Local residents attend events and visits across states
A string of Mt. Vernon visitors and travelers are noted from Salem to Evansville. Attendees include Mrs Glenn Mawkins and Mrs Allie Neal at a Shriners event, Woodrow and Nolan Pigg at a baseball game in St Louis, and Beverly Posey wedding in Evansville. others visit relatives or attend conferences in Atlantic City and Eureka Pumpkin Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Mawkins
Allie Neal
Paul Rollinson
Jack .Levy
Ben Hassman
Glen Murphy
Shriners
Ind
Beverly Posey
Gene Kennard
A. L. Stivers
Eureka, Il
James H. Sallee
Jimmie
Champaign
Ill
James A. Scott
Merrian Schiles
al Walker
Rochester
Mign
Earl Woodworth
E. G. van Gilder
Dix
Earl C. Johnson
Fairfield
Mt. Vernon
Drew Moore
Waltonville
W. A. Potter
Texico
Eva Hopkins
Betty McCreary
Marvin Dwight
Dahlgren
John Broviak
Ashley
John Swain
Vin Reimer
Zelbert Taylor
Walier
W. D. Pigg
Betty Wilkey
Belle Rive
Yeaterday
Maplewood
Irkwood
George Blankenship
Kell
Evelyn Johnson
St. Louis
Gordon Jones
James Meredith Forner
Lesser
Warren Shell
Keenes
Paul Weber
Lawrence Weber
Olney
Irvie Ducue
Minnie Johnson
Salem
A. Paul Fellinger
City
G. F. Withite
Greenville
Til
Fellinger
Notable Life Assurance Society
Atlantic City
N. J
Births in area include five newborns at local hospitals
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Blackwell of Ina welcomed a daughter at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kays of Fairfield had a seven pound nine ounce boy named Kennth Michael at Jefferson Memorial. Olen Claude Rutherford and spouse welcomed a nine pound ten ounce son at Jefferson Memorial. Karl Ivan White and Doris Marie Heil welcomed a daughter Karla Ann at home on North Seventh. John Kiselewski and spouse of Waltonville welcomed an eleven pound son named John Lester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Blackwell
Ina
Good Samaritan Hospital
John F. Kays
Fairfield
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Kennth Michael
Olen Claude Rutherford
South 26Th Street
Jefferson Memorial Hosital
Tommy Olen
Karl Ivan White
North Seventh Street
Karla Ann
Hospital Notes from Jefferson Memorial Inpatients and Discharges
Jefferson Memorial records show Mrs. Marjorie Venters of Fairfield admitted, while Mrs. Hershell Warren and infant son William Thomas were discharged. Good Samaritan lists admissions Alberta DeChamp and Mildred McGuire, with discharges including Alfred Wood Bluford Ina Williams Mill Shoals Nicky Davis infant Mary Lou Hood Ralph Rise Bluford William Miner Ruth E. Smith Golden Gate infant daughter Norma Masterson Mil i Shoala infant son Opa Clemens infant Steven Arthur Lucille Rightnowar infant son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Memorial
Marjorie Venters
Fairfield
Hershell Warren
William Thomas
Good Samaritan
Alberta DeChamp
Mildred McGuire
Alfred Wood
Bluford
Ina Williams
Mill Shoals
Nicky Davis
Mary Lou Hood
Ralph Rise
William Miner
Ruth E. Smith
Golden Gate
Norma Masterson
Mili Shoala
Opa Clemens
Steven Arthur
Lucille Rightnowar
Rebekah Lodge Attends Meeting and Birthday Observance
Rebekah Lodge No. 296 met in regular session at eight o'clock in the LO.C.F. Hall with Mary Helen Owen elected to attend the Rebekah State Assembly in Springfield on October 17. The log notes a Sherer Circle breakfast at Mrs. Glee Wood's home and a surprise 49th birthday party for Rev. W. R. Taylor, plus attendance by New Hope church members and out-of-town guests. Also reported are Equitable Life agents from Mt. Vernon District attending a 90th annual educational conference in Atlantic City, Sept. 15–19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Varnell
Rebekah Lodge No
Lo.c.f. Hall
Mary Helen Owen
Rebekah State Assembly
Springfield
Gus Smith
L. L. Phemister
John Kennedy
South 24Th Street
W. RB. Taylor
W. R. Taylor
North Seventh Street
Taylor
Marie Shumaker
Lorene LeMar
New Hope Church
Fairfield
Rev. Taylor
Curt Cline
Richard Williams
Edith
Donald
Roy Gantz
Claud Ivers
David
Nancy
Delbert Elliott
Grace Walker
George Marsh
Roy Marsh
Jimmie
Sue
Alice
George Gregory
Vernon
Rollie McRill
Earl
Frank Sark
Carl Ivers
Joyce
June
Linda
Melvin
Ruby
Clyde Weaver
Gary
R. O. Leach
Chester Gregory
Joanne Martin
Hazel Marsh
Margaret Cline
Warden Shumaker
Donald and
Ronald
Altamont
Norman LeMar
Bluford
Mt. Vernon
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Atlantic City
New Jersey
A. Paul Fellinger
L. B. Elliott
T. W. Todd
Christopher
Curtis Puckett
Summersville P T A to vote on school term length
The Summersville Parent-Teacher Association meets Monday evening September 26 at 7 30 at the school. President Mrs James Moore urges all patrons to attend as members vote on whether to keep the eight month term or extend to nine months. New teachers will be introduced and the membership committee will accept uncontacted patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summersville P. T. A
Summersville
Parent- Teacher Association
James Moore
Mann P T A Gathers For First Meeting Of Year
