Phoebe Gaston of Bluford Dies at 58
Phoebe Meador Gaston wife of John Gaston RFD 1 Bluford died at Fairfield Memorial Hospital at 12 16 a m She was 58 born March 17 1898 daughter of Joel Tolbert lived in Marion and Jefferson counties For 21 years she attended New Home Lowery Church Funeral Thursday at 2 with Revs Delbert Goff and Merritt Strickland Burial in New Home Cemetery Survived by husband one daughter Lucille Loyd three sons Lowell Dovel and William nine grandchildren two brothers Calvin Meador Mason Meador three sisters Hester Anderson Clara Fields Grace Kelly One infant son preceded her Friends may call Osborn Funeral Home after 6 pm today and at the family home after 10 am tomorrow
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Phoebe Meador Gaston
John Gaston
RFD
Bluford
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Gaston
Joel Tolbert
Marion
Jefferson Counties
New Home
Lowery” Church
Delbert’ Goff
Xenia
Merritt Strickland
Mt. Vernon
New Home Cemetery
Lucille Loyd
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Lowell Gaston
St. Charles
Dovel Gaston
Sims
William Gaston
Aurora
Calvin Meador
Texico
Mason Meador
Hester Anderson
Carterville
Clara Fields
Iulia
Grace Kelly
Rochelle
Osborn Funeral
J R Brookman Dies at 76 Former Resident
James Roy Brookman 76 died Monday at St Elizabeths Hospital Granite City where he had been a patient since February Born in Jefferson county March 21 1880 he lived at 713 Park Avenue until June last year Survived by wife Floyd nee Bell foster daughter Esther Zimmer two brothers Clyde Brookman Wolf Point MT Ralph Brookman Mt Vernon and two sisters Flossie Brookman Dix and Grace McGraw Salem Funeral services scheduled Thursday March 29 at 1 pm Pieter Funeral Home Granite City burial in Hiram Cemetery St Louis County
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James Roy Brookman
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Granite City
Brookman
Jefferson County
Park Avenue
Floyd
Nee Bell
Esther Zimmer
Clyde Brookman
Wolf Point
Mont
Ralph Brookman
Mt. Vernon
Flossie Brookman
Willis Davis of West Frankfort Dies at 70
Willis Davis, 70, of West Frankfort, died at his home this morning. Funeral services will be held at the Second Baptist Church in Big Frankfort at 2 pm Thursday. He is survived by his wife Mary, a son Norman, and a daughter Mrs. Gerald Fox, whose husband was a former Mt. Vernon Baptist pastor.
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Willis Davis
West Frankfort
2Nd Baptist Church
Big Frankfort
Thursay
Mary
Norman
Gerald Fox
Mt. Vernon
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges at GOOD SAMARITAN and JEFFERSON MEMORIAL
Admissions list includes Albert Lin derman John Kiselewski Charles Greathouse Walter Bruzan Evelyn Wilkins Gail Spillman Stephen Cole Timothy Brachen sto Barney Pickett and others. Discharges include Nina Lewis baby James Dean Leonard Patterson and many more patients from both hospitals.
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Good Samaritan
Albert Linderman
John Kiselewski
Charles Greathouse
Walter Bruzan
Evelyn Wilkins
Gail Spillman
Stephen Cole
Timothy Brachensto
Barney Pickett
Essa Harmon
Nina Lewis
James Dean
Leonard Patterson
Justina Hodge
Charles Coats
Patricia Phillips
Samuel Phillips
William Spitler
James Spitler
Geraldine Osborn
Thelma Hicks
Leonard Hester
Barbara Talbott
Linda Talbott
Ronald Talbott
Estelle Williams
William Hill
Ruby Germann
Katherine Roy
Tessie Marie
Births of Two Sons Named Michael Paul and Robert Earl
Mr and Mrs Paul Etheridge of RFD 3 Vernon welcomed a son at 832 PM in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds two ounces named Michael Paul The Bonnette family of Miami Florida welcomed a son born early Monday in Doctors Hospital Coral Gables weighing seven pounds named Robert Earl Grandparents are Mrs Lela Bonnette and Mrs Learline Peck both from the city
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Paul Etheridge
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Michael Paul
Earl Bonnette
Miami
Fla
Doctors Hospital
Coral Gables
Robert Earl
Lela Bonnette
Learline Peck
Aircraft Travel Notes of Springfield and Detroit Flights
Larry Forrestal made a flight to Springfield Illinois today while Gene Tumbleson flew to Detroit Michigan and returned, details indicate routine airport movement. The brief report highlights two local travelers and their air trips with no incidents or schedules.
