Deaths Harry H Crago Former Resident Dies Suddenly
Harry H Crago of Paxton Indiana a former Mt Vernon resident died at 3 am in Longview Texas from a heart attack while visiting his daughter Mrs Ralph Summers He was 69 and survived by his widow another daughter Miss Berniece Crago and three granddaughters Funeral arrangements call for Mt Vernon services then burial at New Kirk Dugger Indiana with graveside rites Friday at 10 am in the EO cemetery Carlisle Indiana
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Harry H. Crago
Paxton, Ind
Mt. Vernon
Ralph Summers
Longview
Texas
Lola Syester
Berniece Crago
Samuel Crago
Dlinois Power Co
PotWer Co
Indiana
Myers Chapel
Newkirk Funeral Home
Dugger
Ind
Carlisle
Pamela Madlem Funeral Today
Funeral services for Pamela Sue Madlem were held at 10 30 this morning at Pleasant Hill church The Rev Roy Beal officiated and burial followed in the church cemetery Pamela Sue three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Madlem former Mt Vernon residents died Friday in Little Rock Arkansas
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Pamela Sue Madlem
Pleasant Hill Church
Roy Beal
Pamela Sue
Bob Madiem
Mt. Vernon
Little Rock
Hallie R. Lewis Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Hallie R. Lewis of Bluford were held at 1 30 PM at the United Brethren church. Burial followed in the I O O F cemetery in Benton. Lewis, 55, an Illinois Central Railroad clerk, died suddenly Friday afternoon of a heart attack. Survived by wife Iva, parents Sam and Mrs Sam Lewis of Benton, two daughters Mrs Herman Green and Beverly, five sons Hallie Fred Warren Eugene James Harvey Sammy Melton Gary Raybuth, six grandchildren, a brother Paul of Bluford, and a sister Mrs Fred Mayer of Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallie R. Lewis
Bluford
United Brethren Church
Benton
Lewis
Illinois Central Railroad
Iva
Sam Lewis
Herman Green
Beverly
Weather Holds Up Test Of H Bomb At Sea
Weather experts aboard the USS Mt. McKinley reported unfavorable winds for the Cherokee H bomb test, delaying potential results to Thursday. The chronology warned that Tuesday and Wednesday conditions were not acceptable with little sign of improvement, though a possible change could not be ruled out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Mckinley
U. S
Crippled Mother Slays Husband in Polio-Torn Town
Naomi Larimer, 33, crippled by polio, hobbled on crutches to a neighbor’s home to report she shot and killed her husband Noble, 33, a laborer, saying he was drunk and abusive. Police held her without charge. The couple had two children aged 3 and 21 months.
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Effingham
Jack Barry
Naomi Larimer
Local pilots make several Midwest hops yesterday and today
John Jacobsen flew to Springfield Illinois yesterday Lindel Kern traveled from Terre Haute Indiana to King City on Sunday Webb Hill completed a morning flight to St Louis and Bill Sims flew from St Louis to Mount Vernon today Reflecting a flurry of regional air movement among pilots in the Midwest.
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John Jacobsen
Springfield
Ill
Lindel Kern
Terre Haute
Ind
King City
Webb Hill
St. Louis
Bill Sims
Mt. Vernon
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs William Partridge
Mr and Mrs William Partridge of Benton Road are parents of a son born at 12 29 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital. The infant weighs seven pounds three ounces.
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William Partridge
Benton Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Morris Named State Police Chief Rise to full post June 1
William Morris of Joliet will become the full state police chief effective June 1 after serving as acting chief since February 1. Gov. Stratton praised Morris for his performance in traffic enforcement and personnel management. Morris will earn about $8,000 annually, a raise of roughly $2,000, and will not lose Police Merit Board status. Stratton will host a June 7 meeting to push a constitutional revenue amendment with bipartisan support. The governor also announced a pay differential for Joliet prison guards, boosting average salaries by about $20 monthly, narrowing gaps with other prisons.
