Purdue Carl R obituary of Mt Vernon resident
Carl R Purdue 74 of 427 S 20th St died 7:20 a.m. Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital. He a carpenter. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at L R Osborn and Sons Funeral Home Kell with burial in Purdue Cemetery. Born June 12 1901 son of Edward E and Mabel Gaddy Purdue. Married Dorothy Beasley May 14 1922 in Kell, she survives. He belonged to Kell Methodist Church. Survivors include wife son James of Park Forest two grandchildren three brothers Charles Well Claude Julia Bruce Dix and sister Mrs Bertha Brownfield Centralia.
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Carl R. Purdue
S. 20Th St
Good Samaritan Hospital
L. R. Osborn and Sons
Kell
Purdue
Mr. Purdue
Edward E. and
Mabel (Gaddy) Purdue
Dorothy Beasley
James
Park Forest
Charles
Well
Claude
Julia
Bruce
Dix
Bertha Brownfield
Centralia
Mt Vernon grain and stock market wrap
Mt Vernon price quotes at 10:00 a.m. list soybeans 4.58 wheat 3.59 corn 2.57. Chicago notes eggs steady, wheat No 2 hard winter 3.79 no 2 soft red 3.77. St Louis quotes eggs grades A large 45-59 A medium 38-54. National Stockyards hogs and cattle mixed. New York stock market edges higher on hopes Fed tightening modest. Dow up over 3 points. broader indexes show small gains amid trading.
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Chicago
New York
Federal Reserve
Fed
General Motors
Tenneco
Georgia-Pacific
Esmark
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
Funeral services for Mrs Olive Reed Walnut Hill
Mrs Olive Reed 99 Route 1 Walnut Hill died Saturday morning at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral services held at Myers Chapel with Rev James Johnson officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs Robert West of Dardanelle Ark and granddaughter Mrs Ben Massey of Pasadena. Sister Mrs Wolfsum and several nieces and nephews.
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Olive Reed
Route 1
Walnut Hill
Myers Chapel
Revo James Johnson
Oakwood Cemetery
Dean Of House Rep Patman Dead At 82
Patman dean of the House, Wright Patman, died at Naval Medical Center in Bethesda at 82 after a long career in Congress. He served his 24th term, announced he would retire next January, and influenced banking policy as chair of the Banking and Currency Committee, criticizing the Fed’s money policies. President Ford and House leaders expressed deep regret and recalled his long service and impact on national policy.
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Sparta Youth Killed in Motorcycle Race
State police report a 14 year old Leadwood Missouri rider Larrell A Kite died after a crash in a motorcycle race near Sparta four miles east of town in Randolph County. Fellow rider Steve Goff 15 Bell Missouri escaped injury in the same event.
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Larrell A. Kite
Leadwood
Kite
Steve Goff
Bell
Randolph County
Goff
Overwhelming Response To Heart Screening Here
More than 260 Jefferson County residents attended a heart screening at the Jefferson County Farm Bureau on Friday. About 25 percent were referred to their doctors with apparent heart abnormalities, with Rend Lake College student nurses handling blood pressure testing and two nurses from Good Samaritan Hospital operating the cardiometer.
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Jefferson County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
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Thomas
Farm Bureau Women's Committee
Illinois Heart Association
Rend Lake College
Good Samaritan Hospital
Charges Pending In Theft Of Car
A 20 year old Mr. Vernon man was jailed early today on auto theft and driving without a license. Police arrested him 15 minutes after his sister called at 11 55 p m Sunday to report the unauthorized car theft. The arrest occurred at the intersection of 12th Street and Perkins Avenue. He remained in county jail pending filing of charges.
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Vernon
12Th Street
Perkins Avenue
Mt. Vernon
South 10Th Street
First Year Community Development Report Summary
Mt Vernon Community Development Department releases its inaugural report detailing Citizens Advisory Committees input and participation in shaping the first year federal Community Development Grant plan. It lists priorities such as housing and economic opportunity, storm drainage, water distribution, sanitary sewers, street improvements, dilapidated building removal, home rehabilitation loans, a new southeastern fire station, historic preservation, storm warning system, subsidized housing for low income residents, and expanded industrial and commercial development. Copies are available in City Hall offices.
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Mt. Vernon
Ex-Yippie Rubin says Chicago 7 were guilty as hell
Jerry Rubin, former Yippie and antiwar activist, writes in the Chicago Sun-Times that the Chicago 7 were guilty as hell of conspiracy in 1968. He admits planning disruption, says convictions were overturned, and reflects on national reaction and changes since the era.
