Deaths Clarence M Melton 80 of Kell
Clarence M Melton 80 of Kell died 11 15 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital He a retired car man on CB and Q Railroad Graveside services 2 00 Friday at Noffinger cemetery Bond county Body lies in Myers Chapel to 5 today Born April 6 1888 Mt Vernon IL survived by wife Evalena two sons two daughters two step brothers and three step sisters
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Clarence Monroe Melton
Kell
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
CB and Q Railroad
Noffinger
Bond County
Myers Chapel
Mr. Melton
Mt. Vernon
Sherman and
Rellia (White) Melton
Anna Jane Albert
Salem
Evalena Donoho
Dean Melton
Aurora
Lester Melton
Pocahontas, I
Mildred Spencer
Springfield
Farrel Sigmund
Naperville
Lawrence Matheny
St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn., and Ira Matheny
Florida
Myra Scowls
Ramsey
Ruth Roberts
California
Winnie Matheny
Missouri
Joe Strong Dies at 86 in Mt Vernon Funeral Rites Saturday
Joe Strong 86 of 416 Herbert died at 1 30 am in Good Samaritan Hospital. Former Mt Vernon Car Company truck shop employee. Funeral at 10 am Saturday Myers Chapel with Rev William Pribble officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 pm Friday. Survived by two sons, three daughters, nine grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Member of Southside Baptist Church. Born August 3 1882 in Benton Missouri. First wife Maude Mansell died 1954. Second wife Agnes O Neil survived.
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Joe Strong
Herbert
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon Car Company
Myers Chapel
William Pribble
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Strong
Benton
James
Sarah
Curtis) Strong
Maude Mae Mansell
Agnes O'Neil
Ralph Strong
Mt. Vernon
Billie Strong
Dix
Myrtle Hunt
Granite City
Alberta Rohr
St. Louis
Mayiie Overby
Accident Victim Diane Sullivan Rites Saturday in Lesser Church
Funeral services for Diane Sullivan 32 of Springfield are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Lesser with Rev. Jerrell White officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery. She died Tuesday from injuries in a weekend auto crash. Her husband Vernon is in serious condition at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
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Diane Sullivan
Springfield
First Baptist Church
Lesser
Jerrell White
Maple Hill Cemetery
Harrison Lewis
R. R
Benton
Paula
Randall
Shelia Anderson
Thompsonville
Alfred
Dallas
Tex
Evan
U. S. Army
Opal Lewis
Sesser
W. S. Wyatt
Brayfield
Break-In Report At Rend Lake College Library
Rend Lake College Library custodian Bill Grooms reported an early break in at the Rend Lake College Library. Police said an undetermined amount of cash cigarettes and candy were taken from three machines in the building. Entry was gained through a window on the east side.
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Bill Grooms
Rend Lake College
Libra
Bond Stolen From Mt. V. Home
Mrs. Ora Marie Spangler of 209 South 2nd Street reported a theft at her Mt. Vernon home. A $1000 U.S. bond was taken from a metal box after entry was gained through a rear screen door, according to police.
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Ora Marie Spangler
south 2nd _ street
Mt. Vernon
Soviet leader omits usual blast at United States in Red Square address
At Moscow on the Bolshevik Revolution anniversary, Marshal Grechko gave a short five minute speech without naming the United States or Vietnam and did not attack China by name. He focused on imperialists and Western threats, signaling a possible Khrushchev-style thaw as the Kremlin aims to ease tensions with President elect Nixon and push toward ending the Vietnam war.
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Moscow
Andrei A. Grechko
United States
Soviet Union
Marshal Grechko
Red Square
Vietnam
Lenin
Grechko
U.S
Paris
Kremlin
Richard M. Nixon
China
Czechoslovakia
Burglars Hit Ina Cafe in Ina for Cash and Cigarettes
Burglars broke into the Ina Cafe last night in Ina and pried open a rear door to enter. They stole a small sum from the cash register and damaged the cigarette machine, jukebox, and soft drink machine. County officers investigating the burglary expect further details to emerge.
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Ina
Champaign Keeps City Manager Form in 2-to-1 Vote
Voters in Champaign Illinois retained the city manager form of government used since 1958 by a margin of more than two to one. Complete returns released Wednesday showed 11 033 in favor and 5 383 opposed.
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Champaign, Ill
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients List
Jefferson Memorial admits Evanell A Brent Rosa Mae Miller Cleo I White Frank Bean Discharged Sylvia Hayes Velma Yerike Richard Morgan Good Samaritan admits Mayme Irene Kniffen Robert Leo Morgan Frank A Oliver Osa Jane Grigg Ruth D Bell Nadine England Elmer Bolerjack Donna Ballard Patricia Campbell Alma Mannen Helen Thompson Pamela Payne Janice Taylor Roger McGovern Otto Lovan Cheryl Hall Kenneth Jarrell Melvin Popovich Anna Bishop Matilda Shelton Esther Carruth
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Mayme Irene Kniffen
Mt. Vernon
Robert Leo Morgan
South 22Nd
Frank A. Oliver
Belle Rive
Osa Jane Grigg
Lamar
Ruth D. Bell
Nadine England
Elmer Bolerjack
South
Donna Ballard
Patricia Campbell
McLeansboro
Alma Mannen
Casey
Helen Thompson
Caborn
Pamela Payne
Janice Taylor
Lesser
Roger McGovern
Bonnie
Otto Lovan
Cheryl Hall
College
Kenneth Jarrell
Melvin Popovich
Nason
Anna Bishop
George
Matilda Shelton
Esther Carruth
South 9Th
Pontiac FM Broadcasting Co. gets FCC OK for 143.1 FM
The Federal Communications Commission approved an application by Dorothy Meythaler and Merton Gonstead doing business as Pontiac FM Broadcasting Co. to operate a new FM radio station on 143.1 megacycles in Pontiac, Illinois.
