Deaths William Curlock Of RFD 1 Dies At 63
William Curlock 63 years nine months eleven days died at 5 50 pm today at his home on RFD 4 in Moores Prairie township. He was born September 26 183, Jefferson seats the son of Doug and Mallasa Overton Gurlock. He married Vernon Erma Harvill May 22 1915 who survives with three daughters Dorothy Whitmore Mildred Lovan Geraldine Gilberto Bonnie seven grandchildren and a sister Stella Jenkins plus three brothers Everett Claude Harry. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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William Curlock
Moores Prairie
Curlock
Jefferson
Doug
Mallasa Overton
Gurlock
Vernon
Erma Harvill
Myrtle Holt of Wayne City Dies Funeral Here
Myrtle Holt of Wayne City died at 7:10 am Thursday at Fairfield Memorial Hospital after nine weeks as a patient. She was 71 years, 1 month, 24 days old. Funeral at Myers Chapel Saturday at 2:00 pm with Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. BE Moody of Warren, Ohio. brothers Cal Payne of Wayne City, Ray Payne of Cass City, Mich., and Rt Payne of Minneapolis. sisters Mrs. Mary Williamson of Alton and Mrs. Hattie Scranton of Wayne City. one granddaughter and one great granddaughter.
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Myrtle Wood Holt
Wayne City
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Benen
Myers Chapel
Charles Johnson
Oakwood ‘Cemetery
Alton, Til
Hattie Scranton
R A Jeffries Kell Telegraph Operator Dies
R A Jeffries of Kell died of a heart attack at 3 30 p m yesterday in Kell. He was a retired C E T station agent and telegraph operator. Survived by his wife and daughter Catherine Newell of Wal whewee. Friends may call at L A Funeral Home in Kell after 6 pm today.
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R. A. Jerrriss
Yessterday
Kell
Jeffries
M. B
Trevor
Bers
Catherine Newell
Walwhewee
Ewing
Bastich
Ured
Masonic
C&et
L. A
J L Benson Dies At Albion Illinois
J L Benson of Albion Ti died Wednesday at his daughter Mrs Earl Haven in Marion Indiana aged 72. He was the husband of the late Laila Bond Benson of Mt Vernon. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 pm in Ingram Funeral Home Albion and burial will be in Old Shiloh Cemetery.
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L. Bneson
Albion
Peg
Earl Haven
Marion
Ind
Laila Bond Benson
Mt. Vernon
Ingram
Old Shiloh
Father of Mr W Resident Dies in Ohio Hospital
Lewis H Lambright father of Mrs Charles LaFountaine of 604 South 22nd street died at 11 30 a m Wednesday at Lima Ohio hospital. Mr and Mrs LaFountaine and son Butchie left by auto Wednesday evening for Fostoria Ohio where funeral services will be held from Harrold s Funeral Home. Besides his daughter Mr Lambright is survived by three sons Ted of Toledo Howard and Albert of Fostoria.
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Lewis H. Lambright
Charles LaFountaine
South 22Nd Street
Lima
Ohio
LaFountaine
Butchie
Fostoria
Harrold
Lambridght
Ted
Toledo
Howard and
Albert
Fosteria
Royal Neighbors Night Meeting in Vernon and Pekin Court
Notices show Royal Neighbors of America Fern Leaf Camp No 694 meet tonight at 7 20 in the 1 C C F Temple with all members urged to attend. Also police court fines listed for J R Thomas and M Branch plus James M Jones on traffic and related charges.
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Vernon
Brethers Well
Ralph W. Murphy
W.M. Wm E. Reavis
Ec'g
Royal Neighbors
Fern Leaf Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
1.C.C.F. Temple
Geneva Newman
Oracle
Sages
J. R. Thomas Includias M. Branch
Pekin
Costa
James M. Jones, Inc
Seion
Tere Po Cape Texarkana
Ark
Tornadoes and floods sweep central to Great Lakes region
Gusty storms hit Iowa Wisconsin Indiana Michigan and Ohio with tornadoes and flash floods. A Bryan Ohio tornado damaged the courthouse and nearby buildings, while a Indiana Shelby County tornado damaged farms and houses. Madison Indiana endured three inch rains and a flood. Crooked Creek flooded streets and cut power to thousands. Weather outlook shows cooler temperatures, mixed precipitation, and a five day trend toward lower highs.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Canada
Midwest
Atlantic Coast
Bryan
Main Street
Benga
Marietta
Shelby County
Indianapolis
Madison
Ohio River
Crooked Creek
Walnut Street
Indianappa
Norstad Takes Command of First German Allied Land Force
Us C Gen Lauris Norstad assumed command of the first German land forces assigned to the Atlantic alliance in Marburg Germany. He reviewed 700 German troops representing the three divisions under high command in a showcase ceremony.
