Taft Fee Puts Up 7.6 Million to Buy Rival Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer was sold for 7.6 million dollars cash to Portsmouth Steel Corporation on behalf of a group of the newspaper's employees after U S District Court approval. Cyrus W Eaton leads Portsmouth Steel, a Taft family rival had offered 7.5 million. American Security and Trust Co acted as trustee for the McLean estate owner of the Enquirer.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cincinnati Enqquirer
Portsmouth Steel Corporation
Daniel W. Bell
American Security and Trust Company
U. S. District Court
Portsmouth Steel
Cyrus W. Eaton
Fee
Taft
Enquirer
Cincinnati Times-Star
Eaton
Robert A. Taft
American Security
McLean Estate
Cincinnati
The
Times-Star
Hospital Notes at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
Admitted and discharged patients listed from Good Samaritan in Alvord Texas and Jefferson Memorial in Salem Belle Rive Wayne City. Names include Frank Huntman infant Charlis Powell Mrs Dorothy Taylor and others. discharges include infant sons and multiple adults.
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Good Samaritan
Frank Huntman
Jerry Phillips
Richard McElfresh
Howard Paisley
Delbert Martin
Perry Runnels
Charlis Powell
Herbert Swift
Alvord
Texas
Dorothy Taylor
Gladys Roberson
Betty Moreton
James Robert
Jewell Wiehn
Juanita McDermott
Jack Paul
Pauline Anthis
Elizabeth Overbey
Joyce Ann
Jefferson Memorial
Norma Porton
Salem
Cora Eckert
Jewell Gossage
Geraldine Hutchcraft
Belle Rive
Henry Rosenberger
Wayne City
Carl Denham
Macedonia
Helen Flora
Clarence Walker
Olney
Donald Owen
Births in Belle Rive and East Alton Families
Mr and Mrs Vern Hutchcraft Belle Rive welcome a seven pound one ounce daughter born at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 10 45 pm yesterday. Unnamed at present. Mr and Mrs Delbert Martin 307 South Johnson greet a seven pound son born in Good Samaritan at 3 22 am today. Unnamed. Mr and Mrs Raymond Fisher East Alton Ill announce a seven pound 10 ounce daughter born June 3 named Linda Eileen. Mrs Fisher is the former Sylvia Cochran of Uwine.
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Vern Hutchcraft
Belle Rive
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Delbert Martin
South Johnson
Good Samaritan
Raymond Fisher
East Alton
Ill
Daugher
Linda Eileen
Fisher
Sylvia Cochrane
Uwine
Boze Davis Dies at 77 in Mt Vernon
James B. Boze Davis of 615 Broadway dies at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 12 30 p m aged 77 years eight months and 20 days A retired conductor for the Missouri Pacific Railroad he had lived in Mt Vernon 45 years Funeral services set for Sunday at Myers Chapel with Rev Bird Green officiating burial at Eveneshs cemetery in Chester He is survived by two sisters Blanche Anderson and Olive Davis both of St Louis He was born September 16 1874 in Chester Illinois and belonged to the local Elks lodge.
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James B. “Boze” Davis
Broadway
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Davis
Mt. Vernon
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Myers Chapel
Bird Green
Eveneshs
Chester
Ill
Elks Lodge
Blanche Anderson
Olive Davis
St. Louis
Former Resident John Bud Lee Dies in Ava Ill
Mrs Darwin Bayers of Waltonville Road learned of the death of her brother John Bud Lee of Ava Illinois a former resident. He was employed and well known in the area with ties to Vernon prior to his passing.
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John “Bud” Lee
Ava, Ill
Darwin Bayers
Waltonville Road
John ‘Bud” Lee
Ava
Lee
Vernon
Thelma Campbell of Texico Dies at 44
Thelma Marjorie Campbell of Texico died at 4 20 am at Jefferson Memorial Hospital after a two day stay. She was 44 years five months and 22 days old. Funeral plans await word from her son Sgt Ray Campbell in England. She was born December 14 1907 in Indiana and married J O Campbell December 29 1923. She leaves husband Juanita a daughter and Ray a son, plus sisters Olive Uttegraft Nellie Siberry and brothers Virgil Skinner Robert Skinner. James Campbell preceded her in death.
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Thelma Marjorie Campbell
Texico
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Sgt
Ray Campbell
U. S. Air Corps
England
Campbell
Indiana
Oscar B
Roberta Belle (Sipe) Skinner
J. O. Campbell
Ava service set at First Baptist Church Sunday
Services held by Illinois Power Co. Sunday at 2:00 p m. at the First Baptist church in Ava. Friends may call at the Wilson Funeral Home until the funeral hour.
