Buford speaks to educators at Pere Marquette Park
J L Buford Mt Vernon superintendent proposed a permanent independent group to carry out survey work once done by governors and legislators. He urged upgrading teaching quality and noted the greatest teacher shortages are in the lowest qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graeton
State Department of Pubig
J. L. Buford
Mt. Vernon
Buford
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Pere Marquette State Park
Seek a Home for Schoolboy in Mt. Vernon Area
A 14 year old Mt Vernon high school pupil seeks a home for the school year to cover board and lodging. He will work around the home to pay costs and wishes to attend Mt Vernon high school for the vocational program. Call Glen Pettit at 4177 for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon High School
Illinois
Mt. Vernon High
Glen Pettitt
Injured Belle Rive Farmer Improves at Jefferson Memorial
Glen H. Phillips a well known farmer near Belle Rive is recovering at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after being pinned under a tractor when it overturned. His right arm was severely injured but he is reported to be improving today as he remains under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen H. Phillips
Belle Rive
Jefferson
Mr. Phillips
Hospital Notes and Admissions at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
In Good Samaritan Hospital admissions include John E. Carter Harmon Mileur Murphysboro Mrs Josephine Lewis Mrs Samuel ash Truman Rabe Opal Jones Susannah Ragan and infant James Paul plus discharge of Clarence Body Vennie Merriman and infant. At Jefferson Memorial admissions list Sadie Garwin Jack Richey David Alexander Mary Catherine Peacock Francis Hoskins and discharges Bradley Moss Evelyn Shadoan and infant Patricia Deann Doris Quinn and infant Donna Lynn Sam Braddock Bluford.
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Good Samaritan
John E. Carter
Harmon Mileur
Murphysboro
Josephine Lewis
Samuel Ash
Truman
Rabe
Opal Jones
Susannah Ragan
Clarence Body
Vennie Merriman
Infanton
James
Paul
Alice Williams
Jefferson ‘Memorial
Sadie Garwin
Jack Richey
David Alexander
Mary
Catherine Peacock
Francis Hoskins
Bradley Moss
Evelyn
Shadoan
Patricia. Deann
Doris Quinn
Donna Lynn
Sam Braddock
Bluford
Vivien Kellems Says Politics Is Fun And Warms To Run
Vivien Kellems, a Connecticut inventor and TV talker, urges women to enter politics. She campaigns for U S Senator on the independent Republican ticket and rails at the IRS while hosting The Power of Women. She claims women are already in politics and could run the country if they invested more time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivien Kellems
Connecticut
U. S
U. S. Department of Internal Revenue
Miss Kellems
Power of Women
Vincent Sheen
Meat Workers Seek Increase In Wages And Benefits
The CIO United Packinghouse Workers opened talks with Armour & Company and Cudahy Packing, demanding a substantial general wage increase a guaranteed annual wage a union shop and an employer financed pension health and welfare program. Current contracts expire August 11. The union represents about 30 000 Armour workers and 10 000 Cudahy workers with average hourly pay around 1.68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse Workers
Armour & Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Armour
Cudahy
Three Minor Accidents Include Hit Run in Mt Vernon
Three minor traffic incidents occurred in Mt Vernon on Monday. A parked car owned by George Morgan of Woodlawn was struck at 8 35 p m by a driver who fled the scene. A second collision involved Jack Davis Dempsey of Mulkey Town Illinois and Lawrence Hall at Tenth Street and the L and N tracks at 9 25 p m. A third crash at 5 10 p m involved Virgil York of 315 North 7th Street and Ervin Hays of Nason at the intersection of Tenth and Casby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
George Morgan
Woodlawn
Main Street
Jack Davis Dempsey
Mulkeytown
Ill
Lawrence Hall
Tenth Street
Births in local area add seven pound eight ounce son and baby daughter named Vickie Lee
Mr and Mrs Samuel Rash 1416 Westcott welcomed a seven pound eight ounce boy born at Good Samaritan at 3 53 a m today. Mr and Mrs Richard Lance of Dixon Illinois named their daughter Vickie Lee born Sunday at Dixon City Hospital at 4 20 p m. The baby is the granddaughter of Mrs Florence Lance of this city and Mrs Ruth Cox of West Frankfort and the great granddaughter of Mrs Eva Crider of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Rash
Westcott
Good Samaritan
Richard Lance
Dixon, Ill
Vickie Lee
Dixon City Hospital
Florence Lance
City
Ruth Cox
West Frank
Deaths and Funerals Robert Rudert 85
Robert Carl Rudert of RFD 1 Woodlawn died at 5:00 am at Good Samaritan Hospital after an eight day stay. He was 85, formerly ran a St Louis grocery and meat market, retired 20 years ago, moved to Jefferson County. Funeral Wednesday 10:30 am at Myers Chapel with Rev Everett Apgar. burial Valhalla Cemetery St Louis. Survived by wife Addie F Miller, daughter Dorothy Groves, son Robert E Rudert. Born March 1 1867 in Gefell Germany. emigrated at age six. Continuous viewing at Myers Chapel.
