Death notices Earl A. Rogers Dies at 71 in West Salem
Earl A. Rogers 71 of RFD 1 Mr. Vernon died suddenly at 9 30 last night while recovering from an operation at Good Samaritan Hospital. A farmer and former state employee, he resided on the Rogers Road and was a bachelor. Funeral services Saturday at 3 30 p.m. in Pulley Funeral Home chapel with burial in West Salem cemetery. Call after 11 a.m. Saturday. He was born May 25 1884 in Jefferson county to Silas and Mollie Rogers and is survived only by a sister Blanche Rogers of RFD 1.
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Earl A. Rogers
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Rogers
Rogers Road
Pulley Funeral Home
Dale Harmon
Marsh Harpole
West Salem
Mr. Rogers
Jefferson County
Silas and
Mollie (McKenny) Rogers
Blanche Rogers
RFD 1
Hutchison Former Resident Dies At 52 In Carbondale
Howard H. Hutchison 52, a former Mt. Vernon resident and Sebel Shoe Store employee, died early today of a heart attack at his home in Carbondale. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with burial planned in Carbondale. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Alice Hutchison of Taylorville and four sisters Mrs. Dale of Fairfield Road, Mrs. Carnahan of Taylorville, Mrs. Sursa and Mrs. Gibson of Denver, Colorado. He was never married.
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Howard H. Hutchison
Mt. Vernon
Carbondale
Hutchison
Sebel Shoe
Alice Hutchison
Vernon
Taylorville
John C. Dale
Fairfield Road
Iva Carnahan
Nina Sursa
Nell Gibson
Denver, Colo
William H. Webb 88 Dies in California
Relatives here report the death of William H. Webb, 88, Christmas night in Modesto California. He was born south of Waltonville, son of Daniel and unknown Webb. Survivors include a half sister Mrs Alvin Jones Mt Vernon a brother Walter Webb Les ser and two sisters Mrs Mary Spangler Springfield and Mrs Addie Lamb Salinas California. Uncles include Dr Clarence Hamilton and Mrs W E Letzekorn of this city. Funeral services were held in Modesto on Wednesday.
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William H. Webb
Modesto
Calif
Webb
Waltonville
Daniel Webb
Alvin Jones
Mt. Vernon
Walter Webb
Lesser
Mary Spangler
Springfield
Addie Lamb
Salinas
Clarence Hamilton
W. E. Letzekorn
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions
A list of recent admissions and discharges across Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospitals. Names include G A Phillips Ina Melba Russel James H Scott Mary Desch Daisy Lee Drone Roy Gordon Mar garet Fairchild William Porter Douglas Calvin Williams and others. Discharges include Master Ernest Hallaway Jesse Crash and several families with infants.
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G. A. Phillips
McLeaneboro
Beverly Ann Weingartner
Shirley Settle
Ina
Melba Russel
James H. Scott
Woodlawn
Mary Desch
Sims
Ernest Hallaway
Jesse Crash
Bluford
Joe J. Schaubert
Marlis Jo
Sandoval
Dale Brown
Roger Allen
Grayslake
Good Samaritan
Daisy Lee Drone
Helen Elizabeth Gillespie
Omaha
Neb
Roy Gordon
Jesse Brooks
Margaret Maxine Fairchild
William B. Porter
Douglas Calvin Williams
Mary Elizabeth Germann
Michael Charles McGowan
Edith Draper
Charles Albert Swain
Gideon Isaac Covall
Linda Lee White
Allen Ray Buchholz
Michael Stanley Baldridge
Gilbert William Hall
Joan Bradley Bird
Dennis Lee
Mary Margaret Garry
Janet Gay
Mt Vernon Lodge 31 Special Meeting Dec 30 7:30 PM
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 AF and AM holds a special meeting Friday December 30 at 7 30 PM to work in the first degree Members urged to attend Visiting brethren welcome GEO H BORDER WM Wm E Reavis Sec D A V Auxiliary Meeting January 2 7 30 PM at 831 North Street Mrs Russell Kamper home all members urged to attend Myrtle Malone commander
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Mt. Vernon
A.M
D. A. V. Auxiliary
Disabled American Veterans’ Auxiliary
Russell Kamper
North Street
Myrtle Malone
Funeral for Mt. Vernon broker Marteeny Saturday
Morton Kenneth Marteeny 67 Mt. Vernon real estate broker dies after strokes. Funeral Saturday at 2 p m in Pulley Funeral Home chapel with Dr R B Guthrie officiating. Burial Oakwood. military rites by Jefferson Post 141. Survived by three sisters. born December 24 1888.
