Funeral services for Elmer Puckett at 2 00 p m today
Funeral services for Elmer Puckett 86 of Mill Shoals will be held at Nale Chapel Fairfield at 2 00 p m with Rev Danny F Martin officiating Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery He died at Fairfield Memorial Hospital He was born May 12 1883 in Wayne county to John Thomas and Jane Felix Puckett He married Pearl Locke who survives He leaves two sons Walter Puckett Mill Shoals Fred Puckett Fairfield a daughter Mrs Russell Kenny Anderson Ind 20 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Puckett
Mill Shoals
Nale Chapel
Fairfield
Danny F. Martin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Mr. Puckett
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Wayne County
John Thomas
Jane
Felix) Puckett
Pearl Locke
Mt. V Resident Takes Own Life
Harley Lewis Wohland, 64, of 14 south 26th street, apparently hanged himself in the basement of his home this morning. The body was taken to Myers Chapel and funeral arrangements were incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Lewis Wohland
South 26Th Street
Myers Chapel
Berkeley Faculty Urges Immediate Troop Withdrawal
The University of California at Berkeley faculty voted 642 to 95 to demand immediate withdrawal of armed forces from campus and an end to provocations by demonstrators. They call for state and federal investigations into police and military actions over the past eight days in the People’s Park clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
University of California At Berkeley
National
North Carolina A&t University
Berkeley
National Guard
People’s Park
Thomas Lynch
U.S. Justice Department
University of California
Uc-Davis
James H. Meyer
Reagan
Meyers
Ronald Reagan
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Greenboro
Los Angeles
Nixon
Los Angeles City College
Mother and son to graduate from college at EIU
Mr. V. Mother and his son Denny are set to graduate as part of a family update. The story notes their active Christian campus ministry at Eastern Illinois University and Denny’s membership in Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Sigma Alpha, and Sigma Tau Delta. The Brandons have three other children Darrel Donald and Debbie and plan to move to a newly purchased home on Hillcrest.
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EIU
Phi Alpha ‘Theta
Pi Sigma Alpha
Sigma Tau Delta
Denny
Brandon
Darrel
Lincoln Christian College
Lincoln, Ill
Donald
Debbie
Andy Hall
Brandons
Hillcrest
Charly at Granada Theatre Opens This Week
Charly the Ralph Nelson film stars Cliff Robertson and Claire Bloom and screens at the Granada Theatre Mount Vernon starting Wednesday. Selmar Pictures Robertson Associates present with Cinerama to feature music by Ravi Shankar, filmed on location near Boston as a science fiction love story based on Flowers for Algernon.
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Charly
Ralph Nelson
Cliff Robertson
Claire Bloom
Granada
Mt. Vernon
Selmar Pictures
Robertson Associates
Trayal
Nelson
Leon Janney
Ruth White
Robertson
John F
Jefferson County Boosters Card Carriers Promote County
Jefferson County boosters serve as ambassadors for the Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce. The program began with a members dinner for county supervisors and city officials, then expanded to traveling salesmen, all carrying a Jefferson County ambassador card displaying Think Big Think Jefferson County. Cards issued free at Chamber headquarters 1108 Main St with a pledge to boost the county.
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Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon
Think Big
Think
Jefferson
Jeferson County
Chamber
Ambassador Club
Main St
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Admissions include Myrtle Hall of 909 South 6th Marie Wright 1000 George Lillath Stanford 1711 South 13th. Discharges include Ervin Hayes Nason Carolyn Gajewski Richview Nellie Maymon 710% A Casey Good Samaritan Raymond Baril 802 South 26th Eva Dare Route 4 Mt Vernon William Michael Dix Hazel Morgan 715 Stanley Helen Tate Route 6 Mt Vernon Ethel Gant 1113 South 15th Fern McCoy Ashley Eva Cooper 1412 North Street Wayman Sledge Bonnie Dunbar Route 4 Mt Mrs Marion Moore and baby Kenneth Lamont 11194 Newby John Ohley Route 3 Mt Vernon Lizzie Coffel Scheller Dora Peek and baby Jon Thomas 906 South 23rd Leslie Kemp Belle Rive Florence Diel Woodlawn Ernest Floro 2104 Logan Thomas Wray Bluford Venta Grant 921 Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Myrtle Hall
South
Marie Wright
George
Lillath Stanford
South 13Th
Ervin Paul Hayes
Nason
Carolyn Sue Gajewski
Richview
Nellie Gladys Maymon
Casey
Good Samaritan
Raymond Baril
Eva Maude Dare
Mt. Vernon
William Michael
Dix
Hazel Morgan
Stanley
Helen Tate
Ethel Gant
South 15Th
Fern McCoy
Ashley
Eva Cooper
North
Wayman Sledge
Bonnie
Brenda Dunbar
Marion Moore
Kenneth Lamont
Newby
John Ohley
Lizzie Coffel
Scheller
Dora Peek
Jon Thomas
South 23Rd
Leslie Kemp
Belle Rive
Florence Diel
Woodlawn
Ernest Floro
Logan
Thomas Wray
Bluford
Venta Grant
Taylor
Births William Bruce Taylor and daughter born in May
Mr and Mrs Charles William Taylor of Box 134 Bluford welcome a son born 11 22 Friday morning May 23 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds 12 ounces named William Bruce. Mr and Mrs Ben Woodward of Texico announce a daughter born 11 21 Friday morning May 23 at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing four pounds 1 ounce.
