Deaths Arthur Emmer Dies While Visiting Mt Vernon
Arthur Peter Emmer aged 72 of East St. Louis collapsed and died Sunday evening in Mt. Vernon while visiting relatives outside Bethel Tabernacle. He died en route to Good Samaritan Hospital. He was an operating hoisting engineer and is survived by Gail Summers his wife and siblings August Emmer and Estelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Peter Emmer
East St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Gail Summers
Emmer
Ace Summers
Summers
Bethel Tabernacle Church
Rev. Summers
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kassly Funeral Home
North 28Rd Street
St. Louis
Charles
Mary
Schultz) Emmer
August Emmer
Troy
Estelle
Fanning Rites Held for Regna in Ashley Texas
Regna Fanning 69 of Amarillo died Monday at 4 15 a m in Ashley Texas Funeral services 4 00 p m Thursday at the Methodist church in Ashley Rev John Nall officiating Burial in Ashley cemetery Body lies in state at Kringer Funeral Home Ashley after 7 00 p m Wednesday Born February 21 1896 Centralia daughter of Frank E Moss and Edna Watson Moss She married Richard D Chapman in 1916 who preceded her in death Then married George H Fanning also deceased Survived by daughter Mrs Mary LaMaster Kilgore Texas three grandchildren and 10 aunts Mrs S G Berry and Mrs H L Johnson of Ashley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regna Fanning
Amarillo
Tex
Methodist Church
Ashley
John Nall
Ashley Cemetery
Kringer
Frank E
Edna (Watson) Moss
Richard D. Chapman
George H. Fanning
Mary LaMaster
Kilgore
S. G. Berry
H. L. Johnson
Ben David Curl of Texico Dies Rites Thursday
Ben David Curl of Texico died at 7:00 p.m. Monday in Good Samaritan Hospital at 73 years, one month, and two days. Funeral services 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Osborn Funeral Home Dix with Rev. Robert Sledge officiating. Burial in Jordan Chapel cemetery. Body in state after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday. Survived by son David Curl of Texico, four daughters Grace Romine, Edna Burton, Mildred Harris, Josie Kern, two sisters Linnie Reavis and Rose Bondurant, 22 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren. A member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist church.
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Ben David Curl
Texico
Good Samaritan Hospital
Osborm
Dix
Robert Sledge
Jordan Chapel
Osborn Funeral
Mr. Curl
Franklin County
Tennessee
Christopher Columbus
Sarah (Clark) Curl
Florence Boswell
David Cur
Grace Romine
South Bend
Ind
Edna Burton
Puryear
Tenn
Mildred Harris
Lake Villa
Businessman Leo Martin Rites Held in Waltonville
Rites held for Leo Martin 49 a Waltonville businessman long active in local politics and community affairs. He died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital after an apparent heart attack. Survived by wife Marjorie Mannen mother Nellie Martin sister Max Shurtz and other relatives. Burial Knob Prairie cemetery following services at Fry Funeral Home Waltonville.
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Leo Martin
Waltonville
Jefferson County
Mr. Martin
Good Samaritan Hospital
Martin
Fry
E. L. Gulley
Knob Prairie Cemetery
Daisy Hogshead of Ashley Dies at 90
Daisy Hogshead 90 of Ashley died at 3 00 am today at Washington County Hospital Nashville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at Hogan Funeral Home in Ashley.
