Deaths: Cam Davis 90 dies. funeral planned in McLeansboro
Cam Davis aged 90, a Hamilton County farmer, died at his daughter's home in Muddy Illinois. Funeral services will be held Saturday at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro with Rev. Franklin Gray officiating. Burial follows at Liberty Cemetery near Walpole. body lies in state after 6 p.m. today. He was born December 16, 1876 and survived by his daughter Mrs. Lawrence Smith of Muddy.
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Cam Davis
Hamton County
Lawrence Smith
Muddy, Til
Gholson
McLeansboro
Franklin Gray
Liberty Cemetery
Walpole
Mr. Davis
Hamilton County
Frank and
Harriett (Gunter) Davis
Gertia May Tate
Muddy, IL
One Man One Vote Extension Sought
Washington AP The federal government supports extending one man one vote to local government. In a Supreme Court memorandum Solicitor General Thur good Marshall argued districts for local bodies must be substantially equal in population. The brief cites malapportionment harming millions and notes the court may hear cases from Kent County Mich Houston County Ala Suffolk County N Y and Virginia Beach Va plus Midland County Tex.
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Midland County
Tex
Hunter Beats Air Warning. No Charges Filed in Plane Hit
Allan Roger Newage, 19, of near Terre Haute says he fired a 22 caliber round into the air to clear a rifle after target practice. A stray bullet pierced a Lake Central Airlines plane’s baggage compartment but no one aboard was injured. Federal authorities announced no charges would be filed.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Lake Central Airlines
Allan Roger Newage
Newage
UFOs Sighted Over Galesburg Residents Report Object
GALESBURG Ill AP sightings described a pulsating white and red circular object seen for hours by Knox County deputy sheriff Frank Courson and at least twenty others. Courson, a pilot, said it hovered about 2000 feet up and behaved unlike any known aircraft, then moved vertically and vanished. Similar reports came from Warren and Henry counties nearby.
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Knox County
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Slayings Suspect Held Without Bail in Rockford
John W. Williams Jr., 17, was ordered held without bond after a preliminary hearing linking him to the execution style slayings of Ronald Johnson and Wayne Mullendere, both 14, found at a Rockford park pavilion. A witness testified Williams boasted his father bought him a new gun and discussed shooting others, including a white person if provoked.
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John W. Williams Jr
Williams
Circuit Court
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Ronald Johnson
Wayne Mullendere
Rockford
Park
John Moore
Big Mama’s
Moore
American Legion Post
James Horton
Springtime dog complaints rise in Mt Vernon areas
Merle Williamson the city rabies control officer reports increasing dog complaints as flower and gardening time nears in Western Gardens and Country Heights west Mt Vernon. Several roving dogs have damaged property. owners are responsible for damages and urged to keep dogs indoors to avoid capture.
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Western Gardens
Country Heights
West Mt. Vernon
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Williamson
Hospital Notes and Good Samaritan Admitted List
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. Names include Andy Wheeler Betty Keil Ronald Davis Donald Dalby Philip Karch Orval Shurtz Clara Shaw Henry Kennedy Derek Edgington Annie Edwards and baby plus many more patients and addresses. The item reads like a compiled roster of in hospital entries with accompanying locations and some discharge notes.
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George
Betty Gail Keil
Wayne City
Ronald Eugene Davis
Opdyke
Donald Ward Dalby
RFD
Philip O. Karch
Orval William Shurtz
South 15Th
Clara B. Shaw
Perkins
Henry Clay Kennedy
Dahlgren
Derek Lee Edgington
East St. Louis
Annie Lee Edwards
Larry Dewayne
Prairie
Good Samaritan
Weather: Here and Elsewhere Wednesday Forecast
Wednesday high 40 and low 24 with rainfall to date 4.83 inches for 1967. One year ago high 48 and low 42. Five and ten years ago highs were 43 and 39 with lows 30. Friday sunrise 6 21 and sunset 6 01.
