Funeral for John Riley Glenn in Gahteren
John Riley Glenn, a retired farmer, died yesterday at his home in Gahteren. Funeral services will be held at Grigg and Gohlsort Funeral Home in Dahleren on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Richardson FLL cemetery. He was born in Hamilton county and married to Cela Ane Mervin in 1891. Survived by two sons Lester and Orie Glenn of Los Angeles and five daughters, plus four sisters and fourteen grandchildren.
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John Riley Glenn
Gahteren
Sarviers
Grigg and Gohlsort
Dahleren
Buriat
Hichardson
Clon
Pamilton Cou
Jim
George
Kane
Lie
Cette Ane Mervin
Dam
Charles Martin
Myre
Triida Tess
Addie Leacery
Dotteton
Ark
M4re
Herper
Mt. Vernonthers
Williams
Nathen Jehheven
Grandelal
Dunbar Dies in Denver as Drilling Associate Contractor Advertised
J. Dunbar, resident of the Salem area and known figure among tri state operalues, is reported dead in Denver. Funeral arrangements are unknown.
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J. ¥. Dunbar
Denver
Prado
Salem
Tri-State
Mary Ward Hart of Benton Dies
Mary Ward Hart of Benton dies after long public service. Former president of the Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs and a leading suffrage advocate, she chaired local liberty bond drives and held multiple club and church positions. Husband Woot Hart, founder of a local industry, survives. Funeral services are planned in Benton.
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Brenton
Benton
Mary Wierhart
Tlinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Teader
Nos
Lewis Roen
Chita
Woot Hart
Franklin County
Hoya
Women’s Christian Missionary
Aviely
Hospital Notes Tefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged
Tefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan record admit and discharge of multiple patients. Names include Marian Parker Jamies Breeze Nora Ttenson John sonville William Hall Windlow and others. discharges include Mary Elizabeth Lakes Mary Ada Pipers Master James Hobert Cates Helen Irene Bain and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarter
Marian
Irisma Parker
Jamies A. Breeze
Nora Ttenson
Johnsonville
Wiliam Hall
Windlow
Ind
Tents Dune Galther
John Tittle
Wwlian Stenson
Ralph Bise
Waller
Floyd Duin Ciscles Barnart
Maurine Fiech
Chloe Tolley
Danleren
Good Samaritan
Hace Creel
Aioe
Kearles Irvan
Calva
Mary Elizabeth Lakes
Mary Ada
Meetings Mark West Virginia Area Schedule
An unclear listing notes a 7:30 start with attendees including Robine Pog Mar Wena Margie Par and Frances, with references to Paversville Vernon Werle and Arinur mas. Directions mention St. Louis and a local URED TF event, but many names are garbled. The fragment suggests a community or organizational meeting with multiple participants and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paversville
Vernon
Frances
Spot Ape
Verne
Arinur
Aretinee
Mitchel
St. Louis
Amd
Mit
Dubois license revoked after intoxication charge
A judge fined a driver in a county case and ordered license revocation. Judge Th fined Du boin SiG and said the license will be revoked. An Andrew gave Dubois permission to drive to Chicago where he is impaired. Dubois was ceased by county officers May 27.
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Duboin Sig
Jide Andrews
Dubois
Chicago
McMullen Fined For Double Parking In City Court
Herbert William McMullen was fined two dollars and costs before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney on a charge of double parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ftraleic
Herbert Willian McMullen
Allan Dulaney
Man who wrote book on Georgia chain gang dies
Robert Eliott Burns, author of It Was a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang, dies at 65 in Veterans Hospital East Orange New Jersey after a long illness. Burns faced a 1922 Atlanta holdup sentence, escaped the chain gang, later wrote a best selling book later filmed, and was linked to Gov Arnall who ended his prison term but declined full pardon.
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East Orange
N.J
Robert Eliott Burns
Georgia
Veterans Hospital
Burns
Union
Atlanta
Chicago
Georgia Prison Commission
New York
New Jersey
Iie
Arnall
Ellis Arnall
State Pardon and Parole Board
Clara
Mystery Blast Injures Two In East St. Louis
In East St. Louis a 28 year old man and his wife were injured when a blast blew out part of their frame home. Police alternately blamed a hidden black powder bomb or a gas leak under a radio record player. Illinois Power Co. found no gas. Mrs Green suffered severe leg cuts. her husband had minor bruises. The couple did not know of any motive.
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Associated Press
Frank Green
Ethel
Yank Sergeant Seized By Reds at Czech Border
An American sergeant and two soldiers were sightseeing near the West German Czech border when the sergeant strayed briefly into Czech territory and was arrested by Czech frontier guards. He was later seen in an arms truck headed toward the interior. US Army authorities had no comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Watcitaus
Germany
Lightning Kills Girl On Picnic In Chicago
A lightning bolt struck at a Chicago picnic killing Gladys Griffin IV. Two companions, Anita Rehling, 12, and her sister Charlotte, were also struck but not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gladys Griffin
Anita Rehling
Charlotte
Man offers baby for adoption on Detroit street
Detroit police report Willie Robinson stood on a street corner Sunday night offering to give away his 9 month old daughter Darlene. He attempted to find someone to take the baby for more than an hour before officers intervened and returned the child to her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
Willie Robinson
Darlene
Robinson
Riot at Michigan Reformatory Leaves Guards Injured
Four inmates seized two guards at the Michigan Ionia reformatory demanding to see the warden. Two guards injured, hospitalized. Prison riots contained to one building, four police squads stood by. Warden refused talks until hostages freed. Names of injured not released. Reformatory houses over a thousand inmates.
