Inquest Set In Deaths Of Four On North Highway
Coroner Ben Roeder scheduled an inquest at the courthouse at 2:00 this afternoon into deaths from a head on collision north of Mt Vernon. Victims Marvin Jones 22 and James A Boyd 21 both of Mt Vernon Loren R Miller 35 of Canton IL and his eight month old daughter Carla died in the crash. Three other Miller car occupants were seriously injured but improving at Good Samaritan Hospital Mary Miller 28 Sandra Kay 4 and Barbara Ann 2 were treated and reported better.
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Ben Roeder
Court House
Mt. Vernon
Marvin Jones
James A. Boyd
Loren R. Miller
Canton
Carla
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mary Miller
Sandra Kay
Barbara Ann
Inquest Set For Death Of Cloyd Sons In Wayne City
Wayne City in Wayne County will hold an inquest next week into the death of Cloyd Sons a 41 year old man found shot in a car near the Skillet Fork bridge. A .22 rifle lay at his feet. Sons previously lived in Texas with his wife Naomi Simms and two children. He was son of Levi Sons of Geff. a brother Jesse also lives near Geff. Body sent to Dixon and Crippen Funeral Home Fairfield with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Wayne City
Cloyd Sons
Skillet Fork Bridge
Sons
Texas
Naomi Simms
Wayne County
Mr. Sons
Levi Sons
Geff
Jesse
Dixon and Crippen
Fairfield
Funeral Sunday At Lesser Chapel For Lydia Wicks
Lydia Wicks 75 of two miles south of Waltonville died Friday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Mt. Vernon after illness. Funeral Sunday at Lesser Chapel. Survived by husband Marion and a half- line continues in obituary details.
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Lydia Wicks
Waltonville
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Wicks
Marion
Weekend visits and family news from Dix Illinois area
DIX Gale McBride F P 2 and Stanley Partridge of Norfolk Va spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Jess Mc Bride of Dix and Rev and Mrs Ross Partridge of Mt Vernon Allan Peterson Jr of Carmi spent the holiday here with his parents Mr and Mrs Allan Peterson Mr and Mrs George Clark and children spent the weekend in Mo with his parents Mrs Walter Caldwell and daughter Mary Jane were in Centralia Thursday Mrs Mabel Goddard was shopping in Mt Vernon Thursday Mr and Mrs C A Abbott and Mr and Mrs A E Abbott and children of San Antonio Texas has returned home after spending a few days here with their sister Mrs Arley Tinsley Dorothy Tish of Mt Vernon is spending time here with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Velda Tish Tony Burns who is quite ill at the home of his sister Mrs Maud McDanial is reported about the same Mr and Mrs John Beal are the grandparents of a new granddaughter born to Mr and Mrs Leroy Mulvaney of Centralia Mrs Mulvaney is the former Dana Lee Beal Miss Almeta Stewart of Park College Mo is spending a short vacation here with her parents Mr and Mrs F A Stewart Mr and Mrs Jess Hart have received word they are the grandparents of a new granddaughter born to Mr and Mrs Jimmie Hart of Florida Mrs Walter Eller of Centralia spent Tuesday with her parents Mr and Mrs Arley Tinsley Mr and Mrs Bob Phillips and daughter of Alton spent the weekend here with Mr and Mrs Marvin Tate and Mr and Mrs Bill Guymon
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George Clark
Walter Caldwell
Mary Jane
Centralia
Mabel Goddard
Mt. Vernon
C. A. Abbott
A. E. Abbott
San Antonio
Texas
Arley Tinsley
Dorthy Tish
F. A. Stewart
Jess Hart
Jimmie Hart
Florida
Walter Eller
Bob Phillips
Alton
Marvin Tate
Bill Guymon
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial records list admissions for Omer Owen Johnston RFD 2 Dawson Springs Ky Mrs Florence Emmiott Salem W E Black Mrs Kath ry n Martin RFD 2 Belle Rive Master James Clay Rayburn Master George Raymond Rayburn Wayne City Little Miss Penny Alge RFD 3 Mt Vernon. Discharged: Mrs Nettie Hayes RFD 1 Bonnie. Good Samaritan Admissions: Mrs Eulalia Catton Infant Carolyn Woods. Discharged: Mrs Mary Ann Rich Waymon Williams Oliver Riley.
