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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1962
Page
1
Funeral services for Mrs. Audrey Morris are set for 2:00 PM Saturday at Garnier Funeral Home Centralia with burial in Centralia. She died Wednesday night at 457 Allison Avenue Centralia from an apparent heart attack. She is survived by her husband Howard Morris, a daughter and two grandchildren.
Benny Lee Jones infant son of Ben Willie and Pearl Lee Jones died at Good Samaritan Hospital at 11 45 a m He was 11 months 17 days old Graveside services will be held at Oakwood Cemetery at 10 a m Saturday with Rev D W Jackson officiating
Mrs Ruth Marlowe of 906 West Harvard Champaign Illinois died at 2 00 pm Wednesday in a Champaign hospital Funeral services set for 130 pm Saturday at Owens Funeral Home Champaign with burial in Memorial Cemetery She will lie in state at Owens Funeral Home Friends may call any time Survivors include her husband Bernie E Marlowe of Champaign a former resident of Mt Vernon a daughter Mrs Deloris McKee of Champaign and a son Ronald at home
Gus Thomare 78 of Bonne Terre Missouri died at 7 50 am today Funeral will be held at 9 00 am Monday in Bonne Terre with burial at Boyer Funeral Home Survivors include two sons Paul of Washington Missouri and Gus Jr of Bonne Terre one daughter Mrs Keith Kaelin of Mt Vernon and several grandchildren
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Lang will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Free Will Baptist church in Ina with Rev. Everett Beaty officiating. Burial in Kirk cemetery. She, 94, died at 8:00 p.m. at the home of her daughter in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is survived by a son, four grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild.
Funeral services for Winifred Jackson Wright were held at 9:00 a.m. May 10 at Our Lady Of Fatima Catholic Church in Lafayette Louisiana. Burial followed at Mt Calvary Cemetery in Lafayette. Wright, 46, died May 7 after an extended illness. He worked with Mobil Oil Company for 24 years, transferring from Mt. Vernon to Lafayette six years ago. Survived by wife Vivian of Lafayette, six sons Joel James Stephen John Robert and David, and two daughters Cathy and May Ann, all at home.
Edna Scudamore 86 of Flora died Thursday at Clay County Memorial Hospital Flora. Former Wayne City resident funeral 2:00 p m Sunday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev Tom Richards. Burial in Thomason Cemetery. Calling after 4:00 p m Saturday at Richardson Chapel. Born March 8 1876 in Wayne City daughter of Joseph B and Elizabeth Lewis Scudamore. Survived by brother A G Scudamore Champaign and several nieces and nephews.
Lillie B. Maxey 86, a former Bluford resident, died Thursday at the home of her daughter in Blu ford. Funeral will be Sunday at Oak Dale church with Rev. Earl Michels. burial in adjoining cemetery. Visitation after 6 p m at Richardson Chapel, Wayne City. Born October 16 1876 in Jefferson County she was married to Ed Maxey who preceded her in death. Survived by one son H C Maxey two daughters Leslie Esmon Effie Esmon Rosetta Case seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
FBI recaptured 19 year old Paul Muhlig on Chicago s South Side after a prison break from Cook County Jail. Authorities traced Muhlig from Matteson to an Albany Avenue apartment where he surrendered with no resistance. Police recovered rifles and shotguns with ammo not owned by him while three escapees fled to Cincinnati Dayton and Matteson following the May 22 jail break and kidnapping of Everett Irle.
Jefferson Memorial records admit W L Sheffield Wilma Hester Eltie Miller Dehn eren Mrs Jessamine Moses and discharge Mrs Gary Lowery baby David Cart Updated Good Samaritan admits Marilyn Summers Jack Downey Cecil Stinson Jos seph Reynolds Roscoe Wells Peter R Brod Chester Knauss Arietta Johnson Betty Philips Everett Joe Lovelace Alma Dooley Caldonia Bowman Discharges include Eulalia Catton Edith Hand Osie Jones Jack Downey John W Green Mare j Kevin Harrid Mrs Dorothy Braz el and baby Kathleen Marian Wilma Fairchild Judy Clark.
Mr and Mrs Paul Karch of 422 South 7th Street welcomed a daughter at 9 40 this morning weighing seven pounds five ounces at Good Samaritan hospital. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Donald Hongsermeier of Rich View TL at 4 19 this morning weighing nine pounds. Delmar D Dorris and Mrs Bibberg Germany welcomed a son born May 13 in Base Hospital. Randy Scott weighs four pounds four ounces. Mother is Claudia Joan Price and grandparents are Delmar Dorris of Mt. Vernon June Price of this city and Clyde Price of Phoenix Arizona.
The N A R C E Chapter 688 will hold a potluck dinner at 6:30 PM Monday May 21 at the city park north shelter house. A business meeting will follow. All federal employees are invited. John C. Kell president Mae Warren secretary.
Yutaka Kimoto has adopted the name John Patrick O'Brien Jr after gaining U S citizenship in New Orleans Louisiana The name change reflects his new status as an American citizen and marks a personal milestone for the immigrant.
President Kennedy said the administration is tracking Billie Sol Estes and assigned seven FBI agents to gather evidence. Senator Mundt accused officials of leniency as Estes’ cotton allotments faced a chain of actions from cancellation to penalties. Yarborough admitted accepting funds from Estes but claimed no knowledge of acreage details, while Kennedy warned of discipline for any official tainted by Estes.
