Deaths Mrs Oma Moore Dies At Age 73
Mrs Oma Moore 73 died in the El Dorado Hospital at 1 00 p m yesterday of a paralytic stroke. Born in Hamilton county she was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Andy J Green. She married John A Moore in 1903 and was a member of First Baptist Mc Leansboro. Funeral Friday 2 p m at Blooming Grove church north of Mc Leansboro with burial in Blooming Grove cemetery. Survived by daughter Ella May Taylor, brother Frank Green and one grandchild.
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Eree
Eldorado
Hamilton County
Andy J. Green
John A. Moore
McLeansboro
Blooming Grove
Ella May Taylor
Frank Green
Geneva
Iowa
Gholson
McLeanne
McLeansboro Farmer Joel Robertson Dead at 91
Joel Robertson 91 of McLeansboro died at his son's home at 3 10 p m yesterday after a lingering illness He was born May 9 1866 in Jefferson County son of Andrew and Susan Robertson He married Clara E Peas December 31 1885 in Belleville He was a Ten Mile Baptist Church member with funeral services set for 11 a m Sunday and burial in the church cemetery Surviving are one son one daughter Mrs Ada Jones of Salem five Brarnittes and 12 great grandchildren Bodily remains to lie in state at Ghorgon Funeral Home in McLeansboro
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Joel Daniel Robertson
McLeansboro
C. W. Robertson
Andrew
Susan Robertson
Jefferson County
Clara E. Peas
Belleve
Robertson
Ten Mile Baptist Church
Ada Jones
Salem
Ghorgon
Myrtle Barco Dies. Former Resident of DeSoto
Myrtle Barco of DeSoto Missouri died at Bonne Terre Hospital Wednesday at 5 20 p m She is survived by two sisters Miss Bessie Barco DeSoto and Mrs Lucille Potter of St Louis A niece Mrs Carrie Webb of this city Funeral services will be at Hoppe Funeral Home St Louis at 11 a m Saturday with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery Centralia at 1 30 p m
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Myrtle Barco
DeSoto
Mon
Vernon
Bonne Terre
Bessie Barco
Lucille Potter
St. Louis
Carrie Webb
Hoppe
Hillcrest Cemetery
Centralia
Mt Vernon Fire Crews Respond To Six Alarms
Firemen were sent to six alarms in the Mt. Vernon area yesterday afternoon and night. City crews fought grass fires at 1011 South 25th 1302 South 24th and 133 Opdyke, causing no damage. Rural firemen handled grass fires at 1605 South 14th and 709 Airport Road and at 531 Harington on South Eighth where a soot flare prompted a scare with no damage.
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Mt. Vernon
South 25Th
South 24Th
Opdyke
South 14Th
Airport Road
Tina Harington
South Eighth Street
Hospital Notes at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
Admitted list includes Mrs Fannie Mae Bailey Mrs Catherine Henney berry Master Daniel Edwin arper Richard McReynolds Verett Austin Brock Wood y Wilson Butler John Pershing Cosgrave Roman John Gajewski Mrs Faye Crawford Mark Wright Greer. Discharges mention Clifford Douglas Casey Mrs Odessa D Hall Athel F Watson Master William David Shelton Miss Amelia Schlafly. Jefferson Memorial admits A C Burke Homer L Standerfer Mrs Kathleen Small.
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Good Samaritan
Fannie Mae Bailey
Catherine Henneberry
Daniel Edwin Arper
Verett Austin Brock
Woody Wilson Butler
John Pershing Cosgrave
Roman John Gajewski
Faye Crawford
Mark Wright Greer
Clifford Douglas Casey
Odessa D. Hall
Athel F. Watson
William David Shelton
Amelia Schlafly
Jefferson Memorial
A. C. Burke
Homer L. Standerfer
Kathleen Small
Births for Garri Small Keip families in local hospital
Mr and Mrs Ernest W Garri welcomed a son Scott Wesy born January 14 in Rochelle weighed five pounds six ounces. Mr and Mrs Walter A Small welcomed a daughter Jo Ann born at 2 25 am weighing six pounds seven ounces at Good Samaritan hospital. Mr and Mrs Donald Keip welcomed a son David Edwin born this morning at 5 15 am in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds one half ounces.
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Ernest W. Garrison
Rochelle
Scott Wesy
Walter A. Small
Akland
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jo- Ann
Donald Keip
Vernon
David Edwin
Meeting of Fern Leaf Camp No 694 Royal Neighbors
Fern Leaf Camp No 694 of the Royal Neighbors of America will hold the installation of new officers at the office He-Semple Friday evening July 3. Refreshments will be served. Members and the public are invited. Maude Miller Oracle Helen Mively Recorder
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Ameri
Fern Leaf
Ofcera
Sepue Ia
Maude Miller
Helen Mively
Knowland unsure on 1960 presidential bid
Colleagues say there is less than a 50 percent chance Knowland will seek the 1960 Republican nomination. His January 1959 Senate retirement sparks talk of California governor or re election plans. Knight may learn more on a Washington visit as speculation swirls around a potential primary clash.
