Obituary for Mrs. Jane Wedemeyer of Mt Vernon
Mrs. Jane L Wedemeyer 65 died at 7 00 am Wednesday at her home on RFD 7 Mt Vernon Funeral services set for 230 pm Sunday at Schoeppel Funeral Home Collinsville with Rev Kuhlman officiating Burial in St Johns Cemetery Collinsville Body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 3 00 pm Friday Friends may call then Saturday morning body to be moved to Schoeppel Funeral Home Mrs Wedemeyer born July 7 1893 in Port Talbot South Wales daughter of William and Lucy H Rees Wellington Married in Granite City April 6 1920 to Fred H Wedemeyer who survives Also surviving son Fred H Wedemeyer Jr of Mt Vernon brother Thomas R Wellington and sister Mrs Mae Wetzel both of Granite City TL and two granddaughters She was a member of the Granite City Presbyterian Church
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Jane L. Wedemeyer
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Schoeppel
Collinsville
Kuhlman
St. John’s Cemetery
Myers Chapel
Schoeppel Funeral Home
Wedemeyer
Port Talbot
South Wales
William
Lucy H. (Rees) Wellington
Granite City
Fred H. Wedemeyer
Fred H. Wedemeyer, Jr
Thomas R
Martha Browiak of Ashley Dies at 83
Martha Browiak 83 of RFD 1 Ashley died at 1 30 pm Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral 9 30 am Saturday at St Michael s Catholic church Radom with Rev Fr Trepka officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Rosary Friday at Kringer Funeral Home Ashley. Born January 1898 in Bloomington daughter of Frank and Rosie. Married William Browiak in 1898. he preceded her in death. Survivors: three sons Ravenna Paul and Phil Browiak and one fa 1 Ashley.
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Martha Browiak
RFD
Ashley
Good Samaritan Hospital
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Radom
John Trepka
Kringer
Browjak
Bloomington
Frank
Rosie
Wil.iam Browiak
Ravenna Paul
Phil Browiak
ICC weighs dismissal of C&E I petition
SPRINGFIELD Ill AP The Tugis Commerce Commission has taken under advisement a petition to dismiss the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Co s request to discontinue two passenger trains between Chicago and West Vienna Communities opposed to the proposed discontinuance of trains No 9 and 10 contend the commission lacks jurisdiction because the railroad operates interstate transportation Cites Danville Benton Salem and West Frankfort as opponents ICC Examine Lawrence Glenn continued the hearings Wednesday without date.
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Springfield, Ill
Tugis Commerce Commission
Chicago and Eastern Ilinois Railroad Co
Chicago
West Vienna
Danville
Benton
Salem
West Frankfort
ICC
Lawrence Glenn
Births in the Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospitals
Mr and Mrs Charles Eddie Meeks welcome a son David Alan born 8 27 PM at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weight six pounds. Mr and Mrs Paul Everett Richards welcome a daughter Paula Fae born 5 05 AM Wednesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weight six pounds ten ounces. Mr and Mrs Clarence Kiefer welcome a daughter Mary Robbin born 4 45 AM at Good Samaritan Hospital weight seven pounds seven ounces. Mr and Mrs Floyd Seidel welcome a daughter Janet Kay born 5 19 AM Wednesday at Jefferson Memorial? weight seven pounds eleven ounces.
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Charles Eddie Meeks
South 10Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
David Alan
Paul Everett Richards
RFD 2
Belle Rive
Paula Fae
Clarence Kieher
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mary Robbin
Floyd Seidel
Sclock
Janet Kay
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan Admissions
Jefferson Memorial admitted Mrs Zona Josephine Wayland of Bonnie and Mrs Rosalie Mae Meeks and others. Good Samaritan admitted multiple patients including Alsa Bert Laird Loretta Jeanne Langa Vyrle B Ramp and Gary Leonard Culli. Several section shows discharges and names of patients such as Elizabeth Rapp and baby Anita Louise and Mabel Lucieiersbacher.
