Deaths and Funerals for Albert Bruner at Olive Branch Church
Funeral services for Albert Randall Bruner will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Olive Branch church near Wayne City. Burial follows in Thomason cemetery. The body lies in state at Richardson Chapel in Wayne City after 2:00 p.m. Thursday. Bruner, 70, of Hillsboro Missouri, died 6:15 p.m. Monday at Osteopathic Hospital in Normandy Missouri. Survived by wife Elma Moore Bruner, daughter Kay Staudinger of Hillsboro, two brothers Bill Bruner of Wayne City and Donald Bruner of Twisp, Washington, and two sisters Golds Hood of Fairfield and Violet Moore of St. Louis.
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Albert Randall Bruner
Olive Branch Church
Wayne City
Thomason
Richardson Chapel
Bruner
Hillsboro
Osteopathic Hospital
Normandy
Mr. Bruner
Hamilton County
John W
Ida (Richardson) Bruner
Elma Moore
Kay Staudinger
Bill Bruner
Donald Bruner
Twisp
Wash
Golds Hood
Fairfield
Violet Moore
St. Louis
Raymond Cluck Dies At 71 with Funeral Friday
Raymond Cluck 71 of 509 South 20th street died at 9 00 p m Tuesday at home He was a 50 year retiree of the L N Railroad serving as maintenance foreman Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Friday at Logan Street Baptist Church with Rev F L Trotter officiating Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Pulley Funeral Home to hold visitation after 4 00 p m Thursday Body to lie in state at church Friday noon Cluck born May 23 1895 in McLeansboro son of the late Lousanna Huffstutter Married Edith May Redfearn who died in 1937 He wed Florence Evelyn Marlow Smith on February 1 1941 who survives Other survivors include one son Raymond Dayless Cluck of Belleville three daughters Marie Bassimer of Carmi Virginia Mueller of Mascoutah Lucy Jane Haeman of Belleville one half brother William Huffstutter of Mt Vernon six grandchildren and five great grandchildren He was youth director of the Salem South Association for 15 years.
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Gan Street Baptist Church
F.L. Trotter
Oakwood
Pulley
McLeansboro
Lousanna Huffstutter
Edith May Redfearn
Florence Evelyn Marlow Smith
Raymond Dayless Cluck
Belleville
Chas
Marie) Bassimer
Carmi
Edward
Virginia) Mueller
Mascoutah
Jaemes
Lucy Jane) Haeman
William Huffstutter
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Cluck
Salem South Association
Anna Meisner Rites Thursday At McLeansboro
Anna B Meisner 80 dies Tuesday lived in McLeansboro all life funeral Thursday 3 p m at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev Ralph Harrelson officiating burial in Blooming Grove Cemetery call after 4 p m today survivors include two sons Homer Tedford Paul Tedford and several step children a brother and sister and many grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Gholson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
Anna B. Meisner
Meisner
Gholson
Blooming Grove Cemetery
Ralph Harrelson
Hamilton County
James and
Elizabeth (Bennett) Huffstutler
Jobe Tedford
Bill Meisner
Homer Tedford
Paul Tedford
Cheyenne
Wyo
Elmer Tedford
Carey Tedford
East Alton
Orvil Tedford
Essex
Leona Webb
Bell City
Oscar Huffstutler
Minnie Phillips
Mt. Vernon
Moss Funeral for Alonzo Moss Set at Ina
Funeral services for Alonzo Pete Moss will be held at 10 am Friday at the Ina Funeral Home with Rev Eugene Estes officiating. Burial follows in Kirk Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Moss, a former Ina resident, died Sunday in a Battle Creek Michigan hospital at age 47.
