Funeral for Raymond Hogue Dies at 56 in Rockford
Raymond Hogue of Rockford died at 1 10 a m at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at age 56. Funeral plans were pending a son serving with the U S Air Force on Okinawa. He is survived by Ruth Greer Hogue his wife four children and many relatives. He was born September 9 1897 and was a member of Parkside Nazarene Church.
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Raymond Hogue
Rockford
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
U. S. Air Force
Okinawa
Osborn
Dix
Joe Patterson
South 19Th Street
Mr. Hogue
William H
Martha (Perry) Hogue
Ruth Greer
Parkside Nazarene Church
Raymond, Jr
Mt. Vernon
William G
Leaf River, Ill
Richard Donald
Maxine Patterson
Avis Carroll
Bluford
Martha
Arthur G
Gilbert
Littleton
Colo
Howard
Paducah
Ruby Bean
Milton Smith 90 Dies at Good Samaritan Hospital
Milton Smith aged 90 died at 8:15 last night in Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2:00 PM at East Side Baptist Church with Rev. Tony Dorris officiating. burial in Williams Cemetery. Survived by son Robert C. Smith of Gould Florida and daughter Mrs Alva Merritt of St. si along with 19 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren. Previous spouse Mary F. Spork died in 1936. Body to be moved from Osborn Funeral Home to 1607 South Tenth Street residence after 6 PM.
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Milton
Dick) Smith
North Ninth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
East Side Baptist Church
Tony Dorris
Williams Cemetery
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Robert C. Smith
South Tenth Street
Oda
Smith
Daniel
Barbara Ellen (Wade) Smith
Mary F. Spork
Robert
Gould, Fla
Alva Merritt
St. Si
Dea
Relative Bier Mrs Elsie Thornberry Dies in Waterloo
Mrs George Bovard receives word that her sister-in-law Mrs Elsie Thornberry of Waterloo Iowa died Tuesday morning of a heart attack. Thornberry had many Mt Vernon friends and with husband L M Thornberry and three sons survived. The couple planned to celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary March 29 and the Seovard family planned to attend.
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George Bovard
Elsie Thornberry
Waterloo
Iowa
Thornberry
Mt. Vernon
L. M. Thornberry
Seovard
Russians Describe McCarthy As Troubadour Of U S Fascism
Pravda denounces Senator Joseph McCarthy calling him the troubadour of U S fascism and claims he speaks for the Republican party leadership in London.
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Joe
Associated Press
London
Pravda
W. S
Joseph McCarthy
U. S
Republican Party
Leave Crossword Puzzle Out Today
The crossword puzzle is omitted today due to errors in the copy furnished to The Register-News by the puzzle originators. Definitions used yesterday and today did not fit the spaces provided.
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Register-News
GI Convicts Make Good On Second Chance
In Kaufbeuren Germany hundreds of young American soldier convicts undergo a second chance rehab program near the Austrian border. They were convicted in courts martial for offenses like AWOL misappropriation drunkenness and disrespect. About eight of ten are returned to normal duty. Brig Gen J P Holland oversees a stern retraining regime with no pampering.
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Associated Press
Kaufbeuren
Germany
U. S. Army
Europe
VU. S
J. P. Holland
Chicago
Ill
Rich files for divorce in circuit court
Robert H. Rich filed suit for divorce against Estabee Rich in the circuit court here late yesterday. The couple married October 4, 1952 and separated November 17, 1952 according to the complaint. Attorney Joe Frank Allen represents the plaintiff.
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Robert H. Rich
Estabee Rich
Joe Frank Allen
Bayar Arrives Home After U S Visit
In Istanbul devout Muslims sacrificed lambs to thank Allah for the safe return of President Celal Bayar today after his month long visit to the United States.
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Bayar
Associated Press
Istanbul
Turkey
Allah
Celal Bayar
United States
GM Records Record $10 Billion in 1953 Sales
General Motors Corp reports 1953 sales of $10,027,985,482 the highest for any private company. Net income $598,119,478. taxes $1,898,000,000. 3,760,900 vehicles sold. GM held 45.7 percent of US and Canadian passenger car sales. Assets end year $4.405 billion. stockholders 495,000. Directors Harlow Curtice and Alfred Sloan Jr. outlined factors lowering earnings includes higher steel costs and overtime premiums.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Standard Oil Co
N.J
Bell Telephone System
Harlow H. Curtice
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Flanders Says McCarthy Tries to Shatter GOP
Senator Flanders charged McCarthy is doing his best to shatter the Republican party. The claim followed McCarthy's recent activities and a Murrow CBS TV program debate over whether he crosses into persecution. The Senate Republican Policy Committee planned to propose fairer investigations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
White House
Eisenhower
Sen
Flanders
R-Vi
Wisconsin
Murrow
CBS
New York
McCarthy
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Senate Committee
Senate
National Veep Of Jaycees To Speak In Mt. V
Orvin Flare, national Jaycee vice president from Big Timber Montana, will address Mt Vernon Junior Chamber of Commerce at 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the Moose Lodge. Attendees include Jaycees from Carbondale Benton Centralia Belleville Harrisburg Eldorado Mt Carmel Olney Lawrenceville Herrin Carmi West Frankfort Mattoon. The dinner is a ladies night. Flare is a former Montana state president 1951-52, national director 1951-52, and national Americanism chairman 1952-53. he won the local DSA award in 1951 and Montana DSA in 1953.
