Deaths of Private William Goodlow in Ohio and Illinois
Private William Goodlow age 53, formerly of Mt Vernon, died Tuesday at Maumee Valley Hospital Toledo. Body to Criggler Funeral Home East St. Louis. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Call Rev W C Chambers for info at 242 4116. Funeral in East St Louis with Bravest services at Jefferson Barracks St. Louis. Born December 20, 1909 in Allin Illinois. World War II veteran. Survivors include niece Ada Thomas of East St. Louis.
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William Goodlow
Mt. Vernon
Maumee Valley Hospital
Toledo
Criggler Funeral Home
Tudor Avenue
East St. Louis
W. C. Chambers
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Mr. Goodlow
Little Goodie
Allin
Mary S Short Dies at 84 in Mt Vernon
Mrs Mary Susan Short aged 84 died at 9 50 p m Friday in Lowery Nursing Home Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Sunday at Pulley Gutzler Chapel with Rev Herbert J Wilson officiating Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery She was born April 23 1878 in Jefferson county daughter of Thomas J and Margaret Mills She married Henry O Short who died in 1939 Survivors include two daughters Norine Helms and Ruth Waite both of Mt Vernon one step daughter Clara Kelmer five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Member of Central Church of Christ.
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Mary Susan Short
Lowery Nursing Home
Pulley-Gutzler Funeral
Herbert J. Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Pulley-Gutzler
Short
Jefferson County
Thomas J
Margaret (Jones) Mills
Henry O. Short
Norine Helms
Ruth Waite
Mt. Vernon
Clara Kelmer
Gertrude Glass Burial Sunday Service Details
Graveside services for Mrs. Gertrude Compton Glass will be held Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Richardson Hill Cemetery with Rev. Kenneth Holland officiating. A former Dahlgren resident, she died two weeks ago at her Taunton Massachusetts home.
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Gertrude (Compton) Glass
Richardson Hill Cemetery
Kenneth Holland
Balloon cross Channel first with heated air craft
CALAIS France RP The Raven hot air balloon with two Americans from Sioux Falls crossed the English Channel, landing at Grave lines near Dunkerque after 115 hours aloft from Rye England. It marks the first cross channel attempt by heated air balloon, following a 180 year gap since the last such crossing. The crew Ed Yost 43 and Don Piccard 37 waited eight days due to winds and thunder threats. alternate pilot James R Smith 4 from Sioux Falls waited in Paris.
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Calais
France
Gravelines
Dunkerque
Rye
England
Sioux Falls
S.D
Ed Yost
Don Piccard
Piccard
Jean Piccard
James R. Smith
Paris
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
The Jefferson Memorial lists admissions for Henry Weisbecker Becky June Clinton Edna Mil dred Martin Porter Brown Deena Yvonne Severance and discharges Vern Mitchell Terrence Green Gladys Smith of Springerton. Good Samaritan shows many new admits including Orley Elsworth Tate Pauline Violet Galigher Wilma Williams Delbert Wayne Baltzell Hattie Meadows Dale Ray Laur Robert Wayne Swan Ruth Lenora Porter Belvadine S. Nowland Laura Elizabeth McBrian Clara Regina Walter Lawrence Tillman Guffey and discharges Flo Arthur Cuniff Cora Mae Hawkins Lena Elizabeth Minor Virginia Jou Pigg Alice Eveline Brown Pauline Ida TFHlast Mrs Carolyn Hayes and baby David R Pearly Corrine Karnoski Gaston Everett Williams Mrs Donna Kay Harlow and baby Tamara Kay Elizabeth Ann Devoy.
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Good Samaritan
Orley
Elsworth Tate
Pauline Violet Galigher
Wilma Williams
Delbert Wayne Baltzell
Hattie Meadows
Dale Ray Laur
Robert Wayne Swan
Ruth Lenora Porter
Belvadine S. Nowland
Laura’ Elizabeth McBrian
Clara Regina Walter
Lawrence Tillman Guffey
Flo Arthur Cuniff
Cora Mae Hawkins
Lena Elizabeth Minor
Virginia Jou Pigg
Alice Eveline Brown
Pauline Ida Tfhlast
Carolyn Hayes
Birth of son for Mr and Mrs John Kelly in Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs John Kelly of 1819 Pace welcomed a son at 1 18 PM Friday in Good Samaritan hospital. The baby weighs five pounds three ounces and has been named Brian Lee.
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John Kelly
Pace
Good Samaritan Hospital
Brian Lee
Weather Report for MT Vernon Details
Friday high 64 low 42 with rain so far this year 7.78 inches. Compare prior years: 1963 high 47 low 29. five years ago high 64 low AS. ten years ago high 53 low 35. Sunday sunrise 5 25 sunset 6 37. Monday sun rises 5 24 and sets 6 38.
