Deaths Rites Saturday For Joseph Ash Of Fairfield
Funeral services for Joseph Willard Ash of Fairfield will be held at 2 p m Saturday in Richland church with Rev Glen Musgrave officiating. Burial will be in Richland cemetery. Ash, 55, an Airtex employee, died Tuesday in Fairfield Memorial hospital. He was born November 22 1991 in Harrison county Ind. to Henry and Margaret Dear Ash. He belonged to the Christian church. The body will lie in state at Richardson Chapel Wayne City after 3 30 p m Thursday for calling. Survivors include his step mother Mrs Mary Ash Fairfield. a brother George Ash and half brother Billy Ash, both of Fairfield. a sister Mrs Pheoebe Bailey Wayne City. and three half sisters Mrs Margaret Oliver Mrs Doris Windland and Mrs Sarah Ash Fairfield.
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Joseph Willard Ash
Fairfield
Richland Church
Glen Musgrave
Richland Cemetery
Mr. Ash
Air-tex
RFD 1
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Harrison County
Ind
Henry and
Margaret (Dear) Ash
Christian Church
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Mary Ash
George Ash
Billy Ash
Pheoebe Bailey
Margaret Oliver
Doris Windland
Sarah Ash
Curtis M. Crisp Rites At Benton
Word of the death of Curtis M. Crisp, 67, has been received in this city. A World War I veteran, he served as a sergeant in the 30th Infantry, 23rd division, and was a retired railroad man. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Mitchell Funeral Home in Benton with the body lying in state. He died Tuesday evening in Paducah hospital from a heart condition. Survivors include his wife Nancy and two sons.
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Curtis M. Crisp
Crisp
30Th Infantry
Mitchell Funeral Home
Benton
Satuday
Paducah
Nancy
Former Mayor of McLeansboro Dies Yesterday
W Black a longtime McLeansboro hardware and grocery businessman and former mayor from 1935 to 1937 died Wednesday evening in Carmi township hospital. He led Hamilton County Bank as president from 1947 to 1952 and served on the township high school board. Born 1883 in Hamilton County he married Susie J. Brinkley in 1911 who survives. Funeral Sunday at 2 00 p m at First Methodist church with burial in LO OF cemetery. He lies in state at Donelson Funeral Home. Survived by wife a half brother Oscar Black of Owa.
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McLeansbor
E W. Black
Carmi Township
McLeansboro
McLeanshoro
Hamilton County Bank
Mr. Black
Hamilton County
Henry
Sarah Black
Susie J. Brinkley
First Methodist Church
N. C. Henderson
Earl C. Phillips
LO. O. F
Donelson Funeral Home
Oscar Black
Owa
Births in local hospitals note several newborns
Mr and Mrs Robert Buchanan of Wayne City welcomed a daughter at Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing six pounds three and three quarters ounces. Roy A Patterson and wife at 502 South 15th street had a son named Larry Keith at Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing seven pounds three quarters ounces. Mr and Mrs Robert B Johnson at 1316 South 18th street welcomed a son at Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds six ounces. Mr and Mrs Richard Rowe of Joliet Illinois had a son born July 13 weighing six pounds ten ounces named Randy Shane. Grand parents are Mr and Mrs Knox Rowe of Bonnie.
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Robert Buchanan
Wayne City
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Roy A. Patterson
South 15Th Street
Larry Keith
Robert B. Johnson
South 18Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Richard Rowe
Joliet
Ill
Randy Shane
Knox Rowe
Bonnie
Local flights mark busy travel day across Midwest
John King flew from Chicago to King City while Bill Tumbleson headed to Alton and Joe Cooper traveled from Chicago to Mt. Vernon. C. J. Twenty flew Harrisburg to Mt. Vernon, and Don McLean transported Mrs. George Ward and family to Backus, Minnesota.
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John King
Chicago
King City
Bill Tumbleson
Alton
Joe Cooper
Mt. Vernon
C. J. Twenty
Harrisburg
Don McLean
George Ward
Backus
Minn
Fern Leaf Camp No. 694 Meeting Notice
The Royal Neighbors Fern Leaf Camp No. 694 will meet at the I O O F Temple tomorrow evening July 20 at 7 30 o clock. All members are requested to be present for important business details. Maude Miller Oracle Helen Lively Recorder.
