Kennedy Burial Arrangements Set For Dahlgren Resident
Calvin Kennedy of Dahlgren died at Memorial Hospital in Pana after a brief illness. He was 66, a Milledgeville grocer, husband of Mary Hart Kennedy, and father of two sons and three daughters. Services are Wednesday at 10 a.m. at McCracken Funeral Home in Pana with Rev Kenneth Voas officiating. burial in Modern Foodmen Cemetery, Dahlgren. He was born May 27, 188? in Dahlgren to Arch and Rachel. He also leaves three brothers, four sisters, and three grandchildren.
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Kennedy
Milile, Jr
Sandard
McCracken Funeral
Pana
Revenneth Voas
Foodmen
Dahlgren
Ann
de Kena
Archane
Rachel
Mary ‘Hart Kennedy
Ern
Lee
Danville
Fil
Velma Mouser
Brighton
Til
Georgia Coleson
Washburn
George
Clay
Boody
Ill
Merrill
Metamora
Ida Hart
Laura Bowden
Decatur
Viola Mayberry
Danpte Ti
Mary Louise
Likey Kennedy
Willis Garrison Dies At 77 Rites Held Today
Willis G Garrison, 77, died Saturday at his home 609 South 22nd street from a heart attack. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p m today at Norris City, his former home, with burial there. He spent the past winter here with his daughters and is survived by wife Minnie four daughters and four grandchildren.
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Willis G. Garrison
South 22Nd Street
Norris City
Garrison
Minnie
Gertrude Bryant
Mable Bryant
Mt.Vernon
Grace Robinson
Fairfield
Dorothy Carroll
Alton
Father of Mt W Resident Dies
Funeral services were held Sunday for Commodore Monk of Grayville Ind father of Mrs Harold A Rigg of 2717 Logan Street. Services at 2:00 p m Sunday at Billman Chapel Sullivan Ind with burial in Union Methodist Cemetery. Monk was 69 years five months and two days old at death after a heart attack six weeks prior.
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Commodore Monk
Grayville
Ind
Harold A. Rigg
Logan Street
Billman Pel
Sullivan
Union of Methodist
Monk
Births in Evansville at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Fred Zimmerman announce the birth of a daughter Judith Ann born Saturday night at 10 34 weighing eight pounds six and one half ounces at Good Samaritan Hospital Evansville Ind Mrs Harry Mandrell announce the birth of a son Steven Allen born Sunday night at 10 35 weighing six pounds fourteen and a half ounces at Good Samaritan Hospital Evansville Ind Mr and Mrs Ralph McBrian Ina announce a daughter Debbie Ann born this morning at 6 13 weighing eight pounds four ounces at Good Samaritan Hospital Evansville Ind
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Fred Zimmerman
S. E. First Street
Evansville
Ind
Judith
Ann
Good Samaritan Hospital
Harry Mandrell
South 24Th Street
Steven Allen
Ralph McBrian
Ina
Debbie Ann
Hospital Notes GOOD SAMARITAN Admissions list and discharges
Admitted: Mrs Mary Jo Widger James Wheeler Erva Boswell Mrs Alice Thelma Hood Steven Roger Smith Donald Wayne Hodges. Discharged: Infant Miranda Kim Howden Stephen Bushong Mrs Beulah M Stover Mrs Mary Ann Lowery and infant son Michael Dale Mrs Betty Lou Green and infant son Christopher Verton Mrs Thelma Moodie Mrs Helen Marie Voelkel Sharon Kay Simmons William J Purcell Mrs Virginia Lee Johnson and infant son Kenneth ale.
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Good Samaritan
Mary Jo Widger
James Wheeler
Erva Boswell
Alice Thelma Hood
Steven Roger Smith
Donald Wayne Hodges
Miranda Kim Howden
Stephen Bushong
Beulah M. Stover
Mary Ann Lowery
Michael Dale
Betty Lou Green
Christopher Verton
Thelma Moodie
Helen Marie Voelkel
Sharon Kay Simmons
William J. Purcell
Virginia
Lee Johnson
Kenneth Ale
Jefferson Memorial Discharges and Admissions
Admitted: Arthur Puckett, Mrs. Betty Upchurch, McLean sboro. Discharged: Mrs. Luther Gar ren, Dix.
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Jefferson Memorial
Arthur Puckett
Betty Upchurch
McLeansboro
Luther Garren
Dix
West Texas Faces Worst Drought in History
Associated Press reports Austin. State agriculture commissioner John White says much of west Texas is in worse condition than any prior period, surpassing the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s. The drought area deteriorates across the region.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
John White
Veterans of World War I Meet at Legion Hall
King City unit Barracks No. 102 will hold a regular meeting at the Legion Hall at 7 30 p m Tuesday April 26 all members are urged to attend and other veterans of 1917 18 are invited Ralph E Baskin Commander.
