Deaths Jess F. Howard Rites Near Kell
Funeral rites for Jess F. Howard 48 of Centralia will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Palestine church near Kell with burial in the adjoining cemetery. The body lies in state at Osborn Funeral Home in Kell. He died Wednesday in Veterans Hospital at Hines Illinois. Survivors include brother Lawrence Howard of Michigan, sister Mrs. Edna White of Mt. Vernon, and several nieces and nephews. He was a World War I veteran.
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Jess F. Howard
Palestine Church
Kell
Osborn Funeral
Mr. Howard
Centralia
Veterans Hospital
Hines
Lawrence Howard
Michigan
Edna White
Mt. Vernon
Howard
Oral Sollis Dies in Decatur After Kell Mr Vernon Ties
Oral Sollis aged 47, formerly of Kell and Mr Vernon, died this morning in Decatur Tl. The body will return to Kell for funeral services and burial. Survived by parents Roy and Mrs Lollis of Texico, wife Marie, son David of Decatur, daughter Mrs Charles Mayo of Mt Vernon, and a granddaughter.
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Oral Sollis
Kell
Vernon
Decatur
Mr. Sollis
Roy Lollis
Texico
Marie
David
Charles Mayo
Mt. Vernon
Non-West Point General Named Army Chief of Staff Nominee
President Eisenhower nominated Gen. George Henry Decker, a non West Point officer with a strong finance background, as Army chief of staff to succeed Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer. Decker, 58, currently Army vice chief of staff, would later follow Air Force Gen. Nathan F. Twining to chair the Joint Chiefs. Decker previously served as budget officer and comptroller, earned an economics degree from Lafayette College in 1924, one of few non West Pointers to reach this top post following Gen. George C. Marshall.
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Washington
George Henry Decker
Thermy
Eisenhower
Army
Lafayette College
Easton
West Point
George C. Marshall
Man 63 Killed In Love Quarrel
Harrisburg Dr AP a 63 year old Harrisburg man died today of a gunshot wound suffered Sunday night in a lover s quarrel Oscar Eaves was killed by a shot from a .22 caliber pistol at the home of Ophelia Rouse 52 who is charged with assault with intent to commit murder Sheriff H B Tanner says the charge will be changed to murder Eaves and Rouse were both Negro as was the shooter involved in the quarrel
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Harrisburg
Oscar Eaves
Ophelia Rouse
H. B. Tanner
Eaves
Tanner
Jn Negro
Birth announcements for Bryant Egbert Karnes families
Mr and Mrs George H Bryant of 413 south 15th street welcomed a son at 8 12 am in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds four ounces Grandparents are Olin Bryant Waltonville Road and Paul Vursell Lexington Ky T Sgt and Mrs Jack Egbert of Dover NH are parents of a son named Robert Duane born August 16 weighing seven pounds five ounces Grandparents are Vern Egbert of this city Mr and Mrs Raymond Karnes of RFD 5 Mt Vernon are the parents of a son born at 8 57 weighing seven pounds four ounces
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George H. Bryant
South 15Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Olin Bryant
Waltonville Road
Paul Vursell
Lexington
Jack Egbert
Dover
N. H
Robert Duane
Vern Egbert
Raymond Karnes
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Hospital Notes and Discharges at Jefferson Memorial
At Jefferson Memorial Mrs Mary Lou Kenley of Xenia was discharged. GOOD SAMARITAN admitted Elizabeth H Cham bers Doris Rosalie Purcell Dolores Stokes Bernice Marjorie Hogshead Anna Mae Maxey Sharon Rene Harriman Olive Corwin Collison. Discharged: Susie Marie Koeberlein Richard Alan Moore Jo Ann Osborn Mary Edna McCluskey Mrs Evale Mays and baby Lisa Dawn Mrs Helen Lee Dare and baby Jeannean Kay Etta Williams Virginia Kathleen Lane and baby Vicky Sue Emma Marie Conner Ferne French Winnie Davis Elsie Doris Pugh Margaret Ann Shehorn Virginia Mae White Mrs Kathryn Mae Farthing and baby Gary Michael.
