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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1960

Page

5

Defense orders boost Granite City steel firm for M 60 hulls

Granite City Illinois based General Steel Castings Corp says it won defense orders exceeding five million dollars to furnish cast armor hulls and turrets for the Army M 60 medium tanks. Shipments to Chrysler Corp begin in July and run about a year.

Granite City General Steel Castings Corp Army Chrysler Corp

Egyptian Kennel Club Plans Show Sunday June 26

Plans for reactivation of the Egyptian Kennel Club were made at Mt. Vernon City Park. A B sanction match will be held at the Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds on Sunday June 26 as a puppy and all age event. Entry fee is 1 dollar. entries accepted to 12 30 p m. at the show. Rings are in the fairgrounds grandstand building with parking and refreshments. An obedience demonstration will be given by Walter Peck of Evansville Indiana. Officers: William C Flinn president Herman Gore and Doctor B P Komasa vice presidents Louis Gore secretary. Entries should be mailed to Mrs. Gore Mt. Vernon Route 3.

Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Fairgrounds Sunay American Kennel Club Fairgrounds Walter Peck Evansville Ind William C. Flinn Herman Gore B. P. Komasa Louis Gore

Ed Fritz Buys Fairview High Building For Sentimental Reason

Hopkinsville Kentucky AP Ed Fritz who helped erect Fairview High 50 years ago owns the building now for sentimental reasons. His high bid was 2425 dollars. Nashville AP A Ft Campbell soldier hitchhiking downtown to report a stolen car helped detain the driver until police arrived. Sarasota AP Ringling circus to take month off tour and rest performers in Sarasota Florida next month.

Hopkinsville, Ky Fritz Fairview High School Nashville Sarasota, Fla Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Sarasota

Cahokia grows from village to city with 1960 pop 12794

Cahokia, once a sleepy Mississippi River settlement, leaps to city status as preliminary 1960 census shows 12,794 residents. Growth follows annexation of Maplewood Park and major subdivision building. Nearby Centreville reaches 12,766, its chartered status three years old.

Cahokia Mississippi River Census Bureau East St. Louis Maplewood Park St. Clair County Centreville

Honest man Mark Twain on religion and duty

The quote recalls Mark Twain praising the Duke of Wellington for his reply about the Lords Prayer and religion. It reflects on virtue and moral conduct through a brief anecdote attributed to Twain on a famous British figure.

Mark ‘Twain Duke of Wellington Relii

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