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Sen
Knowland
Cal
Senate
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Eisenhower
Ornan
Nixon
Oakland Tribune
Arene Mnind J
Two Suits Filed Against Doctors In Mt Vernon
Two lawsuits were filed in circuit court here accusing Mt Vernon doctors of medical malpractice. Leslie McGehee seeks 50 000 against A W Modert Alson W Modert Jr and Jean Modert for treatment between August 27 1951 and April 13 1955. A second suit seeks 65 000 damages for alleged improper care of a Catholic youth after an arm fracture last year with the youth seeking 50 000 and his father 15 000. Attorney Jay B Stringer represents the plaintiffs.
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Mt. Vernon
Leslie McGehee
A. W. Modert
Alson W. Modert, Jr
Jean Modert
Daniel Oathout
Ralph Oathout
Alson W. Modert
Jay B. Stringer Pepryncoty
Fire destroys Freeport Country Club building
A two story Freeport Country Club building burned in under an hour causing over 200000 dollars in damages. Manager Harry Rubendall said no injuries occurred as firemen battled subzero temps and long hose lines. Fire marshal Walter Parker investigates amid a spate of fires in 32 days.
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Freeport
Freeport Country Club
Harry Rubendall
Walter Parker
Marie McDonald Grand Jury Hearing On Kidnapping Story
Marie McDonald testifies to the county grand jury about her kidnapping tale and potential inconsistencies in accounts. The panel, including British actor Michael Wilding, also subpoenas 13 others tied to the case and reviews films, a police statement, and a hospital interview.
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Los Angeles
Marie McDonald
Grand Jury
Michael Wilding
Harry Karl
Marie Tu‘bonl
Prea
Marie
Encino
San Fernando Valley
George Putnam
Indio
California
Ray Pinker
William Parker
Pinker
Parker $A
Geniuses Less Prone to Weakness, Britannica Claims
The Encyclopedia Britannica reports that geniuses are less susceptible to mental or physical weaknesses than average individuals, suggesting exceptional resilience as a characteristic of high intellect.
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Britannica
Dyes Ducks Green Pink To See Where They Go
Havana Illinois. An Illinois Natural History Survey scientist releases 400 pink and green dyed ducks to test why waterfowl migrate northward in spring. Frank Bellrose, known as Mr Duck, hopes pink dyed birds fly north in mid winter, with green drakes as controls. Reports requested from Chautauqua Wildlife Refuge.
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Havana
Ill
Illinois Natural History Survey
Frank Bellrose
Mr. Duck
Canada
Bellrose
Bellarose
Albert Wattson
Northwestern University
Andrew Nalbandor
University of Ilinois
Chautauqua Wildlife Refuge
Grace and Prince pick baby names in Monaco
Prince Rainier and Princess Grace announced names for their baby. A boy would be Gregoire and a girl Caroline, with other traditional Grimaldi names Georges Pierre Richard for a boy or Louise Marguerite for a girl. Birth expected in days at the palace, no twins, baptism planned four to six weeks after birth.
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Monte Carlo
Prince Rainier
Grace
Gregoire
Caroline
Greg-wahr
Gregory
Georges Pierre Richard
Louise Marguerite
Monaco
Grimaldis
Kellys
Philadelphia
Palace
East St Louis Reputation and Growth Outlook
A one year study by the University of Illinois, East St Louis Chamber of Commerce, and Building Trades Council finds East St Louis still carries a bad reputation hindering new industry. Prof Milton Derber says improving housing, smoke control and slum clearance is vital to attract investment. He warns violence and corruption stigma lingers despite gains.
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East ST. Louis, Jr
East
Longfellow’s Song of Hiawatha drew on Ojibwe historian
The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow based his 1855 poem The Song of Hiawatha on information supplied by an Indigenous historian living at Sault Ste. Marie Michigan.
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Longfellow
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Local Flights Report From Alton And New Orleans
Don McLean and Tom Oakley flew to Alton this morning. Far Krueger conducted a flight to New Orleans today.
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Don Mclean
Alton
Tom Oakley
Far Krueger
New Orlans
Probation and Jail Terms Handed Down in Circuit Court
Judge Caswell J. Crebs sentenced Donald Cunningham, 22, to 60 days in county jail modifying his probation and extended it two more years. Cunningham, previously granted probation in 1955 for burglary and larceny in Vernon, faced renewed supervision. Jackie Bill Harris, 20, pled guilty to larceny and received a two year probation for alleged theft of a cutting torch last March.
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Caswell J. Crebs
Crebs
Donald Cunningham
Cunningham
Vernon
Jackie Bill Harris
Fire truck breaks down as Royalton home burns
Mrs. Krelo noticed flames while washing her hair and her three children were hustled into the auto. The Royalton fire truck smeared a fender at the garage, its radiator froze, and the Krelo house burned down. En route home, the 1957 sedan with 87 miles left the road and was damaged. rings were lost.
