Mt. Vernon Area Social Visits and Hospital News
Local residents report numerous calls and visits across Mt. Vernon and nearby towns. Families including Griffey, Watts Waite, and Wheeler share greetings while hospitalizations, travel to St. Louis, and social visits among Neal, Woodrome, Miner, Ryder, and others are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Griffey
Watts
Waite
Ughiin
Anna
D. B. Stewart
Edith Schultz
James
Newton
J. Vernon
A Mie
C. H. Holland
McLeansboro
Harry Miner
Marion
A. L. Wheeler
North Street
Miner
Martha Wheeler
Mt. Vernon
Charles Stonecipher
St. Louis
Albert Weaver
Longen
Wisconsin
Harold Johnson
Tom Oakley
Cedric Clarke
H. A. Price
Charlie McConnaughay
Bluford
Bessie Bayne
Wayne City
Lee Whisenhunt
Arlene Whisenhunt
Belle Rive
Orville Dickey
Sims
Lula Gilmore
North Sixth Street
Mt. Vernon Hospital
Hugh Maxey
Jefferson Pale Mo
W. F. Holt
Gilbert Wood
Gale McBride
Dix
Amelia Ryder
Springfield
Ill
T. E. Ryder
Ed Wielt
Leota Bennett
Imogene Bleeks
Thelma Jo Keller
Decatur
Justean Breeks
Jimmy Barnes
South Side Country
Raymond Harper
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admissions and Discharges
Good Samaritan admits Roberta Jones Belle Rive Lula Gilmore infant William Webb Marie Yandell and discharges Ida Anderson Wayne City Jennie Marvel Fairfield Joseph Dubois Opdyke Minne Stonemetz Fairfield Sam Hayes. Jefferson Memorial admits Cathryn Gower Opdyke Maymie Jones Bernard Hall Bluford Margaret Samons and discharges Linda Richards Keenes Jess Goodwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Roberta Jones
Belle Rive
Lula Gilmore
William Robert Webb
Marie Johanna Yandell
Ida Anderson
Wayne City
Jennie Marvel
Fairfield
Joseph DuBois
Opdyke
Minne Stonemetz
Sam Hayes
Jefferson Memorial
Cathryn Gower
Maymie Jones
Bernard Hall
Bluford
Margaret Samons
Linda Kay Richards
Keenes
Jess Goodwin
Births in Dormont, Belle Glade, Geff and Fairfield
Announcements report multiple newborns: Lewis Samuel Savage born February 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Savage of Dormont Pennsylvania. a son to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Whitlock of Belle Glade Florida. Sally Jane to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ray Dye of Geff. a daughter eight pounds three ounces to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Soward of Fairfield. a son eight pounds one ounce to Mr. and Mrs. Omar H. Smith of Mount Vernon Route 4. Mary Ellen eight pounds six ounces to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nichols of Fairfield. and an eight pound 11 ounce son to Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hartnell of Ashley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel C. Savage
Dormont
Lewis Samuel
Wilbur Whitlock
Belle Glade
Fla
Whitlock
Harley Whitlock
Mt. Vernon
Elmer Ray Dye
Geff
Good Samaritan Hospital
Sally Jane
Russell Soward
Fairfield
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Omar H. Smith
Route 4
Vernon
Andrew Nichols
Mary Ellen
Grant Hartnell
Ashley
4-H Clubs Wolf Prairie Hustlers Organization Meeting
The Wolfe Prairie Hustlers 4-H Club will hold its organization meeting Saturday afternoon April 1 at the home of Mrs Edith Ford. All former members are urged to attend and all other girls from 10 to 21 years of age in the community are welcome to join the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf Prairie Hustlers
Wolfe Prairie Hustlers
Troutman
Friendship Circle Club
Lorene Troutman
Mt. Vernon
Shower honors Mrs. Puckett and wedding note
Honor and social notices from Mt. Vernon area detail a reception for Mrs. Ivan Puckett hosted by Mrs. Grace Standerfer and Mrs. Eugene Bolerjack at 710 South 22nd Street. It notes Mr. and Mrs. Puckett wed March 25 in Corinth Mississippi and will live at 2305 Logan Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Standerfer
Eugene Bolerjack
Ivan Puckett
Bolerjack
South 22Nd Street
Mt. Vernon Garment Company
Puckett
W. D. Young
Corinth
Opal Williams
Logan Street
Mt. Vernon
Training at home for Eldorado vet in VA program
An Eldorado Illinois man, Alonzo Q. Bowers, is among 300 World War II veterans trained at home due to severe disability. Bowers, blinded by a mortar shell, has started a neighborhood grocery that now earns about $600 monthly, per the Veterans Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Veterans Administration
Alonzo Q. Bowers
Bowers
Belle Rive to Nominate Board Meeting Scheduled
Belle Rive school hosts a meeting for all interested persons on Friday March 31 at 8 00 to nominate school board members for the new Community Consolidated District No 5. The consolidation was approved by area voters last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Rive
Community Consolidated District No
Aged Man Fatally Struck by Train in Robinson