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Daisy Hogshead
Ashley
Daisy
Hogshead
Washington County Hospital
Nashville
Hogan Funeral Home
Effie J Newby Retired Teacher Dies at 90
Effie Jane Newby a Mt. Vernon retired school and music teacher died at 8 26 a m Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital after seven weeks as a patient She was 90 years four months and 24 days old Funeral services set for Wednesday at Myers Chapel Pastor E H Moldick to officiate burial in Old Union cemetery She was a Seventh Day Adventist and a lifelong Mt Vernon resident Survivors include five nieces Alma Newby Rado Apgar Iva Newby Velma Newby and Viola Karch all of Mt Vernon
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Effie Jane Newby
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Miss Newby
South 15Th Street
Myers Chapel
E. H. Moldick
Old Union Cemetery
Seventh Day Adventists
Jefferson County
Asberry
Euphemia (Adams) Newby
Alma Newby
Rado Apgar
Iva Newby
Velma Newby
Viola Karch
Frank Milton Dies Sudden at Home in Vernon
Frank Milton aged 87 died at 9 a m today at his Vernon home from an apparent heart attack. Rural fire department provided oxygen before his death. No funeral arrangements set. Born April 3, 1878 in Jefferson county. Survived by wife Zina Blake, three sons Howard Milton of Comas Valley Oregon Fred Milton of Fremont California Harold Milton of Chicago and daughter Dorene Hopkins of Chicago.
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Moses Franklin Milton
Vernon
Milton
Myers Chapel
Mr. Milton
Jefferson County
Zina Blake
Howard Milton
Comas Valley
Oregon
Fred Milton
Fremont
Cal
Relative Dies At LaMoille Ill
Mrs Zora Shirley wife of Everett Shirley died at La Moille Illinois Friday from a heart attack Funeral services were held Monday at the First Baptist church with burial in La Moille cemetery Mr Shirley is a brother of Mrs Jesse Byron of Mt Vernon Ill Mr and Mrs Bryan could not attend funeral services due to illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zora Shirley
Everett Shirley
LaMoille
Ill
First Baptist Church
la Moille
Shirley
Jesse Byron
Perkins Avenue
Mt. Vernon
Bryan
Thousands Flee Omaha Flood
OMAHA AP Thousands of Omahans fled homes as seven inches of rain flooded lowlands along West Omaha creeks. By morning waters receded on two creeks. more than a dozen evacuation centers opened. No flood deaths reported. sheriff urged evacuations for Big and Little Papio basins as creeks swirled over bridges and blocked traffic.
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Omaha
Weather Bureau
Douglas County
Sheriff's Office
Big
Little Papio Creek
Weather Outlook for MT VERNON and Nearby
MT VERNON WEATHER Saturday high 78 low 64 Sunday 83 62 Monday 81 41. Rainfall from 7:00 am Saturday to 7:00 am Sunday 2.06 inches. Rainfall for 1965 to date 0.01 inches. Historical highs and lows listed. Wednesday sunrise 5:34 sunset 6:20 CST.
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MT. Vernon
C.S.T
Weather Skies Turnd Warmer Amid Showers Across Illinois
Dark clouds moved over northern and central Illinois as thundershowers sprinkled the area. Temperatures rose to the mid to upper 80s after a cool night with lows around 57 to 63 in the north and 60s to 70s in the south. Chicago reached 71 degrees with similar cooler trends expected midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ilinois
Vandalia
Belleville
Midway Airport
Illinois
Paducah
St. Louis
Midwest
Flood strands 21 in Zion Narrows Utah Park
Zion National Park rangers delayed for a second day entering Zion Narrows to rescue 21 stranded hikers as the Virgin River rose after Monday night rain. .40 inch fell, with five missing Californians and two 16 year olds reporting a party of four children and over 10 women and children were among those stranded. sixteen had escaped earlier.
