Deaths Bertha Smith of Wayne City Dies at 61
Bertha F Smith 61 of Wayne City died at Fairfield Memorial Hospital from a heart attack. Widow of Holt Smith (d 1952), born Hamilton county August 28, 1895. Survived by son Everett Smith Mt Vernon daughters Mary and Edna Halfacre East St. Louis five grandchildren and brother Raleigh Moore Mt. Vernon. Funeral Friday at Richardson Chapel Wayne City Rev H H Mayberry. Burial Crouch Cemetery. Body in state after 4 p.m. today.
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Bertha F. Smith
Wayne City
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Holt Smith
Hamilton County
Jesse A
Mary (Maulding) Moore
Everett Smith
Mt. Vernon
Mary
Edna Halfacre
East St. Louis
Raleigh Moore
Richardson Chapel
H. H. Mayberry
Crouch Cemetery
Son of Mt. W. Resident Dies in Detroit Funeral
Mrs. Emma Taylor returns from Detroit where her son Cecil Xanders 44 was buried Tuesday. The body was taken to Grenora North Dakota for burial. Survived by wife Jeannette and two children Rita 13 and Patrick 9. Mrs Taylor was accompanied by Mrs Josephine Pennington and Mrs Myrtle Hicks of the city.
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Emma Taylor
South 16Th Street
Detroit
Mich
Cecil Xanders
Grenora
North Dakota
Jeannette
Rita
Patrick
Taylor
Josephine Pennington
Myrtle Hicks
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital Share Six New Arrivals
Mr and Mrs Francis Eben Angle announce a son born at 6 08 pm weighing seven pounds at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr and Mrs Fred Edward Hunt report a daughter born 2 26 pm weighing seven pounds seven ounces. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Oscar Klingsen welcome a daughter born 5 33 am weighing six pounds twelve ounces. Mr and Mrs Robert Lappin welcome a son born 5 55 am weighing eight pounds. Mr and Mrs Donaldrr Parish announce a daughter born 6 30 am weighing six pounds twelve ounces at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Francis Eben Angle
Neal Drive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Fred . Edward Hunt
Mannen Street
Kenneth Oscar, Klingsen
Scheller
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial records show Admitted patients Mrs Shirley Gregory of Odin Mrs Pauline Howe of Iuka and Mrs Nellie Richardson. Discharged Audra Chastain and Mrs Madge Thompson of McLeansboro. Good Samaritan lists admissions Master Harold Lockard Richard Towal Mrs Rose Clark and Miss Rebecca Riley. Discharged include Mrs Ruby Savage Master Robert McGovern Miss Mary Brown Miss Nancy Bell Mrs Patricia Courtney and son John Linders Mrs Anna Paul Mrs Doris Neal Mrs Hallie East Mrs Sydney Hale and James Henneberry.
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Jefferson Memorial
Shirley Gregory
Odin
Pauline Howe
Iuka
Nellie Richardson
Audra Chastain
Madge Thompson
McLeansboro
Good Samaritan
Harold Lockard
Richard Towal
Rose Clark
Rebecca Riley
Ruby Savage
Robert McGovern
Mary Brown
Nancy. Bell
Patricia Courtney
John Linders
Anna Paul
Doris Neal
Hallie East
Sydney Hale
James Henneberry
Mt Vernon Masons Hold Special Meeting June 21
Special meeting of Mt. Vernon No. 31 AF and AM scheduled Friday June 21 at 7 30 p m in rd degree with refreshments. Visiting brethren welcome. Ralph W Murphy W M and Wm E Reaves Secretary announce details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
No. 31
A.M
Brethern
Ralph W. Murphy
W.M
Three Teens Convicted in Motel Keeper Murder
In Chicago area Alsip, three teenagers branded young rattlesnakes by a prosecutor were convicted of murder in the death of Charles Styrsky, 48, owner of a suburban motel. Jurors sentenced Robert Maslowski, 16, to 110 years, and David Clark, 15, and Gerald Pelzer, 16, to 99 years each. All are eligible for parole after one third. Anthony Ramirez, 17, faces a separate trial.
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Chicago
Charles Styrsky
Alsip
Robert Maslowski
David Clark
Gerald Pelzer
Henry W. Dieringer
Robert J. Cooney
Cook County
Maslowski
Bobby
Styrsky
Anthony Ramirez
Bicycle Injury Hits Fleener Girl at Bell Street
Theresa Ann Fleener, 34, is recovering after a bicycle accident near 326 Bell Street. Her eight year old brother Freddie rode the bike and she sustained a friction burn to the left foot requiring stitches. Doctors expect up to two months for healing and she cannot walk for a period. Cards may be sent to 326 Bell Street.
