Mt Vernon Woman Ora Adcock 92 dies at Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mrs Ora Adcock 92 of 828 Airport Road dies at 10 50 p m Wednesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for 130 p m Saturday at Myers Chapel with burial in Bethel Memorial Cemetery Visitation after 5 p m Friday She was born Aug 17 1883 in Jefferson County daughter of William and Mary Belle Harp She married Henry Asbury Bumpus in 1898 and Joseph H Adcock in 1955 She was member of Black Friendship Club and Central Baptist Church Survived by sisters Mamie Henn Cen tralia Ollie G Miller Mt Vernon and several nieces and nephews Preceded in death by three brothers and a sister
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Ora Adcock
Mt. Vernon
Ora Bumpus Adcock
Airport Road
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Adcock
Jefferson County
William and
Mary Belle (Harvey) Harp
Henry Asbury Bumpus
Joseph H. Adcock
Black Friendship Club
Central Baptist Church
Taylor Heights
Nellie Flanagan Woodlawn Obituary Notice
Nellie M Flanagan 82 of Woodlawn died 5 15 p m Wednesday at Jeffersonian Nursing Home She born Sept 5 1893 in Jefferson county daughter of John and Rose Ann Blankenship married Earl Flanagan Oct 12 1910 he died March 21 1959 She owned a beauty shop in St Louis past Christian church member Rebekah Lodge Funeral Saturday 1 30 p m Hughey Pulley Funeral Home Max Brandon officiating Burial IOOF Cemetery Woodlawn Survived by one daughter Virginia Rose Bushong Centralia eight grandchildren 16 great grandchildren two daughters four brothers one sister and one son
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Nellie M. Flanagan
Woodlawn
Jeffersonian Nursing Home
Rebekah Lodge
Hughey-Pulley Funeral
Max Brandon
IOOF
Flanagan
Hubert
Virginia Rose) Bushong
Centralia
Patricia Milligan Park Forest death notice
Patricia Milligan 42 of Park Forest died at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Hospital Chicago. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday Hebron Presbyterian Church near McLeansboro with Rev. Frank Griffith officiating. burial Hebron cemetery. Visitation 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro. Body to church at 12 noon Saturday and in state until funeral. Born Jan 27 1934 in Broughton daughter of Robert Leonard Graham and Martha Ellis. Survived by Vernon Milligan husband Leonard Graham father three sons David Danny Michael all at home a daughter Beverly at home brother Frank Graham Broughton sister Mrs Mary Smith Lewiston. Donations to Hebron Presbyterian Church instead of flowers.
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Patricia Milligan
Park Forest
St. James Hospital
Chicago
Hebron Presbyterian Church
McLeansboro
Frank Griffith
Hebron Cemetery
Gholson
Mrs. Milligan
Broughton
Robert Leonard
Martha
Ellis) Graham
Vernon Milligan
Leonard Graham
Walpole
David
Danny
Michael
Beverly
Frank Graham
Mary Smith
Lewiston
Hazel Mueller 84 dies at home Mt. Vernon
Hazel Mueller 84 of 800 N 8th St Mt Vernon died suddenly at 8 am today at her home She was the wife of Albert F Mueller who survives Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
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Hazel Mueller
8Th St
Albert F. Mueller
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Rose R Perry obituary from Mt Vernon and Alaska life
Rose R Janssen Perry 75 longtime Mt Vernon resident died Tuesday at Glen Mor Convalescent Home Anchorage after moving there in 1972 to live with her son. She was Jefferson County Illinois Superintendent of Schools 1927 to 1931 and a longtime social worker for Illinois Public Aid. She held a masters from Southern Illinois University and was active in First Community church Eastern Star Royal Neighbors and Rebekah Lodge. Survived by son William W Perry Anchorage three grandchildren two brothers one sister and their spouses. Burial at Brick Cemetery near Ashley.
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Rose R
Janssen) Perry
Mt. Vernon
Anchorage
Alaska
Glen Mor
Perry
Illinois
Jefferson County
Illinois Department of Public Aid
John Henry and
Laura (Severs) Janssen
George Henry Perry
John
Jefferson County Chamber names 15 captains for March drive
Beverly Vesper and 14 others including Jerry McCracken Don Shafer Diane Mills James Tucker and E H Roberts were named team captains for the March 15 One Day New Member Drive of the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. Gilbert Coleman of Security Bank is general chairman with Joan Mann of General Radiator as chairwoman of the full time membership committee.
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Chamber Drive
Greater
Jefferson County
Page Agency
E. H. Roberts
Inland Steel
Larry Harmon
First National Bank of Woodlawn
Michael Coffey
Illinois Bell
William Hughes
Illinois Power
Don Schubert
Don Schubert Enterprises
Russell Stewart
Stewart Producers
Robert Hawn
Krogers
Mitchell Hopkins
Hopkins Ford Tractor
David Busby
First Bank and Trust Co
Gilbert Coleman
Security Bank
Joan Mann
Mt Vernon grain and New York stock market mix today
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 4.55 wheat at 3.84 and corn at 2.53 at 10:00 a.m. National Stockyards cattle hogs and sheep markets are listed with prices and receipts for Friday. New York trading mixed as wholesale prices fall 0.5 percent and Dow rises to 981.19 with mixed index moves across NYSE and AMEX.
