Deaths Foster Marlow Dies Funeral At 2 Sunday
Foster R. Marlow of RFD 4 Mt. Vernon dies at Good Samaritan Hospital at 10 30 p m aged 56 10 15 born June 27 1903 in Jefferson county son of Logan and Minnie Edmis on Marlow married Mildred Logan June 30 1923 in Mt Vernon surviving are a son Wendell two daughters Norma Scott and Frieda Johnston a brother Earl Marlow and nine grandchildren funeral 2 00 p m Sunday at Myers Chapel Rev Max Woods and Rev Bird Green officiating burial Memorial Gardens body in state at Myers Chapel after 2 00 p m tomorrow survivors and church member Lebanon Missionary Baptist listed.
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Foster R. Marlow
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Max Woods
Bird Green
Memorial Gardens
Myers Chanel
Mr. Harlow
Jefferson County
Logan
Minnie
Edmison) Marlow
Mt. Vernon
Mildred Logan
Wendell Marlow
City
Norma Scott
Frieda Johnston
Earl Marlow
Opdyke
Mr. Marlow
The
Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church
Mrs Guy Gowler Dies in Paducah Former Mt Vernon Resident
Mrs Guy Gowler of Paducah Kentucky a former Mt Vernon resident died yesterday at Loudes Hospital in Paducah Funeral services will be at Lindsey Funeral Home Paducah at 100 PM CST Saturday body in state for viewing Survivors include husband Guy Gowler of Paducah one son Norman Webster Gowler of Lubbock Texas a daughter Margaret Ann Gowler of Paducah six grandchildren and two half sisters Mrs Rena Scrivner and Mrs Oliver Geering both of Mt Vernon
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Guy Gowler
Paducah
Mt. Vernon
Loudes Hospital
Lindsey Funeral Home
Norman Webster Gowler
Lubbock
Tex
Margaret Ann Gowler
Rena Scrivner
Oliver Geering
Mt. Vernor
Wm. T. Lawson Dies At 84 In Benton
William Thomas Lawson 84 of 1205 North Maple Benton died Thursday at Franklin Hospital from heart trouble. Rites Sunday at Nazarene Church Benton with burial in Kirk Cemetery Inn. Born February 18 1876 in Jefferson County he left a wife Della Jones died 1959 a son J A Lawson a daughter Mrs T E Fry a brother Robert L Lawson and a half brother Carl Lawson also six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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William Thomas Lawson
North
Maple Street
Benton
Franklin Hospital
the Nazarene Church
John Dittmer
Kirk Cemetery
Inn
Freeman Funeral
Carl Lawson
Ike Dobbs 84 Whittington Farmer Dies at Home
Ike Dobbs 84 a Whittington farmer died Thursday at 3 12 p m at his home. The Rev Rosier Spurlock will officiate with burial in Bethel cemetery. The family home in Whittington is the calling place. Survived by wife Charlotte Gallaspey two daughters Hulin McGuire and Curtis Kirk both of Mt Vernon one daughter Dave Fryar of Whittington one brother George Dobbs of Centralia eight grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
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Ike Dobbs
Whittington
Johnston Funeral Home
Rosier Spurlock
Bethel Cemetery
Ange
Dobbs
Births for Harris and Beckham Daughters at Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Roy Leo Harris of Red 1 Lesser welcome Christy Ann born at 9 05 am in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing five pounds ten ounces. Mr and Mrs Russell Beckham of 1114 South 12th Street greet a daughter born at 11 30 am in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds four ounces.
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Roy Leo Harris
Red 1
Lesser
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Christy Ann
Russell Beckham
South 12Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Sue
Hospital Notes from Deffernon Mi Preenecial Admission
Fragmented entry lists patients admitted and attending physicians with scattered surnames and locations. Names include Roba Lorraine, Mildred Marte, Keenes, Idelene Mon, Wayne City, Sanaritan, Frances Heenice Manion, David Haynes, Pamela Elaine Stewart, and others. The legible portion offers no clear dates or definitive actions beyond admissions and attending staff.
