Deaths and Funerals J Olen Jones of Mt Vernon
J Olen Jones 79 died at Went Hospital St Louis at 1 15 am funeral Wednesday 2 pm Second Baptist church officiated by Revs Whittington and McCoy with burial at Bethel Memorial. Survived by wife Jennie Verne, three daughters Helen Grimes Frances Johnson Juanita Turner, four sons Walter Loren Robert Charles, eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Born Sept 5 1879 in Jefferson County. Body to Myera Chapel then church for in state.
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J. Olen Jones
Lamar Avenue
Went Hospital
St. Louis
My. Jones
Second Baptist Church
Carl Whittington
Sam McCoy
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Myera Chapel
Mr. Jones
Jefferson County
Jacob B. Jones
Jennie Verne Cowger
Helen Grimes
Frances Johnson
Decatur
Juanita Turner
Mt. Vernon
Walter O
Robert D
Nokomis, IL
Charles H
Quincy, Wash
Loren W
Bill Shehorn Dies At Age 50 Rites Tuesday
John Willam Bill Shehorn owner of She horn Furnace and Sheet Metal Co died at 10 am Sunday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He was 50 years five months 22 days old. Rites Tuesday at 2 pm Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lester E Pifer officiating and Oakwood cemetery burial. He lies in state after 4 pm at Pulley Funeral Home. Survived by wife Thelma. three sons from a former marriage, William Robert Gailord Douglas and David Allen Shehorn. brother Harry. sister Lola Mae Rose. He was born December 2, 1908 in Mt Vernon. He was a member of Central Church of Christ and the IOOF. He married Thelma August 23, 1947 in Nashville, IN. He had been in poor health a year. Buried with parents and siblings predeceased.
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John Willam
Bill) Shehorn
Shehorn Furnace and Sheet Metal Co
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Shehorn
Lamar
Pulley Funeral Chapel
Lester E. Pifer
Oakwood
Pulley Funeral Home
Mr. Shehorn
Mt. Vernon
Robert Gabe
Sarah A. (Dodson) Shehorn
Nashville
Thelma Evelyn Northcutt
Central Church of Christ
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
William Robert, Gailord Douglas
David Allen Shehorn
Harry Shehorn
Lola Mae Rose
Seminole
Oklo
Carpenter Guy Dare 70 Dies at Good Samaritan Hospital
Guy Dare of Benton Road, a lifetime Jefferson County carpenter, died 11:05 Sunday night after three days as a patient at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 70 years eight months nine days. Services Wednesday at Myers Chapel at 2:00 p m with Rev. Thomas E. Harper and Rev. Marsh Harpole officiating. burial in Kirk Cemetery. He was born September 15, 1888 in Jefferson County and married Eva Maude Francis in 1907 in Perryville. Survived by son Francis E. Dare of Mt. Vernon, daughter Mrs. Rollie Hughey of Mt. Vernon, sister Maggie Shelton of Bonnie, half brother E. M. Dare of Mt. Vernon, two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Guy Dare
Benton Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Thomas E. Harper
Marsh Harpole
Kirk Cemetery
Tuesay
Mr. Dare
Jefferson County
Thomas W
Arline (Boswell) Dare
Perryville
Eva Maude Francis
Dare
Carpenters Local 999
Francis E. Dare
Mt. Vernon
Rollie Hughey
Mt. Veron
Maggie Shelton
Bonnie
E. M. Dare
Aaron Nance Dies During California Visit At 67
Aaron Nance age 67 of 219 South 12th Street died of a heart attack at 11 a m Saturday while visiting his daughter Mrs Ruby Brown of Selma California Funeral arrangements were incomplete Survivors include his wife a daughter two grandchildren two brothers Orville Nance Lincoln IL W S Nance Danville IL and four sisters Ella Alvis Pearl Pierce Neva Tedford all of Momence IL Else Thompson Danville IL He worked 35 years at the car shops here
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Aaron Nance
South 12Th Street
Ruby Brown
Selma
Calif
Nance
Orville Nance
Lincoln
W. S. Nance
Danville
Ill
Ella Alvis
Pearl Pierce
Neva Tedford
Momence
Else Thompson
Danville, Ill
Lillie A Witt Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Lillie Augusta Witt will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at AMLEL Zion church with Rev. W. T. Rivers officiating. Burial follows at Oakland cemetery. The body lies in state at Parker Funeral Home after 6:00 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs Witt of 1018 Bell died Friday night.
