Deaths H F Stephenson Dies At Age 83
Harold F. Stephenson 83 died in Sesser where friends may call. Retired insurance broker. Funeral at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Sesser Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Bill Christoff. Burial in Horse Prairie Cemetery near Sesser. Born June 6 1883 in Mt Vernon son of Frank and Anna Stephenson. Survived by widow Ina, three brothers Tom, Hobart, Hadley, and two sisters Blanche Welsch and Geraldine Dengel.
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Harold F. Stephenson
Sesser
Sesser Baptist Church
Bill Christoff
Horse Prairie Cemetery
Brayfield
Mr. Stephenson
Mt. Vernon
Frank
Anna
Percy) Stephenson
Ina Suler
Tom Stephenson
Woodlawn
Hobart
Hadley Stephenson
Pasadena
Calif
Blanche Welsch
Chicago
Geraldine Dengel
Madison
Wis
Death of W L Staley 21 Texico Texas area
William Leslie Staley of Texico dies at 21 years nine months and 16 days in Good Samaritan Hospital. A 1964 Mt. Vernon High School graduate, he worked at Precision Engineering Co. and was a member of Panther Fork Baptist Church. Rites Thursday at Panther Fork with burial at the adjoining cemetery. He is survived by wife Brenda Kay Murphy, his parents Elmer and Evelyn Staley, a son William Joseph, a daughter Leslie Dawn, three brothers and a sister, plus grandparents.
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William Leslie Staley
Texico
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon Township
Precision Engineering Co
Panther Fork Baptist Church
Melvin Chambliss
Osborn
Dix
Mr. Staley
Budall
Elmer Scott
Evelyn Marie (Tate) Staley
Brenda Kay Murphy
Elmer Staley
William Joseph
Leslie Dawn
Teddy Gene Staley
Chicago
Jerry Scott Staley
Donald Leroy Staley
Evansville
Ind
Nancy Jane Staley
Orlie Staley
Mt. Vernon
Lewis State
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted
Admissions list from Jefferson Memorial includes Elizabeth Joann Gejewski Waltonville Kathryn June Scott Woodlawn Keelin Grant Bruce Wayne City Cloyd Allen Coil Keenes Nona Gertrude Spangler Iuka Myra Boster 516 south 17th Connie Jo Adcock 924 Welkins Discharged Della May Hayes Rachel Leona Reynolds Benton Tl Good Samarita Admitted John Bruce Smith Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home Harley Eugene Morlan 407 south 15th Gabe Dalby Lowry Nursing Home Maurice Glover Woodlawn Mary Hertenstein 1710 south 15th Paul Trotter Dahlgren Mary Josephine Page 1108 Lamar Jaimnes Drury 11 Turner Drive Debra Eller 1105 Welkins Stanton Jones RFD 1 Discharged Mrs Mary Ann d Ziarnek and baby Stacie Michelle Scheller Mrs Mary Jane Musgrave and baby Kimberly Dawn Fairfield I Carolyn Reynolds 2202 Jones Donna Eagan 509 south 19th Fern Haynes 510 south 15th Alonzo Ramsey Opdyke
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Jefferson Memorial
Elizabeth Joann Gejewski
Waltonville
Kathryn June Scott
Woodlawn
Keelin Grant Bruce
Wayne City
Cloyd Allen Coil
Keenes
Nona Gertrude Spangler
Iuka
Myra Boster
South 17Th
Connie Jo Adcock
Welkins
Della May Hayes
Bonnie
Rachel Leona Reynolds
Benton
Good Samarita
John Bruce Smith
Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home
Harley Eugene Morlan
South 15Th
Gabe Dalby
Lowry Nursing Home
Maurice Glover
Mary Hertenstein
Paul Trotter
Dahlgren
Mary Josephine Page
Lamar
Jaimnes Drury
Turner Drive
Debra Eller
Stanton Jones
RFD
Mary Ann d Ziarnek
Stacie Michelle
Births in local hospitals add two new citizens today
Mr and Mrs Bobbie Carter of RFD 6 welcomed a daughter at 7 02 this morning at Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds nine and a quarter ounces. A C and Mrs Robert Wheeland of Barstow California welcomed a son at 021 last Tuesday May 16 at Edwards Air Force Base Hospital weighing five pounds fourteen and a half ounces named Darin Lance. The mother is Sandra Hester and the grandparents are Melvin and Mrs Hester of Escondido California, former Mount Vernon residents.
