Offer Blonde Choice Hotel or Gas Well
Peggy Lou Wolfe irsch, 26, faces a California court choice between a half interest in the Chancellor Hotel offered by Glynn Wolfe and a gas well offered by William Hirsch as she pursues divorce. Wolfe contends his Mexican and California decrees may be invalid, while Hirsch vows to keep Peggy Lou if she stays with him.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Superior Court
Peggy Lou Wolfeirsch
Hollywood
Chancellor Hotel
Glynn Wolfe
William Hirsch
Peggy Lou
Wolfe
California
Mexico
Hirsch
Beverly Marsh
Miss Marsh
Wheel And Cigarette Taxes Re Passage In Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon city council re passed wheel and cigarette taxes with changes to horsepower class and 40 rating. Wood dissented on the wheel tax but voted yes after seeking 45. The meeting covered unemployment petition, parking meter bids, sewer extension plans, street work bids, and staff reports.
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Wood
U. S
Mt. Vernon
Kenneth Setzekorn
Chester Lewis
15Th Street
William J. Rice
Bayne Wilson
First Methodist Church
Southern Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church
Conference Board of Education
Funeral for John Cook Held at Orchardville Church
John Cook retired farmer died Monday at his Orchardville home after long illness. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Jacobs Chanel Church with Rev. Brad Henson and Rev. Vernon Chapman officiating. burial in church cemetery. Body at family home after 6:00 p.m. today. Born October 21, 1976 in Wayne County to James and Jane Cook. Survived by wife Myrtle (deceased 1944), son Clay Cook of Dixon, IL, daughters Mrs. John West Orchardville and Mrs. Clarence Blackburn Olney, nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and brothers Oscar and Jim Cook of Orchardville.
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Wayne City
John Cook
Orchardville
Jacobs Chanel Church
Brad Henson
Vernon Chapman
Mr. Cook
Wayne County
James
Jane (Marshall) Cook
Myrtle Brown
Clay Cook
Dixon, IL
John West
Clarence Blackburn
Olney
Oscar
Jim Cook
Luther Bateman Funeral Friday At Boyd Church
Funeral for Luther Franklin Bateman 66 of Dix will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Christian Church in Boyd with Rev. Ira Easton officiating. Burial in Boyd cemetery. Body at Osborn Funeral Home Dix. viewing at 6:00 p.m. Thursday at family home. Bateman, WWI veteran, died Sunday at Marton Veterans Hospital. Survived by wife Opal Wright Bateman and three sons William of Red Lodge Montana Glenn in Korea Lyman in the Marshal Islands. five daughters Mildred Foutch Centralia Wanda Love McLeansboro Venita Higginbotham Mildred Oregon Vivian Esther at home. sister Ida Bulson Centralia. 24 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Luther Franklin Bateman
RFD
Dix
Christian Church
Boyd
Ira Easton
Boyd Cemetery
Osborn
Bateman
Marton Veterans Hospital
John William
Martha (White) Bateman
Opal Wright
William
Red Lodge
Montana
Glenn
U. S. Marines
Korea
Lyman
U. S. Air Corps
Marshal Islands
Mildred Foutch
Centralia
Wanda Love
McLeansboro
Venita Higginbotham
Mildred
Oregon
Vivian
Esther
Ida Bulson
Birds Fall Dead By The Thousands In Oregon Town
Fatad LA GRANDE Ore thousands of birds lay dead in streets and yards Monday. County agricultural agent Burns O Bailey suspects the birds died from eating vegetable matter frozen in a weekend frost. Dr Ernest Anderson head of the biology department at Eastern Oregon College of Education explains freezing of vegetable matter can create an acid that poisons birds.
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LA Grande
Ore
Oregon
Burns O'T. Bailey
Ernest Anderson
Eastern Oregon College of Education
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Eugene B Davis of 600 Nora welcomed a son Eric Neal weighing seven and a half pounds born at 7 16 am today. Mr and Mrs Leland Gatewood of Fairfield Road Mt Vernon welcomed a daughter Linda Sue born last evening at 8 20 in Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr and Mrs Edward Beal of RFD 2 Mr Vernon announce the birth of a son Mi
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Eugene B. Davis
Nora
Eric Neal
Good Samaritan Hospital
Leland
Gatewood
Fairfield Road
Mt. Vernon
Linda Sue
Edward Beal
RFD 2
Mr. Vernon
Library Board appoints Leo Heffington amid tax measure defeat
The April 13 election defeated the sales tax ordinance. The mayor confirmed Leo Heffington to the Library Board, filling the seat.
