Deaths Emily Stevens Of Wayne City Dies At 91
Emily Ida Stevens 91 of Wayne City died yesterday at 10 a.m. at her daughter Beulah Bass home near Johnsonville. Services at Richardson Chapel Wayne City 2 p.m. tomorrow Rev. Everett Lemay officiating. Burial in Johnsonville cemetery. Born May 27 1867 in Wayne County daughter of John and Eleanor Booth. Married Nov 11 1885 to G W Stevens who died Sept 9 1954. Survived by two sons Elmer Stevens Buffalo Heart Ill and Other Stevens Johnsonville. four daughters Lola Estie Bessie Lena Stevens Beulah Bass Sylvia Taylors Fairy Niccum. 14 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Member Johnsonville Free Will Baptist church.
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Emily Ida Stevens
Wayne City
Beulah Bass
Johnsonville
Eleanor (Booth
G.W. Stevens
C.E. Stevens
Lola
Estie
Bessie
Lena Stevens
Elmer Stevens
Buffalo Heart
Ill
Stevens
Johnson
Edward Ruch Dead at 76. Rites Friday at Pulley
Edward H. Ruch of 604 Main dies at 2:00 p m Tuesday at 76 years two months and 27 days. Funeral Friday at 2:00 p m in Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Ditterline officiating, burial in Bethel Cemetery. Viewing at Pulley Funeral Home after 1:00 p m Thursday. Survived by wife Maude Lentz, son Allen Joliet Ill, stepdaughter Frances Craig Mt Vernon, four grandchildren, sisters Carrie Lane Edwardsville Ill and Ella Clark Upper Montclair, N J. Parents, a son and a sister preceded him in death.
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Edward H. Ruch
Main
Pulley Funeral Chapel
John Ditterline
Bethel
Pulley Funeral Home
Upper Montclair
Headley Named New Pontiac Prison Warden
Gov. Stratton announced William S. Headley will serve as warden at Pontiac prison, replacing James Denney who took a leave of absence in March. Headley, 61, has long served in corrections including captain at Pontiac and police chief of Abingdon. Also announced was a 50 member Lincoln Reagan Commission led by Newton Farr and state finance department restructuring with six examiners dismissed by Conrad, effective July 1.
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Springfield
Ill
Stratton
William S. Headley
Pontiac
Headley
Alene
James Denney
Champaign County
Denney
Abingdon
Air Lincoln
Newton Farr
Chicane
Conrad
Becker
Aur
Births in Opdyke and Grand Avenue Families
A son named Teddy Ray was born to Mr and Mrs Emmerson Steele of Opdyke at 3 55 this morning at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds eight and a quarter ounces. A daughter weighing seven pounds eight ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Moore of 510 Grand Avenue at 8 55 last night at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Emmerson Steele
Opdyke
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Teddy Ray
Charles Moore
Grand Avenue
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hospital Notes and Good Samaritan Admissions
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions: Katherine Sto ver Bluford Deloris Irene Steele Opdyke Peggy Lee Patricia Greenwalt. Discharges include Reverend Walter Leslie Sylvia Scrivner Dahlgren and Robert Crane Salem. Good Samaritan adds admissions Doris Edson Michael Alexander Ollie Bullock with discharges for Alice Whitlock James Hart John Hart Clyde Miller Milton Lachterman Mabel Spangler Ruth Molenhour Delores Stokes and baby James Henry Jr.
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Jefferson Memorial
Katherine Stover
Bluford
Deloris Irene Steele
Opdyke
Peggy Lee
Patricia Greenwalt
Walter Leslie
Sylvia Scrivner
Dahlgren
Robert Crane
Salem
Good Samaritan
Doris Edson
Michael Alexander
Ollie Bullock
Alice Whitlock
James Hart
John Hart
Clyde Miller
Milton Lachterman
Mabel Spangler
Ruth Molenh
Charge Colp Tavern Sold To Young Girls
A petition by State's Atty. Carl Sneed to revoke the Colp tavern license was heard by the Milnois Liquor Control Commission. Three teen girls testified they bought drinks there and one case involved a car crash after drinking. No defense appeared for August Bowden or John Calcaterra. witnesses described improper actions and warnings given to leave town.
