Deaths and Funerals for Lester Brandt and Edna Mayhew
Funeral services for Lester Brandt 62 of Marion were held at Wilson Funeral Home with burial in Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery. Brandt a former vice president at Greenberg Mercantile and later with Lowell Supply died at Marion Memorial Hospital. Survivors include wife Clara Maple and children Chuck and Martha along with siblings and a nephew. Edna Mayhew 87 of Phoenix died Friday. services were at Keith Funeral Home Centralia with burial in Arnold Cemetery. She taught in the Mt. Vernon area and is survived by two sons a daughter two sisters ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Lester Brandt
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Wilson Funeral Home
Everett Lynch
Masonic and Oddfellows
Benton
Brandt
Greenberg Mercantile Co
Lowell Supply Co
Fred
Chicago
Alexander and
Goldie (Palmer) Brandt
West Frankfort
Clara Maple
Marion Ellis Lodge
Franklin County
Harold
Sacramento
Calif
Bernard
Spokane
Wash
Jack Marrus
Lafayette
Arthur Brandt
Edna Mayhew
Centralia
Herman
Edna L. Mayhew
Phoenix
Ariz
Doctors Hospital
Keith
Arnold Cemetery
Jefferson County
Mayhew
Daniel Baltzell
Opdyke
Southern Illinois Normal University
Gusta Briesacker Former Mt. Vernon Resident Dies
Gusta Briesacker of Anaheim California a former resident of Bonnie and Mt. Vernon died Saturday at age 84 Funeral services are set for 1 30 p m Thursday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev A B Clodfelder officiating Burial will be in Kirk cemetery Inn The body lies in state at Pulley Funeral Home after 5 00 p m Wednesday Survivors include five sons two daughters a brother a sister 25 grandchildren 37 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild
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Gusta Briesacker
Anaheim
Calif
Bonnie and
Mt. Vernon
Pulley Funeral Chapel
A. B. Clodfelder
Kirk Cemetery
Inn
Pulley Funeral Home
Briesacker
Jefferson County
Robert
Rosa
Lawson) Keef
John Briesacker
Bonnie Church
Gerald
Montrose
Russell
Ancheim
Roy
Los Alamitos
Lakewood
Rites Tuesday For Aydt Child Thirty month Rodney Ray Aydt dies in St Louis hospital
Fourteen month old Rodney Ray Aydt of Route 2 Dahlgren died at 10 15 p m Saturday in the Children s Hospital in St Louis He was born July 5 1968 He is the son of Robert Lee and Mary Ann Coy Aydt of Dahlgren Funeral services are set for 9 00 a m Tuesday at St John s Catholic Church Propolis with Rev Meinard Dunn officiating Friends may call after 4 00 p m today at Donelson Funeral Home McLeansboro Survivors include his parents a brother David Lee Audt at home paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Aydt Dahlgren and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Gordon Coy Dahlgren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Ray Aydt
Donelson
McLeansboro
David Lee Audt
Charles Aydt
Dahlgren
Gordon Coy
Rites Saturday For Lora Payne
Funeral services for Lora Isabelle Payne were held at 2 00 p m at Myers Chapel with Rev Phil Thompson officiating Burial followed in Woodlawn cemetery Survivors include three sons Harold Byron Payne of Chicago Aubrey Payne of Mt Vernon four daughters Lora I Matschke Thelma Poole Pauline Beau Eva line Lydia of Woodlawn two sisters Elsie Bond Mt Vernon Becky Moreland Little Rock Ark four grandchildren and twenty seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lora Payne
Lora Isabelle Payne
Myers Chapel
Phil Thompson
Woodlawn Cemetery
Harold Payne
Byron Payne
Chicago
Aubrey Payne
Mt. Vernon
Lora I. Matschke
Thelma Poole
Pauline Beau
Godfrey
Evaline
Lydia
Woodalwn
Elsie Bond
Becky Moreland
Little Rock
Ark
George Severs Dies Father of Mr W Man
George Severs of Ullin died at 6 15 am today at Union County Hospital at age 63. He was born November 28 1882 and survived by six sons Wayne Truman John George Harvey Ray a sister trio and a brother. funeral arrangements pending at Stoner Funeral Home Ullin.
