Funerals for Affie Myers 75 Held at Myers Chapel
Affie Myers 75 died today at Good Samaritan Hospital after a lengthy Mt Vernon residence. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p m at Myers Chapel with Dr R B Guthrie officiating. burial in Thomason cemetery. She was born June 25 1879 in Nebraska and survived by brother Earl of San Francisco with other siblings preceded in death. Meets church and fraternal affiliations.
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Affie Myers
Maple Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
R. B. Guthrie
Thomason Cemetery
Miss Myers
Nebraska
Abraham and
Myra (Garrison) Myers
Mt. Vernon
Presbyterian Church
Eastern Star and White Shrine
Earl
San Francisco
California
W. B. “Barney” Myers
Funeral Held For Hollis Peery Brother Of Mrs Knox Pelz
Mrs Inez Knox Pelz of Woodlawn returns from Booker Texas after her brother Hollis Oliver Peery dies at 73 Funeral held February 18 Peery born Knob Prairie Texas July 9 1881 married Edith Brown March 3 1901 Golden wedding anniversary observed March 3 1951 Survived by wife two daughters Thelma Toffeson Oklahoma City Beulah Booker four sons Harvey Nevada Missouri H K Harold Ray Booker two grandchildren four brothers Charley Fayetteville Harry Oakdale Haley Hardesty J M San Benito Texas
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Inez’ Knox Pelz
Woodlawn
Booker
Texas
Hollis Oliver Peery
Peery
Knob Prairie
Edith Brown
Thelma Tolfeson
Oklahoma City
Okla
Beulah Peery
Harvey
Nevada
H. K
Harold
Ray
Charley
Fayetteville
Ark
Harry
Oakdale
Calif
Haley
Hardesty
J. M
San Benito
Arrest Doctor For Hypodermic Needle Attack
Savannah Ga. A young Air Force doctor, Capt. Frank W Johnson of the 2nd Medical Squadron at Hunter AFB, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with assaulting Edmund Rahal with a hypodermic needle. Rahal said he was stabbed three times in the arm and hand.
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Associated Press
Savannah
Air Force
Edmund Rahal
Frank W. Johnson
Hunter Air Force Base
Illinois Vote On Congress Pay Passes In House
Washington report lists Illinois voting details as the House approved a compromise pay raise for Congress and the judiciary. Democrats for include Bowler Boyle Gray Kluczynski Murray O Brien O Hara Price Yates. Mack voted against. Absent were Dawson D Gordon D. Republicans for include Arends Chiperfield Reed Sheehan. Against were Allen Church Mason Springer Wursell. Absent Hoffman McVey Simpson Velde.
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Associated Press
Washington
Illinois
House
Bowler
Boyle
Gray
Kluczynski
Murray
O'Brien
O'Hara
Price
Yates
Mack
Dawson
D. Gordon D
Koreans Die in Pusan Railroad Car Fire
Thirty-nine Koreans perished when a Seoul bound train car caught fire at Pusan railway station. A U S Army spokesman said the blaze began in a loaded passenger coach and spread rapidly, leaving no chance for escape. No U S military personnel were aboard.
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Associated Press
Pusan
Korea
U.S. Army
U. S
Special Meeting of Andrew D Webb Chapter No 160
A special meeting of Andrew D Webb Chapter No 160 is set for Thursday March 3 at 7 30 P M Past and Most Excellent Master degrees will be conferred Lester C Myers H P Cecil N Levin Secy 3 2
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Royal Arch Masons
Andrew D. Webb
Lester C. Myers
H. P. Cecil N. Levin
Sec’y
Woodlands Meeting At Pepple's March 3
Forestry experts will hold a woods demonstration on Thursday March 3 at 1 15 pm on the Pepple farm fourte en miles east and one mile south of Keele's Store. Robert Nelson University of Illinois will review 15 years of a Pepple woods demonstration and discuss profitable timber management. Martin Anderson district forester Benton may attend to outline his service program and offer personal visits.
