Senate probes tie up to contract graft in army work
In a Washington Senate Investigations subcommittee hearing, former inspector Joseph Porreca testified he accepted a home freezer meat and lingerie from Marvin Rubin in 1952, saying he never paid for them though he had lied previously about accepting gifts. Rubin denied payoffs and rejected the “fixer” label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waigton
Sen. Meane
D-Ark
Senate
Hyeid
Army
Joseph G. Porreca
Clifton
N. J
Porreca
Marvin Rubin
Rubin
Sen. Bender
Ohio
Armed Services
Birth of son to Mr and Mrs Lewis Osborne Morgan
Mr and Mrs Lewis Osborne Morgan of RFD 1 Mr Vernon welcomed a son born at 7 21 this morning at Good Samaritan hospital. The baby weighed four pounds and remains unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Osborne Morgan
RFD
Vernon
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Hospital notes from Jefferson Memorial list admissions including Herman Wangler Wilbur Holland Mr Vernon Reverend Angus Phillips Kin Mundy and several others along with Miss Sadie Lustitute Miss Susan Elizabeth Chambers William Arthur Cochran and more. Discharges include George Henry Fleerlage Cairo Harry Edgar Bumpus Opdyke Mrs Elizabeth Keeley Thelma Fern Britton Luther Morton Beckham and Jesse Brooks Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Herman Wangler
Wilbur
Holland
Mr. Vernon
Angus Phillips
Kinmundy
Sadie
AIRPORT NEWS SHARES REGIONAL FLIGHTS AND TRAVELERS
Donald McLean escorted Mr and Mrs Ernie Saidle of Carmi to Waterloo Iowa yesterday. Bill Sims of St Louis flew to Mt Vernon today. Don Richards of Chicago flew to Mt Vernon this morning. Lyle Endicott flew Fletcher Farrar to Indianapolis today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McLean
Ernie Saidle
Carmi
Waterloo
Iowa
Bill Sims
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Don Richards
Chicago
Lyle Endicott
Fletcher Farrar
Indianapolis
Illinois girl wins national spelling bee victory for Sandra Sloss
Sandra Sloss of Illinois won the national spelling bee amid a tense run of words and minor slips by peers. Her family and teacher Sister Chrysostom watched as she finally clinched the title, with plans to pursue college and a commercial art career.
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Illinois
Sandy
Jean
Sandra
Sunde
William Sloss Jr
Nancy
Tommy
Chrysostom
Jg Pandy
William Oe Jia
Nelso
Mt Vernon to Renovate Softball Park and Tennis Courts
Volunteers will begin work at Mt Vernon city park to renovate the softball park and tennis courts. Allan Dulaney and Earl Yates will lead crews, with scraping and permanent resurfacing planned for the tennis courts, ballpark painting, and floodlight installation. Aiming to revive junior and senior leagues this summer and next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Allan Dulaney
Jefferson County Committee On Youth Development
Mt. Vernon In A Big Way and If Enough Interest Is Shown It Can Be Done,” Dulaney
Dulaney
Earl Yates
Democrats Give Heife To Ike For His Farm
President Eisenhower adds a Black Angus heifer to his Gettysburg farm herd. He tells the Women’s National Press Club he will not discuss a possible second term, as Senate Leader Lyndon B. Johnson and House Speaker Sam Rayburn present the animal.
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Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Women’s National Press Club
Congress
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Southern Illinois University Offers Two Mt Vernon Extension Courses
SIU will run two summer extension courses in Mt Vernon at Mt Vernon High School Education 316 Kindergarten Primary Methods Curriculum to start June 13 for two weeks and three days for two and two thirds semester hour credits costing 9.05. Instructor Marjorie Frances Burrell of Dundee, ll. Agriculture 304 Landscapable Gardening begins in July for two weeks for two semester hours at 7.05 with instructor Lowell Tucker SIU staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southernlinois University
Mt.v. Vernon
Mt. Vernon High School
Marjorie Frances Burrell
Dundee
Landscampale
Lowell Tucker
S.I.U
Presbyterians Elect Wright As Moderator
Dr Paul S Wright of Portland Ore was elected moderator of the 167th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church US A. He won 510 votes to 393 over Dr John S Bonnell of New York City in the opening business session. He succeeds Dr Ralph Waldo Lloyd of Maryville Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Presbyterian Church of the
United States of America
Paul 5. Wright
Portland
Ore
Wright
General Assembly
First Presbyterian Church
John S. Bonnell
New York City
Ralph Waldo Lloyd
Maryville
Tenn
Elderly Woman Fractures Hip in Fall
Mrs. Eunice Pitchford, 73, fractured a hip in a fall near South 23rd Street. She was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital and remained a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Pitchford
23Rd Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
French Agree To Pull Troops Out Of Saigon
