Death of Nathan Piercy 71 in Centralia hospital
Nathan Earl Piercy of Boyd died at 4 30 p m in St Marys Hospital Centralia aged 71 years 21 days Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Saturday at Osborn Funeral Home Dix with Rev Verneil Garren officiating Burial in Boyd Cemetery Piercy born Aug 17 1889 near Boyd son of Henry and Susie Piercy Married Dollie Cook Sept 27 1910 Mt Vernon Surviving include wife mother eight daughters two sons 25 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren and many relatives He was retired from Illinois Central Railroad Company
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Nathan Earl Piercy
Boyd
St. Mary's Hospital
Centralia
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Verneil Garren
Boyd Cemetery
Mr. Piercy
Henry
Susie
Fifer) Piercy
Mt. Vernon
Dollie Cook
Susie Piercy
Elmer Piercy
Glendale
Calif
Roy Piercy
Benton
Delbert Utsler
Bethany
Ill
Vin Robinett
Aaron Vin and
Robinett
Aaron Black
Lawrence Runnells
Mattoon
Walter Piercy
Ida Carpa
Lillie Marlow
Carpenter
Ada Harvey
Nellie Cerman
Faye Champ
Margare Wegmann
Woodlawn
May Harvey
Fred Durkee Dies at 72. funeral Sunday at Central Church
Fred E. Durkee, 72, died at 5 20 a m today at his home 2013 Perkins. Funeral 1 30 p m Sunday at Central Church of Christ with J G Par songs and Don Wortman officiating. Burial in Harveys Point cemetery near Cartier. Pulley Funeral Home accepts callers after 1 p m Saturday. Body to be in state noon Sunday at church before funeral. He was born April 18 1887 in Terre Haute Indiana, survived by Nellie Severns wife, two daughters Inez Hicks and Helen Van Horn, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Preceded in death by Phrenis two daughters, two sisters, four brothers. He was deacon and choir member of Southwest Church of Christ and retired from the Canada Railway Express Company.
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Fred E. Durkee
Perkins
Central Church of Christ
J. G. Parsongs
Don Wortman
Harveys Point
Cartier
Pulley
Mr. Durkee
Terre Haute
Ind
L. K
Terresa (Porter) Durkee
Ethel Keele
Nellie Severns
Inez Hicks
Helen van Horn
Chicago
Durkee
Southwest Church of Christ
Eenna Railway Express Company
Senator Paul Douglas Visits Mt Vernon on Sept 24
Illinois Senator Paul Douglas will speak in Mt Vernon on Saturday September 24 at 11 am from a ground-equipped station wagon parked on the northeast corner of the public square. Local residents are invited to attend this public appearance.
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Paul Douglas
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Sen. Douglas
Democrats Adopt State Platform and Reform Agenda
The Democratic platform lauds Governor hopeful Otto Kerner and pushes reform, including revising the 1870 constitution revenue article, a performance budget to reveal state spending, higher aid to schools and mental health, a state labor relations board, and expanded home rule while criticizing GOP governance and alleged scandals.
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Stevenson
Otto Kerner
Dlinois
William G. Clark
Downey
Hodge
GOP
Acbee
Democratic National
Labor Relations Board
Illinois Swelters As Heat Lingers Across State
The Associated Press reports Illinois baked in 90s and 100 degree heat with Chicago Midway hitting 100. Relief arrives northern Illinois Thursday night into Friday with 60s and 70s. Forecasts show cooler northern parts and continued hot levels in the south with scattered showers.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Midway
Ilinois
Grant Park
Vanda- Ha
Springfield
Quincy
Moline
Rantoul
Belleville
Rockford
Peoria
Vandalia
Detention of 2 Airmen Discussed at Kremlin Reception
At a Kremlin reception Khrushchev warned NATO could shoot down any plane crossing Soviet borders near the Black Sea while dismissing broader overflights. He pressed U S claims about the U2 incident and indicated the United States must provide satisfaction over May Day Powers flight. Ambassador Thompson cautioned against further escalation.
