Worst Year for Polio in U S History
Polio grimly marches toward a record year with at least 50 90 thousand cases expected, nationwide outbreaks in 21 states, delayed school openings, and families tragically affected. March of Dimes aid flows to iron lungs as public health officials warn of a possible peak and tens of thousands more cases. Data show 31 391 cases by Sept 18, with 1949 the previous worst year and nationwide epidemic thresholds defined by 20 cases per 100 000 population across 21 states.
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New York
Lock Haven
Polio
Milwaukee
Paul Linnemanstons
Los Angeles General Hospital
March of Dimes Aid
March of Dimes
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
U. S. Public Health Service
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Foundation
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Benton voters weigh 15 cent tax hike for high school
Voters in the Benton Consolidated High School District decide Saturday on a proposed 15 cent per $100 valuation tax increase. Officials estimate it would raise about $51,000 annually to help keep Benton High School fully accredited.
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Associated Press
Benton, Tr
Benton Consolidated High School
Cos High School
Hospital Notes with Patient Admissions and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial admits Mrs Lillie Mae Jackson and Mrs Gladis Daniels. Discharges include Roscoe Thomas from Springerton and Mrs Evelyn Neal from Ewing. Good Samaritan discharges several patients: Mrs Rhoda Pearler Ina Harold Chapman Bruford Otis Carson Mrs Hattie Griffith Kenneth Gilbert infant Karen Marie Koch and others, plus two infant daughters Carol Sue and Karla Sue Janet Sue.
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Jefferson Memorial
Lillie Mae Jackson
Gladis Daniels
Roscoe Thomas
Springerton
Evelyn Neal
Ewing
Good Samaritan
Rhoda Pearler
Ina
Harold Chapman
Bruford
Otis Carson
Champaign
Hattie Griffith
West Frankfort
Kenneth Gilbert
Waltonville
Karen Marie Koch
Genevieve Stinson
Carol Sue
Wilma J. Wheeler
Karla Sue
Zola Ann Audt
Dahlgren
Janet Sue
Local pilots fly to nearby fields today
A. D. Overlease and R. L. Hunt of Decatur flew to the local field today. Earl Outland of the local airport flew Charles Tliske to Evansville today.
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A. D. Overlease
R. L. Hunter
Decatur
Earl Outland
Charles Tliske
Evansville
Deaths and Funerals Geo Isherwood Dies at 81
Francis George Isherwood of Richview Road died at Good Samaritan Hospital at 81 years 9 months 5 days. Funeral service Saturday 2:00 pm Pulley Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Robert Hollis, burial Oakwood cemetery. Retired Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. Co. employee from 1916 to 1949. Born Allegheny City, Pa December 14, 1870. Married Daisy M. Emery March 20, 1920 in St. Louis. she preceded him in death. No survivors.
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Francis George Isherwood
Richview Road
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pulley Funeral Home
Robert Hollis
Oakwood Cemetery
Isherwood
Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. Co
Allegheny City
George and
Anna (Barnes) Isherwood
St. Louis
Daisy M. Emery
Joseph Novak of Radom Dies at 87 in Illinois
Joseph J. Novak age 87 of Radom died at 10 45 p m Thursday in a Chicago nursing home. A Jefferson county farmer he farmed 30 years in Blissville township retiring in 1930. Funeral plans at St Michael's Radom with burial in Radom cemetery. Survived by wife Lucille Rozanski and three sons John and Frank of nearby towns.
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Joseph J. Novak
Radom
Jefferson County
Chicago
Mr. Novak
Blissville
St. Michael's Church
Kringer
Ashley
Poland
Lucille Rozanski
John
Frank
Draft deferment cases to be reviewed in Chicago
Chicago draft boards will review 139,910 deferred men to decide who can be inducted to replace Korean veterans. A headquarters spokesman said Thursday that deferred students and men classified 4-F would be most affected.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Illinois
Marcus Foster of Belle Rive Dies at 85
Marcus Chapin Foster of Belle Rive died at 12 20 am at the home of his daughter Mrs Jennie DeWitt on Richview road. He was 85 years 10 months 4 days old and a retired farmer. Services will be Sunday at Myers Chapel at 2 pm with Rev N D Motzer officiating. burial in Opdyke cemetery. He was born November 15 1866 in Opdyke and survived by one son Walter Foster and three daughters Grace Scrivner Lena Overby and Jennie DeWitt. a sister Mrs Millie F Barrett. six grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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Belle Rive
Jennie DeWitt
Richview Road
Foster
Myers Chapel
N. D. Motzer
Opdyke Cemetery
Mr. Foster
Opdyke
Jared and
Orpha (Dennison) Foster
Elvina J. Walters
Emma Snodsmith
Christian Church
Walter Foster
Grace Scrivner
Lena Overby
Mt. Vernon
Millie F. Barrett
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bicycle Stolen On South Tenth Street
Robert Lee reports his bicycle stolen from a parking area on South Tenth Street. The incident was logged with police headquarters at 12 30 p m yesterday.
