Funeral for Anna Slamans 68 at Mt. Vernon church
Anna Slamans 68 of Ewing died at 10 45 am Friday at her daughter Fern Taylors Mt Vernon home from a heart attack. She was born May 10 1886 near Ewing daughter of William and Semelia Gifford. Survived by husband W H Slamans four sons Sam Paul John Nelson two daughters 13 grandchildren and two sisters. Funeral Sunday 2 pm at New Hope Free Will Baptist Church led by Rev Carl Williams and Rev Dwight Dane. Burial in New Hope cemetery. Body lies in state at Ina Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mae Slamans
Ewing
Fern Taylor
S. 15Th Street
Mt. Vernon
Slamans
William and
Semelia Gifford
W. H. Slamans
New Hope Free Will Baptist Church
Carl Williams
Dwight Dane
New Hope Cemetery
Ina
John
Sam
Paul
Ada
Okla
Nelson
Hominy
Fay McLaughlin
Emma Levin
Bluford
Amanda Davis
Lead
S. Dak
Otto E. Smith Dies At Age 89 Rites Monday
Mt. Vernon resident Otto Eugene Smith died at 7 45 this morning aged 89 years 25 days He served as caretaker of the First Methodist church for 20 years Funeral services set for Monday at 2 pm Myers Chapel Rev Bayne Wilson officiating interment Oakwood cemetery Body at Myers Chapel after 4 pm Sunday He was born December 27 1865 to George W Smith and Mahala Moss He belonged to the Moose Lodge Surviving sister Jessie Hazel Smith of Mt Vernon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Eugene Smith
Mt. Vernon
Smith
First Methodist Church
Myers Chapel
Bayne Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Smith
George W. and
Mahala (Moss) Smith
Moose Lodge
Jessie Hazel Smith
Hospital Notes Names Admitted and Discharged
Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial notes list admitted patients including Wille P Ellis Clayton Moore Edwards William P Buck Whitlock Ernest E Trosh infant Sandra Ann Westbrook Albert E Cullis and others. Discharged patients include Leona Mae Jones William McKinley Boster Oral Wm Britton Ronald Eugene Pigg and several more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Wille P. Ellis
Clayton Moore Edwards
William P. (Buck) Whitlock
Texico
Ernest E. Trosh
Sandra Ann Westbrook
Albert E. Cullis
Margaret Denham
Ronnie Ray Henn
Lauren Duncan
Leona Mae Jones
William McKinley Boster
Oral Wm. Britton
Ronald Eugene Pigg
Helen Mary House
Edith May Mick
Randy Lee Kniffen
Donald Williams
Mary Ann McMillen
Almeda Runnels
Anna Isabelle Isom
Jefferson Memorial
Florence Overturf
Macel Bousman
Billy Beaty
Ina
Wiliam F. Meyer
Alma
Friendly Neighbors Club hears March of Dimes pledge
The Laird friendly neighbors club met January 20 at Mrs. Walter Klinker’s home with thirteen members present. They voted to donate 5.10 to the March of Dimes. The next meeting is set for February 17 at Mrs. Ray Barbee’s home. Various local visits and social notes follow, including several residents traveling for business and family illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Neighbors Club
Walter Klinker
March of Dimes
Ray Barbee
Gilbert Poston
Lincoln
Vernon Dulaney
Disne
Neal Richards
Leonard Richards
Arthur Johnson
Maurice Musgraves
Kay
Mt. Vernon
Maggie Overby
Walter Catron
Bruford
Vernon Oulaney
Cecil Richardson
Hallie Johnson
Noel Richards
March of Dimes Drive Contributions Listed for 1955
Contributions to the 1955 March of Dimes total items show gifts from Wagner Electric Corp at 75 dollars, J Curtis Starr at 25, J L McManany and Harold J Howard at 15, several firms and individuals at 10 and 7 dollars, plus numerous 5 3 2 50 2 and 1-2 dollar gifts from businesses and residents including hotels, alumni chapters, and many named couples and individuals, with names such as Hotel Emmerson Colonial Hotel Delta Theta Tau Alumna Chapter W M Schelosky and Paula Glover among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner Electric Corp
J. Curtis Starr
J. L. McManany
Harold J. Howard
Jefferson Asphalt Co
Cc. H. Hurst
F. F. Stables
Patty
Becky Holman
H. L. Wilt
Walter Hyde
George Williams
Guy M. Summers
Eugene Baker
Howard W. Campbell
F. C. Wilbanks
Clyde Lee Insurance Agency
T. Rosier Cross
Harold E. White
Harry S. Maulding
Robert Guthrie
Harold Watson
Emmerson
Colonial Hotel
Delta Theta Tau Alumna
W. M. Schelosky
Elva Watson
Harry
Inez Coleman
Lee Courtney
W. C. Allen
John D. Davis
Elmer Faulkner
W. H. Wilson
H. J. Hutchins
Martin Henn
Ed Renn
Benardine Warren
Cleora M. Schneider
Knox Hirons
Harold E. Coryell
E. G. Moore
Paula
Jacque Glover
W. E. Haynes
William C. Reavis
Holloway Heating & Electric
W. R. Sickafus
F. C. Launer
Charles E. Allen
Dyer H. McCowen
May
Zula Warren
Clara M
Helen Webb
Vern Farthing
Everett R. Talbott
Everett Cunningham
George H. Border
Tina
Bel Burke
Alex Ferguson
Charles Diel
Ted L. Kabat
Marion E. Odle
E. M. Randolph
Raymond L. Grant
Judy Wilson
Frank B. Schaubert
Lesbia Moore
