Deaths John R Bejma of Ashley Dies at 42
John Robert Bejma 42 of RFD 1 Ashley died at 8:00 am Wednesday in Washington County Hospital Nashville. Funeral 8:00 am Saturday at St Michael's Radom with Rev Stanley Ksycki officiating. Burial in St Michael's cemetery. Rosary 7:30 pm Friday at Kringer Funeral Home Ashley. Born July 4 1924 at Radom to Joseph and Theresa Bejma. Survived by four brothers Cyril Raymond of Ashley Edward of Chicago Anthony of Okinawa and two sisters Mrs Clara Wencewicz and Irene Bejma of St Louis.
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John Robert Bejma
RFD 1
Ashley
Washington County Hospital
Nashville
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Radom
Stanley Ksycki
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Kringer
Mr. Bejma
Joseph
Theresa
Sobczek) Bejma
Joseph Bejma
Cyril
Raymond Bejma
Edward Bejma
Chicago
Anthony Bejma
Okinawa
Clara Wencewicz
Irene Bejma
St. Louis
Mrs. Clay Hoskins Dies in Mt. Vernon Rites Set
Frances Elizabeth Hoskins, 54, died Wednesday at her Lake View Estates home after a long illness. Wife of Clay V. Hoskins, owner of Jefferson Asphalt Co., she will be cremated at Valhalla in St. Louis after services at Myers Chapel Friday at 10:30 a.m. She was born October 3, 1911 in Charleston Illinois, daughter of Ross and Lizzie Brown, and is survived by her husband, her mother, two daughters Sally Frein Jr. and Betty Jean Hoskins, and two granddaughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Elizabeth Hoskins
Lake View Estates
Mt. Vernon
Clay V. Hoskins
Jefferson Asphalt Company
Hoskins
Myers Chapel
Don Crocker
Valhalla Crematory
St. Louis
Charleston
Ross and
Lizzie
Wille) Brown
Danville
First Methodist Church
Lizzie Brown
Albion, Tr
Sally Frein, Jr
Kirkwood
Betty Jean Hoskins
Ollie J. Carter Dies at 20 Rites Saturday
Miss Ollie Jean Carter 20 of 600 Forest died Wednesday at Murray Children’s Home Centralia. Funeral at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. A. L. Dawson officiating. Burial in Bethel Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friday at Parker Funeral Home. Born Sept. 20, 1946 in this city she was daughter of H. M. and Marena Rhodes Carter. Survived by father H. M. Carter two brothers Earnest Carter of Alton and Benny Knox of Lincoln two sisters Mrs Earnestine Willis and Mrs Willie Mae Tucker both of this city. Mother Marer Carter preceded in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Jean Carter
Forest
Murray
Centralia
Shiloh Baptist Church
A. L. Dawson
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Parker Funeral Home
Miss Carter
This City
H. M
Marena (Rhodes) Carter
H. M. Carter
Earnest Carter
Alton
Benny Knox
Lincoln
Earnestine Willis
Willie Mae Tucker
Marer ® Carter
Myrtle Warren Funeral Friday at Jacobs Chapel Church
Funeral services for Myrtle Mae Warren will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Jacobs Chapel church. The Rev Del bert Goff will officiate. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs Warren, 84, of Sterling Illinois, a former Wayne county resident, died Tuesday in Community Hospital in Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Mae Warren
Jacobs Chapel
Delbert Goff
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Circuit Court fines listed for six traffic, intoxication cases
Six persons were fined in Circuit Court, five for traffic offenses and one for intoxication. Names and charges include Larry D. Beal Route 2 Mt. Vernon failure to yield right of way fifteen, Raymond L. Evans Centralia no valid safety test ten, Richard E. King Route 1 Opdyke no valid driver's license twenty five bond forfeited, Patrick H. Bishop Huntingdon Tenn no reciprocity registration ten, Leroy Hunt Route 3 Mt. Vernon intoxication fifty, Preston Austin Milwaukee loud and defective muffler operator's license forfeited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry D. Beal
Mt. Vernon
Raymond L. Evans
Centralia
Richard E. King
Opdyke
Patrick H. Bishop
Huntingdon
Tenn
Leroy Hunt
Preston Austin
Milwaukee
Weather Brief for MT. VERNON This Week
MT VERNON today reports a Wednesday high of 65 and low 52 with rainfall year to date 25.78 inches. Comparison shows one year ago high 72 and low 52, five years ago 89 and 68, ten years ago 88 and 63. Friday sunrise is 5 48 CST and sunset 5 56 CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Clear
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Wes Salt
Illinois Weather Today Shows Mild Spring Sunshine
Fair weather and mostly sunny skies covered Illinois with daytime highs in the 70s. Tonight’s lows are expected in the mid 40s to low 50s as readings from Vandalia to Chicago Midway vary from 50 to 59 degrees.
