Mt Vernon Grain and Chicago commodity prices headline
Mt Vernon quotes at 10 00 am show soybeans 4 58 wheat 3 54 corn 2 55 Chicago AP reports No 2 hard winter wheat 3 72 soft red 3 70 Corn No 2 yellow 2 74 hopper 2 68 box oats No 2 heavy 1 62 soybeans No 1 yellow 4 74 No 2 yellow 4 44 Wednesday quotes 2 74 9n hopper 2 68 on box Butter steady eggs steady stock market nudges toward 1000 Dow Jones gain early trading NYSE mixed gains Asarco NL Fuqua Colt up and down volume 25 90 million shares American market up slight broad advance
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Meat Cutting Demonstration At First Baptist Church
Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women and Super Valu Mt Vernon sponsor a meat preparation and cutting demo at First Baptist Church on Thursday March 18 with two sessions at 1 30 pm and 7 30 pm each about two hours. Demonstrators will name each cut and explain its use plus the new grading system. Reservations limited to 150 per session call 242 4510 first come. Door prizes include meat and a farm certificate at start. Refreshments of milk punch and cake served afterward.
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Jefferson County Farm. Bureau Women’s Committee
Super Valu
Mt.Vernon
First Baptist Church
Betty Danner
Route 3
Jefferson County
Farm Bureau
Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women's Committee
Deaths Lee F Horton of Mt. Vernon
Lee F Horton 69 of 718 S 21st St died at 11 a m Wednesday at home He was a retired sheet metal worker at Mt Vernon Stove Co Funeral services 1 30 p m Saturday at Myers Chapel with Rev James Feaman officiating Burial Memorial Gardens Friends may call Myers Chapel after 6 p m Friday Horton born December 10 1906 in Jefferson County son of Will B and Fannie M Barrett Horton married April 12 1941 at Mt Vernon to Bernadine Atchison Survived by wife two daughters Mrs Burlene West Cerro Gordo and Mrs Joan Metts Branchville 8 C two sisters Mrs Mable Brown Mt Vernon and Mrs L B Harris Peoria four grandchildren Preceded in death by parents and one grandchild
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S. 21St St
Mt. Vernon Stove Company
Myers Chapel
James Feaman
Memorial Gardens
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Jefferson County
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Mt. Vernon
Bernadine Atchison
Horton
Second Baptist Church
Burlene West
Cerro Gordo
Joan Metts
Branchville
8.C
Mable Brown
L. B. Harris
Peoria
Rend Lake College hosts Kiss Me Kate opening night
Rend Lake College presents Kiss Me Kate with Tom Nance of Mt. Vernon as Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi as his ex-wife. Bev Walker and Sheri Hobbs lead the female roles for midweek shows. students Beki Mattingly and Glenda Troutt rotate the roles on later dates. Tickets are reserved at 437-5321 extension 64, with limited $6.50 dinner package available for Friday and Saturday. Girl Scout Week activities in Mt. Vernon feature a mall display, a square dance, and a parade of 21 troops with crafts and flag ceremonies at Times Square Mall.
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Rend Lake College
Tom Nance
Mt. Vernon
Fred Graham
Armory
Times Square Mall
Girl Scout Little
Betty Ford
Clarence York
Cheryl Foley
Jefferson Memorial proposes 55 beds at Hickory Grove facility
The state board notes area and occupancy concerns and cost implications of a proposed project by Jefferson Memorial. A March 17 hearing invites written or verbal comments in support or opposition. The plan would use 55 beds in Hickory Grove Manor as a general hospital with operating rooms X ray and ICU, while nursing home use continues and Hickory View Shelter Care comes under hospital management.
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Lashof
Jefferson Memorial
Hickory Grove Manor
School board discusses buses and staff changes
Hilliard told board that teachers riding buses lose instructional time and bus monitors will assist at schools. costs for two monitor clerks about 1000 each. Officials considered hiring Illinois consultants for a district study but took no action. Board approved extra transport costs for Edison students and kindergarten. New textbooks approved costing 18000 to 19000. Several resignations accepted. Meeting adjourned to March 17.
