Deaths DL D Hodges Funeral Services In Kewanee
Funeral services for DL D Hodges were held in Kewanee with burial in the same area. A former Mt. Vernon resident, he once served as president of the Wabash Chester and Western Railroad about 40 years ago. He is survived by his wife Nellie Dukes Hodges of Kewanee, a son, a daughter, and his brother-in-law Nelson McCormack of Scheller.
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DL. D
Kewanee, Til
Wewanee
Hodges
Mt. Vernon
Wabash-Chester and Western Railroad
Nellie (Dukes) Hodges
Kewanee
Nelson McCormack
Scheller
Alice Wilson Dies Tuesday
Alice Wilson 61 died Tuesday at her home 1100 Bell Street at 4:45 p.m. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. L. A. Robinson. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation begins 6:00 p.m. Friday at Parker Funeral Home. Born June 2, 1900 in Tutwiles Mississippi to Will and Alice Frison. Survived by husband Mae Wilson. four sons Roosevelt Eddie Lannie all of St. Louis and May Wilson of Mt. Vernon. two daughters Minnie Sprarman of Mt. Vernon and Pearline Sherman of St. Louis. a brother Elijah Frison of Forrest City Arkansas. two sisters Lulu Miller of Mt. Vernon and Pearlie Reed of Proctor Arkansas. nine grandchildren.
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Alice Wilson
Bell Street
Shiloh Baptist Church
L. A. Robinson
Oakwood Cemetery
Parker Funeral Home
Wilson
Tutwiles
Miss
Mt. Vernon
Pearlie Reed
Proctor, Ark
Wayne City Rites For Youth Killed In Auto Accident
David Lee Clevenger 18 of Villa Grove died in a Route 74 crash near Champaign. Funeral set Thursday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City at 2:00 pm with Rev. Vernard Tles. Burial Olive Branch cemetery. Survived by wife Delors Street, son David Lee Jr., mother Flora Cook, father Cecil Clevenner, step-father Norman Cook, sisters Betty Jo Fry Jean Eversole Caron Sue Cook, and grandparents Sam McCormick and Elvis Clevenger.
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David Lee Clevenger
Villa Grove
Champaign
Wayne County
Richardson
Flota (McCormick) Clevenger
Delors
Sadie Patterson Dies At 87 Rites Thursday
Sadie Loretta Patterson 87 of Route 1 Mr. Vernon died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after a two week stay. Born January 15 1873 in Poe Mu she was married to William Patterson who died in January 191. Surviving are two sons Fred Patterson Lake Forest and Ira Patterson Austin two daughters Mrs Pearl Grete Rockford and Mrs Jorothye Skinner Mt Vernon one sister Mrs Myrtle Bertram So Lats 16 grandchildren and more. Funeral Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Myers Chapel with burial in Sader Mateer cemetery. friends may call after 5:00 p.m.
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Sadie Loretta Patterson
Route 1
Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Myers Chapel
Sader (Mateer
Patterson
Mrs. Bronte Smith Dies at 83 Funeral Friday
Mrs. Bronte Smith age 83 died last night at Lowry Nursing Home. Funeral Friday at 1:39 PM at Merr Chapel with Rev. A. Bo Cledfel der and Rev. T. J. Wernette officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation at Myers Chapel after 4 PM Thursday. Survived by husband Franklin P. Smith, two sons Wilson and Woodrow, daughter Lida Grace Thompson, sister Minta Ruark, sister Shay Smith, brother Ebey Young, 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Born August 14, 1878 in Donnelson, Iowa.
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Bronte
Ook Smith
George Street
Lowry Nurs
Ato Merr
A. Bo Cledfelder
T. J. Wernette
Oakwood
Myers Chapel
Smith
Donnelson
Lid
Shelby D
Belize
Jane (Wilson) Young
Franklin P. Smith
Wesley Methodist Church
Wilson
Woodrow Smith
Mt. Vernon
Lida Grace Thompson
Flint
Mich
Ebey Young
Greenville
Hog Market Prices Hold Steady at Mt Vernon Market
Mt Vernon hog market remained unchanged with top at 15.50 for 190 to 220 pound hogs. Sows ranged 13.25 for lighter weights and down to 12.75 for 300 pound and heavier. Boars traded at 8.25 and 9.25.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices In Alt Vernon This Afternoon
The market bulletin lists wheat at 1.98 soybeans at 2.38 and corn at 1.09 quoted in Alt Vernon this afternoon reflecting local price levels and demand signals for grain futures and cash trades.
