Death of Franklin C. Peterson Former meat salesman
Franklin C. Peterson 1872 2026 31300 Broadway died 10 p m Saturday at Letzekorn Nursing Home. Graveside services Tuesday 10 a m St Marys cemetery Rev James Burke. Body lies in state Myers Chapel after 6 p m today. Survived by sister Anna Langdon Wood lawn. preceded in death by wife Sophia and daughter Florence.
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Franklin C. Peterson
Broadway
Letzekorn
St. Mary's Cemetery
James Burke
Myers Chapel
Mr. Peterson
Monterey
Wis
Ernest
Louise Peterson
Sophia Howard
Anna Langdon
Woodlawn
Florence Peterson
Jessie Chambliss of Texico Dies at 8 Funeral Tuesday
Jessie B Chambliss 8 of Texico died at 12 45 pm Saturday in Good Samaritan Hospital. He was a retired farmer. Funeral services 1 pm Tuesday at Osborn Funeral Home Dix with Rev Ernie Tate. Burial in Harmony cemetery. Born May 2 1883 in Jefferson county to Wiley D and Emily Sledge Chambliss. Survived by wife Nona Brookman. four sons Clarence Keith Marvin Nelson. daughter Dorothy Daniels. step son Archie Brookman. 15 grandchildren. two step grandchildren. 34 great grandchildren. plus parents seven brothers four sisters and two sons.
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Jesse B. Chambliss
Texico
Good Samaritan Hospital
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Ernie Tate
Harmony Cemetery
Mr. Chambliss
Jefferson County
Wiley D
Emily
Sledge) Chambliss
Myrtie Patterson
Nona Brookman
Clarence
Bluford
Keith
Marvin
Nelson
Mt. Vernon
Dorothy Daniels
Archie Brookman
Death of H. R. Cawood of Waco longstanding Mt Vernon figure
Word has reached of the death of H. R. Cawood 82 a former Mt Vernon resident now of Waco Texas He died September 7 funeral held September 9 in Waco He operated the H R Cawood Construction Co until retiring in 1942 A veteran of World War II he held many Masonic Presbyterian and Shrine affiliations His survivors include his wife son James W Cawood of Waco and a brother among others.
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H. R. Cawood
Mt. Vernon
Cawood
Waco
Texas
University of
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital In Lamar area
Te. and Mrs. Robert L. Taylor of Lamar are parents of a son born at 4 28 Sunday evening weighing six pounds five and one half ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Sink of South 12th are parents of a son born at 8 29 Saturday evening weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Henry Jr., of North Eighth street, are parents of a daughter born this morning weighing five pounds eight ounces named Letitia Lynn. Grandparents are Mrs. G. F. Ward and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Henry.
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Robert L. Taylor
V4 Lamar
Good Samarian Hospital
Oomiro
Ronnie Sink
South 12Th
Good Samaritan Hospital
Guy Henry Jr
Sul North Eighth Street
Letitia Lynn
G. F
Ward
Grant Place
Guy Henry
North Seventh Street
Weekend thefts hit Mt Vernon residents
Thefis of money clothing auto wheel covers and a motorcycle helmet were reported stolen in Mt Vernon weekend incidents. J B Russell said $118 a pocket knife and two sets of keys were taken from his home at 911 Forest Avenue Saturday night. Bill Garrison reported four wire wheel covers valued at $100 stolen from his car at 125 Perkins Avenue. Clyde Shockley reported a white helmet stolen from a motorcycle in the post office lot. Dale Henke reported a green plaid jacket stolen from his car in the 200 block of South 11th Street.
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Mt. Vernon
J. B. Russell
Forest Avenue
Bill Garrison
Perkins Avenue
Clyde Shockley
North 11Th
Dale Henke
Kinmundy
South 11Th Street
Orthodontist Opens Mt Vernon Office
Alan D. Willis DDS MSD, a Benton native and St. Louis University and Baylor University orthodontist, opened an office at 538 Rogers Building Mt. Vernon. He will split time between Carbondale and Mt. Vernon with Tuesday visits, welcomed by the Chamber and affiliated with the local Chamber of Commerce.
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Mt. Vernon
Dr. Willis
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients List
In a hospital notes column a long list shows admissions and discharges across Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. Names include Evelyn Hatzenbuehler and Arthur Buck among many others, with various street addresses and Mt. Vernon, Waltonville, and Belle Rive tags. Discharges include Hallie Monahan and several others.
