Deaths and Funerals Mrs Versie Reed 70 Dix on
Mrs Versie Reed aged 70 of Dix on died Tuesday morning in Dixon Hospital a former Texico resident Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Thursday at Chapel Funeral Home Dixon burial in Dixon cemetery She was born October 11 1894 in Lebanon Illinois daughter of Henry and wife Fraser married to Arthur Reed who died in 1956 survived by four sons Ralph Reed of Durand Illinois Donald Darwin and Maurice Reed all of Dixon a brother Roy Fraser of Texico and several grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Versie Reed
Dixon, J
Dixon Hospital
Texico
Chapel Funeral
Dixon
Dixon Cemetery
Reed
Lebanon, Il
Henry Fraser
Arthur Reed
Ralph Reed
Durand
Donald
Darwin
Maurice Reed
Roy Fraser
Kerr Patterson Dies In Du Quoin
Kerr Patterson a 74 year old Du Quoin resident and former Mt Vernon clothing merchant died at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin after a heart attack Funeral services at Wineburg Chapel Du Quoin will be at 2 pm Friday burial in Oakwood Cemetery Mt Vernon He was WWI veteran and longtime community leader survived by wife Helen Warren daughter Jean Green granddaughter Sally Maxwell three grandchildren two great grandchildren and two sisters He was a former Du Quoin American Legion commander Mt Vernon Exalted Ruler of the Elks and a Presbyterian and Mason members May call Thursday at Wineburg Chapel
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W. Kerr Patterson
du Quoin
Mt. Vernon
Marshall Browning
Mr. Patterson
Joe Frank Allen
Ruby Maurer
J. W. Walker and Sons
Wineburg
W. S. Erwin
Oakwood Cemetery
James W
Sarah (Shields) Patterson
Helen Warren
Jean Green
Sally Newman Maxwell
Carbondale
Fred B. Patterson
Patterson
American Legion
Gracie Green 86 Dies in Salem
Gracie Green 86 of Salem died Monday night at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday in Salem. Burial will be in Black Oak Ridge cemetery. She was sister in law of Mrs. Della Browder and Rev. Bird Green of this city and Vernon M. Green of Bluford. Survived by two sons Charlie Green of Blue Island Illinois and Vern Green of Salem. five daughters Nola Musgroves Gertie Garner Lizzie Garner Archie Cross of Benton and Wretha Lane of California. several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Gracie Green
Salem
Black Oak Ridge
Green
Della Browder
Bird Green
Vernon M. Green
Bluford
Charlie Green
Blue Island
Vern Green
Nola Musgroves
Gertie Garner
Lizzie Garner
Archie Cross
Benton
Wretha Lane
California
Munsell of McLeansboro Dies at 78 in Illinois
Odie Granison Munsell 78 of 309 East Hull Street McLeansboro died at 10 20 am in Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro Funeral will be Friday at Gholson with Rev Carl Davis officiating Burial in I C O F cemetery McLeansboro He was born March 6 1886 in Hamilton County son of Francis M and Em ily Farris Munsell He married Anna Gray who survives Also survived by two daughters Mary Jones of McLeansboro and Alice Strum of Peoria three sisters Martha Viers Eldorado Rose Cocke San Bernardino and Pearl Cracker San Bernardino and two grandchildren
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Odie Granison Munsell
Hull Street
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson Funeral Home
Carl Davis
I.c.0.f
Gholson
Mr. Munsell
Hamilton County
Francis M
Emily (Farris) Munsell
Anna Gray
Mary Jones
Alice Strum
Peoria
Martha Viers
Eldorado
Rose Cocke
Pearl Cracker
San Bernardino
Calif
Funeral held for Rhea Bullinger in Baltimore
Relatives report the death of 36 year old Mrs. Rhea Bullinger of Baltimore who died in an automobile accident on February 21. Funeral services and burial occurred in Baltimore. She is survived by two daughters at home a sister Mrs. Verona Henkel of near Baltimore and her father and step-mother Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bertsch of Baltimore. Mr. Bertsch's cousin is Harry Coleman of 520 South 117th Street Mt. Vernon.
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Rhea Bullinger
Baltimore
Spain arrests U.S. spectators during Madrid student riot
In Madrid police detained 42 people during downtown student protests, including seven Americans: two tourists, four students, and a foreign news correspondent. Most were released after identity checks. photographers had films retained. One American businessman said he was struck by a rubber truncheon while photographing the crowd. The US Embassy intervened in several cases. names were not released.
