Packard and Studebaker to Consolidate
Stockholders will vote August 17 on merging Packard Motor Car Co and Studebaker Corp into Studebaker Packard Corp. James J. Nance would lead the new firm as CEO, with Paul G. Hoffman as chairman and Harold S. Vance heading operations. Detroit would host headquarters. Separate sales branches will cover Packard and Studebaker lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Wilkie
AP Automotive
New York
Packard Motor Car Co
Studebaker Corp
Pioneer Auto
James J. Nance
Packard
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Proram
Studebaker
Paul G. Hoffman
Harold S. Vance
Detroit
Studebaker-Packard
Blue Cross Drive Opens In Jefferson Co
A kickoff for Jefferson County Health Improvements Association outlines enrollment for Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. The program runs through July 2 with county volunteers and officials visiting neighborhoods to explain benefits and collect applications. Membership is open to county residents outside Mt. Vernon city, under 66, self employed or in small groups. HIA members may join Blue Shield during enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Jefferson County
Jefferson Co. Health Improvernts Association
West Salem
WIA
Nesta Stewart
Dix
County
Stewart
Association
Grand Prairie
Lyman L. Moore
Rt. 5
Centralia
Casner
Mary Hartman
Rt. 1
Woodlawn
Blissville
Anthony Pyblenski
Ashley
Bald Hill
Mt. Vernon
Farrington—Voris Coil
Keenes
Weber
Frerett Apgar
Stanley
Pendleton
Hazel Morris
Belle Rive
HSA
HIA
Fed eases money market to spur business gains
The Federal Reserve Board plans a gradual reduction in reserve requirements over six weeks, releasing up to nine billion dollars in credit. The move follows Treasury borrowing of ten billion dollars and an uptick in May industrial production, signaling looser credit conditions for banks and borrowers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
Treasury
Car Overturns Injures Dahlgren Family on Route 460
A young Dahlgren couple and their seven month old son were injured when their car overturned down a steep embankment on U S Route 460 near Mt Vernon at 12 10 p m today. Mrs Mary Glenn 24 received cuts and bruises and stayed at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Donald Glenn 24, driver, had bruises. Lennie Glenn, the infant, was thrown clear and had only minor scratches. Deputy Sheriff John Richardson investigated. the car was heavily damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlgren
Mt. Vernon
Mary Glenn
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Donald Glenn
Lennie
John Richardson
Glenn
Woman Senator Wins in Maine Landslide Victory
Portland Maine Maine Republicans renominated Sen Margaret Chase Smith in a Monday primary. She crushed challenger Robert L Jones by more than five to one amid a lackluster campaign. Jones is a 34 year old political novice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Portland
Maine
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Jin
McCarhy
Wis
Robert L. Jones
McCarthy
Rapp Couple Welcome Barbara Ann at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs Philip Paul Rapp of Red 3 Dahlgren welcomed Barbara Ann born at Good Samaritan Hospital at 8 56 am. The baby weighed seven pounds nine ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Paul Rapp
RED 3
Dahlgren
Barbara Ann
Good Samaritan Hosiital
American Legion Turner Boehm Post meeting set for June 23
The Turner Boehm Post No 4 Am vets will hold a regular business meeting on Wednesday June 23 at 730 pm with refreshments to follow. Mrs Etha Stover reported on hospital plans while Sparlin answered Blue Cross-Blue Shield questions. Performances by Carol Pilson and the Stormont Sisters entertained about 65 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Boehm Post No. 4 Amvets
United States
Blue Cross of Hospital Service Corporation
HIA
Tlinois
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Illinois Medical Service
Etha Stover
Blue Shield
Sparlin
Russ Garrison
Carol Pilson
Martha McPherson
Stormont
Ruby Storment
Deaths and Funerals Murphy Reddix Dies at 70
