Funeral rites for Barbara Ellis Robinson planned in Mt. Vernon
Barbara Ellis Robinson died at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D C yesterday at 7:00 p m She was born December 27 1934 in Mt Vernon daughter of Elmer and Mrs Ellis of 1917 Conger Avenue She married Charles L Robinson about a year ago in Mt Vernon Her husband is stationed at Scott Field IL She underwent heart surgery in Washington and will be brought home for burial Funeral arrangements were incomplete at this time
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Charles L. Robinson
Barbara Ellis
Mt. Vernon
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Ann
Elmer Ellis
Conger Avenue
Robinson
Scott Field
Walter Reed
Washington
Chas H Ehrhart Dies At 75 Rites Saturday
Charles Henry Ehrhart longtime Decatur resident dies at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at age 75 years 8 months 17 days. Funeral Saturday 10 am Pulley Funeral Home with Reverend David Goddard. burial at Boiling Springs near Decatur. Graveside service 2 pm. Survived by wife Lillie Belle and large family including Roy Edward Neva Gracie Martha Gladys Ladora Mary Belle. numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Born September 21 1879 in Macon County Illinois.
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Charles Henry Ehrhart
South Fourth Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Ehrhart
Pulley Funeral Home
David Goddard
Boiling Springs
Decatur
Pulley Funeral
Mr. Ehrhart
Macon County
Samuel
Fannie
Lourish) Ehrhart
Lillie Belle Good
Methodist Church
Roy
Benton
Edward
Belle Rive
Neva Bradford
Mt. Vérnon
Gracie Crouch
Bruford
Martha Grubbs
Gladys Bernius
Lidora Dickey
Maron
Marybelle Smith
Pecos
Texas
Frank
Meetings At City Hall And Temple Schedule
The Marine Corps League holds a Friday meeting at 7:00 PM in Allan Dulaney room 65 City Hall for old charter and current members and interested persons. The Dan G. Melton Ladies Encampment Auxiliary meets in rer session at 7:30 PM Friday June 10 at the LOOF Temple with officer election and initiation planned.
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Marine Corps League Ie
Ine Corps
Allan Dulaney
City Hall
Jess Risley
Dan G. Melton
Lioof Temple
Birth Announced for Baker’s Newborn at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs William Baker of 316 North 12th Street welcomed a baby boy at 1 21 yesterday afternoon in Good Samaritan Hospital The newborn weighs five pounds fourteen ounces and has been named Mark Olin.
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William Baker
N. 12Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mark Olin
Hospital Notes listing admissions and discharges at two facilities
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions for Martha Rain water Belle Smith Effie Fechtig and others with discharges including Jesse Frasure Wallace Gene Blair and Mamie Sue Smith at Benton Ashley. Good Samaritan records admissions for Cora Fern Morgan Janie Carrol Lam Je Walter Ingram Earl Greer William Dennis Lucretia Russell Ruth Robin son Barbara Brad ay and Dorothy Mc AY. Discharges include Marjorie Helen Lee Paul Frances Debra Jean Green Charles Robinson and others.
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Jefferson Memorial
Martha Rainwater
Belle Smith
Woodlawn
Effie Fechtig
Carmi
Mae Yardley
Ina
Jesse Frasure
Wallace Gene Blair
Benton
Mamie Sue Smith
Ashley
Cora Fern Morgan
Janie Carrol Lam Je
Walter Edward Ingram
Earl Frederick Greer
William Thomas Dennis
Lucretia Russell
Ruth Irene Robinson
Barbara Marie Braday
Dorothy Lorraine McAy
Marjorie Helen Lee
Paul Frances
Debra Jean Green
Charles Robinson
Henry Jerome Mannen
Esther Minerva Thompson
Gene Scott
Hanover elects first Democrat since 1904 in NH special
Hanover voters chose James W. Campion Jr. a clothing merchant to the New Hampshire Legislature, defeating Robert Monahan 503 to 465 in a special election to fill the vacancy from Edith P. Atkins death. This marks the first Democratic win in the district since 1904.
