Death of Lester O York McLeansboro Buick dealer
Lester O York a 53 year old McLeansboro businessman died at a Marion Buick dealers meeting from an apparent heart attack. He served as an alderman 1948 to 1965 and was a former Democrat precinct committeeman. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Friday at St Clements McLeansboro. Burial in St Clements Cemetery with Rosary at 8 p.m. Thursday at Donelson Funeral Home. Born May 20 1912 in McLeansboro survived by wife Ann Swartz son William York mother Anna York siblings and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester O. York
McLeansboro
Marion
York
St. Clements Catholic Church
Timothy Foley
St. Clements
Donelson Funeral
Mr. York
Cameron and
Anna
Leslie) York
Ann Swartz
William York
Charleston
S.C
Anna York
Harold York
Chicago
Raymond York
James York
Shawneetown
Ruby Williams
Merrithew Dies Suddenly at 82 in Dallas
Lenora Merrithew of 821 North Street died at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday after an apparent heart attack. She was born June 26, 1882, in Jefferson County. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Myers Chapel, Rev. Robert Freytag officiating. Burial Oakwood cemetery. Survivors include two sisters and two brothers. She belonged to First Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenora Merrithew
North Street
Myers Chapel
Robert Freytag
Oakwood Cemetery
Merrithew
Jefferson County
Louis
Louise (Weltig) Wielt
Harry Merrithen
Emma H. Brandon
City
Ray Brewer
Lincoln
Charles Wielt
West Frankfort
Raymond Wielt
Mt. Vernon
Merrithen
First Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Tex
Homer R. Scott Dies at 61 in Joliet area church rites
Homer R. Scott 61 of RFD 1 Mr Vernon died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. An auto mechanic born December 17 1903 in Wayne County he leaves four sons James H. Scott Woodlawn Charles Richard Scott Joliet Orland Scott Ohio and five daughters Lillian Mae Hicks Laughmiller Martin Joliet Brighton Mt. Vernon Irvington and twenty grandchildren. Funeral at Myers Chapel Friday at 10:00 a.m. with Rev F L Trotter. burial Farnsworth cemetery. Calling after 5 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer R. Scott
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Scott
Myers Chapel
F. L Trotter
Farnsworth
Mt. Vernon
Joyce Martin
Irvington, Ill
Dora Carnahan Dies At 92 Funeral Friday
Dora Carnahan of 1021 Perkins Avenue died at 12 10 pm Tuesday at Lowry Nursing Home at age 92 years 3 months 3 days Funeral will be held 1 30 pm Friday at Myers Chapel with Rev Marsh Harpole officiating Burial will follow after 4 pm Thursday She was born February 22 1873 in Cherokee Arkansas daughter of Martin and Nancy I Williams She married James R Carnahan who died March 14 1944 She is survived by a stepson Guy Carnahan of Ashland Kentucky a nephew Leonard Carnahan of this city and three grandsons She was a member of the Cherokee Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Carnahan
Perkins Avenue
Lowry Nursing Home
Myers Chapel
Marsh Harpole
Oakwood Cemetery
Carnahan
Cherokee, Ark
Martin
Nancy I. (Cross) Wilams
James R. Carnahan
Guy Carnahan
Ashland
Leonard Carnahan
Wayne City Rites For John Gammon
Funeral services for John Gammon will be held at 2 00 p m Thursday at the Richardson Chapel in Wayne City with Gerald Forth officiating Burial will follow in Garrison Cemetery Friends may call after 5 00 p m today Mr Gammon 72 of Chicago died Saturday at St Joseph Hospital in Hot Springs Ark He was a former Wayne City resident He was born December 16 1892 in Wayne County the son of William A and Laurana Boswell Gammon He is survived by a daughter Mrs Irona Alexander of Rossville Ga two brothers Willie Gammon Wayne City and Johnce Gammon Sims a sister Mrs Agnes Terry Los Angeles Calif and one grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gammon
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Gerald Forth
Garrison Cemetery
Mr. Gammon
Chicago
St. Joseph Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
Wayne County
