Deaths and Funerals August Klebba 83 Dies Sunday
August Klebba 83 dies at his RFD 2 Mt. Vernon home in Shiloh township. He was a farmer and former John Deere farm machinery dealer. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at New Shiloh church with Rev. L A Adams officiating. burial in New Shiloh cemetery. He was born August 11 1872 in Osage County Missouri and married Rhoda Steck in 1898. Survived by wife, one daughter Mrs Wilma Wright, two sons B A and Leo Klebba, a granddaughter Mrs Maxine Martin, eight other grandchildren, five great grandchildren, a brother Julius Klebba, and four sisters. He was preceded in death by a son and two daughters.
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Theodore Klebba
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Shiloh Township
Klebba
John Deere
New Shiloh
L. A. Adams
Myers Chapel
Osage County
August B
Mary Kiebba
Rolla
Rhoda Steck
Wilma Wright
B. A
Leo Kiebba
Maxine Martin
Centralia
Julius Klebba
Linn. Mo
Emily Rummell
Kirkwood
Mary Dyson
St. Louis
Anna Roberts
Bonne Terre
Teresa Carter
Dardan
Former Resident Charles Peery Dies at 65
Mrs Inez Knox Pelz of Woodland reports the death of her brother Charles Peery aged 65 in Albuquerque New Mexico He was a former resident of the community Funeral services were held today in Guymon Oklahoma
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Inez Knox Pelz
Woodland
Charles Peery
Peery
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Guymon
Okla
Zinnia Curtis of Bluford Dies at 73
Mrs. Zinnia Dagg Curtis, 73, of Bluford, died at 10 a m Sunday at the home of a foster son Verne Dagg in Orchardville. Born in Jefferson county on April 16, 1882, she was a daughter of Richard and Minerva Dagg. Services held Wednesday at 10 a m at Richardson Chapel in Wayne City conducted by Rev. Ora McRill. Burial in Black Oak Ridge cemetery with the body lying in state at Richardson Chapel.
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Zinnia Dagg Curtis
Bluford
Verne Dagg
Orchardville
Jefferson County
Richard
Minerva Dagg
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Ora McRill
Black Oak Ridge
Korean Anti Red Leader Ambushed on Seoul Street
Seoul reports Maj. Gen. Kim Chang Yong, 37, chief of the Counter-intelligence Corps, was killed by a gunman who ambushed him on a city street. He led rounds against suspected collaborators after the 1950 occupation and directed postwar anti infiltration probes. Authorities indicated arrests but gave no verdict on the killers' identity.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Kim Chang Yong
South Korean
Counter-intelligence Corps
Kim
Red
Rhee
Meetings of Marine Corps League Auxiliary
The Marine Corps League Auxiliary will meet tomorrow evening January 31 at 7:30 in the home of Mercedes Sandford 1701 Oakland. Members joining the Mothers March on Polio should meet at 6:30 at the L and N Cafe. Deen McKinney secretary.
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Marine Corps League Auxiliary
Mercedes Sandford
Oakland
L and N
Deen McKinney
Special Meeting No. 31 of A F and A M Tonight
A. F. & A. M. Special Meeting No. 31 convenes at 7:30 PM with third degree work. Members urged to attend. visiting brethren welcome. refreshments. Geo H Border W M Wm E Reavis Sec’y.
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A. F. FS
A. F
A.M
Geo
H. Border
W. M, Wm
E. Reavis
Sec
Frisco Pioneer dies after long illness
Mrs. Carrie M. Landers, aged 99, a Frisco pioneer who crossed the Isthmus of Panama on a mule en route to California, died after a long illness. She was born in New York.
