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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1954

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Funeral for Oscar Garrison in Wayne City at 84

Oscar Garrison 84 of Wayne City died at 4 30 a m Wednesday at Albion nursing home. Funeral services set for Friday at 10 30 a m at Richardson Chapel Wayne City with Rev Lloyd Trotter officiating. Burial in Garrison Temple cemetery. He was born March 19 1870 in Wayne County to Samuel and Margaret Treat Garrison. Survived by two sons Lester Joliet Illinois and Cecil New Orleans Louisiana.

Wayne City Oscar Garrison Anion Albion Richardson Chapel Lloyd Trotter Garrison Temple Cemetery Mr. Garrison Wayne County Samuel and Margaret (Treat) Garrison Lester Joliet Cecil New Orleans

James Malcolm of Belle Rive Dies at 73

James Arthur Malcolm died at his home in Belle Rive Tuesday at noon at age 73. Born August 18 1880 in Walnut Hill he married Mary F Crawford in 1899. Survived by wife seven children and many grandchildren. service Friday at 2 pm at Christian church Belle Rive officiated by Rev M Melton and Rev G C Dorris. Burial Walnut Hill. Body in state at Grigg and Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren.

James Arthur Malcolm Belle Rive Malcolm Walnut Hill Mary F. Crawford Margaret Clark Chicago Nadine Birkner Mt. Vernon Alma Butler Dahlgren Letha Petra Patoka Robert Malcolm William Malcolm Francis Malcolm Fred Malcolm Mechanicsburg Minnie Adams Christian Church

Rescue Attempt On Mt McKinley For Injured Climber

Four rescue climbers led by Dr John McCall endeavor to reach George Argus gravely hurt in a tent after a May 15 1000 foot fall that killed George Thayer. Army climbers Morton Wood and Leslie Vierick report details from McKinley Park as an Air Force helicopter ferries them toward the 5000 foot level.

Associated Preas Army Big Delta Alasa Air Force Morton Wood Leslie Viereck McKinley Park

Magic stone boats of Pharaoh Cheops found in Giza

CAIRO Associated Press reports an Egyptian archaeologist claims discovery of 5000-year-old stone boats built to bear the soul of Cheops across the sky. If excavation by the Great Pyramid validates the find, it could rank as the era’s most important since Tutankhamen’s tomb. A view into interior of a boat comes from a shaft glimpse.

Associated Press Cairo Cheops Great Pyramid Giza King Tut

Princess Margaret Wins Crossword Prize in London

The winner of a magazine crossword contest is Princess Margaret. Buckingham Palace confirmed the queen's sister filled the winning entry, with a palace spokesman saying all the royal family are keen on crossword puzzles. Margaret wins 3 guineas worth of books.

Associated Press London Wet Royal Princess Margaret Country Life Buckingham Palace Palace

Oil Well Activity Focused Across Mt Vernon Area

Mt Vernon area reports multiple wells in operation or testing. Reeves completes Kell Heirs Nos 1 and 2, pumping 170 and 320 barrels daily from Rosiclare lime after fracturing. Winn and Babare test shale sections, while Obering abandons a wildcat near Okanville. Kapp reports 11 barrels daily from Cypress sand near Richview. Washington County shows six operations with three drilling tests and two dry holes.

Salem E. C. Reeves Kell C. R. Winn Archie Quinn Nick Babare Centralia L. E. Farthing A. B. Potter H. J. Schlafly R. N. Davis Highway 161 Raccoon School Washington County E. A. Obering Fred Fampe Okanville Dale Hopkins Sloat-Arning Irvington Louis Kapp Richview

Mt Vernon Taverns To Close On Memorial Day

Mt Vernon taverns will be retired to close all day next Monday following Memorial Day. Police Chief Verner Pigg announced the state law allows a legal holiday when Memorial Day falls on Sunday.

