Death of Former Mt. Vernon Resident Walter Ketterman
Walter Ketterman, a former Mt. Vernon resident, died yesterday morning in Monteia California of a heart attack. He and his family moved about three years ago to a home near San Francisco. He was a member and a deacon of the Bakerville Free Will Baptist church.
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Walter Ketterman
Mt. Vernon
Monteia
Calif
San Francisco
Ketterman
Bakerville
Free Will Baptist Church
Funeral held for Mrs Dora Sneed near Wayne City
Mrs Dora Sneed 82 died at her daughter's home south of Wayne City at 7 20 p m She was born March 13 1874 in Hamilton County daughter of Hosea and Rinda Thomas She married Levi Hall in 1890 and John M Sneed in 1945 Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday at Mound Baptist Church burial in Garrison Cemetery Body to lie in state after removal from Richardson Chapel to family home at 4 p m Survived by one daughter three grandchildren six great grandchildren one great great grandchild foster son Albert M Witter of Weatherford Wisconsin and sister Mrs Clara Redmon of McLeansboro
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Dora Belle Sneed
Oran Monroe
Wayne City
Sneed
Hamilton County
Hosea and
Rinda (Jamerson) Thomas
Levi S. Hall
John M. Sneed
New Mound Baptist Church
Garrison Cemetery
Richardson
Monroe
Albert M. Witter
Weatherford
Wis
Clara Redmon
Mce- Leansboro
Mary L. McKee Dies At Age 72 Rites Tomorrow
Mary L. McKee 72 died at home of her daughter in Mount Vernon after a long illness. Survived by husband Thomas A. McKee two sons Alvin L and Glenard five daughters and several grandchildren. Funeral service Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Rev. Pifer and Rev. Green officiating burial in Old Shiloh cemetery. Family may call at Myers Chapel. born May 29 1884 in Jefferson County she married in 1901. She was a member of the Central Church of Christ. Preceded in death by three children.
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Mary Louisa McKee
Shawnee
Lee Gatewood
Highland View
Myers Chapel
Lester E. Pifer
Bird Green
Old Shiloh
McKee
Jefferson County
Frank
Kizzie (Puckett) Hughey
Thomas A. McKee
Central Church of Christ
Alvin L
Mt. Vernon
Glenard
Inn
Elmer Smith
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital Feature Five New Babies
Mr and Mrs Donald Baker of RFD 1 welcome Rhonda LaVonne born 8 07 am weighing 6 15 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Leroy Delaney of 1015 So 10th welcomes Alan Leroy born 8 32 am weighing 8 8 at Good Samaritan. Bernard Rapp of RFD 4 welcomes a 7 15 lb girl Janet Marie born 9 13 am at Good Samaritan. Lawrence Rapp of Belle Rive welcomes Theresa Maurie born 11 53 am at Good Samaritan. weight not listed.
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Donald Baker
RFD
Good Samaritan Hospital
Rhonda LaVonne
Leroy Delaney
Alan Leroy
Bernard Rapp
RFD 4
Janet Marie
Lawrence Rapp
Belle Rive
Theresa Maurie
Air travel updates from Des Moines and Springfield
Claude Ware departed Des Moines Iowa bound for Mt Ver non while Bill Tumbleson flew to Springfield this morning Larry Forrestal and Dave Underwood also flew today to Chicago confirming busy local air activity with multiple departures to major cities.
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Claude Ware
Mt. Vernon
Des Moines
Iowa
Bill Tumbleson
Springfield
Larry Forrestal
Dave Underwood
Chicago
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admits and Discharges
Good Samaritan unit lists admittees Miss Charlotte Denise Dethrow Mrs Nellie Elizabeth Larson Mrs O V Cox Mrs Elizabeth Louise Bean Master Louis Edward Blalock. Discharged: Miss Aquitha Virginia Hardin Miss Betty Ann Long Walter Gene Wilson Mrs Deloris Lane and infant. Jefferson Memorial notes admit Jewel Sage Hazel Sammons Lillian Smith Inez Cady Nora M Hays. Discharged Arnold Musgraves Springerton Ill.
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Charlotte Denise Dethrow
Nellie Elizabeth Larson
O. V Cox
Elizabeth Louise Bean
Louis Edward Blalock
Aquitha Virginia Hardin
Betty Ann Long
Walter Gene Wilson
Deloris Lane
Jefferson Memorial
Jewel Gos Sage
Hazel Sammons
Lillian Smith
Inez Cady
Nora M. Hays
Arnold Musgraves
Springerton
Ill
Police Court Fines From Allan Dulaney Session
Allison Ray Dennis paid ten dollars and costs for disturbance. Clyde A. Whitsell owed one dollar and costs for careless driving. James H. Hopkins was fined two dollars and costs for failure to have a driver's license.