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Sandra Hester
Melvin Hester
Escondido
California
Mt. Vernon
Robbery Charges Involving Two Suspects
Two men face strongarm robbery charges with three warrants totaling 7000 dollars. They were to appear before Judge Alvin Lacy Williams on the charges.
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Alvin Lacy Williams
Weather Roundup Across Illinois Sees Warm Trend Rain
A warming trend across Illinois brought rain after a night in the 40s. Low pressure from southwestern Minnesota caused precipitation. Rockford reported rain at 5 am Chicago later. Northern Illinois saw near 70s, southern Illinois similar. Chicago dipped to 41 overnight. Highs Monday reached 73 at Mount Vernon with 44 low. Rainfall to date in 1967 was 15.20 inches.
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MT. Vernon
Ilinois
Minnesota
Rockford
Chicago
Northern Illinois
Arson suspected in Brussels store fire disaster
A Brussels five story Innovation department store fire killed at least twenty one, with about two hundred missing and one hundred injured. Police say the toll will rise as debris is cleared. Initial reports point to arson and a coordinated blaze across multiple floors amid a May shopping rush.
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Brussels
Fire Brigade
Niteroi
Brazil
Innovation Department
Pierre Bolle
A.S
Voix du Peuple
Innovation
Belle
James Hughes Dies Negro Writer Langston Hughes
James Langston Hughes, famed Negro poet, author and Simple creator, died in a New York hospital. He was 6. Born February 1, 1902 in Joplin Missouri, Hughes wrote Black Nativity Mulatto and contributed lyrics to Street Scene. He toured as a merchant seaman and lived in Mexico Paris and Italy.
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New York
James Langston Hughes
Simple
Hughes
Joplin
Mexico
Paris
Italy
Opportunity Magazine
James B. Semple
Harlem
Illinois Synod Reports Gains At St Louis Convention
ST LOUIS AP Leonard Olson of Park Ridge Illinois was elected treasurer of the Illinois Synod of the Lutheran Church of America Monday at the synod convention in St Louis Our Lord s Lutheran Church of Collinsville and Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit of Chicago were officially received into the synod A net gain of 909 communicants during the past year was reported by the synod
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ST. Louis
Leonard Olson
Park Ridge
Ilinois Synod
Lutheran Church of America
Our Lord’s Lutheran Church of
Collinsville
Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit of
Stop Flower Thieves Extra Patrols In Mt V Area
Mt Vernon and Jefferson county officers start extra cemetery patrols to catch flower thieves. Police Chief Fred Dedman and Sheriff Bob Ruddick say the special patrols run from now until after Memorial Day to prevent thefts and prosecute anyone caught stealing flowers.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Fred Dedman
Bob Ruddick
Nasser Threatens Red Sea Blockade Report
Ambassadors Gideon Pafa el and Anatoli Berkovski met in Damascus amid rumors the Soviet Union urged Syria to avoid actions provoking war. In Providence Vladimir L. Bykov, Soviet Embassy second secretary, told a college audience reason would prevail and there would be no fighting.
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Taels
Gideon Pafael
Israel
Damascus
Anatoli Berkovski
Youssef Zayyen
Soviet Union
Providence
R.I
Vladimir L. Bykov
Washington
Mt Vernon Market Prices for Grains in The Afternoon
Mt Vernon grain prices were quoted in the afternoon session. Soybeans 2.70 dollars per bushel. Shell corn 1.29 dollars per bushel. Ear corn 1.26 dollars per bushel.
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Mt. Vernon
Hog Market Prices at Mt. Vernon Day Sale
Prices paid to 12 30 pm were 50 cents higher. Top hogs 23 40 to 23 75 for 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs. Sows 18 75 for 300 weight down, 18 50 for 300 weight and over. Boars 14 00 and 14 50. After 12 30 pm prices based on next day’s prices.