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Washington (Ap
Pontiac
Federal Communications Commission
Dorothy Meythaler
Merton Gonstead
Pontiac FM Broadcasting Co
Hog market prices fall at Mt. Vernon sale noted
Markets Mt. Vernon hog market prices paid to 12 30 p m today down 25 cents top 17 25 to 17 50 for 200 to 220 lb meat hogs top 17 00 for 220 to 240 lb meat hogs sows 13 50 and 15 50 boars 10 00 and 11 50 after 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon reported grain prices this morning with wheat at 1.15, soybeans at 2.3, and corn at 0.98.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Grain price report summarizes wheat corn and soy
Chicago AP notes Wheat No 2 yellow hard 1.4014n and No 2 soft red 1.31n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.13 and No 3 yellow 1.12. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 66n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.4934 and No 2 yellow 2.4844. Soybean oil 7.82n.
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Chicago
Produce prices and eggs grades in St Louis report
AP report from St Louis lists consumer egg grades and prices for large medium small and A and B grades. It also includes wholesale prices standard unclassified and medium, plus hen weights and broiler fryer rates.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Market Prices Mixed Butter Eggs Report
Chicago wholesale prices list butter grades AA through C with scores and percentages. Cattle and cars noted with grade B and C values. Eggs grade A whites and other quality categories shown with percentage figures.
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Chicago
USDA
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Livestock Prices At National Stockyards Friday
AP reports Friday estimates for National Stockyards livestock. Hogs at 200-215 lb range 18.60 to 18.00, 230-400 lb 16.75 to 18.00, sows 15.30 to 16.50. Cattle and calves include steers near 800 lb 26.50, heifers 15.50 to 17.50, bulls 18.00 to 21.50, vealers 25.00 to 35.00, calves 17.00 to 22.00. Sheep lambs 26.00 to 29.50, ewes 6.00 to 8.00.
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National Stockyards Ml
Wall Street slips after Nixon win and uncertain mood
Wall Street extended losses after Nixon's narrow victory, with the Dow down 4.17 at noon to 945.30 and the AP average 60 stocks at 350.3, as traders weighed expected budget and Vietnam peace doubts against few gains and price cuts in steel. Major movers included Du Pont up and Teledyne down, while General Motors rose slightly and Ford held steady.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Wall
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Ford
du Pont
Parke
Davis
Late Returns Chicago Brothers Charged In Navarro Murder
Hollywood AP report says two Chicago transient brothers Paul Ferguson 22 and Thomas 17 were arrested in Bell Gardens on suspicion of murdering silent film star Ramon Navarro. Police cite physical evidence but withhold details. Navarro died after a brutal struggle at his North Hollywood home.
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Hollywood
Chicago
Ramon Navarro
Paul Robert Ferguson
Thomas Scott Ferguson
Bell Gardens
Los Angeles
G. W. Lauretzen
Ferguson
Lauretzen
Thomas
Round Lake
Ill
Novarro
North
Navarro
Laurel Canyon
Daley Faces Charges of Illinois Voting Irregularities
Daley charged irregularities in western suburbs as 9,000 votes separate results. He claims township clerks and others unlawfully assume authority while watching townships and downstate counties. Despite Daley’s push, state ticket mostly lost. Cook County offices see Democratic gains. Kucharski calls charges absurd. 2,500 to 3,000 suburban Republicans allegedly refused ballots. Election canvass to conclude by Nov. 25 with FBI monitoring untabulated ballots.
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Daley
Cook County
Samuel H. Shapiro
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Edmund J. Kucharski
Kucharski
Marie H. Suthers
Board of Election Commissioners
Sidney T. Holzman
William Rentschler
Illinois Citizens Committee For
Nixon
FBI
U.S. Attorney's
Chicago
Circuit Court Fines Summary Named Defendants and Penalties
Kenneth M Savage of 1100 south 26th street fined 100 dollars for reckless driving John E Dycus of Route 7 fined 10 dollars for emerging from a driveway without due caution Victoria Ochoa of McAllen Texas fined 15 dollars for failure to have a valid operator license Larry Reid of Belle Rive fined 15 dollars for improper use of license plate Richard Ballance of Patoka IL fined 12 dollars for speeding in circuit court proceedings
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Kenneth M. Savage
1100 South 26Th Street
John E. Dycus
Route 7
Victoria Ochoa
McAllen
Texas
Larry Reid
Belle Rive
Richard Ballance
Patoka
Humphrey Captures Washington Votes as Nixon Leads
Hubert H. Humphrey won Washington's nine electoral votes amid late ballot counting, but Nixon remained the declared winner. With 9.84 percent counted, Humphrey led 599,357 to 517,539, Wallace had 85,131. About 112,000 absentee ballots remained, but State Election Supervisor Ken Gilbert called a reversal highly improbable.