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Good Samaritan
Elizabeth H. Chambers
Doris Rosalie Purcell
Dolores Stokes
Bernice Marjorie Hogshead
Anna Mae Maxey
Sharon Rene Harriman
Olive Corwin Collison
Susie Marie Koeberlein
Richard Alan Moore
Jo Ann Osborn
Mary Edna McCluskey
Evale Mays
Lisa Dawn
Helen Lee Dare
Jeannean Kay
Etta Williams
Virginia Kathleen Lane
Vicky Sue
Emma Marie Conner
Ferne French
Winnie Davis
Elsie Doris Pugh
Margaret Ann Shehorn
Virginia Mae White
Kathryn Mae Farthing
Gary Michael
Mt Vernon Lodge Special Meeting August Night
Special meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 AF and AM will be held Friday evening August 19 at 7 30 p m Work in the second degree Visiting brethren welcome W M Taylor R Mabry James R Apgar acey
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Mt. Vernon
Bretheren
Taylor R. Mabry
W. M
James R. Apgar
Acey
Nurses Club Organizes Blood Drive For Red Cross Visit
Mt Vernon township High School Nurses Club will solicit blood donors this Saturday August 20 on the public square as part of a drive supporting the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit to Mt Vernon August 22 and 23 at the Central Church of Christ. Chairman Robert Hendrickson cites county need and urges residents to donate to meet the quota of about 150 pints per Bloodmobile day.
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Mt. Vernon Township
Hendrickson
Nurses Club
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Red Cross Office
Father Dies In Rescue Of Sons In Terre Haute Well Tragedy
In Terre Haute Indiana a gas filled water well claimed the life of Theodore Davis 49 as he died attempting to save his two sons Clarence 16 and Jerry 18 who were overcome by the gas. Firefighters pulled all three from the well and revived the two brothers. Deputy Coroner Jack Turner labeled the gas likely black damp a deadly mine gas.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Clarence Davis
Jerry
Theodore Davis
Jack Turner
U.S. Stiffens On Deals With Reds
Washington reports show the Commerce Department approved nearly 90 percent of requests to sell goods to the Soviet Union in April through June 1960, higher than 83 percent in the prior quarter. Secretary Mueller sent the data to Congress as the Powers U2 incident and summit collapse heighten East West tensions. The Soviet downing of the U2 occurred on May 1, and Powers faced espionage charges in Moscow.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Secretary of Commerce
Frederick H. Mueller
Congress
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Congoleese Situation Explosive Continues From Page One
The report notes a complete withdrawal of Belgian troops and a council meeting pending Lumumba's delegation. Their Soviet jet liner was delayed in London and barred from Idlewild until it passed noise tests, with the plane later permitted by the Port Authority.
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Lumumba
London
Idlewild
State Department
New York
Powers Pleads Guilty in Soviet Airspace Incursion Trial
Former Air Force pilot Powers admitted guilt after a two day hearing regarding a May 1 reconnaissance flight that violated Soviet airspace near Sverdlovsk. Prosecutors argued the act threatened world peace while the defense portrayed him as a disoriented civilian contractor for the CIA.
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Soviet Union
United States
Powers
Sverdlovsk
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S. Air Force
CBS to Junk Soap Operas and Radio Dramas
CBS will drop soap operas and most radio dramas in favor of more news and information. The move affects daytime serials such as Ma Perkins Young Doctor Malone and The Second Mrs Burton plus Amos n Andy Music Hall. CBS President Arthur Hull Hayes described the change as expanding network news from about 11 to 17 hours 8 minutes and said it takes effect next Nov 28 as an extension of January 1959 programming.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System Radio Network
CBS
Amos N’ Andy
Hayes
Thieves Scatter $1,300 To Winds In Wild Chase
Three burglars fled in a stolen truck from Marvin's Produce Row Service Station in St. Louis dropping loot along the route. An employee flagged a passerby who helped pursue. police recovered about $1,335 as the trio fled on foot. The store owner reported over $2,000 taken in the break in.