Grain prices in Chicago report steady gains
Cash market quotes show Wheat No 2 hard 1.683 and No 2 red 1.6634. Corn No 2 yellow 1.40, Oats No 2 heavy white 7454 tan, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.92, Soybean oil 10.40. AP report from Chicago summarizes current price levels for major grains and related products.
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Chicago
Live stock price estimates at National Stockyards
Livestock price estimates for Wednesday at National Stockyards II show hogs 6 000 head cattle 2 000 calves 100 sheep 300. Hogs 5 000 barrows and gilts 200 260 lbs 23.75 25.00 sows 300 600 lbs 18.00 20.00 Cattle 3 000 calves 200 steers 23.00 26.10 heifers 22.50 24.75 cows 17.00 19.50 vealers 26.99 34.00 calves 18.00 24.00 Sheep 300 spring lambs 24.50 29.00 shorn ewes 5.00 6.50.
St Louis Produce Prices Reported for Eggs and Poultry
AP dispatch from St Louis lists consumer grade eggs with sizes A large to A small and B large prices, wholesale standards, and unclassified ranges. Hens heavy and light classifications, broilers and fryers cited with percentage figures.
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St, Louis
Chicago market notes on butter eggs and poultry
Chicago Mercantile Exchange quotes show butter ratings 93 score AA 66 and 92 A 66 with 63 and 59 percent for lower grades. Eggs grade A whites 25 percent mixed 25 percent mediums 22 percent standards 24 percent. Live poultry roasters 2614 29 with special fed white rock fryers 20 23.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street Stocks Rally Backs Off Amid Tensions
Wall Street opened with mixed to lower prices as international tensions and domestic concerns weighed on trading. Israel Arab conflict, Vietnam escalation, weak machinery orders, and higher rates restrained buyers. the AP average slipped about 5 points to 323.1 at noon, with most major groups down and techs like Xerox and Control Data easing. Dow Jones noon: 30 Industrials 867.98, off 3.07. Rails 239.81 off 0.07. Utilities 135.96 off 0.32.
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New York
Israel
Vietnam
Associated Press
Xerox
Alcoa
General Electric
United Aircraft
American Stock Exchange
Util
Heavy soybean supply cited by USDA in cautious market
The Agriculture Department reports heavy 1966 soybean supplies on farms under price support loans. Buyers hold back on new purchases, expecting late spring and early summer price gains as farmers store large amounts.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Patriarchs and Matriarchs Meet May 26 at Temple
A special meeting of Jefferson Encampment 182 and Dan G. Melton ladies auxiliary 182 is set for 7 30 Friday evening May 26 at the 1 0 0 F Temple. Grand Patriarch of Illinois to be main speaker and all Patriarchs and Matriarchs urged to attend. Charlie McCoy acting Scribe Effie Marlow auxiliary Scribe.
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Jefferson
Dan G. Melton
Illinois
Chamber Seeks Help to Expand Air Service to Midwest
Mt. Vernon residents can aid by writing to the Chamber of Commerce with estimates of yearly direct trips to Louisville Springfield Peoria Moline Waterloo Rochester and Minneapolis as part of Ozark Air Lines route realignment hearings set for August 15. The effort accompanies broader Hong Kong unrest coverage and sports notes on Joe Namath and Tosmah.
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Mt. Vernon
Louisville
Springfield
Peoria
Moline
Ill
Waterloo
Iowa
Rochester
Minneapolis
County and State Sesquicentennial Plans Studied
Committees study county history promotion including bumper stickers mats and souvenir glassware. Plans include merchandising, regional ties, a 1968 fair tie in, pageants and a parade. Rue Starr notes a state contest for one act plays with prizes of 250 and 100, deadline Sept 16, forms from Helen Geraghty, Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission.
