Mt Vernon Daily Social Notes Travelers and Visits
Mr and Mrs Charles Summers and son Gary of Greenville Pa return from Mt Vernon after a several days visit with friends and relatives. Miss Betty Kay Fleerlage departs for Ocean Side Calif to visit her mother. Miss Mary Alice Hunt returns home to Mt Vernon after visiting relatives in Carbondale Ill and Paducah Ky. A group including L O Tate Glen E Cole Henry J Kent Roy Holt James Breeze Glen Murphy and Glenn Collens attended the Shrine Carnival in Salem. Mrs K R Briner of Roswell NM leaves after two weeks with the Schreck family. En route she will visit East St Louis Ill. Mrs Knox Johnson and Mrs Nellie Wielt return from Kansas City Mo. Mrs Kermit Chase of Wayne City visits Mt Vernon. R L Clinton returns to St Louis for the weekend. Mr and Mrs M E Jackson and sons Gene and Jimmy return from a two week vacation to Colorado Springs Manito Springs and Lake of the Ozarks. Harmon Irvin of Opdyke and Everett Kitfle of Wayne City visit Mt Vernon. Mrs Jack Trout and Mrs J J Hoberer of Christopher transact business in Mt Vernon. Mr and Mrs Elmer Parker and son Harold plan a vacation to Wisconsin and Michigan. Patsy Johnson returns from San Luis Ranch Camp at Colorado Springs Colo. Mrs Ella Oelle and son of Ina visit Mt Vernon. Walter Webb of Lesser spends day in the city. Mrs Ruby Holt returns from a business trip to St Louis Mo. Mrs Clyde Todd of Carbondale visits Mt Vernon. Mrs Harry Chvokapich of Nason is a visitor. Delbert Jones of Waltonville spends Thursday in Mt Vernon. Ernest Buchanan of Salem transacts business. Mrs Alvin Keele of Keenes spends today in Mt Vernon.
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Charles Summers
Gary
Greenville
Mt. Vernon
Betty Kay Fleerlage
Ocean Side
Calif
W. F. McDaniel
Mary Alice Hunt
Carbondale
Ill
Paducah
East St. Louis
Til
Knox Johnson
Ars
Nellie Wielt
Bud Wielt
Kansas City
Kermit Chase
Wayne City
Vernon
R. L. Clinton
St. Louis
Christopher
Elmer Parker
Harold
Wisconsin
Michigan
Patsy Johnson
San Louis
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ella Oelle
Ina
Walter Webb
Lesser
Ruby Holt
Missouri
Clyde Todd
Harry Chvokapich
Nason
Delbert Jones
Waltonville
Ernest Buchanan
Salem
Alvin Keele
Keenes
Youth Revival Climax at Mt. Vernon City Park
The two week Youth for Christ revival at Mt. Vernon City Park ends Sunday night August 1 with a series of services. A Saturday 8:00 p m short service then campfire at a large lighted cross follows a 9:00 consecration in the park. Sunday at 2 30 Rev James B Sessions from Fairmont WV shares his life story with music. All are urged to attend the remaining services.
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Mt. Vernon City Park
Youth For Christ
James B. Sessions
Fairmont
West Virginia
Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges List
Admission and discharge record listing individuals at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan. Names include Donald Morgan, R H Hamman, Bonnie Hopkins, Edna Eggleston, Louise Lewis, Howard Gray, Elsie Hughes, Frieda Keip with infant Connie Sue, Clifford Ferguson, Margaret Wesner, Wanda Terry, Beulah Mills, Sheila Williams, John Warren, Arthur Hiatt, Alice Marie Brophy, and Almeda Runnels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Donald Morgan
Inn
R. H. Hamman
Bonnie Hopkins
Belle Rive
Edna Eggleston
Louise Lewis
Howard
Gray
Los Angeles
Califria
Elsie Hughes
Bluford
Frieda Keip
Connie Sue
Good Samaritan
Clifford Ferguson
Margaret Wesner
Wanda Terry
Beulah Mills
Shelia Williams
John Warren
Arthur Iiatt
Alice Marie Brophy
Almeda Runnels
Marriage of Biford Wilson and Mildred Briesearcher
The double ring ceremony took place in Mayfield Kentucky on Saturday July 10 with Rev. Lewis Anderson officiating. Bride Miss Mildred Briesearcher wore blue pin-check and red accessories. groom Biford Wilson is from Mt. Vernon and works for J P Devine Co. They reside at 910 South 22nd Street Mt. Vernon after a Dayton honeymoon. Mrs. Erma Briesearcher was matron of honor. Amos Breeseacher was best man. Both families are from Mt. Vernon.
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Biford Wilson
Joe Wilson
Vernon
Mildred Brieseacher
Walter Briesearcher
Lewis Anderson
Mayfield
Erma Breiseacher
Amos Breeseacher
Wilson
Mt. Vernon Township
Corps Department Store
J.P. Devine Co
Dayton
Ohio
South 22Nd Street
Mt. Vernon
Local social notes and club events across the area
Mrs Noel Smith chaired a handkerchief shower for a going away party at Mrs Lester Williams home with Stitch and Chatter Club members in attendance. Mr and Mrs Smith plan to move to Phoenix Arizona soon. Also Kiwanis dinner featured Johnny Ellis piano recital with Morison Bundy as guest. Southern Illinois Art Association to host Dr Eugene J McFarland at SIU Carbondale with a Jacob Lawrence painting unveiling. Rome Day Unit to visit Cravat Day Unit at Gilead Church with metal etching and textile painting displays. Optimists Club luncheon featured Marion Heifner and Frank Morgan as speakers describing baking processes.
