Deaths Pearl Hamilton Sesser 82 in Franklin County
Mrs Pearl Hamilton 82 of Sesser died Monday at Franklin Hospital Benton Funeral services set for 1 p m Wednesday at United Methodist Church Sesser Rev David Myers officiating Burial Maple Hill Cemetery calls after 4 0 p m today at Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser Rebekah memorial service 7 30 p m today She was born December 24 1890 in Franklin County daughter of William and Martha Cockrum Jones married 1909 to Roy Hamilton who survives Also surviving Opal and Orlie both of Sesser Bill of Zion daughter Ruby Jones of Sesser four grandchildren three great grandchildren and sister Mrs Mary Cook of Sesser.
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Pearl Hamilton
Sesser
Franklin Hospital
Benton
United Methodist Church
David Myers
Maple Hill Cemetery
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Rebekah
Hamilton
Franklin County
William
Martha (Cockrum) Jones
Roy Hamilton
Opal
Orlie
Bill
Zion
Ruby Jones
Mary Cook
Death of Arthur Strain of Mt. Vernon at 88
Arthur Strain 88 of 1623 Forest Ave. Mt. Vernon died at 4 40 p m Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital. A retired farmer he will be buried in Kirk cemetery near Inn after a 2 p m Wednesday service at Ina Funeral Home conducted by Rev E J McClintock. He leaves a son William E of Hayward Cal a daughter Lorene Smith Ina four grandchildren and a sister Anna Black Mt. Vernon. He was born May 26 1885 to Mark and Euphemia Bodine Strain. He married Maude Wilkerson who preceded him in death and was a member of Calvary Apostolic church. Friends may call after 6 p m today.
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Arthur Strain
Forest Ave
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ina
E. J. McClintock
Kirk Cemetery
Inn
Mr. Strain
Mark and
Euphemia
Bodine) Strain
Maude Wilkerson
Calvary Apostolic Church
Strain
William E
Hayward
Cal
Lorene Smith
Anna
Cates) Black
Mt. Vernon
Nell Cole Mt Vernon obituary in Mount Vernon Illinois
Nell Cole, 81, of 708 Jordan St. Mt Vernon, died at 2 a.m. Sunday at Jeffersonian Nursing Home. Services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Myers Chapel with burial in Memorial Gardens. Born May 24, 1892 in Tennessee, she was daughter of John M. and May M. Tyree. Survived by son Thomas M. Cole of Lancaster California, daughters Mattie Lou Smathers of Pensacola Florida and Mary Williamson of Mt Vernon, brothers Bill Paul and Columbus Tyree of Nashville Tennessee, sister Ethel Carlton of Nashville, Tennessee, six grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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Nell Cole
Jordan St
Jeffersonian Nursing Home
Myers Chapel
Memorial Gardens
Cole
Tennessee
John M
May M. (Reynolds) Tyree
Thomas M. Cole
Lancaster
Cal
Mattie Lou Smathers
Pensacola
Fla
Mary Williamson
Mt. Vernon
Bill, Paul
Columbus Tyree
Nashville
Tenn
Ethel Carlton
Mt Vernon Market Grain Prices
Mt Vernon traders reported morning quotes for soybeans at 6.60, wheat at 4.55, and corn at 2.30. The notes reflect a simple snapshot of grain values in today’s Mt Vernon market.
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MT. Vernon
Hog Market Prices by Weight and Grade
Hog market quotes list No 1 and No 2 200 to 230 lb hogs at 45.50 to 46.00 and No 1 46.50. 200 to 250 lb hogs 45.00 to 45.50. Sows 300 to 400 lb 43.00 to 44.00, 400 to 500 lb 42.00 to 43.00, 500 to 600 lb 43.00 to 44.00.
