Nigerian royal welcome for first white child Ablodun ceremony
In Lagos a Yoruba royal naming honors Cynthia Gelinas born December 28. The child, Ablodun Onaboyindo, joins Onikoyi family from Oba Adetoyese Laoye One. Parents Jack Gelinas of Stroudsburg PA and Barbara Gelinas of Scarsdale NY, work with Mobiloil NiEVla.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Patrice Luaumba
Jack
Barbara Gelinas
Stroudsburg
Mobiloil. Nievla
Barbara Link
Scarsdale
N.Y
Gelinas
Cynthia
Ablodun
Onaboyindo
Onikoyi
Oba
Adetoyese Laoye
Timi
Ede
Western Region House of Chiefs
Western Region
Lawyer Guilty As Embezzler Is Also Bankrupt
PEORIA Ill AP Leonard D Spaulding Jr a Princeton lawyer 44 was sentenced to 1 to 14 years after pleading guilty in Bureau County Circuit Court to embezzlement and forgery involving 110 962 He consented to a bankruptcy judgment in U S District Court directing him to file a debt schedule within five days He was released on 50 000 bond for one week before prison and the Illinois State Bar Association will seek his disbarment by the Illinois Supreme Court
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Peoria, Ill
Leonard D. Spaulding Jr
Horizon
Spauling
Princeton
Bureau County
Steven Coney
U.S. District Court
Coney
Spaulding
Ilinois State Bar Association
Illinois Supreme Court
Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Mrs. Mattie Myrtle Johnson of McLeansboro and Alonzo Cole Robinson. Discharges include Mrs. Emma Louise Jeffrey of Centralia and others. Good Samaritan records admissions such as Pearl Eva Maxey Pauline Louise Windhurst Lucille Geneva Rainwater and Lottie Mary Hahn with several discharges listed.
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Jefferson Memorial
Mattie Myrtle Johnson
McLeansboro
Alonzo Cole Robinson
Emma Louise Jeffrey
Centralia
Rosalie Mae Meeks
David An
Good Samuarim
Pearl Eva Maxey
Pauline Louise Windhurst
Lucille Geneva Rainwater
Lottie Mary Hahn
Dollie Marie Manley
Steven Wayne Warner
Esther Hargrave
Frank Junior Huston
Clemeth Newcomb
Evan Donald Pearson
Ethel S. Champ
Gary Leonard Culli
Bobby Earl Claybourn
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital Charles Snow's son born
Mr and Mrs Charles Snow of 2165 Jones are parents of a son born at 3 22 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds five and one half ounces named Charles Ray Jr A son was born to Mr and Mrs John Cluck of 1203 Polk street at 9 47 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds
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Charles Snow
Jones
Good Samaritan Hospital
Charles Ray, Jr
John Cluck
Polk Street
Rebekah Lodge Members Meet in Regular Session
Rebekah Lodge 292 of Grace A. Henry will meet in regular session Monday evening March 13 at 7 30 in the IOOF Temple. Members urged to attend and visitors are welcome. Allene Huber N G LaVerne Shepherd, officers.
Retired Civil Employee Jelfergson Chapter 688 Meeting
The retired civil employee Jelfergson Chapter 688 holds a meeting at 6 30 p m on Tuesday March 14 at the home of tier.
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Cvil
Jelfergson
Marea
Wwiner
Areh
Tier
Clear Name Of Dead Yank Listed AWOL
Windom Minnesota AP after 16 years Mr and Mrs John Logge learn their son Gehart has been located and will receive an honorable discharge The search involved the Red Cross FBI Scotland Yard Windom law firm and the Logges The World War II fate: Gehart was aboard a cargo plane shot down near St Dizier France Sept 25 1944 The records are cleared and relief follows though the family recalls the losses four of his peers returned
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Windom, Minn
John Logge
U.S. Army Adjutant General
Gehart
Red Cross
FBI
England
Scotland Yard
Windom
Boy Survives After Hours in Family Freezer
Chicago police and emergency responders tell how Johnny Cleary aged four spent nearly two hours in a home freezer after climbing onto a chair. Found half-conscious by his father, he was warmed to 93 degrees at Holy Cross Hospital where doctors called his condition fair.
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Chicago
Johnny Cleary
Martin
Cleary
Johnny
Eileen
Clearys
South Side
Holy Cross Hospital
Portapodium gift honors Mt. Vernon High seniors
A portable public address system titled Portapodium is donated by the senior class to Mt. Vernon Township High School. The gift includes a lighted speaker stand, detachable microphone, six extra mics, and two extra speakers for stereo sound. It will support gatherings in the library cafeteria and other spaces for tests,MEA meetings, and events. The senior class officers chose the item with class sponsors and plan to fund foreign exchange student expenses with remaining funds.