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Springfield, II
William Morris
Joliet
Stratton
Morris
Phil M. Brown
Division of Highway Safety
Police Merit Board
Joliet’ Prison
Soviet to end concentration camps within 18 months
Moscow reports a high secret police official says the Soviet Union will abolish concentration camps in 18 months, retaining only ordinary prisons and corrective labor colonies for nonpolitical and some political offenders. The plan includes deportation limits, court review of political crimes, and a commission to rehabilitate the innocent by October.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tula
Ships Collide Off California Coast Killing Three
In pre-dawn darkness off Point Sur near Monterey California a 10,000 ton freighter struck a coastwise lumber schooner splitting it in two. Three men were killed two more are missing and 23 survived with one in bad shape. Rescue involved the Marine Leopard John B Waterman a tug an Associated Oil tanker and two Coast Guard cutters. The collision occurred at 3 33 a m CST about 21 5 miles offshore.
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Monterey
Calif
California
Coast Guard
Tadio
Howard Olson
John B. Waterman
Leopard
Point Sur
K. W. Anderson
Horse
Waterman
Associated Oil Co
David Kennedy
Calhern Body To Be Cremated In Japan
The body of actor Louis Calhern aged 61 will be cremated in Japan after his death from a heart attack in Nara. He died Saturday night while filming Teahouse of the August Moon and was to play the colonel. His ashes will be sent to Hollywood per his studio.
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Hollywood
Louis Calhern
Japan
Tony
Nara
Tokyo
Calhern
Infant Strangles on Bed Rung in St Louis Tragedy
ST LOUIS seven month old Hank William Morales died of suffocation. Autopsy found the child strangled after catching his chin on a rung of his bed. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Morales of St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Hank William Morales
Cild
Frank Morales
Actor Montgomery Clift Suffers Facial Injuries In Crash
Actor Montgomery Clift, 35, escaped permanent scars after severe facial cuts, a broken nose, bruises, and a possible concussion from a weekend car crash near Benedict Canyon in West Los Angeles. The rented vehicle struck a power pole as he negotiated a steep downgrade.
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Los Angeles
Calit. Ip
Montgomery Clift
Clift
Benedict Canyon
Man Jumps Off St. Louis Bridge
Mr and Mrs William Herrill of St Louis told police they saw an elderly man jump from MacArthur Bridge into the Mississippi River Sunday. Coast Guard notified and began a search as the couple said they observed a man astride the north railing before vanishing into the water.
U S Air Power Seen Slightly Ahead of Soviets
Secretary of Defense Wilson said the United States air power is mightier than the Soviet Union’s but not by a large margin. Admiral Radford, chair of the Joint Chiefs, testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the U S can stay ahead, with details to follow in a closed session. They defended the $4.9 billion foreign aid plan and cautioned against cuts, noting French troop withdrawals from North Africa affect NATO defenses and could be redeployed if needed.
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Washington
Defense Wilson
U. S
Russia
Adm
Arthur F. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Radford
Pentagon
Congress
Senate Armed Services
Wilson
Country
Free World
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
North Africa
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admission List
Hospital roster lists admissions at Good Samaritan including Gideon Colvalt Sharon Wangler Reverend Daniel Heltmeyer Albert Weaver and many others. Discharges include Mrs Betty Ingram Carl Drennan James Lambert and baby Teresa Jewel among names in the long roster.
