U S May Plan First Hydrogen Bomb Test
The United States may conduct its first hydrogen bomb test within two months at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. An AEC Defense Department task force will supervise an autumn test with only official observers present, warning of extreme heat, atmospheric turbulence, and potential island damage from a high altitude explosion.
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Associated Press
Washington
United State
mid-Pacific
Joint Atomic Energy Commission - Defense Department
Eniwetok
Marshall Island
United States
Eniwetok Atoll
Shot
Man Kills Self After Cutting Throat at Eldorado
Coroner J B Clark reports Henry Whitsell, 79, a retired miner, cut his throat and hanged himself Tuesday in his Eldorado home. A pocket knife was found under the body. Mrs Whitsell cited a nervous condition in recent months.
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Harrisburg
Ill
J. B. Clark
Henry Whitsell
Eldorado
Clark
Births Across Mt. Vernon Area Highlight Recent Newborns
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Frost Detroit Mich welcomed Carla Christine born August 29. Donna Crocker mother, great-granddaughter to Wayne City Croker family. Earl William Hicks and Christine born at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds. Glen Crawford Bonnie RFD 1 Carl Rosana born at 5 40 am at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Kern Fitzjerrells Bonnie a son born at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds two ounces. Philip Karch 1009 South 12th Street Lois Ann born at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds 10 ounces. Thomas Dale Pearson Edmond Okla baby son born August 29 named Tommy Arnold. former Mt Vernon residents.
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Albert Frost
Detroit
Mich
Carla Christine
Christine
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Glen Crawford
RFD
Bonnie
Rosana
Kern Fitzjerrells
Good Samaritan Hospital
Philip Karch
South 12Th Street
Lois Ann
Thomas Dale Pearson
Edmond
Okla
Tommy Arnold
Pearson's
Mt. Vernon
Veterans and fraternal group meetings announced
AM VETS Post 4 will meet in the AMVET club rooms Wednesday at 7 30 PM with state officers attending. ROWVAL ARCH MASONS Andrew D Webb Chapter 11a holds a stated meeting this Wednesday at 7 PM. Gen Eben Swift Camp 94 USWV and Auxiliary meet Friday at 7 PM in the Library to elect officers. VFW Aux Post 1376 meets Thursday at 8 PM September 11 at city hall. Varnell Rebekah Lodge 296 meets Thursday February 21 at 8 PM with a school party to follow.
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Turner Boehm
Amvets
Amvet Club
James Apgar
Howard Phillips
Rowval Arch Masons
Andrew D. Webb
Sday
Rufus H. Irwin
H. P. Cecil N. Levin
Sec
Eben Swift
United Spanish War Veterans
Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilary
Varnell Rebekah Lddge No
Endorse Right Of Co Officers To Be Reelected
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors unanimously endorsed two proposed Illinois constitutional amendments to allow reelection of county sheriffs and treasurers and to fix maximum salaries of constitutional county officers by law. The resolutions, adopted at the September meeting, argue the 1870 provisions are obsolete and impede efficiency, asserting residents should decide on electing incumbents to benefit from experience.
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Illinois
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
Jefferson County
Hospital Notes and Discharges Across Two Memorials
Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial note admissions and discharges. Names listed include Miss Lee Ann Arnold, Mrs Emma Miller, John H. Womack, Wayne City, and others. Discharges include Mrs Ethel Mitchell, Orpha Oliver Wallace, James F. Hayes, infants listed, and Ruth Rightnowar among several names.
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Lee Ann Arnold
Opdyke
Emma Miller
Genevieve Monaghan
Bruford
John H. Womack
Wayne City
Mary E. Alexander
Frank Mills Dewey
Ronnie Mullins
Ethel Mitchell
Orpha Oliver Wallace
James F. Hayes
Bonnie
Ernest Gibson
Florence Mae Head
Wanda Beal
Dix
Mary Lou Rightnowar
Angela Sue
Betty Williams
Local field serves several travelers this morning
Fairfield’s Bill Heidinger, Marion Ohio’s Chester Schierbaum, Starkville Mississippi’s Mason S Camp and Rockford’s Mr. and Mrs. George Gurpe plus Tilini Airport Urbana’s Jo Walker and Springfield’s Gene Tumbleson all landed or flew in today en route to various destinations including Philadelphia Memphis and other business.
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Bill Heidinger
Fairfield
Chester Schierbaum
Marion
Ohio
Mason S. Camp
Starkville
Miss
Philadelphia
George Gurpe
Rockford
Memphis
Tenn
Jo Walker
Tilini
Urbana
Gene Tumbleson
Springfield
Pennington Acquitted in Salem Murder Trial
Ogie Pennington was found not guilty of murdering Louis Sons at his Wayne County tavern. Marion County Circuit Court jurors deliberated 3.5 hours before acquitting Pennington, who was moved for trial to avoid local prejudice. The defense argued lack of direct evidence and reliance on circumstantial claims. One witness noted a coroner identified a bullet, though it was not premarked for lab use. Pennington, 36, did not testify and was free on $10,000 bail. A related Pennington relative faces retrial on separate charges in Johnson County.
