Death of Benton grocery head Harry Stamper at 87
Word reaches of Harry Stamper 87 former Mt Vernon resident and longtime Benton businessman head of Stamper Grocery Company died at Benton hospital at 3 00 a m today Survived by son Harry F Stamper Wichita a grandson and sister Mrs Charles Hutchison Mt Vernon Funeral services Sunday 2 00 p m Mitchell Funeral Home Benton
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Harry Stamper
Benton
Benton Hospital
Stamper
Stamper Grocery Company
Mt. Vernon
Harry F. Stamper
Wichita
Charles Hutchison
Mitchell Funeral Home
Twin boys born to Shreve couple at Good Samaritan
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Eugene Shreve of 701 Airport Road welcomed twin boys at 11 26 p m and 11 54 p m last night at the Good Samaritan hospital. The babies were premature and have not been weighed yet. Also noted is the birth of Warreen Frances to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Smith Jr of Bakersfield California on Tuesday June 19. Frances Ann Bennett Smith is living with her aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Ray Blades of Mt. Vernon while her father Mr. John William Smith Sr resides in McLeansboro.
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Reuben Eugene Shreve
Airport Road
John W. Smith, Jr
Bakersfield
Calif
Warreen Frances
Hospital Notes: Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial Admissions
Good Samaritan admitted Betty Long Elva Furlow Lena Bundy Evelyn Hall Delia Garrison. Discharged Amelia Schlafly Reba Harris Roger Brooks Dolores Stokes and daughter Anna Dolores. Jefferson Memorial admitted Laura Auxier Dahlgren. Discharged Katherine Chapman and son Tommy Lynn of Woodlawn.
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Good Samaritan
Betty Long
Elva Furlow
Lena Bundy
Evelyn Hall
Delia Garrison
Amelia Schlafly
Reba Harris
Roger Brooks
Dolores Stokes
Anna Dolores
Jefferson Memorial
Laura Auxier
Dahlgren
Katherine Chapman
Tommy Lynn
Woodlawn
Tickets On Sale For July 20 Benefit Dance
Tickets are on sale for a July 20 benefit dance at the Mt. Vernon Army hall sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Admission is $1.50 per couple. Proceeds go to the Youth Development Committee for the county summer recreation program. The Egyptian Aires will perform starting at 8 30 p m.
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Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Mt. Vernon Armory
Eagles Lodge
Moose Lodge
American Legion Club
Amvets Club
Elks Lodge
Boy Scouts
Police
Jaycees
Optimists
Eagles
Cars Heavily Damaged in Route 460 Collision
Two cars were heavily damaged in a 1:30 am crash on U S Route 460 a mile west of Woodlawn Road. Ivor W. Lang of Owensboro Kentucky and Charles M. Manion of East Peoria Illinois drove the vehicles. no injuries were reported.
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Woodlawn Road
Ivor W. Lang
Owensboro
Charles M. Manion
East Peoria
Ill
Airport flights report for local travelers and crews
Bill Tumbleson flew to Springfield and returned this morning. Frank Weatherford made a round trip to Elgin today. Gene Tumbleson traveled to Alton. Malcolm Mairons of Denzer Electric flew to Springfield this morning.
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Bill Tumbleson
Springfield
Frank Weatherford
Elgin
Gene Tumbleson
Alton
Malcolm Mairons
Denzer Electric
First crosswords rise in the United States
The first crosswords originated in England in the 19th century but soon became a major adult pastime in the United States as the format evolved amid varied landscapes and cultural settings.
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England
United States
Weather Fair And Pleasant In Most Of Nation
Weather across the nation was fair and pleasant in most areas with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Plains and parts of the central and southern Rockies. The heaviest rain fell in Iowa and the northern Plains, with hail and cloudbursts in parts of the state, while the Southwest saw heat with 112 degrees at Gila Bend Arizona.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
South Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Maine
Virginia
Iowa
Northern Plains
Salina
Kan
Grand Island
Neb
Towa
Spencer
East Gulf Coast
New York State
South Dakota
Philip
Gila Bend
Ariz
Giant beet weighs four pounds three ounces
Homer Adams of Mr. Vernon offers proof of an excellent garden year by presenting at the Register News office a beet weighing four pounds three ounces. The giant root was grown in the Adams home garden on RFD 7%.
