George Jenkins Dies at 66 Operated Local Radio TV Shop
George Edward Jenkins of 430 Perking Avenue died at 1 10 p m after a long illness He operated a radio and television shop with Denkian Funeral services will be at 1 00 pm at the Baptist Church Dahlgren burial in I O O R Cemetery Dahlgren He was born February 12 1910 in Dahlgren He is survived by two brothers Russell Jenkins Mt Vernon and John Jenkins Hopkinsville Ky and two sisters Sophia Plasters Ewing and Fannie Rogers Cape Girardeau Mo.
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George Edward Jenkins
Perking Avenue
Pulley
Fey
Theody
Mr. Jenkins
Dahlgren
Grigg
Amanda
Hunter) Jenkins
Russell Jenkins
Mt. Vernon
John Jenkins
Hopkinsville, Ky
Sophia Plasters
Ewing
Fannie Rogers
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Rites For Mother Of Buddy Howell
Funeral services for Mrs. Iva Howell were held at 10 30 a m Wednesday at Crane Norris Funeral Home in Anna. Mrs Howell 60 of Herrin died Monday night at a local hospital. She was born July 6 34900 in Landashair England. Survivors include her husband Arthur Howell of Herrin a son Allan Buddy Howell of Mt Vernon two sisters Mrs Hallie Robertson of Indianapolis Ind and Mrs Clement Herschey of Quincy Ill and a brother Harold Moore of Orlando Fla.
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Iva Howell
Crane
Norris Funeral Home
Anna
Howell
Herrin
Landashair
England
Arthur Howell
Allan
Buddy) Howell
Mt. Vernon
Hallie Robertson
Indianapolis
Ind
Clement Herschey
Quincy, Il
Harold Moore
Orlando, Fla
Man Hurt By Bull In Fair Condition
Everett Mills, 60, of Woodlawn, injured by a bull while adjusting a cattle load on a truck. He lost two fingers of his left hand when the bull stepped on his hand. Mills was reported in fair condition at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Everett Mills
Route 2
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admission List
Admitted to Jefferson Memorial are Alva Estes and Mrs. Lee Ellen Estes Rhodes. Discharged is Master Douglas Leon Smith of Salem. Good Samaritan records show admissions for Tina Yates Char layne Marie Tinney Debra Lynn Edwards Ursula Lavina Catton Evelyn Melissa Miller Mary Louise Clark Shirley Doris Wielt Ora Rade Rogers Robert Lee as Mary Marieta Wilson. Additional names Mathew Brian Car fe Peggy June Harriman Mar Chapman Rust Elsie Mae Nichols Harvey I Fryar Tom Cassani.
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Jefferson Memorial
Alva Estes
Lee Ellen Estes Rhodes
Douglas Leon Smith
Salem
Good ‘Samaritan
Tina Yates
Charlayne ‘Marie Tinney
Debra Lynn Edwards
Ursula Lavina Catton
Evelyn Melissa Miller
Mary Louise Clark
Shirley Doris Wielt
Ora” Rade Rogers
Robert Lee
Mary Marieta Wilson
Mathew Brian Carfe
Peggy June Harriman
Mar- Chapman Rust
Elsie Mae Nichols
Harvey I. Fryar
Tom Cassani
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital Reported
Mr and Mrs Richard McCowen of Waltonville welcomed a daughter at 1 35 this morning weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Mr and Mrs Seaman Heard of Ina welcomed a daughter at 5 32 last night weighing five pounds four ounces. Mr and Mrs Thomas Wick of No 5 Circle Drive welcomed a son at 9 02 last night weighing seven pounds seven ounces. Av and Mrs Ralph Dornbach of 1010 North 10th street welcomed a son at 12 5 this afternoon weighing eight pounds 14 ounces.
