Death of Percy Kennedy At 43 In Mt Vernon
Percy Carl Kennedy died at 12 10 a m at his Mt Vernon home aged 43 with three sons Roy Allen Billy Ray and Jerry Lee Kennedy and wife Helen Tolley surviving along with his father Joe Kennedy siblings and grandchildren Funeral at Myers Chapel Sunday at 2 00 p m burial in Oakwood cemetery Kennedy was born December 1 1913 in Mt Vernon a stock clerk at Mt Vernon Furnace and Mfg Co and lifelong Jefferson County resident
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Percy Kennedy
Percy Carl Kennedy
Mt. Vernon
Kennedy
Mt. Vernon Furnace & Mfg. Company
Myers Chapel
Ross Partridge
Oakwood Cemetery
Myers
Myers Chapell
Joe
Martha
Collins) Kennedy
Jefferson County
Helen Tolley
Joe Kennedy
Roy Allen
Billy Ray
Jerry Lee Kennedy
Loren
Indianapolis
Ind
Russell
Joliet
Lola Pigg
Ed Brumley
Bonita Springs
Fla
Cora Weaver
Dundee
Mary Maddox
Nashville
Ill
Evelyn Forrester
Hiram Taylor of Ina Dies at 84 in Ina
Hiram Monroe Taylor aged 84 was found dead yesterday at his home in Ina. The funeral will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Missionary Baptist Church in Ina with Rev. Riley Burton officiating. Burial follows at Kirk Cemetery north of Ina. The body lies in state at Ina Funeral Home. He is survived by two sons C Lawson Taylor of Vernon and M Taylor of Tuscola, a sister Esther Cox of Walnut Hill, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Hiram Monroe Taylor
Ina
Missionary Baptist Church
Riley Burton
Kirkcemetrey
Former Mt Vernon Resident Martha Maulding Dies
Martha Gertrude Maulding, 83, a former Mt Vernon resident, died Friday morning in Memphis Tennessee. Born December 29 1874 in Illinois she was married twice to Peter Anderson and William Maulding the latter preceding her in death. She leaves three sons H E Anderson Memphis J N Anderson Indianapolis C E Anderson Albuquerque and a daughter Pearl Spencer Indianapolis. Funeral Monday at 3:00 p.m. Myers Chapel with burial in Oakwood. friends may call after 5:00 p.m. Sunday.
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Martha Gertrude Maulding
Mt. Vernon
Memphis
Tenn
Westcott
Myers Chapel
Oakwood Come
Maulding
Son of Former Mt. Vernon Minister Killed in France
Charles Phelps 28 US Air Force pilot died March 14 in a France plane crash. Son of Rev L Phelps former Free Methodist pastor at Bloomington and Mt. Vernon. Body shipped to Bloomington then Centralia for funeral 1:00 pm Monday led by Rev J F Hibbitt. He was uncle to several Phelps relatives in Mt. Vernon and nearby towns.
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Charles Phelps
France
Charles
8. L. Phelps
Free Methodist Church
Bloomington
Mt. Vernon
Phelps
United States
Centralia
J. F. Hibbitt
Greenville
Opal Temeloff
Neal Phelps
Pearl Phelps
Ed Phelps
Dean Phelps
Motor Scooter And Car Collide Injuring Rider
Paul A. Bratton, 39, of 719 Casey Avenue sustained minor injuries in an early Friday collision on south Tenth Street near Gilbert Street. Deputy Sheriff Rob Ruddick reported a scooter ridden by Bratton collided with a car driven by James Denny of 800 South 24th Street.
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Paul A. Bratton
Casey Avenue
Police Court Fines Tally From Allan Dulaney Session
Albert Williams colored fined 50 dollars and costs for liquor with sealken in a car. H A Sechrest fined 5 dollars and costs for a traffic charge emerging into a street.
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Allan Dulaney
Albert Williams
H. A. Sechrest
Broadcast Dayline From St Louis TV Nonstop Schedule
A dense listing of Sunday through Monday TV programs across channels in St Louis and neighboring cities. It lists time slots for beloved shows like Gunsmoke Jackie Gleason Lassie and I Love Lucy, plus news weather and sports, film and variety programs aboard multiple local channels.
