Wayne City man dies in California car crash
Funeral services Friday for Jesse W. Rayburn 65 of Wayne City who was killed when his car swerved off a California highway near Bakersfield. He was born November 16, 1891 in Meridian Texas, survived by wife Ida May Reddell and four sons and several daughters and stepchildren. Burial at Olive Branch church cemetery with services at 7:00 p.m. conducted by Rev Harold Mayberry.
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Jesse W. Rayburn
Wayne City
Bakersfield
Calif
Olive Branch Church
Harold Mayberry
Richardson Chapel
Rayburn
Meridian
Texas
John M
Sally Ma (Sullivan) Rayburn
Ida May Reddell
Union Lodge 219
Uniontown
J. W
Pomona
Prattansas
George M
Raymond L
S. P. Mullen
la Mirada
E. W. Johnson
Guam
Virgil
Bristow
Okla
Earl Ewing
Medicine Lodge
Kansa
Frank Ewing
Iuka
Kansas
George Ward
Widow Of Lige Scott Dies At West Frankfort
Mrs. Rose L. Scott of West Frankfort died at Avery Nursing Home at 1 30 a m. She was the widow of famed Mt Vernon horse trainer Lige Scott and born October 10 1868. Survived by one sister and four nieces. Funeral Friday at 2 p m Walker Funeral Home West Frankfort. Burial in Bethel Memorial Cemetery south of Mt Vernon.
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Rose L. Scott
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Avery Nursing Home
Lige Scott
Scott
Ellery
Virginia Lanham
Irene Grose
J. A. LeCompte
St. Louis
Earl Greer
Dean Reynolds
D. C. Knapp
City
William Francis
West ‘Frankfort
Walker Funeral Home
Paul Dixon
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Easley Infant Pamela Lynn Easley Born Dead
Pamela Lynn Easley infant daughter of Theodore H. Easley and Norma Jean Easley of 732 Fairfield Road was born dead yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Graveside services set for Thursday at 11 a.m. at Mt. Catherine Cemetery with parents, siblings Randy Tony and Terry, and grandparents Charles and Marcum and James and Easley noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela Lynn Easley
Theodore H. Easley
Fairfield Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Catherine Cemetery
Theodore H
Norma Jean (Marcum) Easley
Randy
Tony
Terry
Charles Marcum
Woodlawn
James Easley
Texas
Former Resident Dies At Marion
Relatives in Mt. Vernon and here report the death of Mrs. Arthur Bollheimer 56 of Marion a former Mt. Vernon resident. She died this morning at Marion. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. She is survived by her husband and two daughters Verla Mansfield of Iowa and Barbara at home.
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Arthur Bollheimer
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Rites For Father Of Mt. V. Resident
Funeral services were planned this afternoon in Dana NL for Robert J. Dunham father of Mt. V. resident Harry Dunham. Dunham, 72, died Sunday at his Dana home. Survived by wife Eva four children Mrs. John Howard of Chicago Roy Dunham Dana Robert Dunham Kingston N Y and Harry Dunham twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana, NL
Robert J. Dunham
Harry Dunham
Mr. Dunham
Dana
Eva
John Howard
Chicago
Roy Dunham
Robert Dunham
Kingston
N. Y
Gearing Funeral Held Friday at Belle Rive Church
Funeral services for Oliver Gearing of 608 Conger Avenue will be held Friday at 1 00 p m at Belle Rive Baptist Church with Rev Bird Green officiating. Burial follows in L O O F cemetery at Opdyke. American Legion Post 141 conducts rites. Mr Gearing a Spanish American War veteran, died yesterday at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Gearing
Conger Avenue
Belle Rive Baptist Church
Bird Green
Marriage License for Lawrence Safford and Phyllis Hayes
Lawrence Safford a 19 year old of Corrigan Texas marries Phyllis Hayes 38 of Route 1 Opdyke in a filed marriage license record noting ages and residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Safford
Corrigan
Texas
Phyllis Hayes
RFD 1
Opdyke
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Racketeering Case
An all male jury in New York reported it could not reach a verdict on racketeer Johnny Dio in a labor conspiracy case. Deliberations were to resume at 11 a.m. Thursday. Dio, real name Dio Guardi, faced charges tied to paying $30,000 to two electroplating firms to maintain labor peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnny Dio
General Sessions Court
John A. Mullen
Dio
Victor Riesel
Riesel
Dioguardi
Max Chester
Segregation Issue Rises Over School Aid Debate
Washington A House split over federal school aid considers amendments to a 114 billion measure. Rep Wainwright may seek to bar aid to districts practicing segregation while Rep Powell pushes antisegregation provisos. President Eisenhower favors keeping segregation out of the bill as voting on amendments proceeds.
