Grace Moss Dies at 84 in Bonnie Funeral Set
Grace Moss 84 of Bonnie died today at Franklin County Hospital Benton. Funeral 2 pm Thursday at Nasan Freewill Baptist Church with Rev Melvin Cathout and Rev Geraldine Lewis officiating. Burial in Abner St Cemetery near Nason. Calling after 3 pm Wednesday at Inn Funeral Home. Born May 9 1890 in Illinois daughter of Christopher W and Eliza Jane Scott Baugh. Survived by four sons C N Joy Ina Irvin Laur Overland Mo Lester Laur Altamont and Millard Laur St Louis Mo. four daughters Aretha Hester Benton Noma Kash Bonnie Estreda Ligon Hollywood Mo and Lorene Merriman Maryland Mo. 3 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren and 6 stepsons Hollie Laur Waltonville and James Aur Detroit.
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Grace Moss
Bonnie
Franklin County Hospital
Bentona
Nasan Freewill Baptist Church
Melvin Cathout
Geraldine Lewis
weyBurial
Abner @St cemetery
Nason
The
Inn Funeral
Moss
Illinois
Christopher W
Eliza Jane (Scott) Baugh
Robert Moss
Nasan Free Will Baptist Church
C. N. Joy
Ina
Irvin Laur
Overland
Lester Laur
Altamont
Millard Laur
St. Louis
Aretha Hester
Benton
Noma Ee Kash
Estreda Ligon
Hollywood
Ila
Lorene Merriman
Maryland
Hollie Laur
Waltonville
James Aur
Detroit
Mich
Stonecipher, Loker farewelled in Centralia and Lesser funerals
Sam Stonecipher 84 of Centralia died at St Marys Hospital Centralia at 6 am. He was a retired coal miner. Funeral 1:30 pm Thursday at Suer Funeral Home Centralia with Rev. Errol Bofley officiating. Burial Antioch cemetery. Born Sept 8 1890 near Richview Washington Co. He married Octavia Farthing then Harriet Byars. Survived by wife two sons four daughters two stepdaughters 15 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren one brother. Ira Loker 59 of Lesser died last night in Benton. Carpenter. Funeral 2 pm Thursday Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser burial Maple Hill Cemetery. Born June 4 1915 in Missouri son of Edgar and Gertrude Laker. Survived by mother two sisters Viola Roberts Louise Case.
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Sam Stonecipher
Centralia
St. Mary’s Hospital
Suer
Errol Bofley
Antioch Cemetery
Mr. Stonecipher
Washington County
eRichview
William
Margaret
Foster) Stonecipher
Stonecipher
Octavia Farthing
Mt. Vernon
Harriet Byars
United Mine Workers of America
United Commercial Travelers
Forest Stonecipher
Glendale
Ariz
Robert Stonecipher
Vernon
Jennie Williams
Central City
Ruby Waller
Mary Stonecipher
New Orleans
Betty Ruth Creps
Ames
Okla
Ruth VanBuskirk
Merle Beckmeyer
Hoyleton
George
Rockford
Ira Loker
Lesser
Franklin County Hospital
Benton
Brayfield Funeral Home
Stanley Joplin
Harvey Mitchell
Maple Hill Cemetery
Mr. Loker
Missouri
Edgar and
Gertrude
Scott) Laker
Viola Roberts
Louise Case
King City Snow Brings Fun and Traffic Woes
Mt Vernon sees a free Monday snow holiday with students building snowmen and forts while drivers face stalled cars and ditch rescues. Police and tow trucks work through the morning as snowball mischief prompts warnings and a couple of stern lectures. A missing child is safely returned and a shoveling man is treated at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Mt. Vernon
Lincoln School
Fire Department
Good Samaritan Hospital
Markets Mt Vernon Grain and Stocks Mixed Across Regions
Mt Vernon grain prices quoted 5.04 soybeans 3.25 wheat 2.63 corn at 19 00. Chicago AP report notes No 2 hard winter wheat 3.59n No 2 soft red 3.55n and corn Nos 2 yellow 2.85½n. Usda butter eggs hogs cattle lambs prices and NYSE Dow Jones indexes described with gains and declines.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
USDA
Missionary to India to Speak at Church Tonight
Dr. Archibald G. Fletcher Jr medical missionary to India will speak and show slides at First Presbyterian Church after a 6 pm family fellowship dinner tonight. He is deputy director of Miraj Medical Center in Miraj India, with a 500 bed facility, nursing school, medical college and several affiliated institutes. He has a long medical background and a World War Two service record.
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Archibald G. Fletcher Jr
India
First Presbyterian Church
Fletcher
Miraj Medical Center
Miraj
United Presbyterian
West India
Richardson Leprosy Home
Vail Cancer Institute
Goheen Children’s Hospital
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Montreal
McGill University Medical College
Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
American College of Surgeons
Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
Manteno man Preston Morphis dies at 57
Preston Leroy Morphis 57 of Manteno died Sunday. Former McLeansboro resident, he was born December 5, 1917 in Holdenville Oklahoma. Funeral 3 p.m. today at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Survived by wife Irene Nalley, daughter Diana Williams, eight sisters and four brothers.
