Death of William J. Gardner in Casner Township
William J. Gardner aged 66 was found dead at his home in Casner township four miles northeast of Ashley. A printer at the Ashley News he likely died from a heart attack. He resided with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Grady Slayton. Funeral plans were incomplete. Body at Hogan Funeral Home Ashley.
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William J. Gardner
Casner Township
Ashley
Gardner
Ashley News
Grady Slayton
Hogan Funeral Home
Mrs Ida Clark Dies In Centralia At 77 Rites Saturday
Mrs. Ida B. Clark 77, mother of S. Harold Clarke of this city, died at 7:00 am Thursday at her daughter Mrs. J H Barrow’s home in Centralia. Funeral 1:30 pm Saturday at Queen Boggs Funeral Home Centralia with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Survived by husband John W Clark Sr, five sons Vern H Carpenter S Harold Clarke Harry S Clark William D Clark John W Clark Jr, one daughter, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Ida B. Clark
S. Harold Clarke
J. H. Barrow
James Street
Centralia
Queen Boggs Funeral Home
Elmwood
Centralia Funeral Home
Clark
Daniel and
Francis
Love) Bozarth
N. Mex
Ten families on Cyprus continue walkout amid island unrest
Greek shopkeepers, laborers and clerks joined a five day general shutdown on Cyprus as shortages of gasoline and fuel oil spread. Labor leaders warned the walkout could end by Tuesday while religious holidays loom. Pro-Greek factions attacked British targets as RAF personnel and police suffered injuries. A bomb damaged a home and a military vehicle near Famagusta, with another strike on a patrol near Drousha. no injuries reported there.
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Greece
Royal Air Force
Famagusta
Drousha
Paphos
Hospital Notes and Discharges List Names
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Mrs. Lillian Smith and Mrs. Cosie St. Clair, with discharges for John H. Beck and Jessie LaFarra. Good Samaritan records admissions such as Mrs. Margarett Jane Stockett and Curtis Mullinax with several others, and discharges for Jackie Marvin Owens and Hilda Mary Huston among many.
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Jefferson Memorial
Lillian Smith
Cosie St. Clair
Bert Best
Raymond Aldrich
Kell
Minnie Augusta Dodson
John H. Beck
Norris City
Jessie LaFarra
Good Samaritan
Margarett Jane Stockett
Curtis D. Mullinax
Carl Victor Farmer
Calvin Marion Greenlee
Sharon Lynn Figworth
Carolyn Sue Cowan
Jalayne Morrison
Robert Dale Farley
Sadie Stern
Birth of Daughter Elizabeth Kile to Mae Wherter
Mr and Mrs Richard Mae Wherter of 805 Oakland welcomed a daughter at 4 59 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital She weighed six pounds thirteen ounces and has been named Elizabeth Kile.
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Richard Mae Wherter
Oakland
Good Samaritan Hospital
Elizabeth Kile
Algerian Unrest Forces French Emergency Powers Vote
Reporting from Algiers describes rebels blocking roads across Algeria and tearing up highways as European residents threaten a shutdown of municipal offices. In Paris the Senate backed emergency powers formilitary and admin actions as Mollet vowed elections within three months after violence ends.
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Indoochna
Algeria
Algiers
Council of the Republic
France
Senate
Paris
Mallet
Buford's Tavern Hearing Drags Into Next Session
The ongoing Buford tavern hearing in Mt. Vernon featured witnesses including Frank Young of Enfield who praised the front view, and mayoral ally John R. Grigg who recalled Jackson’s past “wire” claim. Chief Werner Pigg testified about past city inspections and current visibility, while Ben Jackson defended his compliance and described a vacant rear building. The session adjourned to 9:00 am next Tuesday for further cross examination.
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Prairie Street
Frank Young
Enfield
Thellinois Liquor Control Commission
John R. Grigg
Buford
Jackson
Grigg
Werner Pigg
Pigg
Chester Lewis
Coyn Mateer
Ben Jackson
Southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Oasis
Lewis
Chief Pigg
Larry Forrestal’s Flight to Springfield Today
Larry Forrestal made a flight to Springfield today. Gene Tumbleson flew to Alton this morning.
