Local residents take summer trips and visit kin
Cadet Alan A A Frick at West Point is home visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Robert A Frick. Numerous families, including the Flowers, Letzekorns, Wells, and Roths, travel for vacations or attend weddings and events in Mt Vernon Salem Decatur Olney and St Louis. Nearby trips include Catalina Island Yellowstone Park and the Saguenay River with relatives in Whittier and Champaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan A. A. Frick
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
New York
Robert A. Frick
Salem Road
Frick
Ourmer
Kenneth Flowers
Chicago
James Letzekorn
C. K. Wells
Nadine Roth
Salem
Kenneth Wilson
Carol
Robert
Elsie Rash
Frank LeVick
Decatur
Gene Barnfield
Margaret Thompson
H. L. Peak
Bluford
Mt. Vernon
Vernon Stearns
Nancy
Jean
St. Louis
Pearl Wagoner
Ben Dudenhostel
Christopher
O. R. Wilkey
Belle Rive
Harold Jacobsen
Jacobsen
St. Louis Maternity Hospital
Gordon Matheeny
Gordon, Jr
Mississippi
Ruth Ruble
Florence Compton
Blaine Marlow
Southern League of Rural Letter Carriers and
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Olney
Jetta. Harris
City
L. B. Harris
David Lee
Peoria
West
Catalina Island
Yellowstone Park
Jas. A. Tunnel
Whittier
Calif
R. L. Lacey
Worth Lacey
Monticello
Lacon
Cora Peterson
Bloomington
Irvie Dycus
Waltonville
W. E. Reavis
Hattie Corn
al Wilder
Oakland City
Ind
Nashville
Charles Wilkey
R. R. Pate
Ashley
Faye Awalt
Carm
Betty Dunham
Doris Musick
Roberta Hayes
Dora Stevenson
Mary Jane Bradley
Janice Raasch
Dunham
Eddie Raasch
Jack Setzekorne
Norman Clark
Murray Bay
Canada
Great West Life Insurance Co
Detroit
Toronto
Saguenay River
New England States
Virgil Coale
Connie
Judy
Richard Glick
Champaign
Glick
University of Illinois
Shreve
St. Louis, Mo
Rosa Grant
Paul Nesbitt
Effie Marlow
Lora Kissel
Ollie Melton
Zella Talbott
Mt Vernon society notes share club events and reunion
Mt Vernon B and P W club members and Salem visitors attended a park breakfast. Hopper Homemakers held a June meeting with 15 members and a guest, awarding prizes. Amvets delegates reported at Freeport convention. Garden Club discussed arranging styles and Magnolia tree move with demonstrations by members. A Mandrell and Rutherford reunion with basket dinner is planned at the city park on June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Ray Schweinfurth
Martin Caldwell
C. J. Badger
Lynn O. Welge
Mandrell and Rutherford
City Park
Ladies Day Golf Lessons at Mt Vernon County Club
On Tuesday June 14, Mt Vernon County Club hosts ladies day with regular golf lessons at 8 30 and 9 30 a m Reservations for the luncheon can be made by calling 3747 and must be placed before 8 30 a m Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon County Club
Tuesay
Mt Vernon Eastern Star Meeting at Masonic Temple
Mt Vernon Chapter No. 233 Order of the Eastern Star holds a stated meeting at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday June 14 at 2 SLM Evelyn Bell_W.M. Jessie Hill_Secy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Gleaners Class Social at Park Avenue Church
The Gleaners Class of Park Avenue church will hold the monthly social Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the church basement. All members urged to attend. visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleaners
Park Avenue
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Monday Evening
The regular business meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary is set for Monday at 7:30 PM at the Legion Home. Officers and members are urged to attend as special business will be transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxilary
Legion
Local church and club notices summarize meetings
