Deaths Floyd Hanna 77 longtime Mirnois Power employee
Floyd Hanna 77 of 1114 Jorden Street died 5 30 p m Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital He retired from Mirnois Power Company in the line department and was a Moose Lodge member Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Saturday at Myers Chapel with Rev Donald Crocker officiating Burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery Body in state at Myers Chapel after 4 p m today He was born December 10 1885 in Marion County son of David and Mary Hanna He married Hilda E McAdoo March 25 1906 who survives along with two sons Darrell E Hanna Mt Vernon William F Hanna St Louis two daughters Leah McPherson Mt Vernon Pauline Maginnis St Louis four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
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Floyd Hanna
Jorden Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mirnois Power Company
Moose Lodge
Myers Chapel
Donald Crocker
Memorial Gardens
Hanna
Marion County
David
Mary Hanna
Hilda E. McAdoo
Darrell E. Hanna
Mt. Vernon
William F. Hanna
St. Louis
Leah McPherson
Pauline Maginnis
Shirrell Lasater Dies at 70 in McLeansboro
Shirrell Lasater 70 of McLeansboro died at 4 10 am Thursday in Hamilton Memorial Hospital. Service at 11 am Saturday at Gholson Funeral Home with Rev Denzil Clark officiating. Burial in Mt Pleasant cemetery. Born February 2 1893 in Hamilton County, son of Frank and Sarah Lasater. Member of Mt Pleasant Christian church.
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Shirrell Lasater
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Denzil Clark
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Lasater
Hamilton County
Texico man F E McDaniel dies suddenly at 49
Faris E McDaniel of Texico died at 4 30 p m Thursday while returning from New Baden Illinois after Thanksgiving visit He was 49 years old born September 14 1914 near Kell son of Cleveland Roy and Louie Parker McDaniel He married Beulah Rector August 8 1935 in Salem He is survived by four brothers Dale McDaniel of Lutestville Roy and Galie McPaniel Mt Vernon and Amond McDaniel of Hume Illinois Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery with services at Union Chapel Methodist Church and body lying in state at Osborn Funeral Home after 6 p m readings.
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Faris E. McDaniel
Texico
New Baden
McDaniel
Mt. Vernon Furnace
Union Chapel Methodist Church
Sam McCoy
Osborn Funeral Home
Kell
Cleveland Roy
Louie
Parker) McDaniel
Salem
Beulah Rector
Dale McDaniel
Lutesville
Roy
Galie McPaniel
Lillian Clark Dies at 61 Rites Planned Saturday
Lillian Blanche Clark of 706 North 12th Street died at 6 15 p m Wednesday in Barnes Hospital St Louis aged 61 years three months 13 days She was a Trinity Episcopal Church member with service by Rev Anthony C Viton Burial will be George Washington Memorial Cemetery Paramus NW Myers Chapel body lies in state until 9 00 a m Saturday then at church for 10 00 a m service She was born August 14 1902 formerly Miss Lillian Hunter She married Harold Clark who died December 9 1952 Survived by a daughter Mrs Robert L Whitaker and two grandchildren
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Lillian Blanche Clark
North 12Th Street
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Trinity Episcopal Church
Anthony C. Viton
George Washington Memorial Cemetery
Paramus
Myers Chapel
Lillian Blanche Hunter
Harold Clark
Robert L. Whitaker
Hospital Notes at Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
In the Jefferson Memorial hospital notes, admissions include Shirley Ann Payne, Eula Pearl Davis, Raymond Russell, and Shirley Ann Payne. Discharges include Robert Malcolm, Oscar E. Dixon, Frank Ellis, Sherry Lee Brookman. Additional admissions list Maxine Helen Culli, Harry Cicero Ward, Lula Ethel Miller, and others at Good Samaritan. Discharges include Delbert Angus Leneave, Lora Mae Clark, William L. Dulaney, Cora Elvira Robinson, and multiple others.
