Deaths J T Anselment Dies Funeral At Propolis Monday
Julius Thomas Anselment 74 of RFD 1 Dahlgren died suddenly near Dahlgren while driving home. Heart ailment, long treated. Survived by four sons Albert Martin John George and one daughter Mrs Woldo O Fallon Mo plus five sisters. Funeral 8 am Monday at St John s Propolis. burial in St John s Piopolis. Body accepts lie in Gholson Funeral Home after 4 pm today.
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Julius Thomas Anselment
RFD 1
Dahlgren
Hamilton County
Elmo Gholson
Leonard Anselment
Julia Snider
Julia Snider. Mr. Anselment Was A Member of St. John’s Catholic Church
Propolis
Holy Name Society
Albert
Martin
John
Dahld
George
Nason
Wolt O O'Fallon
Lena Kirsch
Rose Karcher
Johanna Schneider
Mary Rost
Louis Miller
McLeansboro
St. John's
Paul Stauder
Enfield
St.John’s
Piopois
Gholson
Mrs. Robt. Taylor Dies In Herrin Rites Saturday
Mrs Margaret Ann Taylor wife of Robert Taylor former Mt Vernon resident died at her Herrin home aged 22 Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at First Christian Church Herrin with burial to follow in Storm Funeral Home arrangements Her husband parents Milton Childers and Riley H Taylor survive along with a two year old daughter Jane Ann and three brothers and three sisters An infant daughter died in March earlier this year
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Margaret Ann Taylor
Robert Taylor
Mt. Vernon
Herrin
First Christian Church
Herin
Storm
Riley H. Taylor
Jefferson
Jane Ann
Milton Childers
Three Die In Mental Home Blaze At Princeton
In Princeton New Jersey two mentally disturbed women died and a third suffocated as a wing of the Tenacre Foundation hospital and nursing home burned. A fourth woman was injured and seven patients were led to safety. Superintendent J Burwell Harrison suggested the fire may have begun in a room used by a young girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Tenacre Foundaton
J. Burwell Harrison
Births at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Ralph Leroy Over turf 1216 Lamar welcomed a daughter born yesterday at 5 45 in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds eight and a quarter ounces A son named Stephen Dale arrived yesterday at 2 41 in Good Samaritan Hospital to Mr and Mrs Earl McGhee RFD 6 Mr Vernon weighing eight pounds Both families share the news of their new arrivals
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Ralph Leroy Overturf
Lamar
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Earl McGhee
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Stephen Dale
Hospital Notes at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
Admitted at Good Samaritan are Alvin Dodillet Miss Norma Lou Morgan Mrs Mil dred E Shanahan J R Harris Mrs Martha Ellen Hill and Mrs Ruth Naomi Hirons Discharged are Mrs Ida Mae Bourland Harry Eugene Johnson Mrs Minnie Mae Shelton Kathleen Gail Thompson and baby Elleretta Grace Audt and Patrick Bernard Percy Carl Kennedy Jefferson Memorial admits Randy Lee Lemay Father Crocker Kenneth Camp Discharges Jimmie Black Mrs Ada Smith and Mrs Bernice Hyde
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Good Samaritan
Alvin Dodillet
Norma Lou Morgan
Mildred E. Shanahan
J. R. Harris
Martha Ellen Hill
Ruth Naomi Hirons
Ida Mae Bourland
Harry Eugene Johnson
Minnie Mae Shelton
Kathleen Gail Thompson
Elleretta Grace Audt
Patrick Bernard
Percy Carl Kennedy
Jefferson Memorial
Randy Lee Lemay
Father Crocker
Kenneth Camp
Jimmie Black
Ada Smith
Bernice Hyde
Tumblesons Make Local Air Travel Round Trip News
Gene Tumbleson flew to Galesburg today while Bill Tumbleson traveled to Springfield Alabama and returned this morning, reflecting routine aviation activity.
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Gene Tumbleson
Galesburg
Bill Tumbleson
Springfield
Grace A. Henry Rebekah Lodge meeting notice
Members of Grace A. Henry Rebekah Lodge No. 292 will meet in regular session at the 10.C.F. Temple Monday evening June 25 at 7 30 o clock Following the meeting a barbecue will be held at Shirley Herschman s home for members and their families Bring wieners or hamburgers and buns Drinks and desserts will be furnished Visitors are welcome Rosemary Carnes N G LaVerne Shepherd R S
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace A. Henry Rebekah Lodge
10.C.F. Temple
Shirley Herschman
Rosemary Carnes
N. G. LaVerne Shepherd
R.S
Mary Henn New Chief at Illinois Bell. Pierce Promoted
Mary E Henn of 612 S 24th named chief operator at Illinois Bell succeeding her sister Carylle Pierce who becomes dial service chief for the Rock Island district including LaSalle Moline Ottawa and Rock Island. Both have long tenures with the firm and the appointments take effect June 24.
