Mrs Hattie Detwiler 81 dies in Mt Vernon hospital
Mrs Hattie Detwiler 81 of 21220 South 13th Street died 8 20 p m Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services 3 00 p m Thursday Pulmonary Chapel Rev Stuart York officiating burial Bethel Cemetery Body lies in state at Pulley Funeral Home after 4 00 p m Wednesday Born September 2 1887 in Pulaski Illinois daughter of Steven and Stella Manwaring first married Will McFarland died 1910 later married Charles Henry Detwiler who preceded her in death Survived by one daughter Mrs Fred Lucy Grothoff of Opdyke four grandchildren and six great grandchildren Preceded in death by three sons Raymond Charlie and two daughters Mabel and Martha Member of Southwest Church of Empirist Mt Vernon She had lived with her daughter Mrs Lucy Graff for the past year and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Detwiler
South 13Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pulmeral Chapel
Stuart York
Bethel Cemetery
Pulley Funeral Home
Detwiler
Pulaski
Steven
Stella Manwaring
Will McFarland
Charles Henry Betwiler
Fred
Lucy) Grothoff
Opdyke
Fy Te Gona
Raymond
Charlea
Mabel
Martha
Southwest Church of
Collene Davis' Mother Dies in Indiana
Mrs. Peart McCleish 82 of Gary Indiana died Monday at Medic Center Hospital. The body will lie in state at Mitchell Funeral Home in Marion with calling after 5:00 PM Wednesday. She is survived by daughter Mrs Clyde Davis of Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peart McCleish
Gary
Ind
Medic Center
One Funeral Home
Mar
Mitchell Funeral Home
Marion
Clyde
Collene) Davis
Mt. Vernon
Hospital Notes Ill, list of admitted and discharged names
A hospital notes list contains numerous patient names and addresses including Alva Eigel Belle Rive Jon F Gill Good Samaritan and others. Several names appear with locations such as Mt. Vernon Laone MM Op Be Staley Bluford Buford and Woodlawn. Mischarged entries include William Pate Venita Burn Sharon Smith and Wilma Sudduth with multiple addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Alva Eigel
Belle Rive
Kena
Phillips
Mt. Vernon
Laone
Raney
AW Martin
Broughton
Jon F. Gill
Ray Elis Smith
South Itth
Good Samaritan
Iy L. Bompus
Staley
Bluford
Betty Willams
Nason
Bertha Washington
Inn
Glyde Bateman
Lesser
Drama McKinney
Texico
Ydeltia McGee
Cleveland
Robert Karch Jr
Bell
Exaito
Bertolone
Hickory Grove Manor
Helen Spatewski
Ashley
Pia Ste
Lmazewski
Schel- Ano Schickner
Broadway
North Mth
Wilma Sudduth
Woodlawn
Kristina Hulbert
Nick Pastori
Blackberry
Mark Schlosser
North 47Th
Douglas Creel
S. E. Crescent
Fa Staley
James Gregory
Evergreen
Births Theresa Lynn Wheeler Tolley 1940s style notice
Mr and Mrs Larry Gene Wheeler of Route 13 and Mr Vern on are parents of a daughter born at 12 16 PM Monday March 11 in Jefferson Memorial Hospital She weighed 5 pounds 3 1/2 ounces and is named Theresa Lynn Darlene Mr and Mrs Jerry Tolley of 1600 South 14th Street announce a daughter born at 6 45 AM March 18 in Good Samaritan Hospital Weighing 7 pounds 8 1/2 ounces she is named Theresa Darlene
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Gene Wheeler
Route 13
Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Teresa Lynn
Jerry Tolley
South 14Th Street
Theresa
Darlene
More Signs Of Spring In Mt. W
W H Ashbaugh of 1205 South Ith Street notes spring near as he spotted two redbirds and two bluebirds in his yard. Two flocks of geese flew overhead heading north, signaling seasonal change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. W
W. H. Ashbaugh
Ith Street
Twinbill Hijackings To Cuba Shocks US Skies In 1969
Two jets were hijacked to Havana on the same day, one Delta from Atlanta to Augusta and a Faucett Peru jet from Lima to Arequipa, the third sky piracy doubleheader of 1969. A passenger claimed a bomb and demanded Cuba, as 128 people across both flights faced diversion and a three hour wait in Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Cuba
Delta Airlines
Atlanta
Augusta
Havan'e Jose Mart
Peru
Fidel Castro
Lima
Arequipa
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Havana
Carolyn Wooley
Dallas
Tex
Ron Wessenberg
Miss Wooley
Codie Wheaton
Miss Wheaton
Evelyn Grindstaff
People's Republic of Cuba
Cortez Greer
Chattanooga
Tenn
Delta
Miapi
Racial clashes injure eleven at Bloom Township High
In Chicago Heights eleven students were wounded in fights between Negro and white students at Bloom Township High School. Superintendent Richard Barnhart closed both junior senior and freshman sophomore divisions through the day. Injured include Ronald Skorick and Barbara Nelson among others. all in good condition. Fighting started in the lunchroom and spread beyond. Police dispersed the crowd with no arrests. He cited a week-long dispute over racial representation on the student council as the likely cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Heights
