Deaths Alice Williams Dies At Age 81
Mrs. Alice Tucker Williams of 709 South 25th Street died at Sawerene Home at 6 50 p m She was born in Creston Iowa August 21 1874 daughter of Cyrus L and Mary K Tucker Williams 81 years eight months seventeen days Funeral Thursday 2 00 p m Pulley Funeral Home with Rev J G Parsons officiating Burial in Boyd Cemetery Body lies in state after 6 00 p m today Survived by brother A N Tucker of Des Moines. husband Jim Williams preceded in death
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Alice Tucker Williams
South 25Th Street
Sawerene
Creston
Iowa
Cyrue L
Mary K. (Crawford) Tucker
Pulley Funeral Home
J. G. Parsons
Boyd Cemetery
Pulley
St. Louis
Jim Williams
Ana QO. Tucker
Des Moines
Oncister
Webb Infant Anita Marie Webb Dies at 3 Days
Anita Marie Webb three day old daughter of Mr and Mrs George F Webb of 309 Herbert street died at 7 45 this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital Graveside services were set for 3 00 PM today at Bethel Memorial Cemetery with Rev James Cooper presiding She was born May 6 at Good Samaritan Hospital to George F Webb and Florence Loving Webb
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Anita Marie Webb
George F. Webb
Herbert Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
James Cooper
Anita Marie
George F
Florence (Loving) Webb
Egypt Mayors Take Up Power Rate Dispute
HERRIN Ill Southern Illinois mayors association to host a non partisan day meeting May 23 at Herrin City Hall to discuss electric power availability and costs with area legislators and candidates invited. About 56 member communities are in the association with 90 invited to send representatives. The power issue has stirred controversy across southern Illinois.
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Herrin
Ill
Southern Ilinois
Southern Illinois Mayors' Assn
Dave Miller
Herrin City Hall
Miller
Ilinois
Veterans of Foreign Wars Meeting Announces Officer Elections
Vernois Post 1376 Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a meeting tomorrow evening May 10 at 7 30 o clock to elect officers filling two vacancies The adjutant Marvin McKinney notes the importance of this session Also Spanish War Veterans Camp 94 and Mildred Sherrod Federated Club schedule gatherings with reminders of attendance and dates
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Vernois Post
Vernois Post 1376
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Aig Memtibew
Eben Swift
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
Mildred Sherrod
Hospital Notes Listing Admits and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial admitted Mrs Freida Werner of Fairfield and Lester Riley of Texico. Good Samaritan admitted Mrs Myrtle Green Smith, Mrs Edith Blanche Estes, Mrs Dorothy, Helena Pemberton, Chandler Harrison Schrum, Cleo Wilson Dycus, and Master Johnnie Wayne Earls. Discharged were Mrs Della Marie Esmon, Master Jackie Eugene Eubanks, Mrs Florence Marie Webb, Mrs Olive Combs, Homer C McKinney, Master Estaphias Louis Pavledes, Patricia Jayne Duncan, and Mrs Agnes Pauline Harris.
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Good Samaritan
Myrtle Green Smith
Edith Blanche Estes
Dorothy
Helena Pemberton
Chandler Harrison Schrum
Cleo Wilson Dycus
Johnnie Wayne Earls
Della Marie Esmon
Jackie Eugene Eubanks
Florence Marie Webb
Olive Combs
Homer C. McKinney
Estaphias Louis Pavledes
Patricia Jayne Duncan
Agnes Pauline Harris
U S Ready to Send Dag Back to Near East
United States prepared to back another Middle East peace mission by U N secretary general Dag Hammarskjold if it aids Israeli Arab talks. Secretary of State Dulles said NATO should consult regularly on Middle East issues to maintain momentum, with the U S backing Hammarskjold if his efforts promote peace.
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Washington
United States
Middle East
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Dulles
United Nations
Russia
Soviet Union
B'nai B'rith
NATO
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cyprus
Atlantic
Council
Dales
U. S
Israel
Hammarskjold
State Department
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Security Council
St Louis elects board to revise city charter
The citizens charter committee of St Louis won a 13 member board to revise the 42 year old charter. Nearly complete returns show the citizens slate well ahead of the leading political labor slate. Mayor Raymond R Tucker backed the effort as returns from precincts dribbled in. The panel must draft a new charter for amendments and present it for public approval within a year.
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ST. Louis
Citizens Charter Committee of
Citizens
Raymond R. Tucker
Itates
Windy and Cloudy Weather Across Illinois Forecast
The Weather Bureau in Chicago reported windy, cloudy conditions covering most of Illinois with showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon and early tonight in central and northern areas. Cooler weather was forecast for Thursday after a warm Wednesday with overnight lows in the 50s statewide.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Jury Trials Set Here Next Week
Jury trials scheduled in circuit court here for three days next week. The civil suits will be heard Monday Tuesday and Wednesday before Circuit Judge B W Eovaldi of Benton.
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Jerry Gott
B. W. Eovaldi
Benton
Present Confusion Explored By Historians And Economists
Historians explain past events while economists model futures, yet the present remains puzzling. Experts note data gaps, conflicting signals, and rapid change complicating interpretation. Continuous reassessment and cross discipline insight help clarify current dynamics.
