Honors Day Awards At Vernon Township High School
Vernon Township High School honored students during Honors Day, with initiation into the National Honor Society and letters awarded for music, service, athletics, and scholarship. Notable awards included Venita Felton and Kenneth Greenlee for highest scholarship alongside numerous Honor Society, Service, and Music recognitions across many students.
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Verpols
National Honor Society
Vernon
Township High
Usic
Do Inelpal
Venita Felton
Keneth Greenlee
Freddie Baker
Sue. Barker
Sharon Borden
Gene Brookman
Wanda Bruce
Carol Bragan
Flaine Bullock
Shirley Canter
Lee Ann Carnahan
So- Het
Davidson
Fred Diechman
aAthletics
Bill Dulaney
Bill Duncan
Jerry Dycus
Mary Dycus
Dolores Eater
Norma Eddings
David Edmison
Billie Joyce Ellis
Don Fi Jane Fitch
Sue Fitts
Gone
Funkhouser
Servic Lawrence Kanban
Servi Dick Goddard
Kenneth Greenlee
Leroy
Griffith
Teddy June Groves
Nina Ruth Harper
Nancy Hauk
Marietta Henderson
David Hicks
Holder
Betty Hoskins
Patsy Hughea
David Hunt
Lois
Isaac
Robert Jay
Johana Johnson
Honor Soaiety
Larry Ie Society
John Hollen
Alice Keasinger
Evelyn Kirk
Robert Metcalf
Nancy Montfort
Servce
Larry Myers
Lee Myers
Evelyn Ore
Ronnie Page
Jean Painter
Frances Partridge
Donald Pasley
Jo Anne Pierce
Lois Lee Rucker
J. W. Sandera
Lee Suckafus
Thomas Skinner
Dean Smith
Phyllis Jean Smith
Lela Tennyson
Ernest Dale Standerfer
Sue Tate
Lona Thomas
Mary Alice Thompson
Jean Ann Throgmorton
Yvonne Throgmorton
Judith Ward
Jess Webb
Kay Williams
Sandra Williams
Gay Wilson
Margie Wilson
Margaret Witt
Harlean Wolfe
Russell Woods
WMIX
Dave Hunt
Fred Deichman
Kenneth Greenee
Jane Fitch
Local notices list Birkner and Mick in Belle Rive filing
George R. Birkner of Belle Rive and Mrs. Daisy Rose Mick of Carmi appear in a local notices item. The fragment suggests a civil matter or filing involving these residents, with names as the principal identifiable parties. Further details are not readable in the excerpt.
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George R. Birkner
Belle Rive
Daisy Rose Mick
Carmi
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie J Moss in St Louis
Mrs Fannie J Moss died at 1 30 pm Tuesday at her home 7751 Mallard drive St Louis Mo She was the mother of Norman Moss superintendent of the Mt Vernon plant of Wagner Electric Company She will lie in state at Shepard Funeral Home 1167 Hamilton Avenue St Louis until noon Wednesday Funeral services will be held from Hamilton Avenue Christian Church Hamilton and Julian avenues Wednesday at 2 pm Interment Lake Charles Cemetery Moss widow of Harmon W Moss is survived by one sister and four daughters
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Fannie J. Moss
Mallard Drive
St. Louis
Norman ¥. Moss
Mt. Vernon
Wagner Electricy Corporation
Moss
Shepard Funeral Home
Hamilton Avenue
Hamilton Avenue Christian Church
Hamilton
Julian Avenues
Lake Charles
Harmon W. Moss
Death of Donald Prosise II in Grand Prairie Township
Donald Leo Prosise, 61, was found dead in his Grand Prairie home at 3 p.m. yesterday after neighbors entered the residence. Born October 31, 1893, he lived alone and is survived by son Joseph C. Prosise of Vandalia and sisters Betty Williams of Chicago and D. T. Warren of Centralia. Coroner Ben Roeder held an inquiry at Garnier Funeral Home in Centralia. services are set for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
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Donald Leo Prosise
Grand Prairie Township
Jefferson County
Ben Roeder
Garnier
Centralia
Mr. Prosise
Joseph C. Prosise
Vandalia
Betty Williams
Chicago
D. T. Warren
Accident Case To Jury Trial In Court Here
Ben Kincaid of 700 South 17th street faces trial in County Court on a charge of leaving the scene after a collision with Ralph Caldwell of 1113 Newby avenue at the corner of Tenth and Broadway on January 10 1955. Caldwell was injured. A jury of eight women and four men was impanelled. Judge Dale Andrews presided. In a separate County Court matter yesterday States Attorney Demetri Hassakis moved to dismiss counts against Homer Dagg a local junk dealer who was charged with buying from a minor. The case was dismissed. Hassakis said jurors would be retained to hear other criminal cases tomorrow and civil suits on Thursday.
