Deaths Leonard Hooker Of Dix Dies At Age 72
Leonard Earl Hooker 72 of Dix died at 11 05 am Tuesday A retired carpenter and electrician he headed the city light and water department in McLeansboro for 28 years Funeral services were set for 2 00 pm Thursday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with two ministers officiating Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery The body lay in state at Osborn Funeral Home Dix after 6 00 pm today He was born August 12 1891 in Mt Vernon to J D and Eldora Bond Hooker He married Eva Cravens then Ruby E Davis on December 22 1951 who survives Other survivors include daughter Aileen Hooker Green brothers C F Hooker and H H Hooker sister Dorcas Hughes one grandchild and two great grandchildren He was a member of Polk Lodge No 137 AF and AM McLeansboro
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Leonard Earl Hooker
Dix
City Light and Water Department
McLeansboro
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
J. L. Ford
Ross Partridge
Osborn Funeral Home
Hooker
Mt. Vernon
J. D
Eldora (Bond) Hooker
Eva Cravens
Ruby E. Davis
First State Bank of x
Aileen Hooker Green
C. F. Hooker
H. H. Hooker
Casey, Ill
Dorcas Hughes
Anna
Polk Lodge No. 137
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Chas Madison of McLeansboro Dies at 70
Charles J. Madison 70 of Route 3 McLeansboro died at 10 45 am Tuesday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital He was a retired shipping clerk for the U S Rubber Company Visitation at Donelson Funeral Home after 6 pm today Rosary 7 30 pm Thursday Burial in St Clement s Cemetery He was born March 20 1893 in St Louis Mo a World War I veteran and Holy Name Society member He is survived by two sisters Mayme Poss and Elizabeth Workman
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Charles J. Madison
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
U. S&. Rubber Company
St. Clement's Catholic Church
Timothy Foley
St. Clement’s Cemetery
Done
Madison
Holy Name Society
Rites Thursday For Dr. W. A. Gray
Funeral services for Dr. William A. Gray, 55, will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Park Avenue Baptist Church with Revs John Phillips and Everett Lemay officiating. Burial in Oakwood cemetery. Myers Chapel set for calls after 4:00 p.m. today. body to lie in state at noon Thursday. The minister died Tuesday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Gray, a 32 year pastor and former leader at multiple churches, is survived by his wife Gladys Sterns Gray, a son David Byron Gray, three daughters, his mother Ella Lane, and nine grandchildren.
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Park Avenue Baptist Church
John Phillips
Everett Lemay
Oakwood Cemetery
Myers Chapel
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North 17Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
First Antioch Baptist Church
Astor
Lesser
Woodlawn
Ashville
Elkville
Carmi
Effingham
Litchfield
Centralia
Cairo
Springfield
Logan Street
Ilinois Baptist State Association
Louisville
Joyce Kinder
Martha Jane Gray
Fred E Brandt World War Vet Dies At 66
Fred E Brandt 66 of 1217 South 25th Street died at his home at 12 15 am. A World War I veteran he was a member of the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. Born August 8 1897 in Chicago he was the son of Fred and Emily Brandt. He married Elizabeth Simon who survives. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 pm in the Pulley Gutzler funeral chapel with the American Legion performing military rites. He also leaves brother Arthur of Cary Illinois and sister Mrs Emma Martin of Cary.
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Fred E. Brandt
South 25Th Street
Mr. Brandt
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Chicago
Fred
Emily (Holzshu) Brandt
Elizabeth Simon
Amvets Post No 4 to Meet at Club Rooms Tonight
Members of Amvets Post No 4 will gather at 7 30 this evening in the club rooms. All members are urged to attend. Francis Swinnen, adjutant. REBEKAR Lodge regular meeting of Varnell 8 Sbekah Lodge No 296 set for March 11 at 7 30 p.m. Edna Woodward, N G. Ys
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Francis Swinnen
Adj
Va “Rebekar Lodge
Varnell
Sbekah
C.F
Edna Woodward
Market Update on Livestock Prices
Prices were unchanged on the focal livestock market today with hogs topping at 14.50 for 190 to 220 pounds. Sows ranged from 12.50 for larger weights with down prices noted for 200 pounds and over. Boars sold at 7.50 and 8.50.
Grain prices reported in Mt Vernon sale
Prices quoted in Mt Vernon this afternoon show Wheat at 1.85 Soybeans at 2.53 and Corn at 1.16, reflecting market values for those commodities.
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Livestock Prices Reported at National Stockyards Illinois
National Stockyards Illinois cattle and hog prices reported with hogs 9,000 head down 25 cents to 14.50 to 15.50 for 180 to 250 pounds and sows 13.00 to 75. Cattle and calves total 2,500 with steer prices around 21.25 to 22.50 for choice, helfers 19.50 to 21.00, dealers 24.00 to 36.00. Sheep trading limited with 400 head reported.
