Local residents and visitors listed in Mt. Vernon area notes
Personal notices report O W Britton of Teamsters 931 with assistants in Springfield and several residents from Centralia Opdyke Wayne City Bluford Belle Rive and Dahlgren visiting Mt Vernon for business or to visit family. Detailing names including Nancy Lee Echols of Denison University chairing a women's Judicial Council, and others visiting or traveling through McLeansboro Danville and St Louis with plans for upcoming installations and trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Britton
Teamsters 931
Toby Laffon
Centralia
Ross White
Emsley Lowery
Texas
Charles Hutsel
Opdyke
Mt. Vernon
Gay
Clyde Todd
Carbondale
Frank Mitchel
McLeansboro
Mt.ernon
Anna Jones
Waltonville
Elmer Parker
Harold
Danville
Ill
Fred Laird
Harrison, Ark
Frank I. Gosnell
Searcy
Ark
James Letzekorn
Charlie Edlich
Rosalie
St. Louis
A. C. Lamport
Dahlgren
Vernon
Jessie Colbert
Fairfield
W. D. Parker
South
Terrill Thompson
Serene Kay
Joe
J. A. Gregory
Stephen
LaMar
Thompson
Bert Castle
Walter Webb
Lesser
Former Resident Killed in Accident
Vernon Hollis aged 33 was instantly killed in a motorcycle crash in Alton Illinois on Tuesday. Born and raised in Mt Vernon he attended Field school. Funeral services are set for Sunday at Knights Prairie church seven miles southwest of McLeansboro. He was a nephew of Bruce and Walter Smith of Mt Vernon. Surviving are his wife two sons and his mother Mrs Edith Trinkle of Flora. His father and a brother preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Hollis
Alton
Ill
Holis
Mt. Vernon
Knights Prairie Church
McLeansboro
Bruce
Walter Smith
Edith Trinkle
Flora
Religious Liberty For All Sought
Continued from page one a document calling for relief of human needs and denouncing Red Hysteria and Un American Activities Committee methods. It urges penitence for all nations, condemns Soviet expansion and use of force, opposes destroying communist institutions, and demands an end to racial segregation and discrimination by race creed or color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Un-American Activities Committees
Blood Drive Urgent as Red Cross Seeks Donors
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Mt Vernon on Friday March 25 to collect donations for Jefferson County citizens. Officials say new donors are badly needed for the March visit. To donate, call Red Cross office at 2083.4 A recruitment committee will meet at the Red Cross office next Tuesday March 15 at 7 20 p m chairwoman Mrs Doris Fisher announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Doris Fisher
Armchair Military Talk At Federated Women’s Club
Mrs. G R Armstrong hosted the International Relations Study Group at 1310 Casey Ave with Gail Wilt presiding. Mrs. Henry Cawood outlined Military Preparedness topics covering ranks, branches, and defense leadership, followed by discussion and a tea. Other society notes cover Harmony Ladies Aid meeting, Women’s Service Circle activities, Franklin and Lincoln P T A updates, and various community club notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
G. R. Armstrong
Federated Women's Club
Hore
Casey Avenue
Gail Wilt
W. B. Buckley
Henry Cawood
U. S
Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
James Forrestal
Louis Johnson
Kenneth Royal
John Sullivan
George Symington
Intelligence Department
National Guard
Anna Rogers Parr
50th Anniversary of Marital Union in 1899 Home
The article recalls the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lowery, married March 13, 1899 at the bride’s parents home. The ceremony was led by Elder R. D. Etheridge. The couple, Martha Elizabeth Wilkerson and Elder Lowery, have ten children and numerous grandchildren. He was ordained in 1904 and served multiple churches. The narrative covers their family, church roles, and health status, noting a luncheon and a later club gathering with guests and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Wilkerson
R. D. Etherridge
Lowery
Martha Elizabeth Wilkerson
Elder Lowery
East Hickory Hill
Bluford
Harmony
Camp Ground
East Salem
C. L. Butler
Louis Kelle
Elitha Reece
R. D. Etheridge
The
Home Bureau
Bert Cunningham
Paul Rollinson
Harlin Street
Minnie Johnson
Oscar Carpenter
Salem South Association
Yars
Thad Staley
Staley
Willard
Marshalltown
Town
Silas
Ft. Leavenworth
Kans
Cyrus
Geneva Henry
Eatherine Bell
Centralia
Keith
Ivan
Denzil
Paul
Leota Howell
Elder
H. V. Lowery
Above
Kiwanis Club Holds Meeting Highlights and Announcements