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Frisco Ploneer
Associated Press
San Francisco
Carrie M. Landers
Isthmus
Panama
California
New York
Rebekah Leader Edna Weatherly Dies Saturday
Edna Beulah Weatherly 52 9 months of age Noble Grand of Varnell Rebekah Lodge No 296 died at 3 00 p m Saturday at her Tolle Road home from a heart attack She had been installed January 12 as Noble Grand and presided at a lodge meeting two days before her death Also member of Ladies Encampment Auxiliary and Dan G Melton Lodge No 37 O O F Funeral at Pulley Funeral Home Tuesday 2 00 p m Rev Leonard Whitlock officiating burial in Sursa cemetery She was born March 28 1903 in Mt Vernon married C E Weatherly December 23 1923 Survivors include her husband her father W O Whitsell one son Richard E Mt Vernon three grandchildren two brothers Leo Whitsell Lincoln II Clyde R Whitsell Mt Vernon and two sisters Nellie Johnson and Ruby Artis Mt Vernon The mother one son two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
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Edna Beulah Weatherly
Varnell Rebekah
Tolle Road
Weatherly
The
Rebekahs
Ladies Encampment
Dan G. Melton
O. O
Weesberly
Pulley Funeral Home
Leonard Whitlock
Sursa
Edith Draper Dies at 73. funeral Tuesday
Edith Austin Draper 73 of 913 Warren Avenue died Sunday at Good Samaritan Stone. Widow of L C Draper she was born September 29 1882 in Wayne County. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at New Church near Orchardville conducted by Rev Bird Green. Burial in New Church cemetery Richardson Chapel in Wayne County. Survived by brother J C Austin Mangum Oklahoma and sisters Mrs Nancy Lee Orchardville and Mrs Mary Garrison Granite Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Austin Draper
Warren Avenue
L. C. Draper
Wayneity
J. C. Austin
Mangum
Okla
Nancy Lee
Orchardville
Mary Garrison
Granite
FourYearOld Boy Electrocuted by TV Set
MINNEAPOLIS A fouryearold boy named Gary Putnam was electrocuted while watching TV with his mother Mrs Arnold Putnam and his half sister Sunday. Authorities say he touched the metal tv chassis and a nearby radiator as a short circuit sent current through his body.
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Minneapolis
Gary Putnam
Arnold Putnam
Wrong Way Driver Causes Two Fatalities in Belleville
In Belleville a car traveling without lights on the wrong side collided with another vehicle Sunday, killing 68 year old Gladys Watterich and 31 year old T Sgt Jack C Knowles. E A Watterich, 70, was seriously injured. A police squad car followed the Watterich vehicle when the airman’s car sped toward them and flipped twice, coming to rest upside down in front of the squad car.
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Associated Press
Belleville
Ill
Gladys Watterich
D St. Belleville
Jack C. Knowles
Chester
Scott Air Force Base
E. A. Watterich
Watterich
Big-Eyed Horse Has Exceptional Day and Night Vision
The article notes that the horse possesses the largest eyes among land animals aside from the elephant, attributing its exceptional vision to these eyes. It discusses how this anatomy aids sight in day and night conditions.
Ike Turns The Tables On Soviet Peace Bid
President Eisenhower rejected Bulganin's peace offer as a two country pact and urged steps to unite Germany and free satellite states. Molotov hinted at a possible friendship treaty, while Western press and U N officials largely backed Ike's stance. Kefauver Stevenson and others praised the reply amid Eden's Washington visit. Khrushchev accused Ike of blocking a Britain Soviet accord, but London denied any effect.
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Eisenhower
Bukanin
Russia
Germany
Bulganin
U. N
United Nations
Mosenw
V. M. Molotov
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Ike
Europe
Sunday Times
London
Britain
United States
Washington
Eden
der Tag
Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Dulles
Congress
White House
Moscow
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D.tenn
Stevenson
Nikita Khruschev
News of the World
Hospital Notes From A Regional Infirmary
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges including Catherine Andrews Janice Chambliss Earl Greer and multiple others. Admissions feature Mrs Deloris Har and several listed patients. discharges include Mrs Ethel Schneider Betty Clark and baby and multiple others across different rooms and wards.
