Death of Riley McMahon at 74 in McLeansboro
Riley McMahon, 74, of McLeansboro died Monday at his South Washington street home. A retired A and N railroad employee, he was born September 30, 1884 in Hamilton County. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the church in McLeansboro, with Revs. Mauld and Odor officiating. Burial will be in I. O. O. F. cemetery. The body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home, where friends may visit. He is survived by his wife, Ottis McMahon of Atlanta, Georgia, one son, two grandchildren, one brother, Dave McMahon of McLeansboro, and one sister, Mrs. Rose Densmore of Craig, Fla.
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Riley McMahon
South Washington Street
McLeansboro
Rose Densmore
Raig, Fila
Preston Fred of Sesser Dies at 98
Preston Fred aged 98 and town’s oldest resident died Monday at his daughter’s home, Mrs. Blanche Newberry. A retired farmer, he will be buried at Maple Hill Cemetery after funeral services Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Brayfield Chapel in Sesser. The Rev. Ewell Gulley officiates. body in state at Brayfield Funeral Home. wife Anna died ten years ago.
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Preston Fred of
Sesser
Preston Fred
Blanche Newberry
Fred
Rayfield Chapel
Ewell Gulley
Maple Fill
Brayfield Funeral Home
Anna
Lena Brunner Dies at 87. Rites Planned
Lena Brunner of 215 South Third Street died at 6:00 a m age 87. Rosary is at 7:00 p m today at Pulley Funeral Home. Funeral mass tomorrow at 10 a m at St Marys Catholic Church. Burial in St Marys Cemetery. Born January 19 1872 in Mt Vernon to George and Mary Witzel Brunner.
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Lena Brunner
South Th Street
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father P. Burke
Stary's Cemetery
Pulley Funeral Home
Miss Brunner
Mt. Vernon
George and
Mary
Witzel Brunner
George H Cook of Broughton Dies
George H Cook 83 a retired businessman of Broughton died early today at Shepherd Nursing Home Eldorado after 18 months of illness Funeral services will be Friday at 2 00 p m at Ison Chapel Broughton Rev Paul Bryson officiating with burial at Mt Olivet cemetery near Norris City Calling hours are open Mr Cook born August 11 1875 in Hamilton county is survived by a son Orlic of Salem and two grandchildren
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George H. Cook
Ughton
Shepherd Nursing Home
Eldorado
Ison Chapel
Broughton
Paul Bryson
Mtral Cemetery
Norris City
Jends
Mr. Cook
Hamilton County
Orlicr
Salem
Bloodmobile to Visit Mt Ver Noname June Visit
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will return to Mt Ver on June 29 and 30. It will be at the ge from noon to 6:00 PM each day with a 300 pint quota for the two day drive.
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Red Cross
Mt. Vermon
Births Kevin Dale Dale Francis Smith Kristy Lynn and Larry Gerard
Mr and Mrs Dale Francis Smith of 707 North Tenth Street welcomed a son at 8 07 PM in Samaritan Hospital weighing 8 1 and named Kevin Dale. Mr and Mrs Bob Dyer of 2007 Blain welcomed a daughter at 11 01 PM in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing 6 12 and named Kristy Lynn. Mr and Mrs George Richard Karcher of Inigren welcomed a son at 10 48 PM in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing 6 10 and named Larry Gerard.
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Dale Francis Smith
North Tenth Street
Samaritan Hospital
Kevin Dale
Bob Dyer
Blain
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kristy Lynn
Rge Richard Karcher
Inigren
Larry Gerard
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Report
Jefferson Memorial records show admissions and discharges including Miss Freida Anna and Mrs Lucy Lee along with Bella Liebengood Nora Shirley Ewald and Dorothy Mau Fey Gay Bernard Selia Lieben women noted in the ward notes with incomplete surnames.