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Larry Forrestal
Springfield
Gene Tumbleson
Alton
Rain and Cold Spread Across Eastern U S
Rain and fog reached the east central United States with heavy rainfall up to 2 inches in Alabama and Georgia. Snow covered a narrow belt from southeast Kansas through central Missouri and Illinois with 1 to 3 inches. North Dakota saw flurries while cold persisted in the northern Great Lakes and New England with subzero readings.
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Virginias
Carolinas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Gulf Coast
Texas
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Missouri
Iinois
Michigan
Indiana
Kansas
Illinois
North Dakota
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
New England
Syria accuses Turkey after border shootings
Syria filed two complaints with the Turkish Syrian Joint Border Commission citing a Turkish patrol firing on three Syrians in Harem killing Mohammed Hasan and a Turkish unit crossing 500 yards into Syria at Zawiat Elzerbeh to seize cattle. Residents resisted with no casualties. Earlier in the week another Syrian and a Turkish soldier were killed in border incidents.
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Associated Press
Damascus
Syria
Syria Today
Joint Border Commission
Syrian Interior Ministry
Harem
Mohammed Hashem
Zawiat Elzerbeh
Attractive five room home in north location
Nicely kept five room house with hardwood floors and oi heat, located in a desirable north area. Reasonably priced, contact John R. Woolsey at 400 or residence 3466 for details.
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John R. Woolsey
Reds Absolve Court in Planes Suit at The Hague
The International Court of Justice dismissed two U S claims totaling about 1.62 million dollars for a B29 bomber and crew shot down by Soviet and Czechoslovak forces. The court said both nations refused to accept jurisdiction. The U S also sought 27 381 dollars for an FS4 Thione fighter downed by MG 15s near the West German border in 1953. The pilot Lt Warren G Pet of Henderson Colorado survived after parachuting.
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Associated Press
Hague
Netherlands
International Court of Justice
U. S
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
United States
Japan
West German- Cronne Zone
Gborges
U.S
Warren G. Pet
Henderson, Colo
Woodlawn Gatherings And Family Visits Across Town
Woodlawn residents recount return home after visiting relatives, while Evansville and Smyrna guests join local families for Sunday calls. The region notes multiple shows of sympathy as Roy Piercy and Bert Sides attend George Welborn’s funeral in Centralia.
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Grover Wheeles
Ashley
Fern Howard
Sumner Schmidt
Evansville
Indiana
Carl Schmidt
Richard Mozlenski
Smyrna
Tennessee
Harvey Snow
Verlin Knox
Fairfield
Ed Knox
Willis Ferguson
Local residents share visits and moves around town
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ragan moved to a home west of town while Mrs. Louise Smith and several Germanns spent Monday shopping in St. Louis. Mrs. William Johnson will visit Alton this week. Rev. and Mrs. Paul Randall joined Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Endicott for dinner in Carterville. Mrs. Lettie Brim and others visited Centralia to see Mrs. Faye Pfolsgrof.
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Charles Ragan
Dixon
Louise Smith
Rita Germann
Mary Germann
Carl Fitzgerrell
Nita Fitzgerrell
St. Louis
William Johnson
Alton
Paul Randall
Carterville
Lyle Endicott
Lettie Brim
Lottie Bourland
Lola Spangler
Centralia
Faye Pfolsgrof
Mt Vernon Student Honored by State Academy of Science
Albert Wayne Morgan a Mt. Vernon Township High School senior is among 40 students recognized by the Illinois State Academy of Science at its Springfield meeting May 3 and 4. He receives a certificate, attends a banquet, and gets 10 toward travel. The award cites his project on the effectiveness of folic acid in preventing sulfa drug reactions in white mice, prepared under Homer C. Brush guidance with the academy and Westinghouse Foundation evaluating.
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Urbana. Til
Albert Wayne Morgan
Mt. Vernon Township
E.W. Morgan
S. 22Nd Street
Mt. Vernon
Illinois State Academy of Science
Springfield
Academy
Junior Academy of Science
Morgan
Young Morgan
Homer C. Brush
Mt. Vernon High School
Spanks Girls Teaches Bible And Loses His Job
Deavertown boards fire Jack Eberle 25 of McConnelsville for paddling five female students and teaching Bible subjects against state law. He faces assault and battery charges from the mother and father of 15 year old Trenda Kennel. he denies the claim. Eberle had taught English and government in his first year.