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Marburg
Germany
Cgen
Lauris Norstad
Europe
Births in Ottawa Illinois include twin claims and misspelled details
Mr and Mrs Albert Robin of Ottawa Illinois report a son born at 4 20 this morning at Ryburn Hospital in that city. The infant weighed around pounds and has been named Scott De Dowsing though details are garbled. A birthday connection to aunt Mrs Frank Moss of fit leity is noted amid unclear text. A separate birth to Mr and Mrs Wayne Arnold at 2700 Col tere appears, with uncertain weight and name due to transcription errors.
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Albert Robinson
Ottawa
Ryburn Hospital
Scott de Dowsing
Frank Moss
Movie Starlet Judy Tyler Killed In Wyoming Crash
Movie starlet Judy Tyler 24 and her husband Gregory Lafayette 24 died in a head-on collision near a southern Wyoming roadside hamlet. Elvis Presley mourned, saying nothing hurt him more than the loss of the girl they had loved and who had just finished the lead in Jailhouse Rock. Another passenger Donald D. Jones 23 from Hanna, Wyoming, also died in the crash. Presley spoke from Memphis expressing shock at the tragedy.
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Billy the Kid
Wyo
Judy Tyler
Wyoming
Regory Lafayette
Hopewell Junction
Miss Tyler
Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
Donald D. Jones
Hanna
Presley
Memphis
Tenn
Snow
Boy Drops Cone and Fatal Crash Near Danville
In Virginia on Route 58 five miles east of Danville a man, James H. Fallon, 27, swerved to brush ice cream dropped by his son, causing a crash that killed two sisters, Patricia Dillard, 9, and Cynthia Dillard, 7, and critically injured a fourth sister, with Fallon charged with manslaughter.
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Danville
Va. U
VA. S. 58
Here
James H. Fallon
Rt. 1
Sutherland
Patricia Anne Dillard
Cynthia Louisa Dillard
Ringgold
Fallen
Union Organizers Seek Contract With AFL CIO
Washington reports a newly formed union of about 250 organizers has engaged George Meany and seeks a labor contract. The group has qualified with the National Labor Relations Board for an election if the AFL-CIO balks at voluntary recognition. The aims include job security and wage and maritime conditions.
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Washington
Afl-Cio Pratiners
Afl
George Meany
Meany
National Labor Relatene Board
Afl-Cio
Benton Mail Gets Through
In Benton Illinois Franklin County saw late mail this week as residents received long overdue items Paula Prior in East St. Louis sent a postcard 138 years ago Zoah Hill of West Frankfort received a letter from California mailed 1 year ago The event highlights slow mail delivery and unusual delays in small town correspondence.
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Benton
Franklin County
Paula Prior
East St. Louis
Farlier
Zoah Hill
West Frankfort
California
Local fliers record Mt. Vernon hops this week
Sam Friesella flew from St. Louis to Mt. Vernon and back Wednesday. Ben J. Taylor did a round trip Oklahoma City to Mt. Vernon on Wednesday. Jack Holt flew from St. Louis to King City yesterday. William Micks traveled East Alton to Mt. Vernon this morning and on to Springfield.
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Sam Friesella
St.Louis
Mt. Vernon
Ben J. Taylor
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jack Holt
St. Louis
King City
William Micks
East Alton
Springfield
Safe And Sane Fourth In Mt. Vernon No Injuries Reported
Mt Vernon observed a safe and sane Fourth of July with no injuries despite heavy crowds at the Veterans Reunion in the city park and a large fireworks display. One minor auto accident occurred on Salem Road near Daniel's Hill at 7:42 p.m. involving Jerry Kemes ear and Harold D. Withrow. A minor fire sparked by children playing with fireworks was reported in the day. At 3:34 p.m. Wednesday a collision in the 1100 block of South 26th involved Donald W Lyons and Mildred Shelton. no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt Vernon
Mt Y
Jerry Kemes Ear
South 17Th
Harold D. Withrow
RFD
Wayne City
Salem Road
Daniel's Hill
Chilldren
Halon
South 26Th
Donald W.lyons
Fisher's Lane
Mildred Shelton
Marines Test Fifteen Minutes After Atomic Blast Near Nevada
Marines in slit trench near blast observe a dramatic atomic detonation at the Nevada test site. The 61st explosion produced a green red fireball and mushroom cloud. Marines removed gas masks after about a quarter hour and loaded onto amphibious tractors and copters for a mission to seize a blasted objective. AEC reports shock felt at Inyokern and Bishop California and fallout expected to be very light off site.
