Deaths Viola Hawthorne of Kankakee
Mrs Viola Hawthorne of Kankakee died Sunday in that city. A former McLeansboro resident she married Raymond Hawthorne who preceded her in death. Funeral services set for 9 30 a m Wednesday in Kankakee with burial in Vincennes Indiana Survivors include sister in law Mrs Charles Patton McLeansboro
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Viola Steele Hawthorne
Kankakee
McLeansboro
Vincennes
Ind
Hawthorne
Raymond Hawthorne
Charles Patton
Claudy Moger of Galesburg Dies at 55
Claudy Virdine Moger 55 of Galesburg died at 11 45 p m Monday in Galesburg. Former Mt Vernon resident born Feb 12 1920 in Jefferson County daughter of Don and Retha Carroll married Alfred Moger March 2 1946 in Bonnie. Survived by husband parents son Donald O Moger daughter Caroll S Moger two brothers Donald Duane Carroll Junior Dwight Carroll sister Estelee Gaither and other relatives. Funeral Thursday 3 p m Bonnie Church of God with Rev Loy Shaw officiating burial in Smith Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 30 p m Thursday. No Mt Vernon visitation. Funeral arrangements by Myers Funeral Service.
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Claudy Virdine Moger
Galesburg
Mt. Vernon
Bonnie Church of God
Loy Shaw
Smith Cemetery
Myers Funeral Service
Moger
Jefferson County
Don
Retha (Kirk) Carroll
Alfred Moger
Bonnie
Caroll S. Moger
Anderson, Ind
Donald Duane Carroll
Metropolis
Dwight Carroll
Streamwood
Estelee Gaither
Thompsonville
Sunrise Service At Field School Texico Easter Morning
A Sunrise Service will be held at 6 30 a m Easter Day at the Field Consolidated School Texico Rev LeRoy Dude will be the speaker Brother Don Rector will be the choir director and the public is invited to attend.
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Field Consolidated School
Texico
LeRoy Dude
Brother Don Rector
Mt Vernon Weather Snapshot Adds Rainfall Totals
Mt Vernon forecast shows Monday high 60 and low 29 with today at 7:00 a.m. reading 29. Yearly rainfall to date 10.22 inches in 1975. Historic highs and lows listed for past years. Dam water level at Bend Lake measured 409.22 feet above mean sea level. Canadian cities data included with temperatures and rainfall figures.
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Mt. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Mt Vernon Market Prices Mix Of Grains And Eggs
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 5.64, wheat 3.45, corn 2.79. Chicago butter and egg prices noted, with No 2 hard winter wheat at 3.65 and No 2 soft red at 3.61. National totals list hogs, cattle, sheep receipts, and varied prices across US markets. NY stock market falls amid Faisal assassination news, with Dow down and oil issues leading losses while gold gains.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
NEW York
Faisal
Middle East
Indochina
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Coal gasification feasible says head of Consolidation Coal
Ralph E. Bailey, president of Consolidation Coal Co., said coal gasification is ready for commercial plants and can yield a useful liquid fuel like methanol. He argued it meets U S energy needs and reduces residential heating costs versus electricity from coal.
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Terre Haute
Bailey
Midwest
Rapid City
D. Bailey
Harlem Globetrotters To Play In Mt Vernon Tonight
The Harlem Globetrotters face the New York Nationals at Mt Vernon Township High School gym at 7 30 p m for Mt Vernon YMCA funds. Marques Haynes leads the team as 2 200 seat gym prepares for ticket sales at the door.
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Harlem Globetrotters
Mt.v
Mt. Vernon Township
New York Nationals
Mt. Vernon
Marques Haynes
Harry Birkhead Sentenced to 1 to 3 Years on Violation
Harry Birkhead, 24, of 426 Perkins Ave, received a one to three year term with the state Department of Corrections after Judge Phillips Benefiel found he violated probation. He had been placed on five years probation last April for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance following a September 1972 city raid. Credit was given for five months without probation violations and several days in county jail.
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Harry Birkhead
Perkins Ave
State Department of Corrections
Phillips Benefiel
Benefiel
Birkhead
Bradford Enters Guilty Plea To Drug Sale Charge
David Bradford, 22, of 304 Castleton Ave., pleaded guilty in circuit court Monday to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams accepted the negotiated plea, fined Bradford 650 dollars and placed him on five years probation with an 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. curfew during the first two years. The charge involved delivering less than 200 grams of a pentobarbital containing substance to a DEA agent on July 16, 1974, after a county grand jury indictment on January 28.
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David Bradford
Castleton Ave
Alvin Lacy Williams
Bradford
Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
Painting Class At Art Center Begins Tonight
The Mt. Vernon Art Center on Route 37 south hosts a ten week painting class taught by Don Russ. The course runs Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. with a $20 fee and welcomes all ages to improve portrait landscape and still life skills using photography as an aid.
