Mt Vernon Area Notices and Visits Across Town
Mrs. Roy E Soward spent today in St. Louis. Dr E B Ratliff of Springfield is seriously ill in Memorial Hospital Jefferson City. Mrs Irma Igo attended the governor inauguration. Sherrill Lee of Mill Shoals and Floyd Shelton of Waltonville visited Mt Vernon. Visitors from McLeansboro Belle Rive Sims Buckner and more attend local events and appointments. The twin girls Karen Marlene and Sharon Darlene were born to Mr and Mrs Tony McKenzie Route 4 Mt Vernon at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Roy E. Soward
St. Louis
Leonard Yandell
E. B. Ratliff
Springfield
Memorial Hospital
Ratliff
Mt. Vernon
Irma Igo
Roy Staley
Gon
Sherrill Lee
Mill Shoals
Floyd Shelton
Waltonville
Paul Aydt
McLeansboro
Durward Rogers
I. S. Ziarnek
Scheller
Charles Nation
California
Walter Gutzler
Bluford
Rolla Williams
Opdyke
Clyde Lee
Stevenson
Willard Barr
Sims
Marie Jones
Belle Rive
Gladys Hampton
Lesser
Earl McKinney
Grayville
British Plane Shot Down Near Egyptian Border
An Air Ministry spokesman cited a British plane shot down near Egypt last week as unprovoked by Israeli forces. Pilot Close described crossing the frontier and photographing forward positions amid ground fire before his aircraft failed and he bailed out from about 500 feet.
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Close
Egypt
Closeaid
Nineteen Hurt As Orange Blossom Special Derails
The Orange Blossom Special streamliner derailed near Groveland Florida last night injuring about twenty people. Nineteen were taken to Leesburg Hospital with two in serious condition in the Miami to New York service accident reported by Associated Press.
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Groveland
Fla
Miami-to-New York
Leesburg Hospital
Shoplifter Takes $85 Camera From Webb's Book Store
The theft of an $85 camera from Webb's Book Store was reported to Cuy police headquarters this morning. The camera was taken from the show window.
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Webb
Y Cuy
Meetings of Royal Arch Masons and VFW in January
A stated Royal Arch Masons meeting is set for Wednesday January 12 at 730 pm with Past Master and Most Excellent Master degrees to be conferred and a fifty year membership certificate for Clarence archce WW 24044100. VFW William Merritt Moss Post 1376 meets Thursday January 13 1949 at VFW Clubrooms 15th and Broadway with refreshments after. all members urged to attend. Howard Sursa Commander Russell Kamper Adjutant.
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Royal Arch Masons
Clarence Archce
VFW
William Merritt-Moss Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V. FL W
15Th and
Broadway
Howard Sursa
Russell Kamper
Reseigh Day Marriage Announced In St Louis
Mrs. Mary E Day announces the marriage of her daughter Marjorie Day to O W Reseigh of Oakland California The ceremony took place Tuesday January 7 at St Johns Methodist Church in St Louis Rev Alben Godbold officiated Mrs Reseigh works as a secretary for Dozey Corporation and Reseigh manages the Shoe Department of Corps Department Stores Inc in Maplewood Mo A reception followed at 1357 Temple Place St Louis.
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Mary E. Day
Benton Road
Marjorie
O. W
Ozzie" Reseigh
Oakland
Calif
Alben Godbold
St. John's Methodist Church
St. Louis
Reseigh
Dozey Corporation of
Shoe
Corps Department Stores, Inc
Maplewood
Temple Place
St. Louis, Mo
Varnell Lodge To Meet For 1949 Officers Installation
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 296 will meet in regular session at the I. O. O. F. Hall Thursday evening January 13 at 7 30 o clock. Installation of the officers for 1949 will be held. Grace Coleman N G Naomi Bog an Rec Secy. With Mrs. Davis The Young Homemakers Home Bureau Unit will meet Thursday January 14 at 2 00 p m in the home of Mrs. Alta Davis 613 So 17th street. The lesson will be given by the Home Adviser Miss Anna Betty Huck. All members urged to attend and visitors welcome. Announce Dental Meeting Dr J J Corie Mt Vernon chairman Study Club Committee Southern Illinois Dental Society has sent notices announcing a meeting of the society at the Community Building in Benton on Wednesday January 19 at 2 30 p m. The meeting will be addressed by Dr F A Strake of St Louis who has served as clinician and lecturer before many dental organizations. His subject will be The Construction of Lower Dentures. Officers: president Dr W F Johnson Eldorado vice president Dr C F Hampton Salem secretary treasurer Dr J A Langenfeld Centrali a
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Varnell Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
Rebekahs
Davis
Young Homemakers Home Bureau Unit
Alta Davis
17Th Street
Anna Betty Huck
J. J. Corie
Mt. Vernon
Southern Illinois Dental Society
Benton
F. A. Strake
St. Louis
W. F. Johnson
Eldorado
C. F. Hampton
Salem
J. A. Langenfeld
Centralia
West Salem P T A Postpones Friday Meeting
The West Salem Parent Teacher Association meeting scheduled for Friday January 14 has been postponed to Monday January 17.
