Deaths Mrs Channie Burbridge Dies At 70 Years
Mrs Channie Burbridge of 831 Lamar Avenue died at 10 30 am Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital She was 70 years ten months and 13 days old Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 00 pm at the Pavey Chapel CME church Rev R C Jackson will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood cemetery The body will be in state at the church where friends may call after 6 00 pm Tuesday She was born July 8 1895 in Christian county Kentucky daughter of Lee and Molly Anderson She was married to Arthur Burbridge who survives She also survived by one son Lawrence Isabelle of this city a sister Velva Mimms of Earlington Kentucky a brother Alonzo Anderson of Earlington Kentucky six grandchildren and five great grandchildren
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Channie Burbridge
Lamar Avenue
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pavey Chapel
R. C. Jackson
Oakwood Cemetery
Burbridge
Christian County
Lee
Molly Anderson
Arthur Burbridge
Lawrence Isabelle
Velva Mimms
Earlington
Alonzo Anderson
Fred W Clark Dies At 81 Funeral Tuesday
Fred W Clark of 2526 Cherry Street died at 4 15 am at Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home where he had lived three months He was 81 years three months 18 days old Funeral 130 pm Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Rev J G Parsons officiating Burial will be in the I O C F cemetery at Woodlawn Friends may call after 6 pm today He was born February 6 1884 at Woodlawn son of Charles and Mary Williams Clark He married Hortense Dubois November 11 1912 in Mt Vernon who preceded him July 14 1949 He is survived by a daughter Miss Mary Clark four sons Warner Clark Hoyleton Ernest Clark Rye Beach NH James Clark Sunnydale CA Francis Clark Woodlawn a brother Verner Clark Woodlawn sister Mrs Bessie Schubach Ashley and 11 grandchildren He was a member of Woodlawn Christian church
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Fred W. Clark
Cherry Street
Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home
Myers Chapel
J. G. Parsons
Woodlawn
Mr. Clark
Charles
Mary Williams Clark
Mt. Vernon
Hortense Dubois
Mary Clark
Warner Clark
Hoyleton
Ernest Clark
Rye Beach
New Hampshire
James Clark
Sunnydale
Calif
Francis Clark
Verner Clark
Bessie Schubach
Ashley
Clark
Woodlawn Christian Church
Laura Jenkins of Dahlgren Dies at 82
Laura Jenkins of Dahlgren, 82, died Saturday at her son Dr. Ferrell Jenkins’s home in Downers Grove Illinois. Funeral Tuesday at the Dahlgren Methodist Church with burial in local cemetery. She was born February 13, 1883 in Hamilton County and survived by her son, daughter, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Dahlgren
Ferrell Jenkins
Downers Grove
Gholson
Jenkins
Hamilton County
Herbert Jenkins
Ill
Vergene Colloms
South Carolina
Herschel Watson Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Herschel Watson 42 will be held Wednesday at 1 00 pm at the Pavey Chapel C M E church with Rev R C Jackson officiating burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Watson a WWII veteran and member of the Double Royal Quintet and Pavey Chapel choir died Friday in Milwaukee Veterans Hospital. He was born February 13 1923 in Mt Vernon and survived by his mother Bessie Watson four brothers and one sister. He was preceded in death by his father.
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Herschel Watson
Pavey Chapel
C.M.E
R. C. Jackson
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Watson
Mt. Vernon
Veterans Hospital
Milwaukee
Wits
Double Royal Quintet
Henry
Bessie Watson
Albert
James
This City
Lenard
Los Angeles
Calif
Arthur
Wis
Roberta Boswell
RULE P.O. CAN'T HOLD UP COMMUNIST MAIL
A court opinion discusses First Amendment rights and government mail handling. The addressee’s obligations are examined, noting the potential deterrent effect on individuals with sensitive positions whose livelihoods may depend on security clearances.
