Mt Vernon Area Social Notes Speak of Visits and Travel
Personal John Robert Reese returns home after visiting Cpl Bob Karr and Cadet Jim Petty in Lawrenceville, en route to San Antonio for duty. Numerous locals including the Winn, Hayes, Campbell, and Rees families report visits, returns, and travel between Mt Vernon, Belle Rive, Nason, Pinckneyville, Shreveport, and other nearby towns with several heading to or from Indianapolis, Evansville, and Chicago for holidays and business.
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John Robert Reese
Cpl
Bob Karr
Jim Petty
Lawrenceville
San Antonio
Texas
John FE. Winn
Akin
Frank Winn
Belle Rive
Glenn Hayes
South Fourth Street
Vernon
Jim Campbell
Elizabeth
Lon Ramsey
Opdyke
Mt. Vernon
Gene Rogers
Nason, Apent
Henry Hartman
Benton Wea
al Risi
Joe Stella
Nason
E. R. Quinn
McLeanshoro
Apent
Paul Bumpus
Larry Paul
Sharon Kay
Rossville
Ill
Lenore Rees
Shreveport
Centenary College
Thomas Whitworth
Jean Adams
JoAnn Pulley
Darla Williams
Salem
Naomi Mossberger
Betty Redshaw
Melionsboro
Clyde King
Delores
Barry
Jimmy
Pinckneyville
King
Mary Wood
C. E. Fox
Keenes
Virginia Brown
Ashley
Myrtle Hamilton
Marissa
Alberta Hamilton
Marion
John Morrison, Jr
John Cross
Arcola
Jerry Cook
Ralph Albrecht
Robert Mitchell
Evansville
Ind
Nelson Stover
Fairfield Road
Indianapolis
John Warren
Parris Island
South
Bluford
FE. H. Haire
Winnie Williams
Kay Williams
Chicago
Harold Williams
Joe Ben Williams
Donna Lynn
Dickie
Flo Dulaney
Wayne City
Kermit Wells
Charles Denison
St. Louis
Kenneth Flowers
Imogene Tippy
Fairfield
Delores King
Hospital notes and patient movements in multiple towns
Good Samaritan admits Stanley B Brown and Iva Hayes of Bonnie. Discharges include George Woodward Kell Norma Lee Shurtz Waltonville Abbie Hogue Betty Ruth Tobin and infant Teresa Marie Mabel Casey Lesser. Jefferson Memorial admits Louis Henley Arthur Rendler with discharges for John Robert Ayat Dahlgren Imogene Book Marissa Vernon Scrivner Belle Rive Nancy Goodwin Little Rock Ark.
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Good Samaritan
Stanley B. Brown
Iva Hayes
Bonnie
George Woodward
Kell
Norma Lee Shurtz
Waltonville
Abbie Hogue
Betty Ruth Tobin
Teresa Marie
Mabel Casey
Lesser
Jefferson Memorial
Louis Henley
Arthur Rendler
John Robert Ayat
Dahlgren
Imogene Book
Marissa
Vernon Scrivner
Belle Rive
Nancy Goodwin
Little Rock
Ark
Local births reported at area hospitals
Mr and Mrs Fred Sadders Belle Rive welcomed a daughter born last evening at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert Sinks 626 Bellstreet welcomed Peggy Lee born at 5 25 am today at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds three ounces. Mr and Mrs Juttie S Harrison 1011 South 22nd Street welcomed Alice Nannette born at 7 45 am today at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds 12 ounces.
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Fred Sadders
Belle Rive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Robert Sinks
Bellstreet
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Peggy Lee
Juttie S. Harrison
South 22Nd Street
Alice Nannette
No Garbage Pickup on New Years Day in NYC
New York City will not perform garbage collection on New Year’s Day for the first time in the sanitation department’s history. Sanitation Commissioner William J. Powell announced that all 12,000 employees will be off after their work cleaning up the 1913 inch snow ten days earlier.
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New York
New York City
Sanitation
William J. Powell
Sanitation Department
Hassakis-Coukoulis Nuptials In St. Louis Greek Orthodox Rites
Miss Helen Coukoulis daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Coukoulis of St. Louis and Demetrios J. Hassakis of Mt. Vernon were married at St. Nichol olay Greek Orthodox church in St. Louis. The ceremony featured a double ring rite as Rev. Angelides officiated. The bride wore a satin gown with a lace yoke and satin rosettes, a long veil, and a tiara of orange blossoms. Attendants wore pastel gowns and carried flowers. bouquets included white chrysanthemums, pink carnations and red roses. A reception and dinner followed at the York Hotel, with music by Ben Rader and his orchestra, after which the couple left for a brief wedding trip. They will reside at 610 West Church Street, Champaign.
