Deaths and Funerals Clarence Russell Hamment
Clarence Russell Hamment a former Mt. Vernon businessman and airplane maintenance technician at Scott Air Force Base died suddenly at 46 years old He was born in Ludington Michigan and survived by a wife Verna Ramohr two sons Dale and Daniel and three daughters Mary Darlene Denise and others Funeral services are set for 11:00 am Monday at Dorrell Funeral Home Ludington with burial in Lakeview Cemetery Ludington. Friends may call after 6:00 pm Thursday at Pulley Gutzler Funeral Home Mt. Vernon.
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Scott Air Force Base
Dorrell
Ludington
Mich
Lakeview
Pulley - Gutzler
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Hamment
Daniel
Adelia
Chesebrough) Hamment
Verna Ramohr
Dale
Ralph Prince
Darlene
Denise
Charles
Grand Rapids
Raymond
Detroit
Forrest
Blairstown
Edna Stalker
Harold Smith
Wyoming
James Larr
Muskegon
George Green
Kalamazoo
Hamment
First Methodist Church
Hattie Bitner of Waltonville Dies at 84
Mrs. Hattie Bitner of Waltonville died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday aged 84 years four months seven days. Funeral at Myers Chapel 10:30 a.m. Friday with Rev. Marsh Harpole. burial in Oakwood cemetery. They call after 4 p.m. Thursday. Born May 10, 1879 in Model Tennessee to Nolin and Myra Boyle. Married Jasper R. Bitner, who died in 1941. Survived by son Nolin Bitner of Chicago and brothers Joe Boyle of Mt. Vernon and Lee Boyle of Evansville Indiana.
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Hattie Bitner
Waltonville
Myers Chapel
Marsh Harpole
Oakwood Cemetery
Bitner
Model, Tenn
Nolin
Myra (Griffin) Boyle
Jasper R. Bitner
Nolin Bitner
Chicago
Joe Boyle
Mt. Vernon
Lee Boyle
Evansville
Ind
Pauline Jones Dies at 40 Funeral Friday
Pauline Jones of 915 South 21st Street died at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis at 10 30 am Tuesday. She was 40 years 11 months and 16 days old. Funeral at Myers Chapel Friday at 2 00 pm with Rev Kenneth Keys officiating. burial in Memorial Gardens. Call after 4 00 pm Thursday. Born October 1 1922 in Emporia Kansas, daughter of Harvey and Mabel Forbeck. Married John R Jones in 1946 at Morganfield Kentucky. Survived by husband John R Jones Jr daughter Connie Lee Jones at home mother Mabel Rheam of Emporia Kansas brother Fred Forbeck of Santa Ana California and four sisters Florence Wesley Irene Ellis Margie Anderson and Opal Owens.
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Pauline Jones
South 21St Street
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Myers Chapel
Kenneth Keys
Memorial Gardens
Jones
Emporia
Kansas
Harvey
Mabel (Morehead) Forbeck
Morganfield
John R
Bob” Jones
John R. Jones, Jr
Connie Lee Jones
Mabel Rheam
Fred Forbeck
Santa Ana
Calif
Florence Wesley
Topeka
Irene Ellis
Denver
Colo
Margie Anderson
Red Bud, Jil
Opal Owens
Sacramento
D C Mullican Dies In Kentucky Mt W Funeral
Delmer Clyde Mullican of 404 Gale Avenue Bowling Green Kentucky died at 2:00 a.m. in a local hospital aged one month and 15 days. Funeral services are set for 3:30 p.m. Friday at Myers Chapel with Rev Everett Lemay officiating. Burial in Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Thursday. Mullican born August 3 1904 in Smith County Texas. Survived by wife Alice Fieder and their son Jerry at home, father Esker Mullican of Teague Texas, and brother Lloyd Mullican of Conroe Texas. Mullican was a drilling contractor.
