Society News Highlights Mt Vernon Marriages and Events
Mt Vernon society notes announce the marriage of Clarabell Fry to Gale Rainwater performed by Rev I W Gibson on June 21 in Mt Vernon. The Rainwaters plan to Peoria after their wedding. A July 5 shower will honor the couple at the bride’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Fry
Bluford
Clarabell
Gale E. Rainwater
Earl Rainwater
Mt. Vernon
I. W. Gibson
Loren Maxey
Rainwater
Peoria
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Airport officials report travel for business today
Bill Outland flew to Decatur and Vandalia to transact business while Walter Gutzler and Earl Outland traveled to Galesburg for official duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Outland
Decatur
Vandalia
Walter Gutzler
Earl Outland
Galesburg
Junior Women’s Mission Guild Meeting at Central Church
The Junior Women’s Missionary Guild of Central Church of Christ will meet Tuesday evening at 808 South 22nd Street, the home of Mrs Bland Parmenter, with Mrs Roy Pilson as co hostess. Mrs Hugh Green will lead the lesson.
Glory Now Goes to the Man of the House in Kitchen Role
Ruth Millett notes a shift as men increasingly take over domestic duties once allotted to women. She cites a divorce where a husband claimed superior efficiency as judge notes the wife’s duty to run the home. Millett argues for women's rights to keep control of the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joneses
Mr. Jones
Glory
Egypt in turmoil as Hilaly resigns as PM
Associated Press reports a third Egyptian cabinet crisis in five months after Prime Minister Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha resigns. Hussein Sirry Pasha, a veteran independent politician, is named to form a new government and will seek cooperation with leaders amid Cairo and Alexandria power shifts. Sirry Pasha, educated in Paris, has headed government before in 1916s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alexandria
Egypt
Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha
Hussein Sirry Pasha
Sirry Pasha
Farouk
Cairo
Hilaly Pasha
Suez Canal Zone
Sudan
Canal Zone
Britain
Paris
Mt Vernon Class of 1926 Holds 2nd Annual Reunion
Mt Vernon Township High School 1926 graduates held their second reunion at Mt Vernon City Park. Plans were made for a gathering on the last Sunday in June 1953. Messages from numerous former classmates near and far were read and signed greetings from dozens of former students and faculty were noted, with attendees from Mt Vernon and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Mt. Vernon City Park
Leslie Adams Ellis
Chester
Ill
Bonna Bleeks Barnes
Purvis
Miss
A. B
Los Angeles
California
Herbert Hawkins
New Comerstown
Ohio
Gladys Herald Sander
Monterrey Park
Calif
Paul Hodge
Houston
Texas
A. O. Jenkins
Tulsa
Okla
Marie Jennings Murphy
Wilmette
Nelson Jolly
Phoenix
Arizona
Johnny Fay Lilly Bernette
Bellaire
Harold Linn
Indianapolis
Ind
Weldon Lacey
Mary Murphy Elkins
Melrose Park
Tll
Charlie Marie
Estelle Page
Marrero
Pauline Pickett Holzer
Baltimore
Maryland
Bernadine Puckett Ellis
DeKalb
Audra Ragan Thompson
Urbana
Frank Richardson
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Opal Rogers Shepherd
Robinson
Thelma Rupard Smith
Decatur
Merle Shoop Huntington
Alexandria
Helen Stuart Shuler
Lomita
Bill Underwood
Helen van Hoorebeke Zurickel
Elmhurst
Veto Venezie
Barboursville
W. Va
Glenn Webber
Mattoon
Local notes from Mt. Vernon area social calendar
Mrs Marjorie Shelton and Mrs Helen Paris, graduates of Barry Jones Beauty Academy, take state re examinations in Springfield. Various residents attend Jefferson County Bar picnic at Giant City Park. Visits include Mt. Vernon, Miami, Kansas City, and Harrisburg ties. Camp Evelyn trip planned for Girl Scouts. multiple family gatherings, weddings, and vacations summed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Shelton
Galatia
Helen Paris
Elizabethtown
Barry Jones
Springfield
Shelton
Florida
Stanley Funkhouser
Annette
Jefferson County Bar Association
Giant City Park
Association
Mt. Vernon
John A. Kirk
Demetri Hassakis
Lawrence Starman
Curtis Williams
Alvin Lacy Williams
Howard Campbell
Dave Furnall
John Robison
John Jacobson
Neil Thompson
Martin Dolan
Frank H. Walker
Milton E. Ecker
Mark Ogletree
Miami
Ogletree
Leila Wielt
Bud Wielt
Kansas City
Wielt
Richard Wood
Baylor University
George Edwards
Elmhurst
