Mt Vernon Area Busy With Visitors And Trips
Mrs Ruth Klein and son Lawrence Klein of Centralia visited Mt Vernon today. Mrs Mary Byars and children spent days in Arkansas visiting her sister. Glenn Willis and daughter Linda of Vandalia were guests of Mrs Shirley’s birthday. Jimmie Rector joined dinner at the Burkett home near Orchardville. Mrs John Hughey of Opdyke returned from Rock Island. Everett R Phillips attended an insurance agents meeting in Mt Carmel. R J Combs left for a two week Florida trip to see Mrs Mabel Young in Tampa. Dr W G Parker traveled to St Louis. Glenn Willis and family visited Sid Cook near Waltonville. Rosa Anderson spent afternoon in Marion on business. Mary Low Donahue of Marion visited Mt Vernon. Dr C O Hamilton went to St Louis yesterday. Dick Wit of Cedar Hill returned after Pegger Newton Company meeting. Tom Wimberly of Marion was in Mt Vernon. John Vanus of Christopher visited. Claude Howard of Kell transacted business. Esie Rash was in St Louis on Hosiery and Infant’s Shop business. Owen Hicks and children of Bonnie spent the day in the city. Sree Ward and children of Johnsonville conducted business Wednesday. Olga Woodruff of Moe Leansboro spent today in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Klein
Lawrence Klein
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Mary Byars
Arkansas
Glenn Willis
Linda
Vandalia
Andre
James E. Shirley
Shirley
Leland Rector
Jimmie
Mabel Young
Tampa
W. G. Parker
St. Louis
Vandalla
Sid Cook
Waltonville
Rosa Anderson
Marion
Mary Low Donahue
C. O. Hamilton
Dick Wit
Cedar Hill
Pegger Newton Company
Tom Wimberly
Mt. Vernion
Bennett Son Covalton
John Vanus
Christopher
Claude Howard
Kell
Ts Sie Rash
Owen Hicks
Bonnie
Sree Ward
Nsonville
Olga Woodruff
Moe- Leansboro
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Summary
Jefferson Memorial admitted Mrs. Opal Paul of Fairfield and Mrs. Lilian Rainy. Charged: Mrs. Charlene Hale and infant son James Arthur, Charles Rubenacker, Mrs. Dorothy Sulcer. Good Samaritan admitted Mrs. Sarah Pelz and Hubert J. Schlafly. Discharged: infant Alana Nolta and Leonard V. Bartlett of Dubuque Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Opal Paul
Fairfield
Lilian Rainy
Charlene Hale
James Arthur
Charles Rubenacker
Dorothy Sulcer
Good Samaritan
Sarah Pelz
Hubert J. Schlafly
Alana Nolta
Leonard V. Bartlett
Dubuque, Iowa
Lane couple welcomes son at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Charles Ray Lane of Tamaroa are parents of a son born today at 12 04 pm at Good Samaritan Hospital. The baby has not been named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ray Lane
Tamaroa
Good Samaritan Hospital
Household goods sale notice for Pat Frederick
Household goods belonging to Pat Frederick will be sold at auction May 5, 1950, for storage due Courtney Moving and Storage unless storage is paid in full before date of sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Frederick
Courtney Moving & Storage
Cave Walker
Courtney
Gladys Roehrman
Cave Walker to be sold at Auction by Courtney Moving
A fragment indicates Cave Walker will be sold at auction handled by Courtney Moving and Storage. Details such as date and location are not provided in the readable text.
Gladys Roehrman Auction Notice May 5 1950
Gladys Roehrman will be sold at auction May 5 1950 for storage due Courtney Moving and Storage unless storage charges are paid in full before the date of sale.
