Deaths Wm A Severs Of Beaucoup Dies At TB Hospital
William Abraham Severs 71 of Beaucoup died at Mt. Vernon Tuberculosis Sanitarium at 1 15 am. Funeral at Union Church east of Ashley at 2 pm on Wednesday with Rev. George Poston. Burial in Brick Cemetery east of Ashley. Survived by wife Eden Severs, two step-sons, six step-daughters, two sisters, 19 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. Retired railroad man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Abraham Severs
Beaucoup
Mt. Vernon
Union Church
Ashley
George Poston
Brick Cemetery
Hogan Funeral Home
Mr. Severs
Jefferson County
Abraham Lincoln
Martha Jane (Bledsoe) Severs
Eden Severs
Orland Edwards
Nashville
Donald Edwards
Peoria
Stanley Sensel
Near Richview
Freda Evilsezer
William Lawhorn
Otis Kehrer
Frank Jenkins
LeRoy Schmidt
Nashville, J
Emma Woodrome
Marc Stahler
Severs
Mrs Jannete Winemiller Dies at 19 in Benton
Mrs Jannete Winemiller of Chicago Heights former Benton resident died suddenly Saturday morning at her home in Chicago Heights. She was 19. Services set for 10:00 a m Wednesday at West City Baptist Church with Rev Mac Vanney officiating. Burial in Benton IOOF cemetery. Body from Johnston Funeral Home Whittington to Benton for in state at grandparents home. Survivors include husband Jerry Winemiller of Chicago Heights, parents Marion and Morris, two brothers Johnny and James Meredith Morris of Bradley. She was preceded in death by a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jannete Winemiller
Chicago Heights
Benton
West City Baptist Church
Mac Vanney
Johnston Funeral Home
Whittington
Ernest McFarland
West Webster Street
Jerry Winemiller
Marion Morris
Johnny
James Meredith Morris
Bradley
Ted Randolph Dies At 59 Funeral Rites Tuesday
Ted Randolph aged 59 was found dead at his home on 1015 South 10th Street at 2:00 a.m. Burial will be at New Hope cemetery after funeral services at Myers Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Roy Van Horn officiating. He was born August 13, 1900 in Jefferson County. Survivors include a son Richard Randolph two sisters Mrs. Lillian Wilson and Mrs. Allenin Ayers a brother William A Randolph and one grandchild. He formerly worked as a erector at Mt. Vernon car shops.
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Ted Randolph
South 10Th Street
Myers Chapel
Roy van Horn
New Hope Cemetery
Mr. Randolph
Jefferson County
Marcus A
Polly (Wade) Randolph
Richard Randolph
Lillian Wilson
Allenin Ayers
William A. Randolph
Randolph
Mt. Vernon
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Broad List
The report lists admissions and discharges at Good Samaritan and other facilities. Admitted include Ida Poulson Frieda Monroe Nannie Hayes John Vaught and Kathy Mendenhall among others. discharged include Kara Johnston Opal Rapp James Greer and Jesse Keen, with many more names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Poulson
Meonventh
Fla
Frieda Ida- Jena Monroe
Wayne City
Nannie Edna Hayes
John Russell Vaught
Flora
Miss Kara- Jee Johnston
Belle Rive
Opal Lurene Rapp
James Ralph Greer
Jesse Keen
Keenes
Kenneth Walter Chancey
Lula Clark
James A. Clevenger
Good Samaritan
Kathy Mendenhall
Harold Edward Paige
Oleta Callie Page
Wanda Lee Pearce
Alma Harris
Cynthia Marie Taylor
Milas Ginger
Lester E. Gladson
James Arthur Martin
Maudie Elsie Whitlock
Clara Pearl Walls
Emil Leo Ziarnek
Teresa Diane Hawkins
Gracie Hampton
Mark Alan
Doris L. Sanders
Mark Douglas
Dewey Oscar Jones
Barry Lee Summers
Kenneth Calvin Barrett
Leonard J. Maher
Harriett Ann Martin
Patsy Mae Houseworth
Clifford Dale
Woodrow Wilson Green
Oda Mae Rainwater
William Fred Baker
John Taylor Page
Louisa Alice Offenstein
Shirley Irene Williams
Braddy Couple Welcome Son David Wayne at Local Hospital
Mr and Mrs Dennis R Braddy of 2408 Westcott welcomed a son born at Abeoak Saturday at Samaritian Hospital. The newborn weighed six pounds fifteen ounces and was named David Wayne.
