Deaths Charles Pfeiffer Former Mt. Vernon Car Dealer
Charles Pfeiffer age 60 died of a heart attack at his Glendale California home. A former Mt. Vernon Lincoln and Mercury dealer who retired in 1949, he will be buried in Columbus Indiana. Survived by wife Helen a daughter Mrs De Joris Winters of Glendale and two grandchildren. He was active in business and civic affairs and a Lions Club member. Previously a Ford sales executive before coming to Mt Vernon.
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Glendale
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Mt. Vernon
Lincoln and
Mercury
Columbus
Indiana
Helen
de Joris Winters
Pfeiffer
Lions Club
The
Ford Motor Company
Olin Wilcox 88 Whittington Dies at Home
Olin Wilcox died at 6 45 p m Tuesday at his home in Whittington aged 88 years five months and 12 days He was a farmer Funeral service 2 00 p m Thursday at Shiloh Cemetery Grove conducted by Rev Simpons Burial in Shiloh Cemetery under direction of Inn Funeral Home Body will remain at the family home He is survived by two sons Norman and Olmier of Whittington one daughter Ruth Ella Wilcox of Chicago 15 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren
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Whitttington
Shiloh Cemetery Grove
Simpons
Shiloh Cemetery
The
Inn Funeral Home
Ruth Ella Wilcox
Chicago
Attack at Buenos Aires Alliance Building Reported Heavy
Report of persons killed or wounded in an attack on the National Alliance building in Buenos Aires. Unofficial sources cite about 15 people, including two women, in the vicinity as flames spread to nearby La Nacion offices. AP evacuated, then resumed dispatches, with flames forcing a second evacuation. By 3 a.m. the La Nacion building appeared out of danger.
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la Nacion
Associated Press
Buenos Aitres
Alliance
Montevideo
New York
Die Trying To Buy Luxury On Easy Payments
Investigators found a couple's attempt to fund a luxury purchase through installments and daily effort. The Spasis reported a monthly income of 616 with total outgo 339.27 including rent and insurance. An empty envelope for a U S savings bond and three overdue payment notices were found in the strongbox and mailbox respectively.
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U. S
Hospital Notes for Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Admission and discharge records list patients at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan hospitals. Names include Val Kirsch Dahl gren Louise Standerfer Lawrence Wiehe Louis Adams Amelie Schlafly Edith Tate Kell Eric Lee Minor Joseph Mezo Dorothy Bayne Eddie Dycus Rita Knight Woodworth Hanes Snodsmith Delle Adams Ven Eman Storey Lane Desra DeAnn Hendricks Fiamona Kay Mona Gulley.
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Jefferson Memorial
Val Kirsch
Dahlgren
Louise Standerfer
Lawrence Wiehe
Louis Adams
Maplewood
Jaquelyn
Warrenville
Beulah Joliff
Altress Youngblood
Keenes
Donna Savage
Good Samaritan
Amelie Bertha Schlafly
Edith Tate
Kell
Eric Lee Minor
Bluford
Joseph Earl Mezo
Dorothy Marie Bayne
Hilda Kills 166 in Mexico 100 Missing in Flood
Associated Press reports unofficial toll from Hurricane Hilda and Panucó floodwaters at 166 dead with 100 missing. Tampico and coastal cities suffer severe damage as floods inundate docks, yards, and buildings. 1,000 injured, regions cut off, Government airlifts supplies.
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Mexico
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Gulf Coast
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Gulf
Villa Cuauhtemoc
Ciudad Madero
Yucatan Peninsula
Ciudad Victoria
Isla de Lobos
San Luis Potosi
Three Charged In County Court
Charges filed against three men in county court center. Roy H. Caperton Jr of Houston Texas charged with vagrancy. bond set at 20 dollars. Larceny and vagrancy charged Fairchild and Nelson Bravard. bonds set at 200 dollars each with a hearing scheduled for Saturday.
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Roy H. Caperton, Jr
Houston
Texas
Dale Drews
Fairchild
Nelson Bravard
Brother saved from rattler by older boy
In Jacksonville Florida 12 year old Lafayette Ward warned his 8 year old brother Tommy to stay still as a diamondback rattlesnake coiled about 20 feet away near their house. He ran inside for a shotgun and shot the rattler, saving Tommy from harm.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Lafayette Ward
Tommy
Lafayette
Stolen Mowing Scythe Reported From Bell Street Premises
Andrew Arnett of 600 Bell Street reported to police headquarters yesterday that a mowing scythe was stolen from his premises. He valued the scythe at about five dollars.
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Andrew Arnett
Bell Street
Hit Air Force Contract With Telephone Co.
Defense Department awarded Western Electric the job for engineering and installation work under a ten year period. Western Electric said their role was limited and would not extend through the full decade.
