Death of Yewell Elmore at 59 with funeral Sunday
Yewell Elmore of 1005 21st Street died at 10 15 last night in Jefferson Memorial hospital at age 59. He was a coal miner and resident of Mt Vernon for ten years. Services set for Sunday at 2 pm in Myers Chapel with Rev Ridney Porter officiating and burial in Benton cemetery. Friends may call at Myers Chapel after 7 pm today. He was born May 4 1898 in Franklin County Illinois, son of Alvin and Defusta Elmore, married to Eciel Rowe in 1947. wife survives with one son Robert of Detroit Michigan and two grandchildren. Another son Gordon was killed in Germany in 1944.
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Eciel Rowe
Agres Lodge
Benton
Robert
Derolt, Mich
Gordon
Germany
Pilot Lands B36 After Turbulent Flight at Base
At Travis Air Force Base a B36 bomber suffered a rudder failure in flight but landed safely after two hours of holding patterns. Pilot Albert D. McKinnon of the mb squadron guided the 10 engine aircraft to a calm touchdown with 27 men aboard watching, describing the landing as beautiful.
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Albert D. McKinnon
Mb Squadron
Man Held On Forgery Charged In Paxton Case
Wayne Paul Cote, about 98, arrested in Paxton yesterday on a forgery warrant. He allegedly cashed a U S government check belonging to Nora Hayes of Mt. Vernon. Hayes and her husband Arch Hayes say the check was taken from their home during a visit by Cote. State’s Attorney Starman said Cote would likely be turned over to federal authorities in East St. Louis.
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U. S
Wayne Paul Cote
Nora Hayes
Opdyke Avenue
Mt. Vernon
Cote
East St. Louis
Veterans League and legion meetings on June 11
United Veterans League and American Legion posts announce meetings on Tuesday June 11 at 8 00 PM and 1 00 PM at the Legion Home 818 Broadway respectively with officers to be elected and issues to discuss Grace A Henry Rebekah Lodge No 292 also meets Monday June 10 at 7 30 PM in the O O F Temple with members urged to attend Audrey Render N G and Laverne Sheperd R S listed as lodge officers.
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Birth in Bluford: son weighs eight pounds one ounce
Birth announcement from Bluford reports a son born this morning at Samaritan hospital to Mr and Mrs Carl DeJournett. The infant weighed eight pounds one ounce.
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Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges at Jefferson Memorial
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Harold Wilken Caroline Hood Mona ecow Enid Elaine Schep Master Wilton Eugene yd Sabra Sue Joy Gailon James Gibbs and Benjamin Lass Maggie McCormick Sallie Payne Edith Oliger baby Jon Alan Charles sMason plus Lester Phillips Jefferson Matthews Debbie Wilson Discharges include Ova Melton and Terry Estes.
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Sallie Payne
Edith Oliger
Jon Alan
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Lester Phillips
Jefferson Matthews
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Catholics and Jews Attend Graham Crusade in NYC
In New York, Billy Graham’s Protestant crusade reports Catholics and Jews among those making decisions for Christ. Crusade officials note 14,665 have stepped forward in 24 nights, including 763 on Friday, with about 19,000 attendees at Madison Square Garden. No breakdown by faith is given. Roman Catholic leaders advise Catholics to avoid the meetings.
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Madison Square Garden
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Senate panel cuts foreign aid bill by 200 million dollars
ERNEST B VACCARO reports that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Eisenhower's foreign aid bill, trimming about 227.3 million from a 3.864 billion request. The panel authorized 3.637 billion in new spending and 500 million in reappropriations, plus a two year program for economic development loans and military aid, with provisions to aid Yugoslavia if aligned with U.S. security interests. The measure heads to the Senate floor for debate next week, with Morse and Long signaling minority opposition.
