Deaths Mrs. Rado Ventress 86 in New Douglas Illinois
Mrs. Ventress 86 of New Douglas Illinois died at 2 00 pm Monday at Greenville Hospital She was a former Mt Vernon Knitting Factory employee Funeral services 11 00 am Wednesday at Dewey Funeral Home Greenville Burial Bethel Memorial cemetery Mt Vernon Graveside services 3 00 pm Survived by son Cecil Keller St Louis daughter Alma Diegholz New Douglas brothers and sisters and six grandchildren She was a Central Church of Christ member.
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Rado Ventress
New Douglas
Mt. Vernon
Greenville Hospital
Greenville
Knitting Factory
Dewey Funeral Home
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Ventress
The
Central Church of Christ
Louis J. Wilker Dies in Detroit
Dr. D J McCullough received word that his brother in law Louis J Wilker died Sunday at his Detroit Michigan home Funeral services will be held at 130 pm Wednesday in Detroit Burial will take place there Dr and Mrs McCullough and her sister Mrs Betty Klein left today to attend the services
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D. J. McCullough
Louis J. Wilker
Detroit
Mich
Mrs. Janie Barker Dies at 85 in McLeansboro
Mrs. Janie Barker 85 of McLeansboro died at 7 20 p m Monday in Franklin County Hospital Benton. Funeral 2 45 p m Wednesday at Reedy Funeral Home West Frankfort with Rev T LeRoy Dodd officiating. Graveside rites 4 00 p m at 10 C F Cemetery McLeansboro. Born Sept 16 1879 in Hamilton County daughter of Tilman and Minerva Cantrell. Member Primitive Baptist church McLeansboro and Eastern Star Royal Neighbors Rebekah Lodge Woman's Club.
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Janie Barker
McLeansboro
Franklin County
Benton
Reedy Funeral Home
West Frankfort
T. Leroy Dodd
10.C.F
McLeanshoro
Barker
Hamilton County
Tilman
Minerva (Tate) Cantrell
Elwood Barker
Carl Barker
James Cantrell
Dahlgren
Mabel J Towns dies at 76 rites set for Wednesday
Mrs Mabel Jane Towns of RFD 7 Mt Vernon died at 4 00 PM Monday in Good Samaritan Hospital at age 76 years 8 months 21 days She was a former Shields Kansas post office employee and was born June 24 1888 in Hosington Kansas The daughter of John and Ida Bitner She married William E Towns who died in 1937 Survived by son Howard Towns Mt Vernon two sisters Marie Rodgers of Gresham Oregon and Anna Towns of Dighton Kansas and four grandchildren Burial is in Mt Pleasant Cemetery and the body lies in state at Myers Chapel with visitation after 4 00 PM today
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Mabel Jane Towns
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan
Towns
Post Office
Shields
Kan
Myers Chapel
Merle Harmon
Mt. Pleasant
Hosington
John
Ida Bitner
William E. Towns
Howard Towns
Mt. Vernon
Marie Rodgers
Gresham
Oregon
Anna Towns
Dighton
Rites Thursday For O. C. Kist
Funeral services for O C Jimmy Kist will be held at 1 30 p m Thursday at Oakdale Evangelical United Brethren Church The Rev Ross Partridge will officiate Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery The body will lie in state at Bluford Funeral Home after 3 00 p m Wednesday Kist 73 died Sunday evening in Good Samaritan Hospital He lived with his half brother John Crouch near Bluford He was born Sept 15 1892 in Vermilion county Survivors include a daughter Julia A Whitehead of Abbeville Alabama five grandchildren and several half sisters half and cousins
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O. C
Jimmy) Kist
Oakdale
Vermilion County
Julia A. Whitehead
Abbewille
Ala
Hog market closes lower after midafternoon update
Prices paid until 12 30 pm fell by 2c with top hogs at 16 50 for 200 to 220 lb. Sows 300 weight and over were 14 50 to 14 75, down from prior. Boars ranged 9 50 to 10 00. After 12 30 pm prices switch to next day’s basis.
