Lyons Dies in Los Angeles Veteran of World War I
Luther W Lyons of Los Angeles California died Sunday at age 45 years four months and 21 days. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with burial planned at Oakwood cemetery. Born April 22 1918 in Stoddard county Missouri he was the son of Berton H Lyons and Mary Goldman Lyons. He is survived by two sons Harold and Ronnie two daughters Mary Ann Boyd and Carolyn Sue his parents three brothers LeRoy Donald and Harold and five sisters Doris Wanda Hazel Joyce and Maxine. He was a World War I veteran.
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Luther W. Lyons
Los Angeles
Calif
Myers Chapel
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Lyons
Stoddard County
Berton H. and
Mary (Goldman) Lyons
Harold
St. Louis
Ronnie
Warren
Oregon
Ill
Hazel Mewes
Joyce Allison
el Paso
Tex
Maxine Wilson
Princeton
Lyons
James A. Martin Dies At Age 69
James A. Martin of this city died Saturday morning after a long illness at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Kittinger Funeral Home Carmi with Rev Curtis Hutchinson officiating. Burial will follow in Carmi Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Clara Martin a son Ray W. Martin two daughters Lida Knight and El Kuykendall two brothers Seigal and Elvis Martin nine grandchildren two nieces a nephew and two stepsons Eugene and Jack Morris.
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Kittinger Funeral Home
Carmi
Curtis Hutchinson
Waukegan
Mr. Martin
Good Samaritan Hospital
Clara Martin
Ray W. Martin
Lida Knight
el Kuykendall
Seigal
Elvis Martin
Eugene
Jack Morris
Former Mt Vernon Man Raymond Sigwerth Dies
Raymond Sigwerth of Elgin, a former Mt. Vernon resident, died at Sherman Hospital in gin at 10:00 a.m. Sunday. Funeral services are at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Logan Street Baptist Church with Rev. Carl Whittington and Rev. F. L. Trotter officiating. Burial in Memorial Gardens. Body in state at Myers Chapel after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday. 12 noon Wednesday body lies in state at church until funeral. Born June 29, 1908 in Waltonville to Sid and Lizzie Sigworth. married Irma Coats. Survivors: mother Lizzie Sigworth of Mt. Vernon. daughters Betty Donahoo of Freeport and Donna Bigham of Rockford. sisters Dorothy Coats of Bluford, Katie Kent of Centralia, Orpha Rector of Mt. Vernon. brothers Sidney, John, Charles Sigworth, all of Mt. Vernon. four grandchildren. Preceded by father and one brother. He worked at Illinois Tool Works in Elgin and was a member of First Baptist Church of Elgin.
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Raymond Sigwerth
Elgin
Mt. Vernon
Sherman Hospital
Gin
Logan Street Baptist Church
Carl Whittington
F. L. Trotter
Memorial Gardens
Myers Chapel
Sigworth
Waltonville
Sid and
Lizzie (Jury) Sigworth
Irma Coats
Lizzie Sigworth
Betty Donahoo
Freeport
Donna Bigham
Thief Steals Steaks and Hams at Hilton Kitchen
A thief entered the Hilton Hotel kitchen in Denver on Sunday carrying a large box and stole two 9-pound hams 14 club steaks and 17 New York cut steaks before leaving. In Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol underwent a cataract operation on his right eye at Hadassah Hospital and was described as in satisfactory condition.
