Deaths Idelia Alford Dies Yesterday At 83
Idelia Alford Sr. of 717 Herbert street died at 4 20 p m Monday at Jefferson Verminetal Hospital She was born in Grensieda Afiss Survived by her son Alford of Louisville and daughters Mrs Retesee Sim kin Mrs VMer ritte of Totwuer Vassane and Mrs Azala Meshette of Cheage seven grandchildren The obituary notes Parker Funeral Home arrangements incomplete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idelia Alford
Herbert Street
Jefferson Verminetal Hospital
Grensieda
Afiss
Ineside
Tas Alford
Louisville
Wye
Cares
Retesee Simkin
Azala Meshette
Cheage
Parker
Russian Missile Pads Pinpointed in Soviet Strike Estimates
Washington reports in a May issue that the Soviet Union may have 33 to 37 long range missiles ready to fire with 14 naval strikes and 4 launch pads identified including Anadyr. U S estimates show 59 missiles ready and 32 submarine launched Polaris rockets with potential to produce 200 more by next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Apra V
Anadyr
Siberian
Jess Ry
Ted Miles
Berra Sea
Alaska
Milita Th. Sen
Qos Tie Puben
Army Comprecine Fen
Staff College
Feet de
Kansauteis Ison Wits
Seineek
Russia
United States
Milani Identified as Lover's Lane Abductor in Slaying
Marion testimony links Milani to the murder of Carbondale waitress Mary Lily Roberts abducted last summer after her boyfriend John Bryant Jr. was shot in the face. Roberts’ body was later found in a Williamson County farm well. Milani, 34, of Herrin, previously sentenced to 40 years for attempted murder of Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Joseph Harry Milani
Carbondale
John Bryant, Jr
Wilani
Mary Lily Roberts
Williamson County
Bryant
Crab Orchard Lale
Milani
Herrin
Private Funeral For Gary Cooper Story Reflected By Friend
A friend recalls Gary Cooper and the film High Noon during talks about his second Oscar. He says no town would bow to cowards, noting the West as a tough landscape and men who faced adversity rather than flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coop
Wis
West Wis
Mrs Virginia Benoist Davis Rites Continue
Mrs Virginia Benoist Davis resumes her active life with family church and business after a misfortune. Survived by daughter Jenne Lou at home son Steven LeRoy at home brother Donald Benoist of Albuquerque New Mexico and sister Aline Douglas of Excelsior Minnesota.
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Jenne Lou
Steven LeRoy
Donald Benoist
Albuquerque
M. M
Aline Douglas
Excelsior
Min
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial records list admissions including Mrs. Duverths Schaubert of Shattue and Mrs. Chanus Elaine Ayers alongside Mr Ruth Wiewel. Discharges include Mare Lane Peon ee Randall MecKinles Srotth and others. Good Samaritan notes several admitted patients and multiple discharges with names across two facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Duverths Schaubert
Shattue
Ruth Wiewel
Chanus Elaine Ayers
Mare Lane Peonee
Randall MecKinles Srotth
Good Samaritan
Bille
Geneva
Virginia Dene
Mathew Frances Chamberlan
Ary Emmerson
Woodrow Wilsor Green
Mary Dean Celis
Steven Eugene
Virginia Vuinis Lanties Meaney
Mildred Alfreda Hushey
Ottilia Freida Wessineg
Birth at Memorial Hospital In Shattue Ir
Mrs Joseph John Bechaubert of Shattue Ir becomes mother to a baby boy born this morning at Memorial Hospital The infant weighed seven pounds five and a half ounces and has been named Travis Jay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph John Bechaubert
Shattue
Sor Bor
Aterean Memorial Hospital
Travis Jay
Markets Mt Vernon Grain Prices Flash Update
Mt Vernon market notes show wheat at 1.68 and soybeans at 1.05 after trading. Fields show quotes from Al Vernon area with grain price levels and brief notations.
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al. Vernon
Market Report for Hogs and Boars Slips Amid Trade
Vernon Hogs Traces shows a drop in prices with hogs at 6.05 for 189 to 260 lb, down 25 cents. Sows fell to 14.74, down 23 cents, and boars quoted with a 50 cent decline under the VLG listing. Far fewer animals traded today.
