Deaths Fern Braddy Former Keenes Resident Dies
Fern Braddy longtime Keenes area resident dies at home in Wayne City after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are through Richardson Chapel in Wayne City. Survivors include husband James Braddy Rochelle. sons John A. Braddy Freeport Allen Dean Braddy and Oliver Braddy both of unknown locales. sister Mrs. Hara Garrison. and one grandchild.
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Eile
James Brady
Rochelle
Fares Song
John A. Braddy
Freeport
Allen Dean
Braddy
Ord
Oliver, Braddy
Pee Batten
Virginia Ralston A
Hara
Garrison
Woodlawn Gives 500 96 In March of Dimes Drive
The Woodlawn community and Woodlawn School, with sponsorship from the Woodlawn High School, contributed 500.96 to the March of Dimes Drive. The Mothers Drive was organized by PTA leader Mrs. Paul Piercy and included a Woodlawn school band concert, a chorus by students, and two basketball games with a 3 to 9:30 p.m. schedule.
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March of Dimes
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Glassman Store Declared Bankrupt in District Court
Lillian and Joe R. Glassman doing business as Glassman Dept Store were adjudged bankrupt in district court on petitions filed January 20. Wendell P. Mea referee in fact set January 31 as the meeting of creditors.
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Mea
Pirates Dickering May Free Passengers Belem
U S Navy spokesman said the Santa Maria had drastically changed course and might be veering away from its direct path toward west Africa. Dennison offered safe conduct to Galvao in exchange for releasing passengers, citing humanitarian concerns as Armed Men hijack the ship and declare it liberated amid a coup attempt against Portugal's Salazar regime.
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Fether Hopes U2 Flier Will Gain Freedom
Fether appeals to Khrushchev and the new U.S. administration to secure her husband’s release, arguing that peace requires forgetting the U2 incident and acting on old responsibilities. She asserts Kennedy and Khrushchev must be sincere and urges freedom for her husband.
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Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial. Include oe Cash of Granite City Il and Good Samaritan admissions Thaude Franklin Mosley Oda Mae Rainwater Hann Reba Bradley Helen Sledge Roberson Jesse Eddie Treece Suda Glenna Dees Margaret Elizabeth Nickrenz Thelma Martin Eddie Hill Virgie Jane Glover. Discharged include George W Camden Marilee Summers Jack Wesley Mathis Marilyn Sue Becherer Kathleen Taylor Harriett Pearl Von Behren Vina Annabelle Dethrow Opal Elizabeth Black.
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Thelma Martin
Eddie Hill
Virgie Jane Glover
George W. Camden
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Thleen Taylor
Harriett Pearl von Behren
Vina Annabelle Dethrow
Opal Elizabeth Black
Birth announcement for Mrs eo Walker’s daughter
Mrs eo Walker of wees Ee the parents is daughter loberta at 1:35 o'clock backe we saw sevens Sout tan ounces and has been named
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Wees Ee
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Youth in Doorstep Jewelry Scam Sought by Police
Police searched yesterday for a teenage boy who misrepresented himself while trying to sell jewelry for 75 cents in a Mt. Vernon neighborhood. He claimed affiliation with J. W. Walker and Son Store, which manager Bill Wood said has no door-to-door salesmen.
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South 21St Street
J. W. Walker and Son
Bill Wood
Icy Intersection Causes Wreck
An icy intersection at 21st and Logan caused a car collision yesterday. Charles R. Monroe of Centralia and Worth D. Graham of 708A north 12th skidded and collided. Monroe’s car sustained about $300 in damage while Graham’s about $150.
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Chimp to Space Study Undergoing Final Prep
National Space Agency outlines plan to train a primary chimp and an alternate for a Project Mercury flight. Chimpanzee will wear sensors and a plastic couch equipped with lights and levers. shocks administered for missed responses. three months of training claimed to yield expert performance. Recovery fleets will await in the Atlantic northeast of Grand Bahama Island before returning the space animal to Cape Canaveral for debriefing.