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Orvin Flare
Big Timber
Montana
Jaycee
Mt. Vernon
Jaycees
Carbondale
Benton
Centralia
Belleville
Harrisburg
Eldorado
Mt. Carmel
Olney
Lawrenceville
Herrin
Carmi
West Frankfort
Mattoon
Flare
Big Timber Jaycees
National Americanism
Montana D. S. A
United Nations Workshop Planned in Mt Vernon
A United Nations workshop will be held in Mt Vernon on the afternoon and evening of April 27. Sponsored by the ministerial association civic clubs high and junior high schools the event will be run at the Mt Vernon public library under the Illinois Council of Churches with Rev Roy A Kale presenting. Dr A William Loos of New York and Dr Hampton Adams of St Louis will conduct sessions and all local residents will be invited to attend for an educational and informative program with details to follow.
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United Nations
Mt. Vernon
Ministerial Association
Mt. Vernon Public Library
Silas Echols
Ilinois Council of Churches
Roy A. Kale
Springfield
L. J. Starman
Art Laird
A. William Loos
New York
Hampton Adams
St. Louis
Adams
Union Avenue
Congress Highlights Washington Senate probes and tax plan
Washington report notes charges against McCarthy tactics denied by the senator. The Senate Republican Policy Committee proposes new probe procedures. A major tax reform plan aims to reduce rates to 10 percent above 75. The Alaska Hawaii statehood stance splits Democrats but may move separately. The Labor Committee weighs a bill to ban employment discrimination despite unlikely Senate passage.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Senate Committee
Senate Labor Committee
Jury Out Five Minutes Convicts Bank Robbers
In St Louis a Federal Court jury took five minutes to convict John L. Heirman Robert P Dickey and Louis W Johnson on armed robbery charges for the 1960 Bank of Bourbon Missouri holdup last November 19 The trio who were arrested in a Centralia Illinois apartment face at least 25 years in prison and a 10000 fine Most of the stolen money was recovered Bourbon Missouri lies about 60 miles southwest of St Louis
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Centralia
Bourbon
St. Louis
Sheriff Finds Crooks In Jail
SEATTLE. Sheriff Harlan Callahan notes inmates in his jail used built in television meters funded by their own money. Prisoners reused slugs by lowering a coin and lifting it again with broom wire. Meters were relocated outside cells and are fed by turnkeys.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Harlan Callahan
Callahan
Police Court Fines for Drunk Charges
Fines assessed in police court include W. E. Striplin and Eula Nance each fined 14 dollars and 40 cents for drunkenness.
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W. E. Striplin
Eula Nance
Timber Dealer Ad Offers Broad Lumber Selection
Broad inventory of hard lumber and framing timber plus bridge timber advertised for builders and contractors. Includes assorted grades and lengths suitable for framing projects and structural work.
Bloodmobile hours set for Mt Vernon First Methodist
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the First Methodist Church in Mt Vernon this Friday and Saturday March 12 and 13. Friday hours are noon to 6 p.m. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Red Cross
Methodist
Mt. Vernon
Masonic, Veterans, and Auxiliary Meetings Scheduled
Stated meeting of Andrew D. Webb Chapter No. 160 on Wednesday March 10 at 7 30 p m with Oscar Q Stockton H P and Cecil N Levin Sec y. Veterans of Foreign Wars Vernon Post 1376 meets at The Dugout 922 Main St at 7 30 p m Thursday March 11 nominating officers and other business urged for attendance. Victor A Hundley Commander Dan G Melton speaks for Ladies En Campment Auxiliary Friday March 12 at I O C F Temple all degree staff should attend Thelma Shehorn scribe. United Spanish War Veterans Unit and Auxiliary meet Friday afternoon at 1 39 at 809 Harrison St entertainment after. V F I W Auxiliary nominates new officers at reg meeting 7 30 p m Thursday March 11 Evelyn Fisher Sec y.
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Royal Arch Masons
Andrew D. Webb
Oscar Q. Stockton
H. P
Cecil N. Levin
Sec'y
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vernon
Main St
Victor A. Hundley
Dan G. Melton
I.0.c.f. Temple
Thelma Shehorn
Eben Swift
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
Mrr
E. W. Threlkeld
Harrison Street
Adj
Nixon Says U. S. Can Now Fight On Its Own Terms
Vice President Nixon told a Philadelphia Bulletin Forum audience that the United States has adjusted its thinking to fight on its own terms. He said U S armed strength and planning are being rearranged with visible results. He credited President Eisenhower the National Security Council and a Defense Department team for the shift toward peace and prosperity alongside strength.
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Philadelphia
Nixon
Philadelphia Bulletin Forum
United States
U. S
Eisenhower
National Security Council
John Foster Dulles
Defense Department
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Air Force
Harold Talbott
Navy
Robert B. Anderson
Firefighters Choose Ashley for July Egyptian Meet
About 100 firefighters attended the 29th spring convention at Mt. Vernon city hall. The Ashley site was selected for the next Egyptian Firefighters Association meeting to be held in July.
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Trnais
Ashley
Egyptian Firefighters Association
Mt. Vernon
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Wiccansin
Gop
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Curtis-Florist
Centralia Road
Bond
Anke
Ken
Veep
Mt. V
Orvin Fjsre
Congress
Tares
Statehood
Long
Holland Clary
Alaska
Hawaii
V_FIW. Auxilary
Evelyn Fisher
See'y
Halian
Glassman
Mooney’s Grocery Boyd
TiHnots
GMC
Jefferson Motors
Jordan
King City Lbr. Co., Inc
Casey and 12Th Sts
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