Death of Former Mt Vernon Resident John Maye
Death notice for John Harvey Maye 48 former Mt Vernon resident died April 30 of heart attack in Charlotte North Carolina where he worked as a sales representative for Carolina Tile & Distributing Co Funeral services held May 1 in Charlotte He had lived in Charlotte since 1929 except 11 years in Mt Vernon and Durham survived by wife Margaret son John Harvey Maye of Charlotte five sisters and 86 brothers
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John Harvey Maye
Mt. Vernon
Maye
Charlotte
N.C
Carolina Tile & Distributing Co
Durham
State Police Raid Elks Legion At Taylorville
Taylorville Illinois state police seized six slot machines and other gambling equipment in a raid on the American Legion Hotel Elks Club and a nearby restaurant. Three men were arrested and released on bonds of one thousand dollars each. Names given include James F. Brooks operator of the Books Bi ge vic tor. cg of een oren of the renee a on.
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Taylorville
American Legion
Elks Club
John Stuped
James F. Brooks
Een Oren
Renee
Nasser Tours Moscow University On Soviet Visit
Nasser visited Moscow University and departed in a jet airliner for a 10 day, 5000 mile tour around the Soviet Union. Western reporters trailed but were kept behind as he planned stops in Kiev, Leningrad, Stalingrad and Sochi with a Moscow return set for May 13. He received a two volume set on the university and flowers, spoke of friendly Soviet Arab ties and urged greater student exchanges.
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Moscow Uni
Nasser
Moscow University
Tashkent
Mosae
Repub
Sochi
Black Sea
Moscow
Kiev
Leningrad
Stalingrad
Fatal Highway Crash Near East St. Louis Police say Ross Pankey killed in rain wreck
State police identified the dead man as Ross Pankey and the injured as Jeff Snow and Aaron M. Bell 41 of Granite City after a car rammed a bridge abutment on Illinois Route 67 A three miles north of East St. Louis early today. Snow was the driver and Bell admitted to St. Mary’s hospital for observation after the collision.
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East ST. Louis
Ul. M
Piggott
Ark
Bti
Ross Pankey
Jeff Snow
Aaron M. Bell
Airport News Brief St. Louis Flight Update
A terse note reports a flight to St. Louis with swift service and minimal details. No crew names or exact times provided. The item emphasizes quick departures and a busy air corridor.
Hospital Notes Admits and discharges listed at two facilities
Good Samaritan admits include Kathryn Newell Ione Lane Shirley Schneider Luther Strain Marcella Etheridge Retha Beelman Elner McDaniel Discharges include Pauline Wagner Norma Fairchild and baby Lisa Dawn Carolyn Delaney and baby Anita Carol Jefferson Memorial admits Howard Maxey Velma Bond Op Lyke Discharged Pamela Zeigler W Howell
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Good Samaritan
Kathryn Newell
Ione Lane
Shirley Schneider
Luther Strain
Marcella Etheridge
Retha Beelman
Elner
McDaniel
Pauline Wagner
Norma Fairchild
Lisa Dawn
Carolyn Delaney
Anita Carol
Jefferson Memorial
Howard Maxey
St. Tuts
Velma Bond
Oplyke
Pamela Zeigler
W. Howell
Birth of James Glenn Mays Jr. at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs James Mays welcomed a son Friday afternoon at 3 25 in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds nine ounces named James Glenn Jr The birth adds a new member to the family with the infant listed in local society notices.
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James Mays
Good Samaritan Hospital
James Glenn, Jr
Mt Vernon Lodge 31 meets May 5 at 7 30 pm
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M holds a stated meeting Monday May 5 at 7 30 p m Brothers and visitors are welcome Virgil H Pigg W M William E Reavis Secy Also Disabled American Veterans meet Monday May 5 at 225 South 10th Street at 7 20 p m members urged to attend V A Hundley commander
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A. F. Ren
A. M
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Virgil. H. Pigg
W.M
William E. Reavis
Sec’y
Disabled American Veterans
South 10Th Street
V. A. Hundley
Western Envoys Call On Gromyko One By One
Western Big Three Britain France and the United States agreed to continue separate ambassadorial talks with Soviet Foreign Minister An drey Gromyko on summit planning. They will discuss date and site of a summit and who attends, while rejecting enlarging preliminary talks to include Poland and Czechoslovakia.
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Paris
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Britain
France
United States
Poland
Czechoslovakia
E West
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Patrick Kelly F
Maurice Dejean
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Hoover Leaves Hospital Today
New York Herbert Hoover the 83 year old former president left the Harkness Pavilion at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after a successful gall bladder operation two weeks earlier. He went to his Waldorf Towers apartment.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Harkness Pavilion
Columbia - Presbyterian Medical Center
Waldorf Towers
Graham wins yell leader vote at Stanford
Stanford University students cast 416 write in votes for Billy Graham as yell leader while George Richard Stanford of Coronado won 1,168 votes in the campus contest. A sign near the library urged “Billy Graham for Yell King.”
