Deaths and Funerals Troy Cross Former Lesser Resident
Troy Steven Cross 82 of Murphysboro former resident of Sesser died at 7 00 am Sunday at Holden Hospital Carbondale. A retired coal miner he will be buried in Mitchell cemetery after funeral services Tuesday at 2 00 pm at Bear Point church with Rev J R Berry of St Joseph Missouri officiating. Masonic rites will be held at 8 00 pm tonight body lies in Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser. He was born April 5 1884 at Lesser, married Zona Shelton fifty nine years ago. Survived by wife two sons Wayne Cross and Watson Cross two daughters Aletha Armstrong and Betty Starr four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Troy Steven Cross
Murphysboro
Sesser
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Bear Point Church
J. R. Berry
St. Joseph
Mitchell Cemetery
Brayfield
Mr. Cross
Lesser
Jasper and
Mary
Hammonds) Cross
Zona Shelton
Wayne Cross
Fenton
Watson Cross
Collinsville
Aletha Armstrong
St. Louis
Betty Starr
Dallas
Texas
Iva Carnahan Former Resident Dies in Illinois
Iva Carnahan a former Mt. Vernon resident died Sunday in Taylorville Illinois at 10 30 am Services are set for Tuesday at Shaffer Funeral Home Tay lorville with graveside rites at Oakwood Cemetery Mt. Vernon at 2 30 pm She is survived by one daughter Mrs Eugene Kennedy of Taylorville three sisters Mrs Nina Sursa Mrs Nell Gibson both of Denver and Mrs Ruth Dale of Mt. Vernon one grandson and one great granddaughter She was preceded in death by her husband Gail Carnahan her parents William H and Alice Hutchison and two brothers Glenn and Howard
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Iva Carnahan
Mt. Vernon
Taylorville
Ill
Shaffer
Oakwood Cemetery
Carnahan
Eugene Kennedy
Nina Sursa
Nell Gibson
Denver
Colo
Ruth Dale
Gail Carnahan
William H. and
Alice
Vaughn) Hutchison
Glenn
Howard
Gale A. Bond of Bluford Dies at 67
Gale A Bond of Bluford died at 8 30 a m Sunday at his home in Bluford aged 67. Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Tuesday at Wells Chapel Baptist Church with Rev Dwight Rogers and Rev Jesse Miller officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Visitation after 5 00 p m today at Osborn Funeral Home in Dix. He was born February 4 1899 in Jefferson County to Alf and Rose Bond. Survived by wife Inez Rector, a daughter Mary Ellen Sledge, a son Vernon, and two grandchildren Donna Sue and Rex Sledge. Preceded in death by his parents.
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Gale A Bond
RFD
Bluford
Wells Chapel Baptist Church
Dwight Rogers
Jesse Miller
Bufial
Osborn
Dix
Mr Bond
Jefferson County
Alf
Rose
Donoho) Bond
Inez Rector
Kelley
Mary Ellen) Sledge
Paula
Vernon
Donna Sue
Rex Sledge
Bond
Mrs Medda Dye Funeral Today At Whittington
Funeral services for Mrs. Medda Adaline Dye were to be held at 2 00 p m today at Johnston Funeral Home in Whittington with Rev Noble Austin officiating. Burial will follow in Franklin cemetery near Whittington. The 74 year old Benton resident died Saturday morning in Franklin County Hospital. She was born September 3 1891 in Whittington, daughter of Franklin Marion and Sally Ann Duty. She was married to Joe Marlen Dye, who preceded her in death. Survivors include a son Gail Dye of Benton, two sisters Emma Duty of Whittington and Eva Paxton of this city, and two grandchildren.