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Associated Press
Hanover
N. H
New Hampshire
James W. Campion Jr
Robert 8. Monahan
Edith P. Atins
Store Struck By Lightning Twice in Plainview
Plainview Texas stores endured a rare double lightning strike as a severe thunderstorm hit. A bolt first disabled the air conditioner at Ode Simpkins’ shop and five minutes later a second bolt hit the lighting system, causing further disruption.
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Avocatta Pass
Plainview
Tex
Texas
Odes Simpkins
Crk
Start Loading Undersea Cable On Ship
Workmen initiate a 40 million dollar project to link North America and Britain via the world’s first transocean telephone cable. When finished in 1956, 2000 miles of cable will lie under the Atlantic, providing 36 circuits and boosting US Britain Canada calls. The Monarch ship leads the first load from Newington New Hampshire to plan offshore installation.
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Newington
N. H
North America
Britain
Atlantic
Canada
England
United States
Monarch
Simplex Wire and Cable Co
Clarenville
Nld
Airport News: Donald McLean Flies to Dyersburg Tennessee
Donald McLean flew to Dyersburg Tennessee this morning in a short air trip. The stop underscores routine regional travel during the period.
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Donald McLean
Dyersburg
Tenn
Truck Drivers Wear Shorts In Uniform, Bermuda Style
CHARLOTTE, N C Eight truck drivers with a local firm have adopted grey denim Bermuda shorts with a green side stripe. Driver E L Walden says he gets compliments from truck stop waitresses from Charlotte to Chattanooga.
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Charlotte
N. C
E. L. Walden
Chattanooga
Parrot Spooks Burglars After Dinner Roasting Iron
In Rochester Brighton Mr and Mrs Ernest Skinner report burglars fled their home when their cocker spaniel ate a four pound roast. A parrot in the next room squawked Hello Who's there Hello prompting the intruders to escape with only an electric iron and a toaster.
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Associated Press
Rochester
Ernest Skinner
Brighton
Skinners
Notable Bowdoin Classmates of the 1820s
Bowdoin College students in the 1820s included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Nathaniel Hawthorne and Franklin Pierce revealing a notable early network of future literary and political figures.
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Bowdoin College
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Nahaniel Hawthorne
Franklin Pierce
Koenigsmark Elected Underwriters President
At the National Quality Award dinner in Salem Centralia Life Underwriters confirm James B Koenigsmark as president for the coming term. Raymond Atchison Lloyd Hughes Robert Melcher and others from Mt Vernon receive awards and recognition for distinguished service in the life underwriter field.
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Benjamin J. Kaelin
New York Life Ins. Co
Ilinois Association of Life Underwriters
Kaelin
Life
Elks Club
Salem
Vernon
Raymond E. Atchison
Lloyd W. Hughes
James B. Koenigsmark
Prudential
Lee Dennis
Mutual Benefit Life of Newark
Graham Preaches in English to French Crowds in Paris
American evangelist Billy Graham ends a five day Paris crusade drawing over 31 000 attendees with about 2000 making decisions for Christ. translated French renderings show Graham expressing gratification and proclaiming the choice between eternal life and destruction. Wednesday night crowds near 10 000 hear his call and 4867 respond to decisions for Christ.
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Paris
Billy Grahian Tement
Britain
Graham
President Eisenhower to visit Milton's College at State College
President Eisenhower plans a Friday departure by small plane from Washington at 1 30 p m CST for a visit to Pennsylvania State University at State College. Weather will decide air travel with a four seater Aero Commander plane as option. otherwise he will take the train to Lewistown. He will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary law degree, stay Friday night with Milton Eisenhower, visit Gettysburg farm Saturday, then return to Washington Sunday evening.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
State College
White House
Aero Commander Air Force
Gettysburg
Lewistown
Milton Eisenhower
University
Waited For Red Light No Change In Petersburg
A truck blocked a Petersburg intersection as officer questioned driver Charles H. Turner, 22, of Moberly Missouri. Turner claimed he waited for a light that did not exist, was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail for drunk driving.
