Death Rites for Mrs Higginson Set for Thursday
Mrs Kel Ruth Higginson of 1707 South 15th Street dies at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at age 58. Nerbal services are planned Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Miers Chapel with Rev Lester er officiating. Burial will be in the Opdyke I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body lies in state at Miers Chapel and friends may call after 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Mabel Higginson
Kel Ruth Higginson
Mters Chapel
Lesterer
Opdyke
Miers Chapel
Mily
Higginson
South 15Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Emma H Walker of Scheller Dead at 76
Emma Harriett Walker 76, wife of John F. Walker and Scheller farmer, died of a coronary occlusion at St. John's Hospital in St Louis. Born April 19, 1881 in Jefferson County, she married in Mt Vernon in 1905 and was a Methodist and Rebekah Lodge member. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm in Waltonville Methodist Church.
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Emma Harriett Walker
John F. Walker
St. John’s Hospital
St. Louis
Mrs. Walker
Jefferson County
James B
Josephine (Place) Lemmons
Mr. Walker
Mt. Vernon
Methodist Church
Rebekah Lodge
Waltonville
Methodist
E. M. Pyne
Lebanon
Fry Funeral Homes
Alden of
Scheller
Stanleysenberger
Woodlawn
Merritt Philp
Lola B&énthall
Lesser
Wm. D. Walker
Roster Williams Dies at 78 in Mt Vernon Tennessee
The Rev. Roster Williams 78 of 1109 Con ger Avenue Mt Vernon died Sunday at BFBC. He served as moderator of the Synodical Board and was pastor at Mayfield. Funeral Thursday at Cumberland Presbyterian Church with burial in Memorial cemetery. He is survived by his wife Arlena Boswell Williams two sons and several daughters, a brother and many grandchildren.
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Ster Williams
Conger Avenue
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
William Fowlkes
Memorial
Williams
BFBC
Synodical Board
Lexifitton
Tenn
Spencer&id Classie (Drake) Williams
Arlena Boswell
Mt. Vernon
Presbyterian Church
Mayfield
Forest Lebanon Lodge
Mt. On
Ides
T Cxie
David
Milan
Lauretta Sawyer
Chicago
Mattie Shipes
St. Louis
Marye Montgomery
Eva
Eddie Williams
Clarksburg
Frank E. Chase Dies At Home Near Belle Rive
Frank E. Chase, 89, died at his home near Belle Rive at 8:40 a m today after a lingering illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at Richardson Funeral Home in Wayne City.
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Frank E. Chase
Belle Rive
Richardson Funeral Home
Wayne City
Mrs Eisenhower In For Checkup
The White House says the first lady Mrs Mamie Eisenhower is not ill and undergoing a routine second head to toe physical checkup at Walter Reed Army Hospital She entered Monday and expects to stay several days Doctors note a mild heart condition stemming from rheumatic fever in girlhood and will monitor closely The plan reflects cautious observation rather than illness
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Washington
White House
Mamie Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Fragmented OCR Summary on Fallout Test and Dugan Associate
Fragmented text references fallout testing after an A test and mentions Dugan and Hennacy with associates. It notes diagnostic tests, radiation exposure, and editorial figures, suggesting a labor or political angle. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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New York
Dugan
Hennacy
Gen
Civil Defense Program Urged in Mt. Vernon
Dr. Frank Bridges of Southern Illinois University urged Mt. Vernon to establish a strong civilian defense organization, saying it is like having money in the bank. He spoke to the city council at Mayor Virgil Bailey’s invitation, stressing preparedness in case of war.
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Frank Bridges
SIU
Mt. Vernon
Bridges
Illinois
Virgil T. Bailey
Mt. Vernon seeks civil defense director
The city plans to hire an active civil defense director. Mayor Virgil T. Baile announced at the city council meeting that Mt. Vernon is seeking applicants and urges those interested to file their applications with City Manager Harlow Richardson at city hall.
