Death of Leland Moran 90 in New Orleans Cancer Victim
Leland J. Moran aged 90 died at 6 00 p m Friday in a New Orleans hospital from cancer. Funeral services will be held in New Orleans with burial there. Surviving sister Mrs Peggy Coullas of 2522 Broadway is Jefferson County Cancer Society educational chairman. She notes another brother in New Orleans died of cancer last September and asks donations to the Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.
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Leland J. Moran
New Orleans
Peggy Coullas
Broadway
Jefferson County Cancer Society
Coullas
Cancer Society
Graveside Rites For Sledge Child
Graveside rites were held for Jeffrey Alan Sledge infant son of Mr and Mrs Burrell Sledge at East Salem cemetery with Rev Roy Beal officiating. The child died at 3 15 am Friday after birth at Good Samaritan Hospital. Survivors include the parents and grandparents Roy F Sledge of Mt Vernon Sherman McClellan of Mundelein Illinois.
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Jeffrey Alan Sledge
Burrell Sledge
RFD
Bluford
East Salem Cemetery
Roy Beal
Good Samaritan Hospital
Burrell
Yvonne (McClellan) Sledge
Roy ‘F. Sledge
Mt. Vernon
Sherman McClellan
Mundelein, Il
Albert Thierry of Dahlgren Dies at 88
Albert B. Thierry 88 of Route 1 Dahlgren died at 3 40 p m Friday at his home after a lingering illness He was a retired railroad worker Funeral services set for 2 00 p m Monday at Gholson Funeral Home Dahlgren with Rev Edward Minor officiating Burial in I O O F cemetery in Dahlgren Body lies in state at Gholson Funeral Home after 6 00 p m today He born October 16 1874 in Hamilton County son of Edwin and Felle Jines Thierry He married Bertie Bishop August 22 1897 Surviving: three sons Earl Moro Illinois Lloyd Belleville and Charles Dahlgren one daughter Mrs Chloe Baker Dahlgren two sisters Mrs Winnie Fortier St Louis and Mrs Nettie Varvel Paragould Arkansas 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Thierry
Route 1
Dahlgren
Gholson Funeral Home
Edward Minor
Thierry
Hamilton County
Edwin and
Felle
Jines) Thierry
Bertie Bishop
Earl of
Moro
Lloyd
Belleville
Charles
Chloe Baker
Winnie Fortier
St. Louis
Nettie Varvel
Paragould, Ark
Auto In Ditch Arrest Driver
Charles D. Baker, 22, of Cahokia Illinois, was arrested by Jefferson county officers after his car ran off U S Route 460 near Woodlawn crossroad and plunged into a ditch. Baker faced charges of reckless driving. Officers reported the vehicle was not badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Baker
Cahokia
Jefferson County
Woodlawn Crossroad
Baker
Innocent Plea In Check Case in Mt Vernon Court
Charles L. Clutter pleaded innocent on a forgery charge when arraigned in circuit court Friday afternoon. Trial set for the week of October 8. Clutter indicted for passing a forged check at a local store. Judge Randall S. Quindry to preside over civil jury trials in Mt Vernon next two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Clutter
Disne
Clutter
Randall S. Quindry
Mt. Vernon
Notable British Editor Christieansen Dies at 59
LONDON AP reports Arthur Christia nsen a leading British newspaper editor for 25 years at Lord Beaverbrook s Daily Express died of a heart attack Friday night. The obituary notes his stature among 20th century editors and his long tenure.
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London
Arthur Christiansen
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Police Court Fines From July Sherman Bullock List
Fines and costs assessed by Justice Sherman Bullock include Lester A. Fisher aged 25 on drunk and disturbance charges. Isom B Trowbridge ten dollars and costs on a drunk charge. Gaylord H. Wells twenty five dollars and costs on drunk and disturbance. Richard J. Walker Route 2 Grayville fifty dollars and costs on expired license plus five dollars and costs for muffler absence. Norman A. Laurent St Anne Tr five dollars and costs for improper passing. Willis N Ferrill ester Il five dollars and costs for failure to yield right of way.
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Julice
Sherman Bullock
Lester A. Fisher
Isom B.trowbridge
Gaylord H. Wells
Richard J. Walker
Grayville
Norman A. Laurent
St. Anne
Willis N. Ferrill
Ester
Arson at Gould plant in Rock Island area
A warehouse used by Gould National Battery Co. suffered a Friday night fire in Rock Island that burned for two hours. Two firefighters were injured. The blaze damaged a storage facility for 100000 rubber battery cases and may be linked to ongoing labor picket actions by the IBEW.
