Deaths Ida Sikorski 80 Oak Forest native of Hoyseton
Mrs. Ida Sikorski 80 of Oak Forest Illinois died Sunday at Maple Farm Convalescent Home Nashville. Funeral 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Robert N. Smith Funeral Home Nashville Reverend F W Weltge officiating. Burial in East and River Cemetery Houston. Born April 22 1880 in Hoyseton, daughter of Fred and Mary Westerfield. Widower James Sikorski died Sept 24 1957. Survived by daughter Evelyn Jackson Chicago and sister Emma Struger Chicago. Lifelong member of St Paul Evangelical Church Nashville.
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Oak Forest
Ill
Mt. Vernon
Maple Farm
That City
Robert N. Smith
Nashville
FW. Weltge
Buri
E and R
Houseton
Sikorski
Hoyseton
Donald Kehrer of Belle Rive Dies At Age 20
Donald Ted Kehrer of Belle Rive died at 4 15 a m today at Barnes Hospital St Louis after a long illness He was 20 years two months and 11 days old The body will lie in state at the Paley Funeral Home where friends may call after 10 00 a m tomorrow Funeral arrangements are incomplete He was born May 28 1910 in Areola Ill, son of Mike and Annabelle Underwood Kehrer Survivors include his parents three brothers Richard and Joe Kehrer of Joliet and Perry Kehrer of Miami Beach Fla, and a sister Mrs Helen Trout of Patuxent River Maryland
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Donald Ted Kehrer
Belle Rive
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Paley
Mr. Kehrer
Areola
Ill
Mike
Annabelle
Underwood) Kehrer
Mike Kehrer
Richard and
Joe Kehrer
Joliet
Perry Kehrer
Miami Beach
Fla
Helen Trout
Patuxent River
Maryland
Mrs Miller Critically Injured After Crash East of Town
Mrs Mildred Miller of this city remains in critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after an automobile crash east of town on August 1. Her husband Ardell J. Miller, 36, died in the mis hap when the car struck a tree near Casey Fork creek and rolled down an embankment pinning them under the vehicle.
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Mildred Miller
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ardell J. Miller
Casey Fork Creek
St Louis Bay Urged to Buy Weiss Airport for Airfield
AP report states St Louis should purchase Weiss Airport in Fenton Missouri to create a field for executive planes to ease congestion at Lambert. John D Kerr of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St Louis outlined steps and suggested time to develop another major airport in nearby Illinois.
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ST. Louis
Births in City Highlight Several Newborns at Local Hospital
Mr and Mrs Wayne Gibbs of 911 South 21st Street welcomed a son at 7 00 this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds five ounces. Mr and Mrs Jimmie Peeples of 1811 Franklin welcomed a son Steven Neil at 10 21 last night weighing eight pounds seven and one half ounces. Mr and Mrs Wayne Krebbiel of 614 North 12th Street welcomed a son Duane Robert at 4 55 yesterday afternoon weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces. Mrs Roy Lee Linville of 901 Dewey welcomed a baby at 4 52 this morning weighing six pounds fifteen ounces.
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Wayne Gibbs
South 21St Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jimmie Peeples
Franklin
Steven Neil
Wayne Krebbiel
North 12Th Street
Duane Robert
Roy Lee Linville
Dewey
Hospital Notes and Discharges Across Facilities
Jefferson Memorial reports admissions for Daphne H Wolfe and Doyle Edgington of Fairfield. Discharges include Arthur Sellers of Gary Indiana Patricia Forth Lutitia Monroe and infant Russell Alan Bessie Ricchetti Gerald Border Clydus Satterfield Springfield UK Clarence Metzger. Good Samaritan lists admissions Nora Lankford Clyde Waddell Virgil Kash Rade Apgar Emmett Ellis Lucille Williamson Homer Wyrick Ann Schmidt Wilma Sinks Dexter Kelley Bruce Wolfe. Discharged: Shirley Mar Jura.
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Doyle Edgington
Fairfield
Arthur Anderson Sellers
Gary
Ind
Patricia Forth
Lutitia Ann Monroe
Russell Alan
Bessie W. Ricchetti
Gerald James Border
Dahlgren
Clydus Reed Satterfield
Springfield
Clarence Frank Metzger
Good Samaritan
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Clyde Nelson Waddell
Virgil Arthur Kash
Rade E. Apgar
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Alice Lucille Williamson
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Ann Bernice Schmidt
Wilma Jean Sinks
Dexter Alice Kelley
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Shirley Mae
Mar- Jura
Russians are warned by Herter continue page one
Foreign Secretary Herter said the United States views Laos and Congo developments as German matters for decision. He declined to discuss details of the day’s two latest news items.
