County Health Association Group Meets Here Monday
The Jefferson County Health Improvers Association holds its second annual meeting Monday March 22 at 7 30 p m in West Salem Church basement. New officers and directors will be elected. Howard Dagley from district six of the Illinois Health Improvement Association Board will speak. Members and others interested in Blue Cross and Blue Shield urged to attend. Enrollment for Blue Cross and Blue Shield benefits runs June 21 to July 2. Entertainment and refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County Health Improvers Association
West Salem
Howard Dagley
Illinois Health Improvement Association Board
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Health Improvement Assn
Jefferson County
Jefferson Co. Health Imp. Assn
Jefferson County Association For
Obbie Atkinson
Jefferson County Association
Waltonville Residents Attend Livestock Meeting and Local Gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Rogers attended the 32nd annual Producers Livestock Association meeting in St. Louis at the Jefferson Hotel. Miss Edis Manner of Chicago visited with relatives, accompanying her sister Mrs. Chloe Kisiejewski and Kathy to Chicago. A birthday supper honored Toby Norris and Charles Sword at the Norris home with a large guest list including Hayes, Sword family, Glenn and Roy Howard, Knox Mairons, Lewis Norris, Myrtie Norris, Elsie and Eleanor Hodge. Fred Hoofer of Nasan returned from Korea and is sister-in-law to Mrs. Geraldine Bushong. Rogers attended a Hereford cattle sale at the DuQuoin State Fair grounds, and Leslie Rogers hosted visitors in Pinckneyville Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Rogers
St. Louis
Producers Livestock Association
Jefferson Hotel
Edis’ Manner
Chicago
Chloe Kise- Jewski
Kathy
Toby Norris
Charles Sword
Fred Hayes
Glenn Howard
Roy Howard
Mt. Vernon
Knox Mairons
Lewis Norris
Myrtie Norris
Elsie Hodge
Eleanor Hodge
Fred Hoofer
Nasan
States
Korea
Geraldine Bushong
DuQuoin State Fair
Leslie Rogers
Pinckneyville
Rolling Quake Shakes Southern California Coachella Valley
A moderate earthquake centered in the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs woke sleepers from Ventura to Mexico with little damage. It cracked windows and plaster in Indio and Coachella, broke a Palm Springs hotel water pipe, and swayed buildings in Los Angeles. The quake, magnitude near 6, was the strongest in the region outside Kern County in years. Residents flooded police lines with calls from El Centro, San Bernardino, Riverside, and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Coachella Valley
Palm Springs
Ventura
Mexico
Indio
Coachella
California Institute of Technology
California
Kern County
el Centro
San Bernardino
Riverside
Bigamist Kills His Third Wife in Chicago Neighborhood
Chicago police say John Krawczwicz 41 admitted marrying Bertha in 1952 without divorce from his second wife. A coroner's jury recommended grand jury action after he fatally shot Bertha at a daughter’s home Tuesday night. Krawczwicz had served eight years for killing his first wife Betty and also married Dorothy Veronice McFaul in 1946. Roy Brewer, son in law of the third wife, described the shooting and disarming of the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
John Krawczwicz
Bertha
Krawczwicz
Two Grass Fire Runs Reported by Mt. Vernon Firemen
Mt. Vernon firemen answered two calls yesterday afternoon. They controlled grass fires at 12th and Oakland and in the 300 block of North Ninth Street, causing no damage. The text notes cotton grew wild once and mentions the Greeks calling it tree wool.
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Mt. Vernon
12Th
Oakland
North Ninth Street
Deaths and Funerals Joseph Oakley former resident dies
Joseph C. Oakley of Danville a former Mt. Vernon resident died at 2 25 am Thursday at the Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis Ind He was 58 He had lived in Danville Ill 30 years and worked at C E I shops He was World War I veteran serving with Co K 334th U S Infantry He was a member of the A F and A M at Danville He is survived by a sister Mrs Blanche Allen of Mt Vernon Funeral services set for Saturday at 3 pm at Myers Chapel with the Rev Ross Partridge officiating Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Friends may call at Myers Chapel
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Joseph C. Oakley
Danville
Mt. Vernon
Veterans Hospital
Indianapolis
Ind
Myers Chapel
Ross Partridge
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Oakley
James A
Nellie
Rutherford) Oakley
Ill
Co. K
334Th U. S. Infantry
Blanche Allen
Clyde Meredith Dies At Age 49 Rites Monday
Clyde Meredith of 534 Grand Avenue died Thursday at age 49. Rites Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Corinthian Baptist Church with Rev. William Fuqua officiating. burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Body at Campbell and Parker Funeral Home. Survived by wife Laura Tolbert and father Walter Meredith of Carterville Illinois. born in Chester, TfL. employed at Pressed Steel Car Co. Funeral details note viewing Sunday afternoon.
