Many travelers visit Mt Vernon area for weekend and holidays
Numerous residents and friends from Benton Rolla Urbana and Chicago visited Mt Vernon area over the weekend and Labor Day. Families and individuals listed traveled from St Louis Chicago Detroit and other cities to visit relatives attend fairs and dine with local residents. Several names and destinations appear including Wilam Jewell College J R Mayfield and Senator Lucas events. Local hospitality noted with guests staying at homes around Fairfield Road Bluford and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar! Bennett
Barbara
Benton
Bill Phillips
Ricky
Jay
Rolla
Aretha York
Bluford
Aetasment J
W. G. Armstron
Amy
St. Louis
Amy Armstrong
Michaed
Neal Mayfield
Nea Ield
D Dughter
Sharon
Fairfield Road
Liberty
J. R. Mayfield
Mayfield
Willam Jewell College
Kansas City
Independence
Excelsior Springs
B. A. Smart
Mabel
Duane
Dan Smart
Barbara Bicke
Huntington
Ind
Orville Kent
Walter Lynn
Chicago
A. B. Wilson
Urbana
Lott
Browns
L. F. Marriott
Browns, Ny
Hazel Taylor
Villa Grove
Til
H. E. Maxfield
Jacqueline Matthews
Johnston City
Vernon
Charles Smith
McLeansboro
W. A. Abbott
Orval Rightnowar
Charles Campbell
Danville
Richard Glick
Champaign
Elsie Leach
Los Angeles
J. Murray Carnahan
Torrence
Calif
Mary Barger
Mt. Vernon
Lawrence Payne
Donald Hill
Archer Poole
Howard Matchke
Harold Payne
William Saida
A. C. Bostic
Carolyn
Carl
Wes Yeorgin
DuQuoin Fair
Thomas E. Stephenson
Tommy
Oakridge
Tenn
Stephenson
S. G. Stephenson
Welkins
Fred Karch
Barnes Hospital
Barnes Maternity Hospital
Ronald Eugene Keef
Anna Mae
Elgin
Ernest Higginson
Gus Medders
Ed Renn
Harold Hathaway
Centralia
Arno Mehold
Marine, Ill
Cleora Schneider
Roy Williams
Harold C. Williams
Detroit
Charles H. Williams
Robert Hinman
C. F. Hinman
C. Allen
Nashville
C. E. Allen
Mary Harrison
Della Ray
Bob
Flora
C.F. Hinman
Leslie M. Ellis
Kankakee
Jack Cohen
Earl B. Smith
James L. Cremeens
Karen
Charles Talbott and Sons
Wilmington
Ohio
Norma Ruth Harrison
Richland
Elliott
Peoria
Robert Lipps
Bob Hope
du Quoin Fair
Ross Eckert
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Ernest Pope
Redwood City
California
Katherine Bebb
Miami
Arthur Eckert
Ed Lively
Hot Springs
Ark
Charles Qjds
Forest Warren
Sims
Golden
Ruth Trout
du Quoin
Albert Lathrop
Wayne City
Milton Burns
Freda Wagner
Henry Riggs
Bonnie
Newton Brown
David
Yellowstone National Park
Emmett Perkins
Pat Perkins
Harry Duncan
Liberty Road
Clifford Cantrell
Scheller
Robert Boyd
Willem Colvin
Miss Colvin
Ed Colvin
Franklin Cull
Louisville
Cull
H. H. Eater
Oliver Gearing
Belle Rive
Frank Clark
Kenneth Adams
Earl Adams
Harry Parker
Edwardsville
Hary Combs
Alton
J. E. Dixon
Russell Dixon
Fairfield
Blanchard Dixon
Ft. Worth
Texas
J. Lee Chenoweth
Pinckneyville
Glen W. Dixon
W. E. Dehne
Wichita Falls
W. E. Dehnel
Dixons
Frank Hayes
Mike
Canada
Hayes
J. C. Boswell
Frank Campbell
Lesser
Ila Lance
Waltonville
Glen Staley
John
LaFayette
Emil Campbell
Birmingham
Ala
David Campbell
Helen
Harold Pannel
Joplin
James Shokes
Blanche Ebert
Denver
Erea Tolley
Evansville
Howard Harriman
Opdyke
E. E. Cornelius
Don Gilchrist
H. C. Lund
Dennis
Sam W. Thompson
Sandra Lorraine Archer
Theodore Archer
Thompsonville
Cordell Wood
Virgil Coale
Emmett Wood
Wendell Smart
Waukegan, Ill
Sydney Smart
Route 2
William C. Shaw
Scott W. Lucas
E. F. Marshment
James Lewey
Dorcas Class To Meet At Wesley Methodist Church
The Dorcas Class of Wesley Methodist meets Sept 6 at 8 p m in the church classroom. Belle Rive Unit of Home Bureau splits into two groups led by Isabel Ratliff and Brook Irwin with a Sept 21 party planned at Hazel Morris home. Harvest Festival chair Lena Kiefer. next meeting Oct 6 at Gladys Baker home. Various birthday observances and society notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas
Wesley Methodist Church
Belle Rive
The
Home Bureau
Brook Irwin
Isabel Ratliff
Hazel Morris
Christine Chase
Helen Chaney
Lena Kiefer
Mary Ann
Gladys Baker
Hospital notes listing admitted and discharged patients
Admission and discharge entries for Jefferson Memorial list numerous names with routes and towns including Lawrence Milton route 6 Frances Jay route 2 Lynn Rose route 1 Ernie Richardson Wayne City Walter Sledge Bruford William Scarbrough Detroit Walter Henson. Also entries for Good Samaritan patients Ruby Williams Bennie Quarterman Mary Patricia Lewis Lloyd Throgmorton discharges Betty Levin infant John Jacobsen Winifred Spangler Nancy Adams Louis Statton Salem Byron Porter Vernie Rose Tulera Calif. Norman Swein Hugh Livesay Harvey Furlow Mayme Irene Walker Dix infants Stan ley Wayne Flora Blanche Rogers Zelma Hardin colored Linda Lou Buskool Mary McDonial colored infant Anna Marie Phyllis McConnaughhay Dana Robinette Barbara Wendler infant Edward Eugene Viola Wilson infant Elisha Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Lawrence Milton