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Delmer Clyde Mullican
Gale Avenue
Bowling Green
Anu
Everett Lemay
Myers Chapel
Memorial Gardens
Myers Chanel
Mr. Mullican
Smith County
Texas
Alice Fieder
Jerry
Esker Mullican
Teague
Tex
Lloyd Mullican
Conroe
Mullican
Dee Puckett of Bonnie Dies at 71
Dee Puckett 71 of Bonnie died at 3 00 am Tuesday in Jacksonville Tl The body was taken to the na Funeral Home Funeral arrangements were incomplete A World War I veteran he served in France He was born March 7 1892 son of William H and Mary M Puckett who preceded him in death
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Dee Puckett
Bonnie
Jacksonville
Mr. Puckett
France
William H
Mary M. Puckett
Nora Caldwell Dies Funeral In Mt Vernon
Nora Caldwell of 1915 Conger Mt Vernon died today at her daughter’s home in Carrollton Tl Funeral services are being arranged and the body was taken to Pulley Gutzler Funeral Home Survivors include her husband A R Caldwell two daughters Mrs D A Miller Decatur and Mrs Barkley Neuville Ill and one brother C F Purcell Mt Vernon
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Nora Caldwell
Conger
Mt. Vernon
Burkley Neuville
Carrollton
State reapportionment progress eased by competing views
Springfield Illinois AP reports a yielding Democratic stance on Cook County district overlap and GOP optimism for downstate talks. A Kerner commission, created after vetoing a Republican map, held a negotiating session. If no map by December 14, all House candidates run statewide.
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Springfield
Ill
Chicago
Cook County
Otto Kerner
Richard Daley
Downstate
Fred Gurley
Gurley
Dunne
Lake
DuPage
Kerner
GOP
Southern Illinois
DuPage County
Lake County
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Names
At Jefferson Memorial hospital, admission list includes Kenneth Eugene Davis, Mabel Margarite Fisher, Delvin Max Mullinax, Eileen Frances Lomax. Discharges include Marlie McGuire. Good Samaritan notes admissions: Dorothy Rose Horton, Dora May Kinison, Conrad Giles Ingram, Cheryl Jo Hopper, James William Francis, Audrey Jean Settle, Richard Phillips Wilbur, Emma Jean Hawthorne, Edward Kelley, Donald O. Lee, Dr. Lewis Levin of Pontiac Michigan, Opal Marie Burwell, Elbert H. Fullerton, Jerry Michael Upton. Discharged: Carol Willoughby Page, June Ferguson, Danny Lee Beard, Helen DeWitt Jones, Glenda Mae Browder, Jessie Parke McDuffey, Otto Laswell, Hervey R. Cawood, Brenda Ruth Williams, Lena Elizabeth Minor, Hattie M. Reed, Robert Lee Boswell, Jerry R. Williams, Nancy J Sue Sodders, Roy E. Moyer.
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Jefferson Memorial
Kenneth Eugene Davis
Mabel Margarite Fisher
Delvin Max Mullinax
Eileen Frances Lomax
Marlie McGuire
Good Samaritan
Dorothy Rose Horton
Dora May Kinison
Conrad Giles Ingram
Cheryl Jo Hopper
James William Francis
Audrey Jean Settle
Richard Phillips Wilbur
Emma Jean Hawthorne
Edward Kelley
Donald O. Lee
Lewis Levin
Pontiac
Opal Marie Burwell
Elbert H. Fullerton
Jerry Michael Upton
Carol Willoughby Page
June Fergunson
Danny Lee Beard
Helen de Witt Jones
Glenda Mae Browder
Jessie Parke McDuffey
Otto Laswell
Hervey R. Cawood
Brenda Ruth Williams
Lena Elizabeth Minor
Hattie M. Reed
Robert Lee Boswell
Jerry R. Williams
Nancy J Sue Sodders
Roy E. Moyer
Births Rebecca Sue Stevens at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Lee Stevens of 930642 Logan welcomed daughter Rebecca Sue born at 12 37 this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing six pounds 15 1 2 ounces. Mr and Mrs Clarence Walter Russell of Ina RFD 1 welcomed daughter born at 1 47 this morning at Good Samaritan weighing seven pounds seven ounces.
