Alberta Knowles Dies In Texas Funeral at Ina
Alberta Knowles 66 of Goliad Texas died at 1 30 am Thursday in a Yorktown nursing home She was a former Jefferson county resident Funeral services 2 00 pm Saturday at Ina Funeral Home Rev Olen Weatherford officiating Burial Knowles Cemetery near Bonnie The body lies in state at Ina Funeral Home after 5 pm today Survivors include brother Bernie Spurlock Mt Vernon and three nieces.
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Alberta Knowles
Goliad
Tex
Yorkstown
Jefferson County
Ina
Olen Weatherford
Knowles Cemetery
Bonnie
Inn
Knowles
George W
Clara Bell (Keller) Spurlock
K. A. Knowles
Bernie Spurlock
Mt. Vernon
Flora A Riggs Dies. Funeral Tuesday at Myers Chapel
Flora A Riggs of 821 Harrison street died at 4 30 am in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. She ran Riggs Appliance Store with her husband until his death Sept 24 1960. Funeral at 1 pm Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Herbert J Wilson officiating. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. She was born in Salem Illinois and is survived by a brother a niece and two step sons.
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Flora Alice Riggs
Harrison Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Step-Father Of Mt. V. Resident Dies At Alton
Ernest Tregoning 63 of Cottage Hills Illinois died Thursday noon in Alton hospital. He was stepfather to Mrs. Burtis Glover Mt. Vernon and employed by Olin-Matheson in Alton. Former Zeigler resident, born March 18 1901 in Murphysboro. Survived by wife Sybil, stepchildren Milburne Lawson and Mrs. Burtis Glover, foster son Carl Tregoning, four brothers, one sister and seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler accepting calls after 7 p.m. today.
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Ernest Tregoning
Cottage Hills
Alton
Burtis Glover
Mt. Vernon
Tregoning
Olin-Matheson Company
Zeigler
Vantrease
Mr. Tregoning
Murphysboro
George
Annie
Weber) Trezoning
Sybil King
Milburne Lawson
Carl Tregoning
Fred
Tanner Tregoning
Freeman Spur
Ill
Ray Tregoning
Adra Spurlock Rites Saturday
Adra Spurlock 8 of South 24th street died Thursday at Jefferson. Funeral at 2:00 pm Saturday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev. Marsh Harpole officiating. Burial in Memorial Gardens cemetery. Call after 4:00 pm. Born December 1, 1895 in Jefferson County. Married Richard Spurlock December 2, 1913 in Mt. Vernon. Survived by husband, one son Claude E. Spurlock, Mt. Vernon. one brother Donald Melton, Mt. Vernon. one sister Cora E. Spurlock. two grandchildren. Preceded in death by two infant sisters.
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Adra Iva Spurlock
South 24Th
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Pulley Funeral Chapel
Marion M
Hulda (Norvell) Melton
Mt. Vernon
Richard Spurlock
Claude E. Spurlock
Donald Melton
Cora E. Spurlock
No Lamb For These Rotarians In Lawson Missouri
Lawson Rotary Club shuns the idea of a title lamb as a bad omen for attendance. For seven consecutive meetings the club has kept perfect attendance, after president Charlie Black warned that the first member missing would receive a lamb to care for until another member misses a meeting.
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Lawson
Mary
Lawson Rotary Club
Charlie Black
University of Kansas
Hog Market Prices at Mt Vernon Today
Markets report Mt Vernon hog market prices through 12 30 pm show top 16 65 for 200 to 220 lb hogs sows at 14 75 for 300 lb down 14 50 over 300 lb boars 9 50 10 00 After 12 30 pm prices switch to next day pricing
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon area grain prices reported this afternoon include wheat at 1.39, soybeans 2.91, shell corn 1.28, and ear corn 1.30 per bushel. The market shows modest variation across commodities in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Egg and Poultry Prices Report
St Louis AP market summary lists eggs by consumer grades A large 9 30 A medium 26 A small 19 2 A wholesale 24 4 unclassified 22 2 Hens heavy 17 18 light over 1 0 5 lb 4 broilers and fryers 18 32 20.
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ST. Louis
Grain price report from Chicago market wrap
Chicago AP reports wheat No 2 red at 1.50504 per bushel and No 2 hard at 1.60. Corn No 2 yellow 1.3334, No 3 yellow 1.32. Oats No 1 white 73, No 2 heavy white 7334-74. Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.06, Soybean oid 12.25 per bushel.