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Ionia
Mich
State Reformatory
Reformatory Hospital
Garrett Heyns
Heyns
Certified Mail Service Is Started
Postmaster General Summerfield launched the new certified mail service as a regular operation. Robert Bancroft, a 39 year old Washington, D.C. letter carrier, was honored and received a leather bound album with the new 15 cent stamp bearing his likeness. Bancroft becomes the first living employee used as a stamp model. The service offers proof of delivery for items without monetary value, with six months of delivery records kept at the local post office. This marks a shift from higher cost full registration. The service begins in Washington and expands nationwide on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Summerfield
Robert S. Bancroft
Washington, D.C
Bancroft
Post Office Department
Fractured collars appear contagious in Sapper family
Broken collar bones strike three siblings in the Sapper family on Centralia Road. Young Douglas II, 13, fractured his left collar bone after a fall from a horse three weeks ago. On the same day his cast came off, six-year-old Dale fractured his left collar bone after falling from a bicycle.
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Doug Sapper, Jr
Centralia Road
Douglas II
Douglas
Dale
Big Brother
Dallas Weekend Violence Toll Tops Twenty One
In Texas over the weekend the death toll reached at least 21 with ten killed in traffic crashes, one person from the VA drowning incident, and five victims shot. The reflective total marked an unusually high level of violence across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Stevenson Seeks More Ornery Minds at Smith College
At Smith College commencement Stevenson urged graduates to cultivate unpredictable “ornery” traits rather than conformity. He warned modern dictators aim to erase independence of judgment, stressing the need for individuals who think with open eyes and hearts to transform society. He noted the 20th century crisis will be won in the head and moral courage.
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Northampton
Mass
Adlai Stevenson
Ornery
Smith College
Athens
Stevenson
Hitler
Asia
Bus overturns on Lake Shore Drive injuring scores
A Chicago Transit Authority bus on Lake Shore Drive at Irving Park Road overturned after skidding on wet pavement. The southbound bus bounced across a center divider into northbound lanes, tipping over and smashing windows. Police and fire crews righted the vehicle and washed down spilled gasoline to reduce fire risk. no fire occurred.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Lake Shore Drive
Irving Park Road
Japs Have Trouble On Silly Haircuts
In LaiSUONOMITYA Japan hundred high school youths cott ed classes today after officials ordered hair cuts. The principal said the school would not tolerate the duck tail style imported from the United States. Boys gathered in a park as student leaders spoke on their right to wear hair like American teenagers.
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Laisuonomitya
Japan
United States
Take Inventory At Library Tuesday
Mt. Vernon Public Library will close to the public on Tuesday for the annual inventory. Work will run concurrently on improving the second floor with rubber tiling being installed.
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Mt. Vernon Public Library
Union to Go After GM Next
The United Auto Workers outline a multi facet contract with Ford, including a year delay on a stock plan, a penny hourly rise tied to efficiency, and eight cent boosts for skilled workers. The settlement adds a liberal pension up to 252.80 monthly after 40 years, one extra paid holiday yearly, triple holiday pay, improved medical benefits, and a continued cost of living pay system.
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Reuther
Bugas
Ford
UAW
Farming accident injures Floyd Dunwan near Ashley Road
Floyd Dunwan aged 70 of Ashley Road was severely hurt last Friday at 5:30 p.m. when a tractor was struck by a hanging tree limb. A disc being towed behind the tractor ran over him, dragging him about 50 feet. He suffered bruises and torn ligaments and was hospitalized before being released to return home.
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Floyd Dun Wan
Ashley Road
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Duncan
Motorist killed in Cairo traffic crash
John Miller aged 44, described as a near Cairo Negro, was fatally injured when his automobile overturned at a railroad crossing and burst into flames at the north limits of Cairo.
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Associated Press
Cairo
John Miller
One-Girl Class Emerges at Block Island High School
Elizabeth May Swanscott led the entire graduating class at Block Island High School as the town held its Sunday night baccalaureate service. Principal speaker was her father, Rev. Lew Swanscott, pastor of First Baptist Church.
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Associated Press
Block Island
R. I
Elizabeth May Swanscott
Lew Swanscott
First, Baptist Church
222 Descendants by Associated Press Pitman dies at 92
Mrs. Hattie McKinney Pitman, 92, of Bakersville North Carolina, died Saturday. She left 222 direct descendants including 10 children, 82 grandchildren, 120 great grandchildren, and 10 great great grandchildren.
