Newcomers Club Hosts Farewell For Mrs Harold Johnson
Mrs. Harold Johnson, longtime Welcome Wagon host in Mt Vernon, was honored at a fifth anniversary dinner and card party attended by 165 people. The event also bid farewell as she and her family prepare to move June 14 to Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomers Club
Harold Johnson
Welcome Wagon Service
Mt. Vernon
Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club
Moose Lodge
Remaewen Club
Johnson
Kenneth
Portland
Oregon
Virgil Howell
Newcombers Club
Mattoon
Howell
Ed Meek
Marion Teifner
Allison Easton
Robert Crosnoe
Ray Tibbs
William Fields
Stan Koziara
Louis Pavledes
Elsie Rash
Hudson Biery
William Barth
Charles Kramer
J. A. Denton
Joseph Eddy
G. R. Reed
John Edelman
D. L. Scott
W. R. Hayman
E. J. Curry
William Regenhardt
Fred Lewis
Indianapolis
Ind
Walter Olson
Marlon
Monte Lewis
Peoria
Bill Lincicome
McPherson
Kansas
Charles Ward
Chicago
Dewey Jones
Dan McLaughlin
William Wechsler
Meek
Robert Starr
John Westfall
Noah Stevenson
H. S. Brubaker
Robert Rawling
John Zobrist
Arthur Owen
Zobrist
Bruce Wilson
Isaac J. Lambert
Lee Lyons
Edison PTA Installs Officers for 1954 55 at Meeting
Edison school PTA completed its 1954 55 officer installations with Mrs. Charles Wehunt as president Mrs Ralph Dethrow and Mrs Wilbert Heintz as vice presidents Mrs Don Randall secretary and Mrs Arthur Gardner treasurer. Mrs Stoltz conducted the business session and Mrs Baril presented a summary of 101 Questions About Public Education. A choral program led by Mrs Barbara Hayes and Mrs Lorraine Tarr accompanied piano selections by Donna Gardner. The group noted a 44 percent PTA membership increase and Mrs Wehunt reported on a Springfield PTA convention. Mrs Stoltz received the Past President’s bar. Attendance banners went to Miss Mae English’s fourth grade and Mrs Carrie Lee Randall’s first and second grades. Gale Ballard explained first grade report cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison School Parent-Teacher Association
Charles Wehunt
Ralph Dethrow
Wilbert Heintz
Don Randall
Arthur Gardner
C. L. Stoltz
Raymond Baril
National
Parent-Teacher Magazine
Prade
Barbara Hayes
Lorraine Tarr
Donna Gardner
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
Edison School
PTA
Wehunt
Springfield
Edward Coleovan
Field School Pta
Major Safety Record For Tri County Employees
Tri County Electric Cooperative celebrated a major safety milestone with J C Champ and RG Kurle presenting awards. Since March 1950 employees have logged zero fatal accidents and only eight hours lost to personal injuries while totaling 300 000 man hours over four years. Plaques and money clips plus key dialing devices honored male and female workers. The program is a joint Illinois Safety and Job Training effort involving 27 electric coops and the State Department of Vocational Education, with no fatal accidents in 47 years and 12 in the prior seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RG. Kurle
Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Wisconsin
National Safety Council
J. C. Champ
Tri-County Electric Cooperative
Tri-County
Champ
Tri - County
Oan
Clm. Scott
Glenn Strong
State Department of Vocational Education
Lee Wingo
Mt. Vernon ‘Township
Lincoln PTA installs officers for 1954 55 year
Officers for the Lincoln school PTA were installed at the May meeting. New officers are Mrs Carl Tubbesing president, Mrs Jack Garrison and Kenneth Setzekorn as vice presidents, Mrs Virgil Bailey treasurer, and Mrs Marvin Phil secretary. Past president pin presented to Mrs Obbie Atkinson. A student reporter and musical program followed with sixth graders directed by Mrs Newton Brown and Mrs Dorothy Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Lincoln School
Carl Tubbesing
Jack Garrison
Kenneth Setzekorn
Virgil Bailey
Marvin Phil
Hips
Ted Glass
POTA
Obbie Atkinson
Newton Brown
Forothy Walker
Patricia, Holman
Jenne Sharpe
Elaine Garbers
Mary Ann Stewart
Marjorie Muyhus
Charlotte Dixon
Michael Rainey
Robert Walter
Don Carpenter
Edward Wheeler
Mike Gann
Bill Settienire
Carl ‘Tubbesing
Roan
Frank Huphey
Pegey Carey
Charge Woman With Theft Here