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National Stockyards
Ill
New York Stocks Rally as Markets Extend Gains
Stock market prices rose with the Dow up 5.42 to 892.99 at noon and the NYSE advancing. The Amex index rose 0.65 to 100.65, led by Combustion Equipment, while Minnesota Mineral & Mining topped NYSE volume with Ramada Inns and Travelodge also moving. Grain and livestock markets in Chicago and national yards noted mixed declines and steady gains across wheat, corn, soybeans, hogs, and cattle as receipts and prices shifted.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Amex
Combustion Equipment
Minnesota Mineral & Mining
Ramada Inns
TraveLodge International
McGraw Hill
Canoeists Call River Pollution a Tragedy in Chicago Event
Three hundred years after Marquette and Joliet arrived, canoeists reenact the 3000 mile trip and call Chicago River pollution a tragedy. About 500 attendees include Mayor Daley and French consuls as the Des Plaines pollution is labeled the worst disgrace by traveler Jim Phillips. The group began at St Ignace and moved from Lake Michigan to Green Bay after ceremonies.
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Chicago
Jacques Marquette
Louis Jolliet
Chicago River
Mississippi River
Charles J. McEnery
Mary Marquette
Richard J. Daley
Jim Phillips
Oswego
Des Plaines
St. ‘Ignace, Mich
Lake Michigan
Green Bay
Woman Shot To Death At Ullin Ill Husband Is Held
CAIRO Ill AP Neal Guilford 37 of Ullin was charged with murdering his wife Jessie 35 after a domestic dispute in the front yard. She was shot six times with a .22 caliber pistol and found in a roadside ditch. Investigators said he had recently been treated for food poisoning. the couple has six children, oldest 12.
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Harrisburg
Scot Lad
Eldorado
Dorothy Spomer
Cairo
Spomer
Ullin, Ill
Cairo, Ill
Neal Guilford
Ullin
Jessie
Guilfords
Miss America Contest Opens in Atlantic City
Fifty contestants from all states gathered in Atlantic City for the Miss America Pageant kickoff luncheon. Miss America 1971 Phyllis George substituted for the ailing 1973 queen Terry Meeuwsen, who is recovering from pneumonia. Rehearsals for the televised show began with contestants slated to rehearse again.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Terry Anne Meeuwsen
Wisconsin
Hawaii
Miss Meeuwsen
Phyllis George
Denton
Tex
Albert A. Marks Jr
Delaware
Jackie LaGuardia
New Jersey
Suzanne Plummer
New Mexico
Patti Nelms
Oklahoma
Andrea Jean Hanson
Marion Man Killed in Interstate 70 Collision
EFFINGHAM Illinois AP Joe Decker 58 of Marion was struck and killed Monday night while walking along Interstate 70 authorities said. The fatal incident occurred as Decker was near the highway and the driver remained at the scene. Police are continuing the investigation.
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Marion
Effingham, Ir
Joe Decker
Interstate 70
Strike Ends At Cairo Plant After 11-Week Walkout
Cairo Illinois AP reports Burkart Manufacturing Co workers resume production as 400 members of Local 1076 IAM AW vote to approve a new contract. Details of the pact remain undisclosed. Burkart is a major local employer producing polyurethane foam for auto seats.
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Cairo, Ill
Burkart Manufacturing Co
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Burkart
End Segregation To Bus Pupils At Danville
Danville Illinois AP reports the school board approved a 1974 desegregation plan moving 1,118 pupils, mostly whites, to different elementary schools to keep minority enrollment between 5 and 35 percent. The district, once failing desegregation guidelines, will increase black students bused in 1974 compared with 1972.
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Danville, Il
Danville
Order Resisted Canadian Rail Strike Ends
The last holdout union ordered members to return to work Monday night under Parliament’s back-to-work law, though some locals resisted in Vancouver Thunder Bay and Winnipeg. Rail traffic stood still in British Columbia while eastern trains and ferries resumed. D. N. Secord of the Canadian Brotherhood said most locals obeyed but some remained unwilling, signaling possible compulsory arbitration to resolve the dispute.
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Toronto
Vancouver
Thunder Bay
Ont
Winnipeg
British Columbia
D. N. Secord
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers
Secord
Prairies
Canadian National Railway
Montreal
John Munro
Burglary Reports Over Weekend In City
Viera Nery had eight burglaries weekend, stealing $10 from a wallet and a $100 watch. Shirley Osborn of 432 S. 22nd St. told police someone unlocked a kitchen window, took old coins including two silver dollars at $10 each and pennies. Clayton Johnson of Johnson Motor Co. at 8th and Harrison said burglars forced a south side window and took $4 or $5 from a vending machine. Julia Hall of 501 S. 19th St. reported a broken rear door and a fish net theft valued at $1.