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Robert Carl Rudert
RFD 1
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr. Rudert
St. Louis
Jefferson County
Myers Chapel
Everett Apgar
Valhalla
Gefell
Germany
United States
Addie F. Miller
Rudert
Lutheran Church
Dorothy Groves
Robert E. Rudert
Swift & Company Engineer J J Sallee Dies at 62
Jacen James Sallee died suddenly at his Mt. Vernon home at 7 30 a m age 62 he was chief engineer at the Swift & Company plant in Mt. Vernon born February 17 1890 in Pleasant Hope Missouri son of Oliver P and Nancy Ellen Sallee married to Addie Frances Case survives He had lived in Mt Vernon 14 years and was a member of Woodmen of the World and the Eagles Lodge funeral services will be held
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Jacen James Sallee
Forest
Mr. Sallee
Swift & Company
Mt. Vernon
Pleasant Hope
Oliver P
Nancy Ellen (Etheridge) Sallee
Addie Frances Case
Woodmen of the World
The
Eagles Lodge
Nancy Sallee
James Sallee
Fred
Everton
John and
Rike
Springfield
Glen
Mountain View
Ethel Glover
Goldie Murray
Four Grass Fires Controlled in Mt Vernon Area
Four grass fires were reported yesterday afternoon in the Mt Vernon area. At 1 15 p m city firemen controlled a blaze at Polk and Forrest. Rural units fought three more fires behind the Neon Sign Co on Salem Road and at the Ruth Cockrum residence.
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Mt. Vernon
Polk and
Forrest
Neon Sign Co
Salem Road
Ruth Cockrum
Celia Edmison Dies at 79 in Woodlawn Community
Mrs Celia Evelyn Edmison longtime Woodlawn resident died Monday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at age 79 years nine months eight days in failing health three weeks funeral Wednesday 2:00 pm Pulley Funeral Home Rev A B Whittington officiating burial Oakwood Cemetery she was born October 20 1872 in Wayne County daughter of John D and Sarah Crocker McGill married Noah H Edmison in 1889 who died in 1948 she was a Pentecostal church member survived by two sons Harry Edmison Centralia William T Edmison Mt Vernon four daughters Minnie Wilson Rochelle Illinois Flossie Poston Evansville Indiana Stella Beck Mt Vernon Opal Rodatz Woodlawn 12 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and two brothers and two sisters preceded in death by siblings.
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Celia Evelyn Edmison
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Edmison
Woodlawn
Pulley Funeral Home
A. B. Whittington
Oakwood
Pulley Funeral
Wayne County
John D
Sarah (Crocker) McGill
Noah H. Edmison
Pentecostal Church of Boyd
Harry Edmison
Centralia
William T. Edmison
Mt. Vernon
Minnie Wilson
Rochelle
Ijl
Flossie Poston
Evansville
Ind
Stella Beck
Opal Rodatz
Ruth A. Rollins Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Alois Rollins are set for Wednesday at 2 00 p m at the A M E Zion church Rev Ann Burrell will officiate burial will be in Oakwood cemetery Friends may call after 5 00 p m today at the family home 422 Grand Avenue Mrs Rollins 49 died Sunday night at her home
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Ruth Alois Rollins
A.M.E. Zion Church
Ann Burrell
Oakwood Cemetery
Grand Avenue
Rollins
Funeral service set at Meyers Chapel for Pleasant Hope resident
Thursday at 2 30 p m at Meyers Chapel with Rev Leonard Whitlock officiating burial in Rock Prairie cemetery Pleasant Hope Mo Friends may call after 3 30 p m Wednesday in the chapel
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Meyers Chapel
Leonard Whitlock
Rock Prairie Cemetery
Pleasant Hope
Myers Chapel
Call for two Jefferson county men for physicals
A call for two Jefferson county men to take pre draft physical examinations was received today in the office of the local Selective Service Board. The men will go to St. Louis for the exams on August 25.
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Jefferson County
Selective Service Board
St. Louis
RFD 4 and at the home of Ed Moore
The item notes RFD 4 and locations tied to Ed Moore at 1123 Park Avenue, identifying a residence related to the notice or event. The readable fragment focuses on the address and person connected to the incident or filing.
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RFD
Ed Moore
Park Avenue
Final payment on Mt Vernon fire truck completes purchase
Mt Vernon’s newest fire truck is now city property after City Treasurer Marke Williford made the final $2,500 payment. The six year old vehicle, purchased in 1945 for $12,000, was financed by First National Bank on an installment plan.
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Mt. Vernon
Marke Williford
First National Bank
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