Local residents note travels and visits across states
Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Guthrie return to Mt. Vernon after a month in Harrison Ark where he served as guest minister. The trip covered Arkansas and Oklahoma. Various local residents are listed visiting, traveling, or attending events in nearby towns and cities including Elkhart Ind and St Louis Mo with family gatherings and medical news noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Guthrie
Harrison, Ark
Guthrie
First Presbyterian Church
Mt. Vernon
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Elkhart
Ind
Leafy Robertson
Betty Jo
Fairfield
Orville Loflin
Earl R. Davis
W. R. Davis
Bluford
Munter
Pana
Davis
R. C. Butcher
Zollie
Iuka
Fay Butcher
Isell
Burke Butcher
Herman Hickey
Fraye
Vivian
Raymond
Glen
Greenville
Arley Rector
Norman Clark
Salem
Millage Hall
Mary Hall
Emma Brown
Aden
Harry Crise
Frank Hart
O. P. Gilbert
Olney
C. W. Firebaugh
du Quoin
Walter Gutzler
Bob Dirickson
Indiana
Pat Fenton
Centralia
Russell Griffith
Ed Wood
Keenes
Guy Henry
Guy, Jr
Mary Sue
St. Lous
Sylvia Wyff
Wayne City
Ruth Hagey
Chicago
J. A. Reynolds
Waltonville
St. John's Hospital
St. Louis
Division A
Father of Francis Lathrop Is Dead
Funeral services for H. MM. Lathrop of Olney, 58, father of Francis Lathrop of Mt. Vernon, will be at Elm Street Christian church Olney Thursday at two. He died suddenly Sunday night in Olney hospital. Survived by wife, two sons Robert Mt. Carmel and Francis Mt. Vernon, and daughter Annalen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. MM. Lathrop
Olney
Francis Lathrop
Mt. Vernon
Elm Street Christian Church
Mr. Lathrop
Olney Hospital
Robert
Mt. Carmel
Francis
Annalen
Unsafe Rural Wells in Macon County
Dr W M Talbert district superintendent of public health reports 74 percent of over 300 rural Macon county wells tested in 1948 were unsafe for drinking. Health Department launches a drive against unsafe water sources as three fourths show contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
Hospital Notes and Memorial Admissions and Discharges
Good Samaritan unit lists admissions including Don Rion Mary M Lucas Fess Green of Texico Peter Andrews of Fairfield and discharges for Mrs Nettie Marie Knowles and infant son John Robert Betty Yearwood Mary McCowan Kathryn Poston Jefferson Memorial records admission of Mildred Presley W P Shell of Keenes Clara Bruce of Wayne City and discharges for Jerry Kemp of St Louis Missouri
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Don Rion
Mary M. Lucas
Fess Green
Texico
Peter Andrews
Fairfield
Nettie Marie Knowles
John Robert
Betty Yearwood
Mary McCowan
Kathryn Poston
Jefferson Memorial
Mildred Presley
W. P. Shell
Keenes
Clara Bruce
Wayne City
Jerry Kemp
St. Louis
Birth of Judith Ellen Adopted by Pennis Family
Mrs Gladys Pennis receives word from son and daughter in law Leut and Mrs Co R Dennis of Quantico Virginia that they have adopted a two months old girl named Judith Ellen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Pennis
Leut
Co. R. Dennis
Quantico Va
Judith Ellen
Engagement Announcement For Barline Horton And Dewey West
Engagement announced for Barline Horton of Macon HK and Dewey West of Macon Tr with Hortons high school background and Wests Macon high school graduate status. He works for Muller Co Decatur. Wedding planned in near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barlene Joyce Horton
Roy Cooley
Macon
Lee EF. Horton
This City
Dewey Owen West
Dewey West
Miss Horton
Mt. Vernon Township
West
Macon High School
Muller Co
Decatur
Weather shifts from wet to dry in Mt. Ver August
Mt. Ver experienced a dry August following a wet July. Total July rainfall reached 12.5 inches over 13 days, while August added 1.45 inches, far below the 3.65 inch average. August 24 saw 101 degrees, with 15 days at 90 or above, yet the month was cooler overall than August 1947 which peaked at 105 and had fewer cool days. The pattern marked a clear change from July’s rain to August’s dryness and sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Petitions Ruled Out By Board and Local Notices
The court ruled Barrett disqualified over rival nominating papers while Justice Gunn became board chair. Contested Progressive ballot bids include Forsyth Kays Burke Carter Moberg. Also reports of family reunions Hawkins reunion and church society meetings with open house announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Lueder
