Deaths Maggie Williamson's Daugher Mabel Williamson Dies in DC
Former Belle Rive resident Mrs Maggie Williamson reports the sudden death of her daughter Mabel Williamson in Washington DC from a heart attack. Born March 9 1901 in Belle Rive she was 54 years five months and 28 days old. She lived in Chicago before retiring to DC to live with her sister. funeral arrangements set in Belle Rive with services Saturday at 2 00 pm at the Methodist church.
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Maggie Williamson
Belle Rive
Washington, D.C
Mabel Williamson
Miss Williamson
James Thomas
Maggie (Trotter) Williamson
Ross
George
James
Chicago
Thomas
Everett
Mt. Vernon
Grace Hodges
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth McGaffey
la Grange
Ill
Rose Miller
Gholson
Dahlgren
Bird Green
Flint Cemetery
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital announce three newborns
Mr and Mrs Robert Gene Moreton of RFD 5 Mr Vernon welcomed a daughter Cathy Marie born at 6 46 this morning weighing seven pounds at Good Samaritan Hospital A son named David Neal arrived last night at 10 27 weighing six pounds thirteen ounces to Mr and Mrs Eddie Long of Dix at the same hospital Mr and Mrs Ellis Jones of RFD 5 Mr Vernon welcomed a son at 10 14 this morning weighing eight pounds eight ounces at Good Samaritan Hospital
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Robert Gene Moreton
RFD
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cathy Marie
Eddie Long
Dix
Haseen
David Neal
Ellis Jones
Hospital Notes and Discharges List Names
Hospital notes show admissions at Jefferson Memorial including Lennie Wel kins Ella Lane A leans Pounds Nana Wilson Bethaldo Il and Bethal o. discharges include Frank Ingram Joe Sechrest George Daniels Bluford Rita Modert and Barbara Jean Elmo Golson. Good Samaritan admits Bert D Warren Bernadine Atchison Roberta Copple Mary Johnson Michael Lynn Trout. discharges Blanche Irvin Anna Wilhemina Bibot Careyne Johnson Ethel Williams Eva Mill Ivan Shields Georgia Ames Vonna Danner Mary Dickerson and baby Leslie Marie Luck Dunbar Maude Taylor.
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Jefferson Memorial
Lennie Welkins
Ella Lane
Aleans Pounds
Memphis
Tenn
Nana Wilson
Bethaldo
Frank Ingram
Joe Sechrest
George Daniels
Bluford
Rita Modert
Barbara Jean
Elmo Golson
McLeansboro
Good Samaritan
Bert D. Warren
Bernadine Atchison
Roberta Copple
Mary O. Johnson
Michael Lynn Trout
Local Flights Linked to Several Travelers Today
Don McLean flew to St Louis this morning and to Chicago yesterday. Gene Thompson from Centralia flew to King City today. Earl Outland flew to Wilmington North Carolina and returned Monday. Earl Outland took Raymond Abner of Fairfield to Oil City Pennsylvania yesterday. Lyle Endicott flew to St Louis last night.
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Don McLean
St. Louis
Gene Thompson
Centralia
King City
Earl Outland
Wilmington
N. C
Raymond Abner
Fairfield
Oil City
Chicago
Lyle Endicott
Farmers Union Sets 5 Meetings In This County
Jefferson county Farmers Union announces five meetings next week at 8:00 pm across Woodlawn, Center School Farrington township, Spring Garden, Town House Scheller, and Mt. Vernon with speakers including state president Ralph S. Bradley and other state officers and directors.
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Farmers Union
Sebel Davis
Jefferson County
Woodlawn
Center School
Farrington Township
Spring Garden School
Scheler
Mt. Vernon
Ralph S. Bradley
Springfield
Irion H. Phillips
Princeton
Johnny Sams
Ellis Grove
Joe Callahan
Milford
Everett Walters
Hira
Spanish War Veterans Meet at Public Library Friday
Gen Eben Swift Camp 94 United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary meet at the public library Friday at 2 00 pm Officers for next year to be elected All members urged to attend E W Threlkeld Adj Varnell Rebekah Lodge No 296 meets in L O O F hall Thursday Sept 8 at 8 00 Sack lunches to be brought By order Emily Goodin MM G Naomi R Bogan Reo Secy
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Eben Swift
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
E. W. Threlkeld
Adj
Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Vaquantes
Emily Goodin
MM G
Naomi R
Bogan
Reo. Sec'y
68 Men Escape Death In Crash Of Giant Plane
Sixty eight airmen survived a four engine C124 Globe master crash on takeoff in a dust storm at Kirtland AFB. One man died, one in serious condition, three released after treatment. The Biggs Air Force Base transport skidded and pancaked on the runway shoulder. Earlier a C119 Flying Boxcar crashed from England AFB, four dead, two injured, carrying classified cargo.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
Sandia Base
Air Force Transport
Biggs Air Force Base
Fl Paso
Kirtland Air Force Base
March Air Force Base
Calif
Kirtland Afb
England Air Force Base
West Frankfort Man Kills Self
John Carroll a 27 year old clerk was found dead in his room in Chicago He left two notes one for his landlord and one for his mother who lived in West Frankfort Ill Her whereabouts were unknown at the time as she was en route to Chicago for the notification
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Chicago
John Carroll
Carroll
West Frankfort
Ill
Record U S Employment At All-Time High
Washington reports August employment at 65,488,000, a gain of nearly 500,000 from July and 3,211,000 above August 1954. Long term unemployed numbers are about half of what they were a year ago, according to a joint Commerce and Labor release.