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Madrid
Spain
Leslie Spokany
New York City
Henry G. Debelius
United Press International
ABC
Spokany
U.S
Ash Wednesday Church On Wheels In Hoboken
Aboard Erie-Lackawanna Train No 606 from Dover to Hoboken more than 100 riders attended an Ash Wednesday service led by Rev. Craig Biddle of Morristown’s St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. He preached on The Inescapable Presence of God before a quick two minute service ending with a blessing. Passengers praised the urban church-on-wheels moment.
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Hoboken
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
Dover
N.J
Craig Biddle
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Morristown
Mr. Biddle
God
Russians Test Another Bomb
A strong explosion in the Semipalatinsk area of Siberia was registered by the Seismological Institute in Uppsala Sweden at 7 21 a m The underground explosion occurred about 2400 miles east of here The magnitude was only slightly less than Soviet tests last year at Semipalatinsk The event was under 100 kilotons of TNT A kiloton equals 1000 tons
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Uppsala
Sweden
Semipalatinsk
Siberia
Seismological Institute
Here
Housing Project Vault Is Looted
Marion police said burglars smashed through a concrete wall into a vault of a low income housing project office and stole more than 1200 dollars. Officials said about 1000 dollars in rent money collected since the month’s start was taken.
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Marion
Willamson County Housing Authority
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were 100 higher with top hogs at 16 85 for 200 to 220 lb. sows 300 weight and over 14 75 down boars 9 50 and 10 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day s prices
Mt Vernon Grain and Chicago Produce Prices
Mt Vernon quotes show wheat at 1.39, soybeans 2.87, corn 1.28, ear corn 1.25. In Chicago wholesale prices hold steady or rise modestly with live poultry roasters 23-26, special fed white rock fryers 20-21. Eggs steady with grade A whites at 25-33 cents, mixed 25-14 cents, standards 3.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
USDA
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg and poultry price report from St Louis market
St Louis Produce reports egg prices and poultry grades. Eggs in consumer grades range from A large 25 26 A medium 23 24 A small 18 19 8 B large 23 24 wholesale grades standard 22 B 21 21 unclassified 21 21 checks 16 17. Hens heavy 17 18 light over 5 lb 10 11 under 5 lb 4 4 4. Broilers and fryers 18 19 44.
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ST. Louis
Livestock prices from National Stockyards AP report
Estimates for Thursday at National Stockyards in fl. include hogs 4,500 head, cattle 1,500, calves 100, sheep 100. Hog numbers at 5,000 with barrows and gilts 14.50 to 18.00 per cwt and sows 15.00 to 16.75. Cattle 2,000 with steers 21.00 to 24.00, heifers 16.00 to 22.50, cows 13.00 to 14.50, vealers 20.00 to 32.00, calves 14.00 to 19.00. sheep 100 with lambs 25.00 to 26.00.
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National Stockyards
Chicago Grain report lists grain prices and oils
Chicago field notes show Wheat No 2 hard 1.6134n and No 2 red L 51tn, Corn No 2 yellow 1.3in, No 4 yellow 1.25, Oats No 2 heavy white T0%-T1%4, Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.02n, Soybean oil 12.05n.
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Chicago
Wall Street mixed early as airlines lead gains
In New York, a mixed stock market showed heavy trading with about 6.6 million shares. Airlines led a broad advance with KLM, Pan American, American Airlines, and Delta rising, while profit taking trimmed gains in many leaders and bonds offered mixed results.
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NEW York
KLM
Pan American World Airways
American Airlines
Delta
Thiokol
Zenith
Admiral
Magnavox
Radio Corp
du Pont
General Motors
Allied Chemical
IBM
Merck
Royal Dutch
Masonite
Murray
MCA
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Marion Area College Proposal To Open Regional Junior College
AP reports a March 12 meeting to discuss creating a regional junior college in Marion serving at least three counties. Educators invited come from Williamson Franklin Johnson Jackson and Union counties whose eastern sections would lie in the proposed district.
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Marion
Williamson
Franklin
Johnson
Jackson
Union
Weather roundup for Illinois with temps and precipitation
Northern Illinois and Southern Illinois face temperatures 5 to 15 degrees below normal Thursday through Monday. Snow or rain expected with about 0.45 inch south and 0.1 inch north. Rain, freezing drizzle, and light snow reported across much of Illinois with morning fog lifting by midmorning. Temperatures ranged from the mid 20s to the 50s, with lows expected around 15 to 20 across the state tonight. continuous light precipitation possible Thursday.
