Deaths Herman Pfeffer Of Lebanon Dies
Herman V. Pfeffer 55 of Lebanon Illinois died at Barnes Hospital St Louis Tuesday night June 4 11 45. He was born in Lebanon lifelong resident and married Vida Thompson October 27 1924 daughter of Judge and Mrs D G Thompson of Mt Vernon. Funeral at Marshall Memorial Presbyterian Church Friday June 7 at 2 p m with burial in Lebanon cemetery. Calling at home 118 Madison until noon Friday. Survived by wife daughter Mrs John W Scott and one grandson of Beaumont Texas. Flowers refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman V. Pfeffer
Lebanon
Ill
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Mr. Pfeffer
Edward
Adele Pfeffer
Vida Thompson
D. G. Thompson
Mt. Vernon
Marshall Memorial Presbyterian Church
Maj Walter A Ernst Dies in Florida
Maj Walter A Ernst United States Army Retired sixty died of a heart attack in Fort Lauderdale Florida He came to Washington in 1932 as a National Automobile Dealers Association representative He served in World War I in the Marine Corps and in the Army Ordnance branch He returned to Washington after World War II as Northeast Divisional sales manager for Hudson Motor Co and later was Hudson divisional sales manager based in Detroit He was a 32nd degree Mason of the Medina Shrine He is survived by his wife Mildred M Ernst and two sisters Funeral services with full military honors were held at Fort Meyer Chapel and he was buried in Arlington Cemetery
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Walter A. Ernst
USA
Washington
D.C
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ernst
National Automobile Dealer’s Association
Marine Corps
Ordnance
Army
Northeast
Hudson Motor Co
Hudson’s
Detroit
Maj. Ernst
Medina Shrine
Chicago
Redemption Lutheran Church
Mildred M. Ernst
Mildred Sherman
Mt. Vernon
Frieda Nickerson
Hertha Johnson
San Diego
Calif
Fort Meyer Chapel
Arlington Cemetery
Teacher Exams Here June 14
An examination for teachers will be held in the County Superintendent of School's Office on Friday, June 14, beginning at 9 a.m. Persons having semester hours of college work, six of which are in education, are eligible to write. Interested parties should contact the office before that date.
Births in city add four new babies to families
Mr and Mrs Charles Vaughn 4815 Lamar welcomed a son Donald Ewing born at 431 yesterday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds fourteen ounces Mrs and Mrs Robert Hugh Evans 1806 Pace had a daughter born at 818 last night in Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds twelve ounces Mr and Mrs Edward Cyril Oliver of St Louis welcomed a son Benjamin Harold born 645 last night in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing seven pounds Mrs Harold Franklin Bruggen 707 South 21st Street welcomed a son Harold Franklin Jr born 1030 in hospital weighing eight pounds two ounces.
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Charles Vaughn
Lamar
Good Samaritan Hospital
Donald Ewing
Robert Hugh Evans
Pace
Edward Cyril Oliver
St. Louis
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Benjamin Harold
Harold Franklin Bruggen
South 21St Street
Harold Franklin, Jr
Hospital Notes and Admitted Patients Listings
Jefferson Memorials and Good Samaritan record admissions and discharges. Notable entries include Joyce Ann Oliver from St Louis, Walter Richards, Deloris Merritt, James Kennedy of Sullivan, Texas Estes, and numerous discharged patients such as Hettie Smith and Frank Coberly. Also listed are babies, spouses, and multiple family members among the discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Joyce Ann Oliver
St. Louis
Walter Richards
Deloris Merritt
James Kennedy
Sullivan
Robert K. Hall
Bloomington
Texay Estes
Hettie Smith
McLeansnore
Good Samaritan
Vern Borah
Sollie Payne
Della Smoot
Christine Shannon
Teresa Brown
James Brock
Frank Coberly
Paul Setzekorn
Kaye Holding
Jean Holding
Maurice Haager
Dora Tate
Robert Leon, Jr
Margaret Norris
Michael Lean
Doris Jengers
Randy William
Loraine Meador
Ivadine McVey
Mamm
Air travel logs route through three cities today
Gene Tumbleson flew from Alton to Mt. Vernon and on to Carbondale today with Forrestal making a flight to Evansville, Indiana this morning.
