Deaths Garrison Rites At 2 P.M. Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. LiJ rs Garrison will be at 2:00 Friday at the Oehler Funeral Home in Des Plaines, Illinois. Burial will be in Memory Gardens in Arlington Heights. Mrs. Garrison, who lived in Des Plaines, died at 10:40 p.m. Monday in Columbus Hospital in Chicago. Survivors include her husband, Dr. Walter H. Garrison of Des Plaines, a former Mt. Vernon agent.
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LiJrs Garrison
Ae Oehler
Des Plaines
Ill
Buria
Memory Gardens
Arlington Heights
Garrison
Columbus Hospital
Chicago
Walter H. Garrison
Des A Anes
Mt. Vernon A En
Mrs Eva Smith Dies In California
Funeral services for Mrs Eva Farraham Smith a former Mt. Vernon resident were held June 1 in Los Angeles Burial was in Forest Lawn cemetery She was 94 and died May 30 at her home in Los Angeles She was first married to Will Coats who died in 1914 and later married Henry Smith She belonged to Central Church of Christ Mt Vernon Rebekah Lodge
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Eva (Farraham) Smith
Mt. Vernon
Los Angeles
Calif
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Hester Ashworth of Kell Passes. Funeral Friday
Hester Ashworth died at St. John's Sanitorium in Springfield. Funeral services set for 2:00 p.m. Friday at Kell Baptist Church with Rev. John Maulding officiating. Burial in County Line cemetery. Body lies in state at L. R. Osborn Funeral Home in Kell after 4:00 p.m. Thursday. Survivors include two sons Archie and Paul, a stepson Hershel Ashworth, a stepdaughter, and several siblings and grandchildren.
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Hester Ashworth
Kell
St. John’s
Springfield
Kell Baptist Church
John Maulding
County Line
L. R. Osborn
Charles Alvis
George Alvis
Mt. Vernon
Goldie Ashworth
Saybrook, Ill
Nell Boyd
Dalton City
Lark A Barker of McLeansboro Dies at 78
Lark A Barker 78 died at his home near McLeansboro. Funeral Thursday at Little Springs Primitive Baptist church southwest of McLeansboro with burial in the adjoining cemetery. He was born June 8 1882 in Hamilton County and survived by wife Victoria Hall two sons Paul Barker and Ralph. a brother Dock. three half sisters five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He belonged to Masonic Lodge Walpole Illinois and Modern Woodmen of America.
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Lark A. Barker
McLeansboro
Little Springs Primitive Baptist Church
Mr. Barker
Hamilton County
Allen and
Caroline
Anderson) Barker
Victoria Hall
Paul Barker
Dale
Ralph
Galesburg
Dock Barker
East St. Louis
Masonic Lodge of
Walpole
III
Modern Woodmen of America
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted and Discharged List
Jefferson Memorial admits Leota Samantha Lampo Lucy Morgan and discharges Steven Carl Hays Janice Kay Webb Willis Keele Dix Betty Jo Clark and baby Dixie Mae. Good Samaritan admits Josephine Igna towski Helen Mae Stevens Woodrow Wilson Greer Lillian Hayse Pauline Thompson Jesse Hampton Alberta Croy Peg Wilson Ernest Lin ga Mark Hayes Mabel Gersbacher Nettie Mooney. Discharges include Donald Weber Pamela Stewart Jesse Hampton Michael Marlow Jean Freeman Nedra Hayes baby Tracy Jo Jessie Clark Zelda Fike Betty Schmidtke James Audt Sarah Purgley Jane Wells Flora Nolta.
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Jefferson Memorial
Leota Samantha Lampo
Lucy Morgan
Steven
Carl Hays
Janice Kay Webb
Willis Keele
Dix
Betty Jo Clark
Dixie Mae
Good Samaritan
Josephine Mary Ignatowski
Helen Mae Stevens
Woodrow Wilson Greer
Lillian Opal Hayse
Pauline Thompson
Jesse J. Hampton
Alberta K. Croy
Peggy Jean Wilson
Ernest Omer Linga
Mark Lee Hayes
Mabel Lucile Gersbacher
Nettie Mooney
Birth of daughter Judith Louetta to Mr and Mrs Hadley Wood
Mr and Mrs Hadley Wood of RFD 1 Wayne City announce the birth of a daughter at Good Samaritan Hospital. The baby arrived at 7 18 o clock weighing five pounds nine ounces and has been named Judith Louetta.
