Death Rites Wednesday for Ira Shehorn at 3 30 P M
Funeral services for James Ira Shehorn 66 will be held Wednesday at 3 30 p m in the Pulley Funeral Home chapel with Rev Otho Williams officiating burial will be in Oakwood cemetery The Register News employee died at Jefferson Memorial after a yearlong illness He resided on Tolle Road Shehorn born December 7 1888 in Wayne County married Hattie Belcher July 7 1910 in Clarendon Ark Survived by wife Wendell son two grandchildren two brothers and three sisters Also survived by his wife and family with several nieces and nephews listed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ira Shehorn
Pulley Funeral Home
Otho Williams
Oakwood Cemetery
Pulleys
Shehorn
Stereotype Department
The
Register-News
Jefferson Memorial
Tolle Road
Leslie
Mt. Vernon
Roy
LaPorte
Ind
Edna Riner
Anna Davis
May Daniel
Will K. Danner Dies At Age 72 Rites Thursday
Will Kline Danner of RFD 2 Shiloh township died at 1 28 am at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 72 10 28. Ill since August 1954 he spent much time in hospital. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Myers Chapel burial New Shiloh cemetery. Born Rushville Schuyler IL July 16 1882 son of John and Mary Kline Danner. Married Leta Williams June 5 1904. They observed 51st anniversary June 5 this year at farm home. Survived by wife. two brothers Frank and Clarence. two sisters Elizabeth and Alice predeceased by father mother and one sister Mrs Legge of Omaha. nieces and nephews.
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Will Kline Danner
RFD
Shiloh Township
Good Samaritan
Rushville
Schuyler County
Ill
John and
Mary
Kline) Danner
Jefferson County
Richview Road
Mt. Vernon
Leta Williams
Frank
Clarence
Elizabeth
Alice
Pyres An Wei Ie Tn
Legge
Omaha
Ned
Carnahan Rites At 1 Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Carnahan will be held Wednesday at 1 p m in the chapel at the Pulley Funeral Home. The Rev. John Sanford will officiate and burial will be in Bethel Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Carnahan died yesterday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Carnahan
Pulley Funeral Home
John Sanford
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Riley O. Cope Dies At 63 In Meadowbrook Home
Riley O. Cope, carpenter, died at 10 40 this morning at his home on RFD 4 Meadowbrook Addition at age 63 years five months and 24 days. Born December 20 1891 in Keenes he was a son of John and Louisa Cope. Survived by wife Emily Gaskill seven sisters and two brothers. Also a nephew raised in his home Captain Leroy Delaney of the U S Air Force and a great niece Marsha Reed. Body to Myers Chapel with funeral plans incomplete.
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Riley O. Cope
Meadowbrook
Mr. Cope
Keenes
John
Louisa
Mandy) Cope
Emily Gaskill
Laura Hughes
Oregon
Lula Byars
Sycamore
Ill
Lillian Hogarty
East St. Louis
Gertrude Bozarth
Centralia
Myrtle Scrivner
Mt. Vernon
Ruth Clampitt
Pittsburg
Bertha Petticord
Walter Edward Cope
Canton
Miss
Arthur Cope
Leroy Delaney
U. S. Air Force
Chanute Field
Marsha Reed
Myers Chapel
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Listed
Jefferson Memorial admits Myrtle Borchett Ashley Howard Lehr Master Jackie Stull Mrs Marc Dalton Miss Rose Underwood Dahlgren Master Jimmie Storment Miss Betty Jo Storment Dix Discharged Leroy Gedye Dahlgren Mrs Nora Henson Johnsonville Mrs Imma Parker Salem Mrs Arline Forsythe Bluford Debra Den ise Roberts Good Samaritan admits Leland Sledge Mrs Minnie Buensing Mrs Allie Peac ock Mrs Given Schmidt Henry Whittell Mrs Vermadel Huff JS Eunice Morlan Mrs Rachel Farren Mrs Nellie Olson Harry Shields Mrs Virginia Fenton Discharged Mrs Cora Morgan Patricia Sue Cross James Henry Mion Bike ey eae rineOn ts nose Mary ven Louise Hartman ie
