Deaths and Funerals Ora Johnston of Bonnie dies at 82
Ora E Johnston 82 of Bonnie died Sunday. Funeral Wednesday at 1 9 a m Myers Chapel with Rev Gerald Gulley officiating. Burial in South Hickory Hill. Body at Myers Chapel after 3 p m Tuesday. Born June 22 1874 in Jefferson County to David J Wilson and Ottetta Daniels. Survived by two sons D D Johnston Centralia Ray W Johnston Gary Ind two daughters Gertrude Volarich Nason A O Chesney Edinburgh two brothers Otis Wilson California Ray P Wilson Indiana 16 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora E. Johnston
Bonnie
Myers Chapel
Gerald Gulley
South Hickory Hill
Johnston
Jefferson County
David J
Antonetta (Daniels) Wilson
Ira L. Johnston
D. D. Johnston
Centralia
Ray W. Johnston
Gary
Ind
Gertrude Volarich
Nason
A. O. Chesney
Edinburgh, T
Otis Wilson
California
Ray P. Wilson
Indiana
W. E. Trowbridge Dies Suddenly At 67 In Rochelle
Walter E. Trowbridge of 517 South Sixth Street collapsed from a heart attack at 12 45 PM near Tenth and Casey. A painter by trade, he was 67 years seven months two days old. Funeral at Myers Chapel at 2 PM with Rev. William Gammon officiating. burial in Mt. Zion. Survived by wife Ollie Welton and six sons, three daughters, four stepsons, four stepdaughters, two brothers, two sisters, and 21 grandchildren. born December 19, 1888 in Wayne County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Trowbridge
South Sixth Street
Tenth
Casey
Mr. Trowbridge
Myers Chapel
William Gammon
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Wayne County
Benjamin
Catherine Trowbridge
Eliza Carter
Edna Darnell
Ollie Welton
Larry
Jimmy
Isom
Mt. Vernon
Walter F
Arlington, T
Donald
Rochelle
Gary
Henderson
Mildred
Opal
Kathryn
Henderson, Ky
John Weston
St. Louis
Bil Welton
Granite City
Robert Darnell
Thomas Darnell
Cusseta
Doris Clary
Nina Holloway
Arlington, Til
Imogene Smith
Fay Lee
Fred
Will
John
Jonesboro
Frank
Waterman, Tl
Bertha
St. Charles
Laura
Chicago
Hospital Notes and Admittances at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Hospital pages list recent admissions and discharges at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. Names include Mrs. Eleanore Jones, Belle Rive, Charlie Patterson, Mrs. Roberta Morljan, Miss Jane Harlow, and many others with newborns among the discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Eleanore Jones
Aileen Fox
Belle Rive
Charlie Patterson
Roberta Morljan
Charles Atchison
Debbie Wielt
Jane Harlow
Gladys Drennan
Carolyn Roland
Lesser
Oneda Kendall
Nora Hayes
Josephine Pierce
Roy A. Powers
Larry Keith
Bob Webb
Debra Sue
Earl Funkhouser
Linda Diane
Good Samaritan
William Coombs
Clarence Cotton
Anna Groves
William Clemins
Hobart Laur
Trellie Campbell
Etta Wicks
Vada Richardson
William McGuire
Howard Jones
Nina Minor
Frank Miller
Lena Bundy
Arthur Storey
Nellie Johnson
Calvin Lee
Virginia Norris
Betty Phillips
Janet Mays
Steven Michael
Eula Howe
Leona Piotrowski
Bernice
Robert Champ
Cecile Overturf
Alta Dean
Sarah Pace
Forrest Byard
Laura Edmison
Meetings and events notice from Mt Vernon area lodges
A series of local fraternal and veterans group meetings and a potluck supper are announced. A. F. & A. M. Mt Vernon Lodge No. 31 holds a special July 23 meeting in first degree with visitors welcome. VFW and auxiliary plan a joint July 26 potluck at Mt Vernon city park. Marine Corps League Auxiliary meets July 24 at Jewel Lipps home. WWI veterans unit King City Barracks 102 auxiliary meets July site at 7:30 with secretary Mrs G G Champ listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Asp Alm
Mt. Vernon Lodge
A. F
A. M. No
Cec
H. Border
W. M
E. Reavis
Sec’y
Vv. F. W
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mt. Vernon
Marvin McKinney
Marine Corps League Auxiliary
Jewel Lipps
Oakland Avenue
Dean McKinney
Wing City Barracks
King City Barracks
G. G. Champ
J. P. Court Fines Man For Drunken Charge
J. P. Court in Robertson fined the defendant ten dollars plus costs before Justice J. R. Thomas for a drunkenness charge. A preliminary finding noted the charge was presented by county officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Court Live Robertson
J. R. Thomas
Justice A the Peace
Roberta Morlan Dies at 26 in Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Roberta Ruth Morlan of 047 Crown View Drive died at 12:10 p m at Jefferson Memorial Hospital aged 26 years 28 days She was born June 25 1930 in Mt Vernon the daughter of Edward and Edith Mercer She married Billy Morlan on November 6 1914 He survives along with son William Bruce Mercer parents and a brother and grandparents Funeral at Second Baptist Church Wednesday at 2 30 p m with burial in Memorial Gardens Body to lie in state then removed to church for viewing prior to service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Ruth Morlan