US to tell Russia NATO nuclear force is defensive
Secretary of State Rusk informed Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin that the proposed multilateral NATO nuclear force is strictly for Western European defense and poses no offensive threat to the Soviet Union. He also pressed Moscow to help Laos by enabling an international control commission and to withdraw North Vietnamese forces, with Berlin talks to resume soon.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Russia
Western
Europe
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Anatoly F. Dobryn
Moscow
Rusk
Dobrynin
State Department
Laos
International
Viet Nam
Berlin
Child Falls Nine Floors to Death in Chicago
Keith Rouse, nine year old boy, fell from a South Side apartment window that had been braced with cardboard and a rug after a broken pane. He died two hours later at a hospital. Neighbors found his body on the lawn. the family is African American.
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Chicago
Keith Rouse
South Side
Rosemary Rouse
Rouses
Tainted Tuna Contamination Ties to Passover Shipment
FDA warns of botulism risk in canned tuna marked Dagim white tuna kosher for Passover with WY2 WY3 codes. Six metropolitan areas including New York Detroit Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh and Augusta were shipped tainted cans. Washington Packing Corp. of San Francisco faced shutdown after linked fatalities in Detroit.
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Larry Osius
Associated Press
Food and Drug Administration
Washington
FDA
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Augusta
Washington Packing Corp
San Francisco
A&p
Washington Packing
California
Tuskegee Alumni Honor Meredith at Beverly Hilton
Los Angeles AP Meredith James H. the first Negro to attend the University of Mississippi will be honored by the Tuskegee Institute Alumni Association with the Booker T. Washington Award at ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel He arrived in Los Angeles Friday night.
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Los Angeles
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Tuskegee Institute of Alabama
Meredith
Booker T. Washington
Beverly Hilton
Christians Celebrate The Risen Christ Easter Observances Nationwide
Easter services spread across Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox communities from Florida to New York and Missouri. President Kennedy and family may attend Palm Beach services, while Miami hosts one of the nation’s largest outdoor celebrations drawing tens of thousands. notable dawn rites include Winston-Salem Moravian Sunrise service at Home Moravian Church and a 111 foot cross atop Bald Knob in Illinois, with worshipers from five states.
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Christendom
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Palm Beach
St.Edwards
Joseph P. Kennedy
Weather Bureau
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Florida
Miami Stadium
Miami Council of Churches
Winston-Salem
N.C
Home Moravian Church
God's Acre
Missouri
Lyman Riley
Meramec Caverns
Stanton
Onondage Cave
Leaseburg
Bald Knob
Shawnee Hills
Uinois
Nakai Heads Navajos With Promises Of Stronger People
Raymond Nakai was sworn in as chair man of the Navajo Nation in Window Rock Ariz after an eight year campaign he pledged to develop the individual Navajo and keep his people strong The inauguration drew about 7000 attendees including Arizona and New Mexico governors New Mexico's congressional delegation and U S Indian Commissioner Phillip Nash Nakai 45 a former radio announcer in Flagstaff and ex ordnance depot supervisor served in World War II in the South Pacific
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Window Rock
Ariz
Raymond Nakai
Nakai
Arizona
New Mexico
Phillip Nash
Flagstaff
Auto crash near Pekin claims one life
PERKIN Illinois AP reports an auto crash ten miles east of Pekin Friday killed Jesse G Bennett 79 a Tremont rural resident. Howard Davis of Kewanee the driver of the car Bennett rode in was injured. Also injured James Townsend 34 of Indianapolis Indiana driver of the other car.
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Perkin, Ill
Pekin
Jesse G. Bennett
Tremont
Howard Davis
Kewanee
Bennett
James Townsend
Indianapolis
Ind
Texico Woman Finds 11 Eggs Inside Hen
Mrs Chester Knauss of Texico dressed a White Rock hen for market yesterday and found inside the seven pound bird eleven eggs in a surprising discovery for the day.
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Chester Knauss
Texico
TVA plans $70 million dam to replace Hales Bar
Knoxville officials report TVA aims to start construction next spring on a major new dam on the Tennessee River to replace the leaking Hales Bar Dam. The project carries an estimated cost of 70 million dollars and signals a significant regional energy and flood control effort. The story notes the TVA's commitment to a timely start and the strategic importance of the replacement structure.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hales Bar
Tennessee River
Fire damages Sangamon County food warehouse in Springfield
An empty Sangamon County food warehouse in Springfield sustained about 30 dollars in damage from a fire Friday of unknown origin. Fire Chief Albert Pehlman estimated the loss. A firefighter received an elbow injury after slipping on equipment.