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Ty Associated Press
Petersburg
Charles H. Turner
Moberly
Turner
Uncovered Wells Threaten Dwellers in Jefferson County
County sheriffs report numerous unguarded wells on farms across Jefferson County. Heavy spring rain has left wells filled and hidden by tall weeds, risking serious injury or death. Officials urge farm owners to secure and repair exposed wells immediately.
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Jefferson County
Sultana Wreck Sought by Ark. Man for Public Display
West Memphis resident Lambermian A. P. Dacus plans an expedition to locate the 1865 Sultana steamer wreck that killed 1457 aboard when it burned on the Mississippi near here. He says maps place the site on his riverside land and aims to restore the wreck for public viewing.
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West
Memphis
Ark
Lambermian
A. P. Dacus
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Dacus
Sailors Leap Into Flames At Sea Fatal Collision
In a collision off Goodwin Sands between England and Belgium, the 785 ton Swedish air tanker Johannishus burned as Buccaneer collided nearby. Of 43 aboard, 20 perished, 21 rescued including the sole woman onboard. one dead on shore. Survivors hospitalized. captain and several officers feared lost. Ramsgate lifeboat reported no further survivors seven hours later.
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Ramsgate
England
Goodwin Sands
Here
Palra
Bees Swarm On Automobile In Syracuse
In Syracuse Bill Cole found a queen bee and a large swarm on his car hood. He revved the engine to scatter them, then tried driving to cool them off but the swarm moved to a cooler spot and overheated the engine. At a service station George Reddick cooled the radiator with water as bees filled the area. Cole drove off, leaving a sticky cleanup for Reddick.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Bill Cole
Cole
George Reddick
Reddick
Senate Vote On Sales Tax In Illinois Senate
Illinois Senate votes 38 to 1 to approve Gov Stratton's bill raising the state sales tax. The roll shows Republicans for include Arrington Blowdl Burt Butler Carpenter Collins Crisenberry Cuthbertson Davis Davis Orach Jones Little McBroom McClory Meyer Muhleman ONeill Peters Sehlagenhaus Elbert Smith 21. Democrats for include Cherry Clark Connors Cronin Dougherty Garmisa Gorman Graham Ko care Rorehak Libonati Ov Brien Rostenkowski Rodan Fred J. Sraith Lynch 17. Republicans against include Baker Broyles Downing Friedrich Croen Hart Hensley Scott Tracer 6. Democrats against Gray Monroe 2.
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Associated Preas
Springfield
Ilinois Senate
Stratton
Arrington
Blowdl
Burt
Butler
Carpenter
Collins
Crisenberry
Cuthbertson
David Davis
Lloyd BE. Davis
Orach Jones
Little McBroom
McClory
Meyer
Muhleman
O’neill
Peters
Sehlagenhaus
Elbert Smith
Cherry
Clark
Connors
Cronin
Dougherty
Garmisa
Gorman
Graham
Kocare
Rorehak
Libonati
Notice to coal dealers for Mitchell Vernon library bids
Bids to furnish coal for the Mitchell Vernon Public Library will be opened June 20 at 5:90 p.m by the Library Board. Details on quantity quality and specifications available from the librarian's office. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. 6.10
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Mit. Vernon Public Library
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Barbara Ellis Robinson
Washington, D.C
Chas. H. Ehrhart
Samaritan
Union Square
Shiva
Rajah
France
Bruce C. Jenskines
John Grove
Cary Middlecoff
Louis Lehrman
New York
Gordon Richards
St. Moritz
Ann McKnight
Aurora
Anna de Cavallieri
Tullio Serafin
Naples
Italy
Opera House
Airport News
Koenigsmark
Hires Bottling Co
Casey
Christ
Brother Milton‘s College
English Channel
Cook
Corovel
Cook’s Paints
West Side Square
Senate
MR. Farmer
Gale Shelton
Vern Bond Russ Garrison
Arker
Parker
Miles Lang
Porn
Webb’s Book Store
North Side Square
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