Deaths C. R. Reed Dies Funeral Friday At Wayne City
Charlie Raymond Reed aged 60 formerly of Wayne City died at Fairfield Memorial Hospital yesterday. Funeral services set for 2 pm Friday at Richardson Chapel with Rev. Oakley Miller and Rev. William E. Courtright officiating. Burial in Dickeyville Cemetery. Born May 22, 1906 in Wayne County to William Logan and Martha Jane Reed. Survived by four brothers Clarence Fairfield Warren Sims Leslie Cisne Glen Houston. three sisters Hester Littleton Harvey Ill Pearl Collins Wayne City Carrie Houston McLeansboro.
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Charlie Raymond Reed
Wayne City
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Richardson Chapel
Oakley Miller
William E. Courtright
Dickeyvile Cemetery
Mr. Reed
Wayne County
William Logan
Martha Jane (Warren) Reed
Fairfield
Clarence Reed
Warren Reed
Sims
Leslie Reed
Cisne
Glen Reed
Houston
Tex
Hester Littleton
Harvey, Ill
Pearl Collins
Carrie Houston
McLeansboro
Homer McKinney Dies by Gunshot in Bluford Home
Homer C. McKinney 64 shot himself in his Bluford front yard. Coroner cites despondency over ill health. He is survived by his wife Flossie and five children, plus siblings and grandchildren. funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Bluford Funeral Home with burial in Thomason Cemetery Wayne City.
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Homer C. McKinney
Bluford
John Richardson
Bluford Funeral Home
Mr. McKinney
Wayne County
Halum
Martha
Henry) McKinney
Mt. Vernon
Flossie Smith
McKinney
First Baptist Church
Marvin McKinney
Marlow
Darrell
Ronald McKinney
Darline Gillespie
Cletus McKinney
Wayne City
Hospital Notes list admitted and discharged patients
Hospital notes list admissions for Deloris Reynolds Arthur Burkitt and others with multiple hometowns and care facilities. Discharges include Clifford Piercy Thelma Walker Dodd Betty Keil and baby plus several listed relatives and residents. Locations span Jefferson Memorial Good Samaritan Forest Welkins Geff and surrounding communities.
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Jefferson Memorial
Deloris Ann Reynolds
Welkins and Forest
Arthur Roy Burkitt
Geff
Clifford Piercy
Shawneetown
Thelma Walker Dodd
Dongola
Betty Gail Keil
Bradley Alan
Wayne City
Carol Ann Richards
Jeffery Alan
Berle Rive
Ronald Eugene Davis
Opdyke
Good Samaritan
Duke Mendenhall
South 24Th
Breeze Couple Welcome Son at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Breeze of Wayn City are the parents of a son born at 507 PM yesterday in Good Samaritan hospital. The baby weighed seven pounds fifteen ounces.
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William Breeze
Wayn City
Good Samaritan Hospital
Nine cited in Mt Vernon Circuit Court traffic cases
Nine persons fined in Circuit Court at Mt. Vernon for traffic offenses. Ronald J. Osborn of Nason had one license plate displayed and paid $10. Dennis Carnes of Brownsville Road paid $15 for speeding. Barbara Luchsinger Route 1 Dix failed to yield right of way, $10. Robert R. Miller Route 1 Mt. Vernon driving while intoxicated, $100. Wiley L. Grothoff Route 1 Opdyke careless driving, $10. Bill E. Ramsey West Frankfort speeding, $25 cash bond forfeited. Joe A. Childers Hammond Ind sped, $15. Patricia G. Hofstetter Mt. Vernon too fast for conditions, license forfeited. David W. Young 2213 College reckless driving, $50.
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Mt. Vernon
Ronald J. Osborn
Nason
Dennis Carnes
Brownsville Road
Barbara Luchsinger
Dix
Robert R. Miller
Wiley L. Grothoff
Opdyke
Weather Here And Elsewhere In Vernon MT
The Vernon area reports Wednesday with a high of 55 and a low of 23 accompanied by rainfall totaling 5.27 inches for the year to date. Compared with prior years, today’s high matches other dates while sunrise and sunset times are noted as 6:09 and 6:08 CST respectively.
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Mt, Vernon
Clear skies and cool temps sweep Illinois today
The Associated Press reports widespread clear skies and cool temperatures across Illinois with morning lows from 20 in Moline to 31 in Metropolis. Highs reached the 50s in the south and 30s in the north. Tonight may dip to upper teens north and mid 20s south with a chance of snow in the north. Friday looks clear and colder statewide with listed readings for Peoria Champaign Rockford Quincy Vandalia Belleville and Springfield.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Moline
Metropolis
Weather Bureau
Peoria
Champaign
Rockford
Quincy
Vandalia
Belleville
Springfield
GOP finds opponent for Powell in Harlem woman
The Republican Party formally endorses Mrs. Williams as their candidate to challenge Adam Clayton Powell. A Harlem leader and longtime GOP coleader in the 74th Assembly District, she is 5 feet 10 inches tall and previously ran for the state assembly in 1952 and 1954, losing both races. She currently serves as secretary to New York State's Cosmetology Advisory Committee.