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Denver
Hilton Hotel
New York
Eshkol
Jerusalem
Levi Eshkol
Hadassah Hospital
Mt Vernon Shrine No 66 Notice of Meeting
A stated meeting of Mt Vernon Shrine No 66 White Shrine of Jerusalem will be held in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening September 15 at 7 30 oclock Eva Mae Adams W H P Naomi R Bogan WSS
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MT. Vernon Shrine
Mt. Vernon Shrine No
White Shrine of
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market
Prices paid until 12 30 p m today were down 10c The top was 16 65 for 200 to 930 lb hogs Sows were 14 75 for 300 weight down sows 300 weight and over 14 50 down Boars were 9 00 and 10 00 After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on next day's prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices For Afternoon Trading
Mt Vernon notes quoted prices for grains after noon. Wheat 1.29, Soybeans 2.49, Corn 1.21.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock receipts at National Stockyards on Tuesday
Estimated receipts for Tuesday at National Stockyards include hogs 9,000 cattle and calves 450 sheep 1,000. Barrows and gilts 16.75 to 17.65 dollars per hundredweight. Sows 13.50 to 15.75. Cattle 5,000 calves 450. Steers prime 27.00, choice 22.00 to 26.00. Heifers good to choice 21.00 to 24.50. Cows 13.00 to 14.50. Vealers 18.00 to 28.00. Calves 14.00 to 18.00. Lambs 23.00 to 24.00 prime and choice 19.50 to 23.00. Shorn lambs 22.00 to 23.00. Ewes 4.00 to 6.50.
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National Stockyards
St Louis Produce Trade Prices Listed for Eggs and Poultry
A historical listing from St Louis shows wholesale and grade standards for poultry and eggs with figures such as heavy hens, broilers, and fryers. It includes grade categories A large A medium and A small along with unclassified and checks values, reflecting a market snapshot.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Prices Steady Across Butter Eggs Poultry
Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices show butter and wholesale buying prices holding steady. Eggs demand mixed with graded whites and standards amounts. Live poultry wholesale prices stay unchanged to lower with roasters and fryers listed.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Chicago Grain Prices Mixed on Wheat and Corn
Chicago AP reports grain bids with Wheat No 2 yellow hard at 1.60 and No 2 red around 1.48 to 1.50. Corn for No 1 yellow 1.30 with other yellow grades near 1.30 to 1.34. Oats No 2 heavy white about 0.70 and Soybeans No 1 yellow around 2.73 to 2.74.
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Chicago
Wall Street mixed gains in late trading pressuring Nasdaq-like pattern
Wall Street edged higher early but turned mixed in active session as profit taking trimmed gains. U S Steel Bethlehem and Jones & Laughlin held fractional advances while IBM fell sharply to a yearly low and Polaroid dropped over two points amid declines in airlines oils and aerospace sectors.
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General Motors
American Motors
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Polaroid
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Comsat
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Calgon
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Cox Broadcasting
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania Railroad
American Stock Exchange
Goldwater Begins Southern Swing As Campaign Heats Up
Senator Barry Goldwater launches a 33 stop campaign through eight Southern states including North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Alabama South Carolina Louisiana and Texas aiming to win the old Confederacy. He cites a five year 2 1/2 percent tax cut and accuses Democrats of engineering crises and inciting unrest as part of a political strategy.
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Barry Goldwater
White House
Arizona
Johnson
Confederacy
Goldwater
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Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
South Carolina
Louisiana
Texas
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Marietta
Los Angeles
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Wash
Boise
Idaho
Minneapolis
East
Ogle County Fair Grounds
Oregon
Arizona Miss America crowned amid engagement uncertainty
Miss Arizona, Vonda Kay Van Dyke, wins the Miss America title bringing $10 000 scholarship and about $80 000 in appearance deals while plans to tour and postpone college. Duane Kapp, her fiancé from Phoenix, expresses unhappiness over the potential life changes and their six year relationship. Miss Congeniality also awarded a $1000 scholarship.
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Phoenix
Duane Kapp
University of Arizona
Vonda
Kapp
Arizona State University
Mt Vernon Detailed Weekend Weather Summary
Weather report for Mt Vernon shows Saturday high 73 and low 50 with Sunday forecast 72 and 40. Year to date rainfall totals 29.07 inches. prior years highs ranged from 77 to 80 degrees, with low readings from 55 to 59. Sunrise Tuesday at 5 41 CST and sunset at 09 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Five Day Forecast for Illinois Temperatures and Rain
Northern Illinois sees mean highs 72 to 79 with lows 50 to 56 as a cooling Tuesday gives way to warmth Thursday and Friday. Rainfall under one tenth inch with slight showers Saturday. Southern Illinois near normal with highs near 80 and lows mid 30s to around 60 in south. Week starts warm then midweek cooling with little to no precipitation expected.
