Marion man Joe Long 73 dies at Marion Memorial Hospital
Joe Long aged 73 of Marion died at Marion Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home with burial in Marion cemetery. The body lies in state at Wilson Funeral Home and friends may call at any time. Survivors include wife Evelyn Long and stepson Thurmond Adams of Charleston IL. Long was with Howard and Casey Company of Marion for over fifty years.
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Joe Long
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Wilson Funeral Home
Evelyn Long
Thurmond Adams
Charleston
Long
Howard and Casey Company
Wife of Former Resident Dies in Chicago Hospital
Mrs. Lillian Garrison formerly of Des Plaines Illinois died at 10 40 pm yesterday in Columbus Hospital Chicago after several weeks illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Survivors include her husband Dr Walter Garrison of 1114 Sixth Avenue Des Plaines a former Mt Vernon resident her father William A Schmiederer of Chicago and two brothers William and Al Schmiederer
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Lillian Garrison
Des Plaines
Ill
Columbus Hospital
Chicago
Walter Garrison
Sixth Avenue
Mt. Vernon
William A. Schmiederer
William and
al Schmiederer
Dozen Names Offered For Beardsley Job
SPRINGFIELD AP More than a dozen names have been suggested to Gov. Stratton to fill the Beardsley vacancy. He will appoint the temporary successor and the GOP State Committee will nominate a candidate, likely at the Decatur convention June 18. Possible nominees include four state reps Pollack Sprague Burhans Casey and others like several Chicago attorneys Jenner Bane Schwartz Young and Justice Davis.
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Springfield
William G. Stratton
Grenville Beardsley
Stratton
GOP
Chicago
Beardsley
Albert Jenner
Charles Bane
Ben Schwartz
Illinois Young Republican Organization
Samuel H. Young
Glenview
Illinois
Supreme Court
Charles Davis
Rockford
Judge Stops Du Quoin Strike
The Circuit Court issued an injunction in Pinckneyville ending a four day strike by United Packinghouse Workers of America local 157 at Du Quoin Packing Co. Judge Richard Carter granted the injunction on a company motion. The union agreed to return to work and settle grievances under the contract. Local president William Stanhouse said the main issue was meat hauled by trucks driven by drivers not connected with the firm.
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DU Quoin, I. (Ap
Circuit
United Packinghouse Workers of America
Illinois Crude Production Up
Tulsa AP reports Oil and Gas Journal survey shows daily average crude output rose by 2,855 barrels to 6,820,405 last week. Texas gained 46,000 barrels to about 2,481,900. Illinois also increased by 800 barrels.
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Tulsa
Okla
Texas
Oil and Gas Journal
Marine Corps League Meeting Notices Printed Tonight
Members of the Marine Corps League will meet at 8:00 o clock tonight at the club rooms. Adjacent secretary states Turner Boehm Post No 4 will hold a meeting tomorrow at 7:30 o clock. All members are requested to attend.
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Marine Corps League
Bob Hill
Adj
Lee
Turner Boehm
Sam Fhillips
Fire In Subway Traps Hundreds In Acrid Smoke
In New York a tunnel fire near Grand Central trapped hundreds of subway riders in choking smoke. Passengers waited over an hour as rescuers aided hysterical crowds. eight to six people were hospitalized and service between Brooklyn Bridge and 86th Street was suspended for three hours.
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New York
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Island
86Th Street
Reverend searches Montana for missing plane that killed wife
The Rev Roy Simpkins of Carbondale plans a Montana trek with his son and a relative to find a light plane missing since Sept 25. His wife Hilda Simpkins, 45, died in the crash along with three others. the group had been traveling home from a Canadian wedding. The plane reportedly went down in the Kellogg Idaho to Missoula Montana area.
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Carbondale
Roy Simpkins
Montana
Hilda Simpkins
Simpkins
First Apostolic Church
David Froese
Carl Froese
Mattoon
Rosine Froese
Marie Tekniete
Chicago
Tekniete
Canada
Mountain County
Kellogg
Idaho
Missoula
Mont
Peach Pickers Demand Raise in San Joaquin Valley
Stockton Calif AFP union organizer Norman Smith of the AFL CIO Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee says growers will soon offer higher wages to avert crop losses from picketing. Picketing demands $1.25 an hour. field workers average $1. Picketing began last Friday as cherry crops face potential write offs. Smith aims to make the Valley a base for broader union activity nationwide.
