Deaths Ruth J. Harlow Former Resident Dies in Decatur
Ruth Irene Harlow 44 of Decatur died at 5:00 am in a Decatur hospital. A former Mt. Vernon resident, she was born September 10 1916 in Pocahontas Tennessee, daughter of T W and Minnie Prince. Survived by Lester Harlow husband two sons John of Heyworth and Robert at home two daughters Dwight Keele of Champaign Joyce at home two brothers Arvil Prince Bakersfield Calif a sister Marjorie Dubois Shreveport and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Decatur
Mt. Vernon
Harlow
Pocahontas
Tenn
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Minnie (Richardon) Prince
Lester Harlow
John Harlow
Heyworth
Robert
Dwight Keele
Champaign
Joyce
Arvil, Prince
City
Clarence Prince
Bakersfield
Calif
Marjorie Dubois
Shreveport
Julia Thompson Rites Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Ann Thompson will be held Monday at a Pulley Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Eugene Holcomb will officiate with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. The body lies in state at Pulley Funeral Home after 1:00 p.m. Sunday. The Mt. Vernon resident died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Thursday at age 92. She was a member of the Mt. Vernon Eastern Star.
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Pulle Funeral
Eugene Holcomb
Oakwood Cemetery
Pulley Funeral Home
Thompson
Mt. Vernon
Oklahoma City
Okla
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital Honored Names Bobby Gale Monica Elaine Jane Ellen
Mr and Mrs Robert FE Groves of Bonnie welcome a son Bobby Gale born at 3 24 yesterday afternoon weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces. Mr and Mrs Hollie Laur of Walton Wille greet daughter Monica Elaine born at 3 16 yesterday afternoon weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces. Mr and Mrs David Kuentz of Oakland welcome daughter Jane Ellen born at 12 45 this morning weighing 6 pounds 6.5 ounces.
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Robert FE. Groves
RFD
Bonnie
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bobby Gale
Hollie Laur
Walton- Wille
Monica Elaine
David Kuentz
Oakland
Jane Ellen
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
The Jefferson Memorial unit reports admissions for Rev. William Carl Whittington and Mrs. Peggy Ann Hall of Granite City, with Barbara Darlene Diegl of Bonnie discharged. Good Samaritan lists admissions for Josie Agnes Stroud Charles Ashby Inskeep Marqui Elizabeth Hoyt Margaret Ke Loehr Rozan Kuenz J Pckerson, and discharges include Mary Elizabeth Newkirk Carol Cecilia Panchot Glenna Faye Hart Nancy Loehr and baby Mark Daniel Karen Elaine Karch and baby Tammy Lynn Doris Virginia Atkinson and baby Sue Lynn.
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Jefferson Memorial
William Carl Whittington
Peggy Ann Hall
Granite City
Barbara Darlene Diegl
Bonnie
Good Samaritan
Josie Agnes Stroud
Charles Ashby
Mt Vernon Masons and Rebekah Lodge Meet Jan 9 1961
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M meets Monday January 9 1961 with work in the third degree all members urged to attend visiting brethren welcome Gilbert Harlow W M James Apgar 19 Rebekah Lodge Grace A Henry members meet regular session Monday evening January 9 at 730 oclock in the I O O F Temple all members urged to attend visitors welcome Florence Bayer N G LaVerne Shepherd R S
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Mt. Vernon Lode No
A. M
Gilbert Harlow
W. M. James Apgar
Parole Denied in Basil Banghart Case and Clemency for Burglary
The governor continued Basil Banghart's parole denial and denied clemency for Robert Morelan, while Alfonse Barthus, jailed for robbery in Cook County, has a sentence of 25 years to life with life terms commuted to expire at once.
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Cook County
Robert Morelan
Macon County
Liberals Seek Showdowns In House Senate
Vote counts show Democrat John F Kennedy with 303 electoral votes and Republican Nixon with 219. Nixon used the occasion for a farewell to Congress and congratulated Kennedy, offering heartfelt best wishes to Kennedy and Vice President-elect Jaiden B Johnson.
