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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1965

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Deaths and Funerals of Mrs Rizpah Dulaney in Wayne City

Mrs Rizpah Catherine Dulaney 78 of Wayne City died at 745 a m Sunday at the home of her daughter Flo Dulaney in Collinsville Illinois She was the widow of Dr W A Dulaney a Wayne City physician who died in 1940 Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev H H Mayberry officiating Burial will be in Thomason cemetery The body will lie in state at the family home after 2 pm today and at 11 am Tuesday at Richardson Chapel Survivors include three sons Herman Keen Dulaney Mt Vernon Halsey Bruce Dulaney Kansas City Mo William Raab Dulaney McLeansboro three daughters Flo Dulaney Collinsville Mrs George Warren Little Rock Ark and Mrs Kenneth Langford Springfield Ill seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren She belonged to Keenes Methodist church and was a member of Wayne City Order of Eastern Star Senior Woman's Club and Wayne County Historical Society.

Rizpah Catherine Dulaney Wayne City Flo Dulaney Collinsville W. A. Dulaney Richardson Thomason Richardson Chapel Dulaney Wayne County James and Rizpah Jane (Whitney) Keen Dtlaney

Dr Louis R Pless 69 Dies in Detroit Mich

Dr Louis R Pless aged 69 died Sunday night at his Detroit home after a long illness He was longtime associate with the Detroit Board of Health for 37 years He is survived by his wife Mildred a daughter Mrs Joe Bandy of Mt Vernon two brothers a sister and two grandchildren Funeral services will be held in Detroit and burial will be there

Louis R. Pless Detroit Mich Joe Bandy Oakland Avenue Detroit Board of Health Pless Mildred Miller Mt. Vernon Fred Pless Brighton

Mrs. Charlotte Martens Dies at 78 in Woodlawn

Mrs. Charlotte Martens of Woodlawn died at 6:20 a.m. Sunday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 78 years, four months, and fifteen days. Funeral at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev. Morris Wash officiating, burial in Woodlawn IOOF cemetery. Lying in state after 5 p.m. today at Pulley Funeral Home. Born January 1, 1887 in Jackson County to George and Mary Ward Honey. Married to Walter Martens on April 16, 1939 in Hillsboro, Mo. Survived by three sisters Hattie Robinson, Hester Lueth, and Betty Propst. Member of Wood-Yawn Christian church and Rebekah Lodge 75.

Charlotte Martens Woodlawn Jefferson Memorial Hospital Pulley Funeral Chapel Morris C.F Pulley Funeral Home Martens Jackson County George and Mary (Ward) Honey Hillsboro Walter Martens Hattie Robinson Hester Lueth Sparta Betty Propst San Bernardino Calif

Mrs Helverson Dies Service Set for Tuesday

Marie Helverson 57 of 905 Dewey died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital after a week as a patient. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday at Park Avenue Baptist Church with Rev Everett Lemay officiating. Burial in Memorial Gardens. Survived by husband Bert, two daughters Mary Lou Overby Blytheville Ark Barbara Lee Shafer Sycamore, son Carl M Helverson Westmont, two sisters Esther Draper and Wilma Prince, six brothers Ernest Murdach, Yule Murdach, Eugene Murdach, Elmer Murdach, Lee Andrew Murdach, Kenneth Murdach, and five granddaughters. Burial arrangements and caller information noted.

Marie Helverson Dewey Good Samaritan Hospital Park Avenue Baptist Church Everett Lemay Myers Chapel Memorial Gardens Helverson White County Madison Wilma Prince Parkersburg Ernest Murdach Alexandria Minn Yue

Rites Wednesday For Louis Kaul

Louis Kaul longtime Tamaroa funeral home director and general store operator died Sunday after a long illness. Private services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogan Funeral Home Ashley with burial in Tamaroa cemetery. Born October 16 1881 in Du Quoin he married Goldie Haynes in 1935 in St. Louis. Survived by the widow three daughters and several grandchildren.

Louis Kaul Tamaroa Funeral Home Hogan Funeral Home Ashley Tamaroa Cemetery Kaul Bor du Quoin John Mary Kaul St. Louis Goldie Haynes Tamaroa Masonic Lodge United Church of Christ, DuQuoin Mr. Kaul

Rites Today For Mrs Lula Taylor

Mrs Lula Taylor 84 of Ewing died Friday night at Jackson County Nursing Home Murphysboro Her funeral was at 2:00 p m at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington with Rev Charles Hill officiating Burial followed in I O O F Cemetery Benton She is survived by son Paul Taylor of Ewing daughter Monette Elston of St Paul Minnesota and three brothers Harry Sammy Ramsey of Ewing and Frank Ramsey of Mt Vernon