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Jefferson Memorial
Myrtle Borchett
Ashley
Howard Lehr
Jackie Stull
Marc Dalton
Rose Underwood
Dahlgren
Jimmie Storment
Betty Jo Storment
Dix
Leroy Gedye
Nora Henson
Johnsonville
Imma Parker
Salem
Arline Forsythe
Bluford
Debra Denise Roberts
Good Samaritan
Leland Sledge
Minnie Buensing
Allie Peacock
Given Schmidt
Henry Whittell
Vermadel Huff
Eunice Morlan
Rachel Farren
Nellie Olson
Harry Shields
Virginia Fenton
Cora Morgan
Patricia Sue Cross
James Henry Mion
Mary Ven
Louise. Hartman, Ie
Demo Chief Starts Texas Peace Tour
Associated Press reports Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler began a six day Texas peace tour to calm party divisions. He planned meetings with state officials, while Texas leaders criticized invitations and the advisory council.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texa
Texas
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Portland
Ore
Allen Shivers
Shivers
Austin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas Democratic Advisory Council
George Sandlin
Hilda Weinert
Lubbock
Uvalde
Garner
Weinert
James Sewell
Advisory Council
Rayburn
Sewell
Senate Adds 700 Million to Air Force Bill
The Senate appropriations Committee boosted air force funds by over 700 million dollars and approved a defense bill carrying about 32 billion for all defense agencies. The panel rejected cuts to the Army and Marines, with Marine and Army motions defeated 13-7 and 14-6 respectively, preserving force levels and funding.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Pursestring
Wilson
Eisenhower
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
Auto Union Starts Nash Hudson Talks Continued
The United Auto Workers opened talks as American Motors, formed from Nash Kelvinator and Hudson, seeks wage settlement. The company has three UAW contracts expiring August 12 and employs about 20,000 UAW members with plants in Michigan California and Wisconsin. It posted a net loss of 654 390 in Q1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Motors
Ford
General Motors
UAW
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Hudson Motor Car Co
Nash
Kelvinator
Michigan
California
Wisconsin
Local Execs Fly To Cities In Quick Journeys
Air travel schedules show Donald McLean flying to Nashville and Chicago this morning and afternoon. Tom Oakley transported Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Mitchell to Dallas today. Malcolm Hirons flew to Chicago this morning. H. R. Hayes of Oklahoma City flew to Mount Vernon this morning.
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Donald McLean
Nashville
Tenn
Chicago
Tom Oakley
M. J. Mitchell
Dallas
Texas
Malcolm Hirons
H. R. Hayes
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mt. Vernon
Patton Commandery No 69 Convocation Notice
A stated meeting of Patton Commandery No 69 will be held Thursday June 16 at 7 30 p m. Annual election of officers. Bring all rituals. Potluck supper 6 30 p m. George H Ogletree E C Cecil N Lovin Rep 6 15
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Knights
Patton Commandery No. 69
George H. Ogletree
E. C. Cecil N. Lovin
Birth in Good Samaritan Hospital Names Randy Glenn
Monday evening at 8 26 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Alva Dodson of 1213 South 24th street He weighed eight pounds five and a half ounces and has been named Randy Glenn.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Alva Dodson
South 24Th Street
Randy Glenn
Police Court Fines From Allan Dulaney Session
Fines were assessed before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney for three defendants. LeRoy Geyde of Dahlgren paid 10 dollars and costs on a drunkenness charge. Vernus Marvel was fined 10 dollars and costs for disturbance. James L. Couch paid 15 dollars and costs for speeding.