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George Severs
Ulin
Union County Hospital
Stoner
Ullin
Severs
Simon Johnson
Wayne
Truman
John
Pulaski
George
Onarga
Ill
Harvey
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Births in Richview Mt Vernon Opdyke at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Gerald Russell of Richview Illinois have a daughter born September 20 at 12 05 pm in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing nine pounds eight and three fourth ounces. Mr and Mrs James Buckman Route 5 Vernon have a daughter born September 20 at 2 53 pm in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds 14 and one half ounces. Mr and Mrs Ronald Krueger Route 3 Mt Vernon have a son born September 21 at 2 26 pm in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds. Mr and Mrs Terry Joy Opdyke have a son born September 22 at 3 30 am in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds 11 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Russell
Richview
Good Samaritan Hospital
James Buckman
Route 5
Vernon
Ronald Krueger
Route 3
Mt. Vernon
Terry Joy
Opdyke
Good Samaritan Hopital
Veterans of World War I meet at King City Legion hall
All members of King City Barracks No 102 Veterans of World War I are urged to attend the regular meeting at the Legion hall at 7 30 p m Tuesday September 23 Business of importance says Commander Earl B Adams Mt Vernon Eastern Star holds a stated meeting Tuesday September 23 at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple Velma Sammons W M Naomi R Bogan Secy
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King City Barracks No
Legion Hall
Earl B. Adams
Eastern Star
Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Velma Sammons
W.M
Naomi R, Bogan
Sec’y
Ogilvie to Speak at Alton Lovejoy Monument Rededication
Gov. Ogilvie will address rededication ceremonies for the Lovejoy Monument in Alton on Thursday. Separately, Chicago markets report wholesale butter and egg prices, with grains and soybeans listed for No 2 yellow wheat and corn, and soybean oil at market quotes.
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Alton
Richart B. Ogilvie
Lovejoy Monument
Mawaatamy
Chicago Grain
Chicago
Livestock Prices Tally From National Stock Yards
Estimates for Tuesday at National Stock Yards include hogs 8,000 and cattle 3,500 with calves 150 and sheep 500. Hogs show barrows and gilts 210 to 260 at 75 to 26.25, sows 300 to 650 with boars 20.50 to 21.25. Cattle include steers 29.75 to 30.00 for 1,075 to 1,250 pounds, good and choice 27.00 to 29.50 for 900 to 1,200 pounds, heifers 27.50 to 27.75 for 850 to 975 pounds, and cows 18.00 to 20.50 with bulls 23.50 to 25.00 and vealers 192 to 326. Sheep totals 800 with spring lambs 27.50 to 29.50 and ewes 8.00 to 10.00.
Wall Street Stocks Mixed In Light Trade On Holiday
Wall Street opened mixed with the Dow at 829.46 down 0.93 as holidays quieted activity. IBM and Xerox rose modestly while American Telephone hit a yearly low. the AP 60 average fell 0.6 to 290.0 as industrials and rails slipped and utilities held.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
IBM
Xerox
Associated Press
American Telephone &Telegraph
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Natomas
Trans‘america Corp
Texaco
Itek Corp
Fairchild Camera
Foote, Cone & Belding
Kinney National
Mohawk Data
American Stock Exchange
Dow
Wommeweys Jones
Elijah P. Lovejoy
Cra
Illinois
Alton Beautification Group
Price, Inc
Paul Simon
U.S
Ralph T. Smith
Alton
Hog market prices update from Mt. Vernon sale
Markets report Mt. Vernon hog market prices paid until 12 30 today show a 25 cent rise. Meat type U S C A numbers 1 2 and 3 weigh 210 to 230 lb with prices 25 50 25 00 and 24 50 respectively. Sows range 18 00 to 22 00 boars 14 50 to 15 50. After 12 30 p m today prices will be based on the next day's figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
U.S.C.A
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted In Morning Report
Mt Vernon farmers received a morning update with grain quotes for wheat at 1.13, soybeans at 2.24, and corn at 1.22, reflecting local market conditions and price levels.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Report on Egg Grades and Poultry Prices
St Louis market notes consignments with consumer egg grades A large 44-48 percent A medium 35-41 and A small 20-24 B large 39-43 wholesale standard 33-35 medium 27-29 unclassified 22-24 hens heavy 13 light over 5 percent Ibs 11 under 5 percent Ths 7 brood ers and fryers 28.50 29.50 for this week’s delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Louis
Crushed Under Car Kills Clinton Man
Earl M. Buchanan aged 50 of Clinton died Sunday when a jack slipped while he repaired a car and the vehicle fell on him. Police reported the accident as the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Earl M. Buchanan
Buchanan
Seizure of 200 Pounds Marijuana on US 66 Near Bloomington
