Deaths: Wilford G. Rainey 39 Dies in Carmi
Wilford Glenn Rainey, 39, died Friday at his Carmi home. A former Mt. Vernon resident, he is survived by wife Maxine of Carmi, daughter Janice at home, two step-brothers James and Robert Long, and four sisters Kathryn Moran Alton Leota Shryock Michigan Juanita Simms Fairfield Armeda Gibbs Elgin. Funeral plans incomplete with remains at Carmi Funeral Home.
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Wilford Glenn Rainey
Carmi
Mt. Vernon
Maxine Rainey
Janice Rainey
James
Robert Long
City
Kathryn Moran
Alton
Leota Shryock
Michigan
Juanita Simms
Fairfield
Armeda Gibbs
Elgin
Riley R. Ross Dies at 72 Funeral Monday
Riley R. Ross, aged 72 years six months two days, died at 10:30 p.m. at his home. Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Chapel with Rev. William Pribble officiating. burial at South Hickory Hill Cemetery. He will lie in state at Myers Chapel after 4 p.m. Sunday. Born March 9, 1892, in Dahlgren, he was the son of Isom R. and Nancy Ross. He married Amanda Casada in Farmington, Mo. Surviving are a son Alva Dare of this city. daughters Gertie Stewart of Gillette, Wyo, and Margie Womack Jr. of Bragg, N. C.. a sister Cora Jennings of Mt. Vernon. brothers J. W. Ross of Pueblo, Colo., and Ted Ross of Hawthorne, Calif.. eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A retired mail carrier, he was a World War I veteran and a member of the First M. E. Church of Dahlgren.
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Riley R. Ross
Ehe Chapel
William Pribble
South Hickory Hill
Myers Chapel
Mr. Ross
Dahlgren
Isom R
Nancy (Kerbaugh) Ross
Farmington
Amanda Casada
Alva Dare
This City
Gertie Stewart
Gillette
Wye
Margie Womack, Jr
Bragg, N. C
Cora Jennings
Mt. Vernon
J. W. Ross
Pueblo
Colo
Ted Ross
Hawthorne
Calif
Ross
M. E. Church
Wedding Party Car Wreck Kills Two Near Carbondale
A two car crash on state route 13 east of Carbondale killed James Mohan Jr. 20 Cambria Indiana and Joyce Ray 21 Carterville. Four others were injured including Janet Dunn 19 Du Quoin and Patricia Hess 18 Waukesha Wis in serious or critical condition. The accident occurred Friday night and all injured were taken to Doctors Hospital Carbondale.
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Carbondale
Ill
James Mohan Jr
Cambria
Joyce Ray
Carterville
Mahan
Janet Dunn
du Quoin
Larry Goldsmith
Patricia Hess
Waukesha
Wis
Larry Padgett
Doctors Hospital
Padgett
Goldsmith
Break-In Try At Local Store
An apparent break-in attempt at Benoist Brothers Ace Hardware on Tenth and Broadway was investigated by police this morning. Officers reported pry marks on a rear door but said the building was not entered.
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Benoist Brothers Ace Hardware
Tenth and Broadway
Missile bases activated in potential Indonesian strikes
Informants say British Cabinet approval is still required for retaliation raids on Indonesian airfields. Washington expresses concern that the United States could be drawn into the conflict due to treaty ties with Australia and New Zealand.
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Peninsula
Washington
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Milett
Ketchikan Sees Record Dry Start To The Month
In Ketchikan Alaska visitors joke about rain but this September began without a drop. Weather records show 14.44 inches fell in the first 10 days last September and 19.64 inches in August. Last year’s total precipitation reached 169.56 inches, about 18 inches above normal.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Kluck Baby Born at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jim Kluck of 406 Herbert welcomed a daughter born at 1 26 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds thirteen and one half ounces.
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Jim Kluck
Herbert
Good Samaritan Hospital
Special Meeting Notice of Mt Vernon A F and A M Lodge 31
Special meeting at Mt Vernon A F and A M Lodge 31 Saturday September 12 1964 at 730 pm to work in the 3rd Degree. All members urged to attend visiting brethren welcome. Kenneth Adams W M Bryan W Weld Sec.
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Mt. Vernon
Community center plan seeks $20,000 fund drive
A city committee and the Architectural Association prepared a 5 page report on remodeling for a proposed community center. They recommend acquiring the building as a cultural and recreational hub with flexible spaces, a museum on the second floor, multi use main area, and youth activities in the basement. They itemized initial improvements totaling about 16,200 with options for a kitchen. The plan calls for flexible uses while pursuing funding methods and public support.
