Deaths Mandalia Braden Dies At 82 In Waltonville
Mandalia Braden age 82 died at 1 15 a m Sunday at her daughter s home in Waltonville born December 18 1872 at McLeansboro to James and Catherine Hall funeral held today at 2 p m at Waltonville Methodist Church Rev E L Gulley officiating burial in Knob Prairie cemetery survivors include two sons Larkin Shoptaw Oakland Calif and Martin Shoptaw Kansas City Kan two daughters Laura Bushong Centralia Annabelle Fairchild Waltonville and Alice Pugh Mt Vernon two step sons Harrison Lesser Levi Mt Vernon 23 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren
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Mandalia Braden
O. W. Fairchild
Waltonville
Braden
McLeansboro
James
Catherine (Kelly) Hall
Fry
Methodist
E. L. Gulley
Knob Prairie
Larkin Shoptaw
Oakland
Calif
Martin Shoptaw
Kansas City
Kan
Laura Bushong
Centralia
Annabelle Fairchild
Alice Pugh
Mt. Vernon
Harrison Braden
Lesser
Levi Braden
Harry Wagoner Dies in Kentucky Former Mt. Vernon Resident
Harry Wagoner 66 former Mt. Vernon grocer and Park Avenue Baptist Church member died Friday at his home 257 Bowling Springs Drive Lexington Kentucky. Mt. Vernon relatives notified. He moved about ten years ago to run an optical business in Kentucky. Funeral services were held Saturday at Grace Baptist Church Lexington burial there. He is survived by his wife Rheba and one son Loren.
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Harry Wagoner
Bowling Springs Drive
Lexington
Mt. Vernon
Park Avenue
John R. Dennis Dies At 88 Rites Set Wednesday
John R. Dennis, 88, retired farmer, died at 3 00 PM on a Sunday at 1308 Casey Avenue. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at 1 30 PM in Pulley Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Riley Burton and Rev. Paul Sulcer officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery at Lesser. The body lies at Purley Funeral Home after 10 AM Tuesday. Dennis, born June 28, 1867 in Jefferson County, married Agnes Isom on February 2, 1888. Surviving: wife Agnes. three sons Clarence, Arthur, and Roy E.. two daughters Golden Bonenberger and Jule Wilson. 14 grandchildren. 10 great grandchildren. one father George Dennis. Preceded by one son, two sisters, two brothers.
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John Reese Dennis
Casey Avenue
Pulley Funeral Home
Riley Burton
Paul Sulcer
Maple Hill Cemetery
Lesser
Purley Funeral Home
Dennis
Jeffarson County
Henry A
Samantha
Gilam) Dennis
Scheller
Agnes Isom
Free Will Baptist Church
Clarence
Cape Girardeau
Arthur
St. Louis
Roy E
Mt. Vernon
Golden Bonenberger
Benton
Jule Wilson
DeKalb, Sr
George Dennis
Waltonville
Charles E Clark Rites Tomorrow at Wells Chapel
Funeral services for Charles E Clark of Farrington township will be held Tuesday at 2 00 p.m. at Wells Chapel church. Friends may call at the family home near Wells Chapel until the hour of service. He died Friday night at his home at age 69.
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Charles E. Clark
Farrington Township
Wells Chapel
Mr. Clark
Italy Pastor Sentenced Over Church Sign In Rome
Cline R. Paden of Brownfield Texas was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined 3000 lire for fixing a sign on his Church of Christ in Italy building after police removed it. The sentence was suspended pending appeal. The case reflects ongoing clashes between evangelical groups and Italian authorities.
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Rome
Church of Christ In
Italy
Cline R. Paden
Brownfield
Lubbock
Tex
Paden
Giacomo Rosapepe
Church In
the Baptists
Antonio Segni
Cristians
Kitten Found Under Hood Of Greensboro Car
Jack O. Jones of Greensboro arrived after an 180 mile drive from Conway South Carolina. He said his motor purred like a kitten and found a real kitten under the hood. He believes the feline rode aboard from Conway where a family of cats hid under the car.