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Clyde Meredith
Grand Avenue
Corinthian Baptist Church
William Fuqua
Oakwood Cemetery
Campbell and Parker Funeral Home
Meredith
The
Pressed Steel Car Co
Chester
Tfl
Rites Saturday For Shelton Child
Funeral services for John Lloyd Shelton age 3 who was killed Tuesday night in a tractor accident at the family home on RFD 1 Opdyke will be held Saturday at 1 00 p m at the Liberty church. Rev Guy Roney will officiate and burial will be in Atchison cemetery. Pulley Funeral Home will handle arrangements. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Shelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lloyd Shelton
Opdyke
Liberty Church
Guy Roney
Atchison Cemetery
Pulley Funeral
John Lloyd
Raymond Shelton
Local Nurse Nelle McCollum Dies at 76
Nelle McCollum of RFD 4 Mt Vernon died at 12 30 pm today at Quinn Nursing Home after a long nursing career at Thompson Hospital. Born January 23 1877 in Hamilton County she was 76 years 10 months 6 days. Survived by sister Lucy Downes of Santa Monica California. Funeral arrangements pending Myers Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle McCollum
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Quinn Nursing Home
Miss McCollum
Thompson Hospital
Myers Chapel
Hamilton County
John and
Elvira McCollum
Lucy Downes
Santa Monica
Calif
Charles Gower Dies at 65 in Mt. Vernon
Charles Gower of 801 Lamar died at 10 05 am at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He was 65 years three months and 26 days old. An employee of Mt. Vernon car company and born November 23 1888 in Franklin County. Survived by wife Fannie Holland, a daughter Juanita Henry, two brothers Omar and Jack, two sisters Maude Lee and Ida Oxley, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Charles Gower
Lamar
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Gower
Mt. Vernon
Juanita Henry
Omar
Jack
Danville
Maude Lee
Detroit, Mich
Ida Oxley
Dubuque
Iowa
Violent Winds Rake Colorado
Violent winds in Colorado and Wyoming for two days killed Mrs Cora Pool 76 in Colorado Springs and injured three others. The storm caused about 16 million dollars in crop damage as gusts reached 84 miles an hour near Pike's Peak and halted traffic with dust and snow on the plains.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Cora Pool
Colorado Springs
Pike's Peak
Wyoming Plains
Bicycle Theft Reported In Compton Neighborhood
Compton, 213 South 22nd Street resident Bus reported to police at 2 55 p m yesterday that his daughter's bicycle was stolen from behind the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compton
South 22Nd Street
Cars Collide At Tenth And Casey In Mt Vernon
One minor accident occurred in Mt. Vernon yesterday when Dolores Fry of 908 South 28th Street and Verdie G. Farmer of Whittington collided at 5 10 p m at Tenth and Casey. No injuries were reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Dolores Fry
South 28Th Street
Verdie G. Farmer
Whittington
Tenth
Casey
Births in Missouri Add Two Daughters to Families
Mr and Mrs James W Neal Jr of Moberly announce the birth of a daughter at 1 a m today weighing seven and a half pounds named Paula Joyce. Mrs Neal is the former Joyce Noren of Mt Vernon. Mr and Mrs Orbe Jolly of 1813 Highland View Mr Vernon report a daughter born at 6 39 a m today in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds 15 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Neal, Jr
Moberly
Paula Joyce
Neal
Joyce Noren
Mt. Vernon
Orbe Jolly
Highland View
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hospital Notes From Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
Good Samaritan lists admissions Lula Mae Ed wards Myrtle Mae Thomas Carroll Lee Birdsong Stella Webb and discharges Rebecca Jean Moore Virgie Jane Glover Gertrude August Brandt Ruth Jacqueline Johnson and infant Susette Jefferson Memorial records admit Charles Gower and discharge infant Brenda Sue Buoy Mrs Geneva Quarterman Texico Meredith Milton
