Deaths and Funerals Agnes Tolbert Dies Saturday
Agnes Rachel Tolbert 79 years 11 months 24 days died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital after four days as a patient Funeral services set for 3:00 p m tomorrow at Myers Chapel with Rev Ace Summers officiating Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery body lies in state at Myers Chapel after 4 p m today Survivors include daughter Vera Tolbert two brothers Jim and Sol Davis and three grandchildren born April 2 1880 in Hamilton County
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Myers Chapel
Ace Summers
Oakwood Cemetery
Tolbert
Hamilton County
Vera Tolbert
Jim
Sol Davis
McLeansboro
Mrs Lucy Sink of Macedonia Dies at 74
Mrs Lucy Belle Sink of Macedonia Franklin county died at 8 30 am yesterday at Franklin County Hospital Benton age 74 funeral Tuesday 2 pm Oak Hill Methodist church burial Walnut Grove cemetery body lying in state Donelson Funeral Home McLeansboro after 5 pm today survivors include four sons Omer William Roy Robert and daughters Ora Ethel Edith Elmer Nellie sisters Lillian Verda Florence Ethel Marion fourteen grandchildren two great grandchildren member Walnut Grove Methodist church destroyed by fire not rebuilt
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Lucy Belle Sink
RFD 2
Macedonia
Franklin County
Benton
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Jack Ketterman
Walnut Grove
Donelson Funeral Home
McLeansboro
Sink
David
Elizabeth Campbell
Calvin Luther Sink
Omer Sink
William Sink
Centralia
Roy Sink
Ewing
Robert Sink
St. Louis
Ora Vaughn
Mt. Vernon
Ethel Wakeman
Edith Campbell
Peoria
Elmer Lowry
Wm. S. Hayes Funeral Today
Funeral services for William Stinson Hayes were held at 3 00 p m at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev. Marsh Harpole officiating. Burial followed in Bethel Memorial cemetery. Hayes, born October 15 1887 in Jefferson County, was married in 1929 to Myrtle Hayes who preceded him in death. He was also preceded by his parents four step children a brother and a sister. Survived by two stepsons Claude of Indianapolis and Paul of Peoria four step daughters Helen Rainey Ruby Lemons Ruth Cochrum Rachel Hayes and a brother Arlie G Hayes and a sister Nancy Dale, both of this city.
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William Stinson Hayes
Pulley Funeral
Marsh Harpole
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Mr. Hayes
Jefferson County
Edmond and
Lear
Bodine) Hayes
Myrtle (Kiestler) Hayes
Claude Hayes
Indianapolis
Ind
Paul Hayes
Peoria
Helen Rainey
Ruby Lemons
Ruth Cochrum
Rachel Hayes
Arlie G. Hayes
Nancy Dale
City
Mrs. A J Flinn Dies Former Wayne Co Resident
Mrs. Andrew J. Flinn 84 of Pawnee Illinois died March 23. She and husband Andrew farmed in Wayne county until 1958 then moved to Pawnee. Funeral at Davis Memorial Home Pawnee burial Horse Creek cemetery. Survived by husband two sons C W Flinn Lewis Flinn and daughter Ethel Stahlschmidt. One son Chester Flinn preceded in death March 4.
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Andrew J
Anna Adella) Flinn
Pawnee
Illinois
Any
Davis Memorial Home
Horse Creek
Flinn
Wayne County
Andrew
C. W. Flinn
Lewis Flinn
Ethel Stahlschmidt
Chester Flinn
Mt. Vernon
Oscar Bridwell Dies Funeral At Broughton
Oscar Bridwell of RFD 1 Broug ton died at 1:0 p m yesterday at Pearce Hospital Eldorado. He was 74. Funeral 2 p m Tuesday at Gholson Funeral Chapel Broughton with burial in Hebron cemetery near Broughton. Born March 8 1886 in Hamilton county he was married to Amy F Burnett. Survived by four daughters two sisters and five grandchildren.
