Groves 85 Dies. Rites Saturday at Pulley Chapel
Alex A. Groves of 805 Lamar died at 3:15 this morning at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at age 85 4 months 22 days. A retired stationary engineer, he will be laid to rest Saturday at 11 a.m. in Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Ace Summers officiating. The body lies at Pulley Funeral Home after 1 p.m. Friday. Born March 6 1870 in Greenville Kentucky he was married December 19 1899 to Sarah K. Moore. Survived by two sons Clarence Tell City Indiana Arthur Santa Monica California three daughters Dessie Webb Alberta Wilson and Ethel Pritchard four grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Preceded by two sons three brothers and one sister.
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Alex A. Groves
Lamar
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Groves
Pulley Funeral Home
Ace Summers
Oakwood Cemetery
Groves
Greenville
George
Harriet (Farriss) Groves
Harrisburg
Ill
Sarah K. Moore
Clarence
Tell City
Ind
Arthur
Santa Monica
Calif
Dessie Webb
Alberta Wilson
Denver
Colo
Ethel Pritchard
Garner Youth Dies In Accidental Electrocution At Arthur
Mrs. Della Browder of 623 South 12th Street received word that Billy Garner son of Mr and Mrs Jimmie Garner of Salem was accidentally electrocuted while working in Arthur Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Friday at the McMackin Funeral Home in Salem.
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Della Browder
South 12Th Street
Billy Garner
Jimmie Garner
Salem
Arthur
Death of Gussie Reddix at 74 in nursing home
Mrs Gussie Reddix died at 6 00 pm Wednesday at Stull Nursing Home aged 74 years six months and eight days She was wife of Murphy Reddix who died in 1954 Funeral set for Saturday 1 30 pm at Myers Chapel with Rev Bayne Wilson officiating The body to lie in state after 10 am Friday She was born January 19 1881 in Ashley to Frank P and Ida May Crown Farmer She belonged to First Methodist Eastern Star and White Shrine Survived by foster daughter Mrs Gertrude Swift of Louisville KY
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Gussie Reddix
Stull
Murphy Reddix
Myers Chapel
Bayne Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Reddix
Ashley
Frank P
Ida May (Crown) Farmer
First Methodist Church
The
Eastern Star
White Shrine
Gertrude Swift
Louisville, Ky
Planes Downed Near Greek Border Killing All Aboard
A four engined El Al Constallation crashed near the Greek border after being hit by Bulgarian shells while attempting a forced landing in Greece. The British pilot and all aboard are reported dead. The craft exploded near Petrich as medical teams were dispatched. Passengers included Mrs. Avram and Mrs. Sacks among others. three Canadians and five Russian immigrants were also aboard.
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Mt. Orvilo
Salonika
Struma
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Vardar
Buloe
Sofia
Associated Press
London
Petrich
el al
Athens
Patricia
Foreign Ministry
Bella Avram
O. Cohen
Hameiry
A. Hahn
A. Mann
Tuba Shafer
R. Sacks
A. Sacks
D. Sacks
M. Katz
Zahana Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum
Histadrut Ivrit
New York
Russia
VFW Post Donates Groceries to Mt Vernon Rescue Mission
Vernons Post No 1376 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars donated groceries to the Mt Vernon Rescue Mission after Commander Hugh Swafford formed a committee to assess needs. Superintendent Leo Harlow and aides praised the help, with the mission providing housing and food for veterans in need. The Ladies Auxiliary assisted in financing the contribution.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
South Tenth Street
VEW
Silas Biggerstaff
Gene Sanders
Joe Langu
Hugh Swafford
Kenneth Clifton
Leltzell
Vernons
Mt. Vernon
Leo Harlow
Swafford
V. Flw
Canadians in Israel Relatives Identified in Report
Relatives in Israel are named as Mrs Sarah Maydeck of Montreal and her daughters Ann 15 and Yaffa 10. The travel agency director’s wife and children are mentioned amid the ongoing coverage. The report notes the Canadian family alongside other details about their situation.
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Israel
Sarah Maydeck
Montreal
Ann
Yaffa
I Ate An Atomic Steak In A Lab Raid Of The Future
The NEA food editor samples irradiated meat at Swift & Co labs. Scientists like Dr. Urhain and Dr. Robinson explain cold sterilization using gamma rays, aiming to preserve taste and color while removing spoilage bacteria. They foresee year‑slated availability, with safety tests showing no harm so far, though the taste is scorched and bologna fared worse.