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Richard McCowen
Waltonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Seaman Heard
Ina
Thomas Wick
No. 5
Circle Drive
Ralph Dornbach
North 10Th Street
Mt Vernon Lodge to Meet and Mt V Coin Club Session
A special Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and AM will hold a meeting Friday March 17 at 7 30 p m with 2nd degree work and welcomes visiting Brethren. Mt V Coin Club meets Sunday at 2 00 p m in City Hall Building Room 105 for coin collectors and visitors.
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ALF. Ass
Vernon Lodge
A. FL. & Alm
Gilbert C. Harlow
James Apgar
Mit, W
Mt, V
Mt. V. Coin Club
City Hall
Peg Convention at Spring Garden Church
The Jefferson County Singing Convention will be held Sunday March 19 at Spring Garden Community Church from two until four o'clock. Everyone is invited. The Rev G H Shelton presiding.
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Jefferson County
Spring Garden
New Postmaster Named for Centralia Red Bud Area
AP reports Henry W. Roehrkasse nominated as postmaster for Red Bud by Senator Kenneth J. Gray of Westport. Appointment will take effect once the Post Office Department completes its arrangement.
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Centralia
Til
Henry W. Roehrkasse
Red Bud
Kenneth J. Gray
Westport
Farm Bureau Fights Kennedy Farm Plan
The American Farm Bureau blasts President Kennedy’s proposed farm program as a bid for power to regulate non gov ernment controlled sectors. Other national groups like the Farmers Union and the Grange praise the plan’s commodity by commodity approach while Congress weighs its veto role and potential impact on income prices and taxes. Democratic and Republican lawmakers respond with optimism and caution about congressional prerogatives and the plan’s practicality. Humphrey lauds it as sensible and democratic, marking a shift to emphasize American agriculture as a success story.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau
Kennedy
National Farmers Union
National Grange
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Chicago
James G. Patton
Farmers Union
Herschel D. Newsom
The
Grange
George D. Aiken
Vermont
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
Hubert H. Humphrey
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Humphrey
Jailed GE Executive Ginn Resigns Under Public Pressure
William S. Ginn, 45, former vice president and general manager of GE turbine division, resigns after a jail term tied to a price fixing and bid rigging conspiracy. He cites relentless publicity limiting his efficiency in management roles at General Electric. Also notes Lewis J. Burger and George E. Burens, fellow executives who were jailed and demoted.
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NEW York
William S. Ginn
General Electric Co
Thursay
Ginn
Lewis J. Burger
Fort Wayne
Ind
George E. Burens
Cleveland
Ohio
Burger
Burens
U.S. District
Philadelphia
King Saud cancels U S air rights and base plans
Article notes King Saud cancels U S air rights at Dhahran and the Dhahran field built near World War II, plus the planned use for troop transport to the Far East. It mentions closing Mo rocco bases by 1963 and Wheelus Air Force Base in Libya as the main Arab world base, amid Eisenhower era agreements.
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Dhahran
United States
Tbn Saud
U.S
Europe
Far East
Pacific
Libya
Wheelus
Strategic Air Command
Morocco
Eisenhower
Weather Outlook Across Cities and Illinois Forecasts
A detailed weather report lists numerous cities with current conditions and temperatures, from Atlanta to Seattle, noting cloudy, clear, or rainy skies and highs from the 30s to 80s. Illinois forecasts split into Northern and Southern regions with expected above normal temperatures, gradual warming, and precipitation estimates for Monday through Tuesday. Northern Illinois should see a 2-4 degree rise, while Southern Illinois expects 2-8 degrees above normal with modest rainfall late Friday night into Tuesday.
