Mt. Vernon residents and visitors clock daily activity
Steven Sims of Mt. Vernon underwent a tonsillectomy at Good PAMEaAN Hospital this morning. Numerous local residents and guests, including Mr. and Mrs. Gilroy Puckett, Mrs. Luzy Hawkins, and Leroy Hungate, are noted for recent travels, visits, and assemblies in Mt. Vernon, with several others listed as spending time in nearby cities or returning from trips and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Sims
Mt. Vernon
Good Pameaan Hospital
Gilroy Puckett
West Palm Beach
Fla
Atlanta
Luzy Hawkins
Leroy Hungate
MacLeanshoro
Ray Loving
Herman Scrivner
Burrell Hickey
Wayne City
Linie Cloud
Los Angeles
Calif
Bert Mendenhall
Howard Clampett
Scheller
Edna Hunt
Chicago
J. William Dycus
Dee Blondi
Benton
Paul Duncan
North 13Th Street
Missouri Baptist Hospital
St. Louis
Ruth Trout
Earl Garrison
Eugene Shelton
Bob
Bill
Ashley
Minnie Lumpkins
Sims
Orville Pigge
Hammond
Masonic Temple
Arthur O. Thornton
Orak Shrine
John Gail Clark, Jr
J. T. Tormey
W. M. Hay
East St. Louis
Claude Thompson
Price of Meat Off 20 Per Cent
The American Meat Institute reports a 20 percent drop in meat prices from the September peak with broad declines in retail figures. Pork chops down 26 percent, round steak 25 percent, chuck roasts 22 percent, leg of lamb 17 percent, and lamb chops and hamburger 13 percent. Lard leads with about a 29 percent year over year decline. Wholesale data derive from government and trace quotations in Chicago New York and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ICAGO
American Meat Institute
AMI
Chicago
Institute
New York
San Francisco
Society Hosts At Party At Fairfield Road Home
Mr and Mrs Dale Hunt entertained the employees of the Paramount Club at their Fairfield Road home last evening Those from out of town included Mr and Mrs E N Wood Mr and Mrs C A Johnson Mr and Mrs Ray Chandlers Jack Vail John Adams Estelle Taylor Russell Wilson Mr and Mrs John Reagan Mr and Mrs Al Holslaw of Centralia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Hunt
Paramount Club
Fairfield Road
E. N. Wood
C. A. Johnson
Ray Chandlers
Jack Vail
John Adams
Estelle Taylor
Russell Wilson
John Reagan
al Holslaw
Centralia
Club notices and birthday celebration at Mt Vernon
The Marlow Sunshine Club will meet at Mrs Lois Brookman’s home on Wednesday January 19 for a covered dish luncheon. Fidels Class of Logan Street Baptist Church meets at 7 30 this evening at Mrs James McCabe’s home 1102 Gilbert Street. Mrs Eric Beckham’s birthday was celebrated at a surprise party hosted by her daughter Mrs Margaret Denham on Sunday January 16. Twenty five relatives and friends attended from Benton Decatur and Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookman
Marlow Sunshine Club
Lois Brookman
Fidels
Fidelis
Logan Street Baptist Church
James McCabe
Gilbert Street
Eric Beckham
Route 1
Mt. Vernon
Margaret Denham
Underwriters Meet in Salem January 20 Evening
The Central Southern Illinois Association of Life Underwriters holds its regular monthly meeting at Southern Gardens in Salem on Thursday January 20 at 6 30 p m The speaker is Rev Andrew Carraker pastor of the First Baptist Church of Mt Vernon and his topic is The Progressive Outlook All members are urged to attend and guests are invited
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwriters
Central Southern Illinois Asssociation of Life Underwriters
Southern Gardens
Salem
Andrew Carraker
First Baptist Church of
Mt. Vernon
Loyal Woman's Class Meets at Central Church of Christ
The Loyal Woman's Class of the Central Church of Christ will meet Thursday at 2 p m with Mrs. C C Satterfield at 1113 North Street. The Women's Missionary Society of Second Baptist will meet Wednesday at 2 p m at the home of Mrs Frances Johnson at 1129 South 13th Street with Mrs Johnson leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Woman's Class
