Easter Weekend Visiting List Across Mt Vernon Area
A long list of residents and visitors is noted as Mt Vernon and area towns host relatives during the Easter weekend. People from Chicago, St Louis, Nashville and various local towns are mentioned visiting relatives, attending weddings and events, or traveling for spring holidays. Notable names include Nancy Bogdan, Pat Bogdan, Pvt Ralph Jenkins, Mr and Mrs Frank Purcell, and SIU Carbondale students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Boyd
Lewis Wolfe
Timmie
Decatur
Roy Morgan
Inn
Dolores Purcell
Frank Purcell
Centralia Road
Dolores
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Nancy Bogdan
Carol Mindey
Chicago
Mt. Vernon
Pat Bogdan
Ralph W. Jenkins
First Baptist Church
Nancy
Clark Bogdan
Mt Vernon High School
Cpl
Richard Shadoan
San Angelo
Texas
Mis
Charles Shadoan
St. Joseph
Harry Jensen
Ace
Daughttsiss
Marina Badgett
Lee W. Badgett
Shaws Garden
Miss Badgett
University of Ilinois
Martin Hess
Jacksonville
MacMurray College
Norma Lee Hess
Marjorie Edmondson
Sidney
Montana
MacMurray
W. W. Colvin
Fairfield
Golden Gate
Lowell Fellinger
Bill
Kirkwood
Fellinger
A. Paul Fellinger
Lee Hamlin
St. Louis
Ray Wickham
Herrin
Lula Lee Wallace
M. L. Moore
Jean Russell
J. B. Russell
Charles Jay
Fred Jay, Jr
Benton Road
Fred Jay, Sr
Nashville
G. W. Modglin
Bluford
Carl E. Pilkington
Fort Bragg
N.C
Pilkington
J. R. Kelley
North 26Th Street
Norma Haskett
S. L. Haskett
Liberty Road
James Bundy
Eddie Cox, Jr
Camp Carson
Colo
Rodney Thompson
Dorothy Ann
Fairfield Road
Pensacola
Fla
Thompson
O. H. Hazlip
Marilyn Gibbs
Carolyn Bertram
Arthur Limoute
Jack M. Ross
Japan
Wee
Sadie Barton
Walton Ville
J , Tenday
Mt. Vernon Yeser
Ace Summ
Phyllis Sumiers
Pat Johnson
Jim
Mary Williams
Niceville
Set
Lowell Poston
Poston
Charlotte Summers
Summers
Florida
Southern Thinois University
Nellie Rhynes
Lincoln Beeson
East St. Louis
Claude Moore
Carmi
Newton Brown
David
Gen Roy
Wedding Bells At Kinmundy For Wilkinson Wantland Pair
Wayne L Wilkinson of Kinmundy and Miss Mary Jane Wantland of Iuka wed in a single ring ceremony at Justice O E Yandell's home. Attendants were Hubert and Eldora Waggoner. They plan to live in Kinmundy and a golden anniversary open house for the Whitlocks is set in Harrisburg. Lt James R Whitlock, a navigational officer in the Air Corps, was reported missing in the Pacific during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne L. Wilkinson
Kinmundy
Mary Jane Wantland
Iuka
Justice of the Peace
O. E. Yandell
North 7Th Street
Hubert and
Eldora Waggoner
John R. Whitlock
Harrisburg
Whitlocks
Leonard Whitlock
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Eldorado
Whitlock
W. H. Whitlock
Raleigh
Lillie Pemberton
J. M. Pemberton
Mary Stricklin
Union Grove
Paul Whitlock
Near Stonefort
Helen Whitlock Martin
Glendale
Aziz
Philip Whitlock
James R. Whitlock
Air Corps
Railroads Seek 15 Percent Freight Rate Increase
The nation’s railroads plan to ask the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 15 percent rise in freight rates, replacing an earlier 6 percent proposal. They say higher wages and material costs will add about 9500 million annually, following eight prior increases since 1946. The ICC already granted interim boosts of 4 percent in the East and 2 percent elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Czechs Observe Two Minutes Silence Across Czechoslovakia
People throughout Czechoslovakia marked two minutes of silence by order of the Interior Ministry to express their will to fight for peace and honor the nation's war dead, in a gesture recalling pre communist times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Interior Ministry
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admissions and Discharges
