Ohhore Dies and Rites Pending for 76 Year Old Taylor
William FE. Taylor 76 of McLeansboro died at Hamilton Memorial Hospital yesterday. Funeral services are pending at Gholson Funeral Home. Born October 11, 1889 in Pargon Tennessee, he was the son of George Washington and Mallie Taylor. He married Mallie Peters Taylor, who preceded him in death. Surviving: three sons William of Dayton Ohio, Charles of Mansfield Ohio, LeRoy Russing Taylor of Parson Tennessee. two daughters Marie Dulling of Artesia New Mexico and Helen Goddard of Arcadia California.
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William FE. Taylor
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Mr. Taylor
Pargon
Tenn
George Washington
Mallie Taylor
Mallie (Peters) Taylor
William Taylor
Dayton
Charles Taylor
Mansfield
LeRoy Russing Taylor
Parson
Jessie Dagg Dies Funeral Thursday Dahlgren Woman 69
Mrs. Jessie Mae Dagg 69 of Dahlgren died yesterday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Mt Vernon. Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday at Dahlgren Baptist Church with Rev Kenneth Holland officiating. Burial in Oddfellows Funeral Home Dahlgren. Born May 6 1896 in Hamilton County daughter of W G and Sophronia Bennett. Survived by son Agon John Dagg of Cincinnati a sister Mrs Helen Irwin of Dahlgren and one grandchild.
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Jessie Mae Dagg
Dahlgren
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt.Vernon
Dahlgren Baptist Church
Kenneth Holland
Gholwon Funeral Home
Oddfellows Funeral
Dagg
Hamilton County
W. G
Sophronia Bennett
Dewey Dagg
Popkess Dies Ainad Temple Officer In East St. Louis
Vernon friends learn of the death of Ed Popkess publicity director for Ainad Temple. He resided in East St. Louis and died yesterday. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 00 p m at Kurrus Funeral Home in East St. Louis. Popkess visited Mt Vernon often and had many friends there.
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Vernon
Ed Popkess
Ainad Temple
Popkess
East St. Louis
Kurrus
Mt. Vernon
Funeral for Moses Franklin Milton Held Friday
Funeral services for Moses Franklin Frank Milton will be at 2:00 pm Friday in Myers Chapel with Rev. A. B. Clodfelder officiating. Burial in Flint cemetery. Miltons of Mt. Vernon mourn at 87 with death Tuesday morning at home. Survived by wife Zina Blake Milton and seven children in Illinois Oregon and California. One daughter predeceased.
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Moses Franklin
Frank” Milton
Myers Chapel
A. B. Clodfelder
Flint
Milton
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Milton
Jefferson County
Isaac C
Martha Milton
Wayne City
Zina Blake
Howard Milton
Camas Valley
Oregon
Fred Milton
Fremont
Calif
Harevid Milton
Chicago
Dorene Hopkins
Ruth Woempmer
Dorothy Bell
Los Osos
Ellen. Louise Hurst
Rites Held For McLeansboro Businessman Francis Wilson
Funeral services for Francis Revelle Wilson retired McLeansboro businessman were held at 2 00 p m Tuesday at the Methodist church in McLeansboro where he was a member. The Rev Claire Clark and the Rev Carl Davis officiated. Burial followed in the IOOF cemetery. Wilson 88 died Saturday evening at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. He was born February 13 1887 in McLeansboro to John and Alice Randall Wilson. He was married to Sadie McKnight who survives along with two sons John Revelle Wilson Jr of Ojai California and Francis Eugene Wilson of Carmi two daughters Jane Friel of Carbondale and Cheryl Stevens of McLeansboro a sister Mrs CC Walker of Webster Grove Missouri and 11 grandchildren.
