Mt. Vernon Notes on Visits and Antiques Show
Sonn A Churchman group suitor of Great West Life visits Mt. Vernon. Residents and out of town guests attend the three day Antique show with many names listed, including Clark and Griffith families, Waltonville visitors, and visitors from Carmi, Centralia, and East St. Louis. Rita Meredith continues to improve at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Harold Howard recovers after surgery at Barnes Hospital. Numerous traveling relatives plan trips to Vincennes and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonn A. Churchman
Suisor
Great West Life ‘Assurance Co
Chicago
Busiess
Zar Hinman
Bob Ward
M. M. Lumbattis
Fternoon
Sajem
Verner Fred
Waltonville
Clara McNew
123Th Street
Rita Meredith
Welkins
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Vernon Smith
Texico
Vernon
Susan Farthing
Sterling St
Vern Farthing
Ada Spicer
Johnston City
Harold Howard
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Kay Cox
Vivian . Clark
Sylvia C. Clark
A. E. Griffith
F. H. Brown
B. F. Loughey
Carmi
Walter T. Mills
W. N. ‘Parker
Keith Savage
Jeanie Parker
Carbondale
O. E. Caby
Jack ®Nook
Marie Gimmel
Cutler
Dorothy Rodriguez
East St. Louis
Dorothy Eden
John White
A. B. White
White
Bluford
Melvin Donoho
Opdyke
Chester White
Hugo
Colo
Harold White
Ross Paree
Monmouth
Winsfield S. White
Bryan Britton
Castleton Avenue
Murday
Fort Worth
Texas
Ben Martz
Paola
Pat Parrell
Eldorado
Lon Hale
Hutchison
Mrs Ross Jackson Mill Shoals Dies
Mrs Merle M Jackson 43 died at 2 30 am at her Mill Shoals home. Funeral at Combs Chapel Wayne City Sunday 2 pm Rev Wilson Hetzel officiating burial in Thomason cemetery. Born Feb 16 1906 in Wayne City she is survived by husband Ross Jackson four sons two sisters and two brothers and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne City
Til
Merle M. Jackson
Mill Shoals
Combs Chapel
Wilson Hetzel
Mills Shoals
Thomason Cemetery
Jackson
Nelson
Etta ( Parkinson) Carrell
Ross Jackson
Maurice A
Houston
Texas
Barney E
U. S. Army
Fort Sheridan
Charles E
Bernard M
Earl Carrell
Sims
Morton
Maurice Carrell
Fairfield
Eph Marshall
British Send U.S. Dollars to Canada
Associated Press reports Sept 16 that Republican Senators denounce U S plans allowing Britain to buy Canadian wheat with Marshall Plan dollars as betraying American farmers. They argue it disregards surpluses and the Economic Cooperation Act, though blocking the agreement seems unlikely. The $175,000,000 Marshall Plan fund is involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Britain
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Local Society Notes From Area Domestic Groups
The Block Home Bureau Unit meets Monday at 1 30 p m the lesson on Desserts for a Well Planned Meal and The County Health Department Bluford P T The Bluford Sasa Teacher Association will meet Monday September 19 at 7 30 p m with Charles Inskeep Horace Mann school Mt Vernon as speaker Dorcas Class Meeting of the Logan Street Baptist church met Tuesday evening at 7 30 in the home of Mrs R H Davidson 605 South 18th Street Officers were elected for the year Mrs Frank McGath president Mrs Ed Neil vice president Mrs Howard Richardson secretary Mrs Rufus Davidson assistant secretary Mrs Curran Parr reporter Mrs Oral Deichman welcoming Mrs Ernest Standerfer fellow vice Mrs Gene Taylor class ministress Devotional by Mrs Neith Hunt followed by social hour Refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs Phillip Knight and Mrs Fred Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas
Logan Street Baptist Church
R. H. Davidson
South 18Th Street
Frank McGath
Ed Neil
Howard Richardson
Rufus Davidson
Curran Parr
Oral Deichman
Ernest Standerfer
Gene Taylor
Neith Hunt
Phillip Knight
Fred Hicks
Auxiliary Visits Marion Veterans Hospital for Show
Mt. Ver non AMVET Auxiliary members visited Marion Veterans Hospital Wednesday evening and presented entertainment for hospitalized veterans. Jimmy Wright and his Rhythm Playboys headlined the program as members distributed cigarettes to the veterans. Attendees included Mrs. Howard Clifton hospital chairman and several other auxiliary officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Camaraderie Club Meeting at Parker Home
The Camaraderie Club of the First Presbyterian church will meet Monday evening September 19 at eight o'clock in the home of Mr and Mrs Elmer Parker 2012 Richview Road The Rev and Mrs R B Guthrie and Mr and Mrs Frank Smoot will assist the hosts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Elmer Parker
Richview Road
R. B. Guthrie
Frank Smoot
Summersville Unit Meeting at Mrs Yandell's Home
