Deaths Maude Garrison Dies At Age 76
Mrs Maude Garrison 76 of Dahlgren dies at Vickers Hospital McLeansboro. Funeral at 2 00 p m Sunday Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren with Rev Harold Mayberry and Rev William Auxier officiating. Burial in ICCF cemetery Dahlgren. Body lies in state after 2 00 p m today. Survived by daughter Mary Kathryn Richard son, brother Orlie Irwin, sisters Gertie Garrison Rose Rickett and one grandchild. Member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
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Maude Garrison
Dahlgren
Vickers Hospital
McLeansboro
Gholson Funeral Home
Harold Mayberry
William Auxier
I.C.C.F
Garrison
Pleasant Hill
Geo McDonald Dies Suddenly At Home In Mt Vernon
George T Mac McDonald retired former St Louis resident died suddenly at his Garnet Apartments home 203 north Ninth street Mt Vernon. Firemen were called about 10 am and administered oxygen to revive him but he died. The body was taken to Myers Chapel.
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George T. “Mac” McDonald
Garnet Apartments
North Ninth Street
Nelson Enters Race For Mt Vernon School Board
Donald E Nelson of 312 Spruce filed petitions Friday to run for two seats on the Mt Vernon grade school board of education. The field now includes four candidates: Robert Krebs Dr Ferrell Pucket and Shirley Brown.
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Donald E. Nelson
Spruce
Mt. Vernon
Robert Krebs
Ferrell Puckett
Shirley Brown
Mt Vermon Lodge to Hold Special Meeting
Special meeting of Mt. Ver mon Lodge No. 31 AF and AM will be held Monday March 22 1965 at 730 p m Work in First Degree All brethren urged to attend Joe Claxton W M Byron Weld Jr Secy 3 22
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Mt. Vermon
Joe Claxton
W. M
Byron Weld, Jr
Sec’y
Weather Change Brings Early Spring Talk in Illinois
Mr. Vernon reports a cold spell with Friday night 28 and a low of 15. Rainfall to date 6.60 inches this year. Chicago O Hare set a zero record as Illinois cities log lows near single digits. Skies partly cloudy with highs in the 20s and continued cold weather forecast for Sunday.
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Wainon Weather
Chicago
Ilinois
O'Hare International
Rockford
Peoria
Moline
Springfield
Illinois Highway Hearings Set in Centralia March 26
The Illinois Highway Study Commission will hold its ninth public hearing in Centralia at city hall on Friday March 26 starting at 9 30 am. Fred Brangon will conduct the session where industries civic and professional groups and individuals may offer suggestions on highway program improvements and related transportation issues.
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Centralia
Council
City Hall
South Poplar
Fred Brangon
Chicago
Ilinois
Commission
Way
Wilbur Smith and Associates
New Haven
Connecticut
Notable World Week items and notable deaths
The World’s Week notes a slight slowdown in Viet Cong activity in South Vietnam and observes no aid from Red China or the Soviet Union. It also reports deaths including Ames Alonzo Stagg at 102 in California, former King Farouk of Egypt, Quentin Reynolds, and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, with brief details on their ages and circumstances.
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Red China
Soviet Union
North
Viet Nam
Ames Alonzo Stagg
California
Farouk
Egypt
Rome
Quentin Reynolds
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Romania
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Admitted: Matilda Culli Lora Frances Auxier of Dahlgren Beulah Jeannette McDaniel of Texico. Discharged: Pauline Marie Kaufman of Dahlgren Grover Cleveland Boston of Kell Glen William Wagenhauser of Carbon dale. Admitted: John Stroud Ross Allen Green Betty Louise Haynes Walter Louis Dodson Frank Marion Hrovatin Ruth Ann Kelly Hall Phelps Harvey Ottis Furlow Imogene Brook man Thomas Owen Glover James Albert Smith Ernest Watkins Hails Larry D. Stroup Curtis Ray Birkhead David Hubert Kirk Brenda Joyce Morlan Elsie Bond Summers. Discharged: Mrs. Shirley Ann Nadolski and baby Anita Marie Patricia Rae Smith Cheryl Gwynne Wood Ida H. Whitsell William Robert Lipp Geraldine Evelyn Osborn Margaret Ade line Levin Evelyn I. Borden Betty Louise Haynes Chrysta Dawn Morris Ray Maxey Balt zell Wilma McGhee James Kassell Rodgers.
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Ross Allen Green
Betty Louise Haynes
Walter Louis Dodson
Frank Marion Hrovatin
Ruth Ann Kelly
Hall Phelps
Harvey Ottis Furlow
Imogene Brookman
Thomas Owen Glover
James Albert Smith
Ernest Watkins Hails
Larry D. Stroup
Curtis Ray Birkhead
David Hubert Kirk
Brenda Joyce Morlan
Elsie Bond Summers
Shirley Ann Nadolski
Anita Marie
Patricia Rae Smith
Cheryl Gwynne Wood
Ida H. Whitsell
William Robert Lipp
Geraldine Evelyn Osborn
Margaret Adeline Levin
Evelyn I. Borden
Chrysta Dawn Morris
Ray Maxey Baltzell
Wilma McGhee
James Kassell Rodgers
Poem and Calendar Describe Wild Temperature Swing
The piece notes dramatic weather swings across the nation. It cites states from Virginia to Nebraska and Ohio with extreme contrasts. California and Ohio show record highs and lows within days, illustrating inconstant winter conditions.
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Virginia
Nebraska
Los Angeles
Columbus
Ohio
Fund Drive Goes On At Mt Vernon YMCA Office Closing Today
Mt Vernon YMCA office at 902 Main Street on the square will close today for 5:00 PM. memberships and donations must be turned in. The fund drive continues with plans to reopen by June first and a full summer schedule in place at the Vaught and 11th Street facility.
