Mt Vernon Area Social Notes From Harrisburg Visit
Bean Hill and the Rev J Cum of Harrisburg Ill flew to St Vernon Wednesday to attend a Methodist children's home board meeting. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed attending events, visits, or returning from trips in St Louis Keenes West Frankfort Johnston City Benton Mt Vernon Chicago and Louisville with health updates and travel mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bean Hill
J. Cumas
Harrisburg
Ill
St. Vernon
Leone Threlkeld
Pearl McPherson
St. Louis
Mre
Mary Byars
Keenes
Billie Byars
Jefferson Memorial
Walter Syfert
West Frankfort
Millie Keen
Vernon
Vic
Earl Doerr
West Blankfort
Violet Dodson
Barbara Dod
Johnston City
Veernon
Oscar Dobbs
Bonnie
Katherine Wormley
Kin‘Mundy
R. E. Nimmo
Benton
Mt. Vernon Wedneadday
Bill Baker
Lora Noon
Births at Local Hospitals Highlight New Arrivals
Mr and Mrs Louis Winka of hley welcome a son born at Good Samaritan Hospital at night. An eight pound four ounce boy named Larry Don arrives for Mr and Mrs Donald Estes at 1205 Shawnee Street Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Norman C Mahan of Perkins welcome a daughter born at 1 50 am at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds two ounces named Judy Ann. Mr and Mrs A Dietz of Werkins greet a son born at 1 3 40 am at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing 11 pounds two ounces named Harry Adron Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Winka
Hley
Good Samaritan Hospital
Donald Estes
Shawnee Street
Jeferson Memorial Hospital
Larry Don
Norman C. Mahan
Perkins
Jefferson Memorial Hosital
Udy Ann
A. Dietz
Jeffersonemorial Hospital
Harry Adron, Jr
Airport visits prompt busy day at local field
Dean Hill and Rev J Cum penius of Harrisburg flew here yesterday. Stanley Kroell of Canton NL flew to the airport Wednesday. Connally of Evansville Ind flew here today. W Thompson of Flora flew to Mt Vernon Airport today. Je A Detjan of Flora flew here. Nelson Webber and Don Woods of Springfield were on a business visit at the field today with Jim Graham of Mee oncis.
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Airport News
Dean Hill
Rev. J. Cumpenius
Harrisburg
Stanley Kroell
Canton
Connally
Evansville
Ind
W. Thompson
Flora
Betty Jones Betrothed to Stewart Bean in May Wedding
Mrs. Ray Jones of Opdyke announces the marriage of Betty Jones to Stewart Bean of Waltonville. The double ring ceremony occurred at 11 a.m. Saturday May 7 at Morganfield Kentucky Methodist church with Rev. Robert B. Prentis officiating. Betty wore white with green accessories and red rosebud corsage. maid of honor Barbara Pasley and best man Howard Lisenby Jr. attended. The couple will reside at 215 South 22nd St Mt. Vernon after both work in local firms. A shower will be held May 14 at the bride’s home.
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Ray Jones
Opdyke
Betty
Stewart Bean
Ernest Bean
Waltonville
Morganfield, Ky., Methodist Church
Robert B. Prentis
Barbara Pasley
Mt. Vernon
Howard Lisenby, Jr
Bean
Honor Hospital Trustees On Hospital Day Dinner
The Good Samaritan Hospital trustees are guests of the Sisters of St. Francis for a National Hospital Day dinner this evening. A musical program features Mrs. Imogene Smith, R. N., with Miss Mabel Pavey. A ground breaking ceremony tape by Dr. Harry G. Thompson will be shown with colored films.
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Trustees of Good Samaritan Hospital
Sisters of St. Francis
Imogene Smith
R. N
Mabel Pavey
Harry G. Thompson
Mother's Day Birthday Celebration at Meyers Home
A group gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Meyers Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day and the birthdays of Mrs. Sallie Allen and Mrs. Sada Meyers. A dinner and supper were served as the evening was spent visiting and taking pictures.
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Jake Meyers
Sallie Allen
Sada Meyers
Final Concert of Year at Mt Vernon High School
The Mt Vernon Township High School music department presents its final concert in the high school auditorium at 7 30 tomorrow evening. Four groups girls chorus mixed choir orchestra and band perform with prize winning ensembles and soloists. Proceeds help defray expenses for the state music contest trip. Tickets adults 60 cents students 30 cents at the box office.
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Mt. Vernon Township
Strauss
Jerome Kern
Amparito-Roco
Praetorius
Edward Grieg
Richard Rogers
Brahms
Erie Canal
Davis
Janet Woods
Elizabeth Leevy
Jerry Gibson
Maryann Hard
Wanda Drew
Polly Smith
Maxey Smith
Springfield
Blue Bell Club Hosts Pie Night and Prizes
Rive and wife entertained the Blue Bell Club on Saturday at home. Couples brought a pie each and refreshments centered by a Mother's Day cake. Prizes went to Mrs. Lina Smith Bud Davis and Mrs. Dollie Archambo. Guests included Bud Davis and Florence McChalk of St Louis and Rev Orval Overturf and his wife of Mt Vernon.