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Allan Dulaney
LeRoy Geyde
Dahlgren
Vernus Marvel
James L. Couch
Former Demo Chairman Called In Tax Inquiry
William M. Boyle Jr., ex chairman of the Democratic National Committee, appeared before a federal grand jury probing the Truman era income tax cases. The panel seeks who directed the early probe into James P. Finnegan’s activities, later convicted of misconduct. Schumacher linked Boyle to a ten million dollar tax claim at May Department Stores. Schumacher is jailed for perjury and obstruction. Charles Oliphant, ex IRS chief counsel, was another witness. Connellly testified previously for three hours and was excused.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
William M. Boyle Jr
Democratic National Committee
Internal Revenue
James P. Finnegan
Boyle
May Department Stores Co
Lee B. Schuacher
Kirkwood
Schumacher
Charles Oliphant
Internal Revenue Service
Matthew Connelly
Truman
Tot's Cries Save Life Of Brother
HATTIESBURG Mississippi 18 month old Lloyd Odom Jr survived as his four year old brother Jimmy cried out in pain near an abandoned refrigerator Mrs Odom opened the door and found Jimmy sweating and entangled by his arms Doctors said Jimmy will be all right as he recovered from injuries and near drowning fate.
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Associated Press
Hattiesburg
Miss
Lloyd Odom Jr
Jimmy
Boat Leaks He Swims A Mile Near San Clemente Island
LOS ANGELES An O fellon, QL Air Force man swam nearly a mile to safety after a small fishing boat sprung a leak and sank off San Clemente Island. One companion, George A Holmes 21 El Monte, drowned and another, Joseph D Camarella 22 El Monte, is missing. The three were with the 27th Air Division stationed at the island.
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Los Angeles
O'Fallon
Air Force
Donald O. Ahle
San Clemente Island
George A. Holmes
el Monte
Joseph D. Camarella
27Th Air Division
Security Bank Declares Dividend at Mt Vernon
J Marvin Powers announced that Security Bank's board declared an extra dividend of 50 cents per share payable July 1, 1955 to stockholders of record June 15. It was approved at the June board meeting and is the third dividend this year. Earlier on January 8, a regular dividend of 1.50 per share and an extra 50 cents were paid as the bank reports its strongest growth in 45 years of continuous service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Marvin Powers
Security Bank of
Mt. Vernon
Powers
Arlington firm offers helicopter tours of future home sites
Mt. Vernon realtors note that Lyons and Angels of Arlington, Mass. will provide clients with a helicopter service to view prospective communities for future home sites. The aerial tours aim to help buyers select their preferred location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Mass
Lyons and Angels
Man Electrocuted While Rescuing Raccoon in Montreal
William Mulcahy, 38, of the Humane Society, was electrocuted when he reached toward a raccoon on a power pole from a building roof using a 14 foot metal rod. The animal escaped and no further injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
William Mulcahy
The
Humane Society
Marriage Licenses Reported in Local Notices
Homer Flanagan of Woodlawn and Edna Powell of Walton e listed a marriage license. James Wallace Smith of Peoria and Shirley Page of Belle Rive also noted. Richard Kenneth Leeman and Norma Elain Davis, both of Carbondale, plus W Ross Poston and Deloris Mae Boster, both of Mt. Vernon, appear in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Flanagan
Woodlawn
Edna Powell
RFD
Waltone
James Wallace Smith
Peoria
Shirley Page
Belle Rive
Richard Kenneth Leeman
Norma Elain Davis
Carbondale
W. Ross Poston
Deloris Mae Boster
Mt. Vernon
Eisenhower Adenauer say Germany cannot be neutral
President Eisenhower and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer declared that neutrality cannot apply to Germany. A joint White House statement after a half hour meeting stressed broad understanding between the Soviets and the West and reaffirmed West Germany’s alliance with the West amid rapid Soviet moves. It left open whether Adenauer will visit Moscow before or after the Geneva Big Four meeting.
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Germany
Adenauer
Moscow
Soviet Union
Geneva
Switzerland
West Germany
West
Vote to Cut Doctors Draft Age to Forty Five
The House Armed Services Committee voted to lower the maximum age for doctor and dentist conscription from 50 to 45. Chairman Vinson said the amendment will be offered when the doctor draft extension bill is considered. The regular and doctor drafts are both due to end in 16 days, with the House yet to act on the doctor draft while the Senate panel tentatively approved a four year regular draft and two year doctor draft.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
Vinson
D-Ga
Selective Service
Senate
Making Surveys For Huge Mt. V. Street Project
An engineering crew from the state highway department in Effingham surveyed Mt. Vernon for a half million dollar street project. City Manager Chester Lewis said the work is preliminary to plans and specifications for a joint city state improvement awaiting final state approval in the near future.
