Rites Thursday For Ex-Resident Bertha Frisby
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Bertha M. Frisby at Barrick and Son Home in Danville with burial in Catlin. The 55 year old former Mt. Vernon resident was killed in a two car crash near Pocahontas on Sunday September 27. Her husband Stacy Frisby was a former Illinois Power Co. employee in Mt. Vernon until July 1959 when transferred to Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha M. Frisby
Barrick and Son
Danville
Catlin
Frisby
Stacy Frisby
Mt. Vernon
Pocahontas
Dlinois Power Co
Clell Childers Dies at 75 in Wayne County
Clell Childers, 75, died at his home in Wayne County township. Services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Mt. Pleasant Church with Rev. Henson officiating and burial in the adjoining cemetery. The body will lie in state at Richardson Chapel Wayne City. He married Beatrice Meador on May 2, 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clell Childers
Township
Wayne Coin
Mt. Pleasant
Henson
Hs Wate
Richardson Chape
Wayne City
Frente Eran Eal Ze
March of Sherman
Ella’ (Slack) Chil
Beatrice Meador
Rites Saturday At McLeansboro For Mima Mills
Funeral services are planned in McLeansboro for Mrs. Mima Mills, 185, of Hot Sameta, who died Saturday at Encanto Convalescent Home. Daughter of Wesley and Genline Dailey, she later married Gull of Evensville. survived by relatives. Local obituaries provide brief life details and service arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springs
Sameta
Encanto Convalescent
Hamilton
Wesley
Genline Dailey
Eeak
Wart Gull
Evensville
Ind
Minnie Symons of Dubois Dies Rites Wednesday
Minnie Symons of Dubois dies at Wash ing ers Hospital Nashville after a Sunday, born May 26, 1887 in Dubois to William and Susan Ben tler Niederhoffer. Funeral at local church with burial pending at Kringer Funeral Home. Local friends may call.
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Dubois
Kringer
Yes
Symons
Washingrs
Nashville
William of Susan (Niederhoffer) Ben- TL
Rites Tomorrow For Amos Cluck Of McLeansboro
Amos Cluck 76 of Route 2 McLeansboro died 8 30 p m Sunday at his home Funeral services set for Wednesday 2 00 p m at Donelson Funeral Home Moe Leansboro Rev Ned Sutton to officiate burial Mt Olivet Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Cluck born February 15 1888 in Hamilton County son of John L and Pauline Elizabeth Johnson Cluck married Nora Parker who survives Also surviving are son Eugene Cluck Oak Forest Illinois daughters Lelia Fay Goss McLeansboro and Lucille Marie Sereno Gages Lake Illinois brother Walter Cluck Dwight Illinois sister Mrs Walter Smith McLeansboro and 12 grandchildren
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Amos Cluck
Route 2
McLeansboro
Donelson Funeral Home
MoeLeansboro
Ned Sutton
Mt. Olivet
Donelson
Cluck
Hamilton County
John L
Paulina Elizabeth (Johnson) Cluck
Nora Parker
Eugene Cluck
Oak Forest
Ill
Lelia Fay Goss
Lucille Marie Sereno
Gages Lake
Walter Cluck
Dwight, Il
Walter Smith
Harold Barksdale Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Harold Richard Barksdale aged 20 of 1213 Casey Avenue will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene, with burial in Old Union cemetery. The body will lie in state at noon at Pulley-Guizler Funeral Home after 4:00 p.m. today. He died Sunday night. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Cleo Barksdale of Mt. Vernon, three half brothers Eugene Garrison Hebron IL Harold Garrison Woodstock IL John Barksdale Salem, and two half sisters Dorothy Bartley Drumright OK and Helen Vesvern Kingsford Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Richard Barksdale
Casey Avenue
Church of the Nazarene
Ray Jewell
Old Union Cemetery
Pulley-Guizler
Cleo Barksdale
Mt. Vernon
Eugene Garrison
Hebron
Harold Garrison
Woodstock
John Barksdale
Salem
Dorothy Bartley
Drumright
Okla
Helen Vesvern
Kingsford Heights
Circuit court traffic fines listed for three motorists
Fred Daniel Moore paid 10 dollars for lack of a driver’s license. Jesse Raymond Harper of Crockett Mills Tennessee was fined 17 dollars for speeding. Russell G. Rainey was fined 10 dollars for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Daniel Moore