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Carylle Pierce
Mary E. Henn
Sinois Bell Telephone Co
Pierce
Rock Island
M. H. Riley
Alton
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Mary Jane
S. 24Th
Henn
LaSalle
Moline
Ottawa
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Toastmistress Club
Mt. Vernon
Eisenhower Walking More Amid Health Stay
President Eisenhower in his third hospital week reports a good night’s rest and continued gradual improvement. He is walking more and receiving visitors longer, but remains silent on politics, with the White House denying any discussions about a second term decision.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Hagerty
Uniform Ban Shocks Pentagon Officials in Washington
Secretary of Defense Wilson orders all uniformed officers on duty in government departments in the Washington area to shed uniforms July 1 and wear civilian clothes while on duty. The move faces opposition from officers, with junior reservists voicing financial concerns over unused uniforms and casual civilian attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Pentagon
White House
May Search U S Capitol For Wire Tapping
The Senate subcommittee heard defense security agents routinely check committee rooms to prevent listening devices. Lehman called the checks an insult to the Senate and said no permission was asked to enter his office. Sen Saltonstall said the panel regretted the incident but that agents were trying to do their duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Lehman
Senate
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Subcommittee
Woman Sets Two Small Fires On Airliner
Evelyn Mills 36 of Cleveland admitted lighting two small fires aboard an Eastern Air Lines Super Constellation on a Cleveland to Miami flight that made an unscheduled stop in Charlotte. She was jailed for mental examination. authorities planned no charges. Stewardess reported smoke from a pillow and later tissues in a rest room. Co pilot extinguished the rest room fire as Mills asked to get off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Frank N. Littlejohn
Evelyn Mills
Cleveland
Ohio
Eastern Air Lines
Miss Mills
Miami
Helen Rosenthal
New Douglas
Miss Rosenthal
J. D. Willoughby
Willoughby
Calcium chloride relieves humid basements and damp air
Weather brings heat and humidity causing basements to sweat. Calcium chloride from Welge Paint and Wallpaper Store on the North Side of the Square in Mt. Vernon dries moisture, prevents rust mildew and odors. 100 pound and 25 pound bags available. Paid Adv.
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Welge
Mt. Vernon
Marilyn Monroe and Miller to Wed Again in Private Ceremony
Marilyn Monroe, famed for a nude calendar rise and blonde roles, plans a third marriage after separations from Jim Daugherty in 1946 and Joe DiMaggio in 1951. Miller, 41, who won critics awards for All My Sons and Death of a Salesman, to marry for a second time. his first marriage to Mary Grace Slattery ended in a Reno divorce with custody awarded to the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Daugherty
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankee
Miller
New York
Mary Grace Slattery
Reno
Nixon to Represent U S at Philippine Independence Day
President Eisenhower named Vice President Nixon to represent the United States at the July 4 Independence Day ceremonies in Manila for the Philippine republic.
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Nixon
Philippines
Washington
Eisenhower
Republic
Manila
Pedestrian Struck in Mt Vernon Traffic Accident
A 54 year old Mt Vernon resident Robert Crocker was hit by a car driven by Joe Sledge at 10th and Vaught streets. Crocker was taken to Jefferson Memorial hospital. A second collision at 10th and Jordan involved Billie Joyce Clark and John A Ashworth with damage totalling $125 and Ashworth arrested for pulling away from the curb without caution.
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Mt. Vernon
Robert Crocker
Casey
Joe Sledge
Fairfield Road
10Th
Vaught
Sledge
10Th St
Crocker
Traffic fines in police court by Allan Dulaney
Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney assessed fines yesterday including Melba Robinson for driving without a chauffeur's license. Robinson was fined $2 and costs.
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Allan Dulaney
Melba Robinson
Ohio sends 9 Negroes back to Alabama
An Alabama judge ruled that Martha Winston and her eight children and granddaughter were illegally forced from Ohio to Alabama after a custody hearing. The judge called for federal and state probes into the action, arguing the family were Ohio residents eligible for welfare and that citizenship followed the mother. The case drew further comment from officials fearing a rush of similar relocations.
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Livingston
Ala
Ohio
Alabama
Wilbur Dearman
Martha Winston
Dearman
Sumter County
Winston
Coatopa
Cleveland
Albert A. Waldman
Woldman
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleland
Waldman
South
Tom Boggs
John Patterson
U. S
Herbert Brownell
Brehm Heads C of C Drive for New Plants
Brehm leads Citizens of Commerce push for new plants with a committee of local business leader Watson and architect Wilson aiding the effort. Mateer, a city council member, brings business experience while Joe Marsh contributes engineering skill to cover all program aspects.
