Paul Martin 84 of Mt Vernon dies at Hamilton Memorial
Paul H. Martin 84 of 1617 Forrest Ave Mt Vernon died at 1 15 pm Saturday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital Funeral services set for 130 pm Wednesday at Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Philip R Colburn officiating Burial in Richardson Hill Cemetery Friends may call after 6 pm Tuesday Born in Centralia August 8 1890 son of Silas W and Lulu Sikorski Martin First married Mabel Carr who died June 10 1947 Later married Lavina Snider who survives He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Mt Vernon Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America and former Odd Fellows member Survived by wife two daughters Merle Fortune and Mary Ellen Reininger both of Mt Vernon ten grandchildren fifteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild one sister Mareena Guse Collinsville Preceded in death by two sons W W and Mack Martin one brother Harry and his first wife Mabel
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Paul Martin
Mt. Vernon
Paul H. Martin
Forrest Ave
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Hughey-Pulley Funneral
Philip. R. Colburn
Richardson Hill
Mr. Martin
Centralia
Silas ‘W
Lulu (Sikorski) Martin
Mabel Carr
Lavina Snider
Martin
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America
The
Oddfellows Lodge
W. G
Merle) Fortune
R. L
Mary Ellen) Reininger
Vernon
Mareena Guse
Collinsville
W. W
Mack Martin
Harry
Mabel
Iva Ann Rader Dies in Mt. Vernon at 70
Iva Ann Rader 70 of 4212 Rose Lane Mt. Vernon died at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Former Wayne City resident. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday Richardson Funeral Home Wayne City with Ministers Copeland and Klinglé officiating. Burial Thomason Cemetery. Visitation after 6 p.m. today. Born Sept 9 1904 in Wayne County daughter of John A and Maggie McCormick. Married Paul Rader December 9 1930. Survived by five brothers: Loman Batavia Robert Aurora Walter Wayne City Paul Lockport Eddie Joliet. two sisters Mildred Ramage Downers Grove and Mary Loss Mt. Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Rose Lane
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Wayne City
Richardson Funeral Home
Doyle Copeland
Robert Klinglé
Thomason
Richardson
Rader
Wayne County
John A
Maggie (Austin) MceCormick
Paul Rader
Loman McCormick
Batavia
Robert McCormick
Aurora
Walter McCormick
Paul McCormick
Lockport
Eddie McCormick
Joliet
Perry
Mildred) Ramage
Downers Grove
Donald
Mary) Loss
Mortuary rites held for Alice Smith aged 93
Alice Smith 93 of 712 S 18th St and Hickory Grove Manor died 7 20 p m Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral 2 30 p m Tuesday Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Father James P Burke officiating. Burial at St Marys Catholic church cemetery. She was born April 26 1882 in Parmie Missouri and married John Miller then W O Smith. Survivors: two sons Edward Miller Vernon and Darrell Smith Frankfort Indiana, three grandchildren, three great grandchildren, one brother Edward Heilman Georgia and one sister Dora Kelley Peoria. Preceded in death by one daughter Clara Miller and both husbands.
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Mt. Vernon
Hickory Grove Manor
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
James P. Burke
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Hughey-Pulley
Smith
Parmie
John
Leona Heilman
John Miller
W. O. Smith
Edward Miller
Vernon
Darrell Smith
Frankfort
Ind
Edward Heilman
Georgia
Dora.Kelley
Peoria
Clara Miller
Death notices for Simon G Karcher and Clara Wagner Scheller
Deaths of Simon G. Karcher 72 of Hot Springs Arkansas and Clara E. Wagner 70 of Scheller are reported with burial and funeral details. Karcher born March 2, 1903 in Hamilton County, survived by wife Cecilia Buerster and five sisters and five brothers. services at St. Mary's Hot Springs and Calvary Cemetery. Clara Wagner Scheller died age 70. funeral at St Barbara’s Scheller with burial follow at church cemetery. survived by husband John Wagner and five siblings among others.
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Hot Springs
Ark
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Peoria
St. Joseph’s Hospital
St. Mary’s of the Springs Catholic Church
Robert C. Kepple
Calvary Cemetery
Hamilton County
Charles and
Rosalia (Anselment) Karcher
Cecilia
Katie ‘Hagerty
East St. Louis
Christina’ Ewald
Decatur
Louise ‘Hausmann
Pesotum
Madeline Rubenacker
Sibley
Ruth McElvain of McLeansboro Dies at 82
Mrs. Ruth McElvain, 82, of McLeansboro, died at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Johnson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
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McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Johnson Funeral Home
Markets Mt Vernon Grain And Stocks In New York Rise
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 5.03 wheat 2.96 corn 2.67 as traders note steadier hogs and mixed cattle in national meat markets. New York stock averages edge higher with Dow up and oil issues advancing amid rate cut expectations and Ford energy speech anticipation.
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NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Indus
Six Electrical Fires Hit Memorial Weekend Across City
Six fire alarms during the Memorial Day weekend kept Jefferson Fire Protection District crews busy. Electrical malfunctions sparked small blazes at G C Murphy Store and a Jiffy Wash Laundry dryer. No major damage. power line and furnace faults caused smoke or odor in several homes. one lightning fire struck a TV tower at Russell Elliston’s home near Waltonville.
