Funeral Services Held for Dr H E Truex in Mt Vernon
The community paid respects at Lapton's Funeral Home in St Louis yesterday for Dr H E Truex former pastor of First Baptist Church Mt Vernon who died Monday. Attendees included Rev and Mrs R E Larson and Mr and Mrs Norman Clark of Mt Vernon along with other local residents and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Larson
Norman Clark
Lapton
St. Louis
H. E. Truex
Truex
First Baptist Church
Robert Lawson
Renton
Mt. Vernon
Rone Holloway
Binford
Elizabeth Sharp
Norman Park
Georgia
C. C. Gregory
Bessie Borah
Lima
Thrnefty
A. P. Fellinger
Pauline
David
Claude Rew
Warrisburg
Nelson Park
Lake Decatur
Equitable Veterans Legion
John Brookman
Rod
Opdyke
John Edward
Elmer Butter
St. Louia
Dora Koons
West Frankfort
Mika Dorothy Brant
Denver
Colo
Mra
Jances Stanley
Seba Wangler
Bona Herald and Neal
Belle Rive
Kenneth Schwenninger
Imo- Rene
Norma Tee
Ao Vialt
Everett Luttrwll
Winslow
Ind
Harry R
Jerry Richard
Flannigan
Marl Outland
Billy
McLeansboro
Ed von Ard
Evanaville
Centraila
EP Wlelt
Salem
Maxine Wingate
Local Health Notes On Recent Patient Movements
Mrs Charles Kleiderer underwent an operation yesterday afternoon. James W Cunningham of Lesser is a new patient. Miss Alice Joe Welch was discharged to her home in the city today. Charles Tracey was moved to his home in Muirfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Ruby
Hadith Mitchell
McLeaanshboro
Maxine Campbell
Guilesburg
Mt. Vernon
James Allen
Sidleanaboro
J. R. Wagoner
DeSloge
Vernon
W. P. Powell
Okmulgee
Oklo
C. W. Leater
Lucille Kelley
Ronnie
Russell Hillston
Waltonville
T. J. Armstrong
Tom Armatrong
Wausaukee
Wis
W. C. Armatrong
du Quoin
Ralph Maxey
June
St. Louisa Yeaturday
I. J. Schorle
Marian
Henry J. Schorle
Marilyn
Vincennes
Ind
Eleanor Fields
Bloomington
Blaie Rollinson
Dix
Frank Kelley
Opdyke
Fred Barrow
Bonnie
Misa Sadie
Misa Olive Norris
Wattonville
Bede Plarcy
Centralia
Ike Wilson
Waller
I. S. Kent
Opdke
Charles Snyder and Son
Salem
Harrisburg
Om Reeder
Ab Kite
Ozarks
William Palmer
Wanda
Wayne Michigan
Réta Ives
Joe Ben Wiliams
Misa Wanita Hampton
St. Louis
Misa Enid Wyrick
South 12Th Street
Mra. Smith Heidenbrand
Charles Kleiderer
James W. Cunningham
Lesser
Miss Allce
Joe Welch
Charles Tracey
Muirfield
Trucker
Darlas Tucker
Salem Road
Mother
eGorge Weingartner
Milburn Smith
Carbondale
Ferna
Doris Bennett
North Cherry Street
Martha Harnett Pinnell
Miss Pinnell
Bennett
Pinnell
Mt Vernon Lodge 3 Stated Meeting Notice 1939
A.M. A I and A M Mt Vernon Lodge No 3 will hold a stated meeting at the Masonite Temple on Monday September 4 1939 at 7 30 PM All members are urged to attend Visiting brothers welcome Glen Pettit W M Robert Lacy Secy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 3
Masonite Temple
Vialting Brothers
Glen Pettit
W. OM
Robert LL. Lacey
Sec'y
Harlow
East Salem Church
Mt. Vernon
A. L. Smith
Dix
Air raid siren in Berlin a false alarm and Polish raid claim denied
Berlin reports say sirens sounded at 6 67 p m as a rehearsal and London reports of Polish planes bombing Berlin were denied by authorities. The German agency DNB said Polish raids targeted Beuthen in Silesia with no casualties or major damage and that Reuben railway station was shelled with five 7 5 cm shells causing no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
DNB
Beuthen
Silesia
da. m
Hohenlinde Strasse
Reuben
Americans flee Germany as evacuation plans begin
Americans remaining in Germany hurriedly sought exit as the American consulate organized evacuation. Compartments were reserved for September 6 on trains via Hamburg and Flensburg to Copenhagen, with trains filling and Danish-border connections uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Norbuteer
Hamburg
Flensburg
Copenhagen
Antioch Loyalty Club Hosts Home Meeting and Contests
The Antioch Loyalty Club gathered at Mrs Mary Petersons home for a Wednesday noon event with games and contests. Prizes went to Thalma Davis May Bledge and Fay Davis while Wallatta Heater won the guest prize. Emma Peterson and Doris Sledge attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch Loyalty Club
Misa Mary Peterson
BON. C
Bethel Neighborhood Club
Martha Pate
Louise Breeze
Bertha Daniels
Mabel Pate
Irwin Sues for Divorce and Desertion Charge
Mary Alice Irwin files for divorce from Everett M Ire Win in circuit clerk office charging desertion. She seeks restoration of her former name Carter. Married June 7 193[?] and lived together until June 8 1938. Judge Conrad Schul represents plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice Irwin
Everett M. Ire
Carter
Conrad Schul
Budapest Reports 17 Nazi Air Raids
Budapest dispatches reported by the Polish telegraph agency Hated 17 alleged German air attacks on Polish cities and towns. The item notes 17 raids as of September 1 with Associated Press attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Associated Press
Windsors to Return If War Breaks Out
The London Star quoted a Buckingham Palace official that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor would certainly return to England in the event of war. The report was passed through British censorship and dated September 1 in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Star
