Reverend Everett A. Burton Dies at 50 in Walnut Hill
Funeral services for Reverend Everett A. Burton will be held at 2 p m Saturday June 14 at the Osborne Funeral Home in Dix with Reverend Walter Kelly officiating. Burial follows at Old Cemetery. The body lies in state after 6 p m Friday. He died suddenly Tuesday morning at his home in Walnut Hill. Survived by wife Opal Meadows Burton.
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New Bank Robbery Method Hailed by FBI
The FBI reports a new theft gimmick devised by Patrick J. Goulding 30 an unemployed Roselle Illinois bartender charged with larceny of funds from a Chicago area bank. He used a weighted envelope to snag deposits via the night depository, retrieving it after it dropped the money. He has a burglary record.
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Births Report From Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs George Owens of RFD 6 Vernon are the parents of a son born at 9 12 this morning in Jefferson Memorial hospital, weight ten pounds. Fred Hayes of RFD 1 Vernon is the father of a son born at 10 35 this morning in Jefferson Memorial hospital, weight seven pounds eleven and one quarter ounces. Mr and Mrs Charles Curtis of Ashley Til are the parents of a daughter born at 12 51 yesterday afternoon in Samaritan hospital, weight seven pounds fourteen ounces, named. Mrs Herbert Outland of Bluford is the mother of a daughter born this morning in Good Samaritan hospital, weight eight pounds ounces, named Melissa Gail. Mrs Joseph Ambriz of 117 north 13th street is the mother of a daughter born at 6 08 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital, weight six pounds fifteen ounces, named Michele Maria.
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Jeffers
Devighter
Samaritan Hospital
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Herbert Outland
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Melissa Gail
Joseph. Ambriz
North 13Th Street
Good. Samaritan
Michele Maria
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Adri 3
Discharged: Mrs. Alvin Hus ton, Mrs. Mary Shoemaker and baby, Mrs. Mabel Smith, Mrs. Mary Matthews of Ina, Mrs. Betty Austin of Kell, Mrs. Hazel Mooney, Earl Tinsley, Wallace Overton of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Phyllis Williams. Good Samaritan . Admitted: Mrs. Namo Brook man, Miss B. Fayne Pearcy, Mrs. Vivian Kinison, Glenn McCabe, Keith Williams, Zada Orrick, Ronald Schroeder, Hugh Rankin, Homer Feltz. Discharged: Robert Bunch man, Mrs. Helen Ingram, Carolyn Palmer, Harry Lough, Renda Levin, Mrs. Estalee Chambliss and baby, Cynthia Lee, Mrs. Beverly Adams and baby, Charles Lee, Jr. Joe Nadolski, Raymond Rector, Mrs. Mabel Howard, Mrs. Mildred Metje and baby, Pamela ne.
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Jefferson Memorial Adri
Alvin Huston
Mary Shoemaker
Mabel Smith
Mary .Matthews
Ina
Betty Austin
Kell
Hazel Mooney
Earl Tinsley
Wallace Overton
Seattle
Wash
Phyllis Williams
Good Samaritan
Namo Brookman
B. Fayne Pearcy
Vivian Kinison
Glenn McCabe
Keith Williams
Zada Orrick
Ronald Schroeder
Hugh Rankin
Homer Feltz
Robert Bunchman
Helen Ingram
Carolyn Palmer
Harry Lough
Renda Levin
Estalee Chambliss
Cynthia Lee
Beverly Adams
Charles Lee
Joe Nadolski
Raymond Rector
Mabel Howard
Mildred Metje
Pamelane
Club and veteran group meetings listed for June dates
Mildred Sherrod Federated Club meets Thursday at 8:00 at Mrs. Ruth Wrights home 1209 south 9th street Odessa Hall presides. Letter Carriers Auxiliary meets Friday June 13 at 7:00 p.m. at the north end of city park Betty Sturam president. Spanish American War Veterans Auxiliary meets June 13 at 1:30 p.m. at Mrs. Ora Malones 611 Broadway. V E W Vernois Post 1376 meets June 12 at 8:00 p.m. at the post dug-out. Varnell Rebekah Lodge 296 meets June 13 at 8:00 p.m. in the OC F hall Memorial ice Collins NG Naor RBogan Secy.
