Rooms for Rent and Various Local Ads in Mt. Vernon Listings
A dense page of classified ads from Mt. Vernon covers rooms for rent and sale items. It lists large sleeping rooms, a cemetery lot in Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens, a heating service, carpet cleaning, motorboat and auto parts, plants, furniture, appliances, livestock, real estate, and services with contact numbers and brief notes. The jumble includes real estate for sale, rental offers, used goods, and local service promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halloway Heating and Electric
Shawnee St
Mt. Vernon
Douglas Drug Co
S.éth St
Dix
Eldorado Man Drowns In Pit
Eldorado construction worker Louis Irvin, 30, drowned Tuesday in a water-filled strip mine pit seven miles east of Harrisburg. His brother John Irvin, 16, dove in to save him but could not reach him. Governors Island history notes Dutch settlers and chestnut and hickory trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Louis Irvin
Eldorado
John Irvin
Governors Island
First Army
New York Harbor
Honor Scientist Who Checked Red Nuclear Blasts
Washington AP report credits Dr. Peter King of the Naval Research Laboratory with first detecting Soviet nuclear explosions and developing a long range chemical air analysis system. King received the Navy Distinguished Service Award for his work, with the initial disclosure dated September 23, 1949 under President Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Peter King
Naval Research Laboratory
King
Harry S. Truman
Wholesale Food Prices Dip Slightly in Week
New York AP reports Dun and Bradstreet index shows wholesale food prices at 5.93 this week, down from 5.94 last week. The level is 2.3 percent below the 6.07 recorded in the comparable 1959 week, reflecting total wholesale cost for one pound of 31 common foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Ban on bootleg scaffolds at 500 mile race urged
Indiana officials demand a ban on homemade stands after a scaffold collapse at a 500 mile race. Fire Marshal Jay L Foster will meet with Indianapolis Motor Speedway leaders to push for future prohibitions, while Atty. Gen. Edwin Steers calls the structure illegal. Speedway VP Joseph R Cloutier promises strict inspections and notes adequate liability insurance to cover potential lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Jay L. Foster
Foster
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Atty
Edwin K. Steers
Indiana Administrative Building Council
Speedway
Joseph R. Cloutier
Cloutier
Marriage Breaks Up On Communism Of Straying Wife
London AP report writes of Divorce Court Judge John Flowers granting a divorce to Stanley Bellinger after Sheila Bellinger admitted infidelity since joining the Communist party in 1957. The judge noted her nightly political meetings, influence by a party secretary and his wife, and the marriage’s 12 year duration ending in separated lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Flowers
Sheila Bellinger
Communist Party
Bellinger
Finsbury Park Communist Party
Doubt Chicago Boy Kidnaped
Chicago police doubt Nick Marks a kidnapping victim. The 16 year old has been missing since Sunday and his father reported two calls demanding 5000 ransom with payoff sites named at two hotels. Police suspect the boy may have run away with the family truck. others from the Gypsy family might be involved. Bees are the only insects of importance in distributing pollen to fruits during blossom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nick Marks
Ephraim
Marks
Phillip Breitzke
South Chicago
Breitzke
Markses
Nick
Temperature Rise as Depth Increases in Mines
Workers in mines find the temperature climbs about one degree for every 60 feet of depth, indicating geothermal warming with deeper excavation.
Textile Workers Endorse Kennedy
The Textile Workers Union of America urged Democratic National Convention delegates to nominate Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts for president. About 1,200 convention delegates voted roughly 8 to 1 in favor, despite AFL-CIO policy forbidding early endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Textile Workers Union of America
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
367 Killed On Highways Memorial Day Toll
A three day Memorial Day period recorded 367 traffic deaths, short of the 371 1958 peak and below the 375 safety council forecast. Total holiday fatalities reached 579 across traffic boating drowning and other accidents, well above the 1947 three day record of 504. In Jacksonville a woman said a graveyard robbery left her $12 poorer at gunpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Buy a Home First Investment Teaser
Your home is a blue chip investment and a hedge against inflation offering daily dividends of security and happiness. This ad style line champions home ownership as a stable financial move and personal well being booster.
