Alma McKinney 39 Geff dies. funeral in Bell Prairie church
Alma Lorraine McKinney, 39, of Geff died Saturday at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Born January 17, 1917 in Hamilton county, she married Jim McKinney November 7, 1936. Funeral 2:00 p.m. at Bell Prairie Baptist Church. burial in Crouch cemetery. Survived by husband, four sons, one daughter, parents, two brothers, one sister.
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Alma Lorraine McKinney
Geff
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Hamilton County
Oscar
Mildred Aline (Ward) Baker
Jim McKinney
Free Will Baptist Church
Bell Prairie Baptist Church
Minor Butler
Crouch Cemetery
Oscar Baker
Peoria
Jim
Dale
George Leslie
Lonnie
Doris
Gerald
Donald
Thelma Ruth Hall
LaGrange
Ill
Jacob Hines of Belle Rive Dies at 81
Jacob Hines 81, farmer and house mover, died at 3:00 a m Sunday at his home in Belle Rive RFD He was born in Demeleon county Indiana son of Thomas and Sarah Hines He married Emmieppa Anderson who died in 1943 He was a Mt Zion Methodist member Funeral Tuesday 2:00 pm Mt Zion Church Rev Niles Stone officiating Burial Farnsworth Cemetery He lies in state at the family home Survived by two sons Comm and Neil Hines Port Huron Mich three daughters Sybil Lottie at home and Jeanette Tennyson Oak Rive seven grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Hines
RFD
Belle Rive
Demeleon County
Ind
Thomas
Sarah (Brown) Hines
Emmieppa Anderson
Mt. Zion Methodist Church
Mt. Zion Church
Niles Stone
Farnsworth Cemetery
Comm Hines
Neil Hines
Port Huron
Mich
Sybil
Lottie
Jeanette Tennyson
Oak Rive
Illinois Fourth in Family Buying Power, 1956 Survey
New York in Sales Movement Magazine reports Champaign Urbana Illinois ranks fourth among 260 metro areas for family buying power. The area shows $7,407 yearly spending power, while Bridgeport Stamford Norwalk leads at $7,892. Connecticut tops state power at $7,035. Illinois statewide is $6,259. Results announced Sunday night.
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New York
Magers
Champaign - Urbana
Mroeeth
Magazine
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
Connecticut
Washington, D . C
Midland
Tex
Dlinois
Uve
Three Defendants Plead Innocent In County Court
Three men entered pleas of innocence in county court. Claude Marvin Sh sderman of Salem pleaded innocent to driving with license revoked and requested a jury trial. Robert S. Hayes and Uriah Pennington of Centralia pleaded innocent to attempt to commit larceny and asked for a jury trial. They faced charges of attempting to steal wiring from a farm home in northern Jefferson county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satur Claude Marvin Sh Sderman
Salem
Robert S. Hayes
Uriah Pennington
Centralia
Jefferson County
Meetings of Various Veterans and Auxiliary Groups
Local notices list meetings for Marine Corps Auxiliary World War I Auxiliary Eagles Auxiliary and Mt Vernon Chapter of the O E S all set for May 22. Gatherings include social hosts and stated sessions at club rooms city hall temple and other venues with officers named and reminders to attend.
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Marine Corps League
Marine Corps Auxiliary
Ruth Risley
Deen McKinney
Auxiliary of
Eagles
Eables
Juanita Goddard
Mt. Vernon
Order of the Eastern Star
Mildred Page
W.M. R. Bogan
Sec’y
Mabel Bruegman Dies Saturday At Age 55 Years
Mrs. Mabel Bruegman of Kansas City Kansas died at Good Samaritan Hospital at 9:00 p m after eight days there She was 55 born May 4 1901 in Mt Vernon daughter of Henry and Cora Humphrey Allen She married Arthur Bruegman who survives and she leaves daughters Marjorie and Norma Shryer Allen son Allen Bruegman a sister and a brother and nine grandchildren Funeral services were at Fulton Funeral Home Kansas City Kansas with arrangements incomplete.