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P.O
Hog market prices advance at Mt Vernon
Prices paid until 12 30 today rose 10 cents with top at 21 10 for 200 to 220 pound hogs Sows gained 25 cents with 18 00 for 300 weight down sows 200 weight and over 17 75 down Boars ranged 11 50 to 12 00 After 12 30 p m prices will reflect next day’s figures
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market notes quoted prices for wheat at 1 25 per bushel soybeans 2 68 shell corn 1 34 and ear corn 1 31 with no additional context or commodity details provided.
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Mt. Vernon
Poultry and Eggs Prices Listed by St Louis Market
AP report from St. Louis shows egg grades and poultry rates. Consumer eggs range from large to small while wholesale standards and unclassified figures are provided, with hens, broilers, and fryers priced by weight.
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ST. Louis
Market Receipts and Prices From National Stockyards Tuesday
Estimated receipts: hogs 7000 cattle 4000 calves 300 sheep 400. Hogs 7000 with barrows and gilts 200-260 lb 21.50-22.00, sows 300-650 lb 17.25-19.25. Cattle 5500 calves 200 good and choice steers 23.00-27.00, good and choice heifers 18? to 2.75, cows 14.50-17.00, vealers active and steady 20.00-29.00. Sheep 700 good to prime spring lambs 26.50-28.50, choice and prime shorn lambs 24.00-50, ewes shorn 3.00-6.50.
Chicago Market Prices Steady Across Butter Eggs Poultry
In Chicago, wholesale butter and egg prices held steady with minor shifts. Butter quotes show AA at 5844, 92, 5845, 90 and others. eggs grade A whites around 2714 for whites and 274 for mixtures, with various standards and dirties unquoted. Live poultry wholesale prices rose up to 113, roasters at 2275, special fed white rock fryers at 2043-22.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Chicago Grain price notes from AP report
Chicago markets show Wheat No 2 hard at 1.454n and No 2 red at 1.4342n. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.36n. Oats No 2 heavy white 72n and No 2 extra heavy white 74n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.78n and Soybean oil 10.00n.
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Chicago
Wall Street Softer As Major Stocks Fall In Slow Trade
New York AP report shows a late afternoon slide with modest volume around 4.66 million shares. DuPont down 3, IBM off 5, Great Northern Paper jumps 5 after merger news, Curtis Publishing up 2.56 on brisk trading amid a Texas Gulf dispute. Dow Jones noon averages show declines across the 30 Industrials, Rails, and Utilities.
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New York
DuPont
IBM
Great Northern Paper
Great Southern Land & Paper Co
Curtis Publishing
Texas Gulph
Texas Gulf
Control Data
Revlon
Canadian Pacific
Comsat
Fairchild Camera
Avon Products
Fairchild-Hiller
Kaiser Aluminum
Magnavox
Motorola
Paramount Pictures
J. C. Penny
Ambassador Jones ends seven year Indonesia tour
U S Ambassador Howard P Jones wrapped a seven year stay in Indonesia and departed for Washington marking the end of his envoy term. He served through a period of political change and bilateral engagement with Indonesian authorities and the public health and security landscape.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
U.S
Howard P. Jones
Washington
Weather snapshot MT Vernon and region
MT VERNON weather Saturday sees a high of 88 and a low of 63. Monday forecasts call for 89 and 61. Year to date rainfall stands at 11.29 inches, with comparisons noting 1965 values, and historical highs and lows listed for the past five and ten years. Tuesday sunrise is 4 38 and sunset 7 16 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Five Day Outlook for Southern Illinois May 25 to 29
Temperatures will average six to twelve degrees above normal with no significant daily changes. Normal highs range from 78 to 84 and lows from 54 to 60. Several periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected, with total rainfall around one quarter to three quarters of an inch.
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Southern
Illinois
Rainy weather pattern sweeps northern Illinois
A rain sweep overnight to northern Illinois set today’s weather pattern with showers and thundershowers across many areas. The moist warm air kept conditions muggy with more rain possible tonight while Lake Michigan’s west shore stayed drier. Temperatures reached 88 in Springfield and northern Illinois highs were mainly in the upper 70s as Moline logged .38 inch of rain, Rockford a light sprinkle, and Chicago’s west and south sides about half an inch.