Jessie Raymond Harper
Crockett Mills
Tenn
Russell G. Rainey
Greece Faces Pressure Over King Paul’s Widow
Athens AP reports Greece struggles as Queen Mother, 47, rejects calls to leave the country and oppose new pension laws. Prime Minister Papandreou laments reports in the press and urges unity as critics worry the queen mother will try to influence King Constantine, 24, and control the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Pauls
Ar Oenen
Papandreou
Paul
Constantine
U S Magazines Seized By Reds In Indonesia
In Surabaya East Java six thousand copies of the U S Information Agency magazine America were seized by Communist postal workers. The American Embassy confirmed the move and said protests were filed. Indonesian security forces thwarted further demonstrations demanding USIS be closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
U.S. Information Agency
le Employes
East Java
Surabaya
Offic
Individ
USIR
Hospital Notes and Good Samaritan Patient List
Hospital notes list admitted and discharged patients across two facilities. Names include Lemuel Rec ord Rushion Pierce Ang Mae Weatherholtz Catherine Poole James Sammons Walter Biggerstaff Grace Stonepiper Connie Taylor Irma Bechtel Anna Beckham Earle McIlroy Jewell Thompson Hamp Rush Ruth Kolmer Elliott Eiler Martha Stenson and many others with multiple discharge entries. The items reflect routine admissions discharges from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Lemuel L. Record
Rushion B. Pierce
Bonnie
Dickery Wall
Ang Mae Weatherholtz
Dahlgren
Catherine Jane Poole
James Sammons
Walter C. Biggerstaff
Grace P. Stonepiper
Salem
Connie Taylor
Wayne City
Good Samaritan
Irma Ruby Bechtel
Anna Belle S Beckham
Earle MclIiroy
Jewell O. Thompson
Hamp Rush
Ruth Orleen Kolmer
Elliott Franklin Eiler
Martha Dean Stenson
Martha Dian Breeze
Michelle Dian
Dora Almeda Hutchcraft
Fred Andrew Holland
Jess Lee Harrison
James Edward Brown
Thomas Harrison Sexton
Gladys Fern Shaw
Lee Roy Shelton
Ruty Pauline Germann
Larry Bell
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital Highlight Rex Ma Lori Ann
Mr and Mrs Willis Byron Hale of 29 S E Crescent Drive welcomed a son Rex Ma born yesterday at 2 05 pm weighing nine pounds six and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Darwin Roach of 729 26th Place Granite City Indiana named Lori Ann after a 4 12 pm birth weighing six pounds ten and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Gary Purdy of Traverse City Michigan welcomed Lori Lynn born September 26 weighing eight pounds four ounces. Grandparents include George Purdy Everett Jones and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Byron Hale
S. E. Cresent Drive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Rex Mason
Darwin Roach
26Th Place
Granite City
Inl
Market hog prices after 12 30 p m
Prices paid to 12 30 p m showed top hogs at 16 00 for 200 to 230 lb. sows ranged to 14 50 for 300 lb and down to 14 25 for 300 lb plus. Boars traded 9 00 and 10 00. After 12 30 p m prices will reflect next day figures.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon reports commodity prices in the afternoon quote with wheat at 1.28 soybeans 2.59 and corn 1.21 figures listed for market reference at Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis Produce R and AE Taal Classifieds Snapshot
A garbled OCR snippet lists prices and items including produce lines, wholesale stands, checks, and fryer references. Mentions numbers 26 38 16 16 and 564 with 50M, plus remarks on merchants and fryers, but lacks clear context or complete details.
Chicago Produce Market Fluctuates Amid Mixed Scores
Chicago AP notes uneven trading as dairy and fruit prices shift. Butter leads losses with an 83 score while other commodities show declines or gains in a volatile session. Market watchers cite demand signals and supply factors affecting daily quotations across major Chicago exchanges.
Livestock Prices Reported Across Markets
Illinois AP dispatch lists hogs at 9 000 head and gifts 190 380 pounds. Sows 230 660 pounds priced 13 25 to 15 50. Cattle 4 500 and calves 500 with choice steers 22.00 2 75 and choice heifers 21.00. Prime meats and other classes noted 21.00 to 23.00. ewes around 400.