William A. and
Laurana
Boswell) Gammon
Irona Alexander
Rossville
Willie Gammon
Johnce Gammon
Sims
Agnes Terry
Los Angeles
Calif
Heiress and former FDR Jr wife found dead in Michigan
An inquest was set for today into the death of Mrs. Ethel Du Pont Roosevelt Warren 49 heiress and former wife of Franklin D Roosevelt Jr found hanged in a bathroom at her Grosse Pointe Farms home. Police said suicide and a maid noted her disconsolate mood. She leaves two sons by Roosevelt and a son by her second marriage and had been awaiting her son Christopher Du Pont Roosevelt's June marriage to Rosamund Havemeyer. Burial is in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Weber
Warren
Eugene Y. du Pont
du Pont Chemical Manufacturing Dynasty
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial records show admissions including Ruby Neal Sanders Donald Ray Williams Randall McKinley Smith Frank Shaw Robert Walter Johnson Ella Crash Walter Marion Hester Elena Sampson Fern Maxine Page Freda Roche Glenda Garrison Vernus Marvel Marcella Fico Leon Dixon and discharges of Clayton Sefried Leroy O Neal Ray Yanez Maurice Moore Betty Southerd and baby Beth Ann Leon Hale Harold Meyers Waltonville James Donoho Sheila Winemiller Irene Stockman Sue Giboney Wallace Byars in the observed list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Neal Sanders
Donald Ray Williams
Randall McKinley Smith
Frank Shaw
Robert Walter Johnson
Ella Crash
Keenes
Walter Marion Hester
Sandoval
Elenora Sampson
Clayton Albert Sefried
Leroy O'Neal
Ray Yanez
Fern Maxine Page
Freda Louise Roche
Glenda Lee Garrison
Vernus Edward Marvel
Marcella Esther Fico
Leon Arthur Dixon
Maurice Moore
Betty Southerd
Beth Ann
Leon Albert Hale
Harold William Meyers
RFD 2
Waltonville
James William Donoho
Sheila Lynn Winemiller
Irene C. Stockman
Sue Frances Giboney
Wallace William Byars
Americans Ambushed Near Da Nang By Off Course Jets
Investigations continue into four planes that attacked a South Vietnamese army post near the border with North Vietnam on Tuesday. U S military spokesmen and Da Nang’s Vietnamese commander labeled the planes as Communist MIGs, but Saigon authorities said the jets were American and had veered off course. Five Vietnamese were wounded in the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Viet Nam
U. S
da Nang
Saigon
U.S
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Prices Unchanged at Midday
Prices paid through 12 30 p m today were unchanged with top hogs at 20 75 for 200 to 220 lb. sows 18 00 for 300 weight and down to 17 75 for 300 weight and over boars 11 50 and 12 00 after 12 30 p m today prices switch to next day levels.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted In Mt Vernon This Afternoon
Mt Vernon markets published quotes this afternoon for Wheat at 1.25 Soybeans at 2.68 Shell corn at 1.35 Ear corn at 1.32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Steady At CME Prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter and eggs steady with mixed grade A whites at 2743 and 2714 respectively. Butter prices shown as steady with several grade quotes including 93 score AA 5814 and 90 B 56N, while egg grades A whites 70 percent or better cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Receipts and Prices Across Markets
Estimated Thursday receipts at National Stockyards include hogs 6500, cattle 1000, calves 200, sheep 200. Hogs ranged 200-2770 lbs 21.00-21.75, sows 17.0-19.00. cattle 2500, steers 23.00-27.00, heifers 23.00-26.50, cows 14.50-17.00, vealers 20.00-29.00. Sheep 200, lambs 27.50-28.50, shorn lambs 24.00, ewes 5.00-6.50. In Chicago USDA live poultry prices steady to 1 lower. roosters 25-27, fryers 20-22, heavy hens 19-20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Chicago
USDA
Egg and Poultry Prices in St Louis Market Report
AP notes Saint Louis wholesale and consumer egg grades with sizes A large 527 A medium 20 21 A small 16 17 B large 23 24 and unclassified 2144 2244. Poultry hens heavy 15 16 light over five pounds 10 13 under five pounds 5 and broilers fryers 20 21.
