Deaths Etta Beauford Dies At Age 82
Mrs Etta Beauford died at 5 30 this morning at the Schumm Nursing Home in Bluford She was 82 years one month and six days old Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 00 p m at the Pulley Funeral Chapel with burial in Hopewell Cemetery The body lies in state at the Pulley Funeral Home after 4 00 p m Tuesday She was a Baptist church member Survived by five grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren Preceded in death by her parents husband two daughters and two sons.
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Bluford
Pulley
Hopewell ‘Cemetery
Rites Held for Spelbring Child
Graveside services for Sara Catherine Spelbring were held at 3 00 p m Saturday in Oakwood cemetery. She was the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Spelbring of 35 Crown View.
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Oakwood Cemetery
Sara Catherine
Leonard Spelbring
Crown View
Virgil McGuire Funeral Today in Meyers Chapel
Funeral services for Virgil McGuire were to be held at 3 30 this afternoon in Meyers Chapel with the Rev. G N Mitchell officiating and burial in Bethel. Mr McGuire a former resident of Mt Vernon died Friday night in Joliet Illinois.
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Virgil McGuire
Meyers Chapel
G. N. Mitchell
Bethel Cemetery
Mr. McGuire
Mt. Vernon
Joliet
Ill
John Goffinet of Springerton Dies Rites Here
John Andrew Goffinet 90 of Springerton died at 10:00 am Sunday at Pearce Hospital Eldorado Illinois. Former Mt. Vernon resident services set Tuesday 9:00 am at St Marys church with Father James P Burke officiating burial in St Marys. Rosary this evening at 8:00 pm body lies in state Pulley Funeral Home. Survived by sister Kate Beardsley of Malden Missouri. Born August 5 1869 Leopold Indiana. Preceded by parents two brothers and four sisters.
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Springerton
Pearce Hospital
Eldorado
Mt. Vernon
St. Mary’s Church
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St. Mary's Cemetery
Rosary
Pulley Funeral Home
Mr. Goffinet
Leopold, Ind
Andrew and
Florence (Collinson) Goffinet
Kate Beardsley
Malden
Births in the Belle Rive and surrounding areas
Several local families welcome newborns at area hospitals. Randall Neil Ratliff weighs eight pounds fifteen ounces at Good Samaritan Hospital born 2 02 this morning to Mr and Mrs Silas N Ratliff of Belle Rive. A daughter named unnamed weighs six pounds eight ounces born at 9 33 this morning to Mr and Mrs Albert Markham Jr of 1002 George Street. Sue Ann weighs eight pounds thirteen ounces born August 30 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Donald Frances Cullen of 106 Warner Court Ballwin Missouri. Twyla Kim weighs eight pounds six and a half ounces born Saturday evening at 6 12 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Gordon Wayne Diel of 501 Marteeny. A son weighs eight pounds three ounces born this morning at 7 51 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Albert Eugene Lisenby of 315 South Second Street.
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Silas N. Ratliff
Belle Rive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Randall Neil
Albert Markham, Jr
George Street
Donald Frances Cullen
Warner Court
Ballwin
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Sue Ann
Gordon Wayne Diel
Marteeny
Twyla Kim
Albert Eugene Lisenby
South Second Street
Hospital Notes show admits and discharges across multiple names
The Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan notes list admitted patients Karen Lut Trotter Joe Ricchetti Mrs Billy John Gullen Mrs Fleeta Lois Ennis and others. Discharged include Randall McKinley Smith James Willis Keele and several others plus infant Lonnie Dean. Additional admitted and discharged entries include Constance Elaine Hassakis Michael Dennis Cates Richard Wayne Ut berry Rea Sue Greene and infant Steven Dale among many listed names.
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Karen Lut Trotter
Dahlgren
Joe Ricchetti
Billy John Gullen
Ballwin
Fleeta Lois Ennis
Webster Grove
Lora Ledford Witter
Eva Georgia Badgett
Neva DeWitt Pennington
Randall McKinley Smith
James Willis Keele
Ollie Gertrude Hester
Sandoval
Margie Marie Lomax
Lonnie Dean
Oscar Lee Cooper
Keenes
Catherine Lucille Spellering
James Rector
Good Samaritan
Constance Elaine Hassakis
Harold G. Watson
Melton Bigsby
Mark Steven Rogers
Rebecca Dawn Halt
Michael Dennis Cates
Shirley Holloman
Lora Kathleen Taylor
Bertha Edna Washington
Steven Lee Downs
Verla Mae Bodine
Lola Lee Markham
Frances Lucue Andrews
Opal
Lucille Rat- Discharged
Clara Etha Watson
Cynthia Luanne England
Richard Wayne
Tberry
Randolph William Sudia
Rea Sue Greene
Midcontinent Cools A Little Over Weekend
A cool front ended the longest heat spell from northern Texas to the Dakotas and eastern Colorado with expected spread into the mid Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. The weekend brought violent storms, gusty winds up to 82 mph in Dallas Fort Worth, hail and heavy rain across the region. A tornado damaged Devon Oklahoma and ten people were killed by weekend lightning.