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Ben Kincaid
South 17Th Street
Dale Andrews
Kincaid
Ralph Caldwell
Newby Avenue
Tenth and
Broadway
Caldwell
Demetri Hassakis
Homer Dagg
Hassakis
Births at Good Samaritan and 9th Street families
Mr and Mrs Edwin Hicks of 2700 Logan street welcome a daughter born at 8 06 p m Monday at Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds and unnamed. Mr and Mrs Raymond Kniffen of 1709 S 9th street celebrate a son born at 10 49 o'clock last night weighing seven pounds eight ounces. First free library in America began in Charles Town now Charleston South Carolina in 1695.
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Edwin Hicks
Logan Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Raymond Kniffen
S. 9Th Street
America
Charles Town
Charleston
S. C
Banker Loans To Children Draws Young Farmers In Sturgeon
In Sturgeon Missouri banker C L Harper of the Sturgeon State Bank has loaned about $6000 over ten years to children aged 6 to 16. He never turned down an applicant or foreclosed and has never lost a cent on a loan. Loans secure cattle, hogs or sheep with 6 percent interest, averaging $100 to $200. A boy repaid his steer loan and laterheld back his extra $50 until his father helped him claim it.
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Associated Press
Sturgeon
Johnny Sydow
Johnny
Joan
C. L. Harper
Sturgeon State Bank
Missouri
Arper
Tye
Harper
What’s in a Name Private Bragg Parachute Jumper
A Dakota Indian volunteer joined the 82nd Airborne Division as a parachute jumper here. His name is Pvt. Broken Leg of Pine Ridge South Dakota.
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Associated Press
Ft, Bragg
N. C
82Nd Airborne Division
Pvt
Pine Ridge
S. D
Maple theft in Newton prompts crime mystery
Mrs. Mary F Costello found a 15 foot maple missing from her front lawn after a shopping trip Four men in work clothes dug up the tree and hauled it away with a curt boss ordered to take it A polite visitor who asked questions about the tree raised police suspicions as the case unfolded
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Associated Press
Newton
Mass
Mary F. Costello
Deadly Gas Perils Town In Michigan Lake Resort
Chlorine gas leaked from a broken pipeline at the Hooker electrochemical plant near Montague Michigan, sending pink clouds over the Lake Michigan resort. About 300 school children were moved to safety as winds shifted and residents were alerted for evacuation. Four workers were injured during repair and the plant was expected to resume operation today.
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Montague
Mich
Hooker Electrochemical
Lake Michigan
Motorist dies in head on crash in East St. Louis
William R. Chinn, 24, of East St. Louis was fatally injured Monday when his car collided head on with a cattle truck in East St. Louis Illinois authorities reported.
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Associated Press
East ST. Louis
William R. Chinn
Presbyterians Vote To Ordain Women
The 167th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States votes to ordain women as preachers with a wide margin. The decision now proceeds to 256 local presbyteries for approval, citing biblical equality and rejecting gender-based barriers.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
167Th General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Victor G. Dawe
Framingham, Miss
Mary Baker Eddy
Boston
Aimee Semple McPherson
Mrs. Eddy
Christian Science
Am Vets Turner Boehm Post to Meet Wednesday at 7:30
Turner Boehm Post No 4 AmVets will hold a regular session in AmVets club rooms at 7 30 p m with hot refreshments. Leo Leuty Commander. VFW Auxiliary to meet at City Hall at 7 30 p m Evelyn Fisher Secretary.
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Turner Boehm
Amvets
Evelyn Fisher
Sec’y
Alligator up for grabs in Pittsfield carded rumor
Dr Arthur M Levy offers a 20 inch alligator free to good home but no takers. The reptile broke loose at the Pittsfield post office and bit clerk Fred Binder before the doctor retrieved it. On Monday his son Larry took the alligator to school and teacher Katherine Maley was bitten on the finger. Both bites were not serious.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Arthur M. Levy
Levy
Fred Binder
Larry
Katherine M. Maley
Miss Illinois Contest Saturday in Quincy
The Miss Illinois contest will select this year’s representative from 14 entrants from Quincy and across Illinois. Lee Ann Meriwether, last year’s Miss America, and Pat Bruce, last year’s Miss Illinois, will attend to encourage contestants. An unrelated note mentions the typical home wiring length.