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West Salem P. T. A
West Salem
Parent- Teacher Association
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Listed
Jefferson Memorial admits Charles Rainey M F Gray of Fairfield Mrs Louise Piper. Discharged William A Ren sehler. Good Samaritan admits Florence Stroud Jessica W Cust. Discharged Mrs Ruth Pauline Carlton and infant daughter Mrs Patricia Dalton of Fairfield and infant son Mrs Ida Henn.
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Jefferson Memorial
Charles Rainey
M. F. Gray
Fairfield
Louise Piper
William A. Rensehler
Good Samaritan
Florence Stroud
Jessica W. Cust
Ruth Pauline Carlton
Patricia Dalton
Ida Henn
Spinster Hanged for Murder in Britain
Miss Margaret Allen, 43, a spinster who wore men's clothes, was hanged today in Manchester for murder. She is the first woman executed in Britain in 12 years.
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Associated Press
Manchester
Eng
Margaret Allen
Britain
Mrs. Truman Not in Hospital Says She Is Home
Washington rumor claimed Mrs. Harry S. Truman was hospitalized in Iowa. A denial from Mrs. Truman came, with humor about Mark Twain, and she said she is in Washington at Blair House, noting Missouri has hospitals and questioning why she would hide in Town before the inauguration. The Trumans’ home is in Independence, Missouri.
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Mrs. Truman
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Iowa
Mark Twain
Blair House
White House
University of Town
Reathal Odum
Fern Clyffe Becomes New State Park in Illinois
Vienna Illinois January 12 The State of Illinois has acquired Fern Clyffe a new state park in Johnson County Virgil Center and Benton mayor and first vice president of Greater Egypt Association reported the transfer of the scenic property from Miss Emma Rebman of Vienna The Greater Egypt booster club held a deed in trust since 1947 and the state purchased the property for 5000 dollars
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Associated Areas
Vienna
State of
Marriage License for Wilburn Jones and Maxine Robison
Wilburn Jones of Waltonville and Maxine Robison of Mount Vernon received a marriage license. The couple plans to wed in a ceremony to be announced locally.
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Wilburn Jones
Waltonville
Maxine Robison
Mt. Verngny
Students March At Southern In Demonstration
At Southern Illinois University Carbondale about 2,000 students marched to the business district to press for an $8 million state appropriation. They collected donations, faced police supervision, and planned to pressure Springfield, led by Bill Burns, SIU Student Council president.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Lee Davis
Bill Burns
SIU
Austin High School
Chicago
Burns
Springfield
State Capitol
Capitol
Robert Davis
State Teachers College Board
D. W. Morris
Davis
Morris
Ohio State University
Southern
Dinner for Armory and Airport Jeered by Armory Guest
In Bloomington on January 12 Vice President-Elect Alben Barkley and Governor Stevenson attended a Bloomington Association of Commerce dinner. Stevenson praised the town and quipped that future receptions would hinge on an airport in Bloomington and an armory in his own state.
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Associated Press
Bloomington
Alben W. Barkley
Stevenson
Bloomington Association of Commerce
Kentuckian
Truman Flies to Visit Marshall in North Carolina
President Truman secretly flew to Pinehurst, North Carolina, to see ailing Secretary of State George C. Marshall. He was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Marshall Carter, Gen. Charles G. Ross, and Brig. Gen. Robert R. Landry, in a discreet, unscheduled trip.
