Deaths Myrtle Mooney Of Near Dix At 76
Mrs Myrtle Mooney 76 wife of Edgar Mooney died at the family home near Dix at 5 45 am She was born in Farina April 7 1881 to Tia and Olive Crozier Curry She married February 4 1902 Funeral at Dix Methodist Church Sunday 2 pm burial Pleasant Hill cemetery Body to be in state at Osborn Funeral Home Dix Surviving are two sons Kell and Gale and four daughters Nellie Chariene Douthit and Earie Burge plus one infant daughter 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren
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Myrtle Mooney
Edgar Mooney
Dix
Mooney
Farina
Tia
Olive (Crozier) Curry
Dix Methodist Church
Pleasant Hill
Osborn Funeral
Bie
Kankakee
Gale
Nellie
Kell
Charienensley
Mt. Vernon
Ace Douthit
Earie Burge
Mary Dow Former Mt Vernon Resident Dies at 95
Mrs. Mary Dow, longtime Mt. Vernon resident, died at 9 a.m. today at her son Charles Dow Jr.’s home in West Frankfort. She was 95 years eight months and 24 days old and widow of Charles Dow Sr. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today at the West Frankfort Church of the Nazarene. The body rests at Stone Funeral Home on Poplar, with viewing after 10 a.m. Saturday. The body will be moved to the church at 7 p.m. Sunday for a late service prior to burial.
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Mary Dow
Mt. Vernon
Charles “Whitey” Dow
West Frankfort
eMrs. Dow
Charles Dow
Stian Church
West Frank
E Stone Funeral Home
T Poplar
Burial Services for Campbell Infant in Bethel Cemetery
Graveside services were held for Donna Mae Campbell at Bethel Memorial cemetery at 1 00 p m yesterday. She was born in a Blue Island Illinois hospital Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Campbell of Harvey Illinois, former Mt Vernon residents. The Rev Myron Randall officiated. Donna Mae is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Will Campbell of 511 Broadway.
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Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Donnane Campbell
Blue Island
Ill
Lloyd Cambell
Harvey, Ill
Mt. Vernon
Myron Randall
Donna Mae
Will Campbell
Broadway
John E Burke of McLeansboro Dies at 49
John Emmerson Burke 49 of 04 N Heard St McLeansboro died at Vickers Memorial Hospital at 11 30 a m yesterday after two days hospitalization and two years ill He was born October 2 1907 in McLeansboro son of William and Gertrude Sparks Burke He married Eleanor Boyer January 17 1941 in St Louis He was a member of the Elks Eagles First Baptist Church of McLeansboro Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p m conducted by Reverends John B Maulding and Olive Rice Burial will be in the LO OF cemetery He is survived by his wife a stepson Roydon Wahl three sisters Maggie Dulinney Carrie Mae Ventress and Lucille McDonald and his stepmother Anna Burke The body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro until 1 p m Sunday when it will be moved to the church.
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John Emmerson Burke
N. Heard Street
McLeansboro
Vickers Memorial Hospital
Mr. Burke
William and
Gertrude (Sparks) Burke
Eleanor Boyer
St. Louis
Burke
Elks and Eagles Lodges
First Baptist Church of
John B. Maulding
Olive Rice
Roydon Wahl
Maggie du Iney
Carrie Mae Ventress
Mceansboro
Lucille McDonald
Anna Burke
Gholson Funeral Home
incLeansboro
Charles A Johnston Dies at 76 in Whittington
Charles A Johnston, 76, died at 2:00 a m Thursday at his son Oral Johnston’s home in Whittington. Funeral services set for 2:00 p m at Kittington Nazarene Church with Rev W R Burton Rev Walter Johnson and Rev Marvin Richardson officiating. Burial in Shiloh Cemetery. Body to lie in state at noon Sunday in the church. Survived by son Oral of Whittington, daughter Leota Beard of Whittington, four grandchildren and one great grandchild, sister Lela Jones, Bertie Taylor both of Lesser, and Maggie Atkinson of Manteno Illinois. Burial under Brayfield Funeral Home of Lesser.
