Deaths E E Mendenhall 44 of Jefferson County RFD 2
Funeral services for Elmo Emry Mendenhall 44 lifelong Jefferson county resident will be at 2 30 p m Monday at Elk Prairie Christian church Burial follows at South Hickory Hill Cemetery He born March 9 1912 in Spring Garden township son of Emote and Dora Johnston Mendenhall Died about 8 45 this morning after nine days in Jefferson Memorial hospital Surviving are three brothers Owen Bonnie Rov Vernon Arthur three sisters Wanda Gregory Walnut Hill Edna Mae Hale Peoria Evelyn June Williams Bonnie He was preceded in death by his father two brothers and one sister.
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Elmo Emry Mendenhall
Jefferson County
Elk Prairie Christian Church
Hickory Hill
Mr. Mendenhall
Spring Garden Township
Emote and
Dora (Johnston) Mendenhall
RFD 2
Inn
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Humphrey Denies Campaign Fund Solicitation Link
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey says no one may use his cabinet role to solicit funds for Senator Bender's reelection. He released a letter stating the Bend er campaign is not involved in any fundraising. Ohio Republican leaders deny a separate drive to raise 400000 for Bender against Gov Lausche, led by Joseph Shouvlin. Senator Monroney urged Humphrey to quit Bender work or resign from the Cabinet.
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Washington Et
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Sen
Bender
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Joseph C. Shouvlin
Republican Senatorial Finance Committee
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Senate
Eisenhower
Wanda Typhoon Heads West Near Guam Report
World brief reports a typhoon named Wanda with surface winds of 92 mph moving west about 480 miles northwest of Guam. navy observers say it will not affect Guam. Other notes include India planning to buy its first aircraft carrier, Britain and Turkey’s non invitation to Greek exercises, Nepal and Japan establishing diplomatic ties, Barbados inmates on roof protesting food, and President Ramon Magsaysay offering a possible second term in the Philippines.
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Guam
Navy
Wanda
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges at Good Samaritan
Good Samaritan ward lists admissions including Mrs Cleva Klebba Mrs Edith Linken Mrs Sarah Powers Miss Glenna Gregory Master David Gentles Clayton Braden Dewey Ray Thomas Deck Luther Winkler and discharges Franklin Schau bert Mrs Ida Bourland Mrs Cora Warren Mason Newell Mrs Isabel Witges and baby Joseph Leonard Mrs Grace Martin. Jefferson Memorial shows admissions including Mrs Elsie Tate Salem Ernest Tash Bluford Mrs Jusnita Elaine Avers Cen trae Mrs Betty Jeen Gold men Wasne City.
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Cleva Klebba
Edith Linken
Sarah Powers
Glenna Gregory
David Gentles
Clayton Braden
Dewey Ray
Thomas Deck
Luther Winkler
Franklin Schaubert
Ida Bourland
Cora Warren
Mason Newell
Isabel Witges
Joseph Leonard
Grace Martin
Jefferson Memorial
Elsie Tate
Salem
Ernest Tash
Bluford
Jusnita Elaine Avers
Centrae
Betty Jeen Goldmen
Wasne City
Births in Warne City and Macon Hospital
Mr and Mrs Ray Goldman of Warne City are the parents of a daughter born at 6:45 this morning in Jefferson Memorial hospital, weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Sgt and Mrs Milton J Kirk of Macon Ga are the parents of a daughter born yesterday in the city hospital, weighing nine pounds twelve ounces and named Suzette. The grandparents are Mr and Mrs Thomas D Pace of this city.
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Ray Goldman
Warne City
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Sgt
Milton J. Kirk
Macon
Suzette
Thomas D. Pace
Britain freezes Egypt assets over Suez Canal seizure
Britain freezes Egypt sterling balances totaling 364 million dollars in retaliation for Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal. The action targets the canal company's assets in Britain and ties to imports during World War II. Eden orders cabinet ministers and armed forces chiefs on call over the weekend.
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London
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Canal Company
Eden
Talk Chicago Man Off High Bridge
A 43 year old man, Stanley Greak, climbed down from the 100 foot high Van Buren Street bridge over the Chicago River after nearly two hours on the span. Fire Lt. Edward Molitor and Rev. Wilfrid Cool assisted. Greak faced disorderly conduct charges and was held for arraignment.
