Deaths Jesse Brooks Dies At Age 64 Rites Saturday
Jesse Brooks of 107 North Tenth Street died at 3 40 p m Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital after a three week illness He was 64 years eight months and nine days old Funeral services set for Saturday at 1 00 p m at Myers Chapel with Rev Hal Sechrest and Rev Lepton Harpole officiating Burial in Lake View Cemetery Johnston City He is survived by wife Edith Mae Spicer Brooks two sons William A of Mt Vernon and Clarence of Evansville a stepson Melvin Lee Abrams of Mt Vernon a step daughter Leotia Abrams of Beloit Wis a brother Bilis Brooks of Lowell Ariz and a sister Mrs Fannie Bryant of Sebree Ky Preceded in death by two sons Cletus and Marvin
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Jesse Brooks
North Tenth Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Brooks
Myers Chapel
Hal Sechrest
Lepton Harpole
Lake View Cemetery
Johnston City
Mr. Brooks
Sebree
John Brooks
Mary Penrod
Edith Maé Spicer
Nasan Free Will Baptist Church
Mildred Brown of Opdyke Dies at 31
Mildred Brown of Opdyke died of leukemia at 5 45 PM in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. She was 31 years four months and 20 days old, wife of William C. Brown, and mother of Ralph Clydell. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 PM at Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Tracy Dees. burial in Hopewell cemetery. She was born August 27 1924 in Franklin County to Sherman L and Sylvia Jane Miller Gossage. She married William C Brown on September 28 1945 in Mt Vernon. Surviving are her husband, one son, three brothers, and three sisters.
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Mildred Brown
Opdyke
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Brown
William C. Brown
Pulley Funeral Home
Tracy Dees
Hopewell Cemetery
Franklin County
Sherman L
Sylvia Jane (Miller) Gossage
Mt. Vernon
Ralph Clydell
William J. Gossage
Thomas H
Lester‘Lee Gossage
Belvidere, Tr
Virginia Mae Pitman
Belvidere
Mary Maxine Haynes
Juanita Phillips
Egypt Recognizes China Reds Ousts Formosa Envoy
Cairo reports that Egypt will establish diplomatic ties with Communist Peiping, becoming the first Arab nation to recognize Red China. Al Gumhurriya calls Red China friendly and not aiding Arab conspiracies, while accusing the United States Britain and France of arming Israel to maintain regional power. Nationalist China’s ambassador to Egypt is set to be expelled.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Red China
Peiping
al Gumhurriya
United States
Britain
France
China
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits List
Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospital notes record multiple admissions and discharges. At Jefferson Memorial patients admitted include Mrs. Pearl Ellen Jarvis Mrs. Minnie Dodson Wilbur Holland Larry Wilson Mrs. Martha Moore and discharged patients include Mrs. Kathryn Meredith Bluford Mrs. Frieda Warren Mrs. Mary Alice Colle and others. Good Samaritan lists admissions of Mrs. Martha Ellen Moore Mrs. Marjorie Pauline Johnson Roy Douglas Long and discharged patients including Master Leroy Lukasik and many others.
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Jefferson Memorial
Pearl Ellen Jarvis
Minnie Dodson
Wilbur Holland
Larry Wilson
Martha Moore
Kathryn Meredith
Bluford
Frieda Warren
Fairfield
Mary Alice Colle
Louise Davis
West Frankort
Good Samaritan
Martha Ellen Moore
Marjorie Pauline Johnson
Roy Douglas Long
Bertha May Braden
William Ira Overby
Leroy Lukasik
Stella Witters
Osa Lee Fields
Roy Henry Brown
Opal Loraine Dare
Neva June Davison
Mary Elizabeth Neal
Richard Lee
Sharon Dee Wangler
Edith Blanche Eater
Olive Combs
Elsie O. Pasley
Imogene Brookman
Marine Corps League to Meet at 7:30 Tomorrow Night
Members of the Marine Corps League will hold a reg ular meeting at 918 Main Street over Davis Drug Store tomorrow evening at 7:30. Members are urged to attend and enjoy the new club rooms and meals, adjutant Risley reports.
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Marine Corps League
Main Street
Davis Drug Store
Dess Risley
All-Woman Jefferson County Jury Upheld Verdict
Judge B W Eovaldi directed a verdict in a malicious prosecution suit brought by George Haynes of Mt Vernon against George S White of Centralia. The first all women jury in the county returned a not guilty verdict for the defendant after a directed verdict. Haynes sought 7500 dollars in damages and the jury was instructed to find for the defendant.
