Funeral for Cloyce Hunt 49 North Chicago high school director
Cloyce Hunt 49 vocational director at North Chicago Community High School died at home after a heart attack. Survived by widow Jean a grade school teacher and children John and Lynn. Services set for Marsh Funeral Home Waukegan Saturday 2 pm and Newton Sunday 2 pm Dean Parker Funeral Home. Burial in Newton where born and raised. Mt Vernon vocational staff to attend Newton service.
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Cloyce Hunt
North Chicago
Mr. Hunt
Mt. Vernon High School
Waukegan
Jean
John
Lynn
Marsh Funeral Home
Newton
Dean Parker
Mt. Vernon High School Vocational Department
Daley Goes To The Complainers On Wheels
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley launches a city hall on wheels after urging from the Chicago American. The station wagon will cruise five days a week with Daley or top aides aboard and a two way phone to hear complaints. A loudspeaker will announce the mobile city hall's arrival in neighborhoods as Daley aims to bring City Hall back to the people in a city of nearly four million.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago American
Richard J. Daley
City Hall
Bank cashier embezzled funds for Boy Scout trips
Frank Jacob Acardi a 37 year old Troy Illinois bank cashier pled guilty to stealing 5000 dollars to fund Boy Scout excursions in a U S District Court. Judge Charles G Briggle sentenced him to one day in jail after restitution and re employment in Collinsville.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Troy, Tl
U. S. District Court
Frank Jacob Acardi
Collinsville
U. S. Dist
Charles G. Briggle
Acardi
Briggle
Troy Security Bank
Child Crushed Under Piano in Navy Nursery Accident
In Great Lakes Illinois a 3 year old girl Janice Marie Singleton was crushed to death when a small upright piano toppled in a Navy Camp Robert Small nursery playroom. Another girl Carla Ax, 8, was injured. Singleton family includes two other children.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Ill
Janice Marie Singleton
Round Lake
W. E. Singleton
Northampton
Camp
Robert Small
Singleton
Carla Ax
Singletons
Hospital Notes GOOD SAMARITAN
Admitted: William Thomas McGehee, Mrs Adter Donna Jones, James Morgan, Harry Eugene Hampton, Mrs Elizabeth Kelley. Discharged: Janice Jean Ham, Phyllis Ann Smith, Fred Jackson, Mrs Elaine Evelyn Hogan, John Robert Furby, Mrs Martha Louise McCarter, Donna Lee Atkins.
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William Thomas McGehee
Adter
Donna Jones
James Morgan
Harry Eugene Hampton
Elizabeth Kelley
Janice Jean Ham
Phyllis Ann Smith
Fred Jackson
Elaine Evelyn Hogan
John Robert Furby
Martha Louise McCarter
Donna Lee Atkins
Jefferson Memorial Admits Several Patients
Admitted: Mrs Lorraine Stinnett Wayne City Mrs Fay Jones RFD 1 Mr Vernon Mrs Maxine Sneed Whittington Discharged: Mrs Maxine Tate Belle Rive
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Lorraine Stinnett
Wayne City
Fay Jones
Vernon
Maxine Sneed
Whittington
Maxine Tate
Belle Rive
Donald Gene Cook Carlle and Gladys Lapium Incident
A fragment mentions individuals Donald Gene Cook Carlle and Gladys Lapium Cen in an unspecified event. Limited readable detail prevents clear context, but these names indicate a person-focused local notice or brief. Further text needed for concrete facts or dates.
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Donald Gene Cook
Carlle
Gladys Lapium
Cen
Wolfson Wins 3 Ward Directors In Proxy Battle
Chicago investor Wolfson appears to have secured three seats on Montgomery Ward's nine member board as proxies for 1,793,398 Ward shares backed his slate. Ward management held 4,033,481 proxies. Recalc shows potential for Wolfson to gain three seats. details hinge on vote recumulation and remaining ballots. Wolfson attended with Alexander Rittmaster III and Bernice Fitz-Gibbon as named directors. executives Krider Eastwood and Shaver likely to depart. The meeting adjourned for vote totals and director results.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Louis E. Wolfson
Montgomery Ward
Wolfson
Ward
Alexander Rittmaster III
New York
Bernice Fitz-Gibbon
Rittmaster
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Krider
Edmund A. Krider
George Eastwood
Armour & Co
C. H. Shaver
U. S. Gypsum Co
Ward’s
Army unveils Teracruzer rolling over rough terrain
Clintonville Wisconsin witnesses the unveiling of the Teracruzer, an experimental Army Transportation Corps cargo carrier built by Four Wheel Drive Auto Co in partnership with Detroit Arsenal. The craft uses Goodyear airbag tires, weighs 12 by 25 by 10 feet, and operates on eight low pressure bags designed to absorb shocks on sand snow marsh and swamp.
