Deaths Trap Standerfer of Dahlgren Dies at 83
Trap Standerfer 83 of Dahlgren died at 8 20 am Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Mt Vernon. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Wednesday Baptist church Dahlgren with Rev Dale Denham officiating. Burial in I O C F cemetery Dahlgren. Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren after 3 pm Tuesday. Born Hamilton County May 30 1883 son of John B and Nancy Standerfer. Survived by wife Elizabeth Rogers four sons six grandchildren one great grandchild and several relatives.
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Trap Standerfer
Dahlgren
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Baptist Church
Dale Denham
Gholson
Standerfer
Hamilton County
John B
Nancy Standerfer
Mollie Compton
Elizabeth Rogers
Eugene H. Standerfer
Belleville
Herman W. Standerfer
Panama City
Fla
Robert
Los Angeles
Calif
Dale
San Francisco
Johnnnie Pyatt
Edna Hargrove
Gainesville
C. D. Rogers
E. E. Rogers
Colo
Iowa
W. C. Rogers
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Frank Rogers
Grace M. White Dies in Illinois with Services Here
Grace Mae White 73, former Mt. Vernon resident and Dahlgren native, died Saturday in Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Myers Chapel with Rev. J. G. Parsons officiating. burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Raymond Noren of Riverdale, one granddaughter, four great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
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Grace Mae White
Mt. Vernon
Dahlgren
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
J. G. Parsons
Oakwood Cemetery
White
Riverdale
Ill
William and
Caroline
Dale) Anderson
Homer White
Marion
Central Church of Christ
Raymond Noren
Pope Urges Prayers For Viet Peace
Pope Paul VI proclaims October a month of worldwide prayer to end the Vietnam War and designates October 4 as a special observance for Catholics. He calls for a day of prayer, to be led at St. Peter’s Basilica, and urges leaders to seek a settlement now to avert greater loss and slaughter. In Portland a study tests if lunar pumice can yield water, as scientists explore extracting water from lunar rocks.
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Bennet M. Bolton
Vatican City
Paul VI
United Nations
New York
St. Peter's Basilic
R Reign
Worlc
Portland, Ore
Portland
Oregon
State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Mt Vernon Shrine Holds Meetings in September
The Mt Vernon Shrine No. 66 announces stated meetings at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday September 20 at 7 30 pm and Wednesday September 21 at 8 00 pm in Centralia for an Official Inspection of Centralia Mt Vernon and Salem Shrines with Geraldine Wilson W H P Naom R Bogan and W S named.
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Mt. Vernon
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Centralia
Salem
Geraldine Wilson
W.H.P. Naom R. Bogan
W.S
Weather Summary for MT VERNON And Illinois
The report covers MT VERNON with Saturday highs near 75 and Sunday 76, temps mid 70s elsewhere, and a weekend rainfall of 1.95 inches from Saturday 7am to Monday 7am. It notes rainfall 25.12 inches for 1966 to date, contrasts past highs, and describes a weak south of state low pressure bringing showers, with cooler, mostly seasonal conditions through Tuesday and a chance of showers late Tuesday to Thursday.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois
Southern Illinois
Counterfeit cash crackdown ends in Baltimore arrest
Secret Service and Baltimore police arrested Andrew B. King, 36, of Los Angeles, in a parked car near the city’s nightclub area. They found $435,000 in bogus $10 bills in a suburban Owings Mills home after King’s questioning. King waived preliminary hearing and is held on $25,000 bond as federal authorities pursue a grand jury indictment. The operation traced from Los Angeles to New York before King’s Baltimore presence was uncovered. The home occupant said the money boxes were left by an old acquaintance who believed they held books.
