Harold Beal 70 Mt Vernon fitter, longtime worker dies
Harold E Beal 70 of 4300 Rose Lane died Saturday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 3 p m He was a fitter at Mt Vernon Car Co 29 years and later at A O Smith Funeral services Tuesday 11 a m at First Free Will Baptist Church Rev Jesse Meade and Rev Howard Flora officiating Burial Memorial Gardens Friends may call Monday 6 to 9 p m Myers Funeral Service He was born Sept 23 1904 in Madison County son of Frank and Lucretia Beal He married Velma Thomason survived by wife one son Gary Beal Granite City two daughters Deanna Stratton East Alton Ferne Wells Mulvaney Kan two brothers Glen Beal Inverness Fla Joe Atchison Mt Vernon one sister Mrs Bernadine Horton Mt Vernon 12 grandchildren three great grandchildren
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Mt. Vernon
Harold E. Beal
Rose Lane
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon Car Company
A.O. Smith
First Free Will Baptist Church
Jesse Meade
Howard Flora
Memorial Gardens
Myers Funeral Service
Mr. Beal
Madison County
Frank and
Lucretia (Carter) Beal
Velma Thomason
Beal
Gary Beal
Granite City
Deanna Stratton
East Alton
Ferne Wells
Mulvaney
Kan
Glen Beal
Inverness
Fla
Joe Atchison
Bernadine Horton
Mt Vernon Market and Financial Snapshot
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 5.03, wheat 2.95, corn 2.65 with Chicago figures for various grades. St Louis egg and butter notes, nationwide stock indices mixed as banks cut loan rates to 7.5 percent and Dow dips, with noon averages showing declines across industrials and transports.
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MT. Vernon
New York
Bainers
New York Stock Exchange
First National Bank of Chicago
Chase Manhattan Bank
S.S. Kresge
Reynolds Metals Ug
Santa Fe Industries
Boise Cascae
Tuesday Night Chamber Committee To Hear Report On Compensation Bill
Illinois Senate Bill 285 on unemployment compensation will be aired Tuesday night before the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce government affairs committee. Chamber manager Bob Poisall calls the bill harmful to business and plans to urge committee opposition and public stance, targeting Districts 54 and 55 representatives in Springfield. Committee chairman Robert Ohms will preside.
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Illinois Senate
Jefferson County
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Poisall
Ilinois General Assembly
Springfield
Robert Ohms
Mayaguez Rescue Casualties Raise To Five Dead
The Mayaguez operation casualty toll rose to five dead and 16 missing with 70 to 80 wounded after Marine and air units recovered the ship's crew. Defense Secretary Schlesinger discussed delays and the Koh Tang operation amid evolving figures.
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Mayaguez
Washington
Gulf of Thailand
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Abc-Tv
Koh Tang
Kom Pong Son
United States
Cambodia
Coral Sea
U.S
Police dragnet nets drug suspects at school area
Friday night operation nets four arrests within six minutes and most others within two hours. Lt. Hill cites quick, informed police work and local business support as key to stopping drug traffic in Mt. Vernon Township High and nearby junior high. A suspect’s home burglary occurred while she was in jail. The purchase of a pound of marijuana weighed 386 grams instead of 454.
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Net
Hill
County Board
Mary Kay Hollenkamp
S. 18Th St
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Community Drug Crackdown Under Sheriff Hill Praise
Sheriff Bill Hill thanks local businesses and officers for support during the May 16 arrests that began at 6 p.m. and netted 23 defendants in the first hour. He vows to continue the fight against drug pushers as funds allow and invites tips from the public.