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Morton Kenneth Marteeny
Mt. Vernon
Pulley Funeral Home
R. B. Guthrie
Oakwood Cemetery
Jefferson Post 141
Mr. Marteeny
Jordan Street
Merle E. Hoffmaster
Hazel van Gemert
Santa Barbara
Calif
Maude E. Larson
Oakland
Edith Henry Dies in Wayne Co At Age 64
Edith Grace Henry 64 of Garden Grove California died of a heart attack at 8 00 p m Wednesday while en route to Fairfield Memorial Hospital from the home of her sister Mae Choate in Wayne City She was born September 9 1891 in Fordyce Arkansas to Charles A and Amelia Bryant Jackson Her husband Eugene E Henry died in 1951 She is survived by her mother Amelia Jackson three sons Anle Henry Willows California Eugene Henry Long Beach California and Richard Henry Glendora California one daughter Dorothy Brown Gardena California eight grandchildren one brother Audra Jackson Wilmington California one sister Mae Choate Wayne City and one foster sister Ruby Wainwright El Segundo California The body will be returned to Long Beach California for funeral and burial
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Wayne City
Edith Grace Henry
Garden Grove
Calif
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Mae Choate
Fordyce
Ark
Charles A
Amelia Bryant Jackson
Eugene E. Henry
Amelia Jackson
Anle Henry
Willows
Eugene Henry
Long Beach
Richard Henry
Glendora
Dorothy Brown
Gardena
Audra Jackson
Wilmington
Ruby Wainwright
el Segundo
Birth announcements from Mt Vernon and area
Mr and Mrs Floyd Bean of RFD 1 Mt Vernon welcomed a son Walter Kevin born at Barnes Hospital St Louis at 3 35 pm weighing seven pounds eight ounces Grandparents are Auburn Bean and William Bradford all of Mt Vernon A daughter Paula Kay born to George Roy Weingart Jr and his wife at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds six ounces A daughter Susan Lavon born to Kenneth Coy Settle of Inn at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds three ounces A son Richard Joseph born to Joseph Champ of Woodlawn at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds seven ounces Jo Ann born to August Morris and wife of RFD 7 Mt Vernon at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing six pounds ten and a half ounces
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Floyd Bean
RFD
Vernon
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Walter Kevin
Auburn Bean
William Bradford
Mt. Vernon
George Roy Weingartner, Jr
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Paula Kay
Kenneth Coy Settle
Inn
Susan Lavon
Joseph Champ
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan
Richard Joseph
August Morris
Cood Samaritan Hospital
Jo Ann
Smuggles Liquor To A Prisoner Lands In Jail
John McCarthy 58 of this city was arrested for furnishing liquor to a prisoner after he handed a pint of whiskey to Lloyd Bodine 22 who is jailed on a parole violation in Jefferson County. The bottle was recovered unopened. McCarthy was fined 50 dollars and costs for furnishing liquor and 10 dollars and costs on a drunkenness charge.
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Jeffeson
John McCarthy
McCarthy
Lloyd Bodine
J. R. Thomas
PUBLISH 40 MORE YALTA DOCUMENTS
A historical account describes a Communist spy and an espionage denial before his 1948 death, with 1944 White trusted at a Quebec meeting alongside Morgenthau Hull and Stimson. The piece notes Cabinet splits over postwar policy, Morgenthau Plan, and Stalin's 1945 note seeking Polish leaders friendly to the Soviet Union.
