Deaths Rose Leffner 82 Ashley resident dies in Okanville
Mrs Rose Leffner 82 of RFD 8 Ashley dies at 1030 p m Monday at Washington core Nursing Home Okanville Funeral services set for 900 am Saturday at St Michael s Catholic church Radom with Rev Fr John Terepka officiating Burial in church cemetery Body lies in state at Kringer Funeral Home Ashley after 6 pm Thursday Rosary Friday evening at the funeral home She was born March 5 1880 in Ashley daughter of Adolph and Barbara Gajewski On August 27 1900 at Scheller she married August Leffner who preceded her in death She is survived by six sons Edward Nicholas Felix Sylvester Frank and Richard Leffner four daughters Augusta Kowalski Rose Leffner Theresa Leffner Frances Kania two brothers Joseph and Albert Gajewski four sisters Anna Stanick Martha Yurkie wicz Frances Dalman Barbara Gajewski 25 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Rose Leffner
RFD
Ashley
Washington Core
Okanville
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Radom
John Terepka
Kringer Funeral Home
Leffner
Mar. S
Adolph
Barbara
Labuda) Gajewski
Scheller
August Leffner
Edward
Nicholas
Felix
Sylvester
Chicago
Frank
Richard Leffner
St. Louis
Augusta Kowalski
Theresa Leffner
Frances Kania
Woodale
Joseph Gajewski
Albert Gajewski
Anna Stanick
Martha Yurkiewicz
Frances Dalman
Dubois
Barbara Gajewski
Mrs. S. O. Jack Dies Suddenly at 71
Mrs. Bess Esther Jack 71 of near Beaucoup died at 11 30 p m Monday at daughter Mary Zeman s Ashley home from an apparent heart attack. Funeral 2 00 p m Thursday at Beaucoup Methodist Church with Rev Sam Totten officiating. Burial in Beaucoup cemetery. Body in state at Hogan Funeral Home Ashley after 7 p m today. Survived by two sons Phil and Ben Jack near Beaucoup two daughters Mary Zeman Ashley and Dorothy Volluz San Antonio Tex a brother Charles Spear Pasadena Tex and 11 grandchildren. Member of Ashley Order of Eastern Star.
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Bess Esther Jack
Beaucoup
Mary Zeman
Ashley
Methodist Church
Sam Totten
Hogan Funeral Home
Jack
Hollis E
Mary (Heasley) Spear
Mt. Vernon
Spencer L. Jack
Phil S
Ben L. Jack
Kinmundy Seeks Third Mayor After Accident Injuries
Kinmundy council weighs appointing a third mayor as Mayor Fred Grissom suffers hip injuries from a February traffic crash near San Antonio Texas and acting Mayor Harvey Hinna is reported in satisfactory condition with leg injuries after an attack by two unidentified assailants.
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Kinmundy
Fred Grissom
Blanco Tex
San Antonio
Tex
Harvey Hanna
Electricians Invited to Mt Vernon Meeting Tonight
The Mt Vernon Electrical Commission will hold a 7:00 PM meeting at city hall inviting electricians contractors and other interested persons. Electrical Inspector Arthur Schmitt will explain the citys new electrical code and lead a Q and A session clarifying all aspects of the code now in effect.
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Mt. Vernon Electrical Commission
Arthur Schmitt
Births in Belle Rive and Vernon at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Harold S Rapp of Belle Rive welcomed a son at 8 02 weighing seven pounds six ounces named Martin Joseph. Mr and Mrs Albert Ferguson of Vernon RFD 3 registered a daughter at 3 40 this morning weighing seven pounds named Debra Jo at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Harold S. Rapp
Belle Rive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Martin Joseph
Albert Ferguson
RFD 3
Vernon
Debra Jo
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions including William Guy Han ey of Iuka master Kevin Lew Ayers and Mrs Helen Harriett Rainey. Discharges include Mrs Ida Pauline Hall William Estel Beers Charles Allen Shipley. Good Samaritan admits Celia Evelyn Knut ten Carolyn Sue Holman John Sam Sherman Grace Emma Lemmon Dale Dwain Stallons Joseph Roy Hunt Lela A Carr William klin Hicks Edward Eugene Webster Charles Albert Swaim. Discharged: Eva Lela Apgar Ruby Mae Ferguson Wayne Bowling Marion Everett Reynolds Peter Nelson Cummins Richard Calvin McGehee Rosebud Herrod Elizabeth Hunman.
