Deaths and Funerals Harry D Lough Dies at 72
Harry D Lough of 1714 Broadway a retired Vernon real estate dealer died at Good Samaritan Hospital after long illness. He was 72 years old and a prominent business figure, WWI veteran, and avid baseball follower. Funeral at Oakwood cemetery Wednesday 10 30 a.m. with Rev Freytag. viewing Tuesday at Pulley Funeral Home. Survived by wife Rose, two daughters, sister, and three grandchildren.
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Harry D. Lough
Broadway
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lough
Mr. Lough
Kentucky
Ladoga
Indiana
Leslie and
Stella
Neff) Lough
Mt. Vernon
Rose Griffith Casey
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Moose Lodge
First Community Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Robert Freytag
Pulley
C. E. Winn
Salem
Frank Ad. Hayes
Buffalo, N. Y
Mabel Gardner
Death notice for Sarah Wilson of Whittington
Mrs Sarah Henrietta Wilson of Whittington died at 400 am Sunday at Franklin County Hospital Benton She was born August 28 1884 in Franklin County daughter of John and Matilda Berge Wilkerson She married George W Wilson and survived by four sons two daughters three brothers a sister twenty grandchildren six great grandchildren and six deceased children were noted The funeral with Rev W R Burton and Rev Willie Toney at Palestine Church south of Whittington burial in Franklin Cemetery will be after lying in state at Johnston Funeral Home Benton
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Sarah Henrietta Wilson
Whittington
Franklin County Hospital
Benton
Palestine Church
W. R. Burton
Willie Toney
Franklin Cemetery
Johnston Funeral Home
Wilson
Franklin County
John
Matilda (Berge) Wilkerson
George W. Wilson
C. Thomas Wilson
Blue Island
Troy Otis
Arlie Wallie Wison
Chicago
George C. Wilson
Lucy Sneed
Nannie Black Dies at 79 Funeral Tuesday
Nannie Matilda Black of Mt. Vernon dies at 12 42 a m Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 79 years five months two days She was lifelong member of South Hickory Hill church funeral Tuesday 2 pm Rev Clarence Taylor to officiate burial in adjoining cemetery Pulley Funeral Home body lies in state at church noon Tuesday survived by son James Henry Black daughters Mrs Carl Jones and Mrs Joe Bell two brothers Fred Beckham Holton Indiana Lou Beckham Mt Vernon six grandchildren and five great grandchildren
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Nannie Matilda Black
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Tte
Good Samaritan Hospital
South Hickory Hill Church
Ihe
Clarence Taylor
Pulley
Mrs. Black
Dee
Jefferson County
G. B
Margaret (Osborn) Beckham
James A. Black
James Henry Black
Carl Jones
Joe Bell
Fred Beckham
Holton
Ind
Lou Beckham
Death notices for Earl Byard in Dayton and burial in Kansas City
Myrle Byard reports the death of her uncle Earl Byard of Dayton Ohio on May 18 funeral services were held May in Kansas City. Burial was in Kansas City Missouri according to the notice.
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Myrle Byard
Earl Byard
Earl, Jr
Dayton
Ohio
Mr. Byard
Kansas City
Births Patrick Kevin and Kimberly Michele in city hospital
Mr and Mrs Loren Richard of 2509 Casey welcomed a son Patrick Kevin born at 12 23 Sunday morning weighing eight pounds one and a half ounces at Good Samaritan hospital A daughter for Mr and Mrs Ivan Dodson of 1313 South 24th street arrived at 2 57 this morning weighing five pounds and named Kimberly Michele at Good Samaritan hospital
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Loren Richard
Casey
Good Samaritan Hospital
Patrick Kevin
Ivan Dodson
South 24Th Street
Kimberly Michele
Earnest Cotton, Former Police Officer, Dies
Earnest E. Cotton of 401 South Sixth Street, Mt. Vernon, a retired police officer and former deputy state fire marshal, died at 4 10 a m at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after a five week illness. He was 81. Born May 4, 1891 in Enfield Illinois, he married Edith Estes in 1903 and is survived by his wife, two daughters Wilma Cotton of Springfield and Helen Hurst of Mt. Vernon, a brother EB N Cotten of Danville, a sister Liza Tadsell of San Francisco, and two grandchildren Pamela Jane Hurst and Michael Hurst. He lived in Mt. Vernon 73 years and was known for his cheerful greeting Hi Podnah. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery with services at Myers Chapel this Wednesday. friends may call after 4 00 p m Tuesday. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and Police Benevolent Board Serving as secretary.
