Deaths of Sherri Lynn James in Lincoln County Hospital
Sherri Lynn James of Ruston Louisiana died at noon Wednesday in Lincoln County Hospital Ruston. Funeral services will be held Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Donelson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev. Bob Evans officiating. Burial will be in the I.O.C.F. cemetery at McLeansboro. The infant is survived by her parents Gene and Marilyn James two siblings and grandparents Lee Donelson of McLeansboro.
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Sherri Lynn James
Gene James
Ruston
Lincoln County Hospital
Donelson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
Bob Evans
Gene
Marilyn (Donelson) James
Jimmy Lee
Kathy Lee
Gina Rena
Jenna
Lee Donelson
J M Pierce of Bluford Dies Suddenly
Johnie M Pierce 72 died at 7 30 am Wednesday at his home in Bluford from an apparent heart attack Burial will be Friday at Wells Chapel General Baptist Church with Rev Jesse Miller officiating Burial in the adjoining cemetery He was born in Jefferson County to William Jonas and Rosanna Pierce He married Anna French in 1912 who died in 1938 He married Helen Wiggins in 1959 who survives Also surviving are two sons Dewey of Joliet Hubert of Mt Vernon four daughters Opal Donoho Kell Lorene Johnson Cisne Pearl Gill Fairfield Norma Jean Holloway Opdyke three brothers Bill Pierce Bluford Dewey Pierce Newburg Ind Clarence Pierce Pennsylvania three sisters Nina Henne Iuka Elizabeth Wilkens Chenoa IL Josie Propes Irvington and nine grandchildren
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Johnie M. Pierce
RFD
Bluford
Wells Chapel General Baptist Church
Jesse Miller
Wayne City
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Mr. Pierce
Jefferson County
William Jonas
Rosanna (Fry) Pierce
Anna B. French
Helen Wiggins
Dewey Pierce
Joliet
Hubert Pierce
Mt. Vernon
Opal Donoho
Kell
Lorene Johnson
Cisne
Pearl Gill
Fairfield
Norma Jean Holloway
Opdyke
Bill Pierce
Newburg
Ind
Clarence Pierce
Pennsylvania
Nina Henne
Iuka
Elizabeth Wilkens
Chenoa
Josie Propes
Irvington
Rites Saturday for F L Ratliff in Hopewell Cemetery
Funeral services for Fred L. Ratliff age 81 will be held at 11:00 a m Saturday at Myers Chapel. Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery. Friends may call after 4:00 p m Friday at Myers Chapel. Ratliff resided at 1204 North 12th Street and died Tuesday at Lowry Nursing Home.
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Fred L. Ratliff
Myers Chapel
Hopewell Cemetery
Friends
Mr. Ratliff
North 12Th Street
Lowry Nursing Home
Births in Gary and Norris City Naming Charles Dale and Douglas Kent
Mr and Mrs Charles Woodworth of Gary Ind are the parents of a son born Sunday morning in a Gary hospital. He weighs seven pounds six ounces and is named Charles Dale. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Albert Woodworth and Mrs Fleeta Tracey. Mr and Mrs Leonard Earl Bruce of Norris City are the parents of a son born at 413 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital. He weighs six pounds nine and a half ounces and is named Douglas Kent.
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Charles Woodworth
Gary
Ind
Charles Dale
Albert Woodworth
Cons
Fleeta Tracey
Inn
Leonard Earl Bruce
Norris City
Good Samaritan Hospital
Douglas Kent
Memorial Day Meeting At Richardson Hill Cemetery
The Richardson Hill Cemetery Association holds its annual election of Trustees at Richardson Hill Cemetery near Dahlgren on May 30 at 2 50 p m. A short business session will follow. Send contributions to trustees Hugh S. Winkler James Hutchcraft James McPherson Gene Hutchecraft Trafton Lemay Bob Morgan Frank McGath with listed addresses in Mt. Vernon Dahlgren Belle Rive.