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ST. Louis
Marvin
Produce Row
Ernest Vangore
William C. Brynt
Madison
Ill
Marvin Sherwood
University City
Funeral Today for Murdered Youth Danny Crain in Pinckneyville
Funeral services are held today for 14 year old Danny Crain in Pinckneyville after he was shot Tuesday by Robert Muskopf who said he sought revenge on Crain’s father Denzil Crain. Muskopf confessed to the killing and hiding the body in a shallow grave. He faces court action as Crain’s father and mother, Virginia Crain of Batavia, plus three sisters and a brother survive. Crain and his wife are divorced.
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Pinckneyville, Tl
Danny Crain
Pinckneyville
Robert Muskopf
Muskopf
Denzil Crain
Crain
Red Bud
Beaucoup Baptist Church
Virginia Crain
Batavia
When and If Russia Frees Him
U S officials say no legal basis to prosecute U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers if the Soviet Union allows his return. They note political and international factors make US prosecution unlikely and cite limited reach of American law over disclosures from secret operations.
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Jowan M. Hightower
Washington
Francis Gary Powers
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
Powers
Central Intelligence Agency
Moscow
West
Ed States
CIA
U. S
Senate Seeks 600 Million for South America aid
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged passage of a 600 million dollar aid bill to address Latin American demands for social progress and economic development. The plan funds 500 million for development cooperation and 100 million to aid Chile after quake and flood damage. The committee relented to Eisenhower’s request without fixed fund use, awaiting firm programs from talks in Bogota on Sept. 5.
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Washington
Senate Foreign ‘Relations Committee
Senate
Chile
Eisenhower
Bogota
President Eisenhower Receives Elm Gavel from DAV
President Eisenhower was presented with a gavel crafted from the historic Washington Elm of Boston. The gift was given by William H. Fridley national commander of the Disabled American Veterans at the White House representing the DAV Minuteman chapter in Boston.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Boston
William H. Fridley
The
Disabled American Veterans
White House
DAV Minuteman
Markets inch higher as Dow shows modest gains
Wall Street rose late in the session led by aircraft, metals, and selected issues. Volume reached about 2.6 million shares, with many stocks flat or down slightly as the market moved cautiously into the pre weekend period. Lockheed led gains on a space age contract award while U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic Steel edged up fractions.
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Lockheed
North American Aviation
Republic Aviation
Grumman
Boeing
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Anaconda
Kennecott
American
Woolworth
Western Union
American Telephone
Livestock Prices From National Stockyards Report
National Stockyards market notes show hogs across weights trading mixed to firm with No 1 and 2 barrows and gilts around 16.85 to 17.10 for 190-235 lb. 200 head expected, with lighter weights scarce. Cattle and calves offerings total around 400 and 200 respectively, with steer and heifer numbers insufficient to mention. Sheep receipts about 400 with spring lambs 17.00 to 19.50 and some 20.00 for select lots. pelts No 3 at 17.50.
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U.S
Grain price report from Chicago markets
Cash Grain Chicago AP reports no wheat or soybean sales with Corn No 2 yellow at 1.1644 and sample grade yellow at 1.0342. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 69, No 3 extra heavy white 6814. Soybean oil 934n. Barley prices listed as making choice 1.05-1.18, feed 85-1.00n.
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Chicago
Chicago Poultry Receipts Reported at 22,000 Lbs
Chicago AP USDA live poultry receipts reached 22,000 pounds yesterday with no prices reported due to insufficient receipts. Meat market coverage notes limited sales data and ongoing evaluation of demand in the Chicago area.
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Chicago
USDA
Egg price grades and poultry terms update
St Louis AP reports wholesale egg grades and live poultry terms with ranges for large extra and consumer grades. No other changes noted in the market listing with percent splits for AA large A large and medium categories and country run values.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Produce Prices Fatigued by Trading Quiet
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter steady with receipts at 424000 and wholesale prices unchanged while egg prices move slightly up. Butter classes 93 AA 59, 92 A 57, 90 B 57, 89 C 57 percent. Eggs show steady to firm with 1 percent higher wholesale price and grade breakdowns for whites and other lots.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market notes list wheat at 1.71 dollars a bushel and soybeans at 2.03, with corn price not included in the report. The fragment indicates grain price quotes from Mt Vernon this afternoon.