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Noel Smith
Lester Williams
South 25Th Street
Stitch and Chatter Club
Smith
Art Association
Southern Ilinois Art Association
Eugene J. McFarland
Jacob Lawrence
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Eleanore Ballweg
Home Bureau
Gilead Church
Alpha Johnson of Wayne City Dies
Alpha A. Johnson, 82, widow of James Edward Johnson, died at noon at her daughter’s home in Fairfield. She lived most of her life four miles north of Wayne City. Funeral services are planned for Sunday afternoon at Hopewell.
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Wayne City
Alpha A. Johnson
James Edward Johnson
Oliver Harrelle
Fairfield
Hopewell Church
Johnson
Curbs on Credits in Political Debates and Civil Rights Filibuster
The piece outlines Republican and White House debates over possible inflation curbs including housing and installment buying, with President Truman claiming no wage freeze and Congress needing to act. It notes a civil rights filibuster shaping Senate debate, GOP plans on three bills, and Dewey-approved measures to aid European refugees and fund a UN headquarters, plus housing-cost rules for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eccles
Congress
Senate
Dixie
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Germany
Austria
House
United Nations
New York
Local Groups Donate to Junior Police Drive
Announcement lists gifts to the Junior Police drive from Elks Club 75 dollars Optimists 50 dollars J M Aaron 10 dollars Donald Wood 5 dollars totaling a community donation effort toward youth policing initiatives.
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Elks Club
Optimists
J. M. Aaron
Donald Wood
Murderer Pleads Guilty In Niebel Family Slayings
Robert M. Daniels pleaded guilty to killing three Niebel family members in Mansfield Ohio after being arraigned before Municipal Court Judge H. H. Schlettler. The case concerns a homicide spree that left six dead.
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Quilty
Associated Prose
Mansfield
Robert M. Daniels
Niebel
H. H. Schlettler
Fills $2,500 Bond In Knife Gun Case
Anonia Tvory a 25 year old colored woman was arrested after a shooting and stabbing spree that injured four people. She posted a $2,500 bond before Justice of the Peace O E Yandell and was released from jail. Victims Edna Eggleston 24 Louise Lewis 28 Freeman Teaberry 38 and Joe Louis Bussle 21 were treated at local hospitals and are said to be recovering. Charges of assault with intent to murder were filed against Tvory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anonia Tvory
O. E. Yandell
Edna Eggleston
Louise Lewis
Jefferson County Memorial Hospital
Freeman Teaberry
Joe Louis Bussle
Ivory Woman
Hartwell Vaughan infants born in Fairfield and Paducah
Mr and Mrs Max Hartwell Vaughan of Fairfield welcomed a son named Gary Len at Good Samaritan Hospital this morning. Mr and Mrs Homer R Arnold of 1227 Jefferson Street Paducah Kentucky welcomed a daughter named Donna Kay born July 16 at Riverside Hospital in that city weighing seven pounds twelve ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hartwell Vaughan
Fairfield
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gary Len
Homer R. Arnold
Jefferson Street
Paducah
Riverside Hospital
Donna Kay
First Atomic Power Plant Being Built
A report on the early stage of a new atomic power plant describes safety measures for radioactive emissions, including neon Argon rays dying within hours, a 300-foot weather tower to detect downdrafts, and strict warnings against tampering with the fenced pile area. Officials claim air quality will rival Denver, with radioactivity kept at minimal levels, while_SECRET pile area precautions emphasize high security and possible immediate termination for interference.
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Denver
Long Island
Funeral Today At McLeansboro For War Victim
Funeral services for Pfc Harold A. Fields at First Methodist church McLeansboro at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Sanders and Rev. Bruce officiating. Fields, wounded in KansasFrance on Aug 22 1944, died Sept 3 1944 after return to England. Survived by wife Freda, parents, sister Fern Simpson, Lucille Englebright, Louise Webb, and others. Also notes Pfc Leo Boyd to be returned for burial with full military rites at Gholson cemetery. Miss Lotha Rhine resigns as East Side primary teacher. Eugene Irvin named meter reader. Douglas family to Downey, Ill. for Veterans Hospital.
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Mcleansboro
Harold A. Fields
First Methodist
M. A. Sanders
W. C. Bruce
Fields
Kansas
France
England
Freda
Shan Fields
Enfield
A. C. Moora
McLeanshore
Opal
Robert
Carmi
Fern Simpson
Chicago
Lucille Englebright
Louise Webb
St. Louis
Leo Boyd
Anzio
Italy
Sanders
John B. Maulding
New Prospect Church
Gholson
Pfe
Boyd
D. J. McMahon
Route 7
Clyde Boyd
Hillsdale
Wyo
Hale Bonner
Elgin
James Finnigan
Long Island
N. Y
Barnard Morris
Hilda Eeth McMahon
Rosalie McMahon
Lotha Rhine
East Side
Earnest Hood
Eugene Irvin
Irvin
John Douglas
Douglas
Downey, Ill
Veterans Hospital
Red Cross First Aid Class Tonight
A first aid class for colored residents will be held tonight at 7 30 at the Red Cross chapter office. Carlos Young is the instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Carlos Young
Marriage License Issued for Gaskins and Rector
William J. Gaskins of Woodlawn and Roberta Rector of Mt. Vernon have been issued a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Gaskins
Woodlawn
Roberta Rector
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon rider released after county hospital injury
Gray of Los Angeles was injured when his horse rode into a fence two weeks ago at Mt. Vernon State Farr. He was treated at Jefferson County Memorial Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon State
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