Deaths and Funerals James J Biggerstaff 78
James Joshua Biggerstaff 78 of Good Shepherd Nursing Home Eldorado died at 7 00 am Wednesday in Pierce Hospital Eldorado He was a retired General Baptist minister Funeral services 2 00 pm Saturday at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro with Rev Billy Duncan Rev Niles Stone and Rev L B Walkington officiating Burial in IOCF cemetery McLeansboro He will lie in state after 6 00 pm today at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro Born August 2 1890 in Stoddard County Missouri to Loren and Enna Biggerstaff Married Leda Mae Page August 20 1911 Survived by three sons Robert Chandler Indiana George J Eldorado Dennis McLeansboro three daughters Ruth Young Manteno Innis Young McLeansboro Mable Campbell Calhoun Illinois one brother Hilliard Tyler McLeansboro two sisters Mrs Rosa Goin Indianapolis Indiana Mrs Rubie Harrelson Phoenix Arizona 17 grandchildren and nine grey gradine children He was a member of the General Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Joshua Biggerstaff
Good Shepherd
Eldorado
McLeansboro
Pierce
General Baptist
Gholson
Billy Duncan
Niles Stone
L. B. Walkington
C.F
Gholson Funeral Home
Stotdard County
Loren and
Enna (McCarroll) Biggerstaff
Leda Mae Page
Robert
Chandler
Ind
George J
Finnis
Daughers
Ruth Young
Manteno
Innis Young
Mable Campbell
Calhoun
Ill
Hilliard Tyler
Rosa Goin
Indianapolis
Rubie Harrelson
Phoenix
Ariz
Grey Gradine
General Baptist Church
Frederick Rogers Dies Early Today in Mt Vernon
Frederick Charles Rogers 52 of Benton Road Mt Vernon died at 7 30 a m at home He was born April 1 1916 in Jefferson county son of Guy and Verne Guthrie Rogers He married Doris Pasley who survives A World War II veteran he operated an auto body shop He was a member of Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 AF&AM Surviving besides his wife are his son Jack of Carbondale three brothers Ray of Bonnie Walter of Portland Ore Guthrie of Mt Vernon and one sister Mary Huebner of Portland Ore Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Myers Funeral Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Charles Rogers
Benton Road
Jefferson County
Guy
Verne Guthrie Rogers
Doris Pasley
Rogers
Mt. Vernon
Ray
Bonnie
Walter
Portland
Ore
Guthrie
Mary Huebner
Myers Funeral Service
Funeral Services Set Saturday For America Bean
Funeral services for America Evangeline Bean known as America Bean are scheduled for 1 30 p m Saturday at Myers Chapel for the 84 year old resident of Rt 2 Waltonville She died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for two months Born March 7 1884 in Jefferson county she was the daughter of James and Mahala Rightnowar She married Frank Bean on August 1 1901 She was in the Long Prairie Church of Christ and is survived by her husband five sons Stanton Veadhe Alfred of Mt Vernon Gleason of Knightstown Ind Albert of Roxana one daughter Clarice Taylor of Waltonville a sister Nancy Wilthong of Paragould Ark 13 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren Friends may call at Myers Chapel after 1 pm Friday
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Myers Chapel For America
Mary
Evangeline Bean
Rt. 2
Waltonville
Memorial Gardens
Bean
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Jefferson County
James
Mahala Troutt
Frank Bean
Emery White Dies At Age 80 Rites Saturday
Emery White of 524 Park Avenue died at 2 15 pm yesterday at age 80 years seven months and ten days. A retired Southern Railway hostler he later worked as custodian helper at First Methodist Church. Funeral Saturday at Pulley 9 Funeral Chapel Trey Glass Partridge to officiate burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Body in state at Pulley Funeral Home after 6 pm Friday. Survived by three sons Clayton Mt Vernon Leonard Princeton Ind Loyd Baltimore Md. three daughters Loveda Moore Davis Briescacher Helen Burke Hazelwood Mo. eight grandchildren twelve great grandchildren. Preceded in death by one daughter three brothers and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery White
Park Avenue
White
Southern Railway Company
First Methodist
Pulley 9
Trey
Glass Partridge
Oakwood
Pulley Funeral Home
Mr. White
White County
Wiliam
Hannah
Upton) White
Flossie Warthen
Clayton
Mt. Vernon
Leonard
Princeton
Ind
Loyd
Baltimore
Loveda
Kenneth) Moore
Devis Briescacher
Helen Burke
Hazelwood
Martha Buess Dies At Age 90 Funeral Here
