Deaths Cassie Flint of McLeansboro Dies at 83
Mrs Cassie Flint aged 83 of McLeansboro died Sunday at home after a heart attack. Born January 15 1875, she was the daughter of George and (maiden name Hunt). Survived by two sons Aden Flint San Diego CA and Ernest Flint Waukegan IL and two daughters Elsie Farmer of McLeansboro Italene Lund, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services Wednesday at First Baptist Church in McLeansboro with Rev Oscar Sree officiating. Burial in McLeansboro General cemetery. Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home. She was a Knight Prairie church member. Preceded in death by husband Carroll Flint.
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Aukegan
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City workers get 3.7 percent wage hike and budget notes
City officials OK a 3.7 percent wage increase for municipal staff with pay raises across departments. The council discussed funding via taxation for pension, library, park and retirement funds, and reviewed street and alley projects, hydrant installation, road oil purchases, railroad depot relocation protests, street lighting, and a possible new street sweeper funded from motor tax refunds.
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Weather sketch shows cool Great Lakes and scattered showers
Missouri forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with a few light showers and mild temperatures. High near 80, low around 60s, with cooler Great Lakes region expectations in the 30 day outlook and light morning showers in Illinois before improving by Wednesday.
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Adams Defends Handling of Goldfine Gifts and Favor Claims
Former official Sherman Adams testifies he never used personal ties to influence government actions. He described gifts from Bernard Goldfine, including wool fabric given to governors in 1955, and a coat fabric cost of about 69 dollars. Adams says gifts were accepted in good faith and rejects claims of improper influence, promising frank answers to the subcommittee. FTC investigations into Goldfine firms are ongoing.
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Bumper Peach Crop Hinted in Southern Illinois
CARBONDALE ILLINOIS AP If cool weather continues southern Illinois may see a bumper peach crop according to the Illinois State Horticultural Society A February estimate of 800000 bushes may be low growers report strong prospects throughout southern Illinois with heavy thinning needed The bulletin also notes a healthy outlook for a large national peach crop Apple crops in southern Illinois were hurt by bad weather at pollination periods and the forecast is for a light to fair to good apple crop statewide
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Ilinois
Civil Service Workers Win 10 Percent Pay Raise
The House passed a bill granting a 10 percent wage increase to about 1,021,000 civil service and government workers. Back pay totaling roughly 250 million dollars will be issued retroactively from January 1, with annual cost near 542 million. President Eisenhower is expected to sign after already approving a 10 percent postal raise this year.
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Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Mrs Thelma Lauris Mr Peter Lauris Mrs Anna Augusta Keip Mrs Beverly Huff Decatur Il Mrs Mary DeMossa Harrisburg and discharges Herschel Huff Brucford Velma Mael J Owens and baby John William Val Kirsch Dahlgren Ora Dunavan Bonnie John Chapman Good Samaritan admits Dowell Robertson Mrs Alice Whitlock Mrs Sherrill Williams Ike Dalton Howard Cox Arstella Carney Doris Musgraves Rose Hensley Ricky Webb Anna Coberly and discharges Randy Gutzler Taft Haynes Martha Dethrow Rose Mary Whisenheat Nona Rebecca Alonzo Keef Katherine Jones
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Harrisburg
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Marine Corps League to Meet Tonight at Main Street Club
A second June meeting of the Marine Corps League is set for tonight at 7:30 at the club rooms 918144 Main Street. All members are urged to attend. Gene Davis, Commandant.
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Postmasters Nominated by Eisenhower in Washington
President Eisenhower sent to the Senate the postmaster nominations for Charles E Resch Anna NL Helen V Schmalbach New Athens Ill and Theodore W Fadler Prairie du Rocher Ill in today’s transmission to the upper chamber.
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Complete First Aid Course In Mt Vernon Area
Mr Vernon Firemen Donald Hahn led a Red Cross First Aid training program at the Red Cross Center. Participants including Raymond Curless Jim Gibson Mildred Melton and Robert Tucker completed the 16 hour advanced and standard courses to qualify as Red Cross First Aid instructors. A 15 hour instructor course will follow as part of expanding the program across Jefferson County.
