auto Mechaniic
Guy
Chemical Plant Blast Injures 31
Three explosions in Ethyl Corp wash house injure 31 workers at the Baton Rouge plant. Six sent to city hospitals, 25 treated at the plant medical center. About 3,000 employees. Fire pumice, debris and a yellow cloud as workers fled. Fumes drift west over the Mississippi River away from population centers.
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Baton Rouge
Ethyl Corp
Ethyl
J. D. Adams
Mississippi River
Petro-Chemical Plants
Bipartisan Lunch With Kennedy Aims At Foreign Policy
Washington AP reports Republican leaders join Democratic counterparts and President Kennedy for a first bipartisan lunch. Fifteen congressional leaders and Vice President Johnson meet to discuss international affairs and Kennedy's domestic legislative program. Dirksen pledges a clear, honorable answer on GOP views.
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Washington
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Kennedy Signs Abe Lincoln Bill
President Kennedy signs his first bill into law creating a joint congressional committee to arrange a re enactment of Abraham Lincoln s first inauguration for its 100th anniversary on Saturday. He used two pens and spoke at a White House ceremony. Rep Fred Schwengel attended and invited Kennedy to the Lincoln ceremony.
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Washington
Kennedy
Joint Congressional Committee
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Fred Schwengel
Lown
Lincoln
Schwengel
Arends Denies Missile Gap Weaknesses
U S Rep Leslie Arends of Illinois said the nation has no serious military weaknesses and criticized Kennedy administration statements over the missile gap. He, a Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, cited closed committee testimony by top military officials asserting the United States is ready for aggression and that missile production is adequate.
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Washington
U.S
Leslie
Arends
Melvin
Ill
House
Armed Services Committee
United States
Kennedy
Defense
Robert) McNamara
White House
Illinois
17Th Congressional District
France Opens First Toll Highway on Riviera
In Cannes France authorities inaugurated the nations first toll road a 14.3 mile stretch along the Riviera. Motorists will pay 40 cents per trip. The event marks a new era in French road transport with officials noting improved travel time and revenue through tolls.
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Cannes
France
Rivera
Local Livestock Prices Slip on Market Report
Market report shows lire et prices down 25c. Hog top at 17.25 for 190 to 210 lb. sows 16.00 for around 306 lb. boars ranged 10.50 to 11.50.
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Tony
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market prices listed this afternoon show Wheat at 1.94, Soybeans at 2.65, and Corn at 1.03. Significant price quotes reflect local staple commodities and market activity in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Report
Livestock market report from National Stockyards Illinois lists hogs with prices for various grades and weights, cattle and calves with slaughter and feeder prices, and sheep with lamb and ewe pricing. Prices show wide ranges across grades, weights, and quality categories for hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep.
Chicago Poultry market report notes no prices
Chicago AP USDA live poultry data show no prices reported due to insufficient receipts, limiting market detail.
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Chicago Poultry
Chicago
USDA
Chicago Produce Market Report Confusing Prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter steady and wholesale prices unchanged with various grades listed. Egg prices show weakness with wholesale buying down 114 to 2 lower. better grade whites and mixed categories cited with ratings and percentages.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CBS
St Louis Produce market tenders egg and poultry prices
AP from St Louis lists wholesale egg and live poultry grades with price ranges. Large extras 60-79 percent A 34-35, 40-51 percent A 33-34, medium extras 33-44, small extras 28-29, standards 33-34, unclassified farm run 32-33, dirties 27-28. consumer grades AA large and A extra large 35-37, A large 33-35, A medium 32-34, A small 28-30, B large 32-33. Commercial broilers and fryers 24.5-3% lb 13-18.34. Other prices unchanged.
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Mare Louis
Grain markets report from Chicago commodities desk
AP notes no wheat oats or soybean sales. Corn sample grade Seton 1.08 percent. Soybean oil 12 7/8. Barley chosen 1.10 to 1.20, feed 93 to 100.
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Chicago
Wall Street advances on heavy trading as gains widen
Wall Street in New York climbs in late trading with 4.9 million shares changing hands. Major gains limited by some declines, as chemicals electronics and large blends lead the advance. Du Pont Union Carbide Eastman Kodak lift the market. Litton, Marshall Field, International Silver rise. Newport News Shipbuilding dips. IBM steady amid active bond trades.
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New York
DuPont
Unionde
Eastman Kodak
Litton Industries
Marshall Field
International
Review
Motors
California
International Telephone
Kennecstt R
Lockheed
International Business
U.S
Four wild deer cross road near Bluford in unlikely group
Mrs Lela Pierce of Route 3 Bluford and her sons Gary and Mark reported four wild deer playing in the road on their way home from Poplar Creek church in Marion county north of Wells Chapel church. The sight, the largest group seen in Jefferson county, follows years of deer fatalities on local highways.
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Southern
Illinois
Lela Pierce
Route 3
Bluford
Register- News
Jefferson County
Water company dispute heads to court in Illinois county
Mt Vernon fights to condemn local water properties as Illinois Cities Water Co appeals ICC ruling to circuit court. Petition filed October 17 sought ICC approval for eminent domain. Condemnation suit to set price will be heard in Richland county at Olney with venue changed from Jefferson.
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Mt. Vernon
Water Company
Illinois Cities Water Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
Circuit Court
ICC
Poperties
Richland County
Olney
Bobby Whizzer Toss Football In Their Office
In Washington the Justice Department conducts indoor football practice to keep leadership fit during off season. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Deputy Attorney General Byron White toss a football in Kennedy's office, with White an ex college star and pro great. Some staff fear a wayward throw could shatter a window and confound traffic on Constitution Avenue.
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Washington
Justice Department
High Command
Robert F. Kennedy
Byron White
Kennedy
White
University of Colorado
Constitution Avenue
Young Knifer Gets A Year
David Petitjohn 18 of Marion Illinois was sentenced to one year at Vandalia State Penal Farm after pleading guilty to threatening a Marion woman with a knife He appeared before County Judge John Clayton in Marion He said he had been sent to the Illinois Youth Commission for assaulting a Carmi school principal.
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Marion, Ul
David Petitjohn
Parollel
Illinois Youth Commission
Vandalia
Marion
Petitjohn
John Clayton
Carmi
Andrew Jackson Statue in Lafayette Park Washington
Statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park Washington erected in 1853 likely the oldest U S equestrian statue.
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Andrew Jackson
Lafayette Park
Washington, D. C
U.S
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