Deaths and Funerals Mrs Lutimae Mason 79
Mrs Lutimae Mason 79 of 207 East Randolph McLeansboro died at 4 00 am today at Franklin Hospital Benton Funeral services will be held at 5 00 pm Sunday at Donelson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev Robert Freytag officiating Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery Muscatine Iowa Body lies in state at Donelson Funeral Home after 2 00 pm Saturday Survivors include husband Ernest E Mason four sisters all of Iowa and Dorothea Chef of Columbus Junction Iowa She was a member of Presbyterian church Muscatine and Royal Neighbors.
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Lutimae Mason
East
Randolph
McLeansboro
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Donelson Funeral Home
Robert Freytag
Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine
Iowa
Donelson
Mason
John G
Minnie (Dallmeyer) Richley
Ernest E. Mason
Vinnie Lang
Anna Schreurs
Edna Cantor
Macazine
Dorothea Chef
Columbus Junction
Presbyterian Church of
Felix M. Ray, 80, Dies. Rites Set at Hazel Dell Church
Felix M. Ray, 80, died Thursday in DuQuoin after residing in Barretown. Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Hazel Dell church southeast of Lesser, with burial at Maple Hill cemetery. He was born February 4, 1887 in Jackson County, a former farmer and coal miner, survived by three sons Cecil Roy Loy. three daughters Beulah Ruby May. two brothers Dewey Louie. two sisters Della Nobia. six grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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Felix M. Ray
Hazel Dell Church
Lesser
Dwight Dame
Nerinthel
Elliott
Maple Hill Comedry
Brayfield
Lescer
Peo
Mr. Ray
Barren Towe Yn
Frisce
Beulah Wilson
Sesser
Ruby Burton
May Loman
Ina
Dewey Ray
Mt. Vernon
Louie Ray
Della Ray
Nobia Leach
Lucille Chapman 70 Dies in McLeansboro Funeral Set
Lucille Daily Chapman 70 of 110 North Pearl Street McLeansboro died at 4 45 am at Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro. Funeral 2 00 pm Sunday at Donelson Funeral Home with Rev Richard Hubble and Rev Robert Larner officiating. Burial in Blooming Grove Cemetery. May call after 2 00 pm Saturday. Born August 23 1896 in Hamilton County daughter of William C and Emma Echols Daily. Married December 6 1915 to Roland E Chapman who survives. Also survives one son William F Chapman of Brazil Indiana two sisters Mrs Harry Ward and Mrs Omer Redfearn both of McLeansboro and two grandchildren. First Baptist Church of McLeansboro.
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Lucille Daily Chapman
Pearl Street
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Donelson Funeral Home
Richard Hubble
Robert Larner
Blooming Grove
Chapman
Hamilton County
William C
Emma (Echols
Roland E. Chapman
William F. Chapman
Brazil
Ind
Harry Ward
Omer F Redfearn
First Baptist Church of
McClure, 77, Former McLeansboro Teacher, Dies
Guy James McClure 77 of Route 1 McLeansboro died at 6 45 am at Hamilton Memorial Hospital He was a retired school teacher He born March 25 1890 in Jefferson County He married Nannie Mangis May 2 1921 He is survived by his wife a brother Orlie McClure and was a World War I veteran He belonged to VFW Lodge 75 Macedonia Masonic Lodge 1128 and the Methodist Church Burial will be in the McLeansboro cemetery.
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Guy James McClure
Route 1
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Don»elson
Donelson
Mr. McClure
Jefferson County
John W
Jennie (Snodsmith) McClure
Nannie Mangis
Orlie McClure
St. Louis
McClure
VFW Lodge
Macedonia
Charles A Drew Dies Suddenly at 77 Rites Saturday
Charles Anderson Drew of 124 Opdyke avenue died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday after a heart attack. He was 77. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Benton in the IOOF Masonic cemetery with Pulley Funeral Home arranging. He was born May 7, 1890 in Benton, survived by wife Mary Burroughs, three sons Paul, Lester, Glenn, three daughters Gladys Childers, Frankie Fox, Edna Louise Rider, 13 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren.
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Charles Anderson Drew
Opdyke Avenue
Mary (Rea) Drew
Mary Burroughs
Paul Drew
Little Rock
Ark
Lester Drew
This City
Glenn Drew
Kankakee
Gladys Childers
Frankie Fox
DeWitt, Ark
Edna Louise Rider
Clarendon
Northern Lights Over U S and Severe Atlantic Coastal Storms
Weather reports describe bright auroras seen from Pennsylvania to Oregon, with Nashville noting bright displays in Middle Tennessee. Strong winds, high tides 2 to 3 feet above normal, and coastal flooding from Cape Cod to Portland caused power outages, toppled poles, and crop damage valued around 1 million dollars. Snow hit New England with eight inches in Vermont and seven in New Hampshire, Boston low near 4 degrees, while rain affected the Atlantic seaboard.