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Illinois
Chicago Midway
Cas
Chicago Grant Park
Belleville
Moline
Quincy
Rockford
Seeer
Wesyreesareonoemere Nee
Springfield
Vandalia
Peoria
Chicago Midway Airport
Yanks Down Two Mig Aircraft in Air Battle
The report notes American combat deaths in the Vietnam War rising to 5,130 for the year with totals of 3,282 killed and 19,360 wounded. Five Americans were missing or captured. Enemy deaths are listed at 722, with 111 enemy troops captured. South Vietnamese casualties include 172 killed and 424 wounded, while three allied soldiers died and 18 were wounded.
Ellis calls election on Jr. College tax proposal
Voters are asked to approve a total tax rate of 25 cents per $100 assessed value for junior college funding. The 20 cents would cover operations and five cents would fund building. Included high school districts span multiple counties and towns in Jefferson, Franklin, Perry, White, Wayne, and Hamilton counties, listing Mt. Vernon, Waltonville, Webber of Bruford, Lesser, Benton, Ziegler Royalton, Christopher, Thompsonville, Tamaroa, Pinckneyville, Enfield, Wayne City, McLeansboro Dahlgren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Waltonville
Webber of Bruford
Jefferson County
Lesser
Benton
Ziegler- Royalton
Christopher
Thompsonville
Franklin County
Tamaroa
Pinckneyville
Perry County
Enfield
White County
Wayne City
Wayne County
McLeansboro
Dahlgren
Hamilton County
Pony Show At McLeansboro
A pony show sponsored by the Kiwanis Club will be held at the McLeansboro Fairgrounds this Sunday at noon. Twenty classes compete with a 50 cent entry fee. admission to the fairgrounds is free. Trophies and ribbons will be awarded in each class.
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Kiwanis Club
McLeansboro Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Water Service Policy Sparks Annexation Debate
City officials debated extending water to new areas, noting annexation rules before service and stating no plan to change policy. The meeting approved an 1800 dollar supplemental motor fuel tax appropriation for street maintenance while managers reported possible annexation near Route 37, water and sewer upgrades at Webster Hills Estates, and negotiated county waste operations. Also approved no parking trial on Perkins Avenue and final Webster Hills Estates plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coy Flora
Gray
Council
Chester Lewis
Webster Hill
Estates
Car Shops
Perkins Avenue
Webster Hills’ Estates
Plan Commission
Hospital Notes mention discharge list and admissions at Good Samaritan
The record lists multiple discharged patients including Marie C Allen Irwin G Butts Virginia Collins and Ernest Richardson plus a long admissions roster at Good Samaritan such as Wanda Border Mary Peterson Elmer Lowry David Schooley Alice Gilbert J Edwin Rackaway Francis Dare Inez Fuller Paula Harris Gale McClelland Devan McCoy Stephen Nowakowski and others across Illinois and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie C. Allen
RFD
Thomas William Mare
Irwin George Butts
Main
Virginia V. Collins
Melrose Park
Ill
Ernest Eugene Richardson
Wayne City
Iona L. Vannatta
Forest
Good Samaritan
Wanda Mae Border
Park Avenue
Mary Evelyn Peterson
Lamar
Elmer Lowry
Union Grove
Wis
David Schooley
North Ninth
Alice Geraldine Gilbert
Bonnie
Edwin Rackaway
North
Francis Eugene Dare
Inez Fuller
Cairo
Paula Harris
Centralia
Gale McClelland
Texico
Devan McCoy
Hickory Grove Manor
Stephen Nowakowski
Chicago
Lester Riley
Barbara Davenport
Divorce Granted To Letha Smith In Circuit Court
Letha O. Smith is granted a divorce from Harlan R. Smith in a circuit court degree. The action establishes the dissolution of the marriage and finalizes the divorce proceedings in this jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Smith
Letha O. Smith
Harlan R. Smith
Committee Votes 27 1 In Showdown
The article reports a 27 to 1 vote in a committee showdown over leadership changes. Florida Rep Gibbons proposed a six man executive committee to run all committee affairs, while Rep Edward J Gurney predicted the plan would merely restate existing powers and leave Powell as chairman.
Surveyor 2 mission failure after power runs out
Pasadena reports that Surveyor 2 will crash into the moon tonight as battery power proves insufficient to operate landing radar. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory states the craft tumbles at 146 RPM after a failed midcourse maneuver and a rocket motor error doomed the mission. In Washington, higher living costs push the consumer price index up 0.4 percent in August, with food, autos, and medical care driving the rise.