Chicago Grain price report summary
Chicago market notes list grain bids with No. 2 hard wheat at 1.47 and 1.45, No. 2 yellow corn at 1.37, No. 3 yellow at 1.36, No. 2 heavy oats at 0.73, No. 1 yellow soybeans at 2.83, soybean oil at 40.03. Prices shown in cents per bushel or pound as reported by AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street Mixed Gains Weakened Late Afternoo n
Wall Street edged higher in moderate, late trading with volume around 4.8 million shares. Blue chips led, Kennecott up over 8, DuPont above 2, American Telephone up near a point. several sectors showed gains while some like Ford and GM fluctuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kennecott
DuPont
American Telephone
Pacific American
Lukens Steel
Glidden Co
Atlantic Refining
Bell & Howell
Braniff Airways
Crowell Collier
Fairchild Camera
FMC Corp
Kresge
Litton Industries
J.C. Penney
Swift and
Time
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Dow Jones Noon Averages Show Mixed Uplift
New York AP reports Dow Jones noon stock averages with gains for the Industrial index at 923.96 up 2.96, Rail index 205.90 down 0.53, Utilities at 160.20 down 0.06, and the overall Dow Jones 28 stocks up 0.34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indus
Weather Summary For Northern Illinois And Southern Illinois
Northern Illinois temperatures are forecast three to six degrees below normal with highs near 68 and rain in the period. Normal highs 72 to 77, normals lows 50 to 57, rainfall three quarters to one and a half inches, with showers or thunderstorms Thursday or Friday and again early next week. Southern Illinois temperatures near or slightly below normal with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s, with more than half an inch of precipitation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wlindis
Dlinois
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital Opened Names Betty Michele and Michael Shane
Mr and Mrs Jim Youngblood of Keenes welcomed a daughter born at 409 this morning weighing five pounds one half ounce named Betty Michele in Good Samaritan hospital. Mr and Mrs David Reeves of RFD 2 Waltonville welcomed a son born at 345 yesterday afternoon weighing seven pounds 15 ounces named Michael Shane in Good Samaritan hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Youngblood
Keenes
Good Samaritan Hospital
Betty Michele
David Reeves
RFD 2
Waltonville
Michael Shane
Start Job Near Nason Bonnie Soon Start
Lake is completed and water will be pumped from the Big Muddy River into a temporary impoundment and then to a treatment plant northwest of Benton. When the lake is completed the temporary impoundment will be submerged and the system will draw water directly from the lake. Plan State Park projects include Bend Lake shores with docks and camping as part of a broad fish and wildlife program in Milinois. Illinois will control water levels in upper reaches to support conservation in Jefferson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Muddy
Benton
Bend Lake
Milinois
Tllinois
Jefferson County
India Monk Says India Supports U.S. Vietnam Policy
An Indian Buddhist monk from Simla, Bhikshu Chaman Lal, told AP on Tuesday that most Indians favor the United States policy in Vietnam despite Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's views. He warned that if Vietnam goes today, India goes tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
United States
Viet Nam
Bhikshu Chaman Lal
Simla
Eject Trip From HUAC Proceedings
Federal marshals ejected two young men and a girl from a HUAC hearing in Chicago after they leaped up and shouted abolitionist slogans. The disruption occurred as Lucius Armstrong, 65, a retired steel plant worker, testified at the committee room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
House Committee On Un-American Activities Today
Lucius Armstrong
Rend Lake Ideal Site for College
Rend Lake Conservancy District suggests Rend Lake as a compromise site for a regional area college replacing proposed Junior College Districts. The district cites a ten year plan, a $12.5 million Intercity Water System, and aims to benefit Southern Illinois broadly. Educators are urged to consider the proposal and respond with reactions for a potential meeting in Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservancy District
Bend Lake
Rend Lake
Conservancy
Mt. Vernon
Herrin
McLeansboro
du Quoin
Tailinois
Bend Lake Conservancy
Benton
Lake Jaycee Opens Memorial Weekend Rules Enforced
Lake Jaycee opens for Memorial Day weekend with strict enforcement through summer. Licenses at city hall cost 1 dollar for small boats and 10 dollars for larger motors, 100 dollars for out of county owners. Motor limit is 40 hp. Skiers allowed with safety gear. Boats require lights horn and life jackets. Two in boats pulling skiers. sailboats have right of way. clockwise travel urged.
