Deaths Arthur E. Long Dies at 80 In Mt. Vernon
Arthur E. Long of 1200 South 25th Street died at 11 15 a m Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 80 years 10 months 17 days He served with the Mt Vernon police department and as a guard at Menard penitentiary for 23 years Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Friday at Myers Chapel with Herbert J Wilson officiating Burial at Oakwood Cemetery He lay in state at Myers Chapel after 4 00 p m today He was born May 8 1883 son of John and his wife Florence Lula Oakley predeceased him He is survived by a son Gleason Long Mobile Alabama a daughter Mrs Dorothy Rathgeber St Louis and a grandson Eddie Long Dix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Long
South 25Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Menard Penitentiary
Myers Chapel
Herbert J. Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
John Long
Florence Lula Oakley
Gleason Long
Mobile
Ala
Dorothy Rathgeber
St. Louis
Eddie Long
Dix
Harry Echols dies at 94 in McLeansboro
Harry M. Echols 94 of 607 East St Charles McLeansboro died at 8 05 pm Wednesday at home Funeral 2 pm Saturday at Donelson Funeral Home with Reverend Luther Upton officiating Burial in Blooming Grove Cemetery Friends may call after 6 pm today He was born March 9 1870 in Hamilton county son of Shelby and Mary Echols His wives Emma Glenn Echols May Townsend Echols and Chloe Eppersch Echols survive He leaves one son Orphus Echols Urbana IL one step son Clyde Echols McLeansboro one step daughter Mrs Ermel Witter McLeansboro three grandchildren two great grandchildren and nephew John R Echels Mt Vernon He attended Pleasant Grove church northeast of Dahlgren.
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Harry M. Echols
East St. Charles Street
McLeansboro
Donelson
Luther Upton
Blooming Grove
Mr. Echols
Hamilton County
Shelby and
Mary (Holland) Echols
Emma Glenn Echols
May Townsend Echols
Chloe Eppersch Echols
Orphus Echols
Urbana
Clyde Echols
Ermel Witter
John R. Echels
Mt. Vernon
Pleasant Grove
Dahlgren
Charge Agent Kept The Taxes
CHICAGO A former investigator for the State Revenue Department has been accused of pocketing 1000 dollars meant for back sales taxes. Charles Harmon, 49, of Wheeling, was arrested and held for April 22. Illinois Attorney General William G. Clark said Harmon took 600 dollars in February 1963 from a Palatine service station operator who owed 1573 in back taxes and 403.95 in June from another Mount Prospect operator. Harman failed to report on the investigations, a second inspector found he had collected some of the money, and he was fired from a 8435 a month job on February 15.
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Chicago
State Revenue Department
Charles Harmon
Wheeling
William G. Clark
Ilinois
Harman
Palatine
Clark
Mount Prospect
Revenue Department
Ex Moonshiner Seeks Sheriff Job in Pushmataha County
Ernest Moore, Democratic candidate for Pushmataha County sheriff in Antlers Oklahoma, touts past as former moonshiner who ran one of the largest and most modern liquor stills in the state. He says he does not claim to be an angel and aims to bring the best possible law enforcement if elected.