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Allan Dulaney
Allison Ray Dennis
Clyde A. Whitsell
James H. Hopkins
Senator George Pushes Disability Social Security Plan
Senator George of Georgia, retiring at 73, introduces a compromise to create Social Security disability benefits for those aged 50 or older. The plan adds a payroll tax, diverts funds to a separate disability fund, and aims to finance benefits for about 250,000 people in year one at an estimated cost of 200 million dollars.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Clement of Tennessee to Be Keynoter
The federal government backs Clement as keynote pick amid desegregation talk. Presidential hopefuls praise the choice as a forceful Democratic voice while Kefauver notes no shift in loyalty. Clement declined pledged delegates, stirring speculation among rivals about possible keynote contenders.
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Clement
Tennessee
Butler
Stevenson
Democratic Party
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Stuart Symington
Missouri
New York
Averell Harriman
Plowing Contest in Jefferson County Set for August
Jefferson county soil conservation officials announced the 1956 plowing contest will run from August 6 to 9 with committees chosen to secure the site and fix the date. County winners advance to a council contest and may vie for state championships. A wildlife harvest poll also notes the squirrel as the most valuable species, contributing 33 million of 64 million dollars.
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Jefferson County
Soil Conservation District
West Virginia
Three Men Sentenced to State Farm and Fines Issued
Judge Dale Andrews sentenced Rodney J. Lipe to six months at Vandalia after revoking probation for a January vagrancy case and recent theft at the Liberty service station. Two Muncie men, William Garbison and William Holmes, got four months each at the state farm for stealing from Bakerville Free Will Baptist church. Loren Summers and Raymond Hallam, both guilty of driving while intoxicated, were fined 100 dollars plus costs. Leeaman Hicks, jailed on a DWI charge, posted a 200 dollar bond with arraignment set for Friday.
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Vandalia
Dale Andrews
Rodney J. Lipe
RFD
Lipe
Liberty
Muncie
Ind
Cutty
Bakerville Free Will Baptist Church
State Farm
William F. Garbison
William F. Holmes
Loren Summers
Gary
Raymond Hallam
Dearborn
Mich
Leeaman Hicks
Holland, Mich
Missing Valier couple sought by state police
State police in district 13 issued a missing persons bulletin for Allen White 37 and his wife Gladys 40 of Valier. Mrs White is Walier postmaster. Neighbors say the couple left home Saturday noon and have not been seen. windows were open, a fan ran, car unlocked. No foul play reported. sheriff and deputies investigated.
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Allen White
Gladys
White
Walier
Franklin County
Benton
Paul Collins
Deadline For Clipping Oats Extended Here
The deadline to clip oats to meet the Soil Bank corn acreage reserve has been extended to July 13. Parker Pierce ASC chairman says interested farmers should fully understand the program before clipping. Eligibility applies where corn base was underplanted. oats must stay on land and cannot be harvested or pastured after June 22, with clipping by July 15. Farmers with questions should contact the county office.
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Soil Bank
Parker Pierce
ASC
Mr. Pierce
Ashley Youth Joins The Navy
Wayne Lamar Zeh of Ashley enlisted in the Navy yesterday under the high school program. After boat training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center he will enter Seaman schooling and then be assigned to a ship or naval facility worldwide. High school graduates interested in Electronics Aviation or Submarine duty should contact the Navy recruiter at Mt Vernon City Hall.
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Wayne Lamar Zeh
Wayne Zeh
Ashley
Navy
Zeh
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Mt. Vernon
Eden says Soviets far behind in disarming
London reports Prime Minister Eden told Soviet Premier Bulganin that Moscow is over a decade behind the West in trimming armed forces. He noted the Soviet demobilization and suggested Western cuts, while stressing need for a global disarmament agreement with verification and protections.
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London
Eden
Bulganin
Russia
Moscow
Resume Talks In South Illinois Labor Dispute
In Marion Illinois negotiations resume before a federal conciliator in a week old dispute between union operators and southern Illinois contractors. Stanley Medley Local 318 says the union seeks a two year contract with 15 cent annual raises. a 5 cent rise in a one year deal has been offered. The Egyptian Contractors Assn. strike last Monday supports the wage demands, tying up work at Illinois Public Service Co power station Grand Tower. Medley notes 18 contractors signed individual pacts with the union since the strike began and work on those sites continues.