Illinois Weather Report With Mild Five Day Outlook
The Associated Press notes sunny weather in northern Illinois with temperatures from 21 at Rockford to 25 in Chicago and 29 in Belleville, while southern areas drop to the mid to high 20s. Thursday highs span 37 to 49 as rain moves into the far south overnight into Saturday. five day outlook shows average temperatures about eight degrees above normal.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Mercury
Rangig
Rockford
Chicago
Vandalia
Belleville
Disturbance At Cafe Ends With Two Arrests
Two young men were arrested after a disturbance at the Cities Service cafe on the Mt. Vernon south edge. James Dorris, 22, Benton, fined 10 dollars plus 17.50 costs. James Atchison, 22, Route 1 Whittingon, innocent of disturbance charge, bond set at 200 dollars. Cafe proprietor Herman Bradford said beer was brought into the cafe and a general disturbance occurred.
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Mt. Vernon
Benton
James Dorris
James Atchion
Route 1
Whittingon
Hey
Mt. Ver- Ree
Dorris
Atchison
J. R. Thomas
Herman Bradford
Kennedy Beats Byrd Plan on Employment Benefit Bill
The Senate rejected a Byrd plan to fund unemployment benefits by making state specific employer contributions. Kennedy and allies pushed to keep national funding, winning 39 Democrats and 5 Republicans against 26 Republicans and 16 Democrats. The chamber also advanced a companion measure extending benefits to about 60,000 railroad workers and stayed late to finish the two bills.
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Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
Stae
Finance Committee
Kennedy
Goldberg
Senate
House Rules Committee
New Model Cars Stingy On Gasoline
In the Mobilgas Economy Run from Los Angeles to Chicago 196] models averaged 23.2475 mpg over 2561 miles, a postwar record. Dan Jones won Class A in a Ford Falcon with 32.68 mpg. Pat Sawyer won Class B in a Corvair Monza with 29 mpg. Other class winners include John Rich in an eight-cylinder Buck Special, Art Reno in a Dodge Dart Seneca, Byron Froelich in a Ford Fairlane, Mel Alsbury Jr. in a Chrysler Newport, and Lee Hamer in a Cadillac with 18.93 to 21.16 mpg.
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Chicago
America
Los Angeles
Dan
Termite) Jones
Long Beach
Calif
Pat Sawyer
Hemet
Art Reno
Byron Froelich
Downey
Mel Alsbury Jr
Hollywood
Lee Hamer
Mission Hills
Missionaries Freed In Congo Rescue Effort At Kasongo
Thirty missionaries held by Congolese soldiers in Kasongo, Kivu, were released and reached a U.N. base at Kindu under protection of Malayan troops awaiting evacuation to Leopoldville. The U.N. said 23 of the group were Americans, though nationalities remained unclear. The captors were loyal to the Gizenga government. the region faced threats from a fanatic sect. A separate brief blockade near Coghillatville was lifted, restoring access.
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Dennis Neeld
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Kasongo
Kivu
U.N
Kindu
United Nations
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
Kama
Pedestrian Fatally Struck in Edwardsville Street Incident
Robert Caulk 69 of Edwardsville was fatally injured Thursday when struck by a truck on a downtown Edwardsville street. The driver Wesley McMorris stated he did not see the pedestrian until the collision occurred.
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Edwardsville, Til
Robert Caulk
Edwardsville
Wesley McMorris
New College Cage Scandal Shocks Basketball Realm
New York district attorney says two men were arrested for paying players up to 1500 to fix games. The probe spans 15 to 20 colleges, with several linked to New York City. Wagman and Hacken, both of New York, are charged with conspiracy to bribe players as part of a national gambling syndicate.
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New York
New York City
Aaron Wagman
Joseph Hacken
Dist. Atty
Frank
Dayton
Madison Square Garden
Seton Hall
Henry Gunter
Arthur Hicks
Chicago
Connecticut
Colgate
Andrioli
City College of New York
Kentucky
Olympic
Bradley
Wagman
Hacken
Income Off Amid Signs of Recovery
Eminent economists argued that February indexes slowed or halted their decline suggesting recession trough may be past. Fed report praised as bright among indicators while Republicans warned against overreaching anti recession measures. Sen Douglas urged caution about mistaking seasonal upturn for permanent improvement. Honduras dominates Caribbean banana production. Pink flamingo preens in idle moment.