Charming rural ranch near Summersville with 5 acres
Four to six room homes described with hardwood floors built in kitchen and bath. One option is a five room ranch with two bedrooms oil heat garage and a small barn on five acres one mile north of Summersville school priced at 8700. Another four room modern home on highway with five acres and 6500. A six room livable house plus a three room cottage with bath at 903 South 25th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Square
T. V
Woodruff
S. 17Th
Taylor
Benton Road
10Th St
Jamison Real Eaters
R. LeBen Garrison
Clai
Dla
Opdyke Ave
Ay Casey
Casey
MT. Vernon Hatchery
Wayne
Casey Ave
Woodlawn
Woodlawn Hatchery
S. 20Th
Dial
Forest St
Mt. Vernon
Daylgren
Dr. Cross
Garrison
Catholic School
J. C. Gin, Paniaren
Rte
Pleasant Grove School
Dana Wiegand
Opdyke
Minois
Mt. Vernon Drive
All Road
Istreet
Robert E. Malcolm
Parks Ave
Joliet
Waltonville
Paul Traylor
Parkway Sundries
Jand Perkins
Vernon, Ill
Arter
North Highland
Mannen Street
Summersville School
South 25Th Street
Highway 37
Lincoln School
Lincoln School District
Sth Street
Franklin School
Salem Road
Wilshire Drive
Lincoln Drive
South 18Th Street
Bath
24Th
Fairfield Road
Airport Road
Davis Road
Full Page Ads Boost Johnson For President
Full page newspaper advertisements supporting Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson appear in 15 cities. Signed by 181 people including Govs Price Daniel and Buford Ellington, House Speaker Sam Rayburn, and Louis Johnson, the ads urge Johnson to become an active Democratic nominee and contrast him with John F. Kennedy’s youth and inexperience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Price Daniel
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
House
Sam Rayburn
Louis Johnson
Defense
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Senate
Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
M—Mole
Alton
Ilinals
Howard
L. Nuetl
Thrifty Drug Company
N. Harmon
Dahlgren
Tis
Watkins
Watkins Products
Hunt’s
c/o Register-News
Broadway Drive In
McLaughlin
Harlow’s
South 20Th St
É&T
Miller Institute
N. Éth St
Apt
S. 24Th
Ruth L. Garner
Skyline
c/o Register News
Webb
S. 15Th
S. 18Th St
Ben
Register-News
North East Part
Olal CH
Franklin
Jordan
Olal
Broadway
Mason
Writer Exchange
White Street
Linn’s Raccoon Gas
Oscar Hall
Stark Bros. _Nursery
Henry J. Richardson
Miles S. W
Belle Rive
IFOR
Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens
Christus
H. P. Sea King
Whse
Rocket Cafe
Marlon- Jefferson Service Co
Chesney
Lipps Grocery
FUNKS
Funk
Woodawn Hatchery
Phelan’s
Thompson Paint
Jim Lewis Advertising Company
Malin
24Th Street
Tile Supply Co
Merritt Strickland
Featherstun’s
Vernon Tire Service
12Th and Broadway
Featherstons
George M. Cox
Mt. Vernon Monument Co
Eck’s Furniture Exchange
Klamon Furniture Mart
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Sterling Dodson
Smith
Loyd Bond
Walnut Hill
Jack Mls
Robinson
Don Clarke
Halls
Cravat
Woodrow Gilliland
Opdyke Road
Darwin
Kenneth Copple
Hutchison
North Salem Road
Memorial Gardens
C. S. Halls
Jess McBride
Plymouth
Paul Owens
Gulf Service
Oakland
Dodge
BUICK
Olds
Cadillac
City Park
Benton Gregory
Central
Herbert
Rogers Trailer Ranch
Rantout
Hindi
McGowan’s
McLeansboro
L. D. Broyles
Harold Wegmann
Charlie Wells
Marion Jefferson Service Co
Vernon
Carlie Gerrells
Irvington
Harald Thurness
Guernsey
Doc Kennedy
Sam Reynolds
Wallsonville
Walter R. Sledge
Liberty Road
Callander’s
Happy’s Pet Shop
North Hard Road
Glamour
A. S.hodge
South Lath Street
Southern II
Building Maintenance Co
Clyde Hicks
Lamar
Wilson TV
Wilburn Hauk
J. W. Gibson
Dana Pickett
Digger O'Dell
Cali
Ford’s
Courtney's
Mayflower
Phil Thompson
Harvers Propane Service
Melvin Donoho Holman Motor Co
North 10Th
Featherston
Rosa Craig
North St
Ath St
Tolle Road
Featherstar’s
No Way Cleaners
jDial
Gene Cox Western Store
Wt S
Big Little
West Side
Sunset Memorial Cemtery
Freddie E
Frazier
John W. Williams
Offita
Memoriam
Millie Rightnowar
Floyd Patterson
Newton
Conn
Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
England
mid-Atlantic States
South
Jacksonville
Fla
Anna M. Wolfert
Doflara
Oakland Avenue
Hamilton County
Ashley Road
South 21St Street
F.H.A
G. I
A. Harold
Logan C
Richardson
Illis
Fae
Boots Is Sure Fire Entertainment
Jamison’s
Inspired
Western Gardens
Jamison Real Estate
Virgil T. Bailey, Inc
West Part
TENTH
Harrison
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