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Don Lee
Efferson County
Pepple Farm
Keele’s
Robert Nelson
University of Illinois, College of Agriculture
Pepple Woods
Weather Outlook For Thirty Days
The Weather Bureau forecasts a colder March in the Far West and northern third of the United States. Above normal temperatures are likely over the southern half east of the Continental Divide, especially Texas, with near normal elsewhere. Precipitation should exceed normal west of the Divide and in the Central Plains, while the upper Midwest, northern New England, and the Southeast may see below normal rainfall.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Texas
Central Plains
Upper Lake Region
New England
Propose Sale Of License Plates In Each County
A bill filed in the Illinois House would let counties handle sale and distribution of passenger car license plates. Before purchase, motorists must show payment of personal property taxes. The measure, sponsored by Reps. Stremlau Soderstrom and Harbeck, shifts plates from the secretary of state's office to county control.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Illinois
Secretary of State
Joseph Stremlau
Dmendota
Carl W. Soderstrom
Streator
Clayton Harbeck
Utica
Auto-Lite Asks Toledo Pay Cut
Auto-Lite in Toledo asked the CIO United Automobile Workers to approve a pay cut for 6,300 employees to boost competitiveness. Joe Mansor, bargaining committee secretary, said the committee voted to reject the proposal but added that a deal might be possible if the situation is serious.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
Electric Auto-Lite Co
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Joe Mansor
Auto Workers’ Bargaining Committee
Fifty Babies Born Here In February At Mt Vernon
Fifty babies were born in Mt. Vernon during February, according to vital statistics from Township Clerk Harry L. Gregory. The birth tally split 29 males and 21 females over the 28 day period, while the county recorded 36 deaths.
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Mt. Vernon
Harry L.gregory
French Cabinet Crisis Signals Budget Clash
Paris Premier Edgar Faure’s new government votes to wield its ire over the budget to be unveiled in debate opening Friday before the National Assembly, signaling a tense clash over fiscal policy and leadership.
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Associated Press
Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Air Force to field larger faster B52 bombers at Castle AFB
The Air Force will begin late spring with jet powered B52 Stratofortress bombers. The 93rd Bomb Wing at Castle AFB Calif will receive the first fleet, replacing piston and jet B36s in all 11 wings over time. B52s carry six crew and fly 600 mph with 6,000 mile range.
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Associated Press
Washington
Air Force
93Rd
Castle Air Force Base
Calif
Strategic Air Command
Harold E. Talbott
Capitol Hill
Seattle
Boeing Airplane Co
Wichita
Kan
Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial Admission List
Hospital notes report admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Mrs Betty Goforth Mrs Betty Ann McDonald Mrs Faye Borah and others and discharges for several patients. Good Samaritan notes also list admitted infants Gregory Wayne Deffley and Ree per Cline and several adults discharged including Mrs Fernandia Howard and Mrs Virginia Faith Fenton.
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Jefferson Memorial
Betty Goforth
Betty Ann McDonald
Faye Borah
RFD
Polly Ann Webb
June Clasco
Bonnie
Elmer Stroud
Wayne City
Guido Pigg
Margaret Harris
Dale Brookman
Elva Johnson
Ina
Good Samaritan
Gregory Wayne Deffley
Claude
Urby Barnfield
Nashville
Elmo
Reeper
Richard E. Cline
Brookfield
Fernandia Howard
Woodlawn
Virginia Faith Fenton
Olivia Karcher
Fbileen Olivia
Jane Nellie Aitken
Rose Mary Carter
Tommy Joe Roderick
Anna Henrietta Pope
Bluford Sign Found On Edge Of Mt. Vernon
A sign reading Bluford one mile was found on state highway 15 at the east edge of Mt. Vernon and leaned against the city limits sign. City workers removed the sign. Marriage licenses issued to James D. Collins and Bornadean Gardner, Jack R. Hipes and LeVera Bricker, Frank L. Ellis and Vanita Minor.