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Tocal
Livestock prices at Nation VL Stockyards report
Cattle and calf lots show mixed weights with bids 12.25 to 25.00 per hundredweight. Slaughter steer and heifer prices range from 21.50 to 23.00 for high grades, utilities 20.50 to 22.50, cows 16.00 to 18.00, vealers weaker but some 25.00 to 29.00 for high quality. Sheep market weak with small lots, lambs 14.00 to 15.00, cull stock 10.00 to 15.50.
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Nation VL
CUS
Jaeeta
Barrews
Utility Mt
Egg and poultry price listing from St Louis market
AP report lists consumer egg grades AA large to A medium with per dozen ranges from 31 to 32 cents for AA large and 25 to 26 for A medium, wholesale and dirties prices, standards 80 percent B at 28-29, country run and hen prices noted, other prices unchanged.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Poultry Wholesale Prices Hold Steady
Chicago wholesale live poultry prices remain unchanged with roasters listed at 23 to 24 cents. Special fed fryers YSta-14s noted in the Midwest market, reflecting steady demand and supply conditions for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Chicago Produce Prices Report From the Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports a broadly steady wholesale buying scene with mixed grade A whites and various car and dirties figures. Prices show 70 percent or better grades and several measurements like 3054 and 2744.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wall Street gains amid renewed industrial rally in late afternoon
Wall Street rose in active trading as volume neared 5.2 million shares. Key industrials such as Youngstown Sheet, Phelps Dodge, Magma Copper, Johns Manville, and Honolulu Iron were among 2 point gainers, with others like Glen Alden and CIT Financial advancing. Polaroid slipped, International Business Machines shed, while Anaconda and Kennecott Copper rose, aided by generally firmer prices on the American Stock Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Youngstown Sheet
Phelps Dodge
Magma Copper
Johns Manville
Honolulu
Glen Alden
CIT Financial
McDermott &Co
Polaroid
Gsosim
Anaconda
Kennecef Roba
Crow Carbide
Cetts
McCrary
Goodrich
Crucel
Jones & Laughlin
MS Rueber
General Dynamics
America
Cash Grain Prices From Chicago Market Report
The Chicago AP market summary notes no wheat or rye sales. Corn No 2 Yellow logs at 1.07 with sample grade Sellen 70-1.034. Oats No 2 heavy white 70 percent sample grade extra heavy white 69. Soybeans on Martens making choice 1.10 per bushel. feed 9-100 range.
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Chicago
Vehicle Safety Check Week Proclaimed in Mt Vernon IL
Mayor Ivan H. Cox designates May 1 to 20 as Vehicle Safety-Check Week urging citizens to join the Circle of Safety-Check Your Car Check Your Driving-Check Accidents. The proclamation calls on traffic groups media schools and churches to participate in the nationwide safety drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Industries Highway Safety
Association of
Ivan H. Cox
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Ficats
Ilinois
Ivan
Jake) Cox
John Howard
The
Jefferson County Safety Council
Maxine Higgins
Business and Professional Women's Club
Fred Dedman
John Backensto
Nu 12Th
Main
12Th
Broadway
Thindis
Hepan
Washington
Werner
Ivan Cox
Del
Kineis State Employment Service
Saied
Rnsine Eeghonty
Tina
Spaghetti for 125 Here Simulate Disaster at Red Cross Session
A Red Cross annual meeting drew 125 attendees as Lyle Snyder urged disaster preparedness and thanked volunteers. Civil Defense auxiliary police carried Snyder on a stretcher to report awards while canteen workers served a disaster meal of spaghetti, bread, vegetables, and peaches. Directors were elected to fill vacancies on the Jefferson County Red Cross Board. The event showcased a simulated disaster canteen with battery lanterns and candles, then power restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Snyder
Jefferson County
The
Red Cross
Delo
Snyder
Dinois
Lynn Welge
Jefferson County Red Cross Board of Directors
Earl Myers
Paul Broyles
Lawrence Bedard
Gene Modert
James Dixon
Kenneth Olson
John Stables
Jane Mezo
Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
J.P. Carnahan
Caesar Carr