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon notes afternoon quotes for wheat at 13 39 and soybeans at 2 8 with shell corn at 1 28 and ear corn at 1 25.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Grain Markets Snapshot
AP report from Chicago shows wheat and soy markets with varied No. numbers across grades. No. 2 red wheat around 1.51, corn futures quoted for several yellow grades, oats and soybeans listed with multiple percentages and a soybeans price noted.
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Chicago
Livestock price estimates at National Stockyards and St Louis
AP reports Wednesday bids with Hogs at 6 000 head and Cattle 2 000 head plus calves 150. Prices show barrows and gilts 16.75 to 17.35, sows 14.00 to 15.50, cattle 3 800, vealers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. steers 20.50 to 24.00, heifers 21.00 to 23.00, cows 13.00 to 14.50, lambs 22.00 to 25.50, spring lambs 26.00. In St Louis eggs and live poultry: consumer A large 30-31, A medium 26-27, A small 2 21, wholesale standard 24-42, broilers 18%-2.
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National
TL (Ap
St. Louis
Chicago Market Prices Hold Steady Across Goods
Chicago AP report notes wholesale butter and egg buying prices steady with minor grade shifts, AA 57% at $2, A 57%, B 56%, C 39. Eggs grade A whites and mixed grades show 32 cents, mediums 28, standards 28. Live poultry wholesale prices unchanged with roasters 25 to 28 cents and special fed white rock fryers 20 to 22 1/4 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Wall Street ends mixed in uneven late trading
Wall Street moved irregularly lower in active trading with about 5.4 million shares. Major declines included Sears Roebuck and Du Pont while TBM and Airlines faced losses. U S Smelting rose over 4 while Wesco Financial and Financial Federation gained. Dow Jones noon averages show mixed moves across indices.
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New York
Sears, Roebuck
du Pont
U.S
American Airlines
Northwest
Braniff
Wesco Financial
Financial Federation
Erie Lackawanna
Burroughs
Second Marine Dies Of Shooting In Vietnam
The Defense Department reports Marine Cpl. Parham of Nevis Texas died today after being wounded by error in Vietnam on Sunday. He was the second Marine to die from the shooting that left a third Marine slightly wounded. The other casualty was Lance Cpl. Robert John Achas of Springfield, Illinois.
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Washington
Cpl
Parham
Nevis
Tex
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Lance
Robert John Achas
Springfield
Weather Summary For MT VERNON And Nearby
The MT VERNON area shows Monday with a high of 58 and a low of 34. Yearly rainfall to date stands at 6.37 inches. Compare last year’s high 71 and low 32, five years ago 37 and 31, ten years ago 49 and 36. Wednesday sunrise and sunset are both at 6 09 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Snow Fares Across Regions Before System Moves In
Snow flurries fell in northern Illinois as a prelude to heavier snowfall expected tonight and Wednesday. Skies remained cloudy elsewhere with forecast of rain or mixed precip extending through Wednesday. Daytime highs varied across regions with northern Illinois recording 3 to 4 growls while lows ranged from 7 to 35 in the night, and southwestern Illinois seeing a broader 5 to 60 spread.
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Chicago
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Soviet Joins 1883 Paris Patent Convention
In Geneva RP the Soviet Union joined an international pact requiring a manufacturing license before copying foreign inventions. Yevgeny Artemyev announced that Moscow would honor the Paris Convention on industrial patents and trademarks, despite prior Soviet demand for recognition of inventor certificates as an alternative.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Yevgeny Artemyev
State Committee
International Bureau For
Paris
Bureau
Circuit Court Fine for Speeding: Carolyn S. Smith
Carolyn S. Smith was fined $10 in circuit court on a speeding charge.
