Deaths Frank Robinson of Sesser Dies at 86
Frank Robinson 86 died at 9 30 am at his home in Sesser. Funeral 2:00 pm Monday at Brayfield Chapel Sesser with Rev James Fite officiating. Burial Maple Ei cemetery Sesser. Body lies in state at Brayfield Funeral Home after 1 pm Sunday. Born June 5 1874 Lesser to Marion and Samantha Robinson. Survived by three sons Nora Benton Arley of Sesser Chester of Warren Mich a daughter Mrs Alta Piper two brothers a sister 18 grandchildren and 382 great grandchildren.
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Frank Robinson
Sesser
Brayfield Chapel
James Fite
Maple Ei
Brayfield
Mr. Robinson
Lesser
Marion
Samantha (Cockrum) Robinson
Mollie Lewis
Nora Robinson
RFD
Benton
Arley Robinson
Chester Robinson
Warren
Mich
Alta Piper
Charles
Roy Robinson
C. A. McBride
Jennie V. Jones Funeral Sunday
Mrs. Jennie Verne Jones aged 74 of 1100 Lamar dies at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Second Baptist Church with Rev. Carl Whittington and Rev. Sam McCoy. Burial in Bethel cemetery. Body lies in state at noon. Friends may call at Myers Chapel after 4:00 p.m. today.
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Jennie Verne Jones
Second Baptist Church
Carl Whittington
Sam McCoy
Bethel Cemetery
Myers Chapel
Jones
One third of Carmi residents flee flood impact
As the Illinois rivers swell across White County, about 100 families remain away from homes with towns like Carmi isolated by Skillet Fork floods. Looting prompts National Guard deployment in Mill Shoals while nearby towns contend with overflowing rivers, rising Ohio levels, and widespread crop damage estimated at 2.5 million dollars.
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Sangamon
Illinois
Petersburg
Centralia
Carmi
White County
Little Wabash
Skillet Fork
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Midwest
South Carolina
Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Wyoming
Central Plains
Plains
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Hospital Notes and Admitted List
Jefferson Memorial records Everett Green hospitalized and discharged. Mrs Helen Bican ich of Bonnie Mrs Emma Catharine Peters of Belle Prairie Lawrence Ferguson Jess Hollaway Centralia Mrs Marvin Eugene Donoho and baby Killen Sue Texico. Good Samaritan admitted William Willian Mrs Etta Gossage Mrs Alice Wilson Steve Christoff Thomas McPherson Master John Wood Master Gerald Alan Seibert Sharon Ann Seibert Michael Eugene Seibert discharged Mrs Delilah Clark.
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Jefferson Memorial
Everett Green
Helen Bicanich
Bonnie
Emma Catherine Peters
Belle Prairie
Lawrence Ferguson
Jess Hollaway
Centralia
Marvin Eugene Donoho
Killen Sue
Texico
Good Samaritan
William Willian
Etta Gossage
Alice Wilson
Steve Christoff
Thomas McPherson
John Wood
Gerald Alan Seibert
Sharon Ann Seibert
Michael Eugene Seibert
Delilah Clark
Mt Vernon Lodge A F A M May Meeting
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M holds a stated meeting Monday May 15 at 7 30 p m W M Bert Harlow and James R Apgar greet visiting Brethren and urge attendance
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A. F. Agx Alm
Mt. Vernon
Bert Harlow
W.M. G
James R. Apgar
Seo'y
1960 Good Samaritan Hospital year in review reveals care
Jefferson County hospital reports 3 721 admissions and 523 births in 1960 with 19 961 patient days and 4 417 emergency referrals. Medical services centered on X ray and lab work, 8 141 radiographic and 542 fluoroscopic exams, 1 382 electrocardiograms, 30 462 lab procedures, 9 934 physical therapy treatments, and 61 750 meals served. Community partnership theme praises staff, accreditation, and civic support.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Basig
Clare
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
State
Mt. Vernon
Women's Auxiliary Marine Corp
Jefferson County
Driver fined for careless driving in city. five parked fines issued
Donald L Bailey of Route 1 was fined 10 dollars and costs by Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock for careless driving. Five people were fined for illegal parking on Seventh Street in front of the public library. Donald E Reed Joel W Jinkerson Carole S Carnahan Walter Ehrhardt and Danny W Jones each paid 2 dollars and costs.
