Deaths and Funerals Lofton McClure
Lofton McClure aged 81 of 5158 17th St died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Rev. Clyde Funkhouser. burial West Salem Cemetery. Visitation after 6 p.m. today. Survived by wife Florence Scott McClure, five daughters, one brother, four sisters, nine grandchildren, one great grandchild. He was a machinist at Mt. Vernon Car Mfg Co for 50 years and a WWII U S Army veteran.
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Lofton McClure
17Th St
Good Samaritan Hospital
McClure
Myers Chapel
Clyde Funkhouser
West Salem
Mr. McClure
Hamilton County
Chester
Emma (Lowry) McClure
Florence Scott
Mt. Vernon Car Manufacturing Co
U. S. Army
American Legion
Raymond Atchison
Marion
Kenneth Smith
Homer Farthing
Earl Recklein
Mt. Vernon
Frank E. Rogers Dies at 69 in Joliet Prison Guard
Frank E. Rogers 69 of 228 Grant died Sunday at his home. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Rev. A. B. Clodfelder officiating. Burial in West Salem cemetery. Survivors: wife Ora, son William R. Rogers, three sisters Inez Hayes Elma McCambridge Lela Shanklin, three brothers Troy Burl and ail.
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Frank E. Rogers
Grant
Joliet Prison
Rogers
Ora
William R. Rogers
Vernon
Inez Hayes
Elma McCambridge
Mt. Vernon
Lela Shanklin
Hopkinsville
Thie Brothers
Troy
Burl
Ail
Passage of Christopher coal miner William Purcell dies at 75
William Purcell 75 of 101 Solomon Street Christopher died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital Mt Vernon. He was a retired coal miner and World War I veteran. Funeral at Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher Thursday at 1 PM with Masonic services at 7:30 PM. Burial in Odd Fellows cemetery Percy. Survivors include wife Irene Slattery son Robert of Decatur sister Mary Beisner Calif half sister Josie Simonds Belleville half brother Frank Brown Breese.
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William Purcell
Solomon Street
Christopher
Good Samaritan Hosital
Mt. Vernon
Gilbert Funeral Home
Eugene Fox
Odd Fellows
Percy
Gilbert Funeral
Purcell
Christian Church
Masonic Lodge
Irene Slattery
Robert
Decatur
Mary Beisner
St. Ann
Calif
Josie Simonds
Belleville
Frank Brown
Breese
Sarah E. Carver Dies at 96 in Lakeview Estates Home
Mrs. Sarah E. Carver, 96, died at 8 20 a.m. today at the home of her daughter Mrs Darrell Hanna at 7 Lakeview Estates. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Pulley Funeral Home. Other survivors include daughter Mrs Frank Ford of Mobile and two more names list.
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Sarah E. Carver
Darrell Hanna
Lakeview Estates
Pulley Funeral
Frank Ford
Mabile, Alay
Mrs Rosita Hurt Mother of John Hurt Dies in Owensville
Mrs Rosita Hurt mother of John Hurt of 716 Jordan died at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Owensville Indiana. Services will be at Maumee General Baptist Church with Rev Robert Head officiating. Holder Funeral Home in Owensville set visitations after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Surviving are four daughters Mary Staley Edith Robinson Helen Robinson Ruth Spindler one son Albert Hurt and one sister Ida Mae Moore plus a niece Irene Davis.
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Rosita Hurt
John Hurt
Jordan
Ownesville
Ind
Maumee General Baptist Church
Owensville
Robert Head
Holder Funeral Home
Mary Staley
Carbondale
Edith Robinson
Helen Robinson
Ruth Spindler
Fort Branch
Albert Hurt
Dallas
Texas
Ida Mae Moore
Mt. Vernon
Irene Davis
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Admitted at Jefferson Memorial include Louise Meadows of Iuka Lem Sweat 1012 South 10th Virginia McDuffy 2710 Mannen. Discharges include Mrs Roseanne Nice and baby Beverly Kay Dahlgren. Also listed are many discharged patients and newborns with various addresses.
