Deaths Stella F Piper Gordon Funeral Rites Set
Stella F Piper Gordon of Route 5 Centralia dies June 22 at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 47. Funeral held June 25 at Myers Chapel with Rev. Andrew Caraker officiating. Burial at Mt Catherine Cemetery. Survived by husband Mike Gordon three sons Army personnel a sister and three brothers and two grandsons.
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Stella F. Piper Gordon
Route 5
Centralia
Myers Chapel
Andrew Caraker
Mt. Catherine
Gordon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mike Gordon
Pvt
John Mack Piper
U. S. Army
Fort Leonard Wood
Robert Eugene Piper
Okinawa
Charles Piper
Dubuque
Towa
R. A. Willoughby
Wiley Bond
Mt. Vernon
Joe Bond
Marvel Bond
Woodlawn
Crashes of 2 Bombers Kill Five Airmen
Five airmen died in two bomber crashes near San Antonio. A B-29 crashed near Randolph Air Force Base during a student transition mission, with two crewmen surviving. Earlier, a B-57 twin-jet 16 miles north killed Capt. William P. Brown, 32, student pilot and son of Illinois police chief Phil M. Brown.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Here
Randolph Air Force Base
Air Force
State Chiefs
William P. Brown
Illinois
Phil M. Brown
Springfield
Two Divorce Suits Filed in Circuit Court
Two divorce actions were filed in circuit Court here late yesterday. Geraldine Bullington seeks alimony and a property settlement from Merle K Bullington, citing cruelty after a 1943 marriage and 1955 separation. Opal McBride seeks restoration of her maiden name Breeze in a divorce from Russell Allen McBride, following a 1955 marriage and a May 26 separation.
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Geraldine Bullington
Merle K. Bullington
Joe Frank Allen
McBride
McBride Media Opal
George W. Howard, Jr
Minor Collision Reported in City
One minor accident was reported to city police Thursday. Cars driven by Russell Fichbohm of Highland and Mrs. Sidney Hale of 1006 Conger collided in the 100 block of north Tenth Street when the Fichbohm vehicle halted in traffic and was rear ended by the Hale car.
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Russell Fichbohm
Highland
Sidney Hale
Conger
North Tenth Street
Fichbohm
Hale
Prisoner Escapes Cumberland County Jail By Forcing Bars
A 140 pound prisoner, Larry Delage Smith, pried two steel bars in the Cumberland County Jail front door and fled Thursday. A parolee from Stateville Prison Joliet he removed his shirt and shoes before attempting to squeeze through the doorway. Clothing found in his cell. Police searched near Woodbury in the southwest corner of Cumberland County. Smith, 37, gave Chicago as home and was awaiting trial for burglarizing a farm implement store in Neoga.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Cumberland County
Larry Delage Smith
Stateville
Joliet
Smith
Woodbury
Chicago
Neoga
Airport moves send several travelers to leads
Lyle Endicott escorted George Nordyke to Mt. Pleasant Michigan while Larry Forrestal flew to Indianapolis Indiana this morning. Webb Hill Tom Metcalf and Douglas Sapper Sr. traveled to Evansville Indiana today for unspecified purposes.
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Lyle Endicott
George Nordyke
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Tony
Larry Forrestal
Indianapolis
Ind
Webb Hill
Tom Metcalf
Douglas Sapper Sr
Evansville
Hospital Notes and Discharges Summary
Jefferson Memorial lists admitted patients Mrs Elva I Thompson Texico Mrs Myrtle Borchett Ashley Clifford Flanagan and discharged Master Leon Kehler. Good Samaritan records admitted Mrs Sharon Hoehn Mrs Alice Lamar Mrs Mary McMillan Leland Sledge Mrs Margaret Martin and discharged Mrs Barbara Dix and son Stephan Joe Stanley Rosenberger.
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Jefferson Memorial
Elva I
Thompson
Texico
Myrtle Borchett
Ashley
Clifford Flanagan
Leon Kehrer
Good Samaritan
Sharon Hoehn
Alice Lamar
Mary McMillan
Leland Sledge
Margaret Martin
Barbara Dixon
Stephan Joe
Stanley Rosenberger
Theft of copper wire reported at business site
Harry Irwin reported to police that 30 pounds of junk copper wire were stolen from the rear of his business at 1138 South Tenth Street yesterday afternoon. The wire was valued at seven dollars.
