Death of Jefferson County figure Arthur Troutt aged 60
Arthur Glen Troutt a longtime Jefferson County resident and former game warden died at 5:00 p.m. yesterday from an apparent self inflected pistol wound at his Route 5 home. He was 60 years old seven months and 29 days. Troutt served as a state parole officer and was active in conservation and local sportsman circles. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 1 30 p.m. at Myers Chapel with burial in Memorial Gardens. He is survived by his wife Jewell Hill Troutt two sons Wayne and Robert two daughters Charlene Martineau and Norma Lee Sinks a brother Glen Troutt a half brother Frank Bond a half sister Aline Dodson and nine grandchildren.
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Arthur Glen Troutt
Jefferson County
Route 5
Mr. Troutt
Tlinois
Ilinois
Arthur Troutt
Illinois
Elks Lodge
Myers Chapel
Melvin Larson
Memorial Gardens
Charles and
Elsie
Piper) Troutt
Marion
Jewell Hill
Troutt
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Wayne Troutt
Santa Susana
Calif
Robert Troutt
U.S. Army
Sam Houston
Texas
Charlene Martineau
Norma Lee Sinks
Mt. Vernon
Glen Troutt
Woodlawn
Frank Bond
California
Sadie Curtis of Ashley Dies Funeral Sunday
Sadie Beatrice Curtis 72 of Ashley died yesterday at Washington County Hospital Nashville. Funeral services set for 2 p m Sunday at Kringer Funeral Home Ashley with Rev John Nall officiating. Burial in IOOF Cemetery Ashley. Call after 6 p.m. Saturday. Survived by daughter Joanne Perry of Christye son Charles F Curtis of Ashley sister Mamie Hall of Anna five grandchildren Charles Steven Curtis Gayle Jean Curtis Clyde Michael Curtis Robert Lee Perry Richard Edward Perry all of Chicago.
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Sadie Beatrice Curtis
Ashley
Washington County Hospital
Nashville
Kringer Funeral Home
John Nall
IOOF
Curtis
Noble, I
Charles and
Armeth (Taylor) Farmer
Olney
Clive W. Curtis
Christian Church of
Noble
Dorcas
Oes
Pecione
Joanne Perry
Chistye
Charles F. Curtis
Mamie Hall
Anna
Jeffer son Chapter 686 Eastern Star Meets Sept 6 1966
A regular Jeffer son Chapter No. 686 Order of Eastern Star meeting will be held September 6 1966 at 9:00 p.m. in the Masonic Lodge in Opdyke. All officers are asked to dress formal, with an initiation announced. Marguerite Piper Worthy Matron and Flossie Harriman Secretary preside.
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Opdyke O.E.A
Jefferson Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
Opdyke
Marguerite Piper
Flossie Harriman
Weather Update for Montana and Southern Illinois
MT VERNON area reports Thursday high 89 and low 64 with 22.03 inches of rainfall year to date. Southern Illinois forecasts show Saturday through Wednesday average temperatures around 38 degrees, cooler on Sunday, then warming midweek, with normal lows 60 to 66 and highs 82 to 86. The weekend brings 0.5 to 1 inch of showers and thundershowers across the region under a cool air mass.
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MT. Vernon
Iinois
Associated Press
Illinois
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Chamber Adds Three New Members
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce announces three new members Dean A. Lathrop of Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance, David H. Simmons manager at Country Mutual Insurance, and the King City Retailers Association. Louis McMahan, Sam Shaw, and Bill Steffy facilitated their memberships. Next committee meeting set for Tuesday Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. in the chamber conference room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Shafer
Musgrove Shoe Store
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Dean A. Lathrop
Apple
Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance Company
David H. Simmons
Broadway
Country Mutual Insurance Co
King City Retailery Association
Mr. Lathrop
Louis McMahan
Mr. Simmons
Sam Shaw
New York Life Insurance Co
King City Retailers Association
Bill Steffy
Mitchell Home Furnishings
Shafer
Seek Venue Change In Speck Case
Richard Speck 24 faces eight murder indictments in Chicago. Public Defender Gerry Getty says publicity may prevent a fair trial and may seek a change of venue. Getty also challenges two indictments and a judge delays a psychiatric competency panel until Sept. 9 as Speck appears wan under tight guard in a court session. About 75 people attend after the courtroom was cleared and searched.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
Cook County
Gerald Getty
Getty
Speck
Herbert C. Paschen
Farmers Visit Brownstown Experimental Field Next Tuesday
Jefferson County farmers are invited to an open house at the Brownstown Experimental Field on Tuesday September 6 tours start at 9 00 am from 814 Harrison street Mt Vernon with wagons leaving throughout the day Demonstrations cover hybrid corn and soybean varieties winter wheat fertilization weed control with liquid and granular herbicides minimum tillage soil pH fertilizer rates and pest updates Entomologists will discuss corn pests and alfalfa weevil while pathologists cover crop diseases Lunch will be served and a group ride from Mt Vernon is encouraged.
