Blue ribbons awarded at state fair in multiple livestock shows
At the Minors State Fair in Springfield Illinois top awards went to champions in cattle horses swine and goats. Rober Maher 19 of Wyoming won grand champion steer in open judging while Louis Leinberger 16 of Petersburg claimed reserve for the Shorthorn class. Other victors included grand champion Belgian horse ae A G Wilson Rochester Mo and Harold Mauller Columbia Mo for Toggenburg goats.
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Springfield
Barrow
Rober Maher
Wyoming
Maher
Louis H. Leinberger
Petersburg
Nolan Nelson
Morris
Tanbark
Ae A. G. Wilson
Rochester
Ich
Harold Mauller
Columbia
Toggenburg
Jess Turner
Co. P. Harding
Sigel
Jerry Bailey
Mount Auburn
Chester Meyer
Gerald
Donald Frainer
New Berlin
Eugene Dugan
Storm Lake
Poland
China
Mills Bros
Clinton, Ill
Hampshire
Ben Behrens
Son
Rose Gate Farms
Bourbonais
Howard Garwood
Laporte
Ind
Poultry
Joe S. Sailor
Flora
Roberts
Vernon H. Veatch
Ford County
Illinois
George Noggle
Bloomington
Emmett Rebak
Funeral for Effie Irene Roberson 74 at home
Mrs. Effie Irene Roberson aged 74 died at her home on Monday evening at 1010 Conger. Born September 17 1878 in Franklin County she was the daughter of Millard and Sarah Ann Mansell. She married Lewis Roberson in 1895 and was a Free Will Baptist Church member and Royal Neighbors of America. Survived by husband three daughters Bertha Adams Beulah Rackaw... and Belvin Massey, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Also three brothers Charlie Orley Mansell Wilard Mansell and two sisters Allie Hamilton Maude Strong.
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Effie Irene Roberson
Conger
Franklin County
Millard
Sarah Ann (Barnfield) Mansell
Lewis Roberson
Free Will Baptist Church
Royal Neighbors of America
Bertha Adams
Mra. Beulah Rackaway
Mt. Vernon
Belvin Massey
St. Louis
Charlie and
Orley Mansell
California
Wilard Mansell
E. Moline
Allie Hamilton
Alton
Maude Strong
Nimmo, George W., dies at 78 in Mt. Vernon
George W. Nimmo 78, longtime Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. Co. employee, died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Friends may call at Myers Chapel after 10 a.m. Wednesday. funeral Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Lepton Harpole officiating, burial in West Salem Cemetery. Born July 2, 1875 in Pulaski County, son of Casper and Ellen Cruse Nimmo. He married Della Dale in 1903. Survived by wife and one daughter, Miss Hester Nimmo.
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George W. Nimmo
Mt. Vernon
Ellen (Cruse) Nimmo
Della Dale
Miss Hester Nimmo
Rites for Father Of Clay Hoskins
Mr and Mrs Clay Hoskins returned from Springfield after attending the funeral of his father W W Hoskins age 71. He was fatally injured last week in a fall down an elevator shaft at a warehouse he owned and operated. Funeral services were held Friday at Bisch Funeral Home and burial was in Mason City Cemetery.
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Clay Hoskins
Springfield
W. W. Hoskins
Hoskins
Bisch Funeral Home
Mason City
Tax Assessors Use New Method to Find Unreported Autos
Jefferson County township tax assessors adopt a state list of licensed vehicles to cross check against filed returns. Unreported cars and trucks, whether intentional or not, are identified, with Mt. Vernon alone revealing 497 additional names last year. Omitting data can raise assessments by 50 percent. fraud may bring fines up to 5000 dollars or a year in jail.
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Jefferson County
State Revenue Department
Mt. Vernon
Warning on furnace repair racket targets Mt Vernon area
Walton P. Gillespie of the Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce warns homeowners in Mt. Vernon and Jefferson County about deceptive furnace repair practices. He urges preventative cleaning and minor repairs, cautions against scare tactics to push costly furnace replacements, and advises dealing only with proven, reputable firms to ensure safe, reliable service.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Walton P. Gillespie
Motorcycles Stolen From Plaza Theater Found Nearby
James Wood reported his 1951 blue and white Harley Davidson motorcycle stolen from in front of the Plaza Theater Sunday night. The vehicle was found a few hours later on the back of the Stadium Theater.
