Deaths Dora Lawrence Mother Of Mr W Lawrence
Dora Emma Lawrence 55 of 1207 Second St Centralia died in St Marys Hospital Thursday at 7 p m She was wife of Arthur W Lawrence and mother of Lee Lawrence Roberta Lawrence and two other sons Funeral services Sunday 2 p m Garnier and Sons Funeral Home Rev Roy L Van Horn Mt Vernon will conduct burial in Elmwood Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m Saturday Survivors include her father John Thompson Springfield a brother Robert Thompson Chicago two grandchildren and three sons including Arthur F and Richard J
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Emma Lawrence
E. Seeond St
Centralia
Arthur W. Lawrence
St. Mary's Hospital
Woman Faces Assault Charge in Hammer Attack
In Pekin a 40 year old woman, Verny D. Ozment, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon after police say she admitted striking 70 year old neighbor Robert Wheeler with a hammer during a Tuesday argument. Wheeler was found dead in the burned ruins of his three room cottage Wednesday. deputy fire marshal said the blaze appeared set deliberately. Wheeler was momentarily conscious when aid returned him to the cottage.
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Roy Brees
Ozment
Wheeler
One Collision Here Friday in Mt Vernon
An accident occurred Friday in Mt Vernon with no injuries. Vehicles driven by Paul Patton 17 of 403 North Seventh and Lee Mercer collided in the 800 block of North Seventh Street, police reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Paul Patton
North Seventh
Lee Mercer
North Seventh Street
Jefferson Post 141 American Legion Meets Monday Evening
Jefferson Post 141 American Legion members will gather at the Legion Home Monday evening at 8:00 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Joe Herbst, commander. E. I. Tanner, adjutant.
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Jefferson Post
American Legion
Legion
Joe Herbst
E. I. Tanner
20 000 Pictures Of Mars Taken
Dr FE Slipher of Flagstaff Arizona studies Mars in Bloemfontein under the National Geographical Society and Flagstaff University sponsorship. Some 20 000 photographs were taken as Mars neared Earth within about 35 million miles last Thursday, closer to this region than any other since 1924.
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Bloemfontein
South Africa
Mars
FE. C. Slipher
Flagstaff
Ariz
National Geographical Society
Flagstaff University
Seagate Crew and Captain Flee Crippled Freighter
ABERDEEN Wash The remaining crewmen and the captain of the crippled freighter Seagate fled the rock gored 4400 ton ship early today fearing it would break up The steamer more than 100 miles off course struck Sonora Reef Thursday afternoon rupturing its hull and flooding holds Seventeen crewmen were taken from the ship shortly after it grounded The captain Comonis Tanayotis and 10 seamen left the teetering hulk about 7 am
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Aberdeen
Wash
Seagate
Sonora Reef
Comonis Tanayotis
Stevenson and Truman blast GOP in Mississippi
M. M. McGowan, steering committee member of Mississippians for States Rights, says the group plans its own presidential electors for the November 6 ballot. Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler warns Summerfield's recent statement signals a possible repeat of the smile-and-smear tactic by Republicans, urging caution about Cabinet-level campaign plans.
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M. M. McGowan
Mississippians For States Rights
Paul Butler
Summerfield
Butler
FBI Called In Sturgis Race Riot
In Sturgis a riot erupted drawing in the FBI as local officials blamed reporters and radio staff for the disturbance. Paul said the mayor gave negative replies when questioned about the accusation and abruptly hung up the phone.
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FBI
Sturgis
Tion Wjps
Evansville
Paul
Fines levied before Police Magistrate Dulaney
Fines assessed include Dennis Quinn ten dollars and costs on drunk charge Harold J Le Grand six dollars and costs for speeding 36 mph in a 25 mph zone Adron Cullins five dollars and costs on failure to yield right of way Ernest V Berry five dollars and costs on failure to yield right of way Herman R Graham two dollars and costs for leaving a car unattended with keys in the switch Garlin V Baldwin Marion Til two dollars and costs for failure to have a driver's license Steve Dampeer Chicago ten dollars and costs for speeding 45 mph in a 30 mph zone
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Allan Dulaney
Dennis Quinn
Harold J. le Grand
Adron Cullins
Ernest V. Berry
Herman R. Graham
Garlin V. Baldwin
Marion
Til
Steve Dampeer
Chicago
Weather Outlook Across States With Mild Temperatures Ahead
Mostly fair conditions prevail in Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with a slow rise in temperatures. Highs in the 60s to 70s and nights mostly in the 40s to 50s. Chicago reports a 56 degree morning after a record 46.6 last Friday.
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Tulinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Chicago
Peoria
Vandalia
Politicans Put Grand Clothing On Thin Issues
A political analysis notes both parties embellish ordinary ideas in campaign rhetoric. It discusses Adlai Stevenson calls to end the draft, Arthur Larson’s extended critique of Republican leadership, and questions whether “New Republicanism” is Eisenhower’s lasting philosophy or a personal stance rather than a party-wide creed.
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Arthur Larson
Larson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
House
Senate
Department of Labor
William Sulzer
New York
Taft
Herbert Hoover
Sen
Norris
Nebraska
Rep. LaGuardia
Hoover
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges at Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial
At Good Samaritan Hospital, admissions include Mrs. Irma Igo Charles Owen Leonard Hester Richard Record and Mrs Artzulla Richardson. Discharges include S Harold Clarke Mrs Eleanor Rankin Mrs Imo gene Green Mrs Ida Bourland. At Jefferson Memorial Hospital, admits Joe H Perry and Mrs Gloria Rainey. Discharged: Mrs Edna Martin.
