Mt Vernon area notices funeral visitor roll call
A long list of mt vernon area residents and visitors are noted in town for funerals, visits, and business. Names include De Mik Williamson Metcalf Dycus Griffiths Stebunck Bennett Griffith Wood Esmon Rise Warren Pierce, Howell Garrison Hawkins Venor Crosnoe Fields, Flowers Bullock Asbury Brooks Vaught Bryant Williams Scrivner and many rural teachers and out of town guests from Benton Dix Belle Rive Centra lia St Louis Evansville and Macedonia. The piece records travel to St Louis for illness death and funeral related movements and social visits through the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. DeMik
Gona
Jim
Tom
Lansing
Mt. Vernon
Edgar Dees
Waltonville
J. William Dycus
Bryan Dycus
Hardy Mannen
Leland Wells
John Edgar Dycus
Carl Shurtz
M. Crittenden
Salem
Mildred Halbrooks
Helen Green
Mae Warren
James Warren
Parthena Pierce
Bruford
Mildred Lacey
Ruth Harlow
Freda Kowalski
Thelma Hails
Reuben Moore
Carl Gasaway
Mary Hartman
Woodlawn
Benton
Lena Ligon
Lorene Coffman
Yallie Taylor
Clara Allen
Mildred Laur
Jesse Ossborn
Inn
Ethel Hodge
Lena Hayes
Nason
O. W. Howell
Effingham
Virgil Howell
St. Louis
Don Garrison
Arrisburg
Fred Hawkins
Texico
Vernor
Beatrice Werner
Ada Belle Crosnoe
Nell Fields
Howard Bohner
Sandoval
Orlan Stonecipher
Alton
Charles Cates
Beverly
Lennis
Sandra
Centralia
Ward Lamport
Champaign
W. W. Flowers
Judy
Brownstown
Kenneth Flowers
Ayd
Lester Bullock
James Asbury
Lesser
Ada Brooks
Macedonia
Nellie Vaught
Flora
Olin Bryant
Emma Carlton
Macedons
W. L. Williams
Dahlgren
Rae Pehnson
Visi Restena
Thelma Scrivner
Fairfield
Tractor School For 4-H Leaders in Southern Illinois
A three day tractor maintenance school for 4-H Club leaders is held at Care Implement Co in southern Illinois. Sponsored by Standard Oil of Indiana with University of Illinois extension service, the event runs Monday through today with participants from Jefferson, Bond, Montgomery, Franklin, Wabash, Wayne, Madison, Washington, Edwards and Bond counties. Implement dealers Holman Motor Co Lelan Carr & Son Talbott Bros and Davis Implement Co of Dix assist. Dick Ayers and Herb Deason lead the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Care Implement Co
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
University of Illinois Extension Service
Robert Kent
Everett Atkinson
Jefferson County
Jack Heath
Roger Walters
Bond County
Marvin Schremp
Montgomery County
Joe Roundtree
Evan Pickard
Franklin County
Elmer Bererich
Wabash County
Glenn Dale Byars
Melvin McCord
Wayne County
Harold Thurman
Madison County
Virgil Kroeger
Washington County
Ray Kelsey
Ed Bunting
Edwards County
Clarence Wall
Melvin Gunn
Holman Motor Co
Lelan
Herb Deason
Sarah Jane Miller 92 In Critical Condition
Mrs Miller 92 of 726 Casey Avenue is in critical condition at Jefferson County Memorial Hospital after a fall at home this week. She suffered a hip fracture and her condition has been precarious today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Jane Miller
Casey Avenue
Jefferson Countyy Memorial Hospital
Camp Ground Unit Meeting At Mrs. Peart Smith Home
The Camp Ground Unit of the Home Bureau met at Mrs. Peart Smith's home on Tuesday January 10 at 730 pm with 16 members present. Guests included Miss Betty Runnels Mrs. William D. Smith and Mrs. James E. Green. Miss Anna Betty Huck taught the lesson and Mrs. Elmer Faulkner won the contest. The next meeting is Thursday February 9 at 7 pm hosted by Mrs. R V St Clair on Fairfield Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Bureau
Peart Smith
Betty Runnels
William D. Smith
James E. Green
Anna Betty Huck
Elmer Faulkner
R. V. St. Clair
Fairfield Road
Letter Carriers Meet in Mt Vernon Post Office Basement
Jefferson County Rural Letter Carriers and Auxiliary hold regular monthly meeting with a potluck supper in the Mt Vernon Post Office basement on Saturday January 14 at seven p m. Members urged to attend for important business. Secret pals will be drawn for the coming year. Visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon
First Methodist Choir Rehearsal and D A R Meeting Recap
