Deaths and Funerals Maude E Henley Dies At 84
Maude Eva Henley 84 of 412 Castleton Ave died Saturday at her daughter's Tinley Park home. Funeral Wednesday 2 PM at the family home with Rev. Lester B. Pifer. burial Oakwood cemetery. Survived by two sons Raymond and John Jr. five daughters Irene Son Katherine Winder Dot Gasparro and Helen Rose. 31 grandchildren.
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Maude E. Henley
Maude Eva Henley
Castleton Avenue
Dot Gasparro
John, Jr
Oaklawn
Fous
Irene Son
Katherine Winder
Tinley Park
Mia
Helen Rose
Melrose Park
Walnut Hill resident Mrs Trippen dies at 87
Mrs. Trippen, longtime Walnut Hill resident and member of Walnut Hill Methodist Church for 30 years, died after illness lasting two weeks. Funeral services set for the cemetery with viewing at Osborn Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Friends may call. survivor list includes daughter Mrs. Cox of Whitehall and five great grandchildren.
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Trippen
Walnut Bill
St. Mary's Hospital
Walnut Hill
Pital
Dix
Osborn
Alice Lucille McReynolds Dies in Dahlgren Rites Tomorrow
Alice Lucille McReynolds 70 8 17 of Richview Road died Saturday night. Rites Tuesday 2:00 p m at Dahlgren Methodist Church with Rev. Sam McCoy officiating. Burial in I O C F Cemetery. Body to lie in state at Myers Chapel. removed to church at noon Tuesday. Survived by daughters Belle and Lucille Williamson. brothers Norman Bill Bob. sister Jennie Kapp. seven granddaughters and three great grandsons. One son preceded her in death.
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Mre
Alice Lucille McReynolds
Richview Road
Methodist
Dahlgren
Sam McCoy
Myers Chapel
McReynolds
Hubbard
Iowa
William C
Dora
Maxson) Swein
Guy McReynolds
Royal Neighbors
Ramsey
Belle McReynolds
Lucille Williamson
Mt. Vernon
Norman
Bill
Moses Lake
Wash
Bob
Orlando
Fla
Jennie Kapp
Mercer Island
Clara Morissett Dies at 77 in Bloomington Home
Mrs Clara Morissett 77 died at 5 45 this morning at her residence 718 South 12th Street Funeral plans are pending The body was taken to Parker Funeral Home She was born August 17 1880 in St Louis Missouri to Benjamin and Margaret Jones She had husbands Edward Webb and Aaron Morissett both deceased Survived by stepson Elmer L Morissett Hammond Indiana daughter Helen Mathews Bloomington Illinois two grandchildren two great grandchildren and brother Benjamin Jones St Louis Four sons and three daughters preceded her in death
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Clara Morissett
South 12Th Street
Parker Funeral Home
Mrs. Morissett
St. Louis
Benjamin
Margaret Jones
Edward Webb
Aaron Morissett
Zion A.M.E
Miracle Royal Jelly claim drives self improvement pitch
An old marketing notice urges readers to request free literature about Royal Jelly claiming extraordinary health benefits. It targets adults feeling aging and low vitality, promising scientific endorsement and life change from the product. The ad lists a mail address in Prairie, Missouri, for responses.
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Joseph Mason
Ob Prairie
Louis 2
Mother Of Mt. V. Resident Dies
Mrs. Christine Praston 63 of RFD 2 Hoyleton died 11:45 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Hospital Centralia. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. tomorrow at St. John's Lutheran New Minden with Rev. Paule Faite officiating. Burial in nearby cemetery. She was born Sept. 9, 1892 in St. Louis, married Edwin Prashun in 1917. survivors include two sons Russell W. Prashun and another son, plus a sister and three grandchildren.
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Christine Praston
RFD
Hoyleton
St. Mary's Hospital
Centralia
Robert N. Smith
Nashville
St. John’s Lutheran Church
New Minden
Paule Faite Eet
Prashun
St. Louis
Henry and
Helena (Aiberger) Muench
Edwin Prashun
City
Russell W. Prashun
Caroline Mowry
Sia Penata
Navy officer completes 44 hour space flight simulation
Norfolk Lt Cmdr Jack Neiman Jr. yesterday sealed in a pressure chamber at NAS Norfolk for a 44 hour simulated space flight. He endured altitudes to 105000 feet in a lightweight space suit, with minimal visible effects apart from blisters and tight boots. Researchers said the test will help forecast space flight effects on humans for extended periods.
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Norfolk Va
Navy
Jack Nieman Jr
Nelman
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Neiman
Salmont
Cmdr. A. L. Hall
Births Across Several Families Reported This Week
Cpl and Mrs Ben F Osborn of Highland Park Illinois welcome a son Shawn Thomas born May 8 in a local hospital weighing seven pounds nine ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Curtis Osborn of Mt Vernon. The Millers of Argenta Illinois announce a daughter Deann born Saturday morning at Macon County Hospital in Decatur weighing six pounds nine ounces. Doris Merritt Miller is the former Mt Vernon resident. Mr and Mrs J J Devoy Kansas City Missouri report a son Kevin Lee born May 9 at St Marys Hospital weighing eight pounds ten ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Loehr and Mrs James L Devoy of Mt Vernon. A later birth: Ricky Joe born at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds ten ounces. Parents Mr and Mrs Robert R Rash Route 1 McLeansboro. Thomas Lee born to Mr and Mrs Maynard Johnson Ashley at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds seven ounces.
