Deaths Roy C. Austin 73 of Keenes
Roy C. Austin 73 of Keenes died at 5 00 am in Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for 2 00 pm Monday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with burial in Thomason Cemetery. Body in state at Richardson Chapel after 2 00 pm Sunday. He was born August 11 1890 in Wayne County to Scott and Laura Austin. Survived by two sons Louie and Gale of Davis Junction Tl eight brothers and five sisters plus a half sister.
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Roy Calvin Austin
Keenes
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Thomason Cemetery
Mr. Austin
Wayne County
Scott
Laura
Braddy) Austin
Alma Gregory
Louie Austin
Gale Austin
Davis Junction
Roe Austin
Sims
Charlie
Rob <Austin
Kelly
Ebbie Austin
Bruford
Everett Austin
Harvey, Ill
Clyde
Harvey Austin
Jane Anderson
Tolono
Hallie McRill
Centralia
Ruby Wood
Ruth Lay
Opal Farmer
DeKalb
Margaret McCormick
Mt. Vernon
Mrs Cora Belle Martin Dies at 76 Funeral Sunday
Mrs Cora Belle Martin of 304 Castleton died at 3 30 p m Friday at her home aged 76 years 20 days She will lie in state at Myers Chapel after 5 00 p m today and at noon Sunday will lie in state at East Side Baptist Church before the service at 1 30 p m Reverend Vernon Dodson to officiate Burial will be in Kirk cemetery She was born May 18 1885 in Hamilton County daughter of James and Sarah Edwards Her first husband James Howard died June 2 1934 She later married Owen Martin who died Sept 7 1954 Survivors include a daughter Alma Blalock Benton a brother Charles Edwards Mt Vernon two grandsons and two great grandsons
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Cora Belle Martin
Castleton
East Side Baptist Church
Vernon Dodson
Kirk Cemetery
Myers Chapel
Martin
Hamilton County
James
Sarah
Dave) Edwards
James Howard
Owen Martin
Alma Blalock
Benton
Charles Edwards
Mt. Vernon
Arthur Lenington Dies At Age 81
Arthur Lenington died at 5 00 a m today at his home 1612 south 10th street at age 81 He was born February 16 1882 son of John and Amanda Ryan Lenington In 1911 at Mt Vernon Indiana he married Laura Watson who survives He is also survived by two sons Guy M Lenington of Los Angeles Cath and Harold Lenington of ton Funeral arrangements are incomplete The body has been taken to the Pulley Gutzler Funeral Home
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Arthur Lenington
South 10Th Street
Pulley-Gutzler
John
Amanda
Ryan) Lenington
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Laura Watson
Guy M. Lenington
Los Angeles
Cath and
Harold Lenington
Ton
Northeastern Illinois Storm Leaves Damage Across Region
The Friday night wind and lightning storm caused extensive damage from Elgin to Kane County and the Fox River Valley. In Chicago area, a fire sparked by a lightning strike damaged the nurses' home at St. Anthony De Padua Hospital, while outages hit Crystal Lake, Barrington, Mount Prospect and Deerfield. Midway Airport recorded 0.85 inch of rain. a tornado sighting was reported near Coal City.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Elgin
Fox River Valley
Kane County
Carpentersville
Aurora
Kankakee
Chicago
St. Anthony de Padua Hospital
Commonwealth Edison Co
Crystal Lake
Barrington
Mount Prospect
Deerfield
Midway Airport
Coal City
Grundy County
Midwest
Discrimination crackdown noted in Kennedy contract directive
The notice cites President Kennedy's 1961 directive ending discrimination in government contracts and employment. It discusses three year contract renewals and a June 30 expiry, with a focus on integrating practices across agencies and industry.
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Kennedy
Los Angeles
Civic Club Award To Sylvia Pogue
The Federated Civic Club of Mt. Vernon awarded a $100 scholarship to Sylvia Pogue, daughter of Mrs. Virginia Pogue, to enter the Mt. Vernon School of Practical Nursing. She will begin June 17 with classroom work through November 1 and hospital training thereafter at five affiliated facilities.