Rend Lake Site Adopts Scenic Campus Vision
Frank Feltmeier, Planning Committee Chairman, Rend Lake Conservancy District Board of Trustees, outlines two key factors for selecting a Rend Lake site: location on Interstate Highways 7 and 64 to shorten travel between our cities and a broad tax base to fund proper educational facilities. He argues the lakeside location offers a beautiful setting and strong regional connectivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend Lake
U.S. 7
Lowery pleads innocent to theft charge at arraignment
Donald C. Lowery of Rich View pleaded innocent and requested a jury trial on a theft charge after being arraigned yesterday. He is charged with stealing 337 dollars of equipment from General Radiator Co where he worked. Kenneth Olson, vice president of General Radiator, signed the warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Lowery
Richview
Lowery
General Radiator Co
Kenneth Olson
General Radiator
Richardson Hill Decoration Day Services Planned
The annual Decoration Day services at Richardson Hill cemetery two miles south of Dahlgren will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 30. A brief program and business meeting will follow. All interested people are invited to attend to support cemetery upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson Hill Cemetery
Dahlgren
Close Race in Madison County Kentucky Primary
Election officials in Madison County confirmed the results after double checking. Robert Turley won the county judge race 3398 to 3397 over Robert Combs, while Kenton Moherly led Sheriff Willie Green 3086 to 3081.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond. Ky
Madison County
Robert Turley
Robert Combs
Kenton Moherly
Willie Green
Denton Staff Manager For Prudential Here
James L Deaton was promoted to staff manager in the Mt. Vernon Prudential office. A Marion native and 1945 graduate, he served in the Navy and has held roles with Life Underwriters groups. Deaton resides at 7 Main Street, Mt. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Deaton
Mt. Vernon
Prudential Insurance Company
Paul DD. Beeson
North Ninth
Marion
Deaton
Marion Tossnship High School
Prudential
ILOGL
U.S. Navy
Life Underwriters Training Council
Var Nell Rebekah Lodge to Meet in ICCF Hall
The regular meeting of Var Nell Rebekah Lodge No. 296 will be held in the I C C F hall on Thursday evening May 27 at 8 00 oclock Initiation Naomi R Bogan Rec Secy Lois Moore NG
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
I.C.C.F
Naomi R. Bogan
Lois Moore
N.G
Scholarships Awarded To Mt Vernon Students
Two Mt Vernon students received teacher education scholarships from the state pool. Winners are Stanley Minilow, 1952 Webber Township High School graduate of Bluford, and Kathleen Marie Abraham, 1963 Mt Vernon Township High School graduate. Announcement made by County Superintendent Ozie Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Ozie Ellis
Stanley Minilow
Webber Township High School
Bluford
Kathleen Marie Abraham
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Supt. Ellis
Rural School Burglarized Near Mt. Vernon
A box with petty cash was stolen from Camp Ground school east of Mt. Vernon after it was locked at 3 p.m. yesterday and found open at 7 a.m. today. Sheriff Dewey Barton said a front door glass was broken to reach a latch. Calvin Williams, a school director, said the amount missing could not be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ground
Mt. Vernon
Dewey Barton
Barton
Calvin Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fdr Jr
Jefferson Memorial
Samaritan
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Studebaker
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Schick
Eversharp and
Technicolor
Thiokol
IBM
Eastern Air Lines
Belleville
Esate Weeenme
Owen Esceteegee
Moline Occeeneevneeermenssneseese
Peoria W
Petetae Renee
Quincy Ceecesecetesece Meernetenrennene
Rockford Et Seeer
Neste Ene
Springfield
Nss
Vandalia
Dubuque
Chicago Midway
Grant Park
Midwest
Madison
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
Okla
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Nason
Bonnie
House Committee On UN American Activities
Huac Proceedings
Southern Railway Co
Washington, D.C
Grumman
Southern
Jefferson
Wayne Counties
Lake Jaycee
Jaycees
General Electric Air
Mitchell's
Congress
Mitchell
Richardson Hill Services
Marvin
Marvin Dye
W-G Motors
Wabash County
Charles EF. Jones
Illinois
Mt. Carmel
Wabash River
Robert M. Crain
James C. Bower
Laura Beall
Crain
Bower
Evansville
Ind
Reident
James ‘Deaton
Mt. V
Broadway
Laird Jewelers
Laird’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!