Deaths Mrs. Oscar Pigg Dies At Age 79
Mrs Florence Retta Pleg of 517 South 17th Street died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 9 50 am age 79 years 11 months 10 days Funeral services set for 2 00 pm Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Rev Max Wood and Rev Ross Partridge officiating Burial in Bethel Memorial Cemetery Body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 4 00 pm Tuesday Survived by daughter Thelma Jones of Los Angeles two brothers Kelly DeMent Mt Vernon and Harry DeMent St Mathews Ky two grandchildren and four great grandchildren Preceded in death by son Evan Grant a casualty in 1943 Member of Old Union Baptist Church.
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Florence Retta Pleg
South 17Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
Max Wood
Ross Part-ridge
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Pigg
Jefferson County
Harrison and
Martha (Smith) DeMent
Jeptha S. Grant
Oscar Pigg
Thelma Jones
Los Angeles
Calif
Kelly DeMent
Mt.Vernon
Harry DeMent
St. Mathews
Evan Grant
Curtis Malin 82 Dies Rites Set In Benton
Funeral services for Curtis Malin age 82 are scheduled for 2 00 p m Tuesday at Drake Hobbs Funeral Home Benton. Burial will follow in Benton cemetery with visitation at the funeral home. He died at 7 00 p m Friday at Seterkorn Nursing Home. He is survived by one sister Miss Stella Malin of Macedonia.
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Curtis Malin
Drake-Hobbs Funeral Home
Benton
Drake-Hobbs
Mr. Malin
Seterkorn
Stella Malin
Macedonia
Rites Today For Carl E Lawson
Funeral services for Carl E Lawson were held at 2 00 p m at the Nazarene Church in Benton with Rev Ivan Beals officiating. Burial followed in Kirk cemetery at Inn. Lawson 71 of Benton died Saturday at Miners Hospital in Christopher. He was born June 21 1890 in Whittington, son of the Rev and Mrs John Lawson. Survivors include wife Gladys Lawson a son James Lawson a brother Robert Lawson and two grandchildren, all of Benton.
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Carl E Lawson
Nazarene
Benton
Ivan Beals
Kirk
Inn
Mr. Lawson
Miners' Hospital
Christopher
Whittington
John Lawson
Gladys Lawson
James Lawson
Robert Lawson
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
In Jefferson Memorial notes, admissions include Charles Allen Shipley, Ben Woodworth, Velma Ferne Brown, Jimmie Gale McBride, Connie Lou Taylor. Discharged: Thomas Oakley Rhynes. Good Samaritan admitted a long list including Emma Holland and Doris Strickler. discharges include William Hughey, Doris Beers, and many others with multiple babies noted among the discharges.
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Jefferson Memorial
Charles Allen Shipley
Ben Woodworth
Bluford
Velma Ferne Brown
Jimmie Gale McBride
Dix
Connie Lou Taylor
Wayne City
Thomas Oakley Rhynes
Ina
Good Samaritan
Emma Christine Holland
Bertha Winifred Ferguson
Nellie Ruth Allen
Belinda Renee Swaney
Fred Bryan Lee
Marion Everett Reynolds
Callie Cecile Henderson
Diane S. Strickler
Alva Jake Beal
Peter Nelson Cummins
Doris Lawrence
Alma R
James Cassel Rogers
Wats Lee Wood
Martha Lynnec
Births in Wayne City and nearby communities
Mr and Mrs Gerald Allen Taylor of Legion Drive Wayne City welcomed Terri Lou born at 9 00 am in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing six pounds ten ounces. The mother is Connie Lou Johnston. A son to Mr and Mrs Jabez Austin of RFD 2 Dahlgren arrived at 7 21 pm Saturday at Good Samaritan hospital weighing nine pounds named Loy Alan. Mr and Mrs Wallace Marlow of 504 Cessna Lane reported a son born at 5 58 am in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds eight ounces named Kevin Wallace.