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Jefferson Memorial
Miss Freida
Anna
Mrs
Lucy Lee
Bella Liebengood
Nora Discharged
Shirley Ewald
Fatter Dodson
Dorothy Mau- Fey
Gay Bernard
Selia Lieben
Weather Roundup From The Associated Press Across Cities
Detailed report covers numerous cities with highs and lows, including Albany Atlanta Bismarck Boston Cleveland Denver Detroit Fort Worth Helena Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Maine Portland Oregon Rapid City Richmond St Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington and Illinois towns Belleville Moline Peoria Quincy Rockford Springfield Vandalia. Temperatures range from below 50s to mid 80s with rain in several locales and clear skies elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Albany
Erque
Anchorage
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fort Worth
Helena
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Portland
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Illinois
Belleville
Moline
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Rockford T
Springfield
Vandalla
Eee
Illinois Weather Warm Temperatures With Humidity Rise
Illinois experiences muggy warm air with highs near the 80s across much of the state. Cloudy skies and thunderstorms are forecast through Wednesday, bringing cooling to the northern half. Overnight temps mid 60s, readings in the 73 to 80 range, with Rockford at 75 and Belleville near 77.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Mercury
Belleville
Rantoul
Quincy
Rockford
Globe-Democrat resumes publication after strike
The St Louis Globe-Democrat will restart next Monday after a three month strike. A contract with the American Newspaper Guild will be signed at 7 a.m. CDT Wednesday and pickets will be removed. The paper will print a Sunday edition on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to late Sunday, with late news inserted periodically. The new contract includes a pension plan, wage increases, and scale raises for editorial staff.
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ST. Louis
Globe- Democrat
Richard H. Amberg
American Newspaper Guild
Globe-Democrat
Post-Dispatch
Afternoon Post-Dispatch
Morning Globe-Democrat
Amberg
Post- Dispatch
The
Herald Co
Syracuse
N.Y
S.J. Newhouse
Godfrey Flies and Swims After Operation
New York AP reports Arthur Godfrey, three weeks after cancer surgery, piloted his plane to his Virginia farm and swam at the farm. He, 55, remains in New York, staying at his apartment and making frequent trips to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center for post operative treatment after leaving the hospital May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Godfrey
Virginia
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Slain woman's ex husband charged in murder diary
Chicago police charged Duncan Hansen, 28, with murder in the death of Susan Hansen, 24, a mother of three. A spiral notebook found in Hansen's apartment contained diary entries depicting drowning and intense hate, shaping the basis of the case. Investigators noted keys, basement entry marks, and a time of death estimated between 4 and 7 a.m. Sunday.
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Chicago
Duncan Hansen
Susan Hansen
South Side
Hansen
Frank Ferlic
Susan
Sneet
Louana Lackey
Oae
Hansen House
James Eager
Eager
Stratton dedicates 18 SIU buildings in southern Illinois
Governor Stratton dedicates 18 SIU structures highlighting SIU's need for an engineering school and its bold, adaptive development. Seventeen are housing units for students and staff families, including temporary barracks style family housing. Student housing serves 405, costing 1.9 million. family units cost 1.48 million, funded largely by state and federal loans with one quarter covered by state appropriations.
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University of Illinois
SIU
Ilinois
Stratton
STU
Original Zephyr Is Still Running
Chicago report notes the Burlington Zephyr No 9900 remains in service after over three million miles. The stainless steel three car train began the streamliner era with a Denver to Chicago dawn-to-dusk run covering 1015 miles in 13 hours 3 minutes at 112.5 mph top speed for an average of 77.8 mph. It operates daily between St Joseph Missouri and Lincoln Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Burlington
St. Joseph
Lincoln
Neb
President of Big Firm Dies After Long Rise From Prison
Charles A. Ward former inmate and wanderer rose to president of Brown and Bigelow, a leading advertising specialty firm. He died Monday night in Los Angeles on a business trip at age 72. Ward joined in 1925, later became general manager and, after Bigelow’s death, was elevated to president. He had served time on narcotics and tax evasion charges and received a presidential pardon. Surviving are his widow, two daughters Kiki and Vida, and a son Herbert.