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Theresa Ann Fleener
Fred Fleener
Theresa
Freddie
326
Bell Street
L and N Agent At Ashley Retires After 47 Years
T Dubois, telegrapher and interlocking tower operator for Louisville and Nashville at Ashley, retires after 47 years of continuous service. Born in Woodlawn, he previously worked at Mt. Vernon station and spent the last 35 years at Ashley coordinating with L and N and Illinois Central railroads. Service dates begin in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Dubois
Louisville Arid Nashville
Ashley
Mr. Dubois
Woodlawn
Mt. Vernon
Ilinois Central
Red Bud Official Stops Charging Transport Fees
In Red Bud Illinois traffic violators no longer pay the arresting officer’s transport fee after Justice of the Peace C H Kruse who lived two miles from town was ordered to stop. Randolph County state’s attorney William A Schuwerk acted following complaints from the Automobile Club of Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bud
Ill
Illinois
Justice of the Peace
C.H. Kruse
Wiliam A. Schuwerk
Randolph County
Schuwerk
Automobile Club of Missouri
Rayburn bars TV and radio hearings in Congress
House Speaker Rayburn ruled out any further televising or radio broadcasts of House committee or subcommittee hearings in Washington or elsewhere. The decision limits public access to committee proceedings and keeps hearings out of broadcast media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rayburn
Committee
Subcommittee
Prime Minister Kishi Addresses House Senate Talks Start
Prime Minister Kishi and Secretary of State Dulles begin marathon talks in Washington aimed at a new era in Japanese American relations. Kishi planned to address both chambers after a lengthy meeting with President Eisenhower and a day of discussions on trade with Communist China and the mutual security treaty.
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Washington
Japan
Kishi
Dulles
Senate
House
Eisenhower
U.S
China
Jran
United States
Britain
Three Killed In Upstate Crash Five Are Hurt
In McHenry County two separate crashes killed three people and injured five. Anton Freund 65 and Andrew Warwick 61 of McHenry died when their vehicle collided with another on State Route 47 north of Woodstock. Paul Vanda 57 and Paul Owen 60 were seriously hurt. Roy Page 65 and Art Tonyon 48 suffered minor injuries. Charles Steadman of Woodstock and his son Daniel 10 were injured in the other crash. William Meeker 40 of McHenry died in Johnsburg when his car left Route 120 and struck a utility pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Ill
McHenry County
Anton P. Freund
Andrew Warwick
McHenry
Freund
A.P. Dredging Co
Warwick
Wisconsin
Paul R. Vanda
Paul Owen
Roy Page
Art. Tonyon
Charles Steadman
Daniel
Johnsburg
William Meeker
County Book Inspections Tightened by Barrett
Barrett orders only treasurer office clerks supervise book checks and restricts access for reporters to specific cases. Adamowski cites illegal use of a forfeiture vacated stamp blamed for halting actions on property with tax liens. Paschen calls the policy a smart safeguard while noting shortages loom beside state fund pilfering by ex-official Hodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamowski
Barrett
Anton ‘K. Schmid
Herbert C.paschen
Paschen
Orville E. Hodge
Hodge
Committee Approves Abolition Of State Auditor Office
An Illinois House committee backs a constitutional amendment to abolish the state auditor's office after embezzlement scandals. If approved in November 1958, the change would take effect July 1, 1959, with duties reassigned to other state offices and the auditor paid through his 1960 term. The panel also debated lobbyist registration bills with divided votes and uncertain prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
House
Constitutional Office of State Auditor
Orville E. Hodge
Stratton
Tist General Assembly
Senate
No One Way Ban On Bombs For U S Ike
A Senate debate references three conditions for suspending nuclear tests and a possible staged approach tied to international agreements. Eisenhower favors an inspection backed pause rather than an isolated ban, while Hagerty emphasizes rejecting a test ban in isolation. The discussion also covers bystander Production and potential changes in policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Eisenhower
Russia
Hagerty
White House
Tvs
Hisenhower
Senate
Knowland
Judiciary Committee
Sen
Eastland
Miss
Russell
Israel Warns Egypt Against Blocking Aqaba Gulf
Israel warned Egypt on Wednesday not to blockade the Gulf of Aqaba with three Soviet supplied submarines. Egypt confirmed purchasing the subs and joining its fleet in Egyptian waters, raising fears of reopening the blockade of Eilat. The director general of the Israeli Defense Ministry signaled steps to counter submarine threats.