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Oscar Bridwell
RFD
Brougton
Pearce Hospital
Eldorado
Gholson
Broughton
Hebron Cemetery
Mr. Bridwell
Hamilton County
Jess and
Eva (Mann) Bridwell
Amy F. Burnett
Carrie Foster
Sioux City
Claudia Bowers
Dale
Vacal Johnson
Albuquerque
N. M
Seeg
Ridwell O
Harry Bridwell
Lillie Densch
Bey
Went Fransdorts Nite
A . Colleen
Jennings Dies After Auto Crash Near Mt Vernon
Alvin C. Jennings of Route 6 Mt Vernon died at DePaul Hospital St Louis at 1 00 am after an auto wreck north of Mt Vernon weeks earlier He was 75 Born Feb 27 1885 in Mt Vernon son of James M and Alzora Jennings He married Myrtle Donahoo July 22 1908 survivors include his wife four sons James Thomas Roy Robert and others and eight daughters and many grandchildren Burial at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church cemetery with Osborn Funeral Home Dix listed as contact points including his church and burial plans
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Alvin C. Jennings
Mt. Vernon
DePaul Hospital
St. Louis
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Ross Partridge
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Mr. Jennings
James M
Alzora (McMeen) Jennings
Myrtle Donahoo
James Jennings
Thomas Jennings
Sullivan
Roy Jennings
Metropolis
Robert
DuQuoin
Eula Gaston
Decatur
Maude Mullinax
Nellis Moske
Granite City
Wilma McGhee
Berkley
Earl Jennings
Kell
Claude Jennings
Valrico
Florida
Nora Galbraith
Grace Mass
Jennings
B.R.C. of A
Willieta Hoffman 83 Dies at Woodlawn
Mrs Willieta Hoffman of Woodlawn died at 1130 p m Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital She was 83 years eight months and three days old Burial will be in Old Shiloh cemetery Myers Chapel where friends may call after 330 p m today Born July 23 1876 in Jefferson county she was the daughter of Henry and Verona Hawkins Married in St Louis in 1908 to Anthony Hoffman Her survivors include sons Theodore Ralph Keith and Gilbert all of various cities three daughters Alma Hill Pansy Weir and Truly Gowler a stepdaughter Blanche Wilson two sisters Effie Knox and Belle Hamblen plus 16 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren She was a member of the New Hope Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willietta Hoffman
RFD
Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers
Douglas Cox
Old Shiloh
Myers Chapel
Friends m
Hoffman
Jefferson County
Henry and
Verona (Church) Hawkins
St. Louis
Anthony Hoffman
Theodore Hoffman
Aurora
Ralph Hoffman
Oklahoma City
Okla
Keith Hoffman
Plattsville
Wis
Gilbert Hoffman
This City
Alma Hill
Pansy Weir
Truly Gowler
Blanche Wilson
Mt. Vernon
Effie Knox
U G Boster Dies At Age 94 Funeral Today
Ulysses Grant Boster aged 94 died at 12 45 p m Saturday. Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m today at Myers Chapel with Rev Eugene Holcomb. Burial followed in Union Cemetery Hamilton County. Born December 29 1865 in Hamilton County he was the son of George and Permella Epper son Boster. He married Amazone DeWitt in 1889 and is survived by Minnie Turrentine two grandsons Charles and Lawrence Turrentine and three great grandchildren. He was the oldest member of the Union Baptist church south of Dahlgren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses Grant Boster
Myers Chapel
Eugene Holcomb
Union Cemetery
Hamilton County
Mr. Boster
Casey
George and
Permella
Epperson) Boster
Amazone DeWitt
Minnie Turrentine
Charles
Lawrence Turrentine
Boster
Union Baptist Church
Dahlgren
Illinois Weekend Warmth Fades With Big Tuesday Rise
Illinois weather notes a retreat of weekend warmth in northern areas but anticipates a larger warmup Tuesday. Five day forecast calls for temperatures 6 to 10 degrees above normal with sporadic rain and fog affecting travel.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Dix Funeral For C. E. Davis
Charley E. Davis a former Dix resident died yesterday at the Roosevelt Hotel Gary Ind at age 56 years nine months and 25 days Funeral services 2 p m Thursday at Dix Methodist Church burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery Calling hours start after 2 p m Wednesday at his sister Mrs Ruby Hooker’s home Survivors include three brothers Rollie Henry Davis Dix Wayne Davis Centralia and three sisters Mrs Ruth Hobbs Centralia Mrs Lola Belle Knauss Mt Vernon and Mrs Ruby Hooker nearby Davis was a foreman with U S Steel in Gary
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Charley E. Davis
Dix
Roosevelt
Gary
Ind
Dix Methodist Church
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Ruby Hooker
Mr. Davis
Marsh E
Louie B. (Myers) Davis
Rollie and
Henry Davis
Wayne Davis
Centralia
Near Dix
Ruth Hobbs
Lola Belle Knauss
Mt. Vernon
Davis
VU. S. Steel Corporation
Mrs Lucy Sink Dies in Coal Stove Fire
Mrs Lucy Sink a former rural correspondent for Benton Evening Sentinel died after a coal stove fire Saturday. The AP report notes burns and injuries sustained at her home, with details of the blaze and casualty at the scene.