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Chicago
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Weather Bureau
Springfield
Moline
Rockford
Mt Vernon Lodge to Hold Special Meeting May 2
Special meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 AF and AM set for Monday May 2 at 7 30 p m Work in the first degree Joe Claxton W M and Byron Weld Jr Sec provide the details for members and attendees locally.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A.M
Joe Claxton
Byron Weld, Jr
Mt Vernon Chapter 233 Eastern Star Meeting Notice
A stated meeting of Mt Ver non Chapter No 233 Order of the Eastern Star will be held in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening May 25 at 730 oclock. Candace Dougherty WM Naomi R Bogan Secy.
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Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Candace Dougherty
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec’y
Veterans of World War I Meet at King City Hall
King City Barracks No 102 will hold a regular session at the Legion Hall at 7 30 o clock Tuesday May 25. All members urged to attend. Election of delegates to the department convention and other business will be considered. Refreshments. Ralph Baskin adjutant
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King City
Legion Hall
Department
Ralph Baskin
75 Year Old Watchman Slain in Cottage Hills
A manhunt failed to locate the gunman who shot and killed Raymond Beeson, 75, during an attempted hold-up at the Hideaway Lounge in Cottage Hills. Beeson, who lived above the tavern, was shot in the head as owner Lou Anes, 40, locked up and was leaving.
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Cottage Hills
Skapi
Raymond Beeson
Stanley Rd
Louis Anes
Sheriff's Deputies
Anes
Beeson
Fied
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions and discharges including Elizabeth Jeffries Bonnie Roy Yanez Sam B. McCoy admitted. Discharges include Larry David Boles Ellen Stagsdale Nellie G. Dial Vel Edmondson Annie Ruth Renfrew. Good Samaritan admits many names such as Lela Elizabeth Hamilton Leonard Lee Thomip son Harold William Meyers Alberta Roberta Newell and others. Discharges include Mary Jean Barnes Monte Jo Pris cilla Mae Artis Doug las Edward George Martin and many more.
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Jefferson Memorial
Elizabeth Jeffries
Bonnie
Roy Yanez
Sam B. McCoy
Larry David Boles
Ellen Stagsdale
Nellie G. Dial
Vel Edmondson
Annie Ruth Renfrew
Good Samaritan
Lela Elizabeth Hamilton
Leonard Lee Thomipson
Harold William Meyers
RFD 2
Waltonville
Alberta
Roberta Newell
Almeda Theressa Runnels
Bettie Lou Bullock
Ollie Agnes Starkey
Betty Jane Wilkins
Gordon Ray Maple
Elmer Marshall Bolerjack
Ruby Ann Williams
Olin Johnston
Sue H. Freytag
Ruth Orleen Kolmer
Mary Jean Barnes
Monte Jo
Priscilla Mae Artis
Douglas Edward
George Martin
Richard Ashby Fortune
Oscar Lee
Grace Armena Harris
Pansy Ruth Turpin
Joseph Alan Bourque
John Henry Griffin
Janie Faye Waters
Frank Samuel Schaubert
Alma Dora Dooley
Verna Dean
Births in Granite City and Mt Vernon Area
Mr and Mrs Norman Metzger of Granite City IL welcomed a son at 9 30 yesterday morning weighing nine pounds one ounce named Mark Leroy Grandparents are Glen Metzger and Clyde Malone all of Mt Vernon In Mt Vernon Mr and Mrs William Douthitt 302 Opdyke welcomed a daughter Leathen Ann born at 2 16 this morning weighing six pounds one ounce In Mt Vernon Mr Vernon and Mrs Gene Gresham of RFD 1 welcomed a son Vernon born at 1 15 at Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds nine ounces named Ricky Lee In Walier Mr and Mrs David Burroughs welcomed a son Timothy David born at 12 15 this morning weighing nine pounds twelve ounces She weighed seven pounds seven ounces and was named Beth Ann.
