Weekend visits bring many families together
Mr and Mrs F E Jensen and Jerry plan a Lincoln Illinois weekend to visit Mrs Alice Lucas. Several couples and relatives travel to Ohio Michigan Canada Indiana and Colorado for visits. Others stay locally visiting Fairmont St Louis Champaign and Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Jensen
Jerry
Lincoln
Ill
Jensen
Alice Lucas
Joe Moyer
Won
Gary
Canada
Michigan
Martin Parsley
Laura Lee
C. W. Harris
Leland Wells
Irvie Dycus
Ray Dycus
Olney
Leroy Rueffer
Mt. Vernon
Akron
Ohio
H. W. Dooley
Salem
Fern Mathews
Springfield
Bloomington
Ward Lamport
Champaign
Woodlawn
H. E. Maxfield
City
R. W. Taylor
Helen Brewer
St. Louis
Maxfield
Bob Anthony
Peoria
Floyd Todd
Jimmy
Ralph
Effie Hayes
Mary Palmer
Fairmont
Jack Bennett
Carbondale
Raymond Sheley
Daniel Hunt
Manitoc Springs
Colorado
Local Students On Honor Roll
Two Oklahoma A and M College students from Mt. Vernon Illinois high school earned places on the second semester Dean's List of Distinguished Students. Jack H Harris and Clifford R Fields, both engineering majors, achieved straight A grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Mt. Vernon, Ill
Jack H. Harris
Clifford R. Fields
Fire damages 1941 car on east side public square
Firefighters were summoned to the east side of the public square at 11 15 last night for a small blaze in a 1941 car owned by Jim Taylor of RFD 1. Firemen said the damage was slight and caused by defective wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Taylor
RFD 1
Five births reported in local hospitals this morning
Mr and Mrs J Eugene Wells of Bonnie greet a five pound daughter at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. A son arrives to Mr and Mrs Eugene D Wiley of Bluford at Good Samaritan Hospital yesterday afternoon. Mr and Mrs James Cox of Carmi welcome Rosa Lee at Good Samaritan Hospital this morning. Mr and Mrs Lee Vaughn Mercer of Mt Vernon announce daughter Sandra Kay born at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr and Mrs James A Dunivan of Mt Vernon welcome Constance Jeanette at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Edwin Sargent announce son Michael Eugene born this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Eugene Wells
Bonnie
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Eugene D. Wiley
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
James Cox
Carmi
Rosa Lee
Lee Vaughn Mercer
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritanospital
Sandra Kay
James A. Dunivan
Constance Jeanette
Charles
Edwin Sargent
Michael Eugene
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Admitted to Jefferson Memorial are Miss Nadine Hood Mrs Bertie Arnold Marilyn Adams Dewey Beck Mrs Betty Ruth Wells of Bonnie Teddy Smothers of Ewing and Mrs Opal Chapman Discharged are Mrs Ruby Yocum of Benton Mrs Helen Piercy and infant Peggy Jean Mrs Alma Lee Johnson and infant Edward DeWayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Nadine Hood
Bertie Arnold
Marilyn Adams
Dewey Beck
Betty Ruth Wells
Bonnie
Teddy Smothers
Ewing
Opal Chapman
Ruby Yocum
Benton
Helen Piercy
Peggy Jean
Alma Lee Johnson
Edward DeWayne
Good Samaritan Admitted Henry Soper Discharged Edna Walker
Hospital notes list Henry Soper admitted as good Samaritan case. Discharges include Edna Walker and Gary Lee Walker of Johnsonville, Floyd Linville, Juanita Hinman of Fairfield and infant daughter Evelyn Nordin, Florence Hoppa of Ashley and infant son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Henry Soper
Edna Walker
Gary Lee Walker
Johnsonville
Floyd Linville
Juanita Hinman
Fairfield
Evelyn Nordin
Florence Hoppa
Ashley
Pace and Sursa Granted Marriage License
Carl Andy Pace of Mt. Vernon and Norma Leala Sursa of Mt. Vernon received a marriage license. Both are listed with rural route addresses in the Mt. Vernon area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Andy Pace
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Norma Leala Sursa
Bethel Club Reschedules Meeting at Bertha Webber’s Home
The Bethel Neighborhood Club will gather at Bertha Webber’s Brownsville Road home at 1 p.m. Wednesday July 6, moved from July 13. Refreshments will be served by the hostess and her assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Club
Bethel Neighborhood Club
Bertha Webber
Brownsville Road
Tri-State Oil Men Set July 9 Meeting in Lawrenceville
J A Matthews president of the Illinois Oil and Gas Association announced the annual midsummer gathering of tri state oil men will be at the Lawrence County Country Club Lawrenceville Illinois on Saturday July 9. The event is co sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute and draws more than 600 industry men. The program includes golf lunch and an evening dinner with W H Gerwe of Socony Vacuum Oil Co speaking. Technical sessions feature Diamond Coring in the Illinois Basin by Robert A Watson and HydraFrac in increasing oil well productivity by Bob Diggs Brown. Attendance is open to any professional engaged in oil production drilling transportation refining service or supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Matthews
Ilinois Oil & Gas Association
Tristate Oil
Lawrence County Country Club
Lawrenceville
American Petroleum Institute
Matthews
W. H. Gerwe
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Inc
Chicago
E. J. Coyle
Sprinefield
Illinois Basin
Robert A. Watson
Driling & Service, Inc
Dailas
4-H Clubs Camp Ground Girls Meet at Ermer Buchanan Home
