Ike Steps Into Texas Battle For Delegates
In a frontier style contest in Austin and Denison, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower faces old guard Republicans and a renewed GOP faction over Texas convention delegates. The split delegates from 24 counties follow Mineral Wells clashes and pits Taft loyalists against Eisenhower supporters. Leaders Zweifel and Porter clash over who truly represents the party, with courtroom and affidavit battles planned before the National Committee.
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Dave Cheavens
Austin
Tex
Texas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denison
Rene B. Creager
Old Guard
Sen
Taft
Eisenhower
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Mineral Wells
Local air travelers report from regional field
Irving Arnold and Eugene B Scott arrived today from Belleville and West Frankfort. H W Byron came from New Albany while Mr and Mrs Earl Outland and family returned from Wichita Kansas after attending a Cessna Aircraft Corp meeting. Carl Hempel flew in from Lambert Field St Louis and Don McLain escorted Harley Mount USMC to Charleston South Carolina.
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Irving Arnold
Belleville
Eugene B. Scott
West Frankfort
H.W. Byron
New Albany
Earl Outland
Ben
Jackie
Wichita
Kansas
Cessna “Aircraft Corp
Mt. Vernon
Iss Pat Covington
Charles Covington
Mt Vernon Marriage Licenses Noted For Four Couples
Four couples listed for licenses include Joe Glatz of Mt Vernon and Maude Bond of Mt Vernon both RFD 3. Waymon E. Austin of Keene and Marjorie Coit of Keenes, RFD 7. The notice records district routes and pairs awaiting formal marriage documentation.
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Joe Glatz
Mt. Vernon
Maude Bond
Waymon E. Austin
Kel
Marjorie Coit
Keenes
Claims Husband Boasted About Other Women
In a divorce case Mrs Martha Outlaw Huntington testified that her husband Henry Edward Huntington II returned home at 3 a m and bragged about affairs with other women. She said he stayed out to 2 or 3 a m almost daily and woke her to describe dinners and the women. His lawyer noted a Nevada decree from March, but the court ruled, allowing divorce and division of community property.
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Associated Press
LO Angeles
Martha Outlaw Huntington
Henry Edward Huntington II
Johnston Plans To Marry After Divorce In Mexico
Las Vegas reporter notes singer Johnny Johnston and Mrs Shirley Carmel intend to wed in Mexico on June 28 after a Mexican decree is granted by Kathryn Grayson. Grayson has an interlocutory California decree. Johnston aims to take Carmel to London in August for a Palladium engagement, with Grayson’s final decree due in October.
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Associated Press
Las Vegas
Nev
Johnny Johnston
Shirley Carmel
New York
Mexico
Kathryn Grayson
Miss Grayson
Johnston
California
Mrs. Carmel
London
The
Palladium
Noisy Perkins Avenue Disturbance Sparks Police Patrols
Residents along Perkins Avenue reported a loud disturbance last night from 12th to 21st street. Firecrackers were tossed from moving cars and motorcycles, creating danger. Police patrolled the area but made no arrests.
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Perkins Avenue
12Th
21St Street
Car Fire Burns 18YearOld on Opdyke Avenue
August Morris 18 of Fairfield Road suffered burns to both arms when a car caught fire at 500 Opdyke Avenue at 9 20 last night. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment. Firemen said the 1939 model was heavily damaged by fire.
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August Morris
Fairfield Road
Opdyke Avenue
Young Morris
Good Samaritan Hospital
Funeral services set for Laura L. Bruce 79
Laura L. Bruce, age 79, died at 9 70 p.m. yesterday at her rural Mt. Vernon home. Funeral services are planned for Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Long Prairie Baptist church near Keenes, with burial in Bruce cemetery. The body will be moved today to Keenes Funeral Home for viewing until the service. She was born May 28, 1873, in Wayne County, daughter of Ellis and Sarah Jenkins, married to Clarence Bruce who preceded her in death. Surviving: three sons Joe and Herbert of Janesville Wisconsin and Charles of Bluford. a daughter Grace Baxter of Mt. Vernon. two brothers John Jenkins of Rochelle Illinois and Cletes Jenkins of Belle Rive. three sisters Sally Payne of Mt. Vernon, Maggie Overbey of Wayne City, Emeline Weddle of Danville Illinois. 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Laura L. Bruce
Laura Leona Bruce
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Long Prairie Baptist Church
Keenes
Bird Green
Bruce Cemetery
Pulley
Mrs. Bruce
Wayne County
Ellis
Sarah’ (Sexton) Jenkins
Clarence Bruce
Bruce
Joe
Herbert
Janesville
Wis
Charles
Bluford
Grace Baxter
John Jenkins
Rochelle, Jll
Cletes Jenkins
Belle Rive
Sally Payne
Maggie Overbey
Wayne City
Emeline Weddle
Danville
Ill
Funeral Sunday For Chas Ellis Bluford Doctor