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Royalton
Tr. U
Benny Krelo
Royalon
Krelo
Illinois coal mines produce record 1956 output
Illinois mines employed 12,378 to mine 4,201,681 tons in December, pushing annual total to 47,670,555 tons. The year’s production rose by 2,398,553 tons from 1955, the Mines and Minerals Department reported, with December slightly below November and county figures listed for month.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Coal Mines
State Mines and Minerals Department
Illinois
Congressmen Start to Work on the Budget
The House Appropriations Committee began trimming President Eisenhower’s 71.8 billion dollar budget request for the next fiscal year. Subcommittees opened behind closed doors to assess Interior, Post Office and Treasury needs, aiming to reduce the 73.3 billion demanded for new appropriations. Debate surfaced over inflation fears and potential tax relief in 1958 as lawmakers clash with Cannon and Halleck over budget restraint.
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Washington Tf
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Interior
Post Office
Treasury Departments
Treasur Humphrey
Congress
House
Cannon
D-Mo
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
Trend to 7 Cent Newspaper Price Widens
William Dwight, president of the A N P A, says the shift to 7 cent papers will grow as newsprint prices rise another 4 a ton. He notes this 28 million annual hit may force closures or higher prices, arguing the public will pay for value despite financial pressures. He also leads The Holyoke Transcript Telegram.
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Boston
William Dwight
Assn
New England, Assn
Dwight
Fisco Sound
Holyoke Transcript-Telegram
St. Louis Gasoline Price War Ends
Stations raised regular by five cents to about 24.9 cents and premium to 27.9 cents a gallon, signaling an end to the St. Louis area price war that had kept fuel cheaper in recent weeks.
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St. L
ST. Louis
Meat-Type Hog Demonstration Set For Jan. 22
Jefferson county swine farmers are invited to a meat type hog demonstration on Tuesday January 22 at Roy Taylors safe barn Camp Ground starting at 1 00 pm Farm Adviser Don Lee says Harry Russell extension livestock specialist at University of Illinois will conduct the event The two day program includes a live hog judging contest with three market grades represented and a second day Crops carcass comparison on the rail The carcass demonstration will be January 24 at Schroeders Wholegate Meat Company Mt Vernon Prizes will be awarded for live hog and carcass judging winners.
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Jefferson County
Roy Taylor
Camp Ground
Don Lee
Harry Russell
Universy of Illinois College of Agricul
Lee
Schroeder's
Wholegate Meat Company
South 7Th Street
Mt. Vernon
Two Suits For Divorce Filed In Circuit Court
Ceréta Beal sues Robert O Beal for divorce on cruelty grounds and requests custody of two minor children. The couple wed July 27 1947 and separated January 13 1956 per complaint. Murrel E Wilson sues Helen Louise Wilson for divorce on cruelty and seeks partial custody of three children. They married January 15 1949 and separated December 23 1956. Attorney Alvin Lacy Williams represents the plaintiff.
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Ceréta Beal
Robert O. Beal
Wilson
Wilson Murrel E. Wilson
Helen Louise Wilson
Alvin Lacy Williams
Divorce Granted In Circuit Court Mt Vernon Sessions
A divorce decree was granted in the circuit court in Mt. Vernon for Helen Corners versus Randall Corners. A separate maintenance decree for Deloris K. Lane versus Roy M. Lane was granted. Judge Crebs will return January 30 and 31 to hold court. non jury cases have been scheduled.
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Helen Corners
Randall Corners
Circuit Court
Mt. Vernon
Deloris K. Lane
Roy M. Lane
Crebs
Warmup Crowds Out Subzero Illinois Cold Wave
The weather report notes a gradual warmup across Illinois easing a week of subzero readings. Overnight lows range from minus values in the north to near zero elsewhere, with readings climbing into the 20s tonight and low 30s in the south by Friday. Forecasters warn of possible light snowfall in the north as warmer air spreads from Canada into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.
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City Manager At Southern Illinois University Meeting
Harlow Richardson Mt Vernon city manager attends a conference at Southern Illinois University for city officials. The afternoon agenda includes plans for an integrated public safety department and a state highway department speaker at tonight’s dinner will discuss federal highway legislation affecting southern Illinois cities.
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Harlow Richardson
Mt. Vernon
Southern Illinois University
Public Safety Department
State Highway Department
Southern Illinois
114 Grain Tessen Orange Flavor World’s Largest Selling
The label touts a flavored product described as the world’s largest selling item in its category. It emphasizes orange flavor and broad market presence.
Traffic fines from Police Magistrate Dulaney
Fines assessed before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney include Jess Wimberly five dollars and costs for failure to yield right of way and Donald Eugene Cole two dollars and costs for illegal parking.
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Allan Dulaney
Jess Wimberly
Donald Eugene Cole
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