Deaths Lee H Boswell Mr Vernon
Lee H Boswell 73 of 2114 Logan Street died at 10 45 p m Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital He was a longtime teacher and coach including principal roles at Dix Nasan Woodlawn Inn and Mills Prairie and later taught at Summersville He held roles in local church leagues softball associations and the Jefferson County Park and Recreation Commission Funeral services will be at Logan Street Baptist Church at 1 30 p m Sunday with burial in Palestine Cemetery Omaha Ill He is survived by his wife Wilma Barnard, one brother, three aunts, one uncle, nieces and nephews. preceded in death by a brother.
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Lee H. Boswell
Logan Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Boswell
Dix
Nasan
Woodlawn
Inn
Mills Prairie
Wayne City
Bluford
Summersville
Jefferson County Church League
Jefferson County Softball League
Illinois Amateur Softball Association
Egyptian Officials Association
Mt. Vernon Park and Recreation Commission
Logan Street Baptist Church
Russell Richardson
Hughey Pulley
Palestine Cemetery
Omaha
Mr. Boswell
James H. Boswell
S.C
Ralph Moore
Lynn Walters
Eva Campbell
Norris City
Robert Walters
Ridgway
Carl
Funeral services for Eva F. Cook Mt Vernon
Eva Francis Cook 75 of 704 S 22nd St and Mt Vernon Manor dies at Good Samaritan hospital. Born February 25 1900 in Dahlgren she married Charles Cook in 1916 who survives with son Walter. Burial in Bethel cemetery. Service at Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with Rev William E Clark. She was member of Nazarene church and American Legion Auxiliary.
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E Va Francis Cook
S. 22Nd St
Mt. Vernon Manor
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
William E. Clark
Bethel Cemetery
Hughey-Pulley
Cook
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dahlgren
John
Martha (Kerbaugh) Finn
Mt. Vernon
Charles Cook
Near Harrisburg Bridge Caves In Fatal Crash
Otis Baker, 61, of Golconda, died Thursday when a Pope County bridge collapsed as the truck he rode in overturned four miles southwest of Hamburg. Driver Jerry Billington, 27, also of Golconda, suffered major injuries and was hospitalized.
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Harrisburg, Ill
Otis’ Baker
Golconda
Pope County
Jerry D. Billington
Hamberg
Doctors’ Hospital
Harrisburg
Baker
Pickup Wreck Leaves Passenger Slightly Injured
A pickup driven by 17 year old Max T Thackery jumped a curb at 7 04 p m Thursday at 19th and Logan Streets hitting a utility pole. Thackery was charged with driving while intoxicated and passenger William J Byerley 18 of 224 N 4th St was treated and released for minor injuries at Good Samaritan Hospital. The truck suffered major damage.
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Max T. Thackery
Route 7
19Th
Logan Streets
Thackery
William J. Byerley
N. 4Th St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Esther V. Ackerson
Irvington
William C. Campbell
Portland
Ore
Broadway
Ackerson
Campbell
Lewis R. Pugh
Westcott,St
Carrol A. Firebaugh
Harry’s Market
Pugh
Mt Vernon Approves Interstate Subdivision Plat for Bonanza Site
Mt. Vernon City Council in a special session granted preliminary and final approval to the First Interstate Subdivision plat at the former West Salem School site. The 6.5 acre plat was approved after Plan Commission endorsement, clearing the way for a Bonanza steakhouse construction on part of the parcel.
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Mt. Vernon
Old West Salem
Plan Commission
Gospeltones to Perform at Woodlawn Baptist Church Sunday
The Gospeltones of Mt. Vernon will appear at Woodlawn Baptist Church Sunday at 7 30 p m during the regular Sunday evening service. Youth Sunday is observed that evening under pastor Rev. A L Cox.
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Gospeltones of
Mt. Vernon
Woodlawn Baptist Church
A. L. Cox
Illinois Senate backs malpractice liability cap bill
Springfield sees Senate approval of a bill to cap malpractice damages at 500000 with a 500000 review panel featuring a doctor, lawyer, and judge. The measure, opposed by critics, would still allow court action after panel review and aims to curb rising doctor insurance costs amid industry pressure. A Mt. Vernon building permit was issued for Joy Manufacturing Co. to build an 88041 46 000 square foot repair plant with payroll rising from 15 to about 40 50 workers and later 100, financed via Illinois Industrial Revenue bonds.