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Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Mogey
Atlantic
Plains
Dallas-Fort Worth
Detroit
Syracuse
N. Y
Savannah
Tallahasee
Fla
Illinois Weather Eases From 90 Degree Heat
The weather cooled in Illinois as highs linger in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Sunday readings peaked at 91 in Quincy and 90 in Belleville and Peoria, with Rockford cooler and 24 hour swings between 81 and 64. Northeast winds and moderate humidity continued, with no significant rain expected.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Quincy
Belleville
Peoria
Rockford
Moline
Illinois Baptist Delegates Meet Opens in Effingham
About 800 southern Illinois churches were expected to attend a two day session that opened today in Effingham. The Illinois Baptist delegates gathering drew leaders from regional congregations and outlined plans for ministry and missions in the coming year.
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Effingham, Ill
Hitch-Hiker Attacked By Dogs Near Mt. Vernon
A man hitch-hiking on U S Route 460 in the Mills curve neighborhood southeast of Mt. Vernon was attacked by three dogs last night. His clothing was torn and he was bitten. County officers said they would report the incident to rabies inspector Merle Williamson.
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Mt. Vernon
McLeansboro
Merle Williamson
Special Meeting of Lodge No. 31 A F and A M
Lodge No 31 A F and A M will hold a special meeting Monday August 31 at 7 30 p m Work in 3rd degree All brethren and visiting brethren welcome Byron W Weld Jur Master James Apgar Secy
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Byron W. Weld
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Sec’y
Civil Defense Could Save U S From Bomb
Springfield AP reports Illinois State Training School for Girls head resigned after escapes blamed on inmates. Robert Patton said 57 escapes since June, 14 this weekend, replaced by Beulah H Maxwell. Washington AP notes atomic energy committee found civil defense could cut casualties from 20 percent to about 3 percent in a hypothetical nuclear attack with 263 weapons.
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Robert Patton
Illinois Youth Commission
Mary Lois Shaugnessy
William G. Stratton
Beulah H. Maxwell
Patton
Shaughnessy
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Maxwell
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Ralph L. Maxwell
Commission
Nashville
Geneva
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Senate
House Committee On Atomic Energy
Neck Broken In Auto Accident Near Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Ill. A car overturned north of town Sunday night killing driver Ralph J. McReaken, 37, of Edwardsville. He died at the scene from a broken neck after attempting to pass another southbound vehicle on Highway 159 and losing control as he returned to his lane. His wife Eleanor, 32, was hospitalized.
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Edwardsville
Ralph J. McReaken
Eleanor McReaken
Wood River Township
Illinois
Mc Reaken
Soviet higher education opens with 470000 new enrollments
Moscow AP reports the Soviet Union begins a new school year on Tuesday with 470000 students newly enrolled in higher education. Tass said about one million students are now studying through roughly 300 correspondence schools nationwide.
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Tass
Lebanese riot inmates freed by premier amid unrest
Beirut Lebanon AP reports Premier Abdel Karim Kassem ordered the release of all students and teachers jailed over revolts and riots that troubled his regime. The exact number was not disclosed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Abdel Karim Kassem
Anna steelworker dies in highway crash near Anna
Loren Penninger a 40 year old steelworker from Anna was killed Saturday when his car left the highway 146 went across the opposite lane and hit a tree three miles east of Anna authorities said the crash occurred in the Anna area and Penninger was identified by officials
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Anna, Ill
Anna
Loren Penninger
Agree on Cold War Strategy and Chequers Weekend
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Macmillan signaled unity on cold war strategy during Chequers weekend. They met with foreign ministers, toured Oxford, and attended St. Peter and St. Paul church services. Eisenhower thanked the vicar after a sermon about seeking divine guidance.
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Macmillan
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Britain
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Oxford University
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Cyril Norman White
Eisenhower
Police Court Fines For Drunkenness and Careless Driving
Police Magistrate J. R. Thomas fines in court include James Robert Dubois $35 and costs for drunk and disturbance Gaylord Lewis Dubois $35 and costs for drunk and disturbance Forest R. Sinks $25 and costs for drunk and disturbance Clyde A. Whitsell $10 and costs for drunk. One traffic fine. Donald C. Goddard fined $5 and costs for careless driving.
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James Robert Dubois
Gaylord Lewis Dubois
Forest R. Sinks
Clyde A. Whitsell
Donald C. Goddard
Grandma Takes A Plunge Into Swim Of Things
In Birmingham Alabama 69 year old Alice Waldrop completes a six week swimming class at the YMCA proving she can swim and dive. She laughs at initial jokes from family and friends and says she may drown but has enjoyed conquering her fear of water. She is a mother of three with twelve grandchildren.