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Stockton
Calif
Aflcio
San Joaquin Valley
Norman Smith
Aflcio Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
Smith
Afl-Cio
Shawnee Street Crossing Hearing Before I C C Tomorrow
Mt Vernon petitions for permission to reopen Shawnee street crossing over railroad tracks and run over the Seventh street route through the old car shops property. The Illinois Commerce Commission will hear the case tomorrow as railroads oppose the crossing. The city faces multiple issues in its effort to reopen the street.
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Mt. Vernon
Shawnee Street
Illinois Commerce Commission
I.C.C
Seventh Street
Survives Battle With the Bear
ENGADINE Mich AP A year old Arthur Le Gault was stitched in many places and recovering in hospital after fighting a female bear in northern Michigan He reportedly stabbed the bear in one eye with his jackknife to escape and was treated at Taquamenon General Hospital Newberry for gashes and cuts on his face arm leg and back The encounter occurred when the bear tended her cubs and attacked as he came upon them
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Engadine
Mich
Arthur le Gault
R. P. Hicks
le Gault
Taquamenon General Hospital
Newberry
Michigan
Methodist drive to aid Chilequake victims urged
The Board of Missions of the Methodist Church asked 39,236 Methodist congregations in the United States to donate what they can on June 26 to aid earthquake and tidal wave victims in Chile and other countries.
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Methodist Help
Chile
New York
Board of Missions of the Methodist Church
United States
Truman Denies Using Spy Planes in Cold War Era
Former President Truman says he and Dean Acheson rejected a 1949 1950 State Department proposal to send spy planes over Soviet territory. He admits some espionage info may have reached his desk but questions the effectiveness and risks. He also condemns Khrushchev’s recent attacks and urges unity against foreign pressure.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
White House
Dean Acheson
United States
Newsmen
Acheson
State Department
Truman
New York Times
Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Boksellers and
Khrushchev
White Free World
Cop Kills Two Bystanders In Street Shooting
In Philadelphia patrolman Robert Marinelli 27 was charged with homicide after a mistaken shot spree that killed Emanuel Thomas 35 and Louise Jones 36 while he tried to halt a street shooting. Marinelli was released on $300 bail after booking Monday night, a reversal of earlier policy.
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Philadelphia
Robert Marinelli
Marinelli
John J. Kelly
Emanuel Thomas
Thomas
Louise Jones
Town balks at piping drive-in sound through sewers
GROTON Conn AP Town Council rejected a plan by drive-in theater owners to run a wire through the storm sewer to five homes for free view of a movie. The proposal aimed to curb complaints about the theater but was deemed inappropriate.
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Groton, Conn
City Appropriates 554803 For Year In Brief
City council allocated 554803 for the year with a prior note that an audit is pending. An ordinance vacating a small unused Magnolia Avenue section between Joe Dull and Golden Hinman properties was adopted. Awaiting final state approval on street oil and rock chip contracts awarded weeks ago. implementation hinges on that clearance. Interim city engineer M J Adamson forecasts approval next week.
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Newby Avenue
Magnolia Avenue
Joe Dull
Golden Hinman
M. J. Adamson
Traffic fines issued by Police Magistrate J R Thomas
Police Magistrate J R Thomas assessed fines on several drivers including Jack L Myers Deland Florida five dollars and costs for improper passing Charles E Green Fairfield Road ten dollars and costs for driving a car with more than three people in the front seat Roy L Simpson five dollars and costs for improper passing Curtis W Gillespie Brazil Indiana eighty seven cents and costs for speeding seventy two miles per hour in a sixty five mile zone Barbara Alice Green five dollars and costs for failure to yield right of way Edwin A Smith listed costs for alls obeying a stop light
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J. R. Thomas
Jack L. Myers
Deland
Fla
Charles E. Green
Fairfield Road
Roy L. Simpson
Curtis W. Gillespie
Brazil
Ind
Barbara Alice Green
Edwin A. Smith
Attack Over Catholicism Quieted by Baptist Group
In Rochester, the American Baptist Convention rejected four moves opposing the Roman Catholic Church amid Kennedy’s Catholic candidacy. It upheld church-state separation vigilance, opposed tax funding for private schools’ transportation and salaries, and supported nonviolent protests against segregation.