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Mt. Vernon
Civic Club Award
Sylvia Pogue
Federated Civic Club of
Sylvia
The
Good Samaritan
Jefferson Memorial
Illinois
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Browning Memorial Hospital
du Quoin
Special meeting at Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 A N A M
A.M. meeting on Monday June 10 at 7 30 pm. Work in the First Degree. All members urged to attend. Visiting Brethren welcome. C Kip Carpentier W M James Apgar Secy.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge No
French 30-ton AMLX tank crosses six foot river test
CAMP DE MAILLY France AP The French army unveiled the 30 ton AMLX tank to newsmen showing it could cross a six foot river without prep and, with a snorkel device, cross rivers up to 13 feet deep. The design stems from a French German Italian accord to suit European conditions. The tank was shown to President de Gaulle and Chancellor Adenauer during a .
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Camp DE Mailly
France
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges across two facilities
Jefferson Memorial admitted Arthur S. Robinson and several others including Ethel Donoho and Eugene Owens, with Hazel Yost and Fred Hutchcraft discharged. Good Samaritan admitted a long list such as Benjamin Aldridge Delbert Hilliard Lois Dethrow Steven Taylor Helen Wilson Franklin Owens Jr. and George Mescher, with Norman Davis Doris Spann and others discharged.
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MacLeansboro
Bessie
Ethel Donoho
Eugene Harry J Owens
Sanford Ray Hill
Hazel Yost
Fred Hutchcraft
Good Samaritan
Benjamin I. Aldridge
Delbert Va Hilliard
Lois Geraldine Dethrow
Steven Roy Taylor
Helen Marie Wilson
Franklin Delano Owens, Jr
George Edward Mescher
Robert Lee Shurtz
Everett S. Howell
Norman Davis
Doris Jean Spann
Elsie Mae Temeleoff
Mary Frances Mount
Jeffrey Ray
Frank Chirk
Lavon Tolley
Lyndon Denies Space Boondoggle at Maryland
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson told University of Maryland graduates that anti science hysteria could draw an Iron Curtain across space. He urged free men to keep space a field of peace, denied neglecting other work on Earth, and called space a boon not a boondoggle.
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College Park
Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Maryland
Johnson
Space Advisory Committee
Earth
New Marine recruiter installation at Mt Vernon
Corporal Stephen B. Morton arrives as Marine Corps recruiter replacing Sergeant Homer L. Talley. Morton, son of Tulsa residents, has four and a half years in the Marines with service at Camp Pendleton Iwakuni and Cherry Point. He urges young men to learn about service and offers contact at 91812 Main Street or phone numbers 242-4870 or 242-6318 after 5 PM.
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Mt. Vernon
Stephen B. Morton
C. H. Morton
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Homer L. Talley
Marine Corps
Cpl
Morton
United States Marine Corps
San
Parris Island
South Carolina
Sgt. Cavitt
Main Street
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Dale Southerd at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Dale Southerd of 132 Castleton are the parents of a son born at 6 04 last night in Good Samaritan hospital. He weighed six pounds fourteen ounces and has been named Bartly Dale.
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Dale Southerd
Castleton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bartly Dale
Two divorce suits filed in Circuit Clerk office
Myrtle Tanner sues for cruelty and seeks custody of two minors against Earl I. Tanner. They married February 14, 1950 and split May 1, 1963. Judith Elaine Rasnic seeks divorce and custody of one child from John Rasnic, married March 24, 1962, with cruelty cited in the complaint.
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Jerry B. Gott
Myrtle Tanner
Earl I. Tanner
Judith Elaine Rasnic
John Rasnic
Driver Charged After Accident
Don A. Phillips, 16, of 1610 Isabella, charged with careless driving after his car struck Gary Toney’s parked auto at 32 Cherry Drive in the 100 block of South 13th Street yesterday. Police estimate damage to reach over $100.