Clara Mae Tucker is charged with petty larceny for taking two rugs two dresses and two sheets from a laundry bundle belonging to Lena Russell. County Judge Morton Dorothy set bond at $200 and scheduled arraignment for next Monday in county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Mae Tucker
Lena Russell
Morton Dorothy
Births in Mt Vernon and nearby Texas and Illinois
Mr and Mrs William Bandy of Mt Vernon announce the birth of a son William Allen at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds ten ounces. Sgt R A Veatch and Mrs Veatch of Cibolo Texas announce the birth of a daughter Sherry Denise weighing six pounds four ounces. Veatch is stationed in San Antonio. The mother is the former Gertrude Grisby of Rushton Louisiana. Mr and Mrs Alexander Ewald of Dahlgren announce a daughter born at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing six pounds 14 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bandy
Oak Street
Mt. Vernon
William Allen
A. Om
Jefferson Memorial Hogpital
R. A. Veatch
Sherry Denise
Set Veateh
R. H. Veateh
San Antonio
Texas
Gersadine Grisby
Rushton
Alexander Ewald
RFD 2
Dahlgren
Good Samaritan Hospital
Wesley Methodist Church Weekly Schedule and Conference Notice
Wesley Methodist Church at 801 South 12th Street lists a full weekly schedule with Church school at 9:30 a.m. Youth Fellowship and evening services, solos, and sermons by Rev. Rob Witts. Annual conference convenes in Vandalla at 10:30 p.m. through the following Sunday with midweek prayer and various class meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershel Terry
Roy Linson
Mroo
Charles Harris
Youth Fellowship
Donald Smith
Harry Edwards
Rob Witts
Fidelia
J. M. Cummins
Truman Davis
Maurice Yeorgin
Vandalla
Game Farm
Social notes of residents’ travels and visits
Mrs Opal Lyle plans an evening flight to Miami to spend weeks with her son in law and daughter James and wife. Jack Gaunt and daughters join her to St Louis. James Erwin attends brother’s wedding in Chicago. Marines Pfe James Woodland leaves for Hawthorne Nevada after five day leave with parents in RFD 4A. Clara Lage departs for Decatur for a week with daughter Thomas L Settle. Virgil Howell and wife from Mattoon visit, recalling Newcomers Club history. Anna Hall returns from Highland Illinois to visit son Ausby Atkinson and daughter in law. Charles and Grace Staley attend death in Logansport Indiana. Melissa Russell of Ashley is a patient at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. mother of Jim Breeze. Turner Maynor’s daughter Mary Ellen Maynor Crouch underwent major operation at Good Samaritan in Vincennes Indiana. Terrell Wells and wife visit Laverne Stewart in Benton Kentucky and tour Mammoth Cave and Kentucky Lake. Touls Paviedes visits Salem. Orville Lowery returns from Chicago after month with Harold Holabeck’s family and newborn twins Roger Brent and Rodney Bruce. Larry Holabecks’ son accompanies mother home for weeks. Melvin Bayer and Johnny Green spend weekend in Tulsa on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Lyle
St. Louis
Miami
Fla
James Hertenstein
Jack Gaunt
Jackie Lynn
Penny Rae
Lyle
James Erwin
Chicago
Erwin
Pfe
James Woodland
U. S. Marines
Hawthorne
Nevada
Anna Hall
Highland, Ill
Ausby Atkinson
Charles Peckenpaugh
Logansport
Ind
Grace Staley
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Laverne Stewart
Tedra Ann
Benton, Ky
Mammoth Cave
Jefferson Davis
Kentucky Lake
Touls Paviedes
Salem
Orville Lowery
Harold Holabeck
Roger Brent
Rodney Bruce
Holabecks
Larry
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Jefferson Memorial hospital lists admitted and discharged patients including Mrs Melissa Russell Ashley Miss Mary Ellen Shelton Mrs Bernice Etheridge Mrs Evelyn Morris Mrs Winnie Davis Miss Brenda Sue Crocker J E Glack Ferguson Benjamin Bedford King and Good Sanaritap admits William Ottawa Sinks Mrs Hope Watkins Mrs Margaret Brehm Jesse Fields Tracey Louise Champ with multiple discharges including Mrs Lillian Lewis Mrs Mary E Wood Mrs Mabel McCowen Fred Beal infant Linda Darlene Leona Colleen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Melissa Russell