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Mt. Vernon Register-News Enemas Peer Ee
Hilliard
Vernon
French
Edison
George Beck
Rose Stevenson
Casey Junior High School
Susan Hardwick
Deborah A. Woods
Bob Askew
Mann School
Kenneth Mills
Edison School Hearing Moves Amid Desegregation Debates
Edison School faces state desegregation non conformance after March 5 letter from State Superintendent Cronin. A comprehensive plan is required within 90 days. Board holds public hearings, with fifth session at Buford School tonight and Edison hearing rescheduled for March 15 at the Outreach Building. Also approved hiring up to four bus riders for transportation from Edison area to other centers.
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McClure
Hilliard
Buford
Edison
Perkins Ave
Area Methodists Rally for Guatemala Earthquake Victims
United Methodists of the Bluford Wayne City Parish collected a love offering totaling 1161.80 to aid Guatemala quake victims. An initial 750000 in relief funds was released, with blankets food water and medical teams deployed.
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Bluford-Wayne City
Guatemala
United Methodist Committee On Relief
United Methodist
Nicaragua
U.S
Council of Bishops
Committee On Relief
Otterbein
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First
Wayne City
Garrison Temple
Keenes
Mt. Zion
John A. Weller
John Sgott
Vicki Joseph Appointed Secretary at Mt Vernon YMCA
Vicki Joseph has been appointed secretary at the Mt Vernon YMCA to handle payroll and secretarial work per Y director Paul McCray. The staff includes Cindy Harris, Tanya Gordon, and Jim Owens on night desk. Head custodian Kenneth Nixdorf, a former U S Army clerk-typist and surgical medical technician, pursues licensing as a minister.
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Vicki Joseph
Mt. Vernon
Kenneth Nixdorf
U.S. Army
Open Meetings O'Daniel Bruce Cited For Right To Know
Representatives Wm. L. O'Daniel and Senator Terry L. Bruce of the 54th District are recognized by the Illinois Press Association for voting to protect the people's right to know. The two lawmakers were rated on open meetings and public notice votes across the last two General Assembly sessions.
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Illinois Press Association
Wm. L. O'Daniel
Terry L. Bruce
Illinois
General Assembly
CB Radios Taken From Pickup Trucks
Two CB radios were stolen from pickup trucks in Benton and Wayne City citations. At 10:30 p.m. two cars parked at NuBow Lanes were opened and robbed of their radios. Don Smith reported a $149 CB radio and a $45 leather coat taken, while Sue Meyers’s $150 CB radio was also stolen. A late night attempt to steal another CB radio near 1600 South 13th Street failed when the burglar was deterred.
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Don Smith
Benton
Sue Meyers
Wayne City
South 13Th Street
Connect With Fire Station Consider New Fire Alarm System
Mt W district eyes direct link fire alarm system connecting city schools to the fire station. Superintendent Hilliard and maintenance chief Stebbins note two compatible options from rival firms. An outside audio alarm suggested. parents recall Edison School fire on Jan 24 when bells failed. Discussion to continue at next board meeting 7 30 p m.
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District 80 Board of Education
Lewis J. Hilliard
Hilliard
Donald Stebbins
Edison School
Stebbins
Mt Vernon Weather Report Amid Seasonal Variability
The Mt Vernon forecast calls for a Wednesday high of 60 and a low of 35 with current readings at 36. Year over year temp comparisons show today at 43/32 a year ago, and 62/39 five years ago. Rend Lake dam measures 406.32 feet above mean sea level with sunrise at 6 13 and sunset at 6 00 CST.
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Albert's fashions and services expand reach in Illinois
Albert's shopper explains the business, noting a New York buying office and exclusive, handpicked fashions from around the world. The store offers ladies' ready-to-wear and operates Monday to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in southern Illinois.
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N.Y
Parker
Illinois
Albert’s
County Board Appointment and Open Meetings Questioned
The Attorney General said a county central committee is not a public body and not bound by the Open Meetings Act, though the ruling did not involve electing a county board member. The state Elections Commission official noted the March 1 meeting could be held privately with no press access, and the legality of Frank Wilson’s attendance was argued but deemed valid as invited. Vance Skinner was identified as the future county board member in discussion.
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Carroll County
State Election Commission
Michael Levinson
Register-News
Irvin
Frank Wilson
Wilson
Vance Skinner
Weekend Weather Outlook With Cold Start
Partly cloudy Saturday with a mainly fall Sunday and Monday. Temperatures will run cool with lows from 14 to 32 degrees and highs from 32 to 46. Monday nudges warmer with lows 20 to 30 and highs 40 to 50.
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