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Homer Adams
Vernon
Register- News
Conservatives Plan Third Party on Illinois Ballot
A Chicago launched effort by Independent Electors Plan of Illinois seeks to place conservative electors on the November ballot with Sen. William Jenner as presidential candidate and Sen. Harry Byrd as running mate. The group aims to collect 25 000 valid signatures across 102 counties to qualify, with signers needing to be eligible voters who did not vote in the last primary or sign other party petitions.
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Chicago
Ilinois
The
Independent Electors Plan of
William Je. Jenner
R-Ind
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Jenner
Byrd
Cleveland
For America
Illinois
Cat Turns In False Alarm In Rensselaer NY
A cat triggered a false fire alarm in Rensselaer New York Friday night. Firefighters reported the animal pulled open the alarm box door and tripped the signal as it jumped to the ground.
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Rensselaer
N.Y
Hudson Valley
Hollywood Couple Both In Hospital
Hollywood actress Joanne Dru and her husband actor John Ireland were hospitalized. Dru arrived at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital with a black eye and swollen nose after a quarrel at a July 4 party at producer Mark Stevens’s home. Ireland went to Cedars for observation.
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Hollywood
Joanne Dru
John Ireland
Miss Dru
Ireland
Cedars of Lebanon
Mark Stevens
Stevens
Women Officers Issue 299 Parking Tickets in First Day
ST. JOSEPH MO Four policewomen on duty for the first time this week issued 299 parking tickets their first day traffic captain Herman Stark reported Friday. Normally male officers issue about 70 tickets daily on their better days.
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ST. Joseph
Herman Stark
Rolling Machine Crushes Worker at Alton Plant
James Ernest Watkins aged 55 was killed when his sleeve was caught by two rotating spindles at LaCleve Steel Company Alton works. He was adjusting the machine and had worked 32 years at the plant. The incident occurred late Friday and is under internal review.
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Alton, SH
James Ernest Watkins
LaCleve Steel Company
Alton Works
Watkins
Four Crosses Burned In Mobile Area
Four crosses about 10 feet tall were burned in the Mobile area Friday night. Officers could not determine who planted or why, though one report noted several men seen near a lit cross. None were near a residence or business, and no robes or masks were seen.
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Mobile
Ala
Charge Gambers Cheat In Reno
Nevada gaming board says six small northern casinos were caught cheating at cards. Three Reno clubs were cited after a Western Shrine convention last month. Convictions will lead to suspension or revocation of licenses.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Gaming Board
William Sinnott
Reno
Boy Killed By Dangled Rope From Truck Window
In Clearwater Florida a 6 year old boy died when a rope placed around his neck dangled from a moving truck window and became tangled in the rear wheels. Albert Cerado Jr. was pulled beneath the wheels before his father could stop the vehicle. He died at a hospital.
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Clearwater
Fla
Albert Cerado Jr
Long-standing romance turns violent in Drumright
In Drumright Oklahoma a long-standing romance ended in violence when Mrs Rosa Linville aged 67 and A J Garnett aged 74 were shot and critically wounded at Linville’s home during a dispute over who would take her to dinner Police Chief A M Hart said W B Crabtree aged 65 was arrested for questioning The circumstances describe a domestic quarrel with three older residents involved.
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Drumright. Okla
A. M. Hart
Rosa Linville
A. J. Garnett
W. B. Crabtree
Hart
Admirer Kills Girl And Self In Missouri
Della Mae Miller, 18, died when an admirer, Donald Merceal, 24, shot her after she refused to go home with him following a July 4 dance. Police later found Merceal dead by suicide in a wooded area as troopers closed the case.
