Prudence Clark Dies at 84 in McLeansboro
Prudence Elizabeth Clark 84 of McLeansboro died at 1 00 am today at McLeansboro Nursing Home. She was born March 15 1875 in Hamilton County daughter of Lee and Lucinda Gossage and widow of Ulysses Clark. Survived by three sons Millard Charles and Raymond two daughters Lou Harrelson and Nellie Phipps 41 grandchildren. She belonged to the Pentecostal church in McLeansboro.
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Prudence’ Elizabeth Clark
McLeansboro
Gholson
Clark
Hamilton County
Lee
Lucinda
Presley) Gossage
Ulysses Clark
Millard Clark
Charles and
Raymond Clark
DeKalb, U1
Lou Harrelson
Nellie Phipps
Pentecostal Church
McLeanshboro
Funeral set for Mt. V. woman Ethel Tussey
Mrs. Ethel Tussey of St. Francisville dies Friday. Funeral services scheduled for 2 p m Sunday at Martin Funeral Home with burial in St. Francisville. Survivors include husband, a son, three daughters including Mrs. William Hood of 1305 North Street who travels to St. Francisville.
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Ethel Tussey
Martin Funeral Home
St. Francisville
Tussey
William Hood
North Street
Rites Today For Green Infant Timmy Lee Green
Timmy Lee Green infant son of Mr and Mrs Bobby Gene Green Route 6 Mr Vernon died at birth at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Graveside services were to be held at 1:00 p.m. today in East Hickory Hill cemetery Survivi ng parents Gary Lee brother and grandparents listed Mt Vernon as the family home
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Timmy Lee Green
Bobby Gene Green
Route 6
Mr. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
East Hickory Hill Cemetery
Bobby Gene
Betty Ruth (Fisher) Green
Gary Lee
Vista Minster
Walter Fisher
Mt. Vernon
Mild weekend warms Illinois with near 50 degree highs
A detailed weather report notes mild temperatures and sunny breaks as January ends. Weekend forecasts push highs into the 40s and near 50, with early lows ranging from 26 at Quincy to 33 at Belleville. The warmth reflects a broad midcontinent pattern.
Rebel Held Barricades Sealed Off In Algiers Conflict
Rebels maintain barricaded positions in Algiers as De Gaulle demands self determination for Algeria. The army contemplates varied measures to restore order while a high level defense talks convene near Reghaïa. Observers note settlers push an Algeria is French stance amid rising tensions in the capital.
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Strifetorn
Algiers
de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gaule
Reghaf
Paul Lelouvrier
Maurice Challe
Paul Ely
France
Ely
Paris
Challe
Delouvrier
al- ‘Giers
Seoul
Meadowbrook Church of Christ Service Times
Sunday school at 9 30 for ages. morning worship and communion at 10 30. evening services at 6 45 with prayer meeting and Bible study. Minister Clarence Taylor, 840 Meadowbrook Road, Clarence. This week study Romans chapter eight.
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Meadowbrook Church
Sainy Clarence Ay Lor
Jebson Séader
Milward Teaches Night Graduate Class At S I U
Arthur Milward, principal of Mt. Vernon high school, teaches a graduate course in school administration at Southern Illinois University each Thursday night. He was asked to teach as he holds a doctorate in education and has public school administration experience. Milward completed work toward his doctorate at Columbia University and will teach this winter and spring quarters without hindering MT Vernon duties.
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Arthur Milward
Mt. Vernon High School
Southern Illinois University
Milward
Mt. Vernon
Columbia University
Medaris Attacks Space Policy as He Retires
Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris, retiring as the Army's top missileman, criticizes the Eisenhower era stance on space, calling it unrealistically civilian military separation. He favors a single missile space agency and a joint command as Saturn is handed to NASA.
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Huntsville
Ala
John B. Medaris
Army
Eisenhower
Medaris
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Missiles and Rockets Magazine
U.S
Redstone Arsenal
Fire Devastates Seoul Market, Leaves Over 1000 Homeless
A blaze in a busy Seoul market area destroyed 70 buildings, making more than 1,000 Koreans homeless. Firefighters battled the flames as authorities assessed the damage and investigated the cause.
