Eva Maxey of Bluford dies at 81
Mrs Eva Maxey of Bluford dies at 12 45 am Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 81 years 10 months 11 days Funeral services will be held at Bluford Evangelical United Brethren church at 2 pm Wednesday Rev Everett Apgar in charge Burial in Oakdale cemetery Friends may call at Osborn Funeral Home in Dix until 4 pm Tuesday and after at the family home in Bluford She was daughter of Marion and Molly Summers Redburn On March 25 1891 she married Fred N Maxey who survives She was a member of the United Brethren church at Bluford Survived by husband two sons Ralph M of Mt Vernon and Claude M of Bluford two daughters Lena McKenry of Bloomington and Lou Young of Bluford a sister Hettie Siebert of Springfield a step brother William Jackson of Mt Vernon nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren She was preceded in death by a daughter Hazel Wood two brothers and two sisters.
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Eva Maxey
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bluford Evangelical
Maxey
Marion
Molly
Summers) Redburn
Fred N. Maxey
United Brethren Church
Ralph M
Mt. Vernon
Claude M
Lena McKenry
Bloomington
Lou Young
Mary E. Walden of Dahlgren Dies at 71
Mary E Walden of Dahlgren died at 5 12 am Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after a long illness She was 71 Born May 29 1881 she lived in Dahlgren all her life She married Chaney M Walden Oct 11 1900 Surviving are four sons Ernest Charles Clyde Chaney. three daughters Kate Lucille Ruby. four mothers many grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services 2:00 pm Tuesday at Middle Creek Church burial in Middle Creek Cemetery Grigg Sanders Funeral Home arrangements announced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Walden
Dahlgren
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Middle Creek Church
Middle Creek Cemetery
Grigg- Sanders
Walden
Daniel M
Isabelle Tolley
Chaney M. Walden
Middle Creek
Kingsford Heights
Ind
Ruby Goin
Collinsville
Ill
William H
Delafield
Ernest L
Lawrence
Alabama
Clarence
Salem
Nora Emerson
Chloe Maulding
St. Louis
Hazel Morris
McLeansboro
Edgar Watts 85 Dies at Home in Bluford Rites Set
Edgar Watts age 85 died at 5:00 a m Sunday at his son Chan Watts home on the Waltonville road. Rites will be Tuesday at 2:00 p m at Harmony Baptist church with Rev Marsh Harpole officiating and burial in Harmony cemetery. The body will lie in state at Osborn Funeral Home in Dix. He was married in 1886 to Agnes M French and is survived by seven sons Wayne Orda Paul Oval Hurl Ross Chan a sister Tillie Case five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Watts
RFD
Bluford
Chan Watts
Waltonville Road
Harmony Baptist Church
Marsh Harpole
Harmony Cemetery
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Watts
Washington
Sarah
Green) Watts
Agnes M. French
Hospital Notes at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
Admission and discharge lists from Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial hospitals include numerous patients from Wayne City Bluford Scheller and surrounding areas. Notable entries feature adults and infants such as Berthold Borden Martha Dare Ethel Pollard Almeda Runnels Ada Goin Gene Adams Susan Wooley and Patricia Dees among others with multiple discharged names.
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Good Samaritan
Berthold Borden
Martha Dare
Ethel Pollard
Almeda Runnels
Ada Goin
Gene Adams
Lee Hayes
Stephen Lee Williams
Ashley
Myrtle Hicks
Brenda Lynn Trotter
Wayne City
Wanda Wagner
Susan Wooley
Louis Shain
Cliffe White
Irwin Lacey
Id. Sandusky
Darrell Hanna
Ora Me.laughlin
Woodlawn
Doris Musgraves
Newton Keen
Keenes
Versa Kelley
West Frankfort
Patricia Dees
Lesser
Marriage Licenses Listed In Fragmented Notice
Fragmented OCR lists marriage licenses with multiple names and locations including Mt. Vernon and Geneva Illinois among others. Names such as Phillip Corwin Humphrey and Bonnie Stewart appear with partial addresses. The fragment hints at several couples and counties but is incomplete and unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Corwin Humphrey
Bonnie
Erma Aline Stewart
Mt. Vernon
Charles
Rosemary
Piercy
Chai Groff
Kathryn Cod
Centralia
Harry
Beuchat
Dorothy Ages
Geneva
III
Kert
Blaylock
Marianer
Widow of Dr. S. A. Thompson Dies at 82
Mrs. Mary Caroline Thompson of 1812 Broadway died at Good Samaritan Hospital after a three day stay. Born April 15, 1892 in Menard county Illinois, she was widow of Dr. A Thompson and mother of Dr. Harry G. Thompson. Rites set for Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Rev. Andrew Caraker officiating. Burial in Kirk Cemetery. She was active in First Baptist, Eastern Star and the Woh Shrine. Surviving are two sons, Louis R Thompson of Louisville and Harry G Thompson of Mt Vernon, six grandchildren and a niece, Mrs. Mary Hurst of Lesser In.
