Ruth Campbell Dies at 81 in Broughton
Ruth Jane Campbell 81 of Broughton died at 3 15 p m Wednesday at White County Nursing Home Carmi. Funeral 1 00 p m Sunday at Gholson Funeral Chapel Mc Leansboro with Rev Joe Campbell and Rev Paul Irvin officiating burial in Walpole Cemetery. She was born Sept 8 1888 in McLeansboro to William and Sarah Hunt married to Louis Campbell who preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters Madeline Chilton Carmi and Opal Steele East Peoria one sister Lena Farris McLeansboro 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Jane Campbell
Broughton
White County
Carmi
Gholson Funeral Chapel
McLeansboro
Joe Campbell
Paul Irvin
Walpole
Gholson Funeral Home
Campbell
William
Sarah (Deen) Hunt
Louis Campbell
Madeline Chilton
Opal Steele
East Peoria
Lena Farris
McLeansborn
Agnes Metcalf of Waltonville dies at 99
Agnes Metcalf 99 of Waltonville died at 1 p.m. Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at United Methodist Church Waltonville with Rev. Gulley and Rev. Widecus officiating. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Lesser. Survivors: son Gordon Bonie, daughter Irene Hartley, daughter-in-law Mary Shaeffer, sister Rachel Ward, four grandchildren, nine great grandchildren. Burial follow. Friends may call Fry Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Saturday. She was born August 8, 1870, married Hiram Metcalf in 1894 who died in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Metcalf
Waltonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
United Methodist Church of
Metcalf
John
Elizabeth
Tomlinson) Carroll
Hiram Metcalf
Mary Shaeffer
Rachel Ward
Decatur
Gussie Story Dies at 86 in Good Samaritan Hospital
Mrs. Gussie Story of 1117 Welkins died at 1 52 a m in Good Samaritan Hospital She was born February 10 1883 in Jefferson County daughter of F M and Catherine Eaglin She married Thomas F Story who died in 1967 Survived by son Roy F Story Mt Vernon two grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral is Sunday at Myers Chapel with Rev Clifford Burney officiating Burial in Opdyke Cemetery Friends may call after 5 00 p m Saturday She was a member of Second Baptist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Story
Welkins
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Clifford Burney
Opdyke Cemetery
Story
McIntire Former Mt Vernon Star Dies at 56
Carl M. McIntire 56, a Mt Vernon high school 1932 graduate and early 1930s football star, died yesterday at the Veterans Hospital in San Francisco. He served 25 years in the U S Army, retiring as Master Sergeant after World War II. He was a resident of Mt Vernon and is survived by his wife Faye, a brother Clell E. McIntire of Belleville, and two sisters Mrs C A Steimel of Phoenix and Mrs William Schelosky of Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl M. McIntire
Mr. Vernon
Veterans Hospital
San Francisco
Calif
Mr. McIntire
Mt. Vernon High School
North Carolina State College
U. S. Army
Lora I Payne Dies at 88 Rites Set Saturday
Lora Isabelle Payne 88 of Route 4 died at 8 p m in Myers Chapel hospital with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery after services at Myers Chapel. Rev Phil Thompson to officiate. She was born August 8 1881 in Jefferson County daughter of James and Molly Piper. Survivors include three sons Harold Byron and Aubrey Payne four daughters two sisters 24 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren 1 great great grandchild and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lora I. Payne
Lora Isabelle Payne
Route 4
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Phil Thompson
Woodlawn
Payne
Cloia Clemins Dies At 57 Cemetery Services Sunday
Mrs. Cloia L. Clemins 57 of 913 Airport Road died at 1:05 a.m. at Jefferson Memorial. Funeral services at East Hickory Hill Church with Rev. Lemay and Rev. Gant officiating. burial in the church cemetery. Survived by husband Alfred R. Clemins, daughter Deanna Sherman, two grandchildren, four brothers, two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloia L. Clemins
Airport Road
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Clemins