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Germ Herter
United Sates
Laos
Congo
Murders By Ex-Husband End Three Children’s Lives
In Weaverville North Carolina on a porch attack Wasne Ro Franks 30 shot his estranged wife’s parents and three children Diane 5 Junior 4 and Johnny 3. Diane was stabbed and all six were hurt then Franks shot himself. The Holcombes were injured and Mrs Franks was away in Virginia authorities said.
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Weavierville
N.C
Wasne Ro Franks
Jerome Holcombe
Holcombe
Holcombes
Franks
Asheville
Weaverville
Ted Gibson
Diane Franks
Marion Prison To Be Larger Near Marion Illinois
West Frankfort Democrat Rep Kenneth J Gray said he will confer with federal prison officials in Washington about additional features for a new penitentiary under construction near Marion The prison will be larger and employ more people than originally planned The project was set at 10 million dollars and about 300 permanent employees An announcement of extra plans may come in late September
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West Frankfort
Ill
Iap
Kenneth J. Gray
Washington
Marion
Gray
U N Forces To Take Over In Katanga
U N forces to take over Katanga as Hammarskjold cites Belgian troops as the main danger. Congo leaders urge decisive action, with Hammarskjold noting peace hinges on Belgian withdrawal. Lodge urges world peace and Belgium’s prompt pullout while Vigny warns the resolution will hurt Belgians.
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U.N
Katanga
Belgium
Congo
Dag
Hammarskjold
Kuznetsov
Mongi Slim
Lodge
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Pierre Vigny
Lumumba vows to drive Belgians from Congo order
Premier Lumumba pledges to restore order by arresting any person disturbing Congo, black or white, amid UN efforts to maintain control across provinces except Katanga. He rejects UN domination, says Congo officials must govern with collaboration not charity. Gen Victor Lundula backs move.
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Congo
U.N
Katanga
Force Publique
Leopoldville
Lumumba
United Nations
Eyes on Johnston Illinois Weather
The Associated Press reports scattered rain patches in Rockford Moline and Chicago area with showers and thunder showers. Tuesday and Tuesday night forecast partly cloudy with further thundershowers. Wednesday expected fair in the north with more thundershowers in the south and temperatures in the 80s by day and 60s at night.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Rockford
Moline
Chicago
Racial Case In Police Court In Murphysboro
In Murphysboro police court, Rev. Richard Smith and Ernestine Patterson face peace disturbance charges for a racial demonstration at a local drive-in. After ordering root beer, they asked for glass mugs and alleged unequal service. A manager claimed abusive language by the two men during the confrontation with white customers.
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Murphysboro
Neutralists Win Power In Laos Revolt
A Laos revolt ousted Premier Tino Somsanith amid reports of arrests among officials and closure of Vientiane airport. About 800 Americans were involved in aid efforts as Pathet Lao influence waned after a peace evaluation by a UN representative.
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Tarv
Tino Somsanith
United States
Thailand
Somsanith
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Viet Nam
United Nations
Former Illinois Bell Proxy Dead
Hendersonville NC AP funeral services held for Aubrey H Mellinger 78 retired president of Illinois Bell Telephone Co and former planning director of US Civil Defense Burial planned in Flushing New York Mellinger led Illinois Bell 1938 to 1946 served as general manager and vice president had directorships at Harris Trust Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Santa Fe Railway chaired Chicago Chamber of Commerce and active in Chicago Boys Club trustee of Ohio State University life trustee of Northwestern University survived by widow a daughter a son a brother a sister and three grandchildren
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Hendersonville
N.C
Aubrey H. Mellinger
Ilinois Bell Telephone Co
U.S. Civil Defense
Flushing
Long Island
N.Y
Mellineer
James Forrestal
Arcanum
Ohio
Illinois Bell
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
Santa Fe Railway
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Boys’ Club
Mellinger
Ohio State University
Northwestern University
Carolyn Bunting
Franklin Bliss Snyder Jr
Evanston
Paul Mel
Ike Meets Today With GOP Leaders
President Eisenhower faces a clash over fair employment practice legislation and federal school aid. Senators Russell Kennedy and Johnson weigh in on possible filibusters and vetoes as Democrats push for housing and elderly care, while Nixon backs the administration’s two proposed bills.
