Deaths J R Miller Dies Funeral To Be Thursday
J R Miller 49 died at home of his brother Otto Miller in Mt. Vernon. He lived at 2206 Lamar and was a chainer at Moss Tie Plant for 20 years. Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at Myers chapel with Rev Otho Williams officiating. burial in Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 2 p m Wednesday. He was born October 11, 1906 in Enfield Illinois. Survived by Grace Duncan his wife, one son Richard L Miller, two brothers Otto and Perry, four sisters and three grandchildren.
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J. R. Miller
Richard Miller
P. m
Otto Miller
Perkins
Mt. Vernon
Lamar
Myers Chapel
Otho Williams
Memorial Garwill
Dens Cemetery
Miller
Enfield
Martin
Flora
Thomas) Miller
Grace Duncan
Nashville
Moss
Richard L. Miller
Otto
Perry
St. Louis
A. C. Keele
Bonnie
Gertrude Hayes
Mason, Wis
Mother of John Davidson Dies at Salem
Mrs. June Davidson 83 widow of S. E. Davidson died Sunday in Washington D C where she lived with daughter Mrs John Miller She was longtime Salem resident and mother of five children Dr S M Davidson Kenilworth Ill John A Davidson Mt Vernon Mrs J J Gustaf East Orange N J Mrs Miller Congressman Vursell s secretary and Sam E Davidson East St Louis Funeral services set in Salem with body arriving 2 p m today and service tomorrow at 2 p m at McMackin Funeral Home
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June Davidson
John A. Davidson
Mt. Vernon
Salem
East Orange
N. J
Miller
Vursell
Sam E. Davidson
East St. Louis
McMackin Funeral Home
D C Scott Dies At Age 84 Funeral Thursday
David Cornelius Scott dies at 84 in Mt Vernon home. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday in Pulsey Funeral Home chapel with Rev Bird Green and Harold Ona to conduct services. Burial in Williams cemetery. Lying in state after 10 a m Wednesday, June 21, 1892. Survivors include two sons Francis of Springfield and Alvin of Mt Vernon two daughters Florence McClure Bath Staley Maude Morris Corene Story and Mrs Green. Twenty four grandchildren and twenty four great grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife two sons three brothers and one sister.
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David Cornelius Scott
Pulsey
Bird Green
Harold Ona
Williams Cemetery
Pulley Funeral
Nancy Jane Williams
Francis
Springfield
Alvin
Mt. ‘Vernon
Florence McClure
Bath Staley
Maude Morris
Corene Story
Green
Mt. Vernon
Snake Kills Copperhead Near Home in Mower Scene
Marion Cralley reported killing a large copperhead while cutting grass with a motor mower near his home yesterday. He said it was the second copperhead he has killed in the area this year.
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Marion Cralley
RFC 1
Opdyke
Mr. Cralley
Hospital Notes and Discharges Across Hospitals
At GOOD SAMARITAN and JEFFERSON MEMORIAL, multiple admissions and discharges are listed. Names include Mrs Mary Susan Sharp Mrs Mary Frances Souers Mrs Margaret Mary Edelman Kathleen Gail Thompson Minnie Mae Shelton and others admitted, with Master William Patrick Ryan Lillie Mae Castleberry and baby Carl Ed ward Debra Ann Mabel Ellie Buchanan Deania Etta Garrison discharged. at JEFFERSON MEMORIAL Dora Kinnison Belle Rive John Piper Dean Bowman McLeansboro admitted while Ronald Jones Marie Jackson and John Piper discharged.
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Good Samaritan
Mary Susan Sharp
Mary Frances Souers
Margaret Mary Edelman
Kathleen Gail Thompson
Minnie Mae Shelton
William Patrick Ryan
Lillie Mae Castleberry
Carl Edward
Hilda Mae Phelps
Debra Ann
Mabel Ellie Buchanan
Deania Etta Garrison
Jefferson Memorial
Dora Kinnison
Belle Rive
John Piper
Dean Bowman
McLeansboro
Ronald Jones
Marie Jackson
Laugh miller couple welcomes daughter at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Donald C Laugh miller of RFD 7 Mr Vernon announce the birth of a daughter born this morning at 8 26 at Good Samaritan hospital weighing six pounds ten ounces Parents name shown for the newborn and family.