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Betty Sturam
Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Varnell Rebekah Lodge No
C.F
Une
Memorial
Ice Collins
N.G. Naor
R. Bogan
Ses'y
Lincoln House Divided Speech Reenacted in Springfield
The 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's house divided speech will be marked in Springfield with a reenactment in the Sanamon County Court House circuit courtroom. State Rep. William Horsley will portray Lincoln as actors from the Springfield Theatre Guild stage the iconic address and events leading to Lincoln's nomination for U S Senate.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Sanamon County Court House
Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois
Stephen A. Douglas
U. S
Statehouse
William H. Herndon
Herndon
Hern- Gon
Douglas
Theatre Guild
William Horsley
Carlyle Dam Engineers Take Dream House
Victor Barcroft a 41 year Clinton County teacher loses his hilltop home to the Army Corps of Engineers as a dam project expands. The government will buy the Barcrofts property to enlarge it into an Army construction HQ with a recreation area around fifteen acres. Barcroft will retire next year and plans a new home in Kinmundy despite disappointment.
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Clinton County
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Boy risks life for nickel and returns it to zoo
In Miami a boy dangled into a gator pit to retrieve a dropped nickel, risking life, then mailed the money back with an apology note. Visitors at Crandon Park Zoo sometimes toss coins into the pit to help buy new animals, and attendants collect them periodically.
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Miami
Fla
Crandon Park Zoo
Ike And Mac Seem Likely To Seek Western Aid
Ike and Mac in agreement on stepping up aid to underdeveloped nations. They discussed enlarging World Bank IMF roles and possibly creating a new billion dollar lending agency. Talks with Dulles focused on economic issues and Arab nationalist tensions.
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Sey Goldfine Paid Adams Hotel Bill in Boston Report
A subcommittee led by Francis X. McLaughlin disclosed that Sey Goldfine settled Adams hotel expenses at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel in Boston. The records cover payments dating to 1925 and potential further sums to state and federal officials since 1950. Adams repeatedly stayed at the hotel, according to the subcommittee's findings.
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Adams
Sheraton Plaza Hotel
Boston
Imallentor
Francis X. McLaughilin
Olin Mathieson reorganizes into four divisions
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp announced streamlining 11 former divisions into four while keeping the Squibb Winchester Western and International divisions intact. New division heads include Edward Black in Chemicals and Robert H Evans in packaging, with Carroll Corps Copps joining from Atlas Power to lead solid propellants and fuels. Walter F OConnell and Russell Hopkinson were named corporate vice presidents for finance and commercial development respectively.
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Sailor's Bride Missing After Encounter With Truck Driver
Norman Oklahoma AP report says Carol Ann Batterman nineteen, wife of Dennis Batterman eighteen, disappeared after being seen talking to a truck driver less than an hour earlier. They married two weeks ago in Westchester Illinois. Batterman stationed at Norman naval base. A letter to Chicago parents hinted at happiness. earlier car sighting discounted.
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Okla
Carol Ann Batterman
Dennis Batterman
Batterman
Norman Naval Base
Westchester
Ill
Cleveland County
Hez Bussey
Chicago
Bussey
Records on microfilm in Union County reveal historic files
Union County records dating back to 1818 have been microfilmed by County Clerk Pearl Zwahlen. The project used 7,000 feet of film to photograph 60,381 court records and 59,713 birth death and marriage records at a cost of 4,187 dollars, funded from the county clerk’s fees.
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Union County
Pearl Zwahlen
Goldfine Favored Treatment Allegations Hit FTC and SEC
McLaughlin testimony cites hotel billing to Adams via Goldfine as part of a broader claim. The subcommittee reportedly has heard from FTC staff and John Fox that Goldfine received favored treatment from the FTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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McLaughlin
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Boston Post
FTC
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Benson mourns passing of old fashioned cook
Secretary Benson warned in Washington that the old fashioned cook is vanishing from American kitchens. He said housewives avoid traditional tasks like cooking chickens cleaning fish squeezing oranges and peeling potatoes. Prepared ready to cook foods are transforming production processing packaging and retailing as new methods evolve daily. He spoke at a luncheon of the Washington Food Group.
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Washington Food Group
Approve Funds For Jobless Pay
The Senate approved a $665.7 million appropriation to finance emergency unemployment compensation extensions. The House had passed it two days earlier. a Senate amendment adds $20 million for the Small Business Administration revolving loan fund. The measure funds increases to extend benefits by 50 percent with state participation optional.
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Modern Woodmen Re-elect Ruff at 28th Convention
H L Ruff of Island Hr is re-elected president of Modern Woodmen of America at the 28th quadrennial convention. John C Phillips of Rock Island is re-elected national secretary and board member. New national directors include R H Talbot Lincoln Neb W Cable Jackson Minneapolis Minn D W MacMecekin Santa Rosa Calif and T W Cheney and George H McDonald both of Rock Island. Auditors named are William F Pittroff St Louis Scott W Hook Des Moines and M W Priddy Jr McAlester.