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MT. Vernon
National Stockyards
III
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Labor Department
Litton Industries
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
NEW
YORK
Indus
Welfare Queen Indicted In Mt Vernon Traffic Signals Bid
The Neal Electric Co of Carmi allegedly won a state contract to supply and install 42nd Street and Broadway signals in Mt Vernon and modify Main and 10th and Main and 12th streets. The bid was 34 973, far below the 63 000 estimate, with DOT handling the project. In Chicago, Linda Taylor, dubbed Welfare Queen, was indicted on theft and burglary charges for stealing items valued at 800 from a former landlady. She also faces separate welfare fraud charges in Cook County and remains jailed on a 50 000 bond after threats against an officer.
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Neal Electric Co
Carmi
42Nd Street
Broadway
Mt. Vernon
Main
10Th Streets
Main and
12Th Streets
Neal
State Department of Transportation
DOT
12Th
Main Streets
42Nd and
Chicago
Linda Taylor
Cook County
Grand Jury
Taylor
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Ronald Reagan
O'Daniel Honored For Perfect Illinois Wildlife Vote
Illinois Wildlife Federation commends State Representative William L. O'Daniel for a perfect voting record on seven conservation bills. Bills covered gun control wildlife resources administration stamps deer permits and Lake Michigan protection. federation president Frank Goetschel praises support and notes IWF's 35,000 members.
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William L. O'Daniel
Illinois Wildlife Federation
Ilinois
Galatia Woman Killed In Wreck
Cary L. Whitlock aged 59 of Galatia died from injuries after a two car crash on Illinois 34 near Galatia. Police said her car collided with a vehicle driven by Clifford Smith aged 48 of Lesser. She died several hours later at a hospital in Evansville Indiana.
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Galatia, Ill
Cary L. Whitlock
Galatia
Illinois 34
Illinois
Clifford Smith
Lesser
Evansville
Ind
Hopital
Mt Vernon Man Admits Stealing Stereo Receiver
Mt Vernon police say a 30 year old man admitted taking a $350 stereo receiver from a pickup in Mt Vernon on Tuesday. Detectives questioned two others in connection with the incident. The receiver belonged to Allan McCowen of Waltonville and was stolen from a truck parked at the American Legion. A case of beer was also taken from a beer truck at the Legion. Charges were pending today.
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Mt. Vernon
Allan McCowen
Waltonville
American Legion
Legion
Floyd Harris To Present Ethiopia Program At Mt Vernon
Floyd Harris a senior from Lafox Tl Adventist High School will present a slide program on Ethiopia at the Mt Vernon Seventh Day Adventist Church on Saturday at 2 p.m. He spent Christmas in Ethiopia helping build a church and will share his experiences. The church is located at 2215 ara.
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Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Mt. Vernon
Ethiopia
Floyd Harris
Adventist High School
Lafox
Harris
Ara
Accused Of Extortion Attempt Indict State's Attorney In St. Clair County
A federal grand jury indicted St Clair County state's attorney Robert Rice and East St Louis district superintendent James Spanos on Hobbs Act extortion charges. They allegedly conspired to obtain $25,000 from Marvin Schwarz to drop two forgery indictments in a bid rigging case, with Schwarz a key witness in the East St Louis kickback investigation.
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St. Clair County
East St., Louis, N
East St. Levee
Robert Rice
James Spanos
East St. Louis
Rice
Spanos
Marvin Schwarz
Schwartz
Primary race notes for Durham and county board picks
In Durham County several Democratic races are noted with incumbents Frick Irving Burnett Shields York Mayes and Waite seeking re election. County Clerk Frank Wilson explains ballot rules for county board races: three candidates to be chosen from each party per district with district based candidate lists and options to vote for one two or three candidates.
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County Durham
Harold R. Wangler
Gene Wells
Frick
Irvin
Burnett
Shields
York
Mayes
Waite
Frank Wilson
Teens to paint fire plugs for city project delivery
Novak said hydrants will be decorated with designs and teens will paint 20 plugs free of charge but may charge five dollars for each plug beyond that limit. They acted within the seven day deadline the teens set after urging the council Monday night.
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Novak
State Budget Faces Criticism Over Accounting Gimmick
Secretary of State backed by the Democratic party accuses Walker of balancing this year's budget by counting money owed to the state but not yet received. The dispute centers on $90 million mostly from the federal government, used to balance a $2 million shortfall on July 1. Comptroller Lindberg says the state starts the next year with an $88 million deficit.
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State Democratic Organization
Walker
George W. Lindberg
State music contest instructors named and roles
W H Beckmeyer Tal Smith and Charles Gregg named as assistants to supervise student helpers across contest offices in Building G for woodwind Building F for vocal Building D for piano Building B and C for brass and percussion and Building B for strings. Judges listed by section include Chet Hughes Gene Moore Don Schroeder Leo Sliva Gene Stiman George Nadal Robert House Norman Hanes Peggy Klein Robert Kingsbury Larry Phifer Keith Drayton Miss Margaret Sapp Miss Charlotte Holt.
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W. ’H. ‘Beckmeyer
Tal Smith
Charles Gregg
Chet Hughes
Belleville Junior College
Gene Moore
Mt. Vernon
Herrin
Don Schroeder
Kaskaskian College
Leo Sliva
East Richland High School
Olney
Gene Stiman
George Nadal
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Robert House
SIU Carbondale
Norman Hanes
Salem
Peggy Klein
Clayton
Robert Kingsbury
Larry Phifer
Bend Lake College
Keith Drayton
RLC
Margaret Sapp
Centralia
Charlotte Holt
House
Hanes
Hit and Run Damages Car on Cherry Street
City police said a car owned by Gary Brown at 1911 Cherry St. was damaged overnight in a hit and run at the same address. Major damage reported. An investigation was under way to locate the driver of the hit and run vehicle.
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HIT and Run City
Gary Brown
Cherry St
Brown
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