Deaths Father Of Mt. V. Resident Dies in California
O T Pickering of San Bernardino California formerly of Harrisburg Illinois died May 1 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital San Bernardino. He served as Saline County sheriff from 1912 to 1916 and is survived by daughter Mrs Layton Aldridge of 5 Cherry Drive Harrisburg. Funeral planned Friday May 4 at Gaskins Funeral Home Harrisburg.
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O. T. Pickering
San Bernadino
California
Harrisburg
Illinois
Kaiser
Rites Thursday At 2 00 P M For Robert Sefried
Funeral services for Robert Sefried 68 will be held at Myers Chapel Thursday at 2 00 p m instead of 1 00 p m Burial will be in Bethel cemetery The American Legion will give military rites The body lies in state at Myers Chapel with calling after 4 00 p m today He died at 7 30 p m Monday at the Veterans Hospital in Marion
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Robert Sefried
Myers Chapel
Bethel Cemetery
American Legion
Sefried
South 13Th Street
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Franklin Co Superhighway bids opened in Illinois
Low bids totaling 27 855 948 for the 1962 road building program were opened by the Illinois Division of Highways in the Centennial Building auditorium. The Franklin county Chicago to Cairo Interstate 57 work was among 160 projects with 661 bids. Apparent low bidders include Franklin Fas 968 for surface treatment near Ewing, Franklin Fas 847 near Lesser, Interstate 57 grade separation at West Frankfort, and other contracts in Mount Carmel Salem Mount Vernon Benton Harrisburg Carbondale and West Frankfort areas.
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Springfield
Division of Highways
W. J. Pages Jr
Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings
Franklin County
Chicago-to-Cairo
Centennial Building
Franklin - Fas
Tistrict
Ewing
Mitchell Centr. Co
Herrin
Franklin—Fas
Lesser
Mount Carmel Sind & Gravel Co
Mount Carmel
Franklin
West Frankfort
i-State Fingr. Co
Benton
Middle Fork
Bir Muddy River
FEYRR
F. T. Simonds Coast Co
Harrisbore
Devis & Endebrock
Fiffingham
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List Read Like Old Journal
Haenite Noatee Jefferson Mermuariat admitted Anna Mae Wiliams Woodlawn Karen Howard Bonnie Bessie Nance Kell Discharged Raphael Will Dix Gale Hawkins Alice Neeley admitted Baby Gene Jones ee Jefferson Eaton Carries anthaway John Lee Strowmat Alma Pearl Dalby Discharged Barrs Jones Joe Torregrossa Elsie Luetts Yeariu Bidney Corner Christine Fay Beard Mrs Carolyn Faye Day and baby Patrick Eugene Mathilda Josephine Suroski Ethel Brooks Richardson
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Anna Mae Wiliams
Woodlawn
Karen Howard
Bonnie
Bessie Nance
Kell
Raphael Will
Dix
Gale Hawkins
Alice Neeley
Baby Gene Jones
Ee Jefferson Eaton
Carries Anthaway
John Lee Strowmat
Alma Pearl Dalby
Barrs Jones
Joe Torregrossa
Elsie Luetts
Yeariu Bidney Corner
Christine Fay Beard
Carolyn Faye Day
Patrick Eugene
Mathilda Josephine Suroski
Ethel Brooks Richardson
Republican Women Organization Meeting and Lodge Notice
The Republican Women’s Organization holds a meeting Thursday May 3 at 7 50 pm in Hotel Emmerson with Senator Paul Broyles as speaker and a film on communism in the United States. The Past Noble Grands Club of Warne Lodge meets at Mrs. Charles F. Sienna’s home 428 South 18th Street Thursday evening May 3 at 7 20. Maude Miller presiding Effie Marlow secretary.
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Republican Women's Organization
Emmerson
Paul Broyles
United States
Noble Grands’ Club
Warne Sees Lodge
Charles F. Sienna
Sou South
Alouad
Fines levied by magistrate in police court
Magistrate Sherman Bullock fined Dorothy Freener 200 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Alva Diegel of Belle Rive was fined five dollars and costs for improper lane usage.
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Sherman Bullock
Dorothy Freener
Alva Diegel
Belle Rive
Markets Report From Mt. Vernon Hog Market
Prices paid on the Mt. Vernon livestock market were down today. Top hog price was 15.25 for 190 to 220 pound hogs. Sows ranged 13.50 for 300 pounds down, and 13.00 to 13.50 for 300 pounds and over. Boars fetched 8.25 to 9.23.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market notes quote Wheat at 1.99 Soybeans at 2.40 and Corn at 1.09 in a brief afternoon report from Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
National Stockyards Hogs and Cattle Summary
Across the National Stockyards market, hogs 9,500 head traded in mixed 180-240 lb ranges with No 1-2 at 15.75-16.00, No 3 around 240 lb at 15.10-15.50, and 150-170 lb at 14.25-15.75. sows and boars showed mixed prices. Cattle and calves totaled about 2,250 head with slaughter steers at 26.75 for high choice 1,002 lb, 25.30-26.50 for 900-1,300 lb, slaughter heifers around 25.75, and feeders 22.00-23.00. vealers 31.00-32.00 for high choice prime. Sheep total 600 with 90-100 lb wooled lambs 77.50-78.00 and shorn lambs 94-99 lb at 18.00-18.00.