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Oklahoma
Hospital Notes listing admissions and discharges
Jefferson Memorial admitted Irene Dulaney of Belle Rive and Gorham Pigg. Discharged Lora Young Virginia Stubblefield and Sam McCoy. Good Samaritan admitted many including Mary Lewise Pierce Claud Rogers Norris Charles Wilburn Hall Joe R Potts Alma Dora Dooley Walter Green David Eugene Porter Pamela Denise Kluck Forrest Kent Ellingsworth Edward M Osborne John Marshall Ragsdale William HepDick discharged David Michael Ford Pamela Kay Ford Paul Eugene Ford Stephen Lynn Ford Ruth Ellen Gajther TJ James Williams Marjorie Sue Earls Leona Pugh Betty Jean Belt Robert Douge Govern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Mary Lewise Pierce
Claud Rogers Norris
Charles Wilburn Hall
Joe R. Potts
Alma Dora Dooley
Walter Green
David Eugene Porter
Pamela Denise Kluck
Forrest Kent Ellingsworth
Edward M. Osborne
John Marshall Ragsdale
William Hepdick
Ischarged
David Michael Ford
Pamela Kay Ford
Paul Eugene Ford
Stephen Lynn Ford
Ruth Ellen Gajther
TJ James Williams
Marjorie Sue Earls
Leona Pugh
Betty Jean Belt
Robert Douge Govern
Meeting notice for March seventh lodge gathering
A meeting is announced for Friday March 7 with work in the third degree and refreshments. Attendees Adams, W. M. Byron Weld and Secretary Becy are listed with a date of 3 26.
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Aimee
Erat Adams
W. M. Byron
Weld
Becy
Live Stock Market Prices Climb on Local Market
Prices paid on the local live stock market rose 25 cents. The top hog price reached 14.35 for 190 to 220 pounds. Sows gained 25 cents to 12.75 for 300 pound stock, with 300 pounds and over at 12.50. Boars sold at 7.50 and 8.50.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon posted prices for wheat at 1.95 soybeans 2.51 and corn 1.16 this afternoon reflecting local market activity.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and poultry grade table from St. Louis market
The record lists egg and live poultry grades with size and quality notes. Wholesale grades, checks, and weights are given for hens and broilers with ranges such as large eggs 32-33 medium 93-24 and heavy hens 14-15 pounds.
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St, Louis
Livestock prices shown in national market report
National market summary lists hogs at 190 to 270 pounds with barrows and gilts 12.00 to 13.75 per cwt. Cattle and calves show limited activity with calves around 13.50 to 15.50 per cwt and vealers steady at 24.00 to 33.00. Sheep markets reported as 50 head with no current market.
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Seeans
Barrows and Gills
Masons
Butter and eggs steady in Chicago wholesale market
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices unchanged across grades with scores 94 AA 5 percent, 92 A 5714, 90 B 56, 89 C 55. eggs unsettled with wholesale prices holding to 70 percent or better grade A whites 34, mixed 34, mediums 29, standards 30. dirties 2744, checks 27.
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Chicago U
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain Market Update
Chicago AP notes no wheat or corn sales as oats No. 2 extra heavy white 67 and soybeans No. 2 yellow 2.67 percent. Soybeans oil remains unquoted.
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Chicago
Wall Street Mixed Gains as Steels and Cigarettes Lead
Wall Street rose modestly in a generally higher market with steel shares advancing and cigarette issues showing their strongest performance in some time. Major movers included Jones & Laughlin Republic Steel Bethlehem and U S Steel with fractional gains while Liggett Myers American Tobacco Lorillard and Reynolds climbed. Airlines and other industrials also showed activity with Western Air Lines Pan American United and DuPont moving higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jones & Laughlin
Republic Steel
Bethlehem
U.S. Steel
Ligget & Myers
American Tobacco
Lorillard
Reynolds
Pennzoil
E. W. Bliss
Crowell-Collier
Lukens Steel
G. D. Searle
Union Pacific
Wessona
Helene Curtis
Western Air Lines
Pan American
United
DuPont
Cerro
IBM
Xerox
Polaroid
Chrysler
General Motors
American Stock Exchange
U.S
MacARTHUR Treated for Pneumonitis
A continuation report describes General MacArthur receiving treatment for pneumonitis. He is supported by a medical staff and family, taking small sips of liquid nourishment at frequent intervals and speaking only briefly. Notable figures and thousands of citizens are mentioned in coverage.