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HHH
Washington
Seattle
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
Nixon
George Wallace
Ken Gilbert
Maryland Could Veer To Republicans With Absentee Ballots
Republicans held faint hope Maryland might flip to Nixon Agnew as 36,000 absentee ballots counted could erase Humphrey’s 18,000 vote lead from official returns. Counting began across counties. 28,000 of those ballots needed for a 10 electoral vote shift. Nixon 502,059 and Humphrey 519,797 with Wallace at 177,514.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon-Agnew
Nixon
Humphrey
Baltimore City
George C. Wallace
Navajo Weaver’s Stance Sparks Unfinished Blanket Tale
A Navajo artisan believes crafting a perfect design would end his weaving career, so he deliberately introduces imperfections into a blanket. The paradox reflects tradition, doubt, and the role of mastery in Indigenous craft.
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital for Dickerson couple
Mr and Mrs Paul Dickerson of 419 North 16th welcomed a daughter born at 4 28 this morning in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds one and a quarter ounces Both parents are listed with full address in this birth notice and confirm the family addition.
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Paul Dickerson
North 16Th
Good Samaritan Hospital
Transition plans funded in $250000 expense fund
The report details a new $750,000 transition expense account for the next president and vice president with $375,000 allotted to each for staff, consultants, travel, and communications. It notes Johnson's steps to ease the handover by appointing a liaison, and outlines the vast task of choosing 450 to 500 key appointments, plus a 40-member White House staff and about 1,600 other positions. Nixon and Agnew are set to benefit first from the fund.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
United States
Congress
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Nixon
New York
Charles Murphy
Manila Air Liner Held Up By 4 Gunmen
Four gunmen seized a Philippine Air Lines twin engine plane midflight from Mactan to Manila. They robbed passengers and killed Vitaliano Pagaran, 51, a local official, wounding Florencio Villarin, 35, a secret police agent on board. The gang fled with their wounded comrade after landing at Manila International Airport, leaving the crew.
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Manila
Philippine Air Lines
Vitaliano Pagaran
Florencio Villarin
Gvas
Mactan
Luis Bennevie
Radio
Cenver
One Resignation by a Vice President Calhoun
A brief entry notes that only John C. Calhoun ever resigned from the vice presidency. He quit three months before the end of his term to take a seat as senator from South Carolina.
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United States
John C. Calhoun
South Carolina
Inaugural Planning Advances Amid Ball Debate
The Civil Aeronautics Board figure notes advance planning for the inauguration. Bipartisan Nixon and Humphrey representatives discuss tentative accords to shorten the parade while proposing six inaugural balls, up from five in 1965.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Nixon
Humphrey
Pro-Russian Czechs disrupt Prague ceremony
In Prague protesters shouted support for the Soviet Union as hard-line Communists clashed with reform leaders Dubcek and Cernik after a ceremony at Olšany Cemetery marking the Bolshevik Revolution anniversary. Police cleared streets as banners were torn down amid chants.
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Prague
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Oldrich Cernik
Soviet Union
Olsany
Dubcek
Reform
Ministry of Foreign Trade
Wenceslas Square
Graf
Illinois vote at a glance shows large pollution bond support
The Illinois election results show a 1.425 million to 842 thousand vote in favor of a $1 billion state bond issue to fight air and water pollution while a banking referendum was delayed. Mikva defeats Ireland in the 2nd District as Abner Mikva succeeds O’Hara. The Illinois House likely remains Republican with a 95 to 82 edge. two GOP and one Democrat lawmakers seek another term.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Richard M. Nixon
Bush
Nixon
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
House
Senate
Illinois
U.S
Abner J. Mikva
Barratt O'Hara
Mikva
O’hara
Thomas J. Ireland
GOP
George Johns
Decatur
James E. Eatherly
Geo Saal
Pekin
Diamond uses in industry and art
Diamonds play a crucial role in machine age mass production. The gem’s bits cut steel, saw stone, shape bowling balls, polish dental fillings, and enable much of the world’s recorded music.
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Ina Cafe
Champaign
Jefferson Memorial
Evanell A. Brent
Stonefort
Rosa Mae Miller
Wayne City
Cleo I. White
Siloam
Ark
Frank Bean
Waltonville
Sylvia Hayes
Velma Yerike
Cherry
Richard Morgan
Good Samaritan
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Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Indus
Chicago Brothers
Circuit Court
James Kilpatrick
Morse
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Robert Packwood
Packwood
Lane
Morsey
Shirley Chisholm
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Gov't Transition Plans
Frances Lewine
Manila Air Liner
Amvets
Payers Party
Bill
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