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Donald C. Laughmiller
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Local Air Travel Notes and Office Bid Reminder
Hershel Bri of Eldorado flew into the city this morning and to Dallas. Bil Bleson traveled to Terre Haute. A bid specification for Mt Bare now at Casey Taylor to be returned by July.
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Hershel Bri
Eldorado
Dallas
Texas
Eel Krueger
Sandusky
Ohio
Bil Bleson
Terre Haute
Ind
Mt. Bare
Arlene Io
A’ Leuperintendent
Casey Taylor
Twelve year old guilty of involuntary manslaughter in fatal stabbing
Rudolph Diaz, 12, the youngest murder defendant in Cook County Criminal Court, was found guilty Monday of involuntary manslaughter for the March 15 stabbing of 12 year old Anthony Brown. Judge Henry L. Burman reduced the charge and sent Diaz to the Youth Commission for up to 14 years. the commission will decide the final sentence. Diaz claimed no intent to kill and said he acted during a judo hold dispute with Brown.
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Chicago
Rudolph Diaz
Cook County
Anthony Brown
Diaz
Henry L. Burman
iliness—Youth Commission
Brown
Burman
Rudy
Helen Diaz
Assistant To Manager Appointed (Continued From Page One)
Local council approves rate schedule changes for water usage across tiers and transfers $55,000 to bond reserve. Actions include taking over Wilshire Drive maintenance, plan for July sidewalk sale with new lighting, hydrant installations, and street work progress. Budget study session set for Friday.
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Wilshire Drive
Whiteway
Buford
Richardson
19Th
Lamar
24Th
Broadway
Illinois Cities Water Company
Mt. Vernon
Infants Starve in East Side Tenement Tragedy
In New York a two year old girl and a month old boy were found dead, apparently starved, in an East Side tenement after their mother was placed in a psychiatric ward eight days earlier. The mother, Anastasia Velez, 32, was arrested after kicking a tavern window when barred from the premises. Bellevue Hospital holds her for observation. Authorities report no known relatives and that the family came from Puerto Rico eight years ago, relying on relief since August.
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New York
East Side
Anastasia Velez
Bellevue Hospital
Velez
Jose
New Jersey
Puerto Rico
Minister Killed by Hitchhiker Found Body in Hills
The body of Tommie Robert Cooke, 24, assistant pastor of Glenwood Baptist Church, was found in the Taft area after Edward Leon Williams admitted shooting him following a hitchhike ride. Williams, an ex convict, told officers he stopped the vehicle and forced Cooke to pull over, then shot him in the head with a .38 after the minister resisted.
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Williams
Assisant
Glenwood Baptist Church
Dale Proctor
Cooke
Taft
Senate To Add Billion Dollars For Air Force Action
Two Democratic senators said the Senate will vote to add 1.16 billion dollars for long range bombers and Air Force needs. The Appropriations Committee approved the increase to a defense bill totaling about 35 billion dollars. debate to begin Thursday with expectations of a vote by next Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
U.S
Russia
Lyndonb. Johnson
Tex
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Nazarene expands aims to 1000 churches in four years
The General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City approved expansion goals for four years. They target 1000 new churches and 150 000 new members, with about 625 000 new Sunday school enrollments and 14 million dollars for world missions. Dr Gideon B Williamson urged members to pray 15 minutes daily and devote 10 minutes to intercession while stressing holiness evangelism.
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Kansas City
General Assembly
The
Church of the Nazarene
Municipal Auditorium
Gideon B. Williamson
Appoint New State Officer in Springfield Office
Atty. Gen. Latham Castle today appointed Richard W. Husted of Roadhouse as an assistant in the Springfield office. Husted was Greene County state's attorney in 1952 and resigned last March to practice law. He will handle mines and minerals, motor vehicle, oil and gas matters.
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Springfeld
Ill
Latham Castle
Richard W. Husted
Roadhouse
Springfield
Husted
Greene County
Check Arraignment Clarified in County Court
The Register-News clarifies that Mrs. John H. Betty Ingram was arraigned on a charge of defrauding by writing checks. The report replaces an erroneous wording and confirms the legal action centered on a check to defraud.