State Supreme Court
Walter T. Gunn
Danville
Francis S. Wilson
Chicago
Gunn
Wilhite
Barrett
Don Forsyth
Springfield
State Automobile Department
Albert Kays
Kewanee
John R. Burke
Pontiac
Albert M. Carter
Murphysboro
A. E. Moberg
East St. Louis
Glassman’s 1948 Queen of the Teens Contest Opens
Glassman’s Department Store announces the 1948 Queen of the Teens contest for girls 12 to 16. Nominations close September 2, with voting through September 29. Five finalists will be named September 30, and a fashion show October 2 will select the queen and attendants. Prizes will be announced at the fashion show. Judges include Cuma Cook, Mr. Vernon, Phyllis Maxwell, Edith Reznick, Jean Koons, and Edith Cates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glassman's Department Store
Glassman's
Cuma Cook
Mr. Vernon
Phyllis Maxwell
Mt. Vernon
Edith Reznick
Jean Koons
Edith Cates
Salem Considers Revenue Moves After City Reports Loss
Salem faces a projected $12 000 loss this year unless new revenue measures are adopted. City Clerk Conrad Garner said 21 Illinois cities cited pinball and juke box licenses at about 25 dollars each and theater taxes up to 500 dollars annually. Parking meters yielded roughly 1 000 dollars per month, with variation by meter count. Garner did not name the cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Salem
Conrad Garner
Garner
Zhdanov dies and postwar shifts loom in Europe
The report notes Zhdanov's death ranking him as a top Soviet figure and outlines postwar tensions. It cites U S Britain differences delaying Kremlin progress, German moves toward a Western Germany constitution, and Russia's opposition to dismantling German industry. It mentions Schacht's release and various diplomatic shifts involving China Mexico France Yugoslavia and Bulgaria amid Cominform tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
U. S
Britain
Kremlin
Bonn
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Hitler
Lewis Clark
Landon
Miguel Aleman
Robert Schiman
France
Italy
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Zhdanov
Tito
Albania
Romania
Hungary
Woodlawn Man Gets Probation For Bad Check
Iville Ackerson of Woodlawn was placed on six months probation after pleading guilty to a bad check charge. Judge T. J. Layman required payment of 200 dollars to Cole Shelton for the calf and cow sale and 33.65 in court costs. The incident stemmed from an auction on May 11 involving Ackerson and his father George W. Ackerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackerson
Ackersons
City National Bank
Centralia
Shelton
Hunt Down New Spy Case Figure
Washington date reports congressional spy investigations tracing a new lead linking prewar underground activity and wartime espionage rings in Washington. Representative Nixon said the lead ties Whittaker Chambers to a 1937 government job via two men now accused of involvement in the wartime Soviet network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Nixon
R.-Calif
Whittaker Chambers
Communist Party
Chambers
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
Peters Testimony at Deportation Hearing For Mysterious Peters
Louis Budenz, former Communist official and Fordham University faculty member, testified that J. Peters said he was gathering information in Washington and Hollywood for the party. Budenz appeared at Peters' deportation hearing in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Budenz
Communist Party
J. Peters
Washington
Hollywood
Budenz
Fordham University
Peters
Airport News Stays Busy Amid Travel Headlines
Harold Stanford of Flora flew here today. Mr and first Earl Outland and son Jack of this city, Mr and Mrs Arthur Mobley and Miss Pauline Zack of Centralia returned from Abingdon Indiana where they attended the funeral of Mrs Ernest Stone. Billy Stinnett and Gerald Joles flew to Champaign and Decatur today on a cross country flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Stanford
Flora
Earl Outland
Jack
Arthur Mobley
Pauline Zack
Centralia
Abingdon
Ernest Stone
Billy Stinnett
Gerald Joles
Champaign
Decatur
Airport Weather Noon Report
Noon weather at the airport shows a temperature of 83 degrees, dew point 62.5, humidity 69 percent, wind from the east-northeast at 10 mph, barometric pressure 30.17 inches.
