Deaths James Rockett of Springerton 68
James Rockett of Route 1 Springerton dies at 68 in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Christian Chapel church near Springerton with Rev. Glenn Means officiating. Burial in Springerton cemetery. Survivors include wife Fannie Rockett, son Russell Rockett, daughters Almeda Newby and Hberta Jackson, brother C J Rockett, sisters Nannie Basinger and Hattie Craig, four grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Born April 2, 1894 in Hobstatt Indiana.
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James Rockett
Route 1
Springerton
Christian Chapel Church
Glenn Means
Rockett
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Hobstatt
Ind
Fannie Rockett
RFD 1
Russell Rockett
Oroville
Calif
Almeda Newby
Athberta Jackson
C. J. Rockett
Peoria
Nannie Basinger
Evansville
Hattie Craig
Eldorado
George Whobrey Dies At Age 82 Funeral Sunday
George Willis Whobrey died at 6 15 PM Friday at his home on Benton Road Dodds Township at age 82 He worked one month and four days in a grocery store and spent 17 years with C E I R railroad plus four years as a freight man for L N Railroad Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 PM at Myers Chapel with burial in West Salem cemetery The body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 4 PM today He was born February 19 1880 in Hamilton County to John and Catherine Brandon Whobrey He married Bertha Ss June 20 1906 in Marion Illinois He is survived by his wife one son Lewis Whobrey Mt Vernon three daughters Mary Grant Mabel Cooke and Inez Warren all of Mt Vernon one brother William Whobrey Mt Vernon and one sister Anna Leffler Benton Lawrence preceded him in death
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George Willis Whobrey
Benton Road
Dodds Township
Whobrey
C., & E. I. R Railroad
L. & N. Railroad
Myers Chapel
Raymond Edmison
West Salem
Mr. Whobrey
Hamilton County
John and
Catherine
Brandon) Whobrey
Jefferson County
Marion, Ill
Bertha Ss
Bethel Baptist Church
Lewis Whobrey
Mt. Vernon
Mary Grant
Mabel Cooke
Inez Warren
William Whobrey
Anna Leffler
Benton
Lawrence
Adams Slaying Confession Ties Truck Death to Pratt
Arnold Pratt, 27, of Venice Indiana, is charged in Madison Illinois with the slaying of Granite City truck driver Donald Gozla, 30. Pratt admitted the killing, re enacted the crime, and led police to the .38 revolver used. He also faces robbery charges in the separate attack on Harold Maxey of Belleville. Bond is $25,000. preliminary hearing set next Thursday.
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Madison, Ill
Arnold Pratt
Venice
Granite City
Donald Gozla
Madison
Pratt
Harold Maxey
Belleville
21 Suspensions Over Gambling
The Minais Liquor Control Commission suspended 21 liquor licenses for possession of federal gambling stamps. Aurora Country Club will have its license revoked May 6 for 30 days. Five day suspensions were ordered for Frank J. Haznow of Lakeside Tavern Crystal Lake and Emmett T. Williams of Chanmah on. Haznow’s suspension is effective Sunday and Williams’ is effective May 6. The rest of suspensions occur in Cook County.
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Spangfeld
Minais Liquor Control Commission
Aurora Country Club
Aurora
Kane County
Frank J. Haznow
Lakeside
Crystal Lake
McHenry County
Emmett T. Williams
Chanmahon
Will County
Haznow
Williams
Cook County
The
Controls Commission
Birth of a son for Mr and Mrs Jesse Gordon Brookman
Mr and Mrs Jesse Gordon Brookman of 528 Liebengood welcomed a son at 9:01 this morning in Jefferson Memorial hospital. He weighed six pounds nine and a half ounces and is named Michael Gordon. The mother is the former Miss Jean Outland.
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Jesse Gordon Brookman
Liebengood
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Michael Gordon
Jean Outland
Legion Members Meet at Jefferson Post Hall
Members of Jefferson Post 441 American Legion will gather at the Legion Hall Monday evening at 8:00. Rex Medders, adjutant, notes the meeting.
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American Legion
Jefferson Post 441
Legion Hall
Rex Medders
Adj
REBEKAH LODGE MEETING NOTICE IN MARCH
The Grace A. Henry Rebekah Lodge 292 will meet in regular session Monday evening March 26 at 7 30 in the I C C F Temple. Members are asked to bring a sack lunch. Victoria Carter N G Shepherd
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Grace A. Henry Rebekah Lodge
1.C.C.F. Temple
Victoria Carter
N.G. Pee Shepherd
Special Masonic Meeting Notice
A. F. and A. M. announce a special meeting at 7 30 p m on Monday. Second degree work planned and visiting brethren welcome. Tester L Williams W W M James Apgar secretary dated 8 26.