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Good Samaritan
Gideon Colvalt
Sharon Wangler
Daniel Heltmeyer
Albert Weaver
Lora Price
Carl Farmer
Francis Johnson
Arvin ‘Prince
Ronald Harper
Eva Combs
Wanda Huston
Mamie Bahr
Imogene Brookman
Harriett Cockrum
Walter Hale
Kennie Glass
Mamie Feltman
M's
Betty Ingram
Carl Drennan
James Lambert
Jéan Tarbel
Maxine McGuire
Baby
Teresa Jewel
John English
Dorothy Filter
Barney Karnoski
Suzanne Hegemeier
Lena Bruner
Gerald
Names in a Local Social Notice Listing Readily Identified
A partial OCR fragment lists individuals including Ina Jones Mrs. Jennie McClure Mrs. Freda Chapman and baby Robert Clinton Mrs. Doris Fenton and baby Teresa Diane Mrs. Myra Wood Grace Quarterman Mrs. Martha Pettit Albert Schwetzler Mrs. Rebecca Reece Michael Riley Eugene Rosenberger Mrs. Dorothy Baldridge. The readable items show a social or community roster with multiple married names and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ine Jones
Jennie McClure
Freda Chapman
Robert Clinton
Doris Fenton
Teresa Diane
Myra Wood
Grace Quarterman
Martha Pettit
Albert Schwetzler
Rebebecca Reece
Michael Riley
Eugene Rosenberger
Dorothy Baldridge
Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges List
Admitted: Patricia Webb Chicago infant Patricia Keen Keenes Mrs Carol E Laugh tmiller Miss Madge L Isaacs Mrs Mary Alice Colle Mrs Minnie Rowe Bonnie Kathryn Meredith Bluford John Gaston Bluford. Discharged: Ralph Standerfer James Black Reverend Bill Swyear Wesley Achley Belle Rive Stephen Strickland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Webb
Chicago
Patricia Keen
Keenes
Carol E. Laughtmiller
Madge L. Isaacs
Mary Alice Colle
Minnie Rowe
Bonnie
Kathryn Meredith
Bluford
John Gaston
Ralph Standerfer
James Black
Bill Swyear
Wesley Achley
Belle Rive
Stephen Strickland
Byrnes Calls for Curbs on Power of Supreme Court
James F. Byrnes, former Supreme Court associate justice and ex-secretary of state, said power intoxicates men and the Court must be curbed. He criticized the 1954 antisegregation ruling, suggesting the decision may not have been unanimous and noting the framers’ views on the 14th Amendment.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Supreme Court
Byrnes
U. S. News & World Report
High Court
Senate
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Youth Dies in Granite City Crash
Hilton Shemwell 17 of Granite City dies when his car goes out of control and crashes into a ditch on Rock Road east of the city. A 16 year old girl, Miss Georgia Taylor, is injured with chest and neck injuries.
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Granite City
Ill
Hilton Shemwell
Shemwell
Rock Road
Georgia Taylor
First Lutheran Service on American Soil in 1619
Danish settlers suffering scurvy held the first Lutheran service on American soil on Christmas Day 1619 on Hudson Bay shores before returning to Denmark.
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Hudson Bay
Denmark
Murder Row Kealakekua Site of Captain Cook's Death
On Hawaii Island, Kealakekua known as Path of the Gods is cited as the murder site of Captain James Cook, the 18th century discoverer of mid Pacific islands.
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Kealakekua
Hawaii Island
James Cook
mid-Pacific Islands
Brokerage Gifts To Adopted Mothers On Mother's Day
A Mt. Vernon group of adopted mothers received gifts Sunday from Greenberg Merchantile Corporation employees. Stores on the square and south Tenth street organized the Adopted Mother's Day program, with deliveries by K Willmore, Wayne Frazier, and dozens of staffers to aging women likely overlooked.
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Mt. Vernon
Greenberg Merchantile Corporation
Winois
South Tenth Street
Square
K. Willmore
C. Tryhan
Erma Standridge
Dorothy Foster
Ruby Isaac
Ruth Hoell
G. Renn
Lily Parsons
Juanita Smith
Sybil McCutcheon
Gleason Bean
James Watson
South Tenth
Wayne Frazier
Doris Casey
Madge Karnoski
Imogene Bundy
Opal Rector
Sue Nordin
Mae Brown
Hattie Marlow
Hazel Snodsmith
Richard Randall
Marion Russell
Billy’ King
Salesta Hughey
Spath-Zan
Rapid growth in Finnish Lapland region
Rapid GROWER notes Finnish Lapland expanding fastest in Finland with 38,000 square miles of territory warmed by the Norwegian current of the Gulf Stream, shaping its economy and development pace.
