Deaths Kate Blackard Dies At Age 81
Mrs. Kate Blackard 81 of 520 Opdyke avenue died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital after seven weeks as a patient Funeral services will be at 2:00 p m Sunday Myers Chapel Rev Donald Carlton officiating Burial in Oakwood Cemetery The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel after 4:00 p m today Survivors include two sons Arch M and Samuel M Blackard two daughters Mrs Marian Jackson and Mrs Mattie Lee Warren four grandchildren and two great grandchildren She was a member of Epworth Methodist church.
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Kate Blackard
Opdyke Avenue
Good Samaritan Hospital
Myers Chapel
Donald Carlton
Oakwood Cemetery
Blackard
Mt. Erie
Lee
Laura (Crawford) Road
Golden Gate
Samuel M. Blackard
Arch M
Marian Jackson
Mattie Lee Warren
Epworth
Roy Nelson Dies At Home In Woodlawn
Roy Nelson 66 died at 1:00 a.m. today at his home in Woodlawn. Funeral services 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Garnier Funeral Home Centralia with Rev. Al Olson and Rev. Charles Spince officiating. Burial Elmwood Cemetery Centralia. Body lies in state after 4:00 p.m. today. Born June 10, 1893 in Ripley Missouri, son of Landy and… Married to Edith Idella Rueark who survives, along with three daughters Mrs. Raymond Russell Woodlawn, Mrs. Orville Fetgatter Pasadena Texas, Mrs. Jessie Davidson Centralia, and half-brother Evel Nelson Fairland Indiana.
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Roy Nelson
Woodlawn
Garnier Funeral Home
Centralia
al Olson
Charles Spince
Elmwood
Garnier
Mr. Nelson
Ripley
Landy Nelson
Edith Idella Rueark
Raymond Russell
Orville Fetgatter
Pasadena
Texas
Jessie Davidson
Evel Nelson
Fairland
Ind
Death of Mrs Charlotte Hagebush 79 of Ashley
Mrs Charlotte Hagebush of Ashley dies at 6 40 p m in Newman Ohio after a heart attack aged 79 born December 1880 in Buesmer Illinois daughter of Peter MacArthur married December 6 1901 in St Louis to Dr O J Hagebush survived by two sons MacArthur and Charles and a daughter Charlotte Ann Seibert eight grandchildren four great grandchildren and a son Williard predeceased husband and parents, member Trinity Episcopal church of Mt Vernon and Order of Eastern Star Ashley. Burial in Ashley cemetery. viewing at Kringer Funeral Home Ashley starting 2 00 p m Monday until services by Rev Fr Neil Malouke of Mt Vernon.
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Charlotte (MacArthur) Hagebush
Ashley
Newman
Kringer Funeral Home
Neil Malouke
Mt. Vernon
Ashley Cemetery
Khrushchev on U2 Flight at UN Assembly
In a UN Assembly session Khrushchev mocked the U2 incident with a Turkish sultan quip and blamed the Pentagon and Allen Dulles for the affair while noting Eisenhower’s awareness. U S envoy Freers absent and other diplomats did not attend. In Springfield Illinois prices received by farm ers May 15 fell slightly from April.
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Khrushchev
Pentagon
Allen Dulles
Eisenhower
United States
U. S
Edward L. Freers
Krhsuchev
Springfield
Ill
County Sues New List of Delinquent Taxpayers
Sixteen suits filed in county court seek to recover delinquent personal taxes for 1950s years. Named defendants include Clarence Brickey Irving Reznick Floyd Phemister Dale Whitener C V Williamson Walter J Johnson Bert Warren Jack Quinn Howard Hale Carl DeSerms J M Aaron Alfred Northup William Sommers William Clark Everett Talbott and Harry Jacobs with amounts ranging from about 242 to 876 dollars.
