Englishmen First Customers Serve Beer On Sunday in Philly
Two Englishmen at the Sheraton in downtown Philadelphia ordered two beers, the first legal Sunday liquor sale in city hotels after residents approved the measure. Hotel officials praised the move for boosting convention trade, with a ceremony and colonial garb marking the moment as a historic shift.
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Philadelphia
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John Brown
Pittsburgh
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Penn Sherwood
Daniel Gosfredo
Publisher Of Newspaper In Virginia Dies
Frank Leslie Nanney Sr., 67, editor and publisher of the South Hill Enterprise, died Sunday. A Mecklenburg County native, he spent 46 years in newspapers, including work in Ohio and Louisiana before joining The Enterprise in 1921. He owned the South Hill Publishing Co. and the Nanlea Corp. Survived by his widow Edith Leake Nanney, three daughters, four sons, and four sisters.
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Frank Leslie Nanney Sr
South Hill Enterprise
Mecklenburg County
Enterprise
Ohio
Louisiana
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South Hill Publishing Co
Nanlea Corp
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St. Francisville
Thomas I. Watkins
Richmond
John Triguero
Munich
Germany
Charles A. Lynn
Joseph L. Nanney
Baton Rouge
Taylor Jackson
Harry Johnson
Frank Leslie Nanny Jr
Services Set For Jackson Baptist Preacher
Jackson Miss AP funeral services will be held today for Rev Dr William Allen Hewitt 85 pastor of First Baptist Church father of Purser Hewitt executive editor of the Jackson Clarion Ledger He died Saturday after a long illness Born in Smithdale Amite County he preached at 19 educated at Mississippi College Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and University of Chicago School of Theology Survived by two daughters Mrs A H Dotoy and Mrs Aline Robinson and a son William Hewitt of Baton Rouge He served on Mississippi Baptist Convention boards and was a trustee of Mississippi College
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William Allen Hewitt
First Baptist Church
Purser Hewitt
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Hewitt
Smithdale
Amite County
Mississippi College
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
University of Chicago School of Theology
Mississippi Baptist Convention
A. H. Dotoy
Jackson
Aline Robinson
Bloomington
Ind
William Hewitt
Baton Rouge
West Monroe Chambers Set Two Wednesday Meetings
West Monroe Chamber of Commerce groups plan two Wednesday meetings announced by Manager Gene Smith. The board meets at 7 am at Collins-Pittman Snack Bar for breakfast, while the highway and street committee gathers at 10 am at the chamber office to discuss railroad crossing signals in the city led by committee head Jack Russell.
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West Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Gene Smith
Collins-Pittman
Chamber
Jack Russell
Rev Donnan Seeks Silent Takeoff Like Birds Near Bases
In Briswell England the Rev W Donnan, living between two American air bases, urged Americans to create aircraft that lift off silently like birds. He spoke during a Sunday address highlighting military aviation issues.
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England
UPI
W. Donnan
Kennedy Keeps Kennedy abreast Of Maritime Strike News
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg reports to President Kennedy on the four day old coastwide maritime strike. He spent almost an hour by phone with the President and will study effects on government agencies while federal mediators work with shipowners and unions to seek peace.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
Kkeeping
Kennedy
Goldberg
New York
Robert Moore
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Floods Across Texas Leave 20 Dead and Extensive Damage
Floods from heavy rain and tornadoes swept Texas over the weekend killing 20 people. Tornadoes struck Island City Homes in Galveston while others touched Corpus Christi, Victoria, Robstown, and Freeport. Austin logged nine inches of rain, Colorado River flooding affected low lands, and the Rio Grande crest rose to 30 feet near Laredo before easing upstream at Eagle Pass and Del Rio. Blanca Herrera drowned after her car was washed from a San Antonio bridge while others were rescued. Gas mains broke and telephones failed as ambulances navigated flooded streets.
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Austin
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San Antonio
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New Mexico
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Laredo
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Farm Worker Kills Children Then Takes Own Life in Illinois
Richard Patterson 28 killed his two children Jyneane 23 months and Ricky 3 on a creek bank near Roadhouse and shot himself after his wife Vaunita left him. Coroner and sheriff described the family as separated weeks earlier. Patterson died later at a Jacksonville hospital.
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Richard Patterson
Jyneane
Ricky
William H. Wolfe
Patterson
Vaunita
Jacksonville
Leonard Stone
Apple Creek
Roadhouse
Burglars Take About 50 Dollars in Vidalia Raid
In Vidalia, burglars forced the back door of Marty's Department Store Saturday night and stole roughly $50 in petty cash. Proprietor Martin Nathanson said merchandise losses were not yet determined. Investigators dusted for prints but found only a greasy glove print.
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Marty’s
Martin Nathanson
Shareholders Of U G To Meet In Shreveport
The annual United Gas Corporation shareholders meeting will be held in Shreveport on Wednesday. Ed Parkes, president, says the event will include election of directors for the coming year, the president's report, and appointment of independent public accountants. About 400 of the roughly 6,000 Gulf South shareholders are expected to attend. Shareholders reside in all states and many other countries.
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Ed Gas Corropainoweitllbn Itu
United Gas Corporation
Ed Parkes
United Gas Pipe Line Company
Union Producing Company
Gulf South
United Gas
Engineer Holds Fast To Controls On Train Derailment
Macon Georgia engineer Fred Bryant says he stayed at the controls as his Central of Georgia freight train left the tracks at 50 miles an hour. Five locomotives and 15 to 20 cars derailed. Bryant was unhurt but rescuers freed his hands. Fireman Will Evans was injured in the incident.
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Macon, Ga
Fred Bryant
Macon
Bryant
Will Evans
Funeral services for W. Charlie Tait held in Edmonds Chapel
Funeral services for W. Charlie Tait 63 brother of Jonesboro Mayor L O Tait were set for 2 p.m. Monday at Edmonds Funeral chapel with Rev J D Wagnon presiding. He died Saturday night in Alexandria after months of illness. Interment in Jonesboro cemetery. Survivors include his widow four brothers and one sister. Pallbearers named.
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Monroe
Onesboro
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A. V. Tait Sr
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Riverside
Calif
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Miami
Fla
Frank Bogard
Ruston
Ben Gogard
Clyde Averett
A. V. Tait Jr
Henry Weaver
Bob Pender
Frank Pender
Brakes fail as train wreck blocks Macon streets
Bryant reported brake failure approaching Macon Sunday night. He radioed for clear tracks before the collision. The wreck caused extensive railroad property damage and disrupted traffic across several Macon streets.
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Bryant
Macon
Everett Couple Mark 50th Wedding Anniversary
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Frank Oliver Everett was celebrated at the home of their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Glenn Tannehill in Urania. The couple formerly lived in Rochelle and now reside in Ponchatoula. Mr Everett was employed in Rochelle's lumber industry and they have seven children.
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Frank Oliver Everett
Rochelle
Ponchatoula
Glenn Tannehill
Everett
Rochelle Lumber Industry
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