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Lille Augusta Witt
Amlel Zion Church
W. T. Rivers
Oakland Cemetery
Parker Funeral Home
Mra. Witt
Bell
Seven Cairo Gamblers Fined
Seven persons were fined after a state police raid on Club 31 at Jure City north of Cairo. Three men paid 15 dollars and 5 costs each for operating dice and card games. others were fined for disorderly conduct. Names include Edward Terrell George Green James Farrell George Tolbert and Mary Ann Joyner. Francis J. Lanagol and Martha L. Bell appeared before Justice Max Bevil.
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Cairo
Aeimling
Jure City
Edward Terrell
George Green
James Farrell
George Tolbert
Mary Ann Joyner
Aly
Francis J. Lanagol
Martha L. Bell
Justice of the Peace
Max Bevil
Births Recorded in Local Hospitals Across Chicago Area
Mr and Mrs Joseph Dixon of 5118 West Gladys Chicago born a son in a Chicago hospital. Grandparents are Tony Bicanich of Bonnie and Stanley Dixon of Lesser. Charles Virgil Wilson and wife of 307 East Main have a son born Sunday at 3 03 PM in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds nine ounces named Charles Keith. Gary Spillman and wife of 1116 Harrison welcome a daughter born Saturday at 11 35 PM in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds one and a half ounces named Debra Lynn. Ray Mond Shelton and wife of 622 South 22nd Street have a daughter born May 22 in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing five pounds ten ounces named Debra Ann. Ray Brockman and wife of 3112 Peach have a son born Saturday at 2 52 PM in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds ten ounces named Stephen Louis. Alexander Ewald and wife of Belle Rive have a son born Saturday at 11 20 PM in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds nine ounces named Danny Charles. Byron Vance and wife of Bluford have a son born Sunday at 5 18 PM in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds.
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Joseph Dixon
West
Gladys
Chicago
Tony Bicanich
Bonnie
Stanley Dixon
Lesser
Charles Virgil Wilson
East Main Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Charles Keith
Gary Spillman
Harrison
Debra Lynn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Raymond L. Shelton
South 22Nd Street
Debra Ann
Ray Brockman
Peach
Stephen Louis
Alexander Ewald
Belle Rive
Danny Charles
Byron Vance
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hosspital Hospital
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Updated
Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan wards list admitted and discharged patients. Notable entries include Randall McKinley Smith, Walter Merl Jones, Sharon Tate, and Edward Wilson among others, with multiple names in each facility.
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Jefferson Memorial
Randall McKinley Smith
Paul Wayne Levin
Bill Wright
Wanda Nadine Wilson
Minnie Green
Inn
Walter Merl Jones
Rita Modert
Florence Dyer
Opdyke
Sharon Kay Diel
Dix
Paul Davis, Jr
Edith S. Hirons
Waltonville
Meetings Mt Vernon OES and auxiliary gathering
A stated Mt Vernon Chapter No 233 Eastern Star meeting will be at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening May 26 at 730. Memorial services will be conducted. The Ladies Auxiliary to Barracks No 102 WWI VA unit meets at City Hall on May 26 at 730. Bring sandwiches cookies pie or cake for the social hour and your own table service. Margaret H Smith Secy Edna Edson President
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Mt. Vernon
U.S. A
Margaret H. Smith
Sec
Veterans of World War I meet in King City Barracks
The King City Barracks No. 102 of Veterans of World War I will meet in regular session at the Legion Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday May 26. All members are urged to attend and other World War I veterans are invited. John C. Kell, Commander.
