Deaths J V Williford Former Resident Dies At 80
Obituary notes the death of J V Williford Sr aged 80, a former Dodds township resident who died in Long Beach California. He was a former schoolteacher, survived by wife Ruth Miller, two sons Jacob Verner Williford Jr of Washington state and Thomas Bryce Williford of Long Beach, a brother, two sisters, and three grandchildren plus one great grandchild. He was the son of Thomas and Laura Williford. Funeral and burial were held in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Williford
Dodds Township
Williford
Long Beach
Calif
Mr. Williford
Thomas and
Laura
Borman) Williford
Ruth Miller
Jacob Verner Williford, Jr
Washington State
Thomas Bryce Williford
W. A. Williford
Chicago
Elsie Stice
California
Anna Cummings
Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernonites At State Heart Assn Meeting
Jefferson county will be represented Thursday and Friday at the 18th annual meeting and delegate assembly of the Illinois Heart Association in Springfield. Rev Eugene Holcomb and Mrs Delbert Carlton will attend as Jefferson County Heart Unit representatives. The meetings will cover fundraising long range planning and Heart Association programs reflecting the THA entering its 18th year serving 99 downstate counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Illinois Heart Association
Springfield
Jefferson County Heart Unit
Eugene Holcomb
Delbert Carlton
THA
Illinois
Boy Freed From Bed Springs After Pinching Incident
In east Mt Vernon five year old Earl Gene Burns Jr of 133 Opdyke was playing when bed springs stacked by a garage fell on him. Firemen and policemen arrived and cut the springs with wire cutters freeing him. He suffered a minor injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Mt. Vernon
Earl Gene Burns, Jr
Opdyke
Bloody Rioting Hits Portugal in Lisbon
In Lisbon a bystander was shot dead and ten others were injured during a second anti government riot in a week. Police arrested about 100 people amid claims snipers fired from rooftops. Security tightened as demonstrators, linked to the underground Communist party, used new tactics by blending with shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Securit
Communist Party
Paylice
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial admits Elizabeth Wangler Dahlgren Emma Shaw Fairfield Sadie Loretta Patterson. Discharges include Bessie Nance Kell Janet Jack and babs Thomas Arlen. Good Samaritan admits Pauline Phillips Avalyn Collins Mabel Downey Ransom Price Jr Edith Hard Phyllis Crowe Beulah Dunavian. Discharges Harriett Pearl Von Behren Martha Lane Douglas Linn Cora Johnson Betty Ruth Boyd Benjamin Kuelin Harold Burwell Barbara Brien Susie Danner Arieen Cowan Marguerite Adams Bryan Green Edna Smith Verner Pigg Mabel Book Melba Karch..
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Jefferson Memorial
Elizabeth Wangler
Dahlgren
Emma Shaw
Fairfield
Sadie Loretta Patterson
Bessie Nance
Kell
Janet Jack
Babs
Thomas Arlen
Good Samaritan
Pauline Phillips
Avalyn Collins
Mabel Downey
Ransom Price, Jr
Edith Hard
Phyllis Crowe
Beulah Dunavian
Harriett Pearl von Behren
Martha Lane
Douglas Linn
Cora Johnson
Betty Ruth Boyd
Benjamin E. Kuelin
Harold Burwell
Barbara Brien
Susie Danner
Arieen Cowan
Marguerite Adams
Bryan Green
Edna Smith
Verner Pigg
Mabel Book
Melba Karch
Cemetery Trustees Meet in Varnell Area
A meeting of trustees and officers of the Cub Prairie Cemetery Association is set for Tuesday evening May 15 at 7:00 at the cemetery. All interested in cemetery welfare are urged to attend. Varnell Rebekah Lodge holds a regular meeting May 10 at 8:00 in the IOOF hall Brother’s Night. Amvets Turner Roehm Post No. 4 members meet Wednesday night at the club rooms led by Commander Charles Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Prairie Cemetery Association
Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
F. Hall
Goldie Conn
N. G
Naomi R. Bogan
Amvets
Turner Roehm
Charles Howard
Federated Club Postpones May Meeting to June 13
Members of the Mildred pores Club postponed the May meeting with the next session set for June 13. Celesta Vann serves as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Pores Club
Celesta Vann
Markets Hold Steady On Local Livestock Prices
Local markets show unchanged prices with hog top at 15.50 for 190 to 1220 lb hogs. Mt Vernon quotes wheat at 2.00, soybeans 2.39, corn 1.09. National Stockyards data list assorted hog, cattle, and sheep prices with various weight brackets and classes. Chicago prices noted for butter and live poultry movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
National Stockyards
USDA
Barrows and Gills
Detailed Weather Report Mt. Vernon Weather
Mt Vernon reports a Tuesday high of 87 and low of 40 with rainfall to date totaling 14.53 inches. The page includes extensive city by city conditions from the Associated Press with many entries showing clear or cloudy skies and daytime highs, including Fort Worth 89 and 67, Atlanta clear, Chicago cloudy 39, Los Angeles 36, New York cloudy 49, Seattle rain, and Phoenix clear 100 63. The data lists numerous U.S. cities with current conditions and temperatures, reflecting a nationwide weather snapshot.
