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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1955

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Argentina Catholic Procession Returns With Route Change

In Buenos Aires the federal police allowed Roman Catholics to march today for the first time in four months, lifting a ban tied to Peron's feud with the church. The Holy Thursday march will use secondary streets after Congress Square and finish at a less prominent church, with tensions rising as pro government media push for church-state separation ahead of Congress on May 1.

Buenos Aires Argentina Juan D. Peron National Capitol Avenida de Mayo Government Peron Congress

Births Report From Jefferson Memorial Hospital

Mr and Mrs Mack Duncan of 2807 Logan street welcomed David Alan a son weighing eight pounds two ounces born at 12 09 p m Wednesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Stanley Galloway RFD 1 Whittington welcomed a nine pound 12 ounce daughter born at 9 30 p m Wednesday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Lieutenant and Mrs Jim Fitzgerald of Webster Groves Missouri announce Mauria Rose born March 31 at Scott Air Force Base Hospital. Lieutenant Fitzgerald serving in the U S Navy is home on leave. Mrs Fitzgerald is the former Donna Reichman daughter of Mr and Mrs A C Reichman of Bluford.

Mack Duncan Logan Street David Alan Jefferson Memorial Hospital Stanley Galloway RFD Whittington Jim Fitzgerald Webster Groves

Outland Family Back From San Antonio Visit

Mr and Mrs Earl Outland and their son Jackie returned from a trip to San Antonio Texas where they visited Cadet Bill Outland stationed at Lackland Air Force Base during his training period and to spend time together as a family.

Earl Outland Jackie San Antonio Texas Bill Outland Lackland Air Force

Hospital Notes and Discharges at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan

Jefferson Memorial admits Mrs. Glenda Gallo way Mrs. Ora Davis Dahl Mrs. Ruby Kittinger John Rhynes RFD 1 Whittington and Mrs. Ethel Bennett Discharges include Mrs. Alice Jenkins and infant Trina Gay At Good Samaritan admit Teddy Mac Mick Nason and discharge Mrs. Mady Kath ry n Eckel Newton Miss Kath erine Marguerita Hamblin Miss Kaye Darlene Peacock Mrs. Jew ell Jean Bodine Mrs. Aliie Bell Nowland Mrs. Mary Evelyn Bell and infant Robert William Mrs. Margaret Dolores Roland and infant Cheryl Lynn Joe Fred Harrison.

Jefferson Memorial Glenda Galloway RFD Whittington Ora Davis Dahl Ruby Kittinger John Rhynes Ethel Bennett Alice Jenkins Trina Gay Good Samaritan Teddy Mac Mick Nason Mady Kathryn Eckel Newton Katherine Marguerita Hamblin Kaye Darlene Peacock Jewell Jean Bodine Aliie Bell Nowland Mary Evelyn Bell Robert William Margaret Dolores Roland Cheryl Lynn Joe Fred Harrison

Easter breakfast and meetings for Sir Knights and auxiliary

Patton Commandery No 69 holds annual Easter Breakfast at Masonic Temple Sunday at 8 A M. Sir Knights and families invited. George H Ogletree and Dan G Melton Ladies Encampment Auxiliary meet Friday April 8 at 7 30 P M in 1 0 C F Temple. Ladies bring bonnets. Refreshments. Effie Marlow CM Thelma Shehorn Scribe

Patton Commandery No. 69 Masonic Temple George H.ogletree Dan G. Melton C.F. Temple Effie Marlow Thelma Shehorn

Marriage Licenses Listed for Four Couples

James F. Shreve of Wayne City and Lois Leathers of Bluford. Hiram L. Yost of Salem and Mary Brown of Centralia. Charles Hutchcraft of Chicago and Gladys Woodruff of Effingham.

James F. Shreve Wayne City Lois Leathers Bluford Hiram L. Yost Salem Mary Brown Centralia Charles Hutchccraft Chicago Gladys Woodruff Effingam

HATRON cure claims slim fast with no effort

An advertisement touts HATRON as a weight loss solution that suppresses hunger without diet or exercise. It promises four meals remain, urges no overindulgence, and guarantees weight loss or money back. The pitch targets buyers through Davis Drug Store and a mail order payout.