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Fern Leaf
N. A
Palm Special Meeting at Mt Vernon Lodge No 31
A. F. PALM calls a special meeting of Mt Vernon Lodge A F and A M No 31 on Friday July 20 at 7 30 pm to work in the second degree Members urged to attend visiting brethren welcome Win E Raaving Secretary m aVyky Yeap
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Mt. Vernon Lodge
Brethern
Hodge Aides Fired As Illinois Auditor Probe Expands
The Illinois auditor's office faces a major reshuffle as investigators press for details on about 540000 in missing state funds. Orville Hodge, who quit under fire, is questioned by State's Attorney Coutrakon while Lloyd Morey dismisses two Hodge aides and terminates ties with auditor's manager Epping.
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Springfield
Illinois
Orville EF. Hodge
George Coutrakon
Coutrakon
Hodge
Lloyd Morey
University of Illinois
William G. Stratton
Six Day Civil Defense War Game Wipes 76 U C Cities
Washington readies for Operation Alert 1956 a six day civil defense drill that will simulate a atomic attack wiping out 76 U S industrial and military centers and some Canadian cities officials from the capital flee to relocation centers while President Eisenhower avoids the trip and attends a Panamanian meeting ConelRad tests will disable most broadcasts with limited emergency transmissions on 640 and 1240 kilocycles
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Washington
U.S
Eisenhower
Panama
Conelrad
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List
Hospital records show admissions for Minnie Jane Powers Louise Buchanan Wayne City William Liespy Macomb and Elmo Mendenhall. Discharges include Inez Cady Audrey Mahlandt Hazel Austin and Dean Smith.
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Minnie Jane Powers
Louise Buchanan
Wayne City
William Liespy
Macomb
Elmo Mendenhall
Inez Cady
Audrey Mahlandt
Hazel Austin
Dean Smith
Good Samaritan Admits and Discharges List
The record lists admits to the Good Samaritan facility including Forrest James Lew Bayard Earl Charles Mattox Erwin August Luebke William Elmer Riley and several others. Discharges include Miss Lela May Wilson James Ralph Lamber son Mrs Syrena Madeline Rallins Mrs Allene Agnes Mendenhall and baby Edgar Dale Leonard Bird Patterson and Mrs Martha Ellen Moore.
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Forrest James Lewis Bayard
Earl Charles Mattox
Erwin August Luebke
William Elmer Riley
Cecil M. Overturf
Sadie Mildred Hester
Lela May Wilson
James Ralph Lamberson
Syrena Madeline Rallins
Allene
Agnes Mendenhall
Edgar Dale
Leonard Bird Patterson
Martha Ellen Moore
Ike Pressing For Action In Steel Battle
Reports say a presidential deadline for a settlement puts pressure on steel contract talks as Federal Mediator Finnegan returns amid the 19th day of strike. Eisenhower discussed the issue with economic advisers, hinting at Taft-Hartley intervention if no deal. Union head McDonald and U.S. Steel negotiator Stephens differ over proposals, with 650,000 on strike and 103,000 more in allied industries laid off.
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Pittsburgh P
Joseph F. Finnegan
Eisenhower
Finnegan
White House
United Steelworkers
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Allied Industries
Ask Kidnaper To Prove Baby Is Still Living
WESTBURY New York Beatrice Weinberger pleads to the kidnapper of her six week old son Peter for proof he is alive after fourteen days with no trace. A Brooklyn grand jury indicted Gordon Rowell and Robert Giebler both 24 and 26 for attempted extortion in a related case.
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Westbury
N. Y
Beatrice Weinberger
Peter Weinberger
Peter
Brooklyn
Weinbergers
Gordon T. Rowell
Robert F. Giebler
Queens
Trapeze Almost Didn't Open At Granada Theatre
The smash hit movie Trapeze opened for a one week run at the Granada theater but nearly missed its scheduled showing. Fox manager H. M. Burnett arranged a print from New York, flown to St Louis, collected at 11 a.m., and rushed to Mt. Vernon. The audience waited and the film played without a hitch.
