Deaths Fred A Duff 7 of Whittington dies after heart attack
Fred A Duff 7 of Whittington collapsed and died yesterday following a heart attack. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:00 PM at Whittington Baptist Church with Rev. Harold Conroyd and Rev. Robert Gossage officiating. Burial in Shiloh Cemetery. Body lies in state at Johnston Funeral Home after 2:00 PM Friday. Born July 3, 1891 in Franklin County to Andrew and Flora Duff. Survived by Ada Shorkley. two sons Eugene Duff of Kankakee and Carl Vernon Duff of Manteno. two daughters Mrs. Wilme Atchison and Marjorie Sassano. a brother Bill Duff. a sister Mrs. Carvie Wilderman. eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Two sons preceded.
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Fred A Duff
Whittington
Whittington Baptist Church
Harold Conroyd
Robert Gossage
Shiloh
Johnston Funeral Home
Duff
Franklin County
Andrew
Flora
Washington) Duff
Ada Shorkley
Eugene Duff
Kankakee
Carl Vernon Duff
Manteno
Wilme Atchison
Christopher
Marjorie Sassano
Benton
Bill Duff
Olive Branch
Carvie Wilderman
Annie Maulding Dies at 80 in East Alton Illinois
Annie Maulding 80 formerly of McLeansboro died at noon Wednesday at her East Alton home. Funeral 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Powelson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev. William Auxier officiating. Burial in Crouch Cemetery. She was born Sept 36 1886 in Hamilton County to William and Martha Trotter. Survived by son Sam Maulding daughter Marcel McGill two brothers Lyman Trotter Gregg Trotter sister Jennie Zachman and six grandchildren. Member Baptist church.
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Annie Maulding
Dugger Street
East Alton
Ill
McLeansboro
Powelson
William Auxier
Crouch Cemetery
Donelson
Maulding
Hamilton County
William
Martha (Thompson) Trotter
William Madison Maulding
Sam Maulding
Marcel McGill
Gregg Trotter
Peoria
Lyman Trotter
Bartonville
Jennie Zachman
Benton Funeral For Mother Of Kenneth Jones
Mrs Helen Jones 57 of West Fourth Benton died 12 40 p m Wednesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. She was mother of Kenneth Jones of Mt Vernon and will be laid to rest Friday at First Baptist Benton with Rev William Bohn officiating. Burial in Masonic cemetery Benton. Mitchell Funeral Home Benton handles arrangements. Born October 22 1909 in Franklin county she was daughter of Lewis Walker and Hattie Fisher. She married Homer C Jones who survives. Also survived by son Richard Jones Benton two sisters and three grandchildren.
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Helen Jones
West Fourth Street
Benton
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Jones
Mt. Vernon
First Baptist Church
William Bohn
Mitchell Funeral Home
Jones
Franklin County
Lewis Walker
Hattie (Clark) Fisher
Homer C. Jones
Richard Jones
Donald G. Carlton
Macedonia
Ray Bain
Fiasnial Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
A hospital admission and discharge roundup lists patients at Jefferson Memorial. Names include Louis Abel Bluford Claude Page 1911 Cherry and Paul Lovan 828 South 19th, among many others with addresses in Lena Bluford Joliet and surrounding towns. The notice also records Good Samaritan entries and multiple residents with varied locations.
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Louis Abel
Bluford
Claude Page
Cherry
Paul Lovan
South
Walter S., Moore
Booneville
Ind
Hoffa Ordered to Prison Tuesday in Trial Verdict
U S District Judge Frank W Wilson orders James R Hoffa to begin an eight year prison term for jury tampering. Hoffa names Frank E Fitzsimmons as successor hours before the ruling and faces parole eligibility after serving one third of the term under the Landrum Griffin Act.
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Chattanooga
Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Wilson
Speck trial news restrictions eased by Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court eased press limits on the Speck case, allowing transcripts during all open proceedings and reporting of open court events while barring publication of juror names until excusal or swearing and sequestration. Four juror panelists were named and questioned under oath. the court kept cameras out and set arguments for March 13 after Tribune Co suit.