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Earl Hanes
George Heidenreich
Paul Dickerson
Jefferson County
Fair Board
Rue Starr
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission
Five Naval Academy midshipmen accused of marijuana use
Rear Adm. Draper L. Kauffman said five midshipmen allegedly experimented with marijuana and three are under investigation. He noted two of the five were dismissed for unsatisfactory conduct unrelated to marijuana possession or use.
VFW Buddy Poppy Sale Set For Saturday
VFW Post 1376 and Ladies Auxiliary will offer Buddy Poppies on Mt Vernon streets Saturday May 27. Funds support hospitalized veterans, the National Home at Eaton Rapids Michigan, and local comforts for veterans. leaders Vickie Hicks Evelyn Frentzel and Hazel Eller emphasize veteran aid and remembrance.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars of
The
U.S
Ladies Auxiliary
Mt. Vernon
Vernon Post
V.F.W
Hazel Eller
Eaton Rapids
Michigan
Commerce Secretary Trowbridge Elevation to LBJ Cabinet
Washington AP reports Alexander B. Trowbridge will lead the Commerce Department as secretary amid questions about its future and leadership. Johnson announced the move as J. Herbert Holloman resigns as acting undersecretary for science and technology, awaiting Senate confirmation of Trowbridge. Business leaders question the department’s direction and leadership remains a concern for national commerce.
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Commerce
Mystery Deepens In Disappearance Of Shy Major
Key West AP report details the search for Maj Richard Harwood Pearce 36 and his 5 year old son Richard Jr. after they disappeared Sunday near South Florida while flying a small plane toward Cuba. Pearce held top secret clearance and was Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Dunn’s senior aide at Ft. Sam Houston.
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Key West
Fla
South Florida
Cuba
James Dunn
Federal Aviation Agency
Key West International
Maj
Richard Harwood Pearce
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Richard Jr
Noor
Houston
U.S
Havana
Pearce
Thomas W. Dunn
Divorces Granted in Jefferson County Circuit Court
Norma M. Edwards was granted a divorce from Thomas W. Edwards and Patricia J. Forsythe was granted a divorce from E. J. Forsythe in Jefferson County Circuit Court decrees. The proceedings indicate two divorces granted in the local court.
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Norma Edwards
Patricia Forsythe
Jefferson County
Norma M. Edwards
Thomas W. Edwards
Patricia J. Forsythe
E. J. Forsythe
Ask County Help On Teen Center
Metropolis City Council unanimously voted to seek legal advice on whether Massac County could share the cost of a proposed teen recreation facility. City Atty Milton Helm was asked to consult with Associate County Judge Carl Smith on a countywide referendum for the 60000 structure. The city, with 9000 residents, lacks a teen center and would place the building beside the municipal pool.
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Metropolis, Tl
Metropolis
Massac
Milton Helm
Carl Smith
Vandals Damage Lanark High School in Illinois
Vandals damaged Lanark High School in Carroll County near Savanna, causing about $3,000 in losses. Superintendent B W Setchall said classes were canceled while staff cataloged the destruction and cleaned up. Damage included smashed windows, typewriters, calculating machines, and the master clock stopped at 1 20 a m as deputies investigated.
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Lanark, Ill
Lanark High School
B. W. Setchall
Lanark
Carroll County
Savanna Setchall
Setcall
Sheriff's Deputies
Circuit Court Fines Hit Eighteen at Mt Vernon
Eighteen persons in Circuit Court at Mt Vernon drew fines and jail terms, including Gary Lee Stratton who received 10 days for failing to register a vehicle 15 days for driving with license revoked and a $10 fine for fighting. Other offenders include Mary M Dixon $10 for improper left turn Burton Rector $10 for disturbance John C Newberry $15 for curfew violation William Cockrum $15 for curfew, Carl Galiher $10 for disturbance Betty Beckham $10 for following too close Billie Thompson $25 cash bond forfeited for intoxication Oliver Jones $15 for no valid registration Donald Wood $10 for improper passing James Wiemann $10 for following too close Nathan McClintock $10 for improper lane use Dessie Folden $10 for careless driving Jeffery Pauline $20 for careless driving Sheldon Walker $20 for careless driving Claude McEilwain $15 for speeding Gary Bruce $25 for reckless driving Ross Long $19 for too fast for conditions Karl Kaufman $10 for careless driving.
