Mt Vernon Social Notes Visit and Travel Roundup
Local residents and visitors mingle in a bustle of trips to Wichita Falls Du Quoin and Jefferson Barracks hospital reports of improving Arthur Goddard and Carl Goddard deaths prompt family travel and condolences. Numerous relatives and friends from Mt Vernon Kell St Louis Springfield and Keenes convene for visits business and family occasions across Illinois Missouri and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Si Allen
W. Allen
Wichita Falls
Texas
Allen
Familly
Joe Bundy
Leo Gregg
DuQuoin Toan
Charles Compton
Guy Compton
Krekel Wilkerson
du Quoin Fair
Myrle Jennings
Bob Beck
Joe Cassel
Dickie
Bloomfield
N. J
Edwin Kuse
Virgil Kuse
St. Louis
Walter Gutzler
Dorothy Pittman
Pauline Phillips
Jefferson Barracks Hospital
Missouri
Centralia
Mattie Ducharme
Milford
Ill
Carl Goddard
George Woodward
Kell
Sherman Ducharme
Kankakee
Marie Goddard
Arthur Eubanks
Lesser
Mt. Vernon
Millie Keen
Keenes
Alan Levy
Camp Hawthorne
Lake of the Ozarks
Ramona Lowery
Bluford
Gale Blanton
Streator
Blanton
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Front Lines Roar Across Korean War Front
The long Korean warfront from Pohang west to Waegwan and south to the coast has resumed deadly activity. U S artillery and First Cavalry and 24th Infantry divisions repelled Red probing across the Naktong river near Waegwan Battle Mountain and Kigye, which changed hands for the third time in 48 hours. Allied positions hold high ground south of Kigye, while North Korean forces push toward Taegu. Intel notes North Korea 15th Infantry may be shifting eastward as the allied defense remains on the offensive on the east coast. South Korean assault began Monday, halted briefly Tuesday, then resumed Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pohang
Waegwan
Naktong River
Battle Mountain
U. S
First Cavalry
Kigye
MacArthur
Taegu
Home Ceremony Bets Ida Stevens and Lyndell Lee Arnold Marry
Ida Stevens daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Stevens of Johnsonville Illinois and Lyndell Lee Arnold son of Mr and Mrs Dewey T Arnold were wed August 23 at 8 30 pm in the home of the bride s uncle Rev W R Taylor read the double ring ceremony. The bride wore a peacock blue tissue faille dress with red rose buds and tube roses corsage. Best man Leo A Heffington and matron of honor Mrs Kathryn Heffington wore toast colored crepe with salmon camille corsages. The groom is a Mt Vernon Township High School 1946 graduate employed by Mt Vernon Transit Lines. The bride works at Mt Vernon Froz N Food Lockers. A four tier cake featured a miniature bride and groom. A reception followed and Mr Arnold wheeled his bride up Main street after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Stevens
Lyndell Lee Arnold
C. C. Stevens
Johnsonville
Ilinois
Dewey T. Arnold
South 28Rd Street
Hev
aNnd
W. R. Taylor
North 7Th Street
Kathryn Heffington
Leo A. Heffington
Arnold
Mt. Vernon
Main Street
Labor Day Club Events Include Dance at Green Hills
Activities at Green Hills Country Club next week include a Labor Day dance on Saturday Sept 2 with Dick Cisne's band. The club stays open on Labor Day Monday Sept 4. Tonight features square dancing. First Methodist Circle 4 meets on church floor with devotion by Mrs. Bertie Mae Whitacre and a program on History of Methodism by E H Klein. Jerry Farthing provides special saxophone music. Lions Club screens Ramrod to Emin. Lt. Jordan and Sgt. McElroy attend with guests. Logan Street Baptist choir rehearses after prayer meeting tonight at 8:30. Whitlock reunion set at city park Sept 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Hills Country Club
Dick Cisne
First Methodist W. S.C. S
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Fellowship Center
Bertie Mae Whitacre
E. H. Klein
Jerry Farthing
Mildred Halbrooks
Bluford
Mary Helen Owens
Lions Club
Ramrod
Emden
Germany
Dick Barnes
Jordan
Army Air Force
Sgt. McElroy
Army
John Bird
Everett Atkinson
Obie Atkinson
Max Bennett
Rantoul
C. J. Hassakis
Car Powers
Mt. Vernon
Logan Street Baptist Church
Geneva Elder
Eldorado
Priscilla
The
Westminster Society of the
First Presbyterian Church
Alvis Harrell
North 8Th Street
Desire i
Explosion at 711 North Tenth Street Hurts Family