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Lula Mae Edwards
Myrtle Mae Thomas
Carroll Lee Birdsong
Stella Webb
Rebecca Jean Moore
Virgie Jane Glover
Gertrude August Brandt
Ruth Jacqueline Johnson
Susette
Jefferson Memorial
Charles Gower
Brenda Sue Buoy
Geneva Quarterman
Texico
Meredith Milton
Marriage License for Coy and Webb in Dahlgren
Robert L. Coy and Ethel Mae Webb, both of Dahlgren, were issued a marriage license. The filing confirms their intent to wed with Dahlgren as their residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Coy
Ethel Mae Webb
Dahlgren
Faithful Dog Protects Boy Lost In Rain
In Palmyra Illinois a 3 year old boy found after eight hours in woods with 250 searchers. The boy was bruised and soaked as his year old collie Corsky lay on him to keep him warm and dry. He was taken to a Carlinville hospital for examination.
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Palmyra
Danny Pratt
Leonard Pratt
Jim Stanting
Callie Corsky
Danny
Carlinville
Local air travelers attend events around Centralia
Earl Outland flew to St Louis to pick up M. J. Mitchell returning from Dallas. Mr and Mrs Arias LeFevre of Atlanta arrived en route to Centralia for a singing convention. The Blackwood Brothers Quartet from Memphis also arrived for an appearance in Centralia. Tom Oakley completed a round trip to Alton today.
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Earl Outland
St. Louis
M. J. Mitchell
Mitchell
Dallas
Texas
Arias LeFevre
Atlanta
Centralia
Blackwood Brothers Quartet
Memphis
Waltonville Youth Wins Soil Conservation Essay Contest
Louis Wagner of Waltonville high school is the winner of a Jefferson County high school agricultural class essay contest on building fertility to cut farm costs. Second place goes to Melvin Kabat, Waltonville. third to Duane Pitchford, Woodlawn. fourth to Dean Nowland, Mt. Vernon. Roth Dairy Co. sponsors with $20, $135, $10 and $5 prizes.
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Louis Wagner
Waltonville
Jefferson County
Melvin Kabat
Duane Pitchford
Woodlawn
Dean Nowland
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County Soil Conservation District
Roth Dairy Co
Soil Conservation District
Lloyd DeWitt
W. H. Cullins
Bethel School
Harry Garhart
Shawnee Association
E. S. Baker
Maxey Holloway Wins In National Chinchilla Show
Maxey Holloway of Waltonville won a second and a third place at the first National Chinchilla Show held at Hotel Nicollet in Minneapolis Minnesota March 12 14. Three hundred top animals from across the United States entered the event judged by furriers from New York City and Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxey Holloway
Waltonville
Hotel Nicollet
Minneapolis
Minn
United States
New York City
Mineapolis
Ike Scores Big Victory On Tax Bill
Ike scores a large victory for a tax bill covering dividends, fringe benefits, and expanded deductions for medical, child care, soil conservation, and college student dependents. It proposes extending the corporate tax rate from 52 to 53 percent for a year, avoiding a cut to 47 percent and risking a revenue loss of $1.2 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
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S. 10Th Street
Bonnie
Norge
Jardiniere
Zenith
Leila Piper Harper
T. B. Russell
Russell
WMIX
Joseph Oakley
Shelton Child
Kree
Margaret Williamson
7Th St
Morgan's Jewelry
Main Street
Post Office
Rockford
Samaritan
Ola-Beron
Walgreen Agency Drug Store
Airport News
Curtis-Florist
Centralia Road
Krekel
Edmison
19Th Street
ESTES
Virginia Ave
MT. Vernon Monument CO
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Salem
ATLAS
Tos
Standard Service
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Per Weex
John Deere
Southern Illinois Equipment CO
Waltonville Road
Glenn Cole
Melaughiin’s
North 10Th St
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