Deaths Mrs Mary Frances Cockrum 86 Whittington
Mrs Mary Frances Cockrum 86 of Whittington died Friday at 9 10 p m Funeral services set for Sunday 2 00 p m at Whit tington Baptist Church with Rev Harold Conroyd officiating Burial at New Hope Cemetery near Whittington Body lies in state at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington after 6 p m today She was born October 18 1876 in Franklin County daughter of Richard and Nancy Franklin Taylor She married Bob Cockrum who preceded her in death Survivors include son Franklin Cockrum Gary Indiana two daughters Velma Whittington Whittington and Vangia Woodard Portage Indiana two sisters Matilda Lambert and Hester Keller Benton 17 grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren
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Mary Frances Cockrum
Whittington
Whittington Baptist Church
Harold Conroyd
New Hope Cemetery
Johnston Funeral Home
Cockrum
Franklin County
Richard
Nancy
Franklin) Taylor
Bob Cockrum
Franklin Cockrum
Gary
Ind
Velma Whittington
Vangia Woodard
Portage
Matilda Lambert
Hester Keller
Benton
Herman C. Wilcox of Keenes Dies at 71
Herman Clifford Wilcox 71 of near Keenes died at 3 10 pm Friday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Funeral services at 2 pm Sunday at Garrison Temple church Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery Richardson Chapel Wayne City He was born July 29 1892 in Wayne county to Thomas and Laura Cameron Wilcox He is survived by two brothers Charlie and Lawson Wilcox both of Keenes and a sister Mrs Gussie Jourdan of Orchardville
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Herman Clifford Wilcox
Keenes
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Garrison Temple Church
Richardson Chapel
Wayne Ciy
Mr. Wilcox
Wayne County
Thomas and
Laura
Cameron) Wilcox
Charlie and
Lawson Wilcox
Gussie Jourdan
Orchardville
Thos D Jorden of Sesser Dies Funeral Monday
Thomas Dennis Jorden 73 of 308 West Matthew Sesser died Friday at Firmin Desloge Hospital St Louis Funeral Monday 11 am at St Maurys Church Sesser conducted by Father Angelo Lombardo Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Sesser He was born July 13 1890 in Indiana retired coal miner lived in Sesser 65 years Survived by wife Colonia Halstead one son Dr Willard Jorden of Galesburg three sisters and one brother including Mrs Henry Gillooly Miss Margaret Jorden John Jorden all of Lesser and Miss Myrtle Jorden of Chicago Body lie in state after 11 am Sunday at Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser
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Thomas Dennis Jorden
West Matthew, Sesser
Firmin Desloge Hospital
St. Louis
St. Maury’s Catholic Church
Sesser
Angelo Lombardo
Maple Hill Cemetery
Mr. Jorden
Indiana
John J
Margaret (Smurden) Jorden
Colonia
Halstead
Willard Jorden
Galesburg
Henry Gillooly
Margaret Jorden
John Jorden
Lesser
Myrtle Jorden
Chicago
Brayfield
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Discharged
Good Samaritan Admitted Hazel Zelda Fuller ton Arvel Ernest Newell Marcella Esther Fico Wilma Iva Williams Lonnie Eugene Martin Juanita Mabel Troutt Roger Lee Glasco Lee Roy Page Discharged Joseph George Baldwin Wade Damon Hawkins Jerry Michael Upton Kyle Elaine Lipps Elbert H Fullerton Mrs Velma Lee DeShane and baby Leon Allen Jr Mrs Bertha Maxine Russell and baby Diane Lynn Mrs Ann Mary Peart and baby Lisa Ann
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Jefferson Memorial
Delvin Mullinax
Mabel Fisher
Good Samaritan
Hazel Zelda Fullerton
Arvel Ernest Newell
Marcella Esther Fico
Wilma Iva Williams
Lonnie Eugene Martin
Juanita Mabel Troutt
Roger Lee Glasco
Lee Roy Page
Joseph George Baldwin
Wade Damon Hawkins
Jerry Michael Upton
Kyle Elaine Lipps
Elbert H. Fullerton
Velma Lee DeShane
Leon Allen, Jr
Bertha Maxine Russell
Diane Lynn
Ann Mary Peart
Lisa Ann
Birth announced for Margaret Annette Rush at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Lester Rush of 1104 Lamar welcomed a daughter born yesterday at 4 08 PM in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds fourteen ounces named Margaret Annette.
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Lester Rush
Lamar
Good Samaritan Hospital
Margaret Annette
Body of 8-year-old found at Everett dump
The body of 8-year-old Mary d'Albenzio, missing since Wednesday, was found early today in the Everett dump. Police say she appears to have been strangled with a shoelace. She was last seen by her mother around 5 p.m. near her home.