Crown View Drive
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Edward and
Edith (Harmon) Mercer
Billy Morlan
Morlan
Second Baptist Church
Carl Whittington
Tellis Young
Memorial Gardens
Myers Chapel
William Bruce Morlan
Edward Mercer
Helvin Mercer
Carmi
Joe Harmon
Mrs Reba Webb Dies in Centralia at 65 Years
Mrs Reba Webb 65, formerly of Mt Vernon, died Sunday at St Marys Hospital Centralia. Wife of Ralph D Webb she lived at 334 South Poplar Centralia. Services Tuesday 2:30 pm at Gar nier Funeral Home Centralia with Rev Farrell Jenkins officiating. Burial Elmwood Cemetery. Survived by son Ralph D Jr of Wheaton and brothers Prof J J Davis Purdue and Harley A Davis LA newspaper artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reba Webb
Mt. Vernon
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Webb
Ralph D. Webb
South Poplar
Garnier
Farrell Jenkins
Elmwood Cemetery
John L. Davis
Gus O Norris of Christopher dies at 78
Gus O Norris of Christopher died Saturday night at Miner’s hospital after an extended illness. He was 78. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the First Christian church with Dr. M. E. Frank officiating. Burial in Knob Prairie cemetery in Waltonville. He lay in state at Gilberth Funeral Home until noon tomorrow, then moved to the church. Survivors include his wife Nettie Wells, a son Gordon of Chicago, two daughters Mildred Pierce of Christopher and Louise Marseilles of St. Louis, several grandchildren, and five sisters Edith Ragsdale Ashley Alta Wood Woodlawn Lora Mannen Arietta Sulcer Nina Smith Waltonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus QO. Norris
Christopher
Miner's Hospital
First Christian Church
M. E. Frank
Knob Prairie
Waltonville
Gilberth
Mr. Norris
Edward
Emma Norris
Nettie Wells
Universalist Church
Gordon
Chicago
Mildred Pierce
Louise Marseilles
St. Louis
Edith Ragsdale
Ashley
Alta Wood
Woodlawn
Lora Mannen
Arietta Sulcer
Nina Smith
Understanding and handling complaints and grievances
The article argues complaints stem from causes beyond surface issues including misunderstandings, lack of information, dislikes, prejudices, and personal feelings. It cautions against silencing gripes by force and urges considering human and spiritual factors, with prayer guiding those who seek to resolve problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Mystery hit forces plane at 16000 feet over California
Bakersfield Calif The Air Force investigated after a Convair twin engine plane from Hamilton AFB bound for San Antonio dived vertically at 16000 feet near Pixley. Five eighths of the left elevator control surface was missing. No other aircraft seen. One crewman, Airman Stamper, injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
C. Charles Everett Stamper
Hamilton Air Force Base
Merwin M. Stenvers
R. B. Marble
H. S. Boncella
Hamilton Afb
Air Force
Maj. Stenvers
Kern County
Edwards Air Force Base
Maj
Stenvers
Kern County Sheriff's Office
Prisoners Buy TV Sets On Time Payments
At Parchman Mississippi penitentiary inmates, via a spokesman, arrange time payments for TV receivers installed in 18 camps. Six sets are active as guards warn the dealer no state guarantee covers payments. Monthly payments total about $19 per set, including installation and repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parchman
Miss. Wi
Mississippi Penitentiary
Bill Harpole
Harpole
City Furniture Co
Drew
Uison
Rejected Lover Shoots Woman in French Village
East St Louis police say John Watkins 48 shot 38 year old Kay McConnell in a bar thinking she was Gwenn, the woman who had spurned him. He faces attempted murder assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct charges. he admitted the shooting and said he had shot the wrong woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
Til
Clifford Flood
St. Clair County
John Watkins
Kay McConnell
French Village
Flood
Watkins
20th Annual Dahlgren School Reunion Held at Lamport Lawn
Notice invites former students and staff to the 20th annual reunion at Lamport lawn on Dahlgren's east side. The event is set for Sunday, July 29, with details carried in this public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlgren School
Lamport Lawn
Dahlgren
Tore Oe
Recreation Program Is Six Weeks Old and Thriving