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Charles Johnston
Whittington
Charles A. Johnston
Oral Johnston
The
Inn Funeral
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Johnston
Oral
Leota Beard
Johnny Johnston
Benton
Lela Jones
Bertie Taylor
Maggie Atchison
Manteno, III
Airport News: Forestal and Glassman Fly Routes
Forestal made a flight to Dixon Tennessee this morning. Jerome Glassman flew to Tenn today.
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Party Forestal
Dixon
Til
Jerome Glassman
Tenn
Cook County Probes Similar Hodge Scandal in Public Funds
Cook County officials probe illegal and irregular transactions totaling up to 750000 linked to tax foreclosures. County Treasurer Herbert Paschen and State's Attorney Benjamin Adamowski sent subpoenas for records from former treasurers and a court reporting firm. Two veteran treasurer's office workers were suspended as inquiries unfold.
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Chicago
Cook County
Hodge
Herbert C. Paschen
Benjamin Adamoweski
Paschen
Adamowski
Orville Hodge
Ernest E. Peterson
Treasurer’s Office
Milton Baer
Ofice
John Brenza
Louis E. Nelson
Brenza
Nelson
Sullivan Reporting Co
Legal Chronicle
The
Chicago Recorder
Henry C. Piel
Harvey, Nelson
Piel
Mrs Hodge Runs Hotel Formerly Owned by Prisoned Husband
In Fort Lauderdale Florida Mrs Orville Hodge now operates and resides at a luxury apartment hotel once owned by her imprisoned husband a former Illinois state auditor accused of pilfering about 20 million dollars. The property sold to Charles A Pitts of Miami and Toronto for 575000 on April 22. Mrs Hodge calls Pitts a wonderful man and friend who helped provide her living and work.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Orville Hodge
Charles A. Pitts
Miami
Toronto
Hodge
Illinois
Pitts
Decoration Day Plans At Richardson Hill
Decoration Day will be observed at Richardson Hill cemetery three miles south of Dahlgren at 2:00 p.m. Thursday May 30. A brief chapel program will feature accordion music by Vilda K. McDonald, a vocal solo by Millicent Ledbetter, and a speech by the Rev. H. V. Smith of Mt. Vernon, with a solo by Sandra Moore of Odin. A business meeting will follow the program and all are invited.
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Richardson Hill Cemetery
Dahlgren
Vilda K. McDonald
Millicent Ledbetter
H. V. Smith
Mt. Vernon
Sandra Moore
Odin, Illi
New Twisters Hammer Texas and Arkansas
Violent weather blasted Texas and Arkansas with tornadoes heavy rain and hail Three twisters touched towns near Winters Marshall and Mt Pleasant two people injured at Winters Winds reached 73 mph in the Dallas Fort Worth area Drenching rainfall and hail drenched the region Thunderstorms swept the Southeast with heavy showers in the lower Mississippi Valley Over four inches of rain fell in Mobile Alabama in six hours Showers and thunderstorms were forecast for central and southern plains west of the Rockies and across the intermountain region from the Mississippi Valley eastward to the Atlantic and northward into the Ohio Valley
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Texas
Marshall
Mt. Pleasant
Dallas-Fort Worth
Haif
Mississippi Valley
Mobile
Ala
Central
Plains
Rockies
Inter - Mountain Region
Atlantic
Ohio Valley
29 Tax Suits Filed In This County
States Attorney Lawrence J. Starman filed 29 suits in county court to collect delinquent personal taxes and directed action to collect all back taxes. He pledged vigorous prosecution and noted more suits will come if bills remain unpaid. Names and amounts for numerous taxpayers across Mt. Vernon, Ashley, Texico, Fairfield, Opdyke, Bonnie, Belle Rive and other areas are listed, with years ranging 1940s to 1955 and totals from about $20 to $917.86.