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Brownell
White
Morgenthau
Hull
Henry L. Stimson
Roosevelt- Churchill
Quebec
Welles
State Department
Roosevelt
Germany
Stimson
Crimea
Poland
Soviet Union
Stalin
Traffic Fines Assessed Before Police Magistrate
John A. Davidson paid 5 dollars costs for speeding 40 mph in a 30 mph zone. L. A. Morian charged 6 dollars and costs for 41 mph in a 30 mph zone. Bernadine Minor fined 9 dollars and costs for 44 mph in a 30 mph zone. Beatrice Morris assessed 15 dollars and costs for 50 mph in a 30 mph zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Dulane
John A. Davidson
L. A. Morian
Bernadine Minor
Beatrice Morris
Top Records Cross-Genre 1950s Hits List
A compact tally of charting songs and artists spanning mid-century pop and country era. Notable names include Tennessee Ernie Ford Frank Sinatra Hilltoppers Perry Como Pat Boone Eddie Fisher Jaye P. Morgan Jackie Riggs Lawrence Welk Ames Brothers and more across a string of enduring tunes.
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
Frank Sinatra
Hillteppers
Four Lads
Four Aces
Snooky Langon
Perry Como
Daddy O
Fontane Sisters
Don Cherry
Joni James
Ames Brothers
Pat Boone
Polio Vaccine Usage Report Shows Half Unused
Public Health Service notes more than half of Salk polio vaccine shipped to private doctors and health departments remains unused. Surgeon General Scheele says some accumulation is needed for mass inoculations and reserves, urging rapid use where available. State and territorial officers estimate about 45 percent used by Nov. 30. New York and California hold nearly a quarter of unused vaccine as they prepare for mass programs.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Leonard Scheele
Health Service
New York
California
Minor Vehicle Collision Reported in Mt Vernon
One minor accident was reported in Mt. Vernon yesterday. A truck driven by Harry E. Harper and a car driven by Earl E. Bennett collided on Broadway east of 12th at 3 50 p m. No one was injured.
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Mt. Vernon
Harry E. Harper
Perkins
Earl E. Bennett
South 25Th
Broadway
12Th
French Rebel Killed For Newsreel Continue Report
Chassagne says he photographed Aug 22 during a cleanup at Avia Bid village where rebels were found amid massacre remnants. He accompanied five others and witnessed gendarme and several soldiers clearing tents. He claims he acted as a journalist, denying posing or bribery and knows nothing of government action.
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Paris
Fox Movietone News
Chassagne
Avia Bid
Aina Bid
Late Reports Raise Christmas Highway Death Toll to 629
delayed reports from the Christmas holiday weekend traffic push highway fatalities to 629 for the holiday period. The tally, including those who died by noon Thursday, brings the total toll to 663 when added to earlier weekend deaths, surpassing the previous record of 609 and ahead of 1952’s 556.
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Associated Press
Chicagq
Man Sentenced in Madison County Faces Jefferson County Charge
Jefferson county grand jury indicted 39 year old Lee O Neal for a confidence game tied to cashing a worthless check at J. W. Walker & Son store. He received a two to three year sentence in Madison county on forgery, and is not a Jefferson county resident. State attorney Demetri Has sakis noted the transfer of case.
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Demetri Hassakis
Jefferson County
Lee O'Neal
Madison County
O’neal
Hassakis
J. W. Walker & Son
Christmas Tree Fire Damages Home on South 25th
Firemen report a fire at 3 50 p m yesterday near the back of Mrs William Riggs residence at 1307 South 25th Street. Children allegedly piled Christmas trees and set them alight, igniting the rear wall which sustained only light damage.
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William Riggs
South 25Th Street
Windows Broken Here By BB Guns
Mrs. Ray Schweinfarth reports 1817 Richview Road windows broken by BB guns during Christmas vacation. Police warn youths it is illegal to shoot air rifles within city limits.