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Two Boys Play Hockey Drown Across Baltimore Area
Wilbur John Bohle Jr. a 7 year old from south Baltimore and Charles R. Bosley Jr. a 12 year old from Reisterstown both played hockey after school. Wilbur fell from a seawall into the Patapsco River and drowned while Charles sank while swimming in the Liberty Reservoir.
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Reisterstown
Wilbur
Fort McHenry
Charles
Patapsco
Liberty
Mammoth Tusk Found in Illinois Front Yard?
A curved fragment found by a gravel dredge in a pool in west central Illinois townsfolk speculate it may be part of a mammoth tusk. Mammoths roamed Illinois during the Pleistocene about 25,000 years ago with only fragments recovered.
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Til
Illinois
Hail Report On Finding MS Cause
National MS Society hails Rose Ichelson gray haired researcher at St Luke's and Children's Hospital for isolating a live microorganism she identifies as the MS culprit. She claims a skin test for MS victims and says the germ spirochaeta myelophthora is found. MS affects about 300000 in the U.S. mainly ages 30 to 45.
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National
Rose Ichelson
St. Luke's and Children's Hospital
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Poltava Institute
Russia
Progressive sclerosis described as crippling disease
The text notes symptoms of trembling, paralysis, impaired vision and speech, with a recurrent course called progressive sclerosis that leaves the victim completely helpless.
Governor Helps His Secretary Win Big Honors
In Sacramento California Governor Goodwin J Knight aided his private secretary Miss Sadie Perlin in earning national recognition. She won National Secretary of the Year and a trip to New York. Knight provided a statement praising her loyalty integrity privacy charm and prompt discreet action.
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New York
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Ike Attacks Demos GOP Dissenters Continue
The article reports ongoing GOP dissent as they resist the President's budget. Knowland misses a party conference while Bridges rests in a Washington hospital. Eisenhower defends the budget, saying it honors pledges and economic needs, with Ray Bliss noting the budget-cutting push has tapered off.
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Pilot Safe After Illinois Jet Crashes In Field
An Air Force T33 trainer ran out of fuel and crash landed in a corn field eight miles east of Springfield. Captain Jesse Green, on a flight from Eglin AFB to Chanute AFB, escaped unharmed and appeared at a farm house seeking a phone.
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Ruth Millett warns against marrying a man who belittles you
Ruth Millett cautions in a columnist reply that a young woman should leave a man who makes her feel inferior before marriage. A man who tears others down to feel powerful will not change after marriage, so ending the relation now preserves independence and self worth.
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Grease frees boy's foot after bridge accident
Twelve year old Fred Spencer had his foot stuck between a bridge abutment and a water main while he and Thomas Malone played under the Troy Waterford Bridge across the Hudson River. After an hour of effort by bystanders and another hour by Waterford firefighters and police, oil was applied and the foot slipped free.
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Balloon Explodes at Rome Fair Injuring 13
A large rubber balloon shaped like an elephant exploded during inflation at Rome's annual commercial fair. The blast injured 13 people, including workers and spectators, as the inflated balloon burst.
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Detailed Weather Report for Missouri and Surroundings
Mostly cloudy today and tonight with showers and scattered thunderstorms in the south. Cooler north, warm south with highs 58-66 north and around 80s in the extreme south. Tonight lows 50s north, 60s south. Sunday partly cloudy to cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers and little temperature change. Northwest areas cooler today with highs near 80 and 85-90 in the south. Low tonight 50 north to 60s south.
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Former Child Star Set for TV Series Role
Margaret O'Brien, after 15 years of court appearances for minor contracts, is authorized to enter a Maggie Productions deal to play the title role in a television series. She will earn 2500 dollars per episode and will own a quarter of the company.
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Margaret O’brien
Maggie Productions
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Surgeons Sew Up Baby's Heart in Illinois
An 11 month old boy, Stanley Kevin Weese of Danville, Illinois, died hours after four surgeons repaired a small hole in his heart using a heart lung machine during a Friday operation at the University of Illinois Hospital. The child, admitted February 5 for an intra ventricular septal defect, had AB positive blood donated by five Danville men.
