Death of W C Allen Orchardville Merchant at 69
William Claude Allen 69 well known Orchardville merchant died at 2 10 am Sunday in Veterans Hospital St Louis. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday New Hope Church Orchardville with Rev Clifton Galiher officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Body at family home for viewing. Survived by son Stanley Allen Florissant Mo daughter Mrs Claudine Forth Orchardville brother Theron Allen Johnsonville four grandchildren and one great grandchild. World War I veteran. VFW rites at grave.
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William Claude Allen
Orchardville
Veterans’ Hospital
St. Louis
New Hope Church
Clifton Galiher
Orchardsville
Robert
Mary Ellen
Clifton) Allen
Tina Mae (Manning) Allen
Stanley Allen
Florissant
Claudine Forth
Theron Allen
Johnsonville
Iil
Allen
V.F.W
Local Man Dies In Oil Field Near Iuka NL
Ray Risley, 37, of Jefferson county collapsed and died this morning while working in the oil fields near Iuka in Marion county. Authorities cite a heart attack. Risley, born in Mt. Vernon, lived near Bakerville. He was helping drill when struck. Body to Pulicy-Gutzler Funeral Home.
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Ray Risley
Jefferson County
Iuka
Marion County
Risley
Mt. Vernon
Bakerville
Pulicy-Gutzler
Claim New Jet Has Already Spied On Communists
Washington AP reports Aviation Week & Space Technology claims the All supersonic jet has flown long range reconnaissance over Communist territory. Officials would not confirm. one says the All has not. The jet reportedly reached 2300 mph, possibly outpacing defenses.
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Washington
Aviation Trade Journal
All
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Johnson
Defense
The
Trade Journal
Aviation Week
Hospital Notes admissions and discharges listed
Jefferson Memorial admits Homer Adams Shirley Garner Charles Keeler Olivia Smith William Ray Faulkner Discharges Clarence Everett Harper James Scott James Dunlap Surella Hamilton Wanda Gatewood Belle Parker Grace Henrich Mrs June Braddock and baby Harry Edward Good Samaritan admits Alma Dora Dooley Charles Lewis Lyons Alice Mae Kelley Mabel Lucille Austin Carrie Mae Hathaway Emma Marjorie Hogan James Albert Bridges Steven Lane Boggs Neva Dorine Sager Grace Henrietta Long Richard Lee Miller Minnie C Balsover Maxine Margaret Chambliss Helen E Bayer Leonard Louise Bowler Cathy Sue Bevis Ward J Willingham Sybil Pauline Sledge Elvis Clyde Wiley Discharges James Louis Mce Coy Martha Lee Peek Marlin Charles Eater Jeannette Faye Gardner Evelyn Kirk Drennan Joyce Alene Gray William L Dulaney Cynthia Jean Lynn Givens Ora McDonald James Albert Bridges Edward Melton Harvey Archie Edward Woodrome August L Morris Minnie Bullock Vina Dethrow Oneta Ellen Cortelyou Mary Jances Hamilton.
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Jefferson Memorial
Homer Adams
Shirley Garner
Sycamore
Charles Keeler
Olivia Smith
Salem
William Ray Faulkner
Clarence Everett Harper
James Scott
James Dunlap
Surella Hamilton
Wanda Gatewood
Belle Parker
Grace Henrich
June Braddock
Harry Edward
Good Samaritan
Alma Dora Dooley
Charles Lewis Lyons
Alice Mae Kelley
Mabel Lucille Austin
Carrie Mae Hathaway
Emma Marjorie Hogan
James Albert Bridges
Steven Lane Boggs
Neva Dorine Sager
Grace Henrietta Long
Richard Lee Miller
Minnie C. Balsover
Maxine Margaret Chambliss
Helen E. Bayer
Leonard Louise Bowler
Cathy Sue Bevis
Ward J. Willingham
Sybil Pauline Sledge
Elvis Clyde Wiley
James Louis Mce-Coy
Martha Lee Peek
Marlin Charles Eater
Jeannette Faye Gardner
Evelyn Kirk Drennan
Joyce Alene Gray
William L. Dulaney
Cynthia Jean Lynn
Givens Ora McDonald
Edward Melton Harvey
Archie Edward Woodrome
August L. Morris
Minnie Bullock
Vina Dethrow
Oneta Ellen Cortelyou
Mary Jances Hamilton
Eastern Star Mt Vernon Chapter Meets March 9
A stated meeting of Mt. Vernon Chapter No. 233, Order of the Eastern Star, will be held at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday March 9 at 7 30 p m. Initiations are planned with Myra Murray W M Naomi R Bogan Secy.
