Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Sturman in McLeansboro
Mrs Minnie Sturman died at 309 East Main in McLeansboro. Funeral services are set for Sunday at the First Baptist Church with Rev C E Langston, burial in IOOF cemetery. She was born December 17, 1871 in Boliver Missouri to John L and Nancy Jane Mead. Survivors include a daughter, three brothers, three sisters, and one grandchild. Donelson Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcleansboro
Minnie Sturman
E. Main
First Baptist Church
C. E. Langston
Sturman
Boliver
John L
Nancy Jane Mead
Charles Sturman
Emery Maulding
Fred
Harry Mead
William Mead
Redlands
Calif
Ella Sloan
Maude Howell
Ida Daily
Peoria
Donelson
Mrs Catherine Garrison Dies In Olney Hospital
Mrs Catherine Garrison 77 of West Salem Illinois died in Olney hospital Thursday morning after a brief illness. Born February 13 1876 in Jefferson County she was the widow of William Garrison. Survived by two sons Dr Henry G Garrison of West Salem and Charles Garrison of Toledo Oregon a daughter Mrs Myrtle Somers Paducah Ky five grandchildren and two great grandchildren four brothers and a sister. Funeral at Opdyke Baptist church Saturday at 2 pm conducted by Rev Bird Green with burial in Opdyke.
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Catherine Garrison
West Salem
Jefferson County
Olney Hospital
Garrison
Haston
Amanda Richardson
William Garrison
Opdyke Baptist Church
Bird Green
Opdyke
H. G. Garrison
Charles Garrison
Toledo
Oregon
Myrtle Somers
Paducah
Ross Richardson
Wayne City
Delbert Richardson
Belle Rive
Orley
John Richardson
Bluford
Bob Bundy
Annie Calhoun Dies At 76 Rites In Dix
Mrs Annie E Calhoun died at 10 40 p m Thursday at her home in Hopewell. She was 76 years one month 12 days old born in Indiana daughter of William and Nancy Hess She married Elmer E Calhoun and survived by five sons William E Centralia Wesley E Alden Oris W Lee Owen W Elgin Cletis J Huntley NL One brother Oris Hess Benton a sister Cora Lanuis McLeansboro 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Sunday at 11 a m at Dix Methodist Church Burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Osborn Funeral Home Dix. The body will lie in state after 2 p m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie. E. Calhoun
Hopewell
Indiana
William and
Nancy (Rhodes) Hess
Effingham County
Elmer E. Calhoun
Dix
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Osborn Funeral Home
Calhoun
William E
Centralia
Wesley E
Alden, Ill
Oris W
Lee, Ill
Owen W
Elgin
Cletis J
Huntley, NL
Oris W. Hess
Benton
Cora Launius
McLeansboro
Fred Craig, 80, Former Resident, Dies in Kinmundy
Fred Craig 80 a former resident of Mr Vernon was found dead in bed yesterday at his home in Kinmundy. A retired railroader he lived alone. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1 30 p m at the Inton Funeral Home in Kinmundy with burial in Evergreen cemetery there. The body will remain at the Panera home where friends may call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Craig
Vernon
Kinmundy
Craig
Inton Funeral
Evergreen Cemetery
Panera
Father of Mrs Conard Croy Dies
Alvah L. Kunkel died at 5 pm Thursday in Oregon Missouri. His daughter Mrs Conard M Croy, a Mt Vernon township high school teacher, was notified. The body was taken to Pettijohn Funeral Home in Oregon. Funeral services and burial will be held in Oregon Sunday. Mr Kunkel had visited Mt Vernon many times and had many friends there. Mr and Mrs Croy have gone to Oregon to attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conard M. Croy
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Alvah L. Kunkel
Oregon
Pettijohn Funeral Home
Kunkel
Mt. Vernon
Innocent Plea Entered In Greenlease Ransom Case
Former St. Louis police lieutenant Louis Shoulders, involved in the Greenlease kidnapping, pleads innocent in U.S. District Court to perjury related to his account of the $600,000 ransom. The confessed kidnapper Hall and Bonnie Heady were executed in December. about $592,000 of the ransom remains unaccounted for. Shoulders appeared with attorney Henry G. Morris for arraignment before Judge Albert A. Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Louis Shoulders
St. Louis
Greenlease
U. S. District Court
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Shoulders
Bobby Greenlease
Robert C. Greenlease
Hall
Elmer Dolan
Henry G. Morris
U. S
Albert A. Ridge
100 Acres Burned Over On Route 6 Fire
Rural firemen fought five alarms yesterday and this morning as a blaze north of the city burned over 100 acres on the Latta property. No buildings were damaged. Other calls included a 30 acre field and woods fire on Centralia Road and a grass fire near Salem Road. An emergency brake on a Jefferson Asphalt truck also ignited. Explorer Scouts Troop 106 aided at one scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Latta
