Deaths Sylvia Schmidt Woodlawn Bank Clerk
Miss Sylvia Myrha Schmidt lifelong Woodlawn resident died at 6 30 am at Good Samaritan Hospital after a month as a patient. A bank clerk at Woodlawn banks she was 52 years eight months four days. Funeral Saturday 3 00 pm Myers Chapel Rev Lester Pifer officiating burial Memorial Gardens body lying in state after 4 00 pm Friday at Myers Chapel. Survived by parents Jesse and Susie Schmidt of Woodlawn a brother Claude W Mt Vernon and two nephews.
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Sylvia Myrha Schmidt
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Woodlawn Nks
Myers Chapel
Lester Pifer
Memorial Gardens
Miss Schmidt
Waltonville
Jesse W
Susie
Wood) Schmidt
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Jesse Schmidt
Claude W
Mt. Vernon
Former Resident Frank Pitchford Dies Wednesday
Former Mt. Vernon resident Frank Pitchford dies Wednesday at his Louisville home. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stone Funeral Home West Weenie 3 with in state viewing from 10 a.m. Survivors include wife Gladys Racey of Mt. Vernon.
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Frank Pitchford
Stone Funeral Home
West Weenie
Marion
Stone Funeral
Pitchford
Farher
Mt. Vernon
Louisville
Gladys Racey
Mt. Ver
Nellie McGehee Dies At 77 In Mt Vernon Funeral Friday
Nellie McGehee aged 77 died at 6 45 p m last night at Lowery Nursing Home She was born March 8 1891 in Hamilton County and lived in Mt Vernon 30 years She was a Nazarene church member Surviving are five sons Ernest Leslie Troy Roy and Roscoe and five grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral services were held Friday at 10 a m at Myers Chapel with burial in the local cemetery
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Nellie
Onger Avenue
Lowery Nursing Home
Pees
Will
Hamilton County
Uita
Thomas
Mary
Fe Field
Andrew McGehee
Mt. Vernon
Roy
Flint
Roscoe
Detroit
Mich
Woman 94 Dies After Three Car Crash in Brooklyn
Mrs Laura Nanz 94, injured in a Thursday morning crash at Tenth and Newby, died at 6 30 last night in Good Samaritan Hospital. She lived at 465 East 29th Street Brooklyn. A son in Milwaukee awaited funeral plans. Nanz rode with her daughter Ruth L Nanz 67 in the car that hit Freida Lemons 34 of Lesser whose car hit a stopped pickup driven by Leroy of Ina.
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Laura Nanz
Tenth
Newby Streets
Good Samaritan Hospital
Nanz
East 29Th Street
Brooklyn
N.Y
Milwaukee
Myers Funeral Home
Ruth L. Nanz
Freida Lemons
Lesser
Leroy
Ina
Miss Nanz
Births of Two Sons in Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Albert Bowers of Belle Rive welcomed a son at 1 37 this morning at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds one ounce. Mr and Mrs Bobby Eugene Garrison of 1705 South 30th Street welcomed a son at 10 this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds two ounces and named Billy Bob.
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Albert Bowers
Belle Rive
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Bobby Eugene Garrison
South 30Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Billy Bob
Mt Vernon Lodge Plans Special Meeting Friday June 20
A special meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M will be held at 7 30 p m Friday June 20 for work in the Third degree with refreshments. All Brothers and Visitors are welcome. Officers viregil H Pigg W M William E Reavis secretary 65
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Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Viregil H. Pigg
W.M. William E. Reavis
Aee
Royal Neighbors Meeting at Temple Tomorrow Night
Members of Fern Leaf Camp No. 694 Royal Neighbors of Amen will meet at the I.O.O.F. Temple tomorrow evening at 7 30 o clock Juvenile Night will be observed and each member is requested to bring a juvenile relative Gan ee. dace Dougherty oracle.
