Deaths Cora Letger Dies Funeral Here Thursday
Cora Letger formerly of Oakland Avenue died yesterday at Underwood Nursing Home Ina where she had lived seven years. Funeral at Myers Chapel 1 30 p m Thursday. Burial East Salem Cemetery. She born Sept 20 1877 in Dix daughter of John R Ward and Louisa Blankenship. Survived by four sons three daughters one sister many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Cora Letger
Cora
Marlow) Letger
Oakland Avenue
Underwood Nursing Home
Ina
Myers Chapel
East Salem Cemetery
Letger
Dix
John R
Louisa (Blankenship) Ward
Albert H. Harlow
Mark Letger
Irvin
Frank Harlow
Mt. Vernon
Ashley W. Harlow
Berkeley
Kenneth Harlow
Carmi
Edna Anderson
Columbus, C
Flora Rogers
Irma Yaeger
Tavia Mann
Flora
Rites Thursday In McLeansboro For Grace DeWitt
Funeral services for Mrs Grace Burnett DeWitt will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Donelson Funeral Home in McLeansboro. She died Sunday at her Danville home. Burial is in Ten Mile Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Heart Fund. Surviving are her husband Paul DeWitt son Dalton Tolley Neder land Texas a granddaughter Jean Ann Noel Creve Coeur Ill two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donelson
McLeansboro
Grace
Burnett) DeWitt
DeWitt
Danville
Hamilton County
Ten Mile Cemetery
Heart Fund
Paul DeWittson
Dalton Tolley
Nederland
Tex
Jean Ann Noel
Creve Coeur
Ill
Albert U Bersche Dies. Funeral Planned in Waterloo
Albert U. Bersche, 72, died Tuesday at his home in Pemberville Ohio. Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Wagner Funeral Home in Waterloo, with burial in Waterloo cemetery. He is survived by his wife Bernice Bersche of Pemberville and by two sisters Mrs. Paul Broyles and Mrs. Loretta Goeckeler of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Broyles
Loretta, Goeckeler
Albert U. Bersche
Pemberville
Ohio
Wagner
Waterloo
Waterloo Cemetery
Broyles
Goeckeler
Bernice Bersche
Two Years to Customize a 1950 Car by Blind Builder
In Buffalo AP report Carlo Annibale, 35, plans a two year project to restore a 1950 automobile. He works in a garage on blocks with help from friend Paul Weiben, disassembling and reconditioning parts. Annibale, blind since age 11, insists the effort will yield a fine machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N.Y
Carlo Annibale
Annibale
Paul Weiben
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial admitted Edward Sefried of Dahlgren. Discharged: Mrs. June Sullivan and baby Thomas Edward, Bertha Chambliss. Good Samaritan admitted Anthony Bruce Carr, William Richard Dyer, Mabel Koons, Harley Woodson Palmer, Barbara Beth Lus singer, Edith Deem, John Shirley Bom, Laura Lee Meredith, Howard Lawrence Jones, Earl Sheridan Hayes, John Farris. Discharged: Candace Elaine Garrod, Betty Beatrice Purcell, Rhonda Leota Sligar, Adellia McGee and baby Morris Alan, Ann Elaine Holliday, Richard M. Griffith, Anthony Bruce Carr, Hazel Esther Eller, Myrla Festa Huff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Anthony Bruce Carr
William Richard Dyer
Mabel Koons
Harley Woodson Palmer
Barbara Beth Luchsinger
Edith Deem
John Shirley Bom
Laura Lee Meredith
Howard Lawrence Jones
Earl Sheridan Hayes
John Farris
Candace Elaine Garrod
Betty Beatrice Purcell
Rhonda Leota Sligar
Adellia McGee
Baby
Morris Alan
Ann Elaine Holliday
Richard M. Griffith
Hazel Esther Eller
Myrla Festa Huff
Births in local hospitals mark several new arrivals
Mr and Mrs Larry Wilson of RFD 1 Barton Road welcomed a daughter at 3 04 yesterday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing ten pounds one ounce. Mr and Mrs Michael Barton of RFD 4 Mr Vernon reported a baby weighing five pounds 14 ounces born at 5 19 yesterday. Mr and Mrs Donald Paul Koch welcomed a son named Jay Paul born Monday morning in St Mary's Hospital at Centralia weighing seven pounds three ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Stanley Rosen berger of Ashley Road and Mr and Mrs C P Koch of Cape Girardeau Mo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Wilson
RFD
Barton Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Michael Barton
Vernon
Donald Paul Koch
St. Mary's Hospital
Centralia
Jay Paul
Stanley Rosenberger
Ashley Road
C. P. Koch
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Weather Snapshot for MT VERNON and Elsewhere
MT VERNON Tuesday forecast shows a high of 79 and a low of 53 with rainfall totaling 30.20 inches for 1965 to date. Comparison shows one year ago high 72 and low 46. five years ago highs were 84 and 50. ten years ago highs reached 90 and 64. Thursday sunrise is 5 55 AM and sunset 5 45 PM CST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Clear
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk
San Diego
Tes
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Cloudy
Belleville Weeesansctveniseneseee
Moline
Nseesaeee
Pootia Creeessne Vere
Quincy Crecees
Rockford Eeeewevessesencerase
Springfield Vem Peer