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Harry Irwin
South Tenth Street
Former Mt. V. man killed in Hartford race mishap
Roland D Davenport 27 a former Mt Vernon resident died June 12 in an automobile racing accident at Hartford Speedway Hartford Ohio He was son of J A and Mrs Davenport of Waco Texas and survived by a brother James David a sister Mrs Thomas C Calhoun of Lafayette Indiana and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charite M McKee of West Fort He earlier raced stock cars in southern Illinois and worked at Midstate Chemical Co in Mt Vernon Funeral services were held in Waco Texas 916-A Wood street address noted
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Roland D. Davenport
Mt. Vernon
Hartford
Ohio
J. A. Davenport
Wood Street
Waco
Texas
Davenport
North Seventh Street
Hartford Speedway
Aire
Sharon
Young Davenport
Midstate Chemical Co
James David
Thomas C. Calhoun
Lafayette
Ind
Enarite M. McKee
West Fort
Dulles Says Russia Can End The Cold War
Secretary of State Dulles urged a Geneva summit to tackle five major problems including German unification, Eastern European satellites, China's use of force, international communism conspiracies, and disarmament. He warned against weakness and division and noted earlier U N actions were only after collective effort.
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Molotov
U. N
United Nations
Dulles
Indochina
Geneva
United States
Yugoslavia
West Germany
Japan
Russia
Germany
China
Korea
Formosa
Secretary of State
Rescue Mission Aids Family After Rural House Fire
Mt Vernon Rescue Mission head Leo Harlow says the mission aided the Ralph Smith family after their home south of Belle Rive burned. The effort provided furniture beds bedding kitchen items and about 200 clothing pieces. Red Cross also helped and the Smiths reportedly found a rental house in the rural area.
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Leo Harlow
Mt. Vernon
Ralph Smith
Belle Rive
Smiths
Red Cross
Harlow
Smith
Mt. Vernon Resident Suffered Stroke at Hospital
Walter R. Smith of RFD Mt. Vernon was taken to Marion Veterans Hospital after a stroke. He was believed stricken Wednesday evening and found Thursday morning by relative Charlie Warfield. His condition was listed as serious.
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Walter R. Smith
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Marion Veterans Hospital
Mr. Smith
Atrick
Charlie Warfield
Cinderella Horse Benson Wins Big at Fairmount Park
In Pleasant Grove, near Mt. Vernon, Benson the Cinderella horse defied low expectations. The Holman stable entered him with Aunt Tilly, yet Benson surged past the field to win, while Aunt Tilly faded to third.
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Pleasant Grove
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Benson
G. B. Holman
Fairmount Park
Fairmount
Aunt Tilly
Holman Stable
All Tilly
Holman
Holman Farm
Illinois advises against polio shots after July 1
A Chicago medical advisory group urged the Illinois State Health Department to again withhold polio vaccine for children from July 1 to November 1. They also recommended delaying vaccine purchases until after November 1 and reaffirmed June 7 guidance to withhold injections between now and July 1 in areas with rising polio cases. Dr. Roland R. Cross said the comment would wait for thorough study. Dr. Ruth E. Church leads the committee.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Illinois State Department of Health
Springfield
Roland R. Cross
State Health Department
Ruth E. Church
Bureau of Communicable Diseases Control
State Department of Health
Peron secretly wed to 19 year old Laura del Solar
Rio de Janeiro reports quote four refugee Catholic priests claiming Argentine President Juan D Peron married Laura del Solar, 19. The claim, relayed by Rev Jose Fernandez who fled Buenos Aires after the June 16 revolt, could not be independently verified. Other Rio papers cite fire at the Buenos Aires archbishop’s palace during the uprising and fatalities among clergy.
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Rio DE Janero
Brazil
D’globo
Juan D. Peron
Laura del Solar
Jose Fernandez
Buenos Aires
Asuncion
Paraguay
Argentina
Peron
Eva
Rio
O Jurnal
Father Fernandez
Marie Raschke Sees Estral Beach Primary Eliminate Candidate
Monroe Michigan Marie Raschke proposed a primary to trim seven candidates for three Estral Beach Village Commission seats. The primary was held and Raschke was the candidate eliminated.
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Monroe
Mich
Marie Raschke
Estral Beach Village Commission
Eisenhower Teases Second Term in New Hampshire Tour
President Eisenhower hinted at a second term during a Concord NH speech, sparking speculation whether he plans another run. He joked about White House tenure while praising Sam Adams and noting Gov Adams’ lectures as the crowd roared in an outdoor New Hampshire Legislature session.
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Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Granite State
Lincoln
Franconia Notch
Concord
N. H
State House Plaza
Sherman Adams
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Gov. Adams
Traffic fines set by Police Magistrate Allan Aubrey
Fines were imposed on Jerry Moore of Belle Rive for careless driving and costs totaling 15 dollars. Russell E. Aurs ley of Odin was fined 3 dollars plus costs for speeding 38 mph in a 30 mph zone. Robert Westbrook Sr was fined 4 dollars plus costs for 39 mph in a 30 mph zone. Freda M. Case of Oklahoma City was fined 5 dollars plus costs for disobeying a stop sign.
