Funeral rites held for Edward A Henry at Myers Chapel
Edward A Henry died suddenly at 4:00 a m today at 334 south Third street aged 89 years seven months five days. Funeral services Wednesday at 2:00 p m at Myers Chapel with burial in Oakwood cemetery. The body to lie in state after 3:30 p m Tuesday. Born February 3 1863 near Bluford Jefferson county son of Thomas and Malissa Hunt Henry. Survived by son Howard Henry Mt Vernon daughters Bess Hart Evansville Lena Skinner Madison brother Jim Henry Mt Vernon fourteen grandchildren twenty six great grandchildren one great great grandchild. predeceased by two sons Pearl and Will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Henry
South Third Street
Myers Chapel
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Henry
Bluford
Jefferson County
Thomas and
Malissa (Hunt) Henry
Mary Dodson
Henry
Mt. Vernon
Southern Railway Co
Howard Henry
Bess Hart
Evansville
Ind
Lena Skinner
Madison, Ill
Jim Henry
Pearl
Will
Funeral Tuesday for Lois Ellis of Bluford area
Funeral services for Mrs. Lois Ellis of RFD 1 Bluford will be at 2:00 p m Tuesday at Mt. Zion Church with Rev. Bird Green officiating. Burial is in Mt. Zion cemetery. The body lies at the marry home. She died at 10:30 Friday night. She was born April 4 1896 in Farrington township Jefferson county the daughter of I M and Hattie Minor Wiggins and was 56 years five months and one day. She is survived by her husband Walter Ellis and one sister Mrs. Carrie Evans of DeKalb Illinois.
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Lois Ellis
RFD
Bluford
Mt. Zion Church
Bird Green
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Marry
Ellis
Walter Ellis
Farrington Township
Jefferson County
I. M
Hattie (Minor) Wiggins
Carrie Evans
DeKalb, Ill
William L Winkler 1876 193? Funeral Held
Funeral services for William Logan Winkler of 801 George Street were held at 2:00 PM at Pulley Funeral Home with burial in Mt Olive cemetery near Bluford. He died from a self inflicted gunshot wound after eight years of poor health. He was born May 1, 1876 in Sacramento Illinois and was 76 years four months five days old. He married Osa McKinney in Mt Vernon on April 10, 1933, who preceded him in death. Surviving are a daughter Opal Reed and a brother Thomas Edward Winkler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Logan Winkler
George Street
Pulley
Roger Neal
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Bluford
Winkler
Ben Roeder
Sacramento
Ill
Matt
Margaret (McClellan) Winkler
Mt. Vernon
Osa McKinney
The
Baptist Church
Opal Reed
Thomas Edward Winkler
Morehouse, Mo
Niece of Mt. Vernon Resident Dies of Polio
Sharon K. Roberts age 11 died Saturday at Deaconess Hospital Evansville Ind from bulbar polio. She was the daughter of Mrs. Mary Stahl and a niece of Mrs. Terry Egbert and Mrs. G R Robinson of Mt. Vernon. Sharon fell ill while visiting grandparents in Carmi and died within hours of hospital admission. Survived by her parents a brother Eddie Stahl and a sister Rae Lynn Stahl at home.
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Sharon K. Roberts
Hosital
Evansville
Ind
Mary Stahl
Terry Egbert
G. R. Robinson
Mt. Vernon
Sharon
Carmi
Eddie Stahl
Rae Lynn Stahl
Ina man escapes injury in highway crash south of town
Wilburn S. Toney of Ina escaped injury Saturday when his car was forced off Highway 37 five miles south of Ina and struck a tree. Toney, driving north, was forced off the road as a meeting car passed another vehicle.
