Deaths Norman Evrard 45 Found Dead in Keenes Home
Norman Evrard 45 was found dead at his Keenes home Tuesday morning from an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with burial in the American Legion Addition Thomas cemetery and Wayne City Post graveside rites. Evrard born June 13 1919 in Bowen Missouri, survived by a daughter Ann and several siblings. He was a World War II veteran.
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Norman Evrard
Keenes
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
American Legion
Thomason Cemetery
Mr. Evrard
Bowen
Charles and
Philomene (Mertens) Evrard
Ann Evrard
St. Louis
William Evrard
Harrisburg
Edmond Evrard
Windsor
Emile Evrard
Dape
Thomas C. Harvey
Overland
Elsie Evrard
Pittsburgh
Carl Stoyeff
Emperial
Evrard
C. C. Clark of Dix Dies Rites Thursday
Charles Otto Clark of Dix dies at 83. Four days later his funeral is set for 2 30 p m Thursday at Pulley Gutzler Funeral Chapel with Rev Ross Partri Re officiating. Burial at Abner cemetery. Survived by three sons Leroy Clyde and Clifton. three daughters Gerald Rainey Walter Pace and Arthur Swanson. a brother Morton Clark. Former Mt Vernon Car Company employee and Evangelical United Brethren member.
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Charles Otto Clark
Dix
Pulley-Gutzler
Ross Partri
Abner
Mr. Clark
Mt. Vernon
James
Catherine
Trout) Clark
Elsie Cates
Leroy
Clyde Clark
Vernon
Clifton Clark
Belleville
Gerald Rainey
Walter Pace
Arthur Swanson
D E Cobb of Dix Dies at 65 Funeral Friday
D E Cobb 65 of Dix died at 2 45 am today at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Mt Vernon He was a farmer He will be at Osborn Funeral Home Dix from 6 pm Thursday with Rev Bob Raver and Rev J G Parsons officiating Burial will be in Little Grove cemetery He was born August 16 1899 in Dix son of and Inez Col He married Jessie Burns March 9 1929 Surviving are two daughters Mrs Elmer Knicker Centralia and Mrs Paul Lane Kinmundy two brothers Roy Walnut Hill and Bert Mt Vernon two sisters Lether and Nell Mt Vernon three grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents one brother and one sister He was a member of Antioch Christian church and International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers East St Louis NL Lodge 363
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Edgar Cobb
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Osborn Funeral Home
Bob Raver
J. G. Parsons
Little Grove
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Mr. Cobb
Inez (Dobbs
Mrt
Vernon
Jessie Burns
Elmer Knicker
Centralia
Paul Lane
Kinmundy
Roy
Walnut Hill
Bert
Lether
Nell
Antioch Christian Church
International Brotherhod of Boilermakers
East St. Louis, NL
Milwaukee firebug admits to setting at least fourteen fires
Wayne A. Boever, 22, a Milwaukee restaurant bus boy, admitted to police he started fires to relieve tensions. Authorities say he set at least 14 blazes, including a four story building fire, with one blaze destroying a four story structure.
Fosnitel and Good Samaritan Admit Discharge List
Fosnitel Notes Jefferson Memorial admitted Mabel Palmer Newell Sanders Della Eckert. Discharged Elsie Holliday Doris Myers Herbert Wilker son Good Samaritan admitted Loretta Blaze Jackson Chloe Lowry Sherry Lynn Stoner Vivian D Taylor Leatha Ann Hayes Norma Jean Kash Guy Howard Henry Martha Asherbranner Byron Hiram Milburn Linda Rose Westbrook Pauline Marie Owens Lisa Gaye Reed Barbara Peoples Thomas Wilson Hefner Jenine Kay Newbury Mary Ferne Fairbanks Cecile Pasley Jewell Elizabeth Laird. Discharged Anna Lee Reynolds Linda Sue Turrentine Charles A Moore Marjorie Sue Earls Greechen K Culter Betty Ruth Greene Isaiah White Roberta Mae Boggs Mary Frances McMullen Helen Charlotte Roberson Jess Fowler Patricia Mae Hughey Mrs Frances Maxine Hogs head and baby Kathy Lynette Wilma Mae Keele.