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Hassakis-Coukoulis
Helen Coukoulis
William Coukouls
St. Louis
Demetrios J. Hassakis
Mt. Vernon
John Hassakis
Alt. Vernon
W. G. Tallen
Moberly
St. Nichol Olay
Hassakis
Lula Hassakis
Athena Hassakis
Trulla Hassakis
Christine Ganas
Mary Coukoulis
Esther Coukoulis
Cassandra Smyrniotis
Stephanie Kozemczak
S. G. Salaban
John Rich
Bloomington
Connie Hassakis
Jimmy Hassanis
Emanuel A. Cassimates
York
Nick Cassimatis
Stephona
Byron Smyrniotis
York Hotel
Ben Rader
Mrs. Hassakis
West Church Street
Champaign
W. O. Trinel
Alexander Ferguson
Sam Edwards
Edwards
Robbs Dining Room
John R. Mitchell
Carmi
Ill
Zach Warren
Ann Arbor
Mich
Roy D
Ragsdale
Carbondale
University of Towa
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Delta Tau Delta Social Fraternity
Nu Sigma Nu Professional Fraternity
Floyd C. Bridge
John
William Rader
Storm Lake
Iowa
Shorty Moss
Greely
Colo
Clara Walker
Paducah, Ky
Brooks Warren
Marion
Roy Ragsdale
W. E. Batts
Rutha Dell
West Frankfort
Frederick A. Batts
John Mitchell
Lowell Moore
Litchfield
Landlady Ordered to Restore Heat in Chicago Flat
Federal Judge John P. Barnes ordered landlady Antoinette Gawarecki to turn on heat in her LaSalle apartment at 1047 Joliet Street and to refrain from evictions or rent increases. Tenants complained after heat was shut off on December 19, with two moving out and a third remaining in residence.
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Chicago
John P. Barnes
Antoinette Gawarecki
LaSalle
Barnes
Joliet St
Eugene T. Devitt
Big Hollywood Parties on Tap For New Year's
Hollywood crowds plan high profile New Year celebrations with Pat O’Brien Harry Cohn and S P Eagle hosting prominent guests at Rose Bowl adjacent homes. George Murphy Watson Webb and John Huston listed among invitees with many stars expected at various gatherings. Some stars will entertain smaller groups while others host large open houses including Pat O’Brien and Dove Schary with others like Mona Freeman and Gregory Peck.
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Hollywood
Prospect
Pat O'Brien
Harry Cohn
Columbia Studio
Watson Webb
George Murphy
S. P. Eagle
Victory Jory
Jory
Cohn
John Huston
Evelyn Keyes
Cornel Wildes
Jennifer Jones
David O. Selznick
Jane Greer
Ed Lasker
Glenn Ford
Eleanor Powell
Betty Hutton
Ted Briskin
Dove Schary
Mona Freeman
Walter Pidgeon
Vic Mature
Gregory Peck
Veronica Lake
Esther Williams
Judy Garland
Jane Russell
Bob Waterfield
Japanese Given Their Flag Back
General MacArthur announced that Japan may display the Rising Sun flag anywhere and anytime now that the surrender is complete. He framed the move as a step toward national self concept within the realm of universal law. Reactions among Japanese ranged from indifference to viewing the flag as a replacement for the emperor’s prewar symbol.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Niece of Former Mt. Vernon Editor Dies
Jessie Lane Keeley 83 longtime Shiloh township resident and niece of Col. H Martin Williams former Mt. Vernon editor died in Colesville Maryland after three years illness. She was a retired editorial employee of the Department of Labor a former newspaper and magazine writer widow of Rev. James Hugh Keeley retired Methodist minister. She grew up near Mt. Vernon and is buried in St. Louis.
