Death Notice for Oren Stephens at Carmi Funeral Home
Funeral services for Oren Lavern Stephens age 37 of 919 Perkins are set for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Kittinger Funeral Home Carmi with Rev. Oscar Wallace officiating. Burial follows at Centerville Illinois. He died Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at the home of Ted Reed after an apparent heart attack. Born September 24 1927 in White County he was the son of Hal and Lela Major Stephens. Survived by his grandmother Mrs Emma Major of Carmi five brothers and four sisters. Friends may call after 3:00 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Oren Lavern
Shorty) Stephens
Kittinger
Carmi
Oscar Wallace
Centerville
Ill
Mr. Stephens
Perkins
Ted Reed
Herbert
White County
Hal
Lela
Major) Stephens
Emma Major
Martha Pickens 79 Dies. Rites Set Wednesday
Martha Mattie Pickens 79 of 110 North Washington McLeansboro died 2 55 pm Monday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro Funeral services 2 00 pm Wednesday at Donelson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev Carl Davis officiating Burial in I O C F cemetery McLeansboro Born March 31 1886 in McLeansboro daughter of Walter and Margaret Meadows McElwain Married Richard Pickens in 1907 who preceded her in death Survived by a son Richard Pickens of McLeansboro Presbyterian Church member
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Martha
Mattie) Pickens
North Washington
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Donelson Funeral
Carl Davis
Mrs. Pickens
Walter and
Margaret (Meadows) McElwain
Richard Pickens
Pickens
The
Presbyterian Church
Jessie O Bry ant Dies at 82 Rites Thursday
Mrs Jessie O Bryant of 100344 South 22nd Street died at 4 00 am today in Good Samaritan Hospital at age 82 years 11 months 18 days. Rites at 2 00 pm Thursday at Myers Chapel with Rev J G Parsons officiating. Burial in Bethel Memorial Cemetery. Survived by three sons Charles A O Bryant Arcadia California Robert A O Bryant and Paul J O Bryant Tacoma Washington a sister Mrs Charles Terry Mt Vernon eight grandchildren 11 great grandchildren. Member of Southwest Church of Christ Varnell Rebekah Lodge 296 and Ladies Encampment Auxiliary of IOOF.
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Jessie O'Bryant
South 22Nd Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
J. G. Parsons
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
O'Bryant
Mt. Vernon
James
Tempe (Sullivan) Malone
James A. O’bryant
Charles A. O’bryant
Arcadia
Calif
Robert A. O'Bryant
Paul J. O’bryant
Tacoma
Wash
Charles Terry
Southwest Church of Christ
Varnell Rebekah
Abner Cemetery Memorial Rites Planned at Nason
Memorial Day services will be held at 2 00 p m Sunday May 30 at Abner cemetery in Nason. The Rev Paul Newland will be the speaker.
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Abner
Nason
Paul Newland
Coalition Chances Dim In Domingo Continued From Page One
President Johnson orders FBI team into the Dominican Republic to probe Communist influence, while White House denies involvement. The State Department says 21,000 U.S. troops are under the Inter-American Force led by Brazilian Gen. Panasco Alvim with Lt. Gen. Bruce Palmer as deputy. The force also includes 1,250 Brazilians and contingents from Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.
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Washington Post
Johnson
FBI
Dominican Republic
White House
J. Edgar Hoover
State Department
Hugo Panasco Alvim
Brazil
Bruce Palmer
United States
U.S
Costa Rica
Honduras
Nicaragua
Salvador
Kerner mourns death of former Illinois senator Crisenberry
Springfield AP Gov Otto Kerner said Crisenberry a longtime public servant from Murphysboro died Sunday at St John’s Hospital The former state senator helped create the Illinois Youth Commission and served on its advisory board Funeral services are planned for Wednesday and Kerner called him a friend to troubled youth.
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Springfield
Otto Kerner
Tinois
R. G. Crisenberry
Murphysbor
Crisenberry
St. John’s Hospital
Illinois Youth Commission
Jets or MIGs in Vietnam War raid sparks confusion
American spokesmen in Saigon described the strafing as done by four U S jet fighters off course. Initial reports misidentified the planes as MIGs while Da Nang and Saigon officials clashed over what armed the attack near Hanoi and other Viet Cong ambushes left soldiers dead and missing. Premier Quat reshuffled cabinet, keeping Thieu as defense minister.
