Deaths and Funerals Willie Flanigan Rites At Shabbona
Willie Flanigan, 75, of Shab bona Ill died 6:00 p m Monday in a Sandwich Ill hospital. He was a Jefferson county native and brother of Mrs Ralph Greer of Mt Vernon. Funeral services 2:00 p m Thursday at the First Baptist church Shab bona with burial in Johnson Cemetery Waterman Ill. He was born February 1892 in Jefferson county to Hugh and Nettie Flanigan. He married Clara Greer who survives along with sister Mrs Fern Marshall of Sycamore Ill, two sons Earl Flanigan and Clifford Flanigan and four grandchildren.
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Shabbona, al
Mondlay
Sandwich
Jefferson County
Biden
Ralph Greer
RFD
Mt. Vernon
First Baptist Church
Shabbona
Johnson Cemetery
Waterman
Ill
Flanigan
Hugh
Nettie (Frost) Flanigan
Clara Greer
Fern Marshall
Sycamore, al
Earl Flanigan
Clifford Flanigan
Kirkland, Ol
Mrs Julia Hill Dies At 78 In Sesser Rites Planned
Mrs Julia Hill aged 78 died at 10:22 p.m. Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital. A former Sesser resident, she later lived at Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home. Services set for 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Sesser Baptist Church with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. She will lie in state at Brayfield Funeral Home in Lesser after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday. Born June 16 1828 in Perry County to Jim and Sarah Gulley, she married Isiah Hill who died December 12 1939. Survivors include daughters Virginia Bauer of Benton and Inez Wright of Powhatan Point Ohio, nine grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
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Julia Hill
Good Samaritan Hospital
Sesser
Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home
Sesser Baptist Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Hill
Perry County
Jim
Sarah (King) Gulley
Isiah Hill
Virginia Bauer
Benton
Inez Wright
Powhatan Point
Ohio
Rites Wednesday For Richard C Shadoan
Funeral services for Richard C Shadoan will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Rev Mervin E Chadbourne officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery follows. The body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 4:00 p.m. today. Mr Shadoan, 38, of 601 Salem Road, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday at home.
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Richard’ C. Shadoan
Myers Chapel
Mervin E. Chadbourne
Oakwood Cemetery
Shadoan
Salem Road
Rosa Stroud dies at 61 in Wayne City funeral planned
Rosa B Stroud 61 of 1309 Jones died at 11:00 p m Monday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital She was a retired farmer Funeral at 2:00 p m Thursday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev H H Mayberry officiating Burial in Olive Branch cemetery Wayne City Body lies in state at Richardson Chapel after 4 30 p m Wednesday Survived by husband Pearl Gilbert a son Ernest William Stroud Joliet a daughter Fay Hall Mt Vernon two brothers Jesse Stroud Earl Stroud one sister Lizzie Porter six grandchildren and one great grandson
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Rosa B. Stroud
Jones
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
H. H. Mayberry
Olive Branch Cemetery
Mr. Stroud
Wayne County
Joseph
Martha
Morton) Stroud
Pearl Gilbert
Ernest William Stroud
Joliet
Fay Hall
Mt. Vernon
Jesse Stroud
This City
Earl Stroud
Anderson, Ind
Lizzie Porter
Arta E Capps Rites Thursday in Mt Vernon
Funeral services for Arta E Capps Sr age 89 will be held Thursday at 1 30 p m at Myers Chapel burial will be in Old Union Cemetery He died Saturday in Oceanside California former Mt Vernon resident Born June 22 1877 son of William and Mrs Capps Wife Mable preceded him in death Survivors include two sons William M Capps Carlsbad California and Arta E Capps Jr Portsmouth Ohio a brother Lester Capps Mt Vernon two sisters Nell Valentine Baton Rouge La and Charlotte Alexander Marion Alabama and five grandchildren
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Myers Chapel
Old Union Cemetery
Mr. Capps
Oceanside
Calif
Mt. Vernon
William Capps
Mable
Capps
The
Elks Lodge
William M. Capps
Carlsbad
Arta E. Capps, Jr
Portsmouth
Ohio
Lester Capps
Nell Valentine
Baton Rogue
Charlotte Alexander
Marion
Hester Whitlock Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs Hester Emma Whitlock are set for 3:00 p.m. Thursday at Myers Chapel with burial in the I O O F cemetery in Dahlgren. Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs Whitlock, 44, of Chicago, died Sunday in Presbyterian Hospital Chicago.
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Hester Emma Whitlock
Myers Chapel
Dahlgren
Able Cable Wins Centralia Cable Franchise
Centralia council awarded a 20 year cable TV franchise to Able Cable TV Inc by a 3 2 vote led by Mayor Lewis Bain and councilmen Rice and Kratzner. Opponents were Deeley and Monaghan amid a heated contest with several local firms seeking the franchise. Stockholders include John Manion Jr Robert K Thompson and Elmer Gherardini with a New York firm led by Ed Sullivan to control the corporation and operate the system.