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Good Samaritan
Irma Igo
Charles Owen
Leonard Hester
Richard Record
Artzulla Richardson
S. Harold Clarke
Eleanor Rankin
Imogene Green
Ida Bourland
Jefferson Memorial
Joe H. Perry
Gloria Rainey
Edna Martin
Waltonville Students Visit National Stock Yards
Five vocational agriculture students from Waltonville Community High School visited National Stock Yards Illinois for the annual beef and sheep market day. James Wilson showed three steers grading one choice and two good while Alan Newell presented fifteen lambs with one prime and five choice grades.
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Waltonville Community High School
National Stock Yards
Illinois
James Wilson
Alan Newell
David Walker
Danny Gajewski
John Kerry
Vo-Ag
Armour Packing Plant
Has An Accident He Quits Driving Chester West Virginia
An 82 year old man William Arnett of Chester says he quit driving after a traffic accident a week ago. In court on a charge of failure to yield he told the mayor I have quit driving I junked my 1939 car and cancelled my automobile insurance. The mayor dismissed the charge as punishment. The collision occurred at a street intersection last Sunday.
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Chester
W. Va
William Arnett
George Scott
Scott
Arnett
Woman Dies In Train-Car Crash At Galesburg
A train car collision Friday in Galesburg resulted in the death of Mrs. Maude Anderson of Avon and serious injuries to Mrs. Alberta Hopson, also of Avon. Police said the drivers failed to heed warning signals at the crossing where the Santa Fe Grand Canyon Limited, moving about 20 mph, struck the car. Railroad workers reported functioning flasher and bell signals. no gates exist at the crossing. This was Galesburg’s first traffic fatality of the year.
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Galesburg
Til
Maude Anderson
Avon
Alberta Hopson
Clarence Bertiaux
Hopson
Santa Fe Railroad
Grand Canyon Limited
Truck Crash Injures Man as Tank Convoy Passes
Police report Harvey Holmes, 64, of Peoria, sustained a broken arm after his pickup collided with a National Guard tank on state route 29 while attempting to pass a convoy of four tanks. The incident occurred Friday in Chillicothe, Tennessee.
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ARMY
Chillicothe
Harvey Holmes
Peoria
National Guard
Holmes
Notice of Claim Deadlines in Jefferson County Estates
Legal notices inform that claims against the estates of HASSTE I. RUSSELL and ALBERT W. RUSSELL must be filed by November 5, 1956, and November 5, 1088 respectively in Jefferson County Court without summons. Administrators James W. Russell and Albert Russell are represented by Hassakis & Ecker, Mt. Vernon Illinois, and notices include attorney addresses.
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Hasste I. Russell
Jefferson County
Illinois
James W. Russell
Albert W. Russell
Jeffferson
Tiinois
Wheat Sign-Up Opens in This County for 1957 Reserve
Jefferson county announces sign up for the Soil Bank Acreage Reserve program for the 1957 winter wheat crop. Regular wheat allotments qualify but new farms do not. Payments are $1.26 per bushel based on normal yield. Sign up to reserve acreage by September 21 with operator signoff. up to 30 percent of allotment may be designated.
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Soil Bank
Parker Pierce
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Jefferson County
Pierce
Car Slams Into Oiler Truck On County Road
A 17 year old driver Donald W Edmundson near Boyd crashed into a parked county highway department oil er truck seven fifteen last night on a blacktop road three miles north of Woodlawn. No injuries. both vehicles damaged. Edmundson to be charged with failure to have his car under control.
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Donald W. Edmundson
Near Boyd
Highway Department
Woodlawn
James L. Woodland
RFD 4 A
Mt. Vernon
Henry Piper
Edmundson
Russians Plan Wages Raise for Low Paid Workers
Moscow radio reported the government will raise wages for low salaried laborers and white collar workers. Effective January 1 1957 the minimum will be 300 to 350 rubles monthly for industrial, construction and transport staff. Other categories will receive 300 rubles in towns and settlements and 270 rubles in villages.
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London
Moscow Radio
Mayor Moves Private Office From City Hall
Mayor O. R. Buford began relocating his private business office from City Hall this morning. The new office will be housed in a separate building at 1306 Salem Road.
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O. R. Buford
City Hall
Salem Road
Wheat Acreage Reserve Signup Details
The wheat acreage designated for the Acreage Reserve may not exceed the wheat allotment and must be at least three acres. The smaller of these limits applies. Interested farmers may sign up at the county ASC office at 10212 North 9th starting September 12.
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ASC
North 9Th
August Mt. Vernon traffic arrests totals and fines
Mt. Vernon police reported 125 arrests in August with fines totaling 1650 dollars. Traffic fines accounted for most arrests, with 151 dollars in fines and 78 traffic arrests. 47 non traffic arrests included drunken charges and disturbances.
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Mt. V
Churches Plan Sunday Services Across Bethel Area
Formerly sponsored by 2nd Baptist, block building across from Bethel School hosts Sunday School at 9 30 a m. Preaching at 10 30 a m by Rev. Bird Green. Evening service at 7 30 p m. Baptist Mission to conduct services each Sunday with classes for all ages.
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2Nd Baptist
Bethel School
Bird Green
Baptist Mission
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Main Street
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Tinois
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Hammond
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MT. V. Cadet
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Strattan
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South 18Th Street
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Park Ave
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Bethel Missionary Baptist Mission
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