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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1968

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Ora Howard 83 Kell Dies Rites Wednesday

Ora Howard 83 of Kell died Sunday night at Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Osborn Funeral Home in Kell with Rev. Clebert Weger officiating. Burial Antioch Cemetery. Body lies in state at Shorn Funeral Home Kell after 6:00 p.m. Friends may call. Survivors include four sisters Etta Rollinson Kell Nora Lane Bluford Nona Chambliss Texico Laura Clayborn Texas and four grandchildren. Preceded in death by daughter Cecil Hays.

Ora Howard Kell Hickory Grove Manor Osborn Funeral Home Kel Clebert Weger Antioch Cemetery Pam Etta Rollinson

Rightnowar Rites Wednesday for Herschel O Rightnowar

Funeral services for Herschel O. Rightnowar of 207 South Johnson Avenue who died Sunday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital will be at 2 00 p m Wednesday at South Hickory Hill Cemetery. Rev Rey Van Horn will lead the service. Survived by son C W Rightnowar serving in Germany with the U S Army.

Herschel O. Rightnowar South Johnson Avenue Good Samaritan Hospital Hickory Hill Cemetery Rey van Horn Rightnowar C. W. Rightnowar U.S. Army Germany

Knox Scott Dies Today in Benton

Knox Scott 66, of Lesser, died at 5 30 a.m. at Franklin Hospital Benton. Born June 17 1902 he was the son of Francis and Florence Roberts Scott. Survived by wife Hallie one son James B. of East St Louis one brother Alfred of LaGrange three sisters Eva Johnson Rockford Pauline Finney Torrence Calif and Mermeth Joiner Walier. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday Bray Field chapel Lesser burial Maple Hill cemetery. Call after 4 p m Wednesday at Bray Field Funeral Home Lesser.

Knox Scott Lesser Franklin Hospital Benton Francis Florence Roberts Scott Hallie James B East St. Louis Alfred LaGrange Eva Johnson Rockford Pauline Finney Torrence Calif Mermeth Joiner Walier Brayfield Chapel Maple Hill Cemetery Brayfield Funeral Home

Senate may avoid battle over Fortas

Senate lobbies for a resolution stating no vacancy on the Supreme Court to be filled while Chief Justice Warren serves. The White House reportedly opposes, with Johnson described as wrathful. Porter has discussed implications with Dirksen as Fortas could be relieved by such a move.

Nznt Dirksen The Tribune Senate Supreme Court Fortas Earl Warren White House Johnson Paul A. Porter Arnold & Porter Justice Fortas Everett M. Dirksen Wmortas Voreen Warren

Wall Street advances on strong volume amid tech gains

Wall Street kept rising for a seventh straight session as volume surged and traders returned after the Hebrew New Year. Dow Jones industrial average noon reading stood at 934.80, up 4.35, with the Associated Press 60-stock average rising to 345.3 as gains outpaced declines by about 240 issues.

Robert M. Kalb NEW York (Ap Chase Manhattan Bank Associated Press Aveda Corp Atty Gulf & Western Industries American Stock Exchange

Gunpowder Plot Conspiracy Linked to Guy Fawkes

A 17th century plan by conspirators against King James I and Parliament to blow up the House of Lords is known as the Gunpowder Plot with Guy Fawkes involved in the attempt.

Guy Wawkes Jamesco Parliament House of Lords

Hog market prices in Mt Vernon slip after 12:30 PM

Markets Mt Vernon Hog Market prices paid until 12 30 p m today were down 30c The top was 19 25 20 50 and 20 75 for 210 and 240 lb meal type hogs Sows were 15 00 and 17 25 Boars were 12 50 and 13 50 After 12 30 today prices will be based on next day's prices.

Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Morning

Mt Vernon officials reported grain prices in the market today with Wheat at 1.02, Soybeans at 2.39, and Corn at .95. The bulletin lists current figures for local producers and traders.