Marion Lew Frye an 84 year old Robinson resident was killed when he stepped in front of an Illinois Central freight train Coroner Troy L. Pulliam reported Frye died from shock and internal injuries. Also in the paper a Mt Vernon Township High School graduation notice invites 8th graders to a March 30 meeting at the high school auditorium with pencils lunch and a 3 PM finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship
First Methodist Church
Krekel Owens
E. H. Klein
Emily Kelley
Mexico
Associated Press
Robinson
Marion Lew Frye
Illinois Central
Troy L. Pulliam
Frye
Mt. Vernon Township
R. L. McConnell
Honor Society Luncheon At Broadview Hotel East St Louis
Delta Kappa Gamma will hold an open luncheon at the Broadview Hotel East St Louis Illinois Friday March 31 at 12 00 noon. Annual affair tied to Southwestern Division Illinois State Teachers meeting with members from Alpha Eta Alpha Gamma Chi and Delta Chapters invited and friends welcome. Reservations to Leona Menestrina 150 State Street East St Tow Illinois by March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Kappa Gamma
National Education Honor Society
Broadview
East St. Louis
Illinois
Illinois State Teachers
Alpha Eta
Alpha Gamma
Chi
Delta
Leona Menestrina
State Street
East St. Tow
Seven Year Old Speech Maker Campaigning in Tamaroa
Richard Allan Marshall, seven, of Tamaroa, prepares speeches for events on April 3 in Coulterville and April 7 in Sparta. He supports his father Dr. S. S. Marshall, president of the Tamaroa Village Board, in a bid for the Democratic nomination for State Representative from the 44th District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tamaroa
Richard Allan Marshall
Coulterville
Sparta
Richard
S. S. Marshall
Murphyshboro
Steelville
Hame
Plane On Way To U S Explodes
A U S bound plane explodes near Leitrim Ontario after a small bright light erupts mid fuselage. Five civilian electricians witness the crash as the pilot attempts a landing. Sergeant Long survived, gravely injured, after the craft went down two miles from the signals station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Signals
Leitrim
Ont
Rockliffe Air Force Hospital
Long
Firemen control roof fire at Minnie Thomas home
Mt. Vernon firefighters battled a roof blaze at 1132 Shawnee Street the morning of today. They said a spark from the flue set the shingle roof alight, but damage was not heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Minnie Thomas
Shawnee Street
Firemen Tack Fire at McLaughlin Home on Ashley Road
Firemen were called at 2 30 p m yesterday to Jimmy McLaughlin s Ashley Road home where a short in a washing machine motor started the blaze. Firemen reported some wiring damage but the fire was confined to the appliance area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy McLaughlin
Ashley Road
Robb's Coffee House Receives Mt Vernon Liquor License
A Class B liquor license has been issued by the city of Mt. Vernon allowing sale of beer and liquors at Robb's Coffee House. The license was issued to Mt. Vernon Bowl, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Robb's Coffee House
Mt. Vernon Bowl, Inc
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Apiary Watch
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Bonnie P.T.A
Bonnie Parent-Teacher Association
P.T.A
Frank Williams
Woodlawn
Buddy Williams
Jean Lisenby
Hugh Lisenby
Dora Modlin
Beulah Dare
Bethel P.T.A
Bethel Parent-Teacher Association
Lewis M. Burgess
Zenith
Eta Beta
Beta Sigma Phi
Robb’s
Nu Phi Mu
K. R. Bridgers
Art Laird
Nt Sigma Phi
Joan Sandy
Betty Lipps
Jacque York
Mary Shields
Peggy Hogancamp
Mary Simpson
James Cummins
Eleanor Bridgers
Summersville
Rotary
Rotary Club
Hotel Emmerson
John Campbell
Denver Carr
J. O. Matheria
Derouche Ira
Owensboro Ky
Bayne Wilson
Robert L. McConnell
Chicago
Mark Stulley
Stulley
West Frankfort High School
Paducah, Ky
Wesleyan Service Guild
Epworth Methodist Church
Lois Culli
Doris Atkinson
Jennie Ruth Estes
Clarice McCauley
Mary Catherine Coats
Reba Tucker
Japan
Eldorado Vet
Coyn
Marion Lodge No
1.C.C.F
Lco.c.f. Hall
W. W. Bell
N. G. E Pepple
Honor Society
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Ruth
Jack Carpenter
Sally Hoskins
David Albrecht
Donna Lee
Emily Ann Ward
Sally McConnell
U. S
Lucille Wielt
Kiwanis Club
Minstrel
McLaughlin
Airport News
Andy J. Myers
Don McLean
Robb
Auto Parts Eddie
Perkina
Morris
Hovize
Ey Ver
Northland Adventure
Nick Powell
Evelyn Keyes
Kerrigan
Angela Clarke
United Artists
Joss
Larry Parks
Barbara Hale
William Demarst
Coumba
Aed
Basehart and Totter
Aghard Basebart
Audrey Voter YD
Charisse Barry Sullivan
M-G-Hi
Jeff Donnell
Richard Martin
Broadway
Tennessee
Roth’s
Ben Arnold
Perkins Avenue
MT. Vernon Drive-It
Sport Service Corporation
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