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Good Samaritan
Loretta Blaze Jackson
Chloe Lowry
Sherry Lynn Stoner
Vivian D. Taylor
Leatha Ann Hayes
Norma Jean Kash
Guy Howard Henry
Martha Asherbranner
Byron Hiram Milburn
Linda Rose Westbrook
Pauline Marie Owens
Lisa Gaye Reed
Barbara Peoples
Thomas Wilson Hefner
Jenine Kay Newbury
Mary Ferne Fairbanks
Cecile Pasley
Jewell Elizabeth Laird
Anna Lee Reynolds
Linda Sue Turrentine
Charles A. Moore
Marjorie Sue Earls
Greechen K. Culter
Betty Ruth Greene
Isaiah White
Roberta Mae Boggs
Mary Frances McMullen
Helen Charlotte Roberson
Jess Fowler
Patricia Mae Hughey
Frances Maxine Hogshead
Kathy Lynnette
Wilma Mae Keele
Circuit Court Fines Levied for Traffic Violations
Fines levied in circuit court yesterday include Alexander Dawson 15 dollars for improper passing, James M. Glenn of Mattoon 19 dollars for speeding, C G Jones of Salem 19 dollars for speeding, and Willard Southerd 15 dollars for failing to obey a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Dawson
James M. Glenn
Mattoon
C. G. Jones
Salem
Willard Southerd
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Prices Hold Steady At Midday
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were unchanged with top hogs at 17 15 for 200 to 230 lb. sows 14 75 for 300 weight down, sows 300 weight and over 14 50 down. Boars 9 00 and 10 00. After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day's prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Shown For Wheat and Corn
Mt Vernon posted grain quotes this afternoon with Wheat at 1.29, barley at 2.41, and Corn at 1.20 per unit as reported from local markets.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Grain Prices and Futures Snapshot
AP data reports Wheat No 2 at 43 to 47 percent, Corn No 2 yellow at 128 percent, No 3 yellow at 1.27, Data No 2 heavy white at 69 percent, Soybeans No 1 yellow at 61 percent, Soybean oil at 9.00.
Chicago Produce and Market Prices Report
Chicago AP dispatch outlines wholesale price moves at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with butter and eggs near steady, various grade quotes and percent changes. Live poultry wholesale selling prices range from percent lower to percent higher with specific fryers and young hen turkeys listed, reflecting mixed market activity.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Egg and live poultry prices in St Louis market
St Louis AP reports egg prices with consumer grades A large 35 37 A medium 31 34 A small 18 2 B large 4 wholesale 29 31 unclassified 22 24 checks 18 2. Hens heavy 12 14 13 14 light over 5 lb 7 8 under 5 lb 5 54 broilers and fryers 17 14 18 1.
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ST. Louis
Livestock prices and receipts at National Stockyards
Estimated receipts for Thursday at National Stockyards Illinois list hogs 8000 cattle 1500 calves 300 sheep 400. Hogs 7500 weak to 25 lower. 490 260 lb barrows and gilts. Cattle 3500 calves 250. steers 22.00 26.00. heifers 21.00 24.25. cows 15.50 28.00. Sheep 500 lambs steady. spring lambs 19.00 24.00. ewes steady. lamb prices 4.00 6.50 for 323s.
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National Stockyards
Wall Street Gains With Mixed Sectors In Late Trading
In moderate volume about 49 million shares, the market posted a fair gain led by gains in airlines and building materials while autos and steel mixed. GM Ford Chrysler edged up toward record highs as Disney and Capeweld Steel rose. IBM and Polaroid gained about a point. Dow and broader averages moved up modestly in quiet trade.