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Rock Island, Il
Gould National Battery Co
Orig
American Container Car
Gould-National
Vanidals
Leavenworth
Kan
Chicago Heights
Ill
Tri-City
Rock Island
Moline
Davenport
Iowa
Fire Department
Gould National
Rock Island Police
Tolescort
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Illinois
Kankakee
Hospital Notes From Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Admission rounds include Virginia Ann Low at Jefferson Memorial. Discharges list Opal Rapp Wil Burton Geraldine Rohde Sandra Butcher Harry Young Pauline Marlow. Good Samaritan admits Ruby Estella Sinks Catron Samuel Faulkner Tony Bubhany Walter Stout Angie Leckie Sternkopf Clive Hartley Leonard Fleener Norma Barker Betty Smith Gladys Whitaker Norman Harmon Nell Grant. Discharges include Virginia Bain Darrell Acuff Marvin Rust Shirley Fisher Marcella Fico.
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Jefferson Memorial
Virginia Ann Lowery
Opal Rapp
Wil Burton
Geraldine Rohde
Sandra Butcher
Harry Young
Pauline Marlow
Good Samaritan
Ruby Estella Sinks Catron
Samuel David Faulkner
Tony Bubhany
Walter Ruben Stout
Angie Leckie Sternkopf
Clive Foreman Hartley
Leonard Leroy Fleener
Norma Louise Barker
Betty Lou Smith
Gladys Whitaker
Norman Leroy Harmon
Nell Grant
Virginia Lee Bain
Darrell Dean Acuff
Allin, II
Marvin Chapman Rust
Shirley Darlene Fisher
Marcella Esther Fico
Births in local hospitals reported for Lowery and Brockhouse families
Mr and Mrs Charles William Lowery of 314 south Fourth street welcomed a daughter Tammy Sue born at 2 50 pm yesterday in Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing five pounds ten and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Ray Brockhouse of 3112 Peach reported a son born at 10 51 pm last night in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds.
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Charles William Lowery
South Fourth Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Tammy Sue
Ray Brockhouse
Peach
Two Minor Fires Reported in Mt Vernon Area
Firemen were called out twice Friday afternoon and today in Mt Vernon. Early today city crews controlled a trash fire at Neal Bros Roofing Co Fifth and Broadway with no damage. Yesterday afternoon rural units contained a grass fire at Arnold Burke Route 1 with no damage.
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Mt. Vernon
Neal Bros. Roofing Co
Fifth and Broadway
Arnold Burke
Route 1
Weather Summary for MT Vernon Area
State weather bulletin records Friday high 86 low 48 with rainfall to date 24.87 inches. Historic comparatives show one year ago high 70 low 40 five years ago high 72 low 44 ten years ago high 96 low 52. Sule sunrise 5 34 and sunset 57 minutes. Monday sunrise 0 54 and sunset 5 45 CST.
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Mt, Vernon
Community Notices From Mt Vernon Area
Local residents report visits and moves including Mr and Mrs Clarence Sinclair and grandsons Dennis Stevens and Kenny. Evelyn Simmons moved trailer to Carbondale to enter school. Church shower held for Donnie Butcher couple. Tommie Pierce home from St Louis Children’s Hospital. Mrs Billy Soger hip injury at Good Samaritan Mt Vernon. Funeral for Laurence Donoho De Kalb. Jerry Tucker visits from Chicago. Nursing student Alice Mae Taylor weekend with Norris Taylor. Lawrence McDaniel cornet notes.
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Clarence Sinlclair
Dennis
Steven
Kenny
Lawrence McDaniel
Evelyn Simmons
Carbondale
Mt. Vernon
George Purdy
Kell Baptist Church
Donnie Butcher
Centralia
Wallace Pierce
Tommie
L. R. Osborn
Laurence Donoho
DeKalb
Gerald Tucker
Cecil Paradee
Jerry Tucker
Chicago
Squash Vine Climbs Peach Tree in Modesto Yard
A squash vine spread from Mrs. Georgia Carlson’s yard into Joe Wilson’s yard. It climbed ten feet high into a peach tree and produced seventeen large squash before the growth stopped.
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Modesto
Calif
Georgia Carlson
Joe Wilson
Notable People in News Across Continents
Ralph Florence, 47, who says he feigned insanity to avoid the electric chair for a policeman killing decades ago, is free and moving toward a Florida shoe-selling career after a New York court suspended his sentence. Gloria Dehaven, wife of Richard Fincher, seeks divorce in Miami on cruelty grounds, with custody granted. Rita Hayworth sails to Europe for a film with John Wayne aboard the United States liner. Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris derides Kennedy moon-shot proposal as propaganda and poorly timed. Alan Darby, 25, and Duncan Kinnaird, 28, recount escape from Vietnamese guerrillas near Saigon. Dr. Neville Alexander, Cape Town non-white scholar, faces summary sabotage trial after 76 days in jail under South Africa’s 90-day clause.