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Hit Air Force
Telephone Co
Defense Department
Western Electric
Yalta
Truman
District Meet Of Scouts Held In Fairfield Chairmen Named
The Black Gold District of Boy Scouts of America met in Fairfield with district chairman Joe Dulj presiding. Six operating committees were formed with chairmen: Finance Tom Wall Mt Vernon. Camping and Activities Jack McDonald Mt Vernon. Leadership Training Jim Wilson Mt Vernon. Advancement Alex Ferguson Mt Vernon. Public Relations Dominic Monge Fairfield. Health and Safety Noble Thomas Mt Vernon. Local institutional reps included Robert Goss and Dale Andrews. Officials Nils Lindbere and Paul Young attended. Six new units are in the process of organization in the district.
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Black Gold
Boy Scouts of America
Fairfield
Joe Dul
Mt. Vernon
Tom Wall
Jack McDonald
Jim Wilson
Alex Ferguson
Dominic Monge
Noble Thomas
Bank Robbery in Danforth Sparks Man Woman Suspect Tale
In Danforth Illinois two robbers, one possibly a man in women's clothing, robbed Farmers State Bank before 3 p.m. taking about 15000 dollars. Cashier Alvin Wilkins and one employee were bound as the pair fled in an old model black car later found abandoned. Police note the feminine-clad suspect may be male with a pockmarked face. the other suspect, about 30, wore a gray shirt and blue trousers. The getaway car changed to a salmon colored model.
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Danforth
Farmers State Bank of
Alvin Wilkins
Wilkins
Troquois County
Chicago
Discounts For Wheat Varieties Are Listed Here
E C Champ chairman of the Jefferson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee announced today that 20 percent per bushel discounts under the 1956 wheat price support program will apply to Red Jet Red Jacket and Kawvale varieties. No further additions will be made to the list of undesirable wheats for the new support program.
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E. C. Champ
Jefferson County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Rush Hour Fire In Chicago Subway
Panic at Division and Clybourn as eight rush hour subway cars empty amid a fire in the tube.Passengers evacuated uninjured, guided by trainmen along tunnel catwalks to emergency ladders to the street James Lahey deputy fire marshal said the blaze started in ties under a downtown district train.
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Chicago
Division
Clybourn
James Lahey
Farm Price Support Losses Hit Record Total
The Agriculture Department said losses from farm price support programs reached 799,061,464 in the fiscal year ending June 30, compared with 419,477,074 the prior year. Losses stemmed mainly from gifts or sales below cost of program purchases and loan liquidation operations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Postmaster Faces Charge In $4,831 Embezzlement Case
EAST ST LOUIS IL Asst U S Atty Jack Morris said a complaint filed Tuesday charges Leo C Franklin 35 postmaster at Prairie Du Rocher Ill with taking 4 831 Morris said Franklin has not been seen since an auditor appeared at the post office Friday for a routine check The complaint signed by Postal Inspector R C Coleman and filed with U S Commissioner Elvira Fellner here accuses Franklin of making false entries on money in receipts and taking the money.
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East ST. Louis
U.S
Jack Morris
Leo C. Franklin
Prairie du Rocher
Ill
Morris
Franklin
R. C. Coleman
U. S
Elvira Fellner
1955 Cost Sharing For Soil Conservation Program
Farmers urged to sign up for the AC Program this fall at the ASC office in Mt. Vernon Illinois. Extra funds allow greater assistance than expected and eligibility now includes non compliant corn and wheat allotment farmers. Requests for aid must be filed before starting practice and are accepted while funds last.
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E. C. Champ
ASC
Mr. Champ
North 9Th
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Two Boys Die In Anna Auto Crash At City Limits
Two Cobden High School youths, Dale Aldridge 16 and Richard Ridgway 15, were killed when their car left U S Route 51 and struck a tree at the north edge of Anna. Aldridge was identified as the driver. the crash happened about 9 30 p m. Both boys resided in Cobden.
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Dale Aldridge
Richard Ridgway
Cobden
Roy Dillon
Aldridge
Cobden High School
Unlce Mole details abductors in Mississippi case
Witness Wright testifies that Bryant matched the man at his porch and identifies Milam as carrying a pistol. He recalls the abduction of 14 year old Till and 16 year old Wheeler Parker, the car scene, and seeing the river body later with Till’s signet ring removed by authorities.
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Chicago
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Cottonfield
Chatham
Young Till
Police Court Fines From City Magistrate Session
Fines assessed before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney include Rolla Cain ten dollars and costs for a drunk charge Leslie L Griffith twenty five dollars and costs for reckless driving Herbert Dare Jr fifteen dollars and costs for careless driving Tommy Piper fifteen dollars and costs for careless driving
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Rolla Cain
Leslie L. Griffith
Herbert Dare, Jr
Tommy Piper
Democrats Left Farm Price Time Bomb in Texas Speech
Secretary Benson accused the Democrats of bequeathing a time bomb of declining farm prices and incomes to Republicans, blaming the Truman era for surplus buildup and insisting flexible supports, not higher prices, are the answer. He urged fair, economically sound steps and criticized Congress for neglecting low income farmers.