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Broadway
Shawnee Street
Marvin’ Wastenbe
N. 9Th St
Burnette
Rick Page
S. 28Th St
Lendell
College Ave
Jiffy Wash
S. 24Th St
Jefferson Fire Protection District
Russell Elliston
Waltonville
Elliston
No Garbage Pickup On Friday Here In Mt Vernon
The City of Mt Vernon will observe Memorial Day on the traditional May 30 date this Friday, so there will be no garbage collection that day and the landfill will be closed. The landfill will be open regular hours Saturday, and the city garbage collection crews will add their Friday routes to their schedule Monday.
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Mt. Vernon
Armed Robber Hits Fairfield Gas Station Monday
Fairfield police report a rifle armed robbery at Davis Quality gas station. An unknown man in a light blue 1968 Buick demanded about $80 from the attendant around 2 35 p m. He is described as five seven, light build, brown hair and beard, driving west alone with a lever action rifle. No injuries reported.
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Fairfield
Davis Quality
Illinois Crime Up 15 Percent in 1974 Across Most Counties
Serious crime rose 15.3 percent statewide in 1974 with 4,939.8 crimes per 100,000 residents, up from 4,285.3 in 1973. In 76 counties the rate increased, 26 decreased. Wabash County saw the sharpest jump 231.3 percent due to burglaries thefts and auto thefts, while Bond County fell 61.6 percent. Officials note small counties exaggerate percentage changes. Peoria County remains highest and Edwards County the lowest.
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Associated Press
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Terral Sues for 9500 Dollar Accident Damages
Mary Louise Terral filed a 9500 dollar accident damage suit in circuit court alleging Terry E. Gee of Waltonville rear ended her vehicle on May 5 along Route 460 near I 64. She claims past and future medical expenses for injuries from the crash.
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Mary Louise Terral
Terry E. Gee
Waltonville
Weather Outlook for Mt Vernon and Bend Lake Dam
Mt Vernon forecast shows Saturday 89 68, Sunday 83 69, Monday 90 60 with today 64 at 7:60 am. Rainfall expected Sunday 0.36 inches. year to date 24.53 inches. Historicals note past highs and lows over five to ten years. Bend Lake main dam water level listed as 409.33 feet above mean sea level with sunrise 5:35 and sunset 8:11.
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Bend Lake
Main Dam
Four Have Minor Injuries In Holiday Weekend Accidents
Four persons sustained minor injuries in Mt. Vernon traffic crashes over Memorial Day weekend. Events include a Bowlin car strike on South 12th Street. a two-vehicle collision at Fisher's Lane and South 10th Street. a motorcycle spill on Broadway after swerving for an emergency vehicle. and a non-injury crash where a driver’s daughter grabbed the wheel. All involved vehicles suffered major damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Carole A. Bowlin
Route 6
South 12Th Street
Miss Bowlin
Good Samaritan Hospital
C. Conrad Anderson
N. 10Th St
Michael J. Williams
O’fallon
Linda S. Legg
Wayne City
Fisher’s Lane
South 10Th Street
Miss Legg
Williams
David D. Flanagan
Logan St
Broadway
Flanagan
Linda F. Randall
S. 23Rd St
Logan Street
Rolland Lewis A Director of State Municipal League
Mayor Rolland Lewis has been appointed to the board of directors of the Illinois Municipal League. The league gathers city officials from across the state to pool resources and assist cities, especially in legislative matters.
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Name Rolland Lewis
State Municipal League
Rolland Lewis
The
Illinois Municipal League
State
Illinois Forecast Warm and Wet Through Weekend
Illinois extends outlook with temperatures near or a few degrees above normal from Thursday to Saturday. Showers likely at times. Northern highs in the upper 70s, southern highs in the low to mid 80s. Lows range from the mid 50s to 60s in the north and 60s in the south.
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Three Thefts Reported In County Over Weekend
The county sheriff's deputies logged three thefts in the past weekend. Gasoline was stolen from storage tanks and a tractor on Routes Centralia and Centra lia from locks and hasps. Damage occurred to a tractor during the theft attempt. Floral arrangements were removed from graves at Round Knoll Cemetery after 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Parts of an exhaust system were stolen from a war vehicle owned by Donald Hays Cochrane Route 1 Bonte, parked a mile south of Nason between March and the past Sunday.
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Carl Schneider
Leota Lampo
Route 4
Sheriff’s
Rotnd Knoll
Donald Hays Cochrane
Nason
Ed A
Marksman Shoots Down Power Lines In Woodlawn Boyd
About a hundred homes in the Woodlawn-Boyd area lost electricity for two hours yesterday after a rifle-toting marksman shot power lines. Andy Birds of Tri ee Electric said traces of sap were found on the ends of the line, indicating a bullet broke it. Neighbors reported a vehicle in the area. the wire was shot in the middle of a span, suggesting the aim was not at regulators. Repair crews worked from Memorial Day holidays and restored power within about two hours.
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Andy Birds
Tri- Ee Electric
Is Bird
Bird
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