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Chicago
Chicago River
Stanley Greak
van Buren Street
Edward Moliter
Greak
Wilfrid Cool
St. Peter's
Molitor
The Defendant Takes Exception in Forgery Trial
In Sidney Nebraska U Pat Heaton Jr. Cheyenne County attorney summed up a forgery case in District Court when a lepless ashtray hurled by defendant Rollo Long missses Heaton. Long, 39, Sidney, pleaded innocent by reason of insanity. The jury found him guilty and sentenced him to two years in the state penitentiary.
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Sidney
Pat Heaton Jr
Cheyenne
Rollo Long
Long
Heaton
Baby Drowns After Rolling From Bed in Lyman
One year old Joan Aldrich died in Lyman New Hampshire after rolling off a bed and into a pail of water at a neighbor’s home. Police report neighbor Irene Mackey left the washing water steps away briefly and returned to find the child headfirst in the container.
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Lyman, N. H
Joan Aldrich
Irene Mackey
Weather by The Associated Press
Albuquerque and many other cities report cloudy conditions with temperatures ranging from the mid 50s to the mid 100s. The nationwide summary lists numerous locales with forecasts including rain, sunshine, and varying highs and lows across major regions.
Reds Move Ahead With Sub-Launched Missiles
An analysis of Soviet submarine launched ballistic missiles notes they can tow container-launchers holding large rockets, enabling fire from subs with 1,500 mile ranges. The method, first explored by Germany in World War II, could allow covert missiles to reach U.S. shores within minutes after sub arrival.
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Washington
Dickmann
Vulcan Works
Stettin
Germany
Theft Attempts Reported Here
Two theft attempts were reported to Mt. Vernon police Friday. George Heidenreich, Sears Roebuck manager at 111 North Tenth, said someone tried to enter the store through a window the previous night but could not enter. Altha Risley of Benton Road told officers someone cracked a car window but did not enter her locked car in the 200 block of South Tenth Street.
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Mt. Vernon
Fuiay
George Heidenreich
Sears Roebuck
North Tenth
Altha Risley
Benton Road
South Tenth Street
Last Union Army Vet Albert Woolson 109 Lapses into Unconsciousness
Albert Woolson, 109, the last Civil War Union Army veteran, slipped into unconsciousness at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth Minnesota. He has been confined for weeks with a lung ailment and has suffered repeated hospitalizations this year due to lung congestion linked to age.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
St. Luke's Hospital
Woolson
Truck Hits Car On Salem Road in 7:42 Incident
No one injured as a Roth Dairy Co truck driven by Oliver W. Riley Jr. collided with Baron Gale Galbraith’s car in the 900 block of Salem Road around 7 42 last night. Police charged Riley with driving a vehicle with faulty brakes. damage about $100.
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Salem Road
Roth Dairy Co
Oliver W. Riley, Jr
South 15Th Street
Baron Gale Galbraith
RFD 2
Chillicothe
Galbraith
Riley
Farm Prices Fall One Per Cent in Mid July
Washington reports a six month rise in farm prices reversed in mid July with a 1 percent dip from June. Declines came from fruits, meat animals and vegetables while milk, chickens and potatoes rose. Despite the drop the July level remains 8 percent above January. Undersecretary Morse says prices for the rest of the year are expected to stay higher than last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
D. Morse
84th Congress Records Fewest Deaths in Two Years
In the 84th Congress six lawmakers died, the smallest total in two decades. The deceased were Senators Barkley of Kentucky and Kilgore of West Virginia, and Representatives Chauncey Reed of Illinois, Dingell of Michigan, Buchanan of Pennsylvania, and Granahan of Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Barkley
D-Ky
Kilgore
D-Wva
Chauncey Reed
Dingell
D-Mich
Buchanan
Dpa
Granahan
D-Pa
Navy Recruiting Office Relocated to Post Office
The Navy Recruiting Office moves from city hall to the second floor of the post office. Beginning Monday the recruiter will operate daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon. The Congo River has over a thousand miles navigable of its 2900 mile length.
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U. S. Navy
Congo River
St Louisans recall panic aboard Andrea Doria
Two St Louis survivors John Viviano and Annette Cusumano described the chaos aboard the Italian liner after the collision with the Stockholm. They recounted no ship loudspeakers, people crying and running, lifebelts tied tight, and waiting hours for rescue as the Ile de France approached.
