Deaths Rachel Robinson Dies At 86
Rachel Maggie Robinson 86 longtime Waltonville resident died at her daughter’s home in Peru Michigan after a long illness. Funeral rites set for 4 30 p m Thursday at Fry Funeral Home Waltonville with Floyd Hartley officiating burial in Old Baptist Cemetery Emmerson City. She was born April 1 in Jefferson County the daughter of William H and Sarah. Survived by five sons Earl Carth Mo Willie Hannibal Russell Waltonville Neil St Charles Ill. two daughters Eva Powacki Peru and Mrs Rte Hack Chicago. 28 grandchildren and one sister Cora Ulcer Waltonville. Burial and visitation details provided by Fry Funeral Home.
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Rachel Maggie Robinson
Waltonoe
Peru
Anna
Fry Funeral Home
Waltonville
Wee Robinson
Jefferson
Coun
William H
Sarah
Chicago
Earl
Carthé
Willie
Hannibal
Russell
Waltohville
Neil
St. Charles
Ill
Eva Powacki
Mae
Rte Hack
Funeral Sunday for Maude Pasley at Myers Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude Pasley, 79, will be held Sunday at 1 30 p m at Myers Chapel with Rev Douglas Cox officiating. Burial will follow in Opdyke cemetery. She died Thursday at her home on Route 1 Belle Rive. Survived by two sons Perry of Belle Rive and on Point Ind, two daughters Pauline Pikkivo of Hammond Ind and Pearl Allen of Rockford Ill, and a sister Mrs T B Story of Opdyke. Friends may call after 2:00 p m Saturday at Myers Chapel.
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Maude Pasley
Myers
Douglas Cox
Opdyke
Myers Chapel
Pasley
Tar
Belle Ri
Point
Ind
Perry
Belle Rive
Laura A. Cowan Dies At 79 In Illinois Funeral Planned
Laura A. Cowan of 324 Broadway dies at TD 10 at Good Samaritan Hospital aged 79 years ten months and 28 days. Funeral arrangements pending at Pulley Funeral Home with service at 10 a.m. Sunday and burial at State. She was born July 1878, daughter of Henry and Lee Whitmer. She married C. A. Cowan in 1899 at Carbondale, Illinois, who preceded her in death. She is survived by three sons Dawber of Danville Kentucky Louis of Murray Kentucky and George of Mount Vernon, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents husband one son two brothers and one sister.
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Laura A. Cowan
Brodway
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pulley
Chan
Iria
Mre. Cowan
Henry
Lee (Brewer) Whitmer
Carbondale, Ill
C. A. Cowan
Dawber
Danville
Louis O
Murray, Ky
George
Mt. Vernon
Nixon Calls Five Eisenhower Years Best Of Our Lives
Portland Maine AP Nixon told a Maine Republican convention the five years of the Eisenhower administration were the best years of our lives A 2000 strong crowd cheered as he praised current economic prospects saying the recession has bottomed He spoke on gifts to public officials and said it is proper for lawmakers to intervene with federal agencies for constituents to avoid government by bureaucracy
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Portland
Maine
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
Nxton
Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Admission list includes Lena Ward Dahl gren Jane Eisner Wayne City Carl Boyd at Jefferson Memorial and Thomas McPherson Lola Bernard Helen Johnston William Jackson Nellis Shoemaker Jerry Kolmar Dorothy Horton at Good Samaritan. Discharges include Baby Kevin Lynn Palmer Gary Wayne Fenton Gale Johnson Lewis Burns Michael Arthur Alexander Helen Munshower Doris Edson Herman Dennis Henry Whitzell.
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Good Samaritan
Thomas McPherson
Lola Bernard
Helen Johnston
William Jackson
Nellis Shoemaker
Jerry Kolmar
Dorothy Horton
Kevin Lynn Palmer
Gary Wayne Fenton
Gale Johnson
Lewis Burns
Michael Arthur Alexander
Helen Munshower
Doris Edson
Herman Dennis
Henry Whitzell
Airport arrivals and departures greet local airfields
Mike Spitler flew from King City airport to Decatur end am yesterday and returned. E. J. Speech arrived at the local airport this morning on a flight from Chicago and went back there today. Larry Forrestal arrived at Mt. Vernon airport yesterday on a flight from Ester, Minn.
