Death of Ernest Wilson at 73 in Mt. Vernon
Ernest Woodrow Wilson of 1805 North Tenth Street died at 30 last night at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. A Mt. Vernon car shop former employee, he was 73, married Mina Belle Clark in 1910, and leaves four sons Homer Edwin John Edgar and Edgar. three daughters Lucille Tate Thelma Shelton and Betty Chiles. 25 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Olive General Baptist Church with burial in Mt. Olive Cemetery. He will lie in state at his daughter’s home near Blufford after 6 p.m. prior to services.
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Ernest “Woodrow” Wilson
North Tenth Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospil
Mt. Wilson
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Jive General Baptist Church
Bill Clifton
Lennie McDonald
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Hersshel Tate
Bluford
Mr. Wilson
Weldon
John Hugh
Sarah Jane (Passwater) Wilson
Minabelle Clark
Homer
Edwin
John
Gary
Ind
Edgar
Joliet
Lucille Tate
Bruford
Thelma
Shelton
Betty Chiles
St. Louis
Florida C Cook Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Flor se C Cook will be held Wednesday at 2 00 p m at the Church of Christ 2416 Cherry street The Rev Alvin Bullington will officiate and burial will be in Kitty Sweetin cemetery at Springerton Friends may call at Pulley Funeral Home Mrs Cook died Monday morning at the home of her granddaughter Helen Rogers 608 South 21st Street at the age of 8 years
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Florse C. Cook
Church of Christ
Cherry Street
Alvin Bullington
Kitty Sweetin
Springerton
Pulley Funeral
Ernest Czajkowski Rites Set For Thursday At 9
Funeral services for Ernest Jerome Czajkowski aged 34 will be held Thursday at 9:00 a.m. at St Michael's Church in Radom with burial in Radom cemetery. A wake will be held Wednesday at 8:45 p.m. at Hogan Funeral Home in Ashley. Czajkowski resided in Ashley, western Jefferson County, died Monday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital after years of ill health since World War I service. Survived by sister Florence, wife of Joseph M. Peiffer of Chicago. formerly employed at Wagner Electric in Mt. Vernon.
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Ernest Jerome Czajkowski
St. Michael’s Church
Radom
Hogan Funeral Home
Ashley
Mgr. Czajkowski
Jefferson County
Good Samaritan
Frank
Christine iSebrodt
Lewis L. Jones Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Lewis L. Jones of Benton, killed in an automobile accident near Troy, Missouri, will be held at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Queen Boggs Funeral Home in Centralia. Masonic rites will be conducted. His wife, injured in the crash, remains a patient at Lincoln County Hospital in Troy with a fair condition.
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Lewis L. Jones
Benton
Troy
Queen-Boggs
Centralia
Jones
Mid-States Chemical Co
Lincoln County Hospital
Lee Blair Dies At Benton Former Mr Vernon Resident
Word comes of the death of Lee Blair a former Mr Vernon resident known across southern Illinois. 67 resided at 105 Market Benton died suddenly from a heart attack Monday at Franklin hospital. Survived by wife Elizabeth Pemberton a son Billy Blair St Louis a daughter Mrs Lowell Ross Danville two sisters Mrs Ethel Stein Carbondale and Mrs Kathryn Kelley Miami Fla. Funeral Friday at 2 pm Berkelter Funeral Home Danville with interment in Danville cemetery.
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Lee Blair
Mr. Vernon
Illinois
Blair
Market Street
Benton
Franklin Hospital
Elizabeth Pemberton
Billy Blair
St. Louis
Lowell Ross
Danville
Ethel Stein
Carbondale
Kathryn Kelley
Miami
Fla
Berkelter Funeral Home
Richard Eddings Joins U S Navy Seaman Recruit
Richard Lester Eddings, 17 year old son of Mr and Mrs Norman K Eddings of 715 South 24th Street, has enlisted in the U S Navy as a Seaman Recruit. He will try out for the Navy School of Music and aims to join the Navy Band. He will receive boat training at Great Lakes and, after, a two week leave before assignment to a Navy trade school or fleet unit. Navy opportunities are open to high school graduates and ex servicemen.
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Richard Lester Eddings
Norman K. Eddings
South 24Th Street
U. S. Navy
Richard
U. S. Navy School of Music
Navy
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
UAW Must Stand Trial For Paying For Political TV
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, reinstates the indictment against the United Automobile Workers for allegedly paying for political broadcasts. The case is sent back to Michigan for trial. UAW President Walter Reuther vows to defend constitutional rights to free expression.