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Saigon
U.S
Navy
Air Force
North
Viet Nam
da Nang
Hanoi
N. Viets
Vinh
Red
Viet Cong
Hue
Cang Long
Mekong Delta
Nha Be
Phan Huy Quat
National Legislative Council
Linh Quanh Lien
Dinh Trinh Chinnhe
Nguyen van Thieu
Hog market prices slip at Mt Vernon
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were down 33c top 20 75 for 20 to 220 lb hogs sows 300 weight and over 17 73 down boars 11 50 and 12 00 After 12 30 today prices will be based on next day s prices
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Afternoon Quotes
Mt Vernon market notes show wheat at 1.25 soybean price 2.64 shell corn 1.35 ear corn 1.32 as quoted in Mt Vernon this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and Poultry Prices From St Louis Market
AP report from St Louis lists current egg grades and prices for different sizes and qualities, including consumer grades A and B, with large, medium, and small size ranges. Poultry prices show hens heavy and light, under and over 5 pounds, and broilers and fryers priced per unit.
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ST. Louis
Livestock Receipts and Prices at National Stockyards
Estimated receipts for Wednesday at National Stockyards show hogs 6,500 and cattle 4,000 with calves 300 and sheep 300. Price ranges include hogs 21.00 to 21.50 for 200-270 lb barrows, sows 17.00 to 19.00, steers 23.00 to 27.00, heifers 22.00 to 25.50, cows 14.50 to 17.00, vealers 20.00 to 29.00, lambs 27.00 to 28.50, and old-crop lambs 22.75 to 23.50. ewes 3.50 to 6.50.
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National Stockyards
Chicago market report notes steady butter and poultry pricing
Chicago AP reports butter held steady with grade AA at 58 percent and other grades around 56 percent, eggs steady with strong whites around 27 percent and mixed at 274 percent, plus wholesale live poultry prices unchanged for roasters and red white rock fryers in Chicago markets.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Prices for grain futures in Chicago market report
Chicago AP notes Wheat No 2 hard 1.46, No 2 red 1.44. Corn No 2 yellow 1.37, No 3 yellow 1.33. Oats No 2 heavy white 0.73. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.8012. Soybean oil 10.15.
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Chicago
Wall Street Gains In Late Session Recovery In NY
The New York stock market posted sharp gains in a brisk late rally with about 5.1 million shares traded. Blue chips rose with gains of one to two points as established leaders like Eastern Air Lines DuPont Kennecott and U S Smelting advanced. IBM recovered over seven points and several other majors including Union Carbide Kodak Westinghouse United Airlines and Ford gained, while Paramount Pictures dropped over four points as proxy prospects faded.
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New York
Eastern Air Lines
DuPont
Kennecott
U.S
IBM
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
Westinghouse Electric
United Air Lines
Anaconda
Douglas Aircraft
Ford Airlines
National Airlines
Northwest Airlines
KLM
Paramount Pictures
Motorola
Glidden
J.C. Penney
Canadian Pacific
ACF Industries
Admiral
Babcock & Wilcox
Jonathan Logan
Korvette
Litton Industries
Hospital Notes GOOD SAMARITAN Admitted and Discharged
Admitted patients include Wilbert Loane Connell Lula F Miller Pearl Jane Starck Maude Williams Dennis Lee Hale Mabel Fav orite Charlotte Jane Aissie Elizabeth Ford Kiefer Dwight A Stephenson Beulah Evelyn Downes. Discharged patients include Opal Faye Tran tham Harvey Otis Furlow Anna Bel Coberly Gordon Ray Maple Betty Lou Jones Sue H Freytag Lawrence Barker.
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Wilbert Loane Connell
Lula F. Miller
Pearl Jane Starck
Maude Williams
Dennis Lee Hale
Mabel Favorite
Charlotte Jane Aissie
Elizabeth Ford Kiefer
Dwight A. Stephenson
Beulah
Evelyn Downes
Opal Faye Trantham
Harvey Otis Furlow
Anna Bel Coberly
Gordon Ray Maple
Betty Lou Jones
Sue ‘H. Freytag
Lawrence Barker
Weather update for Illinois region and Chicago climate
The weather today in northern Illinois was partly cloudy and warm with humidity and thundershowers. A warming trend continues with daytime highs in the 80s and varied nighttime lows from the 60s to the low 70s across northern and southern Illinois.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Illinois
Champaign
Quincy
Springfield
Belleville
China Drops Rank Insignia From Armed Forces
TOKYO AP reports Communist China will remove all visible insignia of rank from its armed forces police and militia. The move aims to blend more with the Viet Cong as they wear no rank badges and signals a shift toward a war footing amid the Vietnam conflict.
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Tokyo
China
Viet Nam
Red China
Morris may drop bill to replace state bird
Rep. John Morris of Chadwick said he may drop his proposal to substitute the purple martin for the cardinal as the state bird if he lacks sufficient votes. He told a reporter there is no use calling it for passage without support.