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George Cornell
Associated Press
Rochester
N.Y
American Baptist Convention
Conection
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Church and State
PCAU
Quinton Ivy
Warren
R.J
Richard Curtis
Bloomfield
Ind
Egg and poultry price report from St Louis and Chicago
AP dispatch reports USDA pricing for eggs and live poultry with consumer grades and wholesale ranges. Prices for strawberries from Illinois farms run 4.50 to 6.50 per basket, mostly 6.00, with fair quality at 4.50 to 5.00.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
USDA
Illinois
Robinsons
Blakemores
Livestock prices across major market at National Stockyards
Livestock totals show 13,000 hogs with varied grade ranges and weights, cattle at 4,200 and calves at 700, sheep 600. Hog prices span 11.25 to 17.75 per pound for different weight bands and sows, boars, and light weights. Cattle include slaughter steers and heifers 24.00 to 25.75, cows 14.00 to 18.00, bulls 19.00 to 20.50, vealers 25.00 to 30.00, and other grades 14.00 to 24.00. Sheep feature spring lambs mostly 22.00 to 24.50, with various utility and old crop offerings and ewes 3.00 to 5.50.
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National Stockyards
USDA
Chicago Produce Market Reports Butter and Eggs Steady
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter prices steady with receipts at 1 983 000 and wholesale buying prices unchanged. Egg quotes barely steady to slightly lower with receipts 37 700 and grade breakdowns shown for whites and other grades.
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Chicago
Chicago Merccantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Prices Steady on Monday Receipts
Chicago poultry market reports Monday receipts of 53,000 pounds with wholesale buying prices unchanged. White rock fryers and roasters traded mostly at 26 to 27 cents per pound.
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Chicago
USDA
Picketing Grounds as IAM Strike Hits Convair Plants
U S missiles tied up as IAM walkout idles Convair plants at Warren AFB in Wyoming Offutt AFB in Nebraska and Holloman AFB in New Mexico wage demand stands at 14 cents hourly plus fringe benefits Convair reports 2375 of about 3600 workers at San Diego idle as bases show up to 5200 idle The union calls the strike effective and federal mediator Sconyers sets next talks for 2 PM PDT Wednesday
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Wyo
Offutt Afb
Neb
Atlas
Holloman Afb
N.M
IAM
Convair
San Diego
SAM
The
E. Marvin Sconyers
District Election Shifts in Illinois GOP Rifts Split County Wins
In Illinois district races, House won over Gray by under 3,000 in his home county, with Gray taking Franklin, Gallatin and Union. Knight carried Winnebago, Ogle and Stephenson, aided by intraparty GOP disputes. Several justices reelected without opposition. new nine year terms set at $30,000 annually, effective June 14.
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Franklin
Gallatin
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Illinois
Knight
State Industrial Commission
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Ogle
Stephenson
Selfisburg
Charles H. Davis
Rockford
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Monroe
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Pope
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Saline
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White
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Solfisburg
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Iroll
DeKalb
Jo Daviess
Kane
Kendall
Lee
McHenry
Whiteside
Walter W. Schaefer
Chicago
Harry Hershey
Taylorville
Springfield
George W. Bristow
Paris
Ray Klingbiel
East Moline
Joseph E
Daily
Peoria
Klingbiel
Conan
Turned Off Beer To Save Own Life
New York AP report tells how Paul Wilkin son, 24, a refrigerator repairman, used his beer knowledge to survive a basement lock in at a lower East Side tavern. He closed valves to cut the beer supply, found unconscious, then was revived and returned to finish the job.
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New York
Paul Wilkinson
Lower East Side
Wilkinson
Illinois Weather Outlook for Midweek
Partly cloudy and comfortable weather prevailed across Illinois today with warming expected Wednesday. Temperatures range from upper 60s to low 70s in the north and low 80s in the south, followed by a chilly drop into the 50s tonight. Scattered thundershowers expected Wednesday afternoon or evening in the southwestern quarter.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Tlinois
Three Counties Approve TB Tax in Southern Illinois
Jackson County voters approved renewal of the tuberculosis tax law by a two to one margin. The levy, based on county hospitalizations, is supplementary and may not exceed 73 cents per $100 property valuation, currently about 5 cents. The 10-year tax becomes permanent but can be revoked by special election. The tax also passed in Crawford and Jefferson counties.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Jackson County
Crawford County
Jefferson County
New York City Population Drops Sharp After 1950
New York City’s population has fallen by about 200,000 since 1950, with a preliminary census report showing a figure near 7.7 million. The decline reflects a shift toward suburban living, and officials note a 3 percent drop since 1950 and 1.8 percent since 1957. Arthur F. Young, regional census director, cites the trend as the primary cause.