Mt. Vernon Monty Verner Pigg Pigg

He Charges Efforts To Shift Probe Continued From Page One

Senator Symington argues for full Senate review after a 4 3 vote dismisses charges against McCarthy aide Francis P Carr and Deputy Defense Secretary H Struve Hensel. The Republican majority says the McCarthy subcommittee relied on informants who are former Communists. Cohn asserts Communist infiltration reached Ft Monmouth radar labs and credits McCarthy for suspending 35 security risks. Democratic members cry whitewash as Welch and Adams contest the disclosures.

Munist Franklin D. Roosevelt Cohn Ft. Monmouth McCarthy Army Adams Btevens Mac-Carthy Sen. Symington Dmo Special Army Joseph N. Welch Senate Francis P. Carr Asst H. Struve Hensen Welch Hensel Symington Carr

Bennington Death Toll 91 and 201 Hurt

Carrier Raborn praises crew as planes, jets, and helicopters respond. Quonset airfield receives aircraft after initial casualty handling. Commanding officer expresses pride in the American sailors aboard the carrier with a normal crew of 2,800.

Bennington Raborn Tam

U S Seeks Release Of 71 Americans In China

Geneva sources say the United States may enter direct talks with the Chinese Communists over freeing about 71 Americans held in China. Civilians, fliers, and missionaries are listed among detainees, with 11 Navy and Coast Guard personnel missing since 1952 after a crash off the South China coast.

Associated Press Geneva United States China Panmunjom State Department U. S Harold Fischer Jr Swea City Iowa Richard Applegate Medford Ore Donald Dixon New York Merchant Marine Ben Krasner Brooklyn Lawrence Buol Stockton Calif Navy Coast Guard South China Coast

Start Counting Proxies In Fight Over Railroad

Albany dispatch reports the New York Central Railroad proxy fight hinges on stockholder votes. Proxies from 2000 attending a Wednesday meeting at the Washington Avenue Armory were moved to Hotel Ten Eyck for safekeeping. Law professors began tallying valid proxies and ruling challenges.

Avomalatad Press Albany, N.Y New York Central Railroad William White Robert R. Young Washington Avenue Armory Hotel Ten Eyck

Nixon says hearings divert U.S. from main business

President Nixon told a Waldorf Astoria gathering that the Army McCarthy hearings divert the nation from more important tasks. He urged quick completion to refocus on national issues, praising action over talk. He spoke with Mrs Hobby and Gov. Dewey, stressing the need to avoid distracting the public.

Associated Press New York Richard OM. Nixon Jesses Fisenhower Herbert Crnownell Edgar Floover Aridee York Corie Thittee Dioner Sendoseple i McCarthy Proawnell Tisover Noxon Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Oveta Culp Hobby

Commies Honor Charlie Chaplin and Dmitri Shostakovich

The World Peace Council awards its World Peace Prize to Charlie Chaplin and Dmitri Shostakovich for work toward protecting peace. A spokesman said Chaplin would accept the prize if offered, though details on a monetary amount remained unclear. Chaplin, a British subject, resides abroad amid Cold War tensions.

Associated Prepan Berlin Charlie Chaplin Raesian

Nude Women Attack Official in School Protests

Grantforks, F.C. attendance officer reported 29 nude members of the Sons of Freedom sect assaulted him on Wednesday as he tried to read a proclamation ordering their children to attend school. Ralph McIntosh was scratched and his clothing torn during the incident near Coachpin. The group has refused school attendance, arguing Canadian institutions teach moral topics. They use nudity as protest in their drive for peace and prosperity.

Associated Press Grantforks F.C Sons of Freedom Ralph McIntosh Coachpin

Memorial Day Exercises in Mt Vernon Area

Memorial Day observances occur at Knob Prairie Abner and Ham's Grove and Richardson Hill cemeteries near Waltonville Ballgrene and nearby towns. Speakers include Andy at Knob Prairie with an all war dead roll call. Rev Jack Ketterman at Abner. Ham's Grove programs at 2 pm. decorating graves in the forenoon at Richardson Hill with speeches gospel singing and music. Public invited.