East Hickory Hill
Everett Lemay
Roscoe Gant
Dix
Mt. Vernon High School
Neomrn
Mille Ann (Shelton) Brookman
Alfred RB. Clemins
Marlow United Methodist Church
Pearl Hutchison Dies at 76 in Mt Vernon
Pearl Hutchison 76 retired Vernon grocer died this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital. He lived at 715 South 18th Street. Funeral Sunday 2 30 p m at Central Church of Christ with Rev Hugh York officiating Myers Chapel. Survived by wife Lillie three sons Harold Mt Vernon Olin Laguna Beach Calif Malcolm Kenosha Wis and three sisters Beulah Jester Ethel Hassakis Ora Avritt Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm
Kenosha
Wis
Beulah Jester
Ethel Hassakis
Ora Avritt
Mt. Vernon
Bill Hanna Rites set for Saturday in Mt. Vernon
Funeral services for W. F. Bill Hanna, a former Mt. Vernon resident, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Myers Chapel with Dr. Clyde Funkhouser officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. He died Wednesday in St. Louis. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Hilda Hanna of St. Louis, a daughter Mrs. Judy Myers of Mt. Vernon, and two sisters Mrs. Pauline Maginnis of St. Louis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hanna
W. F
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
Clyde Funkhouser
Oakwood Cemetery
Friends Mmay
Hanna
St. Louis
Hilda Hanna
Judy Myers
Pauline Maginnis
Hog prices steady as markets close at noon
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were steady with US DA 210 to 230 lb meat type hogs listed as No 1 25 25 No 2 24 75 No 3 24 25 sows 17 00 21 75 boars 14 50 15 50 After 12 30 p m prices switch to next day basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Us.d.a
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
The Mt Vernon grain market reports morning quotes for Wheat at 1.13 Soybeans at 2.24 and Corn at 1.22 with no further context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Egg price ranges and grades listed for St Louis market
St Louis reports consumer egg grades with large A 44 49 and medium A 95 41 and small A 20 24. Wholesale grades show Standard 33 35 and medium 27 29. Hens heavy 13 light over 5 percent 11 under 5 percent 7. Broilers and fryers 29 2912 next week delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago prices ease in butter and eggs wholesale markets
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter wholesale prices at 93 score AA 72, 92 A 72, 9 B 69 and eggs wholesale buying prices for grade A whites 48, mediums 41, standards 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mrcantile Exchange
Grain prices in Chicago market report
Chicago Wheat No 2 hard yellow 1.34 n, No 2 soft red 1.31 n. Corn No 2 yellows 1.23 n. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 0.63 n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.44 n. Soybean oil 10.00 10.25 n.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Livestock Prices In National Stockyards Illinois
Estimates for Monday show hogs 7,500 head cattle 4,500 calves 200 sheep 600. Hogs 25.50 26.00 for barrows and gilts 22.50 23.75 for sows 21.00 21.25 boars. Cattle 400 calves 50 steers 28.00 28.50 good to choice heifers 26.00 26.25 cows 18.00 20.50 bulls 23.50 24.50 vealers 32.00 136.00. Sheep 200 spring lambs 28.50 29.00 ewes 8.00 10.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Wall Street Edges Higher In Early Trading As Dow Hits 92
The stock market rose slightly in moderate activity with the Dow up 0.47 at 92.04 and the 60-stock average up 0.3 at 290.6. Gulf & Western led active issues while Metro-Goldwyn Mayer slid on the company’s 1969 deficit report of at least 25 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dow Jones
Dow Industrial
Associated Press
Industrals
Gulf & Western Industries
Benguet
Fairchild Camera
Parke, Davis
City
Paul Simon Named to National Democratic Policy Council
Lt. Gov. Paul Simon was named to the policy council executive committee of the National Democratic Party. The notice mentions Louis and Mrs. Leah McPherson of Mt. Vernon and brother Daniell Hanna of Mt. Vernon in the same report.
