Deaths Matthew Rainwater Dies at 68 in Illinois
Matthew Floyd Rainwater of Route 7 died at 6 00 am Sunday at his home near Barrens school He was 68 years old and a railroad employee Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 00 pm at East Hickory Hill Baptist Church with Rev Maurice L Paxton officiating Burial will follow in East Hickory Hill Cemetery Friends may call at Osborn Funeral Home in Dix after 6 00 pm today The body will be moved to the family home at 10 am Tuesday for visitation Mr Rainwater was born January 26 1891 in Bluford the son of George and Emma Fox Rainwater He married Nellie Baldridge on August 2 1917 who survives Also surviving are one son Lawrence Rainwater Mt Vernon one daughter Mrs Dale Sturdevant Lisle Illinois seven grandchildren and six brothers Earl Thomas and Henry of Bluford William of Loda Ill Ray of Rochelle Ill and Donald of Manteno Ill He was preceded in death by his parents one daughter Mrs Opal Reid and one sister
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Matthew Floyd Rainwater
Route 7
Barrens School
Mr. Rainwater
Bluford
George and
Emma
Fox) Rainwater
Nellie Baldridge
Lawrence Rainwater
Mt. Vernon
Dale Sturdevant
Lisle
Earl
Thomas and
Henry of
William
Loda
Tll
Ray
Rochelle, Ill
Donald
Manteno
Til
Opal Reid
Laverne Keele dies in St Louis hospital at 49
Laverne Keele Route 4 Mt Vernon dies at 1 00 am Sunday at Barnes Hospital St Louis aged 49 11 9. Burial Tuesday at Harmony Baptist church with Rev Howard White officiating. Body lies in state at Osborn Funeral Home Dix. Survived by wife Aleen nee Pierce two sons David L Jerry D a daughter Betty Jo three brothers Merely Lenty Keele Willis Keele one sister Winnie Davis and other relatives.
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Laverne
Keele
Mt. Vernon
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Harmony Baptist Church
Howard White
Osborn
Dix
Mr. Keele
Texico
J. D
Minnie B
Howard) Keele
Aleen Pierce
Bluford Baptist Church
David L
Jerry D
Betty Jo
Merely and
Lenty Keele
Willis Keele
Bluford
Winnie Davis
Wayne City
Billy Gene
Minnie Stokes Dies At 76 In Illinois City
Minnie Stokes of 1000 South 23rd Street died at 2 00 p m Sunday aged 76 years six months and eight days Funeral Wednesday at Myers Chapel with the Rev Bird Green officiating burial in Oakwood Cemetery The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel after 2 00 p m Tuesday She was born February 8 1883 in Fayette County Iowa daughter of John and Jane Mathey Stokes She is survived by a twin sister Myra Stokes of this city
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Minnie Stokes
South 23Rd Street
Myers Chapel
Bird Green
Oakwood Cemetery
Miss Stokes
Fayette County
John and
Jane (Mathey) Stokes
Myra Stokes
Births in town report multiple newborns at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Cecil Guiles of 1018 south 24th street welcomed a daughter Shari Renea at 9 15 pm August 15 weighing seven pounds two ounces. Mr and Mrs Carl Earnhardt of 1015 Oakland welcomed son Scott Edward at 5 38 am Sunday weighing seven pounds six and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Herschel Pearce of Route 2 Woodlawn welcomed son Ronnie Dale at 3 56 am yesterday weighing eight pounds five ounces. A daughter named Susan LeVin arrived to Mr and Mrs Charles Ellis of Route 1 Mt Vernon at 11 03 pm Saturday. Mr and Mrs Robert Wood of 2815 College welcomed daughter Leesa Sue at 11 57 pm Saturday weighing six pounds nine ounces. Mr and Mrs Charles Hefner of 802 south 23rd street welcomed daughter weighing six pounds eleven ounces born this morning at 5 50 am.