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Centralia
Able Cable Tv, Inc
Lewis Bain
Rice
Kratzner
Deeley
Monaghan
Able Cable
Mt. Vernon
John Manion, Jr
Robert K. Thompson
Elmer Gherardini
New York
Ed Sullivan
Newsmen in Polling Places Endorsed by Illinois Senate
Illinois Senate Elections Committee approved a bill by 9 to 4 to allow accredited news media in election polling places. Backed by the Illinois News Broadcasters Association, the measure aims to speed returns while counties decide space adequacy to avoid disrupting the process.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate Elections Committee
Illinois News Broadcasters Association
Heavy Red Mortar Fire Hits Yanks
A Vietnamese coast area report describes heavy red mortar fire against U S troops. A trawler was damaged by an explosion after the attack and a landing party recovered uniforms small arms in cork packaging and other contraband. South Korean marines moved in to pursue the Communist crew amid unclear immediate results. Earlier in May and June two similar Communist trawlers were intercepted, yielding munitions with Chinese and Russian markings.
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Navy
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memrial Admitted Patients
A list of admitted and discharged patients from Jefferson Memorial includes Alice M. Hill Dahlgren Velma Mae Willmore RFD 4 Beulah C. Mendenhall RFD 2 and Lina Arlene Clark Harrisburg among others. Discharges list Lina Arlene Clark Harrisburg Donna Jean Bailey Cisne Ruth Hill Maron Al Mrs Archie Lee Grooms 1025 Conger Irene Hartley Waltonville Frankie Hart 1312 Cherry Mildred Sutton 908 Fairfield Road Cornelia Toney 25303 Broadway Flisha Oscar Dixon 110615 South 10th Michael Riley 16 South 15th Melton Hughes No Six North Highland Dora Wheeler Woodlawn and additional names Kenneth Ray 814 Warren Nellie Culli 720 Dewey Timothy Champ Woodlawn Rosemary Johnston RFD 2 James Wilson 1708 Jefferson Charles Ward 1816 Richview Tavise Martin Smithville Tenn Ruth Hill Maron Il Amelia Frick Bonnie.
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Jefferson Memrial
Alice M. Hill
Dahlgren
Velma Mae Willmore
RFD
Beulah C. Mendenhall
Lina Arlene Clark
Harrisburg
Donna Jean Bailey
Cisne
Good Samaritan
Ruth Hill
Maron
Archie Lee Grooms
Conger
Irene Hartley
Waltonvile
Frankie Hart
Cherry
Mildred Sutton
Fairfield Road
Cornelia Toney
Broadway
Flisha Oscar Dixon
South 10Th
Michael Riley
South 15Th
Melton Hughes
North Highland
Dora Wheeler
Woodlawn
Joyce Bassett
Kenneth Ray
Warren
Nellie Culli
Dewey
Timothy Champ
Rosemary Johnston
James Wilson
Jefferson
Charles Ward
Richview Road
Tavise Martin
Smithville
Tenn
Weather Report From Mt Vernon And Surroundings
Monday high 82 and low 46 with rainfall from 7:00 a.m. Monday to 7:00 a.m. Tuesday. Rainfall to date 5.27 inches in 1967. One year ago high 56 and low 48. Five years ago high 38 and low 30. Ten years ago high 73 and low 48. Wednesday sunrise 6:13 and sunset 6:06 CST.
Weather Across Illinois Shows Wide Temperature Spread
The Associated Press reports cloudy conditions across most of Illinois with sunny spell in the southern tip. Highs range 52 to 72 across the state with cooler readings in the north and a 69 degree high at Belleville. Forecast calls for possible rain tonight.
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Illinois
Belleville
Weather Bureau
Vandalia
Springfield
Peoria
Chicago
Canadian Gold Pieces Barred at Expo 67
The Treasury Department announced that visitors to Canada's Expo 67 will be prohibited from returning with $20 Canadian gold pieces sold at the Montreal exposition. It also seeks congressional approval to stop paying off silver certificate paper money in actual silver due to dwindling supplies.
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Washington
U.S
Treasury Department
Canada
Treasury
Congress
Time says Bob called LBJ S O B
Time based its account on the February 6 meeting lasting about 45 minutes. Mankewicz says Kennedy was not castigated and the article tone is wrong. The senator had just returned from Europe and discussed Vietnam with the President, with the exchange ending there.
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Johnson
Kennedy
Mankewicz
Europe
Vietnam
Dodd Fund Raising Motives Explored
The article examines Dodd’s 1961 testimonial dinner fund raising and alleged use of funds. James P. Boyd Jr. testified Dodd sought to raise money and may receive a gold watch, while Boyd admits removing documents used to accuse the senator. A libel suit against Pearson and Anderson stems from this controversy and a 1961 Hartford dinner raised 55,915 deposited in a Dodd account.