The
Central Church of Christ
C. C. Satterfield
North Street
W.M.S
Women's Missionary Society of the Second Baptist Church
Frances Johnson
South 13Th Street
Field P T A Meeting at Field School
The Field school Parent Teacher Association meets Thursday January 20 at two o clock in the school assembly room. The program titled A Parent Looks 1 lassrdom Procedures will be led by teachers with special numbers by the children. Boyd Unit Meets at Mrs Flossie Wittenbrink Home President and guests attend. lessons by Miss Anna Betty Huck and Miss Edna Barr. hostess assists with refreshments. February meeting planned at Mrs Mildred Marteeny residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
Boyd Unit
The
Home Bureau
Flossie Wittenbrink
Anna Betty Huck
Edna Barr
Jean Wittenbrink
Doris Harmon
Mildred Marteeny
Fortnightly Study Club Meeting Postponed
The Fortnightly Study Club meeting set for tonight is postponed to Monday January 24 at the home of Mrs. W L Settlemire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Settlemire
Flight test details reveal X-1 speeds and crew life
An air force briefing describes flying the Bell X-1 faster than sound with Captain Chuck Yeager recounting 20 to 30 such flights. He notes the toll of oxygen, high Gs, and fatigue from data gathering during brief missions. The article also covers Truman's inauguration schedule and the 20 year gap since a inaugural address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Charles E
Chuck) Yeager
Myra
W. Va
Muroc Air Force Base
Dimes Drive totals $719.19 city campaign
Contributions to the March of Dimes reached $719.19 by morning, announced by Art Laird city campaign chairman. Bluford totals $61.49 to date, including $24.29 from a basketball game. County and city leaders plan civic club appearances to promote the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Laird
Zelma Kovack
Bluford
F. M. Grate
Laird
Carl H. Hammond
Leroy Cline
G. F. Benson
Alex E. Fairshter
M. M. McBride Jones
W. L. Waltrip
Paul Broyles
M. F. Heifner
Artis Karch
W. A. Ensign
Charles J. DeWitt
Terry Egbert
Chiang expected to flee Nanking as north China collapses
Nationalist forces crumble in the north as Peiping falls and Chiang Kai-Shek may abandon Nanking. Foreign diplomats anticipate the government’s departure while some troops retreat from the Yangtze area and foreign properties are seized. Palestine talks near compromise on freeing trapped Egyptians at Faluga as Churchill targets Britain's Palestine policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
China
Peiping
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Chiang
Yangtze River
U. S
Winston Churchill
Palestine
Israel
Bevin
Presbyterians Name Officers
Members of the First Presbyterian church and corporation held an annual business session last evening. Reports from officers boards classes and societies showed a healthy vigorous condition. Walter Schroeder Ben Spain and Howard Paisley were elected ruling elders to succeed Lawrence Collins Edward Hill and Denton Paisley. Clyde Hawkins Carl Schweinfurth Floyd Stables and Ted Hayes were re elected trustees. Harold Johnson served as Moderator and Ben Roeder as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Walter Schroeder
Ben Spain
Howard Paisley
Lawrence Collins
Edward Hill
Denton Paisley
Clyde Hawkins
Carl Schweinfurth
Floyd Stables
Ted Hayes
Harold Johnson
Ben Roeder
He's Alone Man Whose Emotions Suppress Signs Says Britannica
An encyclopedia Britannica entry notes that men often fake or suppress visible signs of emotional excitement, making their outward demeanor appear restrained. It frames this as a habitual behavior rather than a universal trait across individuals.