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Mt. Vernon
Harlow Richardson
Virgil T. Baile
Civil defense plan eyed for Mt. Vernon area
Dr Bridges outlined two critical targets in a wartime scenario East St. Louis Alton Wood River and the Joppa plant with St Louis potentially in a fall out zone He proposed free radiation detectors for schools surplus supplies for hospitals and communities plus an emergency 200 bed hospital and a civic defense fund A city ordinance a five mill levy and a five member defense board were urged with Lee Martin presenting the proposal at Mt Vernon council session and Dr Harry G Thompson pledging hospital cooperation.
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Bridges
Lee ‘Martin
Benton
Franklin County
Cvil Defense
Mt. Vernon
Martin
Harry G. Thompson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Medical Society
East St. Louis Belleville Area Declared Not Disaster Area
Gov. Stratton's aide reports federal civil defense concludes the East St. Louis Belleville region is not a disaster area. Mayor Alvin Field had asked for a federal declaration to access funds, and Boyle forwarded the request after surveying the area. The governor's office says Stratton will follow the recommendation.
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Springfield
Ill
Leo M. Boyle
East St. Louis
Belleville
Boyle
Stratton
Alvin Field
Field
Mt. Vernon to Fight Huge Water Rate Increase
The Mt. Vernon council will study the water rate issue further in executive sessions and plan to oppose the increase sought by the Illinois Cities Water Co petitioned for July 2 in Springfield. Mayor Bailey urged delaying action and said the city should prevent what he called exorbitant rates. He labeled the company as promoters who aim to extract every penny and said they want Mt. Vernon to buy water properties at a high price. The council will decide on a plan of action after further study.
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Springfield
Bailey
Illinois Cities Water Co
New York
Mt. Vernon
Krebs
Sewer Commission
Orders U S Not to Give Up Girard
Judge McGarraghy rules that Girard must not be surrendered to a foreign state and that delivery for foreign prosecution would violate constitutional protections. The ruling bars extradition under the same protections as state court prosecutions and orders the lawyers to submit a signed order conforming to the findings. The case has sparked international furor and prompted demands for prompt action from Defense officials.
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Girard
United States
McGarraghy
Jact
Wilson
Diefenbaker Heads Canada Government Formation
John Diefenbaker moves to form a Conservative cabinet after Governor General Massey asks him to lead Canada following the Liberal resignation. With 109 Conservatives and 104 Liberals, he plans a Friday cabinet slate while Parliament may open in September, possibly delaying Queen Elizabeth II’s Canada visit.
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Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Vincent Massey
Diefenbaker
Louis St. Laurent
Mali
Liberals
House For Commons
Quebec East
Elizabeth II
Terry Moore Seeks Divorce
Santa Monica actress Terry Moore filed for divorce from Eugene Charles McGrath in Superior Court on Monday charging infidelity and mental cruelty. She alleges he had illicit relations with numerous women in Las Vegas and engaged in extensive gambling. The couple married January 1, 1956, in Las Vegas.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Terry Moore
Superior Court
Eugene Charles McGrath
Las Vegas
Nev
McGrath
Illinois Crude Off 20,000 Barrels in Week
Tulsa Okla production figures from the Oil and Gas Journal show U S crude oil and condensate output for the week ended June 15 sliding 41 975 barrels daily to 7 306 050 barrels The total output stands at 1 225 712 925 barrels, down 58 265 688 from a year earlier Illinois and Oklahoma bore the largest declines Illinois dropped 20 000 per day to 207 500 while Oklahoma fell 17 500 to 580 500
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Illinois
Oklahoma
Ilinois
Sooner
Bailey Fails In Attempt To Fire Ass't City Manager
Bailey fails to oust assistant city manager amid budget tensions. Council debates funding for park department to ease financial crisis. park payroll loans approved and an additional 1,000 loan considered. City manager reports open dump policy ended, no septic dumping, parking lots being prepared, and a plan to blacktop Eighth Street with a Monday budget meeting called.