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Wilburn
Toney
Ina
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admits Wide List
Admitted: Orpha Wallace Earl Greer Mrs Alice Houston Mrs Minnie Waite Mrs Carrie Hathaway Mrs Alberta DeSelms Edward C Hill Arthur Rightnowar Mrs Joan Malone Keenes Claude Vaughn Ernest Gibson. Discharged: James O Cooper Bluford Mrs Ethel Louise Bayne Mrs Dorothy Dyer Mrs Delvin Lee Holden colored Master Lawrence Nadolski Edwin Feldmann Mrs Allie Dame Mrs Minnie Bullock Master Stephen Williams Salem Mrs Thelma Martin Joe Garrison infant Tonya Rae Ford Mrs Rhoda E Pearler Ina Mrs Geraldine Boeschen Nashville Mrs Mary Louise Stewart and infant son Bruce Duane Mrs Pansy Aliene Voyles and infant daughter Sharon Rosalie Mrs Ruby Irene Morgan and infant daughter Gwendolyn Jane Mrs Dorothy DeSelms and infant son Terry Edward Mrs Dorothy Lynch and infant son Gary Wayne.
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Good Samaritan
Orpha Wallace
Earl Greer
Alice Houston
Minnie Waite
Carrie Hathaway
Alberta DeSelms
Edward C. Hill
Arthur Rightnowar
Joan Malone
Keenes
Claude Vaughn
Ernest Gibson
James O. Cooper
Bluford
Ethel Louise Bayne
Dorothy Dyer
Delvin Lee Holden
Lawrence Nadolski
Edwin Feldmann
Allie Dame
Jefferson Memorial Admits and Discharges List
Admitted to Jefferson Memorial are Roscoe Thomas Springerton Alden Crabtree Centalia Mrs Eileen Ray RFD 4 Mrs Velma Wilbanks Belle Rive Mrs Florence Sweet Mrs Carolyn Brown Kit Wagner Dahlgren Mrs Nancy Carnes RFD 7 Thomas W Mick RFD 4 Discharged are Mrs Josephine Grissom Woodlawn Mrs Byford Fleener RFD 1 and infant son Leslie McGehee Mrs Eugene Walters RFD 3 and infant daughter Judith Ann
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Jefferson Memorial
Roscoe Thomas
Springerton
Alden Crabtree
Centralia
Eileen Ray
RFD
Velma Wilbanks
Belle Rive
Florence Sweet
Carolyn Brown
Kit Wagner
Dahlgren
Nancy Carnes
Thomas W. Mick
Josephine Grissom
Woodlawn
Byford Fleener
Leslie McGehee
Eugene Walters
Judith Ann
Dixon Defends Demo Record On Gambling
Greenville crowd hears Lt. Gov. Dixon defend the Democratic record on gambling and highway funding. He touts a pay as you go plan to modernize Illinois roads, pledging $1 road value for each tax dollar and noting highway work will continue if the ticket wins. He downplays truck license fee worries, citing an $8 increase for small trucks and larger boosts for heavy haulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Congress
Bill Price
Clyde Lee
Warren Crippen
Harley Warren
Bill Bedard
Ben Roeder
Paul Powell
Vienna
Mt. Vernon
Dixon
Child Killed by Car in Galesburg
Dennis Fones aged 4 was struck and killed while crossing near his home in Galesburg. Driver Jeanne McCullum, 20, of Tennessee, Illinois, faces reckless homicide charges and was released on $1,000 bail.
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Associated Press
Galesburg
Dennis Fones
Jeanne McCullum
Tennessee
Funeral service and burial details at Bethel Cemetery
Tuesday at 1 30 p m the Car mi Baptist Church will conduct a funeral service followed by burial in Bethel Memorial Cemetery located south of Mt Vernon.
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Carmi Baptist Church
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Mt. Vernon
Former Resident Raymond Gregory Dies in Champaign
Raymond Gregory aged 55, a former Mt. Vernon resident, died in Gander Til at 6 00 p m Sunday. He was brother to Jess and Harl Gregory of Mt Vernon and Mrs Ruth DeMent of California. Funeral services planned for Olney Illinois with arrangements incomplete.
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Raymond Gregory
Mt. Vernon
Gander Til
Sunny
Jess and
Harl Gregory
Ruth DeMent
California
Olney
Ill
Stevenson Campaign Sail Resumes With Rodeo Stop
Stevenson, after talks in Billings, rodeo in Lewiston, and a kiss from a baby, continues campaign stops in Portland and Multnomah County. He plans to fly to Seattle then south to San Francisco with a whistle stop tour toward Los Angeles.