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Washington
Truman
Pinehurst
N. C
George C. Marshall
Marshall Carter
Births in San Francisco Fairfield and Marissa
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Corky Jamerson of San Francisco welcomed a son born January 10 weighing eight pounds named David James Michael. The Jamersons’ relation to Mrs W P Garrison links to Mt Vernon and Artesia Colorado. Mr and Mrs William E McCommons of Fairfield welcomed a son born last evening at Good Samaritan Hospital named Bruce Edward. A nine pound twelve and a half ounce daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Hayward Ellis of Fairfield named Doris Jean at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wiltz Alonzo Book of Marissa welcomed a son born today at 12:52 am at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing three pounds one ounce, with Mrs Book formerly Imogene Clark.
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Jimmy “Corky” Jamerson
San Francisco
Calif
David James Michael
Jamerson
W. P. Garrison
Mt. Vernon
Artesia
Colo
William E. McCommons
Fairfield
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bruce Edward
Museumobile to Visit Illinois History in Mt Vernon
The Illinois State Museum launches a Museumobile tour visiting Mt. Vernon this weekend. It will display 21 exhibits tracing Illinois from coal age forests to early settlements and modern times. The cab over engine vehicle opens at Mt. Vernon high school Friday noon to 1 pm then on public squares Saturday and Sunday with multiple viewing slots.
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Illinois State Museum
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson, Marion and Llamilton County
Mt. Vernon High School
Casey Junior High School
Illinois
Throne Deuel
Springfield
Libonati Pushes Cuspidor Law in Public Buildings
Springfield report Jan 12 details Senator Roland V Libonati of Chicago introducing a bill to require cuspidors in all public buildings with a 35 dollar fine for noncompliance. He argues the measure protects public health. Libonati is described as a cigar chewer.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Chicago
Roland V.libonati
Libonati
Presbyterians Start Family Night Series at First Church
Members of the First Presbyterian Church plan the first Family Night gathering of the year this Thursday. The social event opens with a covered dish supper at 6 30 and features a talk by Reverend A Ralph Bent D D of Granite City, moderator of the Synod of Illinois. Ben Roeder chairs the Fellowship Committee which organized the plans.
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First Presbyterian Church
The
Presbyterian Synod
Illinois
Ralph Bent
Granite City
Lynn
Rochester
Minnesota
First Presbyterian Church of
Synod of Illinois
Ben Roeder
Crow Steals Pencils Delighting Busy Students
Students at two schools report a crow swoops through windows during class and carries off pencils. The unusual theft disrupted lessons as teachers watched the bird dive in and exit with supplies.
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Sydney
N. S
Red Cross Board To Meet Tonight In Chapter Office
The Red Cross Board of Directors will hold a 7:30 p m meeting this evening at the Chapter office, with Charles C. Croup serving as chairman.
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Red Cross Board
Red Cross Board of Directors
Charles C. Croup
Mayor Harry L. Bishop seeks re election in February GOP primary
The Register-News announces Harry L. Bishop as a candidate for re election as mayor, subject to the February 22 Republican primary. The paper also notes Lory A. Van Horn as a mayoral candidate in Vernon, contingent on the same Republican primary.
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Register-News
Harry L. Bishop
Lory A. van Horn
All. Vernon
Weather Delights Warm South as Cold North Harsh
A southern weather pattern brings warm highs in the 70s and 80s across the Carolinas to New Orleans with Azaleas blooming in Mobile and Savannah posting a January record. Meanwhile the midwest sees freezing rain and light snow in several states as temps plunge to 16 below in Oregon and Montana and eight below in Maine.
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Carolinas
Southeastern States
New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Savannah
Midwest
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Baker
Ore
Bozeman
Mont
Caribou
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Mary-Martha
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Lowell Dearinger
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Willis Smith
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Verna Mae Jones
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George Keele
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Oakland Avenue
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White Cross
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Rose Hertenstein
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Hotel Emmerson
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Guy Lathrop
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Norm Kransz
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Roy Maxwell
Winston Browning
Marvin Powers
Associated Grocers Association
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A. K. Smith
Lamar Avenue
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Tientsin
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Wu Te-Chen
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A. Ralph Lynn
Crow
Income Tax Service
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Daisy Kenyon
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Walter Brennan
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