Deaths Herman Gannon of Bluford dies at 40
Herman Homer Gannon 40 of Bluford died Sunday night at Anna He was born in Baltimore September 29 1916 the son of John and Altera Gannon He married Opal R Wollits in 1949 He was a World War II veteran Funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at the Church of God in Bluford burial in Salem cemetery The body lies in state at Richardson chapel He survived by his wife one daughter Mary Jo four stepdaughters Norma Ward Verna Kay Ward four brothers James Drawings La Raymond Washington DC Don Walter Chicago and one sister Grace Gannon Princess Anne Md
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Herman Homer ,Gannon
Bluford
Anna
Gannon
Baltimore
John
Alteraanon
Opal R. Wollits
Church of God
Wendell Garrison
Salem Cemetery
Keenes
Richardson Chapel
Mary Jo
Norma Ward
Verna Kay Ward
James
Raymond
Washington, D.C
Don
Walter
Chicago
Grace Gannon
Princess Anne
James W Boyd Dies At 81 Rites Thursday
James Wiliam Boyd of RFD died at 10 p m at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 81 years nine months in Lincoln county Xy Funeral services set for Thursday 2:00 p m at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev Bird Green officiating Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Body to lie in state at the family home after 10 a m Wednesday and at the funeral home Thursday Survivors include wife Alice E Jackson daughter Lelia Hall five grandchildren eight great grandchildren one brother Otto Boyd of Cena three sisters Sarah Cleveland Belva Adams Lena Minor and others preceded in death by parents and one daughter
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James Wiliam Boyd
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Boyd
Pulley Funeral
Bird Green
Oakwood Ceme
Mr. Boyd
Lincoln County
Joseph
Pol Ann (Carter) Boyd
Jefferson County
Alice E. Jackson
Otto Boyd
Cena
Sarah. Cleveland
Belva Adams
Centralia
Lena Minor
Mt. Vernon
Harry Sharer Sr. Rites Tomorrow At McLeansboro
Funeral services for 57 year old Harry L. Sharer Sr. will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at the First Baptist church in McLeansboro with Rev Olive Rice officiating. Burial follows at Pleasant Grove cemetery. Mr Sharer, a barber of 304 South Hancock McLeansboro, died Monday morning. He was born May 4 1900 in Butler county Kentucky, son of Albert and Ora Sharer. He married Irene Sanders in 1941 after first wife Inza Cates preceded him in death in 1925. He is survived by his wife, one son Harry L Sharer Sr of Mt Vernon, two grandchildren, five brothers Carl Chicago Clay Carlinville W W Cranford N J Chancey Oragro Wash and Robert L Carmi, and two sisters Mrs William J Greg Orlando and Mrs Joe Lacefield Ree City Tl.
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Harry L. Sherer
First Baptist Church
MccLeansboro
Olive Rice
Pleasant Grove
Donelson Funeral Home
Sharer
South Hancock
McLeansboro
Butler County
Albert
Ora Sharer
Inza Cates
Irene Sanders
Ais Liayuiver
Harry L. Sharer, Sr
Mt. Vernon
Carl
Chicago
Clay
Carlinville
Ww. W
Cranford
N. J
Enraged Benton Ladies Demand Street Repairs
Benton Illinois residents, led by Mrs Virgil Sandusky, protested city officials over street conditions. About 18 women in three cars visited Street Commissioner Jesse Upchurch Commissioner Oscar Pedersen and Mayor William Carter to deliver petitions demanding repairs. The mayor pledged to review the matter as tensions rose over city manager governance and park budget changes.
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Jesse Upchurch
Oscar Pedersen
William Carter
Sandusky
Ike Keeps Hands Off Rights Bill in Senate Debate
Washington President Eisenhower adopts a hands off stance as Senate changes to the civil rights bill unfold. Senate fights over amendments, Knowland foresees possible clarifications. Russell and others push limits on enforcing rights while Southern lawmakers warn against a weak measure. No filibuster planned during amendment process.
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JACK BELL _ WASHINGTON
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
Calif
House
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Anderson
D-Nm
Mundt
RSD
Snowland
Isenhower
Congress
Ellender
D-La
Sen. Long
South
Weather forecast and regional conditions across multiple cities
The report lists current conditions in many cities including Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Boston Chicago Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fort Worth Grand Rapids Helena Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Phoenix Portland St Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Traverse City and more. A 30 day outlook indicates above normal temperatures from the Rockies to the Appalachians and in the Far Southwest with above normal precipitation favored in the Northern Plains Rocky Mountain states Pacific Northwest and extreme southeast. Missouri expected to be partly cloudy and hot with scattered thundershowers northeast today and highs near 90s to 100s.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fort Worth
Grand Rapids
Helena
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Marquette
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Mpls
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
Ore
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
St. Ste. Marie
Seattle
Tampa
Traverse City
Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Rockies
Appalachians
Plains
Rocky Mountain States
Pacific Northwest
GOP Eyes Tax Cuts If 1958 Budget Surplus Appears
Washington House Appropriations Committee reviews potential $2.9 billion 1958 surplus under 1957 spending levels. Budget Director Percival Brundage to testify as Chairman Cannon questions Eisenhower plan for leftover funds and possible early tax-cut push. Democrats worry about secrecy around a June 28 directive guiding agencies to hold 1958 spending at or below 1957 levels. If surplus stands, Congress may rescind some 1958 appropriations.