Authorities halted a car on U S 66 near Bloomington and found two gunny sacks in the trunk containing marijuana valued at 25 000 dollars. Three Houston residents Maynard Simmons 44 Layne Simmons 15 and Mrs Tiina Quertor 22 were charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and Quertor also faced counts of illegal syringes and needles while Simmons the elder faced driving without a license and using false plates. Mitchell Ware head of the State Narcotics Control Division said agents are enrolling in Illinois colleges to curb narcotics traffic and that the seizure was the first fruitful result of that effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
Illinois
U.S. 66
Maynard H. Simmons
Layne Simmons
Tiina Quertor
Houston
Tex
Mitchell Ware
State Narcotics Control Division
Simmons
Hospital Notes lists admitted and discharged patients
Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan notes show numerous admissions and discharges. Names include Cynthia Louise Harrison Everett Orr Michael A Friedman Clara Lee Robertson Louise M Hall and many others with addresses in Mt Vernon Cisne Chica Eldorado Centralia Opdyke Bluford and nearby towns. The report enumerates patients awaiting care and forthcoming releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Cynthia Louise Harrison
South 19Th
Everett Orr
Farina
Michael A. Friedman
Chica
Clara Lee Robertson
Cisne
Louise M. Hall
Route 1
Mt.Vernon
Kenneth D. Pickens
Bonnie
George W. Emmitt
Enfield
Former Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos Dies
Former Mexican president Adolfo Lopez Mateos, a popular left of center leader, died at 59 after a prolonged illness that left him largely paralyzed for over two years. He served from 1958 to 1964 and was noted for raising Mexico on the international stage.
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Mexico City
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Lopez Mateos
James Poppen
Boston
Avecita
U.S
International Red Cross
Two Men Killed In Olney Crash
Two men died in a collision on Illinois 130 five miles north of Olney. Russell Covertt, 24, of Calhoun, and Thomas Scott, 20, of Olney, were killed when their car struck a truck. Truck occupants David G. Hall, 44, and John W. Walter, 48, of Decatur, were not injured.
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Olney
Russell Covertt
Calhoun
Thomas Scott
Illinois
David G. Hall
John W. Walter
Decatur
Swamp Rescues as Jetliner Crashes in Muddy Ground
Survivors recount violent vibration before the Mexicana jet plunged in rain, trapping passengers in seats. Pauline Hartzell, unhurt, described a rough landing after a club trip to Mexico City and Acapulco. Newlyweds escaped with minor and serious injuries amid rescue efforts in deep mud and gnats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Hartzell
Miss Hartzell
Mexico City
Acapulco
Loren Charlton
Wheeling
Ill
Robert Marshall
Chicago
Monterrey
Rafael Osuna
Lindy's Closes After 42 Years on Broadway Landmark
New York AP reports Lindy's, a Broadway landmark for 42 years, closed its doors after a final Sunday service. Night manager Christopher Rudd recalls patrons flocking for cheesecake and pastry as the theater crowd bid farewell. the site will become a Longchamps steakhouse. Lindy, opened August 20, 1921 by Leo Lindeman, started as an all night delicatessen.
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NEW York
Lindy’s
Christopher Rudd
Theater
Mindy
Damon Runyon
Longchamps
Leo ‘‘Lindy
Japan Fails To Orbit Satellite
Japan failed in its fourth attempt to place a satellite in orbit as the third stage bumped the final payload stage, causing the rocket to veer off trajectory at an altitude of 100 to 124 miles. The third stage burned out and separated normally, but its momentum struck the last stage carrying radiation instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uchinoura
Japan
Moslem Leaders Meet In Morocco
Leaders of 24 Moslem countries gathered in Rabat to condemn Israel's Jerusalem annexation, with Arab demands for stronger wording likely to provoke disputes as non Arab officials plan only resolutions condemning the 1967 war and the Al Aqsa Mosque fire. The meeting aims to broaden discussion to the wider Arab occupation of parts of Jordan, Egypt and Syria while some revolutionary leaders, including Gamal Abdel Nasser, snubbed the gathering. In circuit court traffic fines were assessed for multiple individuals on speeding, reckless, and registration offenses across Illinois, Indiana, Texas and Alabama.
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Rabat
Morocco
Israel
Jerusalem
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
al Aksah
Islam
Jordan
Syria
Raymond
Casteel
Florence
Ala
A. Mirich
Hobart
Ind
Cecil Jones
Chicago
James L. Nix
Gilmer
Texas
Harold Rapp
Evansville
Kenneth B. Holding II
Northbrook
Virginia C. Bevell
Markham
Robert D. Payne
Buford
Don Filkins
West Frankfort
Susan Heilman
Hazelcrest
James L. Gholson
Route 1
Carmi
Desai Begins Fast as Gujarat Riots Claim 200 Deaths
Former Deputy Prime Minister Morarji Desai launches an indefinite fast in Ahmedabad to halt Hindu Muslim clashes in Gujarat. Over 200 killed as rioting spreads from the state capital, with Baroda and Nadiad seeing deaths and police firing on crowds.