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Jefferson County Tri County Convention At Court House
A court house gathering is scheduled for 2:00 tomorrow at the Jefferson County Tri County Convention. The event will feature The Har thanettes with audience attendance invited.
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Court House
Ordalrea
Harthanettes
Republicans Repair Gaps in GOP Organization
Republicans in Washington moved to shore up party structure after the presidential defeat. National Chairman Thruston B. Morton named Ray Bliss to head a task force on big city politics and election efficiency, while Bernard Shanley will craft a precinct security program. Harley Markham to lead a drafting group for an election law model. Morton will resign later to pursue a Senate bid. Eisenhower urged House gains. discussions touched on 1964 presidential prospects as Nixon aides voiced varied views.
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Thruston B. Morton
Ohio State
Ray Bliss
Big City
Bliss
Ohio
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Morton
Senate
Kentucky
Bernard M. Shanley
White House
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Nixon
Harley B. Markham
Idaho
Congress
Eisenhower
Reds Threaten Laotian Capital After Plaines Des Jarres Advance
Rebels closed on Xieng Khouang, converging from the 651 miles north toward the royal capital. The Laotian government claimed 3,000 Communist Vietnamese aided the attack from the east with Soviet air drops. Western sources caution that confirmations are lacking.
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Xieng Khouang
U.S
No Five Doors On Stairway In Frisco Hotel
One elderly occupant remained in a Frisco hotel stairway on a frigid night as visitors from skid row were invited inside. The thermometer record showed 36 degrees, reflecting harsh winter conditions.
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Skid Row
Police Court Fines Ordered by Police Magistrate Thomas
James Fitzgerald fined 25 dollars and costs for disturbance. Rey L. Linville fined 5 dollars and costs for disobeying a step sign.
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J. R. Thomas
James Fitzgerald
Rey L. Linville
Five African Nations Proclaim Joint Action
Five leftist African states Morocco United Arab Republic Ghana Guinea and Mali declare a charter of New Africa to cooperate politically economically militarily and culturally They threaten to withdraw from the U N Congo command unless a legal government is restored and set up four commissions with three month reports They back Algerian rebels support Patrice Lumumba and denounce NATO aid to France while condemning the French referendum in Algeria.
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Runaway Atomic Explosion Kills Three at Idaho Reactor
At the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho Falls three service members died in a Tuesday night explosion. The Atomic Energy Commission said a runaway nuclear excursion may have caused the blast or the ensuing high radiation. Specialists risked exposure inside the metal building for brief periods as they investigated. AEC officials flew from Washington to join the probe.
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Mild spell fades as cold snap looms this Sunday
Illinois faces a midwinter cold snap by Sunday morning after an early January mild spell. Northwestern counties expect temperatures 5 to 10 above zero with highs in the 30s in the north while the south enjoys 40s and 50s. Overnight lows vary from 27 at Rockford to 37 in Chicago and Moline, with Rockford recording the coldest Friday reading of 43 degrees. Belleville reports 58 degrees as snow flurries cloud the north and the south remains generally fair.
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Finch 43 Second Birthday In Jail
Dr. R. Bernard Finch aged 43 observes his second jail birthday as jury selection drags for their third trial on charges linked to the 1959 gunshot death of his wife Barbara Jean. His mistress Carole Tregoff, 24, also marks a birthday in custody amid ongoing legal delays.
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West Covina
Five Thousand Bond Set For Three Jefferson County Burglars
A $5,000 bond was set for Billy Don Stewart 20 William Dout hitt 19 and Donels Gene Orrick 22 all of Mount Vernon and Belle Ve Franklin County jail records show they were bound over for grand jury action. They admitted burglarizing a Scheller store and were held on burglary charges in Benton.
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Ewing
Franklin County
Benton
Billy Don Stewart
William Leonard Douthitt
Mt. Vernon
Donels Gene Orrick
Belleve
Jefferson Countians
Scheller
Christmas Mass In Moscow Cathedral
Archbishop Alexei led the Orthodox Christmas midnight Mass in Moscow Cathedral as hundreds gathered in gold and white, marking a changed Russia where czarist rites gave way to a regime led by workers and peasants.