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Pasadena
Calif
America
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Central Bay
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arthur M. Ross
Burden Draws 1 Year Term In Bad Check Case
Martin F Burden 38 was sentenced to a year at Vandalia State Farm after appearing before Judge Alvin Lacy Williams on a probation revocation petition. He had been on probation for a fraudulent check charge and was arrested again after authorities say he cashed another bad check at a local store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin F. Burden
Vandalia State Farm
Alvin Lacy Williams
Burden
Probation Of Boy Revoked In Circuit Court Action
Michael Rainey aged 15 of 501 Herbert had his probation revoked at a circuit court hearing. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams ordered commitment to the Illinois Youth Commission after a petition alleged involvement in several burglaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Rainey
Herbert
Alvin Lacy Williams
Ilinois Youth Commission
Young Rainey
Births Report From Local Families In Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Billy Hawthorne of 1718 North street welcomed a son at 8 51 pm weighing nine pounds four ounces named Josh Sanders. Mr and Mrs William Karnoski of 2020 College welcomed a son at 2 03 am weighing nine pounds nine and a quarter ounces named Robert Kent. Sp 5 and Mrs Russell Beckley of Clarksville Tennessee welcomed a son at 3 00 am Monday weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces named Frank Allen. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Louis Beckley of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Hawthorne
North Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Josh Sanders
William Karnoski
2020 College
Robert Kent
Russell Beckley
Clarksville
Tenn
Frank Allen
Louis Beckley
AP Editors To Hear Civil Rights Speaker
Springfield AP. Rev Andrew J Young will replace Martin Luther King as speaker at the opening session of the Illinois AP Editors Association annual meeting. Young, 34, is executive director of the SCLC and King’s top aide, active in Chicago civil rights protests. The two day conference includes an AP awards presentation and a panel on racial coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Andrew J. Young
Martin Luther King
Illinois AP Editors’ Association
King
Grenada
Miss. Young
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Young
SCLC
Chicago
Stanley Swinton
New York
Illinois AP
Mastodon Jaw Found On Illinois Golf Course
Workmen uncover a 12 foot long mastodon jaw bone weighing 60 pounds on Cresthaven Country Club grounds in Decatur Illinois. Museum experts from Springfield identify the fossil dating to Miocene or Pliocene times and note mastodon bones are rare to preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester C. Shell
Millikin University
Olney Recall Hearing Set For October 24
Judge Charles E. Jones in McLeansboro set an Oct 24 hearing on Olney City Council objections to a recall petition by the 350 member Independent Citizens Committee of Olney. The group seeks a recall of the council and Mayor Frank Bower over a water bond referendum request denied by the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olney
Citizens Committee
Frank Bower
Charles E. Jones
Circuit Court
McLeansboro
Independent Citizens Committee of
Hog market closes with mixed midday quotes
Prices paid until 12 30 p.m. were down 25 cents with hogs at 22 15 for 210 to 240 pounds. Sows 20 50 for 300 pounds down, sows 300 pounds and over 20 00, down. Boars 14 00 and 14 75. After 12 30 p.m. prices will be based on next day prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted
Mt Vernon quotes after noon show soybeans at 2.85, shell corn at 1.45, ear corn at 1.42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Cash Grain Prices in Chicago Market Report
AP Chicago notes grain quotes with Wheat No 2 hard at 1.814 percent, No 2 red at 1.80, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.42, Oats No 2 heavy white at 0.73, and Soybeans No 1 yellow at 3.03. Prices reflect market trading data and supply demand signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Egg price ranges by grade and size in St. Louis
AP report from St. Louis lists consumer egg grades A large 45 48 cents per dozen A medium 42 43 A small 25 26 B large 38 40 wholesale 38 40 unclassified 28 29 checks 20 21 Hens heavy 14 15 light over 5 lbs 10 11 under 5 lbs no price Broilers and fryers no price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Friday
Estimates for Friday list hogs at 6,000 head cattle 1,000 calves 200 good and choice steers 23.00 to 25.00 dollars per hundredweight and good to prime heifers 23.00 to 24.50. Cows 17.00 to 19.00. Vealers 24.00 to 34.00. Sheep 300 with good to prime spring lambs 24.00 to 24.50 and shorn lambs 23.50. Ewes 5.00 to 8.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Til
Butter and eggs steady on Chicago Exchange report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter prices steady firm with unchanged wholesale buys, listing scores AA 93, A 92, B 90, C 89 and car grade contingents. Eggs also steady with wholesale prices unchanged, detailing AA whites 70 percent plus, mixed 49, 4s, mediums 43, standards 44, checks 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street Recovers From Early Losses Amid Mixed Markets
The stock market trimmed early declines as it entered a fourth straight down day. The Dow fell to 793.20 at noon, off 0.39, with a mix of gains and losses across sectors including gains in motor stocks and airlines, while oils, rubbers, and mail order retailers stayed down. The AP 60 average dropped 1.7 at noon, with industrials down 2.4 and rails down 0.9, as investors weighed the Hanoi Viet Nam withdrawal proposal and de escalation hints.