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Eastern Star
Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Myra Murray
W. M. Naomi
R. Bogan
Sec’y
Alfor Am Mt Vernon Lodge Special Meeting
Mt Vernon AF and AM Lodge No 31 will hold a special meeting Monday March 9 1964 at 730 pm. Work in third degree. Refreshments will be served. Kenneth L Adams Byron W Weld Jr Secry.
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Alfor AM
Mt. Vernon
AF & AM
Kenneth L. Adams
W.W. Byron W. Weld, JR
Local live stock markets show prices down slightly
Prices paid on the local live stock market were down 25 cents. Hogs 190 to 220 pounds topped at 12.50. Sows 300 pounds and under were 12.50, sows over 300 pounds 12.24, down. Boars sold at 7.50 and 8.50.
Market prices from Mt Vernon grain quotes
Prices cited in Mt Vernon this afternoon show Wheat at 1.87, Soybeans at 2.58, and Corn at 1.16.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce and Live Poultry Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices show butter and eggs steady with mixed grade whites and standards uneven. Live poultry wholesale prices rise slightly with roasters and special fed white rock fryers listed amid steady to higher bids.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Coe
USDA
Livestock Market Report From National Stockyards Illinois
National Stockyards Illinois livestock report shows hogs 10 000 head with 180 240 pound barrows and gilts 14 15 per hundredweight sow weights 275 600 pounds 12 13 75 cattle 5500 calves 200 fair to steady good and choice steers 19 22 50 small lots heifers 20 50 21 50 good and choice vealers 95 00 36 00 good and choice slaughter calves 15 00 22 00 sheep 600 slaughter lambs 25 to 50 higher wooled lambs 93 00 23 50 shorn lambs 22 25 weekly totals include hogs cattle sheep and lambs with ranges for cuts and categories.
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Rzee Ae National Stockyard
Ill
Egg and poultry prices posted by St. Louis market
ST LOUIS AP reports egg and live poultry price ranges and grades. Egg consumer grades list large and medium sizes with ranges 30 31 and 28 30 respectively, small 23 24, B large 27 28, standard 26 27, unclassified 26, checks 22 24. Hens heavy 15, light over 5 pounds 10 11, under 5 pounds 10 11, broilers and fryers 16 17.
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Associated Press
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Cleveland
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Chicago grain prices report shows no wheat sales
Chicago AP market note lists No 3 yellow corn at 1.214 234 percent, No 4 yellow at 1.19, sample grade yellow 1.19. Oats No 2 extra heavy white at 69 percent, sample grade extra heavy white 64 14. Soybeans No 4 yellow at 2.74. Soybean oil at 8 b.
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Chicago
Wall Street Advances As Steel Shares Lead Gains
Wall Street in New York sees a steady advance with heavy volume around 5.5 million shares. Key steel names like U S Steel Republic Steel and Jones & Laughlin rise while Motors group gains push General Motors and Chrysler up. Copper and aluminum issues trend higher with several major corporations posting fractional to multi-point gains.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Republic Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Motors
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Helene Curtis
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Weather report outlines weekend temps and rain in Illinois
The bulletin notes Saturday high 58 and low 42, Sunday 66/42, with rainfall from Saturday morning to Monday morning totaling about 2.66 inches. It lists 1964 year-to-date rainfall at 8.61 inches and compares to past years. Five and ten year temps are cited, along with a five day forecast for Northern and Southern Illinois and a Chicago AP summary describing cooler conditions, mixed precipitation, and regional temperature contrasts.