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UAW
Washington
United Automobile Workers Tuaw
Supreme Court
U. S
Frank A. Picard
Michigan
Walter Reuther
Social Security For 95 Percent Of All Over 65
Chicago brief reports Robert J. Myers chief actuary of the Social Security Administration projected that more than 90 percent of Americans aged 65 or older will receive Social Security payments in coming decades. He spoke at an American Management Association conference on pension costs. He noted about 60 percent of the elderly now receive benefits or would upon retirement from substantial gainful work. He forecast the share rising to over 90 percent decades hence.
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Chicago
Robert J. Myers
Social Security Administration
American Management Assn
February Jobs Highest In History
Government reports a 600 012 rise in employment last month lifting total to 163 190 000 the highest February level on record and about 900 000 above a year prior Unemployment fell to 3 121 000 or 4 7 percent of the labor force The Census Bureau’s new unemployment definition widens the jobless count by about 240 000 and trims the employment figure accordingly The change follows union protests that the new rule distorts the picture by counting short term layoffs as unemployed
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Census Bureau
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admissions List
Disclosed patient admissions include Wayne Lee Hails Nellie Maude Settle Sarah E Vandenburg Lee Wilson Jack Duane Mullinax Wilma H Garrison Helen Charlotte Roberson Freda Adams Elvira Swaim Fred Floyd Marlow Gert rude Esther Puckett Discharged patients include James Darrell Dees Rose Mary Klebolt Rista Bishop Barbara Ann Bayne and baby Kevin Marshall Leland Eugene Laws Earl Bishop Somers Wayne Lee Hail Master David Jay Hawkins Elizabeth Ann Arnold Barney Washington Badgett
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Good Samaritan
Wayne Lee Hails
Nellie Maude Settle
Sarah E. Vandenburg
Tit Lee Wilson
Jack Duane Mullinax
Wilma H. Garrison
Helen Charlotte Roberson
Freda Adams
Elvira Swaim
Fred Floyd Marlow
Gertrude Esther Puckett
James Darrell Dees
Rose Mary Klebolt
Rista Bishop
Barbara Ann Bayne
Kevin Marshall
Humphrey pushes rename of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Humphrey proposes changing the Senate committee name to the Committee on International Relations claiming it would be more palatable abroad. He argues American dealings with other nations are no longer foreign and that the term foreign policy is obsolete and disruptive.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
Minn
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Committee On International Relations
Van Doren Beats Lady Lawyer In TV Contest
Van Doren, Scoting the works, won a 10 point auction by naming five dog breeds. Mrs. Nearing stopped the game at 17-10 while ahead. Van Doren entered with $143000 earnings. after deductions he expects about $30000 post taxes to invest for future plans.
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van Doren
Nearing
Bunch Talks In Egypt On Gaza Issue
An Israeli official warned Egypt would be solely responsible for consequences if Arab attacks from Gaza resume. Israel withdrew invasion troops from Gaza and Sharm el Sheikh after U.S. assurances the areas would not again be bases for attacks. Egypt had control of Gaza since 1949 and Cairo sought guarantees Egypt would not be forced back in. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi reportedly assured Hammarskjold that Nasser's government would not upset the situation or cause new problems.
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UNEF
Gaza Strip
Israel
Egypt
Strip
Jerusalem
Aza
Gaza
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf
Aqaba
U.S
Palestine
Mahmoud Fawzi
Washington
Hammarskjold Nasser
Birth of son to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Stoltz
Mr and Mrs Melvin Stoltz of Lesser are the parents of a son born last night at 11 50 in Jefferson Memorial hospital. The newborn weighed eleven pounds five ounces and has been named Carl ay.
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Melvin Stoltz
Lesser
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Carlay
Canadian dollar hits 24 year high at $1.04 in U S terms
The Canadian dollar closed at $1.04 21 32 in U S terms, a 24 year peak. Analysts cite a flood of U S money into Canada for investment and Canadian firms funding in U S capital markets due to lower interest rates. The surge follows a steady ascent since January, nearing the 1933 high of $1.05.
