Death of Mrs Bessie Wood longtime L S Wood Printing owner
Mrs Bessie Olive Wood 85 dies at Good Samaritan Hospital after 4 am. Widow of Lyman S Wood founder of L S Wood Printing Co. Born August 29 1879 Bluford. Survived by sons Eugene Wood Casper WY Donald Wood Mt Vernon and daughter Mrs John Gall Appleton WI. Funeral Saturday 2 pm First Evangelical United Brethren Church, burial Oakwood Cemetery. Body lies in Myers Chapel after 4 pm Friday and lies in state at church noon Saturday.
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Bessie Olive Wood
South 19Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lyman S. Wood
L. S. Wood Printing Company
Wood
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Vivian Threlkeld
Oakwood Cemetery
Mt. Vernon
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits Group
Jefferson Memorial lists admits Tyra Glenn Col lens Doris L Baize Isaac Lambert Willie Sharp of Keenes. Discharged Claude Alson Arculd Beulah Jeannette Mc Daniel. Good Samaritan admits Willard Cecil Downen John Prentice Davis Avanell Baldwin Thelma Max ine Hood Howard Albert Bous man Leota Grace Hodgson Viola Alberta Harrison Sarah Edna Smith Wayne Audrey Witters Herbert G Downey Michele Jayne Tracey William Martin. Discharged Jess Lee Harri gan Ransom Homer Shaffer Larry Dale Stroup Michael Kevin Crocker John Decker Viola Albert Harrison Roy Clarence Nordin Ruby Bell Eldridge Thelma Irene Davis Janis Ellen Parker Cynthia Dawn Staley Clinton Ray De throw Mrs Gwendolyn Sue Russell Cynthia Sue
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Good Samaritan
Willard Cecil Downen
John Prentice Davis
Avanell Baldwin
Thelma Maxine Hood
Howard Albert Bousman
Leota Grace Hodgson
Viola Alberta Harrison
Sarah Edna Smith
Wayne Audrey Witters
Herbert G. Downey
Michele Jayne Tracey
William Martin
Jess Lee Harrigan
Ransom Homer Shaffer
Larry Dale Stroup
Michael Kevin Crocker
John Decker
Viola Albert Harrison
Roy Clarence Nordin
Ruby Bell Eldridge
Thelma Irene Davis
Janis Ellen Parker
Cynthia Dawn Staley
Clinton Ray Dethrow
Gwendolyn Sue Russell
Cynthia Sue
Births in three families reported at local hospitals
Mr and Mrs Larry Brashear of Johnsonville welcome a daughter Julie Gay born at 1044 yesterday in Good Samaritan hospital. Mr and Mrs William Norris of Salem announce a daughter Dina Marie born at 538 yesterday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds 12 ounces. Mr and Mrs Charles Ashwell of Carbondale welcome a daughter Susan Annette born at 732 Wednesday in a Carbondale hospital. Mother is former Miss Charline Dycus. grandparents are Kenneth Dycus of Benton Road. great grandparents are Cora Dycus and Charles and Mrs McLaughlin.
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Larry Brashear
Johnsonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Julie Gay
Wiliam Norman Norris
Salem
Dina Marie
Charles W. Ashwell
Carbondale
Susan Annette
Charline Dycus
Kenneth Dycus
Benton Road
Cora Dycus
Charles McLaughlin
Moon crater rim may be best landing spot says scientists
Scientists weigh where to land on the moon as Ranger 9 images suggest dust may be shallow and highlands harder, with Ewen Whitaker noting high lands could be better landing areas. Urey cautions chemical analysis awaits in future landers Surveyors.
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Moon Crater Rim
Kuiper
Harold Urey
University of California At la Jolla
Ewen A. Whitaker
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona
Ranger 9
Mt Vernon Market Prices for Grain and Corn
Mt Vernon grain prices quoted after noon include wheat at 1.38, soybeans 7.81, shell corn 1.29, and ear corn 1.26. Market figures reflect local trading levels for farmers and merchants.
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Mt. Vernon
Wheat and soy prices in Chicago early trading
Chicago AP reports grain quotes with Wheat No 2 red at 1505 percent, No 2 hard 158 percent, Corn No 2 yellow 13434, Oats No 2 heavy white 723, Soybeans No 1 yellow 298, Soybean oil 1205.