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Mt. Vernon Art Center
Route 37 South
Art Center
Don Russ
Rentschler in federal loan scheme tied to $100,000 proceeds
Rentschler, 49, of Lake Forest awaits trial on charges he overstated assets to secure more than $1.4 million in loans from 28 institutions. Indicted with him are Lloyd David Hardesty, 43, of Chicago, and Calvin Buehrer of Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Rentschler
Lake Forest
Lloyd David Hardesty
Chicago
Calvin Buehrer
Jakarta
Indonesia
Meeting notice for AA and Al Anon in Mt Vernon
A closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon is planned for Thursday March 27 at 8 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon Human Resources Center, formerly the T B Sanitorium.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
al Anon
Mt. Vernon Human Resources Center
T.B. Sanitorium
Jefferson Co Krazy Klowns Meet in April
Jefferson County Krazy Klowns schedule a meeting on April 1 at 7 30 p m in the Illinois Power Company building. All members are urged to attend. C Kip Carpenter president Bill Piper secretary.
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Jefferson CO. Shrine Krazy Klowns
Jefferson Co. Krazy Klowns
Ilinois Power Company
C. Kip Carpenter
Bill Piper
Mt Vernon college board weighs computerization and funding reform
The Mt Vernon college board heard about using Shawnee College connected to the Cutler Williams system to handle growing paperwork. They debated programmatic funding proposed by the state Board of Higher Education and its impact on local control, while a parking lot paving bid raised cost concerns. The group planned a future meeting to form a board position ahead of an April hearing at John Logan College.
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Ing Services
Mt. Vernon
Snyder
Cutler-Williams
Shawnee College
S. W. Heilmeyer
E. T. Simonds
Carbondale
State Board of Higher Education
David Skorch
Baker
Carleton Apple
Enfield
John Logan College
Carterville
Apple
Marie Simmons
Joy Manufacturing plans new 46 000 sq ft plant beside warehouse
Lewis announced tentative plans for a 46 thousand square foot Joy Manufacturing plant adjacent to its Fountain Place warehouse. The project aims to hire over 100 workers and seeks a bond issue above one million dollars, with operations hoped to begin by spring 1976. Joy Manufacturing, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa, is a major U.S. industry.
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Joy
Fountain Place
Lewis
Joy Manufacturing
U.S
Pittsburgh
King Faisal and Kissinger Shuttle Diplomacy Fallout
The article notes years of support from King Faisal for Israel, calling Kissinger's failure to broker an Egypt Israel settlement during his shuttle diplomacy a poor moment. A U.S. official cites Faisal's stabilizing role and his distrust of what he sees as Washington's pro Israeli tilt.
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Israel
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Kissinger
Faisal
Middle East
United States
Washington
General Radiator Expands Operations in Vernon
General Radiator, a division of Chromalloy American Corp, plans a new Vernon facility under a long term lease. The plant will house core manufacturing and final assembly, adding space for larger units to meet growing industrial equipment demand. Salem, Chicago, Denver, and Sacramento units employ a total of 100 people. President Olson of the company and Chamber of Commerce President James Hastings praise the expansion as good news.
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General Radiator
Chromalloy American Corp
Olson
Associated Lease Consultants
Madison
Wis
12Th St
Mt. Vernon
James Hastings
The
Chamber of Commerce
Salem
Chicago
Denver
Colo
Sacramento
Calif
House votes to repeal oil income tax allowance
The House moved to repeal the allowance that lets oil producers avoid tax on 22 percent of oil income. The Senate scrapped it for major firms but kept a permanent carveout for independents under certain conditions. Agriculture Department reports retail food basket rose $7 in February to a record $1,830 annually, smallest gain in four months, fueling hopes of price leveling if grain crops are strong.
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House
Senate
Agriculture Department
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Claudy
Edmonton
Montreal
Toronto
Will Thompson
USDA
ST. Louis
National Stockyards
Ill
Consolidation Coal
NYSE
Indus
Roy “Buck” Green
Ethel
Accident
Clint Harvey
Benton Road
Fisher's Lane
Harvey
Route 7
Good Samaritan Hospital
Maxie E. Palmer
Benton
William A. Guymon
S.12th St
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Newby Streets
Vince Cusumano
Eddie Hill
Cleveland Ave
Harry V. Shelton
Bessie Rutherford
Garretson
Litton Ambulance
Central Church of Christ
Howard J. Kraps
Robert Kent
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Floyd Williamson
Gary Coffman
Leo Hageman
Timothy
Athalia Jamison
Jeannette Williams
Rockford
Moline Snow Ory
Quincy
Decatur
Peoria
Springfield
Elem
Ava
Pirgene Nld
College Board
Wwe
Charles E. Hughey
Hughey- Pulley Funeral Home
Main
Iter Urol
JOY Plant
King Faisal
Allan D
State Farm
Stant Tana
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Chinais
Vernon
Ican
Gabbie
ABC
W-G Motors
Broadway Call
W-G Motors, Inc
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