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Alt. Vernon
Chicago Produce: wholesale prices mostly unchanged
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter steady with minor declines, eggs mixed with some decreases, and live poultry prices flat to lower. Prices cover AA and A grades, standard and dirty categories, and roaster fryers for white rock and Plymouth Rock breeds.
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Ciucago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago
API
CUSDA
Poultry Grades and Prices Briefed by St Louis Trade
AP report from St Louis outlines commodity terms for eggs and live poultry including consumer grades A large 26 27 and A medium 22 23, A small 18 19, Bo large 23 24, wholesale standards 24 9 26, dirties and checks 17 20, with specific weights for hens heavy and light, and broilers and fryers 15 16.
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ST. Louis
Livestock prices at National Stockyards AP report
USDA cattle and hog prices at National Stockyards include hogs 183 to 230 pounds at 16.00 to 16.55, calves 300, slaughter steers 950 to 1150 pounds 24.50 to 25.09, cows 15.00 to 16.90, bulls 17.50 to 19.30, vealers 150 to 250 pounds 26.00 to 20.00, lambs 1850 to 2200 heads and special bids across categories. cattle, calves and sheep trading volumes noted.
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National
Susdai
Wall Street ends lower in heavy trading amid mixed moves
Stocks closed lower after a volatile session with volume around 4.9 million shares. IBM slid to a yearly low near 42.48 before partial recovery while tobacco and chemical issues moved unevenly and several blue chips lost ground in late trading.
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APJ
Wwselloff
Davoan
IBM
Polaroid
Acrax
Litton Industries
Lorillard
Kent
Liggett & Myers
American Tobacco
Rexnolds
Goodrich
Inland Steel
Eastman Kodak
Merck
American Telephone
Vs. Steel
Chrysler
International Nickel
Ford
Motors
Bethlehen
Grain and oat prices vary across markets
Grain prices show mixed movements with oats and corn holding steady. Soybeans fall slightly while corn and wheat excerpted are little changed amid market fluctuations.
Hospital Notes List of Admits and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial notes show admissions for Master Douglas Hilliard Verner Williams of Woodlawn and others with discharges for Peard Stroud Carolyn Boster and Mrs Ped Moses. Good Samaritan records include Gilltbe Russell James Loman Jack Dunbar and several others, with Wischarped and a long list of patients.
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Jefferson Memorial
Douglas Hilliard
Verner I. Williams
Woodlawn
Peard Stroud
Carolyn Boster
Ped Moses Wd Bebe
Javed Kays
Shivlew Pinna
Danny Ray
Good Samaritan
Gilltbe Russell
James Loman
Jack Dunbar
Oseliie Kincaid
Rosebud Herrod
Wischarped
Billie Fatheree
Palmne Krehbiel
Scott Maze
Louise ‘Tennyson
Walter Infram
Arzetta Johnson
Lee Hayes
Debra Ferguson
Chesley Knauiss
Lula Mae Catron
Meetings of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No 296
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No 296 will be held in the IOOF Hall Thursday evening May 24 at 3:00 oclock. Guldie Conn N G Naomi R Bogan Ree Secy.
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Rebekah Lodge
Varnell Rebekah
FY Hall
Thursdy
Guldie Conn
N. G
Naomi R. Bogan
Ree
Safety Lane Opens Here Tomorrow
Mt Vernon officials announce the fourth annual Vehicle Safety Check lanes for Mt Vernon at 13th and Main and 500 block of South Tenth. A 8 a.m. Thursday ceremony opens the program with lanes running through Friday and Saturday, offering free checks on 10 safety points and a Circle of Safety sticker for approved cars.
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Jefferson County Safety Council
Mt. Vernon
13Th
Main Streets
South Tenth Street
Auto Industries Highway Safety Committee
Look Magazine
Illinois
San Francisco
Coffeyville
Kansas
Jacksonville
Otto Kerner
John Wielt
Janes
Harold E. Clark
Death In Estes Case Signals High Level Involvement
Investigators say evidence in the Billie Sol Estes case points to individuals “pretty darn high up” in Washington under both Kennedy and Eisenhower. A Texas death of Agriculture Dept agent Henry Marshall is viewed as a murder, not suicide, with autopsy findings pending full tests. Estes facing federal fraud charges and Texas indictment as investigations widen.