Murphy Reddix 70 of 1303 Main street died at Good Samaritan Hospital after a three day stay. district manager of Orkin Exterminating Co. Funeral Thursday at 10 am at Myers Chapel with Rev. De Motter officiating. Burial at Oakwood cemetery. He born January 19 1884 in Kentucky. Survived by wife Gussie Farmer and three brothers and a foster daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy Reddix
Main Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Reddix
Orkin Exterminating
Myers Chapel
Roy
de Motter
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Reddix
Kentucky
al Reddix
Mt. Vernon
Gussie Farmer
First Methodist Church
Homer
Paducah, Ky
Herbert
Cairo
Ballard
Montpelier
Ohio
Gertrude Swift
Louisville, Ky
Schmitt Baby Dies Early Today
Joan Alson Schmitt, two years six months old, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Schmitt of Red 38, Vernon, died at 4:30 a m today. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Nazarene church with Rev Paul Lee, Oakwood cemetery. Survivors include parents six brothers and two sisters in and near Mt Vernon, plus grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Alson Schmitt
Harry Schmitt
Red
Vernon
Nazarene Church
Paul Lee
Oakwood Cemetery
Myers Chapel
Jean
Harry
Myrtle
Campbell) Sehmitt
Edict Brothers
David
U.S. Army
Korea
Leon
Clarksville
Tenn
Hubert Wayne
Paul Richard
Gale Wendell
Carl Elwood
Lares Neal
Clarence Roland
Barbara Tarelene
Joyce Blaine
Otto Holt
Gilman Tle
Cora L. Schmitt
Mt. Vernon
Mrs. Nora Young Dies in Springfield
News of the death of Mrs. Nora Young ages 81 years six months and 28 days occurred Monday in Springfield NL. Widow of Bob S. Young she was born in Indiana and will be transported to Pulley Funeral Home. Surviving are one son Leman Young and three daughters Marie Livingston Tar elle Scroggins and Wanda Wood with 33 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. six children preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Young
Dhs P. Om
Springfield
John C. Allen Dies At 81 In Mt. Vernon Area
John C. Allen 81 of Mt. Vernon formerly ran a hardware store in Dahlgren and died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital at 4 30 p m He lived in Mt. Vernon 30 years and was a Park Avenue Baptist member His funeral is set at Myers Chapel Thursday at 4 00 p m with Rev Leonard Whitlock presiding Burial will be in Memorial Gardens He is survived by a daughter Lela Bonnette three sons Willard C Lawrence E and K Wayne a sister Anna Harper 12 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Allen
Warren Avenue
Dahlgren
Good Samaritan Hospital
Good Samaritan
Hamilton County
Josephus
Rosanna (Dexwitt) Allen
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Allen
Mt. Vernon
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Myers Chapel
Sven
Leonard Whitlock
Memorial Gardens
Lela
Death of J F Blankenship Former Woodlawn Resident
John Fredrick Blankenship 39 died at 3 30 a m Monday in Decatur Alabama He was a former Woodlawn resident and served as a second lieutenant in World War II He survived by his wife Ann a son Terry and several relatives including Walter L Blankenship Sr Ciciel a half sisters and step siblings Funeral services are set for Thursday 2 00 pm at Pulley Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn’s G O F cemetery and Army veterans to provide military honors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fredrick Blankenship
Woodlawn
Decatur
Ala
Tie
Ceciel
Walter Lo Blankenship, Jr
Neva Kinkead
Lincoln
Neb
Bryson Snyder
Topela
Kansas
James Chirk
Honolulu
James Troutt
David Warren
Mt. Vernon
Jacob Hartley
Henderson, Hy
Hawaii Gains State Status To Become 49th State
If Hawaii achieves statehood it would become the 49th state and the first island group admitted as an American state, marking a historic expansion of the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Eldorado Bands Together On See It Now Project
Eldorado highlights a local revival plan staged during a televised town meeting and a 30 minute parade dubbed Bandwagon Day. Civic groups pledge an action phase to sustain development as CBS TV cameras film for Edward R Murrow's See It Now. Mayor Upchurch vows park creation and city hall remodeling amid a coal town turnaround effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado
John Naveen
Chicago
Cbs-Tv
John David Upchurch
Edward R. Murrow
Seven bids submitted to council on parking and bills