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General Assembly
Kremlin
NATO
North Atlantic
Western Alliance
Khrushchev
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
United Arab Republic
Nuriddin el Khallal
Thompson
Soviet Union
United States
Black Sea
Eisenhower
Francis Gary Powers
Births Report From Local Areas
Mr and Mrs Eugene Edward Kenley in Mt Vernon announce a daughter Donna Jean born at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing ten pounds twelve ounces. Mr and Mrs Homer Gerald Robertson of Armstrong Illinois report a son Kerry Gerald born at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds ten ounces. Mr and Mrs Jack Dillon of Fairfield Illinois welcome a daughter Riechia Eileen born at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing six pounds eleven ounces. The passage notes the U.S. government moved to the District of Columbia on December 1.
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Eugene Edward Kenley
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Donna Jean
Homer Gerald Robertson
Armstrong, Il
Kerry Gerald
Jack Dillon
Lakeview Drive
Fairfield
Tih
Petia Noor
Good Samaritan Hospital
Riechia Eileen
Chicago Markets Butter and Eggs Steady amid Mixed Receipts
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter steady to firm with 785000 receipts and wholesale prices mostly unchanged to higher. Egg prices about steady with 10400 receipts and wholesale prices unchanged to 34 cents lower. grade A whites and standards vary. miscellaneous lot figures and dirties noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
National Stockyards hogs cattle prices report
AP dispatch from National Stockyards details slaughter consignments and bid ranges for hogs cows calves and sheep. Hogs mostly 190 to 235 pounds quoted 16.75 to 18.85 per hundredweight. cattle and calves show varied grades with steers 22.50 to 24.25 and vealers up to 27.00. sheep spring lambs 17.00 to 19.50 with higher prime lots 20.00 to 50.00 per hundredweight. market conditions reflect mixed grades and weights across categories.
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National Stockyards
USDA
Egg and live poultry price report from St Louis
AP notes prices for eggs and live poultry in St Louis with wholesale grades listed. Large extras fetch 60-80 percent A 39-40 and 40-60 percent A 37-38, medium extras 34-36, standards 28-30. Consumer grades AA large 43-45, A large 40-42. Other prices unchanged.
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ST. Louis
Wall Street mixed on late afternoon stock market rebound
The Wall Street market finished mixed after an early decline with a partial recovery. Volume reached about 2.7 million shares, with most major stocks showing fractional gains or losses. Several sectors rose including autos, steels, utilities, aircraft, and nonferrous metals, while General Motors slipped. Zenith rose about three points and Polaroid recovered from a prior drop. Government and corporate bonds also eased amid an irregular session.
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General Motors
Zenith
Polaroid
Texas Instruments
Scherrer
Texaco
Minneapolis-Honeywell
Goodrich
International Telephone
Kennecott
Allied Chemical
U. S
Cash Grain Chicago Market Report
CHICAGO AP sales show no wheat or soybean deals. Corn prices rise with No 1 yellow at 1.20 and No 2 yellow at 1.20. Oats No 1 heavy white at 67. Soybean oil stands at 9 percent. Barley options include making choice 1.0 percent at 1.23 and feed at 85 for 1.00.
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Chicago
Chicago Poultry Receipts Reported At 37,000 Lbs
Chicago AP USDA live poultry receipts totaled 37,000 pounds on Wednesday with no price reported due to insufficient receipts. The report notes limited data and no market price established.
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Chicago
USDA
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quoted prices show Wheat 1.72 Soybeans 2.06 per unit Corn 1.01 in a local market report this afternoon with the figures presented in sequence for key crops. The report lists Wheat, Soybeans and Corn prices reflecting market activity in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
American fliers killed in Yokota crash
A U S Air Force weather plane crashed on a mountainside near Ishikawa Japan killing 11 airmen from the 56th Reconnaissance Squadron based at Yokota. The crash occurred today and the aircraft burned on impact.