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Alonzo
Pete
Moss
Ina
Eugene Estes
Kirk Cemetery
Battle Creek
Mich
Valley Quillman of Sesser Dies at 67
Valley Cecil Quillman 67 of Sesser died at 4 05 a m today at Mines Hospital in Christopher He was a retired miner Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p m at Breyfield Funeral Home Sesser with burial in Maple cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m Thursday He was born April 17 1899 in Franklin County son of Jacob and Josephine Jones Quillman He married Opal Wingo 41 years ago and survived by his wife one son Dwight Quillman of Crown Point Ind four daughters Leona Thompson Whittington Ruth Ann King Joan Clinton and Sharon Manis one brother Earl Quillman East St Louis one sister Dessie Flatt East St Louis and nine grandchildren
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Valley
Cecil Quillman
Sesser
Mines Hospital
Christopher
Breyfield Funeral Home
Maple Cemetery
Brayfield Funeral Home
Mr. Quillman
Franklin County
Jacob
Josephine
Jones) Quillman
Opal Wingo
Dwight Quillman
Crown Point
Ind
Leona Thompson
Whittington
Ruth Ann King
Joan Clinton
Belleville
Sharon Manis
Thompsonville
Earl Quillman
RFC Lesser
Aged Bicycle Rider Killed in Springfield
Paul G. Julitte, 83, of Springfield, was fatally struck Tuesday when a truck brushed him while he rode a bicycle. The driver, Lloyd Heidenbreder, 34, of Lincoln, said he did not realize he hit the cyclist until police informed him. The report notes the event in Springfield and includes a brief historical reference to Iceland and Denmark.
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Springfield
Paul G. Julitte
Lloyd Heidenbreder
Lincoln
Julitte
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged
A hospital note lists admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Crisa Summers Marion Wallace Voyle Augustus Gorham and Olga Rogers Theron Eskew Ansel Owens Archie Etheridge Dallas Bumpus Nathan Cohen Winifred Turner Leroy Hunt Danny Stallons Roy Lee Summers Elizabeth Dillon Bertha Wills Harold Johnston Wava Dunbar Carolyn Fletcher Bob Dixon Joe Langa William Yearwood and Wilma Peak. Discharged patients include Paul E. Trotter Henry Clay Kennedy Gloria Ruth Hofer Mamie Bender Robert Hughes Arthur Davis Rosie Smith Cynthia Ann Nassal Edward Cross Carol Sue Galicher Barnett Friedman Virginia Gore Aaron Drennan and others from Dahlgren Dahlgren and North Highland East areas.
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Jefferson Memorial
Crisa Summers
Marion Wallace
Beradon
South
Voyle Augustus Gorham
North 10Th
Paul E. Trotter
Dahlgren
Henry Clay Kennedy
Gloria Ruth Hofer
Kimberly Ann
Mamie Bender
Robert Hughes
North Highland East
William Clyde Massey
North
Arthur Davis
Rosie Smith
South 13Th
Cynthia Ann Nassal
Logan
Edward Cross
Carol Sue Galicher
Opdyke
Barnett Friedman
RFD
Virginia Gore
West Frankfort
Aaron Drennan
Olga Rogers
South 19Th
Theron Charles Eskew
Lamar
Ansel Owens
Cherry
Archie Etheridge
Dallas Bumpus
North Lake
Nathan Cohen
Pace
Winifred Turner
North North
Leroy Hunt
Perkins
Danny Stallons
Roy Lee Summers
Bonnie
Elizabeth Dillon
North 11Th
Bertha Wills
Harold Johnston
Wava Dunbar
Carolyn Fletcher
Welkins
Bob Dixon
Conger
Joe Langa
Woodlawn
William Yearwood
Wilma Peak
Birth announcement for Anthony Kent Rightno in Granite City
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Rightnowar of Granite City announce the birth of a son on Monday March 20 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. The infant weighs seven pounds eight ounces and has been named Anthony Kent. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Durward Book of Granite City and Mrs. Lucille Rightnowar of Bonnie.
