Funeral for Guy Sulcer 64 in Sesser
Guy Sulcer a farmer from Waltonville died 11:40 p m Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral Tuesday 2:00 p m at First Baptist Church Sesser with Rev Maulding Rev Burton and Rev Flora officiating. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Sesser. Survived by wife Orlena Boswell son Paul two grandchildren one great grandchild brother Stanton Waltonville sister Ina Stephenson Lesser.
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Guy Sulcer
Waltonville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Sulecer
First Baptist Church
Sesser
John Maulding
McLeansboro
Riley Burton
Whittington
Howard Flora
Mt. Vernon
Maple Hill
Brayfield
Suleer
James
Amelia Suleer
Orlena Boswell
Oakland Free Will
Clark Hinrich Dies At Age 68 Rites Wednesday
Clark W. Hinrich died at 7 15 am today at his home on the 8 Davis Road in Shiloh township He was 68 years three months and two days old A former employee of the State Game Farm he was a World War I veteran and a member of American Legion Post 141 He is survived by Grace M Champ his wife two daughters a stepson a sister a brother and five grandchildren The funeral will be Wednesday at 1040 am at Myers Chapel with Rev E Pifer officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Burial Park St Louis Mo The body will lie at Myers Chapel after 2 pm Tuesday for visiting friends
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Clark W. Hinrich
Davis Road
Shiloh Township
Hinrich
State Game Farm
Myers Chapel
Tester E. Pifer
Sunset Burial Park
St. Louis
Robert Schmorleitz
Los Angeles
Calif
Herbert Evans
Florence
Texas
Robert Camp
Freda Stafford
San Francisco
Walter Hinrich
Yosemite Park
Golladay Former City Employee Dies At 69
James William Golladay a former Mt. Vernon city employee died at his home 1108 Prairie Sunday at 6 45 p m aged 69 years four months and 29 days Funeral arrangements are complete and body moved to Campbell and Parker Funeral Home Survived by three children Mrs Bertha Jones Mrs Lucy Avant of Mt Vernon and Mrs Georgie Jones of Indianapolis one sister Mrs Alice Washington of Pace Mississippi six grandchildren and two great grandchildren His wife Sarah died in 1945.
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James William Golladay
Mt. Vernon City
Prairie
Campbell and Parker Funeral Home
Galladay
Bertha Jones
Lucy Avant
Mt. Vernon
Georgie Jones
Indianapolis
Alice Washington
Pace
Sarah
Hitler's Panzer Leader Guderian Dies at 65
The death of Col. Gen. Heinz Guderian, famed mastermind of the Nazis panzer tactics, was announced from Schwangau Germany. He died Friday after a chronic liver ailment while living in a home for the aged. Guderian created panzer divisions that swept into Poland and helped plan the thrust into France in 1940, later captured by the American army in 1945 and released.
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Schwangau
Germany
Heinz Guderian
Guderian
Poland
France
Hitler
Awning Fire Damages Veatch Apartments at Maple
Fire crews fought a blaze at Veatch Apartments 829 Maple Sunday at 12 30 p m damaging awnings and window casings. Investigators said the cause was not known and firemen controlled the flames.
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Veatch
Pick 50 Illinoisans Tuesday In Auto-Lite Gift Plan
Fifty Illinois residents may designate charities to share in a $100000 Auto-Lite Family Charity Drawing. The regional draw May 18 in Chicago will select 50 registrants whose names advance to New York for a June 1 national draw of 25 winners.
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Illinois
Chicago
William £. Fay
Ilinois
Community Fund
Roberts £. Coburn
American Red Cross
Samuel G. Creden
Chicago Motor Chib
Matthew C. Sielski
Safary
American Cancer Society
New York City
Auto-Lite
U. S. Treasury Department
Chrysler
Studebaker
Willys
Plymouth
Packard
Kaiser
Dodge
Nash
DeSoto
Hudson
Two Bands To Play For Benefit Dance At Armory Friday
A benefit dance for the annual Cancer Crusade in Jefferson county is set for Friday night at the Mt. Vernon Armory. Sponsored by the Rotary Club, the event runs 8:00 PM to midnight and features Curt Bradley and his Egyptian Aires with Mary Ann Parcelet, plus a local jam session and square dancing led by Joe Haase of Carterville. Rotarians host informal dress, soft drinks served, and no liquor allowed.