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Meredith
Powel
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Williams
GOP
State Assembly
Dwight D. Eisenhower
State of
New York
California Tops Nation in Parks and Major Institutions
California leads the nation with the most national parks and national forests, plus numerous military bases, teachers associations, automobile industry presence, and major league baseball teams, illustrating its broad dominance across diverse sectors.
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California
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted After Noon
Markets Mt Vernon Grain reports soybeans at 2 74 per bushel shell corn 1 35 and ear corn 1 33 in afternoon quotes with prices quoted in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices Through Noon
Mt Vernon Hog Market reports prices up to 12 30 p m today with hogs 200 to 220 pounds at 17 75 top. Sows 300 pounds and under 15 25, over 15 00. boars 12 50 and 13 00. After 12 30 p m prices will be based on the next day.
Chicago Produce Prices Steady Across Markets
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices unchanged with 93 score AA at 66, 92 A-90 B at 64 percent, 89 C at 61 percent. cars at 90 B 65, 8 C 623 percent. Eggs also steady with wholesale prices unchanged or higher up to 15, grade A whites 34, mixed 3314, mediums 31, standards 3132, checks 24.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock price estimates from National Stockyards
AP reports tomorrow's market outlook with hogs at 6,000 head plus 6,500 more hogs expected in range 17.00 to 19.00 for 200-275 lb barrows and gilts, sows 15.00 to 16.50 for 300-650 lb. Cattle 600 head, calves 100, steers 22.50 to 24.00, heifers 20.50 to 23.00, cows 15.50 to 18.00, vealers 26.00 to 36.00 for top grades and 18.00 to 21.00 for good to choice. Sheep 100 head with spring lambs 23.50, wool lambs 20.00 to 21.50, wooled ewes 5.00 to 8.00.
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Til
Egg and poultry price listing from St. Louis Produce
AP report lists consumer grades for eggs from large to small and wholesale standards. Hens weights are given with price ranges for heavy and light, while broilers and fryers are priced at 25 to 26 cents per pound.
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ST. Louis
Grain futures prices for Wheat Corn and Soybeans in Chicago
Cash grain report from Chicago shows Wheat No 2 hard at 1.894 and No 2 red at 1.86. Corn No 2 yellow 1.39. Oats No 2 heavy white 77 56 3. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.91. Soybean oil 10.40. Prices likely reflect market quotation formatting.
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Chicago
Wall Street gains push toward 1967 high on brisk trading
The New York market resumed its rally in heavy trading as the Dow crossed the 862 level and the AP index rose 2.2 to 321.7 at noon. Gains by Du Pont and blue chips like General Motors, Caterpillar, Alcoa, Anaconda and General Foods helped lift industrials while Chrysler eased after a sharp Wednesday rise.
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Chrysler
Congressional
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Dow
du Pont
General Motors
Caterpillar
Alcoa
Anaconda
General Foods
American Airlines
Schenley
Lorillard
IBM
RCA
Kaiser Aluminum
American Stock Exchange
Easter Egg Hunt Planned At Sesser City Park
Sesser Jaycees president Ferrell Lackey announced an Easter Egg hunt in Sesser City Park on Easter Sunday at 2 p.m. with over 3,000 candy eggs and prizes for all ages, followed by a free movie at the Jaycee Theatre.
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Sesser
Florists Of Two States Meet Here
Wilhelmy head of the country’s largest flowers-by-wire service predicted a sales boom for area florists. Over 100 florists from Illinois south of Vandalia and southeastern Missouri met at the Ma sonic Temple in Mt. Vernon. John Knauk of Cape Girardeau won a television donated by Davenport Wholesale Florists. Co hosts were Ivan's Flowers and Easton's Flowers, FTDA members. The FTC president urged more pre packaging before holidays, greater use of computerized data processing and billing, and floral gift shows merchandising gifts beyond flowers.
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Wilhelmy
Illinois
Vandalia
Missouri
Masonic Temple
Mt. Vernon
Ivan Pigg
Masonic Hall
Ilinois
John Knauk
Cape Girardeau Florist
Davenport Wholesale Florists of
Ivan
Richard Clark
Albert Kh. Wilhelmy
Cleveland
Transworld Delivery Association
St Patrick Day foods spark regional price cuts
Food writers note supermarkets stock up for St Patricks Day with corned beef and cabbage specials across the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest. Kroger leads a price war in St Louis with discounts on 2,320 items, while other chains pledge similar cuts. National outlook suggests prices will be lower than last year as meat and produce costs ease.
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New York
Midwest
St. Louis
Kroger Co
NFU votes to stop purchasing cars and machines
Oklahoma City AP report: National Farmers Union approves a nationwide moratorium on buying farm equipment and automobiles to protest rising costs and falling prices. The four day convention closes with targets on large equipment firms, seeking farm income improvement and drawing national attention to farm earnings.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
National Farmers Union
NFU
Farmers Union
UPI Writers Seek Pay Boost as Talks Continue
New York AP reports negotiators for United Press International and the AFL-CIO Wire Service Guild will keep the current two year contract in force on a day to day basis while talks proceed. About 1000 Guild members nationwide had authorized a strike after expiration. The union seeks shorter hours, a Guild shop, and a top weekly minimum of $270 for newsmen and photographers, up from $190, with UPI offering $207 in stages.
