British Blonde Ruth Ellis Hanged for Lover's Murder
Ruth Ellis, 28, a former model and mother of two, was executed by hanging in Holloway Prison for the Easter Sunday murder of her lover, David Blakely. The case reignited Britain’s capital punishment debate as crowds watched and clemency was denied.
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Associated Press
London
Ruth Ellis
Britain
Holloway
Albert
Pierrepoint
Ellis
Goodby
Gwilym Lloyd- George
David Blakely
Births in Mt Vernon Bluford and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Lugene Smith Route 1 Mt Vernon are parents of a son born at 1 34 pm yesterday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds fourteen ounces named Al I son Lugene A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Hollis Durand Meeks 405 Bell at 4 13 am today in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds eight and one half ounces named Teresa Joan A son born to Mr and Mrs Marion Johnson Mt Woodlawn at 8 50 pm last night in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing ten pounds fifteen ounces named Jimmie Robert and Mrs Ray McCann Jr of Ewing at 8 40 pm last night in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds fifteen ounces named Susan Diana Mr and Mrs Sidney Gilbert Route 3 Bluford are parents of a daughter born in Good Samaritan Hospital this morning at 4 49 o clock weighing six pounds
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Lugene Smith
Route 1
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Alison Lugene
Hollis Durand Meeks
Bell
Teresa Joan
Marion Johnson
Mt. Woodlawn
Good Samaritan Hospital
Jimmie Robert
Ray McCann, Jr
Ewing
Susan Diana
Sidney Gilbert
Route 3
Bluford
Local club meetings announced for July schedule
Mildred Sherrod Federated Club will host Gaile Welfare Club of Centralia Illinois at City Park Thursday at 6:60 p.m. All members urged to attend. Veterans of Foreign Wars Vernon Post 1376 will meet at The Dugout 922 Main Street Thursday at 8:00 p.m. July 14. Members urged to attend. Varnell Rebekah Lodge No. 296 will meet at I O O F hall Thursday July 14 at 8:00 p.m. Visiting Rebekahs welcome.
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Mildred Sherrod
Vernon Post
Main Street
Hugh Swafford
Hospital Notes Admitted and Discharged Names at Jefferson Memorial
Jefferson Memorial notes admit list includes Mrs. Joan Meeks Roger Garrison Ina and dischargees Mrs. Jean Half acre Arthur Patterson. GOOD SAMARITAN lists admissions Mrs. Elda Richard son Mrs. Betty Lou Gowler Mrs. Karlyn Jeanne Willis Euell Daniel Wiggins with discharges Mrs. Betty Louise Ross Robert Ray Lowry Mrs. Margaret Varney and infant Renny Del Mrs. Mary Ann Moore Mrs. Shirley Jean Beek er and baby Lynn Ann and Mrs. Elizabeth May Hayes.
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Jefferson Memorial
Joan Meeks
Roger Garrison
Ina
Jean Halfacre
Arthur Patterson
Good Samaritan
Elda Richardson
Betty Lou Gowler
Karlyn Jeanne Willis
Euell Daniel Wiggins
Betty Louise Ross
Robert Ray Lowry
Margaret Varney
Renny del
Mary Ann Moore
Shirley Jean Beeker
Lynn Ann
Elizabeth May Hayes
Predicts Great Changes In Roads in Future Transport
ANN ARBOR Michigan J Paul Buckley chief engineer for the Automotive Safety Foundation highway division says motorists can expect separate highway lanes for specific speeds helicopter removal of disabled cars bridges across huge lakes lighted highways eliminating headlights and pavements that melt snow and sleet Buckley spoke Tuesday at a University of Michigan transportation conference.
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Associated Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
J. Paul Buckley
The
Automotive Safety Foundation
Buckley
University of Michigan
Rural Firemen Make Two Runs
Mt. Vernon rural firemen answered two alarms yesterday afternoon. At 1 16 p m they went to the home of Robert Darlin RFD 1 where a grass fire endangered a shed but was controlled with no damage. At 2 34 p m they responded to the Prinnell junk yard on US Route 460 where old cars were burning and endangered buildings. no damage occurred.
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Mt. Vernon
Robert Darlin
RFD
Prinnell Junk Yard
U. S. Route 460
Street Buckles Overturns Auto on Galveston Street
Anthony Parino driving along a main sea side street in Galveston saw pavement buckle upward about three feet in the heat causing his car to flip. He and his wife sustained cuts and bruises as officers blamed the high afternoon temperatures for pavement expansion.