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Ilinois
Illinois
Chicago
Quincy
St. Louis
Peoria
O'Hare International
Belleville
Vandalia
Paducah
Avalanche Kills 14 In Austria
Fourteen Swedish students were killed and 10 injured when an avalanche struck a tourist bus on a mountain road near Oberzauern Austria. Fifteen others escaped injury and two other busloads were warned and saved as the road was later closed due to further avalanche dangers.
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Salzburg
Austria
Oberzauern
Redaird raids fuel sino-soviet denouncements in Vietnam
Tass reported nine American and South Vietnamese planes shot down. U.S. and Vietnamese aircraft attacked Quang Khe and Xom Bang, 15 miles north of the border, with 70 to 80 percent of installations at Quang Khe and Xom Bang destroyed. Naval crews aided recovery of downed fliers as skyraider pilots pursued nearby boats.
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Tass
Quang Khe
Xom Bang
Ith
U.S. Tth
U.S
James A. Cullen
Winchester
Mass
Dean Rusk
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Communist Party
Pravda Today
Viet Nam
Democratic Republic of
Vasily Kharkov
Nhan Dan
North Viet Nam
Communists Demand U S Exit From South Viet Nam
In Moscow 18 Communist parties denounced U S bombing of Socialist Viet Nam, calling for immediate withdrawal of American forces and satellites from South Viet Nam and an end to armed attacks. The statement praised North Viet Nam but did not speak for Red China and allies.
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Viet Nam
Air Force Command
North Viet Nam
U.S. Defense Department
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
United States
U.S
Red China
Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
Kremlin
BIRTHS In Waltonville McCowen couple welcome son Kelley Michael
Mr and Mrs Donald McCowen of Waltonville are parents of a son born at 4 35 yesterday afternoon in Good Samaritan hospital He weighed six pounds 11 ounces and has been named Kelley Michael Also listed are births for McLeansboro Joliet and Mt Vernon families with details on weight dates and family lineage
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Donald McCowen
Waltonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kelley Michael
Clarence Kreher
RFD 5
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Don Awsalt
Youngs Avenue
Joliet
St. Joseph Hospital
Jeffrey Allen
Barbara Minor
Mt. Vernon
Carl Minor
Harold Awalt
Eldorado
Orley Hart
This City
Lena Minor
Bluford
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial for Mary Goostree of Salem and Don Robert Whipple. Discharged patients include Mrs Patsy Ann Shaw and baby, Ronald Dwayne, Annie Lou Prewitt and baby, plus others. Good Samaritan notes admissions for multiple individuals and discharges for Ruby Gregg Campbell and several others.
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Mary Goostree
Salem
Don Robert Whipple
Patsy Ann Shaw
Ronald Dwayne
Annie Lou Prewitt
Bruce Edward
Myrtle Mae Thomas
Frank W. Frost
Mary Dewayne Keen
Ella Jane Alvis
John Robert Whipple
Official Vote In Mt. Vernon Primary
The official Mt. Vernon primary results after canvassing list mayor candidates Joe Martin 1506 Frank Strickland 1364 Willard Rich 261. city clerk Paul Hayes 1988 Sherman Bullock 1136. city treasurer Mary Lou Fubanks 2326 Ruby Gerry King 658. council candidates Woodrow Burnette 1254 Coy Flora 1218 Robert Krebs 942 Arnold De Witt 713 Gary Sweeten 711 Kern W Adcock 331 Harold Judd Bailey 273 Earl O Daniel Jr 200 Philbert Beppler 79. Martin gains 20 votes. Strickland gains 1.
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Mt. Vernon
Joe Martin
Frank L. Strickland
Willard Rich
Paul Hayes
Sherman Bullock
Mary Lou Fubanks
Ruby Gerry King
Woodrow Burnette
Coy Flora
Robert Krebs
Arnold de Witt
Gary Sweeten
Kern W. Adcock
Harold Judd Bailey
Earl O’daniel, Jr
Philbert Beppler
Martin
Strickland
Gun Shooters Break Window Near Mt. Vernon
A bullet from a moving car shattered a window at Bi-State Machinery Co. east of Mt. Vernon on new state route 15. Sheriff Dewey Barton noted a .22 caliber gun was used. He said those caught in property damage vandalism will be jailed and prosecuted.
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Bi- State Machinery Co
Mt. Vernon
Dewey Barton
Stolen Gun Recovered in Mt Vernon Case
A gun reported stolen in Mt Vernon was recovered and a 17 year old boy was taken into custody. The weapon belonged to Noel Galbraith of Cisne who said it was taken from his parked car. Police said no charges have been filed pending further investigation.
