Funeral services held for Stella Curtis 77 in Mt Vernon
Mrs. Stella Curtis of 1104 Wilshire Drive dies at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral at Pulley Chapel with Rev. Glenn Boice officiating. Burial in Oakwood cemetery. Survived by husband Frank, son John Curtis, daughter Marjory Cozart, sister Oma Landis, six grandchildren. One son Robert killed in World War II. Born April 4 1892 in Jefferson county. Burial and viewing details given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Curtis
Wilshire Drive
Pulley Funeral Chapel
Glenn Boice
Oakwood Cemetery
Pulley Funeral Home
Curtis
Good Samaritan Hospital
John Curtis
Mt. Vernon
Robert
Marjory) Cozart
Lockport, Ill
Oma Landis
Emma Wheeler of Broughton Dies at 89
Mrs. Emma Lora Wheeler 89 of Broughton died at 2:50 AM today at Pearce Hospital Eldorado. Funeral 2:00 PM Thursday at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro Rev John Hunt officiating. She was born April 16 1880 in Dale IL to Richard and Eliza St Clair. Survived by three sons three daughters 37 grandchildren 71 great grandchildren two great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Lora Wheeler
Broughton
Pearce Hospital
Eldorado
Gholson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
John Hunt
Wheeler
Dale
Ill
Richard
Eliza (Digby) St. Clair
Hiram Wheeler
Methodist Church
Sheridan
Arthur
Hiram
Mt. Vernon
Ruth Mayberry
Eliza Meeks
Springfield
Venita Smith
Effingham
Nelle Eden 80 Former Resident Dies in St Louis
Nelle Pace Eden, 80, a former Mt. Vernon and Jefferson County resident, died Monday in a St. Louis nursing home after a long illness. Graveside rites set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Bethel cemetery with Rev. Argyll E. Houser officiating. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pace and the widow of James Eden. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Marion Heath and Mrs. Dorothy Rodriguez, East St. Louis, plus one grandson and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle (Pace) Eden
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
St. Louis
Bethel Cemetery
Argyl E. Houser
Eden
Joseph Pace
James Eden
Dorothy Rodriguez
East St. Louis
Circuit Court Fines From Local Case Docket
Circuit Court fines were issued to John R. Dulaney for loud mufflers at 617 Lamar and others. Jerry D Blue at 921 Airport road fined for loud and defective mufflers. George Warren Smith of Paducah fined for no reciprocity plates on a track. Gary Fota at 2102 College fined for allowing a vicious dog to run at large. William R. Weasel of Ashley fined for lacking a valid driver’s license. William D. Smith on Route 2 fined for riding a motorcycle without special headgear. Mark E. Holloway at 2008 College fined for riding a motorcycle without special equipment. Marilyn K. Stewart of Bonnie fined for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Dulaney
Lamar
Jerry D. Blue
Airport Road
George Warren Smith
Paducah
Gary Fota
College
William R. Weasel
Ashley
William D. Smith
Mark E. Holloway
Marilyn K. Stewart
Bonnie
Skin cells vastly outnumbering inch square area
A remarkable count shows over 19,000 individual cells per square inch of human skin highlighting the dense cellular makeup of the epidermis and the complex architecture of this protective barrier.