Gov Green to Meet Ministers Over Gambling Crackdown
SPRINGFIELD Ul Sept 1 Governor Green agreed to meet with Springfield Protestant ministers who urged a state police crackdown on syndicated gambling. Rev E E Bollinger said Green replied to their letter by scheduling an interview Sept 13 in Springfield. Ministers alleged lax enforcement and gang activity in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Springfield
Green
E. E. Bollinger
Bollinger
Sangamon
Enlist Women in Army and Air Force
The Army and Air Force announced enlistment of women will begin on September 15. WAC and WAF enlistment open to those with or without prior service. Non veterans must be high school graduates, aged 18 to 35, with parental permission required for under 21. An exception to the top age limit applies for former WACs in certain cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army and
Air Force
WAC
WAF
Wacs
Baby Born with Cancer Succumbs
Larry Burns, a 20 month old baby born with cancer, died this morning in St. Louis after a national outpouring of sympathy. Discovered at five months, his plight drew more than $5,000 in donations from across the country, including funds raised by children at lemonade stands and backyard carnivals. Father James J. Burns said there was now plenty for medical expenses and urged further support to the American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Louis
Larry Burns
James J. Burns
American Cancer Society
Editor Speaks at Carlyle Old Brick School Reunion
Carlyle Sept. 1 The fifth Carlyle Old Brick School Reunion will unite former students and teachers on Labor Day. Main speaker will be Grover Patterson editor in chief of the Toledo Blade. Others include R W Brown of Philadelphia Lehigh Valley Railroad president R R Claibaugh a St. Louis banker Eugene Van Hoorbeke of Marseilles II and Maurice Weigle of Chicago. Secretaries note Jack Campbell from Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Grover Patterson
The
Toledo
Q.) Blade
R. W. Brown
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
R. R. Claibaugh
St. Louis
Eugene van Hoorbeke
Marseilles, II
Maurice Weigle
Chicago
Jack Campbell
Los Ancreles
Maude Barkley
East St. Louis
Belleville
Centralia
Greenville
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Roy L. Simpson
Rotary Club
Betty Brasel
Freel Brasel
Princeton
Jimmie McLaughlin
Mary Elizabeth
Jimmie John
Maude Perry
D. B. Stewart
Anna
Canada
Saint Anne de Blaupre
Jackie Waite
Washington, D. C
Macon Co
Miss Richardson
Nadine Roth
Robert McClinton
Gardenia Cor Shlos
Richardson
Low
Paul Carr
Frank Richardson
Karage Witter
Elizabeth Darnold
Park Avenue
Betty Jones
Harold Anderson
Miss Jones
Ruth Circle
Ruth Circle of the Westminister Society of the Presbyterian Church
Clyde Hawkins
Isabella Avenue
Byron Rucker
Marlow
Mt. Vernon City Park
Gary Copple
Roy Fe, Seward
North 13Th Street
Fred Vinson
W. R. Berg
Mae Atchison
Vinson
First Baptist Choir
First Baptist Church
Belle Rive
Home Bureau
Norah Tramson
Dot Drennan
Chloe Wall
Allen
Union Baptist Church
Iniles
Dahlgren
Noble Grand Club
Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Cora Hamilton
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Old Reservoir
Art Laird
R. E. Hefley
Optometrist
MT. V
Hammond
Lesser City Park
Hawkins
Wesley Methodist Church
H. A. Price
Bertha Riley
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Rose Hertenstein
Wessie Purcell
U.S
Featherstun
Broadway
United States Bureau of Human Nutrition
Roth
Woodlawn
Airport News
Gov. Green
Army
Rockford
Moline Seernes Perens
Peoria
Eenee Ees
Rantoul Etetenes Teense
Quincy
Effingham Rerreny
Scott Field
Obs
Popular Records
Suy Ier
Jackson
Larbean
Carlyle Meeting
Jean Arthur
ENS Today
Marlene Dietrich
John Lund
Abbott and Costello
Frankenstein
Lon Chaney
Bela Lugosi
Plazsza A
Gene Autry
Nd Jae Milland
Barbara Jat
Californi
Vee Bodd
Wa Wih
MacDonald Carly
Joyce Reynolds
Robert Hutton
Edward Arnold
Ray Mill and
Barbara Stanwyck
California
Agi
Me Jos
Praven
Hey Langle
Titans
Lenore Robert
Jane Randolph
Robert Lees
Frederic J. Rinaldo
John Grant
Charles T. Barton
Robert Arthur
Wome
BIG Pictures
BSS Adium
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