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Granada
St. Louis
Fox
H. M
Gilly) Burnett
New York
Burnett
Mt. Vernon
Duncan Named To Farm Group
Harley R. Duncan of Texico is named to the Jefferson County Farmers Home Administration County Committee. Willis H. Keyser announced the appointment effective July 1. Duncan runs a livestock and grain farm southeast of Dix in Illinois, succeeding Fay Gowler whose term expired. Other members are Wa Meaten of Mt. Vernon and Mason Newett.
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Harley R. Duncan
Texico
Tihois
Farmers Home Administration
Jefferson County
Willis H. Keyser
Uncan
Aprembert
Dix
Ilinois
Fay Gowler
Mt. Vernon
Mason Newett
Wanted Divorce In Bad Way But It Was Long Day
An estranged Chicago couple entered divorce court seeking separation but after four hours, left together ready to try repairing their marriage. Clarence Pennington 27 and Mary 24 waited through a crowded calendar as Judge Walker Butler waived a cooling-off period and allowed separate maintenance and cross-bill filings.
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Chicago
Clarence Pennington
Mary
Pennington
Penningtons
Butler
Three Straight Sets Of Twins At Abington Hospital
Mrs Rachael Roberts of Roslyn gave birth to her third consecutive set of twins at Abington Hospital on Wednesday night. A 7 pound 12 ounce boy was followed by a 7 pound 1 ounce boy three minutes later. Both mothers and babies are reported fine. Roberts previously had a set of twins on June 6, 1950 and another pair on Jan 22, 1955.
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Arlington, Path
Rachael Roberts
Roslyn
Abington Hospital
Roberts
Edmund Roberts
Lights Out For Missouri Penitentiary Riot Fears Subside
Electrical system failure at the Missouri Penitentiary caused 2700 inmates to shout profanities and rattle doors Wednesday night. Nearby residents feared a riot like the 1954 blaze that left inmates dead and property destroyed.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Penitentiary
Photos Presented In McKeon Court Case Continue
The proceedings focus on photographic evidence shown to identify bodies from a march ordered by McKeon. Navy Captain Irving N. Klein says the images are for identification only. Lt. Col. Robert A. Thompson testifies the march was maltreatment without adequate reconnaissance and safeguards.
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Navy
Irving N. Klein
New York City
McKeon
Robert A. Thompson
Syracuse
N.Y
Thompson
Berman
Senate Kills Hell Canyon Project Debate Rages
The Senate rejected a bill to allow private firms to buy federal power below cost, a plan critics say would subsidize firms nationwide. Supporters argued a federal project serves the public interest against perceived private exploitation.
Chandler Seeks Democratic Nomination With Deadlock View
Gov. A. B. Chandler of Kentucky said he has the best chance for the Democratic presidential nomination only if a convention deadlock occurs. He urged Eisenhower to return to his farm and floated Richard Nixon as a possible rival if Nixon is on the GOP ticket. Chandler planned a tour of Iowa, South Dakota, North Carolina and possibly Nebraska and Kansas to gain delegates for the August Chicago meeting.
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Huntington
W. Va
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Chandler
West Virginia
Big Sandy
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Iowa
South Dakota
North Carolina
Nebraska
Kansas
Chicago
Farmers Get More Time To Sign Up
The Agriculture Department extended deadlines for soil bank sign ups and for plowing under or cutting crops on land retired from production. County committees failed to sign up all interested farmers, so agreements may be signed through July 27 with final plowing dates set between July 31 and August 3.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Benefit Dance Fridays At Mt Vernon Armory
A benefit dance sponsored by the Eagles Lodge will be held at 8 30 tomorrow night at the Mt Vernon Armory. Proceeds will fund Mt Vernon youth recreation program. Music by the Egyptian Aires. Advance tickets on sale and at the door.
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Eagles Lodge
Mt. Vernon Armory
Mt. Vernon
Senators in hot fight on Ike health
Senator Knowland defends White House health coverage for President Eisenhower amid debate over publicity. He praised columnists and Times Washington bureau chief James Reston, saying the public is fully informed, and denied any conspiracy to hide information from Americans.
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Ike
Doris Freeson
James B. Reston
Washington
New York Times
Knowland
Eisenhower
Illinois Temperature Readings Across Cities
Peoria 76 Moline 80 Rockford 78 Rantoul 79 Quincy 16 Springfield 16 Vandalia 82 Scott Air Base 85. Local daily temperatures recorded in multiple Illinois locations with notable readings across urban and military sites.