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Washington
Billie Sol- Estes
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Franklin
Tex
Tuesay
Henry Marshall
Agriculture Department
Estes
Harris County
Joseph Jachioczyk
Marshall
Texas Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Bryan Russ
Russ
Wheeler and Derby
Paso
Texas
Hits Solvents
Commercial Solvents Corp
New York
George A. Barnes
Orville L. Treeman
Barnes
Capitol Hill
House
L. H. Fountain
D-N.c
Fountain
Breaks Up Over Iowa In Storm Crashes Jet
In dawn light a Continental Airlines 107 jet fuselage lies in a pasture after a 20 mile trail from the crash site. Lester Cooke and his son Ronnie, 17, witnessed the wreckage. It marks Continental’s first fatal accident in 28 years, and the second 107 jet crash this year, following an American Airlines 707 disaster in Jamaica Bay on March 1 that killed 35.
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Continental
Lester Cooke
Ronnie
Continental Airlines
American Airlines
Jamaica Bay
N.Y
Missing Urbana student dragged from Kickapoo Park lake
Danville Illinois. Skindivers and police resume search for Murali Rajan 15 missing since Tuesday afternoon after vanishing while on a class outing at Kickapoo State Park. Rajan, Indian native and University High School student, could not swim and was last seen beside a deep pond with 17 classmates and a teacher.
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Ill
Urbana
Kickapoo
Murali Rajan
India
University High School
Rajan
Sheriff's
N.S. Rajan
Tthe University of Illinois
Rajans
SL Bashc Court
Champaign
Lesser Mine Tries 100 Percent Coal Removal
Officials say new equipment enables extraction from rooms 500 by 2,000 feet, expanding beyond longwall method. Old Ben may apply long face operation to a new mine near Benton, potentially spreading across Southern Miners. Old Ben 21 employs 430 men.
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Old Ben
Benton
Old Ben 21
Poppy Day Proclaimed by Mt Vernon Mayor
Mayor Ivan H. Cox proclaims May 26 1962 as Poppy Day for the Mt Vernon Post of The American Legion and its Auxiliary. He urges citizens to weave a poppy and donate to support disabled veterans and their families through the Legion's charitable work.
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American Session
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Ilinois
Iwan HF. Cox
Ivan H. Cox
Mt. Vernon
Harold Morgan
Jefferson Post 41
Jo Holtman
Mrs Blitch Moves To Bar Liz Taylor Over Affair
Washington AP Rep Tris Blitch a Democrat grandmother congresswoman denounces Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton romance saying it harms US foreign aid program and could invite communist ridicule She urges Attorney General Kennedy to determine if they are ineligible for reentry on grounds of undesirability The speech cites Roman filming of Cleopatra and claims the affair damages American womanhood and prestige and fuels the bad image of capitalism and US policy
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Tris Blitch
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
U.S
Tuesday
House
Robert F. Kennedy
Miss Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Burton
Taylor
Rome
Blitch
Congress
United States
Altercation in 1961 Triggers $90,000 Lawsuit
Five plaintiffs seek damages totaling 90000 in circuit court after an altercation July 22 at a used car lot. Bud Nicholson seeks 30000 from Jefferson Motors and Pony McKenzie for assault and injuries. Charlotte Nicholson asks 20000 for her husband’s injuries. The Nicholsons’ three children seek 20000 under the draft shop act against Sportsman’s Tavern Top O Town Tavern Spot Liquor Store and Roy’s Place, alleging Bud Nicholson was sold intoxicants, became intoxicated, and assaulted McKenzie. McKenzie defended himself and injured Nicholson.
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Bud Nicholson
Jefferson Motors, Inc
Pony McKenzie
Nicholson
McKenzie
Jefferson Motors
Charlotte
The
Motor Company
Meckenzie
Nicholsons
JohnKendricks
Sportsman's Tavern
Clinton Fleener
Top O' the Town
Omer R. Connaway
Spot Liquor Store
Rory [Estes
Roy
Melenzie
Wicholson
Four Americans wounded in major Saigon victory
In South Vietnam a helicopter carrying four U S Army officers was hit by Communist fire during a Mekong Delta attack, wounding three field advisers and one helicopter pilot. A sergeant was injured by a fall over a tripwire. all were moved to Saigon for care. Vietnamese forces reported heavy guerrilla losses and captures in separate actions, with 34 Viet Cong killed and 25 captured on Tuesday and Friday.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
Ngo Dinh Diem
Arrest Driver On Route 37
Ruth Brown 46 of West Frankfort was arrested on state route 37 south of Mt. Vernon this morning on a charge of driving while intoxicated. City police took the person into custody after complaints about a weaving car, answering the call when state police or county cars were unavailable.