Funeral services for Dr. Charles Lewis Ellis will be held Sunday at 2 00 p m at Garrison Temple church with the Rev P D Tittle of Mt Vernon officiating Burial will be in the nearby cemetery The body will remain at Combs Chapel in Wayne City where friends may call Dr Ellis a physician in western Wayne and eastern Jefferson counties for 35 years died at 1030 a m Thursday at his home on RFD Bluford His death occurred five days after his 67th birthday He was born June 14 1885 in Wayne county the son of William E and Katherine Wilson Ellis In 1906 he married Gertrude Gregory who survives He is survived by a son Robert a daughter Winnie Meloy of Mt Vernon a brother J C Ellis of Keenes four sisters Winnie Milam of Mt Vernon Rose Laney of East St Louis Mary Simmons of Kell and Nora Borsenberger of Bluford and five grandchildren
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Charles Lewis Ellis
Garrison Temple Church
P. D. Tittle
Mt. Vernon
Combs Chapel
Wayne City
Ellis
Wayne
Jefferson Counties
RFD
Bluford
Dr. Elli
Wayne County
William E and
Katherine (Wilson) Ellis
Gertrude Gregory
Washington University
St. Louis
School of Medicine
Loyola University
Chicago
Robert
Winnie Meloy
J. C. Ellis
Keenes
Winnie Milam
Rose Laney
East St. Louis
Mary Simmons
Kell
Nora Borsenberger
Americans Down Two Red Planes in Korea Action
Six American Sabre jet pilots reported destroying two and damaging two of six Communist planes near the Manchuria North Korea border. The U S Fifth Air Force said the two damaged aircraft may have been destroyed. Ground fighting paused on the T bone hill sector west of Chorwon and on the east central front southeast of Kunsong.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Manchuria
North Korea
U S. Fifth Air Force
T-bone Hill
Chorwon
East Central
Kunsong
Parley resumes as talks stall at Panmunjom
Allied negotiators return to the Panmunjom talks on Saturday to test whether their second walkout has pressured the Communists. The stalled conference has failed to yield movement after two months as the Communists refuse the Allied insistence that 100,000 Red prisoners who do not wish to return to communism be allowed to stay.
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Associated Pres
11-Year-Old Boy Drowns At Farm Pond
In Greenville Illinois an 11 year old Bond County farm boy named Wayne Franklin Kersey, son of Mr and Mrs John Kersey, drowned in a neighbor’s pond while swimming with other children. He was missing for about an hour before being recovered.
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Associated Press
Greenville
Bond County
Wayne Franklin Kersey
John Kersey
Charge Filed After Accident Involving Teen Driver Baker
A charge of leaving the scene of an accident was filed last night against Fred R. Baker, 15, of 1709 Pace Avenue. The charge followed a collision where Baker’s car struck a vehicle driven by E. A. Driggers of 116 North Seventh Street. No injuries were reported.
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Fred R. Baker
Pace Avenue
Baker
E. A. Driggers
North Seventh Street
Births in local hospitals two new babies born
Mr and Mrs Asa Duncan Mee Rae at 508 North Eighth welcomed an eight pound eight ounce son at Good Samaritan Hospital at 7 43 p m yesterday. Mr and Mrs Charles Hickey Kell welcomed a sieben pound five and three quarter ounce baby boy named Charles Lee at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 8 10 p m yesterday. Mr and Mrs David Eugene Carroll Robertson Mo welcomed a baby boy named David Eugene junior born at 3 08 a m today in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds 12 ounces
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Asa Duncan Mee-Rae
North Eighth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Charles Hickey
Kell
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Charles Lee
David Eugene Carroll
Robertson, Mo
David Eugene
Jailer Seeks Lie Test to Clear Self in Knetzer Escape
Springfield Illinois Jailer Melvin Palmer volunteers for a lie detector test as investigators press on with the escape of bankrupt car dealer Robert L Knetzer from the city jail. Palmer suspended after reporting a man posing as a federal officer duped him into releasing Knetzer. The case traces to 1950 contempt of court tied to $250000 in unreported assets and a failed auto sales business. US District Attorney Howard Doyle dismisses claims of a political or personal vendetta.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Melvin Palmer
Robert L. Knetzer
Palmer
Briggle
Knetzer
Edwardsville
U. S
Howard Doyle
Doyle
Auxiliary elects Newton woman director in Mt Carmel
The Illinois American Legion's 23rd District Auxiliary Thursday elected Mrs. Dolly Reese of Newton as director, succeeding Mrs. Thelma Schoonover of Salem. Effingham favored as 1953 convention city. Other officers named include Mrs. Martha Ernst Bridgeport as alternate director Mrs. Betty Hamilton Newton treasurer Mrs. Mary Ellen Miller Centralia historian Mrs. Fern Brown Olney chaplain Mrs. Naomi Baker Annapolis sergeant at arms Mrs. Shirley Leffler Newton secretary.
