Deaths Henry A Ploesser 72 in Mt Vernon
Henry A Ploesser 72 of 1622 South 92nd Street died today at Good Samaritan Hospital at 8 50 am He formerly worked as foreman at Mt Vernon Car Company Funeral 6 pm Sunday Pulley Funeral Chapel Rev William Hecht officiating Burial Memorial Gardens Body in state after 2 pm Saturday at Pulley Funeral Home Survived by widow Ethel Wicks daughter Mrs Woodrow Burnette four sisters and two grandchildren Born May 12 1890 in St Louis to Leonard and Anna Ploesser Married in Mt Vernon in 1910. He was preceded in death by a daughter a brother and a sister.
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Henry A. Ploesser
South 92Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ploesser
Mt. Vernon Car Company
Pulle Funeral
William Hecht
Memorial Gardens
Pulley
St. Louis
Leonard and
Anna (Hackman) Ploesser
Ethel Wicks
Woodrow Burnette
Mayme Dyer
Anna Greer
Lillie Pierce
Funeral service for Mrs. Jem ima Story at Myers Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Jem ima Story of Route 1 Opdyke are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Myers Chapel with Rev. Marsh Harpole officiating. Burial will be in Opdyke Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Myers Chapel.
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Jemima Story
Route 1
Opdyke
Myers Chapel
Marsh Harpole
Opdyke Cemetery
Double Murder At Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Ariz. AP report on the gunshot deaths of Joyce Ann Sterrenberg 20 of Scottsdale and her fiancé James B. McKillop 20 of Phoenix. Their bodies were found beside the girl’s parked car in the desert near Scottsdale. Authorities noted a .43 caliber pistol fired the shots and five expended .45 shells were found.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
Chatsworth
Scottsale
Joyce Ann Sterrenberg
Scottsdale
James B. McKillop
Phoenix
McKillop
Sterrenbergs
Cliff M. Sterrenberg
Olney Fire Chief Severely Burned
Olney Fire Chief Agene Sturgeon remained in fair to satisfactory condition after suffering acid burns from caustic soda mixed with water at a Baltimore & Ohio warehouse scene. He stepped into the basin and his left foot burned severely while directing operations in the freight wards.
Births at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospitals
Mr and Mrs Roy Harris of RFD 1 Lesser welcomed a daughter named Carol Lynn born at 5 10 yesterday afternoon at Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing seven pounds six and one half ounces. Mr and Mrs Jerry D Sanders of Dix welcomed a son named Joel Duane born at 9 16 last night at Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds six ounces.
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Roy Harris
RFD 1
Lesser
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Carol Lynn
Jerry D. Sanders
Dix
Good Samaritan Hospital
Joel Duane
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged
List from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan records shows multiple patient movements. Admitted at Jefferson Memorial include Edna Breeze Reba Harris and many others with discharges listing Frances Rovers Olive York Glenda Jones Rocie Wells and more.
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Jefferson Memorial
Edna Breeze
Bluford
Reba Harris
Lesser
Frances Rovers
Odin
Olive York
Glenda Jones
Good Samaritan
Sarah Wilson
Asa Boyd Shanafelt
Anna Farmer
Anna McDonald
Jessie Clark
Andrew Patterson
Dorothy Lowery
Neva C. Greene
Linda Beth Ward
Florence Jay
William Douglas Danner
Timothy Johnson
Thelma Stewart
Emma York
Fred Andrew Holland
James Fisher
Rocie Wells
William Riley Taylor
Dorothy Ann Champ
Dorothy Regenhardt
Kathryn Elaine
Kathie Grisham
William Riley
Russell Bruns
Lois Ewing
Mary Marshall
Stella Allison
Scott Family Details As Astronaut Father Returns
The article recounts Scott's wife meeting newsmen and listing their children ages 12, 10, 6, and 5. The older boy Scott is in junior high with dirty pants, Jay is 10 in fourth grade, Candy is 5 in kindergarten, and Chris is 6 in first grade. The children react with cautious interest to their father’s astronaut status.
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Skirt
Chris
Candy
Carpenter
Scott
Jay
Jaye
Local live stock market and Mt Vernon grain prices
Prices on the local stock market rose with hogs at 15.60 for 19 to 220 pounds and sows at 12.75 to 13.25. Boars marked at 8.25 and 9.25. Mt. Vernon grain quotes list wheat 1.99 soybeans 2.40 and corn 1.09 this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Illinois sale
USDA livestock report from National Stockyards Illinois shows hogs at 16.15 to 19.60 per cwt for various weights and grades, sows 12.50 to 14.00, bulls 17.50 to 19.50, vealers 26.00 to 30.00, calves 21.00 to 25.00, slaughter cows 15.00 to 16.50, and good to choice lambs 18.00 to 20.50 with some up to 21.00 per head, plus sheep market notes.