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Pennsylvania
Oregon
Kansas
Alabama
Weather Bureau
Nashville
Boston
Connecticut River Valley
New England
Cape Cod National Seashore
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Rhode Island
East Burke
New Hampshire
Montpelier
Mercury
Windsor Locks
Conn
Atlantic City
N.J
Burlington
Atlantic Coast
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted On a M York
Discharged list includes Phyllis Irene Graham and Hallie Johnson from Salem Road and Belle Rive with other patients named from south locations. Connie Jo Adcock and baby Cynthia Marie noted at 924 Wel kins with Good Samaritan admissions including Jacqueline Lowery and numerous others across Dix Woodlawn Waltonville Bluford.
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Jefferson Memorial
M. York
Phyllis Irene Graham
Salem Road
Hallie Johnson
Belle Rive
Lillie Sarah Badgett
South 26Th
Connie Jo Adcock
Cynthia Marie
Welkins
Good Samaritan
Jacqueline Lowery
Richview Road
Florence Duncan
Dix
Homer Flanagan
Woodlawn
Elma Curlock
Bonnie
Maude Decker
Cora Suler
Waltonville
Clara Miller
Alta Brooks
South
LeRoy Hunt
Laura Estes
Alma Poole
Ivan Monroe Clark
George
Debra Eller
Hattie Jakson
Herbert
Dorothy Flinn
Westwood
Vickie Dixon
Guy Wood
Bluford
Weather Here And Elsewhere Thursday Forecast
Thursday high 90 and low 61 with rainfall to date 15.20 inches inches. One year ago reached 82 and 54. Five years ago 81 and 0. Saturday sunrise 4 36 sunset 7 19 CST.
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C.S.T
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois region stays warm
Temperatures in Southern Illinois-Temperate area forecast 2 to 6 degrees above normal with normal highs around 78 to 75 and lows 55 to 62. Cooler conditions expected over the weekend and warming early next week. Precipitation under one half inch in weekend showers and again around Wednesday.
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Wlinois
Illinois Weather Shines With 90s Across State
The hottest weather of the year continued in Illinois with 90s under sunny skies. A cooler Saturday is forecast as a cool front moves through behind showers or thunderstorms. Thursday hit 90s in parts of the state, including Springfield at 9. Tonight will be mild in the 60s.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Springfield
House Debates Four Year Draft Extension Vote
The House considered extending the draft by four years with a Memorial Day break looming. A key clash over deferment guidelines sparked a vote 160 to 77 against the plan, leaving college graduates under new manpower rules and the president's stance on undergraduate deferments unclear.
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H.R. Gross
R-Town
Paris
Armed Services Committee
Saigon
New National Manpower Resources Board
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Update
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were down 75 cents with top hogs at 22 25 to 22 60 for 200 to 220 lb meat type hogs Sows rose 25 cents to 19 25 for 300 weight while 300 weight and over sows at 19 00 Boars ranged 14 00 to 14 50 After 12 30 p m prices to be based on next day prices.
Market quotes for grains and soybeans in Chicago
Chicago AP reports quotes for Wheat No 2 hard at 1.67 percent, No 2 red at 1.65, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.41, Oats No 2 heavy white at 77, Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.90, and Soybeans at 10.32.
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Chicago
Livestock Prices At National Stockyards Illinois
AP reports estimated Monday arrivals at National Stockyards Illinois hogs 7000 cattle 125 calves 75 sheep 100. Hogs barrows and gilts 200 250 lb 22.50 23.50 sow 300 650 lb 17.00 19.75. Cattle steers choice 25.00 25.75 heifers choice 24.00 cows utility 17.00 18.50 vealers 26.00 34.00 calves 18.00 24.00. Sheep spring lambs choice prime 25.00 shorn ewes good choice 6.00 6.50.
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National Stockyards
St Louis Egg Market Prices Reported by Produce
St Louis market notes consumer grade eggs list sizes A large 22-25 cents A medium 19-21 A small 15-17 B large 19-22 wholesale standard 20-22 unclassified 19-20 hens heavy 12-13 light over 5 lbs 8.9 under 5 lbs no price broilers and fryers 25 4-25 16 per hundred or price unit remains unstated.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Market Notes Butter Eggs and Cars Prices
Chicago AP market brief lists Butter at 3 score, AA 66 92 A 66 90 B, and 89 C 59. Eggs grade A whites 2414 mixed 2444, mediums 21, standards 2314. Also mentions Cars 90 B 64 and various percentage readings.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street Week Opens With Modest Losses In Mixed Trade
Wall Street moved irregularly lower in moderate trading as turnovers neared a yearly record on the New York Stock Exchange. The AP 60 average was up slightly at noon, while the Dow fell 1.67 to 869.04. Studebaker slid, United Aircraft rose on an Air Force order, IBM and Xerox fell, and oil shares were narrowly mixed.
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New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Studebaker
Worthington Corp
Lionel Corp
United Aircraft
IBM
Xerox
Control Data
American Stock Exchange
Pilots Picnic At Airport Highlights Mt Vernon Group
About 66 members of the Mt Vernon Pilots Association and their families attended an airport picnic. The highlight was color slides by Warren Jolly of the Rockford Experimental Aircraft Meet held last year.