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MT. Carmel
Ilinois American Legion
Dolly Reese
Newton
Thelma Schoonover
Salem
Effingham
Martha Ernst
Bridgeport
Betty Hamilton
Mary Ellen Miller
Centralia
Fern Brown
Olney
Naomi Baker
Annapolis
Shirley Leffler
Heat Hatches Six Goose Eggs at Keysport Farm
CENTRALIA Ill Southern Illinois heat wave hatched six goslings claims Mrs Henry Schmitt Keysport farm wife She said goose eggs that failed to hatch normally were discarded as not good but she delayed burying them After last weeks 90 to 100 degree temperatures she happened to note a crack in one egg She said all are living.
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Centralia
Ill
Southern Illinois
Henry Schmitt
Keysport
Passport for Lattimore Issued, Then Expired
A list circulated to customs officials included Lattimore. Michael McDermott, State Department, declined to comment. He said a two month passport was issued last winter, but it expired and no new application was received.
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Michael McDermott
State Department
Lattimore
Restore Flunkers To Fire Department
EAST ST. LOUIS ILL-Two assistant fire chiefs removed by court order after failing civil service exams were reappointed by the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners last night. The posts are temporary and authorized by state law, according to Board President William T. Stege. The firemen's union protests, claiming appointments are illegal and should go to those with the highest civil service test grades.
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Associated Press
East ST. Louis
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Firemen's Union
William T. Stege
Fish dying in East St. Louis drainage canals
Thousands of fish are dying in drainage canals around East St. Louis. State officials cannot explain the phenomenon and have sent water and samples to the Springfield laboratory for analysis. Theories range from hot weather reducing oxygen levels to possible deliberate poisoning.
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Associated Press
East ST. Louis
Illinois Conservation Departent
Springfield
Hospital notes good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial admits
Good Samaritan lists admitted Olive Combs Velma Sammons Bertie Elliott August Morris Pearl Leathers Leslie Mannen Della Kerber Bessie Brad dy Keenes Discharged Idalene Wit ters Betty Spang ler Kell Bernadine Hicks Bonnie Wilma Jean Wilson and infant Vickie Jean Joann Vanatta and infant Michael James Jefferson Memorial lists admitted Bertha Lowery Arcell Marie Carroll Robertson Mo Little Miss Becky Russell Discharged Otto F Henry Blu ford Little Miss Sharon Patterson Luna Beckman Bonnie Alva Earl Hughey Ina
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Olive Combs
Velma Sammons
Bertie Elliott
August Morris
Pearl Leathers
Leslie Mannen
Della J. Kerber
Bessie Braddy
Keenes
Idalene Witters
Dahlgren
Betty Spangler
Kell
Bernadine Hicks
Bonnie
Wilma Jean Wilson
Vickie Jean
Joann Vanatta
Michael James
Jefferson Memorial
Bertha Lowery
Bluford
Arcell Marie Carroll
Robertson
Becky Russell
Otto F. Henry
Sharon Patterson
Luna Beckman
Alva
Earl Hughey
Ina
Passer Wanted Here Is Now In Custody
Charles Leo Clutter, 43, accused of forging and cashing five $50 checks in Mt. Vernon this spring, is held in Memphis Tennessee. Authorities plan to issue a hold order as he faces two forgery indictments in the county. past crimes include auto larceny under the Dyer Act and multiple burglaries. Clutter has a long record across several states since 1934 and was released from Missouri State Penitentiary on April 12 1951.
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Mt. Vernon
Memphis
Tenn
Roy Taylor
Charles Leo Clutter
Martin J. Dolan
Clutter
South Side
Firestone
Wise Clothing Co
Douglas Drug Store
Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Talyer
Mississippi
U S Considers Buying Warplanes Abroad for Europe
Washington reports the United States may use Mutual Security funds to purchase aircraft from European NATO members for use by Europe. Ambassador Draper says NATO council should draft recommendations for European production to meet NATO needs as U S procurement slows.
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U.S
Washington
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S
William H. Draper
Europe
North Atlantic Council
NATO
Paris
Draper
Funeral service Sunday for Mrs. Charlotte Caroline Miller
Mrs. Charlotte Caroline Miller widow of former Mt. Vernon mayor M. E. Miller dies at Good Samaritan Hospital after five years of ill health. Funeral service Sunday at 2:00 PM at First Methodist Church with Rev. Clyde Todd and Rev. Bayne Wilson officiating. Burial in Hopewell cemetery. Survived by husband and children Dr. Roy G. Miller and Emily Miller.
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Charlotte Caroline Miller
First Methodist Church
Clyde Todd
Bayne Wilson
Hopewell Cemetery
Pulley Funeral Home
Miller
M. E. Miller
Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Eastern Star
White Shrine of
Union Chapel Methodist Church
Epworth Methodist Church
Toronto
Canada
Richard and
Mary (Shore) Reynar
Dix
Ill
Roy G. Miller
Emily Miller
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