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Associated Prose
Clintonville
Wis
Defense
Army Transportation Corps
Four Wheel Drive Auto Co
Army Ordnance Corps
Detroit Arsenal
Center Line
Mich
FWD
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Unusual Mishap On Public Square Ends With Damaged Truck Door
A tire blew from a big truck driven by Tom Mills at 53:00 p m on Mt. Vernon public square. The tire struck the door of a parked Illinois Linen Company truck in Murphysboro causing damage but no injuries were reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Tom Mills
Allison
Fairfield
Illinois Linen Company
Murphysboro
Fatal Accident in Union County Near Reynoldsville
A St. Louis woman Mary Evans, about 21, was killed when her car left State Route 3 near Reynoldsville, struck a tree and overturned. Her husband Billy 24 suffered critical injuries at St. Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau Missouri. Their children Bobby 4 and Connie 6 were hospitalized with injuries. State police provided the account of the highway mishap.
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Associated Press
Reynoldsville
St. Louis
Union County
Mary Evans
Billy
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Bobby
Connie
Evans
Divorced Wife Granted Parakeet Visitation Rights
In Long Beach California a Navy shipyard worker and his wife faced divorce over Pretty Boy the parakeet. George Michael sought custody of the bird while his wife Betty Jo accused him of mental cruelty. The judge granted Betty Jo visitation rights to visit Pretty Boy during the divorce proceedings.
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Associated Press
Long Beach
Calif
George Michael
Pretty Boy
Betty-Jo
Joe Raycraft
George
Michael
USSR and 7 European Communists approve security pact
WARSAW Poland The Soviet Union and seven other European Communist nations approved today the draft of a security pact placing their military forces under a unified command A Soviet spokesman said the treaty and related documents will be signed Saturday and published after the signing The draft counters West Germany’s rearmament as NATO adds a 15th member and provides for mutual economic aid cultural exchanges and mutual security agreements
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
West Germany
NATO
Chiang's Planes Attack 20 Ships
Chiang Kai-shek's warplanes attacked a flotilla of more than 20 armed junks in the Formosa Strait. The Nationalist air force said one junk was destroyed, another heavily damaged, and several lightly damaged. The strike occurred west of Red held Pingtan Island, south of the Matsu group, and west of Formosa.
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Associated Press
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa Strait
Redheld Pingtan Island
Matsu Group
Uranium Rush Emptying Buckeye Territory
In Buckeye Arizona a uranium strike in hills south of town has led to residents quitting jobs and flocking to the hills. Justice of the Peace Billy Meek reports prospectors swarming hilltops and newcomers arriving with armloads of radioactive rocks. he declines to appraise the finds.
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Associated Press
Buckeye
Ariz
Arizona
Justice of the Peace
Billy Meek
TV actors clash in pre show eating incident
Before airtime a Boston TV actor reportedly ate another actor. Four reptiles were filmed for a Discovery show on WGBH Boston. A lizard nicknamed the educated glass snake ate a chameleon moments before showtime. A staffer bought tickets at Boston Garden for Ringling Bros. circus. the program proceeded as scheduled.
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Associated Praes Boston
Discovery
Wgbh-Tv
Boston
Showtime
Boston Garden
Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus
Gang Initiation Cripples Youth in East St. Louis
East St. Louis youths Ray King 17 was severely beaten during a gang initiation and may be crippled for life. Clemens Veath Jr 16, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, was released on $1,000 bond. King listed with serious spinal injuries at Christian Welfare Hospital.
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Associated Press
East ST. Louis
Ill
Ray King
St. Clair County
Beckemeyer Auto Collision Claims One Life
A head on crash on U S Highway 50 near Beckemeyer left one man dead and three teenagers injured, with one in critical condition. Victim Henry Eisenpress, 57, of Breese, was driving one car. James Hillige, 16, also of Breese, in critical condition at St Josephs Hospital Breese. Ronald Ess, 17, of Beese, and Janet Hodapp, 17, Huey, suffered serious injuries.