Mrs Martha C Buess age 90 of the Methodist Home Lawrenceville died at 945 PM Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at Methodist Home Chapel Friday 700 PM and Saturday 1000 AM at First Methodist Church Mt Vernon. Graveside service at Bland cemetery. Nichols Funeral Home Lawrenceville in charge. She was born August 22 1878 in Bland Mo. She married Rev Otto R Buess who died January 1953. Survivors include two daughters four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The Buesss served in several churches before retiring in 1947 in Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha C. Buess
Methodist Home
Lawrenceville
Methodist Home Chapel
Mt. Vernon
Bland
Nichols Funeral Home
Buess
Henry J
Henretta
Epike) Koenig
Otto R. Buess
Ralph Atkins Funeral Friday
Funeral services for Ralph Atkins, 66, of Ridgeway, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Cox Funeral Home in Ridgeway. Burial will be in Ridgeway cemetery. Friends may call at any time. Atkins died at 4:00 a.m. Wednesday en route to Evansville hospital following an apparent heart attack. He was a brother of Mrs. Raymond Van Horn of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Atkins
Ridgeway
Cox Funeral Home
Atkins
Evansville
Ind
Raymond van Horn
Michael Berry Retiring From Mt Vernon Junior High
Mt Vernon grade school board honored Michael E. Berry a Casey junior high custodian after 13 years of service. His resignation was accepted effective August 30 and an engraved plaque will be presented bearing a tribute from the Board of Education noting his willingness to tackle any job for the children of Mt Vernon.
America Keeps Bases In Japan
Tokyo reports that U S and Japanese security officials ended a two day meeting with a decision that American bases must stay in Japan to ensure regional security. They did not intend to resolve disagreements on the base issue amid recent leftist protests calling for all U S bases to be cleared.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
South Viet troops sweep city in Tay Ninh operation
About 2,000 South Vietnamese soldiers and 91 wounded in the assault on Tay Ninh and its suburbs after dawn on Wednesday. U.S. adviser comments on missed opportunities as fighting spreads to northern provinces Peliku in the central highlands and an allied airfield in the Mekong Delta. American war toll rises to 27,704 killed 91,263 wounded and hospitalized and 81,926 wounded and treated in the field. Enemy dead since Jan 1 1961 listed at 392,585 by U.S. Command.
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Tay Ninh
U.S
Peliku
Central Highlands
Mekong
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were up 25c with tops at 19 00 19 25 and 19 50 for 210 and 240 lb meat type hogs Sows ranged 15 00 to 17 00 and boars 12 50 to 13 50 After 12 30 today prices will be based on next days prices
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon reports morning grain prices with Wheat at 1.04, Soybeans at 2.31, and Corn at 0.95. The figures reflect local market activity and are provided for farmers and traders in the region.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg price ranges from consumer and wholesale grades
St Louis area egg market reports include consumer grade values for large, medium and small eggs and wholesale standards. Hens and broiler categories show weight-based pricing with explicit ranges. The data lists grades A and B with size adjustments and percentages for Hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Louis
Chicago Produce Butter and Egg Prices Report
Chicago AP notes butter steady on Mercantile Exchange with 93 score AA at 66 percent, 92 A at 66, 90 B at 65, 89 at 60, 90 at 66. Eggs firm with grade A whites at 53, medium whites extras 43, standard 39, checks 22.
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Chicago
Mercantile
Chicago Grain Market Prices Report
Chicago AP reports grain bids with wheat No 2 hard red yellow at 1.274, No 2 soft red at 1.224, corn No 2 yellow 1.0934 to 1.10, No 5 yellow 100 percent, oats No 2 extra heavy white 62, soybeans No 1 yellow 2.69 and soybean oil 7.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Friday quotes
Estimates for Friday at National Stock Yards Tl AP show hogs 6 000 cattle 200 calves 30 sheep 150. Barrows and gilts strong to 50 higher with 1 2 215 225 lbs at 20.60 20.75 and other weight ranges listed. Cattle 900 calves 125 steers 25 60 27 25 heifers 23 25 cows 16 18 bulls 21 22 50 vealers 30 34 calves 20 23 sheep 200 lambs 26 27 prime and choice ranges, ewes 5 7 50.