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Jessie Lane Keeley
Shiloh Township
H. Martin Williams
Colesville
Keeley
Department of Labor
James Hugh Keeley
Mt. Vernon
Col. H. Martin Williams
U. S. House of Representatives
Purial
St. Louis
Weds H V Seneder in Immaculate Conception Church
Miss Trulla Hassakis and Harrison Victor Seneder wed at 4 pm in Moberly Missouri. The double ring ceremony was led by Rev Fr P C Vatter with immediate family present. The couple's reception followed at 832 Franklin Street and they departed for a wedding trip to an undisclosed destination.
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Trulla Hassakis
H. V. Seneder
Immaculate Conception Church
Moberly
William G. Tallen
John Hassakis
Vernon
Ill
Harrison Victor Seneder
L. H. Seneder
P. C. Vatter
Francis Fox
Franklin Street
Seneder
Mt. Vernon, Ill
Randolph County
Tower
Moberly Junior College
Merchant Marine
South Pacific
Belle Rive social notes and family visits
Belle Rive Register News notes Mr and Mrs Melvin Baker and family of Champaign visiting Mr and Mrs Frank Chaney Mrs Mollie Stanley discharged from Herrin Hospital Miss Gertrude Snodsmith spent time with sister Mrs J H Bechtel and family Mitchell Hopkins Phillip spent Christmas in St Louis with father Amos Guill they returned with Mr and Mrs Guill Ann Chaney ill Loren Moore of Shelbyville Whitey Moore of Springfield visited their mother Mrs Cora Moore Eastern Star had a covered dish luncheon Several out of town guests present Mrs Lillie Johnson confined to bed due to illness Donald Starr Celmers IA Howard Wilkins Dale Wright and daughter of Decatur Christmas with Evan Smith family Mrs Wright and baby stayed a week Barnie Travelstead Maud Allen East St Louis visited Joneses Mack Hines welcomed a baby girl Harry Roehm of St Louis is home for weekend with relatives.
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Melvin Baker
Champaign
Frank Chaney
Mollie Stanley
Herrin Hospital
Gertrude Snodsmith
J. H. Bechtel
Mitchell Hopkins
Phillip
St. Louis
Amos Guill
Loren Moore
Shelbyville
Whitey” Moore
Springfield
Cora Moore
Eastern Star
Lillie Johnson
Bae
Donald Starr
Celmers
Iowa
Howard Wilkins
Dale Wright
Decatur
Evan Smith
Mack Hines
Harry Roehm
Married Christmas Day in First Baptist Church
John E. Batts and Vernon announce the marriage of their daughter Margaret Jane to Barton C. Bridge of Storm Lake Iowa on Christmas Day at seven o'clock in the First Baptist church. The ceremony featured white gladioli, candles, and ring vows read by Rev. Andrew Caraker. The couple plan to live in Iowa City while Bridge attends the University of Iowa.
Five New Year’s Eve Dances In Mount Vernon
The old year will be ushered out at five dances in Mount Vernon tonight. Dances will be held at the Elks Club Eagles Lodge Moose Lodge and the V F W and Amvets club rooms. The usual merrymaking in welcome the New Year is also scheduled at a number of private parties.
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Mount Vernon
Elks Club
Eagles Lodge
Moose Lodge
Amvets Club
Bing Crosby Tops Box Office Poll This Year
Hollywood reports Bing Crosby tops Motion Picture Herald poll for the fifth straight year. Betty Grable is runner up with Abbott and Costello in third, followed by Gary Cooper Bob Hope Humphrey Bogart Clark Gable Cary Grant Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman in order.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Motion Picture Herald
Betty Grable
Abbott and Costello
Gary Cooper
Bob Hope
Humphrey Bogart
Clark Gable
Cary Grant
Spencer Tracy
Ingrid Bergman
Grandson of County Clerk Struck by Polio
James Patrick Murphy four year old grandson of County Clerk Roy H Holt is hospitalized in Barnes Hospital St Louis with polio. He was stricken Sunday and shows signs of improvement today. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Wayne C Murphy of Mascoutah former Mt Vernon residents. Mrs Murphy is the former Irene Holt.
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James Patrick Murphy
Roy H. Holt
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
James Patrick
Wayne C. Murphy
Mascoutah
Mt. Vernon
Murphy
Irene Holt
Mayor candidates announced for Mt Vernon election
The Register-News announces candidacies for mayor. Harry L. Bishop seeks re election pending the February 22 Republican primary. Lory A. Van Horn is also a mayoral candidate subject to the February 22 primary.
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Register-News
Harry L. Bishop
The
Lory A. van Horn
Mt. Vernon
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