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Good Samaritan
Catherine Andrews
Janice Chambliss
Earl Greer
Deloris Har
Ruby Brookman
Nevie Lingo
Aline Bennett
Pansy Johnson
Camilla Harlow
James Noles
Violet Miller
Golden Odle
Mary Schlafly
Ethel Schneider
Betty Clark
Michael Dan
Linda McVey
Martha Schelosky
Mary Ann Keller
Mildred Tedford
Wiliam Johnson
Harald Ferguson
Jan-e
Margaret Zinkima Pankin
Fiona Charles Paskes
Jame
Frozen Baby Left At Hospital Door Revived
A newborn boy found in freezing conditions on a northeast city porch was pronounced dead at General Hospital but revived after feeble gasps. Doctors reported initial temperature 73 degrees and no heartbeat. artificial respiration and treatment restored body heat to 96 degrees within two hours. Authorities had no clues to the infant's identity.
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Washington
General Hospital
Ford Co Seeks Atomic Reactor Demonstration
Ford Motor Co asked the Atomic Energy Commission for a license to build a demonstration atomic reactor. The unit would be shown in the Ford Rotunda in Dearborn to acquaint the public with atomic energy and its peacetime uses across industry agriculture medicine and power.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Ford
AEC
Geneva
Switzerland
250 Voice Tri City Chorus To Sing Here On Thursday
The Tri City Chorus project joins Centralia Salem and Mt Vernon with a rotating concert plan. Rehearsals start around 1 30 pm with choirs from Centralia and Salem joining Mt Vernon for a 7 30 pm public performance. The 250 strong mixed and single sex choirs will perform works by Franck Herbert Bergh Tschaikovsky and Wilson with conductors J T Alexander Charlotte Holt Charles Grege and W H Beckmeyer.
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Tri-City Chorus
Tri-City
Centralia
Salem
Me. Vernon
Mt. Vernon
J. T. Alexander
Charlotte Holt
Vernon Charles Grege
W. H. Beckmeyer
Franck Victor Herbert
Wilson Girls Chorus
Tschaikovsky
Tony Curtis Rates European Dress as Less Stylish Than U S
Hollywood actor Tony Curtis returns from Europe and praises American men's fashion. He lauds American fabrics colors and styles while criticizing European outfits, noting Italians for adventure, English lack of dash, and French uniforms, and credits a decade of fashion revolution at home.
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Hollywood
Europe
Tony Curtis
Tony
Cary Grant
Burt Lancaster
Gina Lollabrigida
United States
Berverly Hills
Anthony Eden
Auxiliary Police To Meet Tonight Mt Vernon Unit Plans Special Meeting
Curt Bradley president of the Mt. Vernon auxiliary police announced a special meeting of members to be held at city hall at 7 p m this evening.
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Curt Bradley
Mt. Vernon
Local pilots make city to city hops as flights noted
Air activity highlights include Tom Oakley and M. J. Mitchell flying from Oklahoma City to Mt. Vernon today Hap Bollar flying to Springfield and back this morning Don McLean flying to St. Louis and back Hap Bollar and Tom Wall flying to Oklahoma City this afternoon
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Tom Oakley
M.J. Mitchell
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mt. Vernon
Hap Bollar
Springfield
Don McLean
St. Louis
Tom Wall
Births in Good Samaritan and St Marys Hospitals
Mr and Mrs John Knauss announce a son Robert Marshall born 12:08 PM Sunday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds one ounce. Mr and Mrs Joseph Ernest Stelma zemski announce a daughter Barbara Jane born 11:19 PM Saturday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds eleven ounces. Mr and Mrs James Shreve announce a daughter Bambi Lynn born 7:44 AM Sunday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds fifteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Roy Richard Hicks announce a son born last night in St Marys Hospital Centralia weighing seven pounds ten ounces. Mrs Hicks is the former Pat Browning of this city.
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John Knauss
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Robert Marshall
Joseph Ernest Stelmazemski
Waltonville
Barbara Jane
James Shreve
Wayne City
Bambi Lynn
Roy Richard Hicks
Centralia
St. Mary's Hospital
Hicks
Pat Browning
Mencken, Author and Critic, Dies in Sleep
H L Mencken, noted author and critic, dies in his sleep. Survivors include August, another brother Charles of Pittsburgh, and sister Anna Gertrude of Baltimore. An epitaph he wrote recalls forgiving a sinner and winking at a homely girl.