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Gene Tumbleson
Alton
Mt. Vernon
Carbondale
Forrestal
Evansville
Ind
Mt Ver Special Meeting Called In June 7 7730
A. M. calls a special meeting of the Mt Ver district in June. Fray, June 7, 7730, with references to Grand Master and district officers. Refreshments to be provided by Ralph W. Murphy and W. M. Rea.
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Mt. Ver- M. Mi Fray
Ralph W. Murphy
W. M. WM
Mt V Police Captain One of 98 Graduates
J Edgar Hoover announced the 59th FBI National Academy will graduate in Washington D C today. Ninety eight officers from 38 states and Puerto Rico complete a twelve week course, bringing total graduates to 3360 since 1935. Captain Fred E Dedman of Mr Vernon Ill is among the 98.
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Fred E. Dedman
Mt. Vernon
FBI
Quantico
Virginia
Dedman
FBI National Academy
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
D. C
Puerto Rico
National Academy
Vernon
Ill
Police Department
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Irving R. Kaufman
U. S
Southern District of
New York
William P. Rogers
J. Warren Hastings
National City Christian Church
Washington, D. C
William H. Williams
Springfield
U. S. Marine Corps
Bailey Issues Statement On Airport Issue
Virgil T. Bailey, mayor of Mt. Vernon, defends airport concerns and revocation of officials. He states no statutory bar to revoking appointments and calls for fair bidding, equal opportunity, and above board operation of all city departments and commissions. He cites airport authority records and hopes to avoid restraining orders to prevent officials from remaining in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smoot and Brehm
Airport Authority
Mt. Vernon
Virgil T. Bailey
Illinois House OKs 10 Million School Building Fund
The Illinois House approved a 10 million dollar state fund to aid districts in constructing needed classrooms. A commission would oversee building and lease to local districts, repaid via local property taxes. Gov. Stratton and the Illinois School Problems Commission endorse the plan for districts limited on bonding power.
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Springfield
Ill
Ilinois
Senate
Stratton
Illinois School Problems Commission
House
John W. Carroll
Park Ridge
Henry M. Lenard
Dchicago
Southern Illinois University
Secretary of State
Woman Doctor Shot By Husband In Death Pact Incident
CHICAGO a woman physician Dr Margaret L Stanton 48 was found dead in a car on a North Side street. Her former husband Bailey Stanton 64 wounded said he killed her and then tried to die by a death pact. He is in critical condition at Millis Masonic Hospital after being shot in the head and chest. Police describe the incident in the 3300 block Broadway as the couple recently divorced in February after 10 years of marriage and re engaging since then.