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Jefferson County
Brownstown
Don Lee
Lee
Harrison Street
Mt. Vernon
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Notes from Jefferson Memorial list admitted Linda Jones and Opal Riley Webb with street addresses. Discharged include Jonas Thatcher Good Samaritan Anthony Lynn Barker Lula May Johnson William Mayberry Mary Laur Lois Karch Inez Nance Darrell Davis Wiley Bond Bryan Peoples Roberta Artis Steve McReynolds Kenneth Martin Joyce Louise Smith Estella Savage Joreta Gregory Ethel Glasco Val Wooden Paul David Hurst plus locations Richview Road Inn RFD 1 and 423 north Johnson. The item records patient movements by name and residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Lynn Barker
Enfield
Lula May Johnson
Main
William Mayberry
McLeansboro
Mary Laur
Scheller
Lois Karch
RFD
Inez Nance
Darrell Davis
Ashley Road
Wiley Bond
South 23Rd
Bryan Peoples
Forest
Roberta Artis
Park Avenue
Steve McReynolds
1726 Jefferson
Kenneth Martin
North Johnson
Joyce Louise Smith
Estella Savage
Maple
Joreta Gregory
South
Ethel Glasco
Val Wooden
Paul David Hurst
Richview Road
Dayton Clears Debris and Closes Stores After Riot
Dayton streets were cleared of debris following a riot. State liquor stores had been ordered closed on Thursday and were ordered reopened by state liquor director Donald Cook after Dayton Police Chief Lawrence Caylor asked via telephone.
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Dayton
Donald Cook
Lawrence Caylor
Market prices from Mt. Vernon grain session
Mt. Vernon reported market quotes this afternoon for soybeans at 3.02, shell corn at 1.50, and ear corn at 1.47.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Hog Market Prices at 12:30 P M Today
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today rose with top 24 2 for 210 to 240 lb hogs. Sows 21 50 for 300 weight and down, sows 300 weight and over 21 00, down. Boars 14 00 and 15 00. After 12 30 p m today prices to be based on next day’s prices.
Grain price report from Chicago markets
AP wired note lists futures bids for Wheat No 2 hard at 1.%%n and No 2 red at 1.89%n, Corn No 2 yellow around 150% with sample grade yellow 1.32%-38. Oats No 2 heavy white 74%-75%n and Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.72n with Soybean oid 13.35n.
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Chicago
Butter and Eggs Prices Steady at Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago AP reports butter prices steady with wholesale buying prices unchanged across grades AA to C and specific scores. Eggs firm with wholesale buying prices unchanged to up to one higher, listing grade A whites and various quality mixes.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg and live poultry price ranges listed
AP dispatch from St. Louis provides price ranges for eggs by consumer grades from large to small and for wholesale grades, with standard and unclassified categories. It also lists hen weights and broiler/fryer price ranges, indicating no price for certain weights.
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ST. Louis
Livestock price estimates from National Stockyards AP report
National Stockyards estimates Tuesday show hogs at 24.50 to 25.25 for 200 to 260 pound barrows and gilts, sows 21.00 to 22.75 for 300 to 600 pounds, cattle at 17.50 to 19.00 for cows and 23.00 to 32.00 for calves, weaned calves steady, and sheep at 18.00 to 20.00 for utility and good lambs across the market.
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National Stockyards
Wall Street Falls Sharply Before Labor Day Weekend
The stock market headed lower with airlines and glamor stocks weak. At noon the Dow Jones average stood at 784.07, down 8.02, ending a brief rally run and ahead of a long weekend when markets closed Monday.