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Preston Morphis
Manteno
Preston Leroy Morphis
McLeansboro
Gholson
Oddfellows Cemetery
Mr. Morphis
Holdenville
Okla
Joseph William and
Lucy Matilda (Scott) Morphis
Irene Nalley
Morphis
Vera Hart
Denver
Colo
Arecena Heckethorn
Tahlequah
Movell Bond
Seminole
Ella Greene
Heavener
Mae McDonald
Yelm
Wash
Emma _ Dingman
Santa Maria
Calif
Vanilla Phipps
Westfield
Mayor quotes Gray vow on unpaid labor and public works
Kenneth Gray fled. Mayor Neal Eckert said Gray would not accept pay until the town completes projects including railroad relocation drainage program and a proposed federal office building.
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Neal Eckert
Gray
Moore to be replaced as county supervisor of assessments
The county board and taxpayers plan to continue paying the county share of BILL MOORE’s salary until a successor is named. The Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs will be contacted to set up a test for applicants.
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Moore
Dlinois Department of Local Government Affairs
County Animal Control Board Sets Warden Fees and Per-Head Rates
Merle Happy William son remains the county animal control warden. Board approval allows hiring other dog pound workers at 375 dollars monthly plus auto upkeep. Puckett collects fees into the animal control fund, with one third to livestock death or injury claims. If funds are short, payments pro rata. Rates for year include goats 15, hens 1, lambs 20, sheep 15, hogs 0.35 per lb up to 200 lb, pigs 25, calves 60, steers 0.35 per lb, rabbits 1, horses or mules 100, turkeys 5. Past-year claims total 2,853.24. board to pay 813.34 or about 30 percent.
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Merle
Happy”’ Williamson
Puckett
Animal Control Fund
City Council To Meet On Bonds and Water Rates
Mt. Vernon city council meets in adjourned session to consider a sale notice and bond ordinance for funding its share of an $8.8 million sewer expansion. A manager's recommendation seeks $2.9 million in bonds with bid opening on March 26 and possible same-night award.
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Mt. Vernon
Roy Botch
College board votes to terminate Country Mutual contract
A special board session addressed a conflict of interest involving Carleton Apple linked to Country Mutual through the Illinois Agricultural Association. The trustees authorized ending the three year insurance contract, while a temporary binder is arranged. Dr. Snyder resigned effective mid August and a search consultant will be hired. The board discussed budget, tuition, and program emphasis as next meetings approach.
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Dressel
Baker
Country Mutual Insurance Company
Carleton Apple
The
Illinois Agricultural Association
Country Mutual
Apple
Max Brandon
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Brandon
Snyder
IAA
College
B. J
Skip’’ Witanski
Albert Gulley
Philip Ward
Citizens Advisory Committee
Witunski
Gulley
Board of Higher Education
U.S. Marine Sapper Heroic Rescue in Cambodian Frontline
Veco Ute Doug Sapper, amid cross fire between U.S. Marines and Viet Cong, grabbed a child and ran to safety. He is now in Phnom Penh linked with an air transport firm aiding the American airlift to the besieged city and Cambodian forces. The airport suffers shelling while Lon Nol’s government falters militarily and politically.
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U.S
Sapper
Phnom Penh
Phnom Pehn
Lon Nol
County Board approves road project spending and bridge bids
The Jefferson county board backs an 6960 dollar low bid from Southern Illinois Concrete Co for materials to build a bridge on Moore's Prairie Township Road near Frisco, sharing costs with Franklin County. They also accept 2838.40 for Casner Road District pipe culverts and 2536.40 for crushed stone from Pitts Quarry Inc. A three member committee will study locating all county extension staff in one office, with no per diem for appointees.
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David Sargent
Mt. Vernon
Trotter
Southern Illinois Concrete Co
Moore's Prairie Township
Jefferson and
Franklin County
Frisco
Southern Illinois Concrete
Casner Road
Pitts Quarry, Inc
Ashley
Harold Shields
Frank Brewer
Oma Jones
Brewer
Jefferson County
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King City
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New York Stock Exchange
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U.S. Steel
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von Jones
NYSE
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A. G. Fletcher JR
Eldy
Moline
Cldy
Quincy Eldy
Decatur Ecldy
Peoria
Springfield Eldy
Chgo. Gr. Pk. Eldy
Chgo
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Kenneth Gray
Vintage Furniture Restoration Studios
Casey
Bill Moore
Eos
College Board
Charles E. Hughey
God
Aquinas
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
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Ill
Kenneth E. Clark
Optometrist
Times Square Mall
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Doug Sapper
South Bend Cidy
Paducah
Burlington
Allan D. Laird
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Lhee
State Farm
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