Death of Mrs Mabel Haun of Ashley
Mrs Mabel Irene Haun 67 of Ashley died suddenly from a heart condition at St Marys Hospital. A Washing ton county native who lived in Ashley 33 years she was mother to Myrand Haun of Mt Vernon. Funeral Friday at 2 pm Ashley Methodist Church burial Richview cemetery. She was born June 24 1892 at Richview daughter of Alfred J and Anna E Pitchford. Survived by husband Gilbert E Haun five sons Howard Phoenix Myrand Mt Vernon Dr Raymond Paris Alva William Los Angeles Arland Fort Leonard Wood two daughters Mrs Harold B Rice Centralia and Mrs Grace Forrister Los Angeles three mothers Bert Pitchford Irvington Raymond Pitchford Nashville and Glen Pitchford St Louis and sister Mrs Collie Stephens Richview. Two brothers preceded her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Irene Haun
Ashley
St. Mary’s Hospital
Washington County
Myrand Haun
Mt. Vernon
Ashley Methodist Church
Richview Cemetery
Hogan Funeral Home
Haun
Richview
Alfred J
Anna E. (Tate) Pitchford
Gilbert E. Haun
Royal Neighbors of America
Howard
Phoenix
Ariz
Myrand
Raymond
Paris
Alva William
Los Angeles
Califf
Arland
Fort Leonard Wood
Harold B. Rice
Centralia
Grace Forrister
Calif
Bert Pitchford
Irvington
Raymon Pitchford
Nashville
Glen Pitchford
St. Louis
Collie Stephens
Arthur Anderson 66 Dies At Home In Hamilton Co
Arthur Nathan Anderson 66 of Knights Prairie township Hamilton county died at 12 05 am today at Vickers Memorial Hospital McLeansboro. Funeral Friday at 2 pm Union Baptist Church south of Dahlgren with Rev Bill Auxier officiating burial in Union cemetery. Body lies in state at Jones Funeral Home McLeansboro. Born February 23 1893 he married Flossie Gibbs August 20 1914 who survives. Also surviving a son Thomas II a brother Wilburn and four sisters Ruby Browning Ruth Richardson Norma Boster and Veina Johnson all of McLeansboro.
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Arthur Nathan Anderson
Dahlgren
Knights Prairie Township
Hamilton County
Vickers Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
Union Baptist Church
Bill Auxier
Union Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Anderson
Thomas
Elizabeth Anderson
Flossie Gibbs
Thomas II
Wilburn
Ruby Browning
Ruth Richardson
Norma Boster
Veina Johnson
McLeansore
Truman Cook Dies At 60 In Mt. Vernon
Truman Cook of 1318 South 25th Street died at 2 45 this morning at Lowry Nursing Home. He was 60 years seven months and 18 days old. Funeral Friday at 10 30 a m at Myers Chapel with Rev. Melvin Larson Avill officiating, burial in West Salem cemetery. The body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 4 p m Thursday. He worked at Howard & Casey wholesale and later at Mt. Vernon Hatchery. Born January 1 1899 in Mt. Vernon, he was a lifelong resident. He is survived by an aunt, Alice Draper Allen of Mt. Vernon.
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Truman Cook
South 25Th Street
Lowry Nursing Home
Myers Chapel
Melvin Larson Avill
West Salem
Cook
Howard & Casey Wholesale Company
Mt. Vernon
Wallace T. Threlkeld rites set for Thursday
Funeral services for Wallace T. Threlkeld, 57, will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bustard Funeral Home in Casper Wyoming. Masonic services will be conferred at the grave. Threlkeld, a former Vernon resident, died Monday in Casper after 14 years as Casper resident. He was past Master of the Mt. Vernon Masonic Lodge and active in Casper civic life as Kiwanis Elks Petroleum and Country Club member.