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Jefferson Memorial
William Guy Haney
Iuka
Kevin Lew Ayers
Helen Harriett Rainey
Ida Pauline Hall
William Estel Beers
Charles Allen Shipley
Good Samaritan
Celia Evelyn Knutten
Carolyn Sue Holman
John Sam Sherman
Grace Emma Lemmon
Dale Dwain Stallons
Joseph Roy Hunt
Lela A. Carr
Wiliam Klin Hicks
Edward Eugene Webster
Charles Albert Swaim
Eva Lela Apgar
Ruby MaeFerguson
Timothy
Wayne Bowling
Marion Everett
Reynolds, Jr
Peter Nelson
Cummins
Richard Calvin McGehee
Rosebud Herrod
Elizabeth Hunman
Free Chest X-Rays Begin In Mt Vernon This Month
A state mobile chest x ray unit visited Mt Vernon and will stay through March offering free x rays to Jefferson county residents. People 30 and older register in the courthouse basement near the east door to receive a quick exam for tuberculosis, heart disease, cancer and other tumors. Free TB skin tests are available for adults 18 to 29 in the courthouse basement from 2 to 4 pm on tomorrow and March 21.
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State Mobile Chest
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Court House
Jackie Kennedy in New Delhi on busy first day
Mrs Kennedy, guest of honor to U S Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith, visited the All-India Medical Institute and attended a banquet hosted by Nehru. She wore a green linen dress by Oleg Casini with pearls. government limits alcohol as officials welcomed her with mango juice trays and guards in scarlet and gold.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
Lee Radziwill
U.S
J. Kenneth Galbraith
Rajendra Prasad
New Delhi
Mar
United States
Oleg Casini
Radziwill
Prasad
Kennedy
All-India Medical Institute
Nehru
John Kenneth Galbraith
Nehya
Agra Thursay
No Date Set in Algerian Cease-Fire Negotiations
Continued from Page One the plan envisages Moslems and French forming a provisional government to rule until independence after a self-determination vote amnesty for nationalist prisoners bases for France in Algeria phased withdrawal of most of the 400000 French troops in Algeria and sharing of Sahara oil and mineral wealth French troops fired on a Moslem mob in Arzew killing 11 and wounding 16 a 3 pm curfew was set Twenty five terrorist attacks or attempts in Algiers left 13 dead and 18 wounded
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France
Algeria
Sahara
Arzew
Algiers
Specialists Try to Save 4 Babies, 7 Die
Specialists attempted to save four babies as seven died. Mrs Colvin, mother of three, is pregnant and expressed sympathy to grieving parents. Colvin was not charged but suspended from the hospital staff after filling a sugar can last Tuesday.
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Colvin
Gale
Gale Monroe
W-G Motors
Social Worker on Staff at Children’s Home Centered in Licensing Plan
Mr Wright outlined that the certification plan is the initial step toward licensing professional social workers. He noted tests show the person meets basic requirements beyond a Master of Social Work to join the Academy of Certified Social Workers. Wright, an SSU graduate with a MSW from Washington University, hails from West Frankfort and now resides in Mt Vernon.
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Academy of Certified Social Workers
SSU
Washington University
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Marion K. Farmer
Methodist Children's Home
Leland Wright
L. Rogers
Gulf Oil Corporation
Rogers
Gulf
Oklahoma
Ilinois
West Coil
East Divide
Edgewood Road
City Hall audit sparked by suspected shortfall and suspensions
City officials announce an external audit of city accounts amid alleged shortages in parking meter penalty receipts. City Clerk Paul Hayes supports a quick, under-a-week audit and considers any delay unfair. City Manager Chester Lewis backs swift action and says police-led inquiry. A suspension letter to City Secretary Marvel Lee follows.
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Paul Hayes
Hayes
Chester Lewis
Wielt
Cox
Civic Administration
Lewis
Marvel
Amvets Meeting Announced for Wednesday Evening
Amvet meeting set for Wednesday March 14 at 7 30 PM All members urged to attend Joln Sturgvant Ad.