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State Highway Department
Effingham
Mt. Vernon
Chester Lewis
Birthday party for Ma Ferguson in Austin
Ma Ferguson celebrated her birthday in Austin with a dinner attended by nearly 300 officials relatives and friends. President Eisenhower sent congratulations by wire as the former Texas governor looked forward to more birthdays.
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Associated Pro
Austin
Tex
Ma Ferguson
Miriama. Ferguson
Texas
cx-Gov
Jas. E
Farmer Jim) Ferguson
Eisenhower
Five Day Illinois Forecast With Temperature and Rain
Illinois forecast shows temperature near normal in the north and 3 to 6 degrees above normal in the south with highs of 82 to 86 and lows of 58 to 62. Rain largely weekend showers with .25 to .75 inches expected and a chance of scattered showers Friday.
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Associated Press Iilinois
Cardinal Copello Named In Infamy List In Peron Paper
Democracia, a semi official Buenos Aires paper, lists Cardinal Copello and three other clergy in a Who's Who in Infamy feature. It accuses Copello of moneylender imagery and luxury car imports for the black market, likening him to Judas. Other clergy are labeled with provocative roles and the paper calls the church the Trojan horse of democracies.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Democracia Today
Santiago Luis Cardinal Copello
Judas
Miguel de Andrea
Temnos
Workers’ Homes
Eva Peron Foundation
Daniel Figueroa
Catholic Action Societies
Emilio Antonio di Pasque
San Luis
Catholic Church
Democracia
Okay 5 Cent Raise for Co Workers Continues
Jefferson County supervisors completed action on the county budget with an audit order for the highway department books as of June 15 1955 after confusion over bills. They approved May bills and allowed Youth Development to use a second floor office rent free. They sold two sheriff’s radio units to WMIX for 105 dollars and approved election staff. They granted military leave to Supt. Fred Curl, opposed a state bill raising minimum wage for highway workers, planned to send a representative to Spring Fee, considered adding a secretary, thanked engineer Joe Marsh, paused the Rome bridge project awaiting more study, vacated an unused alley, and set July 11 for the next meeting.
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Highway Department
Jefferson County Committee For Youth Development
Court House
Sheriff's Office
WMIX
Fred Curl
Curl
Senate
Sant. Carl
Springfee
Joe Marsh
Farrington Township
Rome Bridge
Horse Creek
Bob Crider Improves After Lung Injury at Wayne City
X rays at Good Samaritan Hospital show Bob Crider age 29 sustained a punctured left lung in an early Monday accident in Wayne City. Crider, a Register-News employee, is reported to be getting along well today at the hospital.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Bob Crider
Wayne City
Crider
The
Register-News
Notice Corrects Bid Plans Attribution at Bethel School District
Bethel School District No 82 advertises bids but corrects an error stating plans were drawn by students of Mt Vernon Township High School and retraced by Peyton Block Co Vanoe Skinner President notes the correction and approval of the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel School District No. 82
Peyton Block Co
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Scout Executive Hired to Lead Black Gold District
Nils C. Lindberg Jr. is hired as district Boy Scout Executive for the Black Gold district of Kaskaskia Council, serving Wayne Jefferson and Washington counties. He will live in Mt Vernon and begin duties June 16, coming from Abraham Lincoln Council in Springfield where he was field executive since 1951.
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Nils C. Lindberg, Jr
Kaskaskia
Jefferson County
Lindberg
Mt. Vernon
Wayne
Jefferson
Washington
Naskskia
Abraham Lincoln Council
Springfield
George William College
Department of Conservation
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kaskaskia Council
Paul Young
Region 7
OUSTS TWO BISHOPS IN ARGENTINA
The Argentine president accuses church leaders of opposing his late wife’s social program and boycotts mass during illness and after death. Canon Antonio Aguirre reports 430 Catholics were moved from the Episcopal Palace to a federal prison, and Cardinal Copello’s private quarters were searched while he was away.
