Death of Mt. Vernon restaurant operator Arch Hunt at 72
Arch F. Hunt 72 of 12014 North Ninth Street Mt. Vernon died of a heart attack at Chester hospital while on business. Ford Hotel Supply Co. salesman and former alderman, he was born March 13 1884 in Mt. Erie IL. Survived by two sons Dale and Fred, daughter Mrs. Rowland Fenton, sister Mrs. Kate Blackard, ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. at First Community Church Oakwood Cemetery. Body at Myers Chapel after 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Arch F. Hunt
North Ninth Street
Mt. Vernon
Chester
Hunt
Ford Hotel Supply Co
First Community Church
Andrew Caraker
Oakwood Cemetery
Myers Chapel
Mr. Hunt
Mt. Erie
John
Laura (Crawford) Hunt
Ruth Ginther
Dale
Fred Hunt
Rowland Fenton
Kate Blackard
Child Of Former Mt. Vernon Residents Dies At Three Months
Pamela Sue Madlem, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Madlem former Mt Vernon residents, died Friday in Little Rock Arkansas at three months old. Body to be brought to Mt Vernon for services arriving tonight at Myers Chapel. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Survivors include parents Bob and Trene Maciem a brother Ronny Eugene and a sister Vicky Lynn.
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Pamela Sue Madlem
Bob Madlem
Mt. Vernon
Little Rock
Ark
Myers Chapel
Bob
Trene (Hayes) Maciem
Pamela Sue
Ronny Eugene
Vicky Lynn
Hallie R. Lewis 55 of Bluford dies suddenly
Hallie Rayburn Lewis, 55, of Bluford, Illinois Central clerk, died suddenly of a heart attack at 2:25 p.m. while working at Bluford. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and pronounced dead. Funeral services are set for Monday at 1:30 p.m. at United Brethren Church in Bluford with burial in the Benton Chapel LO OF cemetery after 2:00 p.m. Saturday. Born October 2, 1900 in Dieterich, he married Eva L. Goss on October 26, 1922. He is survived by his wife, parents, two daughters, five sons, six grandchildren, and other relatives. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks.
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Hallie Rayburn Lewis
Bluford
Illinois Central
Lewis
Good Samaritan Hospital
United Brethren Church
Laver] Cook
Lloyd Trotter
Renee
LO. O. F
Benton Chapel
Mr. Lewis
Dieterich
Sam and
Ella (Browning) Lewis
Eva L. Goss
Fred W Karn Funeral Today in Kansas City
Funeral services for Fred W Karn 76 will be held this afternoon in Kansas City Missouri. He died at his home Thursday and is survived by his wife Betty son Fred W Karn Jr daughter Olive Phixton three grandchildren four brothers and two sisters with relatives in Missouri Iowa California and Kansas.
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Fred W. Karn
Kansas City
Karn
F. L. Karn
Mt. Vernon
Betty
Fred, W. Jr
Olive Phixton
R. B. Karn
St. Louis
Wouldn't Flee Some petunia seeds sell at $350 an ounce
An uncertain fragment questions pricing for petunia seeds at three hundred fifty dollars per ounce, suggesting market speculation or a catalog listing. The line reads as a partial quote lacking full context or sourcing.
Mother's Day Letter to Mother by Hal Boyle
Open letter from Hal Boyle to Mrs. P. E. Boyle of Kansas City praising his mother. He lists reasons for love and admiration, from her sacrifices and teachings to her steadfast care, humor, and restraint. He notes her influence shaping his mind and character and ends with a respectful, affectionate sign-off as his loving son Harold.
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Hal Boyle
Hollywood gossip round up from Erskine Johnson column
Barbara Rush and Jeffrey Hunter divorce but remain under Fox contracts with no on screen pairing. Dorothy Dandridge confesses six male admirers as Hollywood plays guessing game. Elvis Presley dubbed intense pain set to distortion by Bill Stewart. Bell Darvi leaves Fox roster. Hitchcock and Mowbray appearances noted. First on screen kiss in The Animal World teased as two billion year old protozoa.
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Erskine Johnson
NEA
Hollywood
Barbara Rush
Jeffrey Hunter
Fox
Robert Mitchum
Marshall Thompson
Africa
Nairobi
Bella Darvi
Dazzler
Racers
Mario Lanza
Rca-Victor
Alan Mowbray
Versailles
Alfred Hitchcock
Shirley Temple
Jack Webb
Ulster Immigration Figures Highlight Ancient Flight
Lindel Kern flew from Springfield Illinois to the King City this morning. In two years from 1771 to 1773, about 30,000 people immigrated to America from Ulster, reflecting sizable migration patterns of the era.