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Louise Meadows
Iuka
Lem Sweat
South 10Th
Virginia McDuffy
Mannen
Onis McPherson
Dahlgren
Juanita Upton
Kell
Lillie Pemberton
Oakland
Floyd Baker
Bluford
Warren Kinison
Woodlawn
David Allison
Phoenix
Ariz
Clay Tackett
Marietta
Roy Simson
Lake
Jackie Biffen
Mt. Vernon
Roseanne Nice
Beverly Kay
Freda Burns
Patrick Arthur
Mildred Heck
Larry Robert
1412
North
Valada Arnett
Belle Rive
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital September 22
Mr and Mrs John Watkins 820 Pace welcome a son born 5 23 PM weighing 6 8 at Good Samaritan Hospital on Monday September 22 Mr and Mrs Paul Hamson Belle Rive add a daughter born 6 58 PM weighing 7 4 at Good Samaritan Hospital on Monday September 22 Webeth Mr and Mrs Willis Miller Brownsville Road greet a daughter born 10 15 PM weighing 9 1 at Good Samaritan Hospital on Monday September 22
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John Watkins
Pace
Good Samaritan Hospital
Paul .Hamson
Belle Rive
Webeth
Willis Miller
Brownsville Road
Two Auto Accidents Reported in City Monday Afternoon
City police documented two noninjury crashes Monday afternoon. At 2 30 p m Ruby Ferguson age 40 R R 3 collided with Winnie Freytag age 35 1815 Isabella in the 300 block of S 10th Street Ferguson cited for leaving curb without due caution. Freyting car damage over 100 dollars. Ferguson car about 100 dollars. At 8 11 p m Anita Champ age 25 Godfrey struck Harold Burwell age 22 420 Wth St in the 100 block of N 12th Street Champ cited for leaving a driveway without due caution. Champ car about 40 dollars damage Burwell car over 100 dollars.
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Ruby M. Ferguson
R.R
Winnie S. Freytag
Isabella
S.10th Street
Anita F. Champ
Godfrey
Harold J. Burwell
N. 12Th Street
Champ
Burwell
Markets Mt Vernon Hog Prices Updated at Noon
Prices paid at Mt Vernon hog market show a 50 cent rise by 12:30 p.m. for U S C A 219 to 230 lb meat type hogs with No 1 at 26.00 No 2 at 25.50 No 3 at 25.00 Sows 18.00 to 22.00 Boars 14.50 to 15.50. After 12:30 p.m. prices adjust to next day figures.
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U.S.C.A
Mt. Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning
Mt Vernon prices shown include Wheat 1.13 Soybeans 2.20 Corn 1.18.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and poultry price list from St Louis market
AP reports St Louis price list for eggs and poultry this week. Consumer grades show large eggs 44 to 48 cents, medium 35 to 41, small 20 to 24. Hens heavy price 13 cents, broilers and fryers 28.50 to 29.50. Wholesale grades vary 22 to 35 cents depending on type.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Mercantile Butter and Eggs Prices Listed
Chicago Mercantile Exchange wholesale prices show Butter grades AA 72 cents per pound, A 72, B 69. Eggs grade A whites 48 cents per dozen, mediums 41, standards 44.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain price roundup with grain spot quotes
Chicago AP lists Wheat No 2 hard yellow 1.3034n Wheat No 2 soft red 1.27%4n Corn No 2 yellow 1.22 sample grade yellow 1.07 Oats No 2 extra heavy white 63%4n Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.3644n Soybean oil 10.25n.
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Chicago
Livestock Prices at National Stockyards Illinois
National Stockyards estimates for Wednesday list hogs 5,000 head and cattle 2,000 head with calves 150 and sheep 300. Hogs up to 50 percent higher for 1-3 loads, cattle includes steers 910-1,150 pounds and prime vealers 33.00-30.00, spring lambs 28.00-30.00 for select grades, ewes 9.00-10.00.
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National
Ill
Helfers
Bailey to defend Green Beret captain in Vietnam murder case
F. Lee Bailey, famed criminal lawyer, will defend Capt. Robert F. Marasco of Bloomfield New Jersey in a general court martial set for October 20. Co defendants include Capt. Leland Brumley Capt. Budge Williams. Other high profile attorneys join in the defense of Col. Rheault and Maj. Crew with possible delays and quashing of charges if early trials acquit. Military witnesses and subpoenas including Gen. Abrams may be involved.