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H. L. Mencken
August
Charles
Pittsburgh
Anna Gertrude
Baltimore
Ike Nominates Homer Ferguson For Judgeship
President Eisenhower nominates Homer Ferguson former Michigan senator and current ambassador to the Philippines for a long term on the Court of Military Appeals Ferguson would fill Brosman’s seat with a $25 500 salary and the Philippines posting is worth 25 000 a year The nomination increases party balance on the court and awaits Senate confirmation
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Associated Press
Washington
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Pauppines
Eisenhower
Court of Military Appeals
Ferguson
Paul W. Brosman
White House
Philippines
Brerguson
Island Republic
Senate
Brosman
Manila
Suit Seeks 1200 Damages From Auto Crash
A $1,200 damage suit arising from a October 15 1955 auto collision at North and Johnson in Mt Vernon was filed in circuit court last weekend. Plaintiff Wendell Porter sues Gertrude Severs for damage to his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Wendell Porter
Gertrude Severs
North and
Johnson
Hall Doors Crush Crowd as 200 Hurt in Rush
Continued from page one. Firemen searched the blackened ruins for victims inside the hall as 1,000 surged toward doors. Fallen beams lay among ash and twisted steel while rescue crews hunted for survivors amid the smoky aftermath.
Humor Score for Hubby
A beach scene shows a wife pointing to a girl in a two piece bathing suit and comparing her to Marilyn Monroe. The husband, sunning himself, replies that he is not interested, saying he would not have looked even if she resembled the star. The exchange captures playful marital irony with concise, wry humor.
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Marilyn Monroe
Traffic Fines Filed Before Police Magistrate
Traffic fines assessed before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney include Este Wilkins of RFD 1 Salem for careless driving at $15 and costs and John Allen England for speeding 36 mph in a 25 mph zone plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Dulaney
Este Wilkins
RFD
Salem
John Allen England
Jefferson County 1956 Bond Quota Set At $632000
Paris reports William F. Judd piloting a 280 horsepower Cessna in a nonstop attempt from New York to Rome. He landed near Paris after poor weather and instrument challenges, having flown about twenty four hours total with intentions to reach Cairo if fuel holds.
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Associated Press
Paris
William F. Judd
Tery
Batteue
Judd Devear
Praons
Pas Pom
Oat
Toussois-lie-Noble
Ea Wie
Colette
Alan Patricis
Loundinta
New York
Tinder Amd
Europe
Judd Sai Uh
Jude da
TWA
Aomy Sundin
Cayra
Rome
Judd
Willam Odom
Honolulu
Teterboore
New York Cairo
Jet noise complaints prompt House Armed Services inquiry
Representative Morano told the House committee that citizens nationwide report shock waves from jets causing damaged ceilings and walls. He urged victims to document excessive vibrations and pursue claims with the Air Force or in the court of claims, noting no exact speed threshold was given. The article also notes the U S Army phonetic alphabet's WWII origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morano
House
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Two Thefts Reported In Weekend Incident
Trem thefts were reported to Mr Vernon poles during the Weekend Mies. Jack W Holtz of 613 Pear Birect reported that a ring and a bracelet were stolen. Another resident at 301 Mer bert said two hub caps were stolen from his car while parked near the high school Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Poles
Jack W Holtz
Merbert
Old American Life Insurance Ad for Seniors in Kansas City
Senior readers aged 60 to 80 may apply for a S1000 Summer policy to cover final expenses. Complete the transaction by mail with Old American of Kansas City. No obligation and no calls. Send age information via postcard or letter to Old American Insurance Co. 8 Wr. 6th Dept. LA912B Kansas City Missouri.
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OLD American
Kansas City
Old American Ins. Co
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Mt. Vernon, Illinois
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Ewing
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Bonnie
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Ford Co
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Wilson Roll
Bob Thomas
Airport News
Henry Mossberger
Cairo
U.S
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Masswell D. Taylor
Army 18
New Safety Age US
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Stan the Tire Man
U. S. Royals
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