Deaths Elsie Yearian Dies At Age 61
Funeral services for Mrs Elsie Luetta Yearian of 221 North Sixth Street will be Sunday at 2 00 p m at Union Chapel Methodist church. Rev Olen Weatherford to officiate with burial in Union Chapel cemetery. Body in state at Osborn Funeral Home in Dix after 6 00 p m today. She died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 61 years ten months and 17 days. Born July 7 1900 in Roberson Elk Prairie township daughter of G L and Candace Ord She was married to Hezekiah Yearlan on August 9 1921. Survived by five sons Clyde Cooper Davenport IA Franklin Yearlan Rockton IL George Yearlan Princeton IL Sherman Yearlan Cherokee IA Herman Yearian Sioux City IA four daughters Louise Wheeler McLeansboro Blanche Quinn Rockford Daisy Woods and Luctta Tinsman Annawan IA 21 grandchildren four great grandchildren three brothers Burton Roberson Mt Vernon Joshua Roberson Mascoutah and Jesse Roberson Dix four sisters Nora Highfield Indianapolis Edna Heberer O Fallon Delilah Clark Mt Vernon and twin sister Clarice Tate Mt Vernon
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Elsie Luetta Yearian
Sixth Street
Union Chapel Methodist Church
Olen Weatherford
Union Chapel
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Yearlan
Good Samaritan Hospital
Roberson
Elk Prairie Township
G. L
Candace (Ord
Hezekiah Yearlan
Donoho Prairie Christian Church
Clyde Cooper
Davenport
Iowa
Franklin Yearlan
Rockton
Ill
George Yearlan
Princeton
Sherman Yearlan
Cherokee
Herman Yearian
Sioux City
Louise Wheeler
McLeansboro
Blanche Quinn
Rockford
Daisy Woods
Luctta ‘Tinsman
Annawan, AL
Burton Roberson
Mt. Vernon
Joshua Roberson
Mascoutah
Jesse Roberson
Nora Highfield
Indianapolis
Ind
Edna Heberer
O'Fallon
Delilah Clark
Clarice Tate
Mrs Ola Davis Dies At Age 78 Funeral Monday
Mrs Ola Davis of Waltonville RFD 2 died at 8 40 pm Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital age 78 years 10 months 33 days Funeral services 2 00 pm Monday Myers Chapel Rev Floyd Stabler officiating Burial Black Cemetery Body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 3 00 pm Sunday Survivors include husband William Nelson Davis two sons Walter and Lowell Davis a sister Mrs Cecil Wells all of Waltonville Also preceded in death by her parents two brothers three sisters and one grandchild Mrs Davis was a member of the Long Prairie Christian Church.
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Ola Davis
RFD
Waltonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Floyd Stabler
Black Cemetery
Davis
Jefferson County
Douglas
Emily
Fairchild) Newell
McClellan Township
William Nelson Davis
Walter
Lowell Jeavis
Cecil Wells
Long Prairie Christian Church
Vallie Cross Dies Former Sesser Resident
Vallie Cross aged 66 died at 3:00 am today at his home in Anna. A former Sesser resident, he was born in Franklin County in 1806, son of Jasper and Mary Cross. He leaves Stella Cross of Anna, Dwight Cross of St Louis, two brothers Troy Cross and Son Cross, a sister Mrs Lala Weeks, and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Brayfield Funeral Home in Sesser handling the services.
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Vallie Cross
Anna
Sesser
Brayfield
Mr. Cross
Franklin County
Jasper
Mary Cross
Stella Cross
Dwight Cross
St. Louis
Troy Cross
Murphysboro
Cross
Lala Weeks
Lesser
Weather Report Summary for Saturday and Past Week
Saturday high 86 and low 71 with rainfall from 7 00 am Friday to 7 00 am Saturday rainfall to date 36 inches. One year ago high 69 low 31. five years ago high 78 low 41 cloudy sunrise 4 36 am sunset 7 19 pm.
Storms Sweep Southern Illinois With Warnings Placed
A line of thunderstorms with heavy rains and strong winds moved across Southern Illinois. The Weather Bureau issued warnings for at least ten counties as the storm progressed southeast from near St. Louis toward the Indiana border. A funnel cloud north of Greenville prompted precautions in five counties though it did not touch ground.
