Mt Vernon Area Social Circle Sees Wide Visiting List
A string of visitors and business trips pepper Mt Vernon and nearby towns. Residents including Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ewing McLeansboro and others from Fairfield Eldorado Wayne City Kell Dix and Texico were in town or nearby on various errands and social calls. A Methodist Men’s Rally at Marion drew attendees from the region and Mayo Clinic visits in Rochester were noted for Noah Bundy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Ewing
McLeansboro
Vernon
Oatis Harper
Fairfield
Paul Ott
Eldorado
J. W. Murphy
Wayne City
Alice Williams
Alice Vursell
Salem
John Vursell
Kell
Mt. Vernon
Bernice Sutton
Loretta Sutton
Art Mueller
R. L. Myers
Mary Helen
Owensboro
Artie
Mueller
Lena Reed
W. Raymond Harper
Olney, Robinson and
Lawrenceville
Social Security Administration
Harrisburg
First Methodist Church
Marion
Ill
Noah Bundy
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Maxey Ayres
Cecil Fitzferrells
Tommy
Jay
Chicago
Martin Henn
Canadian Development Highlighted By Federation Study Group
Mrs. W B Buckley hosted the International Relations Study Group of the Federated Women's Club at 206 North 12th Street. Mrs. Bertie May Whitacre led a program on The Development of Canada, praising cross border ties and noting the 5,000 mile unfortified border as an inspiring example. Plans were made for a historical trip and next year's program topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Buckley
Federated Women's Club
North 12Th Street
Bertie May Whitacre
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic Ocean
Europe
Halifax
Antwerp
Belgium
Vancouver
America
Whitacre
U.S
Russia
Canadian Rockies
Gail Wilt
Rome Chapter Holds May 2 Meeting and Club Note
Rome Chapter No. 1014 O E S of Dix schedules a stated meeting for Monday May 2 with Bernice Hawkins as Worthy Matron and Nellie Hawkins as secretary. The Past Matron's Club also meets May 2 at 730 pm at Mrs Jeanette Greenberg's Waltonville Road home with Mrs Grace Webb and Mrs Greenberg hosting. The Wesley Methodist Young Married People's Class hosts a Wiener Roast Saturday night April 30 at 630 pm at the church with BYOF and invites new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Dix
Bernice Hawkins
W. M. Nellie Hawkins
Secy
the Order of the Eastern Star
Jeanette Greenberg
Waltonville Road
Grace Webb
Wesley Methodist Church
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan Admissions
Jefferson Memorial admitted Mrs Virginia Sledge Bluford and Mrs Maxine Stevens Salem. Discharges include Donna June Banes Bluford, Mrs Pearl Malcolm Belle Rive, Mrs Nora Hun saker Benton, Jack Hunsaker Benton, John Boswell Jr St Louis Mo. Good Samaritan admitted Master William Harvey Walker Johnsonville Master Gary Ray Dalby Texico Geneva Quarterman Dix William Harrison Manteno Maxine Tate Jeannie Patterson Bernice Decker. Discharged Elmira Scott Opdyke Almeda Runnels Dorothy Malin James Williams Bluford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Virginia Sledge
Bluford
Maxine Stevens
Salem
Donna June Banes
Pearl Malcolm
Belle Rive
Nora Hunsaker
Benton
Jack Hunsaker
John Boswell, Jr
St. Louis
Good Samaritan
William Harvey Walker
Johnsonville
Gary Ray Dalby
Texico
Geneva Quarterman
Dix
Wiliam Harrison
Manteno
Maxine Tate
Jeannie Patterson
Bernice Decker
Elmira Scott
Opdyke
Almeda Runnels
Dorothy Malin
James Williams
Minor Moss Tie Co Fire Damages Plant
Rural firefighters contained a small blaze at Moss Tie Co. at 6 45 p m yesterday. Shavings in a pipe from a dust collector to a boiler ignited, but damage remained slight after high pressure pumping and quick extinguishment by firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss Tie Co
Rioters Clash in Berlin Street Battle Across Sectors
Several hundred Communist and anti Communist youths clashed in bloody street fighting in Berlin this morning. Reds were hospitalized after a battle that police broke up. The confrontation occurred in the American sector near the Soviet sector border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Holt elected president of Methodist bishops in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City New Jersey on April 23 Bishop Ivan Lee Holt of St Louis was chosen by the 35 bishops to lead the Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church. He succeeds Bishop James C Baker of Los Angeles who previously held the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Atlantc City
N. J
Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church
Ivan Lee Holt
St. Louis
James ¢C Baker
Los Angeles
Mt Vernon Lodge to Meet Friday Evening
A special meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31, A. F. & A. M., is set for Friday evening April 29 at 7:00 pm. Work in the first degree will be conducted. Frank Ancona W M C Peckempaugh, Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31
A. F
A. M
Reservations Go Fast for C of C Banquet in May
Chamber of Commerce president J L Buford reports rapid sales for the annual banquet to be held May 10 at Hotel Emmerson with 150 tickets available. Former Congressman Everett Dirksen of Pekin will speak, Appelo Club Quartette from Wesleyan University will entertain, and the Citizenship Award recipient along with the Chamber’s Annual Report will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Buford
Chamber
Buford
Hotel Emmerson
Everett AT. Dirksen
Pekin
Appelo Club Quartette
Tinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Mt. Vernon
Funeral Here for Alice Highsmith