Bloom Township
Richard E. Barnhart
South Suburban
Sophomoore
Sauk Village
Ronald Skorick
End
Barbara Nelson
Michael Daniel
Barnhart
Royal Neighbors Lodge to Meet March 20 at I O F Temple
Royal Neighbors of American Lodge schedules a meeting for Thursday March 20 at 7 30 p m at the I O F Temple. Mary Price serves as Oracle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Lodge
I.O
Mary .Price
Oracle
Hog Market Report Mt Vernon Prices
Market note from Mt Vernon Hoge Market shows hog prices down 25 cents before 12 30 pm. Top values reached 20.00 to 20.25 for 210 to 230 lb meat hogs and 20.00 for 230 to 240 lb hogs. Sows brought 14.00 17.00 bears 10.00 11.00. After 12 30 pm pricing will reflect next day’s figures.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Reported in Market Morning
Mt Vernon patrons reported grain quotes this morning with Wheat at 1.21 per unit, Soybeans at 2.52, and Corn at 1.14. The figures reflect local trading activity and may indicate regional price movements for agricultural commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Chicago Butter Wholesale Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices list wholesale butter grades and scores with mixed codes and figures such as 99 score AA 66 and 92 A G4, alongside other grades and percentages, indicating varied wholesale buying values across grades and quality terms. The fragment references terms like Cara 9 B G44 and Hegs wholesale buying prices with grade A whites and standards figures, suggesting a dated or partial market snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Cara
Livestock prices at National Stockyards report
Estimates for Wednesday show cattle, calves and hogs tallying strong but uneven demand. Cattle numbers around 4,000 with steers 29.50 to 31.00 per 100 pounds and cows 18.50 to 21.00, vealers 32.00 to 43.00. hogs 8,000 with barrows and gilts 20.50 to 21.00 for 200-260 pounds and sows 48.80 to 49.00. sheep and lambs about 500 head with lambs 29.00 to 31.00 and ewes 8.00 to 10.00.
Egg grade and price listings from St Louis market
St Louis market reports show consumer egg grades with large and medium sizes and numbers for small eggs, A and B classifications, wholesale grades including Standard and pullet, plus hen and fryer price ranges. Figures indicate a broad spread with large eggs around 40 to 44 cents and pullet and broiler prices in the mid 20s to upper 20s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago Grain prices report
Chicago grain prices list wheat No 2 hard yellow 1.36 and No 2 soft red 1.34, corn No 1 yellow 1.16 No 2 yellow 1.16 No 3 yellow 1.1316, oats No 2 extra heavy white 68%4n, soybeans No 1 yellow 2.6334n, soybean oil 8.55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street Gains Extend early trading in New York market
The Dow Jones average rose 5.09 to 909.12 at noon as brokers noted continued momentum from Monday’s rally after signs of market calm following anticipated rate news. The Associated Press index climbed 2.0 to 332.5 with industrials up 2.6 and rails up 1.0 while gold issues sagged. Avco Corp led activity, advancing about 14 percent on a large block trade, with no clear catalyst. American Exchange stocks showed broader gains among the top 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dow Jones
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Avco Corp
American Stock Exchange
Dow Jones Noon Averages Rise Across Major Sectors
New York AP reports gains at midday with the Dow Jones averages higher. The 30 Industrials rise to 903.12, up 5.09 points. The 40 Rails advance to 242.68, up 0.81. The 5 Utilities move to 130.73, up 0.54, and the Stocks index climbs to 349.58, up 1.48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cars Collide At Ninth Perkins Collision Report
At 3:47 p.m. Monday a crash occurred near Perkins and 9th involving Samuel Joseph Fieri, 41, of 35 Northbrook, and Elmer L. Dodson, 70, of the South 9th. Both vehicles sustained over $100 in damage and Dodson was cited for failure to yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Joseph Fieri
Northbrook
Elmer L. Dodson
South 9Th
Perkins
9Th
Dodson
Mt Vernon Chamber Sees 33 New Members On St Patrick Day
The Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce capped its fifth straight new member drive with 33 recent members and eight boosters. Ten of sixteen captains reported 25 new voting members and 8 boosters, adding $1 216 in new money. Top sales team led by C Dale Carpenter and Duane Moyer secured nine new members for $366.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Joe Becchiardi