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Norman Metzger
Granite City
Illinois
Mark Leroy
Glen Metzger
Clyde Malone
Mt. Vernon
William Douthitt
Opdyke
Good Samaritan Hospital
Leathen Ann
Gene Gresham
RFD
Mr. Vernon
Ricky Lee
David Burroughs
Walier
Ill
Timothy David
William Southerd
RFD 4
Vernon
Beth Ann
Loran Holtman New Commander Of VFW
Vernois Post No. 1376 Veterans of Foreign Wars installed Loran Holtman as commander to succeed Bill Stinson. The ceremony included a diamond Post commander's ring for Stinson and remarks on a successful prior year. Auxiliary President Hazel Eller attended along with other officers and guests.
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A. L
P. BR
Jesse Brummett
Shelton Grant
Stinson
Commander Holtman
Lewis Brake
Vernois Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
U. S
Loran Holtman
Bill Stinson
Elect Holtman
A. L. Richards
Wm. H. Thomassen
Roiah Youn
Melvin Peacock
Fran
J. Walker
Joe C. Smith
Dorsey Dinan
Ty Foennel
Holtman
Vernois
Hazel Eller
Civil War Erupts in Bolivian Tin Mines
Civil war erupts as mining centers become military zones and all workers fall under military jurisdiction. Miners’ union offers a Sunday strike suspension if the government ends mine occupation and recognizes union rights. The miners run ten radio stations, with no government reply yet. President Barrientos seeks church mediation. Archbishop Antezana volunteers. Officials blame Communists for the crisis as strikes spread to La Paz and the mines. Exiled labor leaders head to Paraguay after a nationwide protest. An armed band attempted to assassinate Barrientos near Kami mines. he survived, one guard died, four gunmen captured.
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Roman Catholic Church
la Paz
Msgr
Abel Antezana
Oscar Quiroga
Central Bolivian Workers Association
Juan Lechin
Paraguay
Lechin
3Ackentng
Kami
Red Probe On Tuesday In Chicago Continues
A Chicago civil liberties probe unfolds as letters invite 11 individuals to testify at closed hearings. Dr F S Haiman of Northwestern University presses Willis and Chicago police for an inquiry into who disclosed the names. A Sunday rally drew over 100 white attendees with speakers Forman and Shuttlesworth stressing civil rights depend on civil liberties.
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Northwestern University
Illinois American Civil Liberties Union
Willis
Chicago
Chicago Committee
James Forman
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Martin Luther King
Southern Chistian Leadership Conference
Benefit Dance Saturday Night At Legion Home
A benefit dance sponsored by 40 and 8 at the American Legion Home on Saturday May 29 starts at 9 00 p m Proceeds will fund a Jefferson county girl to nurses school and a Jefferson county boy to Boys State The Legion Dancing Dolls from Decatur Illinois perform Tickets available from 40 and 8 members or at the Legion Home
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Legion Home
Jefferson County
The
American Legion
Catch King Salmon in Mt. Vernon Lake
Hoyt and his father shipped a frozen King Salmon to Mt. Vernon then hid the fish on Lake Miller. They moved it to the north end, thawed it, and pulled it from the water in view of two fishermen. Hoyt cleaned the fish and gave King Salmon filets to onlookers.
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Mt. Vernon
Hoyt
Lake Miller
Queen Elizabeth II Visits Stuttgart Promoting Ties
AP reports Queen Elizabeth II visiting Stuttgart West Germany during a formal tour. The piece weaves in brief remarks about a Psalm, a cyclist’s routine for heart health, marble varieties Carrara and Parian, and notes on horse breeds.