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Geneva
Premier Faure
France
Germany
Anthony Eden
Berlin
Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Anthony Parino
Parino
Infant Causes Fatal Mishap in Savannah Car
A 2 year old girl left alone in a running car in Savannah stepped on the accelerator, fatally injuring 52 year old Mrs H Beal who was about to give the child a ride. Beal was knocked down and dragged 30 feet and died two hours later at a hospital. Police said the car with automatic transmission appeared to have been left in gear.
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Associated Press
Savanah, Ga
H. Beal
Humorous Warning Notice In Hobbs City Hall
A posted notice in Hobbs New Mexico inside Municipal Judge Robert L. Bensing's office warns visitors to speak softly and avoid disagreement. It humorously claims that at the judge's age noise and lack of concurrence trigger gastric distress and unpleasantry.
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Associated Press
Hobbs
N. M
Robert L. Bensing
City Hall
Falls 80 Feet Bank Trucker Survives Gorge Plunge
Edward J. OT oToole 34 of Nampa drove a cement truck onto a soft shoulder near Falls 80 feet into the Payette River. He climbed out with only minor cuts and bruises after the rocky gorge plunge Tuesday.
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Falls
Associated Press Banks
Idaho
Edward J. O'Toole
Nampa
Here
Payette River
Illinois Temperatures Across Cities Report
Illinois weather brief lists temperatures for Rochford Moline Peoria Rantoul Quincy Springfield Vandalia and Scott Air Base with highs around 82 to 94 and lows from 61 to 66 degrees Abbreviations and garbled text indicate a fragmented OCR transcription of a local temperature roundup.
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Illinois
Rochford
Moline
Peoria
Rantoul
Quincy Wu
Springfield
Vandalia
Scott Air Base
Air Force Sets New Passenger Record For Land Planes
Fort Worth report: the Air Force claims a new passenger carrying record today for land based planes as the XC99 transport landed near Convair’s facilities.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Air Force
Nat Convair
Plant Here Tuesday With 212 Persons On Flight
A report notes a flight from San Antonio carrying 212 persons scheduled to arrive or depart on Tuesday. The fragment suggests a travel or transport event with a large group. The source provides minimal context and lacks details on airline, destination, or purpose.
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San Antonio
Theft from soft drink machine at Vaught's Service Station
The theft of $1.60 in coins from a soft drink machine at Vaught's Service Station at 15th and Broadway was reported to police this morning. Police note a pattern of similar petty thefts in Mt. Vernon recently.
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Vaught
15Th and Broadway
Mt. Vernon
Lost Ocelot Returns Home in Washington
A 20 pound yellow and black ocelot missing for nine days from a Washington pet shop straggled back Tuesday night. Adelle Hall heard a crying in the shop’s back yard and found the cat hungry and weary. She and her husband baited a cage and captured it.
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Washington
Adelle Hall
Jean
Firemen Called Out Twice Here
Mt. Vernon firemen made two runs last night and this morning. At 11 25 PM they went to 315 South Tenth Street where a wiring short caused smoke and a fire scare but no damage. At 7 03 AM they were called to Salem Road to a brush fire scorching the side of an empty shed.
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Mt. Vernon
South Tenth Street
Salem Road
Battle Ends On Annexation Judge to Rule
The annexation petition case moved forward as six residents asked to withdraw their names. Judge Andrews allowed the withdrawal to be entered into evidence and said a ruling would take several days. Attorneys Stringer for petitioners and Jones and Hanagan for objectors appeared.
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Judge Andrews
Andrews
Jay B. Stringer
Bea Jones
F. P. Hanagan
Benton
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Nevada
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Paramount
Italy
Audrey
Rele
Brattleboro
Mra
Luetlie Miller
Mra Miller
Bethel
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Dixon-Yates
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U. S
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Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Communist Party
Dwight DB Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
S. R
Edgar Faure
Sir Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Gustav
Gaevle
Sweden
Goran
Illinois American Casualty Insurance Company
Illinois American Fire Insurance Company
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D. C
Illinois American Fire & Casualty Insurance Companies
South Randolph Street
Champaign
Riley E. Johnson Johnson
South 10Th Street
Broadway
17Th and
Bayer Motor CO
Oldsmobile
Mantle
Homer
Mickey Mantle
Ted Williams
Nellie Fox
Yogi Berra
Milwaukee
Wis
Albert Steinke
A-1 State
Lement
Sil
Curtis-Florist
Centralia Road
Munsingwear
Helanca
Batiste
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