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Mike Spitler
King City
Decatur End
Re- E. J. Speech
Chicago
Larry Forrestal
Mt. Vernon
Ester
Minn
Explorer III Satellite Destruction Expected Today
Huntsville, Alabama AP Explorer III, launched March 26 from Cape Canaveral, is due to fall back into the atmosphere and disintegrate late today after traveling over 32 million miles. The 31 pound 80 inch tube will burn as it descends from an elliptical orbit that ranged from 117 to 1 700 miles.
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Huntsville
Ala
E Army
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
Earth
Perligee
Danville Man Killed In Car Crash Near Waynetown
Danville resident Jack H. Layton, 37, was killed Thursday night when his car veered off U.S. 136 two miles east of Waynetown in Montgomery County. Police said he lost control on a slight curve after crossing railroad tracks and the car rolled eight times, throwing Layton from the vehicle.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Jack H. Layton
Danville
U.S. 136
Waynetown
Montgomery County
Layton
Okawville Woman Ruins Car En Route To Test
Okawville resident Laverne Haley attempted a driver's license exam in Nashville. She lost control of a borrowed car, jumped a curb, and crashed into a restaurant. No injuries were reported as doors and windows were shattered and the vehicle damaged.
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Okawville, II
Okawville
Nashville
Laverne Haley
Illinois Weather Forecast Looks Warmer Then Cooler
Illinois temperatures will run 3 to 5 degrees below normal in the northwest and 5 to 6 degrees below in the southeast with highs near 82 to 87 in the north and 86 to 90 in the south. Skies mostly sunny with a warm Saturday and a turn to cooler by Monday. Precipitation around half an inch, less than two tenths in some areas, with showers possible Tuesday or Wednesday. CHICAGO AP notes summerlike sun today and highs about 80, promising a dry no-rain five day period before Tuesday.
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Illinois
Chicago
Prospect
Vanguard program to be reviewed after launch attempts
A Defense Department official says the Navy Vanguard program will be reviewed. Only one of six attempts to launch the Vanguard has succeeded. Deputy Secretary Donald A. Quarles said the review does not necessarily end Vanguard, but the program will be reexamined while Air Force and Army satellite programs will proceed.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Lebanon Rebels Mark Time For All Out Attack
Lebanon rebels say they have not gone fully offensive yet and will not warn Chamoun in advance when they do. Rashid Karami and Maan Karam stress preparations in Tripoli as fighting persists and U.S. warns Americans to stay indoors. Hammarskjold suggests a small UN observation force may suffice.
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Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Rashid Karami
Chamoun
Maan Karam
Tripoli
U.S
Mecca
Abd el Adha
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Security Council
Kennedy loaned Fox 500000 continues in page one
The article reports on political maneuvering surrounding Fox and Kennedy with Hagerty challenging Foxs testimony as false. Adams denies major allegations while prepared to testify again if new claims arise. Fox discusses financial troubles and accuses the SEC of corporate murder as Goldfine faces scrutiny over missed financial reports and potential federal scrutiny continues.
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Eisenhower
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Douglas Drugs Promises Quality and Low Prices
An advertisement for Douglas Drugs touts consistent quality and value with famous brands and low prices. It promises safe savings on health and beauty aids and invites customers to shop for all drug store needs, claiming confident satisfaction and likable savings.
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Douglas Drugs
Dixie Senators Block Alaska Statehood Bill
A Southern leader opposed to Alaska statehood opened room for a potential Senate break. Senator Eastland signaled willingness to discuss voting on constitutional challenges to the bill, with timing tied to how many senators wish to speak. Opponents argue the proposed Alaska constitution’s short-term Senate election violates six-year term requirements.
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Washington
Alaska
Statehood
James O. Eastland
Miss
Eastland
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Strom Thurmond
D-Sc
Thurmond
U.S
Pentecostal Camp Meeting at Murphysboro
The fifteenth annual Illinois Camp Meeting of the United Pentecostal Church will run July 1 to July 19 in Murphysboro. Daily Bible classes will be led by Rev Gordon McGee of Ireland, with nightly Evangelistic services by Rev Paul Gregory of San Fernando, California. A different presiding minister leads each day, including Rev Ace Summers of Mt. Vernon on Friday July 4. The Camp Ground offers free meals and free dormitory space.
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Murphysboro
United Pentecostal Church
Gordon McGee
United Pentecostal Churches of Ireland
Paul Gregory
San Fernando
California
Ace Summers
Mt. Vernon
Boys Enter Home Stealing Items From Dennis Greenwalt
Two boys aged 12 and 14 entered the home of Dennis Greenwalt at 1425 North Ninth Street yesterday afternoon and stole canned goods and jelly. County officers recovered the items and returned them to the owner with no charges filed against the youths, while a condemned person faces execution on Sunday.