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Francis Revelle
Wilson
McLeansboro
Methodist
McLeanasboro
Claire Clark
Carl Davis
North Pearl Street
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Mr. Wilson
John
Alice
Randall) Wilson
Sadie McKnight
John Revelle Wilson, Jr
Ojai
Calif
Francis Eugene Wilson
Carmi
Jane Friel
Carbondale
Cheryl Stevens
C. C. Walker
Webster Grove
Helen Barker Dies Services Are Scheduled
Mrs. Helen Myrtle Barker 70 of Broughton died yesterday at Eldorado Services set for 2 30 p m Friday at Smith Funeral Home Alton with Rev William F Bond officiating Call after 2 p m today at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro Memorial service with Rev Bond at 11 a m tomorrow at Gholson Burial at Alton City Cemetery Born April 12 1805 at Alton daughter of John Shockley Barker preceded in death She is survived by son Shelton Barker of St Louis daughter Emma Roneman Louis two brothers John Shockley Louis two sisters Goldie Sail Phillipsburg Mo and Mrs Maria Barry of St Louis with two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Helen Myrtle Barker
Broughton
Eldorado
Smith Funeral Home
Alton
William F. Bond
Gholson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
Bond Ore
Gholson Funereal Home
Alton City Cemetery
Barker
Daisy Hogshead rites set at Ashley Thursday
Funeral services for Daisy Bell Hogshead will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Union Church of Christ in Ashley with Rev. George Poston officiating. Burial in Brick Cemetery near Ashley. The body lies in state at Hogan Funeral Home after 3:00 p.m. today. Mrs. Hogshead, 90, died Tuesday in Nashville at Washington County Hospital. Born June 21, 1875 in Jefferson County, she was the daughter of King David and Ella Clark. She married William Hogshead, who died in 1943. Survived by two sons Lyle Hogshead of Ashley and Clifford Hogshead of St. Louis, five daughters Hazel Piskos of St. Louis Edith Hogshead at home Mildred Estes of Champaign Mabel Britt of St. Charles Ida Mae Bowers of Covina, a sister Bula Cammack of Tulsa, 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
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Daisy Bell Hogshead
Union Church of Christ
Ashley
George Poston
Brick Cemetery
Hogan Funeral Home
Hogshead
Washington County
Nashville
Jefferson County
King David and
Ella
Clark) Carson
William Hogshead
Lyle Hogshead
Clifford
St. Louis
Hazel Piskos
Edith Hogshead
Brother of Mt. V. Resident Dies Thursday
Bert Tate aged 66, brother of Wilburn Tate of Route 5 Mt. Vernon, died Monday at City Hospital in St. Paul. Son of the late Alex and Mary Tate, he leaves wife Elsie, daughter Shirley of Brainerd, sons Kenneth of Chicago and Gaylord of Waterman, four brothers Henry Mt Zion Alabama Marshall Effingham Clarence Mattoon and two sisters Helen Chestnut Clay Center and Pearl Houser Mattoon.
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Waterman
Bert Tate
Wilburn Tate
Route 5
Mt. Vernon
Tate
Pine River
Minn
City Hospital
St. Paul
Alex and
Mary (Ward) Tate
Elsie
Shirley Tate
Brainerd
Kenneth Tate
Chicago
Gaylord Tate
Man Dies Here Of Heart Attack
Francis D. Peyton, 31, of Route 3 Eldorado, died on arrival at Good Samaritan Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He reportedly suffered the attack at Holman Motor Co., 215 North 10th, where he was waiting for a truck repair. The body was taken to Courtney Funeral Home in Galatia.
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Francis D. Peyton
Eldorado
Good Samaritan Hospital
John Richardson
Peyton
Holman Motor Co
Orville Hodge Marries Today in Granite City
Orville FE. Hodge the former Illinois state auditor who served six years for theft of state funds is to wed Viola Coombs of Granite City in a small ceremony attended by William Fulton and Fullen. Both are widowed or divorced previously and will reside in Granite City after the marriage.
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Granite City, I
Orville FE
Hodge
Illinois
Viola Coombs
Granite City
William Fulton
Springfield
Fullen
Coombs
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Mary Norman Dies at 100 in Scott City Kansas
Mary Norman a Knox County Illinois native dies in Scott City Kansas at age 100. She lived a long life with deep ties to her Illinois roots and her Kansas residence. Her passing marks the end of a century with family and friends remembering her contributions.