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National Stockyards
USDA
Chicago Produce Market Report Summary
Chicago Mercantile Exchange wholesale prices hold steady with mixed egg quotes. Prices listed include AA 98, A 92, B 90, and C 89 with varying percentages. eggs show unchanged to 34 lower with grades A whites at 26 and 70 per cent or better.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Bultter
Egg and poultry prices in St. Louis market report
AP notes market pricing for eggs and live poultry in St. Louis with consumer grades A large 24-26 A medium 20-22 A small 17-18 B large 22-23 wholesale grades standard R215 unclassified farm run 22-23 checks 17-19 hens heavy 13 light over 5 lb 9-10 under 5 lb 7-8 and commercial broilers and fryers 15-16.
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ST. Louis
Chicago grain prices and descriptions in brief
Chicago markets report No Wheat sales but corn No 2 yellow at 1.18 percent, sample grade yellow 1.1658, oats No 1 extra heavy white 75 14, No 2 extra heavy white 75 14, soybeans No 3 yellow 2.46 percent. Soybean oil and price 4n, barley options 1.35, 1.95n, feed 1.04–1.25n.
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Chicago
Wall Street Ends Day With Heavy Late Selloff
Wall Street faced two waves of heavy selling as prices fell sharply in late trading. Volume reached about 5.8 million shares, with blue chips such as Eastman Kodak AT&T and Sears Roebuck dropping around 3 points. IBM tumbled 10 points to a low before a partial rebound amid broad declines across major issues.
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New York
Eastman Kodak
At&t
Sears, Roebuck
du Pont
U.S. Isteel
IBM
International Nickel
Merck
Polaroid
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Five Accidents Here Two Hurt in Mt Vernon Report
Five separate accidents occurred in Mt Vernon on Thursday injuring two people. Details include a bicycle collision at 21st and Conger involving David Sinks age 11 and driver Jimmie L. Frost, and a pedestrian injury on Tenth and Main to Mary A. Olivier 51 of Waltonville struck by Roy E. Moyer. Other incidents note a hit‑and‑run by Marvin E Richardson 24 red Mt Vernon, a collision at 17th Conger between Loren E. Osborne and Vincent Van Hoff Jr, and a light crash at Ninth and Main involving Gene Gresham and Early L. Ryan.
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Mt. Vernon
David Sinks
South 24Th
Conger
Jimmie L. Frost
Castleton
Mary A. Olivier
Waltonville
Roy E. Moyer
Marvin E. Richardson
Red
Casey Avenue
Willard A. Southerd
Route 6
Richardson
Sherman Bullock
17Th
Loren E. Osborne
South 22Nd
Vincent van Hoff, Jr
Mounds
van Hoff
Ninth and Main
Gene Gresham
Route 1
L. I Ryan
Vernon
500 Oil Men Enjoy Outing In Mt. Vernon
Five hundred oil men from ten states enjoyed a relaxing outing at Mt. Vernon's Green Hills Country Club. Twenty four prizes were awarded in sports events and the evening ended with a dinner and a Jimmy Dorsey orchestra performance. IOGA president Fletcher Farrar and API chapter chief Eugene Robinson praised the program as a sign of a good year in oil exploration with strong support from Illinois and Indiana organizers. Winners included Farrell Hogard in Horseshoes, Bill McCool in Golf Pursuit, Jim Hakeman in Spincast, O P Gilbert in Baitcast, and Jim Shackelford in Archery with Mt. Vernon ties reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Green Hills
Jimmy Dorsey
Lee Castle
Illinois Oil and Gas Association
Illinois Basin
American Petroleum Institute
Fletcher Farrar
IOGA
Eugene Robinson
Evansville
Ind
API
Finols
Farrell Hogard
McLeansboro
Pursie Pipes
Bill McCool
Centralia
Jim Hakeman
St. Louis
O. P. Gilbert
Two Cases In County Court
County Judge Alvin Lacy Williams heard two cases. John H. Collins, 18, pleaded guilty to petty theft and received six months at Vandalia state farm. Obie Newcomb, 53, of Arkansas, pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife and was placed on probation for six months.
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Alvin Lacy Williams
John H. Collins
Vandalia State Farm
Obie Newcomb
Arkansas
Japan Rejects North Korean Repatriation Extension
AP reports Tokyo refuses a North Korean request to extend repatriation of Koreans for one more year beyond the current agreement set to expire November 12. The decision ends efforts to prolong returns and maintains the deadline for completed repatriations.