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Lee Stevens
Logan
Good Samaritan Hospital
Rebecca Sue
Clarence Walter [Russell
RFD 1
Ina
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Jump on Local Market
Markets report Mt Vernon hog prices rose by 100 with top at 15.25 for 200 to 230 lb hogs. Sows weighed 300 lb and over at 13.50 to 14.00, down slightly. Boars brought 8.00 to 10.00 per hundredweight.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices from Mt Vernon Market
Mt Vernon grain prices were reported this afternoon with wheat at 1.81 soybeans 2.51 and corn 1.16 as market levels in Mt Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock prices reported at National Stockyards market
National Stockyards listings show hogs 7,000 head with barrows and gilts 190 to 270 pounds at 15.50 to 16.25, sows 275 to 600 pounds at 13.25 to 15.25. Cattle count 2,500 with calves 300. steers 23.00 to 24.50, heifers 23.00 to 25.00, cows 13.50 to 16.50, bulls 50 to 18.00, vealers 28.00 to 31.00. Sheep 600 with lambs and ewes pricing listed.
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USDA
Chicago Produce overview and USDA live poultry pricing
Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices for butter remain steady with specific grade prices listed. Eggs show slight changes with diverse grade and quality breakdowns. USDA live poultry wholesale prices are mostly unchanged to one higher for roasters and heavy hens.
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Chicago
Chicago Merccantile Exchange
USDA
Egg and live poultry market update from St Louis
St Louis report lists egg grades and weights with consumer grades A large 38 39 A medium 35 36 A small 90 21 B large 33 34 standard 33 34 unclassified 26 27 checks 20 24 hens heavy 15 16 light over 5 lbs 89 under 5 lbs 614 714 com een broilers and fryers 15 percent
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ST. Louis
Chicago grain market report summary
Chicago AP reports no wheat oats or soybean sales. Corn values listed as No 4 yellow 1.3414 and No 5 yellow 1.33 per bushel. Soybean oil price cited as 85an.
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Chicago
Wall Street mixed late afternoon as Dow nears high
New York trading stayed active with about 5 million shares. Dow industrial average hovered near a record, but gains softened as United and American declined while Chrysler advanced. Sperry Rand and Garrett led active volume with mixed prices across sectors.
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New York
United
American
Studebaker
Chrysler
Sperry Rand
Garrett
Sperry
Polaroid
Xerox
Control
U.S
American Stock Exchange
Missing private pilot from East St Louis area
Mrs. John Garrett reported her 40 year old husband a private pilot has been missing since Saturday after reportedly flying from Collinsville Airport in a small plane. He works as an electrician for Ralston Purina and some employees run a flying club that owns the aircraft.
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East ST. Louis
John Garrett
Collinsville
Garrett
Ralston Purina Co
Garrets
East St
Royal Neighbors Meeting at I.O.C.F. Temple Thursday
Members of Fern Leaf Camp 394 Royal Neighbors of America will meet in regular session at 7 30 oclock Thursday night in the I O C F Temple All members are urged to be present Geneva Newman oracle.
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Royal Neighbors
Fern Leaf Camp
Amerika
I.0.c.f. Temple
Virden West Oil Pool Reported In Macoupin County
A new oil pool, Virden West in Macoupin County, was reported in August by the Illinois State Geological Survey. The Woods No 1 discovery well by Dale Hopkins near Virden yielded 30 barrels daily, with a second well at 58 bbl. The August Drilling Report lists 194 tests in four weeks, producing 86 oil wells, two gas wells and 116 dry holes, with Illinois August production estimated at 6,383,000 barrels.
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Dale Hopkins
Walier Pool
Franklin County
Pure Oil Company
Robinson Production, Inc
Allen
Wayne County
Dutch Creek
Illinois
Negroes to March on Montgomery over Birmingham church bombing
Integration leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth says nationwide Negroes are ready to march on Alabama's capital, even if blood flows in the streets, to protest the Birmingham church bombing that killed four girls. He asserts Gov. George Wallace cannot stop the march, though he offers no details yet.