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Fern Leaf Camp No
Amen
C.F. Temple
Gan Ee
Dace Dougherty
Oracle
Jaycees Ride From Tennessee To L.A. On Mule
Memphis man Bob Bradley rode a mule named Kate from Tennessee to Los Angeles for a Jaycee convention and says he plans to fly home. The 12 year old mare with 2,300 miles on her cost $100 and proved cooperative throughout the journey begun on St Patrick’s Day amid goodwill efforts by Gov. Clements.
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Charles Maher
Los Angeles
Tennessee
Kate
Bob Bradley
Memphis
Gov. Clements
Coeemer
Investigators Review Goldfine Books Ties To Adams Era
Rep Oren Harris says House investigators have new information after reviewing Bernard Goldfine records. The Arkansas Democrat questioned White House claims no FTC rules were broken by a memo from the FTC chair dated Jan 4, 1954 about fabric labeling. Subpoenas of Mildred Paperman yielded more Goldfine records as hearings resume next week.
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Gulick
Washington
Oren Harris
D-Ark
House
Bernard Goldfine
Harris
FTC
Adams
Eisenhower
Goldfine
Mildred Paperman
Ape Escapes From L A Zoo
Armed police and zookeepers hunted Gus the half grown orangutan who fled Griffith Park Zoo during cage cleaning. Three carloads searched Hollywood hills and park roadways while keepers described Gus as kind and gentle yet potentially dangerous if cornered. He is about six years old, three feet tall with long powerful arms.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood Hills
Gus
Griffith Park Zoo
Mike Wendt
Prison Guards Seek 40-Hour Week and Holidays
In Illinois, state employee unions urge lawmakers to enforce a 40 hour week and 11 holidays as required by personnel rules. Public Safety Director Joseph D. Bibb says current staffing runs about 48 hours weekly and would cost $320,000 annually to meet the rules. Local boards circulated resolutions from Pontiac Joliet Dwight and Menard to legislators in special session.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Joseph D. Bibb
Bibb
Pontiac
Joliet
Dwight
Menard
Airport News Flights Reported From Several Cities
Bill Tumbleson and Larry Forrestal made a flight to Olney today. J A Matthews flew from Abilene Tex to Mt Vernon and on to Cleveland Ohio this morning. David Brown flew to Heaaham Ky and returned. Police Court fines were assessed by Police Magistrate J R Thomas including James Perry RFD Wayne City ten dollars and costs on a drunk charge Isom Trowbridge fifteen dollars and costs on a drunk charge Joe H Peyton five dollars and costs on a state police charge of following too closely in traffic.
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Bill Tumbleson
Larry Forrestal
Olney
J. A. Matthews
Abilene
Tex
Mt. Vernon
Cleveland
David Brown
Heaaham Ky
J. R. Thomas
James Perry
RFD
Wayne Kity
Isom Trowbridge
Joe H. Peyton
Missouri Weather Forecast With Scattered Showers
Considerable cloudiness today and tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in the west and south. A bit cooler Friday north, highs near 80 in the north and mid 80s in the south. Lows tonight from the lower 60s in the north to upper 60s in the south.
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Missouri
Illinois Weather Chicago AP Thunderstorms Diminish Hit 80s
Illinois weather saw thundershowers and rain move through Chicago with sun periods and mild warmth. Forecasters expect an end to showers Friday afternoon followed by a cooler spell as readings rise into the 80s to near 85 degrees rather than Friday's high 70s.
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Illinois
Weather
Chicago
Tlinois
Weather Bureau
Power Rate Up North Illinois With Edison Rate Boost
Commonwealth Edison Co serving 30 northern Illinois communities gains Illinois Commerce Commission approval to raise electric rates by 26.434 million dollars annually. Residential bills rise about 50 cents monthly while small business rates climb 6.2 percent, medium customers 7.8 percent, and large users 9.6 percent. The order also grants Edison a 5.8 percent return on investment and includes a 7.3 percent increase for service to Chicago Park District, Lee, Chicago Tunnel Co., Aurora, and Chicago Transit Authority.