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Baltimore
Secret Service
Andrew B. King
Los Angeles
Robert Powis
Secret Service Office
King
Owings Mills
U.S
West
Powis
New York
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Admitted list includes Dalton and Ferguson Texico. Madge Evett Herrin. J Nell Adams Bonnie. Virginia Collins Melrose Park. Ida Sandusky 711 Conger. Gus Sager Texico. Billie Padgett RFD. Irene Steen 216 Opdyke. Avanell Baldwin 625 Lamar. Barbara Wallace 1728 Briarwood. Leonard Fleener 820 south 18th. Donald Fitts 1004 Pace. Rosella Fowler Hillcrest. Mable Cook Lesser. Reaner Robinson 1221 Lamar. David Wielt RFD 6. Ethel Swaney 320 Spruce. Grace Riggs 126 east Perkins. Harold Beckham 1209 south 25th. Mary Young 911 Cleveland. P L Miller 911 south 23rd. Hanna Neal Odpukire. Vern Hutson Dix. Stanley Reynolds RFD 1. Gary Rightnowar 1310 Broadway. Margaret Vaughn Fairfield. Charles Barnett Sikeston Mo. Frances Barnett Sikeston Mo. James Barker 720 Opdyke. Marie Karl 1305 Forest. Elizabeth Standerfer Dahlgren. Mabel Sursa 1500 Salem Rd. Discharged list includes Robert Mays 809 south 21st. Mrs Joyce Bullock and baby LeAnn Leach Bonnie. Lois Hodge 301 Harrison. Alice May Frazier and baby Del Schannan Wayne City. Betty Lemay 313 Spruce. Opal Justice 912 south 106th. George Jackson 1014 Herbert. Evale Darnell Ina. Mildred Kolmer 916 south 6th. Evelyn Willis 12th and Waltonville Road.
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Gus Sager
Texico
Billie Padgett
Irene Steen
Opdyke
Avanell Baldwin
Lamar
Barbara Wallace
Briarwood
Leonard Fleener
South
Donald Fitts
Pace
Rosella Fowler
Hillcrest
Mable Cook
Lesser
Reaner Robinson
David Bruce Wielt
RFD
Ethel Swaney
Spruce
Grace Riggs
East Perkins
Harold Beckham
South 25Th
Mary Young
Cleveland
P.L. Miller
South 23Rd
Hanna Neal
Odpukire
Vern Hutson
Dix
Stanley Reynolds
Gary Rightnowar
Broadway
Margaret Vaughn
Fairfield
Charles Barnett
Sikeston
Frances Barnett
James Barker
Marie Karl
Forest
Elizabeth Standerfer
Dahlgren
Mabel Sursa
Salem Rd
Robert Mays
South 21St
Joyce Bullock
LeAnn Leach
Bonnie
Lois Hodge
Harrison
Alice May Frazier
del Schannan
Wayne City
Betty Lemay
Opal Justice
George Jackson
Herbert
Evale Darnell
Ina
Mildred Kolmer
Evelyn Willis
Waltonville Road
Hog Market Prices at Mt Vernon Today
Prices paid until 12:30 p.m. show gains with top hogs at 22.25 for 210 to 240 pounds. Sows ranged 19.75 to 20.25 for 300 pounds and over, down. Boars at 14.00 and 14.75. After 12:30 p.m. pricing shifts to next day levels.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon quoted soybeans at 2.92 per bushel, shell corn at 1.45, and ear corn at 1.40, from this afternoon’s market notes.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock prices at National Stockyards segment
Estimates for Tuesday show hogs at 9,000 head, cattle 4,500, calves 300, and sheep 800. Hogs ranged 22.75 to 23.25 for 210-260 lb barrows and gilts, and 19.00 to 21.50 for 300-600 lb sows. Cattle 5,500, calves 250 with good to choice steers 23.50 to 23.75, heifers 23.00 to 24.50, cows 17.00 to 19.00, vealers 24.00 to 34.00, slaughter calves 20.00 to 24.00. Sheep 800 with good to prime spring lambs 20.00 to 24.00 and shorn ewes 5.00 to 8.00.
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National Stockyards
Chicago Produce Prices On Butter Eggs And Poultry
Chicago Mercantile Exchange report shows butter scores 93 AA 74 percent and 92 A 74 percent with 90 B 74. Eggs list 70 percent or better grade A whites numbers 4914 mixed 49 14 mediums 43 standards 44. Live poultry wholesale prices unchanged to 134 lower roasters 25 42 to 27 42 and special red white rock fryers 18 to 21.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg price list with consumer grades and weights
St Louis AP reports egg price figures by grade and size. Consumer grades show A large 45 to 48 cents, A medium 42 to 43, A small 25 to 26, with B large 38 to 40, standards 38 to 40, unclassified 28 to 29 and checks 20 to 21. Hens heavy 14 to 15, light over 5 pounds 10 to 11, under 5 pounds no price. Broilers and fryers listed with no price.
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ST. Louis
Market Prices for Grain and Soybeans in Chicago
Chicago cash grain update lists Wheat No 2 red at 1.96 and No 2 hard at 1.94. Corn No 2 yellow 1.46 1 1 2. Oats No 2 heavy white 0.75 to 0.73 44. No 2 extra heavy white 0.75 4. Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.09. Soybean oil 11.60.