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Jefferson Memorial
Zona Josephine Wayland
Bonnie
Rosalie Mae Meeks
Opal H. Wood
Bluford
Good Samaritan
Alsa Bert Laird
Loretta Jeanne Langa
Vyrle B. Ramp
Juanita M. Troutt
Gary Leonard Culli
Phillip Dean Bridges
Louise Keele
Grace
Christina Russell
Mary Evalyn
Strickland
George William Brumley
Jack H. Cave
Marion Joyce Nichols
Virginia Lee Rickman
Mark Robert Her
Women Retire At Sixty Amid Postwar Shift
A garbled AP wires report notes changes in retirement age for women, referencing a policy shift affecting female workers and duties. It mentions adjustments, implications for employment, and societal roles amid postwar pressures, with unclear details and numbers remaining unreadable.
Exams For U of I Scholarships In Mt V March 25
The annual competitive examinations in Jefferson county for University of Illinois scholarships will be held March 25 under County Superintendent Ogie Ellis. Exams start at 8 30 a m. Scholarships include One County Scholarship One scholarship for child of World War I veteran One for World War II veteran or veteran who served between June 23 1980 and January 31 1955 One agriculture scholarship and One home economics scholarship.
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Jefferson County
University of Mtclinois
Ogie Ellis
Ischools
Mt Vernon Market Prices for Wheat Soybeans and Corn
Mt Vernon market report lists wheat at 191, soybeans at 2.76, and corn at 1.04 priced this afternoon. The brief pricing snapshot captures key grain quotes for local traders and buyers in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Hog Prices Edge Higher On Local Market
Prices paid for hogs rose with the top at 17.50 for 190 to 210 pound hogs. Sows gained 23 cents to 16.23 for 1800 weight and boars moved from 10.50 to 11.50.
Livestock Market Prices Summary
Mixed livestock quotes show cattle and calves in hundreds of dollars per hundredweight with ranges for steers, heifers, and bulls. Sheep prices list good to choice wooled lambs and fall lambs, plus utility and stock categories. Prices cover loads, lots, and singles with weights from light to heavy and include canners and cull categories.
Chicago Poultry Report No Prices From Insufficient Receipts
Chicago AP USDA live poultry market notes no prices reported due to receipts falling short. No bids or quotes listed as buyers and sellers await fuller data for the day.
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Chicago
USDA
Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Steady in Chicago Market
AP report from Chicago notes butter prices steady on wholesale buying, mixed quotes for egg prices with some grades unchanged or higher. Trading shows varied wholesales and standard levels, with references to grades and arithmetic figures reflecting current market tone in Chicago.
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Chicago
Poultry Market Prices Reported in St Louis
St Louis AP notes Egga and live poultry pricing with wholesale grades and ranges. Large extras 60-79 percent A Brg5% and 40-59 percent A 343414. Medium extras 32-32s, standards min and percent B. Unclassified cases return, farm run min 30-32. Hens, heavy 23-24.
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ST. Louis
Grain price report from Chicago market notes oats and barley
AP field report from Chicago shows no wheat corn or soybeans gales. Oats No 4 white 60 13. Soybean oll and barley prices range from 1.10 to 1.20 feed 92 to 1.00.
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Chicago
Wall Street Edges Higher Amid Slow Trading
The New York market held an irregular upside late afternoon as volume neared 6 million shares. Most key stocks advanced fractionally with a few up 1 2 points, while select issues jumped 3 points or more. Industrials, steels, tobacco, rails, drugs, and utilities led gains as electronics and chemicals lagged. notable movers included Polaroid, Beckman, IBM up about 8, and Universal Match up 2. Bond prices stayed irregular and corporates were active while the U.S. government market remained quiet.
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New York
Pratt
Balsanica
Brunswick
American Machine Foundry
Polaroid
Beckman Instruments
Ratte Industries
Western Union
Universal Match
International Business Machines
Jillard
Orbean Eco
Radio Corp
Jones & Laughlin
U.S
Letter Carriers To Meet In Mt Vernon Hall
The Egyptian District of Letter Carriers will hold its quarter meeting at 7 30 p m Saturday March 11 at Mt Vernon city hall. Joe Bundy district president invites all government and retired employees to attend the meeting as guests of the letter carriers.