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Medda Adaline Dye
Johnston Funeral Home
Whittington
Noble Austin
Franklin Cemetery
Dye
RFD
Benton
Franklin County Hospital
Franklin Marion
Sally Ann (Wilkerson
Helena Kirsch Dies at 86 Funeral Set in Dahlgren
Mrs. Helena Christian Kirsch 86 died Saturday at home in Dahlgren. Funeral 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at St. John’s Catholic Church, Propolis, with Rev. Meinard Dunn. burial in adjoining cemetery. Rosary 8:00 p.m. today at Gholson Funeral Home, McLeansboro. Survivors include son Matt, daughters Christina Rubenacker and Dora Millery, three sisters, 21 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren.
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Helena Christian Kirsch
RFD
Dahlgren
St. John's Catholic Church
Propolis
Meinard Dunn
Gholson
McLeansboro
Kirsch Wa
Hamilton County
Leonard and
Christina
Schuster) Anserment
John Kirsch
Matt Kirsch
Christina Rubenacker
Dora Millery
Rosa Kareher
Louise Miller
MacLeansboro
Johanna Schneider
Mt Vernon Chapter Meeting Notice at Masonic Temple
A stated meeting of Mt Vernon Chapter No will be held in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening May 10 at 7 30 o clock MARY EL B S W M NAQML R
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Mt. Vernon
Masonic Temple
Mary EL
W. M. ‘ Naqml
Jefferson Memorial Hospital Notes And Public Notices
Unseasonably cold weather grips northern Illinois with daytime highs in the 40s and 50s across the state. Frost or freezing temperatures expected tonight. lows in the 30s. Northern areas fair but cold. southern counties see showers. Illinois forecast calls for more cool air Tuesday with temperatures 3-8 degrees below normal in the south and dry but cool conditions.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Minois
East Dubuque
Moline
Chicago
Peoria
Champaign
Quincy
Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
Belleville
Southern Illinois
Bomb strikes near Hanoi Haiphong and rail yards hit
U S air and ground forces pressed operations near Hanoi and Haiphong continuing after bombing rail yards 35 miles north of Hanoi and destroying 12 rail cars. In Bong Son coastal area the U S 1st Cavalry Division and Vietnamese troops killed seven and captured 278 others, while South Vietnamese units reported 84 Viet Cong killed in operation Dave Crockett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
Haiphong
Uong Bi
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
Dave Crockett
Britain seeks compromise with Rhodesia regimes
London reports Britain opened secret talks with a Rhodesian delegation led by Prime Minister Tan Smith to bridge divisions with rebel white rulers under scrutiny from African leaders who fear a white men’s deal.
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London
Britain
Rhodesia
Tan Smith
Weather Around MT VERNON And Nearby Areas
Saturday forecast high 83 low 41 with Sunday reaching 90 and 40. Rainfall from 7 00 a m Sunday to 7 00 a m Monday totals 13 inches bringing yearly total to 12.79 inches. Comparisons list ten year past highs and lows and note Tuesday sunrise and sunset times in CST.
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MT. Vernon
C.S.T
Mexican Official At The Ranch Nominated For OEO Post
Deputy commissioner of internal revenue will be nominated to succeed Boutin at the Office of Economic Opportunity. Henry E. Stebbins ambassador to Nepal will be nominated as ambassador to Uganda succeeding Olcott H. Deming. Elliott Percival Skinner, born in Trinidad and naturalized in 1944, chosen as ambassador to Upper Volta.
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Internal Revenue
Boutin
Office of Economic Opportunity
Henry E. Stebbins
Nepal
Uganda
Olcott H. Deming
Elliott Percival Skinner
Trinidad
Upper Volta
Eisenhower at Walter Reed for routine examination
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains at Walter Reed Army Hospital for an indefinite period for a routine examination described by a spokesman. He entered the hospital last Wednesday after suffering a heart attack last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital Center
Eisenhower
Hog market prices at Mt Vernon rise to 24.15 top
Prices paid until 12 30 p m showed hogs 40 cents higher with top at 24.15 for 200 to 220 lb hogs. Sows 18.25 for 300 weight down and 18.00 for 300 weight and over. Boars 14.00 and 14.50. After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon traders quoted soybeans at 2.90, shell corn at 1.28, and ear corn at 1.26 this afternoon, reflecting market prices in the local grain market.