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Cecil Guiles
South 24Th Street
Bora
Good Samaritan Hospital
Shari Renea
Carl Earnhardt
Oakland
Scott Edward
Herschel Pearce
Route 2
Woodlawn
Ronnie Dale
Charles Ellis
Route 1
Mt. Vernon
Susan LeVin
Robert Wood
2815
College
Leesa Sue
Charles Hefner
South 23Rd Street
Mt Vernon Lodge set meeting on August 17 at 7 30 pm
There will be a stated meeting at Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M Monday August 17 at 7 30 p m. All Brethren and visiting Brethren welcome. Byron W Weld Jr Master James Apgar, Pea, Ag.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Brethern
Byron W. Weld Jr
James Apgar
Pea, Ag
Butler Won't Compromise On Demo Convention Deal
Chicago fights for more water from Lake Michigan as Senate Public Works Committee debates a House passed bill to raise diversions to 2 500 cubic feet per second for a year. Opposition cites harm to Great Lakes shipping and power yet supporters expect a narrow approval. Presidential veto looms. In Los Angeles, Paul Butler ends ticket argument for 1960 convention while Edwin Pauley withholds guarantee of tickets. Butler insists on 1 500 tickets.
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Washington
Chicago
Michigan
Senate Public Works Committee
Canada
Great Lakes
Senate
Congress
House
Thomas J. O'Brien
DTI
Lake Michigan
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Everett M. Dirksen
R-T
O'Brien
Dougas
Douglas
Eisenhower
Los Angeles
Paul Butler
Norris Poulson
Edwin O. Pauley
Pauley
Hawaian Islands
Butler
Paulson
Harry S. Truman
Kenneth Hahn
Parachute Fails. Jet Pilot Killed in New Hampshire
NEW BOSTON New Hampshire AP An Air Force pilot Capt Rusell Neson 27 of Big Spring Texas was found dead Saturday twelve hours after parachuting from a jet fighter that ran out of fuel Officials said his parachute failed to open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Boston
N. H
Air Force
Rusell Neson
Big Spring
Tex
Noted harpsichordist Wanda Landowska dies at 80
AP report lists deaths of prominent figures including Wanda Landowska in Lakeville Connecticut at 80, a Warsaw-born harpsichord scholar. sculptor Eugene Kormendy in Washington at 72. meteorologist Norman R. Hagen in Washington at 52. financier Richardson Pratt in Glen Cove at 65. lawyer James Jappe in Smiths Falls at 68. Rear Adm. William B. Ammon, deputy commandant of the National War College, in Washington at 57.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lakeville
U.S. Weather Bureau
Crookston
Minn
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Washington
Glen Cove
N. Y
Richardson Pratt
Standard Oil Co
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Hospital Notes and Admitted List at Jefferson Memorial
A hospital notes page lists admissions and discharges for Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. Admitted at Jefferson Memorial include James Isaac Morgan Bessie Duncan Dahlgren Arthur Dean Angelley Ronnie Lloyd Angelley Brenda Kay Hancock and Richard Wayland Hancock. Discharged include Charley Kittle and James Isaac Morgan. At Good Samaritan admissions include Nellie G Mays Nina Colean Ellis Jerry Don Skinner Ed Robert Staley Bernice Barnhardt Joseph Hale Blanton Laura Brasel Carl Belt Lela Hefner Nettie Pace. Discharged include Norma Jean Winfree Thelma Adams Mary Casey Flora Haynes Wiecke and several listed patients and babies.
