Funeral for Hofer Infant in Collinsville
Funeral services for John David Hofer infant son of Mr and Mrs Ros E Hofer will be held Sunday at 2 00 pm at Myers Chapel with Rev David Goddard officiating burial will be in South Hickory Hill cemetery The infant died Thursday night at St Marys Hospital East St Louis at one month 29 days born November 20 1955 in Collinsville Survivors include parents three brothers and grandparents all of Mt Vernon
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John David Hofer
Ros E. Hofer
Myers Chapel
David Goddard
South Hickory Hill Cemetery
John Edward
St. Mary's Hospital
East St. Louis
Robert E. and
Joalice (Funkhouser) Hofer
Mt. Vernon
RFD 2
Keebler Avenue
Collinsville
Kim Edward
James
Danny Joe
Arthur Hofer
Edward Funkhouser
Graveside Rites For Brooks Child
Graveside services will be held at Sursa cemetery at 2 00 p m Sunday for Albert William Brooks infant son of Mr and Mrs William Brooks of Chicago The Rev Marsh Harpole will conduct the service The infant died January 18 in Chicago He was born July 2 1955 The baby is survived by parents and two sisters Nadine and Martha both at home
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Sursa Cemetery
Albert William Brooks
William Brooks
Chicago
Marsh Harpole
William
Elaine (Campbell) Brooks
Nadine
Martha
James Flood of Woodlawn Dies at 94
James D. Flood of Woodlawn died at 10 25 am at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 94 years three months 19 days He had been a hospital aide for the past two and one half months Funeral services set for Monday 2 pm at Pulley Funeral Home Rev Bird Green to officiate burial in Flint cemetery Body to remain at the funeral home for calling after 10 am Sunday He was born in Kentucky October 2 1861 to James and Sally Ann Flood He married Sarah Modger in 1885 in Jefferson County who died in 1931 Survivors include one sister Lizzie Kirk of St Louis four grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren Two daughters two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death
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James D. Flood
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Flood
Pulley Funeral Home
Bird Green
Flint
Mr. Flood
Kentucky
James
Sally Ann Flood
Jefferson County
Sarah Modger
Lizzie "Kirk
St. Louis
Hospital Notes and Good Samaritan Patient Admits
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions including Mrs Lafern Krinkle Mrs Avis Lee Miss Edna Page Benton Roy Bowman Dean Bowman and others with several discharges. Good Samaritan records admissions for Mrs Edna Davis Mrs Cora McKenzie Mrs Bessie Wolf and more with discharges including Mrs Virgie Sennell and others.
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Jefferson Memorial
Lafern Krinkle
Avis Lee
Edna Page
Benton
Roy Bowman
Leansboro
Dean Bowman
McLeansboro
Little Kirby Jean Pigg
Mary McCormick
Bonnie
Jay Hall
Freda Thompson
Leona Storment
Dahlgren
Good Samaritan
Edna Davis
Cora McKenzie
Bessie Wolf
Gerald Clark
Almeda Runnels
Walter Lynn Kent
Linda Louise Wilson
Jarell McCowen
Stella Harrison
Virgie Sennell
Anna Scherer
Theresa Mayo
Ronald Edward
Jesse Brooks
Dorothea Hayman
Elzy Rector
Forrest Givens
Two Bluford couple welcome daughter Di ana Marie
Mr and Mrs Dwight Withrow of Bluford are parents of a daughter born at 12 51 PM Friday in Jefferson Memorial hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 2.5 ounces. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Charles McCowen of Waltonville at 4 38 PM in Good Samaritan hospital weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces.
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Dwight Withrow
Bluford
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Diana Marie
Charles McCowen
Waltonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jefferson County Club and Legion Meet Monday January 23
Notices announce a special Jefferson County Coon Club meeting at Club House Monday January 23 at 7 pm. Dwight Flota presides. Also Jefferson Post 141 American Legion meets Monday January 23 at 8 pm with Howard Edgar adjutant. Rebekah Lodge No 292 meets January 23 at 7:30 pm. Rosemary Carnes N G and La Verne Shepherd secretary urge attendance. World War I Auxiliary King City Baracks 102 veterans meet January 24 at Cleta Franck home No 2 Northbrook Drive. members urged to attend.
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Jefferson County Coon Club
Club House
Dwight Flota
Jefferson Post
American Legion
Legion
Howard Edgar
Grace A. Henry Rebekah Lodge No
Rosemary Carnes
N. G. la Verne Shepherd
King City
Cleta Franck
Northbrook Drive
Poujade Fined For Slander In Vote Campaign
A French court fined Pierre Poujade 300000 francs for slander during his election campaign. The judgment requires publication of the ruling in five newspapers chosen by Pierre Schneiter, who received symbolic one franc damages. The case cited unverified statements claiming Schneiter had "blood on his hands" and linked to a prisoner’s death. Poujade did not attend.
