Deaths R. H. Hamilton at 67. rites in McLeansboro
Robert Hillary Hamilton 67, Hamilton County leader and educator, died at St John’s Hospital Springfield. Former public aid superintendent, first Hamilton County Farm Bureau president, 27 years teacher and superintendent. Funeral Tuesday 1 p.m. at McLeansboro Methodist Church. burial I O O F cemetery. Survived by wife Hallie, four children, three brothers. Born 1888 in McLeansboro.
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Register-News
Mcleansboro
Robert Hillary Hamilton
Hamilton County
St. John's Hospital
Springfield
Public Aid Commission
Hamilton County Farm Bureau
Methodist Church
F. B. Hamilton
Frankfort
Germany
Robert H. Hamilton, Jr
Lansing
Mich
James Harold Hamilton
Chicago
Mary Jo
Dallas
Tex
James A
Tom
Clarence
Peoria
Death of Denise Lynn Levault Reported in Chicago Heights
Word was received this morning of the death of Denise Lynn Levault two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Levault of Chicago Heights Tl Mrs Levault is the former Mary Ellen Chesney of Bonnie The body will be taken to Les ger Funeral arrangements were incomplete
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Denise Lynn Levault
Bob Levault
Chicago Heights
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges across two memorials
Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial records show multiple admissions including Mrs. Marie Daily and Mr. William McGehee at Good Samaritan with others named. discharges include Mrs. Maggie Chaney and infant Donald Ray. Jefferson Memorial lists admissions such as Mrs. Grace Savage and Edward Woolever, with discharges including Mrs. Louise Allen and Mrs. Nora McMahan.
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Good Samaritan
Marie Daily
William McGehee
Emanuel Ivanos
Robert Williams
Wilam Cochran
William Bell
Lulu Hale
Charles Sagent
Martha ‘Ann Somers
Jesse Chambliss
Maggie Chaney
Linda Ruth Tucker
Evelyn Spotanski
Donald Ray
Elda Richardson
Leo Horton
Jewel Johnson
Jimmie Robert
Clarence Scott
Marilyn Jane K
Gon
Darrell Michael
Barbara Lee Potts
Isabel
Bernice Ratajczyk
James Clyde Winters
Naomi Rebecca Cullins
Janet Bue
Jesse Harris
Jefferson Memorial
Grace Savage
Bill Finney
Boyd
Cena Hunt
Wayne City
Marie Dalton
RED
Bluford
Edward Woolever
Rockford Til
Grace Linder Salem
Isaac Morgan
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harold Skaggs at 10 34 PM weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces. Mr and Mrs Omer Houseworth welcomed a son at 4 13 AM weighing 5 pounds 13 ounces. Mr and Mrs David Ellis welcomed a daughter at 5 44 AM weighing 6 pounds 10.5 ounces. Mr and Mrs George Rogers welcomed a son at 2 41 PM weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces named Bruce Keene. Mr and Mrs Johnnie Bender welcomed a daughter at 6 55 AM weighing 7 pounds.
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Harold Skaggs
South 26Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Omer Houseworth
RFD
David Ellis
South 23Rd Street
George S. Rogers
North 12Th Street
Bruce Keene
Johnnie Bender
South 10Th
Police Court Fines Incurred by Four Defendants
Fines assessed before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney include Ronald Kinnear of McLeansboro ten dollars plus costs for a drunk charge Harold Nave of Eldorado seven dollars plus costs for speeding forty two in a thirty zone Pursie Pipes fifteen dollars plus costs for careless driving Aliet Johnston of Houston Texas fifty dollars plus costs for transporting an alcoholic beverage with the seal broken in a car.
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Allan Dulaney
Ronald Kinnear
McLeansboro
Harold Nave
Eldorado
Aliet Johnston
Houston
Texas
22 Killed in Rioting Today at Casablanca
Rioting in Casablanca Morocco entered its fourth day as 22 more people died raising the death toll in the French Moroccan clash to 63 killed and over 100 wounded. Estimates including Arabs hiding their dead push totals toward 200. a 7 p.m. curfew curbed violence in the Arab quarter while the European section fell silent after 9 p.m. Official figures list 50 Moroccans and 13 Europeans dead, with 52 natives wounded.