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Natvwonal Ill
D Sato
Grain and poultry price quotes in Chicago markets
Chicago market notes show wheat No 1 hard at 1.60 percent, corn No 2 yellow 127 percent, No 4 yellow 122 percent, oats No 1 extra heavy white 71 percent, No 1 heavy red 71 percent. USDA live poultry wholesale prices shift slightly with roasters at 23 to 26 and special red white rock fryers 18 to 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Wall Street slips amid GM strike nerves and mixed sector moves
Wall Street held within a narrow range as investors monitored a possible General Motors strike. The market showed a modestly draggy tone with volume around 47 million shares. Gulf Sulphur rose to a yearly high before retreating. U.S. Treasury bonds gained while corporate averages declined. Dow Jones noon figures showed declines in 30 industrials and rails, utilities rose slightly, and overall breadth mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors
Fheny
Airi
Acreu
United Fruit
U.S. Treasury
Reseeding of Forest Starts After Santa Barbara Fire
Santa Barbara AP report notes forestry workers begin reseeding 78 000 mountainous acres of burned watershed as 2 000 firefighters mop up remote back country. Flood-control officials fear mud flows if ground cover is not restored before rain. Kuchel seeks 860 000 emergency funds for debris bans as 11 of 46 injured remain hospitalized. One firefighter died and 78 homes burned in Santa Barbara and Montecito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
U. S. Forest Service
Thomas H. Kuchel
Rcalif
Santa Share
Monte
King City Retailers Fall Outing and Moonlight Madness Preview
King City retailers enjoyed a fall outing at Green Hills Country Club featuring a hole-in-one contest golf afternoon and a 7:00 pm dinner. Bill Schelesky led ceremonies while Art Laird outlined the Moonlight Madness promo and George Purdy briefed on Christmas openings. Roy Jones and Cliff Puntney earned hole prizes. centerpiece donated by Ivans Flowers was given to Mrs. Bill Schelesky as a token of appreciation. Kenneth Stewart introduced Robert Poisall as new Chamber manager, with support pledged for a progressive Chamber program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King City
Green Hills Country Club
Bill Schelesky
Art Laird
George
Ivan
King City Retailers
Dixmoor rioting tied to planned activity says sheriff
Chicago Cook County Sheriff Richard Ogilvie challenged FBI chief Hoover by noting walkie talkie radios used during the Dixmoor violence last month. He suggested the three night riot may have been organized not spontaneous and called for the state's attorney to provide the grand jury report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Richard Ogilvie
Cook County
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Dixmoor
Hoover
Ogilvie
Cook County Grand Jury
Child's body found after 10 hour search at Fox Lake
The body of 2 year old Robert Brotherton of Sunnyside was recovered from Nippersink Creek near the Fox Lake home after an intensive search by more than 100 men. He wandered from a relative's Fox Lake residence earlier in the day.
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Fox Lake
Robert Brotherton
Sunnyside
Nippersink Creek
Cities Bid For Tape Company
WEST FRANKFORT AP A regional development group reports three proposals to solve storage space issues for Technical Fare Corp of New Rochelle after a fire. Southern Illinois Inc outlines warehouse plans as the firm considers moving operations that affect about 300 local jobs. Temporary sites exist within 20 miles of Carbondale. Bids have come from Paducah Murray and Henderson in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Carbondale Productin
Kentucky
Paducah
Murray
Henderson
60 Miles Of New Interstate Open In 1964
Illinois state works director Lorenz says 60 miles of interstate expressways will open before 1965. By end of 1964 half of the 1610 miles allowed by Congress will be completed. The Southwest Expressway in Chicago will stretch 17.5 miles from Dan Ryan to US 66 at the Cook DuPage line. An Oct 24 opening is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Francis S. Lorenz
Ofublic Works
Illinois
Ilinois Municipal League
Lorenz
Congress
Cook-DuPage
Otto Kerner
Charles Hercy
Kickback Trial Defense Opens For Streator Mayor
CHICAGO AP The defense begins presenting its case in the kickback trial of Streator Mayor Raymond Sopher and four codefendants. FBI agents testified they arrested Sopher in Chicago after a $3087 kickback in a sewer contract. Lazzaro said Sopher claimed the money was a political contribution. The group faces Hobbs Act charges for a 10 percent kickback on a $30868 contract with Smith & Loveless officials testifying earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Raymond Sopher
FBI
Sopher
Gino Lazzaro
B. Alden Smith
Smith & Loveless
Union Tank Car Co
Lenexa
Kan
Smith
Lazzaro
Motorcyclist Dies After Accident In Lewistown
A 17 year old motorcyclist named Donald Morgan died from injuries after crashing into a parked car on September 6. He was distracted by a dog and the tail fin pierced his stomach, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Donald Morgan
Weather summary for Vernon MT with temps and sun times
Detailed weather report notes Monday high 68 low 47 and air pressure 32.18 inches. Compares to a year ago high 77 and five years ago highs 84 to 85 with varying lows. Sunrise at 5 55 and sunset at 5 44 CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt, Vernon
Pointe
Illinois Warmer Weather Spreads Southward With 70s Forecast
