Deaths C E Overbey Rites Today At Dahlgren
Funeral services for Charley Edgar Overbey 78 of Belle Rive were scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren with Rev R L Schlag and Rev John Lee Jr officiating. Burial in Flint Cemetery. Survivors include Lena Foster his wife two sons Charles Overbey Lemont Illinois Floyd Overbey Blytheville Arkansas two daughters Georgia Vaughn Nellie Payne two brothers Earl Overbey Springfield Illinois Albert Overbey Rockford sister Rose Orrick Dahlgren 18 grandchildren five great grandchildren. He was born August 29 1888 in Hamilton County and was a member of the Belle Rive Baptist Church.
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Charley Edgar Overbey
Gholson
Dahlgren
R. L. Schlag
John Lee Jr
Flint Cemetery
Mr. Overbey
Belle Rive
Schumm
Bluford
Hamilton County
George
Jame
Kelley) Overbey
Lena Foster
Charles Overbey
Lemont, Ill
Floyd Overbey
Blytheville, Ark
Georgia Vaughn
Nellie Payne
Earl Overbey
Springfield
Ill
Albert Overbey
Rockford
Rose Orrick
D. F. Dickerson dies at 81 funeral set Tuesday
David Francis Dickerson, 81, of Bluford, died at Good Samaritan hospital. He worked for T. J. Moss Tie Co. in town. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Rev. Robert Freytag. burial in L.O.C.F. cemetery, McLeansboro. Born January 8, 1885 in McLeansboro. Survived by wife Carrie Emily, a daughter, a brother, one grandchild, and four great grandchildren. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge.
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David Francis Dickerson
Schumm
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
T. J. Moss Tie Co
Myers Chapel
Robert Freytag
McLeansboro
Dickerson
Joseph C
Matilda
Bailey) Dickerson
Carrie Emily Mayberry
William Krohn
Mt. Vernon
Joe Dickerson
Eldorado
Inl
Modern Woodmen of America Lodge
John D Floyd Dies Ex Mr V Business Man Paradise
John D Floyd 70 of Paradise California died Saturday in a Chico hospital. He co owned the Cross Floyd Motor Co with the late T Rosier Cross and ran other businesses in Paradise including an auto sales company and ranch. He helped run J J O Leary Realty and Insurance Co and was born December 19 1895 in Versailles Illinois. He is survived by his wife Trene Floyd a brother a sister and a stepson. He was a Mason and Methodist.
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John D. Floyd
Paradise
Calif
Chico
T. Rosier Cross
Cross-Floyd Motor Co
Mr. Floyd
California
Eva McKissask
Streetman, Tex
Kittie Roane
Opdyke
Floyd
Masonic Lodge
Methodist Church
C. M. Robinson of Sesser Dies at 79
Charles Mills Robinson, 79, of Sesser, died at 12 10 a m today in Franklin County Hospital Benton. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday at Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser with Rev Fred Hall officiating. Burial in Maple Hill cemetery. He was born November 9 1886 in Goode township. Survived by wife Tina Williams second spouse, a son Dallas Robinson, a sister Mrs Laura McBride and one grandchild.
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Charles Mills Robinson
Sesser
Franklin County
Benton
Brayfield
Fred Hall
Maple Hill
Mr. Robinson
Goode Township
Marion
Samantha (Cockrum) Robinson
Minnie Sweeten
Tina Williams
Dallas Robinson
RFD
Southpaw John Wilcox Wins 1966 All-Events Crown
John Wilcox becomes only the second left handed bowler to win an all events title, capturing the 1966 crown. The first left handed winner was Clarence Long of Buffalo in 1925.
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John Wilcox
Clarence Long
Buffalo
Illinois Weather Review With Seasonal Normals Outlook
Illinois temperatures will run near seasonal normals from Tuesday through Saturday with minor day to day changes. Normal highs range from the upper 80s in the south to near 90 in the north, with lows in the mid 50s to near 60. Rainfall expected one quarter to one half inch, mainly later in the week as showers. light rain sprinkled Quincy area today.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Quincy
River Water Near St. Louis Poisoning Fish
Missouri Conservation Department official James R. Whitley said water samples from the Mississippi River south of St. Louis are toxic to fish. He noted some test fish died within 24 hours even after 100fold dilution, with four of five samples last week showing toxicity.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Missouri Conservation Department
Mississippi
James R. Whitley
Whitley
Missouri Water Pollution Board
Fines Listed in Circuit Court Liquor and Traffic Violations
In circuit court fines were issued to several individuals for traffic and related offenses. Jesse J. Gobin of St. Louis faced charges for legal transportation of liquor and improper lane usage, each with fines. David E. Smith of Shelbyville Indiana paid for improper lane usage, Raymond E. Brock from Route 3 was fined for speeding, Linda J. Breeze of Bluford for failure to yield right of way, Richard E. Arnold Sr. of 318 North 16th for speeding, and Lois A. Wilson of 305 North Fourth for following too closely.
