Deaths and Funerals for Mrs. Lee Cox in Evansville
Funeral services are set in Evansville Indiana for Mrs. Lee Cox the former Ruth Dial daughter of the late James and Linda Dial of Doddstown Gnip. She died Monday night at her Evansville home. A short service will be held at the grave in Benton Illinois Masonic cemetery about 11 a. m Friday. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Forest Fry Casper ayrouing and Mrs. Jim McDonald Memphis Tennessee plus three sisters Bessie Letha and Dolena Benton and several local relatives.
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Evansville
Ind
Lee Cox
Ruth Dial
James
Linda Dial
Doddstown
Etta N Johnson Dies at 72 North of Keenes
Etta N Johnson 72 longtime Wayne county resident died at 9 a.m. Wednesday at her son Clarence Johnson’s home north of Keenes. Born October 4, 1884, in Wayne county to D. W. and Phoebe Jane Dalton, she married W. D. Johnson in 1907 who died four months ago. She was a Star Baptist Church member. Funeral Friday 11 a.m. at Dickeyville Church by Rev. Jesse Miller. Burial in Dickeyville Cemetery. Body to be moved from Richardson Chapel to the family residence at 3 p.m. today. Survived by two sons Kenneth of Mt. Vernon and Clarence of Keenes. two daughters Mrs. Nettle Williams and Mrs. Mae Lawson of Rochelle. 12 grandchildren. two great grandchildren. one sister Mary Dalton of Wayne City.
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Etta N. Johnson
Hickory Hill Township
Wayne County
Clarence Johnson
Keenes
Johnson
D. W
Phoebe Jane (Anderson) Dalton
W. D. Johnson
Star Baptist Church
Dickeyville Church
Jesse Miller
Dickeyville Cemetery
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Gtate
Kenneth
Mt. Vernon
Clarence
Nettle Williams
Mae Lawson
Rochelle
Mary Dalton
Ex-Police Chief Kaelin of Centralia Dies
Erwin C. Kaelin 77 former Centralia police chief 1918 to 1930 dies at St Marys Hospital Centralia. Funeral Saturday 10 am at St Marys Church Centralia with burial at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Survived by son William E Kaelin daughters Ida Conners and Henry Draege brothers seven grandchildren six great grandchildren. Awards include the Sentinel Cup 1922.
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Erwin C. Kaelin
Centralia
St. Mary’s Church
Kaelin
William E
Bill) Kaelin
Clinois Central Railroad
Bluford
St. Mary's Hospital
A. B. Shoemaker
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Garner and Sons Funeral
New Memphis
John and
Sophia
Feyen) Kaelin
Cora Braden Stecker
New Baden
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Marion County
Illinois Central Railroad
Soviets claim 11 percent above 1956 plan overall
The Central Statistics Department reports the USSR exceeded its 1956 plan by about 11 percent, with heavy industry 11.4 percent above target and consumer goods 9.4 percent over. Grain harvest was the largest in Soviet history, but some serious shortcomings are admitted in coal, ferrous metallurgy and building materials.
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Moscow
Central Statistics Department
U.S.S
Senate approves 2.8 million for probes next year
Funds totaling 2.8 million were approved by the Senate on Wednesday for committee investigations into labor-management racketeering and oil price increases to be conducted in the coming year.
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Washington
Senate
Avery Minor Dies at 69 with Rites Saturday
Avery Minor aged 69 died at his home on rural route 4 Mt. Vernon this morning. Survived by wife Bessie and eight grandchildren, four sons Howard Arlington Burrell Estes and Eugene, three daughters Ottie King Gussie Kemner and Florence Campbell, one brother Jesse Minor. Funeral Sunday at East Salem Baptist Church, Osborn Funeral Home Dix. He belonged to Zion Methodist church and Local 423 Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. He worked 42 years for Mt. Vernon Car Company.
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Avery Minor
Mt. Vernon
Bessie Minor
Howard Minor
Arlington
Burrell Minor
Estes Minor
Eugene Minor
Benton
Ottie King
Morehouse
Gussie Kemner
Kimbrae
Minn
Florence Campbell
Jesse Minor
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
East Salem Baptist Church
East Salem
Zion Methodist Church
Brotherhood of Railway
Carmén of America
Mt. Vernon Car Company
Emmerson Rains Dies In Robinson
Emmerson Rains secretary treasurer of the Wabash Production Credit Association died Wednesday at 10 am in Robinson. He had long served the association in Jefferson county. Funeral services were set for Saturday at 2:30 pm at the First Methodist church in Robinson with the body in state at Root Funeral Home in Robinson.