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USDA
Chicago Produce and Poultry Prices Steady in Market
Chicago wholesale notes show mixed prices across commodities with poultry and eggs mostly unchanged. Live poultry prices edge up to 14 cents higher for roasters and fryers priced around 18 to 20 cents, while market grades and egg categories vary by quality and weight.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
St Louis Produce Prices and Egg Grades Listed
AP report from St. Louis details eye and live poultry pricing and consumer egg grades. Entries include large to small egg sizes with A and B grades, Sands and Unclassified ranges, dirties and checks, and hen weights. Commercial trvers and broilers listed with weight-based pricing.
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ST. Louis
Panel urges stronger U.S. anti strike powers under Taft Hartley changes
President Kennedy would gain authority to halt national emergency strikes for 80 days without court orders. Fact finding groups could suggest settlement terms, and emergency boards could set interim pay and working conditions. Committee supports broader federal role in bargaining during crises despite industry skepticism.
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Norman Walker Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Henry Ford II
Ford
Detailed Weather Report MT VERNON Illinois Weather
Weather bulletin notes high 68 and low 46 for Tuesday with rainfall totaling 14.52 inches year to date. Yesterday and recent records cited. five years ago high 82 low 47. Illinois area mostly clearing after spring rains though southeastern clouds yield a few showers. night temps in the 40s, warming to 60s and 70s expected.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois
Five Day Illinois Weather and Local News Flash
Northern Illinois highs near 61 to 69 and lows 43 to 58 with a warmer Thursday and minor day to day changes through Monday. Southern Illinois highs 68 to 74 and lows 48 to 56, warmer through Thursday then cooler Friday. Precipitation up to a tenth inch in scattered showers about Saturday and possibly Friday. Local social notes include Easter visits among Smith families in Clinton and Vernon, and various regional residents visiting Springfield and Centralia. Fire destroyed the Nelson McCormick home on the Ruby Mooney place. neighbors offered help but fire was out of control. Bud Hawkins family vacationed on Kentucky Lake.
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Rzibylu
Linois
Illinois
Chas. Smith
Clinton
Irvin Smith
Peoria
Quincy
Lewis Tate
Rantoul
Oran Pittman
Rockford
Springfield
Paducah
Kentucky
Vandalia
Charlie Tate
Richard Freeman
Centralia
Bob Freeman
Wendell Whitlock
Harvey, TL
Walter Whitlock
Mona Cunningham
Judy Jennings
LaGrange
Charles David Riley
Champaign
Oscar Riley
Darrell True
Bert True
Mt. Vernon
Gene Gresham
Grace Douthit
Aurora
Don Blackwell
Kankakee
Dale Mooney
Bud Hawkins
Kentucky Lake
Market quotes show mixed grain and oilseed prices
Chicago AP reports commodity quotes with no wheat or soy sales. Currencies listed include No 2 yellow corn at 1.1513 and No 3 yellow corn at 1.1344. Soybean oil quoted at 9% and barley prices range from 1.35 to 1.95 for feed at 1.05 to 1.25.
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Chicago
Wall Street Rally Persists Amid Profit Taking Gains
Wall Street extended its rally with active trading estimated at 4 million shares. IBM led a broad advance with about 21 points, while Beckman Instruments Litton and Polaroid gained and Ford GM edged lower amid mixed action across chemicals utilities and steels. Prices were irregular on the American Stock Exchange as bonds and government issues inched higher.
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New York
IBM
Beckman Instruments
Litton Industries
Polaroid
Xerox
Ford
General Motors
Youngstown Sheet
Auber
US. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Goodinich
At&t
Consolidated Edison
General Electric
Lorillard
Merch
American Stock Exchange
Sword
U.S
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital Mention Two New Babies
Mr and Mrs David Gerlach of LW Jordan welcomed a son named Michael Wayne born yesterday at 2 23 pm weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Robert Heggemeijer of RED 2 Nashville welcomed a daughter born this morning at 3 53 am weighing eight pounds twelve ounces.