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Jefferson Memorial
James Isaac Morgan
Bessie Duncan
Dahlgren
Arthur Dean Angelley
Overland
Ronnie Lloyd Angelley
Brenda Kay Hancock
Alton
Richard Wayland Hancock
Charley Kittle
Wayne City
Ethel Cottingaim
Flora
Good Samaritan
Nellie G. Mays
Nina Colean Ellis
Jerry Don Skinner
Ed Robert Staley
Bernice Barnhardt
Joseph Hale Blanton
Laura Alice Brasel
Carl Chester Belt
Lela Mae Hefner
Nettie Emma Pace
Norma Jean Winfree
Thelma Melissa Adams
Mary Bernice Casey
Flora Haynes Wiecke
Lucy Fumagalli
Gloria Mae Owens
William Patrick
Jeannine Marie Osborn
Marcia Sue
Dolores Mae Brian
Ethel Marie Schneider
Sylvia Grace Smith
Mark Dewayne
Barbara Lou Price
Baby Mark Edward
Eleanor Holding
Baby James Edward
Mary Ann Lowery
Stephen Mark
Robert Walter Short
Barbara Ann Witter
Roy Henry Brown
Russell Fischer Kamper
Marianne Carnahan
Scott Bradley
Darla Jewel Wood
Leesa Sue
Eva Lee Schulte
Brian l Louise
Mac McCreery
Susan LeVin
Senate Debates New 1.05 Billion Housing Bill
The Senate considers a new 1.05 billion housing bill to replace Eisenhower’s vetoed measure. It lowers the total from 1.375 billion but keeps major programs, aiming for swift House action under a two thirds rule. veto fate unclear.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
White House
House
Senate Banking Committee
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Homer E. Capehart
Rind
Capehart
Labor Board Hits Chicago Cabbies
CHICAGO AP Joseph Joey Glimco and his taxi drivers union along with Chicago’s two largest cab firms are charged with unfair labor practices. A 1?-page NLRB complaint filed by regional director Ross Madden cites threats and coercion by Local 777 and Glimco, plus restraint of employees at Yellow Cab and Checker Taxi. Hearing set for Oct 19 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Joseph
Joey) Glimco
National Labor Relations Board
Ross M. Madden
NLRB
Madden
Teamsters Union
Glimco
Local 777
Yelow Cab Co
Checker Taxi Co
Police Court Fines Involving Drunk and Reckless Driving
Fines levied before Police Magistrate J R Thomas include John Wade Rodgers ten dollars and costs for a drunk charge Clyde O Roney of Opdyke ten dollars and costs for a drunk charge John Edward Stone fifteen dollars and costs for a drunk charge Traffic fines cover Donald R Johnson ten dollars and costs for failure to yield, Donald Mitchell Route 7 twenty five dollars and costs for reckless driving Gary N McAdoo Route 1 Bonnie twenty five dollars and costs for reckless driving Aleta Neal twenty five dollars and costs for reckless driving Neal Phelps ten dollars and costs for improper transfer of license plates Fines for state police charges include Charles E Hefner ten dollars and costs for speeding 75 mph Cecil H Daniels ten dollars and costs for speeding 60 mph in a 50 mph zone Charles R Monroe ten dollars and costs for speeding 75 mph Don E Warner five dollars and costs for improper passing.
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J. R. Thomas
John Wade Rodgers
Clyde O. Roney
Opdyke
John Edward Stone
Donald R. Johnson
Donald E. Mitchell
Gary N. McAdoo
Bonnie
Aleta Neal
Neal Phelps
Charles E. Hefner
Cecil H. Daniels
Charles R. Monroe
Don E. Warner
Five Day Forecast With Mixed Temperatures In Illinois
Weather outlook shows near normal to slightly above temperatures with highs around 80 to 89 and lows between 61 and 70. Expect warm Tuesday, cooler midweek, warmer again by Saturday, and about one inch of precip in showers mainly Tue Wed Fri Sat. A severe storm in southern Illinois caused one death and heavy rainfall totals across several towns.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Richard Pouley
Mar‘vel-Schleber Products Co
Decatur
Lan Guage
du Quoin
Carbondale
Mount Vernon
Prairie du Rocher
Centralia
Vandilla
Rockford
Moline
Rantoul
Chicago
Auto Crashes Were Curse Of Her Life
Geraldine Neff of South Gate California saw her wedding hopes end in tragedy. A year earlier an auto accident halted her June 29 1958 wedding to John Fulton of Compton after he was paralyzed in an unrelated crash. She later became engaged to Cecil Roberts of Chino but died in a Las Vegas crash while driving alone en route to the planned ceremony.
