Mount Vernon servicemen noted in several promotions
AHTNC dispatches report Mount Vernon residents in the U S Army and Navy receiving promotions and completions. Rance R Hickle of Mount Vernon Illinois earned private first class in Stuttgart Germany with the 87th Ordnance Battalion while Edward Hogan of Mount Vernon graduated from Aviation Ordnance School in Jacksonville Florida. Edward Krebs of Mount Vernon completed early Navy Supply Corps training in Athens Georgia. Samuel E Clarke of Mount Vernon finished six week supply and parts specialist course at Fort Eustis Virginia. Dwain R Lane of McLeansboro Illinois joined the 7th Artillery at Fort Riley Kansas. Captain Frankie J Nichols of Mount Vernon Illinois completed the U S Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuttgart
Germany
AHTNC
Rance R. Hickle
Sandra
Airport Rd
Mount Vernon
87Th Ordnance Battalion
Stuttart
Hickle
Fort Riley
Kan
Gilbert O. Hickle
Mount Vernon Township High School
Gebhart Auto Supply, Inc
Decatur
Jacksonville
FHTNC
Aviation Ordnance School
Naval Air Technical Training Unit
Fla
Edward Hogan
H. W. Hogan
Central Ave
Mt. Vernon
Athens
Navy
Supply Corps
Ens
Edward S. Krebs
USN
Robert M. Krebs
Broadway
Fort Eustis, VA
Army
Samuel E. Clarke
Samuel H. Clarke
S. 18Th St
Ill
Transportation School
Fort, Eustis
Clarke
Fort Jackson
S. C
Fort Riley, Kansas
Dwain R. Lane
Ichard Lane
Weberry St
McLeansboro
7Th Artillery
Lane
McLeansboro Township
Fort Leavenworth
Frankie J. Nichols
Phyllis
U. S. Army Command and General Staff College
U. S
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Harold K. Johnson
William A. Cunningham
Nichols
Kilmer Oak on Rutgers campus near life end
The 300 year old Kilmer Oak at Rutgers University shows age with broken branches and a trunk gash. Rutgers officials project preservation, while the Student Forestry Club plants an acorn nearby. Kilmer, born 1886, attended Rutgers and Columbia. he died in France in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N.J
Joyce Kilmer
Kilmer
Rutgers University
Edward B. Wilkins
Rutger
Iampus
France
Rutgers
Columbia University
Local social notes from Bluford and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs Fred Shelton of Mt Vernon and her sister Mr and Mrs Ernest Bell of Bluford returned from a west tour. They attended son Don Shelton’s Las Cruces NM graduation and visited in Phoenix and Yuma with relatives. Several families from Philadelphia, Sumner Til and Mattoon areas were seen visiting kin and attending events including a tenth wedding anniversary and church conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Shelton
Mmt
Vernon
Ernest Bell
Bluford
West
Shelton
Don
Las Cruces
Phoenix
Ariz
Fernandes Keithorn
Katherine Ingrid
Yuma
Aziz
Bell
Cyrus Wood
Lloyd Howard
Sumner, Til
Earl Michels
Tross Pearson
Vergennes
Earl Armstrong
Mattoon
Amy Armstrong
Bob Robertson
Kankakee
Walter Gutzler
Johnny Ray Bell
Paducah, Ky
P. E. Bell
Homer Mamer
Veterans’ Hospital
Mayrion
Leonard Bounds
Loren Osborn
Kentucky Lake
Michels
John Apgar
E.U.B
Olney
Perry Bell
Sara Lynn
Central
Lia
Mamer
Mahn Returns Home After Evansville Visit
Larry Mahn spent three weeks in Evansville Indiana and returned home with his grandmother Mrs Guy Williams. Visitors over the weekend at the Williams home included Mr and Mrs Paul Williams and children of Evansville and Mr and Mrs Rugene Williams and children of Mt Vernon. Mrs John Kovach Cor Centralia Illinois states Centralia as a population center of the United States. the 1960 census places the actual center on a farm 642 miles northwest of Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Mahn
Evansville
Ind
Guy Williams
Williams
End
Paul Williams
Rugene Williams
Mt. Vernon
Centralia
Ilinois
United States
Social Security Q and A from Mt. Vernon office
Emil J Hoffman explains filing waivers for ministers and minors, railroad earnings credits, annual reports for sons, death month benefit rules, Civil Service credits, and when to contact the Mt. Vernon Social Security Office at 229 South 10th Street with hours 8:30 to 5:00 Monday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil J. Hoffman
Mt. Vernon
Social Security Office
Social Security
South 10Th Street
Illinois
Columbus praises Cuba as a scene of enchantment
Christopher Columbus described Cuba as a scene of enchantment saying a thousand tongues would not suffice to describe it. The remark highlights his awe at the island's beauty and wonders during his voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Columbus
Cuba
Flota's Painting Service Ad
Interior exterior wall papering and wall washing services offered with steaming wallpaper removal. Free estimates available. Contact CH 2-5816 or CH 2-4847.
Leopold To Seek Pardon
Nathan Leopold, once famed as a killer with Richard Loeb in the 1920s, now paroled in Puerto Rico, will seek a pardon on July 11. His lawyer Elmer Gertz sent notice to Cook County officials as Leopold plans to file with the Illinois Parole and Parole Board in Springfield. Leopold currently works as a student and teacher in Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nathan Leopold
Puerto Rico
Elmer Gertz
Cook County
Leopold
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Illinois Parole and Paridon Board
Springfield
University of Puerto Rico
Airport for the Scottish lands on Barra beach at low tide
An island airport on Barra in the Outer Hebrides uses a beach as a landing surface at low tide. Planes touch down on the shore near Montecesel planes, marking a unique airfield setup in this remote region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barra
Hebrides
Montecesel
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Guy R. Nichols
Ivy
East
Pleasanton
Calif
California
Coleman Foley
Nevada
San Francisco
Greece
Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Lawrence A. Nessamar
Nessamar
Mayflower Hotel
Miss Pickford
Charles R. Thompson
Corruna
Mich
Michigan
Howard Watson
Miami, Fla
Miami Beach
Alonis
Stein
James Regan
Bond
Cape Canaveral
Air Force
Atlantic
Garden State
N. J.) Parkway
Jolly Reger Mobile
Carl Osborne
Jolly Roger Dairy Products, Inc
E. Street Road
Jobatville
Bucks County
Brous
Ensenada
John Kovach
Army Reserve
Jay
Friendly Martin
Flota’s Painting Service
iLeopold
Pierre
Carton
Oleo Pats
Welchade
Salerno
Lt. Box
C&h
Midwest
Hershey
Hershey Syrup
Pillsbury Biscuits
Mrs. Tuckers
Fairfield Road
Woo
Lks
Reno
Swift's
Blue Bell Wieners
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