Wall Street slips as market turns lower at noon
Wall Street moved irregularly lower in active trading as the Dow fell 3.92 to 915.46 by noon. The AP 60-stock average shed 0.4, with industrials down 2.0 while rails and utilities rose modestly. Global Marine plunged after a delayed opening, after saying it would resume gold exploration in Alaska with little result.
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New York
Associated Press
Global Marine
Alaska
Avnet
Atlantic Richfield
Occidental Petroleum
Ford
Sundstrand
Magnavox
Fairchild Camera
Livingston Oil
General Dynamics
Kennecott
CIT Financial
Xerox
Pfizer
Two Jefferson County Men Sentenced for Copper Theft
Two Jefferson County men, Floyd Smith and Robert Phillips, pled guilty to misdemeanor copper wire thefts. Both received 90 day sentences. Smith goes to Vandalia state penal farm, Phillips to Marion County Jail. Police had traced thefts of heavy copper wire from poles near Route 50 east of Odin, with suspects selling small lots for about 123 dollars daily.
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Jefferson County
Marion County
Floyd Smith
Rt. 1
Walnut Hill
Robert Phillips
Rt. 5
Centralia
Smith
Vandalia
Phillips
Gail Miller
Prices on the American Stock Exchange Edge Higher
Prices remained generally higher on the American Stock Exchange, signaling modest gains across several listings as traders responded to mixed economic data and evolving market sentiment.
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American Stock Exchange
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital in Belle Rive and Florence
Mr and Mrs Dewayne Neal of Route 1 Belle Rive welcomed a son born at 5 19 PM Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds 12 halves ounces. Dawn Marie born September 10 at Good Samaritan Hospital to Mr and Mrs Jerry Trotter of 1006 Conger weighs eight pounds 12 ounces at birth.
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Dewayne Neal
Route 1
Belle Rive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jerry Trotter
Conger
Dawn Marie
Fines in circuit court for multiple traffic offenses
James H. Brown Pe xin fined 10 for improper passing Ricky L Webb of 701 Herbert fined 25 for loud muffler Olin M Twiggs fined 10 for disobeying stop and 75 for driving with suspended license David R Sledge 1214 Jones fined 20 for disturbance and 20 for intoxication Wallace R Staats 1521 south 9th street fined 25 for no valid license Rexford M Owen Fairfield fined 25 for overweight license Roscoe Payne Dahlgren fined 10 for disobeying traffic control signal
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James H. Brown
Pexin
Ricky L. Webb
Herbert
Olin M. Twiggs
David R. Sledge
Jones
Wallace R. Staats
South 9Th Street
Rexford M. Owen
Fairfield
Roscoe Payne
Dahlgren
Plans On Mt. Vernon Outland Airport Upgrade
Prospective bidders may examine plans at the Department of Aeronautics in Springfield and at the FAA office in Des Plaines Illinois. The project funds a bituminous overlay on the northeast southwest runway apron and five taxiways financed by FAA and state grants with local Airport Authority covering the local share. Bids open in Springfield on September 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon - Outland
Department of Aeronautics
Springfield
Federal Aviation Administration
Des Plaines
FAA
State of Illinois
Coroner’s Jury Rules Death By Accident
A Jefferson county coroner s jury on Wednesday night ruled the August 31 death of Melba Larimore in an automobile crash on Route 37 south of Dix as accidental. Also injured were Brenda Tate Betty Jo Tate Louise Tate and Dorothy Tate of Texico treated at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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A. Jefferson County
Melba Larimore
Salem
Crusade Moves To Church Building
Due to cold weather the Miracle Crusade led by Rev. E. R. Crum shifts from the tent at Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds to the Apostolic Pentecostal church at 1415 South Tenth. Services begin at 7:45 PM tonight.
