Sullivan Samu A retired engineer dies at home
Samu Sullivan a retired La N engineer died at 9 10 am at the home of Alacullivan 805 south bt married to Cora Growder who preceded him lif July 19 1920 survived by son Thomas F and Hard Jat n of Mt Vernon daughter Hazel Bald win Mrs rls Phillips Augora five grandchildren and several great grandchildren four sisters Mrs ig Knappies and Mrs Memiie r of Mt Vernon plus sisters from Belleville and Spencer Metropolis
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A.m. Samu Sullivan
la &N
Nat Su
Alacullivan
South Bt
Cora Growder
Cordelia Bran
Ilivan
Thomas F
Hard
Mt. Vernon
Ore’ Ughter
Hazel Baldwin
Nixon Urges U S Aid Britain Over Suez Crisis
Vice President Nixon urged U S financial aid to Britain due to the Suez Crisis at the 42nd annual Automobile Show Dinner in New York. He framed aid as in U S interest and key to countering world communist threat while supporting the United Nations.
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York H
Nixon
Britain
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Russia
United States
Middle East
United Nations
Congress
Gertie Shehorn Dies At Ina Hone Thursday
Mrs. Gertie Ann Shehorn 71 of Ava Shehorn found dead in bed Thursday at home in Walton Mt Vernon area. Daughter of Christopher Columbus and Ina. Funeral services planned with private burial at Walton-Mt Vernon cemetery.
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Gértie Shehorn
Ina "Hone
Gertie Ann Shehorn
Ava
Shehorn
Waeg Ae Spor
Sietterson
Christopher Colum
Aie Fepeline
I Ostar
Roberwit
Walton
Mt Vernon
Local births at Samaritan and Good Samaritan hospitals
Readable excerpts report several newborns: Gary Joseph weighing eleven pounds eight ounces born to Mr. and Mrs. Barbeau at Samaritan. Erin Lee born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Osborn at Samaritan weighing eight pounds six ounces. Kristi Marie born to Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ohley at Good Samaritan weighing seven pounds. a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Courland Sanders at Good Samaritan weighing five pounds. Kevin Wayne born to Mrs. Gene Upton at Good Samaritan weighing eight pounds eight ounces.
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Charles F. Osborn
South Wane Arret
Samaritan
Erin Lee
John D. Ohley
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kristi Marie
Courland Sanders
RFD
Gene Upton
South 22Nd Street
Kevin Wayne
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Admissions and discharges listed for Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospitals. Names include John Beck Norris City and Minnie Cobb at Jefferson Memorial, and Selah Pearl Webb Iva Edmi son Ellen Jones Jean Jennings Kevin Davis Wayne Strubinger Elzora Bruce Mary Warren plus numerous discharged patients at Good Samaritan. Glover appears as a trailing fragment.
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Jefferson Memorial
John Beck
Norris City
Minnie Cobb
Virginia Staples
Cheryl Ann
John Powell
Bluford
Bertha Nelson
Flora Kitchen
McLeansboro
Good Samaritan
Selah Pearl Webb
Iva Darlene Edmison
Ellen Lucille Jones
Jean Jennings
Kevin Eugene Davis
Wayne Glen Strubinger
Elzora Bruce
Mary Nealarren
Lieya George Diu
Otto Ross Johnson
Etty Jane Boescher
Garden
Harold David Birdsong
Darold Dean Birdsong
Carmen Sue Ezell
Kim Llywelyn
Dorothy Ruth. Glover
Candy Bribe Allegations In Hungary Use Sweet Lure
A Komsomol Pravda report accuses American diplomats of offering candy and fruit to Hungarians to recruit them into anti Communist forces during the revolution. The claim frames Western influence as manipulating public sentiment in Hungary amid political upheaval.
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Moscow
Komsomol Pravda
Hungary
Poland shaves coal supply amid railcuts in shortage plan
The government today announced a sweeping cut in railway service and the closing of a rail allotment to factories as part of Poland's campaign to meet a coal shortage. The move aims to ration fuel amid energy pressures.
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Poland
Almobet
Mrs Hal Cope Dies in Sycamore Ill Funeral Here
Mrs Hal Cope nee Mae Miles of Mt Vernon died last night at her home in Sycamore Illinois. Her sister Mrs Robert Wagner has been notified. Funeral arrangements pending. The body will be brought back to Mt Vernon for services and burial. Mrs Cope is survived by her husband and one daughter Patsy Sue at home.