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ST. Paul, Min
Charles A. Ward
Los Angeles
Ward
Brown & Bigelow
St. Paul
H. H. Bigelow
Leavenworth Federa Prison
Bigelow
Ware
Leavenworth
Dulles Funeral Honorary Pallbearers Named
The widow of John Foster Dulles lists 22 figures to serve as honorary pallbearers at his funeral. The list includes Herbert Hoover Jr, Thomas E. Dewey, Adm. Arthur Radford, Jean Monnet, John D. Rockefeller III, and several of Dulles' former law partners, reflecting a wide circle of government, business, and foreign affairs figures.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Secretary of State
Hig Funeral
Herbert Hoover Jr
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jean Monnet
European Coal and Steel Community
John D. Rockefeller
Dulles
Dulles Lies In State At Cathedral Service
World leaders gathered for the state funeral of former secretary of state John Foster Dulles. President Eisenhower will attend the cathedral service and Arlington burial with full military honors. Soviet Deputy Premier Mikoyan praised Dulles, while Lyndon Johnson announced Senate adjournment out of respect. The public viewing began as dignitaries filled the cathedral, open to all denominations.
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Tional
Potomac
Washington
Roswell P. Barnes
New York
World Council of Churches
Barnes
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Dulles
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
Christian A. Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Gromyko
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Eisenhower
Arlington
Paul Wolfe
Brick Presbyterian Church
Edward L. R. Elson
National Presbyterian Church
Reliefer Plays Market Dies Of Malnutrition
A 92-year-old Staten Island man James Flaherty died Monday night in a hospital, with officials saying the malnutrition caused his death. He had faced welfare fraud charges for allegedly cheating the NYC Welfare Department of 14000 in relief checks while holding 30000 in blue chip stocks. District Attorney John M Braisted Jr said the death ends potential action and noted securities were held on court order. Flaherty, a former highway department laborer, retired in 1937.
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NEW York
Staten Island
New York City
Welfare Department
James Flaherty
Dist. Atty
John M. Braisted Jr
Flaherty
Highway Department
U S Offers New Berlin Unity Plan in Big Four Talks
U S Secretary of State Herter urged Soviet acceptance of a Berlin settlement uniting the city under its own constitution pending German vindication. East German spokesman rejected talks without German representatives and outlined a plan for Western concessions. Western officials favored any negotiations that could advance the German question as Big Four talks resumed in Washington.
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Arthur Gavshon
Geneva
Germany
U.S
Christian Herter J
Russia
Berlin
East Germany
Washington
John Foster Dulles
West
East Berlin
West Berlin
U.S.S.R
RIAS
Reds
Kiss At Midway Nabs Embezzling Husband
At Chicago Midway Airport a staged kiss led to the arrest of Rudolph Burkhalther, 52, on embezzlement charges. His Tucson wife, Murial, who had alerted police, identified him and provided his description. He allegedly took $20,940 last August after their marriage and vanished.
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Chicago
Midway Airport
Murial Burkhalther
Tucson
Ariz
Rudolph
Quake Relief Program Launched in Southern Mexico
AP reports a government relief program was started for southern Mexican quake sufferers. Later dispatches indicate damage remained heavy, with Nochistlan along the international highway losing its 2,562 residents to displacement as nearly all homes were ruined and abandoned.
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Oaxaca
Mexico
Nochistlan
Hoffa And Reuther In Battle Of Words
In Indianapolis and Detroit a clash of phrases unharnesses two union leaders. Hoffa accuses Reuther of lacking brains and guts while Reuther’s side dismisses Hoffa as inflammatory. The exchange traces back to long running labor battles and a 1948 shooting incident involving Reuther.
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Hoffa
Reuther
Tennessee Seeks Industry In Michigan
DETROIT AP Gov Buford Ellington of Tennessee arrives to woo Michigan industry to Tennessee. Gov G Mennen Williams offers cautious welcome and wishes success while defending Michigan’s tax climate and noting no harm to Michigan’s people. Williams countered against claims Michigan is a welfare state.