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Shirley Osborn
S. 22Nd St
Clayton Johnson
Johnson Motor Co
8Th
Harrison Streets
Julia Hall
S. 19Th St
Weekend county sheriff’s brief reports collision at Route 460
Deputies logged one traffic accident over the weekend. At 7:20 p.m. Sunday Lloyd P. Purcell 47 of 1002 S. 25th St. and Earl F. Teal 65 of 1320 S. 26th St. collided at Route 460 and Lynchburg Road. Purcell’s car sustained major damage Teal’s minor damage.
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Lloyd P. Purcell
S. 25Th St
Earl F. Teal
S. 26Th St
Lynchburg Road
Purcell
Teal
Juveniles Arrested After Break In At Don's Stereo
Police responded to an alarm at Don's Stereo 509 Main St. Saturday night and arrested two youths who allegedly kicked out a rear door panel to steal four five dollar bills. They were turned over to juvenile authorities and then to their parents.
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Don's Stereo
Main St
Vandalism Reports Filed Over Weekend In City
City police logged two vandalism reports over the weekend. O C Jones of 909 Perkins St reported at 1 12 p m Sunday that a chrome strip was stolen from his car parked at Harry s Market on 1010 Newby St. A separate report noted a window broken at the rear of Liberty Petroleum Co office at 809 Broadway Friday night.
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O. C. Jones
Perkins St
Harry’s Market
Newby St
Liberty Petroleum Co
Broadway
Teens Steal Coin Box At Shopping Basket Intersect
An attendant at the Texaco Service Station reported chasing two small boys after they stole a coin box from a soft drink machine at the Shopping Basket around 10 15 a m Monday. The youths, who opened the machine with a key, fled with an undetermined amount of change. Thieves also took a stereo valued at 259 and 24 tapes from a car owned by George Ulrich at 308 S 15th St while the car was parked at his home between 1 p m Saturday and 12 04 p m Sunday.
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Texaco
12Th Street
Waltonville Road
George Ulrich
S. 15Th St
Morelg OPEN HOUSE AIMS to showcase telephone service
Anderson announced a special employee family night the night before the open house. He urged residents to attend to see facilities and meet the people who provide telephone service in the Mount Vernon area.
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Anderson
Mount Vernon
Governor Issues Order On State Employee Bargaining
The governor announced an executive order creating a six member state employee labor relations council to advise the director of personnel on bargaining rules and to determine which employee groups form bargaining units. The council includes the state director of labor, the personnel director, the Civil Service Commission chairman, and three labor relations experts appointed by the governor. The order aims to keep patronage out of state government and promote professional careers, without altering the status of existing employee organizations unless a majority opts to switch.
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Civil Service Commission
Walker
American Federation of State
Illinois State Employes Association
Mt Vernon City Council Meets Tonight on Annexation
The Mt. Vernon City Council meets tonight after Labor Day with a short agenda. It plans final action on an annexation of surrounded small lots, reviews a zoning change request by Boler Jack, and considers an Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund resolution. The city manager will present his monthly report.
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Mt. Vernon
Bolerjack
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Striking St Louis paper workers aim for new mediation
A federal mediator says talks will resume between Post-Dispatch and Teamsters Local 610 after a 14 day strike halted publication. Paul Bowers arranged a conference for later today to seek a compromise on automation amid dockhand and truck driver walkouts.
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ST. Louis
Paul Bowers
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Post-Dispatch
Teamsters Local 610
Bowers
Post- Dispatch
Globe- Democrat
Teamsters
Globe-Democrat
Rebellion at Prison Ends as Hostages Freed
Newsmen tally nine reporters entering the compound before hostages were released as Governor Bowen promises amnesty. An independent ombudsman is to be installed to address inmate complaints while improvements to food medical services and isolation cells are planned. Beverly stresses inmate involvement and cites crowded conditions and lack of recreation as root causes. The takeover arose from supporters seeking the release of four isolated inmates after a stabbing.
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Robert DeBard
Bowen
Lash
DeBard
Beverly
Nominations Set for Vice President Nominations
Nominations for vice president will be held Thursday September 6. Election will be held Thursday September 13 at the Eagles Lodge 901 Prairie Randall Best Sec.
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Eagles Lodge
Prairie
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Sar Om
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