Lula Taylor Johnston Funeral Whittington Charles Hill Benton Taylor Ewing Jackson County Murphysboro Paul Taylor Monette Elston St. Paul Minn Harry and Sammy Ramsey Frank Ramsey Mt. Vernon

Rosamond Mabus Dies At 78 In Sesser Funeral

Mrs Rosamond N Mabus aged 78 of Sesser died at 9 00 pm Sunday in Miners Hospital Christopher She born February 4 1889 in Franklin County daughter of John and Cynthia Walker She married Edward L Mabus who survives Also surviving are a brother Wesley Walker Mt Vernon and a sister Miss Rena Walker Lesser Funeral services set for Wednesday at Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser with burial in Maple Hill cemetery Body to lie in state at Brayfield after 2 00 pm Tuesday

Rosamond N. Mabus Sesser Miners’ Hospital Christopher Brayfield Funeral Home Maple Hill Cemetery Mabus Franklin County John and Cynthia (Snodgrass) Walker Edward L. Mabus Wesley Walker Mt. Vernon Rena Walker Lesser

Edward N. Wilson Dies at 61 Surrounded by Family

Edward N. Wilson of Route 7 Mr. Vernon died at 6 45 am Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. An oil field pumper aged 61 7 19 he was born September 27 1903 in Wayne County near Fairfield. He married Nellie Matthews on April 15 1924 and survived by his wife mother Effie Wilson three sons ten daughters twenty grandchildren a brother Glenn Wilson three sisters Hazel Grubb Violet Braugh and Mary Downer. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church near Fairfield. Burial will be Wednesday at 2 00 pm at Osborn Funeral Home Dix with relatives calling after 4 00 pm Tuesday. Burial in Boston Cemetery Geff.

Edward N. Wilson Route 7 Vernon Jefferson Memorial Hospital Wilson Osborn Funeral Dix Melvin Chambliss Wayne City Boston Geff Mr. Wilson Wayne County Fairfield John L Effie (Phelps) Wilson Cumberland Presbyterian Church Nellie Matthews Effie Wilson Max Wilson Mt. Vernon Carroll Glenn Wilson Blytheville Ark Charles Edward Wilson Vera Reece Darlene Mulch Doris Halfacre Iuka Dorothy Bridgeman Grayville Vada Tate Warrensburg Rita Harlow Shirley Capps Jolene Pigg Joliet Sarah Beverly Wilson Glenn Wilson Kankakee Haze Grubb San Jose Calif Violet Braugh Mary Downer

Oran Felix Rites Today at Blooming Grove Church

Funeral services for Oran Felix were held at 2:00 p m at Blooming Grove Church with Rev Luther Upton officiating. Burial followed in nearby cemetery. Mr Felix, 79, of near McLeansboro died at 2:10 a m Saturday in Hamilton Memorial Hospital. He was born November 12, 1838, in

Oran Felix Blooming Grove Church Luther Upton Felix McLeansboro Hamilton Memorial Hospital

Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Report

Prices at Mt Vernon hog market through 12 30 p m were down 25 cents with top at 20 50 for 200 to 300 lb hogs Sows gained 25 cents to 17 25 for 300 lb and down for heavier weights Boars were 11 00 to 11 50 After 12 30 p m prices will be based on the next day’s figures.

Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon

Mt Vernon posted grain bids listing wheat at 1.26 soybeans at 2.76 shell corn at 1.34 and ear corn at 1.31 after noon.

Mt. Vernon

Eggs and live poultry pricing report from St Louis

AP dispatch from St Louis lists consumer egg grades A large 26 28 A medium 721 23 A small 17 18 B large 2 2 wholesale standard 24 2 unclassified 2144 2245 checks 17 18 hens heavy 16 17 light over 5 Yb 10 11 under 5 bb 5 broilers and fryers 18 1944.

ST. Louis

Livestock Trade Report Tuesday Prices and Receipts

AP livestock report shows Tuesday receipts: hogs 8 500, cattle 3 500, calves 400, sheep 300. Hogs 9 500 with barrows gilts 21.00 21.40 and sows 16.75 18.50. Cattle 5 500, calves 200, steers 25.25 26.25, heifers 24.00 25.50, cows 14.50 16.00, vealers 25.00 29.00. Sheep 400, spring lambs 28.00, shorn lambs 24.50.

Butter and eggs steady as Chicago Mercantile exchanges report prices

Chicago Mercantile Exchange shows butter wholesale prices steady with various grade rates. Eggs remain barely steady with better grades and mixed lots quoted. dirties unquoted. USDA live poultry prices move within narrow ranges, roasters and fryers listed with small rises and declines.

Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange USDA

Grain price quotes from Chicago market report

Chicago grain quotes list Wheat No 2 hard 1.474 per bushel No 2 red 1.49 Corn No 2 yellow 1.39 No 3 yellow 1.35 No 4 yellow 1.34 Sample grade yellow 1.3344 Oats No 2 heavy white Tin Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.89 Soybean oil 10.5 per cent

Chicago

Wall Street Loses Ground on DuPont Downgrade and Blue Chips

The market faded in late trading as DuPont led losses after its directors kept the dividend but blocked a stock split. IBM, Kodak, General Electric, Sears, and U.S. Gypsum fell, while airlines and several tech issues also slipped. Minor gains appeared for Midwest Oil and Abbott Laboratories amid mixed action on the American Stock Exchange.

New York DuPont Wall Eastman Kodak Allied Chemical General Electric Sears, Roebuck U.S. Gypsum Eastern United American Xerox Polaroid Telephone Funay ABC Paramount Midwest Oil Abbott Laboratories M.A. Hanna U.S Twentieth Century-Fox Comsat Consolidated Freightways Fairmont I-T-E Circuit Breaker Metromedia J.C. Penney Singer Sterling Drug American Stock Exchange

Weather Note From Mt Vernon Area

The MT VERNON area forecasts a Saturday high of 84 and low 63 with Sunday’s high 83 and low 53. Rain total from 7:00 a.m. Saturday to 7:00 a.m. Monday is 0.03 inches, bringing 1965 year to date rainfall to 10.33 inches. Past comparisons show high/low records of 90/48 a year ago and 76/61 five years ago, with ten years ago 76/?4. Sunrise is 4:43 and sunset 7:11 CST.

MT. Vernon

Chicago Area Sees Warm Weekend After Turbulent Weather

Temperatures across Illinois ranged from mid 70s to low 80s after a cool night and a weekend of windy conditions. Tornado reports came from Havana and Aurora with minor crop damage noted. nights hold in the 60s with cloudier, wetter weather heading into Tuesday.

Chicago Ilinois Havana Aurora Madison Wis Finois Mercury Belleville Vandalia Vandalla Grant Park

Striking Teachers Return To Jobs In South Bend

Former Marine George Bull leads 360 striking union teachers back to classrooms after a six day standoff with South Bend school officials. The return followed a two part compromise with federation president Louis Bruggner, and the school board agreeing to discuss wages if teachers resume duties. A state mediation possibility was suggested by a union official to Governor Branigin.

South Bend Ind George Bull Bull South Bend Federation of Teachers Louis Bruggner Roger D. Branigin South Bend Community Education Association Ebrugener

Pole Defects To The West Asks Asylum

In West Berlin US officials questioned Wladislaw Tykocinski the Polish military mission chief who defected and sought asylum in the United States. A USAF plane flew him to West Germany after his request was under consideration. He was the senior Communist diplomat in West Berlin and held minister-correspondent rank. The U.S. spokesman said he was taken to his residence in the U.S. sector for a talk with his wife while his 17 month old child stayed with the mother.

West Berlin U.S Tykocinski

Spring Festival by Wisniewski Brothers Music Studio

Young musicians from many area schools performed at the Centralia Community Center as part of a spring music festival hosted by Wisniewski Brothers Music Studio of Salem. Over 100 accordion players joined soloists Anne Marie Brownfield Bradley Doerner Daniel Evans Marina Rubanks Karen Kabat Daniel Ripplinger and others from Mt. Vernon Woodlawn Dahlgren and Du Bois.

Wisniewski Brothers Music Studio Salem Centralia Accordian Rome Sandoval St. Peter’s Lutheran Iuka Richview St. Mary's of Centralia Hoffman Lutheran Bonnie Bethel Opdyke Okanville Lutheran Dodds Elementary Belle Rive Anne Marie Brownfield Bradley Doerner

Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges

Jefferson Memorial lists admissions for Thomas Leon John son Ed Wilson Walter E Fair Earl Robert Villards Clara Ellen Smith Claude Sneed. Discharges include Mary Schuster and Sarah Jane Karns. Good Samaritan shows admissions for Ira Showers Pan sy Ruth Turpin Nancy Louise Cooper Earl Ray Suggs Frank Samuel Schaubert Nelson Eugene Whitlow Gene Allen Beaty Hattie Evelyn Buehler John Alpha McCarthy Fannie Jane Dagg Opal Martin Miller Louise Elizabeth Bullard David William Davenport Mary Dar lene Franscovitch William August Huntman Fred Andrew Holland Leon Albert Hale Wayne Ray Gowler Leo Haw thorne Marquis Grace Ann Yeargin. Discharged: Lola Denham William Cletus Bean Lucinda Marie Depoister Gladys Aline Howell William Stinson Zelma Scott Loren Arthur Dixon Del ia Brown Frances Blake Peterson Gela May Jones Sylvia Marie Osborne Henry Duane Hast Richard Ashby Fortune Charles Edward Hicks Brian Thomas Donoho Edna Mae Hale Delbert Reaney Hettie Ann Wood Josephine Frances Baril Rose Ellen Meredith Nelson Eugene Whitlow Nancy Louise Cooper.