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Zion
Utah
Mark Richsteig
Cedar City
Scott Atkin
Bountiful
Multiple Birth Announcements Across States and Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Ronald Gene Dixon of 1004 south 13th Street welcome a son Ronald Gene Jr born at 11 32 Saturday in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing 8 11 12 Kathy Julie Ann born to Mr and Mrs Pigg of 412 south 20th street at 7 18 Saturday night in Good Samaritan hospital weighing 7 8 12 Timothy Wayne born to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Seibert of 46 Crownview at 10 47 Saturday morning in Good Samaritan hospital Maria Annette born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Mckinney of 907 south Sixth at 7 34 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing 4 5 0 Alan Wayne born August 14 to Mr and Mrs Randall W Lambert of 114 Greenwood avenue Bloomington I are parents to a son weighing 7 12 12 Lori Kathleen born to Mr and Mrs George Hess of 510 Oak avenue Sanford Fla at a city hospital weighing 5 15 12 Ashley Jay born to Mr and Mrs Jerry Pierce of Ina at Franklin County Hospital Benton weighing 9 12 0 Grandparents names given for Dixon Pigg Seibert McKinney Hess and Pierce families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Gene Dixon
South 13Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Ronald Gene, Jr
Ronald Pigg
South 20Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Julie Ann
Gilbert Seibert
Crownview
Timothy Wayne
Raymond McKinney
South Sixth Street
Maria Annette
Randall W. Lambert
Greenwood Avenue
Bloomington
Alan Wayne
Harold Jeckel
Heartsburg
Ellen Lambert
Oydyke
George Hess
Oak Avenue
Sanford
Fla
Lori Kathleen
George Hess, Sr
Lake Mary
Fila
Mae Warren
Mt. Vernon
Jerry Pierce
Ina
Franklin County Hospital
Benton
Ashley Jay
Herbert Pierce
Curtis Neal
Elsie Neal
Belle Rive
One Dead In Accident Near Here
A fatal accident near here claimed a life and sent a woman to Good Samaritan Hospital with injuries. Details show the victim’s home in St. Louis and birth in 1877, with survivors including an injured son and Adrian E. Barrett of Arnold.
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Names and discharges
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions for Marilyn Sue Dix Gleason Patton Jessie Dagg Dahlgren Allen Keith Martin Marie Fulford Lydia Rankin Belleville and others. Discharged include Iva Crowley Doris French Voyle Gorham and Mrs Marilyn Sue Dixon and baby. Good Samaritan lists numerous admitted and discharged patients including Lester Bowles Ada Mae Stoner Mary Louise Pierce and Hugh Rose.
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Jefferson Memorial
Marilyn Sue Dixon
Gleason G. Patton
Jessie Dagg
Dahlgren
Allen Keith Martin
Geff
Marie Fulford
Lydia Tabitha Rankin
Belleville
Iva Madonna Crowley
Doris French
Voyle Augustus Gorham
Donna Lee Howard
Salem
William Robert McKee
Inn
Roy Herbert Holt
Allen Kent Martin
Ronald Gene, Jr
Good Samaritan
Lester Bowles
Ada Mae Stoner
Mary. Louise Pierce
Loris
Virginia Firebaugh
Wilford George Schumm
Beulah Elia Mae Cox
Lyle Ethel Miller
Mary Ellen Martin
Kathleen Jo
Edna Jene Haile
John Joseph Garry
Carolyn Rene Hertenstein
Mary Margaret Douthit
Eva Gossage
Carl Downing Pace
Lofton McClure
Judith Gleen Stevens
Kent Alan
Charles Edward Hicks
Hugh Rose
Renda Kay Fitzferrels
Edna Liptrap
Nellie Mae Durkee
Dixie Lee Woods
Hog Market Prices in Mt Vernon Up to 12:30 Pm
Mt Vernon hog market prices at 12 30 pm were down 25 cents with top at 21 75 for 200 to 20 lb hogs. Sows declined to 20 50 for 300 weight and to 20 00 for 300 weight plus. Boars at 12 00 and 12 50. After 12 30 pm prices shift to next day's basis.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quotes for grain show wheat at 1.40, soybeans 2.32, shell corn 1.28, ear corn 1.25 in the latest prices from Mt Vernon this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Livestock totals and price ranges at National Stockyards
Estimated receipts for Wednesday at National Stockyards NJ include hogs 6,500 cattle 3,000 calves 300 and sheep 800. Hogs steady to 25 low 34, 210-320 lb gilts 19.50-22.85. Cattle 7,500 calves 400. Steers 25.00-26.75 heifers 23.50-25.25 cows 13.50-15.50 vealers 19.00-26.00. sheep 1,100 spring lambs 21.50-24.00 ewes 5.00-7.50.