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King City Barracks No
U.S. A
Legion Hall
Ralph E. Baskin
Eagles Ladies’ Auxiliary
Eagles Lodge
Juanita Godard
Sec’v
Mt. ene Lodge and Patton Commandery meet in April
A list of fraternal and veterans meetings scheduled in late April. Mt ene Lodge No. BY Pee M. holds a 7 30 p m first degree session on April 25 with visiting brethren welcome. Patton Commandery No. 69 plans a 7 30 p m conclave April 27 for the Order of the Temple with refreshments. Eagles Ladies Auxiliary meets April 27 at 8 p m. Jefferson Post 141 American Legion meets April 27 at 8 p m at the Legion Home 818 Broadway.
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Mt. Ene
Pee M
James R. Apgar
W. M. Wm. E. Reavis
Sec’y
Patton Commandery No. 69
Order of the Temple
George H. Ogletree
E. C. Cecil N. Levin
Round the World Plan Unveiled
The article discusses the paradox of humanity seeking peace amid a nuclear threat and notes recurring international crises shaped by dictatorships. It emphasizes the universal hunger for security and the tension between this desire and alarmist actions abroad.
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Ory
Atom test delayed as high winds shift positions
Civil defense workers move to alternate trenches at 3,500 yards while foxholes at 2,600 yards are cleared. Graves notes a 1,000 foot fireball expected tomorrow and calls the second-largest shot of the 1953 series a 50 mile ion burst, suggesting the final blast could exceed prior sizes.
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Graves
District Session Of Retail Clerks Held In Centralia
The semi annual convention of district number 1 Southern Illinois Retail Clerks International Association met at the Retail Clerks Labor Temple in Centralia Sunday. Members and guests from Local 806 Mt Vernon attended, including Virginia Nooner Margaret Meador Kenneth Randall Irene Quinn Sam Blackard Pearl Tanka Lucille Arnold Beulah Deen Doris Casey Richard Randall Don Randall Blanch Dale Alice Lee Tuesa Epperson. The next convention will be held in October at Harrisburg.
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Southern Illinois Retail Clerks International Association
Retail Clerks’ Labor Temple
Centralia
806
Retail Clerks
Mt. Vernon
Virginia Nooner
Margaret Meador
Kenneth Randall
Irene Quinn
Sam Blackard
Pearl Tanka
Lucille Arnold
Beulah Deen
Doris Casey
Richard Randall
Don Randall
Blanch Dale
Alice Lee
Tuesa
Harrisburg
Two Mt Vernon Boys Committed After Armed Robbery
Two youths from Mount Vernon, Arthur Lee Smith aged 14 and Everett LeRoy Mathus aged 16, were committed to the Illinois Youth Commission after a county court hearing Saturday. They will be delivered to the reception depot of the St Charles School for Boys.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois Youth Commission
Arthur Lee Smith
Everett LeRoy Mathus
St. Charles School
Hoover Commission faults military base meals standards
Washington report says meals at U S military bases do not meet commercial restaurant standards. Commission notes armed forces buy quality food but preparation and serving fall short.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
U. S
Air Force keeps kitchen duties. no manpower savings
Maj. Gen Kenneth B. Hobson tells House panel that Enid Oklahoma testing civilian catering at Vance AFB yielded morale and service gains but no significant manpower savings. He notes selective contracting may occur where military mess operation is uneconomical, but not a universal shift.
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Washington
Air Force
Enid
Okla
Kenneth B. Hobson
Hobson
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Vance Air Force Base
Oklo
Vance
Union Agent at Belleville Indicted Again
EAST ST LOUIS Illinois William G Adrian AFL Pipefitters Union business agent in Belleville surrendered under a federal indictment for perjury tied to a grand jury probe of labor racketeering. He posted a new 3000 bond after prior 20000 bond. the earlier case accuses extortion of 5108 from two subcontractors on a housing project at Scott AFB.
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Associated Press
East ST. Louis
William G. Adrian
AFL Pipefitters Union
Belleville
Scott Air Force Base
Adrian
Mechanical Contractors & Engineers, Inc
Atlanta
Freight Wrecked West of Mattoon
Work crews cleared the New York Central tracks 30 miles west of Mattoon after 14 cars derailed from a 60 car NYC freight train en route from St. Louis to Mattoon. No injuries were reported.
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Associated Press
Mattoon
Ill
New York Central
NYC
St. Louis
Former Sheriff Defends Payment Of Excess Fees
Former Sheriff Roy Taylor states there was nothing improper about paying 4400.90 in excess fees to Jefferson County treasurer in February 1955. He says the payment followed a long-standing custom and that he never cheated the county or intended to.
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Roy Taylor
Jefferson County
Taylor
Motorist Killed in Route 1 Crash Near Paris Illinois
Mrs Myrtle Ann OToole, 22, of Olivet Illinois, died today as the car she rode in crashed into a rear of a truck on U S Rt 1 north of West Union. Her husband Donald and their two children, aged 3 and 1, were injured.
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Paris
Myrtle Ann O'Toole
Olivet
West Union
Donald
Chou En-lai Impresses Bandung Leaders At Asian African Meet
Chou En-lai won broad Asian African support at Bandung by a restrained, peaceful approach. He did not threaten, instead he emphasized compromise and peace, convincing many delegates that Chinese Communism is not expansionary. Western backers won minor gains, but Chou spoke for many admirers of Red China as he returns to Peiping.