Frances Jay
Lynn Rose
Ernie Richardson
Wayne City
Walter Sledge
Bruford
William Scarbrough
Detroit
Walter Henson
Melvina Sunderland
Fairfield
Barbara Owens
Richard Webb
Elsa Beasley
Bluford
Jesse G. Bond
Mary McKenzie
Ashley
Good Samaritan
Ruby Williams
Bennie Quarterman
Texico
Mary Patricia Lewis
Lloyd Throgmorton
Betty Levin
John Jacobsen
Winifred Spangler
Nancy Adams
Louis W. Statton
Salem
Byron Porter
Vernie Rose
Tulera
Calif
Norman Swein
Hugh Livesay
Harvey Furlow
Mayme
Irene Walker
Dix
Stanley Wayne Flora
Blanche Rogers
Zelma Hardin
Linda Lou Buskool
Mary McDonial
Anna Marie
Phyllis McConnaughhay
Dana Robinette
Barbara Wendler
Edward Eugene
Viola Wilson
Elisha, Jr
Alonzo Baker Dies In Elk Prairie Area
Alonzo Baker dies with Company K of the 9th Illinois Volunteers noted in his obituary. He was a member of the Elk Prairie Christian church. Surviving are three sons Harold Lester Ina Marion and three daughters Eula Lett Mildred Dare Aline Dawe with eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
9Th
Ilinois Volunteers
Elk Prairie Christian Church
Harold
Lester
RFD
Ina
Marion
Denver
Colorado
Eula Lett
Hitchita
Okla
Mildred Dare
Mt. Vernon
Aline Dawe
Golden
Joseph Baker
Weekend Hospitality Hosts Noted in Local Visit
Springfield and Cambridge residents Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Neal and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Obert with family visited over the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lewey, Edwardsville hosts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Stanley Neal
Cambridge
Mass
Harold Obert
Edwardsville
Harold Lewey
Arrest Man Held on Bad Check Charge
J Hershel Wooten was held this morning on a charge of issuing a check for fraud. City police officers arrested him on the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Herschel Wooten
Births listed from area hospitals in Anna and Bluford
A series of birth notices from Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial hospitals include David Louis Lanier born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lanier of Anna Illinois. Stephan Bain Speake born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. James L. Speake. Steven Lee Speake born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. James L. Speake. Susan Diane Wells born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wells of Harrison Street. a daughter weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Earl Rose. Anna Marie Weatherly born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon McDonial. William Michael Weatherly born Saturday afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weatherly. Earl Lee Martin born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Martin of Bluford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Louis
Good Samaritan Hospital
Robert E. Lanier
Anna, Ill
George Jay
Route 2
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Stephan Bain
James L. Speake
Main Street
Steven Lee
Thomas Wells
Harrison
Susan Diane
Henry Earl Rose
Vernon McDonial
South 10Th Street
Anna Marie
Richard Weatherly
Park Avenue
William Michael
John W. Martin
Bluford
Earl Lee
Meetings 95 Attention Moose Members Regular Meeting
Regular Moose meeting set for Tuesday September 5 at 800 Broadway. All members urged to attend and be prepared with updates from local chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
Double Ring Ceremony Unites Elaine White and Carl Maurer
Miss Elaine White and Carl Maurer wed in a Sunday afternoon double ring ceremony at Faith Lutheran church. Rev. Robert E. Foelber officiated as about 100 guests attended a reception at the bride’s home. The couple plan a trip to Canada and Niagara Falls before settling in Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine White
Carl Maurer
Robert E. Foelber
Faith Lutheran Church
Betty Jo Tucker
Jean Ann
Yvonne Throgmorton
Miss White
Max White
2503
College Avenue
Maurer
Edna Maurer
Catralia
Areta White
John Maurer
Grayville
Edwin White
Centralia
Kermit White
Madge Franscavitch
Pat Franscavitch
Freda Hurst
Anna Smith
Canada
Niagara Falls