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Marion
Southern Illinois
Stanley Medley
Harrisburg
Operating Engineers and Heavy Construction Union
Medley
Assn
Illinois Public Service Co
Grand Tower
Knowland Reveals Ike Plan After Illness
Knowland states Ike is in the presidential race and describes Eisenhower's remarks as a continuation of his February renomination pledge. He denies authorization for his second term comments but notes the press meeting was anticipated. The piece notes Ike’s health updates after recent hospitalizations and the ongoing speculation on his 1956 bid.
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Denver
Knowland
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
First Meeting On Steel Strike To Be Thursday
Federal mediators fixed Thursday as the probable day to begin joint talks in Pittsburgh between industry and union representatives to end the steel strike. Finnegan announced preliminary meetings with both sides today and Wednesday to gain a better understanding of issues before the joint sessions. The 0-day strike has idled about 730,000 workers.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Finnegan
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Arthur G. Goldberg
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Clyde Mills
Mediation Service
Robert H. Moore
Carbondale Native To Head Chicago Federal Reserve
Carl E. Allen 51 of Muskegon Mich will head the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago shifting from Campbell Wyant to take office Oct 1 and fill the unexpired portion of a term ending March 31 1961 He has served as president of Campbell Wyant and was a former vice president at National City Bank of New York New head comments on leadership for the region and Allen succeeds Clifford Young with Ernest C Harris acting head.
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Chicago
Carl E. Allen
Muskegon
Mich
New York City
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Allen
Campbell, Wyant & Cannon Foundry Co
Textron American, Inc
Clifford
Young
National City Bank of New York
Campbell Wyant
Ernest C. Harris
Carbondale, Ill
Philips Academy
Mt V Officers Earn Police School Diplomas
Mt. Vernon policemen Wendell Warren and Holland Irvin returned from the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois with diplomas. They ranked highly among 63 officers from across the state at a four week session attended by City Manager Harlow Richardson and Police Chief Verner Pigg. Chief Pigg praised their marks and said two more Mt. Vernon officers may attend next year.
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Wendell Warren
Holland Irvin
Mt. Vernon
Champaign
Police Training Institute
University of Illinois
Harlow Richardson
Verner Pigg
Pigg
Rackets Boss Is Witness In Gambling Probe
Frank Buster Wortman, reputed St Louis rackets boss and ex convict, testified before a federal grand jury in Madison County about gambling in East St Louis. He spoke for about one hour and twenty five minutes on background and interests but avoided specifics. U S Attorney Stoddart said Wortman was the last witness before the jury likely to be discharged soon. He noted possible future inquiries dependent on leads. Also mentioned was potential questions about an alleged beating of an internal revenue agent in Wortman's East St Louis tavern, though jurisdiction lay in the eastern district.
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Springfield
St. Louis
Frank Buster Wortman
Madison County
Wortman
Stoddart
Internal Revenue
East St. Louis
County 4-H Contest Set For District Share The Fun
County 4-Hers will compete in the district Share The Fun contest at Washington grade school gym in Carmi Illinois tomorrow night beginning at 7 00 p m. Jefferson county entrants include the Belle Rive Prairie Wranglers Texico Top Notchers Carolyn Boster Go-Getters and Gwen Williams Camp Ground Girls. They face winners from nine counties in the event.
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Jefferson County
Washington
Carmi
Ill
Belle Rive Prairie Wranglers
Texico
Carolyn Boster
Go-Getters
Gwen Williams
Camp Ground
Russians Told Twining Nothing On Production
Gen. Nathan F. Twining said in a closed Senate session that his Russia visit yielded little on Soviet bomber production guided missiles and nuclear weapons. He noted the welcome was warm but access was tightly controlled and Moscow provided far less information than it does about U.S. air power.
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Washington
Nathan F. Twining
Russia
Air Force
Twining
Senate Armed Services Committee
Charge Filed Against Driver in Fatal Vernon Crash
Gerald E. Jenkins 23 of 414 North 12th Street faced a grand jury after a coroner's inquest found probable cause in a Sunday crash that killed Dolly Mae Wiskey 20 of 308 Opdyke Avenue. State's Attorney Hasakis filed reckless homicide against Jenkins for the 2815 Broadway incident.
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Gerald E. Jenkins
North 12Th Street
Mr. Vernon
Demetri Hassakis
Jenkins
Dolly Mae Wiskey
Opdyke Avenue
Broadway
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