Sophia Hall Dies at 81 in Mount Vernon
Mrs. Sophia Hall aged 81 years eight months three days died Saturday night at her daughter’s home in Mt. Vernon. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 PM at Myers Chapel, Rev. Clyde Waddell officiating, burial Bethel Memorial cemetery. Born December 92 1869 in Kaskaskia Illinois to Chris and Harriett Tenting. Survived by three sons Wade William, Lawrence of Mt. Vernon and Rollie of Du Quoin, one daughter Mrs. C A Smith, three sisters Iva Gertie Ferlie, 19 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Sophia Hall
C. A. Smith
South 24Th Street
Myers Chapel
Clyde Waddell
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Hall
Kaskaskia
Chris
Harriett (Beasley) Tenting
John Hall
Wade William Hall
Lawrence Hall
Mt. Vernon
Rollie Hall
du Quoin
Iva
Gertie
St. Louis
Ferlie
Cincinnati, Ohio
Theft Reported of Bulova Wrist Watch
Charles Emmons of 511 Bell Street reported to police headquarters Saturday afternoon that his 17 jewel Bulova wrist watch was stolen.
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Charles Emmons
Bell Street
Births listed for eight families at area hospitals
Mr and Mrs Edward E Curtis welcome a son John Henry at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing five pounds seven and three quarter ounces. Mr and Mrs Joseph S Furey greet Eddy Joe at Good Samaritan weighing seven pounds one ounce. Mr and Mrs Jack Ralph Smith Peters celebrate Becky Diane at Good Samaritan weighing seven pounds eight and three quarter ounces. Mr and Mrs Clifford Lee Hawkins have Brenda Darlene at Good Samaritan weighing seven pounds 11 ounces. Mr and Mrs Charles Joseph Smith announce Stephen Wayne at Good Samaritan weighing six pounds nine ounces. Mr and Mrs William R Campbell, now in Columbia Illinois, welcome a son at St Louis Maternity Hospital weighing eight pounds. Mrs Campbell is Lola Mayo formerly of Greenville. Mr and Mrs Claud D Campbell are noted as paternal grandparents.
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Edward E. Curtis
Rushton Drive
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
John Henry
Joseph S. Furey
East Main Street
Eddy Joe
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jack Ralph Smithpeters
Park Avenue
Becky Diane
Clifford Lee Hawkins
Vernon
Brenda Darlene
Charles Joseph Smith
Cherry Street
Stephen Wayne
William R. Campbell
Mt. Vernon
Columbia, IL
St. Louis Maternity Hospital
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Across Several towns
Good Samaritan reports multiple admissions including Mrs Betty Lou New bury and others. Discharges include Mrs Freda Shaw and infant Becky Diane, with details of numerous patients and infants across Bluford Waltonville Salem and Clinton area plus Jefferson Memorial entries noting Harold Rainey and others.
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Good Samaritan
Betty Lou Newbury
Waltonville
Bryan William Reece
Paul Baker
Bonnie
Clinton
Miller
Samuel’ Guyman
Walnut Hill
Hazel Edna Gregory
Salem
Freda Shaw
Nellie
Johnson
Bluford
Edward
Vernon Higginson
Anthony Blackwood
Betty Ann
Smithpeters
Becky Diane
Louise Peyton
Linda Fay
Edith Mac Karch
Karen Jean
Mabel Fern Wood
William Ray
Irene Lou Maierhoffer
Linda Jo
Jessie Florence Furey
Eddy Joe
Mildred Mae Eaton
June Elaine
Vera Maxine Wolfe
Donna Jeannine
MacFadden’s 83rd Birthday Parachute Jump
Bernarr Macfadden, health publisher and octogenarian, leapt 2000 feet into the Hudson River on his 83rd birthday to prove aging is a habit and to inspire paratroopers. A gust sent him toward cliffs, he narrowly avoided trees, and rescuers pulled him from the water near Alpine New Jersey. He joked he feels 25 and plans to jump Niagara Falls next year.
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New York
Bernarr Macfadden
Hudson River
Macfadden
Hudson
Niagara Falls
U. S
New Jersey
Alpine
Yonkers
N. Y
New York City
Suit Filed Here After Car Truck Collision
A circuit court suit, filed Saturday, stems from a April 9 truck car crash at Ninth and Maple streets. Clifton Carp sues Orpha Rector and Junior Sigworth for 550 dollars for truck damages. The 1940 panel truck driven by Carp collided with Rector’s car driven by Sigworth. Craig and Craig represents the plaintiff.
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Ninth and
Maple Streets
Clifton Carp
Orpha Rector
Junior Sigworth
Rector
Sigworth
Craig and
Craig
Charles Cookie Fined in Police Court
Charles Cookie was fined 15 dollars 40 cents on a disturbance charge before W. O. Page in police court.