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Register-News
John H
Betty) Ingram
Russians and Tito Agree to Cooperate
Yugoslav President Tito and Soviet leaders planned a Kremlin meeting to finalize a joint communique on bilateral cooperation between the Communist parties. He said no Cominform style grouping would form and emphasized equal, consultative relations with no accelerated changes in Yugoslavia’s Western ties. Bohlen voiced belief that justice underpins peace as Tito challenged the notion of any anti justice stance.
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Moscow
Tito
Russia
Kremlin
Yugoslavia
West
Soviet Union
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
Klementi Voroshilov
Bohlen
Two Movies At Courthouse In Mt Vernon Program
The Mt Vernon recreational program schedules two films at 7 p.m. Friday in the county courthouse court room. One film covers golf and the other Red Cross life saving. Recreation director Tuffy Henry invites everyone interested to attend.
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Mt. Vernon
County Court House
Tuffy Henry
Illinois Crude Up 500 Barrels
Tulsa Oklahoma. Daily average production of crude oil and condensate rose 64 250 barrels to 7 057 350 barrels during the week ended June 16 the Oil and Gas Journal survey showed today. The Journal estimated 1956 production at 1 204 240 080 barrels compared to 1 133 576 848 a year ago. Advances included Illinois up 500 barrels to 226 700.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas Journal
Herrin Approves Big Sewer Bond Election Result
Herrin voters approved a 932000 water and sewer bond issue with 1818 to 365. Of the total, 627000 funds expansion and improvement of facilities while 305000 will retire existing bonds on the systems.
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Herrin, I. W
Herrin
Newer And Gayer Moscow Fashions At So viet-Skaya Party
In Moscow visiting Tito hosted a gay party for Soviet leaders at the So viet-Skaya hotel. Mikoyan wore a white dinner jacket as Khrushchev quipped about him being suspicious, marking a rare use of evening dress by a Soviet leader. The piece also notes jai alai’s origin and the nonpoisonous status of the anaconda.
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Moscow
Tito
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Swank
Soviet-Skaya
Washington
London
Paris
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Governor Puts Sandra To Work
SPRINGFIELD IL Gov Stratton has his 19 year old daughter Sandra working in the Statehouse executive office. William W Downey says she is paid out of the governors pocket and not on the state payroll. Her duties include typing and answering the telephone. She aids during the summer due to vacations and will return to the University of Arizona in the fall as a junior.
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Springfield
Ill
Stratton
Sandra
Statehouse
William W. Downey
University of Arizona
Prison Guards Smuggle Narcotics Probe at Western Penitentiary
State police opened an on the spot inquiry at Western State Penitentiary after reports of guards smuggling liquor narcotics and contraband to inmates. Deputy Warden James H Elliott said two guards are suspended and several prisoners disciplined. Names and reasons not disclosed.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
James H.elliott
Illinois Demos For Adlai 19 1 Poll Sees Stevenson Lead
Illinois delegates to the Democratic National Convention show Adlai E Stevenson as the top first choice in a AP poll of 37 of 78 delegates. Symington secures second preferences, with undecided and varied second choices. Downstate attendees at Springfield expressed unpledged support for Symington.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Associated Press
Stevenson
Symington
Estes Wefauver
Tennessee
Gov
George Leader
Kefauver
Downstate
Springfield
Scott Lucas
John Stelle
Sen. Symington
Lsted
Traffic fines set in police court by Allan Dulaney
Police court fines totaled for Morrison Bum pus of Pontiac for driving too fast for conditions ten dollars and costs. Herschel V. Massey Jr for speeding ten dollars and costs. Donald Dean McMahon of Bonnie for speeding ten dollars and costs. James A. Stratton of Oaklawn for failure to yield right of way five dollars and costs.
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Allan Dulaney
Morrison Bumpus
Pontiac
Herschel V. Massey, Jr
Donald Dean McMahon
Bonnie
James A. Stratton
Oaklawn
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164Th St
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Fels Planetarium
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