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Chicago Produce Prices Steady on Eggs and Poultry
Chicago AP reports wholesale prices in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange show butter and eggs holding firm with grades A whites at 32 44 and 32, medians 30 percent, standards 29 percent, dirties 27 percent. Live poultry prices also unchanged with roasters at 24 4 to 25 percent and fryers red white rock 19 to 21 percent.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile
USDA
Egg and live poultry market report from St. Louis
St Louis AP reports eggs and live poultry prices and grades. Eggs consumer grades list large, medium, small sizes with price ranges and wholesale standards. Hens, broilers and fryers have indicated weights and price figures.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Market Prices Report Corn and Soybean Quotes
AP reports Chicago prices with no wheat sales. Corn No 3 yellow quotes at 1.22. Oats No 1 extra heavy mixed 6815. Soybeans No 2 yellow 2,692. Soybean oil 7% b 8a.
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Chicago
Wall Street advances on job data and big blocks lead
New York stocks rose amid heavy trading as government forecasts of a 10 percent rise in business spending boosted sentiment. Major blocks crossed the tape including Scott Paper 149,700 shares, American Home Products 20,600 shares, and ARA Service 35,000 shares, with Dow Jones noon averages higher across industrials, rails, and utilities.
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New York Stock Exchange
Scott Paper
American Home
American Telephone
General Motors
Goodyear
Woolworth
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Kennecott
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American Stock Exchange
Seattle Rejects Open Housing Ordinance
Seattle voters defeated by a two to one margin an open housing ordinance that would have banned racial and religious discrimination in sale or rental of dwellings. The measure drew 112,448 no votes to 53,453 yes. Backers vowed to continue the fight despite the setback.
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Fines in Circuit Court Metered for Several Offenses
Clayton J. Sledge paid $0 and costs for a drunkenness charge. Gary L. Cuvalley of Granite City faced $10 and costs for speeding 6 mph in a 55 mph zone. Roger Dodson was fined $10 and costs for a curfew violation. Hal L Wilson of Cahokia Illinois paid $10 and costs for failure to register a truck.
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Gary Lee Cuvalley
Granite City
Roger Dodson
Hall
Wilson
Cahokia
Johnsons Name Injected Again In Baker Case
In Washington AP an affidavit from insurance man Don Reynolds ties President Johnson to the Baker business inquiry. Reynolds said Baker reported Johnson sought to know rebate or kickback from a $100000 term life policy conversion. The affidavit, dated recently, cites a March or April conversation with Walter Jenkins about commission and cash to Baker. Baker quit as secretary to the Senate Democratic majority last Oct. 7 amid questions over his wealth. The Senate probe examines Baker's $2 million fortune while earning $19,600 yearly on the payroll.
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Don B. Reynolds
Johnson
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Sen
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Dn.c
Walter Jenkins
Jenkins
Benjamin Sigelrbaum
Miami
Fila
Sigelbaum
Senate
Protests and apologies after unarmed aircraft strays into Communist airspace
The United States faced questions after an AB GGBB twin jet with a crew of three veered into Soviet aligned airspace over Germany during a routine training flight from Tou Rosières France. Air Force officials say disorientation near the border led to the incident. A civilian eyewitness reported a possible Soviet MIG 17 attack dive and a flash. A State Department official stated the plane was likely shot down, prompting protests and calls for answers.
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Mt Vernon area eyed for new area junior college
The Mt Vernon Centralia Salem committee will study requirements before formulating the election petition. On May 11 committee members plan a meeting at Southern Illinois University hosted by the state board of higher education to learn more about requirements for an area junior college.
Weather report for Tuesday and past comparisons
Detailed weather report notes Tuesday high 42 and low 30 with rainfall of 10.51 inches year to date. Shows past benchmarks: one year ago high 62 low 37. five years ago high 43 low not stated. ten years ago high 58 low 38. Sunrise 6 17, sunset 6 08 Central Standard Time.
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Five day forecast for Illinois states warmer than normal
Northern Illinois temperatures will run 4-6 degrees above normal with highs 39-46 and lows 22-29. Expect showers mainly Friday or Friday night totaling one or two tenths of an inch. Southern Illinois will be 3-9 degrees above normal with highs in the upper 40s north to mid 30s south and lows in the 20s to upper 30s. little precipitation anticipated.
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Illinois
Pickup Stolen From Bottling Co Found East Of Town
A pickup truck stolen from the M. and M. Bottling Co parking area in Mt. Vernon last night was found abandoned in a ditch on Liberty Road about a mile east of town this morning.
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M. and M. Bottling Co
Liberty Road
Arizona Ranches Lead In Income For 1963
Arizona leads states in average realized net income for farm operators in 1963 at 20697 dollars after costs. Illinois follows at 4527 dollars, down 6 percent from 1962, with Indiana 3746 up 2 percent, Wisconsin 2880 down 6, Iowa 4058 down 7, Missouri 2906 down 2, and Kentucky 2163 down 2.
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Arizona
Department of Agriculture
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Illinois
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Cars Collide At Fourth And Opdyke
No injuries reported after a Tuesday collision at Fourth and Opdyke. Helen A. Quinn of 1002 South 21st Street sustained over $100 in damage to her car, while Cecil P. Hughey of 311 Castleton had under $100 damage to his vehicle. No arrests were made.
