Deaths James Reamer Shields 73 Bluford dies at Fairfield Memorial
James Reamer Shields 73 of Bluford died at 2 30 p m Wednesday at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He was a farmer. Funeral services 2 00 p m Friday at Bluford Funeral Home with Rev Ross Partridge officiating. Burial Oakdale Cemetery. Masonic rites by Oval Lodge 759 Wayne City. Body in state at Bluford Funeral Home after 4 00 p m today. Survived by wife Esther Martin Shields, one son Chester, two daughters Lavin Keele Vera Simmons, two brothers Nelson and Fred, three sisters Rose Johnson Lillie Hunt Dollie Tate, six grandchildren nine great grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, one son, one brother, one sister.
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James Reamer Shields
Bluford
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Bluford Funeral Home
Ross Partridge
Oakdale
Oval Lodge
Wayne City
Mr. Shields
Webbers Township
Charles A
Savannah
Bond) Shields
Jefferson County
Esther Martin
Chester Shields
Lavin Keele
Dix
Vera Simmons
Downers Grove
Nelson Shields
Salem
Fred Shields
Carmi
Earl
Rose) Johnson
Bloomington
Roy
Lillie) Hunt
Dollie) Tate
James F. Nigh Dies in Corpus Christi Texas
James F. Nigh aged 59 of Corpus Christi Texas former Mt Vernon resident died Thursday morning in a Corpus Christi hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was a member of First Methodist Church Corpus Christi and burial will be there. Survivors include his wife Mrs Ewing Fisher of St Vernon two daughters Mrs John Yocum of Corpus Christi and Mrs Sam Ryan of Riverside California a brother Charles Nigh of St Louis a sister Mrs Ewing Fisher of San Antonio and five grandchildren.
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James F. Nigh
Corpus Christi
Tex
Mt. Vernon
Cage Mills
Ewing Fisher
St. Vernon
John Yocum
Sam Ryan
Riverside
Calif
Charles Nigh
St. Louis
San Antonio
Ralph R. Pate of Ashley Dies at 84
Ralph Richard Pate, 84, of Ashley died Wednesday at Washington Springs Nursing Home in Okanville. Funeral at Kringer Funeral Home in Ashley Sunday at 12:00 pm with Rev. Paula Sullivan officiating. burial in Richview Cemetery. He was born August 7, 1879 in Richview, Illinois, married to Mabel McKee, and survived by three sons, a brother, six grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. A retired railroad worker, he also farmed and later dealt in real estate. member of the LO.O.F. lodge in Ashley.
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Ralph R. Pate
Ashley
Ralph Richard Pate
Washington Springs
Okanville
Inger
Paula Sullivan
Richview
Kringer
Pate
Lo.o.f. Lodge
Births: Mullin Kerry Carnahan Families Welcome Newborns
Mr and Mrs Jack D Mullin of 309 South First Street welcomed a daughter at 7 31 PM in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds seven ounces Mr and Mrs John Kerry of Route One Dubois welcomed a daughter at 10 10 AM in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces Mr and Mrs Robert Barry Carnahan of Foristell welcomed a son at 9 15 AM last Monday in a Foristell hospital weighing seven pounds eight and a half ounces named Trenton Wade Grandparents are William H Carnahan and Golda Fowler.
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Jack D. Mullinax
South First Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
John Kerry
Route One
Dubois
Robert Barry Carnahan
Foristell
Masonic Lodge Special Meeting and Shrine Joint School
Mt Vernon A F and A M holds a special meeting Friday September 27 at 7 30 pm to work in the first degree. All members urged to attend visiting brethren welcome. Kip Carpenter W M James Apgar Secretary. A joint Shrine school for Centralia Salem and Mt Vernon at Mt Vernon Masonic Temple Saturday September 28 at 2 pm with afternoon and evening sessions district deputy Mrs Ann Stark of Centralia to conduct. A 6 30 pm covered dish meal to follow. Emily Goodin W H P Naomi R Bogan W S
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A. F
A. M
Mt. Vernon Lodge
Kip) Carpenter
W. M. James Apgar
Centralia
Salem
Mt. Vernon
Masonic Temple
Ann Stark
Emily Goodin
W.H.P
Naomi R. Bogan
W.S
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Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Fall On Local Market
Prices paid on the Mt Vernon live stock market were down as hogs moved lower. 230 pound hogs showed declines with sows at 300 weight and over at 13.50. Boars ranged from 8.00 to 10.00.
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MT. Vernon
Tery
Oral Lodge
Wayne
Grain prices quoted in Mt. Vernon market today
Prices reported this afternoon in Mt. Vernon show Wheat at 1.88 Soybeans at 2.53 and Corn at 1.16, reflecting local commodity quotes for the day.
