Deaths: Mrs Doretta Anderson 9th generation Wayne City native
Death notice for Doretta Florence Anderson of Wayne County born April 10 1866 died Wednesday at home near Keenes. Funeral Saturday 1 30 pm at Mt Zion church with Rev Virgil Miller. burial Farnsworth cemetery. She leaves three sons eight daughters 32 grandchildren 60 great grandchildren 12 great great grandchildren and a half sister.
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Register-News
Wayne City
Doretta Florence Anderson
Wayne County
Cynthia Jane (Beswell) Maulding
Jane Anderson
Mt. Zion Church
Virgil Miller
Farnsworth Cemetery
Richardson Chapel
Maude Johnson
Wayney
Bart M. Cecil Dies Former Cafe Owner at 59
Bart M. Cecil longtime Shanklin s Cafe owner on South Tenth Street in Mt. Vernon died Thursday at St. John s Hospital in St. Louis at age 59. Survived by wife Maxine, son Bart Jr, daughter Judy, and half sister Mrs Reed Gowler. Funeral Monday 9:00 a.m. at St Margaret Church of Scotland in St Louis. Body lies in state at Ziegenhein Funeral Home until service.
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Judy Cecil
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Bart M. Cecil
St. John’s Hospital
St. Louis
Cecil
Shanklin
South Tenth Street
Judy
Mt. Vernon
Pauline Williams
Maxine
Hanley) Cecil
Bart, Jr
Reed Gowler
St. Margaret Church of Scotland
29Th Street
Ziegenhein Funeral Home
Gravois Ave
Cora Jackson 79 Former Mt Vernon Resident Buried in Texas
Cora Jackson 79 a former Mt Vernon resident died January 12 in Texarkana Texas burial followed last Sunday Mt Vernon relatives have been notified She was born Cora Angle and is survived by son Ray Wyant daughter Marie Clark Texarkana and sister Grace Atkinson Mt Vernon
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Mt. Vernon
Thomas Jackson
Texarkana
Tex
Jackson
Cora Angle
Ray Wyant
Marie Clark
Grace Atkinson
Funeral Held for Mt. Vernon Area Uncle Alva Eater
Funeral services conducted at Tamaroa Baptist Church for Alva Eater 84 uncle of Homer and Jim Eater of Mt. Vernon. He died Wednesday morning at the family home in Tamaroa after long church membership. Survived by wife Nell, five children, and four grandchildren.
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Tamaroa Baptist Church
Alva Eater
Homer
Jim Eater
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Eater
Tamaroa
Nell
Births for Mayo and Smith Families Reported
Mr and Mrs William E Mayo of 1208 North 14th Street welcomed a son born yesterday afternoon weighing eight pounds named Ronald Edward A daughter born to Mr and Mrs John Smith of 1004 Bell at 427 this morning weighing six pounds thirteen ounces The time references use old format for the clock but the facts indicate two newborns with parent names and addresses.
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William E. Mayo
North 14Th Street
Ronald Edward
John Smith
Bell
Special Meeting Notices From Masonic Lodge And Coon Club
A A F special meeting of Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M Friday December 20 at 730 PM work in first degree members urged to attend visiting brethren welcome George H Border W M Wm E Reavis Secy Also Jefferson County Coon Club holds a special meeting at the Club House Monday January 23 at 7 PM very important all members attend Dwight Flota pres
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Mt. Vernon
A. F
A. M
George H. Border
W. M
Wm. E. Reavis
Jefferson County Coon Club
Dwight Flota
Polio Poster Boy Begins Second Trip Around Square
Mt Vernon replica Polio Poster Boy has walked 1160 feet of the 860 foot square, starting a second lap. Jaycees hope he completes at least six laps before the March of Dimes drive ends. One foot walked per two dollars donated. list includes many names and amounts from $2.00 to $75.00 plus organizations and clubs supporting infantile paralysis research.
