City Injunction Halts Public Square Building Work
Mt Vernon officials win a temporary injunction against Greenberg Merchantile Corp and partners to stop construction of a new store on the east side of the public square. The suit claims the building uses wood instead of fireproof materials and violates city building codes and permits.
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Illinois
Mt. Vernon Public Square
Charles T. Randolph
Mt. Vernon
Greenberg Merchantile Corp
Glenn Stinson
J. Edwin Rackaway
Greenberg Merchantile Co
Public Square
J.dwin Rackaway
Railroad Fireman Suffers Hip Injury
D. H. Campbell 30 of Princeton Indiana suffered a hip injury while riding an engine on the Southern railroad at Opdyke Avenue at 5 45 p m yesterday. He is employed as a fireman and was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital where he remained in good condition this morning.
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D. H. Campbell
RFD 1
Princeton
Ind
Southern Railroad
Opdyke Ave
Campbell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admission List
Jefferson Memorial Hospital notes report admissions including William H. Bender, Mrs. Julia Pickett from Chicago, Mrs. Irma Slawicky Ina, Miss Juretta Phillips Bonnie, Mrs. Jerry Williams Bonnie, Mrs. Mona Knox Bonnie Lee Moyet from RFD 4. Discharges include Mrs. Florence Over turf and Joe Goetz. Good Samaritan lists admissions and discharges including Mrs. Arthura Hardin colored Don H. Campbell Princeton Indiana Master Roger Taylor and Infant Brenda Lynn Trotter Wayne City Voris Coil Keenes.
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Jefferson Memorial
William H. Bender
Julia Pickett
Chicago
Irma Slawicky
Ina
Juretta Phillips
Bonnie
Jerry Williams
Mona Knox
Bonnie Lee Moyet
RFD
Florence Overturf
Joe Goetz
Good Samaritan
Arthura Hardin
Don H. Campbell
Princeton
Ind
Roger Taylor
James Drier
Willard Plowman
Zoning Board hearing on Mt. Vernon ordinance change
Notice for a Zoning Board of Appeals hearing in Mt. Vernon Illinois to amend Ordinance 1029 changing Lot 2 Emily O Chance Subdivision from A Residence to Business or B Residence district with regulatory details. Hearing set Feb 23 1952 at 1 p m City Hall Mt. Vernon. Public participation invited. Also court notice in Jefferson County Chancery No 52-2018-IN partition case against James Kelly et al with appearance due by March 3 1952.
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Zoning Board of Appeals
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Emily O. Chance
Jefferson County
James Kelly
A. D
Gibson and Strattan
Oak Ridge
Ilinois
Said
Harley V. Warren
Ewitt and Woodruff
First National Bank
Mt, Vernon, Ilinois
Births in Fairfield and Mr Vernon at Jefferson Memorial
Mr and Mrs Robert Lee of 802 west Delaware Fairfield welcomed a son born at 135 yesterday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. The unnamed baby weighed 5 pounds 12.4 ounces. Mr and Mrs Clyde R Knox of RFD 1 Mr Vernon welcomed a daughter born at 820 this morning at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces. The Knoxes inform the father will join the 44th Division at Camp Cooke California in February. the girl is unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee
West Delaware
Fairfield
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Clyde R. Knox
RFD
Vernon
Knox
Ilinois National
Parley clash over data hits rough talk and internment
The discussion features Libby and General Lee as the Red delegation demands data on 50 000 prisoners in exchange for Allied information. Libby criticizes Lee for not providing a clear answer, accusing him of arrogance. The exchange follows earlier assertions that civilian internees were freed and reclassified.
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Libby
Lee
Reds
Red
Former Resident Dies in Gary Indiana Dies in Mt Vernon Funeral
Odel Davis a former Mt. Vernon resident and World War II veteran died suddenly in Gary Indiana at 4 00 p m Wednesday aged 33 4 25. The body will be brought to Mt Vernon for funeral services Monday at 2 00 p m at Corinthian Baptist Church with Rev William Fuqua officiating and Oakwood cemetery burial. The Leroy Simmons Post American Legion of which he belonged will handle services. He once lived with his aunt and uncle John and Eliza Webb 719 Bell Street. Friends may call Sunday at the Webb home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odel Davis
Mt. Vernon
Gary
Ind
Corinthian Baptist Church
William Fuqua
Oakwood
Leroy Simmons
American Legion
John and
Eliza Webb
Bell Street
Webb
Truman May Move Back Into White House Before Term Ends
President Truman, moved out for renovations before his 1945 term began, has been assured he can return to the White House within about two months. The renovation commission pledged quick action and noted the Trumans moved to Blair House after Roosevelt’s death.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
White House
Commission On Renovation
Trumans
Roosevelt
Blair House
Mayor Proclaims VFW Week in Mt. Vernon
Mayor Milton D. Forsyth proclaimed January 24 through 31 as National Veterans of Foreign Wars Week in Mt. Vernon Illinois. The document honors VFW members and their Ladies Auxiliary for service to veterans and the nation and urges citizens to salute the organization and its contributions to welfare and security.
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Milton D. Forsyth
Mt. Vernon
United States
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies’ Auxiliary
National V. F. W
Illinois
Natorial V. F. W
Police Court Fines J D Moore For Drunk Charge
J D Moore was fined 13 dollars and 40 cents in police court yesterday before W O Page on a drunkenness charge.