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Johnson
James P. Boyd Jr
Dodd
Boyd
Pearson and
Anderson
Senate
Hartford
Grace
Pearson
Dodd’s
New York
Humphrey
Dodd’s Bank
North Stonington
Conn
Jeremy
Washington
New London
Three Illinois War Deaths
Three Illinois GIs were killed in action and an Army captain from Illinois died of nonhostile causes in Vietnam last week, the Defense Department announced Monday. Killed in action were Sgt. Bennie L. Cross of Cairo, Spec. 4 Gale K. Vogler of East Moline, and Pvt. Gerald E. Bartram of Wilmette. The nonhostile casualty was Capt. Nelson S. Lehman of Evanston.
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Washington
Illinois
Vietnam
Defense Department
Bennie L. Cross
Bennie Cross
7Th St
Cairo
Spec
Gale K. Vogler
Gale Vogler
18Th St
East Moline
Gerald E. Bartram
Theodore
NFO Seeks Expanded Farm Subsidies At Union Convention
Oklahoma City AP delegates at the National Farmers Union conference move to adopt a policy urging higher farm subsidies. More than 3,000 delegates from 18 states attend as Secretary of Agriculture Freeman speaks, with Humphrey and Kennedy calling for boosted farm exports and income for farmers.
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Oklahoma City
National “Farmers Union Convention
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Kennnedy
Orville Freeman
Humphrey
Kennedy
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
Johnson
Congress
Lady Bird Poverty Field Trip Highlights Family Work
The event featured madrigal singers a clown act and a father daughter dance team. Afterward attendees went to class with youngsters in remedial reading and math while parents learned nursing first aid budgeting and child rearing discussions.
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Women’s Job Corps
Identifies Shaw as One of Three Men in Case
A court panel, after denying defense motions, rescinded a rule restricting press coverage. The ban on reporting beyond what occurred in open court was dropped as the panel continued its proceeding.
Birth in Alemada Calif a daughter named Billy Jean
Mr and Mrs William Riggs of Alemada California announce the birth in a local hospital of a daughter on March 11 weighing eight pounds one ounce The baby has been named Billy Jean The mother formerly Judith Ann Hawkins and the father is in the U S Navy The couple previously lived in Mt Vernon
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William Riggs
Alemada
Calif
Billy Jean
Judith Ann Hawkins
U. S. Navy
Mt. Vernon
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices Unchanged
Prices paid through 12 30 p m today were unchanged with top at 17 75 for 200 to 220 lb hogs Sows at 15 75 for 300 weight down and 15 50 for 300 weight and over Boars 12 50 and 13 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day s prices
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon grain market reported soybeans at 2.74 a bushel shell corn at 1.35 and ear corn at 1.33 in the afternoon trading session.
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Mt. Vernon
Eggs and poultry prices in St Louis area
St Louis AP reports wholesale and consumer egg grades and poultry prices. Consumer eggs list large A 30-33, medium A 27-29, small A 20-22, B large 24-27, standard 24-26, unclassified 22-23, checks 10-12. Hens heavy 13-14, light over 5 lbs 9-10, under 5 lbs no price. Broilers and fryers 25-26%
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ST. Louis
Chicago commodity prices steady in wholesale markets
Chicago AP report notes wholesale buying prices unchanged across goods. Live poultry roasters quoted 25 to 2614 cents per pound with fed white rock fryers at 20 to 21. Butter on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange steady with 93 score AA at 66 and 92 A at 66, 90 B at 64 and 89 C at 61. Overall, A whites priced 37 to 75, mixed 34 to 44, mediums 30 to 31, standards 24 with various grades holding firm.
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Chicago
Asda
Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Cash Grain Prices From Chicago Market
Wheat No 2 hard 1.845n No 2 red 1.8154n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.42n. Oats No 2 heavy white 76n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.90%n Soybean oil 10.40n.
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Chicago
Livestock Prices At National Stockyards Report
Estimates for Wednesday show hogs 8 000 and cattle 1 540 with calves 100 and sheep 400. Hogs range 18.00 to 19.00 for 190 to 245 pounds, sows 15.75 to 16.75. cattle include 3 000 head with steers 22.00 to 24.50, heifers 20.50 to 23.50, cows 15.50 to 18.00. Vealers steady with 27.00 to 38.00 for good to choice. calves 18.66 to 23.00. Sheep 500 with spring lambs 23.50 and wooled lambs 20.00 to 23.00, ewes 5.00 to 8.00.