Admitted: Mrs. Bessie Williams nee Geraldine Draper of Wayne City. Discharged: several patients including Miss Venneta Richards of Keenes, Mrs. Arbella Buhling, Mrs. Frances Alexander and infant Willis Annan III, Mrs. Maud Thomason of Wayne City, Mrs. Virginia Powell, Mrs. Ruby Bundy. Additional admits: Mrs. Jean Carr, Mrs. Betty Smith, Oliver Williams of Bradford Tennessee, George McDaniels, Hal Rachel, Everett Varble of Chicago, Ted Marlow, Mrs. Juanita Williamson. Discharged: Mrs. Leona Parrent of Fairfield, Howard Pearson of Benton, Mrs. Mary Schoelhamer of Leadwood, Mo., Mrs. Martha Colle, Miss Nancy Lee Wendler of route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Bessie Williams
Geraldine Draper
Wayne Ity
Venneta Richards
Keenes
Arbella Buhling
Frances Alexander
Willis Annan III
Maud Thomason
Wayne City
Virginia Powell
Ruby Bundy
Jean Carr
Betty Smith
Oliver Williams
Bradford
Tenn
George McDaniels
Chicago
Hal Rachel
Everett Varble
Ted Marlow
Juanita Williamson
Leona Parrent
Fairfield
Howard Pearson
Benton
Mary Schoelhamer
Leadwood
Martha Colle
Nancy Lee Wendler
Births in the area greet three new babies
Mr. and Mrs. Roland E. Cloutier of 508 South 17th Street welcome a son named Roland Michael born at 9 45 P M at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. B D Howard of Ferguson Missouri report a son Bill D Jr born March 22 at Barnes Hospital St Louis. Cathy Louise Fowler is a daughter born March 20 at Miners Hospital Christopher to Mr and Mrs Daniel Fowler formerly Gladys Bird. Grandparents include J H Fowler of Ewing Leo Smith of 207 South Second Street Evelyn Sue born at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland E. Cloutier
South 17Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Roland Michael. Sr
B. D. Howard
Ferguson, Mo
Mt. Vernon
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Bill, D., Jr
Betty
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Evelyn Sue
Royal Neighbor Social Club Celebrates Easter Anniversary Dinner
Mrs. Martin Henn hosted the Royal Neighbor Social Club anniversary dinner for eighteen members and guest Mrs. Ruby Yeargin at noon Friday. Decoration reflected Easter. Mrs. Bessie Corie led the business meeting, prayers were offered, cards sent to the ill, games played, prizes awarded, and Mrs. Lillian Hefley closed with prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Henn
902
South 23Rd
Royal Neighbor Social Club
Ruby Yeargin
Bessie Corie
Lillian Hefley
Woodlawn PTA potluck honors basketball boys
The Woodlawn Parent-Teacher Association hosts a Tuesday potluck on March 27 at 6 PM honoring the basketball boys. Mt. Vernon’s Elmer Gentle is the guest speaker. Entertainment comes from first and second grade students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn
Parent-Teacher Association
Elmer Gentle
Mt. Vernon
National Art Exhibition Tours Gap at Mt Vernon Gallery
Tour I and Tour II of the National Art Exhibition cannot be viewed at the Mt Vernon Art Gallery on March 26 27 due to a Fairfield Federated Woman's Club event. The Fairfield exhibit led by Mrs J Russell Dixon runs 2 to 9 PM at the Fairfield Community Center with guide tours by Miss Eleanore Baliweg and no admission. Tour III remains at the gallery, while Tours I and II will be out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Art Gallery
Fairfield Federated Woman's Club
Fairfield
J. Russell Dixon
Fairfield Community Center
Eleanore Baliweg
First Methodist World Friendship Group Meets at Sue Watson Home
The March meeting of the First Methodist church high school girls World Friendship Group will be at 620 South 20th Street at 7 p m on March 26. A social hour precedes a devotional by Margaret Smith and a program on Easter by Rose Lee Dalton. Attendees should notify Paula Turner or Sue Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church High School Girls’ World Friendship Group
Sue Watson
South 20Th Street
Margaret Smith
Rose Lee Dalton
Paula Turner
Woodlawn Rebekah Lodge 75 Meets March 26
The Woodlawn Rebekah Lodge Number 75 will hold a meeting on Monday March 26 at 7:30 PM with a degree staff practice on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Rebekah Lodge
Doctor Asked to Bail Two Gangsters in Hearings
