Deaths Oliver L. Knapp 83 Belle Rive dies in East St. Louis
Oliver L. Knapp 83 of Belle Rive died Friday morning in Christian Welfare Hospital East St. Louis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with body lying in state at Gholson Funeral Home in Dahlgren after 3 PM today. He was born June 29 1878 in Hamilton County to William and unknown Knapp and is survived by wife Olive Mae Knapp two daughters Doris Brink and Norma Latta a son Charles Knapp and brother Martin Knapp of Dahlgren.
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Oliver L. Knapp
Belle’ Rive
Christian Welfare Hospital
East St. Louis
Gholson Funeral Home
Dahlgren
Mr. Knapp
Hamilton County
William Knapp
Olive Mae, Wilson
Charles Knapp
Doris Brink
Noma Latta
Martin Knapp
Flora Curran Dies Former County Resident in Arizona
Flora E Curran a former Hopewell resident died at 5 30 pm Friday at her Tucson Arizona home Funeral services will be held 10 30 am Tuesday at Myers Chapel Burial will be in Hopewell cemetery The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel after 4 pm Monday She was born in Monticello In Oct 1891 she married John W Curran who died in 1934 She was also preceded in death by a daughter Survived by two daughters Noel Smith of Tucson Ariz and Ora Hicks of Sacramento Calif two sons Lloyd Curran of Rockwell City Ia and Roy Curran of Cerro Gordo Ti
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Flora E. Curran
Hopewell
Tuscon, Ariz
Myers' Chapel
Hopewell Cemetery
Myers Chapel
Curran
Monticello i
John W. Curran
Noel Smith
Tucson
Ariz
Ora Hicks
Sacramento
Calif
Lloyd Curran
Rockwell City
Roy Curran
Cerro Gordo
Faulkner Rites Set For Wayne City Resident
Clara Ruth Faulkner 75 of Wayne City died early today at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 2 PM Monday at Keenes Baptist Church, burial in Thomason cemetery Richardson Chapel Wayne City. She was born February 10 1886 in Wayne County. survived by sister Marie Anderson of Windsor Illinois and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded by her parents John and Bell Faulkner, two brothers Fred and Frank, and sister Stella Keen of Keenes.
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Clara Ruth Faulkner
Wayne City
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Baptist Church
Keenes
Thomason Cemetery
Richardson Chapel
Miss Faulkner
Wayne County
John and
Bell (Harlan) Faulkner
Fred
Frank Faulkner
Stella Keen
Marie Anderson
Windsor, Ill
January Term of Circuit Court Opens Monday
Judge Roy Gulley of Benton will open the January term of circuit court in Mt. Vernon next Monday. First day of the new term is expected to take up only part of the day. Only non jury civil matters are set.
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Roy Gulley
Benton
Circuit Court
Mt. Vernon
Ax-Swinger Back To Asylum In Fairfield Case
Larry D. Goldman, 21, a former Anna State Hospital patient from rural Fairfield, facing an attempted murder charge, was remanded to the State Health Department after a sanity hearing. Indicted December 29, Goldman allegedly swung an ax through a window on Christmas Day, missing Mrs. Ollie Hubble. Judge Randall Quindry ordered Goldman to face the charge after his release by health authorities.
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Fairfield
Larry D. Goldman
Anna State Hospital
State Health Department
Goldman
Ollie Hubble
Randall. Quindry
Mt Vernon Lodge to Hold Special Meeting in December
A first degree Masonry work session is set for Mt Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M on Monday night December 8 at 730 p m Lester L Williams W M and James Apgar Sec announce the gathering REBEKAH LODGE Grace A Henry Rebekah Lodge 292 meets regular Monday evening January 8 at 730 in the I O C F Temple members to bring sack lunches Allene Huber N G LaVerne Shepherd RS chair the session
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Mt. Vernon
A.F
A.M
Lester L. Williams
James Apgar
Birth announced for Spangler family in Iuka NL
Mr and Mrs Waldo Spangler of RFD 4 Iuka NL welcome a son born at 1224 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds nine ounces The event adds joy to the Spangler family with the newborn’s arrival in the community
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Waldo Spangler
RFD 4
Iuka
Good Samaritan Hospital
SEC Rips American Exchange Over Market Abuses
Washington AP. The SEC released a 127 page report accusing the American Stock Exchange of manifold and prolonged abuses of market safeguards. The investigation centers on Re père father and son expelled last May for stock rigging, broader conflicts of interest among Amex leaders, and calls for sweeping reforms and possible legal action.