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Jefferson Memorial
Shirley Ann Payne
Knoxville
Eula Pearl Davis
Raymond Russell
Robert Malcolm
Oscar E. Dixon
Frank Ellis
Sherry Lee Brookman
Good Samaritan
Maxine Helen Culli
Harry Cicero Ward
Lula Ethel Miller
Margaret Roberson
Charlotte Belle Alien
Jean Alma Shepard
Dorothy Eva Chirk
Robert Arthur Smith
Alvin Henry Jones
Delbert Angus Leneave
Lora Mae Clark
William L. Dulaney
Cora Elvira Robinson
Marie Hollenbach
William Clark
Susan Darlene Head
Gloria Agnes Jones
Verna Dean Daniels
Lucy Sarah Shelton
Saraetta Elizabeth Mays
Gerald Tobert
Roberta Jean Sanders
Shari Dawn
Mamie Henn
Mary Kehrer
Mildred Junalia Kelly
Eleanor Dethrow
Cora Yearwood
Alice Mae Melain
Co ° Kaye
Margaret Danie Skibineki
Shergy Leigh
Market Hog Prices Fall at Mt Vernon Market
Prices on the Mt Vernon live stock market slipped with hogs down 13 cents. Top for 190 to 220 pound hogs reached 14.35. Sows weighed 200 pounds were 12.25, sows 300 pounds and over 12.00, down. Boars ranged 8.00 to 9.00.
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MT. Vernon
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Reported This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quotations show Wheat at 2.00 dollars Soybeans at 2.50 dollars and Corn at 1.04 dollars.
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Mt. Vernon
Prices for eggs and poultry in St. Louis market
AP reports St. Louis listing egg grades and prices for various sizes and grades. Includes consumer grades A large 34-36, A medium 27-28, A small 22-23, B large 31-32, wholesale 31ai unclassified 27-28, checks 22-24. hens heavy 15-16, light over 5 lbs 8-9, pounds 14-16, and broilers and fryers class A 11-1? details.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
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Livestock Market Report from National Stockyards
AP USDA livestock prices show hogs 9,000 head, steady to 5 lower with barrows and gilts 14.25 to 15.10 and sows 11.50 to 13.00. Cattle 400 with calves 75, steady, good to choice steers 21.00 to 23.75, cows 12.50 to 14.50. Sheep 800 with good to prime lambs 17.00 to 20.50 and ewes 5.00 to 6.00.
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USDA
Butter and eggs steady at Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago AP notes butter prices unchanged with 93 score AA 57 percent and 92 A 57 percent, plus 90 B 57 percent and 89 C 56 percent. Eggs remain steady with wholesale buying prices unchanged to 1 lower, 70 percent or better grade A whites 34, mixed 34, mediums 26 44, standards 33, dirties 28, checks 28.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain prices and oil figures report
Chicago AP reports No 2 yellow corn at 1.1714 to 1.204, No 3 yellow 1.14 to 1.914, No 4 yellow 1.10 to 1.444, no soybean oat or wheat sales recorded, soybean oil at 8.00.
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Chicago
Wall Street climbs on broad gains led by aerospace issues
The market advanced in moderate trading with about 46 million shares. Major leaders included AT T RCA GE Ford and Chrysler with gains. aerospace and aircraft stocks rose while copper issues slipped amid Chilean mining speculation. Dow Jones noon averages showed gains acrossInd 30 20 Rails 65 Stocks.
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New York
Chile
U.S
At&t
RCA
Ford
Chrysler
Ee Steel
Indus
Davis meets and hall installation set in Mt Vernon schedule
Disabled American Veterans chapter meets Monday December 2 at 7 30 PM at American Legion hall for important business. Mt Vernon Chapter No 1 Order of the Eastern Star installs officers Saturday November 30 at 8 00 PM in the Masonic Temple with open meeting.
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American Legion Hall
Victor A. Hundley
Adj.Treas
Kennedy graveyard pilgrimage marks Thanksgiving day
Washington AP reports more than 200000 Americans visited Arlington National Cemetery on Thanksgiving to honor John F Kennedy. Four granddaughters placed chrysanthemums at his grave as Mrs Kennedy prayed during her fifth visit since the burial. Traffic was heavy and many attendees could not gain entry.
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Jacqueline Kennnedy
Arlington National Cemetery
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Washington
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Peter Lawford
Cape Kennedy name change and Soviet moon rocket tests
President Johnson renames Cape Canaveral to Cape Kennedy and the launch center to John F. Kennedy Space Center, while Moscow announces a lengthy new Soviet rocket test series in the Pacific aimed at lunar exploration. U.S. radar and ships track the flights from the Caspian to the Pacific with stations across Turkey and the Aleutians. Local reaction mixes praise with concern for existing Cape Canaveral branding.