Passengers on Airliner Scared by Spaceship
AUCKLAND New Zealand AP Apollo 10 recovery overhead startled a DC8 on LA to Auckland flight as the jettisoned booster exploded in multicolored lights. Pilot Bruce Chapman reported debris posed danger while a passenger strapped in fear. William Newman of San Diego described the booster as splintering like a huge white rocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
New Zealand
Los Angeles
Bruce Chapman
William Newman
San Diego
Calif
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admission
Admitted Edna Laverne Schuster of 209 north Fourth street. Discharged Benjamin Hatchcraft. Dahl gren. Mrs Patricia Ann Taylor of Bluford and baby William Bruce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Laverne Schuster
North Fourth Street
Benjamin Hatchcraft
Dahlgren
Patricia Ann Taylor
Bluford
William Bruce
Good Samaritan Penny Dickey Lesser and More Names List
A list of individuals with addresses and related discharges follows in a local notices style. Names include Penny Dickey Lesser William Hussey Loren Dixon Pamela King Ruby Lemons Leota Sechrest Roy Puckett Gertrude Puckett Lea Ann Ballard Lena Sefreld Watson De Champ Mabel Blackard Earl Green Karey Myers Robyn Puntney Robert Peddicord Evelyn Borden Phillip Dudley Shannon Johnson Hallie Stanley Trene Bube Ruby Womack Frank Jacobson Viva Miller Sadie Coats Grace Williamson Lonnie Green with various street addresses and towns such as Bluford Dix Woodlawn Waltonville and Wayne City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Dickey
Lesser
William Hussey
Loren Dixon
Herbert
Pamela King
White
Ruby Lemons
Leota Sechrest
Bluford
Roy Puckett
Gertrude Puckett
Lea Ann Ballard
Lena Sefreld
Watson de Champ
Casey Mabel Blackard
Castleton
Earl Green
East Cherry
Karey Myers
Sunset
Robyn Puntney
Oakland
Robert Peddicord
Wayne City
Evelyn Borden
Salem Road
Phillip Dudley
Shannon Johnson
Woodlawn
Hallie Stanley
Westcott
Trene Bube
Ruby Womack
Frank Jacobson
Waltonville
Viva Miller
George
Sadie Coats
Grace Williamson
Bell
Lonnie Green
Lamar
Birth of Tina Renee to Mr and Mrs Harry Birkhead
Mr and Mrs Harry Birkhead of 221 South 2nd Street welcomed a daughter at 1:25 a.m. Sunday in Good Samaritan Hospital. The baby weighed five pounds five ounces and was named Tina Renee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Birkhead
South 2Nd Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tina Renee
Krist Given Life In Coffin Kidnaping Verdict
Krist, formerly jailed for car theft, was found guilty in the coffin kidnaping of Ruth Eisenmann Schier. The jury deliberated seven days, with Dist. Atty. Richard Bell citing strong evidence, while Krist’s defense offered no testimony. The defendant plans to appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Mackle
Coral Gables
Fla
FBI
Decatur
Dist
Richard Bell
Krist
Bell
Mobley Childs
James R. Venable
H. C. Hubert Jr
Venable
Ruth Eisenmann Schier
University of Miami
Washington State
California
Institute of Marine Sciences
Hog market prices at Mt. Vernon update
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market reported prices were up 50 cents to 25.25 for U.S.C.A. No. 1 hogs and 24.75 for No. 2 hogs. No. 3 hogs 24.25, sows 17.25 and 20.75, boars 14.50 and 15.50. After 12:30 p.m. prices will be based on next day’s values.
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U.S.C.A
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Listed at Market Morning
Mt Vernon quoted grain prices show Wheat at 1.17 Soybeans at 2.57 and Corn at 1.22. The figures reflect the morning prices at Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Market Reports Butter and Eggs Steady
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter and eggs prices unchanged. Butter classes AA 93 score 67 percent, A 92 67, B 90 64, C 89 60 with 90 B 65 for cars and 89 C 62. Eggs whites grade A 80 percent and better 43, mediums 25, standards 30, checks 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Illinois Report
Estimates for Wednesday at National Stockyards show hogs 6,000 cattle 1,500 calves 200 sheep 150. Hogs traded 6,500 head with 1-3 200-230 lbs at 25.25-25.75, 2-4 220-270 lbs at 24.00-25.25, sows 20.75-22.50, boars 20.25-21.00. Cattle 2,500 calves 160 slaughter steers 92.00-83.75 per 950-1,160 lbs, slaughter heifers 31.00-33.00 per 800-1,000 lbs, vealers 39.00-42.00, good and choice calves 20.00-27.00. Sheep 200 spring slaughter lambs 30.00-33.00, shorn lambs 29.00-28.00, slaughter ewes 7.00-9.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ill
Chicago Grain Prices Mix For Wheat and Corn
Chicago AP reports grain quotes listing Wheat No 2 hard yellow around 1.34 and No 2 soft red near 1.29 with various myriads for corn options at about 1.30. Oats No 2 heavy white around 65. Soybeans No 1 yellow about 2.71 with No 2 also near 2.71. Soybean oil price noted as 8.08.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wall Street shares drift on tight money concerns
Wall Street opened weaker as investors fretted over tight money conditions. The Dow Jones average at noon stood at 941.05, down 5.89, with a broad slide among industrials and rails though utilities edged higher. General Instrument led NYSE activity, while TeXaco and Standard Oil showed losses elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
AMK Corp
United Aircraft
Standard Oil
Ind
Texaco
General Instrument
New York Stock Exchange
Roan Selection Trust
Gulf Oil
Vanguard International
American Stock Exchange
Loew's Theatres
Dow Jones
Meetings of Rome Chapter No 1014 Order of the Eastern Star
The Rome Chapter No 1014 Order of the Eastern Star holds its regular meeting at 8 p.m. Monday June 2 at the Masonic Temple with formal initiation. A practice session is set for 7 p.m. May 28. W M Myrtle Malone and secretary Sarah Michael announce details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Dix
Myrtle Malone
W. M
Sarah Michael