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Donald L. Bailey
Route 1
Sherman Bullock
Ilegal
Seventh Street
Donald E. Reed
Joel W. Jinkerson
Carole S. Carnahan
Walter Ehrhardt
Danny W. Jones
Atlas E missile test boosts Air Force hopes for operational status
Cape Canaveral reports the advanced Atlas E intercontinental missile hit its 5,000 mile target with all flight objectives met during a 25 minute flight. A 340 pound data capsule was recovered. engines produced 400,000 pounds thrust. Previous failures were linked to hydraulics, now corrected.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
U.S
South Atlantic
Ascension
Sword Knot
California
Wyoming
Nebraska
Cease-fire signed in Laos today
The article notes a cease-fire agreement in Laos with conference decisions on Laos's future. A Friday banquet at a villa hosted by Lord Home brought together Rusk and Gromyko, with Maurice Couve de Murville and V. K. Krishna Menon present. Averell Harriman attended the Gromyko discussions from the U.S. side.
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Laos
Rusk
Gromyko
Lord Home
Maurice Couve de Murville
V. K. Krishna Menon
U.S
Averell Harriman
Stan the Tire Man urges safe driving and free check
The ad highlights flood disruption and highway congestion, urges a free Safety Check for car safety. It notes skewed global car occupancy rates and cites a 40 percent rise in skid and blowout accidents last year. It promotes a free safety evaluation at 12th and Broadway with contact numbers CH 2-6490 and CH 4-1500.
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Commander Shepard
Space
United States
12Th
Broadway
Stan
General Tire
Prisoner Handed Over to Saline Sheriff in Late April Arrest
A Jefferson County arrest led to Bernard Laswell, 52, of Galatia Illinois, being turned over to Saline County officials Friday. Laswell was fined for drunk and trespassing and held in the county jail, with Saline authorities stating he is wanted there on a back check charge.
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Jefferson County
Saline County
Bernard Laswell
Route 3
Galatia
Ill
Laswell
Bac
Mitchell Art Gallery Opens in Carbondale
The Mitchell Art Gallery in Carbondale hosts a 4:30 to 6:30 PM reception and exhibition tomorrow in the Mitchell Gallery at the SIU Home Economics Building. The opening features 16 paintings, 12 from the Mitchells, including works by Thomas Eakins, Arthur B. Davies, George Luks, George Bellows, and Mary Cassatt, spanning American art from the late 19th to early 20th century. Bellows' Mrs. T. in Wine Silk, Davies' A River Floweth, and Eakins' Margaret are among the pieces displayed.
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Carbondale
Tfl
John Russell Mitchell
Home Economics
Grand
University Avenue
Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
SIU
Mitchells
Thomas Eakins
Arthur B. Davies
George Luks
George Bellows
Mary Cassatt
Bellows
Mrs. T
Davies
Margaret
Eakins
Forgotten Mothers Remembered Fire Rampage in Hollywood Hills
Fire swept through the Hollywood Hills destroying or damaging homes near Griffith Park Observatory. Gusts up to 40 mph fueled 1000 plus acres, driving evacuations of residents as flames began near Beachwood Canyon. A major emergency was declared within 17 minutes. No serious injuries reported. Aldous Huxley’s home was among those burned.
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Bob Barnes
Hollywood
Calif
Hollywood Hills
Sunset Boulevards
Griffith Park Observatory
Aldous Huxley
Beachwood Canyon
Camp Hollywood
Saturn first-stage booster fires for near flight test
In Huntsville Alabama the Saturn first-stage booster completed firing tests lasting 111 seconds, moving the huge space ship closer to actual flight planned for this summer. Eight engines produced about 1.5 million pounds of thrust in flight, deemed very satisfactory by Karl Heimburg, director of the test division. The report notes the launch vehicle’s thrust target and test success.
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Huntsville
Ala
Free World
Karl Heimburg
Red Cross disaster fund drive seeks donations across five states
The American Red Cross asks Mt. Vernon area residents to send checks to the local chapter at 226 south Tenth street to aid flood and tornado relief. The appeal notes 87 operations across Illinois Arkansas Kansas Missouri and Kentucky and that 22 000 families in the five states need help. Public notice details a divorce action in Jefferson County Circuit Court with a May 11 filing and June 12 appearance deadlines.
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American Red Cross
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
South Tenth Street
The
Red Cross
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Charge Pressure On Civil Service For $100 Tickets
Sen Carl T Curtis urges investigation into efforts to sell $100 tickets to Kennedy birthday dinner May 27. He calls for Atty Gen Kennedy to probe potential Hatch Act violations. Senators at hearing debate legality and source of workers' names from federal registry.
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Washington
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Kennedy
Curtis
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Privileges and
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Notice of Claim Day in McThompson Estate
Notice to all persons that June 5, 1961 is the claim date in the estate of Jesse W. McThompson, deceased, pending in the Probate Court of Jefferson County Illinois. Claims may be filed on or before that date without summons. Administrator W. B. Carr, attorney Demetri Hassakis, 908 Main Street, Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
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Watwhe
Rodgers
Waivie
Jefferson County
Ilinois
Mt. Vernon
Said
Jesse W. McThompson
Iinois
W. B. Carr
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