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Wallace T. Threlkeld
Bustard Funeral
Casper
Wyoming
Threlkeld
Mr. Vernon
Masonic Lodge
Mt. Vernon
Kiwanis Club
Elks Club
Petroleum Club
Country Club
Franes Ogden Stubblefield dies AP report
Frances Ogden Stubblefield president of Wheeling News Publishing Co owner of the Ogden chain of 12 West Virginia daily newspapers died Tuesday. Other obituaries include Jeremiah D. Maguire 82 chairman Federation Bank and Trust Co died Tuesday in New York. Fred Frank Gunther 63 retired VP Helmco Lacy Products Chicago died Tuesday in Washington. Mrs. Howard A Coffin 68 Republican national committeewoman from DC died Tuesday of cancer. Vern T. Touchett 50 pioneer paint roller manufacturer died Tuesday in Milwaukee. He was president of E Z Painter Op.
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Charleston
W. Va
Frances Ogden Stubblefield
Wheeling News Publishing Co
Ogden
West Virginia
New York
Jeremiah D. Maguire
Federation Bank and Trust Co
Washington
Fred Frank Gunther
Helmco - Lacy Products, Inc
Chicago
Howard A. Coffin
Republican National
District of Columbia
Milwaukee
Vern_ T. Touchett
Pregent
E. Z. Painter
Detailed Weather Report Illinois Temperatures Above Normal
A detailed weather report notes warmer than normal conditions across Illinois with 5 day forecasts predicting highs from 79 to 88 and humidity rising in the north. It records scattered thunder showers through Monday, with about a quarter inch of precipitation in widely scattered events and cites specific daily highs and lows for Belleville Peoria Vandalia Quincy Springfield Rantoul Moline Chicago and Rockford.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Williamson County
Weather Bureau
Belleville
Peoria
Vandalia
Quincy
Springfield
Rantoul
Moline
Chicago
Midway Airport
Rockford
Seer
Quincy Rantoul
Gockford
Vandalia Arevet
Chicago beaches closed for pollution near Chicago
Pollution closed two Lake Michigan beaches in Wilmette after officials found bacteria levels over four times permissible. Lake Bluff beach was closed briefly but later reopened. Chicago health officials reported no pollution at city beaches.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Wilmette
Lake Bluff
Seek Ex-Convict In Mysterious Death Of Widow
In Downieville California experts probe Pearl Ada Putney a 72 year old widow whose scattered bones in Sierra foothills follow her disappearance last August from Marysville six weeks after she left Washington DC with ex convict Larry Lord Motherwell The FBI searches for Motherwell who earlier faced an unsolved Maryland death case and was released after a grand jury did not indict him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downieville
Calif
Pearl Ada Putney
Sierras
Marysville
Washington, D.C
W. D. Johnson
FBI
Larry Lord Motherwell
Motherwell
Las Vegas
Nev
Maryland
Frederick
Wasp Carrier Explosion Kills Pilot and Drowns Firefighter
At Quonset Point Rhode Island the USS Waspa aircraft carrier suffered a hangar explosion during antisubmarine maneuvers about 230 miles off Virginia. Lt. J.G. Frank Hagan of Marianna Florida was killed. Aviation Apprentice Donald H. Trask of Keene New Hampshire drowned in an elevator pit while fighting the fire. About 20 were injured as four destroyers assisted crews. The blaze was controlled after 50 minutes, flared, then finally put out.
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Quonset Point
R.J
Wasp
Virginia
J.G
Frank Hagan
Marianna
Fla
Donald Howard Trask
Keene
N.H
Kraho Indians Relay with Heavy Log Batons in Brazil
Kraho Indians in Brazil run relay races on holidays carrying logs ranging from twenty to two hundred pounds as makeshift batons, showcasing endurance and communal sport within their festive ceremonies.
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Brazil
Birth of Daughter Dian Renee Gibson in Utica Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gibson of Utica New York are proud parents of a daughter born Monday August 17 in a Utica hospital. The baby weighs six pounds one ounce and is named Dian Renee. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Everett Gibson of Dahlgren.