Buckingham Palace
Canada sets militia and armed forces on active war footing
The Canadian government placed all militia and naval and air forces on an active basis under the War Measures Act of 1914. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said Parliament would be asked in September to authorize the government to aid Great Britain. The act empowers control over shipping censorship trade expropriation and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion
Mackenzie King
Great Britain
Dominion Cabinet
Action Service
Hitler Says He Tried To Settle German Polish Dispute
The German note to Secretary Hull cites Adolf Hitler's claim he left nothing untried to settle the Germany Poland dispute peacefully. It states Hitler accepted mediation offers from Britain but accuses Poland of noncooperation, with no result from these efforts at the last hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Germany
Poland
Hana Thomson
Secrecf State Hall
Secretaary
United States
Reichachancellor
Great Britain
Roosevelt Seeks Neutrality Amid World Turmoil
President Franklin D. Roosevelt urged the press to stick to facts as he faced a stream of diplomatic dispatches. He warned against unsubstantiated rumors and said only the White House and State Department should be consulted for confirmation, disputing reports that merchant ships were ordered to return to American ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Horse
State Department
Hull
Amercan
British air raid sirens ordered into immediate operation
London Sept 1. The British government ordered all air raid warning systems to be put into immediate operation across the country. The directive, passed through censorship, signals heightened wartime alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nazis Strike at Polish Cities by Land Sea and Air
German forces launched major land and sea offensives against Poland as three invading columns advanced from East Prussia toward Mlawa and Dzialdowo, from Pomerania toward Chojnice, and from Breslau toward Katowice. Warsaw faced bombing after air raids with alarms and calm civic response observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Warsaw
Polisd
Noa
Enat Prusain
Dziaidowo
Mlawa
Pomerania
Chojnice
Breslau
Katowice
Berlin
Polish radio urges Americans in Poland to reach Brest-Litowsk frontier
Warsaw dispatch says Polish radio warns all American citizens living in Poland to go to Brest-Litowsk in northeastern Poland if they wish to leave. Help to reach the frontiers will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Brzesc- Litowsk
Brest-Litowsk
Nazi Tank Used in Attacks Poles Hold On to Tunnel
German forces crossed the Polish border near the Vistula and attacked Tezow and the Vistula bridge. They bombed Krakow Katowice and targeted the tunnel near Krakow unsuccessfully. Armored cars and tanks moved against Kraszta Praeptce Lub liniec Tanowski Gori and Lub liniec area defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Vistula River
Deutsch-Eylaw
Tezow
Vistula
Mukutowo
Krakow
Katowice
Zakopani
Slovakia
Kraszta
Praeptce
Lubliniec
Tanowski
Gori
Hitler declares Danzig part of Reich amid united Reichstag
Hitler, in a fiery address at the Kroll Opera House, declares Danzig a part of Germany and German nationals there. Dr Wilhelm Frick introduces a law to join Danzig to the Reich. Goering pledges loyalty to the Fuehrer as the assembly ends with national anthems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hitler
Reichstag
Hittler
Wilhelm Frick
Reich
Kroll Opera House
Marshal Goering
Fuehrer
No Regular Foreign War Correspondents On Front
Berlin announces no regular foreign war correspondents at the front in Germanys undeclared war on Poland. Groups will be ferried from Berlin to points like Danzig Gleiwitz and Schheidemueh for short visits with gas masks and helmets provided. Other foreign reporters must leave military areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Poland
Associated Press
Danzig
Gleiwitz
Schheidemueh
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Visttor
Master Baking Company
G. L. Metzger
South 18Th Street
Granada
Dress &Hat Shop
A.M
U. S
Lipton
Liptons
Sir Thomas Lipton
Seven Nations
Ceylon Gardens
Good Housekeeping Sureau
Doris Stitch
Central Church of Christ
W.H. Irevine
Marian Holm
Eileen Craws
Maxine Ord
Billy Knoblook
Stitch
Mias I. L. Karn
Anna L. Bond
Mre. A. A. Tyler
Walter Farlow
Misa Fern Ryder
Paul Harper
Misa Leonard
Hanna Lacey
Woodlawn
Warren Thomasson
Franklin County
Benton W. C. T. U
Martha Marriet Pinnell
Boswell
Borwell
Hopewell League
Epworth League
Hopewell Church
Frank Frost
Windsors
Walter Chase
Casey Ave
Sayman
Ayman
Draggtat
Okaw Pleasuresand
Okawville, Ill
Stern Bray
Sandwiches — Fish
Harry’s Flower Shop
North 10Th ST
Ili
Harry M, Scherer
Allen’s
Allen Bros. Bakery
Federal Savings and Loan
Ance Corporation
Government
MT. Vernon Loan & Building Assn
Ethel M. Green
North 10Th Street
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