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Tester L. Williams
M. James Apgar
Sec
Big Rivers Rise in Midwest Flood Watch Warned
Weather Bureau observers in St Louis and Kansas City say spring floods in the upper Missouri and Mississippi basins remain a possible threat but unlikely without heavy rains or a warming spell. Ohio River flooding is deemed remote unless rains occur. Snow cover melts as storage reservoirs hold back runoff. Missouri River system has about 30 million acre feet stored in five dams to mitigate floods.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Missouri
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Weather Bureau River Center
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Omaha
Missouri River
Early Spring Weather Across Illinois
Clouds and variable temperatures marked a typical spring day in Illinois. Night temps in the 30s gave way to highs in the 40s north and 50s to 60s south, with a late Saturday thundershower forecast for the southern half. River flooding receded in parts while others remained vulnerable, as Des Plaines River levels fell and rivers like the Illinois and Wabash neared crests in Peoria Hutsonville Pekin and North Libertyville areas.
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Illinois
Des Plaines
Libertyville
Kenneth Welton
Lake County Highway Department
Peoria
Pekin
Hutsonville
Wabash
Sheriff Sale Notice in Mt Vernon Illinois
By writ of execution from Jefferson County Court in favor of James Ranmar as Standard Tire Co. against Roy M Fitts and Wilma Fitts, sale April 14 1962 at 1 30 PM for cash of Lots 53 56 and 66 in Sam Casey's Oak Grove Addition Mt Vernon Illinois. Sheriff Robert Ruddiel. Kirk Musick attorneys Mt Vernon Illinois. First National Bank Building Chestnut 20705.
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Shurrife
Jefferson County
Illinois
James Ranmar
Standard Tire Co
Roy M. Fitts
Wilma Fitts
Ioffer
Sam Casey
Oak Grove
Mt. Vernon
Robert Ruddiel
Sheriff Kirk & Musick
First National Bank
Iinois
Chestnut
Notice Sale of Real Estate in Mt Vernon Illinois
By order of the Jefferson County Probate Court Frank H. Walker as administrator will sell at public vendue on April 14, 1962 at 1 00 PM at the south door of the Jefferson County Courthouse Mt Vernon Illinois. The property is a part of Lot 16 in Carroll F Holts Third Subdivision Mt Vernon described as 214 feet west along the north line 50 feet south parallel with the east line 214 feet east to the east line 50 feet north to the place of beginning. Cash paid subject to taxes.
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Jefferson County
Ilinois
Frank H. Walker
Etta May Haynes
Court House
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Said
Carrol F. Holts
County of
Jefferson
Mt Vernon Weather Summary
Mt Vernon weather report shows Friday high 57 and low 38 with rainfall to date 8.87 inches. Comparisons include last year high 48 and low 37 and five years ago high 56 and low 8. Sunrise times are around 5 57 and sunset around 16 18 with a weekday 5 55 start and earlier sunset.
Reluctant Oscar debate marks 34 years of awards
Hollywood stars and Oscar officials wrestle with what to do if George C. Scott refuses his Hustler best supporting actor nomination. The awards scene grows louder with Golden Globes confusion and a flood of diverse honors, while Scott criticizes an award obsessed industry.
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Hollywood
NEA
George C. Scott
Scott
Academy
Scott Will Havel
Star
Theean
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Steve Allen
Margo
Eddie Albert
Francis Lederer
Albert
Lederer
Maximilian Schell
Geraldine Page
Charleton Heston
Marilyn
Misfits
Monroe
Bluford Blacksmith Faces State Examining Board
Sixteen prospective professional horseshoers took exams at the Illinois State Fair grounds to earn licenses. The one hour test requires forging a bar steel horseshoe and fitting it to a horse. Only about one third are expected to pass. board members include Richard Huston, Clay Thomas, and Willis Chambliss.
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Springfield
Division of Registration
Illinois
Bluford
Chambliss
Janis Martin Breaks Through At Metropolitan Opera
New York AP report tracks Janis Martin rising in opera as she wins top Met audition prize. The Sacramento born mezzo soprano, once youngest with San Francisco Opera, earns a one year Met contract and a 2000 dollar scholarship after performing Saint Saens.
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New York
Janis Martin
San Francisco Opera
Metropolitan Opera
City Center
Miss Martin
Sacramento
Calif
The
Met
San Francisco Opera Company
Mrs. Grose
Benjamin Britten
New York City Opera
Saint Saens
Hospital Notes and Admittances at Jefferson Memorial
Admission and discharge lists for Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan include Noble Emery Huttler Alta Brookman Versa York and Randall Smith among admitted patients. Discharged patients include Velma Brown and Steven Raney with other names, while Massachusetts tests reveal minimal visibility of red and yellow hunting clothes.
