Deaths: Carl P. Schmidt 73 in Woodlawn
Carl P. Schmidt died at 6 30 p m Tuesday at his Woodlawn home at age 73 years three months and 12 days He was a farmer and carpenter Funeral services scheduled for Friday at 10 a m at Woodlawn Baptist Church with burial in Memorial Gardens Survived by Grace his wife one son Sumner Evansville Ind two daughters Wilmoth Maddox and Margaret Schmidt Woodlawn Centralia a brother Jesse Schmidt Woodlawn two sisters Clara Evansville and Katie Wood Woodlawn three grandchildren and one great grandchild
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Carl Philip Schmidt
Woodlawn
Schmidt
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Memorial Gardens
Myers Chapel
Mr. Schmidt
Charles P
Justina
Korb) Schmidt
Grace Wood
First Baptist Church of
McNew of Sims Dies at 79 in Sims
William F. McNew, 79, longtime Sims resident, died Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. from a heart attack. Born April 18, 1877 in Missouri, he was married to Marie Rosetta Cook (d. 1952) and is survived by his second wife Louella, a son W. G. McNew of Sims, a daughter Mrs. Glen Malone of Fairfield, a brother Charles McNew of Boone, and two sisters. Services Friday at 2 p.m. at Sims General Baptist Church, Rev. Jesse Miller officiating. burial in Maple Hill Cemetery at Fairfield. Body lies in state at Richardson Chapel in Wayne City after 7 p.m. today.
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William F. McNew
Sims
Mr. McNew
Missouri
William H
Martha Jane (Daniels) McNew
Marie Rosetta Cook
Louella
W. G. McNew
Glen Malone
Fairfield
Weaver Cockrum Divorce Suit Filed in Circuit Court
Weaver L. Cockrum files for divorce from Vivian J. Cockrum in circuit court on desertion grounds. Married December 24, 1952, separated in October 1954. Hill and Dolan law firm represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver L. Cockrum
Vivian J. Cockrum
Hill and Dolan
Hospital Notes at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
In Good Samaritan hospital admissions include Patricia Ann e Evelyn Borden Ruth Helen Davis Helen A Arther Storey and Raymond Owens along with discharges of Delia Etta Garrison Gertrude Marvel P R Bullock Alice Janet Powell Donald A Williams Martha Pelestine Kirk Evelyn Borden. At Jefferson Memorial admissions include Judy Decker with discharges of Alvena Smith Raleigh Whitner C W Branley Loraine Baltzell Shirley Flinn Olney.
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Good Samaritan
Patricia Anne
Evelyn Borden
Ruth Helen Davis
Helen A. Arnaud
Raymond Owens
Cora Ann Smith
Arther E. Storey
Delia Etta Garrison
Gertrude Marvel
P. R. Bullock
Alice Janet Powell
Donald A. Williams
Martha Pelestine Kirk
Jefferson Memorial
Judy Decker
Alvena Smith
Raleigh Whitner
C. W. Branley
Loraine Baltzell
Shirley Flinn
Olney
Meetings for Spanish War Veterans and Masonic bodies
Gen Eben Swift Camp No 94 United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary meet Friday at 2 00 PM at the public library with entertainment after. Varnell Rebekah Lodge 296 meets Thursday July 12 at 8 PM in I O O F hall for initiation with visiting Rebekahs welcome. VFW meets 8 PM tomorrow night at the Post Dugout. Dan Melton Encampment Auxiliary 3 meets Friday at 7 30 PM in I O O F temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Swift
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
E. W. Threlkeld
Adj
Rebekah
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
Dan Melton
Dan G. Melton
I. O. O. F. Temple
Lora Kissel
Effie Marlow
Aviators Move Between Cities In Morning Flights
Dee Stover flew to Chicago this morning. Larry Forrestal departed Mt. Vernon airport for Salina Kansas. John Oslager made a flight to Chicago. Luty Hawkins flew to Worthington Minnesota today.
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Dee Stover
Chicago
Larry Forrestal
Mt. Vernon
Salina
Kansas
John Oslager
Luty Hawkins
Worthington
Minn
Births in McLeansboro as Wicks couple welcome daughter
Oak and Mrs. Richard Wicks of McLeansboro are the parents of a daughter born Thursday July 5 at home in Peer Horo. The baby has been named Vicki Theté. Mr and Mrs Vernon renenta are former residents.