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Carolyn S. Smith
Mt Vernon group seeks earnings tax bill in Illinois
Mt Vernon citizens plan to press for a bill in the Illinois legislature that would eliminate real estate and personal taxes and replace them with a county by county non graduated 6 percent earnings tax. The Mt Vernon plan aims to be fairer, not a state tax, and would allocate all revenue to the county of collection. Leaders Dewey Morgan and attorney Lawrence Starman say sponsors are sought in Springfield, with support from local unions and the Egyptian Board of Realtors.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Lawrence Starman
Citizens Committee For Progress Group
Equitable
Attorney Starman
Springfield
Starman and Morgan
A. Harold Williams
Burrell Derry
Willard Rich
J. R. Ansley
White Ducks and Opossum in Mt. Vernon News
White ducks roamed a north Mt. Vernon neighborhood damaging flower beds while residents reported dogs barking through the night. Police chased an opossum on North Sixth Street at 4:50 am, restoring quiet after the animal caused an uproar.
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Mt. Vernon
North Mt. Vernon
North Sixth Street
Rentschler to Speak At GOP Dinner Here
William H. Rentschler 39 a Chicago candy company executive and longtime Illinois political figure will headline a Republican dinner in Mt Vernon on Tuesday March 30. The 82.50 plate event at the L and N Cafe is organized by Bill Hayse as ticket chairman with plans to be announced. Rentschler has held many party roles from Illinois Young Republicans to the United Republican Forum and led the Blue Ribbon slate for the Illinois General Assembly. He has served on Gov Percys campaign speakers bureau and was named to the Republican Committee on Program and Progress by President Eisenhower in 1959. A Rockford College trustee and Lake Forest resident he is active in civic groups and Chicago policy boards.
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Bill Hayse
Rentschler
Stevens Candy Kitchens, Inc
Chicago
U. S
Ilinois
Young Republicans
United Republican Forum of
United Republican Fund
Illinois General Assembly
Rockford College
Citizens of Greater Chicago
Chicago Council On Foreign Relations
Chicago Heart Association
The
Civic Federation
Young Presidents’ Organization
Economics and
Executives Clubs of
Princeton University
Hamilton
Ohio
Lake Forest
Lake County
Illinois
Gemini to Launch March 23 Amid Schedule Shuffle
Cape Kennedy Florida AP NASA postponed the Gemini two man mission to March 23 due to a conflict over Atlantic missile range tracking equipment. Ranger 9 lunar probe aimed for March 21 launch but a late shift may push to late April if unavailable. Astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young were planned for March 22 on three orbits.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Ranger
Gemini
Air Force
Virgil L Grissom
Navy
John W. Young
Robert Seamans
Job Corps program opens for local applicants
The Witnels State Employment Service in Mt. Vernon announces Job Corps inquiries welcome. Enrollees must be 16 to 22 and willing to join. The program aims to help youths obtain jobs, return to school, or qualify for military service, with extensive outreach to undereducated young people nationwide.
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Witnels State Employment Service
Mt. Vernon
Office of Economic Opportunity
South Ninth Street
False rumor on Mt. Vernon TV antennas debunked
Mt. Vernon city council denied plans to require residents to remove or shorten TV antennas. Councilmen Martin Flora and others said no such discussion occurred and urged residents to rely on official statements. The dispute arose as critics worried about compelled cable service after a franchise grant.
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Mt. Vernon
Harry Irvin
Joe Martin
Irvin
Martin
Cable
Coy Flora
Illinois conservation plans Crawford Co state park near Trimble
The Illinois Conservation Department aims to finish a proposed 1000 acre state park near Trimble in Crawford County by year end. At a weekend meeting officials said funds totaling about 8300,000 have been authorized and roughly 30 acres of land have been acquired.