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Deffernon
Roba Lorraine Dia
Mildred Marte
Elsan Mille Mae
Keenes
Mra
Eida Idelene
Monan
Wayne City
Sanaritan
Bos
Ory
Yercy Shirt Waren
Wik Digeba
Frances Heenice Manion
David Haynes
Dova Gossage
Pelion i
Ane
Pamela Elaine Stawart
Anti American Rally at Havana University
In Havana a five hour anti American rally at Havana University drew more than 15 000 students workers and civilian militiamen shouting Get out at U S Ambassador Philip Bonsal. Leaders charged Yankee imperialism and US invasion plans while citing embassy notices as proof of aggression. The rally followed the killing of American civilian Matthews Edward Duke 45 outside Havana and linked to Castro regime war criminal labels.
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Havana
U. S
Philip Bonsal
Havana University
United States
Cuba
Republic
Latin America
Matthews Edward Duke
Sentence Man Sentenced To State Farm At Vandalia
Henry Clay Deming, 59, of 325 South Tenth Street, was sentenced to 90 days at the state farm in Vandalia for vagrancy. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams presided at the county court hearing yesterday.
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Henry Clay Deming
South Tenth Street
State Farm
Vandalia
Deming
Alvin Lacy Williams
Injures Head In Fall Here
Lowell Vaughn aged 57 of 608 Jordan fell yesterday at Ninth and Jordan sustaining a head injury. He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital and reported in fair condition this morning.
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Lowell Vaughn
Jordan
Good Samaritan Hospital
Plane Hits Bump in Sky Shakes 55 People
A Chicago Miami nonstop flight encountered a rough air bump at 10 000 feet injuring two children Ronnie Albert 12 and Medgie 6 with face lacerations and bruises. Captain Reed Knight of Fort Lauderdale said there was one bump no major damage and the jet was traveling 322 mph. Delta officials reported no apparent damage to the aircraft.
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Ronnie Albert
Medgie
Reed Knight
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Delta
Optimists Gather At Mt Vernon For District 8 Meet
Governor Leo B. Jackson addresses the 37th District 8 convention in Mt Vernon urging Optimists to push for greater achievements. He calls for expanding youth programs and optimistic effort to make the world a better place, ending with a vow to do a bigger and better job in the year ahead.
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Leo B. Jackson
Mt. Vernon
District 8
Optimist International
Optimists 52 Cities Meet in Mt Vernon Today
A detailed agenda outlines a Mt. Vernon Optimist gathering with multiple sessions. Key figures include Governor Leo B. Jackson, Lt. Governor Henry Wittlich, Dr. Walter A. Reiling, and mayors and club officers. Events span breakfast, general sessions, luncheons, forums, an officers election, and a governors banquet with music and presentations at Hotel Emmerson and Illinois National Guard Armory.
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Emmerson
John Mabry
J. W W. Gibson
Gospel Tabernacle
I. W. Gibson
Roger O
Smith
Mt. Vernon
Harry Shehorn
James P. Burke
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Virgil T. Bailey
Bernard J. Wilkins
Leo B. Jackson
Henry Wittlich
Robert Freytag
First Presbyterian Church
Ken Williams
J. Frank Hughey
Mt. V. Club
Walter A. Reiling
Dayton
Boys Work
A. C.al Mueller
George Swingle
Gil Lorenz
Luther Dickson
James E. Fenton
Jack O. Creasy
Henry J. Wittlich
Leon Davis
Belleville
Paul Godt
Walter A. Belling
Millinois National
Jim Trammel
1St Presbyterian Church
Boy Scouts of the
Kaskaskia Council
Roger C. Smith
Jackson
al Leffler
A. C
al) Mueller
Jack Creasy
New Club
Ed Davidson
Leo Jackson
Dana Brown
Manhattan Coffee Co
St. Louis
Governors Ball
Ilinois National
Theodore W
Ted) Paschedag
B.Y
Mt. Vernon Room
L.&n
W. M. Scott
Albert Hillard
Earl Hanes
Illinois National Guard Armory
Ted) Paschedal
B.Y.O.L
Hotel Emmerson
Repairs At Park Swimming Pool Set Next Week
Mt Vernon plans painting and repairs at the city park pool next week for the summer season. City Manager Chester Lewis said costs will be under 1000 dollars. The city will appoint a pool operator soon and aims to open on Memorial Day.