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Springfield
John Morris
Chadwick
Morris
Births in Jacksonville and Indianapolis Families Welcome Two Babies
Mr and Mrs Richard Hindes of Jacksonville Alabama welcome a daughter Leigh Ann born May 21 at Passavant Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Frank Walker Mt Vernon. Mr and Mrs John O Reynolds of 3297 Ashley Lane Indianapolis announce a son James Carson born May 19 weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Stanley Reynolds Mt Vernon and Mr and Mrs J Keith Alexander Mecon Georgia.
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Richard ¥. Hindes
Jacksonville
Passavant Hospital
Leigh Ann
Frank Walker
Mt. Vernon
John O. Reynolds
Ashley Lane
Indianapolis
Ind
James Carson
Stanley Reynolds
RFD 1
J. Keith Alexander
Mecon
Five Trapped In Coal Mine Death Report
ROBBINS Tenn AP effort continued after an explosion trapped five miners at a Cumberland plateau coal mine near Robbins. One body was recovered while rescuers fought through foul air to reach the others, with little hope of survival. Three rescuers were overcome by gas and hospitalized in Oneida as the blast damaged the mine mouth.
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Cumberland Plateau
Oneida
Here
Goldwater Lectures Freshmen by Phone at College
Barry Goldwater spoke to a freshman English class at Montgomery Junior College via telephone from his Phoenix home. He discussed his book Conscience of a Conservative and answered student questions, saying he felt no Republican could have defeated President Johnson last November.
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Takoma Park, Md
Barry Goldwater
Montgomery Junior College
Phoenix
Goldwater
Johnson
Ruby's confession before killing Oswald trial
Ruby described taking many pills days after Oswald's death on November 24, 1963 and spoke of a vast conspiracy linking him to Oswald. He expressed fear of execution, lamented his past, and criticized his defense team while asking for mercy and self defense.
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Oswald
Kennedy
God
Ruby
Joe Townhill
City Hall
Mt Vernon fire district seeks dispatch on tax cut plan
Mt Vernon rural fire department district faces a potential double fire tax and seeks court approval to disconnect from the district without unsettled bonded debt. The case hinges on contiguity and a mortgage on a new fire station. Governor Kerner is urged to sign the law change.
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Mt. Vernon
Car Stalls On Crossing Five Killed
A stalled car at a Lincoln crossing was struck by a 16 car Southern Railway train, killing five aboard the vehicle three of them children. Coroner Cinton Perkins called the wreck one of the worst he had seen. Killed were Clindon Grace 33 Sarah Groce 28 Rhetta Groce 18 months Harriet Groce 3 and Dolly Mae Cunningham 2 all of Lincoln. Mr and Mrs Groce were attempting to remove the children when the crash occurred. Four other children who had exited to help push the car off the tracks observed the wreck.
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Lincoln
Ala
Cinton Perkins
Clindon Grace
Sarah Groce
Rhetta Groce
Harriet Groce
Dolly Mae Cunningham
Space Bird Orbits Fire Saturn Super Rocket In Darkness
The Saturn 1 rocket completed its ninth straight success and placed Pegasus 2 into orbit. The satellite unfurled two 96 foot wings to scan tiny meteoroids and risks they pose to astronauts on long space trips.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Wabash Park site trial nears end
A Purdue botanist testified the forest should be preserved with safeguards and used for study, while the land valued at 829119 dollars could yield timber, livestock and grain. The cross examination questioned not using recent purchase price and appraisal standards. The contested 60 acre tract lies near Mt Carmel beside the Wabash River.
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Purdue
Lowenburg
Bower
Robert M. Crain
Ilinois
Crain
Laura Beall
Mt. Carmel
Wabash River
Cease-Fire in Bolivian Tin Mine War
Bolivia's military junta and tin miners agreed to a cease-fire ending an eight day strike and troops withdrawal from state mines. The truce followed a La Paz suburb battle leaving at least 19 dead and 70 wounded. Negotiators from the junta and the Bolivian Drivers Union will widen terms, easing deportations and troop seizures while hostages are freed.
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Jorge Canelas
LA Paz
Bolivia
Alfredo Ovando Candia
Bolivian Drivers Union
Radio Mendez
Juan Lechin
Paraguay
Lechia
Rene Barrientos
State Mining Corporation
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Rend Lake Parley on Junior College Backed in Vote
A hearing on the Kaskaskia District proposal will be held June 3 in Centralia. Benton hosts a conservancy office meeting as letters to various areas outline preliminary support for a regional junior college district, with Centralia backing the Kaskaskia plan.