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Ee Ty
Lucy
Benton
Burns
Blame Elders For Troubles of Nation's Youth
A 69 year old grandfather prefaced a speech by saying grandfathers are experts on family questions. In a home, a newspaper the woman read ignited her clothing as flames spread from the paper. The resident lived in Macedonia in Northeast Franklin County.
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Macedonia
Franklin County
Southern Interstate 64 route praised by regional leaders
At a Senate hearing on the Interstate 64 rights bill, advocates for a southern corridor argued the route would boost agriculture, manufacturing, and defense linkages. Speakers from Rend Lake to Mt. Vernon cited logistics, car registrations, and existing water and road systems as benefits, while stressing need for reliable transportation to connect Evansville to St. Louis and Nashville.
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R. A. Bonifield
West Frankfort
Bonifield Bros. Truck Lines
Evansville
St. Louis
John Robinson
Fairfield
Howard Mendenhall
Rend Lake District
Illinois
Ilinois
Kenneth E. Cook
DuQuoin State Bank
Southern
John G. Koopman
Electric Energy, Inc
Metropolis
Nashville
Vernon W. Jones
Mt. Vernon
Marine Corps League
Ind
Ohio River
Paul Broyles
Bert Baker
Benton
Clyde Lee
Neil Thurmond
Johnston City
Virgil Bailey
Howard Lewis
Kerner Denies He Is Puppet Of Mayor Daley
Otto Kerner rejected claims he is a puppet of Chicago mayor Richard Daley, telling Taylorville voters he is beholden to Illinois people. He campaigned for the Democratic governor nomination against Joseph Lohman and Stephen Mitchell, stressing independence and evidence of his record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerner
Daley
Taylorville, Ill
Otto’ Kerner
Richard Daley
Chicago
Ilinois
Joseph Lohman
Stephen Mitchell
Cook County
Lohman
Mitchell
Illinois
Stratton Announces Welfare Gains in Illinois Campaign
Governor Stratton claimed Illinois welfare and hospital budgets exceed 1951 53 levels, citing personal service increases in state mental hospitals. He noted psychiatric nursing training at Elgin and Anna State Hospitals expanded to five programs with 1,000 to 1,200 students annually as proof of progress against mental illness and retardation.
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Elgin
William G. Stratton
Ilinois
Adlai Stevenson
Stratton
Kane County
Anna State
Illinois
Marriage Licenses Listed for Four Couples in Area
Richard E. Hughes aged 26 of Belle Rive and Judith Ann Deitz aged 18 of 817 South 21st. George F. Fields aged 34 of Centralia and Georgine Kornegger aged 22 of Okanville. Jerry Laur aged 19 of North Highland East and Betty Jean Orrick aged 20 of Belle Rive.
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Richard E. Hughes
Belle Rive
Judith Ann Deitz
South 21St
George F. Fields
Centralia
Georgine Kornegger
Okanville
Jerry Laur
North Highland East
Betty Jean Orrick
Senate Judiciary Committee splits over civil rights bill
Washington AP report on a sharply divided Senate Judiciary Committee starting closed hearings on the House-passed civil rights bill. Atty. Gen. William P. Rogers and Charles J. Bloch speak for and against as 15 committee lawyers debate. The bill, aimed at enforcing Negro voting rights via court-appointed referees, faces possible amendments or a full rejection and return to the Senate.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Atty
William P. Rogers
Charles J. Bloch
Macon
Rogers
Bloch
Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Police Court Fines in Drunk and Disturbance Cases
The Police Magistrate J R Thomas fined Ronald Dean Weisbecker 25 dollars and costs for drunk and disturbance. Jerry England of Aurora Illinois faced 10 dollars and costs for disturbance and 50 dollars and costs for opening beer in a car. Tommy Church of Aurora was fined 10 dollars and costs for disturbance. Carol Holmes of Aurora was fined 10 dollars and costs on a drunk charge. Traffic fines included Gary R. Dauksch 10 dollars and costs for failing to have a driver’s license. Charles Lindy Cole of Evansville Indiana 50 dollars and costs for illegal transportation of liquor. Kenneth E. Buchanan Route 1 Patoka 15 dollars and costs for speeding 75 mph. William J. Sims Evansville Indiana 5 dollars and costs for improper passing. Roland W Hicks 10 dollars and costs for speeding 75 mph. Teanie Hayden Kirkwood Missouri 5 dollars and costs for disobeying a stop light. Donnie Gale Williams costs for making an illegal left turn. Benjamin F. Case Route 2 Bluford 5 dollars and costs for failure to yield right of way. Arnold R Burk 10 dollars and costs for failure to have a valid 1960 state license. Louis R Barr 2 dollars and costs for illegal parking. Teddy E Wood 5 dollars and costs for disobeying a stop sign and 10 dollars and costs for speeding 40 mph in a 25 mph zone. Robert J Jay costs for disobeying a stop signal.