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Mt. Vernon
City Park
Chester Lewis
Illinois Weather Brightens With Weekend Forecast
The Associated Press reports Illinois temperatures warmed to the 60s and 70s then cooled to the 30s in many counties. Frost hit Vandalia at 32 while Rockford, Springfield, Moline and Peoria recorded 35 to 37. Thursday readings ranged 60 to 65, and the five day outlook predicts near normal temperatures except the northwest where about 3 degrees above normal is expected. No precipitation forecast emerged before Monday.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Vandalia
Rockford
Springfield
Moline
Peoria
Rantoul
Quincy
Monay
Illinois Five Day Forecast Temperatures Near Normal to Slightly Above
Illinois forecasts show near normal temperatures in the southeast and extreme east, up to three degrees above normal in the northwest. Normal highs range from 69 in the north to 79 in the south, with normal lows from 48 to 60. A warming trend lasts through Sunday before turning cooler Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation totals about half an inch from showers Monday into Tuesday.
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Illinois
Market rally lifts stocks with steels and motors leading
Wall Street advanced on broad gains as steels, motors and electronics paced the rally. Heavy trading, estimated at four million shares, pushed many names up two points or more. Ford led autos higher. U.S. Steel, Jones & Laughlin climbed. electronics firms like Texas Instruments and Varian pointed higher amid a mixed session across industries.
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ED Morse
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Luxens Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Ford
Automotive
Chrysler
American Motors
General Motors
Electronics
Universal Match
Texas Instruments
Havey and
Varian Associates
Minnesota
Raytheon
Johns-Manville
Sperry Rand
Bell & Howell
Outboard Marine
Pfizer
General Dynamics
Lockheed
U.S
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Illinois on week high
USDA reports cattle and hog sales at National Stockyards with mixed grades and weights. Hog prices range around 15.50 to 17.10 for various classifications, while cattle and calves see high choices near 27.50 per 100 pounds and cows from 14.00 to 18.50. Dealers note strong demand and record weekly highs.
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National Stockyards
Ill
USDA
Ted
Kennedy Told He Has Majority Support In New York Delegation
Senator John F Kennedy arrived in New York after West Virginia victory and met with Carmine DeSapio and Michael Pren dergast. DeSapio stated Kennedy has substantial New York support, meaning more than a majority of the 114 New York Democratic National Convention delegates. Delegates will be chosen June 7, with Kennedy predicting Lyndon B Johnson as his chief rival and noting Adlai Stevenson would be a factor if he runs.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Kennedy
Baltimore
Maryland
Carmine G. DeSapio
Tammany Hall
DeSapio
Toome
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sours
Adlai Stevenson
Centennial Observance Postponed at Local Church
A centennial celebration at Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church set for this Sunday has been indefinitely postponed after funeral services for Foster Marlow of Route 4. Church officials will announce a new date for the observance.
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Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church
Foster Marlow
Route 4
Market Report on Sheep and Lamb Prices Sees Varied Demand
The report lists range values for choice and standard grades from 27.00 to 31.00, with low good 21.00 to 26.00. It notes 100 head of sheep with few sales, spring slaughter lambs at 92.50 to 23.50, small lots at 24.00, and cull to choice shorn slaughter ewes priced 3.00 to 6.00.
Chicago Produce Market Report Butter and Eggs Steady
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter steady with receipts about 940,000 and wholesale buying prices unchanged across grades AA to C. Eggs show irregular receipts near 20,500 with prices unchanged to one lower. Grade A whites 60 percent or better, mixed and other grades around 33 to 44 percent, dirties 31 percent.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Receipts Reported At 6000 Lbs
Chicago AP USDA live poultry receipts on Thursday totaled 6000 pounds with no prices reported due to insufficient receipts. The brief notice notes limited market data and unavailable pricing for the day.