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Preston Grover
Alexei
All Russia
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Fabray Recuperating At Home After Exhaustion Laryngitis
Hollywood Actress Nanette Fabray is recovering at home from exhaustion and laryngitis, according to her doctor. In separate notes Carl Sandburg, on his 83rd birthday, said he feels most productive while continuing his writing. Police in San Juan questioned five youths about comedian Osvaldo Seda’s death after a fight on New Year’s Day. authorities say Seda died of a heart attack.
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Nanette Fabray
Carl Sandburg
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Osvaldo Seda
Seda
Two Car Collisions Cause $400 In Mt Vernon
Property damage totaled about $400 from two Saturday crashes in Mt Vernon. At 10 12 p m in the 1400 block of south Ninth Theo Herrod 1421 south Ninth slowed to park and his brakes grabbed sending his car into a parked Ber Nice Black 1417 south Ninth damage about $250 to Herrod car and over $100 to Black. Earlier in the afternoon in the 200 block of south Tenth Theodore A Plumlee Route 1 West Frankfort collided with Pave B Harrison Mt Vernon Plumlees car about $75 in damage while Harrisons car had none.
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Theo Herrod
Bernice Black
Herrod
South Tenth
Theodore A. Plumlee
Route 1
West Frankfort
Pave B. Harrison
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Harrison
Judge Orders Georgia U. To Admit Negroes
A federal judge ordered the University of Georgia to admit two Negro students, triggering a minor demonstration. The ruling found discrimination based on race and permanently barred the university from blocking other eligible Black applicants.
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Athens
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Holmes
Morehouse College
Charlayne Alberta Hunter
S80
Man Passes Worthless $20 Check at Mt. Vernon Drug Store
A well dressed man passed a worthless $20 check yesterday at Douglas Drugs on the west side of the Mt. Vernon square. Police were given a description of the check passer.
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Douglas Drugs
Mt. Vernon Square
Salem couple wed in quiet ceremony
Cecil Dodson and Patricia McLaughin of Salem were united in marriage on the 22nd. The couple announced the ceremony and requested friends to share in their future.
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Ane Cecil
Dodson
And
Patricia
McLaughit
Salem, Tl
Rend Lake Manager to Speak in Mt Vernon Meeting
Howard Mendenhall, manager of the Rend Lake Conserviancy District, will address a Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce meeting next Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Mt. Vernon Community Development Association sponsors the event. He will discuss water resources in Jefferson and Franklin counties and potential effects of Seven Mile Lake Snow Lake Pinnacle Lake and Bend Lake. Senator Paul Douglas voiced support for Rend Lake development. Public attendance is welcome.
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Howard Mendenhall
Rend Lake
Mt. Vernon
Jamison
Illinois
Paul Douglas
Douglas
Eisenhower Order on Overseas Dependents May Be Altered
The Eisenhower era policy to reduce the number of overseas service dependents by 215,000 could be modified or repealed by the next secretary of defense. A November 25 order stirred protests from servicemen and families. Robert McNamara, designated as secretary of defense, reportedly seeks other ways to ease balance of payments, including shorter overseas tours for unaccompanied personnel.
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Washington
Eisenhower
McNamara
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Eisenhower Arrives in Augusta for Brief Vacation
President Eisenhower landed at 10 07 a m in Augusta to spend a short vacation, likely his last as president. Skies were overcast with a 40s temperature as he deplaned from Columbine III, with weather forecasts predicting a round of golf and possible sun. A small crowd of about 15 greeted him.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Sandwich Shop Break-In Stolen Cigarettes Cigar Candy
Thieves broke into the Tasty Sandwich Shop at Fifth and Jordan streets last night. Four cartons of cigarettes, one box of cigars, and a box of candy were taken. No money was stolen and a rear door was forced to gain entry.
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Fifth
Jordan Streets
Dognapers At Work In Mt Vernon
Barney Jackson told police a brown and white beagle hound was stolen from his pen at 10644 North Fifth Street Mt Vernon yesterday. The incident occurred sometime during the day while dognapers were at work in the area.
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Mt. Vernon
Barney Jackson
Homie
North Fifth Street
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