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New York
Associated Press
Xerox
IBM
du Pont
Wall Street
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
American Stock Exchange
Meet The New Lincoln School Teachers In Mount Vernon
In Mount Vernon the new Lincoln School staff include Mrs Glenda Wittenbrink teaching fourth grade at Lincoln School born in Mt. Vernon with a bachelor from Illinois State University in 1965 and previous Ottawa experience. Mrs Claire Adams teaches language arts at Casey Junior High, a 1962 University of Alabama graduate with prior adult education and substitute work and regional ties to Birmingham. Mrs Lucille Mahkovitz is the Lincoln School first grade teacher holding a Blackburn College degree and two years at McKendree College with extension work at Southern Illinois University, a Carlinville native with four children James R. and the family reside in Mount Vernon.
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Glenda Wittenbrink
Cherry
Lincoln School
Illinois State University
Normal
Ill
Ottawa
Mt. Vernon
Claire Adams
Homestead Drive
Casey Junior High School
University of Alabama
Mortar Board
Birmingham
Ala
James F. Adams
Lucille Mahkovit
Blackberry
Lincoln Schol
Blackburn College
McKendree College
Southern Illinois University
Delay in Woodlawn Water System Due to Funds
Woodlawn's eight inch water line from Mt. Vernon toward Woodlawn is stalled by a lack of funds at the federal level. The Farmers Home Administration approved a 159000 loan, but a revolving fund is currently short of money. When funds build up, the Woodlawn project resumes. contractor Jack Trotter will begin work in advance, routing the line near Interstate 57, U S 460, and under rail tracks. FHA said funds may not be available for 30 days or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Woodlawn
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Jack Trotter
East Muddy Creek
U. S. 460
GED Course Offered Begins Next Thursday
A general education development course for adults will start at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Mt. Vernon High School. County superintendent Ogie Ellis said registrations are accepted at his office until noon next Thursday with no late registrations. Those registering late must wait until next semester to begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon High School
Ogie Ellis
Ellis
Suit Seeks 152000 for Girl Injured in Mt Vernon Crash
A damage suit filed in Circuit Court seeks 152000 for Carol Ann Bolen six, represented by her mother Earline Bolen. Plaintiff alleges John Krebs caused a negligent car collision on September 1, 1965, in the 600 block of Pear Street Mt Vernon, resulting in permanent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Ann Bolen
Earline Bolen
John Krebs
Pear Street
Mt. Vernon
Donald Mitchell Awarded Grant for Teaching Scholarship
Ellis, the Jefferson County superintendent of schools, announced that a teacher education scholarship has been awarded to Donald E. Mitchell. A Mt. Vernon Township High School graduate, he attended Community College and is currently enrolled at Southern Illinois University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogie. Ellis
Jefferson County
Donald E. Mitchell
Casey
Mt. Vernon
Donald
Mt. Vernon Township
Community College
Southern Dinois University
New Mt. Vernon City Directory Planned by Polk Co
R L Polk & Co announces early work on a Mt. Vernon city directory to be published in late spring 1967. The Detroit firm, nearly a century old, operates globally with 8 000 employees and conducts over 25 million face to face interviews annually to compile detailed local data for residents and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Mt. V
R. L. Polk & Co
Mt. Vernon
Polk
B.A. Kough
Rl, Polk & Co
Detroit
United States
Canada
England
Female oryx birth at Phoenix Zoo greeted with joy
The Phoenix Zoo celebrated the birth of a female oryx, the only captive specimen outside Saudi Arabia. A herd of eight, kept for climate-adapted habitat, had produced seven male offspring before the new filly was born and named Annie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Phoenix Zoo
Saudi Arabia
Annie
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John R. Bejma
Ollie J. Carter
Myrtle Warren
JR. College
Jefferson Memorial
Herman Wagner
Shellex
Leroy Smith
Grand
Mamie Swain
Bluford
Gary Rightnowar
Michael Sauls
Belle Rive
Mabel Cook
Mary Lance
Hanna Neal
Anchor Coal Co
Moon
Mt. Vernon Grain
Indus
Lucille Mahkovtz
Woodlawn Water System
Donald Mitchell
Grant
ED Jenkins
Bud Sanga
Kniffen
S. 10Th Street
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