Mt. Vernon

Egg price updates in St. Louis market report

AP notes consumer egg grades with sizes and prices. Large A eggs 42-46 cents, medium 41-44, small 33-29 and wholesale standards 35-37. Hens and broilers listed with per pound ranges and other prices unchanged.

ST. Louis

Chicago prices and grades for dairy and poultry

Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter and eggs prices listed with grades and percentages. Live poultry sections show roasters heavy hens and special fed white rock fryers with price points.

Chicago USDA

Livestock Price Estimates at National Stockyards

AP reports Wednesday estimates for National Stockyards: hogs 6,000. cattle 1,500. calves 150. sheep 350. Hogs 7,000 with barrows and gilts 20.25 to 20.75 and sows 17.00 to 18.25. Cattle 3,500, calves 200, steers 26.50 to 27.75, heifers 25.00 to 26.50, vealers 24.00 to 34.00, calves 17.00 to 22.00. sheep 500, spring lambs 25.50 to 28.00, ewes 5.00 to 7.50.

National Stockyards

Chicago Grain price quotes and sample grades

Chicago AP reports grain prices with Wheat No 2 yellow hard at 1.2544 and No 2 soft red at 1.1884, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.10, Oats No 2 extra heavy white 64 with sample grades 59%4 and white 59%, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.58, and Soybean oil 7.62.

Chicago

North Korean Pueblo Crew Will Not Be Freed Without Apology

North Korea said the 82 Pueblo crewmen will never be released unless the United States admits the ship violated North Korean waters and apologizes. Rodong Shinmun described the crew as spies and urged punishment, while noting lenient pleas from the sailors and demands for accountability from Washington.

Tokyo Communist Party Pueblo Rodong Shinmoon U.S Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Dean Lusk North Korea United States Sea of Japan Washington Lloyd M. Bucher

Letter Carriers Fight Dog Bites Banishing Mail Men

National Association of Letter Carriers President James Rademacher decries slow Labor Department safety study on dog attacks on postal workers. He cites 10,000 dog bites last year with over 1,000 hospitalizations and an estimated $36 average cost per bite, totaling over a half million dollars annually in taxpayer expenses.

Washington Cab James Racemacher National Associated of Letter Carriers Labor Department Robert Goode Labor Office of Occupation Safiety Goodell Rademacheros Union the Postal Record Rademacher

School Bells Heard Again In East St. Louis

Union teachers end four week strike and return to work under a one year contract granting about 10 percent raises. A $820000 package includes a fund to finance pay increases and a possible $300000 tax anticipation warrant to cover any shortfall. Beginning teachers with degrees see salaries rise from 65250 to 6630. Pickets continue as unions seek staffing actions from state officials.

East ST. Louis Board of Education Madison Ray Page Illinois

Two Cars Stolen Here Last Night One Recovered

Two cars were stolen in Mt. Vernon last night and one recovered this morning. Harold Roff man reported his 1967 Dodge was taken from behind Central Church of Christ. It was found abandoned on South 23rd Street. Dr Earl Neal reported his white 1963 Ford four door sedan stolen from his Pace Avenue driveway. License Illinois 311 392.

Mt. Vernon Harold Roffman Wildwood Drive Central Church of Christ North Tenth Street South 23Rd Street Earl Neal Pace Avenue

Marijuana Mill Found On Vermont Farm

State police raid an abandoned Morristown farm and seized about 800 pounds of marijuana from a hidden operation described as a marijuana mill. Owner Catherine Taylor of Sherman Connecticut said she visited to check the property and some beaver dams.

Montpelier Vermont Marijauana Mill Morristown Stowe Catherine Taylor Sherman

U N General Assembly opens amid U Thant clash on Czechs and Vietnam

U S anger at Secretary General U Thant surfaces as the General Assembly begins its 28th session. Thant proposes a resolution on ending bombing in North Vietnam, while the United States weighs adding the Czechoslovak question to the agenda. Ball’s protest marks a rare public rebuke in three years of Vietnam debate. Delegations prepare for routine business and the admission of Swaziland as the 125th UN member.