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Seoul
Korea
Airman vows to retry capsule ordeal after 72 hours
Buffalo AP reports Airman 1 Bruce Barwise survived 72 hours afloat in a survival capsule on icy Lake Erie. The 34 year old, from Bovey Minnesota, emerged tired yet enthusiastic about another attempt but not tomorrow. He slept six hours during the test and complained of leg cramps and water ingress. The capsule measured 544 by 2 feet and was tethered to a Coast Guard ship as experts monitored conditions. The Air Force plans two design changes based on the test results. Barwise joked about craving steak after surviving on ration packs.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Bruce Barwise
Lake Erie
Barwise
Bovey
Minn
Coast Guard
Air Force
Mt. Vernon science teachers plan TV program onset
Science teachers from Mt. Vernon city schools met to arrange an hour long television program on Harrisburg station. The show will feature short demonstrations covering science topics aligned to different grade levels to illustrate current science education in the district.
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Mt. Vernon City
Harrisburg
Mt. Vernon to buy two police cars Monday night
Mt. Vernon city councilmen expect to buy two new patrol cars at the regular council meeting Monday night. Bids will be opened at 7:30 for the vehicles to replace worn out cars in service. Discussion of opening Shawnee Street is also on the agenda.
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Mt. Vernon City
Burglars Target Bonnie Store Fail in Break-In Attempt
Thieves entered Sam Bennett's Bonnie store last night scattering papers and cigarets and stealing a March of Dimes canister with coins. Police say they forced a door but did not break in. Otto Bayer reported a similar tried burglary at 1601 South 12th Street with a broken door glass and no entry.
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Bonnie
Mt. Vernon
Sam Bennett
Otto Bayer
South 12Th Street
Chessman to Appeal Through Clemency and New Trial
Chessman seeks appeal through clemency or a new trial as Brown would not commute the sentence. He faces an 8th death date with two prior convictions including a 1948 kidnapping robbery and sex perversion. Judge Goodman did not order a delay and Chessman has not asked for clemency or commutation. Brown said evidence of guilt is overwhelming and no remorse is shown.
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Brown
Chessman
Goodman
Informant Links Police to Syndicate Burglary Ring
An informant charged police involvement with a syndicate that committed burglaries and sought bribes to avoid prosecution. The disclosure spurred police, a grand jury, Mayor Daley, and Adamowski to act. Over 70 officers were given lie detector tests and 17 were suspended.
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Police
Grand Jury
Daley
Adamowski
India Pays Tribute To Gandhi On Martyrs Day
India observes Martyrs Day honoring Mohandas Gandhi assassinated by a Hindu fanatic 12 years ago. The ceremony memorializes those who died in the freedom struggle against British rule. Robert Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, served as United States representative to England starting in 1889.
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New Delhi
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Robert Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
United States
England
Drug price disparity eyed in tranquilizer case
A Senate antitrust subcommittee hears Myron Pantzer of Panray Corp describe selling 1,000 serpet-like tranquilizer tablets for 2.65 while Ciba Pharmaceuticals, via Dixon, sells Serpasil to druggists for 39.50 per thousand and the public pays 65.83. Pantzer notes no advertising impact versus price. Ciba cites seven years of research and a patient cost of 1.35 to 2.25 monthly.
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Washington
Myron Pantzer
Panray Corp
Englewood
N. J
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
Pantzer
Rand Nixon
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Ciba Pharmaceutical Inc
Summit
N. Dj
Ciba
Dixon
Panzer
T. F. Davies Haines
Ciba Pharmacutical Products Inc
Summit, N.J
March of Dimes Benefit at Bonnie Grade School
A new March of Dimes campaign will launch at 6:00 tonight at Bonnie grade school. Charles Alien of Bonnie, community chairman, announced the charity drive. A benefit carnival and supper will be held at the school.
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Bonnie
Charles Alien
Hemingway Fifth Column teleplay earns TV debut
Hollywood AP review notes Ernest Hemingway wrote his 1937 play The Fifth Column during the Spanish Civil War siege. TV presentation impressed with sharp dialogue and strong performances by Richard Burton Ann Howes Maximilian Schell. John Frankenheimer directed well in intimate scenes.