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Diinocis Supreme Court
Paschen
Supreme Court
Speck
Chicago
Walter V. Schaefer
Tribune
The
Tribune Co
Chicago Tribune
Births in Waltonville and Manhattan Names Amy Bobette James Merritt Laura Ann
Mr and Mrs Robert Dycus of Waltonville welcomed a daughter Amy Bobette born yesterday at 2 25 in Good Samaritan hospital weighing 8 li oz. Mr and Mrs Lendell Prior of 417 South 20th Street welcomed son James Merritt born yesterday at 4 26 in Good Samaritan hospital weighing 7 3. Mr and Mrs Gary Joe Fazekas of Manhattan New York welcomed daughter Laura Ann born February 24 in a Manhattan hospital weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces. Grandparents are Joseph Fazekas and Alberta Tate of Mt Vernon.
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Robert Dycus
Waltonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Amy Bobette
Lendell Prior
417 South 20Th Street
James Merritt
Gary Joe Fazekas
Manhattan
Laura Ann
Joseph Fazekas
Alberta Tate
Mt. Vernon
Weather report for Myron Vernon area and surroundings
Wednesday high 47 and low 39 with rainfall to date 3.44 inches. Five years ago high 3% and low 33. Friday sunrise 6:32 and sunset 5:33 CST.
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MY. Vernon
Illinois Weather Outlook With Warmer Today
Sunny warm weather eased across Illinois today as a cold front from Canada and a western disturbance push toward the Midwest. Highs ranged from the mid 40s in the north to the low 70s in the south with rain or snow expected by Friday in the north and rain in the south, followed by colder, cloudier conditions.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Canada
Midwest
Rockford
Moline
Quincy
East Dubuque
Peoria
Vandalia
Springfield
Belleville
Champaign
Metropolis
Glue sniffers trigger 19 false alarms in St Louis
Two boys aged 8 and 9 in St Louis told police they set off 19 false fire alarms after sniffing airplane glue. One boy is in custody and the other has been missing from home for three days. The older boy will be admitted to the State Hospital Youth Center for observation and treatment for glue effects.
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ST. Louis, Mo
St. Louis
State Hospital Youth Center
Man Found Dead After Inside Store Box Incident
Police report a man killed himself after entering a closed store box and triggering an alarm. Officers found a taped watch inside the box and evidence of the victim pushing merchandise onto a counter before the fire and police arrived. The deceased is identified as Maderon, with a bullet wound to the head observed inside the rear of the building.
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Harvey
Pine
Maderon
Mederow
Shaw Arrest Sparks Kennedy Inquiry In New Orleans
Clay Shaw, 54, a retired International Trade Mart director, was arrested in New Orleans on a charge of conspiracy to murder President John F Kennedy. Dist Atty Jim Garrison said more arrests would follow as his probe into the assassination continues, challenging the Warren Commission findings. The FBI and Justice Department had previously declined to discuss Shaw’s arrest.
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Shaw
FBI
Justice Department
New York
Commission
J. Lee Rankin
Philadelphia
Dist
Arlen Specter
Garrison
Louisiana
International Trade Mart
New Orleans
Atty
Jim Garrison
Dallas
John F. Kennedy
Central Lockup
Orleans
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Clay Shaw
Dauphine St
Syria Opens Oil Pipelines End Oil War With Iraq Petroleum
In Beirut today Syria and Iraq Petroleum Company signed an agreement ending an oil crisis that had threatened the Middle East economy since December. Syria agreed to reopen pipelines from Iraq to the Mediterranean, ending a Western oil conflict that had halted shipments.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq Petroleum Company
Iraq
Mediterranean
Middle East
Hog market declines after 12:30 p.m. price update
Prices paid until 12 30 p.m. were down with hogs at 18 65 for 200 to 220 lb. sows mostly 15 7 for 300 weight down and 15 50 for 3200 weight and over. Boars listed at 13 00 and 13 50. After 12 30 p.m. prices would reflect next day's figures.
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market notes soybean price at 2.76 per bushel, shell corn at 1.35, and shelled corn at 1.33, with traders watching futures and local demand for a steadying tone.
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Mt. Vernon
Cash Grain Prices in Chicago Market Report
AP wire reports wheat No 2 hard at 1.79 and 1/4 cents, No 2 red at 1.77 and 1/4 cents. Corn No 2 yellow 1.40 to 1/4 cents, oats No 2 heavy white 78.54 to 79.53 cents, soybeans No 1 yellow 293.54 cents, soybean oil at 1017 cents.
