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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1952
Page
1
Gov Adlai Stevenson said it remains to be seen if he would be drafted as a Democratic candidate for president. He spoke to reporters after a minor kidney operation at Passavant Hospital and declined to elaborate, reiterating he is seeking re election as governor.
As the Fourth of July nears, Mt. Vernon residents report rising disturbances from firecracker shooters. Police were called twice yesterday to investigate illegal fireworks at 16th and Logan and at 4th and Casey. No arrests were made.
Mrs. Lorene Modlin reported finding a large balloon yesterday at her home a mile north and a mile east of Bonnie. The balloon bore the stamp Cambridge Massachusetts and is believed to have been sent up by the weather bureau in that city.
Admitted patients include John Foster Bluford infant Kim Edward Roberts Wes ley Lemay Joseph Pierce Opdyke Mrs Nellie Jackson RFD 7 Janice Storey Ewing and others Discharged patients include Tommy Piper Frances McCormick Wayne City Clyde Keen Keenes and more Also Good Samaritan lists admissions Pearl Wallace Mrs Lena Johnson Glenda Bean Blafford Discharged include Master Nathan Runnels Joyce Elaine Gray and infant Darrel Keith Kathryn Newell Scheller Bertie Elliott Glenda Bean Melma Sammons Rena Edwards
Mr and Mrs Darrel Smith of 1405 North Tenth Street welcomed a baby daughter weighing seven pounds 12 ounces at 10 45 a m today at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.
Vernois Post 1376 meets at the American Legion Home Thursday at 8 PM with adjutant Howard L Sursa urging attendance. Varnell Rebekah Lodge 296 convenes Thursday at 8 PM in the IOOF Hall with initiation and visiting Rebekahs welcome led by Joy Jines and Naomi Bogan. Jefferson Encampment 182 and Dan G Melton Ladies Auxiliary 3 hold reg sessions Friday at 7 30 PM in the ICCF Temple led by Blaine Marlow. V F W Auxiliary meets at City Hall at 8 PM Thursday with Evelyn Fisher as secretary.
Funeral services are set for Ida Eury in Lincoln Illinois with burial in Lincoln cemetery. She leaves two daughters Miss Jessie Eury dean of girls and librarian at Lincoln Bible Institute and Mrs Hugo Meyer of St Louis and other relatives. The funeral will be at 2 pm Friday at the Christian Church in Lincoln.
Parthenia Rose Price died at 11 30 a m at Good Samaritan Hospital in Evansville aged 80 years five months two days She was born January 24 1872 in Evansville daughter of Conrad and Octavia Rose She married W D Price who preceded her in death Survived by three daughters Irene Dugger Grace Beidelman Eunice Adams two sons Conrad W and Charles S eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services will be at Alexander Funeral Home Evansville Mrs Price was a member of First Baptist Church and Eastern Star.
W. N. Cassella of Alton Illinois was revived by heart massage at Barnes hospital as his heart stopped just before an operation. He recovered to a satisfactory condition with the procedure lasting about ten minutes before the surgery was postponed.
Coal bid specifications for Mt. Vernon City Schools are available at the Superintendent's Office Casey Junior High School. Bids must be returned to Robert M. Krebs, Secretary, by June 30.
Sam H. Casey formerly assistant to the executive vice president of Pan-Am Southern was promoted to general manager of purchases for crude oil and materials and supplies. A Mt. Vernon Illinois native, Casey joined Pan-Am Southern in 1948 after serving as Sohio Petroleum’s crude oil purchasing area representative and industrial relations manager.
Andrew Phillips a 31 year old Vernon resident was sentenced by Circuit Judge Charles T Randolph to a term from one to twenty years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to burglarizing the Mt Vernon Iron Co Phillips had changed his plea from innocent the day before Two other cases were before Judge Randolph Esta Lee Barnes 16 pleaded guilty to burglary and was placed on probation for two years Marguerite Brown pleaded innocent to burglary and larceny.
Grandstand seats go on sale next Monday at the County Clerk Roy H Holt office in the courthouse from 7 owner from 7:00 a.m. to noon Monday through Saturday. Tickets may be bought at the Fairgrounds ticket office Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. Prices are 50 cents 75 cents and 1.00.
A scientist reports adults favor rose-like scents while children prefer spearmint and other strong simple odors. The study highlights differing olfactory preferences between ages and suggests sensory appeal shifts with development.
Senator Williams said the treasury department compromised a 38 million dollar tax claim against New York oil man William R. Davis for about three cents on the dollar. Davis, a speculator who died in 1941, the settlement occurred in 1948, illustrating ongoing Treasury mishandling concerns.
Two accidents occurred in Mt. Vernon yesterday including a hit-and-run. A driver struck a parked car owned by Merlin Hodge at Tenth and Broadway around 10 15 p m. Another collision involved a truck driven by Andrew J Epely and a car driven by J Roy Smith at Tenth and Perkins at 4 p m.
Firefighters responded to a blaze at 405 South 20th Street yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Donald Lowery. The shed burned and a nearby barn was heavily damaged due to careless trash burning. The fire was quickly controlled. A separate note mentions a whooping crane count in Texas of thirty two.
A chronological record of pivotal moments from June 25 1950 North Korea invasion to May 15 1952 shifts in command and major offensives. Includes UN actions Inchon Wonsan Yalu border, Chinese entry and prisoner exchanges, Hungnam evacuation, and peace talks begin.
Population era figures show 177790 saloons 7090 breweries and 236 distilleries operating in the United States prior to Prohibition, reflecting a dense liquor trade landscape and regional variation in alcohol production.
Opdyke correspondents report H P Kelly and family visited St Louis last Monday while H L White made a business call in the city. The Kellys and the Haas family hosted relatives and friends on various weekend visits. A church service at the Opdyke Methodist with Rev Leroy Marlow featured special numbers by Rev and Mrs Marlow and Logan Marlow, with piano by local families. A large get-together at H R Brechtefeld’s East of Opdyke drew most of the Kelly clan, missing only a granddaughter from Rochelle Illinois.
Jack Schuck arrived from Springfield Missouri yesterday to spend several days on business. W. E. Baie of Chicago flew in today. F. W. Andrew of Champaign arrived today. Rev. C. A. Amos came in from Newburgh Indiana.
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