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King City Barracks No
Legion Hall
Ohn C. Kell
Comdr
Five Day Forecast for Illinois Varies by City
Weather report shows temperatures 4 to 7 degrees above normal with highs mostly in the 70s and lows in the 50s. Warm start, cooler Thursday, then warmth returns by Saturday. Precipitation expected 1 to 2 inches mainly Wednesday night and Thursday with showers and thunderstorms. Cities include Belleville Moline Peoria Quincy Rantoul Rockford Springfield Vandalia with readings around 54 in one location.
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Illinois
Belleville
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford
Springfield
Vandalia
Illinois Weather Brief From The Associated Press
Illinois warmed with southerly breezes and patchy rain across many localities. Temperatures rose into the 80s statewide, with thundershowers in northern and southern regions and cooler readings near the end of the period. Chicago stayed cool at 61 with a high of 72 in western areas. Quincy reached 75. Night lows were mostly in the high 50s to low 60s. The five day forecast calls for cooler temperatures by Thursday with widespread showers and thundershowers.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Belleville
Chicago
Quincy
High Court Rules Illinois Mudguard Law Invalid
The Supreme Court unanimously holds Illinois cannot require contour mudguards on trucks in interstate commerce. Justice Douglas notes the rule imposes a heavy burden on interstate movement and diverges from standards in most states, while recognizing states’ safety leeway.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tlinois
Douglas
Ilinois
U.S. District Court
Springfield
High Tribunal
High Court
State Policeman In Auto Accident In Pursuit
SPARTA IL AP A state trooper in pursuit of a drunken driver was injured when a motorist turned in front of his patrol car. Trooper Carlos Tolbert 27 bounced off a car driven by Joseph Bauer 17 Evansville IL and hit a concrete wall and utility pole. Bauer not injured was ticketed for failing to yield the right of way. Tolbert taken to Pinckneyville Hospital.
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Sparta, Ill
Carlos Tolbert
Joseph Bauer
Evansville
Sparta
Bauer
Tolbert
Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Hospital
Steel Firms Charge McDonald With Public Distortions
New York AP The 12 largest steel companies accuse United Steelworkers leader David J. McDonald of misleading the public with ads urging support for the union in contract talks. The open letter appeared in papers as talks resume before a June 30 deadline. A strike by about 500,000 would be likely if no agreement is reached. The union seeks wage increases, a 40 hour week, and other benefits. the industry wants wage freezes.
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New York
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union of America
McDonald
Steel Companies Coordinating Committee
Basic Steel Industry
Shipley Fires Mother And Keeps Brother-In-Law
Olney dispatch reports Congressman George Shipley replaces his mother Mamie Shipley with Betty White as staff in the 23rd District office in Olney. Mamie served Jan 3 to Apr 1 at 329 dollars monthly while Watson runs the Olney district office at 622 dollars monthly. Shipley spoke at the Illinois Federal Postal Clerks convention in Springfield and to the 32nd district World War I Veterans in Olney before returning to Washington.
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Olney
API
George Shipley
Don
Springfield
Betty White
Shipley
Mamie
Don Watson
Illinois Federal Postal Clerks Convention
Washington Sun
Illness Outbreak Ties to Hillcrest Country Club
Health department probes after diners at Hillcrest Country Club fall ill following Saturday night meals. Two groups affected include the 65 member Southside Corkball League and the 165 member Town and Country Dunece Club, all fed by a single caterer. Police planned to forward initial findings to health officials.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis County Health Dept
Hillcrest Country Club
Southside
Town and Country Dunece Club
Country Club
Small Boat Capsizes. Five Youths Drown
Five youths from Grosse Pointe drowned after a 22 foot sailboat capsized during a trip. Coast Guard responders were alerted at 4 a.m. by a mother reporting a missing daughter. a search boat located the capsized craft at 6:20 a.m., with overnight rescue efforts continuing.
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Grosse Pointe
Coast Guard
Gongea
Dulles Laid to Rest With Full Honors at Arlington
Diplomats fly to the United States for rites after the death of John Foster Dulles. He will rest 24 hours at the National Cathedral before a Presbyterian funeral with full military honors at Arlington. President Eisenhower canceled church plans to honor the secretary of state, calling him one of the truly great men of our time.