An eight year old dog Nosey inherits 15000 dollars from Charles Long and is cared for by Elvin Wall with 80 dollars monthly. Judge Boehm notes Nosey’s weight as Wall plans travels to Mexico Canada and 23 states. Also Mt Vernon to host Jefferson County free 10 point Vehicle Safety Check May 24 26 at 13th Main and 500 block south 10th street with extended hours and new lanes.
Exports of gold by the United States during 1961 included ne and base bullion amounts to 13,717 troy ounces and refined bullion totaling 11,132,692 troy ounces.
More than 160 Mt. Vernon salesmen registered for the Salesmen and Newcomers Appreciation Day at Green Hills Country Club. The program, led by Operation Greater Mt. Vernon and local sponsors, includes golf from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., a luncheon at 11:00, a mixer 7:30–9:00 p.m., and a dance 9:00 p.m. to midnight with a 10:30 snack.
London started unveiling multistory automatic garages, with a major facility at Aldersgate. In the Banc year a pioneering quick car washing plant arrived in Great Britain, signaling new automotive service growth.
Gov Otto Kerner says tax increases are the only solution to Illinois financial woes and whether they occur this year or next depends on legislative leaders. He will wait for the Illinois Budgetary Commission’s recommendations before deciding on a special session. Sen Everett Peters and others oppose a tax-raising session, while Kerner urges fiscal honesty and cautions against stopgap moves. Peters hints at a flat income tax in regular session, tied to cutting local taxes.
The 1962 Britannica Book of the Year estimates U S distilled spirits consumption at about 240 million gallons in 1961, up from 234,716,557 gallons in 1960. Per capita annual consumption is expected to stay at 1.31 gallons.
Prices paid on the local live stock market at Mt Vernon were down 10 cents. The top quoted was 15.75 for hogs weighing 190 to 220 pounds. Sows at 300 pounds and under were 13.50. sows over 300 pounds were 13.00. boars ranged 8.25 to 9.25.
Mt Vernon flour market reports cash prices for wheat at 2.00 soybeans 2.40 and corn 1.09 per bushel in today’s quotation from Mt Vernon.
United States Department of Agriculture market report from National Stockyards shows hogs trading around 16.25 to 16.75 per cwt for various weights, sows down to 13.50, and boars around 11.25 to 12.00. Cattle and calves cover utility to commercial cows 15.50 to 17.00, slaughter calves 21.00 to 25.00, with light spreads across weights. Sheep and lambs listed with spring lambs near 20.50 and miscellaneous ewe prices, noting mixed outcomes for the week.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter prices steady with wholesale buying unchanged across grades and carload categories. Eggs show mediums easy with balance steady as wholesale prices remain unchanged to one cent lower. whites grades A and above listed with per cent values and mixed, medium, standard, and dirties price notes.
In St Louis market data show consumer grades for eggs and live poultry with size and weight based pricing. Grades range from A large to B large with corresponding per dozen or per pound values and wholesale standards. Farm run and checks appear in the mid 20s percent and 7 to 20 cent ranges respectively.
Chicago reports no sales for wheat corn oats or soybeans. Soybean oil priced at 94 cents and barley trading between 1.35 and 1.55 dollars. Feed barley about 1.00 to 1.25 dollars.
Wall Street sees a small decline in very slow trading with tobacco shares leading losses after a forthcoming national magazine article on smoking and health. Reynolds and American Tobacco fell about two points, Liggett down over one, while most major stocks dipped or held near to flat with spotty gains late in the day.
Census figures show 300 of 437 House members come from districts over 50 percent urban, while 1387 districts are more than half rural, highlighting a split between urban and rural representation in Congress.
Report quotes John F Kennedy asserting Europe cannot defend itself while the United States cannot withdraw from Europe. Weather notes Mt Vernon Thursday forecast with a high near 93 and low 64, rainfall to date about 15.41 inches. Sunrise set at 7:11 and day length around 11 hours 42 minutes.
Northern Illinois will see temperatures about 3-7 degrees above normal with highs 68-75 and lows 47-53. Warm conditions persist into Sunday then cool. Rainfall totals reach 1.5 inches as showers or thundershowers are possible Saturday and Sunday. Southern Illinois averages 5-10 degrees above normal with highs 76-82 and lows 53-60. A slight cooling trend may arrive Monday. Expect up to 1 inch of precipitation in showers over the weekend and again around Wednesday.
The mercury rose into the 90s across Illinois for the fourth straight day. The Weather Bureau forecast a hot Saturday with showers likely for Sunday and some rain in Vandalia. Five day outlook shows Northern Illinois 3 to 7 degrees above normal, Southern Illinois 5 to 10 above. Springfield hit 95, Chicago 94, other highs ranged from 87 to 92 as humid, partly cloudy conditions persisted. Night temperatures stayed mostly in the upper 60s with another near 70 in store.
President Kennedy told a Conference on Trade Policy that the United States bears the heaviest burden of Western security and cannot withdraw from Europe without Europe’s consent. He defended NATO unity and warned against France’s push for an independent atomic force, stressing the need for allied deterrence and coordinated defense.
An orphaned white peacock raised with giant tortoises in a Vienna zoo remained unresponsive to peahens for life, mistaking the reptiles for its preferred mate.
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