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National Stockyards
St Louis Produce Prices Include Egg and Poultry Grades
AP report notes egg and live poultry pricing across grades. Listings show consumer grades A large 35-36 and A medium 30-31, with small 18-19 and B large 28-29, plus wholesale standards 27 and unclassified 20-23. Broilers and fryers 19-2.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Prices Report From Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange price notes show butter and eggs steady to firm with multiple grade breakdowns and percentages. Live poultry wholesale prices unchanged to higher, with toasters and special fed white rock fryers listed in cents per pound.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Grain prices in Chicago report mixed at midday
Chicago AP reports wheat and corn prices with several categories. Wheat shows yellow and red varieties around 1.60 and 1.58 dollars. Corn ranges from 1.35 to 1.29 dollars for yellow grades both standard and export. Oats and soybeans noted plus soybean oil at 11.65.
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Chicago
Wall Street closes with mixed steel shares drift in late trade
The New York stock market ended irregularly higher as steel shares faltered. Traders noted concern over new labor costs weighing on the steel group, while General Motors and Union Carbide posted gains. Du Pont and Chrysler rose, with Sperry Rand and Fairchild Camera leading volume. several others, including American South African Investment and Western Air Lines, slipped.
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NEW York
Steels
Steele
Lukens Steel
Jones & Laughlin, McClouth and
Crucible
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Union Carbide
du Pont
Chrysler
Sperry Rand
Fairchild Camera
Western Air Lines
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Merck
Zenith
Alcoa
Excell-O
Hershey
Honeywell
Litton Industries
Relaince Electric
Sunbeam
Barber Oil
Ford
Deere
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Find Bodies Of Two Slain Men
Ashfork Arizona police reported two young men found shot to death with hands bound behind their backs. Both victims in their mid twenties had been shot twice, with one beaten severely on the head. Authorities are investigating the double homicide as a violent crime scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashfork
Ariz
Plenickers
Viet Marines Use Tear Gas To Clear Tunnel
In Saigon, U S Marines used tear gas Sunday to remove women and children from tunnels and caves where Viet Cong suspects had sheltered. Civilians and suspects cried from gas effects, and the battalion commander reportedly acted on his own authority without confirmation of a policy against tear gas.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S
Betsy Stalls Near Nassau as Florida Braces for Storm
Betsy hovers near the Bahamas with Nassau in the hurricane eye wall, winds up to 150 mph and 40 mile wide eye. Florida warns from Palm Beach to Everglades City while Grand Bahama sees minor blows. Conditions shift as Betsy stalls, raising fear of renewed landfall and possible Gulf or Cuba movement.
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Miami Weather Bureau
Nassau
Betsy
Abaco
Bahamas
Eleuthera
Palm Beach
Florida
Florida Keys
Everglades City
Cape Kennedy
Gulf Coast
Punta Gorda
Grand Bahama Island
Atlantic
North
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
National Observatory
Fiora
Atorm
Pedestrian Injured In Mt Vernon Labor Day Accidents
One person, Marie Fulford 33 of 1303 Main, was struck at 12th and Main at 4 45 PM and taken to Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Driver Charlotte J Castle 1808 Stanley cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian due to sun glare. Earlier a parked car owned by Venna Lee Hess was hit by a hit and run in the 700 block of south Tenth. A collision at 1 10 PM on south Tenth involved Raymond L Miller and Kathryn D Briggs with Briggs cited for following too close. Several minor accidents noted during the three day holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Marie Fulford
Main Street
12Th and Main
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Charlotte J. Castle
Stanley
Venna Lee Hess
Cherry
South Tenth Street
Raymond L. Miller
Kokomo
Ind
Kathryn D. Briggs
Melrose Park
South
Thefts Reported Across Mt Vernon Holiday
Several thefts were reported to Mt Vernon police during Labor Day weekend. Jack Wilkey, 700 South 18th, reported a break in with cash coins and groceries. Jack Brown, 910 Bell, said a battery was stolen from his car. Rev Vern Garren, Centralia, had a gift package stolen from his car at a wedding. Amos Smith reported gasoline stolen from trucks at 13th and Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Jack Wilkey
South 18Th
Jack Brown
Bell
Vern Garren
Centralia
Presbyterian Church
Amos Smith
13Th and Perkins
Kenya to Mediate Amid India Pakistan War Clash
Pakistan claimed it halted an Indian tank invasion into West Pakistan as Pakistani paratroopers attacked behind Indian lines in Punjab. Lahore faced Indian assault while Pakistan sought aid from CENTO allies Britain Turkey Iran and the United States. Both nations had not declared war but warned their publics a war was on.