Vandalia Cageeecs
Taal Volcano Eruption Kills Many and Displaces Thousands
Red Cross reports 184 deaths and 55,000 people in evacuation camps or along roadsides after the Taal eruption. Surviving islanders recount lava rain, burning boats, and ghost towns like Agoncillo as officials seek tallies. The 19th eruption in Taal’s history follows a 1911 event with estimated deaths from 1,335 to 3,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Manila
Juan Encarnacion
Encarnacion
Agoncillo
American Author Lauris Lawrence Dies in Alma Ata
American author Philip Stevenson known as Lauris Lawrence died in Alma Ata after illness during a Soviet tour. He was 68, residing in Venice California. Death attributed to intestinal bleeding pending autopsy results. U S Embassy medical team assisted and praised local hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Philip Stevenson
Alma Ata
Southeast Asia
Stevenson
Venice
Calif
Lauris Lawrence
Soviet Union
U.S
James W. Bizze
Magazine Story Details Mt Vernon Sows Escape
The October Outdoor Life features a true tale by Owen Herbert Jr. detailing Mt Vernon residents escaping a charging pack of sows during a fall 1962 dog training run. Jim Helms climbs a sapling, Del Herbert and Owen escape in a car, avoiding a crowded herd as dogs flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Outdoor Life
Owen Herbert Jr
Evergreen
Herbert
Jim Helms
Opdyke
Del
Helms
Jim
John Glenn Starts Three-Week European Tour
U S astronaut John H. Glenn Jr and his wife Annie began a three week goodwill tour of Europe on President Johnson’s assignment. They landed in Frankfurt at 10 15 a m after flying from Washington via London. It was Glenn’s first time on European soil following his February 1962 spaceflight around the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
John H. Glenn Jr
Europe
Johnson
Glenn
Annie
Washington
London
Supreme Court Upholds $110,000 Award to Patient
The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed a $110,000 verdict for Dorrence Darling of IL against Charleston Community Memorial Hospital. Darling, 23, sued over alleged negligent treatment of a broken right leg from a 1960 football injury that led to amputation. The decision upheld lower court rulings from Coles County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Dorrence Darling IL
Charleston Community Memorial Hospital
Darling
Supreme Court
4Th District Appellate Court
Circuit Court
Coles County
Paratroopers lead two week sweep in Ben Cat area
U S paratroopers plus Vietnamese New Zealand and Australian contingents ended a two week operation near Ben Cat 30 miles north of Saigon. 45 Viet Cong were killed and 75 captured while Allied casualties were light. The raid yielded thousands of pounds of weapons and 5,000 Viet Cong documents. In air actions a U S jet was shot down in North Vietnam and a bomber lost in Mekong Delta. pilots survived or were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Ben Cat
Saigon
New Zealand
North Viet Nam
Mekong
Ba Xuyen
Guam
Saizon
Quang Ngai
South Viet Nam
Minimum wage bill eyed for scaled back increase
Washington AP House Democrats consider reducing the proposed wage rise from 1.75 to 1.60 per hour and trimming coverage from 7.9 million workers. The Education and Labor Committee bill faces opposition, with labor groups unhappy at potential delays and a Senate action unlikely this year. Committee Democrats caucused to discuss compromises amid disputes over farm worker coverage and other categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Education and Labor Committee
Johnson
Senate
House Education and Labor Committee
Jefferson Co. Eligible For Economic Aid
Herrin Illinois AP At least 30 counties in Southern Illinois may be eligible for federal aid under the Economic Development Act. The EDA in Herrin said counties cut from the old Area Redevelopment list may be reclassified under the new law. A. Roger Hook said fewer than 20 counties remain on the list. Eligible counties include Alexander Bond Calhoun Christian Clinton Coles Cumberland Edwards Franklin Gallatin Hamilton Hardin Jefferson Jersey Johnson Massac Marion Marshall Monroe Montgomery Perry Pope Pulaski Saline Union Wabash Wayne White Williamson and Macoupin. The act favors areas with development potential and replaces the ARA and some public works acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin, Ill
Ilinois
Economic Development Administration
Herrin
A. Roger Hook
EDA
Hook
Alexander
Bond
Calhoun
Christian
Clinton
Coles
Cumberland
Edwards
Franklin
Gallatin
Hamilton
Hardin
Jefferson
Jersey
Johnson
Massac
Marion
Marshall
Monroe
Montgomery
Perry
Pope
Talk Nuclear Ban Gromyko And Dean Rusk To Meet Tonite
United Nations dispatch reports Secretary of State Dean Rusk will meet Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at the Waldorf Astoria to assess potential proposals for US Soviet accord. Talks focus on disarmament and a treaty to curb nuclear spread amid China tensions and broader Cold War issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N