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Mt. Vernon
Grain futures prices list for Wheat Corn Soybeans and oils
In Chicago, Wheat No 2 hard 1.63 and No 2 red 1.6344n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.31 and lower grades 1.2649-29, 1.27. Oats No 2 heavy white 75-7522n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.01n. Soybean oil 11.29n.
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Chicago
Livestock Prices In National Stockyards Market Report
National Stockyards Illinois estimates Tuesday hogs 5 500 cattle 4 000 calves 250 sheep 300. Hogs 7 000 barrows and gilts 190 240 lbs 24.25 25.25 sows 280 650 lbs 17.00 19.50. Cattle 5 000 calves 100 good to prime steers 24.00 27.00 good to choice heifers 23.00 26.00 cows 18.50 20.50 good to choice vealers 25.00 35.00. Sheep 200 choice and prime spring lambs 26.50 28.00 good to choice old crop lambs wooled 21.00 23.50 shorn ewes 4.00 8.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
St Louis Produce Prices For Eggs And Poultry
St Louis produce report lists egg grades and prices for various sizes and weights. Eggs consumer grades A large 29-31 A medium 26-28 A small 21-22 B large 26-28 wholesale 26-28 standard 26-28 unclassified 26-28. checks 16-18. Hens heavy 17-18 light over 5 lb 14 under 5 lb 9-10. broilers and fryers 21-23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago Produce and Poultry Price Brief
Chicago AP reports wholesale prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for butter eggs and live poultry. Butter steady with various scores listed, eggs around 31 for whites and 28-31 for other grades, dirties unquoted. Live poultry wholesale prices rise modestly with roasters 27 to 29 cents per pound and special fed fryers at 21 to 22 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Wall Street Faces Another Heavy Trading Day
Wall Street dropped further as trading ran heavy, GM announced idle of eight of its 24 auto plants for up to three days in May, and the Dow fell 11.74 to 891.09 at noon. The AP index slipped 2.7 to 329.1 as industrials and rails declined while tobacco stocks rose on higher cigarette prices.
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New York
General Motors
Associated Press
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Birth at Good Samaritan Hospital for Taylor Son
Mr and Mrs Melvin Taylor of 916 Westcott welcomed a son at 4 10 this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds two ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Taylor
Westcott
Good Samaritan Hospital
National Hospital Week Proclaimed Amid Medicare Significance
A proclamation salutes hospitals for round the clock care, education, research, and staff contributions. It notes National Hospital Week May 8 14 and highlights Medicare as a new factor for the aged. Local facilities plan programs and expect no major day to day disruption while aiding a healthier life for older Americans.
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Alliance For Health
Delo
Hospital
Joe Martin
National Hospital
Frank Morgan
Jefferson Memorial
Martin
Joanne
Good Samaritan
William Davis
T. B. Sanitarium
Eight Weekend Mishaps Reported By Police
Eight weekend traffic mishaps were recorded with seven citations and one minor injury. Saturday incidents involved various drivers, including Ray Coil and William Smith. Dorothy Sypert faced no license, and Sheldon Walker was cited for following too closely. Sunday events included Larry Books and Tommy Smithpeters for following too close, Bobbie McKee and Wynnie Huggins for leaving a private drive, Alice Compton for failure to yield, Brenda Crowley for no license, and Karen Prusahn hitting a pole. a hit-and-run truck alarmed the area on Salem Road with no stop.