Horace Mann Parent Teacher Association opened its year with a crowded gathering in the school auditorium. President Mrs Herbert Carpenter introduced Principal Charles Inskeep as the event focused on the importance of music in education with junior high orchestra performances led by Harry Dunham and a saxophone solo by Sharon Bora h under Larry Kaney. Inskeep noted enrollment growth from 280 to 365 in five years as district P T A plans in Bluford on September 27 were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Kaney
Dunham - Ahd
Kaney
Vernon
Inskeep
Bluford
Hershel Mick
Glenn Kotter
Gail Ryburn
Doris Bond
Steel Contract Talks Resumed By Associated Press
Pittsburgh Sept. 23 Agreement of Big Steel and United Steelworkers to renew contract talks today lightened strike clouds hovering over the industry since July. Union chief Philip Murray and VP John A Step hens of U S Steel resumed negotiations at 12 30 under a third Presidential strike truce. About 2,400 union members at two Pittsburgh mills continued unauthorized walkouts blamed on the tension. Closed are Universal Cyclops Steel in Bridgeville and Superior Steel in Carnegie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
Pittsburgh
Big Steel
Cio United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh District
Universal Cyclops Steel Co
Bridgeville
Superior Steel Co
Carnegie
Airport News: Local Pilots Flight Log Expands
Joe Fallop and Don McLean flew to St Elmo today while George Weingartner and Earl Outland visited West Frankfort. Maurice Warren earned his private pilot license at the local field yesterday and A W Rea flew to Terre Haute Indiana today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Fallop
Don McLean
St. Elmo
George Weingartner
Earl Outland
West Frankfort
Maurice Warren
A. W. Rea
Terre Haute
Ind
Aerial War Games Begin Over Britain Tonight
London reports war planes from the United States and four Allied nations will Roar out over Britain starting tonight in a major test of the island air defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
Britain
Mass killer indicted in Camden shooting spree
Howard B. Unruh was indicted in Camden New Jersey for the mass slaying of 13 persons in a 20 minute shooting orgy on River Road September 6. The case marks a landmark act of violence in American crime history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Howard B. Unruh
River Road
Bluford PTA September meeting highlights and guests
The Bluford PTA met in the school auditorium with Mrs. Virgil Scott in charge. Speakers included Charles Inskeep on Relations Between Parents and Teachers. New teachers were introduced and plans made for a district convention in Bluford on Sept 27. Marilyn Agnes Elliott attended a Stephens College tea at Columbia Missouri hosted by Dr. Homer Rainey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluford
Stephens College
Marilyn Agnes Elliott
McLeansboro
Columbia
Homer Price Rainey
Miss Elliott
Marie Threlkeld Elliott
The
Party and Skeet Shoot Saturday at Sportsman's Club
A skeet and spot shooting event at the Mt. Vernon Gun and Sportsmen's Club skeet field begins Saturday at noon and runs to dark. Located seven miles north of Mt. Vernon near the club lake, the shoot accompanies the Sportsmen's Club annual party from 3:00 p.m. Saturday through the evening with entertainment planned for members, wives, and guests. Participants are asked to bring their own guns for the ham and bacon shoot. Webster Hill, Claude Melton, Cliff Casey, and Paul Duncan oversee the skeet field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Webster Hill
Claude Melton
Cliff Casey
Paul Duncan
Sportsman's Club
Engagement announced for Daisy Surridge and Max Matthews
Miss Daisy Surridge of Taylorville Illinois announced engagement to Max Matthews formerly of Mt Vernon Texas. The luncheon at Hotel Frasina Taylorville on Friday September 16 revealed the couple. Surridge works in the Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company office in Taylorville. Matthews is son of Mr and Mrs George Matthews of McAllen Texas and is a University of Illinois student after graduating Mt Vernon Township High School in 1946. No wedding date yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Surridge
Taylorville
Illinois
Max Matthews
Mt. Vernon
Camillia
Frasina
Miss Surridge
Blanche Hedges
Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company
Matthews
George Matthews
McAllen
Texas
Mt. Vernon Township
Bankers hear call to seek labor peace in postwar era
At a Mt. Vernon dinner Curtis presided as toastmaster before about 400 bankers including Harry Hausman Joseph Frey Philip Speidel and Milton Forsyth. Speakers warned against defalcation and embezzlement while urging stability and labor peace amid postwar reconstruction. Music by Jack Voland’s orchestra followed the speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
FDR
Morgenthau
Germany
Japan
England
Curtis
Ed Curtis
Group Ten
Security Bank
Mt. Vernon
Armory
Militia Company
Milton D. Forsyth
Harry C. Hausman
Mundelein