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Associated Press
Casablanca
Morocco
Hypnotism Used To Deliver Polio Patient’s Baby
In Dallas Parkland Memorial Hospital doctors avoided drugs for a polio patient in labor. A psychologist hypnotized 32 year old Mrs. Edward J. Schwartz while she gave birth to Michael Edward Schwartz, six pounds, via oxygen tube and labor aids. Doctors said the case was unusual and not a general obstetric practice.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Edward J. Schwartz
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Michael Edward Schwartz
Four Deaths In Indiana Accident
Four persons were killed Sunday near Plymouth Indiana when two drivers swerved to avoid collision and crashed head on on U S 30. The victims include Airman Donald Otto Stein 19 of Kenosha Wisconsin and his bride Mary Elizabeth Fountain Stein 19, Mrs Kathryn Courtright 37 of Westerville Ohio, and Airman Theodore J Bullman 21 of Galesburg Illinois. Bullman died in a Plymouth hospital hours after the crash.
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Bullman
Plymouth
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 Meeting Notice
Regular meeting of Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M Monday July 18 at 730 pm Visiting Brethren welcome Members urged to attend James R Apgar W M Wm E Reavis Secretary 7 18
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A. F
A.M
James R. Apgar
W. M
Rail Disaster Kills 32 In Chile in Dense Fog
In San Bernardo, Chile, police and rescue workers surveyed the wreckage after a collision between a Santiago bound passenger train and a stopped train. At least 32 were killed, with officials citing about 100 injured and earlier counts reaching 38 bodies.
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Chile
Associated Press
San Bernardo
Farlier
Santiago
Plane crash injures two near Pere Marquette Park
A sightseeing plane with four aboard struck 80-foot tension wires above the Illinois River ten miles north of here and crashed into shallow water near Pere Marquette Park. Pilot John Surgeon sustained bruises. passenger Larry J. Wheeler, 15, of East St. Louis, was in fair condition. Uninjured were J W Clymer, Larry’s uncle, and Denny Clymer, 12, both from Niles.
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Associated Preas Graftomn
Ilinois River
Here
Pere Marquette Park
Larry J. Wheeler
East St. Louis
Alton
John Surgeon
Grafton
Strike Ties Up 90 Towboats on Mississippi River
A strike tying up about 50 towboats and their barges began early today on the Mississippi River system and tributaries. Negotiations ended at 4 a.m. but a new session was set for 2 p.m. under federal mediation, with AFL Masters, Mates and Pilots A ssa spokesman declining to predict the outcome. Ed Adams, business agent, said the 50 towboats could represent about a quarter of the system’s shipping across the Missouri, Ohio, Illinois regions.
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St, Louis
Mississippi River
Federal Mediation Service
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Missouri
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Illinois
Thought Drowning Man Was Joking In Lake Tragedy
Edward Ralston, 23, of Chicago drowned in Hastings Lake near Waukegan while three companions thought he was joking. They heard him cry out and disappear, and only later saw bubbles as a rescue squad from Antioch, Illinois failed to revive him.
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Waukegan
Ralston
Chicago
Hastings Lake
Joseph Horsch
Antioch
Luckiest motorist alive after 22000 volt crash
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE N J Police termed Edward Bryk 36 of Philadelphia the luckiest man alive after dozing at the wheel and crashing into a utility pole on Rt 9 at Swainton. The 22000 volt lines were knocked down but power was off briefly as he stepped from the car and possibly touched the lines. He was treated for minor injuries.
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Air Associated Press
Cape May Court House
N. J
Edward Bryk
Philadelphia
Rt. 9
Swainton
Eryk
Boy Drowns While Swimming in Centralia Lake
Billy Joe Friend, 16, of Odin Illinois drowned Sunday in Centralia’s old reservoir where he and companions swam. He apparently tired and went under about 30 feet from shore.
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Associated Press
Centralia
Billy Joe Friend
Odin, Til
Eisenhower outlines six points of anti subversion plan
The message argues halting subversion in non communist states and lists six policy points: German unification, satellites, iron curtains, international communism, disarmament, and atoms for peace. It emphasizes mutual respect with the Soviet Union, free elections in Eastern Europe, reduced barriers, and shared gains from arms reduction and peaceful atomic uses.
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U.S
Europe
Soviet Union
United Nations
Eisenhower
Yalta
Russia
Atoms For Peace
Boy Bitten By Boa Constrictor At Parkway Zoo
Anssstated Press reports Kenneth Sexton was bitten three times Sunday by a boa constrictor he held at Parkway Zoo in Asheville North Carolina. The nonpoisonous snake, usually crushing its victims, was angered when a boy squeezed its tail. The bites were not serious.
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Asheville N. C
Kenneth Sexton
Parkway Zoo
Lost Boy Found Asleep In Field
A two year old boy missing from his home overnight was found asleep in a cornfield at dawn. Terry Moglin was unharmed after searchers patrolled the Illinois River near his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Meglin of Oglesby. He was last seen about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The field adjoins the river.