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Amvet
Joln Sturgvant, Ad
Illinois Power Outlines Coop Territory Meeting
Illinois Power Co. calls for a meeting with 14 rural electric cooperatives to define service areas and prevent duplication. Allen Van Wyck, president, said hearings are underway on a proposal to bring REA cooperatives under Illinois Commerce Commission authority, a move opposed by the cooperatives.
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Decatur
Ill
Illinois Power Co
Allen van Wyck
Illinois Power
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
Divness Power
REA
Illinois Commerce Commission
van Wyck
Illinois
State Commerce Agency
Ghost Breaks Her Glassware
INDIANAPOLIS Ind AP Glassware breaks at the home of Mrs Renate Beck a Vienna born restaurant operator with objects sailing through the air One piece struck a policeman on the back during an investigation Monday The disturbances began Sunday night when German crystal on a bookcase crashed to the floor and shattered
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Indianapolis
Ind
Renate Beck
Beck
Kennedy to Hold News Conference Wednesday Afternoon
President Kennedy plans a news conference Wednesday at 3 30 p m est. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger said the afternoon time suits the president schedule best. He noted there will be some morning sessions.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Former Priest Summoned On Child Support in California
Walter Ryan, 57, a former priest, must appear in Domestic Relations Court on March 19 to answer a child support charge for four children. His wife Alice, 41, alleges his disappearance and sues the Catholic church in Mineola, New York for 2,375,000. Ryan says he came to California voluntarily, was excommunicated, and has sent over 10,000 to his family since leaving.
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San Francisco
California
Catholic Church
Walter Ryan
Mineola
N.Y
New York
Ryan
Alice
Glen Head
S.I
Glen Cove
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Slip on Hog Prices
Market report from Mt Vernon shows hog prices down 20 cents with top at 16.15 for 190 to 220 pound hogs. Sows gained 25 cents to 14.75 for 300 weight down, sows 300 pounds and over at 14.25 down. Boars ranged 9.00 to 10.00.
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market report lists Wheat at 1.91 Soybeans at 2.34 and Corn at 1.07 quoted in this afternoon trading.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Egg and Poultry Prices Report
St Louis AP lists consumer grades for eggs and live poultry with ranges: Eggs A large 30-32, A medium 29-30, B large 28-29, wholesale grades min 80 percent B 28-29, unclassified farm run min 45 lb 26-28, dirties and checks 20-23. Hens heavy 17-19, mostly 18.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Prices Steady Across Butter Eggs Poultry
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices steady with various grade scores and wholesale buying prices. eggs also steady with whites and other grades listed. Live poultry wholesale prices unchanged to 134 lower, with white rock fryers, roasters, hens, and ducklings priced within narrow ranges.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Unic
USDA
Livestock Prices Report From National Stockyards Illinois
National Stockyards Illinois cattle hogs and sheep sales show varied loads and weights. Hogs mix 180 to 310 pounds mostly 14.75 to 17.25 per cwt with numerous weights listed. sows and boars also priced. Cattle and calves include slaughter steers 950 to 1,250 pounds at 25.75 to 26.50, heifers 22.50 to 25.00, bulls 19.50 to 21.00, stockers and feeders 22.50 to 24.00, dealers 32.00 to 37.00, and light calves 21.00 to 26.00. Sheep offer good to low choice lambs 17.00 to 18.00 with other weights and shorn lambs noted.
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National Stockyards
Ill
USDA
Chicago Market Report Notes Mixed Grain Prices
Chicago AP reports no wheat oats or soybean sales. Corn prices vary with No 2 yellow at 1.12 percent and No 5 yellow at 1.03 percent. sample grade yellow 1.00. Soybean oil quoted as 10b-10téa. Barley offerings show sparring choice 1.35 to 1.55, feed 1.10 to 1.30.
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Chicago
Wall Street Mixed Gains and Losses in Late Trading
The stock market showed strength in a mixed session with moderate volume around 3.1 million shares. Ford rose about 2 points and Lorillard jumped over 2, while American Tobacco and Reynolds slipped fractionally. Minnesota Mining gained a couple of points and Litton Industries rose over 1. Steels were flat to down, oils up, and chemicals and nonferrous metals posted moderate gains. Bond prices edged higher on the day.