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MT. Vernon
C.S.T
Illinois
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Paducah
Vandalia
Belleville
Rockford
Freeport
Peoria
East Dubuque
Birth of daughter Ann-Margaret Louise to York family
Spe and Mrs Charles R York of Aberdeen Md announce the birth of a daughter at Kirby Army Hospital March 7. The infant weighed eight pounds one and a half ounces and is named Ann Margaret Louise. Father serves in the U S Army. Grandparents are Mr Mrs Charles Heider Ft Ord Calif and Mr and Mrs Clarence York Mt Vernon. Nearby 24 000 acre National Elk Refuge near Jackson Wyo shelters up to 20 000 elk annually.
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Charles R. York
Aberdeen
Kirby Army Hospital
Ann-Margaret Louise
U.S. Army
M/Set
Charles Heider
Ft. Ord
Calif
Clarence York
Mt. Vernon
City Schools Orchestra and Band Win First at District
Mt Vernon city schools symphony orchestra and concert band directed by Kenneth Mills and Harry Dunham won first place in the district music contest at Flora junior high. Orchestra has 68 musicians and the band 96 from grades four through eight. About 1,500 musicians participated as fourteen southern groups arrived by 7:00 a.m. The contest ran until 5:00 p.m. The groups will advance to the state finals in Centralia on April 25.
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Mt. Vernon City
Kenneth Mills
Harry Dunham
Flora Junior High School
the Symphon Orchestra
Centralia
Johnson seeks draft age cut to 17 for poverty plan
President Johnson will ask Congress to lower the draft age from 18 to 17 to advance the war on poverty. The plan targets 500,000 youths yearly, channeling them into special schools for education and vocational training, with testing used to identify those in need of help.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Sargent Shriver
War On Poverty
Selective Service
Shriver
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
New Deal
King Paul of Greece Lies In State At Cathedral
King Paul of Greece, 62, who reigned 17 years, died February 21 after stomach surgery. His body is to lie in state at the Greek Orthodox cathedral in Athens for three days before a state funeral on Thursday. The procession included his son Constantine aged 23 and Queen Frederika with other royal family members. In Washington, President Truman announced his wife and former President Truman will head the American delegation to the funeral.
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Greece
Paul
Royal Palace
Constantine
Frederika
Truman
Washington
Johnson
Harry S, Truman
Car Fire Near Dix After Unusual Highway Mishap
An automobile driven by Charles E. Moore caught fire on a highway near Dix when the rear axle stabilizer broke and the body dropped onto the exhaust pipe. The interior ignited and seat cushions were destroyed. Palermo renames streets and squares after President Kennedy, honoring his legacy.
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Dix
Charles E. Moore
University Honors For John Allen
SIU trustees awarded John W. Allen the Distinguished Service Award for 45 years as a researcher lecturer and writer on southern Illinois history and folklore His work includes It Happened in Southern Illinois Legends and Lore of Southern Illinois and a long career at SIU and in public lectures He has led Illinois folklore groups and held presidencies in three societies with a June or August commencement presentation planned.
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Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
John W. Allen
Southern Illinois
Allen
Broughton
Hamilton County
Southern
Museum of Natural and Social Sciences
University Board
Illinois
Illinois Folklore Society
Illinois State Historical Society
Southern Illinois Handicraft Society
SIU
Carbondale
Ross V. Randolph
Illinois State Penitentiary
Menard
O'Hare Plane Crashes Into House During Ski Trip Charter
An O'Hare incident left a plane crash landing into a house while approaching the airport. Passenger Alan Hahn of Elgin said low clouds forced a descent as lights appeared, causing cabin confusion and passengers opening doors. The craft, carrying 2,200 gallons of volatile fuel, could have exploded. fire crews secured cables and cut through debris to reach trapped pilots. The plane had been chartered by the Fox Valley Snow Drifters for a Peliston Michigan ski trip.
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Alan Hahn
Elgin
O'Hare Airport
Midco Corp
Chicago
Peliston
Mich
Fox Valley
Illinois
Charles E Allen Sues For Divorce From Mary Jane Allen
Charles E Allen filed suit for divorce against Mary Jane Allen in circuit court here Saturday alleging desertion. The couple married August 7, 188, and lived together until June 22, 1962, according to the complaint.