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Mt. Vernon
Jaycees
Rose Ilene Snow
L. G. Sever
Arlene
Alan Millmaker
Dolores Brien
Robert McCutcheon
W. J. Barbie
Florence Marks
E. L. Atchison
L. V. Maxey
J. W. McGonigal
Harry W. VanEman
Ruby Berthold
Olive Reed
Hugh Murray
Voyle Gorham
Leland B. Elliott
Otis Ferguson
Opal Dobbs
Jolly Neighbors Club
Ray Baden
Gary
Diane Davis
Albert Ferguson
Lucille Blankenship
Herman Isaacs
May
Zula Warren
Harold J. Hutchins
Fern Sledge
Henry Bishop
Bernadine Warren
George Wolfe
Jim Green
Madeline Audt
Gene Jackson
Kate Blackard
Leonard Whitlock
Sally
Ruth Mogloukin
Katie L. Terry
Bernadine Dale
W. C. Allen
Thomas Taylor
James R. Hand
Bobby
Michael Hayes
Martin Henn
Macel Bousman
L. G. Seger
Willard Diel
Rose Snow
Bob Dunn
Della Beaty
Willis E. Smith
Douglas Leech
Arthur Knauss
John Weisbecker
Lena Weisbecker
Judy
Julia Hall
Patty Boyle
Bob Shehorn
Jesse Hampton
W. Grant
Clarence Talbott
Everett
Zella Talbott
Franklin School
Home Bureau
Womens Auxiliary
Egyptians
National Postal Transportation
Paul Ratcliffe
W. O. Trinei
Picore M. Schneider
Claire McCoy
Chas. N. Moss
Wm. M. Creel
Harry L. Coleman
Homer
Gamber
Clyde Lee Insurance Agency
Harry S. Maulding
Hyman Caldwell
Ann Emmerson
Wm. E. Reavis
Elmer G
Marie Faulkner
Leo Dare
C. Z. Meffert
Guy Wood Jr
Albert Schroeder
Lydia Circle of
Bakersville Church
Luther Beecherer
Ray Jones
The
Sub Youth Center
Alberta Minor
Clarence Pearson
Minnie Ferguson
J. A. Endicott
N. D. Motzer
Gale Bond
Irata Fitzferrells
Earl Jamison
Martha Tucker
N. D
Evelyn Motzer
Robert
Ruth Guthrie
Christian Service
Frank R
Ethel Harrison
Walter Hyde
George D. Williams
F. F. Stables
DeWitt-Maxey Motor Co
W. J. Purcell
Eugene Baker
W. G. Motors
Henry A. Obering
H. E. P. Ward
C. W. Harris
Wiel Wholesale Florist
Mattie Lee Warren
Howard W. Campbell
Hawkinsakery
M. E. Jackson Jewelry Co
Charles J. DeWitt
Merle Williams
Frank B
Pearl Neal
J. Curtis Starr
Sears-Roebuck
Farmers Auto
Myers Funeral Service
C. M. Dixon
King City Federal
International Shoe
C. E. Brehm
Mr. Vernon Tire Co
Jefferson Lumber Co
Wagner Electric Corp
Off Duty Cop Kills Two Chicago Hold Up Men
Chicago officer Sgt Henry Harttran 38 while off duty at Lake Building Material Co faced two ex convicts Martin Nielsen 28 and Gordon Guthrie 71 who burst in to rob the office Guthrie held workers at gunpoint Hartman shot Guthrie and Nielsen as they attempted to flee Nielsen died Guthrie died later Nielsen and Guthrie had served parole for a 1948 loan company robbery totaling over 20000 prior to their release in 1954
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Chicago
Henry Harttran
the Lake Building Material Co
Louis
Martin Nielsen
Gordon Guthrie
Guthrie
Nielsen
Hartman
Neilsen
Joliet Penitentiary
Giant Shovel Misses 10 Kids Misses 10 Kids near Cadiz
A demonstration of the world’s largest power shovel near Cadiz Ohio ended when the bucket holding 90 tons of dirt dropped from 30 feet. A gear slipped causing the bucket to fall narrowly missing ten youngsters watching the lift at Hanna Coal Co. strip mine.