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Mabel Bruegman
Kansas City
Kansas
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bruegman
Everett Talbott
Mt. Vernon
Fulton Funeral Home
Henry
Cora
Humphrey) Allen
Arthur Bruegman
Marjorie Shryer
Norma Shryer
California
Allen Bruegman
Virgil Allen
Marie Dionne's Flower Shop Opens Busy With Sellout
Marie Dionne's new flower shop Salon Emilie opened with a sellout preview as crowds crowded the midtown shop. Ellen Bourget said many bouquets were taken to nearby hospitals and stock was depleted prompting a quick restock order. Rev Gustave Sauve blessed the shop amid film cameras while Marie and her quint sisters attended after hospital shifts.
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Montreal
Marie Dionne
Salon Emilie
Quint
Dionne
Ellen Bourget
Gustave Sauve
Ottawa University
Marie
Annette
Yvonne
Cecile
Quints
Pleads Guilty To Larceny By Embezzlement
Roy A. Rush, 49, of 815 South 17th Street, pleaded guilty in circuit court to larceny by embezzlement. He waived indictment and sought probation. a probation hearing was set for June 14. Rush, former treasurer of Mt. Vernon Trades and Labor Credit Union, allegedly took payments from loan borrowers and did not apply them to loans. His bonding company covered the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Rush
South 17Th Street
B. W. Eovaldi
Rash
Mt. Vernon Trades and Labor Credit Union
Births in St Louis area announce three newborn boys
Mr and Mrs Keith Wilson of 3112 Peach West announce a son born Friday May 18 at St Marys Hospital East St Louis Ill weighing seven pounds eight ounces named Matthew Paul. Mr Wilson teaches speech and dramatics at Mt Vernon High School. Mr and Mrs Duane Badgett of Granite City formerly King City report a son born in that city last Friday May 18 weighing seven pounds eight ounces named Scott Allen. Mr and Mrs Harry Bunche man of 1516 Pace report a son born 2 00 pm Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds twelve ounces named Timothy Edward.
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Keith Wilson
Peach
St. Mary’s Hospital
East St. Louis
Ill
Hasen
Matthew Paul
Wilson
Mt. Vernon High School
Duane Badgett
Granite City
King City
Scott Allen
Harry Buncheman
Pace
Good Samaritan Hospital
Timothy Edward
Hospital Notes GOOD SAMARITAN Admitted and Discharged List
Hospital notes show a long admitted list including Erva Boswell and several children and adults. Discharged names include Mrs Melba Clark and multiple others such as Mrs Mary Daly and Reverend Daniel Heitmeyer.
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Good Samaritan
Erva Boswell
John Ayers
William Royal
James Green
Bernice Marcos
John Francis
Imogene Brookman
John Lurch
William Dunbar
John Atkisson
Sharon Gilbert
Ella Lane
Maureen Overby
Ira Whitaker
Melba Clark
Mary Helen Owen
Yvonne Bell
Arthur Caldwell
Mary Daly
Joyce Eaton
Irene Hall
Katherine Ceglinski
Bernice Bass
Charles Thompson
Betty King
Vicki Lyn
Amy Pierce
Ruby Jo Gowler
Mamie Peltman
Daniel Heitmeyer
Claude Allen
Roy Long
Charlotte May
Patsy Willard
Charlotte Jeanette
Homer McKinney
Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges List
Admitted names include Grace Allen Dahlgren Leta Ballard Cosie St Calir Bonnie Betty Austin Indianapolis. Discharged include Drew Coleman Belle Rive Madge Isaacs Pearl Jarvis and baby Thomas Gene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Allen
Dahlgren
Leta Ballard
Cosie St. Calir
Bonnie
Betty Austin
Indianapolis
Ind
Drew Coleman
Belle Rive
Madge Isaacs
Pearl Jarvis
Thomas Gene
Roosevelt figure in New York mystery
Washington The Justice Department questioned Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr about seeking Dominican government help in the disappearance of Dr Jesus de Galindez a Dominican opponent of Trujillo who vanished March 12 in New York City Roosevelt a registered Foreign Agents act adviser to the Dominican government said he had not received the Olney letter and would comment after seeing it He said he also appealed to New York Governor Harriman and Manhattan District Attorney Hogan about the case Roosevelt is a former New York City congressman and as a lawyer remains active in Dominican affairs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Dominican Republic
Jesus de Galindez
Roosevelt
New York City
Department
New York Herald Tribune
Atty
Brownell
New York
de Galindez
Generalissimo
Rafel L. Trujillo
Columbia University
Sovernmert
Warren Olney III
Hopewell Junction
N. Y
Olney
Eisenhower
FBI
Averell Harriman
Frank Hogan
Manhattan
Three Collisions Leave One Injured in Mt Vernon Area
One motorcyclist, Russell Allen McBride 21 of Dix, suffered a leg injury from a hit and run in a weekend incident. Earlier, Earl Brake and Wilbur Stewart collided at 11th and Main. Stewart charged with careless driving, Brake with failure to yield. A separate minor crash occurred at Tenth and Lamar involving Lloyd Browder and Robert Davis.