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Larry Forrestal
Springfield
Til
Gene Tumbleson
Detroit
Mich
Turner Roehm Post No 4 Amvets Meet Tomorrow Evening
There will be a meeting of Turner Roehm Post No 4 Amvets at the club rooms tomorrow evening March 28 at 7:30. Hot refreshments will be served after the meeting. Robert Tucker commander.
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Turner Roehm Post
Amvets
Turner Roehm
Robert ‘Tucker
Zed Reynolds Dies At 72 Rites Thursday
Zed Reynolds, retired farmer, died at 7 00 a m at 1116 Perkins Avenue aged 72 years 11 months 12 days He will be buried in Knob Prairie cemetery after services Thursday at 2 00 p m at First General Baptist church Reverend Steve Shehorn to officiate He is survived by Mary Ackley his wife three sons Harold Gilbert Marion six daughters Fern Kennedy Anna Pearl Beckley Hattie Greenwalt Alta Neavil Martha Beeker Betty Mallandrucio two brothers Galveston Austin a sister Mrs Anna Johnson 22 grandchildren three great grandchildren.
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Zed Reynolds
Perkins Avenue
General Batist Church
Steve Shehorn
Knob Prairie
Myers Chapel
Mr. Reynolds
Jefferson County
Jackson
Martha (Smith) Reyknolds
Blanche Ilbert
Mary Ackley
Harold
St. Louis
Gilbert
Blue Island
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Fern Kennedy
Anna Pearl Beckley
Hattie Greenwalt
Alta Neavil
Fairfield
Martha Beeker
Indianapolis
Betty Mallandruccio
Chicago
Galveston Reynolds
Austin Reynolds
Benton
Anna Johnson
Dispute Over North Twelfth Widening Plan Continues
City council members spar over the North Twelfth Street widening project with accusations that the mayor smeared reputations and questioned the plan’s feasibility. Officials said the panel will study engineer plans and right of way issues to assess financial impact and potential property damage. The discussion followed remarks about street changes and unemployment relief.
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John Russell Mitchell
Mitchell Mateer
Campbell
Buford
Salem Road
12Th Street
Wood
Vernon
START VOTING IN SENATE ON ELECTORAL LAW
Debates over a two part proposal to move elections from House unit voting to a Senate and House joint session with individual voting. Proponents argue the current plurality takes all system is unfair and can yield a national majority of popular votes but not electoral votes. Opponents from large state senators warn the plan would overweight rural and one party states.
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Senate
House
Three Rural Fire Alarms Reported in Afternoon Fire Calls
The rural fire department answered three calls yesterday afternoon. At 1:24 at Raymond Bruesacher’s home grass fire. At 2:23 at John Tribble’s home grass fire burned over 10 acres and threatened buildings with no damage. At 3:42 at Red Summers’ home grass fire with no damage.
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Rural Fire Department
Raymond Bruesacher
RFD
John Tribble
Red
South 27Th Street
DeMolays to Confer Tnilatory Degree at Temple
Demolays plan a tillatory degree at the Masonic Temple on March 28. Officers rehearse at 5:30 pm, with candidates and members to assemble at 7:30 pm. Alan D. Levy, W. S. 8-28.
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Masonic Temple
Politicians urged to finish farm bill in Illinois
Paul E. Mathias of the Ili nois Agricultural Assn urged county Farm Bureau leaders to stop political maneuvering and act quickly on the farm bill. He warned spring field work is underway and farmers cannot await Congress, noting President Eisenhower finds the current bill unacceptable. The group, the nation’s largest farm bureau, has about 202,000 Illinois farm families.
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Associated Press
Decatur
Ill
Ilinois Agricultural Assn
Paul E. Mathias
Association General Counsel
Congress
Mathias
Senate House Conference
Eisenhower
Train car contamination scare tied to Chesapeake trip
Huntington residents faced a scare after empty bottles were found tossed from a moving rail car en route to Washington. Ginger ale samples sent to Baltimore and Charleston labs found no contamination. A second crew member boarded Chessie 29 for cleaning before overhaul, and President Eisenhower planned to use the same car for a Sunday trip. Hertig's hospital status was reported satisfactory.