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J. D. Moore
W. O. Page
Youth Is Taken To Penal Farm
Joseph Layns a 16 year old transient boy who stole $6 from a resident who sheltered him was sent to Vandalia state penal farm for six months after a hearing before L. E. Faulkner. George Bodine 49 pleaded guilty to vagrancy and received three months.
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Joseph Layns
Vandalia
Layns
L. E. Faulkner
Justice of the Peace
George Bodine
Bodine
Faulkner
Egypt Ready to Break Off With Britain
Egypt prepared to sever ties with Britain as guerrilla attackers join the resistance. Al Misri reports the cabinet’s move awaits Sunday to study subsequent steps following the momentous decision.
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Egypt
Britain
al Misri
Egypt Prepares to Break Diplomatic Ties With Britain
Cairo reports indicate the cabinet unanimously voted to sever diplomatic relations with Britain over Suez crisis tensions. The decision, postponed to Sunday for study of subsequent measures, follows a night of emergency cabinet deliberations across Cairo newspapers. The article notes mounting political pressure, with no further details provided.
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Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
al Misri
Shoplifter Nabbed at Mt VY Montgomery Ward Store
A 50-year-old Mt. Vernon man, Robert Hardin Carter of south 27th street, was nabbed while shoplifting a brace and bit at Montgomery Ward yesterday afternoon. Police identified him, and he pleaded guilty to vagrancy in Justice of the Peace W. O. Page's court. He received six months at the state penal farm.
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Mt. Vernon
Montgomery-Ward
State Penal Farm
Robert Hardin Carter
South 27Th Street
Carter
W. O. Page
Cruelty Case Hits Detroit Mother with Jail Term
Mrs Ethel Lashbrok a thrice married mother of five was sentenced to six months to four years in jail for cruelty to children after admitting she hung her son and another boy by their thumbs and burned their hands with flaming oil soaked rags. Judge Frank G Scheman warned the community and noted a cycle of cruelty from her own parents.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Ethel Lashbrok
Recorder
Frank G. Sechemansky
NYC Garbage Worth Over Million For Fertilizer
New York City waste is valued at more than 1,000,000 dollars annually for use as fertilizer and hog feed, highlighting the substantial economic potential of urban garbage.
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New York City
Carpenter Shot By a Hammer
Nashville report details Willard Wright a carpenter shot in the stomach by a nail fired from a pneumatic hammer at a restaurant construction site. The nail glanced off a concrete post striking him. he was treated and released after minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Willard Wright
Wright
Red Cross Directors Set Meeting With John Kirk Tuesday
John Kirk chapter chairman calls Red Cross board meeting for 7 30 Tuesday evening at the chapter office. Discussion will cover fund campaign planning. Separately plant breeders have developed an odorless cabbage for potential markets.
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John Kirk
Red Cross Board of Directors
Local residents visit relatives and remodels noted
Shiloh J Wooden reports visits across Illinois as Peter Lauris tours St. Louis for Allis-Chalmers. Clarence Yearwood remodels the Shiloh grocery. Family gatherings include Mary Wooden with Reba Edwards. Grace Piercy and Vinnie Bates visiting Mt. Vernon. several recalls of weekend visits among Woodens and Piercys. Mrs. Ellison Phillips ill with flu this week.
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Peter Lauris
St. Louis
Allis-Chalmers
Mary Woooden
Reba Edwards
Lesser
Natalie Wooden
Centralia
Marvin Hill
Russell Barr
Manning Barr
Edna Barr
Boyd
Clarence Yearwood
Shiloh
Albert Ohms
Mt. Vernon
Crete Wooden
W. T. Wooden
Ida Piercy Mull
Jonesboro, Ill
Grace Piercy
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Hugh P. Kelly
Benton
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Ray Fisher
Fox Capitol Theatre
Mt. W
Court House Square
Ill
Floyd Spainhower
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
V.F.W
Grace A. Henry Rebekah Lodge
Shirley Heischmann
Myrtle Highsmith
Noble Grand
Jefferson Post
Roy Britton
R. E. Hefley
Mt. VY
John J. Oslager Transport CO
Waltonville Road
Limestone
J. Cyril Anslinger
Northbrook Drive
D. G. McGibbon
Anslinger
Mr. McGibbon
Pressed Steel Car Company, Inc
Physicians and Surgeons
M. D
Cyril J. Anslinger
C, M. Dixon
J. E. Dixon
E, B. Epperson
Leo J. Eschelbacher
Alex E. Fairshter
W. J. Jones
B. P. Komasa D
Br, Martin A. W. Modert
Jean M, Modert
L. G. Walton
Chas. K. Wells
Morris Zelman
M., M. Lambattis
D. J. McCullough E, Earl Neal George W. Waters
R. H. Whitaker
Optometrists
J. H. Cave
John W. Williams
Chiropracters
J. R. Ansley
G. W. Filbert
Medical
Fale
Fount
Medica Southern Illinois
Virgil T. Bailey, Inc
Carpenter
Red Cross
J. Wooden
Lelan Carr & Son
Eddie James
MT. Vernon Monument CO
Salem
Terry L. Egbert
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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