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Mt. Vernon
Noel Galbraith
Cisne
Circuit Court Fines List For Speeding And Related Charges
Circuit court fines issued across multiple defendants include Carl Belt 310 on disturbance, Thomas ice driving too fast for conditions, Granville Moss 100 for DUI, Bobbie Wright 10 for lack of reciprocity registration, John J Manion Jr 15 for speeding, Archie Jones 10 for leaving curb without due caution, Ronald Williams 25 for reckless driving, Patricia Stroup 10 for speeding, Homer Arnold 10 for improper left turn, Ralph Murphy 10 for failure to yield right of way, Delbert Leneave 310 for leaving curb, B G Ross 15 for speeding, John Johnson 13 for speeding, C B Elliott 10 for speeding, Mary German 10, Harry Forbes 20 for reckless driving, William Daniels 10 for displaying only one license plate, Linda Murphy 10 for failure to yield right of way.
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Thomas J.ice
Marion
Granville Moss
St. Louis
Bobbie Wright
Miami
Fla
John J. Manion, Jr
Archie Jones
Ronald D. Williams
Bluford
Patricia Stroup
Homer R. Arnold
Ralph W. Murphy
Delbert A. Leneave
B. G. Ross
Corinth
Miss
John Johnson
Chicago
C. B. Elliott
Cottage Hills
Ill
Mary K. German
Woodlawn
Harry Forbes
William E. Daniels
Linda J. Murphy
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Jack L Outland aged 24 of 501 Cessna Lane weds Jean Ann Davison 22 of 316 north 16th street. Jack L Smiddy 25 of St. Lou is marries Linda Pigg 16 of 128 Castleton. Robert K McCutcheon 21 of 2120 Perkins weds Jewell Wiehn 20 of 719 south 28rd. Bernard M Jackson 23 of 2208 Cherry weds Judy Ann Knox 18 of Bonnie.
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Jack L. Outland
Cessna
Democrats Call Reynolds Testimony Unworthy in Baker Inquiry
Senate Rules Committee Democrats deem Reynolds sworn statements in the Baker probe unreliable. They vote to forward Reynolds and FBI findings to a federal grand jury to consider perjury indictments, and to send all related testimony for possible charges. The testimony accuses Bobby Baker of a $100,000 payoff tied to the TFX contract and influence on defense deals.
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Bobby Baker
Justice Department
FBI
Maryland
Don B. Reynolds
Senate Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Reynolds
Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Howard W. Cannon
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Baker
New York
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
TFX
Bobby
Mr. Evans
Grumman Aircraft
General Dynamics Corp
Accidents Damage Four Vehicles and One Building in Mt Vernon
Four accidents in Mt Vernon left four cars and a truck damaged plus a building damaged. Lawrence Reiner of Du Quoin backed into the Max Tittle barber shop at 225 south Tenth street causing considerable damage. Fred Sodders and Madelyn Welles collided at Tenth and Harrison. Albert L. Warren and Bonnie Wielt had cars damaged in the 1700 block of Oakland Avenue. A hit and run driver struck James D. Walker’s parked car in the 200 block of south Ninth street.
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Mt. Vernon
Lawrence Reiner
du Quoin
Max Tittle
South Tenth Street
Fred Sodders
Douglas
Madelyn Welles
Maple
Tenth and
Harrison
Oakland Avenue
Albert L. Warren
Salem Road
Bonnie Wielt
Lincoln Drive
James D. Walker
South 18Th Street
South Ninth Street
Savio Ordered Jailed for Contempt in Berkeley Free Speech Clash
Mario Savio leader of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement was jailed for two days after he waived a jury trial and called the court’s conduct shameless hypocrisy. Judge Rupert Crittenden cited contempt as Savio and three other students faced a wave of protests and arrests on the UC Berkeley campus.
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Berkeley
Calif
Mario Savio
University of California
Savio
Rupert Crittenden
New York City
Blanton Seeks Divorce and Alimony in Circuit Court
Anita June Blanton filed suit for divorce from Thom as Gale Blanton in circuit court charging cruelty. She seeks alimony, a property settlement, restoration of her former name Grigg, and an injunction against molestation. Couple married August 10 1961 and separated February 14 1965 per complaint.
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Anita June Blanton
Thomas Gale Blanton
Grigg
Stolen Mt. Vernon Car Recovered with Clothing Missing
A car stolen in Mt Vernon Monday night was found abandoned Tuesday in the 500 block of Forest Avenue. The vehicle owned by Irvin Rad Joff of University City Missouri was taken from a Mt Vernon Motel parking area and clothing was reported missing.
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Mt. Vernon
Irvin Rad Joff
University City
Forest Avenue
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