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Dulles
National Cathedral
Episcopal
Armed Services
Arlington National Cemetery
Presbyterian Church
Roswell P. Barnes
New York
World Council of Churches
Paul Wolfe
Brick Presbyterian Church
Edward L. R. Elson
Ration Presbyterian Church
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Theft Reported: Coat Stolen From Car In City
Melvin Porter of 1214 Jones reported to police Sunday that a sports coat valued at 18 dollars was stolen from his car. The incident adds to local property theft cases as authorities investigate.
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Melvin Porter
Jones
Khrushchev Departs Moscow for First Albania Visit
Premier Nikita Khrushchev flies from Moscow aboard a Soviet TU104 on a two week state visit to Albania. About 500 people attend the departure including 45 ambassadors and 30 Albanians at the airport to bid him farewell.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Albania
Khrushchev
Adriatic
Hoffa backs steel strike in support pledge
James Hoffa, head of the Teamsters, told 2,500 Boston members at a communion breakfast that if steel workers strike, his union will back them. He criticized the press, radio, TV, the AFL-CIO, and the Kennedy-Ervin labor bill, and accused senators of hypocrisy while portraying Kennedy as ignorant about labor issues.
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Boston
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Boston Teamsters
Hoffa
Steel Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Congress
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Nazi admits killing 500 inmates at Melk camp
FULDA Germany AP a former SS medical corps sergeant Gottlieb Muzikant 55 admitted killing at least 500 concentration camp inmates in late World War II. He said he strangled or gave them fatal injections of air or insecticide at Melk camp between February and April 1945. He faces likely trial in July.
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Fulda
Germany
Robert Hafke
Gottlieb Muzikant
J Medical Corps
Hafke
Muzikant
Claus Salomon
Melk
Mauthausen
Muzica
Election for Congress Seat in Jamestown NY
Voters in the 43rd district will choose a successor to late Republican Rep Daniel A Reed who served 40 years. Candidates are Republican Charles E Goodell Democrat Robert E McCaffrey and Liberal John R Steinbroner. Reed died February 19 in Warrington Washington DC.
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Jamestown
N.Y
New York
Daniel A. Reed
House
Reed
Charles E. Goodell
Robert E. McCaffrey
South Vandalia
John R. Steinbroner
Railway Express Co
Warrington
D.C
Ex-Resident Of Dahlgren Aids In Sea Rescue
A former Dahlgren man and his son helped rescue two people aboard the sinking fishing vessel El Gordo in rough ocean waters on a Saturday. Dewey Jones Jr and his son Delbert, of San Bernardino California, were among the shipboard crowd that lost gear and belongings as 25 people were aboard.
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Dahlgren
el Gordon
Dewey Jones, Jr
Delbert
Elm Street
San Bernardino
Calif
el Gordo
Jines
Dewey Jines
Oil Engineers To Meet May 26 In Evansville
The Tri State Association of Petroleum Engineers will hold its monthly meeting on May 26, 1959 at 6:30 p.m. at the West Haven Gun Gab in Exsonville Indiana. Speaker will be Mr Ray sor erkins director of technical service for Southwestern Plastic Pipe Company Mineral Wells Texas. His subject Plastic Pipe Oil Field Application and Limitation.
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Tri-State Association of Petroleum Engineers
West Haven Gun Gab
Exsonville
Indiana
Peaker
Raysor Erkins
Southwestern Plastic Pipe Company
Mineral Wells
Texas
Baskin Elected By War I Vets of District
Ralph E. Baskin of Mt. Vernon was yesterday elected senior vice commander of World War I Veterans District 3 at a district session in Olney. George A. Binks of Mt. Vernon, outgoing commander, presided. Tvan Howe of Salem was named commander and Clyde Miller of Mt. Carmel junior vice commander. Speakers included Congressman George Shipley and former national commander Lewis Brake.