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Gerald Allen Taylor
Legion Drive
Wayne City
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Terri Lou
Connie Lou Johnston
Jabez Austin
RFD 2
Dahlgren
Good Samaritan Hospital
Loy Alan
Wallace Marlow
Cessna Lane
Kevin Wallace
Meetings for F C E Auxiliary and Eastern Star
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2791 auxiliary meets Tuesday March 13 at 7 30 PM at the club rooms with refreshments and entertainment. Mt Vernon Chapter 233 Order of the Eastern Star holds a stated meeting March 13 at 7 30 PM in the Masonic Temple. Eva Mae Adams WM Naomi R Bogan Secy. Police Court Jerry Shehorn Route 3 fined 1 and costs for speeding 36 in a 30 zone.
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Order of Eagles
Aerie
C.E.S. A
Mt. Ver
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Eva Mae Adams
W.M
Naomi R. Bogan
Secy
Jerry Shehorn
Route 3
Weather Summary for MT Vernon Weekend Conditions
Saturday high 42 low 36 with rain from 7:00 a.m. Saturday to 7:00 a.m. Monday. Sunday high 54 low 38. Rainfall to date 7.12 inches. Sunrise 6:16 a.m. sunset 6:04 p.m. Values compare: one year ago 59/30, five years ago 66/?.
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Mt, Vernon
Associated Press
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Albuquerque
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Seattle
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Washington
Illinois Weather Outlook Mixed Pre-Spring Conditions
The Associated Press reports pre-spring weather in Illinois with colder than Sunday but above freezing in northern counties aiding gradual snow melt. Rain and snow fell in the northwest yet roads stayed icing free while the south enjoyed sunshine. Temperatures ranged from the mid 30s to upper 40s, Rockford logging 1.22 inches of snow.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Ilinois
Egypt
Rockford
Vandalia
Snow in Plains and Midwest Weather Update
Snow fell across the Plains and upper Midwest as a Rockies storm moved into the region. Thunderstorms hit the Southeast, with rain and hail across the eastern third of the nation. Duluth saw four inches in six hours, while Milwaukee reported two inches in 30 minutes. A broad rain belt spanned the mid Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley and southern Great Lakes. The forecast calls for continued cold with modest temperature shifts and about a quarter inch of precipitation through Thursday to Saturday.
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Associated Press
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Illinois
Illinois highways all clear but wet this morning
Springfield Illinois The Illinois Highway Division reported all state highways were clear but wet this morning and urged cautious driving. Weather conditions prompted drivers to slow down and maintain safe distances on slick surfaces.
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois Highway Division
Court Approves Recall Vote At West Frankfort
AP reports the Fourth District Appellate Court approved petitions for a recall election against West Frankfort city councilmen Paul Rice and Burton Melvin. The ruling directs the petitions back to the City Council to set a date, amid a yearlong push by local citizens for better government and scrutiny of city practices.
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Mount Vernon, Ill
West Frankfort
Fourth District
Franklin County
Paul Rice
Burton Melvin
Rice
Melvin
Citizens
Roy Brown
Brown
Mount Vernon
Counci
State Education Department
Southern Illinois
Citizens Group
Kremlin may push Berlin crisis with separate peace move
Gromyko and Rusk spoke for three hours as new Moscow signals a Berlin crisis. Izvestia revived Khrushchev’s threat to sign a separate peace with East Germany, which could place East Germany in control of West Berlin supply lines, a move the West has rejected.
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Berlin
Germany
Moscow
Kremlin
Izvestia
Preimier Khrushchev
East Germany
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Opera Star Dorothy Kirsten Hospitalized in Los Angeles
Opera star Dorothy Kirsten aged 45 is hospitalized in Los Angeles with what is believed to be hepatitis. The illness forces her to cancel a nationwide singing tour.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Kirsten
Man’s jaw locked after kiss, postman hospitalized
Rochester police report Arthur Heveron, a postal worker, kissed his wife Sunday and his jaw locked. Heveron needed Genesee Hospital treatment to reset the jaw.
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Rochester
N.Y
Arthur Heveron
Heveron
Genesee Hospital
Cairo Evening Citizen editor Brown to lead SI AP editors
Martin Brown, Cairo Evening Citizen managing editor, named president of the Southern Illinois Associated Press Editors Association at the group’s annual meeting. Orian Metcalf named vice president. The discussion highlighted high school news pages and their benefits for training, readership, and student writing, with 18 schools covered by Brown’s paper.