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Charles William Taylor
Box 134
Bluford
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
William Bruce
Ben Woodward
Texico
Good Samaritan Hospital
Motorists Drive One Trillion Miles in 1968
In 1968 United States motorists logged a total of one trillion ten billion miles, equaling more than 40 million trips around the earth. The figure reflects nationwide driving activity for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Weather snapshot for Friday with temps and sun times
Friday highs 63 and low 53 with showers possible. Rainfall to date 1969, 18 05. Comparisons show one year ago today 75 57 and five years ago 8 68. Ten years ago 70 51. Sunday sunrise 4 37 sunset 7 17 CST.
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R. Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla. City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Poind, Me
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
U S Denies Stepping Up Viet War Actions
U S military command stated it has not intensified offensive activity in Vietnam, while confirming ongoing operations. A White House statement cited by Ronald L. Ziegler about actions with minimal American casualties was met with notes that U S policy aims to minimize casualties while using substantial firepower. B52 bombers attacked northern bases near Saigon and Dak To as fighting continued. 43 South Vietnamese troops were killed and 75 wounded in two clashes near Saigon and Dak To, with U.S. casualties at two dead. Sixty B52s dropped about 1,800 tons of explosives across base areas near the Cambodian border, with major raids in zones northwest and northeast of Saigon. North Vietnamese forces attacked a South Vietnamese outpost north of Saigon. reinforcements repelled them, leaving 53 NVA dead and two U.S. deaths. South Vietnamese forces reported multiple engagements and light casualties overall. Kein Phong endured mortar rounds with one civilian dead and nine wounded.
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Dak To
U.S
Saigon
Tay Ninh City
Xuan Loc
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Kein Phong
Mekoung
Group To Tour Radiator Plant
Personnel management club members of the Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce will tour the General Radiator Co. plant Tuesday at 5 30 p.m. and follow the tour with a 6 30 p.m. dinner in The Flaming Pit. The club includes representatives from Mt. Vernon Centralia and Fairfield plants. Tour hosts are Harry Morrison Don Walls and Arthur Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Eddie Lacey Wins High Honors As Ayrshire Breeder
Eddie O. Lacey of Waltonville earns the Constructive Breeder Award from the Ayrshire Breeders Association at its 94th annual banquet in Hutchinson Kansas. Over 200 breeders from 25 states, Canada and Argentina attended. award honors animals bred via planned matings excelling in milk and body conformation, presented by President Philip Schuyler and David Gibson Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie O. Lacey
Waltonville
Lacey
Coffin-Box Exhibit In Kidnap Trial
The courtroom witnessed a gray coffin shaped box wheeled in under a funeral home casket carriage as FBI agents described its operation and ransom links. Krist, a convicted car thief, expected a death sentence while prosecutors tied him to a December 20 ransom totaling $497,000 recovered from him and a boat bought with the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krist
FBI
Richard Bell
Mobley Childs
Ogilvie and Percy Plan Southern Illinois Camping Trip
Governor Richard B. Ogilvie and U S Senator Charles H. Percy will visit southern Illinois for a two day camping outing with their wives. They will stay near Pope County in Shawnee National Forest touring tourist sites and viewing the George Rogers Clark Scenic Drive route. They plan an SIU film program and forest briefings with Dr Delyte Morris.