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New York
Securities Exchange
Associated Press
American
KLM _ Airlines
Pan American
Northwest
Delta
United
Eastern
National
Xerox
IBM
Polaroid
American Stock Exchange
Indus
Deloris Barnett Seeks Divorce From Neil Barnett
Deloris I. Barnett files for divorce from Neil R. Barnett in circuit court alleging cruelty. They wed March 18, 1946 and separated March 8, 1963. She seeks custody of two minor children plus support for two older children in the family.
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Deloris I. Barnett
Neil R. Barnett
Barnetts
Baby Electrocuted In East St. Louis Incident
Fourteen month old Reba Smith died after touching a frayed extension cord wire while napping in her home in East St. Louis WV. Deputy coroner Norval Hickman said the child, daughter of Harriet Smith, apparently touched an open wire on the cord.
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East ST. Louis
Reba Smith
Norval Hickman
St. Clair County
Reba
Harriet Smith
Car Damaged In Backfire Fire Report Mt Vernon
Firemen were called at 3 p m yesterday to 203 North 16th street after a car owned by Jackie Robinson backfired causing damage to wires and the hood paint.
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Mt. Vernon
North 16Th Street
Jackie Robinson
New Teachers Taken On Tour Of Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon welcomes Jefferson County’s newest residents, teachers from local schools. The Chamber of Commerce Education committee hosted a 2:30 pm coffee at Casey Junior High, then a one hour bus tour of key sites including Doctors Park, City Park, and Mt. Vernon High School.
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Mt. Vernon
J. Lester Buford
Barker
Casey
Vernon
Zadok Casey
James Roberson
G.D. Chesley
Doctors’ Park
Hickory Grove
Western Gardens
City Park
International Shoe Co
Jefferson County Court House
Appellate Court Building
Mt. Vernon Community High School
City Library
South East
Andy Hall
Buford
West Broadway
Casey Junior High School
Chester Lewis
Ogie Ellis
Chamber of Commerce
J. Wallace Owen
Jefferson County Education Association
Charles Bender
Mt. Vernon Township
Ellis Henson
King City Retailers Association
James Jackson
Marion Perry
R.D. Wiese
Power Cores, Inc
Granada Theater
Robert Dudley
Hobbs High School bans short skirts for girls
In Hobbs New Mexico the school ordered over 80 girls to wear longer skirts. A female teacher also changed her skirt to meet the rules after finding hers shorter than required. Officials say hemlines must touch the floor when kneeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
N.M
Hobbs High School
White And Negro Gangs Fight In Jackson Mich
Violence erupted in Jackson Michigan with white and Negro youths clashing for a second night. State Police insist the unrest is racial while police describe scattered stoning incidents and a car window breakage with at least one gunshot heard. A pregnant white woman was injured when her car was stoned.
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Jackson, Mich
Jackson
Bernard Schlenhuber
The
Jackson Post
Paul Rand
City Moves To Close Street For Auto Show
City plans to close a street for an auto show while stressing minimal burden on the city. Ralph Murphy notes tennis revival gains pace and youth enthusiasm. warns facilities are needed to sustain momentum. Urban renewal processing for the 18.7 acre project south of the high school must proceed with a city school board agreement by next week, with hopes for Gerald Fieldhouse visit and project approval by October 1.
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Herbert
Ralph Murphy
Murphy
Chester Lewis
Chicago
Lewis
Gerald Fieldhouse
Fieldhouse
Car parts theft reported at Regenc y Motors
Paul Chauncey, owner of Regency Motors on Salem Road, reported to the sheriff that parts were taken from a used car on the lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Chauncey
Regency Motors
Salem Road
Sheriff's Office
Lynda Bird Mistaken For Sister At Katie McNamara Wedding
Lynda Bird Johnson, six inches taller and more reserved than sister Luci, was mistaken for Luci by bystanders outside the Washington Cathedral during the wedding of Margaret McNamara and Barry Carter. She clarified, saying, I’m not Luci. I’m Lynda.
