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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1956

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Senator Probes Secret Records Access by Donovan

Sen. McClellan pressed the White House at a public hearing to reveal how author Robert J. Donovan obtained secret Cabinet minutes and other documents withheld from Congress. Maxwell Rabb declined to testify, prompting McCarthy to denounce the move as contemptible and question Atty. Gen. Brownell’s quoted remarks.

Washington Sen McClellan D-Ark White House Robert J. Donovan Congress Senate Investigations Subcommittee Maxwell Rabb Rabb Cabinet Donovan Sen. McCarthy R-Wis McCarthy Atty Gen Brownell Inside Story Administration Subcommittee Russia Eisenhower

Adlas Pulls for Delegation Votes in 1960 Nomination

Governors from Missouri to West Virginia weigh their states’ support for Stevenson or other contenders at the July 16 convention. Details show wary plans by Meyner Harriman Hodges Lausche and others, with leaders like Leader Shivers Stanley Marland signaling late decisions and undecided delegates.

Missouri Symington Phil M. Donnelly Stuart Symington Boom Stevenson New Jersey Robert B. Meyner New Mexico John F. Simms New York Averell Harriman North Carolina Luther H. Hodges Ohio Frank J. Lausche Oklahoma Raymond Gary Harriman Pennsylvania George M. Leader Rhode Island Dennis J. Roberts South Carolina G. B. Timmerman Jr South Tennessee Frank G. Clement Kefauver Clement United States Texas Allan Shivers Lausche Virginia Thomas B. Stanley West Virginia William C. Marland

Births in East Peoria and Theron announce two newborns

Mr and Mrs Ruben Jenkins of East Peoria welcomed a son at Jefferson Memorial Hospital on June 22 named Paul Eugene. Mr and Mrs Hubert Carpenter of Theron South Carolina welcomed a daughter on June 25 weighing six pounds eight ounces named Martha Diane. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs H I Kent of this city.

Ruben Jenkins East Peoria Jefferson Memorial Hospital Paul Eugene Hubert Carpenter Theron, S. C Martha Diane H. I. Kent

Eagles Auxiliary Meeting At Club Rooms

Members of the Eagles Auxiliary will meet tonight at 8:00 at the club rooms 114 North 6th Street. Attendees are asked to bring a gift. Martha Pigs, secretary. AMVETS meets tomorrow at 7:30 at the usual place. refreshments will be served.

Eagles North 6Th Street Martha Pigs

Hearing on Laboratory Site in St Louis

A U S Department of Agriculture hearings committee will meet Wednesday at the Statler Hotel to consider sites for an 18 million dollar animal disease laboratory. Missouri site advocates include the St Louis Channel of Commerce. The site committee is led by Don Collins of Kit Carson Colorado and comprises livestock groups, land grant colleges, veterinarians, and agriculture departments from several states.

St.louis P U. S. Department of Agriculture Statler Hotel Missouri St.Louis Channel of Commerce Don Collins Kit Carson Colo Livestock Industry Land Grant Veterinary Medical Profession State Departments of Agriculture

Tot Gives Away Mother's Money in Yard Payout

In Jacksonville four year old Michael Lowas distributed his mother’s purse money totaling 36 dollars to neighbor children. Father Larry Lowas said many kids were present and joked the ice cream man likely took most of it.

Jacksonville Fla Michael Lowas Larry Lowas

Dies At Age 115 Has Own Teeth In Los Angeles

Joe Gonzales died on Monday in Los Angeles at age 115 according to his family. A coroner's deputy reported by his granddaughter that Gonzales still had his own teeth.

Los Angeles Joe Gonzales

Proposal outlines $90 pensions for all veterans

The plan sets a pension ceiling between $1,400 and $2,700 with a monthly $78.75 rate at age 65 or after ten years as a pensioner. It notes historical tidbits on sugar beets’ arrival from Europe in 1836 and the 410-carat Pitt diamond supposedly financing Napoleon.

Charge Two Took Money Stolen By Another Person

George McGill and Melvin Anderson were arrested on a conspiracy to commit larceny charge after the theft of more than 200 dollars in cash from Rodney James Lipe at Liberty Service Station. Lipe and Winston Wilson identified the suspects. McGill and Anderson are jailed without bond. Lipe and Wilson face 2000 dollar bonds.

George McGill Jones Melvin Anderson Pittsburg McGill Anderson Rodney James Lipe Liberty Service S. 10Th Verner L. Pigg Lipe Winston Wilson Wilson Justice of the Peace J. R. Thomas

MFT Street Work Nears Completion in City

City Manager Harlow R. Richardson says street oiling under the motor fuel tax program is nearly finished. Only Pace Ave from 11th to 9th remains untouched as twenty streets fall under the motor tax category.

Harlow R. Richardson Pace Ave

Workmen Name Dam Ike's Dike in Massena

After a large St. Lawrence Seaway lock was named for President Eisenhower, local workers nicknamed the adjacent earth dam Ike's Dike. The playful label reflects informal naming by construction crews at the MASSENA site.

Ike Massena St. Lawrence Seaway Eisenhower

Singer Eddie Fisher Expected Home After Illness

Singer Eddie Fisher was to leave the hospital today after two days of treatment for an apparent indigestion attack. He was not seriously ill and the discharge was planned.