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Nell Frick McDermott
Mt. Vernon
Harrisburg
Jefferson County
Fred
Florence Pasley Frick
Fred McDermott
First Baptist Church of
John
Mike
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Tom
Pat
St. Louis
Mia
Mary Peterson
John Frick
Bonnie
Dell Nowland
Waltonville
Aliie Branson
Centralia
Willard Frick
Walter
Hal Rope
Mae Miles
Sycamore
Robert Wagner
Cope
Patsy Sue
Charles Hodge Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Charles Quincy Hodge will be held Saturday in the chapel at Home at Wallaceville. Rev. Gulley will officiate and burial will be in Knob Cemetery. Mr. Hodge died at 7:00 oclock Wednesday night at his Waltonville home.
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Charles Quincy Hodge
Yallaceville
Ebl Gulley
Gelae
Knob
Hodge
Waltonville
Funeral Sunday for Beulah Wood
Miss Beulah Wood aged 56 a former Frances Parker School teacher in Chicago died at Grant Hospital in Chicago. Daughter of Mr and Mrs L S Wood of this city funeral services set for Sunday at Chapel burial at local cemetery friends invited to attend.
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Youn Yen
T Myers
Guthrie
Chapel
Miss Wood
Frances Parker
Chicago
Grant Hospital
L. S. Wood
Springfield Church Fire Suspected Arson In Weekend Blaze
A Thursday fire in upstairs rooms of the Sunday school annex to Springfield’s First Methodist Church is suspected arson. Assistant Fire Chief Melvin Wing reported two closets were set ablaze. Smoke and water damage affected two ground floor businesses. total damage estimate was not provided.
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Springfield
Ill
First Methodist
Melvin Wing
First Congregational Church
Fatal Accident Claims Springfield Roller Rink Operator
Roy C. Dexheimer Sr., longtime roller rink operator in Springfield, Illinois, died after a car collided with a train on Thursday. Authorities investigate the crash and identify the vehicle’s role in the fatal mishap.
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Springfield
Roy C. Dexheimer Sr
Ruth Millett on gift satire and the man who has everything
Ruth Millett mocks upscale ads for useless gifts aimed at those who have everything. She highlights shrunken heads that “defies detection,” a “Hurry” door knocker, jeweled corks, 14K gold toothpicks, and jeweled band aids, urging readers to prefer simple items like linen handkerchiefs or nylon stockings over extravagant trinkets.
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Yale
Speedy Glacier Records From Alaska In 1936
A speed record for glacier movement is reported from Black Rapids in Alaska with a velocity of 115 feet per day observed over several months in 1936. The entry notes the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico on July 16, 195.
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Black Rapids
Alaska
New Mexico
Christmas House Wishlist Crowded With Vinyl Upgrades
The article surveys home improvement trends for Christmas lists, highlighting vinyl plank flooring with wood grain patterns, flexible underlayment, and staggered joints. It also notes portable lamp controls, Venetian blind S-wave slats for better light control, and a 38 percent light increase claim. A Chicago official warns oil imports nearly threatened national security pre Middle East crisis, with Fleming noting possible certification of imports as a security concern and a plan to shift oil to Europe if needed.
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David G. Bareather
Nso
Santa Claus
Chicago
Middle East
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
General Assembly of the States
Flemming
Europe
Detroit's First Free School and Philippine Independence Note
Detroit began a free tax supported school in 1342 while a person required a 36 mile walk to lose one pound of fat. The Philippine Islands achieved formal independence on July 4, 16.
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Detroit
Philippine Islands
Hungary Faces Threat Of New General Strike
Hungary faces a threatened general strike as the Central Workers Council warned the Soviet imposed government of Premier Janos Kadar that continued arrests of factory workers and anti-Kadar actions could trigger bloodshed and a national tragedy. Workers at several plants resisted arrests, with spontaneous strikes and some unions denying Soviet tanks access. Delegates including writers Peter Veres and Aron Tammassy protested, while the regime admitted coal mine trouble and initiated export shipments of live pigs to Austria as it seeks a return to normal.
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Budapest
Hungary
Central Workers Council
Janos Kadar
Central Workers Counci
Kadar
Agen ‘Cy
Severn
Peter Veres
Aron Tammassy
Austria
Vienna
Ap. Fateary
Ite
Tennessee Valley Authority Built Dozens of Dams on Tennessee River
The Tennessee Valley Authority constructed about 30 large dams along the Tennessee River and its tributaries, shaping regional power, flood control, and navigation infrastructure.
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Tennessee Valley
Lity
Tennessee River
Christmas Party Set by American Legion Post 141
Children of Legionnaires will receive gifts at the annual Christmas Party hosted by American Legion Post 141 in Abbeville. The event takes place at Mt. Vernon Armory with Joe Herbst urging members to RSVP by December 15 to ensure each child gets a present.
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Legionnaires
American Legion Post
Mt. Vernon Armory
Joe Herbst
Legion
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