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Ben F. Osborn
Highland Park
Ill
Shawn Thomas
Mt. Vernon
Fort Sheridan
Curtis Osborn
David Dean Miller
Argenta
Macon County Hospital
Decatur
Deann
Miller
Doris Merritt
Cloyd Merah
J. J. Devoy
Kansas City
St. Mary's Hospital
Kevin Lee
Charles Loehr
James L. Devoy
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Robert R. Rash
Route 1
McLeansboro
Ricky Joe
Maynard Johnson
Ashley
Good Samaritan Hospital
Thomas Lee
Airport arrivals and flights noted in regional updates
John Oliver arrived at King City airport yesterday from Harrisburg and was en route to Salem. Bill Tumbleson flew from Mt. Vernon to Alton this morning. Herman Butler also departed from the local airport to Alton this morning.
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John Oliver
King City
Harrisburg
Salem
Bill Tumbleson
Mt. Vernon
Alton
Herman Butler
Fraternal Meetings Scheduled In Mt. Vernon Area
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M holds special meeting Monday May 12 for Third Degree work. refreshments provided. Fraternal Order of Eagles auxiliary meets at club rooms 114 North Sixth Street tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. Chapter No 283 OES Mt Vernon Guana No 233 to hold stated meeting at Masonic Temple Tuesday May 13 at 7 30 p m with Advance Night.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Virgil H. Pigg
W. M
William E. Reavis
Remy
Eagles
Order of Eagles
North Sixth Street
O.E.S. A
Mt. Vernon
Background Of Reciprocal Trade Act Analysis
Washington view of what happens if Congress lets the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act die. If renewed, tariffs could be changed. if it dies June 30, current pacts remain, escape clause decisions linger, and pressure rises to raise tariffs. Eisenhower may risk renewed but weakened terms or delay renewal for a better chance next year.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Congres
United States Tariff Commission
Commission
Tariff Commission
Hospital Notes and Discharges Summary
Jefferson Memorial admits Mrs JoAnn Frances Rash from McLeansboro. Good Samaritan admits Andrew Rubenacker Ralph Hayes Master Jeffrey Hayes Roy Otey and several wives and widows including Bernice Ssllis Mary Rost Madeline Audt Edith Loyd Alice Davis Maxine Lacey Reva Stone Alma Pitman. Discharges include Mrs Anna McKendree Elner McDonial Theresa Duncan George Wood Lester Breeze Brenda Lankford and Armeda Quarter.
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Jefferson Memorial
JoAnn Frances Rash
McLeansboro
Betty Monroe
Good Samaritan
Andrew Rubenacker
Ralph Hayes
Jeffrey Hayes
Roy Otey
Bernice Ssllis
Mary Rost
Madeline Audt
Edith Loyd
Alice Davis
Maxine Lacey
Reva Stone
Alma Pitman
Anna McKendree
Elner McDonial
Douglas Drugs ad promises value and quality
An advertising notice touts Douglas Drugs as a first rate drug store offering Famous Branda quality and low prices on health and beauty aids. It highlights dependable products and confident shopping, inviting customers to try the store and savings.
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Douglas Drugs
Branda
Douglas
Retarded Children Group Elects State Officers
The Illinois Council for Mentally Retarded Children held its annual convention in Rockford at the Faust Hotel. New officers were elected including Ken Bearden of Springfield as president and Charles R. Dewitt of Jefferson County as 1st vice president. The program featured workshops for parents and teachers on speech, preschool needs, and vocational training with speakers from the national and state associations. The event drew attention to scholarships offered by Lions Clubs and the Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers for students training to teach mentally handicapped children.
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Faust Hotel
Rockford
Jefferson County Association For Retarded Children
Charles R. DeWitt
Jesse Hampton
Edythe O Kenigsmark
Ken Bearden
Springfield
Vernon
Hal Bostock
Chicago
Wesley Brown
Waukegan
Alfred Pfaff
Salem
June McNally
J. E. van Dyke
St. Louis
Bremer
Ilinois Lions Clubs
Ilinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
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Beirut Library Sacks and Fires in Middle East Turmoil
Dispatches from Basra cite two deaths in fighting as violence spreads in the Moslem world. Damascus says Lebanon sealed its border with Syria and blocked travelers at frontier posts. Lebanese government faces hostile broadcasts from Damascus and Cairo radio.