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Associated Press
Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
State Sales Tax Collections Up
Illinois reports August sales tax receipts at 20,328,571 under the new 2 percent rate. This is 4,330,465 more than last year, with July transactions reflecting the higher levy. Year-to-date tax intake totals 146,737,909, up 11,791,071 from 1954. Additional major taxes show cigarette 2,970,450 up 281,498. liquor 2,415,948 up 680,061. motor fuel 12,519,366 up 514,085. public utilities 2,428,153 up 114,855. coin operated amusements 232,626 down 12,695.
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Springfield
Llinois
State Revais Department
Tony
Mt. Vernon OKs Airport Transfer and Whiteway Plans
Mt. Vernon council approved an airport transfer for a dollar and discussed white-way lighting studies for Fairfield and Olney. City Manager Lewis presented cost estimates for the white-way system, while street oiling is slated for mid fall. Officials reported 4,151 wheel tax decals sold with 34,952 collected and noted several budget items and engineering updates.
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Campbell
White Way
Fairfield
Olney
Chester V Lewis
Mt. Vernon
Lewis
Kenneth Setzekorn
12Th Street
Casey Creek
Wilshire Drive
Salem Road
Oakland Avenue
McPherson Street
Brownstown Field Tour Thursday September 8
Farmers of Jefferson county are invited to attend the Brownstown Soil Experiment Field tour in Fayette county. The Jefferson county group departs from the Farm Bureau parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Tours run from 10 a.m. at the station and hourly from the administration building. Staff from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture will join to discuss soil and crop management. Plots show fertilizer effects deep plowing and other tillage. Lunch will be provided for a nominal fee by the local church.
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Jefferson County
Brownstown
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Greenville Prohibition Party picks Holtwick Holdridge for 1956 ticket
Dr. Enoch A. Holtwick, 74, Greenville College history professor, and Brig. Gen. Herbert C. Holdridge, 63, Sherman Oaks, Calif., were chosen by 152 delegates as the Prohibition party candidates for president and vice president. Holdridge, 1915 West Point class member, is nicknamed the Peace General for opposing universal military training. They pledged to campaign nationwide to secure the party’s name on ballots in all states for the first time in recent memory.
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Associated Pracp
Milford
Ind
West Point
Eisenhower
National Prohibition Party
Enoch A. Holtwick
Greensville
Histo
Greenville College
Herbert C. Holdridge
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Holdridge
U.S. Military Academy
Prohibition Party
Grandma Moses Chipper At 95 Keeps Busy At Tea
Grandma Moses, the renowned painter of rural scenes, celebrated her 95th birthday in Eagle Bridge New York with a quiet tea gathering. She said she would sit, think, remember and imagine and paint a bit. Mrs Anna Mary Robertson Moses lives with a daughter in the Vermont border community and began painting 18 years ago after many years spent on farm work.
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Associated Press
Eagle Bridge
N. Y
Grandma Moses
Grandma
Anna Mary Robertson Moses
Vermont
Five Boys Admit Smashing Carondelet Baptist Church
In St Louis five boys aged 8 to 12 confessed to vandalizing the Carondelet Baptist Church and an adjoining religious education building during a Labor Day picnic. They desecrated religious pictures, damaged walls and furniture, and inked surfaces. Damage was put at $3,000. Names were withheld and they were sent to their parents awaiting Juvenile Court hearing.