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Graf
News Nob
Nevada
Tteir
AEC
Inyokern
Bishop
Calif
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions Include Many Names
In Jefferson Memorial the list shows admissions and discharges. Admitted include Mrs Lillie Shaffer Bonnie and Oscar Meadows. Discharged: Mrs Bernard Smith and baby, Mrs James Robert Harvey and baby, Mrs John H McLaughlin and baby, Mrs Zola Keifer. Good Samaritan adds multiple entries from various patients and babies with several surnames and initials.
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Jefferson Memorial
Lillie Shaffer
Bonnie
Bernard Smith
James Robert Harvey
John H. McLaughlin
Zola Keifer
Dahlgren
Mike Simmons
MecLeansboro
Edward Hart
McLeansboro
Good Samaritan
Oscar Meadows
James Lambert
Grace Holm
Mia
Nellie Shoemaker
Clela Stowers
John Stowers
Dora McCain
Charles Haynes
Ronald Wilson
Fritcher Granberg
Walter Yarbrough
Mary Kennedy
DSTI
Roy Keef
Louis Bybacki
Judith Downen
Robert Ray
Harold Power
Jack Canterbury
Martha Ann Flota
Barbara Deanne
Ma Shelton
Graham Calls Nation to Major Revival at Madison Square Garden
Evangelist Billy Graham told 18 000 at Madison Square Garden that America must undergo a spiritual revival or face moral collapse. He warned of deterioration eating at the nation’s heart, drawing parallels to Rome’s fall. The sermon title was Where Is America Headed.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Adison Square Garden
America
Rome
Sparklers Cause Fire Under Mt Vernon Awning
A Fourth of July fire in Mt Vernon was traced to sparklers sold earlier that day. Firemen say the blaze started around 3 55 p m at the home of John Casey on 715 North 11th Street, destroying an awning as children watched nearby.
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Mt. Vernon
John Casey
North 11Th Street
County 4-H Teams Earn Ratings In State Contest
Two Jefferson County 4-H judging teams earned ratings at the state 4-H judging contest in Urbana Illinois. The dairy team Jean Ann Beal Gordon Shultes and Larry Grothoff received a B rating while the livestock team Ralph Czerwinski Charles Wagner and Kenneth Warner earned a C rating. More than 800 Illinois 4-H youth from 75 counties competed in livestock poultry dairy and vegetable judging with state medals and future national contest selection for top individuals and teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Urbana
Jean Ann Beal
Gordon Shultes
Larry Grothoff
Ivestock
Ralph Czerwinski
Charles Wagner
Kenneth Warner
Illinois
iThey
Montey
Springfield
Uribana
Permits Issued For $43,710 Construction Here
Mt Vernon issued construction permits totaling 43710 in June per Building Inspector Willie E. Smith. Two new homes are listed at 12000 each, with other permits including a store building 4500 a garage 250 a porch and extra room 1500 an additional room 2660 an extra room 3200 a remodel 500 a gas station 4500.
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Mt. Vernon
Willie E. Smith
Soo
Fitting Name a ot etal game were each Thursday for the patients
A hospital for mental health held weekly Thursday activities for its patients. Authorities obtained a film as entertainment just in case the weather did not cooperate, with the movie entitled The Rain er.
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Hs Ste
Pee Entertainment
the Rainer
Soviet Shakeup Might Reassign Top Communist Posts
The London Daily Express cites Soviet ambassador Jacob Malik saying the party reshuffle is finished and no further changes are likely. Malik reportedly told Express there will be no more changes, while observers note East European leaders quickly endorsed the dismissals. The Moscow street reaction ranged from guarded to curious as the shakeup rippled through policy circles.
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Red Star
Soviet Union
Kaganovich
Nikifor T. Kalchenko
Molotov
Moscow
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Czechoslovakia
A. I. Mikoyan
VY. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Lazar Kaganovich
Dmitri Shepilov
Mikoyan
Malenkov
Kremlin
Bolshevich Molotov
Stalin
Alexei
Pavlenko
Moscow Radio
Party
Depo
Maxim Z. Saburov
Party Presidium
Communist Party
Mikhail G. Pervukhin
London
Civil Rights Bill Up Before Senate Monday
Senate debate looms as Knowland moves to bring the civil rights bill to the floor. Southern Democrats plan opposition and possible filibuster. Senators Douglas and Knowland discuss amendments including jury trials in contempt cases, with Douglas defending the House terms as moderate and not in need of change. Russell signals unlikely acceptance of any amendment.
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Washington
Knowland
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
House
Dixie Forces
Douglas
D-Jil
Window topples on auto in south Tenth Street incident
A window toppled from a top floor of a south Tenth Street building yesterday afternoon and shattered on a car owned by Elmer C. DeLarber of St. Louis Missouri, causing minor damage to a fender. Police said the building houses an Illinois brokerage store on the first floor.