Mt. Vernon Richardson Hill Richardson Hill Cemetery Ballgrene

Memorial Day Service At Macedonia Methodist Church

Memorial Day observance set for Sunday May 30 at 2 PM at Macedonia Methodist Church. Ewing orade school band will provide music along with other entertainment. Public invited to attend.

Macedonia Methodist Church Ewing Orade School

Four Divorces Granted Here in Climate Court Session

Four divorces were granted and one divorce suit was dismissed during a climate court session this week led by Judge Caswell J. Crebs. The decrees granted were Nancy Leffler versus Charles W. Leffler Lola Mae Loss versus Leroy Robert Loss Margaret Joan Smith versus Kenneth Kermit Smith and Josephine Britton versus Roy N. Britton. Thelma B. DuRall versus Robert DuRall was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff.

Climat Court Caswell J. Crebs Nancy Leffler Charles W. Leffler Lola Mae Loss Leroy Robert Loss Margaret Joan Smith Kenneth Kermit Smith Josephine Britton Roy N. Britton Thelma B. DuRall Robert DuRall

Woman Fined $50 For Petty Larceny

Clara Mae Tucker, 44, colored, was fined $50 and costs before County Judge Morton Dorothy yesterday on a petty larceny charge. She had previously pleaded guilty to stealing a small amount of clothing and sheets.

Clara Mae Tucker Morton Dorothy

Jet Speedster Killed Amid Carrier Explosion

Lt. Wallace Rich, 28, killed Wednesday in a carrier explosion aboard the Bennington, was among three Navy pilots who last month set an unofficial cross country speed record. He piloted an FOF jet from San Diego to New York, covering 2,487 miles in 3 hours 47 minutes.

Associated Preas Washington Wallace Rich Bennington Navy San Diego Calif New York

Hospital Notes List of Admitted and Discharged Names

Good Samaritan admitted: Hilda Antoinette Wilpes Cora Louisa Atkins James McKinley Morris Harry A Walter Vernon Miller James H Bolerjack Nell Johnson Betty Jou Noble Joyce Ann Cockrum Thelma Lorrain Newell. Discharged: Charles B Mason Amos Neubuhr Jr Master Kenneth Wayne Bigley Master Douglas James Pruett Master Stephen Michael Smith Clarence Nolta Dolores Mae Wells and infant Rickey Glen Mabel Yeonne Cook. Jefferson Memorial Additted: Mrs Louie Tall Red 1 Master John H Stone cipher Salem Mrs Mary Masering Granite City Mrs Kesther Patterson Centralia. Discharged: Mrs Margaret Jones Mrs Marian Carnahan and infant son.

Good Samaritan Hilda Antoinette Wilpes Cora Louisa Atkins James McKinley Morris Harry A. Walter Vernon &. Miller James H. Bolerjack Nell Johnson Betty Jou Noble Joyce Ann Cockrum Thelma Lorrain Newell Charles B. Mason Amos Neubuhr Kenneth Wayne Bigley Douglas James Pruett Stephen Michael Smith Clarence Nolta Dolores Mae Wells Rickey Glen Mabel Yeonne Cook Jefferson Memorial Louie Tall John H. Stonecipher Salem Mary Maserang Granite City Kesther Patterson Centralia Margaret Jones Marian Carnahan

Births in Red and Ina Two New Daughters Reported

Mr and Mrs D I Alexander Red 4 McLeansboro named Debbie born at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Wednesday at 8 25 am. Mr and Mrs Bob Dycus Red Ina welcomed daughter Barlena Sue born at Good Samaritan Hospital at 3 55 pm Wednesday weighing 5 pounds 10 ounces.

D. I. Alexander Red McLeansboro Debbie Jefferson Memorial Hospital Bob Dycus Ina Barlena Sue Good Samaritan Hospital

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