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Dennis R. Braddy
Westcott
Abeoak
Moeting
Samaritan Hospital
David Wayne
Weather Report Detailed Data Across Major Cities
Detailed weather report lists high and low temperatures for cities including Albany Albuquerque Anchorage Avanta Bismarck Boston Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Maine Portland Oregon Rapid City Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington with conditions ranging from clear to cloudy and trace precipitation noted in a few locations.
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Albany
Albuquerque
Anchorage
Avanta
Bismarck
Boston
Cleurly
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas Ciy
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
Crain
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Illinois Weather Shifts To Warmer Monday Across State
Southwest winds warmed Illinois under sunny skies with highs near mid-70s, up from Sunday's low 60s. A Weather Bureau forecast calls for cloudiness Tuesday and cooler winds from the west and northwest. Showers likely by Wednesday after a cool to mild Sunday. highs varied from 59 at Rantoul to 64 at Moline, with Vandalia at 39 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Rantoul
Moline
Vandalia
Illinois Weather Outlook Temperatures Dip North
Illinois forecast shows average temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal in the north and near normal in the south. Normal highs range 64 to 74 with north lows 43 to 47 and south lows 46 to 56. Cooler in extreme north Tuesday, lighter cooler in central and south Wednesday, then a slow warming toward the weekend. Precipitation expected half to three quarters inch with showers Wednesday and mainly in the north Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Man Fined After Gunfire At Sportsmans Tavern
Douglas Hughes, 40,Mt. Vernon resident, fired a .38 pistol in the Sportsmans Tavern restroom on south Tenth street. He pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and was fined $50 and costs by Police Magistrate J R Thomas. He pleaded innocent to two disturbance charges tied to the incident. Evidence indicated the gun discharged accidentally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Hughes
Mt. Vernon
Sportsmans Tavern
South Tenth Street
Hughes
J. R. Thomas
Global Cold War pageant as parades stir nerves
A 1950s style news montage notes celebrations in the United States and massive Moscow parades led by Nikita Khrushchev. East Berlin’s 110,000 strong Red Army march prompts Western officials to warn of public order risks while West Berlin’s Willy Brandt rallies 700,000. May Day draws three million to Beijing as Radio Peiping hails the event. Pope John XXIII rebukes atheistic communism in a Vatican broadcast urging workers to imitate Saint Joseph.
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International Socialist Congress
United States
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
East Berlin
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Germany
Peijping
Radio
Peiping
John XXII
Vatican
St. Joseph
Nazareth
Mt V Residents Lead Civil Defense and War Vet Delegations
Mt Vernon and Mt Carmel area groups join statewide drills and war veterans events. Civil Defense officials plan a nationwide alert Tuesday with Conelrad broadcasts and radio blackout. Veterans of World War I district three gathered in Mt Carmel with officers and auxiliary members from Mt Vernon Centralia Joliet and other towns to prepare for the 1960 Illinois convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
U.S.A
Department of Illinois
Mt. Carmel
Ralph FE. Baskin
Dorothy Brake
Department of Ilinois
Joliet
Clyde Miller
Cheryl Crane Escapes Police Trap Near Hollywood