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Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon Armory
Rotary Club
Curt Bradley
Mary Ann Parce
Joe Haase
Carterville
Mt. Vernon
Peasley to Speak at Oil Meeting in Mt. Carmel
John Peasley Schlumberger Mt. Carmel district manager will address the Tri State Petroleum Accountants Society meeting at The Spot Mt. Carmel on Wednesday May 19 at 6:30 p.m. He will explain electric logging fundamentals after graduate study at Michigan State College and University of Chicago and eight years with Schlumberger including four years as district manager.
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John Peasley
Schlumberger
Mt. Carmel
Tri-State Petroleum Acccountants Society
Peasley
Michigan State College
University of Chicago
Buford
Mt. Vernon
Dept. of Commerce
University
T. L. Bryant
Carbondale, I
Lions Cub Naming Contest Nears Deadline at Mt Vernon Park
Jefferson county youngsters have two weeks left to name the Mt Vernon city park zoo lion cub. Prizes totaling 50 dollars will go to three winners 25 for first 15 for second and 10 for third. Entries must include proposed name entrant name age address school and be mailed or placed in a carpet box at the park before May 31. Judges are Mrs William Brrth Roger Smith Harry Williamson and Ray Cheney.
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Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon City Park
P.Q
Vernon
William Brrth
Roger Smith
Harry Williamson
Ray Cheney
Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce Banquet Tonight
About 18 guests expected at the fourth annual Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce banquet this evening at the Moose Lodge. Dinner starts at 6 o clock with a Citizenship Award and a speech by Dr. Carl Winters minister of the First Baptist Church of Oak Park.
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Mt. Vernon
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kell Opdyke Wayne City and More
Mr and Mrs Alfred Hate RED 2 Opdyke welcome Gerald Lynn born Saturday at 1 18 pm weighing eight pounds seven ounces. Mr and Mrs Donald Green Walt Wayne City announce Landis Oval born Saturday at 5 03 pm weighing seven pounds one ounce. In Good Samaritan Hospital Mr and Mrs Harold Enslen 3703 Mannen avenue announce birth of a son born Sunday at 4 07 am weighing six pounds 14 4 ounces and named Harold Nell. Mr and Mrs Myron Simmons Kell welcome son born at 12 20 am Sunday weighing six pounds three and one half ounces.
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Alfred Hate
RED
Opdyke
Gerald Lynn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Donald Greenwalt
Wayne City
Landis Oval
Harold Enslen
Hospital Notes and Good Samaritan Patient Movements
A list of admits and discharges from Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospitals. Names include Hazel Hughes Kell Anna Wyatt Harold Beckham Shirley French Willie Ellis William Atteberry Jane Power Karnowski Staley Samantha Smith and many others. A theft report notes an evergreen tree stolen from Oakwood cemetery reported to Mt. Vernon police.
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Jefferson Memorial
Hazel Hughes
Benton
Anna Wyatt
Kell
Harold Beckham
Bonnie
Shirley French
Mel Leansboro
Frank Garrison
Wayne City
Mary Evelyn Shelton
Winnie Davis
Good Samaritan
Willie P. Ellis
Willliam Carl Atteberry
Jane Power
Barney Joe Karnowski
Robert Staley
Samantha Smith
Fred Kupene Sw
Almeda Runnels
Hone Watkins
Martha Ann Nixon
George Anselment
Shirley Ewald
Paula Marie
Floyd BR. Freman
Marion Huffman
Buree Allen
Oakwood Cemetery
Mt. Vernon
French call off removal of wounded at Dien Bien Phu
French high command warned the Vietminh they would resume air attacks if the Tone river corridor airstrip was not repaired to speed evac of 753 wounded Union troops from Dien Bien Phu. Vietminh had agreed to allow evacuation but Paris expected delays as Giap massed forces for a delta assault.
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Hano
Indochina
Jed Vietminh
John Bien Phu
Vo Neuyen Giap
Hed River
Dien Kien Phu
Lillie Hope
Giap
Ouf
Son la
Tien Bien Phu
Red Army
Dien Bien Phu
Cars Collide At Tenth And Harrison
An accident occurred at 2:10 pm Saturday at Tenth and Harrison involving Albert Ray Childress of Little Rock Arkansas and Ed Gouis Clifford of Thirst TM. No one was injured.