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Federal Reserve
Kennedy
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Paul H. Douglas
Silents Please and Classic Films Return to TV
AP reports ABC will revive Silents Please a nostalgia driven look at early cinema with nitrate film dangers and restoration costs. Saul Turrell owns Biograph Edison Griffiths reels and plans showings of Birth of a Nation Intolerance Way Down East The Black Pirate and more. Perry Como and Wagon Train also feature in NBC and CBS lineups with Much Ado About Music on Tele iPhone Hour.
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New York
ABC
Saul Turrell
Turrell
Biograph
Thomas Alva Edison
D. W. Griffith
Griffiths
The
Eagle
Rudolph Valentino
Wilma Banky
John Barre
Ronald Colman
Ramon Novarro
Perry Como
NBC
Ward Bond
John McIntire
Lee Marvin
TeleiPhone
Sir John Gielgud
Mrs Weisbecker Still In Hospital After Car Crash
Fern Weisbecker of 1908 Broadway was struck by a car at Ninth and Broadway and listed in fair condition at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Her husband, Deputy Sheriff Howard Weisbecker, has been seriously ill there for days but improved to good condition this morning.
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Fern Weisbecker
Broadway
Ninth and Broadway
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Howard Weisbecker
Weisbecker
Mt Vernon Markets Hog Prices Steady On Local Market
Mt Vernon livestock market reports no change in prices. Top hog price reached 17.00 for 150 to 210 pound hogs. Sows traded around 15.75 for 300 weight and boars ranged from 10.30 upward.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon set grain prices with Sov bes at 283 and 2.82 dollars taken as per bushel and corn at 1.05 dollars per bushel with market quotes recorded this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Markets Egg and Poultry Standards
St Louis AP reports on eggs and live poultry rules including wholesale grade standards minimum 80 percent B and related line items such as unclassified county run values and dirties and checks. The item outlines regulatory specifics for producers and distributors in the St Louis area.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Prices at Mercantile Exchange
Chicago market wrap notes butter steady with 93 score AA 60 percent, 92 A 60 44, 90 B 58 4 percent, 89 C 57 8 percent. Cars B 58 percent, eggs steady with wholesale buying prices unchanged. grade A whites 38, mixed 38, standards 34 42, dirties 34 checks 33 14.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Prices at National Stockyards Ill Show Wide Ranges
National Stockyards Illinois USDA cattle hogs and sheep prices listed. Hog items include No 1-2 180-230 lb barrows and gilts at 17.75-18.00, various weights and grades around 17.25-18.75. sows and boars also priced. Cattle and calves feature 19.00-23.50 for yearlings and various cows and bulls with mid-teens to mid-twenties, plus stocker and feeder ranges. Sheep offerings show wooled slaughter lambs 16.50-17.00 and other lambs and ewes priced from 10.00 to 16.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
USDA
Chicago Poultry No Prices Reported From Receipts
Chicago poultry market reports no prices due to insufficient receipts. Trade appears quiet as buyers and sellers pause for clearer supply signals.
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Chicago
USDA
Wall Street gains as rally extends on steady production data
New York stocks pushed higher in late trading with about 6 million shares changing hands, led by gains in steels, motors, chemicals, oils, and airlines. Industrial production steadied in February after a six month decline, aiding confidence. United Aircraft and General Dynamics rose, while Polaroid fell and several high priced issues gained 2 points or more. Bond prices edged lower and volume ran about 53 percent above Thursday’s pace.
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United Aircraft
General Dynamics
Union Carbide
Texas Instruments
General Instrument
NAFT
Polaroid
Lourillard
DuPont
Phelps Dodge
Avco
Bethlehem
International Telephone
Texaco
U.S
Grain price notes from Chicago market report
AP Chicago market update lists no wheat or soybean sales and provides corn prices for No 3 yellow LI6 percent, No 4 yellow 1.12, No 5 pale 1.0635, plus oats No 2 extra heavy white at 66.12b%a and rye and other entries with unclear figures. The report reflects a thin trading day with mixed commodity quotes.