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Earnest E. Cotton
401 South
Sixth Street
Myers Chapel
Loran Bumpus
Oakwood Cemetery
Cotton
Mt. Vernon
Ilinois
Enfield
Jarémand Armilda (Felts) Cotton
Edith Estes
Moose Lodge
Policemen’s Benevolent Board
Wilma Cotton
Springfield
Helen Hurst
EB. N. Cotten
Danville
Liza Tadsell
San Francisco
Calif
Pamela Jane Hurst
Michael Hurst
Walter E Fisher Dies At 84 In Mt Vernon
Walter E Fisher of RFD 4 Mt Vernon died at 3 20 am Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital aged 84. Retired he operated the C and E I interlock here for 27 years. Funeral 2 00 pm Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Rev Everett Lemay officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. Family home to 11 00 am Tuesday for calling. He born May 14 1878 in Mt Vernon son of Charlie and Lucy Reece Fisher. Marr 16 Oct 1898 in Mt Vernon to Madie Moore. Survived by five daughters and four sons 22 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren.
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Walter E. Fisher
RFD
Mr. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Fisher
C.&e.i
Myers Chapel
Everett Lemay
Oakwood Cemetery
Mt. Vernon
Charlie and
Lucy
Reece) Fisher
Madie Moore
Alealia Hammand
Eagle Grove
Maxine Wilkerson
Helsen Johnston
Vernon
Madie Davis
Anaheim
Calif
Betty i Ruth Greene
Harold Fisher
Mt. .Vernon
Paul Fisher
East Peloria
Til
W. EF. Fisher, Jr
Peoria
Williard Fisher
Thornton, IM
Hospital Notes and Admitted Patients List
Hospital notes list Admitted patients at Jefferson Memorial including Orval McKinness Lizzie Sigworth Osie Thomas of Wayne City and discharges for Flora Moore Edna Breeze Orval McKinness Mrs Reha Harris and baby Carol Lynn Good Samaritan admits Irene Elizabeth Piges Viola Harrison Alma Callahan Matilda Shoemaker Howard Gallagher Alma Lee Blankenship Charles Witzel Betty Jean Carter Dorothy Mae Henry Catherine Evans Carol Brownless Herbert Black Blanche Quinn Dwight Hughey Jennie Pearl Gregory Ora Mae Owens William Hanes Tanecharged names include John Weir Ora Mae Roberson Betty Philps Elizabeth Nadolski Oscar Daves Cynthia Sharer Dorothy Lowery Russell Wayne Bishop Neva Greene Charles Lester Boone James Fisher Alma Lee Blankenship William Sanders Cecil Richardson C Gaylor Patricia Ann Sanders and baby Joel Duane William Danner Charles Hubert Witzel Blanche Quinn
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Jefferson Memorial
Orval McKinness
Lizzie Sigworth
Osie Thomason
Wayne City
Flora Moore
Edna Breeze
Reha Harris
Carol Lynn
Good Samaritan
Irene Elizabeth Piges
Viola Harrison
Alma Callahan
Matilda Shoemaker
Howard Gallagher
Alma Lee Blankenship
Charles Witzel
Betty Jean Carter
Dorothy Mae Henry
Catherine Evans
Carol Brownless
Herbert Black
Blanche Quinn
Dwight Hughey
Jennie Pearl Gregory
Ora Mae Owens
William Hanes
Tanecharged
John Weir
Ora Mae Roberson
Betty Philps
Elizabeth Nadolski
Oscar Daves
Cynthia Sharer
Dorothy Lowery
Russell Wayne Bishop
Neva Greene
Charles Lester Boone
James Fisher
William Sanders
Cecil Richardson
C. Gaylor
Patricia Ann Sanders
Joel Duane
William Danner
Charles Hubert Witzel
Grain storage dispute reshapes Estes probe hearing
Senator Fountain led opening remarks as the Senate subcommittee pressed the Estes inquiry into grain storage payments and bonds. Texas official Wil Wilson and former Federal Warehouse Act chief Carl L. Miller testified as witnesses amid calls for further scrutiny and witness expansion.
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Texas Adv
Wil Wilson
Wilson
Estes
Carl L. Miller
Federal Warehouse Act
Miller
Live Stock Market Prices Dip Across Hog and Sow Rates
Markets report overall decline with hogs at 15.35 for 190 to 220 pounds. Sows weighed 300 pounds and under 13.25, over 12.75. Boars fetch 8.25 to 9.25. Prices paid on total live stock market were down 25 cents.