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Ralph Florence
Florida
Supreme Court
New York City
Florence
Lorence
Miami
Fla
Cousins
Huntsville
Ala
John B. Medaris
Ordnance Missile Command
Redstone Arsenal
Kennedy
Medaris
United Nations
Evited Missile School
Cape Town
South Africa
Neville E. Alexander
Alexander
Clark opens new Clark service station in Mt Vernon
A Clark service station is now open at 1515 Broadway in Mt. Vernon. Jack Jones, a local resident, operates the station, the first Clark outlet in the community. The station sells premium gasoline only and plans a grand opening in the near future.
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Clark
Mt. Vernon
Broadway
Jack Jones
Jones
Red-faced businessman reports $100 theft found in bank
A Cedaredge Colorado businessman told Sheriff John Doyle the $100 he reported stolen earlier this week was actually still in the bank where he left it. The incident centers on alleged loss and immediate recovery from a financial institution in the area.
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Cedaredge
Colo
John Doyle
Killer Got $150000 In Good Year Continue Story
Valachi testified he lived in terror after a kiss and beat a fellow convict to death with a pipe believing he killed one of Genovese's assassins. Valachi, serving time for narcotics, received a life term for the prison killing. He said John Dioguardi tried to set up another assassination. Dioguardi is named as a La Cosa Nostra member. Hearings recessed to resume Tuesday with Valachi again on the stand.
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Genovese
Valachi
New York
John
Johnny Dio
la Cosa Nostra
Eagle Scout Award Won By John Neal At Ceremony
Eagle Scout candidate John Neal received the highest Boy Scout rank as Lynn Sandusky escorted him to the altar. Sandusky, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 102, led the pledge and candle light ceremony as troop members rededicated to the Scout Oath and Laws.
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Lynn Sandusky
Sandusky
John Neal
Kenny Diez
Harvey Neal
Howard Cantway
Wesley Methodist Church
Hilliard & Myers
Dear Abby column reports on domestic abuse and personal struggles
A reader describes nine years of abuse by her husband including attempted murder and threats. A clergyman advises leaving for safety and police protection. another asks about work and marital fidelity, with Abby urging resignation. Additional notes cover boundaries with a talkative friend, a prank call, and neighbor appreciation over a neighbor’s trash burn gesture.
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Abby
Policy Plan Cold Shoulder For Madame Nhu Arrival
Washington officials adopt chill correctness for Madame Nhu’s U.S. visit. Diplomats say the aim is avoid public clashes with the outspoken South Vietnamese figure while defending U.S. service members and policy in Vietnam. Ambassador Lodge replies from Saigon to her critics, stressing gratitude for the soldiers’ sacrifice.
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Madame Nhu
Washington
U.S
Ngo Dinh Nhu
United States
South Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Rome
Congress
Nhu
State Department
Lodge
Enrollment Open Now Electricity For Women Course At Local College
Mt Vernon High School and Community College announce adult education offerings this year led by Howard L. Jones. The 20th Century American Novel will study Heming way Faulkner Steinbeck and Sinclair Lewis with Ted Oliver teaching Tuesday evenings for 10 weeks. Women in Electricity covers home wiring basics, efficiency, and appliance care taught by Robert Anderson. Other courses include art auto mechanics shorthand typing bookkeeping electricity sewing welding and more. interested persons should contact the vocational office at the high school.
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Mt. Vernon High School
Community College
Howard L. Jones
Hemingway
Faulkner
Steinbeck
Sinclair Lewis
Ted Oliver
Robert Anderson
Benton Officials to honor red tape cutters group
Benton Illinois officials plan a Tuesday celebration for a federal employee group that won the national efficiency award in the red tape department. The General Services Administration Benton office, supervising federally operated buildings in 30 counties, was named the administrator's best operated regional group after a tie with Santa Fe New Mexico. A Washington delegation cast the tie breaking vote.
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Benton
Ilc
Southern Illinois
General Services Administration
Benton Group
Santa Fe
N.M
Washington, D.C
Plant Explodes Near Taipei Killing Dozens of Workers
A fire cracker plant at Chungli near Taipei exploded Friday like a bomb, killing 30 workers and wounding many more. Police say the death toll may rise as 50 hospitalized workers remain in critical condition.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chungli
Cars Collide On Salem Road Collision causes property damage over $200
A two car crash at 4 30 p m Friday at Salem Road and Oakland Avenue involved A L Killebrew of Dresden Tennessee and Norman A Laurent of St Anne Illinois. Each car sustained over $100 damage. Laurent was charged with passing on the right side violating traffic rules.
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Salem Road
Oakland Avenue
A. L. Killebrew
Dresden
Tenn
Norman A. Laurent
St. Anne
Ill
Laurent
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