Deaths Mrs Elnora Gray at 65 in Good Samaritan Hospital
Mrs Elnora Gray of 421 Opdycke died at 8 00 p m Wednesday in Good Samaritan Hospital at age 65 years six months and three days Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Saturday at Myers Chapel with Rev Carl Whit tington officiating Burial in Mt Oliver cemetery Body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 4 00 p m Friday Survived by two sons Robert Gray Fairfield and Jack Gray Cocoa Beach Florida two daughters Dorothy Bayne and Evelyn Highsmith Orlando Florida three brothers Charley Bennett Hawthorne California Edward R Bennett Elgin and Frank Bennett Boston sister Loretta Pasley Chicago nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren Member of Second Baptist church
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Elnora Gray
Opdyke
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Carl Whittington
Mt. Oliver Cemetery
Gray
Jefferson County
A. H
Isabelle (Green) Bennett
Thomas R. Gray
Robert Gray
Fairfield
Jack Gray
Coca Beach
Fila
Dorothy Bayne
Evelyn Highsmith
Orlando
Fla
Charley Bennett
Hawthorne
Calif
Edward R. Bennett
Elgin
Frank Bennett
Boston
Mass
Fannie Gross Dies and Funeral in McLeansboro
Mrs. Fannie Gross 81 of 500 Carpenter Street McLeansboro died at 11 00 am Wednesday in Hamilton Memorial Hospital Burial at Hickory Hill Cemetery near Broughton Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro services set for 3 00 pm with Rev Carl Davis officiating She was born February 3 1884 in White County daughter of William Harvey Greer and Sarah Ritchason Greer. Survived by son Charles Gross daughter Rosalie De Fore two brothers Grant Freer two grandchildren and two great grandchildren She was a member of McLeansboro Methodist Church
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Fannie Gross
Carpenter
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Carl Davis
Hickory Hill
Broughton
Gross
White County
William Harvey
Sarah (Ritchason
Greer
David’ 'M. Gross
Charles Gross
Rosalie DeFore
Midland
Tex
Grant Freer
Former Wayne County Man Dies at 63
Charles Austin, 63, formerly of Wayne county, died Monday of a heart attack while attending the World's Fair in Newark. He had lived in Streator, Illinois, recently. Graveside services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Orchardsville, Illinois, with survivors including his widow Ruth (Rapp) Austin, three sons Bill of New Jersey, Ronald in Mississippi, Donald of Streator, and two daughters Juanita of Streator and Venita of Elgin, plus several grandchildren.
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Charles Austin
Wayne County
Newark
Streator
Winterrowd
Orchardsville
Ruth (Rapp) Austin
Bill
New Jersey
Ronald
U. S
Mississippi
Donald
Juanita
Venita
Elgin
Irene Diefenbach Dies Early Today
Mrs Irene A Diefenbach 74 of No 7 North Highland Place East died at 1 16 am today in Good Samaritan Hospital. The body was taken to Pulley Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Irene A. Diefenbach
North Highland Place East
Good Samaritain'Hospital
Pulley
Ina Rites For Rev Spurlock
Funeral services for the Rev. Rosier Spurlock, 83, of Bonnie, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Ina Free Will Baptist church with the Rev. Marsh Harpole officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope cemetery near Ina. The body lies in state at the Ina Funeral Home after 6:00 p.m. today. Spurlock died Tuesday at his home, where he had lived the past year with his son Byford in Redwood City, California.
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Rosier Spurlock
Ina Free Will Baptist Church
Marsh Harpole
New Hope Cemetery
Ina
Spurlock
Bonnie
Byford
Redwood City
California
Pakistan India War Escalates Frontier Clashes Reported
Summary of ongoing military tensions along the India Pakistan frontier. Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri warns of very big clashes and vows a broader strategy while reporting continued fighting on multiple fronts. Strong entities include India and Pakistan government leaders and the frontier region. The article notes escalations and the need for expanded military planning.
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India
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur
Adjournment Rush Keeps Wage Bill Off Senate Agenda
Washington AP report says Democratic leaders drop the minimum wage bill and other key measures as they push for a late September adjournment. Johnson reportedly tacitly approves, while action on education aid, farm subsidy tweaks, immigration reforms, and highway beautification remains prioritized.
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Washington
Senate
Democratic Policy Committee
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
House Committee
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-Law
Senate Judiciary Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Raise Coal Mine Pensions Raise Coal Mine Pensions
Washington The United Mine Workers welfare and retirement fund raised pensions for more than 000 soft coal miners from 8 to 100 dollars a month effective October 1. Trustees John L. Lewis Henry G. Schmidt and Josephine Roche approved the increase at today’s meeting. Last February the retirement age for soft coal miners was lowered from 60 to 55.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
John L. Lewis
UMW
Henry G. Schmidt
North American Coal Corp
Cleveland
Josephine Roche
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Names
Admissions list at Jefferson Memorial records Ive Madonna Crow ley and Tonia Sue Cox among others. Discharges include Larry Ike Mendenhall Harry Smith Anna McCoy and a long list of patients.