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Kelly Smith
Washington
Johnson
Luci
Lynda Bird Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Margaret McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Barry E. Carter
Washington Cathedral
Lady Bird
Lynda Bird
Lynda
Miss Lynda
Former Dem Chairman Dies at 62 in Rhode Island
J Howard McGrath, 62, former U S Attorney General and Democratic National Committee chairman during Truman's 1948 victory, died of a heart attack at his Narragansett summer home. He had served as Rhode Island governor and U S senator.
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Narragansett
R.I
U.S. Atty
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Harry S. Truman
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Justice Department
Rhode Island
U.S
Glenroy Kissel Granted Divorce
A divorce has been granted in Circuit Court to Glenroy Kissel from Norma Jean Kissel.
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Glenroy Kissel
Norma Jean Kissel
Meet the new Dr Andy Hall first grade teacher
Miss Sandra Ann Gill joins Dr Andy Hall school as a first grade teacher. She earned a bachelor of science in elementary education from Southern Illinois University this year and has worked with the elementary schools library system at Franklin school since March. Gill, a Mt. Vernon native, is a Red Cross water safety instructor and lifeguard and a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority.
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Andy Hall
Sandra Ann Gill
North 11Th Street
Southern Ilinois University
Franklin School
Gill
Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
Sigma Kappa Sorority
Youths Held In Car Theft Case Here
Two Mt. Vernon youths were arrested early this morning after allegedly stealing a car which struck a parked auto and led to their capture. Vernon Huston 17 of 920 South 12th and Eddie Dean White 16 of 609 North Street were booked on auto theft. White was captured fleeing the scene and Huston was arrested later at his home. The stolen vehicle belonging to Raymond Loyd 522 North Street was parked near WG Motors Co. lot and struck a parked vehicle owned by John Page 1014 Virginia. Police said White gave a statement.
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Mt. Vernon
Virginia Avenue
Vernon Huston
South 12Th
Eddie Dean White
North Street
White
Huston
Raymond Loyd
WG Motors Co
John Page
Virginia
Governor Kerner Hospitalized For Back Ailment
Governor Otto Kerner is in St. John's Hospital, Springfield, for a recurring back problem. Assistant Chris Vlahoplus says he will stay about a week and be in traction most of that time. He was admitted after meeting state police and National Guard officials over Cicero unrest. He has severe pain from cervical nerve root pressure and previously wore a back brace last June for about a month.
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Springfield
Ill
Otto Kerner
St. John’s Hospital
Chris Vlahoplus
Kerner
William Morris
Adj
Leo M. Boyle
National Guard
Cicero
Viahoplus
Senate adjourns after brief 18 second session
Senate met and adjourned to day in 18 seconds to grant senators a four day holiday weekend. The token session, required by Senate rules, was far from the record 2 second session set Dec 27, 1963.
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Washington
Senate
Arson charge arraignment for McLeansboro man
John S. Simpson, 60, pleaded not guilty in Hamilton County Circuit Court on an arson charge after arrest early Sunday. Bond set at 5 dollars. Judge appointed Bernard Minton as defense counsel. McLeansboro fire department responded to a grass fire on the city south edge Thursday afternoon.
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John S. Simpson
Hamilton County
Bernard Minton
Jim Woods
Lexington
Stephen Woods
Kentucky University
John Pemberton
Doug
Minneapolis
Liberty Names Harold Whitsell District Manager
Harold Whitsell of 602 South 24th Street has been named district manager for Liberty Petroleum Co Inc. He joined Liberty seven years ago as a trainee and has overseen stations in Decatur and Champaign Illinois and Memphis Tennessee. Jerome Glassman announces the appointment. Whitsell, a native of Illinois born in Xenia, is married to Naomi with two children Pamela and David. Liberty Petroleum operates service stations across an eight state area with home office in Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Whitsell
South 24Th Street
Liberty Petroleum Co., Inc
Whitsell
Liberty
Mt. Vernon
Jerome Glassman
Illinois
Whitsellt
Xenia
Naomi
Centralia
Pamela
David
Post Office Closes Monday Labor Day Notice
The Mt. Vernon Post Office will observe Labor Day on Monday September 5 as a legal holiday. There will be no window service and no rural or city delivery. Special delivery mail will be handled. Holiday schedules for receipt dispatch and collection of mail will be observed and air mail service will be provided.
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Mt. Vernon
Wm. M. Lee
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