Death of Zacceus Akers at 82 in Enfield
Zaccheus Edgar Akers of Enfield died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital after a three day stay. He was 82 years five months and 18 days old and the son of George and Endie Worthen Akers. He married Nora Dell Leatherman on December 22 1897. she preceded him in death eight years ago. Surviving children are Cletis Akers of Cleveland Ohio and Robert Akers of Enfield. Also five grandchildren and great grandchildren. He resided with grandson Carl Womack at 1205 South 22nd Street Mount Vernon. Funeral services are set for 12:00 p.m. Tuesday at General Post Church Enfield with Rev. Jimmie Savage officiating. Burial will follow at Hammack Cemetery. Emmett Funeral Home of Enfield is in charge.
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Zaccheus Edgar Akers
Enfield
Good Samaritan Hospital
Akers
George and
Endie
Worthen) Akers
Nora Dell Leatherman
Cletis Akers
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert Akers
Carl Womack
South 22Nd Street
Mt. Vernon
General Post Church
Jimmie Savage
Hammack
Emmett
Hughey Infant Funeral Today
Janet Marie Hughey infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hughey of RFD 7 Mr Vernon died at 2 30 a m Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital She was five months and 21 days old Janet born November 21 1956 daughter of John and Doris Brown Hughey Survived by three brothers John Tommy Ray James Bean at home two sisters Brenda Joyce and Gloria Jean at home grandfather William Brown Mt Vernon and a great grandmother Ettanford Mt Vernon
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Janet Marie Hughey
John Hughey
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Janet
John
Doris (Brown) Hughey
Tommy Ray
James
Bean
Brenda Joyce
Gloria Jean
William Brown
Mt. Vernon
Ett.anford
Hospital Notes of Samaritan Admitted and Discharged List
Hospital notes show multiple patient admissions and discharges across several locations. Names include Rice Horton Dorothy Randall Leonard Spretton Alice Taylor Barbara White Betty Sigwerts Donna Steven Connie McElfresh Josephine Pierce Aurelia Merchel and more, with discharges listing Kam Patsy Ann Martin Clara Schorle and others.
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of Samaritan
Rice Horton
Dorothy Randall
Leonard Spretton
Alice Taylor
Barbara White
Betty Sigwerts
Donna Stevenn
Donald Vineyard
Connie McElfresh
Josephine Pierce
Aurelia Merchel
Russell F. Kam
Patsy Ann Martin
Clara Schorle
Elmer Glover
Nellie Hawkins
Olive Cates
Thomas Glover
James Simmons
LeAnn Martin
Kathy Sue Shelton
Wilda Huston
Betty Mc Gormick
Charles Flatt
Mae Bailey
Mary Patton
Wilma Ater
Charles Keele
Bert Helberson
Flight movements from Farmington and nearby cities
HL A Peterson flew from Farmington Missouri to Mt Vernon and back yesterday. Bill Tumbleson traveled to Alton on Sunday. Larry Forrestal returned from Kansas City Missouri yesterday and flew to Alton this morning. Herb Grubb made a flight from Mt Vernon to Carmi yesterday.
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HL A. Peterson
Farmington
Mt. Vernon
Bill Tumbleson
Alton
Larry Forrestal
Kansas City
Herb Grubb
Carmi
Birth of son to Mr and Mrs Ross Eckert in Jefferson Memorial
Mr and Mrs Ross Eckert of RFD 3 Mr Vernon welcomed a son at 2 37 PM Saturday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds eleven ounces named Michael Ross.
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Ross Eckert
RFD
Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Michael Ross
Forgotten Mothers Honored by Mt Vernon Firms
Mt Vernon Illinois workers of Greenberg Mercantile Corp delivered gifts to 26 adopted mothers on Mother's Day. The program, called Adopted Mothers Day, has grown from about 800 gifts in 1956 to serve aged women lacking family attention. Clerks at the Tenth Street store and others adopted mothers, sharing meals and home visits while company officials keep names private.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Greenberg Mercantile Corp
Carl M. Dubinsky
John Greenberg
Ten Thousand-Dollar Holdup At Chicago Insurance Office
Four robbers obtained about $10,000 in a hold-up at United Insurance Co. of America at 2721 South Michigan in Chicago. About 25 workers were unaware of the crime until the robbers left.
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Chicago
United Insurance Ma of America
S. Michigan
Sparta Boy Wins Marbles Tourney
DUQUOIN Ill Ronnie Penny 14 of Sparta won the state marbles tournament at the State Fair grounds defeating Willie Walker 13 of Rockford 7 3 7 2 Billy Kerley 14 of Benton was third and Tom Wells 11 of Chicago fourth.
Murphysboro School Board Rejects Bids For Junior High
Murphysboro Illinois grade school board rejects low contract bids totaling about 480000 after setting a new bid opening for June 20 claiming 400000 as the maximum for building the junior high school.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Public Square store staff list features managers and names
A fragmented list names store personnel including manager Kermit Willmore and staffers such as Richard Randall Kenneth Jones Ruth Hoell Jerry Benn Gleason Bean Ruby Isaac Dorothy Foster Sybil McCutcheon Juanita Smith Lily Parsons Samuel Todd and others, indicating a public square business roster.
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Public Square
Kermit Willmore
Erman Standridge
Ruth Hoell
Jerry Benn
Gleason Bean
Ruby Isaac
Dorothy Foster
Sybil McCutcheon
Juanita Smith
Lily Parsons
Samuel Todd
First Proclamation By Bailey-Hospital Week
Virgil T. Bailey issued his first proclamation as mayor of Mount Vernon Illinois declaring May 12 18 National Hospital Week urging citizens to salute hospitals and staff and promote personal and community service in hospital careers. No official damage estimate but downtown was heavily hit with 45 establishments nearly destroyed and 100 city blocks flooded.
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Red Cross
Gunderland Park
Killeen
Austin
Mislions
Virgil T. Bailey
Mt. Vernon
National Hospital
Bailey
Virgil .T. Bailey
Mount Vernon
Illinois
Virgil T. Batley
U. S
Dallas
Trinity River
Texas
Crawford
Betty Myers legal defeat over alimony in New York court
Betty Myers 43, mother of actress Tina Louise, leaves a New York court after losing a bid for weekly alimony. She had sought 1500 dollars weekly but received 225 dollars temporary alimony. Judge Morris Spector cited the Kinsey report and Proverbs 14 1 in delivering the ruling against her.
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Betty Myers
New York
Tina Louise
John Myers
Morris Spector
Betty
International
Five Day Forecast for Illinois and Missouri Weather Update
Illinois temperatures will average 3 to 5 degrees above normal with highs near 69 to 77 and lows around 45 to 55. Expect cooler conditions Tuesday then warmer midweek with little change afterward and 1 to 2 inches of rain, including showers and thunderstorms east and south. Missouri shows showers and thunderstorms this forenoon, locally heavy west, then partly cloudy and warm this afternoon with showers tonight and Tuesday, cooler west portions, and highs around 80 to 85 with lows in the 60s.
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Mlinois
Missouri
Chicago Weather Brief Slows Traffic and Airport Ops
Fog slowed traffic and halted airline operations in Chicago this morning. The Weather Bureau warned of scattered thunderstorms across Illinois likely to continue tonight. Temperatures were seen in the 70s and 80s with Tuesday forecast calling for widespread cloudiness and cooler conditions in northern counties.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Illinois
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