Deaths Birdie Lester Fenton 87 longtime Mt Vernon piano artist
Funeral services for Birdie Lester Fenton age 87 of 300 south 4th Street will be at 1 30 p m Thursday in Myers Chapel with Rev Herbert Wilson officiating Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery She died Tuesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient a week Born July 3 1881 in Arkadelphia Arkansas she was a pianist who played in the Gem Plaza and Majestic Theatres during the silent era She survived by two sons Rowland and Lester a daughter Lor etta Trout seven grandchildren 33 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren Friends may call at Myers Chapel after 6 p m today
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Birdie Lester Fenton
South 4Th Street
Myers Chapel
Herbert Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Fenton
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Arkadelphia
Ark
A. J
Ruth Atkins
Elvan Hart Fenton
Malvern
Arkadelphia Conservatory of Music
Gem
Plaza
Majestic
Mt. Vernon
Rowland
Lester
Loretta Trout
Gary
Ind
Esther Bledsoe
West Frankfort
Tessie Mason
Tulsa
Oklo
Trenecia Lewis Dies at 73 in Christopher
Mrs. Trenecia Lewis, 73, of 907 South 6th Street, died at 11 30 p m Tuesday at Doctors Hospital in Christopher after an apparent heart attack. She operated Lewis Directory Service since 1920. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Survivors include one son Wallace Beardon of Mt Vernon, three grandchildren Sharon Ramsey of Chicago Vickie Lee Beardon of Herrin and Pvt Michael Wallace Beardon of Fort Hood Tex, and two great grandchildren. She belonged to First Baptist Church of Marion.
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Trenecia Lewis
South 6Th Street
Doctors Hospital
Christopher
Lewis Directory Service
Wilson Funeral Home
Marion
Wallace Beardon
Mt. Vernon
Sharon Ramsey
Chicago
Vickie Lee Beardon
Herrin
Michael Wallace Beardon
Fort Hood Tex
Lewis
The
First Baptist Church of
Marjon
Ralph Atkins Dies At Age 66
Ralph Atkins, 66, of Ridgeway, died suddenly last night. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Survived by wife Lucille Atkins of Ridgeway and two sons Wallace Atkins of Omaha II and Eddie Atkins of Ridgeway, two daughters Betty Cox of Ridgeway and Carol Sue Atkins of Washington D C, one sister Mrs Raymond Van Horn of Mt Vernon, and several grandchildren.
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Ralph Atkins
Ridgeway
Lucille Atkins
Wallace Atkins
Omaha
Eddie Atkins
Betty Cox
Carol Sue Atkins
Washington, D.C
Raymond van Horn
Mt. Vernon
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted: list of patients
Jefferson Memorial admits Sally Puckett Page 715 South 10th Halfie M Monahan McLeans boro William Docus 319 North 7th No Discharges Good Samaritan Cynthia Harrison 509 South 19th Ina Shelton Route 4 Mt. Vernon Ewellene Roberts 1902 Gilbert John Petraski West Frankfort Eugenia Lockwood 404 South 20th Irma Tgo 504 South 19th Phyllis Duncan Route 3 Mt. Vernon David Simmons 22 Highland Hershel Rightnowar 307 Johnson Earlene Williams 2812 College James Edward Lee Dix Alfred Orrick Belle Rive Dee Sledge Route 6 Mt. Vernon Lonnie Green 1501 Lamar Dena Black Salem Discharged Mary Lou Sigworth 3213 Wild Rose Rosa Holt 926 Conger Exie Harvey 430 South 18th Earl Person 238 South 15th Thomas Allen Gregory 1710 South 14th Mrs Norma Shaw and baby son Michael Scott Box 572 Mr Vernon Mrs Arla Bohlen and baby daughter Sherry Marie 309 Harrison Luther Elwood Salem Ethel Fitch 28 Northwood Rodney Rollins 1308 Cherry Lyle Williams Sr 1805 Highland George Xing 225 South 19th Evelyn Saley Dix Aaron Drennan Jnn Lonnie Green 1501 Lamar
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Cynthia Harrison
South
Ina Shelton
Mt. Vernon
Ewellene Roberts
Gilbert
John Petraski
West Frankfort
Eugenia Lockwood
Irma Tgo
Phyllis Duncan
David Simmons
Highland
Hershel Rightnowar
Johnson
Earlene Williams
College
James Edward Lee
Dix
Alfred Orrick
Belle Rive Dee Sledge
Lonnie Green
Lamar
Dena Black
Salem
Mary Lou Sigworth
Rosa Holt
Conger
Exie Harvey
Earl Person
South 15Th
Thomas Allen Gregory
Norma Shaw
Michael Scott
Vernon
Arla Bohlen
Sherry Marie
Harrison
Luther Elwood
Ethel Fitch
Northwood
Rodney Rollins
Cherry
Lyle Williams Sr
George Ixing
South 19Th
Evelyn Saley
Aaron Drennan
Three Illinois War Deaths
The Defense Department released the names of three Illinois service members who died in Vietnam. They are Army Spec. Raymor D. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Williams of Chicago. Marine Pfc. John W Woolbright, son of Mrs. Phyllis F. Joseph of Rockford. and Army WO Ronald M. Cedarlund, son of Melker N. Cedarlund of Chicago. Cedarlund’s status changed from missing to dead in hostile action.