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Damascus
Lebanon
Syria
Cairo
Adopted Mothers Remembered By Illinois Brokerage Stores
Greenberg Mercantile employees at Mt. Vernon Illinois brokerage units carried out the Adopted Mothers Day program delivering gifts to women, with 800 gifts in 1956 and increasing totals in 1957 and this year. John Greenberg, company president, praised the effort and plans to continue it for years. Clerks often invited their adopted mothers to share meals and days at home while the policy remains not to publicize names of the adopted mothers.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Greenberg Mercantile Corporation
Carl M. Dubinsky
John Greenberg
Hodge Aide Pleads Guilty in 1956 State Raid Case
Lloyd Lane former payroll supervisor under Orville Hodge pleaded guilty to conspiring with the ex state auditor in the 1956 raid on the state treasury. Sentencing is deferred pending a probation hearing set for June 2. Each count carries up to five years and a $2000 fine. Lane defrauded the state of 4278 by misusing checks issued for phony travel vouchers. He faces a civil suit seeking 99995 recovery related to payments to Lane Trailer and Rental and Adams Sales and Service.
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Ill
Lloyd Lane
Orville Hodge
State Treasury
Dewitt S. Crow
Lane
Hodge Associates
Atty
J. Waldo Ackerman
Peoria
Lane Trailer and Rental Co
Adams Sales and Service Co
Claim Bomb Was A Prank At Johnston City Vendor Home
MARION Ill A bomb that exploded in the front yard of a Johnston City vending machine distributor probably was the work of pranksters Sheriff Carl E Miller said today The blast jarred the home of Ray Thomas Friday night blow-
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Ill
Johnston City
Carl E. Miller
Ray Thomas
Demo Boss Runs For Governor
Harrisburg report notes Pittsburgh mayor Wi-David L. Lawrence, a longtime Democratic power, seeks the governor’s office with Roy E. Furman as his main rival. Lawrence faces a Catholic stigma but is tied to Gov. Earle and Gov. Leader, while Furman brands himself as underdog. In the GOP, Arthur McGonigle, William S. Livengood Jr., and Harold E. Stassen contend for the nomination.
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David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Roy E. Furman
Furman
Tole
Harry S. Truman
William Penn
Penn
Commonwealth
George H. Earle
Earle
George M. Leader
Ie Gop
Arthur McGonigle
Reading
William S. Livengood Jr
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Ex-Cairo Officer Held as Two Counties Seek Extradition
Paducah and McCracken County authorities hold Rock Rothschild a former Cairo policeman as they pursue extradition to South Carolina. He faces armed robbery safe cracking and breaking and entering charges. bond conditions and hearings in Kentucky and Newport are unsettled while petitions move through the courts.
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Paducah
Charles
Rocky) Rothschild
Cairo, Ill
South Carolina
Rothschild
Rothchild
Newport
McCracken County
Warren Eaton
Swiss Wan Case Of Coat Of Arms
New York reports the Swiss consulate wins in a dispute over symbolism. Murray Moss, operator of a private transport service, says he will remove the white cross on a red field from his vehicles to maintain peace with Switzerland.
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New York i
Murray Moss
Switzerland
Damage in Window Break Incident Reported
A family at home escaped injury when a person damaged several windows causing an estimated $50 in damage. Thomas and his wife and three sons were present but not harmed.
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Thomas
Miss Mt. Vernon Contestants for Illinois Pageant Scholarships
Miss Mt. Vernon beauty pageant organizers announce Illinois pageant contestants in Jacksonville on June 13 and 14. Pepsi-Cola and Central National Life Insurance fund a $500 plus scholarships, with additional awards totaling over $100,000 nationally to support educated Miss America contenders.
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Jim Hertenstein
Illinois
Pepsi-Cola
Central National Life Insurance Co
Illinois Temperature Rise Promises Pleasant Week Ahead
A warm spring sun pushed Illinois temperatures toward the 80s with light winds and low humidity. The Weather Bureau forecast a spell of fair weather through Friday, followed by showers. State highs included 88 at Rantoul and 87 at Moline, with Chicago at 80 and suburbs around 83.
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Illinois
Weather Bureau
Rantoul
Moline
Springfield
Peoria
Quincy
Picture Farmer As Big Spender
Ray T. Kelsey of Cleveland told a seminar that about 20 million farm people spend roughly 40 billion dollars annually with much discretionary buying power. He noted many sales and financial officials underestimate farm income figures and purchasing power compared to wages or management outlays. William B. Wiemers of Wilmette said farm income rises despite recession, stressing agriculture as a depression-proof business, while cautioning against viewing current strength as temporary.
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Chicago
Agricultural
Ray T. Kelsey
Cleveland
Capper-Harmon- Slocum, Inc
Agricultural Publishers Assn
Poplar Bluff Drops Daylight Time Election Fight
Poplar Bluff Missouri canceled a special daylight saving election after City Mayor John West cited Circuit Judge P B Terry ruling that the county clerk lacked authority to transfer voter registration books for a special vote. Merchants and residents pressured a postponement. daylight time began April 27 in the city.
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Poplar Bluff
John West
Terry
Missouri
Time change split St Louis merchants over early hours
Merchants in Poplar Bluff complain the city is a trading center for a wide area still on standard time and stores close too early for customers. Many residents keep standard time, while fast time gains support after the City Council voted it in. A stormy public meeting last week showed roughly even opposition and approval.
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St. Louis
Poplar Bluff
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