Funeral Arrangements for Edward Wills

Edward Wills 74 died today at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 5 15 am. A retired St. Louis police officer born January 10 1881 in Spring Garden he was married in 1939 to Bertha Bumpus who survives. Surviving siblings include Gladys Leatherman and Thelma Rice and brothers senior W Wills and Paul F. Wills. Body moved to Pulley Funeral Home pending word from California. friends may call after 10 am Saturday.

Edward Wills South 12Th Street Jefferson Memorial Hospital St. Louis Mr. Wills Spring Garden George W Nancy F. (Peavier) Wills Bertha Bumpus Gladys Leatherman Woodland Ill Thelma Rice Bourbonnais

Father Of Mt. W. Resident Dies At Bridgeport

E. J. Smith, father of Kenneth J. Smith of 1000 S. 25th Street, died yesterday at his Bridgeport home. He was 68, a retired Ohio Oil Company employee. Survived by wife Ida, two sons Kenneth of Mt. Vernon and Wayne of Bridgeport, stepson Jack of Bridgeport, and one grandson. Body lies at Fessant-Hammer Funeral Home. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bridgeport First Methodist Church.

E. J. Smith Kenneth J. Smith S. 25Th Street Bridgeport Smith Ohio Oil Company Ida Kenneth Mt. Vernon Wayne Jack Fessant-Hammer Bridgeport First Methodist Church

Former Bluford Resident Tilton Green Dies

Tilton Green a former Bluford resident died at 8 00 am today at his daughter Mrs Cora Foster s home in St Elmo He is survived by son Earl of Sullivan two daughters Letta Stevens of Mt Vernon and Cora Foster of St Elmo and three brothers Ivory of Bluford Fletcher of Wayne City and Wiley of Mt Carmel Funeral arrangements were in complete.

Tilton Green Bluford Cora Foster St. Elmo Earl Sullivan Letta Stevens Mt. Vernon Ivory Fletcher Wayne City Wiley Mt. Carmel

Field Township Farmers To Hear Area Forester

The Field Community Protective Club plans a Friday 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Field township consolidated school. Martin Anderson of Benton will lead a discussion on community forestry developments, with emphasis on land owners getting better timber production and markets. Farm women and husbands may learn about new Extension Department services presented by Farm Adviser Don Lee and Assistant Farm Adviser Jim Martin. Visitors welcome.

Field Community Protective Club Field Township Consolidated School Martin Anderson Benton Don Lee Jim Martin Martin

Denies Princess To Wed Airman Denies Princess To Wed Airman

Capetown South Africa CAPETOWN South Africa- Dr Geoffrey Fisher archbishop of Canterbury said there is no truth in reports that Princess Margaret will marry group Captain Peter Townsend. The archbishop arrived in Capetown and called the romance a most offensive newspaper stunt with most London papers uninvolved.

Capetown South Africa Geoffrey Fisher Canterbury Princess Margaret Peter Townsend London

Prime Minister Of Pakistan Takes His Second Wife

Prime Minister Mohammed Ali married his Canadian born ex secretary Alya Saadi in Beirut last Saturday and brought her to Karachi. His first wife Hamida mourns privately as both wives live in the same residence with their children amid calls from feminist groups for scrutiny of polygamy.

Karachi Pakistan Mohammed Ali Soekarno Republic Ali Alya Saadi Beirut Lebanon Hamida Syria Alberta Edmonton

Red Newspaper Returns as London Daily Amid Labor Strike

Londoners see first local daily in nearly two weeks as the Communist Daily Worker resumes. The wage dispute drags on with a government court of inquiry to hear next week while other papers remain shut by strikes. The Worker stalls over a typesetters wrangle.

London Daily Worker Red Organ Electrical Union

Old Soldier In Hospital Again

Albert Woolson 108, sole Civil War Union survivor, was hospitalized in Duluth Minnesota for lung congestion. His daughter said he improved after admission to St Luke's Hospital and doctors expect a shorter stay than his Feb 25 to March 4 hospitalization. The last of 2675000 Boys in Blue, he remains a remarkable survivor.