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New York
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Chicago & North Western
Caperweld Steel
Disney
Philip Carey
Bombing at Richard's Lounge adds to Chicago area outbreak
BERWYN Ill AP an explosion rocked Richards Lounge Tuesday night bringing to 74 the number of restaurant bombings and arsons in the Chicago area during the past 24 years. James McMahon director of public safety said the blast was caused by two sticks of dynamite tossed onto the rear of the roof. He estimated damage at 1000 dollars. A kitchen helper was slightly injured. The bomb tore a two foot hole in the roof. Police said about 80 customers and 35 employees were in the restaurant when the bomb exploded but the dining area was not disturbed. There was no fire. The lounge owner Joseph Wilkes is part owner of two other lounges burned by arsonists earlier this year, police said. Richard's Lilac Lounge in Hillside was destroyed May 26, and Lulu-Belle's sustained damages of 3000 dollars Aug 16. Lulu-Belle's, across the street from the Lilac Lounge, had been opened temporarily by Wilkes while the Lilac Lounge was being remodeled.
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Berwyn
Ill
Richard
Chicago
James McMahon
Wlineis
Public Safety
Joseph Wilkes
Richard’s
Hillside
Lulu-Belle’s
Wilkes
Bank robber takes five hostages in Dearborn Heights
A lone gunman robbed a Michigan Bank branch in Dearborn Heights, holding two housewives and three young children hostage for 45 minutes. He fled after a shootout during which a sergeant was wounded and coins, cash, and a wallet were taken, including $5 from one victim. Police pursued the suspect across two neighborhoods.
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Dearborn Heights, Mich
FBI
Dearborn Heights
Detroit
Virgil Denier
Poice
Monica Boczar
Janette
Jeffrey
Bernard
Michigan Bank
Boczar
DeGreace
Lula Forsythe
Full House at Broyles Breakfast in Illinois
GOP caucus chairman honored for long fight against Communism with recognition across state and nation. Speakers included John Altaffer, John Kirby, Elroy Sandqupuist Jr, Ray Page, Wm. Scott, John W. Lewis, Richard Ogilvie, Randall Quindry, James Wham, Joel Townsend, Bruce Saxe, Ben Blades, Dwight Friedrich, John Gilbert, Paul Skala, plus Justices Byron House and others. Telegrams from Goldwater and Dirksen. A scrapbook of supportive letters was given to Broyles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Altorfer
John Kirby
Elroy Sandqpuist, Jr
Ray Page
Wm. Scott
John W. Lewis
Richard Ogilvie
Cook County
Randall Quindry
Fairfield
James Wham
Centralia
Joel Townsend
Mt. Carmel
Bruce Saxe
Edwards County
Ben Blades
Dwight Friedrich
John Gilbert
Carbondale
Paul Skala
Chicago
Supreme Court
Byron House
Nashville
Wayne Fitzgerrell
Lesser
Fred Branson
Stillman Standard
Makanda
Congress
Charles Percy
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Everett Dirksen
Senate
Broyles
Cochairman
Earl McVey
Bob Rawlings
Indonesia Attacks Malayans in Johore Paratrooper Landing
AP reports Indonesia launched a dawn airborne attack landing 30 paratroopers in Johore Malaysia. One battalion and a police field force fought the parachutists, killing one and capturing at least three. Sukarno canceled leaves, vowing to wipe out the British protected federation.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Indonesia
Johore
Borneo
Jakarta
Sukarno
Malaya
Singapore
Sarawak
Sabah
SGT YORK DIES WORLD WAR I HERO
Sgt. York, once a conscientious objector who became a famed civilian soldier, earned the Medal of Honor for single‑handedly driving a German battalion from action on Oct 3, 1918 in the Argonne. He killed 25 Germans and captured 132, including its commander, earning praise from Pershing and Foch. He declined fame, returned home to Gracie Williams, started a farm in Tennessee, and raised seven children.
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Dianapolis
Woodrow
Thomas
Andrew
Pall Mall
York
Argonne
John J. Pershing
America
Ferdinand Foch
Europe
New York
France
New York Stock Exchange
Congress
Gracie Williams
Fentress County
Tenn
Sgt. York
Illinois governor appoints teachers retirement board members
Gov Otto Kerner reappointed Walter Shipp Centria to a four year term on the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois board and named Edward F Merten Springfield to a five year term. Kerner also reappointed Harold Fischer Granite City to the Tri City Regional Post District Board.