The Mt. Vernon summer recreation program marks six weeks with 8,677 participants in 22,538 activity hours. This week 1,916 attended for 3,836 hours. Special activities include baseball school, archery and golf lessons at City Park and Homestead course, with tennis and swimming schools running daily. Regular play features softball, high school and junior high games, open play in horseshoes, washers, croquet, and tennis, plus badminton, volleyball, track events, and field events staged across playgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
City Park
Homestead Course
Navy Plans Big Carrier and Nuclear Ships
Senator Ives said the Navy intends to build its sixth Forrestal type carrier in the Brooklyn New York yard. The program for the year starting July 1 includes a nuclear powered guided missile cruiser at Quincy Massachusetts two nuclear submarines one at Portsmouth New Hampshire and one at Mare Island California two guided missile frigates to be built at the Philadelphia yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
New York Naval Shipyard
Brooklyn
Sen. Ives
R-Ny
Quincy
Mass
Portsmouth
N. H
Naval Yard
Mare Island Navy Yard
Calif
Ives
Philadelphia
Electric appliances in U S homes reach high adoption
A survey shows nearly three quarters of American homes own electric toasters, over 90 percent have electric irons, about 60 percent use vacuum cleaners, and 80 percent own electric washers, indicating widespread reliance on household electricity.
Joe Louis Loses Illinois Wrestling Permit Over Heart Injury
Chicago physician for the Illinois Athletic Commission says former heavyweight champion Joe Louis, 42, has a damaged heart with an abnormal electrocardiograph. The commission rejected his wrestling application pending further tests to determine if the condition is temporary or permanent, with a recommended six month setback. Louis had been set to wrestle at Round Lake and to referee in Rockford, having worked in other states recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thellinois Athletic Commission
Joe Louis
Irving Slott
Lewis
French Pound Rebel Forces Hit Near Moroccan Border
French forces pounded remnants of an Algerian Nationalist band near the Moroccan border employing bombs artillery and small arms. About fifty rebels were reported killed in rugged mountain country southwest of Tlemcen less than 30 miles from Morocco where rebels are said to receive support. The area has been a rebel hotbed for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Rationing In Effect After Mock Atomic Attack
Ed Creagh reports from Emergency PTRDD HQ on Operation Alert P mock gas rationing in seven Civil Defense regions, with no nationwide system. The exercise envisions tighter controls on gasoline supply, refugee care, displaced-person systems, and temporary seizures as a last resort, with daily progress reports to Eisenhower in Panama and simulations using high speed computers and a seized illicit radio near Oak Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTRDD
U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
Bradley H. Patterson Jr
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Police Court Fines From Police Magistrate Dulaney
fines assessed include Gordon Sechrest 520 and costs on drunk and distur bance charge. Lyman Minor 10 and costs on drunk charge. Harley Tate 10 and costs on drunk charge. Winford A Williams Thompsonville 10 and costs for disturbance 2 and costs for failure to have a driver's license. Audie Rains West Frankfort 10 and costs for disturbance. Billie Menefee 10 and costs for speeding 50 mph in a 35 mph zone. Jetta Harris 5 and costs for failure to yield right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Dulaney
Gordon Sechrest
Lyman Minor
Harley Tate
Winford A. Williams
Thompsonville
Audie Rains
West Frankfort
Billie Menefee
Jetta Harris
Fight To Save Blood Bank Goes On
The local Red Cross chapter continues its campaign to save the Blood Bank in Jefferson County. Donations total 1698.67 toward the 3414 needed, with the Blood Mobile visit to Mt. Vernon planned in September if funds allow. Contributions from Jefferson-Hamilton Medical Society, Mrs. George Purdy, Ézens Evening Circle, Lease Operating Inc, Circle 3 First Methodist, Peerless Cleaners, Courtesy Club, and others are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson - Hamilton Medical Society
L. G. Walton
George Purdy
Éens Evening Circle No. Ill. Lease Operating, Inc
Circle
First Methodist
Peerless Cleaners
Courtesy Club