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Clarence Brickey
Mt. Vernon
Irving Reznick
Casey
Floyd Phemister
22Nd St
Dale Whitener
Tinnview Dr
C. V. Williamson
Johnson Ave
Walter J. Johnson
Main St
Bert Warren
20Th St
Vernon
Jack Quinn
S. 21St St
Mt.Vernon
Howard Hale
Lamar Ave
Carl DeSerms
Airport Rd
J. M. Aaron
Casey Ave
Alfred Northup
William Sommers
William Clark
S. 12Th St
Everett Talbott
Harry Jacobs
Metropolis
Ilinois
Hidden microphone found in U S Embassy eagle plaque
A Soviet plaque bearing the U S seal at Spasso House was later found to conceal a micro speaker. Investigators debate when the bug was installed, possible older model, and whether Harriman and Lodge were ever exposed to listening devices in Moscow. Security analysts note rapid later developments in signaling tech.
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State Department
U. S
U.S
Averell Harriman
Moscow
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. N. Security Council
Spasso House
George C. Marshall
Harriman
Cartoonist James Montgomery Flagg Dies At 82
New York AP reports James Montgomery Flagg died Friday after a long illness. The World War I recruiting poster he created transformed Uncle Sam into a dynamic figure pointing and saying I Want You, replacing the former austere image with a bold, urgent call to service.
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Associated Press
New York
James Montgomery Flagg
Uncle Sam
Flagg
Guard food from hungry Chile mobs
Quakes left hundreds missing and about 3,900 homeless across Chile. Authorities rationed fuel and food and prepared to dynamite the cathedral walls as tremors shook towns over thousands of square miles. Curfews and guarded depots spread while U.S. and Chilean planes distributed aid to hard to reach areas.
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U.S
Thunderstorms and tornado proximity hit central U S
Weather Bureau reports increased thunderstorms over the Plains with a near tornado skirt near Kinefisher northeast of Oklahoma City. Severe storms alert Texas Oklahoma western Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas while reports of heavy hail in Apermont Texas and hail in Roanoke and Nashville.
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Plains
Weather Bureau
Kinefisher
Oklahoma City
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Apermont
Tex
Roanoke
Nashville
Tenn
New England
Florida
Gulf States
California
Illinois Weather Spoiled by Rainy Memorial Day Weekend
Nature dampened Memorial Day forecasts as rain fell in parts of Illinois and clouds covered most of the state. Some clearing followed while northern areas failed to reach 70 degrees. Sunday обещ shows partly cloudy skies with southern showers. Early Saturday rainfall totaled 18 inches in Belleville and 12 inches in Springfield with smaller amounts elsewhere. Nighttime temps were upper 50s, and Friday highs ranged from 58 at Peoria to 73 at Belleville.
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Belleville
Springfield
Peoria
Vandalia
Release Funds For SIU Project
Gov. Stratton releases 182000 to Southern Illinois University for renovating classroom facilities. Also released 7391 for air navigation facilities at the University of Illinois and 81030 for improvements at state and conservation parks. Park funds cover appraisals and land options for Reine lakes, roads and parking at Spring Lake, open shelter at Spring Lake State Park, fish ponds and drainage at Southern Winds Hatchery, and rock for a new road at Siloam Springs State Park.
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Springfield
Stratton
Southern Illinois University
University of Ilinois
Spring Lake
Tazewell
Spring Lake State Park
Southern Winds Fitch Hatchery
Williamson County
Siloam Springs State
Browns
Adams Counties
Woman Bass Singer Louise Braxton Appears at Mt. Vernon Church
Louise Braxton the only woman bass singer in America will guest soloist at Pavey Chapel C.M.E. church at 11:31 a.m. Sunday singing Bless This House and later a sacred concert to benefit the church. She returns at 7:30 p.m. Sunday for Negro spirituals and Asleep in the Deep, then performs at Pilgrim's Baptist Monday at 8 p.m. Braxton, from Grand Rapids Mich, founded five Negro schools and funded two teachers. She studied at Tuskegee and was acquainted with George Washington Carver.