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Ood
Bailey
Wood
Park Department
Ioan
Park Board
Heard
Harlow Richardson
Eighth Street
Main
Broadway
Germs From Texas Could Live On Mars
Germs from Java Painted Desert Arizona and Texas soils survived with almost no water and only nitrogen as atmosphere at temperatures from 70 to 95 degrees below zero to show life can endure Mars like conditions. Dr Strughold reported at a meeting of the International Mars Committee and Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The finding suggests life may endure in environments radically different from Earth and could inhabit other planets with varied atmospheres.
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Ariz
Mars
U.S. Air Force
Java
Painted Desert
Arizona
Texas
Air Force School of Aviation Medicine
San Antonio
Tex
Ings
International Mars Committee
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Hubertus Strughold
Air Force School
Strughold
Earth
Congressmen Blast Supr eme Court Rulings Amid Fire Scene
Fire raced through a vacant ramshackle frame building at 102 South Fifth Street, once the Southern tavern and barber shop, destroying stored items and denting nearby property. In Washington, two new Supreme Court rulings on communism drew sharp congressional criticism from Rep. Howard W. Smith and Sen. Jenner, questioning the court’s decisions on the Smith Act and Watkins contempt case.
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Southern Railroad
Fifth and Main
Southern
A. R. Porter
Public
Marlyn Vaughn
Elgin
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Inj
Smith
California
Congress
John T. Watkins
Clark
Watkins
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Paris School Board President Quits After Beating Incident
Paris, June 5 Edward L. Jenison former congressman and Paris Beacon News editor was beaten March 25 in an alley. Karl O H Air indict ed by Edgar County grand jury for conspiring with four youths to assault Jenison and for contributing to delinquency. O H Air resigned as school board president for health reasons. Leonard Wolf will serve as acting president.
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Paris
Tlu
Karl O'Hair
Leonard Wolf
Edgar County Grand Jury
O’hair
Edward L. Jenison
Paris Beacon News
Jenison
Wayne S. Jones
O'Hair
Dead man, two hurt in Canton crash
Sam Donaho Jr., 20, of Canton was killed early today and two Canton teenagers were injured in a two car collision. Ronnie Wilcoxen, 16, a passenger in Donaho's auto, was in serious condition and Richard Stehl, 17, driver of the other car, was in good condition at a hospital. State police said the mishap occurred when Donaho's vehicle pulled onto State Route 78 and collided with Stehl's south bound car.
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Norris
Sam Donaho Jr
Canton
Ronnie Wilcoxen
Donaho
Richard Stehl
Steht
Semango Wins National Crew Shoot at Rantoul
Crow Shoot at Vandalia Illinois saw Lt William Semango of Chanute Air Force Base Rantoul Illinois win the national crew shoot among 38 contestants in the weekend match.
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CROW
Vandalia
Ill
William Semango
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
One Killed Seven Hurt in Effingham Auto Crash
A head on collision on U.S. 40 near Effingham Illinois killed Mrs. Clara Romine of Columbus Ohio. Her husband Calvin and Maude Gregory of Moberly Missouri were seriously injured. Greyhound driver Harold Rogers of Indianapolis aided by extinguishing flames helped free Romine occupants. Five passengers in the other car were seriously hurt.
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Effingham
U. S
Clara Romine
Columbus
Ohio
Calvin
Maude Gregory
Moberly
Greyhound
Harold Rogers
Indianapolis
Chicago Punks Attack Youths
Chicago youths attacked two 17 year olds Monday night. One victim, Thomas Minnick, was struck with bats and suffered possible skull fracture and a broken arm after stopping to fix a tire at 79th Street and Laflin Avenue. A second victim, Bruce Zemlis, was struck on the mouth with a wrench at 44th Street and California Avenue, leaving him with six stitches to the chin.