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Greensboro
N. C
Jack O. Jones
Conway
U S. C
Jones
Comway
Chevrolet Featurama Exhibit Heads to Town this Week
Chevrolet Featurama exhibit touring the nation arrives for a public showing July 12 to 16 at Brehm Hanna Chevrolet. Open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. the display features cutaway mechanicals, animated Akures, anti dive braking, power steering, V8 and six engines, and a Kiddie Convertible for children to feel driving through a switch.
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Brehm- Hanna Chevrolet Company
Chevrolet
Dares
Hanna
Russians Invite Billy Graham to Moscow Visit
A Russian church leader said Billy Graham would be invited to Moscow soon as a guest of the Evangelical Christian Baptist Council of the Soviet Union. Graham, touring Europe, said he would preach there if given the chance. Russian church dignitaries in Britain discussed religion in the Soviet Union and claimed the church remains relatively free, with monasteries and seminaries thriving and many believers faithful through earlier anti religious campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Billy Graham
Moscow
Evangelical Christian Baptist Council
Soviet Union
J. L. Zhidkov
Russian Baptist Movement
Graham
Russia
Britain
Geoffrey Fisher
Pitlrim
Minsk
Flowers Stolen From Oakwood Cemetery Second Time
Police report flowers and an urn stolen from graves at Oakwood cemetery for a second time in a week. Mrs. Murland Foster of RFD 5 told officers Saturday afternoon that someone took a flower urn and blooms from her son's grave.
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Oakwood Cemetery
Murland Foster
RFD 5
Mt W resident’s auto stolen in overnight theft
A 1951 model Chevrolet belonging to Waldo Foster of 210 South 16th Street was stolen between midnight and 12 30 this morning. Foster’s son had parked the car in the 700 block of South 20th Street.
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Waldo Foster
South 16Th Street
South 20Th Street
Foster
Local Family Travel Highlights and Military Assignment
Mr and Mrs Earl Outland and son Jack returned from Panama City and Marianna Florida where they visited their son and brother Cadet Bill Outland stationed at Graham Air Force Base in Marianna. Frank Weatherford returned from a flight to Backus Minnesota. Donald McLean came home from a trip to Backus Minnesota.
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Earl Outland
Jack
Panama City
Marianna
Fla
Cadet Bill Outland
Graham Air Force Base
Frank Weatherford
Backus
Minn
Donald McLean
Life with Reds was Hell details pay and wants
A former Reds member recalled life with the team as hell saying he earned about $12 a month. He said roughly half went to food a third to cigarettes and the remainder for clothing and other necessities.
Two Year Old Girl Kidnapped From Sioux City Home
Sioux City Iowa police report a two year old girl named Donna Sue vanished from her crib Sunday night while her parents watched television. The father said a window screen was removed and neighbors recalled seeing a man near the duplex. A neighborhood resident pursued the suspect but he escaped. the child was last seen in pink pajamas.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Iowa
Jame
Davis
Donna Sue
Chicago & North Western Railroad
John Rispolje
Davises
Mary Clair
Timmy
Steldos
George Saree
Indictment of Tex. Congressman in Land Program Scheme
Seguin Texas Rep. John J. Bell a Democrat who helped launch the veterans land program in the state legislature was indicted on charges of conspiring to steal 154810 from the program. He denied guilt and said he only received legal fees. Also named were T J McLarty of Denver formerly of Cuero and J T Wofford of Cuero.
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Associated Press
Seguin
Tex
John J. Bell
D-Tex
Texas Veterans Land Proram Wen
T. J. McLarty
Denver, Colo
Cuero, Tex
Bell
J. T. Wofford
Cuero
Turncoats Discuss Escape Plans At Nightclub Conference
Two men awaiting another trial and already imprisoned for assisting the enemy talked at length about money and selling stories. Cowart led the group and pitched a quick cash scheme before the conversation wandered to sports, gossip, and sexual chatter as the hours passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batchelor
Dickenson
Cowart
Bell
Griggs
States
Red China
Veteran Fire Chief Celebrates 26 Years in DuQuoin
Til August E Schneider longtime DuQuoin fire chief marks his 26th anniversary with the department. He joined to fill in for a few days and has served since. He became chief in 1932.