Iinois Power Co
Chamber
C. Dale Carpenter
Herbert Page
Duane Moyer
Jack Garrison
Larry Smith
Bill Steffy
Page
Moyer
WMIEX
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Alico
Granda Theater
Frank Thompson
Spector Freight Systeam
Lawrence
Bill To Block Recruiting At dr Colleges
Springfield, Ill. A bill by Sen. Robert Coulson would bar state-supported junior college students from playing athletics unless they are district residents. He aims to stop nationwide recruiting and protect tax money from being diverted to recruitments. The measure notes junior colleges exist to let local students attend near home at savings. The state funds about 50 percent of operating costs and seven percent of capital expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Robert Coulson
Coulson
Petteac Ai
Three Men Die In Sewer Ditch Near Country Club Hills
An oil pipeline feeding a mining machine exploded in a sewer excavation near Country Club Hills Cook County killing three men. David Tabor 28 Chicago Heights Wayne Carmody 25 Oak Lawn James Fanio 50 Chicago and foreman Thomas Ashbeck 27 Rural Creek were involved. The tunnel lay 70 feet below the surface and 950 feet long. The cause was not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squntry Club Hills
Cook County
Country Club Hills
David Tabor
Chicago Heights
American Structure Co
Wayne Carmody
Oak Lawn
James Fanio
Chicago
Thomas Ashbeck
Rural Creek
Ashbeck
Artillery Duel At Suez Canal Reports
BEIRUT AP Cairo radio said Egyptian and Israeli forces dueled along half the Suez Canal for two hours. Israeli fire at 13 a.m. hit Port Taufiq and Suez, with Egyptians claiming to wipe out Israeli troops and destroy guns. Egypt reported no casualties. Fires set in Suez were contained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Suez Canal
Cairo Radio
Pot Taufiq
Suez
Gaira Radia
Mt Vernon boards plans for school year and events
The Mt Vernon school board approved the 1969-70 calendar opening August 28 and closing June 5, named Alfred W. Brieel as auditor, and set election and polling site details. Mt Vernon High will host the Franklin-Jefferson County Special Education Cooperative meeting March 25, and a diplomas bid was requested as the five year contract nears expiry. An evaluation team from the state vocational office will visit April 21 to review the area vocational center and meet the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Briel
Tne
Mt. Vernon High
Franklin - Jefferson County
June Miller
Sah
Sam. Shaw
Palie Insurance
Southern Iinois University
Mt. Vernon
S.I.U
Dix
Inn
Belle Rive
Ormed
Glen Byram
State Vocational Office
Area Vocational
Cence
Chicago Man Said To Threaten Murder of Secretary
A former associate of Samuel Saikin testified at a bond hearing that Saikin threatened to kill his secretary Ella Jean Scott also known as Tina Mumma. The body was found buried in a steel drum on Saikin’s Indiana farm. bail was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Samuel Saikin
Saikin
Lawid B. Fisher
The
Acid Products, Co
Fisher
Joel
Miss Scott
Chesterton
Ind
Biological Research Products Co
Romiti
Alfred Raschk
Raschk
Rule Out Sabotage In Crash
A VIASA jet crashed after taking off from Maiquetia near Caracas stopping 45 minutes at Maracaibo Grano de Oro Airport. Capt Emiliano Maldonado and copilot Jose Rodriguez Silva, each with 25 years flying, died as witnesses say the plane never rose above 160 feet before hitting a utility pole and crashing into a neighborhood. 12 homes were destroyed and 24 damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emiliano Maldonado
Jose Rodriguez Silva
VIASA
Maiquetia
Caracas
Maracaibo'g Grano de Oro
Maracaibo
Names of 18 Americans Released in Venezuela Crash
U S citizens killed in Venezuelan airliner crash identified by the Consulate. Names include Patrick and Elsie Carter of LaGrange Indiana TH Anthony and Martina Yates of Evansville Indiana and Donal and Joan Granza of Racine Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maracaebo
Venezuela
U.S
Patrick
Elsie Carter
Waiola Ave
LaGrange
TH. Anthony
Martina Yates
Capital Blvd
Evansville
Donal
Joan Granza
Kensington
Racine
Wis
Disaster toll rises as plane wreck in Venezuela looms
Only 18 bodies identified. many remains charred or destroyed. U.S. consular officials know all aboard but damaged documents hinder ID. Vice Consul Arthur Hughes said some bodies may fly to Miami. President Caldera orders three days of mourning as debris obliterates homes in western Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Arthur Hughes