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Mild Illinois Warmup Eases Chill Ahead of Friday
The Associated Press reports sun and a thaw lifting Illinois. Overnight temps stayed in the 20s, with daytime highs forecast in the 40s in the north and 50s in the south. The warmer spell is expected to continue through Friday.
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Wild Grey Fox Tackled And Captured Here
Merle Williamson, Mt. Vernon rabies control officer, dived under a car to grab a sick wild grey fox in the 300 block of North 16th Street. He restrained the animal, fitted a collar, and took it to his Richview Road shop for veterinary care, noting the fox appeared pneumonia sick and may die as it is treated.
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Williamson
Mt. Vernon
North 16Th Street
Richview Road
Union Local Defies Reuther in Ohio GM Strike
DETROIT (RP) President Walter P. Reuther of the United Auto Workers faced a rebellious Ohio local that defied officials and struck the General Motors Mansfield plant for the second time in 16 days. He sought a method to enforce a trusteeship on WAW Local 549 after workers failed to report to their jobs Wednesday night. About 850 of 1,200 men reported for the day shift today.
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General Motors
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Markets Mt Vernon Grain Prices
Mt Vernon market report shows soybeans at 2.74 per bushel shell corn at 1.35 ear corn at 1.33 shaded by the afternoon quotation notes. Details list the commodities and prices for traders and local buyers.
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Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Steady at Noon
Prices paid at Mt Vernon Hog Market through 12 30 p m were unchanged with top hogs at 18 40 per 200 to 220 pounds. Sows ranged from 16 00 for 300 pounds down to 15 75 for heavier animals, boars at 13 00 to 13 50. After 12 30 p m prices shift to next day basis.
Chicago Produce Market Report Summary
Chicago Mercantile Exchange listing shows butter and eggs pricing with grade breakdowns and assorted scores. Butter scores range from AA to C with percentages, cars and egg grade totals listed.
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Chicago Mercantile
St Louis Produce Egg and poultry price listings
AP bulletin from St Louis lists consumer egg grades with weights for large medium and small sizes and B grade. wholesale standards and unclassified ranges given. Hens prices reflect heavy and light categories with weight thresholds. broilers and fryers quoted at 25 percent.
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Livestock prices at Friday market report National Stockyards
At National Stockyards Friday, hogs estimated 6500 head with barrows and gilts 200-250 Ibs at 18.75 to 19.50. Sows 300-650 Ibs 16.00-17.00. Cattle 800 head and calves 100, with steers 23.00-24.50, heifers 22.00-23.50, cows 15.50-17.50, vealers 27.00-38.00, calves 18.00-23.00. Sheep 100 head with spring lambs 23.50, wooled lambs 20.00-23.00, ewes 5.00-8.00.
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Grain futures prices from Chicago market report
AP Chicago notes grain quotations with Wheat No 2 hard at 1.81, No 2 red 1.7844, Corn No 2 yellow 1.39, Oats No 2 heavy white 75.96, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.90, and Soybean outlook at 10.25.
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Wall Street at Noon Mixed Action in Low-Volume Market
Trading activity was mixed as speculative demand surfaced beneath a directionless market. The Associated Press average slipped 0.1 to 315.6, Dow Jones industrial average down 1.00 at noon, with certain high and low priced issues advancing. Notable movers included Schenley up 4, Sheraton 2, United Nuclear 14, while giants like IBM fell near 3. The University of Michigan reports a Papyrus collection near 7,000, and the Coptic Church is linked to St Mark ir in the 1st century.
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Overnight shift leads the strike at local union
About 90 percent of 300 overnight workers failed to report signaling the strongest rebellion on that shift. The strike threat waned briefly as day shift workers returned after a walkout by overnight men. Around 1,500 of the local’s 2,600 members voted to strike Wednesday night.
Bluford gas system start date eyed for April
Bluford village officials expect to set a start date for a $290,000 municipal gas system in either April with construction likely beginning in the month. A March 25 meeting will confirm the date. The system will serve Bluford Keenes and Markham City with an estimated 280 connections. Early taps may cost $5. higher if delayed. Transmission from a Tranl line near Wayne City. Glazier Construction Co. is the builder. Attendees included engineers from Dietz Paincar & Associates and Midwest Bonding Co. representatives Arthur Weichert and Howard Persy. A March 2 follow up meeting will finalize details.