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Jesse J. Gobin
St. Louis
David E. Smith
Shelbyville
Ind
Raymond E. Brock
Linda J. Breeze
Bluford
Richard E. Arnold, Sr
North 16Th
Lois A. Wilson
North Fourth
Three Escape Indiana Prison
Three Indiana State Prison inmates escaped Sunday night using a garden hose and improvised hook to scale a 40 foot wall. They were tracked into a swampy area west of the prison. no definite leads on their direction. Escapees are James H. Bird 26, Herbert Jett 34, and Robert L. Fisher 42 with prior escape records and current offenses.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana State Prison
Ward Lane
James H. Bird
Herbert Jett
Robert L. Fisher
Bird
Lane
World Journal Tribune Debuts After 42 Month Delay
New York’s World Journal Tribune launched its first edition amid labor troubles delaying the 9 am press start by over an hour. Mayor Lindsay departed before the press run began while Matt Meyer described the day as normal confusion. The paper will sell 10 cents with a Sunday edition at 30 cents in the city and 35 cents in the suburbs.
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NEW York
the World Journal Tribune
Matt Meyer
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
List of patients admitted and discharged from Jefferson Memorial hospital including Walter Lee Rhynes Hazel Ferne Short Kerry Gammon Evelyn Buhler and many others with multiple addresses across Bluford Lawton Cairo Belle Rive Waltonville and nearby areas. The document records names guardians and residences with numerous re-stated entries for James Du Bois and Hattie Buhler among others.
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Walter Lee Rhynes
Glen G. Troutt
Woodlawn
Hazel Ferne Short
Albion
Kerry Lance Gammon
Wayne City
Evelyn Hattie Buhler
Perkins
Edna H. Hall
RFD
Good Smarttan
Debra K. Cakenour
Logan
George Curdy
North
Ray Kirkpatrick
Bluford
James Claude DuBois
South
Barbara McKinney
Georgianna Taylor
Este
Avanelle Baldwin
Lamar
David Morgan
Tra Baldwin
Eva Watson
Cleveland
Hattie Buhler
Kitty Maze
Pine
Lula Threlkeld
Harrison
Tmo
Davis
Waltonville
Archie Woods
South 12Th
Bryan Lee Peoples
Forest
Maurene Null
South 15Th
John Wesley Shelton
Aaron Grigsbey
Cairo
Lloyd Lingle
Liebengood
Carolyn Blackwell
William Skylan
Belle Rive
Anthony Barker
Enfield
Lula Johnson
Main
Mary Jones
George
Mike Huntman
Harry Hamilton
Dorothy Fleener
Casey
James du Bois
Births in Mattoon and nearby areas announced
Mr and Mrs Craig Nelson of Mattoon welcomed a son Eric Lee born Sunday in Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds 13 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs B L Rucker. Leland Ganieany and Mrs Bluford welcomed son Leslie Loren born Saturday night at 6 42 in Good Samaritan weighing seven pounds one ounce. Aletta Ann born to Mr and Mrs William Whitlock at RFD 4 in Good Samaritan at 2 14 yesterday morning weighing eight pounds ten ounces. Lisa Anne born to Mr and Mrs Richard Rollinson of 848 North Elm Centralia at 6 4 last night weighing nine pounds two ounces.
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Craig Nelson
Mattoon
Memorial Hospital
Eric Lee
B.L. Rucker
Leland Ganieany
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Leslie Loren
William Whitlock
RFD
Aletta Ann
Richard Rollinson
North Elm
Centralia
Lisa Anne
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Reported This Afternoon
Markets in Mt Vernon quoted soybeans at 3.4, shell corn at 1.52, ear corn at 1.48 this afternoon, reflecting local grain trading levels.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Drop at Midday
Mt Vernon hog market prices as of 12 30 pm show declines with top hogs at 23 00 for 210 to 240 pounds. Sows weighed 300 pounds and up quoted at 20 50 to 21 00 with declines, boars at 14 00 and 15 00. After 12 30 pm pricing will reflect the next day’s figures.
Egg and poultry price listings in St Louis market
St Louis market reports eggs and live poultry prices with consumer grades A large 45 47 A medium 40 42 A small 23 25 B large 36 38 wholesale standard 34 36 unclassified 27 28 checks 15 17 hens heavy 14 15 light over five pounds 10 11 under five pounds no price broilers and fryers 28 14 28 12.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Market Report Notes Butter Eggs Prices
Chicago AP reports butter prices steady to firm with wholesale buying prices unchanged. Grades AA 93 score, A 92, B 90, C 89. cars 90 B 73, C 72. Eggs firm with wholesale buying prices unchanged to up to 3 higher. grade A whites 60 percent or better 48 12, mixed 48 12, mediums 41, standards 42, checks 35.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago grain pricing data report
Cash market quotes from Chicago show Wheat No 2 hard at 1.95 with percent n and No 2 red 1.9045en. Corn No 2 yellow 1.46 No 3 yellow 1.435-1.45, No 4 yellow 1.43, No 5 yellow 1.381-1.41, Oats No 2 heavy white 0.75-0.75 with 4-4 n. No soybean sales, Soybean oil 12.50n.
