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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1963

Page

3

Supreme Court ruling aids Arizona in Colorado River dispute

The Supreme Court, with three partial dissents, allowed agreed decrees to implement its 52 page opinion on the long running Colorado River water rights case. It upheld the master’s basic allocations: California 4.4 million acre feet, Arizona 2.8 million, Nevada 3.0 million, and rejected the master’s pro rata shortage formula for lower flows, giving the secretary of interior leeway to choose a method. Chief Justice Warren did not participate.

Washington Supreme Court Arizona California Colorado High Court Nevada Lee Ferry, Ariz Hugo Black Interior Hoover Dam Earl Warren Harlan Douglas Stewart Gila River Colorado River

Pope John XXIII Death Could Shape Cold War Ties

Washington sources say the pope's death may alter ongoing Vatican Soviet outreach aimed at easing tensions and improving Catholic communities in Eastern Europe. The late pontiff met Khrushchev's son-in-law Alexei Adzhubei last March, fueling speculation of a Khrushchev visit to the Vatican to advance peace.

Washington John XXIII Soviet Union Kremlin Vatican Pope John Europe Soviet Bloc Rome Moscow John Alexei Adzhubei Khrushchev Izvestia

Pope John’s Church Titles and Popular Epithets

Vatican City AP reports Pope John’s official titles include Bishop of Rome, vicar of Jesus Christ, successor of the Prince of the Apostles, supreme pontiff of the universal Church, patriarch of the West, primate of Italy, archbishop and metropolitan of the Province of Rome and sovereign of Vatican City. He was popularly known in Rome as the good Pope, the Pope of unity, and the Pope of peace, with the Communist press dubbing him the Pope of co existence.

Vatican City Pope John Rome Jesus Christ Universal Church West Italy

Stan The Tire Man Contest Winners Celebrate Prize Haul

Stan the Tire Man in Mt Vernon marked 12 years in business by awarding over 2000 in prizes last Saturday. Grand prize winner was W. P. Nealy of Salem Illinois, a trip for two with options for Nassau Mexico City or 512 silver dollars. Second prizes included trips and baseball tickets with winners across Mt Vernon Salem Centralia Fairfield and more. Third and fourth prize recipients earned Stan Musial baseball gloves pictures gun cases and jeweled scatter pins with numerous named winners listed.

Stan Mt. Vernon Nassau Mexico City Ozark Stan Musial W. P. Nealy R. R Salem Illinois John Grigg Linview Drive Wilvin Waggoner R. R. J. Centralia Lawrence Arning E. Broadway Fairfield Bobbie Fife Rinard Lee Carlton South 24Th St Darrell Corners Isabella M. H. Outland Liebengood John L. Ward E. Boone W. R. Davis Jess Eddington Centralia Deared

Office Building Boom Grows in Medium Cities

The modern office environment expands beyond big cities into medium centers as new facilities with glass walls and year-round air conditioning rise. Contracts total 156.2 million across sizes with top deals in Chicago Boston and Washington. Experts say outside capitals can spark a regional boom as private and federal funds back modernization.

New York United States F. W. Dodge Corporation Chicago Boston Washington, D.C Spokane Philip Heller Fischbach and Moore Leity Department of Economics Lehigh University Los Angeles

Don Williamson Receives DeKalb Agricultural Award

Donald Williamson of Belle Rive has won the 1963 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award for senior vocational agriculture students. He excelled in FFA leadership and community work, led the chapter as president, and maintained top yields in corn. He plans to farm with his father after high school and pursue electronics.

Donald Williamson T. W. Williamson Belle Rive DeKalb FFA Webber Township Bruford Donald Future Farmers of America Hampshire Bluford Agriculture Department Bill Jones Donald Hampton University of Illinois

Musicians At Mt Vernon TB Hospital Entertainment

Patients at the Mt Vernon State Tuberculosis Sanitarium will be entertained on Tuesday evening June 4 1963 by two local musical groups. They are members of the American Federation of Musicians Local 465 in Mt Vernon Illinois. The music is funded by a grant from Recording Industries Trust Funds, obtained through Local 465 and Rehabilitation Counselor Mrs Bobby L Tevebaugh.