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Jefferson County
B. W. Eovaldi
George Haynes
Mt. Vernon
George S. White
Centralia
Haynes
Eovald
White
Haties
Airman From Nashville Hurt In B25 Crash
A B25 crash near Lowry Air Force Base killed the pilot and two crewmen. One crewman was critically injured. Names of the victims were pending notification. The crash occurred shortly after takeoff during a routine mission and the cause was not yet determined.
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Denver
Air Force
A. Ag
Lowry Air Force Base
Lowry Public Information Office
Quincy
ML. G. Machin
National Spelling Match Under Way
The national spelling bee continues with rounds thinning the field. Seven boys and eight girls have dropped out, leaving 21 girls and 25 remaining contestants. Fort Worth’s Rae Harmiphrey, 12, is the youngest, while mis spellings by Jane and Matieneésthus, ages 12 and 13, illustrate the difficulty as rounds progress.
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Washington i
Cal
Foe
Rae Harmiphrey
Fort Worth
Tex
Jane
Mpallate
Matieneésthus
Jasper
Compromise on Income Tax Suit with Hallinan Lawyers
Attorneys for Vincent Hallinan said no $400,000 settlement exists with the Internal Revenue Service. They note a proposed deal covers tax deficiencies of about $200,000 for 1943 to 1950 plus roughly $95,000 in interest. The amount awaits approval by the U. S. Tax Court. Hallinan faced liens totaling over a million dollars and served 14 months after a 1953 conviction for tax evasion.
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San Francisco
Vincent Hallinan
Internal Revenue Service
Edwin V. McKenzie
Victor Barlogio
U. S
Hallinan
Progressive Party
House Foreign Affairs Committee rejects long term aid plan
The committee voted to deny President Eisenhower's request for long term foreign aid authority and endorsed a statement of intent to provide aid as long as necessary to combat communism.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Ruth Millett on Name Change at Marriage
Ruth Millett notes a Los Angeles bridegroom who changed his surname to his fiancée’s so her name would remain at marriage. She argues the trend is unlikely to catch on, praising the man’s generosity but affirming the traditional practice, with most women preferring the husband’s name at the altar.
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Los Angeles
Army Nurse Corps
Prevent Battle Between City And Country Students
St Louis County police halted a planned clash between students from three South St Louis County high schools and three city high schools. Officers seized weapons including bats pipes bows knives and brass knuckles. About 100 youths were named and 25 were brought to Jefferson Barracks substation for questioning. Police cited tensions over city youths coming to the county and causing trouble after a prior county vs city incident.
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ST. Louis
South St. Louis
Richard J. Hackmeyer
Lemay
Hackmeyer
Jefferson Barracks
Cain
Ojty Oys
Taxicab fare nets $1512 in Oakland trip
Oakland reports Raymond Gilbert planned a return trip from Waukegan with no passenger but $1512 in fare. The client was Mrs Arlene Andrew wife of a Chicago industrialist. They came after a six day visit and she repaid travel costs including unsigned traveler's checks.
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Oakland
Calif
Raymond Gilbert
Waukegan
Gilbert
Arlene Andréw
Chicago
Andrew
Settle Strike At Effingham
A three day work stoppage at the W. G. Best homes building plant in Effingham has been resolved. A company official said production would resume Friday. The workers, all members of the International Carpenters and Joiners Union, walked off Monday over outside work bonuses.
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Effingham
W. G. Best Homes
International Carpenters and Joiners Union
J Ob
Hiroshima Immigrants in Los Angeles Visit En Route
Hiroo Ohara governor of atom blasted Hiroshima visits Los Angeles while en route to Brazil to inquire into welfare of several thousand Hiroshima residents transplanted abroad.
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Los Angeles
Hiroo Ohara
Hiroshima
Brazil
Rhee Picked Running Mate Trails In Vice Presidency Race
In Seoul President Syngman Rhee’s Liberal party ally trails Democrat Chang Myun for vice president as about 250000 ballots remain. Rhee, 81, backed National Assembly chairman Lee Ki Poong for the vice presidency following Tuesday’s election.
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Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Liberal Party
Chang Myun
Lee Ki Poong
National Assembly
FBI captures last two men of Brink's gang
FBI officers seize the final two suspects in the Brink’s robbery case as a nationwide hunt ends. Police found 5,009 dollars in rolled coins in three beer cartons at a flat near the waterfront HQ. Faherty and Richardson face federal fugitive charges and await Suffolk County prosecution.