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Ray Schweinfarth
Richview Road
Big 10 Teams Split Wins In Evening Action
Six Big Ten squads played Thursday night with Michigan State Northwestern and Illinois winning while Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota lost. Michigan State defeated Maryland 95-75 at College Park to stay unbeaten in the conference. Northwestern beat Dartmouth 75-60, Illinois overwhelmed Drake 102-46, Stanford edged Iowa 54-52, California beat Wisconsin 62-55, and Minnesota fell to Wake Forest 87-83 at the Dixie Classic.
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Big Ten
Michigan State
Northwestern
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Maryland
College Park
Hooks McCoy
Duane Peterson
Spartans
Dartmouth
Glenn Lose
Jay Hook
Ag Ilinois
Drake
George BonSalle
Harv Schmidt
Towa
Stanford
Hawkeyes
Bill Logan
California
John Parker
Badgers
Wake Forest
Raleigh
Godfrey Gives $100,000 to Air Force Aid Society
New York air force aid society thanks television star Arthur Godfrey for a $100,000 donation. Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, society president, said the gift was the largest the organization had ever received. Godfrey contributed the funds earned from his Saturday Evening Post articles to the group aiding Air Force members and families in need.
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Associated Press
New York
Air Force Aid Society
Arthur Godfrey
Eddie Rickenbacker
Godfrey
Saturday Evening Post
Air Force
Marriage License for John R. Davis and Betty Trotter
John Robert Davis and Betty Trotter, both of Flora Illinois, obtained a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marriagge
John Robert Davis
Betty Trotter
Flora
Ill
Insane Woman Kills Two Sons In St Louis
A 29 year old mother Kathryn Davis told police she shot her two sons John nine and Kevin twenty one months to death at their suburban Affton home. Husband John Zavis found them in the living room as she wept. She had been in sanitariums for a nervous disorder and was held without charge during an inquiry.
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ST. Louis
Kathryn Davis
John
Kevin
Affton
John Zavis
Zavis
Birmes
Hilton sells Hotel Jefferson to Sheraton for 714 million
ST LOUIS The Hotel Jefferson, the citys largest, changes hands as Hilton Hotels Corp sells to Sheraton Corp of America for 714 million dollars. The 800 room property will become the Sheraton Jefferson in a ceremony at the downtown hotel.
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ST. Louis
Jefferson
Hilton Hotels Corp
Sheraton Corp. of America
Sheraton
Sheraton-Jefferson
Hilton
Statler
Sheraton Corp
Seraton Hotel
Mid- St. Louis
Hilton buys Statler chain ending St Louis hotel rivalry
Settlement reached in a government antitrust suit filed last April after Hilton bought the Statler Hotel chain including the St Louis property. The government argued the purchase ended competition between the Jefferson and Statler downtown hotels, which rely on strong convention business.
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Hilton
Sattler
St. Louis
Jefferson
Statler
Paddy Wagon Service For Drunks At Baltimore Airport
Motorists too drunk to drive can use a free paddy wagon home during the New Year weekend at Baltimore area airports. The service aims to reduce drunk driving and ensure safe transport for travelers and residents.
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Baltimore
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Jefferson Memorial
Geo. H. Border
W.M. Wm. E. Reavis
M. K. Marteeny
Edith Henry
Wayne Co
Wooden Indian
Mt Vernon
W. C. McGregor
Hotel
Mt.Vernon
Dr. McGregor
W. C. McGregor, M. D
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Yalta
TOP Records
Sun Valley
Glenn Miller
Jon James
Our Bargain Counter
S. 25Th
Lynn-Ann Cleaners
Pittsburgh
Colo
Rta
MT. Vernon Glass
Salem Road
Aluminum
Geneva
Hlinois
Airport News
Tom Oakley
Warner Bros. Present
Cinemascope
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Warner Color
Gary Cooper
GH Bickford
Aura Bellamy
Noo Steiger
Elizabeth Montgomery
Fre Clark
Wason
United States Pictures
Otto Preminger
Botany
Hyde Park
D. H. Wise Clo. CO
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