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South Gate
Calif
Geraldine Neff
Geraldine
John Fulton
Compton
Fulton
Cecil Roberts
Chino
Las Vegas
Nev
Neff
Roberts
Poison 750 At Picnic Outing
Angola Indiana AP The State Health Board and Miles Laboratories of Elkhart tested today to determine the cause of food poisoning afflicting 750 adults and children at a Miles company picnic near Angola Most victims were not seriously ill and most were out of hospitals but suffered violent illness Saturday The poisoning may have resulted from lunch remaining in an unrefrigerated truck for several hours Doctor Andrew C Offutt state health commissioner called it a mild form of poisoning but said it caused misery
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Angola
Ind
State Health Board
Miles Laboratories
Elkhart
Miles
Andrew C. Offutt
Heath
Powell May Run If Mitchell Won't Face Opposition
CHICAGO AP Powell says he will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor next year unless Stephen A. Mitchell runs unopposed. He would then challenge Mitchell in the 1960 primary, predicting he could win. Powell notes many others fear a strong field and cites Barrett, Daley, Lohman, Choate, and Fields as possible ticket contenders with Daley largely deciding the party’s direction.
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Chicago
Paul Powell
Illinois
Stephen A. Mitchell
Vienna
Powell
Mitchell
Edward J. Barrett
Cook County
Barrett
Daley
Joseph Lohman
Clyde L. Choate
Anna
House
Cho
Ohio Dems Like Symington And Kennedy
Ohio Democrats favored Stuart Symington of Missouri and John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts as their top 1960 presidential picks in a poll led by Sen. Stephen M. Young. Kennedy and Symington tied with 115 first place votes each, Adlai Stevenson had 65, Lyndon B. Johnson 36, with Meyner Humprey Brown Williams also receiving a few votes.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Ohio
Stephen M. Young
Symington
Kennedy
Young
Adlai Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Pat Brown
California
G. Alextrly Williams
Michigan
Integration foe joins the church in Little Rock
James T. Karam, 51, long accused in Little Rock's 1957 integration crisis, has joined a Baptist church and says the racial issue is now unimportant. He states that knowing Christ is more important than segregation or integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
James T. Karam
Baptist Church
Christ
Kram
Storm window and door services offered with free estimates
A local ad promotes storm windows and storm doors from Awnings of all makes. Call ATLA SEAL at Perkins for free estimates and to discuss options. phone number listed as 2708 1703.
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Perkins
Mt V Guardsmen Hold Special Training Drill
More than 60 members of the Mt. Vernon National Guard unit attended an eight hour mortar drill at the Mt. Vernon farm Sunday. Capt. Leland R. Whalen led the training with focus on mechanical skills fire direction crew drill and communications. The next drill is set for Sept 20 with range firing at Ullin Illinois National Guard range.
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Mt. Vernon
Charles Fitts
Orbe Jolly
Earl Hester
Illinois National Guard
Ullin
Man fined for assault after shotgun attack on wife
Dave Barnes, 65, a colored resident of 1320 South 29th Street, was fined $50 and costs by Police Magistrate J. R. Thomas after allegedly striking his wife Ethel in the head with a shotgun. She was hospitalized with head injuries and Barnes had been held in the county jail since the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Barnes
South 29Th Street
J. R. Thomas
Barnes
Ethel
Jerseyville Dog Roundup After Bites In Jersey County
A one day drive captured about 125 stray dogs in Jersey County after several children were bitten. Unclaimed dogs will be destroyed tonight. Owners may recover their dog for a $5 fee that covers a rabies vaccination.
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Jerseyvile, Tl
Jersey County
Three Weekend Accidents Reported in Mt Vernon
Three weekend accidents were logged in Mt. Vernon. At 13th and Perkins a collision involved Eunice L. Payne Opdyke and Arley Webber with fines for Payne for failure to yield. Sunday events included a Tenth and Herbert crash with Earl Morgan Victor Metje and Joseph Morris, Morris cited for driving too fast for conditions. A third collision at 19th and Conger involved Clarence Bennett and Robert Mick.