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Springfield
Albert Pehlman
Two Die in Wreck Near Elkhorn Wisconsin
A Friday night collision in Walworth County killed Andrew P. Peterson 19 of Round Lake Illinois and Mildred E. Svetlik 18 of East Troy. Five others were injured including Nancy Hawke 19 East Troy Leon Swan 21 Round Lake Robert Hoey 12 Racine driver of the other car his son Jeffrey 12 and Charles Vosika 42 Racine.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Walworth County
Andrew P. Peterson
Round Lake
Til
Mildred E. Svetlik
East Troy
Nancy Hawke
Leon Swan
Peterson
Robert Hoey
Racine
Jeffrey 12
Charles Vosika
New York Auto Show Opens Today
New York AP report on the International Auto Show at the New York Coliseum where foreign and domestic brands display. Manufacturers from Czechoslovakia to Japan push unusual models, while Chevrolet highlights rear engined Corvair variants and Rolls Royce showcases a Phantom V priced at 29,177 with used Silver Cloud discounts offered.
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Ben Phlegar
NEW York (Ap
New York Coliseum
U.S
Detroit
Hj.l. Suffield
British Motor Corp
Hambro Inc
New York
Czechoslovakia
Israel
Great Britain
France
Italy
Sweden
Germany
Japan
Chevrolet
Renault
Hillman
England
Injured in Fall at Court House
Mrs. Mabel Palmer of Route 4 and Mr. Vernon sustained minor injuries in a fall at the courthouse Friday afternoon. The incident occurred while entering the east door of the building and both were treated at Jefferson Memorial Hospital and released.
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Mabel Palmer
Route 4
Vernon
Court House
Bounty Building
Palmer
Jeffferson Memorial Hospital
Theft Reported East Of Town Involving Station Wagon
A theft from a station wagon was reported to the sheriff Friday afternoon. The vehicle is owned by Irvin Somers who runs a garage east of town, with the transmission and driveshaft taken.
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Sheriff's Office
Irvin Somers
Crosby to pay alimony in divorce settlement
Phillip Crosby agrees to pay Sandra Drummond alimony of 1000 dollars a month for five years unless she remarries. Crosby, son of Bing Crosby, announced the settlement on Friday clearing the way for their divorce.
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Los Angeles
Phillip Crosby
Sandra Drummond
Crosby
Bing Crosby
Banana Boat Safe After Distress Call
The Atlantic Reefer, a 1,120 ton banana boat, reported sinking near the Yucatan Channel about 400 miles south of Havana. After repairs, the ship resumed its voyage to Galveston Texas as Coast Guard units converged on the area following a distress call from the 17 crew members.
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Miami
Fla
Galveston
Tex
The
Coast Guard
Yucatan Channel
Havana
Cuba
Pacaya
Ecuador
Four Field Fires In Mt W Area
Mt Vernon rural firefighters controlled four field fires yesterday. Only damage reported was at the home of George K Medders on Lynchburg Road where fire destroyed 25 acres of clover.
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Mt. Vernon
George K. Medders
Lynchburg Road
Police Court Finds Stull Fined For Yielding Violation
Loren K. Stull received a fine of five dollars plus costs in police court for failure to yield the right of way.
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Loren K. Stull
Police Car Hit By Auto in Mt Vernon
A Mt. Vernon police squad car was damaged about 260 yesterday afternoon at lith and Herbert when Clark E. Roberson backed from a driveway and struck the parked vehicle. Officer Arthur Phillips, 711 South 19th, had stopped a driver for careless driving. Roberson’s car was undamaged. A second accident on Friday involved Luther M. Stevison reporting an unknown motorist damaged his parked car on the Illinois Brokerage lot on South Tenth Street.
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Mt. Vernon
Lith and Herbert
Arthur Phillips
South 19Th
Clark E. Roberson
Herbert
Roberson
Luther M. Stevison
Lesser
Illinois
South Tenth Street
Divorce suit filed by Lucy McCartney here
Lucy McCartney files for divorce from Joseph Edward McCartney in circuit court alleging cruelty. She seeks custody of seven minor children and alimony. Couple married November 18 1944 and separated December 28 1962 per complaint.
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Lucy McCartney
Joseph Edward McCartney
Arrest of Bluford teen on check defraud charge
Eddie Boesche, 18, Bluford, was jailed on a charge of issuing a check to defraud. He was arrested yesterday and held this morning in the county jail.
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Eddie Boesche
Bluford
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