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Bandung
Indonesia
Red
China
Chou En-lai
Chou
Ceylon
Sir John Kotelawala
Philippines
Carlos Romulo
Thailand
Prince Wan
Asia
United States
Indochina
Peiping
Red China
Teachers Group Opposes Loyalty Oaths in Illinois
The Illinois State Federation of Teachers opposed the Broyles antisubversive bills requiring loyalty oaths for teachers and public servants. At its two day convention they also opposed a House bill for textbooks evaluation by the state superintendent, endorsed a one cent sales tax increase for one year, and urged replacing the Recreat retailers' occupational taxes with a graduated state income tax. Officers reaffirmed: Walter Werre president, Eva Meier vice president, Louise Rauch secretary, Oscar Anderson treasurer.
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Federation
Walter Werre
Chicago
Eva Meier
Granite City
Louise Rauch
Peoria
Oscar Anderson
Rockford
People Oppose War Over Quemoy Matsu Defense
P H Wire publisher of the East St Louis Journal says Americans would largely oppose going to war to defend Quemoy and Matsu Islands. He spoke in New York during Newspaper Week, replying that the public would oppose active defense unless Formosa is involved.
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New York
P. H. Wire
East St. Louis
Matsu
Quemoy Islands
Wire
United States
Quemoy and
Quemoy
Formosa
Explosions Hit New Orleans Industrial Canal Area
A string of blasts rocked downtown New Orleans damaging Crescent Chemical Co plant and Crescent Wharf. Sparks spread to creosote pilings. heavy drums flew through the air. Firemen suffered minor injuries. damage to the plant and warehouse estimated at $50,000 with pilings at $7,000. Cause under investigation.
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New Orleans
Galvez Street
Crescent Chemical Co
Mississippi
Lake Pontchartrain
Renew Search For Plane Find Body Of Pilot
A new search started for the missing C46 cargo plane after the copilot’s body washed ashore on Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola. The plane vanished after takeoff April 1 from Brookley Air Force Base Mobile Alabama during a severe thunderstorm. Pilot was A B Brickey of San Antonio Texas. Copilot Rich ard Merwin also of San Antonio was identified by papers found on the body. Coast Guard and local volunteers aided the search. the aircraft was owned by Capital Airways Nashville Tennessee and operated under Air Force contract.
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Pensacola
Fla
Texas
Santa Rosa Island
Gulf
Brookley Air Force Base
Mobile
Ala
A. B. Brickey
San Antonio
Tex
Richard Merwin
Gulf Beach
Long Sand Island
Warrington, Fla
Kankakee
Til
von H. Carden
Warrington Grocer
Coast Guard
Earl Gard
Canital Airways
Nashville, Tenn
Air Force
Air Material Command
Prison Riot Trials At Poplar Bluff Mo
Selection of a jury began for James W. Stidham in Poplar Bluff Missouri. The 24 year old ex convict is charged with murdering Walter Lee Donnell during the Jefferson City penitentiary riot on September 22. Prosecutor James T. Riley seeks the death penalty and a change of venue was granted. Defense notes 21 convicts subpoenaed as witnesses. convicts to arrive tonight under heavy guard. Donnell was beaten and stabbed. Rollie Laster, another attacker, was previously convicted and sentenced to death with appeal pending.
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Associated Press
Poplar Bluff
James W. Stidham
Walter Lee Donnell
Jefferson City
James T. Riley
Cole County
Stidham
Donnell
Mark Hennelly
St. Louis
Butler County
Rollie Laster
State Supreme Court
Aged Woman Terrorized By St. Louis Robbers
Mrs. Margaret Lombardo a 90 year old resident of St Louis was terrorized by three bandits who forced her to stay in bed with a sheet over her head for an hour. They broke into her apartment looted cash defense bonds insurance papers and car titles. The crime follows four county and three city home burglaries since December.
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ST. Louis
Margaret Lombardo
Chicago Losing Champion Hog Butcher Title
Chicago's hog butchery dominance may be slipping as diversification brings meat closer to market. Wilbur La Roe warned at the National Independent Meat Packers Association convention that one packer stopped slaughtering hogs in Chicago while Swift & Co. operates only processing, and USDA figures still show Chicago leading hog slaughter totals but slipping in receipts to farmers. The Independent packers group, about 500 firms, meets through Wednesday.
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Chicago
Wilbur la Roe
Assa
la Roe
Washington, D. C
Swift & Co
Iowa
Minnesota
U. S. Department of Agriculture
St. Louis
St. Paul
Omaha
East St. Louis
Senate Extends Livestock Loan Program to 1957
The Senate approved extending government funded livestock loans for farmers through July 14, 1957. The effort stems from drought conditions and follows a recommendation by the Agriculture Department. The bill moves to the House for consideration.
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Washington
Senate
House
Agriculture Department
Ice Jam Isolates 12,000 On Island
The whaling boat Finback carried food and fuel through heaving ice Sunday to Bell Island where 12,000 people have been bottled up for several weeks. Little fresh meat remains and grocers sell bread only to regular customers. Local authorities face an Arctic ice jam blocking access to the island.
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ST. John's
NFLD
Finback
Bell Island
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