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Stevenson
Portland
Billings
Mont
Lewiston
Idaho
West
Bill Ward
Angel’s Camp
Calif
Lewison
Multnomah County
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Three Collisions On Saturday In Local Area
Three noninjury traffic crashes occurred Saturday. At 3 20 p m a collision on Tenth near Newby involved Rollie C Hampton RFD 7 and Hubert Conner of Dahlgren. At 6 30 p m Ray E Guyman Walnut Hill and Dellas Talbert 827 South 20th collided in the 1000 block of Perkins. Gordon Lee Marlow Opdyke and M D Colombo St Louis Mo were in a collision at the south end of 26th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollie C. Hampton
RFD
Hubert Conner
Dahlgren
Newby
Ray E. Guyman
Walnut Hill
Dellas Talbert
South 20Th
Perkins
Gordon Lee Marlow
Opdyke
Polio Case Reported in Jefferson County Child
The 27th polio case of the summer in Jefferson County was reported Saturday morning. Four year old Ruth Ann Bradford daughter of Lester Bradford of Salem Road has a mild polio case and is confined to her home with no fever or paralysis.
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Jefferson County
Ruth Ann Bradford
Lester Bradford
Salem Road
Senator Eisenhower Stevenson duel over farm aid at Plowville
President Truman era candidates Eisenhower and Stevenson spoke to thousands of grain belt farmers at the Plowville area during the National Plowing Contest. Both backed 90 percent parity for farm price supports, and conveyed a courteous reception as farmers waited to compare speeches and reactions.
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Truman
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Births in city signal 4 new additions to families
Mr and Mrs William Travis Morgan of RFD 7 Vernon welcome a daughter Gwendolyn Jane born 3 29 PM Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr and Mrs Paul Samuel Lynch of 2629 Jones street welcome a son Gary Wayne weighing 6 8 born at Good Samaritan Hospital Sunday at 12 00 AM. Mr and Mrs Henry Sweet of 509 south Sixth street welcome a daughter weighing eight 5 born 11 01 AM today at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Frederick Sibery of 1607 south Ninth street welcome a son weighing seven 4 born 11 42 AM today at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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William Travis Morgan
RFD
Vernon
Gwendolyn Jane
Good Samaritan Hospital
Paul Samuel Lynch
Jones Street
Gary Wayne
Henry Sweet
South
Community Concert Group Opens Membership Drive
Mt. Vernon Community Concert Association launches a week long drive with a $6 adult $3 student membership. Kick off dinner at Hotel Emmerson features Leonard Exum and Eugene Bassart. Headquarters on mezzanine open 10 am to 6 pm daily with five telephones for inquiries. officers named for 1952-1953 season and listed co chairs. Marriage licenses listed for local residents.
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Mt. Vernon
Hotel Emmerson
Leonard Exum
Community Concerts Inc
Campagn
Exum
Eugene Bassart
Gladys Swarthout
Emmerson
Ann Riley
Two Thefts Reported At Police Headquarters
Police reported two petty thefts over the weekend. Vernon Barnhill of 1520 South 12th Street said his new lawnmower valued at 13.50 was stolen Saturday afternoon. Paul Holloway of 1915 Richview Road reported a sunshade stolen from his car.
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Vernon Barnhill
South 12Th Street
Paul Holloway
Richview Road
Jeffer son Post 141 American Legion Meeting Monday Night
Jeffer son Post 141 American Legion holds its regular meeting Monday at 8:00 p.m. at the Legion Home. All members urged to attend. Refreshments will be served. Also Mt. Vernon Chapter No. 233 Order of Eastern Star will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m with an officers party to follow hosted by the Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron. Hazel Hawkins, Grand Representative of Louisiana in Illinois, will be guest of honor.