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Stanford, Calif
Billy Graham
Stanford University
Yell King
George Richard Stanford
Coronado
Douglas Drugs celebrates loyal customers since opening
Since Douglas Drugs first opened its doors we have served thousands in Mt Vernon and Jefferson County. We treasure the loyalty and friendship of customers kept throughout the years. Continuous patronage is the highest tribute to a store's ability to supply the right prices and service. Paid Adv.
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Douglas Drugs
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Flanders proposes Marshall Plan style aid for Arabs
Senator Ralph Flanders of Vermont calls for a large scale aid program to raise living standards in the Middle East. He urges more food, clothing, shelter and education to counter dwindling U S influence and says the plan would require expenditures on par with the original Marshall Plan announced at the University of New Hampshire.
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DURHAM _N.H
Ralph Flanders
R-Vi
Middle East
Flanders
University of New Hampshire
1500 Monsanto Workers Strike at Monsanto Illinois
In MONSANTO IL the Monsanto Chemical Co plant was closed as 1500 Local 12, International Chemical Workers Union members picketed after midnight. Negotiations on a day to day contract expired April 12. the company offered an 8 cent raise, one vacation day, and a one year contract while workers sought 25 cents.
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Monsanto
Ill
Monsanto Chemical Co
W. G. Krummrich
International Chemical Workers ‘Union
Sheriff Opposes Jail Marriages in Kansas City
Jackson County Sheriff Arvid Owsley says he runs a jail not a marriage parlor. In 50 years as sheriff he allowed only two jailhouse weddings, but now he faces 2 to 3 marriage requests monthly and consults ministers who urge case by case judgment. The county jail holds 300 to 357 inmates.
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Kansas
Arvid Owsley
Owsley
Jackson County
Beating by Springfield Cops Nets Damages
A Sangamon County Circuit Court jury awarded James Henderson of Springfield 6700 in a civil suit alleging he was beaten by drunken city police in December 1952. He received 5000 from Officer Harlan Watson, 1000 from Nathan Strum, who bonded Watson, and 700 from Officer Alonzo Bowman. Henderson claimed a fractured skull and a hand wound. all three officers remain on the force. Police Chief Silver Suarez will refer the case to the city Civil Service Commission for possible action.
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Springfield
Ill
Sangamon County
James Henderson
Henderson
Harlan Watson
Nathan Strum
Watson
Alonzo Bowman
Silver Suarez
City Civil Service Commission
Thief Exposed To Radioactivity In El Paso Heist
Dr. Vincent Ravel of El Paso General Hospital warns a burglar who stole 12 lead bricks and an 11 by 14 inch shield used to shield radioactive medical equipment may have absorbed a deadly dose. A Geiger counter could aid police in tracking the culprit who dismantled the protection gear. If untreated, the burglar risks fatal radiation exposure.
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EL Paso
Tex U
Vincent Ravel
Ravel
Department of ‘Radiology
el Paso General Hospital
Iron Workers End 5 Week Illinois Strike With Pay Raise
In central Illinois a 5 week strike by iron workers ended with an immediate 15 cent hourly pay hike. The 2 year contract with Associated General Contractors via Iron Workers Local 46 raises pay to 3.57 an hour plus 74 cents welfare, then 2% more on Sept 1 to 3.60 and 1.2% more Oct 1 1959 to 3.72. Edward Hilton of the contractor group said settlements may spread to Peoria where contracts expired.
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Springfield
Illinois
Associated General Contractors
Iron Workers Local 46
Edward Hilton
Peoria
Quad Cities
Riverbank humor as angler brags of bites
On the river bank a passerby asks an angler about luck. The angler says he has not had a bite for three hours, but explains it is good because another man nearby has not had a bite for six hours. The exchange ends in a wry punchline about relative luck.
Pravda Attacks Dag Over Arctic Backing
Pravda accuses U N secretary general Dag Hammarskjold of courting U S favor by backing Eisenhower Arctic inspection plans. It says he acts for United Nations representatives, not Washington or New York, and questions his neutrality amid open sky proposals. The article also criticizes Britain’s H-bomb test and U S tests as blocking peace.