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Ishikawa
Japan
U.S. Air Force
56Th Reconnaissance
Yokota
Weather plane crash in Japan lists missing crew
Washington AP reports the Air Force released names aboard a weather plane that crashed on a Japanese mountainside. Included is 1st Lt. William L. Heese of Belleville Illinois. Air Force lists them as missing, not confirmed dead.
Coon Squalling Time In Egypt unfolds in Union County
In Jonesboro, AP notes coon squalling time returns with the national squalling championship to be decided Sunday in the state forest near Jonesboro. Hunters from several states are expected to enter, using voice or mechanical calls to imitate a raccoon cry. a judging panel will determine the winner. The Union County Sportsmen's Club also hosts its 4th annual duck goose and crow selling contest.
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Jonesboro
Union Coon
Union County Sportsmen’s Club
Lions District Governor praises Mt. Vernon club at Sept meeting
District Governor D. Harry Nesmith of Lions International visited Mt. Vernon Lions Club at the L. N. Cafe on September 7. He commended the club for its service activities including eye care, youth programs, and community projects while praising Lionism as a force for home, God, government, and fellow man.
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Lions International
Salem
Lions Club
L. N
Nesmith
Mt. Vernon Lions Club
Mt. Vernon
Lions Clubs
Malcolm Hirons
Lions Chicken
Paul Fitch
Jefferson County
Chamber of Commerce Sign Project
Lions City
Chamber of Commerce
Hadley School
Jefferson, County United Fund
Republicans Clash Over Drug Prices At Capitol
The Senate subcommittee heard Rear Admiral William L. Knickerbocker urge expanded powers to curb high drug contract bids. He noted identical bids and said some cases tracable to the Justice Department. Knickerbocker heads the Military Medical Supply Agency which spent 65.4 million dollars on armed forces supplies last year. Adlai Stevenson told Illinois Democrats in Chicago that a Nixon presidential win with a Democratic Congress would stall growth and keep the government in stalemate. He urged defeating Nixon and warned against party-line hitchhiking restoring the 20th century political dynamic.
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Congress
William L. Knickerbocker
Justice Department
Knickerbocker
Military Medical Supply Agency
Brooklyn
N.Y
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
W. G. Malcolm
African Cyanimid Co
Nw York Ciy
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Bahamas Endures Donna Aftermath Destroys Cay Island
Tropical hurricane Donna battered the Bahamas with 150 mile per hour center winds. Communications to Mayaguana, Ackling, and Crooked Island failed as Nassau ordered evacuations and Red Cross stations opened. Rain continued over Puerto Rico and Florida’s Gold Coast watched for hurricane warnings as the area stayed on hurricane watch.
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Mayaguana Island
Donna
Ackling Island
Crooked Island
Nassau
Red Cross
Puerto Rico
Florida
Gold Coast
Key West
Cape Canaveral Missile Center
Weather Bureau
Hurricane shutters go up in Havana as Donna threat grows
Havana braces as Hurricane Donna aims at eastern Cuba with possible hurricane winds in Havana Matanzas Las Villas and Camaguey provinces within two days. Gale winds and high seas expected along the north coast shipping warned to take precautions military establishments alerted and coastal areas prepared. Guantanamo Bay and Santiago in Oriente are outside the danger zone.
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Miami
Havana
Cuba
Cuban Weather Bureau
Matanzas
Las Villas
Camaguey
Oriente Province
Pinar del Rio
U.S. Naval
Guatanamo Bay
Santiago
Oriente
Tri County Electric to Hold Membership Meetings Mon Sept 19
Montevideo Uruguay AP reports a Argentine airliner crash killing 31 aboard with two American women among victims. Bomb or engine explosion suspected. DC6 on Asuncion to Buenos Aires run. Tri County Electric Cooperative schedules Sept 19 meetings for Dodds and Pendleton townships at Opdyke grade school to explain benefits and operations and allow member questions.