The Dorcas Class of Logan Street Baptist meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at 1021 South 13th Street hosted by Mrs Ota Duncan All members urged to attend The Summersville Round Dozen Club meets with Mrs Glenn D Smith at 9032 South 25th Street on Wednesday June 15 Bring tea towels for hostess shower The Deborah Circle of First Presbyterian meets at 1027 Maple Tuesday June 14 at 1 p m with Mrs Letcher Irons assisting and Mrs Robert Krebs leading the program and Mrs Floyd Brooks delivering the devotional
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas
Logan Street Baptist Church
Ota Duncan
South 13Th Street
Summersville
Round Dozen Club
Glenn D. Smith
South 25Th Street
Deborah
First Presbyterian Church
John D. Davis
Maple
Letcher Irons
Robert Krebs
Floyd Brooks
Bethel Home Bureau Meets on Buffet Meals Garnishes
Bethel Home Bureau Unit will meet at Mrs Bea trice Flora s home on Brownsville Road Tuesday June 14 at 1 30 p m Major lesson Buffet Meals by Mrs Martha Pate minor Garnishes by Mrs Bertha Daniel Good attendance urged Shields Unit Meets June 16 at 1 30 p m at Mrs Amy McGinley s home Visitors welcome Rebekah Lodge Meets at Odd Fellows Hall eight o clock District 30 officials to be entertained Refreshments served at close of session Glassman s Department Store outing at Crab Orchard Lake Employees and families attended games swimming and meals committee included Gene Hall Wayne Frazer and Doris McGuire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopper Homemakers Club
Leona Riggs
Dollie Archambo
Betty Tittle
Erma Curlock
Bea Miller
Clara Thompson
Eleanor Jones
Alma Jones
Erma Lee Bernard
Lillie Bernard
Bethel Home Bureau
Beatrice Flora
Brownsville Road
Martha Pate
Bertha Daniel
Rebekah Lodge
Grace A. Henry
Odd Fellows
District 30
Glassman's Department Store
Crab Orchard Lake
Gene Hall
Wayne Frazer
Doris McGuire
Local Visitors and births mark busy day in Vernon
Social notes report multiple visiting pairs including Mr and Mrs Dale Hankine and their daughter Marc Catharine in Vernon. A birth at Jefferson Memorial Hospital announced the arrival of Betty Fern for Mr and Mrs Tierman Mayfield Jr of Fairfield. Col Wilford Hall of Washington, DC visited with Dr and Mrs Andy Hall amid a flurry of local calls and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keysnort
Til
Rebekah
Dale Hankine Sna
Marc Catharine
Mir
Kenneth Hopkins
Lois Sre Lay
Viola Ward
Jaanng
Vi Vernon
John Tame
Sheller
Fula Smith
Martha Dean
T Darathy
Snoringerton
Vernon Bir
Pete Mareheria
South 20Th Street
Saturdaw St
Tafferson Memorial
Betty Fern
Wilford Hall
Washington, D. C
Andy Hall
St. Louis travelers fly to local field and Muskegon
Vera Trueblood Lou Stauss Audrey Pyle and Leland Pyle of St. Louis flew here today. Dewey Holland of Flora flew to the local field today. Mr and Mrs Roger Saums and children flew to Muskegon Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Trueblood
Lou Stauss
Audrey Pyle
Leland Pyle
St. Louis, Mo
Dewey Holland
Flora
Roger Saums
Muskegon, Mich
Rites at Harmony For M. H. Boyd, 69
M H Boyd a farmer died at 7 15 p m Sunday at his home in Centralia aged 69 years seven months ten days Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Harmony Baptist Church with Rev Bird Green officiating Body to lie in Osborn Funeral Home Dix for calling He born November 2 1879 in Kentucky son of Joseph and Polly Ann Boyd Married February 28 1909 to Pearl Henry Survived by wife three sons Edwin Floyd Forrest one daughter Ercelle Durbus two brothers Jim Mt Vernon Otto Lena Wisconsin four sisters Mrs W D Cleveland Mrs Belva Adams Centralia Mrs Lena Minor Mt Vernon Mrs Catharine Delaney Lavern Minn and three grandchildren Preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Boyd
Red 1
Centralia
Harmony Baptist Church
Bird Green
Osborn
Dix
Mr. Boyd
Kentucky
Joseph
Polly Ann (Carter) Boyd
Pearl Henry
Boyd
Edwin
Mt. Vernon
Floyd
Forrest
Ercelle Durbus
Jim
Otto
Lena
Wisconsin
W. D. Cleveland
Belva Adams
Lena Minor
Catharine Delaney
Lavern
Minn
Wall Street Plunges To Four-Year Low On Sharp Selloff