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Ilinois
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Indiana
Greenville
Clinton
Fayette
Washington
Marion
Jefferson
Clay
Jasper
Crawford
Richland
Lawrence
Joliet
Vandalia
Weather Elsewhere Brief by The Associated Press
Weather summary notes regional conditions and notable atmospheric patterns reported by the Associated Press. Forecasters reference temperature trends and precipitation in various locales, with emphasis on notable extremes or shifts across the nation.
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THE
Associated Press
Shawnee Forest May Be Enlarged
The U S Forest Service may enlarge Shawnee National Forest to link its two halves and add recreational expansions. Gov Otto Kerner announced after a Southern Illinois delegation presented a Washington proposal calling for boundary expansion and new roads across the forest. Rep Kenneth Gras of West Frankfort joined the delegation. John Pyler, then president, was noted in the article.
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Springfield
Tila
Lu.s. Forest Service
Nake
Shawnee National Forest
Otto Kerner
Washington
Johnson
Kenneth Gras
West Frankfort
Kerner Snd
Freelee Woll Former Lesser Teacher Dies at 55
Freelee Woll 55 of Georgetown Illinois died at 3 15 pm Friday at Georgetown High School after a heart attack. He taught 16 years at Sesser High School. Funeral 2 00 pm Monday at the Baptist church in Sesser. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery. Visitation after 2 pm Sunday. Survived by wife Sylvia Ripley Woll Georgetown a son Bob Woll Chicago Heights IL and two daughters Mary Borayfield Caseyville IL and Mona Woll at home.
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Freelee Woll
Georgetown
Georgetown, Ill
Woll
Sesser
Baptist Church
Bill Christoff
Maple Hill
Brayfield
Sylvia (Ripley) Woll
Bob Woll
Chicago Heights
Mary Borayfield
Caseyville
Jil
Mona Woll
Herman Hunt of Wayne City Killed in Crash
Wayne City man Herman B Hunt 22 formerly stationed with the U S Navy at San Diego Calif died in an automobile accident Sunday. Funeral services conducted at Olive Branch Church by Rev Vernard Nes with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Richardson Chapel in Wayne City to host friends after 7 pm. He was born February 26 1942 in Hamilton County to Sam and Ruby Hunt and married Sheila German on March 22. He is survived by his parents of Wayne City.
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Herman Bears Hunt
Wayne City
U. S
Porterfield
San Diego
Calif
Olive Branch Church
Vernard Nes
Richardson Chapel
Mr. Hunt
Hamilton County
Sam and
Ruby (Laird) Hunt
Sheila German
Sam Hunt
Birth of a son for Mr and Mrs Sammy Lee Toney
Mr and Mrs Sammy Lee Toney of 808 South 7th Street welcomed a son this morning at Good Samaritan hospital Te welsh ed six pounds TA ounces named Mark Alin.
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Sammy Lee Toney
South 7Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mark Alin
Hospital Notes and Good Samaritan Admissions List
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges for JEPEFERSON MEMORIAL and GOOD SAMARITAN. Patients include Master Jason Bradford Flora Moore Benton Mrs Florence Noak John Smith and others. discharges include James Campbell Aretha Etheridge and Mrs Riva Ossy.
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Jepeferson
Local Family Ties Span Wayne City and Jeckemeyer
Mayne City resident describes a family link with three brothers Jimmy Gary and Ronnie Hutt from Wayne City a sister Mrs Louise Buchanan a brother in law Robert Buchanan both of Jeckemeyer Th and grandfather J W Laird of Wayne City.
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Mayne City
Jimmy
Gary
Ronnie Hutt
Wayne City
Louise Buchanan
Robert Buchanan
Jeckemeyer
J. W. Laird
Space capsule touchdown leaves crew exhilarated and relieved
Eyewitness accounts describe Carpenter and crew reactions aboard the helicopter after landing. Doctors, flight surgeons, and family members expressed relief as mission officials confirmed the capsule entered the atmosphere and prepared for a safe recovery. The landing path drew scrutiny, with officials noting minor attitude deviations during reentry and retrorockets firing to bring the capsule out of orbit.
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Carpenter
Astro
Hloward A. Minters Siti
Carpenton
Stall Veing
America
Newsmen
DT O
Walter
Williams
Project Mer Curry
Toe
Cnet
Jacoby Wins Top Honors In Bridge
New York AP reports Oswald Jacoby has overtaken Charles H. Goren in master point totals, ending Goren’s 17 year hold on the top rank. Landy of the ACBL confirmed Jacoby 6,030 points to Goren 6,510, with final tabulations pending machine confirmation.
