Deaths Mrs Julia Fults 87 in Renault Illinois
Mrs Julia Fults aged 87 died at 12 30 pm Monday at the home of her daughter Mrs Gladys Nagel in Evansville Illinois where she lived. Funeral services will be at 2 00 pm Thursday at Cashner Funeral Home Renault burial in Steutot cemetery. The body lies in state at Cashner Funeral Home after 6 pm today. Survived by five sons William Fults East St Louis Harvey Fults Center Ville Jacob Fults Valmeyer Claude and Myron Fults Renault and two daughters Mrs Evelyn Chambers RFD 4 Mrs Vernon Nagel Evansville. Preceded in death by husband Duncan S Fults and son Mark L Fults.
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Julia Fults
Gladys Nagel
Evansville
Cashner Funeral Home
Renault
Steutot
Fults
L. E. Finn Dies at 81 in Iuka Rites Thursday
Lawrence E. Finn of Iuka a retired merchant and former Haynes township supervisor died Monday at his home at 81. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Iuka Methodist Church with Rev. Delbert Goff officiating. burial in Iuka cemetery. Visitation after 2 p.m. Wednesday at L. R. Osborn & Son Funeral Home in Kell. Born Oct 2, 1883 in Marion county to John H. and Mary Finn. He married Bess Russell in 1938. Survivors include his widow, one son Kenneth Finn of Gulfport Mississippi, one brother Harry Finn of Sandoval, one sister Flossie Blankenship of Texico, and one grandson.
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Lawrence E. Finn
Iuka
Haynes Township
Iuka Methodist Church
Delbert Goff
Iuka Cemetery
L. R. Osborn & Son
Kell
Mr. Finn
Marion County
John H
Mary Finn
Bess Russell
Kenneth Finn
Gulfport
Miss
Harry Finn
Sandoval
Flossie Blankenship
Texico
Hospital Notes at Jefferson Memorial Admits List
The Jefferson Memorial unit reports admissions including Lola Bruce Linda Bennett Janet Sisney Mary Cloyd Clifford Kern and Larry Neal from Macedonia McLeansboro. Discharges include Hazel Thomason Roberta Boyer Joy Jones Homer Scott.
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Jefferson Memorial
Lola Bruce
Bluford
Linda Lou Bennett
Rockford
Janet Sue Sisney
Mary E. Cloyd
Clifford OD. Kern
Macedonia
Larry O’neal
McLeansboro
Hazel Ann Thomason
Roberta Gibson Boyer
Joy Marie Jones
Homer Roosevelt Scott
Births in Mattoon and Festus announce two newborns
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Apgar of Mattoon welcomed a son, Steven Dwaine, born Sunday night May 16 at Memorial Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds 0.5 ounces. Grandparents are Earl Mezo and John Apgar. In Festus, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stewart welcomed a daughter, Cynthia Elizabeth, born May 14 weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. Grandparents are Henry Stewart.
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Cecil E. Apgar
Mattoon
Memorial Hospital
Steven Dwaine
Earl Mezo
John Apgar
Bluford
Larry Stewart
Festus
Cynthia Elizabeth
Henry Stewart
Proposed Wabash Park Site Unique Considered
Siemert testified that the Wabash county site hosts a unique mix of species where north meets south and climate drives the pattern. He cited Illinois forests averaging 2,700 board feet per acre and noted another virgin-wood tract exists south of Bloomington but is smaller. Parr, raised locally, said 288 acres on the Bower farm are arable and have yielded corn, wheat, and beans.
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Siemert
Charles EF. Parr
Bower Farm
Parr
Market hog prices rise after noon update
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were 25 cents higher with 20 to 220 lb hogs at 20 75. Sows gained 25 cents to 17 50 for 300 weight down, sows 300 weight and over at 17 25 down. Boars ranged 11 00 to 11 50. After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon traders reported values for wheat at 1.25 soybeans 2.73 shell corn 1.34 and ear corn 131 in a brief afternoon market update.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and live poultry price ranges from St. Louis market
AP report from St. Louis shows egg consumer grades A large 26-27 A medium 21-22 A small 16-17 and B large 2-25 with wholesale standards 24-35, unclassified 21-44, checks 17-18. poultry tens heavy 16-17 light over 5 lb 10-11 under 1 lb 5. broilers and fryers 18-19 14.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Live Poultry Prices Unchanged
Chicago wholesale live poultry prices hold steady with roasters priced at 25 to 27 cents per pound and special fed white rock fryers at 19 to 21 cents per pound. USDA AP reports from Chicago.