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Indiana Flood Strains State Economy and Civilians
Indiana officials assessed flood damage from the Wabash surge with Lt. Gov. Parker and agriculture leaders weighing federal aid and emergency loans. Gov. Handley awaited the report before requesting disaster declarations as floods threatened Graysville and West Terre Haute. About 18 counties reported losses, with up to 900,000 acres affected and $35 to $40 million in damages. West Terre Haute faced levee breaches displacing 1,500 residents. U.S. 40 closures rerouted traffic via U.S. 150 toward the Illinois border.
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Mammoth names new Children’s Department manager
Barringer, newly graduated from Southern Illinois University, assumes duties as Children’s Department manager at The Mammoth Department Store in Mt. Vernon. He previously served as advertising director for The Mammoth and trained under SIU’s Small Business Institute. Barringer, a Centralia native, also attended Centralia High School and served in the Air Force before resuming college work. He is an assistant area governor for Toastmasters International and lives on 111 North 15th Street.
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Brother Stabbing Leads to Second Degree Murder Charge
John Polovish, 42, is charged with second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his 45 year old brother Andrew after a Saturday argument in their cottage at Beaucoup. Polovish was held in Washington County jail today as Sheriff Lee Bowers reported the admission.
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New Eyes For The Needy Drive By Local AMVETS
Major Leslie E. Mannen of Turner Boehm Post 4 AMVETS announced the local post will join the New Eyes For The Needy program. Boxes will be placed in businesses for donations of used spectacles to be reconditioned and distributed globally. Members urge donations from those unable to reach collection points and provide a mailing option to AMVETS Mt. Vernon Illinois.
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Two Births Reported in Illinois in Morning Hours
Mr and Mrs Donald Edwin Keip of RFD 3 Mt Vernon welcomed a daughter at 11 45 AM in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing five pounds thirteen and one quarter ounces. Mr and Mrs Dale Huff of 27 Ridge Crest Drive Decatur Ill welcomed a daughter at 11 AM weighing seven pounds nine ounces.
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Illinois Legislature Opens Hearings On Jobless Pay Plan
Illinois lawmakers opened hearings on Gov Strattons unemployment relief program amid calls for changes. The House reviews a 15 million dollar relief bill while the Senate weighs extending unemployment compensation to 52 weeks. Proponents to air views Wednesday and amendments loom before a likely Thursday passage vote.
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Cyprus plan postponed as Greece and Turkey clash
London postponed the Cyprus policy statement for 48 hours at NATO's urging amid Greek and Turkish splits over self-rule and potential independence. British troops remained on alert as Athens and Ankara prepared for possible violence while officials expected a self-determination plebiscite and partition option. The Library of Congress houses 414 miles of bookshelves.
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Lincoln House Divided Speech Re enacted in Springfield
A crowd of about 300 gathered in the old Illinois House chamber to hear a dramatized reprise of Lincoln's "A house divided" speech. State Rep. G. William Horsley delivered the lines as part of a six scene commemoration by the Springfield Historical Monuments Commission. The event marked the anniversary of the 1858 GOP convention and reflected on Lincoln's decision to run for Senate, amid historic site changes nearby. Lincoln and his 1858 address reshaped national debates and launched the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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Quiz Evan Dale In Atlanta Prison
A federal inquiry into racketeering data from Evan Dale, once a 38 000 strong AFL Laborers organizer in southern Illinois, stalled at Atlanta Federal Prison. Dale, 42, Carbondale, was convicted of attempting to extort a million dollars from Joppa contractors and received a 15 year sentence. He blamed the sentence and feared reprisals.
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Aquarium touts record octopus with 45 tentacles
The Toba city aquarium in Japan claims to house the best equipped octopus in history, boasting 45 tentacles ranging from 1 to 24 feet. Japanese scientists told Yomiuri the previous record was a 19 tentacle octopus from near Norway, found in the Pacific off Toba City.
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Dulles Seeks July 1 Talks on Nuclear Test Suspension
Dulles expects technical talks with the Soviet Union on suspending nuclear tests to proceed as scheduled on July 1 at Geneva. He warned Moscow may be trying to blow minor issues into major disputes while noting the United States will consult its allies first.
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