Deaths Mrs Mable Maguire 72 Huntsville resident dies
Mrs Mable Maguire aged 72 dies at her son David Maguire s home in Huntsville Alabama She is a former Jefferson county resident Funeral services set for Monday at Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale with burial in Carbondale Cemetery She lies in state Sunday Survivors include son David Maguire daughters Mary Ellen Bray and Jane Deaton and several Mt Vernon area cousins
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Mable Maguire
David Maguire
Huntsville
Ala
Jefferson County
Huffman_Funeral Home
Carbondale
Huffman Funeral
Maguire
John and
Alta (Whitlock) Carpenter
Lee Maguire
Graveside Rites For Bond Baby
Graveside rites for Bradley Lee Bond ten day old son of Edwin and Karen Bond of Texico were held at 10 00 am at Pleasant Hill cemetery with Rev. Ray Wilkey officiating. Born August 24 at Good Samaritan Hospital he died Thursday night at Christian Welfare Hospital East St. Louis. Survivors include parents grandparents Neil and Karen Kincaid and Lee and Mrs Bond Mt Vernon and great grandparents W R Medders Lydia Kincaid all of this city.
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Bradley Lee Bond
Edwin Bond
Texico
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Ray Wilkey
Belle Rive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Christian Welfare Hospital
East St. Louis
Edwin
Karen (Kincaid) — Bond
Neil Kincaid
Lee Bond
Mt. Vernon
W. R. Medders
Lydia Kincaid
City
John R. Reese Rites Sunday
Graveside rites for John Robert Reese, 33, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Gardens. The former resident died Monday in Pasadena, California. He was born February 16, 1931 in Mount Vernon, son of Robert P. and Opal (Douthit) Reese. He married Susan Hunt, who survives, along with three daughters Dawn, Susan, and Heather, and an aunt Pansy Zierjack of Mount Vernon.
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John Robert Reese
Memorial Gardens
Reese
Pasadena
Calif
Mt. Vernon
Robert P
Opal (Douthit) Reese
Susan Hunt
Dawn
Susan
Heather
Pansy Zierjack
Funeral for Jack M. Merritt Sunday
Funeral services for Jack M. Merritt set for 1 30 p m Sunday at Myers Chapel officiated by Rev Leslie Elliott. Burial follows at Williams Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p m today. Merritt 38 of Fort Lauderdale Fla died Tuesday at Broward General Hospital, a former Mt Vernon resident.
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Jack M. Merritt
Myers Chapel
Leslie Elliott
Williams Cemetery
Merritt
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Broward General Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Accidents on Mt Vernon Stree ts injure no one
Three crashes were reported on Mt Vernon streets yesterday. Ira L Miller 54 of Centralia was ticketed for failure to yield after a collision at Ninth and Main at 428 PM involving Anita M Hunt 35 of 814 Pace avenue. Avery Gish 69 of 1219 Logan struck a parked truck belonged to Gleason B Clark 34 of Bluford Rt 3 in the 990 block of Prairie at 927 AM causing about 200 in damage. Glenn Greene 63 of 317 South 15th and Robert D Huff 19 of 17 SW Crescent collided on 15th near Col Jeze at 707 PM with 100 in damage to Greene’s car.
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Mt. Vernon
Ira L. Miller
Centralia
Ninth and Main
Miller
Anita M. Hunt
Pace Avenue
Avery Gish
Logan
Gleason B. Clark
Bluford
Rt. 3
Prairie
Gish
Glenn Greene
South 15Th
Robert D. Huff
Crescent
15Th Street
Col Jeze
Cava
Back to School at 5 Percent Milledgeville
Milledgeville grandfather Clair Hlaver, 54, begins a new teaching career after earning a bachelor’s degree from Shimer College and pursuing a ministry history degree at Northern Illinois University. He notes age offers study advantages and challenges as young peers label him “Sir” while his daughters study at college.
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Milledgeville
Clair Hlaver
Shimer College
Mount Carroll
Northern Ilinois University
de Walle
Malaysia Near War
Malaysia and Indonesia edge toward open war as race riots erupt in Singapore killing nine. Malaysia declares national security area authorizing curfews and police powers while Indonesia’s President Sukarno vows to crush Malaysia and holds emergency talks. UN Security Council to meet on charges of aggression.