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Chicago
Livestock price estimates from National Stockyards
AP dispatch from National Stockyards lists Tuesday quotes for hogs cattle calves and sheep. Hogs 200-260 lb barrows and gilts 23.25 to 24.10 with 9,500 head. 300-600 lb sows 19.50 to 22.00. Cattle 6,000 head with good to prime steers 23.25 to 26.35 and cows 16.50 to 18.50. vealers 23.00 to 32.00. Sheep 900 head with good to prime spring lambs 20.00 to 24.50 and shown lambs 23.00.
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National Stockyards
Wall Street rally boosts stocks across many sectors
Wall Street opened with sharp gains led by airlines electronics and office equipment as the Dow and AP average rise. Major advances came from Fairchild Camera KLM Polar oid Xerox Delta IBM Itek and Pan American while utilities oils and chemicals also climbed. Consolidated Natural Gas and rail groups boosted the market with widespread gains around noon.
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New York
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Fairchild Camera
KLM Airlines
Polaroid
Xerox
Delta Airlines
IBM
Itek
Pan American World Airways
New York Stock Exchange
Consolidated Natural Gas
American Stock Exchange
Delay in start of Shelton contempt trial due to judge shortage
Washington AP A shortage of judges delayed the start of the contempt of Congress trial of Robert M. Shelton imperial wizard of the United Klans of America Chief Judge Mathew F Ma guire signed the case after rejecting a postponement The court assigned the case to the assignment office which said it was in a ready at waiting category but no court was immediately available Only four judges were available for all cases on the calendar as others were on vacation.
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Washington
Robert M. Shelton
United Klans of America
Mathew F. Maguire
U.S. District Court
Lester V. Chalmers
McGuire
Vietnam Premier hails 80 percent turnout for election
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky announced 80 percent voter turnout in South Vietnam's national elections, declaring it a victory for the free world against communism. Gen. Nguyen Duc Thang reported 4,274,812 of 5,289,652 eligible voters cast ballots with a small number of blank or defaced votes. Ky and Gen. Thieu warned of continued Communist threats as the new assembly of 117 members prepares a constitution, with elections to follow.
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George McArthur
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Military Council
Nguyen Duc Thang
Thang
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Gia Dinh
Kiwanians From Mt Vernon Attend Illinois Eastern District Convention
Two Mt. Vernon men and their wives attend the 49th annual Illinois Eastern Town Kiwanis International convention in Chicago at Edgewater Beach Hotel. Walter Olson serves as Mt. Vernon club president. The event opened Sunday and runs through Tuesday with officers to be elected tomorrow.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago
Ilinois
Dramatic Start of Adventure in Space With Agena
Report describes the Titan 2 rocket lift from Houston Texas with a green light status as the Atlas stages separate. Astronauts monitor the Atlas launch at 8 05 a m and watch the Agena reach a path around the earth during a six minute flight.
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AGENA
Space
Conrad
Houston
Tex
Earth
Rioting in Atlanta and cabin break ins at Jaycee Lake reported
Rioting violence marked by fires and shootings erupted in Atlanta as Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. appealed for calm and Negro leaders to help address the unrest. Separately, theft and extensive damage occurred at five cabins of the Whippoorwill Club at Jaycee Lake with various items stolen including a pellet gun and fishing lures.
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Atlanta
Ivan Allen Jr
Allen
Hubert Werner
Warner
Roy Milton Wright
Wright
M. J. Spears
James Giltmier
Wsb-Tv
Jaycee Lake
Whippoorwill Club
Dewey Barton
George W. Waters
Main Street
John Manion Jr
Art Laird
Waters
Manion
Laird
E. B. Epperson
A. Harold Williams
Mt. Vernon
Jack Letzekorn
Lemon Lane
Letzekorn
Printers Attend Illinois Newspaper Conference in Peoria
Charles E. Deitz, Register-News composing room foreman, attended the Illinois Newspaper Mechanical Conference in Peoria over the weekend where developments in newspaper printing and new equipment were showcased. He was accompanied by his brother Dick Deitz, also a Register-News printer.