David Hanes
Stranded Family Helped by Police and Locals
A Florida to Michigan family stranded in Mt Vernon received aid from police and residents after car trouble. Wilson Motors repaired the vehicle free of charge, police fueled the tank and paid for a meal. Three boys, ages two and 11, admitted theft of items from 1001 South 13th. most items were recovered and returned to owner Doris J. Harriman. No charges were filed at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charns
Mt Vernon
South 13Th
Doris J. Harriman
Mayor Surveys Flood Regions Over Carmi Area
Mt. V. Mayor Ivan Cox surveyed the Carmi area flood today. He flew with Earl Outland, local airport manager, over the southern Illinois flood zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan
Jake) Cox
Carmi
Cox
Earl Outland
Southern Illinois
Signs of Economic Recovery Reported by Hodges
Secretary Hodges announced new signs of recovery with April personal incomes above March peak and rising factory sales and new orders. Manufacturing output grew about four percent, payrolls increased again, and overtime work boosted wages though overall rate rose only slightly amid mixed industrial gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
Europe
Germany
France
Italy
Egg production off in state in April figures
Springfield Wisconsin APR reports total hen egg production at 210 million for April, down 2 percent from a year earlier. Hens averaged nearly 20 eggs per hen, but overall laying flocks declined slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
State
Detailed Weather Report By The Associated Press
A compiled weather snapshot lists many U S cities with conditions and temperatures. Notable readings include Albany cloudy 84 62 and Denver cloudy 63 41 with several locales showing trace and small precipitation, while Honolulu and Los Angeles report cloudy or clear skies and mild highs. Illinois section shows Belleville 98 39 and Rockford 62 40 among others, reflecting regional temperature variations.
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Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
T .Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Kurt Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St. Paul
New Orleans
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Illinois
Belleville Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford &2
Springfield
Vandalia
Local Growers Invited To Strawberry Meeting
University of Illinois hosts a strawberry meeting at the Illinois highway 51 test plots near Irvington. Fruit specialists Dwight Powell Ron Meyer and Bill Courter will discuss disease and varieties as growers view 16 test varieties including Black Emore Tennessee Beauty Red Glow Surecrop and rarities such as Midway Sparkle Stelemaster Florida 90 Earlimore Earlimaster Pocahontas Dixieland Trumpeter and Headliner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
U. S. Highway 51
Irvington
Dwight Powell
Ron Meyer
Bill Courter
Blackemore
Tennessee Beauty
Redglow
Surecrop
Midway
Sparkle
Stelemaster
Florida 90
Earlimore
Earlimaster
Pocahontas
Dixieland
Trumpeter
Cyclone
Fulton
Headliner
Ninety nine tax suits filed in Jefferson County
A list of 99 tax suits filed in Jefferson County court seeks delinquent personal taxes. The cases name numerous defendants from Mt. Vernon and surrounding areas with amounts ranging from under ten dollars to several hundred, covering years primarily in the 1950s and earlier, with several entries for 1959. The filing reflects widespread efforts to recover unpaid assessments and includes multiple individuals and firms across Mt. Vernon, Shiloh, Dodds, Webber, Farrington, Elk Prairie, Pendleton, and other local locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Allen
Spring Garden
John T. Allen
Mt. Vernon
John H. Anderson
Farrington
L. Ashby
Elk Prairie
Sherman Ashby
Donald Atchison
Edward E. Atkisson
Lawrence Austin
W. A. Alexander
Carthel —_ Alexander
Webber
Paul B.akright
Pendleton
Clifford Ackley
Dodds and
James W. Acard
Shiloh
Great Lakes Insurance Company
Bailey and Himes
T. W. Carroll
Dale Andrews
L. A. Adams
J. L. Adams
Cliff Panies
Cliff Campbell - Campbell
Oman
Homer Campbell
Thomas Campbell
Elmer Carlson
William H. Carnahan
David E. Carroll
Francis J. Carruthers
Imogene Castleberry
Irene Christen
Andrew Clark
Dodds
