Truman riffs on air power and old comrades in Springfield
President Truman, with WWI buddies in Springfield, rejects costly jet programs as overblown. He toured Shrine Mosque events, met Battery D veterans, attended a memorial, and joked about being too old for square dancing after a busy reunion schedule with a Drum artillery unit.
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Navy
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Springfield
35Th Division
Shrine Mosque
129Th Field Artillery
Washington
Ike Forces Indiana Delegation Shift In Convention Chase
The piece reports Ike compelled delegation shifts in Indiana, triggering fears of a July 7 Chicago convention contest. It notes Taft-dominated forces and Eisenhower backers trading gains, with Nebraska resurvey altering ballots, and AP tallies showing Taft leading in the GOP count while Kefauver and Kerr gain for the Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eisenhower
Robert Grant
Texas
Indiana
Nebraska
Taft
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Associated Press
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Kefauver
Kerr
Richard Russell
Georgia
Russell
W. Averell Harriman
Doris Morlan Sues Husband for Divorce in Circuit Court
Doris Morlan filed suit for divorce against Chester Morlan in circuit court here charging cruelty. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Clifton. The couple married December 24 1949 and separated March 30 1952. Judge Morton F. Dorothy represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
June Morlan
Chester R. Morlan
Clifton
Morton F. Dorothy
Meetings and gatherings at Mt Vernon Lodge and allied groups
Meetings scheduled for June 9 1952 include Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 AF and AM at 7 30 pm for third degree work with all members urged to attend visiting brethren welcome H Whitaker WM and Wm E Reavis Secretary also American Legion Jefferson Post 141 to meet at the Legion Home 818 Broadway at 8 pm with refreshments after Roy Britton Commander Ray Hefley Adjutant and Grace A Henry Rebekah Lodge regular session on Monday at 8 pm all members and visitors welcome Myrtle Highsmith NM Shirley Heischmann Rec Secretary listed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Lodge
A.M
H. Whitaker
W. M
American Legion
Jefferson Post No. 141
Legion Home
Broadway
Roy Britton
Ray Hefley
Grace A. Henry Rebekah Lodge
Myrtle
Highsmith
N. M
Shirley
Heischmann
Rec
Sec
Executor's Notice of Claim Date for Mary C. Thompson
The undersigned as Executor of the last will and testament of Mary C. Thompson deceased gives notice that a claim may be filed against the estate on or before August 4. This notice is issued by Farry G. Thompson as Executor and Pewitt and Woodruffy at the National Bank Building, Vernon. The date and details appear from the formal probate notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oeanne
Magate
Mary C. Thompain
Haying
Mary OC
Fanfare Follows Proclamation for Queen Elizabeth II Coronation
London marked the proclamation fixing June 2, 1953 as the coronation date for Queen Elizabeth II with royal pageantry. Scarlet heralds read the date while crowd gathered and TV broadcast the ceremony from Buckingham Palace. The queen signed the proclamation at Buckingham Palace to set the hourslong event in motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Elizabeth II
Court of
St. James
Buckingham Palace
Sir George Bellew
St. James’s
Allies Hit Communist Rail Lines In Korea Air Strike
Allied jet fighters claim nine Communist jets shot down with no Allied losses in the past week as fighter bombers target railway supply routes from Kanggyo near Manchuria to Huichon. Rail lines cut in 32 spots, three bridges destroyed, 26 freight cars knocked out. Marine pilots support ground troops and Eighth Army reports light action along a 155 mile front with Chinese casualties.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Kanggyo
Huichon
Eighth Army
Korangpo
Gorilla Learns to Pick Cage Locks
New York June 7 Sumaili a gorilla at the Bronx Zoo from the Belgian Congo has learned to pick locks. She has opened two cage doors using improvised tools but the doors separate her indoor and outdoor spaces, and she is moved back before further locks can be attempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Sumaili
Bronx
Belgian Congo
Zoo
Cheaper Furlough Fares Extended
Washington reports extended cut rate rail fares for furloughed servicemen. Coach travel remains tax exempt at 2.025 cents per mile, saving up to one cent per mile, with the program extended to June 30, 1953 for military personnel paying their own way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Association of American Railroads
Predict All Jet Air Force in Five Years
Tokyo June 7 James H Doolittle, veteran Tokyo raid leader and aviation expert, asserted the United States will possess an all jet air force in five years. He spoke before departing for the U S after visiting Air Force centers in Japan and Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokyo
James H. Doolittle
U. S
Doolittle
United States
Japan
Korea
106 Battle Casualties In Korea Reported
The Defense Department identified 106 additional battle casualties in Korea in List No. 580. It reports 22 killed, 78 wounded, and six injured.
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Associated Prem Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Campbell Funeral for Mrs Thelma Campbell Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Thelma Marjorie Campbell will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p m at Myers Chapel. The Rev S E Cole and the Rev Bird Green will officiate with burial in Bethel Memorial cemetery. The body may be viewed at Myers Chapel after 1:00 p m Monday. Mrs Campbell, wife of J O Campbell, resided in Texico and died at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 4:20 a m yesterday.