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Associated Press
LA Salle
Terry Moglin
Illinois
Robert Meglin
Oglesby
Man Burns In Washing Gasoline Fire Incident
Detroit truck driver Steve Nemec, 42, attempted to wash clothes using 15 gallons of gasoline. A spark from the washing machine motor ignited the gasoline, causing a fire that damaged the utility room. Nemec was treated at a hospital for minor burns.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Steve Nemec
Nemec
Drowning Death Near Rock Island at Lake Potter
L. C. Patton a 27 year old Rock Island man drowned Sunday at Lake Potter a Mississippi River bayou within the city park system. He was missed by friends after swimming across the lake and his body was recovered about an hour later marking the first fatality in Rock Island this year.
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Rock Island
Ill
L. C. Patton
Lake Potter
Mississippi River
Rock Island Park System
Patton
German Surnames Von Van De Meaning and Origin
The prefixes von van de in German family names show a historic prepositional use meaning of or from. These elements mirror Dutch van and French de and indicate origin or affiliation in naming conventions.
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von,” “van,” Or “de
Postman Chases Dog Injury in Hole Accident
Mail carrier James Riggs, irritated by a daily dog, chased the animal last week in Bethalto IN. He stepped into a hole, sprained his ankle, and a 15 pound mail sack struck him causing a bruise on his head.
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Associated Press
Bethalto
James Riggs
Riggs
Average farm sizes by region in early agriculture notes
New England dairying farms average 100 acres, the middle west hog and corn belt farms around 160 acres, the cotton belt in the south about 80 acres, and Great Plains wheat fields average 400 acres.
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New England
Middle West
South
Great Plains
Mary Astor Returns to Films After Five Year Hiatus
Hollywood star Mary Astor, after a five year pause marked by illness and stage work, is back in a film role with plans for another tour. She credits her survival to constant movement and a love for acting, having worked with many studios and transitioned from silent to sound cinema.
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Mary Astor
Hollywood
Miss Astor
Warners
Columbia Paramount
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RKO
MGM
New York
Mary
Don Juan
Edward Everett Horton
Man and Wife Die After Train Collision Near Beaverville
Wayne Pallissard 24 and his wife Geraldine 24, an expectant mother, were killed when their auto was struck at a grade crossing about half a mile north of Beaverville Ti. They were returning home from a wedding shower in Kankakee County. The engine backed off to separate the wreckage after the car had to be tied to the tracks. The Big Four line, a New York Central branch, owned the train.
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Watseka
Beaverville
Wayne Pallissard
Geraldine
Bradley
Big Four Line
The
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Ottawa approves half cent sales tax
Ottawa Illinois officials estimate the new half cent municipal sales tax will raise about $160,000 annually. The Town Council unanimously approved the measure Friday night and it becomes effective August 1.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Ill
Mindszenty Freed From Prison In Secret Release
Vienna reports Cardinal Mindszenty, Hungary's 63 year old primate, was released from life term under illness and age concessions. Budapest officials say they do not know his current location as government reportedly limits pilgrimages.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Budapest
Joseph Cardinal Mindazenty
Hungary
Mindszenty
Tito
Alojzic
Stepinac
Krasie
Cardinal Mindszenty
Esztergom
Marriage Licenses Issued In Illinois Towns
Jasper G. Conner of Chicago Heights wed Eileen G. Newell of Waltonville. Len Palmer and Dottie Jo Francis, both of Mt. Vernon, Charles Dain and June Walsh, both of Mt. Vernon. Roy Lee Beal and June Rawlings, both of Neoga Ill.
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Jasper G. Conner
Chicago Heights
Eileen G. Newell
Waltonville
Len Palmer
Dottie Jo Francis
Mt. Vernon
Charles Dain
June Walsh
Roy Lee Beal
June Rawlings
Neoga, Ill
Thieves Break Into Rural Home Near Mt Verneon
Thieves entered Ray Faulkner’s rural home north of Mt. Vernon between 5 30 p m and 10 p m. They removed two suits five shirts and a quantity of food after gaining entry through a window. County officers reported the incident.
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Ray Faulkner
Mt. Vernon
Airport News Girls Fly For Carriers Names Involved
Don McLean escorted Alva Davis to Philadelphia yesterday and Earl Outland flew Don Morgan to St Louis this morning.
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Don McLean
Alva Davis
Philadelphia
Earl Outland
Don Morgan
St.Louis
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