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Apt Law Pr
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Hismarek
Boise
Fairbanks
Ty Fort Worth
Helena
Honolwu
Indianapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Minami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Illinois
Associated Press
Ilinois
The
Mercury
Rockford
Chicago
Belleville
Quincey
Springfield
St Louis Poultry Grades And Standards Noted
St Louis report outlines consumer and wholesale poultry grades with ranges for eggs, live poultry, and birds by weight. Hens, broilers, and fowls listed with size classifications and decimal ranges for quality categories amid mixed OCR data.
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ST. Louis
Chicago grain prices and oil market summary
Market notes show corn No 2 yellow at 1.13 percent with 1544 and No 3 yellow 1.1 percent. No 4 yellow ranges 7 to 13. Oats No 2 extra heavy white at To’s. Soybean oil quoted at 434. Barley price given as malling ehoaree 13 LAS feed 1.00 to 1.25 nm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
API
Wall Street slips as market ends lower on late drive
Wall Street fell further after a faltering recovery as the day closed with most key stocks down. Volume reached about 3.7 million shares, with notable movers including Kellogg and Litton. GM, Ford, Chrysler, and American Motors showed varied results.
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New York
Jon Pont
Kellorg
Litton Industries
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
IBM
U.S
At&t
Gypsum
Schering
American Stock Exchange
Unemployment Improves in April with Record Employment
Washington AP reports unemployment fell by 430000 in April, dropping below four million for the first time this year. The jobless rate held at 5.5 percent, long term unemployment stayed at 1.5 million, while employment reached a record high of 67.1027 million as Secretary Goldberg urged continued expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Illinois Weather Outlook Through The Week
Northern Illinois to see highs around 66-72 and lows 46-52 with about an inch of rain from showers mainly Thursday and over the weekend. Southern Illinois near normal highs 71-78 and lows in the 50s, northern areas around 36, daily temps fluctuating, with frequent showers totaling up to one inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
April Motor Crashes In Mt Vernon Hit Seven Injured
Twenty nine automobile accidents occurred in Mt. Vernon in April injuring seven people. The Mt Vernon police monthly report shows 125 arrests for the month with fines totaling 1437 dollars. There were 74 traffic arrests with 803 dollars in fines and 51 other charges with 632 dollars in fines. Fines and fees collected by the police magistrate totaled 1057 dollars.
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Mt. Vernon
Work resumes at Mt Vernon post office site
Construction at the Mt Vernon post office site at 13th and Broadway paused after informational pickets from Local 520 Operating Engineers appeared. Union reps said East Side Lumber Co signed a contract with Local 520 and work is moving ahead on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
13Th and Broadway
Local 520
East Side Lumber Co. J
Gale Mack Fund Campaign Aims to Send Mt Vernon Saxophonist Abroad
Mt Vernon high school opens a fund drive to cover 1200 dollars for Gale Mack, top national saxophonist and Mt Vernon native, to join the School Band of America on a 30 day Europe tour starting June 26. Village residents Fott McVey and Bob Melcher lead the effort, with 103 dollars already raised from students. The national non profit band rehearses at Gatewick and plans concerts in London Paris and Rome amid 850.50 registration per musician and incidental costs.