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Mt. Vernon
St Louis Produce Grading Rates Synopsis
AP report lists St Louis produce prices and egg grades for consumer and wholesale markets. It details A grade eggs by size and weight, several wholesale grade ranges, hen weights, and commercial broilers and fryers prices, ending with miscellaneous figures.
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Ot Louis
Chicago Produce Butter and Egg Prices Steady at Exchange
Chicago markets report wholesale butter prices barely moved with scores 93 AA 60 down to 89 C 58 and eggs holding firm with grade A whites at 40 and mixed 39 percent. Grades and car values cited for 92 60 90 B 60 and 89 C 50 with dirties at 28 and checks 274.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
National Stockyards hogs and cattle sales report
Hogs 8,500 head, most 25 lower, 190-270 lb barrows and gilts 15.25-16.00, sows 13.25-15.00. Cattle 1,200, calves 300, limited sales steady. good to choice steers 21.00-24.25, good to choice heifers 21.00-23.50, cows 13.00-16.00, bulls 16.50-17.50, calves 20.00-30.00. Sheep 400, strong to 25 higher. good to prime lambs 17.50-19.75, shorn lambs 18.50-19.00, ewes 5.00-6.00.
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USDA
Chicago Grain price report with mixed futures
Chicago grain notes show no wheat, corn or soybean sales. Oats quoted as No 1 heavy white 714% and No 1 extra heavy white 71% to 7144. Soybean oil listed at 944n.
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Chicago
Wall Street slips in late trading amid broad losses
In active afternoon trading the stock market extended losses with about 5.1 million shares changing hands. Glamour issues fluctuated, Polaroid and U.S. Smelting rose while IBM slipped, and major names like General Motors Ford and Radio Corp fell about a point or more as rails oils and other sectors trended lower. Dow noon figures showed declines across key indices with mixed bond prices.
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Polaroid
U.S
Xerox
IBM
Chrysler
Sperry Rand
General Motors
Ford
United Aircraft and Radio Corp
du Pont
Jones & Laughlin
American Stock Exchange
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions
Jefferson Memorial admitted Herbert D Bert Mendenhall Sandra Butcher of Centralia. Discharged Francis Lomax Oscar Moss Good Samaritan admitted Eva Irene Starr Morris E Jones Scott Carter Barrow Patricia Ann Cherry. Discharged Charles J DeWitt Vesta Smith Carl Henry Bube Clara A Baker Lawrence William Dennis Ethel Louise Wisenhunt Mrs Barbara Alene Manley and baby Stephannie Dawn Mrs Anna Lee Brockett and a baby Gary Gene Beatrice Marian Ellis Richard Phillips Wilbur.
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Jefferson Memorial
Herbert D
Bert) Mendenhall
Sandra Butcher
Centralia
Francis Lomax
Oscar Moss
Good Samaritan
Eva Irene Starr
Morris E. Jones
Scott Carter Barrow
Patricia Ann Cherry
Charles J. DeWitt
Vesta Smith
Carl Henry Bube
Clara A. Baker
Lawrence William Dennis
Ethel Louise Wisenhunt
Barbara Alene Manley
Stephannie Dawn
Anna Lee Brockett
Gary Gene
Beatrice Marian Ellis
Richard Phillips Wilbur
Mobster Valachi testifies on Mafia in Senate probe
Joseph Valachi, 60, testifies before the Senate Investigations subcommittee in Washington about La Cosa Nostra. He describes brutal murders and crime-for-profit activity as authorities seek to topple leaders. immunity questions and wiretap laws rise during the public session.
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Washington
Joseph Valachi
Capitol
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
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Muskie
John Il. McCellan
D-Ark
Subcommittee
U.S
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la Cosa Nostra
John L. McClellan
McClellan
Mafia
Black Hand
Secret Criminal Society
John F. Shanley
New York City Police
Cosa Nostra
Shanley
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Illinois Weather Delivers Mild Sunshine Across State
The Associated Press reports a rainless mild spell across Illinois with sunny afternoons pushing temperatures into the high 70s and low 80s. Morning fog touched Mo line Quincy and Rockford while Chicago recorded a Wednesday high of eight degrees above normal in the warmest statewide readings. Downstate highs reached 81 at Springfield and St. Louis, with 71 at Moline, and overnight lows mostly in the 40s to 50s from Vandalia up through the northern midstate.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Moline
Quincy
Rockford
Chicago
Midstate
AWOL Soldier Admits Stealing Auto In Mt
An AWOL soldier from Fort Gordon Ga Steven Gerald Chartrau admitted stealing a car owned by Golden Hinman of 812 Maple Mount Vernon. The vehicle was found in St Louis county after he was placed on a bus to report to Fort Gordon but got off in St Louis. He is held for violating the Dyer Act and disobeying a direct military order.