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Mt. Vernon Township High School
Robert Noel
Samuel Moses
Kenneth Cross
Bicycle Rider Triggers Two-Vehicle Crash on Broadway
A young cyclist caused a rear end collision between two eastbound cars at 7:20 last night at 15th and Broadway. Elenore Wehmeyer sustained non serious injuries. Otto G. Gruenwald and Frank F. Wehmeyer were involved. Damages totaled over $250 on Gruenwald’s car and over $300 on Wehmeyer’s.
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15Th
Broadway
Otto G. Gruenwald
Cherry
Frank F. Wehmeyer
South 23Rd
Gruenwald
Wehmeyer
Elenore Wehmeyer
Unemployment Up in Southern Illinois Area
In February 1961 unemployment compensation claims for a Southern Illinois area reached 32,826, above the 1958 recession month. Offices under Edward L. Adams cover Murphysboro and other cities. A separate incident reports a banana truck overturning near Mount Vernon on Route 37, driver uninjured.
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Murphysboro
Ilinois
Edward L. Adams
Adams
Herrin
Cairo
Harrisburg
West Frankfort
Mount Vernon
Olney
Nixon Won't Enter Race For Governor
Nixon declines to seek governor's office, addressing speculation about a run for governor or Senate. The piece notes confidence among California Republicans in re electing Sen. Thome H. Kuchel, winning a governor's race, and boosting GOP strength in state offices, the legislature, and Congress across major states including New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and California.
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House
Senate
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
California
Californ Spublicans
Thome H. Kuchel
GOP
Congress
State Workers Urged to Skip Political Questions
Springfield Ill State personnel director Maude Myers advised civil service employees to skip political questions in a three page questionnaire circulated at the governor s direction She noted the form was circulated without her prior consultation and stressed that declining to answer political items does not endanger civil service rights She said the effort aims to collect additional information on merit ratings for 22 135 people while some questions cover areas not on civil service applications.
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Springfield
Ill
Maude Myers
Miss Myers
Illinois Civil Service Commission
Otto Kerner
Congo Leaders Fail To Settle Disagreements
Congolese political leaders meeting in Tananarive failed to agree on the makeup of states under a new Congo format. Delegates postponed the dispute to the next talks in Elisabethville, Katanga Province, with Presidents Moige Tshomi and Kalonji saying they would fly back Sunday.
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Tananarive
Malagasy Republic
Congo
Elisabethville
Katanga
Wisito
Moige Tshomi
Itor
Kalonji
Kasai Province
House OKs Special Aid to Jobless
The House approved key pieces of President Kennedy’s unemployment aid program. A 13 week extension for the unemployed and a child aid provision passed the House and await Senate action. Senate Finance Committee held hearings and may amend, with Goldberg urging quick enactment to start payments by mid April.
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W. B. Ragsdale JR
Washington
House
Kennedy
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Tor
Secretary of Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
House Senate
Goldberg
John J. Williams
R-Del
Williams
Sen
Joseph S. Clark
Mt Vernon High to present concert as spring signs bloom
Mt Vernon high school music department will present a 2:00 pm concert Sunday in the high school auditorium. The program features the orchestra and girls chorus directed by Tal Smith and the boys chorus directed by W H Beckmeyer, with tickets at the door. Also noted, two republics of the USSR are members of the UN, Ukraine and Byelorussia.
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Boy Scouts of
Jefferson Post 141
American Legion
Mt. Viknon
Mark White
Larry Quina
J. T. Stanford
Larry Cockrim
Mt. Vernon
Bluford
Walnut Hill
Rei
Cisne
Mt. Vernon High School
Tal Smith
W. H. Beckmeyer
Ussr
The
Ukraine
Byelorussia
Police fines listed by magistrate J R Thomas
Fines include Kenny Carpenter Kell 3 dollars and costs on disturbance charge. Leroy Holmes Cartier 5 dollars and costs on disturbance charge. Freddie Moss Sr Mt Vernon Ind 10 dollars and costs for failure to have identification on a truck. C I Barnhart 2 dollars for overtime parking tickets. Robert Li Reininger 5 dollars for following too closely in traffic. Jonah L Hunt 10 dollars and costs for speeding 75 miles per hour on the highway.
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J. R. Thomas
Kenny Carpenter
Kell
Leroy ‘Holmes
Cartier
Freddie Moss, Sr
Mt. Vernon
Ind
C. I. Barnhart
Robert Li. Reininger
Jonah L. Hunt
Stan the Tire Man Promotes Modern Retreading Shop
Stan the Tire Man showcases a new modern Mt. Vernon retread factory claiming speeds up to 190 mph with equipment from 1961. The shop, led by retread experts York Tracey and Sechrest, touts United States Testing Company A rating and Tire Retreading Institute membership. They emphasize advanced machinery, trained staff, and on site airplane tire retreading precision.
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Belle Ile
Quincy
Rockler
Siever
Stan
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
BI York
Dick Tracey
Don Sechrest
United States
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