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Washington
Illinois
Vietnam
Defense Department
Army
Raymord D. Williams
John H. Williams
Laflin St
Chicago
John W Woolbright
Phyllis F. Joseph
Blackhawk Island
Rockford
Ronald M. Cederlund
Melker N. Cederlund
Ashland Ave
East St. Louis teachers strike enters third week
In East St. Louis, a salary committee from the teachers union and a panel named by the school board will meet at St. Luke AME Church at 7 p.m. to resolve a wage dispute causing a three week teacher boycott. The board seeks a circuit court ruling on hiring replacements for about 100 absent teachers while Madison also faces impasse and a court hearing Thursday.
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East ST. Louis, Il
East St. Louis
St. Luke Ame Church
Madison
Mavis Carter Sues For Divorce From Leland Carter
Mavis Elane Carter filed for divorce in circuit court alleging mental cruelty. She seeks approval of a property settlement and custody of two children, with the marriage date May 22 1949 and separation August 30 1968 noted.
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Mavis Elane Carter
Leland Edward Carter
Trotter Couple Welcome Baby Boy at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Jerry Trotter of 1006 Cenger announce the birth of a son at 10 25 p m Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. The infant weighs eight pounds and twelve ounces.
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Jerry Trotter
Cenger
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tax Levy Plan For County Allocation Approved
The board approved a 300000 tax levy for the county with multiple department allocations. Cir culit Clerk 25000. Associate Circuit Judge 700. Coroner 10000. County Treasurer 42000. Sheriff 72565. Court House Maintenance 16800. Probation Office 3992. State's Attorney 18595. Superintendent of Schools 85933. Board of Supervisors 1560. County Clerk 39200. Machines and contracts 20800. TB Tax 45087.16. County Highway Tax 110000. County Bridge Tax 355000. Federal Aid Matching Fund 55000. The Board extended the Board of Review to October 7, heard delinquent personal taxes, and adjourned to September 24.
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Board of Supervisors
Board of Review
Heard
Hog Market Prices at Mt Vernon Today
Markets Mt Vernon hog market reports prices paid up to 12 30 pm were down 25 cents top hogs at 18 75 19 00 and 19 25 for 210 and 240 lb meat types sows ranged 15 00 17 00 boars 12 50 13 50 after 12 30 prices will be based on the next day’s prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon reports grain prices with Wheat at 1.04 and Corn at .95. No soybeans listed in the morning market notes.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Egg and Poultry Grade Prices
AP report from St Louis lists consumer and wholesale egg grades and hen weights with per dozen ranges. It also notes broilers and fryers price ranges and weight categories, including percentages for heavy hens and light over five hundred pounds.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Market Butter and Egg Grades Listed
AP report from Chicago shows Mercantile Exchange butter pricing with scores 93 AA 6 percent and 92 A 66 percent, 90 B 65 percent, 89 score 6944 and 90 score 6644, 89 C 62 percent. Eggs grade A whites 53, medium white extra 43, standards 39, checks 22. USDA live poultry deliveries for roasters 2412-2614 and special fed white rock fryers 2014-2214.
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Chicago
Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Chicago Grain Market Prices Report
Chicago AP notes opening grain prices with Wheat No 2 yellow at 1.25, No 2 soft red at 1.20, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.09 and fractions, Oats No 2 extra heavy white at 6.144, Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.6824. Prices reflect early trading quotes for cereals and oilseeds in Chicago markets.