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Richardson Hill
Bob Morgan
S. 19Th St
Mt. Vernon
Frank McGath
S. 23Rd St
Traffic fines listed in circuit court cases
Circuit court records show speeding fines for Ronald E. Lurdyke and Stephen L. Tucker at $10 each, Donald G. Fahrenholtz $14 on speeding, Kenneth Ray Ford $15 on speeding, and Robert A. Young of Springfield $10 for illegal muffler. William D. Florence of Clayton Alabama charged $10 for failure to have reciprocity registration on a truck.
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Ronald E. Lurdyke
Stephen L. Tucker
Donald G. Fahrenholtz
Kenneth Ray Ford
Robert A. Young
Springfield
William D. Florence
Clayton
Ala
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices Steady
Mt. Vernon livestock market reports prices unchanged with top hogs at 15.25 for 190 to 220 pounds. Sows weighed 300 pounds and under at 12.75, 300 pounds and over at 12.50. Boars sold for 7.50 and 8.50.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Today
Mt Vernon reports afternoon quotations for agricultural commodities with Wheat at 1.85 per unit Soybeans 2.36 and Corn 1.21. The listing reflects market levels for farmers and traders in the Mt Vernon area.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago Produce Prices Steady At Market Run
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter wholesale prices steady with scores 93 AA 57 and 92 A 5714, 90 B 56 and 89 C 55. Cars 90 B 56% and 89 C 56M. Eggs largely steady with wholesale prices unchanged to four higher. grade A whites 2744 and mixed at mediums 23 standards 26% dirties 24 and checks 24.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg and poultry price report from St Louis market
St Louis AP price bulletin lists consumer eggs by size and grade with A large 26-27 A medium 21-23 A small 16-18 B large 24-25 wholesale grades 23-24 unclassified 22-23 checks 17-19 hens heavy 14-15 light over 5 lb 10-11 under 5 lb 5-6 and fryers 16-17.
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ST. Louis
Livestock Prices at National Stock Yards Friday
AP reports estimated receipts for Friday at National Stock Yards: hogs 5000, cattle 225, calves 50, sheep 50. Hogs at 8000 head show weakness down 25 with barrows and gilts 15.75 and sows 43.75. Cattle 1000 with calves 125. steers 20.25, heifers 19.25. calves steady, choice vealers 27.00, calves 21.00. Sheep 50 with no test trend, few spring lambs 23.00.
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National
Lit
Chicago Grain price report summary
Chicago market update from AP shows no wheat sales. Corn prices quoted No 2 yellow at 1.2815 and No 3 yellow at 1.28. Oats No 2 heavy white at 66%4n. Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.53 tan. Soybean oil listed at 8.4n.
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Chicago
Wall Street Gains Keep Market In Positive Territory
Wall Street advanced in late trading as a 10 point rise by U S Smelting and gains by blue chips sustained a plus session. Volume reached about 53 million shares with notable moves from Polaroid IBM Xerox and Eastman Kodak while Dow Jones noon averages listed gains across indices.
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New York
API
U.S
New Mexico
Texas Gulf
Calumet & Hecla
Eastman Kodak
Polaroid
IBM
Xerox
Occidental Petroleum
Lockheed
North American Aviation
Boeing
Woolworth’s
Sears, Roebuck
Anaconda
MGM
Honeywell
Motorola
Curtis
Union Carbide
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
International Nickel
du Pont
Presbyterians May Pick Negro Moderator in Oklahoma City
The 176th general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the U S A opens with Rev Edler G Hawkins of St Augustine Presbyterian Bronx NYC as a candidate for moderator the first Black contender since the body began. If elected he will lead the week long meeting and guide assembly matters including race relations church state ties and ministry in modern society.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoi
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Edler G. Hawkins
St. Augustine Presbyterian Church
Bronx
New York City
Alva Ray Cartlidge
Church of the Covenant
Erie
Mt. V. Vets Reunion At City Park This Week
Mt. Vernon plans the veterans reunion at City Park June 29 to July 4 with nightly acts July 1 to 3 headlined by five Julindas acrobatic family and illusionists Jean Devoe and Co. The opening night features a dance revue by Mrs. Betty Dunham students and queen coronation, plus the Midway of Mirth carnival returning by popular request.