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Allan Aubrey
Jerry Moore
RFD 2
Belle
5 Day Forecast for Illinois Temperatures and Rain
Illinois forecast shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal in the north and near normal in the south with highs from 83 to 89 and lows 60 to 65. A half inch to one inch of rain is expected, with scattered showers Sunday Wednesday and in the south Saturday.
Agreement on Monkeys for Polio Shots
Washington officials said American and Indian representatives reached a lasting accord on importing Rhesus monkeys used for polio vaccine production. India previously halted exports in March over shipment handling and deaths. the new plan, to be run by the polio foundation, will ensure steady shipments and supervision to satisfy the Indian government.
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Washington
United States
India
State Department
New Delhi
U. S
National Fundation
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Polio Foundation
Tot Drowns In Effingham Pond
Alice Borries, 21 months old, of Effingham, drowned in a pond southeast of town after playing in the yard. Parents rushed her to St. Anthony's Hospital where she died. Coroner Dr. George Wood to hold an inquest later. Survived by three brothers and two sisters.
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Effingham
Alice Borries
Clarence Borries
St. Anthony’s Hospital
George Wood
Mountain Lions Getting Hungry in Montrose Area
MONTROSE Calif Probably because of lack of water and food mountain lions roam near homes. Russell Lloyd told sheriffs officers he heard lions roaring and screaming near his home Thursday. He found tracks of three lions in a picnic area in upper Montrose. Deputies say the lions were looking for food scraps.
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Montrose
Calif
Russell Lloyd
Upper
Loretta Young To Have Abdominal Surgery
Loretta Young plans abdominal surgery in Oxnard California after weight gain of five pounds. Doctors say the 41 year old actress has been ill with peritonitis since April 10 at St John’s Hospital and hopes to leave the hospital by late July to start filming a new television series.
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Oxnard
Calif
Loretta Young
St. John’s Hospital
Miss Young
Top hits and albums in late 1950s style list
A compilation of charting songs and an album feature with artists such as Doris Day Nat King Cole Frank Sinatra Bill Haley and Nat King Cole. The box includes song titles like Unchained Melody Rock Around the Clock and Something's Gotta Give and advertises albums from the Love Me Or Leave Me soundtrack and Daddy Long Legs with prices.
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Les Baxter
Davy Crockett
Bill Hayes
Henry
Georgis Gibbs
Frank Sinatra
Nat ''King' Cole
Honey Babe
Art Mooney
Lola
Sarah Vaughn
The
Crewcuts
the Breeze
Caterina Valente
Fontane Sisters
Sammy Davis
Come AJ
P. Morgan
Bill Haley
McGuire Sinters
Somethin’ Smith
Otte
Johnny Maddox
Darling
Nat ‘King’ Cole
Doris Day
Crew Cuts
Anthony
Donna heads to school with Fluffy at her side
A vintage activity page describes Donna starting to school with her kitten Fluffy. Readers are guided to color and cut out Donna, her hat, arm, and the school scene, then assemble a standing figure by folding and fastening. The instruction emphasizes movable parts for a playful cutout doll.
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Donna
Fluffy
Colers
Smail
Violet Moore Higgins
AP Newsfeaturee
Plan To Overhaul Courts Is Defeated
In Pitysburg traffic stop incident Police Supt James Slusser faces a three day suspension after a motorist claimed officer Maurice Quinlan used cuss words. Quinlan denied law violation saying the motorist was simply in a jam. In Springfield Illinois the proposed overhaul of the court system was defeated in the House by a 74 to 70 vote to table the resolution. The same session approved a constitutional amendment restricting use of gasoline tax or vehicle license revenue to highways, with Senate action pending.
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Maurice Quinlan
Quinlan
Springfield
Stratton
Tinois House
Paul Powell
Vienna
Powell
House
Senate
All-America City Finalists Named in Illinois Trio
Illinois cities Bloomingon, Elmwood Park and Joliet are among 22 finalists vying to be named 11 All-America cities. The competition is co sponsored by the National Municipal League and Look magazine. Final selections will be made at the league conference in Seattle on July 25 and 26.
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New York
Bloomington
Elmwood Park
Joliet
Illinois
National Municipal League
Look Magazine
League
Seattle
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Airport News
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Mr. Holman
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Effingham Pond
Avsociated Press
Our Bargain Counter
Archie Moore
Johnny Addie
Carl “Bobo” Olson
Polo Grounds
ICE
Casey
Curtis-Florist
Centralia Road
Ly Associated Press
Tennessee
Frank Clement
Appropriations
Dixon- Yates
BAYER
Oldsmobile
Tom Morgan
Mgr
John Rogers
Hartex
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