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10Th
Westcott
Ray F. Coil
Pine
William Smith
South 2Nd
Smith
College
Dorothy K. Sypert
Springfield
Claude W. Arnold
Casey
Dorothy Sypert
South 10Th
Sheldon E. Walker
Route 2
Gaylord H. Wells
South 8Th
Walker
Salem Road
Larry D. Books
Kensington
Tommy G. Smithpeters
Stanley
Books
Herbert
Bobbie D. McKee
Wynnie Norris Huggins
Bobbie McKee
Alice Marie Compton
Berkeley
Brenda Crowley
Fairfield Road
Alice Compton
South 12Th
Karen R. Prasuhn
Cherry
Rickey F. Mason
Lambert
Illinois Water Supply Described Excellent by Official
Illinois water conditions praised as excellent by William Ackermann state water survey chief. In April the natural water table rose above normal for first time in 34 years away from heavy pumping centers. Key reservoirs were full and channel plans spilled over amid continuing seasonal groundwater increases, though northern levels stayed high.
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Chicago
Illinois
William €. Ackermann
State Water Survey
Ackermann
Mother's Day Prize Winners Announced at 35 Stores
Winners named across 35 King City retailers for a Mother's Day prizes program. Recipients include Ileen Stevens at Albert's Mt. Vernon, Mrs. Ermel Dollens at Bank of Illinois, Hazel Tober at Cable TV, Doris Padgett at Dollens Shoe Store, Lucy Patterson at Fashion Shop, Linda Tate at G C Murphy Co, Bernice Hyde at Jordan Furniture, Sherry Gibson at Ivan's Flowers, Irene McCarthy at Rose's and Sears Roebuck, plus many others listed with addresses across Mt. Vernon and surrounding towns.
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King City
Albert’s
Ileen Stevens
Mt. Vernon
Bank OF Illinois
Ermel Dollens
North Highland View
Ben Franklin
Dorothy Laur
Scheller
Hazel Tober
S. 20Th
Carp's Dept
Leta Johnson
Dollens Shoe
Doris Padgett
Douglas Drug
Ethel Conner
Casey
Lucy Patterson
Featherston
Mariann. McKenzie
Lincoln Drive
First National Band & Trust CO
Leon Chirk
G. C. Murphy CO
Linda Tate
Granada
Holder’s
Wilma Cash
Ivan’s
Sherry Gibson
Mt. Verron
Jackson Jewelers
W. N. Reid
Ohio
Oblong
Jordan Furniture CO
Bernice Hyde
Salem Road
Kroger’s
Jenny Cook
Bishop Court
Laird Jewelers
Ruby Brookman
Fairfield Road
Mammoth Dept
L. Smalley
S. 26Th St. Martinizing
Cathy Ructfer
Mitchell Home Furnishings
Doris Wallace
Oak
Hazel Albright
12Th St
Montgomery Ward
Raymone Capps
MT Vernon
Mary Bean
Waltonville
Musgrove Shoe
Lee Williamson
P. N. Hirsch & CO
Sherry Williams
Centralia
Ranmar’s Standard Tire
Naaman Trotter
Dahlgren
Remnant House
Lillian Whitson
Harrison
Rose’s
Irene McCarthy
Sears Roebuck & CO
Security Bank
Opal Rhine
Singer CO
Ruth Birkhimer
Bonnie
Susan
Margaret Roderick
Tricity Grocery CO
Lawrence Pigg
Casey. Webb
Zola Wayland
Car Fire Damages Hood in Mount Vernon Incident
Mt Vernon firemen responded to 26th and Broadway shortly after 10:00 p.m. Saturday to a car owned by Jack Wilkey that caught fire after a backfire through the carburetor. Hood paint was damaged in the blaze.
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Mt. Vernon
26Th
Broadway
Jack Wilkey
Smith joins First National Bank board in Mt. Vernon
Neil E. Smith, 35, vice president and trust officer, was named to the board of directors at the bank's last regular meeting. A Des Moines native, he came from Central National Bank and Trust Co. He holds a economics degree from Hamline University and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. Smith and his wife live with three sons at 708 Lake Park Road.