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American Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Securities and Exchange Commission
American Exchange
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Wall
Amex
Congress
Jerry
Gerard Re
Res
Edward T. McCormick
Joseph F. Reilly
Charles J. Bocklet
James R. Dyer
John J. Mann
Gilligan, Will & Co
McCormick
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patterns
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions for Mrs Lula Gaston Woodlawn Mrs Carolyn Gajewski Waltonville Mrs Myrtle Hayse Woodlawn Mrs Ida Anderson Wayne City Mrs Sarah Karn Discharged include Mrs Alma Jourdan Texico and others. Good Samaritan admits Edna Dreas Fred Payne Mona Carpenter Emma Klein Nora Thompson Shirley Hertenstein Jessie Stroud Kathryn Puckett Letha Page Maude Henry Donna Laur Cassell Richardson Discharged patients include Eugene Bean Mrs Cathy Bevis and baby Cynthia Diane Barney Pickett and others.
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Jefferson Memorial
Lula Louella Gaston
Woodlawn
Carolyn Sue Gajewski
Waltonville
Myrtle May Hayse
Ida Lou Anderson
Wayne City
Sarah Jane Karn
Alma Beatrice Jourdan
Texico
Minnie Ann Milton
Good Samaritan
Edna Dreas
Fred Richard Payne
Mona Merie Carpenter
Emma Susan Klein
Nora May Thompson
Shirley Ann Hertenstein
Jessie William Stroud
Kathrryn Jacqueine Puckett
Letha Ann Page
Maude Henry
Donna Kaye Laur
Cassell Richardson
Eugene Bell Bean
Cathy Sue Bevis
Cynthia Diane
Barney Pickett
L. D. Bann
Helen Piper
Doris Jean Golightly
Cheryll Delores Scrivner
Jodie Lee
Blanche Dulaney
James Stearns
Edith Beck
Ex Sheriff Roy Taylor Declares Sheriff Candidacy
Ex sheriff Roy Taylor announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for sheriff. He was Mt. Vernon township highway commissioner from 1946 to 1930 and then sheriff for four years before running a Camp Ground sale barn and conducting regional auctions. He is married to Florence Clifton and lives on the Fairfield road.
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Roy Taylor
Taylor
Mt. Vernon Township
Hej
Camp Ground
Mt. Vernon
Florence Clifton
Fairfield Road
Break-In Try At Bluford Legion Club
Thieves drilled holes in the floor from beneath the American Legion Club in Bluford but failed to enter the building. Legion officials reported the break in to county officers on Friday afternoon.
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American Legion Club
Bluford
Legion
Mills to talk at White House on health bill
Democratic leaders push for health legislation with top priority in a year of elections. Mills to discuss the measure with Kennedy as committee votes signal a dim chance of approval without Mills changing stance. Johnson, space council chair, cites progress in 1961 space race.
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Kennedy
House
Senate
Florida
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Johnson
Space Council
U.S.S.R
Man Sentenced To State Farm For Copper Theft
Frank McKinney a 26 year old resident of 1407 South Tenth Street was sentenced to six months at Vandalia state farm after probation revocation for involvement in copper wire theft at the old car shops. Two other county court cases heard Friday included John Anastaplos who pleaded innocent to driving with a suspended license and Melvin Hyde fined five dollars plus costs for driving on a closed road.
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Frank McKinney
South Tenth Street
Vandalia State Farm
Alvin Lacey Williams
McKinney
John Anastaplos
George Anastaplos
Melvin Hyde
Hindu Mystic Blames Stars For Nehru's Troubles
NEW DELHI AP A Hindu mystic blames Western opinion of Nehru on Goa's seizure and a Capricorn planetary conjunction. Swami Ragavendra Dassji and 700 sadhus held prayers on the Jumna River as astrologers warned of international catastrophes, six months of influence around February. Nehru urged faith in Indians and discouraged star gazing, with no belief in an atomic war from the omen.
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New Delhi
Nehru
India
Goa
Swami Ragavendra Dassji
Jumna
Pedestrian Hurt in Mt Vernon Three Car Accidents
A pedestrian, Ernest Black, 55, was injured walking at Tenth and Newby when his path collided with a car turning left. No serious injuries reported. Two other crashes at Tenth and Lamar and at Tenth and Main caused damage but no injuries. Isabell Miller cited for failure to yield right of way and Karen Colvin charged with following too close.