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Everett
Mass
Mary ‘d’Albenzio
China Says Red China Seeks Bomb At Any Price
Moscow reports the Kremlin issued a two stage response to China's Sept 1 charge against the nuclear test ban treaty. It accuses Chinese leadership of apostasy and contends China aims to acquire nuclear weapons at any price. The first installment appeared in Moscow papers via Tass.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Red China
Soviet Union
United States
Tass
Communist Movement
China
Take Bids On Superhighway Work In County
State highway department will take bids next Friday September 27 for construction on north south superhighway 57 in Jefferson county. Bids cover two parallel bridges over Atchison creek about two miles north of Ina.
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State Highway Department I
Jefferson County
Atchison Creek
Ina
JP Fined for 10 Violations in High Speed Chase
In ST. CHARLES Illinois AP report justice of the peace fined Aurora teenager Judith Britto 181.80 and sentenced her to 10 days in Kane County Jail after a 10 mile chase on September 13. Britto, 18, was found guilty Friday of 10 traffic violations following a call from her parked car to an inmate in a second floor jail cell.
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ST. Charles
Justice of the Peace
Aurora
Albert Gleason
Judith Britto
Kane County
Geneva
Birmingham Searches On For Killers
Two white teenagers denied bond remain jailed for the slaying of a Negro boy after a church bombing that killed four children. The same grand jury will also examine the death of another Negro killed after the church blast as two troopers faced a street confrontation. Protests and grief spread nationwide with James Baldwin urging a halt to Christmas shopping until equality is achieved. Governor Wallace’s Yale invite prompted political backlash, while two 16 year olds admitted a white youth fired at the victim from a scooter. The suspects await grand jury action on the Ware killing and related charges.
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Rex Thomas
Birmingham
Ala
16Th Street Baptist Church
Orde
James Hall
C.L. Pierce
Hall
Aubrey Hogan
Baldwin
James Baldwin
New York
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Robert F. Wagner
Christopher McNair
Denise
Yale University
Wallace
Richard Lee
New Haven
Conn
Grand Jury
Michael Lee Farley
Larry Joe Sims
Sims
Melvin Bailey
Must Cut Spending With Tax Reduction
Rep Byrnes presses a tie between tax relief and spending controls. He urges Congress to make the tax cut contingent on curbs to spending, arguing that promises alone won’t suffice. Hale Boggs counters that Republicans should back business, warning deficits rise if the tax bill passes.
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Byrnes
Congress
Rep
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Democratic House
Ways and Means Committee
Boggs
American Legion Meeting In Knoxville Tennessee
Knox County Sheriff Carl Food returned from a raid on an illegal cockfight saying he could not store eight gamecocks with other confiscated gambling devices as they would starve or fight. He cannot kill them and the owners cannot reclaim them.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Knox County
Carl Food
Chimp Bites Actor Walston, Surgery Follows Injury
Hollywood actor Ray Walston, star of My Favorite Martian, was mauled by a chimpanzee last week causing facial injuries. He underwent three hours of plastic surgery, expects to return to the series, and jokes about using a split screen to avoid future bites.
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Hollywood
Ray Walston
Walston
Ray
Stan
Luther Billis
South Pacific
Recent house guests visit Kirks and family friends
NASON notices several guests at Burton Kirks including twin sister and Merle Lamman of Indiana polis Inn, plus Otha and Chas Harper and family. Visitors from Benton, Van couver Canada and other locals drop by, with memories of Bonnie rural area and a new great granddaughter. Florida likely travel details, birthdays, and social calls mark the community scene.
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Burton Kirks
Merle Lamman
Indianapolis
Inn
Otha Harper
Murphysboro
Chas. Harper
Haubstadt
Ind
Kirk
Roy Settle
Benton
Fertha Renkhoff
Vancouver
Canada
Elly Baxer
Maxine Russell
I’elores Grahlherr
M's
Tony Bubany
Chicago
Harvey
Emil Forstner
St. Louis
Matilda Forstner
Dom Guerrini
Dom Chili
Fred Spiller
Waltonville
Glendale Lake
Vienna
Til
John January
West Frankfort
Earl Browning
Evansville
Gawain Frick
Jessie Cheli
Oswald Campaign Proposes Sticker Removals at Service Stations
Memphis AP reports Charles A. Oswald, candidate for public works commissioner, plans six service-station locations to remove bumper stickers from supporters’ cars after the November 7 election. The piece also notes a trivia answer: the U.S. Senate adjourned for three seconds in July 1963, the record short time.