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Oak
Richard Wicks
McLeansboro
Peer Horo
Ee Vicki Ce Theté
and Queivin 1
Vernon Renenta
Maharajah Converts Palace Hotel Amid Elephants Cutback
London dispatch reports the Maharajah of Jaipur downsizes to four elephants and five palaces, turning one palace into a hotel as his income falls to about 335 000 a year under India’s new rulership. He seeks an English hotel manager, cites estate taxes, and notes the old princely life fading.
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London
Jaipur
India
England
Letters Demand Yank Officers Leave Germany
U S Army officers in Heidelberg are flooded with letters urging them to quit Germany or face action by a group calling itself the Fighting Assay for an Independent Germany. A U S Army spokesman compared the letters to Chinese Communist propaganda from the Korea era and noted Bavarian authorities are also cracking down on suspected Communist activity. The missives, postmarked Munich and Stuttgart, were machine printed on fine paper with German and English sides, and target Chancellor Adenauer's Bonn government as well.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U.S. Army
Munich
United States
Adenauer
Bonn
Freighter Sinks After Collision Off East Coast
A Panamanian freighter, the Estoril, sank after colliding with the Italian cargo ship De Mazzella in thick fog 450 miles east of Boston. All crewmen were saved after the Estoril issued an SOS and took to lifeboats. The Estoril, carrying iron ore from Halifax to Philadelphia, had 7,255 gross tons. the De Mazzella 7,031. The Coast Guard sent the cutter Casco and a Salem flying boat to the scene.
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New York
Boston
Estorile
Estoril
Halifax
N.S
Philadelphia
Panama
Naples
Coast Guard
Casco
Salem
Mass
L A Woman Wins Powder Puff Derby
Frances Bera, flying instructor from Los Angeles, wins the Powder Puff Air Derby for the third time in a 2366 mile race from San Carlos California to Flint Michigan. Copilot Edna Bower second pilot Irish Critchell. Prize money totals $1816 with sponsor Ia Duct Inc. of South Gate.
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Flint, Mich
Frances Bera
Los Angeles
San Carlos
Calif
Flint
Tofay
Bera
Edna Bower
Alice Roberts
Phoenix
Ariz
Irish Critchell
Palos Verdes Estates
California
Ia Duct Inc
South Gate
Aif
Heald to Lead Ford Foundation as NYU Chief Sets Move
Henry T. Heald, president of New York University, will become president of the Ford Foundation next October 1. He succeeds the outgoing leader as the multibillion dollar foundation seeks new direction and global grant emphasis.
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New York
Henry T. Heald
New York University
Ford Foundation
State Police Merit Board Probes Officer Over Traffic Fines
Springfield Ill The State Police Merit Board hears the complaint of Morton Police Magistrate Henry Beyer that Officer Jack Lanan District 8 solicited and shared court costs from traffic tickets. Chief Morris suspended Lanan for conduct unbecoming a police officer. Beyer testified Lanan contacted him April 21 and on three later occasions handed over money from his own court costs. Lanan and James Battle denied involvement. Morris testified Lanan denied the charges to him on May 11.
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Springfield
Ill
State Police Merit Board
Henry O. Beyer
Morton
Jack Lanan
District 8
William Morris
Lanan
James Battle
Beyer
Y Es Day
Morris
Elks Announce 32800 Awards to 58 Winners
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks announced 32800 in scholarships to 58 students at the second grand lodge convention in Chicago. Hines Veterans Hospital won a plaque for a field day win with Downey Veterans Hospital Patients, part of a national recreation program in 168 veterans hospitals. Dorothy L. Brazda of Cicero was the sole Illinois winner, receiving 500.
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Chicago
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Today
Grand Lodge
Hines Veterans Hospital of
Downey
Ill
Veterans Hospital
Iinois
Elks Veterans Service Committee
Bede Armstron
Elks Service Center
Waukegan
Armstrong
Dorothy L. Brazda
Cicero
Illinois
Ten Children in Bed One Child Vanishes in Los Angeles
In the Refugio Rangel home Mrs. Rangel counted ten children before bed but Benjamin, age 2, was missing for about 14 hours. A stranger found him four blocks away and turned him to police. The roll call finally confirmed the omission and police reunited the family after morning contact.
