Funeral services set for Uriah W. Melton 78
Uriah Willis Melton of 201 Castleton Avenue died at 1 45 pm Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital at age 78. He was a retired farmer who suffered a heart attack Sunday. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 pm in the Pulley Funeral Home chapel with burial in Dryden cemetery. He was born March 12 1877 in Cleveland Tennessee and survived by his wife Ethel Risley, a daughter Lucille Thompson, two grandchildren, two brothers, two sisters and other relatives.
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Uriah W. Melton
Uriah Willis Melton
Castleton Avenue
Good Samarita Hospital
Melton
Pulley Funeral Home
Bird Green
Dryden Cemetery
Claud D. Knight Dies Here At 76 In Mt Vernon
Claud D. Knight died at 1 20 this morning at his home 822 Dewey Avenue aged 76 years four months and 14 days He worked 40 years at Mt Vernon Car Company Funeral service will be 1 30 PM Saturday at Myers Chapel with Rev Sam McCoy officiating and burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery He was born December 20 1878 in Jefferson County and survived by his wife three sons two daughters a stepson a brother a sister ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud D. Knight
Dewey Avenue
Knight
Mt. Vernon Car Company
Myers Chapel
Sam McCoy
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Mr. Knight
Jefferson County
Thomas E
Martha
Bert) Knight
Eva Pigg
Albion
Madelyn Jordan Sawyer
Park Avenue
Ella Odle of Ina Dies at 79 in Illinois
Ella E. Odle 79 of Ina died Tuesday afternoon at her granddaughter’s home in Ina. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Ina Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. W. R. Burton and Rev. Carl Williams officiating. Burial in New Hope Cemetery. Survived by three sons Arthur and Wilson of East Alton and the Rev. W. P. Odle of West Frankfort, 16 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and two brothers George Dixon of Missouri and Charles Dixon of Kentucky.
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Ella E. Odle
Ina
Orville Sweetin
Ina Free Will Baptist Church
W. R. Burton
Carl Williams
New Hope Cemetery
Odle
Macedonia
Arthur and
Wilson
East Alton
Ill
W. P. Odle
West Frankfort
George Dixon
Missouri
Charles Dixon
Kentucky
Births in Belleville area reported for five newborns
Mr and Mrs Richard Stone of 310 south Third street announce a seven pound five ounce son born at 6 09 pm Tuesday in Good Samaritan Hospital Mrs Sam Todd of 1009 Bell street reveal a seven pound six and a half ounce son named Samuel Massey born at 9 43 pm Tuesday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital LeRoy Hamlin of Waltonville announces a daughter Diana Lynn born at 8 27 am this morning in Good Samaritan Hospital Donna Kay Smith born Monday May 2 to Mr and Mrs Donald M Smith of 224 Jackson street Belleville Father a Scott Air Force Base serviceman mother formerly Katherine Rockech
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Richard Stone
South Third Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Sam Todd
Bell Street
Samuel Massey
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
LeRoy Hamlin
Waltonville
Diana Lynn
Donald M. Smith
Jackson Street
Belleville
Donna Kay
Scott Air Force Base
J. Delbert Smith
RFD 1
Vernon
Hamilton County Board Sets Tavern Fee At 15000
McLEANSBORO The board of supervisors sets tavern license fee at 15000 per year for Hamilton County’s only non-dry area. A 1000 fee was ordered for package stores in Crouch township, which recently voted to end prohibition.
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Mcleansboro
Board of Supervisors
Hamilton County
Crouch Township
White Clover Day Proclaimed Here Saturday May 7 Mt Vernon
Mayor O R Buford proclaims Saturday May 7 1955 as White Clover Day in Mt Vernon Illinois urging citizens to buy and wear a White Clover to aid disabled veterans and those hospitalized as defenders of the country. The proclamation cites war injuries ongoing relief efforts and community fund appeals.
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O. R. Buford
Mt. Vernon
I. O. R. Buford
Illinois
Compromise Reached On 8.8 Percent Postal Pay Increase
A Senate House conference committee agreed on an 8.8 percent postal worker pay rise, below the Senate’s 10 percent but above the House’s 8.3 percent. The plan guarantees at least 7 percent with a 1.8 percent boost from salary reclassification. President Eisenhower previously signaled he would reject more than 7.6 percent. The House may act Friday and the Senate next week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Inference Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Grandmother Offered Over Million for Uranium Claim
Mrs. Jeanette V. Martin of Farmington New Mexico and Army Colonel Benjamin E. Thurston operate 500 claims of 20 acres each on federal land in Sabinosa area northeast of Las Vegas. With a Geiger counter origin story and a partner from Camp Chaffee Arkansas the two plan a major uranium venture despite her husband’s injury.
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Associated Press
Farmington
N. M
Jeanette V. Martin
Sabinosa
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Vearle
Paratroopers Hurt In Panama Mass Jump Mishap
Twenty four U S Army paratroopers were injured during a mass drop in a Panama war game at Rio Hato. Gusty winds dragged participants, with the 11th Airborne Division from Fort Campbell Ky staging the jump that involved 480 men near Panama City.