William Clark
Virgie Cleveland
Madelyn Cleek
Carl Clements
Marvin Clemins
John H. Dobbs
Dorothy Coberly
James Cockrum
Norman Co
Harold W. Bailey
Edward Barnes
Jack Barringer
Jee Mae Beckham
Joel Beckham
Charles Belmont
Pendleston
Charles J. Belmont
Bernice Benjamin
Grand Prairie
Television Emmy Night Seen With Hope as Nominee
HOLLYWOOD AP television hands out Emmy awards tonight in a show with nominees including Ben Hope. High drama surrounds his first major Oscar style nomination. About 1100 TV figures attend in Hollywood and another 1100 in New York as Dick Powell hosts in Hollywood with Joey Bishop handling New York duties. Twenty five Emmys are awarded including a special for the great debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ben Hope
Hope
Nbc-Tv
Jack Benny
Bob
Benny
Andy Griffith
Moulin Rouge
New York
Ziegfeld
Dick Powell
Joey Bishop
Carroll Righter
Maurice Evans
Raymond
Perry Mason
Premier Coup Shocks Korea as Arrest Ordered
A coup in South Korea led by Lt. Gen. Chung Do-young toppled Premier Chang, with reports he and his cabinet are under arrest. The junta vowed to curb corruption, strengthen anti-Communism, and maintain U.S. ties while promising civilian politics after the revolution. The United States urged a return to constitutional government, and martial law, curfews, bank closures, and censorship followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chang
Revolutionary
Army
Chung Do-young
United States
U.S
Marshall Green
Carter Magruder
U.N
Green
Korea
Magruder
South Korea
Eensers
Seoul
Democratic Party
Rhee
Gen
Yun Po-sun
Yun
Syngman Rhee
Seoul Radio
Hakedp Gul
Aredo
Tokyo
Northwest Airlines
Coke
Measles outbreak kills twenty children at Quebec home
In Magog area, about 85 miles southeast of Montreal, roughly 20 residents of the Cecil Butters Memorial Home in Austin, Quebec, aged 2 to 12, died over five weeks from encephalitis following a measles epidemic at the private institution for mentally retarded children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Cecil Butters
Austin
Que
Two Auto Crashes Dot Mt Vernon Tuesday
Two accidents occurred in Mt Vernon yesterday with total damages around $560. At 12 30 p m cars driven by Frank Mauldin Aurora Cole and Dale A Walker Route 2 Mt Vernon collided at Tenth and Newby. Mauldin car damaged over $100 Walker 1954 model total loss and Walker charged with failure to yield right of way. Earlier Velma F Sammons 2502 Logan and Ruth P Harlow 1010 Lamar collided at Ninth and Main with about $100 damage each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Frank Mauldin
Aurora
Cole
Dale A. Walker
Tenth
Newby
Mauldin
Walker
Velma F. Sammons
Logan
Ruth P. Harlow
Lamar
Ninth and Main
Mt Vernon and Webber Names with Delinquent Amounts
A list of individuals including Robert E Bullock William Burdell Obie Burgess Lethel Burns Bill F Burton Frank Burton and William Ben Byars connected to Mt Vernon Webber details sums ranging from 23.78 to 110.38 for various years 1953 to 1959. The notes imply owed amounts or accounts associated with these persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bennett
Webber
Luther Beppler
Mt. Vernon
Thomas Bergh
Alvin Scott Biggs
Shiloh
John J. Blankensop
Gale Blanton
W. M. Blaylock
Cecil Boldrey
M. Vernon
James Boldrey
Frank Bond
Gale Boone
Willford Borden
John Borland
Eda Ovie Boutwell
Dodds
Robert Bownell
Mt.Vrnon
Ermel Boyer
Albert Braddy
Mt Vernon
Lester A. Braddy
Farrington
Bill Bradford, Jr
Joe Bradford
Loyd Bradford
Curtis Bradley
Joe Bradley
Donald Bravard
Clarence Brickey
Clarence Brian
Donald Eugene Crocker
Edgar Brock
Sherman Bullock
Cecil L. Brown
Harvey Cecil T. Brown
E. Longbons
Cecil T. Brown
Richard Lee Gardner
Charles E. Brown
Pamela S. Ward
John W. Brown
Muriel L. Mor
LeRoy E. Brown
Thomas Brown
William Brown
David FE
Bryant
David Bryant
Richard Buckham
Robert E. Bullock
William Burdell
Obie Burgess
Lethel Burns
Bill F. Burton
Frank Burton
William Ben Byars
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Gary Cooper
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Virginia Benoist Davis
Pace One
Mt. Vernon Grain
Mr. Vernon
Wall Street
Mt. V. Area
Mt. V. Mayor
Jack Hartley
Grand Prairie Township
Don Lee
James Bacon
Curtis - Florist
Wilshire Dr
Conger
Bob and
Betty Green
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