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Charles E. Deitz
Register- News
Illinois
Peoria
Deitz
Dick Deitz
Register-News
Youth Killed Near Marshall in Auto Crash
MARSHALL Ill AP troopers found the body of 18 year old Charles Jordan of Paris at the bottom of an embankment after a group of boys on bicycles reported a wrecked car. Police said the vehicle apparently ran off the road Saturday night. Jordan was alone in the car.
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Marshall, Ill
Chaois
Marshall
Charles Jordan
Paris
Finois
Veterans of World War I Attend Wayne Co Barracks Meeting
Delegates from King City Barracks No 102 and Ladies Auxiliary join Wayne County Barracks host at Fairfield for a three division meeting with eleven District Three groups. District Commander Stevens presided. notable speakers included Bond Miller Brake and Thread. Next district meeting set for Mt Carmel on December 3.
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King City Barracks No. 102
Ladies Auxiliary
Fairfield
Wayne County Barracks
W. D. Isaac
J. E. Brummett
Lois Weingartner
Department of Iinois
John M. Stevens
Mt. Vernon
King City Barracks
Stevens
Ralph Baskin
Dept
M. H. Bond
Centralia
Clyde R. Miller
Mt. Carmel
Lewis Brake
Dick Thread
Evelyn Powers Joins Mt Vernon High as English Teacher
Mrs. Evelyn Powers arrives at Mt Vernon High School to teach English and journalism and serve as adviser for the Vernon News staff. She holds a BA from Murray State and previously taught at Marion High School. Previously a reporter for The Daily American in West Frankfort, she and her husband Karl Powers are parents to a 9 month old daughter Tiffany.
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Mainstreet
Mt. Vernon High School
Powers
Vernon News
Murray State
Murray
Marion High School
Daily American
West Frankfort
Karl M. Powers
Tiffany
Fight Permit On Damp Ground At Indiana Dunes
The Army ordered an investigation with public hearings into a landfill project 2000 feet from the proposed Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Secretary Resor suspended Bethlehem Steel’s Aug 26 permit to fill 335 acres near Burns Harbor while hearings and a final decision by Oct. 10 proceed. Public notice for hearings is set at 10 days.
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Chicago
Secretary of the Army
Dunes National Park
Indiana
Romand D. Pucinski
Stanley R. Resor
Bethlehem Steel Co
Lake Shore
Interior Department
Army Corp of Engineers
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Pucinski
Paul H. Douglas
Senate
House
Bethlehem Steel
Burns Harbor
Army Department
Resor
Army Corps of Engineers
Strike Ends In St Louis After 72 Day Walkout
ST LOUIS AP Union sheetmetal workers voting 719 to 1 accepted a three year contract with a 1.35 cent per hour raise and a limited hiring hall after a 72 day strike that idled about 12 000 workers and halted home construction. Federal mediators helped broker the deal with 1 200 Local 36 members participating and about 12 000 in related trades affected.
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ST. Louis
Sheetmetal
Sheetmetal Workers Union
Barbara Pace Sues For Divorce In Circuit Court
Barbara Pace has filed suit for divorce against Lanny Pace in circuit court here alleging cruelty. She seeks support for a minor child. The couple married May 2, 1955 and separated August 1, 1966, per the complaint.
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Barbara Pace
Lanny Pace
Costs Approved For Training Of Practical Nurses
Federal authorities approve the major share of costs for a practical nursing program at Mt. Vernon Community College. Seven Jefferson county residents and seven Marion county residents enrolled as sessions begin. Total cost for the year is 42,950 dollars with 2,533 provided by the state and the remainder by the federal government. Training takes four weeks to complete.
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Mt. Vernon Community College
Jefferson County
Marion County
Illinois Employment Security and
Vocational Education Departments
Joe Bradigan
State Employment Service
Plane Crashes at Small Airfield Near West Alton
A Cessna flown by Michael Hayes and carrying Ronald Hamilton crashed at a rural airstrip near West Alton after landing too fast. The plane skidded across a road and nosed into an embankment, demolishing the aircraft. Hamilton was treated and released from an Alton hospital.
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West Alton
Michael Hayes
St. Louis
Highway Patrol
Ronald Hamilton
St. Charles
An Alton, IN
Woman Injured In Rural Crash Near Marlow and Harmony
Marjorie Lappin 24 of Route 1 Bluford was injured at 3 15 p m Saturday in a collision between her car and a road grader at Marlow and Harmony Road in northeastern Jefferson county She was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital and released Charles F Ilberry 38 of Route 5 the road grader driver was uninjured The car sustained about 300 in damage with no grader damage Jockey Rodney Peters 18 son of trainer Moose Peters long ago with Foxcatcher Farms is mentioned in connection to the report.
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Marjorie Lappin
Bluford
Marlow and Harmony Road
Jefferson County
Good Samaritan Hospital
Charles F. Ilberry
Rodney Peters
Moose Peters
Foxcatcher Farms
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