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Chicago
USDA
Eggs and live poultry prices steady in St. Louis
St. Louis market report shows eggs and live poultry prices unchanged with no notable shifts. Prices for assorted grade eggs and poultry items remained flat as buyers and sellers held to current quotes in steady trade.
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St. Louis
Cash Grain Markets Report Chicago AP
Wheat sales not provided. Corn prices range No 2 yellow 1.22 No 3 yellow 1.18 214 No 4 yellow 1.19 to 1.20 No 5 yellow 1.18 sample grade yellow 1.18. Oats No 1 extra heavy white 79 80. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.18 2.27 No 3 yellow 2.11 4 Soybean oil 8.00 a Barley making choice 1.15 1.25n feed 0.92 1.05n.
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Chicago
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quoted prices show soybeans at 2.03 dollars wheat at 1.86 and corn at 1.06 this afternoon reflecting grain market activity in the area with numbers for three crops.
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Mt. Vernon
NAACP Freedom Week Proclaimed in Mt Vernon 1960
Mt Vernon mayor Virgil T. Bailey proclaims May 15 to 21, 1960 as NAACP Freedom Week in recognition of the organization's 50 years of work toward racial equality. The proclamation cites support from notable figures including Dr. Ralph Bunche Rabbi Irving Miller Senator Herbert Lehman Eleanor Roosevelt and J. Edgar Hoover.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Ralph J. Bunche
Irving Miller
Herbert Lehman
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Eleanor Roosevelt
J. Edgar Hoover
Ignenerss Court of the
United States
Virgil T. Bailey
Mt. Vernon, Jr
Naacp Freedom
Mt. Vernon
Charlie Edwards
William Clark
Bailey
Mose Stokes
Mary Jane
Driver Fined After Rear Collision on South Tenth
One driver, Charles Withers, 71, of Rock Springs Wyoming, was fined for failure to yield right of way after a collision in the 700 block of South Tenth Street. George R. Pilson, Route 1 Bonnie, sustained about 75 dollars damage to his car while Withers’ vehicle suffered minor damage.
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South Tenth Street
Charles Withers
Rock Springs
Wyoming
George R. Pilson
Bonnie
Pilson
Withers
Vernon annual off press 1960 at Mt Vernon high school
The 1960 Mt Vernon township high school annual Vernons Off The Press is on sale. Edited by Elaine Garbers and a student staff, the 183 page book covers activities clubs departments and four class sections with photos of students and faculty. It includes a message from Supt Milward a tribute to Kenneth Cross and a memorial photo of Linda Gale Blanton.
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Vernois
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Off Rag Press
Elaine Garbers
Arthur A. Milward
Kenneth E. Cross
Linda Gale Blanton
Vernon
Linda Goss
Karen Vaught
Barbara Ansley
Carol
Susan Campbell
Don Carpenter
Drowns While Trying to Save Baby at Liberty Lake
Oliver Lewis Jr. and his wife Rena Mae Lewis of Kansas City were fishing near a lake in Liberty when their parked car began rolling down a bank with 2-year-old Oliver Lewis III inside. Both parents grabbed the bumper to stop it but fell into the water. Mrs. Lewis reached shore while her husband disappeared beneath the surface.
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Liberty, Mo
Oliver Lewis Jr
Kansas City
Rena Mae
Oliver Lewis III
Lewis
Hospital Week at Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Ethan Stover administrator at Jefferson Memorial Hospital says National Hospital Week theme Many Hands and Many Skills highlights that hospitals are people not buildings. In 1959 the hospital cared for 1065 medical surgical patients 174 obstetrical and 108 emergencies.
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National Hospital Week
Ethan Stover
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Jefferson Memorial
Stover
Tragedy at Lake: Man Found Binding Car Underwater
A man was found dead at the lake bottom with his vehicle pinned beneath. His son escaped through a window and was rescued by another fisherman nearby.
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Constitution Avenue
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Island
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Mt. Vernon Grain
Naacp Freedom Week
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Stan the Tire Man
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