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Tokyo
Japan
Reds Halt Refugees At Hong Kong
AP reports a border source said refugee flows from mainland China into Hong Kong halted today as Communist authorities likely restrained the exodus. Hong Kong’s border situation was described as normal, Britain began withdrawing troops, and plans to close the detention camp for repatriations were underway. In the prior 24 hours crossings dropped to under 2,000 after days of 1,000 to 5,000 daily.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Murders in Algiers and Attacks Across Algeria
European gunmen killed 14 people in Algiers including three Muslim women and wounded five others. Branch post offices were raided for about 5000 dollars. In Bone two Muslims were killed and two wounded, and in Mostaganem 12 Muslims died as waves of terror continued. A separate note says bachelorhood may boost longevity as David B Huffman nears 101.
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Algiers
Bone
Mostaganem
Register Now For 4 H Club Week At U Of S
Jefferson county 4 H Clubs should register at the farm or Home Adviser's office by June 5 for a state 4 H Club Week at the University of Illinois June 20 through 22. About 1 200 members and leaders from every county are expected to attend.
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Jefferson County
University of Clnnis
Farm Or Home Adviser
Illinois
Bill Stone
U. of I. 4-H
U. of I
Huff Gymnasium
Kendall Hobbs Named New Manager of Mt. Vernon Elks
Kendall Hobbs of Salem Road is named the new manager of the Mt. Vernon Elks Club succeeding Russell Tennyson who resigns to run a Ben Franklin store at Grayville TfL. Tennyson, in charge for over 11 years, will move to Grayville in early June and begin store operations June 1. Hobbs has been an Elks employee for the past five years.
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Kendall Hobbs
Salem Road
Mt. Vernon
Elks Club
Russell Tennyson
Ben Franklin
Grayville
Tfl
Tennyson
Hobbs
Haseen
Elks
4079 Housing Units In Hamilton County
The 1960 Census of Housing reports 4079 housing units in Hamilton county with 3377 occupied. Of the total, 1773 were in sound condition with all plumbing. Among occupied units, 2051 were owner occupied and 826 rented. Median gross rent for rented units was 943 dollars. Other details include 2138 with running water, 2015 with flush toilets, 2024 with tub or shower, 9 with basements, 40 trailer homes, 317 with air conditioning, 2308 with TV, 3201 radio, 2451 telephones, 2476 with washing machines, 285 clothes dryers, 1098 with one or more freezers, 2055 with one automobile, 427 with two, and 60 with three or more automobiles.
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Hamilton County
Department of Commerce
Illinois Weather Update From Friday Rainfall and Heat
Illinois and Missouri area reports show a mix of high temperatures in the 70s to 80s with recent rainfall. Bellville Peoria Springfield and Vandalia recorded showers with totals around .35 inch in places while thunderstorm activity affected Marion Carbondale and northern towns.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Belleville
Peoria
Springfield
Vandalia
Rockford
Chicago
Trinois
Marion
Carbondale
Weather Bureau
Mercury capsule recovery and analysis report
The Aurora 7 capsule, after a three orbit flight, splashed down near Anegada Island. Carpenter was rescued by a Navy helicopter and flown to Grand Turk, with later transfer to Roosevelt Roads for airlift to Cape Canaveral. Officials discussed long and extended orbit plans and noted capsule attitude, fuel, and suit cooling issues during recovery.
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Anegada Island
Virgin Islands
Carpenter
Mercury
Neptune
Intrepid
Grand Turk Island
Pierce
Autfora 7
Roosevelt Roads
Puerto ‘Rico
Cape ‘Canaveral
Robert R. Gilruth
Project Mercury
Williams
Scott
Glen
Ghereman Titov
U.S
Japanese Pilot Returns to Brookings After 20 Years
Nobuo Fujita, the only enemy pilot to drop bombs on the continental United States, returned to Brookings Oregon nearly two decades later for a peaceful visit. He visited the forests he bombed in September 1942 and was warmly welcomed by residents.
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Brookings, Ore
Nobuo Fujita
United States
Vandals Paint Buildings and Steal Porch Swing
Mt. Vernon police investigate vandalism and thefts as several buildings were painted with markings such as Class of 62 Bullwinkle 82 Skidoo and Rocky The Flying Squirrel. Some structures damaged enough to need repainting. A broken car windshield and side window were reported by Mrs. Laverne Delaney and a porch swing was stolen from Evan Lee’s home at 625 Perkins.
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Mt. Vernon
Rocky the Flying Squirrel
Laverne Delaney
North ‘Ninth
Evan Lee
Perkins
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Hlinois OU and Gas Association
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Cocoa Beach
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Candace Noxon
Mark Scott
Kta
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David B. Huffman
Bachelorhoot
U. of S
Ivan Cox
William A. Gaumber
Bob McMattien
Mt. Vernon Tire Service
Don Yearwood
Bayer Auto Body Shop
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W. Rex Fouts
Jefferson County Safety Council
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