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Associated Press
Beckemeyer
U. S. Highway 50
Henry Eisenpress
Breese
James Hillige
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Ronald Ess
Beese
Janet Hodapp
Huey
Lincoln signed check part of 1861 estate assets
Denver a one dollar signed check by Abraham Lincoln to his son Tad was divided as part of the 72 000 dollar estate of Mrs Maude E Stoddard under her will four children equally share the assets William E Doyle attorney said sealed bids were received Mrs Everson 5S Gourley of Los Angeles had the high bid at 350 dollars The check dated Sept 6 1861 drawn on Riggs Washington DC payable to Master Tad and signed A Lincoln legend says Lincoln gave Tad a gold dollar for its return The check descended to Xerxes T Stoddard Sr and died 1951 Mrs Stoddard died 1954
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Associated Press
Denver
Abraham Lincoln
Tad
Maude E. Stoddard
William E. Doyle
Everson
Gourley
Los Angeles
Riggs
Washington, D. C
A. Lincoln
Lincoln
Crab Orchard Leads U S Refuge Visitor Totals
Crab Orchard refuge in Marion New Jersey topped 272 refuges with 864,300 visitors in 1954. Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma followed with 852,316 as overall national attendance reached 5,202,260. The Illinois site features a 7,000 acre lake, the largest man made lake in the state.
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Associated Press
Marion
Tlinois
Eugene Crawford
Secretary of the Interior
McKay
Wichita Mountains
Oklahoma
Crawford
Illinois
Births in Jefferson Memorial Hospital
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Utah Bennett RFD 1 Wayne City at 6 55 p m Thursday weight seven pounds one and a half ounces named Richard Elliott. Mr and Mrs Paul Jones RFD 1 Mr Vernon are parents of a daughter born in Jefferson Memorial hospital at 4 43 a m today weight seven pounds thirteen and three quarters ounces named Melinda Jean.
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Bor
Utah Bennett
RFD
Wayne City
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Richard Elliott
Paul Jones
Vernon
Melinda Jean
Martial Law in Forrest City Attack Drill
Forrest City Arkansas staged a first of its kind civil defense air raid drill. The town of about 7500 hosted 12000 refugees from Memphis as jet fighters patrolled overhead. Citizens sought shelter in churches and schools while Red Cross stations treated the injured and hungry. National civil defense leaders witnessed the unusual simulation.
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Associated Press
Forrest City
Ark
Arkansas
United States
Memphis
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Red Terror Hits North Indochina Continues
displaced residents flee as they salvage food and belongings by walking or riding pedicab carts. Families abandon centuries old homes and rice lands, while at the docks joyous crowds board landing craft to Do Son Peninsula. U S Navy transports await to move them to South Vietnam.
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Do Son Peninsula
U. SS. Navy
Viet Nam
Oil drilling activity peaks in Illinois with 11-year high
Oil production hits an 11 year Illinois high as the Pool in Eldorado Consolidated leads monthly drilling with 17 oil wells and four dry holes completed. White County remains top in total wells drilled and successful wells, while Saline County ranks second in both.
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Illinois
Eldorado Consolidated Pool
White County
Saline County
Aerial Stolen From Parked Car In Chicago Home
Bill Anthis of 80114 South 18th Street reported to police headquarters that an aerial was stolen from his car while it was parked at his home the night of May 10.
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Bill Anthis
South 18Th Street
First girl in 400 years for Melville family
Newport Kentucky reports Charles Melville Jr claims his granddaughter, born Thursday, is the first girl in the Melville line in over 400 years. Parents are Mr and Mrs Charles Melville III of Fort Thomas. Grandfather cites genealogical survey backing the claim.
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Newport
Charles Melville, Jr
Melville
Charles Melville III
Fort Thomas
Atomic Heat for Sale in Washington Proposal
The Atomic Energy Commission invites proposals to buy heat from a research reactor under construction by North American Aviation. The heat is expected to be sufficient to generate about 7,500 kilowatts of electricity.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
North American Aviation
AEC
Death of J W Jackson in Wood River crash
J W Jackson age 57 of New Madrid Missouri died in Wood River Township Hospital from injuries after a collision between his car and a tractor trailer on U S Highway 66 on Tuesday. The crash occurred near Wood River Thursday evening authorities said. Jackson was born in Missouri and resided in New Madrid. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Associated Press
Wood River
J. W. Jackson
New Madrid
Wood River Township
U.S. Highway 66
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