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Northern
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Illinois Weather Report Sees Warm Tinge Amid Showers
The Illinois outlook noted partly cloudy skies with a warming trend pushing highs into the high 70s and low 80s. Tonight may bring showers and a return to cooler conditions, with overnight lows ranging from the 40s north to the 50s south. City readings included 36 in Vandalia and 42 at Chicago O Hare. Vandalia and Peoria posted 74 Sunday highs. Midway reached 71.
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Illinois Weather
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Illinois
Vandalia
O'Hare
Peoria
Midway
Democrats to Meet Thursday Potluck at Mt. Vernon Farm
Jeffersonian Democrat Club will hold a potluck supper at the Mt. Vernon state game farm at 8:00 this Thursday. Local candidates will speak and the public is invited. Ladies are asked to bring a covered dish. Music for square dancing will be furnished by the 3 M's.
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Jefferson County
Jeffersonian Democrat Club
Mt. Vernon State Game Farm
Birth of James Bryan Dycus at Camp LeJeune Navy Hospital
Lt. and Mrs. Jerry R. Dycus of Jacksonville NC welcomed a son born Sunday afternoon at Camp LeJeune Navy Hospital. James Bryan weighed six pounds five ounces. Grandparents are Opal Maris Urbana and Orval Dycus. Baby born on grandfather’s birthday.
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Jerry R. Dycus
Jacksonville
North Carolina
Navy Hospital
Camp LeJeune
James Bryan
Opal Maris
Urbana
Orval Dycus
Livestock Outlook Meeting in Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County farmers can get a first hand report on 1965 livestock prospects at a Livestock Outlook Meeting Thursday September 17 at 7:45 p.m. at the Jefferson County Court House. Speakers L H Simers and Earl D Peterson will discuss supplies demand prices feed outlook and meat imports with refreshments to follow.
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Jefferson County
Jefferson County Court House
Don Lee
L. H. Simers
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Earl D. Peterson
Livestock Marketing Agency
National Stock Yards
Ten Children Die In Farm House Fire At Kosota Minn
Ten Bowdish and McConnell children perished in a farm home blaze in Kosota Minnesota. Joanne McConnell, 14, escaped by leaping from a second floor window and cycling a mile to summon help. The fire killed Daniel 3 Loretta 4 Lucretia 5 Kenneth 6 Linda 9 Marvin 10 Richard 11 Mary 13 Robert 16 and Roger Brown 15. Robert, in the basement, tried to wake siblings as Joanne fled. The Bowdish family had been away seeking appliances. the mother mourns as funeral costs are covered by relatives.
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Kasota
Minn
Joanne MacConnell
Joanne
Kenneth Bowdish
Bowdish
Robert
Pouchow
Robert McConnell
Edward DeAtley West Mankato
Bowdishes
Drowns in River in Spring Valley Ill
George Pierce of Arlington, staying at a Spring Valley hotel, fell into the Illinois River Sunday and drowned.
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River Spring Valley
Ill
George Pierce
Arlington
Spring Valley
Illinois River
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Admits include Edward Sefried Dahlgren Ronald Hawkins Myrtle Thomas Stella Wilkey Belle Rive Gloria Hillard Jerome Smith McLeansboro Joyce Bethard Rada Berst Newell Sanders Woodlawn Discharges include Pauline Robinson Frank Coats Good Samaritan admits list with many names recharges include George Bailor Sandra Cook James Watson and others with multiple babies and spouses noted
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Jefferson Memorial
Edward Sefried
Dahlgren
Ronald Dean Hawkins
Myrtle Mae Thomas
Stella Wilkey
Belle Rive
Gloria M. Hillard
Jerome Smith
McLeansboro
Joyce Pie Bethard
Rada Berst
Newell H. Sanders
Woodlawn
Pauline Robinson
Frank Coats
Good Samaritan
Dama Downen
Josefa Rivera
Emma Miller
Daisy Osborne
Oleta Hall
Amelia Schlafly
Mildred Wilson
Betty Chrisman
Lawrence Harmon
Laura Meredith
Evelyn Lowry
Bertie Arnold
Reba Adams
Harold Hussong
Mary Shurtz
Charles Ramsey
David Goolsby
Harold Bates
Dorothy Hamilton
George Bailor
Sandra Cook
James Watson
Nyla Clemons
Betsy Fay
Leonard Thompson
Berthold McBride
Andrea LaLamandier
Julian Nall
Mary Lilly
Dee Lloyd Sledge
Loretta Bregenzer
Kathy Ann
Jack Jamison
Alma Callahan
Ray Humphrey
Nellie Rose Joslin
Mabel Kluch
Tammi Lynn
Glenda Butler
Donna Kay
Susie Danner
William Beppler
Ethel Pollard
Iva Smith
Ruby Harris
Irma Igo Honored With Presidential Campaign Call
Mt. Vernon Illinois Democratic chairwoman Irma Igo announced Mrs Lyndon Johnson would telephone a Belleville woman party leader as part of a nationwide chain campaign. She declined to receive the call herself and named Mrs. Wm Ring of Belleville. The plan includes 50 state calls and participation by Mrs Hubert Humphrey.