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Springfield
Commonwealth Edison Co
Illinois
Tllinois Commerce Commission
Leite
Edison
Chicago Park District
City of Lee
Chicago Tunnel Co
City of
Aurora
Chicago Transit Authority
Yanks To Honor Former Enemy At Saipan Wreath Drop
In Tachikawa Japan an Air Force plane will drop a wreath and a flask of rice wine off Saipan on Saturday to honor members of a Japanese submarine crew that perished fighting Americans 13 years ago. The gesture came at the request of a surviving Japanese employee, a former squadron member.
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Tachikawa
Japan
Air Force
Saipan
Carpentier to join Navy Rio training cruise
Charles F. Carpentier, secretary of state of Illinois, will spend six weeks touring Rio and back as a guest of the U.S. Navy. He flew to Norfolk to board the aircraft carrier U S S Ranger as one of 50 observers on a Caribbean and South Atlantic training cruise with a stop planned in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Moline
Charles F. Carpentier
Minois
Rio
U.S. Navy
Carpentier
Norffolk
U.S.S. Ranger
Caribbean
South Atlantic
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
You'll Like Everything At Douglas Drugs
An ad touts Douglas Drugs as a complete drug store offering full prescription service and a wide stock of health, comfort, and appearance products. Courteous staff provide friendly service and a value-based price policy, aiming to assure customers they will like everything about shopping there.
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Douglas Drugs
Bourteous
Dominican Congress Pushes Out U S Aid Over Playboy Controversy
Dominican Congress urged President Hector Trujillo to cancel U S military aid and a missile tracking pact amid U S lawmakers criticizing Rafael Trujillo Jr for spending on Hollywood stars. The move follows tensions over funding, U S bases, and family influence in the dictatorship.
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Ciudar Trujillo
Dominican Republic
American Congress
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Congress
U. S
United States
Caribbean
Rafael Trujillo Sr
Trujilo Jr
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Kim
Novak
Congress
Hollywood
U. S. Army
Command and General Staff School
Leavenworth
Kaw
Trujillo
Charles B. Brownson
Indiana
Trujillo Jr
Generalissimo
Cae
California
Integration Start Ordered At Florida U
Florida Governor Collins said he expects no difficulty in complying as a U S District Court ordered integration of University of Florida graduate schools next fall. Judge Devane’s order targets the law and medicine colleges and extends to graduate programs across arts and sciences education engineering and agriculture. A move to block the order via a special session in the Legislature was rejected.
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Tallahassee
Fla
University of Florida
U. S
Leroy Collins
Randolph Hodges
Collins
Dozier Devane
Florida
U.S. District Court
Miami
Board of Control
Florida State University
Devane
College of Law
School of Medicine
Arts
School of
Engineering
College of Agriculture
U. S. Supreme Court
British Subjects Urged to Leave Lebanon
London AP reports the Foreign Office advised nearly 3,000 British subjects and families to consider leaving Lebanon as unrest continues. The spokesman said the guidance covers wives and dependents of British diplomats and workers, with no clarification on potential British military intervention if requested by the UN or Lebanese government.
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London
Foreign Office
Lebanon
Britain
United
Naione
U S to Track Objects Above Nation in Space
The Defense Department announced plans to create a radio radar network to detect and track space objects crossing the continental United States. ARPA assigns Navy duties to enhance two satellite tracking stations and orders an Army complex with a transmitter at Fort Worth Texas. An outlying receiving station will be at White Sands New Mexico with a second 200 miles east.
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Washington
Defense Department
Continental
United States
Pentagon
ARPA
Navy
Army
Texas
New Mexico
San Diego
Calif
Blossom Point
Fort Worth
Tex
White Sands
N. M
Mrs McElroy Receives Free Dentistry at Walter Reed
Washington AP report notes Mrs Neil McElroy wife of the defense secretary recently got free dental treatment at Walter Reed Army Hospital. An Army spokesman could not determine the cost of the minor surgery. McElroy said she normally seeks care from a Cincinnati dentist but cannot travel there often.
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Washington
Neil McElroy
Secretary of Defense
Walter Reed Army Hospital
McElroy
Army
Kent State riot charges figure in diploma claim
Mayor Raymon E. Manchester of Kent Ohio lectures and fires 13 Kent State University students for panty raiding as part of a controversial statement about arts and sciences proficiency and public riots.