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Rend Lake Parley
Conservancy Office
Benton
Kaskaskia
Centralia
Senator Douglas Proposes 2 Percent Auto Tax
Sen Paul H Douglas of Illinois proposes a 2 percent excise tax on new cars to fund a program that would bury junk autos by converting them into scrap. The plan aims to create a special fund to remove auto junk piles.
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Washington
Paul H. Douglas
D-Tll
Douglas
Red Cross Blood Program Meeting In Mt Vernon
Representatives from ten southern Illinois Red Cross chapters will meet in Mt. Vernon to discuss blood program problems. The session at Elks Country Club runs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Claude Curtice of the St. Louis regional office will address attendees. Jefferson County Red Cross hosts the event.
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Southern Illinois
Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
Elks Country Club
Claude Curtice
St. Louis
James Setzekorn
Indiana Boar War Ends in Compromise
In Kosciusko County Indiana Walter Blocker 48 agreed during a court recess to halt his year round boar hunts on September 30. Neighbors complained the semi wild boars imported from Florida damaged crops killed farm animals and frightened children. Blocker said hunts were for paying men to shoot the hogs.
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Warsaw
Ind
Walter Blocker
Kosciusko County
Blocker
Florida
Faculty Additions and Remodeling Plan Approved
Superintendent Ellis Henson outlined a five year remodeling plan adding faculty and expanding facilities including auditorium, football bleachers, gym upgrades, parking, lighting, and air conditioning. The board named Fields Goldman Magee Architects and Wilson Wilson for planning and issued safety, land use, and public ticket office projects. Resignations of George Kuhn and David Murphy were accepted. new teachers Carolyn Towns and Michael Hindman were hired. Henson seeks principal candidates and asked Dr. William N. McAtee to assemble a screening committee.
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Ellis Henson
Fields
Goldman and Magee
Wilson and Wilson
L. N. Davis
George Kuhn
David Murphy
Kuhn
Carbondale
Murphy
Michigan State
Lansing
Mich
Carolyn Towns
Southern Illinois University
Michael Hindman
SIU
Hindman
Miss Towns
Henson
William N. McAtee
Divorce Granted in Mt. Vernon Circuit Court
A divorce between Babe Carter and Olee Jones Carter was granted during a circuit court session in Mt. Vernon on Monday.
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Babe Carter
Olee Jones Carter
Circuit Court
Mt. Vernon
Jamison Speaks At SII Meeting In West Frankfort
Southern Illinois Inc board met at Franklin County Country Club West Frankfort to hear Jamison discuss Rend Lake area economic growth tied to the lake and interstate system. He invited attendance at Rend Lake banquet July 9 at Two Tonys with a 500 person capacity and an active musical program. Guests included Bob Palsall and Ernie Hertenstein. Wallace Owen also attended.
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Southern Ilinois Inc
Franklin County Country Club
West Frankfort
Kincaid Lake
New Illnois Committee
Earl D. Jamison
Rend Lake Association
Mt Vernon
Jamison
Rend Lake
Bob Palsall
Chamber of Commerce
Ernie Hertenstein
H & H Plumbing
Wallace Owen
Mt. Vernon
Dismiss Two Accident Suits
Two automobile accident suits were dismissed in circuit court on Monday. James S. Hall sued Lloyd Arnett and Ron Johnson for 150 dollars over a June crash at Tenth and Jordan. Richard Lacey sued Linda J. Murphy for 300 dollars over a February 20 collision at 11th Street and Warren Avenue.
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James S. Hall
Lloyd Arnett
Ron Johnson
Tenth
Jordan
Richard Lacey
Linda J. Murphy
Lacey
Lth Street
Warren Avenue
Auto Truck Collision in Logan Street Block
A car truck crash occurred at 4 35 p m Monday in the 2700 block of Logan street. Police report pickup driven by Paul Bond 2710 Logan backed into a car owned by Dorothy Baldridge 3112 Blackberry. The car sustained damage over 100 dollars while the truck had no damage.
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Logan Street
Paul Bond
Logan
Dorothy Baldridge
Blackberry
Bike Thefts Cleared by Police
Police cleared up two bicycle thefts here yesterday and the bikes were returned to owners. A 12 year old boy who admitted taking the bikes was turned over to his parents.
Theft Charge Is Dismissed Against Voyle Hardesty
A theft charge against Voyle Hardesty of Woodlawn was dismissed in circuit court. He had been charged with taking a 27 cent jar of pickles from Tri-City Grocery after the complainant requested dropping the charge, per State's Attorney Rex Taylor.
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Voyle Hardesty
Woodlawn
Hardesty
Tri-City
Rex Taylor
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