Christmas Visits Of Many Families In Mt Vernon
Mr and Mrs Heber Moore and son Jimmie of St Louis arrive to spend Christmas with Mrs Emma Wetzer. Numerous residents plan holidays with relatives in Illinois Indiana and beyond including St Louis San Angelo West Frankfort Evansville Mattoon Jefferson City Bloom and Texarkana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heber Moore
Jimmie
St. Louis
W. P. Fulford
Harry Valentine
Chicago
C. W. Swift
West Frankfort
Bill McManus
Walter Swift
E. J. VonArb
Evansville
Ind
E. L. Franck
John Jacobsen
Harvey
Dil
William Frank
Austin
Wayne City
Velma McNeil
Donna Kay
Peoria
Stella Newell
Waltonville
Fred Allen
Bonnie
Delores King
St. Mary's Nursing School
East St. Louis
Clyde King
William McQuillen
Benton
Murrell O'Dell
McLeansboro
Wayne Reynolds
Jacksonville
Ill
Marvel Huffstutter
Martinsville
Great Lakes
Til
Orville
South 24Th Street
Frank Westcott
Tommy
Billy Bartholomew
Omaha
Neb
Tom Bartholomew
Bartholomew
Dale Block
John Robertson
Keenes
Mt. Vernon
Alfred Brown
Gaylord White
Fort, Wayne
J. F. Presley
Homer White
Rex Baker
Jane
N. E. Cook
Princeton
Harley Harlow
Gale Bond
Charles Holoway
Bluford
Kelley Sledge
Sledge
Jimmie Boswell
Kansas City
Ernest Judson DeWitt
E. J. DeWitt
Broadway
Shurtleff College
Alton
Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Jefferson Memorial admissions include Mrs. George Good of Little RockArk and discharges include Vernell Kerr and several others. Good Samarit an notes list admissions Mrs Ed Dirks and Mrs Martha Jenke with multiple discharges including infants Frances Jane and Mark Edward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
George Goodwin
Little Rock
Ark
Vernell Kerr
Alberta Weedon
Fairfield
Clayton Williamson
Bluford
Frances Jane
Good Samaritan
Ed Dirks
Martha Jenke
Melba Fern Hines
Belle Rive
Norma Kirkpatrick
Mark Edward
Evan Lee Graham
Marriage Licenses Issued to Local Couples in Mt. Vernon Area
Harold Davenport and Velma Grace Birkhead of Mt. Vernon secured a marriage license. Bill Mercer of Mt. Vernon RFD 6 and Doris Hartmann of Benton also obtained licenses.
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Harold Davenport
Velma Grace Birkhead
Mt. Vernon
Bill Mercer
RFD 6
Mt. Verneon
Doris Hartmann
Benton
December Bride LeMar Taylor Nuptials in Mainicad
December 19 ceremony at the bride’s home united Miss Lorene Taylor daughter of Rev and Mrs W R Taylor of 112 North Seventh Street with Norman LeMar son of Mrs Hazel Cunningham of Bluford. A ring ceremony followed by a reception featured a four tier wedding cake and many out of town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Cunningham
Mildred LeMar
Claude Butler
Claudette
Stulls Observe 50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Fek Stull quietly celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary at 713 Harrison Street. Married December 24, 1898 in Mt. Vernon, Mrs. Stull was Mary Yearwood. They have two children, Mrs. Kenneth Setzekorn and Ray Bill Stull, both in Mt. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C
Fek’' Stull
Harrison Street
Mt. Vernon
Stull
Mary Yearwood
Truman Home For Christmas
President Truman plans a Christmas Eve radio address from his Missouri home at 4 16 p m CST to wish friends and neighbors a merry Christmas and signal the lighting of the White House living tree for Washington’s gala ceremony. He has enjoyed a festive visit, receiving greetings from Missourians and meeting old cronies during his holiday stopover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
White House
Washington
Harry
Collision injures three motorists near U.S. 40 and 127
A three-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 40 and state 127 a mile southeast of here left two drivers with moderate injuries and another with a severe scalp wound and wrist cuts. The injured were treated at a hospital. the unhurt driver is C. A. Dourherty of St. Louis. The incident occurred near the U.S. 40 and 127 junction.
Silent Night Sound From Factory Whistle Near Yori
A Christmas whistle concert will ring out at midnight at New York Wire Cloth in Yori Pa. Karl Alex Smyser, 45, will pull the steam whistle cord to play Silent Night and Joy to the World, heard up to a mile away.
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Associated Press
Yori
Karl Alex Smyser
New York
Pennsylvania
A White Christmas Snow Hits Wide Regions
Associated Press reports snow across a broad area with more by tonight or tomorrow. Kansas and Missouri saw sleet and snow with several traffic accidents and four deaths in Kansas along with one in Missouri due to weather. Snow covered the Rockies and moved east as heavy accumulations were forecast in the north central states and five inches in Pennsylvania by Christmas Day. Cold snaps struck Salmon Idaho at 26 below and Montana at 38 below with winds up to 55 mph causing damage.