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Scott City
Kan
Mary
Norman
Knox County
Weather Data From MT. VERNON And Nearby Areas
MT VERNON weather reports a Tuesday high of 88 and a low of 64 with year to date rainfall at 26.01 inches. Historical comparisons: one year ago highs of 91 and 71, five years ago 98 and 70, ten years ago 91 and 60. Thursday sunrise is 5 35 AM and sunset 6 19 PM CST.
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MT. Vernon
Market Prices After 12:30 P.M. Update
Prices paid until 12:30 p.m. today rose with hogs at a top of 22.00 for 200 to 220 lb. sows weighed 300 pounds and down at 20.30 and 20.00 for heavier sows. Boars traded at 12.00 and 12.50. After 12:30 p.m. prices will reflect the next day’s figures.
Highest Tides Since 1926 Batters Florida Coast
Betsy’s wrath flooded Florida coastlines with record tides and winds. Power lines failed leaving many Miami Fort Lauderdale areas without electricity for days. Water surged across Collins Avenue Key Biscayne and canals rose, wrecking boats and isolating communities. The Diplomat hotel seawall gave way and Highway 1 flooded near Florida City. Avocado crop ruined and Amarylis grounded offshore. Police foiled looters as two masked gunmen terrorized a Miami home. Weather officials called it among the worst hurricanes, with 106 mph winds in Miami and up to ten inches of rain.
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Florida
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Collins Avenue
Miami Beach
Key Biscayne
Key Biscanyne
Hollywood
Florida City
Florida Keys
Naples
Gulf Coast
Alan E. Murray
Gilbert
Clare
Homestead
Clark
Miami Herald
Biscayne Bay
Cleo
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
South
George Cooper
Betsy
Palm Beach
Amarylis
Coast Guard
Nassau
Dupuch
Abaco
Eleuthera
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market notes wheat at 1.40 soybeans 2.32 and corn 1.20, with prices listed for the period.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago Produce and Mercantile Prices Report
Chicago LIVE POULTRY prices steady with roasters at 234-25 cents and white rock fryers at 1944-21 cents. Butter at the Mercantile Exchange steady to firm with various grade quotes. eggs steady to firm with grade A whites around 36 cents and lower grades 22 to 30 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Weather snapshot across Illinois with scattered showers
Cloudy cool conditions affected most of Illinois with intermittent showers and thundershowers in central Illinois. Temperatures ranged from the mid 60s to mid 80s, with overnight lows in the 50s to near 70, and readings including 88 in Vandalia and Springfield and 87 in Paducah. Five day outlook calls for near normal to slightly below normal highs and lows across regions, warmer late week, cooler weekend, with showers Friday and Saturday.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
Vandalia
Springfield
Paducah
Nation 563 traffic deaths over Labor Day weekend
CHICAGO AP reports 563 people were killed in traffic accidents on the nation’s highways during the 78 hour Labor Day weekend, a record for the holiday. The prior record was 557 in 1963. last year 531. Two boating deaths also occurred during the period and several people drowned.
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Chicago
Meetings of the Mildred Sher rod Federated Club
Federated Club members will meet Thursday evening September 9 at 8:00 at Celesta Vann’s home 813 Grand Avenue. All members urged to attend. Mrs. Nettle Lee Porter pres.
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Federated Club
Mildred Sherrod
Live Poultry and Livestock Prices From St Louis and National Stockyards
AP wire summary of current market quotes for eggs and live poultry with grade breakdowns, followed by receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle calves sheep at National Stockyards. Hogs demand strong to high. hogs 200-260 lb barrows and gilts 92.50-93.00, sows 300-600 lb 19.50-21.50. Cattle good to high choice steers 28.00-26.78, heifers 21.50-24.75, cows 13.50-16.00, calves 16.00-21.00. Sheep steady. spring lambs 33.00-34.00, ewes 5.00-7.00.
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National
Chicago Grain market report summary
Chicago AP grain rundown lists wheat varieties two hard and two soft red with about 1.56 percent changes, yellow and red wheat notes, corn mixed at 1.34 to .35, oats 2 heavy at 1.74, and soybeans 1 yellow. Reflects price moves across Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans.