U S reports 5000 DMZ violations amid mortars shelling Marines
U S Command charges North Vietnam with over 5000 DMZ violations since the bombing halt. Four Sunday shellings hit a Marine position 400 yards inside the DMZ, eight Marines killed and 24 wounded. Command says Hanoi denies the halt, claims no agreement, as 13 Americans and 295 North Vietnamese troops died or were wounded in related clashes since November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Dmz
U.S. Command
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Probation for Man Who Resisted Police Officer
Donald L. Fletcher of Fort Wayne Indiana received one year probation and a $70 fine after pleading guilty to resisting or obstructing a police officer and tearing off an officer's badge during an incident at 1903 South Eighth Street on May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Fletcher
Fort ‘Wayne
Ind
Fletcher
Robert L. Smith
Smith
South Eighth Street
Record Vote Forecast For Los Angeles Runoff
Los Angeles eyes a historic turnout as Mayor Sam Yorty faces Thomas Bradley in a runoff. City Clerk Rex Layton estimates 70 to 75 percent of 1,127,224 registered voters will cast ballots in the Nonpartisan election. Bradley, a city councilman and former police lieutenant, has strong backing from Democratic leaders, while Yorty remains a maverick skeptic of party nominees. Bradley led Yorty by 100,000 votes in the primary among four candidates, with polls predicting lead but urging caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Thomas Bradley
Rex Layton
Yorty
Bradley
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Poetry Magazine Editor Rago Dies in Chicago
Henry A Rago 53 poet educator and Poetry magazine editor since 1955 died Monday night at his North Side home en route to a hospital. He joined Poetry in 1984 as associate editor and became editor in 1985 resigning to teach and study full time. Survivors include his widow Juliet Maggio three daughters and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry A Rago
Poetry Magazine
North Side
Rago
Raga
de Paul University
University of Notre Dame
Astronauts Return to Houston Amid Moon Mission Talk
The article quotes Paine on life beyond Earth and notes Apollo 11’s July 16 launch from Cape Kennedy. Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin Jr are named for the mission with Armstrong and Aldrin to land on the moon while Collins remains in lunar orbit. A Britannica note adds Cheddar cheese forms up to three tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ageold
Earth
Paine
Cape Kennedy
Neil A. Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Armstrong
Aldrin
Colins
Moon
Surgery For Wife Of Mt V Doctor
Mrs. Rita Modert of Rich View Road is recovering at St Luke's Hospital in St Louis after major brain surgery yesterday. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at home a week ago and her husband Dr Jean M Modert has stayed with her at the St Louis hospital since the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Modert
Richview Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Louis
Modert
Jean M. Modert
St. Louis Hospital
Cairo bombings raise tension and gunfire at firemen
Bombings and shootings rocked Cairo as firemen were fired upon while battling a health center fire and a decorating shop. Police reported 75 to 100 rounds fired near the city station, with state police summoned and racial tension discussed by city and state leaders. A Negro pastor was named to the city’s Fire and Police Commissioners to ease tensions amid investigations into vigilante claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-County
Pyramid Courts
Atherton Decorating Co
National Guard
Ilinois
Lewis Edwards
Cairo
J.J. Cobb
Church of God In Christ Church
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Lee P. Stenzel
Paul Simon
House
Firebombings at Champaign spark unrest after inmate death
Shirley linked the Champaign firebombings to the weekend death of John Cushingberry, a 31 year old arrested on stolen goods charges. An autopsy ruled his death as due to cirrhosis with no signs of beating. Champaign Urbana's combined population reaches 85,000 and the university enrolls about 31,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vey
Shirley
Polce
John Cushingberry
Champaign
Champaign County
Cushingberry
Charles Heath
Urbana
University
Man Sentenced To State Farm In Battery Case
John Clark aged 55 of 312 North Sixth Street received four months at Vandalia state penal farm after pleading guilty to battery for shoving Jewell Budis Jones, causing a head injury at the county jail. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams imposed the sentence. Nelson Bravard, 60, of Mt Vernon, was arrested yesterday on battery charges related to the same incident. bond set at $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clark
North Sixth Street
State Penal Farm
Vandalia
Jewell Budis Jones
Alvin Lacy Williams
Nelson Bravard
Mt. Vernon
Two Collisions Here Yesterday Woman Injured
Mt Vernon police logged two crashes on Monday. At 9 30 am Galie F McDaniel 57 of 1712 Grove collided with Joyce A Balsover 35 of 301 Marteeny near 9th and Broadway. Passenger Iona Hayes 75 in the Balsover car had a minor injury. Estimated damage over 100 dollars to both cars. In the Perkins area Mildred R Jackson 65 of 515 South 24th and Gloria Jean Brown 924 Welkins were in a second mishap with Jacksons car over 100 dollars damage and Browns vehicle showing no damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Galie F. McDaniel
Grove
Joyce A. Balsover
Marteeny
9Th and
Broadway
Balsover
Iona Hayes
Mildred R. Jackson
South 24Th
Gloria Jean Brown
Welkins
Perkins
Jackson Auto
Car Stolen In Missouri Recovered In Bell City
Walter Mannen’s car stolen in Mt. Vernon last Thursday night was found in Bell City. Gerald Marty Allen seventeen of Route 7 is held in county jail awaiting charges under a warrant for auto theft.