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Robert Lee
South 28Th Street
South Tenth Street
Local families mourn passing of longtime residents
Cicero Illinois and Raymond of Blissville township RFD 1 Ashley are survived by two daughters Mrs Helen Tovarek of Berwyn Illinois and Mrs Celia Plapa of Chicago. They leave 13 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
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Cicero, Ill
Raymond
Blissville Township
RFD
Ashley
Helen Tovarek
Berwyn, Ill
Celia Plapa
Chicago
Endicott Promoted by L N Railway in Mobile
H L Endicott son of Mrs J A Endicott of 201 North 16th Street has been appointed assistant trainmaster at Mobile Alabama per the September issue of the L and N Magazine. He succeeds F A Green who was transferred. A native of Mt Vernon Endicott was promoted from track supervisor. He began as operator clerk in Mt Vernon on the Evansville Division January 6 1941, later becoming dispatcher January 1 1947 and most recently relief chief dispatcher on the Evansville Division before this advancement.
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H. L. Endicott
J. A. Endicott
North 16Th Street
Mobile
Ala
L and N
F. A. Green
Mt. Vernon
Endicott
Evansville
Age Pensioner Killed by Car in Johnston City
William Bullock a 67 year old age pensioner of Johnston City died at Miners Hospital after being struck by an automobile on State Route 14 near Buckner. The driver of the car was not held.
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Associated Press
Christopher
William Bullock
Johnston City
Miners’ Hospital
Buckner
Free Transportation for Blood Donors Next Week
W-G Motors will provide a new Mercury to pick up blood donors Monday and Tuesday. The Bloodmobile will operate at the Moose Lodge from noon to 6 p.m. daily, collecting 175 pints each day for Jefferson County residents and the armed forces. Call the Red Cross office at 2083 to arrange transportation. Lincoln-Mincoln dealers nationwide support the blood program by providing vehicles. Harry Walter, program chairman, stressed donors are needed to boost blood supplies for area hospitals.Appointments are being taken by Red Cross and recruitment workers in local organizations.
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Red Cross
Moose Lodge
Jefferson County
United States
Harry Walter
Morse Takes a Stroll From Ike
New York Senator Wayne Morse says his refusal to campaign for General Eisenhower does not mean he is leaving the GOP. He criticizes Senator Robert Taft as a substitute quarterback guiding the party toward defeat. Morse says he is taking a stroll now but supports Eisenhower to the extent stated in the convention speech.
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New York
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Morse
AFL
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Hisenhower
No Unemployment Pay for Prisoner
Springfield Ill. The Illinois Supreme Court denied Leroy Wallace’s appeal for unemployment compensation for time served in Menard Prison. Sentenced in 1951 for larceny to one to three years, he did not meet the requirement of being available for work before benefits could be received, as held by the State Unemployment Compensation Commission.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ilinois
Fern Leaf Camp Meeting Notice
Fern Leaf Camp No. 694 RN of A will hold a regular session Friday evening at the S O O F Temple on north 10th street.
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Fern Leaf Camp
R. N. of A
S. O. O. F. Temple
North 10Th Street
Legion Meeting of Jeffer son Post 141 in Legion Home
The regular Jeffer son Post 141 American Legion meeting will be held Monday at 8 p.m. at the Legion Home. All members are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served. Orville Roney, commander. Dr. Ray Hefley, adjutant.
Clifford Potter Funeral Today
Funeral services for Clifford Potter former resident of Mt Vernon were held at 2 30 p m today at Freeman Funeral Home in Benton The Rev William Sims officiated and burial was in the Masonic and Odd Fellows cemetery at Benton Potter died at Moore s Hospital in Benton at 1 00 a m Thursday at the age of 65 He is survived by one son Orville of Carbondale three sisters Mamie Potter Mrs Noel Clayborn and Mrs Cecil Pemberton all of Benton and one brother Ed Potter of Mt Vernon
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Cliford Potter
Mt. Vernon
Freeman Funeral Home
Benton
William Sims
Benton First
Noel Clayborn
Cecil Pemberton
Ed Potter
Baptist Church Closed in Italy Sparks U S Action
The Baptist Church in Miglianico near Rome was closed by Italian police a month ago under a fascist era law requiring government recognition. The U S State Department has asked Ambassador Buckner to report on the closures affecting two Churches of Christ and two dozen others ordered shut. Baptists say they face ongoing difficulties opening new churches while protesting religious freedom in predominantly Catholic Italy.
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the Baptist
Italy
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Ministry of Interior
Cline R. Paden
Brownfield
Texas
U. S
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
Paden
U. S. State Department
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Adriatic
Manfredi Rocci
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Miglianico
Rocci
GOP Responds To Truman Stevenson Swing At Nixon
Sen Karl Mundt charged the Stevenson switch was a smear orchestrated by a former Communist and ADA members. Nixon accused Truman of letting Stevenson pinch hit, while Grath reportedly dismissed himself from impact.
Birth of Son to Mr and Mrs Taylor Stutts at Good Samaritan
Mr and Mrs FE Stutts of Wayne City welcomed an eight pound one five ounce baby boy born at 7 34 a m today in Good Samaritan Hospital. The infant has not been named.
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Taylor FE. Stutts
Wayne City
Good Samaritan Hospital
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