Two drown Decatur lake boating tragedy sinks men
David L. Crews, 25, and Thomas F. Cox, 19, both of Decatur, drowned Sunday in a boating mishap on Lake Decatur. Authorities reported the accident and began a search for the missing vessel.
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Decatur, Tr
David L. Crews
Thomas FE. Cox
Oith
Decatur
Lake Decatur
Hog market prices rise at Mt. Vernon sale
Markets Mt. Vernon Hog Market reports prices paid to 12:30 p.m. up 50 cents with top quotes at 19.50 19.75 and 20.00 for 210 and 240 lb meat hogs. Sows ranged 15.00 to 17.00 and boars 12.50 to 13.50. After 12:30 prices shift to next day basis.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon market notes show Wheat at 1.05, Soybeans at 2.32, and Corn at 95 cents per bushel. Prices reflect local trading as recorded in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and Hen Price Report from St Louis Market
St Louis AP notes consumer egg grades A large 46 to 51 cents, A medium 39 to 43, A small 22 to 26, B large 38 to 41, wholesale standard 35 to 37, unclassified 18 to 20. Hens heavy 12, light class over 544 lbs 8, under 5% lbs 5. Broilers and fryers 26.50 to 28.00, other prices unchanged.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Commodities Report Highlights Butter Eggs and Cars
Chicago Mercantile Exchange market data shows butter scores with 93 AA 6744 and 92 AA 67 percent, 90 B 65 percent, 89 C 604 percent. Eggs grade A whites 53, mediums 48, standards 39, checks 22. Cars 1 B 66 percent and 89 C 62 percent.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain price summary from AP report
Chicago market notes wheat No 2 yellow hard 1.26n and No 2 soft red 1.22n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.10n and No 4 yellow 1.04n. Sample grade yellow 89. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 6244. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.5814n and soybean oil 7.47n.
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Chicago
Livestock Price Estimates From National Stockyards Market
Estimated Tuesday totals include hogs 7500 cattle 4500 calves 250 and sheep 650 with bid ranges across hog classes from 15 to 21 dollars per hundredweight. Cattle and calves show varied grinds with steers prime at 28.50 to 29.25 and cows utilities at 16.00 to 17.50, while spring lambs and ewes also price within specific bands.
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National Stockyards
Wall Street gains amid brisk rally and new business investment hint
Wall Street rose in steady trading with about 240 issues advancing versus declines. A private survey forecast business spending on new plants and equipment reaching 67.8 billion dollars in 1969, boosting investor optimism. Dow Jones industrial average at noon rose 4.41 to 921.62 while the broader market showed gains across groups and notable volume.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Mt Vernon Declares Community Concert Week
Mt Vernon Mayor Joe E. Martin proclaims September 16 through 21 as Community Concert Week to support the Mt Vernon Community Concert Association. The drive seeks members to fund a season of concerts by world famous artists and highlight the value of music in schools churches libraries and civic groups.
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Mt. Vernon
Driverless Truck Hits Store In Weekend Mt Vernon
Over the weekend six accidents occurred in Mt Vernon. Elsie Diel, 62, of Route 2 Woodlawn, was injured in a collision with a truck driven by Hazel M Sieberg 41 of Route 4 Mt Vernon. Diel released from Good Samaritan Hospital. Cars damaged over 100 dollars. Diel charged with failure to yield right of way. The Dairy Brand truck damaged market property at Borden's Market. Another two-car accident on Seventh and Bell left damages over 100 dollars. One driver Pryor Young 62 of 509 Bell charged with failure to yield right of way. Sylvia Wood 52 of Route 4 Mt Vernon charged with following too close.
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Mt. Vernon
Elsie Diel
Route 2
Woodlawn
Hazel M. Sieberg
Route 4
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tenth
Perkins
Aretha L. Day
Gilbert and
Bernadine FF. Shehorn
Route 3
Mt Vernon
South Tenth Street
Barry L. Sledge
Bluford
Sylvia H. Wood
Sylvia Wood
Salem Road
Borden’s Market
Seventh
Bell
Pryor Young
Michael L. Boone
Young
First National Treats Children At Lions Club Dinner
The First National Bank and Trust Co of Mt. Vernon will host a Lions Club barbecued chicken dinner for the children and staff of the Methodist Children's Home on Saturday September 21. Special guests include 37 children and seven staff members, announced J N Henneberry, Lions Club advancement ticket sales chairman.