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Irma
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Lyndon Johnson
Belleville
Igo
Washington
St. Clair County
Wm. Ring
Hubert Humphrey
Bloodless Viet coup collapses in Saigon surge
Khanh did not fire on Saigon and returned to confer with Ky and loyal officers, then moved to Cap St. Jacques as rebels claimed broad military backing. Ky denied joining the coup, while American diplomats pressed for restraint. Minh joined Ky and Khanh in backing the government and planned a two month shift to civilian rule with officers returning to army life.
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Saigon
Cap St. Jacques
U.S
A. Alexis Johnson
William Sullivan
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Three Accidents In City County Girl Injured
One person injured as three automobile accidents occurred in Mt. Vernon and Jefferson County during the weekend. Carolyn S. Herriman, 19, Route 4, suffered a non serious injury Saturday afternoon on a gravel road southeast of Marlow. Her car overturned after hitting loose gravel and a ditch bank. Damages about 400 dollars. Two non injury accidents occurred in Mt. Vernon on Salem Road and Highland View with cars driven by Robert Higgins and George P. Robinson sustaining minor damages. A Sunday night collision on South Tenth between Merita Rogers and Ralph L. Karch Jr. caused damages over 50 and 100 dollars. Karch cited for following too close.
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Jefcorse
Carolyn S. Herriman
Route 4
Marlow
Jefferson County
Herriman
Robert F. Higgins
Salem
George P. Robinson
North 17Th
Salem Road
Highland View
Higgins
Robinson Auto
Robinson
South Tenth
Merita P. Rogers
Bellevue
Nebr
Ralph L. Karch, Jr
Route 1
Woodlawn
Rogers Auto
Karch
Three More Charged In Park Fight Battery Case
Battery charges filed against three more persons from a Mt. Vernon park brawl. Early Miller, 30, of Logan Street, is accused of striking Stanley Richardson, 20, who suffered a broken jaw. Charles Gunnell, 17, of South 13th Street, also charged with striking Richardson and with signing a battery complaint against Douglas Hefley, 21, of South 26th Street.
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Mt. Vernon City Park
Early Miller
Logan
Strikin Stanley Richardson
South Ninth Street
Richardson
Charles Allen Gunnell
South 13Th Street
Gunnell
Douglas Eugene Hefley
South 26Th
Firemen Answer Three Alarms in Mt Vernon Weekend
Mt Vernon firemen made three runs over the weekend. Saturday afternoon they responded to William Charles’s home at 3212 Apple where a trash fire burned two evergreen trees. Sunday they went to Mossberger Road Oil Co at 1732 Main where accumulated oil and asphalt on a truck caught fire with no damage. At 8:25 p.m. Sunday they addressed grease on a stove at the Cities Service restaurant on Benton Road, with no damage.
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Mt. Vernon
William Charles
Apple
Mossberger Road Oil Co
Main
Cities Service
Benton Road
Marshall Welfare Session Reported By Jefferson County Delegation
A Jefferson County delegation will attend a district meeting of the Illinois Welfare Association in Marshall tomorrow. The group includes Va Chaney Belle Rive Barbara Shurtz Waltonville Chester Shields Rosemary Breeze Bluford E H Klein Earl Brake Treva Satterfield Mildred Fitts Anna Fairchild Aline Williams Sheila Hodges and Willard Campbell.