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Hadley Wood
RFD 1
Wayne City
Good Samaritan Hospital
Judith Louetta
Varnell Rebekah Lodge to Meet Honor Father’s Day Eve
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 206 to hold regular season gathering Thursday evening in observance of Father’s Day. Odd Fellows and Rebekas invited. Federated Club notices indicate Mildred Sherrod and Celestia Wann hosting at 513 Gran- da, with attendance urged. DessA Hall presides.
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Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 206
Odd Fellows
Rebe
Naomi Py Bogan
Res Rec
Mildred Sherrod Rol Fearce Hae
Meta
Celestia Wann
Dessa Hall
Deadlock in Strike Over Atlas Rocket Plants
San Diego Calif AP negotiations stalled in a crippling strike against the Atlas missile program as Convair denies union dues collection and seeks to protect workers benefits. IAM says morale remains high while engagement across California bases and Cape Canaveral suffers layoffs and plant walkouts.
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San Diego
Calif
Convair
C. Z. Lindsay
International Assn. of
Radical
Convair i
General Dynamics
California
IAM
Lindsay
Conviar
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Warren Afb
Wyo
Vandenberg Afb
Offutt Afb
Neb
Edwards Afb
Three Divorce Actions Filed in Circuit Clerk Office
Three divorce suits are filed in Circuit Clerk Jerry B. Gott’s office. Lucille Pierce accuses Harry Lynn Pierce of adultery and seeks custody of a minor. They married April 28, 1958. Mary Lynn Robison seeks divorce from Everett Robison for cruelty and custody of a minor. they married November 29, 1958 and separated January 1. Jean Adams Dial sues Gordon W. Dial for cruelty. they married in October 1957 and separated January 22, 1960. she also seeks custody of a minor child.
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Jerry B. Gott
Lucille Pierce
Harry Lynn Pierce
Mary Lynn Robison
Everett Robison
Jean Adams Dial
Gordon W. Dial
Castro Tries To Force Soviet Oil On 2 U S Firms
In Havana the Cuban government moves to pressure two American oil firms Standard of New Jersey and Texaco and British Shell after they refused a government order to refine Soviet crude. The regime may deny dollar exchange to buy Venezuelan crude, forcing losses or shutdowns, while refineries face seizure.
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Havana
U. S
Standard of New Jersey
Texaco
Cuban Petroleum Institute
Cuba
British Shell
Fidel Castro
Dollar Exchange
Institute
Seek Compromise On School Bill
The Senate sent a federal aid to education bill to a Senate House committee by unanimous consent to iron out differences. The Senate had approved a two year 1.86 billion plan with grants for school construction and teachers salaries. The House approved a four year 1.3 billion program using federal funds only for school construction.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
House
Markets Rally Amid Mixed Gains Across Sectors
Wall Street on a higher close with profit taking in rails and motors. About 3.6 million shares traded, down from 3.71 million. Major gains by New York Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, Southern Railway, Illinois Central. IBM up about 9, Universal Match up over 4, NAFI up over 2, Raytheon and Zenith above 2. Airlines and tobacco names edged higher. government bonds slipped slightly.
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NEW York
New York Central
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southern Railway
Illinois Central
Chrysler and
Western Union
Jones & Laughlin
Raytheon
Zenith
NAFI
Universal Match
Chicago Butter and Eggs Steady at Mercantile Market
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter steady with receipts 1,815,000 and wholesale prices unchanged. Eggs show little change with receipts 54,600 and price breakdown by grade and size, including A whites at 30 percent and mixed, mediums, standards, and dirties all near the 27–44 percent range.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Poultry Receipts and Prices Reported
Chicago poultry market report shows yesterday's live weight receipts near 000 lbs with wholesale price changes from 1 lower to % higher. White Rock fryers cited at 2143-22 and roasters at 26.
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Chicago
USDA
Market notes from Chicago futures and grain prices
AP report from Chicago shows no wheat or soybean sales. Corn No 2 yellow quoted at 1.2444. Grades for oats and barley listed with options and prices including 1.15 to 1.25 for barley and 92 to 1.05 for feed barley. Soybean oil noted at 88 sb Ka.
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Chicago
Livestock prices at National Stockyards report
AP market bulletin from National Stockyards lists hogs, cattle, and sheep pricing. Hogs mainly 17.50 to 18.75 per cwt for various weights with many near 17.00 to 17.60, sows 14.25 to 15.25, boars 11.50 to 12.75. Cattle and calves show bids from 14.00 to 25.00 per cwt, vealers 25.00 to 29.00, and mixed yearlings 21.75 to 25.00. Sheep ranges include 18.00 to 24.00 for lambs.