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Antonio Aguirre
Buenos Aires
Canon Aguirre
Villa de Voto
Episcopal Palace
Argentina
Santiago Luis Cardinal Copello
Copello
San Isidro
Hutchinson man named Stadium Theatre manager at Mt. Vernon
Carl Lowery of Hutchinson Kansas has been appointed manager of the Stadium Theatre in Mt. Vernon. He will assume duties this Thursday after four years with Fox Midwest Theatres. His wife and two sons aged 2 and 5 will join him soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lowery
Hutchinson
Kan
Stadium Theatre
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Lowery
Fox-Midwest Theatres
Suspect Booked In Sadistic Attack On Singer Family
North Hollywood Calif A bus boy admirer of singer Alice Len faces a lie detector test amid a sadistic assault on Len her husband and mother. Police booked 25 year old Joseph M Cannon for robbery after a camera roll found in his room lacked singer photos. The hooded three man gang broke into Len’s home Sunday taking 120 pieces of jewelry and forcing Len to pose nude while they photographed her. They beat her husband Robert M Waterman and her mother Mrs Marvy Wyche. the three children were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hollywood
Calif
Alice Len
Joseph M. Cannon
Miss Lon
Lawrence Welk
Cannon
Robert M. Waterman
Marvy Wyche
Singer's Family Wrecks House To Tune Of $40,000
Santa Monica California Ma rio Lanza by court order must pay 40361.66 for damages to a 200000 Beverly Hills home leased for 28 months for his family. Superior Court awarded this to Mr and Mrs Norman Kaiser owners. Mrs Kaiser said after the 1250 a month lease the home was left a shambles of debris dirt filth and desecration. Kaiser was known in silent films as Norman Kerry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Santa Monica
Calif
Mario Lanza
Beverly Hills
Superior Court
Norman Kaiser
Cars Collide in Mt Vernon Driver Fined
No injuries reported after a collision at 29th and Perkins in Mt Vernon Monday. Robert Joe Shreves, 21, of 310 South Tenth Street, struck William J Kohuth's car at 4 04 p m. Shreves was fined 15 dollars plus costs for careless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Robert Joe Shreves
South Tenth Street
William J. Kohuth
Casey
Perkins
Shreves
Six Childers Present as Mother Graduates
Mrs. Richard Kautz, 37, headed home to Maze in Iowa with husband and six of seven children after earning a bachelor's degree in education from Northwestern University. Her education spanned three years including correspondence and Iowa classes. she plans to stay home but aims to help youth and combat juvenile delinquency. The family planned to drive to Muscatine today.
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Evanston
Til
Richard Kautz
Northwestern University
Northwestern
University of Iowa
Maeazine
Iowa
Grain Processing Corp
Muscatine
Linda
Judy
Terry
Tommy
Susan
Sarah
Cathy
Kautz
House Fire Prompted by Wiring Short in Mt Vernon
A wiring short in a wall plug caused a small fire at Erma Adams home on Fourth and Harrison in Mt Vernon. Firefighters controlled the blaze with no injuries reported. In political news, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today backed U S ratification of the Austrian independence treaty, seen as easing global tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Adams
Fourth and
Harrison
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
UK Civil Service Salary Increase
Washington an across the board pay rise of 74 cents for the governments million civil service workers was approved today by the House on a Service Committee. The committee action came after a proposed 8 percent pay raise was turned down by what leaders reported was a tie vote. The 6 percent increase, approved by a 16-4 vote, still faces floor action where Rep. Moss plans to push for the 8 percent level. The committee must decide retroactivity and extension to legislative and judicial branches by Wednesday. Earlier, rawhood postal workers were granted a 5 percent boost retroactive to March 1.
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Washington
House
Aieibers
I Ficht
Moss
Lea
Rawhood
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