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Salem, II
Ogie Pennington
Louis Sons
Fairfield Handyman
Pennington
Wayne County
Marion County
Ward P. Holt
Guy Pennington
Lulu Shelton
Shelton Brothers
Sons
Guy
Lulu Pennington
Fairfield
Penningtons
Sheltons
S. M. Ward
Benton
James Colbert
State Crime Laboratory
Taylor Pennington
Johnson County
Lewis seeks share the work plan for coal miners
John L. Lewis proposes a share the work system with penalties for extra days, aiming to push more mining in the South while threatening higher pay for extra days. Northern operators fear higher costs and reduced fourth and fifth day output. The plan affects soft coal and anthracite sectors, with 320,000 soft coal and 63,000 anthracite miners.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
North
South
Union
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower Speech May Be Blocked From Airwaves
ST LOUIS Sept 20 address by General Dwight D Eisenhower could be barred from radio and TV at the Municipal Auditorium due to a jurisdictional labor dispute. James E Darst says the AFL stagehands Union and the AFL Electrical Workers Union seek broadcast installations, with a joint board in Washington hearing the case and a decision not expected for weeks.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James E. Darst
Municipal Auditorium Commission
Darst
AFL Stagehands
AFL Electrical Workers
Washington
GOP Primary landslide reshapes Minnesota race slate
Rep Winston L Prouty renominated along with Minnesota Senator Edward J Thye and Gov C Elmer Anderson. US Rep Hugh B Mitchell wins Democratic gubernatorial nod while Sen Harry Cain secures renomination. Harry Henson leads Democratic race to replace Henry M Jack son. potential November foe may be Jack Westland, amateur golf champion.
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Winston L. Prouty
Minnesota
Edward J. Thye
GOP
Elmer Anderson
Washington
U. S
Hugh B. Mitchell
Harry P. Cain
Harry Henson
Henry M
Jackson
Henson
Jack Westland
Temperatures Rise Across Illinois Cities
Readable fragments show temperature notes for Rockford Moline Syncavarets Lye and cities including Peoria Quincy Rantoul Springfield Vandalia Scott Field wees Mt. Vernon with unclear context and scattered mentions suggesting a regional weather roundup.
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Rockford
Moline Syncavarets
Lye Hi
Peoria
Quincy
Rantoul
Springfield
Vandalia
Scott Field
Wees
Mt. Vernon
Prisoner Escapes from Alexander County Jail
Edie Baker, 26, a Chicago man held for questioning in a Grand Chain store burglary, escaped from the Alexander county jail Tuesday after pushing past a jailer during a meal delivery. Sheriff John Barnett of Pulaski county, who housed Baker overnight, said three men fled after wrecking their car in a state police pursuit before Baker’s arrest hours later.
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Cairo
Chicago
Alexander County
L. M. Hartline
Eddie Baker
Baker
Alexander
John Barnett
Pulaski County
Barnett
Arnett
Madison County workers approve $40 monthly pay raise
Edwardsville Ill Madison County employees accepted a $40 per month pay increase to avert a threatened strike. The AFL State County and Municipal Employes union had pushed for $50 monthly, and the county had offered $5 previously. The raise was approved by a county board of supervisors in a Tuesday resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Edwardsville
Ill
Madison County
AFL
County Board of Supervisors
Honest thief returns money to candy store owner
New York reports an incident on 42nd Street where a young man robbed a candy store of 330 from the saleslady, Bertha Romano, promising to repay. A letter arrived with 30 and a note signed Your friend apologizing for the delay, stating he needed the money badly.
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Associated Press
New York
42Nd Street
Bertha Romano
Eisenhower urges unity as he backs Indiana senator
Eisenhower addressed a large Indianapolis audience and Butler University radio listeners, saying Americans cannot tolerate fear in politics. He endorsed Sen. William E. Jenner’s re election bid, despite Jenner’s harsh criticism of wartime figures like Gen. George C. Marshall, arguing that political victory hinges on a united party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mander
Eisenhower
Midwest
William E. Jenner
Indiana
George C. Marshall
Butler University
Rural Firemen To Hold Meeting
Mt. Vernon rural fire department volunteers will gather at 7 30 p m Thursday for a special meeting at the department. The agenda includes entertainment and a business session. Fire Chief Carl Jones urged all members to attend.
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Rural Firemen
The
Mt. Vernon
Carl Jones
Lydia Pinkham's Remedy Promises Relief for Women's Pain
A vintage advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual cramps headaches backaches and related distress. It claims medical tests show complete or striking relief in about three out of four cases and promotes trial sizes and iron tablets as modern treatment options.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
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