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Jefferson Memorial
Omer Owen Johnston
RFD
Dawson Springs
Florence Emmiott
Salem
W. E. Black
Kathryn Martin
Belle Rive
James Clay Rayburn
George Raymond Rayburn
Wayne City
Penny Alge
Mt. Vernon
Nettie Hayes
Bonnie
Good Samaritan
Eulalia Catton
Carolyn Woods
Mary Ann Rich
Waymon Williams
Oliver Riley
Wayne County Rites Sunday For W. B. Draper, 79
Funeral services for W B Draper 79 retired Wayne county school teacher will be Sunday at 2 00 p m at Olive Branch church Rev George Hall and Rev Oakley Miller will officiate with burial in Olive Branch cemetery Body at Richardson Chapel Wayne City until funeral hour Draper died Wednesday in Rockford Illinois He born January 10 1875 Wayne county son of William B and Josephine Cooper Draper His wife Flora Harrell died in 1939 Surviving are two sons Owen Draper Rockford Ill Otis Draper Sterling MI one daughter Lois Alexander Rockford six grandchildren three brothers Clarence Ephriam Wayne City and Bert one sister Flora Templman Wayne City
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Wayne City
W. B. Draper
Wayne County
Olive Branch Church
George Hall
Oakley Miller
Olive Branch Cemetery
Richardson Chapel
Draper
Rockford
William B
Josephine (Cooper) Draper
Flora Harrell
Owen Draper
Rockford, Ill
Otis Draper
Sterling, Mi
Lois Alexander
Clarence
Ephriam
Bert
Flora Templeman
Former Wayne City Resident John Wood Dies in Indiana
John Wood, a former resident of Wayne City, died Friday at his home in Alexandria Indiana. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Salem Church southwest of Keenes with Rev. Jack Ponder officiating. Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery. In state at the Alexandria funeral home until Monday morning then transported to the Salem church for services. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Wood and is survived by one son Walter of Alexandria and three nieces in Wayne County.
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Wayne City
John Wood
Walter
Alexandria
Wayne County
Valley Hutchison Rites Held at Brayfield Chapel
Mrs Valley Hutchison of Mt Vernon was remembered in a Sunday service at Brayfield Chapel in Sesser conducted by Rev Ewell Gulley. Burial followed in Maple Hill Cemetery at Sesser.
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Valley Hutchison
Mt. Vernon
Brayfield Chapel
Sesser
Ewell Gulley
Maple Hil Cemetery
Labor Surplus In Three More Illinois Cities
Three Illinois cities Aurora Peoria and Joliet join the Labor Department critical list for substantial unemployment. Chicago moves to moderate surplus while Herrin Murphysboro West Frankfort Litchfield and Mt Vernon are added as high unemployment areas in the state and nation’s labor market report.
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Associated Presse
Washington
Aurora
Peoria
JoHet
Herrin-Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Litchfield
Mt. Vernon
Burglary at Troutt News Agency Two Thefts Reported Nearby
A burglary at Troutt News Agency on 1502 Broadway is reported with $12 in pennies and nickels taken after a rear window was broken and an inside door forced. Twenty fifty cent penny rolls and one two dollar nickel roll were stolen. A separate report from Gladys McLaughlin notes a break in at West Shell Cafe at 21th and Broadway with no items missing.
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Jack Troutt
Troutt
1502
Broadway
Gladys McLaughlin
West Shell Cafe
Odle Divorce Filed in Circuit Court Here
Emma Belle Odle filed suit for divorce from Eddie R. Odle in circuit court here charging cruelty. She seeks custody of two children and alimony. The couple married October 6, 1947 and separated May 24, 1954. Hill and Dolan represent the plaintiff.
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Emma Belle Odle
Eddie R. Odle
Hill and Dolan
Eisenhower Spends Weekend At Camp David Rest
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived at Camp David in Catoctin Mountain for a weekend of rest. The trip was a quiet excursion away from Washington as the President recuperates between duties.
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Associated Press
Thurmont
Eisenhower
Catoctin Mountain Lodge
Camp David
Army Hearing Powers Through Phone Call Evidence
The McCarthy subcommittee released transcripts of monitored calls and testimony showing Stevens and Army officials discussing preferential treatment for Schine amid controversy over communism in Army installations. McCarthy pressed Symington to recuse, while Symington refused. Roy M. Cohn moved to publish all calls, including executive-branch transcripts, to bolster the inquiry.
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Stevens
McClellan
Sen. McClellan
McCarthy
Army
Schine
Cohn
Subcommittee
Symington
Senate
Roy M. Cohn
Executive Branch
John G. Adams
Kirke
Lawton
Ft Monmouth
N. J
Mt. Vernon Wheel Tax Stickers Sell Fast
By the end of the first week the City of Mt. Vernon reported 419 wheel tax decals sold at price points of 5 7.50 and 10 based on car horsepower. An additional 104 wheel gag stickers were bought yesterday.