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Louise Malone -Braxton
America
Pavey Chapel
C.M.E
Newby
Pilgrim’s Best Baptist Church
Braxton
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mt. Vernon
Tulsa
Okla
Hospital Notes Admitted and Discharged Names Listed
Admitted: Edward Alexander Dahlgren Miss Lou Ella Hargeitt St Louis Mrs Stella Hayes Miss Ann Mason McLeansboro. Discharged: Edward Feath ers Feltz Edith Garrison Mt Vernon. Good Samaritan Admitted: Eva Dare Ethel Dye Mariam Perry Mary Tinsley Nielsen Rude Davis Olson Marian Kaufman Christopher King. Discharged: Ray Banes Leonard Lane Cora Collins Bernadine Brown.
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Edward Samuel Alexander
Dahlgren
Louella Marie Hargeitt
St. Louis
Stella Hayes
Ann Marie Mason
McLeansboro
Edward A. “Feathers’ Feltz
Edith Frances Garrison
RFD 3
Mt. Vernon
Eva Dare
Ethel Dye
Mariam Perry
Mary Tinsley
Nielson Rude
Davis Olson
Marian Ruth Kaufman
Christopher King
Ray Banes
Leonard Lane
Cora Collins
Bernadine Brown
Airline Stewardesses Population in the United States
A historical note states that there are about 15,000 airline stewardesses employed in the United States, reflecting the scale of air travel staffing in the period. This figure highlights gendered labor roles within the aviation industry and the growing staffing needs of airline service teams nationwide.
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United States
1462 Vehicles Safety Checked Here In 2 Days
Mt Vernon safety check lanes operated despite rain. In two days 1462 vehicles were checked at Main and 12th and Broadway and 12th locations. 703 were tested yesterday with 120 failing to receive the OK sticker, a 17 percent rejection rate, 19 later corrected and passed.
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Mt. Vernon
Main
12Th
Broadway
Safety Council
Tax Office To Stay Open Late For Three Days
County Treasurer Walter Ray Randall announced extended hours through next Wednesday for taxpayer convenience. The office stays open until 4:00 p.m. today and 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 31 and Wednesday June 1, with next Wednesday the final day to pay the first real estate and personal tax installments to avoid interest. Total taxes collected by yesterday closed at $1,492,241.36, up $118,147.43 from last year.
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Walter Ray Randall
Bomb Hoax Delays Illinois Central Train Crew
A bomb hoax halted 700 passengers on the Illinois Central Creole from New Orleans to Chicago. FBI agents and state police evacuated the train at Champaign after a threat, later cleared with no explosives found. Passengers reboarded as the train resumed and arrived in Chicago more than an hour late.
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Paxton
Illinois Central Railroad
New Orleans
Chicago
Champaign
FBI
Judith Downen Sues for Divorce in Circuit Court
Judith Downen filed suit for divorce against Billy Ray Downen in circuit court here charging desertion. She seeks custody of a minor child and alimony. The couple married August 28, 1956 and separated February 9, 1959.
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Judith Downen
Billy Ray Downen
Woman Finds Rare 1921 Silver Dollars Then Loses Cash
Denver AP reports Joanne Smith, a coin collector, found three 1921 silver dollars in change at a supermarket, a rare date. She later discovered 70 silver dollars worth about $300 and $200 in Jefferson and Buffalo nickels missing from a drawer, raising suspicion of theft.
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Denver
Joanne Smith
Bees Swarm On Tail Of Plane In Dallas
John Demarie heard buzzing Friday as he started his Cessna 195 in Dallas. A swarm of bees had gathered under the tail. Helpers were summoned and the removal began gently.
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Dallas, Tex
John Demarie
Demarie
Memorial Day Opening At Mt. Vernon Park
Mt Vernon city park in southern Illinois is set for Memorial Day weekend with a fresh look. City workers completed repairs and painting at the pool and prepare the ball park and tennis courts. Flowers are blooming as crews tidy shaded picnic areas. City Manager Chester Lewis said it will be prettier than ever.
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Mt. Vernon
City Park
Southern Illinois
Chester Lewis
Lewis
Memorial Day Traffic Heavy Here One Hurt
Memorial Day holiday traffic moved through Mt. Vernon with five accidents reported in the area. One injury was described as not serious after Luella Marie Hargitt, 19, of St. Louis, was hurt en route to Enfield for her brother’s graduation and hospitalized at Jefferson Memorial. Near Bonnie, three cars slid into a ditch with no injuries. A crash on state route 148 seven miles southwest of Mt. Vernon damaged a car and a truck. driver details given for Henry W. Durrwachter and Henry Lee Shaffer. State police noted several minor mishaps with no injuries.