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Washington
House ‘Appropriations Committee
Percival
Brundage
Cannon
D-Mo
Eisenhower
Democratic Congress
Afta
Boy Scout Handcuff Swap Ends In Sticky Lock
Valley Forge Pa. 14 year old David Eisseman believed a trade for handcuffs at the Boy Scout Jamboree would be clever until the bent key jammed. Six police officers tried keys, hairpins, and paper clips for an hour. A bend in a tool finally freed him. Eisseman has not said if he will swap the cuffs off right away.
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Valley Forge
David Eisseman
Ejiseman
Births Listed From Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Sally Moglov kin 2807 Cherry welcomed a six pound six ounce boy born last night at 10 49. Mr and Mrs Harris Adams 29 South 20th Street welcomed a seven pound one ounce daughter born at 8 35 this morning. Howard Joslin on Fourth Street is named North Four ren of
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Sally Moglovkin
Cherry
Good Samaritan Hospital
Harris Adams
South 20Th Street
Howard Joslin
Poor Printing Job on Chicago Phoney Money
Secret Service reports a Chicago counterfeiting ring broken after a batch of $5 phony bills with identical serials and missing back design details led to arrests. Leaders Martin and Donald Bough and boss Jessie Cown were taken in, with 16 accomplices seized. plans included $1 and $20 notes but were discarded as too crude.
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Chicago
U. S
Secret Service
Paul J. Paterni
Lincoln Memorial
Paterni
Martin L. Bough
Donald
Evanston
Jessie Cowan
Bough Brothers
Martin
R. G. Davidson Co
Robert G. Davidson
Air travel updates from King City and Vernon flights
Larry Forrestal flew from King City airport to Springfield this morning. Ed Prasuhn made a flight from Vernon to Casey today, adding to local air travel activity.
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Larry Forrestal
King City
Springfield
Ed Prasuhn
Poinnt
Vernon
Casey Toay
Mild Chicago Weather With Warm Temperatures Forecast
Temperatures in Illinois will stay warm with highs mainly in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Skies are partly cloudy in Chicago with fresh showers possible across the state. Scattered thundershowers are forecast in all sections beginning today or tonight with readings like Moline 87-70 Peoria 89-71 Quincy 88-73 Rockford 85-66 Springfield 84-72 Vandalia 80-69.
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Chicago
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
DuQuoin State Fair Offers Nearly 60000 in Premiums
DuQuoin Illinois, Aug 25 to Labor Day, the fair will offer nearly 60000 in premiums across beef and dairy cattle swine sheep mules and heavy horses A new rabbit entries department will be added under American Rabbit Breeders Association rules About 3600 will be awarded in agriculture horticulture textile dairy culinary and art divisions.
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Duquoin
N. T
Dean Bartle
DuQuoin State Fair
Aassa
Pacific air crash near Biak Island claims many lives
The Neutron with 68 aboard plunges into 600 feet of water near Biak Island off Western New Guinea shortly after takeoff. Most passengers are civil servants or navy families. two full families survive with children among the rescued. The Dutch route flight to Amsterdam included stopovers in Manila Jakarta Bangkok Rangoon Karachi Beirut. Authorities said the crash occurred soon after leaving Biak with few details available.
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Biak Island
KLM
Amsterdam
Manila
Jakarta
Bangkok
Rangoon
Karachi
Beirut
Schouten
New Guinea
Biak
Former Tonto Dies At Age 80
Detroit radio figure John Todd, longtime actor portraying Tonto in the Lone Ranger serials, died Sunday at a Detroit hospital at age 80. He was the sole regular Indian companion voice for more than 2,500 half hour radio shows broadcast from WXYZ Detroit (ABC).