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Springfield
Carl Sneed
Williamson County
New City Club
Colp
Milnois Liquor Control Commission
August Bowden
Loren B. Sackett
Wanda Lou Sims
West Frankfort
Virginia Lee Gibbons
Linda Weeks
Miss Weeks
St. Louis
Sims
Calcaterra
Miss Gibbons
Linda Foster
Harrisburg
Miss Sims
Chicago
Gibbons
Foster
Senator Langer Wins GOP Nomination in North Dakota
In Fargo North Dakota veteran Senator William Langer secured the Republican nomination for a fourth term without party backing, defeating Lt. Governor Clyde Duffy who conceded by telegram. With 471 precincts reported Langer led 15 089 to a smaller total. Duffy was favored by the GOP State Convention earlier. Democratic rival Raymond G. Wendsel led over Anson J. Anderson in state senate balloting from Carpio.
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Fargo
N.D
North Dakota
William Langer
Clyde Duffy
GOP
Duffy
Langer
Devils Lake
Maryland
Raymond G. Wendsel
Farmer
Carpio
Senate
Anson J. Anderson
Flaming Torch Light Ceremony For Taylorville
In Taylorville Illinois a torch relay will inaugurate the city's new street lighting system. Lt Gov John Chapman lights the torch at the Illinois Capitol at 2 pm, with runners completing the 30 mile journey by 8 pm as the square switches on the lights.
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Taylorvile, Ill
Taylorville
Springfield
Illinois Capitol
John Chapman
Capitol
Army Redstone Shot Into Space
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP An Army Redstone ballistic missile completed another space flight as a 63 foot Chrysler rocket blasted away Tuesday night The test moves the Redstone toward deployment with combat troops and possibly a manned space flight lasting about six minutes The Redstone serves as the first stage for Explorer satellites and rockets to reach space
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Cape Canaveral
Fla. AP
Earth
Herbert York
Advanced Research Projects Agency
York
Redstone
Court Martial Convicts Flier For AWOL Love Flight
Airman Donald Keeton, 19, sentenced by a Keesler AFB court martial to 30 days hard labor and rank reduction after fleeing in a rented Gulfport plane to Dallas to see 17 year old Doris Lynn Bowling. He landed near Tyler Texas and was captured two days later. He claimed the note about suicide was a hoax.
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Biloxi
Miss
Donald Keeton
Dallas
Tex
Keesler Air Force Base
Keeton
Gulfport
Tyler
Doris Lynn Bowling
Keesler
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Nike missile bases bid in St Louis area
Army engineers study bids for four Nike missile installations in the St Louis region. St Louis firms submit apparent low bids for Pere Marquette State Park, Pacific Missouri, and Hecker Illinois sites. Combined bids from J J Altman and M H Wolfe amount to 1 696 888 at Marine facility.
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Chicago
Army Engineers
St. Louis
Fruin Connon Construction Co
Pere Marquette State Park
Pacific
Hecker
J. J. Altman Co
M. H.wolfe Co
Marine
Median Income Rises to 4971 in 1957
The Census Bureau reports the 1957 U S median family income at 4971 dollars, up from 4783 in 1956, a four percent rise with little change in purchasing power. Farm families median income was 2490 dollars while urban and rural nonfarm families stood at 5232.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Lana Turner Case Delayed
Los Angeles AP Actress Lana Turner’s deposition in the slaying case was postponed due to the illness of her attorney. Turner’s friend Johnny Stompanato was killed by her daughter Cheryl, and Pollack represents the dead man’s son John Stompanato III in a $75,000 civil action. No new date has been set.
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Los Angeles
Lana Turner
Miss Turner
Johnny Stompanato
Cheryl
FCC orders AT&T private line rate cut filing 60 days
The Federal Communications Commission ordered AT&T to reduce rates for private telephone line service about 15 percent, effective in 60 days, cutting annual revenues by about 5.7 million dollars. The move targets a 7.5 percent return on investment after AT&T was found earning at least 10.5 percent. Privately leased circuits serve agencies banks and large industries. public customers are unaffected.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission Today
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Commission
At&t
Losea
FCC
Saline River Project Cut OK in Illinois flood bill
A Senate House conference committee agreed on a compromise flood control bill authorizing nearly 3.542 million dollars for Illinois projects. Saline River flood control funding was reduced to 5.272 million, while Kaskaskia River, Rock and Green River projects and navigation works in Illinois also receive authorizations. The measure, part of a broader water projects package, awaits further votes as no funds are yet appropriated.