Ashley
Mary Ellen Shelton
REM
Opdyke
Bernice Etheridge
RED
Evelyn Morris
RFD
Winnie Davis
Wayne City
Brenda Sue Crocker
J. E. Glack Ferguson
Benjamin Bedford King
Mary E. Wood
Mabel McCowen
Fred Beal
Freda Webb
Linda Darlene
Betty Atchison
Leona Colleen
Hazel Skaggs
Mary Margaret Rawlinson
Auto Testers Meet Monday At Mt Vernon High School
A meeting of the Society and Automotive Testers will be held at 7 30 p m Monday at Mt Vernon Township High School. C C Bourland auto shop instructor at the high school will be the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Cc. C. Bourland
Meeting notices for Jefferson and Mt Vernon lodges
A. M. special meeting of Jefferson Lodge No. 368 A F and A M at Mt Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M on Sunday May 16 at 1 15 p m to conduct the funeral of Ralph Maxey. Visiting brethren welcome. Lloyd Esmon W M Glen Richardson Secy 5 15 A Stated meeting of Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A F and A M Monday May 17 7 30 p m Members urged to be present. Visiting brethren welcome. R J Trammell W M Wm Reavis Secy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Lodge
Mt. Vernon Lodge
Ralph Maxey
Lloyd Esmon
W. MT
Glen Richardson
Sec
Mt. Vernon
R. J. Trammell
W. M Wm. Reavis
Sec'y
Funeral services for Almon Scott held in Shipman
Almon Scott father of Mrs Edna Spitler, died Friday in Carlinville at 12 30 pm He was a Shipman TL resident retired carpenter and service station operator in failing health for a year Funeral set for Sunday 2 pm at Lutheran church Shipman with Masonic rites burial in Shipman cemetery body at Jacoby Funeral Home Bunker Hill TL He was born Oct 18 1870 Lafayette Ind Married Maggie Kahl Sept 25 1895 Survived by wife son Walter Scott Sullivan Mo daughter Edna Spither Mt Vernon four grandchildren and three great grandchildren two brothers one sister four half brothers and a half sister
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almon Scott
Edna Spitler
Fairfield Road
Carlinville
Scott
Shipman
Jacoby
Bunker Fill
Lafayette
Ind
Maggie Kahl
Laitheran Church
Masonic Lodge
Walter Scott
Sullivan
Edna Spither
Mt. Vernon
Ralph M. Maxey Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Ralph M. Maxey a Mt. Vernon businessman will be held Sunday at 2:00 pm at Myers Chapel with Dr. R B Guthrie and Rev Andrew Caraker officiating. Burial in Memorial Gardens with Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 ALRL and ALM in charge of Masonic services. Body lies in state at Myers Chapel for viewing until the funeral hour. Survived by wife Elizabeth daughter June Flears father Frederick Maxey brother Claude and sisters Lena McKendry and Lou Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Maxey
Mt. Vernon
Myers Chapel
R. B. Guthrie
Andrew Caraker
Memorial Gardens
Mt.Vernon
Elizabeth
June Flears
Frederick Maxey
Bluford
Claude
Lena McKendry
Bloomington
Lou Young
Divorce Suit Seeks Custody and Alimony
Dorothy Jackson files for divorce from Oliver Jackson in circuit court naming custody of a minor child and alimony as aims. The suit notes Oliver Jackson was convicted of a felony in September 1949. Attorney Joe Frank Allen represents Dorothy Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Jackson
Oliver Jackson
Joe Frank Allen
McClellan Raps Gag Order In Espionage Probe
McClellan questions whether higher authorities directed actions behind the gag order as McCarthy probes Army charges against Schine allies. Subcommittee deliberations touch on potential subpoenas for Adams, Stevens, and others, while John Adams faces grilling without proof of charges against Carr by March 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
McClellan
Mr. Adams
Mr. Stevens
Sherman Adams
Brownell
Lodge
Mundt
Justice Department
Ile
John Adams
Stevens
Carr
McCarthy Investigating Committee
Adams
Mt Vernon Couples Receive Marriage Licenses
Rogers G Webb and Ledlie Young both of Mt Vernon obtain licenses. Glenn Harmon and Pauline Burgess both of Mt Vernon receive licenses. Robert Vernon of Mason City Ta and Mary Sue Newberry of Mt Vernon also listed for licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger G. Webb