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Centralia, II
Martin Brown
Cairo Evening Citizen
Southern ‘Illinois Associated Press Editors’ Association
Brown
Harry Hillis Jr
Olney Daily Mail
Orian Metcalf
Mount Vernon Register-News
Southern Illinois University
Southern Ilinois
Wall Street Journal
Ex Fire Chief Henry Vaught Dies in Salem at 83
Henry E. Vaught, 83, longtime Salem fire chief for 35 years and Marion County sheriff for three terms, died Sunday at Salem Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
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Salem, Ill
Henry E. Vaught
Salem
Marion County
Salem Memorial Hospital
Kennedy Back at White House After Florida Trip
President Kennedy returned to his desk at the White House following a weekend of politicking and relaxation in Florida. He spent time away from Washington to recharge before resuming duties on the nation’s affairs.
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Kennedy
Washington
White House
Florida
Singer Ethel Waters Faints During Youth Program
Singer Ethel Waters. 61, is recovering at her home after fainting Saturday night while performing at a Youth for Christ program. She was taken to her residence in an ambulance.
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Los Angeles
Ethel Waters
Youth For Christ
Miss Waters
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Steady Higher
Prices paid on the local live stock market were 2.50 higher today. The top hog price was 16.35 for 190 to 220 pounds, with sows down to 14.50 for 300 pounds and over 14.00. Boars brought 9.00 and 10.00.
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Reported This Afternoon
Mt Vernon prices quoted include Wheat at 1.91, Soybeans at 2.34, and Corn at 1.07, with the figures recorded for regional buyers. The report reflects a snapshot of commodity values in Mt Vernon this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
Grain futures prices and commodity quotes from Chicago
Chicago market notes show varying prices for wheat corn oats soybeans and barley with specified grades. No wheat sales reported while corn prices range around 1.08 to 1.21 and oats and barley show several grade based ranges. Soybeans quoted at 2.50 for No 2 yellow and soybean oil at 10 percent.
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Chicago
Livestock prices at National Stockyards report
National Stockyards market notes hogs and cattle with bids across weight ranges. No 1-2 hogs 190-230 lb fetch 17.00 to 25.00 with various lots noted, cattle and calves trading from 18.50 to 27.00 for select weights and types, sheep lambs and buck lambs quoted 13.00 to 18.25 with standard grades.
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National Stockyards
USDA
Chicago poultry and dairy prices steady on wholesale market
Chicago wholesale prices for live poultry remain unchanged to 1 cent higher with fryers at 21 to 24 and roasters at 29 to 32 cents. Butter shown as steady to unchanged with 93 score AA at 59 percent and 92 A at 59 percent. Eggs broadly steady to slightly lower with various grade prices listed, reflecting mixed grades and dirties.
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Chicago
USDA
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg and live poultry price listings in St Louis
St Louis AP report lists consumer egg grades A and B with sizes large medium small and corresponding price ranges. Poultry sections include hens heavy and weight categories, dirties and checks, broilers and fryers priced per standard market notation.
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St. Louis
Wall Street ends day with irregular pattern and mixed moves
The New York market trimmed an early gain and closed in an irregular pattern. Volume was about 3.3 million shares, with gains and losses in pivotal stocks ranging from fractions to about one point. Several names moved sharply, including Polaroid and Hershey Chocolate, while Western savings and loan firms faced dividend ceiling talk.
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Western Savings-And-Loan Associations
Financial Federation
First Charter Financial
Great Western Financial
United Financial of
California
Polaroid
Hershey — Chocolate
National Cash Register
Revion
Decca
Western Union
du Point
International Nickel
Public Service Electric & Gas
American Stock Exchange
U. S
Charge editor in car death at Illinois Wesleyan
Campbell D. Shedden editor of the Bloomington Pantagraph is charged with leaving the scene of an accident and reckless homicide in a hit and run in Woodford County. He was arrested after his car was found abandoned between El Paso and Kappa. Victim Patricia Giese, 19, and escort John Hamilton, 21, were struck outside a sorority house. Hamilton remained hospitalized in serious condition.