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Lawrence J. Starman
Starman
Amos F. Smith
Hillcrest
Kermit Sanders
Centralia
Billy B. Moore
Ashley
Reuben W. Anderson
RFD 2
Mt. Vernon
William Quarterman
RFD
Texico
L. A. Adams
McLeanshoro
William Brown
Charles Ilbery
Charles Ray Fanning
Nason
Orville McGill
Op- Dyke
Mack Martin
Opdyke
William H. Ratliff
Joe A. Beckham
Bonnie
Kenneth P. Donoho
S. 21St St
C. J. Gossage
George D. Thompson
Alfred Haile
James Jay
Belle Rive
Howard D. Bowers
Alvis Conner
S. 12Th
William Webber
Chebanse
Howard Barefield
Rockford
H. J. Bailey
Burns
J. M. Aaron
Harrison
Joe
R. Berry
Springfield
Rabies Vaccination Schedule Set in Jefferson County
The Jefferson County rabies drive fixes a June 8 deadline for vaccinating dogs over three months. Last year over 3,000 dogs were inoculated. officials urge strict enforcement due to wildlife rabies activity and dog-human exposures. Vaccination clinics run by township with dates and locations listed.
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Jefferson County
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
Ferrell Puckett
Bald Hill
Waltonville
Separate Joined Twins At Liver In Ohio Surgery
In Youngstown Ohio Freeman Siamese twins separated in a four hour operation Thursday and reported in satisfactory condition today. The twin boys joined at the abdomen were delivered by Caesarean section April 26 to Mrs William Freeman 23 who weighs under 100 pounds. A team of doctors including four surgeons performed the operation with the major work dividing a common liver. If no complications arise the twins may return home in two weeks. The father is a furnace salesman in his early 30s.
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Youngstown
Ohio
265 Students Earn Diplomas At Junior High
Roy Whitner and Thomas Layman lead a class of 265 graduates at a junior high ceremony. The list names numerous graduates including Janet Garol Anderson, Karen Ilene Apponey, Roberta Katherine Armstrong, and Donna Diane Atchison among others, with many more students and staff acknowledged.
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Roy Whitner
Thomas Layman
Whittenberg
Gerard Wilkerson
George Thomas Williamson Thomas Rex Woodward
John Bteven Woodlley Donald Leroy Yearwood
William Robert Ziegler Girls
Janet Garol
Anderson Karen Ilene Apponey
Roberta Katherine Armstrong Donna Diane Atchison Marion Bimb
Marilyn Boyer
Karen Kay Brehm Linna W. Brown
Nancy Barbara Brown
Dorothy Jean Bryant Meredith Burnett
Judith Burton Judith Sharon Callahan
Janet Kaye Campbell
Barbara Capps
Roberta Joann Carlton
Betty Lou Carpenter
Ernestine Marie Carter Barbara Nell Cave
Susan Elizabeth Chambers
Karen Ann Colvin
Susan Elizabeth Cool
Monica Lynne. Hays Nancy Diana Henderson
Charlet Ann Hendrick
Gloria Herrod
Patricia Sue Higgins
Brenda Sue Hosts
Carolyn Sue Holder
Judith Kay Holland Willadean Huff
Pamela Jane Hurst
Helma Paula Ignatowski Delores Faye Jones
Karen Sue Jones
Frances Ann Laird Gwendolyn Sue Lanner
Sandra Kaye Leavines
Mary Jane Lois Sharon Kay Malone
Peaay Joyce Manson
Sandra Kay Marlowe
Beverly Kay Martin
Nancy Arlene Martin Sharon Kay Matthews
Eleanor Joyce McDonald
Linda Log McDonald
Carolyn Sue McGeheer
Rosa
Jean Rodgers
Janice Marie Roth
Annette Russell
Elizabeth Mae Soloman
Sarah Jane Sfirling Carolyn Sue Spurlock Marilynn Kaye Standerfer
Fern Marie Steward
Martha Ann Sutherland Charlotte Elaine Sutton
Nora Mae Swader Barbara Elaine Talbott May Sue Taylor Jupky Ann Teal
Charlotte Kay Thompson
Judith Marie Upchurch
Gloria Lazette Wallace
Lindabeth Ward
Gloria Kay Webb
Leatha Kay Webb Bosnk
Jean
County class for educable children planned county meeting
Jefferson County Association for Mentally Handicapped Children and Supt Sid Hirons will meet May 28 at 7 30 p m in the county courthouse to discuss forming a county educable class. Currently West Frankfort operates four classes totaling 70 students, but countywide participation is urged from all districts.
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Jefferson County Association For Mentally Handicapped Children
Sidney Hirons
Hirons
West Frankfort
Battle Over Defense Funds With Pay Plan Debate
Senator Symington urged that proposals would save five billion dollars yearly by 1960 if fully operated. Only a small portion of Cordiner recommendations have been adopted. Wilson told Symington he sought administration approval for a modified pay plan but admitted he failed to sell it.