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Ruth Brown
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Detailed Weather Report IMT Vernon Five Day Forecast
The report covers Vernon weather with Tuesday forecast of 89 high and 72 low, rainfall to date 16.31 inches. Five day outlook shows Northern winds near 71 to 76 highs and 31 to 51 lows, Cooler Thursday warmer Saturday then cooler Sunday and Monday, with about one inch in showers Saturday. Southern Illinois expected highs 75 to 80 and lows 34 to 60, southeast area 5 to 7 degrees above normal, about three quarters inch of rain in showers Saturday.
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Imt
Vernon
Illinois
Illinois Weather Outlook Loosens Heat Across State
A cool front moved into Illinois bringing relief from the heat and humidity. Temperatures rose into the 90s Tuesday with clear skies, while the northern region is expected to reach the 70s and 80s before nighttime lows dip to the 30s Wednesday. Southern areas face fair to partly cloudy conditions with highs 82 to 90 and Wednesday night lows 56 to 64.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Ilinois
Boy 8 Struck By Car On South 22nd Street
Eight year old Douglas Hilliard, son of Mr and Mrs Jeffer son Hilliard Jr of 709 South 22nd Street, was injured when struck by a car in front of his home at 8 pm. He suffered two fractured ribs and multiple injuries and was listed as doing well at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. The driver was Alice M Ellis, 18, of 807 South 22nd Street.
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Douglas Hilliard
Jefferson Hilliard, Jr
South 22Nd Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Alice M. Ellis
Douglas
Mt. Vernon
Defenders Crowned TV Emmy Champ in Must See Night
CBSs The Defenders won four Emmys including outstanding drama and acting for EB G Marshall, directing for Franklin Schaffner, and writing for creator Reginald Rose marking a surprise upset over Ben Casey. Victoria Regina led acting prizes with Julie Harris and Pamela Brown, while Peter Falk Shirley Booth Don Knotts and Carol Burnett also took honors in a night of major TV wins. Special trustee awards honored CBS News for the White House tour and Jacqueline Kennedy.
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Defenders
Cbs-Tv
New York
Television Academy
Ben Casey
Casey
The
Dick Powell
Shirley Booth
Don Knotts
Andy Griffith
Gary Moore
Carol Burnett
CBS News
White House
Jacqueline Kennedy
ABC
CBS
NBC
John Glenn Jr
Earth
Demand Death For Gen Salan in Algerian treason trial
Paris AP report says prosecutor Andre Gavalda urged the nine member special military tribunal to impose the death penalty on ex General Raoul Salan for treason linked to the April 1961 Algiers putsch and leading the Secret Army Organization. Salan showed no emotion as he faced the court.
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Paris
Raoul Salan
Andre Gavalda
Gavalda
Satan
Algeria
Salan
Algiers
Edmond Jouhaud
Jouhaud
Reds Delay Yank Convoy For 6 Hours
In Berlin the Soviet Union halted a U S Army convoy for almost six hours, delaying a four truck unit with 26 soldiers en route to Grafenwoehr for a tank firing exercise. Washington protested as the convoy resumed, the first Soviet traffic interference since March.
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Berlin
U.S
Grafenwoehr
West Germany
Andrei I. Solovyev
Co. F
U.S. 49Th Armor
West Berlin
Babelsberg
Kindergarten Sign Up Here
Parents awaiting kindergarten eligibility should enroll their child at the school they will attend at 9 00 Thursday morning.
Weekend Mercury Test Drive Invitation
An invitation promotes a weekend test drive featuring Mercury vehicles and other demonstrators. It promises living room comfort, fingertip response, cradle safety, whisper quietness, and lightning performance to rekindle the thrill of learning to drive. Call to reserve an obligation free Mercury approval drive this weekend.
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Mercury
Monterey
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