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Chicago
Margaret L. Stanton
Bailey Stanton
Stanton
Millnois Masonic Hospital
Broadway
Michael J. Franz
Dr. Stanton
Joseph Gordon
Forkosh and
Women's Children’s Hospitals
Anderson proposes 10 megaton cap on nuclear tests
Washington D C Senator Anderson urges a definite limit on annual nuclear bomb tests set at the equivalent of 10 million tons of TNT based on radioactive fallout rather than bomb size. He cites a middle ground among proposals and suggests sharing the limit among the United States, Soviet Union and Britain with monitoring devices detecting testing activity from afar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anderson
D-Nm
United States
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Special Atomic Energy Subcommittee
Soviet Union
Britain
Grasshoppers and Snakes Featured in Semantic Menu
Grasshoppers and snakes headline a semantic smorgasbord led by Dr. Paul Hunsinger at Southern Illinois University. The menu includes fried grasshoppers, snake meat, snails, and dried squid, served without entree names to show how words and things differ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Ill
Paul Hunsinger
Southern Illinois University
Advanced Semantics
Ask Sheriff To Stop Gamblers at May Term Meeting
Edwardsville IL May term county grand jury urged Sheriff Kenneth T. Ogle to exert full authority after hearing testimony on gambling and illegal activities. The panel also pressed liquor commissioner Gus Haller to monitor taverns for gambling prostitution and minor liquor sales. Ogle said reports would be investigated if any exist, and Haller reported no liquor complaints in taverns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardsville
Ill
Madison County
Kenneth T. Ogle
Gus Haller
Ogle
Haller
VFW Protests Jap Trial For GI
Philadelphia County Council Veterans of Foreign Wars passes a resolution protesting the Defense Department decision to let Japanese courts try American soldier William S. Girard for the rifle range slaving of a Japanese woman. Col. Colbert C. McClain says the council, with delegates from 68 posts, adopted the measure Wednesday night. He adds soldiers feel abandoned by the striped pants boys of the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County Council
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Defense Department
William S. Girard
Colbert C. McClain
McClain
State Department
Mayflower II Reaches 85 Miles Southwest of Bermuda
The Mayflower II under Cmdr. Alan Villiers reported steady progress toward Plymouth, Massachusetts in its replica voyage. She sits about 85 miles southwest of Bermuda, steering northwest at four to five knots with all well.
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London
Bermuda
Plymouth
Mass
Alan Villiers
Federal court asked to intervene in Girard habeas case
U S Attorney and defense lawyers spar over jurisdiction as Army guard James Girard, 21, detained pending review of Japanese court claims. Carroll seeks U S habeas relief arguing American primary jurisdiction applies. hearing set after delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard
Ottawa
Naka Sakai
Ilegal
United States
Japan
Carroll
Air Force
Labroad
Illinois signs relief appropriation amid budget delay
Gov Stratton signs a 9.2 million dollar relief appropriation to fund state aid programs through June 30 until the two year budget money becomes available. Also signed are four public aid bills including removing the 65 dollar monthly blind pension ceiling in favor of need based grants and tightening broker license requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Stratton
Plan for Egyptian Syrian Union Confirmed by Officials
In Damascus on Wednesday Premier Sabri Assali stated his government is definitely determined to unite Syria and Egypt in a federal union. Both Assali’s government and Egyptian President Nasser, aligned with the Soviet bloc, have long discussed such a union.
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Damascus
Sabri
Assali
Syria
Egypt
Nasser
Soviet Union
West
Three Illinois State Police officers promoted promptly
Springfield based promotions announced by Police Chief William Morris include Thomas L. O Connor of Springfield advancing to assistant superintendent at the central office, Donald J Lehmann of Pontiac becoming captain, and Frank Mowery of Fairbury rising to lieutenant.
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Springfield, Tl. W
Illinois
William Morris
Thomas L. O'Connor
Springfield
Donald J. Lehmann
Pontiac
Frank Mowery
Fairbury
Yank Picks Japanese As Lawyer
The Army announced Girard asked Maj. Stanley F. Levin to serve as personal legal adviser. In Ottawa Girard’s brother said he hired Earl J. Carroll to defend him, planning a writ of habeas corpus in Washington to challenge the trial in Japan and seeking an injunction to stop transferring him to Japanese authorities. Carroll argued the case raises constitutional rights and noted Eisenhower would monitor for possible injustices.
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Army
Girard
Stanley F. Levin
Hollywood
Calif
Levin
Judge Advocate’s
1St Cavalry Division
Ottawa
Louis Girard
Earl J. Carroll
Air Force
Carroll
New York
Naka Sakai
Japan
United States
U.S
State
Defense Departments
Washington
Tsuyoshi Inukai
Hayashi
jGuard
Corporate Tax Boost Back On House Agenda
Illinois House revived a corporation tax hike bill by Rep. John Morris to increase franchise taxes to a quarter percent, aiming to boost school aid. The measure passed 90 to 66 after a Revenue Committee defeat, with supporters arguing extra funds aid grades and high schools and opponents warning against deterring industry. Morris plans amendments to still yield about 29 million annually.