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Chicago
USDA
Chicago Grain Market Report Amid Busy Trading Floor
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes steady butter with various price quality scores. Wheat No 2 red and No 2 hard quoted around 1.47 to 1.50 per unit. Corn No 2 yellow 1.38. Oats No 2 heavy white 76. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.89. Soybean oil 10.50.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Receipts and Prices From National Stockyards
Estimated Wednesday receipts at National Stockyards AP report show hogs 6 500 to 7 000 with 25 to 50 higher prices, cattle 3 000, calves 250, and sheep 300. Hogs mainly 21 25 to 21 75 for 200 260 lb, sows 17 00 to 18 75. Cattle includes choice steers 25 25 to 26 30, choice heifers 94 00 to 95 50, cows 14 50 to 16 50, vealers 25 00 to 29 00, calves 16 00 to 21 00. Sheep and lambs: spring lambs 27 50 to 28 25, some 28 50. shorn lambs 16 00 to 71 00, few 22 00. ewes 3 50 to 6 50.
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National Stockyards
Wall Street Slides Then Steady Near Close
The New York market edged lower then steadied late, with fractional gains and losses among leaders. DuPont rebounded after an initial drop to a small gain, while GM Sears Roebuck United Aircraft and others posted modest declines. Rock Island slid over 2 on dividend ommission news. Pet Milk jumped about 3 on a stock split proposal and higher dividend. more gains appeared as the session wore on with Montgomery Ward Zerox and Revlon up about a point.
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DuPont
General Motors
Sears, Roebuck
United Aircraft
Union Carbide
Westinghouse Electric
UBM
Avon Products
Lockheed
National Steel
Rock Island Railroad
General Tire
Varian Associates
Montgomery Ward
Zerox
Garlock
Kerr-McGee OU
Manhattan Shirt
Nopco Chemical
Revlon
Northrop
Paramount Pictures
J.C. Penney
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Hold Up On Urban Renewal In Mt Vernon
City council discusses delaying a city government agreement on a six block Mt Vernon urban renewal project. the plan allocates 421 853 dollars with federal 75 percent funding and a 59316 advance approved by the HHFA. school leaders want to buy the tract for future expansion while retaining control of post purchase use. the group considers delaying the agreement pending school authority study and possible non cash credits. Jaycee Lake improvement plans include 7400 dollars summer work with city funding requested to cover 2000. other items cover parking lot rent, long term Jaycee cabin leases, sewer construction for annexed subdivisions, street resurfacing, and railroad crossing repairs.
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Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
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Eliis Henson
Mt. Vernon
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OK Street
Dale Carpenter
11Th and
Harrison
Jaycee Lake
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Casey and White
Perma Line Midwest Corp
Chicago
Missouri Pacific
17Th and
Perkins
State Teachers College raises minimum pay for faculty
The Teachers College Board approved a revised minimum salary schedule for teachers at the four state universities under its jurisdiction. New monthly minimums are 640 for instructors 800 for assistant professors 1020 for associate professors and 1120 for professors, replacing prior 600 to 900 ranges. The board also authorized plans for a 925000 addition to Eastern Illinois University Union and a 75000 telephone security building, plus apartment units for married students at Western Illinois University.
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Teachers College Board
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University Union
Eastern Ilinoia University
Charleston
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Eastern
Queen on 10 Day Tour of Germany Continues
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip undertake a ten day visit across West Germany with stops in major cities and a five hour stay in West Berlin on May 27. They stay at Petersberg Hotel near Bonn, the German government requisitioning the hotel, then sail the Rhine and travel by train to Munich aboard a royal train for seven nights on the voyage.
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Germany
West Berlin
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Rain and hail sweep east from Mt Vernon area
A morning storm dumped .55 inches of rain with light hail in Mt Vernon, easing a spring drought for farmers. Winds caused some ditches to overflow but no major damage. The storm moved east across southern Illinois toward Hamilton, White, Wabash and Edwards counties with expected gusts to 45 mph. marble sized hail fell in Springfield.
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Mt. Vernon
Chester Lewis
Ilinois
Hamilton
White
Wabash
Edwards
Springfield
North Viet Bomb Raids Renewed In Two Provinces
North Viet Nam shelling and ground actions continued as U S and Vietnamese forces clashed. In Binh Tuy Province Viet Cong attacked a village 65 miles east of Saigon, with U S helicopters and regional forces fighting back and claiming 50 Viet Cong killed. In Kon Tum Province Vietnamese marines swept and said they killed 38 Viet Cong. The government also moved forces near the demilitarized zone along the 17th Parallel, while another Viet Cong unit infiltrated a hamlet in Binh Thuan Province.
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Saigon
U.S
Kon Tum
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North Viet Nam
Bike wheel theft reported by Violet Corder
Mrs. Violet Corder of 711 La mar told police a wheel was stolen from her son's bicycle while it was parked in the front yard of the family home last night.