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Mt. Vernon
Pilot’s Association
David Furnall
Barbara Stratan
Ellen Robinett
Don Champion
Ted Glass
Bob Brieseacher
Weatherbird
Cone
Blockade on War Up to Israel Amid Middle East Tensions
Report from Cairo on a peace mission and U.N. efforts to end the conflict. Johnson hints at a Big Four summit if diplomacy fails. Abba Eban seeks U.S. plans to open the Gulf of Aqaba while Britain readies naval force. Syria and Algeria pledge troops and arms as Arab nations prepare for possible war.
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Security Council
Ottawa
Johnson
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
U.N
Middle East
Israel
Abba Eban
Washington
United States
Gulf of Aqaba
East Africa
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Britain
Aden
Ministry of Defense
Mediterranean
al Ahram
U.S
U. S
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Fahed Awamleh
Suez Canal
Aqaba
Elath
Palestine Liberation Army
Gaza Strip
Strip
Algeria
Syria
Kuwait
Defense Ministry
Zalman Shazar
Montreal
Damascus
Mohammed Mahjoubd
Arab League Boycott of
Elias Saakhmeh
Rejected bids halt utilities for industrial park project
Mattoon city officials voting against accepting the low bid for utilities and access roads threaten to lose a federal grant. Mayor Martin warned a council rejection could cancel the $110,000 grant, forcing a restart when locating new industry. Council members urged extending water and sewer to attract business and asked Lewis to seek more time on the grant beyond June 30.
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Martin
Flora
Flota
Mattoon
Ill
Burnette
Chester Lewis
Lewis
Laur
Kenneth Gray
Gray
Former Mt. V. Resident To Speak At Wesley
The Rev. Carl D. Mitchell, a former Mt. Vernon resident and once a Wesley Methodist Church member, will speak at Wesley Methodist Church this Sunday evening during the 7:30 service. He now pastors Demaree Memorial Methodist Church in Centralia.
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Carl D. Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
Wesley Methodist Church
Mitchell
Demaree Memorial Methodist Church
Centralia
Jury Links Charred Body to Randolph
The charred body found in a burned abandoned farmhouse is linked to Randolph by the note he left and his absence. A 1950 model car owned by Randolph was recovered about a quarter mile from the fire scene. Gholson said autopsy was impossible due to extensive fire damage. Randolph, long a Fairfield resident, previously ran R R Repair and Supply Co with a brother. the partnership dissolved and he worked for Bernard Podolsky, a Fairfield geologist. another brother served in Guam with the Armed Forces.
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Rudolph
Randolph
Gholson
Fairfield
Mill Shoals
R & R Repair and Supply Co
Bernard Podolsky
Guam
Special M E E T I N G and Grand Matron Visit
A special meeting is scheduled for Friday May 26 at 7 30 p m with work in the third degree led by Bill Salyer and Byron Weld. An official visit by the Grand Worthy Matron and her family is set for Saturday May 27 at 8 00 p m in the Masonic Temple. A banquet will precede at 6 00 p m at the L and N Cafe. Jean Carpenter W M Naomi Bogan sec.
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Bill Salyer
W.M
Byron Weld
C.E.S
Masonic Temple
L. and N
Jean Carpenter
W. M
Naomi Bogan
Veterans Burial Plot Dedication Set for Jefferson County
A Sunday ceremony marks dedication of the Armed Forces Memorial Plot in Smith Cemetery east of Bonnie in Spring Garden township. Mt Vernon and Salem American Legion posts sponsor the May event with firing squad color guard auxiliaries and service recruiters attending.
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Jefferson County
Smith Cemetery
Bonnie
Spring Garden Township
Armed Forces Memorial
Mt. Vernon
Salem American Legion
Legion
Mt. Vernon Legion
Salem Legion
Project Uplift Staff Members Resign Here
Two Jeff erson county Project Uplift staff resign to accept other posts. Paul G Liberty Jr moves to Southwestern Cooperative Education Laboratory in Albuquerque NM with higher pay, effective June 30. Dr Liberty helped develop Uplift and its continuation grant was praised as very good. Ed Delmastro resigns May 31 to join Southern Illinois University as graphic arts coordinator with AV services to finish degree requirements.
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Jefferson County
Uplift
Paul G. Liberty, Jr
Southwestern Cooperative Education Laboratory
Albuquerque
N. M
Liberty
Ed Delmastro
Southern Illinois University
Two Break-Ins Reported Here Money Taken
Mt. Vernon police investigated two burglaries last night at Gulf Service Station at 10th and Conger and Wides Service Station at 1321 South 10th. A rear window was broken at both sites to gain entry. At Gulf, an undetermined amount of money and possibly checks were taken from a cigarette machine. At Wides, nothing missing was found.
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Mt. Venon
Gulf Service
10Th
Conger
Wides
South 10Th
Gulf Station
Notheing
Plan Fairfield High Rise For The Elderly
Washington AP says the Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a $1,442,426 loan to Fairfield Illinois for a 100 unit high rise apartment building for the elderly.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fairfield
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