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Main Street
Fund Drive
O'Brien
Y.M.C.A
Vaught
Lth Street
Washington School
Rev. Holcomb
Richard Hawkes
Bill Johnston
Mt. Vernon
LBJ Calls Up Militia in Alabama
The scene followed a court order and ended near Selma without violence. President Johnson warned he would deploy federal troops if Alabama failed to provide protection. Governor Wallace cited cost and state limits but discussed federal aid.
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Alabama
King Jr
Selma
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Jefferson County 4-H Delegates Guest Wayne County Meet
Thirteen Jefferson County 4 H Federation members toured Wayne County 4 H Federation last night at Wayne City High School gym. Wabash and Hamilton counties were represented. Delegates described as Martha Flack DeEna Marlow Elaine Keele Lois Randall Brenda Lankford David Scrivner Roger Herriman Billy Haines Frank Flack Gordon Rhine Larry Beal and Larry Tom Marlow attended. Activities included volleyball badminton roller-scooter shuffleboard and basketball with orange punch and cookies served during time outs. The Jefferson county federation, composed of delegates from each agriculture and home economics club, meets monthly to discuss 4 H programs plan county events hear speakers and broaden experiences for older members.
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Wabash
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Martha Flack
DeEna Marlow
Elaine Keele
Lois Randall
Brenda Lankford
David Scrivner
Roger Herriman
Billy Haines
Frank Flack
Gordon Rhine
Larry Beal
Larry Tom Marlow
Illinois
Jefferson County Federation
Separate Maintenance Sought in Circuit Court Suit
Mildred Kay Bradley filed suit for separate maintenance against Gale Ray Bradley in circuit court here charging cruelty and adultery. She seeks custody of three minor children. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams granted a writ restraining the defendant from molesting the plaintiff or disposing of property. The couple married May 1 1958 and separated March 6 1965.
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Mildred Kay Bradley
Gale Ray Bradley
Alvin Lacy Williams
Car and Truck In Collision at Tenth and Newby
A Friday afternoon collision at Tenth and Newby involved a car driven by Robert C Wells Route 1 Scheller and a truck driven by Cecil H Daniels 1405 South 26th Street. Wells damage exceeded 100 and Daniels was fined 10 for backing without due caution.
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Newby
Robert C. Wells
Scheller
Cecil H. Daniels
South 26Th Street
Daniels
Circuit Court Fines For Local Offenses Reported
Fines in circuit court include Richard E Sutton of Rosedale California $20 for intoxication Clyde Raymond Hinkle of Denver Colorado $20 for intoxication Jesse Joe Ross $810? for intoxication and $10 for disturbance Traffic fines list Ronald G Roberts Route 5 Centralia $10 for failure to yield right of way Henry Nehf Xenia $10 for improper lane usage Eugene Carroll Wood River $10 for speeding.
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Rosedale
Calif
Clyde Raymond Hinkle
Denver
Colo
Jesse Joe Ross
Ronald G. Roberts
Route 5
Centralia
Henry Nehf
Xenia
Eugene Carroll
Wood River
Earliest Dancing Depicted in Spain Cave Paintings
Archaeologists identify cave wall art in northern Spain dating around 30,000 years ago as the oldest known depictions of human dancing. The images show groups of figures in motion suggesting communal ritual or celebration. These prehistoric scenes imply early social gatherings with movement and rhythm.
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Spain
Johnston Island Navy Man Killed
Aviation electrician third class Charles Gibson, 21, of La Porte Indiana, died after a fall from the third floor of the enlisted men's barracks on Johnston Island. The incident, on the top secret base 700 miles west of Honolulu, is treated as accidental.
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Johnston Island
Honolulu
U. S
Big Lion Hunt On In Oklahoma
ADAIR Oklahoma crowds, game wardens, and a zoo keeper with a tranquilizer gun hunted a suspected African lion across 60 000 acres of northeast Oklahoma brush. Hunt marshal Van Poplin expected up to 10 000 spectators and 800 armed hunters at the effort in which progress was announced via loudspeakers from the local baseball park. Reports of the lion include sighting on the Will Rogers Turnpike and a rancher lamenting heavy livestock losses.
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Oklaw
Oklahoma
van Poplin
Poplin
Will Rogers Turnpike
George Hammel
Spider banned from campus at Berkeley sale halted
BERKELEY Calif u The controversial magazine Spider was ordered off the University of California Berkeley campus for the second day in a row Friday. Acting chancellor Martin Meyerson said the issue which spells out a four letter sex word was inappropriate for a university community. He issued a restraining order prohibiting sale until a hearing by the faculty committee on student political activities. Spider publishers planned to sell more copies of the 25 cent magazine Friday but their printing press reportedly broke down.
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Berkeley
Calif. U
University of California Berkeley
Martin Meyerson
Spider
Istanbul renames Constantinople to its current title in 1929
For over 1600 years the city was known as Constantinople. In 1929 the Turkish government officially adopted the name Istanbul reflecting national reforms and modern state identity.
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Istanbul
Constantinople
Divorces Granted in Circuit Court Session
Betty Lou Jones and Norman E. Jones had a divorce granted in circuit court. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams presided during the session.
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Betty Lou Jones
Norman E. Jones
Circuit Court
Alvin Lacy Williams
Conflicting Claims on Wars In U S History
The record notes that the United States never formally declared war with Tri Poli in 1802 nor with the Confederate States in 1861, and references armed conflicts with various Native tribes and the Korean War that began in 1950.
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United States
Tripoli
Confederate States
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