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Long Binh
Vietnam
Boston
F. Lee Bailey
Green Beret
Bailey
Robert F. Marasco
Bloomfield
N.J
Leland J. Brumley
Duncan
Okla
Budge E. Williams
Athens
Edward Bennett Williams
America
Robert B. Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Rheault
Williams
Henry B. Rothblatt
New York
Saigon
Brumley
David E. Crew
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Thomas C. Middleton Jr
Jefferson
C. Marasco
Thomas H. T. Young
Transpacific
Young
Army
Green
Rothblatt
Boyle
Smith
George W. Latimer
Salt Lake City
Unitary
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Wall Street Gains Moderate. Dow Hits 896 in Volatile Trading
The market rose in steady early trading as several blue chips advanced while others corrected. The Dow Jones average reached 896.19 at noon, up 4.42, with Xerox down 2 percent and Polaroid up about a half percent, amid mixed moves across sectors.
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New York
Xerox
IBM
Polaroid
Dow Jones
Woolworth
Proctor & Gamble
Associated Press
Texaco
Boeing
Sonic
Home Oj
American Stock Exchange
Gets Year At State Farm On Morals Charge
Jerry Isaac aged 31 from Route 2 Nt Vernon pleaded guilty to indecent liberties with an 11 year old girl. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams sentenced Isaac to four years probation with the first year at the Illinois state farm Vandalia. Charles Ward aged 33 of 1202 South 24th Street pleaded guilty to theft implications of 500 dollars from a Mt Vernon man. Ward received three years probation plus court costs and restitution.
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Jerry Isaac
Route 2
Nt. Vernon
Alvin Lacy Williams
Isaac
Vandalia
Charles Ward
South 24Th Street
Mt. Vernon
Jaycee Lake
Ward
Auto Overturns On Liberty Road
A car driven by Ronald Garrison, 18, of Route 1 Opdyke overturned at 7 30 last night on Liberty Road about four miles east of Mt Vernon. Officers said the car was considerably damaged and there did not appear to be any injuries.
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Ronald Garrison
Opdyke
Liberty Road
Mt. Vernon
Sheriff's Office
Reds Batter South Viet Irregulars
Vietnam reports indicate a winter spring campaign may follow the autumn surge. Near the demilitarized zone a U.S. 3rd Marine Division patrol was hit by 20 North Vietnamese fighters. five enemy soldiers and two Marines were wounded. Two American helicopters were destroyed, totaling three losses in Vietnam.
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Vietnam
Saigon
U.S. 3Rd Marine Division
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Que Son
da “Nang
Chicago man found not guilty of murder in girl's death
Samuel Saikin, 53, was acquitted of murdering Ella Jean Scott but guilty of conspiracy to obstruct justice by hiding her body. The body was found Feb 20 in an oil drum on Saikin's Indiana farm. His son Joel faced no charges.
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Chicago
Samuel Saikin
Ella Jean Scott
U.S. District Court
Saikin
Joel
Miss Scott
Chesterton
Indiana
Biological Research Products Co
Las Vegas
South Side
Philip Romiti
Two Lawsuits Filed Here After Accidents
Two lawsuits filed in circuit court seek damages from accidents last year in the Mt. Vernon area. Mary Hope Hale seeks 25 000 for injuries in a May 14 1968 car truck collision on state route 37 near Mt. Vernon. Defendants are John H. Wilson and employer J B Groves. Hale requests a jury trial. Roy F. Hamilton seeks 10 000 for August 28 1968 injuries in Mt. Vernon from a collision at Salem Road and Oakada Avenue with Barbara K. French. Hamilton also requests a jury trial.
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Mt. Vernon
Mary Hope Hale
John H. Wilson
J. B. Groves
Roy F. Hamilton
Barbara K. French
Salem Road
Oakada Avenue
Hamilton
Trailer Stolen From Gas Station Overnight
City police report a U Haul trailer taken from Newcomb Texaco at Park Plaza shopping center after hours. The theft occurred sometime after the station closed Sunday night.
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Newcomb Texaco
Park Plaza
Rend Lake Intercity Water System to Serve 4 Towns
The Rend Lake Conservancy District plans a $13.5 million intercity water system funded by federal loans to deliver Rend Lake water to Thompsonville and three other communities. Construction spans seven counties with 125 miles of pipe and aims to begin service by October and full operation in early 1971. Thompsonville uses a temporary West Frankfort water agreement while its distribution and quality checks proceed.