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Bluford
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon City Limits
James D. Collins
Sparta
Bornadean Gardner
Woodlawn
Jack R. Hipes
Festus
LeVera Bricker
Frank L. Ellis
Vanita Minor
RFD 7
Tombstone Returned to Monument Works in Waynesburg
A 400 pound tombstone stolen ten days ago from a Waynesburg monument works has been returned. Police report the stone’s return came as mysteriously as its theft and the case remains under routine inquiry.
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Associated Mass
Waynesburg
Primaries Highlight Side Issues Across Illinois Counties
Illinois primary results show local clashes over governance and leadership. In Princeton and Oglesby two man tickets advance with Dan Russell Roy P. Rheeling and Burton Mayer Dan Burke named for April contests. Sterling voters reject city manager plan by 2 093 to 901. Cairo residents back Dr Paul Baur and Guy Coleman for mayor among five candidates. H L Yates not seeking re election. Joliet mayoral race narrows to James Hennessy and James Hanley after a three candidate field. Pekin backs Mayor McGinty versus Norman Wolfer. Velma Dorman runs for police magistrate. Red Village rejects village manager form by 1 998 to 1 154.
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Sioner
Streets
Princeton
Oglesby
Dan Russell
Roy P. Rheeling
Burton Mayer
Dan Burke
Sterling
Cairo
Paul S. Baur
Guy Coleman
Baur
Coleman
H. L. Yates
Joliet
James P. Hennessy
James A. Hanley
FBI
Norman Wolfer
John J. McGinty
Pekin
McGinty
Wolfer
Velma Dorman
Layer
Eugene Lane
Red
Grove
Chicago
DuPage County
Leaders Plan State-Wide Industrial Workshop in Illinois
Mt. Vernon hosted a noon luncheon of Illinois Chamber leaders as 20 Organization Service Committee members met to finalize plans for a state wide Industrial Development Workshop. The event co sponsored by the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce the University of Illinois and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce executives association will be held June 9 at the Hotel Jefferson Peoria.
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Mt. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
University of Illinois
Illinois Chamber of Commerce Executives Association
Hotel Jefferson
Peoria
William T. Diviney
State Chamber
W. Greene
Charles J. Covington
Emmerson
Southern Illinois
Illinois State Chamber
Charles F. Raymond
State Chambers Organization Service Department
LeBen Garrison
Bill Greene
Anna
Benton
Carbondale
Carmi
Eldorado
Grayville
Herrin
McLeansboro
Mt. Carmel
Salem
Edwardsville
East St. Louis
Wood River
Raymond and Diviney
Marshall J. Scott
Agriculture- Business Relations Committee
Mother Jailed Over Son's School Truancy in Philadelphia
Philadelphia magistrate jailed Emma Campbell for three hours after she could not pay a $20 truancy fine for her 14 year old son James who left school to work as a house painter. She was released when friends raised the money. Her husband Francis is an odd jobs man and hauler. James is the eldest of seven children in two small rooms.
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Philadelphia
Emma Campbell
John F. Daly
James
Moyamensing
Birth of Cathy Ann Payne in Bluford
Mr and Mrs Fay Payne of RFD 2 Bluford welcome Cathy Ann born at 8 56 last night at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds fourteen ounces
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Fay Payne
RFD 2
Bluford
Cathy Ann
Good Samaritan Hospital
Auxiliary Police Guests At Dinner Banquet in Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon auxiliary police men will be honored at a 6 30 p m dinner today at the L N Cafe. After the meal they will be sworn in officially and receive certificates from a police school they have attended in recent weeks.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois temperate report unsettled across cities
Readable fragments show state climate notes for Rockford Moline Peoria Quincy and Rantoul with temperatures ranging from the mid forties to low fifties and unsettled conditions in several areas.
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Illinois
Teperate
Rockford
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
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