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Montgomery
Ala
Fred Shuttlesworth
George Wallace
Shuttlesworth
Birmingham
Beaumont Sees 15 Inch Rain as Cindy Lashes Texas
Orange County evacuated and Beaumont flooded as Cindy pummels the area causing inland seas and widespread travel disruption. About 3,600 Texans fled homes and 10,000 Louisiana residents warned to flee while Civil Defense reported the worst part over. waterspouts formed offshore but caused no major damage. Two children, Linda and Jesse Gregg, were briefly missing but later found safe under a bridge.
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Orange County
Here
Orange
J. Cullen Browning
lOrange Leader
Pat Wortman
Red Cross
Beaumont
Texas
Cindy
Louisiana
Civil Defense
Linda
Jesse Gregg
Mt Vernon Weather Report Tuesday High 89 Low 59
Detailed weather report lists Tuesday forecast as 89 degrees and 59 degrees with rainfall to date 24.83 inches. Compares past years with 1963 78/50 five years ago 74/53 and ten years ago 90/62. Thursday sun up 5:44 sunset 6:04 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Five Day Forecast for Northern and Southern Illinois
Northern Illinois will see temperatures 4 to 6 degrees above normal for five days with a high near 71 and a low around 49. Cooler Friday and Saturday with a gradual warmup through Monday. precipitation totaling about 5.75 inches, mainly Thursday night and Friday, possible Monday showers. Southern Illinois stays 4 to 8 degrees above normal through Monday with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the 50s to 60s, 1 to 2 inches of rain expected as showers or thundershowers Thursday or Friday.
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Illinois
Tos
Illinois Weather Hovers Warm Into Football Weekend
Summer heat persists in Illinois with temperatures in the 80s. Forecasters expect showers and thunderstorms Thursday as a south flow and a cool front meet, but little relief in temperatures. The five day outlook shows highs four to six degrees above normal.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Four TV Sets and Two Stereos Stolen at Gaunt's TV
An inventory yesterday afternoon showed thieves stole four 17 inch portable TV sets and two stereo record players from Gaunt's TV Service at 32nd and Broadway. Entry was gained by forcing a rear door Monday night.
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Gaunt’s
32Nd
Broadway
Two Divorces Filed In Circuit Court Actions
Two suits for divorce were filed in circuit court here. Marianne Norman sues Kay Don Norman alleging cruelty. the couple married June 21, 1963 and separated August. Martha Witzel sues Harold Witzel. they married September 21, 1932 and lived together until September 12, 1963.
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Marianne Norman
Kay Don Norman
Witzel
Martha Witzel
Harold Witzel
Democrats To Meet Saturday At Mt Vernon State Game Farm
A meeting of Democrats is set for 8:00 p m Saturday September 21 at the Mt Vernon State Game Farm under the Jeffersonian Democrats Club. If rain, the event moves to Democratic HQ at 12th and Waltonville Rd. President Gene Richardson asks members to bring pies. music by the Five Demos for dancing and singing.
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Mt. Vernon State Game Farm
Jeffersonian Democrats Club
Democratic
12Th
Waltonville Road
Gene Richardson
Negro Leaders To Call On JFK
President Kennedy will meet Thursday with Martin Luther King Jr and six other Negro leaders to discuss the racial situation in Birmingham Alabama. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger announced the plan saying five Birmingham leaders will report on conditions in the city. The meeting follows a church bombing that killed four Negro children and heightened racial tension. The White House has no indication of any specific action the group might request.
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Washington
Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Pierre Salinger
White House
Salinger
Grass Fire Controlled Near Mt. Vernon
Rural firefighters controlled a two acre grass fire on Opdyke Road southeast of town Tuesday afternoon. The blaze burned near F. B. Harrison’s home on Route 4 but caused no property damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Opdyke Road
F. B.harrison
Grant Divorce In Circuit Court
Melba Ruth Powell Russell filed for divorce from Lowell Lee Russell in circuit court yesterday. Judge Randall Quindry presided as sessions continued this week.
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Melba Ruth Powell Russell
Lowell Lee Russell
Randall Quindry
Broyles, Price to Attend Midwest Assembly on Outer Space
State Senator Paul W. Broyles of Mt. Vernon and Rep. Melvin Price of Illinois 25th District will join about 70 participants at St Louis University’s Midwest Assembly on Outer Space Prospects for Man and Society. The Sept 19 22 conference at Parc Marquette Lodge Graton Ill features Mayor officials from 14 states with speakers Stuart Symington and James Webb.