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Springfield
Til
Illinois House Today
John Morris
Chadwick
Morris
House ‘Revenue Committee
Stratton
John Lewis
Marshall
Illinois
Local writer Adolph B. Suess dies at 92
Belleville obituary notes writer and former co publisher of the old weekly St Louis Gazette Adolph B Suess died Tuesday at age 92. He was a longtime figure in local journalism and literature.
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Belleville, I.vy
Adolph B. Suess
A St. Louis Gazette
Tuesay
Merchants Would Preserve Part Of Sales Tax
SPRINGFIELD Ill A bill to let merchants keep 2 percent of sales and use taxes as pay for collecting the taxes passed the Illinois Senate and moved to the House Sen Robert Cherry said it would cost the state more than five million dollars annually but others argued retailers face collection expenses for forwarding funds to the Revenue Department
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illiinois Senate
House
Robert Cherry
D-Chicnen
State Revenue Department
Marion Woman Killed In Crash
A Marion Illinois collision at routes 148 and 13 resulted in the death of Mrs. Lette Shade, 63, serious injuries to her husband Roy Shade, 64, and injuries to four others including truck driver France Reeves, 55, and passengers Betty Danfee, 27, Ruth Finn, 35, and Novela Barger, 40, with Danfee a daughter of the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ill
Lette Shade
Roy
France Reeves
Betty Danfee
Pontiac
Mich
Ruth Finn
Fairfield
Calif
Novela Barger
Harrisburg
Woman Dies of Burns in Bradley Incident
Mrs Veronica Difiglia, 45, died from burns after her dress caught fire, reportedly from a cigarette. The Bradley resident lived in a nearby renter court and died today in Kankakee Illinois.
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Kankakee
Veronica Difiglia
Bradley
Missouri Weather Outlook With Rain Across State
Partly cloudy to Friday with scattered showers or thunderstorms in the southeast this afternoon. Widely scattered showers or storms tonight and Friday afternoon. Highs near 85 to 95, lows in the 60s. Illinois forecast shows warm humid conditions with showers and storms, including a Wednesday night move across the north. Moline reported about a half inch of rain, with lesser amounts reaching Rantoul and the Wisconsin border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
State
Heart Attack Kills Swimmer At Webster Groves Pool
Adrian Timothy Guckenheim, 14, swam the length of a 30 foot pool at a Webster Groves swimming party before returning underwater. He collapsed after climbing out and walking a few steps. The St Louis County coroner ruled death by a heart attack induced by extreme exertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Adrian Timothy Guckenheim
Webster Groves
St. Louis County
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon market prices show Wheat at 1.95, Soybeans 2.20, and Corn 1.18 quoted this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Itchy skin remedy ad proclaims fast relief and germ killing
An advertisement promotes a topical itch remedy named Itch-Me Not that claims to deaden itch within minutes and kill germs on contact. The product is marketed as suitable for eczema ringworm insect bites and surface itches and is guaranteed locally by Ross & Small Drug.
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Ross & Small Drug
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Herman Pfeffer
W. A. Ernst
Florida
Airport News
A. PF
A. M
Mt. V
Bailey
OK Lease
VFW
Federal Court
Saudi Arabia
Oliver Gash
Gash
Earl Carroll
Dayton M. Harrington
Dorothy
Peoria, Ill
James D. Reynolds
Elliott Young
Defense
Wilson
Brucker
Louis
State and Justice Departments
Duties
Mack’s Cafe
10Th St
Midnite
Plan Egyptian
Syrian Union
Yank
Truman
Margaret Daniel
Daniels
Clifton Daniel
New York Times
Derusto
Derustite
Midstate Chemical Co
Aer Ud
China
Gift Chest Jewelers
Vernon, Fll
Long
Associated PA
Albuquerque
Maer
Mils-St. Paul
New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
Ore
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Tampa
Traverse City
Rockford Moline
Peoria
Rantoul
Quincy
Vandalia Springfield
Scott Air Base
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