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Dennis Greenwalt
North Ninth Street
SAGE Air Warning Net Goes Live At McGuire Base
The Semi Automatic Ground Environment air warning system formally began operation, led by Gen. Curtis LeMay. The first center covers the New York Philadelphia corridor and nearby states, featuring long range radar, gap fillers, and massive computers to monitor aircraft positions. He noted limitations against ballistic weapons and emphasized jet bombers and air breathing missiles as primary threats.
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North American Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
New York- Philadelphia
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
Air Force
North America
LeMay
Peter Cooper Nominated at 85 by Greenback Party in 1876
Peter Cooper, aged 85, was nominated for the presidency by the Greenback Party in 1876, highlighting his advanced age as a notable fact of the nomination.
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Peter Cooper
Greenback Party
Jet spans Atlantic in record time
A U S Air Force KC135 tanker set down at Brize Norton after a transatlantic flight from New York to London in 5 hours 22 minutes 29.68 seconds, beating the previous mark. A second tanker also surpassed the old record, while a third plane crashed at Westover Air Force Base killing 15. The flights aimed to showcase global reach and the future of jet tankers and commercial service.
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England
U.S. Air Force
Oxfordshire
New York
Westover Air Force Base
Massachusetts
Pentagon
Washington
London
Royal Air Force
Westover
Brize Norton
Air Force
Britain
Harry Burrell
Omasha
Neb
Burl B. Davenport
San Antonio
Tex
Picket Injured At Monsanto Plant Gate
EAST ST LOUIS AP A picket at the Monsanto Chemical Co plant near Monsanto Illinois was injured at the gate on Thursday. Robert Burch 31 was taken to a hospital with possible rib fractures after claiming a truck left the plant with an acid load struck him and did not stop. Driver Harold Waggoner 48 Granite City was booked for careless driving with a different account saying Burch walked into the side of the truck.
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East ST. Louis
Monsanto Chemical Co
Monsanto
Ill
Robert Burch
Harold Waggoner
Granite City
Burch
City crews repaint freshly laid traffic lines in St Joseph
City workmen painted new traffic lines on a St Joseph street and the next day another crew coated them with asphalt. The brief item notes rapid follow up work by municipal crews.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph
Carpenter's Union Chief Faces Probe
In Washington the Carpenters Union chief Maurice A Hutcheson challenged Senate Rackets Committee authority to question him about Indiana highway scandal probes. Hutcheson fainted mid hearing as counsel Howard Travis paused for medical aid. The panel aims to learn if Hutcheson conspired with Hoffa to influence an Indiana grand jury investigating highway rights land deals. Indicted alongside Hutcheson were Frank Chapman and O William Blater. Gov Harold Handley said he would study the transcript before acting.
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Maurice A. Hutcheson
The
Carpenters Union
Senate Rackets Committee
Hutcheson
Howard Travis
Indianapolis
Travis
Senate
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Indiana
John L. McClellan
Dark
McClellan
Frank Chapman
Union
O. William Blaler
Carpenters
Robert F. Kennedy
Hoffa
Lake County
Ind
Kennedy
Harold W. Handley
Murphy Attends Banking School at LSU
Norman Murphy assistant vice president of First Na ener Bank attended the School of Banking of the South on the Louisiana State University campus Baton Rouge. He was among 436 bank executives from 18 states at the two weeks graduate banking school and earned a diploma after completing the courses.
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Norman Murphy
First Naener Bank
School of Banking of
Vandal Steals Receiver From City Phone Booth
Mt. Vernon police ponder motive after a vandal cut the booth wire and removed the telephone receiver from a public booth near the Greyhound bus depot last night.
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Mt. Vernon
Greyhound
Thefts Reported In Mt Vernon Area
Two thefts were reported in the Mt Vernon area. An A and P storefront at Eighth and Broadway had four cartons of bakery goods stolen. Jim Sinks reported 100 feet of electric wire and a junction box stolen from his home near the old Block School site northeast of town.
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Mt. Vernon
Eighth and Broadway
Jim Sinks
Sheriff's Office
Old Block School
Private Ulysses S. Grant Joins Marine Corps
AP reports in Los Angeles that a 19 year old Apache named Ulysses S. Grant was sworn in as a private in the Marine Corps in a Thursday ceremony. He hails from White River, Riz.
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Los Angeles
Marine Corps
Ulysses S. Grant
Thuredlay
White River
Riz
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