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Lapland
Finland
Summer Programs Back On Television
Cynthia Lowry reports summer 1956 TV programming will feature re runs of filmed and dramatic shows. Major networks will showcase Lassie Ralph Edwards Jackie Gleason Dr Spock with many big names stepping back as announcers praise public demand. Live soaps will continue despite heat and air conditioning.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Arthur Murrays
Dunninger
Sam Levenson
Lassie
Ralph Edwards
Jackie Gleason
Dr. Spock
Ed Murrow
George Gobel
Perry Como
Milton Berle
Martha Raye
Kukla
Pinky Lee
Max Liebman
Bats Do Not Build Nests They Hang Upside Down
Bats do not construct nests. They simply hook the claws of their hind feet into a wall or ceiling and suspend themselves inverted.
Sale of raw milk illegal after July 1
Springfield Illinois raw or unpasteurized milk for direct human consumption in Ti nois will be illegal after July 1 with an exception for on premises sold milk that is free from sediment and from animals tested for tuberculosis and brucellosis. The law bans retailing unpasteurized milk with bacterial counts over 50 000 per cubic centimeter and requires pasteurization for all fluid milk retailed next year.
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Springfield
Hil
Tinois
State Health Department
Roland Cross
Rural Grass Fire Brought Under Control Sunday
Rural firemen responded to a grass fire Sunday afternoon at the home of Warren Engle on Fairfield Road. No damage was reported and the incident required a single weekend run by local volunteers.
Mt. Vernon Junior Musicians Win State Honors
Mt. Vernon junior high musicians earned top state honors at the Herrin contest, receiving second ratings on Saturday. Solo and ensemble events honored Don Heffington, Betty Gruenwald, Patty Fitch, Sandra Roderick, Michael Karl, Dick Carroll, Patty Stover, Benny Moses, and the Carroll Endicott duets among others, with over 2000 events conducted Friday and bands performing Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Herrin
Don Heffington
Betty Gruenwald
Patty Fitch
Sandra Roderick
Michael Karl
Dick Carroll
Patty Stover
Benny Moses
Jimmy Endicott
Elaine Garbers
Mike Moreton
Lynn Snyder
Rusty Gregg
Charlotte Dixon
Barry Holt
Larry Henry
Gwen Launer
Linda Goss
Young Speeder's Car Turns Over in Fatal Crash
Granite City 16 year old David Gerald Crider led police pursuit of three nine year olds in a speeding car that overturned. One boy Wayne Pruett died at Granite City hospital. Kenneth Meyer and Robert Motes were hospitalized. Crider escaped injury and faces possible reckless homicide charges.
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Granite City, Jr
David Gerald Crider
Granite City
Wayne Pruett
William Pruett
City Hospital
St. Louis
Kenneth Meyer
Robert Motes
Crider
Ray Barker
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F. M. Medders
Associated Press
William L. Ryan
New Zealand
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St. Louis Bridge
U.S
Russ
Soka Selm Samme Ld Mn
Pruvo
Eas
Douglas Drugs
Margaret
Truman Familly
Independence
Cliff Daniel, Jr
International Soundnhotad
Irvin Luck, Jr
Luck
U. of
Jefferson Memorial
Bar-B-Q
Appellate Court House
Gilbert Sherman
Chere
Linkon
First National Bank
G. Murphy
Cross
Henry Mossberger
Jackson Snee
Mt. V
Young Speeder
Epers Ambulance Service
Yerwee
Stan
Lynn-Ann
Homer
Wimpy
Lucille Hauk
Jordan
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