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Chicago
Wall Street stocks fall with mixed late trading action
Wall Street moved lower in late trading as the market scrambled through a rollercoaster session. Major gains and losses appeared across blue chips with U S Steel and Bethlehem down, Ford and Chrysler near unchanged, IBM sliding, and Polaroid and Xerox advancing. Dow Jones averages showed the 30 industrials at 910.83, up 0.72, while the broader market and bonds stayed unsettled.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin
Republic
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
Boeing
Anaconda
U.S. Rubber
Zerith
U.S. Smelting
Eastman Kodak
Schering
Pu Pont
Bendix
Collins Radio
Federal Mogul
Nalco Chemical
North American Aviation
Penzoil
National Airlines
New York Central
Continental Air Lines
Sperry Rand
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Treasury
Varnell Rebekah Lodge to Hold Regular Meeting
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 306 will be held in the I.O.F. hall at 8:00 o clock. There will be initiation. Lois Moore N.G. Naomi R. Bogan Sec’y.
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Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
F. Hall
Lois Moore
N. G
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec’y
Eight thousand ice cream bars theft hits Crown Vending
San Francisco police pursue burglars who stole eight thousand ice cream bars from Crown Vending Co. The AP report notes the loot involved cold cache of hot ice cream and highlights the crime in an urban setting.
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San Francisco
Crown Vending Co
Survey results on junior college site and tax base
A Rotarian report outlines survey questions about Southern Illinois junior colleges and the Bend Lake peninsula site. It notes accessibility via I-57 I-64 and future cross via Highway 183, with questions on necessity of junior colleges, acceptable commuting time, broader tax base, academic versus vocational focus, and neutral site advantages. Answers show yes on site and tax base questions, with combined academics and vocations favored, though results are incomplete.
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East Lakeshore
Benton
Mt. Vernon
Inn
Whittington
Bend Lake
Yarris
Rotarian
Southern Illinois
Rend Lake
Harris
U.S. To Keep Oswald Rifle Passed by House to Senate
A bill granting permanent federal possession of the rifle used to kill President Kennedy has cleared the House and moves to the Senate. The rifle and the subsequent revolver used by Lee Harvey Oswald are held in an FBI storage vault.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
House
Senate
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Dallas
J.D. Tippett
FBI
City Hikes Garbage Tax Rate To 9 Percent
City council set a 9 percent garbage tax rate and approved October 4 as the letting date for related improvements. Projects include intersections at Ninth and Broadway and multiple Tenth street crossovers with a left turn into Perkins from Tenth. Mayor Joe Martin and four council members OK’d revisions to electrical commission terms, appointing James Brown and Russell Huston.
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Ninth
Broadway
Tenth
Harrison
Main
Jordan
Perkins
Tenth Street
Joe Martin
Coy Flota
Fred Dodson
Russell Laur
Woodrow Burnette
Martin
James Brown
Russell Huston
Ira Zimmerlee
Lowell Holloway
Sydney Burnette
Art Schmitt
Seaton Pearson
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions
The Jefferson Memorial lists admissions including Edith Shurtz Hir ons Eva Pauline McMahan of Belle Rive Eileen Frances Loma of Ina Cleve Elwood Page John Henry Griffin Helen Jean Clark Janet Dilling ham of Centralia Bernard E. Smith and others Discharges include Gleason G Patton Rufus Allen Johnson James F E Easley Helen Louise Jay and more.