The council voted to pay 5,863.67 in inherited bills while 11,197.35 in utility bills were not approved. The city manager said Perkins Avenue parking plans require a traffic ordinance, and he was tasked to study the parking in Johnson Alley between Broadway and Jordan before further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins Avenue
Johnson Alley
Broadway
Jordan
Campaign Expense Listed For Fort In Texas Race
PAMPA Tex ll Fort running for county judge itemized campaign expense as miscellaneous new soles and heels for shoes costing 3.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Tex
Ll. P. Fort
Jailed ex POW Jett held as Army deserter in Indiana
Cpl Richard Jett, 22, a Korean War veteran and former prisoner of war, is jailed in Wayne County on a charge of desertion from Camp Atterbury. FBI says he AWOL since January 27. he reenlisted in October, later lived with his wife in Lexington, Kentucky, and worked briefly in a dairy before returning to Richmond. He faces transfer to Ft Harrison for military processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Richard Jett
Wayne County
FBI
Jett
Oliver Johnson
Leonard Blaylock
Indianapolis
Atterbury
Ind
Yalu River
Blaylock
Lexington
Ft. Harrison
City considers annexation petition west of town
Notice notes a petition of annexation for land west of the city. City records show the manager directed to advertise bids for a high lift tractor and a road disc. In a separate historical detail, Mammoth Cave’s discovery is attributed to Robert Hutchins in 1799.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammoth Cave
Robert Hutchins
Hospital Notes from Good Samaritan Admits and Discharges
A hospital note lists patients admitted and discharged at Good Samaritan including Stewart A Bean Clifford Hayes Rose Ann Bigharn Anla Blanche Anderson Anna G Pate Harrison Hughey John E Smith and others with multiple discharges such as Mrs Luctta Wells Mary H Kessinger Janet Marie and Shelley Renee Also mentions locations Dix Mc Leansboro 716 S 18th and names Mr Vernon Mrs Mary Glenn Dahlgren The note ends with an idle myth about the Sphinx carved from rock with stone blocks for paws and legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Alson Bean
Clifford Bentley Hayes
Rose Ann Bigharn
Anla Blanche Anderson
Anna G. Pate
Harrison Alvin Hughey
John E. Smith
Luctta Wells
Mary H. Kessinger
Stewart A. Bean
Jesse James Fields
Wanda Fewell
Janet Marie
Patricia Alice Osborne
Shelley Renee
Dorothy Shafer Walker
David Moore
Charles Howard Gray
Hettie Smith
McLeansboro
Gordon Creal
Dix
Ruth Faulkner
Vernon
Mary Glenn Dahlgren
Betty King
Arley Dwight
Mary Ann Hussong
Nine-Year-Old Boy Bitten By Dog During Bicycle Ride
Obbie Atkinson of 305 North 15th reported to police that his nine year old son was bitten by a dog while riding a bicycle. The dog's owner was advised to keep the animal tied for a 14 day observation period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obbie Atkinson
North 15Th
Joke Corner Still Burning
Coal bid specifications for Mt Vernon City Schools District No 80 are available in the Superintendent's Office at Casey Junior High School. Bids must be returned by July 6. Superintendent AMTIFORD 5-24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt Vernon City
Casey Junior High School
Amtiford
Car And Truck Collision Near Mt Vernon Causes No Injuries
A car driven by William A. Robinson 82 of Woodlawn failed to stop at a side road stop sign and entered U S Route 460 six miles west of Mt Vernon, colliding with a county highway department dump truck driven by George Fairchild of Waltonville. Robinson faces a charge of failure to yield right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Tom Leffler
William A. Robinson
RFD 2
Woodlawn
George Fairchild
Waltonville
Robinson
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Packard and Studebaker
Jefferson Co
Mae
Federal Reserve
Leo Leuty
Schmitt
J. F. Blankenship
Curtis - Florist
John J. Oslager
Waltonville Road
I Rt
Smut Als
North Side
Bootstraps
Cpl
Triumph Parade
Aassociated Press
Harmony Home Hardware
North 10Th Street
Phileo
Philco
Gaunt’s
Samaritan
Jefferson Memorial
Egypt
Douglas Drug
Mt.vernon
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