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Mt. Vernon
Eunice L. Payne
Opdyke
Arley Webber
South 18Th
13Th
Perkins
Eunice Payne
Tenth
Herbert
Earl Morgan
Route 4
Victor Metje
Lamar
Joseph M. Morris
Route 1
Wayne City
Metje
Morris
Clarence W. Bennett
Route 7
Robert E. Mick
Gilbert
19Th
Conger
Strike Ends at St Louis Auto Agencies After 69 Days
Machinists in St Louis vote 451 to 265 to approve a five year contract ending a 69 day strike that shut service and parts at 88 auto agencies. Wage increases total 35 cents an hour with a pension plan starting August 1962, drawing 17.35 dollars per month per employee. 650 parts employes and porters will vote later today.
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ST. Louis
Greater St. Louis Automotive Assn
Machinists Union
Teamsters Union
Carl Gibbs
Police Guard Negro Homes In West Chicago
Police guarded a West Side Chicago two story building where two fires were set amid racial tension after three Negro families moved in. Arsonists used paint and gasoline to ignite a rear porch fire near the white Ebmeier family. Damage estimated at 3500.
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Chicago
West Side
Ernest Ebmeier
Milton Brown
John Wilfinger
Wilfinger
Robert Conley
Ike Gets Golf Game In Early
GETTYSBURG Pa AP President Eisenhower and his 11 year old grandson played golf at Gettysburg Country Club at 7 40 a m before a visit to his Hotel Gettysburg office The President and David were joined by guests Clifford Roberts Walton Jones and William E Robinson who did not join the early round
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
David
Gettysburg Country Club
Clifford Roberts
Walton Jones
William E. Robinson
Two Carmi Men Die In Wabash River Accident
A water skiing accident on the Wabash River near Grayville claimed two Carmi cousins. Shelby Lee Hankins, 20, fell when a tow strap broke, and Casper Wooten, 23, then dove in to help and both drowned while Wooten operated the towing boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayville
API
Carmi
Wabash River
Shelby Lee Hankins
Casper Wooten
Hankins
Wooten
Hold Two Boys For Five Thefts In Mt. Vernon
Two youths, Richard Junior Hicks aged 17 and James Hicks aged 15 of 1000 Weikin Street, were arrested by Mt. Vernon police and county officers after admitting four break ins and another theft. Charges include break ins at Roy's Tavern Lena's Cafe on Grand Avenue and Fashion Cleaners and a break in at the Cities Service station soda pop cooler on East Perkins. They were found with 337 in dimes and quarters when taken into custody in Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Richard Junior Hicks
James Hicks
Weikin Street
Roy’s
Lena
Grand Avenue
Fashion Cleaners
Cities
East Perkins
Salem
Solly Hemus Fined $100 by National League
ST. LOUIS AP Solly Hemus manager of the St Louis Cardinals was fined 100 for conduct and remarks to umpire Stan Landes after Sundays games with the Los Angeles Dodgers The penalty due August 22 followed Hemus seventh ejection this season Landes ejected him in the first inning after a heated exchange Hemus had blasted Landes as out of shape after a July 27 clash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Solly Hemus
St. Louis Cardinals
Stan Landes
National League
Landes
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hemus
Motor Burns Up at Lyons Home Fire
At 6 35 pm Sunday Mt Vernon firemen were called to the home of Lee R Lyons at 32nd and Broadway where a sump pump motor burned out in the basement. Smoke in the basement triggered the alarm and damage was confined to the motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernion
Lee R. Lyons
32Nd and
Broadway
Theft of Three Trailer Hitches Reported in Mt Vernon
Police report from Mt Vernon details the theft of three trailer hitches from U-Haul-It trailers. The hitches, valued at about 40 dollars each, were taken from Claude's Shell Station at Tenth and Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Claude’s Shell Station
Tenth
Perkins
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