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Washington
Wainwright
R-Ny
Powell
DNY
House
Eisenhower
Rep
Roosevelt
Calif
Hospital Notes at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Admitted patients at Jefferson Memorial include Mrs Morris Hel verson Mrs Helen Darlene Ellis and Mrs Frieda Wright while Good Samaritan reports admissions of Mrs Myrtie Thompson Clifford Roland Earl Mattox Mrs Marie Yandall Mrs Hildred Roberts Mrs Wallie Stover Mrs Deloris Dellamano James Clark Harold Still and Mrs Lula Bond Discharges list Claude Green Master Mark Rogers Minnie Davis Abraham Davis Ida Mae Davis Liza Davis Fannie Mae Davis Lucinda Davis Grace Davis Ivory Hood Ivory Bracey Charles Hertenstein Ruth Moglokin infant Kenneth Joel Dorothy Young Jeffrey Wayne Douglas Ion William Coyle Florence Glass Nita Gregory Carl Anthony Ethel Whisenhunt Barbara Diane and Elizabeth Merret.
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Good Samaritan
Myrtie Thompson
Clifford Roland
Earl Mattox
Marie Yandall
Hildred Roberts
Wallie ‘Stover
Deloris Dellamano
James Clark
Harold Still
Lula Bond
Claude Green
Mark Rogers
Minnie Davis
Abraham Davis
Ida Mae Davis
Liza Davis
Fannie Mae Davis
Lucinda Davis
Grace Davis
Ivory Hood
Ivory Bracey
Charles _Hertenstein
Y Ruth Moglokin
Kenneth Joel
Dorothy Young
Jeffrey Wayne
Douglas Ion
William Coyle
Florence Glass
Nita Gregory
Carl Anthony
Ethel Whisenhunt
Barbara Diane
Elizabeth Merret
New Highway East of Mt. W Taking Shape
Continued report on the new highway east of Mt. West with details on two cases. The state purchased a one story building from LeRoy Delaney. Bids for sale and removal of buildings will be received at the county highway department building and opened on July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. W
Page One
LeRoy Delaney
County Highway Department
Vote Today On Limiting Rights Bill To Voting
The Wyoming senator warns the proposed bill would shift government power from the people to temporary occupants. The measure would restrict rights and affect both state and federal law, prompting a vote today on its fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Arraignment of Browning Set for Sept 17
Chicago July brief states attorney J Roy Browning’s arraignment on a charge tied to the Hodge scandal was continued to Sept 17. Browning, indicted for supplying fake $15,000 bills for alleged legal services to former State Auditor Orville E Hodge amid a cover up of a 20 million dollar theft. Chief Justice Wilbert F Crowley ordered the delay as Browning has not received the indictment copy. The indictment cites conspiracy to defraud the state and being an accessory to conspiracy. Hodge is serving a 12 to 15 year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. Roy Browning
Hodge
Browning
Orville E. Hodge
Wilbert F. Crowley
Criminal Court
Veterans of Foreign Wars Toss Meeting for Picnic
Veterans of Foreign Wars will not hold the regular meeting Thursday night July 25. There will be the annual family picnic at city park. attendees are asked to bring a covered dish and table service for their family. Marvin McKinney adjutant. Varnell Rebekah Lodge No 296 will meet in regular session in the I.O.O.F. hall Thursday evening July 25 at 8:00 o'clock. Lora Kissel N. G. Naomi R. Bogan Sec’y.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
City Park
Marvin McKinney
Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
C.F
Lora Kissel
N. G
Naomi R. Bogan
Sec’y
Fines levied by Police Magistrate on three drivers
Fines assessed by Police Magistrate J. R. Thomas include Lenty Keele ten dollars and costs for a drunk charge Gilbert W. Olin five dollars and costs for failing to display a safety sticker on a truck Kent Purcell twenty five dollars and costs for reckless driving
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Thomas
Lenty Keele
Gilbert W. Olin
Kent Purcell
Night Racing Highlights at Mt. Vernon Fair
Night racing produced fast times and close finishes led by Century's Boy in the 2:11.4 heat win. Dee Stover drove Miss Cash Key to 2:11.3, while Blue Eyre won the half mile in 48.5 with Lillian Holder aboard Pad's Boy close behind. Nada captured the three quarter mile, and Cheeta Fox easily won the pony race for Lawrence Jones with Karen Jones second.