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Tommy Rightnowar
Granite City
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
That City
Anthony Kent
Durward Book
Lucille Rightnowar
Bonnie
Meetings Varnell Rebekah Lodge A Pine Bluff notice
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No 296 will be held in the ICCF Hall on Thursday March 23 at 730 pm Betty Black NG Naomi R Bogan Secy.
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Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Varneil Rebekah Lodge No
I.C.C.F
Weather snapshot for MT VERNON and region
Tuesday high 53 low 28. Rainfall 1967 to date 6.06 in. One year ago high 75 low 34. Five years ago high 47 low 35. Thursday sunrise 6 00 sunset 6 14 CST. Five day forecast: temps 4 to 6 degrees above normal in Southeast Missouri Southern Illinois. 10 degrees above in west central Illinois and northeast Missouri. Normal highs upper 50s to mid 60s. lows mid 30s to around 40. Rain total one quarter to one half inch Friday and early next week.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois
Missouri
Illinois Sees Spring Warmth Across State
The Associated Press notes spring arrives a day late with sunny skies and rising temperatures. Northern Illinois may reach mid 50s while southern areas hit up to 60. Warmth continues into Thursday with possible showers in Southern Illinois. Early lows ranged from 24 at Moline to 32 at Quincy and Belleville.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Iinois
Moline
Quincy
Belleville
Belle Rive and Nearby Families Reunion Notes
Belle Rive and Hartford residents visited friends in Belle Rive. Several families from Sullivan Christopher Mt. Vernon St. Joseph Bluford and Texas are listed visiting relatives in Chicago LaGrange and at home. The column records various Sunday gatherings and vacations with extended kin.
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Dug Miller
Hartford
Ruffus Ellis
John Aydt
Bob Aydt
John Hill
Chicago
LaGrange
Mildred Hatchcraft
Christine Barnes
Sullivan
Richard Carlton
Trena
Helen Mitchell
Christopher
Paul Richards
Frank Marlow
Raymond Capps
Vernon
George Capps
Marvin Capps
Marion Capps
Alberta Sigworth
Mt. Vernon
Roy Offenstein
St. Joseph
Keith Lowery
Bluford
Texas
Market Prices From Mt Vernon Afternoon Quotation
Prices quoted in Mt Vernon show soybeans at 2.74, shell corn at 1.35, and ear corn at 1.33 in the after noon market update.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Slump at Noon
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were down 25 cents. Top was 17 50 for 200 to 220 lb hogs. Sows rose 25 cents to 15 50 for 300 weight down, sows 300 weight and over 15 25 down. Boars were 12 30 and 13 00. After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day's prices.
St Louis Produce egg and poultry price listings
AP report from St Louis lists consumer egg grades A large 31 34 A medium 28 30 A small 20 22 and B large 25 29 wholesale standards 24 26 and unclassified 23 24 Hens heavy 13 14 light over 5 pounds 9 10 under 5 pounds no price broilers and fryers 25 2644
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Market Report Summary
Chicago AP report notes live poultry roasters priced 24 to 26 cents per pound and special fed white rock fryers 194 to 2042. Breeder hen turkeys listed at 20 cents. CME Butter quotess 93 score AA 66, 92 A6, eggs grade A whites 35, mixed 34 14, mediums 31 34, standards 31 42.
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Chicago
USDA
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Illinois
AP reports Thursday receipts hogs 6500 cattle 800 calves 100 sheep 100. Wednesday sales show hogs 7000 barrows and gilts 200-250 lbs 18.00-18.75 sows 300-650 lbs 15.00-16.50 cattle 2500 calves 100 good to prime steers 22.50-25.00 good to choice heifers 21.00-23.50 cows 15.50-18.50 good to choice vealers 26.00-36.00 good to choice calves 18.00-22.00 sheep 200 choice and prime spring lambs 22.00-24.50 choice lambs for Easter trade 35.00 good and choice wooled lambs 20.00-22.00 choice shorn lambs 21.50 wooled ewes 5.00-8.00.