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Jefferson Memorial
Edith Shurtz Hirons
Eva Pauline McMahan
Belle Rive
Eileen Frances Loma
Ina
Cleve Elwood Page
John Henry Griffin
Helen Jean Clark
Janet Dillingham
Centralia
Bernard E. Smith
Gleason G. Patton
Rufus Allen Johnson
James Fe, Easley
Helen Louise Jay
Births in Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Modert Bradley Clark of RFD 4 Mr Vernon welcomed a son at 2 00 am weighing seven pounds five ounces named Modert Bradley Jr Mr and Mrs Harry Lee Dillingham of 920 Jones Cen tralia welcomed a daughter at 5 55 am weighing six pounds twelve and a half ounces Mrs David Ellis of Fisher Ir welcomed a son born Aug 28 weighing six pounds thirteen and a quarter ounces named David William Jr The mother is Jacquelyn Harvill and grandparents are Mr and Mrs Thomas Harvill and Mr and Mrs David Ellis all of Mr Vernon
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Modert Bradley Clark
RFD
Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Modert Bradley, Jr
Harry Lee Dillingham
Jones
Centralia
David Ellis
Fisher, Ir
Sen
David William,Jr
Jacquelyn Harvill
Thomas Harvill
Seven fined in circuit court. one charge dismissed
Seven persons were fined in circuit court yesterday. Riley E. Johnson of Mt. Vernon had a charge of illegal transportation of liquor dismissed. Fines issued: George Mays for improper passing ten dollars. John H. Raney for drunken disturbance sixty two dollars six cents. Leona M. Raney for drunken disturbance twenty five dollars. Michael B. Hayes for too fast for conditions ten dollars. Billy R. Robertson for speeding ten dollars. Nelson Rex Brayard for two counts of intoxication fifteen dollars.
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Elrcuit
Riley E. Johnson
Pace
Mt. Vernon
George Mays
John H. Raney
South 11Th
Leona M. Raney
Michael B. Hayes
Conger
Billy RF. Robertson
Nelson Rex Brayard
Falls Suits Filed For 250000 and 150000 In Mt Vernon
Two separate circuit court suits seek damages over falls in Mt Vernon. Isabel Easley seeks 250000 from Montgomery Ward for a June 10 1964 store stairway fall causing hip and back injuries allegedly due to water on the stairs. Ruth Fanning sues Claude LeMay Ernest Piper U S Rubber Co Montgomery Ward for 50000 from each firm claiming a July 8 1964 fall at Speed Wash Laundry caused a thigh fracture and a wet tile hazard with shoes manufactured by U S Rubber Co blamed for dangerous soles.
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Mt. Vernon
Montgomery Ward Co
Mr. Vernon
Isabel Easley
Montgomery Ward
Ruth Fanning
Claude LeMay
Ernest Piper
Speed Wash Laundry
Broadway
U. S. Rubber Co., Inc
Montgomery Ward and Co
U. S. Rubber Co
Pope Paul to Visit New York Amid Vatican Council
Pope Paul is slated to fly from Rome on Sunday Oct 30 arriving in New York for a one day stay before returning to Rome. He will attend a major service likely at St. Patrick's Cathedral and address the U N General Assembly with a peace appeal.
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Dia
Rome
New York
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Raimondo Manzini
L'Osservatore Romano
New York City
Vatican
Washington
United Nations
Marines and Vietnamese sweep Batangan Peninsula action
U S Marines and South Vietnamese forces sweep Batangan Peninsula reporting 44 Viet Cong killed and 50 suspects captured. Heaviest resistance at southern tip with 39 Viet Cong killed. one U S NCO wounded. About 5 000 to 6 000 troops took part in the Piranha operation.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Batangan
van Tuong Peninsula
Vandals Short On Case Baffles Truck Owner
John Kendricks of 1624 Forest reported vandalism to his truck after it failed to start. Police found someone had replaced the wire with a bolt, causing wiring to burn when the ignition was turned on. Kendricks, a tavern operator, said the incident was reported yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John’ Kendricks
1624
Forest
Kendricks
Divorces Sought In Two Circuit Court Petitions
In circuit court, two petitions for divorce were filed. Linda Quarterman seeks dissolution from Bennie Quarterman on cruelty and habitual drunkenness and restoration of her maiden name Linda Hill. the couple married October 13, 1962 and separated September 4, 1965. Marie Ann McIntyre seeks divorce from Harold G. McIntyre on cruelty grounds and restoration of her maiden name Marie Ann Johnson. they married July 27, 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Quarterman
Bennie Quarterman
Quartermans
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