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Mt Vernon Register News

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Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1956

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Burial Held For Fowler Infant In Ewing Parish

Graveside services were held at New Hope cemetery for Michael Roy Fowler infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fowler of Mansfield Ohio. The infant died May 10 at Mansfield General Hospital nineteen hours after birth. The Rev. Jim Murphy officiated. Survived by parents a brother Stevie a sister Linda and grandparents Mr and Mrs Roy Jones of Wichita Kansas.

New Hope Cemetery Ewing Michael Roy Fowler Paul Fowler Mansfield Ohio Jim Murphy Stevie Linda Mrs Roy Jones Wichita Kansas

Carlos H. Waugh Dies At Dahlgren Funeral Rites Tomorrow

Funeral services for Carlos Herman Waugh 55 of Dahlgren will be Wednesday at 2:00 p m at the Dahlgren Methodist church. Burial will follow in the local cemetery. He died Monday morning after a sudden illness. He was born in 1901 at Dahlgren, son of Charles and Mrs. Waugh. Survived by three brothers Charles Lewis of Dahlgren William of Chicago and two sisters Carrie Glenn of Dahlgren and Emma Swain of Fement Illinois.

Carlos Herman Waugh Dahlgren Waugh Gholson Funeral Home Mr. Waugh Charles Waugh Charles and Lewis William Chicago Carrie Glenn Emma Swain Fement, Il

Thousands Stranded by Detroit Greyhound Bus Strike

Thousands of commuters were stranded as Great Lakes Greyhound bus drivers walked out in Detroit. About 200 people remained stranded as incoming buses were redirected to the company garage. Drivers, led by Vernon L. Crawford of the Amalgamated Bus Drivers Assn. Div. 1303, called the walkout unauthorized and a wildcat, seeking six paid holidays, sick leave, hospitalization for families, and pay raises totaling 24 cents over two years. The company offered smaller raises and a shifted contract expiration date.

Detroit Great Lakes Greyhound Indiana Tiga Missouri Kentucky Owen Vernon L. Crawford Amalgamated Bus Drivers Assn. Div Cet Aa Crawford Great Lakes Greyhound

Births in Carmi and surrounding areas this week

Mr and Mrs Charles Ray Kirk of Carmi welcomed a daughter Susan Lee born May 10 at Carmi Township Hospital weighing seven pounds two ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ray Kirk, former Mt Vernon residents. Mr and Mrs Richard F Ames of Billings Montana welcomed daughter Patricia Virginia born May 11 at 11 40 p m in St Vincents Hospital. Father a former resident. grandparents Mr and Mrs J H Ames of Mt Vernon. Major and Mrs Earl E Feldman of Upper Darby Pennsylvania welcomed daughter born May 11 weighing eight pounds one and a half ounces. Parents former residents. grandparents Mr and Mrs E H Feldmann and Mr and Mrs Riley Taylor of Mt Vernon.

Charles Ray Kirk Carmi Carmi Township Susan Lee Ray Kirk Mt. Vernon Richard F. Ames Billings Mont St. Vincents Hospital Patricia Virginia J. H. Ames Earl E. Feldman Upper Darby E. H. Feldmann Riley Taylor

Rhee Expected To Win In South Korea Election

In Seoul a large turnout of about nine million voted for president and vice president. Incumbent Syngman Rhee faced opposition from excommunist and dead man Cho Bong Am, with Cho hiding to avoid assassination fears. Rhee appeared headed for a third term despite charges of police intimidation and campaign pressure from opposition parties.

Seoul South Korea Syngman Rhee Rhee Korea Progressive Party Cho Bong Am Cho P. H. Shinicky Democratic Party Shinicky Democrats Yangpyung West Indies

Cuba and Dominican Republic Expel Ambassadors

Havana accuses Trujillo of aiding Cuban exiles and expels Dominican ambassador Federico Llave?nas. Ciudad Trujillo retaliates by expelling Cuban ambassador Orlando Daumy Amaut. Both governments insist no break in diplomatic ties, while Herrera Baez denounces the move as unfriendly.

Havana Cuba Batista Trujillo Dominican Republic Federico Llavinas Orlando Daumy Amaut Ciudad Trujillo Herrera Baez

Two Divorces Granted Here in Mt Vernon Circuit Court

Two divorces were granted in a Mt Vernon circuit court session led by Judge B W Eovaldi. Divorces awarded include Bob Brockman and Judith Ann Brockman and Shirley Tilley and Theodore J Tilley.

Circuit Court Mt. Vernon B. W. Eovaldi Bobby Dean Brockman Judith Ann Brockman Shirley Tilley Theodore J. Tilley

Eden refuses explanation of Crabb mystery

Prime Minister Eden wins two confidence votes as Labour presses for facts on the missing frogman Lionel Crabb. Government maintains Crabb vanished during diving tests near Portsmouth harbor and is presumed dead, while defending policy toward the Soviet Union in Britain Cyprus matters.