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Illinois Power Co
First Baptist Church
Ava
Wilson Funeral Home
Fencer Reveals Secrets of Film Duelling Scenes
Hollywood AP reports fencing master Jean Heremans, Belgian with swift critique of swashbuckling film duels, naming stars like Stewart Granger, Errol Flynn, Cornel Wilde, Basil Rathbone, Robert Taylor, Mel Ferrer, Tony Curtis and actresses Jean Simmons and Janet Allyson as naturals. He explains duels are slowed for camera, choreographed like dance numbers, and trained actors into two to three year processes with few mishaps, including two nicked cheeks from Granger during Prsioner of Zelda scenes.
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Hollywood
Jean Heremans
Jean
Stewart Granger
Errol Flynn
Cornel Wilde
Basil Rathbone
Robert Taylor
Mel Ferrer
Tony Curtis
Jean Simmons
Janet Allyson
Granger
Hope to Recover Cars From River Near Golconda
Thomas J. Strickland and his son, Moline builders, plan salvage operations on a sunken barge three miles below Golconda, hoping to raise a load of 150 autos lost in a December storm while the barge was bound from Evansville to Memphis. One car was salvaged previously by Vollmar Construction Co. The work will be back breaking and may take time.
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Associated Press
Golconda
Ill
Thomas J. Strickland
Ohio River
Strickland
Thomas Jr
Moline
Vollmar Construction Co
St. Louis
Strickland Sr
Evansville
Ind
Memphis
Britons Get Tiny Bit More Meat
London reports from June 6 that the Food Ministry raised both the meat ration value and price. The weekly ration climbs from 1 shilling 2 pence to 1 shilling 7 pence per person, and meat price rises about four pence per pound. The changes take effect June 15, increasing the weekly ration by roughly one eighth, with the current ration about one thin chop per person weekly.
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Associated Press
London
Food Ministry
Anderson Seeks $100 Million Cut From Farm Benefits
Sen. Anderson of New Mexico announced plans to offer an amendment cutting about 100 million dollars from farm benefit payments for the next crop year as part of a 1.3 billion dollar Farm Appropriation Bill. He argues reductions can be made without harming anyone significantly, while others push for deeper cuts amid ongoing debate. Senator Russell frames agriculture's role in defense, noting advances in farming aid defense readiness as the Senate resumes session before party conventions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Anderson
D-Nm
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Local Air Travel Attendance from Abilene and Gainesville
Rev. W. A. Gray arrived by air at the Litch field today. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Rea and their children Vesta and Mike flew in yesterday from Abilene Texas. Sam Carnahan arrived from Gainesville Georgia.
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W. A. Gray
Litchfield
A. W. Rea
Vesta
Mike
Abilene
Texas
Sam Carnahan
Gainesville
Marriage License Rule Signed In Mt. Vernon Couple
Lea George Franklin of Mt. Vernon and Wilma Jean Le May of Mt. Vernon obtained a marriage license together.
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Lea George Franklin
RFD 6
Mt. Vernon
Wilma Jean Lemay
Governor Seeks New Atomic Plant In South Illinois
Governor Stevenson plans talks in Washington with Energy Commission officials to back location of a new billion dollar atomic plant in southern Illinois. The project would span 5,000 to 6,000 acres, employ about 4,500 people, and be built in the Ohio River valley. M. W. Boyer asks for resource reports from the state as preparation. Southern Illinois industrialists and economists are compiling studies for the governor to present.
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Springfield
Ill
Stevenson
Washington
Energy Commission
Illinois
M. W. Boyer
Ohio River Valley
Boyer
Mt Vernon Lodge to Hold Special Meeting June 6 1952
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M schedules a special meeting Friday June 6 at 7 30 p m to perform second degree work. All members urged to attend and visiting brethren welcome. R H Whitaker W M and Wm E Reavis Secretary are listed.
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Mt. Vernon
A.F
A.M
R. H. Whitaker
W. M
Wm. E. Reavis
Persecutions of Protestants Hit Persecuted in Colombia Probe
U S Embassy asks Colombia to investigate a Protestant missionary home raid with furniture smashed and belongings taken. The Presbyterian mission reports numerous similar incidents over two years alleging Catholic dominance fuels religious persecution in Colombia.
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Associated Preas
Bogota
Colombia
U. S
Confederation
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