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New Delhi
Morarji Desai
Gujarat
Mohandas Gandhi
Ahmedabad
Baroda
Nadiad
State Employes To Meet Here
Chapter 28 Illinois State Employees Association schedules a 7 30 p m meeting on Tuesday September 23 at the Illinois State TB Sanitarium to organize a credit union, announced by president A G Packwood.
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Ilinois State Employes Association
Ilinois State TB Sanitarium
A. G. Packwood
Five Yank Helicopters Shot Down Over Vietnam
The report tallies five U S helicopters lost in Vietnam with three Americans wounded. An Army Cobra was downed in Thua Thien province wounding one aboard. Viet Cong raided refugee camps in Quang Ngai killing 19, while North Vietnamese fire killed 11 American infantrymen southeast of Da Nang with 10 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Vietnam
Thua Thien
da Nang
Quang Ngai Province
South Vietnam
Weekend Car Crashes Bring Injuries Three Arrests
A Vernon woman suffered minor injuries in a three accident weekend city police report. Phyllis Damron, 33, was hit at Broadway and 1th by Ray Brown, 59, who faced a curb violation charge. Damages exceeded $100. A second crash in the 2800 block of Broadway at 1:30 p.m. Saturday involved Arthur Hogue and Jay Woodrome with Woodrome charged with careless driving. A third crash at 3 a m Sunday saw Mark Keen, 18, strike a parked car on S 22nd Street. Keen was charged with careless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Vernon
Phyllis F. Damron
Broadway
Ray Brown
Brown
Arthur Hogue
S. 22Nd St
Jay P. Woodrome
Woodrome
Mark D. Keen
S. 12Th St
Sandra Downes
S. 12Th
S. 22Th St
Keen
Edwardsville High Students Separated After Racial Clash
Seven Edwardsville high school students were held after a racial confrontation between black and white students late Sunday. About 40 students exchanged insults throwing glass bottles before police and Madison County deputies separated the groups. No injuries were reported.
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Edwardsville
Edwardsville High School
Madison County
Boston Swim Record Set By James J. Doty
James J. Doty, 34, a burly insurance salesman and ex shot putter from Boston, set a new 24 mile swim record from South Boston to Boston Light and back. He finished in 9 hours 40 minutes, beating the previous mark by 40 minutes in 62 degree water. Previous record holder Charlotte Leverone of Arlington, a mother of five, set it in 1934 at age 17.
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Boston
James J. Doty
Charlotett (Arne) Leverone
Arlington
Jews Observe Yom Kippur
Jews worldwide fast to mark Yom Kippur the Day of Atonement. The holy day began at sundown Sunday and ends at sundown today. It is the most sacred day on the Jewish calendar with Kol Nidre service opening the fast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
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Mr. W. Man
Gov. Ogilvie
Chicago Produce
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street
Mt. Vernon Grain
St. Louis
Good Samaritan
Ray Stewart
Piaakterey
Larry Tinsley
Jim Waugh
Cherry Drive
Jeffrey Pigg
Mt. Ver ‘Non
Elizabeth Feges
Eldorado
Mark Glasburn
North Street
Deidre Glasburn
John Musgrave
E. Main
James Hinton
Princeton
George Standerfer
Bluford
Lillie Sendelbach
Paul Scott
Angelia Simmons
Dix
Homer Wood
Edith Burnison
Allen Williams
Royce Oe Bluford
Siby Darnell
Jackie Bliffen
Shirley Holt
Casey
Walter Brannon
Salem
Dallas Murry
Sesser
Anna Marie Hicks
Wana
Richard Ante
Rosalie Olguin
Dorris Long
1603
College
Elizabeth Longmire
Beverly Brown
Tony Cates
Rita Mae Goin
Avenue
Robert Swan
Ceclia Ingle
Dolena Bryan
Robert Herrin
Ruth Bowling
Ethel Flora
Jan Wills
Jamison
Floyd Marshall
Janice Guymon
Thomas James
Raymond Stewart
Blackberry
Jessie Gray
Edith Welch
Gary Lee
Logan
Glenda Garrison
South Ith
Charles Lenard
Joan Rackaway
Fairfield Rd
Coste Cocke
Carolyn Payne
Main
Nancy Hoffman
Wilshire
Duane Sobecki
Swamp
Crownview
Old Broadway
Portance
Roy Atkinson
Mercury
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