Viet Nam
U.S
India-Pakistan
Rusk
Kremlin
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
United States
Peking
Moscow
Washington
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Dorothy Malone Holds On In Critical Condition
Hollywood AP Dorothy Malone Academy Award winning actress 38 remains on the critical list after 7 hours of surgery to remove blood clots from her lungs at Lebanon Hospital Her temperature rose above 105 degrees as doctors gave large IV doses of antibiotics The spokesman said she is holding her own but will stay in critical status for several days
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Dorothy Malone
Years of Lebanon Hospital
Muddy fields stall harvest in Illinois and Wisconsin
Rain and mud delay soybean and corn harvests across Springfield area. Less than 10 percent of soybeans harvested versus a five year average of 35 percent. About 75 percent of corn matured but continued heavy rains hinder progress. Agricultural officials warn field conditions remain poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois Crop Reporting Service
Linda Patton Granted Divorce
Linda G. Patton was granted a divorce from Larry O. Patton in a circuit court decree handed down yesterday in circuit court here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Patton
Linda G. Patton
Larry O. Patton
British PM Wilson Offers Talks With Kosygin and Chou En-lai
Prime Minister Harold Wilson said he is prepared to meet Soviet Premier Kosygin or Chinese Premier Chou En-lai to seek peace in Viet Nam. He defended a pro American stance and urged British leftists to stop demanding only U.S. ceasefire, saying there will be no victory for any side in Viet Nam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackpool
England
Harold Wilson
Moscow
Peking
Viet Nam
Wilson
Labor Party
Alexei N. Kosygin
Russia
Chou En-lai
China
Market Prices Report After Noon Closing
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were 50c higher with hog top at 23 00 for 200 to 220 lb. hogs Saw prices rose to 20 3 for 300 weight down Boars quoted 12 50 and 13 00 After 12 30 p m prices to be based on next day prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon farmers noted quotes in the afternoon market with soybeans at 2.40 per bushel, shell corn at 1.09, and ear corn at 1.06 in Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Chicago Grain prices snip multiple futures figures
Chicago AP reports mixed grain quotes with wheat No 2 red and hard near 1.57 percent, oats No 2 yellow around 1.29 percent, No 3 at 1.24 percent, No 4 1.22 to 1.23 percent, sample grade 1.11 percent, oats No 2 heavy white at 68 percent, No 1 extra heavy mixed 69, soybeans No 1 yellow 2.48 percent, and soybean oil at 11.50 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St Louis Produce Egg and poultry price list
St Louis reports egg and live poultry pricing with consumer grades A large 38-39 A medium 34-36 A small 22-23 B large 32-34 wholesale 32-34 unclassified 20-23 checks 15-16 and hens heavy 15-16 light over 5 lb 9-10 under 5 lb 6 34-7 broilers and fryers 17-19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Livestock receipts at National Stockyards for Thursday
AP reports at National Stockyards Chicago area receipts estimated for Thursday include hogs 6500 head, cattle 1200, calves 300, and sheep 400. Hogs 150-260 lb barrows and gilts 21.75 to 23.75, 300-650 lb sows 20.50 to 22.00. Cattle 2500, calves 300, steers 20.00 to 26.50, heifers 20.00 to 25.00, cows 11.00 to 16.00, vealers 16.00 to 28.90, calves 16.00 to 20.00. Sheep 300, spring lambs 21.00 to 24.75, ewes 5.00 to 7.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Wall Street opens irregularly higher with mixed early gains
Wall Street opened with uneven advances as SCM Corp and several blue chips moved on light volumes. Boe ing Westinghouse Electric General Motors American Telephone United Aircraft Douglas Aircraft General Electric Sears Chrysler U S Steel Standard Oil Anaconda showed mixed moves while the Associated Press average slipped .6 to 345.5 and Dow Jones noon averages edged up about .32 in industrials and rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
SCM Corp
Boeing
Westinghouse Electric
General Motors
American Telephone
United Aircraft
Douglas Aircraft
General Electric
Sears, Roebuck
Chrysler
U.S. Steel
Standard Ot
New Jersey
Anaconda
Associated Press
India and Pakistan hold to positions as truce fails
New Delhi reports bleak prospects for a cease-fire as both sides press demands over Kashmir. India demands withdrawal of about 3,000 guerrillas accused of subversion, while Pakistan seeks a U.N. peace force and eventual plebiscite. U Thant notes nearly 200 observers joining the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Indian
Foreign Office
Pakistan
Kashmir
Lal Bahadur Shastri
U.N. Security Council
Shastri
Security Council