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Thelma Marjorie Campbell
Myers Chapel
S. E. Cole
Bird Green
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Harrowing Trip for the Engineer
In Kansas City yesterday a fast passenger train on its Omaha to Kansas City run narrowly missed a car near Hiawatha then struck a car, killing two women Mrs F P Ruhl and Mrs Fred Youngman before hitting a dump truck at Kansas City and killing its driver Earl F Jenkins. Engineer Hugh M Herbst, 65, of Kansas City, reported the near miss and crash sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City
Kas
Omaha
Hugh M. Herbst
Missouri
Hiawatha
F. P. Ruhl
Ruhl
Fred Youngman
Sigma Kappa Sorority
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Earl F. Jenkins
Hotel Fire Sends Dozens Flee Johnstown Downtown
Nearly 100 guests escaped unharmed from a fast spreading four story hotel blaze in downtown Johnstown Pennsylvania. Firemen reported no casualties though four guests and four firefighters were overcome by smoke after a two and a half hour battle at the Vendome Hotel. Most evacuees used fire escapes and ladders in their night clothes.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Hotel Vendome
Red daughter kills father in cultural team clash
Independent Chinese papers report in Kaiping, Kwangtung Province, a Communist daughter, mocked by her anti-Red father as she led a cultural working team, killed him by smashing his head with a chair. Security police exonerated her, praising her for not being bound by family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hong Kong
China
Kaiping
Kwangtung Province
Theft Attempt Reported Here
A burglary attempt was reported to Mt. Vernon police headquarters yesterday afternoon. James Barker of 512 South Seventh said someone pushed a side door in at his apartment and entered, but he knew of nothing missing.
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Mt. Vernon
James Barker
South Seventh
Hospital Notes and Admits at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
Good Samaritan records admit Rex Ray Newton and several others including Wanda Juandola and infant Stephen Lee Williams, with multiple discharges listing Fern Willoughby and Ada Burke among others. Jefferson Memorial notes admissions of Ronald Sweetin and Chester Morlan and discharges of James Breeze and Sarah Hayes among others.
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Good Samaritan
Rex Ray Newton
Bill Pigg
Raymond Gale Boone
RFD
Wanda Juandola
Benjamin Laur
Fern Willoughby
Martha Dare
Darlene Tucker
Ada Burke
Lynn Trotter
Stephen Lee Williams
Melinda Redwine
Jefferson Memorial
Retha Fairchild
Ronald Sweetin
Ina
Vina Carroll
Bluford
Chester Morlan
Ronald White
J. D
Burial Today for Neal E Ammons in California
Graveside services were held in Bakersfield California for Neal Edward Ammons 53 a former Mt. Vernon resident who died in Bakersville Monday Funeral services were held in Bakersville Thursday and burial was today at Forest Lawn Memorial Park He is survived by his wife Hazel and son Bobbie Vernon Ammons of 273 Hermosa Drive Bakersfield
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Bakersfield
Calif
Neal Edward Ammons
Mt. Vernon
Ammons
Bakersville
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Hazel
Bobbie Vernon Ammons
Hermosa Drive
Sheriff Warns Against Illegal Fireworks in Jefferson County
Sheriff Roy Taylor warns residents about selling and shooting illegal fireworks in rural Jefferson County. A cherry bomb near the ball park last night scorched yard leaves but caused no damage. Boys also tossed firecrackers during a game. arrests will follow for sellers or shooters of illegal fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Taylor
Jefferson County
Ball Park
Taylor
Firearms Display At Ma sonic Hall By Egyptian Gun Club
Antique and modern firearms were displayed today at the Ma sonic Hall under the Egyptian Gun Collectors Club. The show marks the club’s first anniversary and runs again tomorrow with firearms dating from the 15th century to modern sporting arms on view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Egyptian Gun Collectors Club
Gun Collectors Club
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Bill Pigg of 822 Warren Avenue welcomed a baby girl born at 426 am weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces. The infant remains unnamed. Mr and Mrs Raymond Gale Boone of RFD 5 Mr Vernon welcomed a baby boy born at 311 am, also unnamed.
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Bill Pigg
Warren Avenue
Good Samaritan Hospital
Raymond Gale Boone
RFD
Vernon
Wheat Variety Meeting at Wagner Farm June 11
Farmers of Jefferson county will observe seven wheat varieties Thorne Royal Seneca Saline Vigo Fairfield and Butler growing on Herman Wagner farm 14% miles north and 2 miles west of Scheller in Bald Hill township Wednesday June 11 at 9 30 am. Professors Scott and Templeton of the University agronomy staff will discuss characteristics and wheat care. Frank Andrews will demo a grain drier for small grains. Farm Adviser Don Lee says the field meeting aims to boost wheat yields and urges rotation participants to attend.
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Jefferson County
Herman Wagner
Scheller
Bald Hill Township
Thorne
Royal
Seneca
Saline
Vigo
Fairfield
Butler
W. O. Scott
John Templeton
University
Agronomy
Frank Andrews
Agricultural Engineering Department
Don Lee
Wagner Farm
First Ev U B Church Service Schedule and Licenses
The First Evangelical United Brethren Church at 17th Street and Casey Avenue lists services including Holy Communion at 10 45 a m and Evangelistic service at 7 30 p m with Sunday School at 9 45 a m Youth Fellowship 6 30 p m and midweek prayer meeting plus choir practice. A daily Vacation Bible school runs 1 30 p m to 4 00 p m Monday to Friday. Marriage licenses issued to David Baldwin and Precious Evelyn Hamilton and to Robert E Lindquist and Sandra Ellen Granger.
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EV. U. B
17Th St
Casey Ave
F. Murray Haworth
S. 16Th St
M. E. Berry
Fairfield Road
Ora Malone
David Baldwin
Milwaukee
Wis
Precious Evelyn Hamilton
Mt. Vernon
Robert E. Lindquist
St. Louis
Sandra Ellen Granger
Allegan
Mich
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Rat National Bank Bldg
Iernon
Gorilla
Campbell
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Neal E. Ammons
Carolyn St. Clair
Lightwin
Evinrude
De-Witt-Maxey
New Holland
John Deere
Joe Mosley
Benoist Bros
Atlas Aire
King City Gas
R. B. Fickbohm
9Th Street
King Ma
Wiles Ai
raaGys
T Eiay
MT. Vernon High School
Optimist Club
Zaebe
Ace
THE
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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