Deaths Laura Garrison Dies in Wayne City
Laura Garrison 73 widow of Arnold Garrison died Tuesday at St Marys Hospital East St Louis She was a resident of Wayne County born February 9 1885 in Hamilton County daughter of William L and Mary Ann Barnes Gammon Funeral services will be Friday at 2 pm at Richardson Chapel Wayne City Burial at Garrison Cemetery She lay in state after 10 am Thursday Survived by one sister Mrs Martha Hayden Wayne City and sister in law Alma Peer Chicago Husband and one son preceded her in death
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Laura Garrison
Arnold Garrison
St. Mary's Hospital
East St. Louis
Wayne Couny
Hamilton County
Willam L
Mary Ann (Barnes) Gammon
Richardson Chapel
Wayne City
Garrison Cemetery
Martha Hayden
Alma Peer
Chicago
John Carpenter Funeral Friday
Funeral services for John Carpenter will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Wright and Kendall Funeral Home in Princeton Indiana. Burial will be in Princeton. Carpenter, 65, a former Mt. Vernon resident, died at 6 a.m. Tuesday at his home following a heart attack.
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John Carpenter
D.S.T
Wright and Kendall
Princeton
Ind
Mr. Carpenter
Mt. Vernon
Eva McNabb, McLeansboro Resident, Dies at 82
Eva McNabb 82 of McLeansboro died at 8 45 a m Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home McLeansboro The Rev Allen Benton will officiate burial will follow in the I O C F cemetery She was active in social and civic affairs born November 14 1875 in Hamilton County daughter of Daniel and Sarah E Martin She was married to Otis W McNabb who preceded her in death Survivors include a son Richard L of Evansville Ind two children and one great grandchild
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Eva McNabb
McLeansboro
Jones
Allen Benton
McNabb
Hamilton County
Daniel
Sarah E. Martin
Otis W. McNabb
Richard L
Evansville
Ind
Man Cuts Own Throat In Taxi
James Everett Elliston, 30, of near Marlow, was in serious condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after slashing his throat with a knife while in a taxi heading home before daylight. The driver called an ambulance and he was transported to the hospital.
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James Everett Elliston
Marlow
Good Samaritan Hospital
Elliston
Biers Under Capitol Dome For Unknowns
The timetable shows a wreath laying ceremony every 15 minutes today and every five minutes Thursday over several hours. The rotunda remains open to the public during the two days the Unknowns lie in state.
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Ublic
Births in Wheaton Elmhurst and Centralia Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Jimmie R Shields of Wheaton Ill are parents of a 6 lb 8 oz son named Peter Scott born at Elmhurst Hospital Elmhurst IL at 145 yesterday afternoon The mother is Phyllis Ann Smith Mt Vernon The Shields grandparents are Harry Shields Sr and Willis E Smith The Hicks family of 2025 Casey reports a 7 lb 4 oz son named Ricky Lynn born yesterday afternoon at 147 in Good Samaritan Hospital Parents are Mr and Mrs Woodrow Hicks A son weighing 10 pounds was born this morning at 516 to Mr and Mrs Edward Langenfeld Centralia at Good Samaritan Hospital
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Jimmie R. Shields
Wheaton
Ill
Elmhurst Hospital
Elmhurst
Peter Scott
Phyllis Ann Smith
Mt. Vernon
Harry Shields
Willis E. Smith
Woodrow Hicks
Casey
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ricky Lynn
Edward Langenfeld
Centralia
Hospital Notes and Admissions at Jefferson Memorial
Hospital notes list admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Rozier Scrivner Belle Rive Fred E Lampo Mrs Grace Culli and discharges Keith Parker Mrs Wanda Riley Dix Cloyce Wall Good Samaritan admissions include Mary Jean Adcock Nikki Shields Andrew Bird Matilda Schilling Delbert Hughey Lizzie Ethridge James Elliston Master Larry Kennedy Dowell Robertson Discharges include Burton Lee Dunbar Maude Neal Dennis Littrell Otto Miller Sarah Wilson Gladys Taylor Norma Johnson Virgil Bolen Mae Delp Fannie Jenkins Harold Mercer Arthur Ward
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Jefferson
Rozier Scrivner
Belle Rive
Fred E. Lampo
Grace Culli
Keith Parker
Wanda Riley
Dix
Cloyce Wall
Good Samaritan
Mary Jean Adcock
Nikki Shields
Andrew Bird
Matilda Schilling
Delbert Hughey
Lizzie Ethridge
James Elliston
Larry Kennedy
Dowell Robertson
Burton Lee Dunbar
Maude Neal
Dennis Littrell
Otto Miller
Sarah Wilson
Gladys Taylor
Norma Johnson
Virgil Bolen
Mae Delp
Fannie Jenkins
Harold Mercer
Arthur Ward
Airport News Highlights From Indiana and Ohio
Sutton made a flight to the King City at DOJ from Evansville Indiana en route to Finley Ohio. Melvin Lloyd Maxey flew Evansville to Mt. Vernon yesterday en route to Salem. Curt Gillespie arrived at Mt. Vernon from Brazil Indiana this morning.