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Bloomington
Bloominton
Lake Zurich
John Hamilton
Jacksonville
Hamilton
Shedden
Algerian Peace Talks Dragging On
In Evian France French and Algerian rebel delegates enter a sixth day of negotiations over a cease fire and the makeup of an interim government for Algeria. Disputes center on the provisional executive and the strength of local security forces as violence flares in Algiers with gunfire and troop movements amid tense wartime climate.
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EVIAN
France
Algeria
Hotel du Parc
Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Algiers
Secret Army
Walling Sunset Strip Feud Between Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin
A lighthearted but sharp comedy of dine and divide scenes on the Sunset Strip pits Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin as rival restaurant owners. East Dino’s fends off Jerry’s new Jerry’s with 750000-dollar glamour while backstage tempers and rights disputes ruffle staff and luminaries.
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East
Sunset Strip
Jerry Lewis
Dean Martin
Dino
Jerry’s
Morrie Samuels
Jerry
Dino's
Powers Welcomed Back in Wise County Virginia Homecoming
U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, released from a Soviet prison, returns to his Virginia roots with family gathering in Norton and a later armory ceremony in Big Stone Gap. He misses a planned gift purchase due to crowds, spends days with parents and five sisters, and reflects on the warm but sober reception from locals.
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Francis Gary Powers
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Powers
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Wise County
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Jenkins
Grundy
Oliver Powers
Norton
Washington
Barbara Powers
Milledgeville
Georgia
iPowers
Fifty-two on Broadway cast staff include first woman
Gertrude Schifbauer, wardrobe supervisor, is the sole woman among 52 cast crew and staff in Ross, becoming custodian of costumes after succeeding Gene Wilson. The piece notes a masculine job dominance. It mentions a Norman minstrel knight at Hastings and the 1953 NC State nuclear reactor on campus in Raleigh.
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New York
Gertrude Schifbauer
Miss Schifbauer
Gene Wilson
Battle of
Hastings
Roland
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Hollywood gossip rounds up 1960s stars and lawsuits
A fan magazine circulated a doctored still from Bobby Darin’s Come September sparking a $2 million privacy suit by Darin and Sandra Dee. Donna Reed’s future TV season is predicted. Esther Williams and Ben Gage haggle over custody while Linda Darnell and Roy Robinson split, Esther abroad.
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Sandra Dee
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Roy Robertson
Arthur O’connell
W. Laird Dunlop
Washington, D.C
Esther Williams
Ben Gage
Hollywood
Ben
Europe
Esther
Sophia Loren
Hodges Opens Drive for Tariff Cuts in Trade Program
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges begins a campaign for the Kennedy administration trade program to slash tariffs on many items as House Ways and Means starts hearings on a new five year reciprocal plan. Cabinet members will present the case while private groups and domestic industries push their positions. The week also includes Kennedy’s retraining program for the unemployed, welfare funding debates, and a U.N. bonds vote under consideration.
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Washington
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Inter Legise
Senate
United States
U.N
International Organization
Three Thefts Reported Across Mt Vernon and Jefferson County
Three thefts were reported in Mt Vernon and Jefferson County during the weekend. Ernest Trotter of Woodlawn reported four wheel covers and a box of tools valued at 50 dollars stolen from his parked car. James Bullock said an electric razor was taken from his home at 2805 Main. Mrs Harl Fitzgerald near Ina reported a pair of women’s shoes stolen from her car.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson
Ernest Trotter
Woodlawn
James Bullock
Main
Harl Fitzgerald
Ina
Woman injured near Opdyke in U S Route 460 crash
Mrs Mildred Fender 67 of Evansville Indiana was injured in a Sunday afternoon automobile accident near Opdyke on U S Route 460. She received emergency treatment at Good Samaritan Hospital and was later released.
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Mildred Fender
Evansville
Ind
Opdyke
U.S. Route 460
Good Samaritan Hospital
Etha Stover Is Improved at St Luke's Hospital
Mrs. Etha Stover of this city is improved today at St Luke's Hospital in St Louis MO where she has been a patient for several days She expects to be able to return home later this week Her address is Division 22 Room 2204 St Luke's Hospital St Louis MO
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Etha Stover
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Louis
St. Luke’s Hospital
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