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NEW York
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First National City Bank
Federal Reserve
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
Crown Zellerbach
General Motors
RCA
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American Stock Exchange
Ances
Bradley Glass
Northbrook
Philip
Rock
Dchicago
Glass
Senate
Cecil Partee
Sen
Harold Nudelman
Chicago
Review Board
Mt. Vernon
Joy Manufacturing Co
Fountain Place
Don Schubert Enterprises
Ryerson
Joy
Pittsburgh
State Education Superintendent To Be Here May 26
Dr Joseph M Cronin State Superintendent of Education will visit Southern Illinois Monday May 26 for an informal luncheon and staff meeting with the Southern Illinois Regional Office staff in Mt Vernon He will then meet at 230 pm at the Mt Vernon Holiday Inn with Advisory Council members to review efforts and view a film of findings from three months of school visits.
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Joseph M. Cronin
Southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Southern Illinois Advisory Councils
Illinois Office of Education
Cronin
State Education Agency
Mt. Vernon Holiday Inn
Welfare fraud hotline opens in Illinois to curb abuse
Springfield AP reports Illinois launches the nations first 24 hour toll free hotline for anonymous tips on welfare fraud. the 800 252 8903 line will be staffed by a 135 member fraud investigation team and callers are not required to identify themselves. current investigations rely on mail and phone tips with several categories of ineligible or overpaid recipients cited. the story links to a broader state effort and possible legislative changes.
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Springfield
Ilinois Department of Public Aid
James L. Trainor
California
Massachusetts
Trainor
Department
DPA
General Assembly
Illinois
Itinerant Workers Escape Robbery Attempt Near Cobden
Nelson Crowe, an itinerant field worker, escaped two men he met in Arkansas who tried to rob him while traveling from Cobden toward Farina. Crowe fled into woods and later rode with a farmer into town. Jefferson County deputies reported the incident Thursday.
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Jefferson County
Kaskaskia Audubon Club Woodland Ramble Meeting
The Kaskaskia Audubon Society meets Monday May 26 at John and Eloise Tureel’s home northwest of Mt Vernon. Dr Eugene Estes Rend Lake College leads a woodland ramble at 5 pm with a potluck dinner at 6 30 pm and a slide show The Seasons of Southern Illinois at 7 30 pm. The Turrel home is reached by a turn off Richview Road at Shiloh church then east a short distance.
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Kaskaskia Audubon Society
John and
Eloise Tureel
Mt. Vernon
Eugene Estes
Rend Lake College
Estes
Ilinois
Turrel
Richview Road
Shiloh Church
Mt Vernon Weather Report Summary
Mt Vernon forecast shows Thursday high 93 and low 67 with 7:00 am reading 68. Rainfall to date 1975 stands at 24.17 inches. Past comparisons list today’s highs and lows from previous years. Sunrise Saturday at 5:37 with sunset at 8:08 during DST. Bend Lake main dam water level at 409.61 feet above mean sea level.
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Mt. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
State mental health budget and policy gaps revealed
A federal report criticizes DMHDD for incoherent policy and lax oversight of released patients. It notes visits to community centers are insufficient and calls visits mere breath checks. The department seeks a $399.5 million budget for 27 institutions and 20,000 plus staff in fiscal 1976, making it the largest state department by staff and facilities.
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DMHDR
DMHDD
IEFG
Evacuation and border clashes in Southeast Asia
Reports say Khmer Rouge troops captured the last strongholds near Preah Vihear on the Thai border as evacuation continues. In Saigon the Women's Liberation Union reportedly seized the villa of three US officers as its headquarters. Hong Kong will not accept more South Vietnamese refugees, treating new arrivals as illegal immigrants to be sent back.
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Khmer Rouge
Preah 'Vihar
Saigon Radio
Women's Liberation Union of
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Tran Quy Cap
Hong Kong
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