Funeral for Lena Leota Thomason in Wayne County
Lena Leota Thomason 86 of Fairfield dies at Memorial Hospital Fairfield in failing health a year. Funeral at Wayne City Methodist church Wednesday at 2 00 p m Rev William Courtwright officiating burial in Thomason cemetery Keenes Funeral Home holds the body. Born March 3 1866 Farrington Ill to Dr and Mrs William His Bradford married to Sylvester Thomason who preceded her. Surviving are two sons Denver Terry Thomason Fairfield and William Harry Thomason Mt Vernon four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Lena Leota Thomason
William Harry Thoma
Vernon
Memorial Hospital
William Courtwright
Thomason
Keenes Funeral Home
Farrington
Ill
William
Bradford
Keenes
Sylvester Thomason
F Rev
Denver Terry Thomason
Fairfield
William Harry Thomason
Mt. Vernon
Victor Kubiak Dies Suddenly in Blissville Township
Victor Kubiak of Blissville township died yesterday afternoon from an apparent heart attack while working as a highway department maintenance man. He and W. W. Wilson were paving on U S Route 460 west of Mt. Vernon, Kubiak drove the truck, became ill, pulled aside, recovered briefly, resumed driving, then slumped and died. Coroner Ben Roeder conducted an inquest. funeral services are set for Thursday at St. Michael's church in Radom.
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Victor Kubiak
Blissville Township
Highway Department
Kubiak
W. W. Wilson
Mt. Vernon
Woodoe Road
Wilson
Mrs. Alice Rae Dies in Indiana at 89
Mrs. Alice Rae died at 4:00 a m in Richmond Indiana at age 89. She was grandmother of Mrs. Leone Threlkeld and Mrs. Roy Highsmith now in California. Funeral set for Thursday at 2:00 p m at the Christian Church in Holton Indiana. Rea visited Mt Vernon often and many friends will mourn.
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Vernon
Alice Rae
Leone Threlkeld
Roy Highsmith
California
Rae
Holton
Ind
J. L. Qverturf
Richmond
Christian Church
Rea
Mt. Vernon
Threlkeld
George Bovard
Mother's Death of Ardmore Resident’s Kin
Mrs. J. L. Cannon mother of Vv. P. Cannon of 624 North 12th Street died yesterday afternoon in Ardmore Oklahoma. Mr. Cannon was called to Ardmore last Friday due to her critical illness. Funeral services will be held in Ardmore.
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J. L. Cannon
Vv. P. Cannon
North 12Th Street
Ardmore
Okla
Cannon
Father of Mt. Vernon Resident Dies in St. Louis
Edward O'Neal father of Mt. Vernon resident Emily Ann Bott died this morning in St. Louis Missouri. He lived at 4628 Pershing Avenue St. Louis.
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Edward O’neal
Emily Ann Bott
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
O'Neal
Pershing Avenue
Illinois Governor Defends Public Fund for Officials
Adlai Stevenson uses funds from his 1948 campaign and private contributions to supplement pay for eight Illinois state officials. He argues professional government requires higher compensation and screens for corruption, while criticizing McCarthyism and endorsing FBI efforts to uncover malfeasance.
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FBI
McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Illinois
Geese Head South Amid Heat Wave Over Mt Vernon
In Mt Vernon the temperature nears the ninety mark as a V shaped flight of 24 geese heads west toward the south. The scene contrasts with political maneuvering in Springfield where Governor Stevenson speaks in Chicago and Ike declines a face to face meeting before campaigning into Ohio. Stevenson plans more speeches. Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower will be in Springfield only briefly.
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Mt. Vernon
Southland
City
NBC
Studebaker Theater
Chicago
Springfield
Stevenson
Ohio
Ike
Gen. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Executive Mansion
Allies Down 61 Migs in Month War Record
Allied pilots set a Korea War record by destroying 61 Communist MiG-15s in a single month, with seven probably destroyed and 59 damaged. The previous monthly high was 44, surpassed mid September as UN jets supported fighter-bomber missions. A new gimmick for F 86s may improve gunsight, aiding enemy losses.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U. N
North Korea
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges
Good Samaritan admits John Weir Miss Gaett Wright and Mrs Josephine Quartana. Discharges include William J Saunders Flora Ward Mrs D Ella Ward and infant Mary Beth Pearler.
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Good Samaritan
John Weir
Gaett Wright
Josephine Quartana
William J. Saunders
Flora
D'Ella Ward
Mary Beth Pearler
Jefferson Memorial Admits list of residents
Jefferson Memorial records show admissions of Martin Henn Mrs Leona Burroughs Arthur N Mrs Ola Finney RFD 1 Dix Mrs Hilda Phleps among those named in the notice reflecting a community registry entry.