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Richard B. Ogilvie
U. S
Charles H. Percy
Southern Illinois
Shawnee National Forest
Pope County
Ogilvie
Percy
Illinois
Ogilvie ~ Percy
Cape Girardeau
Lake Glendale
Ohio River
Southern Illinois University
Delyte Morris
SIU
Glendale
Dixon Springs State Park
Lusk Creek Gorge
Eddyville
Methodists Study Black Demands
In New York the United Methodist Church announces that its Board of Missions will convene its executive committee to study a course of action in response to black militant demands for financial reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Methodist Church
Board of Missions
Low Bid On 1 64 Work For Area Projects
Mt Vernon area reports several low bids for highway work including 1 464 641 for 1 64 projects near Addieville and Nashville plus bids for bridges over North Creek Beaver Pond Creek and a grade separation over I 64 All bids come from bidders Fosco Fabricators Hoeffken Bros and others with various concrete pavement and traffic signal projects mentioned in the Mt Vernon area notes
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Dieville
North Creek
Nashville
Beaver Pond Creek
Addieville
Mt. Vernon
Fosco Fabricators Inc
Dixon
Bonnie
Salem
Hoeffken Bros. Inc
Belleville
Fayette-Clay County
Little Wabash River
Two Simultaneous Accidents On East Square
Police report Friday at 5:02 p.m. two accidents occurred on Mt Vernon square's east side. Kenneth Watts 45 and Catherine Michel 44 were in one crash with Watts’s car over $100 damage. Michel’s had none. Linda Gillespie 19 struck a parked car owned by Geneva Elder. Gillespie charged with careless driving. Gillespie car over $100 damage, Elder car $100. At 5:16 p.m. Edward Kolbow 52 collided with Raymond Peacock 57 near Broadway and Led. Kolbow charged with failure to yield. Kolbow wagon over $100 damage. Peacock car none.
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Mt. Vernon Square
Kenneth K. Watts
South 23Rd
Catherine W. Michel
North 12Th
Watts
Michel
Linda S. Gillespie
Box 104
Pocahontas
Ill
Geneva S. Elder
Raleigh
Linda Gillespie
Gillespie
Elder
Mt. Vernon
Edward G. Kolbow
St. Louis
Language Arts Festival At Casey Junior High Near Tuesday
The Language Arts Festival at Casey Junior High will be in the gym Tuesday evening May 27 at 8 00. The program includes readings of original and creative writings a poem interpretation and a skit for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Junior High School
Gambling Raids Strike Springfield Area
Illinois state police raided eight locations in and around Springfield Friday night and seized gambling equipment. An 80-officer task force conducted the operation with arrests not disclosed. State's Attorney Richard A. Hollis and FBI agents accompanied each raid team to assess possible violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield, Ill
Illinois
Springfield
Richard A. Hollis
Sangamon County
FBI
Car Damaged By Fire On Salem Road
Firemen responded to the 900 block of Salem Road at 7 46 p m Friday where a car driven by Jim Storment caught fire. The blaze damaged the motor and wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Road
Jim Storment
Bonnie Student Earns Diploma In Electronics
Larry Ervin Heck of Route 1 Bonnie received a diploma from DeVry Institute of Technology Chicago in the Electronics Technician program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie
Larry Ervin Heck
Route 1, Bonnie
DeVry Institute of Technology
Bell and Howell
Chicago
Pate Arrested on Check Charge in Deceptive Practices Case
Stephen R. Pate of 1215 Forrest was jailed on a deceptive practices charge after delivering two bad checks for 10 and 20 dollars dated May 19 to Jackson and Martin IGA Foodliner at 212 North 10th Street, drawn on Security Bank. Bond set at 1000 dollars. court appearance scheduled for May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen R. Pate
Forrest
Jackson and Martin Iga
North 10Th Street
Pinball Machine Break-In At Jones Cafe Steals $25
Walter Jones of the Jones Cafe at 1125 South 9th reported a break in Friday where someone stole about $25 in change from a pinball machine. Local police are investigating the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jones
Jones Cafe
South 9Th
Marriage Licenses List From May Dates
Friday May 23 George Louis Moore Mt Vernon and Elaine Kaye Wilson Mt Vernon. Tuesday May 20 Joe Donald Neville West Frankfort and Sally Miner West Frankfort. Monday May 19 Michael Wayne Davis Mt Vernon and Cherryel Ann Modglin Mt Vernon.
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George Louis Moore
Mt. Vernon
Elaine Kaye Wilson
Joe Donald Neville
West Frankfort
Sally Miner
Michael Wayne Davis
Cherryel Ann Modglin
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Mt. .V
Mr. V
Granada Theatre
Jefferson County Boosters
THE
George Esper
Francis
Dewey
Park Avenue Church
Eddie Lacey
Ayrshire
Bob
Bob Williams
Methodists
Main Stree
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