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ALP
Washington
Johnson
Russia
Soviet Union
Pacific Ocean
Tass
United States
Moscow
Kennedy
Cape Canaveral
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Cape
Cape Kennedy
U.S
Pacific
Marshall Islands
Tokyo
Caspian Sea
Turkey
Aleutian Islands
Maritime Provinces
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Florida East Coast
Farris Bryant
Fred Boyer
Rollins College Library
Canaveral
Births in area add four new members to families
Mr and Mrs W E Kaelin of Taylorville welcomed a daughter at 1 20 am in St Vincent s Hospital weighing nine pounds eight ounces Grandparents are Mr and Mrs W E Kaelin of Bluford and Mr and Mrs James Henneberry of Mt Vernon Mr and Mrs William C Miller Jr of East St Louis are parents of a son born Monday night at 9 45 in Christian Welfare Hospital He weighed seven pounds 10 ounces and is named David Lee Grandparents are Mr and Mrs W C Miller Sr of Huntsville Ala and Mrs Helen O Block of Edwardsville Ind Former Mt Vernon residents Mr and Mrs Larry Myers of 703 South 21st Street are parents of a son born Wednesday at 5 13 in Good Samaritan Hospital Weighs six pounds 11 ounces Mr and Mrs Ronald E Lurdyleake of 2203 Forrest are parents of a son born at 5 58 this morning in Good Samaritan Hospital He weighs seven pounds eight ounces and is named Kevin Edward Mr and Mrs John R Kessinger of 309 Cedar are the parents of a son born at 4 08 yesterday morning in Good Samaritan Hospital He weighs eight pounds ten ounces and is named Mark Charles.
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W. E. Kaelin
Taylorville
St. Vincent's Hospital
Bluford
James Henneberry
Christian Welfare Hospital
David Lee
W.C. Miller, Sr
Huntsville
Ala
Helen O'Block
Edwardsville
Ind
Mt. Vernon
Larry Myers
South 21St Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ronald E. Lurdyke
Forrest
Kevin Edward
John R. Kessinger
Cedar
Mark Charles
Local Mason and Eastern Star Invitation Remains Open
Masons Eastern Star members pete families and friends are invited Hallie Stone W M Naomi R Bogan Secy extend invitation for community gathering at the lodge.
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Masons
Eastern Star
Pete
Hallie Stone
W. M
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec'y
186 Deaths On U S Roads During Thanksgiving Weekend
The Associated Press reports 186 traffic fatalities from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, matching nonholiday weekend averages. The figure aligns with about 100 deaths per day on typical nonholiday weekends this year.
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Associated Press
Community Thanksgiving Service Held
Dr Crocker urged daily thanks as good medicine to beat thanklessness noting symptoms as bitter personality ingratitude and low spirits at the Mt Vernon Ministerial Association sponsored annual community service continuing from Page One.
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Crocker
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Weather: cloudy with chilly temps and snow flurries
Chicago area reports cloudy skies and moderating temperatures with readings in the low 30s rising to the 40s. Tonight's lows expected in the high 20s with a chance of snow flurries in the northeast portion.
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Illinois Weather
Chicago
Illinois
Five Day Forecast for Illinois Temperatures Dip Then Rise
Northern Illinois will see temperatures about 3 degrees below seasonal highs of 35 to 43 with lows near 20 to 25. Colder tonight through Sunday with a warming trend by Tuesday or Wednesday. About one tenth inch of precipitation in snow flurries tonight through Sunday, and again Tuesday or Wednesday. Southern Illinois will run 5 to 10 degrees above normals with highs near 40 north to 50 south and lows in the mid 20s north to mid 30s south. Saturday near normal, then a slow warm trend, with little or no precipitation expected.
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Illinois
Five Divorces Granted In Mt Vernon Circuit Court
Five divorces were granted during a Mt. Vernon circuit court session on Wednesday. Cases included Judith Kay Chrum versus Eugene Edward Chrum Opal M. Lyle versus Artie O. Lyle Constance Williamson versus Everett Williamson Janie Wright versus Clinton Ray Wright and Jeane Davis versus Noel Eugene Davis.
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Circuit Court
Mt. Vernon
Judith Kay Chrum
Eugene Edward Chrum
Opal M. Lyle
Artie O. Lyle
Constance Williamson
Everett Williamson
Janie Wright
Clinton Ray Wright
Jeane Davis
Noel Eugene Davis
Averts Head-On Train Collision Near Round Lake
A Milwaukee dispatcher warned of a possible head on crash between two Milwaukee Road trains 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The Varsity from Madison and a Chicago Fox Lake commuter were misinterpreting signals. Round Lake police halted the Varsity after a phone alert from Milwaukee. The commuter was diverted to a siding with about 50 passengers aboard.