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Mt. Vernon
Gary Lee Stratton
Herbert
Mary M. Dixon
Woodlawn
Burton S. Rector
John C. Newberry
Walier
William F. Cockrum
Coello
Carl Galiher
Opdyke
Betty S. Beckham
Vernon
Billie W. Thompson
South 13Th Street
Oliver P. Jones
Easton
Kan
Donald L. Wood
Dahlgren
James R. Wiemann
Collinsville
Nathan E. McClintock
Central Avenue
Dessie Folden
South 12Th
Jeffery V. Pauline
Decatur
Sheldon E. Walker
Claude R. McEilwain
Gary Bruce
Bruford
Ross Long
Evansville
Ind
Karl R. Kaufman
Southeast Crescent Drive
Professor Named Head Of Hunger Relief Project In New York
In New York an educational foundation to fight world hunger was announced. Nathaniel P. Kahn, a Pittsburgh financier, was named chairman of the board of the Food Opportunities Organization Development Foundation.
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New York
Nathaniel P. Kahn
Pittsburgh
Food Opportunities Organization Development Foundation
Sesser Schools to hold more interviews for new superintendent
The Sesser Unit Schools board will conduct additional interviews before selecting a new superintendent. Four have been interviewed so far with more candidates awaiting turn after about 15 applications. The board plans another meeting at 7 30 pm Friday following the resignation of Dr Gene Allsup.
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Sesser
Sesser Unit Schools
Thompson
Gene Allsup
Car Stolen From Mt. Vernon Recovered 400 Miles Away
A car stolen in Mt. Vernon was found in Jasper Tennessee about 400 miles away. It belonged to Charles Bus Compton of No Sunset Drive. Compton said two Centralia teenage boys took the car here and abandoned it at Jasper after the motor burned out. He sold the car to a Jasper junk dealer when he learned the motor was ruined. The two boys have been returned to Marion County and no charges had been filed as the investigation continued.
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Mt. Vernon
Jasper
Tenn
Charles
Compton
Sunset Drive
Centralia
Marion County
Mt Vernon Fire Captain Called Home To Fight Fire
Fire Captain Andy Marlow was summoned from his home at 326 Main street to respond to a dryer fire at the station at 8 15 p m. The blaze caused no damage according to the captain.
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Mt. Vernon
Andy Marlow
Marlow
Main Street
Windows Breakage Reported at Mt V Refrigerator Plant
Vandals shattered five window panes at the General Radiator warehouse located at 13th Street. Police investigated yesterday, noting the damage occurred around 5:00 p.m. on Monday amid local concerns.
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13Th
Lamar
Hiv A BB Guun
Couples and Ages Listed in Centralia Mt Vernon Area Notices
A staggered list shows individuals and ages from Topeka Centralia Mt. Vernon and Pep via. Names include Robert W. Cox 52 Topeka Kansas and Tressa D. Miller 54 Centralia. Lester E. Morgan 48 and Margaret Roberta Turner 2 Centralia. Douglas Carlisle 25 Rantoul and Susan Shaw 20 Route 3 Mt. Vernon. James A. Hunt 79 and Metta Dowdail 86 from 314 South 4th and 415 South 4th. Theodore E. Darden Jr. 23 Route 1 Mt. Vernon and Linda Kay Carlton 18 Box 445 Mt. Vernon. Bernard Michael Lev 27 Pep via and Danielle DeWitt 24 1120 Oakland. Stephen Todd Gill 23 St Louis is and Martha Lynn Edmison 21 No. 11 Hillcrest. Larry Jordan 20 Route 4 Mt. Vernon and Delores Hawkins 16 1309 Wescott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Cox
Topeka
Kan
Tressa D. Miller
Centralia
Lester E. Morgan
Margaret Roberta Turner
Douglas Carlisle
Rantoul
Susan Shaw
Mt. Vernon
James A. Hunt
South 4Th
Metta Dowdail
South
4Th Street
Theodore E. Darden Jr
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