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Chicago
Livestock prices listed at National Stockyards JIL
AP reports Thursday estimates for National Stockyards include hogs 6 000 cattle 1 200 calves 150 and sheep 200. Hogs around 90 head and 1 2 210 230 lbs 20 35 20 50. sows 16 50 18 00. boars 15 50 17 50. Cattle 1 700 calves 150 steers 27 75 28 25. heifers 25 50 26 65. cows 16 00 17 73. bulls 19 00 22 50. Vealers 25 00 34 00. calves 17 00 23 00. sheep 500 spring lambs 25 00 27 50. ewes 5 00 7 50.
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JIL
New York City Teachers Accept Settlement to End Strike
The 1.1 million pupils of New York City schools opened on schedule after teachers voted 5515 to 218 to accept a settlement with the Board of Education ending a two day walkout over a community control dispute. The agreement lets 10 Ocean Hill Brownsville teachers return to their prior schools if desired, with 200 supporters also eligible to return.
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New York
Afl-Cio United Federation of Teachers
Board of Education
Brooklyn
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Edmison Divorce Granted in Circuit Court
William T. Edmison was granted a divorce from Margaret Edmison in circuit court yesterday in a session noted for its formal proceedings. The case records list William as petitioner and Margaret as respondent, with the court finalizing the dissolution of the marriage.
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William T. Edmison
Margaret Edmison
Circuit Court
New Mt Vernon High School Home Economics Teacher Ann Brookhart
Ann Brookhart new Mt Vernon High School home economics teacher teaches foods and personal and family relations this year. She earned a BS in Home Economics Education this year at the University of Illinois and is a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron sorority.
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Ann Brookhart
Maple Street
Mt. Vernon High School
University of Ilinois
Phi Upsilon Omicron
University of Illinois
Supervisors Tour Franklin Williamson Bi County Health Dept
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors, led by Chairman Charles Waite, will tour the Franklin Williamson Bi County Health Department in Johnston City on Wednesday morning September 25. The Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce Health committee arranged bus transport from the Gerald D. Chesley firm, with pickup at 8 30 a m and seats for 25 additional people. Dr David Richerson health officer will direct the tour. Petitions have been filed to place a county health department on the November 5 election ballot.
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Charles Waite
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
Mt. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
David Richerson
Franklin - Williamson
McPheeters Takes Biology Instructor Post at Pinckneyville High
George M. McPheeters Jr has accepted a biology teaching position at Pinckneyville High School according to the Southern Illinois University Placement Service records. A recent SIU graduate, he studied biology and is the son of Mr and Mrs George McPheeters Sr of Route 6 Mt. Carroll.
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Carbondale, I
George M. McPheeters
Pinckneyville High School
Southern Illinois University
McPheeters
SIU
Mgr
George McPheeters
Route 6
Mt. Vernon
Night protest at University over housing and scholarships
Protesters objecting to housing arrangements and scholar ship policies for Negroes occupied university lounges for three hours in Project 500, a program funded by the university. Police said no one resisted arrest and Chancellor Peltason suspended registrations pending disciplinary review by student and faculty committees.
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Project
Champaign- Urbana
J.W. Peltason
Circuit Court Fines From Local Cases
Circuit Court fines list multiple defendants with addresses and amounts: Robert E. Scott $15 for careless driving. Jerry W. Bowdler $50 for no valid operator's license. Oval H. Austin $10 for disobeying traffic control device. Michael L. Bagby $100 for driving on a suspended or revoked license. Bennie G. Fryar $10 for disobeying traffic control device.
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Robert E. Scott
R. R
Mt. Vernon
Jerry W. Bowdler
North 7Th Street
Oval H. Austin
North 98Th Street
Michael L. Bagby
Main Street
Bennie G. Fryar
Harrison
Reds Attack Tay Ninh City Near Saigon
Vietnamese and U S forces moved to defend Tay Ninh amid a Viet Cong assault. Airborne troops reached the city via routes 22 and helicopters while artillery and air strikes targeted fringe areas. Casualties were initially light and villagers reported VC movement amid heavy rain. This marked the second attack on Tay Ninh in under a month with prior August fighting nearby.
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Tay Ninh
Saigon
Thanh An
U.S
Philippine Civic Action Group
Horst Faas
Charles Gray
Morriston
Ark
Faas
V.C
Gray
Wallace urges military option if Paris talks fail
In New Orleans George Wallace told American Legionnaires that if Paris peace talks collapse the United States should rely on military strength. He endorsed seeking an honorable peace but warned of no alternative if negotiations fail, advocating appeal to Joint Chiefs of Staff to win the war with conventional weapons and return troops home.
