Deaths Harold E. Roney Rites At Bluford
Funeral services for Harold E. Roney 57 are set for Sunday at 2 p m at Bluford Funeral Home with Rev. Roy VanHorn officiating. Burial will be in Atkinson cemetery near Camp Ground. Viewing is after 4 p m today. Roney died Thursday at the Colonial Hotel. Born September 24 1905 in Jefferson County he was a farmer at Earlsville Tl. He is survived by two brothers Rev. Guy Roney of Opdyke and Orville Roney of Mt. Vernon. He was preceded by his parents and four sisters.
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Bluford
Bluford Funeral Home
Roy VanHorn
Atkinson Cemetery
Camp Ground
Roney
Colonial Hotel
Jefferson County
George
Cora (Staley) Roney
Earlsville
Rev
Guy Roney
Opdyke
Orville Roney
Mt. Vernon
Joseph A Kula dies at 73 in Ashley area
Joseph A. Kula of Ashley dies at 7 00 p m Friday in Pinckneyville Hospital aged 73 5 months 28 days Funeral services set for 9 30 a m Monday at St Michael s Catholic church Radom with Rev Fr John Terepka officiating Burial in adjoining cemetery Body in state at Kringer Funeral Home Ashley after 7 00 p m today Rosary 8 30 p m Sunday at the funeral home He was born March 18 1890 in Radom son of Stanilaus and Katherine Kozel Kula Married to Mary Bauer who survives He also leaves two sons Henry and Joseph J Kula Jr both of Ashley one daughter Mary Helen Ilund Mascoutah two brothers John of Ashley Edward of St Louis one sister Kathern Nowak of St Louis and eight grandchildren
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Ashley
Pinckneyville Hospital
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Radom
John Terepka
Kringer Funeral Home
Mary Helen Ilund
Mascoutah
John Kula
Edward Kula
St. Louis
Kathern Nowak
of, Louis
Robert McClain of Ashley dies at 56 Funeral Sunday
Robert Winfield McClain, 56, of Ashley, died Friday at Washington County Hospital in Nashville. Funeral Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Hogan Funeral Home in Ashley with burial at Ho gan cemetery. He was born February 21, 1907 in Beaucoup township, married Bessie Vaughn in 1932, and survived by his wife, two foster daughters Cynthia Thomas of Ashley and Glendore Adkins of Waltonville, plus a Pentecostal church member.
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Robert Winfield McClain
Ashley
Washington County Hospital
Nashville
Hogan Funeral Home
Paula Sullivan
Beaucoup
Mr. McClain
Beaucoup Township
How Shrove Tuesday Got Its Name in Old Custom
Shrove Tuesday derives from shrift the old word for confession. The day before Ash Wednesday was set aside for penitence and absolution as Catholics prepared for Lent.
Weather Summary for Mt Vernon and Nearby Areas
Mt Vernon detailed weather report notes Friday high 80 low 49 with year to date rainfall 21.83 inches. One year ago reached 89/67 while five years ago logged 82/67. Ten years ago high 55 low date missing. Sunday sunrise 5 40 with sunset 6 10 and Monday sunrise 5 41 sunset 8 09 CST.
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MT. Vernon
Illinois Warms After Chilly Spell With 30s dashboard
Illinois eased from a cold spell with readings around 38 at O Hare during the night and 40s elsewhere. Skies were fair with daytime highs mostly in the 70s after Friday's 60s. Warmth was forecast to continue Sunday with fair northern skies and possible showers in Southern Illinois as clouds develop.
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Trooper Clements With Personal Loss Involved In Wreck
Delta Utah AP report says Trooper Ken Clements, chief investigating officer, paused when asked for fatalities and injuries in a Friday night auto train collision. His wife and son were critically hurt and a daughter in law killed, prompting him to refer the request to another official.
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Delta, Utah
Ken Clements
Utah Highway
Births Link Grandson and Uncle in One Day
In Waterbury Connecticut Jane Yurkauskas, H, became a grandmother when her daughter Mary Ann McDonald, 20, gave birth to a boy. A few hours later Mrs Yurkauskas gave birth to a boy in the same hospital making the uncle to the newborn grandson.
August Cool Dry In Mt V Illinois Weather Report
August was dry and cool in Mt Vernon with 1.41 inches rainfall for 81 days, well below the 3.82 inch normal. The month averaged 87.3 F highs and 63.5 F lows, cooler than long term norms, pushing year to date rainfall to 24.28 inches, under the 29.55 inch average. nearby towns McLeansboro 1.2, Benton 1.6, Carbondale 1.7, Harrisburg 3.2 inches reported.
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Probe Collision of Freight Trains Near Madison
Railroad officials opened a Friday investigation into a collision of two freight trains that derailed four cars between Illinois 67 A and Big Bend Road near Madison. No injuries were reported. The crash involved an Illinois Terminal Railroad freight and an Alton and Southern freight.
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Wedemeyer Sues Wife for Divorce Over Alleged Impotence
Fred H. Wedemeyer Sr. filed for divorce in circuit court alleging Myrtle Stein Wedemeyer is naturally impotent and unable to fulfill marriage obligations. The couple wed on March 5 in this area.