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Illinois Welfare Association
Marshall
Va Chaney
Belle Rive
Barbara Shurtz
Waltonville
Chester Shields
Rosemary Breeze
Bluford
E. H. Klein
Earl Brake
Treva Satterfield
Mildred Fitts
Anna Fairchild
Aline Williams
Sheila Hodges
Willard Campbell
Free Civil Defense Course on Medical Self Help
A free 16 hour course sponsored by Jefferson County Civil Defense on Medical Self Help begins Tuesday night Sept 15 in Room 105 at the courthouse. Lloyd Morris CD education officer will teach emergency steps when medical help is unavailable. First session starts at 7 30 pm. Call 242 6592 or Civil Defense HQ 244 0123 for details.
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Jefferson County Civil Defense Unit
Court House
Lloyd Morris
Civil Defense Headquarters
Health Care Bill Up For House Vote
Health care for the aged stands as the major item before the House this week with preliminary steps taken and a conference with the Senate expected. The debate centers on hospital finance within Social Security and a national reapportionment dispute. President Johnson seeks a compromise with Hubert Humphrey while Dirksen terms oppose a tougher reapportionment measure.
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Coass
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Mhcene
Senate
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First Aid Class For School Bus Drivers To Start
Byron Vance of Bluford will start teaching a standard Red Cross first aid class for Bethel school bus drivers at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday. Drivers with expired authorization must attend as first aid instruction is a state requirement. Vance is an authorized Red Cross instructor.
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Local Welfare Services Group Meets Tonight
Ross Wimberly chairs the Jefferson County Welfare Services Committee and calls a dinner meeting at 7 pm at the Lawrence Restaurant on Salem Road. Newton Brown will address the group with county public aid personnel present, and ISES office manager Joseph Bradigan in Mt. Vernon is invited due to related programs. Members listed span Mt. Vernon and nearby areas with Wimberly urging full attendance.
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Charman
Jefferson County Welfare Services Committee
Lawrence
Salem Road
Newton Brown
Jefferson County Citizens’ Committee
Welfee
Jefferson County Department of Public Aid
Joseph Bradigan
ISES
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Welfare Services Committee
Dix
Ruth Allen
Vernon
Lester Breeze
Blueford
C. Dale Carpenter
E. C. Champ
Woodlawn
Vaughn N. Chaney
Believe
John A. Kirk
Donald O. Lee
City Postpones Wrecking Job For Parking Lot
The wrecking of a two story building at Tenth and Jordan to expand an off street city parking lot has been postponed for a week. City Manager Chester Lewis said the wrecker slated to begin today will be busy on another job all week. After leveling the city owned structure the metered parking area will be expanded.
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Chester Lewis
Vandalism Reported in Mt Vernon Weekend
Three vandalism incidents were reported to Mt. Vernon police over the weekend. Marjorie Powers said someone smeared black paint on her car at Eighth and Casey. Reba Fenton reported blue paint on guttering after a white repaint. Two other car owners said their vehicles were splattered while parked at the Kroger lot.
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Mt. Vernon
Marjorie Powers
Casey
Eighth and
Reba Fenton
North Tenth
Kroger
Circuit Court Traffic Fines Listed For Several Defendants
In Circuit Court, Leslie R Carter of Route 1 Benton was fined 10 dollars for displaying only one license plate. Lindell Rohnson of Route 1 Benton was fined 10 dollars for a fictitious license plate. Nolan L Art of Norris City was fined 12 dollars for speeding 57 in a 45 zone. Alan King of DeKalb was fined 10 dollars for 73 in a 65 zone. JoAnn D Hall was fined 10 dollars for disregarding a traffic signal.
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Circ Ciit Court
Leslie R. Carter
Benton
Lindell Rohnson
Route 1
Nolan L.art
Norris City
Alan King
DeKalb
JoAnn D. Hall
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