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Lewis Annie Oakley
Buccaneers
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Jeanie Gunsmoke
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Orta Ax
Robin H Burns & Allen
I Love Lucy
December Bride
Studio One
Binge 7
Broken Arrow
Charge State Swindled On Car Licenses
Champaign County authorities charged Cleon Gillespie a 32 year old operator of Kankakee License and Title Service with a confidence game defrauding the state of several thousand dollars. An employee Virgil Johnson in the Springfield office of Secretary of State Charles Carpentier aided the scheme the prosecutor said. Gillespie admitted paying at least 3000 to Johnson to process auto plate applications while motorists paid Gillespie for plates and received worthless checks. The case involves Champlain County residents with potential spillover to Livingston McLean Ford and Kanakakee counties. Hearing set April 19 Urbana.
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Cleon Gillespie
Kankakee
Gillespie
Springfield
McDonald
Johnson
Clyde Sheppard
Fisher
Champaign County
Livingston
McLean
Ford
Kanakakee
Secretary of State
James Mautz
Urbana
Weather Report Detailed Weather Report Detailed
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Illinois
Rockford
Moline
Peoria
Rantoul
Quincy
Springfield
Vandalia
Scott Air Bases
Missouri
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admissions and Discharges
Good Samaritan admitted Mrs. Mary Rein inger Mrs. Ollie Bullock Albert Bahde Master Michael Wilson Linda Marie Sheffield Susan Keller Frances Kruger Charles Jackson. Discharged Walter Williams Mrs. Jannell Jenkins and baby Francine Mrs. Annie Bicanich Mrs. Hilda Donoho and baby Steven Dale Charles Finn Jefferson Memorial Admitted Mrs. Elaine Savage Dahlgren Discharged Mrs. Nancy Yandell Mrs. Juanita Starr Mrs. Jessie Kincaid.
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Good Samaritan
Mary Reininger
Ollie Bullock
Albert Bahde
Michael Wilson
Linda Marie Sheffield
Susan Keller
Frances Kruger
Charles Jackson
Walter Williams
Jannell Jenkins
Francine
Annie Bicanich
Hilda Donoho
Steven Dale
Charles Finn
Jefferson Memorial
Elaine Savage
Dahlgren
Nancy Yandell
Juanita Starr
Jessie Kincaid
Plan To Scoop Up Cosmic Dirt
Baltimore plan to fire a 153 pound research vehicle 2050 miles aloft to vacuum up cosmic dirt then return to earth. Martin Co engineers detail a multi stage rocket mission with 616 nuclear emulsion pellicles in an 81 inch cylinder to be parachuted back portion.
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Baltimore
Earth
Martin Co
Raymond T. Patterson
Martin Advanced Design
Gerhart Groetzinger
Martin
Research Institute For Advanced Study
Patterson
Births in Good Samaritan Hospital Named Susan Diane Robert Jean
Mr and Mrs Max Dyer of 1601 Lamar welcomed a daughter at 1 56 PM weighing seven pounds four teen ounces named Susan Diane A son arrived for Mr and Mrs Arthur Raney of 600 Harrison at 9 42 PM at Good Samaritan weighing eight pounds five ounces named Robert Jean A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs John L Wertz of 835 South 19th Street at 4 51 AM weighing seven pounds nine ounces at God Samaritan Hospital
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Max Dyer
Lamar
Good Samaritan
Susan Diane
Arthur Raney
Harrison
Good Samaritan Hospital
Robert
Robert ['Ean. A. Daughter Was Born To Mr. and Mrs. John L. Wertz
South 19Th Street
God Samaritan Hospital
Local pilots make multiple morning flights to cities
Larry Forrestal flew to Nashville Tennessee today while Max Firebaugh was bound for Terre Haute Indiana. Ed Prasuhn completed a Centralia round trip and returned. Lester Bravard departed from Frank s Indiana to Mt. Vernon this morning.
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Larry Forrestal
Nashville
Tenn
Max Firebaugh
Terre Haute
Ind
Ed Prasuhn
Centralia
Lester Bravard
Franks Ind
Mt. Vernon
Southside Baptist Church Weekly Schedule at 15th and Fishers Lane
Pastor Rev William Pribble leads services with Bible School at 9 30 a m Morning Worship at 10 45 a m Training Union at 6 30 p m Edwin Schreck serves Sunday school Su week. M W U meets Monday at 1 30 p m Teachers and Officers meet Wednesday at 7 00 p m Prayer at 7 30 p m Choir practice 8 00 p m Cottage prayer meeting Saturday at 7 30 p m Kern McCann is director of church activities.
