Local visitors and social notes from Mt Vernon area
Community residents and visitors are listed in a Mt Vernon area social notes column. Names include Miss Flossie Fields of Chicago visiting Mrs Emma Todd, Blaine Vaughn of Lakeland, Fla., and local families traveling to Lake Lawn Lodge, Ozarks, or St Louis for events. Multiple trips to fairs, fishing trips, and attendance at lodge meetings are noted along with summer plans and school visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Fields
Chicago
J. W. Vaughn
Blaine Vaughn
Lakeland
Fla
Emma Todd
Park
Todd
Miss Fields
Mrs
Vaughn
Dr. Vaughn
John
Blaine Marlow
Fairfield
George N. Webb
Bob
Jacksonville
Jack Crouch
Mary Ellen
Kuykendall
Turner Maynor, Jr
Lake Lawn Lodge
Ozarks
Bob Guthrie
Decatur, Ill
James Milikin University
R. B. Guthrie
Bob Dirickson
O. P. Gilbert
Raymond Grigg
Perham
Minn
Luther Rogers
Ridgeway
Lawrence Sanders
Nolan Pigg
Dale Bullard
Florence Johnson
St. Louis
Etta von Holt
Woodlawn
Mt. Vernon
Rebekah Lodge
Raymond Warner
Raymond Whitsell
Frank Carter
Cleo Sandusky
Vina Dethrow
Lillie Gullie
Myrtle Beard
Dana Atkinson
Helen Owens
Anna Hall
Max Rudman
Joseph Fellinger
Virginia
Pitetone
Josephine Fellinger
Baldwin
John Hutchison
Jean Alice
Forest Ark
Shirley Smith
Belle Rive
Rom Ekett
Canada
Fane
Hospital Notes Admitting Several Patients And Staff
Samari admitted with Tean Ells Ray Mc e y and others from Herrin Scheller Discharged Retha Finney Fairfield Virginia Lee Ralston Iris Laura Foster Charles Sartin Cathy Quillman Jefferson Memorial Dr F W Patton Elmer Capps Eileen Warren Wayne City Discharged Mrs Lola Davis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samari
Tean Ells Ray Mcey
Kenzie
Herrin
Gerald Lemona Scheller
Loretta Clayton
Discharged
Retha Finney
Fairfield
Vir Inia Lee Ralston
Iris
Laura Foster
Charles Donald Sartin
Cathy Quillman
Lesser
Jefferson Memorial
F. W. Patton
Elmer Capps
Eileen Warren
Wayne City
Lola Davis
Births in Mt Vernon area announced today
Mr and Mrs Arvin Prince of 309 South Eighth Street welcomed an eight pound two ounce daughter at 10 27 a m at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs R G Sandy of El Paso Texas announced a son born at 5 51 a m in that city weighing seven pounds 11 ounces named Michael Leigh. Mrs Sandy is the former Laurine Harvey of Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvin Prince
South Eighth Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
R. G. Sandy
el Paso
Texas
Michael Leigh
Sandy
Laurine Harvey
Mt. Vernon
Airport arrivals from Missouri and Oklahoma noted
John Brayton of St Louis Missouri flew in today. Harry Horton of Tulsa Oklahoma landed at the local field yesterday. Otis Gilpin of Benton flew to Mt Vernon Airport today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brayton
St. Louis
Harry Horton
Tulsa
Okla
Otis Gilpin
Benton
Mt. Vernon
Going away party and lingerie shower for Olfie Bolen
Last night at Roy B. Maxwell home on Salem Road guests honored Mrs. Olfie Bolen prior to her June 19 marriage to Dr. Paul Weber of Olney Illinois. Hostesses served dessert and gifts, with prizes awarded for bridge and pinochle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy B. Maxwell
Salem Road
Olfie Bolen
Paul Weber
Olney
Phyllis Maxwell
Ruby Bullock
Loretta Wall
Deanie Olmstead
Robert Harvey
Calvin Roth
Logan Street Bible School closes with demonstrations
Vacation Bible school at Logan Street Baptist Church ends tonight at 7 30 with a review of School in Action. Enrollment reached 203 with about 150 average attendees as departments display handwork from 7 00 in assembly rooms. Courtesy Club hosts luncheon and a party, new members welcomed, annual picnic set for June 23 at city park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Street Bible School
Logan Street Baptist Church
Courtesy Club
Wessie Thomas
Lavern Bryant
Lorene Troutman
Wilma Kniffin
Ann Taylor
Chicago
Pat Massey
Jacksonville
Fla
Nora Webb
Mildred Thomas
Barbara Summers
Pearl Thomason
Tennyson Swims to wed Louise in June ceremony
Earl Tennyson and Louise Swim were married Wednesday evening at 7 in Evangelical United Brethren church parsonage. The ring ceremony was performed by Rev. F. H. Lathrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson - Swim
Earl Tennyson
Louise Swim
Evangelical United Brethren Church
F. H. Lathrop
Miss Nancy Croup Weds Jack Bennett Jr at First Methodist
The city bride Miss Nancy Elien Croup married Jack Bennett Jr son of Mr and Mrs Jack Bennett in a seven o clock Thursday ceremony at First Methodist Church. Rev Bain Wilson officiated. The couple will reside in Carbondale Illinois where Bennett continues studies at the University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Walter L. Glass