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Mt. Vernon
Ernest Black
Perkins
Tenth
Newby
Black
Brady R. Moore
South 13Th Street
Isabell N. Miller
Opdyke
Richard R. Bravard
Route 3
Mr. Vernon
Lamar
Isabell Miller
Bravard
Miller
Main
Karen A. Colvin
Casey
Gerald D. McQueen
Mannen
Colvin
Kansas City Snowfall Reaches Ten Inches Continued
The storm spanned the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies with Kansas City reporting ten inches of snow. Temperatures varied from the 30s in rain areas to the 30s in Southern California, while Western readings ran mostly in the 10s in the Southwest. Frigid air drove subzero temps in parts of North Dakota and Minnesota with Grand Forks posting a high of L. Eastern states saw 20s to 70s from New England to Florida.
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Pacific Northwest
Rockies
California
North Dakota
Minnesota
Grand Forks
N.D
New England
Florida
Police Court Fines Memphis Man for Following Too Close
Larry N. Wisdom of Memphis Tennessee was fined 835 dollars and court costs by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock on a charge of following too close.
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Larry N. Wisdom
Memphis, Tenn
Sherman Bullock
Louisiana Court Rules Segregation Laws Unconstitutional
A three judge federal court in Alexandria Louisiana ruled that state laws requiring segregation of bus and train terminals are unconstitutional The decision rests on interference with interstate commerce and denial of equal protection under the fourteenth amendment The court will consider a decree after a brief period and asked the Justice Department and ICC to propose orders The state plans to appeal likely to the U S Supreme Court
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Justice Department
Interstate Commercce Commision
Lincoln
Ouachita
Rapids
ICC
Atty
Jack Germillion
U.S. Supreme Court
John R. Brown
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Houston
Tex
Gremillion
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Commission
Weather alert for Illinois snow and ice hazards
Illinois highway division warns hazardous driving as snow, sleet, and freezing rain sweep the state. Northern regions see 2 to 4 inches of snow with ice on roads. southern areas face rain turning to snow and sleet with dangerous driving conditions. Temperatures plummet to the mid teens as Lake Michigan winds push colder air across the state.
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Illinois Highway Division
Jacksonville
Bloomington
Kankakee
Illinois
Ilinois
West Central
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Cook County
St. Louis
State Highway Division
Great Lakes
Missisippi
Call to expand Berlin commander's powers in emergencies
General Lucius D. Clay, Kennedy's Berlin representative, seeks greater authority for the West Berlin commander to act in emergencies. He will meet State Secretary Rusk and the President to report on the Berlin situation and potential crises near the border.
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Washington
Lucius D. Clay
Kennedy
Berlin
U.S
West Berlin
Clay
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Albert Watson
Watson
Paris
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
East Germany
East Berlin
Fills Bond On Check Charge For Fraud Case
Daniel L. Hays 29 of Route 6 posted a $100 bond at the sheriff office Friday on a charge of issuing a bad check. He was accused of passing a worthless check at a gas station.
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Daniel L. Hays
Route 6
Sheriff Ruddick Announces Run for County Treasurer
Jefferson county sheriff Bob Ruddick declared his candidacy for county treasurer, pending the Democratic primary next April. A lifetime resident and former Mt. Vernon car shop employee, he served four years as deputy and three as sheriff, with deep Democratic ties and two children, Merle and Bobby.
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Robert
Bob) Ruddick
Jefferson County
Ruddick
Mt. Vernon
Democratic Party
Leonard “Smokey” Wood
Merle
Donald Glover
Springfield
Til
Bobby Ruddick
King Henry Had A Lousy Court
Archaeologist Michael Green finds mummified fleas in Whitehall palace ruins, suggesting a poorly kept court. Fleas were embedded in fabric near what may be a dressmaker’s workroom, with thimbles pins leather and cloth fragments unearthed.
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London
Henry VIII
Michael Green
Palace of
Whitehall
Green
Displays 28 Row Ear Of Corn Here
William T. Hess of Belle Rive displayed an unusually long ear of yellow corn at The Register-News office with 28 rows, surpassing his prior record of 26. He noted most ears run 16 to 22 rows and reported a good corn crop this year. A separate marriage license lists Billy R. Telford, 20, and Virginia Loyd, 18, both of Walnut Hill.
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William T. Hess
Route 1
Belle Rive
Register-News
Mr. Hess
Billy R. Telford
Virginia Loyd
Walnut Hill, I
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