Deaths Narrah W Osborn Funeral At Dix
Funeral services for Narrah W. Osborn 77 longtime Dix businessman will be Sunday at 2 00 p m at Pleasant Hill Baptist church Rev Ross Partridge will officiate burial in the church cemetery The body lies in state at Osborn Funeral Home in Dix after 2 00 p m Saturday calling hours Obituary notes his long service in Dix including Osborn Funeral Home Osborns Furniture and local education and banking leadership Surviving wife a son Sterling a daughter Regna Dobbs two grandchildren one great grandchild brother L R Osborn and sister Gretta Osborn of Dix
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Narrah W. Osborn
Dix
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Ross Partridge
Osborn Funeral Home
Osborn
Church and Cemetery
Dix State Bank
Jefferson County Draft Board
Sterling
Regna Dobbs
L. R. Osborn
Gretta Osborn
Actress Margaret Sullavan Leaves Temporal Bones
New York AP reports actress Margaret Sullavan, who faced long running hearing loss, bequeathed her temporal bones to Dr. Julius Lempert for scientific study after dying January first in New Haven. Lempert noted prior surgery improved her left ear and that right ear trouble emerged years later, marking the bones as valuable medical material reflecting two hearing phases.
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New York
Margaret Sullavan
Julius Lempert
New Haven
Conn
Births Record of Two Families in Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Jesse Kenneth Webb of 1415 South 7th Street welcomed a daughter Juanita Karol born at 11 18 last night in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing 6 13. Mr and Mrs Raymond Gail Gray of 2651 Namcok Drive Granite City Tl had a son at 9 50 in Memorial hospital weighing 9 1 0. Mr and Mrs Robert Crowe of 1112 South 23rd Street welcomed a daughter at 7 22 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing 6 10. Clyde Moles of 1212 Lamar at 6 2 and weighed 8 1 1/2 ounces.
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Jesse Kenneth Webb
South 7Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Juanita Karol
Raymond Gail Gray
Namcok Drive
Granite City
Robert Crowe
South 23Rd Street
Good Sarmaritan Hospital
Clyde Moles
Lamar
Hospital Notes on Admissions and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial admitted Joyce Kay Webb and Mary Belle Bean. Discharges include Lowell Lee Russell Etta Mae Holman Mose Stokes. Good Samaritan shows many admitted patients with multiple names and a wide discharge list including Kirby Roberson and others.
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Jefferson Memorial
Joyce Kay Webb
Mary Belle Bean
Lowell Lee Russell
Etta Mae Holman
Mose Stokes
Good Samaritan
Nettie Eleanor Novell
Clara Senet
George Standerfer
Ralph William Gentles
Mary Donna Julian
Jayne Ellen Baldridge
Laura Jay Williams
Mae Pearl Hurt
Evelyn Page
Ida Estelle Jones
Harriett Jewell Mannen
Kirby Roberson
Sexton Osborn
Charlotte Rose Ane Baby
Bernice Reliabeth Davavid
Jane Ellen Beldie
Orlie Ruther Merriman
Ford
Alva Fen Alonzo Keef
Mt Vernon Lodge meeting of AFL and Me Jan 9
The Mt Vernon Lodge AFL and Me will hold a meeting Saturday January 9 at 7:30 PM. Work in K in bn. Visiting Brethren welcome. Refreshments. R. Mabry, W. M. J. Apgar, Sec.
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Tng
Mt. Vernon
Lotge Ie
Brethren
Taxuor
R. Mabry
W. M. J. Apgar
Sec
King City Scene’s State of the News Talk
ORIAN METCALF reports on Rotary Lions and Optimist clubs sharing meals and a town’s 1950s-60s era recap. Editor Guy Henry assigns pages, recounting local history, school funding, industry moves, and civic plans while noting a humorous pigeon-filled street scene.
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Rotary
Lions and
Optimist
Rotary Club
Lions
Leonard Wells
Lion Marvin Powers
City News
City
Guy Henry
Irene Purcell
Sally
Phyllis Greenlee
Don’t Park To Close To Plugs At Ball Game
Fire department warns attendees at the high school basketball game not to park near fire plugs. Vehicles parked too close will be towed. Officials note zones have been used in recent games, increasing fire hazard.