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Chicago
Wall Street Declines Amid Profit Taking After Rally
Wall Street moved lower in mid afternoon trading as investors locked in gains from last week’s rebound. The Dow fell 4.06 to 10.24, led by Du Pont and Eastman Kodak losses. Industrials, rails, and major stocks eased while blue chips softened after a strong prior week. Amex trading showed modest gains in places.
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Pivotal du Pont
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Eastman Kodak
Xerox
U.S. Smelting
Radio Corp
Zenith
Raytheon
Merck
International Nickel
Goodrich
American Stock Exchange
YANKS KILLED BY OWN BOMBS AND SHELLS
July and August saw a series of accidental bombings affecting allied troops and Vietnamese civilians. General Westmoreland ordered a full investigation of firing procedures and control. Vietnamese sources report two Viet Cong attacks near Vinh Long that killed 14 civilians, with captives chained and four found dead or gravely wounded.
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William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
Vinh Long
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Murder shocks Kenilworth as Valerie Percy slain
Valerie Percy, 21, daughter of Chuck Percy, was stabbed and bludgeoned in her Kenilworth home in a shocking weekend crime. Police scoured the Windward mansion and beach for clues while Chuck Percy, a prominent Bell & Howell former executive and Senate candidate, faced a stunned town of 3,000. Fellow politicians, including Paul Douglas and Richard Nixon, expressed condolences as the investigation began.
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Kenilworth, Il
Kenilworth
Valerie Percy
Charles H
Chuck) Percy
Percy
Bell & Howell Co
Otto Kerner
Paul Douglas
U.S. Senate
William McClintock
McClintock
William D. Shepard
Shepard
Paul H. Douglas
Illinois
Windward
Devonshire Lane
Chuck Percy
Valerie
Sharon
Douglas
University of Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Anchorage
Alaska
Couples and Ages Listed in Local Arrangements
Landmarks of residents including Albert Schleper 34 Tren ton and Agnes Sunthen 29 Highland Tl, William Adams 21 and Roberta White 17 Centralia, Carl Sanders 21 Fairfield and Sonja Akers 18 Sims, Arthur Owens 24 Lesser and Carlyn Smith 20 Mt. Vernon, Hollis Dees 36 Waltonville and Janice Elliott 22 Bonnie, Rodney Harmon Winfree 22 1701 Grove and Nancy Davis 23 of 1701 Grove, Fred Frazier 69 and Dora Frazier 59 Salem, Larry Lawrence 24 and Dorothy Wilson 19 Springfield, I G Wheeler 18 Mt. Vernon and Virginia Morgan 19 Mt. Vernon Route 1, Ivert Goodall 73 Odin and Blanche Belcher 44 Patoka.
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Albert S. Schleper
Trenton
Agnes Sunthen
Highland
William Russell Adams
Roberta Ann White
Centralia
Carl R. Sanders
Fairfield
Sonja Akers
Sims
Arthur E. Owens
Lesser
Carlyn Kay Smith
Conger
Mt. Vernon
Hollis Dees
Waltonville
Janice Elliott
Bonnie
Rodney’ Harmon Winfree
Grove
Nancy Marie Davis
Fred A. Frazier
Dora E. Frazier
Salem
Larry Gene Lawrence
Dorothy Marie Wilson
Springfield
I. G. Wheeler
Westcott
Virginia Morgan
Ivert Goodall
Odin
Twelve Injured In Weekend Mishaps
Mt Vernon area reports six weekend crashes with twelve people injured. Joseph H. Harrison 19 of 400 South 15th Street was hurt in a motorcycle car collision at 12th and Casey. he faced a charge of failure to yield. Barbara Wallace 25 of 35 Northbrook and Elaine K Fowler 18 of No 4 Hillcrest minor injuries in a 24th and Broadway collision. Fowler charged with following too close. No injuries in the 13th and Casey crash involving a truck driven by Larry Beal Route 2 and a car driven by Lawrence R Martin 300 South 17th Street. Beal cited for failure to yield.
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Mt. Vernon
Wligh New
Mt. W
Joseph H. Harrison
South 15Th Street
Helen McCormick
Westcott
12Th and
Casey
Harrison
24Th
Broadway
Barbara Wallace
Northbrook
Elaine K. Fowler
No clues to slayer of Valerie continues on page 2
Valerie Percy, a June Cornell graduate working in her father’s campaign, was murdered in what police describe as a planned attack. Authorities dispute burglary motives and will question campaign associates. Percys suspend campaigning. wake and private funeral set. A banklike burglar alarm signaling from the house was noted, not an automatic entry device.