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Detroit
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Michigan
Wolverine
G. Mennen Williams
Lansing
Williams
Ellington
Michian
Williams’ Party
Prison funding approved amid plans to reactivate facilities
The House approved 2 million for prison needs as part of a broader plan to reactivate additional institutions. Illinois lawmakers from both parties backed Gray's amendment, including Rep. Thomas J. O'Brien, while Rep. Edna Simpson opposed. A Bureau of Prisons site team listed six Midwest locations with Marion leading, and the attorney general would pick the site.
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Illinois
Gray
Thomas J. O’brien
Finais
Edna Simpson
Bureau of Prisons
Midwest
Marion
Thomas O'Brien
D-Mll
Elmer Hoffman
R-I
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Taylorville
Kirksville
Mount Vernon- Centralia-Salem
Hannibal
Union City
Tenn
Fulton, Ky
Gray Told
Surgery Today For Mr. V. Child Burned In 1958
Little Ronnie Chambliss four year old son of Mr and Mrs Ronald Chambliss of 1407 White Street was scheduled for surgery at ten this morning for burns suffered last October when his toy tractor overturned in a ditch where leaves were being burned. He was to have two fingers straightened and skin grafts performed. He entered St John’s Hospital in St Louis yesterday. He is grandson of Mr and Mrs Kelley Chambliss of Texico and Mrs Lela McKowen of this city.
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Little Ronnie Chambliss
Ronald. Chambliss
Whitestreet
St. John’s Hospital
St. Louis
Kelley Chambliss
Texico
Lela McKowen
Kinder Honored At Indiana Meeting For Sales Campaign
Mr and Mrs Jack C Kinder Jr of this city are guests of James F Oates at a conference May 25 26 at French Lick Indiana. Kinder district manager earned top honor as Mt Vernon district placed first in the Greater Illinois Agency annual April Sales Campaign.
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Jack C. Kinder, Jr
Magnolia
James F. Oates
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
U.S.A
French Lick-Sheraton Hotel
French Lick
Indiana
Kinder
Mt. Vernon
Greater Illinois
Mill Shoals Boy Drowns In Pond
An 11 year old boy drowned in a farm pond near Mill Shoals while crayfish fishing. Terry Durst waded into water over his head on Graf Churchwell farm. his body was recovered. His father Glenn Durst lives near Mill Shoals and works in a Fairfield factory.
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Mill Shoals, Ill
Mill Shoals
Terry Durst
Graf Churchwell
Glenn Durst
White County
Fairfield
Police Court Traffic Fines From Police Magistrate R. Thomas
Fines were assessed for four motorists with speeding and license violations. Paul W. Jones paid $5 and costs for 40 mph in a 30 mph zone. Robert Lee Edwards paid $5 and costs for 40 mph. Max T. Thackrey was fined $10 and costs for an illegal muffler on his car. Kay Scott was fined $10 and costs for driving without a license.
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J. R. Thomas
Paul W. Jones
Robert Lee Edwards
Max T. Thackrey
Muffier
Kay Scott
County ASC Election Board Is Appointed in Jefferson County
Lee C. Thompson announces Don Lee as chairman of the Jefferson County ASC county election board. He is aided by Manford A. Logan Willis H. Keyser l Eugene S. Baker and Issac J. Lambert to ensure representation of all agricultural sectors. Community election boards must be chosen by May 29 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee C. Thompson
Illinois State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Don Lee
Jefferson County
ASC
Lee
Manford A. Logan
The
Soil Conservation Service
Willis H. Keyser l
Farmers Home Administration
Eugene S. Baker
Farm Bureau
Issac J. Lambert
Farmers Union
Thompson
Cuban tribunal commutes four death sentences to prison terms
A military appeals tribunal in Holguin Oriente Province Cuba has commuted the death sentences of four convicted war criminals. The new punishments range from 20 to 30 years in prison, reflecting a major change in sentencing for these cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Holguin
Oriente Province
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Teamsters Union
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Frank Winn
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Edmison
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