Deaths Ulla Buchanan Dies At Wayne City Age 80
Ulla Buchanan age 80 died at 12 10 p m yesterday at her Wayne City home. Funeral at 2 p m Sunday Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev Everett Lemay. burial in Garrison cemetery. Body lies in state after 2 p m today. Born September 26 1875 in Gallatin county daughter of Oliver and Eliza Pierce. Married Oscar Buchanan in 1939. survived by three stepsons Virgil Wayne City Mt Vernon Willard Jacksonville three stepdaughters Florence Ehrhart Renton Alma Trotter Dahlgren Sylvia Tenney Wayne City Zelma Woolever Wayne City, one step granddaughter Vivien Harris Mt Vernon, and three sisters Rhea McKay Norris City Lela Endicott New Albany Ind Vernie Anderson Mt Vernon.
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Ulla Buchanan
Oscar Buchanan
Virgil Buchanan
Mt. Vernon
Willard Buchanan
Wayne City
Erskine Hardy
Jacksonville
Florence Ehrhart
Renton
Alma Trotter
Dahlgren
Sylvia Tenney
Zelma Woolever
Vivien Harris
Annie E Pasley Former Pleasant Grove resident dies
Annie E Pasley, 77, former Pleasant Grove resident, died in Detroit at 6 39 p m yesterday. Widow of Robert H Pasley who died in 1941. Service tomorrow at Anderson Funeral Home Detroit with burial at Pleasant Grove cemetery. Survived by three sons James in Japan John in Baltimore Ernest in Kansas City and two daughters Esta Monthee Grace Pasley in Detroit.
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Annie FE. Pasley
Pleasant Grove
Detroit
Michigan
Pasley
Robert H. Pasley
Anderson Funeral Home
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Dennis Ramsey
James Pasley
Japan
John Pasley
Baltimore
Ralph R. Reed Dies At Age 69 Rites Sunday
Ralph R. Reed died at 10 45 this morning at his home 1311 Casey Avenue age 69 years seven months 23 days He was a retired concrete finisher for Winn Lumber Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 00 pm at Myers Chapel Rev Roy VanHorn officiating burial in Oakwood cemetery The body will lie at Myers Chapel after 4 00 pm Saturday Reed born December 4 189? in Woodlawn son of James and Emma Reed He married Kathryn Rube in 1930 in Mt Vernon She survives along with a stepdaughter Mrs E L Davis two sisters Mrs Mamie Bender Mrs Gertie Rutherford and a brother Carl of Woodlawn.
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Ralph R. Reed
Casey Avenue
Mr. Reed
Winn Lumber
Myers Chapel
Roy VanHorn
Oakwood Cemetery
Woodlawn
James
Emma
Lacey) Reed
Mt. Vernon
Katheryn Rube
Reed
Say Rifle Not Connected With Gorham Slaying
Muskegon Sheriff Axel M. Pederson said a nearly new .22 caliber rifle found in water off Muskegon State Park probably has no connection to the death of Boy Scout Peter Gorham. Gorham, from Evanston, Illinois, disappeared from a Boy Scout camp on Duck Lake last August. the fatal bullet and gun have not been found.
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Muskegon
Mich
Muskegon State Park
Peter Gorham
Axel M. Pederson
Pederson
Gorham
Evanston
Duck Lake
Airport pair's flight to Alton and on to Springfield
Gene Tumbleson and Larry Forrestal flew to Alton last night with Forrestal proceeding to Springfield. The report notes their origin and destination, highlighting a two-step trip.
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Gene Tumbleson
Larry Forrestal
Alton
Springfield
Colonel Takes Stand Puts McKeon on Spot in Court
A Marine Corps court martial heard witnesses on charge against former drill instructor McKeon after a deadly Ribbon Creek march. Testimony focused on alleged hazing and discipline methods, with key document excerpts criticizing depots. Proceedings adjourned as defense attorney prepares crucial motions while MC McKeon faces counts including involuntary manslaughter.
