Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs Adah Gertrude Schwenninger
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p m at Grove Baptist Church for Mrs Adah Gertrude Schwenninger a member of the church with Rev Douglas Cox officiating Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel after 2 p m calling hours She died yesterday at 9 30 a m at her home on RFD 1 Opdyke Survivors include her husband Kenneth three daughters three brothers two sisters and two grandchildren She was preceded in death by four sons.
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Gertrude Schwenninger
Grove Baptist Church
Douglas Cox
Myers Chapel
Shoe
Easy
Schwere
RFD
Opdyke
Kenneth Schwenninger
Fwr Sons
Eisenhower pushes plan for liberalized immigration
President Dwight D. Eisenhower urged broad changes to immigration law including ending national origins quotas and admitting 308000 immigrants annually with special refugee provisions. Opposition quickly followed as Congressman Francis Walter doubted the proposal’s chances and noted similarities to earlier efforts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
House Immigration Committee
Walter
Brower
Storms Close Roads and Halt Chicago Area Travel
Snowbound travellers and stranded fans fill area shelters after severe storms lash the Midwest and East. Meigs Field shuts, Midway nearly idle, several roads blocked, and bus riders endure overnight delays across Illinois and Chicago suburbs. Local deaths tied to exposure and shoveling efforts are reported.
Free bus rides to road hearing offered
Bank parking lot at 11:00 a.m. and return by 2:00 p.m. Other communities along the proposed southern alignment of the superhighway will arrange similar transportation to public hearings conducted by the U S Bureau of Public Roads.
Hospital Notes Discharges And Admissions Listed
Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan notes show multiple discharges and admissions. Discharged: Mrs Donna Kay Bigham and baby Kathy Kay plus several patients by name. Admitted: Anna Mae Schuh and others including Travis Gale Green Ora Rade Rogers Iva Alma Marlow Sheryl Lynn Underwood.
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Jefferson Memorial
William Bryan Meders
Donna Kay ‘Bigham
Kathy Kay
Dora Almeda Southerd
Good Samaritan
Anna Mae Schuh
Travis Gale Green
Ora Rade Rogers
Iva Alma Marlow
Sheryl Lynn Underwood
Robert McCutcheon
Walter Robert Ingram
James Neal ‘Flora
Hattie Lamke
Russell Ell‘ston
Karen Sue Hill
Ina Sue ‘Luhn
Leona Fay Mills
Jerry Lewis
Darrell Wayne Chambliss
Mabel Boos
Birth of Linus Gerard Rapp at Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Rapp of Elle River announce the birth of a son born at 7 52 oclock last night in Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds five ounces. The baby has been named Linus Gerard.
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Elle Rive
Samaritan Hospital
Linus Gerard
Crippled Plane Lands in Baltimore
An AP brief reports a crippled plane landed safely in Baltimore after an in-flight emergency. Passengers and five crew members were aboard with no serious injuries reported, and authorities began inspecting the aircraft for the cause.
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Baltimore
Getting Factories to Illinois Bloodthirsty Business Boost
Illinois leaders convened to attract factories and offices, with panelists noting the economy measures profits drive investment. The conference, run by the Division of Industrial Planning and Development, drew 160 of 500 registrants due to snow, and stressed secrecy and practical economic facts in courting industry.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Ilinois Division of
Richard Nowinson
Stewart Reed
Canton Chamber of Commerce
Commerce Chambers
Francis W. Kaar
Greater Alton
John Smithers
Moline Industrial Promotion Association
Chamber
Smithers
Ex Mt V Man Reopens Globe Theatre At Christopher
Clyde Patton a former Mt Vernon resident reopens the Globe Theatre at Christopher as a private enterprise. He formerly worked with the Fox theatres in Mt Vernon and Centralia and resigned in Centralia to restart the Christopher movie house.
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Mt. Vernon
Patton
Globe Theatre
Fox Theatres
Centralia
Christopher
U.S. Would Ban Space Weapons Discussion
Article outlines a divide in views on a space weapons ban. It notes contradictions and two stage approaches. It mentions Soviet plans seeking abolition of national armies and international control with inspections.