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Rive
Blue Bell Club
Lina Smith
Bud Davis
Dollie Archambo
Florence McChalk
St. Louis
Orval Overturf
Mt. Vernon
Truman Eyes 4 Billion Tax Increase To Trim Debt
President Truman reiterated support for a 4 billion dollar tax hike to prevent red ink. He noted retiring about 26 billion dollars in national debt since taking office and argued the government should retire 2 to 5 billion annually. The wartime debt now stands at roughly 251.6 billion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Camp Ground Boys 4-H Club Meets at Highsmith Home
The Camp Ground Boys 4-H Club met Tuesday evening at Darrell and Harlen Highsmith’s home. Talks were given by Darrell Highsmith and Carl Gowler, and a demonstration on garden tractors was presented. Refreshments followed. The next meeting is set for May 24 at Delbert Clifton’s home.
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Camp Ground Boys
Darrell
Harlen Highsmith
Darrell Highsmith
Carl Gowler
Delbert Clifton
Eisler On Ship Out On Bail In Deportation Fight
Eisler said he only passed through from Germany to Mexico while awaiting deportation proceedings. He acknowledged during passport fraud trial that the Communist party funded two trips to Europe in the 1930s. His sister Ruth Fischer testified that he first came to the United States in 1933 as an agent of the Communist International. She quoted him saying he came to teach Americans how to run the party.
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Germany
Mexico
Reda
Eisler
Communist Party
Europe
Ruth Fischer
Communist International
Grayville Paves Streets in City Bid Opening
Grayville Illinois May 12 The Grayville City Council opened bids for black topping three miles of graveled streets. The project is expected to cost about 129 999 dollars.
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Grayville
Associated Press
Boy Loses Thumb In Farm Accident
Billie Byars a 12 year old of Keenes suffered the loss of his left thumb late yesterday afternoon in an accident on the Byars farm. He was at work with farm machinery when the mishap occurred and is now a patient at Ren County Memorial Hospital. He is the son of Mrs. Mrry Byars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Byars
Keenes
Byars
Bille
Ren County Memorial
Hoste
Mrry Byars
Fire in taxi brings blaze to Mt. Vernon station
A motorist dragged a fire to Mt. Vernon Fire Department after the front seat of an Egyptian taxicab caught fire early this morning. Firemen extinguished the blaze. the seat was ruined. They answered another call at 12:35 a.m. to the Holman Building site on North Tenth where a flare had been knocked over with no damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Holman
North Tenth
Hospital Notes From Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
Admitted patients include Vermadel Huff Larry Ray Alvis Kell Jonah Milton Opdyke H I Price Walnut Hill Lucille Minor Billie Byars Lou Weedon Fairfield and Betty Hawkins Discharged include Ida Hall Ted Ligon and infant son Stephen Arthur
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Good Samaritan
Vermadel Huff
Larry Ray Alvis
Kell
Jefferson Memorial
Jonah Milton
Opdyke
H. I. Price
Walnut Hill
Lucille Minor
Billie Byars
Lou Weedon
Fairfield
Betty Hawkins
Ida Hall
Ted Ligon
Stephen Arthur
Doctors Consult on Blue Baby at Johns Hopkins
Mrs John Tibbetts 25 of Carbondale Illinois is under examination by blue baby specialists at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore as doctors Alfred Blalock and Helen Taussig assess whether the artery rearrangement operation can aid her long standing heart and artery obstruction that limits lung blood flow. Preliminary tests likely to last a day or more will decide admission for a lengthy series of evaluations to determine operability.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
John Tibbetts
Carbondale
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Tibbetts
Hopkins
Alfred Blalock
Helen M. Taussig
Fields Barber Shop Moves to Larger Quarters
The Clifford Fields barber shop relocates to 122 North 11th Street from Hotel Emmerson. Frank Hood joins Mr Fields as associate in the newly enlarged shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Fields
North 11Th Street
Hotel Emmerson
Fileds
Frank Hood
Slain Man Room Witness Sees Rutledge In Hotel Room
In Cedar Rapids Iowa on May 12 a prosecution witness testified she saw Dr Robert C Rutledge Jr in the hotel room of Byron C Hartman a few hours before Hartman was stabbed to death Hartman a St Louis electrical engineer is the deceased The state accuses Rutledge a 28 year old pediatrician of first degree murder in the killing Hartman The defense says Hartman seduced Mrs Rutledge the doctors wife
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Robert C. Rutledge, Jr
Byron C. Hartman
St. Louis
Margaret Bell
Roosevelt Hotel
Hartman
Dr. Rutledge
Hattman
Sydney
Mrs. Rutledge
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Status of Women
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Lowell Dearinger
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Little Boy
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Benny Goodman
Count Basie
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Sonny
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Hickory Dickory Bockke
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Fine and Dandy
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Mt.v
Carpenter Contracting
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Presbyterian Church
Jackson
A.S.A
A.S.R
Ng" A
M. E. Jackson
Bethel
Bethel School
Rutledge
Sword of Bunker
Sears Roebuck
Ss. Es Yee Semmsyack
10Th St
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