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Howard Weese
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Elks Urge Mt Vernon Flag Day Observance
Mt Vernon Elks leader Jack Garrison urges citizens to fly the Stars and Stripes on Flag Day June 14 as part of the Show Your Colors campaign honoring 1777 adoption and Elks nationwide marking 50 years of observance. The call targets civic, fraternal and patriotic groups to participate from dawn to dusk.
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American Blonde Denies Romance With King's Son
Paris report says Jeanne Williams a New York Paris blonde in her 20s denies engagement with Mircea Carol Lambrino son of the late King Carol of Romania. She declares no plans to marry and provides no comment from Lambrino who holds the title Prince Carol after court rulings on the dynastic claim.
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Heir To Millions Can't Pay Rent, Estate Tied Up
A former New York banker heir to a vast Chicago estate says his inheritance is tied up in lawsuits and he cannot pay rent. Charles R. Aiken told Judge Michael L. Igoe that Grayeract Young Kaufman, 56, once VP at Chatham-Phoenix Bank, is virtually broke after selling shares of the 20 million dollar legacy left by Otto Young. The will's 18 shares and rising claims have delayed settlements, with 500 plus heirs involved and two months given to resolve who holds legal rights to the shares. <END>
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World Briefs Highlights From Global Dispatches
Nakat su Japan three killed two seriously injured and one missing after a fireworks factory blast destroying the plant and two houses. Rome Ansa reports Albanian coast machine guns fire on an Italian fishing boat, killing one fisherman. Zaragoa Spain a 26 year old dies and 18 children injured when a 100 pound aerial bomb from the Spanish Civil War detonates in a field near Lecinena. Paris Bourges Manoury defense minister under Mollet appears likely to lead a Bourges Manoury coalition government. Rome Premier Adone Zoli wins final parliamentary approval for a new one party minority government with CD and monarchists supporting. New Delhi influenza surge reports 2,800 new cases and first death in widespread Asian outbreak. Hong Kong state council proposes two new autonomous regions Ninghai-Hui and Kwangsi-Chuang near North Viet Nam. Tokyo Welfare Ministry notes about 80,000 Japanese affected by influenza. 1,300 schools closed or suspended in 36 prefectures and Tokyo area.
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Welfare Ministry
Boy Injured As Driver Arrested In Mt Vernon Mishaps
A ten year old boy, Billy Kirk, was injured when his bicycle collided with a car at 21st and Lamar. Evan Hungate faced reckless driving charges after his car skidded on gravel. A series of four crashes on Mt Vernon streets, including a hit and run report by Donald Scott and a rear-end collision on Tenth and Main, caused damage totaling about $125.
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Billy Kirk
Calvin Kirk
South 22Nd Street
21St
Lamar
Evan Arthur Hungate
South 21St
Hungate
Donald Brown
Mt. Vernon
Theodore Stewart
Tenth
Donald Scott
Scott
Walter Gene Tenth
Jordan
Wilson
Tenth and
Main
Shirley Ann Kirsch
Lehman Sues Over $40,000 Injury Claim
Ralph Lehman filed a $40,000 damages suit against Kenneth F. Stewart and the Stewart Grain Companyfor injuries from falling elevator parts at the grain company on January 14, 1955. Circuit Clerk Jerry B. Gott recorded the complaint. attorneys John A. Kirk and Donald G. Musick represent Lehman.
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Kenneth F. Stewart
Stewart Grain Company
Jerry B. Gott
Lehman
John A. Kirk
Donald G. Musick
House Gets Resolution For Girard Case
The House approved a resolution related to the Girard case as hearings were scheduled for Tuesday. Subpoenas may be handled by aides. Japan’s chief prosecutor Ka name Watanabe tentatively set Girard’s trial for early August with at least 15 witnesses. The United States agreed to trial by Japanese authorities, but Girard has not been turned over yet.
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