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Walter Mannen
Mt. Vernon
Bell City
Gerald
Marty” Allen
Route 7
Shiloh Church Marks 150th Anniversary Homecoming
Shiloh United Methodist Church celebrates 150 years since its 1961 observance under Rev. Clair Clark. A June 1 homecoming features Sunday School at 10, dedication by Leroy E. Dude and Donald L. Low, dinner at noon, and 2 o'clock talks by Rev. Garrett Phillips and Rev. Robert Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Clark
Evangelical United Brethren Church
The
Methodist Church
Dallas
Texas
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Shiloh
United Faithful
Leroy E. Dude
Vandalia
Donald L. Low
Garrett Phillips
the United Methodist Church
Mentone
Indiana
Robert Phillips
Paul Gardner
Shiloh Church
Break Windows At Girl Scout House
Vandals used clubs to break out five windows and a door glass at the Girl Scout Little House on 20th Street. The incident occurred Sunday night, according to a police report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Little House
20Th Street
Truck Damaged By Blaze Here
City firemen were called to a parking lot at 10th and Jordan at 9 38 p m Monday where a truck owned by G C Sherman of Dix caught fire. The origin was undetermined and there was damage to the truck body.
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10Th and
Jordan
G. C. Sherman
Dix
Purse Stolen at Mt Vernon Home Report
Ann Garrison of 1207 Logan reported a purse theft at 8 15 a m on Monday from her Mt Vernon home. The brown plastic medium size purse was taken after 2 a m that morning and contained 24 in cash a checkbook and a driver s license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Garrison
Logan
Break-In Reported at Ray's Mobil on Salem Road
A window on the south side of Ray's Mobil Station at 1809 Salem Road was damaged Monday night but nothing was taken. A witness saw a man and a woman in a blue over gold car leave the scene heading north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobil
Salem Road
Mt. Vernonites Attend SII Session at West Vienna
Mt. Vernon residents Earl D. Jamison and Jack Harlan joined a Southern Illinois, Inc. meeting held at the Bob White restaurant in West Vienna. The discussion focused on conservation in the Shawnee National Forest and farming in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl D. Jamison
Jack Harlan
Mt. Vernon
Southern Illinois, Inc
Bob White
West Vienna
Shawnee National Forest
Two Killed In Wreck On Illinois 53 Near Carbondale
Two persons died in a head on collision on Illinois 53 north of Carbondale. Victims are George W. Alford 22 of Mount Sterling and Leslie D. Sutherland of De Soto. Local authorities investigated the crash and identified the drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Illinois 53
George W. Alford
Mount Sterling
Leslie D. Sutherland
de Soto
Vandalia Slot Machines Looted Police Confiscate Devices
Vandalia Illinois officers report burglars stole an undetermined amount of cash from a vending machine and seven slot machines at the American Legion club Monday night. Sheriff Leonard Kelly arrived, ordered the devices confiscated and destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia, Ill
American Legion Club
Vandalia
Leonard Kelly
Fayette County
Kelly
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Mt. W. Florist
Emma Wheeler
Nelle Eden
Circuit Court
Jefferson Memorial
Good Samaritan
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
George Esper
L.A
Houston
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wife of Mt. V
State Farm
Missouri
V.F.W. Post
V.F.W. Vernois
Owen E. Jones
Girl Scout House
Mt. V
Bill
Electra
Bill Kniffen
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