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Toman
Daley
Valerie
Cornell University
Percy
Scott Cohen
Sen
Douglas
Percys
Ilinois
Bell & Howell Co
Sharon
Roger
Jeanne Dickerson
Gail
Mark
Scott Undertakers
Greenleaf Ave
Kenilworth
Kenilworth Union Church
Surveyor 2 Moon Landing Flight Planned from Cape Kennedy
NASA plans Tuesday launch of Surveyor 2 from Cape Kennedy on an Atlas Centaur to a soft landing in Sinus Medii. The 2204-pound craft targets a Thursday night touchdown about 800 miles east of Ocean of Storms, aiming to test surface suitability for manned missions and avoid rocky boulder fields near Oppolzer crater.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
S‘nus Medis
Central Bay
America
Iit
Sinus Medii
Oppolzer
Mt. Vernon Pilots Visit Peoria
Seven Mt. Vernon residents and two Salem guests joined the Mt. Vernon Pilots Association on a visit to Peoria. They had lunch and toured the new airport facilities, with participants including Mr. and Mrs. David Furnall, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cox, Russell Calhoun, Mrs. Ellen Robinette, and Barbara Strattan.
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Mt. Vernon
Salem
Peoria
Traffic fines issued in circuit court session
Two individuals faced penalties in Circuit Court. Hugh F. G. Zachariae of Nashville Tennessee forfeited his Tennessee driver’s license for improper lane usage. Arthur Scott of Route 1 Opdyke paid a $10 fine for failure to yield right of way.
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Hugh F. G. Zachariae
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Arthur Scott
Opdyke
Births in the city: Eric Ulysses Rodotz and Jodi Lynne Rogers
Mr and Mrs Fred Rodotz of 1716 Lamar welcomed a son named Eric Ulysses born at 5 41 PM Saturday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing nine pounds one and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Tom Rogers of Affton Missouri welcomed a daughter named Jodi Lynne born at 10 PM Thursday September 15 in a hospital there weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert Puntney and Mr and Mrs Roy L Hall.
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Fred Rodotz
Lamar
Good Samaritan Hospital
Eric Ulysses
Tom Rogers
Affton
Jodi Lynne
Robert Puntney
Roy L. Hall
Meet The New Teacher Larry M Pearson At Mt Vernon
Larry M Pearson 1024 Oakland Avenue is teaching social studies at Mt Vernon High School as a freshman. He previously taught two years in Bloomington Illinois and three years at Kemper Military Academy Boonville Missouri. Pearson earned a bachelor of science from Southern Illinois University in 1961. A Cobden native he has worked in offices and farming. He is a member of Phi Delta Kappa and Phi Beta Sigma and won the Keepper award. Pearson attends the Baptist church and the Masonic Lodge. He and his wife Patricia have a daughter Charlotte Louise 19 months old.
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Larry M. Pearson
Oakland Avenue
Mt. Vernon High School
Bloomington, Ill
Kemper Military Academy
Boonville
Pearson
Southern Illinois University
Cobden
Phi Delta Kappa
Phi Beta Sigma
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Patricia
Charlotte Louise
British Flat Earth Society Doubts Astronauts Sightseings
In London AP report Sam Shenton honorary secretary of Britain's Flat Earth Society rejects NASA and Soviet claims of a spherical earth. He argues horizons stay level at any height and that Atlantic splashdown proves the earth remains flat. Shenton cites Dover England address for contact.
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London
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Britain
Atlantic
Sam Shenton
Dover
England
Shenton
Conrad
Earth
Marcos visits Chicago during Midwest tour
President Ferdinand E. Marcos arrived in Chicago from New York for a two hour stop as part of an 11 hour Midwest tour. After a breakfast with Mayor Richard J. Daley, he planned to proceed to Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan where he would receive an honorary degree from the University of Michigan.
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Chicago
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
New York
Richard J. Daley
Marcos
Detroit
Anne Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Communist leader Gus Hall visits Warsaw during Czech tour
AP reports Gus Hall general secretary of the American Communist Party traveled from Czechoslovakia to Warsaw. He met party chief Antonin Novotny and other senior Czechoslovak officials during a weeklong visit as CTK relayed the update.
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Warsaw
Vienna
Gus Hall
American Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
CTK
Hall
Antonin Novotny
New York Transit Authority Plans Air Conditioned Buses
New York City's Transit Authority will order 23 million dollars of air conditioned buses pending Board approval. Buses will include two way radios and public address systems. The W K Kellogg Foundation has awarded 255000 dollars to the Southern Regional Education Board for a five year program in agricultural education.
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New York
New York City
Transit Authority
Board of Estimate
Atlanta
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