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Mt. Vernon
Russell Allen McBride
Dix
McBride
Earl R. Brake
South 26Th
Wilbur Leon Stewart
RFD
11Th
Main
Stewart
Lloyd Browder
Welkins
Robert M. Davis
North 11Th
Tenth
Lamar
Committee OKs Carlyle Dam Plan
Washington lists House Appropriations Committee waterway project recommendations for Illinois for the year starting July 1. Illinois projects include Beardstown 1,000,000. Clear Creek drainage and levee district 700,000. East St. Louis area 2,000,000. Calumet Sag Channel 8,500,000. Mississippi River segment 60,000. Wabash railroad bridges at Meredosia and Valley City 500,000. Prairie Du Pont drainage 1,000,000. Wood River drainage 1,300,000. Alton 60,000. Carlyle Reservoir 205,000. Little Calumet River 24,000. Hunt and Lima Lake drainage 75,000.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Illinois
Beardstown
Clear Creek
East St. Louis
Vicinity
Tinois Waterway
Calumet-Sag
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Minneapolis
Wabash
Meredosia
Valley City
Wilson, Wenke
Prairie du Pont
Wood River
Alton
Campbell’s Island
Carlyle Reservoir
Little Calumet River
Ilinois
Indiana
Hunt and Lima Lake
Hydrogen Blast Shines Over Pacific Test Site
A thermonuclear device exploded at 5 51 a m EST over the Pacific near Eniwetok, 8 miles high plume and 600 mph bomb drop. The fireball lit the sky, sea, and observers, as scientists recorded data from spectrums and pressure gauges while planes sampled the cloud and a Japanese boat was moved from the danger zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Mt. McKinley
Federal Civil Defense
Eniwetok
Pacific
Marshall Group
Perish in Fire as Home Burns in Petersburg Ill
Robert Sarff aged 25 of Atterbury was killed when his home burned Sunday in Petersburg. His body was found in a garage adjoining the house after the blaze died out. His wife and their 1-year-old son escaped unharmed in night clothing with no explanation for the fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ill
Robert Sarff
Atterbury
Sarff
U S Population Growth Delivers 167440000 Citizens by April 1
Census Bureau estimates the U S population at 167 440 000 as of April 1, up 16 308 000 and 10 8 percent from 151 132 000 in 1950. Net civilian immigration, births, and deaths shaped six year gains with 4 091 000 births last year and 1 531 000 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Rabies Clinic Schedule Aids County Dog Owners
Jefferson county reminds dog owners that June 1 is the rabies vaccination deadline and unvaccinated dogs will be impounded. Clinics led by a veterinarian are set in each township except Mt. Vernon, with rural owners directed to clinics closest to home. Mt. Vernon residents should go to local veterinarians.
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Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon Township
Mt. Vernon
Reds Rebuff French Leader During Moscow Algeria Talks
Paris premier Mollet returned from Moscow with no public statement and plan to report to Coty and the cabinet. He called peace talks useful to ease tensions as Algeria violence continued with Arab deaths in Algiers and French soldiers ambushed. Khrushchev toasted the Arabs and independence while Bulganin joined.
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Paris
Moscow
Guy Mellet
Coty
Mollet
Algiers
Algeria
Kremlin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Pleads Guilty In Huge Theft Case In Norfolk
Minnie Mangum pleaded guilty to embezzling 1 082 968 25 dollars from Commonwealth Building and Loan Association between 1933 and 1955. After a prior jury verdict for false statements, she faced 22 counts and admitted the 22nd count, finalizing the aggregate theft.