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Ala
Alice
Alice Waldrop
Mrs. Waldrop
Congress Will Not Recess For Nikita's Visit
Washington AP Senate leaders rejected a six week recess proposed to begin next Friday to coincide with Nikita Khrushchev's visit. Democratic Leader Lyndon B Johnson and Republican Leader Everett Dirksen opposed the move saying lawmakers should stay in Washington to act on labor, highway, civil rights, housing and public works measures. Johnson noted a majority prefer finishing work. Dirksen warned recess would disconnect members from constituents. Smathers urged a recess starting Sept 15 as Khrushchev arrives. Johnson has stated repeatedly he favors staying on the job.
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Congress
Nikita Khrushchev
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Johnson
Dirksen
Smathers
Prohibition Ends in Oklahoma as Legal Sales Begin
Oklahoma moves from 52 years of prohibition as legal liquor sales start at 10 a.m. Tuesday in about 500 stores. Governor Edmondson and groups urge temperance while bootleggers adapt. legal shops must await tax stamp delivery and city size limits. Mississippi remains the last constitutionally dry state.
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Oklahoma
Mississippi
Union
Termite damage forces removal of books at Oklahoma Library
In Norman Oklahoma twenty nine copies of Our National Forests were removed from the University of Oklahoma library after termites damaged the volumes.
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Norman. Okla
Our National Forests
University of Oklahoma Liberary
Congress Should Stay On Job For Major Civil Rights Legislation
Senator Jacob K. Javits urges Congress to remain until it passes a major civil rights bill. He told reporters on Sunday he wants Khrushchev to witness a vigorous civil rights debate and to show that America does not send its minorities to Siberia.
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Jacob K. Javits
Khrushchev
Siberia
May Go Blind Die Father Bars Surgery
Charlene Butts a 19 year old in Kansas faces possible blindness from a pituitary brain tumor. Doctors say she will likely die in four to five years. Her parents refuse consent for surgery, while an attorney seeks to declare her an adult to authorize the operation. She says a rural clinic practitioner misled them.
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Kan
Charlene Butts
Charles Butts
Oswego
Emil C. Anderson Jr
Miss Butts
Oklahoma
Charlene
U S Delivers Shoes For Laos Anti Red Army
The first load of U S military aid to Laos includes 2640 pairs of shoes for Laotian troops fighting Communist rebels in northern Laos. The shipment arrived in Vientiane on a chartered plane, with World War II small arms clothing and vehicles to follow under the aid agreement. Officials note jungle conditions wear out shoes quickly and emphasize the need for footwear.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Meet The New Teachers Raymond Bradford Jr
Raymond Bradford Jr comes to Casey Junior High School as a new teacher this year from Evansville Indiana. He is an Evansville College AB graduate of 1957 and has practice teaching experience. He served overseas in Burma and India during World War II and is a Sunday School teacher. He is married with no children.
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Raymond Bradford, Jr
Evansville
Ind
Casey Junior High School
Evansville College
Missing Girl Found With Ex Con In Boonville
Fifteen year old Penny Sue Bell of St Louis vanished after a movie outing. She was located in Boonville with Frank Cusumano, a former inmate and tenant in the Bell family building. Cusumano had earlier left for Chicago after the disappearance.
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St. Louis
Boonville
Misouri Highway Patrol
Penny Sue Bell
James K. Bell
J. Louis
The
Tenpin Journal
Frank Cusumano
Bell
Chicago
Cusumano
Hermit Student Hides From Immigration at University
Washtenaw County jail records show the former Albion College and University of Michigan student lived in a church loft for months after abandoning his studies. He survived on one meal a day, read from church books, and kept warm with blankets and a fan, while authorities investigated his expired student visa and possible readmission if cleared.
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Immigration Service
Walter B. Rea
Universit
Chheng
Literary College
Albion College
University of Michigan
Methodist Church
Wesley Foundation
Chheng's Family Glad He's Alive
Singapore AP report says Chheng Guan Lim, a 28 year old Singapore student living as a recluse in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is alive. His father Un Tien Lim previously planned to search in the United States but died last year. His mother remains in Hong Kong on a holiday as relatives decide next steps.
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Chheng Guan Lim
Ann Arbor
Mich
UN Tien Lim
United States
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Lim
Chheng Guan
Labor Bill Nears Agreement in Principle
Washington AP reports Senate and House conferees reached in principle agreement on most major labor control bill points. Senator Dirksen said one point remains in dispute while Rep Griffin and Senator Kennedy offered differing views and withheld details to avoid jeopardizing a final accord.
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Washington
Senate
Griffin
House
Sandra Griffin
Red China Faces Revolt Against Mao Policies
Tokyo AP reports Communist China acknowledges violent opposition to Mao Zedong’s peasant commune policy and a top party revolt. The Red Flag notice cites party workers among “rightist opportunists” attacking Mao’s 1959 line, amid admits of exaggerated production and unattainable targets. The campaign to silence critics hints revolt may extend into the Central Committee.
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Communist China Today
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Red Flag
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