Flight evacuees leave shrinking Arctic ice station
Charles R. Johnston and James E. Johnson reached Ladd Air Force Base after the Station Charley ice floe began disintegrating. About 4,000 feet of runway remained for safe landings as 20 or more scientists stay to be evacuated in coming days.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Arctic
Charles R. Johnston
Washington, D.C
James E. Johnson
Syracuse
N.Y
Ladd Air Force Base
Air Force
Johnston
Alaska Air Command
Ice Island
Alpha
Charley
Air Command
Phillip Peacock
University of Washington
Seattle
Ladd
Peacock
Barrow
North Pole
Pea Soup Fog Delays Traffic Across Britain
Dense fog settled over much of Britain stalling rail and air travel for a second day. Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and Scotland faced heavy mist while London saw limited cloud cover. A British European Airways Viscount at London airport tipped on its nose at 70 mph, starting a fire. all 59 passengers and crew evacuated safely.
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London
Britain
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Scotland
Europe
Middle East
British European Airways
Nominations Open For 1960 Illinois Mother Of Year
Nominations for the 1960 mother of the year citation were opened in Greenville Illinois. Mrs W A McCracken chair of the state American Mothers Committee said a mother is eligible if she has children more than 15 years old. Nominations close in March and a winner will be announced in April. Last year’s Illinois winner was Mrs Sarah Wallace Smith wife of a Nashville Tennessee clergyman and mother of six.
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Greenville
W. A. McCracken
State American Mothers Committee, Inc
Illinois
Sarah Wallace Smith
Nashville, T
Air Force
Patti Heard Murder Victim Cry For Help
Witness recounts Marie Anne screaming to enter and lock the door as a confrontation unfolds seen from the house. Sounds of something hitting the wall and a gunshot are described, with Marie Anne fleeing toward safety and others reacting in fear.
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Patti
Marie Anne
Soutepertt
Dr. Finch
Sue Fred Saigh Hannegan Estate For Hugh Taxes
A United States Tax Court hearing on income tax claims of 1 616 000 proceeds from the Railway Exchange Building deal in St Louis is under way. The IRS alleges Investment Realty Company was a personal holding company and 2 235 000 transferred in 1946 was a dividend. Saigh and associates say it was a loan. Also named are Sidney Salomon Jr Mrs Robert E Hannegan the Hannegan estate A L Watson and the estate of R V Clark.
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ST. Louis
United States
St Louis Cardinal
Fred Saigh
Railway Exchange Building
Internal Revenue Service
The
Investment Realty Company
Railway Exchange Building Inc
Saigh
Sidney Salomon Jr
Robert E. Hannegan
Internal Revenue
Democratic National
A. L. Watson
R. Vernon Clark
Derrick On Plane Wreckage In Southport Search
A large derrick is moved to a mucky field near Bolivia North Carolina to lift the National Airlines DC6B wreckage after an airliner crash that killed 34 aboard. FBI fingerprint experts identify 27 bodies including five crew members as investigators seek remaining victims.
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Southport
N.C
National Airlines
Bolivia
New York
Miami
FBI
John L. Morris
National
Planne
Comprehensive Plan For Mt. Vernon Is Discussed
A Mt. Vernon meeting sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce featured Victor Hyde of the University of Illinois outlining a comprehensive city planning program. He urged studying natural resources housing traffic control and land use while stressing streets and parking as essential for future growth and the role of planning in attracting industry.
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Mt. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Victor Hyde
University of Illinois
City Planning Commission
Hyde
R Estrain
Mr. Hyde
Organize To Draft Adlai Organize To Draft Adlai
Ohio supporters announce four month effort to draft Adlai Stevenson for the Los Angeles convention. Groups active in Cleveland Cincinnati and Columbus join peers in Wisconsin Texas New York California and the District of Columbia. They criticise Governor DiSalle and pledge to Sen John F Kennedy as Ohio favorite son.