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Associated Press
Paris
Pierre Poujade
Natorial Assembly
Poujade
Assembly
Pierre Schneiter
Schneiter
Francis
National Assembly
France
Vursell Files For Congress
Springfield announces additional candidates for the April 10 primary ballot. Charles W. Vursell of Salem seeks the Republican nomination for Representative in Congress in the 23rd District. James N. Willhite of West Frankfort seeks the Republican nomination for State Senator in the 55th District.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ilc
Jary
Charles F. Carpentier
Congress
Charles W. Wursell
West Boone Street
Salem
Ilinois
James N. Willhite
West Lindell Street
West Frankfort
Fatal Crash Near Lebanon Claims One Life
Maxwell C. Weber, 78, of St. Louis was killed in a two car crash six miles south of Lebanon, Illinois. Two passengers in the second car, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Jenkins of Carbondale, Illinois, were injured.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Til
Maxwell C. Weber
St. Louis
Here
William T. Jenkins
Carbondale
Adlai Criticizes Dulles Nixon Clash in Illinois rally
Adlai Stevenson attacked the Dulles Nixon stance while Nixon defended Eisenhower Dulles policy. Nixon spoke for 25 minutes to about 6,000 at the International Amphitheatre. A GOP dinner and box lunch event raised at least $500,000 for the campaign from $100 plates and a $12.50 lunch option.
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Quemoy
Matsu
Nixon
Stevenson
International Amphitheatre
13 Year Old Girl Heads Birmingham Robbery Ring
A 13 year old runaway led a group of Birmingham teenagers in a Friday night car robbery. The girl, Hazel Marie Gentry of Hammond Indiana, organized the gang at a downtown cafe and threatened the victim with a knife while a boy held a pistol. Police captured her later at a service station. the other youths fled. Officers recovered several knives during questioning.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
O. B. Wilson
Snmingham
Indiana
Hazel Marie Gentry
Hammond
Ind
Wilson
Warne S. Guston
West Birmingham
Are You Mad Go Chase Yourself
Santa Barbara essay advises anger relief through running around the block. Dr Ernest D Michael, Santa Barbara College PE professor, says exercise stimulates stress adaptation. Regular strenuous activity helps mood without fatigue, with walking and swimming highlighted as ideal options.
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Associated Press
Santa Barbara
Calif
Ernest D. Michael
Santa Barbara College
Michael
President is hailed at GOP dinners
Nixon and former Gov. Thomas E. Dewey praised the Eisenhower administration at GOP gatherings in Chicago and Hartford. They framed U.S. policy as strong against aggression and rejected claims of liberalism, while Sherman Adams and Humphrey forecast continued prosperity and world peace under Eisenhower.
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Nixon
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Eisenhower
America
Chicago
Sherman Adams
Hartford
Treasury
Humphrey
Slum Clearance Proposal Discussed by Local Leaders
Community leaders met with federal officials in Chicago to explore slum clearance under Urban Renewal. The plan would have the federal government fund two thirds of costs, with the city covering one third plus housing codes, relocation, and citizen participation. City Manager Harlow Richardson was authorized to seek details for study and feasibility. Attendees included representatives from industry finance city county housing zoning and planning authorities.
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Mit
Vernon
Chicago
Herod * TV Teacessary el Sci
Herod
Harlow Richardson
County Housing Authority
Zoning and Planning Commission
Haul Trains Move Supplies To Radar Line Fort James Bay
Four tractor trains have left Haul supplies to radar line project at James Bay. Ten trains will shuttle daily to Cape Henrietta Maria on James Bay west coast until spring ice breakup. Aerial supervision by bush plane and helicopter, trains run about three miles per hour.
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Moosonee. Ont
James Bay
Cape Henrietta Maria
Here
Tax Man Cheats On Own Taxes Is Put On Probation
DETROIT John W. Ward a 37 year old former Internal Revenue Service agent was placed on probation for failing to file income tax returns for 1952 and 1953 after pleading guilty The government said his 1952 income was 26000 Ward who once assisted chief in Detroit special investigation division of the IRS now works as a tax attorney faces a civil suit for 15000 plus penalties filed by the government to collect allegedly overdue taxes
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Associated Press
Detroit
John W. Ward
Internal Revenue Service
Ward
Grosse Pointe
Arthur A. Kosxinski
Detroit Special Investigation Division
Cars Collide at Main and Tenth Injures Driver
Cars driven by Katherine E Williamson and Billy Joe Shields 22 collided at 12 25 p m yesterday at Tenth and Main streets. Harry Williamson of No North Highland was injured.
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Katherine E. Williamson
North Highland
Billy Joe Shields
Richved Road
Tenth
Main Streets
Harry Williamson
No. North Highland
Morris B. Sachs Begins Campaign for Governor
Chicago city treasurer Morris G. Sachs launches his Democratic bid against regular party candidate Herbert C. Paschen. Sachs, a clothing merchant, held a grand headquarters opening with volunteers greeting him, and he plans a Wednesday down state rally in Kincaid Christian County.
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Chicago
Morris G. Sachs
Cook Couty
Herbert C. Paschen
Sachs
Downstate
Kincaid
Christian County
Barbara Crane Sues For Divorce And Custody
Barbara Crane filed suit for divorce from Billy Crane in circuit court on Friday charging cruelty. She seeks custody of a minor child and alimony. The couple married June 24 1950 and separated August 9 1955. Hill and Dolan represents the plaintiff.
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Barbara Crane
Billy Crane
Hill and Dolan
South Carolina Adopts Secession First in Union History
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union, withdrawing on December 20, 1860. The onset of the Civil War is marked by the first shot fired in Charleston Harbor.
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South Carolina
Charleston
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