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Mt. Vernon
Sheriff Seeks Owner of Recovered Stolen Items
Sheriff Roy Tayior says two new toy chains a five gallon can of gasoline and hose were stolen then recovered. The items were found under a bridge about a mile northeast of the city. He notes a theft report exists at his office.
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Roy Tayior
French Planes Blow Up Rebel Ammo Dump
A continuation notes that airlifts by French planes cost about ten million dollars per mission and involved bypassing India and Burma after those nations withheld passage. With those considerations, officials decided shipping troops and supplies could be faster and cheaper than continued airlifts.
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Informmat
United States
France
Indochina
India
Burma
Sailor Returns Handkerchief To WAVE Lieutenant
A sailor aboard the local base was seen picking up a handkerchief dropped by a WAVE lieutenant and returning it with the remark You dropped this, toots, sir. The scene underscores respect across ranks and genders in the service.
Ava Gardner to Divorce Sinatra Press Note
Ava Gardner plans to divorce Frank Sinatra and establish Nevada residency at Lake Tahoe within weeks. Studio says divorce decree required Nevada residence. Gardner recently returned from travels and fashion notes mirror season trends.
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Toy Associatist Press
Tollywood
Ava Ciardner
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Sinatra
Joy Fitire
Woman Injured In Car Collision Near Mt Vernon
Kathryn Martin 8b of RED 2 Yelle Rave sustained chest face knee and leg injuries in a nighttime collision five miles north of Mt Vernon. She was transported to Jefferson Memorial Hospital. The other driver fled the scene and remained unidentified as authorities investigated.
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Kathryn Martin
RED
Yelle Rave
Innire
Oenurs
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Thos Pat Ad
Mvannrtis
Ex Governor Harold Hoffman Dies in New Jersey
Ex governor Harold Hoffman of New Jersey died Friday at age 538. A Republican and longtime critic of Lindbergh investigators, Hoffman once led New Jersey from 1935 to 1937 and was involved in a disputed procurement probe in March. He had heart trouble and was found in his apartment hotel after a period of illness.
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Associated Press
New York
New Jersey
Harold Giles Hoffman
Lindbergh
Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Anti Fireworks Bill Signed Targets State Bans
President Eisenhower signed a national measure barring shipment of fireworks into states with bans, effective July 1. Despite 36 states enacting restrictions, use around Independence Day will likely see little impact. Illinois previously restricted sales to cap pistols only.
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Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Illinois
Airport visit by Durkee and Surham noted
Air travelers IL. E. Durkee of Memphis Tennessee stopped at the local field today en route to Champaign. G. W. Surham arrived from Benton Harbor Michigan.
Arrest Mother Of Infant Found In Incinerator
A 24 year old widow, Rosemarie Anderson, was held for questioning after a newborn boy was found alive in an incinerator behind 442 N McVicker Ave in Chicago. The infant, weighing about two pounds, had a ribbon around its neck and was brought to Resurrection Hospital in good condition. Anderson, mother of two, reportedly gave birth unattended at her parents home on 4838 N McVicker Ave and refused medical aid at Cook County Hospital. Detectives Frank Cardinale and Frank McHugh led the inquiry.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Adolph Bierer
N. McVicker Ave
Resurrection Hospital
Frank Cardinale
Frank McHugh
Rosemarie Anderson
Cook County Hospital
Cars Collide At Tenth And Jordan
One automobile collision occurred yesterday at 4 55 p m at Tenth and Jordan. Harold O Browder of 1240 North Tenth Street and Richard L Body of Texico drove two cars into each other but no injuries were reported.
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Harold O. Browder
North
Tenth Street
Richard L. Body of
Texico
Tenth
Jordan
Teachers Got The Diplomas At Napoleon High
In Napoleon Michigan 39 Napoleon High School graduates were puzzled Friday night as a printer had inscribed teachers' names on their diplomas. A note from school superintendent Ezra Eby explained the mix up and promised corrected diplomas.
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Associated Press
Napoleon, Mich
Napoleon High School
Ezra Eby
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Watchac Fenystats
Jackson Jewer
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Kansas
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Kata Mays
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Dewitt-Maxey Motor CO
Airport News
Bayer Motor Co
Oldsmobile
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QLD
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Renn
Albert Pick
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Gene White
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