Deaths Robert L. Gray Retired Farmer Dies at 86
Robert L. Gray of RFD 1 Mt Vernon aged 86 died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 2 45 am. Funeral set for Monday at 2 pm at Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Marsh Harpole officiating and Wolf Prairie cemetery burial. Survived by two sons three daughters ten grandchildren eight great grandchildren and one sister. Cremation not listed.
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Robert Lee Gray
RFD
Mr. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Pulley Funeral Home
Marsh Harpole
Wolf Prairie Cemetery
Mr. Gray
Mt. Vernon
David
Mary Gray
Etta Pasley
Gray
East Side Baptist Church
Chicago
Everett
Mary Brouillard
Jennie Clark
St. Louis
Nan Hopkins
Drucilla Hodge
Danville
Sister Of Mt V Resident Dies At Mt Olive
Miss Josephine Barbracke sister of Mrs Sophie Keiser of 809 Main street died at 4 17 am today in St Francis Hospital Mt Olive Ill She had visited Mt Vernon and had many friends here The body will lie in state at Becker Funeral Home Mt Olive after 10 o clock tomorrow Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at the local Lutheran church in that ty
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Josephine Barbracke
Sophie Keiser
Main Street
St. Francis Hospital
Mt. Olive
Barbracke
Mt. Vernon
Becker Funeral
Cack Lutheran Church
Foreclose On 40 Metropolis Lots
U S District Judge Fred L Wham orders foreclosure of defaulted mortgages on about 40 lots in a Metropolis Illinois subdivision. Mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and a government agency. Roestel Investment Co named as defendant. Homes built to rent to workers at a nearby atomic energy power plant project. Money borrowed in 1953. defaults began last June. Peyton Berbling of Cairo Illinois represents the F N M A.
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East ST. Louis
U.S
Fred L. Wham
Metropolis
Ill
Federal National Mortgage Assn. & Government Agency
Roestel Investment Co
Illinois
Peyton Berbling
Cairo
Wham
Births A/3C and Mrs Gregory welcome twin daughters
A daughter named Joni Lynne was born at 2 30 yesterday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds eight ounces. The father is stationed with the United States Air Force in Greeland. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Coy Reed of this city. A second child, Marcia Lavonne, was born Thursday afternoon in Beal Air Force Hospital near Uba California weighing six pounds three ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Chester Peek and Mr Vernon.
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Tommy R. Gregory
South 16Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Joni Lynne
United States Air Force
Greeland
Coy Reed
Gene T. Peek
Beal Air Force Hospital
Uba
California
Marcia Lavonne
Chester Peek
Vernon
Hospital Notes and Admissions List
Hospital notes list admissions at OOOD SAMARITAN including Harry Edwards Barney Pickett and Karen Apponey. Discharged patients include Alma Schmitt Stella Garrison and baby Lisa Kathleen Master John Flint. At JEFFERSON MEMORIAL admissions include Joseph H Payne Carl Hinch and McLeansboro Virginia White with Bud Record discharged.
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Oood Samaritan
Harry Edwards
Barney Pickett
Karen Apponey
Alma Schmitt
Stella Garrison
Lisa Kathleen
John Flint
Jefferson Memorial
Joseph H. Payne
Carl Hinch
McLeansboro
Virginia White
Bud Record
Pianist's Wife Dies in Bus Crash in Stuttgart
In Stuttgart Friday night a bus crash killed Mrs. Walter Gieseking 66 wife of Germany’s famed pianist and an American soldier. The pianist and 11 others were injured including several soldiers and civilians. Unofficially Homer Bryan named among the dead. other victims include Irving M. Shore and Lilian of Brooklyn LeRoy A Kelloge and Phylis of Fairfield Conn. Army withheld official IDs pending relatives. Soldiers were en route to Asmara Eritrea for duty. Gieseking to perform in Rome Sunday with St Cecilia Orchestra.
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Associated Press
Stuttgart
Germany
Walter Giesching
Homer Bryan
Irving M. Shore
Lilian
Brooklyn
LeRoy A. Kelloge
Phylis
Fairfield
Conn
U. S
Leland R. Youngblood
Howard T. Daniels
A. C. Trentham
D. P. Conner
J. A. Kirkman
Asmara
Eritrea
Africa
Rome
St. Cecilia Orchestra
Movie Audience Awards Set For Tuesday Night
Hollywood reports the first annual audience awards nominees for top movie performers with James Dean among the best actors alongside Marlon Brando Henry Fonda Glenn Ford and William Holden. Best actress finalists include June Allyson Doris Day Judy Garland Jennifer Jones Grace Kelly.