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Ernest Gibson
Utica
New York
Dian Renee
Everett Gibson
Acid attack on congressman cited by Udall raises fear
Washington AP report says Rep Frank Thompson was sprayed with acid from a passing panel truck while driving to his office. Thompson was not reachable for details but a burn on his arm and an acid hole through clothing were noted. Associate Stewart Udall spoke of threats but Thompson did not confirm. Open House marks Illinois State Employment Service 60th anniversary with 6 point program and services in 225 S Ninth Street.
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Washington
Congressional Associates
Frank Thompson
D-Nj
Thompson
Stewart L. Udall
D-Ariz
New Jersey
Udall
The
Washington Post
House
Arizonan
Independence Avenue
Capitol
Illinois State Employment Service
S. Ninth Street
Joseph P. Bradigan
Wich
ISES
Isles
Bradigan
Mountain Top Narrowly Misses Family Of Four
In Bozeman Montana a mountain quake nearly struck an Arizona family of four campers. Mrs Henry Bennett 35 of Cottonwood is recovering from shock while her husband and children Royal 10 and Janet escaped uninjured. The Bennetts were camping at Rocky Creek Park when the quake struck around midnight Monday. Mrs Bennett and the children carried Bennett an invalid, in a sleeping bag up the slope to safety. Thirty minutes later the Bennett car and trailer were submerged. The family was evacuated by helicopter.
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Bozeman
Mont
Arizona
Henry Bennett
Cottonwood
Royal
Janet
Bennetts
Rocky Creek Park
Bennett
Doc's Sweetheart Must Face Trial
WEST COVINA Calif AP The shapely sweetheart of Dr. R Bernard Finch must stand trial with Finch in the gun slaying of his socialite wife Barbara Jean Finch 22 year old ex model sobs as judge orders her held for trial with her 41 year old lover They face murder charge in the July 18 shooting Deputy DA says she testified against herself and defense argues rights violation Attorney to seek writ for freedom
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Covina
Calif
R. Bernard Finch
Finch
Carole Tregoff
William M. Martin
Barbara Jean Finch
Miss Tregoff
Atty
Frde Wichelle
Ten Hogs Stolen East Of Kell Farm
The sheriff reports ten white hogs stolen from Leon Tate's farm seven miles east of Kell. Each hog weighs 175 to 180 pounds. No suspects listed and investigation ongoing.
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Kell
Leon Tate
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Jefferson Memorial records show admissions for Miss Betty Marie Purdue Bell Marvin Lee Mc Cord Wayne City and discharges for Mrs Mary Louise Vaughn Donald Raymond Pigg Joe Audt Dahlgren and Mrs Linda Joyce Hill with infant Rhonda Renee Good Samaritan admits Anna Bell Coberly Elnora Underwood Starkey Boyle Elmer Marshall Bolerjack Joseph Russell Bellah Delmar Ray Shorb Marilyn Maxine Seidel Discharges include Mike Brivokapich Carl Chester Belt Rose Anna Dycus Ruth Alice Wilson Mona Paula Pearce and baby Ronnie Dale Laura Alice Crastel Mildred Marie Deiz Bernice A Barnhart and baby Scott Edward ee Mae Heiner and baby Debra Lynn
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Jefferson Memorial
Betty Marie iPurdue
Bell
Marvin Lee McCord
Wayne City
Mary Louise Vaughn
Donald Raymond Pigg
Joe Audt
Dahlgren
Linda Joyce Hill
Rhonda Renee
Good Samaritan
Anna Bell Coberly
Elnora Underwood
Starkey Boyle
Elmer Marshall Bolerjack
Joseph Russell Bellah
Delmar Ray Shorb
Marilyn Maxine Seidel
Mike Brivokapich
Carl Chester Belt
Rose Anna Dycus
Ruth Alice Wilson
Mona Paula Pearce
Ronnie Dale
Laura Alice Crastel
Mildred Marie Deiz
Bernice A. Barnhart
Scott Edward
Ee Mae Heiner
Debra Lynn
Mitchell to Release Steel Strike Facts Tonight
Washington AP reports Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell will publish government gathered statistics on wages profits productivity prices and related industry aspects to spur settlement in the steel strike negotiations. Finnegan says the move has no effect yet as 36 days of striking halt half a million steel workers and 150000 related layoffs continue.