Mrs. Alice L. Highsmith, 85, a former Mt. Vernon resident, died at her daughter’s Evansville home. Funeral services Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Hickory Hill church, east of Mt. Vernon, with burial in Hickory Hill cemetery. She leaves Blaine Highsmith, Viela Ann Ward, eight grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. She was a Hickory Hill church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice L. Highsmith
Mt. Vernon
Carl G. Neumann
Evansville
Ind
Hickory Hill Church
H. V. Lowery
Hickory Hill Cemetery
Wolf Dance Cleared as Not Indecent in Second Court Test
In St Louis on April 29 Elizabeth Dallas Hunsaker was cleared of indecency charges after a second court performance of the Wolf Dance. Judge David W FitzGibbon said the act shows as much as any nightclub show and saved Hunsaker from a $50 fine. Police had arrested her after morals squad members viewed the act at a North St Louis nightclub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Elizabeth Dallas
Hunsaker
David W. FitzGibbon
Court of Criminal Correction
FitzGibbon
Miss Hunsaker
George J. Grebner
Police
North St. Louis
Patient Transferred After Mt Vernon Crash
John Boswell Jr of St. Louis, injured April 22 in a truck auto collision west of Mt. Vernon, was moved from Jefferson Memorial Hospital to Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis this morning. He is reported improved and transported by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boswell, Jr
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Missouri Baptist Hospital
Boswell
Two Local Births Reported At Area Hospitals
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Carter of Mill Shoals welcomed a son at Good Samaritan Hospital this morning. Later, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Hungate of 704 Main Street welcomed a daughter at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 2 06 p.m. Thursday, weighing seven pounds seven ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Carter
Mill Shoals
Good Samaritan Hospital
Evan Hungate
Main Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Wall Estes Nuptials Celebrate Mt. Vernon Pair
Mrs Altha T Estes announces Eloise Estes wed Glen Wall in an Epworth Methodist Church ceremony April 26 with a dogwood and lilac decor. The bride wore white slipper satin, a lilac bouquet, and a lily of the valley tiara. Attendants wore blue taupe and pink gowns. A reception followed at the bride’s home. The couple will reside at 706 Park Avenue Mt Vernon with both sets of parents attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H H. Todd
Carbondale
Bill Harlow
Charles Todd
Gene Estes
Wilmore
Shirley Harlow
Jennie Ruth Estes
Loretta Wall
Edith
Lois Todd
Retta Hayes
Wall
Mt. Vernon Township High School
The
Metropolitan Insurance Co
Mt. Vernon Township
U. S. Air Corps
Pacific
Burgins Radio Shop
Park Avenue
Mt. Vernon
Ex-Resident of Wayne City Dies in Peoria
Joseph Alexander aged 62 formerly of Wayne City died last night at St. Francis Hospital Peoria The funeral is set for Sunday 3 30 p m at Olive Branch church with burial at Combs Chapel Wayne City He was born May 27 1886 near Fairfield and married to Georgia Hunt who died in 1927 Surviving are three sons Charles Wayne City Eugene and Joseph Rockford Ill and three daughters Mrs Pear Kelley Monmouth Mrs Marie Trotter Peoria and Mrs Esther Richardson Sims
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne City
Til
Joseph Alexander
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
Olive Branch Church
Combs Chapel
Alexander
Fairfield
Georgia Hunt
Charles
Eugene
Joseph
Rockford
Ill
Pear Kelley
Monmouth
Marie Trotter
Esther Richardson
Sims
Home Damaged by Fire at Mueller Residence
The living room floor at E. A. Mueller, 1005 S. 23rd Street, was damaged by fire this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Mueller were away during redecorating. painters arrived to find the floor iced. They extinguished the fire with a rug. a rug and chair were damaged. Mrs. Mueller said the living room floor would need replacement. No fire department was required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Mueller
S. 23Rd Street
Wiring Short Sparks Minor Damage to 1930 Auto
A 1930 model automobile parked in the 700 block of Harrison Street was slightly damaged by a fire caused by a wiring short at 8 50 last night. Mt. Vernon firemen were dispatched to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Street
Mt. Vernon
Wedding guest list includes Halbrooks and Estes families
Wedding included Missatures Halbrooks of Bluford J Estes Mrs T M Hay and St Charles Biggerstaff of St Louis Mo Mrs Carroll Fletcher of Corso Mo Mr and Mrs C A Mitchell Mrs Kenneth Mitchell and Paul Mitchell of McLeansboro Mr and Mrs Lester St Clair and children John Albert and Ruth Ann of Dale Ill Gene Estes and Miss Retta Hayes of Wilmore Ky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halbrooks
Bluford
J. Estes
T. M. Hay
St Charles Biggerstaff
St. Louis
Carroll Fletcher
Corso
C. A. Mitchell
Kenneth Mitchell
Paul Mitchell
McLeansboro
Lester St. Clair
John Albert
Ruth Ann
Dale
Gene Estes
Retta Hayes
Wilmore
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American Cancer Society
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Douglass Poteat
Runyon
Columbia Broadcasting System
Superior Watch
C. of C
Alice Highsmith
St. L. Hospital
Illinois
Sharon Walker
W. A. Young
Anti-Cruelty Society
Bore
Mary Jane Studio
Glen Wall - d
FUR Institute OF America
Harper‘s Bazar
the Mammoth Dept. Store
Vanity Fair
Tukaway
Seamprofe
Kay Dunhill
van Raalte
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