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Bible School
North Side Church of God Services and Leaders
North Side Church of God at 11th and George Streets with Pastor Morrison J Bundy offers Sunday School at 9 30 led by Elmer Hopper and Edward Pressgrove assistance meets 10 30 morning worship. Evangelistic service 7 30 with pastor. Youth rallies and meetings planned through the week led by Rev James Adama Helen Young David Shores Nelson Rogers and others.
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North Side Church OF God
11Th and
George Streets
Morrison J. Bundy
Elmer Hopper
Edward Pressgrove
Su- Sperintendent
Bonnie Church of God
James Adama
Helen Young
David Shores
Nelson Rogers
First General Baptist Church Service Schedule
First General Baptist Church at 10th and Perkins with Rev. John Nurt as pastor. Sunday school 9:45 for all ages, morning worship at 11, evening service 7:30, Wednesday prayer meeting 7:30 led by Albert Braddy and Elmer Harris supervised Sunday school.
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First General Baptist Church
10Th and
Perkins
John Nurt
Elmer Harris
Albert Braddy
Ice Pick Murder Verdict Returned
A 16 year old youth was convicted by a Criminal Court jury of the ice pick murder of Miss Mildred Hayes a St Ignatius High School librarian on Oct 1. The jury recommended a 14 year prison sentence and a hearing on a motion for a new trial was set for April 5. Prosecutors said the youth snatched the purse and stabbed Hayes after she screamed.
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Chicago UA
Kelly Bennett
Bennett
Mildred Hayes
Miss Hayes
St. Ignatius High School
Man Who Cut His Throat Here Is Taken To Anna
A 51 year old man Luther E Alexander of Christopher attempted suicide in Mt Vernon and slashed his throat and both wrists in his jail cell. He was treated at Jefferson Memorial Hospital before transfer as a voluntary patient to Anna State Hospital by Sheriff Leonard Wood.
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Mt. Vernon
Anna State Hospital
Luther. E. Alexander
Christopher
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Leonard “Smokey” Wood
Fire Alarms Reported in Mt Vernon Area
Mt Vernon city and rural fire units responded to five alarms Friday. A stove fire at Frank Tittle’s home caused a scare but no damage. Grass fires were tackled at 1107 South 25th and on Old Union Road. A car seat was burned in a Raney residence and a grass blaze burned 20 acres near Emma Shipley’s RFD 7. A false alarm occurred on Old Union Road.
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Mt. Vernon
Frank Tittle
South Tenth Street
South 25Th
Mabel Raney
George
Emma Shipley
RFD
Old Union Road
Truman Says He Does Not Care About Rift With Eisenhower
Former President Harry S. Truman told reporters at Pennsylvania Station that he does not care about the strained relations with President Eisenhower. He said the issue is one sided and that he has no plans to reconcile.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Truman
Pennsylvania Station
Greyhound Seeks Fare Hikes on Illinois Routes
Greyhound Corp asked for fare increases on select Illinois routes effective May 1 per the Illinois Commerce Commission. The proposed hikes cover lines between Chicago and St. Louis Springfield and the Missouri state line at Pike Ill Chicago and Brookport and intermediate points and the Chicago Kankakee Junction and Paris route. Transcontinental Bus System, Inc also sought May 1 increases on its Illinois routes.
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Tilan
Greyhound Corp
Illinois
Ilinois Commerce Commission
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Missouri State Line
Pike, Ill
Brookport
Kankakee Junction
Paris
Transcontinental Bus System, Inc
Ilinois
Sniper Fires On Three Trains On Market Street Line
A sniper fired at three Market Street elevated trains in Philadelphia wounding none but frightening passengers. One man fainted after a bullet narrowly missed his head. a fourth train was also shot at but only struck the car’s side beneath a window. Police hunt a suspect believed to have fired from a level with the tracks.
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Philadelphia
Market Street
Thieves Market Shoes Store Contemplates Name Change
In Long Beach calls to reconsider the store name Thieves Market after a burglary. A thief entered via a skylight, stole a pair of shoes and $19 in cash, leaving his old shoes behind.
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Long Beach
Marriage Licenses Reported for Several Couples
Joseph A Wegmann of Mount Vernon and Linda Lou Mt Vernon. Linda Lou Meadows of Dix and George O Lilly with Diane R Cirra both of Milwaukee listed as marriage license holders.
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Joseph A. Wegmann
Mt. Vernon
Linda Lou
Mt, Vernon
Linda Lou Meadows
Dix
George O
Lilly
Diane R.cirra
Milwaukee
Wis
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