Worcester Sheriff appeals two month jail sentence
Worcester County Sheriff Joseph A. Smith appeals a two month jail term after a District Court sentence for leaving the scene of an August 5 highway crash in Rutland. He testified he left to reach his home and tried to contact the Rutland Police Chief. Two injured were treated and released. Smith released on personal recognizance pending Superior Court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Joseph A. Smith
Walter D. Allen
Rutland
Smith
John Collins
Allen
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Miachel Guy of 412 Opdyke welcomed a son at 11 34 AM on Thursday September 18 weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Mr and Mrs Larry Heck of 1412 North Street welcomed a son at 6 09 AM on September 19 weighing six pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miachel Guymon
Opdyke
Good Samaritan Hospital
Larry Heck
North Street
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients List
A hospital notes listing admitted and discharged patients at Jefferson Memorial includes numerous names and addresses such as Rachel Leona Reynolds and Mildred Louise Means among admitted, with Glen Beal and Marilyn Marcum discharged. The long roster spans towns including Rinard, Salem, Mt Vernon, Bluford, Dahlgren, Carbondale, Herrin, Fairfield, and Windy Hampton, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Rachel Leona Reynolds
Benton
Mildred Louise Means
Forest
Glen Beal
Rinard
Tif
Marilyn Marcum
Lieben
Good
Good Samaritan
Dorris Long
Dix
Ida Burton
South 17Th
Leon Johnson
Jordan
Robert Herring
South
Albert Lowry
Perkins
Jan Wells
Jamison
Rollin Baltrett
Salem
Millard Allen
Walnut
Duane Sobecki
McLeansboro
Ronnie Guymon
Emma Allen
Mt. Vernon
Joan Rackaway
Fairfield Rd
Windy Hampton
North
B52 Raids Step Up Along Cambodian Border
U S forces report light ground fighting in Vietnam while B52 bombers drop about 1200 tons of bombs on base camps near the Cambodian border northeast of Saigon. Eight waves hit targets about 100 miles north-northeast of Saigon near the border as Nixon aims to cut raids if North Vietnam de-escalates.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
da Nang
3Rd Marine Division
Dong Ha
4Rd
198Th
S Son
Dale J. Crittenberger
Mekong Delta
Crittenberger
West Point
9Th Infantry Division
Willis D. Crittenberger
4Th
Rome
Washington, D.C
Remagen Bridge
McLean
Leo P. Sikorski
Detroit
Mich
Camp Springs
Collision near DeKalb leaves driver dead and two injured
De Kalb Illinois AP reports Lawrence Hillebrand Jr. 35 of Malta died after a head on collision on U S Alternate 30 east of DeKalb. Linda Switkortz 21 and David Kylen 25 a passenger in her car were in fair condition at De Kalb Public Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Kalb, Ill
Lawrence Hillebrand Jr
Malta
U.S
de Kalb
Linda Switkortz
David Kylen
de Kalb Public Hospital
Newsmen win rights recorders cameras in court house
In Chicago federal building coverage restrictions were eased after 11 arrests stemming from a directive banning cameras and tape recorders. Judge Campbell allowed one room for news conferences and non judicial office filming as hearings proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Chicago
William J. Campbell
U. S. District Court
Federal Building
Campbell
Don H. Reuben
Feu
Sherman Skolnick
Skolnick
Federal Building Plaza
Rennie Davis
Fred Hampton
Illinois
Black Panther Party
U. S
Michael Rollins
WCFL
Charles Doehrer
Arvid Carlson
WGN
Leonard Walters
WBBM
Walden Wright
WELD
Stanhope Gould
John Lawrence
Tom Cosgrove
Charles Quinlan
Dell Hall
CBS
Doehrer
Immunity For 2 Green Berets In Vietnam Murder Case
Two of eight Green Beret men charged with murdering a Vietnamese agent will not face trial in the United States. They will be granted immunity and expected to testify against the other six. The Army is seeking Saigon immunity arrangements. Col. Robert B. Rheault and five staff officers will stand trial in Vietnam on murder and conspiracy charges.