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Chicago U
Thomas Minnick
79Th St
Laflin Ave
Minnick
Bruce Zemlis
44Th St
California Ave
Zemlis
Held On Charge of Embezzlement
Wilson L. Davis aged 42 of Olney Illinois was arrested by county officers on a warrant charging embezzlement. The complaint states he converted insurance premiums he collected for his own use with bond set at $5000.
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Wilson L. Davis
Olney
Weather Ahead For Illinois Wilts Heat With T Storms Nearby
The Associated Press reports Illinois swelters with highs in the 90s, while northern counties expect cooler air Wednesday. Forecasts show hot humid conditions statewide with scattered thunderstorms, and a cooldown in the north. Chicago Water Department says 1,280,000 gallons pumped Monday, a yearly high, as Commonwealth Edison cautions no repeat power shortages thanks to a Will County generating unit adding 200,000 kilowatts for emergencies.
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Minois
Chicago
Illinois
Chicago Water Department
Commonwealth Edison Co
Will County
Local flights noted from Oklahoma City and King City
H E Bollar flew from Oklahoma City to Mt Vernon yesterday while Herb Grubb traveled from King City to St Louis on Monday. A rare 1822 U S gold coin valued at about 15000 dollars is among Smithsonian Institution holdings in Washington.
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H. E. Bollar
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mt. Vernon
Herb Grubb
King City
St. Louis
U.S
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Youth program progress shows 458 at city playgrounds
Jefferson county’s youth initiative reports 458 youths at six playgrounds after two weeks. Directors Noble Thomas and J D Shields anticipate higher turnout as heat rises. Over 2,738 man hours were invested last week to serve 458 youths. Tomorrow a boys swimming school and Friday a girls session are planned. Golf lessons are free with low interest. archery backstop plans seek straw source from Fair Grounds officials.
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Jefferson County
Noble ‘Thomas
J. D. Shields
City Park
Homestead Hills
Fairgrounds
Hospital Notes Admit list and discharges include many names
Hospital notes record multiple admissions and discharges across two facilities. Admitted patients include Charles Dalmasso Carl Williams Leonard Patterson Mrs Cecile Overturf Charles Martin Mrs Louisa McKennie Mrs Mabel Hayes Earl Overturf Wilburn Adams Miss Suzanne Fairchild Mrs Anna Paul William Evans and others. Discharged patients include Mrs Nora Cochran George Phelps Master Jan Covington Mrs Betty MeCormick and baby Lauren Anne George Raines Mrs Deven Mastel and baby Jodeane Mrs Sallie Payne Mrs Mary Ruffino John Walker and Curran Puckett at Jefferson Memorial and McLeansboro.
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Charles Dalmasso
Carl Williams
Leonard Patterson
Cecile Overturf
Charles Martin
Louisa McKennie
Mabel Hayes
Earl Overturf
Wilburn Adams
Suzanne Fairchild
Anna Paul
William Evans
Nora Cochran
George Phelps
Jan Covington
Betty Me.Cormick
Baby
Lauren Anne
Eorge Raines
Deven Mastel
Jodeane
Sallie Payne
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital Record Two Newborn Sons
Mr and Mrs Leon Wright of Adams Court welcomed a son named David Lee born at 2 50 yesterday afternoon At Good Samaritan hospital the baby weighed eight pounds six ounces A second son was born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Karcher of Dahlgren at 8 22 this morning also at Good Samaritan hospital The infant weighed six pounds
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Leon Wright
Adams Court
Good Samaritan Hospital
David Lee
Clarence Karcher
Dahlgren
Special Meeting of Marine Corps League Auxiliary
A special meeting will be held tomorrow evening June 19 at 7 30 in Pauline Jones RFC 4 home. All members should attend as activities include finishing cancer bandages. Call 2242 or 5640 for transportation. Deen McKinney secretary.
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Marine Corps League Auxiliary
Pauline Jones
RFC 4
Deen McKinney
Sec’y
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Mrs. Eisenhower
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Blades
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Agency Drug Store
Mt. V. Tavern
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