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Jones
Keenes
Markham City
Armest
Tranlline Gas Co
Wayne City
Glazier Constructon Co
St. Charles
Cequlal
Janis Glasser
Clark
Dietz Paincar
School Calendar Committee Meets In Mt. Vernon Friday
A Jefferson county calendar committee will meet Friday at 1 p.m. in Mt. Vernon to discuss a unified schedule for all county public schools. Members include Howard Lambert Grand Prairie Frank Chornak Waltonville Jerry Clemens Opdyke Dr John Alford Mt Vernon elementary schools and Ellis Henson Mt Vernon High School. The committee will solicit input from all schools before issuing a recommendation subject to state approval and local school board authority.
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Ogie Ellis
Howard Lambert
Grand Prairie
Frank Chornak
Waltonville
Jerry Clemens
Opdyke
John Alford
Mt. Vernon
Ellis Henson
Ellis
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Parking Site Disagreement Delays Central Business District Plans
The city council and Central Business District committee debated off street parking locations with suggestions to tear down the courthouse or build underground parking under Ninth Street. No final decisions were made as the issue returns to the committee for further input from landlords and merchants. Dr J R Ansley urged urgent action, noting delays could leave a need unmet in two years.
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Court House
Ninth Street
Central Business District
Jim Jackson
Centralia Landmark Is Coming Down
A historic Centralia house, renamed Glen Cres cent, survived a 193¢ fire that led to $33,832 in insurance payouts to Higgins who later lost the check when the bank failed. W C Goin bought the fire damaged property for $10,000, rebuilt it, and today workers remove the tile roof while furnishings are dismantled.
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Blood Makes Up About Seven Pounds Per Hundred Of Body Weight
Blood in a normal human accounts for a little more than seven pounds for every hundred pounds of body weight, reflecting its steady share of total mass.
Smallest bird Cuban hummingbird reaches tiny size
The Cuban hummingbird is cited as the smallest bird known to man, measuring only about 2 percent of an inch in length. The Tron pipe, introduced for transporting natural gas in 1872, marks an early milestone in energy infrastructure.
West Salem parents clash over pupil transfers plan
West Salem parents oppose moves to transfer third and fifth graders to other schools as the district cuts crowded classes. The board cites cost savings from reduced staff and transportation while advocating a school of choice and planning possible new facilities, with bond and site options discussed for 1970s construction.
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Donald Musick
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Vernon
Green
Speck jury selection mired in challenges in Peoria
In Peoria Illinois the Richard Speck murder trial enters week four as 280 veniremen are sworn with only four qualified. About 60 jurors oppose the death penalty and about 100 have been excused after questioning by Prosecutor William Martin and Defense lawyer Gerald Getty. The aim is to find 42 impartial jurors.
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Herbert C. Paschen
Veniremen
William Martin
Gerald Getty
Peoria County
Chicago
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Fines levied in circuit court for various traffic charges
The circuit court levied ten dollar fines on several defendants for traffic related offenses. Joe Seman of Buckner Illinois received ten dollars for disturbance and six months probation for resisting arrest. Other defendants include Harry Musgrave of Wayne City Tommy G Smithpeters of 1815 Sanley Trava Campbell Route 4 Frank E Williams of McLeansboro Richard Hoyt of Centralia and Kenneth Boldrey of 228 Opdyke each charged with traffic infractions including following too closely and improper passing.
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Buckner
Ill
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RFD
Wayne City
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Sanley
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Route 4
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McLeansboro
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Centralia
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Opdyke
Indonesian Troops Wipe Out Red Nest
Indonesian army troopers wiped out a Communist nest in central Java last Sunday fatally injuring a faith healer and about 80 followers. The event, part of post coup turmoil, coincides with Congress debates over President Sukarno's future and potential mass demonstrations.
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