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Til
Wall Street Dips Amid Uneven Trading On Mixed News
Wall Street opened lower and stayed uneven as gains lagged losses in midday trading. The Associated Press average fell 1.3 to 316.7 with industrials down 2.0. Dow Jones avg slipped 2.28 to 42.54 as auto makers mixed and Boeing edged lower despite a large Air India order.
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ED Morse
NEW York
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Congress
Johnson
Associated Press
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Boeing
Air India
Burroughs
IBM
Schenley
Phelps Dodge
Merck and
du Pont
American Stock Exchange
New York Stocks End Lower At Noon On Broad Decline
Dow Jones industrials at 842.54, down 2.28. Rails, utilities, and transport shares slide with major indexes in the red. rail average falls to 231.69, down 6.60. Industrials drop to 842.54, while 30 Stocks average sits at 3049, off 81 points.
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New York
Dow Jones
Thalidomide makers face criminal charges in Germany
Nine officers and scientists of Chemie Gruenenthal await formal charges for bodily injury and negligent manslaughter over thalidomide. Prosecutors tie the drug to thousands of deformed babies across 20 countries, with up to a million pills produced daily at Stolberg near Aachen before alarms in 1961.
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Germany
Chemie Gruenenthal
Austria
Philippines
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Josef Havertz
Eberhard Knipfer
Gruenenthal
Stolberg
Widuking Lenz
Lenz
Sherry Finkbine
Sweden
25 Dead in Indian Ocean Plane Crash
South African Airways Viscount Rietbok with 20 passengers and five crew disappeared while flying from Port Elizabeth to East London. Last radio call offered no warning. Notables aboard included William Lane of 20th Century Fox South Africa. Most passengers reportedly hailed from Johannesburg.
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South African Airways
Port Elizabeth
East London
Rietbok
Cuba
William Lane
20Th Century-Fox
South Africa
Johannesburg
Warner Named Partner at Chattanooga Law Firm
Donald E. Warner has been named a partner in Bishop Thomas Leitner Mann Milburn, Chattanooga. He is a Vanderbilt Law School graduate and former Army Traffic Analyst, with ties to Tau Kappa Epsilon, Grace Episcopal Church and local civic groups. He and wife Yvonne Smith reside in Chattanooga with two young sons.
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Donald E. Warner
Bishop,Thomas, Leitner, Mann & Milburn
Pioneer Bank
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Warner
Earl. Warner
Mr. Warner
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Tau Kappa Epsilon
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Army Security Agency
Far East
Korea
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
Vanderbilt Law School
Vanderbilt Bar Association
Tribune
Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity
Draughon’s
Business College
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Churchmen
Chattanooga Junior Chamber of Commerce
Yvonne Smith
Diamond M. Smith
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
S. Rugby Place
Donald E. Jr
Dana Eric
Bruce C. Bishop
W. Neil Keamas, Jr
Paul R. Leitner
J. Thomas Mann
H. Theodore Milburn
R. Vann Owens
Richard B. Gossett
James E. Moffitt
Five Automobile Accidents Injure Two in City
Two persons were injured and about 1500 dollars in damage resulted from five auto accidents on Mt Vernon streets Monday. Injuries occurred in a collision at Salem Road and Lambert Street at 11 50 am. Joan Demaree 16 Salem Road and Ambrose J Hill 64 Route 1 Maroa NL were the damaged drivers and Ruth Hill 61 and Joan Demaree the injured. Ambrose Hill was charged with driving too fast for conditions. Four cars were damaged in a chain reaction crash at 5 15 pm on the 100 block of South 12th Street involving Clarence Fowler 64 426 South 19th and three other drivers. Gowler was charged with careless driving.
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Mt. Vernon
Salem Road
Lambert Street
Joan Demaree
Ambrose J. Hill
Route 1
Maroa
Ruth Hill
Ambrose Hill
South 12Th Street
Clarence F. Gowler
South 19Th
Howard A. Wetzel
College
Imogene V. He
Three Divorce Petitions Filed In Circuit Court Here
Three divorce petitions were filed in Circuit Court charging cruelty. Gary L. Bray seeks dissolution from Leona R. Bray with custody of three minor children. Patricia Gail Lamar petitions from Arthur James Lamar with custody of three children. Sandra Faye Atchison seeks divorce from Lloyd Jackie Atchison with custody and support for three children.
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Gary L. Bray
Leona R. Bray
Patricia Gail Lamar
Arthur James Lamar
Sandra Faye Atchison
Lloyd Jackie Atchison
Brays
Atchison
Pierce awarded 80000 in personal injury suit
Sheriff Richard Pierce won an $80,000 damage award from Coal City Trucking Co in a case arising from a February 19 1985 collision between his squad car and a Coal City truck on Hiineis 113 two miles west of Coal City.
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Morris, I
Richard Pierce
Coal City Trucking Co
Pierce
Coal City
Hiineis
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