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National
U.S
Eggs and live poultry prices unchanged in St. Louis
St Louis AP reports eggs and live poultry prices remain the same with no changes listed. No shifts in supply or demand noted, and market activity appears quiet.
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ST. Louis
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Show Soybeans and Wheat Decline
Mt Vernon report lists soybeans at 1.97, wheat 1.67, and corn 1.08 for this afternoon. In Chicago USDA notes rough berry quotes for strawberries from Indg Robinsons Dixielands and Blakemores at 5.50 to 6.50 with small fair quality 4.00 to 4.50.
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Mt. Vernon
Chicago
USDA
Police Court Fines From Magistrate R Thomas Session
Fines in police court by Magistrate R Thomas include Kenneth Clark Hicks five dollars and costs for careless driving Edward M York five dollars and costs for failure to yield Noelan B Shell hundred dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated Louis J Quintenz ten dollars and costs for speeding Robert L Wilson five dollars and costs for driving a truck without a safety sticker James Smith five dollars and costs for driving without operator s license
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R. Thomas
Kenneth Clark Hicks
Edward M. York
Opdyke
Noelan B. Shell
Wayne City
Louis J. Quintenz
Marion
Robert L. Wilson
Salem
James Smith
Caruthersville
Gray Says Southern Illinois Won't Be Atomic Dump Site
Rep Kenneth J Gray announced that southern Illinois will not be used to store atomic waste. He cited Atomic Energy Commission guidance opposing dumping in pumped out oil wells or abandoned mines and noted three local atomic installations could pose future disposal questions. Gray pledged continued opposition to southern Illinois as a dumping ground.
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Washington
Kenneth J. Gray
D-Ill
Ilinois
Gray
Illinois
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Chicago
Southern
Illinis
Woman's Lover Acquitted In Sniper Slaying Case
In Painesville Ohio a jury acquitted Floyd Hargrove of first degree murder in the Christmas Eve killing of Charles R Clark husband of Hargrove's lover Lois Clark. The trial spanned over three weeks with a late confession retracted after a polygraph. The defense argued the shot came from an unidentified bystander and blamed a stray bullet.
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Painesville
Ohio
Floyd &, Targrave
Charles R
Clark
Hargrove
Murer
Clark Homesin
Brunet
Lois
Chardon
Willoughby
Golconda Seeks Public Housing Expansion Plan
Golconda Illinois hosts a Public Housing Administration survey this week as the first step toward at least 20 low rent units. The agency has authorized up to 17 000 per unit for 20 units. survey costs run about 1 000. County residents urge 15 to 20 more homes in the county.
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Golconda, Ill
Public Housing Administration
Golconda
Cur Salesman Flies From Manasquan Auto Dealer Builds Airstrip
Richard Davis, a Manasquan dealer known for selling autos, despises road traffic and has built a 1,000 foot airstrip at the rear of his property. He uses a single engine plane for frequent business trips, reflecting his uncommon approach to commerce.
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Manasquan
N. J
Richard Davis
Fulbright backs ratification of Japan security treaty before Ike visit
Senator J William Fulbright chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voiced full support for approving the new U S Japan security treaty ahead of President Eisenhowers June 19 trip to Tokyo. He said no opposition in the Senate to ratification and urged action before June 13 if possible.
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Ernest
Vaccaro Washington
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
Eisenhower
Japan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Tokyo
White House
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Russell B. Long
D-La
Nixon
Venezuela
Litterbug First To Climb Peak
An Annapurna expedition reached the 24 000 foot summit in west central Nepal only to find a dirty handkerchief left by a Nepalese guide and a companion who had gone ahead to top the peak. The team returned to Katmandu with the incident disclosed.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Annapurna 4
Miss Stratton Returns from Tornado Relief Duty
Barbara Stratton, secretary of the Jefferson county Red Cross Chapter, has come home after a month of special duty in the Oklahoma tornado disaster area. She helped in Mc Alester Wilburton and Ada where relief claims for a four county area were processed while volunteers ran the local Red Cross office.
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Barbara Stratton
Jefferson County
Red Cross
Oklahoma
Miss Stratton
McAlester
Wilburton
Ada
Vounteer
Rockefeller Breakfasts At White House Continued Talk
Rockefeller and Eisenhower spent over an hour at breakfast and about 15 minutes in the Oval Office discussing world affairs. They touched on the U2 spy plane controversy and Eisenhower’s Far East trip, with Rockefeller noting Japanese protests but supporting the President’s planned visit.
