Thunderstorms Endure Across Regions With Damaging Winds
Severe storms tracked through southern Missouri and northwest Arkansas into southern Illinois and western Tennessee with downed trees and power lines. Hail as large as tennis balls damaged windows and cars in Burwell Nebraska. one injury reported. Storms plus heavy rain affected the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes while other areas saw varying skies.
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Market report from Mt Vernon and Chicago grain prices
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 9.18, corn 2.24, wheat 2.09 while Chicago prices list butter eggs and wheat No 2 hard red winter at 2.3444n and corn No 2 yellow at 2.43. National markets note hogs higher at National Stockyards and a downbeat New York stock market with the Dow near 896 amid rising prime rates and bank lending concerns.
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Fire and crime briefs from Ina and Mt Vernon area
A series of incidents are reported including a house fire in Ina with flames from front and back doors, tool thefts at Burn Moore’s residence, and a fraudulent check case in Belle Rive. Additional notes cover a camper fire near I-64, a divorce suit in circuit court, a teen assault with hospital admission, a two car crash on 32nd Street, thefts of wheel covers and bottle tops, and vandalism to motorcycles at the Ramada Inn. Local fire units assisted, with Minor injuries reported and police investigations ongoing.
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Inn
Mt. Vernon
Melvin A. Scott Jr
Belle Rive
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Camper
B. W. Sewell
Salem Mobile Home Park
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Larry Hancock
Route 5
Logan Street Baptist Church
Carpet World
Mt Vernon Weather Forecast And Climate Notes
The report lists Saturday high 89 low 78 Sunday 91 65 Monday 91 62 with 7 am today 65. Rainfall Monday .05 inches and year to date 11.06 inches in 1977. Bead Lake water level 406.55 msll. Extended outlook predicts gradual warming Thu to Sat with highs 75 85 north 80 90 south and lows 50s to 65. Sunrise 5:28 am sunset 8:12 pm DST. rainfall and historical high/low data included.
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Obituary notices for Nada Warner and Elza Byars
Nada C Warner 78 of 421 S died 5 am at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was a Mt Vernon Savings and Loan employee for 20 years and lived in Evansville born Nov 25 1898. She was active in West Salem Methodist Church and Varnell Rebekah Lodge 296 for 53 years. Funeral Thursday 1:30 pm Hughey Pulleyral Home Rev Everett Lemay. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by brothers Raymond C Warner Mt Vernon Wesley E Warner Centralia and nieces Thelma Myers and Catherine Rueffer Mt Vernon, nephew James Jester Mt Salem. Preceded by one brother, three sisters, and nephew Lloyd Jester killed in WWII. Elza E Byars 69 of Salem died 3:30 am Sunday at Salem Memorial Hospital. Born Nov 28, 1907 in Jefferson County to Elmer and Mamie Hawkins Byars. He married Edith Burge June 29, 1935. she died Aug 8, 1971. He married Bessie Blankenship Feb 27, 1972 in Salem. He was a First Baptist Church member and 24 years Haines Township Clerk. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm Osborn Funeral Home Dix, Dr James Baldwin officiating. Burial Panther Fork. Friends may call after 6 pm today. Survived by wife, two sons Edgar Byars Texico and Henry Byars Ondyke, daughter
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Jefferson County
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Edith Burge
Marion County
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Salem
First Baptist Church
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Dix
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Panther Fork Eres
Edgar Byars
Texico
Henry Byars
Ondyke
Special Meeting of Meetings Auxiliary Post 141
A special meeting of the American Legion Post 141 Auxiliary is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m All members are urged to attend.
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Hallie Cottingham McLeansboro Rites Held for 74 in Mo ro
Funeral services for Hallie Cottingham 74 of Morro were conducted at Gholson Funeral Home Jo tannabar with Rev officiating. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery Dor o. She died Saturday morning at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Nt. Born May 26 1903 in Hamilton County to George F and Clarence Cottingham she is survived by son Deward E Johnson Broughton daughters Vida Bielowski Prospect Heights Loretta Ritchason Melbourne Fla sister Ruth Hayes McLeansboro and brothers Cecil Mann Carmi Claude Mann Horicon Wis Carmel Mann Alton five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. John J Jack Cooney 59 of McLeansboro died at Deaconess Hospital Evansville Ind. Arrangements incomplete at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro.
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Alton
Car Hits Hydrant at 8th and Jordan Intersection
A car struck a fire hydrant at 8th Street and Jordan Street just after 9 p.m. Monday then left the scene. Water shot about 30 feet into the air. A witness named a gold late-model Ford Mustang as the offender. Officers were investigating this morning.
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Johnson Leon H. Johnson 62 of Mt Vernon Funeral Held
Funeral services for Leon H. Johnson 62 of Mt Vernon were held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Gholson Parn Hone in McLeansboro with Bill Auxier officiating. Burial followed in Macedonia Cemetery. Johnson born May 19 1895 in Illinois was a retired University of Illinois employee. He died Saturday at 5 43 a.m. in Good Samaritan Hospital Mt Vernon. Survived by son Lee Carbondale. daughters Mrs Joan Hefty Cincinnati Ohio and Miss Carol Sue Johnson Centralia. three grandchildren.
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