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Associated Preas
School Lunch Workshop Set For Saturday
Mt. Vernon and Jefferson county residents are invited to a Saturday workshop on the school lunch program. Two sessions will be held at Fairfield grade school at 9:00 a.m. and Nashville high school at 12:30 p.m. State school superintendent staff will present updated requirements for operating lunch programs.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Nashville High School
Paul Muni Undergoes Eye Removal at Mount Sinai
New York actor Paul Muni, aged 59, underwent surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital for removal of his left eye due to a tumor. He left his lead role in Inherit the Wind last week as pain and diminishing vision prompted the operation. His right eye remains normal with sight intact.
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Associated Press
New York
Paul Muni
Muni
Mount Sinai Hospital
ACP Conservation Sign Up Continues At Local Office
Farmers may sign up for soil conservation practices at the ASC office without needing to follow allotment crops. EF C Champ, Jefferson county ASC chairman, says funds remain for conservation projects. This year 99200 dollars of ACP funds are available to Jefferson county to boost soil conservation.
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ASC
EF. C. Champ
Jeffereson County
Champ
Jefferson County
Wapella's First Annual Corn and Bean Festival
Wapella Illinois hosts a three day corn and bean festival starting September 15 with a school dedication. Activities include crowning a corn and beans king and queen and a free community supper featuring 600 pounds of beans and 500 pounds of cornbread mix plus ham milk cream coffee and ice cream.
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Associated Press
Wapella
Wapella Community
DeWitt County
Illinois
Newton Sergeant Dies In Crash
ALEXANDRIA La A sergeant Ralph W Elson 31 Newton Ill was among four service members killed Tuesday when a C119 Flying Boxcar crashed shortly after taking off from England Air Force Base. Two others were injured. The aircraft carrying classified material developed engine trouble. the pilot attempted a river crash landing but missed by about 70 yards. The craft struck a gully, exploded and burned.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Ralph W. Elson
Newton
Ill
England Air Force Base
Brad Crawford Sued By Wife
Santa Monica California actor Broderick Crawford is sued for separate maintenance by his wife after 15 years of marriage. She obtained a restraining order to prevent him from disposing of community assets or moving the children, Kim and Kelly, out of California. He is ordered to appear on September 16 to show cause why he should not pay $2,000 monthly pending trial. she says his yearly earnings reach $175,000.
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Y Associated Prasa
California
Crawford
Kewanee Adopts City Sales Tax Passed By Council
Kewanee Illinois city council approved a one half cent city sales tax by a 4-1 vote to take effect October 1, estimating about 100000 dollars in annual revenue. The tax also won approval in Galva Mokena and Lockport on Tuesday night with effect after 30 days.
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Associated Press
Kewanee
Ill
Illinois
Galva
McHenry County
Mokena
Lockport
$50,000 Worth of U.S. Tin Stolen
Police report more than $50,000 worth of tin ingots owned by the government stolen from the Army's Columbus General Depot. The ingots, bought during World War II as strategic material, were kept for emergencies, with an inventory showing 548 ingots missing.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Columbus General Depot
Hall Predicts Land Slide For GOP In 1956
Hall predicts a Republican landslide in 1956 noting improved prospects since 1954 when Democrats won control of both houses. Simpson outlines neighborhood meetings across 94 districts in 29 states with margins under five percent. GOP holds 63 seats to Democrats 31. a net gain of 15 seats needed to control the House.
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GOP
Simpson
Former IRS official sues for back pay over 1953 firing
Edward E. Hoppe, ex assistant commissioner and head of the inspection unit, files in the U S Court of Claims for 26823 dollars claiming his 1953 dismissal was political retribution for refusing to alter an unfavorable report on a new political appointee. His attorney says the case centers on political expedience and protected actions within the Internal Revenue Service.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
U. S. Court of Claims
Edward E. Hoppe
Dallas
Hoppe
Internal Revenue
T. Comenan Andrews
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Civil Service Commission
Witsil
John P. Witsil
Jefferson City
Andrews
Justice Department
New York Herald Tribune
Washington Dispatch
White House
Camel drinks huge water in short span
A camel has been observed to drink about 30 gallons of water in 10 minutes. This rapid intake highlights the animal's remarkable hydration capacity and adaptation to arid environments.
Hearing Open On University TV Legality in Illinois
A Sangamon County judge in Springfield today began hearing arguments in a suit seeking to rule that a University of Illinois television station is illegal. The case centers on whether state law specifically authorizes the station. Dahlen's Drug Stores of Rock Island seeks admission as a plaintiff with Stephen Turkovich of Evanston an original plaintiff. The court will hear the trustees’ reply and university contentions to dismiss, while Dahlen's argues as a taxpayer with a constitutional right to sue.
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Turkovich
General Assembly
Ilinois Broadcasters’ Assn
Dahlen
Montgomery S. Winning
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