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Jerusalem
Israe
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Soviet Union
Eilat
Gulf
Israel
U.N
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Israeli Defense Ministry
Haifa
Simon Peres
Weather Summary for Missouri: Fair to Partly Cloudy
Missouri expects fair to partly cloudy skies today tonight and Friday with warmer conditions in the north and west. Highs near 85 to 93 degrees this afternoon and lows tonight ranging from the 60s to 70s across the state.
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Missouri
Illinois Defense Projects Get Over Eight Million Funding
The proposed military public works bill would spend over 8 million dollars in Illinois. The House Armed Services Committee delayed formal passage to Tuesday due to last minute changes in the 124 billion dollar bill. Illinois allocations include 1.48 million cut to 653 thousand for Scott Air Force Base land and real estate upgrades, plus 5.498 million for Great Lakes Naval Training Center training and housing, 92 thousand for its electronic supply base, 765 thousand for Granite City Engineer Depot utilities, 758 thousand for Savanna Ordinance Depot, and 359 thousand for Fort Sheridan supply facilities and utilities.
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Washington
Illnois
House Armed Service Committee
Illinois
Air Force
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Granite City
Savanna
Fort Sheridan
Korean Bonus Bill Moves to State Senate Vote Count 49
The House sent a package of measures to the Senate including a Korean bonus bill with 49 favorable votes, a theatre censorship bill authorizing county boards to curb obscene acts outside cities, refugee doctor staffing via permits, and a fair education practices office to address discrimination. Also sent was a Hodge scandal related bill and a measure requiring the state treasurer to inspect all warrants to prevent unverified vouchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
State Welfare Department
Office of Fair Education Practices
Hodge
Fine Weather Lifts Illinois Temperatures to Pleasant 80s
Chicago residents enjoyed a warm, pleasant day with scattered showers earlier today. Highs reached the low to mid 80s with many reporting around 83 in Moline Peoria Quincy and Springfield as humidity stayed mild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Chicago
Ill
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Springfield
Rockford Moline
Rantoul
Vandalia
Scott Air Base
Spring Goes Out Like A Lady
The Associated Press reports spring ended with a shift to cooler air across the nation. Since Saturday heat caused at least 214 deaths, totalling 242 from weather related events including floods and storms. Electrical storms struck Seaboard and two National Guardsmen were killed near Fort Bragg, while New England endured fierce winds and Portland, Maine, faced a 76 mph gust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic
Seaboard
Ft. Bragg
N.C
New England
Portland
Maine
Leth Named to New $13,000 State Budget Post
Springfield Gov Stratton named Ted R Leth of Oak Park to fill the newly created 13000 a year post of superintendent of the Budget Division. Leth, budget director in the Department of Finance, will assume the new job July 1 when the department is reorganized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Ted R. Leth
Oak Park
Stratton
Leth
Department of Finance
Sale m Loot Search Fails In Mt Vernon Burglary
In Salem area, Jefferson county sheriff and teenage prisoner search for items stolen from Walker's Sporting Goods in Mt Vernon. Three or four guns five knives and a tackle box with papers missing, most loot recovered. Youth claimed to know hidden loot, but sight-seers reportedly found the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon
Leonard
Smokey" Wood
Billy Stewart
Walker
East Main
Deny Parole For Banker In Hodge Scandal
SPRINGFIELD IL The Illinois Pardon and Parole Board denied parole to Edward A Hintz former Chicago banker serving one to three years for involvement in the Orville Hodge scandal The decision announced by acting chairman Robert J Branson means Hintz must serve his full term with potential time off for good behavior He is also serving concurrent one to three year conspiracy terms at Stateville and a federal three year sentence Hodge awaits 12 to 15 year prison time at Menard for embezzlements Epping the third principal in the case is serving four to five years at Menard
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Ilinois
Edward A. Hintz
Chicago
Robert J. Branson
Hintz
Stateville
Hodge
Menard
Southmoor Bank and Trust Co
Edward A. Epping
Three Cars Pile Up Near Greenup Kills One
A three car crash near Greenup Illinois left Tra L. Carlen of Greenup dead and William P. Genaitis of Long Beach California seriously injured. Joseph Robert Gordon of Columbus Ohio escaped injury. Police described the crash as a sideswipe and head on collision on Alt U.S. 40 with no passengers aboard any vehicle.