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Marine Corps
Randolph McC. Pate
House Armed Services Committee
Silver
Worcester
Mass
Emile Zola Berman
McKeon
Ribbon Creek
Navy
Robert J. Atcheson
Memphis
Tenn
Atcheson
Maj
Charles B. Sevier
Berman
Silvey
Air Force
Forty Guests Flee Fire At Siesta Hotel St Louis
Forty guests at the Siesta Hotel fled in night clothes as a blaze damaged the three story building. Firemen aided guests to safety, with no injuries reported. The fire started in the elevator penthouse and was found at 10 18 p m, causing about 3500 in damage.
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ST. Louis
Siesta Hotel
Local births in Good Samaritan Hospital reported
Mr and Mrs S E Seguine of Buffalo welcome Holly Elizabeth weighing seven pounds eight ounces. A son Charles Lee Bruce was born at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds three ounces. Arnold Ralph Burke’s son arrives weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces. George Myers and Clyde Beal announce daughters and sons born at Good Samaritan with weights ranging from four pounds eleven ounces to eight pounds five ounces.
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S. E. Seguine
Buffalo
N. Y
General Hospital
Holly Elizabeth
Seguine
Helen West
D. C. West
Charles Rar
Bruce
RFD
Salem Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Charles Lee
Arnold Ralph Burke
Bonnie
George Myers
South First Street
Susan Diane
Clyde Beal
Centralia Road
County 4-H Camp Attendees From Jefferson County
About 45 Jefferson county 4-H members and six adult counselors will attend the Southern Illinois 4-H Club Camp at West Frankfort from July 30 to August 3. They will join youths from Wabash, Clay, White, Bond, Edwards, and Clinton counties and stay in cabins along Lake West Frankfort. The group leaves July 30 at 9:00 a.m. from the Farm Bureau office on Harrison Street. The program includes swimming boating hiking crafts and an Indian pageant new this year.
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Jefferson County
West Frankfort
Wabash
Clay
White
Bond
Edwards
Clinton
Farm Bureau
Harrison Street
Lake West Frankfort
Jefferson County Club
Danville Officials Accused of Evading Issue at Meeting
Danville Illinois ministers charged city and county leaders evaded the issues in a City Hall session on vice conditions. Rev G Gerald Sias claimed the mayor could close the town in 24 hours and a list alleged seven houses of prostitution operated with officials' knowledge. State and city attorneys urged witnesses and sworn complaints to pursue prosecutions. Police Chief Christy organized the meeting to define legal limits in combating prostitution. Brig Gen A M Minton had previously warned Danville could be off limits to air force personnel if the city failed to clean up.
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Ill
Atty
John T. Allen
W. W. McIntire
Sias
Robert Christy
Christy
A. M. Minton
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
Air Force
Officials Won’t Seek Return Of Menard Escapee
Chester Illinois officials will not seek the return of Wilmer Pumphrey, an escapee from Menard Penitentiary in 1932, who was arrested in San Diego. Warden Ross V. Randolph and Illinois Public Safety Director Joseph D. Bibb concurred in granting Pumphrey freedom from the remaining sentence, noting the brief remaining term and the inapplicability of current escape laws.
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Chester
Illinois
Menard Penitentiary
San Diego
Calif
Ross V. Randolph
Joseph D. Bibb
State Director of Public Safety
Wilmer Pumphrey
Pumphrey
Menard
Macon County
Randolph
Ike Okays New Bridge Over Mississippi
President Eisenhower signed a bill creating a federal commission to build and operate a new Mississippi River bridge joining Rock Island County Illinois and Muscatine Iowa. He cited emergency needs after a span collapse and urged Congress to clarify federal role in bridge commissions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Rock Island County
Ill
Muscatine
Iowa
Congress
Officials Say Man Found In River Was Shot
In Streator Illinois an unidentified man found in the Vermilion River near Streator showed a gunshot wound per coroner Dr. Paul Ross. Police recovered the body after four to eight days in water. State's Attorney Harland Warren tentatively identified the victim as James Shields of Aurora, noting a personal safety implication in the wound. Shields had recently lived with a sister in Aurora and implied money in a letter before vanishing. The note alluded to future no need for money.
