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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1955

Page

9

Nannie Dess Faces Death Or Life Term Thursday

Tulsa news reports widow Nannie Dess Doss pleads guilty to killing four husbands by poison across states and awaits district court sentence on Thursday. Judge Elmer Adams will decide between electric chair or life imprisonment, a first for a woman in Oklahoma. Prosecutors call her a master of evasion driven by small policies.

Tulsa Okla Nannie Dass Elmar Adams Tomanden Supreme Penalty Edmondson Ishork Nan Nannie Doss Tulsa, Okla Samuel Doss Janice Dianne Haynes Peggy Lou Haynes Melvina Tedrick Doss

Monthly Investment Plan makes stock ownership affordable

June Reader's Digest explains the Stock Exchange Monthly Investment Plan allowing wage earners to own stock for as little as four dollars a week, comparable to paying installments for cars or appliances. The publication previews 43 condensed articles and current books in its June issue.

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On His Feet Cody Wyn WP Larry Walls

A fragment notes Cody Wyn and WP Larry Walls for time s ll any conse Wag is driving.

Cody Larry Walls

Jailed dancer linked to death of musician Wardell Gray

Theodore Haley, 29, of Los Angeles, was sentenced in Las Vegas to 90 days in county jail after pleading guilty to removing a dead body in the death of Wardell Gray, 34, a saxophonist with Benny Carter's band. Gray died following a fall during a heroin party at Haley's room. coroner ruled brain concussion from the fall, with neck fracture occurring postmortem. Authorities indicated no homicide finding.

Las Vegas Wardell Gray Benny Gray Byron Howells Haley Howells Blackworthy Maley

For Sale ads push CASH sales line to readers

A short promo notes selling unused items via For Sale ads with a contact number 8-9072 urging readers not to discard items they no longer need and to advertise them for cash.

Holiday Death Toll Soars During Memorial Day Week

Final tabulation shows 1 697 deaths from Memorial Day incidents with 269 in traffic crashes, 181 drownings, and 96 miscellaneous accidents. The traffic toll surpasses the prior record of 383 from 1952 as overall deaths hit a new high.

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