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Tony Elooda
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Sukarno
Antara
U.N. Security Council
New York
Federation
Mt Vernon Weather Review Highlights and History
Weather report for Mt Vernon noting Friday high 91 and low 55 with rainfall to date 28.87 inches. Compares past conditions: last year high 82 and low 63, five years ago 89 and 63, ten years ago 103 and unknown. Sunrise and sunset times listed for Sunday and Monday in CST.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Weather Forecast For Labor Day Weekend
Illinois started the Labor Day weekend with sunny mild weather. The outlook calls for clouds and possible thundershowers in western and northwestern sections. Daytime temperatures ranged from mid 70s in the north to mid 80s in southern Illinois. Friday night fell to 46 at O’Hare with 50s elsewhere. Sunday expected a bit warmer in the north. Another cool night ahead.
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Illinois
Chicago
Prospect
O'Hare Airport
World Week highlights and global clashes across the week
The column surveys recent world events from the war in Vietnam to Southeast Asia unrest in Malaysia and Singapore. It notes Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh’s temporary return to Saigon, Lt. Klusmann’s escape from Laos, and political leaders’ remarks, including Khrushchev Goldwater and Kennedy. Deaths of Sgt. Alvin York and Dr. Norman A. Welch are listed.
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Alvin C. York
Norman A. Welch
The
American Medical Association
Nguyen Khanh
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Navy
Charles F. Klusmann
Laos
Klusmann
Thailand
San Diego
Calif
Honolulu
Miller charges Humphrey radical in vice presidential bid
Miller labeled Lyndon Johnson and the Humphrey ticket radical, citing 191 ADA votes in 15 Senate years and accusing them of endorsing Red China diplomacy, Cuba readmission, and abolition of security laws. He framed the campaign as the start of the most vigorous vice-presidential race in history.
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Humphrey
Senate
ADA
United Nations
Panama Canal
Eastermany
Cuba
Organization of American States
Fidel) Castro
Alliance For Progress
House Committee On Un-American Activities
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Goldwater
Acheson Warns Johnson of Cyprus Peril
Former secretary of state Acheson will brief President Johnson next week warning that Cyprus could erupt into war at any moment while he believes a permanent settlement is possible in time. He returned from Geneva claiming progress on Greek Turkish disputes but noted Archbishop Makarios complicates mediation. He plans to discuss next steps with Rusk and other policymakers.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Johnson
Cyprus
Geneva
Archbis' Makarios
Acheson
Truman
Mediterranean
Greece
Turkey
Dean Rusk
Local births in Chicago and Centralia reported
Mr and Mrs Jerry Bullock of Chicago announce the birth of a daughter at 9 08 am in Good Samaritan hospital weighing 8 9 12. Mr and Mrs Donald McDowell of Chicago announce a daughter born at 7 05 am in Good Samaritan hospital weighing 5 12. Mr and Mrs John Michael Thompson of Centralia announce a daughter born at 9 10 am in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing 7 9. Mr and Mrs Johnnie Darrell Meadows of Vernon report a daughter born at 6 50 am in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing 9 13.
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Jerry Bullock
Gunneson
Chicago
Good Samaritan Hospital
Donald D. McDowell
South First Street
John Michael Thompson
North Pine
Centralia
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Johnnie Darrell Meadows
RFD 2
Vernon
Chile Elects Pro Western President in sharp election
Nearly complete unofficial returns show Frei leading with 1,463,535 votes and Allende at 975,690. Julio Duran of the Centrist Radical party trails with 128,350. Voter turnout reaches over 2.5 million as Chileans vote in a bitter contest.
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Jorge Alessandri
Frei
Allende
Julio Duran
Radical Party
Chile
Robberies Hit Two Kroger Stores in Chicago Area
Two Kroger supermarkets were robbed Friday by masked gunmen who escaped with 6500. Earlier, a Sugarba n Brookfield store yielded 4000, and a Chicago West Side outlet was robbed of 2500 by two masked men.
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Chicago
Sugarban Brookfield
West Side
Labor Day program in Mt Vernon Park features parade and speeches
Mt Vernon holds an all day Labor Day program at the city park with an address by Loren Scott, contests, prizes, and entertainment. Mayor John J Manion proclaims Labor Day and Labor Safety Week to emphasize accident prevention on and off the job during the holiday weekend. Richard Henry Duncan reports enlisting in the U S Navy on Sept 2 1964 in St Louis Mo and trains in San Diego with 14 days leave after training.
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Richard Henry Duncan
Yvonne Frances Duncan
RR No. 4
Liberty Road
United States Navy
St. Louis
Missouri
Richard
Mt. Vernon Township
Navy
Naval Training Center
San Diego
California
Donald D. Rhodes
Mt. Vernon
John Manson
Loren Scott
Illinois
Dhereas
National Safety Council
John J. Manion
County Births Outnumber Deaths In August Jefferson County
City Clerk Paul Hayes reported August births in Jefferson County at 59 with 31 boys and 28 girls, while deaths were 2. The figure emphasizes a birth surplus for the month.