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Los Angeles
Refugio Rangel
Ava Gardner denies marrying Porfirio Rubirosa
London reports quote Ava Gardner denying plans to wed Porfirio Rubirosa after her divorce from Frank Sinatra. She states she met him once in Madrid and dined with him in Paris, calling the New York publication's claim untrue while she is in Britain filming. Rubirosa, tied to Barbara Hutton, is described as an international playboy.
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London
Wwo
Ava Gardner
Porfirio Rubirosa
Frank Sinatra
Britain
Madrid
Paris
Rubirosa
New York
Barbara Hutton
Rural Firefighters Respond To Domestic Rubbish Fire
Rural firemen were called at 4 35 p m yesterday to the home of J W Hollis on the Fairns Road to control a rubbish fire. Firemen reported there was no damage.
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J. W. Hollis
Fairns Road
Two Divorces Granted Here
Two divorces were granted this week in circuit court by Judge B. W. Eovaldi of Benton. Cases included Glory Ann Dare versus Earl Herbert Dare Jr. and Esta Lee Fletcher versus Donald Fletcher.
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Circuit Court
B. W. Eovaldi
Benton
Glory Ann Dare
Earl Herbert Dare, Jr
Esta Lee Fletcher
Donald Fletcher
Five Attend Prudential Conference In Toronto
Five members of Prudential Insurance Co. Mt. Vernon district office at 106 N. Ninth Street travel to Toronto Ontario for the Mid-America Regional Conference at the Royal York Hotel. Led by manager Ernest M. Dare, the group includes staff manager Russell Laur and agents Raymond Atchison Lloyd Hughes and James Koenigsmark.
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Toronto
Ontario
Prudential Insurance Co
Mt. Vernon
N. Ninth Street
Canada
Mid-America
Royal York Hotel
Ernest M. Dare
Russell B. Laur
Raymond E. Atchison
Lloyd W. Hughes
James B. Koenigsmark
Treatment for pimples itch promises fast relief
An advertisement touts a 50 cent box of Peterson's Ointment as a quick balm for irritated skin with pimples and itching. It claims prompt relief of smarting and itching and offers a money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
Deligh
Granite City Steel Announces Interim Price Increases
Granite City Steel Co announces interim price hikes to offset potential wage costs from the national steel strike. Under a contract extension, retroactive to July 1, wages in a new agreement may raise prices on flat rolled products. Hot rolled sheets up 8.50 to 99, cold rolled sheets up 10 to 120.50, galvanized sheets up 12 to 133.
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Granite City, Tl
Granite City Steel Co
Granite City
James L. Hamilton Jr
Youth Rally at Mt Vernon Armory Draws 150
A religious themed youth rally drew about 150 young people to the Mt Vernon Armory Youth Center last night. The program opened with a Grand March to Onward Christian Soldiers, featured a Texico Jop Notchers 4-H Club skit, duets by Diane Dixon and Connie Morgan, and a talk on the Bible by Mike Shields before closing with songs and a prayer.
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Mt. Vernon Armory
Gwen Williams
Texico
Tess Fidgets
Diane Dixon
Connie Morgan
Jesus
Bob Sheridan
Bill Perry
Larry Snyder
Mike Shields
Actress Joanne Dru Seeks Trial Separation After Hospitalization
Hollywood actress Joanne Dru says she and John Ireland will try a separation to work out problems after Dru spent four days in hospital for injuries blamed on a July 4 traffic incident. Ireland also was hospitalized after the party. he took sleeping pills and became ill. Dru, formerly married to Dick Haymes, has been married to Ireland seven years.
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Hollywood
Joanne Dru
John Ireland
Miss Dru
Ireland
Dick Haymes
Wheat Vote Here July 20 To Decide Vital Questions
Parker Pierce explains the July 20 referendum on wheat marketing quotas will affect only two parts of the 1957 program. Acreage allotments stay in effect regardless. Voters are wheat farmers with more than 15 acres in Illinois commercial states.