Cheryl Crane, Lana Turner’s 16 year old daughter, and two companions evaded Long Beach police who waited near a friend’s home in Sylmar after a tip from a former resident. The trio, who fled the El Retiro girls home, sealed an 11 foot fence and discussed routes on a phone call, prompting a warning from the friend. The friend was booked for parole violation. Crane voiced heartbreak and noted they had no lead on a solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Lana Turner
Cheryl Crane
Donna Wilson
Cheryl Zumbrum
el Retiro
Sylmar Sylmarigs
Hollywood
Donna
Palm Springs
Slendergal Salon Changes Hands in Merle Norman Studio Move
Dee Dee Swofford and Jerry Rule sold the Merle Norman Studio and Slendergal Salon at 830 Main to Ireta Fitzjerrells. Fitzjerrells returns from Kankakee after completing a training course and is a lifelong Mt. Vernon area resident formerly with Bayer Motor Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Dee Swofford
Jerry Rule
Merle Norman
Slendergal
Main
Ireta Fitzjerrells
Fitzjerrells
Kankakee
Bayer Motor Co
Mt. Vernon
Two Fined $25 For Drag Racing
Two young men charged with drag racing on Main Street Saturday night were fined $25 and costs each on reckless driving charges. Richard L. Gardner 19 of 1716 South Tenth Street and James O. Grant 20 Route 4 Mt Vernon were fined for drag racing west on Main from 12th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Richard L. Gardner
South Tenth Street
James O. Grant
Route 4
Mt. Vernon
Main
12Th Street
Problems of Retarded Are Told in Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon hosts a state convention on retardation with Dr Samuel A Kirk of Illinois presenting a keynote address and a $3000 Lions gift. Panels cover home training schools legislation and organization with 253 attendees from across Illinois praising hospitality and local business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Peoria
Samuel A. Kirk
Institute For Research On
University of Illinois
Victor C. Neuman
Chicago
Kirk
Lions Clubs
Karl Smiley
Inois Council
Smiley
Mary Aken
Carbondale
Sarah Donovan
Eleanor King
Dept. of Public Welfare
Farent
Dorothy Seigle
Division of Special Education
Office of Public Instruction
Springfield
Ray Graham
Special Education
David Donald
Eleanor Norton
TMH
Aileen Neely
Alfred Pfaff
Salem
Laurence Bussard
Dept. of Public Welfare of
Illinois
Groves B. Smith
Beverly Farms Foundation
Peyton Kunce
Murphysboro
Paul Broyles
Dwight Friedrich
Clyde Lee
Sam Dale
Paul Powell
Alfred Two
Ilinois Council
Robert Lam
James Burke
Charles R. DeWitt
Oliver Kolstoe
S.I.U
Vincent Farrell
Burton Jones
NARC
Kenneth Boaden
Donald Hollett
Sec.treas
National Postal Supervisors
Reginald Orsolini
Albert Jacobs
Exec
Child and Family Services
Adele Karlson
Illinois Council For
Danielle DeWitt
Mt. Vernon Township
Thefts Reported in Mt Vernon and Jefferson County
Three thefts were reported weekend in Mt Vernon and Jefferson County. Mary Ann Rogers reported $31 missing from her purse at 710 South 13th Street. Clifford Pasley said someone entered his Benton Road home Saturday and took $8 from a piggy bank a German knife and candy. Mrs R B Smith reported four hub caps stolen from her son's car at 303 South 26th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Mary Ann Rogers
South 13Th Street
Clifford Pasley
Benton Road
R. B. Smith
South 26Th
Twenty Two Firsts In State Instrumental Contest
Mr. V Grade School musicians rate high in Belleville contest entering 34 events. They earned twenty two first division ratings eleven seconds and one third. Named performers include Richard Chrisman Alice Elliston Linda Kirk Phil Bean Ralph Hayes Karen Jenkins Kathy Moore Patty Carrel Eugene Miller Betty Schmidke Pat Covington Ramona Russell Judy Ham Barbara Beckmeyer Linda Cash David Fergu son Sue Cross Linda Williams James Pardee Linda Armstrong Natalie Harlow Carol Roderick Virginia Cockrum Carl Williams Bruce Dale Cheryl Bond Nancy Baize Douglas Morgan Tommy Pilson Linda Cowen Linda Rockett Linda Lemay Alice Stewart Jeannie Dunham Marilee Elliott Cheryl Adams Lynn Wilcox.