RFD
Centralia Road
Troop 106
Charles Edlich
Salem Road
Jefferson
Local Birth Announcements From Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Arthur Puckett announce the birth of an unnamed daughter at 8 38 a m in Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr and Mrs Harold Rector announce a son born at 8 55 a m in Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ross Henry announce a son born yesterday at 1 05 p m in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing ten pounds eight and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Ted E Spindle announce the birth of a daughter at 1601 Perkins Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Puckett
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Harold Rector
Keenes
Ross Henry
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Ted E. Spindlee
Perkins Avenue
Daugh
Tex M White Files Law Sheriff Candidacy for Jefferson County
Tex M White announced his candidacy for Jefferson County sheriff in the Republican primary on April 13, 1934. A 46 year old born in Johnston City Alabama, he moved to Jefferson County young and has long resided there. White served as Illinois State Patrolman 1940 to 1945, is a graduate of the Illinois State Police School, and now works as an artists representative in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. He is married to Wanda with a six year old daughter Marsha and lives at 420 South 17th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex M. White
Jefferson County
Mr. White
Johnston City
Robert E. White
Cliffe (Bond) White
Sparta
du Quoin
Ill
Illinois
Ilinois
Consumers Ice Co
Mt. Vernon
White
Iowa
Missouri
Young Republican Club
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Wanda
Marsha
South 17Th Street
C of C Group Meets Tonight
The membership conservation committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7:00 tonight in the conference room at the C of C office 1112 Main Street. Herb Downey chairs the group with members A Schroeder Glenn Collins Jack Benton Bob Ward Harry Walter Harold Myers Roy Smith Ben Bullock and Albert Parker. A special presentation on C of C operations will be given at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
Main Street
Herb Downey
A Schroeder
Glenn Collens
Jack Benton
Bob Ward
Harry Walter
Harold Myers
Roy Smith
Ben Bullock
Albert Parker
Two Million Dollar Check Reversed By Tamms Trustees
Tamms school trustees returned a two million dollar check after an insurance company agent explained a misprint in a claim payout. The error related to part of a 1000000 loss from a Tamms high school fire, with the obligation then about 20000. Tamms lies in Alexander county in southern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamms
Ill
Reid Abercrombe
Westchester Fire Insurance Co
Freeport
Alexander County
Illinois
Moonshine Still Found Across Street From Courthouse
Federal agents reported locating a 50 gallon moonshine still in a shed behind the East St. Louis home of Leroy Berry across from the U S courthouse. Berry was held without charge as officials confirmed the find near the federal building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
East ST. Louis
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
U. S
Leroy Berry
Berry
Birth Notice From Jefferson Memorial Hospital
A baby girl was born at 11 35 p m Thursday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds nine and a half ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
New Records Album Track List Highlights Classic Pop
A reader list showcases songs and artists across early pop and hits. Ray Anthony, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Patti Page, Frankie Laine, Jill Corey, Bing Crosby, Mills Brothers, Louis Armstrong, Ike Carpenter, Ralph Flanagan, The Three Suns, Don Cornell and others appear with titles like That’s Amore, Stranger in Paradise, Rags to Riches, What It Was Was Football, You’re on Trial, The Creep, and The Typewriter, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Martin
Tony Bennett
Patti Page
Charlie Applewhite
Johnny Desmond
Frankie Laine
Jill Corey
Mariners
Bing
Gary Crosby
Mills Brothers
Lu Ann Simms
Louis Armstrong
Sadie Thompson
Ike Carpenter
Ralph Flanagan
The
Three Suns
Deacon Andy Griffith
Slim Whitman
Jerry Murad
Don Cornell
Evangelist Walter MacDonald Preaches Mt Vernon Mission Drive
Evangelist Walter Happy MacDonald of Detroit will preach tonight at First Methodist as part of a week long campaign to tell Mt Vernon residents about the Mt Vernon Rescue Mission. He is also scheduled for Saturday at First Baptist and Sunday at the Rescue Mission on South Tenth Street and Taylor Heights Baptist Church. All services start at 7 30 PM except Sunday at 2 30 PM for an anniversary rally marking the mission’s second year. Superintendent Leo Harlow says the mission has expanded to provide sleeping quarters for men and women, with women housed next to the mission. Transients receive food and lodging in exchange for work at the wood pile. Stores at the mission burn wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter “Happy” MacDonald