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Chicago
Santa Clris
Kansas
Missouri
Rocky Mountain
Pennsylvania
Richfield
Utah
Salmon
Idaho
Montana
Society Notes From Mrs Baker and Bethel Unit
Mrs Lena Baker hosted the Bethel Home Bureau Unit on a Wednesday afternoon with chairman Mrs Bertha Daniel leading. Lessons were given by Mrs Lila Fern McAdoo and Mrs Louise Breeze followed by games and a gift exchange. The Block Home Bureau Unit met at Mrs Bertie Arnold home with 16 members, officers elected for the year, lessons by Mrs Alberta Pennington and Mrs Margaret Young, a Christmas gift exchange, refreshments, and a planned January meeting at Mrs Martha Stephens 715 S 18th St on January 24 at 1 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Baker
Bethel Home Bureau
Bertha Daniel
Lila Fern McAdoo
Louise Breeze
Home Bureau
Bertie Arnold
Martha Stephens
Edna Weatherly
Alberta Pennington
Virginia Ruth Artis
Clara Ann Weatherly
Ruby Artis
Margaret Young
Mary Tobin
Maxine Dowell
Elisa Maze
S. 18Th Street
Christmas Fantasy at Marion Veterans Hospital Event
The Mt. Vernon AMVET Auxiliary staged Christmas Fantasy at Marion Veterans Hospital on Wednesday, with Edith Reznick and a long list of performers including Benny Jackson and James De Wailly as Santa. 158 patients enjoyed the program and Egyptianaires from Glassman’s Department Store assisted. gifts followed. The Auxiliary plans another visit January 9 and asks members to call Freida Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran's Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Salem
Freida Clifton
Christmas Dinner for Laird Jewelers Staff at Robbs
Employees of Laird Jewelers and their guests were treated to a Christmas dinner at Robbs Coffee Shop. Ladies received gifts and the staff were given bonuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laird Jewelers
Robbs
Stegall Maddox Couple Wed In Mt Vernon Home Ceremony
Mary Lou Maddox eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Maddox Woodlawn wed Dec 10 at 7 pm to William Steagall Jr son of Mr and Mrs William Steagall Sr Parkersburg IA. Ceremony at Rev Kh Apgar home Mt Vernon officiated by Rev Apgar. Attendants Darwin Eubanks and Miss Margie Maddox. Bride wore green gabardine suit with cocoa accessories corsage red carnations. Reception attendees included Mrs Lura Eubanks La Rue Watkins Robert Way and Mary Edith Jaco. The couple plans a short honeymoon and will reside in Parkersburg IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stegall-Maddox
Mary Lou Maddox
Paul Maddox
Woodlawn
William Steagall
Parkersburg
Kh. Apgar
North 11Th Street
Mt. Vernon
Apgay
Lura’ Eubanks
la Rue Watkins
Robert Way
Mary Edith Jaco
Riley Sisters Engaged to Simmons and Ellis
Mrs Claude Riley of Dix announces engagements of her daughters Jean Riley to Robert Simmons and Helen Riley to Bill Ellis. Jean Riley plans a spring wedding after graduating from the University of Illinois in February. Ellis is a Mt Vernon High School graduate employed by Montgomery Ward. Helen Riley is a Centralia High School graduate employed by Forrest City Dress Manufacturing. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Riley
Dix
Jean
Helen Riley
Robert Simmons
Bill Ellis
Dahant Cimamanme Oan Mf
Henry Simmons
South 21St Street
Washington University
St. Louis
Simmons
Jean Riley
Miss Riley
University of
No Fires Here But Two Alarms Sound
No fires occurred in Mt. Vernon last night and this morning, but firemen answered two alarms as fire scares. Crews were called to 819 North Tenth Street yesterday afternoon and 724 South 18th Street this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Twins Born At Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. James Gorrell of Route 1 Mr. Vernon welcome twins a boy and a girl born this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital. The boy arrived at 9 11 a m weighing four pounds two and a quarter ounces and the girl at 9 04 a m weighing four pounds one half ounce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gorrell
Route 1
Vernon
Good Sanaritan Hospital
North Side Market Burglary Reported at Oakland Street
A burglary at the North Side Market at 1604 Oakland was reported to police Thursday. Thieves took two boxes of candy five pounds of coffee three cartons of cigarettes and some shotgun shells according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Market
Oakland
Former Residents Married 50 Years in Vincennes
Mr and Mrs E F Cook of Vincennes Indiana will observe their golden wedding anniversary tomorrow Christmas Day They operated a dairy business near Mt Vernon for 20 years and will mark the milestone at their home 116 W Swartzel Avenue in Vincennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Cook
Vincennes
Ind
Mt. Vernon
W. Swartzel Avenue
Divorce and Custody Fight Filed in Circuit Court
Lawrence Melton sues Ruth Waterman Melton for divorce on adultery grounds and seeks custody of a minor child. A temporary injunction restrains the husband from molesting the plaintiff, parents, or child. Married December 21, 1946, separated December 5, 1948. Attorneys Joe Frank Allen and Jay B. Stringer for plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Melton
Ruth Waterman Melton
Circuit
B. W. Eovaldi
Joe Frank Allen
Jay B. Stringer
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