Car Trunk Killing Suspect Arrested in Illinois
Edwardsville police arrested George Stormy Harvill in front of his East St. Louis home and jailed him on murder charges linked to the July 21 killing of cab driver Robert Carr found in a car trunk near Livingston. Louis D. Shoulders remains at large, with Bobby Davis Martin already facing murder charges.
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Edwardsville
Ill
St. Louis
George
Stormy) Harvill
East St. Louis
Madison County
Louis D. Shoulders
Shoulders
Louis Shoulders
St.Louis
Greenlease
Fairmount Park Race Track
Harvill
Atty
Fred P. Schuman
Robert Carr
Livingston
Bobby Davis Martin
Martin
Carr
Bernice
Reformatory Trusties Escape From El Reno Prison
Two inmates escaped from the El Reno Federal Reformatory early today by leaving dummies in their beds at the fire station outside the compound. Warden Charles R. Hagan named the escapees as Robert L. Heff of Stockton California and James W. Southern of Oak Grove Louisiana. A statewide alert and area search are underway after the trusties walked away between 1 am and 2 am, with a guard noting dummies in bunks an hour later. Heff faced release November 27 for transporting a car across state lines. Southern was nearing release December 7 after a 14 month sentence for interstate forging of a check.
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EL Reno
Okla
el Reno Federal Reformatory
Charles R. Hagan
Robert L. Heff
Stockton
Calif
James W. Southern
Oak Grove
Hagan
Hess
Southern
Jaycees Hear Refuge Film and Smiley Burnette at Luncheon
Jaycees heard Smiley Burnette present film and musical numbers at a Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge event during a lunch at the Hotel Lawtonian. Burnette outlined Checkered Shirt Sandwich Shops planned for Oklahoma and nearby Texas, and announced a drive in at 11th and Jefferson.
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Smiley Burnette
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge
Lacey Holley
Manville Redman
Jaycee
Bill Crawford
Mike Eisler
Jaycees
Janes
Paul Hughes
Ernest Winter
Union Park
Wilburn Cartwright
State Corporation
Alfred Thomas
Geneva Talks Recessed Civilians Fate Uncertain
In Geneva the United States and Red China paused negotiations until Monday over the fate of 40 American civilians held by China. A. Alexis Johnson and Wang Ping-nan met an hour and a half with no progress disclosed.
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Geneva
United States
Red China
U. S
A. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
Johnson
Wang
Peiping
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Remarried Flier's Wife Undecided
CISCO GROVE Calif A 20 year old woman Una Schmidt Fine says she is tickled that airman Daniel Schmidt is returning from captivity but has not decided whether to stay with Alford Fine or return to Schmidt. She married Fine in September after learning Schmidt was missing and bore his child Daniel Jr. She plans to meet Schmidt upon return but still loves Fine.
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Cisco Grove
Calif
Una Schmidt Fine
Dan
Alford Fine
High Sierra
Daniel Schmidt
Redding
Schmidt
Daniel Jr
Fine
Mexico
Freed Flier Maj William Baumer Reaches Freedom
Mrs. Hurley Baumer cried with joy when told Maj William H. Baumer, among 11 American airmen held by the Chinese, crossed into freedom at Hong Kong. Her relief shifted to sorrow upon learning he was on crutches and had lost toes. She plans to meet him on the West Coast once government word arrives.
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Lewisburg
Hurley Baumer
Associated Press
Maj
William H. Baumer
Hong Kong
Bids On 34 Road Projects Approved
Oklahoma City report says the State Highway Commission approved second chance bids on 34 road projects. Final approval for two projects awaits Washington. Bids exceeded estimates in 25 cases and were below in eight, totaling 1.7 percent over expectations. Contracts were refused on most bids July 12 due to high offers. The Federal Bureau of Roads must grant final approval on two projects with bids about 10 percent over estimates.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Washington
Federal Bureau of Roads
Ethiopians Praise Point Four Geologist Wongwai
George T. L. Wongwai, Hawaiian-born geologist on a Point Four mission, is praised by Ethiopians for hospitality and cooperation. He and his family kept their Addis Ababa home open, taught resource conservation, and promoted understanding. later they returned to the U S to work with the Bureau of Reclamation in Grand Island Nebraska.
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Washington
NEA
George T. L. Wongwai
Mulugeta Gebrewond
George Wongwai
Ethiopia
Hailu G. Marium
Zuquala
Wongwai
U.S
Edith
Roland
Ababa
U. S
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Grand Island
Neb
Don’t Scratch That Itch 15 Minutes Relief Promise
An advertisement at Gilbert Wood Drug Co promises instant itch relief in 15 minutes with Itch-Me Not claiming triple action. It supposedly deadens the itch removes outer skin and kills germs and fungus on contact, suitable for eczema and surface rashes.
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Gilbert Wwood Drug CO
11 Freed Airmen Have Long Ready Song for Freedom
Hong Kong reports 11 airmen released from Chinese captivity had a ready song for freedom. The lyric, set to Tipperary, mocks enemy lines and salutes the United States with the lines It’s a long way to Usajima and To hell with People’s China.
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Hong Kong
Usajima
United States
China
Land of the Golden Gate
Gilbert-Woods Drug Store advertises T-4-L and T14-L
An advertisement urges athletes foot sufferers to use T-4-L for 3 to 5 days and promises tainted skin will slough off leaving healthy skin. It promotes T14-L as a powerful instant dryer with a 40 cent back guarantee at Gilbert-Woods Drug Store today.
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Gilbert-Woods Drug Store
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Lennox
Jonger Life
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Oklahoma Malt & Beverage Association
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