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Illinois
Peoria
Moline
Rockford
Rantoul
Quincy
Springfield
Vandalia
Scott Air Base
Blindness Not An End Iowa Woman Tells Mike
Davenport woman Jessie Marrero who became blind at age four writes a hopeful letter to Mike Sibole of Orlando. She recalls a snowball accident that caused her loss of sight and urges the boy to view blindness as a beginning. She says the world will open, senses will sharpen, and faith and courage will guide him through darkness.
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Davenport
Towa
Mike Sibole
Orlando
Fla
Iowa
Jessie Marrero
Mike
Stop Thief Report From Frankfort Store Fans Snatched
In Frankfort four witnesses watched as a man drove an auto through an alley to snatch two new electric fans from a store loading platform and escaped before anyone could intervene.
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Frankfort
World Briefs in Paris Nagaland and Nagpur notes and more
World Briefs cover Olivia de Havilland’s new daughter Giselle born in Paris with her husband Pierre Galante and her son from a prior marriage. In India, insurgent Nagaland moves toward a Free Nagaland constitution while the government brands the Naga National Council outlaw. A Nagpur missionary critique targets Cold War era church funding. In Vienna, Romanians abandon the Danube-Black Sea canal project as uneconomical. In Berlin East Germany lauds Marilyn Monroe for marrying Arthur Miller after HUAC questions Miller.
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Paris
Olivia de Havilland
Giselle
Miss de Havilland
Pierre Galante
Marcus Goodrich
New Delhi
Assam
Nagaland
India
Naga National Council
Traffic fine for disobeying traffic light issued
Elmer Farris was fined 85 and costs before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney on a charge of disobeying a traffic light.
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Elmer Farris
Allan Dulaney
Women Embrace Flowing Curves of the New Dodge
Many women prize style and favor the Dodge for its flowing curves and handsome lines, highlighting the car's fashion appeal and modern design.
Moran Towing plans Mississippi and St. Lawrence push
New York based Moran Towing and Transportation Co announces a 114 million dollar expansion to run tugs on the Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers. Edward J. Moran says a 560 thousand dollar tug will launch at Oyster Bay, a 500 thousand dollar river tug will be commissioned August 6 in St. Louis for the Ohio River, with a third tug project pending, as the firm expands toward the Mississippi and the Seaway completion. Moran notes Ohio work preludes broader growth and current operations include 55 tugs.
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New York
Moran Towing and Transportation Co
Mississippi
St. Lawrence
Edward J. Moran
Moran
Oyster Bay
N. Y
St. Louis
Ohio River
Ohio
Mississippi River
St. Lawrence River
SIU GED Tests For High School Diplomas Set
Illinois adults may earn high school diplomas by taking free GED tests August 3 and 4 at Southern Illinois University. The program starts 8 a.m. Friday Aug 3 in the Office of Student Affairs. A principal’s diploma-conditional letter is needed. GED tests are offered the first Friday and Saturday monthly except September.
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Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Office of Student Affairs
Jack W. Graham
Graham
Civil War Veterans to Receive Government Medals
President Eisenhower signed a bill to award special medals to four Union veterans and three Confederate veterans. Albert Woolson of Duluth Minnesota joins William A Lundy of Laurel Hill Florida John Salling of Slant Virginia Walter W Lundy of Laurel Hill Florida and Walter W Williams of Franklin Texas all aged over 110. The program is expected to cost about 3500 dollars.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
William A. Lundy
Laurel Hill
Fla
John Salling
Slant
Walter W. Lundy
Laurel Hil
Walter W. Williams
Franklin
Tex
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Airport News
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Helen Lively
A. F
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Lloyd E. Lane
Thomas F. Shanahan
Edward A. Epping
Epping
Coutralion
Sangamon County
Grand Jury
Stratton
Albert S. Smith
Decatur
Smith
U.C
Jefferson Memorial
Duncan
Missouri
Mckeon Court
Senate
Hell Canyon
Happy
McLaughlin
World Briefs
Nagpur
Central India
Vienna
Austria
Romania
Danube-Black Sea
Berlin
East Germany
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Junge Welt
Beause
House Un-American Activities Committee
SIU
Josben Asp
Oran
Wocal
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