Funeral for Herman Fuller Former Jefferson County Resident
Herman C Fuller aged 52 a former Jefferson county resident died from injuries when a farm tractor overturned on a gravel road near Ashton Illinois Funeral services were held at Unger Funeral Home Rochelle with burial at Lawn Ridge Cemetery He was born in Woodlawn son of Charles E Fuller and married Ada Koch on September 22 1937 in Rochelle Survived by wife a son Robert a daughter Stella Smouthers five sisters and one brother Everett Fuller of DeKalb
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Herman C. Fuller
Jefferson County
Fuller
Ashton
Ill
Unger
Rochelle
Lawn Ridge Cemetery
Mr. Fuller
Woodlawn
Charles E. Fuller
Ada Koch
Robert
Stella Smouthers
East Peoria
Melissa Foutch
Pearl Semmler
Myrtle Crain
Mt. Vernon
Iane Eckhardt
DeKalb
Lorena Beck
Everett Fuller
Mother of Mt. W. Resident Dies
Mrs. Inez Cole mother of William Cole of Benton Road died suddenly Sunday at 6:00 pm at her St. Louis home. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Wacker and Helderley Funeral Home 3634 Grand and Gravois St. Louis. She would have been 71 this Saturday.
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Inez Cole
William Cole
Benton Road
St. Louis
Wacker and Helderley
Grand and Gravois
Mother Of Mt. V. Teacher Is Dead
Mrs. Etta Hopper 75 mother of Mt. Vernon high school teacher Roberta Hopper dies Sunday at sister’s home in Fort Wayne Indiana. Funeral Thursday at 2 00 p m at Herrin Methodist Church with burial in Carterville cemetery. Body remains at Storm Funeral Home Herrin until service.
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Etta Hopper
Roberta Hopper
Mt. Vernon
Eva Neely
Fort Wayne
Ind
Methodist
Herrin
Carterville
Storm Funeral
Births at Good Samaritan and Samaritan Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Albert G Berg 1410 N Ninth St announce a daughter Kathleen Carol born Monday 2 03 pm at Good Samaritan weighing seven pounds 1 ounce. Mr and Mrs Harold Tolley 1115 S 25th St announce a son born yesterday 2 pm at Samaritan weighing seven pounds 2 ounces. mother formerly Martha Collins. Mr and Mrs William Isaac Huffstutter 516 S 15th St announce a daughter born 7 13 am today at Good Samaritan weighing six pounds 11 ounces. Mr and Mrs Richard Harlow of St Louis announce a son born March 9 in that city named Steven Arthur. mother Ingrid Hammer of Heidelberg Germany. Harlow is son of Mrs Floyd Lovin RFD 6.
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Albert G. Berg
N. Ninth Street
Kathleen Carol
Good Samaritan Hospital
Berg
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Harold Tolley
South 25Th Street
Samaritan Hospital
Tolley
Martha Collins
William Isaac Huffstutter
South 15Th Street
Richard Harlow
St. Louis
Steven Arthur
Ingrid Hammer
Heidelberg
Germany
Harlow
Floyd Lovin
RFD 6
Patton Commandery No 69 Conclave Meeting Notice
A stated conclave of Patton Commandery No 69 will be held Thursday March 17 at 7 30 P M with potluck supper at 6 30 P M George H Ogletree E C Cecil N Lovin Rec 3 16
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Patton Commandery No. 69
Order of the Temple
George H. Ogletree
E. C. Cecil N. Lovin
Royal Arch Masons Meet of Chapter No 160
Andrew D. Webb Chapter No 160 holds a special meeting on Wednesday March 16 at 7 30 PM for Royal Arch Degree with refreshments. Lester C Myers serves as H P and Cecil N Lovin as Secretary.
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Royal Arch Masons
Andrew D. Webb
Royal Arch
Lester C. Myers
H. P. Cecil N. Lovin
Sec'y
Traffic Fines Before Police Magistrate Dulaney
Fines assessed before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney include Russell Swift of Alma Indiana five dollars and costs for running a stop light Stephen Humphrey fifteen dollars and costs for careless driving and Dora Ada Gulley five dollars for failing to yield the right of way all sums cited reflect local traffic offense records.