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Columbus
Ohio
Adlai Stevenson
Los Angeles
Ohio Citizens’ Committee
Stevenson
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
Texas
New York
California
District of Columbia
Michael V. DiSalle
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Five Day Weather Forecast for Illinois
Temperatures will average 1 to 6 degrees above normal with normal highs 27 to 37 in the north and 37 to 45 in the south and lows 11 to 21 north and 18 to 30 south. Colder tonight and Saturday, warmer by Monday with little change. Total precipitation 0.4 to 0.7 inches. Rain Sunday and Monday, possibly beginning as snow, with showers likely again midweek.
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Illinois
Illinois braces for brief midwinter chill amid forecast warmup
Associated Press reports a March-like chill eased into Illinois with 10 above zero expected in northern counties by Saturday and 20s in the south. The five-day outlook predicts a short cold snap followed by warming by Sunday or Monday with temperatures around 6 degrees above normal. Readings Thursday were in the 40s and overnight lows fell as much as 20 degrees.
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Associated Press
Ilinois
Midiness
Urges State To Help Build More Junior Colleges
CHICAGO AP Rapid expansion of junior college facilities is urged to meet next decade education demands in Illinois. Turner H. Trimble of Amundsen Junior College says about 25 million dollars from state and equal local matching could add 30 000 students, with full university costs running 100 to 150 million. He warns delays in a bond program could push new buildings to 1964 or 1965 and worsen enrollment pressure.
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Tibet
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van Doren
Sherman Adams
Payola
Mt. Vernon
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West Frankfort
Chester Lewis
Chicago
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Turner H. Trimble
Amundsen Junior College
mMllineis Assn
Junior Coleges
Trimble
School Problems Commission
General Assembly
Bulding
Problems Commission
Ohioans Side With Him in Nomination Drafting
A fragment notes popular support in Ohio and nationwide for a presidential nomination. It hints at drafting the candidate and winning the election, emphasizing broad citizen backing and a path to the presidency.
Dear Abby columns on marriage and manners in a noisy readers page
Dear Abby answers a reader about her husband hosting a yearly "birthday party" for his deceased first wife and the difficulty it causes. The advice urges setting boundaries and suggests asking guests to avoid attending the grave visit if it hurts the wife.
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Abby
Open House Next Week At Telephone Company
A Missouri court case guards city property while Mt. Vernon hosts an Illinois Bell open house. Patrick Boyle faces appeal over locker room occupancy as the phone firm invites locals to learn the new dial system with displays and staff ready to answer questions January 15 16 17 at 817 Main Street Mt. Vernon.
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Telephone Company
Bob Hendrickson
Illinois Bell
Main Street
Mary Henn
Bill England
Wirehief
Hendrickson
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Meehor
Manion Appliance Under New Local Ownership
Manion Appliance Inc. has new owners and will operate the Frigidaire dealership at 223 South 8th Street in Mt. Vernon. The firm is led by John J. Manion Jr. as president and Charles J. Pardee Jr. as treasurer, with their wives as part of the ownership group.
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Manion Appliance Inc
New Winds
John J. Manion Sr
South Sth Street
Mt. Vernon
John J. Manion Jr
Charles J. Pardee Jr
Johnny
Manion
John Jr
General Sales
Fitzgerald Buick
Charlie Pardee
Mt. Vernon Township
Midstates Chemical Company
Illinois Oil and Gas Association
John Manion Sr
Plane Carrying 104 Blows Tires on Landing
A United Air Lines DC8 jet at O'Hare Field blew three of four tires on the left main landing gear during landing. The flight carried 97 passengers and 7 crew. there were no injuries. The plane originated in San Francisco.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
O'Hare Field
San Francisco
Mt Vernon area church services led by Sidney E Porter
Taylor Meee Baptist Church near Mt. Vernon announces Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Deliverance for the Slaves of Sin by Pastor Sidney E Porter. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. False Piety by Porter. Mid-week prayer Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Attendance goal 55.
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Taylor Meee Baptist Chur
Sidney E. Porter
Mt. Vernon
Owen Rainwater
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Register- News
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Opdyke
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