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Miracle Crusade
E. R. Crum
Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds
Apostolic Pentecostal Church
South Tenth
Tony Cates Sues For Divorce In Circuit Court
Tony R. Cates filed a divorce action against Eva June Cates in circuit court. The couple wed on August 6, 1987 and separated on February 13, 1968, with the suit citing mental cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Tony R. Cates
Eva June Cates
Open Bids Today On New School
School board considers opening bids for construction funds for the new J. L. Auford school and adjourns to September 18 for action on a fixed payroll account change, with enrollment at 2,529 and St Marys Catholic school reopening impacting district pupil counts. The district negotiates underground electric and gas service to the new building at 724 and will share water and sewer costs with Mt. Vernon totaling 5,666.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Auford
Supt
Alford
St. Mary's Catholic School
Meet Your Carrier Boy Theft reports noted in Jefferson County
Two thefts were reported to the Jefferson county sheriff's office on Wednesday. Edwin Kiefer of Belle Rive reported the theft of a small gasoline engine, one quart of motor oil, and a pump from a pond one mile west of Belle Rive. Olsen Magnetic Inc. of 215 Fairfield Road reported copper wire about 500 feet long valued at $300 stolen between September 6 and 11. An investigation is ongoing in both cases. This is the first in a series introducing carrier boys to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Grant Divorce In Court Here
A divorce between Joyce Miller and Paul Junior Miller was granted in circuit court here. Joyce Miller and Paul Junior Miller are the involved parties and the ruling completes the divorce proceeding in this jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Miller
Paul Junior Miller
Nixon and Humphrey clash over nuclear pact in campaign stops
Nixon and Humphrey spar over a nuclear treaty as Nixon pledges new leadership to curb crime while arguing for steadier law enforcement. Humphrey, eyeing debates with Nixon, weighs his two key issues and potential clashes with Fortas nomination. Wallace gains a warm reception at New Orleans addresses. Muskie attacks Republicans on economy. Talmadge wins renomination. McCarthy undecided on future role.
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Charlotte Piedmont College
Humphrey
Nixon
Abe Fortas
New Orleans
George C. Wallace
Wallace
American Legion
Vietnam
American Independent Party
Spiro T. Agnew
Washington
America
Agnew
Edmund S. Muskie
University of Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
Maynard Jackson
House Commerce Committee
House
Summit High School Reopens Amid Tense Race Clashes
Police report three Negro youths fired shotgun blasts at patrol cars in Summit Illinois. Two officers were cut by flying glass. Argo Community High School remains closed with classes canceled due to racial tensions. Pupils sent home after a 500 youth hallway fight.
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Summit
Ill
Chicago
James W. Lewis
Argo Community High School
Lewis
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J. J. Biggerstaff
Frederick Rogers
Martha Buess
Michael E. Berry
Mt. Vernon Grain
St. Louis
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Ervey
Dennis Bosley
University of Kansas
Deighton
Kan
Bosley
Jefferson Memorial
Eva Georgia Badgett
Annie Dagg
Johnsonville
Marjorie Fae Dagg
Southard
Fred G. Clark
Jordan
Barbara Darlene Johnson
South 12Th
William M. Dycus
North
Mary Louise Phillips
Good Samaritan
John Miller
D.C
Charles Victor Grant
Cherry Drive
Malinda McCaslin
Gerd
Christina Sue Mercher
Oliver Bailey
Wayne City
George Dusharme
North 12Th
Hattie T. Harshberrer
South 15Th
Brian Keith Smiddy
Castleton
Inez B. Jeres
Clarence Stroud
Robert Underwood
South 6Th
Fya A
Ruby Sinks
Bell
Eva Ames
Oakland
Washington, D.C
Kenneth FE. Green
Fairfield Road
B&b Grocery
Mt. V
Crusade
Tony Cates
Sheriff’s Office
Register-News
Gary McClintock
Glenn McClintock
South 22Nd Street
Gary
Broadway
Main
Dr. Andy Hall School
Hubert
Eugene J. McCarthy
V.F.W. Club
Betty Woods
Delano Dagg Band
V.F.W
Bob
Parklane
Bob Williams
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