Death notice for Leona Fay Mills 1926 obituary details
Leona Fay Mills age 49 of Geth St died at the home. Services set for Friday at 1 p.m. Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with Rev George Shelton officiating. Friends may call after 6 p.m. tomorrow. Burial in Oakland Cemetery Carbondale. Survived by sons Roger and Jerry Mills, daughter Shell Keenes, four sisters and a brother Warren. Married to Nis W Mills on September 29 1945.
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Leona Fay Mills
Geth St
Aice
Pearlle
Alice
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
George Shelton
Oakland
Carbondale
Mills
Learn Ther
Roger
Jerry
Shell
Keenes
Glen
Laxine Cowan
Kab
Lorean Childs
Simon To Speak At Coal Miners Program At Rend Lake
United States Representative Paul Simon will be among the speakers at a Coal Miners Respiratory Disease Program at Rend Lake Junior College in Ina Friday at 1 p.m. The meeting, sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Health, aims to inform residents especially coal miners and black families about the black lung clinic, its services, and future expansion plans. Also speaking are Kenneth Dawes of United Mine Workers District No. 12, Dr. Jen Koplin of the Illinois Department of Public Health, tuberculosis control officer, and Dr. Parviz B. San, medical director of the Miners Respiratory Health.
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United States
Paul Simon
Rend Lake
Ina
Illinois Department of Public
Ealth
Tenois Department of ‘Bublic Health
College
Nneth Dawes
Trict No
United Mine Workers of America
Jen Koplin
Ilinois
Tuberculosis Control
Illnois
Woodlawn Community High to hold special meeting
A special meeting of the Woodlawn Community High School Board of Education is set for Friday May 28 at 8 pm in the school Study Hall. Residents are invited to attend and hear reports on district matters.
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Hootten High _ Board
T weThere
Woodlawn
High School Aard. of Education
Mt Vernon grain and national markets mixed today
Mt Vernon quotes at 10 00 am show soybeans and wheat with varying bids, cattle and hog markets in Illinois tight on supply. New York stocks edge higher at noon with Dow around 971 amid mixed NYSE and AMEX results and notable names like Skyline and Warner-Lambert cited.
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MT. Vernon
Skyline
General Cable
Avco
Warner-Lambert
American Stock Exchange
Menard prison shakedown injuries amid cell search
Inmates at Menard Correctional Center sustained injuries during weekend violence as guards staged a cell by cell shakedown for weapons. About 2,000 inmates were confined to cells amid standoff reports of gang clashes, with two stabbings, one shotgun wound, and tear gas used in the yard and cellhouse. Feconda noted no serious injuries and a weeklong operation with routine shakedown procedures.
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Menard
Ill
Menard Correctional Center
Joseph Feconda
Department of Corrections
Feconda
New US Food Stamp Rules Trim Benefit Reach
The administration says new food stamp rules will save taxpayers 1.2 billion dollars yearly once fully in effect in six months. About 18.8 million people in 5.88 million households now receive benefits, with a 5.7 billion dollar annual federal cost. Ford issued the rules in February citing Congress delays and critics say the program is too costly and complex. The changes cap gross income at specific levels and tighten eligibility, affecting typical three-person households. challengers cite constitutional and statutory issues and seek a temporary restraining order.
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Ford
Congress
Continental
United States
Pollack
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Food-Samp
Sult
Rusty Water Season Prompts Caution in Rend Lake Area
The Rend Lake area faces rusty water as old mains shed rust. The city water department warns phosphate limits by the EPA cap additives to fix the issue. If steps are delayed, fines could reach ten thousand dollars daily. Homeowners are urged to test water before laundry. Local maintenance chief Wilbur Jones notes not a health hazard but laundry damage remains a concern.
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EPA
State’ Environmental Protection
Agency
Rend
Wilbur Jones
Jones
Mt., Vernon
Little Wabash C B Club Holds First Jamboree
The Little Wabash Modulators C B Club will stage its first jamboree on Sunday May 30 at Wayne County Fairground from 10 a m to 5 p m. The convocation of citizen band radio clubs will offer food and entertainment with CB radios awarded to several clubs including the largest and best dressed. The public is invited.
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Little Wabash C. B
Little Wabash Modulators
C.B
Wayne County Fairground
MT Vernon Weather Snapshot From Local Desk
Tuesday forecast calls for a high of 73 and a low of 50 in MT Vernon. Overnight 7:00 a.m. reading was 52 with rainfall noted. Historical context lists 1976 rainfall 8.70 inches and past highs/lows: 90/60 one year ago, 67/46 five years ago, 82/54 ten years ago. Thursday sunrise 5:36, sunset 8:10 DST. Bend Lake main dam measures 405, 52 feet above mean sea level. hooves reference appears.
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Mt, Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Grand Prairie Wins Debris Pick Up Contest
Grand Prairie students led by Supt Walter Puckett and road commissioner Don Braddy cleared township roadsides of 6140 pounds during 1976 Cleanup Week. Mt Vernon area finished second with 4120 pounds. Webber Township and Field School reported strong efforts while Horace Mann and Casey Junior High aided curbside cleanup.
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Plaquie
Chamber Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie School
Jefferson County
Greater
Jefferson ‘County
Feworthag
Roger Foxall
Webber
Townishilp High
Mt. Vertign
Webber Township
Merce Will
Grand Prairie
Braddy
Puckett
Mt. Vernon
Rame Township
Casey
A . Gl
Mallane Park Plaza
Ro F
Asm Hgourt Hi ‘ Reat R
Hawn
Extensive Heat and Smoke Damage at 8th Street Home
Firefighters reported extensive heat smoke and water damage at the Harrison Hughey Jr residence 800 North 8th Street after a Tuesday morning blaze. The fire began in a bedroom around 11 45 a m and involved several burning mattresses in the northeast corner home at 8th Street and Oakland Avenue.
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Harrison Hughey Jr
N. 8Th St
8Th Street
Oakland Avenue
Soper and Mitchler Respond to Payoff Allegations
In Cicero, Soper declined to comment on payoffs saying he would wait for a transcript. He noted interviews with postal inspectors and implied no grand jury action if he were involved. Mitchler echoed he would reveal involvement if it occurred.
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Cicero
Soper
Mitchler
Hays admits deceit in Miss Ray affair amid ethics probe
In a crowded House chamber, 65 year old Hays confessed lying about his relationship with Elizabeth Ray while denying she worked for him as a mistress. He said he ended it before remarriage to Patricia Peak and insisted Ray was paid for duties. The Washington Post traced payroll secrecy and outlined mounting political fallout.
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Ethics Committee
Carl Albert
Albert
London
Hays
Miss Ray
Elizabeth Ray
Washington Post
House’ Administration Committee
House
Palle Committee
Miss’ Ray
Committee
Congressional
de Hays
Patricia’ Peak
Ohio
Miss. Ray
Heri
Post
Rth
Varnell Rebekah Lodge Meeting May 27 Tonight
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 296 will be held in the I.O.O.F. hall Thursday evening May 27 at 8 00 p m. Marie Isaac N G Naomi R Bogan Sec.
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Rebekah Lodge
Varnell
Rebekah Lodge No
C.F
Marie Isaac
Naomi R. Bogan
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