Federated Club Meeting Highlights Mexico Talk in Mt Vernon
The Mt Vernon Federated Woman's Club met at Robb's Coffee House on April 18 with president Mrs R I McEfee presiding. Miss Emily Kelly spoke on Mexico wearing a hand blocked dress and showcasing three shawls while Miss Janet Wood sang with accompaniment by Mrs Gale Gilbert. Delegates to the state convention were elected as well as alternates. Hickory Hill and Dodds Day Unit notes follow with new members and meetings recapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Dorffi
Mt. Vernon
Robb's Coffee House
Margaret Day
Lela Schelosky
Gene Dykema
Phylis Dirks
Madlyn Trammell
Betty Moreton
Margaret Bullock
Kate Pearler
Becky Harlow
Lou Elia Summers
Virginia Riley
Eloise Apgar
Marge Benoist
Maxine Ferguson
Phyllis Shields
Lela Sehel
Charles Simmons
Frank Donelson
Amos Smith
Lucille Harlow
Shirley Jacobsen
Maxine Scrivner
Christine Ford
Louise Snyder
Jeanne Anderson
Federated Club
Mt. Vernon Federated Woman's Club
R. I. McEfee
Esther Firebaugh
Emily Kelly
Miss Kelley
Mexico
Kelley
Farolito
Rondalla
Janet Wood
Gale Gilbert
L. J. Keck
E. H. Klein
George Swingle
Hickory Hill
The
Home Bureau
Francis Irvin
Louise Reed
Millie Youngblood
Secret Marriage Announcement Bushong Garner
Mr and Mrs Walter Gutzler of the State Game Farm Mt Vernon announce the secret marriage of their daughter Marilyn Garner to Myron Bushong son of Guy Bushong of Dix. The ceremony occurred Saturday January 7 at Rev J O Youngs home in Piggott Arkansas with Paul Davis as attendant. Mrs Bushong is a Mt Vernon Township High School junior and Mr Bushong attended Woodlawn high school. The couple will reside in Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gutzler
State Game Farm
Mt. Vernon
Marilyn Garner
Myron Bushong
Guy Bushong
Dix. TI
J. O. Young
Piggott
Ark
Paul Davis
Bushong
Mt. Vernon Township
Woodlawn High School
Concordia Four To Give Friday Night Concert
The Concordia Four from St. Louis will perform Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Faith Lutheran Church auditorium, sponsored by the Faith Lutheran Men's Club. The program blends sacred hymns with secular songs, including The Old Rugged Cross and Shortnin Bread, with a free-will offering benefiting the quartet’s seminary education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia Four
Concordia Seminary Quartette
St. Louis
Faith Lutheran Church
Faith Lutheran Men's Club
Edward Meek Jr
Old Rugged Cross
Jesus
Ol’ Mac Donald
Isabella and
Kensington
Lincoln School
Quartette
Budenz Links Communist Party to Moscow Instructions
Former New York Daily Worker editor Budenz testified before the committee, detailing 1935 to 1945 ties to the Communist Party. He described the Politburo as the movement’s heart, receiving Moscow orders, and said he memorized a list of about 1,000 party figures including key infiltrators, while noting the party’s conspiratorial nature and espionage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Allen
Communist Internationale
Philippines
Daily Worker
Budenz
Communist Party
New York Daily Worker
U. S
The
Moscow
Leroy Miller of Wayne City Dies
Leroy Miller, 76, of Wayne City, died at 8 p.m. Wednesday at his daughter’s home north of town. Funeral services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Hoperwell church, with Rev. Paul Wise and Rev. Denver Thomason officiating. Burial in Hoperwell cemetery. Survived by wife Anna Turner two sons Ernest and Eaal two daughters Mrs. Frank Collins and Mrs. Bessie Thomason, 22 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Born December 9, 1873 near Wayne City to George and Mary Miller. He was first married to Ruth McRill, then to Anna Turner. Member of Wayne City Methodist Church. Burial arrangements at Combs Chapel, Wayne City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Wayne City
Ill
Leroy Miller
Frank Collins
Hoperwell Church
Paul Wise
Denver Thomason
Fairfield
Hopewell Cemetery
Combs Chapel
Mr. Miller
George and
Mary (Smith) Miller
Ruth McRill
Anna Turner
Miller
Bessie Thomason
Decatur
Senior Play at Bluford April 27 28 7:30 PM
Bluford High School presents Here Comes Charlie a three act comedy farce on April 27 and 28 at 7 30 PM The show centers on Charlie Hopps a hillbilly from the Ozarks with heart and pathos Intermission entertainment includes a Mt Vernon barber shop quartet Cast features Norma Baldridge Jack Dare Patsy Huff Don Colwell Darrell McKinney Corrine Sumner Don Howell Vivian Hamson Velma Hensler and Raymond Yarbrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluford High School