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Architectural Association
Community Center Committee
Fires Set by Two Boys in Vacant 9th Street House
Fires were set in an old vacant house at 221 North Ninth Street and extinguished by Mt. Vernon firefighters at 5 00 p m Friday. No damage occurred. Three separate fires were reported and two small boys were seen leaving the building. their identities were not yet established.
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North Ninth Street
Mt. Vernon
Gretta Marquis
World News Roundup Hits Dora Devastation and Political Clashes
Ambassador Maxwell Taylor met with top officials in Saigon as Hurricane Dora ravaged north Florida causing 14.5 million in Jacksonville damage before moving into Georgia. In U.S. politics Kennedy led Keating crowds in New York while Bellotti upset Peabody in Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial race. Bobby Baker case resurfaces as McCloskey investigation looms. Taylor sees negotiations possible in Vietnam. United Auto Workers and Chrysler settle with early retirement and higher pensions. Cyprus tensions flare with Turkey resuming aid convoys. East German nuclear expert Barwich defectes to the U.S. Deaths include Mrs. Alben Barkley and Sakari Tuomioja. Nixon quotes on nuclear weapons headline the week.
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Maxwell Taylor
Saigon
Johnson
Florida
Georgia
Dora
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Fla
Brunswick
New York
Bobby Kennedy
Kenneth Keating
Kennedy
Keating
Massachusetts
Endicott Peabody
Bay State
Francis X. Bellotti
Peabody
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Bellotti
John A. Volpe
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Turkey
Cyprus
Ismet Inonu
Indonesia
Malaysia
United Nations
Heinz Barwich
United States
U.N
Geneva
Alben W. Barkley
H. S. Truman
Washington
Sakari Tuomioja
Helsinki
Nooa
Checkers
Richard M. Nixon
Illinois Bell To Dix Area Nearing Service rollout
Major telephone cable for Dix Area is in place and lead-in wiring will begin to homes soon. Illinois Bell plans Dix service late this year after an Illinois Commerce Commission directive, with direct distance dialing to rural Mt. Vernon and Bruford Harmony and Dix customers.
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Dix
Mel Park
Wlineis Bell Telephone
Park
Illinois Bell
Illinois Commerce Commission
Dix Telephone Association
Cooperative Telephone Company
Mt. Vernon
Joe McGuckin
Bruford
Harmony
Arrests After Fight At Mt Vernon Park
Two youths charged with battery after beating a man at Mt Vernon city park Monday night were arrested. Charles Gunnell 17 and Wilburt Carruth 18, both of local streets, faced charges. The complainant, Robert Richardson 20, suffered a head injury and a broken jaw in the incident.
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Mt. Vernon City Park
Charles Allen Gunnell
South 13Th Street
Wilburt Carruth
South Ninth Street
Robert Stanley Richardson
Richardson
Youth Suffers Knife Wound in Public Square
Dennis Shroyer aged 16 of 702 South 17th Street suffered a knife slash to an arm during a balloon bursting game on the public square last night. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital where stitches were applied and he was released after treatment.
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Dennis Shroyer
South 17Th Street
Shroyer
Young Shroyer
Good Samaritan Hospital
Two Watermelon Thieves Chased on South Tenth Street
Two youths stealing watermelons from Beasley’s fruit market on South Tenth Street were chased by police but escaped. Beasley provided officers with a description of the suspects.
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South Tenth Street
Beasley
Community center plan for Mt Vernon old post office
The Mt Vernon committee urges turning the old post office into a centrally located civic center. They plan to raise funds for modernization to serve all residents, promoting social and cultural growth while noting city strengths and some weak spots. Edges of the proposal emphasize city pride and economic appeal to attract business.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Glenn E. Moore
Kenneth Greene
Eugene Holcomb
Library To Be Closed Monday
The Mt. Vernon Public Library will be closed all day Monday September 14 as staff and board attend the Seventh Annual Trustees Conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Speakers include Dr Lucien White of the University of Illinois Al Trezza of the Illinois Library Development Committee Mrs Richard Corri president elect of the Trustees Section and Mrs Kathryn Gesterfield chair of the Public Library Section of the Illinois Library Association.