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Charles Cookie
W. O. Page
Dr. E Earl Neal opens dentistry practice here
Dr. E Earl Neal joins Dr M M Lambattis in general dentistry in room 428 of the John B Rogers building. A Du Quoin High School and Southern Illinois University graduate, he earned a B Ed and studied at Washington University, graduating from dental school in 1951. A Navy officer in World War II, he and his wife and daughter live in Shaw's Garden.
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E. Earl Neal
M. M. Lambattis
John B. Rogers
Dr. Neal
du Quoin Township
Southern Ilinois University
Washington University
Washington U
Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity
Neal
Shaw’s Garden
Five Year Drugist Course Proposed by Association
Buffalo N Y Aug 27 The American Pharmaceutical Association meeting in session in Buffalo reports a proposal to extend college training for pharmacists from four to five years.
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Associated Eres
Bufalo
N. Y
American Pharmaceutical Association
Motorcycle Car Crash Injures Rider Edward Higginson
Edward V. Higginson, 28, of Mt. Vernon rural route suffered bruises and abrasions when his motorcycle hit a car at 19th and Broadway on Saturday. Glenn Rough, 1929 Casey Avenue, drove the car. Higginson was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and attendants said he would be released today.
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Edward V. Higginson
RFD 3
Mt. Vernon
19Th
Broadway
Glenn Rough
Casey Avenue
Higginson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Fined Here After Auto Collision
Brownlow Porter of 611 South 11th Street was arrested by city police Saturday night after a collision at Tenth and Perkins. Porter was fined 105.40 dollars for reckless driving and 14 dollars for lacking a driver’s license by W. O. Page in police court. Porter’s car collided with James L. Adams of RFD 7 Mt. Vernon, Adams’ vehicle having stopped at a stop sign.
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Brownlow Porter
South 11Th Street
Tenth and
Perkins
Porter
W. O. Page
James L. Adams
RFD 7
Mt. Vernon
Adams
Soldier From McLeansboro Back From War Zone
The Marine Phoenix transport arrives in Seattle with 2,849 rotation troops from the Korean war zone. It is the 22nd Navy transport returning to Seattle with rotation combat troops, bringing total returned to 32,436. Among passengers are Illinois residents Jimmie Hall and William Bobbie L. of McLeansboro and Clay City respectively.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Marine Phoenix
Illinois
Hall, Jimmie, D
Clay City
William Bobbie L
Rt. 1
McLeansboro
Honor Editor, 81. At Du Quoin Fair
Richard W. Jones, 85 year old editor and publisher of the Johnston City Progress, was honored as the oldest living southern Illinois newspaper editor during Editor's Day at the 1951 Du Quoin State Fair. More than 165 editors and wives attended as Jones received a sterling silver lifetime pass inscribed by the fair.
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DU Quoin
Richard W. Jones
Johnston City
Richard E. Jones
Southern Illinois
Wounded Man Leaves Hospital in Mt Vernon Shooting
Marvin Huddleston aged 31 and three others wounded in a Slapout neighborhood shooting northeast of Mt. Vernon on August 15 have been discharged from Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Huddleston and two others were shot by his brother in law Onis Turner. Alex Crews Turner’s father in law was also brought to the hospital.
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Marvin Huddleston
Slapout
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Huddleston
Onis Turner
Alex Crews
Turner
Meetings of Ladies Auxiliary and related groups
The Ladies Auxiliary Fraternal Order of Eagles and Egyptian Aerie will meet Tuesday night at WhO. The gathering proceeds with plans and community activities.
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Who
Turner Shooting Case In Salem Reported Custody
Ronnie Turner 23 involved in a family shooting incident with his father-in-law. The two year-old son was discharged from hospital earlier. Turner is reported in custody in Salem.
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Ronnie Turner
Turner
Crows
Ronnie
Salem
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Route 1
Laura Page
Joe Henry Brookman
Iuka
Stella Bond
Jake Schrum
Albert Spillman
Thompsonville
Rufus Randall
Fort Leonard Wood
Sportsman's Club Lake
Kerley’s Cleaning and Dyeing CO
Guy J. Kerley
Know
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TOYS
Cyble
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10Th St
Virginia Ave
DU Quoin State Fair
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Georgia Gibbs
Ben Blue
Ish Rabibble
Sonny Moore
DOGS
Manhattan Rockets
Lou Breese
Dennis Day
Will Mastin
Stuart Morgan
Saul Grauman & CO
Gene Sheldon
Lynn Hoyt
Teddy Phillips
His Orchestra
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
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du Quoin Fair
Homer Kinkade
Bobby Owens
Virgil T. Bailey, Inc
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Stevenson
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National Municipal League
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Charles Evans Hughes
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