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Allan Dulaney
Russell Swift
Alma
Stephen Humphrey
Dora Ada Gulley
Mt Vernon Furniture Sale Promises Many Antiques
Former Mt Vernon residents now in Florida will return to sell a large lot of furniture at the Owen Denham home near Public Square. Items include a Stratoliner Electric Range with pressure cooker, GE refrigerator, antique solid mahogany bed room suite with birdseye inlay, a 20th century walnut twin bedroom set, Wilton and velvet rugs, a Wurlitzer spinet piano, green sectional lounge, dining set by Duncan Phyfe, chest of drawers, mattresses, desk, brass and glass pieces, a coffee table, a case of firearms, garden tools, and more. The sale is set for March 15 through 17.
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Florida
Mt. Vernon
G. FE
G. E. & Foot
Sampa
Owen Denham
Public Square
Salem Mead
Firet
Ror Jones
AWOL Soldier Slays Parents in Wisconsin Tragedy
Pvt. Eugene D. Salzman, 24, an AWOL soldier held at James Connally Air Force Base, confessed to killing Emil Salzman 42 and his wife 38 in Hayward Wisconsin. He said he acted out of anger at the world and the Army, and he robbed their bodies of 109 dollars before fleeing, later denying remorse.
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Waco
Tex
Wisconsin
Eugene D. Salzman
Emil Salzman
Hayward
Wis
A. M. Bing
Earl C. Parker
Salzman
James Connally Air Force Base
Ft. Hood
Ming
Chicago Tribune
Miny
Dist. Atty
Tom Moore Jr
Moore
St. Paul
Minn
Dallas
Jet Explodes in Illinois Crash Missing Two Airmen
A T33 jet trainer exploded and crashed in Mercer County Illinois about 190 miles southwest of Chicago near the Iowa border. Two airmen en route from O'Hare Field to Colorado Springs are missing with no trace found. Coroner reports flesh fragments at the scene. wreckage reveals a 40 by 10 foot crater.
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New Boston, I
New Boston
O'Hare Field
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Air Force
O’hare Field
Big
Stuart Guthrie
Mercer County
Iowa
Luther Davis
Hospital Notes of Jefferson Memorial Admissions
Admitted list includes Charles Bayne Elsie Tate Musgrave and Wayne ity with Salem and RFD 7 entries. Discharges list Ethel Mae Thompson Chloe Monroe Esther Winesburgh Wayne City among others. Godd Samaritan shows admits Addie DuBois Harry Furlough Ada Or rick John Switzer Essie Gaddy Ernest Tosh Bluford Clyde Frazier Martha Puffer Phyllis Smith with discharges Jack McCowan Mary Ann Moore Murray Patterson Donald Shumaker William Balsover Hope Watkins.
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Jefferson Memorial
Charles Bayne
RFD
Elsie Tate
Salem
Aus Musgrave
Wayneity
Ethel Mae Thompson
Chloe Monroe
Bonnie
Esther Winesburgh
Wayne City
Godd Samaritan
Addie DuBois
Harry Furlough
Ada Orrick
John Switzer
Essie Gaddy
Ernest Tosh
Bluford
Clyde Frazier
Martha Puffer
Phyllis Smith
Jack McCowan
Mary Ann Moore
Murray Patterson
Donald Shumaker
William Balsover
Hope Watkins
Bluford Student Wins With Essay On Conservation
Larry Wilson, a vocational agriculture student at Webber Township High School, won the 1955 Soil Conservation Essay Contest for Jefferson County. Gordon Brookman and Alfred Brookman placed second and third, with Louis Wagner fourth. Winners from Webber and Waltonville high schools were announced by E. S. Baker. The Roth Dairy Company donated $50 for prizes. The contest, sponsored by the Jefferson Soil Conservation District, drew entries from Jefferson County vocational agriculture students.