Farrell testified he born in Chicago and lives in Des Moines and runs Superior Distributing Co a Blatz beer agency with his brother in law August J Randa He claimed involvement with Canadian Ace Beer Sales Co and partners Morris Greenberg Sylvia Zevin He denied knowing gang figures tied to Capone lineage and said Kefauver panel will resume hearings Monday with a night session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Des Moines
Superior Distributing Co
Blatz Beer
August J. Randa
Ace Beer Sales Co
Morris Greenberg
Sylvia Zevin
Capone Rice
Ace Brewery
Manhattan Brewing Co
al Capone
Farrell
John Roberts
Louis Greenberg
Canadian Ace
Alex Greenberg
Lacoco
Anthony Gizzo
Kansas City
Gizzo
Binaggio
Kefauver
Mt Vernon couples receive marriage licenses
Ralph Willis Jenkins and Patricia Ellen Bogdan both of Mt Vernon. Melvin Roy Eadbanks and Alice Mae Farmer both of Mt Vernon. Wayne L Wilkinson of Kinmundy and Mary Joan Wantland of Tucka. Paul J Kiselewski of Scheller and Cleena Marie Mannen of Waltonville receive licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Willis Jenkins
Patricia Ellen Bogdan
Mt. Vernon
Melvin Roy Eadbanks
Alice Mae Farmer
Wayne L. Wilkinson
Kinmundy
Mary Joan Wantland
Tuka
Paul J. Kiselewski
Scheller
Cleena Marie Mannen
Waltonville
Viola E. Riggs Dies at 75 in Field Township
Viola E. Riggs dies at 2 00 p m yesterday at her home southeast of Divide in Field township aged 75 years two months and 13 days. Funeral services set for Sunday 2 00 p m at Osborn Funeral Home Dix with burial at Panther Fork cemetery. She was born January 10 1876 in Illinois to Parley H and Sarah Warren Riggs and belonged to Harmony Baptist church. Surviving are two brothers George of Texico and the Rev Joe A Riggs of Wesley Town and two sisters Mrs Charles Boyle Burrton Kansas and Mrs Ida Shaffer of Texico. She was preceded in death by brothers Will and Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola E. Riggs
Divide
Field Township
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Roy Beal
Panther Fork
Miss Riggs
Illinois
Parley H
Sarah (Warren) Riggs
Harmony Baptist Church
George
Texico
Joe A. Riggs
Wesley, Town
Charles Boyle
Burrton
Kansas
Ida Shaffer
Will
Martin
Civilian Tire Cuts Cut 25 Percent and Cost Pressures
The National Production Authority announced an April 1 cut of 25 percent in tires for new passenger cars, with distributor inventories limited to a 30 day supply. Production to OE use will drop to 75 percent of Q1 levels in Q2, due to defense demand and synthetic rubber losses. President Truman also signed measures extending rent control and authorizing renegotiation of defense contracts. Wholesale prices rose while retail sales showed a lull. new food regulations aim to cap 65 percent of grocers’ stock, with rollbacks due within 10 days. Governor Lausche sought federal aid amid state deliveries to institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Production Authority
NPA
Truman
Cincinnati
Michael Disalle
Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Washington
Disalle
Ruffner divorce suit cites cruelty in circuit court
Vivian Ruffner files for divorce from Walter Ruffner charging cruelty in a circuit court filing. They wed August 7, 1943 and separated March 19, 1951. Plaintiff seeks household goods and furniture. Attorney Alvin Lacy Williams represents Vivian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Ruffner
Walter Ruffner
Alvin Lacy Williams
Defense Department lists three missing in action and six wounded
The Defense Department, in one of its briefest Korean casualty lists, announced three men missing in action and six men wounded. The article also notes the chinchona tree as the principal source of quinine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Calvary Korea Film to Break TV Viewership Records
Hollywood stars headline the Family Theater production Hill Number One about the crucifixion and resurrection set on Hill 46 in Korea. The telecast, cost 50 000 dollars, will be shown by all 107 stations and four networks with radio versions reaching millions. Father Peyton produced the project with major stars supporting the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Korea