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Mt. Vernon
Southern Ilinois University
Carbondale
Ilinois Library Association
Lucien White
University of Ilinois
al Trezza
Ilinois Library Development
Richard Corri
Trustes
American Library Association
Kathryn Gesterfield
Public Library
Illinois Library Associaion
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted
Hospital notes from Jefferson Memorial list admissions and discharges. Admitted include John McCoy John Pie Derek Edgi scharged Derengton Laura Lou Smith Ian Admitted Charles Albert Ramsey Mary Ellen Phillips Roy L Van Horn Ida Elizabeth House Dee Sledge Mary Victoria Carter Mary Anne Lilly John Charles Czerwinski Andrea Lee LaLamandier Ora Fay McGinnis Bessie Humphrey. Discharged include Barbara Ann Cook Mary Louise Hall Myrtle Daisy Patton Delores Mae Wells Patricia Joyce Stroup Jewell Sue Hall William Thill Paul Jr Rodney Evan Goree Gene F Kreider Clarence Dewey Badgett.
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Jefferson Memorial
John McCoy
John Pie
Derek
Derengton
Laura Lou Smith
Ian Admitted
Charles Albert Ramsey
Mary Ellen Phillips
Roy L. van Horn
Ida Elizabeth House
Dee Sledge
Mary Victoria Carter
Mary Anne Lilly
John Charles Czerwinski
Andrea Lee LaLamandier
Ora Fay McGinnis
Bessie Humphrey
Barbara Ann Cook
Mary Louise Hall
Myrtle Daisy Patton
Delores Mae Wells
Patricia Joyce Stroup
Jewell Sue Hall
William Thill Paul, Jr
Rodney Evan Goree
Gene F. Kreider
Clarence Dewey Badgett
Traffic Fines In Circuit Court For Following Too Close
Circuit court assessed fines including Raymond P Buie Creal Sprags and Clinton Hewlett each ten dollars for following too close Virgil M Crank Jr ten dollars for defective muffler and Franklin Williams twelve dollars for speeding seventy seven in a sixty five zone.
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Raymond P. Buie
Creal Sprags
Clinton Hewlett
Marion
Virgil M. Crank, Jr
Franklin Williams
Champaign
New Sixth Grade Teacher Arrives at Dr Hall School
Miss Rosemarie Garavalia joins Dr Andy Hall school in Harrisburg as a sixth grade teacher. She is a graduate of Harrisburg elementary and etersibiry hall school and earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Southern Illinois University. She is a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.
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Rosemarie Garavalia
Harrisburg
Andy
Mt Vernon Weather Report Friday Highs and Rainfall Report
Mt Vernon detailed weather notes indicate Friday high 85 and low 50 with rainfall starting 7:00 am Friday through 7:00 am Saturday. Precipitation totals 0.20 inches. Yearly rainfall to date 29.07 inches. Comparisons include last year high 91 low 50 and five to ten years ago highs 15 and 81 with varied lows. Sunrise and sunset times given in CST for multiple days.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago Weather Sees Cool Temps Across State
AP reports a cool autumn night across northern Illinois with low temperatures near zero in Aberdeen and around 7 in the south. Forecasters expect continued cool conditions into Sunday as readings struggle to rise from the day ahead.
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Chicago
Rockford
Mercury
Aberdeen
Mt Vernon Receives 8151 From Gas Tax Allocation
Springfield Illinois reports August Motor Fuel Tax distributions to municipalities totaling 4,492,959 with Mt Vernon receiving 8,151 and other towns such as Albion Alton Belleville Benton Cairo Carbondale Carmi Carterville Du Quoin East St Louis Flora Harrisburg Herrin Johnston City Lawrenceville Marion Mattoon McLeansboro Mount Carmel Murphysboro Newton Olney Salem Shawneetown West Frankfort listed with varying amounts.
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Springfield
Ill
Linois
Illinois Departs of Finance
Albion
Ares Alton
Belleville
Benton
Cairo
Carbondale
Carlinville
Ae Carmi
Carterville
Aea
du Quoin
East St. Louis
Eawargeville
Flora
Harrisburg
Herrin
Johnston City
Lawrenceville
Marion
Mattoon
McLeansboro
Mt. Carmel
Mt. Vernon
Murphysboro
Newton
Olney
Salem
Shawneetown
West
Frankfort
Newsboy's Bike and Car Crash On Broadway
A newsboy’s bicycle collided with a car on 15th and Broadway yesterday afternoon scattering papers of The Register. Dennis Hall of 501 South 24th Street escaped injury. Cave Walker of 1117 South 21st Street said the youth swerved into the car's path and could not avoid the collision.
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Register
15Th and Broadway
Dennis Hall
South 24Th Street
Cave Walker
South 21St Street
Hall
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