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Uruguay
Miguel Moragues
Asuncion
Paraguay
Buenos Aires
Argentina
U.S
Lorraine Connaughton
Randolph
Wis
Astrid Phoebe Egeland
Chicago
Tri-County Electric Cooperative
Dodds
Pendleton
Opdyke
H. G. Downey
Tri-County
Downey
Tri-County Electric
Marion
Jefferson
Washington
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admission List
Jefferson Memorial reports admissions for Ray Melvin Wilkey Archie Stubblefield and Olive May Eblin from Belle Rive and Salem. Discharges include Laura Estes Patsy Moses and baby Thomas Bruce. Good Samaritan shows admissions George Gwaltney Theodore Sigworth L Osborn Grover Webber and discharges Nellie Bennet Herman Summers Sarah Smith Phyllis Rust Winemiller Hicks and baby Clifford Wayne.
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Jefferson Memorial
Ray Melvin Wilkey
Belle Rive
Archie Stubblefield
Olive May Eblin
Salem
Laura Elizabeth Estes
Patsy Nell Moses
Thomas Bruce
Good Samaritan
George Gwaltney
Theodore Francis Sigworth L. Osborn
Grover Webber
Nellie Ruth Bennet
Herman Lloyd Summers
Sarah Isabelle Smith
Phyllis June. Strain
Marvin Chapman Rust
Berda Mae Winemiller
Ruth Etta Hagey
Anna Marie Hicks
Clifford Wayne
Preliminary Talent Contest in Miss America Pageant
Miss Michigan Nancy Anne Fleming from Montague and Miss Alabama Teresa Rinaldi of Birmingham won the preliminary talent competition in Atlantic City, with Rinaldi singing an aria from La Boheme and Fleming modeling. Miss South Carolina Edith Sandra Browning won the swimsuit prelim. A total of 54 contestants are entered as the pageant continues Saturday night. The Caspian Sea is a landlocked lake located in Russia and Iran, covering 169400 square miles.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Miss Michigan
Miss Alabama
Teresa Rinaldi
Birmingham
Nancy Anne Fleming
Montague
Caspian Sea
Russia
Iran
Three Mt Vernon youths enlist in U S Navy
Three Mt Vernon men enlisted in the U S Navy this week. Ronnie Lee Moyer, son of Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Moyer of Route 4 Mt Vernon, joins the Navy under the buddy plan. They will train together at Great Lakes and return home on leave together or to the fleet. Interested youths should contact Chief Thornton at Mt Vernon post office.
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Mt. Vernon
U. S. Navy
R. E. Thornton
Ronnie Lee Moyer
Ellsworth Moyer
Route 4
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training
Potato Leafhoppers Winter in Southern Louisiana
Potato leafhoppers that harm potatoes alfalfa snap beans and young apple trees winter in southern Louisiana. Southerly spring winds can carry them as far north as Wisconsin.
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Louisiana
Wisconsin
Khrushchev Picket Lines Grow Over Waldorf Stay
A Soviet Premier Khrushchev visit plan to stay at the Waldorf Astoria sparked a Wednesday night picket of about 100 with anti Communist placards. A Sunday demonstration was planned with groups like American Hungarian Federation Chinese Student Association Serbian Americans and Hungarian Freedom Fighters. Police numbered 65 as Khrushchev was due to arrive September 19 aboard the Baltika with uncertain dock location near New York.
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New York
Nikita Khrushchev
Waldorf-Astoria
United Nations
Khrushchev
Sing Sing
the Waldorf
U S Bases to Become Flying Schools in Morocco
U S and French air bases evacuated under a Moroccan government agreement will be converted into training schools for African and Asian pilots, the Moroccan Information Ministry announced today.
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Rabat
Morocco
U.S
Moroccan Information Ministry
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