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Detroit
John Todd
Tonto
Todd
WXYZ
ABC
V. F. W. Auxiliary Meets Tonight at City Hall
The V. F. W. Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 tonight at City Hall. All members are urged to attend. Isabell Kates, Sec. A veval of the Marine Corps league collected tonight at 7:0 in the Benith, Adj
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City Hall
Marine Corps
Ex‑convict begs to stay inside Menard Prison
Chester Tl Coulterville man Jack Douglas aged 32 appears at prison gate asking guards to let him remain inside to finish parole with 44 days remaining. He had been paroled December 5 1956 after serving one year of a one to two year sentence for forgery. Randolph County sheriff's office Peru investigation quoted Douglas saying he was tired of others telling him what he can do and wants back in to finish parole.
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Chester
Menard
Jack Douglas
Coulterville
Peru
Thieves Rifle Safe At Store In Ina
Thieves rifled the safe at Fowler General Store in Ina last night taking 4 dollars in change and 25 to 30 cartons of cigarettes before fleeing. The burglars entered by removing a sash from a rear window, knocked the safe combination, scattered papers, and left with a small cash haul.
Hits Parked Car injures driver on Broad Way
S. M. Dare, 57, of 1717 Broadway, injured about 8:20 last night when his car struck a parked auto in the 1700 block of Broad Way. The Warmack car at 1116 Bel Aire Drive suffered more than $300 damage. Dare was charged with careless driving.
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S. M. Dare
Broadway
G .W. Warmack
Bel Aire Drive
Dare
Warmack
Oes
Joker Lands In The Hospital
CHARLOTTE N C Pedestrian Clarence Beachem age 38 believed he saw his brother in law driving along a Charlotte street He jumped in front of the car for a joke Beachem was treated at a Charlotte hospital and released The car involved did not belong to his brother in law.
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Charlotte
N. C
Clarence Beachem
Beachem
Call Pastor To The Stand At Knoxville
The government plans to use Baptist minister Rev. Paul Turner as a main witness in Clinton contempt trials over desegregation. Turner, beaten after escorting six Black students to Clinton High School, testified that defendant Clyde Cook struck him. Prosecutors must prove knowledge of court orders and conspiratorial acts leading to violence amid intense testimony and defense objections.
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Knoxville
Tenn
U.S
Clinton
Tennessee
First Baptist Church
Clinton High School
Turner
John C. Crawford Jr
John Kast
Alonzo Bullock
Carpenter
James
O. Burnett
Sidney Davis
Ross Barnett
Jackson, Miss
U. S. Dist
Robert L. Pyter
Commend Eater For Assistance To Handicapped
John W. Eater a former Mt Vernion resident is commended for providing education facilities at Rantoul Illinois for handicapped children He is superintendent of the Rantoul elementary school system A poem praising his work appeared in the Rantoul peeconiee He has been listed in Who's Who in American Education for five years
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John W. Eater
Mt. Vernion
Rantoul, Ill
Eater
Dhere
Rantoul
Mr. Eater
Rantoul Peeconiee
Motorist Killed In Highway Crash Near Martinsville
Motorist W. Harry Kaufman, 43, of Casey Illinois died Monday night after his car sideswiped a truck and crashed on Route 40 three miles east of Mike. Truck driver Robert R Hoyt, 37, of Barberton Ohio suffered no injuries.
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Martinsville
W.harry, Kaufman
Casey
Ill
Mike
Robert R. Hoyt
Barberton
Ohio
Kaufman
Beauty Is Adept At Judo Speaks Four Languages
Long Beach California reports twenty nine of the American beauties vie tonight for Miss Universe eligibility with fifteen semi-finalists chosen from among forty four Miss U S A contenders. One contestant, Marianne Gaba, is said to be adept at swimming tennis and judo and fluent in Bohemian Polish Spanish and English while boasting a high scholastic average excelling in algebra.
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Long Beach
Calif
Aoninat
Emong
Ae Marianne Gaba
Algera
Boat swept under barge. man drowns near Hartford
In the Mississippi River near Hartford a 14 foot runabout lost its gas supply and was swept under a barge by the current. Four St. Louis men were aboard. Jerry Lee Steelman, 20, is believed drowned. Dean Jackson, 24, Gerald Spradling, 20, and Gary Groves, 18, reached safety while authorities dragged the river through the night for Steelman.
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Hartford
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Jerry Lee Steelman
Dean Jackson
Gerald Spradling
Gary Groves
Gas distress gone after using Sys-Tone
Mrs Vernon reports relief from stomach gas and nighttime choking after taking Sys-Tone. She says her stomach now feels fine and she can sleep. the ad claims energy, nerve quieting, and general improvement for weak, miserable people. Sold at Mt Vernon druggists.
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Indy
Systone
Mt. Vernon
Containe Tron
Sys-Tone
Mt. Vere Jnon
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McKay
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Wayne Newton
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Pacific
Isabell Kates
Ina
Joker
By Relman Morin
Ray
Paul Turner
Beauty
Marnion
Frigidaire
Manson
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