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Bob Thomas Hollywood
Ernest Hemingway
Madrid
Hemingway
Richard Burton
Ann Howes
Maximilian EU
John Frankenheimer
A. E. Hotchner
County Saves 661,689 in Series E and H Bonds
Jefferson county residents purchased 661,689 in U S Savings Bonds for 1959, led by Mt. Vernon county chairman Marvin Powers. The county reached 86.2 percent of its quota, while Illinois statewide sales hit 375,883,773, down 19.3 percent from the prior year and 8.2 percent of national sales.
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Jefferson County
United States Savings
Marvin Powers
Mt. Vernon
General County
Savings
County Board Meets Monday Session on Delinquent Taxes
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday morning at the courthouse. They are likely to discuss final plans to initiate suits to collect delinquent personal taxes.
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Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Illinois December sales drop from 1958 by 14.8 percent
The report states total sales for the month were 4,319,973,000 dollars and Illinois sales of both series in December amounted to 30,101,114 dollars, reflecting a 14.8 percent decline versus December 1958.
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Illinois
Dear Abby tips on memory, teens, and debts
Dear Abby answers readers on a widow stepmother, a teen girl overwhelmed by boys, a neighbor who never pays for groceries, and a tip about Gambler Anonymous. The column preserves practical guidance and the familiar veteran tone.
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Inward entries at Jefferson Memorial include Onis Avery Flanagan and Charles J. Krouse alongside Betty Ruth Green. Discharges include Oma Selva Driskell. Samaritan records admit Adra Florence Shoven Daisy Dalby Leota Elizabeth Thomson Alma Neal Griffiths Karen Gene Williams Opal Cates Opal Sylvia May Jerry Ray Dycus. Discharged patients include Mable Kirk Patsy Mae Houseworth Mary Margaret Fletcher Everett Fletcher Alva Vale Dare Edna Marie Haynes Henry Ivan Puckett Granville B. McConnell Raymond Leslie Thompson Mrs Martha Lee York and baby Clarence Edward III Marylin Lucille Bean and baby Tina Marie Lynn O Welge.
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Jefferson Memorial
Onis Avery Flanagan
Charles J. Krouse
Belle Rive
Betty Ruth Green
Oma Selva Driskell
Samaritan
Adra Florence Shoven
Daisy Dalby
Leota Elizabeth Thomson
Alma Neal Griffiths
Karen Gene Williams
Opal Cates
Opal Sylvia May
Jerry Ray Dycus
Mable Kirk
Patsy Mae Houseworth
Mary Margaret Fletcher
Everett Franklin Fletcher
Alva Vale Dare
Edna Marie Haynes
Henry Ivan Puckett
Granville B. McConnell
Raymond Leslie Thompson
Martha Lee York
Clarence Edward III
Marylin
Lucille Bean
Tina Marie
Lynn O
Welge
Birth of a daughter for Mr and Mrs Charles Howard
Mr and Mrs Charles Howard of Dahlgren welcomed a daughter born at 10 45 last night in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds three ounces.
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Charles Howard
Dahlgren
Good Samaritan Hospital
Walter Maynor Named Director of Industrial Relations
Walter H. Maynor, an attorney, was named director of industrial relations at Sherwin-Williams Co. in Cleveland. He joined the company in 1941 and became associate director in 1949. During the war he served with the FBI and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Turner Maynor of Mt. Vernon.
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Walter H. Maynor
Sherwin-Williams Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Maynor
Sherwin-Williams
Industrial Relations
FBI
Turner Maynor
Mt. Vernon
Traffic fines from Police Court ruled by Magistrate Thomas
Roy A. Taylor paid 5 dollars plus costs for making an improper left turn. C B Holder was fined 5 dollars plus costs for leaving a curb without due caution. George E. Quarterman of Route 1 Texico charged with speeding 75 mph 10 dollars plus costs. Robert W. Dorris of Route 4 Thompsonville fined 5 dollars plus costs for following too closely.
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J. R. Thomas
Roy A. Taylor
C. B. Holder
George E. Quarterman
Texico
Robert W. Dorris
Thompsonville
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