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Chicago
Egg and Poultry Prices In St Louis Market Report
AP dispatch from St Louis notes egg categories with consumer grades A large 20-30, A medium 25-27, A small 20-21, B large 25-27, standard 24 14, unclassified 22-23, checks 18-19. Hens heavy 17-18, light over 5 lb 11-12, under 5 lb 44-5. Broilers and fryers 18-19 14.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Market Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange quote summary shows butter steady with AA 57% and A 57% scores, B 56% and C 56% at 93 score. Eggs tops easy with balance steady, grade A whites at 70 percent or better, with various lot percentages and unquoted dirties. checks 7B.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Receipts at National Stockyards Friday
Estimated receipts totaled 6 500 hogs 300 cattle 100 calves 50 sheep. Hogs 7 500 active steady to 2 higher with 190 20 lb barrows and gilts 17.25 18.00 sows 300 600 lb 14.75 16.35. Cattle 1 000 calves 100 steers strong in cleanup good and choice steers 21.00 23.50 cows 13.00 15.00 good and choice calves 19.00 30.00. Sheep 200 steady choice and prime wooled lambs 26.00 choice and prime shorn lambs 24.00 26.00 choice and prime spring lambs 26.00 27.00.
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National Stockyards
Wall Street Steels and majors edge higher on thin volume
Wall Street edged up late in the afternoon with steady but light volume around 5.3 million shares. Steels led gains on booming auto sales with Jones & Laughlin Lukens and U S Steel up modestly, while General Motors slid. Ford Chrysler Studebaker rose fractionally. GE, Polaroid, Texaco fell about a point. Dow Jones noon averages showed gains across Indus Rails Utilities and Stocks.
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New York
Jones & Laughlin and
Lukens
U.S
Ford
Chrysler
Studebaker
General Motors
Olin Mathieson
General Electric
Sie
Polaroid
Texaco
Illinois Central
du Pont
KLM Airlines
Eastern Airlines
American Airlines
Avco
American Stock Exchange
Take Bids For Highway Work Here April 9
The state will receive bids in Springfield April 9 on two Jefferson county highway projects. One is 3.31 miles of earth grading on Superhighway 537 between Bonnie and Mt. Vernon. The other is handrail replacement on seven bridges on U.S. Route 460 between Mt. Vernon and Nashville. Public Works Director Francis S. Lorenz said contracts are expected to be awarded and work completed this summer.
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Springfield
Jefferson County
Bonnie
Mt. Vernon
Nashville
Francis S. Lorenz
Public Works Direction
Deputy Coroner Dies From County Crash Injuries
Madison County Deputy Coroner Henry Pieper died from injuries sustained in a collision on Illinois 3 in Columbia, while his hearse and another car collided Monday. Pieper, 41, had been in critical condition since the crash that killed Joseph Grueninger, 58, of Columbia. Pieper operated a Granite City funeral home.
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Granite City
Madison County
Henry Pieper
Columbia
Pieper
Joseph Grueninger
Weather summary for Mt Vernon area
Mt Vernon area records a high of 37 and low of 2 on Wednesday with precipitation from 7:00 a m Wednesday to 7:00 a m Thursday totaling 0.10 inches. Year 1965 rainfall to date reaches 6.74 inches while past comparisons note high 68/low 20 a year ago and high 38/low 30 five years ago. Friday sunrise is 9 54 and sunset 6 18 Central Standard Time.
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MT. Vernon
Weather Tomorrow Brings Little Warmth Overcast Illinois
Miserable weather persisted across Illinois with clouds and scattered rain and snow. The Weather Bureau forecast continued unseasonable conditions Friday with a slight warming trend. Northern Illinois saw intermittent snow and highs from 2 to 20s, while central to southern Illinois faced rain and snow with freezing drizzle and highs from the 20s to mid 30s.
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Chicago
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Rend Lake All’n Reelected Jamison
Rend Lake All n reelected Jamison as president with new directors James M. Hale and Mrs. William Frazier. Jamison outlined plans for ground breaking ceremonies and increasing memberships while praising media support, legislative progress, and the Bend Lake project.
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Jamison
Bend Lake
Carlyle Lake
Illinois
Rend Lake
Garner
Rend Lake Association
Earl Jamison
Mt V ernon MS Tag Day aids flood plan and relief drive
In downtown Mt. Vernon the MS HOPE Chest drive supports St Louis Chapter services for patients. Beta Sigma Phi hosts a March 27 Tag Day with F H A girls aiding in a business solicitation and MS headquarters open 8 to 4. The article notes erosion, watershed problems, and a proposed $5 million multi purpose project to widen and straighten creeks, build four lakes, and improve drainage for flood control and land use.