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Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
Golden Hinman
Steven Gerald Chartrau
Fort Gordon
Timely Quotes on Newspapers and Scandal
Quotes debate democracy and press taste in the Profumo scandal era. H. H. Hayman, head of the British Institute of Journalists, faces charges of sensationalism. Archbishop Arthur M. Ramsey praises theologians who explain complex topics clearly.
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H. H. Hayman
British Institute of Journalists
Arthur M. Ramsey
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Kennedy Pushes Water Projects On Western Tour
President Kennedy urged vigorous support for water resource ventures as he toured the Rocky Mountain states. In Great Falls he said 211 new water projects and 182 watershed projects, costing about 4 billion dollars, would be approved by mid 1964, challenging the prior no new starts policy. He contrasted Eisenhower era limits with federal backing and recalled past pledges to prioritize public benefits over special interests. He also defended the nuclear test ban and warned of ongoing Soviet tensions while emphasizing diplomacy to avoid war.
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Billings
Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming
Grand Teton
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Utah
Eisenhower
Hells Canyon
Idaho Power Co
Snake River
Idaho
Oregon
Army Corps of Engineers
Montana
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Mansfield
Senate
Soviet Union
Rural fire burns three acres near city
Rural fire crews were dispatched to Rene Brookman’s residence on old route 15 five miles east of the city yesterday. A grass fire burned three acres and caused slight damage to a chicken house.
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Rene Brookman
North Carolinian drives truck to White House gate
Doyle Allen Hicks of Waynesville North Carolina charged through the White House gate in a North Carolina plated truck shouting he wanted to see the President over fears Communists would take over the state. He was described as very sick and was taken to District of Columbia General Hospital for observation.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Doyle Allen Hicks
Waynesville
N.C
North Carolina
Hicks Heating
Columbia General Hospital
Try To Ease Coin Shortage
Washington AP The Federal Reserve System offers inducements to banks to speed coin return. District banks may pay transportation costs for nonmembers shipping coins to a federal district bank. Measure valid only for October, with possible extension if change circulation improves.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Reserve Board
Caroline Takes Ride In Blimp
Caroline Kennedy and White House students begin the term with a blimp ride. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greeted the 20 youngsters at the White House, then they traveled in limousines to Dulles Airport in Virginia. A Goodyear blimp awaited for the United Givers Fund event.
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Washington
Caroline Kennedy
White House
Jacqueline Kennedy
Dulles International
Virginia
First Grade Teacher Is 4 Feet Tall
DARRINGTON Wash AP First grade pupils look Miss Frieda Groenveld in the eyes though she stands four feet tall. She says children need an answer and rightly handles jitters as a new teacher. The little teacher, born in Darrington, grew up in Everett, and is nicknamed the small lady by students.
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Darrington
Wash
Frieda Groenveld
Miss Groenveld
Everett
107 Degree Heat Bakes Los Angeles Blues
Los Angeles residents endured Sahara like heat for a second day as downtown temperatures reached 107 degrees, the hottest in eight years. The high was forecast to hit 106 with a cool night near 83, keeping outdoor activity perilous.
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Los Angeles
Sahara
California
Mercury
Cars Collide On Tenth Street Collision damages exceed $100 at Tenth and La mar
Two cars were damaged over $100 each in a Wednesday collision on Tenth Street at La mar. Drivers were Ray R. Schrum of Belle Rive and Willis M. Ferrill of Chester. Merrill was charged with failure to yield right of way.
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Lamar
Ray R. Schrum
Belle Rive
Willis M. Ferrill
Chester
Merrill
Downey Owes $85,000 in Back Taxes
CHICAGO AP The government says William W Downey administrative aide to former Gov Stratton owes 85 000 in back taxes and penalties Downey of Springfield says he owes nothing His reply to a U S Tax Court petition was filed through attorney William A Barnett of Chicago.
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Chicago
U.S
William W. Downey
William G. Stratton
Downey
Springfield
William A. Barnett
Beef demand up at Jefferson County livestock outlook session
A large Jefferson County crowd attended the annual livestock outlook at the courthouse sponsored by the Jefferson County Extension Service. Dr. Duane E. Erickson of the University of Illinois led the program, noting higher GNP, rising beef demand 3–4 percent, slower cattle prices, and continued hog price trends into 1964 with marketings and feed costs shaping the outlook. Local PAC provided coffee and doughnuts.
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Jefferson County
Court House
Jefferson County Agricultural Extension Service
Don Lee
Eddie Lamb
Producers Livestock Marketing Association
National Stock Yards
Duane E. Erickson
University of Illinois At Urbana
Erickson
Lamb and Erickson
Norrow
Lamb
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