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Jefferson Memorial
Ive
Madonna Crowley
Larry Ike Mendenhall
Harry Smith
Anna McCoy
Weather Snapshot For Mt Vernon And Nearby Areas
The Mt Vernon area shows a Wednesday high of 76 and low of 4 with rainfall for 1965 totaling 23.96 inches. Historical daily records note recent years with highs of 87 and 97 and lows of 88 and 70, while ten years ago the high was 81 and the low 52. Friday sunrise is 5 29 and sunset 6 28 in Central Standard Time.
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MT. Vernon
C.S.T
Illinois Weather Brightens After Wet Spell
A Chicago AP report notes two words sunny and warmer describe Illinois conditions. August rainfall set records in northwestern Illinois at Moline with 9.31 inches and Peoria at 9.04 inches, the soggiest August in 103 years. Clear skies returned across the state for a second day as highs reach the high 70s and 80s.
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Illinois Weather Chicago
Minois
Weather Bureau
Winois
Moline
Peoria
Four Die as Elevator Fails at Houston High Rise
Four workmen died and a fifth was critically injured when an outside elevator fell twenty floors at a downtown Houston construction site. The 33 story apartment project had involved plumbing fixtures delivered to the 22nd floor. The victims, all Houston residents, were descending to ground level when the cable snapped.
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Houston, Tex
Houston
Massey Ferguson moves to Des Moines Iowa plant
Massey Ferguson Inc will move its executive offices from Detroit to Des Moines and open a new farm implement plant. President John G Staiger announced the factory will be Mazsey Ferguson s North American plant after renovation with full production expected in about a year.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Massey - Ferguson, Inc
Detroit
Des Moines
John G. Staiger
Staiger
Farm Implement Company
Iowa State University Foundation
Mazssey-Ferguson
Peoples Gas announces $2.8 million annual rate cut in Chicago
The Illinois Commerce Commission reported Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. filed a rate reduction of 2.8 million dollars per year. The fourth cut since September 1962 takes effect October 1 and will save about 17 dollars annually for roughly one million Chicago customers. The utility cited more business and lower pipeline costs as reasons.
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Chicago
Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Trade Down at Midday
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were down 50c with hog top at 23 50 for 200 to 220 lb hogs Sows at 21 00 for 300 lb range down 50c and 20 75 for 300 lb and over Boars 12 00 to 12 50 After 12 30 p m prices to be based on next day figures
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon today quoted grain prices for the market session with Wheat at 1.41 Soybeans at 2.32 Shell corn at 1.28 Ear corn at 1.25.
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Mt. Vernon
Butter and Eggs Markets At Chicago Exchange Steady
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter steady to firm with quality scores 93 AA 61 percent, 92 A 61, 90 B 61, 89 C 59. eggs steady to firm with A whites 70 percent or better, mixed 39, mediums 30. cars 90 B 61, Standards 2844.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
St Louis Produce Eggs and Poultry Prices
AP report from St Louis lists egg and live poultry pricing by grade and size. Consumer grades show large eggs 34-35 cents, medium 2-30, small 17-18, B large 26-27. wholesale standards 25-27, unclassified 20-23, checks 15-16. Hens heavy 14-15, light over 5 pounds 9-10, under 5 pounds 6-6½. broilers and fryers 19-20.
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ST. Louis
Prices Hit Friday Livestock Totals at National Stockyards
National Stockyards estimates show Friday activity with hogs about 5 000 head and cattle around 350 while calves reach roughly 100 and sheep 200. Prices vary by category with hogs slower and sows lower, cattle around 1.50 for calves 30 with no test price trend, steers and heifers in the mid 20s, cows 11 to 15.50, and lambs 21 to 23.50 for spring offerings.
Grain prices in Chicago report latest corn soybeans
Chicago grain prices show No 2 hard wheat at 1.63 and No 2 red at 1.58 per bushel. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.35 and No 3 yellow at 1.29. Oats No 2 heavy white at 72 4n, soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.72. Soybean oil quoted at 11.50.
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Chicago
Wall Street Gains Broad, Steel Rally Deepens Late
Wall Street extended its gains in heavy trading, with about 6.2 million shares, as savings and loan firms and airlines led a broad rally. Steel, motors, electricals, aerospace, chemicals and rails joined the advance after President Johnson intervened in steel labor talks. Major movers included Polaroid, Xerox, and IBM. The Treasury conference sweep continued with Fowler and Ball heading to Bonn for support of a six nation reform conference.