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Lamar
Time Bomb Found Near U S Embassy in Rio Garden
Police found a time bomb in a garden beside the U S Embassy in Rio de Janeiro early today, with a spokesman saying there were no clues about the planner. The device was set to explode shortly after discovery.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Weather Note From MT VERNON And Surrounding Areas
Rainfall this year totals 10.33 inches to date. Temperature records show a high of 91 and a low of 2 from the prior year while five and ten years ago saw highs of 82 and 76 with lows of 55 and unknown respectively. Wednesday sunrise is 4:42 CST with sunset at 7:12.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Weather Mild. Showers Plaguing Northern Areas
Chicago AP reports partial clouds and scattered showers and thunderstorms across Illinois with daytime highs from 70s to 80s, warmer in the south at around 82 to 88. A cooling trend was forecast for tonight with lows from the mid 40s to mid 50s and early morning 51 to 68 across Rockford and Paducah.
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Ilinois
Illinois
Rockford
Paducah
Ohio River
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Dominican junta ready drive on rebels after peace plan rejection
In Santo Domingo the Dominican junta moved tanks and troops against rebel holdouts as Washington proposed a government led by Antonio Guzman to back Bos h supporters. Brig. Gen. Imbert Barrera dismissed it as a Bosch puppet while warning rebels to drop pretensions. Gunfire rang for hours north of the U.S. corridor as house to house fighting continued outside the 20 block rebel zone.
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Dominican Republic
Washington
Horacio Viciosa
Antonio Imbert Barrera
U.S
McGeorge Bundy
Organization of American States
Junta
Carmi Painter Shot To Death
Charles Britt a 60 year old painter and handyman was found shot to death behind his home in Carmi Illinois Investigators say he was shot in the back of the head with a rifle Shortly before the shooting he had arranged his son Sibley s readmission to a mental institution Authorities say Sibley Britt 37 held a 22 caliber rifle and surrendered after tear gas was used to enter the house
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Sibley
Charles Frazier
Frazier
Homemakers Meet to Hear U of I Professor Thursday
Dr. Ernest Anderson, University of Illinois agriculture professor, will speak at the Jefferson County Homemakers Extension Association third annual session Thursday at Park Avenue Baptist Church. The all day meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. with a business session, reports, and plans for the year. Officers will be elected and a luncheon will be served at noon.
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University of Illinois
Jefferson County Homemakers Extension Association
Park Avenue Baptist Church
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Purdue University
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Purdue
Ball State Teachers College
Indiana
University of Ilinois
Boss Night Dinner For D.P.M.A. Egyptian Chapter
The Egyptian Chapter of the Data Processing Management Association meets at Lawrence Restaurant on Thursday May 20 at 7 30 p.m. Major Edward Williams US Air Force ROTC SIU will speak on Vietnam. Guests invited, bring a boss or guest.
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Data Processing Management Association
Lawrence
Edward Williams
Southern Illinois University Air Force Rotc
Viet Nam
Struggle Looms In Congress Over Unemployment Levy
Lawmakers debate a 0.15 percent tax on wages with a 0.10 percent cap once unemployment funds meet a target. The plan, effective July 1 1966, raises the wage base to 5600 1967 70 and 6600 from 1971. It also would add federal unemployment benefits for long term jobless lacking state support.
Two Drivers Involved In Morning Collision
Police report a collision yesterday morning at College and 27th streets involving Janet S. Collins 21 of 2812 Mannen Street and Shirley B. Cusumano 30 of 3309 Lemon. No injuries are mentioned.
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Mannen Street
Shirley B. Cusumano
Lemon
College and
27Th Streets
Innocent Pleas Entered In Mt Vernon Assault
Two Mt Vernon men Edgar Sonny Powell age 95 and Jerry Powell age 19 pleaded innocent at arraignment before Judge Alvin Lacy Williams on charges of aggravated assault intimidation and aggravated battery. The men allegedly attacked a group of five college couples May 1 at Javeee Lake with a knife and bludgeon. Bail set at 7000 each.
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Mt. Vernon
Javeee Lake
Alvin Lacy Williams
Edgar
Sonny) Powell
Conger
Jerry Powell
South 1Th Street
May 25 Deadline To Destroy Wheat In This County
Parker Pierce, chairman of the Jefferson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, said producers in the 1964 wheat program who planted over their permitted acreage must destroy the excess by May 25. Wheat growers who destroy wheat should notify ASCS and address program benefit questions at the office on Harrison Street.
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Parker Pierce
Jefferson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Due Harrison Street
Three motorists fined in circuit court
In circuit court yesterday three defendants were fined for traffic offenses. Clifton C. Sears of Sandoval paid 15 dollars for speeding. Alfred J. Smith of 307 Jordan Mt. Vere non paid 10 dollars for failure to yield at an interest plan. Wilford Jr. Carr of St. Louis paid 10 dollars for speeding.
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Clifton C. Sears
Sandoval
Alfred J. Smith
Jordan
Mt. Verenon
Wilford Jr. Carr
St. Louis
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