A sudden market wave pushed stocks to a four year low with over 1 billion dollars lost in market value. Leading issues declined from cents to several dollars with notable drops in Shelley Oil and Du Pont. Final prices were at day lows for many issues as trading volume topped 1 million shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
Shelley Oil
du Pont
Six Children Die in House Fire in Firthcliffe
Six children of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Zagorski perished from burns and suffocation after a flash fire swept their home while the parents visited friends nearby. Victims ranged from 10 year old Bertha to six month old Catherine. parents had left late Saturday night to visit Mrs Zagorski’s mother in Orange County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Firthcliffe
No. Y
Alex Zagorski
Bertha
Albert
Patricia
Toni
Jeanette
Catherine
4 H Clubs Gather For Meetings In June
Long Prairie Ramblers met at Maple Grove school on June 8 with Mary Evelyn Phelps Leroy Mays and Dickie Gilbert giving talks. Games singing and refreshments followed hosted by Martha Rosenberger and Mary Evelyn Phelps. Opdyke 4 H Club met at Kaye Hottenson’s home on June 9 at two p m with seven members present. A regular meeting followed and the pledge was recited. Demonstration was given by Kaye Hottenson. Another meeting was planned at Joyce and Beverly Scott’s home for June 16 at two p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Prairie Ramblers
Maple Grove School
Mary Evelyn Phelps
Leroy Mays
Dickie Gilbert
Martha Rosenberger
Opdyke Club
Opdyke
Kaye Hottenson
Joyce
Beverly Scott
Hospital Notes and Discharges At Local Memorial
Good Samaritan admits Mary Loman Whit tington Minnie Tyler Ina Norma Kaufman Retha Finney Fairfield. Discharged Roberta Patterson Waltonville Emma Kaufman Dahlgren Gordon Greenwalt Bruford Fred James Masterson Springerton Jerry Carpenter Louis Cameron Rosemary Miller infant Patricia Ann. Jefferson Memorial admits Ada Sneed Liddie Southern Sims Delores Hart McLeansboro. Discharged Pheba Trotter Dahlgren June Williams Whittington Ivan Whitson Gwen Wimmer Marie Faulkner Floyd Rogers Tuka E V Bean Hazel Hughes Benton Wanda Lee Mc Laughlin Ina infant son Robert Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Mary Loman
Whittington
Minnie Tyler
Ina
Norma Kaufman
Retha Finney
Fairfield
Roberta Patterson
Waltonville
Emma Kaufman
Dahlgren
Gordon Greenwalt
Bruford
Fred James Masterson
Springerton
Jerry Carpenter
Louis Cameron
Rosemary Miller
Patricia Ann
Jefferson Memorial
Ada Sneed
Liddie Southern
Sims
Delores Hart
McLeansboro
Pheba Trotter
June Williams
Ivan Whitson
Gwen Wimmer
Marie Faulkner
Floyd Rogers
Tuka
E. V. Bean
Hazel Hughes
Benton
Wanda Lee McLaughlin
Robert Allen
Jefferson County selects Dallas Murry as mine inspector
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors in a June session at the courthouse named Dallas Murry county mine inspector after an 11 to 8 vote over Omer Lingo. The board approved county and farm claims and reconvened to continue business, with the June meeting expected to end tomorrow. Chairman Carl Shurtz, who presided, will head the county Board of Review starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Dallas Murry
Carl Shurtz
Re View
Early Tuberculosis Battle Led by Dr Maxey in Jefferson County
Dr Maxey began practice in 1897 amid 35 to 50 TB deaths yearly in Jefferson County. Through his leadership the deaths declined to 10 to 12 annually and the trend continues. He was early to use air travel for transportation and counted many journalist and physician friends across states. New York Suffolk County is noted as the largest US duck producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Manxy
Jefferson County
Maxey
Cross
New York State
Suffolk County
Long Island
United States
Scientists Back Atom Program Statement to Congress