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Associated Press
Mcconnellville
Ohio
Deavertown
Trenda Kennel
Eberle
Bob Jones Evangelistic College
North Carolina
Winter Wallops New York With Deluge Of Snow
Winter hindered travel across New York and New Jersey with heavy snow and grounding of flights. Western New York faced 8 to 12 inches more as New England prepared for similar impact. Coastal areas may see rain with up to five inches in New Jersey and New York City. northern Connecticut up to 10 inches. Rhode Island coastal snow and winds to 40 mph. Horse racing at Lincoln Downs canceled due to a frozen track and La Guardia saw over 80 flight cancellations before noon due to nationwide weather disruptions.
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Associated Press
New York
New Jersey
New England
New York City
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Providence
Lincoln Downs
R. 1
la Guardia
Clabaugh Criticizes Township Assessors Over Aid Formula
State Rep. Charles W. Clabaugh says township assessors game the state school aid formula by lowering local valuations to boost state payments. He spoke at the Willineis School Problems Commission meeting, arguing the system rewards the biggest chiseler and demands responsible formula oversight.
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Chicago
Charles W. Clabaugh
Champaign
Clabaugh
Wllneis
It's Not Illegal To Smoke Worms
Lansing reports the State Agriculture Department cannot act on wormy cigarettes. Miles A. Nelson, head of the Bureau of Foods and Standards, said the complaint from Grand Rapids cannot be acted upon because the worms are not edible and thus not under their jurisdiction.
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Associated Press
Lansing
Mich
State Agriculture Department
Miles A. Nelson
Bureau of Foods and Standards
Grand Rapids
Nelson
Charge Actors Sons Steal Car
Santa Monica police say teenage sons of actors Robert Mitchum and Johnny Weissmuller and another youth went joyriding in a stolen car with several girls on March 8 and pushed the auto over a cliff. James Mitchum 15 John Weissmuller 16 Edwin Ackerman 16 were arrested on suspicion of automobile theft and released to their parents pending a juvenile court hearing.
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Associated Press
Santa Monica
Calif
Robert Mitchum
Johnny Weissmuller
James Mitchum
John Weissmuller
Edwin Ackerman
Top Records List of Classic 1950s Hits
A compact listing of vintage songs and artists including Nelson Riddle Lisbon Antique Meg Stare The Great Pretender The Platters No Not Much The Four Lads Poor People Of Paris Les Banter See You Later Alligator Blu Haley Memories Are Made Of This Dean Martin Why Do Fools Fall In Love Gale Storm Three Penny Opera Dick Hyman Band Of Gold Don Cherry Dungaree Doll Eddie Fisher Its Almost Tomorrow Dream Weavers Tutti Frutti Little Richard Angels In The Sky The Craw-Cuts Innamorata Dean Martin Eddie My Love The Teen Queens Be Home Pat Boone Me Wonderful Sarah Vaughan Juke Box Gaby Perry Come Forever Darling Ames Brothers Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford Lipstick And Candy And Rubbersole Shoes Julius La Rose.
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Lisbon
Nelson Riddle
Meg Stare
the Platters
Four Lads
The
Craw-Cuts
Dean Martin
Eddie
Pat Boone
Sarah Vaughan
Perry Come
Ames Brothers
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Julius la Rose
Top EP Albums Dance Craze and Unforgettable
Two EP albums feature popular dance tunes and Nat King Cole classics. Dance Craze includes bunny hop and hokey pokey inspired tracks for $1.47, while Unforgettable showcases Cole’s famous Mona Lisa and Tee Young versions for $1.47.
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Bunny Hop
Hokey Pokey
Nat "King'' Cole
Nat
Tee Young
Mona Lisa
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Reds
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Spanks Girls
M. L. Strickland
S. 23Rds
Littole Liz
Enue
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Sears
Digger O'Dell
Broadway
Collens Shoe Store
Jefferson County
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Seabeoee
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Vandalia
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