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Mary Caroline Thompson
Broadway
Good Samaritan Hospital
Harry G. Thompson
A. ‘Thompson
Mt. Vernon Hospital
Myers Chapel
Andrew Caraker
Kirk Cemetery
Thompson
Menard County
Aline
Louis and
Mary (Pensenhauser) Burger
A.thompson
Mrs Marie McNew of Sims Dies at 69
Mrs Marie Rosetta McNew aged 69 of near Sims died at 3 40 pm Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs Glen Malone in Fairfield. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at the Sims Baptist church with Rev Jesse Miller officiating. Burial at Combs Chapel in Serine City. Born January 9 1883 in Flesburg Illinois she was the daughter of Nicholas and Sophia Cook. She married W F McNew April 1 1908 who survives. Also surviving are son William McNew of Sims daughter Mrs Glen Malone of Fairfield brother Henry Cook of Galesburg two sisters Katie Sharp of Galesburg and Lou Dickinson of Springfield and one grandchild.
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Marie Rosetta McNew
Near Sims
Glen Malone
Fairfield
Sims Baptist Church
Jesse Miller
Combs Chapel
Serine City
Mrs. McNew
Flesburg, Ill
Nicholas and
Sophia (Capping) Cook
W. F. McNew
Sims General Baptist Church
William McNew
Sims
Henry Cook
Galesburg
Ill
Katie Sharp
Lou Dickinson
Springfield
Windle, Earlie Mae, 67, Dies At Home In Wayne City
Mrs Earlie Mae Windle died at 8 45 am Sunday at her home 313 south 13th street aged 67 years four months and 18 days Funeral services will be at 2 pm Tuesday at Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Thomas Harper and Rev E C Michels officiating Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery She was born January 13 1885 in Keenes daughter of Isaac and Florence Draper She married Clarence Windle October 31 1906 in Wayne City Surviving are her husband a sister Sarah Peyton of Wayne City and a half brother Charles Crocker of Wayne City She was a member of Wesley Methodist Church Christian Service Circle Royal Neighbors of America and the Rebekah Lodge She had been in declining health six months and critically ill three weeks prior to death.
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Earlie Mae Windle
Clarence Windle
South 13Th Street
Pulley Funeral Home
Thomas Harper
E. C. Michels
Oakwood Cemetery
Windle
Keenes
Isaac
Florence Draper
Wayne City
Wesley Methodist Church
Christian Service Circle of the Church
Royal Neighbors of America
Rebekah Lodge
Sarah Peyton
Charles Crocker
Births in town add twins and new son at local hospitals
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cox of RFD 6 welcome twins a boy and a girl born last evening at Good Samaritan Hospital. The boy arrived at 9 10 p m weighing four pounds and the girl at 9 27 p m weighing four and a half pounds. The babies are unnamed. Mr and Mrs Neal Sinks of RFD 3 are parents of a seven pound 19% ounce son born Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 4:48 p m. Mother is nurse Norma Troutt of Woodlawn. The baby is unnamed. Mr and Mrs Willard Murrell Bernard of Belle RIy are parents of a baby son born at 11:20 p m Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital named Dwight Vern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cox
RFD
Good Samaritan Hospital
Neal Sinks
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Norma Troutt
Woodlawn
Willard Murrell Bernard
Belle Riy
Dwight Vern
Mt Vernon Lodge to Hold Stated Meeting June 2 1952
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 AF AM announces a stated meeting on Monday June 2 at 730 pm. all members urged to attend and visiting brethren welcome. Also a school of instruction for White Shrine of Jerusalem members set for Tuesday at 730 pm at the Masonic Temple. Walstina Ayers W H P
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
A.M
Brethern
R. H. Whitaker
W. M. Wm. E. Reavis
Sec’v
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Former Ashley Man Electrocuted At St Louis Home
Police Lieutenant Ralph C. McNail of St Louis, a former Ashley resident, died after falling from a ladder and gripping a 2400 volt high tension wire in his back yard at 6435 Wanda Avenue. He was 49, commander of the Police Communications Bureau, appointed in 1923, later a sergeant and lieutenant, and noted for modernizing St Louis police communications. His son Jerry, 16, witnessed the accident. Services set for 2:00 p.m. at Jewel Pist church in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph C. McNail
St. Louis
Ashley
Wanda Avenue
St. McNail
Pearl Riddle
RFD 1
George McNail
McNair
Police Communications Bureau
Jerry
Leola and Ghiers
Max Igles Lous
Norval “Oe Eriand
Jewel Pist
Eisenhower Retires From Army For Politics
Ike retires from military service to pursue politics with backing from Rep. B. Carroll Reece of Tennessee. He meets President Truman for a report and courtesy call as he plans further White House events and a public welcome amid restrained ceremonies at the national capital.
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B. Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Ohio
Reece
Eisenhower
Truman
White House
Defense
Robert Lovett
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Frank Pace
Feisenhower
Joseph Short
Short
Statler Hotel
Washington
National Airport
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Yankees Tear Down Red Flags in Prison Camp
Yankee forces smash through a guarded outpost in a prison camp amid tightening security measures. The attack ends with control secured by evening, as officers report minimal injuries and seized contraband.