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Miks
V. R. Bender
Belleville
Richard Chrisman
Alice Elliston
Linda Kirk
Phil Bean
Ralph Hayes
Karen Jenkins
Kathy Moore
Patty Carrel
Eugene Miller
Betty Schmidke
Pat Covington
Ramona Russell
Judy Ham
Barbara Beckmeyer
Linda Cash
David Ferguson
Sue Cross
Linda Williams
James Pardee
Linda Armstrong
Natalie Harlow
Carol Roderick
Virginia Cockrum
Nancy Trotter
Carl Williams
Markets at National Stockyards report mixed cattle hogs
Market figures from National Stockyards Illinois show hog sales around 16.25 to 16.50 for 180 to 240 pound barrows and gilts with selective heavier lines. Cattle and calves online indicate 6,500 head in yards with values around 24.00 to 27.00 for good loads, 17.00 to 18.00 for utility cows, and calves trading mostly 1.00 to 26.00. Sheep totals near 400 with lambs 20.00 to 24.50 and cull weights down to 3.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
USDA
Butter and eggs steady at Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices steady with receipts at 1,257,000 and wholesale buying prices mostly unchanged. Grade AA 57 percent, A 57, B 56, C 56. Eggs show little change with receipts 23,500 and wholesale prices unchanged. A whites 32 percent, mixed 32, mediums 31, standards 32, dirties 30, checks 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Receipts Prompt Limited Price Change
Chicago area live poultry receipts reached 7,000 lbs with wholesale prices showing no change to up to one percent. Roasters ranged 27 to 28 cents per pound while white rock fryers traded 20 to 21 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Grain price report from Chicago and local markets
Cash grain prices show no wheat or soybean sales. Corn quotes include No. 2 yellow 1.224 and local 1.20 21, No. 3 yellow 1.184-19, local 1.18, No. 4 yellow 1.13-19, No. 5 yellow 1.17, sample grade 1.03-14. Oats No. 1 white 80 percent. Soybean oil 8.00. Barley making choice 1.15 1.25 and feed 92-1.05.
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Chicago
Egg and live poultry prices at St Louis wholesale market
Prices for eggs and poultry in St Louis list wholesale grades and consumer terms. Eggs show large extras 70-80, A 31-32, 50-60, mediums 29, standards 29-29 14, country run 28-29, dirties 21-23, pee wees 12-15. Consumer grades show AA large 33-34, A large 31-33, A medium 29, small 2. Fowl, age 20, light 5 lb and over 15, under 5 lb 9. Fryers and broilers 17-44, old roosters 9, pigeons per dozen 2.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Louis
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon reported grain prices in the afternoon session with Soybeans at 2.03 dollars Wheat at 1.92 dollars and Corn at 1.08 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Wall StreetMixed trading near 1960 low with modest gains
Wall Street in a mixed session edged above the 1960 low as volume around 2.8 million shares. Key stocks moved small amounts with steels leading gains. Republic edged up, Brunswick and American Photo, Minerals & Chemicals moved on opposite directions. Dow 2 p.m. at 601.73, up .03. Corporate bonds firmed and U.S. government securities held steady.