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Washington
James P.mitchell
Mitchell
Eisenhower
New York
Joseph F. Finnegan
Finnegan
Strike Shuts East St. Louis Journal for First Time
East St. Louis IH AP report says the East St. Louis Evening Journal halted operations after a strike by International Printing Pressmen Union Local 35. Seven pressmen involved as editorial staff finished work. Main issue is eliminating a flyman. Journal employs 325 others. Wages offered: $7 weekly retroactive to last Nov 1, 30 month contract, $5 weekly second year, $3 last six months. Pressmen earn $21 weekly. No negotiations scheduled.
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East ST. Louis, IH
East St. Louis Evening Journal
International Printing Pressman's Union
Local 35
Journal
Diver Sues Chicago Over Six Hour Ice Shaft Trap
Frank Hefling a 56 year old diver sues the city of Chicago and L A Healy Construction for one million dollars claiming negligence after a steel floor failed and left him partially sucked into a sluice opening in a 179 foot shaft. He has lost feeling in his right leg and cannot work as a diver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Hefling
L.A. Healy Construction Co
Hefling
Reuther Seeks Talks With Khrushchev Amid AFL CIO Split
In Forest Park, Walter Reuther says American labor leaders should tell Nikita Khrushchev they oppose Communist rule and defend human freedom. AFL CIO chief George Meany and others plan a boycott of Khrushchev's U.S. visit, while Reuther, Carey, and some union chiefs aim to meet the Soviet premier to press anti Communist arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker
Forest Park
Premie
Nickita Khrushchev
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers Union
George Meany
Hodge Begins Fourth Year in Prison at Menard
Orville Hodge marks a fourth year behind bars at Menard. He describes the pity of his fellow inmates and recalls how films and a single oil picture helped a mute Texas prisoner open up. Hodge notes his wife’s dire money needs as he ends each visit with a warm handshake and a joke for staff.
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Hodge
Menard
Texas
Orville Hodge
Coal by product list grows past two hundred thousand items
A report catalogs more than 200000 chemical by products derived from bituminous coal, highlighting the extensive array of substances produced in coal processing and their potential implications for industry and environment.
Stiff Penalties in West Side Racial Disturbance
In Chicago two 18 year olds were jailed or fined after a mob of more than 1,000 gathered Aug. 6 in front of a newly purchased building by a Black family. Fred Bahling received 90 days in jail for failure to disperse. Frank Bleers was fined 700 dollars for disorderly conduct and failure to disperse. Nine others faced adjourned trials or continuances.
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Chicago
West Side
Fred Bahling
Frank Bleers
Irving Landesman
Duke of Bedford Hurt In Crash
London AP reports the Duke of Bedford aged 42 was critically injured in a south of France automobile crash. The aristocrat had planned a U.S. visit in October to appear on television and lecture on British aristocracy. He is known for high public profile and past ventures.
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London
Duke of Bedford
France
United States
Britain
Hospitals in Chicago Back Union Drive
Chicago officials at several hospitals refuse to meet with a union organizing non professional workers. Hospitals will run with volunteers and supervisory staff if struck, as per a Chicago Hospital Council meeting. Mount Sinai and Home for Incurables face strike votes. union wants talks.
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Chicago
Chicago Hospital Council
American Federation of State
Mount Sinai Hospital
Marvin N. Stone
Mount Sinai
Victor Gotbaum
John W. Barrett
Chicago Archdiocese
Home For Incurables
Women Of Red Cross To Work For United Fund
A group of 20 Red Cross women volunteers will survey business and industry in Mt. Vernon and Jefferson County to set up payroll deduction plans for the United Fund campaign. They met at United Fund headquarters with Ken Greene, chair man of the 1959 drive, who will train them for this special phase. The Red Cross will assist the campaign in several ways this year.