Nine scientists who advise the Atomic Energy Commission told Congress the AEC has a sound and forward looking program. Dr. Robert Oppenheimer read the unanimous endorsement of the non-members Scientific Advisory Committee. He defended exporting certain radioactive isotopes for research with no isotopes sent to Russia, but some to Finland and Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
Commission
Robert Oppenheimer
Congressional
Oppenheimer
Russia
Finland
Norway
Library to Closed All Day Tuesday for Inventory
The Public Library will be closed all day Tuesday for the annual inventory per librarian Mildred Metcalf. The note also mentions a fanciful line about a butterfly with a perfume rivaling Parisian scents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Metcalf
Illinois congressman to take 102 children to Washington
Springfield Illinois June 13 An Illinois congressman will fulfill a campaign pledge by taking 102 school children from seven counties in the 21st district on a paid three day trip to Washington. Peter F Mack Jr Carlinville estimated the cost at about 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Washington
Peter F. Mack Jr
Carlinville
Congress
Mack
Gets New York On Television Set
CARBONDALE Illinois June 13 A southern Illinois television enthusiast says his TV set brought in New York Baltimore Memphis and Chicago He usually receives only from St Louis about 85 air miles distant Miller said he was receiving on channels 2 3 4 5 and 6 He could not explain the phenomenon but theorized unusual atmospheric or meteorological conditions turned the trick
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Ill
Clayton Miller
New York
Baltimore
Memphis
Chicago
St. Louis
Miller
Mrs Chambers Admits Deception in Scholarship Note
New York June 13 Mrs Whittaker Chambers testifying in Alger Hiss perjury trial admits she used deception to obtain a kindergarten scholarship for her daughter Ellen. Defense attorney Lloyd Paul Stryker pressed for credibility as Chambers revealed the 1937 Park School letter misrepresented her husband as a freelance writer and concealed Mr Chambers as an underground Communist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Hiss
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Manhattan
Stryker
State Department
German Lover Gets 8 Months
Daniel F. McCarthy a Brooklyn born former G I who said he wanted to renounce his American citizenship and become a German was sentenced to eight months in jail to be served in the United States by a U S military government court. The 22 year old son of a late Wall Street broker pleaded guilty to entering the U S zone of Germany illegally. His mother lives at New Hyde Park New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Daniel F. McCarthy
Brooklyn
G. I
United States
Wall Street
U. S
New Hyde Park
L. I
N. Y
Marriage License Granted for Lingle and Leahy
Herman Lingle and Wincretia Leahy of Opdyke obtained a marriage license. The couple plans to wed in the Opdyke area, with records filed in the county clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marrage
Herman Lingle
Wincretia Leahy
Opdyke
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B. P. W. Breakfast
Hopper Homemakers
John Sammons
Bobbie Tlanna
Amvet
Freeport
Amvets
Bob Melcher
Doris Shell
Freida Clifton
Catherine Mitchell
Bobbie Hanna
Melcher
Post
Tom Collins
Garden Club
Lynn C. Welge
Co. L. Taylor
Rusnton Drive
QO. F. S. Meeting
Evelyn Bell
W. M
Jessie Hill
Secy
Legion Auxiliary
Airport News
A. M
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
Frank J. Ancona
Glen Peyorr
Sarr Marion Lodge No. 13
Lincoln
Kenneth Sandusky
N. B
William Shehorn
Homestead
Carnegie-Ilinois
London
Murry Mine Inspector of Co
Murray
Omer Lingo
Moss Maxey
T.B
Babe Ruth
Boys of the City
Enchanted Village
Beneficial Standard Life Ins. CO
Old Line Legal Reserve
West Jackson Street
Chicago, Illinois
Cloud Daley
Myers Chapel
Humphrey Bogart
Knock
John Derek As
Nick Romano
Barry Sullivan
Tombstone
Marjorie Reynolds
Grand Ole Opry
Sis Commandamar
Judy Canova
Jerry Colonna
Sis Hopkins
Hopkins
Roy Acuff
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