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Mt. Vernon
Joe Bundy
Kennedy Tackles Loans for Private Schools and Economy
President Kennedy discusses loan authorization proposals of 350 million over three years to private secondary schools. He defends the plan as constitutional questions rise while expressing sympathy for families funding nonpublic education. He also notes economy measures boosting federal spending and food aid for unemployed families. Khrushchev message and Frandey visit outlined.
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Joans
Iiing
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Arso
Congress
Khrushchev
Kremin
U.S
Lewellyn Thompsay
Tage Frlandey
Sweden
United States
Kennedy urges cities secretary plan to expand affordable housing
President Kennedy pitches a cities secretary program with a $3.25 billion price tag over several years. Much of the funding would be loans or matching grants. some programs would be funded by federal loans and insurance authorizations. He warns of rapid urban growth, suburban sprawl, and deteriorating housing, noting high construction risks and blight in central cities.
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Kennedy
Adlai's First Major U.N. Test Today
Report notes Adlai Stevenson faces his initial U.N. test with several agenda items removed to limit debate. The Soviets demand removal of key issues such as Hungary from the agenda and threaten to drop charges if the United States refuses concessions.
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Adlai
U.N
Hungary
U. S. Reconnais
Truman Visits White House as Kennedy Family Welcomes Him
Former President Harry S. Truman arrives at the White House for a dinner marking the 20th anniversary of the Truman Investigating Committee. Caroline Kennedy greets him and jokes about “you used to live in our house” as Truman says Kennedy is doing an excellent job.
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Washington
White House
Harry S. Truman
Kennedy
Caroline
Truman
Truman Investigating Committee
Missouri
Harry Vaughan
Truck Overturns North Of Bonnie No Injuries Reported
Maurice Yeargin of 1007 South 23rd Street escaped injury when a van truck he drove overturned about a mile north of Bonnie at 8 23 this morning after a left rear tire blew out on State Route 37. The 1930 model truck sustained heavy damage.
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Maurice Yeargin
South 23Rd Street
Bonnie
Yeargin
March 20 Trial Date For Harrell Group
A Louisville group of parents who kept their children home from public schools to attend a religious and patriotic rally face trial March 20. John Warrell, a local businessman sponsoring the two week retreat, and 10 others are charged with failure to send children to school. Defendants pled innocent. bond set. Harrell says he kept his boys out due to threats to his family and that about 100 people join in prayer, fasting, and anti communist lectures on his estate. He has started a private school for children of retreat attendees. Baylor says there are no communists in Clay County.
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Louisville
Cape
John Warrell
Atty
H. Carroll Baylor
Clay County
Harrell
Thes
Tlarrell
Baylor
Two Accidents Here One Is Hit and Run Crash
Two automobile accidents occurred in Mt. Vernon last night. An unknown driver hit a parked car in the 1900 block of Broadway owned by Paul A Whitney. The Whitney car sustained over 100 in damage. Earlier, station wagons driven by Valice F Somers and Charles F Sipes collided at Idthane Main. Somers car damaged about 875, other car had no damage. Gen Phount Nosavan arrived in Phnom Pienr Campbuella to urge Souvanna Phouma to join his government and give no comment until talks.
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Mt. Vernon
Broadway
Paul A. Whitney
Whitney
Valice F. Somers
College
Charles F. Sipes
Edwardsville
Ind
Idthane Main
Somers
PHNOM
Illinois House Debates 67 Million Public Aid Bill
The Illinois House considers final action on a 67 million emergency appropriation for the Public Aid Commission to tide it over to July 1. The bill would require re examination of recipients under existing regulations rather than reapplying all at once. Other measures include 14 million for state school improvements, a 30 thousand police training institute in Southern Illinois University, and a push to raise the driving age to 18. Senators discuss a uniform tax rate plan and various welfare-related proposals.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Hinois Public Aid Commission
Harry Semrow
Chicago
Lincoly and
Dixon State
Samuel Shapiro
Shapiro
Department of Public Welfare
Lincoln and
Dixon
Gale Williams
R-Murphyshare
Southern Illinois University
Illinois
William D. Walsh
Bellwood
Joseph Peterson
Princetton
David Davis
Bloomington
Congo pins UN supply lines in Congo crisis
Leopoldville report says the Congo government presses for control of UN air and river traffic as negotiations aim to return UN soldiers to Matadi and Banana. A UN freighter waits offshore at Matadi and three vessels are slated to dock within three weeks amid stiff Congolese demands.