Charlie
Charlie” Hopps
The
Ozarks
Mt. Vernon
Norma Baldridge
Jack Dare
Patsy Huff
Don Colwell
Darrell McKinney
Corrine Sumner
Don Howell
Vivian Hamson
Velma Hensler
Raymond Yarbrough
Arrest Man Here Turn Him Over To Upstate Officers
Mt Vernon police arrested a 70 year old man, Thomas Hoffman of Springfield, on suspected stolen chicken sales. He was found with 58 chickens in a panel truck and later turned over to Springfield officers for burglary and larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upstate
Mt. Vernon
Thomas
Springfield
Hoffman
Ill
Insurance Men In Meeting Here
Insurance men from Mt. Vernon and surrounding towns attended a session at Robb's Coffee House this afternoon under the Illinois Association of Insurance Agents. Herb Elkin chaired the public relations committee and Cecil Satterthwaite of Salem led district nine. A movie on the Texas City fire was shown during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Robb's Coffee House
Illinois Association of Insurance Agents
Herb Elkin
Cecil Satterthwaite
Salem
Association
Texas City
Bar Associations Meet Here Friday
A joint meeting of the first and second district Federations of Local Bar Associations will be held in Mt. Vernon tomorrow with an all day session in the circuit court room of the county courthouse and an evening meeting at Hotel Emmerson. Registration starts at 9 15 a m and opening address at 9 45 a m by Alvin Lacy Williams president of the Jefferson County Bar Associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Circuit Court
County Court House
Hotel Emmerson
Alvin Lacy Williams
Jefferson County of Associations
Casper men fly home after short stay here
Airport News C F Meece and Roy Powers of Casper Wyoming left for home today after visiting this city for a few days. James E Tate of Carbondale flew to Mt Vernon Airport today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Meece
Roy Powers
Casper
Wyo
James E. Tate
Carbondale
Mt. Vernon
Japan Argentina discuss rice farmer emigration
In Tokyo on April 20, Japan and Argentina disclosed talks on immigration of Japanese rice farmers to Argentina. The discussions aim to facilitate settlement and farming cooperation between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jape
Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Argentina
Marriage License for Cruch and Smeathers
Charles C. Cruch Jr of Mt. Vernon and Helen Smeathers of Pearl City IL obtain a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Cruch, Jr
Mt. Vernon
Helen Smeathers
Pearl City, IL
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Patton Commandery No. 69
Tom Bartelomew
Glenn Cole
A. FL
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Henry Mossberger
M. W. Bro
Les
Kel
Acpvitars
Elaine Aite
Adelaid Klevert
American Legion Hall
Freda Franscavitch
Franscavitch
Claude Hurst
Madge Franscavitch
Richview Road
Albert Fransavitch
Eleanor
Joe Comi
Pana, Tl
Fern Leaf Camp
Fern Leaf Camp No
Royal Neighbors of America
C.F. Temple
North Tenth Street
Geneva Newman
Oracle
Minnie Smith
Pleasant Grove
Garden Club Notice Board
Mt. Vernon Garden Club
Leslie Dustin
Bethel
Bethel Unit
Mary Day
Louise Breeze
Lena Baker
Lila Ferne McAdoo
First Methodist Choir
First Methodist
Bluford P. T. A
Bluford Parent-Teacher Association
Hugh West
Everett Apgar
Suzannah
Hansel and Gretel
Norma Wilson
Virgil Scott
Scott
Liberty Club
Emma Lou Pasle
Thelma Ford
Cancer Fund
Eunice Etheridge
Stella Sefried
Isabelle Payne
Dodds
Dodds Day
Ae Russ
Charles Thompson
Albert Culli
Nehru
Ashok
India
Washington, D. C
Holsted
Steel Fabricator
Bombay
Garner
Mrs. Myron Bushong
Bluford
Bake Sale
Welge
Elizabeth Circle
First Presbyterian Church
Bar Associations
Airport News
Punfair
Joan Antons
Portland
Ore
Betty
Johnny
Jimmy
Antoni
Leon Skinner
Elgin — Hamilton
Bulova — Gruen
Laird Jewelers
Stumpp
ST. Mary's Catholic Church
Yen Ioeene
WR Frank
Dennis Okeefe Russell
King City Speedway
K Footwear
Denier
Eers
Lase
Jack Buetel
Lca
Walter Huston
de Aeayy
John Howard
Adele Jergens
Atticed Ey
Tom Neal
Ippert Pictures
Lee
Eddy Waller
Republic Picture
Free Will Baptist Church
Eleanor Roosevelt
Saturday Evening Post
Ogee
Irlame
Taylor
Billy the Kid
Arlene Dahl
Robert Taylor
John Hodiak
Jean Hagen
Don Taylor
John McIntire
Ust
Universal-International
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