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Associated Press
Panama
11Th Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell
Rio Hato
Panama City
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Names List
Good Samaritan Admitted Susie Kathryn Foster Eldon Richard Brown Fairfield Ethel Madeline Maxey John Harrison Shew LeRoy Linville William Torrance Ridgeway Discharged Alice Laird and infant son Randy Keith Norma Killein Shreves Cantrell Eldorado Erva Boswell Jefferson Memorial Admitted Eartha Todd Norma Killein Shreves Discharged John Tittle Little Miss Becky Cook
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Good Samaritan
Susie Kathryn Foster
Eldon Richard Brown
Fairfield
Ethel Madeline Maxey
John Harrison Shewmake
LeRoy Linville
William Torrance Ridgeway
Alice Laird
Randy Keith
Nina June Wheeler
Winnie
Cantrell
Eldorado
Erva Boswell
Jefferson Memorial
Eartha Todd
Norma Killein Shreves
John Tittle
Becky Cook
Twenty five Japanese girls to seek Hiroshima scar treatment
In Hiroshima ten years after the atomic bombing 25 Japanese women in their 20s will fly to the United States for free plastic surgery at Mt Sinai Hospital New York. The trip backed by Norman Cousins and Kiyoshi Togasaki may include a dozen operations over a year.
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Hiroshima
Japan
New York
United States
William M. Hitwig
Hitzig
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review
Mt. Sinai
Kiyoshi Togasaki
Nippon Times
U.S. Air Force &d
Baby Born In Car On Way To Hospital Nears Rescue
Bernard Sulski and wife Natalie planned a 13 minute 17 mile trip from Northbrook to Resurrection Hospital. They got lost at a clover leaf exit and the baby was born in the front seat. Mother and 7 pound 6 ounce son were reported doing fine at the hospital.
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Chicago
Bernard Sulski
Robert Burns
Bernard
Northbrook
Resurrection Hospital
Eden
Natalie
House OKs Bill On City Elections
SPRINGFIELD IL The Illinois House passed a bill to require all cities to hold general elections on the first Tuesday in April and sent it to the Senate. The vote was 83 to 41. Rep. Jack Bairstow said the change would save money by aligning city elections with other local bodies.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Senate
Illinois
Jack Bairstow
Democratic County Committee
Marion Marlowe to Marry Friday
New York singer Marion Marlowe, fired by Arthur Godfrey on April 15, is to marry Larry Puck, a Godfrey producer, in St. Louis this Friday. Plans include a same day departure by plane from New York. Marlowe, 25, and Puck, 55, announced their engagement on December 29. The wedding follows Puck losing his job as producer of Godfrey and His Friends.
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New York
Marion Marlowe
Arthur Godfrey
St. Louis
Larry Puck
Godfrey
Miss Marlowe
Puck
He Keeps Towns Fire Record Clean
Ellinwood Kansas volunteers maintain a five month fire alarm streak. Harry Gaughan a motor car dealer and fireman traded for an old car that began to smoke near his shop. He headed to the city limits to keep the town safe before the vehicle overheated.
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Ellinwood
Kan
Harry Gaughan
Wholesale Food Prices Dip to Two-Year Low
Dun & Bradstreet’s wholesale food index fell to 6.38 this week, the lowest in over two years, with declines across many staple items including flour, wheat, corn, oats, dairy, eggs, coffee, and meat. Some items rose, notably barley, sugar, cottonseed oil, and hogs.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
World's Largest Flag Ready for Flag Day Display
Detroit's J. L. Hudson Co announces its annual Flag Day display featuring the world's largest flag. Weighing three quarters of a ton and spanning 235 by 105 feet, the immense banner drapes the front of the 14 story downtown store for the yearly celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
J. L. Hudson Co
Atomic Shot Delay Rescheduled Amid Stormy Weather
Survival City Nev faced a fresh postponement as strong winds and clouds pushed back the long awaited open atomic shot. Officials said firing on Thursday was unlikely due to an approaching storm off the California coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nev
California
Butter Bill In State Defeated In Springfield House
Springfield Ilinois House defeated a butter bill that would ban the term butter on labels unless a product had 100 percent butterfat. Rep John W Lewis argued it would halt oleo manufacturing while Rep Richard Stengel countered labeling requirements clash with federal rules. The measure drew 43 favorable votes against 77 needed for passage. Three other Lewis bills raising milk butterfat to 3 to 34 percent passed and moved to the Senate.
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Springfield
Wiineis
John W. Lewis
R-Marshall
Richard Stengel
Rock Island
Baby Girl Undergoes Three Surgeries in 34 Days
Karla Denise Kent, daughter of Stanley and Mrs. Kent, of Paris Illinois, born 34 days ago, has already undergone three major operations to remove a bowel obstruction and correct a pancreatic deficiency. The Kent family includes a 4-year-old son and Stanley Kent publishes the Chrisman Weekly Courier.
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Fly Associated
Paris
Ill
Karla Denise
Stanley Kent
Kent
Chrisman Weekly Courier
Kents
Bars Gambling On "Lucky Dogs"
Springfield attorney general ruled a lucky dog race planned by the Massac County Fair Association at Metropolis on Independence Day illegal. The event used numbered dogs and merchandise prizes and was deemed a lottery in violation of state anti gambling laws.
