Beat Effort To Hike Drinking Age To 21
Illinois Senate rejected a bill by one vote to raise the drinking age for beer and wine to 21 from 19. Sponsor Sen. Frank Ozinga urged passage while supporters cited teen drinking and driving death links. opponents questioned the data. The measure can be brought up again later.
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Bill Densmore
Associated Press
Springfield, Ul
Illinois
Senate
Sen
Frank
Ozinga
Evergreen Park
Snake interrupts power in three townships
Residents of McClellan Bald Hill and Elk Prairie townships were without power for 1 hour 15 minutes after a snake crawled into a Waltonville Tri-County Electric substation box caused a short and blew three fuses. Power returned soon after 10 p.m.
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McClellan
Bald Hill
Elk Prairie
Waltonville
Tri-County Electric
Summersville School Car Wash Boosts Cheer and Basketball Gear
Summersville Grade School sixth to eighth graders sponsor a Saturday car wash to raise funds for cheerleading outfits and basketball warmups. Wash from 8 30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for 1 50, or wash and vacuum for 2. Tickets go on sale Thursday in Summersville. Rain cancels and will be rescheduled.
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Summersville
Honor Society Car Wash at Mt Vernon High School
National Honor Society members at Mt Vernon Township High School will hold a car wash Saturday in Building F parking lot to raise funds. Students wash cars from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations requested for each wash. vacuuming not provided.
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National Honor Society
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Building F
Rend Lake College faces cash flow crisis and possible borrowing
Rend Lake College may need to borrow to cover end of year expenses after a cash flow squeeze. Officials cite delayed state funds, rising payrolls, and a decision on lump-sum pay for instructors as key factors. The board authorized an anticipation warrant if needed and discussed long term policy to prevent repeats.
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AY Davi5
Rend Lake College
B.J
Skip” Witunski
Witunski
Er Ban Pe
Angust Wituaid
Joe McClure
Mt. Vernon
McClure
Max Brandon
Brandon
Keith Drayton
Richard Simpson
Benton
Obituary of Alva Scarborough 1887 1960s era
Alva Scarborough 90 of Ina died at 11 40 a m Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital He was born February 14 1887 in Illinois to Bennett and Margaret Scarborough He married Nettie Clinton who died in 1960 and later Nittah Martin in 1964 She survives He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Benton Funeral 2 p m Thursday at Inn Funeral Home Rev Larry Clyatt officiating Kirk Cemetery burial Friends may call after 6 p m today He also leaves daughter Mary Lou Seidenheimer New Jersey four grandchildren and five great grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents his first wife and a son
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Mr. Scarborough
Illinois
Bennett
Margaret (Whaley) Scarborough
Nettie Clinton
Nittah Martin
First Baptist Church
Benton
the Inn Funeral
Larry Clyatt
Kirk Cemetery
Nittah
Scarborough
Mary Lou Seidenheimer
New Jersey
Betty Rose Tate
Sledge
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Ross Partridge
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Sletae
Betty
Mr. Sledge
David L. Sledge
Texico
Steven Sledge
Nancy Lynn Sledge
Laura Lee Sledge
Walter Ray Sledge
Flora
Bob Sledge
Mt. Vernon
Kachuba
Washington County
Pearl (Lorenz) Szczeblewski
Frank Kachuba
St. Michael's Church
Radom
John Terepka
Michael Padrosky
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Hogan Funeral Home
Ashley
Sylvester
Nashville
Stella Stanowski
Agnes Paszkiewicz
Frances Nalewajka
Sandoval
Frances Felipiak
Anna Urban
St. Louis
Agnes Bonzerowicz
Helen Kachuba
Granite City
Eugene Webb
Elijah
Leona
Tedford) Webb
Geri Robards
Leona Webb
Dahlgren
Wayne
Delmar
Fairfield
Lucille Barker
Broughton
Ethel MaeCoy
Dena Rose Young
Panama City
Fla
Velva June Thomason
Roosevelt, Utah
Webb
Ellis Mound
Kirby E. Rogers
Scheller
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr. Rogers
Jefferson County
Alva and
Adeline Rogers
Goldie Asbury
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Maple Hill
Market snapshot from Mt Vernon to New York trading floor
Mt Vernon grain prices at 10 a.m. show soybeans 9.01, corn 2.18, wheat 2.12 with nearby quotes. Chicago wheat No 2 hard red winter 2.32 and No 2 soft red winter 2.32. Rains and futures update with butter and eggs notes. NYSE stocks advance as Dow gains over two points, investors weigh dividends tax issue. Weather forecast: very warm, humid with scattered afternoon storms through Sunday.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
New York
Carter
Wall
British Petroleum
Eastman Kodak
Citicorp
Dow Jones
Deaths Dee Sledge and others in southern Illinois notices
The list reports deaths of Dee L. Sledge 55 Texico a drilling partner and WWII Navy veteran with services at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church burial at church cemetery and contributions to church building fund. Also notes on Rose Kachuba 84 Radom St Michael Church burial St Michael's Cemetery and survivors including children and grandchildren. Eugene Webb 49 Dahlgren dies at Hamilton Memorial Hospital with services at Gholson Chapel McLeansboro. Kirby E. Rogers 80 Scheller dies Good Samaritan Hospital with services at Brayfield Funeral Home. Leona Panza 59 Lake Bluff former teacher dies. multiple survivors listed and funeral arrangements described.
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Rose Kachuba
Sandoval
Radom
St. Mary’s Hospital, Centralia
St. Michael's Church of Radom
The
Altar Society
Death Notice for Elma Ehrlich of Sesser
Elma Ehrlich 74 of Sesser died Monday afternoon at Franklin Hospital Benton Born March 13 1903 she was daughter of Francis and Imma Rutherford She was married to Carl Ehrlich who preceded her in death Services set for 1 pm Thursday at Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser Rev Don Flannigan Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Survived by son David of Sesser and one granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her husband and a further family member.
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Elma Ehrlich
Sesser
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Ehrlich
Francis
Imma (Hamilton) Rutherford
Carl Ehrlich
Brayfield Funeral Home
Don Flannigan
Maple Hill Cemetery
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Mid-America
Honor Society
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College Presents
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Julie Hart
College
Avery
August R. Webber
Alva Scarborough Ina
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Ina
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NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Eugene Webb Dahlgren
Leona Panza
Lake Bluff
Audrey Dickey
Sims
Freda Simpson
Novella Bailey
Cisne
Erdie Freeland
Elma Ehrlich Sesser
John A. Kirk
Mt. Vernon Savings & Loan Association
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