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John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Republicas
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Nixon
Negroes Picket Housing Project in East St. Louis
Hundreds of Negro protesters demonstrated outside a public housing project in East St. Louis alleging discriminatory hiring. NAACP leaders vow to continue action until job access improves. Contractors deny openings and blame unclear handbills, while NAACP cites labor law goals for minority participation.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
Richard G. Younge
East St. Patie
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Fruin-Colnon
St. Louis
S.M. Wilson Co
Granite City, Ill
NAACP
East
Amvets Turner Robm Post to Meet August 10
Members of Turner Robm Post No. 4 Amvets will meet tomorrow night August 10 at 7 30. Officers for the coming year will be nominated at this meeting and all members are urged to attend.
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Amvets
Turner Robm
Sam Phillips
Adj
Area South of Route 50 Needs Help
Senator Paul Douglas criticizes President Eisenhower for vetoing area redevelopment bills while campaigning for a third Senate term. He argues enacted redevelopment would aid Illinois south of Route 50, between East St. Louis and Lawrenceville. His GOP rival Samuel Witwer calls Douglas a reformer who never reforms.
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Decatur
Ill
Paul Douglas
Eisenhower
Tinois
East St. Louis
Lawrenceville
Douglas
Samuel W. Witwer
Chicago
Witwer
Illinois
Chicago Markets Butter and Eggs Steady at Exchange Prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter and eggs steady. Butter receipts 789,000 with wholesale prices unchanged and grades AA to C listed with various scores. Eggs receipts 10,300 with wholesale prices unchanged and grade whites, mixed, mediums, standards, dirties, and checks priced accordingly.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago poultry market report shows yesterday's receipts at 45 000 pounds with wholesale prices steady to one cent lower. White Rock fryers 20 44 to 22, roasters 25 to 26, ducklings 26 to 27, reflecting modest cost shifts and supply levels.
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Chicago
USDA
Livestock Prices Mixed At National Stockyards Ill
USDA market report from National Stockyards Illinois shows hogs opening slow and late activity with prices mixed across weights and grades. Cattle and calves moved slowly with steady to higher trends for some fat cattle while feeders and vealers posted varied gains and losses. sheep opened steady with lambs and ewes priced per weight class.
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National Stockyards
Ill
USDA
U. S
Egg and poultry prices in St Louis market update
St Louis AP reports egg prices at AA large 33 to 34 cents per dozen and ice packed broilers and fryers at 1 to 3 percent per pound with government inspection and grading noted in the market listing.
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ST. Louis
Cash Grain Market Prices Report
CHICAGO AP Wheat and soybean sales absent. Corn prices listed as No 1 yellow 1.30 and No 2 yellow 1.19-20 with sample grades around 94 percent. Oats and barley quotations shown with ranges for choice, feed, and related grades.
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Chicago
Wall Street Mixed Stocks After Quiet Trading
Isolated pockets of strength appeared in a largely mixed market as volume reached about 2.6 million shares. Copper issues led gains with Kennecott and Anaconda rising, while American Telephone and DuPont posted small advances. Gains came from sectors aided by a Fed move lowering reserve requirements for banks.
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Kennecott
Anaconda
Phelps Dodge
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American Telephone
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Standard Oil
New Jersey
Federal Reserve Action
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Merck
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Ford
Woolworth
Raytheon
Eastman Kodak
Baltimore & Ohio
Schering
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market notes show Wheat at quoted prices and Soybeans at 2.05 dollars per bushel with corn at 31.0 cents per bushel.
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Mt. Vernon
Powers Parents Deny Brainwash Charge In Powers Case
Oliver Powers of Pound Virginia says experts told him Francis Gary Powers has undergone a 10 to 15 day solitary confinement treatment. Powers faces espionage trial August 17 in Moscow as his parents travel to the Soviet capital seeking clemency. Soviet deputy premier judge L N Smirnov dismisses brainwashing claims as rubbish.
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Francis Gary Powers
Oliver Powers
Pound
Moscow
Soviet Union
Capt
Powers
L. N. Smirnov
London
Smirnov
Soviet Supreme Court
Military College of the Supreme Soviet
Milledgeville
Moskcow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Dixie Claims It Can Block Civil Rights
Southern opponents hold the whip hand in the present Congress session and intend to use every parliamentary weapon. Senator Richard B. Russell signals readiness to stall sponsors of civil rights legislation while Republicans push for a test Senate vote on two Eisenhower civil rights proposals. Dirksen plans to place the president’s recommendations on the Senate calendar, risking a Southern filibuster and possible end to civil rights proceedings this session.