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Parker Pierce
Jefferson County Agricultural Stabization and Conservation Committee
Pierce
Illinois
Soviet envoy Malik backs Eisenhower at London gala
In London, Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik praised Dwight Eisenhower as a candidate, saying Europeans know and trust him. Malik joked about roses from Harrogate and noted the embassy garden is Soviet soil, while guests quipped about propaganda at the Foreign Office event.
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Eddie Gilmore
London
Jacob Malik
Russia
Britain
Harry Hohler
Foreign Office
Kremlin
Sen
Knowland
Malik
Ske
Eisenhower
Europe
Harrogate
England
Traffic light encounter reunites missing father and son
Two cars stopped at a Lebannon Missouri traffic signal led to an unlikely journey. J G Wilhite and wife from Monroeville Pennsylvania befriended George Baker from Hobbs New Mexico traveling with his 7 month old son Larry. They cared for the boy until Columbus Ohio where traffic separated them. Mrs Wilhite later alerted police and a general alarm was issued. Baker was stopped in Washington Pennsylvania, and the father and son were reunited in Monroeville after hours apart.
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Pittsburgh
Lebanon
J. G. Wilhite
Monroeville
George Baker
Hobbs
N. M
Johnstown
Larry
Baker
Dismissal of Charge Against Walker Constable
Willard Walker, Mt. Vernon township constable, sees a charge against him dismissed in Justice J. R. Thom as court. Virgil Odle alleged Walker kept a ten dollar bill Odle owed him. dismissal followed restitution and costs paid after Odle's request and a states attorney motion. Hasakis notes Walker resigned as constable.
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Willard Walker
Mt. Vernon
J. R. Thomas
Virgil Odle
Walker
Odle
Demetri Hassakis
Winter Storm Hits New South Wales and Victoria
Wintry conditions sweep Australia with icy winds and heavy rain in New South Wales while the Blue Mountain region reports its heaviest snowfall in years in the outskirts of Sydney. Also notes a royal fashion moment at a royal wedding and a nominal traffic fine in London.
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Sydney
Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Blue Mountain
Strike Ends and Road Building Resumed in Illinois
Harrisburg heavy equipment operators end an eight day strike after Local 318 reaches a two year contract. The deal increases wages with a 5 cent retroactive raise to Jan 1, 1957 and a 10 cent retroactive raise to July 1, plus a 1 cent Jan 1, 1957 hike. Wages had ranged from 2.20 to 3.00 per hour.
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Harrisburg
Tilan
Southern Illinois
Stanley Medley
The
Operating Engineers and Heavy Construction Union
Two Madison County men indicted on gambling tax charges
A federal grand jury in Springfield indicted Raymond Johnson and Lindell Motes of Madison on gambling tax law violations linked to a May 28 raid on Ray's Grill. The same grand jury also charged Springfield residents Adams and Lynn with fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits and several embezzlement, forgery, and transportation offenses across Illinois.
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Springfield
Ill
Madison County
U. S
John Stoddart
Raymond Johnson
Lindell Motes
Madison
Ray’s Grill
Stoddart
Charles H. Adams
Iva P. Lynn
Joseph D. Edwards
North American van Lines, Inc
Sprinfield
Doris Maxine Lewis
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Carl P. Schmidt
Wm. F. McNew
Vera Simmons
N. G
Naomi R. Bogan
Rec
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Veterans OF Foreign Wars
Post Dugout
Marvin McKinney
Adjt
Airport News
Maharajah
L.A
Elks
Ava
Playboy
Hodge
Epping
Welsh
Timothy J. O’connor
William D. Lydon
Coutralion
Lydon
Fabric Crafts Sales Co
Harvey
Davis Drugs
Rockford
Vaan
Moline
Esseucaeesevees
Rantoul
Yaa Bape
Quincy
Pia Berae
Ceeeevees
Vandalia
Ccc
Cep
Eeeees
World Briefs
Duke of Kent
Marquis of Hertford
Louise de Caraman-Chimay
Baghdad
Iraq
Faisal
Abdul Talah
Nicolas Poussin
Poussin
Normandy
Rome
Raymond Woolever
Nummer
Illinois Nati Bank
Richard Lee Martin
Mercantile Trust and Savings Bank
Ivan L. Grassing
Elkhart
Commodity Credit Corp
Philemon L. Hunt
Galesburg
Stanley Warren Oak
Aledo
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