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Benson
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Truman
Eisenhower
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Fire Danger In Southern Illinois Woods
Benton Illinois reports rising fire danger after a late summer dry spell. District forestry headquarters warn increasing forest and grassland fires due to tinder dry vegetation. State fire wardens have helped quell at least seven field fires in two days. One blaze scorched a 300 acre tract near Thompsonville.
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Benton
Ill
Illinois
Thompsonville
Haircuts Rise to $1.50 in East St. Louis Area
C A Smith, secretary of Local 138 AFL Barbers Union, reports East St. Louis area barber shops will charge $1.50 after a 25 cent increase approved by a 59 to 6 vote. About 125 barbers in East St. Louis Cupe Washington Park Fairmount City and Caseyville will implement the new rate.
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C. A. Smith
AFL Barbers Union
Smith
Cupe
Washington Park
Fairmount City
Caseyville
Thief with Bible Arrested for Church Burglary
Upland California police arrested Henry Calvin Yahn 27 for allegedly burglarizing four churches. Officers say he stole more than 300 dollars, typewriters and movie projectors while wearing a choir robe and carrying a Bible when he went to church.
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Upland
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Henry Calvin Yahn
Forget-Me-Not Day Plans Here Are Completed
Mrs. Myrtle Malone, president of the Auxiliary unit of the Disabled American Veterans, announced completion of sales personnel for forget-me-nots to benefit Mt. Vernon DAV projects. The flowers will be sold Saturday September 24 on local streets with proceeds aiding rehabilitation and relief for sick and indigent dependents of deceased veterans. Committee chair Mrs. Russell Kamper will run headquarters at the Kamper building on North Ninth Street with volunteers from Mt. Vernon’s young women. The Gold Stripe Chapter No. 28 is led by Guy Ridgway. Floyd Groothuis is state service officer in Mt. Vernon.
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The
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Mt. Vernon
U. S
National Organization of the Veterans’ Group
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Stork Blown In By Hurricane Winds
CHERRY POINT North Carolina Sixteen babies were born at the Naval Hospital during and after the storm Ione. The nursery, designed for 22, held 25 with three extra, two girls and one boy. A civilian mother Elizabeth G O Bartell of Newport unable to reach the hospital due to floods. Lt Mary Ruth Anderson coordinated temporary arrangements.
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Mary Ruth Anderson
Christiansburg
Elizabeth G. O’bartell
Newport
Morehead City
Males Outnumber McKendree College Students in Lebanon
McKendree College in Lebanon Illinois reports total enrollment of 247 with 185 men and 62 women. coeducational liberal arts school under Methodist Church supervision. Last year enrollment was 216.
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Ill
McKendree College
The
Methodist Church
Poultry Owners To Meet In Mt Vernon On Barbecue Day
Poultry stock owners are invited to a Chick en Barbecue Day event in Mt Vernon on Saturday September 24 on the east side of the court house square. Illinois extension specialists Don Bray and Jim Roush will present illustrated poultry management and marketing exhibits and lead a discussion on flock operations feeding housing disease and control. The meeting starts at 1 15 p m with Q and A for flock owners, says Don Lee Jefferson County Farm Adviser.
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Mt. Vernon
Don Bray
Jim Roush
University of Illinois, College of Agriculture
Bray
Roush
Don Lee
Jefferson County
Bluford and Mt. Vernon Men Enlist in Navy
Donald Lee Hurst of Bluford and James A. Davis of Mt. Vernon have enlisted in the U S Navy under the high school diesel mechanic and draftsman program and as a seaman recruit with shipboard duty. They are in training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center and will return home on two weeks leave before assignments. Navy careers are open through the Mt Vernon recruiter at city hall.
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Bluford
James A. Davis
Mt. Vernon
U. S. Navy
Hurst
Davis
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Lunch Poisons Fifty Workers at Formfit Co
MONMOUTH IL Between 40 and 50 Formfit Co employees fell ill Tuesday after eating in the company cafeteria. Twenty four were hospitalized with food poisoning diagnosed by doctors. Plant manager Tom Moore said most affected workers ate creamed chicken at the noon meal. An investigation is underway to locate the source while most patients are expected to be released today. The firm makes women's foundation garments.
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Associated Press
Monmouth
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Tom Moore
Monmouth Hospital
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Dismissal Of Larceny Charge In County Court
A larceny case against Francis Strickland Ernest Black and Hillery Troutt was dismissed in county court yesterday by Judge Dale Andrews on the motion of State Attorney Demetri Hassakis.
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Hillery Troutt
Dale Andrews
Demetri Hassakis
Fire claims eight lives in New York blazes
Eight people, many elderly, died in two nearby fires in New York. Authorities suspect a possible pyromaniac as police and Brooklyn district attorney's office assign detectives to probe the cases.
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