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The
Congo
APJ
United Nations Todo
Tajeshwar Dayal
U.N
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Congo River
Atantic
Aliewit UN
Postmaster Nominations Named in Centralia Area
Rep. Kenneth J. Gray announces acting postmasters for Harrinsburg and Melton as Gerald Melvin named to the Marion post, with further confirmations from Washington.
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Centralia, I
Kennth J. Gray
Democrat
Jean Summars Melton
Harrspung Nde
Melton
Gerald Melvin
Maron
Pera Gray
Washington
Winter Weather Lingers Across Illinois Before Warmup
Detailed weather report notes lingering deep drifts in the northwest and slippery highways, with 8 to 10 inch drifts near Rockford and Freeport. Temperatures fall to the 20s before dawn, then readings reach the 40s in the south and highs near 49 at Springfield. State highways north of the Keokuk to Chicago line remain snow packed with drifting. 75 Freeport to Rockton closed briefly.
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Minoia
Keokuk
Chicago
Rockford-Freeport
Uwunais
Freeport
Rockton
Mercury
Rockford
Belleville
Springfield
Illinois Division of Highways
Iowa
la Salla
Keokuk-Chicago
Alton and
Effingham
Alton-Effingham Line
Vivien Leigh Snaps At Reporter In Windy Welcome
New York AP report notes Vivien Leigh arrived by plane en route to Atlanta for the Gone With the Wind premiere anniversary. The 41 year old actress, reportedly unaware the reporter hadn’t seen the film, snapped that there is no point in continuing. She then swept from the room in a manner reminiscent of Scarlett O'Hara.
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New York
Vivien Leigh
Atlanta
Miss Leigh
Ulinois Raises Admission Standards at Urbana Campus
The University of Illinois adoption of a three group priority system for admissions targets top quarter high school freshmen residents, top 15 percent non residents, and transferring students with high averages. A $30 permit deposit is required with each application, forfeitable if unused.
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Ius i
Basle
Champaign- Urbana
Illinois
University
Wen del Lustig Dies After Fertilizer Load Accident
Wen del Lustig, 27, died of a broken neck after being struck by a chunk of fertilizer during loading onto trucks with a machine. He was an employee of the fertilizer firm in Effingham, Illinois.
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Effingham
Wendel Lustig
Plan Meeting On Landscape Gardening Here
The public is invited to a landscape gardening meeting next Monday March 13 at 7 30 p m in the county courthouse circuit court room. Don Lee Farm Adviser said Willam Nelson Jr U S extension specialist will speak on lawn care foundation plantings shrubs tree choices walks and drives with colored slides. The event is open to all interested in home grounds beautification and is sponsored by the Jefferson County Agricultural and Home Economics Extension Service.
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Don Lee
Willam Nelson, Jr
University of Trials Extension
Lee
The
Jefferson County Agricultural and Home Economics Extension Service
Committee OKs $1.15-25 Pay Bill
The House Labor Committee approved a watered down minimum wage bill raising the current $1.00 to 1.15 with a plan to reach 1.25 in two years unless Congress acts. An intermediate step to 1.20 was dropped and 4.3 million workers would gain coverage. The measure advances to the House floor for a March 20-28 debate amid expected stiff opposition.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
House
Congress
Charles YW. Goodell
New York
Phil M. Landrum
Georgia
Santa Fe Rails Make Route Obsolete in Feb
The 780 mile Santa Fe line is rendered obsolete when iron rails reach the hazy Spanish town of Santa Fe in February. The new connection shortens travel and reshapes regional transport, with travelers facing reassessment of routes and schedules.
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Santa Fe
Spanish Town
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