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National Stockyards
Wall Street Opens Lower Ahead Of Easter Weekend
Wall Street headed lower in moderate trading as losses spread across many sectors. The AP average of 60 stocks fell about 2.0 at noon, with the Dow at 863.08 after a 3.51 drop. Broad weakness, earnings mixed, and caution over potential Fed action plus Good Friday closure weighed on sentiment.
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New York
Associated Press
Federal Reserve Board
Dow Jones
du Pont
Thiokol
American Stock Exchange
Social Weekend Visits Reported Across Tennessee and Illinois
Mr and Mrs Walter Holloway and family visited with relatives after meeting their sister. Ezra Paul Frailey and family joined Mrs Guy Frailey in Nashville to see their daughter Carolyn Frailey. Meria Horton of Salem visited with her daughter and family, Kenneth Karcher. Meira Dowdell Lydia Kincaid of Mt Vernon and Chambliss of Dix spent Friday afternoon with their brother and wife Walter Holloway.
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Walter Holloway
Ezra Paul Frailey
Guy Frailey
Nashville
Tenn
Carolyn Frailey
Meria Horton
Salem
Kenneth Karcher
Meira Dowdell
Lydia Kincaid
Mt. Vernon
Chambliss
Dix
Ruby Winn
Cox
Summersville Students Shine at District Solo Contests
Summersville band members excel at the Saturday solo contests on March 18. Nine earned superior ratings, four excellent, and two good. Superior performers include John Woodrome and Jon Olson among others. excellent players include Ada Downer and Rhonda Compton. good ratings were given to Meda Hirons and Terry Durham.
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Summersville
John Woodrome
Jon Olson
Barbara Bugal
Susan Prince
Debbie Hirons
Debbie Cox
Desra Lane
Durenda Lane
Lisa Smith
Ada Downer
Tommy Patterson
Rhonda Compton
Joan Fisher
Meda Hirons
Terry Durham
Alabama Desegregation Ordered for All State Schools
A federal court ruled to desegregate all Alabama schools not already under court order in the next term. The decree includes 99 school systems and directs state officials from the governor downward to end racial discrimination in education. The decision also struck down Alabama’s tuition grant law for private schooling.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Lurleen B. Wallace
George C. Wallace
Mrs Elliott Roosevelt injured in Park Avenue fire
New York AP reports Mrs Elliott Roosevelt wife of Miami Beach mayor sustained minor injuries when a fire in a Doubleday office hallway singed her hair as she exited during a blaze that started in a waste fire. The incident occurred during preparations for her book I Love a Roosevelt.
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New York
Elliott Roosevelt
Park Avenue
Miami Beach
Fla
Doubleday & Co
Roosevelt
Three Teens Admit Theft in Mt Vernon Laundries
Three teenage boys admitted to Mt Vernon police that they stole money from machines at three local laundries. They were picked up by officers at the L N Laundry and released to their parents. No charges have yet been filed.
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Mt. Vernon
Red forces suffer heavy losses in jungle battle
Reported action near Gio Linh shows 596 Reds killed as U.S. and allied forces press Operation Junction City. Casualties run high with 78 Americans dead and 302 wounded over two days, while Air Strikes surge in Tay Ninh and surrounding areas.
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Gio Linh
Tay Ninh
Junction City
Purdue names C W Howgley assistant football coach
C W Howgley, 35, was named Tuesday as an assistant football coach at Purdue in Lafayette Indiana. He will coach the offensive line after five years at Wyoming.
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Lafayette
Ind
C.W. Howgley
Purdue
Howgley
Wyoming
Mao Overruled on War Plans by Chinese Politburo in Peking
Hong Kong Star reports Mao Tse-tung’s proposed military action against South Vietnam Thailand and Quemoy overruled by the Politburo. Premier Chou En-lai opposed sending troops to Vietnam and Thailand, warned against provoking U.S. expansion, and urged defensive steps at the China Soviet border while avoiding direct conflict with Russia.