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Helen A. Quinn
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Castleton
Ohio River Flood Devastates Region With 19 Deaths
The Ohio River crest nears historical highs forcing evacuations across Kentucky Ohio and Indiana. Officials report 23 counties in Kentucky 16 in Ohio 15 in Pennsylvania and 6 in Indiana affected as floods cripple industry close rail service and trigger mass sheltering. National Guardsmen bolster levees while tens of thousands seek safety as cities endure record crest levels and widespread water damage.
Defense rests in Jack Ruby murder case
The defense argued Ruby was an abnormal individual in a psychotic state during the Kennedy assassination. The strategy centers on temporary insanity as Ruby faces the electric chair for Oswald's slaying, with Ruby undecided whether to testify.
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Guttmacher
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Ruby
Oswald
Belli
New Hampshire Votes Tie to Viet Nam Envoy Incident
Voters split in New Hampshire with 21,898 backing Johnson and 17,683 Kennedy in a broad measure. The state also approved a sweepstakes education fund, while Lodge’s envoy race drew reactions from Rockefeller and Goldwater. Lodge’s son George said his father would consider a convention bid. Oregon’s May 15 primary will feature Lodge’s name on the ballot.
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Robert A. Taft
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Nicosia Students Riot Against U S and Britain
About 10 000 Greek Cypriot students surged through Nicosia shouting slogans against Britain and the United States. They invalidated a British high commissioner car, while Turkish naval units moved near Cyprus amid continued fighting and appeals to U N for a peace force. Makarios warned Turkish extremists provoke incidents to endanger public safety as efforts to restrain violence continued.
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Thant
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Hospital Admissions and Discharges Noted in Jefferson and Good Samaritan
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions Walter Compton Gail Morton of Kell Orlie Irvin of Dahlgren and Albert Hillliard of Centralia with several discharges including W F R Davis Shirley Garner and Matthew Degenhart. Good Samaritan records admissions Ursula Lavina Catton Herman Brechtefeld Kenneth G Prince Pansye M Ziegler John C Smith Daisy Lee Osborne Vera Joyce Smith Betty Tate Chris Pearson Beulah Mae Logan Raymond Rogers Lisa Renee Chirk and multiple discharges including Betty Lois Williams Peggy Ann Sledge Mrs Mabel Lucille Austin and baby Lloyd Eugene Ruth Marie Wood Etta Myers and Lee Burwell.
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Walter Compton
Gail Morton
Kell
Orlie Irvin
Dahlgren
Albert Hilliard
Centralia
W. FR. Davis
Shirley Garner
Matthew Degenhart
Good Samaritan
Ursula Lavina Catton
Herman Rudolph Brechtefeld
Kenneth G. Prince
Pansye M. Ziegler
John C. Smith
Daisy Lee Osborne
Vera Joyce Smith
Betty Tate
Chris Pearson
Beulah Mae Logan
Raymond Rogers
Lisa Renee Chirk
Betty Lois Williams
Peggy Ann Sledge
Ben Charles Woodworth
Mabel Lucille Austin
Lloyd Eugene
Ruth Marie Wood
Etta Myers
Lee Burwell
Larry Bell
Emily Marie Brownfield
Morton W. Wood
Eva Lorene Dial
John Fidalis Schnicker
Birth announced for Cooke's newborn son
Mr and Mrs Jerry L Cooke of 747 Fairfield Road welcomed a son at 4 57 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital The baby weighed six pounds seven ounces and adds a new member to the family
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Fairfield Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Surprises Are Nothing Unusual For Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge, a Boston newspaper reporter since 1922, rose to national politics with ease. A Harvard graduate in three years, he won a Senate seat in 1936 by defeating James Michael Curley and later served in World War II earning six battle stars. He backed the Marshall Plan and NATO, backed Eisenhower, and held UN ambassador and 1960 vice presidential bids before losing to Kennedy.
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Senate
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Family Arrives Here Stopped By Big Flood
A New Jersey family of five halted in Mt. Vernon by major floods in Indiana and Kentucky after backtracking from flooded routes. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hughes and their three sons left the east coast days ago en route to Memphis. They may continue once flood waters subside. The car’s floorboard is water soaked from hours on flooded roads. Roads between Evansville and Louisville and areas south of Louisville were impassable.
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Kentucky
Mt. Vernon
Roland Hughes
New Jersey
East Coast
Memphis
Tenn
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Evansville
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Louisville
Insurance Firm Opens Mount Vernon Illinois Branch
American States Insurance Company of Indianapolis announces a new Illinois branch at 1010 Salem Road Mount Vernon. Branch claims manager Ralph Fuehring notes drive in claims service and sales manager Jerry Dempsey, moved from Ottawa, will lead. The firm, founded 1929, ranks among the nation’s larger insurers and will offer auto general casualty fire life inland marine fidelity and surety services to Southern Illinois agents.
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Illinois
Salem Road
Mount Vernon
Ralph Fuehring
Jerry Dempsey
Ottawa
Southern
Fuehring
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