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Potos
Della Mae Miller
Donald Merceal
Miss Miller
Merceal
Niagara Falls water flow at Erie levels stated
The report notes that during low Lake Erie levels about 68 million gallons tumble over Niagara Falls each minute, while at high levels the flow increases to roughly 120 million gallons per minute.
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Lake Erie
Niagara Falls
Pocahontas Burial In Grave’s End Church Site
Pocahontas is buried beneath St George's church in Grave send, 24 miles down the Thames from London. She died in England while preparing to return to America in 1617.
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Pocahontas
St. George’s Church
Gravesend
Thames
London
England
America
Mountain lion escapes at San Antonio Zoo
A 10 month old mountain lion escaped its cage at the San Antonio Zoo after an attendant failed to lock the gate. The frightened animal roamed the grounds and leaped into a duck pond before workers using a hoop net retrieved her.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Zoo
Civil Service Exams Here For 85 Positions
Civil service examinations for more than 85 jobs will be held in Mt. Vernon on Saturday July 14. Posts include hospital attendant cottage parent guard typist and stenographer. Tests for stenographers and typists at 10 a.m. others at 8:30 a.m. at Mt. Vernon Township High School.
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Springfield
Mt. Vernon
Ilinois Civil Service Commission
Illinois
Mt. Vernon Township
Tinois Civil Service Commission
Armory Building
Ass't Manager of Ward Store Is Transferred
John Carmichael assistant manager of the local Montgomery Ward store has been promoted to assistant manager of the Montgomery Ward store in Covington Kentucky effective Monday July 9 He has been with the Mt Vernon store for two years His wife Jean works at Mt Vernon Tire Service and their two children will stay until arrangements are made for the family to move to Covington
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John Carmichael
Montgomery Ward
Carvington, Ky
Mr. Carmichael
Mt. Vernon
Jean
Mt Vernon Constable Charged Over Missing $10 Bond
Willard Walker Mt Vernon township constable posted a 8500 bond yesterday on a charge he failed to turn over $10 collected for a gas station operator. J R Thomas justice of the peace set a July 27 hearing. Virgil Odle gas station operator says Walker collected a $10 bill from a customer and did not remit it.
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Willard Walker
Mt. Vernon
J. R. Thomas
Virgil Odle
Walker
Odle
Floyd Prince Fined For Rabies Vaccination Violation
Floyd Prince of 619 Bell street was fined $25 and costs before Justice of the Peace J R Thomas for failing to vaccinate his dog against rabies. The charge was brought by Merle Williamson, county dog control officer, under the Illinois Rabies Control Act.
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Floyd Prince
Bell Street
J. R. Thomas
Merle Williamson
Carnival worker arrested for assault at Mt. Venon park
Thomas Martin, a carnival worker at Mt. Venon city park, was arrested by city police last night on a charge of beating a woman connected with the carnival. He was lodged in the city jail on a disturbance charge.
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Thomas Martin
Mt. Venon
Martin
Lawn Chairs Stolen On 503 South 26th Street
City police reported three lawn chairs were stolen yesterday from a yard at 503 South 26th Street. The owner valued the chairs at a total of 22 dollars.
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South 26Th Street
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Charles C. Croup Marlin
Rich
Lester E. Starr
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Boyce Huson
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Mary Parsons
Mabel Ewing
Norman Murphy
Wayne Highsmith
Edsel Right Nowar
Maurice Dewitt
John A. Kirk
Member
Federal Reserve System
First National Bank
MT. Vernon, Illinois
Charles C. Croup
Ol Producer
J. Edwin Rackaway
Sec’y-Treas
Mt. Vernon Register-News
Starr Bros. Creamery Co
Harold A. Myers
Charles J. Dewitt
President Jefferson Lumber Company
Marlin Rich
Charles
Nelson Concrete Calvert Co
Harold G. Watson
Hotel
Emmerson
Maurice DeWarr
M. Jack Mitchele
Carl Schweinfurth
Mt. Vernon Furnace & Mig. Co
George YF. M. Ward
Mammoth Department Store
Guy A. Woop
King City Federal Saving and Loan Association
Jefferson County
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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