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Eisenhower
Rockefeller
White House
Far East
Japan
Adlai Stevenson to Speak at Tinois Star Bar Meet
Adlai Stevenson the former Democratic presidential candidate will speak at the 84th annual meeting of the Tinois Star Bar Association in Waukegan on June 23. The announcement came Tuesday.
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Adlai
Springfield, Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Tinois Star Bar Assn
Waukegan
Weather outlook details heat wave pattern in coming days
Report notes a sunny but cool day with temperatures in the 50s overnight and a gentle rise. Thursday expected to be partly cloudy and warmer. Five day forecast shows temperatures about three to five degrees above normal with highs from the north to around 90 in the south.
Five Day Weather Forecast Reading Warm Trend Notice
Timeis temperatures will average 3 to 5 degrees above normal. Normal highs and lows are given for north and south zones. A warming trend is expected Thursday and Friday with little change Saturday and Sunday and cooler Monday. Precipitation totals around one inch in showers Friday and Saturday and in the northwest Thursday.
Fire Fighting Demonstration Near Crab Orchard Refuge
Harrisburg hosts a four day forest fire fighting devices demonstration from June 14 to June 17. About 200 representatives from several north central states will attend a field meeting of Forest Service Region Nine fire committee at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge east of Carbondale. Paul St Amant, Shawnee National Forest forest supervisor in Harrisburg, is host.
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Harrisburg
Forest Service
Region Nine
Crab Orchard
Carbondale
Paul St. Amant
Shawnee National Forest
Linois
Firemen Called To City Park Fire
Mt. Vernon firemen were called to the City Park at 5 05 p m yesterday to extinguished a burning motorcycle. The machine, property of Frank Bonner of 216 Wagner Road, was heavily damaged. Apparently the fire was caused by a broken gas line.
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Mt. Vernon
Frank Bonner
Wagner Road
Radiation threat in New Jersey incident from bases near Trenton
Air Force officials say safeguards on each missile prevent accidental detonation and require deliberate action to arm the warhead. The launch site lies about 200 miles southeast of Trenton, with state civil defense ready to evacuate nearby areas.
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Air Force
Trenton
Six Africans killed in tribal clash near Pondo land
In Pondo land south of Natal police intervened in a tribal clash. Justice Minister Francois Erasmus said six Africans were killed and 21 arrested. The incident underscores ongoing tensions in the region and prompts calls for calm and investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Pondoland
Natal
Francois Erasmus
Ex PTA Leader Kills Principal At School Desk
A suburban Minneapolis school principal was shot and killed at his desk by an ex PTA leader, a former mail carrier and ex-president, who entered the building at 8 15 am and fired a single barreled shotgun. Police arrested Leater Betts, about 40, within an hour. The shooting occurred as witnesses including Marl Fjeldheim and librarian Florence Kiken heard a first shot and saw the assailant reload. Four people were in the hall at the time including a child and an assistant. The motive and full details remain under investigation.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Leater Betts
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Carson Hammond
Marl Fjeldheim
Yune E Hall
Mave
Florence Kiken
Mildred Weaver
Plana
Lehildren
Court Backs School Board's Marriage Ban
Michigan court upholds a school board ban on students in a small rural district from participating in extracurricular activities due to marriage status. The case concerns two seniors affected by the rule approved by Wexford County officials, with the two graduates having left the school.
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Lansing
Mich
Jyne
Cupid
Michigan Aang
Tet
Aang Marine Schoo
Banl
Menick
Reidente
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Wexford County Roar
Nixon Gratified By Primary Vote in California
Vice President Richard M. Nixon voiced gratification over California primary results calling the vote a great encouragement for Republican prospects. He cited the strong McLain showing as evidence that independent Democrats still influence California politics despite higher Democratic registration. McLain ran a tight contest against Gov. Edmund G. Brown for the state's Democratic delegation to the National Convention.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
McLain
Indict Woman For Murder In Fairfield Case
Mrs. Vaudie Merritt aged 60 was indicted for murder after her husband Alfred Merritt 65 was fatally stabbed at their Merriam home five miles east of Fairfield. He died en route to a hospital after telling a neighbor his wife cut him, while Mrs. Merritt denied knowledge. A Wayne County grand jury returned the indictment.
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Fairfield
Vaudie Merritt
Alfred Merritt
Merritt
Merriam
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