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Streator
Il. U
Vermilion River
Paul Ross
Ross
Atty
Harland Warren
James Shields
Aurora
Warren
Shields
Ben
Canal Seizure Threatens Lifeline Of West Europe
AP Foreign News Analyst William L. Ryan reports Nasser’s move to seize the Suez Canal could trigger a Middle East crisis. A closed canal would raise world oil costs, threaten Western trade, and spur risk of wider conflict. The action shifts power, heightens Arab tensions, and complicates American, British, and French interests in the region.
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William L. Ryan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal
Middle East
Nasser
Britain
Europe
Egypt
United States
Soviet Union
Aswan
Mediterranean
North Africa
Israel
Government Has Fewer Civilian Employees In 56
Sen. Byrd reports the 1956 end of fiscal year showed 2,382,276 civilian federal workers, down 2,012 from last year, though the federal workforce rose for six of the preceding months with a May halt at 14,867 more than April.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
House Committee
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admissions and Discharges
Admitted are Mrs. Mabel Mary Farmer Cleveland C Brannan John M Criswell M A Fernell Mrs Helen V Bayer Mrs Elinor F Holding Mrs Florence Marie Peck Mrs Opal Sarrah Rodoetz Discharged are John Coxon Joe DuBois M A Fennell Erwin A Luebke Mrs Elsie Marie Tucker and baby William Suel V Clement Williamson
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Good Samaritan
Mabel Mary Farmer
Cleveland C. Brannan
John M .Criswell
M. A. Fernell
Helen V. Bayer
Elinor F. Holding
Florence Marie Peck
Opal Sarrah Rodoetz
John Coxon
Joe DuBois
M. A. Fennell
Erwin A. Luebke
Elsie Marie Tucker
Willaim Suel
V. Clement Williamson
Mother of Dem Candidate Paschen dies in Illinois
Mrs Carolyn Paschen age 74 die in Highland Park suburbs near Chicago. She was widow of Frank Paschen and mother of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Herbert C Paschen. Survived by two sons and a daughter. Funeral plans not announced.
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Chicago
Herbert C. Paschen
Highland Park
Carolyn Paschen
Nasser Seizure of Canal Stirs International Debate
The article reports reactions to Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal, with Nasser defending action and allies backing him. France protests, Egypt asserts court jurisdiction, and Britain faces pressure with stock declines and emergency talks among chiefs and envoys.
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Col. Nasser
London
Paris
Pineau
Mohamed Abou Nasseei
Egypt
International Court of Justice
House of Commons
Eden
Britain
London Stock Exchange
Lord Home
Commonwealth Relations
Armed Services
U. S
Former Professor at Illinois Dies at 88
CHAMPAIGN Ill Frederick Green 88 retired professor of law at the University of Illinois died at his home. He served on the faculty from 1904 to 1936 when he retired. He was recalled to active duty in 1937 and served two more years before retiring again. Funeral services will be held Sunday.
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Champaign
Ill
Frederick Green
University of Ilinois
Police Court Fines In Wayne City Drunk and Public Drinking
Fines were assessed before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney. Raymond L. Rayburn of Wayne City received 25 dollars and costs on a charge of drunk and fighting. Carl Staples was fined 10 dollars and costs on a charge of drinking in public.
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Allan Dulaney
Raymond L. Rayburn
Wayne City
Carl Staples
Monument Company ad offers markers and monuments
A local advertisement from THE MY. VERNON MONUMENT COMPANY presents options for markers tablets and monuments. It invites inquiries with no obligation and guarantees all work. Contacts Harold Lowery and George M. Cox at 1300 Salem Road, phone 1308.
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MY. Vernon Monument Company
Harold Lowery
George M. Cox
Salem Road
Two File Suits For Divorce Here
Two divorces filed in circuit court here involve Rita Elaine Rector versus James L. Rector and Roberta J. Riley versus John T. Riley. Both cite desertion, seek child custody, and alimony. dates show marriages in 1954 with separations in 1955.
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Rita Elaine Rector
James L. Rector
Andrews
Riley Vs
Riley Roberta J. Riley
John T. Riley
Jay B. Stringer
Fish Fry For Rural Firemen At Mt Vernon Tonight
The Mt Vernon rural fire department hosts an annual fish fry at 7 30 tonight at the fire station. Firemen volunteers and their families are invited to attend. An entertainment program is planned as the feature of the evening.
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Mt. Vernon
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