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Johnson
Polaroid
Xerox
IBM
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Western Financial
Reading
Erie Lackawanna
Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Maine
Financial Federation
First Charter Financial
Wesco Financial
United Financial of California
Eastern
American Airlines
Pan American
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Bonn
Rome
Henry H. Fowler
George W. Ball
Back To School Dance At Mt Vernon YMCA
The Mt. Vernon YMCA hosts a back to school dance for high school and college students Saturday night. The Galaxies provide live music from 8 p m in the gym of the former Washington school building. Admission 20 cents for Y members 50 cents for non members casual dress. Mt. Vernon high school and YMCA members decorate the gym and YMCA board members run a sandwich and soft drink concession and serve as chaperones. The Galaxies are college aged musicians from Mt. Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Firm Opens In Heritage of Beam Distillery
A new Mt. Vernon firm, Central Wholesale Liquor Co., celebrated the 170th birthday of James B. Beam Distilling Co. The firm moved from Cairo in August and operates on Shawnee street near the old car shops. Manager Hyman Rubin cited bourbon lore and Beam as a unifying American tradition. The company distributes beverages to retailers across southern Illinois.
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Mt. Vernon
Central Wholesale Liquor Co
Cairo
James B. Beam Distilling Co
Central
Shawnee Street
Hyman Rubin
America
Beam
Illinois
Little Boy Lost Thanks Neighbors For Help In Mt Vernon
A four year old boy named David Lathrop went missing near 7 30 pm in Mt Vernon. Neighbors organized a search while a patrolman guided and protected the boy from danger until he safely returned home. The Lathrops recently relocated from Phoenix and Mr Lathrop works with Lincoln Heritage Insurance.
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Mt. Vernon
Dean Lathrop
Jamison
David
Lathrops
Phoenix
Arizona
Lathrop
Lincoln Heritage Insurance Company
Gregory
Anne
Susan
Labor Day Bicycle Parade At Mt Vernon Park
A children’s bicycle and tricycle parade is set for 10 a m next Monday Labor Day near the old shelter at Mt Vernon city park. Sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America Service Clubs of Jefferson County the event invites all area children with prizes for best decorated ride and souvenirs for participants.
All Former Car Shoppers Invited Reunion at Mt Vernon Park
Mt Vernon car shoppers hold the third annual reunion this Sunday September 5 at Mt Vernon city park. The event starts 11 a m with a noon pot luck dinner and entertainment at the park pavilion. Former car company employees their wives and families are invited to attend bringing food and silverware as Rev Dewey Merritt Rev Ace Summers and Rev Elmer Hawkins give talks.
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Mt. Vernon
Car Shops
Car Company
Dewey Merritt
Ace Summers
Elmer Hawkins
Park Pavilion
P. R. Richards
Parley Sessions Set for Southern Illinois Junior College
Two briefing sessions on Plans for a Southern Illinois Area Junior College are scheduled next week. Representatives of the screening committee will speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Christopher Lions Club and at noon Tuesday to Mt. Vernon Rotarians. A September 13 meeting in Lesser will set original district boundaries.
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Ilinois Area
Christopher Lions Club
Mt. Vernon
Lesser
King to visit Chicago and Los Angeles for nonviolence plan
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr plans a fall tour to Chicago and Los Angeles to engage civil rights leaders and neighborhood gangs in northern ghettos. Andrew Young said retreats are being planned in October in Chicago and November in Los Angeles to explore nonviolent solutions. Open house and dance set for Saturday at the former post office Teen Center at 11th and Main, with tickets at 3.00 season, 2.50 first semester.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Chicago
Los Angeles
King
Andrew Young
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Watts
Young
al Raby
Raby
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations
SCLC
New Teen Center
11Th
Main Streets
Hainois
J. R. Ansley
Coyn Mateer
A.C.T
D. E. Furnall
John R. Mitchell
George Waters
Charles K. Wells
J. J. Corlew
Farrell Puckett
G. W. Filberth
Melvin Knappier
Norman Tolley
James Robert Campbell
Clyde Baker
Billy Joe Campbell
Leo Knappier
Elmer Rainey
Clifton “Pete” Harp
Drake era ship Golden Hind sails remembered
The Golden Hind, the ship that carried Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation, is recalled in historical notes highlighting its voyage and significance.
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Sir Francis Drake
Underground blast at Nevada test site marks 18th this year
The U S Atomic Energy Commission conducted its 18th underground nuclear test blast of the year at the Nevada proving grounds. The test was described as low in yield, equivalent to less than 20,000 tons of TNT.
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Washington
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Newvada
Nixon Arrives in Saigon for Firsthand Appraisal
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon landed in Saigon to evaluate the situation in South Viet Nam. He reiterated support for President Johnson’s policy and said there is no choice but to punish aggression.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Johnson
Viet Nam
William C. Bullitt First U S Ambassador to Soviet Union
William C. Bullitt served as the United States ambassador to the Soviet Union, the first person to hold that diplomatic post. His assignment marked a historic early Cold War era diplomatic role between Washington and Moscow.
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William C. Bullitt
United States
Soviet Union
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