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Greenup
Iil
Illinois
Tra L. Carlen
William P. Genaitis
Long Beach
Calif
Effingham
Joseph Robert Gordon
Columbus
Ohio
Third Auto
Gordon
U.S. 40
Oust Hungarian Picture Taker
Hungary expels Col. Welwyn F. Dallam Jr. U S air attach accused of photographing military objectives. He must depart within a week as Budapest cuts U S legation staff. Nearly half of the legation’s American employees will leave by July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Col
Welwyn F. Dallam Jr
U. S
Col. Dallam
Janos Kadar
U. S. Legation
Legation
Tri State Session Opens Here Tonight
Tri State session opens with noon buffet, 5 pm social, 6 pm dinner in main tent. Introductions by C E Brehm and C Skiles feature 1957 officers and directors. Addresses by Hon Charles W Vursell on atmosphere in Washington over depletion and Hon Hugh Stewart on Problems. Floor show with Al Mack and Peter Ray plus The Lindells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E.brehm
C. Skiles
1.C.P.L
Charles W. Vursell
Illinois
Washington
Hugh Stewart
Oil and Gas
Department of Interior
Washington, D.C
al Mack
Peter Ray
South Pacific
N. Y
the Lindells
Southern Senators clash over bypass of civil rights bill
Washington witnesses a fight over a parliamentary shortcut to place the House civil rights bill on the Senate calendar bypassing the Judiciary Committee. Senate Republican leader Knowland supports the move, while Sen Russell and Southern Democrats oppose it as a potential "legislative lynching bee" with filibuster threats requiring 64 votes to end. Morse opposes the bypass, predicting failure. Johnson calls outcome uncertain as Nixon ruling could be appealed to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knowland
California
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
House
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Morse
D- Ore
Local flights carry notable travelers today
Herb Grubb flew to Alton and returned today. Larry Forrestal Webb Hi 1 and Dr. Gene Modert made a flight to King City from Canada this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Grubb
Alton
Larry Forrestal
Webb Hi 1
Gene Modert
King City
Canada
U S Bases Curbs on Soviet Trade
The government eased restrictions on shipping nonstrategic goods to Russia and its European allies, adding about 200 commodities eligible for export without individual licenses. It stressed the move does not change policy on strategic items or the broader embargo, including shipments to Communist China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington U
Russia
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Soviet Bloc
China
State Sales Tax To Cover Repairs
Springfield Illinois Senate approves a bill to extend state sales and use taxes to cover repair business. Sen Marvin Burt says revenue would reach about three million dollars yearly. The measure extends taxes to tangible personal property repairs by adding other property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Ilinois Senate
Marvin Burt
Freeport
House
Senate
Fred Hart
Cross Got Big Loan Then Gave Low Wage OK
Cross faced sharp questioning about his ties to Mrs. Kay Lowe, a convicted Los Angeles prostitute he said he employed as an undercover organizer for the Bakers Union. He denied personal dealings, invoked the Fifth Amendment, and said he fired her after learning of her arrest record for offering, living in a house of ill fame, and drunken driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross
Kay Loweler
Los Angeles
Bakers Union
Lower
Kennedy
Two Die and Five Hurt in Carrier Accident
In a carrier incident, two men died while on watch in a compartment near the pump room as live steam surged through an open hatch. The deceased are Bob by E. Hyder, 22, boiler attendant third class from Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Sidney R. Wall, 20, fireman from Notwood, South Carolina, with five others injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Bobby E. Hyder
Spartanburg
S.C
Sidney R. Wall
Notwood
U.N. Panel Condemns Soviet Actions in Hungary Uprising
A five nation U.N. committee says Hungary’s drive for independence was crushed by Soviet force, while noting the regime of Prime Minister Janos Kadar lacks popular support. It cites 75,000 to 200,000 Soviet troops, 1,600 to 4,000 tanks, mass arrests and executions, and 2,500 to 3,000 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Oatis
United Nations
N. Y
U.N
Hungary
General Assembly
Janos Kadar
Assembly
Central Asia
Egypt
Danube
Suez Canal
New York
Geneva
Rome
Vienna
London
Desensitize That Itchi In Just 15 Minutes
An OCR fragment describes a topical product claim for fast itch relief and germ-killing action. It mentions instant drying formulas suitable for eczema, insect bites, and surface rashes. The text references a drug counter and a brand context with Ross & Small Drugs.
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A.A. Kiltz
Lo, P.L.C.A
Alf R. Thompson
James Phalan
Mines and Minerals
Kentucky
E. Skiles
Warren W. Martin
Indiana
T. Smith
SP. A. A. Natural Gas Committee
Homer Brown
W. E. Wayland
OU and Gas
Ulinots
Bertha Smith
Mt. W
King City Barracks
Department of Sville
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Tne
Sion Hall
Mr. V. Child
L&n
Rayburn Bars TV
Upstate
State Auditor Office
Ike
Aqaba
Atlanta
Albuquerque
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Boston
Cleveland
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Fort Worth
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