William N. Oatis Associated Press United Nations, N.Y U.N. General Assembly United States U Thant Czechoslovakia Vietnam Thant Assembly U.S North Vietnam General Assembly Washington State Department Bali Zdenek Cernik Ball Security Council Moscow Emilio Arenales Catalan Swaziland World Organization Red China

Job Corps Protest in Lewiston Over Police Brutality

About 70 members of the Job Corps for Women demonstrated outside a Lewiston police station Monday night to protest alleged brutality. Most participants were Black. A demonstrator said locals treat them like animals as they marched 13 miles from the Poland Spring center, sparked by Monday court cases of three girls charged with disorderly conduct.

Lewiston Maine Job Corps For Women Women’s Job Corps Center Poland Job Corps

Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted

Nellie Mae Durkee and a list of patients admitted or discharged across Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan facilities, with names and addresses including Nellie Durkee, Ida Williams, Donald Sweetin, Thelma Brown, Marion Beardon, Myrtle Hall, Mary Rawls, Sibyle Promise, Elizabeth Kitowski, Ada Sayer, Minnie Arnold, Alta Williams, Donald Braddy, Trulo Mays, Lola Wood, Mildred Dawson, Robert Mooney, Clara Cato, Evan Cornwell, Stella Izard, Robert Lawrence, William Palmer, Davie Sexton, Cornall Smith, Anna Hainey, Nadine Martin, Tonya Dee, Ruth Martin, Luckey Dunbar Inn, Jewell Thompson, Shirley Upton, Janie Dulaney, Darrell Donoho, Nellie Martin, John Diel.

Nellie Mae Durkee Perkins Ida Edith Williams Ina Donald H. Sweetin Bonnie Thelma Ferne Brown South 25Th William Moses McLeansboro Marion Wallace Beardon South 6Th Myrtle Hall Logan Mary Ellen Rawls Dahlgren Sibyle Promise Dix Elizabeth Kitowski Scheller Ada Sayer South 18Th Minnie Arnold Gilbert Alta Irwin Williams Broadway Donald Braddy South Trulo Mays Mt. Vernon Lola Wood Ashley Mildred Dawson Peach Robert Mooney Waltonville Clara Pauline Cato College Evan Cornwell Bluford Stella Izard Jones Robert Mike Lawrence William Palmer South 15Th Davie Sexton Cornall Smith Cherry Anna Hainey Nadine Martin North St Maurice Withrow Tonya Dee Ruth Martin Luckey Dunbar Inn Jewell Thompson South 13Th Shirley Upton Janie Dulaney Hickory Grove Manor Darrell Donoho Texico Nellie Martin John Diel Schumm Nursing Home

Driver Injured In Auto Crash Near Waltonville Mine

David Roy Sexton 74 of Scheller was injured when his car and Lloyd Lemons 31 of Lesser collided at 5 30 p m on Black jack Road 134 miles south of the Waltonville mine. Sexton was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital Lemons not treated.

David Roy Sexton Scheller Lloyd Lemons Lesser Blackjack Road Waltonville Sexton Good Samaritan Hospital Lemons

Fines Assessed in Circuit Court List

Dalton E Musgrave of 609 Herbert faces 10 dollars for driving too fast for conditions. Helen L Burns of Woodlawn 10 dollars for following too close. Sylvia Wood R R 4 Mt Vernon 10 dollars for following too close. Jennell Currie 901 south 12th street 10 dollars for failure to yield right of way. Clifford D Parrish West Frankfort 25 dollars for illegal transportation of liquor and 18 dollars for speeding. Richard QO Conner Inn 10 dollars for failure to yield right of way turning left. Nina L Weddell Westfield Tl 10 dollars for improper passing. Belle E David Charleston Mo 10 dollars for speeding. James N Mitchell 2002 Casey 10 dollars for failure to yield right of way. Terry J Rutherford Sims TL 10 dollars for speeding. Harold L Tabers Chicago 10 dollars for following too closely. James D Baker 423 south 17th street 10 dollars for no valid registration.