South 19Th Street
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Ilinois Bell Telephone
Grayville High School
South Pacific
Th Bell Telephone
Paul Bosecker
Rockporte Ind
Virginia Throgmorton
Alton
Milton Dunbar
Peoria
Senator Lucas Guest at Dinner Festive Jefferson event
Senator W. Scott Lucas was guest of honor at a testimonial banquet at Hotel Emmerson sponsored by the Jefferson County Democratic organization. About 150 guests attended with Labor Day committee members, county officials, and Democratic candidates introduced by local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott W. Lucas
Uest
Emmerson
Jefferson County — Democratic Organization
Labor Day Committee
Robert Ruddick
Roy Rash
Clyde Tucker
Ted Scott
Lewis Brake
A. A. Crowder
Lawrence Ramsey
Jimmy McLaughlin
Jefferson County
Democratic Central Committee
Harley Warren
Martin J. Dolan
George W. Howard Jr
Marlin Rich
Irma Igo
Milton Forsyth
Leonard Wood
Walter Rhodes
McLaughlin
Paul Powell
Vienna
Downstate
Democratic Central
Touch of Winter Hits Mt Vernon During Labor Day
A chill settles over Mt Vernon as a holiday cool spell follows a humid week. Temperatures drop to 52 degrees after several nights in the 60s to 65s while daytime highs stay in the upper 70s to 80s across Labor Day weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Orlenia Boyd Dies at 70 in Jefferson County
Orlenia Maggie Boyd of 1004 South 25th Street died at 2:30 PM Sunday at Jefferson County Memorial Hospital after a ten day stay. Aged 70 years eight months and 21 days, she was born December 12, 1879, in Jefferson County. Funeral services were held today at Second Baptist Church with Revs. Riley Burton and Rosier Spurlock. burial at Hams Grove Cemetery. Survived by husband J M Boyd, two sons Clyde Casey Mt. Vernon and Harry Casey Ina, stepson Robert Boyd Mt. Vernon, sister Myrtle Reynolds Mt. Vernon, 11 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlenia Maggie Boyd
South 25Th Street
Jefferson County Memorial Hospital
Second Baptist Church
Riley Burton
Rosier Spurlock
Hams Grove
Boyd
Jefferson County
D. W
Mary E. (Campbell) Sigler
J. M. Boyd
Clyde Casey
Mt. Vernon
Harry Casey
Ina
Robert Boyd
Myrtle Reynolds
Arm Amputation After Benton Auto Crash
An Orient Illinois man had his left arm amputated above the elbow after a head on collision two miles west of Benton. George Hall 21 driving west tried to pass a car and struck Vere non man Orr’s vehicle. Orr and three passengers had minor injuries. two others with Hall were uninjured. No arrests were reported.
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Register-News
Benton
Orient
Verenon
Fherschell Orr
George Hall
Hall
Orr
Mt Vernon Bluard and Wayne City Couples Tie the Knot
Marriage licenses granted to Donald G. Shehorn of Mt Vernon and Dolores Lillian Sundberg of Bluard Bennie L McRill of Wayne City and Norma gean Buchanan of Wayne City Arlin Wade of Salem and Dolores Nadine Cooper of Salem W H Kelley DeMent of Mt Vernon and Della Chambliss of Mt Vernon The notices list multiple couples and their home towns in a compact record style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Shehorn
Mt. Vernon
Dolores Lillian Sundberg
Bluard
Bennie L. McRill
Normagean Buchanan
Wayneity
Arlin Wade
Dolores Nadine Cooper
Salem
W.H. Kelley DeMent
Della Chambliss
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Ernest Piper
Woodlawn
Charles Piper
Myron D. Haun
Regina Stelmar
Toni Eubanks
John Eubanks
Wm. Roberson
J. Cyril Begg
Pete Crabb
Delta Theta Tau
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Eleanor Richardson
North 12Th Street
Mothers Club
Nina Karns
Dareville
Epworth Methodist W.S.C.S
W.s.cs
Epworth Methodist Church
Leonard Yandell
Lincoln Home Bureau
Burrell Phillips
North 14Th Street
Central Church of Christ
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Harrisburg
O. FE
Connett
C. L. Travis
Marvin Carlton
Clarence McCauley
Hyman
Harry Rich
E. R. Jones
A. H. Waters
George Piland
W. L. Cummins
Wesleyan Service Guild
Fred Gates
Yeatman Northen
Second Baptist W. M. S
Women's Missionary Society of the
Harding Gregory
Meadowbrook
Airport News
Andy Meyers
Carl Edmison
Nash Redwine
A. W. Raea
Alonzo Baker
Son
American Legion
Jefferson Post No. 141
Bryan J. Angleton
R. E. Hefley
Marion Lodge No. 13
Lc.c.f
Harry Shehorn
N. G
Melvin King
Ralph Boyd
Jimmie Alexander
Bonnie Methodist
Frank Roney
Texsie Minor
MR. and
Mrs
Senator Lucas
Mt.v
Orlenia Boyd
Man
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