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Senate
House
Conference Committee
Robert Kerr
D-Okla
Eisenhower
Kaskaskia River
Rock
Green
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Iowa
Missouri
Alton
Calumet-Sag
Illinois-Mississippi Canal
Congress
Illinois Democrats Holding Convention
At the Illinois Democratic state convention in Springfield three candidates for University of Illinois trustees were slated for nomination Richard J. Nelson Evanston Howard W. Clement Des Plaines and Harold Pogue Decatur a former trustee. Three trustees will be elected in the November 4 general election. Charles Brannan former agriculture secretary under Truman will address a $25 dinner tonight. Speeches by party leaders also swore on tap. Adoption of a platform will be postponed until fall.
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Springfield, Ill
University of Ilinois
University Alumni Assn
Richard J. Nelson
Evanston
Howard W. Clement
Des Plaines
Harold Pogue
Decatur
Pogue
Charles Brannan
Harry S. Truman
Weather summary for Missouri and Illinois today and beyond
Missouri faces considerable cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms and heavy rain in the south. Showers ease in the north by noon. tonight and Thursday be cooler with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Illinois will run 7 to 9 degrees cooler than normal, with cooler Thursday and little change through Monday. showers and thunderstorms expected tonight and again Sunday or Monday.
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Missouri
Illinois
Illinois Weather Drizzle and Storms Across State
Illinois faced scattered showers and thunderstorms with little temperature change. Highs ranged from near 70 in the north to the 80s in the south, while tonight's lows could dip to the 40s in the north and 50s elsewhere. In Mt Vernon a manslaughter trial begins Monday for John Ross Moore linked to Francis Strickland Jr.’s death last August. Judge Randall S. Quindry will preside, with additional civil trials lined up for next week.
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Illinois
Chicago
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford
John Ross Moore
Springfield
Vandalia
Moore
Jefferson County
Francis M. Strickland, Jr
Strickland
South
Mt. Vernon
Randall S. Quindry
Russians shout vile epithets during Moscow protest
Embassy families and American news correspondents endure hostile demonstrations in Moscow. The protest targets diplomats and their families living in embassy apartments on middle floors while about 50 embassy households and 12 U.S. correspondents reside elsewhere in the city. No expectation of danger to embassy personnel among Westerners.
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Ing
Moscow
400 Demos At Local Picnic At Mt Vernon State Farm
More than 400 persons attended a Democratic picnic at Mt. Vernon State Game Farm last evening. The event, sponsored by Jefferson county's Young Democrats, drew all county Democratic candidates for the upcoming November election and shows the party's early campaign momentum.
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Mt. Vernon State Game Farm
Jefferson County
Tanker Fire in East River Sparks Rescue Drama
A tanker crash in New York’s East River caused a fierce fire aboard the Nebraska. First responders and the Gaynor helped evacuate crew, including three women, one a 27 year old radio operator. Dozens leaped to a fireboat while eleven stayed to fight the flames until control. The Gaynor towed the Nebraska to a pier. the fireboat was damaged and flooded.
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Nebraska
Gaynor
Appeal Filed To Delay Little Rock School Ruling
The U S Court of Appeals received a motion to stay Judge Lemley’s order delaying racial integration of Central High School for 24 years. NAACP attorneys say noncompliance with constitutional law is unwarranted. The motion will be sent to Chief Judge Gardner. court in summer recess, reconvening in September.
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ST. Louis
U. S. Court of Appeals
Central High School
Little Rock
Ark
U. S. Dist
Harry J. Lemley
Lemley
Central
National Assn
United States
Robert Tucker
Archibald K. Gardner
Huron
S. D
Mt Vernon Family Loses Fire Devastates Belongings
A truck fire on a highway near Paxton Illinois destroyed all belongings of Jerry Funkhouser 32 his wife Maxine and their five children ages 18 months to 13 years They were returning to Mt Vernon from La Grange Ill where Jerry had worked two years The truck owned by Ira Ramsey 1018 Westcott Mt Vernon was a total loss with no insurance Friends began a collection to aid the family They are staying at the Ramsey residence on Westcott Street
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Jerry Funkhouser
Jerry
Maxine
Mt. Vernon
la Grange
Ill
Funkhousers
Ramsey Home
Westcott Street
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