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Red Cross
United Fund
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Ken Greene
Greene
The
Burglar Takes Time For Nap
Wayne Smith 25 must appear in Municipal Court after police caught him sleeping on a bed during a burglary attempt at a second floor apartment in North Bergen New Jersey John Riechert owner reported the break in and the suspect said he climbed a fire escape then dozed off Smith a die maker was charged with breaking and entry.
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North Bergen
N. J
Wayne Smith
John Riechert
Smith
Auctioneer T P Russell recalls four decades of sales notes
Forty years in Mt. Vernon and southern Illinois auctions shaped T P Russell of Richview into a famed voice at sales from 1919 to today. He recounts coldest cries, record mule prices, large land deals, and a war bond sale that funded an airplane, with pockets of humor from selling a ladies shop to two white mice at Mt Vernon.
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T. P
Tommy) Russell
Richview
Washington County
Vernon
Russell
C. Pp. Spilman
Maple Street
Irvington
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Murphysboro
Steeleville
Capville
New Baden
Harrisburg
Marion
du Quoin
Sandoval
Tommy
Danville
Krietemeyer
Jefferson County
Union City
Tenn
W. Nierman
Centralia
Zeigler
Stength
Old National Bank
Plan Program For Cerebral Palsied Here
A Cerebral Palsy Parent Group met to plan equipment for cerebral palsied individuals, aiming for therapy and special help. They propose a crafts program for older patients and a nursery class for younger children, needing a ground floor room with wheelchair access and space for equipment, with contact numbers 3807 W3 or 38838W1.
33 Want Job As Meter Maid In Mt. Vernon
Thirty three women aged 21 and over seek Mt. Vernon meter maid positions. City Manager Harlow Richardson said applications will be processed before two hires are made to police parking meters at a monthly pay of $200. After hiring, candidates receive training before starting duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Harlow Richardson
Quake Caused By Move Along Old Rock Fault
Denver AP reports a Montana quake was caused by major movement along a steep, ancient rock fault west of the Madison River Valley. USGS geologist W. B. Myers said there has been no prior quake activity on this fault, which may lie on a major U.S. fault. He noted the event likely relieves pressure and is not expected to trigger more quakes in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Montana
W. B. Myers
U.S. Geological Survey
Madison River Valley
Myers
United States
Two Firemen Die in Kansas City Gas Explosion
In Kansas City Missouri a 20000 gallon gasoline tank exploded at a Continental Oil bulk station behind a filling station near the state line. Firemen Virgil Sams and Neal Owen, both 28, died. Seventeen others injured, four critical. Loss estimated at 156000. Cause under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Virgil L. Sams
Neal Kk. Owen
Continental Oil Co
Kansas Citys
Minister Thanks Mt. Vernon Police for Help
A minister from Des Plaines, Illinois expresses heartfelt thanks to the Mt. Vernon police department. He repays a $15 money order given when he was stranded, noting it may help another along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Des Plaines, I
Cuban diplomat says Cuba will oppose China seat at UN
Outgoing Cuban charge d affaires Dr Miguel Angel Campos Conde told AP in Taipei Formosa he opposes recognizing Red China with a UN seat. He cited health reasons for his departure from Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
China
United Nations
Miguel Angel Campos Conde
Worry May Harm Health Says Research Scientists
Research scientists warn that excessive worry about illness can make people feel unwell even when health is normal. They urge proactive steps to counter anxiety rather than passively fearing disease.
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Mabel Haun
Arthur Anderson
Hamilton Co
W. A. Book
State Employment Service
N.J
Doc
E. St. Louis
ET 8
Jefferson Post
American Legion
George Binks
Ellen Hughey
Jack Alexander
Earl Tanner
Jackie Elliott
Hughey
Beulah Grooms
Barney Kaiping
Voyageur
Jack Setzekorn
Miss Grooms
Glenn Greene
Katping
Delo
Reuther
Nikita
Little Rock Board
Little Rock
Ark
U.S. Justice Department
Dean Datley
Orval E. Faubus
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Say
Women of Red Cross
T. B. Russell
T. B
Tommy” Russell
Old Rock
Selow
Charles Mayo
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