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Hong Kong
The
Star
Chou En-lai
Mao
Vietnam
U.S
China
Chou
Thailand
Quemoy
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Chiang
County executives set meeting for saving bond drive
Jefferson county savings bond campaign organizers schedule an informational luncheon tomorrow at the Lawrence Restaurant to outline plans. Ogie Ellis, county chairman and school superintendent, will lead the drive with payroll deduction emphasis. Key hosts are Security Bank Mt. Vernon Bank of Illinois and First National Bank Mt. Vernon. Harold Boyer of the Treasury will speak. Powers leads county bond efforts. Steffy handles publicity.
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Jefferson County
Ogie Ellis
Savings Bond Superintendent of
Lawrence
Security Bank of
Mt. Vernon
Bank of Illinois
First National Bank and Trust Co
Harold Boyer
Autos Collide At Belle Rive
Two cars sustained heavy damage in a collision on USS Route 460 in Belle Rive shortly after noon Tuesday. Drivers named are David E. Hanes 78 of Mt. Vernon and Jesse B. Britt 4% of Webster Groves, Missouri. No injuries reported.
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USS
Belle Rive
David E. Hanes
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Jesse B. Britt
Webster Groves
Song Of Easter feature by Mt. Vernon college choir
The Mt. Vernon Community College Choir will perform Song of Easter at the Easter Sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium. The piece, based on 21 Easter spirituels, invites high school seniors and former A Cappella Choir members to join. robes will be issued at 5:00 a.m. with a rehearsal at 5:15 a.m. Participants should contact W. H. Beckmeyer at the high school or by phone.
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Mt. Vernon
W. H. Beckmeyer
White youth fires at Waller High School with rifle
Donald Ayen, 18, a junior at Waller High School in Chicago, brought an automatic carbine and extensive ammunition to school, claiming a group of 50 African American youths had threatened him. Shots were fired accidentally during crowd movement. no injuries. Federal officials notified due to automatic weapon. Ayen held without charge for investigation. Police locate weapons in archery equipment box under his overcoat, andAyen claimed more ammo in locker. Waller High School address is 2038 N Orchard St.
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Chicago
Donald Ayen
George Rafalski
Ayen
Waller High School
N. Orchard St
Dahlgren Sets Cutoff Date On Low Water Rate
Dahlgren board meeting attended by Chuck Edwards and Walter Price FHA representatives for Hamilton county. Belle Rive in Jefferson county, later meeting with FHA for that county. Proposed interlocking systems, Dahlgren to buy from Belle Rive with water originating in Mt Vernon. Dahlgren to use private easement for line, no profit in sale, rate tied to original water cost plus delivery. Minimum monthly rate depends on tap-on fees at reduced rate. more taps mean lower rate.
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Chuck Edwards
Walter Price
FHA
Hamilton County
Belle Rive
Jefferson County
Dahlgren
Mt. Vernon
King City
Fine Man $25 In Shooting Case
Richard Spearman, 32, of Mt. Vernon, was fined $25 and costs of $40.30 in circuit court here yesterday on a charge growing out of a shooting incident. He pleaded guilty to a battery charge. Spearman was arrested by city police March 2 on a charge of firing a gun during an altercation at 404 Forrest Avenue.
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Richard Spearman
Mt. Vernon
Spearman
Forrest Avenue
Cars Collide On Broadway At 24th Street Intersection
Two cars damaged in a 5:40 p.m. Tuesday collision at 24th and Broadway. No injuries reported. Margaret E. Elliott, 42, of 608 South 34th Street, sustained over $100 in damage. Newsome Hudgens, 66, Route 3, had about $100 damage and was charged with making an illegal left turn.
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Broadway
Margaret E. Elliott
South 34Th Street
Newsome Hudgens
Route 3
Hudgens
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