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Associated Press
Cadiz
Ohio
Hanna Coal Co
Here
Hospital Notes at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
Good Samaritan reports admissions of Alonzo Keef Rosamary Chapman George W. Correll William Millard Johnson Cora Belle Shelton Virgie Faye Fennell Annie Carradine Dorthea Hay man Madeline Wood Discharges include Bill Nance Cletus Pigg Odelia Karcher and Meinard Anthony Lena Hess At Jefferson Memorial admissions include Mrs Laura With row Bluford Discharges list Thelma Page Jim Breeze Zola Reynolds
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Good Samaritan
Alonzo Keef
Rosamary Chapman
George W. Correll
William Millard Johnson
Cora Belle Shelton
Virgie Faye Fennell
Annie Carradine
Dorthea Hayman
Madeline Wood
Bill Robert Nance
Cletus Bryan Pigg
Odelia Agnes Karcher
Meinard Anthony
Lena Pearl Hess
Jefferson Memorial
Laura Withrow
Bluford
Thelma Page
Jim Breeze
Zola Reynolds
Evansville murder suspect Irvin on escape and manhunt
A statewide alert for Irvin followed reports he was seen in a Watseka tavern while guards protected witnesses in his murder trial. Bry ant and others disputed involvement as officials suspected outside help. Irvin, condemned to death for the Kerr holdup killing, faced execution in the electric chair June 12.
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Holten
Bryant
Irvin
Ilinois
Watseka
Ill
Ohio
Dayton
Bernard L. Keller
Vandalia
Otho Mack
Mobile
Ala
Keller
Mack
Evansville
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan City
Princeton
Gibson Circuit Court
Earl Hollen
Hollen
Paul B. Wever
W. Wesley Kerr
Mary Holland
Wilhelmina Sailer
Goebel Duncan
Raymond
Dorris Ray Duncan
Henderson
Israel Warned By U N Not To Attack Arabs
The U N Security Council warned Israel may face punishment if it continues attacks on Arab neighbors. The Western sponsored resolution, adopted unanimously, condemned Dec 11 strikes on Syrian outposts as a flagrant violation of the Palestine armistice and U N Charter obligations. It stated future breaches could invite further measures under the charter.
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Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
Israel
U. N. Security Council
Council
Sea of Galilee
U. N
Blazing Plane Crashes in Wadhurst Village Street
A Royal Air Force plane plummeted into the main street of Wadhurst England igniting four buildings. Initial fears of heavy casualties eased to four injuries admitted to hospital including two firemen whose truck overturned en route. Crew fate uncertain.
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Wadhurst
England
Royal Air Force
Slight Drop In Living Costs In December
Washington reports living costs fell three-tenths of one percent from November to December marking the first drop since August. Food transportation and housing declined while medical and personal care edged up. The December index stood at 114.7 percent of the 1947-49 base. Average gross weekly earnings and spendable pay reached new records, with a single worker at 65.79 dollars and a worker with three dependents at 73.15 dollars, about four fifty higher than 1954 end and six percent more purchasing power in 1955 than 1954.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kefauver Ends Ohio Bid, Backs Lausche for Delegation
Sen. Kefauver of Tennessee announced he will not challenge Gov. Frank Lausche for Ohio’s 58 vote delegation to the Democratic nominating convention. He cited careful counsel with his campaign managers and said he would not enter the Ohio primaries this year. Lausche, a favored son hope, is also running for the Democratic Senate seat in Ohio.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Adlai E. Stevenson
Keepper Speaks At Dairy Society Meeting Here
W E Keeper, dean of the Southern Hingis University School of Agriculture, addressed the Southern Illinois Dairy Technology Society at the L N Cafe. He warned agriculture faces gloom and urged cooperation among farmers, educators, researchers, and government to align production with demand, noting war periods boosted prosperity and that technology will push output further with little need for more land.
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United States Agriculture
W. E. Keepper
Southern Hingis University School of Agriculture
Southern Illinois Dairy Technology Society
Rheepper
Keepper
U. S
U.S
Returning Korean War Unknowns to Honolulu Burial
Under leaden skies the light cruiser Manchester sailed from Yokosuka for Hawaii with 50 of 852 unknown American servicemen killed in the Korean War. The bodies will be buried at Punch Bowl Cemetery overlooking Honolulu, with the remainder to follow on other ships over the coming weeks.
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Associated Press
Yokosuka
Japan
Manchester
Hawaii
Punchbowl
Honolulu
Wild Rabbit On Menu At Annual Police Dinner
Wild rabbit highlighted the Moose Lodge dinner hosted by Mt. Vernon police for officers from Jefferson, Marion and Franklin counties. Notables included Mayor Blanchard and Police Chief Peters, with praise for Mt. Vernon’s record-keeping system and calls for better juror selection. Officers Art Phillips and five others were recognized for serving and bagging rabbits.