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Larry Wilson
Webber Township
E. S. Baker
Jefferson County Soil Conservation District
Gordon Brookman
Alfred Brookman
Louis Wagner
Brookman
Webber High School
Wagner
Waltonville
Jefferson Soil Conservation District
Jefferson County
Roth Dairy Company
Mt. Vernon
Baker
Irvin Ward
RFD i
Vernon
Herman Schwartz
Jefferson Service Company
Harry Gearhart
Soil Conservation Service
Conviction Of Millionaire As Robber Quashed
Toronto, Ontario Court of Appeals quashed the robbery with violence conviction of John Leonard Smallman, 21, who inherited over two million dollars. Previously he was found guilty and sentenced to 18 months, with Nash identifying him as the attacker. Smallman, free on bail, argued Nash’s recollections were unreliable.
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Toronto
John Leonard Smallman
Ontario Court of Appeals
Smallman
Lawrence Nash
G. Arthur Martin
Opar
Nash
New Falcon Guided Missile Ready for Air Units
The Air Force unveiled the Falcon, its new guided air to air missile, calling it the only weapon with a mind of its own. In production, it will equip interceptor jets in Arctic approaches to North America with the Sparrow already in Navy use for fighter launches.
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Associated Press
Washington
Air Force Today
Air Force
Arctic
Navy
Hughes Aircraft Co
Culver City
Calif
Tucson
Greenland
Alaska
Pregnancy Not A Tax Sickness Ruling on pregnancy leave and income tax
Washington Revenue Commissioner T. Coleman Andrews ruled that pregnancy alone does not make a woman sick for tax purposes. A pregnant woman on leave may not exclude salary from taxable income unless she is also sick.
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Washington
T. Coleman Andrews
Retired Captain, 102, Still Runs Sea Lion Trade
Santa Barbara Calif A 102 year old Captain George C Mc Guire continues to supervise a business catching sea lions and shipping them to zoos and circuses worldwide. The firm operates near Santa Cruz Island where crews still haul in the catch for distribution to exhibits.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
George C. McGuire
Santa Cruz Island
Evelyn's Place Advertises Fried Chicken Basket Special
A compact ad for Evelyn's Place promotes daily fried chicken baskets with fries and salad, hot rolls and coffee. Open Sunday at noon. Monday to Saturday service ends at 3 p.m. The offer includes a basket with a combination salad and hot rolls.
Princess Margaret romance rumors spark Mail critique
The Daily Mail blasts RAF Group Capt. Peter Townsend for talking to reporters about Princess Margaret amid rumors of an engagement. Townsend denies a decisive proposal and vows to avoid newsmen, while London circles still expect a fall marriage as Margaret withdraws from public life amid palace illness and TV plans.
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London
Daily Mail
Peter Townsend
Princess Margaret
Mat
Townsend
Margaret
Brussels
Royal Household
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
James P Duncan Enlists In Navy At Marion
James Paul Duncan of 305 Castleton Avenue Mt Vernon enlisted in the U S Navy yesterday at the Marion Naval Recruiting Station and left for Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Recruiter R E Pease said local office hours are Tuesdays 10 to 1130 A M and there is no waiting list at Marion station.
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James Paul Duncan
Castleton Avenue
Mt. Vernon
U. S. Navy
Marion
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
R. E. Pease
BMC
Duncan
Lena Fay Duncan
Pease
Navy
Auxiliary Police To Meet Monday Auxiliary Meeting Scheduled
The Mt. Vernon auxiliary police department will hold a meeting on Monday. Officials urge members to attend for briefing and assignments.
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Mt. Vernon
City Hall Sets Regular Meeting Schedule Begin April
Starting in April the department will hold regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays each month at City Hall.
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Herman Fuller
Mt. W
Mt. V
Illinois
Mack's Cafe
John M. Mack
Chen Yi
Shanghai
Formosa
Illinois Ten Erat
UBES
Rockford
Perenne Es Paneb
Een Neers
Moline Es Enemnaten
Peoria Weneee
Quincy
Rantoul Ene Eenen
Springfield Vandalia Eeneseesey
Scott Field
Reg Pro
Lynnann Cleaners
Homer
Wimpy
Lucille Hauk
Jordan
Asolated Press
Evelyn’s
RnMin Basket
China
United States
Aruba
Romania
Bayer Motor CO
North 10Th St
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
Bel Air 2
FORD
Desoto
DODGE
BUICK
Dr.—Hydramatic
Mercury
Plymouth
Dix Coupe
Olds
James P. Duncan
Bute
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