Junior-Senior Prom Slated Friday Night at Mt. Vernon High
The annual junior-senior prom will be held tomorrow evening in the boys gym at Mt. Vernon High School. Music will be provided by Les Jackson and his Orchestra of Champaign. Admission to the gym is by ticket only. Adults may attend as spectators and sit in designated seats. Tickets can be secured from the high school. The prom committee asks adults not to bring small children.
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Mt. Vernon Hip High School
Usic
Les Jackson
Ortra
Champaign
MacArthur Testimony on Soviet Threats and Korea Plan
General Douglas MacArthur urged strong ground forces and sea control to ensure Korea’s clearance, questioning Soviet capability and noting Siberian rail limits. He and senators debated Russian strength, with observers invited as hearings shifted rooms amid security vetting and timing.
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United Nations Ces
MacArthur
Korea
Russia
Issian
Siberia
Russell
D-Ga
Machur
Igh Butler
R-Neb
Siberian
U.S
Japan
lastcArthur
East
Iors
Armed Services
Senate
Hospital Notes Incomplete Patient Admissions Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions and discharges for multiple individuals including Virgie Ackley Mrs Larry Jones and infant Valerie Jean. Discharges include Mrs Bertha Osre Mrs Anna Belle Loree and others. Names suggest a local hospital record with partial entries and several unreadable tokens.
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Lgod Samaritan
Virgie Ackley
Larry Jones
Bertha Osre
Anna Belle Loree
Wierson
Special conclave of Patton andery No. 69 held May 3
A Frsday May 3 at 7 30 p m meeting of Sir Knights attention is called for a special conclave at the Temple led by Commander Harold C Hathaway and Recorder FecIL N Lovin.
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Patton Andery No
The
Temple
Harold C. Hathaway
Fragmentary Masonic Meeting Notice in Vernon
Fragmentary OCR shows a Vernon notice for an event Friday evening at 7 p.m. with visiting Brethren welcomed. Names mentioned include THOS. E. BARTHOLO DE BRO. WM. E. REAVIS. No clear date or full details available.
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Vernon Lnoa
E. Bartholo DE
Deaths and Funerals Lillian Byard Dies at 71
Mrs. Lillian Elfida Byard of Centralia Road died at Good Samaritan hospital at 3 15 this morning aged 71 years seven months and 12 days after lengthy illness. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 00 PM at Pleasant Grove church with Revs Orlando Brakemyer and Joseph Harris officiating. Burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery at Pulley Funeral Home where friends may call. She was born September 21 1879 in Jefferson county.
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Lillian Elfida Byard
Centralia Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pulley Funeral
Byard
Jefferson County
U. S. Patrols Engage in Sharp Skirmishes
Reported heavy fighting as U S forces clash with Communist units in renewed offensive activity. Reds suffered over 75,000 casualties out of 300,000 used since an April 22 spring drive, with another 300,000 ready. Night fighters first used by Reds amid air exchanges. UN air activity near record levels with 1,000 strikes attempting to hit transport and supply dumps.
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U. S
U.N
U. N
Former Resident Willis Robertson Dies in Washington
Willis Robertson 80 of Kent Washington dies in Washington after a life in Mt. Vernon real estate. Burial was held in Washington.
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Washington
Ward
Willis Robertson
Kent
Robertson
Mt. Vernon
Notable Seward Family Matriarch Passes in Mt Vernon
Daughter of Lewis S and Margaret Frost Seward, she married William H Byard on October 9 1898 in Jefferson County. Survived by sons Forrest Arthur Vergil all of Mt Vernon and daughters Myrtle Margaret at home, sister Grace Jennings Yarber of Nashville, and three grandchildren. member Pleasant Grove church since childhood. husband died in 1933.
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Lewis S
Margaret (Frost) Seward
Jefferson County
William H Byard
Byard
Pleasant Grove
Forrest
Arthur
Vergil
Mt. Vernon
Myrtle
Margaret
Grace Jennings Yarber
Nashville
Lawmakers to Speak at Friday Mt Vernon Dinner
Friday evening the Mt Vernon League of Women Voters hosts a “Meet Your Representatives” dinner at Hotel Emmerson. Speakers include Representatives Clyde Lee Frank H Walker Claude Travers and State Senator Paul Broyles. Public event with reservations accepted until 10 a m Friday via Mrs Andrew Cavaker or Mrs Rose Perry.
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Hotel Emmerson
Clyde Lee
Frank H. Walker
Claude Travers
Paul Broyles
Mt. Vernon
Eight RAF airmen killed in Fayid transport crash
Eight British servicemen aboard a Royal Air Force transport died when the plane crashed near Fayid in the Suez Canal Zone during a demonstration supply drop. An RAF spokesman confirmed the fatalities.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Royal Air Force
Fayid
Suez Canal Zone
RAF
Fire Near Car Co Fence Controlled
Mt. Vernon firemen quickly snuffed out a grass fire yesterday afternoon near the Mt. Vernon Car Co fence on south Tenth street. There was no damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Car Co
South Tenth Street
Call for Vote On Water Bonds In Christopher Illinois
Christopher city council expected Monday to act on a petition seeking a referendum on a council proposed 69000 dollar water revenue bond issue. Funds would install meters to replace the current flat rate water billing system.
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Christopher, Ill
Christopher
Churches First Free Will Baptist Revival Continues
Church revival at Corner 11 and Jordan with Pastor Paul Sulcer ongoing. Brother Floyd Hartley delivered a stirring sermon last evening. Brother Chas Mifflin and his quartet are slated to provide special music.
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Free Will Baptist Corner
Jordan Paul Sulcer
Brother Floyd Hartley
Chas. Mifflin
Prison Guard Jobs Open in Illinois Prisons
It was announced today that openings exist for prison guard positions at Illinois penitentiaries. Apply via Illinois civil service examination by writing to the Illinois Civil Service Commission in Springfield or visiting the state employment office. Most vacancies are at Joliet.
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Illininois Penitentiaries
Illinois Civil Service
Illinois Civil Service Commission
Springfield
Joliet
Ruth Edith Watkins Sues for Divorce from George Watkins
Ruth Edith Watkins filed suit for divorce in circuit court against George Leroy Watkins citing desertion. The couple married September 21, 1946 and separated May 26, 1949. She seeks restoration of her former name Moulton. Attorney John A. Kirk represents the plaintiff.
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Ruth Edith Watkins
George Leroy Watkins
Moulton
John A. Kirk
City Treasurer Maria Williford Serves on Federal Grand Jury
City Treasurer Maria Williford returned to Mt. Vernon from East St. Louis Tl where she served this week as a member of a federal grand jury. The session lasted two days.
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Maria Williford
Mt. Vernon
East St. Louis
Marriage License for Clifford Withrow and Marion West
Clifford D. Withrow of Sims and Marion E. West of Xenia obtain a marriage license. The filing lists both parties' names and their hometowns, confirming legal eligibility for marriage.
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Clifford D. Withrow, Sims
Marion E. West
Xenia
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Fecil N. Lovin, Recorder
A. F
WM. E. Reavis
Lillian Byard
Mt.v
Military Air Transport Service
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
D. C
Wats
Salt Lake City
Utah
South Korea
Ray Baril
Viking Freight Co., Inc
Louis J. Miller
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Baril
Viking
Chicago
Ohio
Memphis
Curtis Flc
Centralia Rd
Mt Vernon
East Side Square
Princess Elizabeth of
Great Britain
London
Italy
Charles
Prince Charles
Clint Hill
South 25Th Street
Virgil T. Bailey, Inc
Carol Brents
Flora
Everett
Kidskin
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