The Summersville Unit of the Home Bureau will meet at 124 North Sixth Street at 1 30 p m on Tuesday September 20. Lessons will be presented by Miss Anna Betty Huck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summersville
The
Home Bureau
Leonard Yandell
North Sixth Street
Anna Betty Huck
Annual Antique Show Opens Here
The eighth annual Antique Show hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary opens for a three day run at the new Masonic Temple. Illinois Indiana and Kentucky dealers display Metolica pieces hand painted china cut glass Haviland and various lamps. Notable items include Wedgwood pieces a teak curio cabinet over 200 years old a Bisque Bonnet doll a hand made luncheon cloth and a 75 year old banquet lamp. Rare articles include a brass coal bed over 100 years old a silver Epergne and a solid silver water tank plus jewelry. Also shown are a Warrier bronze piece a Gone With The Wind lamp French overlay fruit bowls Meissen pieces glass and porcelain and a jewel box of silver with a pink French Lustre overlay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Ilinois
Indiana
Kentucky
van Ormand
Decatur
Til
Ireland
Meissen
Births Gary Clarence born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Woehlke
Mr and Mrs Clarence Woehlke of 1315 South 24th Street are the parents of a seven pound 11 ounce son born at 8 17 p.m. yesterday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He is named Gary Clarence. Mr and Mrs Lawrence O Leary of Fairfield are the parents of a daughter born last evening at Good Samaritan Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Woehlke
South 24Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Gary Clarence
Lawrence O'Leary
Fairfield
Good Samaritan Hospital
Kiwanis Father and Son Banquet Draws Plans for Annual Event
Kiwanis Club held a Father and Son banquet at Hotel Emmerson with prizes for fathers and sons, a Denver McDonald dedication poem, and a Bell Telephone Co film about a 1500 mile cable. Lawrence Collins spoke on polio fund needs, noting $5300 national grants and a $5000 local grant, while Centralia received $25,000. The club gave $45 to the polio emergency fund and a short board meeting followed with Kiwanis League bowling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Emmerson
Denver McDonald
Bell Telephone Co
Lawrence Collins
Nebraska
California
Collins
National Foundation
Centralia
Kiwanis League
Truman Wins Full Tariff Power Under Trade Agreements
Washington dispatch reports the Senate's 62 to 19 vote gave President Truman full power to lower tariffs through reciprocal trade agreements. The move extends the program to June 12, 1951, and aims to place 75 to 80 percent of U. S. foreign trade under the agreement system. State Department officials estimate broad impact on both exports and imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
Congress
State Department
U. S
Cordel Hall
House
Truman Plans a Vacation at Home
President Truman will fly to Kansas City on Sept. 29 for a four day visit to attend a dinner for William M. Boye Jr, new chairman of the Democratic national committee. He will remain in Kansas City and Independence until Oct. 2 then return to Washington with a New York trip possible around Oct. 25 to dedicate the United Nations headquarters cornerstone and speak for Herbert Lehman in the New York Senate race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Kansas City
William M. Boye, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Yle
Independence
New York
United Nations
Herbert Lehman
Dulles
RN. Y
Senate
Peoria Bus Company Reneges On Pay Raise
The Peoria Transportation Company told its bus drivers it cannot fulfill the retroactive seven cent hourly raise from May 1 to Oct 1 plus four cents after Oct 1. The current rate stands at $1.37 per hour. Company cites insufficient revenue from fares as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Peoria
Ill
Peoria Transportation Company
Forget-Me-Not Day Saturday In Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon and Jefferson county residents are urged to observe Forget-Me-Not Day on September 17. Blue flowers will be sold downtown to raise funds for the Gold Stripe Chapter 28 DAV welfare and rehabili tation programs for disabled veterans and dependents. Mayor Milton Forsyth proclaims the day urging participation and notes DAV aid includes benefits, claims help, and support for disabled veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Milton D. Forsyth
Gold Stripe Chapter 28
DAV
Cecil H. McNew
McNew
Veterans Administration
Congress
America
City
Funeral for Winfield S White Held in Bluford