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Chicago
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Report
Hogs about 6 000 head at 150 to 290 pounds 14.50 to 17.60 per cwt. Sows 20 to 655 pounds 14.00 to 15.50. Cattle 400 count calves 150. Cows 13.00 to 14.50. Calves and vealers slow and weak with good to choice vealers 19.00 to 32.00 and calves good to choice 14.00 to 18.00. Sheep about 50 with choice lambs 21.00 to 50.00.
Weather Snapshot At MT VERNON MT VERNON
Thursday's forecast shows a high of 47 and a low of 28. Rainfall this year totals 5.59 inches. Comparisons: one year ago 32/60, five years ago 32/13, ten years ago 63/52. Saturday sunrise is 6 16 and sunset 6 04 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Five day forecast for Southern Illinois region lows and rain
Temperatures in Southern Illinois will run 2 to 8 degrees below normal from Saturday through Wednesday with normal highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. Expect about half to one inch of rain, mainly Saturday and again Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois Weather Brings Icy Pavements and Tragedy
The Illinois forecast shows a drab mix of clouds and light precipitation with highs near the upper 30s and lingering chilly conditions. A pedestrian death at Sandwich was blamed on a Thursday night glaze as temperatures drop, with Peoria at 24 degrees and Belleville peaking at 46.
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Chicago
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Sandwich
Peoria
Belleville
Chicago Produce Markets Butter Eggs Steady in CME Quotes
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices steady with wholesale buys unchanged across scores 93 AA 57 percent, 90 B 56 percent, 89 C 56 percent. Eggs remain firm with prices unchanged to one cent higher. better grade A whites 31, mixed 31, mediums 27, standards 26, dirties unquoted, checks 24.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street Gains Led by Steels and Motors Rally
Wall Street closed strong as steels and auto shares rose on labor news and booming sales. U S Steel and Jones & Laughlin climbed, General Motors and Chrysler gained, while airlines faced profit taking and several utilities and industrials posted small advances amid heavy volume near 64 million shares.
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NEW York
Steels and Motors
Steels
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
General Motors
Chrysler
Airline
Eastern
Pan American
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Jefferson Memorial admits Gary G Lowery Mary Evelyn Thompson Andrew Jackson Cameron Pauline Marie Kaufman from Dahlgren. Good Samaritan admits Nellie Lee Powers Ivan Gersbacher Retha Gertrude Carroll Mary Ruth Hammond Jacob Charles Epplin Deloris Jean Harmon Chrysti Dawn Morris Charles Henry Beck Aurel Lora Gockel Ida H Whitsell. Discharged: Mrs Janice D Van Hook and baby Randall Joe Ethel Pollard Theron Eskew Robert J Whipple Mark Hallgren Virgil Levin Nadine MecMorris.
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Gary G. Lowery
Mary Evelyn Thompson
Andrew Jackson Cameron
Fairfield
Pauline Marie Kaufman
Dahlgren
Good Samaritan
Nellie Lee Powers
Ivan Gersbacher
Retha Gertrude Carroll
Mary Ruth Hammond
Jacob Charles Epplin
Deloris Jean Harmon
Chrysti Dawn Morris
Charles Henry Beck
Aurel Lora Gockel
Ida H. Whitsell
Janice Darlene van Hook
Randall Joe
Ethel D. Pollard
Theron Charles Eskew
Expensive Miami Beach Front Real Estate
Along eight miles of ocean front in Miami Beach some of the world’s most costly properties have sold for 4,500 dollars per front foot, underscoring the high value of winter resort real estate.
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Miami Beach
Lawmaker Pushes Higher Earnings for Retired Social Security
Representative John B. Anderson of Iowa introduced a bill to raise outside earnings limits for retirees receiving Social Security. The proposal would increase the limit from 1200 to 4000 dollars annually with no deduction from benefits, saying current limits are too low.
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Washington
John B. Anderson
R-Ia
Capping Exercises For Mt Vernon Nursing Class
Capping exercises for the 1965 Mt Vernon Community College School of Practical Nursing class will be held at 2 pm in the Mt. Vernon high school auditorium Sunday March 14. Dr Howard Rawlinson dean will be master of ceremonies and William Davis administrator of Mt Vernon State Tuberculosis Sanitarium will be the main speaker. The Rev Le Roy E Dude will give the invocation and benediction. The processional will be played by Mrs Dorothy Cochran and a vocal number by students from W H Beckmeyer’s music class. After completing this phase, the students will receive diplomas in August following work in affiliating agencies. Class members include Mrs Mary Atteberry Mrs Drucilla Greene Mrs Helen Sumner Miss Mary Ann Vowell Mr Vernon Mrs Anna Mae Hoffee Mrs Rickey Lang Miss Ruth Ann Lee Fairfield Miss Marcia Cosgrave Ashley Mrs Sharron Eubanks Lesser Miss Brenda Holland Du Quoin Miss Janet Langa Sparta Mrs Flossie McKinney Bluford Mrs Wanda McLaughlin Coulterville Mrs Helen Nalewajka Sandoval Miss Brenda Padgett Mr Carm el Miss Eileen Risinger Odin and Mrs Carol Wright Centralia.