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Seay
Frank Dixon Fairfield
Russell Rose
Early Ann
R. C. Parkhurst
Sedalia
Miss Crafty
Co. L. Jennings
Centerville
Iowa
Jack Beasley
A Neat
Pad’s Boy
L. D. Johns
Broughton
Lillian Holder
Quarter Blank
Perry Bayley
Sidney
Ohio
Nada
Victor Moorea
A. Vernon
Turbine’s Boy
D. Precious
Washington, D.C
Cheeta Fox
Lawrence Jones
Benton
Bill Marshall
Pute
Karen Jones
Indonesian rebels seek autonomy in Sumatra month warning
In central Sumatra rebel leaders gave the Indonesian government a one month deadline to grant autonomy within the republic. They warned they will not be responsible for possible happenings if the central government refuses. East Germany urges faster exports to Russia ahead of Khrushchev and Bulganin visit. French Senate approves Western European common market and Euratom treaties 557 lives lost in Shandong floods as Yi and Shu rivers drop from danger.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sumatra
Berlin
East Germany
Communist Party Today
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Buljganin
Hong Kong
Peiping Radio
Shu
Shantung
Car and Bicycle Collision at 12th and Newby
A nine year old boy escaped injury when a bicycle and a car collided at 1:00 pm at 12th and Newby. The car was driven by Mrs Keith Hunt of 703 South 22nd Street. Police reported the boy uninjured and the bicycle undamaged.
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12Th
Newby
Keith Hunt
South 22Nd Street
Cost Of Living Index Rises Again In June
Washington reports the cost of living index climbed half a percent in June reaching another record high. About 650,000 workers in electrical manufacturing aircraft trucking and construction will gain two to four cents hourly under contracts linked to the consumer price index. Real earnings rise for the first time since December while spendable earnings increase about one percent weekly. Food prices jump 1.4 percent from May to June contributing to the overall rise with all other commodity prices up 0.2 percent and services costs also increasing.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Verdict Stuns Kasper and Others in Integration Debate
The verdict stuns Kasper and six others as appeals plans unfold. Wells laments lack of commitment to integration and predicts students may not return to school. Kasper vows to move to Nashville when schools reopen to challenge integration. Defense seeks a new trial with briefs due in 20 days. if denied, an appeal to the 6th Circuit follows. Ross Barnett signals readiness to fight to a finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Kasper
Nashville
Taylor
6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Ross Barnett
Mississippi Ar
Illinois and Missouri Five Day Weather Forecast
Illinois five day outlook shows temperatures near or slightly below normal with highs 83 to 91 and lows 60 to 72. Precipitation totals range 0.1 to 0.5 inch with scattered thundershowers possible Friday night into Saturday. Missouri forecast extends through Thursday with warm highs around 90 and cooler lows around 60 to 72 across regions.
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Illinois
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Minois
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford
Springfield
East St. Louis
Princess Margaret's Beau Plans Resignation From Army
Lord Patrick Beresford of the Royal Horse Guards says he intends to resign his commission by year end amid Cyprus assignment rumors. The Daily Mail quotes the 23-year-old nobleman downplaying Cyprus plans. Weather and troop movement notes follow in the dispatch.