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United States
Thomas Ballou
Quincy
Richardson
Faherty
Suffolk County
Brink's Sp
Brink's
Joseph
Specs) O'Keefe
Stanley A. Gusciora
Henry Baker
Adolph
Jazz) Maffie
Joseph F. McGinnis
Vincent Costa
Michael V. Geagan
Anthony Pino
Greater
Eshrd
Emf Ming
Boston
Joseph S. Banfield
Red Cross Drive Tops $12000 Mark
The Red Cross fundraising drive raises over twelve thousand dollars with many donors listed. Notable contributors include Rex Cafe, Dr. L. G. Walton, Ethel Green, Flossie Moss, Ray Cheney, Happy Women’s Club, Pan Hellenic, Walter Hyde, Bethel Neighborhood Club, Memory of Jim Breeze, and Dahlgren Home Bureau Unit among others. The tally reflects broad local support and multiple organization gifts.
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Merle Williams
Edith Nation
Charles DeWitt
Ethel Winn Pearson
Morton Shop
Hollywood Shop
Claude E. Ferguson
Harry Thompson
Barbara Hayes Caldwell
Mrs
G. A. Reynolds
Jesse Brumrett
Mt. Vernon
L. A. Mylius
Clyde Frazier
Frank Strickland
Wm. H. Krohn
Kirby Rogers
Woodlawn
Rebekah Lodge
C. L. Connelly
Congress Hears Soekarno Today
President Soekarno of Indonesia addresses a joint session of Congress and tours sites that inspired his independence fight. Vice President Nixon arranged a Capitol luncheon to introduce him to congressional leaders during his state visit. Soekarno planned visits to Mount Vernon and major memorials. He credited Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln as inspirations.
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Washington
Soekarno
Indonesia
Congress
Nixon
Capitol
Mount Vernon
Washington Monument
Lincoln and
Jefferson
Soekarnon
New Mt. V Building Code Discussed At May 24 Meeting
The City of Mt. Vernon will discuss a proposed comprehensive building code at a formal city council meeting on Thursday night May 24. Contractors, builders, inspectors and interested residents are invited to attend. copies of the code can be obtained from City Clerk Harry DeWitt. The code would replace the current outdated regulations and take effect after council adoption.
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Mt. Vernon
Harry DeWitt
Abbeville Matrons win big prize for community works
The Abbeville Matrons Club in Alabama gains $10,000 for creating a central agency linking local civic groups to solve community problems. Senior students tour Washington and New York, and a $15,000 airstrip is planned with a Henry County blood bank now active.
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Kansas City
Abbeville
Ala
Gener Federation of Women’s Clubs
H. V. Owens
Federation
Capitol
Abbeville High School
Washington
New York
Henry County Blood Bank
Tuberculosis Mortality Comparison 1900 vs 1954
In 1900 about 194 Americans per 100000 died of tuberculosis compared with 10 per 100000 in 1954.
Joliet to Get New Ethyl Plant Near Joliet Illinois
Ww-Ethyl Corp announces tentative plans for a tetra ethyl lead plant near Joliet Illinois to produce anti knock gasoline additive. Options on a site have been acquired per EF L Ashen president Ethyl Corp. The company, the world’s largest tetra ethyl lead producer, also owns Baton Rouge and Houston. A Canadian unit is building a plant near Sarnia Ontario. The Joliet project would be the last U S plant built by Ethyl in four years. Ethyl is jointly owned by General Motors and Standard Oil (N J).
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New York
Ethyl Corp
Joliet
EF. L. Ashen
Baton Rouge
Houston
Ethyl Corp. of Canada Ltd
Sarnia
Ontario
United States
General Motors Corp
Standard Oil Co
N.J
Truck Rolls Into Car Driver Fined In Indiana
A truck driver was fined this morning after his parked truck rolled into a stationary car in the 900 block of south Tenth Street. Burton Clarence Ellis of Anderson, Ind., was fined 2 dollars and costs on a charge of leaving a vehicle with the key in the ignition. The parked car, owned by Bryan of RFD 1 Opdyke, was slightly damaged.
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South Tenth Street
Burton Clarence Ellis
Anderson
Ind
Bryan
RFD 1
Opdyke
Marriage License for Leon Tate and Dora Knight
Leon Tate of RFD 4 and Dora Knight of RFD 1 are recorded as grantors seeking a marriage license. The filing lists Blu or as a potential error in the location line, with no additional parties or conditions noted.
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Leon Tate
RFD
Mr. Vernon
Dora Knight
Bluor
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