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ST. Louis
Paul W. Broyles
Mt. Vernon
Melvin Price
United States
Illinois
St. Louis University
Columbia University
Parc Marquette Lodge
Graton
Ill
Stuart Symington
U. S
Dem
Missouri
Senate
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administraon
Regional Assembly
American Assembly
Heiress Gambit Ends Cold War in Swiss Divorce Saga
American heiress Gamble Benedict Porumbeanu fled luxury Erlenbach villa as Romanian sex-chauffeur husband Andre Porumbeanu arrived from New York seeking divorce details. Three servants vanished and their two sons hidden as Swiss lawyer confirms Gamble’s plan to end a three year marriage. Woman controlled substantial Remington fortune and power of attorney tied to husband. Family feud with grandmother Katherine Benedict long opposed marriage.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Benedict Porumbeanu
New York
Andre Porumbeanu
Erlenbach
Poumbeanu
Andre
Eugene Curl
Gamble
Remington
Long Island
Paris
Katherine Geddes Benedict
Porumbeanu
Benedict
Poas Volcano Holds World’s Largest Crater Claim
Costa Rica's Poas Volcano is described as having the world's largest crater. The quick quiz notes Poas’s crater size as a notable geographic feature in Central America.
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Poas
Costa Rica
Rioters Burn British Embassy in Jakarta Amid MalaysiaTies
Indonesian demonstrators attacked the British Embassy in Jakarta looting and setting fire to the three story chancery as troops moved to quell the riot. U S Ambassador Jones said the garrison was ordered to assume responsibility for safety while Malaysia stressed state of preparedness. British officials reported staff were rescued and unharmed.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Malaysia
Britain
U.S
Howard P. Jones
Jones
Chancery
London
Lord Home
Burhanudin Mohamad Diah
Kuala Lumpur
Philippines
Subandrio
Manila
United Nations
New York
Andrew Gilchrist
Federation of
Malaya
Singapore
Sarawak
North Borneo
Sukarno
Borneo
Cols Kelley and Shaw Auctioneers Weekly Auctions
Cols Kelley and Shaw Auctioneers announce auctions every Thursday at 8 PM at 15th and Perkins. Office and premises open nightly from 5:80 to 9:00, Saturdays 9:00 AM to 4:80 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cols. Kelley & Shaw Auctioneers
15Th
Perkins
Car Collision In Hospital Driveway Injures No One
A minor auto crash occurred on the Good Samaritan Hospital driveway near 12th Street last night. Nina R. Smith of Corning New York backed into a vehicle owned by J Leon A. DeShane of Route 1 Coal Valley Illinois. Damage was not heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan Hospital
12Th Street
Nina R. Smith
Corning
N.Y
jLeon A. DeShane
Route 1
Coal Valley
Kilmer's Oak Comes Down After Two Years
In New Brunswick New Jersey dismantlers began removing Kilmer's Oak under overcast skies. Chain saws cut into the lower limbs while workers removed a small surrounding fence. The white oak, rooted about three centuries ago on the Rutgers University site, inspired Joyce Kilmer's famous Trees poem and was finally doomed after failed attempts to save it.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Kilmer
Rutgers University
Joyce Kilmer
Little White House Conference to Held at Marion
Mt Vernon will be represented at a Little White House Conference in Marion to discuss developing an international export market. Arch Whitlock and local manufacturers will attend the session at the Marion Travelodge Motor Hotel from 2 to 9. Experts will discuss exporting contracts shipping credit and export financing. Geoffrey Hughes says area manufacturers will learn how to enter foreign markets and aid the US economy. Joint sponsors include SIU Illinois Board for Economic Development St Louis Regional Export Expansion Council and the U S Department of Commerce.
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Mt. Vernon
White House
Marion
Illinois Committee For Trade Expansion
Arch Whitlock
Greater
Marion Travelodae Motor Hotel
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois Incorporated
United States
SII
Illinois Board For Economic Development
St. Louis
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