Mrs. Harry Jacobs and her 11 year old son Kenneth sustained cuts when a glass fruit jar exploded while canning at their home at 711 North Tenth Street. They were treated at Good Samaritan Hospital and released after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Jacobs
Kenneth
North Tenth Street
Carl T. Goddard Dies at Hospital Rites Thursday
Carl Truman Goddard of RFD 3 Mt. Vernon died at 3 45 p m yesterday at Jefferson County Memorial Hospital aged 45 years three months and 22 days He was stricken while driving and admitted at 7 30 a m Funeral services set for Thursday at 3 00 p m at Myers Chapel with Rev S E Cole officiating burial in Hams Grove cemetery The body will lie at Myers Chapel after 4 00 p m today He was an employee of Mt Vernon Furnace and Mfg Co Born May 7 1905 in Jefferson county son of C D and Amanda Bumpass Goddard Married August 23 1930 in Dixon Ill to Marie Dusharne who survives Also surviving are one son Donald Carl five daughters Doris Neal Phyllis Dororthy Pauline Wanda two brothers Kirby St Louis and Ray Mt Vernon and a sister Leona Davis Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Truman Goddard
RFD
Vernon
Jefferson County Memorial Hospital
Goddard
Myers Chapel
Mt. Vernon Furnace and Mfg. Co
Jefferson County
C. D
Amanda Bumpass Goddard
Jr. Dixon
Ill
Marie Dusharne
Pleasant
Local Births Highlight Mt Vernon Area Families
Mr and Mrs Ralph H Beasely at 621 South 17th street welcomed daughter Vickie Lynn born at Good Samaritan hospital last evening. Billie Joe York and wife at 600 Broadway welcomed daughter Linda Dianne born yesterday at Good Samaritan hospital. Edward Johnson of Wayne City and Alma Lee Larson of Mt Vernon welcomed son Michael Eric weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces at Fairfield Memorial hospital yesterday. Rev and Mrs Russell Richardson welcomed daughter Rebecca Carol born August 27 at Lebanon hospital Lebanon Indiana. the Richardsons plan Africa missionary service. Mr Richardson is a former Mt Vernon resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph H. Beasely
South 17Th Street
Vickie Lynn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Billie Joe York
Broadway
Linda Dianne
Edward Johnson
Wayne City
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Michael Eric
Michael Eric. Mrs. Johnson
Alma Lee Larson
Mt. Vernon
Russell Richardson
Rebecca Carol
Lebanon Hospital
Lebanon
Ind
Richardsons
Africa
Mr. Richardson
Williams Reunion Set for Mt. Vernon Park
The fifth annual Williams reunion will be held at Mt Vernon park on Monday September 4. All interested, direct or indirect, are invited to attend with a filled basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Park
Hospital Notes Records Admits and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions for Master Donald Bond and others and discharges including Jimmie McCormick Dallas Hopper Enfield Gordon Hopper Enfield and Miss Catherine Attebury Hillsboro. Good Samaritan notes admissions Carl Betram Emma Lee Peterson Mack Paul Martin Opdyke Fred Snyder and discharges Mrs Bertie Arnold Mrs Ella Beckham Mrs Eva Ramsey and infant Frank Dewey Jr Mrs Vivian Lorene Ferguson and infant Bobby Lee Woodlawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Donald Bond
Jimmie McCormick
Dallas Hopper
Enfield
Gordon Hopper
Catherine Attebury
Hillsboro
Good Samaritan
Carl Betram
Emma Lee Peterson
Mack Paul Martin
Opdyke
Fred Snyder
Bertie Arnold
Ella Beckham
Eva Ramsey
Frank Dewey, Jr
Vivian Lorene Ferguson
Bobby Lee
Woodlawn
Susie Helverson Dies at 66 Funeral Friday
Susie Alice Helverson of 716 Conger avenue died suddenly at 3 30 p m yesterday at her son Bert Helverson s home 717 Conger avenue age 66 years five months 16 days death due to a heart attack funeral Friday at 1 30 p m Myers Chapel burial in Oakwood cemetery service times to be held after 11 a m Thursday born March 13 1884 in Jefferson county daughter of Willam and Emaline Fleener married in Mt Vernon in 1962 to Frank Helverson survived by husband two sons Bert and Keith Mt Vernon a daughter Mrs Hazel Wells Mt Vernon three brothers W E Fleener James Fleener Dalton Fleener Low Point Ill a sister Mrs Horace Quinn Mt Vernon and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Alice Helverson
Conger Avenue
Bert Helverson
Myers Chapel
Oakwood Cemetery
Helverson
Jefferson County
Willam and
Emaline
Newbury) Fleener
Mt. Vernon
Frank Helverson
Primitive Baptist Church
Bert
Keith
Mt. Veron
Hazel Wells
W. E. Fleener