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Jefferson Memorial
Martin Henn
Leona Burroughs
Arthur, N
Ola Finney
Dix
Hilda Phleps
Blue Cross Blue Shield drive kicks off in Jefferson County
About 130 Jefferson County residents attended a kickoff dinner at the First Baptist Church launching a Blue Cross Blue Shield membership drive through October 13. The Health Improvement Association backs rural hospital, medical, and surgical coverage for self employed and small groups, with Mt. Vernory residents eligible via Home or Farm Bureau.
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Jefferson County
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
First Baptist Church
Jefferson County Health Improvement Association
Mt. Vernory
Home Bureau
Farm Bureau
Albert Shull
Clarence Mece- Cauley
Russ Garrison
L. H. Gaston
Carson Foreman
Minta Rainey
Etha Stover
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Garrison
H. E. Schumacher
Hospital Service Corporation
Health Improvement Association
Cars Collision at 21st and Perkins in Mt Vernon
A minor automobile accident occurred in Mt. Vernon yesterday at 5 30 p m when cars driven by Marvin E Davis and Roy Stivers collided at 21st and Perkins. No one was injured.
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Mt. Vernon
Marvin E. Davis
Roy Stivers
Perkins
Two Young Men Enlist in U S Air Force
Mt Vernon USAF recruiting station reports Robert L. Pitman son of Willie Pitman 919 Westcott Street and Richard J. Mozelewski son of John Mozelewski of RFD 3 Nashville have enlisted. They begin basic training at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas and will attend Air Force technical schools thereafter.
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Mt. Vernon USA
USAF
U. S. Air Force
Robert L. Pitman
Willie Pitman
Westcott Street
Richard J. Mozelewski
John Mozelewski
RFD 3
Nashville
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Czech Diplomat Seeks U.S. Asylum After Exile
Dr. Ivan Kern, former U N assistant secretary general for legal affairs and Czech diplomat since 1918, announced on United or Not that he will not return to Czechoslovakia and will seek asylum in the United States. He compared his move to Jan Papanek’s post 1948 actions and cited Benes’s wartime caution about army use.
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New York
United Nations Secretariat
Ivan Kerno
U. N
United Or Not
Kernog
Eduard Benes
Jan Papanek
Czec
Prague
Kerno
Benes
Birth for Odie Farris Family in Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Odie Farris of 1013 Forrest welcome a seven pound fourteen ounce daughter born at 1150 p m Monday in Good Samaritan Hospital The baby has not yet been named and the family reports both mother and child in good condition.
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Odie Farris
Forrest
Good Samaritan Hospital
Man on Tractor Killed by Truck
GREENUP Ill A collision on U S Highway 40 left Forrest Woods 59 of near Greenup dead when a truck driven by Howard Frey 31 of Dayton Ohio blew a front tire and swerved into two farm tractors Woods was riding one tractor Doyle Green 34 of Greenup drove the other tractor and Frey was injured along with Green slightly the crash occurred Monday authorities said
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Associated Pros
Greenup
Ill
Forrest Woods
Here
Howard Frey
Dayton
Woods
Doyle Green
Frey
Polio Case in Local Town Reaches 33rd This Summer
Vern Ahlf manager of the A and P store is recovering at home from a mild polio case at 2710 Mannen Street. He has shown no paralysis and expects to return to work within three weeks. This marks the 33rd polio case reported this summer.
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Vern Ahlf
Mannen Street
Ahlf
New cannon with 20 mile firing range described
The piece outlines a newly described cannon with a 20 mile range, showing precise balance on its mount and minimal recoil. A crane loads charges from a dolly into a steel breech slide, with firing via a 30 foot lanyard, and potential future remote firing from a safe trench when atomic warheads are used.
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Special Meeting of Andrew D. Webb Chapter No 160
A special meeting of Andrew D Webb Chapter No 160 will be held on Wednesday October 1 at 7 30 p m. Royal Arch Degree with refreshments. Rufus H Irwin H P and Cecil N Lovin Secy announce details.
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Royal Arch Masons
Andrew D. Webb
Royal Arch
Mt. V. Resident Undergoes Major Surgery at Barnes Hospital
Conrad Hr. Gregory of 328 South Second Street, Mt. Vernon, is to undergo major surgery at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis this week. He was admitted in critical condition on September 13 after eight blood transfusions, and his condition has improved enough for brief periods of activity. His room is 3337 at Barnes Hospital.
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Conrad Hr
Buck) Gregory
South Second Street
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
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Lena Thomason
Wayne City
Blissville Two
Indiana
Mr. V. Resident
Mt. V
McLaugi
Ilin’s
Paris
Pierre Devitry
Eisenhauers
GOP
Sigw
Walter O. Eisenhauer
Dorothy Dunn
Charlotte Norell
Laurie Ann Dunn
38Th Parallel
Adlai
Paye 11
Folgers
This County
21St
Wilber F. Partridge
Ashley Road
Mountain Grown
NSS
Frank B. Neal
AIR Force
U.S
Rufus H. Irwin
H. P. Cecil N. Lovin
Sec'y
McCall's
St. L. Hospital
Riley E. Johnson
Mt.Vernon
Welborn
Carr
Broadway
Curtis Py
Naturalizer
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