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New York
Charles H. Goren
Oswald Jacoby
Alvin Landy
American Contract Bridge League
Jacoby
Goren
Landy
One Man Killed In Triple Crash Near Lemont
Three cars crashed on ULS 66 west of Lemont injuring two drivers lightly. Claude W. Wade, 54, of Joliet, was killed when his car struck the rear of the others and rolled in the center strip. Joliet state police reported Wade's vehicle caused the collision.
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Lemont
Uls
Claude W. Wade
Jollet
Wade
Blast Wrecks Quebec House Killing Eight
An explosion at 8 35 p m demolished a two story house in Asbestos Quebec. Firemen recovered eight bodies and feared more may be buried in the wreckage. Police say liquid heating gas caused the blast in the mining center. The ground floor housed Reynald Lambert and family. two children escaped with burns.
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Adrien Larrivee
Montreal
Reynald Lambert
Severe Weather Forecast Issued for Midwest Area
AP reports a severe weather forecast for extreme east central Illinois central and southern Indiana northern Kentucky and southwestern Ohio. Scattered severe thunderstorms with hail damaging winds and a possible tornado or two are expected Saturday from 9 am to 8 pm CDT along a corridor 60 miles wide from Meansville Indiana to Columbus Ohio.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Indiaina
Wentuccky
Ohio
Meansville
Ind
Columbus
Man Rescued After Getting Stuck in Chimney
In Kingsport Tennessee John William Smith a 33 year old man was found stuck in a chimney by a passing motorist who alerted the Sullivan County sheriff. The Kingsport Rescue Squad freed him and he was jailed for burglary pending investigation.
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Kingsport
Tenn
John William Smith
Smith
Sullivan County
Bandit Poses As Policeman In $10000 East St. Louis Robbery
William Sharon a 45 year old grocer from University City said a bandit dressed as a policeman stopped him while he drove from a bank Friday night. The suspect forced Sharon into the back seat with a revolver and drove to a spot near the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River where the thief took about $10,000 from a money bag held by clerk Eugene Davis. Police dogs searched the area as Sharon’s store sits in Alerton just south of East St. Louis. The money was to be used to cash payroll checks today.
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East ST. Louis
Timh
William Sharon
University City
St. Louis
Sharon
Police
Eugene Davis
Eads Bridge
Mississippi River
Alerton
Washington
United States
Pacific
Defense Department
Pacific Test Zone
Defense
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Father Shooes Caroline Away
Washington AP Caroline Kennedy tried to crash a diplomatic appointment Friday but the President shooed her away. Canadian ambassador Charles A. Richie noted the scene on the portico as Caroline and her mother brought ponies Macaroni and Tex to the scene. Richie said the President kept Caroline from entering and waved off reporters.
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Washington
Caroline Kennedy
Canada
Charles §. A. Richie
Kennedy
Richie
Caroline
Angier Biddle Duke
State Department
Burial At Sea For Beloved Car In Wick Scotland
James Cormack watched his custom-built Cadillac plunge from a cliff into the North Sea after vandals burned his garage. The 77-year-old said he drove the car everywhere and logged over 200000 miles, deciding on a romantic burial rather than selling for junk.
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Wick
Scotland
James Cormack
North Sea
Cormack
Detroit
Water Damaged Pictures Of Orbit
Rochester experts say film from America's second manned orbit was heavily damaged by seawater and may be of little use to NASA scientists. The capsule with astronaut Scott Carpenter bobbed at sea until pickup, water sloshed into the pilot-observer camera, Kodak workers rushed the film to Rochester for development, and the data's value is in doubt.
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Rochester
N.Y
America
Scott Carpenter
Eastman Kodak Co
National Aeronauics and Space Administration
NASA
Atlantic
Carpenter
Guest Speaker Jack Kinder Jr at Central Illinois L U Meeting
Jack Kinder Jr district manager for Equitable of Peoria will speak at the Central Illinois Association of Life Underwriters meeting at the & N Cafe in Mt. Vernon on May 31 at 11:43 a.m. Kinder, former Mt. Vernon manager, now works in the Peoria-Rock Island district and has a rich background in athletics, coaching, and scouting. He is a 1962 Illinois Round Table member and a National Quality Award winner for three years. a member of the Peoria Life Underwriters Association and urged attendance by all local life underwriters.