Elsie Mays
Morganfield
Nancy Croup
Jack Bennett, Jr
Charles C. Croup
Nancy Elien Croup
Jack Bennett
Bain Wilson
Earl M. Bennett
Mt. Vernon
Joan J. Carlew, Jr
Murphysboro
Tenn
Dick Thomson
Jim Patterson
Harold Hussong
Hussong
Jance Elizabeth Holt
Paul Whitney, Jr
Mary Jane Chenoweth
Croup
Bennett
Graduation at Grayville school highlights student arts
The event featured penants, glass painting, clay molding, and pop-up pictures as students showcased handiwork. Rev. Calvin L. Rigdon of Grayville led with assistants including Rev. and Mrs. Ace Summers and several others. Enrollment stood at 117, with a welcome extended to parents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin L. Rigdon
Grayville
Illinois
Ace Summers
Margie Ross
May Dickson
Theda Shehorn
Bernadine Caldwell
Maxine Eliot
Bob Dickson
Jessamine Moses
Charlotte Summers
Francis McKenzy
Summers
Mt V Scouts to Attend Camp Am Wa Co
Mt Vernon Boy Scouts from Troops 104 and 100 will attend Camp Am Wa Co for one of five periods this summer. David Brown will serve as assistant waterfront director. Camp opens Sunday June 19. Scouts will form Camp Troops, elect leaders, and follow a schedule of activities including swimming, boating, archery, handicraft, cooking, and skeet shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Camp Am-Wa-Co
David Brown
Scouts of
Yarber to Teach In Junior College
Marion F. Yarber of Mt. Vernon will teach French and Spanish at Centrala high school and junior college in Centralia. He will graduate from Southern Illinois University College of Education in August with majors in French Spanish and Latin. He is a member of the University band orchestra and chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Mt. Vernon
Centralia
Raymond H. Dey
Marion F. Yarber
Gus Yarber
Yarber
College of Education
Couple Weds In City As Miss Ruby Haile Marries Verschel Shaw
Miss Ruby Arline Haile of Bluford wed Verschel Adura Shaw of Bluford in a city ceremony held yesterday at 2 30 p m Justice of the Peace O E Yandell officiated Their attendants were Mr and Mrs LaVern Shaw The couple will reside in Keenes Fern Leaf Camp No 694 reports a Royal Neighbors of America meeting at 7 30 pm in the I C O F Hall with a large attendance urged and visiting neighbors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Arline Haile
Fred Haile
Bluford
Verschel Adura Shaw
Keenes
Cecil Shaw
O. E. Yandell
LaVern Shaw
Fern Leaf
Royal Neighbors of America
Waiteus notes dreamlike jail visit and shift in plans
In a jail interview Miss Steinhagen discusses future crime thoughts, naming shoplifting as a possibility if released. She describes nightly routines, identifies Eddie as a favored person, and says jail life lets her be herself, contrasting with life outside. The warden confirms enhanced monitoring after her admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haines
Eddie
Helen Farazis
Helen
Alcoa Mining Co Heads to St Louis HQs
The company Alcoa Mining Co, based in St Louis, was identified as a subsidiary of the American Ore Company, signaling corporate ties and regional headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoa Mining Co
St. Louis
Alcoa
Eluerinigin Ore Company
Amer- Ca
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Marion Lodge No
C.F
Broadway
Kenneth Sandusky
N. G
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Une
Frank J. Ancona
W. M
Glen Pettit
O Watches
Mt. Vernon Country Club
Lunncheon
Spring Garden
Spring Garden Home Bureau
Ella Duncan
Anna Betty Huck
Summersville
The
Home Bureau
Effie Marlow
Fairfield Road
Mabel Yandell
Leah Clark
Mrs. Smith
Round Dozen
Lulu Smith
Lily Morgan
Lulu Parsons
Lura Miller
Bible School
Othel Tabernacle
S. 10Th Street
Gibson Guitars
George
Pridegroom
Peoria
Ill
Paviedes
Sarah F. Archer
Optometrist
Richview Road
Waltonville
Corvette
Randolph Scott
Allied Artists
Stuart Erwin
Laraine Day
Kirk Douglas
Mt.v
Waiteus
Tre
FINA
Benoist Bros. Hardware
Dad
Mother
MT. Vernon Bowl
Casey
Philco
Mohal
Florence
DOWN
Guy Madison
Diana Lynn
Brooklyn
Heaven
Robert Audrey Ryan Trotter
Laredo
Technicolor
Streets of
William William Holden
Bendix
MacDonald Carey
Mona Freeman
Clem Bevins
Bashy Baa
Esa Romero
Cam
Autry
Omoo
Gene Autry
Omoo Omoo
Mosic
Roland Winters
Charlie Chan
Pere Aas
Manta Morelang
Ven Heflin Robe
Ryan
Associated Press
Rosiclare
Sciuer
RAG Top
DODGE
Parcell
Nias
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