Rafael Caldera
Venezuela
Red Cross Seeks Bid for 1958 Chevrolet Station Wagon
Friday is the final bid date for the Red Cross chapter seeking to raise funds to cover expenses after a failed United Fund drive. The vehicle offered is a low mileage 1958 Chevrolet Yeoman station wagon with six cylinders and a sticking shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
United Fund Drive
Geal
B52 lands with four engines out in Michigan
OSCODA Michigan AP A B52 bomber lost all four engines on one wing circled for six hours then landed safely at Wurtamith Air Forge base. Two engines on that side caught fire early after takeoff burning their containment pod, others shut off to prevent more fires. Pilot Maj. Robert M. Winn said flying the craft went smoothly after initial shock. Col Lawrence W. Stenkraus said it was the first such landing by a bomber of this class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscoda
Mich
Wurtamith Air Forge
Robert M. Winn
Clarksville
Tenn
379Th
Borah Wing
Lawrence W. Stenkraus
Sewers Hearing Plans Revenue Bond Backed Extensions
Public hearing explained a proposed 100000 revenue bond issue to fund local sewer extensions into west Mt Vernon areas. Minimum monthly sewer bill of 6.40 plus 5.00 bond payment, equating to about 60 per year for served residents. Tap-on fee 12.50. Construction contract 262263 awarded to Construction Materials Co and E F Wielt Co from four bids. Start possible June 1 if bond sale succeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Setzekern
Construction Materials. Co
E. F. Wielt Co
Setzekorn
Meyers Receives Doctor of Law Degree at Washington Univ
Kenneth W Meyers of Mt Vernon recently earned a Juris Doctoris from Washington University St Louis. He earlier earned a BA and LLB in 1862 and now manages the M and M Bottling Co. He lives at 1008 South 12th Street with his wife Maxine Modert Meyers and their son Jeffrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Meyers
Vernon
Washington University
St. Louis
Pine Trees Burn On Tolle Road
Rural firemen were summoned to four fires on Monday on Tolle Road and surrounding areas. A fire at Gary Hayes’s home destroyed a stand of pine trees at 2 22 p.m. Other grass fires near Miller's Lake Tom Wells Normandy Heights and H Lewis Waltonville Road caused no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Hayes
Tolle Road
Miller's Lake
Tom Wells
Normandy Heights
H. Lewis
Waltonville Road
James White convicted for obscene magazines in Peoria shop
In Peoria Hast Donut Shop, James White was found guilty on 38 counts for displaying and selling obscene magazines and offering obscene material for sale. A Circuit Court jury convicted him on 19 counts of displaying obscene publications and 19 counts of offering material for sale. Judge Carol Pavies imposed fines of 103 dollars per count totaling 3,990 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin, HL (Ap
James White
Drug Firms Offer $120 Million Rebate Settlement
Five major drug firms offered 120 million dollars in rebates for overcharging on antibiotics and report most states and cities have accepted. The package totals 200 million for state and local governments and 20 million for hospitals. Advocate Roy W. McDonald told Judge Irzer B. Wyatt in U.S. District Court that the deal was moving forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roy W. McDonald
Irzer B. Wyatt
U.S. District Court
American Cyanimid Co
Chas, Pfizer & Co
Bristol-Myers Co
Upjohn & Co
Squibb Beech-Nut, Inc
Circuit Court Fines From Local Proceedings
Fines assessed in circuit court include Denny R. Fatridge Route 1 Fairfield ten dollars for speeding David L. Belmont Bluford twenty dollars for permitting an unauthorized driver George D. Floyd St. Louis ten dollars for driving too fast for conditions Leo L. Dall Route 4 Vincennes Ind ten dollars for no reciprocity or pro rate plate Lee R. Johnston Jacksonville ten dollars for an improper left turn Robert W. Botton Fairfield ten dollars for an improper left turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny R. Fatridge
Route 1
Fairfield
David L. Belmont
Bluford
George D Floyd
St. Louis
Leo L. Dall
Route 4
Vincennes
Ind
Lee R. Johnston
Jacksonville
Robert W. Botton
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Collene Davis
Bloom High
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
St. Patrick's Day
Mt. V. Chamber
Goodrich
Atty
Matthew Moran
Laikin
Casey Ave
Bill Beasley
Wilshire Drive
Elm Circle
Beasley
Heard City Manager
12Th
Main
V.F.W. Dance
Jack Townsend and
the Frontiers
V.F.W
Kenneth Meyers
Law
Circuit Court
Marvin
Galaxie
Marvin Dye
Motors
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