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Neil E. Smith
First National Bank of
Mt. Vernon
Smith
Central National Bank and Trust Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Hamlin University
St. Paul
Minnesota
William Mitchell College of Law
Lake Park Road
Mines kill 17 in Thailand near Cambodian border
In Surin Province near the Cambodian border two mine explosions killed 17 people during the weekend. Officials say the mines may have been planted by Communists or Cambodian agents as the Thai army used heavy trucks as buses for civilians in the area.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Surin
Japanese Fishermen Rescued After Ship Sinks Off Tokyo
A U.S. plane spotted all 22 crew members of the 39 ton No 3 Yuryo Maru drifting on life rafts about 200 miles south of Tokyo. Japanese boats rescued the survivors after the fishing vessel sank in a Sunday storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U.S
Local U C T Delegates Attend State Meeting in Illinois
Local delegates attended the 70th annual Grand Council Convention of the United Commercial Travelers at Wagon Wheel Lodge Motel Rockton Illinois May 5 6 7 1967. Officers named included Charles Chick Loveless Springfield and Lewis Hilliard Mt Vernon advancing to Grand Counselor and Grand Junior Counselor respectively. The group promotes programs for retarded children funds for teachers scholarships and supports cancer highway safety and youth work with 16665 members in Illinois. Gale Howell Mt Vernon was named Grand Auditing Committee member and W B Porter elected delegate to the Hot Springs Arkansas Supreme Convention.
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Grand Council of Illinois
United Commercial Travelers
U.C.T
Grand Council
Wagon Wheel Lodge
Rockton
Illinois
Rockford
W. D. Isaac
Gerald Isaac
Lewis Hilliard
Harry Bishop
Gale Howell
W.B. Porter
Frank H. Walker
Howard Williams
Neal Rowe
Charles
Chick) Loveless
Springfield
Hlinois
Mt. Vernon
Hilliard
Ilinois
Jefferson County
Coal Industry Revival Seen in Gasoline From Coal
PITTSBURGH AP The AMC executive Chester N Truax says gasoline from coal could revive the coal industry to WWI peaks by 1970. Consol Coal Co is building a Cresap West Virginia pilot plant for coal gasoline. He estimates production costs at 10 to 13 cents a gallon, comparable to refining crude oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh, Pa
American Mining Congress
Chester N. Truax
AMC
Consolidation Coal Co
Cresap
W.va
Border treaty signed by Ne Win Ayub Khan near Naaf River
In Rawalpindi Burma's Gen Ne Win and Pakistan's President Ayub Khan signed a demarcation agreement of their borders. The pact covers the southeastern boundary of East Pakistan in the Naaf River region.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Gen
Ne Win
Mohammed Ayub Khan
East Pakistan
Burma
Naaf River
Mt. Vera group plans public stage presentations
A Mt. Vera non theater arts group unveils a fall speaker series and summer training at the YMCA. G. H. Dion, ex Washington University theater figure, will lead coaching in promotion, directing, acting, backstage work and more. The second meeting is at 7 p.m. tomorrow. call 242-2471 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Veranon Theater Arts Group
YMCA
G. H. Dion
Washington University
St. Louis
Dion
Two Accidents In County One Driver Injured
One man, John R. Robbins of Decatur, remained in fall condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after a one car crash Sunday afternoon at 2 15 on state route 87 two miles north of Mt Vernon. Earlier a non injury collision occurred at 1 55 Sunday on U S Route 460 three and a half miles west of town involving cars driven by James E Foster of Evansville Indiana and Edward Tate of Dix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
John R. Robbins
Decatur
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
James E. Foster
Evansville
Ind
Edward Tate
Dix
No Clues In 2 Union Slayings In AFL-CIO Paints Case
San Francisco AP report says a $42 275 reward exists for a conviction in the first of two AFL-CIO painters union slayings. Don Wilson Local 4 leader was killed April 5 in San Francisco and Lloyd Green Local 1178 financial secretary was slain Saturday near Hayward. Both opposed national leadership and refused to pay district council dues, with Green leading a move against a $5.75 per quarter dues increase the night of his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Afl-Cio
Don Wilson
Local 4
Lloyd Green
Hayward
Bot
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
Green
The
International
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van Black
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