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Pakistan
India
Lahore
Punjab
Z. A. Bhutto
Central Treaty Organization
Britain
Turkey
Iran
United States
Mt Vernon Couple See Son in Viet Nam On TV
A Mt. Vernon couple watched CBS Viet Nam program and spotted their son, Sgt. Harold Clarke, serving as supply sergeant for plane and helicopter parts at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon. He enlisted in 1960 after Mt. Vernon High School graduation and has been in Viet Nam since June 1. His wife Yvette and 2 month old daughter Michelle remain in Mt. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Saigon
Harold Clarke
South
Sgt
Tan Son Nhut
Clarke
Sam
Sgt. Clarke
Mt. Vernon High School
Viet Nam
Yvette
Michelle
Traffic Accidents Kill 29 in Illinois
A string of Sunday collisions across Illinois left 29 dead. Names include Jack Konvalinka and Marcella Bahl among others. Victims hailed from Chicago, Mount Prospect, Greenfield, and nearby towns. Authorities cite cars skidding, poles, bridge rails, and highway exits as causes.
Highway death in Clay City claims Irene Brown
Irene M. Brown of St. Louis, 55, died when her car struck a bridge railing on U.S. 50 east of Clay City. The single-vehicle crash occurred today, officials reported, sending responders to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay City
Irene M. Brown
St. Louis
U.S. 50
Public Auction Sale Near Mt Vernon Newfoundland
Public sale on account of ill health scheduled for Friday September 10 1965 starting at 11:00 a.m. location described as 7 miles northeast of Mt Vernon NL or 214 miles northeast of Jefferson County Sale Barn or 1¼ miles north on Marlow Road and 4 miles west. Describes described property to be auctioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Marlow Road
New Steel Pact Signed On Monday
In Pittsburgh AP report, a 35 month steel industry peace pact capped by wage gains. I W Abel of United Steelworkers and R Conray Cooper signed after Washington talks urged by President Johnson. The contract raises hourly wages about 50 cents for 450,000 workers, likely above 3.2 percent yearly guideline. Cooper mused on retirement amid a $150 monthly post 30 years benefit, while U S Steel EVP hinted at retirement timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Washington
Johnson
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conray Cooper
White House
Cooper
Abel
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Fire tears through vacant Shawnee Street house
A Sunday fire heavily damaged an unoccupied home at 1304 Shawnee Street, destroying the roof and soaking stored furniture. The property is owned by Henry Thomas of Peoria. Firefighters also responded to a blaze at No 7 Rushton Drive where a carburetor backfire damaged a car owned by Dr. Farrell Puckett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Street
Henry Thomas
Peoria
Rushton Drive
Farrell Puckett
Circuit Court fines listed for Mt. Vernon residents
In circuit court here on Saturday the following defendants were fined: Howard Brown Route 1 Mt. Vernon for improper passing and $10. Albert Jessie Braddy 2105 Jones Mt. Vernon for disturbance by fighting and $10. Carroll Hoffman Route 2 Mt. Vernon for disturbance and $10. George H. Shelton 1012 Warren Mt. Vernon for speeding and $15. Jimmy Don Howell 1215 Polk Mt. Vernon for disturbance and $10. Dorma P. Shelton Route 3 Mt. Vernon for disobeying traffic right and $10. Joyce F Pedi go Jerseyville for disobeying stop sign and $10. Clair R. Porter Salem for failure to yield right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Brown
Mt. Vernon
Albert Jessie Braddy
Jones
Carroll Hoffman
George H. Shelton
Warren
Jimmy Don Howell
Polk
Dorma P. Shelton
Joyce F. Pedigo
Jerseyville
Clair R. Porter
Salem
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Frank Milton
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Buck) Greene
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