Deaths Mrs Tarr Dies at 90 in Belle Rive Area
Mrs Sarah Ann Tarr 90, died at 12 45 pm Monday at her son L B Tarr’s home near Belle Rive. Born October 3, 1864 in Cropsey Illinois to Aaron and Frances Becker, she was married to William Alonzo Tarr who preceded her in death. Survived by son L B Tarr of Belle Rive, daughter Mrs Ira Beyer of Sib ley Illinois, two sisters, two granddaughters, three great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Sarah Ann Tarr
L. B. Tarr
Belle Rive
Tarr
Cropsey, Ill
Aaron and
Frances Melissa (Austin) Becker
William Alonzo Tarr
Mowry and Watson
Fairbury
Ira Beyer
Sibley
Arthur Meeker
O. W. Crumbacker
Earl Bechtel
Two Mt. Vernon Residents Die in Detroit
Friends report the deaths of Horace Starr and Carter Pavey, formerly of Mt. Vernon. Both were Certified Public Accountants living in Detroit. Starr died September 1 after working as an accountant for Dodge Brothers. Pavey died the following day, after running his own auditing office. Both attended local grade and high school.
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Mt. Vernon
Detroit
Horace Starr
Carter Pavey
Starr
Dodge Brothers Motor Company
Pavey
Six Chicago Executions Delayed After Court Stays
Six men scheduled for the electric chair in Cook County Jail had their executions postponed. The Illinois Supreme Court granted stays for Vincent Clucci 29 and George Kelly 20 pending review. Charles Townsend 20 also had his date moved to November 18 to allow appeal. Stays had also been issued earlier for Gordon Simone 21 Calvin Donaldson 28 and Peter Kenzig 48.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cook County
Ilinois Supreme Court
Springfield
Vincent Clucci
George Kelly
Robert Gottstein
Charles Townsend
Townsend
Walker Butler
Shnoie Supreme Court
Jack Boone
Gordon Simone
Calvin Donaldson
Peter Kenzig
Births in Local Homes and Hospitals Reported
Mr and Mrs Kelly Ivan Mar cum 1316 north 12th street welcomed a son at 7:54 am in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing six pounds ten ounces. Mr and Mrs Stanley Hess of Lesser had a daughter at 5:32 pm yesterday in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds fifteen ounces named Gayle Faye. Mr and Mrs Leslie Isaacs 819 north 6th street welcomed a daughter at 10:33 am in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds named Susan Elaine.
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Kelly Ivan Marcum
North 12Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Stanley Hess
Lesser
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gayle Faye
Leslie Isaacs
North 6Th Street
Hospital Notes and Discharges Across Two Hospitals
Good Samaritan records list admissions including Mrs Mertie Martin Arthur Voyles Charles Monroe Gibbs Earl David Hanes Mrs Vaneta Cooper and Ray Barbee in Louisville with discharges for George Miller Mrs Corrienne Roberson Byron Rucker. Jefferson Memorial notes admissions for Mrs Thelma Faulkner McLeansboro and several others with a discharge for Mrs Alene Pounds and her infant in Memphis Tennessee.
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Good Samaritan
Mertie Martin
Arthur Voyles
Charles Monroe Gibbs
Earl David Hanes
Vaneta Mary Cooper
Ray Victor Barbee
Louisville
George Miller
Corrienne Roberson
Byron Lee Rucker
Jefferson Memorial
Thelma Faulkner
McLeansboro
Grace Vaughn
Wilma Marcum
Libby Mooneyham
Alene Pounds
Little Son
Memphis
Tenn
Masonic and Veteran Group Meetings Scheduled Week
A Stated meeting of Andrew D. Webb Chapter No 160 is set for Wednesday September 14 at 7 30 p m with Lester C Myers H P and Cecil N Levin Secy. Patton Commandery No 69 holds a stated conclave Thursday September 15 at 7 30 p m with a pot luck supper at 6 30 p m John H Kent E C and Cecil N Levin Rec Vv Virgie Meadors secretary announces V F W Auxiliary meets tonight at 7 30 with urged attendance Amvets meet tomorrow night at 7 30 with social hour and refreshments provided Leo Luty commander notes the schedule.
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Royal Arch Masons
Andrew D. Webb
Lester C. Myers
H. P. Cecil N. Levin
Sec'y
Sir Knights
Patton Commandery No. 69
John H. Kent
E. C. Cecil N. Levin
Amvets
Ie Bt
Leo Luty
Conphander
Death penalty asked in bank robbery trial
Government attorneys ask for the death penalty in the trial of Clifford Hubbard 26 of Collinsville charged with kidnapping and murder in the attempted Kampsville Bank holdup on May 1. Hubbard testified his actions aimed to protect his life as shots were fired. the defense contends the mob killed Waldhouser, not a bullet, and notes Hubbard and Mrs Waldhouser were injured during a fleeing car wreck.
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Associated Preset
Springfield
Clifford Hubbard
Collinsville
Kampsville Bank
Hubbard
U. S. Dist
Charles G. Briggle
U.S. Atty
John Stoddart
Joseph Londrigan
Lendrigan
Waldhouser
Londrigan
James Christiansen
State Criminal Identification and Investigation Bureau
Christiansen
Harry Waldhouser
Waldheuser
Henry Halley
St. Joseph's Hospital
Alton
Léla
Thomas Underwood
Underwood
Mrs. Waldheuser
Ransom Bill Found In East by AP
The FBI reports the 26th $20 ransom bill from the Bobby Greenlease kidnaping has been found at the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank. Since Aug 4, several bills have been found in Chicago East St. Louis St. Louis Minot Salt Lake City Jacksonville and Quincy. About $600000 was paid by the Greenlease parents in 1953 for the child’s kidnapping and murder. nearly half was recovered after arrests.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
FBI
Federal Reserve Bank
Philadelphia
Chicago
Minot
N. C
East St. Louis
Quincy
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jacksonville
Fla
Bobby Greenlease
West Germany and Soviets fail to make headway on relations
Adenauer holds a news conference plan amid stalled talks with the Soviet Union on establishing diplomatic and cultural ties. The dispute centers on German reunification and POWs, with Bulganin denying German POWs and citing war criminals. Adenauer insists East Germany is invalid, while the U.S. president is noted as not needing a passport for foreign travel.