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Myrtle Stein Wedemeyer
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Hospital Notes list new admissions and discharges
Jefferson Memorial admitted John Hirons of Waltonville. Dhara names Mary Cecelia Smith of Salem Nellie Buchan an and Herbert Conner among admitted. Good Samaritan admitted Harvey R. Cawood Warren George Hammock Vera Lillie Power Ethel Jane Jones Ricky Don Taylor Katherine Morris Melvin Wayne Bayer Hattie M. Reed Clyde Thomas Waddell. Discharged Rolla Trent Lin ville Mary Elizabeth Bayer Glenn Albert Schuchardt.
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Waltonville
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Salem
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Vera Lillie Power
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Rolla Trent
Local marriage licenses listed for several couples
Donald Ray Schmidt aged 20 of Route 1 Ashley wed Sandra Ann Dout aged 21 of Dix. Frank Creel 60 of Ashley married Mary R. Catron 53 of 1116 Harrison. Gale W. Mooney 22 of Dix tied to Helen L. Bevis 18 of 603 Harrison.
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Sandra Ann Dout
Hit
Traffic fines in police court announced
Police Magistrate Sherman Bullock fined Charles D Potter five dollars and costs for a loud muffler and Mrs Thomas Metcalf five dollars and costs for illegal parking.
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Charles D. Potter
Thomas Metcalf
VFW Auxiliary to Meet at City Hall Tuesday
The auxiliary of the VFW will meet Tuesday evening September 17 at city hall. There will be special entertainment and all members are asked to attend. Myrtle Malone, president.
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City Hall
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 meet invites brethren
ALF XK AM. Stated meeting of Mt Ver non Lodge No. 31 A.F. & A.M. Monday Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. All members urged to attend. Visiting brethren welcome. C Kip Carpenter W.M. James Apgar Secy.
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Mt. Vernon Lodge
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Andrew D Webb Chapter 160 Meeting Notice
Royal Arch Masons announce a meeting of Andrew D Webb Chapter No 160 on Saturday evening at 7 30 p m The seventh and sixth degrees will be conferred High Priest Lester L Williams signs the notice Secretary Cecil N Lovin dated 9 14
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Cecil N. Lovin
Western Horse Show At Bonnie Sunday At 1 30
A Western Horse Show will be held Sunday afternoon at the Bonnie Saddle Club grounds starting at 1:30. Trophies will be awarded in ten classes including senior and junior pleasure pony to cart country pleasure handy horse clover leaf flag race rescue race wagon wheel pair and reining. Admission to the grounds is free.
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Draft Not Love At First Sight
WAUKEGAN Illinois AP Rhea Pilus 18 on her way to shop when she saw a young man studying a military recruiting poster in a storefront window He followed her into a department store and asked to marry him She protested I dont even know you He said hed work hard and treat me nice Rhea a Libertyville farm girl fled to the womens lounge and outwaited him.
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Safecracker Loses Money In Farmington High Heist
Fayetteville AP reports a safecracker failed to gain loot at Farmington High School five miles west of Fayetteville. A police sergeant said three dimes were found on the floor near a window used to enter. The safe was opened but yielded nothing.
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German seaman saved after 14 hours adrift at sea
Franz Strycharczyk, 26, third engineer aboard the Freiburg, went overboard during a poker break 800 miles northeast of Bermuda. He swam until rescued by Coast Guard cutter Absecon after 12:04 p.m. hours. He credited Friday the 13th as lucky and recalled fears of sharks and dehydration.
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Mt Vernon residents urged to rewrite city tale and fund Snorkel plans
A humorous and pointed local column taunts Mt Vernon officials and residents, mocking council actions, tax politics, and a proposal to build a Snorkel fire apparatus factory. The writer recalls past ads, Chamber of Commerce stances, and urges transparency while outlining quirky schemes and community quirks.
No Indictment In 'Bama Freedom March Murder
A grand jury declined to indict Floyd Simpson in the April 24 slaying of William L. Moore, Baltimore postman and integration marcher, near Attalla Alabama. Authorities vow to continue the hunt and press for answers. The case drew national attention and prompted statements from officials while a rifle and bullet were sent to the FBI lab for analysis.
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Saving Infant's Life Dahlgren State Trooper Wins Red Cross Award
Dahlgren State Trooper Adron Cross of Wyoming Illinois, a Dahlgren native, received the American Red Cross's highest individual honor for reviving three month old Cynthia Roark last June. He used mouth to mouth resuscitation twice while en route to Proctor Hospital in Peoria, checking the infant during the drive. The Roark family praised his courtesy and promptness, and Cross, 30, has served five years in the Illinois state police and is the 149th recipient in Illinois since 1913.
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Red Cross Award
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Francis Roark
Bradford
A. R. Cross
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Trooper Cross
Burglar Sleeps Through Arrest in Drug Store
South Bend police say burglary suspect Karl Harris, 40, dozed in a display lawn chair inside a drug store surrounded by liquor bottles and cigarettes as officers cuffed him and checked for stolen items. He was awakened, then taken to jail.
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Ind
Karl Harris
iSouth Bend
Harris
Walter Reed Hospital on Civil War battlefield site
Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D C sits on the site of a Civil War engagement identified as the Battle of Fort Stevens.
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Battle of
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Youth Killed Four Injured in Roodhouse Crash
In Roodhouse Illinois a youth was killed and four companions critically injured when their car left a country road and overturned after returning from a Palmyra high school football game. The dead man was Henry Hannaford, 92. Injured: Calvin Farber driver. Virgil Nebergall 19 Larry Jonisse 21 and Darwe in Chapman 19 all of Roodhouse. Coroner William H Wolfe of Greene County reported.
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Dariwein Chapman
Roodouse
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