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J. R. Thomas
Ronald Dean Weisbecker
Jerry England
Aurora
Ill
Tommy Church
Carol Holmes
Gary R. Dauksch
Charles Lindy Cole
Evansville
Ind
Kenneth E. Buchanan
Patoka
William J. Sims
Roland W. Hicks
Teanie Hayden
Kirkwood
Donnie Gale Williams
Benjamin F. Case
Bluford
Arnold R. Burk
Louis R. Barr
Teddy E. Wood
Robert J. Jay
Pope names ten cardinals in rare mix of public and secret elevatio
Pope John XXIII announces ten new cardinals, including three names kept secret. The group includes Rome’s 88th cardinalate, with one Italian paper calling the move a rainbow consistory. Names designated in pectore may hail from Communist lands, amid speculation about successors to constrained prelates.
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City
John XXIII
Popé Beals
Vatican
Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
John
Laurian Rugambwa
Rutabo
Tanganyika
Peter Tatuso Dio
Tokyo
Rufino J. Santos
Manila
Bernard Jan Alfrink
Utrecht
Netherlands
Joseph Lefebvre
Bourges
France
Luigi Traglia
Antonio Bacci
Vatican Curia
College of Cardinals
Senate
Pope John
Alojzije
Stepinac
Yugoslavia
Msgr
Josef Beran
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Hold Guidance Workshop At College Here
A series of teacher workshops on guidance will be held at Mt. Vernon Community College starting Wednesday March 30 under the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Dr. Ivan Russell of Southern Illinois University will lead the six week program with classes 7 to 9 p.m. weekly. No fee and open to non teachers. aimed at increasing knowledge of guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Community College
Office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ivan Russell
Southern Ilinois University
Howard Rawlinson
Mt. Vernon Junior College
Meetings of Marion Chapter set for tomorrow evening
Dr. J W Williams N G and Rev John Hurt chaplain announce Marion Chapter 1 0 0 F Lodge meeting in 1 0 0 F Temple tomorrow at 7 30 pm inviting all members and relatives. A social hour with refreshments will follow. Also Mt Vernon No 31 A F and A M meets Monday March 28 at 7 30 pm for Second Degree work with Mabry W M and Apgar Secy.
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F. Lodge
John W. Williams
Harry Shehorn
John Hurt
Marion
J. W. Williams
Mt. Vernonge No
Taylor R. Mabry
W.M. James R. Apgar
Sec’y
Birth of daughter Susan Elizabeth for Mr and Mrs Victor W Rapp
Mr and Mrs Victor W Rapp of RFD 2 Belle Rive announce the birth of a daughter at 2:47 this morning in Good Samaritan Hospital. The girl weighed six pounds fifteen ounces and has been named Susan Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor W. Rapp
RFD 2
Belle Rive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Susan Elizabeth
Outstanding Patrol Boy To Be Picked Here
John Bobbitt of the local AAA office announced that Mt. Vernon will choose its outstanding school patrol boy tonight. The winner will receive a paid trip to Washington DC, board a bus in St. Louis, tour sites en route, and march in a national parade honoring school safety. The program honors boys who aid in saving lives, with committee chair J Marvin Powers leading the selection alongside local editors and bankers.