Dalton E . Musgrave Herbert Helen L. Burns Woodlawn Sylvia Wood R. R Mt. Vernon Jennell Currie South 12Th Street Clifford D. Parrish West Frankfort Richard QO. Conner Inn Nina L. Weddell Westfield Belle E. David Charleston James N. Mitchell Casey Terry J. Rutherford Sims Harold L. Tabers Chicago James D. Baker South 17Th Street

Cases Continued to Sept 30 in Lewiston Court

The Lewiston District Court continued the cases to Sept 30. The Corps Center in Poland Spring reports an enrollment of 1,049 students.

Lewiston Poland Spring

Demolition of Former Methodist Office on West Broadway

J C Livingston owner of 1918 Broadway where a two story building that housed Methodist district offices is being demolished. Offices moved to a new structure across the street. Livingston says no sale or improvement plans this year. possible sale or new building contemplated in 1969. He also owns 1916 Broadway. Both lots zoned for business.

Broadway J. C. Livingston Livingston

Three Accidents Reported in Mt Vernon Yesterday

Three vehicle crashes occurred in Mt Vernon yesterday injuring Harold M. Ward and damaging several cars. Ward, 46, Route 4, suffered a non serious injury in a collision on south Ninth Street. his car about 40 dollars damaged. Helen L. Burns, 18, Woodlawn, had a car damaged over 100 dollars and was charged with following too loose. Venita R. Burns, 19, 1115 Jordan, struck two parked cars on College. parked car owned by Jimmie Peeples damaged about 25 dollars. Venita Burns charged with no license. Another crash at Salem Road and Lambert Street damaged two cars over 100 dollars. drivers Charles P. Yearwood, 31, Westwood Drive, and Harold L. Tabers, 33, Chicago. Tabers charged with following too close.

Mt. Vernon Harold M. Ward Route 4 South Ninth Street Ward Helen L. Burns Wood-lawn Helen Burns Venita R. Burns Jordan College Jimmie Peeples South 24Th Burns Venita Burns Salem Road Lambert Street Charles P. Yearwood Westwood Drive Harold L. Tabers Cncago Tabers

Kiwanis Club To Hear Pastor Argyl Houser

The Rev. Argyl E. Houser of Waltonville Universalist Church will speak at the Mr Vernon Kiwanis Club meeting on Thursday. Houser, with more than fifty years in ministry, is noted as a speaker poet and humorist.

Argyl E. Houser Universalist Church Waltonville Vernon

Two Suits For Divorce Filed In Circuit Court

Two divorce actions were filed in circuit court. Jesse Edward Wood cites mental cruelty in a suit against Sylvia Hazel Wood. they wed September 2, 1935 and separated July 19, 1963. Jerry Lee Bullard seeks custody of their one child in a suit against Pearl Elizabeth Bullard. they married November 17, 1964 and separated September 4, 1967.

Jesse Edward Wood Sylvia Hazel Wood Jerry Lee Bullard Pearl Elizabeth Bullard

Turner Boehm Post No 4 regular meeting notice

Regular meeting of Turner Boehm Post No 4 of Amvers will be held on Wednesday evening September 25 at 7 30 p m in the clubhouse. All members urged to attend. Ray Baril Adjutant.

Turner Boehm Post No. 4 Amvers

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H. O Canta A Lunape Poe Cofsone Lag Dmi Wall Street Dow Jones March King John Philip Sousa Mt. Vernon Grain Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chicago Grain H.M.S. Eagle Scotland Moray Firth Atlantic Alliance North Atlantic Norway London Hits Nixon, Wallace Hubert H. Humphrey George C. Wallace Richard M. Nixon Wallace Humphrey Minnesota Afl-Cio Alabama Nixon Midwest House Dakotas Idaho Seattle Wash Harris Louis Harrig Washington Post Atlanta To Nee Gqulbride MR. Kirk’s Jordam Viets Jefferson Memorial Samaritan Circuit Court Main St Donald Reid Kiwanis Club Ray Baril, Adjutant Bill Galaxie Bill Kniffen
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