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ST. Louis
St. Louisans
John Viviano
Ile de France
Myps
Annette Cusumano
Doria
Viviano
Mrs. Cusumano
Italy
Stockholm
Union Station
State OKs Pay Of Highway Chief Here From MFT
The state highway department approved a plan by the Jefferson County Board to pay the county highway superintendent’s salary from motor fuel tax funds. On July 9 the board appropriated MFT funds to pay Jack Trotter’s salary, shifting from the general county fund. Official approval was received this week. Most muskrats are trapped in Louisiana.
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State Highway Department
Jefferson County
Jack Trotter
General County Fund
North Carolina Lawmakers Debate Testimony Printing
In Raleigh a two hour session followed the anti integration bills after a special session of the General Assembly. Lawmakers wrangled over a resolution to print and distribute transcribed testimony from two days of hearings. Rep Reid Thompson noted check out time at the Hotel Sir Walter before the measure was tabled.
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Raleigh
House
North Carolina General Assembly
Reid Thompson
Chatham
Sir Walter
Jailbreaker Takes The Chiefs Pistol In Escape
North Beach Maryland reports an inmate fled the town jail Friday night and took the police chief Willard C. Ward’s pistol. The escapee James F. Murphy of Washington DC, awaiting trial for illegal entry and disorderly conduct, broke from a cell while the jailer was away at dinner.
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North Beach
Willard C. Ward
James F. Murphy
Washington, D.C
Ward
Murphy
Pass Petitions For MacArthur Sought In New York
A Wall Street petition drive circulated to nominate Gen. Douglas MacArthur as the Republican candidate for U S senator from New York. In 90 minutes workers in the financial area gathered more than 1,000 signatures. Sponsored by groups including United Americans Against Communism and The Lincoln Taft Republican Voters League of Brooklyn. MacArthur unavailable for comment. The note mentions fine arts as music painting sculpture and architecture.
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New York
Wall Street
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
U.S
The
United Americans Against Communism
Lincoln-Taft Republican Voters League of
Brooklyn
MacArthur
Mystery survivors list and Doria crash victim named
Mystery surrounds the list of Survivors continued from page one as Rome and the Vatican send condolences to Antonio Segni over the loss of the Doria. Norma Desandro, 4, dies in a Boston hospital after traveling with her parents from Italy to America. In New Orleans to St. Louis river race coverage, prizes total 3 000 for first, 2 000 for second, 1 000 for third. Storck, McRill and crews plan Tuesday departure from Wayne City traveling by trailer to New Orleans with race to start Friday before noon. Byron Poole of Carmi, Illinois also entering the event.
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Antonio Segni
Norma Desandro
Boston
Turio Desandro
Italy
America
New Orleans
ST. Louis
Page One
Anheuser-Busch
Storck
McRill
Wayne City
Byron Poole
Carmi
Teacher Loses 2 Certificates in Springfield
Ernest R. Arms, formerly at Crab Orchard Key schools near Marion, had his superintendent and principal certificates revoked by the state teacher certification board while his elementary certificate was upheld. The board cited incompetency and unprofessional conduct in supervisory duties. He may continue teaching elementary classes and could pursue a high school permit if eligible.
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Springfield
Ill
Ernest R. Arms
Crab Orchard Key Schools
Marion
State
N. E. Huston
Vernon L. Nickell
Same House, Same Bed, No Divorce
Los Angeles actress June Harver’s mother Maria Ottestad and her estranged husband Andrew Ottestad told the divorce court they continue to live in the same house and bed. Judge Elmer Doyle questioned the couple, then noted they remain in love.
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Los Angeles
June Harver
Maria M. Ottestad
Andrew Ottestad
Petition for Adoption of a Minor in Jefferson County
On July 27 1956 a petition was filed in the County Court of Jefferson County Illinois by Thomas Newell and Betty Jean Newell for the adoption of Sandra Jean Runnels a female minor. Notice requires Sandra Jean Runnels and all concerned to appear within 30 days to show cause or the petition may be confessed and a decree of adoption entered. Frank H Walker attorney Mt Vernon Illinois. Lester L Davis Clerk of the County Court.
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Jefferon
Thomas Newell
Betty Jean Newell
Sandra Jean Runnels
A. D
Betty
Jean Newell
Jefferson County
Illinois
Frank H. Walker
Broadway
Mt. Vernon
Lester FL Davis
Tinnois
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Dare Motor CO
10Th St
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84Th Congress
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State OK
Louisiana
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Evans Cities Service
Evan Johnston
Prop
Homeowners
Vernon
Riley E. Johnson
Gladys Thompson
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Bernard Stein
Hammond Organ
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