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Rend Lake
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Thompsonville
West Frankfort
State Health Department
Department of ‘Housing and Urban ’ Development
Economic Development Administration
Black Monday protests span four cities over job bias
Four cities observed Black Monday with parades and rallies as Black protesters accuse the building trades of discrimination. In Chicago Oklahoma City and Seattle Reverend Jesse Jackson of Operation Breadbasket addressed about 3000 people in Chicago and criticized a 4000 job offer while noting only 2800 of 90000 skilled Chicago construction jobs were held by Black workers. He urged Black students to boycott schools every Monday.
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Chicago
Oklahoma City
Seattle
Jesse Jackson
Breadbasket
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Civic Center Plaza
Jackson
Fcott
Hens Are Lazy Egg Prices Rise
Milwaukee native Tom Meyer, NIU baseball coach for six seasons, is named assistant coach on the Wisconsin Badgers staff. Athletic Director Elroy Hirsch announced the move on Monday, joining under retiring head coach Arthur Dynne Mansfield. Meyer played at Northwestern and was part of the 1957 Big Ten champion Wildcats.
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Madison
Wis
Tom Meyer
Northern Illinois University
University of Wisconsin
Elroy Hirsch
Meyer
Fred Wagner
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Arthur Dynne Mansfield
Northwestern
Wildcat
Rose Workers Strike Is Over
In Pana Illinois, United Greenhouse Workers Local 22476 members agreed Monday to a contract offer from Tillingis Roses Limited Amling Flowers and Roses Limited ending a strike that began July 8. The 120 union members will return to work and details of the new contract were not disclosed.
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Pana, Ill
United Greenhouse Workers Local 22476
Tillingis Roses Limited
Amling Flowers and Roses
Jordan and Israel make canal deal
Jordan on a kibbutz near the Sea of Galilee observed Yom Kippur as Israeli forces returned fire. A few rockets were fired at Zafririm 15 miles southwest of Jerusalem with no damage or casualties reported. In Rabat, Nasser sent a message from Cairo about the Jerusalem mosque fire as an act threatening free peoples worldwide.
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Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Zafririm
Jerusalem
Morocco
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
al Aksad
Nasser
Cairo
Rabat
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Burglars Hit Grand Prairie School for Pennies
Jefferson county deputies investigated a break in at the Grand Prairie grade school in northwest Jefferson county. Burglars shattered a door glass to enter and rifled through the principal’s office files. About $2 in pennies was missing.
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Jefferson County
Grand Prairie
418 000 Searched At Mexican Border
Weekend visitors to Mexico waited in cars for up to six hours to reach inspection gates. Auto exhaust fumes sickened many as horns blared and tempers flared. Fist fights and battered fenders marked the four mile line. Alfred E Freeman, a San Diego airline official, said it took him 10 hours to drive 30 miles from Tijuana to San Diego. He vowed not to return if possible.
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Mexico
Four Mile
Alfred E. Freeman
San Diego
Tijuana
Illinois Con Con primary field narrows to delegates
Illinois voters head to a first con con primary with five legislators running for delegate including Rep. Paul Elward and candidates such as Joseph Meek and Robert Cushman. No primary contests in eight state senatorial districts as lawmakers, lawyers and businessmen lead the 501 race. Gov. Ogilvie and leaders plan influence as convention debates changes to the 1870 state charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois Retail Merchants Association
Joseph Meek
Western Springs
Meek
GOP
Senate
Paul Elward
Chicago
Elward
Richard J. Daley
Robert 5. Cushman
Highland Park
Cushman
Elbert S. Smith
Decatur
Robert G. Cronson
Mundelein
Richard B. Ogilvie
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George Kigsner
Wayne City
Roy Culli
Hallie East
Nth
Bob Williams
Gladys Casey
Broadway
Ethel Martin
Hickory Grove Manor
Golda O'Bryan
McLeansboro
Reaner Robinson
South 5Th
Glorma Johnson
Cherry Dorriss Pierce
Kirk Dickey
Lesser
Chioe Lowry
Ewing
Vivian Shelton
Park Avenue
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
By Richard Pyle
Wall Street
Indus
State Farm
REDS
Saiken
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REND
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Jackson-Martin
Grand Prairie School
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