Calvary
ABC
CBS
NBC
Dumont
Ruth Hussey
Joan Leslie
Gene Lockhart
Jeanne Cagney
Leif Erickson
Regis Toomey
Roddy McDowall
Family Theater, Inc
Family Theater
MBS
Armed Forces Radio Service
Licia Albanese
Marina Koshetz
Jeff Chandler
Trene Dunne
Howard Kell
William Lundigan
Pat O'Brien
Rosalind Russell
Robert Ryan
Christopher Lynch
Hill 46
Patrick Peston
Congregation of Holy Cross
Father Peyton
University of Notre Dame
Long
Jack Benny
James Stewart
Bing Crosby
Youth charged in brutal East St. Louis robbery murder
A 17 year old boy admitted beating Edwin Salt 44 and leaving him near tracks where he was cut by a train. He named an older accomplice and said they robbed several drunks after earlier burglaries. Salt’s body was found March 4 by a switchman. The youth is held on multiple charges including murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louts
Glen Ruffner
Johnnie Bryant
Edwin Salt
Alton
East St. Louis
Ruffner
Bryant
Scott Air Force Base
Senator Van denberg in unchanged condition in Michigan
Grand Rapids Michigan March 24 The condition of Sen Van denberg R Mich long ill at his home here was reported unchanged today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Easter in a Foxhole Shapes Soldier's Easter in Korea
Hal Boyle describes Easter felt in war. Soldiers in Korea face lonely holi days, bow to prayer in a lines and tents, then return to front and danger. Chaplains conduct services, while a shared Easter story forges a fragile bond between American soldiers and Korean civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gromites
Cludes
Stove Flares Up at Home Sparks Fire Scare
A fuel oil circulator flared at 2:05 p.m. yesterday in Mrs. M. D. Carroll’s home at 621 Main Street, triggering a fire scare. Firemen were summoned but there was no damage.
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M. D. Carroll
Main Street
Fines Set by Magistrate Dulaney in Local Court
Fines assessed before magistrate A M Dulaney include Clyde Leathers 55.40 for drunk and fighting Alys Jane 30.40 for batting Leonard Fleener 13.40 for drunk Charles Carpenter colored 13.40 for drunk John Walker colored 13.40 for drunk Richard Poole 6.40 for illegal parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Dulaney
Clyde Leathers
Alys Jane
Leonard Fleener
Charles Carpenter
John Walker
Richard Poole
Attempt to Crash Costello's Home
Police said three men tried to enter gambler Frank Costello's 18th floor Central Park view apartment in New York. One was armed, Costello was not at home, and he had testified he usually kept 40 000 to 50 000 dollars in cash there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Costello
Senate Crime Committee
Costello
Central Park
Hazardous Driving From Snow Icing Up North of Moline Chicago
Springfield report says packed snow and ice on moistened highways north of a line through Moline and Chicago create hazardous driving conditions. The Highway Division issued warnings as slick surfaces affect travel in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
State Highway Division
Mois
Moline
Chicago
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SIU
James Donald Gibson
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Albert C. Gibson
North 12Th Street
Donald
Mt. Vernon High School
Navy
W. L. Wilkerson
Associated Press
Jefferson Memorial
Mrs. Henn
Rebekahs
William Wieman
White
Cleveland
Calvary-Korea
Eagle-Aires
Lut
Harry Dunham
C.C.F
J. W. Williams
10Th St
Hal Boyle
Jesus Christ
Shankland’s
Millie and
Ray Clark
Salem Road
MT. Vernon Monument CO
Terry L. Egbert
Minois
Ellico
Boswell
Livingston Drug Store
Blades Walgreen Drug Store
Mt. Vernon, Til
Mt. Vernon, Il
Douglas Drug CO
Mt. Vernon, NL
Carterville
Zeigler
Johnston City
West Frankfort
Marion
du Quoin
Murphysboro
Far North Roads
ICY ‘Vy Associated Press
Broadway
HAM
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
Member
Federal Reserve System
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