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Tenth
Harrison
Albert Ray Childress
Little Rock
Ark
Ed Gouis Clifford
Thirst
Mt Vernon Lodge Stated Meeting Notice
A. F. and A. M. Stated meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 41 A. P. and A. M. on Monday May 17 at 7 30 p m Members urged to be present Visiting brethren welcome W M Reo Trammel See Y Wim Reavis
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Mt. Vernon Lode No
Reo. Trammel
W. M. Wim
Reavis
See
Tuscola Youth Faces Three Felony Charges in Taxi Robbery
A 10 year old youth slugged and robbed a Champaign taxi driver after a 45 mile ride. Paul Donald Smith of near Tuscola was seized by state police and brought to Mattoon where he admitted the robbery and assault on Leonard Fiscus of Champaign. Fiscus was left in Urbana after the attack and treated for a concussion. Smith was arraigned before a Police Magistrate and held to the grand jury on motor vehicle larceny armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. he said he had served a one year assault sentence at Vandalia State Penal Farm.
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Mattoon
Champaign
Paul Donald Smith
Tuscola
Urbana
Joseph R. Spitz
Coles County
Leonard Fiscus
Frank French
Spitz
Smith
Vandalia State Penal Farm Regents
Eisenhower Rule Limits Testimony Continues
The President ordered officials not to disclose private conversations or confidential documents related to the McCarthy Army row. Atty. Gen. Brownell followed, barring release of a Pentagon security paper summary. The moves were presented to the Senate investigations subcommittee during televised hearings. McCarthy again said he did not think the committee would be fair.
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Executive Department
White House
Secretary of Defense
Senate
McCarthy Army Row
Gen
Brownell
Sen. McCarthy
Pt Monmouth
N. J
Mundt
Senate Investiations
McCarthy
Pentagon
Riots in East Pakistan Jute Mills Kill Hundreds
After clashes at Narayanganj jute mills, police jailed about 100 suspects amid reports of up to 300 killed and 660 injured. Officials blamed agitators from both Bengali and non Bengali groups with alleged university students among suspects. chaos spread to Karachi Parliament debated central government’s handling.
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Associated Press
Dacca
East Pakistan
Narayanganj
Werealt
Pakistan
Karachi
A. K. Brohi
Three Youths Die In Iowa Car Crash Near Dubuque
Three youths were killed and three injured when a convertible ran off a gravel road southwest of Dubuque. Coroner Norbert Belt identified two of the dead as William Mc Williams and Richard Randecker, both from Cuba City Wisconsin, with a third victim from the same area.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Iowa
Norbert Belt
William McWillams
Richard Randeckey
Cuba City
Wis
Behr
McCarthy Climate on Executive Session Rulings Intensifies
The committee faces Browell rulings as final yet parts of the FS memorandum spark dispute. McCarthy vows to ignore Brownell while withholding PBS details, and Sen Potter questions the committee’s access to executive department meeting records.
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Mittee
Mundt
Brownell
McCarthy
PBS
J. Edgar Ploover
Sen
Potter R-Mieha
Hold Secret Talks On Indochina War
In Geneva Western powers press for a quick cease fire as Indochina peace talks enter a restricted session. Nine delegations meet with chiefs and three advisers each to push concrete negotiations after a week of general debate.
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Geneva
Indochina
City Secretary and Temporary Secretary Posts Open
City Manager Chester Lewis announced two city posts are open the city secretary and temporary city secretary. Applications are welcome at the city clerk's office.
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Chester Lewis
Wilson Case Is Continued Again
The trial of Mrs. R. Buford, wife of the mayor, against Emmit Wilson for disturbance was continued again at the request of City Attorney Alvin Lacy Williams. Justice J. R. Thomas granted the continuance this morning and the case was rescheduled for May 28.
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R. Buford
Emmit Wilson
Alvin Lacy Williams
J. R. Thomas
Collision on Tolle Road injures no one in ditch crash
A car and a truck collided on Tolle Road about three miles north of the city shortly before eight this morning. Marvin Austin of RFD 6 drove the truck and Harley Mullins of RFD 4 drove the car. Deputy Smokey Wood investigated. both vehicles were considerably damaged.
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Tolle Road
Marvin
Austin
RFD 6
Harley Mullins
RFD 4
Smokey Wood
Russians Try To Recruit Britons For Espionage
London report says two Soviet diplomats expelled last week made at least four attempts to recruit Britons for espionage. Selwyn Lloyd told Parliament he warned Soviet ambassador Jacob Malik that the pair abused diplomatic status. The majors left for Russia Friday night.
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London
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
House of Commons
Ivan Pupyshev
Andrei Gudkov
Lloyd
Jacob Malik
Russia
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