Powers Leases Arthurs Plant to Create Mt. Vernon Packing
Marvin Powers announced the lease of Arthurs Packing Company from David C. Arthurs with an option to buy. The wholesale meat and processing firm will be renamed Mt. Vernon Packing Company and run by Harl Estes as general manager. The south-end plant on 26th Street features a large slaughtering building four big coolers overhead tracks for beef and pork carcasses a rendering plant and a Missouri Pacific railroad spur. The new owner assumed control this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Powers
Peckerwood Processing Company
David C. Arthurs
Mt. Vernon Packing Company
Harl Estes
26Th Street
Missouri Pacific
Misner Proposes Summer Camps Over Three-Month Break
GAINSVILLE Fla Jan 18 Dr Paul Misner of the Glencoe Til public schools urged replacing the three month summer vacation with supervised camping farm experiences and recreation programs. He told the Florida supervisors of instruction that a portion of UMT funds could support these programs to better prepare America through shared values and aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Gainsville
Fla
Paul Misner
Glencoe
Til
Florida Supervisors of Instruction
Misner
Ilf
America
Girl Scout Leaders to Meet Chicago Adviser in City
Mrs. Robert Paris of Chicago Region 7 will discuss forming a Girls Planning Board with local Girl Scout leaders at 2:00 p.m. in the Chamber of Commerce conference room. At 7:30 p.m. she will preside over a council meeting in Chamber of Commerce rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Paris
Chicago
Girl Scouts of the
U. S
Chamber of Commerce
Paris
National
Girl Scout
Girl Scouts
Girl Scout Council
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List At Two Centers
Good Samaritan admits William Wells Betty Freeheart John C Harsh barger D Fergus son Lois Brach Steve Sims Discharged: Mrs Phyllis Dirks Jimmy Grant Mrs Jamita Tinsley infant daughter Mrs Cleo Neff Wreatha Ellis and infant daughter Jefferson Memorial admits Mrs Noma Fergus son Waltonville Charles Mullinax Master William Woolridge Mrs Gearline Matthews Mrs Mary L Allen Discharged: Andrew Craig Mrs Minerva Haynes Mrs Grace Long Bonnie Mrs Velma Lucas Mrs Fawn States Cisne
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
William Wells
Betty Freeheart
John C. Harshbarger
Bluford
D. D. Ferguson
Lois Brach
Fairfield
Steve
Sims
Phyllis Dirks
Jimmy Grant
Jamita Tinsley
Cleo Neff
Cisne
Wreatha Ellis
Jefferson Memorial
Noma Ferguson
Waltonville
Charles Mullinax
William George Woolridge
Gearline Matthews
Mary L. Allen
Andrew Craig
Minerva Haynes
Grace Long
Bonnie
Velma Lucas
Fawn States
Local Births Reported for January Children Named Rickey Leroy and Larry Don
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Voyles welcomed a son born January 10 at Ninth and Fisher's Lane named Rickey Leroy. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Mann of Fairfield reported an eight pound nine ounce son born at 1 32 p m Monday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Benny Graham in St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee Sunday January 16 weighing eight pounds seven ounces and named Larry Don. Mrs. Graham is the former Betty Jo Boswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Voyles
Ninth
Fisher’s Lane
Rickey Leroy
Richard L. Mann
Fairfield
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Benny Graham
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kankakee
Haseen
Larry Don
Graham
Betty Jo Boswell
Travel In Illinois Hazardous Continued Weather Drift
Snow blanketed the southern half of New Mexico as highway crews rush to clear roads while motorists abandoned vehicles in deep drifts. The ongoing storm continues to disrupt travel, with authorities urging caution and monitoring road conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Fans Raise Air Temperature Not Cooling Rooms
The text notes that electric fans can raise room temperature rather than lower it. It explains that body heat remains higher than the surrounding air, and a breeze from the fan only moves heat away from the body, not cooling the air itself.