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Mt. Vernon
Ilinois Bureau of Investigation
Illinois State Police
Drug Enforcement Administration
Bill Hill
Amanda Capps Belle Rive Obituary
Mrs Amanda K Capps 70 of Belle Rive died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services 2 p m Tuesday at Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren Rev R N Schlag officiating Burial Flint Cemetery Belle Rive She was born June 6 1904 in Belle Rive daughter of William and Sara Beaty She was married to Marion Capps who died in 1974 Survived by five sons George Norman Marvin Melvin Marion Jr Pittsburg Calif two daughters Pansy Spurlock Manteno and Ruie Heil McLeansboro 30 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and three sisters Ada Carr Ewing Bertha Gould Tuscola Mary Karnes Champaign
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Amanda K. Capps
Belle Rive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gholson
Dahlgren
R. N. Schlag
Flint Cemetery
Capps
William
Sara (Webb) Beaty
Marion Capps
Manteno
Ruie Heil
McLeansboro
Ada Carr
Ewing
Bertha Gould
Tuscola
Mary Karnes
Champaign
Rose Kabat Scheller dies at 90 in Scheller church funeral
Rose Kabat Scheller 90 of Scheller died Sunday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital. Funeral at 10 am Wednesday at St Barbara’s Catholic Church Scheller with Father Joseph Wieczorek officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Rosary at 8 pm tonight at Kringer Searby Funeral Tamaroa. Survivors include two sons two daughters a sister two brothers and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. She was born August 10 1884 in Bozeman Montana and married Jerome Kabat in Pinckneyville in February 1902.
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Rose Kabat
Scheller
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
St. Barbara’s Catholic Church
Joseph Wieczorek
Kringer-Searby
Tamaroa
Anthony Kabat
Phillip Kabat
St. Louis
Theresa Rynski
Ashley
Nellie Sanker
Frances Grezchowiak
Mary Ann Gajewski
Helen Kabat
Houston
Tex
Martin
Joe Ross
DuQuoin
Theresa Bruno
Adalee O Dell Ina Adalee O Dell Ina Dies at 50
Mrs. Adalee O Dell 50 of Ina died in her home. Funeral held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ina Funeral Home with Rev Dale Burzynski officiating. Burial in Kirk Cemetery near Ina. She was born July 13 1924 in Illinois to Oral and Louisa Jones. Survived by husband Kenneth, parents, a son Bob O Dell, Mr Vernon, and brother Jim Jones. Burial arrangements by Ina Funeral Home after 5 p.m. today.
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Adalee O’dell
Ina
Dale Burzynski
Kirk Cemetery
O'Dell
Illinois
Oral and
Louisa (Story) Jones
Kenneth O’dell
O’dell
The
Inn Missionary Baptist Church
Kenneth
Oral Jones
Inn
Bob O'Dell
Vernon
Jim Jones
East Alton
John Stelmazewski 89 Sesser dies. services planned
John Stelmazewski of Sesser died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 89. Funeral held 10 a.m. Tuesday at St Marys Catholic Church Sesser with priests officiating. Burial in St Barbara cemetery Scheller. Survived by Anna Spotanski wife two stepsons three daughters grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Midwest Scores and Weather Across Cities
In Midwest reports Dubuque and Madison show cloudy conditions with scores of 86 68 and 89 62 respectively while South Bend has clear weather at 85 62 and Paducah records clear at 85 minus 63. The data mix combines sports results with brief weather notes from the region.
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Midwest Dubuque
Television Radios Stolen In Burglary Of Mt Vernon Home
Police reported three weekend thefts including Ruby Thompson of 123 N 6th St where a television set worth 280 dollars and two radios were taken from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Joe Albright of 701 N 8th St said a citizen's band radio worth 123 dollars was stolen from his car. Burglars broke into Mary Kay Hollenkamp's home at 1304 S 18th St ransacking the house with no determined missing items.
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Mt. Vernon
Ruby Thompson
6Th St
Joe Albright
8Th St
Mary Kay Hollenkamp
S. 18Th St
Granite City Youth Drowns at Long Lake
A 17 year old Granite City youth drowned Sunday while swimming in Long Lake north of Granite City Madison County deputies said. James Kasson was pronounced dead at the scene by deputy county coroner Ed Werner. Two companions Charles Taul 17 and Robert Sasak 16 both of Washington Park were treated and released from Granite City hospital. Authorities said a strong current pulled Kasson under while his mother watched from shore. The other two boys swam back to a dock.