The First Methodist church plans a 7 30 rehearsal while the D A R meets Tuesday at 2 pm with Mrs Lester Starr hosting at 2012 Broad way. Mrs John P Carson and Mrs Pearl Schul are elected delegates to the Continental Congress in Washington in April 1950. Naomi Bogan leads a Junior American Citizens program featuring Horace Mann school children in a tributes to the flag and a play Their Words Still Live. Tea follows hosted by Mrs Heidler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Starr
Broadway
Joel Pace
Daughters of the American Revolution
Harry Heidler
John P. Carson
Pearl Schul
Washington, D. C
Naomi Bogan
American Citizens Clubs
Horace Mann School
Martha Ann Irvin
Gerald Gowler
Kay Gowler
Washington
Jimmy Williams
Lincoln
Paul Friedman
Barbara Easley
Dessie Strain
Jaycees Meeting at Mt Vernon Chamber of Commerce
The Mt Vernon Junior Chamber met last night at Hotel Emmerson with Roger Webb presiding. The Illinois State Board meeting is set for Cairo January 27 to 29. Jeff County March of Dimes chairmen announced. New members Bob Thompson and Sanford Bodger were welcomed. Art Laird reported Jefferson County Polio Fund finances. Sally Hoskins received a Voice of Democracy award for her winning speech. Guests included Joe Knox Bob Kraft and Bob Hollander of Springfield.
AMVETS and Lions Club Hold Informative Meetings
AMVETS held a regular meeting last evening in the club rooms with Wayne Highsmith presiding and several reports on activities. Lions Club hosted a noon meeting titled Are We Getting Our Money's Worth a film by Illinois Tax Payers Federation urging action against wasted public funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amvets
Wayne Highsmith
Lions
Lions Club
Illinois ‘Tax Payers Federation
Lion Wendell Williams
Ed Dirks
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Rose
Local pilots pass through on way to Miami
Airport regulars D. V. Lowe F. A. Beckwood E. F. Swanell and Don FE. Fields of Menteno paused at the local field yesterday while en route to Miami Florida. West Frankfort’s Bill Deaton also flew to the airport yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. V. Lowe
F. A. Beckwood
E. F. Swanell
Don FE. Fields
Menteno
Miami
Fla
Bill Deaton
West Frankfort
First of Series Of Teacher Tours Here A Success
The first in a Chamber of Commerce educational tour series concluded with praise from about 230 teachers visiting 20 Mt. Vernon firms. Each group of up to 15 toured plants, asked questions, and learned firm policies. The next tours set for February 8, with later runs on March 8, April 12, and May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Mt. Vernon
Mao Tze Tung finds Moscow tough bargaining partners
Chinese leader Mao Tze Tung remains in Moscow four weeks after arriving on December 16. Experts say he seeks economic aid and relief from the Manchurian barter deal, amid China’s food shortages and Manchuria’s faltering export quota to the Soviet Union. The article notes Moscow’s leverage and Mao’s possible broader requests beyond economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Mao Tze-Tung
Moscow
China
Stalin
Mao
Red China
Manchuria
Soviet Union
Russia
Asia
Truman
Formosa
Sanzo Nozaka
Southeast Asia
Tass
James M. Boster Dies at 84. Rites Saturday
James Monroe Boster died at 3 15 am at his home 516 S 17th st age 84 years five months ten days He was a retired farmer in failing health two years Funeral services set for Saturday 2 pm at Pulley Funeral Home Rev F H Lathrop with burial in Bethel Memorial cemetery Masonic rites by Dahlgren Lodge A F and A M He was born August 2 1865 in Franklin county son of Josha and Arlena Epperson Boster He married Myra Fisher May 1906 in Franklin county Surviving wife four sons Raymond Alton Val Irvin Paul four daughters Elnora Sammons Arlena Harris Leona May Bradley 12 grandchildren Reared niece Eadie Pigg and nephew George Kelly also survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Monroe Boster
S. 17Th Street
Pulley Funeral Home
F. H. Lathrop
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Dahlgren Lodge
A. F
Pulley
Mr. Boster
Franklin County
Josha
Arlena
Epperson) Boster
Myra Fisher
Boster
United Brethren Church
A. M
Eastern Star
Ewing
Raymond
Alton
Val
Peoria
Irvin
Dixon, II
Paul
Fairfield
Elnora Sammons
Dixon, Ill
Arlena Harris
Mt. Vernon
Leona May Bradley
Meredosia
Eadie Pigg
George Kelly
Benton
Dor oth candidate for Jefferson County Judge announces