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Emmerson Rains
Wabash Production Credit Association
Robinson
Rains
Jefferson County
First Methodist
Root Funeral
Awarded $9,150 After Injury At Bluford Hotel
James H. Rooney was awarded $9,150 in circuit court for injuries from a June 12, 1955 fall on an unsafe stairway at Hofmar Hotel in Bluford. He sued Ann LeBoeuf, owner, seeking $50,000 damages, while employed as a conductor for the Illinois Central Railroad and residing in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Hofmar
Bluford
James H. Rooney
Ann LeBoeuf
Rooney
Tiinois Central Railroad
Memphis, Tenn
One Station Picketed Sixty Close Down in Decatur
Decatur Illinois station operators vote to shut 60 stations in protest of Teamsters picketing a station owned by John Lawler. Local 279 of the union sought to organize attendants, with wage demands and refusals to discuss issues cited. About 110 Decatur stations exist. three stations reached terms.
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Decatur
Ill
Teamsters
Assn
John Lawler
L. S. Ramsey
Association
Lawler
Ramsey
Awler
Mack Ray
Secret Papers Stolen In Chicago Case Disappears
FBI and police probe the disappearance of a brief case owned by physicist Fletcher C. Paddison of Bethesda Maryland. He says the case vanished Wednesday during a telephone call at an Illinois Central Railroad station en route to Bendix Corp missile plant in South Bend Indiana. He described contents as dynamite but gave no details.
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Chicago
FBI
Fletcher C. Paddison
Bethesda
Illinois Central
Paddison
Washington, D.C
Bendix Corp
South Bend
Ind
Mt Vernon lodge meeting and Royal Neighbors notice
Special meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M Friday February 1 at 7 30 p m with work in first degree brethren urged to attend visiting brethren welcome Ralph W Murphy W M and Wm E Reavis Sec y Fern Leaf Camp No 594 Royal Neighbors of America meet at I C O F Temple Friday evening February 1 at 7 30 o clock Geneva Newman oracle
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Fern Leaf Camp
R. N. of A
Fern Leaf Camp No
Royal Neighbors of America
I. C. O. F. Temple
Geneva Newman
Oracle
Flight notes from Alton travel yesterday and Wednesday
Bill Tumbleson made a round trip to Alton yesterday while Larry Forrestal also flew to Alton and back on Wednesday.
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Bill Tumbleson
Alton
Larry Forrestal
Dulles and King Saud discuss Suez crisis aid in Washington
Secretary of State Dulles and four aides meet King Saud during his three day state visit to Washington to seek Saudi help in easing the Middle East crisis. Eisenhower hosted Saud with discussions on stabilizing the region and advancing his economic aid program.
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Washington
Dulles
Saud
Eisenhower
Mideast
Blair House
Herbert Hoover Jr
Asant
William Rountree
U.S
Saudi Arabia
George Wadsworth
James P. Richards
South Carolina
U. S
Egypt
Suez Canal
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac River
White House
America
Middle Eastern
House of Representatives
Middle East
Senate
United States
Russia
Charge Brooke Linked To Sex Deviates Ring
Police tie Brooke to a vice ring after a warehouse search in Chicago revealed he sold obscene photographs to sex deviates nationwide. Officers also found an Oct. 18, 1955 Chicago clipping about the discovery of three slain boys, Robert Peterson 14, John Schuessler 13, and Anton Jr. 11.
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Brooke
Chicago
Robert Peterson
John Schuessler
John
Anton Jr
Wilson Faces Questioning On Militia Star
Secretary of Defense Wilson faces sharp questioning in Congress over his charge that some National Guard enlistees during the Korean War dodged the draft. President Eisenhower criticized the statement as very unwise while supporting six months of active basic training for new Guard recruits. Wilson was invited to open a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing on reserve programs to elaborate his views on the Guard, its past role, and future expectations.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Armed Services Subcommittee
Brooks
D-La
National Guard
SLAIN GIRL MOTHERS GRATITUDE FOR PRESS SUPPORT
A Chicago mother, Loretta Grimes, thanks newspapers for relentless reporting that helped defend her daughters Barbara and Patricia Grimes, 15 and 13, amid sensational accounts. She asserts their good character despite a skid row suspect’s confessions and public speculation.
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Chicago
Loretta Grimes
Sun-Times
Edward Lee Bedwell
Bennie
West
Madison Street
Grimes
Bedwell
Sheriff's Police
Joseph Lohman
W. Madison Street
Barbara
Patricia Grimes
Patricia
Edwin Hirsch
House OK's Ire's Mideast Policy
In Washington the House approved a Mideast resolution 355 to 61 enabling up to 200 million dollars in military and economic aid and advance approval for US troop use to halt overt Communist aggression. Senate hearings continue with possible extensive revision and more questioning of officials including Dulles.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
Eisenhower
Middle East
House
U.S
Senate
Gordon
D-Ni
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees
Russell
Committee Bere
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dulles
Eidon Johnson
Texas
Sen. Humbrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Tucker Runs Again St Louis Mayor Files for Nomination
St Louis Mayor Raymond R. Tucker, elected in 1953 by the largest majority, filed for a second term as a Democrat. The piece notes prior missing girls cases from Chicago in 1956 and cites Mrs Grimes disputing police conclusions, with neighbors backing her view that Barbara and Patricia were well-behaved.