France and Viet Nam reached an agreement to withdraw all French forces from Saigon under Premier Ngo Dinh Diem. About 35 000 troops would be moved to Cap St Jacques on the coast, freeing Saigon from French influence for the first time in 80 years and placing security with the Vietnamese army. The move follows French envoy Ely asking to be relieved and Diem’s prior request to relocate or remove troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
France
Viet Nam
Tran Trung Dung
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Paul Ely
Indochina
Ely
Cap St. Jacques
Costs Dip to Two-Year Low in April
April figures show living costs eased to 114.2 percent of the 1947-49 average, the lowest since May 1953. Autos and rents led declines while food prices spiked for potatoes after March frosts. take-home pay and purchasing power hit record highs for factory workers in April despite shorter hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Aryness Joy Wickens
Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Argentina Moves to End Catholic State Ties
Argentina's Congress completed action to sever official ties with the Roman Catholic Church. Senate and Chamber of Deputies approved resolutions to amend the constitution to separate church and state, allowing a national assembly to re write the charter. President Peron is expected to sign and push to remove Catholic references and state support from church activities.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Congress
Senate
Juan D. Peron
Chamber of Deputies
Peronista Party
Peron
National Assembly
Thny
Goodwill Truck Visit Planned for Mt Vernon June 1
The Goodwill Industries truck will stop in Mt Vernon on June 1 to collect clothing shoes and email appliances. Donations support disabled workers and create jobs. a postcard request to Goodwill Industries St Louis 8 Mo 4140 Forest Park Blvd is required for pickup. Place donations on the front porch marked Goodwill by 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Goodwill Industries
Forest Park Blvd
St. Louis
G A.m
Goodwill
Two Big Firms Cut Coffee Prices Nationwide
New York reports General Foods and Standard Brands lowering wholesale prices on major coffee lines. Maxwell House regular drops 4 cents per pound to 88 cents, Koffee Hag and Sanka down 5 cents, instant coffee jars reduced, and Chase Sanborn and other blends see smaller cuts. Green coffee quotations have continued to slide as LatAm talks stall.
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New York
General Foods Corp
Standard Brands
General Foods
Maxwell House
Chase & Sanborn
Lat American
Nine day forecast for Illinois region
Temperatures average near normal with highs 7 north to 79 south and lows 51 north to 56 south. Warm Saturday, cooler Sunday, rising trend Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation around .10 inch north to .50 inch south with scattered showers in the south Saturday, and the entire area Saturday night.
A Trip to the Circus Part Two Under the Big Top
Violet Moore Higgins profiles Pixie the balancing bear and trainer Bozo as they perform in a week long circus tour. The piece notes the origin of the term Joey for clowns after Joseph Grimaldi and describes Pixie’s ball trick, a guarded cage, and the human–animal dynamics as the act tours 20 000 miles.
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Pixie
Bozo
Joey
England
Joseph Grimaldi
London
Joeys
Bingo
Violet Moore Higgins
AP Newsfeatures
Truck Lines Closed Down In The West
Paralysis hit the West as state trucking associations ordered members to shutter operations after an AFL Teamsters strike against three major lines. California started the action claiming a single company strike equaled a wider stoppage, with Washington, Oregon, Utah and Idaho quickly joining. The shutdown spans parts of New Mexico and halts motor freight in 11 western states affecting about 100,000 Teamster members including 28,000 drivers over wage and benefits disputes.
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Los Angeles
West
AFL
California Trucking Assn
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Idaho
New Mexico
UK Gas Allotments Increased Under Plan
A plan proposed by a federal examiner would distribute 15 598 000 cubic feet of natural gas daily from the Texas Eastern pipeline to 19 new and existing customers including Illinois towns Anna and Jonesboro and utilities Illinois Electric & Gas Co Murphysboro and Southeastern Illinois Gas Co Chicago. The remaining 712 000 cubic feet for sale to a Philadelphia company awaits decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Power Commission
Texas
Eastern Transmission Corp
Shreveport
Examiner
Glen R. Law
Texas Eastern
Philadelphia
Ilnois
Anna
Jonesboro
Jrl
Illinois Electric & Gas Co
Murphysboro
Southeastern Illinois Gas Co
Chicago
Sigworth Sues For Divorce In Circuit Court
Sidney Sigworth filed suit for divorce against Mabel Alberta Sigworth in circuit court yesterday charging cruelty. He seeks custody of two minor children. They married June 29 1946 and separated April 10 1955. Attorney Jay B Stringer represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Sigworth
Mabel Alberta Sigworth
Jay B. Stringer
Coconut Copra Defined and Drying Methods
Copra is the dried meat of the coconut, separated from the shell and dried in the sun and air or by artificial drying processes.