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Symington
Wilson
Glass to metal? Corning chemist unveils Pyroceram material
CORNING N Y A research chemist has developed Pyroceram a new basic material that begins as glass but ends as a much harder lighter and stronger substance. It can be opaque or transparent milky white or colored. Made like glass it contains nucleating agents that seed crystals.
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Corning
N. Y
Dr. 5
Donald Stookey
Fundamental Chemical Research Department
Corning Glass Works
Stookey
42Nd Bay
Hay Springs
Neb
Florida Sends Bedwell To Chicago For Trial
Florida authorities plan to extradite Edward Bennie Bedwell, 21, a skid row dishwasher, from Deland to Chicago to face a rape charge involving a 13 year old girl. Illinois had ordered extradition after Bedwell was involved in a separate inquiry into the Grimes girls murders. Florida authorities accuse him of a rape in Volusia County on March 9, 1956. Bedwell’s defense seeks habeas corpus. judge Cowley denied release.
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Deland
Fla
Rodney B. Thursby
Chicago
Edward
Bennie) Bedwell
Florida
Bedwell
Skid Row
Grimes
David Bradshaw
Fotlinois
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Barbara
Patricia Grimes
Volusia County
Riots After Court Martial Acquittal At Taipei Embassy
Martial law proclaimed as 20 000 riot police and troops surround the embassy in Taipei. Two Americans injured include press attache Alexander Boase and Security Officer Carl Ackerman. Air raid shelter used. airmen beaten outside a restaurant in Taipei. Sgt Robert R Reynolds acquitted of voluntary manslaughter in a Taipei case. armed guards escort Reynolds and family to airport amid protests.
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Alexander Boase
Carl Ackerman
William Sutton
Paul Meyer
Helen Voselka
Howard Chaille
Frank Nesci
Taipei
Robert R. Reynolds
Colora
Coatesville
Manila
U. S
Reynolds
Liu Tze-jan
Liu
Army
A Tests Delayed At Atomic Test Site in Nevada
The Nevada Test Organization reports weather delays for the first shot in the summer long atomic tests. The ninth consecutive day of postponements affects the schedule at the test site in Nevada.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
The
Nevada Test Organization
Prisoners Give Blood
Missouri tornado victims will receive blood from 46 prisoners at the St. Louis County Jail in Clayton who volunteered Thursday.
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ST. Louis — Missouri
St. Louis County
Clayton
Sunshine Brightens Illinois Weather This Spring
Sunshine returns to Illinois with warm readings in the 70s across most of the state and forecasts of continued warmth into Saturday. A few scattered thundershowers appear in the southern regions with no heavy rain expected. Thursday highs reached the upper 60s to low 70s, with Chicago recording 0.17 inches of rain and Quincy 0.11. North Missouri mostly fair, south partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely tonight and Saturday, bringing warmer daytime highs near 70s to 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Quincy
Missouri
Illinois Weather Outlook Slightly Warmer Than Normal
Illinois temperatures will average near three degrees above normal with normal highs 72 north and 81 south and lows 50 north and 62 south. A cooler trend is expected in most areas by Monday with about one inch of weekend showers and a possible midweek shower. The Associated Press notes varied conditions across cities from clear to cloudy in regions including Albuquerque through Traverse City.
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Helena
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Seattle
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Traverse City
Teachers Walkout Drops Clifton Classes Over Pay
In Clifton New Jersey the majority of high and junior high teachers, 160 of 225, called in sick prompting the board to send home several thousand students while elementary schools remained open. The Clifton United Teachers Organization sought a $700 yearly raise effective next September. the board approved a $200 increase. The district had earlier experienced walkouts this year.
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Clifton
Board of Education
Daniel Duffield
Clifton United Teachers Organization
Barbershop Chorus Set Meeting at Millers Lake Cabin
The Hamburg barbershop chorus meets Sunday at 2 30 PM at Dave Browns cabin on Millers Lake. Members bring hamburgers and buns for the family. Dr J R Cochran serves as secretary.
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Dave Browns
Millers Lake
J. R. Cochran
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Bird) Patterson
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