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London
Princess Margaret
Cyprus
Patrick Beresford
Royal Horse Guards
War Office
Daily Mail
Associated
BESS _j
Beresford
Albuquerque
Clear
Margaret
Atlanta
Beres- Bismarck
Tliford
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fort Worth
Grand Rapids
Helena
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Marquette
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Theft Reported as Tire and Wheel Stolen
Henry Stewart of 49 Crown View reported to police this morning that a tire and wheel were stolen from his car. The theft is believed to have occurred last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stewart
Crown View
Soe
Flight moves from King City to Springfield this morning
Bill Tumbleson flew from King City airport to Springfield this morning. Herb Grubb traveled to Peoria and back today. Earl Outland departed Mt. Vernon airport for Abilene Texas earlier today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tumbleson
King City
Springfield
Herb Grubb
Peoria
Earl Outland
Mt. Vernon
Abilene
Texas
Births Abundant Twin News From Local Families
Mr and Mrs Billy Eugene Elis of 1000 south 24th street welcome a baby girl named Lynn born yesterday at 6 50 p m at Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing eight pounds eight and a quarter ounces. Mr and Mrs James T Wright of 318 Forrest announce a baby boy named Stephen Duane born this morning at 3 50 at Jefferson Memorial weighing eight pounds eight and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Richard Denohol of Bluford greet a nine pound five ounce son born this morning at 9 59 at Good Samaritan hospital. Mr and Mrs Richard Martin of 324 Jordan celebrate a daughter named Barbara Elen born July 21 at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Billy Eugene Elis
South 24Th Street
Jefferson Memorialospital
Lynn
James T. Wright
Forrest
Jefferson Memorial
Stephen Duane
Richard Denohol
Bluford
Good Samaritan
Richard Martin
Jordan
Good Samaritan Hospital
Barbara Elen
Waukegan mother learns of son's death in England
Mrs Beulah Cooper 43 of Waukegan learned by phone of Airman 2C Kenneth Cooper 21 killed in Ramsgate England. A 25 year old carnival worker John Frederick Hodges was charged with the murder. Police have not announced stabbing cause.
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Waukegan
England
Beulah Cooper
Airman
Kenneth Cooper
Ramsgate
Air Force Base
Cooper
Evan Carnival
John Frederick Hodges
Government Sued By Individual Allowed
A U S district court held that an individual may sue the United States government in a civil action alleging breach of statutory or constitutional rights. The ruling clarifies immunity limits and sets procedures for filing such claims against federal agencies and officials in accordance with federal law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mt. Vernon Woman Credits Sys-Tone For Gas Relief
A Mt. Vernon resident says her stomach felt like a gas furnace after meals until taking Sys-Tone. The remedy, claimed to work with food, expels gas quickly and contains iron and vitamin B-1. It is sold in Mt. Vernon drugstores and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Sys-Tone
Grade Crossing Crashes Decline in 1956
The ICC reported a drop in railroad grade crossing accidents in 1956 with a record low casualty rate despite a rise in motor vehicle registrations. Rail carriers reported 3 379 grade crossing accidents involving motor vehicles, with seven percent of incidents caused by trains hitting vehicles and 33 percent by vehicles ramming into trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington UI
Interstate Commerce Comission
ICC
Ford Division sells over one million cars in nine months
Detroit Ford Division reports retailers sold 1,177,245 passenger cars and 213,469 trucks since the 1957 Ford car was introduced nine months ago. The period compares with 1,074,786 cars and 212,590 trucks sold in the same span of 1956.
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Detroit
Ford
Ford Motor Co
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Jesse Rayburn
Easley
Father of Mt. V
Gearing
Johnson Motor Co
Ae ‘Harrison
By Martha Cole
Morris. Helverson
Helen Darlene Ellis
Frieda Wright
MT. V. Fair
Erdicott Furniture
Ogolawi, Lumo
Main
Tom Morgan
Mgs
World Briefs
Paris
Missouri
Tlea
Beau
Airport News
Portland Cement Association
West Washington Street
Ill
Sale
Jim Majors Orchard
Benoist Bros
Son
Sys
Custon
LEW Trim Shop
Broadway
Mt.vernon, Ill
Ford Co
Curtis - Florist
Wilshire Drive
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