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New York
U. S
Canada
Child Guidance Expert Martha Connore Dies at 73
Belleville Illinois mourns Martha Lynn Connore 73 a pioneer in juvenile justice who helped establish the Juvenile Court of Southern Illinois and helped found the National Federation of Women's Clubs She lived at Center Lane Fairview near East St. Louis and practiced law 36 years She served as St Clair County public administrator ten years and helped organize a child guidance bureau Survivors include brothers Paul Anthony Milo in St Louis Chicago and St Louis connections
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Belleville, I
Martha Lynn Connore
Juvenile Court of
Southern Mlinois
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Center Lane
Fairview
East St. Louis
St. Clair County
Paul
Anthony
St. Louis
Milo
Chicago
Iraqi Oil Reaches Mediterranean Terminal After Sabotage
Iraqi oil from Kirkuk arrived at Syria’s Baniyas Mediterranean terminal for shipment to Western Europe after a 128 day stoppage. The first flow reached Baniyas through a 32 inch pipeline at 4 am. Pumping stations were blown up by the Syrian army during the October invasion of Egypt. Oil runs at about 40 percent of pre sabotage levels and will be stored at Baniyas until tankers arrive, likely later this week.
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Damascus
Syria
Kirkuk
Mediterranean
Baniyas
Europe
Iraq Petroleum Co
Britain
France
Egypt
Tires Slashed on South Tenth Street
Mt Vernon police investigated a vandalism report from last night after someone slashed two tires on a car in the 800 block of South Tenth Street. The attacker appeared to stab the tires with a knife. the vehicle belonged to Wesley Reynolds of RFD 1 Mt. Vernon.
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Mt. Vernon
South Tenth Street
Wesley Reynolds
RFD 1
On The Job Rh Blood Program Keeps Babies Alive
Two children in the same family survived an Rh hazard thanks to Red Cross exchange transfusions. The note urges support to ensure the Blood Program continues and to join and serve in aid of future Rh babies.
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Red Cross
Gov't Ready To Help Plan Commission Told
Mt Vernon planning officials heard the federal government stands ready to assist urban renewal efforts. City officials, Mayor Buford and Harlow Richardson, met with Glen Kershaw and Kelly Martins to discuss federal aid for surveys and blighted areas. Kershaw urged a city plan and noted dilapidated neighborhoods needing action while signaling two thirds of redevelopment costs could be covered by federal funds.
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Mt. Vernon
Planning Commission
O. R. Buford
Harlow Richardson
Glen Kershaw
Chicago
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Kelly Martins
Centrala
State Housing Authority
Clifford Fore
Jim Trammel
Raymond Rutherford
O. L. Farris
C.S. Ward
L.&n
Kershaw
Martin
Commission
Very Strong Aleutians Quake Recorded Today
Boston College seismograph logged a very strong quake at 6 55 55 a m EST likely in the Aleutian Islands. Father Linehan notes it as one of the strongest in five days, with West Coast scientists calling it a possible aftershock from Saturday. Fordham researchers logged a 7 intensity quake at 7 04 49 a m EST, about 4700 miles northwest of New York.
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Weston
Mass
Boston College Seismograph
Aleutian Islands
Daniel Linehan
S. J
Tony
Father Linehan
West Coast
Boston College
Aleutians
Pacific
Hawaiian
Pacific Islands
New York
Joseph Lynch
Fordham University
Theft reported at College street home
John Ingram of 2217 College reported to police at 4 30 p m Monday that $11 was stolen from his billfold after a thief entered by cutting a rear screen door the previous night.
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John Ingram
College
Bulls Bandolier Sale at Greenhills Angus Farm Mt Vernon
Auction at Greenhills Angus Farm 4 miles east of Mt Vernon Route 15 begins 12 30 P M Rain or Shine. Lunch served on ground Not responsible for accidents. Bandoliermere of P V F Bane doliermere of G H Bandoliermere of M T V involved.
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Greenhills Angus Farm
Mt. Vernon
Greenhills Country Club
Samuel L. Shaw Qualifies for New York Life Top Club
Samuel L. Shaw of 111 N. 15th St Mt. Vernon has qualified as a member of the 1956 Top Club of the New York Life Insurance Company. The honor reflects outstanding 1956 sales among over 6 000 agents in 195 offices nationwide Canada and Hawaii. Shaw also earned a spot at an educational conference in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia March 11 14.
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Samuel L. Shaw
N. 15Th St
Mt. Vernon
New York Life Insurance Company
Gilbert S. Morton
United States
Canada
Hawaii
Morton
Shaw
White ‘Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
Amy Johnson Earns Regional Sales Award for Budget Lead
Mrs. Amy Johnson, manager of Montgomery Ward lingerie, received a regional prize from the Chicago office after tallying sales across 131 stores in Ohio Indiana Missouri Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Illinois. She led in regional sales upon examination of the records.