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Chicago
A. Ley
$3,000 Suit Filed After Accident
A $3,000 lawsuit was filed in circuit court here late Thursday over an auto accident in August near Fairfield. Plaintiff Charles T. Green seeks damages for his car from defendant R. B. Moffett of Aberdeen Mississippi. The suit cites the vehicle driven by Stanley Walker and asks for a jury trial.
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Fairfield
Charles T. Green
R. B. Mofffett
Aberdeen
Miss
Moffett
Stanley Walker
Fire devastates Carlinville business district in daytime blaze
A daytime fire swept through Carlinville burning shops and an office. The cause is undetermined and two reports of injury or casualty were filed. Firefighters battled the flames through the business district, with smoke visible across the town.
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Carlinville
Kerner Outlines Standby Plan For State Finances
Gov Otto Kerner disclosed a standby plan to borrow from earmarked funds to replenish the dwindling general revenue account if Illinois faces a financial emergency before June 30. He said the outlook is mixed and disputed House Speaker Paul Powell on any imminent crisis. Kerner warned against restoring the property tax and said not all of the 1961 63 mental hospital bond funds would be released now. He criticized the Stratton era personnel exams as weak but vowed to strengthen hiring standards with an advisory board.
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Springfield
Ill
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Paul Powell
Illinois
GOP
Stratton
William G. Stratton
Mt V Owners Report Baby Wolves Are OK
In Mt Vernon, five wild wolf pups found in a hollow tree last weekend were given to families, with three adopted by Gerard Wilkerson Lyle and Larry Wood and Duane Allison. The Wood pup is small and stubborn about feeding while Wilkerson and Allison pups readily take milk from a bottle.
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Mt. Vernon
Muddy Creek
Ernie Ellis
South 22Nd Street
Ellis
Gerard Wilkerson
South Tenth
Lyle and
Larry Wood
Route 5
Duane Allison
South 20Th Street
Allison
Wilkerson
Wood Boys
Lyle
Larry
Wood Ford Tractor Sales
Fairfield Road
Edd
Mr. Wood
Man Who Found $240000 Nervous Wreck After Find
Douglas William Johnson found a canvas bag with $240,000 in unmarked tens and twenties. He returned it to Brink's, earning a $90 weekly guard job offer and a college scholarship for his eldest son. Johnson says he would do the same again and worries over fame and reward perceptions.
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Gene Handsaker
Los Angeles
Douglas William Johnson
Brink's, Inc
Johnson
Brink’s
Polish Sausage Replaces Joliet Corned Beef
In Joliet Illinois AP report a corned beef stash vanished from the Central Police Station kitchen prompting a St. Patrick Day breakfast of Polish sausage and cabbage. A supermarket supplied 35 pounds of corned beef and cabbage to feed three shifts. eight pounds disappeared as a cook stepped out. Capt. Frank Skul filled the gap with Polish sausage, while the Irish officers admitted it paired well with cabbage.
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Frank Skul
RB66 Missing Over North Sea
A Dutch fishing vessel recovered part of an airplane in the North Sea near the Terschelling Islands where an RB66 reconnaissance plane with three aboard disappeared Thursday night from Alconbury on a training flight. A U.S. 3rd Air Force spokesman denied any link to Communister riot activity.
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Netherlands
North Sea
Terschelling Islands
Holland
Alconbury
U.S. 3Rd Air Force
Communisterritory
Youth Is Fined For Gasoline Theft Accessory
Kenneth D. Boldrey, 18, of big iity, was fined $20 and costs by Police Magistrate J. R. Thomas yesterday on a charge of being an accessory to the theft of gasoline. Two younger boys arrested with him this week were released to the county jail under $200 bonds.
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Kenneth D. Boldrey
Big Iity
J. R. Thomas
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