Detroit
Mich
First Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
Leo Harlow
Rescue Mission
Evangelist MacDonald
Suits On Delinquent Personal Tax Totals Listed
A continued notice lists numerous individuals and amounts for unpaid taxes. Names include S. G. Lemay, Wesley Lemay, Josephine Lewis, Robert Lewis, John T. Long, Leroy Loss, Charles Lyle, Robert Lyle, Nadine Martin, Stowell Massey, D. Mayberry, and Robert Mayberry with 1949 to 1951 tax totals ranging from 5.64 to 50.57 dollars. Addresses span Mt. Vernon and surrounding areas with several RFD listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Lemay
Jones
Wesley Lemay
Dwight
Josephine Lewis
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Robert Lewis
John T. Long
Robinson
Leroy Loss
Charles Lyle
South Fourth
Robert Lyle
South 25Th
Nadine Martin
South 10Th
Stowell Massey
Bradley
D. Mayberry
Waukegan
Ill
Robert Mayberry
Opdyke
Hospital Notes list admissions and discharges at two clinics
Jefferson Memorial admits Mae Jordan Edward Dare Reva Spindlee and who else? Discharges include Susann Campbell Emma Jane Smith Dale Huff infant daughter Francis Thomas Wanda Johnson Daisy Poderis and others. Good Samaritan lists admissions Beatrice Marian Ellis Emma Miller Leslie LeRoy Reynolds Della Adams and discharges Mildred Kelly Wanda Peeper and young James Owen Dennis LeRoy Leahy Samuel Mateer Lou Ann Dorothy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Mae Jordan
Edward Dare
Reva Spindlee
Susann Campbell
Salem
Emma Jane Smith
RFD
Dale Huff
Cisne
Francis Thomas
Iuka
Wanda Johnson
Centralia
Daisy Poderis
Benton
Arthur Denham
Clover Park
Good Samaritan
Beatrice Marian Ellis
O. Emma Miller
Leslie LeRoy Reynolds
Della M. Adams
Mildred Juanita Kelly
Wanda Lee Peeper
Masters James Owen
Dennis LeRoy Leahy
Samuel Marshall Mateer
Lou Ann Dorothy
Eastern Star Chapter 233 Meeting Notice
Members urged to attend a stated meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m with social hour and refreshments after. Gulu Miller is W M Alva Mathews Secy. Woodlawn Rebekah Lodge meets Monday at 7 p m at I C C F Hall Woodlawn. installation open to public. Jefferson Post 141 Legion calls a special meeting Monday at 8 pm two officers to be elected. refreshments after. John Elliott commander Joe Herbst adjutant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Order of Eastern Star
Gulu Miller
W. M. Alva Mathews
Sec'v
Woodlawn Rebekah Lodge
1.C.C.F
Woodlawn
Jefferson Post 141
American Legion
John Elliott
Joe Herbst
Truman Denies Saying Red Herring at News Conference
In Columbus Stac reports Truman denied using the phrase red herring during a White House news conference. Veteran reporters note the question was spontaneous, with routine queries asked earlier and no Capitol Hill investigations discussed. The exchange, tied to the Communists in government issue, drew headlines as the last question elicited a notable reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Stac
White House
Capitol Hill
Truman
Bank Statement Sworn In Jefferson County 1954
The document presents financial figures including assets pledged and liabilities totaling $1,501,000. The swearer, Charles C. Croup, President, attests the statement as true to the best knowledge and belief. Sworn before a notary in Illinois on January 7, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Croup
Loyalty program dismissals cited in state of the union
A man stated that 490 were dismissed on loyalty grounds and about 6,400 were separated or rested or denied employment as security risks. President Eisenhower said 2,200 persons have been discharged under the security program. An interview on On Air Tonight with Tru airs tonight at 7:45 p.m. EST on WABD New York and repeats Sunday at 11 p.m. EST on the DuMont network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
DuMont
WABD
New York
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Conard Croy
Curtis-Florist
Men
Johnson
Insurance Agency
P. O
10Th St
U.S. Courthouse
NEW Records
Ray Anthony
Stranger IN Paradise
Hollywood
LeRoy Gray
Ken Kennedy
Sonny Kriss
Trumy Young
Lawrence Welk
Beer Barrel
Pennsylvania
Otheers
Morton Gould
Holiday
Laura
Clovers
Fool
Goldman
U.S. Field Artillery
Army
Army Air Corps
Ai Tata
Mt. V. Rescue Mission
Walter MacDonald
Pearson
Morton
North 10Th ST
Tre
Mendous Reductions
McLaughlin’s Cafe
Reserve District
First National Bank OF Mount Vernon
Rallantian
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Eecerre Ee
Wood
Marlin Rich
State OF
C. Wayne Highsmith
Notary Public
Paul Fellinger
Vn Pet
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