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Round Lake, II
Chicago
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
Varsity
Madison
Wis
Fox Lake
Round Lake
Bernard Dimuro
Camel Drivers Strike at Egypt Pyramids
Cairo AP reports 140 camels used for tours at the pyramids and Sphinx went on strike after owners protested new government rules. Licensing rides, capping fares at 35 cents, and banning tips sparked the action.
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Cairo
Egypt
Pyramids
Royal Tombs
Sphinx
Recruiters For Blood Program To Meet Here
Recruiters from all churches in Jefferson county join Red Cross blood program to gather at 2 00 p m next Wednesday at the Red Cross office 226 south Tenth street. Representatives will receive supplies and information to aid life saving blood drives. Churches city and county lead donor recruitment efforts.
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Jefferson County
Red Cross
South Tenth Street
Fire injures Carl Palmiter garage near Mt Vernon
Fire damaged the Carl Palmiter garage near the rural fire department in south Mt Vernon. Damage was to the wall and roof near the fire area. City firefighters also controlled rubbish and grass fires in the 1000 block of Herbert and the 1400 block of Westcott. Rural firefighters fought two grass fires Thursday in the Oak Grove addition east of town.
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Carl Palmiter
Mt. Vernon
Flre
Herbert
Westcott
Oak Grove
Fitzpatrick Buys Texaco Station at 11th and Broadway
Jim Fitzpatrick purchased Don DeMent's Texaco Service Station at 11th and Broadway and has spent four years in the local service station business. He leads Mt. Vernon Jaycees, aids Heil Lake recreation plans and Christmas decorations, and supports community improvement efforts. A separate report notes Alaska's northern coast eroding seven feet annually.
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Jim Fitzpatrick
Don DeMent
Texaco
11Th and Broadway
Fitzpatrick
Mt. Vernon Jaycees
Heil Lake
Moyer At Top Johnson Lining Up Advisers
A new White House adviser team tied to Lyndon B. Johnson forms as he seeks continuity with Kennedy aides. Likely top aide Bill Moyers, deputy Peace Corps director, may become Johnson's chief adviser, with Kenneth O'Donnell, Horace Busby, and McGeorge Bundy among others. Pierre Salinger may depart, Carl T. Rowan tipped to replace him in Helsinki.
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Stanley Meisler
Washington
White House
Lyndon
Johnson
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Bill Moyers
Peace Corps
Kennedy
Theodore C. Sorensen
Moyers
Senate
Kenneth O'Donnell
Horace Busby
McGeorge Bundy
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Pierre Salinger
Helsinki
Carl T. Rowan
Finland
Rowan
Minneapolis Tribune
New Appellate Judges For Mt. Vernon District
On January 1 three new Appellate Court judges will serve the Mt. Vernon district as the district moves from the fourth to the fifth. The judges are Franklin R. Dove Shelbyville C Ross Reynolds Vienna and Clarence E Wright Carbondale. Two of three current judges will move to the third district: John P Culbertson Delavan and H A Schoeneman Sterng.
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Mt. Vernon
James R. McLaughlin
Franklin R. Dove
Shelbyville
C. Ross Reynolds
Vienna
Clarence E. Wright
Carbondale
John P. Culbertson, R
Delavan
H. A. Scheineman
Sterng
Police Court Traffic Fines From Magistrate Bullock
Shirley A. Roeder Route 2 fined 10 dollars and costs for leaving the scene of an accident plus 10 dollars and costs for careless driving. Josephine A. Kula Route 1 Ashley fined 5 dollars and costs for making an illegal left turn. James N. Mitchell Route 1 Dahlgren fined 5 dollars and costs for having a defective muffler. Curtis L. Maschger fined 4 dollars and costs for speeding 34 mph in a 25 mph zone.
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Bullock
Shirley A. Roeder
Josephine A. Kula
Ashley
James N. Mitchell
Dahlgren
Curtis L. Maschger
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F. E. McDaniel
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
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Douglas and
General Dynamics
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Moon Rocket Base
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Evece
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Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford Frame
Springfield Oo
Vandalia
East Dubuque Tee Stemsee
Lyle
Amvets
Turner Boehm Post
Granada Theatre
Rambler
Lyle Wood
Jacqueline Kennedy
Arlington Cemetery
Alaska
Moyer
Mt. V
Electric Shaver
Morgan’s Jewelry
North Side Square
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
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