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U.S
Boy Kills Mom Over Bedtime Dispute in Leavenworth
An eight year old boy with an IQ of 135 confessed to shooting his mother Laverne Schwalb 38 as she lay in a twin bed after she sent him to bed early. Chelan County Sheriff Nickell said the boy gave details during a long interview at Wenatchee Youth Center. The mother’s husband Norman Schwalb, a former county prosecutor, heard nothing and the sheriff said the boy lied to cover up for his son.
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Wash
Chelan County
Shertham Nickel
Laverne Schwalb
Norman Schwalb
Leavenworth
Schwalb
Superior Court
Lohmen’s Mount Vernon Talk Targets City Hall Machines
Lohmen delivered a sharp Mt. Vernon address criticizing an Illinois political machine clash between a Stratton-led statehouse bloc and a Daley-dominated Chicago city hall. He warned Daley and recalled his sheriff days, pledging to keep his head erect and refuse to ride anyone’s coat-tails as he appeals to voters. A dinner at Hotel Emmerson hosted by political and business leaders featured toastmaster George Howard and introduced local and district candidates including Clyde Lee, Bill Moore, Dale Mains, La Vern Sanders, Lawrence Starman, Kenneth Collins, Newton Brown, and Milton Burns.
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Lohman
Cook County
Chicago
Mt. Vernon
Hotel Emmerson
George Howard
Clyde Lee
William L
Bill) Moore
Dale Mains
Mt. Carmel
LaVern Sanders
West Frankfort
Lawrence J. Starman
Kenneth
Bus) Collins
Newton Brown
Milton Burns
Three Women Slain in Riverside Park Outing
Three women tied to Riverside church roles were slain after planning a routine outdoor escape. Oetting and Lindquist were active in church, library, and school groups, while all shared a love of hiking before their deaths near Starved Rock Park last Monday.
Royal Neighbors of America Meet in Fairfield Tomorrow
Members of Fern Leaf Camp No 694 will entertain Fairfield Camp at the O Q O F Temple in the city tomorrow evening at 6 o clock All members urged to attend.
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Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbors of America
Fairfield
Bis City
Desperate Search Follows Triple Slayings In Canyon
A $30,000 reward was offered as investigators and crime lab teams assess a triple murder in a canyon. Victims, all women, were found in a cave area after a snowstorm erased footprints. Witnesses say the last sighting was with a lodge janitor before the hike. Police seal the canyon as searchers plan to melt snow for clues. The case echoes past Chicago area student slayings and the Grimes sisters deaths in Robinson Woods.
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Ene
Illini
Marseilles
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Canyon
Ottawa
Grimes Sisters
Chicago
Robert Peterson
Schuessler
John
Antony
Robinson’s
Patricia
Barbara
Willow Springs
Five Die in Nassau County Farmhouse Fire
A mother Lottie Gottart aged 39 and her children Martha 8 Peter 5 William 3 and Lydia 10 months died in a flash fire that swept their Nassau County home in Franklyn Square. Father Paul Goggart survived and was hospitalized in serious condition at Meadow Brook Hospital. Cause undetermined.
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Franklyn Square
N. Y
Nassau County
Lottie Gottart
Martha
Peter
William
Lydia
Paul Goggart
Meadowbrook Hospital
Lawsuit Settled Over March Truck Collision
A $51,135 lawsuit involving Hubert Harrell and Jarrell Harrell versus A. and H. Corporation and Wayne Methur was settled out of court and dismissed in circuit court here. The plaintiffs claimed damages for injuries from a truck collision last March south of Mount Vernon.
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Hubert Harrell
Jarrell Harrell
A. & H. Corporation
Wayne Methur
Mt. Vernon
Annulment Granted In Heiress Marriage To Truck Driver
In East St. Louis, an annulment was granted for Gail Balaban, 18, daughter of late theater chain owner David Balaban, from Terry Mark Jungewaelter, 21, a Chester truck driver. The court ruled she was immature and had no serious intent to wed. Jag judge John M. Karns signed the order as Balaban attends Carthage College.
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Gail Balaban
David Balaban
Chester
Florence
Ala
Terry Mark Jungewaelter
Jungewaelter
Balaban
John M. Karns
Katz
Carthage College
Carthage
Barn Fire Destroys Jones Farm Barn Near Mt Vernon
A fire at 1:50 this morning destroyed a 65 by 44 foot barn on Walter Jones’s farm six miles north of Mt Vernon on the Tolle Road. Twenty-five hogs perished, along with 20 bales of hay 40 bales of straw and tools. Firemen arrived to a mass of flames. Jones had insurance on the barn but not on the contents.