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Tucker
ST. Louis
Raymond R. Tucker
Chicago
Grimes
Barbara
Patricia
Notice to Subscribers Elevates Vernon Register-News Price
The Vernon Register-News raises carrier price to 80 cents weekly in Mt Vernon effective Monday January 28 1957 citing higher costs for newsprint labor utilities and services. The increase supports delivery personnel with a portion directed to the boy and aligns with rising rates nationwide while subscriber income covers about a quarter of publication costs.
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Vernon Register
News
Register-News
Carrier Boy
Mt. Vernon
Wits
Births in Xenia and City Reveal Five Newborns
Mr and Mrs Aaron Buchanan of Xenia welcome a daughter born at 2 16 am in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing five pounds thirteen ounces. Mr and Mrs George Coomes announce a son born yesterday afternoon at Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds twelve ounces named William Paul. Mr and Mrs Harold Reed report a son born Wednesday at 3 36 pm in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds three ounces named Michael Irvin. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hicks announce a daughter born yesterday afternoon at Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds fifteen ounces named Brenda Jean. Mr and Mrs Thomas Puckett report a daughter born at 10 00 am in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds three ounces named Mary Elizabeth.
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Aaron Buchanan
Xenia
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
George Coomes
Main Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Wiliam Paul
Harold Reed
Cedar Drive
Michael Irvin
Lloyd Hicks
South 15Th Street
Brenda Jean
Thomas Puckett
RFD
Vernon
Mary Elizabeth
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Listed
Hospital notes record admissions for Mrs Peggy Buchanan and discharges for Mrs Anita Dubois and Mr Paul Richard son and baby Michael Dean with listed patient John Palmer at Belle Rive.
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Peggy Buchanan
Anita Dubois
Paul Dean Richardson
Michael Dean
John Palmer
Belle Rive
Admitted and discharged names listed in hospital record
Admitted: Miss Phyllis Jane Crutchmer, Mrs Thelma Hood, Thomas Ray, Richard Frolich, Willia Propes, Mrs Lizzie Rug. Discharged: Mrs Cora Burns, Mrs Carmen Ayers, Mrs Annie Martin and baby, Danny Karl, Mrs Letta Stevens, Mrs Rosa Meredith.
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Phyllis Jane Crutchmer
Thelma Hood
Thomas Ray
Richard Frolich
Willia Propes
Lizzie Rug
Cora Burns
Carmen Ayers
Annie Martin
Danny Karl
Letta Stevens
Rosa Meredith
Jurisdictional Clash Roils AFL CIO Merger Fight
A building trades bloc led by the Teamsters threatens to split the AFL CIO merger. Hoffa, the Teamsters vice president, pushes to recapture work and reorganize trades regionally. The move appears linked to congressional probes into labor racketeering and testifying delays.
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Norman Walker
Miami Beach
Fla
Teamsters
Aflcio
Building Trades Group
Afl-Cio
CIO
Teamsters Union
Congress
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
Midwest
Building Trades
AFL
Hoffa
Congressional
Illinois Snow Blanket Covers State Roads
Illinois reports show packed snow slush or ice on southern highways with central pavements lightly snow covered and northern areas clearer. Chicago area sees light snow moving north with mix of rain, colder night temps and a forecast of warmer, mostly cloudy conditions with snow in the far north.
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Springfield
Ill
Mlinois Division of Highways
Chicago
Illinois
State Division of Highway Aid
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rockford
Jsnow
Vandalia
East St. Louis
Missouri
North Central
Seven White Men Held In Alabama Bombing Spree
Montgomery police seek new evidence as detectives link seven or eight white men to a string of black targeted bombings. The arrests follow four church and three home dynamitings during the postsegregation bus era, with one Black woman injured. Authorities say some suspects have confessed and may face conspiracy charges.
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Montgomery
Ala
Clyde Sellers
Sellers
Henry Alexander
Segregaon
Martin Luther King Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Sellera
Heart Fund Drive Begins Here Friday
Scientists study causes of high blood pressure and hardened arteries responsible for most heart disease. Research findings must be spread and applied, and the Illinois Heart Association supports education and community heart programs to make this possible.
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Illinois Heart Association
Weather World Wide Briefs From The AP
The Albuquerque to Seattle regional weather summary lists city by city conditions and temperatures. The report includes a fragment about a first accident with Burl Beckett William Shaw and Jack Trotter among involved drivers, noting no injuries.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fort Worth
Grand Rapids
Helena
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Marquette
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Bea
San Diego
William W. Shaw
San Francisco
South 15Th
Mt. Vernon
Jack Trotter
Magnolia
Seattle
Tampa
Traverse City
S. Ste. Marie
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Police
E. C. Kaelin
Bluford Hotel
A. F
Airport News
Hope Saud
Charge Brooke
Militia Star
Childrsw
House OK
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Webb‘s
Hallmark
Gibson
Sweetheart
Webb
THE
MT. Vernon Register-News CO
Jefferson Memorial
Samaritan
Rock Afl-Cio
Malinois
Rockford A
Alabama
Heart Fund
Opdyke
S. 10Th St
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