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First National Bank and Trust Co
Mt. Vernon
Methodist Children’s Home
Lions Club
J. N. Henneberry
Crash Near Ashley Injures No One
State Police at DuQuoin report an early morning car wreck seven miles east of Ashley on Rt 460. A vehicle driven by Major Beal of Rockford left the road and struck a tree. Beal and four passengers were not injured.
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DuQuoin
Rt. 460
Ashley
Major Beal
Rockford
Beal
Monorail Crash Kills One, Injures Forty-Nine at HemisFair
Eleven minimonorail cars derailed after a rear collision near the HemisFair infirmary. One woman died, Emilee Schmidt, 65, of Ellisville Missouri, and 49 others were hurt, with 13 still in hospitals. Witnesses described a deadly crash as trains pitched into a lagoon and bystanders rushed to aid the injured.
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San Antonio
Chris Ty
Akron
Ohio
Fair Employe
Emilee Schmidt
Ellisville
Ella Schmidt
Glencoe
Ella Jacobs
Hallsville
HemisFair
John Moore
East St. Louis Teachers Strike Reaches Week Four
East St. Louis schools will not reopen this week as the teachers strike enters its fourth week over pay. Superintendent Dr. Boyd Mitchell and Local 1220 AF of T review district finances for a possible raise, with classes suspended since August 27 affecting about 900 teachers and 24,001 students. Nearby Madison also faces a similar student walkout.
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East ST. Louis
Boyd Mitchell
Mitchell
American Federation of Teachers
Madison
Jack Sundine Elects Illinois AP Editors President
Alton Illinois AP report: Jack Sundine editor of the Moline Daily Dispatch was chosen Sunday as president of the Illinois Associated Press Editors Association. He succeeds Rockford’s Jack Scholler. Del Wright of the Waukegan News Sun was elected vice president. Alvin Orton received an engraved pipe rack for 25 years as AP Chicago bureau chief.
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Alton, Ill
Jack Sundine
Moline Daily Dispatch
Illinois Associated Press Editors Association
Sundine
Jack Scholler
Rockford Register Republic
del’ Wright
Waukegan News-Sun
Alvin E. Orton
AP Chicago
Catch Me Killer Gives Up in Phoenix Standoff
Danny Erler, the "Catch Me" killer, surrendered after a tense confrontation with police in Phoenix. Koelsch described Erler as agitated but not threatening, aiming to end his life. In Hollywood, authorities pursued leads, while Erler’s estranged wife sought safety for their child in Kansas City. Dorothy Clark, mother of slain Marilyn, was wounded near the crime scene but later survived enough to aid investigators.
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Erler
Danny
Bob
Koelsch
Carl King
Hollywood
Dee Dee
Kansas City
Patricia Erler
Dorothy Clark
Clarkston
Marilyn
State Tire Dealers elect Stan Koziara president
Stan Koziara of Mt. Vernon was elected president of the Illinois State Tire Dealers Association at its September convention in Springfield. The 145 member group named Woody Duxler as vice president and Vernon Trower as secretary, with Koziara also serving as national director for three years. The event featured speakers from the Revenue and Labor departments and marked the fourth installment introducing carrier boys to customers.
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Stan Koziara
Mt. Vernon
Illinois State Tire Dealers Association
Holiday Inn East
Springfield
Koziara
Stan Thre Tire Man, Inc
Affar
Williard Ice
Department of Revnue
SalesTax
Ray Davis
Department of Labor
Woody Duxler
Sam Duxler Tire
Chicago
Vernon Trower
Clay Dooley
Iac Bloomington
State of Illinois
Demos Open Headquarters On 9th Street
The Democratic Party of Jefferson County opened a headquarters on North Ninth Street near the Mt. Vernon public square. Volunteers will staff the facility daily from now through election day November 5, according to Bill Holloway, chairman of the county Democratic Central Committee.
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Democratic Party of
Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon Public Square
Bill Holloway
Democratic- Central Committee
North Ninth Street
Granada Theatre
Gilbert Hart Sues For Divorce From Mamie Hart
Circuit court records show Gilbert Hart files for divorce against Mamie Karch Hart. The couple wed June 17 1967 and separated December 25 1967, with the filing citing mental cruelty as the grounds for dissolution.