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Mt. Vernon
Luella Marie Hargitt
St. Louis
Enfield
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Bonnie
Henry W. Durrwachter
Henry Lee Shaffer
Gary
Ind
Young Dahlgren Man Injured By Falling Tree
Edward Samuel Alexander a 22 year old from Dahlgren was seriously injured yesterday when a tree fell on him while employed by a construction company. He was admitted to Jefferson Memorial Hospital and remained under care this morning.
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Dahlgren
Edward Samuel Alexander
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Alexander
Doctors Back Tuberculosis Tax Support Vote Planned
At a regular Jefferson-Hamilton County Medical Society meeting the group endorsed continuing the Tuberculosis Tax. The June 6 1960 Jefferson county vote will determine approval to fund care for TB patients. The Society also approved medical service for a planned day camp for handicapped children.
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Jefferson-Hamilton County Medical Society
Jefferson County
Memorial Services And Local Events In McLeansboro
Memorial services at McLeansboro will be Monday at 10 a.m. on the courthouse lawn with a high school band firing squad and color guard. A parade forms near the high school and proceeds to the courthouse. The 8th grade diplomas will be awarded Saturday at 8 p.m. at East Side gym. Also scheduled are a Western Horse Show by the Hamilton County Saddle Club and various local visits and graduations scattered across the area. Memorial and local events described arise from McLeansboro and surrounding communities in Hamilton County.
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McLeansboro
Denzil Clark
Robert Burns
Sgrade
McLeansboro C.C.S
East Side
Hamilton County Saddle Club
Saddle Club
Reservoir Road
Hamilton County Fairground
R. E. Chapman
Zella Daily
Evansville
M. E. Cross
Georgia Nickerson
Waterloo
Iowa
W. A. Ward
Lebanon
Ill
Elvis Tolley
Harold Cross
Val Bethel
Eldorado
Agnes Anderson
Pearce Hospital
Laura Winfree
Mt. Vernon
Ollie Raulston
Randy
Randy [Spent the Wekend
Cahokia
Bob Shuster
F. J. Tripp
Santa Ana
Calif
Gilbert Jones
Lucy
Alton
Anna Boyer
Charles Ritchey
Dixie Campbell
Norris City
Clayton Howell
Roger Solberg
Kankakee
Bonnie
Hamilton County
Springfield
Eudel Tucker
Ernest Dee*York
Stanley Rawls
Ed Ekibinski
Lester York
Frank Ronan
Clyde York
Jerome Gholson
Bob Prince
John Stelle
Walter Elligston
Charles Jones
Wilburn Prince
Hillard Tyler
Tuscola firm buys land for Marion asphalt plant
Coles Asphalt Co. announces purchase of 15 acres near Marion Illinois to build a hot mix plant. Machinery from Tuscola will be moved to the site a mile north of Marion. The plant will employ about 40 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion, Ill
Marion
Coles Asphalt Co
Tuscola
Wet Lot For Sale In Fairhaven Mass By Government
The government invited bids for two Fairhaven Massachusetts land lots as is where is Lot 41 is partly submerged at high tide and bidding proceeds as a single package with no promised improvements.
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Boston
Fairhaven
Mass
Police Court Fines Listed by Justice Thomas
Fines were assessed by Police Magistrate J. R. Thomas for three drivers. Enoch D. Morgan of Route 1 paid $15 with costs for careless driving. Glenn E. Daniels of Route 2 Cisne paid $10 with costs for driving a vehicle with fictitious license plates. Nevis Thomas of Dorsey Mississippi paid $10 with costs for failure to have reciprocal plate on a truck.
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J. R. Thomas
Enoch D. Morgan
Glenn E. Daniels
Cisne
Nevis Thomas
Dorsey
Miss
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