Jim Taylor
Jack Riley
Fannie Wallace
Bob
Former Resident Accepts Position In Kissimmee Fla
H Owen Donham, a Mt. Vernon former resident, has been named general manager of Osceola Cement Products in Kissimmee Florida. For seven years he led the Mt. Vernon Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. branch warehouse on South Tenth Street. He and Agnes lived on Salem Road. A trained attorney, he chose business, attended a Terre Haute commercial college and the University of Illinois. He is a 32nd degree Mason and member of Ainad Shrine Temple in East St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Owen Donham
Mt. Vernon
Osceola Cement Products, Inc
Kissimmee
Fla
Donham
Jeffrey Manufacturing Co
South Tenth Street
Agnes
Salem Road
Denham
Terre Haute
Ind
University of Illinois
Ainad Shrine Temple
East St. Louis
Yalta Plus Ten Tragic Decade White Paper Story Line
Leon Dennen reflects on the Yalta conference as it nears its tenth anniversary. He notes State Department edits and Republican critiques, arguing the official account preserves a narrative of Russian duplicity and American gullibility. He cites Hopkins, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and postwar events showing promises unkept and Soviet actions undermining freedom in Eastern Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yalta
Leon Dennen
NEA Service
United Nations
N. Y
Washington
Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Britain
Winston Churchill
State Department
Yalta Agreement
U. S. State Department
Churchill
Stalin
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
Poland
Romania
Europe
Congress
Red Army
Bucharest
Andrei Vishinsky
Michael
William Beveridge
U. S
Russia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fitch Office Supply to Open in New 906 Main Location
Fitch Office Supply will move to 906 Main street on the north side of the public square opening next Friday January 28. The current site in the Hotel Emmerson building will close Tuesday through Thursday, with the move including the school treasurer office and the warehouse at 509 Main street to the new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitch Office Supply
Main Street
Emmerson
Paul Fitch
Icarriers Head for Formosa Strike Dealt Passage
Nationalist premier O K Yui opposed withdrawal from offshore islands and Chiang Kai shek ordered defense of all outposts. Nationalists reported 720 guerrillas on Yikiangshan fought to the last man as Communist air, sea and land forces attacked. bombers launched six waves against Yikiangshan and nearby shipping with heavy anti aircraft fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang
China News
Chiang Kai-shek
Yikiangshan
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Car And Truck Collision Near Mt Vernon
A car driven by L. V. Pate and a welding rig truck driven by Wayne Walker collided at 6 15 p m Friday on state highway 37 six miles south of Mt Vernon. No injuries were reported. The truck was turning onto Davis Road when the crash occurred. the car sustained heavy damage while the truck had minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
L. V. Pate
Conger Avene
Wayne Walker
South 20Th Street
Davis Road
Quintin Sturgill Birth Announces Daughter at Jefferson Memorial
Mr and Mrs Quintin Sturgill of RFD 1 Mr Vernon announce the birth of a daughter at 5 34 p m Friday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. The newborn weighs nine pounds five ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quintin Sturgill
RFD
Mr. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Grace A Henry Rebekah Lodge to Meet Weeknight
Grace A Henry Rebekah Lodge No 292 will hold a regular session in the I O O F Temple on Monday January 24 at 7 30 p m All members are urged to attend Visiting Rebekahs welcome Ova White N G Myrtle Beard Rec Secy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace A. Henry
Rebekah Lodge No
I. O. O. F. Temple
Rebekahs
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Anna Slamans
Otto E. Smith
Laird News
Enue
Register-News
Kit
1Sato
Lyr
AP News
Edgar A. Payne
Willard St
Galesburg
Ill
Iren
Messengers
Greenville College
Greenville
Free Methodist
Ormand J. Lefever
Pana
Donald Dickerson
Cashion
Gene Shipley
Enid
Jack Coleman
Hillsdale
Mich
March of Dimes Drive
East Side Lumber
Gilbert Sherman
Kissimmee, Fla
Petru Groza
Eisenhower
Dennen
Kremlin Gilgardie
Iron Curtain
Vishinsky
Olen Eater
Jordan
McLaughlin
Broadway
Icarriers
Formosa
Parted
O. K. Yui
Mt. V
Thomas L. Mooney
Woodlawn
Brenda Spain
Festus, Mo
Heinzman
S. 10Th
Lyle Heinzman
Coalphone
Federal
Shawnee Street
General Electric
Ova White
N. G
Myrtle Beard
Rec
RCA Victor
Fidelity Sound
Ately
Mt Vernon
Illinois
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