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H, Sutton
King City
DOJ
Evansville
Ind
Finley
Ohio
Melvin Lloyd Maxey
Mt. Vernon
Salem
Curt Gillespie
Brazil
Jobless Pay Bill Pushed in Senate Setback
In Washington the Senate defeated a Kennedy amendment to extend unemployment benefits by 16 weeks. The measure would require states to provide 30 weeks of benefits or have precarious unemployment funds by 1965. The Eisenhower administration backs the House version to avoid further delay in aid.
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Washington
Senare
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Kennedy
House Votes To Make Alaska The 49th State
The House today voted to make Alaska the 49th state. It marks a second passage after 1950 and shifts focus to the Senate where outcome is uncertain. two recommit motions were defeated 201-172 and 199-174, respectively.
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House
Alaska
Washington
Senate
Dodds Speaks To Honor Graduates Of Mt. V. High
In Du Quoin Illinois residents approved a 125000 revenue bond for waterworks expansion by 714 to 128 in a light vote. The Mt Vernon Township High School Class of 1958 honors banquet featured Donald Dodds as speaker. A farewell gift was given to retiring librarian Mildred Warren.
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DU Quoin, Ill
du Quoin
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Donald Dodds
Mt. Vernon
Dodds
University of Illinois
Mike Stewart
Judith Lang
Silas Echols
Mildred Warren
Kenneth Cross
Larry Dulaney
Roy Beck
Mt. Vernon High School
Pflimlin and De Gaulle Clash Over Government Split
Pflimlin met secretly to recall duty to those opposing republican orders but received no assurance. De Gaulle’s noon statement signaling a move to form a new government surprised Pflimlin who said he had no advance knowledge. Pflimlin then stayed in office after meeting his Cabinet, despite the abrupt shift in plans.
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Pflimlin
Assembly
de Gaulle
Plimlin
Derautle
Truck And Auto Collide Here
A pickup truck and a car collided at 5 15 p m yesterday at Tenth and Donger causing no injuries. The truck was driven by Jim.
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Tenth
Donger
Jim
Damaged vehicles tied to Route 5 incident in Centralia
Police report a Route 5 incident in Centralia involving a truck and a car. Damages are estimated at about $50 for the truck and a similar amount for the car, with details limited in the readable fragment.
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Alli
Centralia
Sue Nordin
Route 3
Mt. Vernon
Committee May Stop Carlyle Dam
Washington AP report says the House Appropriations subcommittee may block funding for the 36 percent million dollar Carlyle Dam on the Kaskaskia River in Illinois. Some officials hint Eisenhower administration may back Shelbyville Dam instead and an $800,000 start allowance is under review while the broader $33.64 million federal cost and state share are outlined.
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Illinols
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Army Engineers
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Clifford Davis
D-Tenn
Kaskaskia
Eldon Hazlet
Carlyle
Shelbyville
W. A. Carter
Lower
Mississippi Valley Division
Edward P. Boland
D-Mass
United States
Marshall E. Bush
Bound
New England
Mississippi River
President says slump is waning amid defense and wage talks
President Eisenhower warned against "scotch and soda diplomacy" and foreign demagoguery while saying the slump is waning. He urged careful study of defense spending after Neil McElroy suggested possible government controls if costs rise. He also noted a partial contradiction between supporting public sector raises and private wage restraint.