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Bill Wood
J. W. Walker & Son
Ninth
Broadway
Julindas
Purcell
Jean Devoe & Co
Betty Dunham
Mirth Carival
Mt. Vernon
American Legion
Stevenson Warns Red Aggressors Over Laos Crisis
General U Thant proposes U N observers and a possible U N command to provide an impartial third party force. A United Nations patrol and all U N force are discussed with U S readiness to contribute. France backs neutrality as solution to the Laotian crisis spanning Southeast Asia including Vietnam.
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U Thant
U.N
United States
Stevenson
Soviet Union
Indochinese
Lou- Vanna Phouma
France
Southeast Asia
Viet Nan
Sinclair Plans Spending to Boost Oil Output
Sinclair Oil Corp will spend a record 243 million this year to raise oil production. Chairman and CEO E L Steiniger told stockholders Wednesday that the bulk of the outlay funds exploration and development efforts to expand output.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sinclair Oi Corp
E.L. Steiniger
Weddnesday
Weather Report Summary For Wednesday
Weather notes show Wednesday high 87 and low 62 with rainfall to date 17.83 inches inches inches. Prior year highs and lows include 68/41 and five years ago 83/66. Ten years ago the high was 72 with a low of 4. Friday sunrise 4 39 and sunset times listed in CST.
Illinois Weather Turns Warmer Across the State
The sun and a southeasterly breeze dispel the chill in northern Illinois with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above Wednesday. Readings reach the middle 0s to middle 80s north of mid state, Chicago lakefront at 52, while southern Illinois remains warmer with St. Louis at 88 and lows near 39 at O Hare Airport.
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Chicago
Illinois
Midstate
St. Louis
O'Hare
4 H Officers To Meet Friday
Jefferson County 4 H Club officers will meet Friday night May 22 for an officers training meeting at 7 30 p m in the Jefferson County courthouse. Readers will present guides for new officers and ideas will be shared on developing engaging programs for the year ahead. All club officers and leaders are urged to attend.
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Jefferson County
4-H
Jefferson County Court House
Pay Phone Theft Attempt Fails at Hotel Emmerson
Thieves attempted to rifle coins from pay telephones at Hotel Emmerson. Police reported yesterday afternoon that locks were damaged but the money boxes could not be opened.
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Hotel Emmerson
Australian Audience Hoots Judy Garland in Melbourne
Judy Garland faced a hostile Melbourne audience as she arrived late and flubbed notes during her concert. The 7,000-strong crowd booed and demanded refunds while the Musicians' Union chief called the accompanying orchestra humiliated. Garland departed after a brief return, leaving the orchestra to finish alone.
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Melborne
Australia
Judy Garland
Miss Garland
Musicians’ Union
Karl Brent
Bahama foray kills six and self in Nassau rampage
In Nassau's southern suburbs a man with a shotgun killed six people and wounded six before dying by his own hand or related causes. Ruben Rolle, 30, was found dead at his home with the weapon nearby, ending a two hour auto rampage through South Nassau that left a frightened public and a death toll including one who collapsed from a heart attack while aiding victims.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Stanley Moir
Ruben Rolle
Nigel Moris
Rolle
Alfred Glinton
Rockefeller Urges Tougher U.S. Policy in Southeast Asia
Sen. Nelson Rockefeller called for strong U.S. steps in Southeast Asia urging end of Laos as a Viet Nam war sanctuary. He proposed warning that South Vietnamese planes would strike Viet Cong supply routes in Laos if guerillas operate there, arguing the aggressor should not pick convenient attack points. He pressed to win Oregon’s upcoming California game.