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Springfield
Latham Castle
Massac County
Robinson Plant Expansion Authorized in Illinois
W. A. Case & Son Mfg Co subsidiary of Ogden Corp announced a million dollar addition to the Robinson Illinois vitreous china plant. The project aims to increase output and provide outdoor training and year round employment in tree care with Davey Tree Expert Co. Interviews set for May 6 at Mt. Vernon Illinois.
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New York
Robinson, Ill
R. J. Nuber
W. A. Case & Son Mfg. Co
Ogden Corp
Kent
Ohio
Illinois State Employment Service
9Th St
Mt. Vernon
Davey Tree Expert Co
Forest L. Brown Improves After Tractor Accident
Forrest L. Brown, 42, of RFD 2, was reported better today at Good Samaritan Hospital after a tractor overturned and caught fire yesterday. He was pinned beneath the machine and suffered a severe left leg injury and extensive burns to his body.
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Forrest L. Brown
RFD 2
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr. Brown
Ten Elbe veterans stranded on trip to Moscow
Ten American veterans, led by Joseph Polowsky of Chicago, seek funds to join a Moscow reunion with Soviet soldiers seen at the Elbe. They lack $5,580 needed for travel Paris to Moscow after cancelling a Trans World Airlines flight, though the Moscow events mark the 50th anniversary of victory. The group hoped funds would materialize for the May 9 celebration.
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New York
Moscow
Elbe River
Paris
Joseph Polowsky
Chicago
Trans World Airlines
Polowsky
Moss Pigg Becomes Pepsi Cola Distributing Co Owner
Moss Pigg a well known Mt. Vernon resident becomes owner and operator of the Pepsi Cola Distributing Co located at 18th Street and Waterworks Road.
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Moss Pigg
Mt. Vernon
Pepsi- Cola Distributing Co
18Th Street
Waterworks Road
Aviation Pioneer Breuget Is Dead
Paris notices the death of Louis Breuget a 75 year old French aviation pioneer and contemporary of the Wright brothers at his home in St Germain en Laye. He belonged to the early group of engineers who experimented with heavier than air flight at the turn of the century.
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Associated Press
Paris
Louis Breguet
Wright Brothers
St. Germain En Laye
Breguet
Taxi And Truck Collide Here In Pace Avenue Crash
Taxi driver James Stokes 21 of 1105 Conger Avenue collided with a bakery truck at 10 a m Tuesday in the 1800 block of Pace Avenue. No injuries reported. Taxi damage estimated at $200.
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James Stokes
Conger Avenue
Pace Avenue
Gun-Toting JP Held Off Cops for 12 Hours
Federal Judge Ernest W. Gibson ordered a psychiatric examination after the gun incident. The subject was sent to Brattleboro Retreat where psychiatrists declared her insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest W. Gibson
Brattleboro Retreat
Brattleboro
Bulldozer Driver Killed In Gas Pipeline Blast
Illinois tempers flare as Garland Rhemann 27 dies when a bulldozer ruptures a natural gas line in Brookshire Texas causing an explosion that sends flames 250 feet high.
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Associated Press
Brookshire
Tex
Garland Rhemann
Jefferson county parent group to discuss summer school for mentally retarded
The Jefferson County Parent Group for mentally retarded children will hold its monthly meeting Thursday May 5 at 7 30 p m in the Central Church of Christ basement. A free movie Children Limited will be shown and the program will cover plans for a six week summer school to socialize and prepare able-bodied mentally retarded children for fall classes. Public attendance is invited and volunteers are urged to help identify children not yet in school.
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Jefferson County
Central Church of Christ
Minors Department of Public Health
Springfield
United States
Senate
Mt. Vernon
Wanted Painting and Paper Hanging Help
Wanted skilled painter and paper hanger. Work available with guaranteed hours. Hourly rate very reasonable or by contract. Apply with experience or references.
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Hamilton County Board
Vic Savage
Home Beverage Delivery
Casey
Lulu Fuller
Robinson
Providence
John Ruth
Hoorey
Grand Prairie
James Donald Moss
Forest
New Pepsi-Cola
Aviation
Breuget
Ca Son Tata
Hu Eka
Jordan ST
MT Vernon
Rockford Wn
Moline Dyeneee
Peoria
Rantoul Quincy
Ene
Vandalia Arisen
Scott Air Base
Eeteteuaees
Elks Only
For Dancing
Samrerd
Clath
Palm Beach
Tcheol
J. H. Hassebrock
Ins. Agency
West Broadway
Bracy
Susan
Princess
Gardner
Webb's Book Store
North Side Square
Dare Motor Co., Inc
Johnny Moore
Gene Biggs
Elks Home
Harrison Street
Curtis-Florist
Centralia Road
H. P. White
L & N Cafe
Cvnemette
Williemen Weterson
Cooper Sharpe Plug. Co
Lil
Palm
T.M. Coodall-Sanferd
Ing
Mohair
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