Silas Echols Scholarship Fund grows at Mt. Vernon High
The Silas Echols Scholarship Fund, started last October during Mt. Vernon High School’s Golden Anniversary, has grown to 2848.50 dollars. Principal Arthur Milward named a three member committee to administer the fund. The committee includes George W. Howard Jr., chair. Eleanor Richardson. and John R. Stables. Contributors since the last list include Mary Alice Bennett Williams and Edward R. Hopper among others.
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Silas Echols
Mt. Vernon High School
Arthur Milward
George W. Howard, Jr
Eleanor Richardson
John R. Stables
Coun
Mary Alice Bennett Williams
Edward R. Hopper
Coyn Mateer
Edna Price Catron
Dorothy Emmerson Watson
Pat Thompson Nelson
Marriage Licenses Reported in Local Notices
Jerry Duane Sanders of Dix and Patricia Ann Davidson of Mt Vernon. James H. Burge of Wayne City and Rowena Brashear of Xenia.
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Jerry Duane Sanders
Dix
Patricia Ann Davidson
Mt. Vernon
James H. Burge
Wayne City
Rowena Brashear
Xenia
Legion Attacks Bradley Report Urges Pensions
The American Legion denounces the Eisenhower Commission on Veterans benefits as a scare document filled with contradictions and errors. Donald R. Wilson testifies to the House Veterans Committee, urging rejection of the report and promotion of the Legion’s pension plan, contrasting with the Disabled American Veterans.
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Washington
The
American Legion Today
Eisenhower
Commission On Veterans’ Benefits
Legion
Donald R. Wilson
House Veterans Committee
Wilson
Presidential
Omar N. Bradley
Special Legion
Bradley Commission
Pupils Reading Circle Opens $60,000 Illinois HQ
Bloomington reports the Pupils' Reading Circle, a longtime Illinois Education Assn. unit aiding schools and libraries, has moved into a new $60,000 office on Route 9 north of the Bloomington Country Club. The cooperative buys juvenile books for schools at about 30 percent below list price, serving over nine-tenths of districts with seven full time staff and part time helpers.
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Bloomington
Illinois
Illinois Education Assn
Rte. 9
Bloomington Country Club
Lincoln
Roland McCannon
Circe
United States
McCannon
Fines Set by Police Magistrate Dulaney
Nicky Shoemaker fined 10 dollars and costs for disturbance. Lawrence Nadolsk i fined 15 dollars and costs for careless driving and 5 dollars and costs for speeding.
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Allan Dulaney
Nicky Shoemaker
Lawrence E. Nadolski
Wife shoots husband through tavern window
Pekin Illinois report says Agnes Bozarth 38 shot her husband George 38 through a tavern window after finding him with another woman. He was treated at Pekin Public Hospital for a facial shotgun wound and condition described as not critical. Bozarth posted 5000 bond on an assault with intent to kill charge.
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Pekin, Tl
Agnes Bozarth
George
Pekin Public Hospital
Ray Crafton
Bozar
Chrysler Lays Off 3,700 in Detroit Area
Chrysler Corp laid off 3,700 hourly workers in the Detroit region as part of broader production cutbacks. The move precedes a new company financed lay-off pay program for eligible workers starting June 1, with benefits up to 65 percent of take-home pay for four weeks and 60 percent for 22 weeks. The layoffs raise Chrysler total to over 37,000 idled workers since late 1955. Government data show 123,000 auto industry workers idle nationwide, with about 45,000 in Michigan, amid a car inventory of roughly 900,000 unsold units and a seasonally adjusted production pace down from last year.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Michigan
UAW
Mahoney Ties Tydings In Unit Primary Vote
George P. Mahoney tied Millard E. Tydings in Maryland county unit votes for the Democratic senatorial nomination while trailing in popular votes. City Councilman James J. Duffy commented that Mahoney has repeatedly won and lost, with this tie presenting a new challenge to opponents.
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Baltimore
George P. Mahoney
Maryland
Mahoney
Millard E. Tydings
James J. Duffy
Charge Filed After Accident Involving Pleasant Tate
A warrant charging Pleasant O. Tate of 714 Main with leaving the scene was sworn out after his car hit a vehicle driven by Doris Brown of 227 Walnut yesterday. No injuries were reported, and Tate had not been arrested as of this morning.
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Pleasant O. Tate
Main
Tate
Doris Brown
Walnut
Obtain Tags For Vaccinated Dogs In Jefferson County
Jefferson county dog owners who have had their dogs vaccinated since November 1 1955 and not yet issued 1956 tags may pick them up from their veterinarian or from the county treasurer upon presentation of their vaccination certificate. Do this before June 1 the deadline under the rabies control program.
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Jefferson County
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Fairfield
Lester Riley
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LaGuardia
Adlai Stevenson
International Soundphoto
Krtchen
Bath
Herman H. York
Jamaica
N. Y
Legion Attacks Bradley
Commission
By Lewis Gulick
Mt. Vernon City Park
Mt. Vernon Tavern Association
Omer Connaway
Allie Porter
Dulaney
Roy Estes
Harlow Richardson
Mary Jane
Nage
Tydings
Stdoseph
Ely
Priggh
Grace Walker
Daniel Green
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