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Moscow
Pravda
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
U.S
Eisenhower
Hammarskjold
U.S. State Department
United Nations
Washington
New York
U.N. Security Council
United States
NATO
Arctic
Soviet Union
Pacific
Compare Your Better Half With Mrs. America
In Fort Lauderdale Florida the Mrs. America contest tallies reveal 49 hopefuls with averages: about 31 years old, 12 years married, 2.4 children, and desire for another. Most mothers-in-law stay home to care for children while contestants and husbands attend Florida events. Mrs Tennessee Dorothy Severence 31 of Nashville won Mrs U S Savings Bonds title, earning 200 dollars, a plaque, and a national promotion opportunity.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla. U
Florida
Tennessee
Dorothy Severence
Nashtville
U.S
Three Accidents Here On Friday No One Injured
Three Mt Vernon accidents Friday left no injuries. Alva Flanagan 28 of Route 1 was charged with leaving the scene and driving with revoked license after a 2 14 p m crash on Tenth and Perkins with Nick Shapkoff 47 of Christopher. Damages ranged 35 to 125 dollars. Bonner Frank W Bonner 3 50 p m crash at Eighth and Jordan faced careless driving charges with about 50 dollars damage to each car. Earlier Irene Allen Dahlgren collided with Joseph Mack Hines Belle Rive on Tenth near Conger. damages about 75 and 10 dollars respectively.
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Mt. Vernon
Alva E. Flanagan
Route 1
Nick Shapkoff
Christopher
Tenth
Perkins
Flanagan
Eighth
Jordan
Poliee
Emma Lucille Duncan
Norfolk
Frank W. Bonner
Route 4
Bonner
Irene Allen
Dahlgren
Joseph Mack Hines
Belle Rive
Tenth Street
Conger
Iar
Jamisons Back From Capital After Washington Trip
Mr and Mrs Earl D Jamison flew into St Louis after a week in Washington DC attending the 46th annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce The couple was guests at a banquet where President Eisenhower made an unexpected appearance They also joined the Illinois Congressional dinner at the Statler Hotel honoring Illinois House members and Senator Dirksen Mrs Jamison, state president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Illinois Builders Association, visited the National Housing Center Then the Jamisons spent Thursday evening in St Louis and returned to Mt Vernon the next day
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Earl D. Jamison
St. Louis
Washington, D.C
Chamber of Com ‘Merce
United States of
Jamison
National Housing Center
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Illinois Builders’ Association
Jamisons
Mt. Vernon
Divorce Suit Filed by Lois Dale McBride
Lois Dale McBride filed a suit for divorce against Lewis Carl McBride in circuit court here charging cruelty. Judge Randall Quindry granted an injunction restraining the defendant from molesting the plaintiff. The couple married June 16 1956 and separated May 1 1958. Attorney Joe Frank Allen represents the plaintiff.
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Lois Dale McBride
Lewis Carl McBride
Randall Quindry
Joe Frank Allen
Judge Weighs Case Of Finn Who Was Shanghaied
In San Francisco Federal Court Judge Edward P. Murphy held hearings on Finnish draftsman Heikkila’s 1946 deportation case. Lloyd McMurray argued that Immigration Service officials abducted Heikkila before court action, and the judge gave parties deadlines to file briefs. Heikkila, a former communist from 1928 to 1939, seeks citizenship while a San Francisco Superior Court citizenship application from 1946 remains pending.
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San Francisco
William Heikkila
Federal District
Edward P. Murphy
Lloyd McMurray
Immigration Service
Helkkila
District Immigration
Bruce Barber
McMurray
MceMurray
U.S. Supreme Court
Heikkila
Minnesota
San Francisco Superior Court
Racial Bombings Meeting Attracts Southern Cities
Representatives from 20 southern cities met in Jacksonville to discuss racial bombings affecting Nashville Montgomery Birmingham Miami and Jacksonville. Rewards total 19510 with 3700 in Jacksonville 8310 in Birmingham and 7500 from the Jewish War Veterans. Burns noted Jacksonville dynamiting of a Negro high school and a Jewish synagogue resembled bombings at a housing center and synagogues in Miami and elsewhere. A mass meeting was called Sunday by Jacksonville NAACP.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Nashville
Tenn
Montgomery
Birmingham
Ala
Miami
Hayden Burns
Jewish War ‘Veterans
Burns
The
National Assn. For ‘Advancement of Colored People
Weather outlook for Illinois and Missouri today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected today and tonight across Illinois and Missouri with minimal temperature changes. Southeast and eastern areas may see this pattern extend into Sunday while the rest remain partly cloudy. Highs 70 to 75, lows 50 to 65 depending on location.
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Missouri
Illinois Weather Outlook With Rain Across State
Illinois heads into a wet weekend with mild 70 degree readings overall. Warming winds shift to possible thunderstorms late today. Heavy rains forecast for southern Illinois tonight with more rain and cooler temperatures expected Sunday in northern counties. Measured rainfall includes Vandalia .50 inches, Quincy .50, Chicago .26, Peoria .18, Springfield .15.
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Chicago
Illinois
Vandalia
Quincy
Peoria
Springfield
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