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Norfolk
Minnie Mangum
Commonwealth Building and Loan Assa
Ira White
Corporation Court
Scratch-Me-Not itch remedy text ad at Porter & Bond
An advertisement promotes ITCH-ME-NOT a fast drying remedy for eczema ringworm insect bites and general surface itch. It claims relief in 15 minutes and offers a 40 cent price at any drug store with availability at Porter and Bond.
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Porter & Bond
Three Men Die In Flash Fire At Fertilizer Plant
Three men from Festus were killed in a flash fire at the Missouri River Chemical Co fertilizer plant when a piston rod breached a hydrogen compressor releasing gases that ignited. William L Wegner died from burns at St Joseph's Hospital after the Sunday death, while Max Helm and William W Hutchins died at the hospital. Others in the 140 man crew escaped injury.
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St, Louis
Missouri River Chemical Co
Festus
William L. Wegner
St. Joseph's Hospital
Kirkwood
Max Helm
William W. Hutchins
Fes- S
Ice cream vendor revives chairs sale at Hollywood Hotel
Ice cream vendor Mark Marlatt bought two chairs once sat in by Rudolph Valentino for 12 dollars at the Hollywood Hotel auction. He then sold ice cream in the lobby, turning the sale of the chairs into a thriving business as the hotel slated for demolition.
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Hollywood Ww
Mark
Lucky) Marlatt
Hollywood
Rudolph Valentino
Marlatt
Long-Awaited Ride For Senator Kuchel
In Los Angeles Gra ham H. Mitchell, longtime railroad fireman and now chairman of the California State Legislative Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, finally gave a long overdue train ride to Senator Thomas Kuchel of Anaheim. The event took place at Union Station on Sunday.
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Los Angeles
Graham H. Mitchell
Tommy Kuchel
Anaheim
Mitchell
California
Airport News Flier Gene Tumbleson Travels to Columbia
Gene Tumbleson flew to Columbia Missouri this morning while Don McLean made a flight to St. Louis today.
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Gene Tumbleson
Columbia
Don McLean
St. Louis
Illinois Demos Hold Convention June 4
The Democratic state convention convenes in Springfield June 4 to elect delegates at large and alternates at large to the national nominating convention. Delegates will also select presidential electors and nominate three candidates for University of Illinois trustees. The June 4 date replaces June 1 due to a hotel reservation conflict cited by state chairman James Ronan.
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Chicago
Springfield
James Ronan
Ronan
Abraham Lincoln
University of Winois_ trustees
Navy to study Pacific guided missile test range
The Navy said on Thursday it will begin a study to determine the practicality of establishing a new guided missile test range extending from California into the Pacific.
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Pacific
Washington
Navy
California
Famous Movie Impresario Dies at 74 in Hollywood
Andre Charlot, impresario and star of Charlot's Revue, died Sunday at the Motion Picture Country House at age 74 after recent surgery. He introduced Beatrice Lillie Gertrude Lawrence Jack Buchanan and Jessie Matthews to American audiences and gained fame in the 1920s and 30s for his footlight shows and as a pioneer of radio musical reviews.
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Hollywood
Andre Charlot
Charlot
Beatrice Lillie
Gertrude Lawrence
Jack Buchanan
Jessie Matthews
Motion Picture
Country House
Gov Harriman Hospitalized After Minor Operation
Gov Averell Harriman undergoes a minor operation at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center for a prostate condition not serious. Officials say he will be in the hospital about 10 days. Harriman remains a non inactive candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Averell Harriman
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Harriman
Pedestrian Struck on State Route 80 in Port Byron
Mrs. Zella Johnson, 52, was killed when crossing State Rt. 80 in Port Byron Illinois Sunday night. Thomas Huisenga of Fulton told police the pedestrian stepped in front of his car unexpectedly. He was not held.
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Port Byron
Ill
Zella Johnson
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Thomas Huisenga
Fulton
Johnson
Wake Forest College to Part From Winston-Salem Campus
Wake Forest College and the village sharing its name prepare to part after 122 years. Graduation ceremonies for about 320 seniors conclude this afternoon. The college will reopen for the summer session June 18 on a new campus in Winston-Salem, 110 miles west.
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Wake Forest
N.C
Wake Forest College
The
Baptist College
Winston-Salem
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