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Associated Press
Quincy
Ill
Ilinois
Illinois
Wood River
Alton
East St. Louis
Carmi
Harvey
Bloomington
Moline
Quad Cities
Harrisburg
Sterling
Mattoon
Cairo
Illinois Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lee Ann Meriwether
Pat Bruce
Fairfield
Tornado Strikes North Louisiana Cities
SHREVEPORT La Heavy rainstorms and a small tornado battered north Louisiana Monday. Trees were uprooted and streets flooded in several communities. No injuries were reported. Water ran two feet deep in Plain Dealing's downtown. The Liberty community reported a three mile path of heavy timber cut by the twister.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Plain Dealing
Liberty
Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges
Admitted: Mrs. Pearl Wells, Mrs. Nancy Hartelrod, Otto MacNew, Mr. Vernon, Mrs. Emma Walker, Mrs. Allie Florida Bullock, Mrs. Leora Pearl Hays, Mrs. Leila Boyd, John Stephen Talbert, John Charles Cato, Mrs. Pauline Waggoner. Discharged: Mrs. Opal Burton, Mrs. Esther Louise Daniels, Mrs. Carolyn Elizabeth Paxton and infant Shirley Ann, Mrs. Wilma Mary Bratton, Robert Fred Hamilton, Stewart Bean, Theodore Edgar Darden.
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Jefferson Memorial
Pearl Wells
RFD
Nancy Hartelrod
Otto MacNew
Vernon
Opal Burton
Boyd
Alva. Turner
Inn
Emma Walker
Allie Florida Bullock
Leora Pearl Hays
Leila Boyd
John Stephen Talbert
John Charles Cato
Pauline Waggoner
Esther Louise Daniels
Carolyn Elizabeth Paxton
Shirley Ann
Wilma Mary Bratton
Robert Fred Hamilton
Stewart Bean
Theodore Edgar Darden
Little Girl Wouldnt Talk
Jean Juricic a six year old girl left home after tucking in by her father Paul Juricic. She wandered to a busy intersection six blocks away before returning silent and watchful. At the police station she refused to speak and was kept by a police matron until her parents reclaimed her shortly after.
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Juliet
Jean Juricic
Paul Jurichic
Jean
Garnsey Ave
Injured Man Dies in Auto Crash Near Murphysboro
Chester resident George Koehler, 79, died Monday from injuries after an automobile mishap near Murphysboro Sunday, the Associated Press reported. Koehler lived in Chester and passed away at a local hospital.
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Chester
Ill
George Koehler
Murphysboro
Pasteeth toothpaste powder for denture care
An advertisement promotes PASTEETH denture powder to keep upper or lower plates in place and reduce odor. It claims fast action, prevents slippage with alkaline non acid formula, and suggests purchasing at drug counters.
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Falas
Weather across the country on AP report
The Associated Press notes varied conditions nationwide with clouds in Chicago Detroit Des Moines Grand Rapids Milwaukee Helena and more. Rain falls in Marquette Albuquerque and Cleveland while Denver Seattle and Salt Lake City show clouds or clear skies in multiple cities.
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Chicago
Detroit
Des Moines
Grand Rapids
Indianapolis
Marquette
Milwaukee
Helena
Albuquerque
Los Angeles
Denver
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Miami
St. Paul
Omaha
S. St. Marie
Traverse City
Portland
Seattle
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Memphis
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Louisville
New York
Washington
New Orleans
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Mt. V. High School
Donald Prosise II
Old North Reservoir
Guernsey
David Bradley
Howard C. Costley
Roy Taylor
Robert Bruce
Jamison Real Estate
FHA
Apple Ave
Westad
Pickie
Leo Leuty
Com
Hoyleton
T. B. Russell
Norman C
Kensington Ave
Bleek South
Samaritan
Rockford
Peoria
Rantoul
Springfield
Vandalia Oo. Sesse Seesareqneeeere
Scott Air Base
Easton Flowers
North
Gladys Flowers
Jordan
Curtis Flowers Centralia
Johnson Florist
Dodge
Jacquard Tapestry
South 10Th St
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Froz-N-Foods
Hughes
Yrol
Aunaiine
Len Band
Sais
Laird Jewelers
Goddess OF
Bulova
the Watch
Ieuels
U. S
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