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Associated Pres
Bakersville
N. C
Hattie McKinney Pitman
Peabody Coal to Acquire Sinclair Group
Peabody Coal Co directors authorize the acquisition of the Sinclair group, uniting mines in Illinois and near the Kentucky Virginia border with Sinclair trip mines in Ohio Kentucky Indiana Illinois Missouri and Oklahoma. The new firm will be a major Midwest coal producer with about 1.7 billion tons of economically minable coal via strip and underground methods.
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Chicago
Peabody Coal Co
Sinclair Group
Peabody
Illinois
Kentucky-Virginia
Sinclair Groups
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Missouri
Oklahoma
Midwest
To Close Marine League Charter
The Jefferson county detachment of the Marine Corps League will close its charter as of June 10. Until then, individuals may apply for charter membership by contacting Russell Kamper or the local recruiting office in the post office building.
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Jefferson County
Marine Corps League
Russell Kamper
Mr. Kamper
Auxiliary Police To Meet Tuesday
The Mt. Vernon auxiliary police department will hold a regular meeting Tuesday night at 7 00 o'clock in the police magistrate's office at city hall. All members of the department are urged to attend.
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Mt. Vernon
City Hall
Births in Carbondale and at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs John Warren of Carbondale welcomed a daughter born at 2 55 AM Sunday in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Dennis G Shirley of 908 South 22nd Street had a son born at 5 46 PM yesterday in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds.
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John Warren
Carbondale
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dennis G. Shirley
South 22Nd Street
Fire Scare On Main Street Causes No Damage
Firemen responded at 8 15 a m Sunday to the home of C K Ette 608 Main Street where a flue burning out caused a scare. No damage was reported.
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C. K. Ette
Main Street
Resigns Job In County Office
Mrs. Betty Wells resigned as secretary at the office of County Treasurer Kenneth Randall, effective last Saturday. Mrs. Gussie Cobb, longtime employee in the circuit clerk's office, was appointed secretary in the treasurer's office.
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Betty Wells
Kenneth Randall
Gussie Cobb
Two Year Old Driver In Car Crash A Surprise
EAST PROVIDENCE R I A two year old boy, son of Thomas H Carney, started his father s car after spotting the keys. The vehicle, left in reverse, backed into a parked car owned by Raymond E Brouillard. The infant was uninjured.
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East Providence
R. I
John Vitacolonna
Thomas H. Carney
Raymond E. Brouillard
L N Passenger Hits Caboose in East St. Louis Yard
A Louisville and Nashville passenger train collided with the caboose of a 45 car freight in East St. Louis yards injuring two crewmen. None of the 60 passengers aboard the Evansville to St. Louis service were hurt. Engineer Leo Howton and fireman L W Strupp of Evansville were injured.
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East ST. Louis
Louisville and Nashville
Evansville
Ind
St. Louis
Leo Howton
L. W. Strupp
Howton
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Gold Ring Found In Corn Field Near Walton Ville
Leslie Lewis Jr of Walton Ville located a man's gold ring stuck on a rotary hoe in a corn field after stopping to clean the tractor. The ring was recovered in the middle of the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Lewis, Jr
Walton Ville
Mr. Lewis
Runyon Irvin Escapes From State Hospital
Runyon Irvin a former Mt Vernon doctor escaped last night from the Anna State Hospital. Police say he is 47, of light brown hair blue eyes, five feet ten inches tall and 140 pounds. Authorities across Illinois have been alerted as details remain scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runyon Irvin
Mt Vernon
Anna State Hospital
Irvin
Lol
Ulinois
New Jersey
State Hospital
San Antonio
Texas
Mt. Vernon
Thellinois State Hospital
Jefferson County
Graham Preaches To 8500 In Paris Crusade Opener
Billy Graham spoke to about 8 500 Parisians at the Velodrome d Hiver in Paris launching a five day campaign. The opening session surpassed expectations as 623 attendees made decisions for Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Paris
Billy Graham
North Carolina
d'Hiver
Christ
DuQuoin Music And Art Camps Open For Season
The 14th Egyptian music camp opened under director A. T. Atwood with record enrollment as students registered from five Midwest states. The Egyptian art camp, led by Mrs. J. K. Bingle of Mt. Vernon, started its first of four weekly sessions. Both camps meet at the BuQuoin State Fair grounds.
May births and deaths reported for Mt. Vernon
Vital statistics show 63 babies born in Mt. Vernon in May with 34 females and 29 males. During the same period 28 deaths occurred. Registrar Harry L. Gregory compiled the figures.
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Mt. Vernon
Harry L. Gregory
Car Hits Mail Boxes On Route 37 North Of City
A car knocked down a number of mail boxes on state route 37 just north of the city limits. Authorities say Timothy Clark of 713 Forrest Avenue was the driver and charges will be filed later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cty
Timothy Clark
Forrest Avenue
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Clarence Kabat
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Louis Wagner
Gary McAdoo
Bob Beck
Charles Wagner
Eugene Martin
Barbara Neal
Barbara Ann Shurtz
Louise Wagner
James Grahlers
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Leitzell
Michigan Reformatory
Peabody Coal
Sinclair
Marine League Charter
Airport News
Bill Sims
Aves
Curtis-Florist
L&n
DuQuoin
Secrat
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Kenthe
Corktone
Cook’s Paints
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