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Amy Johnson
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Ennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Johnson
Pope Pius XII saluted by 20000 in St. Peter’s
World briefs report Pope Pius XII, 81, blessed a crowd of about 20,000 from St. Peter’s Basilica on his 18th coronation anniversary using a portable throne as Swiss guards guarded the scene. In Vienna and Chicago, musicologist claims Friedrich Witt as composer of the Jena symphony once credited to Beethoven. Robbin Lan, ex convict, held in Joliet for armed robbery after a church incident.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vienna
Ludwig von Beethoven
Friedrich Witt
Chicago
H. C. Robbins Lanan
Don
Witt
Gerard Resch
St. Alphonsus
Resch
Bob Sells
Joliet
Ill
Robert Silz
Silz
Leyden Township
Eden leaves Auckland for New Zealand vacation
Sir Anthony Eden and his wife boarded a plane in Auckland today bound for Otehel bay, a New Zealand vacation resort. A U S Air Force transport plane with four people aboard is missing and presumed down in central Japan. In Algiers French sources report 12 civilians and 36 rebels killed in Algeria over the past day, including eight Arabs and two Europeans. two train crewmen were killed when a mine exploded beneath their train. In Jakarta, rebels in Borneo report a major rebellion against the central government, with rumors of spreading to Java as the Jakarta regime retains limited control.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Sir Anthony Eden
Otehel Bay
Algiers
Algeria
Three Injured in Louisiana College Dormitory Fire
PINEVILLE La U B Cook for East St Louis Tl a sophomore at Louisiana College was one of three football players hospitalized when fire destroyed the school's athletic dormitory Monday. About 40 residents escaped by window or door in their night clothes as firefighters battled a $50 000 blaze. Cause not determined. one student suggested a heater in a washroom as the origin.
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Pineville
Bob Cook
East St. Louis
Louisiana College
Cook
Traffic Fines Set By Police Court
Traffic fines assessed before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney include Dean Irwin fined 15 dollars and costs for careless driving Arnold Ethridge 2 dollars and costs for illegal mufflers Bill Morlan 10 dollars and costs for speeding 40 in a 25 zone Ronald Flanagan 25 dollars and costs for speeding 60 in a 30 zone Herbert W Buchanan 5 dollars and costs for failure to yield Edward Clancy Normal Ill 6 dollars and costs for speeding 46 in a 35 mile zone.
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Allan Dulaney
Dean Irwin
Arnold Ethridge
Bill Morlan
Ronald Flanagan
Herbert W. Buchanan
Edward Clancy
Ill
Weather Outlook Keeps Mild Chicago Area Ahead
Chicago area enjoyed clear skies and mild temperatures with upper 40s in the north and mid 50s in the south. Temperatures were near 60s across many cities including Quincy 61 East St. Louis 65 Rantoul 61 Springfield 60 Vandalia 61 and are expected to rise modestly on Wednesday.
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Chicago
Timois
Quincy
East St. Louis
Rantoul
Springfield
Vandalia
Weather summary for Missouri midweek forecast
Missouris weather update notes cooler conditions in the southern areas today and tonight with highs near 55 to 65 degrees and lows around 30s to 40s. South Missouri expected warmer conditions midweek with the trend toward a slight rise in temperatures Wednesday.
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Missouri
Weather Snapshot From Cities Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports varied conditions nationwide with several locales showing clear skies while others experience clouds rain or snow. Cities listed include Albuquerque Atlanta Boston Chicago Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fort Worth Grand Rapids Helena Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Marquette Memphis Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Phoenix Portland St Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco St Marie Seattle Tampa and Traverse City with notable changes in each area.
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Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
S. Ste. Marie
Seattle
Tampa
Traverse City
200 Baby Chicks Stolen In Casner Township
Theft of 200 two weeks old chicks reported in Casner township from Louis Rynski’s chicken house north of the L and N tracks on White Swan road. Deputy Sheriff Bob Ruddick investigated. family away at the time.
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Casner Township
Sheriff's
Louis Rynski
White Swan Road
Bob Ruddick
Hold Youths For Murder Of Motel Owner
Cook County officials seek indictments against four teenage suspects in the holdup slaying of motel owner Charles Strysky in Alsip. Robert Maslowski, 15, admits firing the fatal shot. others named are Dave Clark 15 Jerry Pelzer 16 and Anthony Ramirez 17. The youths faced a coroner's inquest and grand jury action is planned.
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Chicago
P-State
Cook County
Benjamin S. Addmpeed
Adamowski
Dave Clark
Jerry Pelzer
Anthony Ramire
Maslowski
Oil Is Vital To Mt. Vernon And The Nation
A speaker emphasizes oil's importance to Mt. Vernon and national interests urging community support. He thanks the presenting group for the opportunity to share outside the main story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
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