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Don A. Phillips
Isabella
Gary Toney
Cherry Drive
South 13Th Street
Pedestrian Hit On South Tenth Streets
Gene Owens 35 of 812 North Seventh Street reported being struck by a dark 1957 Chevrolet while crossing the intersection of Tenth and Herbert streets around 3 a.m. He was taken to Jefferson Memorial hospital and admitted.
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Gene Owens
North Seventh Street
Mt. Vernon
Tenth
Herbert Streets
Owens
Tenth Street
Herbert Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Stranded Family Returns Home After Support in Mt Vernon
Robert Anderson of Houston and his family were stranded in Mt Vernon after driving a man there for a promised job and lodging. Police Chief John Wielt said a Sunday school class from Central Church of Christ and workers at the Federal Housing Project helped with gas and food as the family headed back to Texas.
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Robert Anderson
Houston
Texas
Mt. Vernon
John Wielt
Central Church of Christ
Federal Housing Project
Knife attack on Greyhound bus near Springfield ends with arrest
Three passengers were slashed on a Greyhound bus on U S 66 south of Springfield. Frank Phillips of Rock Island, 50, started the disturbance and was arrested by state police on aggravated assault charges. Two injured passengers, Archie Halford of Edinburg and Leandrew Lancaster of Alton, suffered non fatal knife wounds. The off duty driver and another rider subdued Phillips and the bus continued to St Louis.
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Springfield
U.S. 66
Howard Striker
LaGrange
Frank Phillips
Rock Island
Phillips
Sangamon County
Jur
Pasengers
Archie Halford
Edinburg
Leandrew Lancaster
Alton
Harry Bregenhorn
Salem Reunion to feature Kerner and Carpentier dates
Salem Illinois will host its 80th soldiers and sailors reunion June 24 to 29 in Marion County. Governor Otto Kerner speaks June 26 on Democratic Day and Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier attends June 25 for Republican Day. Salem American Legion chapter sponsors event.
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Salem
ITIL
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Charles F. Carpentier
Marion County
Tony. Kerner
Carpentier
Salem American Legion Chapter
India seeks research aid for birth control pill
London AP M C Chagla India’s high commissioner appealed to the United States and Britain for research to produce an oral contraceptive for India. He said India does not want money but the know how, research and technical knowledge at the annual Family Planning Association meeting.
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London
M. C. Chagla
India
United States
Britain
Family Planning Association
Today In History June 8 highlights through the years
A historical snapshot on June 8 noting Theodore Roosevelt offering to broker peace in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 leading to the Portsmouth conference and treaty. Also listed are events from 1758 Nova Scotia landings, 1809 Paine’s death, 1861 Tennessee secession, 1872 penny postal card, 1915 Bryans resignation, 1963 to 2015 recusant lawsuits and Cyprus conflicts, plus Cyprus’s Makarios ticker tape celebration.
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Theodore Rooosevelt
Russia
Japan
Portsmouth
N.H
Lord Jeffrey Amherst
Nova Scotia
Thomas Paine
Tennessee
Congress
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Island of
Cyprus
Makarios
New York
Openings In 4 H Camps In Lake West Frankfort
District camps at Lake West Frankfort invite 4 H members. Younger camp runs June 24 28 for ages 10 to 13, older camp July 29 August 2 for ages 14 to 20. Jefferson county quota 20 boys 20 girls per camp. Reservations on a first come first served basis at the Agricultural Extension Office 81444 Harrison Farm Bureau Building. Camp fee 13 dollars for five days, seven dollars due at reservation and six dollars the morning of departure. Younger campers depart 9 am Monday June 24 from Farm Bureau lot return by 3 pm Friday June 28. Transportation by bus covered by United Fund money. For questions call 242-0780.
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Lake West Frankfort
Jefferson County
Agricultural Extension Office
Harrison
Farm Bureau
United Fund
Firemen Respond to Flooded Car Fire in Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon firemen were called to 13th and Main at 7 42 am today when a car owned by Clarence Zicher flooded and backfired through the carburetor. No damage was reported.
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Mt. Vernon
13Th
Main Streets
Clarence Zicher
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