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Memphis
Charles A.oswald
Memphis Public Works
Oswald
U. S. Senate
Senate
Weather Summary for Mt Vernon and Illinois
Mt Vernon reports Friday high 95 low 56 with .04 inches rainfall from 7 am Friday to 7 am Saturday. Rainfall for 1963 to date 24.87 inches. Historical highs show five and ten year values. Illinois section notes a cool air mass bringing moderate temps south of the state with 70s daytime readings and 40s in the north. Tonight’s lows expected in 50s and 60s with showers inland and clear skies after the front.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois
Associated Press
Vandalia
Belleville
Chicago
Moline
Rantoul
Rockford
Peoria
Value of a mill in coin and calculation terms
A mill is not a coin but a unit used in calculations valued at one tenth of a cent. It represents one tenth of a cent for purposes of tax or pricing calculations. It is a historical measurement rather than physical currency.
Lions Barbecue Opens Fund Drive in Mt Vernon Square
The Lions Club barbecue runs from 3:30 to 8:00 pm with chicken served at tables on the east side of Mt Vernon square and carry-out available. Funds support community service and the event coincides with National Week for Retarded Children observed statewide.
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Mt. Vernon
Lions Club
Lions
Thefts Reported in City and County
The sheriff's office and police station logged thefts last night. An $800 electric golf cart was stolen from Green Hills Country Club and later found abandoned on the golf course. Frank Huston reported four hub caps stolen from his car parked behind the Armory on Broadway.
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Green Hills Country Club
Frank Huston
South 15Th
Broadway
Cars Collide on 11th Street. Jeanguenat Charged
A two car collision occurred at 2 30 Friday afternoon in the 100 block of north 11th street causing about 200 dollars in damage. Myrtle M Jeanguenat of 12 E Crown View and Delcie Folden Nance of 909 S 12th street were involved. Jeanguenat was charged with backing without due caution.
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North 11Th Street
Myrtle M. Jeanguenat
E. Crown View
Delcie Folden Nance
South 12Th Street
Jeanguenat
Daytona Beach Police Find Lost Dog Then Owner
In Daytona Beach a police officer helps a woman locate her lost dog on the beach. He finds the dog, returns it to the car, but the owner is absent. After checking another case he returns to locate the dog again and eventually reunites it with the owner.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
C. A. Russell
Indict Man On Forgery Charge
Thomas Ray Peterson age 22 of 700 Jordan Street was indicted by a special grand jury on forgery. He was arrested September 6 and held in the county jail under a 1500 dollar bond after a warrant switch involving a 37.50 bad check at Benoit Bros Hardware Co. Officers said he admitted passing two other forged checks.
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Thomas Ray Peterson
Jordan Street
Peterson
Benoit Bros. Hardware Co
Mosquito bites spark urge to keep screen doors closed
Many people report itching and a strong instinct to keep screen doors shut after mosquito bites. Experts advise checking screens and using repellents to reduce bites and discomfort during peak season.
Mt Vernon Students Win Special Recognition In Poster Contest
Joseph P. Bradigan announced statewide winners of the National Employ the Physically Handicapped poster contest. Mt. Vernon entrants Sara Capps Brenda Wagner and Kathy Tibbs received Special Recognition honors. their posters will be shown at the Tribune Art Gallery in October.
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Joseph P. Bradigan
Disabled American Veterans Organization
Sinois State Employment Service
Mt. Vernon
Sara Capps
Route 1
Belle Rive
Brenda Wagner
Sumset Drive
Kathy Tibbs
North Highland
Tribune Art Gallery
Cmeace
Court fines for two Bluford drivers set by justice
J P court fines issued by H E Harlow justice of the peace list Kay D Norman Route 2 Bluford charged with reckless driving 23 and costs and Kenneth Paul Donoho Route 2 Bluford charged with failure to stop at a stop sign 10 and costs.
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H. E. Harlow
Justice of the Peace
Kay D. Norman
Bluford
Kenneth Paul Donoho
Building the Proper Amounts for Sound Insurance Advice
Advertisement urges planning and prudent budgeting for construction with an emphasis on affordable insurance counsel costs. It promises sound guidance and implies favorable pricing for builders seeking protection during project planning.
Quick Quiz Battle of Gettysburg casualties question
The combined Union and Confederate losses in killed wounded and missing totaled more than 51,000 people.
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Gettyssburg
Truck and Tractor Repair on Old Route 15
On old Route 15 a repair shop operates south of C R Market offering auto and truck repair services. Contact at 242-2931 for assistance or inquiries.
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C&r Market
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