Death of Vernon Ray Summers at Good Samaritan Hospital
Vernon Ray Summers known as Red Summers, 81, of 708 South 24th Street, died on arrival at 7 45 am at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Myers Funeral Home. He served for years as custodian at the Jefferson County courthouse.
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Red” Summers
Vernon Ray
Red) Summers
S. 24Th St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Funeral Home
Summers
Jefferson County Court House
Mt Vernon and Chicago Market Quotes and Stock Totals
Mt Vernon quoted grain prices include soybeans 5.27, wheat 3.43, corn 2.75. Chicago quotes show Wheat No 2 hard 3.69, No 2 soft red 3.65, Corn No 2 yellow 2.98 and oats 1.56. Eggs and butter prices listed. USDA receipts estimate hogs 5,000 and cattle 1,400. NY stock market declines with Dow near 770.89 and volume at 31.28 million shares.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
National Stockyards
Ill
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Occidental Petroleum
GAF
Kerr-McGee
Pittston
Dow Jones
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
True Tabernacle Church Of God In Christ opens in Mt Vernon
The True Tabernacle Church Of God In Christ organized in Mt Vernon by Elder J Nathaniel Dumas sits at 1211 S 16th St. Upcoming services March 16 and March 23 from 1 to 3 pm will feature Bishop J Williams Evangelist Sister Lee Johnson and Dr Lester McGee with East St Louis and St Louis musicians.
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Mt. Vernon
True Tabernacle Church of God In Christ
J. Nathaniel Dumas
S. 16Th St
16Th and
Herbert Streets
J. Williams
Lee Johnson
Alton
Lester McGee
East
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Dumas
Carbondale
Jefferson County
Helen Edwards Johnson
Cut Off From Welfare Becomes Sinatra Gift
Emogene Slayden, a one legged West Frankfort resident, received a $1,000 check signed by Frank Sinatra after welfare payments were halted by a technicality. She hoped to buy a big color TV, while officials pledged to restore her aid.
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West Frankfort
Emogene Slayden
Frank Sinatra
Miss Slayden
Sinatra
Frankie
Burglary Reports Hit County Homes and Complexes
County deputies reported multiple thefts including tools, a flashlight, gas, baby clothes, jewelry, and laundry powder from Grace Biegelsen’s home near Grand Prairie School. A theft at Southgate Apartment complex involved a lamp and moved furniture as investigators probed appliance theft. A man from Germantown reported a chain saw and tool boxes stolen from Jefferson County property. Ten twenty dollar bills were stolen from Flossie Voelker on Benton Road. A Waltonville woman’s rings disappeared but were recovered when her grandson returned them from school.
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Grace Biegelsen
Grand Prairie School
Southgate
Benton Road
B. J. Buenemeyer
Germantown
Jefferson County
Flossie Voelker
Waltonville
Car Crash Near Bloomington Kills Family of Four
Brothers James and William Barker driven cars collide on U S 51 five miles south of Bloomington Illinois. James Barker and wife Loretta 20 and son James Jr 18 months die. William Barkers wife Vickie 20 and daughter Mary 1 injured. Eight others hurt including Tozer couple Stirretts and others hospitalized.
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Randolph, Hl
UPI
James
William Barker
James Barker
Barker Brothers
Barker
U.S. 51
Bloomington
Ilinois
Lorreta
James Jr
St. Francis Trauma Center
Peoria
St. Josephs Hospital
William
Vickie
Mary
Richard Tozer
Naroa, III
Dwayne Stirrett
Connie Stirrett
Clinton
Aggravated Assault Charge In Saturday Shooting Incident
Herbert Goosby of 1013 Bell Street is charged with aggravated assault after a Saturday shooting. He remains in county jail on a 2500 dollar bond since his arrest when police say he fired a sawed off shotgun at George Jones.