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Eisenhower
Secreta of Defense
Neil McElroy
Miami
Fla
Frenchman Warns Gals Against Imitating Stars
Hollywood report notes Fernand Lafitte, French swimwear designer, warns American women against mimicking Jayne Mansfield Marilyn Monroe or Mamie Van Doren. He calls American beauty worship misguided and urges using natural features rather than hair bleaching or extreme grooming. Lafitte, a World War II resistance veteran, explains Europeans favor restraint over the movie star look.
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Jayne Mansfield
Marilyn Monroe
Mamie van Doren
Fernand Lafitte
America
Five Day Illinois Weather Forecast and Chicago Report
Illinois normals: highs 72-83, lows 53-64 with near one tenth inch precipitation. Cooler by Friday or Saturday, minor changes Sunday and Monday. Chicago records era cool and sunny with 70s to 80s highs. Rockford shows 41 degree spread with 85 high and 44 low. Missouri fair, cooler tonight, warmer north, highs 70s to mid 80s.
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Illinois
Chicago
Rockford
Missouri
House Committee orders defense speedup and more missiles
The House Appropriations Committee approved a defense for next fiscal year totaling 38.31 billion dollars, vetoing cuts to Guard, Army Reserve, and Marine Corps, and directing nine missile submarines rather than five. It also earmarked 2.73 billion for research and space programs, with total defense spending reaching about 47.81 billion and larger manpower and fleet levels than Eisenhower proposed.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Defense
Defense Department
National Guard
Army Reserves
Marine Corps
Eisenhower
House
Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Service
Air
Secretary of Defense
New
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Congress
Department
George Mahon
D-Tex
FTC issues first tire advertising and labeling rules
Washington AP The Federal Trade Commission proclaimed a 12 point code for ethical advertising and labeling of automobile tires. The guide bars deceptive advertising and meaningless labels and requires full disclosure of tire grades and bona fide selling prices. It becomes effective August 27 and warns the industry that FTC may file formal complaints if the guides are ignored.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
FTC
World War I Veterans Plan National Convention in Springfield
National Commander Lewis Brake tours Illinois as he organizes the World War I Veterans convention set for September 14 to 17 in Springfield. He spoke at multiple gatherings from Rock Island to Cairo, meeting veterans and officials while touring Mt. Vernon projects via the Community Development program executive committee.
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Mt. Vernon
Bailey Williams
Frank Kirk
Dick Franklin
Southern Ilinois University
Allan Dulaney
Alrady
Lewis Brake
Springfield
Ill
Commander Blake
Blake
Department of Iowa
Rock Island
Brake
Rock Island V.F.W
War One
Marshalltown
Towa
U.S
Thomas E. Martin
Bloomington
Pana
Department of Mississippi
Jackson
Illinois
Cairo
Court Battle Over Restaurant and Lounge in Lawrence
Lawrence and Helen Hite sue Dale and Evelyn Whitener in circuit court claiming unlawful holdover of a restaurant and cocktail lounge and alleging failures to meet lease provisions that harmed motel operations. The forcible entry and detainer action seeks possession of the property.
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Lawrence
Jessees
Helen Hite
Dale
Evelyn Whitener
Truck Hits Cab Injuring Etha Stover Near Home
Mrs. Etha Stover administrator of Jefferson Memorial Hospital was hurt when a truck struck the taxicab she rode in about 8 30 last night. The taxi driver Clayton Brown of 704 Main also injured though his injuries appear minor. The collision occurred as the taxi turned into the Stover home driveway on U S Route 460 southeast of the city.
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Etha Stover
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Tie Hospital
Clayton Brown
704
Main
Stover
U.S. Route 460
Thieves Break Into Bledsoe's Cafe on South 17th
Police report a burglary at Bledsoe's Cafe 228 South 17th last night. Thieves forced a wooden panel, reached inside to turn the lock and stole a cream Emerson radio a few pennies and several pocket combs.
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Bledsoe
South 17Th Street
Car Stolen On S. 15th Street
A blue over white 1956 Mercury four door hardtop with trailer hitch was stolen from a Mt. Vernon parking space after 10 p.m. The license is 2230 855. Loren Turner of 227 South 15th Street reported the theft to police. A description was broadcast over state police radio.
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Mt. Vernon
Loren Turner
Suth 15Th Stret
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