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Jack Kinder, Jr
Equitable
Peoria
Illinois
Central Illinois Association of Life Underwriters
N Cafe
Mt. Vernon
Kinder
I Witch Equitable
Rock Island
Pekin
Illinois Wesleyan University
Subscription Solicitation Is Not A Nuisance
Illinois court rules that soliciting newspaper subscriptions door to door is not a public nuisance. Melvin Krueger of Delavan, Wisconsin, challenged a Oregon city ordinance classifying solicitors as nuisances with fines up to 100 dollars. Krueger, who sells Chicago daily papers, argued the ordinance infringed free press and filed suit seeking to strike it down.
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Oregon, Ill
Illinois
Leonick
Melvin Kruger
Plane Forced Down In Field At Bloomington Edge
An Illinois couple escaped injury when a light four place Cessna 180 forced landed in a muddy field at the north edge of Bloomington. Pilot John T. Brantley 43 Elk Grove Illinois said he tried to fly around a storm and got lost not finding Bloomington Airport. The plane nosed over causing light damage.
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Bloomington
Ind
Illinois
John T. Brantley
Elk Grove
Nashville
Tenn
Special Mt Vernon Lodge meeting May 28 in first degree
Members of Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F & A M will hold a special meeting Monday May 28 with work in the first degree. W M Lester L Williams and Sec James Apgar announce details. Also Jefferson Post 141 American Legion to meet at the Legion Home at 8:00 pm Monday with new officers to be nominated Rex Medders adj.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge
A. FL
A. M
Lester L. Williams
W. M. James Apgar
Sec’y
American Legion
Jefferson Post
Legion
Razor Stolen From Car On South Tenth Street
M Ef Hills of 33 Northbrook reports theft of an electric razor valued at 20 from his parked car on South Tenth Street. Police are investigating the incident.
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M. Ef. Hills
Northbrook
South Tenth Street
24 Million Medicare Signatures Drive On
CHICAGO AP A massive drive by Cook County Democratic party to collect over 2.5 million signatures backing President Kennedy's Medicare plan was begun by Mayor Richard Daley. Precinct captains must secure 500 signatures each in a home-to-home push urging Congress to pass the King-Anderson bill for aged medical care under Social Security. Critics call the move a frantic bid to save a dying measure.
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Chicago
Cook County
Democratic Party
Kennedy
Richard Dale
Daley
Democratic Central Committee
Conegress
King-Anderson
George F. Lull
Dinols State Medical Society
Lull
York Mayor Opposes Cuban Refugees Arriving in City
York Pennsylvania Mayor John L. Snyder told a Friday York City Council meeting that he does not want Cuban refugees in the town. He said the city is already struggling to find jobs for local residents.
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York, Pa
John, L. Snyder
York
York City
Child Falls Fractures Leg at Home
Three year old Jason Bradford, son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Bradford, fractured his right leg in a fall at 924 Welkins yesterday afternoon. He is hospitalized in room 214 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in good condition.
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Jason Bradford
Floyd Bradford
Welkins
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Lawrence A. Blackwood Drunken Disturbance Fine
Lawrence A. Blackwood was fined 25 dollars and costs by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock on a drunk and disturbance charge. Traffic fines included Vincent Van Hoff Jr of Mounds Illinois five dollars and costs for failure to yield the right of way and Dee Rutherford five dollars and costs for disobeying a traffic signal.
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Lawrence A. Blackwood
Sherman Bullock
Vincent van Hoff, Jr
Mounds
Dee Rutherford
Mainland China Consumes About Forty Percent of World Rice
Mainland China uses roughly 40 percent of global rice output, shaping demand and market dynamics worldwide. The figure highlights China’s status as the leading rice producer and consumer, influencing prices and agricultural policy globally.
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Mainland
China
Cemetery Donation Drive Details Near Opdyke
Persons interested in upkeep of Opdyke Cemetery mail or bring donations to Sammy Burnett, Joe Lampp or Henry Leecck.
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Opdyke Cemetery
Sammy Burnett
Joe Lampp
Henry Leecck
Cars Sideswipe On Salem Road
Lindel Somers 24 of 410 North Ninth Street was charged with leaving the scene after a collision on state route 37 ten forty five last night. Somers’ southbound car struck a northbound car driven by Cecilia Travis 17 Route 2 McLeansboro. No injuries but both cars were heavily damaged. First daughter of a president to marry in the White House was Maria Hester Monc roe daughter of President and Mrs James Monroe.
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Lindel Somers
410
Ninth Street
Mt. Vernon
Lee. R
Somers
Cecilia Travis
McLeansboro
White House
Maria Hester Moncroe
James Monroe
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