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New York
New York City
Census Bureau
Arthur F. Young
Eisenhower First Lady Won’t Join Far Eastern Tour
Mrs Mamie Eisenhower remains hospitalized with asthmatic bronchitis at Walter Reed Army Hospital and will not accompany President Eisenhower on the Far Eastern tour. The White House said she is "getting along very nicely." The plan had called for a 10 day Russia stop as part of the trip.
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Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
White House
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Russia
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admission List
Jefferson Memorial records admit Michael Lloyd Thompson Centralia Surella Hamilton Janice Kay Webb Steven Carl Hays Randall McKinley Smith and Mrs Margfern White of McLeansboro Discharges include Joe Robert Green and Mrs Mabel Josephine Heil.
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Jefferson Memorial
Michael Lloyd Thompson
Centralia
Surella Hamilton
Janice Kay Webb
Steven Carl Hays
Randall McKinley Smith
Margfern White
McLeansboro
Joe Robert Green
Mabel Josephine Heil
Hospital Admits and Discharges List Names
Admitted: Charles Panzler, Minerva Mae Parsons, Grace E Cromeans, Betty Jo Mulkey, Jessie Louis Clark, Erlene Dell Williams, Richard Daniel Wy ciskalla, Cora Augusta Snod mith, Sue Ann Ackley, Pamela Elaine Stewart, Betty Jean Schmidtke, Michael Duane Mar low, Stephen Davis, Adele Pearson. Discharged: Patricia Sue Dillingham, Pauline Pearl Alexander, James A. Stonecipher, Earl Williamson, Thelma Jean Paisley, Charles Edward Hicks, Mrs. Rosemarie Poston and baby Rebecca Gail, Mrs. Rosie Lee Newton and baby, Douglas Charles, Mary Ellen Robbins, Cora Robbins.
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Charles Panzler
Minerva Mae Parsons
Grace E. Cromeans
Betty Jo Mulkey
Jessie Louis Clark
Erlene Dell Williams
Richard Daniel Wyciskalla
Cora Augusta Snodmith
Sue Ann Ackley
Pamela Elaine Stewart
Betty Jean Schmidtke
Michael Duane Marlow
Stephen Davis
Adele Pearson
Patricia Sue Dillingham
Pauline Pearl Alexander
James A. Stonecipher
Earl Williamson
Thelma Jean Paisley
Charles Edward Hicks
Rosemarie Poston
Birth Announcement for Tracy Jo Hayes in Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Ray Eugene Hayes of 916 North Sixth Street welcome a daughter born at 8 15 last night in Good Samaritan Hospital. The newborn weighs five pounds five ounces and has been named Tracy Jo.
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Ray Eugene Hayes
North Sixth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tracy Jo
Eisenhower Returns to West Point in Quiet Alumni Visit
President Eisenhower attended a 1915 class reunion at West Point New York while the academy marked Alumni Day. He spent the weekend renewing friendships and recalling campaigns with the 102 surviving graduates, planning another reunion for June Week ceremonies. He noted it would be his last West Point visit before retirement seven months away.
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Point
N.Y
Dwight Eisenhower
Miliary Academy
Eisenhower
Washington
West Point
Academy
New Jersey Railroads to Get Six Million Dollar Aid
Gov. Robert B. Meyner is expected to approve a six million dollar subsidy for ailing New Jersey railroads. The Assembly passed a bill by 530 to authorize commuter railroads to receive the aid, framing a rapid subsidy plan.
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Trenton
N.J
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Assembly
Uncle Sam Lacks Butter And Cheese Supplies
Washington AP reports the government began June with no butter or cheese available for sale or relief distribution. No new stock has built up under the farm price support program, but a large reserve of nonfat dry milk remains at about 185 million pounds.
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Washington
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