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Hospital notes list admitted patients Susie M Curlock Walter Flake Oakley Beulah Leta Wood land and Alan Ray Estes Martha Belle Pettit Cheryl Gwynne Wood Elflora Aik man Orland Dees Martha El vira Jackson Margaret Adeline Levin Linda Daniels William Robert Lipps Laura Lee Meredith Patricia Rae Smith Mary Lorene Hails Mary Florence Albright Lowell Eddie Vaughn Jess Lee Harrison. Discharged patients include Velma Louise Richards Dawn Marie Penn ington Mary Evelyn Comp ton William Donald Riley Mary Louise Coil Paul Hayse Edith June Wafer Oscar Lowell Pierce William Oscar Smith Myrtle Mae Bender Jesse Alan Richardson
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Alan Ray Estes
Martha Belle Pettit
Cheryl Gwynne Wood
Elflora Aikman
Orland Dees
Martha Elvira Jackson
Margaret Adeline Levin
Linda Daniels
William Robert Lipps
Laura Lee Meredith
Patricia Rae Smith
Mary Lorene Hails
Mary Florence Albright
Lowell Eddie Vaughn
Jess Lee Harrison
William Donald Riley
Mary Louise Coil
Paul Hayse
Edith June Wafer
Oscar Lowell Pierce
William Oscar Smith
Myrtle Mae Bender
Jesse Alan Richardson
Johnson pushes filibuster warning on voting rights act
Louisiana senator calls for extended sessions to pass the voting rights bill. He lauds the American Negro as the real hero while defending free speech and assembly but says blocking streets is not allowed. The President’s address drew applause as Southern lawmakers were mostly absent or restrained. Support from some Democrats and a few Republicans is noted, with leaders calling it a pivotal national purpose.
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Congress
Senate
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Ellender
House
John W. McCormack
Hubert H. Humphrey
Everett M. Dirksen
Two Red Cross First Aid Classes Start This Week
Barbara Strattan announced two Red Cross first aid classes will begin in Mt. Vernon this week. The first organizational meeting is at 1 30 p m Thursday at 226 South Tenth Street with instructor Hazel Jones. The second meeting is at 7 30 p m Thursday with instructor David Hanes. Both courses are standard first aid and free to participants.
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Barbara Strattan
Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
South Tenth Street
Hazel Jones
David Hanes
Rev Flota Returns To Free Will Baptist Church
The Rev. Howard Flota returns as pastor of the First Free Will Baptist church at llth and Jordan streets in Mt. Vernon. A lifelong resident, he previously led Mt. Vernon’s church and last pastored at Bakerville. He lives on Brownsville Road with wife Beatrice and their twin children Ida Sue Robin son and Bobby Flota. He succeeds Rev. Leslie Elliott, who resigned to pursue evangelistic work.
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Howard Flota
First Free Will Baptist Church
Llth and
Jordan Streets
Flota
Mt. Vernon Church
Bakerville
Free Will Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon
Brownsville Road
Beatrice
Ida Sue Robinson
Bobby Flota
Leslie Elliott
Elliott
Oliver Farm Fair to spotlight 1965 Oliver tractors
Farm families around Mt. Vernon will visit Brehm Oliver Sales for an Oliver Farm Fair on Saturday March 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. showcasing 1965 Oliver machines including models 1960 and 1850 wheel tractors 0 and 770 wheel tractors disc harrows and the 525 self propelled combine. Free lunch movies prizes will accompany demonstrations of Grow ing O field events and other farm equipment.
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Brehm Oliver Sales
Oliver
Mt. Vernon
Oliver Farm
Brehm Oliver
Oliver Farm Fair
Oliver Corporation
The
White Motor Company
Swine Feeder Meeting Here at Mt Vernon Restaurant
The Marion Jefferson Service Company invites farmers to a swine feeder meeting at L N Restaurant Mt Vernon on Monday March 2 at 6 30 PM. A roast pork supper starts the event followed by an informational session on hog feeding and management led by Charles Nagreski FS Services Inc. Participants should contact the company or Harold Wegmann for reservations.
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Marion-Jefferson Service Company
Mt. Vernon
Charles Nagreski
FS Services, Inc
Births in Good Samaritan and Ft Campbell Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Walter Jones of Dahleren welcomed a son at 10 54 Monday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds four ounces. Pfc and Mrs Gerald Miller reported a daughter born March 5 at Fort Campbell Army Hospital Ky. Rhonda Renee weighs seven pounds 13 ounces. Mother Norma Kay Temelcoff of Mt Vernon is the former Miss Temelcoff. Grandparents are Mrs Elsie Temelcoff and Mrs Florence Miller.
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Walter Jones
Dahleren
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pfc
Gerald Miller
U. S. Army Hospital
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Sne
Rhonda Renee
Norma Kay Temelcoff
Mt. Vernon
Elsie Temelcoff
This City
Florence Miller
Lanack, UL
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