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Island
Modern Woodmen of America
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Rock Island
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Minneapolis
Illinois Rains Disrupt Roads and Power Across State
Severe rainfall and storms hit Illinois with the heaviest downpours in Springfield and southward. Effingham suffered the worst damage with toppled structures and blocked streets while power and phone lines failed in multiple cities. High water closed some routes, trees and debris littered highways, and one driver nearly drowned in an underpass. The storm also damaged crops, delayed pool openings in Normal, and cooler, unsettled weather followed with thundershowers through the weekend and highs near 90 in some areas.
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Effingham
Centralia
Olive Branch
Alexander County
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Legislators To Find Springfield Hotels Jammed
Springfield faces a hotel squeeze as a special legislative session opens with about 228 lawmakers and 300 contractors needing rooms. The state highway bid letting fills most vacancies, prompting hotels like St Nicholas, Leland, and Abraham Lincoln to cooperate, with staff arranging double occupancy and overflow plans.
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Ill
Illinois
Soren
Stratton
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O. P. Greathouse
St. Nicholas Hotel
El Dorado Tornado Leaves City in Chaos and Repairs
A powerful tornado struck El Dorado at 5 45 pm causing deaths, injuries, and widespread damage. National Guard units aided police and crews as looters swarmed debris. Hospitals overflowed while generators and mobile lights supported emergency operations. The storm followed a similar Wisconsin twister that killed 28.
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el Dorado
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Augusta
Wisconsin
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KBTO
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4-H Club
el Dorado's
Wichita
E Dorado
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A Drug Store Keeps Loyal Mt Vernon Customers
Since opening its doors Douglas Drugs in Mt. Vernon serving Jefferson County, the store praises loyal customers as the highest tribute to its ability and service. The ad notes continued pledge to supply right prices and service as its policy.
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De Gaulle invites Dulles for Paris talks next month
Paris reports Premier De Gaulle invites United States Secretary of State Dulles to Paris for a conference on foreign affairs and Algeria. Talks may include Prime Minister Macmillan and Chancellor Adenauer. Dulles expected to reply favorably for July 5 with possible broader discussions on a summit with the Soviet Union.
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Eisenhower endorses tighter labor bill in GOP split
President Eisenhower backs a stricter labor control bill, shaping a party divide ahead of Congress action. Some Republicans praise the stance as needed regulation, while others warn it risks alienating labor backers and complicates the 1954 campaign. Sen. Kennedy chairs the draft, with Senate action possible this week.
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Ohio
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West Virginia
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Delaware
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Utah
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William A. Purtell
Connecticut
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Maryland
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North Dakota
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Illinois Five Day Temperature Forecast
Illinois temperatures will average 2 to 4 degrees below normal with normal highs from 78 to 83 in the north and 83 to 88 in the south. Low temperatures range from 57 to 62 in the north and 60 to 68 in the south. Expect cool Thursday, warmer Friday and Saturday, then cooler Sunday and Monday. Rainfall totals around one to two inches, with showers or thundershowers possible from Friday through Sunday.
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Hollings and Russell in South Carolina gubernatorial runoff
In Columbia South Carolina a runoff to decide the Democratic nominee for governor is set for June 24 between Ernest F Hollings 36 a Charleston attorney and lieutenant governor and Donald Russell 52 former president of the University of South Carolina. Unofficial returns show Hollings ahead with 140 779 votes Russell 118 638 and Johnston 80 280. State politics were overshadowed by the slaying of State Senator Paul A Wallace as he learned he had won renomination.
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S.C
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Donald Russell
Hollings
Charleston
University of South Carolina
Tuesay
William C. Johnston
Anderson
U.S
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
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Johnston
Paul A. Wallace
Marlboro County
Bennettsville
Henry A. Rogers
Upper Wabash River Floods Threaten Hoosiers
INDIANAPOLIS AP report on three days of heavy rains driving the Wabash and Mississinewa to record crests. About 100 families evacuated in Marion as Mississinewa neared 16.84 feet. 80 evacuees sheltered in a school. Boats, stores, and supplies flooded. Peru workers on 15 minute alert. 40 National Guardsmen filling 10,000 sand bags to reinforce the levee. Western Indiana rainfall endangers Middle Wabash from Covington to Terre Haute.
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Covington
High Winds Damage Mt. Vernon Area Facilities
Strong winds in the Mt. Vernon area caused property damage to facilities and hospitality venues. Military passengers were transported by bus overnight, while a C-47 aircraft departed from the local airstrip at 8 15 this morning.
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Mt. V. Area
Mt. Vernon
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