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Gilbert Hart
Fortas confirmation debate tempers Republican stance
A fragment from page one notes Republicans split over Fortas hearings with Sen. Hugh Scott predicting a close vote. He warns extended debate could stall the appointment as lawmakers head home to campaign, while a prominent Republican hints at a 50 50 chance of final confirmation as the month ends.
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Nion
Sen
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Justice Fortas
Humphrey presses Nixon for debate as polls show Nixon lead
Gallup Sunday poll places Nixon at 43 percent Humphrey 31 and Wallace 19 with Humphrey losing ground to defections. Los Angeles Times California poll shows Nixon 43 Humphrey 34 and Wallace 7. New York Times survey says Nixon would win 30 states 346 electoral votes Humphrey 6 states 42 votes Wallace 8 states 77. Newsweek cites 329 electoral votes for Nixon.
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Gallup
Nixon
Humphrey
Wallace
California
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
Newsweek Magazine
Mt. Vernon Man Reports Theft
Alfred Bodini of Rt. 6 Mt. Vernon reported to the Jefferson County sheriff a theft of tools valued over 250 dollars including a high speed grinder a rotary saw jumper cables and a half inch and quarter inch drill on Sunday.
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Alfred Bodini
Rt. 6
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Bodini
Mt Vernon Shrine No 66 to Meet in Masonic Temple
The stated meeting of Mt Ver non Shrine No 66 White Shrine of Jerusalem will be held in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening September 17 at 730. Mabel Fulford WHP Naomi R Bogan WS. Fines assessed in circuit court include Oscar G Gover 1322 South 9th 50 on charge of driving while license was suspended James L Barker Sauk Village Ill 10 on charge of speeding Kenneth F Howerton Fenton Mo 10 on charge of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident Paul R Williams RR 4 Lynchburg Rd 10 on charge of no signal lamp or signal device Louis R Harold 25 on charge of no valid operator's license John Wheeler Route 4A Toledo Ohio 15 on charge of speeding Mickey D Hall Manila Ark 15 on charge of no valid operator's license Hur lie L Cozart East St Louis 15 on charge of no pro rate displayed Chris D Shepard 1205 North 10th 10 on charge of riding a motorcycle without a helmet.
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Oscar G. Gover
South 9Th
James L. Barker
Sauk Village
Ill
Kenneth F. Howerton
Fenton
Paul R. Williams
Lynchburg
Louis R. Harold
John Wheeler
Ruth J. Duncan
Rock Island
Grover C. Duncan
Cherry
Bradley Allen
Golconda
John H. Aguirre
Toledo
Ohio
Mickey D. Hall
Manila
Ark
Hurlie L. Cozart
East St. Louis
Chris D. Shepard
North 10Th
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F. C. Peterson
Jessie Chambliss
Waco, Texas
Jefferson Memorial
Evelyn Hatzenbuehler
Myrtle Hall
Logan
Hallie Monahan
McLeansboro
Charles Atchison
Harrison
Good Samaritan
Arthur Buck
Jamison
Lee Ella Shields
North 6Th
Laura Mann
South East Crescent
Elmer Newcomb
Earl L. Jones
Gladys Casey
Jimmy Miller
Catheryn Thornton
Park Avenue
Robert A. Polinski
Frances Lomax
William Robert Yearwood
Donald L. Braddy
Thelma Florence Page
Jordan
Glen Schuchardt
Dewey
Verna Waters
John W. Diel
Schumm Nursing Home
Opdl Hamilton
Harold Allison
Clay City
James C. Dubois
South 13Th
Nina Dees
Waltonville
Elon Keele
Centralia
Cynthia Roberts
Gilbert
Beula
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
INA
General Motors
Chrysler
Pan American World Airways
Gulf & Western
Pan Am
Sears Roebuck
United Aircraft
Lorillard
Liggett & Myers
MGM and
Control Data
American Stock Exchange
First National
Renort
Richard Beene
Jefferson Loan Co
Phoenix
Register-News
James Kare
510 North Street
Register- News
Johnson
12Th Street
Harrison Street
Jordan Street
Jams
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Melvin Kane
James
James Kane
Demos Open
9Th Street
MCP
Mt. Vernon Shrine No
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Mabel Fulford
Naomi R. Bogan
W.S
Circuit Court
Roy
Bel Air
W-G
Roy Atkinson
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