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Duquoin, Til
E. Schneider
DuQuoin
Laws and proposed measures for state finances and governance
A compilation of enacted and proposed statutes and amendments covering tax, wage assignments, court records, procurement thresholds, public safety, milk pasteurization, banking limits, election judge qualifications, drug regulation, park transfers, health and mental health commissions, sewer investigations, officer pay, and littering penalties. The list includes tax levies, commissions, and authority shifts affecting counties, districts, and state agencies with several items pending future action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Safety Department
Grand Maralg State Park
East St. Louis Park District
Legislative Commission
Chicago
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital Today
Yesterday at 12 33 p m a son was born to Mr and Mrs Delbert Varney 14 Beverly weighing eight pounds twelve ounces Mrs Freddie Beeker Route 7 is the mother of a daughter Lynn Ann born yesterday after noon at 4 05 weighing seven pounds five ounces This morning at 1 22 o clock a son was born to Mr and Mrs Donald Gibson Route 4 weighing six pounds fifteen ounces and named Stephen Michael
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Delbert Varney
Beverly
Freddie Beeker
Route 7
Lynn Ann
County Buys Equipment To Improve Roads
The county approves funds to purchase road maintenance gear and directs the finance committee to negotiate with banks to reduce interest on outstanding debts, outlining steps to finance the road improvement program.
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Finance Committee
First Cadets Register for Air Academy at Lowry
Nervous excited cadets registered at Lowry Air Force Base as the Air Force Academy prep site prepares for dedication. Valmore Bourque led the line at 7 a.m. CST with Lee Roy Dorey and Zachary Anderson Soles close behind. Cadets from every state and several territories will be sworn in by Brig. Gen. Robert Stillman as dignitaries including Harold Talbott and Gen. Nathan Twining attend the ceremony. The class will remain at Lowry about two years before the permanent campus near Colorado Springs opens, likely by 1957.
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Denver
Lowry Air Force Base
Valmore William Bourque
South Hadley Falls
Mass
Bourque
Air Force Academy
Lee Roy Dorey
Henri
Air Force
Carl Spaatz
Henry H. Hap Arnold
Union
U. S. Territories
Robert M. Stillman
Hulbert R. Harmon
Lowry
Colorado Springs
Foot Amputation in St Louis Hospital Case Report
W P Cannon of 624 North 12th street is improving after an operation in St Louis for amputation of his left foot. He had been ill for months with an infection. Mr Cannon is in room S10 of the Wohl Building at Barnes Hospital.
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W. P. Cannon
North 12Th Street
St. Louis
Mr. Cannon
Wohl
Barnes Hospital
Drowning Verdict Says Man Suffered Rib Fractures
In St. Charles Maryland a coroner jury ruled the death of Charles W. Hatch accidental by drowning. The jury found Hatch 39 suffered 14 rib fractures during artificial respiration after he and companions swam July 3 at Willow Lake. Autopsy confirmed drowning as the cause.
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Associated Press
ST. Charles
Charles W. Hatch
East St. Louis
Hatch
Willow Lake
Here
Hospital Notes at Jefferson Memorial Admission and Discharges
Admitted and discharged list for GOOD SAMARITAN and JEFFERSON MEMORIAL hospitals. Includes names of patients such as Callie Copple Mary Ann Moore Owen Doctorman and Myrtle Thomas with multiple infants noted among discharges.
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Good Samaritan
Callie Copple
Mary Ann Moore
Mary Ann Reynolds
Marie Dailey
Marie Jennie Lenz
Owen Lee Doctorman
Louise Hartmann
Robert Ray Lowry
Elizabeth Mary Hayes
Charles Melvin Morgan
Carolyn Kiselewski
Newton Jackson
Anne Bizet
Nellie Pearl Johnson
Thomas Ray
Lola Mae Bumpus
Gregory Lex
Rosalee Dorothy Owens
Blanche Feldman
Myrtle Ethel] Lampe
Jean Riggs
Deborah Veleen
Jimmie Wayne Willis
Debra Marie Wilson
Doris June Harriman
Peggy Jane
Barbara Lee Potts
Mary Jane Hanagan
Mary Kathleen
Phyllis Ann Rapp
Katherine Theresa
Hope Watkins
Ida Mae Bourland
Rita Louise Harris
Stephen Joseph
Pearl Lee Wooten
Alberta May Brummett
Jefferson Memorial
Myrtle Thomas
Harve Sanders
Ray Vogel
Ethel Hodge
Route 2
Inn
Julia Black
Terry Moore
Traffic fines in police court late row
Gale Joe Friend was fined $15 and costs for speeding. William Hanagan paid $2 and costs for blocking a driveway entrance.