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Leo Heffington
Library Board
Two Mt Vernon Areas Seek Disconnection From City
A petition signed by 40 property owners seeks a disconnection of McPherson's Subdivision and Country Heights Subdivision from Mt. Vernon. The move follows their annexation with others on Feb 22 and a council pledge to aid disconnection if residents want it. The petition was turned to the city attorney for a report.
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Mt. Vernon
McPherson
Country Heights
Evergreen Place
Hillcrest
Mt. Vernon Nees
33Th Street
cPherson
Lea
Ashley Road
Ralph McPherson
Hospital and hearing notes mix from 1950s yet unclear
The report lists admitted and discharged patients at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial including Sherman Wiggins Ella Morrill Martha Lockeby Judy Atkins Willis Proslie Cliffe White Sharla Shields Larry Wilson Lolita Vinyard Donald Lloyd Mary Curran and infant George Richard Eleanor Hicks Ricky Lynn Russell Howell Fred Henson Cher yin Lynn Cathy Lou Cates Mary Kowalski Frederick Morris plus efforts to end hearings cited in McCarthy Dirksen debate about Hensel charges and related testimony with Hensel’s counsel objecting to withdrawal without McCarthy's admission of error.
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Good Samaritan
Sherman Wiggins
Ella Laura Morrill
Martha Lockeby
Judy Darlene Atkins
Willis Glenn Proslie
Cliffe Bernice White
Sharla Ann Shields
Larry Wilson
Lolita Vineyard
Donald Lloyd
Mary Curran
George Richard
Eleanor Fay Hicks
Ricky Lynn
Russell Eugene Howell
Fred Henson
Cheryin Lynn
Cathy Lou Cates
Mary Kowalski
Frederick Isaac Morris
Jefferson Memorial
UL. Ankershiel
Salem
Donna Kester
Nellie Buchanan
Belle Rive
Hazel Riggs
Welch
McCarthy
Dirksen
Stevens
TL Struve Hensel
Newborn at Good Samaritan Hospital Weighs Nine Pounds Thirteen Ounces
A child named Michael Joe arrived at Good Samaritan Hospital on a Monday at 10:88 pan. The newborn weighed nine pounds and thirteen ounces.
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Chael Joe
Good Samaritan Hospital
Knowland Presses Indochina Link To Asia Stability
House GOP leader Knowland urged strong U S measures to back Indochina as the key to Southeast Asia and the balance of Asia warning that Geneva could bow to Communist pressure. He said Eisenhower has not hinted at seeking Congressional approval and noted French and British concessions toward a possible Geneva accord. Secretary Dulles to brief leaders on Geneva amid criticism of the administration for perceived surrender in Asia.
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Troy
Knowland
Paisenhoover
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Asia
GOP
Eisenhower
Congress
Knowhind
Munich
Dulles
Washington
Bermda
Geneva
Rep
Lanham D-Gar
Lanham
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Relocation Plan Urged for 25 Percent of Mills
An industry study by Adm Ben Moreell urges moving 25 percent of U S steel mills to reduce vulnerability to a crippling H bomb attack. The proposal aims to disperse critical facilities across safer locations to preserve national steel capacity.
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Washington
Adm
Ben Moreell
America
May Low Temp Sets Record in Illinois and Chicago
Chicago recorded a May date low of 22 degrees with other Illinois towns showing frost and freezing readings. Rockford, Springfield, and Quincy logged zeros and 32s at Peoria and Mt. Vernon, while frost touched Springfield and Peoria, Terre Haute, St Louis, and Paducah areas. A Weather Bureau spokesman warned of more frost in northern Illinois as warmer weather was forecast for Wednesday.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Rockfold
Springfield
Quincy
Peoria
Mt. Vernon
Terre Haute
Ind
St. Louis
Illinois Golf Cup On Display
The LouIs L Emmerson cup won by Haynes Hawkins at the Illinois amateur golf championship is in Albert’s window at 906 Main. The large trophy, donated by former Illinois governor, is engraved with all past winners and will stay with Mt Vernon’s Hawkins until the next state tournament.
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Haynes Hawkins
Ilinois
Alberts
Main
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Allies Plan Compromise On Korea Dispute
Geneva dispatch reports U N allies considering a compromise proposal for a unified Korea as Viet Minh rebels join talks. The plan, if accepted, could challenge Russia and China and influence free elections on the divided peninsula amid stalemated appeals for a U S supervised vote against Communist withdrawal demands.
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Korea
Geneva
U.N
Indochina
South Korea
Traffic Court Fines Levied in Pigg Case
Garry Pigg was fined $14 for sale to yield rightof way and $89 for driving without a license in a case heard yesterday before Justice J R Thomas.
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Garry Pigg
J. R. Thomas
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