Mt. Vernon State Tuberculosis Sanitarium American Federation of Musicians Mt. Vernon Recording Industries Vernon Linois Bobby L. Tevebaugh

Office workforce to surge in 1975 demand

The speaker compares future needs to the last boom of the 1920s noting times as many office workers and larger average space. He projects a requirement in 1975 at least 50 percent above present levels, signaling a substantial expansion in office capacity.

Greyhound Takes 75 New Scenicruiser Buses In Service

Greyhound awards delivery of 75 air conditioned single level Scenicruiser buses as part of a 475 bus order with General Motors. The 38 seat models include reclining seats, tinted windows, individual ventilation, reading lamps, and blue striped upholstery. The remaining 400 buses are due by March 1964 ahead of the 1964 World’s Fair.

Chicago Greyhound James E. Hawthorne General Motors Greyhound Corporation

TAB Beverage Debuts At One Calorie Per Serving

Cecil Nick Cowan sales supervisor at Mr Vernon Coca-Cola Bottling Co announces TAB the new diet beverage with one calorie per 1g ounce serving. The star sprinkled bottle marks one of the first nationwide bottling launches by Coca-Cola. TAB uses calcium cyclamate and saccharin as sweeteners and will be distributed solely by Coca-Cola bottlers. Cowan says TAB helps dieters track calories.

Cecil Nick) Cowan Vernon Coca- Cola Bottling Co Cowan Coca-Cola Company Coca- Cola

Prudential Hits All-Time High In Life Insurance In Illinois

Raymond W. Cobb of Prudential reports Illinois life insurance in force at a record 5.7 billion, up 301 million from 1961 end. Nationally Prudential life insurance in force for the United States and Canada end 1962 reached 90.4 billion, up 4.7 billion from 1961.

Raymond W. Cobb Prudential Insurance Company Mid-America Chicago Prudential Illinois Prudential Life Insurance United States Canada

Met Life Illinois pays out 141 million to policyholders and beneficiaries

James N. Henneberry of Metropolitan Life Insurance reports Illinois payments to policyholders and beneficiaries last year reached 141,783,813, with living policyholders receiving about twice death claim beneficiaries. Over five years Illinois totals amount to 645,059,544, and nationwide payments last year hit 1,986,000,000, the sixth straight year over 1.5 billion.

James N. Henneberry Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Mt. Vernon Illinois

Wives Lobby For State Cops Shorter Work Week

About 75 wives of state police officers stood in the Senate gallery to back a bill cutting the state police work week to 30 hours. They carried signs urging careful voting and noting belts save lives and reasonable hours protect families. The item was part of a reform effort amid broader traffic safety concerns.

Hartford

Welge Named Southern Illinois Representative for Costello

John Byrne Welge of 209 North 32nd Mount Vernon has been appointed southern Illinois representative for Costello Manufacturing Company a maker of cleaning chemicals for industrial and institutional use Welge a longtime Mt Vernon resident was previously in the paint business with his father

John Byrne Welge North 32Nd Mount Vernon Southern Illinois Costello Manufacturing Company Costello Company Welge Mt. Vernon

Lignoul Named Universal CIT Mt. Vernon Loan Manager

Richard K. Lignoul is named loan manager for Universal CIT’s Mt. Vernon office by district manager Harold S. Brubaker. He comes from St. Louis where he was collection manager and is a Belleville Illinois native and DePauw and Southern Illinois University alumnus. The appointment accompanies a major expansion of Universal CIT, the nation’s largest independent sales financing organization, which offers auto and home financing and operates over 435 offices nationwide.

Richard K. Lignoul Universal C.lt Mt. Vernon Harold S. Brubaker Lignoul St. Louis Belleville Ill DePauw Southern Illinois Company of Lignour Universal C.I.T U. S

AAA Re Elects Clark Priest at Missouri Auto Club Meeting

Edwin M. Clark was re elected chairman of the Board of Governors of the Automobile Club of Missouri and H Sam Priest was re elected president at the 61st annual meeting in St Louis on May 28 Clark, head of Southwestern Bell, has served on the board since 1953 and became chairman in 1962 Priest joined the board in 1958 and has been president since 1961 also re elected as vice presidents were John F Krey W W Johnson and Charles J Epp treasurer Wayne Lutyena and secretary Douglas B Remmers.