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Chicago 7
Chicago
Jerry Rubin
Chicago Sun-Times
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7Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
America
Vietnam
Watergate
CIA
Three Olney Women Hurt As Car Overturns West Of Mt
Three Olney women Marlene Eddington Vicki Harpole and Judy Fletcher were hospitalized Saturday after their car overturned on I 44 about a mile west of I 57. The incident occurred when a car driven by Frederick F Yeager struck the rear of Eddingtons vehicle. All three victims were listed in satisfactory condition at Good Samaritan Hospital with various injuries. Yeager was not injured and his car had minor damage. Police did not release ticket information.
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Ind
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Glenn Southerd
Darrell True
Route
Mt. Vernon
Liberty Road
Noel French
Idlewood Road
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Leon Jones
Olney
Marlene Eddington
Vicki Harpole
Judy Fletcher
Good Samaritan Hospital
Frederick F. Yeager
Benton
Illinois Lottery winner takes top Bonanza prize
CHICAGO AP Mary Sandowski of Chicago 47 wife of an unemployed pipe fitter won the 300000 top prize in the Illinois State Lottery Bonanza Game. She plans to buy her daughter a car and take her husband to Las Vegas. Second prize went to Alexander Michler 64 Florissant MO. He plans a second honeymoon. Three $2500 winners include Alice Huskamp East St Louis John Jones Winnetka and Louis Kay Milwaukee.
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Las Vegas
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East St. Louis
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Winnetka
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Milwaukee
Cameras and CB Radio Burglary Reported in Portland
Police say over 1000 dollars of gear stolen from a car in the 300 block of Main Street. Victim Charles Whipps reports a 740 dollar camera with telephoto lens a 170 dollar CB radio an 85 dollar telephoto camera and a 45 dollar brief case taken after the thieves unlocked the vehicle with a wire. Deep scratch marks indicate intentional damage.
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Main Street
Charles Whipps
Wildrose Lane
P'tland
Ore
Rapid City
Oedy
Monsignor Burke Honored for Humanitarian Work in Mt Vernon
The Register-News praises Monsignor Burke for decades of service in Mt Vernon. He is noted as chaplain of the Knights of Columbus and unofficial chaplain of the Amvets Post while active with the Retarded Children's Association and the Elks Club. In 1967 Amvets of Illinois named him Outstanding Achievement Of The Year for community impact.
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Monsignor Burke
Register-News
Father Burke
D A V Convention Set for Mt Vernon May Dates
Vernon Mahan state employment service officer and adjutant announces the D A V state convention will meet in Mt Vernon on May 14 15 and 16 at the Ramada Inn with Joe Biagt as state convention chairman This will be the first D A V state convention held in Southern Illinois Local delegate is Joe Blagi and alternate is Date Mahan.
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Illinois
Mahan
Ilinois
Joe Blagi
Date Mahan
Karate Course Offered At McLeansboro High
Bend Lake College announced an evening karate course at McLeansboro High School for this semester. The class starts Tuesday March 9 and meets every Tuesday 7 to 9 PM led by Andre McWilliams, a black belt. Registration costs 5 dollars with 1.5 dollars tuition, and signups occur at the girls gym during the first meeting.
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Bend Lake College
McLeansboro
Andre McWilliams
McLeansboro High School
Mindrs Extended Outlook for Midweek Weather
A mild period is forecast Wednesday through Friday with showers possible Thursday and Friday. Highs range from 45 to 65 depending on location, with lows between 3 and 55 Wednesday. A warming trend develops Thursday and Friday with southeast values near 70 and northwest around mid 50s to 60s.
Ford Has Fun Ins Illinois During Illinois Swing
President Ford travels Southern Illinois with warm crowds in Marion and at John A. Logan College. Secret Service guards the fence line, speeches applaud Illinois agriculture and coal, and voters are urged to support him on primary day.
Ford visit stirs Marion as crowds greet president
President Ford receives a warm, security heavy welcome at Williamson County Airport with eight bands performing, the scene noted as the first such local greeting for a sitting president since 1948. He avoids direct remarks on Reagan and dodges a coal miner question while promising to study black lung legislation if it reaches his desk at Bradley University.
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John A. Logan College
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White House
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Williamson County
Harry Truman
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California
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Peoria Richwoods
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Galesburg
John A. Logan
Congress
Mt Vernon Weather and Hydrology Snapshot
Mt Vernon forecast shows Saturday high 45 with low to be announced and Sunday 46/35. Reports rainfall to date 3.53 inches for 1976. Historical highs and lows listed for five, ten years ago. Tuesday sun times noted. Rend Lake main dam water level 406.27 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Rend Lake
Main Dam
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