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Moose Lodge
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson
Marion
Franklin
Police Department
H. B. Blanchard
L. J. Peters
Centralia
Vernon
R. Buford
Harlow Richardson
Alvin Lacy Williams
Paul Broyles
John Watts
George Garrison
Police and Fire Commission
Steve Rowan
WMIX
Blanchard
Buford
Martin J. Dolan
Jefferson County
Dolan
Verner Pigg
Illinois
Art Phillips
John Wielt
Jack Fairchild
Paul Solomon
Holland Irvin
Ice Dams Block Water Between Great Lakes Huron St Clair
Coast Guard planned an aerial survey of the St. Clair River today to map a strike on an ice jam that is damming the flow from Lake Huron into Lake St. Clair. Two icebreakers have been at work for two days breaking the ice. The jam slows the river to near standstill, raises Lake Huron by eight inches and lowers Lake St. Clair by as much as five feet. Weather Bureau sees no immediate prospect of colder weather to aid melting.
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Port Huron
Mich
Coast Guard
St. Clair River
Lake Huron
Lake St. Clair
Mayor Hires Cop To Police Taverns In Town
The mayor announces assigning a special policeman, Yearwood, to oversee taverns. He urges regular officers, captains, the assistant chief, and the chief to cooperate with Yearwood to improve business control and reduce accidents, aiming to save taverns from closing.
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Yearwood
Injunction Bars Suits Against Toll Roads
CHICAGO A temporary injunction was issued to bar filing of suits seeking to block Illinois toll road program. Judge Russell Keeney in DuPage County restrained prosecution of two pending Cook County suits and halted new actions while bond sale proceeds.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wheaton
Russell Keeney
DuPage County
Amos Watt
Illinois Toll Road Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Warren E. Wright
Keeney
Cook County
New York Fuel Strike Settled After Night Negotiations
A five day fuel supply driver strike in New York was settled after all night talks at City Hall. Delivery potential for shivering apartment residents loomed until deliveries were promised by afternoon. Mayor Wagener praised the settlement as a avoidable catastrophe, based on a 50 cent package including 12 cents to wages 1 8 cents to the pension fund and 3 cents to the welfare fund.
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Associated Preas
New York
City Pha
Tate
Hush Sheridan
Chitman
Citizens Committee
$3,355,000 For Dorms At SIU
The Community Facilities Administration raises the SIU loan to 3.355 million for six dormitories to house 122 students each, replacing four proposed. a central dining service building will be added, with 1.145 million funded by the university.
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Associated Press
Washington
Community Facilities Administration
Southern Haineis University
Carbondale
Highways Clear Springfield North of U S 40
State Division of Highways reports major routes north of U S 40 in Springfield clear of ice or snow this morning. South of U S 40 scattered spots of packed snow remain on state highways.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Illinois
State Division of Highways
Marriage License for Niederhofer and Borland
Billy Dean Niederhofer of Ashley and Margaret Ann Borland of RFD 5 Mt. Vernon have filed for a marriage license. The couple lists addresses related to their residence and seeks to formalize their union.
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Billy Dean Niederhofer
Ashley
Margaret Ann Borland
Mt. Vernon
Chisholm Trail Erusinated Marked by Texas Highway
The old Chisholm Trail once used to drive cattle from Texas to Abilene, Kansas, is erusinated in Brownsville and now marked by a Texas highway.
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Texas
Abilene
Kansas
Brownsville
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Moline Besenens
Peoria
Rantoul
B&c Pastry Palace
S. 13Th
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Dairy Society
Korea
McLaughlin's Restaurant
Broadway
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Ea Plus
S. 10Th Street
Prescription Shop
SIU
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Platters
Perry Como
Nelson Riddle
Eddie Fisher
Julive le Rosa
Crow-Cuts
Hilltoppers
Bill Haley
Gale Storm
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Tennessee
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March OF Dimes Dance
Pittsburgh
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MT. Vernon Glass CO
Salem Road
Geneva
Aluminum
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