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James Wood
Perkins
Plaza Theater
Wood
Stadium Theater
Four Men Held In Assault Case Near Herbert Street
Four Mt. Vernon men were held by city police for questioning about an assault on Gordon Sechrest near the 1000 block of Herbert Street late yesterday afternoon. Sechrest was found with cuts and taken to Jefferson Memorial Hospital and released this morning. No charges have been filed.
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Mt. Vernon
City Patho
Gordon Sechrest
Herbert St
Echrest
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Hospital Notes Reads Admittances and Discharges at Two Facilities
Jefferson Memorial lists admitted patients including Mrs Nora Austin and Miss Lola Mae Haley with crossings to Mc Leansboro and Wayne City while discharges include Mrs Gertrude Masters and Mrs Lepton Harpool. Good Samaritan records admissions for Mrs Dorothy Groves Mrs Janice Sayler William Johnson Benny Vineyard Master Raymond Carradine and a discharge for Master David Mays and Mrs Violet Corder with infant Patricia Ann.
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Jefferson Memorial
Nora Austin
Wayne City
Gordon Sechrest
Lola Mae Haley
June Raney
A. W. Mayberry
McLeansboro
Rose Green
Bluford
Gertrude Masters
RFD
Lepton Harpool
Francis Malcolm
Good Samaritan
Dorothy Groves
Janice Sayler
William Johnson
Benny Vineyard
Raymond Carradine
David Mays
Wiley Ford
Violet Corder
Patricia Ann
Births at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan Hospitals
Mr and Mrs John Raney of 1307 North Tenth Street welcomed a baby girl weighing five pounds nine ounces born at 2 10 a m today at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs William Surma of 2504 Perkins Avenue named their son Jon Anthony born at 11 29 a m Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds seven ounces.
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John Raney
North Tenth Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
William Surma
Perkins Avenue
Jon Anthony
Good Samaritan Hospital
Freshmen Report Date at Mt Vernon High School
Principal Arthur Milward reminds prospective freshmen to report at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday September 1 in the auditorium, with sophomores through seniors slated for 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday September 2. Students must bring a fountain pen, and registration determines start date. If absent, a parent or guardian must call the office with a valid excuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Milward
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Milward
Mt. Vernon
Firemen Put Out Rubbish Fire In Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon firemen were called to Ted Bond at 214 S Second St shortly after noon today to extinguish a grass and rubbish fire. Only damage was some burned clothing on a clothes line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Ted Bond
S. Second St
Police Firemen Pay Boost Okayed City Action on Water Rates
City council approved a pay boost for police and firemen and scheduled a mass meeting on water rates. The session covered city hall office changes but took no concrete steps. Also discussed were city audit issues, chimney waste complaints, removing placards from poles, retirement ages for staff, and extending meter hours.
Outland Parker Family Vacation Flight to Bahamas
Mr and Mrs Earl Outland with sons Bill and Jackie and Mrs W G Parker with children Bill and Sue returned yesterday from a vacation flight to the Bahamas Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Earl
Outland and Sons
Bill
Jackie
W. G. Parker
Sue
Bahamas Islands
Battery Group 1944 Major 45 Pl. Heavy Duty 45 Pl
Classified listing noting battery groups from 1944 with 24 month and 86 month fibre glass options, 51 pl. 36 month, tax paid, and Egyptian origin mentioned.
State Fair Springfield Schedule A Day of Exhibits and Shows
The State Fair in Springfield Illinois lists Wednesday events in CST. Highlights include cattle swine sheep and horse judging at 7am, 8am flower arrangement and 9:30am flower and garden show. Grand Circuit harness racing at 12:30pm and a musical revue at 7pm. Society horse show at 6:15pm and sheep trimming at 6:30pm. 4-H demonstrations and clothing revue are also on the day’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Springfield
Ill
All Times Central Standard
Society
Grandstand
Rome Band Club Raises 157 From Tag Day in Mt Vernon
Rome Band Parents' Club reports $157 raised from tag day in Mt Vernon to fund the Rome Consolidated grade school band summer program and contribute toward uniforms. Nestor Stewart, president, thanks city council for permission and residents for buying booster tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Rome Consolidated
Nestor Stewart
Rome Band
The
Register- News
Sheriff Warns Wild Drivers North of Town
Sheriff Roy Taylor warned that tickets would be issued and arrests made if reckless driving in the area of Warren Avenue and George Street is not halted. Several complaints have been received including a vehicle doing 70 miles an hour on George Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Taylor
Warren Ave
George St
Taylor
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10Th & Broadway
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Centralia Road
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Lesser
Rt. 148
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Wemsel MD
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Southern Illinois Equipment Co
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