Kiwanis club held its regular meeting last night with President Merle Henderson reading the minutes from the prior board session. Lawrence Collins announced an upcoming election on the school building program and Amos Smith named Kiwanian of the week. Three birthdays were announced Reid Starkey Cliff Fore and Glen Hutchison. Dr J R Ansley led the program presenting a film Infantile Paralysis Finds a Cure produced by Dr E R Dunn of Oklahoma City with the National Chiropractic Association. He noted chiropractic practice is about 54 years old with 20 000 chiropractors serving 30 million patients yearly. Guests were L A Dykema and Dr Wm Dillard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Mketing
Kiwanis Club
Merle Henderson
Lawrence Collins
Denver McDonald
Amos Smith
Reid Starkey
Cliff Fore
Glen Hutchison
J. R. Ansley
E. R. Dunn
Oklahoma City
National Chiropractic Association
Ansley
L. A. Dykema
Wm. Dillard
Meetings and Church Service Notice for Lodge and Central Church
A special meeting of Lodge No 31 A F and A M Friday night at 7 30 led by Worshipful Master Frank J Ancona Secretary W Peckinpaugh also an invitation to attend Central Church of Christ service Sunday March 13 Brothers and families urged to meet at the lodge hall at 7 pm and go in a body to the service led by William Shehorn secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C.F
Central Church of Christ
Lodge Hall
Hospital Notes Names and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial admits Isaac Cravens of Fairfield and Sandra Browning and infant Twila Nell Gay. Discharges include Mrs Wilma Brandenburg. Also admitted Thomas Adcock of Woodlawn and infant Jane Harrington with Ada Butcher and Ian Edward. Discharges listed Helen Hawkins Connie Veatch Wilma Payne Edna McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Isaac Cravens
Fairfield
Sandra Browning
Betty June Rutherford
Twila Nell Gay
Wilma Brandenburg
Thomas Adcock
Woodlawn
Jane Harrington
Ada Butcher
Ian Edward
Helen Hawkins
Texico
Connie Veatch
Wilma Payne
Edna McKinney
Red Cross fund drives near twelve thousand goal
Community fundraising page lists multiple donors and small contributions toward a Red Cross fund drive. Donors include Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCee, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Puckett, Elsie Rash, and many others with gifts ranging from 5 to 25 dollars, including local businesses and organizations.
Gambling Monopoly Report in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Co notes gambling remains a monopoly in Mt. Vernon as gamblers try to expand into Franklin County to the south but face strong resistance from Democratic State's Attorney J. Max Mitchell. With Mitchell succeeded by Democrat Joseph Hickman of Benton, they have not found footing there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
A Wayne Daily Funeral Sunday at Blooming Grove Church
Funeral services for A Wayne Daily will be held at 2 pm Sunday at Blooming Grove church with Rev J B Maulding officiating He was chief supervising engineer of the state institutions of Illinois and died at 6 pm Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Wayne Daily
Blooming Grove Church
J. B. Maulding
Daily
State Institutions of Illinois
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Harmony Ladies
Aid the
Harmony Ladies Aid
Pauline Chambliss
Eaton
Women’s Christian Service Circle
Ray Eaton
Laticia Waters
Mattie Ryder
Susie Price
Helen Millmaker
Walter Endicott
Ruth Farthing
Earlie Windle
Juanita Culpepper
Edith Price
Franklin P. T. A
Franklin Parent-Teacher Association
Frank Henry
Max Chirk
Jack Thatcher
Ed Neal
Arthur Edmison
Dorothy Woodworth
South America
Eleanor Hodge
Viola Harris
Lincoln P. T. A
Lincoln School
Parent-Teacher Association
Fred Reynolds
Geneva Elder
Alma Biagi
Ann Meyers
Ralph Snodsmith
Jane Ledbetter
Lincoln
Board of Education
Palmer House
Chicago
J. Frank Hughey
Ou. M. Firebaugh
Harry Walter
John Hoffman
John Manion
Basil Moss
Phyllis Smith
Donald S. Grant
Jack Levy
Dorothy Daly
Don Lee
Mona Clark
Mildred Furby
Federated Club
Block Home Bureau
Martha Stephens
South 15Th Street
Emily Goodin
Fred Justice
Viola Avenue
Ray Faulkner
Nora Webb
Warren Davison
South 18Th Street
Fitch
Field P.T.A
Paul Fitch
Field School
Gilbert Vaught
Ida Smith
Arthur Featherston
Carl Boyd
Betty Sharpe
Charles Bender
Tommy Johnson
Charles Westman
John Kirk
J. L. Buford
Mariella Aikman
Fellowship
Pleasant Grove
Vern Melton
Waldo Foster
Merlin Foster
Marvin Sledge
Teddy Foster
Shiloh
T & Birch
William Shehorn
Robert McCee
Mrs. T. A. Puckett
Elsie Rash
Mrs. Leo Mortiss
W. W. Swift
E. R. Kramer
Mr. and
Mrs
Russ Garrison
Knights of Columbus
Clarence Wilson
Sears
Hawkins Bakery
Hertenstein Acme
Grace Fearherley
Curtis Williams
D. J. McCullough
M. M. Lambattis
Marshall Hall
J. A. Peters
C. K. Wells
J. J. Corley
A. W. Modert
Gene Modert
L. G. Walton
George Howard
MT. V
Gabardine
Kay Dunhill
Vanity Fair
van Raalte
Denier
Caroff
Botany
Brand 500
Daroff
D. H. Wise
Overy
BOTAN
Botany Mitts
Ees Passaic, N. J
Mound City
BLU
Grady
Champaign
Purcell Habed
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