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Mt. Vernon High School
Europe
Gale Mack
Kathy Stewart
Earl McVey
Bob Melcher
L. R. DeWitt
Mt. Vernon
Fott McVey
Gale
United States
New York
London
America
Gatewick
England
Paris
Rome
P. O. Box
Vernon. Mack
John Mack
North Street
AMA Official Seeks Probe of Ribicoff Booklet
An AMA official in Chicago urged a federal inquiry into whether Welfare Secretary Abraham Ribicoff acted criminally by publishing a health care for the aged booklet. Dr. F J N Blasingame, AMA executive vice president, sent the telegram to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy alleging possible wrongdoing. The DOA, led by Ribicoff, issued the booklet last week to push the King Anderson bill proposing higher Social Security taxes to fund limited health services for aged beneficiaries.
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Chicago
CAPI
American Medical Association
Welfare
Abraham A. Ribicoff
F. J. N. Blasingame
AMA
Robert F. Kennedy
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ribicof
Blasingame
King-Anderson
Wisconsin doctors pledge to care for all patients
Milwaukee AP reports Wisconsin physicians vow never to refuse medical care to any patient regardless of federal health service proposals affecting the aged and other programs. The pledge emphasizes continued patient access amid possible changes to federal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Mt Vernon area leads Southern Illinois car sales says Roy Atkinson
Roy Atkinson cites Illinois Auto Trade Association figures showing 939 Jefferson County residents bought new cars in 1961. He notes Mt Vernon dealers dominate Southern Illinois trade with high volume and a strong reputation. Shoppers seek Mercury as a top choice among affordable brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Illinois Auto Trade Association
Mt. Vernon
Mercury
Roy Atkinson
Mt Vernon Library Reaches 20001 Books in Growth
The Mt. Vernon Public Library reports 20,001 books on shelves and in circulation, the largest back-number collection in southern Illinois, with 77,815 total circulations and 33,329 visitors this year. Librarian Mildred Metcalf notes ongoing improvements, and the board outlines finances and staff reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Metcalf
Public Library Board
L. A. Heftington
James P. Burke
Leland Hutson
Iw. H. Webb
Leone Threlkeld
Wm. L. Fuller
L. ©. Turner
L. L. Emmerson
Andy Hall
Illinois
Lbrary
Register-News
Diaify
L. A. Heffington
Demetri Hassakis
W. H. Webb
Holand Hutson
Alvin Lacy Williams
Glenn Hawkins
Arnold DeWitt
Ted Iglass
Plane crash at Loring kills six aboard KC135 crew
Six Air Force crewmembers died when a KC135 tanker crashed shortly after takeoff from Loring Air Force Base in Maine. Names and ages of the victims are listed by the Air Force. The aircraft, part of the 42nd Air Refueling Squadron, was on a routine refueling mission. two crew chiefs joined the flight to meet tactical flight requirements. In Illinois and Ohio, families react as the Air Force confirms identities. In nearby Mt Vernon the Operation Greater Mt Vernon board discusses Fantas Report inspired expansion with Southern Illinois University involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone
Maine
Loring Air Force Base
Air Force
Robert M. Predmesky
Detroit
Mich
Florence
George T. Edmiston
Golden Bridge
N.Y
Marion
Tech
Raymond J. Brugioni
Granger
Iowa
Elizabeth Marie
Loring
John C. Cantrell
Kewanee
Ronald L. Cantrell
Greater Mt
Dinah Shore Divorces George Montgomery in Six Minutes
In Santa Monica Dinah Shore filed for divorce from actor George Montgomery in a courtroom appearance lasting six minutes. She won custody of both children Melissa Ann, 14, and John David, 7, and asked for no alimony. Child support was included in a property settlement.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Dinah Shore
George Montgomery
Melissa Ann
John David
Dinah
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Leo A. Heffington
L. O. Turner
Orian Metcalf
Metcalf
Hutson
Heffington
Ted Glass
Nat
MISS
Jaycees
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Roy
SIU
Greater
Mt. V
Limestone Air Force Base
Hveryonza
Eligibi
Hobby Shop
Main Street
King City Retailers
Robert Ee
Clvaec
Ruth Clark
Granada Theatre
Dial
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