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American Legion
Jefferson Post 141
Legion
Orville Roney
Ray E, Hefey
Adj
Mt. Vernon
Order of Eastern Star
Hazel Hawkins
Louisiana
Illinois
Myrtle Gott
W. M
Alva Mathews
Secy
Masonic and Fraternal Lodge Gatherings in Mt Vernon
SPECIAL MEETING Mt Vernon Lodge 331 A F and A M on Monday Sept 8 at 730 pm Work in second degree All members urged to attend Visiting Brethren welcome R H Whitaker W M Wm Reavis Sec Grace A Henry Rebekah Lodge regular session Monday 8 pm All members urged to attend and visitors welcome Myrtle Highsmith N G Shirley Heischmann Re Sec Eagles Auxiliary club room Tuesday 8 pm Vacancies in two offices will be filled Marion Lodge 13 IOOF meets Tuesday 8 pm Visiting Brothers welcome All brothers urged to attend Dr John W Williams Noble Grand Wm Shehorn Recording Secy
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Mt. Vernon
A. F
A. M
R. H. Whitaker
W. M. Wm. Reavis
Sec’v
Grace A. Henry
Rebekah Lodge
Tf. O. O. F. Temple
Myrtle Highsmith
N. G
Shirley Heischmann
Eagles
Marybelle Wilson
Marion Lodge No
IOOF
John W. Williams
Noble Grand Wm
Shehorn
Sec
Stolen money recovered in Waltonville
Jefferson county deputies announced the return of money stolen from a Waltonville home. Deputy Sheriff Joe Lappin led the investigation and recovered the funds belonging to Mrs. Florence Dees. No prosecutions have been filed in the case.
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Jefferson County
Waltonville
Joe Lappin
Florence Dees
Child Bitten by Squirrel Near Mt Vernon Park
Johnny Cherry aged five of 609 North Street was bitten on the finger by an injured squirrel in Mt Vernon city park Sunday afternoon. He was treated by a physician. The squirrel was killed and sent to Carbondale state lab for rabies testing.
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Johnny Cherry
North Street
Mt. Vernon
State Laboratory
Carbondale
Walter J. Wilson Sentenced to 90 Days State Farm
Walter J. Wilson, 48, of this city pled guilty to a vagrancy charge Saturday in the court of W. O. Page police magistrate. He was sentenced to 90 days at the Illinois state farm at Vandalia.
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Walter J. Wilson
W. O. Page
Wilson
Illinois State Farm
Vandalia
Ten Korean War casualties identified in Defense list
The Defense Department announces ten Korean War casualties in List No. 645. Among them three are dead, six wounded, and one injured in a battlezone accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Defense Department
Mt Vernon Dumping Ground Hours Changed to Weekdays
Harold Waite public works superintendent announced Mt Vernon’s city dumping ground will operate 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily from today, Monday through Saturday, with Sunday closed. The site had previously been open 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Waite
Public Works
Mt. Vernon City
Fire destroys a light pole on Route 148
At 7 10 Saturday night rural firemen were called to the Missouri Pacific right of way on state route 148 where a light pole was burning. Firemen notified Power Co officials and the pole was replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri-Pacific
Power Co
Local field sees multiple charter and civilian flights
Don Russell headed in from St. Louis while Dick Jennings from Mt. Carmel arrived by air. Kenneth Williamson and Charles Dagen flew in from Dalton City Georgia on a charter yesterday. Donald McLain Earl Outland and Jack Scuck flew to Atlanta. Mr and Mrs Lee Derrickson of Newport passed through en route to Mt. Carmel yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Russell
St. Louis
Dick Jennings
Mt. Carmel
Kenneth Williamson
Charles Dagen
Dalton City
Ill
Donald McLain
Earl Outland
Jack Scuck
Atlanta
Lee Derrickson
Newport, Ark
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Ed Henry
Near
Winkler Funeral Services
Mt. V
Champaign
William P. Jones
Mt. Verney
Vergil T. Bailey, Inc
Donald Lee Cunningham
Mr. Vernon
Janet Lee Hamilton
Vicksburg
Mich
Willis L. Roedex
Lincoln
Shirley Brown
Robert Earl Hofer
Joe Alice Roberts
Leslie C. Tidball
Fairfield
Marjorie L. Bassett
Albion
Raymond Klier
Kewanee
Doris DeVaney
Newton
Porter & Bond Drug CO
Anna L. Bond
Morton
A.F
State Farm
McLaughlin
Airport News
Riley E. Johnson
S. 28Rd St
Mt. Vernon, DI
Morton Shop
the Judy Shop
Mammoth Dept
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