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Tor
Japan
Philippines
China
South Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Peneia
Weather and power outages hit Illinois after winter storm
A storm blanketed Illinois with snow sleet and rain causing widespread outages in eight western communities Macomb Galva Kewanee Cambridge New Boston Joy Kethsburg Woodhull and forcing use of microwave lines for toll calls between Canton and Bushnell. Ice on wires and winds caused over 600 breaks with 350 toll circuits out of order and about 160 repair crews deployed with power returning by midafternoon. Hazardous driving warnings followed and precipitation ranged from one third to over an inch since Wednesday with northern areas expecting about a inch more.
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Chicago
West Crn
Illinois
Ilnois Bell Telephone Co
Macomb
Galva
Kewanee
Cambridge
New Boston
Joy
Kethsburg
Woodhull
Canton
Bushnell
Springfield
Traffic fines in circuit court listed for three individuals
Luther O. Lucas of Indiana was fined 10 dollars and costs for failure to display reciprocity plate on a truck. James R. Carter paid 10 dollars and costs for careless driving. Clarice A. Morris owed 10 dollars and costs for improper passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther O. Lucas
Indiana
James R. Carter
Clarice A. Morris
Ambush at National Tea Co store leaves three dead
Chicago police killed three of four gunmen during a fast holdup at a National Tea Co. store on the Southwest Side. The fourth robber, Chris Panteas, escaped as detectives recovered part of the $13,000 taken from an armored car. Names identified include Michael Parille Nell McCauley and Russel Brecon. Parille and McCauley had prior criminal records.
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Chicago
National Tea Co
Southwest Side
Chris Panteas
Michael Parille
Nell McCauley
Russel Brecon
Parille
McCauley
Criminal Intelligence Unit
National
Helen Bellauer
Panteas
Michael A. Palastre
Parish
Alcatraz Penitentiary
Savings and
Woodstock 1963 All America City designated
New York AP Woodstock Ill was named an All-America City for 1963 with flags to fly for a year. Minneapolis and Sidney Ohio shared the honor. Ancoln IL received honorable mention. Citizens cited 10 years of civic effort raising payrolls, building a water plant, sewers, libraries, schools, parks, and health facilities as proof of progress.
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New York
Woodstock
Ill
Finois
National Municipal League
Look Magazine
Minneapolis
Sidney
Ohio
Ancoln
JIL
Dan Andrew
All American City Citizens Committee
John Strohm
Illinois
McHenry County Memorial Hospital
Seven Parks
Fierce Winds Hit Hamilton County Woman 100 Hurt
Severe gusts spanned Illinois and Indiana areas with Chester reporting up to half an inch of precipitation and Golconda more than an inch. Officials said floodwaters retreat continues as high altitude winds avoid ground structures while Marion sees leaves swept from Missouri. Small hail fell in Murphysboro and points south.
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Chester
Golconda
Ohio
Bureau
Illinois
Marion
Missouri
Murphysboro
Yank Wants To Fly Over Russia
Tom Danaher, a 39 year old Wichita Falls automobile dealer and ex Marine fighter pilot, seeks Soviet permission to fly a private twin engined amphibian over part of the Soviet Union. He plans to reach Kyushu Japan in mid April to take possession and believes a Siberia Alaska route could save a week of flying versus an India Europe and Newfoundland path.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Tom Danaser
Kyushu
Japan
Siberia
Alaska
India
Europe
Newfoundland
Danaher
Pacific
Ruby To Take The Stand If He Gets New Trial
In Little Rock AP report Jack Ruby agrees to testify if granted a new trial for Lee Harvey Oswald slaying. Attorney Dr. Hubert W. Smith says he will seek reversal due to Judge Brown’s Dallas trial transfer denial. Ruby’s prior counsel were fired and resigned amid family disputes. Smith vows no charge and seeks academy funds to cover trial expenses.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Hubert W. Smith
Law Science Institute
University of Texas Law School
Melvin Belli
Percy Foreman
Houston
Smith
Joe B. Brown
Dallas
Law Science Academy of America
Academy
Kerner Approves Federal Education Aid for Illinois
Gov Otto Kerner announced federal Education Commission approval turning 11.6 million in aid to Illinois public and private colleges and technical schools. The State Board of Higher Education will administer the program with required project rules and matching funds, pending Washington approval.