Five Red planes destroyed on ground casualties reported
The Air Force stated that five Red planes were destroyed on the ground while 28 United Nations aircraft were shot down by Red ground fire and eight others were lost for unknown reasons, outlining significant air losses in the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
United Nations
Red chief Nam Il softens tone on Koje riots plea
In Munsan Nam Il, chief Red delegate at armistice talks, moderated his attack on Allied handling of Koje island prisoner riots while Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison, U N negotiator, downplayed the issue saying it has no significance. Nam reiterated claims of killings and plans to permanently hold Communist captives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
Nam Il
Red
Koje
William K. Harrison
United Nations Command
U. N
Locomotive Explosion Kills Five in Chile
An AP report from Santiago details a railway disaster when a locomotive exploded near the city killing the engineer and the fireman, plus a woman and her two young daughters in a nearby house. The freight train was passing through a mountainous area when boiler fragments struck the dwelling.
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Associated Press
Santiago
Chili
SIU to Offer First Marriage Counseling Course
Southern Illinois University announced a first ever marriage counseling course for the summer term. Dr. Herman R. Lantz, who helped start a counseling service at Ohio State University, will instruct.
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Associated Press
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Herman R. Lantz
Ohio State University
Amos Smith Named As New President Of Optimist Club
Amos Smith elected new president of Mt. Vernon Optimist Club with installation planned for July. Other officers include Jim Trammel as vice president Rex Woodward secretary treasurer. Board members are Frank Morgan H W Faulkner W M Scott Ray Benoist George McCauley Darrell Hanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Smith
Mt. Vernon
Everett Thompson
Carol Smith
Dan Moon
J. R. Fry
Darrell Holland
Clifford Fore
Wayne Parkh:ll
Marion
Tel Aviv imposes Sabbath taxi ban and entertainment curbs
Tel Aviv's Municipal Council banned taxis on Saturdays and ordered no concerts, movies, or theater performances Friday night or Saturday. The move follows recent Sabbath- zealot violence including stoning and arson against taxis and private cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ay Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Israel
Belgian Tourists Killed in France Bus Crash at River
A bus carrying 33 Belgian tourists home from a holiday in France crashed through a guard rail on a bridge over the Aa River in Gravelines. At least 33 people died and 15 were injured in the disaster occurring last night.
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Associated Press
Gravelines
France
Whittington Pfc. Wounded in Korea
Pfc Lord Spencer, son of Mr and Mrs Willis Spencer of Whittington, was wounded while serving with the United States Marines in Korea. The Department of Defense in Washington, D C announced the casualty today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Spencer
Willis Spencer of
Whittington
United States
Korea
Department of Defense
Washington, D. C
26 Ministers Are Ordained By Methodists
In a solemn service sponsors stood behind the ministers on trial as District superintendents aided Bishop MaGee who ordained 26 new ministers to fill their offices. The larger entering class of 26 exceeded the 12 retirees and was likely the largest beginning class in Illinois conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MaGee
Illinois
Asia Holds Majority of World Population
The statement notes that more than half of the global population resides in Asia, highlighting Asia's demographic dominance. It emphasizes the region's vast population without detailing specific countries or figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
High Court Rules Against President Over Steel Seizure
The court upholds the district ruling that the seizure of steel mills cannot stand. Justice Black states Congress alone has the power to make laws and labor dispute remedies, even amid presidential efforts. The government plans to notify owners of the mills of property return. John W. Davis to issue the industry statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
John W. Davis
Supreme Court
Black
Congress
Conggress
United States
District Court
Court Fines John Stone For Reckless Driving
John Stone of east St. Louis was fined 100 dollars and costs by Justice L. E. Faulkner on a reckless driving charge. County officers Orion Lingo of West Frankfort had filed bond on a driving while intoxicated charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Court
John Stone
East St. Louis
L. E. Faulkner
Bolivia to Nationalize Three Big Tin Lines
Bolivia's government assigned a 10 man commission a 120 day deadline to draft a procedure for nationalizing the three major tin companies controlled by Patino Armando Hochschild and Ara merger interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
LA Paz
Bolivia
Patino
Aramago
Hochschild
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Ike
Emma Bertha Link
Betty
Christopher Lubey
New York City
Lubey
Montreal
Optimist Club
Whittington Pfc
Dr. Whitaker
First National Bank
High Court
Princeton Farms AN
Laird Jewelers
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Co
Coke
THE
Timken
Olen Eater
S. 17Th
Casey
Maxine's Beauty Shop
Mildred Bodine
Otto G. Frey
Lyons Court
Robert IE. Noel
Mr. Frey
Indianapolis, Indiana
D. CG. Wilson
Mr. Noel
Goodale Wholesale Company
Virgil T. Bailey, Inc
Fred Maxey
Ralph Maxey
Dewitt - Maxey
Enews
Iam
Bar Association
Benton
Vernon
Mattoon
Dubuque
Iowa
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