Births in Mt Vernon area from Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Linvil Wilkey of RFD 3 with a son born Sunday night at 9 35 weighing 8 13. Mr and Mrs Leonard Witges of Scheller have a son born at 6 05 this morning weighing 7 13. Mr and Mrs Robert Bruce of Wichita Kansas welcome a daughter born July 22 weighing 7 6 named Deborah Susan. Mrs Bruce is former Jo Ann Gray of Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linvil Wilkey
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Leonard Arthur Witges
Scheller
Robert Bruce
Wichita
Kan
Deborah Susan
Mr. Vernon
Bruce
Jo Anm Gray
Mt. Vernon
Marriage Licenses for Garrison Fields and More
Melvin K. Garrison of McLeansboro and Glenda Lee Fields of Mt. Vernon are issued a marriage license. Merle Forth and Monda Dagg, both of Mt. Vernon, also received a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin K. Garrison
RFD
McLeansboro
Glenda Lee Fields
Mt. Vernon
Merle Forth
Monda Dagg
Local aviators stream flights between towns today
Air traffic notes report Bill Tumbleson flying to Centralia and returning, Todd Ward traveling to Springfield, Illinois this morning, and Gene Tumbleson making a flight to Alton today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tumbleson
Centralia
Todd Ward
Springfield
Gene Tumbleson
Alton
Hodge linked to St Louis gangsters in 1940s campaign funds
The Tribune cites unnamed survivors and sources alleging Illinois state official Hodge took 200000 from Frank Wortman and Thomas Berry to back his 1952 campaign for state auditor. Kefauver aides recalled no Hodge mention in 1950 crime hearings while Springfield officials allegedly confirmed attempts to arrange southern Illinois gambling. Wortman allegedly demanded the funds back after Hodge failed to grant immunity in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodge
St. Louis
Ilinois
Shelton
Kefauver
Frank
Buster) Wortman
Thomas E. Berry
Belleville
Chicago
Senate
Wortman
Berry
the Tribune
Dispatch
East St. Louis
Madison
St. Clair
Tribune
Springfield
Illinois
Vandalism Reported on South Tenth Street
Marion Cralley of RFD 1 Opdyke reported to police that someone tampered with his car by puncturing a tire while it was parked at the Tenth and Lamar intersection late Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Tenth Street
Marion Cralley
RFD 1
Opdyke
Polier
No Wai
Tenth and
Lamar
Driver Fined After Mt Vernon Side Collision
At 3 45 p m Saturday in Mt Vernon a car driven by 16 year old David Myers of 312 south 17th collided with a car driven by 38 year old Edmond Organ of Centralia at 12th and Broadway. Myers was fined 5 dollars plus costs for using the wrong lane of traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
David Myers
South 17Th
Edmond Organ
Centralia
12Th
Broadway
Myers
Earl Green Sues for Divorce from Jennie Mae Green
Earl Green filed suit for divorce in circuit court alleging cruelty and seeking equitable division of property. The couple married July 23, 1954 and separated May 15, 1956, with Hill and Dolan as attorneys for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Green
Jennie Mae Green
Hill and Dolan
Cars Collide On North Highway Near Mt Vernon
Privers escaped injury when two cars collided at 8 30 this morning on state highway 37 three miles north of Mt Vernon. Cars were driven by Michael James McEvoy of 419 south 19th and Carroll Walker of RFD 2 Mt Vernon. County officers investigated the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Privers
Mt. Vernon
Michael James McEvoy
South 19Th
Carroll Walker
RFD
Senate Debates Civil Rights Motion Against Senate Rules
Continued from Page One, Dirksen hints at offering a motion to suspend the rules to fast track civil rights, risking a bitter debate and possible Southern filibuster since such a motion is debatable and needs a two thirds vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Dirksen
Op ark Consolidated District 9 Seeks Stoker Coal Bids
The Board of Education of Op ark Consolidated Dist No 9 will receive bids for furnishing stoker coal until July 28 1956. Bids must be from Dist No 9. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. LL M Richardson Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Oparke Consolidated Dist. No
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Ora Johnston
W. E. Trowbridge
Roberta Morlan
Gus O. Norris
of Them
Carol Morris
Ottumwa
Long Beach
Caiif
ED Creagh
Cook’s Paints
Chamois
Cook's Paints
West Side
South Tenth St
HOUSE
LL. M. Richardson
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