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Charles E. Allen
Mary Jane Allen
Fighting Renewed In Cyprus At Kuma Amid Hostage Crisis
Heavy fighting resumed in Ktima on Cyprus west coast shattering a brief cease-fire after weekend skirmishes. Greek Cypriot forces claim an all out advance while Turks reportedly retreat. over 260 Greek hostages released as U.N. moves to halt fighting.
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Hal McClure
Nicosia
Cyprus
Ktima
U.N
Prem Singh Gyani
Makarios
Ktma-Paphos
Dimitri Papageorge
Gyani
Papageorge
Kuma
Pension Check Stolen Here
Fred Dawson of 308 South 12th Street reported to police Saturday that his eighty five dollar Army pension check was stolen. He learned from the post office that the check had been delivered the previous week.
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Fred Dawson
South 12Th Street
Ex champ testifies at Ruby trial testimony details
The trial record reports ex champion's testimony about Ruby after Oswald's killing. Police and Sgt Dean recount Ruby stating he planned to shoot Oswald, and that a supposed emotional blackout did not explain the act. The defense argues lack of motive.
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RUBY
Oswald
Belli
Sgt
P. T. Dean
Dean
McNamara Eyes Mekong Delta War Shift in Vietnam
In Saigon U S Defense Secretary McNamara and aides visit Can Tho to review the Viet Cong fight in the Mekong Delta Joining Premier Nguyen Khanh in examining a new battle plan to shift troops from the north to the delta and to pursue greater action. The plan reportedly includes more senior officer involvement and possible joint U S Vietnamese command.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Mekong
Nguyen Khanh
McNamara
Can Tho
4Th Corps
Khanh
Delta
Rights Bill Its Big Test For Johnson
President Johnson stands at the center of the civil rights fight as the Senate weighs the strongest bill yet. He endorses it fully, yet Southern opposition and limited Republican backing threaten passage. If the Senate waters it down, the House may reject, risking no civil rights law this year and a political setback for Johnson.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
South
Congress
House
Otter Trade Monopolized by Russia Until 1778
Captain James Cook met Indigenous people on Vancouver Island during the voyage when otter pelts were a core trade. The encounter marks a turning point as the Russian monopoly in the fur trade faced rising awareness and competition in the late 18th century.
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Russia
James Cook
Vancouver Island
Girl Scouts Recruit 92 Blood Donors Here
Ninety two of two hundred sixty six blood donors at the last Bloodmobile visit to Mt. Vernon were recruited by Girl Scouts and Brownies. Forty new donors joined and fifty six repeated donors signed in. Local leaders praised the effort, noting the February drive strengthens Jefferson county’s blood program. Next Bloodmobile visit is May 20 and 21 at Central Church of Christ.
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Mt. Vernon
Girl Scouts
Brownies
Dorothy Farkas
Jeanette Joy
Jefferson County
Tracy Dodson
Old Union School
Billie Kinnaird
Teresa Loyd
Kathy R. Haynes
Elizabeth Ann Hunter
Jean Ellen Beck
Brenda Wells
Terry Albert
Kathy Parker
Sandra Davis
Leslie Goss
Sandra Olson
Mitzi Hulbert
Sheila Reynolds
Jeanne Stick
Susan Fields
Debbie Steinman
Elaine Mays
Karen Smith
Nancy King
Kathleen McVey
Mary Moore
Kathy Purdy
Joana Springmier
Debra Burton
Karen Martin
Robin Griffin
Red Cross
Charles Conrad
Blood Program
Central Church of Christ
Cruz Stops Gresham in Lightweights Fight
In Mexico City Jose Luis Cruz of Mexico stopped Gene Gresham of Detroit in the ninth round, earning a victory in the lightweights as reported by The Associated Press.
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Mexico City
Jose Luis Cruz
Mexico
Gene Gresham
Detroit
Tuesday's Games San Francisco vs Boston at Phoenix
The schedule lists a matchup between San Francisco and Boston in Phoenix on Tuesday plus an American League or regional game between Los Angeles and Cleveland in Tucson.
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San Francisco
Boston
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Tucson
Sinatra Family Responds to Jury Verdict
Frank Sinatra Sr expresses relief after the jury’s verdict, stating the court was not confused by false statements and innuendo during the trial and hoping the outcome ends a painful incident for the family.
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Frank Sinatra Sr
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