Ledlie Young
Mt. Vernon
Glenn Harmon
Pauline Burgess
Robert Vernon
Mason City
Mary Sue Newberry
Bucket Collapse Kills Two At The Dalles Dam
A concrete bucket weighing several tons broke loose from a crane at the Dalles dam Friday night. It fell on a group of workers injuring six and killing two men. The accident occurred in Oregon and involved a construction crew at the dam site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eranet
Dalles
Dalles Dam
City Schools Luncheon Menus For Mt Vernon
Luncheon menus for Mt. Vernon city schools list foods for next week. Monday offers baked beans potato salad cole slaw sliced spegenes Tuesday features roast beef and gravy mashed potatoes tossed salad banana pudding Wednesday presents barbecue on bun buttered peas browned potatoes cabbage and carrot salad gelatin and cake Thursday serves ground meat sandwich mashed potatoes creamed corn celery carrot radish sticks apple cobbler Friday offers cheese and tomato on bun baked potato green beans apple sauce chocolate cake
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon City
Dodds Town 1954 Financial Statement by Verner N. Davis
Town of Dodds Illinois 1954 financial report lists receipts from 1953 and 1954, and detailed expenditures across general fund, general assistance, road and bridge and bond retirement. Key entities include L S Wood Printing Co, John A Kirk, R E A electricity, Kroger Co, Ballard Grocery, W G Parker medical, Jimmie Sexton for gob hauling, Jeff service Co, Security Bank Mt Vernon and First National Bank Chicago. balance on hand shown for March 30 and August 30 1954. certification by Verner N. Davis as supervisor dated May 13, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodds
Jefferson
Illinois
Verner N. Davis
L. S. Wood Printing Co
John A. Kirk
Thomas M. Harvill
Everett Williams
J. P
Ora Harlow
Wayne Estes
Fred B. Fleener
Fred Martin
Elleta Davis
Ruth Thomason
Une F. E. Dare
Coy Johnson
Maud Ballard
Zelma Clark
Verne A. Rogers
Etta Guthries
Charles E. Thompson
General Assistance Fund
John Steiner
Nichols
Tuckers
Foo
Ballard
Harry L. White
Rapps Grocery
Food Tax Coal Co
W. G. Parker
Kroger Co
Tre Meta Davis
D. H. Wise
Coats Road and Bridge
Jimmie Sexton
Chas. Pasley
Burrell Capps
Ohio Oi Co
Dunbar
Chas, Pasley
Highway Dept
Paul Pasley
Welborn & Carr Ins. Co
Re. Prem
Melville Medders
Virgil L. Culli
Albert Cull
Mendell Fulford
Sam Wood
Jeff. Service Co
J. Frank Johnson
Geo. Thomason
Philip Thompson
Egyptian Battery Co
O. T. Page
WN. Davis
Joe Carter
Floyd Smith
Nelson Concrete Co
la Creosote Forest Products
Firestone Stores
Erst Tary Abenesit
Ante Edkea
First National Bank of Chicago
Ann Security Bank of
Mt. Vernon
Security Bank of
Bank of
A. D
Roy H. Holt
Masten
Dee
Ilinois
Dodds TI
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Christian Service Circle
George Robinson
Wade Gowler
Martin Henn
Ray Millmaker
Elmer Price
Henn
Joseph Nation
Verne Farthing
Cyrus Harris
Frank Ryder
South 18Th Street
WSCS
Women's Society of Christian Service
B. T. Cunningham
Dix
U. L
Edia Snider
Logan Street Baptist Church
Robert FE. Robertson
Wayne Warner
Darrell Hilliard
Wagner
Richard Sanders
Wesleyan Guild
Wesleyan Service Guild
Wesley Methodist Church
Arthur Hodge
Val Quigley
Robert Fulford
Roger Witter
Joyce Michels
Reading
Orval Rightnowar
Jesse Wood
Luther Winkler
Lora Mac Renfro
Christ
F. C. Michels
Prace
Paul Wielt
Harlean Wolfe
George W. Wolfe
Benton Read
Miss Wolfe
Gordon Fore
Chas. Wehunt
Edison Pta Pres
Benton Road
Johnny Bruce
Champaign
Stuent Council
Vernon News
Mimsic
A. M
Dunham Dance Studio
Casey
Harry Dunham
Chicago National Association of Dancing Masters
St Louis
Dancing Teachers Association
Dance Masters of America
Alex Bradford
Gospel Singers
Forest of Lebanon Lodge No. 71
Grand Avenue
Mt. W
Bucket
U.B. Church
MT. Vernon Twp. High School
Blackwood Bros
Memphis
Atlanta
Gospel Four
C. L. Finley
Rev. C. L. Finley
S. 16Th
Shoe Dept. of
Mammoth
Green Hills Country Club
Jackson
Mossberger Park
Henry
Mossberger
Redeeweer
Ayveree
Sanereoege
Svepenes
Shawee
Epeenreese
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