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NEA
Chicago
W. M. Urhain
H. FE. Robinson
Swift & Co
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Columbia
Tinois
Iowa State
Michigan
Wisconsin
Dr. Urban
Urbain
Fley
Surgeon General
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admissions
Hospital notes list admissions at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial including Maxine God dard Keith Lovan Markey Turner Houston Maynor Gladys McLaughlins Donald Dale Burkett and Cora Spaulding Louise Hartmen Salem. discharges include Leland Sledge Geneva Clay Ruth Ann Atkins and baby Mary Ann Sanders and Nancy Sue. at Jefferson Memorial Lizzie Wall Mary Bradford and George-Linder. Salem George Draper.
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Good Samaritan
Maxine Goddard
Keith Lovan Markey
Turner Houston Maynor
Gladys
Airport arrivals and returns at Mt Vernon handled
Lyle Endicott took Luzy Hawkins to Gainsville Georgia yesterday. They returned to Mt Vernon this morning. Don McLean returned yesterday afternoon from a trip to Canada. Harry Bollar of Oklahoma City flew to Mt Vernon this morning.
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Lyle Endicott
Luzy Hawkins
Gainsville
Mt. Vernon
Don McLean
Canada
Harry Bollar
Oklahoma City
Okla
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital Add Two Daughters
Mr and Mrs Charles Cooksey of 702 Forrest welcomed a daughter at 6 21 this morning weighing six pounds thirteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Tony Miller of Bonnie added a daughter at 11 06 last night weighing seven pounds nine ounces named Gloria Lee.
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Charles Cooksey
Forrest
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tony Miller
Bonnie
Gloria Lee
Southern woman becomes master plumber in Chicago meet
Mrs. Lucille Dellerich of Augusta Georgia attends the 73rd annual National Association of Plumbing Contractors convention in Chicago. A former schoolteacher, she became a master plumber after her husband’s death six years ago and runs her own contracting firm. She serves as secretary of the Associated Plumbing Contractors of Georgia and is active in Augusta groups. She notes Southern women proved capable during the Civil War and enjoys both plumbing and teaching.
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Chicago
Lucille Dellerich
Augusta
National Assn. of
Quellerich
Touring Reds in 110 Heat at International Harvester Plant
Two Soviet farm experts Aleksander Ezheviski and Knowlenki Fermi tour International Harvester in East Moline amid 110 degree heat. They view 27 acres of the 47 acre plant, discuss gear and drinks, get a Russian welcome, and plan Friday Farmall Works visit before rejoining the delegation in Omaha.
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East Moline
International Harvester Co
Aleksander Ezheviski
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Peoria
International Harvester
I-H
Ezheviski
Black Sea
Russia
Knowlenki Fermi
United States
Don Vronkema
America
Marvester
Farmall Works
Omaha
Average tenure for hourly steel workers in U S industry
The record notes that the average length of continuous employment among men paid by the hour in the U S steel industry is 1243 years per man.
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U. S
Douglas Bill for Nations Sick Areas
Washington A depres sed areas bill to help relieve chronic unemployment was introduced by Sen. Douglas. The measure creates a low in spirits areas administration and funds loans grants tax write offs retraining and extended unemployment benefits to aid distressed regions across 42 states with 154 areas cited.
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Washington
Douglas
D-Il
Illinois
Literary Shrines Draw Big Dollars For England
England earns a fortune from literary tourism as American visitors tour Stratford upon Avon Dickens London Baker Street and more. Calvin Hoffman a Long Island City critic pursues proof Marlowe wrote Shakespeare while Bronte sites lure 50 000 visitors during Charlotte Bronte centenary year Haworth parsonage hosts fans amid Stratford birth museum fame.
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Britain
Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avons
Dickens
Fleet Street
Samuel Johnson
Baker Street
Sherlock Holmes
Calvin Hoffman
Long Island City
N. Y
Hoffman
Christopher Marlowe
Charlotte Bronte
Bronte
Yorkshire Moors
Haworth Parsonage
Charlotte
Emily
Popcorn Production Exceeds 308 Million Pounds in U S
U S farmers produced more than 308 million pounds of popcorn last year reflecting strong output across major growing states. Record yields boosted by favorable weather and expanding acreage, with Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota among top contributors.
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United States
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