The Camp Ground Girls 4-H Club met June 28 at 1 30 in Ermer gene Buchanan's home with 12 members present. A quiz on It Could Happen To You was given by Sara Lee Smoot and refreshments were served. Papertown Yanks 4-H Club met June 30 at 7 30 in Mrs. Clara Coil's home with nine visitors. Members planned dress modeling and quickbread samples for Achievement Day and discussed Day Camp activities. Doris Keen led a baking talk and Rose Pinkston spoke on leavening agents. A weiner roast followed, next meeting July 7 at Mrs. Col's home with Doris Keen in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ground Girls
Camp Ground Girls 4-H
Ermergene Buchanan
Sara Lee Smoot
Papertown Yanks
4-H Club
Clara Coil
Linda Wilson
Glenna Sharp
Alice Burkitt
Bernice Coll
Doris Keen
Rose Pinkston
Col
June Wedding Unites Betty Freedman and Lester Smith
Grace Freedman of 1106 South 25th Street announces the marriage of her daughter Betty to Lester Smith of this city. The double ring ceremony took place Friday evening June 10 at Wesley Methodist Church with Rev. C. E. Connell officiating. A reception followed at the bride’s aunt and uncle Ray Thompson home. Betty is a Mt. Vernon Township High School graduate class of 1948 and works for Illinois Bell Telephone Co. Lester is a Mt. Vernon Township High School graduate class of 1942 and employed at Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. Co. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Bob Riley of Springfield and Mr. and Mrs. Nylan Smith and son of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Freedman
South 25Th Street
Betty
Lester Smith
Frank Smith
Springfield
Wesley Methodist Church
C. E. Connett
Cle Cummins
Darrell Hilliard
Tony Lemon
Smith
Ray Thompson
Mt. Vernon Township
Republicans Fail To Pick Chairman
The Republican State Central Committee will meet in Chicago July 18 to choose a successor to Paul C. Rosenquist of Rockford as chair. Their prior vote failed, Rosenquist agreed to defer his resignation date to the Chicago meeting, and a resolution praised Republican legislators for compelling the governor to hesitate on further taxation amid a partisan adjournment dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Treas
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Senate
Democratic House
House
Sentenced to State Penal Farm for Farm Burglary
John Cave of this city was sentenced to five months in the state penal farm yesterday after pleading guilty to a flagrant burglary before Magistrate A M Dulaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cave
A. M. Dulaney
Pilot killed in rented plane crash near Galesburg
George Mahoney a 28 year old sign painter was killed when a rented plane crashed on a farm five miles southeast of Galesburg Illinois A 17 year old passenger Mrs Charles Hillard was pulled from the wreckage in critical condition at St Marys Hospital Farmers Everett Carlberg and Charles Flint witnessed the crash Mahoney leaves a widow and young son
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Associated Press
Galesburg
III
Here
George Mahoney
Charles Hillard
St. Mary's Hospital
Everett Carlberg
Charles Flint
Mahoney
Lake View Trailer Camp
No Termites in Termite Racket
Three men accused of a termite extermination scam, George Rettig, Larry Yost, and Buck Vaughn, faced grand jury binding after victims paid thousands for fake termite relief. Victims include Mrs Hazel Johnson who paid 3000 and 6000, and Miss Carrie Ernst who lost 3736. other victims cited by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cambridge
Grand Jury
George Rettig
Ivapa
Larry Yost
Vermont Road
Table Grove
Buck Vaughn
Pekin
Hazel Johnson
Roy A. Palmer
Palmer
Vaughn
Johnson
Carrie M. Ernst
Geneseo
Dixon
Lola Raymond
Lee County
Jefferson County Seizes Ackerson on Forgery Charge
Jefferson County authorities arrested George Ackerson, 46, of near Woodlawn in Fredonia, Kentucky, for passing a forged check. He is wanted locally and will be returned to Mt. Vernon soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
George Ackerson
Woodlawn
Fredonia
Ackerson
Mt. Vernon
Youth Delivered to St Charles Training School
Sheriff J. Chris Johnson and Deputy W. A. Randolph delivered Andrew Patterson to the St. Charles Training School for Boys. The local youth had been sentenced to the training school recently for violation of probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Chris Johnson
W. A. Randolph
Andrew Patterson
St. Charles
Trainig School
National Guard Officer Killed By 2 Hecklers
A New York National Guard warrant officer Alexander J. Taras 34 was fatally struck by two hecklers during a Brooklyn march with 900 guardsmen en route to Pine Camp. Taras died from a fractured skull after spectators clashed with troops as they halted at a traffic light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Guard
Marchin
Alexander J. Taras
955Th Field Artillery
Eighth Avenue
Brooklyn
Pine Camp
N. Y
Taras
Manufacturer Trust Company
Ruth
Ruth Elle
West Way
New U S Governor Arrives in Berlin
John J. McCloy, new U S civilian military governor for Germany, arrived in Berlin at Tempelhof Field. He stated there will be no change in the firm policy in Berlin and was met by high American and Allied officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
John J. McCloy
Germany
Tempelhof Field
McCloy
U. S
Police Court Summary in Dahlgren Area
George Duncan of Dahlgren charged with reckless driving. Charles Turner of Dahlgren fined 13 or 6 on a drink charge. Police court records note local proceedings and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Duncan
Dahlgren
Los
Charles Turner
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