29 Jul 1955
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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1955
Page
1
Freela Myers of Fithian Indiana died last night in Danville hospital. He was husband of Sybil Austin Myers and a former Texico resident. He was son of the late Pens and Nettie Myers of Texico. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
Lula M Hall 74 of Waltonville died at 7 30 last night at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services set for Sunday 230 pm at Waltonville Free Will Baptist Church Rev Tracyes to officiate burial in Minson cemetery Body to remain at Fry Funeral Home Waltonville caller after 200 pm Saturday She born February 21 1881 in Jefferson County daughter of Benjamin F and earnehe Walker She married John Hall March 5 1903 survived by son Frank Battle Creek Michigan and John Walker Schel She was preceded in death by parents husband and one daughter
Rev Edwin V Hayden mourns as his father and aunt die in a West Virginia automobile crash. Hayden's mother and sister are hospitalized in critical condition. The Haydens had been visiting Salem and Joplin relatives and were en route home to Joplin when the collision occurred. The minister and his wife have traveled to West Virginia for the funeral.
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Hazel Howard Viola Smith Pearl Palmer Alberta Casey Ina Gussie Sauce Alma Irvin and Dahlgren with discharges for Cena Hunt Wayne City Master William Barbie J W Kilbreth yleston GOOD SAMARITAN records admissions for Freida Hayes Bille Frost Viola Laws Nesa James Peter gon Joseph Harrison and discharges including Gladys McLaughlin Violet Miller and baby Gloria Lee Herbert Mason DeJournett Robert Evans Mary Rapp and daughter Rita Deanna Owens Doctor man Rose Hirons baby Neda Kay Allene Fry Norma Gilbert and baby Kathy Renee Earl G Carroll Evelyn Fisher Steve Rowan and baby Geoffrey Mark
Mr and Mrs Charles Casey of Ina announce the birth of a son at 10 50 last night in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing six pounds fourteen ounces named Ricky Dean.
Associated Press reports from Springfield Montana that minors penitentiary inmates averaged 9166 daily during June per state Public Safety Department figures.
James Pope Richardson 81 of Belle Prairie died at 11 45 last night at Lowery Nursing Home He was a retired minister Sunday at 2 p m at Olive Branch Church south of Wayne City with Rev H H Mayberry and Rev Oakley Miler officiating burial in Olive Branch cemetery body remains at Richardson Chapel Wayne City where friends may call Born in Hamilton county son of Less and Rebecca Richardson Married to May Martin who preceded him July 1 1952 after 58 years of marriage Surviving are three sons Harry of Dahlgren Clyde of Manteno Ora of Cisne ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren
Funeral services for Pearl William Smith of RFD 7 Mt Vernon are set for Saturday at 1 PM in the Pulley Funeral Home chapel. Rev. Ross Partridge will officiate with burial in East Salem cemetery. Smith, 64, died Thursday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after turning age 64. He was born July 10, 1891 in Jefferson County. He married Mabel C Minor on January 19 1916 in Mt Vernon and is survived by wife two sons a daughter seven grandchildren four brothers two sisters and his parents and a brother and sister preceded him in death.
At Camp A P Hill Virginia a faulty 60 millimeter mortar shell exploded during training killing three paratroopers and critically wounding two others. All casualties were from the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Division, Fort Bragg. Wounded were taken to Quantico Marine Hospital. Names withheld until next of kin notification.
Kenneth Pageloff aged 21 escaped Boone County jail after claiming to swallow razor blades. He was captured near Janesville, Wisconsin, as his stolen car ran out of gas during pursuit by Rock County deputies. Accompanied by Mrs. Jean Rentin 18 of Harvard Illinois she was charged with aiding escape. The pair were returned to Belvidere jail where Pageloff is held in solitary confinement without clothing or bedding.
The President serves as commander in chief of the Army and Navy at all times and of the state militia only when called into actual service of the United States.
The government says it has begun reducing weapon designs from postwar hydrogen bomb tests and hints at several types. It notes prospects for an airplane powered by atomic energy have brightened in six months. The Atomic Energy Commission reports continued activity at growing rate with increasing effectiveness, though remains tight-lipped.
Captain William O'Brien of Chicago took 3-year-old Susan Hansen to his home after she was brought to the West North Avenue station by Billie Poull. Poull had cared for Susan since February while Susan’s mother Irene Hansen, a waitress, faced legal action in Minneapolis. O'Brien said he would keep Susan until a satisfactory disposition of her case. Mrs. O'Brien praised the decision and Susan enjoyed playing with the family.
Udall Kansas races to recover after a May 25 tornado virtually erased the town. Mayor Earl Rowe says the rebuilt Udall could double in size within two years. About 100 construction projects are begun or under contract. the disaster killed 80 and left 200 injured from a population of 600.
Rear Adm. Daniel Gallery, famed for the capture of a German U-boat in World War II, confronted a 10 member AFL Union picket line at Glenview Naval Air Station. The sailors work part time at Electronics Circuits Inc. and five workers joined a strike, while the union claims sailors acted as strike breakers.
In Australia snow falls in the southern highlands during winter and Christmas can bring sizzling heat with crowded beaches. Residents note unusual weather patterns mixing seasonal norms and holiday sun.
The article reports that more than 200,000 acres of forests in the United States are destroyed by wildfire each year. It notes the scale of the damage and hints at the need for better fire control and prevention measures across states.
Kilgore Citizens Council elects G. Morton Jr as president vowing to combat desegregation by lawful means in Kilgore Texas. About 1,600 members from Kilgore and nearby towns join as Morton rejects economic boycotts while planning to oppose the Supreme Court ruling on school segregation.
Mr. Vernon firemen answered two alarms Friday with action at 5 10 p m in the 200 block of Malin street where Zelda Hayes owned a 1948 model car at 1201 south 2th street was damaged by a wiring short in the ignition and at 11 p m last night they controlled a rubbish fire in the 2100 block of College Avenue. A light dusting of powdered sugar will keep a freshly baked cake from sticking to its plate.
A tiny sea horse is described as a remarkably small fish whose head can be preserved on a wood base and used as a chessman, illustrating a curious craft or display practice.
LAS CRUCES N M director William Wyler seeks an ill tempered goose for a Gary Cooper movie. Pasqual Eyherabide says geese become irascible mainly during breeding or hatching in spring. Shooting planned to begin August 15.
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