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Chicago
Egg and poultry prices listed by St Louis market
St Louis AP reports egg and live poultry price ranges for consumer grades and wholesale standards. Listed are eggs large A 30-32 cents, medium 25-26, small 18-19. B large 24-27, wholesale standard 25-26, unclassified 22-23, checks 10-2. Hens heavy 14-15, light over 5 lbs 9-10, under 5 lbs no price. broilers and fryers 25-32-25.
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ST. Louis
Livestock Prices At National Stockyards
Livestock figures from National Stockyards Illinois show Friday estimates for hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep. Hogs 6,000 head expected. barrows and gilts 160-300 lbs at 17.25 to 20.00 per cwt. sows 300-600 lbs at 15.50 to 17.00. Cattle 700. calves 100. steers good to choice 22.50 to 24.75. heifers 21.50 to 23.50. vealers 27.00 to 38.90. calves 18.00 to 23.00. Sheep 100. wool lambs 21.50 to 22.25. wool ewes 5.00 to 8.00.
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National Stockyards
Chicago Produce Market Report Summary
Chicago Mercantile Exchange quotes show butter steady with 93 score AA at 66, 92 A at 66, 90 B at 61, and 89 C at 61 percent. Car prices listed as 90 B at 65 and 89 C at 62 percent. Eggs show uneasy demand with grade A whites at 32, mixed at 314 percent, mediums 2914, standards 30, checks 24.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street uptick as market holds gains noon
Wall Street rose into afternoon trading with majors advancing. Dow Jones industrial average stood at 848.33, up 4.84, while the AP average climbed 1.4 to 316.2 as industrials gained 1.9, rails 0.8 and utilities 0.7. Airlines, aerospace and selected issues led, with IBM and AVCO active amid profit taking.
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New York
IBM
Federal Reserve Board
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Douglas Aircraft
McDonnell Co
AVCO
American Telephone
Standard Oil
New Jersey
American Stock Exchange
Powell barred from seat as House approves censure
The House voted 307 to 116 to bar Adam Clayton Powell from his seat after approving an amended resolution to exclude him for cause. Republicans and Democrats split on earlier motions as Powell’s conduct and use of funds were cited by the Celler committee.
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Powell
House
Thomas B. Curtis
R-Mo
Curtis
Celler Committee
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
House of Representatives
Celler
It's Official Luci Johnson Pregnant Says Mother
Washington AP The First Lady says Luci Johnson Nugent, 19, is pregnant with her first child. The couple, married Aug 6 1966, live in Austin Texas. No confirmation from Luci or Patrick Nugent.
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Washington
Luci
Lyndon B. Johnson
Capitol
Patrick J. Nugent
Austin
Texas
Johnson
Allen Ellender
D-La
Senate
Nugent
University of Texas
White House
Holy Cross Hospital
Evelyn Buhler Charge Dropped In Death Case
A charge of aggravated battery against Evelyn Hattie Buhler of 1504 Perkins Avenue was dismissed by Associate Circuit Judge Alvin Lacy Williams in the case connected to the death of her former husband Verna E. Buhler whose body was found in his yard on January 19. After the charge was filed, Arthur Hofer Jr. was charged with murder in the case. State's Attorney Frank Walker moved to drop the Buhler charge.
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Evelyn Hattie Buhler
Perkins Avenue
Alvin Lacy Williams
Buhler
Verna E. Buhler
Hew Yard
U S Missile Cruiser Hit by Red Guns
The U S missile cruiser was hit by red guns amid heightened concern at the demilitarized zone. A spokesman said it was safe to assume the Communists used the four day lunar new year truce in February to move large amounts of war materiel into the area.
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U.S
Constitutional Challenge to House Membership Action
The action could be challenged on two constitutional grounds. First, the House effectively wrote new qualifications for membership. Second, the action was approved by a majority rather than by a two thirds vote of the members.