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Centralian
Springfield, Ill
Otto Kerner
Walter Shipp
Centralia
Teachers Retirement System of Illinois
Edward F. Merten
Springfield
Kerner
Harold Fischer
Granite City
Tri-City
Southern Illinois Weather: Warm Start to Weekend Forecast
Temperatures will run four to eight degrees above normal with a gradual warming trend into the weekend. Normal lows run around 60 and precipitation is light, with brief showers possible in the northern part over the weekend.
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Illinois
Illinois Weather Outlook Brisk Warmup Heads Into Weekend
AP reports a late summer warming trend across Illinois with above normal temperatures likely through the weekend. Skies are fair to partly cloudy with no early showers. northern areas near 80s and southern regions reaching the 90s as highs Tuesday range into the upper 80s and 90s.
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Illinois Weather
Chicago
Illinois
SIU Professor Goes To Europe
CARBONDALE Illinois Professor Howard R Long journalism department chairman at Southern Illinois University will lecture in Europe this fall on a state department assignment. He will brief in Washington September 8 before departing for Bonn Paris Helsinki and Copenhagen to study American election procedures advise professional groups and conduct consultation work. Long organized the International Conference of Weekly Newspaper Editors and serves as secretary and editor of its Grassroots Editor quarterly. He has taught at National Chengchi University Taipei and served with the British Information Service. Weather satellites are noted as playing a role in forecasting.
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Carbondale
Ill
Howard R. Long
Southern Illinois University
Europe
State Department
Washington
Long
British Institute of Journalists
Bonn
Paris
Helsinki
Copenhagen
United States
Southern
British Information Service
National Chengchi University
Taipei
Formosa
Reds claim Americans sidelined at Khrushchev ceremony
Kenneth A. Lain of Champaign and three OSS veterans say security blocked their path to the platform during the 2nd anniversary events in Banska Bystrica Slovakia. They describe being escorted by a government car then halted before the grandstand amid crowd surges. Lain and others, civilians on a private trip, say the officials did not announce their presence. The quartet, including John Schwarz, Stephen Iles, and William McGregor, are WWII veterans who were decorated by Czechoslovakia.
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Vienna
Illinois
Emier Khrushchev
Slovakia
Kenneth A. Lain
Champaign
Arcadia Drive
OSS
Khrushchev
Banska Bystrica
State Department
Lain
John Schwarz
Massan
Long Island
N.Y
Stevenles
Pittsburgh, Pa
William McGregor
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Senate charges involve Baker payoff and stadium contract
Senator John J. Williams alleged a $35,000 payoff connected to the Washington stadium contract. He claimed $25,000 went to Bobby Baker as a contribution to the Johnson-Kennedy campaign, with $10,000 to Don Reynolds, and urged an immediate reopening of the investigation into Baker’s fortune built while secretary to the Democratic majority.
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Dirksen
Mansfield
Democratic Policy Committee
Baker
Senate
John J. Williams
Rdel
Matthew H. McCloskey Jr
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C
Beton
Themocratic
National Committee
Ambato ‘i
Williams
Don B. Reynolds
Reynolds
Senate Rules Committee
McCloskey
Democratic Campaign Fund
DROWNED PASSENGER BOAT DISASTER NEAR RAWALPINDI PAKistan
Seventy people including fifteen children drowned when a passenger boat capsized in the Chenab River about 200 miles from Rawalpindi, Pakistan Times reports.
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Chenab
Rawalpindi
Pakistan Times
Romney Is Renominated and Lesinski Loses in Michigan
Detroit AP report notes Rep. John Dingell defeats Rep. John Lesinski in a reapportioned Michigan district amid Elly Peterson's upset Senate nomination and Gov. Romney's strong renomination margin. Detroit voters approve a homeowners rights ordinance seen as a reaction to open housing ideals. With 4,851 of 5,209 precincts reporting, statewide tallies show Romney leads Higgins and Hart leads in Senate race, while Dingell tops Lesinski by 29,799 to 24,805 in the district.