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Gale Joe Friend
William Hanagan
Shuns Cars At 80, Rides Motorcycle
JACKSONVILLE FL G W Wilkinson is 80 and avoids cars preferring to ride a motorcycle. He has used two wheeled transport for 53 years and says he does not feel safe in automobiles, choosing a truckers hotel operator’s life over cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
G. W. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Thunderstorm Floods Liberty Theater During Interrupted Melody
A violent thunderstorm swept Elizabeth New Jersey triggering a flash flood that burst through a side door of the Liberty Theater on Sunday. Hundreds of patrons rushed for exits as the feature film Interrupted Melody played.
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Associated Press
Elizabeth
N. J
Liberty Theater
Masons and Eastern Star Meetings Noted for July Dates
Special meeting announced for Marion Lodge No. 13 I C to install officers Tuesday night July 12 at 8 p.m. Grand Warden to attend. Andrew D. Webb Chapter No. 160 to meet July 13 at 7 30 p.m. Mt Vernon Chapter No. 233 OES to hold Post Officers Night at 7 30 p.m. July 12 in Masonic Temple with Zella Talbott and Naomi R. Bogan listed as officers.
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Marion Lodge
I. C. Oo
Royal Arch Masons
Andrew D. Webb
Lester C
Myers
H. P
Cecil N
Levin
Mt. Vernon
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Zella Talbott
W. M
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec’y
Penitentiary Quartet Escapes Three Recaptured
Three members of a hymn singing convict quartet escaped from Kilby Prison were recaptured. Bobby Tidwell and Bobby Cottrell were jailed near Fredericktown Missouri after their station wagon broke down. Walter Tidwell, the group’s lead, was captured in Memphis. Orville Gray, who refused parole, reportedly headed toward Michigan. a fifth singer and the pianist were bound in a church near Columbus, Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fredericktown
Alabama
Bobby Tidwell
Bobby Cottrell
Roanoke
Missouri
R. C. Caldwell
FBI
Walter Tidwell
Memphis
Tenn
Kilby
Montgomery
Ala
Tidwell
Birmingham
Orville Gray
Caldwell
Cottrell
Gray
Michigan
Graffithville
Art
Linden
J. D. Grantham
Columbus
Miss
Minor Fire At Harlow Moving & Storage
At 7:25 a.m. Sunday a small blaze caused minor damage at Harlow Moving and Storage Co on 1710 South 12th Street. Rural firefighters said burning grease ignited a curtain and window shade. fire was under control upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow Moving & Storage Co
South 12Th Street
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Kentucky
John R. Dennis
Charles Clark
Kitten
Featurama
Mt. W
Airport News
Johnson Motor Co
Harrisee
Phese
Texas
Harmon and Harlow
Curtis-Florist
Centralia Road
Rent-A-Car CO
Islem Road
Pittman Motor Service
Harris Tractors & Combines
Roy Hays
Benton Road
Mossberger
Henry Mossberger
AIR Academy
St. L
Frank B. Neal
Dlinola
Real Estate & Unaurance
Bailey
Penitentiary
S. Twelfth St
Courtney
Mayflower Moving & Storage Co
Lee Courtney
Kenflor
Cook’s
West Side Square
Northbrook Drive
Uae
North Highland East
Logan Street
Beverly Heights
West Part
1603
Lamar
Tolle Road
Camp Ground Store
Miller Lake
Clinton Fleener
McLeansboro Road
Meadowbrook Road
Aghway
WM. H. Pemberton
Airport Road
Virgil T. Bailey, Inc
Tenth & Harrison
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