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Adenauer
Moscow
Bonn
Bulganin
B25 Falls in Cemetery Killing Six on Long Island
Six men died when a Mitchell Air Force Base B-25 crashed into Greenfield Cemetery in Uniondale New York shortly after takeoff. Three crew and three passengers perished, four others were injured as the plane burst into flames. Names awaited kin notification. passengers included four retired Air Force lieutenant colonels a civilian cameraman and a hitchhiking Army enlisted man.
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Associated Preas
Air Force
Hundreds of new homes shown in Gardena subdivision
Observance of National Home Week brings hundreds of visitors to a Western Gardena subdivision developed by Earl Jamison. A parade of $100,000 worth of new homes is on display with five houses shown including a tri level air conditioned modern home. The public is invited to visit all week.
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Western Gardena
Earl Jamison
Adlai Stevenson Visits Citadel in Haiti Tour
Adlai Stevenson 1952 Democratic candidate climbs Cape Hastein Citadel 85 miles north of Port au Prince with Richard Reynolds and his son and daughter in law. The ascent honors the citadel built by a famed early 19th century Negro Haitian king.
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Associated Press
Port AU Prince
Halti
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Henri Christophe
Cape Hastein
Stevenson
Haiti
Richard Reynolds
Reynolds Metals Co
Two Illinoisans Lost In Pacific
The Air Force released the names of 13 men aboard a B29 lost in the Pacific between Japan and Formosa on a training flight from Kadena Air Base Okinawa. The list includes Capt Richard F Jones of Kadena and Rockwell Street Kewanee and 1st Lt Wendel Van Bebber of Carlinville among others.
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Associated Press
Washington
Air Force Today
Pacific
Japan
Formosa
Kadena Air Force Base
Okinawa
Richard F. Jones
Janse Elaine Jones
Richard J. Jones
Rockwell Street
Kewanee
Girl Suffocates In Springfield Fire At Home
Four year old Kathleen Van Nattan suffocated as a fire swept her parents home in Springfield Al early today. She was asleep in an upstairs room when the blaze started in an adjoining room. Her father N Carter Van Nahan and neighbor Edward Lufter rushed in and carried her out but attempts to revive her failed. Cause of the fire not yet determined.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Kathleen van Nattan
N. Carter van Nahan
Edward Lufter
First Bale Of Illinois Cotton Harvested In Cairo
Ike Nicholson, an Alexander County farmer, harvested the first bale of cotton in Tilinois in 1855 near Cairo. The bale weighed Lazo pounds. Last year Nicholson delivered the first bale to the Cotton Can near Cai om during the planting season.
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Cairo
Ike Nicholson
Alexander County
Nicholson
Cai Om
Blue Lustre Carpet Cleaner Promises Easy Cleaning
An advertorial claims Blue Lustre foam cleans carpets by vacuuming first, brushing on with a long handle applicator, then drying. It positions Blue Lustre as a top new marketing advance and notes the store is among the first to offer it, Douglas Drug.
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Douglas Drug
Perishables on Piers as Dock Strike Rises to Seven Days
New York ports stood still as the general strike by 70,000 longshoremen entered its seventh day. Perishables rotted on piers while dispatchers warned of million-dollar daily losses. Shipping centers from Portland to Miami idled, with carriers halting exports into New York and railroads weighing similar action.
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Associated Press
New York
Overland
Detroit
Chamber of Commerce
Michigan
State
Assn. of American Railroads
East
Gulf Ports
Halifax
N. S
Alabama
Mobile
Portland
Miami
Fla
West Frankfort Plant Picketed by ILGWU Members
Union workers from the International Ladies Garment Workers Union picketed Streamline Manufacturing Co. in West Frankfort marking the plant’s first strike in a decade. A company official called the action unauthorized. Negotiations on a new contract have been ongoing since July 6 with terms not disclosed.
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Associated Press
West Frankfort
Streamline Manufacturing Co
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
New Yorkers In Illinois See Moving Sidewalk Test
A delegation from New York City tested a full-scale moving sidewalk model in Aurora Illinois. The 50-foot walk, built with Goodyear and Stephen Adamson Manufacturing, runs at 132 mph and aims to match station car speeds. NY Transit Authority officials praised its ease of use and suggested wider tests for Grand Central Times Square shuttle replacement.
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Associated Press
Aurora
New York City
Grand Central Station
Times Squire Station
Charles L. Patterson
New York Transit Authority
Stephen Adamson Manufacturing Co
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Reich
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Adlai
Wendel van Bebber
Ruby van Bebber
RFD
Carlinville, TL
Windsor Castle
Berkshire, England
Tenth and Bell
Ill
Johnson Oil
Mt. Carmel
Fair Feed CO
Iilinole
Morgal C. Davis
San Diego
Calif
Jackson
Miss
Davis
Miriam Berrian
Miami Beach
Miriam
National Model Railroad Association
Baltimore
Imlay
Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference
Art Hartman
Burlington
Iowa
Hartman
Ike
Donald Cameron
Wilson’s
Casey
Hawkins Bldg
Illinois
Protection Plus Service
Johnson
Insurance Agency
Western Electric
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