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Springfield
Til
Federal Commissioner of Education
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Francis Keppel
State Board of Higher Education
Senate
Kerner
State Board
Washington
Palmiter Divorce Granted In Circuit Court
Opal Palmiter and Carl Palmiter had a divorce granted in circuit court here on Wednesday with Associate Circuit Judge Alvin Lacy Williams presiding.
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Opal Palmiter
Carl Palmiter
Alvin Lacy Williams
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows Thomas R. Eubank 79 and Viola Coral Eubank 77 of 101 Opdyke Avenue. William R. Weasel 18 of Sandoval and Janice Kay Risley 19 of 425 North Ninth. James Edward Modglin 32 of Murphysboro and Cleta Mae Sargent 26 of Dix. Gary Leland Sledge 20 of Route 4 Mt. Vernon and Ruth Ann Bodine 19 of 1500 Viola. Samuel Lee Beasley 22 and Evelyn J. Troyer of Mt. Vernon. Robert Lee Frisch 20 and Linda Lee Lappin 17, both of Scheller. Charles Leslie Scheppel 18 of Ina and Mareta Kaye Owens 18 of 1209 north 13th. James Spencer Bondurant 28 of Decatur and Wilma Ruth Lynn 24 of Route 1 Mt. Vernon. John Roy Squibb 21 of 328 south Fourth and Peggy Jean Garrison 21 of 1717 Isabella.
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Thomas R. Eubank
Viola Coral Eubank
Opdyke Avenue
William R. Weasel
Sandoval
Janice Kay Risley
North Ninth
James Edward Modglin
Murphysboro
Cleta Mae Sargent
Dix
Gary Leland Sledge
Mt. Vernon
Ruth Ann Bodine
Viola
Samuel Lee Beasley
Evelyn J. Troyer
Robert Lee Frisch
Linda Lee Lappin
Scheller
Charles Leslie Scheppel
Ina
Mareta Kaye Owens
North 13Th
James Spencer Bondurant
Decatur
Wilma Ruth Lynn
John Roy Squibb
South Fourth
Peggy Jean Garrison
Isabella
Lawsuit Here Is Settled Before Jury Is Picked
In circuit court at Dix the trial of Keith Meadows vs Southern Plaza Express Inc ended before jury selection when both sides announced a settlement. The 1960 truck collision that killed Oscar Meadows prompted the suit. terms were not disclosed. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams dismissed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Lacy Williams
Keith Meadows
Southern Plaza Express, Inc
Dix
Oscar Meadows
Williams
Beat era record list and new release notes
A compact catalog of songs and artists listing titles by the Beatles Temptations Stevie Wonder Vinton and Presley among others. Includes album notes and a special promo for the official Beat Les button offered at 39e.
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Beatles
Dawn
Four Seasons
Temptations
Vic Dana
Crooked Little Man
Dipity
Hey Bobba
Needle
Chubby Checker
Clark Five
Leslie Gore
Ultle
Stevie Wonder
Major Lance
Bobby Vinton
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Jefferson Memorial
Irene Dulaney
Belle Rive
Gorham Pigg
Lora Young
Virginia Stubblefield
Sam McCoy
Vernon Hog Market
Mt. Vernon Grain
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Pthid Me
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MacArthur
Mairiel
Pape
Rael
Belleville
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul Rockford
Vandalia
East Dubuque
Circuit Court
Bake Sale
Smith-Alsop Paint Store
Jefferson County Democrat Women's Organization
Gom
Mt.vernon, Ill
Yank
Russia
Lyle
Galaxie
Lyle Wood
Boynton Inlet
Boynton Beach
Fla
Ronnie Sale
Candy Kid
Kerner Action On Education Aid
Featherston
Mitchell
Kroehler
Cape Cod
Lawson
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