Mt Vernon price quotes mid afternoon grain values
Prices quoted by Mt Vernon this afternoon show Wheat at 1.98, Soybeans at 2.40, Corn at 1.09. Farmers and traders watch the three core commodities as markets shift with harvest and demand indicators.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce Butter and Egg Prices Report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter prices hold steady with various grades listed. Eggs show unsettled wholesale prices across grades with whites and dirties noted. Live poultry wholesale prices move slightly, with roaster fryers priced between 20 and 22 cents per pound.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mericantile Exchange
Chicago
USDA
Egg and poultry grade figures from St. Louis market
St Louis Produce lists egg grades and poultry weights and prices. Consumer grades cover large, medium and small eggs with A and B classes and wholesale standards. Hens heavy and light weights and broilers and fryers prices appear in listed ranges.
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St, Louis
Grain market report from Chicago reflects steady prices
Grain CHICAGO AP No wheat sales. Corn No 1 yellow 1.18 No 2 yellow 1.17-1.18. Oats No 2 heavy white 75 sample grade extra heavy white 7 14 2. Soybeans No 2 yellow 2.46%. Soybean oil 8% 7%. Barley making choice 1.35-1.55 by feed 1.04-1.25.
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Chicago
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Hogs and cattle listed
AP reports USDA market results at National Stockyards with hogs 16 000 head mixed lots 180 to 270 pounds priced 11.00 to 16.25 per cwt and sows 12.25 to 14.00. Cattle and calves total 6500 head with slaughter steer ranges 22.00 to 25.50 per cwt and heifers 19.50 to 25.00. Sheep and lambs 1500 head with spring lambs 15.00 to 21.00 per cwt and slaughter ewes 4.00 to 5.79.
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Til
USDA
Wall Street Plunges as Market Records a 52 Minute Ticker
Stocks sank in a brutal selloff the heaviest in 30 years. The Dow slid 13.82 to 398.06 as volume surged to about 8 million shares. IBM, AT&T and several utilities led declines while bonds edged higher and the market faced a new yearly low.
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ED Morse
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
At&t
IBM
Houston Light & Power
Consolidated Natural Gas
Consolidated Edison
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Lorillard
Pfizer
du Pont
Lon Carbide
Ford
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Echo Not Visible Over Illinois Sky This Week
Chicago AP reports the Echo Sad elite will not be visible to Illinois watchers this week. Only one pass is charted and the course is two brave to the horizon toward sighting.
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Quincy
Joliet
Elgin
Chicago
Carpenter and Williams Awarded for Project Mercury Mission
Scott Carpenter and Walter C. Williams receive the Distinguished Service Medal from NASA for Project Mercury. Carpenter discusses a 230 mile overshoot, 12 G accelerations before re entry, and fuel management, noting the control system and suit temperatures were near expected limits. He calls the flight the supreme experience of his lifetime and praises the smooth launch and bold manual control under pressure.
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Cocoa Beach
Cape Canaveral
Scott
Carpenter
Walter C. Iwilliams
Project Mercury
National Aeronautics and Spice Administration
Glenn
Hawaii
Joliet Guards Jobs Interview in Mount Vernon
Representatives of the Illinois Department of Personnel will interview and examine applicants for guard positions at Joliet State Penitentiary. Miss Maude Myers said the interviews will be held at the Illinois State Employment Service office in Mount Vernon from 8 30 a m to 2 p m on Thursday May 31.
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Springfield
Ilinois Department of Personnel
Mount Vernon
Tllipoth State Penitentiary
Joet
Police plan cemetery patrols during Memorial Day
Mt. Vernon police will patrol area cemeteries over the Memorial Day period after numerous complaints of stolen flowers and damaged lots. Arrests will be made in every case where property is damaged.
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Mt. Vernon
Wage Decree Enjoins Mt. Vernon Distributing Owners
U S District Judge William G Juer issues a permanent injunction against Vincent, Sam, and Phyllis Cusumano of Mt. Vernon Distributing Company for Fair Labor Standards Act violations. Partners must pay minimum wages from 145 per hour after 1961 and 1 25 per hour after 1963, provide overtime, keep records, and pay 578 26 to seven employees. Case arose from labor department investigations led by Earl F Halverson.
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U. S. Department of Labor
Earl F. Halverson
Gagarin Recalls Brief Communications Blackout
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin said he experienced a temporary communications blackout on descent from his April 1961 orbit due to heat and dense atmosphere. He noted two working ground channels, a third failed, and asserted he was the first human in space with no prior orbital failures.
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Tokyo
Yuri Gagarin
Gagarin
Foreign Correspondents
Japan
Unon
Illinois Scholarships for Three From Mt Vernon
Three Mt Vernon students won four year scholarships to the University of Illinois. Michael Jones and Charles E. Martin earned county and veteran child scholarships, while Edward N. Misker gained a Korean War veteran child award. Results were received by County Superintendent Ogle Ellis.