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Raymon E. Manchester
Kent
Ohio
Kent State University
Boston Brinks Robbery accessory shot to death today
John F. Buccelli a 44 year old accessory in the 1950 Brinks robbery was shot in the head early today. Initial reports said the wound came from a crash into a parked truck but authorities noted the body showed blood from the ears and mouth. Buccelli had prior federal sentence tied to a multimillion narcotics case and had been linked to the waterfront drug trade. Eleven men were involved in the robbery with several already sentenced and two others died before trial.
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Boston
Mass
John F
Fats) Buccelli
Pound
Buccelli
Newark
U.S
Bennett
Joseph
Specs
Hanover Park teacher to return after pupil thought ruling
Hanover Park Regional School Board voted to reinstate Miss LeMoyne Goodman for next fall after upholding that a teacher cannot be punished for students' thoughts. A 17 page report said her conduct was not un American or un patriotic.
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Hanover
N.J
Hanover Park Regional
Vane Dents
LeMoyne Goodman
Triad
Hanover Park High School
Esays
Miss Goodman
Hiroshima
John Hersey
Drought Grips Japan and Korea Across Regions
Severe drought grips South Korea and parts of Japan threatening crops and water supplies. Tokyo faces potential rationing as daily water use reaches 1.8 million tons while three reservoirs hold only 33 million of the usual 200 million tons. Rainfall in May and June runs far below normal.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Japan
Red Cross Board Sets Monday Meeting Involving Institute Plan
The Red Cross Board of Directors meets Monday night in the First National Bank board room at 7 30 to discuss United Fund participation and a possible local disaster institute. President John Davidson will lead the session the first for the new board with agenda items including appointing a First Aid chairman and a Water Safety chairman and the potential purchase of a chapter vehicle.
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David Ison
Red Cross
Edie Rightnowar
Paul Whitney, Jr
J. Curtis Starr
Jess Stringfield
Howard Casey
Lynn O. Welge
Philip Newkirk
Paul Broyles
William Porter
Roger Smith
al Berg
Reid Starkey
Claude Schmidt
David Hanes
Harry Scroggins
Paul Rollinson
Owen Hicks
Sue Cross
Victor Wood
R. A. Alexander
Sam Shaw
John Howard
Guy Wood, Jr
Tom Leffler
Ed Curtis
John Jacobsen
Court clears defendants in $42,500 injury suit
After a 25 minute deliberation a circuit court jury ruled for the defendants in the case of Orville and Opal Iddings versus Harvey Ross Petty. The seven women and five men found the defendant not guilty on the 42,500 claim arising from a collision at the north edge of Dix.
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Orville
Opal Iddings
Harvey Ross Petty
Dix
Randall S. Quindawe
Knowland questions Adams role over Goldfine gifts
Washington AP Senator Knowland says a serious question exists whether Adams has harmed Eisenhower policies by accepting gifts from Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine. He urges Adams to weigh removal, notes public officials should not accept gifts, applies to state and federal offices. Most Republicans favor Ike keeping Adams on.
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Washington
William F. Knowland
R-Calif
Sherman
Adams
Eisenhower
Senate Gop
Knowland
Bernard Goldfine
Boston
California
Juror Told His Cow Is Better
STURGEON BAY Wis AP a juror named Clarence Destree serving on a murder trial was told by Judge Arnold Murphy that the cow that was ill is better. The judge announced the message in open court after a juror received outside contact despite warnings.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Clarence Destree
Arnold Murphy
Destree
Hospital Notes From Good Samaritan Admissions
Good Samaritan records list admissions including William Leffler Mrs Katie Bumpus Lewis Man tell Burns. Discharges include Vicki Lynn Mou trie Gus Thomas Benson Russ Garrison David Wayne Logan Lola Laverne Bernard.
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Good Samaritan
William Leffler
Katie Bumpus
Lewis Mantell Burns
Vicki Lynn Moutrie
Gus Thomas Benson
Russ Garrison
David Wayne Logan
Lola Laverne Bernard
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
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France
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Playboy
Integration Start
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Mitchell
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Crenshaw
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