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Mt. Vernon Community College School of Practical Nursing
Howard Rawlinson
Community College
William Davis
Mt. Vernon State Tuberculosis Sanitarium
le Roy E. Dude
Dorothy Cochran
W. H. Beckmeyer
Mary Atteberry
Drucilla Greene
Helen Summer
Mary Ann Vowell
Vernon
Anna Mae Hoffee
Rickey Lang
Ruth Ann Lee
Fairfield
Marcia Cosgrave
Ashley
Sharron Eubanks
Lesser
Brenda Holland
du Quoin
Janet Langa
Sparta
Flossie McKinney
Bluford
Wanda McLaughlin
Coulterville
Helen Nalewajka
Sandoval
Brenda Padgett
Carmel
Eileen Risinger
Odin
Carol Wright
Centralia
Clergyman Dies After Selma Attack on Street
A Unitarian minister and father of four dies at University Hospital after beating by white men on a Selma street. Four men were arrested for murder but later released on bonds totaling 25,000 each. The incident drew national sympathy as a federal judge blocked release of Alabama race case reports while the Flight to Birmingham carried the widow and Reed’s family. President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey offered condolences. The piece also notes cape buffalo are Africa's most vicious animal.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Alabama
University Hospital
Reeb
Selma
Reed
Fill Bond
Wilson Baker
Baker
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Navy building new gunboats in Tacoma
The Navy is constructing ten 36 foot steel-hulled gunboats at Peterson Boat Building Co in Tacoma with the last two due in Seattle. The Navy ordered 24 more with deliveries starting in June at two per month. Each boat has a 3 foot draft and armament of twin 50 caliber guns on turrets fore and aft and single 30 caliber guns along the sides.
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Tacoma
Wash
Navy
Viet Nam
Seattle
Peterson Boat Building Co
Army hikers near Soviet soil in Arctic mission
FAIRBANKS Alaska AP Twelve soldiers and a dog team will start a 130 mile hike Monday across treeless tundra a frozen river and the ice of Bering Strait to a destination 35 miles from Soviet soil The volunteers from infantry and Signal Corps form Arctic Lemming an Army intelligence patrol This weekend they will fly by helicopter to Taylor on Seward Peninsula to begin the journey toward Wales 35 miles from Big Diomede
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Bering Strait
Infantry
Signal Corps
Taylor
Seward Peninsula
Here
Wales
Big Diomede
Tax rate changes and local notices from McLeansboro
Hamilton County property taxes rise for 1964 with only three townships trimming rates. McLeansboro rate stands at 4.945 compared to 4.28425 in 1963, while the MCCS district tax jumped from 1.306 in 1968 to 1.87 in 1964. Local officials include Bert Teffertiller as chamber president with Diers Hindahl, Dale Drew, and Allen Edmonds in officers.
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Mcleansboro
Hamilton County
Crouch
Beaver Creek
Southroach
MCCS
Bert Teffertiler
C. of C
Diers Hindahl
Dale Drew
Allen Edmonds
Teffertiller
Ted Satterfield
Clyde House
Galion
Ohio
R. N. Rhodes
Charles E. Porter
South Bend
Ind
Mrs. C. C. Porter
Johnson orders eviction of sit ins at White House
President Johnson faced a public protest as demonstrators camped near the White House. Aides clashed on tactics with some urging immediate eviction and arrest to deter future incidents. Police escorted protesters to patrol cars as about 50 House members and spouses arrived for a 6:30 p.m. reception in a theater room nearby.
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Dent
Johnson
White House
Selma
District of Columbia
BB Shooters Kill A Pigeon at Norman Rainey Home
Norman Rainey told Mt. Vernon police on Thursday that boys using BB guns killed his pet pigeon in a cage at 501 Herbert Street. He said two other caged pigeons were wounded.
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Norman Rainey
Mt. Vernon
Herbert Street
Traffic fines in circuit court for speeding charges
Leonard E. Lane of Opdyke Route 1 paid $10, Charles J. Jacoby of St. Louis paid $12, Ernest C. Nix of Elgin Illinois paid $13, and Anthony J. Kulak of Wheeling Illinois paid $15 for speeding charges.