Jefferson Memorial Thomas Leon Johnson Ed Wilson Walter E. Fairchild Earl Robert Villards Kell Andrew Jackson Cameron Fairfield Clara Ellen Smith Claude Sneed Mary Schuster Sarah Jane Karns Good Samaritan Ira Showers Pansy Ruth Turpin Nancy Louise Cooper Earl Ray Suggs Frank Samuel Schaubert Nelson Eugene Whitlow Gene Allen Beaty Hattie Evelyn Buehler John Alpha McCarthy Fannie Jane Dagg Opal Henry Duane Hast Richard Ashby Fortune Charles Edward Hicks Brian Thomas Donoho Edna Mae Hale Delbert Reaney Hettie Ann Wood Josephine Frances Baril Rose Ellen Meredith

Births Gene Scott and Christi announced locally

Mr and Mrs Rodney Crawford of 1001 Oakland avenue welcomed a son at 12 41 PM Friday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds four ounces named Gene Scott. Mr and Mrs John Taylor of 706 North 18th street welcomed a daughter born May 8 in a Kansas City Missouri hospital weighing six pounds four ounces named Christi. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Keith Anderson of Buckner Ma

Rodney Crawford Oakland Avenue Good Samaritan Hospital Gene Scott John Taylor North 18Th Street Kansas City Christi Keith Anderson Buckner

Explosion at Welsh mine traps workers in Rhondda

A gas explosion in the Cambrian colliery near Cardiff depths of 300 feet trapped 25 miners. Rescue teams recovered three bodies and two survivors. Authorities fear about 15 may have died as 80 men were underground at the time.

Cambrian Cardiff Rhondda

LBJ Proposes Excise Tax Reductions and New Revenue

President Johnson outlines plans to extend highway tax relief to February 1973 and raise about 200 million annually through heavier truck charges. He also proposes a 7 cent diesel tax, higher weight and tread rubber taxes, and a 2 cent fuel tax for inland waterways to cover maintenance and future investments. Senate leaders express support, while Dirksen is indisposed but previously favored action.

Johnson Detroit Senate Mike Marsfield Montana Everett M Dirksen Illinis

Truman Nephew Named Army Commanding General

Washington(AP) Lt General Louis W. Truman, nephew of former President Harry S. Truman, was named to become commanding general of the 3rd Army. Truman currently leads the 7th Corps with the Army in Europe.

Truman Washington Louis W. Truman Harry S. Truman 3Rd Army Ith Europe

Mt Vernon YMCA sets charter limit as new center opens

Mt Vernon YMCA directors announce charter membership for early joiners ahead of June 1 opening. With 470 members from Mt Vernon and Jefferson County, the goal rises to 700 as plans include a sauna, table tennis area, and new athletic facilities in the old Washington school building. James Adams begins as secretary May 21 after prior Chicago Y affiliation.

Mt. Vernon Century Chuir Lewis Montgomery Ward Beavist Brothers Hardware Co James Adams YMCA Chicago “Y

Roger and Out ends school day for Larry

Larry, a Union school athlete, had been withdrawn from school life for days. After several failed contact attempts, Waggoner reestablished contact by phone, waking Larry at Reynolds home. The plan to reconnect with classmates was welcomed by Larry and several other students, with teachers noting strong interest.

Roger Out Larry Waggoner Reynolds Union School Xenia Iuka Raccoon Raccoon School

Welsh youth hides in Australia to ship self to Britain

Brian Robson, 19, a homesick Welsh traveler, sealed himself inside a crate labeled Ajax junior computer and shipped from Melbourne to Sydney on an Australian Airlines route to reach Britain cheaply. After 92 hours in transit and being jolted upside down for hours, Immigration authorities opened the box in Los Angeles. He faces federal stowaway and illegal entrant charges and hopes deportation home to Cardiff. He endured dehydration and discomfort but retained a hopeful tone about his job awaiting him back home.

Los Angeles Brian Roson Australia Robson Britain C.o.d County General Hospital Immigration Service Melbourne Sydney Ansett Australian National Airlines United States Cardiff South Wales Ilis Ajax Pan American London

Registration Set At Field School

Registration will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Field Consolidated school for students who will be six years old before next Jan. 1. Mothers are asked to furnish birth certificates or other evidence of birth date.

Field Consolidated School

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