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Associated Press Hollywood
James Dean
Dean
Marlon Brando
Henry Fonda
Glenn Ford
William Holden
June Alyson
Doris Day
Judy Garland
Jennifer Jones
Grace Kelly
Joan Collins
Peggy Lee
Dorothy Malone
Terry Moore
Kim Novak
Harry Belafonte
Tab Hunter
Jack Lemmon
Jack Palance
Fess Parker
Mr. Roberts
Battle Cry
Peter
Three Motorists Die In Enfield Train Collision
A car carrying two teenage couples was struck first by a freight train and then by a passenger train at a crossing in Enfield North Carolina on Friday night. Both boys and one girl were killed while the other girl suffered serious injuries.
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Associated Press
Enfield
N. C
Democrats Aim for Moderate Campaign Talks Says Sparkman
Senator Sparkman of Alabama told the National Convention of the League of Young Democrats that Democrats will not let Republicans dictate campaign topics next year. He warned against minimizing issues and opposed character attacks.oreign differences between Stevenson and Williams over moderation were described as non adversarial, with both voicing willingness to discuss their disagreements.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Sparkman
Ala
The
League of Young Democrats
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Williams
Eisenhower
Ticket Writing Cop Returning to Chicago Beat
Chicago police announce ticket writing officer Jac Muller will return to the Rush Street beat and resume duties on December 15 after a review found no cause for discipline. Muller had complained of politics over a shift to Trumbull Park, where he was part of a 200-strong unit aimed at preventing racial disorders.
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Associated Prose
Chicago
Jac Muller
Muller
Timothy J. O'Connor
Trumbull Park
O'Connor
Department
Dull Ae
Sentry Uty
Popular Substitute Coffee Sells Big in Wartime Germany
In wartime Germany ersatz coffee outsells real coffee for many, valued mainly for its price. It costs less than a tenth of the genuine product, drawing buyers who seek affordability amid shortages.
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Frankfurt
Germany
McLeansboro and Area Life Notes Include Travel and 1919 Career
McLeansboro items show Wendell Carlton and others in St Louis and Eldorado visits, Edick and Adams families, Thelma Hinch hospitalized, Peggy Maulding back to City Hospital duties after vacation, and the Stel le family planning Miami winter. Arthur Hamilton retired after 36 years postal service with WWI service. Rep Paul Simon to speak on You and Your Government at Kiwanis Ladies Night in Denton’s cafe Monday.
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Miami
Fla
G. EF. English
Broughton
Arthur Hamilton
McLeansboro
Mr. Hamilton
Thompsonville
Benton
Paul Simon
Troy
Kiwanis Ladies
Denton
Weather Outlook For Next Month
The Weather Bureau forecasts December temperatures to run above normal in the Southeast and near normal in the Middle Atlantic, Ohio Valley, and West Gulf. Below normal temperatures are expected elsewhere, with the coldest in the Northern Plains. Rain and snow are likely to exceed normal from the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to the northern Rockies and West Coast. Subnormal rainfall is indicated in the Southeast, with near normal elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
West Gulf States
Plains
Mississippi and
Ohio Valleys
Rocky Mountains
West Coast
They Warmed Wrong House Breach of Peace Case
Louisville story states George D. Anderson, 27, a truck driver, was fined 50 and given 10 days in jail on a breach of peace charge after entering H. M. Kessler's home uninvited to “get warm” while admitting he had been drinking the prior night.
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Associated Prose
Louisville
George D. Anderson
Anderson
H. M. Kessler
Brinks Suspect Faces Death for Murder of Pal
The Brinks case details a suspect sentenced to death for murdering a friend. He escaped from a Boston jail, was recaptured at Folly Beach, South Carolina, and brought to New York to face trial on the Walsh murder indictment. Police tie him to other killings and a $305,000 Queens bank robbery from last April.
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Boston
Folly Beach
S. C
New York
Walsh
Burke
Queens
Female cottontails heavier than males finds
Scientists report female cottontail rabbits are almost always heavier than males. A Texas survey notes more than 4000 species of wildflowers observed in the state.
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Texas
Hall Sees GOP Rise In South Adlai Says No
Associated Press reports Republican National Chairman Leonard W Hall sees growing GOP strength in the South while Adlai Stevenson contests the view after touring Florida and Oklahoma City for Young Democrats. Hall told Georgia Republicans the region may yield 10 to 15 additional House seats in 1956 and echoed Eisenhower's banner. Senator Goldwater also voiced optimism for a Senate majority next year.