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Jefferson County
Paul Hayes
Thief Takes Sermon Notebook From Chicago Pastor
In Vancouver Canada a thief rifled a pastor’s car taking only the Rev. Everett Swanson’s notebook of sermons, leaving behind a camera and a film projector. The incident shows the thief sought a religious manuscript, while other items remained.
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Vancouver
B.C
Everett Swanson
Chicago
Student Pastor Joins Central Church of Christ
R. Gary Beckel has been called to serve as assistant minister at the Central Church of Christ and will begin ministry on the coming Sunday. A Lincoln Christian College junior from Lincoln, Illinois, he will work part time until summer when he becomes a resident full-time assistant. Home is Marion, Ohio. He will aid Pastor Herbert J. Wilson with the youth program and Bible School.
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R. Gary Beckel
Central Church of Christ
Mr. Beckel
Lincoln Christian College
Lincoln
Illinois
Marion
Ohio
Herbert J. Wilson
Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Admitted and discharged lists for Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospitals. Names include Clarence A Bailey, Linda Fields, Sherri Thompson, Velma Huston, Frances Estella Kramer, Lena Minor, Alma Dooley, James Martin, Mary Peoples, Robert Dunbar, Kevin Shelton, Joe Scott, Arlene Hicks, and many others. Discharges include Juanita Karch, Paul Levin, Doris Howell, Stella Harrison, Ray Russell, Lawton Spangler, Mary Phillips, Harry Joslin, and numerous family names.
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Jefferson Memorial
Clarence A. Bailey
Lincoln, Tl
S. Riggs
Randall McKinley Smith
Linda Fields
Sherri Thompson
Juanita Karch
Paul Levin
Doris Howell
Stella Harrison
Ray Russell
Good Samaritan
Velma
Matilda Huston
Frances Estella Kramer
Winifred FE. Clark
Lena Elizabeth Minor
Alma Dora Dooley
James Alvin Martin
Mary Albert Peoples
Robert Gilmore Dunbar
Randy William Jaegers
Kevin Lee Shelton
Joe Henry Scott
Arlene May Hicks
Lawton Charles Spangler
Mary Ellen Phillips
Harry Leroy Joslin
Carolyn Sue Joslin
Ive Loretta Merriman
Willard Cox
Bryan Hiram Milburn
Janine Kay Newbury
Carl Chester Belt
William Riley
Allen E. Levil
Jewell Elizabeth Laird
Lucille Evatine Gravitt
Adam Auvine — Tyler
Mary Ferne Fairbanks
Mt Vernon Eastern Star Meets September 8
A stated meeting of Mt. Vernon Chapter No. 233, Order of the Eastern Star, will be held in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening September 8 at 7 30 oclock. Myra Murray W M Naomi R Bogan Secy.
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Eastern Star
Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Myra Murray
W. M
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec'y
New Second Grade Teacher Joins Horace Mann Staff
Miss Judith Fry of Ina begins teaching second grade at Horace Mann school. An Ina Grade School and Mt. Vernon Towne High School alumna, she earned a BS from Southern Illinois University and studied at the University of Texas at Houston. She joins Kappa Phi and the Methodist Service Club. SERBO CROAT LANGUAGE BELGRADE section notes Serbo Croat taught in 20 foreign universities with nine languages in Yugoslav universities.
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Ina
Horace Mann School
Mt. Vernon Towneship High School
University of Texas, At
Houston
Southern Illinois University
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Centralians Buy Bank At Ashley Bank Purchase Overshadows City Link
City National Bank directors completed a substantial purchase of the Ashley State Bank from the Berry family. Ben Ober said operations would remain independent and the move aims to boost Ashley's financial services. Separately, another CNB directors group filed to form the First State Bank of Centralia on W Broadway awaiting regulatory approval.
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Ashley State Bank
Ben Ober
City National
Stanley G. Berry
Ashley Ober
Ashley Bank
Cityational Bank
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Ober
Ashley
First State Bank of Centralia
Illinois Department of Financial Institutions
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Brookside
Washington Boulevards
Wife warned by Louisville cop ends with purse snatch
Louisville policeman Rodney Ort kiese warned his wife to beware of purse snatchers while she waited nightly for a bus home from work. The warning was worth $15. A few days later she gave him most of her money before heading to work. That night her purse was stolen, with only a few cents in change missing.
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Rodney Ortkiese
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