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David Gerlach
LW Jordan
Good Samaritan Hospital
Michael Wayne
Robert Heggemeijer
Red 2
Nashville
Neighbor boy teased to watch Sea Hunt on TV
In Phoenix a man named Lancaster grew tired of a neighbor boy pestering him to watch television. He seated the boy before a glass window of an automatic washer and claimed the boy watched Sea Hunt from start to finish through the rinse cycle.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Emmett Lancaster
Lancaster
Fallout Shelter Survey Contract Phase Two awarded
The Army District Engineer awarded the first of seven Phase Two fallout shelter survey contracts for Illinois. Consoer Townsend and Associates of Chicago will survey Lake and McHenry counties and seven north Cook County townships Barrington Hanover Palatine Schaumburg Wheeling Elk Grove and Northfield. Homer L. Chastain Associates of Decatur will survey Perry Franklin Bond Washington Jefferson and Monroe counties and portions of Fayette Madison and St. Clair counties.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Army District
Consoer, Townsend and Associates
Lake
McHenry
Cook County
Barrington
Hanover
Palatine
Schaumberg
Wheeling
Elk Grove
Northfield
Homer L. Chastain & Associates
Decatur
Perry
Franklin
Bond
Washington, Jefferson
Monroe
Fayette
Madison
St. Clair
Army
Susie Travels Again on Third Road Tour
New York stage report says The World of Suzie Wong returns this season on a third road tour with 18 weeks on the road. David Kitchen, who staged the melodrama on summer circuit, packages an expedition featuring Pei Ling in the title role.
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New York
Suzie Wong
David Kitchen
Pei Ling
Doan’s Pills Offer Bladder Irriation Relief
An old classified style ad promotes Doan’s Pills for bladder discomfort, restless nights, backache, headaches, and muscular pains. It touts eight relief actions, mild diuretic effect, and long usage over 60 years with economical large sizes.
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Walt
Doan
Woodlawn Observes Funeral. Local and Area Visitors Noted
Residents and relatives from Natchitoches Chicago Centralia Springfield Mt Vernon Ashley De Kalb and St Louis attended the funeral of Artie Stephens on Friday April 27. Several families visited relatives and returned from events including a rural carriers meeting in Harrisburg and an FFA Parent and Son banquet at Woodlawn High. Others accompanied service members returning to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and weekend visits were reported across multiple towns.
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Jack Tatum
Huey Dove
Natchitoches
Louisiana
Corinne Hienemann
Chicago
Alvin Hart
Centralia
Mack Stephenson
Springfield
Myr
Roy Piercy
Lyle Endicott
Artie Stephens
William Sides
Mary Margaret. Sides
Pvt
Albert Earl Sides
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
W. P. Lowther
Bristol
Oklahoma
Lewis Brake
Mt. Vernon
George Morgan
Irene Cooper
Vernor Williams
FFA
Woodlawn Fligh School
Maurice Glover
Harrisburg
John Swain
Ashley
Bert Sides
William Cole
Morris
Illinois
Claude Burns
James Howard Rodatz
DeKalb
Louie Rodatz
Merl Champ
Ondyke
Faye Champ
John Neal
Junior Wareh
Trene Knox
George Poston
Fredricktown
James Williams
Robert, Poston
Mary Jace
Cor
Dirksen seeks break for aged on home sales
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen proposes tax reform add on capital gains exemption for 60 plus homeowners who sell a primary residence held five years. Treasury says the administration opposes adding to Kennedy bill. action belongs in broader tax legislation. He cites equity and retirement needs as families seek smaller homes or retirement living.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Treasury Department
Kennedy
Dirksen
Dr Alexander Elected To Fellowship In SAA
Mt Vernon surgeon Dr Raymond A Alexander has been elected to Fellowship in the Society for Academic Achievement SAA headquartered in Quincy Ill This international honor society promotes advanced scholastic achievement and supports college access and the expansion of SAA programs across high schools and colleges with endowment funds and chapters in multiple states
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Raymond A. Alexander
Mt. Vernon
Sociery For
SAA
Quincey
Ill
Phi Beta Kappa
Quincy
SAA Board of Trustees
Speeding car crashes into Granite City service station
A driver died when a speeding car lost control and rammed a Granite City service station early today. A passenger, Kenneth Lee, 21, was seriously injured and taken to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. The pursuing cruiser reported seeing the car just after the impact on Edwardsville Road. George McCaslin, 22, of Granite City, was the killed driver.
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Granite City
Edwardsville Road
George McCaslin
Kenneth Lee
Ssenger
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
O Brian Changes The Scene On Broadway Debut
New York stage star Hugh O Brian, known as Wyatt Earp on TV, moves to Broadway in First Love a Samuel Taylor adaptation of Promise at Dawn opposite Elizabeth Bergner. His prior White Way appearance was a brief Destry Rides Again stint as a vacation replacement. Maine supplies a large share of U S sardine consumption.
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New York
Hugh O'Brian
Wyatt Earp
Elizabeth Bergner
Samuel Taylor
Romain Gary
O’brian
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