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Charles Hertig
Ross
Huntington
Washington
Baltimore
West Virginia State Hygiene Laboratory
Charleston
Eisenhower
Baughman
C&o
Hertig
Debbie Reynolds Expected Baby in November
Debbie Reynolds and her husband Eddie Fisher plan to welcome a baby in November. Mrs Maxine Reynolds, Debbie's mother, disclosed the news by phone from the East where the couple resides after their New York state wedding last September 25.
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Debbie
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Debbie Reynolds
Maxine Reynolds
East
Singer
Eddie Fisher
Fishers
New York State
Dig Up Confederate Money Found in Texas Treasure Chest
Three boys uncovered a treasure chest in an abandoned earthen tank near Big Spring Texas containing 1800 in Confederate currency. The discovery attracted little excitement from the youths or the internal revenue officials. The stack included a mix of 1 35 50 and 100 dollar Confederate bills.
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Big Spring
Tex
Internal Revenue People
White Obsessed With Russia Says Eastland
Sen Eastland notes Harry Dexter White papers reveal far reaching government influence and ardent obsession with Soviet matters in a Senate subcommittee volume. Papers include associates with Communist and espionage records and even Russian revolutionary songs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
Harry Dexter White
White
Soviet Union
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Mississippi Democrat
the Treasury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Subcommittee
New Hampshire
Concord
N. H
Treasury Department
Ceiling Collapse Injures Three Women In Bronx Synagogue
A Bronx synagogue ceiling collapsed during a Passover service injuring three women, with two in critical condition. All injured were in the balcony as plaster and debris rained down on about 30 worshippers at the Yeshiva and Mesivta Zichron Moshe while Cantor Max Wiesen led prayers.
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New York
Bronx
Max Wiesen
Yeshiva and
Mesivta Zichron Moshe
City Hall clash ends with mayor ousted from offices
A heated council session over the mayor's private office and rent kicked off protests and sharp exchanges. Council voted 4 to 1 to order the mayor’s office out of city hall, while Buford defended his role and urged a five day delay. The dispute centered on secret meetings and rent reductions tied to campaign goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Road
John Watts
Mateer
Campbell
Wood
Buford
Council
Councell
O. R. Buford
Red Cross Campaign List of Major Donors
Donors contributing two dollars or more to the Red Cross membership drive are listed. The 1956 goal is $18,000 with contributions from individuals, clubs, and companies such as Mt. Vernon Furnace Co, Jefferson County Shrine Club, Mt. Vernon Lions Club, Casey & Casey, Dr. J. J. Corlew, A. Paul Fellinger, Dr. M. M. Lambattis, and many others. Members not yet solicited are asked to mail contributions to the chapter office or Mt. Vernon bank, with various gift levels noted.
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Red Cross
Mt. Vernon Bank
Mt. Vernon Furnace Co
Ivan Carter
J. J. Corlew
Courtney-Strattan Insurance Co
Jefferson County Shrine Club
J. Clarence Wilson
W. B. K. Watkins
J. Curtis Starr
Mt. Vernon Lions Club
Marvin Powers
Max Cornick
Casey & Casey
George W. Howard
Marlin Rich
Dorothy Courtney
Charles C. Croup
Stewart M. Chambers
A. Paul Fellinger
M. M. Lambattis
Val Richardson
B. Brumbaugh
W. C. Allen
E. N. Dare
Lipps Grocery
S. T. Jolly
Charles Pardee
J. P. Carnahan
R. B. Guthrie
W. E. Moore
H. P. Stine
Beulah Rubottom
Logan Richardson
Samuel Shaw
Jack Letzekorn
Robert
Fatal Collision At Intersection Near Granite City
A car truck collision ten miles east of Granite City Illinois on State Highway 157 at the U S Highway 66 intersection killed Mrs. Albert Gaterman of 4547 Bircher Street St. Louis and injured three other family members. Gaterman suffered fractures of both legs a broken wrist and head injuries. Her two grandchildren Mary seven and Lorin nine suffered cuts and bruises. Joe Granius Jr. of Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin the truck driver escaped injury.
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Associated Press
Granite City
Here
Albert Gaterman
Bircher St
St. Louis
Gaterman
Mary
Lorin
Joe Granius Jr
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
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Hampshire
Bond
Russia
Men’s Glee Club
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University of Illinois—Urbana
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Kiwanis Club
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Mt. Vernon Kiwanis Club
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