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New York
Republic
Brunswick
American
Minerals & Chemicals
Pfizer
Eastern Air Lines
United Air Lines
U.S
Counterfeit $20 Bill Passed Here
Police report a counterfeit twenty dollar bill passed in Mt. Vernon during the weekend. The note was used at the Liberty gas station on South Tenth Street, according to city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Liberty
South Tenth Street
Three Accidents Occur Here On Weekend, 2 Hurt
Two persons were injured as three accidents occurred on Mt. Vernon streets during the weekend. Walter Gowler, 60, driven car. Nan nie Hayse, 60, suffered non serious injuries. Gowler charged with driving while intoxicated. Cars damaged over $300. other crashes caused lighter damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Walter Gowler
Opdyke
Broadway
Armory Building
Gowler
Nannie Hayse
North Fourth
Anita M. Hodge
South 24Th
Edward F. Mooney
SE Crescent
Ninth
Harrison
Hodge
Mooney
Carl D. Duncan
Route 1
James J. Farris
Fairfield
Tenth
Donger
Farris
Cancer Crusade Tag Day raises $677.32 in Mt Vernon
Newcomers Club sponsor of the Cancer Crusade announced that Tag Day Saturday downtown Mt Vernon raised $677.32, the event’s most successful in Crusade history. Crusade chairman Mrs Roy Johnson praised shoppers and workers for their cheerful effort despite bad weather and thanked women who stayed for multiple shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomers Club
Cancer Crusade
Mt. Vernon
Roy Johnson
Crusade
Police Court Fines for Drunk and Speeding Charges
Fines set by Police Magistrate J. R. Thomas include Wayne Joseph Green ten dollars and costs for drunkenness and Joe F. Threatt ten dollars and costs for a muffler violation. State police fines list Velma M. Huston fifteen dollars for sixty mph in a forty five zone Alvin McKee eleven dollars for fifty six mph in a forty five zone Doris H. Cutrell ten dollars for passing in a no passing zone Leo A. McDaniel of Jacksonville Texas ten dollars for no reciprocity plate on a truck Ralph E. Ferguson of Delray Beach Florida ten dollars for sixty mph in a fifty mph zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Thomas
Wayne Joseph Green
Joe F. Threatt
Velma M. Huston
Alvin McKee
Doris H. Cutrell
Leo A. McDaniel
Jacksonville
Texas
Ralph E. Ferguson
Delray Beach
Fla
Nixon plans to build on Ike's record
Vice President Richard M. Nixon told reporters and TV audiences he will not abandon the Eisenhower era record but will expand it with his own future program. He urged a new farm policy and favored a limited non compulsory federal medical aid plan for the aged, noting a departure from some GOP views. Nixon defended the eight year Eisenhower administration as the finest in history and said he would run against Truman if the choice arose, addressing a Polish National Alliance crowd in Chicago. He and Gov. Rockefeller spoke separately in the city, with Nixon not meeting the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Truman
Pat
Chicago
Polish National Alliance
United States
Wbbm-Tv
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
New University of Chicago Law Center
Seek Owner Of Tire And Wheel
Mt. Vernon police are seeking the owner of a tire and wheel turned in to the department. No theft report has been filed. The item is a 6:30 by 15 Goodyear tire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
TB Association Meets Tonight
The Jefferson County Tuberculosis Association holds its annual meeting at 7 30 this evening in the basement of the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TB Association
Jefferson County Tuberculosis Association
Court House
James R Blair and Ruby Pearl Galloway Listed
James R Blair aged 21 of Benton and Ruby Pearl Galloway aged 18 of Lesser are named in the report. The notice provides no further context or details about their relationship or event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Blair
Benton
Ruby Pearl Galloway
Lesser
Lady Reclaims Breath After Sys-Tone Relief
A woman feared nightly choking from stomach gas rising to her throat until taking Sys-Tone. She reports the gas is gone and the stomach feels fine. The ad touts Sys-Tone as fast relief with iron and vitamins for energy and nerves, sold at Mt. Vernon druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sys-Tone
Mt. Vernon
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Wm. A. Severs of
TB Hospital
Ae Vernon Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Mabry
Sec
Wee Guist Fromenade
Tagion Hall
George A. Binks
THE
Associated Press
Rantoul Quincy
Rockford
Castro
Ilinois Council For
Salem Road
Delo
Tinois Council For
Tinois Council
Dwight Freiderich
L. R. DeWitt
Mt. V
Southern Illinois Association of Civil Defense Directors
Alva Mellett
Mellett
Conelrad
Coy Reed
Paul Bellamy
City CD
Donald Hahn
Bob Schultz
Joe Parker
Wain Garrison
U. S
Alaska
Hawaii
King City
Southern Illinois University
William Freeburg
S.lu
Wesley Brown
James Williams
Puget System and Community Chest
Curtis - Florist
Mt. Vernon Grain
Wall Street
John W. Williams
South 13Th
Ike
Cuhicago
Richard M. Nixon
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