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Sinatra And Rat Pack On Stage Of Carnegie Hall
A packed Carnegie Hall night features Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack with King tribute money going to civil rights efforts. The group performs with guest stars including Sammy Davis Jr and Peter Lorre, while Martin Luther King Jr speaks on stage about equal rights and the Montgomery bus protests. The show blends entertainment with a fundraiser for the Committee to Aid the Southern Freedom Struggle.
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Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Accident Near Heil Lake
A $30,000 suit was filed in circuit court Friday over a fatal road crash near Heil Lake north of Mt. Vernon. Ruth Elizabeth Bond as administrator of Ruth Linker’s estate sues James L Sharon, McSenter high student killed April 3, 1960, in a collision between cars driven by Robert E. Sigworth and James L. Bond. Plaintiff seeks a jury trial.
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Robert E. Sigworth
Waltonville
James L
March Of Dimes Event Tonight In Dodds Township
County drive chairman Bill Howard announced two March of Dimes activities in Dodds Township. At Dodds School at 8:00 tonight a Ladies game and a main game featuring Bethel visitors will be played with refreshments served. A polio benefit game next Monday at Ashley high school gym starts 7:30 with a basketball game and a cake walk and free will donations are accepted.
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Bethel
Ashley High School
Nuclear energy powers two turbojet engines in Idaho test
The Atomic Energy Commission says scientists started two turbojet airplane engines and ran them at normal operating power using nuclear energy alone. The AEC announced the Friday achievement as a significant advance in propulsion research.
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Post Office Mechanic Jobs Open in Mt Vernon Area
Applicants may apply for post office mechanic positions at Mt. Vernon and East St. Louis locations with an opening date noted. Further details and application forms are available from O. E. Anderson, examiner, at Mt. Vernon post office. Applicants will be rated on experience and training.
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Oppose Boards For Schoolboys Beards Spark Debate
Mich AP reports a school board debate over grooming rules during the spring semester. A board member urged discouragement of facial hair rather than outright ban, highlighting tensions around student appearance and discipline.
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Educa
Runaway Nuclear Reactor Filmed in Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls report says the Atomic Energy Commission filmed close-up shots of a nuclear reactor that exploded on January 3 killing three operators. The building remains highly radioactive, hindering direct examinations, with plans to install closed circuit cameras at portholes for more data.
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Idaho
Atomic Energy Commision
AEC
Bain seeks divorce custody and alimony in circuit court
Mary Alice Bain filed suit for divorce against Arthur R. Bain charging cruelty and seeking custody of two minor children and alimony. A writ of injunction barred the defendant from molesting the plaintiff. They married July 17 1950 and separated January 14 1961. Police court fines listed for driving while intoxicated disobeying a stop signal and meter tickets.
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Arthur R. Bain
Randall S. Quindry
J. R. Thomas
Clayton Russell
Moe Leansboro
Nick Lumas, Jr
Chicago
Don Thomas
Caucus notices announced for Blissville township elections
Notices from Blissville township list Democrats, Citizens and party caucuses on February 7, 1961 at Blissville town hall. Democrats seek one town supervisor clerk assessor highway commissioner, Citizens seek one supervisor clerk assessor highway commissioner, Elk Prairie Democrats plan 1 town clerk and 3 town auditors, Republicans plan 1 town clerk 1 assessor and 3 town auditors. Anthony Putlinski signs as town clerk and Dean Frick as clerk of town board.
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Blissville Town Hall
Citizens Party
Elk Prairie Township
Dean Frick
Shiloh Township Democrat Caucus Notice
Shiloh township Democrats hold caucus Tuesday Feb 7 at 4 pm at Mort Woods Insurance office Woodlawn to nominate assessor township clerk and three auditors. Committee members Robert Mallott James R McLaughlin Paul Piercy announce the event.
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Mort Woods Ins
Woodlawn
Robert Mallott
James R. McLaughlin
Paul Piercy
Town Officials Hold 5 P.M. Caucus at Debbe Scheel
Town Clerk Assessor and three Auditors schedule a 5 PM caucus at Debbe Scheel. The meeting will address local tax and governance matters with the officials present to answer resident questions and outline next steps.
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