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Mt. Vernon
No Chance For Area Bill This Year
Washington AP Senators said today that legislation to aid areas with chronic unemployment appears doomed this year amid a deadlock between Congress and the administration. Commerce Secretary Mueller refused to back off key points as Senate banking subcommittee hearings produced no vote.
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Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Frederick H. Mueller
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Paul H. Douglas
d-Ill
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Homer FE. Capehart
Rind
GOP
Banking Committee
Douglas
Mueller
Douglas- Cooper
Douglas-Cooper
Fallout Shelters Discussed At County Civil Defense Meeting
At Mt. Vernon rural fire station Jefferson County Civil Defense held a three hour session on a radio communications expansion and a family fallout shelter program. CD Director Alva Mellott noted shelters are rising in popularity as home improvements and storm shelters. He urged inquiries to him for construction and financing through F.H.A. loans.
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Jefferson County Civil Defense
Mt. Vernon
Alva Mellott
Mellott
F.H.A
Promises TV Appearance by Eisenhower Boosts Campaign
Republican national chairman Sen Thruston B Morton of Kentucky said after a 45 minute White House call that Eisenhower would appear on an election eve TV program and make other appearances where the party sees fit. Morton praised the presidents plan for mostly non political appearances to raise interest in the GOP and its candidate.
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Eisenhower
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
White House
Morton
GOP
Republican Party
Jefferson County Day tour to Dixon Springs Expt Station
Jefferson county farmers are invited to a Dixon Springs Experiment Station tour on Tuesday August 23. The trip departs at 7 15 am from the arm Bureau lot and returns 90 miles to Robbs Til. Highlights include livestock, pasture management and soil conservation with a noon meal at Lake Glendale shelter. Weather notes forecast near normal Illinois temperatures with light precipitation.
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Jefferson County
Dixon Springs
County Agricultural Extension Council
Arm Bureau
Don Lee
Illinois
Belleville
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
Illinois National Guard names new brigadier general chief of staff
Col. Donald J. Smith of Chicago promoted to brigadier general and named chief of staff of the Illinois Air National Guard headquarters, effective Sept. 3. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Maj. Gen. Wilson V. Newhall, who ends more than 40 years of state and federal service after service in World War II. Smith enlisted in 1938 and served with the U.S. Air Force during the war.
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Springfield
Ill
Donald J. Smith
Chicago
Illinois Air National Guard
Stratton
Smith
Wilson V. Newhall
Air Guard
U.S. Air Force
Elderly man dies in homemade electric chair in Wash
In Wenatchee Washington police probe the death of 66 year old Clarence Hudson found in his apartment seated in a chair wired with a ground wire and a transformer a 25 cent coin on each temple connected by wires to the device. Footage shows wet towels near feet and head. The device appears used to increase voltage.
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Wenatchee, Wash
Clarence Hudson
Hudson
Informal Invitation via Phone Or Written Reply
A reader notes that an informal invitation sent by mail can be answered by phone. If the invitation appears in the third person, the reply should be written in third person form and phrased accordingly.
Big Popcorn Day in Old Ridgway
Ridgway Illinois hosts National Popcorn Farmers Day on Sept 10 drawing visitors to Gallatin County. A Aug 27 caravan in popcorn costumes will tour southern Illinois and hand out free popcorn. Exhibits include the world’s largest popcorn ball and an old steam threshing machine. Illinois ranks second to Indiana in popcorn acres with 24 000. Popcorn growing began in Gallatin County over 50 years ago. Other major counties include Saline White and Crawford.
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Ridgway
Gallatin County
Ilinois
Indiana
Saline
White
Crawford
City official opposes grants to lure industry
A city official favors loans over grants to attract industry to a distressed area. He argues grants would be unfair if other states seek the same industry. He also says federal grants should not fund subsistence allowances for the unemployed while they undergo government training. Douglas counters that such allowances are essential.
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Douglas
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