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Long Binh
Vietnam
Green Beret
Edward M. Boyle
New York City
J.C Alvin L. Smith Jr
Naples
Fla
U.S
Saigon
Robert B. Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Cuba Enacts Anti Hijack Law Amid Refugee Exemptions
The new Cuban anti hijack law took effect but Cuba will not apply it to people considered political refugees by Havana. The Havana Radio quoted the Castrogov Senate on the exemption, signaling a distinction between hijacking provisions and refugee status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Cuba
Havana
Tony
Car Hits Tree Strikes Fatal Passenger Death Near Morris
Jerry Wicks, 20, of Morris died early today when a car carrying him crashed off a county road south of Morris and struck a tree. Driver Raymond Zweers, 19, suffered only minor cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris, Tl.ap
Jerry Wicks
Mural
Morris
Wicks
Raymond Zweers
Alarm misfire at Spiritridge Elementary ends with flush test
Bellevue reports a humorous misfire when a fire alarm triggered by water pressure from flushing toilets leads to a technician discovering the sprinkler trigger. Nevada casinos register record gambling losses in 1969 totaling 457 million, with Las Vegas Reno and Lake Tahoe areas driving the rise and the state collecting 33.3 million in taxes and fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue, Wash
New Spiritridge
Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Nevada Gaming Commission
Las Vegas
Reno
Lake Tahoe
Elevated train crash injures hundreds on Chicago line
A collision on the elevated tracks left the moving train plowing into a standing car and caused 300 people to report injuries as bystanders climbed steel columns in the chaotic scene. CTA and police reported ongoing confusion and rising injury totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CTA
Two Copper Wire Thefts Reported in County
The county sheriff's office logged two copper wire thefts on Thursday. Mrs. Zora Hodge reported all lightning red copper wire from her barn roof to the ground missing between Sunday and yesterday. Harold Bates reported the theft of several hundred feet of copper wire yesterday.
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Zora Hodge
Harold Bates
Circuit Court Fines Reported for Multiple Traffic Infractions
The circuit court levied fines on several individuals for traffic violations including speeding disobeying stop signs and improper lane usage. Notable fines include John W. Phillips 15 dollars and Charles Pardee 10 dollars for speeding Aubrey Payne 10 dollars for disobeying a stop sign Bill Stewart 18 dollars for speeding Thelma Pettiford 10 dollars for improper lane usage Billie Hodges 10 dollars for improper lane usage Georgia Shanks 10 dollars for failure to yield right of way William Venatta 18 dollars for speeding and William Gardiner 10 dollars for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Phillips
S. 8Th St
Charles J. Pardee
Broadway
Price McCreight
Hotel Emmerson
Joseph D. Wicks
Jones
Herman Peak
Airport Road
Aubrey B. Payne
Rt. 4
Bill Stewart
East Alton
Thelma L. Pettiford
Rantoul
Billie Hodges
Macedonia
Georgia Shanks
Christopher
William Venatta
Carbondale
William H. Gardiner
1812 Franklin
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Ruth Campbell
Gnes Metcalf
Carl McIntire
Cloia Clemins
Pearl Hutchison
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Blythe
Jack Padgett
Yellow Jacket
Yellow Jackets
L. W. Sanders
Padget
Buffalo
N.Y
Canisius College
James M. Demske
Canisius
Father Demske
Homer Wood
Dahlgren
Morrice K .Withrow
Bluford
Eugene Loker
Mternon
William Daniel
Goldie Chizk
Betty Grant
Herrin
Mary Lucas
Corrine Benson
Anita Reu
Wayne Krehbeil
Westbrook
Kenneth Pettit
Rosalee Olguin
Lesser
Doris Pitchford
Border
Mt. V. Orchestra
Tal Smith
Scott Alan Carter
South 25Th Street
20Th and College
Waller
Bregenchiers
Fairfield Road
Dorothy Zagar
Laimar
South 1Th Street
Orchestra Directee
Illinois Music Educators Association
Ilinois
T.M.E.A
Southern Illinois
Illinois High School Association
Southern Ilinois University
I.H.S.A
IHSA
THSA
American Legion
the Holtman Brothers
Circuit Court
Marvin
Mercury
Marvin Dye
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