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South Tenth Street
Ilinois
Elmer C. DeLarber
St. Louis
Icebergs Thick in North Atlantic Reported by NY Captain
Capt George A Georgiou of the Greek liner New York reported an abnormal concentration of icebergs off Newfoundland. He counted 56 icebergs on radar in a 6:30 p.m. last Monday to today period, with one towering 180 feet, and other vessels in contact tallying 250. He said he steered a zigzag course and stayed awake 72 hours, while the ship carried 635 passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York U
Newfoundland
New York
George A. Georgiou
Georgiou
Break-Ins Reported At Bottling Co And Sawmill Office
Two break-ins were reported to city police and the sheriff's office. Thieves entered Dr Pepper Bottling Co at 1402 South Tenth Street, stealing a small amount of cash and a set of wrenches, damaging a filing cabinet and a desk lock. Kenneth Chancey reported burglars broke into a sawmill office southeast of town, west of Route 460 and north of the city dump. no money was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
South Tenth Street
Kenneth Chancey
Herbert
Route 460
Jackie Cooper Fined After 140 MPH Desert Chase
Actor Jackie Cooper was fined 263 and had his license suspended for a month after speeding 140 mph on a Mojave road. A 30 day jail sentence was suspended. a court paper omitted his appearance. An attorney represented him as his $12,000 sports car was halted at a road block following a 30 mile chase by patrolmen on June 23 near Mojave California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mojave
Calif
Jackie Cooper
Here
Coach Resigns CHester High to Coach in Kansas City
Chester Ill coach Dick Lee resigns from Chester High School to take a coaching position in Kansas City. The move ends his tenure with the district and shifts basketball leadership to a new era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Ill
Dick Lee
Chester High School
Kansas City
Firecrackers Explode In Car Hurting Boy In Enid
In Cherokee Oklahoma a 17 year old Enid youth was badly burned when 144 packages of firecrackers detonated inside a car Thursday. The blast demolished the vehicle and shattered church windows. Marvin Loudermilk suffered burns over 65 percent of his body. Police theorize a boy lit a cracker and tried to toss it out. it blew back inside.
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Okla
Enid
Marvin Loudermilk
Loudermilk
Millikin Quits West Frankfort Coaching Post
Tom Millikin, recently hired as Millikin High School's football track coach to replace Jim Levin, has resigned to accept another offer. He did not disclose the offer details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Truf
Tom Millikin
Jim Levin
Top hits list from mid-century chart mix
A fragmented OCR of music chart items lists Pat Boone Elvis Presley Johnny Mathis and other artists with song titles such as Love Letters In The Sand It's Not For Me To Say and Come Go With Me. The readable lines show a pop music snapshot with several 1950s names and titles.
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Pat Boone
Jimmy Dorsey
Marty Rob Ne
Bennie
Elvis Presley
Chuck Barry
Andyams
Jodie Sends
The
Platters
Fats Demine
Perry Comoe
the Cossiers
Fats’ Deming
Fats Deming
Rockr
Guy Mitchell
Ralph Merterie
Buddy Knox
Harry Belafonte
Old Cape Cod
Patti Page
New Album Sale Offer Across Pop Western and Classical
A low priced sale promotes a 12 inch LP box featuring pop Western and semi classical albums. Includes instrumental and vocal selections priced at 2.98 dollars per album. The offer markets multiple genres and urges purchases across catalog.
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Myrtle Holt
R. A. Jeffries
J. L. Benson
Albion, Ill
W. Resident
Barron County
Killea
Brill
Missouri
Albuquerque
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Helena
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Marquette
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Ore
Salt Lake City
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S Ste. Marie
Seattle
Tampa
OS Traverse City
Chicago
UF — Wiindsans
Finois
Cage
Midway Airport
Moline
Peoria
Rantoul
Quincy
Vandalia
Scott Air Bage
Yank
Lions Club
Robert D. Ward
Mt. Vernon Lions Club
Dr. BR. B. Guthrie
William England
C. E. McMullen
James Apgar
Tom Morgan
James P. Burke
Ogie Ellis
George Heldenreich
Hurley Mader
Fairfield
President Ward
Harry Maulding
Malcolm Hirons
Leitzell
Boy
Cone
Airport News
Safe and Sane
Mt. V
By Jack Bell
North Atlantic
Bottling Co
Desert
Park Ave
Olen Eater
Broadway
Millikin
Artlele
Louis Armstrong
Andrew Sisters
Liberace
Jen James
Bing Crosby
Boston Pops
Rth. Fy
Padi
Richard K. Murphy
Goodyear
Donald Mitchs
23Rd Street
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