Morton F Dorothy attorney at law announces candidacy for County Judge of Jefferson County subject to the Republican primary on April 11. He is a University of Illinois graduate and Army Air Forces veteran with sixty three combat missions in World War II. He married Lou Anne Grant in 1946. they reside in Mt Vernon with two children Morton and Syren Jo. He serves veterans groups including American Legion Amvets VFW and DAV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton F. Dorothy
Jefferson County
Dorothy
University of
Lou Anne Grant
Obediah A. Grant
Eva Milburn Grant
Mt. Vernon
Champaign
Ilinois
First National Bank
Oakland Avenue
Morton
Syren Jo
Hospital notes from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
In Jefferson Memorial patients admitted include Eloise Wall Will and Thompson Edith Everett with discharges for Delores Holman Lee Robinson and Mary Reininger. At Good Samaritan Alman Bridges Fairfield Roy Smith Margaret Robinson and James Earl Amos Fairfield admitted. discharges include Doris Love and infant Loretta Jean Mary Henson and infant Randall Lee Lucille Scoville and infant Pearl Edward John Brumley Dahlgren Marie Green and infant Ollie Marie Minnie Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Eloise Wall
Will J. Thompson
Edith Everett
Delores Holman
Lee Robinson
Mary Reininger
Good Samaritan
Alman E. Bridges
Fairfield
Roy Smith
Margaret Robinson
James Earl Amos
Doris Love
Loretta Jean
Mary Henson
Randall Lee
Lucille Scoville
Pearl Edward
John Brumley
Dahlgren
Marie Green
Ollie Marie
Minnie Wheeler
Marriage License for Russell E Bender and Lora Costley
Russell E Bender of Mt Vernon and Lora Aileen Costley of Woodlawn obtain a marriage license. The couple plans to wed in the local area per official records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell E. Bender
Mt. Vernon
Lora Aileen Costley
Woodlawn
Jefferson Encampment to Install Officers on Friday
Jefferson Encampment No. 182 meets Friday evening January 13 for installation of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Births in Fairfield at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs James C Livingston of 1114 Harrison announce a six pound son Jay Scott born at 6 35 am today at Good Samaritan Hospital Mrs Livingston is former Mary Howard Gerald Wilcox formerly of Mt Vernon and Mrs Wilcox gave birth to Patricia Lynn at St Anthony s Hospital in Hays Kansas Raymond Kenneth Kabat of Scheller and wife welcome a seven pound one ounce son Joseph Raymond born at 2 11 pm yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital Owen O Tribe and wife Fairfield welcomed a son seven pounds five ounces born at 8 25 pm yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital Billy Gene Webber 1217 South 23rd street has a son born at 4 57 am today at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds seven ounces Monty Gene James Fenton Fairfield welcomed a son at 8 04 am today at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds 11 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Livingston
Harrison
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jay Scott
Livingston
Mary Howard
Gerald Wilcox
Mt. Vernon
Patricia Lynn
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Hays
Kansas
Wilcox
Violette Glover
Raymond Kenneth Kabat
Scheller
Joseph Raymond
Owen O. Tribe
Fairfield
Billy Gene Webber
South 23Rd Street
Monty Gene
James Fenton
Former Resident Julia Dalby Dies
Julia Dalby 80, former Jefferson county resident, died recently in Bartonville. She was born March 7, 1869, daughter of Albert Adkins and Caroline Woolsey Adkins. Widowed by Benjamin Dalby, she lived in Bartonville eight years and belonged to the Methodist church and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Funeral at Gauss mortuary with Rev J Arnold Olson. burial in Parkview cemetery. Survived by husband, son Raymond of Washington, D C, three daughters all in Bartonville, six grandchildren. four children, a brother and a sister preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Dalby
Jefferson County
Bartonville
Dalby
Benjamin Dalby
Albert Adkins
Caroline (Woolsey) Adkins
Mr. Dalby
Mt. Vernon
Methodist Church of Southern
Cliff Karch Buys Mary Jane Studio