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Stuttgart
Germany
West Germany
David
Road jobs announced for Jefferson Wayne Hamilton counties
Sunday afternoon aid helped a stranded couple and six children at the Rescue Mission before police arranged overnight housing. The state highway department listed construction bids in Jefferson Washington Wayne areas on bridges and road surface projects with multiple low bids from Rex Construction Co Johnston Roadbuilders Superior Structures Co and Eastridge Excavation Contractors for sites near Mt. Vernon Nashville Wayne City Broughton Dahlgren Cohokia and East St Louis.
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State Highway Department
Jefferson-Washington
Mt. Vernon
Nashville
Rex Construction Co
Springfield
Wayne County
Horse Creek
Wayne City
Superior Structures Co
Marion
Hamilton County
McLeansboro
Southern
Johnston Roadbuilders Inc
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Broughton
Johnston Roadbuilders
Dahlgren
Kishwas Department
East St. Louis
Eastridge Excavation Contractors Inc
Cohokia
Eidith Street
Wkingshighway
194 Sign Up For Red Cross Swim Classes
Great interest shown in Jefferson county as 14 people registered at the Elks Country Club pool for Red Cross swimming classes this summer. Officials said dates for registration of other classes will be announced later.
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Red Cross
Jefferson County
Elks Country Club
Bicycle Thefts Rise With Spring Riding Weather
Mt. Vernon police report increasing bicycle thefts as spring brings more riders. The weekend saw two bikes stolen and a third stripped of parts. Victims include Bill Thackery of 2707 Cherry whose son’s bike was taken from a Little League field and Joseph Martin of 316 Pine who reported a theft at the city park. Police are investigating component stripping at the fairgrounds.
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Mt. Vernon
Bill Thackery
Cherry
Joseph Martin
Pine
Young Mishap Victim Improves After Rt Crash
Jay Gammon, 1 year old son of Mildred Ann Ray, was described as improved at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after a truck-car crash on U S 460 southeast of Mt Vernon left Mrs Mildred Ann Ray, John W Ray, and Barbara Lenard dead. The Rays were newlyweds from McLeansboro.
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Jay Gammon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mildred Ann Ray
John W. Ray
Barbara Lenard
U.S. 460
Mt. Vernon
Rays
McLeansboro
Fire damages car at Mt Vernon park near golf course
A fire heavily damaged the front seat of a parked car owned by Robert Hamilton of Waltonville at Mt Vernon city park near the miniature golf course around 11 30 Saturday night. Firemen said a cigarette apparently caused the blaze.
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Mt. Vernon
Robert Hamilton
Waltonville
Barbara Lynn Pearce Graduate At Old Union
A junior member of the graduating class at Old Union school was omitted from last week’s Jefferson county grade schools list. Barbara Lynn Pearce will graduate with her class at commencement on June 1.
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Old Union School
Jefferson County
Barbara Lynn Pearce
Woodlawn Man Jailed After Two Collisions
Lafayette A. Lusby, 43, was jailed in Atchison Vernon on a driving while intoxicated charge after his car collided with two vehicles and hit a railroad light standard. The first crash involved John Perrin, 2803 Casey Avenue, at 10th and Broadway. a second crash with Sherry Ells, 18, of Keenes, on Main Street followed. Damage to Perrin and Ells’ cars was minor.
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Woodlawn
At. Vernon
Lafayette A. Lusby
Lusby
John Perrin
Casey Avenue
Tth
Broadway
Sherry Ells
Keenes
Main Street
Perino
Ellis
Tragedy as 13YearOld Falls Under Tractor Wheel
Johnnie Combs, 13, of Lebanon Illinois, died when he fell from a tractor being used to pull a non starting car on a township road. The vehicle lurched as the car motor started, trapping him under a wheel. Donald Combs, 16, drove the tractor and Ben Combs, the father, drove the car.
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Lebanon, Ill
Johnnie Combs
Lebanon
Johnnie
Donald
Ben
Death on Cyprus in Nicosia shoots toll rises
In Nicosia, a Greek Cypriot National Guard soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with Turkish Cypriots. A tense clash underscores the ongoing clash over Cyprus division.
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Nicosia. Cyprus
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