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28Th
College Streets
Kim E. Lowery
S. 2Th St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Noel D. Woolever
Route 4
Burnette
Donald H. Dame
Lesser
James H. Johnson
Kokomo
Ind
Broadway
Johnson
Colette J. Cardinal
S. 29Th St
Granite City, IH
Granite City
Long Lake
Here
Madison County
James Kasson
Ed Werner
Friday Accident Victims Improve Conditions In St Louis
Steve Hertenstein, 16, of 5 Webster Hill Estates, was in satisfactory condition at Firmin Desloge Hospital in St Louis after a two car collision Friday night. Passenger Mark Atkins, 19, was in fair condition in Good Samaritan Hospital's ICU, and Barry Dorris, 15, moved from ICU during the weekend.
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Steve Hertenstein
Webster Hill Estates
Firmin Desloge Hospital
St. Louis
Mark Atkins
Good Samaritan Hospital
Barry Dorris
James Wheeler To Discuss Wills At Management Club
James Wheeler cashier and general manager of the First National Bank of Woodlawn will discuss wills at the Personnel Management Club dinner meeting of the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Wednesday night. Wheeler is a former bank trust officer, Walton Arkansas native and University of Mississippi graduate. Harry Walter chairs the club and will preside.
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James ‘Wheeler
First National Bank of Woodlawn
Greater
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Wheeler
Walton
Ark
University of Mississippi
Harry Walter
Illinois Extended Weather Outlook Predicts Warm, Showery Thursday
Weather outlook for Illinois shows Wednesday partly cloudy and warm with low 60s and high 80s. Thursday and Friday bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms with continued warmth and daytime highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s and nights in the 60s.
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Illinois
Youth Arrested In Armed Robbery At Fina Station
City police detective arrested a 14-year-old Mt. Vernon youth Saturday afternoon in connection with the armed robbery of Ray's Fina Station at 1001 S. 10th St Wednesday night. Charges pending in juvenile court. An unknown amount of cash was taken.
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City
Andre McWilliams
Mt. Vernon
Ray
Fina
S. 10Th St
Burglary arrest of Earl Liddell on auto theft charge
Earl Liddell of 18715117 S. 9th St. was arrested Friday on a burglary warrant by city police. He remained in county jail with bond set at 7500 dollars. He was indicted last Thursday for entering an automobile owned by Dennis Wilson on May 1 with intent to commit theft.
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Earl Liddell
S. 9Th St
Liddell
Brand J
Dennis Wilson
Mt Vernon Weather and Water Levels Report
Mt Vernon forecast shows Saturday high 78 and low 70 while Sunday rises to 85 and lows around 70. Today at 7:00 a.m. readings include 60 with rainfall to date in 1975 reaching 27 inches. Rend Lake main dam water level stands at 410.13 feet above mean sea level.
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Mt. Vernon
Rend Lake
Mt Vernon Shrine No 66 Meeting and School of Instruction
The stated meeting of Mt Vernon Shrine No 66 in the Masonic Temple is set for Tuesday evening May 20 at 7 50 o'clock. District Deputy Florence Skibinski will conduct a school of instruction. Attending officers include Arline Dare Naomi R Bogan and others.
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Quincy Clear
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Chgo. Gr. Pk. Clear
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Mey
Amanda Capps
Adalee O’dell Ina
John Stelmazewski
Sesser
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Fred Renchen
Joe Wieczorek
St. Barbara Church
Brayfield
Mr. Stelmazewski
Theresa Browiak
Alexander Smith
Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds
Charles Waite
Pres
Max Shurtz
Treas
James Wheeler
Wills
Dave Henson
Breed
State Farm
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington, Ill
MT Vernon
Jack
Jack Garrison
W-G
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