Martha Ann Gibbons
Harrisburg
Sam Edwards
State Baptist Camp
E. G. Hall
Pinckneyville
Minnie Sauls
Arthur Hofer
Brownsville Road
Evansville Leader to Address Jaycees at Ladies Night
Evansville civic figure Clarence F.E. Krieger will speak at the Mt. Vernon Jaycees annual ladies night banquet on Wednesday July 2 at Hotel Emmerson. He will discuss ethics in business and government and share experiences from his career in printing, civic service, and leadership roles. New Jaycees officers will be installed Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Rotary Club
Jaycees
Evansville
Krieger
American Way, Inc
Evansville Council For Community Service
National Federation of Sales Executives
National Office Managers Asociation
Shrine Past
Shrinedom
Krieger-Ragsdale and Co., Inc
Marilyn Monroe Embraces French Bikini Trend
AP report notes Marilyn Monroe supports the French bathing suit craze as American women favor bikinis this season. The piece cites Monroe’s claim that bikinis are comfortable and practical for sunbathing, and mentions her Niagara role and set visit with Joseph Cotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollywood
Marlyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Mount Vernon Soldier Returns Home From Service
Corporal Lemial Fleener arrived at San Francisco June 26 from Exorea where he has been stationed since December of last year. He is expected to be discharged within a few days and return home. He is the son of Mrs. Connie Shores of Indianapolis and W R Fleener of Mt. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemial Fleener
San Francisco
Exorea
Connie Shores
Indianapolis
W. R. Fleener
Mt. Vernon
Unusual Case Of Missing License Plates Solved
Mt. Vernon police report an unusual case of stolen license plates. Morton Bradford reported his plates stolen on Saturday and found on a car owned by Isaiah White who claimed to have swapped plates from two cars before placing Bradford's on his own. White was arrested and held in the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Morton Bradford
South 13Th Street
Bradford
Isaiah White
White
Conger Avenue
South Tenth Street
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Mise
Fry
Gale Rainwater
Mothers Club
Nina Karns
Dareville
Lydia
The
Westminster Society
T. A. Collison
Camp Kingman
First Methodist Woman’s Society
Claude Schmidt
First Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
Fellowship Center
Dorcas
First Presbyterian Church
Guy Wood
South 20Th Eet
Jennings
Jennings Circle of
First Baptist Church
Wm. Mullen
George Heidenreich
Herbert Downey
Marry Walter
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
William Mullen
Chicago
Harry Bunchman
George Kalcich
Robert Fancher
Salem
John McGannon
Frank Langa
Hattie Obrist
St. Louis
Myrle Lynch
W. Wright
Varnell Rebekahs
Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Qdafellows Temple
Bar Association
Jeferson County Bar Association
Park Lodge
Robinson-Dulaney
Connie Dulaney
Ray Robinson
Piggott
Arkansas
Judge French
Nora Hanna
Logan
Airport News
Ruth Millett
Hilaly
Rot
Quality
MT Vernon
Hammack Studio
Fairfield
James Summers
Summers
Mona Wolfe
Ruth Beasley Conley
Centralia
Aline Carruthers Pfaff
Keokuk
Edward Ford
Detroit
Mich
Lillian Hoffman Correll
Edwardsville
Madeline Marlow Bailey
Denver
Colo
Edwin Maxey
Lincoln
Bill Watkins
York
Neb
Thelma Barr Lauris
Fay G., Gowler
Mabel Harlow Harris
Clara Hayes Stewart
Arthur Hodge
Carrie Lee Irwin Randall
Emily J. Kelley
Claire Latta
Eunice Lisenby Snyder
Andy Marlow
Agnes Mayer Bryant
Carl McPherson
Myra McPherson
Allan Reece
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Rebecca Horton
Sylvia Brehm
Marilyn Walter
Judy Ames
Dixon
Evelyn Wheronymus
Plymouth
Wisc
Charles Barber
Ray Roback
Patricia Lynn
Minneapolis
Tate
Charles Keaton
Glenn Metcalf
W. A. Wright
Abilene
Wright
Frank Donelson
Amos Smith
Smoky Mountains
Susie Scrivner
George Street
Mrs
Elmer Sandy
Camp Ground
Carter and Benard
My Farm
Olinocis
Martha Mondell and
David Benard
By Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Esther Williams
Janet Leigh
Betty Grable
Bel-Air
Niagara
Joseph Cotton
MT. W
States
DODGE
Perenpance
Studebaker
Ford
GMC
Ae Reese Eaue Avauy Wowuin
International
Obbie Atkinson
Paul Smith
DeWitt - Maxey Motor Co
By Hobart Laur
Cyril Roth
Buster
Peerless Cleaners
Illinois Power Company
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