Illinois Bankers Association
Joseph R. Frey
Chicago
Philip L. Speidel
Lake Forest
Speidel
Jack Voland
Mt V Legionnaires at Bluford Meeting
Members of Mt Vernon Post No 141 handled opening and closing ceremonies at a Bluford Legion post meeting last night. Seven visiting Mt Vernon members attended including Commander Henry Rockenmeyer and Paul Horton. Drennan spoke on the American Legion and its rehabilitation program. The visitors also discussed Legion activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Mt. Vernon
Ea Bluford Legion
Mt. Vernon Post
Henry Rockenmeyer
Morrison Bundy
Charles Bourland
Paul Horton
M. F. Dorothy
Carl Drennan
Harvey Hooper
Drennan
Vishinski Urges Big 5 Peace Pact
The article reports Vishinski urging a Big Five peace pact amid global atomic tensions. It notes American scientists preparing instruments to record any atomic explosion and discusses cooperative efforts among British Canadian and American experts on exchanging atomic information and uranium supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vishinski
Russia
Deny Captain Was Drunk In Noronic Fire
Cleveland, Sept 28. Attorneys for Canada Steamship Lines threaten a 250000 libel or slander suit against anyone claiming Captain William Taylor was intoxicated when the Noronic fire struck Toronto. Captain Taylor denied the charge strongly while recovering from burns. Evidence cited by Ohio survivors' hearing showed Willson alleging intoxication and police involvement on the dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Canada Steamship Lines, Inc
Noronic
Toronto
Frank Wilkinson
C. Ralph Willson
William Taylor
Willson
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
S. R. Gerber
Taylor
Wilkinson
Ben Gurion Opens Jewish New Year Hailing Jerusalem Link
Israeli Premier David Ben Gurion marks the Jewish New Year 5710 with a hope that Jerusalem will soon be recognized as part of Israel. He spoke in Tel Aviv as the nation honors the holy day amid regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
David Ben Gurion
Jerusalem
Ghost Village in Everglades Moonshine Haven
A Fort Lauderdale report from September 23 describes a remote Everglades island six to eight feet above surrounding hammocks, about 35 miles west of Fort Lauderdale. Exposed by expeditions, the site links to an old settlement and a 40 year history of moonshine activity, with hand made nails and a sugar mill once used there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort. Lauderdale
Fila
Everglades
Big Cypress Swamp
Fort Lauderdale
Barkley Medal Worth 450 Dollars In Gold
Senate panel data at a hearing on the proposed expenditure shows Vice President Barkley’s $2,500 Distinguished Public Service medal would yield about $450 in gold if melted. It would arrive in a $10 leather case with $1,500 to the sculptor. Manufacturing costs total roughly $600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Barkley
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Delay Action on Postal Increase by Senate
Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina indicated the Senate will wait until next season to act on a committee approved bill to raise postal rates by 100 million dollars annually. Johnston, chair of the Post Office Committee, said he does not plan to press for action during adjournment-minded lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Olin Johnston
D-Sc
Senate
Johnston
Post Office
Movie Director Sam Wood Dies
Hollywood mourns director Sam Wood age 66 who died yesterday after illness. Last rites set for Saturday at Forest Lawn Park where friends paid tribute to actor Richard Dix. The obituaries also note deaths of actor Frank Morgan and actor Dix in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Sam Wood
Forest Lawn Park
Richard Dix
Frank Morgan
Dix
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Superior Watch
M. Bros Ty Jeweler
Thelma Shehorn
Rebekah Degree
Airport News
Bluford Pt.a
Bluford Parent-Teacher Association
Virgil Scott
Margie Warren
Dorace Ellen West
Glenda Bean
Joyce Huff
Charles Inskeep
Paul Powers
G. F. Dougher
Sportsman’s Club
A. F
A. M
Mt. Vernon Lodge No
A.M
Frank J. Ancona
W. M
William E
Reavis
Sect
Neal Bros. Roofing Company
Genuiny Ru
Mt. Vernon, ML
Sarah F Archer
Richview
South &Th Street
Mt.v. Legionnaires
Claude Bennie Arnold
Evan
Jordan
North Side OF Square
Amvets
Jim Mathis
His
Corky
Jamerson
Deny
Ethel M. Gr
Jeep
Joe
Grady
Purcell Labe
Nioth. ST. MT Vernon, Iu
John B. Rogers Bidg
Mt. V
Robinson Hearing Aid Center
Harry Hooker
Mor
Hank Williams
Billy Eckstine
Dave Landers
Betty Garrett
Larry Parks
Man
Wierd Beard
Arthur Godfrey
Buddy Clark
Ken Griffin
Richard Hayes
Art Gibson
sJe
Lawrence Welk
Little Darlin
Rex Allen
Steve Gibson
RCA Victor
Irving Field
Perry Como
Moonlight A&a
ClauDe Thornhill
Lucky Millinder
S—L. P. Records
Danny Kaye
Harry James
Marek Weber
Old Vienna
Oscar Lavant
Grand Canyon
Andre Kostalanetz
Beethoven
Philharmonica
Symphony Orchestra OF
New York
Bruno Walter
Broadway
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