Duluth Minn Albert Woolson Woolson John Kobus St. Luke’s Hospital Kobus

Fiancee Pays Kissing Fine In Reckless Driving Case

In Omaha a 24 year old Mason D Wagner of Council Bluffs Iowa was fined $15 and costs after police charged reckless driving for kissing his fiancee while driving. Judge Robert Nelson asked if it was worth it and Wagner smiled as court officers noted the fiancee paid the fine.

Omaha Mason D. Wagner Council Bluffs Towa Robert Nelson Wagner

Warrant Out For Marilyn Monroe On Traffic Ticket

Beverly Hills officials issue a warrant for Marilyn Monroe after she failed to appear in court on a traffic ticket for driving with out a license. Judge Charles J. Griffin set bail at 250 dollars after an earlier 100 dollar bail was posted by Morris Brown, a bail bondsman, as a friendly gesture. Monroe's attorney cited commitments in New York and ongoing contracts as reasons for a continuance.

Beverly Hills Calif Marilyn Monroe Charles J. Griffin Griffin Morris Brown Champaign Miss Monroe W. C. Fields Jr New York Brown

Bill Is Well Supplied With Easter Rabbits

In ADDLEVELLE Illinois at the Zdrowski farm near the town, a 12 year old boy named Bill Zdrowski asked how to obtain an Easter rabbit during a family gathering. Rabbits appeared for Bill, doubling over days to reach ten, and more hutches are now needed as visitors keep bringing rabbits.

Addlevelle John Zdrowski Ilinois Bill Zdrowski Bill

Eden Opens First Cabinet Meeting Under Eden

Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden met his Cabinet for the first time since assuming leadership from Sir Winston Churchill. He walked from the Foreign Office to No 10 Downing Street amid light rain and cheers from a small crowd, bareheaded as he arrived.

London Anthony Eden Winston Churchill Eden No. 10 Downing Street Foreign Office

Tree Planting Demonstration In Webber Two

A tree planting demonstration will be held at the Harvey Shelton farm 214 miles north of Blu ford in Webber township on Friday April 8 at 9 a.m. A tree planting machine will be used and Martin Anderson area forester will explain the machine and discuss tree types and where they grow best for farm plantings near Oakdale Evangelical United Brethren church. Farmers are invited to attend.

Harvey Shelton Bluford Webber Township Martin Anderson Oakdale

Illinois Temperature Readings Across Cities

Temperature figures show varied readings across Illinois with values around the 50s and 30s in several cities including Moline Quincy Rantoul Springfield and nearby areas. The data appears as a rough OCR extract with inconsistent characters and spacing.

Illinois Associated Press Rocklord Quincy Rantoul Springfield

Peggy Wood and Dr Bean Promoted at Washington U

Peggy Wood wife of Sheriff Leonard Wood is promoted to assistant professor in social work at Washington University St Louis. Dr Earl C Bean former Mt Vernon dentist is named assistant professor in clinical orthodontics at the university by Chancellor Ethan R Shepley.

Peggy Wood Leonard Wood Washington University St. Louis Ethan R. Shepley Earl C. Bean Mt. Vernon

Talk Of Barrett For County Clerk

In Chicago Edward J Barrett former Illinois secretary of state is talked about as a possible Cook County clerk successor to Richard J Daley who is elected mayor Daley will take office April 20 and Barrett may be chosen by the County Board of Supervisors to fill the term ending November 1956 Daley supported the idea Barrett could not comment.

Chicago Edward J. Barrett Thlinois Cook County Richard J. Daley Daley Barrett County Board of Supervisors

Richardson Hill Easter Sunrise Service Set for April 10

The seventh annual Easter sunrise service will be held Sunday April 10 at Richardson Hill Church three miles south of Dahlgren in Hamilton county. The Rev Charles Sinks of Mt Vernon will deliver the Easter message and provide music including a trip from Mt Vernon. An Easter offering will support the cemetery association for care of the cemetery and chapel.

Richardson Hill Church Dahlgren Hamilton County Richardson Hill Cemetery Mt. Vernon Cemetery Association

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