Hollywood Eddie Fisher

Possibility Of Compromise On Steel Contract

In New York talks between management and United Steelworkers over a three-year contract proceed amid strike threats. The Big Three producers U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic insist on a five-year no strike pact, while unions push for a shorter term with leaders noting no final agreement yet.

New York Steel Industry and Union Negotiation United Steelworkers Pittsburgh Hotel Roosevelt U. S. Steel Bethlehem Republic John Morse

Missile Range Extended To 5000 Miles

Washington reports the United States and Great Britain formalized a range extension to 5000 miles for two strategic missiles, the Snark and Navaho, allowing longer tests from Patrick Air Force Base Florida toward Ascension Island. Earlier limits were about 1200 miles. Snark flights have reached roughly 2000 miles in trials before turning back to Florida.

Washington Air Force U. S Atlantic United States Great Britain Florida Ascension Island Ascension South America Africa Patrick Air Force Base Britain

Swim School Time Change at Mt Vernon Program

The Mt Vernon recreation program swim school shifts its weekly schedule from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday Wednesday and Friday to 10 a.m. to noon for this week and next.

Mt. Vernon

Grass fire along railroad tracks prompts rural response

Rural firemen rushed to 8th and George at 2 55 p m yesterday for a grass fire alongside the Southern Railroad tracks. No damage was reported.

8Th and George

Hospital Notes at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan

Hospital notes list admissions and discharges across two institutions. At Good Samaritan several dozens of patients including Mrs Ruth Jackson and Mr John Browder are admitted with many others named, while at Jefferson Memorial Mrs Grace Robinson and Debra Cunningham are admitted in East St Louis with discharges noted for Master Gary Gene Williams.

Good Samaritan Ruth Jackson John Edwin Browder Clarence Henry Hunter Will Roseman Rosa Ellen Meredith Della Lee Smoot Nettie Belle McIigure William Omer Hughey Eorge S. Williams Fred Arthur Dunham Bessie Julia Bahde Johnetta Narie Rash Pearl Lena Webber Viola Beatrice Koehler Carol Lynn Roderick Geraldine Monica Shelton Lucy Stratton Dorothea Alene Karcher Christine Jean Rainwater Henry Vickers Arthur Hamilton Evelyn Florence Droll Randy Joe Rosalie Higginson Michael Edward Barton John Edward Browder Coral Willoughby Page Jefferson Memorial Grace Robinson Debra Cunningham Bernadine Karcher McLeansboro Bertha Welch East St. Louis Gary Gene Williams

Two Mishaps In Mt V Traffic

Two Mt Vernon traffic accidents were reported to police yesterday. In the morning, Mary Jane Babbitte and John David Pickett were involved on 10th Street as Babbitte stopped at a red light and Pickett rear ended her. In the late afternoon Cordelia Lipe and Sue Burton collided on Main Street as Lipe stopped to turn into 1717 Main, Burton’s car sustaining about 100 dollars in damage.

Pere Marquette State Park Alton Mt. Vernon Police Benevolent and Protective Association of Mlinois Camp Piasa Gerald Dethrow Norman Dethrow Charles Braddy F. L. Braddy North St Billy Dubois Claude Dubois Allen D. Bureton Sue Burton East Perkins Jason Beaty Methodist Children’s Home Art Phillips Jack Fairchild Richard Miller John Wielt Mary Jane Studio Mary Jane Babbitte Cherry John David Pickett West Frankfort 10Th Street Babbitte 10Th Perkins Pickett Cordelia Lipe 1717 Main E. Perkins Main Lipe Burton

Widen Street at Lincoln School Intersection Work

City workers began improvements at the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Kensington Street near Lincoln School. Assistant City Manager Arch Whitlock said plans include widening the street at that location.

Widen Street Lincoln School Oakland Avernue Kensington 17Th St Arch Whitlock Incoln School

Heavy Rains and Wind Hit Nebraska Kansas and Midwest

Weather system brings heavy rainfall and strong winds across the Central Plains and upper Mississippi Valley. Imperial Nebraska logged 2 inches in six hours and Eau Claire Wisconsin saw about 1.42 inches. Hill City Kansas faced gusts over 55 mph, while Sioux City Iowa had gusts over 40 mph amid a thunderstorm. A tornado damaged farms near Ivanhoe Minnesota but caused no injuries. Rain persisted in the Southeast though lighter overall, with Charleston Washington DC recording 2.60 inches in 12 hours. Skies cleared in the Northeast and Southwest.

Mid-Continent Central Plains Mississippi Valley Imperial Neb Eau Claire Wis Hill City Kan Sioux City Iowa Ivanhoe Minnesota Charleston D.C

Police Court Fine In Careless Driving Case

Lloyd W. Gammon of Wayne City was fined 15 dollars and costs in police court yesterday by Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney for careless driving.

Allan Dulaney Lloyd W. Gammon Wayne City

Gets Sixty Days At Penal Farm Gets Sixty Days At Penal Farm

Harris Dwain Atteberry of Iuka had his two year probation modified by Judge B W Eovaldi to include 60 days in Vandalia state penal farm. Probation started May 1 1955 after a Marion County Court conviction for driving while intoxicated. The 60 days will run concurrently with probation.

Harris Dwain Atteberry Iuka B. W. Eovaldi Vandalia Atteberry Marion County

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