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Lindel Kern
Springfield
Ill
King City
America
Ulster
Vulcan Gas Co proposes service to 12 towns in Illinois
The Vulcan Gas Co of Mt. Vernon plans to supply natural gas to 12 Clinton and St. Clair county communities and a zinc smelter at Beckmeyer. O. A. Holdren leads the company with R. H. Anderson as engineer, seeking 25 year franchises in several towns and preparing filings with the Federal Power Commission and Illinois Commerce Commission.
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Vulcan Gas Co
Mt. Vernon
Clinton
St. Clair
Illinois
O. A. “Whitey” Holdren
Mid-States Construction Co
Holdren Construction Co
R. H. Anderson
Vulcan
Aviston
Trenton
New Baden
Albers
Germantown
Bartelso
Clinton County
Lebanon
Beckmeyer
Anderson
Federal Power Commission
Illinois Commerce Commission
Texas-Illinois Pipeline Co
Carlyle
Vandalism Reported In Mt Vernon Yard Tent Slashed
Mrs J T Pierce of 24th and Casey reported to Mt Vernon police that someone slashed a play tent in her yard and cut the ropes. The incident occurred Friday and involved her young son’s play tent.
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Mt. Vernon
J. T. Pierce
24Th and
Casey
Joyce Arline Colelasure Seeks Divorce Custody
Joyce Arline Colelasure filed suit for divorce against Omar Colelasure in circuit court alleging desertion. She seeks custody of a minor child and alimony for the child's support. The couple married May 22 1951 and separated May 2 1954. Attorney John A Kirk represents the plaintiff. Separate note mentions U S industrial accidents costing about 460 million dollars annually.
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Joyce Arline Colelasure
Omar Colelasure
John A. Kirk
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Fenton of No 3 Neal Drive welcomed a daughter Teresa Diane born at 1 46 yesterday afternoon weighing five pounds one ounce. Mr and Mrs Orval Chapman of 1217 South 25th Street welcomed a son Robert Clinton born at 9 27 last night weighing seven pounds nine ounces.
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William Fenton
Neal Drive
Good Samaritan Hospital
Teresa Diane
Orval Chapman
South 25Th Street
Robert Clinton
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
Good Samaritan records admissions for Leroy Luka sik Linda Johnson Mrs Hannah Swift Geraldine Jones Kenneth Newell Allyson Clark DeWayne Pearson Ollie Karen Dowler Discharges include William Martin Mrs Dorothy Pemberton Mrs Emma White Mrs Bessie Cornell Alden Walker Norris Bowden Jefferson Memorial lists admissions James Black Reverend Bill Swyear Discharged Mrs June Glasco
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Good Samaritan
Leroy Lukasik
Linda Johnson
Hannah Swift
Geraldine Jones
Kenneth Newell
Allyson Clark
DeWayne Pearson
Ollie Karen Dowler
William Martin
Dorothy Pemberton
Emma White
Bessie Cornell
Alden Walker
Norris Bowden
Jefferson Memorial
James Black
Bill Swyear
June Glasco
Meetings A F L & A M Cut on Up Special Meeting
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M holds a funeral for late Brother Jim Breeze at 1 30 pm Monday with George H Border W M and William E Reavis secretary. An additional meeting at 7 30 pm Monday for First Degree work urges members to attend and welcomes visiting brethren.
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A FL
A.M
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
Jim Breeze
Mt. Vernon
A. F
A. M
Geo. H. Border
W. M
Wm. E
Reavis, Sec’y
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Arch.f. Hunt
Hallie R. Lewis
New York
P. E. Boyle
Mama
Dad
Harold
Seenerey
George Sanders
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
NBC
Burbank
Bob Hope
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy
Savoy Hotel
Jane Russell
Mamie Stover
San Francisco
William Bradford Huie
Mamie
Bill Stewart
Elvis Presley
Airport News
Mt., V. Company
Rockford
Marine
Peoria
Rantoul
U. S
Jackson Jeweler PY Ee
Mt. Vernon City Park
W. J. Barbre
W. M. Wm. E. Reavis
Sec'y
Bernard Stein
Hammond
Travelers Cafe
DuBois
West Ashley Wye
First National Bank
Jefferson County
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Broadway
Stan the Tire Man
Mt. Vernon Tire Service
12Th and Broadway
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