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John Bobbitt
AAA
Mt. Vernon
Washington, D. C
St. Louis
Washington
Nee
Bobbitt
J. Marvin Powers
Security Bank
Orian Metcalf
Mt. Vernon Register-News
Claude Schoch
WMIX
Chester B. Lewis
Norman Murphy
First National Bank
Big Barn Burns on Salem Road in Mt Vernon
During a warm weekend, Mt. Vernon firemen fought multiple grass fires. A noon Sunday blaze destroyed a large barn at Mrs. Roy Maxwell’s Salem Road home, with hay and straw losses. Firefighters responded to several grass fire alarms, one threatening the Hans Industries plant, though the building was spared.
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Mt. Vernon
Roy Maxwell
Salem Road
Hans Industries
Weekend Traffic Drops Two Accidents Reported
Two accidents occurred over the weekend. At 10:24 a.m. Saturday Glen Rainey repaired rear of a Roth Dairy truck in the 700 block of south Tenth. Rainey received a $5 fine for careless driving. A hit and run case involved a car owned by Buck Phelps at Tenth Street and Waltonville Road.
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Glen Rainey
South Tenth
Roth
James A. Gregory
No. 6
Evergreen
Rainey
Buck Phelps
Tenth Street
Waltonville Road
Four charged in Hand's grocery break-in attempt
Charges filed against four people after an attempted burglary at Hand's grocery on Fairfield Road. Howard D Summers, 38, posted 500 bond on attempted burglary. Bonds of 500 set for John H Collins Jr 16 Arthur E Seidenstricker 18 and Ronald R Mullins 18 for accessory to the attempted burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hand’s
Fairfield Road
Howard D. Summers
South 24Th
John HE. Collins, Jr
Opdyke Avenue
Arthur E. Seidenstricker
South Ninth
Ronald R. Mullins
Route 4
Mt. V. Quartet Wins Moose State Championship Again
Mt. Ver non's Kord Kickers captured the Moose state championship for the third time at a singing convention held yesterday at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Maemakers include David Brown, Homer Campbell, Hal Wolfe, and Eddie Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Kord Kickers
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Chicago
David Brown
Homer Campbell
Hal Wolfe
Eddie Allen
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted List
Jefferson Memorial Hospital notes show admissions and discharges. Patients admitted include Eldon Ray Moore Noel Wood Thomason Judith Alison Walker and several others. discharges include Mrs Margaret Fry and multiple others. Additional admitted names include Lillie Pearl Stivers Jus James Dunlap and Barbara Janette Phelps with several more listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Ray Moore
Noel Wood Thomason
Keenes
Judith Alison Walker
Dellar Sweetin
Harley
Halbrook
Arthur Long
Carl David Doerner
Margaret Mae Fry
Danny Joe Wlecke
Waterloo, Ill
Barbara June Rybick
Chicago
Sherry Denise Wagner
Myrtle Mae Hayse
Woodlawn
John Mack Fankboner
Salem
John Samuel Donovan
Mary Ann Johnson
Charles R. Shurta
Waltonville
Margaret Jane Wilson
Lillie Pearl Stivers
Jus James Dunlap
Guy Rood
Lura A Ann Tate
Marilyn Mae Pitchford
Nelda Lee Willoughby
Maude Minor
Della Belle McElraney
Barbara Janette Phelps
Edward Julius Wegmann
George Washington Wolfe
Eva Leona Morgan
Carlie Thomason
Ruth H. Maxwell
Sharon Kay Allison
Travis Gale Green
George Harry Junior Bryant
Edna Laverne Schuster
Laura Elizabeth Sherwood
Mary Loretta
Alexander
Patricia Lee McGehee
Clinton Alma Miller
Homer Richard Feltz
Reuben Arthur Walker
Rita Ann Germann
Andy Louis
Carolyn Gwendolyn Fooshee
Claudette Marie
James Cassell Rogers
Ruth Kay Frazier
Freida Yvonne Burns
Shelby Leigh
Donna Lee Turner
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Agnes Rachel Tolbert
South 11Th Street
Lucy Sink
Wm. S. Hayes
A. J. Flinn
Wayne Co
IA. C. Jennings
Willieta Hoffman
U. G. Boster
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By Frank Brutto
Mt. V. Quartet State Champ
Jefferson Memorial
Samaritan
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Mored
Harry Ethridge
Perkins
Mt. Vernon, Ill
Baldwin PiAnos
Fenton's Music
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