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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1952

Page

8

The Screwball Editor Finds Fans Among Crackpots

New York AP columnist Hal Boyle recalls meeting a parade of screwballs in newspaper offices. A belligerent fan argues over gas rights at the ballpark, and Operative X-37 reports spy work at night. His sister explains he keeps office hours as a psychiatrist.

Hal Boyle New York FBI X-37

Community Notes Roundup From Dix and Kell

Mr and Mrs Lawrence McDaniel and son Don were business callers in Salem Monday. Oscar Tate died of a heart attack at his Kell area home. his funeral was held Wednesday at Kell Baptist Church with Rev Bill Purdue officiating. Eloise McDaniel visited sister Ruth Whitlock of Dix on Wednesday. Visitors at Buck McDaniel home included Ed Long and Ruth Whitlock. Verle Ellis has been hospitalized this week but is improving. Don McDaniel traveled to Kansas City Friday with Ed Long and Ruth Whitlock to see uncle Leslie Whitlock. Glenn Kell married Dix Christian church Thursday night to Dorris Robinson with Rev Ross Partridge presiding. Mrs Lawrence McDaniel spent evening at Rev O F Whitlock’s home honoring Whitlock family. Attendees included Arthur Whitlock of Texico Ill, Clifford Karsh and Patty of Mt Vernon, Phil Jones of Alton Ill, Whitlock kin from Centralia and others. John E Blanskship children have mumps but are doing well. Redus Spangler visited last weekend. he’s bound for Camp Atterbury Ind from Fort Custer reception center. Toby Hoskins will stay at Fort Custer. both spent a year in Korea.

Lawrence McDaniel Don Salem Oscar Tate Kell Kell Baptist Church Bill Purdue Eloise McDaniel Ruth Whitlock Dix Buck McDaniel Ed Long Verle Ellis Don McDaniel Kansas City Leslie Whitlock Whitlock Glenn Kell Dan Kell Dix Christian Church Dorris Robinson Miss Robinson Jess Robinson Ross Partridge Mt. Vernon O. F. Whitlock Redus Spangler Cloyd Spangler Camp Atterbury Ind Fort Custer Mich Toby Hoskins Rebus Toby Korea

Traffic fatality near Cairo in auto truck crash

Henry Hunt of Louisville Kentucky was fatally injured in a Tuesday auto truck collision three miles north of Cairo on U S Highway 51.

Cairo Ill Henry Hunt Louisville

Local Social Roundup of Visits and Birth in Pleasant Hill Area

Community notes record visits among the Shaffer Sledge and Williams families including Mr and Mrs Donald Allen Mrs Hardy Sledge Miss Gladys Sledge and others at Pleasant Hill and surrounding towns. A baby girl Pamela Sue was born June 11 to Mr and Mrs Donald Williams.

Donald Allen Hardy Sledge Gladys Sledge Gale Sledge Larry Joe Pleasant Hill Herman George Sakalie Chicago Bectel Pamela Sue

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