Cultivated Sheep Types Named by Wool Breed
The article outlines four principal cultivated sheep breeds: Merino for fine wool, Southdown for medium wool, Cheviot for long wool, and Karakul for carpet wool, noting distinct fiber qualities and uses.
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Southdown
Teen-Age Driving Road-E-O Set For June 5th
Mt Vernon Jaycees announce the third annual Teen Age Driving Road-e-o featuring a written quiz and a skill test in parking smooth stopping and other checks. The event Sunday June 5 draws entrants from Blubord Mt Vernon and Waltonville.
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Jaycee
Curtis Parker
Main Street
Peoria
Washington
D. C
Bob Beck
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Central eyes coal powered gas turbine plan
Illinois Central Railroad vice president Clyde J. Fitzpatrick says a coal fired gas turbine locomotive could revive coal power within a year. Experiments near completion, turbine unit likely interchangeable with current diesels. Shop site location remains undecided as full dieselization nears in three years.
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Centralia
Ilinois Central Railroad
Clyde J. Fitzpatrick
Coalse
Fitzpatrick
Meeting Of City Council Monday In Three Phases
Mt Vernon city council will meet Monday in three phases. The first phase will read an ordinance for census of areas annexed in the past five years to boost motor fuel tax allotment. The second phase is a special meeting to reconsider bids for oiling arterial dirt streets after state rejection. The final phase is an informal session to discuss the appropriation ordinance.
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Mt. Vernon
Deadline to Apply for P.O. Clerk Jobs May 23
The United States Civil Service Commission announced that applications for substitute clerk positions in Waltonville Wayne City and Belle Rive post offices will not be accepted after May 23. Applications must be received or postmarked by May 23 to be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Waltonville
Wayne City
Belle Rive
Traffic Case Set For May 25 In County Court
Washington, a Chicago colored man, charged with driving while intoxicated, received a copy of the information in county court. Hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, May 25 by Judge Dale Andrews. He has been held in the county jail following a recent county accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latham
Washington
Chicago
Dale Andrews
Ashington
Boy Bitten by Dog On Casey Avenue
Richard Peacock, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Peacock of 2816 Logan, was bitten by a dog yesterday on west Casey Avenue. Police ordered the dog owner to keep it tied for a 14 day observation period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Peacock
Raymond Peacock
Logan
West
Casey Avenue
Police Court Fines Recorded by Allan Dulaney
Fines assessed before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney include Frank Bramer ten dollars and costs for a drunk charge. Leslie Tinsley Dix five dollars and costs for failure to yield right of way. Rance Rodney Hickle twelve dollars and costs for speeding forty two mph in a 25 mph zone. S. M. Dare five dollars and costs for speeding forty mph in a 30 mph zone. Paul Henn eight dollars and costs for speeding thirty eight mph in a 25 mph zone. F. X. Sablon two dollars and costs for overtime parking in a two hour zone. Jerry Lee Randall two dollars and costs for illegal parking.
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Allan Dulaney
Frank Bramer
Leslie Tinsley
Dix
Rance Rodney Hickle
S. M. Dare
Paul Henn
F. X. Sablon
Jerry Lee Randall
Mt. V. Youth Is Hurt In Accident
Roy D. Haney, 20, of 107 Op dyke Avenue, was injured last night in an automobile accident on a gravel road near Dubois. He received treatment at 6 Samaritan Hospital and rem Authorities said two other youths were injured but did not require hospitalization.
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Roy D. Haney
Opdyke Avenue
Dubois
Samaritan Hospital
Rem
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Airport News
A. FL
A. M
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A. F
James R. Apgar
W M. Wm. Reavis
Sec
Vernon Post
City Hall
Ladies Auxiliary
Gene. Coffey
Heife
Presbyterians
John Roderick
Homes For
AP News
FLAN
Walter T. Anicka
Forest St
Ann Arbor
Mich
Mt. V
ROCKO
Enesenys
Rantoul
Pope Renee
Pixie the
Balancing Bear
Biloxi
Miss
U.S
Dan Cupid
Airman
Gert Cooper
Buffalo, N.Y
Greta Garbo
Laurel
Curtis-Florist
Centralia Road
Hank Kula
THE
Evelyn’s
Illinois Central Diesel
McLaughlin’s Cafe
24Th & Broadway
P.O
Gregory Se
Jordan Store
Davy Creshet
Bill Hayes
Les Baxter
Perez Prado
Ms. Hancey
Wallflower
Georgia Gibbs
Johnny Meddex
Lola
Leigh Vaughn
Lilly Vaughn
Darling
Nat ‘King
Cate
Pat Boone
Caterina Valente
Art Moone
Ray Anthony
Sluefoot
Frank Sinatra
Piet
Lura Flower Shop
South 17Th Street
Mary Modlin
Lura Eubanks
John Sigworth
Froz-N-Foods
Broadway
Eagle
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