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NEW York
United Press International
Afl-Cio Wire Service
UPI
WPI
Wire Service Guild
American Newspaper Guild
Marin Never Met Ferrie and Market Prices Snapshot
The piece blends a market roundup with a Kennedy assassination interview. Beef, pork, and turkey prices show mixed moves with lower hog prices and slight upticks for canned ham and eggs. Marina Oswald Porter denies knowledge of Oswald conspirators as legal probes continue.
Witness Russo links Oswald and Ferrie in 1960s probe
Russo testified he saw Oswald photos that showed a neat Oswald while Ferrie’s room mate appeared disheveled. He said an agent showed pictures and he identified the disheveled man as Ferrie’s room mate, then later denied a 1963 conspiracy once pressed by Garrison. The hearing adjourned after the second day.
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Peggy Simpson
Dallas
Tex
David Ferrie
Marina Oswald Porter
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Mariana
Associated Press
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Clay Shaw
Clay Bertrand
Shaw
Garrison
Oswald
Ferrie
Marina
Russo
Dymond
Leon Oswald
Jack Ruby
Meeting at Salem cancels F H A visit to Mt Vernon
Farmers Home Administration reports that their representative County Supervisor James H Harris will not be at Mt Vernon city hall on Tuesday March 21 1967. A representative will be in Salem to discuss rural housing loans and programs. A second session is scheduled for March 28 from 9 00 a m to 12 00 noon in the upstairs city halls.
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Farmers Home Administration
James H. Harris
Mt. Vernon
Salem
Jefferson County
East Main Street
Benton
United States Department of Agriculture
Vietnam Peace Talks Rumored Stir in United Nations
United Nations diplomats report momentum toward Vietnam peace talks as Canada Poland and India on the International Control Commission show renewed efforts. Canadian Foreign Secretary Paul Martin cites new moves in several quarters while U Thant met with U.S. Ambassador Gold berg and Polish and Canadian envoys, signaling ferment in the diplomacy.
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United Nations, N.Y
Poland
United Nations
Paul Martin
U.N
U Thant
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Bohdan Tomorowicz
George Ignatieff
Canada
India
International Control Commission
Vietnam
House of Commons
Ottawa
Goldberg
Civilians killed as Vietnam conflict escalates
Reported nine civilians killed and 38 Americans wounded as air operations intensified. An Air Force spokesman said 91 missions were flown over North Vietnam on Wednesday targeting rail and road networks, storage depots, and coastal barges. In the South, Australian forces, operating helicopters and transport planes, conducted their first air strike of the war.
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South Vietnam
Air Force
North Vietnam
Waltonville boy hurt in car bicycle collision
A ten year old Waltonville boy was injured when a car struck his bicycle about two and a half miles southwest of town on Waltonville Road at 4:30 pm yesterday. James Tolbert was treated and released at Good Samaritan Hospital. State police said the bicycle hit an object in the road causing it to swerve into the wrong lane. the car was driven by Vickie J. Allsup of Lesser.
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Waltonville
Waltonville Road
James Tolbert
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vickie J. Allsup
Lesser
Pheasant Pens Planned At Mt Vernon Yorkville Game Farms
Governor Otto Kerner released 25000 dollars for building pheasant raising pens at the Mt Vernon and Yorkville state game farms and the Green River Conservation Area. Funds come from the Game and Fish Fund and will cover materials supplies equipment contracts and labor.
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Otto Kerner
Mt. Vernon
Yorkville State Game Farms
Green River Conservation Area
Game and Fish Fund
Stranded Family Receives Aid From Rescue Mission and Police
A Chicago to Cape Girardeau trip left a needy family stranded yesterday. The Rescue Mission provided a meal while Mt. Vernon police supplied funds for fuel, helping them continue their journey.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago
Cape Girardeau
Outdoor Training Planned for Boy Scout Leaders
The Okaw Valley Boy Scout Council leadership training committee led by Otto A Faulbaum will offer an outdoor training course for adults at Camp Vare deventer on April 1 and 2. Scoutmasters assistant Scoutmasters Webelos leaders and Scouters are invited. Participants will prepare and cook meals as they learn and practice outdoor skills. Reservations through district training chairmen or the Okaw Valley Council office. The course starts 2 p.m. Saturday and ends Sunday afternoon.
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Okaw Valley Boy Scout Council
Otto A. Faulbaum
Belleville
Varedeventer
Webelos
Okaw Valley Council
Mt Vernon Firefighters Respond to Grass Fires near Cherry Street
Mt Vernon firemen were called to grass fires yesterday afternoon on the 3200 block of Cherry Street and on Neal Drive. There was no property damage reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Cherry Street
Neal Drive
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