Clifford and Venita Karch acquire the Mary Jane Studio at 906t Main Street and run it as a combined retail photo merchandise outlet and photographic studio. They transfer stock from Circle Camera Store, continuing portrait work and full time studio operation after purchasing from Charles Todd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane
Main Street
Clifford
Venita Karch
Circle Camera
D. L. Lawrence
Charles Todd
Karch
Southern Illinois University
Five Chickens Stolen In Local Burglary Report
C A Dutch Dulaney reported to police that five chickens were stolen from his home at 1008 South 22nd Street. Hale Fisher of Ewing, Illinois said a wheel and tire were stolen from his car parked in Mt. Vernon this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A
Dulaney
South 22Nd Street
Hale Fisher
Ewing, Ir
Mt. Vernon
Processing Men For U S Army at Local Station
The local Army recruiting office reports enlistments paused but men are tested and placed on a waiting list. Eligible now include reenlistees within 90 days and high school graduates accepted for Army technical school. Air Force has expanded its intake, doubling the number of acceptances this period, says M-Set Lou Beasley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army
Army
Army __ technical school
Air Force
M-Set
Lou Beasley
Thomas D Shorb Dies at Age 80
Thomas D Shorb 80 retired farmer died at 3 00 pm Wednesday at his home 829 S 20th Mt Vernon Funeral service 2 00 pm Friday Ellis Mound Baptist church Wayne City Rev George Hall officiating He born April 14 1869 Wayne county survived by wife Flora Thomas two sons Paris Belle Prairie Horace Washington Ill four daughters Mabel Buchanan Wayne City Gladys Jackson McLeansboro Rachel Magel at home six grandchildren two great grandchildren Donnelson Funeral Home McLeansboro friends may call
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Davis Shorb
S. 20Th Street
Mt. Vernon
Ellis Mound Baptist Church
Wayne City
George Hall
Mr. Shorb
Wayne County
Hamilton County
Ellis Mound
Flora Thomas
Paris
Belle Prairie
Horace
Washington, Ill
Mabel Buchanan
Gladys Jackson
McLeansboro
Rachel
Magel
Donnelson Funeral Home
$15 000 Damage Suit Is Settled
A $15 000 damage suit over a fatal railroad crossing accident was dismissed in circuit court after settlement out of court. Plaintiff John H. Norris, administrator of Tillie M. Norris's estate, sued the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. for the death of Mrs. Norris on October 3, 1948, near Waltonville when her pick‑up was struck by a freight train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Norris
Tillie M. Norris
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co
Briton Builds a Robot Elephant
THAXTED England Jan 12 Inventor Frank Stuart plans to unveil a world first robot elephant driven by a gasoline engine capable of 28 mph It flaps its ears waves its trunk and can carry eight passengers To avoid frightening villagers it walks by night It has its own number plates headlights and tail light Stuart a maker of stage scenery and carnival masks says carnivals alone could keep him busy He hopes to sell 500 in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Thaxted
England
Frank Stuart
Stuart
Aida
Sturat
America
Dave Mallett Seeks Clerk Post in Appellate Court
EAST ST. LOUIS Jan 12 Dave Mallett partner in the Young and Mallett Motor Company announces candidacy for Clerk of the Appellate Court 4th district. A Democrat he served as clerk by appointment from 1940 to 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
East ST. T.outs
Til
Dave Mallett
Young and Mallett Motor Company
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Presbyterian Board
First Presbyterian Church
Summersville
The
Neva Mill
First Methodist Choir
First Methodist Church
Airport News
New York
Little Mary Kennedy
Britain
James M. Boster
Morton Dorothy
Veterans Affairs
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Lodge No
A. FL
Bro. T. B. Williamson
Myers Chapel
Henry Mopshergee
William E. Reavis
Lodge No. 31
Henry Morpberges
W.W. M
William E
Heavis
Sect
B. P.O. Elks
Harrisburg
Blaine Marlow, T.C.P
Fry
Westinghouse
Leck H. Fry
C. ©. Lawrence
Cliff Karch
Thomas D. Shorb
Eagles
Jitter Bug
Guard Marvin
M. E. Jackson
Reed & Barton
Regent
Ke Ou
New England
Reed and Barton, Towle
Gorham, Wallace and International Silverware
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