Mayor Candidacy Announcements in Mt Vernon
The Register-News announces Harry Bishop seeking re election as mayor subject to the February 22 Republican primary. The paper also notes Lory A. Van Horne as a mayoral candidate in Mt Vernon, pending the Republican primary on February 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register-News 8
Harry Bishop
E Register-News
Lory A. van Horne
Mt. Vernon
Union Bank workers urge 1,000 yen notes in Japan
TOKYO Jan. 18 Too much trouble to count 100 yen notes workers said today. They asked for 1,000 yen notes to cut down on work. The 100 yen notes are the largest in circulation now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokyo
Freezing rain disrupts St Louis streetcar service
Freezing rain paralyzed streetcar service in St. Louis and slowed traffic as thousands were late for work. Ice coated trolley wires at 30 points, causing a 40 minute outage after 6 am. Public schools in St Louis county closed while buses lagged. Ice-cutting gear helped restore most lines by mid morning and driving remained hazardous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Public Service Company
Efort
Mystery death of Baker Scion after Jeep crash
World War II flier and heir Baker Scion Baker was shot to death after a jeep crash on Woodland trails. His wife Alicia Gragales of Mexico City was en route to New York for his funeral. Sheriff Stoutamire pledged full inquiry into whether the shooting was accidental or intentional. Surviving kin include his mother a brother and two sisters in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin
Baker
Young Baker
Alicia Gragales
Mexico City
New York
George F.’. Baker
Honolulu
Stoutamire
Larkin Badger
Baker Plantation
Plane Down at Sea 20 Aboard Ariel Missing
Rescue teams searched the south Atlantic for the British South American Airways airliner Ariel with 20 aboard. The Bermuda Kingston flight disappeared after last contact at 7 37 a m local time 150 miles south of Bermuda. It was due in Kingston after a 5 1 2 hour flight and had 10 hours of fuel aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hamilton
Bermuda
Atlantic
British South American Airways
Kingston
Jamaica
25 Inch Rain in Hawaiian Storm Causes Fatalities
Angoslated Press reports heavy rains and strong easterly winds as a Hawaiian storm sweeps the islands. Two dead and five injured amid 25.44 inches of rainfall at Kaneohe Navy Weather Station, with winds 40 to 60 mph and property damage estimated at 200000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angoslated
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Navy
Kaneohe
Oahu Island
Pay boosts for city workers advance in council drive
City council moved toward raises for firemen police and street department workers with a unanimous vote and scheduled bids on paving at Castleton Avenue and First Street. Other actions included installing three street lights near Jefferson County Memorial Hospital and forgiving sewer tax penalties on Shawnee Perkins property. A zoning change to Harrison Street was approved with adjacent zoning board consent and a fire hydrant was ordered for Faulkner subdivision. The clerk was instructed to contact Missouri Pacific Railroad about a drainage fault south of Perkins Avenue viaduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton Avenue
First Street
Lory van Horn
Shawnee Street
Jefferson County Memorial Hospital
Paul Horton
Shawnee
Perkins
Harrison Street
Roth Dairy Co
Zonin Board of Appeals
Water Company
Faulkner
Centralia Road
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Perkins Avenue
Taxicab Stolen Here Burns Up On Rural Road
A taxicab from Bill's Taxi Service was stolen last night and later found destroyed by fire on a rural road two and a quarter miles east of Mt. Vernon state game farm. The car belonged to Bob Mayberry and was reported stolen to police. County officers arrived as the vehicle was entirely burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Mt. Vernon State Game Farm
Russia declines to mediate in Chinese talks
In Moscow on January 18 the Soviet government refused to mediate peace talks between the Chinese Nationalist government and Chinese Communists. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky conveyed the USSR’s refusal to China’s ambassador, citing the declared principle of non interference in internal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
China
Andrei Vishinsky
Dorothy Licensed Lawyer Among New Illinois Attorneys
Mrs. Morton F. Dorothy of this city was among a group of attorneys who received their licenses to practice law at Springfield yesterday. Obe A. Grant, her father, attended the Illinois Bar Association luncheon for the new attorneys and ceremonies before the Illinois Supreme Court in which the attorneys were sworn in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton F. Dorothy
Springfield
A. Grant
Ilinois Bar Association
Illinois Supreme Court
Dies Ira Bruce 60 Wayne City dies at home
Ira Bruce 60 of Wayne City died at noon on Friday at his home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Keenes Christian church with burial at Mateer cemetery. He was born September 19, 1888 in Wayne County, son of William and Samantha Bruce. Survived by wife Clara, his mother, three sons Clayton Stockton IL Harold Belvidere IL Aaron Fairfield. three daughters Estelee Culdey Belvidere IL Jewell Darnell Keenes June Shreves Wayne City. two sisters Ruth Sherrod Scarcy AR Wava Scott Dahgren. 17 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
City
Til
Bruce
Ritp
Wayne City
Keenes Christian Church
Mateer Cemetery
Keenes
Clara
Samantha Bruce
Clayton
Stockton
Larold
Belvidere
Ill
Aaron
Fairfield
Estelee Culdey
Jewell Darnell
June Shreves
Ruth Sherrod
Scarcy
Ark
Wava Scott
Dah‘ Gren
Balance on Hand and Receipts to April 7 1948
A financial summary listing money received up to April 7 1948 and disbursements through the same date. It records the balance on hand as of April 7 1948. The fragment notes dates in 1917 and 1948, indicating a long-term treasury ledger or wartime fund accounting. Specific figures are not provided in the readable text.