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Ohn Chadwick
Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Dixie Forces
Russell
Senate
Eisenhower
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Judiciary Committee
Cuba Forms Mining Institute Amid Expropriation Move
Havana AP report says Cuba created a National Institute of Mining within INRA to plan and develop mineral production as a possible prelude to seizing U S mining properties. It names Moa Bay Mining Co nickel and the Nicaro Nickel plant, both affected, with talks underway as Cuba extended nationalizations after oil refineries.
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National Institute of Mining
U.S
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Mining Institute
Industrialization Department
National Institute of Agrarian Reform
INRA
Moa Bay Mining Co
Nicaro Nickel
Castro
National Petroleum Institute
Delay to Launch Echo Balloon From Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral Florida AP delays in launching a 100 foot Echo balloon satellite after a Thor Delta booster shows technical problems. The event aimed to pioneer global communications via satellites and delay follows a countdown hold minutes before lift off.
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Fla
Tte
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Powell Criticizes Gov Stratton Over State School Site
Rep. Paul Powell of Vienna accuses Gov Stratton of joking about locating a state school for mentally retarded persons and says the 412 million dollar facility will be in Centralia, despite Powell backing Harrisburg and claims the governor promised the school to 19 communities. Powell claims the governor knew all along Centralia would host the school.
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Pinckneyville
Iil
Paul Powell
Vienna
Stratton
Powell
Winds House
Centralia
Harrisburg
Mrs Aadland Found Guilty In Delinquency Case
Beverly Aadland’s mother Florence Aadland is found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of her daughter, the traveling companion of the late Errol Flynn. A probation hearing and sentencing are set for Sept. 1, with potential jail time up to one year. Witnesses testified to a party on March 19 where both were intoxicated. photographs showed Beverly and Florence underdressed.
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Los Angeles
Beverly Radland
Errol Flynn
Florence Aadland
Aadland
Beverly
Cuba Using Free Mail To Abuse U.S.
The United States demanded that Cuba stop using free mailing to distribute anti American propaganda in the United States. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield said Cuban authorities have mailed unsolicited pamphlets under first class frank, which prevents inspection. He sent the protest to Cuban Minister Raul Curbelo Morales, noting complaints from recipients. A postal union pact covers free international mail among American states and Spain.
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Washington
United States
Arthur E. Summerfield
Raul Curbelo Morales
Summerfield
Spain
College Students Play Cavemen
Five Eureka College geology students spent a week in the Ozarks living as cavemen. They wore animal furs feasted on wild berries and mushrooms and hung pictures of girl friends from rock formations. The group includes John Potts Pat Riley Robert Herschel Richard Leiken and Samuel Harrid.
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Eureka
Ill
Ozark
Missouri
Stone County
John Potts
Southern Ilinois University
Pat Riley
Ilinois
Wesleyan
Robert Herschel
University of the South
Sewanee
Tenn
Richard Leiken
University of Illinois
Samuel Harrid
Eureka College
False alarm at Fairfield Road alarms Mt. Ver fire crew
Firemen answered a report of a house fire at W. L. Hauk 808 Fairfield Road yesterday afternoon. No fire was found and the Hauk family had not called the fire department. Rural Fire Chief Carl Jones warned that false alarms are illegal and will be prosecuted, citing danger to life and property from rapid responses.
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Mt. Vernon
W. L. Hauk
Fairfield Road
Hauk
Carl Jones
Two State Cops Suspended Over Off-Duty Jobs
Springfield Michigan AP reports two Southern Illinois State Policemen Sgt E W Simmons of Mounds and Cpl Edward Weston of Pulaski were suspended indefinitely on charges of taking off duty jobs and leaving the state without permission. They allegedly drove trucks out of state for a Cairo auto agency. Investigation by Capt Eliah Brantley of District 13 is underway.
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Springfield
District 13
Stuper
Morris
Brantley
Car Loaded With Dope Keys And Credit Cards
A 43 year old Columbus man was held on a confidence charge after using a fake credit card to service his car in Effingham. Authorities also questioned him about a car contents inventory including morphine Benzedrine pills dice vending keys merchandise guns and 350 in small change. The arrest followed a station cash loss weeks earlier at a nearby Altamont service station.
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Effingham, Ill
Columbus, Ohio
Effingham
Jerald Croft
William Hargrave
Croft
Hargrave
Ronnie Hoffmeister
Altamont
Hoffmeister
Pigeons Drown as Storm Ravages St Mark's Square
A hail and rain storm with 50 mph winds battered Venice on Monday. The pigeons of St Mark's Square were swept away with eight blown into the lagoon and drowned, authorities said.
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Italy
St. Mark's Square
Svenice Lagoon
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