London Eden Britain Cyprus House of Commons Lionel Buster) Crabb Portsmouth Bulganin Nikita Khrushchev The House Krushchev Crabb Admiralty

Crossed eyes best treated in infancy and childhood

Experts say crossed eyes are easiest to treat and correct during infancy and childhood, highlighting early intervention as key to successful outcomes.

$30 000 Lawsuit Settled Out Of Court Here

A $30 000 suit was dismissed by Circuit Judge B W Eovaldi as compromised and settled out of court. Martha McKee and her minor son Kelley Roy Huff sued Ralph M Boyd operator of My O My Tavern and Frank and Ruth Bond former Jet Tavern proprietors under the dram shop act for injuries to Alvin L McKee from a highway crash on June 15 1954. The plaintiffs claimed the injuries deprived them of support.

B. W. Eovaldi Martha McKee Kelley Roy Huff Ralph M. Boyd Frank Ruth Bond Alvin L. McKee

George to Accept Post After Senate Exit

Retiring Sen. George of Georgia agreed to represent President Eisenhower in talks to broaden NATO into nonmilitary fields. He will advise on bipartisan foreign policy development after he leaves the Senate, while keeping his current post for the time being.

Washington Sen George D-Ga Eisenhower North Atlantic Treaty Organization White House Georgia Senate NATO Congress

Ground Squirrels Not Squir Rels

A concise note states that ground squirrels are rodents, not a different animal category. It clarifies classification without additional detail.

Atomic Plant Blast Kills Two in Oak Ridge

An explosion at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in a scrap heap of zirconium oxide and zirconium killed A. L. Lyons and W. R. Stooksbury and left G. R. Myers in critical condition. Officials noted the blast originated away from the active plant and an investigation began at the roped off site.

Oak Ridge Tenn A. L. Lyons W. R. Stooksbury Andersonville G. R. Myers Atomic Energy Commission AEC Spoksman

Hospital Notes at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial

Admitted patients include Curtis Wayne Highsmith Geral Marie Moore Randall Earl Survant Homer Childen McKinney August R Krinkle Patricia Louise Henry Betty Jane Engleman Alfred Perry Davis Jacque Lynn Dixon F Genevieve Laird Elizabeth Bean Doris Mary ee Discharged patients include Charles F Thomason Patricia Louise Henry Orlando Johnson Susie Meyers Ronald Trent Harper Walter Hale Maurice DeWitt Maimie Gertrude Bahr Betty Jane Engelman Nell Yates Miles Osborn Dahlgren Patricia Keen KeenesThis Jefferson Memorial note lists admitted Nell Yates and discharged Miles Osborn Dahlgren Patricia Keen Keenes.

Good Samaritan Curtis Wayne Highsmith Geral Marie Moore Randall Earl Survant Homer Childen McKinney August R. Krinkle Patricia Louise Henry Betty Jane Engleman Alfred Perry Davis Little Jacque Lynn Dixon F. Genevieve Laird Elizabeth Aauliny Bean Doris Maryee Charles F. Thomason Francis. Orlando Johnson Susie I. Meyers Ronald Trent Harper Walter Hale Maurice DeWitt Maimie Gertrude Bahr Betty Jane Engelman Jefferson Memorial

Allotments For Lands With No Wheat 3 Years

Farmers with no wheat sown for grain in 1954 55 and 56 may apply for a 1957 wheat acreage allotment Parker Pierce chair of the County ASC says to be eligible the farm must have had no wheat seeded for any of those years and applications must be submitted in writing to the county ASC by August 31 1956 Blank forms are available at the county ASC office for filing requests.

Parker Pierce County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee ASC

Airport flyers Lindel Kern and Gene Tumbleson head to midwest

Lindel Kern completed a flight to Springfield Illinois late yesterday evening while Gene Tumbleson traveled to Columbus Ohio yesterday afternoon confirming active air travel.

Lindel Kern Springfield Ill Gene Tumbleson Columbus Ohio

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Fowler Carlos H. Waugh Jackson Eee Dead Man Red Register-News Office Charles Donwyn’s Monte ‘Mead Country Club Ulinois Hongkong George Creasy Paris France Alfred M. Gruenther Spring Byington Register-News Sen. George Tke Nell Yates Miles Osborn Patricia Keen Keenes Associated Press Des Moines Grand Rapids Indianapolis Marquette Milwaukee Bismarck Helena Oan Albuquerque Los Angeles Denver Fort Worth Kansas City Memphis Boston Cleveland Atlanta Miami Mpls Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Oklahoma City St. Louis Louisville New York New Orleans Tampa Airport News General Motors Technical Center General Motors Technical Contes General Motors Jefferson Motors Heck
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