Funeral services for 28 year old Winfield S White were conducted at Luge Memorial Chapel with burial in North Hill Cemetery Monmouth. Son of Albert and Lenora White Bluford he was born March 13 1921 Karvel Colo. Survived by wife Kathleen Clark of Palmyra Mo three children David Ronald Vicki parents and a large set of siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield S. White
Monmouth, Tl
Luge Memorial Chapel
North Hill Cemetery
Monmouth
Mr. White
Albert and
Lenora (Bratln) White
Bluford
Karvel
Colo
Palmyra
Kathleen Clark
David
Ronald
Vicki
A. B. White
Laura Partridge
Mt. Vernon
Stella Donoho
Opdyke
John
Milford
Floyd
Harold
Chester
Hugo, Colo
Loren
Mercer
Calif
Eugene and
Paul
Ashton
Truck inspections due in October in Illinois under UAW plan
Springfield, Sept 16. More than 250,000 trucks will face semi annual inspections during October, under Illinois Public Works and Buildings Department director Charles P. Casey. Inspections occur at 806 official testing stations statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Springfield
Illinois Uaw
Charles P. Casey
State Public Works and Buildings Department
Hospital Notes: Local admissions and discharges
Good Samaritan admitted Gladys Irwin of Sims Dorothy Lynch and Eliza Michell. Discharged Thelma Martin of Woodlawn Leonard Thompson Mrs Goldie Fowler of Bonnie Colenabell Bryan and infant daughter Rita Marlene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Gladys Irwin
Sims
Dorothy Lynch
Eliza Michell
Thelma Martin
Woodlawn
Leonard Thompson
Goldie Fowler
Bonnie
Colenabell Bryan
Rita Marlene
Sonja Henie and Socialite Marry
Sonja Henie the skating star and socialite aviator Winthrop Gardiner Jr. wed in a seven minute church ceremony at Park Avenue Methodist church. A large crowd gathered outside as police cleared a path for the wedding party and guests at the Hotel Plaza reception. The couple plan a yacht honeymoon with details undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonja Henie
Winthrop Gardiner, Jr
New York
Park Avenue Methodist Church
Hotel Plaza
Gardiner
Paul Otto
Selma Henie
Alexander MacArthur
Insurance Co Meeting Here
The southern Illinois branch of Great West Life Insurance Company will hold a sales meeting Saturday in Mt. Vernon offices chaired by J. B. Netterfield. Attendees include L. E. Adkins C. C. Lindsay Allan Pearce Harry Nicolaides John F. Larik Ziegler W. L. Ford Wm. W. Merz. The all day meeting ends with a dinner at Robb's Coffee House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Great West Life Insurance Company
Mt. Vernon
J. B. Netterfield
L. E. Adkins
C. C. Lindsay
Allan Pearce
Harry Nicolaides
Carbondale
John F. Larik
Ziegler
W. L. Ford
Centralia
Wm. W. Merz
Salem
Robb
Shirley May to Try Again in June
Shirley May France 17 of Somerset will attempt to swim the English Channel again next June after a first attempt failed. She plans a long training grind starting early in 1950. A welcoming crowd of 300 townspeople greeted her return from New York, with classmates surrounding her as she stepped from a red convertible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Mass
Shirley
France
New York
Alton Cook and Evelyn Barnett Notice of Details
Alton Cook of Dahlgren and Evelyn Barnett of Belle Rive are listed as individuals connected to a local civil matter. Details remain sparse in readable text, with no dates or actions specified. Further information is not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Cook
Dahlgren
Evelyn Barnett
Belle Rive
Truman Rejects Nigenfritz for Munitions Board
The Senate voted 40 to 28 to disapprove President Truman’s nomination of Carl A. Nigenfritz, a U S Steel official, to head the munitions board. opposition cited continued salary from the Steel Company while in government service as a major issue led by Senator Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
Carl A. Nigenfritz
U. S. Steel Corp
Munitions Board
Nigenfritz
White House
Igenfritz
Steel Company
Byrd
D-Va
Questioning Future Subsidies to Officials Sparks Debate
Language argues a potential dangerous custom where large corporations could be allowed to subsidize government officials. The note warns of reputational and constitutional risks and calls for clear separation between business and public duties.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Canada
Block Home Bureau
Clarann Weatherly
Mnor
Bluford P. T
Bluford Sasa Teacher Association
Charles Inskeep
Horace Mann School
American Legion Auxiliary
Milton
Forsyth
Winfield White
Ogletree
Voss
Farmers Produce & Seed Co
C. B. Scrivner
Mgr
Associated Prose
Yorse Racing
Fairmount Park
Colinsville
Neal Bros
Virgil T. Bailey Motors, Inc
No. 10Th St
Dix
M Mt. V
Ruth Parker
Billy Stonecipher
His
Amvets
Baker's Cafe
10Th 86
Parker Ellis
McLaughlin
Beer Stag — Hyde Park — Falstaff Griesedheck
Injun
Papoose
Red Man
Grady
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