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Walter Jones
Mt. Vernon
Jones
Car And Truck Collide Here Driver Is Fined
No injuries were reported after a collision between a truck driven by Donald E. Mulvaney Route 1 Texico and a car driven by Bid Liga Eldridge Jr Palm City on Tenth Street near the L and N tracks. Eldridge was fined five dollars plus costs by Police Magistrate J R Thomas for following too close. Damages totaled about fifty dollars to the track and one hundred dollars to the car.
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Texico
Liga Eldridge, Jr
Palm City
Tenth Street
Eldridge
J. R. Thomas
Jet Crashes Into Homes Killing 2 Fliers
An Air Force T-33 trainer crashed into two houses near Weir Cook Airport in Indianapolis after miss on approach, killing Maj. Dowd F. Cooper 38 and Lt. Lloyd Cogdill 27. A tenant Lillie Pritchett 72 and Larry D. Crabtree 19 were injured. the plane ran out of fuel on its first landing attempt.
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Ind
Weir Cook Municipal
Dowd F. Cooper
Wheatland
Ore
Lloyd Cogdill
Clovis
Lillie Pritchett
Larry D. Crabtree
Illinois highways report on snow packed stretches
Illinois highways north of a line through Louisiana Missouri and Springfield and Danville reported packed snow today. The State Highway Department said conditions ranged from widely scattered to 100 percent in the far north with some one way traffic due to drifted snow in the Jacksonville area and south and east of Bloomington.
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Springfield
Mil
Illinois
Louisiana
Danville
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Blooming‘tom
Puerto Ricans Censure Eisenhower For Supporting GOP
The Puerto Rican Senate and House censured President Eisenhower for endorsing Luis Ferre in the island governor race. The 18 to 9 Senate vote came after a 16 hour debate amid Route Democratic majorities. Eisenhower later accompanied Ferre back to Washington.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Senate
House of Representatives
Eisenhower
Commonwealth
Luis Muniz Marin
Route Democratic Party
Luis Ferre
Washington
Desertion Charge In Divorce Suit Filed in Circuit Court
Edward Hayes filed for divorce from Dorris Hayes in circuit court alleging desertion. The couple married April 18 1953 and separated November 20 1958, according to the complaint.
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Edward Hayes
Dorris Hayes
Tamaroa Man Killed In Texas Collision
A Santa Fe mail train and an empty semi-trailer grain truck collided in the Texas Panhandle town of BOVNIA. Carey A. Merkle, 39, of Tamaroa, was killed when the truck driver died in the crash Tuesday night.
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Bovnia
Tex
Texas
Carey A. Merkle
Tamaroa
Satellite In Space Two Years Marks Orbit Span
Washington AP reports two small satellites orbiting Earth, including Van Guard 1 and another, with estimates on their orbital longevity ranging from 200 to 2,000 years. The note highlights the second satellite's endurance and project timing near March 1, 388.
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Washington
Cape Canal
First Miner Buried From Island Creek Tragedy
Logan West Virginia AP report: relatives mourn as the first of 16 miners who suffocated is buried. Eighteen men were trapped March 8 after a slate fall and smoldering fire created a 200 foot long barrier. Sixteen bodies recovered. nine children left behind. Notable figures: Lee Dempsey, James Anderson, Jim Lundale.
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Logan
W. Va
Holden Mine
Island Creek
Navy Blimp Sets 73-Hour Ocean Patrol Record
A Navy airship landed at Lakehurst New Jersey after 73 hours aloft for a submarine patrol exercise. The 24-man crew cruised about 100 miles off the Atlantic coast, breaking the prior 65-hour record set two weeks earlier.
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Lakehurst
N.J
Atlantic
Nations Seek Agreement On Ocean Ownership
Representatives from 86 nations open a conference in Geneva to define the reach of territorial waters and exclusive fishing rights. The Law of the Sea talks revisit a 6 mile/12 mile proposal, aiming to curb creeping coastal control without a two thirds vote.
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Dorian Falk
Geneva
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