Twenty five million Americans carry TB germs
Dr Sidney Dressler, speaking in Los Angeles, estimates about 25,000,000 Americans are infected with tuberculosis though not active. He says 50,000 new active cases yearly come mainly from people who would test positive on tuberculin tests. He urges tuberculin testing for whole generations of school children.
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Los Angeles
United States
U.S Public Health Service
Sidney Dressler
Dressler
Washington, D.C
A. A. Graban
Erie County Health Department
Buffalo
N.Y
Officer Should Know Rights ruling in Ohio case
Ohio Supreme Court ruled a police officer questioned in a crime need not be advised of constitutional rights. The decision in the James Hymore case, a former Lakes Township part time constable, upheld his first degree manslaughter conviction from a 1965 tavern shooting. The court said Hymore’s status as a police officer exempted him from Miranda-type warnings before investigation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
James Hymore
Lakes Township
Hymore
Supreme Court
High Court
Baby Found On Parking Lot At St. Elizabeth Hospital
A newborn girl with blue eyes and light brown hair was found today on the hospital parking lot in Granite City. Mrs. Maxine Jones discovered the infant wrapped in a blanket near a car rear wheel and hospital staff estimated she was about two hours old and weighed seven pounds. The baby is reported in good condition and being cared for by doctors at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
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Granite City
Til
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Maxine Jones
Soldier Held on Absence Charge in City
Michael E. Hayes, 19, of 748 Conger, was arrested by city police Wednesday on a charge of being absent without leave from the U S armed forces. He was jailed to await transfer to authorities.
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Michael E. Hayes
Conger
U.S
Divorce suit against Gleason McGehee dismissed on motion
Jo Ann McGehee filed for divorce from Gleason Wayne McGehee and the case was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff joined by the defendant.
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Jo Ann McGehee
Gleason
Wayne McGehee
Mt Vernon Sailors Shine in Florida Regattas
Mt Vernon and area sailors who sail at Crab Orchard placed high in two regattas on the Royal Palm Yacht Club schedule in Fort Myers Florida. In the Pageant of Light regatta February 19 Flying Scot division Ted Glass Mt Vernon Paul McRoy Carbon dale Ernie Hayworth Herrin and Sam Shaw Mt Vernon swept the four first places. In the Midwinter regatta February 25 26 Glass Shaw and Jack Brown Benton tied for 8th place.
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Mt.Vernon
Crab Orchard
Royal Palm Yacht Club
Fort Myers
Fla
Ted Glass
Mt. Vernon
Paul McRoy
Carbondale
Ernie Hayworth
Herrin
Sam Shaw
Glass
Shaw
Jack Brown
Benton
Fishing Thief Steals Rods and Alarm Clock in Mt Vernon
Claude Hutchison reports a burglary at 2424 Casey Avenue where two deep sea casting rods and two regular casting rods were taken along with an alarm clock. Another theft involved J C Pettit at 609 Pear who lost an attache case and insurance brochures from a car on South Tenth Street.
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Mt. Vernon
Claude Hutchison
Casey Avenue
J. C. Pettit
Pear
South Tenth Street
Driver Hurt In Collision Here
Eric B. Hale eighteen of 205 North 32nd Street sustained a non serious injury this morning in an auto collision in the 2200 block of Broadway. The other driver was Robert W. Williams forty one of 2812 College. Both cars suffered over 100 dollars damage. Hale was charged with following too closely.
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Eric B. Hale
North 32Nd Street
Broadway
Hale
Robert W. Williams
College
Fire Damages Car At Sesser Post Office
Extensive interior damage occurred to a parked car in front of the Sesser post office yesterday morning. The vehicle, owned by Howard Eubanks, was doused by Lesser volunteer firefighters. the cause was not determined.
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Sesser
Howard Eubanks
Three men fined in Circuit Court over Opdyke accident
Walter B. Moore, 28, of Bonneville Ind., was fined 25 dollars for reckless driving tied to an Opdyke collision that damaged two houses. Rickey Keele, 1101 South 25th, also paid 25 dollars for reckless driving and 25 dollars for driving without a license. Rudolph Rhine, 1304 North 10th, was fined 20 dollars for failure to yield at an intersection.
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Opdyke
Walter
Moore
Bonneville
Ind
Rickey Keele
South 25Th
Rudolph Rhine
North 10Th
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