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Democratic Party
Missouri
Truman
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
T. Rosier Cross
Herman Collins
Lester Graham Mules
Clarence W. Harris
George Kernodle
William Bradford
Omer Browning
Alice M. Lances
Lester Starr
Howard Ellis
W. E. Barfield
Hawkins
Hen
Bob Ed Moss
Marguerite Chenault
Harold Howard
Ethel Harrison
Frank King, Jr
Alleen
Don McBride
A. N. McCullough
George Border
George McGill
Fred Brown
Grant Ham
B. Holder
W. F. Runkle
Wm. Harvey
Ae Co. Abstract Co
Alenia Watson
John Kovack
Cleave
L. B. Shaw
Everett Howell
Earl Sanders
B. E. Wood Printing Co
Bluford P. T. A
Rhodes
Faluja
Omfort Cartes
Arthurs’ Packing
Ilinois
Main St
Goodyear Tire
1St National Bank
St. Louisans
Baker Scion
Hawaiian
D. Shore H. Zimmerman Ork
D. Day
E. Clark
R. Morgan
Georgia Brown
Margie
Brother Banes
Jones
C. Miranda
Andrews Sisters
A. Lund
Little Bird
Bab
Rose Murphy
Elton Britt
Blue Room
Perry Como
Wen e-Heee
Boogie Woogie
T. Dorsey
Bozo
Vance “Pinto
Colvig
Billy May Ork
Little Toot
Don Wilson
St. Temple
P. Smith
Genie
Peter Lind Heyes
Billy May
Ork
Vance Pinto
Celvig
Johnny Appleseed
Dennis Day
Rusty
Alan Livingston
Henry Blair
Sparke
Rudolph, the
Red Nosed Reindeer
Two
Paul Wing
Three
L. Albanese J. Melton
RCA Victor Ork
Weissmann
Hamlet
William Walton
L. Oliver
Four
Carlo Vaughn Monroe
W. Monroe
Shay
M. Ayers
Glenn Miller
Lee Dusty Manuscripts
Kaya
D. Cornell
L. Leslie
Kaye Chelr Tse
Kaye
T. Baneke
Larry Green
V. Monroe
F. Martin
W. King
Five
Edward AR. Murrow
Broadway
M. F. Dorothy
Ira Bruce
Jet
AMVET
Call Packwood Appliance Co
Coc Ceavva Veteveses
Fred Schmidt
Treas
Woodlawn
Clara Crowder
Mott Warren Sub Division
Mrs. Warren
Granada
Ice
Iranada
Dennis Morgan
Janis Paige
Robert Mitchum
BLOC
Ture
Barbara Bel Geddes
Robert Preston Don
Loretta Young
Henry Wilcox
Laure and
Hardy
Sons OF the Desert
Eer Nam Lesse
Richard Martin
Steve Brodie
Myena Dell
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John Wayne Jorm Carroll
Anna
Aes
Rae
George Patrien Cr
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