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Mt. Vernon
University of Ilinois
Michael &. Jones
Charles E. Martin
Edward N. Misker
Ogie Eilis
Hill and Utley Wed in Quiet West Frankfort Ceremony
George E Hill and Lucille Utley were married in a small family ceremony at the bride’s mother Mrs Onter Palton’s home in West Frankfort. The couple, now residing in Mt Vernon, were attended by immediate family and a few close friends.
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Lucille Utley
West Frankfort
George Earl Hill
Mt Vernon
Onter Palton
Mrs. Hill
Mt. Vernon
Warn Bee Bee Gun Shooters In Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon police warned residents that shooting bee bee guns within city limits is illegal after several damage complaints. Police urged parents to ensure children leave the city before using the guns.
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Mt. Vernon
Weather Report Five Day Forecast for Northern and Southern Illinois
Northern Illinois expected highs in the 70s to low 80s with lows in the 50s to 60s. Warmer tonight, cooler midweek, then warmer again toward week end. Precipitation about three quarters of an inch in scattered thunderstorms tonight or Tuesday and again Thursday or Friday. Southern Illinois will run about 3 to 7? line lower than normal with minor daily variations and near one inch total rain with local differences. Scattered showers and thunderstorms likely, especially late week. MT VERNON area shows 83/69 Saturday and 80/61 Sunday with 0.40 inches rainfall from Saturday 7:00 am to Sunday 7:00 am. Year-to-date rainfall 16.76 inches. Sunrise 4:35, sunset unspecified.
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Ilinois
Iinois
MT. Vernon
Tornadoes Hit Texas Injuring Dozen In Panhandle
A storm line stretching from central Nebraska to the Texas Panhandle produced tornadoes heavy rain and hail across the region. In the northeast Texas Panhandle a tornado injured at least 13 people though none seriously. Storms affected Kansas Nebraska Colorado and nearby states with hail and strong winds, while rain extended into the Appalachians and other areas as heat lingered in the Southeast and Orlando reached 100 degrees.
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Texas
Associated Press
Nebraska
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Panhandle
Orlando
Fla
Hailstorm Damage In Benton Tops Planes Estimates
Benton based insurance adjusters estimate Saturday hailstorm damage will exceed 15000 dollars. About 300 claims have been received, mainly for home damage. Authorities say hailstones two inches in diameter fell for about 15 minutes.
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Benton
Iowa Posse Hunts Killer Of Five Kin
Unionville Iowa officers surrounded a wooded farm in southern Iowa hoping to capture Gayne Gilbert Smith 24 alive. He is charged with killing five relatives in a shooting spree near Martinsburg where his uncle aunt and three teenage cousins were slain. Smith fled with a shotgun ammo box, as authorities hunted across 60 miles west of Martinsburg. The victims include Andrew R McBeth 51 Dora 42 and their children Amos 19 Alma Kathrine 19 Mia Donna Jean Kellogg. Patsy Lou 15 was wounded but escaped. Perry 6 months slept through the attack.
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Unionville
Iowa
Martinsburg
Mag
Gayne Gilbert Smith
Here
Smith
Andrew R. McBeth
Idora
Amos
Alma Kathrine
Mia
Donna Jean Kellogg
McBeth
Patsy ‘Lou
Perry
Veterans memorial adds three names to crosses
Jefferson county Legionnaires announce 47 county veterans have died since last Memorial Day. New names added are Samuel T. Casey World War I Elton Cornwell World War I and Knox May World War II. Memorial Day services are set for Wednesday on the court house north steps above the miniature cemetery.
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Court House
Legionnaires
Jefferson County
Samuel T. Casey
Elton Cornwell
Knox May
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JFK
Mt. Vernon Grain
St. Louis
Wall Street
Mcleansboro
Marshall Avenue
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
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McLeansboro Township
Val Bethel
Donnie Donelson
Mel Farlow
Bill Hindahl
Charles Proctor
P. D. Ritchey
L. R. DeWitt
His
Legion
Ray Zocher
Frederick Merrit
Department of Illnois
Donald Tucker
Farina
Richard Feeler
Harold Morzan
Delo
A. F
A. M
Mt. Vernon Lodge
Lester L. Williams
W. M. Ames
Ivan H. Cox
U. OF Illinois
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China
Mayflower Accredited
Courtney Mayflower
Illinois
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Neral Service
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Ill
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Michele
D'Amico
Long Island University
St. Joseph's
la Outa Aunt Food Trades
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Leyte
Bill
Mercury
Bill Kniffen
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