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Ralph E. Baskin
Mt. Vernon
Olney
George A. Binks
Mtt. Vernon
Tvan Howe
Salem
Clyde Miller
Mt.Carmel
George Shipley
Lewis Brake
Three Fire Calls In Mt. Vernon Area
Firemen responded to three weekend incidents in the Mt. Vernon area. At 12 30 a m Sunday James Payne drove his 1955 model car to the fire station and a blaze in the front seat was controlled. At 11 55 a m Sunday an overheated stove pipe ignited a ceiling at Joe Strong home and was extinguished with a garden hose. At 3 02 p m Sunday rural firemen fought a fire at Fred Warren home damaging a pump motor.
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Mt. Vernon
James Payne
Joe ‘Strong
Herbert
Strong
Fred Warren
Benton Road
Weekend Mt Vernon Accident Report
Police reported a weekend car collision in Mt Vernon involving Kay Scott 315 south Fourth and Willard K Robinson 1006 south 23rd. Robinson’s car at a stop sign sustained about 150 dollars in damage while Scott’s car suffered about 50 dollars. No injuries were reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Kay Scott
South Fourth
Willard K. Robinson
South 23Rd
Robinson
Scott
Stolen Auto Recovered Near Mt Vernon
A car reported stolen last week was found abandoned southeast of Mt Vernon. The vehicle belongs to Clyde Jones of Dahlgren and was recovered by the sheriff's office.
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Mt. Vernon
Sheriff's Office
Clyde Jones
Dahlgren
Life Underwriters Name Roy Simpson President
The Central-Southern Illinois Life Underwriters Association met in May and elected officers for 1959 1960. J L Simpson of Great West Life Mt. Vernon was named president with D Downen as vice president Zimmerman of Metropolitan Life Mt. Vernon as secretary and treasurer. Directors named include Edward White Centra lia Fritz Dietz Centralia Darrell Chapman Irvington and Joseph K Snider Mt Vernon.
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Central-Southern Illinois Life Underwriter’s Association
Proteasional Life Underwriters
Arion
Washington
Jefferson Gallatin
Wayne
Richlan Counties
J. L. Simpson
Great-West Life
Mt. Vernon
Hubert Downen
Prudential Life
Salon
Robert Zimmerman
Metropolitan Life
Edward White
Centralia
Fritz Dietz
Equitable Life For
New York
Darrell Chapman
Irvington
Joseph K. Snider
Mutual Benefit Life of
New Jersey
Gromyko May Join West At Dulles Rites
Geneva AP report says East West talks on Germany will pause Wednesday and Thursday as Western Foreign Ministers head to Washington for John Foster Dulles funeral. Herter Lloyd and Couve de Murville travel with Sir Anthony Rumbold. Gromyko may also join Washington funeral events.
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John M. Hightower
Geneva
Germany
Washington
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
Sovie
Andrei Gromyko
Andrew H. Berding
Gromyko
Herter
Couve de Murville
Lloyd’s
Anthony Rumbold
Johnson Proposes Non Red Summit at Western Hemisphere
Sen Lyndon B Johnson urged inviting leaders of the non Communist world to a summit in the western hemisphere. He spoke to Southwest Texas State College graduates noting Soviet calls for a limited wartime alliance oppose a broad conference and warning the Kremlin aims to divide the West one by one for dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Tex
United States
Kremlin
Johnson
West
Mt Vernon Fire Chief on State Fire College Program
Urbana Champaign Illinois June 7 11 Mt. Vernon Fire Department chief Paul Partridge and University of Illinois firemanship instructor joins the 35th Annual University of Illinois Fire College on campus. More than 800 paid and volunteer firemen from winds attend talks lectures demonstrations including rescue first aid safety and nuclear weapons fires. The college is the nation s oldest started in 1925 directed by R K Newton and sponsored by the Division of University Extension with Illinois fire service groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. Newton
Division of University Extension
Illinois Fire Service
Rickover Defies Protocol in Congress Testimony
Vice Adm. Hyman G. Rickover told a House Appropriations subcommittee he ignores directives and has never followed any policy when testifying to Congress. He recounted interactions with seniors, noting he would say what they told him not to. The remarks, made in a closed session, were made public today.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Congress
Rickover
House Appropriations
Navy
Daniel J. Flood
D-Pa
Air Force
Flood
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