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Dick Barnes
Detroit
John Lesinski
D-Mich
John Dingell
Elly Peterson
Michigan
U.S. Senate
George Romney
Lesinski
Romney
George Higgins
Neil Taebler
Peterson
James O'Neil
Edward Meany
Philip Hart
Dingell
Car Jumped Curb Kills Two West Side Children
In Chicago on Irving Park road a car swerved to avoid an eastbound vehicle, jumped the curb, and struck four children walking a dog. Two girls Maureen McGovern 13 and Margaret Smith 17 died. Brother Vincent Smith 16 and Kathleen McGovern 11 were critically injured. driver Walter Patchie 69 and wife Helen were in fair condition. The dog was killed.
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Chicago
West Side
Maureen McGovern
Margaret Smith
Margaret
Vincent Smith
Maureen
Kathleen McGovern
Northwest Hospital
Walter S. Patchie
Norridge
Helen
Smith
Thomas McGovern
Vincent
Patchie
Irving Park Road
Motorist crushed when tank blocks road in Pordenone
In Italy a Patton tank on a highway crushed half a car when a driver attempted to overtake. Antonio Gattel, 4, escaped unharmed as the left tread flattened the vehicle.
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Pordenone
Italy
Antonio Gattel
New Second Grade Teacher Joins West Salem Staff
Mrs. Judith Shaw of Carbondale begins teaching second grade at West Salem grade school this year after a prior year at Old Union. She attended elementary school in Mt Vernon and Chicago, high school in Chicago, and Southern Illinois University. Mrs. Shaw has one child.
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Judith Shaw
Carbondale
West Salem
Old Union
Elementa School
Mt. Vernon
Chicago
Southern Illinois University
Percy Seeks Goldwater Visit to Boost Illinois Campaign
Carbondale Illinois AP Percy Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Percy says it is likely that Senator Barry Goldwater will add Southern Illinois to his presidential campaign schedule with appearances in East St. Louis and Carbondale. He believes Goldwater’s Illinois trip would bolster his drive to unseat Gov Otto Kerner amid attacks on Chicago political machines and education funding vetoes.
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Carbondale
Charles Percy
Barry Goldwater
Ilinois
Percy
Goldwater
East St. Louis
Carbonale
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Expressway Hearing Set for Champaign Quincy Link
Springfield AP says Central Illinois Expressway Committee will hold a public hearing in mid November to discuss three proposed routes for the Champaign to Quincy highway link. Mayor Wes Olson chairs the panel. construction costs are expected to be shared by state and federal governments.
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Springfield
Central Illinois Expressway Committee
Wes Olson
Qui
Surfers Find Good Sport Across Multiple Nations
Surfers embrace competition and camaraderie across the United States Australia New Zealand South Africa Peru and the Philippines as they chase waves and showcase skill, stamina, and sportsmanship in varied coastal venues.
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United States
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Peru
Philippines
Kirby to Speak at GOP Meeting Here Thursday
John Kirby, Republican candidate for state auditor, will be principal speaker at a joint Republican meeting at Hotel Emmerson on Thursday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Room B. Judge Peyton Kunce of Murphysboro will also speak. State and local candidates invited. Refreshments served.
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John Kirby
Hotel Emmerson
Peyton Kunce
Murphysboro
Annual Amvet Picnic at Mt Vernon State Farm
The Mt Vernon Amvet picnic will be held at the state game farm this Saturday. Serving starts at 5 p.m. Turner Boehm Post No. 4 members and families are invited. Food and refreshments provided. Children’s games and adult entertainment include horseshoe and washer pitch contests. A post dance follows at the Post Home at 13th and Main. Commander Jim McKenzie and adjutant Francis Swinnen lead the post with senior vice commander Charles Huntman organizing the food and Charles Howard overseeing entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Charles Huntman
Charles Howard
Radio Stolen From Car In City Parking Lot
Charles J. Smith of 1710 Lambert reported to city police a transistor radio stolen from his car in the parking lot of Jansen's Cleaning and Laundry about 11 o clock last night. He saw a boy run from the lot just before he found the radio was missing. The boy wore a red knit shirt and blue jeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Smith
Lambert
Smith
Jansen
Strange Object In Night Sky
Mr and Mrs Harold LeGrand report seeing an unusual object in the sky about 3 10 this morning traveling low in a southwest direction. It appeared to be disintegrating as it moved and emitted no sound while fragments in blue and orange burned as they descended to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold LeGrand
Centralia Road
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