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Herbert Goosby
Bell St
Goosby
George Jones
Mt Vernon Man Sentenced to Two Years Probation
Kenneth B. Holding, 31, of 4185 S. 20th St., was placed on two years probation in circuit court by Judge Clarence Partee after a jury found him guilty of felony theft on Feb. 5. He was charged with failing to return $275.93 from a Clay City tavern to Central Wholesale Liquor Co., 718 Shawnee St., on Nov. 8, 1973.
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Kenneth B. Holding
S. 20Th St
Clarence Partee
Holding
Clay City
Central Wholesale Liquor Co
Shawnee St
Final Action Near On Strip Mine Bill in Senate
A Senate vote on a bill to regulate strip mining nears final action. Backers forecast passage while amendments from McClure seek to authorize mining in national forests and Mansfield aims to bar strip mining of federal coal underlying private western lands. The measure would tax coal to fund reclamation and lets states create programs for postmining cleanup.
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Tom Raum
Associated Press
Washington
Ford
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Administration
House
James A. McClure
Idaho
McClure
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
West
Shamrocks Against Dystrophy Drive By Mt Vernon Council
Mt Vernon High School Student Council will collect this Saturday for the Shamrocks Against Dystrophy drive. The fundraiser runs in March to ease burdens of those with dystrophy and related disorders. The shamrock symbolizes hope for the afflicted.
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Mt. Vernon High School
Pre School Story Hour at Mt Vernon Library
A pre school story hour will be held at the Mt Vernon Public Library on Friday at 1 30 p m. Storytellers will perform for the children with films and stories plus refreshments. Information is available from Wendell Boutwell administrative librarian and the library at 242 6322 extension 4.
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Mt. Vernon Public Library
Wendell E. Boutwell
Mt Vernon Weather Snapshot and Historical Rainfall
Mt Vernon reports a Tuesday high of 43 and low 32 with 7:00 am reading of 39. Rainfall for Tuesday is 2 inches, total to date 9.83 inches in 1975. Historical highs and lows from previous years are listed, and Thursday sunrise and sunset are 7:21 and 7:08 with DST. Bend Lake main dam water level sits at 407.55 feet above mean sea level.
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Mt. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Illinois Extended Outlook for the Weekend
A generally cloudy period Friday through Sunday with a chance of snow or rain in the north and central areas and a chance of rain or showers in the south. Lows mainly in the 40s north and central and in the 50s south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Mt. Vernon Seeks Bond Sale To Upgrade Sewer System
City council votes to issue 2.975 million in revenue bonds backed solely by sewer system revenues. Councilman Laur argues EPA time limits and federal grants justify the plan, noting 75 percent federal aid and job creation. If bonds fail, rates may rise. plan targets $8.82 million project with $2.3 million local cost and $6.5 million federal match. First Bank designated paying agent. opening set for April 2. Billy King absent.
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Laur
Russell Laur
E.P.A
General Tire
Mt. Vernon
Rend Lake
Casey Creek
Ray Botch
First Bank and Trust Co
First Bank
Kenneth Martin
Billy King
LOSE DETENTION CENTER BID UPDATE
Jim Rush, director of criminal justice planning for the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission, told commission members last night that three counties in the five-county region received partial approval of their projects Massac Perry and Williamson. Rush noted 47 submissions from the five counties. He said the ILEC had 5.9 million in 1973 excess funds but only 2 million remained after adjustments, and more than 370 concept papers for 30 million in projects were submitted statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Rush
Greater Egypt
Mt V Flood Relief Improves City Streets and Park Lake
Mt V flood relief limited flood damage as a two inch rainfall and snow melt flooded rural roads and city streets. City crews cleaned catch basins after 9 p m to address flooding on Richview Road and surrounding intersections including 12th Perkins 15th College 22nd Lamar Airport Road Marteeny Logan and Forest blocks.
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Roffmann
Park Lake
Richview Road
Boyd
Woodlawn
12Th
Perkins
15Th
College
22Nd
Lamar
Airport
Road
Marteeny
Logan
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