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Thailand
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Rockefeller
Washington
Oregon
California
Accused Negro G Man Claims He Was Framed
Abraham Bolden the first Black man to serve on the White House Secret Service detail says he was framed by the government for planning to testify about agent laxity and drinking. He claims officials threatened to expose misconduct before Dallas. He faces charges of offering a top secret file to a counterfeiting ring defendant.
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Secret Service
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Bolden
White House
Washington
Hyannis Port
Mass
Bolden
Warren Commission
Dallas
James J. Rowley
U.S
Edward V. Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Red Ships Snoop Off California
Two Soviet trawlers, the Barograph and the Amter, were sighted west of San Francisco near the Farallon Islands and have been under surveillance by the Navy since May 10 after first seen near San Clemente Island. The ships, 165 feet long, were noted to be engaged in hydrographic study while another pair was previously tracked along the coast last August.
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San Francisco
Navy
Farallon Islands
San Clemente Island
California
Negro Juror Shouts She Was Assassinated
In San Francisco during a civil rights trial foreman prepared to read the verdict a Negro juror shouted I was assassinated and crucified in the jury room. The outburst sparked near riot moves and a mistrial was declared. One spectator was arrested for striking a bailiff.
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San Francisco
Andrew J. Eyman
Willam Bancroft
Geraldine Earp
Josephine Nichols
Mrs. Earp
Lawrence Mann
Cadillac
Sheraton Palace
Melchior to wed Mary Markham in Santa Monica chapel
Lauritz Melchior, 74, retired opera star, and Mary Markham, 40, took out a marriage license in Santa Monica. They will wed at Melchior's estate chapel, then fly to Honolulu for a honeymoon. Melchior plans a polar bear hunting expedition to the North Pole on June 5, with his bride joining him in New York City on July 12.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Lauritz Melchior
North Pole
Melchior
Mary Markham
New York City
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions for Pamela Jo Tate and Lewis V Levin of Belle Rive. Discharges include Gene Richardson Fannie Russell Clarence Hall Erma Brande burg Merle Ruddick and others. Good Samaritan shows multiple admissions and discharges including Drab Be aly and Floretta Lyon among names.
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Jefferson Memorial
Pamela Jo Tate
Lewis V. Levin
Belle Rive
Gene Richardson
Fannie Russell
Clarence Hall
Erma Brandeburg
Merle Ruddick
Drab Bealy
Good Samaritan
Wendell D. Norris
Clark Elgin Mulvany
Raymond Cluck
Harold O. Hastings
Zeala Mary Kirk
Rebecca Jane Greer
Nora Hanna Shaw
Fred Andrew Holland
Alma May Lewis
Floretta Lyon
Vina Carroll
Robert West Lewis
Susie
East St. Louis Ex-Con Killed In Gun Battle
In East St Louis a 27 year old ex convict Terry Heatley was killed in a gun battle with two off duty St Louis policemen who were seriously wounded. The officers Gene Oitker and George Bender 23 were shot while buying cigarettes during a robbery at a liquor store. A man named Titus Brown 25 was wounded and questioned by police.
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ST. Louis
Terry Heatley
East St. Louis
Gene Oitker
George Bender
City Hospital No. 2
Oitker
Bender
Titus Brown
Studio sues actress over added scene delay
Paramount Pictures Corp. sues actress Bette Davis for seven thousand dollars claiming she refused to report for filming an added scene in Where Love Has Gone. The suit seeks an injunction barring Davis from working in any artistic endeavor.
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Hollywood
Paramount Pictures Corp
Bette Davis
Miss Davis
Grohall Demands Mayor Deliver Groceries in West Allis
Mrs. Richard Grohall, 32, called Mayor Arnold H. Klentz demanding groceries be delivered to her home. The mayor declined but convened public works officials to review the Grohall family predicament caused by an alley paving dispute and a closed access road.
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West Allis
Wis
Richard Grohall
Arnold H. Klentz
Public Works
Grohall
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