Chicago AP reports warmer conditions sweeping Illinois from the south with late summer readings expected in the 70s across the region. Northern areas may see rain, while early morning lows hover near freezing in places like Readford and 37 degrees in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Opposes Beef Futures Trading At Chicago Meeting
Dr Herrell DeGraff president of the American Meat Institute argued against beef cattle futures trading set to start November 2 at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He cited lack of analysis on potential consumer price impact and warned about speculative effects on prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Meat Institute
Herrell DeGraff
Institute
Nuclear Test In Mississippi Reported Near Hattiesburg
The Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department plan an underground nuclear test near Hattiesburg Mississippi in the Tatum salt dome. Weather delays and equipment issues shifted timing as a suspended mechanism will trigger the blast deep underground as part of a series of detection studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Atomic Energy Commission
Trigg
Tatum Salt Dome
AEC
Defense Department
Two Collisions and One Arrest Reported in Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon police logged two crashes on Mt Vernon streets Monday causing property damage over 300 dollars and one arrest. James Roy Lyons of Popular Bluff Missouri faced charges for following too close after a Perkins and Shawnee crash damaging about 250 dollars. A hit and run damaged a parked car near the Elks Lodge reported by Joe Bandy on Oakland Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
James Roy Lyons
Popular Bluff
Perkins
Shawnee
William L. Taylor
Linnview
Lyons Wsos
Joe Bandy
Oakland
Elks Lodge
Truck Hits Ditch, Driver Arrested in Missouri
Charlie O. Hill, 52, of St. Louis, was arrested by Jefferson County officers after a pickup ran into a ditch on Richview Road at Woodlawn. He was charged with liquor with the seal broken in the truck. He was not injured and jailed in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie O. Hill
St. Louis
Jefferson County
Richview Road
Woodlawn
Mt Vernon Art Guild to Hold Fall Show Oct 3
The Mt. Vernon Art Guild will hold its annual fall show at the old post office building on October 3. Admission is free and visitors may view paintings including oil, water color, sculpture, and drawings. Awards include first second and third in several categories with proceeds benefiting the building fund. Music by local performers accompanies the exhibit.
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Mt. V. Art Guild
Mt. Vernon
Sree
Ncil
Sooty Center
Sigs Vernon Township
Jeanne Dunham
Ramona Rusand
Linda Armstrong
Jim Pardee
Frank Jones
Art Guild
Fans riot as Ray Charles show halted at Dallas venue
Dallas police jailed four as angry crowd of several hundred surged at Memorial Auditorium after an unscheduled intermission. A flying bottle knocked a officer unconscious and IRS agents impounded promoter receipts while fans demanded refunds for tickets from 2 to the performer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
H.C Holloway
W. W. Vanderslice
Internal Revenue Service
A. W. West
Charles
Switch Cause Blamed for Rail Wreck Near Montgomery
Investigators tentatively blamed a misaligned switch for a head on crash of two passenger trains near Montgomery Illinois. Four crewmen were killed and about 40 passengers injured including five still in hospital. The Golden State Limited used Burlington tracks after Joliet bridge issues forced Rock Island trains off main lines. The Zephyr derailed after the switch misrouting sent it onto a branch line at speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Montgomery
Ill
Aurora
Rock Island
Burlington Trails
Omaha
Chicago
Burlington
Barry Junior Flies Milwaukee Campaign Swing
Barry Goldwater Jr., 26, son of the Republican nominee, flew his own campaign route into Wisconsin Monday to drum up support for his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Junior
Milwaukee
Barry Goldwater Jr
Seven Year-Old Enters Michigan State University
Michael Grost, a 10 year old from Lansing, enrolls at Michigan State University as a prediled freshman after accelerated schooling from Cumberland Road School. He has an A minus average across 38 hours, scores in the top 1 percent on math tests, and spends time reading Sherlock Holmes and Aquinas alongside advanced math study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Brown
East Leen
Michael Grost
Lansing
Michigen State University
Mike
Tus
Michigan State
MSU
Cumberland Road
Chase
Univerity
William Grost
Michael
Elizabeth Drews
Report Two Vandalism Incidents In City
Two vandalism cases were reported Monday. Police said a fire cracker scorched a small spot on an iron porch at 314 North 12th. Officers were called to the Missouri Pacific Railroad depot at Ninth and Casey where bricks were thrown and two window panes were broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
North 12Th
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Ninth and
Casey
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Wayne County
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Minnie Symons
Harold Barksdale
U. S
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Martin Brecker
Queens
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Italy
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Berkeley
U.S
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Roy
Roy Atkinson
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