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New Orleans
George Wallace
American Legionnaires
Paris
Joint Chief of
Senate Nomination Headlines Across Multiple States
The piece surveys primary outcomes with Sam Goddard and Steve McNichols securing Democratic nominations to challenge incumbents in Arizona and Colorado, while Jack Williams and Norris Cotton hold Senate seats. Maryland and Rhode Island show close results in renomination, and Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Utah details emphasize incumbents and key challengers amid varied margins.
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Vermont
Deane C. Davis
John J. Daley
Colorado
Steve McNichols
Peter R. Dominick
Minnesota
U.S
Donald M. Fraser
John A. Blatnik
Utah
Milton Weisenmann
Atty
Phil Hansen
Incumhe Gop
Wallace F. Bennett
Maryland
Charles McC. Mathias
Daniel B. Brewster
George H. Fallon
Rhode Island
Fernand St. Germain
Lincoln Aepublican
New Hampshire
Norris Cotton
Joan W. King
Walter R. Peterson
Emile R. Brassiere
David C. Hoeh
James Cleveland
Louis C. Wymann
Terry Mason Sues for 100000 in Circuit Court
Terry Mason filed a 100000 suit against Billy Ford in circuit court Tuesday for injuries from a July 8 1968 auto crash. Mason, a passenger in Ford's car, was hurt on Richview Road five miles northeast of Mt Vernon. He seeks 100000 for physical pain and mental anguish.
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Terry Mike Mason
Billy Ford
Mason
Ford
Richview
Mt. Vernon
Varnell Rebekah Lodge to Elect Officers
The regular meeting of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 296 will be held in the IOOF hall on Thursday evening September 12 at 8:00. The annual election of officers will be held. Mary Gilbert, N.G. Naomi R. Bogan, Sec’y.
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Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
Mary Gilbert
N.G
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec’y
Federated Club to Meet at Mrs Hamilton’s Home
The Mildred Sherrod Federated Club will meet Thursday evening September 12 at 8:00 at the home of Mrs Rosie Hamilton 1200 South 30th Street. Esther Mae Turner is president.
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Mildred Sherrod
Nixon Defends War Policy Amid Campaign Talk
Nixon assails Democrats for muffing the Vietnam issue while Humphrey hints at a bombing halt if negotiations show progress and Muskie supports stopping the bombing as a peace step. Wallace weighs running mate picks. McCarthy’s Notre influence acknowledged. Rockefeller names Goodell to RFK Senate seat amid campaign chatter.
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Neville Chamberlain
Humphrey
Vietnam
Agnew
Washington
Fumphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
North Vietnam
Paris
U.S
Muskie
St Louis
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Kentucky
A. B
Wappy
Chandler
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Nixon
White Plains
Nelson A. Rockefeller
America
Rockefeller
Charles I. Goodell
U.S. Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Nixon and Humphrey Clash Over War Policy
Nixon blames Democrats for bungling the end of the war as Agnew labels Humphrey soft on Vietnam. Humphrey counters by portraying himself as the best alternative between Nixon and Wallace. Muskie urges readiness to take a cautious peace step when sensible.
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Richard M. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Humphrey
Nixon
George Wallace
Edmund S. Muskie
United States
Passenger Train Derails on Penn Central Tracks in Fort Wayne
A slow Penn Central passenger train derailed on elevated tracks in Fort Wayne Indiana injuring 52 people. Most were treated and released. Four crew members and several passengers were among the injured as 26 cars left the edge of the 12 to 15 foot embankment. No engine derailment. Authorities investigate cause and assess damage to cars and tracks.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Penn Central
Chicago
Charles Cummins
Court Grants Change Of Name In Circuit Court
A circuit court granted a change of name Tuesday. Terry Michael Pigg was renamed to Terry Pigg Michael in a formal court order.
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Terry Michael Pigg
Terry Pigg
Michael
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Birdie Fenton
Jefferson Memorial
Sally Puckett Page
Halfie M. Monahan
McLeansboro
William Docus
Good Samaritan
Kennedy
Charles E. Goodell
Nelson Rockefeller
Robert Kennedy
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
N.Y
Wm. T. Edmison
Degaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
France
Andre Malraux
Maurice Couve de Murville
Michel Debre
Malraux
Edgar Faure
Health Dept
Taylor
Old Fairfield Road
Ill
Dave Wilson
Legion
Goldwater
Senate
Sam Goddard
Jack R. Williams
Loyal Order of Moose Dance
Bob Donahill
Terry Mason
Federated Club
Roy Taylor
Lester Roloff
Corpus Christi, Texas
Pleasant Hill Baptist
Salem Road
Associated Press
Ken
Ken Bell
Marvin
Bel Air
Marvin Dye
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