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Watson
Wilson
Midwest
Mateer
Joe Marsh
Hodge Replies To Protest On Closing Files
Springfield Illinois state auditor Orville E Hodge replied to Tampa Tribune editor W M Newton Jr protesting closing office records to newsmen Newton said the action violated open government standards Hodge said records were accessible until a Sangamon County prosecutors inquiry began two weeks ago to provide fullest possible information to the attorney general s office He also stated he supports the open government goals of Newtons committee running for re election as a Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Orville E. Hodge
Florida
Hodge
W. M. Newton Jr
The
Tampa Tribune
Sigma Delta Chi Freedom of Information Committee
Newton
Sangamon County
Chicago Daily News
Mlllinois
Driver Killed At Scene Of Two Accidents On Route 66
A truck driver, Edgar McIntosh aged 28 of Sparta, died when his rig crashed into two trucks stopped at the scene of an earlier crash on Route 66 north of Litchfield. The first accident involved a car with six Honey Bend residents and a truck driven by Edward Davis of St. Louis. Injured were Virginia Ragland, 16, and five Greer family members: Chester 63 Ollie 49 Joan 12 Jean 10 and Howard 8.
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Litchfield
Edgar McIntosh
Sparta
Here
Honey Bend
Edward Davis
St. Louis
Virginia Ragland
Chester Greer
Ollie Greer
Joan
Jean
Howard
Real Estate Assessment List for Bald Hill Township
County Treasurer Kenneth A. Randall releases a correction to the Bald Hill Township real estate and town lots reassessment list. The notice details specific parcels in Town 4 Range 1 including coal concessions and various fractional sections with a corrected total amount of 200,980.00 dollars, noting the prior figure appeared as 2009.80 dollars.
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Bald Hill Township
Kenneth A. Randall
C.W. & F. Coal
Saint Louis Recruiting Station Presents Plaque Twice in One Year
The Saint Louis Recruiting Main Station marks a historic second plaque in a year as students pursue the Army Technical Schooling Program for high school graduates. The program guarantees a tech school of the graduate’s choice in the U S Army before enlistment, covering Southern Illinois and Mt. Vernon via Sergeant First Class Ivan Nelson in the Granada Theatre building at 5170.
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Saint Louis
Army
Adjutant General
Washington, D.C
United States Army
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Ivan “Shorty
Nelsor
Granada Theatre
Robert H. Conk
Missouri Military
Allen M. Hunter
Fifth Army
Fire alarm at South 9th home in Mt. Vernon
Firemen answered a call at 9:00 this morning to a blaze at 1125 So. 9th caused by a defective kerosene range. The fire inflicted heavy damage to the range and only slight damage to the kitchen wall in the home of J. W. Brown.
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Mt. Vernon
J. W. Brown
Radio Signals From Venus Resemble Telegraph Signals
Ohio State University radio astronomer Dr. John D. Kraus reports signals that resemble radio telegraphy and may originate from Venus. He notes prior thunderstorm-like noise from Venus and says the new emissions show complex traits similar to terrestrial telegraph stations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Venus
Ohio State University
John D. Kraus
University
Radio Observatory
Kraus
Earth
Dr. Kraus
Illinois Pig Crop Down From 1955 Peak
Illinois spring pig crop stands around 6.0 million head, down from 6.6 million in 1955. Pigs saved between Dec 1, 1955 and May 31, 1956 fell 3 percent. Sows farrowed in six months to May 3 totaled 930,000, down 4 percent from four years ago. Breeding intentions forecast 653,000 sows to farrow June 1 to Nov 30, down 5 percent from last fall.
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Springfield
Tlinois
Federal Agriculture Departments
Youth Center Closed Tonight in Jefferson County
The Jefferson County Youth Center in the armory will be closed tonight and open again on Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Armory
Names listed for marriage or notice in Mt Vernon area
Willie B Meredith and Alisteen Hardin of Mt Vernon. Walter A Smith of Tulare California and Shirley A Tucker of Centralia. Donald J Clining of Flint Michigan and Elizabeth McEmee of Mt Vernon are shown in a grouped notice.
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Willie B. Meredith
Mt. Vernon
Alisteen Hardin
Walter A. Smith
Tulare
Calif
Shirley A. Tucker
Centralia
Donald J. Clining
Flint, Mich
Elizabeth McEmee
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J.T. Anselment
Robt. Taylor
Airport News
al Ameeting
Mt. Vernon Brie
Ska AM
Fray
Mary Henn
Ike
U. S. Capitol
Rockford
Peoria
Rantoul
Quincy
Vandalia Springfield
Scott Air Base
Tee
Prescriptions
Marilyn
Brehm Heads
C. OF
Linkon
Johnson’s Insurance Agency
South 10Th Street
Ilinois
Frank B. Neal
Real Estate & Insurance
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Henry Mossberger
Vic Damane
Pat Boone
Gog! Grant
George Cates
Cathy Carr
Cher Dettes
Nervous Nervus
Perry Como
Dee
Fingers" Carr
Lonnie Denegan
Elvis Presley
Carl Parkins
Sylvia Syms
McGuire Sisters
Jackie Gleason
South 9Th
California
Tee Ncil
St. Clair
Trailer Sales, Inc
South Salem
Lll
Cleopatra
Sirens
the Nile
Cole
Jaton Taffeta
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