Z. A. Bhutto
U.N. General Assembly
New York
U.N
Bhutto
United Nations
U Thant
U.N. Observer Corps
Junior College Plan For Sparta
AP reports a study on a proposed regional junior college for a six county area including Randolph Monroe St. Clair Perry Washington and Jackson. The plan will be presented at a Sparta meeting as public districts consider unit creation and region wide support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta, II
Carbondale
Belleville
Sparta
Randolph
Monroe
St. Clair
Perry
Washington
Jackson
Eastern Illinois University posts fall enrollment rise
Charlestion Ill AP reports Eastern Illinois University enrolled 5335 students in fall, a 14.3 percent rise from 1964, with a near even split by gender. Freshmen total 1884, the largest class. The school began limiting applications on May 3 after facilities crowding concerns emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston, Ill
Eastern Illinois —_ University
EIU
Policeman Sues Power Company Over Line Incident
Patrolman George L. Wood, 39, of Indianapolis, sued Indianapolis Power & Light Co. for 350000 dollars alleging negligence for failing to cut power and warn bystanders after he brushed a live line while directing traffic at an accident scene, resulting in the amputation of his right leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sues Power Company Indianapolis
Indianapolis Power & Light Co
George L. Wood
Mt V Area Auto Body Repair Training Course Open
The Illinois State Employment Service office at 2255 Mouth Ninth Street announces a new training course for men in auto body and fender repair. Beginning October 11 at Crab Orchard Vocational Training Institute, the program offers $40 weekly training allowance plus transportation or subsistence. Eligible applicants must be 18 to 45, high school graduates, unemployed or underemployed, with dependents receiving enhanced aid. Contact the local Employment Service office promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilnoll State Emplo Service
Mouth Ninth Street
Crab Orchard
Dix Woman Injured In 2 Car Crash
Barbara A. Luchsinger aged 35 of Dix was in satisfactory condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after a two car collision near Mt Vernon yesterday afternoon. State police said she drove a car that hit another driven by Fred W. Lewis of Evergreen Park Illinois. The crash occurred about 4 55 p m on Highway 37 four miles north of Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara A. Luchsinger
Dix
Good Samaritan Hospital
Fairfield Motorist Cited After Curb Collision
A Fairfield driver Miles W. Simpson 75 of Route 1 Fairfield was cited for leaving the curb with out due caution following a collision yesterday. Benny R. Jackson 34 of Route 1 Mt. Vernon also drove in the incident. Damage was estimated at 100 dollars to Simpsons car and 50 dollars to Jacksons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Miles W. Simpson
Route 1
Benny R. Jackson
Mt. Vernon
Simpson
Simpson Auto
Jackyson
Stan Koziara elected to national tire board
Stan Koziara of Mt. Vernon has been elected to the board of directors of the National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association. He owns Mt. Vernon Tire Service and will serve a three year term ending in 1968. National directors were chosen at a convention in Dallas, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Koziara
Mt. Vernon
National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association
Koziara
Mt. Vernon Tire Service
Dallas
Texas
Six cited in circuit court for speeding and disturbances
Six persons were fined in circuit court yesterday. Kathleen N Waters Ashley was fined 12 for speeding. Linnel L Wilkey 2501 Perkins Mt Vernon was fined 10 for disturbance. Charles Ray Snow 2301 Jones was fined 10 for disturbance. Joan O Robertson Route 2 Woodlawn was fined 10 for failure to yield right of way. Jonathan Neal 1105 Lamar Mt Vernon was fined 10 for disturbance. Charles L Stanley St Louis was fined 12 for speeding. An additional toxication charge against Wilkey was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen N. Waters
Ashley
Linnel L. Wilkey
Perkins
Mt. Vernon
Charles Ray Snow
Jones
Joan O. Robertson
Woodlawn
Jonathan Neal
Lamar
Charles L. Stanley
St. Louis
Wilkey
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Jefferson Memorial
Edward Sefried
Dahlgren
June Sullivan
Thomas Edward
Bertha Chambliss
Illinois Oil
Iliness Oil and Gas Association
Olney
R. A. Wilson
Robinson
Harry C. Temple
Salem
D. F. Turner
Charles Jd. Pardee
H. L. Murray
C. T. Smith
Walter B. Price
Mac E. Hills
Delo
Mr. V. Trio
Illinois
Clarke N. Simm
Bel- Aire
Simm
America
Temple
John Glenn
By John Becikler
Jefferson Co
Gromyko and
Dean Rusk
Tonite
Mt. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Wall Street
Indus
Conrad Fine
Eastern Ill
Summersville School
Mt. V
Nat'l Board
Marvin
W-G
Mercury
Marvin Dye
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