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Leonard E. Lane
Route 1
Opdyke
Charles J. Jacoby
St. Louis
Ernest C. Nix
Elgin
Anthony J. Kulak
Wheeling
Mt Vernon Biographies Featured in New Reference Book
The new biographical volume Leading Men In The United States of America profiles four Mt. Vernon men in arts, business, and government. Local figures include J. Marvin Powers, Charles J. Covington, Charles J. Pardee, and D. M. Rutherford. Dean Howard Rawlinson also announced Mt. Vernon College Library hours two evenings weekly, with 6 30 to 9 30, in Building B. Alice Wilson is librarian, Edith Estes and Cheryl Miller student assistants.
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Mt. Vernon
United States of America
Abraham Lincoln Insurance Co
D. M. Rutherford
Benjamin Lewis and Co
Morgan
Pendleton Farms
Belle Rive
Howard Rawlinson
Mt. Vernon College
Alice Wilson
Edith Estes
Cheryl Miller
4 H Tractor School Monday in Jefferson County
4 H members in Jefferson County taking tractors as projects will receive assistance from local machinery dealers Monday night March 15. Tractor I and Tractor II are scheduled at Yearwood Implement Company and Foster Equipment Company at 7 00 p m. Parents are invited to attend the classes and participate in group discussions. The class aims to review before the farming season. Manuals prepared by University of Illinois extension engineers and National Safety Council personnel.
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Jefferson County
Yearwood Implement Company
Foster Equipment Company
University of Ilinois
National Safety Council
Roger Hook Named ARA Chief Coordinator in Herrin
Roger Hook was named chief coordinator for Southern Illinois of the Area Redevelopment Administration succeeding Chet Townsend who led the post since 1962. Hook had headed the ARA Springfield office and was assigned to Herrin in February as the Springfield office consolidates with Herrin. Townsend is joining a Chicago research firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin, MI
A. Roger Hook
Chet Townsend
Southern Dlinois
Area Redevelopment Administration
Hook
Ara Springfield
Herrin
Townsend
Chicago
Mt Vernon Lodge to Hold Special Meeting March 3
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M will hold a special meeting Saturday night March 3 at 7 30 to work in the third degree Supper served 6 30 Joe Claxton W M Byron W Weld Jr Secretary Also Rome Chapter 1014 O E S to meet Monday March 15 at 8 00 in the Masonic Temple at Dix Levene Keele W M Nellie Hawkins Sec
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Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A. F
A. M
O.E.S
Rome
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Dix
Welfare Assn To Meet In Olney
The Illinois Welfare Association District 9 meeting gathers in Olney on March 17 from a 14 county area including Jefferson. Chairman Charles Parr of Mt. Carmel announces John Troike of the Illinois Youth Commission will give the main address at 10 15 am. Jefferson County residents may reserve luncheon with Elmer C Gentle at 242 1040 for 2 25, due by March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Welfare Association
Olney
Jefferson County
Charles Parr
Mt. Carmel
John Troike
Illinois Youth Commission
Elmer C. Gentle
Grant Divorce In Circuit Court
A divorce between Robert W. Crooks Jr and Carolyn Elaine Crooks was granted in circuit court yesterday. The suit was filed the same day. The complaint cites cruelty. The couple married July 3 195 and separated January 2 1965. The defendant restored her maiden name Carolyn Elaine Maschger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Crooks, Jr
Carolyn Elaine Crooks
Carolyn Elaine Maschger
Fire damages car on 6th Street
Yesterday afternoon firemen were called to the home of David Burke at 115 South Sixth Street where a 1958 car ignited from a carburetor backfire. Damage was confined to the hood and carburetor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Burke
South Sixth Street
Cars Collide At Johnson Alley And Maple Street
Two cars damaged in a collision at 8:00 this morning at Johnson Alley and Maple Street. William M. Regenhardt of 820 Pace Street incurred about $30 in damage. Thelma Smith of 708 Park Avenue reported about $80 in damage to her vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Alley
Maple Street
William M. Regenhardt
Pace
Thelma Smith
Park Avenue
Births Ronald Gregorys welcome daughter in Joliet
Mr and Mrs Ronald Gregory of Joliet are the parents of a daughter born March 9 in a Joliet hospital. She weighs seven pounds nine ounces and has been named Joni Lynn. The grandparents are Mr and Mrs Louis Reininger and Mr and Mrs Lester Gregory, all of Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald E. Gregory
Joliet
Joni Lynn
Louis Paul Reininger
Lester E. Gregory
Mt. Vernon
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