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Associated Press
Leonard W. Hall
Adlai Stevenson
Hall
Atlanta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stevenson
Florida
Eisenhower
Illinois
Oklahoma City
Georgia
Sen. Goldwater
Arizona
Senate
Traffic Judge Hints at Bureaucrat Son In Letter
Oklahoma City Traffic Judge James Demopoles joked that his 8-year-old son Jimmy might become a bureaucrat after receiving a letter from him in New Orleans. The boy asked, How are you feeling dad and Please check yes or no in the space provided.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
James Demopoles
Jimmy
New Orleans
American Bar Assa
Argentina In Line For American Cash
Buenos Aires United States to provide a 60 million dollar loan to Argentina to finish a steel plant at San Nicolas in northern Buenos Aires Province near Rosario. The loan was announced after talks between Dr. Paul Prebisch, adviser to provisional President Pedro Aramburu, and U.S. official Henry F. Holland.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
United States
Argentina
Paul Prebisch
Pedro Aramburu
Henry F. Holland
U.S
inter-American Affairs
Prebisch
San Nicolas
Rosario
Donors To Mt Vernon Christmas City Fund Revealed
Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce reports ongoing fundraising to complete the Christmas decorating project. Santa Claus Lanes near north Tenth and west Broadway will be finished by the Jaycees as part of the courthouse light display. Recent donors include Bracy Food Store Brehm Hanna Chevrolet Carr Service Garage Casey E M Courtney Moving Storage Cox Buick Davis Drug Douglas Gamber Gatewood Fields Harriss Hathaway Poster Adv Co Hunts Coffee Shop Jax Coal Material Jefferson Loan Jefferson Motors King City Federal Savings Memorial Hospital Pharmacy L Dustin Mid States Construction Made O Day Mt Vernon Federated Civic Club Mt Vernon Foundry Division Mt Vernon Loan Bldg Assa Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens Northwestern Mutual Life Nu Way Cleaners Letzekorn K H Standard Oil Frank Weatherford J W Walkers Sons White Loan Wells Dr Charles K.
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Mt. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
North Tenth
West Broadway
Jaycees
Court House
Bracy Food Store
Brehm-Hanna Chevrolet
Carr Service Garage
Casey
E. M. Courtney Moving & Storage
Cox Buick Sales
Marriage Licenses and Regional Facts
Vernon Udell Denham and Edna Mae Whisenhunt, both of Belle Rive, obtained a marriage license. Donald Lee Hurst and Claudette Butler, both of Bradford, secured a license. Alberta’s land area is larger than Idaho Oregon and Washington combined. Saint John New Brunswick, chartered in 1785, is Canada’s oldest incorporated city.
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Vernon Udell Denham
Edna Mae Whisenhunt
Belle Rive
Donald Lee Hurst
Claudette Butler
Bruford
Alberta
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Saint John
New Brunswick
Canada
Arrest Drivers After Accidents Near Mt Vernon
Two drivers were arrested after separate crashes near Mt Vernon. Paul Rafferty 27 of Detroit collided with Lee Latham 34 of Carmi on Route 37 four miles north of Mt Vernon and was fined after leaving the scene. Frank Carpenter 55 of Belle Rive hit Fenton Merriman and was jailed for driving while intoxicated posted $200 bond.
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Mt. Vernon Friay
Paul J. Rafferty
Detroit
Mich
Lee R. Latham
Carmi
Mt. Vernon
Rafferty
Salem
J. R. Thomas
Frank G. Carpenter
Belle Rive
Fenton Merriman
South 20Th Street
Carpenter
Four Arrested After Fight At Local Theatre
Police arrested two teenagers and two young men after disturbances at city theatres. Edward M. Osborne, 21, was charged with pulling a knife and threatening an employee at Stadium Theatre and would face assault with a deadly weapon. Three others were arrested at Granada Theatre: Toney Newton, 17, George Osborne, 16, and
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Edward M. Osborne
Stadium Theatre
Granada Theatre
Toney Newton
George Osborne
Gaylord L Dubois 21 Police said no disposition
Police reported no disposition had been made on their cases this morning regarding Gaylord L Dubois aged 21.
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Gaylord L. Dubois
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Robert L. Gray
Mt. V
Dennis Carnes
A. F
A. M
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
James R. Apgar
W. M
RYO Rot Bsa
Laird Jewelers
Gop
Clayton Howell
Wendell Carlton
C B. Edick
Eldorado
Carter
R. M. Donley
Panama
U. S. Forces
Carrbbean
Blanche Adams
Dita Ann
Grace Adams
William Reed
Thelma Hinch
Peggy Maulding
R. N
City Hospital
Corney
Ruth Charlish
Burnham
England
Brinks
Pal
WMIX
Hoyleton
T. B. Russell
Adlai
Roy Taylor
William Hall
Hall's Service
East Main
Bob Hall
Bob
McLaughlin
Glass House
Broadway
Service Department
Wlodera
Holiday City
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co
Nu-Way Cleaners
Letzekorn
K. H. Standard Oil
Frank Weatherford
J. W. Walkers & Sons
White Loan Company
Wells
Charles K
Webb & Son
10Th Street
M. D. Haun
Til
Travelers Cafe
Pornard Stein
Homemond Avan
Snday Nite
West Ashley Wve
Bank of Friendly Service
56 Christmas Club
Santa
First National Bank
Jefferson County
Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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