Edwin M. Clark Automobile Club of Missouri H. Sam Priest Auto Club St. Louis Clark Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Motorist Priest Board of Governors John F. Krey W. W. Johnson Springfield Charles J. Epp Kansas City Wayne Lutyena Douglas B. Remmers

Mo-Pac Buys 100 Box Cars for $2 Million

Missouri Pacific Railroad announced purchase of 100 box cars costing nearly two million dollars. Cars measure 60 to 64 feet, will carry automobile parts, feature 16 foot double doors, cushion underframes and roller bearings. Greenville Steel Car Co. of Greenville, Pa. built them with delivery starting in early September as part of a year’s total orders exceeding 25 million.

St, Louis Missouri Pacific Railroad Downing B. Jenks Greenville Steel Car Co Greenville Missouri Pacific

Limerick Honors Frank Logsdon at Evansville Event

Frank Logsdon head of Limerick Finance Rogers Building was guest of honor at Recognition Day in Evansville Indiana on May 28. He and wife Betty received an expense paid trip for his tenth anniversary with the company. A luncheon and tour led to a dinner at Evansville Country Club where he was presented a silver serving tray by President Leland M Feigel. Logsdon has led the local office for over two years and hails from the Harrisburg area. Limerick operates more than 175 offices in 16 states including over 40 in Illinois.

Frank Logsdon Limerick Rogers Evansville Indiana Logsdon Pany Betty Evansville Country Club Logsdons Leland M. Feigel Harrisburg Illinois

Land of Lincoln Insurance Holds Regional Stockholders Meet

Raymond R Powell of Springfield IL founder and executive vice president will speak at a regional stockholders meeting Thursday at 8 00 p m in the Moose Lodge Broadway and 8th. Charles J Pardee Jr Mt Vernon secretary director, Lennis Blackburn Granite City vice president regional director Southern Illinois presiding.

Raymond R. Powell Springfield Illinois Land of Lincoln Life Insurance Company Moose Lodge Broadway 8Th Charles J. Pardee Jr Mt. Vernon Pardee Illinois Oil and Gas Association W. Broadway Lennis Blackburn Granite City Southern Illinois Blackburn Orville Bierbaum East Alton Land of Lincoln

Park Appointed Wire Chief In Mt. Vernon

Clarence M. Park of Springfield has been promoted to Illinois Bell wire chief in Mt. Vernon replacing James L. Bradfield, who moves to Springfield in the Employment and Educational Services department. Bradfield has served as wire chief since February 1962 and will relocate with his wife Marian and two children. Park, with 12 years at Illinois Bell, is a Springfield native a Marine Corps veteran and a 32nd degree Mason. He and his family plan to reside in Mt. Vernon.

Clarence M. Park Springfield Illinois Bell Mt. Vernon James L. Bradfield G. R. Ramey Bradfield Briarwood Faith Lutheran Church Lions Club Amvers South Bend Ind Valparaiso Ind.) University Army Joliet Marian Park Peoria Springfield High School Marine Corps First Christian Church of

New President of the Christian Science Church Named

Mrs Helen Wood Bauman is elected president for a one year term at The Mother Church in Boston. She will also continue as editor of the denomination’s periodicals and has served as agonist, teacher, and practitioner in various cities since beginning work in St Joseph Missouri.

Boston Helen Wood Bauman Christian Science Church First Chuch of Christ Scientist

Pupil Transfer Plans Ruled Out

The Supreme Court ruled two Tennessee public school transfer plans illegal. Used in Knoxville and Davidson County, the plans allowed students to move from minority to majority schools. Attorneys argued the plans perpetuated segregation by race and violated equal protection. Justice Clark announced the unanimous decision.

Washington Supreme Court Tennessee Knoxville Davidson County Nashville Knox County Clark

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