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New York
American Tobacco
Reynolds Tobacco
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard
Ford
General Motors
Korvette
Minnesota
Litton Industries
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Illinois Weather Update From The Associated Press
Light scattered snow touched Illinois today with slippery northern highways and near freezing temperatures. Night readings ranged from the high 20s to low 30s as early forecasts anticipated mid 30s to mid 40s in the north and mid 30s to 40s in the south.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Mt Vernon Weather Update Report
Weather snapshot for Mt Vernon details Monday high 48 and low 33 with rainfall to date 7.12 inches. Historical highs show one year ago 37 and 37, five years ago 72 and 40. Key sunrise at 6 14 with sunset day incomplete.
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MT. Vernon
Blizzard Hits Great Plains and Northeast Snowbound Nation
A severe blizzard paralyzed vast Great Plains areas and blanketed the Northeast with heavy snow. Roads were blocked across eastern South Dakota and northeast Nebraska, with zero temperatures in Montana Colorado and Wyoming. Winds 30 to 60 mph caused drifting, school closures, and widespread disruption from New York to the Gulf Coast.
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Wyoming
South Dakota
Weather Bureau
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Mercury
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JFK Seeks 4.8 Billion Foreign Aid Package
President Kennedy formally sent a 4.8785 billion dollar foreign aid request to Congress to combat communism and chaos abroad. He urged no cutbacks, outlined 3.3785 billion for economic aid and 1.5 billion for military aid, and noted hearings start Wednesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Alliance For Progress In
Latin America
Safety award celebration ends with injury at Benton
Paul Livesay, a lineman for Central Illinois Public Service Co., was hospitalized after a chair leg broke toppled the chair during a safety award event in Benton Illinois. The gathering honored workers for passing 1961 without a lost day due to injury.
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Benton, IL
Paul Livesay
Power Company
Livesay
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Gang Slayings Linked To Murder and Disappearance
In St Louis area, coroner’s inquest ties Brennan murder to two gangland slayings near Belleville Illinois. Brennan died from gunshots at a Wellston tavern after a March 3 call about Dowling and Beckman deaths. Johnston, missing since Feb 27, may have been in the tavern. his bloodstained car was found on the riverfront.
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St, Louis
James Patrick Brennan
Brennan
Belleville
Til
Wellston
Doris Teaney
Overland
Elmer
Dutch) Dowling
Melvin J. Beckman
Teaney
Frank Z. Johnston
Johnston
St. Louis
Dowling
Frank
Buster) Wortman
Beckman
Wortman
Illinois
U S Captain Accused of Spying for East German Agents
U S Air Force discloses charges against Capt Joseph P Kauffman 43 of Rutland Vermont a 19 year Air Force veteran to face court martial in Europe for allegedly giving information on bases in Greenland Japan and Air Force weaknesses to East German agents following a 1960 Germany trip. Guenter Maennel a former East German intelligence official who defected aided witness during pretrial hearing. Trial date not set.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Joseph P. Kauffman
East Germany
Air Force
Greenland
Japan
Kauffman
Castle Air Force
California
Guenter Maennel
St. Dataspring
Kaufffman
Rutland
Kennedy to rally New York for aged care bill at Madison Square Garden
President Kennedy’s medical care program faces Congress as White House coordinates a broad grass roots push. He is set to address a May 20 rally at Madison Square Garden, organized by the National Council of Senior Clubs of New York, with networks invited to televise and broadcast the event.
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Whitney Shoemaker
Washington
White House
Kennedy
Congress
New York
Madison Square Garden
National Council of Senior Clubs of
Pierre Salinger
National Council of Senior Citizens
Aime Forand
Council
Lyons pleads guilty to postal job application lie
Don Lyons of Alton, 20, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to falsely stating on a postal employment form that he had never been arrested. Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon Scroggins said. Judge Omer Poos referred Lyons' probation request to a probation officer.
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Don Lyons
Alton
U.S. District Court
Postal Department
Lyons
Asst
U.S
Leon Scrogegins
Omer Poos
Lisons
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