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John Manion
Beta Sigma Phi
Mayor Manion
Nancy Eater
Jean Donnelly
Mary Norris
Hilliard and Myers
NEA
Hamilton
White County
Hamilton County
Skillet Fork
Jefferson County
Illinois
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Y.M.C.A
National Society
Drive
Multiple Noninjury Crashes Reported Near Mt Vernon
Four accidents occurred around Mt Vernon area on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Bert D. Warren, 42, overturned a station wagon on Richview Road with no injuries. Sammy Lane, 18, and Wilma Ward, 23, collided on old Fairfield Road. Lane cited for improper plates, Ward for following too close. no injuries. A trailer truck jackknifed on State Route 37. no injuries. In Mt Vernon, Rickie Moore and Casey Jones collided on South Tenth Street. Moore cited for leaving a driveway without due caution. Jones car severely damaged.
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Mt. Vernon
Bert D. Warren
South 20Th Street
Richview Road
Wilma Irene Ward
Bluford
Rickie D. Moore
South Seventh
Casey E. Jones
Benton Road
South Tenth Street
Jones
Moore
News Quiz Prompt Teases Knowledge Boost
The note hints that the News Quiz aims to refresh and boost knowledge for readers. It suggests a focus on testing awareness of current events and general information, presenting a brief teaser about sharpening news literacy through timely questions.
Dr King Leads March to Freedom in Historic Civil Rights Rally
King leads final day march with UAW hats and Hollywood stars, urging "Freedom now" as thousands fill streets from a Roman Catholic hospital area to downtown. Heat fatigue mild after tent collapse, Patterson joins crowd, agriculture Dept. estimates 1964 US corn crop at 3.55 billion bushels.
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UAW
United Auto Workers
King
Gandhi
Broadway
Hollywood
Harry Belafonte
Belafonte
Tony Perkins
Nipsy Rusell
Comediene
Elaine May
Osie Davis
Chad Mitchell
Tony Bennett
Vivian Moore
Chicago
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Justice Department
Patterson
Floyd Patterson
Ossie Davis
Montgomery
Mrs Engelmann Named Cancer Crusade Division Chief
Mrs George Engelmann named business solicitation chairman of the 1965 Cancer Crusade in Jefferson County. April is campaign month with 27 volunteers assisting. Engelmann, a Mt. Vernon resident since 1961, is active in Welcome Wagon and the local American Cancer Society unit. She and husband George, Maytag regional manager, live at 19 Sunset Drive. The crusade aims to educate and prompt contributions reflecting each reader’s best judgment.
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George Engelmann
Jefferson County
Robert Schulter
American Cancer Society
Engelmann
St. Louis County
Missouri
Mt. Vernon
George
Sunset Drive
Maytag Co
Suspect Cleared in Mt Vernon Bank Robbery Case
Springfield police say a man held on a bank robbery charge is not the Mt Vernon Crown Finance Co culprit. Chief Dedman and two witnesses viewed a lineup and concluded the Springfield suspect was not the robber who obtained over 1800 dollars in Mt Vernon last year.
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Springfield
Mt. Vernon
Fred Dedman
Crown Finance Co
Dedman
Barbs by Walter C Parkes in Oberlin
In Oberlin Ohio a St Bernard dog named Jitter is involved in a humorous note. The item mentions brandy and disputes among arguing wives who cannot agree to disagree.
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Oberlin
Ohio
St. Bernard
I&pup
Survey Traffic Problems At P O On South Tenth
Mt Vernon officials led an informal traffic survey to address congestion on south Tenth street near the new post office. Traffic director Hugh Osborn city manager Chester Lewis and city engineer Kenneth Setzekorn noted pedestrians need crossing islands and more left turn signals to ease access to shopping areas. Parking around the post office and smoother flow to the federal building were also discussed. Downtown traffic was described as pretty good with talk of adding signals at intersections in the future.
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Mt. Vernon
South Tenth Street
Hugh Osborn
Effingham District
State Highway Department
Chester Lewis
Kenneth Setzekorn
South Tenth
Wide Tenth Street
Lewis
Federal
Urban Renewal Digs and Family Tales Share the Stage
In a city mood piece residents discuss relatives and their own surgical histories versus others. The piece notes that new urban renewal buildings replacing eyesores are a welcome sight for many, described as a good sight for sore eyes.
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