James Fleener
Dalton Fleener
Low Point, Ill
Horace Quinn
Local Travelers Flock to City for Business and Flight
Airport arrivals include John Bardurck of Flossmoor New Jersey and Mr and Mrs A D Meyer of Richland Washington. Glenn O Dickey Albert Taylor Fairfield. Howard Williams Brocton and I Nash Redwine Frank Strickland George Weingartner Earl Outland flew to Sarasota Florida. Carl Edmison traveled to Dixon Illinois today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bardurck
Flossmoor
A. D. Meyer
Richland
Wash
Glenn O. Dickey
Albert Taylor
Fairfield
Howard Williams
Brocton
Nash Redwine
Frank Strickland
George Weingartner
Earl Outland
Sarasota
Fla
Carl Edmison
Dixon
Bluford Couple Celebrates 55th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J O Williams quietly marked their 55th anniversary on August 20 at their Bluford home due to Mrs Williams illness. They wed August 25 1895 at her father George Garred's Wayne County home. They have nine children 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosunees Williams
Rochelle
Stella ‘Trowbridge
Chicago
Cora Elis
Bluford
Lillie Keel
Texico
Fern Withrow
Henry Soper 87 Dies at Home in Mt Vernon
Henry Soper 87 retired farmer died at 4 15 this morning at his son Jessie Soper's home in Vienna He was born May 10 1863 in Willisville Ill and married Katie Bell Newman Aug 9 1885 in Ashley AL He moved to Mt Vernon 28 years ago survived by four sons five daughters two brothers one sister 31 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Funeral set 2 00 p m Thursday at Hopewell church Myers Chapel open for calling after 1 00 p m today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Soper
Casey Avenue
Jessie Soper
Vienna
Mr. Soper
Tie
Willisville
Ill
Benjamin
Sarah Chiggerson
Soper
Ashley, AL
Katie Bell Newman
Mt. Vernon
Harry
Bardolph
Jesse
Den
Gallup
New Mexico
Charlie
Belknap
Gertrude Howard
Latra Gibson
Ida Porter
Edith Marlin
Carrie E. McCall
Curtis
Odin
John
Okanville
F. M. Norton
Cutterit
Hopewell Church
Myers Chapel
Father of Mt.V. Resident Dies
J. E. Ferguson father of Alex Bud Ferguson of Mt. Vernon died suddenly at his home in Dwight. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson and family left this morning for Dwight, where they will remain to attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Ferguson
Alex “Bud” Ferguson
Mt. Vernon
Dwight
Flying Farmers At Du Quoin Fair
Flying farmers from Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin held a convention at the State Fair in Du Quoin Illinois. About 75 planes arrived despite poor flying conditions. President L Tenyon Wyckoff of Valparaiso Indiana called a special Midwest Flying Farmers meeting which adopted a resolution urging President Truman to seek the resignation of Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and to appoint Rep Carl Vinson of Georgia as his successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
DU Quoin
Ill
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
L. Tenyon Wyckoff
Valpraiso
Ind
Midwest
Truman
Louis Johnson
Carl Vinson
Louis
GOP Leader Is Dead at Age 82
Col Frank L. Smith 82 died today in Aug 30 obituary. Smith elected to the United States Senate in 1926 but barred from serving. A longtime Illinois Republican leader, he served one term in Congress 1919 to 1921, headed the Minnesota Commerce Commission 1918 to 1920 and 1922 to 1926, and chaired the GOP State Central Committee and was a national committee man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dwight
Frank L. Smith
United States Senate
Illinois
Smith
Congress
Minnis Commerce Commission
G.O.P. State Central Committee
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Eiceniunatt
Leitzell
Mrs. Lyndell Lee Arnold
Whitlock
Carl T. Goddard
Dahlgren
Union, Missionary Baptist Church
Optimist
Optimist Club
Bowl Coffee House
Winston Browning
Joe Peters
East St. Louis
Peters
Optimist International
Atlantic City
W. H. Beckmeyer
Susie Helverson
Airport News
Quartette
Skeets
Frankie
MT. Vernon Fairgrounds
Allen’s Furniture
Conger
Bethel Tabernacle
Coats
Morton
Henry Rosenfeld
West Salem
George Felton
Pres
Leona Atchison
Geraldine
Beauty Shop
Mrs
J. C. Williams
Marlow
City Park
le Roy Marlow
Mt.v
GOP
Little's
Ester Brook
Econo-Pac
Little's Office
Elgin
Laird
Lady Elgin
Laird Jewelers
VIRGO
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