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Jefferson Memorial
Noble Emery Hutt Stutler
Alta Jean Brookman
Versa Miller York
Randall McKinley Smith
Velma Ferne Brown
Good Samaritan
Anabelle Fairchild
Frankie Nell Hicks
Mildred Irene Rube
Edna Jean Gentry
Patsy Rosanna Tolley
Chlorel Syble Mendenhall
Mary Edith Jaco
William Earl Phelps
Tiki Lynn ‘Harrell
Walter Eugene Eastham
Ora Rade Rogers
Kenneth Glee ‘Wood
Steven Ray Raney
Loris Virginia Firebaugh
Patsy Ann Weems
Bradley Allen
Charles Wilford Boger
Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources
Kennedy to Declassify Most Of National Stockpile Next Week
President Kennedy is set to lift secrecy on most of the national stockpile with three materials kept confidential for security reasons. Senator Stuart Symington chairs the Senate Armed Services subcommittee investigating overstocking and declassification plans, noting 71 of 74 items could be made public while three may affect national security. The stockpile cost about 8.96 billion dollars originally, now valued at roughly 7.97 billion amid market shifts and deterioration.
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Washington
Kennedy
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Senate Armed Services
Senate
Congress
Six Elderly Roomers Die In Virginia Fire
A late night blaze at a rambling Charlottesville rooming house killed six residents and possibly a seventh. The three story structure housed about 15 people and firemen recovered six bodies by midmorning. Owner Mrs A T Hughes and 17 year old Stephen Hughes helped residents to safety. The blaze began about 1 30 am likely in the basement and the building was described as the worst fire in recent Charlottesville history. A rocker and cradle chair is briefly noted at the end.
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Charlottesville
A. T. Hughes
Stephen Hughes
Small Nations Seek Break in Atomic Race at Geneva
At the Geneva disarmament talks small nations press for action to halt a nuclear arms race. They push for international inspection and broadening the committee, urging inclusion of Nigeria and other states to counter Soviet refusal to accept monitoring. United States and Soviet Union defend their positions as both sides exchange arguments.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Russia
Howard Green
Jojo Wachuku
U.S
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Rusk
Lord Home
Brazil
Franceso de San Tiago Dantas
School Bus Driver Cleared In 20 Deaths
Duane Harris, 23, driver of a school bus in which 20 children were killed, was found innocent of involuntary manslaughter by a jury that deliberated all night. The verdict came at 7:05 a.m. after judges narrowed charges. the bus crash occurred near Greeley when a Union Pacific train hit the bus in December.
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Greeley
Colo
Duane [Harris
Judy
Wilbur Harms
Fleming
Harms
Donald A. Carpenter
Carpenter
Union Pacific
Here
Mt V Host To 24 Counties Area Cancer Crusade Meeting
Mt Vernon hosts an area Cancer Crusade meeting on March 29 at the First Presbyterian Church at 12 30 pm with volunteer leaders from Jefferson and 24 counties attending. District directors and state officials will discuss fundraising, education, and service goals for the 1962 Crusade, aiming for Illinois’ $1 9 million target and district goals while stressing early cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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American Cancer Society
Mt. Vernon
First Presbyterian Church
Illinois
Fred Gault
Crusade
Jefferson County
Phillip Gruner
Perry County
L. Goebel Patton
Franklin County
Morris Zelman
M. D
A. Watson Miller
IM. D
Williamson County
State Crusade
George S. Daniels
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago
John A. Rogers
Society’ Illinois Division
Robert L. Krit
Atkinson Receives 5 Star Lincoln Mercury Honor
Obbie Atkinson sales manager of W G Motors Mt Vernon earns 5 Star Sales Manager Honor Award from Lincoln Mercury Sales Council. Robert E Dudley announces the recognition to 66 dealership managers nationwide for excellence in organizing and directing top sales forces. Atkinson to receive citation at a St Louis banquet honoring Lincoln Mercury personnel from Missouri Illinois and Iowa.
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Obbie
Atkinson
W. G. Motors, Inc
Mt. Vernon
Lincoln-Mercury Sales Council
Robert E. Dudley
St. Louis
Dudley
Misssouri
Ilinois
Iowa
Auto Makers Seek Smog Cure
The Auto Mobile Manufacturers Association welcomed a $1 million boost to the Public Health Service budget for research into autos and smog, while condemning criticism of private auto industry research. It urged more public research at local and national levels and noted 1963 models will use positive crankcase ventilation systems to recirculate unburned fuel.
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Detroit
Automobile Manufacturers Association
House Appropriations Committee
Public Health Service
Association
Danville Post Takes La Crosse School Chief Edwards
Conan S. Edwards resigned Friday as superintendent of La Crosse schools to take a similar post at Danville. The 46-year-old Edwards, in his second year at La Crosse, will also become president of the Danville junior college.
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LA Crosse
Wis
Conan S. Edwards
Danville
Til
Edwards
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New Englander Magazine
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